EPISODE 61: Serious Situations

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The most serious MannersCast EVER! Ross emails in with some heavy questions about disabilities. We talk about his situation and how to interact with the people who have lost a loved one.

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"Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch

"Zarkin' Frood" Slang from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams


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http://www.ada.gov/

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EPISODE 60: Pay Attention

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Paying attention when your food is delivered, a Fake Tip, and how to deal with a bad teacher in a mannerly fashion.

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NFL (National Football League)

"Poot": Slang for Flatulence

Buffy Between the Lines Podcast

Algebra

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EPISODE 59: U R DMPD

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Gettin' Dumped, Safety Girlfriend, Who's Paying for Dates? Trent recalls courting his wife, and we get a good start with some Valentine's Rules from Boston George. And what happens when you over-deliver early in your relationship?

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WHAT TIME IS IT?! - IT'S VALENTIMES!

Saint Valentine

Valentine's Day

St. Anthony of Padua of Brazil's Dia dos Namorados

Charlie Chaplain

Boston, Massachusetts

Replacement Cell Phone Battery or check HERE.

Waitress(Film)


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EPISODE 58: Nut Allergy

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Some times people are jerks! A gripping discussion of the phrase "all of a sudden," a Christmas Family Invasion, The Sharing Nazi, and dealing with people who try to give you their two cents when you don't even really care - at all.

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Christmas

Nut Allergy (VERY SERIOUS!)
More info at WebMD - Nut Allergy

Sharing
- Sharing also not endorsed by The MannersCast ;-)

Two models discontinued

Remember the Titans(Film)


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EPISODE 57: Too Much Manners

NEW SITE AT: www.mannerscast.com - Umbrella Rules, Too Much Manners, and a few thoughts from Matt our listener on a submarine.

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Chuck Norris Facts

Rollerskates

Charities for the homeless
(Not endorsed by The MannersCast)

Umbrella

Submarine

How to fold a shirt!


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EPISODE 56: Spanking the Sofa

Quieting chatty passengers. Is it ever Too Much Trouble to give someone a ride? And there are WAY too many people dropping food in listeners' cars.

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Trent left a Christmas Manners Wish List over at the Just Not Right Podcast where Jake is just not finished wrapping up his 25 days of podcasting for December.

Brazil

Mathematics

Ranch Dressing (so you know how serious this is!)

The Matrix

Illegal Proceedure foul in American Football


Vocabulary Guide:

Medical Taster (origin: England) In episode #31 Tara talks about a program for students who would are interested in learning more about what it might be like to go to medical school.

Spanking the Sofa (origin: Brazil) In episode #56 Tatiana coins the phrase "spanking the sofa" to mean that she was trying to beat some bran candy out of her car seat. What "Spanking the Sofa" really means is "Wasting Time".

Immaculate Hand (origin: The MannersCast) In episode #53 we learn about a phenomenal salesman who incessantly grooms his hand so it is ready for the moment when he seals "the big deal" with a shake of his Immaculate Hand.

Spot Crossing (origin: The MannersCast) Episode #8 gives us this gem which is used to describe the act of driving one's car over the spaces (or "spots") instead of the legal way which is up and down the rows.



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EPISODE 55: The Stupid Fee

Dumping your Exes and Dressing for Successes!

Relevent Links:
The NEW Rules Advice Blog

Exes

Suit Etiquette for Women

Nashville, TN on Wikipedia

Nashville, TN visitor's bureau

"The South" of the USA

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EPISODE 53: The Immaculate Hand

A discussion of Office Grooming Habits and a Hygienic Disruption of the Choir.

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Choir

Sensei

Julienning

White Elephant Gift Exchange

Fatbow: Similar to giving someone "Five" or slapping palms. Fatbow is the touching (or bumping) of the tip of elbows in greeting or celebration between two parties.

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A discussion of Office Grooming Habits and a Hygienic Disruption of the Choir.

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Choir

Sensei

Julienning

White Elephant Gift Exchange

Fatbow: Similar to giving someone "Five" or slapping palms. Fatbow is the touching (or bumping) of the tip of elbows in greeting or celebration between two parties.

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EPISODE 52: Video Rental Stakeout

A fake tip of the week and a heated discussion about returning videos to the store in a timely fashion.

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Automated Video Rental

Buffy Between the Lines

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EPISODE 51: Public Displays of Hygiene

Public Displays of Hygiene, Does Your Dog Bite, a completely unrelated dog story, Inappropriate Thank Yous. All of this is surprisingly related to taking over the world.

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Hygiene

"Does your dog bite?" - The Pink Panther Strikes Again

West Side Story (Musical)

Lego Gun

MannersCast Films

How kind is too kind?

Derek and I went to Maximillian's for lunch today, and I noticed a strange feeling. When I was thinking about opening the door for someone and letting them go first, I also thought, "That would put them in line before me!"

So, at that point do I let them go first and get in line or go ahead and enter and then hold the door behind me?

Good thing I didn't get caught in this situation! Crisis averted!

What do you think?

Trent

EPISODE 50: Dumb Fat Teeth

NEWS:
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iTUNES:
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IN THIS EPISODE:
Tight Office Spaces, Criticism, Bad-Mouthing, Over-Sharing, and Telling the Same Stories; Being Loud Flipping your Flops and the Manual intercom. And, finally, riding in the car with your ex-girlfriend.

Special thanks to Katie Z. and Michael for the topics on this VERY extended Episode.

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Kibosh

Flip-Flops

EPISODE 49 - Heroes of The World

Customer Service, Reclining Redux and Stealing Seats are all very popular topics in this the latest episode of your MannersCast.

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Alaska

Mondegreen
Ye Highlands and ye Lowlands,
Oh, where hae ye been?
They hae slain the Earl Amurray, [sic]
And Lady Mondegreen.

CORRECTION
The correct State for the City of Gautier is Mississippi.

EPISODE 48: Automobile Idol

Another iPhone-ready episode where we discuss Being Wrong, Place Names, and Getting Your Vocals On in someone's car.

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Please visit http://www.mannerscast.com to cast your vote and The MannersCast page in iTunes to leave your comment!

While you're at it, tell your friends and family and mention us to all the other podcasts you listen to.

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American Idol

Vibrato

Nevada

How to Whistle

The MannersCast in the Library

EPISODE 46: Country Come to Town

It is a great honor for me to welcome my sister, Traci, and her husband, Leslie, to The MannersCast.

In this episode of The MannersCast we discuss Dangerous Drivers and Getting in the Way ... pretty much getting in Trent's way.

Relevent Links:
Demopolis, AL

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EPISODE 45: Vampire Manners

Top of the Mornin', everyone!

We've got a little unexpected treat for you this week. I'm trying to deliver The MannersCast on a bit more of a schedule and not miss months at a time as we have done in the past.

So I'm dropping the Special Vampire Manners episode in this slot. This is the episode we recorded for the Buffy between the Lines podcast at Buffy between the Lines dot com. In episode 44 of The MannersCast we mentioned checking it out , and even though you're listening to it now, you should still give a peek over there if it sounds interesting to you.

I realize this content might not interest everyone, but the tongue-in-cheek aspect could still make it entertaining. Plus, it's more of Colin, Derek, and me ... what more could you want?

As always, email comments and feedback to mannerscast@gmail.com.

Relevent Links:
Buffy between the Lines

EPISODE 44: The Theatre

THE LAST EPISODE in a SPECIAL TWO WEEK EVENT - Colin's trip to The Theatre provides a handful of topics for this Episode 43-44 Special Event.


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Theatre

Chicago, The Musical

The Watch

Traffic

Time Travel

EPISODE 43: Concept Transfer

SPECIAL TWO WEEK EVENT - Episode 43 and 44 were recorded right back to back but have nothing really in common. Episode 43 includes Walking Down Stairs Manners, Correcting Grammar, and a new term "Concept Transfer".

"Concept Transfer": A liberal translation of a situational concept or rule to an unrelated situation.

Relevent Links:
Wall Drug

Pierre, South Dakota

EPISODE 42: Running, Skiing, Biking. Oh MY!

People are becoming more health concious all the time and many folks are picking up running, walking, biking, etc.

In this episode we discuss some of the rules for these activities and how to make things easier on you, the participant, as well as those potential victims of any unmannerly athletics.


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Race for The Cure