You will go blind...
…and other myths.
Not on the level of Eros and Psyche, but how about this:
1. Women don’t check each other out. I was walking down the hallway today, skirt swishing, when I was immobilized by a brief but powerful up-and-down flicker. I looked the giver in the eye only to realize I was exchanging not-so-sexy glances with the middle-aged blonde who delivered our office supplies. Yeech! I quickly looked away, but I have to admit, this $10 dress has stood up to a lot of stares.
2. New Yorkers are unfriendly. Maybe it’s because the rest of the country has ribbed them about it for decades, but New Yorkers are actually pretty nice, considering that you can’t really generalize about an entire population of 8 million people. For example, the other day on the subway I heard one man say to his friend, ‘maybe one of these ladies would like your seat.’ Of course, I was later informed that said seat was on the friend’s lap, but I suppose if I’d been pregnant or handicapped I would have considered the offer godawfully considerate.
3. There are no straight men working for magazines. Or if they are straight, they’re unattractive. Or if they’re attractive, they’re obsessed with sports. Or if they’re attractive and multi-faceted, then they’re really just gay/not manly enough to fix your pipes or change your tires or whatever the hell else women need. There are lots of straight men in my office, but it’s an adventure sports magazine. So are we back where we started?
4. It’s easy to look busy, especially when you’re not. Believe me, typing furtively in your AIM window/checking your gmail account/reading erotica convinces no one. Yawning at the computer screen is especially unconvincing, and will get you slapped with a five-hour filing project in no time.
Not on the level of Eros and Psyche, but how about this:
1. Women don’t check each other out. I was walking down the hallway today, skirt swishing, when I was immobilized by a brief but powerful up-and-down flicker. I looked the giver in the eye only to realize I was exchanging not-so-sexy glances with the middle-aged blonde who delivered our office supplies. Yeech! I quickly looked away, but I have to admit, this $10 dress has stood up to a lot of stares.
2. New Yorkers are unfriendly. Maybe it’s because the rest of the country has ribbed them about it for decades, but New Yorkers are actually pretty nice, considering that you can’t really generalize about an entire population of 8 million people. For example, the other day on the subway I heard one man say to his friend, ‘maybe one of these ladies would like your seat.’ Of course, I was later informed that said seat was on the friend’s lap, but I suppose if I’d been pregnant or handicapped I would have considered the offer godawfully considerate.
3. There are no straight men working for magazines. Or if they are straight, they’re unattractive. Or if they’re attractive, they’re obsessed with sports. Or if they’re attractive and multi-faceted, then they’re really just gay/not manly enough to fix your pipes or change your tires or whatever the hell else women need. There are lots of straight men in my office, but it’s an adventure sports magazine. So are we back where we started?
4. It’s easy to look busy, especially when you’re not. Believe me, typing furtively in your AIM window/checking your gmail account/reading erotica convinces no one. Yawning at the computer screen is especially unconvincing, and will get you slapped with a five-hour filing project in no time.
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