The Rules of the Gentleman

[Alan H]

Well, the OP certainly didn't make me feel inferior! Please just understand that some of us don't think that wearing expensive clothes and drinking gin and tonic has anything whatsoever to do with defining what is, or is not a "gentleman".

BTW, I really like the Lone Ranger credo that Steve posted. Actually, I like it a lot.

[BoldHighlander]

Well, the OP certainly didn't make me feel inferior! Please just understand that some of us don't think that wearing expensive clothes and drinking gin and tonic has anything whatsoever to do with defining what is, or is not a "gentleman".

BTW, I really like the Lone Ranger credo that Steve posted. Actually, I like it a lot.

[Gryphon57]

I wanna know what you're all doing with the missing letters...

I suspect they are being sold to the Welsh.

No offense intended to the Welsh. Some of them are probably related to me.

[davidlpope]

I suspect they are being sold to the Welsh.

No offense intended to the Welsh. Some of them are probably related to me.

Perhaps the funniest post I've read all year....

[JRB]

"15. Drinks are not meant to be mixed."

Okay, this one is lost on me. As much as I enjoy a wee dram of scotch, a gin and tonic really hits the spot on a hot summer day. I say chuck this rule out and you can still be a gentleman.

[O'Callaghan]

"15. Drinks are not meant to be mixed."

Okay, this one is lost on me. As much as I enjoy a wee dram of scotch, a gin and tonic really hits the spot on a hot summer day. I say chuck this rule out and you can still be a gentleman.

I think it may mean not mixing the grain and the grape, which tends to make one ill. That interpretation would make sense, whereas not drinking G&Ts does not.

For example, whiskey and beer are both grain, whereas wine and brandy are both grape. So, you aren't supposed to drink beer and brandy in the same session, or wine and whiskey. Technically I suppose it also means not mixing beer and wine in the same session, which I do tend to do sometimes.

There again, I would say a gentleman is someone who knows he is breaking the rules when he does it.

[highlander999]

I just found this and forwarded the Rules to all my friends with son's of age to learn it. Seems much of this has been lost. The thing that strikes me is that most young me "Can't drive a stick shift"... What has happened???

[Peter Crowe]

I just found this and forwarded the Rules to all my friends with son's of age to learn it. Seems much of this has been lost. The thing that strikes me is that most young me "Can't drive a stick shift"... What has happened???

Only in those countries (like the USA) where passing your road test on an automatic transmission gets you an unrestricted car driving license. In the UK and Europe you must pass on a manual geared car to get an unrestricted license. Indeed in Britain you must be able to use your clutch to do a hill start without rolling backwards to pass the road test.

[artificer]

I just found this and forwarded the Rules to all my friends with son's of age to learn it. Seems much of this has been lost. The thing that strikes me is that most young me "Can't drive a stick shift"... What has happened???

It's odd, but apart from my time in High School where I worked at an auto detailing shop and would drive 10-20 cars a day, I've never driven an automatic with any regularity.

The 2 times a year I'm FORCED to drive my wife's car (which I loathe with a passion) I find myself madly searching for the clutch pedal and having to fight not to shift the automatic transmission lever.

Only in those countries (like the USA) where passing your road test on an automatic transmission gets you an unrestricted car driving license. In the UK and Europe you must pass on a manual geared car to get an unrestricted license. Indeed in Britain you must be able to use your clutch to do a hill start without rolling backwards to pass the road test.

This is a fantastic idea- although somewhat unnecessary here, it's actually nearly impossible to FIND a standard transmission car in the US anymore. You actually need to go out of your way to find one (barring Subaru, the sportier Hondas, and some German cars).

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[Tobus]

I drive a manual transmission and prefer it for fuel economy. The only time I wish I had an automatic is when I'm in stop-and-go traffic and my clutch leg gets tired! I don't call it a manual or a stick shift, though. Most folks around here call it a standard, even though the "standard" transmission these days is an automatic.

A for the rules of a gentleman, I think they should just be the rules for all men.