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Sometimes, a man needs an extra dinner guest! (infosec.pub)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Explanation: The term comes from Greek - 'One who eats with others'. Romans were an immensely public people, and anyone who was anyone had dinner parties with incredible regularity - one would need a few contacts, so as to always have a few entertaining guests for the important folk you want to impress! If you were a little witty and a little willing to endure some jokes at your expense, you could - if not necessarily make a living of it - at least make a good number of your monthly meals for free at the tables of the upper-class!

[โ€“] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

Why is every other society so much more worth living in? ๐Ÿ˜ญ