tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post7075076254062455089..comments2024-03-25T13:25:19.911-05:00Comments on My Pretty Baby Cried She Was a Bird: Handbook of Dating and Other Etiquette (1970)Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-41993822753954021752012-12-18T08:43:32.555-06:002012-12-18T08:43:32.555-06:00Right?! Or the girl with the stained blouse! I'...Right?! Or the girl with the stained blouse! I'm not saying you have to be Grace Kelly, but it's a DATE, dummy-example-person-from-the-book. Spruce up! Like I said, ten plus years later I still remembered all the Goofus Gals from the descriptions and they STILL give me horrors, haha.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-85797478281919561022012-12-18T08:41:45.022-06:002012-12-18T08:41:45.022-06:00I love the "just be coy" tactic of sayin...I love the "just be coy" tactic of saying things like "Guess I was just lucky today!" (when you know you were secretly channeling your inner Serena Williams). I could read etiquette books alllll daaaay, haha.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-77634174118176351002012-12-18T08:40:03.363-06:002012-12-18T08:40:03.363-06:00Oh, I hate to even THINK about my middle school/ea...Oh, I hate to even THINK about my middle school/early high school pictures. I had glasses and a big head too!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-67913208651621618532012-12-18T08:39:14.949-06:002012-12-18T08:39:14.949-06:00I think daydreaming about the future, when I would...I think daydreaming about the future, when I would have the occasion to ASK questions like "What do I wear on a bowling date?" or "How do I mind my manners when traveling by train?", was the big selling point for me at 13. I still have all the answer memorized for when those situations someday happen, haha!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-74908138684956747072012-12-17T19:51:25.864-06:002012-12-17T19:51:25.864-06:00i had a book like this that i LOVED to read when i...i had a book like this that i LOVED to read when i was a kid. I think my favorite part was the date descriptions. who would be dumb enough to wear pink rollers on a date! or even out of the house! i think a lot of her advice holds up!Rae - Say It Aint Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066975427295830641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-81803893901180507212012-12-17T19:51:18.057-06:002012-12-17T19:51:18.057-06:00This was really enjoyable! I think the advice is s...This was really enjoyable! I think the advice is still relevant today, even if the "let him win" stuff irked me - but that's just me :-) .Lauren Stowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008240537371936468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-36970354675244411422012-12-17T19:23:01.601-06:002012-12-17T19:23:01.601-06:00I remember when all the "big girls" (hig...I remember when all the "big girls" (high school) looked just like that! Sadly, in 1970 I identified more with Velma from Scooby Doo. Big head, bad 'do, glasses. Mrs.Leaphearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903237273139458385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-53361739635775682732012-12-17T19:19:27.784-06:002012-12-17T19:19:27.784-06:00Awww I love this! This seems like the thing I woul...Awww I love this! This seems like the thing I would have adored when I was entering my teens. <br /><br />xo,<br /> EmEmma Littonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614171717530057741noreply@blogger.com