Dancin'Days Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Had a waitress like this: If you wear low hip huggers and a belly shirt and don't shave downtown......that would be a don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Don't point (#1 on my list) Do use good manners. Do follow the Golden Rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Don't piss on an electric fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Too many to list here, that's for sure. However a brief smattering of them would be: Don't -talk with your mouth full -chew with your mouth open -put your elbows on the table -wear clothes that don't fit/shoes you can't walk in -discuss politics and/or religion at the dinner table -clink your fork on your teeth -be drunk in public; there is nothing more unattractive than a sloppy, loud drunk Do -wipe your feet when you come in from outside -open doors for the elderly, women with small children or people whose arms are loaded with bags/packages -eat soup with the spoon sideways rather than forward-facing to keep the soup from landing on your clothes -keep saltine and ginger ale in your pantry in case you get a stomach ache -always carry Advil/Tylenol in your purse (ladies only) along with other feminine products -write thank you cards to people who send you flowers or gifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Don't wipe you feet when you come in? Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Miss Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 DO - ...allow yourself a lie-in when you deserve it. - ...eat whatever the hell you want within reason. - ...use correct grammar. DON'T - ...preach to others - ...allow petty anxieties to get the better of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Don't wipe you feet when you come in? Why not? That was a clerical error, that should have gone under the Do column. I'll edit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Do use your turn signals. Don't drive by my house with loud rap music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Do: Pick nice words, that way if you have to eat them they taste good. Help someone who looks down Smile a lot, you never know who will see it and appreciete it Appreciete the each day for it holds it's own little gifts and treasures Don't: Say things about others you couldn't say to their face Do something to someone you wouldn't want done to yourself Take anyone for granted Chew with your mouth open, that noise is so unpleasant Degrade anyone, it's called karma and it will get to you forget your turn signal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 That was a clerical error, that should have gone under the Do column. I'll edit it. Ok. You had me confused then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 DO: - treat others how you'd want to be treated yourself. - give it your best in any situation. - use good manners. - use good grammar. DON'T: - place your elbows on the table. - answer back to adults (purely for children). - act superior to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 One of my fondest memories is when I caught a certain woman who was always on my case for eating with my elbows on the table with her elbows on the table. Oh yes, I did. I POINTED at her and cired in victory, HA HA!!!! What the stuck up british bitch did not realize, that that my habit was formed from my using my arms as a shield to not have to watch someone who was a war victim eat which was hard to handle. However, we had some fine burping contests, my dad and I. It didnèt matter how many times, things were explained to her... it was her way, or no way..... You had to be polite at the table while you played Roast the Preacher after going to church. You sit there politely in church and rip the guys face off after sitting at the table stuffing your face, playing religious person. Sometimes that thing they call etiquette completely lacks sensibility And that is the type of person you point your finger at when you catch them and you always do it in jest. Rank and respect are not the same thing though. You can act superior in a situation while still being respectful. And sometimes you just need to be a shit disturber Well, I certainly hope you don't think she was a bitch because of nationality... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 That's two people upset about elbows on the table so-far. That one puzzles me. Can't see the problem in it myself - guess it depends on what 'manners' your folks focused on. I can't think of any of my family or social circle who obey this rule, yet we're all well-manered., polite and well-educated folk. Maybe its cultural. Oh and Ness - as for your "stuck up British Bitch " comment - the ONLY folk I have ever personally met who have made a deal about the elbows-on-the-table thing have been American. Nationality don't mean a THING in this instance and its a pity you had to make it so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 That's two people upset about elbows on the table so-far. That one puzzles me. Can't see the problem in it myself - guess it depends on what 'manners' your folks focused on. I can't think of any of my family or social circle who obey this rule, yet we're all well-manered., polite and well-educated folk. Maybe its cultural. Oh and Ness - as for your "stuck up British Bitch " comment - the ONLY folk I have ever personally met who have made a deal about the elbows-on-the-table thing have been American. Nationality don't mean a THING in this instance and its a pity you had to make it so. I don't know why, but I was always told by my mum not to wait at a table with your elbows resting on it. I admit it's a rather obscure one, but it's one I was raised with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Oh its certainly one I'm aware of, just not one that I find offensive. Just doesn't bother me. I even forget these days that it DOES bother some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I seem to recall as a kid we were told not to put our elbows on the table but as I got older, I think my parents got over it (well it was my dad more than mum). Doesn't bother me at all if people do that or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Some of these silly little trivial Do's and Dont's are clung to SO adamantly by those who dismiss such more pertinent issues as Presidential Protocol I can't help but be overwhelmed by the stench of hypocrisy. What a laughfest. Of course it's all over the board. One only has to read. Don't forget to extend the pinky when sipping tea!! You're beginning to sound strangely familiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 You're beginning to sound strangely familiar. :yesnod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmethehunter Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Do eat fetticini alfredo..yum Dont mix it with chocolate cupcakes... (*sniff* I wanted both at the same time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 ^ Oh that does not sound good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I thought of another one: Do give a firm handshake; it's really uncomfortable to shake hands with someone whose hand just sits there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Hartman Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Do give a firm handshake. Don't put nair in the shampoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Do give a firm handshake. Don't put nair in the shampoo. A major 'don't', me thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzfan715 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I caught my little brother doing that one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longdistancewinner Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I caught my little brother doing that one time. Nair mixed with shampoo? Is the effect still the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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