#miss manners

[maculategiraffe]

I love Miss Manners

#miss manners #miss manners's guide to excruciatingly correct behavior

[thatbadadvice]

Help! Is my friend going to be all pissy that I lost his cat?

Miss Manners, Washington Post, 28 November 2022:

Dear Miss Manners: A friend of mine is staying with me, and he went home for Thanksgiving, leaving his cat here. Well, I woke up the first morning after he left, and the cat is gone.

It is common for us to leave the doors open during the day, but the cat has never run off until now. So what do I do? Do I call my friend and tell him over the phone? Or do I wait till he gets back, hoping the cat will return in the meantime? But if the cat doesn’t return, will he be hurt that I didn’t inform him right away?

What a shock it must have been to discover that leaving the doors of your house wide open resulted in a cat vacating the premises! Such a bizarre, once-in-a-lifetime occurrence could never have been predicted! Consider reaching out to Ripley's to see if they are interested in this surreal and freakish incident.

But to the heart of your question: it's difficult to say whether any given person would give a single solitary fuck if their pet fell off the face of the earth. Everyone is so different! Sure, a few folks might want to know that their beloved companion has been lost, but the vast majority are probably just going to be like, meh, win some, literally lose some -- hence your harrowing conundrum about whether this man deserves to know whether his cat is safe in the care of the person entrusted with such! A handful of people would want to know about and participate in the search for a lost pet, but a lot of people probably forget they even have a cat once it leaves their direct line of sight! It's entirely possible, even more likely, that your friend is just this kind of person!

And yet, what if there is the tiny, minuscule, almost unfathomable chance that your friend cares whether his cat lives or dies? It's already truly bizarre that this feline hit the bricks after finding every available escape route labeled with a neon sign saying "take me," so it's hard to imagine the universe handing you something as doubly strange as your friend giving the barest shit about his errant pet.

The best course of action is to keep everything to yourself, forever, to avoid having one awkward conversation. On the off chance your friend expresses concern about his cat's whereabouts, simply place his belongings on the curb. Act as if you have never met him and never heard of his cat. Problem solved.

#advice #bad advice #pets #lost pets #lost cat #washington post #miss manners #housesitting #petsitting

[melodythebunny]

Wg Episode idea and possible future rp idea for you and @erraticeris Mindful Manners Summary: A new female villain dressed up like a Victorian nanny causes trouble in Fair City. She proclaims herself to be a "person of justice", but her actions only cause chaos and she is too stubborn to believe she is in the wrong. Her name Miss Manners. She has mind control powers that only affect kids under the age of 16. Miss Manners believes every child should behave like well mannered and responsible adults, like their parents. So any child she finds "misbehaving". She hypnotizes them to act more like their parents would. She stubbornly believes all parents are the best role models for their children. She targets the villain kids and hypnotizes them to act like their parents. ex. Tobey acting like his mother and Victoria acting like her parents. (Eileen is affected too, but I don't know who her parents are so that is up in the air.) Wordgirl and Amazo Lad try to intervene to stop Miss Manners because you can't mind control children lady! Miss Manners sees the heroes' actions as "misbehaving" so she hypnotizes them as well. "You two should really act more like your parents!" Miss Manners cackles. She and the citizens are stunned and shocked when Amazo Lad and Wordgirl start stealing their favorite stuff and committing other crimes as well. Miss Manners had no clue their parents were criminals. (Carrie is still a cat villain in this episode.) So Fair City is in trouble. Featured words: Behavior and Imitation

Carrie CALMLY APPROACHING

Oooo yess

I actually have a random nanny design in my sketchbook

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[periodically80s]

#New York Magazine #1982 #Miss Manners #Judith Martin #People magazine

[liquidlightandrunningtrees]

If you can't be kind, at least be vague.

Judith Martin (Miss Manners)

#quote #judith martin #miss manners #kind #vague #quotes

[futuristic-coffinnails-x]

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[hebrewbyinbal]

Pleasure/Nice to meet you on here! Now try it in Hebrew as you go out into the world 😊

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[richmondproper]

Some time back, when Miss Manners wasn’t paying careful attention, Not Caring What Other People Think became an American social virtue.

“I don’t care what the invitation says. I’m going to wear what I want. I dress to be comfortable, not because I care what other people think.”

“I eat the way I please; what do I care what other people think?”

“I’m the one who’s getting married, so it doesn’t matter if they don’t like rock music or think the food is weird. I don’t care what other people think.”

“I never go to funerals. It doesn’t do any good for the person who counts, and it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.”

These are callous statements of the me-first and me-only variety. They broadcast defiance of the feelings of the speaker’s hosts, fellow diners, guests, family, and friends. One would suppose that the reaction to be anticipated after such a stand is, “Oh, good for you, but then stay away from me.” Those who elect to disregard the standards of others or of society itself should, at the very least, find that people refuse to invite them, eat with the them, or attend their weddings or funerals. Persistent cases should even be prepared for attempts to hasten the last.

How is it then, that such pronouncements are made with anticipation of being admired, rather than ostracized? Why are they meekly accepted more often than condemned?

That declarations of selfishness are unchallenged is, Miss Manners believes, a result of their being confused with the heroic defiance of a private conscience faced with evil or foolish social pressure. “I don’t care what anyone else thinks!” can be a moral cry if hurled at the warning that one will be considered a prude for refusing to shoplift, a bad parent for not letting a child stay out half the night, or a failure for not having a new car. Using higher standards than one’s peers or refusing to make private decisions by group consensus is indeed something that should be performed with pride.

What about when society is right? That does happen occasionally. Any civilized settlement of human beings develops nonprovocative ways of performing common tasks. Patterns are set for such simple matters as eating and dressing, so that people do not run the risk of upsetting or disgusting others over trivial matters. Complying serves as a demonstration that one respects the community.

Where important emotions are concerned, such as in the major milestones of life, traditions and conventions give order to erratic feelings. By following the time-honored routines of weddings or funerals, one smooths over the chaotic mix of emotion to make a dignified event. Individual nerves become encased in communal ritual.

The beauty of convention is that it is readable. If your looks and actions are within the accepted bounds of the society, you are conveying a basic agreement with the prevailing order. That is why rebels seldom confine their symbolism to questions of ideals, but seek to outrage through dress and behavior as well.

A great many people now behave as if they believe that such acts do not contain symbolism. Challenged that others will be offended if they go barefoot to church or spit back in their plates what they don’t like, they claim that it is the reaction, not the action, that is inappropriate.

That is when the I Don’t Care What People Think defense appears. Disguised as idealistic defiance of obtrusive and petty standards, it attacks the doctrine of Consideration for Others, which is the basic premise of civilization. If the society truly subscribed to the notion that pursuing individual natural impulses is a higher form of behavior than tempering them to show consideration for others, those other would not be offended by such behavior. A standard that offends a majority cannot work.

Not Caring What Other People Think is, at best, ignorance of the necessity for people to be able to read one another’s behavior for signs of friendliness or hostility. At worst, it is a declaration of Not Caring How I Make Other People Feel.

— Miss Manners’ Guide for the Turn-of-the-Millennium, pgs. 14-15

#manners #etiquette #miss manners #Judith Martin #entitlement

[newsreports-online]

Miss Manners: There’s cat hair all over my furniture, and I don’t own a cat

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I recently bought a fairly expensive set of deck furniture (sofa and chairs), which I use frequently. The problem is that there is always cat hair all over the furniture. I don’t own a cat. I am severely allergic and can’t have cat hair anywhere close to me without taking allergy meds (which only lessen the symptoms, not eliminate them). My children are just as allergic. I’ve…

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#advice #allergies #awkward #cat #etiquette #furniture #grandmother #hair #manners #miss manners #Neighbor #short men #tattoos

[instantkrazy]

#stolen memes #ghost #ghosts #halloween #miss manners

[unfamiliarize]

Insult collecting involves searching for an insult where obviously none was intended. Some people are quite skilled at this, and can turn the most innocuous remarks into a grievance.

Miss Manners on Twitter

#miss manners #etiquette #the shouting class #outrage culture

[kelzebub]

Yuck, Miss Manners is nothing more than a crotchety, judgmental old bitch. She just keeps getting worse. Manners should honestly include some fucking grace and acceptance ya know?

#miss manners #bad advice

[newsrds]

Miss Manners: Dozens of people, and only three pizzas. Is this acceptable nowadays?

Miss Manners: Dozens of people, and only three pizzas. Is this acceptable nowadays?

Dear Miss Manners: My 8 year old was invited to a party at a place that specializes in children’s birthdays. Since the kids at this party are still quite young, each guest was accompanied by at least one parent or guardian. When the activities were over, we were taken to a room where food and cake would be served. Had 13 kids and only three pizzas. Each child was seated and served by the event…

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#Advice #Appointment only store #children&039;s party #dinner party #lifestyle #manners #miss manners #rare books #relationships

[reportwire]

It was awkward when I gave my name

It was awkward when I gave my name

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I volunteered to help set up an event for a local youth group. As the volunteers were leaving, the leader of the event asked the adults to introduce themselves. We were all meeting the youth for the first time, except for one adult, who is active in the group and known to the kids and teens. She introduced herself as Debbie, although they already knew her. I had intended to…

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[clementine-elegance]

We need a Gen Z counterpart to Miss Manners

#and she also needs to chill a bit I think #newspapers #miss manners #newspaper columnists #columnists

[blackbackedjackal]

[insert movie title]

#thinking about him #I took this pic a month before he was diagnosed with cancer #I took him to the vet the day Blue was born #i miss him so much #my baby boy #Lobo #jackal's pets #he's absolutely fathering her from the great beyond #she has so many of his quirks and mannerisms #she knows just how to make me laugh like he did