ACCEPTABLE
Imagine this: You are at the home of a dear friend or close relative for dinner. You've worked all day and had no time for lunch. So, you are really looking forward to breaking bread. The table is set; you're invited to sit at the table. In eager expectation of a good, delicious meal, you're smiling from ear to ear in anticipation and gratitude. Then, you look at the plate placed before you. Your smile disappears in .4 nanoseconds. The dinnerware and flatware are still decorated with the remnants of the previous meal. Your plate lacks presentation, as the food looks as if it was thrown on the plate like slop in a trough. There is a long streak across one edge of the plate that looks like it was licked by "Fido." Although you make a conscious effort to show appreciation for the meal, your stomach churns uncontrollably at the mere thought of even placing one forkful of that meal in your mouth...much less chewing and swallowing it. NOW. PICTURE THIS! Ima...