Article: COLUMN: Forget the saying -- we can keep nice guys from finishing last

Dariush Shafa
University Wire
02-22-2007
(Kentucky Kernel) (U-WIRE) LEXINGTON, Ky. -- I'm sick and tired of hearing trite phrases that just aren't true.

You've heard them and maybe even have said them a few times. "Nice guys finish last" and "chivalry is dead" are among them, and while neither of these phrases is true, chivalry isn't feeling too good right now and neither are the nice guys. Maybe if people would quit hammering them and talking about them behind their backs, they'd be in better shape.

No, chivalry hasn't gone the way of the dodo and nice guys aren't doing as bad as the Detroit Lions. That's not to say that chivalry isn't endangered and nice guys aren't feeling the pinch, ...

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