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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My pretentious (also charming and eccentric southern) grandmother called her sideboard a hunt board.  But she was really into steeple chasing and so would invite the "hunt" back to the house where the buffet was set on the hunt board.

I didn't realize this would be perceived as pretentious until I met people who didn't have grandmothers who were into horses.[/quote]

I love that. Makes me think of camilla duchess of Cornwall. [/quote]

But a hunt board is different than a sideboard. The hunt board has longer legs because it goes outside (the servants carry it, presumably) and riders get refreshments from it while still on horseback (hence the need for it to be taller).

My Midwestern mom called our sideboard a buffet. When I was shopping online, I found that the thing I wanted was often referred to as an enfilade.

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Someone who had to repress a snicker when a person at a party actually asked me "Do you ride?" I thought that line only existed in jokes. 
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We have another winner for most pretentious post![/quote]

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