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The TVClubHouse: General Discussions ARCHIVES: 2005 Mar. ~ 2005 May: Free Expression... (ARCHIVES): The return of The Return of the Gripe Thread (ARCHIVES): Archive through May 25, 2005 users admin

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Cablejockey
Member

12-27-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 7:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Re short skirts and outrage: You were in a no win situation there Nick. I've noticed this strange phenomenon where usually the young wear attention riveting clothes, hairdos, piercings, tatoos, or makeup and then sneer at you for noticing by asking 'What the {bleep} are you looking at?' They want the attention, but then they don't want the attention.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I try to find something to admire about the outrageous, especially the facial piercings. 'Wow, that sure is unique, I've not seen the like before.' 'You must be one tough person to stand all the pain.' Tatoos...'What a great job, did you get that done locally?' Some sort of validation always puts them into a great, non-threating mood.

Mak1
Member

08-12-2002

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 10:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
That's nice, OG. I'm having a really difficult time trying to think of a similar comment Nick could have made to the young woman. Perhaps "Nice underwear" (or lack thereof, or thighs, or.....?) Nope, he was in a no-win situation.

My observation is that the people who dress provocatively want attention, but they only want it from the people they are attracted to.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I agree, Mak, that Nick was in a no-win situation. I suppose in hindsight he should have left as soon as she exposed herself.

Whoami
Member

08-03-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 12:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I was thinking maybe the glares from her were cause she was offended Nick wasn't ogling her! How many people were in that waiting area? Did she have the option to sit somewhere else, besides directly in view?

Bob2112
Member

06-12-2002

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 12:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Nick!

Is the van riding beter after the tire rotation?


Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 2:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL! Now that you mention it...yeah it does drive better now.

Gads, I really don't think the glares were from not looking, but you never know. She was wearing panties, rather dainty ones that I would have never noticed had she not sat where she did. The waiting area was set up so the only other place she could have set was kinda next to me...so rather than sit kinda next to a strange man, sit kinda across from and give him a peep show. Sheesh..."Nice thong?"

Hey, I'm no prude by any means, but come on...I'm not 18 anymore and trying to take a peek when I get the chance. What bothered me the most about it is that I was the one that had to remedy the situation...she could have easily gone somewhere else that get her Parents Jag serviced at the same service center I did. I did try to make small talk with her, but dadgumit, that meant looking at her and 10 years ago, all bets would have been off.

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 2:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
How long were you looking at her that you not only noticed her panties but that they were dainty too and that they were a thong? I am just saying, maybe you were hypnotized and didnt realize that you were under her spell for so long.

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 2:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think Nick should have stared... and if the young lady said anything directly to him, he should have thanked her for the lovely view....I am assuming the view was lovely Nick?

I agree, if you don't want it viewed, why put it on display????

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 2:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nah....The only reason I noticed was because as I stated in the original post that as she sat down, the skirt kinda rode up on her, and as I realized what had happened, I also stated that I averted my eyes. I really didn't notice if they were a thong...I was just responding to a prior post about what I could have said to her, to make the situation a little more bearable or humorous.

Now y'all are all starting to miss the point here...

Texannie
Member

07-16-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 3:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
guess i griped about the wrong thing.

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 3:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well maybe I am missing the point Nick...

But I thought your gripe was that she chose to expose herself to you and then made you feel bad enough to leave an area.

My thought is she only made you leave because you allowed her to make you feel that way. But maybe that's wrong...maybe you left because you felt that while her actions were not that of a lady, you still felt the need to be a gentleman...

But since this is the gripe thread, I was thinking you were a bit ticked off that you had to leave because she chose to make the room uncomfortable for you...

What point did I miss? I'm not trying to be combative here...I really want to know...

Ddr
Member

08-19-2001

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 3:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think Nick was griping about the fact that SHE had the nerve to angrily leer at him.

Escapee
Member

06-15-2004

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 3:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think it is so funny and no one should feel bad. What happened was, you embarrassed her, and sometimes the only way to deal with embarrassment is anger.

Hey, if I wear a low cut shirt, it's because I am putting my goodies out there for the whole world to see. Not that I do that, but hey, you gotta expect that. That was WHY she was wearing what she was wearing. Instead of being flattered that an "older more debonair" man was admiring her, she got angry for something she asked for, then as a punishment, she made you feel badly about it. LOL...poor nick.

Quick story:
DD spilled her milk on me and the only other thing I had to wear was my brothers "hooter's" T shirt. Which is tight across my chest. So what, I was just going home, right? Real quickly on my way home, I stopped by the local convenience store for a pop and some gum. When I went in, an older gentlemen said to his friend "whoa did you see that girl, she has really nice........(then he caught me looking right at him, ) eyes." And he smile and said, "yeah you do have pretty eyes."

I just laughed when I walked out of the store. Secretly I felt really good about being "ogled" per say.

Eeyoreslament
Member

07-20-2003

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For next time: Whenever I sense the need to stare are someone, I pull out my mirror sunglasses. I stare all I want to. LOL. Nobody can say what I'm looking at!

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 4:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Kep: What point did I miss? I'm not trying to be combative here...I really want to know...

I misunderstood, I guess. By you asking me if the view was lovely, I thought you were insinuating that I took the time to get a good look and I thought everybody was starting to make light of it...and in retrospect it doesn't bother me at the moment and it does seem funny.

I never really thought she was trying to deliberately expose herself, and I'm sure it was all innocent enough, but the point I was making is that after her skirt rode up and I was trying my best to do the right thing and keep my eyes out of trouble...she still had the nerve to glare at me as if I had done something wrong. Then, to make matters worse, every time I glanced up at the TV or at other customers walking in, she automatically assumed that I was trying to take a peek when, in fact, it was nothing of the sort.

So, yeah, in essence, she automatically assumed the worst, from no real fault of my own and I felt it was easier to leave the area than sit there and be thought of as some kinda perv.
I need to get me some sunglasses.

Nickovtyme
Member

07-29-2004

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Alright folks, move along...I'm sure there are people out there with valid gripes, unlike mine which seems almost comical the more I think about it. Sheesh...it really bothered me yesterday though.

Like here's a valid gripe: Bo will probably win AI, but I tend to think Carrie sang better this evening.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
right ----->

wrong ----->

wrong ----->spongebob

more wrong ----->spongejuju

Kep421
Member

08-11-2001

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 4:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nick...I sincerely wasn't trying to insinuate that you did anything out of line...please accept my apologies if I made you feel that way...

The "lovely view" comment was made lightly for sure, but it was only to cover my own butt for making assumptions (pun intended). Heck, not all views like that are lovely!!!

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 8:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Cover in lace, not so bad. I wonder how many GYNs think it's a lovely view. LOL

Jimmer
Member

08-30-2000

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 8:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nick .... You have my complete empathy. And she has my complete disgust - not for the way she dressed but for the way she acted.

Sometimes you just can't win no matter what you do. What really matters is that you acted with good intentions.

Rosie
Member

11-12-2003

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 10:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Pfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffft.

Kaykay
Member

01-21-2004

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 10:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Rosie, did you just blow a tire?!! LOL

<kk runs out before getting hit with flying rubber pieces>

Marysafan
Member

08-07-2000

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 11:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Grrrr...I am griping about the folks who decided to make the bottoms of two liter pop bottles so that they are unstable in the refrigerator. There must be some purpose to this, because they are all this way...but it sure is annoying when they fall over with the slightest bump.

Ophiliasgrandma
Member

09-04-2001

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 - 11:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
When I use the pump-up bottle topper to keep the fizz in, I have to lay them down. Too tall is my big gripe.