Lately it’s become an epidemic.
I guess.
Men shouting stuff at women.
Like “Beautiful”
“Sexy”
“Hot”
The term given to this odious event is “Cat-Calling”
…though the victims were human, not cats
…and it wasn’t done on the phone
And while I will probably never suffer the humiliation
of having a female stranger indicate attraction to me
I am sympathetic.
So I’m passing on simple tip.
Constantly wear headphones.
I bear witness to this technique’s effectiveness.
At the airport, a lady strolled to the gate and sat down.
Ear buds pushed deeply into each side of her head.
She heard NOTHING anybody said.
No cat calls.
No awkward compliments.
No boarding announcement.
No final boarding call.
Then, when she was ready,
and felt safe,
she took out the ear buds and learned
…that she’d missed her flight.
Another victory for feminism!
That’s the upside of the headphone epidemic.
It eliminates harassment
…by making all communication impossible.
Headphones are portable isolation!
You don’t have to live on a mountain to be a hermit!
Public privacy.
So go get some headphones, ladies.
Some pink ones.
…they’ll make you look hot.
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See, now, if you’d reverse that, I might learn some history… Then again, I might just go make French toast and blow up something gaseous. Maybe both.
Formally, I have to express my opposition to any cooking related explosions. Off the record, if you go through with your plan, please upload a video.
I was incredibly disappointed that q tips were’t even mentioned in the blog.
That’s how the pros blog, Kristin. A compelling photograph that draws you in but has nothing to do with the post. My upcoming french toast recipe features a photograph of the Hindenburg.