Hi HARRIET,
Thursday March 14 1996 09:17, HARRIET LEVY wrote to MARGE CLARK:
 MC>> nonononono.   that's the...  okay.  I have (still) a
 MC>> *lot* of trouble accepting  compliments, or
 MC>> praise...always need to duck and dodge out of 'em.  and
 MC>> I was  taught, a long time ago, that the correct reply
 MC>> is "thank you and shut up"
 HL> I think you got that a little sideways.  I think the
 HL> response is "thank you"....and the behavior is after you
 HL> said that....shut up. ;-)
The "shut up" action hopefully telepathically transferred to the complimenter 
so that the embarrassment can cease? ;-)
Pat
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