A possible dancing myth?

[James MacMillan]

I don't tell my wife how to dress and I don't seek her advice on which tartan goes with which shirt. I also steer away from those dreaded questions like:

"Does this make me look fat?"

The only correct answer to a question like this is to have an immediate coughing fit and need to be assisted with medical aid until she forgets the question.

It's like in Hawaii, they are supposed to wear the flower over the _____ ear if they are married and over the _____ ear if they are single? Or a man with an ear-ring in his right ear is prone to _____ and in the left ear if he is prone to _____.

[Phil]

I have come across this too. And when words such as "Country Dance Society" and "Ladies" are uttered in the same breath you had better believe that the "rules" will be universally known and strictly observed. I have been to these kind of events and women are real sticklers for rules and protocol, much worse than any man. At one they wouldn't even let a non-committee member into the kitchen to help with the dishes, can you believe that? It really is that bad. Thank God I'm a man!