European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Odds amp ends a miss m a us Judith Martin dear miss manners my co workers and i were wondering about the significance of giving roses of different colors. Could you please Tell us what each color signifies does Pink or yellow mean Friendship does red always signify romantic interest or attachment does White mean virtue we realize that its always Nice to receive roses of any variety but it would be fun to know the traditional meaning behind each color. Gentle Reader miss manners is not As fond of this sort of question As you might imagine a Sweet old fashioned lady to be. Nobody has Ever registered these colors and when you be memorized that yellow roses symbolize jealousy and or cessation of love for example some panicked Florist puts out a list saying yellow roses mean Joy and gladness. The Only thing on which everyone seems to agree is that red roses signify romantic love if the card docs not contain a disclaimer and that they should be sent either As a dozen or singly. White roses May or May not signify purity miss manners has never heard of anyone s sending sarcastic Rose Sand Pink ones a More Junior form of love either from the age of the recipient or that of the courtship than red. It is simple if friends Send one another Flowers. As far As miss manners knows there is no color of Rose that has been bred to say a you have a Nice personality but i can to see anything More in this than  dear miss manners please give your opinion of people who stand directly behind you at an automated Teller machine and can read the amount of your transaction. I always wait to one Side. Should i ask the person Reading Over my shoulder to move gentle Reader although she is at a loss to imagine any benign reason for someone s Reading your Bank transaction Over your shoulder miss manners believes in Courtesy even to potential thieves. Try saying a polite but Stern a please give me some room to do this in private a and then done to continue with your business until this is done thus giving the offender a time penalty. If this does no to work you should probably not be acquiring Cash in front of this individual. Dear miss manners you have banned Lap top computers from restaurants but does the ban apply if one is alone at ones own table and there Are few other customers docs it apply if the restaurant has no tablecloths e.g., cafeterias pizza houses canteens in libraries or fast food outlets what about writing i get a lot of paperwork done if i take my computer to a cafeteria and work for Long stretches during non Peak hours while getting numerous refills of the plate and cup. Is the miss manners Lap top ban based on the Lap top being a party proper or keeping a table for too Long without just compensation or both gentle Reader miss manners loves it when the possible applications of a simple etiquette Rule require that it be turned into aft ill judicial opinion. All right Here goes the ideas behind the Lap top ban Are first that one does not do business in a place where others arc engaged in the ritual of dining and second that on does not ignore ones table companions. Both rules also apply to telephones and paperwork but do not include Reading which is not obviously business and makes no noise if you done to turn the pages too roughly etiquette is really not concerned with the table turnover and so leaves it to the individual establishment to decide whether it wants to allow such lingering a which might be considered picturesque and hospitable during slow periods a or does no to want to because it can otherwise do More business. The polite person  even attempt to keep a table when others arc obviously waiting but a restaurateur is not impolite for inquiring whether the worker wants anything else or is ready to leave. So considering the requirements of etiquette and those of the restaurant business half empty fast food restaurants and other convenience feeding stations would be the Only places where Lone diners could use their Lap tops. United feature  Aries March 21-april 19 your outspoken nature makes it easy for you to initiate Conversa Lions and express your feelings Taurus april 20-May 20 pay attention to your dreams for clues on what you should be doing in the real world. Gemini May 21-june 20 find an Avenue to cultivate the Exchange of ideas among friends. Perhaps a newsletter. Cancer june 21-july 22 get the facts concerning a business venture you Are considering starting in the near future Leo july 23-aug. 22 an optimistic attitude and Good communication skills Are All you need to succeed. Virgo aug. 23-sept. 22. Concentrate on Long term investments As opposed to those claiming immediate returns. Libra sept. 23-oct. 22. Clarify your objectives and set some realistic goals to work on with your partner. Scorpio oct. 23-nov 21. A promotion at work comes through. Be prepared and adjust to the added responsibilities. Sagittarius nov. 22-dec. 20 Romance is High on your Agenda As it should be. Also make it an adventure. Capricorn dec. 21-Jan. 19 thoughts of your childhood come up Tor review. Discuss them with your parents for clarity. A aquarius Jan. 20-feb. 18 work on putting some of those Bright ideas of yours Down on paper. Pisces feb. 19-March 20 turn your attention toward your personal finances and decide what is valuable to you. Copley nows service forget becoming president and go for the Bucks Erma Bombeck there was a time when the aspirations that parents had for their children were narrowed Down to two choices. A daughter could do no better than to marry a doctor. If you gave birth to a son the ultimate goal for him was to grow up to become president of the United states. Not anymore. Malpractice suits could tie your daughters Community assets up in court for the rest of her life and the theme song for this years election is mamas done to let your babies grow up to be presidents. It is fast coming to the Point where i done to want to elect anyone stupid enough to want the Job. First there is no Security. A president can look Forward to four to eight years employment a tops. Then what does he do write his memoirs play a Little Golf build houses visit his Library the Job of running does no to teach the candidates anything about life. They hang around the House in a married or celibate state until they re 35 years old. Then they try to raise $8 million from strangers to Tell who they Are to people who want to know who they were. They do this by flashing their pictures on television and displaying photos on every Telephone Post and in every store window. Its reminiscent of the 500 Friendship pictures my son ordered in High school. He should have told me he had Only three friends. In a still using them for tips and coasters. The presidency is a Job without dignity. Candidates beg for Bucks kiss babies and fannies and hang out with people they  sit next to on a crowded bus. They Wear funny hats and act like they re enjoying weird food their mothers could not pay them to eat. But the worst part is that in some jobs you can please some of the people most of the time and most of the people some of the time but As president you can to please any of the people any of the time. If you re Humble you re a wimp assertive you re strident compassionate you re weak polite you re dead in the water. The presidency is a dead end Job with no Chance for advancement. Why five men would stomp around the country working 18 hours a Day to try to get the attention of voters who vow to write in pee wee Herman on election Day is beyond me. Personally id advise my daughter to become a Rock Star and my son to become a second baseman for the Chicago cubs. So they  die poor. Universal press Syndicate no Al 1 1 1 no Only years Oscar awards shows were postponed 1. 1938 a heavy floods delayed one week 2. 1968 a Martin Luther King killed delayed two Days 3. 1981 a assassination attempt on president Reagan delayed one Day source and the Winner is. Page 10 a sunday March 29. 1992