Some MEN can be complete idoits at times

Here are 24 Rules for Dating Like a Gentleman according to Esquire's food correspondent, John Mariani.

This appeared on www.msnbc.msn.com

Most are common sense exhibited through the courtesies and manners we were taught as young lads.

But I discounted one such rule as TOTAL RUBBISH. See if you can spot it!!

........Gentleman INDEED!

A gentleman is never unintentionally rude.
A gentleman always dresses appropriately.
A gentleman never bribes a maître d'.
A gentleman never has more than one cocktail before dinner.
THIS ONE"S "IFFY" IN MY VIEW!
A gentleman never takes more than one minute to decide on his meal.
A gentleman does not remove his shoes under the table or play footsie.
A gentleman does not table-hop.
NOT SURE WHAT THIS MEANS!
A gentleman does not frequent any restaurant so loud that
he cannot hold a conversation with the person across from him.
A gentleman never drinks beer from a bottle at a restaurant.
A gentleman does not use sugar substitutes.
A gentleman always gets up from his chair when a woman gets
up from hers or approaches the table.
A gentleman does not drink water with a lime or lemon slice in it.
A gentleman never has his cell phone on the table.
A gentleman never discusses the price of a meal or wine.
A gentleman never overtips.
A gentleman always orders after his guests do.
A gentleman never orders salad as a main course.
A gentleman never applauds when the chef comes out.
A gentleman takes his mother out to dinner at least four times a year.
A gentleman lets his father take him out to dinner four times a year.
A gentleman does not sniff the cork but merely glances at it to see
if the vintage is the same as on the bottle label.
A gentleman never says more than three words about the quality of a wine served.
A gentleman should always quietly dispute an error on a check with the manager.
A gentleman never talks about golf with women present.
"WHAT???" That is about the dumbest freakin' thing I have ever heard of?
Men aren't from MARS but this doddle sure is!

some of these magazines... like women's magzines and tabliods.. are not worth the paper they are printed on.. just trash.

When I take a look at this, I realized I am not a gentlemen...
But I have some points match..

A gentleman does not table-hop.
A gentleman never overtips.
A gentleman does not remove his shoes under the table or play footsie.
A gentleman does not use sugar substitutes.
A gentleman never orders salad as a main course.
A gentleman never applauds when the chef comes out (cos he never comes out)
A gentleman never says more than three words about the quality of a wine served. (i never say anything)

my score=7/24