During one of her daily classes, a teacher trying to teach good manners asked her students the following question:
“Michael, if you were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her that you had to go to the bathroom?”
Michael replied, “Just a minute, I have to go pee.”
The teacher responded, “That would be rude and impolite. What about you, Sherman? How would you say it?”
Sherman said, “I’m sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom. I’ll be right back.”
“That’s better,” said the teacher, “but it’s still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner table.”
Then she turned to Little Johnny. “And you, Little Johnny — can you use your brain for once and show us some good manners?”
Johnny smiled and said, “I would say: Darling, may I please be excused for a moment? I have to shake hands with a very dear friend of mine — someone I hope to introduce you to after dinner.”
