Illustration by Zohar Lazar
Q: At a dinner party that my boyfriend and I recently hosted, one guest who is a new friend of ours showed up, much to our astonishment, wearing a pistol on his hip. Nobody said anything to him about it, but should a person in this situation be expected to announce that they’re packing heat? And is it okay to ask someone to leave their gun outside? What’s the etiquette here?
Amy Bryan, Plano
A: The Texanist loves himself a dinner party. And it’s not just because the cornerstone of such gatherings is almost always a tasty spread, though it’s no secret that the Texanist also enjoys a toothsome feeding. On top of the good vittles, however, dinner parties also typically involve good drink and good company, resulting, more often than not, in an overall good time. Thus, whenever the pleasure of the Texanist’s good company is requested at these sorts of grub-laden soirees, it’s rare that he doesn’t make himself available.