#1
Posted: 5/22/07 at 5:05am
During one of her daily classes a teacher trying to
teach good manners, asked her students the following
question: "Michael, if you were on a date having
dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her
that you have to go to the bathroom?" Michael said,
"Just a minute I have to go pee." The teacher
responded by saying, "That would be rude and impolite.
What about you Peter, how would you say it. "Peter
said, "I am sorry, but I really need to go to the
bathroom. I'll be right back."
"That's better, but it's still not very nice to say
the word bathroom at the dinner table.
And you, little Johnny, can you use your brain for
once and show us your good manners?" "I would say:
Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have
to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, whom I
hope to introduce you to after dinner."
The teacher fainted......
teach good manners, asked her students the following
question: "Michael, if you were on a date having
dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her
that you have to go to the bathroom?" Michael said,
"Just a minute I have to go pee." The teacher
responded by saying, "That would be rude and impolite.
What about you Peter, how would you say it. "Peter
said, "I am sorry, but I really need to go to the
bathroom. I'll be right back."
"That's better, but it's still not very nice to say
the word bathroom at the dinner table.
And you, little Johnny, can you use your brain for
once and show us your good manners?" "I would say:
Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have
to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine, whom I
hope to introduce you to after dinner."
The teacher fainted......
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
