Comments on: My body language says “no” and so does my mouth. http://www.writingortyping.com/my-body-language-says-no-and-so-does-my-mouth/ "That's not writing - that's typing." --Truman Capote Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:20:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jamie http://www.writingortyping.com/my-body-language-says-no-and-so-does-my-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-4623 Jamie Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:09:53 +0000 http://www.writingortyping.com/?p=361#comment-4623 I am a certified freak magnet too. I recently got hit on by a one-eyed latino man at the thrift store. I was perusing some books until I heard his opening gambit: a red herring question about a pair of shoes. Question answered, I noticed him lingering in my peripheral vision. I ignored him. Then he made his way over again, and said "You are a beautiful woman." In response, I gave him a slit-eyed, grimacy sort of smile, said "thank you," turning immediately back to the books. It doesn't take binocular vision to read body language, but he still didn't leave. Next he said "Are you married?" To which I replied "Yes." Then he said "He's a lucky man." I didn't correct him, just said "thanks." Now having ascertained by property status, he beat a retreat to the broken appliance aisle. ONLY to come right on back, because property after all is just a concept. A concept that can obviously be dispatched by the force of physical attraction. At this point, I was beginning to feel like I was trapped in a nature film about animal reproduction: "Watch this wild young male homosapien as he attempts to find love at the watering hole." So I put down the books and ran for it. I am a certified freak magnet too. I recently got hit on by a one-eyed latino man at the thrift store. I was perusing some books until I heard his opening gambit: a red herring question about a pair of shoes.
Question answered, I noticed him lingering in my peripheral vision. I ignored him. Then he made his way over again, and said “You are a beautiful woman.” In response, I gave him a slit-eyed, grimacy sort of smile, said “thank you,” turning immediately back to the books.
It doesn’t take binocular vision to read body language, but he still didn’t leave. Next he said “Are you married?” To which I replied “Yes.” Then he said “He’s a lucky man.” I didn’t correct him, just said “thanks.” Now having ascertained by property status, he beat a retreat to the broken appliance aisle.
ONLY to come right on back, because property after all is just a concept. A concept that can obviously be dispatched by the force of physical attraction.
At this point, I was beginning to feel like I was trapped in a nature film about animal reproduction: “Watch this wild young male homosapien as he attempts to find love at the watering hole.”
So I put down the books and ran for it.

]]> By: khm http://www.writingortyping.com/my-body-language-says-no-and-so-does-my-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-4536 khm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:19:35 +0000 http://www.writingortyping.com/?p=361#comment-4536 I KNOW! Earbuds in, knitting obliviously are the universal "I don't want to acknowledge you" symbology. Drives me nuts when people don't get it. And really, If I yank the earbud out once, that ought to be enough to make the point. Oh, I pity the fool that makes me yank out the buds twice...but maybe weedy guy was looking for some kind of bud... I KNOW! Earbuds in, knitting obliviously are the universal “I don’t want to acknowledge you” symbology. Drives me nuts when people don’t get it. And really, If I yank the earbud out once, that ought to be enough to make the point. Oh, I pity the fool that makes me yank out the buds twice…but maybe weedy guy was looking for some kind of bud…

]]> By: Breadchick Mary http://www.writingortyping.com/my-body-language-says-no-and-so-does-my-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-4535 Breadchick Mary Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:45:20 +0000 http://www.writingortyping.com/?p=361#comment-4535 And I thought SWGIBIs only sat next to me on the Subway.... Glad to see they exist all over. And I thought SWGIBIs only sat next to me on the Subway….

Glad to see they exist all over.

]]> By: Robynn http://www.writingortyping.com/my-body-language-says-no-and-so-does-my-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-4534 Robynn Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:24:37 +0000 http://www.writingortyping.com/?p=361#comment-4534 Is rather like the time I saw an elderly gent try to chat up a young gent on the train. He started by tapping him on the knee to get him to remove the earbud. So that he could say what? "You shouldn't use those, then you can't hear anything. You can't hear other people talking to you." Young gent politely refrained from suggesting that that might be the point... Is rather like the time I saw an elderly gent try to chat up a young gent on the train. He started by tapping him on the knee to get him to remove the earbud. So that he could say what? “You shouldn’t use those, then you can’t hear anything. You can’t hear other people talking to you.” Young gent politely refrained from suggesting that that might be the point…

]]> By: Jill http://www.writingortyping.com/my-body-language-says-no-and-so-does-my-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-4533 Jill Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:41:40 +0000 http://www.writingortyping.com/?p=361#comment-4533 You are more than welcome to do all of the above... You are more than welcome to do all of the above…

]]> By: Rana http://www.writingortyping.com/my-body-language-says-no-and-so-does-my-mouth/comment-page-1/#comment-4532 Rana Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:57:45 +0000 http://www.writingortyping.com/?p=361#comment-4532 I don't know whether to fall over laughing, applaud, or pat you soothingly on the shoulder! I don’t know whether to fall over laughing, applaud, or pat you soothingly on the shoulder!

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