Poli-Talk:
"I'm not indecisive. Am I indecisive?" Jim Scheibel
"Congressmen are so damn dumb they could throw themselves on the ground and miss." Rep. James Traficant Jr.
"I think that's self-evident, but not true." Bill Clinton
What's the difference between a politician and a catfish? One is a wide-mouthed, bottom-feeding, slice sucker - and the other is a fish." Preston Manning
"I'm a politician, and as a politician, I have the prerogative to lie whenever I want." Charles Peacock
"Look! I'm trying to run for president! I can't sit here and debate free trade versus fair trade!" Pat Robertson
"I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev. Being the Russian leader in the Kremlin, you never know if someone's tape-recording what you say." Richard Nixon
Etiquette:
The perfect hostess will see to it tat the works of male and female authors be properly separated on her bookshelves. Their proximity, unless they happen to be married, should not be tolerated. Lady Gough's Etiquette, 1933
No matter what the fashion may be, the gloves of a well-dressed woman are never so tight that her hands have the appearance of sausages. The New Etiquette, 1940
A beautiful eyelash is an important adjunct to the eye. The lashes may be lengthened by trimming them occasionally in childhood. Care should be taken that this trimming is done neatly and evenly, and especially that the points of the scissors do not penetrate the eye. Our Deportment, 1881
lol
Quote:and especially that the points of the scissors do not penetrate the eye. Our Deportment, 1881
Its surprising how some of these old wives tales can be correct.
@Mame,
Mame wrote:
Etiquette:
The perfect hostess will see to it tat the works of male and female authors be properly separated on her bookshelves. Their proximity, unless they happen to be married, should not be tolerated. Lady Gough's Etiquette, 1933
lol
<<<<GASP>>>> My bookcase has been a den of sin all these years!
@dadpad,
Well, at least "informative" and maybe even helpful.
@Mame,
Hi Mame
I rather like the idea of a "thought for the day" (from the bathroom reader) thread.
@BorisKitten,
That last one warns prudes of the possibility of a really sexy horizontal pole dancer nearby.
@tsarstepan,
I'm still busy trying to find that $50-bonus parking space, darn it...
@hamburgboy,
LOVE THE READING TABLE, WHERE CAN I BUY IT?
