Stabbing Your Relatives is Bad Form

jamesglewisf · 11-27-2004, 10:10 AM

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WORCESTER, Mass. - A man was charged with stabbing two relatives who allegedly criticized his table manners during Thanksgiving dinner.

Police said the fight broke out when Gonzalo Ocasio, Jr., 18, and his father, Gonzalo Ocasio, 49, reprimanded an uncle for picking at the turkey with his fingers, instead of slicing off pieces with a knife, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported Friday.

The uncle, Frank Palacious, 24, of Worcester, allegedly responded by stabbing them with a carving knife.

http://news.bostonherald.com/localRe...rticleid=55985

OK. Just so you know. It is bad etiquette to criticize someone's etiquette in public. Do it privately. It is also bad etiquette to stab them for doing it wrong.

jaimegerise · 11-27-2004, 01:16 PM

That is just totally bonkers!

theyeti · 11-28-2004, 12:41 AM

Jim, as far as etiquette goes, what constitutes a "stab"? Should the knife be able to stand on its own?

jamesglewisf · 11-28-2004, 05:19 PM

I believe so, yes.

Teresa · 11-28-2004, 11:19 PM

Ohhh yes! The holidays bring out the best in some people!!!

11-28-2004, 12:41 AM	#3
theyeti WaffyDaffy Charteroo del norte Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Minnesota USA Posts: 2,327	Jim, as far as etiquette goes, what constitutes a "stab"? Should the knife be able to stand on its own? __________________ "...If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake." -Thomas Jefferson 1798 ~~~Frozen Tundra Blog

11-28-2004, 05:19 PM	#4
jamesglewisf Doofus Maximus Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 8,138	I believe so, yes. __________________ Jim Lewis - Admin Tipping Etiquette Dining Etiquette JamesGLewis.com iPhone Tip Guide Movies Without Nudity.com To BE or not to BE

11-27-2004, 01:16 PM	#2
jaimegerise Snappydoodle Charteroo Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 312	That is just totally bonkers!

11-28-2004, 11:19 PM	#5
Teresa Snappydoodle Charteroo Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 366	Ohhh yes! The holidays bring out the best in some people!!!