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...take the violations one by one. It is uncommonly rude to speak while someone else has the floor; ruder still when those speaking are your elders; and rudest of all when the proceedings in question concern the fate of a human being...
...rudest awakening, however, could be the one that begins next Monday, when the antitrust action brought by the Justice Department and 20 states kicks off in Washington. While it will not be the trial of the century--there is already too much competition for that title--U.S. v. Microsoft could be the trial of the 21st century. Redmond's defenders and detractors agree that the case marks a turning point for antitrust law--and for any would-be monopolist of the third millennium. Will the 108-year-old Sherman Act establish a beachhead in cyberspace? Or will antitrust cops...
...RUDEST OF THEM...
...cutesy segment titles signal the everyday roots and the antagonistic tone: "Get Real, Honey, Your Boyfriend Is a Dog"; "Pack Your Bags or You'll Wish You Were Dead"; "I Want to Tell My Cheating Boyfriend It's Now or Never"; "You're the Rudest Thing Alive . And I'm Sick of Your Attitude." For that last, a fired McDonald's employee got into a shouting match with a customer over who dissed whom at the drive-up window. These are guests who come out of the vast expanse of anonymous Middle America, from trailer parks to ghettos, that...
Also, I believe rudeness tends to vary in direct proportion to the size of the city, so it's only natural that the largest city is the rudest. It isn't just that the little daily irritations tend to build up in a large city faster than they do in a small town; it's the anonymity. In a small town, what you shout at someone who makes a sudden turn in front of you without a signal is limited in nastiness by the realization that you might find yourself sitting beside that person the next day at the Kiwanis...