Date:  Sun, 30 Oct 1994 17:58:37 -0800

From:  Judith Rascoe <boise[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WELL.SF.CA.US>

Subject: Re: offending idiot



--the "Born in a barn" thread makes me think of our family joke (and mild

scold) of people who show bad manners at the table with their "boarding

house reach." Interesting how these two relics of another era hang on.

Anybody else have any examples of lingering archaisms that refer to polite

(or impolite) behavior?