Expert: Steve Holleran - 11/20/2007

Question
Thanksgiving is a family holiday at our house, all the relatives show up for dinner. Mother is the peace keeper in the family and she must seat everyone at the huge dinning room table so that there are no family fights while carving the turkey. Grandmother does not like either of her son-in-laws so she can not be placed next to Dad or Uncle Bo. Mom doesnt like sitting next to her sister Alice because she only wants to talk about her perfect son Jason who will scream if he cant sit between his grandmother and mother. Uncle Bo had a fight with Dad last Thanksgiving and Aunt Harriert says they should not sit next to each other at the table. I want to sit between Mom and Dad. Where will everyone sit?
(There is a rectangular table with 8 seats, 3 on the sides, and 1 on the ends.)

Answer
Hi Stephanie,

Okay, I think we can do this with this seating arrangement:

       Gran           Mom            Me


Jason                                         Dad


       Alice          Uncle Bo       Harriet

Let me know if this is not what you needed.
Steve