Mon 1 Oct 2007
A Survey
Posted by anaglyph under Hmmm..., Words
[18] Comments
A certain friend of mine, let’s call her Alice, has been having some work done on her house. Last week a tradesman asked her why such an attractive and vivacious woman didn’t have a partner.
I said to Alice “Well, that was a bit flirty!”
“No, I don’t think so,” said Alice, “It was just a nice caring comment.”
Later in the conversation Alice revealed that the tradesman (a visiting tradesman, not a friend or colleague…) had also asked her for a hug.
“Oh really?” said I. “And that’s not flirting?”
“It was just a nice caring hug.”
Even later in the conversation Alice revealed that the tradesman had given her another hug.
“O-k-a-a-a-y…”
This morning Alice said to me in an email: “To add to the conjecture as to ‘flirting’ or ‘caring’, I’m still thinking he was ‘caring’.”
So I told Alice I would pass the matter over to the wisdom of the Cow readers for comment.
Flirting or Caring? Let the Hive Mind of The Cow decide!
Tradesmen tend to be horny, I would say he was flirting
I want to be “caring” too. Do you have any pictures?
[/end sarcasm]
Flirty is an understatement. I’ve noticed a lot of women don’t realize they are being “hit” upon and say things like “he’s just friendly”
They need protection from their own innocence.
Oh man! Is your friend hot? I’m always up for “caring” with Australian women. You know they’re my kryptonite.
Any attractive Australian women that need hugging, look no further. And we don’t even have to flirt. Just get naked, hug, and care for each other.
*snorts*
Flirting. Definitely.
erm,…. I would need to know just what the ‘tradesman’ was ‘trading’. I would need to know what she was wearing? What was he wearing?
Where were the planets? What star signs are they?
Excuse my crass boldness, but…
He was just after a fuck??
hey jedi
I need hugging
I would say he wanted to care her brains out.
De Pope see’s you are into cows, but is it the the right cow?HMMMMNNN?
I’m going with flirting. I’m in need of a tradesman myself, do you have his number?
Oh and … any idea how big this tradesman’s tool is?
So was this worker legal to work South of the border as well?
I’m taking a wild guess that Alice isn’t eligible for the pension?
He wanted to get into her pants. Period.
You’re friend is a trusting person who wants to believe the best about others.
Many such people here in America voted for George Bush at least once.
Comment = I find you attractive.
Hugs = Can I hold your body against mine?
Hmmm….
Oh Alice. On this side of the looking glass, it’s *definitely* flirting. Now the truly important question, what’s the tradesman like? Is he someone whose tool kit would be worth checking out?
What amazes me is the fact that this tradesman (was he Australian??) put some effort into his flirtatiousness, to the point where it achieved a degree of subtlety requiring someone to question his intentions. It’s a shocking development. The only thing that remains to be seen is whether (perhaps by selective breeding or genetic enhancement) we can have tradesmen apply that effort to their actual trades.
Ha Mau! Laughing out loud.