Re: MR: Variants of Hand-Kissing

[michael.f.dullaghan@adn.alcatel.com (Mike Dullaghan)]

Poster: michael.f.dullaghan@adn.alcatel.com (Mike Dullaghan)


scripsit Alfredo el Bufon <edh@ascc01.ascc.lucent.com>

>    "K: When a lady offers her hand, bowing low and placing her
>        hand on the top of my head."
> 
> There were some very interesting responses to this activity:
> 
[snip]
>    "Do you have a basis for this behaviour, or are you redheaded?"
[snip]
>    "Is this an action that would be found in period?
>     It sounds a trifle showy to me."
> 
>    "Is this a period practice for a certain culture?"
> 
> Are these questions relevant?  On another thread several people
> stated that the existance of assassination in the Period doesn't
> make it acceptable.  Do these responses mean you'd frown when
> you saw me do it, but smile when I say, "Hey, it's Period, folks"
> and start passing out the documentation?
> 
> I don't mean the above to sound sarcastic.  I really want to know.

I didn't mean to imply that you had to document the behavior, I was
just curious about whether it was something you had discovered through
research, or something you had invented to express yourself.

[snip]

> Try this: when a lady offers her hand, lean forward and kiss her
> on the lips.  This may cause confusion.

It may also cause handprints on the face :-)

>   "Michael, remember that you're dealing with a jester here. It's not
>    merely his *job* to cause confusion, it's his solemn (all right, maybe
>    solemn isn't the right word to use with Alfredo) duty to do so."
> 
> Thank you, Corun.  (BTW, why do you call him "The Ecclectic One"?)

See signature file below. I tend to actually get called that way
because "Michael" is a very common name modernly and in period,
whereas the descriptive by-name is not. (The only other nickname that
has stuckto me over the years is "Batman", which is obtrusively OOP,
and trademarked). Also my hobbies and interests
are... well... eclectic. 

> I certainly can feel confusion without learning anything.
> 
 
Story of my life. Or, as the button says,"Oh, no, not another learning
experience!"

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