I've told Greg before to tell whoever organises these things that it's only polite to offer at least one vege option for each course. Two people had to do a special order outside the set menu.

I loathe small talk. And how can I tell them that what rocks my boat is on-line fannishness? That'd make them show me the whites of their eyes.

Oh good, I'm now cooled down (physically, I mean) enough to go to bed. :-)