On Fri, 25 Nov 2005, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> Buzinkum > wrote:
>
> > Maybe it's just me, but why is it everywhere I go to eat a nice meal
> > there is a host who obliviously serves up pie or cake by slicing,
> > burying their fingers in the topping to move the piece, then sucking on
> > their fingers and serving up the next slice? Seems to be common among
> > the over-50 crowd, of which I am not.
> >
> > I know chefs in restaurants taste and touch food as a matter of course,
> > but at least they don't generally do it in plain sight of their guests
> > with a dim-witted sort of glee.
> >
> > How do you politely tell someone, especially a relative or in-law, to
> > first not bury their fingers in your frosting, and then second stop
> > licking their damn fingers before they touch and serve your slice?


>
> "How about if you keep your fingers out of my piece. Thanks,"
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Er, uh, Barb, uh, I think "of cake" might sound good here. <vbg>

Elaine, too