tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post4684013981246064532..comments2024-01-05T06:18:18.086-05:00Comments on CommentaramaPolitics: The Rise of Smartphones and the Fall of Good Manners AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-126178645180397542015-07-15T10:19:33.904-04:002015-07-15T10:19:33.904-04:00Speaking of manners, I'm going to be unmannerl...Speaking of manners, I'm going to be unmannerly here when I say that the fiction the Mexican.gov is giving us about El Chapo is horse-hockey. He probably walked out the front gate to a limousine with a mariachi band serenading him..Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-35113660236851276202015-07-14T22:27:59.020-04:002015-07-14T22:27:59.020-04:00When I drive I love to listen to Sirius Radio, I&#...When I drive I love to listen to Sirius Radio, I'll put on The Dead, or the Punk channel, or 70s etc...and just drive and rock...but,,,someone's phone will ring and all of sudden my music is too loud,,blah, blah, blah,,what the Hell did we do before cel phones? Oh I know, talked, read, listened to Dad's rock music...sometimes I think I raised Philistines.Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-43835041758353745102015-07-14T21:46:47.286-04:002015-07-14T21:46:47.286-04:00EP - I have always been a vocal advocate of legali...EP - I have always been a vocal advocate of legalizing cream pies in the face...BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-52561477248600772922015-07-14T18:26:00.703-04:002015-07-14T18:26:00.703-04:00>>without actually doing physical harm. >...>>without actually doing physical harm. >><br /><br />C'mon, don't be so millennial, Bev. How's that going to get any point across? For the record, though, I don't advocate the knifing portion of the video. ;-)EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-33578670587652952842015-07-14T17:31:16.596-04:002015-07-14T17:31:16.596-04:00EP - that is hysterical! There should be some non-...EP - that is hysterical! There should be some non-lethal, legalversion ,like a Nerf-phone swatter that gets the point across without actually doing physical harm.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-58528327874647556502015-07-14T17:24:03.797-04:002015-07-14T17:24:03.797-04:00My mom would sometimes do the "Irish Catholic...My mom would sometimes do the "Irish Catholic Guilt Thing", it was devastating...Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-77959623064286331352015-07-14T16:58:28.848-04:002015-07-14T16:58:28.848-04:00Bev, as our NYC rep, I hope you appreciate the sou...Bev, as our NYC rep, I hope you appreciate the source of this genius invention:<br /><br />https://youtu.be/2SZiEFpC9Wg<br /><br />P.S. Sadly, Friendly's is only regional (and not on the Left Coast), so Denny's = the greatest coast-to-coast option.EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-55689876322934183062015-07-14T16:15:09.568-04:002015-07-14T16:15:09.568-04:00I want to say I am on Facebook and I never take pi...I want to say I am on Facebook and I never take pictures of my food. I'm too busy eating. Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453591141757808708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-13947434058490567272015-07-14T16:15:01.289-04:002015-07-14T16:15:01.289-04:00Critch - I am a survivor of the "Stare"....Critch - I am a survivor of the "Stare". Of course, threat of the "Shoe" came long before we left the house to go out into public. But the "Stare" was very effective. BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-33266088532988408952015-07-14T16:11:00.473-04:002015-07-14T16:11:00.473-04:00I'm a survivor of the "Big Spoon", i...I'm a survivor of the "Big Spoon", it seemed like every adult at our table had a spoon and pop you with it if your manners were bad etc....my kids and even some of their friends were introduced to the big spoon theory of installing manners in a child...Critchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07106908233705403513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-28438225716451754992015-07-14T15:40:35.845-04:002015-07-14T15:40:35.845-04:00Also Tryanmax - Yes, "foam" is not "...Also Tryanmax - Yes, "foam" is not "food", it's very expensive air bubbles. Something most kids can do with a milk carton and a straw. Do the people who pay extravagant prices for "foam" realize that they are actually just paying for air?BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-15228596131054475812015-07-14T15:38:34.545-04:002015-07-14T15:38:34.545-04:00Tryanmax - Absolutely, it is the confusion over bo...Tryanmax - Absolutely, it is the confusion over boundaries. People especially children crave boundaries..that is why they are always testing the limits. But I do see subtle hints of the pendulum swinging back in the "normal is okay" side. I see it in more conservative clothing in fashion magazines and in articles like I read today about the growing popularity of "celibacy" in young adults. I think those raised on a steady diet of no limits are beginning to get bored with the restrictions of always saying "Yes" to everything and are beginning to see the empowerment and autonomy of saying "No".BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-55835416032950271292015-07-14T15:26:20.065-04:002015-07-14T15:26:20.065-04:00Bev, thanks for leaving "foam" of the me...Bev, thanks for leaving "foam" of the menu. Foam is something that sits on top of certain beverages. Many foods are already foam: mousse, meringue, anything leavened. If you can only identify something as foam, then it is not food. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-74505311235519220452015-07-14T15:15:22.918-04:002015-07-14T15:15:22.918-04:00Andrew, denim aside, I get the need for boundaries...Andrew, denim aside, I get the need for boundaries. I don't live in a particularly crowded and/or touristy part of the country, so maybe I don't see as much of it. I generally know what areas to avoid if I don't want to see "FU" t-shirts. And all the casinos around here are trashy, so... <br /><br />More than a breakdown of boundaries, however, what I see is a confusion over boundaries. As social creatures, it is in our nature to desire customs and norms. Despite the left devoting the late 20th c. to the proposition that norms are just oppression in disguise, all they have to offer in the way of alternatives are different--oftentimes contrary--sets of norms. I feel as though we are living in the throes of an era which is trying to reestablish a common cultural currency. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-24498334995667828232015-07-14T14:50:59.302-04:002015-07-14T14:50:59.302-04:00Andrew -
I understand. Thankfully, nothing in my...Andrew - <br /><br />I understand. Thankfully, nothing in my news feed is too stupid and the couple of people who annoyed me, I simply unfriended.<br /><br />I wish you were on there - think of all the stupid shit I could be sending you! (Not an incentive, I know.) :-)<br /><br />P.S. I prefer IHOP to Denny's.ScottDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619078842202925064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-76857879921139161332015-07-14T14:43:14.763-04:002015-07-14T14:43:14.763-04:00Tryanmax - I get it with the cutesy names. When I...Tryanmax - I get it with the cutesy names. When I open a restaurant, I promise to never put anything on the menu with "Cowboy", "Rooty", "Tooty", or "foam"....BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-2546579777685433492015-07-14T14:40:44.797-04:002015-07-14T14:40:44.797-04:00Andrew - Believe it or not, I just saw a similar s...Andrew - Believe it or not, I just saw a similar shirt when I was walking home yesterday on a teenager..nice. My issue goes way back probably to the mid-90's when a friend and I went to DC for the weekend. We were in the gift shop at the Lincoln Memorial when the two teenage girls sales clerks started speaking very graphically (and loudly) about their night with their boyfriends. I was shocked, but I didn't say anything until I saw this shocked and horrified mother literally put her hands over her young son's ears and usher him out as fast as she could. I went to find an actually adult to lodge a complaint...as this was THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL!!!!. but there was no adult supervisor to be found. <br /><br />So, for the first time in my life, I wrote a complaint letter to the National Parks Department. I related the story of the horrified mother and trying to find an adult I charge of the gift shop, but found none. I admonished that there are families bringing their children to our nation's capital and they deserve much better.<br /><br />Anyway, that's when I started to notice stuff like this all around me.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-9634626543093180182015-07-14T14:08:15.062-04:002015-07-14T14:08:15.062-04:00Bev, I refuse to order "cutesy" menu ite...Bev, I refuse to order "cutesy" menu items. If I can't simply order pancakes topped with fruit, I would rather go hungry. The same goes for anything with "Cowboy" in the name. I will have a side of BBQ sauce, thank you. tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-38231794574512525152015-07-14T14:05:57.206-04:002015-07-14T14:05:57.206-04:00Scott, Most of the people I know who use Facebook ...Scott, Most of the people I know who use Facebook aren't people whose opinions anyone wants to hear and they mainly use it to post pictures of Uncle Jim opening bottles with his teeth.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-14488771958887627972015-07-14T14:04:14.143-04:002015-07-14T14:04:14.143-04:00Bev, That is the problem. I am serious about the ...Bev, That is the problem. I am serious about the t-shirt. We were at a restaurant at a casino up in the mountains this weekend and this guy walked in wearing a shirt that had Mickey Mouse flipping the bird on the front and "F*CK YOU!" written uncensored on the back six times. This guy either didn't know or didn't care that this wasn't appropriate.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-59680442505468242022015-07-14T13:58:45.598-04:002015-07-14T13:58:45.598-04:00tryanmax, I am a great fan of Denny's! LOL!tryanmax, I am a great fan of Denny's! LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-66953666154403730482015-07-14T13:52:02.567-04:002015-07-14T13:52:02.567-04:00Hey, Tryanmax, don't diss Denny's! Where ...Hey, Tryanmax, don't diss Denny's! Where else can you get a Rooty-Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity breakfast??BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-86052283717132723702015-07-14T13:50:49.546-04:002015-07-14T13:50:49.546-04:00ScottDS...I blame you...;-) You Early Millenial, ...ScottDS...I blame you...;-) You Early Millenial, you! Just like a blame the Early Boomers (my cousins) who were mostly '60's Hippies. I blame everyone but , of course, myself...I am perfect. And I know the difference between a butter knife and a fish knife, so there!BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-89079296515650510692015-07-14T13:48:31.920-04:002015-07-14T13:48:31.920-04:00Well, excuuuuuuse me for being a former Costume de...Well, excuuuuuuse me for being a former Costume designer and student of the history of dress. I didn't mean to disparage denim....I LOVE DENIM. I could also write a scholarly paper on the history of denim (aka <i>serge de Nimes</i>) so get off my case! ;-P (btw, sticking one's tongue out is not good manners)<br /><br />But to Andrew's point. The problem is boundaries. We no longer have a proper time and place where we can count on people being dignified and respectful. How do parents raise children when they can't censor what they see?<br /><br /> In the not too distant past, children were protected from situations like Andrew describes. No matter where you went in public, people generally were expected act with some kind of dignity and respect. And they certainly did not not swear like sailors. Even sailors only swore like sailors when around other sailors. But now we have no boundaries. I wouldn't go so far as to say it is the downfall of society, but why do we expect children to know how to act with dignity if they do not see adults doing it?BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251675227852122352.post-56462563062918412382015-07-14T13:44:07.200-04:002015-07-14T13:44:07.200-04:00Andrew, I think the basic problem there is that yo...Andrew, I think the basic problem there is that you are going to Denny's. ;-)tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.com