The gift of the Milo
No, we still haven't figured out who you are.
We can eliminate some suspects, because many of our friends and neighbors are out of town this Christmas. And were last Christmas, and the Christmas before that.
So whoever it is that has left a can or jar of Milo on our porch every year since Milo came to live with us: we know you are not our landlord. Nor Amazing Genius Science Girl. Nor the Traveling Psychologist. Nor Verena. Nor several of the Fabulous Bureaucrats. We know who you are not, but we do not know who you are.
You amuse us. Every year, you amuse us. Do you know that the slogan of Milo, the Energy Drink, is "GO and GO and GO"? If you know this, and if you know our Milo, the appropriateness of that must strike you.
Whoever you are, consider this a thank-you note.
From Miss Conduct, and Mr. Improbable, and Milo.
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Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
