It has so many baubles three servants needed four days to clean it. Deciding the seating arrangement has taken hours. In fact, the hostess used a dinner party consultant to be certain that the right people got seated in the right order. In spite of that, Jesus notices that young Joe Cohen, when he thought no one was watching, moved his name tag from near the bottom of the table to up near the host. The rabbi offers a much too long invocation.
People find their places and the meal begins.
Most of the polite table talk concerns the new director of the symphony, the recently announced leveraged buy-out of the local matzo ball factory and how the neighborhood took a nose dive when the Roman governor bought the house down the street. During dinner's third course, Jesus says in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear. Folks, I have been talking with my new friend Amos here and he tells me that he has a serious problem with swollen ankles. At that point, the hostess nearly swallows her tongue. Careful with the creamed asparagus.