Etiquette: Ethel Cotton, Roosters, & Taupe

When you think of etiquette, you may think that Emily Post wrote the book. You're not wrong, but did you know that there's a WAY more hilariously offensive tome on the topic? Welcome to the Ethel Cotton Course on Conversation... and trust us, it's quite the conversation piece itself. But even MORE exciting than this mid-century lesson in how to be deranged is the fact that we're joined by "the third one". The one who has lived so many of these adventures with us. The one who hates pants the most. We've escaped north, gathered our little coven together, and podcast to you from that undisclosed location where there are three pantless women cooking and brewing trouble. Meet Florence... Flo for short. The three of us dive into the world of Ethel, learn how to describe a cock in great detail, and Agnes gets real fired up about taupe... the color of giving up.    Also, we have a new name for you - our listeners. Henceforth, we shall refer to you as our "hearers". See, maybe Ethel wasn't all bad.    We're sorry if you're listening to this in a taupe room. Just close your eyes... it'll be ok.  https://www.architecturelab.net/what-is-taupe-color/   We're wondering if Martha Stewart knows about Ethel... in the mean time, you read up on what Emily's rules were: https://www.marthastewart.com/1512296/you-can-thank-emily-post-for-these-rules-of-etiquette