Politeness Appreciator Gifts

Deferential equations.

Canadian Fish

"I hate to be a wet blanket, Officer, but I wish to report my purse has been snatched."

"I'm giving you one last chance to talk before Vinny says 'Please.' "

"Thanks for the unexpected lift. You can drop me off here. Or here. Or here. Or here."

'More tea, Wicca?'

'No, No, YOU came first!'

"Have you come far?"

"They're so adorable at that age!"

"Oh no, after you. I insist!"

Road sign: 'No Passing Zone... This, too, shall pass.'

Jarvis Cocker

'The sole reason I haven't talked to my wife for five years, is that I was too polite to interrupt her...'

'It's no problem, Mom. Samantha just likes to check on my table manners.'

"Nice talking to you too, even if you are a recorded message."

"Discussion topic: Is our society becoming less civil and more violent?"

The merger hits a snag.

"It's not art, really - just something I pulled out of my butt."

Politeness opens doors

'Say, please.'

'Small acts of kindness, officer, can go a long way toward making this world a better place.'

"Are you busy or are you at work?"

'The Polite Lions' - a new sim game - "We've already got chairs, thank you."

'Try hitting him harder.' 'Is that all you have to say?' 'Try hitting him harder, PLEASE.'

A gentleman giving some children a lesson in manners

'I apologize for repeatedly asking if everything is okay, but displaying customer concern is part of our mission statement.'

"Let's change that to 'Please be seated'."

'I can't take off my clothes - I'm Missouri Synod Lutheran!'

'No. I insist. You first.'

Canadian Zoom

Pardon me, I think you dropped this. Ivy League Football Is Different.

'It looks pretty flimsy, but I'm a gentleman: After you dear...'

'After you' said Miss Manners. 'Oh you first' insisted Mrs Etiquette.

'I'm gifted but I hide it well.'

'Are we there yet?'