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Message 1.Ìý
Posted by careen (U1935190) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Lynne Truss has got a new book about manners. I haven't read it but from Front Row she touches on internet manners, and I bristled a bit thnking I bet she doent know as much about that as we do. Though she probably doesnt mention messageboard conventions of manners because its a minority activity.
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Message 2
Posted by Louise (U2220949) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Hello Careen
My vote for imporoved manners would be for men to stop scratching their nether regions in public! Even driving to work this morning, there they were at the bus stop clawing away.
I had a boss that did this during meetings - never did work out if it was deliberate to disconcert or totally unconscious action.
Is it that they need to wash more?
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Message 3
Posted by careen (U1935190) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Well that's the advantage of the internet, men can scratch away without offending anybody.
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Message 4
Posted by Once-a-Ginge (U1486077) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Hello Careen
My vote for imporoved manners would be for men to stop scratching their nether regions in public! Even driving to work this morning, there they were at the bus stop clawing away.
±áµþÌý
And why do they feel the need to stand up and rearrange their dangly bits when their mobile phones ring?
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Message 5
Posted by Go away historians of the future (U1484964) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
> men can scratch away without offending anybody. <
Thanks Careen. I'll just give my fingernails a bit of a trim then I shall rootle away like there's no tomorrow.
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Message 6
Posted by Once-a-Ginge (U1486077) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Yes.
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Message 7
Posted by RosieT (U2224719) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Lynne Truss ... touches on internet manners ... Ìý
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Message 8
Posted by Louise (U2220949) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Loot my dear - feel free to rootle, my complaint was the public display not the act itself.
There you are, talking to a total stranger and the next thing you know he starts to 'adjust' himself.
very disconcerting - it makes me giggle and then people ask what I am chortling about. Now what is ther correct etequette for this situation? Tell me that Ms Truss. -
Message 9
Posted by Once-a-Ginge (U1486077) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Loot my dear - feel free to rootle, my complaint was the public display not the act itself.
There you are, talking to a total stranger and the next thing you know he starts to 'adjust' himself.
very disconcerting - it makes me giggle and then people ask what I am chortling about. Now what is ther correct etequette for this situation? Tell me that Ms Truss.Ìý
I find slipping my hand inside my bra and having a quick scratch usually distracts them.
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Message 10
Posted by fairy hedgehog (U1485678) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
There you are, talking to a total stranger and the next thing you know he starts to 'adjust' himself.
very disconcerting - it makes me giggle and then people ask what I am chortling about. Now what is ther correct etequette for this situation? Ìý
I had a boss who used to do that. We found that looking directly at him and saying 'What are you *doing*?' stopped him in his tracks. I'm not sure if you can say this to a total stranger, but it's got to be worth a go.
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Message 11
Posted by dean volecape (U1477030) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
but - suppose he TOLD you!!! -
Message 12
Posted by dean volecape (U1477030) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
after all, Tabby told Loot that commentary was ott
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Message 13
Posted by fairy hedgehog (U1485678) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
but - suppose he TOLD you!!!Ìý
La la la la I can't hear you la la la la.
(desperate attempt to avoid brain processing this thought)
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Message 14
Posted by mike (U2254029) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Please place the aforementioned activity and extracting/examining bogies at the appropriate position on a numerical scale (1=social faux pas 10=totally disgusting).
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Message 15
Posted by andrewpearce007 (U2244552) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Yuck, perhaps there's a market for man's pants that lift and separate? -
Message 16
Posted by Katy Tulip (U2239809) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
I knew someone who went one step further re the bogies.... seemed to find them yummy too. Bleurgh.
Lunch, anyone?
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Message 17
Posted by careen (U1935190) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Im missing Peebs - there was a memorable thread about his reaction to seeing this activity on a train and others coming out and saying how satisfying it was (doing it,not watching it done) Please place the aforementioned activity and extracting/examining bogies at the appropriate position on a numerical scale (1=social faux pas 10=totally disgusting).Ìý
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Message 18
Posted by dean volecape (U1477030) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
and just think, in this brave new mustardland any such proud confessions will be archived FOR EVER (or until the hamsters have a nevous breakdown and eat them all)
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Message 19
Posted by Finally (U2221028) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Thanks for that picture - it made me laugh out loud. Ive tended just to ignore this habi, Ill def. give this approach a try. Thanks F. -
Message 20
Posted by Paddy Redmond (U2270228) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Well that's the advantage of the internet, men can scratch away without offending anybody.
Ìý Tell that to Leslie Grantham. -
Message 21
Posted by rosieP (U1160507) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
ho ho! I just had a 'manners moment' in my paper shop, I accidental nudged a young mans posterior ~ so I said 'sorry! wasn't getting fruity ~ just have spacial awareness problems!' of course this was the wrong thing to do as I embarrassed the chap in question and got told off by the assistant for 'manhandling customers' and they said they may have to ban me [in jest] poor fella paid for his milk and exited stage left PDQ. Oh why do I open my mouth?!! Well that's the advantage of the internet, men can scratch away without offending anybody.
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Message 22
Posted by RosieT (U2224719) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
"Oh why do I open my mouth?!!"
Cue old reply, "Every time I open my mouth, some fool speaks"
[nice to see you rosiep, think of you often, {{{huggs}}} rosiet xxx] -
Message 23
Posted by rosieP (U1160507) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
true rosiet! and I was in my dog walking gear with cropped hair and no lippy ~ nice image! probably frightened the poor lad to death! thanks for your thoughts ~ all going well so far. I will get the hang of this place one day!! take care twinny. xx [[[hugs to you]]] rosiep "Oh why do I open my mouth?!!"
Cue old reply, "Every time I open my mouth, some fool speaks"
[nice to see you rosiep, think of you often, {{{huggs}}} rosiet xxx]Ìý -
Message 24
Posted by garyp (U1645080) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Ahh the joys of saying something that no-else finds funny.
As you can tell I'm a bloke and sometimes it is v.v.necessary to make adustments to ones clothing when parts are trapped!!! It buddy hurts! -
Message 25
Posted by Low Flyer (U2221553) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:51:54 GMT, In reply to: garyp [
Well said Gary - but I usually try to be at least a little discreet about it.
LF -
Message 26
Posted by Louise (U2220949) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Hmm, re hurting and all that. You prompted me to wondered why evolution did not either a) give more protection to such a vital contributor to the continuation of the human race or b) make the whole thing more robust.
Is there a social benefit to the vulnerability of the male anatomy? Strangly puzzled that I am even contemplating this subject - and all becasue of Lynne Truss and her plurals as well.
Front Row has a lot to answer for. -
Message 27
Posted by Almond_Aire (U2259917) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Hmm, re hurting and all that. You prompted me to wondered why evolution did not either a) give more protection to such a vital contributor to the continuation of the human race or b) make the whole thing more robust.
Is there a social benefit to the vulnerability of the male anatomy? Strangly puzzled that I am even contemplating this subject - and all becasue of Lynne Truss and her plurals as well.
Front Row has a lot to answer for.Ìý
Hildegard, I think the "vulnerability" to which you refer is due to the temperature at which sperm need to be kept. If they get too hot it's not good for them.
Of course, this is not actually a "social" benefit, LOL! More an antisocial one in the circumstances described.
Alma. -
Message 28
Posted by Ambridge Forever (U2322245) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Being a very correct, prim and proper ( hah! ) middle-aged lady ( well, I`ve already had to reveal my D.O.B. so what the hell ), I assumed that this post would be about whether or not men should open doors for women, offer us seats, etc. But no. Suddenly it`s all bogies and men adjusting their dangly bits. Sooo Mustardland and what I thought we would be losing with all the doom and gloom recently. I thought I would never LOL again - in front of my computer screen anyway. It just goes to show. The boards and the system might change. But the spirit of Mustardland will never die.
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Message 29
Posted by Ross_S (U1484728) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Andrew
Yuck, perhaps there's a market for man's pants that lift and separate?
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Speaking for myself there's nothing down there that I want "separated" thank you very much....
...however, the jury's still out on "lifting"
Take care,
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Message 30
Posted by garyp (U1645080) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Being a very correct, prim and proper ( hah! ) middle-aged lady ( well, I`ve already had to reveal my D.O.B. so what the hell ), I assumed that this post would be about whether or not men should open doors for women, offer us seats, etc. But no. Suddenly it`s all bogies and men adjusting their dangly bits. Sooo Mustardland and what I thought we would be losing with all the doom and gloom recently. I thought I would never LOL again - in front of my computer screen anyway. It just goes to show. The boards and the system might change. But the spirit of Mustardland will never die.Ìý
Just when you thought it safe to go back into the water -
Message 31
Posted by Once-a-Ginge (U1486077) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Yuck, perhaps there's a market for man's pants that lift and separate?
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I thought that was the point of jockey pants as opposed to boxers which let it all hang out.
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Message 32
Posted by Low Flyer (U2221553) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:31:55 GMT, In reply to: Tabby [
Look, I wasn't going to say anything, because it would seem immodest, but it depends on how much you've got to support in the first place. Some guys can get away with boxers, others need ... a little more...
That's all I'm saying on the point.
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Message 33
Posted by Gwenhwyfar (U1481921) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
I bought the book this morning. Am about to rush off to see if there are chapters on scratching. Watch this space! Gwen
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Message 34
Posted by Once-a-Ginge (U1486077) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
SNORK!
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Message 35
Posted by dean volecape (U1477030) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
#32
and the underpant style favoured by sir is?????? -
Message 36
Posted by Low Flyer (U2221553) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:43:11 GMT, In reply to: dean volecape [
I couldn't possibly comment...
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Message 37
Posted by Ross_S (U1484728) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:43:11 GMT, In reply to: dean volecape [
I couldn't possibly comment...
LFÌý
Given your nicknam ewe can guess...
Reminds me of that old schoolboy joke* - How do you get five pounds of meat out of a fly?....
Take care,
Ross
*as repeated here by an old schoolboy! -
Message 38
Posted by Low Flyer (U2221553) on Wednesday, 26th October 2005
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:26:59 GMT, In reply to: Ross_S [
Just snorked a mouthful of water on to the keyboard!
ROFL
LF
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