In article >,
Omelet > wrote:

> In article >,

> > Did you ever go out on a date with a guy and feel obligated to order the
> > cheapest thing on the menu so he didn't spend too much money? But what
> > you REALLY wanted was Lobster.

Never went on a date with a guy, myself. Did go to my high school
senior prom with a guy, but that doesn't really count.

> Yes actually.

One of my best friends in high school was a year older, and went in the
military. There was a going off party at a fancy restaurant. I don't
think his parents understood just *how* expensive. I looked at the menu
when it came, but don't remember much. The parents were visibly shaken
(and they were paying). There may have been a dozen people. The mom
tactfully suggested the hamburger patty. That worked for me. The
server brought wine. Mom tried to make a fuss, but she had already let
the cat out of the bag by saying her son was leaving for the military.
Mom was trying to say that some weren't of age, but the server said that
if my friend was old enough to be in the military, he could have wine if
he wanted it. It was in a decanter, but it was rotgut red. Mom dropped
all objections when the server said it was complimentary.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"[Don't] assume that someone is "broken" just because they behave in ways
you don't like or don't understand." --Miche