During an etiquette class, the instructor decided to test everyone’s table manners.
“Tom,” she asked, “if you were having dinner with someone special, how would you excuse yourself to use the restroom?”
Tom shrugged. “I’d just say, ‘Be right back—I need to pee.'”
The instructor sighed. “A little too direct.”
She turned to another student.
“What about you, David?”
David smiled politely. “Excuse me for a moment. I need to use the restroom. I’ll be right back.”
“Much better,” the instructor replied. “That’s polite.”
Finally, she looked at the class’s most quick-witted student.
“And you? How would you say it?”
He stood up confidently and smiled.
“Darling, would you excuse me for just a moment? I need to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine… and I hope to introduce you to him after dinner.”
The room fell completely silent…
Then the instructor nearly dropped her coffee.
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