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Date: January 30th, 2012 12:55 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier I just read that you're not supposed to reach out and shake a woman's hand when you're being introduced to her -- gotta let her initiate. Is this flame bros? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19862965) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:36 AM Author: vermilion comical business firm I do this kind of instinctively. It seems aggressive to thrust your hand out at a woman. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863310) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, Not flame. I NEVER take a woman's hand without it being offered to me. I don't think many professional women care, though. But in "society," it's not flame. |
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Date: February 15th, 2012 9:56 AM Author: Federal Lay From my brief (and still too long) dalliance with a girl from "society," I can vouch that it was full of all kinds of shit like that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19968341) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 1:58 PM Author: rusted bearded generalized bond what qualifies a girl as being from "society"? what did her parents do? what other kinds of shit were they full of? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627571) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2012 9:00 PM Author: Apoplectic nowag Not flame. Some women do not shake hands with men and some only do it in more formal situations than men do with each other. So you should always wait for her to offer her hand first. If she doesn't a nod and some pleasantries are sufficient. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21157951) |
Date: January 30th, 2012 12:56 AM Author: Irradiated Dysfunction where'd you read this bro even? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19862973) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 12:57 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier fuck bro, I don't even remember. It was somewhere reputable though man. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19862985) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:04 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, It's 100% a rule of etiquette. You don't take a woman's hand w/o it being offered to you. But if you're in a biz casual environment, no one GAF. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:35 PM Author: Irradiated Dysfunction interesting. like the broaster above, i don't generally offer to shake a woman's hand anyway, but was not aware of a 'rule' against it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865404) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 12:58 AM Author: onyx startled party of the first part pistol idk sounds pretty beta (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19862989) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 12:58 AM Author: Insane galvanic hospital apparently youre supposed to let the woman take the seat facing the restaurant when youre at a table for two. i didnt know this until a guy told me this on a date a while ago. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19862993) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:01 AM Author: Irradiated Dysfunction what if your IN the restaurant? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863010) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:17 AM Author: Insane galvanic hospital thats what im talking about
if the table faces the wall for example you should sit on the outside facing the wall and the girl should sit on the inside facing the restaurant |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:19 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier Kind of like how they always sleep on the wall side of the bed after you fuck them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863178) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:00 PM Author: Vigorous forum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865575) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 5:39 PM Author: cruel-hearted magenta church IDK, I always sleep on the non-wall side when my bf and I are done fooling around. And he's totally alpha, especially in bed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19866206) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 5:42 PM Author: Irradiated Dysfunction stfu neocon pumo (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19866233) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:20 AM Author: Irradiated Dysfunction fuck, i always like being able to keep an eye on the crowd . (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863193) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:05 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, You should be more worried about facing the door, brother. |
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Date: February 15th, 2012 11:45 AM Author: multi-colored idiot market (omnious threat) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19968689) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:39 PM Author: mewling know-it-all location Lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627907) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:34 AM Author: Slippery Khaki Area I can't see Tony Soprano sitting with his back to the room, even if it's impolite. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863298) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:24 AM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse Precisely. No way I'm running the risk of getting sucker punched. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864124) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:55 PM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse 180 moniker, bro. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867421) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:01 PM Author: cordovan chapel genital piercing no man sits with his back to center of the room. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865224) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:40 PM Author: obsidian native (doesn't know this shit) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867337) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:58 PM Author: greedy submissive field Yeah, but this puts you in a beta position where you have to turn around if you want to get the waiter's attention. No woman wants a man who has to put so much effort into flagging someone down. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865567) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:37 PM Author: ocher mother this is pretty obvious. women should always be seated on the inside wherever you are. in addition when walking on the sidewalk the man should walk on the outside (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867318) |
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Date: July 24th, 2012 1:33 AM Author: tantric mad-dog skullcap Again. WRONG. The alpha bro needs to be walking on the inside (closest to the street), otherwise you're putting the girl in the position that is closer to more possible dangers (swerving car, etc.) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21160440) |
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Date: February 1st, 2012 11:47 PM Author: rough-skinned nursing home turdskin I learned this from an Encyclopedia Brown book when I was 10 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19880459) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:41 PM Author: mewling know-it-all location WTF this is perhaps the most basic rule of dating. I learned this at 18. Shocked how many xoers dint know this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627916) |
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Date: July 24th, 2012 1:31 AM Author: tantric mad-dog skullcap This is beta as fuck. An alpha bro needs to see the floor of the restaurant in case any security threats arise so that he can respond to them swiftly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21160436) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:02 AM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse wtf, this shit is obvious. Didn't any of you faggots take cotillion? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863014) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:05 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier I'm just a poor bro from a poor family. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863046) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:06 AM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse Sorry, brother. That was inconsiderate of me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863051) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:09 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier No worries brother! Can you please DESCRIBE cotillion and all that shit?
The first time I heard of it was when it was in an episode of the OC man. The concept blew my mind. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:18 AM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse Generally takes place in late elementary school. Mine was once a week for a year and we learned how to dance, eat, and talk politely. Mostly what happened is the boys, dressed in blazers and khaki chinos, would dance with the girls with their hands hovering over their waists and the mothers and instructor would come by and put the hands on their waists. The instructor (in my case, a South African woman who'd gone to finishing school in the UK) would show us the dances. After dancing we'd "mix and mingle." I hated it at the time, but it was pretty cr ultimately. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863175) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:20 AM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse Oh, and it all culminated in a big ball at the end of the year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863183) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:29 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier This sounds excellent, brother. I'll bet you're never awkwardly staring at the ground trying to think of how to make small talk with some boomer faggot. Seems like things that suck as a kid are generally cr in the long run. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863276) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:40 AM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse Unsurprisingly, I can chit-chat much more easily with 55+ year olds than I can with my fellow 20-somethings.
edit: this has actually led to some pretty cr hook-ups, notably with my coworker's niece who was a 8.5/10 that I dated for a few months |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:17 AM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse Was the coworker a 55+, and he was like "you should meet my niece?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864248) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:39 AM Author: olive provocative jap how old were you like 12? was there any making out and shit? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863344) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:41 AM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse There may have been mention of how to kiss (but it was probably just peck on the cheek, no demonstration) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863362) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:42 AM Author: olive provocative jap so did you go to debutante balls in high school? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863375) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:46 AM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse No, those are really their own thing. The people who do that are scarily competitive about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863417) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:31 AM Author: laughsome bawdyhouse (jewdood) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863286) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:03 AM Author: 180 mint dingle berry When offered something from a tray/platter, take the closest one to you.
In an elevator, take off your hat in the presence of women. (Don Draper) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:05 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier Dude, that elevator scene was 180. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863043) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:32 AM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse For all the bros wondering, here's the scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiP1z9qfojA
While Draper is pretty 180, the scene is 165.
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Date: January 31st, 2012 12:02 AM Author: Cerise Codepig Draper pwning noobs is always 180. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19868863) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 2:30 AM Author: soggy theater 180 as fuck (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19881179) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:08 PM Author: mind-boggling alpha the tray thing seems so obvious but there are always the people who let their hands hover over the food (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864710) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:32 AM Author: laughsome bawdyhouse just do downton abbey bro (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863292) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:09 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, One enjoyable thing about that show is seeing all the shit I learned as a kid actually happen. Upper class people are WAY better at bantering and saying what they mean without saying what they mean. Also being ready and able to take the blame for nearly everything, even if it's not their fault. Like if you go to a party and the other dood can't remember your name, you apologize and make up some story like maybe you didn't properly introduce yourself last time, or didn't do enough to help him remember you, or you realize the split second where he can't remember and introduce yourself quickly to spare him the embarrassment of revealing that he's forgotten your name. People in the US can't do that shit for shit. |
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Date: February 1st, 2012 11:54 PM Author: Copper balding round eye hunting ground lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19880512) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:35 AM Author: obsidian native The man is supposed to go first through a revolving door. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863308) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:38 AM Author: vermilion comical business firm Really? Is that so if there's a sniper he'll draw the fire? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863333) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:46 AM Author: obsidian native lol, no it's so she doesn't have to push, lazy bitch. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19863413) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:29 PM Author: Wonderful philosopher-king Whether the man should go first or second through a revolving door is actually a matter of dispute. Nice try. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865759) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 5:51 PM Author: Passionate fantasy-prone hell bbw No, it really isn't. Link? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19866279) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:09 PM Author: Wonderful philosopher-king I retract my statement. The expert consensus is that the man enters first. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867517) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:29 AM Author: histrionic yarmulke chad i like refusing to congratulate women on engagements.
its both ostentatiously polite and sexist |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:42 AM Author: twisted stage black woman You sound aspie. So wtf, do you say aloud "I refuse to congratulate you on your engagement on policy grounds."? Or when someone says they are newly engaged you are just noticeably silent hoping they pick up on your shtick? Just lol. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864152) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:43 AM Author: histrionic yarmulke chad i dont think you get it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864158) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:44 AM Author: twisted stage black woman I don't think so either. Sounds neither tactful nor principled. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864161) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:45 AM Author: histrionic yarmulke chad you congratulate a man, you give your best wishes to a woman (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864165) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:52 AM Author: twisted stage black woman So you go out of your way to say different things to each person? Do people ever not get it and look back at you like you are an idiot? Are people ever offended? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864181) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:54 AM Author: histrionic yarmulke chad most people dont get it.
i wouldnt say theyre offended. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:55 AM Author: twisted stage black woman It sounds credited but I would fear that the prolishness of the couple would render them unable to comprehend the insult. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864190) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:27 AM Author: Coiffed deep tank nibblets That's the point (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864289) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 11:05 AM Author: twisted stage black woman In this situation, the person making the un-comprehended joke looks foolish and aspie as bride and groom stare blankly (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864376) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 11:14 AM Author: histrionic yarmulke chad ok, do you still not get it? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864405) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 2:44 PM Author: Beta trailer park laser beams TITCR
Why would you go out of your way to do this? |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:07 PM Author: twisted stage black woman ty. I dont understand why you'd make a joke that is really on you to those who are listening (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865262) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:13 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, Can someoen explain wtf this talk of "insults" and "jokes" is here? Your friends say "we just got married" You tell the dood "congrats" You tell the chick "best wishes" Where is the private joke/insult that is embarrassing to the speaker? |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:16 PM Author: twisted stage black woman credited q (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865303) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:25 PM Author: soul-stirring jewess xo flame apparently. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627760) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 2:14 AM Author: Beady-eyed queen of the night faggot firefighter I think you're supposed to say "best wishes" to the chick and "congratulations" to the dood.
Which confirms my belief that much of etiquette exists to cover up unpleasant truths, in this case, the truth that landing a man for marriage is considered a laudatory achievement for women in society. In other words, what we mean when we say "best wishes" to the woman is really "congratulations" and vice versa. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:44 AM Author: Thriller Hairless Dopamine Brethren When fucking a guy in the ass, give him a reach-around. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864160) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:56 AM Author: Maroon supple house boistinker U KNOW WE DRINK DAT ROZAY TILL WE BLACK OUT
WAKE UP DRINK SOME MORE DEN PASS BACK OUT |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:56 AM Author: histrionic yarmulke chad cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864193) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:24 AM Author: onyx startled party of the first part pistol This is also what they taught at our 'cotillion' equivalent (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864273) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:04 PM Author: Sexy Pit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865596) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:05 PM Author: Irradiated Dysfunction ofs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865603) |
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Date: July 24th, 2012 5:43 AM Author: Electric sadistic travel guidebook associate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21161213) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:31 AM Author: Coiffed deep tank nibblets When you want to convey power, handshake with you palm facing slightly downwards. Never handshake with your palm up as that makes you a bitch and the person shaking your hand will think of you as such. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864304) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:40 AM Author: Fishy adventurous range foreskin What if you have a power bottom handshake, where you start palm up but generate most of the power from the bottom? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864341) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:42 AM Author: histrionic yarmulke chad i like to lock in and crank.
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:10 PM Author: arousing talking mediation I like to pull back two of my fingers and tickle the other guy's palm while we shake. It starts off the relationship on a friendly note. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864719) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 1:25 PM Author: abusive twinkling university I combine this with the power bottom move described above. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19864773) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:06 PM Author: vibrant maize national always place your utensils together and facing he same direction when you are finished with your meal. Do not leave the fork and knife on opposite sides of your plate like a savage! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865256) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:17 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, wtf this just blew my mind i was taught you cross silverware to signal to the server that you're finished just checked, you're right wtf bros just wtf edit: i do recall there being some talk about continental vs english style, so maybe this is one of those things where continentals and english do it differently? Holy cow I was taught this stuff SO LONG ago... over 15 years ago! |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:35 PM Author: vibrant maize national If you notice, most savage americans leave utensils on opposite sides of the plate and the server always has to position the silverware on the same side before picking up the plate. Doing this yourself is a courtesy to your server. Crossing your shit creates extra work, makes your server get food all over their hands and makes your dishes harder to stack. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865406) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:41 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, "Crossing your shit creates extra work, makes your server get food all over their hands and makes your dishes harder to stack. " Out of curiosity, how does putting your silverware on the plate parallel alleviate the problems you've listed? |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:55 PM Author: vibrant maize national cause if your silverware is placed together the server doesn't have to touch it. They can just stack the plates as is (you can stack plates perfectly fine with silverware on it if the silverware is positioned together. The plates will be unbalanced if you try to stack them while the silverware is crossed -- source, I worked in a french restaurant and dealt with this). If there is a large number of plates so that the server has to remove the silverware from each plate to stack them neatly, placing the silverware together cuts the server's work in half. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865549) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:10 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, I see. I guess I haven't been to a restaurant in a while where you can actually stack dishes like this. I used to be a waiter, and I couldn't stack ours w/silverware in the plates no matter hte configuration. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:18 PM Author: Sapphire shaky pervert spot lol prole! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865684) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:31 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, I'm always grateful to be able to correct an error in behavior. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:34 PM Author: Wonderful philosopher-king Prole. Crossing your silverware is actually a signal to the server that you do NOT want your plate picked up while you go out or to the restroom (it's like an "X"-sign). Source: Miss Manners. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865783) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 5:31 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, IIRC that's incorrect. Neither American nor Continental style is to cross like I was talking about. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-mirza-grotts/table-etiquette-two-diffe_b_594518.html |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:08 PM Author: Wonderful philosopher-king Think before you write. Read before you think.
"If one is pausing while eating, the fork and knife placed in a crossed position – the handle of the fork to the left and the handle of the knife to the right, with the two instruments crossed at the center of the plate - signals the waiter or footman or host that you have not finished."
And that comes from a more trusted authority on etiquette than the Huffington Post. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:50 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, Fair enough. I clearly haven't had to use this shit for a very long time, and the one time I've used it recently (a few days ago at a pretty high class party) I probably unknowingly shamed myself pretty badly. :/ ty for the clarification, I sincerely enjoy improving my etiquette. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 10:47 PM Author: Wonderful philosopher-king np brah, I was wrong about the revolving doors, so it's all good. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19868225) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:57 PM Author: mewling know-it-all location No shit. What kind of dumbass biglaw bros don't know this? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628041) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:33 PM Author: primrose station sound barrier This is a good one. I spent a few months in England, and I noticed that over there even the most TTT pieces of shit do this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865386) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:30 PM Author: soul-stirring jewess jj (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627805) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:17 PM Author: Naked slimy hairy legs parlour Also, when you do this I remember hearing once that you're supposed to have the cutting edge of the knife facing toward you, rather than the other members of the table. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865681) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:31 PM Author: soul-stirring jewess You are supposed to place the blade side of the knife facing towards the fork, not away. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627815) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 3:54 PM Author: fiercely-loyal meetinghouse just do Emily Post, bros (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865534) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:05 PM Author: chest-beating curious cruise ship voyeur Never eat out your sister (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865601) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 2:31 AM Author: mauve locus sweet tailpipe Never never or just usually never? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19881181) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 3:03 PM Author: crawly den liquid oxygen the exceptions prove the rule (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628076) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:10 PM Author: trip mexican stead if more more than one other person during a toast, don't touch glasses at the end (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865642) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:12 PM Author: obsidian native could you repeat that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865649) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:16 PM Author: trip mexican stead at the end of the toast, when everyone is supposed to touch glasses, if it is a group of 3 or more, it is improper to actually touch another persons glass. the credited response in those situations is just to raise your glass at the end of the toast. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865673) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:18 PM Author: mind-boggling alpha is this because of fears someone might be left out? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865683) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:19 PM Author: twisted stage black woman what if just "cheers-ing" and not a formal toast w/ requisite schpeel?
I've heard that whenever, if you do, touch glasses after a toast or cheers you should look the holder of the other glass in the eyes. |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:06 PM Author: concupiscible canary death wish partner the latter is cr. i only learned cheers etiquette hanging out with some europeans. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627635) |
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Date: July 24th, 2012 1:38 AM Author: tantric mad-dog skullcap so credited. most people don't know this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21160464) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:22 PM Author: greedy submissive field Unless you're clearly the superior, never be the first to remove your jacket.
Always hold your jacket until your host tells you where to put it.
When handed a business card, never put it in your pants pocket. The higher up the body, the better. If need be, take out your wallet and place it in that. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:29 PM Author: obsidian native Pay attention who you are introducing to whom. You don't introduce the boss to the intern, it's the other way around. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865758) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:41 PM Author: mind-boggling alpha always introduce the younger person to the elder. but i forget if the woman is introduced to the man or the other way around (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19865819) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 4:37 PM Author: mind-boggling alpha - know how to begin a conversation
- if subjected to a rude remark or rude behavior, do not offer rudeness in return
- allow others to finish their sentences
- never talk with mouth full, even over the phone
- don't take part in major arguments over minor issues
- "congratulations" to the groom-to-be, "best wishes" to the bride
- make a conscious effort to use correct grammar but resist temptation to sound stuffy and overly grand; do not correct another person's grammar unless teaching an english class
- avoid raising your voice, even in the most heated discussions
- "excuse me" *not* "i'm sorry"
- when you start a phone call, be the one to end it
- when it comes to social invitations, never wait for something better to come along. accept the first one
- ask "what do you think?" as often as possible, when getting to meet new friends
- small talk should be asking questions and not volunteering information about yourself
- when you feel you've been insulted respond by saying nothing at all. it is tcr
- a firm "no" and not "no, sorry" or anything else. just no
- know how to end a conversation |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 6:22 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, the "what do you think" point is highly 180 you'd be surprised how much people will love you if they get to talk about their opinions all night long |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 6:25 PM Author: twisted stage black woman Don't feed the doob (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19866490) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 6:26 PM Author: mind-boggling alpha all of this coming from a HIGHLY ASPIE idiot. but yeah, that point in particular is a good one to highlight (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19866494) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:22 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, Yah, he probably copypastad it from somewhere. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:23 PM Author: obsidian native lol. no, people will think "oh, this guy read dale carnegie. i'm going to gtf away from him right now." (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867239) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:26 PM Author: vibrant maize national what's wrong with learning how to make friends and influence people, bro? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867247) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:30 PM Author: obsidian native the problem is that everyone has read it and they think you're "dale carnegie"ing them which is off putting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867269) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:54 PM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse Not true. The vast majority of people haven't read it. And a majority of those who have "read" it, promptly forgot it. One rarely sees proper execution of the book's principles. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867417) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 9:45 PM Author: stimulating wild kitty cat Greetings, I can't tell you anyone I know who has read it. Well, except some random poor dude on met on the bus in undergrad who saw me reading it. |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:37 PM Author: Big pearl patrolman "never talk with mouth full, even over the phone" ... wtf? ... What do you mean *even* over the phone? It should be *especially* over the phone... in fact, you should *never* eat when talking on the phone. It drives me crazy. As Miss Manners says, the mouthpiece of the phone picks up every sound out of your mouth... like a microphone... so it's as if you've got your mouth held up against someone's ear as you're munching away... Stop doing this, young people! I know ppl who save all their phone calls for mealtime... ugh. Also remember that any close ambient sound where you are will be magnified, sometimes very distracting to the listener... like washing dishes, shuffling papers, USING THE BATHROOM! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867321) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 8:41 PM Author: talented athletic conference Credited list breh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19867341) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 11:44 PM Author: mind-boggling alpha ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19868750) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 11:39 PM Author: contagious turquoise casino Brother, please elaborate on the tips "know how to start a conversation," and "know how to end a conversation?" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19868700) |
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Date: January 30th, 2012 11:41 PM Author: obsidian native Hi, my name is Joe. What did you think of....
Well, it was nice talking to you. I have to go now. Have a nice day. |
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Date: January 31st, 2012 7:51 AM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse Can't stress enough how important canned lines like these are. I've been told by a lot of people that I'm really social and outgoing. Absolutely wrong. I'm shy as fuck. But I memorized a dozen or so canned lines for starting convos, flirting with girls, closing on phone numbers, etc, and it's crazy effective. Plus, after awhile, the canned lines lead to genuine conversation, and that helped me loosen up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19869997) |
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Date: January 31st, 2012 7:56 AM Author: ocher mother (7-year old) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19870000) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 2:41 AM Author: Arrogant puppy selfie please list the lines. ty. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19881204) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 3:02 PM Author: mewling know-it-all location This. Give me 10 perfect lines pls. Tyia. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628073) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 12:06 AM Author: kink-friendly telephone love of her life when walking side by side on the sidewalk with a bitch you better walk on the "outside" (ie closest to the traffic) this + facing the door in a restaurant are the ones i always notice (for better or worse) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 12:08 AM Author: sick rigpig hissy fit face the door in case a well known serial rapist reptile walks in? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19880583) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 12:09 AM Author: Copper balding round eye hunting ground When all else fails, do what the host does. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19880590) |
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 2:19 AM Author: Beady-eyed queen of the night faggot firefighter Outdoor Voice versus Indoor Voice are pretty big ones of mine. If a girl is inside and she's talking loudly it's a major turnoff.
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Date: February 2nd, 2012 2:33 AM Author: primrose station sound barrier I can't stand loud girls. It's fucking disgusting, brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19881187) |
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Date: February 15th, 2012 9:55 AM Author: Fishy adventurous range foreskin If a girl is inside and I can hear her, it means I didn't gag her properly, so the gaffe is mine.
(Doobs) |
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Date: February 15th, 2012 10:38 AM Author: Naked slimy hairy legs parlour (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19968467) |
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Date: February 15th, 2012 9:48 AM Author: mind-boggling alpha (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19968315) |
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Date: February 15th, 2012 9:55 AM Author: exciting gas station french chef When you are dining the appropriate method to convey to your server that you are done with your food is to place the tines of your fork downards, with your utensils at one side. Most well mannered people will do the utensils at the side/at an angle, but few will remember to place the tines down. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19968335) |
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Date: February 15th, 2012 11:46 AM Author: Fishy adventurous range foreskin Alternatively, flip the plate face down on the table. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#19968697) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 3:04 PM Author: mewling know-it-all location Lol ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628082) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:01 PM Author: ungodly impressive toilet seat i think the more appropriate method these days is to cross fork and knife with the knife blade in the tines of the fork. flipping your fork also conveys that you are done but it makes it impossible to stack anything on that plate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627600) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:03 PM Author: impertinent plaza haunted graveyard sounds like your building modern art there brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627609) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:05 PM Author: ungodly impressive toilet seat just trying to keep my server from dropping five plates on me. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627629) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:41 PM Author: soul-stirring jewess I think you're incorrect about flipping the fork. Also, you are supposed to face the blade of the knife toward the fork, rather than away from it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627917) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:55 PM Author: rambunctious corner multi-billionaire (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628028) |
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Date: July 23rd, 2012 8:57 PM Author: Apoplectic nowag I think he's wrong too.
I was always taught that you place the knife and fork together on the plate with the handles at about the 5 o'clock position, fork tines up and knife blade facing the fork. |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 1:52 PM Author: impertinent plaza haunted graveyard good thread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627538) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:08 PM Author: concupiscible canary death wish partner middle class bro enjoyed this thread (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627646) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 8:21 PM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse CR. It's not hard to play the upper class game if you pay attention and pick up these little tips here and there. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20630597) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:37 PM Author: mewling know-it-all location Always carry a Zippo to light a woman's cigarette. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20627883) |
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Date: July 24th, 2012 1:42 AM Author: tantric mad-dog skullcap (prole trash) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21160488) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 2:54 PM Author: Marvelous property Who would have guessed that some of the enduring lessons I learned from this board were about how to behave politely in high society?
thanks for the tips, bros |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 3:09 PM Author: crawly den liquid oxygen is there a credited etiquette book that covers this? there must be... a la strunk and white. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628103) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 3:13 PM Author: soul-stirring jewess Yes. The Rituals of Dinner, by Margaret Visser. The same author wrote a an earlier, somewhat similar book called Much Depends on Dinner. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628128) |
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Date: May 6th, 2012 3:20 PM Author: crawly den liquid oxygen ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#20628158) |
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Date: July 24th, 2012 9:44 AM Author: Dead Heady Home when walking with a lady, she should always be on the "interior." So, on a sidewalk you are on the side nearest the street, she is away from the street. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21161460) |
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Date: July 24th, 2012 9:48 AM Author: Dead Heady Home I see I was beaten by some 4+ months:
February 2nd, 2012 12:06 AM |
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Date: July 25th, 2012 1:04 PM Author: Appetizing Very Tactful Crackhouse Technically, the rule is that the man should put himself between the woman and danger. While walking on the sidewalk, this generally means between the vehicles and the woman. But, as is often the case in MFH, there is a particularly surly looking vagrant further along the sidewalk, I will switch sides with my lady to place myself between the homeless man and her. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1861225&forum_id=2#21171811) |
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