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Jun. 21st, 2006
From today's Miss Manners column:
Dear Miss Manners:
I have a friend who constantly refers to herself in the third person, i.e., "Jenny never eats red meat," or "Jenny loves to go to the movies!" What is the best way to deal with this wholly annoying habit?
Gentle Reader:
How would Miss Manners know?
encaenia drinks reception = egoboost!
Jun. 21st, 2006 07:36 pma few minutes ago:
old man, fellow of college, whom i've never met before: [chat chat chat]
self: [chat chat chat]
old man's colleague, whom i recognize but to whom i cannot attach a name: [makes a gesture of departing and heads for the door]
old man's friend? wife? some woman affiliated with him in some way, with whom i have also been chatting: Your chauffeur is leaving.
old man: Oh, my -- it's not fair! Every time I meet a charming young lady, my chauffeur wants to leave!
and, earlier:
emeritus fellow with whom i am friendly: I was going to say the nicest thing I could possibly say, which is that [the soft cap which used to be worn by women instead of the mortarboard and is still chosen by many women, self included] looks very fetching on you.
Hee!
old man, fellow of college, whom i've never met before: [chat chat chat]
self: [chat chat chat]
old man's colleague, whom i recognize but to whom i cannot attach a name: [makes a gesture of departing and heads for the door]
old man's friend? wife? some woman affiliated with him in some way, with whom i have also been chatting: Your chauffeur is leaving.
old man: Oh, my -- it's not fair! Every time I meet a charming young lady, my chauffeur wants to leave!
and, earlier:
emeritus fellow with whom i am friendly: I was going to say the nicest thing I could possibly say, which is that [the soft cap which used to be worn by women instead of the mortarboard and is still chosen by many women, self included] looks very fetching on you.
Hee!