That is just hilarious. They are so patient and cooperative. As you say, with piggies the table, plates etc would be eaten before the food even arrived!!
I did post that for Thanksgiving didn't I. Very clever of me, since I didn't actually notice the date at the time.
We love our guinea pigs, but they do tend to eat everything in sight.
Hamster are more patient because they always have a full check pouch and can snack any time, anywhere.