Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for October 14, 2023

and write it with an invisible ink

You’re on to something, Dan.

That’s why you have bid numbers and don’t use names. And sneak up to the tables.

And miss shaking down all your friends? Where’s the fun in that?

Get representatives from several charities in a room and make them bid on your check. :)

I went to a silent auction but they only allowed mimes to bid.

The constant battle…so well described. ;-)