b*star strikes back!
these days i find myself in the not-entirely-unfamiliar position of having to correct people on a number of issues. Not exactly a perfectionist, I've always been one to say a side word if I hear or see something a bit amiss. My anti-denim-on-denim stance is a great example of this. I will start out on the job-front in saying that "boughten" is not a word, as in "I know I've boughten at least 10 bags of dog food." C'mon people, I can't believe the quality of teachers in America is so low that teaching the past tense of bought as 'boughten', as opposed to "have bought" is standard practice. On the personal experience level, yesterday I found it necessary to put yet another creepy-guy in his place. Walking through the grocery store yielded me a rather unsubtle solicitous glance and grunt from a man standing in the check out line. He blatantly checked me up and down and made a quite audible "unh" noise, all of which prompted me to walk straight up to him, put my hand up in the one-finger scolding "no no no" position, and say right to his face "Uh-uh. Not cool, dude. Not cool." and walk away. Although that particular move may not be Miss Manners approved, it definitely should teach the guy that his particular method is not exactly appreciated. All the girls I know seem to like the solution, at least. And my mission is not yet completed, either. I am once again in the position of having to trap someone into a corner to give me an answer to a rendezvous I proposed 3 1/2 weeks ago... I don't actually mind what the answer turns out to be, but the fact that no answer has come for almost a month is just not socially acceptable. Etiquette police on patrol!!