The Stand Up Dinner and the Cocktail Party Curse
A humorous critique of social excess focuses on crowded cocktail parties and stand up dinners. The narrator mocks headless hosts and a Denver inventor patenting a device to hasten civilization’s collapse, contrasting old hospitality with modern table etiquette.
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Invention Aids Standing Parties With Left Hand Tools
A Denver man introduces a patented device allowing a guest to hold all eating and drinking tools in the left hand. The contraption frees the right hand for passing food, sparking debate about stand up dinners and party space. The writer prefers smaller, better parties with parking for all.
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