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Fighting Logic
A post-Iraqi potpourri, including a special guest appearance by a friend from down under.
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br> -- Jenny Woodward br> Bloomington, IN /p> p> STAND-UP GUYS br> Re: Francis X. Rocca's Standing for Old-Fashioned Etiquette : /p> p>Sadly, not just in Italy. Last Sunday in Wien I got up for a lady on U-1. The lady in question ignored me. Another man pushed in quickly, and took the seat. (My wife thought I was mad.) br> -- Peter North /p> p> I live in Atlanta and occasionally ride the MARTA rail line, usually to the airport. If a lady is standing, especially an elderly lady, I will offer her my seat. As for embarrassment, it is not like I care what those other people think of me. They are not my kin, they are not my friends, and, if they feel that way, I would not want them as neighbors.
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