What is the only thing you are allowed to remove from your mouth, apart from the eating utensils, when dining with the UK monarch?

harish_256

Bones? Nov 08 03, 9:06 AM

quizznet

Pips/stones? Nov 08 03, 9:14 AM

MaggieG 5

Your teeth? Nov 08 03, 9:18 AM

mibmob

YUK! That would be a hanging offence if ever there was one! Nov 08 03, 9:25 AM

griffinj

If I were dining with HM, I'm sure it would be my foot. Nov 08 03, 9:37 AM

rlaj

THERE’S A FLY IN MY SOUP Try to remove the object without calling attention to it. Don’t create a scene, even if you are truly repulsed. Instead, simply leave the dish untouched as to not embarrass your host or hostess. If you’re at a restaurant, quietly point out the non-edible object to your waiter or waitress and ask for a replacement dish. If the object has reached your mouth, remove it and place it at the edge of your plate. Don’t put it in your napkin, unless you’re using a paper napkin. Sorry mib, didn't mean to offend but that was all I could find. Could the answer be a pearl from an oyster? Nov 08 03, 11:01 AM

mibmob

I like that idea *very* well r-laj, and imagine having to swallow it because you couldn't take it out? But no. Nov 08 03, 11:22 AM

Roget

Cigarette? It is not good form to drop the filter tip into your bowl of soup. Nov 08 03, 2:41 PM

Siskin

Can I have one go mibmob? What about the choke from an arti? Nov 08 03, 4:22 PM

Demented_Dwarf

Grape pips? Nov 08 03, 4:44 PM

mochyn

a BRACE Nov 08 03, 6:41 PM

gmackematix

All the sensible guesses seem to be taken so I'll have to say a pipe or chewing gum. Nov 08 03, 10:44 PM

lothruin

Geesh! You aren't even supposed to chew gum in front of teachers, let alone royals!! ;-) Nov 08 03, 11:16 PM

mibmob

The answer is lead-shot that you might find if you were eating game. Thank you all for your contributions and for humouring me! Nov 09 03, 10:31 AM