Etiquettical studies

One thing that I've noticed about the righteous nieces and nephews of Uncle Cecil is that we are occasionally obsessed with etiquette.

Not that we brood overmuch about which fork to use - for every question such as that one, a hundred more arise in Straight Dope territory about why that #$%&ing %$& who is definitely Not Our Kind, Dear has to be so crass, rude, and insensitive. Naturally, each of us is always appropriate and tasteful without being goody-goody.

So what better place than the BBQ Pit for us to ventilate our feelings about those who are crass, rude, and insensitive?

Oh, yeah - and if we also devote some time to discussing how a duke's daughter is properly addressed and whether we should care about that - so much the better.

Best regards from Deborah


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Do you unplug your telephone on the bed post at night?

CatBiker
Member posted 03-13-99 10:55 PM
Do you unplug your telephone on the bed post at night?

When I was a civilian, I did just that. And I shall commence the practice again when I am again a civilian.

Cheers!
-Chip

Not me. My friends all know that they can call me anytime. Literally. There are people on this very board who have called my house at 4am, 1am, 10pm, 2pm, you name it. They can vouch for the truth of it. If you need (or even just want) to talk, I'll talk. Of course, I don't need to get up and go to work in the morning or anything, and I'm very good at getting back to sleep after interruptions (even better than before I had a kid) so it isn't really the same as for everyone... but actually, even when I did have a job I kept the same "policy". Some people have a much harder time falling back asleep though, so it really isn't something that everyone could do I guess.

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OpalCat
Member posted 03-14-99 06:17 AM
*ahem* as the poster who complained dispite the fact that my own board scrolls, let me say this:
My board scrolls because the threaded list gets so long it goes off the page. This is a function of the software, not of my own actions. YOU made this board scroll because you saw fit to add a ridiculously long separator line, completely intentionally. If you can't see the world of difference between the two, then I must say I've lost quite a bit of respect for your intelligence.


I don't give a hooie if you, yourself, respect my intelligence or not, Opal. You've proved time after time that you're basically stuck-up when it comes to anything concerning the internet or web browsers.

I immediately stopped using the long separator line when it was pointed out politely to me. You weren't the polite one--someone else was.

As it is, it's also a function of this board's software, the UBB coding, which causes that.

Hey, I hauled off and stopped dicking around with it and even started a thread for the express purpose of experimenting with the software here.

What have you done besides bitch about other people's honest mistakes in learning software and extoll your own incompetence in running your board (see above)?

What have you done besides bitch about other people's honest mistakes in learning software and extoll your own incompetence in running your board (see above)?

Monty, you have again and again shown yourself to be "basically stuck up" about any and everything, and a rude fucking bastard besides. That said, what the hell are you talking about re: my "incompetence" in running my board? What fucking incompetance are you talking about? The fact that it is a threaded board that uses "outline style" formatting (indenting each "level" of postings) which is inherantly prone to progressing further and further to the right (and therefore off the page) as a thread lengthens is "my incompetance" how? Hell, the sample board at the site where you can download the program does that. It is just the way it works. You have a problem with it, talk to the WebBBS developers, don't bitch at me.

As for what else I've done...well, I've been active on a number of threads, what are you implying? Oh, you were just spewing your usual crap? Gotcha. Now go shove your head back up your ass and be quiet.

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Opal:

Number one: my parents were married which means, in the literal sense, I'm not the word you used.

Number two: Go scan the comments about the TMOMB on the alt.fan board--heck, I believe I even defended your board there.

Number three: I really don't see how the simple replacement of a dash with an underline caused the scrolling off the page.

Number four: I don't give a crap what number of items you like or dislike in a list.

Number five: No kidding! You don't like that a web page scrolls off a page. Who the heck appointed you goddess of the web?

Number six: If a web page's attributes are at the top of your dislike list, then by gosh you have a damned easy life

Number seven: Can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen (or BBQ pit, as the case may be).

Number eight: I didn't call you a name or really curse at you.

Number nine: You sure as hell deserve that and worst.

Number ten: Since you're following your usual crap, when are you going to shut down your page in protest unannounced to spite folks?

Monty? Get a grip. "Bastard" may have originated as meaning the child of unmarried parents, but it has become a word that means something else 99% of the time. Why does it not surprise me that you don't understand that?

I don't give a rat's ass if you defended me in some other thread somewhere else. Do you think that means I owe you something?

As for the underline vs dash... wow, you really are stupid. A hyphen is generally interpreted by most software as an acceptable place to make a line break. Therefore, most software will wrap a line of hyphens.

Lastly, when are you going to pull your ugly head out of your ass?

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Gosh, you guys were right! Being able to use the F-word DOES make this a much more enjoyable place to visit! And it does make the post seem so much more intelligent as well!

<gag>



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Eutychus
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Euty? You've proven yourself to be emotionally inept in the past, so I wouldn't expect you to understand.

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From Opal:As for the underline vs dash... wow, you really are stupid. A hyphen is generally interpreted by most software as an acceptable place to make a line break. Therefore, most software will wrap a line of hyphens.

Now, was it that hard to explain that? Doesn't mean I'm stupid, but it appears that those who don't know what you take for granted are stupid.

I don't believe you owe me anything & I'm glad you don't. You called me rude yet you're the one who's displayed an astonishing lack of good manners.

And I now see why you wanted the board thrown open to "nonprofessional" use of invective.

You don't know me, my reasons, or my thinking, Monty. There is quite a lot of other stuff you are utterly clueless about as well.

Well this has gotten boring. You're welcome to continue the conversation with yourself, of course.

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I'm not impressed by the evidence of your thinking (your actions right here), Opal. I wonder who really is.

But I do know you've shown your true colors on this very page.

To the unititated: this whole thing started with Opal complaing about this board's scrolling off the page due to my action not so long ago. My response was basically, "Oh, you mean like on your board?" She freaked out here, as you can see, after I told her "Don't gripe about something doing the same thing your system does--doesn't matter if it's intentional or not--it's still the same result."

But then, you can tell the rest of the story.

"Monty, you have again and again shown yourself to be "basically stuck up" about any and everything, and a rude fucking bastard besides. That said, what the hell are you
talking about re: my "incompetence" in running my board? What fucking incompetance
are you talking about?"

"Now go shove your head back up your ass and be quiet."

"I don't give a rat's ass if you defended me in some other thread somewhere else. Do you think that means I owe you something?"

"Lastly, when are you going to pull your ugly head out of your ass?"

"Well this has gotten boring. You're welcome to continue the conversation with yourself, of course."



And you call ME emotionally inept?



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Eutychus
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Speaking as an ardent fan of both Opal and Monty, I'd like to say that I hope that they'll shake hands and make up when they are done ventilating.

Best regards from Deborah

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Speaking as an ardent fan of both Opal and Monty, I'd like to say that I hope that they'll shake hands and make up when they are done ventilating.

God, how boring. . .

Rich

Deborah
Member posted 03-15-99 10:40 AM
Speaking as an ardent fan of both Opal and Monty, I'd like to say that I hope that they'll shake hands and make up when they are done ventilating.

No problem. All Opal has to do is apologize for calling me the b-word, ugly, and stupid. I long ago apologized for the longish line incident.

Cheers!
-Chip

All right, now this is more like it! Let me get some popcorn...

Bring back some beers... I'll save your seat for ya!

Speaking as an ardent fan of both Opal and Monty, I'd like to say that I hope that they'll shake hands and make up when they are done ventilating.
Deborah

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I hope they both wash their hands before they shake and make up. I dont even want to think about it if they decide to kiss and make up!!!


Is that the same mouth you kiss your children with?

And now to draw fire for something other than my attitude......

remember how long it took me to learn to C&P the first time?


Mama Maroon