Derby party

It was the first Kentucky Derby party Rock had ever attended, and he was impressed. There were hundreds of beautiful people there and a seemingly endless supply of food and booze, served by local college boys dressed in white formal wear. One had just offered him a submarine sandwich with a light, almost fluffy bun packed with all sorts of thinly-sliced beef and pork. Another followed with a bowl of oil and vinegar that had a slim glass straw leaned against its edge. Rock learned the idea was to use a thumb-assisted vacuum with the straw to distribute the dressing across his sandwich, which he thought was ingenuous.