Polite Ways to Tell Someone to . . .

Researchers say our most polite state is Montana. So, the next time you annoy someone from Helena, or another city in Montana, like . . . uh . . . well, we’ll look one up later . . . don’t be surprised if you hear anything from today’s list of, Five Polite Ways to Tell Someone to Get Bent . . .

• Let’s play the silent game . . . for the rest of our lives.
• All good things must come to an end . . . and so should you.
• I’d love to resume this conversation at a later time. . . with a different person.
• Let’s agree to disagree . . . and by “disagree” . . . I mean “never talk again.”
• I’m so glad I met you . . . because now I have a new reference for hell.