Girl Stuff


There has been discussion in the office of what appears manly and macho and what doesn't, perhaps we dwell on this because we're English teachers and we teach poetry so we're already a little defensive . . . and I claimed that I cannot type because typing is for girls (it's easier to say this than to admit the truth-- I'm spastic on the keyboard) and some folks took offense at this, but then we decided that Ernest Hemingway couldn't type either . . . because he was too drunk (although F. Scott Fitzgerald could put it away, yet I'm sure he could touch-type with the best of them) and now there's a juggling craze in the office because Stacey learned to juggle, and while I was accomplishing an astounding juggling feat (juggling three tennis balls off the wall while standing a good five feet away from aforementioned wall) someone remarked that I didn't look very macho doing this astounding feat-- touche-- and this reminds me (this sentence is so long, why stop now?) last week I saw a guy pull out of his driveway on a unicycle, and it made me want to get a unicycle . . . is a unicycle macho?

7 comments:

Whitney said...

Dave, a unicycle is perfect for you. It requires the kind of coordination you actually have, and it's the single gayest mode of transportation ever invented. You HAVE to get one.

Dave said...

okay-- you've convinced me! i will get on ebay ASAP.

Al DePantsdowno said...

I noticed a then/than error in your sentence today.

Dave said...

thanks-- someday i'm going to write a sentence without any typos.

eric said...

Poof

rob said...

i noticed an earnest/ernest error

Lecky said...

you could tow some friends behind on rollerblades

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