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[jianantonic]

Apparently, my hairstylist, Anthony, won a Best of Cville (www.c-ville.com) award. I saw him earlier today for a new 'do - a very sassy reverse mullett. Long bangs, short everything else. I dig it. Anyway, when I read the list of award winners yesterday at work, I said "Oh yay! The guy who cuts my hair won Best Hairstylist!" To which Intern 2 replied "Really?" Hey, fuck you, I2. Not really. He's a dude and didn't realize how that sounded, so it's all good.

Speaking of misunderstandings...
I was at lunch with Z today when this girl walked by in a really cute dress, but with really ugly frilly stretchy pants underneath. I commented to Z, "Wow, that girl would be really cute if it weren't for the stupid knickers."
"What?"
"The knickers."
At which point, the two black women at the next table shot me a death stare. I was mortified. But what do you say to that? "No, you didn't hear me right - I was just being snarky about that other chick's pants. Her knickers." I mean, I didn't even want to acknowledge the possibility that I would've said what they thought they heard. I felt horrible. I just hope that they convinced themselves they misheard me. I still feel really awful, though. That'll teach me to inject obscure vocabulary into my everyday speech. Or, you know, to make fun of people who look ridiculous in public...without enunciating clearly.

Sigh.

Peace.

Comments

[capriciousbee.livejournal.com]

It's really nice to know I'm not the only one who uses obscure vocabulary. Someone told me his schedule was in flux the other day. I tried to make a joke about flux, he didn't get it. I often have to define the words I use when teaching, and not just scientific terminology.

I would have totally known what you meant about the knickers. I love that word.

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

Because it was a funny story, or because it was so well-written? :-P

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

Most excellent.
518 papers, huh? Jesus Christ on a stick.

[natertots.livejournal.com]

god... is "knickers" really obscure?
weird.

that said, I know where you're coming from... when I worked for an ISP as a supervisor, I was once accused of being racist. O.o

It all went back, apparently, to when I'd wiped off a phone on my pants before using it. *rolls eyes* I had to explain that I ALWAYS do that with ANY phone in a call center. It's called OCD cleanliness. *shakes head* (actually, I usually used alcohol swabs to do it... it's amazing the way viruses and such spread when people share phones)

[jianantonic.livejournal.com]

I guess it's not that "knickers" is so obscure so much as it's easy to mishear.

[flamingophoenix.livejournal.com]

Haha, wiping a phone off on your pants won't do shit. It's like blowing off food that fell on the floor. Sorry, OCD-ness. The alcohol swabs are probably a good idea. That person was dumb for thinking you were a racist--phones and keyboards are some of the dirtiest items around, germ-wise.

knicker lover

[(Anonymous)]

Thats hi-larious. Don't worry we know you love knickers.

GK