manners theme
The importance of, for example, not telling fools they are fools straight to their face is featured.
20 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 12 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| rbt1985e6x08 | choice | Ricardo explained that his ire stemmed in no small part from the film crew's lack of manners. |
| ahh2x06 | major | There were endless complaints about Harry's rudeness. He loafed about in his back garden drinking beer (goodness gracious). He told a young boy to scram. He told of his neighbor several times. He was rude to a woman who wanted to visit his wife. |
| ahp5x33 | major | Helen haughtily explained to Heywood how to behave on the party line. In general, the story was about how people are supposed to behave on a party telephone line. |
| movie: Around the World in 80 Days (1956) | major | Portrayed time and again were the mannerisms of Mr. Fogg, which were almost pantomimically those of an ideal Victorian gentleman: he was punctual, meticulous, honest, honorable, and selfless in service of duties such as rescuing damsels in distress. |
| movie: My Fair Lady (1964) | major | Eliza was taught aristocratic manners and an upper-class style of speech. |
| nightgallery2x11c | major | The skeleton was told to mind its manners on the elevator. |
| owgm1x05 | major | Jane comported herself in a pantomimically ill-mannered way at the dinner party. For example, she obliquely insulted one person after the other and derided the hosts for owning an overly large house. |
| play: Pygmalion (1913) | major | Eliza was taught aristocratic manners along with speech improvement |
| ahp6x32 | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock politely pointed out that it is impolite to point. |
| columbo1971e10x11 | minor | Columbo pocketed a handful or two of the Godiva chocolates when Cathleen wasn't looking. |