Key tips on planning a successful Thanksgiving dinner

Editor, THE PAPER

Advice from an etiquette expert. Host's toast: "Raise a glass and set a positive tone and say, 'Remember to be civil and kind at our holiday table.'" Such a toast would get you hooted from the hall at my house... A better one might be, "Y'all behave." Or, "Y'all act like you've had some raising." Or, my favorite, "Y'all act like you got some sense!" — Bill Poteat