with or without the plank?GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:OR...Just be polite the Pirate way!!
Offer 'em RUM!!!
Randy
with or without the plank?GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:OR...Just be polite the Pirate way!!
Offer 'em RUM!!!
Plank, pool spring board...same difference!Randy B wrote:with or without the plank?
Randy
Um... would that include not showing offense to a person who wants to hold a door open for you because you're a woman? :)Amphigorey wrote:...On a tangent, I think it's more ethical to treat others as they want to be treated, not as I want to be treated. ...
See above note: Don't hold the door because I'm a woman; hold it because I'm a person. I'm not going to be cranky at you because you held a door, but I'd vastly prefer it if you did it not out of deference to my gender but out of respect for my humanity.BRWombat wrote:Um... would that include not showing offense to a person who wants to hold a door open for you because you're a woman? :)
Okay, so I was using two different cultures, randomly chosen. I was attempting to illustrate that different cultures, and therefore different people, have differing standards of politeness. Here, I'll illustrate with something a little closer to home, and with examples that I actually know something about:What's the difference?
We've had one for quite some time now. Look under "Pixar Characters" in the pull-down list and you'll find him.February wrote:Please, Mods, can we get a Wall-E emoticon???
Zazu wrote:We've had one for quite some time now. Look under "Pixar Characters" in the pull-down list and you'll find him.
:wall-e:
And folks, if you want to get my attention about the need for a smilie, please PM me. I don't always notice whines in sig files.