38 - Sunday, March 9, 1986 - North Shore News Make a fool of yourself graciously IT IS NOT that most people cannot be trusted to make fools of themselves upon occasion without Miss Manners’ kelp. But they do not seem to know what to do next. by Judith Martin One need not take the trouble to be drunk and imaginative to disgrace oneself. Any one of the following situations will do: Breaking an obviously unique and treasured item in someone’s house. Looking a dear friend in the eye and addressing him or her by a wrong name, preferably that of someone your friend does not par- ticularly admire. Making an innocent remark that seems to have an obscene meaning — so obscene, in fact, that one does not want to acknowledge, in order to stop the titters, that one is aware of what it means. Stating a prejudice without tealizing that it directly affects someone present. Miss Manners is not talking about true bigotry, which she has no desire to defend from such punishment, because the lesson that it is never safe to make such statements should be forcibly taught. She means such things as saying, ‘I’m so sick of gravlax — everybody who wants to be chic is serving it these days,’’ just before the gravlax is served at dinner. Spilling one’s food or drink all over oneself, or better yet, making an extravagant gesture that spills it over one’s dinner partner. Showing up at a social occasion so wrongly dressed that one is automatically isolated by the other guests. Getting the calendar confused and therefore not showing up at an ezent where one’s absence will be conspicuous — a small dinner par- ty, for example, where the others DALKON SHIELD April 30, 1986 Is the final date by which you must make a claim agatnst A.H. Robins company. (The manufacturcr of the Dalkon Shield). 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Miss Manners is confident that everyone can supply his or her own ideas, and carry them out. But then what? Most people get as far as developing that cold sweat of realizing, or remembering, the full effect of having done something unspeakable. The first attack may ADVERTISING CORRECTIONS Eaton’s Spring Sale Flyer appearing in the North Shore News, 5 March Page 2- Item “G”, Boy's Vinyl Rainboots in black with red sole. Due to supplier delivery pro- blems, this item will not be available for immediate delivery. However, orders will be taken for delivery after 17th March. Page 3- Item “B’’ Peppertree cotton twill jacket. The color has been incorrectly illustrated. This does not come in Lilac. item “1D”, rainboot by Bata, The sizes have been incorrectly described. Should read: full sizes 6 to 10, NOT 5 to 10. Page 13 - Items ‘‘A, B, C, D, E, F" Seersucker sleepwear. 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