de·co·rum [dih-kawr-uhm, -kohr-]
noun
1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.
3. Usually, decorums. an observance or requirement of polite society. et·i·quette [et-i-kit, -ket]
noun
1.conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion.
2.a prescribed or accepted code of usage in matters of ceremony, as at a court or in official or other formal observances.
3.the code of ethical behavior regarding professional practice or action among the members of a profession in their dealings with each other.
Synonyms
1. Etiquette, decorum, propriety imply observance of the formal requirements governing behavior in polite society. Etiquette refers to conventional forms and usages: the rules of etiquette. Decorum suggests dignity and a sense of what is becoming or appropriate for a person of good breeding: a fine sense of decorum. Propriety (usually plural) implies established conventions of morals and good taste.
1 posted on
03/24/2014 1:56:26 PM PDT by
Talisker
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To: Talisker
I could totally see Dolly Madison skipping rope.
2 posted on
03/24/2014 1:57:47 PM PDT by
skeeter
To: Talisker
They’re probably thinking, “She’s huge!”
5 posted on
03/24/2014 2:01:05 PM PDT by
boycott
To: Talisker
A cultural exchange of American and Chinese jump rope?
To: Talisker
After looking at the pictures I have yet to see any where the children actually look happy at their VIP status and multimillion Dollar vacations. They seem permanently ‘put out’.
9 posted on
03/24/2014 2:03:35 PM PDT by
Jim from C-Town
(The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
To: Talisker
Oh look, her legs are closed....there's an improvement.
10 posted on
03/24/2014 2:03:55 PM PDT by
liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
To: Talisker
A penny for thier thoughts
12 posted on
03/24/2014 2:09:33 PM PDT by
ronnie raygun
(Im missing a jumbo jet with 235 passengers has anyone seen it?)
To: Talisker
I went to the site..The daughters,one in paretic’ seem to be so bored and NOT want to be doing that.This is a group of people that landed in a place of dignity by default.and so the story goes!!
To: Talisker
there should be a cup on the ground next to her
To: Talisker
...Looking at that photo and suddenly in the back of my mind I hear hurdy-gurdy music. Don’t these clowns know that in cyberspace people will laugh at you forever.
15 posted on
03/24/2014 2:11:58 PM PDT by
Covenantor
("Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern." Chesterton)
To: Talisker; quantim
Travel gal strikes again! MO fun:
17 posted on
03/24/2014 2:13:24 PM PDT by
NautiNurse
(Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
To: Talisker
What a show-off. How embarrassing. Bet her kids didn’t like it either.
20 posted on
03/24/2014 2:15:42 PM PDT by
DallasDeb
((usafa06mom))
To: Talisker
She has very important business. /sarc
21 posted on
03/24/2014 2:16:10 PM PDT by
DallasDeb
((usafa06mom))
To: Talisker
.. twerking demo for an encore ?
24 posted on
03/24/2014 2:18:29 PM PDT by
tomkat
(.. complimentary brain bleach available at the exits)
To: Talisker
Judas Priest, what a flippin’ moron, yippee, she can jup rope like any 7 year old.
Complete embarrassment.
25 posted on
03/24/2014 2:24:31 PM PDT by
yldstrk
( My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: Talisker
This isn’t just directed to the President’s daughters but quite a few young girls that dress inappropriately for the occasion at hand. Their skirts were terribly short and the eldest daughter had an exposed midriff in several photos. They just looked too informal for a diplomatic visit.
26 posted on
03/24/2014 2:26:08 PM PDT by
heylady
(“Sometimes I wish I could be a Democrat and then I remember I have a soul.”( Deb))
To: Talisker
Reports of a 5.2 temblor near Peking. Maybe it's from fracking, though.
27 posted on
03/24/2014 2:28:34 PM PDT by
Major Matt Mason
("Journalism is dead. All news is suspect." - Noamie)
To: Talisker
good grief, do you see those clodhoppers on the oldest girl? And mo frowning at the Chinese statue?
These people are so weird
28 posted on
03/24/2014 2:29:41 PM PDT by
yldstrk
( My heroes have always been cowboys)
To: Talisker
To: Talisker
For the first time in my adult life, I am ashamed of my country.
To: Talisker
Big deal...now give her a carrot and a lump of sugar and have a stable boy brush her down....
35 posted on
03/24/2014 2:38:18 PM PDT by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
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