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by: henh...@gmail.com - Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:35 UTC

Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gentleman] as

[one who never insults another unintentionally]..

if you don't understand this ( sentiment ) fully, but find it (somewhat) interesting... Could you describe your reactions to it ?

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by: Eric Sosman - Thu, 30 Jun 2022 15:08 UTC

On 6/30/2022 10:35 AM, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
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> Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gentleman] as
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> [one who never insults another unintentionally].

A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion -- but doesn't.

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by: Richard Harnden - Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:22 UTC

On 30/06/2022 16:08, Eric Sosman wrote:
> On 6/30/2022 10:35 AM, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
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>> Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gentleman] as
>>
>> [one who never insults another
>> unintentionally].
>
> A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion -- but doesn't.
>

In Scotland: Someone who knows how to play the bagpipes -- but doesn't.

(I'm pretty sure that's from The Devil's Dictonary)

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by: Stephen Perry - Fri, 1 Jul 2022 03:15 UTC

On Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 1:22:38 PM UTC-4, Richard Harnden wrote:
> On 30/06/2022 16:08, Eric Sosman wrote:
> > On 6/30/2022 10:35 AM, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gentleman] as
> >>
> >> [one who never insults another
> >> unintentionally].
> >
> > A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion -- but doesn't.
> >
> In Scotland: Someone who knows how to play the bagpipes -- but doesn't.
>
> (I'm pretty sure that's from The Devil's Dictonary)

a gentleman is one who keeps at least half his weight on his elbows.

or so I've been told.

swp

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by: Gareth Taylor - Fri, 1 Jul 2022 08:23 UTC

In article <t9ke8v$1uibq$1@dont-email.me>,
Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> wrote:

> A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion -- but doesn't.

You've reminded me...

"Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster.
Wisdom is knowing not to put him in a fruit salad."

Gareth

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by: henh...@gmail.com - Fri, 1 Jul 2022 17:02 UTC

On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 1:23:48 AM UTC-7, Gareth Taylor wrote:
> In article <t9ke8v$1uibq$1...@dont-email.me>,
> Eric Sosman <eso...@comcast-dot-net.invalid> wrote:
>
> > A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion -- but doesn't.
> You've reminded me...
>
> "Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster.
> Wisdom is knowing not to put him in a fruit salad."
>
>
> Gareth

thanks! it took me 5 minutes to get that one... this one (below) could 've taken me 5 hours or 5 years.

>>> In a recent Jeopardy round, two neighboring categories were titled "-ola" and "He was a shogun". That caused a lot of chuckles. Can someone explain the connection?

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by: Ilan Mayer - Fri, 1 Jul 2022 17:31 UTC

On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 1:02:14 PM UTC-4, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 1:23:48 AM UTC-7, Gareth Taylor wrote:
> > In article <t9ke8v$1uibq$1...@dont-email.me>,
> > Eric Sosman <eso...@comcast-dot-net.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > > A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion -- but doesn't.
> > You've reminded me...
> >
> > "Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster.
> > Wisdom is knowing not to put him in a fruit salad."
> >
> >
> > Gareth
> thanks! it took me 5 minutes to get that one... this one (below) could 've taken me 5 hours or 5 years.
>
>
> >>> In a recent Jeopardy round, two neighboring categories were titled "-ola" and "He was a shogun". That caused a lot of chuckles. Can someone explain the connection?

"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copacabana_(song)

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by: Richard Heathfield - Fri, 1 Jul 2022 20:07 UTC

On 01/07/2022 9:23 am, Gareth Taylor wrote:
> In article <t9ke8v$1uibq$1@dont-email.me>,
> Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> wrote:
>
>> A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion -- but doesn't.
>
> You've reminded me...
>
> "Knowledge is knowing that Frankenstein is not the monster.
> Wisdom is knowing not to put him in a fruit salad."

Clearly, then, time flies like a banana.

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Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gentleman]	henh...@gmail.com
Re: Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gen	Eric Sosman
Re: Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gen	Richard Harnden
Re: Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gentlema	Stephen Perry
Re: Re: Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gen	Gareth Taylor
Re: Re: Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gent	henh...@gmail.com
Re: Re: Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gent	Ilan Mayer
Re: Oscar Wilde’s famous definition of a [gen	Richard Heathfield