Charm School

"Good Manners"

Barry who is noted for his tact was awakened one
morning at four o'clock by his ringing telephone.

"Your dog's barking, and it's keeping me awake,"
said an irate voice.

The man thanked the caller and politely asked his
name before hanging up.
...
The next morning at four o'clock, Barry called back
his neighbor.

"Sir," he said, "I don't have a dog."

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"Charm School"

Two delicate flowers of Southern womanhood were
conversing on the porch swing of a large white-pillared
mansion. The first woman said, "When my first child
was born, my husband built this beautiful mansion
for me."

The second woman commented, "Well, isn't that nice."

The first woman continued "When my second child was
born, my husband bought me that fine Cadillac
automobile you see parked in the drive."

Again, the second woman commented, "Well, isn't that
nice."

The first woman boasted "Then, when my third child
was born, my husband bought me this exquisite
diamond bracelet."

Yet again, the second woman commented, "Well, isn't
that nice."

The first woman then asked her companion, "What did
*your* husband buy for you when you had your first child?"

The second woman replied "My husband sent me to
charm school."

"Charm school!" the first woman cried, "Land sakes,
child, what on Earth for?"

The second woman responded, "So that instead of
saying 'who gives a flying puck,' I learned to say
'Well, isn't that nice'."
Received on Thu Jul 28 09:31:20 2005