tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8925397395919281454..comments2024-03-19T07:17:34.656-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "The 39 steps to being a modern gentleman"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-68958395526837473132015-10-30T03:24:59.107-05:002015-10-30T03:24:59.107-05:00And not one thing about "melon ballers"And not one thing about "melon ballers"Joe in PNGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2945473101705251872015-10-29T03:02:47.215-05:002015-10-29T03:02:47.215-05:00Heh, number 34 is aimed at Germans since that'...Heh, number 34 is aimed at Germans since that's more or less a trademark for Germans: wearing sandals with socks (not necessary purple)... :-)CGR710https://www.blogger.com/profile/15505866142053585054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-48677723401941542742015-10-29T00:22:45.493-05:002015-10-29T00:22:45.493-05:001 Negotiates airports with ease:
I hate ai...1 Negotiates airports with ease:<br /> I hate airports<br />2 Never lets a door slam in someone’s face:<br /> I don't let it - I make it.<br />3 Can train a dog and a rose:<br /> Dog yes, rose--well, I guess I could look it up.<br />4 Is aware that facial hair is temporary, but a tattoo is permanent:<br /> Really? Who'da thunk<br />5 Knows when not to say anything:<br /> Okay<br />6 Wears his learning lightly:<br /> True<br />7 Possesses at least one well-made dark suit, one tweed suit and a dinner jacket:<br /> Or not. <br />8 Avoids lilac socks and polishes his shoes:<br /> no on the lilac. You polish your hiking boots?<br />9 Turns his mobile to silent at dinner:<br /> Off is even less annoying.<br />10 Carries house guests’ luggage to their rooms:<br /> True<br />11 Tips staff in a private house and a gamekeeper in the shooting field:<br /> Never happened.<br />12 Says his name when being introduced:<br /> When I introduce myself, sure.<br />13 Breaks a relationship face to face:<br /> There's another way?<br />14 Is unafraid to speak the truth:<br /> True. <br />15 Knows when to clap:<br /> Usually.<br />16 Arrives at a meeting five minutes before the agreed time:<br /> Or more.<br />17 Is good with waiters:<br /> Often.<br />18 Has two tricks to entertain children:<br /> No. <br />19 Can undo a bra with one hand:<br /> Back when that was an available option.<br />20 Sings lustily in church:<br /> No<br />21 Is not vegetarian:<br /> True<br />22 Can sail a boat and ride a horse:<br /> True, but I'm better with boats than horses. <br />23 Knows the difference between Glenfiddich and Glenda Jackson:<br /> Yes.<br />24 Never kisses and tells:<br /> True<br />25 Cooks an omelette to die for:<br /> Only in my dreams, but I'm working on it.<br />26 Can prepare a one match bonfire:<br /> Sometimes<br />27 Seeks out his hostess at a party:<br /> True<br />28 Knows when to use an image:<br /> It's been known to happen.<br />29 Would never own a Chihuahua:<br /> TRUE - really, really true.<br />30 Has read Pride and Prejudice:<br /> True<br />31 Can tie his own bow tie:<br /> Hmm -- almost never the first time.<br />32 Would not go to Puerto Rico:<br /> Okay, but why? <br />33 Knows the difference between a rook and a crow:<br /> Never seen a rook (except chess piece.) <br />34 Sandals? No. Never:<br /> Yes, I do. <br />35 Wears a rose, not a carnation:<br /> When I wear a flower. <br />36 Swats flies and rescues spiders:<br /> Files yes, spiders - sometimes. <br />37 Demonstrates that making love is neither a race nor a competition:<br /> True<br />38 Never blow dries his hair:<br /> Hair? What hair?<br />39 Knows that there is always an exception to a rule:<br /> True.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391535113209714025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-31398236956427732892015-10-28T19:22:14.285-05:002015-10-28T19:22:14.285-05:00Not a bad list - got most of 'em, but I've...Not a bad list - got most of 'em, but I've never "trained" a rose (I think in the desert SW that would require more training than I have time for), I certainly don't hang out in any private home that employs household staff, and I think if one tried to tip the gov't officer who would be the US equivalent of a "game-keeper" you'd likely get rousted for an attempted bribe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5941117914645358372015-10-28T17:28:44.798-05:002015-10-28T17:28:44.798-05:00Heh.
Someone tell my mother that lilac (and othe...Heh. <br /><br />Someone tell my mother that lilac (and other funny-colored) socks are NOT stylish on a man... or even a teenage boy. My sons know to dread soft packages from their grandmother.<br /><br /><br />But yes, many of these are quite region-specific. (Well, what do you expect from www.countrylife.co.uk anyway?) <br /><br />Still a better than average example of the "gentleman list".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17817984796093423922015-10-28T15:14:33.848-05:002015-10-28T15:14:33.848-05:00At least it's not anywhere near as insulting a...At least it's not anywhere near as insulting as the list that pansy in New York came up with!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51543605528296966242015-10-28T14:18:44.688-05:002015-10-28T14:18:44.688-05:00Such lists are usually the author describing himse...Such lists are usually the author describing himself.<br /><br />41. Once owned a 76 Rambler Rebel and had to rebuild the engine, as a high school student.<br /><br />42. Lettered in Swimming AND Water Polo.<br /><br />43. Had a drill sergeant named Green, who was Black and a Drill sergeant named Friend who wasn't one.<br /><br />Stuff like that. No real value that anyone else should try to emulate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17991684228043560042015-10-28T14:03:51.861-05:002015-10-28T14:03:51.861-05:00My facial hair is permanent.My facial hair is permanent.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780834197167716549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-79479181746330508782015-10-28T13:03:27.910-05:002015-10-28T13:03:27.910-05:00I score about half, with some ambiguity.
When to u...I score about half, with some ambiguity.<br />When to use an emoji: basically never, right?<br />No lilac socks: check. Polish my shoes? I don't think FiveFingerses polish worth anything....<br />Bow tie: used to. Haven't worn one in many years, and don't remember how they work.<br />Early for meetings: like Old NFO, I'm usually more like 15 minutes early. Not a military influence in my case; I'm just neurotic that way. Seems like the rest of the world is usually late, though.<br />Is not vegetarian: YES! Off to grill some bits of dead animal now.Eric Wilnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351991168469225129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-73270158628896095942015-10-28T12:55:31.529-05:002015-10-28T12:55:31.529-05:00I'm 39/39, but I'm not sure that is really...I'm 39/39, but I'm not sure that is really a credit to me. Some are not just UK-centric, but UK-rural-centric. My encounters with game-keepers were few and far between in my 10 years living in the "home-counties".<br />I probably wouldn't own the bow-ties and dinner-jackets (British for "tux") had I not been a gigging musician.Douglas2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-27122507568166480362015-10-28T12:33:36.604-05:002015-10-28T12:33:36.604-05:00If those suggestions are the definition of a gentl...If those suggestions are the definition of a gentleman, than I am a slovenly lout, lol. Lilac socks - giggle snort chortle!<br /><br />I always try to be early to appointments,and am courteous to the waiter / waitress. I don't even own a single suit. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22283498823726682732015-10-28T12:15:22.919-05:002015-10-28T12:15:22.919-05:00"(Personally, I've never owned a pair of ..."(Personally, I've never owned a pair of lilac socks in my life...)"<br /><br />Me, neither. ; >)<br />Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530748998376076224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-7926481270798327462015-10-28T11:19:20.390-05:002015-10-28T11:19:20.390-05:00Need to add #40 - knows how to cut with both a kni...Need to add #40 - knows how to cut with both a knife and with words. And has the precision of a surgeon at each.<br /><br />stay safe.skidmarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-73197519284395133452015-10-28T10:13:51.889-05:002015-10-28T10:13:51.889-05:00I've had the pleasure to encounter a few gentl...I've had the pleasure to encounter a few gentlemen of that nature. Very few. I find the comment that they can train both a dog and a rose the most telling.<br />'Sing lustily in church', in the British context? Means they almost certainly went to a school were choir was mandatory and have essentially memorized the hymnal. (otherwise, Anglican hymns are tricky to sing, leading to mumbling at sub-audible levels) Which means Anglican and of a certain class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-6686458535708567462015-10-28T09:03:31.252-05:002015-10-28T09:03:31.252-05:00Well, I don't know about boats (especially sin...Well, I don't know about boats (especially since I'm prone to seasickness)...CGR710https://www.blogger.com/profile/15505866142053585054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60922445807821135462015-10-28T08:43:17.907-05:002015-10-28T08:43:17.907-05:00Correct Old NFO. A Gentleman is never a "Bell...Correct Old NFO. A Gentleman is never a "Bell Tapper".<br /><br />Glenn555Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-9071682595548161812015-10-28T08:15:52.190-05:002015-10-28T08:15:52.190-05:00I'm always 15 minutes early... Military traini...I'm always 15 minutes early... Military training and all that... Lilac socks??? Really???Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-9714588089814858522015-10-28T08:09:44.697-05:002015-10-28T08:09:44.697-05:00What does it mean to "sing lustily in church&...What does it mean to "sing lustily in church"? That's a new one. Surprised (pleasantly) that something like "doesn't own a gun and never will" sissy nonsense was not on the list.Topher_Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010167523883034739noreply@blogger.com