Fine Dining and the Never Ending Wine Glass

We've all been there. You're out to a nice dinner with a loved one, enjoying the food, having a pleasant conversation, sharing a bottle of wine - then, just when your glass becomes half empty, a waiter approaches to over zealously fill it back to the brim. Everyone has thought it (though few will say it), why can't I drink at my own pace? This problem of the pour-happy waiter is apparently universal, and now it's being blogged about and discussed, giving annoyed diners everywhere the opportunity to complain about it.

Christopher Hitchens is a writer for Slate.com. His column, "Fighting Words: A Wartime Lexicon," focuses on a wide array of targets, debunking ideas, voicing complaints and pointing out absurdity. Typically Mr. Hitchens' anger is directed at larger problems (War, Government, Religion) but earlier this week he took aim at the never-ending wine glass issue with passion and spite. The column, titled "Wine Drinkers of the World, Unite," is a call to arms for diners everywhere, stressing the amount of money to be saved and amusing anecdotes that could remain uninterrupted if everyone were to simply stand up and proclaimed - "No, I don't need you to refill my glass right now, it's still half full." The column turns out to be an amusing anecdote in it's own right. If you're looking for a pick-me-up, I highly suggest reading it for yourself.