The proper etiquette for eating an ice cream sundae (standard:Inspirational stories, 899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Mar 17 2013	Views/Reads: 3105/1911	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Not everybody realizes how important it is to follow protocol. Many Philistines in our society do things so haphazardly that it is a real affront to those of us who know better. There should be a law forbidding such perfunctory behavior. We have a law for

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promising. It went simply like this. Since a hot fudge sundae usually 
drips on my shirt evidencing the fact that I indulged in the forbidden 
delicacy, I switched to strawberry sundaes where there is absolutely no 
chance of smearing your shirt with fudge. 

This plan of mine worked for several months but came crashing down this
past week. I had indulged in a very delicious strawberry sundae and 
thought I had gotten away with it. When I got home my wife looked at me 
and then said, "What is that stain on your shirt?" 

Knowing that if I confess I had an ice cream sundae I would be in deep
trouble the thought occurred to me until I took my chance. 

"I think it's lipstick," I said with a smile on my face. 

"Oh, I thought it was strawberry syrup," she said. 

I am not sure what that means but I did not want to pursue the subject
at the time. 

I am learning that some things are not worth the effort. The apostle
Paul thought this too. 

"All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all
things are lawful for me, but all things edify not" (1 Corinthians 
10:23 KJV). 

There is a proper way of doing everything and some things are not worth
doing at all. 


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