Decius wrote:

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In view of the recent Beethoven posting, I encountered this excerpt in an essay from "A Jacques Barzun Reader" and just had to share:

The first thing to do on arriving at a symphony concert is to express the wish that the orchestra will play Beethoven's Fifth. If your companion then says "Fifth what?" you are safe with him for the rest of the evening; no metal can touch you. If, however, he says "So do I"--this is a danger signal and he may require careful handling.
-- Donald Ogden Stewart (more), author of Perfect Behavior

Beethoven and 'Perfect Behavior'