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We’d be interested in your feedback on this one. It’s a little more on topic than previous episodes and much of that is focussed on confrontation: when is it all right to tell your fellow man (or chick) that their behaviour is unbecoming?

 

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Steven and Miss Rhylla stayed up long after their bedtime on a Sunday to meet Lyndon from 3 Blind Mice while he was in Sydney. Rhylla’s got a bee in her bonnet about over-sized email attachments and she’s determined to have her say! It does get better. Honestly. Stay with us. We’re also discussing disabled people mowing […]

 

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We’re back! It’s been soooooo long and I think you’ll be able to tell how happy we are to be behind the mic. New format: only one song, lots more talk (and you didn’t think there could be any more!)We talk about Fleur’s dentist saying she looked like she knew “how to have a good […]

 

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It’s a bumper end of year episode, starting with the question of what to do when a colleague suggests renting your spare room for him to use as a shag pad with his mistresses.
Miss Rhylla and Steven will be off till the new year but keep your questions coming in, please, and do of course […]

 

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Where to begin in a show in which Rhylla at various times utters the words “genital wart”, “pap smear” and “explosive diarrhoea”? And by-the-by Steven’s continuing his campaign to get old favourites like “bounder” and “sausage wallet” back into everyday speech.
But on a manners front, and that is what we’re all about, we talk about […]

 

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It’s a packed show with lots of feedback from listeners on questions such as how many bottles of wine a couple should take to a party; how couples should split bills with singles; and informal emails. But the kicker is how much information should you share with your colleagues about your mistresses.
And don’t forget to […]

 

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Excellent new video from The Manners Cast. Don’t forget to join our new Facebook group, Friends of the Rules Podcast.

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The listeners are in the driving seat this episode with questions on manners from Huw (dinner parties), Kathryn (pregnancy), Trent (house guests) and Victoria (a complete nut job — a friend of Victoria’s, not Victoria herself).
Rhylla brings the full force of afternoon drinks in the office to bear on her answers; and Steven implores you […]

 

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Steven’s mum, Sue, is back to tell him “you’re wrong”. You’ll have no trouble seeing where Steven gets his prescriptive streak.
We discuss manners on the train and if you should apologise for making a mistake. And Sue wants to know why you keep burdening her with your confidences.
It’s a short one for us — half […]

 

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Recorded “as live” so no intro this week, we’re straight into the music then Steven wants to know why he can’t pass judgement; why he can’t go to a homosexual pub in Melbourne; and why Miss Rhylla doesn’t love him enough to remember what’s important. There’s some wonderful listener feedback, which gave us both a […]

 

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