There are books on zombie zen, zombie Christmas carols, and generally in print, most of the zombie stuff is strictly humor, like Pat the Zombie, Zombies for Zombies: Advice and Etiquette for the Living Dead, The Zombie Survival Guide, and the competing Zombie Survival Guide: How to Live like A King After the Outbreak.
But what's the proper etiquette for dealing with cell phone faux pas or people who've shunned you for their BlackBerry?
The handshake has been a standard part of social etiquette for millennia.
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With only a moment to chat, guests should avoid bending the president's ear on policy or political matters, says Daniel Post Senning, author and spokesman for storied US etiquette arbiter Emily Post Institute.
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Broad, meanwhile, apologised for failing to follow on-field etiquette when not appealing for Abdur Razzak's wicket.
He explained the basics of behaving nicely in public, the child was enthralled, the parents told their friends and he found himself holding etiquette classes for children once a month.
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After being "completely burned" when someone casually tweeted about a surprising celebrity cameo in the "Muppets" movie he had yet to see, Daniel Malen, who blogs as the TV Addict, recently drafted some guidelines for Twitter-specific etiquette.
He criticised the approach for a failure to observe business etiquette and told Mr Mittal to look closely at a bid by China's CNOOC for Unocal, an American oil firm, which was scuppered by the hostile reaction of America's government and public.
Imagine, for instance, if sportswear etiquette prohibited Baltimore Ravens fans from wearing their Super Bowl championship jersey.
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In theory, etiquette is a way for everyone to express mutual respect for one another.
Clowns from the Big Apple Circus conducted the training, called Clown U. Lessons for the aspiring clowns included parade etiquette (when faced with a crying child, walk away).
This isn't to diminish tennis's history as a game with etiquette, and a respect for silence.
For anyone familiar with the level of etiquette common on Xbox live, this kind of thing is pretty shocking.
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And the new interest in etiquette isn't just for women.
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Before making the switch, PricewaterhouseCoopers encouraged its employees to follow some basic rules of etiquette, reminding them, for instance, not to leave uneaten food in someone else's office and urging them to replace office supplies they used.
The show has experimented with social storytelling through Storify by asking for your reaction to topics such as office etiquette.
In West Kalimantan they have found themselves living alongside the Dayaks, a warrior people with an elaborate etiquette that shuns confrontations, except for full-scale tribal wars.
Through its 198 chapters across the country, the First Tee provides low-cost access to courses and driving ranges, free clubs, summer camps and a highly structured system of golf, etiquette and life-skill lessons designed for kids as young as 5 and as old as 18.
That was the question posed in a letter to tech journo Farhad Manjoo and advice columnist Emily Joffe in one my favorite features over at Slate, Manners for the Digital Age, a podcast dedicated to tackling novel etiquette questions in the Internet age.
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In preparation for Tokyo, I must have read some 30 websites on business etiquette and culture there.
According to Jacqueline Whitmore, etiquette expert and author of the forthcoming book, POISED FOR SUCCESS, getting acquainted with a client or colleague over a meal is a lot like a first date.
Fishing permits much time for contemplation, and Mr Hughes is at his reflective best when he explores the origins and etiquette of fly-fishing.
In Liberia, for example, Marcontee Okai was inspired to set up the exquisitely-named "Girls of Destiny Reading and Etiquette Club".
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While the Rules of Golf govern professional golfers and lay out stipulations for amateurs, travellers visiting golf clubs around the world are still likely to encounter variations in cultural conventions and local etiquette.
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