It is said, perhaps apocryphally, that Winston Churchill annoyed his hostess at a Stateside dinner party by asking for a breast from the chicken platter. His hostess haughtily informed him that over here it was customary to ask for white meat or dark meat. Acting chastised, Churchill acquiesced. But the next day he sent his hostess a corsage as a reconciliation gift, with the sentiment, “I would be most obliged if you would pin this on your white meat.”
It is said, perhaps apocryphally, that Winston Churchill annoyed his hostess at a Stateside dinner party by asking for a breast from the chicken platter. His hostess haughtily informed him that over here it was customary to ask for white meat or dark meat. Acting chastised, Churchill acquiesced. But the next day he sent his hostess a corsage as a reconciliation gift, with the sentiment, “I would be most obliged if you would pin this on your white meat.”