Etiquette for Cats # 1
Mat says: It’s not cool to come running when your human arrives in the house. What are you, a dog? When you hear the door opening, stay right where you are. Pretend to be sleepy or bored, which should come naturally. Then when the human approaches your spot, lift your eyes very slightly. Give them a look that says, “Oh hello, have you been there long? I was mulling over some flaws in Godel’s conjecture.”
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People have the wrong idea about etiquette. It is not about class. It is not for ritual or show. It is not about money. Rich people are just as rude and tacky as the rest of us, except that they can afford a proper education and therefore have no excuse for their uncouth ways.
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May 20th, 2013 at 09:55
As that wonderfully balanced sentences from George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman says:
“They are not beautiful: they are only decorated. They are not clean: they are only shaved and starched. They are not dignified: they are only fashionably dressed. They are not educated: they are only college passmen. They are not religious: they are only pewrenters. They are not moral: they are only conventional. They are not virtuous: they are only cowardly. They are not even vicious: they are only “frail.” They are not artistic: they are only lascivious. They are not prosperous: they are only rich. They are not loyal, they are only servile; not dutiful, only sheepish; not public spirited, only patriotic; not courageous, only quarrelsome; not determined, only obstinate; not masterful, only domineering; not self-controlled, only obtuse; not self-respecting, only vain; not kind, only sentimental; not social, only gregarious; not considerate, only polite; not intelligent, only opinionated; not progressive, only factious; not imaginative, only superstitious; not just, only vindictive; not generous, only propitiatory; not disciplined, only cowed; and not truthful at all: liars every one of them, to the very backbone of their souls.”
Can be used to describe politicians.