An alternative to "gentlemen"

[O'Callaghan]

GGGP just likes me 'cause I helped her with her caber toss.



I promise, however, that there was no tweed, nor any tonic, nor anything custom-tailored, nor even a pith helmet involved. Her virtue (and mine) is (are) intact.

Mostly.

The pith helmet sounds like a reference to Panache

[BoldHighlander]

From Finding Nemo. He's cool.

"Don't hurl on the shell dude, I just waxed it"....best line of the whole movie.

Best character in the whole movie (aside from Bruce the shark)!

[Bugbear]

First thing I thought of!

I'm looking at the C. S. Lewis paragraph right now. It's on pages xiii and xiii in my HarperCollins Ebook copy (1952, 1980). It begins, "The word gentleman originally meant something recognisable;" and ends, "It has been spoiled for that purpose."
So, for what it's worth...

[Alan H]

The pith helmet sounds like a reference to Panache

Not particularly.... pith helmets seem to have spread pretty widely throughout the Rabble. At least 3-4 guys wear them to Games, now and then, here in NorCal.

Besides, if I had an issue with Panache, I'd just tell him.

You're welcome to speculate, though.

[Teufel Hunden]

Edited.

[Alan H]

So basically, I've looked at all these notable folks, and taken the Bruce Lee approach. I absorb what's useful, discard what isn't, and create my own path from it.

A wise approach...good on ye.

[thescot]

Seriously, the alternative to a gentleman is not somebody I'd really like to meet.

I heartily agree, and I can't imagine why anyone else would. The alternative would be a . . . boor?

It annoys me no end.

[English Bloke]

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[Panache]

It seems to me that around here on X Marks, the term "gentleman" has now morphed into some one who treats people well, but also must wear a lot of tweed, dress like someone from about 1936, adhere to a code of conduct based around the time of Prince Edward, probably smoke a pipe, and drink gin and tonic.

That's fine. It annoys me no end, but fine.

Who ever could you be talking about Alan...... ???????



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I think that I should prefer to be a gentleman over a "Dude"



Luckily for me it would seem that that there are still Mrs Peels in this world that are still quite attracted their John Steeds




But it is a big and grand world of ours and I think there is room enough in it for both Dudes and Gentlemen, and that is fine.

However my friend, I would like you to remember to....




BEHAVE!!!!






Cheers

Jamie

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[Alan H]

Who ever could you be talking about Alan...... ???????

Not particularly about you, despite the references, but more so about a whole group of attitudes.

However my friend, I would like you to remember to....




BEHAVE!!!!



Cheers

Jamie

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Behave? Nah! Besides, you don't smoke a pipe, you're just chewing on that thing!