[Sca-cooks] Re: seving wenches

[Dianne & Greg Stucki]

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From: "she not" <atamagajobu at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 2:56 PM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Re: seving wenches


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> " Edward swept the offending garment form the floor, and put it on his own 
> leg, "
> Hmm..you're probably right..I remembered the story as '"He put it on 
> himself," and have clearly been laboring under a misapprehension all these 
> years- the whole thing makes more sense that way...thanks, Capt Elias! 
> It's actually worth embarassing myself to get that cleared up!
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> .. if they weren't rude and crude, why do ettiquete books have to tell 
> diners not to scratch their privates before sticking their hand in a 
> common dish or blow their noses on the tablecloth?
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> Well, considering that most of the ettiquete books were aimed at seven
> to eleven year old boys, what do you think?
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> I think they referred to existing rude/crude behavior in order to 
> illustrate polite behavior for persons aspiring to conduct themselves 
> honorably in public.

Which is the same thing...seven to eleven year old boys need a LOT of 
civilizing!! (Trust me on this point, I live with a houseful of the 
beasts...)

Laurensa