Politeness Pro Gifts

Buh-Bye!

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

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"Oh no, after you. I insist!"

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

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

'You're good with people. Just tell him to go fuck himself.'

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

'Dear Miss Etiquette, I'm never sure if I should say anything...'

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"Not guilty, Your Honor, and thank you for asking."

The merger hits a snag.

Politeness opens doors

'Say, please.'

"Hello moon, the sun sends his regards."

'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

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

Impasse in the corridor of the National Society of Common Courtesy.

"No offense."

'No... you first.'

'No. I insist. You first.'

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

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

"All you had to do was ASK us to leave!"

"You're very courteous for a hog"

'Don't ask for anything.'

"Passive-aggressive musical chairs." "You sit. I don’t deserve to" "I couldn’t possibly." "Maybe two of us could share." "Someone else go first." "I actually prefer standing."

"Can we not argue in public? Buzz me up and let's discuss this calmly."

Back in the old days, when mob rule etiquette counted for something.

"Plea bargaining with my mom is more like please bargaining."

'Don't forget to say 'pretty please'.'

"The Passive-Agressive Door-Holding Game:See if you can make an innocent stranger hurry from more than fifteen feet away while you hold the door."

Miss Manners: Inappropriate and Appropriate.