tattuchu wrote:The cops are so quick to shoot! Don't even give the guy a chance. At least try to deal with the situation in a civilized fashion before resorting to unpleasantness. "I say, old chap. If it's not too terribly much trouble...not to inconvenience you, dear fellow...if you could see your way clear, of course...hate to be a bother...but could you possibly interrupt your meal long enough that we might arrest you? There's a good lad."
Agreed in principle, but breaking the ice with some non-threatening topic is the way to go, according to Miss Manners. For example, the weather. "My, my. Unseasonably warm for May, wouldn't you say? On the one hand, you want to dress as lightly as possible, but on the other, you run the risk of a right blistering, don't you? I say, I've noticed your choice in the matter. You are wearing the proper sunblock, I hope. Oh, and begging your pardon, if it's not too much to ask, would you mind considering taking a brief respite from eating that person's face while we chat for a moment?"
"A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it." ~ H. L. Mencken
"We ain't a sharp species. We kill each other over arguments about what happens when you die, then fail to see the fucking irony in that."
"It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion."
