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Miss Manners: Classic comeback would have worked fine when younger, bigger person jabbed senior for holding up the line
Miss Manners: Classic comeback would have worked fine when younger, bigger person jabbed senior for holding up the line
Miss Manners: Classic comeback would have worked fine when younger, bigger person jabbed senior for holding up the line

Published on: 12/04/2025

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I wish I’d had the presence of mind to utter a loud, reproachful “Ouch!,” which Miss Manners has suggested a few times over the years. Getty Images

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at the head of a line to vote; the precinct wasn’t crowded, and no one’s wait was long. The precinct volunteer encountered a problem that prompted her to seek help, and I spent my wait looking at the floor rather than staring in her direction, not wanting her to misinterpret my gaze as annoyance (the wait was no big deal).

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2025/12/miss-manners-classic-comeback-would-have-worked-fine-when-younger-bigger-person-jabbed-senior-for-holding-up-the-line.html

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