I had very little experience with bagels at the time, because... my parents just never bought them. I don't know if it was just that they were trying to watch carbs or something, or if nobody knew what they were, or if we just weren't bagel people.
Wow, isn't that an...interesting party tip. What are you supposed to do, start shouting "LOOK OVER HERE! Here, I'll do a little dance to distract you so you don't see how badly he's cutting that turkey!"