The goops they lick their fingers

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We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. When I was young I remember a book about manners, or more specifically about kids with bad manners called the Goops. The Goops had no manners to speak of, ate with no utensils, spilled and did not clean up. Clearly, they did not attend White Gloves and Party Manners etiquette classes. But no one else in creation seems to have ever heard of this book, and I feel like an utter nutball at this point.

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From the cover of Goops and How to Be Them , The other day I visited with a four-year-old friend; we read a book called Manners. I can still remember the opening lines:.