Ms. bookofjoetiquette

It's a new feature making its debut today.

Aren't you excited?

Oh.

That's OK, never mind.

This inaugural installment is entitled:

How To Accept A Compliment

Have you ever noticed how most people, when given a compliment, say things like, "It's about time you noticed," or "It's nothing," or "No, not really?"

That's rude.

Because what they're doing is telling the person giving the compliment, in effect, that they're wrong.

How much nicer, more appropriate and gracious to simply say "Thank you."

And yet not one person in a hundred does.

Try it — I promise it will improve the quality of your — and others' — lives.

And isn't that the only reason to use up oxygen, really?

To make life a little better and sweeter for others?

If you don't agree, please don't ask for a jump seat when the mother ship comes to take me back to my home planet.