Should I stop my friend name-dropping? Anne Robinson has the answer
Saga Magazine's agony aunt on what to do about a friend who won't stop name-dropping at dinner.
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Saga Magazine's agony aunt on what to do about a friend who won't stop name-dropping at dinner.
My best friend, who I’ve known since primary school, is terrific company when there are just the two of us.
But if we ask her to dinner with others, I think out of nervousness, she name-drops throughout the meal.
It drives my husband nuts.
You need the Cotswold solution.
Once dinner is going with a swing, you drop a famous name - then immediately throw your napkin in the air.
You can say you learnt this trick at another dinner recently, whereby at the sound of a name being dropped, the napkins of all the other guests at the table have to immediately fly upwards.
Once everyone has had a few glasses it becomes great fun, with your guests trying to outdo each other with the number of stories they can tell that involve a well-known person.
It is also a gentle way of pointing the finger at the worst offender.
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