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Friday, June 20, 2008

Let's Push the Envelope Pt.1: Stock Politeness Phrases

Okay:

"Please."

"Thank you."

"You're Welcome."

That's it! That's as far as you can reasonably go down that road, without looking like a dork. But for those of us who cherish such petty rituals (you know, like elaborate predetermined Soul handshake or choreographed high-five routines), I think we can do better. For the benefit of those people. I think we can probably come up with maybe 3 to five more links in the preset response chain that could then be deployed anytime somebody says "thank you."

I stress that participation would be entirely non-compulsory! It would just be one of those sorts of things that those of us who wish to could do, to show that we're cooler than you are (or perhaps in this case, dorkier - which is ALSO COOLER THAN YOU ARE). (THAT IS - COOLER THAN YOU ARE IF YOU DISAGREE).

Okay. So we've established that part. I can probably even come up with some examples or suggestions for what the next few links in the chain should be, but maybe later. Save something for part 2!

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