Potential sentence could vary for juvenile Oct 28, 2009
Bad behavior and bad manners was NOT tolerated in our house and it STILL isn't. " misshoneybee wrote on Oct 26, 2009 11:27 AM:" fishing01, you are right about parents not having an open line to their kids. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
The Ghost of LBJ Oct 28, 2009
He was going to eliminate poverty, ignorance, inequality, and every human frailty from bad manners to halitosis, just by the expenditure of several hundred billion dollars. He also was directing an expensive, bloody, and frustrating war in Vietnam. (Braintree Forum, MA)
* We criticized the bankers but left the system alone Oct 28, 2009
Governments joined in their expressions of disgust, as though the issue were one of bad manners, and then floated all sorts of palliatives that they knew would offer no cure. Today the bonuses are back because banks that were too big to fail are even bigger, having swallowed the minnows and basked in the oligopoly that greeted the survivors. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
She worries he loves his job more than her Oct 27, 2009
DEAR ONE: With all the bad manners in the world, it's a wonder anyone gets along. What should you do. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Homicide victim reported that suspect had history of anger Oct 24, 2009
Lets stop giving ourselves away to men with bad manners. Lets not be victims of abuse. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Taylor Swift to host 'SNL' next month Oct 16, 2009
While it made for bad manners, it also made for good TV. The will also likely serve for inspiration for some laughs at expense come the "SNL" gig. "I've been thinking about skit ideas for a long time," , 19, tells the Associated Press. (CNN -- Showbiz)
What's eating you? Oct 13, 2009
Y: Yum cha The best excuse for bad manners ever invented (waitstaff included). Who can make the greatest number of soy-sauce stains on the white tablecloth in the shortest possible time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Big win for U.S. Oct 10, 2009
Commentary: Obama wins one for America - CNN.com. Commentary: Obama wins one for America. (CNN)
'You lie!' -- bad manners or just politics? Oct 9, 2009
- bad manners or just politics ... - bad manners or just politics ... - bad manners or just politics. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Assemblyman Tom Ammiano crosses the line Oct 9, 2009
Thank Tom Ammiano for proving that bad manners have no ideological or geographic boundaries. This article appeared on page A - 14 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
A cell phone and some bad manners Oct 9, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Published Thu, Oct 08, 2009 10:28 PMModified Thu, Oct 08, 2009 10:28 PM. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Loretta LaRoche: Its OK to keep some thoughts private Sep 24, 2009
Oh, there are plenty of excuses that can be made for the recurring bad manners that have become so prevalent in the media and in all walks of life. Serena Williams thanked her supporters for understanding that I am human. (Wakefield Daily Item, MA)
Source of Wilson's rudeness wasn't racism Sep 24, 2009
Joe Wilson showed bad manners. However, to equate a comment made in the heat of the moment during a speech with striking a young black man is laughable, even by Donnie's standards. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Are we losing our religion? Sep 23, 2009
We have made overt, ostentatious religiosity a form of bad manners rather than an offence against the state. For Bouma, Australian religion is characterised by a serious but light touch, a quiet and even inarticulate reverence, a readiness to laugh at itself, a commitment to life here and now, and a live-and-let-live tolerance. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The Wilson controversy Sep 20, 2009
Then, nearly a week after the offense, the House did pass an overwrought resolution disapproving of a member's already-admitted bad manners. Enough already. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
JIM DODSON: Nice Guy: He Makes Kindness His Life's Mission Sep 20, 2009
This week turned out to be a banner week for bad manners on several primetime fronts, notably entertainment and sports. On Sunday night at the MTV Music Awards, country music star Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for "Best Female Video" was interrupted by rapper Kanye West, who seized the microphone and ranted that Rer Beyonce's competing video was "one of the greatest of all time," leaving the waiflike Swift, 19, stunned to silence and the audience booing. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Civility, wherefore are thou? Sep 18, 2009
The summer of 2009 should go down in history as the Summer of Bad Manners. First there were the numerous town hall meetings across the country. (Slidell Sentry-News, LA)
Kanye West to Taylor Swift: "I'm Sorry" Sep 16, 2009
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15, 2009. Rapper Apologizes for Interrupting Country Singer's Best Female Video Award Speech. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Teachable Moments from YouTube to the Kitchen Table Sep 16, 2009
(More bad manners: ABC news reporter Terrence Moran conveying this indiscreet comment by way of a twitter post to his 1-million-plus followers). There are enough bad examples here to fill a semester in the kitchen, starting with: Incivility begets incivility. (Townhall.com)
Manners: Shouting is the new opining Sep 15, 2009
Some Americans understand that bad manners beget more bad manners: A video mashing up Wilson s outburst with West s began ricocheting around the Internet almost immediately. The rep and the rapper will hate being likened to each other, but both let their inner boorishness hang out for the world to see. (Boston Globe)
Meet Market: Flirty fella has high (heeled)expectations Sep 13, 2009
Pet peeve:people with bad manners ... Pet peeve: people with bad manners. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Thank God for South Carolina Sep 13, 2009
As the president put it, we all make mistakesand this summer of town halls showed that no state has a monopoly on bad manners. Those of us who have known scorn understand what the good people of South Carolina are going throughand can be sure our turn will come again. (Slate)
Wilson proves Obama's point Sep 11, 2009
Just in case anyone is wondering whether Wilson had a good point behind his bad manners, he didn t. His comment followed Obama s assertion that his health plan would not benefit illegal immigrants. Wilson, who apologized for his conduct but didn t withdraw his opinion, claims that Obama would indeed give benefits to illegals. (Boston Globe)
Writing Effective Email Messages Aug 30, 2009
Good email etiquette increases the effectiveness of email messages because people respond better to good manners than to bad manners. The recipients of well-written emails are far more likely to respond in a positive manner than recipients of poorly written or rude messages. (Suite101.com)
Ten Steps to Being a Great Pet Pare... Aug 19, 2009
He is less apt to get into a fight with other animals out of fear or bad manners. Always keep your dog on a leash or in a fenced yard so that you can keep them safe from traffic (the #1 most preventable injury to dogs and man), other animals, pesticides that might be on your neighbor s lawn, poisons in garbage cans and more. (Suite101.com)
Management Line: Aug 17, 2009
Elsewhere, particularly in the white Anglo-Celtic culture, some regard it as bad manners and inappropriate. That s not a negative. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Where have all the real men gone? Aug 15, 2009
I think it's appalling that people have been booing him - just plain bad manners. The fans should be showing their appreciation for Ponting, who is a great player and a fine ambassador for the game. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Show and tell, but don't ask Aug 12, 2009
Prying into people's financial affairs is bad manners but etiquette is back in vogue. Sarah Spano was heading out on a first date when she decided to throw on her large diamante ring. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Pelosi, Hoyer call protests 'Un-American' Aug 11, 2009
Many aged republicans are turned off by the bullying because they bekieve it is plain bad manners. Posted by: Vivian. (FOX61, CT)
SNAP: THIS CLINTON IS SECRETARY OF STATE! Aug 11, 2009
Aside from Hillary acting as though it was 3 a.m., she was rude and condescending while she exposes something more obvious than bad manners. Her one opportunity to be President is derailed, her boss has her doing junkets to the Congo while Bill shows heap big medicine in a prearranged photo op retrieving two Al Gore employees from North Korea. (The Drudge Report)
Textually Active Aug 8, 2009
I keep mine to a managable few select family memebers, I ended up having to delete a few friends b/c of their bad manners, and scrap starters, my kids have full range to my facebook and I don t want them to see all that mess so I had to cut them loose. QC-Love the one your with; or leave them Alone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
LAND OF FULLER: Victoria Beckham lands dream role as new AMERICAN IDOL judge... Aug 7, 2009
Discussing salary's publicly is Crass and just Bad Manners. and Bad Business. (The Drudge Report)
Expert: TSA Screening Is Security Theater Aug 4, 2009
The Mexicans believe it is rude, bad manners, disrespectful, to ask a stranger to remove his/her shoes. Oh yeah, even the airline crew will tell you that changing boarding gates at the last minute does not "stop terrorism." It just causes delays, makes people more mad than they already were, and their luggage ends up somewhere else. (CBS News)
Family reunions can fray nerves Jul 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009. Posted on: Monday, July 27, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hollywood teaches Anil Kapoor about weekends! Jul 28, 2009
There its bad manners to call up anyone for work on the we 00004000 ekend. Duniya ulti-seedhi ho jaye, but they remain shut. (India Times, India)
How to plan a family reunion Jul 26, 2009
Thou shalt not publicly criticize the bad manners or poor behavior of any child not thine own. 10. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Uganda: Museveni Taught Kagame Bad Manners Jul 24, 2009
com: Uganda: Museveni Taught Kagame Bad Manners (Page 1 of 1) ... Uganda: Museveni Taught Kagame Bad Manners. (allAfrica.com)
Cronkite set a standard that remains unmatched Jul 20, 2009
His heyday as what was essentially the town crier for the entire nation was devoid of pointless chatter, egotistic rambling and the bad manners and poor form of screaming inane, undocumented opinions into an open microphone. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Levi Johnston talks to the wind; only the windy listen Jul 17, 2009
Power Wagon wrote on Jul 13, 2009 3:17 PM:" Insults? Bad manners? Huh...whatever you want to call them I guess. But for the rest of us who don't walk on glass with a severe case of over-sensitivity...I'll continue to call it like it is. Especially as a father, I'll continue to think that a young, strong-backed man that would rather be in the limelight than get work and support his kid(s) is nothing to listen to. Oh, and if you don't like the term 'deadbeat dad'...you may want to consider... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
when is a cheese not a cheese? Jul 15, 2009
To do so is not only a breach of copyright - it is also bad manners. (Harper's Magazine)
National groups prepared to head to court on council's prayer policy (1872) Jul 11, 2009
"They are told to stand, and bow their head when somebody prays to Jesus, and that's just bad manners." ... citizen wrote on Jul 4, 2009 11:21 AM:" If this wretched pathetic womans goal in life was to become one of the most annoying and hated people ever to be heard from, she has become a complete success. What a joke now people are suing because of "bad manners". God what a joke these people are an example of everything wrong with this country. Lucky these people only have 13,000 members in a... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Speedos are bad beach behavior: poll Jul 10, 2009
The survey found that bad manners in the sun were believed to be commonplace, with eight out of every 10 respondents saying people often or always violate some form of beach or pool etiquette. The most common breaches of etiquette were listed as beach chair hogging, urinating in the water and littering. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Messy, unconditional puppy love Jun 27, 2009
But as Grogan writes toward the end of the book, Sometimes it takes a dog with stinky breath and bad manners to help us see what really counts in life. You ll laugh at Marley s antics. (Missoulian, MT)
California Immigrant Activist Charged With Vote Fraud... Jun 26, 2009
My Aunts lived in Glendale and they also mentioned that there was a problem of "bad manners" being taught to kids about "people who don't have money". that is the same thing that I did witness in Culver City and West L.A.. (The Drudge Report)
Weather Etiquette in England Jun 16, 2009
It s like relations with family members, while you can whine and complain about your own parents or children, even a hint of censure from an outsider is completely unacceptable, and considered very bad manners. The Unspoken Agreement Rule of English Weather. (Suite101.com)
New office faux pas: Texting during meetings Jun 16, 2009
The poll also found nearly a fifth of respondents said they had been reprimanded for showing bad manners with a wireless device. Yet even those who rail against such behavior admit to their own weakness. (MSNBC -- Business)
Rogers: Masco deserved more than an e-mail from Doherty Jun 2, 2009
My guess, it s not the karma thing or the bad manners shown to him by the Masconomet Teachers Association and its lawn decoration. More likely, he received a better offer, maybe not for a position right away but for the future, perhaps from his own district. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Prisoners in Camp Kim Jun 1, 2009
What is more, I sensed that my guides and guards genuinely revered this thing and that it would be plain bad manners to refuse. Brooding over this morbid, idolatrous cityscape is a great pyramid, a thousand feet high. (The American Conservative)
Have Good Social Etiquette May 28, 2009
Forget about it not being ladylike, this is just plain bad manners. If you must free your nose, eyes or any other part of your body of debris, go to the ladies room. (Suite101.com)
Letter: Kenneys portrait all too accurate May 22, 2009
The full version is: The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they allow disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children now are tyrants, not the servants of their households. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Cursing smoker is inflexible May 20, 2009
Is it bad manners to curse around small children ... Of course it is bad manners to curse and smoke around small children -- even in your own home. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
'Carnage' cast doesn't fight like that offstage May 19, 2009
The four stage and screen veterans all received Tony nominations for the Broadway production of God of Carnage, a comedy of bad manners that's also up for best play and best director. In the play, two couples one played by Daniels and Davis, the other by Gandolfini and Harden meet after their 11-year-old sons get into a scrap. (USA Today -- Life)
Tories attack: bad manners, bad politics May 16, 2009
It's bad politics and bad manners. And so, this latest batch about "snob" Ignatieff, Ignatieff the intellectual nomad - they will undoubtedly cheer the frozen base of the party. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
5 congressmen won't be at UC Merced ceremony May 16, 2009
"It's bad manners, it's bad form and it's an insult to the community," said Lawrence Giventer, a professor of politics and public administration at California State University, Stanislaus. "It is very customary for local congressional representatives to attend the commencement exercises of universities that are within their congressional district or near to their congressional district," Giventer said. (Fresno Bee)
Report: Dearth of grocery stores in Palo Alto May 16, 2009
I would rather have music than have to listen to other people's cell phone conversations - really bad manners. Posted by Marie, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, 7 hours agoMarie is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Hotsheet: Bill Plante: Gibbs And Cell Phones May 15, 2009
My momma would call this just plain bad manners. Posted by davidjaycrispin at 5:07 PM : May 14, 2009. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Part two: Separate classes create comfort zone for Native students May 12, 2009
"Calling attention to self and even eye contact with elders are bad manners. The rapid response expected in modern classrooms is unnatural.". Program administrators say they are creating environments where these traits are helpful, not harmful. (Anchorage Daily News)
First Lady's Sneakers May 7, 2009
to gumbogrl wrote on May 6, 2009 7:12 PM:" The 'POINT' was that she wore them to this particular charity drive. Sure she has the right to have them if she can afford them, but to flaunt them at a charity drive, food drive or what ever is nothing more than like I said before..... rude, crude, uncouth, and socially unacceptable. Just plain bad manners. ". gumbogrl wrote on May 6, 2009 2:54 PM:" I am so disappointed with all the bickering going on here over a pair of shoes. She can afford them,... (New Iberia, LA)
Expletive Deleted ... For Now May 2, 2009
Even a sorely tested golfer who let fly with such a word under the duress of seeing his partner (note: it's apparently not the justice himself who commits these unpardonable errors on the links) shank a short approach could be expected to apologize immediately to all within hearing (and particularly to the hapless partner) for his bad manners. Americans even have a phrase for such situations: "Please excuse my French.". (Townhall.com)
Hainan hopes Apr 17, 2009
"I believe in the government. Look at how things have steadily improved over the years," Mr Gu said, even as he criticised everything from China's under-developed legal system to the bad manners of some Chinese. He joins a chorus of voices praising Beijing's handling of the economic crisis. (BBC News -- Business)
10 ways it will look different Apr 13, 2009
One-third is fairly secure but understand conspicuous consumption at the moment seems like bad manners. Another will be the shrinkage of the full-price marketplace. (Christian Science Monitor)
Families were thankful in the '40s Apr 10, 2009
Many of us Old Southsiders stand as witnesses to the 1930s and 40s, the years of the Great Depression and World War II. It was a time when you knew your neighbors by name and displaying bad manners could lead to an attitude adjustment that went right to the seat of the problem. Divorce for the convenience of one or both parties didn t happen. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
New Owners of Crossroads Cinema Mar 30, 2009
Bob wrote on Mar 26, 2009 12:42 PM:" Dude---You are right. It's not just skaters who have the bad manners and use foul language. It's the parents as well as a certain group of young people. I can tell you that foul language was not that common 40 years ago. It wasn't. Neither were tattoos and body jewlery. I don't know of anyone in my class that had a tattoo or any body jewlery of any kind. What happended? Drugs for one thing. I don't remember anybody in my class using any type of drugs. The... (Cameron Observer, MO)
Julia Spitz: A wealth of money conflicts Mar 24, 2009
Disclosing one's salary is the height of bad manners. But we like to know exactly what pro athletes, Hollywood stars and politicians make, so we can shake our heads and wag our fingers. (Medfield Press, MA)
Rep. Pete Stark, D-Md. Mar 24, 2009
residents in Alameda, Castro Valley and other parts of the East Bay district can blame their erstwhile homeboy's bad manners on his East Coast address. This article appeared on page A - 12 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
