Etiquette (1922) on leaving house guests in peace

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou are on the Old Advice Hotline, where every answer comes from a book older than your grandmother's grandmother's casserole dish.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDana, in Dayton, writes: my e-reader app pops up every three pages asking if I'd like to rate the book.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvery three pages. Dana, you are being hosted by a monster.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a rating prompt.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEmily Post, 1922: If a guest prefers to sit on the veranda and read, don't interrupt him every half page to ask if he really does not want to do something else.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe wrote that about houseguests. Not software.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDana is the guest, the app is the host, and your phone is the veranda. It's perfectly clear.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe veranda is a phone.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo here is your plan. Send the app a firm note.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne question per book, at the very end, after the guest has left the veranda.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDana replied. She says: I tried that. The app asked if I was sure.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen the app has no manners whatsoever. Verdict: Dana, you may read in peace.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe book is Etiquette, by Emily Post, from nineteen twenty-two, per Project Gutenberg.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, are you sure you don't want to do something else? You've been reading that cue card for a while.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHalf page rule, Vera. Leave me alone.