Posted on 06/22/2013 7:02:24 PM PDT by JoeProBono
I was raised that dignified people never bring undue attention themselves and they don't go around telling everyone the family business.
Of course in the small town I grew up in most everyone did know everyone's business.
If you did not want something known, you never spoke of it on the telephone because everyone in town had their phones tapped.
Our phone was tapped by Big Sis who lived down the street and was one of the five other families that we had to share a party line with.
When you heard the click you knew one of the other five families was listening in.
The story goes that one day she got caught up in the conservation that she broke into the conversation between two ladies who were talking about something which she was particularly interested in.
I have never joined a social network because my family cemetery is full of those who would tell me that being on Facebook would be a very undignified thing to do.
Same with FR, actually more likely here.
We've had to be aware of that since day one.
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