Cheapskates
Rule: If you won't get your round, you're out of the round.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, Lisa, Eve and Mary are all out drinking. Peter is not a regular, his round etiquette is not quite up to scratch and he isn't really paying attention. On top of that, he's a tight-arse. He has managed to place himself last in the round – not a crime in itself. But now there are four empty glasses on the table and one of those belongs to Peter.
He's a nice enough fellow and no one wants to be rude and tell him to go to the bar or he's out of the round. Minutes pass. Mark artfully pushed his empty glass towards the middle of the table.
The tension builds...
"Who's round is it?" Matthew innocently asks. "Oh I think it's my round." Says Peter, but he doesn't move. The rest of the group wait…
"OK I'll get a round" says Mary. Very kind Mary, but bad move. There are only two options, and in either case the person who would be getting the round after Peter (let's say, Lisa) must act:
1. The delightful Lisa goes to the bar and gets a round for all except Peter. This is almost definitely going to upset Peter. If Peter happened to be a dickhead as well as a tight-arse, this would be an acceptable move.
2. However Peter is not a bad bloke, and the benefit of the doubt is given. So Lisa says "Peter, it's your round. Go to the bar."
No more, no less.