According to my go-to, on-line dictionary, the word “rude” is defined as follows:
1. discourteous or impolite, especially in a deliberate way.
2. without culture, learning, or refinement.
3. rough in manners or behavior; unmannerly; uncouth.
4. rough, harsh, or ungentle.
5. roughly wrought, built, or formed; of a crude construction or kind.
I think it’s pretty safe to assume that most of know someone who is rude. But, would any of us consider ourselves rude? Hmmm? Let’s be honest, are you ever rude?
I am guilty of rude behavior on occasion. But, I consider my questionable behavior to be acceptable rude. More along the lines of redneck behavior. Below is a list of things that, in my opinion, with the exception of two, are rude or acceptable rude. This is the topic of this month’s Take It or Leave It.
As a reminder, here’s how Take It or Leave It works: Post your guesses (would I take it, or leave it) in the comments section below. I will post my responses Thursday. The person with the most correct guesses is my winner, but you must post another comment in the comments section, acknowledging that you are a winner, in order to claim your prize. It’s that simple. Unclaimed prizes will be forfeited after one week from posting the answers.
So, here we go. Would I – Take It or Leave It:
1) Spike the punch at a party.
2) Pick up a hitchhiker.
3) Leave my outside light on all night just to annoy my annoying neighbor.
4) Eat all of the cereal but put the empty box back in the pantry.
5) Return my husband’s car with no gas in it.
6) Fart and blame it on the dog.
7) Buy something expensive, knowing that I’m only going to wear it once for some special occasion, and then return it to the store.
8) Overtip a waiter because another customer was rude.
9) Leave my shopping cart in an unoccupied spot in the parking lot instead of returning it to the cart corral.
10) Leave something on the curb with a “free” sign on it to avoid having to take it to the dump.
So, what do you think? Are there certain rude behaviors that might be considered acceptable? What acceptable rude behavior are you guilty of?
Word of the day: Mingy
Fun fact about me: I absolutely detest the Wedding March song. (Here comes the bride, da, da, da, blaaahhh.) HATE IT!!
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, May 2014. Photos courtesy Google Images.
I say you wouldn’t do 1 and 7. As for your number 3, I once had an annoying neighbor who wouldn’t let neighborhood kids, including her own child, play anywhere near her house because their high-pitched shrieks gave her headaches. I bought wind chimes. No, I’m not proud.
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Oh Pat, you are my kind of gal. Wind chimes to annoy the neighbor – LOVE IT!!!
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Ooops – I wasn’t ready to hit post yet, but I guess my computer thought otherwise. Stupid computer.
Anyway, where did all of the neighborhood kids play?
Thanks for stopping by and leaving your guesses. Hopefully you’ll stop by on Thursday to see how well you guessed.
Patricia
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I try not to be rude, but hubby claims I have an awesome “FU” look. Who knew?
My random guesses:
1) I could see you getting everyone drunk.
2) Nah. Ax murderers hitch hike.
3) Annoying neighbors need to be annoyed, so yeah.
4) Well, no. Leaving an empty box in the pantry is just rude.
5) Totally. Husbands don’t mind gassing up.
6) Hehehe! Yes! Our dogs fart so much, it would be a totally reasonable explanation.
7) I’m guessing no.
8) Yes. Waiters put up with a lot of crap.
9) Of course. You need to support those shopping cart corral jobs.
10) Sure. People love free stuff.
Maybe I’ll beat my high score this time! 🙂
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Hi CJ and welcome to Monday! Interesting guesses and explanations. I hope you do beat your high score and score an awesome prize! We’ll see you Thursday for the big reveal.
Patricia
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1 and 7 would be over the top, the rest, we could all be guilty of!
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So you’re thinking I’d pick up a hitchhiker then? Interesting. Maybe I would.
I do agree that we are all a little guilty of being a little rude when the occasion calls for it.
Thanks for stopping by and playing along. I hope we’ll see you Thursday to see how well you guessed. And how rude I am.
Patricia
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I’m guessing you wouldn’t do 2 or 7.
I have totally done #3 LOL! Plus play dance music outside as loud as city ordinances allow, just for the neighbors. 🙂
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Hi Jennette – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – I like your style. If a neighbor is deserving, let ’em have it.
Thanks for stopping by with your guesses. On Thursday you’ll know how well you did.
Patricia
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So here it is Thursday already and time for me to post my answers.
1 – I would leave this and here’s why: In my younger more selfish days this is Something I would have done (and I did in fact do). However, since I met my husband, a recovering alcohol who has been sober for almost 30 years, I would never do this now. I would so hate to be the person responsible for ruining 30 years of sobriety for spiking punch that was supposed to be non-alcoholic.
2 – I would leave this. My dad used to pick up hitchhikers, even with his family in the car, but I would never do it. My husband and I did give a lift to a stranded young man not too long ago, but he was not hitch hiking, he was in the ditch and he had a puppy with him. We felt bad for the freaked out puppy.
3 – I would definitely take this. If a neighbor is deserving, then all’s fair right?
4 – I would leave this. This annoys me so much when it happens at my house that I could never bring myself to do it. My husband is getting better, but he still leaves empty containers on the counter. At least he doesn’t put them away. I think he’s learned that if I see a box in the pantry, I assume there’s still stuff in it and therefore I don’t buy more at the store. If that box is empty, you’re SOL buddy because I assumed it still had cereal in it and I didn’t buy any more.
5 – I would take this. I agree with CJ that guys don’t mind gassing up. I don’t do it all the time, but if I’ve had a long day and I’m wearing a dress and heels, I’m not stopping for gas. You can do it. My husband knows this about me so he’s just prepared to get gas. In fact, I sometimes drive his car to work just because I know there’s no gas in mine. (Tee hee)
6 – I’m not proud of it, but I will admit that I’d take this. The dog doesn’t mind being the scapegoat for farts at all.
7 – I would leave this. If I can’t afford to purchase a required item for a specific occasion, then I don’t go to the occasion. Besides, I love having fancy stuff in my closet even if I’m only going to wear it once or twice. Wearing it and returning it is wrong. Besides, with my luck, I’d spill something on it and stain it.
8 – I would definitely take this and I have done it on many occasions. Waiters work hard and take a lot of crap from people. I’m a very generous tipper but even more so when someone else has been rude.
9 – I would leave this. I hate it when I’m trying to park and someone has left their cart in the only available spot in the parking lot. I believe in doing on to others, so . . .
10 – I would leave this as well. I think it is so tacky to leave stuff out on the curb. I either take it to the dump or the second-hand store. If I don’t want to look at it any more in my house, whey in God’s name would I want to look at it on my curb?
So there you have it. Here’s how you did:
Pat, Susie and Jennette each got 6 right.
CJ you are the lucky winner with 7 right! Leave a comment below to let me know you saw this comment and I’ll forward you your prize. Do you want the Amazon or the i-tunes gift card?
Thank you everyone for playing along.
Patricia
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YEAH! But I didn’t beat my record…I think I got 8 right. Once. Maybe…? Hell, I can’t remember. Nice to know your limits to rudeness, Patricia. Have a great weekend!
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