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American table manners are, if anything, a more advanced form of civilized behavior than the Europeans, because they are more complicated and further removed from the practical result, always a sign of refinement.
—Miss Manners, 1982
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- Déjà Vu Is history repeating itself? The Déjà Vu blog investigates... Fit for the Job — Chris Christie’s weight-loss surgery sparks presidential rumors; in 1905 William Howard Taft reduces the old-fashioned way. Trip of a Lifetime — A one-way trip to Mars generates thousands of willing participants; in 1609, the Virginia Company deems Jamestown is the place to be. Race to the Top — The World Trade Center prepares to assume the role of tallest building in NYC; in 1939, the Chrysler Building employs a complicated scheme to achieve the highest height.
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