Comments on: Working With “Agent 123″

By: Adriane

Adriane — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:26:45 +0000

Once played bridge with a women who played bridge (frequently) with an elderly German man: Who once played bridge with Hitler and found him easily forgettable, not a very good bridge player, and would have found the evening utterly unremarkable, had not one of the other bridge players pointed out the man as THE Chancellor.

By: The Anchoress — A First Things Blog

The Anchoress — A First Things Blog — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:36:18 +0000

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By: Rich Horton

Rich Horton — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:31:42 +0000

Gaius, its a small and very weird world. As for manners, Fox, I've never been a huge fan. Its a custom that demands us all to be liars. It replaces the need to have real regard for other people we encounter in this life. And THomas, I'm pretty sure Gwen's not evil. As big a fool as one is ever likely to meet, maybe, but not evil.

By: Thomas Jackson

Thomas Jackson — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:05:53 +0000

I understand Hitler was very charming.

By: Gaius

Gaius — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:12:04 +0000

Small world, isn’t it, Rich?

I forwarded this post on to a few others.

By: Foxfier

Foxfier — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:24:13 +0000

I’ve never lived my life believing we all have masques we use to hide ourselves from one another.

In a way, this is *exactly* how I was taught, growing up.

Not as depressing as it sounds– couple the “masks” with a set of manners and what you can talk about without being rude, maybe a trick or two that you know will make folks happy or amuse them, maybe take an edge off, and you’ve got it.

The creepy part is folks who use it to harm, instead of as a social tool.

Grandma-good manners: charming.
Hitler using said manners: creepy.