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skeleton at the feast. The Egyptians, according to Herodotus and Plutarch, liked to sit a skeleton or “image of a corpse” at their feasts in order to remind guests of their mortality. Wheth- er this inspired an “eat, drink and be merry, tomorrow you die” atmosphere or assured their hosts that their guests would leave early, isn’t known, but the skeleton at the feast, now serves as a humorous term for a deadhead, a party pooper, a wet blanket, someone who won’t be invited to the next feast. |