On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 06:21:54 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Sat 28 Oct 2017 11:03:23p, Lesmond told us...
>
>> On Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:52:13 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>I didn't say that. Bu now that you mention it, and having seen how
>>>much she eats..... I should not rule out that possibility..
>>
>> OK, I'm new here. But this fascinates me and I would love to hear
>> the full story behind it. I too have had some difficult
>> houseguests, but nothing that sounds like this.
>>
>
>It brings to mind a story from many years ago that involved my dad's
>sister-in-law. My dad's aunt and uncle were very old school and
>formal people. They hosted a large holiday dinner party and, typical
>of old southern families, there was a groaning board of desserts to
>choose from. As my dad's aunt was asking each guest which dessert
>that would like, my dad's sister-in-law spoke up and asked for a
>dinner plate so that she could have a piece of each of all the
>desserts. That story was told for many years, as the sister-in-law
>was a rather rude and brash person, and my dad's aunt was mortified
>at the request, although was very gracious.

It must have been absolutely traumatising. I'm assuming your aunt
needed professional help afterwards.