Book is for men behaving badly. (BELCH!!)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES ^ | 19 OCT 03 | By Jennifer Harper

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Bullies and boors beware: Men behaving badly are getting their comeuppance from Emily Post's great-grandson.

Peter Post has written a guide to the most vexing etiquette matters from the masculine world.

"Essential Manners for Men: What to Do, When to Do It and Why" is meant to be a reasoned, succinct approach to manly manners and the benefits of civility.

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Us guys always get picked on....

[Teacher317]

We are evolution's greatest achievement in hedonism. Even lazy dogs and aloof cats have nothing on us!

[tet68]

I'm adjusting myself, even now.

[BigWaveBetty]

Unfortunately some people, not just men, didn't/don't have parents that will teach them the basics of civility. It's a shame and I'm grateful there's a book out there to help those without manners.

[Ranger Drew]

I think when women stop trying to be and/or pretending to be men,...then men will once again be able to find their place in life.

[Az Joe]

Lesson 1:

TURN GAY

[Reactionary]

I don't mind the niceties of civilization. Trouble is, there isn't much civilization or culture to go around these days.

Men could, of course, demand an end to large women in spandex appearing in public before attempting such social niceties as putting toilet seats down.

[G.Mason]

Note to women, and men who behave like women, get over it!

[Psycho_Bunny]

Put the toilet seat down? 

Frankly, I'll never understand why it's up in the first place.  I never pee standing up in front of a toilet....excepting public restrooms, which I won't sit on....unless I really, really have to.

Few things annoy me as much as a guest who uses my toilet, standing.

Sure, it's an annoyance to sit but sitting beats walking bare foot through splashed urine on the way to bed or walking through it and spreading it all over the carpet.

If I'm ever wealthy, my master bath will have a urinal in it.

[Khurkris]

Men - some basic lessons:

1. Eat with your mouth closed.

2. Be clean and use deodorant. Cologne is optional.

3. Dress better than you think you have to. Shine your shoes.

4. Use an inside the waist band holster for formal occasions.

5. Pay attention.

6. Leave early.

7. Use cash. Tip the help. They can be an asset.

8. Be polite (no matter how much you don't want to).

9. Fart outside. Or stand near the dog.

10. Smile more than talk. People will think you are either charming or 'special.' Either one works to your advantage.

[Servant of the 9]

"Don't reprimand a man at the moment of his egregious behavior. Do it later," Mr. Post said sternly. "You're asking for bluster, bravado and other defensive behavior.

What nonsense.
Post doesn't know what he is talking about, and needs his ass kicked.

SO9

[PatrickHenry]

Would you be so kind, my dear, as to assist a gentlemen in relieving some ... ah, biological pressure this evening? After dinner and some polite (but meaningless) chit-chat, of course.

[Rodney King]

"Put the seat down when you're done. It's a manners issue, yes. But it's also a safety and hygiene issue,"

How is it a hygiene issue? Leave it down so that the next guy can piss all over it? Any guy who puts the toilet seat down when he is done is a fag.

[Aracelis]

As long as you're polite and chew with your mouth closed. ;^)

[Rodney King]

Frankly, I'll never understand why it's up in the first place. I never pee standing up in front of a toilet....excepting public restrooms, which I won't sit on....unless I really, really have to. Few things annoy me as much as a guest who uses my toilet, standing. Sure, it's an annoyance to sit but sitting beats walking bare foot through splashed urine on the way to bed or walking through it and spreading it all over the carpet.

Dude, no offense, but you shouldn't publicly admit that you pee while sitting down. As for your guests, would you really rather have their hairy asses on your toilet seat?

If I'm ever wealthy, my master bath will have a urinal in it.

That is the real answer, and I don't know why mroe private homes don't have urinals. I recently told my wife that our next home is going to have a urnial for me or I am not moving.

[Psycho_Bunny]

I've strutted around the internet for years, identifying myself with bunnies and demanding carrots.

How could I possibly lose credibility beyond that?

[Porterville]

I should write a book about belching a farting... I bet I could get on the Today show with Katy, se has a colon fetish

[goldstategop]

Hey I think Peter Post is covering an old-fashioned subject. The post-modern feminizts don't mind men behaving like ogres and even using women for cheap sexual gratification and then throwing them away like used paper when they've had their fill, but most women still yearn for a gentleman who treats a woman like a lady and shows her respect. Etiquette sounds stuffy and went out with the 60s but I'm glad to see it making a come-back. Our society would be much better off if men behaved with class. What is it they say - a polite society is a decent one? Just think of the Monica follies we would have spared if Bill Clinton had been a true gentleman instead of a rogue cad. We can all aspire to be better, can't we? By all means Mr. Post ought bring back chivalry as well.

[Capriole]

I'm adjusting myself, even now.

Dude. I so admire your ability to adjust yourself and type at the same time. Amazing.

[Capriole]

How is it a hygiene issue? Leave it down so that the next guy can piss all over it? Any guy who puts the toilet seat down when he is done is a fag.

It's a hygiene issue because, as numerous studies have demonstrated, there are all sorts of disgusting bacteria floating around in the air over a toilet, and they're disseminating through the local atmosphere when the lid is up. That's why hygiene-conscious women flush a public toilet before using it. Obviously it's not down so that other men can piss on it. You lift it up to use it and then put it down when you're done. Put the LID down, too, please. It's an aesthetic consideration: nobody wants to stare into the germy depths of an open toilet. That's why they have lids in the first place.

I have got to agree that urinals in private residences are a great idea. So are bidets. In my next house, assuming there's a man around. . .