THERE AWTAABEA LAW!

BY LINDA LANDRY (c)

We have rules for everything from grammar and

spelling to traffic and behavior. The Internet

is becoming 'ruled' as well. You become a SPA'MMER

if you solicit your wares without permission. You

are YELLING if you use capital letters to send your

message and you are rude and inconsiderate if you

expose your email list to everyone in your mailbox

when you forward a little ditty or two.

Now I am convinced that everyone also had rules at

the dinner table. Your Mom taught you etiquette!

She told you to wash your hands before dinner.

Didn't she tell you to keep your elbows off the

table and put your napkin on your lap and not to

talk with food in your mouth? My Mom was not a

socialite or Miss Manners by any means but these

table RULES were taught early on. The first and

most important one in my book was not to blow your

nose at the table. It sounds so disgusting; why

would anyone do so anyway?

Restaurants have rules. Some don't take checks.

Some post signs on the door: No shirt; No shoes;

No Service. There are NO Smoking ordinances they

adhere to. Why on earth don't they have a rule

that says "DO NOT BLOW YOUR NOSE AT THE TABLE"?

I think that should be a rule to enforce at the

dinner table by the proprietor! What makes a person at the next table or even several tables

over decide to BLOW THEIR NOSE while other patrons

are eating is beyond me. Didn't their mother

teach them anything? Doesn't the restaurant owner

care about the appetite of others? I guess not

or there would be a rule or a law. Blowing your

nose at the dinner table seems far more offensive

to me than typing in capital letters!

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Linda Landry is the editor/publisher of the ezine

CYBERSHOPNEWS. The current issue is posted on

her site @ http://www.galleryogifts.com

Brother site is http://www.galleryodefense.com

Linda Landry is a net newbie with two retail sites and a new ezine, CYBERSHOPNEWS. She is a publisher dedicated to providing motivational and informational articles and an affordable media for you to promote your online biz opps.