"Go Ahead'

201 Bath Ave. Apt #1
Long Branch ,New Jersey
1991

This apartment has more parties than days in a week. Typical bachelor pad. Three guys, two refrigerators full of beer ,but no food.

"I had better not see any veggies in here!"

There is a golden oak picnic table in the dining area. This is "drinking central". We love this table, Twelve of us flock to its comfort as we decide what drinking game we will start with tonite.

Come...relax...drink.

3 MAN !!  Oh shit..here we go!!
(Fast forward)
Hours and many, many, many rounds of 3 man and other alcohol consumption rituals have passed.

"Why did I say I'd play 3 man?"

There are four of us left operable. There is Tony, Lew ,Charlie and myself. We are sitting at the table...all feeling pretty good ,and Charlie is heading into trouble.

Drinking out of a heavy beer mug ,Charlie drunkedly slams his mug onto the table with a deep wooden thud .
EWWWWW....that's not good ! That's a divet .

"Watch the table man!"

Lew and Tony(in drunken stereo) "What the hell Charlie?!"
Me(drunk as well) "Yo Chuck, what the fuck?!"
All three(in stereo) "Watch the table man!"
Me " Ah shit Chaz, you dented it!"
Charlie " No I didn't!"
Lew and Tony (again in drunken stereo) " The fuck you didn't!"
Lew to Chaz (with a drunken slur)" I oughtta break your fuckin' pinky finger for that!"
Charlie (making a HUGE mistake at this point) "GO AHEAD!!"...and he puts his pinky finger out for a target.
Lew is also drinking from a heavy beer mug and kept his word.

Charlie  " Aww Fuck!!".....is suddenly sober...and slightly upset.

Next day at the restaurant that we worked at,after explaining Charlie's injuries to boss.
(all of this in front of Charlie, who is speechless at this point)

Boss " You can't just break his finger Lew...he's gotta be able to work."
Lew " He dented the table man!"
Boss (smiling,knowing the table) "It's a table Lew."
Lew (laughing) " He shouldn't have put his finger out there then."
Me (laughing)" He did say," GO AHEAD!"
Boss (now laughing)" You guys are fucked up!"

Charlie (finally breaking his silence) "I can't believe you broke my finger!"

Me, Boss,Lew and rest of kitchen staff that has overheard the entire story (all in stereo)
     "We can't believe you said ,"GO AHEAD!"