tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post8584621820282820816..comments2023-10-23T06:31:49.539-07:00Comments on Hollywood Flakes: The Appropriate ResponseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-82372353192142487112007-06-19T14:47:00.000-07:002007-06-19T14:47:00.000-07:00Hmmph. Thanks. I feel better now, knowing that you...Hmmph. Thanks. I feel better now, knowing that you weren't sneaking off with the car as a fifteen year old. Oh, and that you weren't abducted in the park! I hope you're being nice and rude to strangers who ask you to do the love these days. When Nubsy and I were in Athens, we snuck a chocolate bar out of the minibar after Dad told us to leave it in there. I came out on our balcony, approached Caroline and whispered to her, waving the chocolate bar in front of her, "Do you want to do the love?" She knew what I meant. We enjoyed that yummy treat while reclining on a lovely Athenian evening with a great view of the Acropolis. So your horrible nightmare of a weird encounter with a perv has become transformed into a rhetorical art form within the Fam. Just so you know...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-40555995826214913082007-06-18T21:10:00.000-07:002007-06-18T21:10:00.000-07:00Wow - ease up there, Mom. I guess I must have bee...Wow - ease up there, Mom. I guess I must have been 16 since it was lunch during a school day and thus must have driven myself.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162148472659666694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-88637140544131583242007-06-18T21:00:00.000-07:002007-06-18T21:00:00.000-07:00Uh, if you were only fifteen, how could you have b...Uh, if you were only fifteen, how could you have been driving yourself to and from school? Not that I'm not all upset about the story, but come on, get it straight! Either you were 16 and driving or 15 and it was after school or a Saturday. What's it gonna be?The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04161614559504592002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-7367576829559821672007-05-28T14:54:00.000-07:002007-05-28T14:54:00.000-07:00Having been in similar scary-now situations and fu...Having been in similar scary-now situations and funny-then, I think we're blessed with the ability to act calmly when anything else could have invited a much worse response.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-73285756780505643632007-05-28T10:27:00.000-07:002007-05-28T10:27:00.000-07:00I can hear it now... "Penny, if someone ever asks ...I can hear it now... <BR/>"Penny, if someone ever asks you if you 'want to do the lovin' scream 'STRANGER!!!' and run like heck!"<BR/><BR/>I can laugh, because I was actually approached three times as a child by a man in a car who was trying to abduct me. I did the right things. He said something the first time (I don't even know if it was the same guy really) that made me laugh as a kid, but grosses me out now.<BR/><BR/>All I can say is thank God he didn't pull me in the car- if it was this day and age, he would have.<BR/>I am glad you are safe,<BR/>RachelleRachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12961381957419296611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-9889092289088894692007-05-26T07:07:00.000-07:002007-05-26T07:07:00.000-07:00th: Probably The stock High School Sarah Uniform -...th: Probably The stock High School Sarah Uniform - Baggy jeans with the knees torn out, some sort of tshirt she stole from her sisters and a pair of Chuck Taylor All-Stars. Let me look, I think I have pictures...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311120735766549733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-4136647265385004502007-05-26T06:38:00.000-07:002007-05-26T06:38:00.000-07:00Wearing? Come to think of it, I think I was in the...Wearing? Come to think of it, I think I was in the buff that day. I guess I was asking for it.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162148472659666694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-30507927867516759602007-05-25T17:46:00.000-07:002007-05-25T17:46:00.000-07:00.What was this honor student wearing?.<BR/><BR/>What was this honor student <I>wearing</I>?Th.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460795570237872290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-38240500116799712072007-05-25T14:44:00.000-07:002007-05-25T14:44:00.000-07:00Wow... can you believe I had totally forgotten the...Wow... can you believe I had totally forgotten the "Do you want to do the love?" story until just now? Didn't that become a stock response to any question after that?<BR/><BR/>"Do you wanna go see a movie?"<BR/>"I dunno, do you want to do... the loooove?"<BR/><BR/>You know, I think it wouldn't have been quite so hilarious if we'd found you floating face-down in the creek...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311120735766549733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-1535893155093214372007-05-25T13:16:00.000-07:002007-05-25T13:16:00.000-07:00I think girls are raised to be too polite. I prob...I think girls are raised to be too polite. I probably would have done the same thing, Sarah, but I hope I can raise my daughter to be more of a groin kicker if ever placed in a similar situation. <BR/><BR/>Question: How to raise girls who can be polite at the dinner table, but strong and assertive when approached by crazy people?Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486271446969471555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-68880607529974406442007-05-25T08:24:00.000-07:002007-05-25T08:24:00.000-07:00I had a similar situation, if you can believe it. ...I had a similar situation, if you can believe it. When I was 16, I was walking the 3 blocks from high school to a friend's house, and a man said to me, very friendly, "Can I ask you a question?" Raised ever to be polite, I said, "Yeah, sure." He said, "If I gave you 10 bucks, would you F--- me right now?"<BR/><BR/>I honestly hadn't a clue what to say, and my mind went from pithy-'Hey, you only think I'm worth 10 bucks?' to 'Go away, you total sicko!'. Instead, I resorted to politeness, as you did, and just said, "I don't think so".<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, he just didn't walk away, but I won't go into details. When I finally told an adult about what happened (you know, months later), he was angry and shocked and said I should have called the police. But at the time, I felt just like you did--totally unprepared and unaware of what to do. And after the incident, I simply just kept walking to my friend's house. I didn't even bother to get the license plate of the car he climbed into right after. Dumb, dumb girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-36154451682830232002007-05-25T07:44:00.000-07:002007-05-25T07:44:00.000-07:00Hard to believe this really happened. Wow.Hard to believe this really happened. Wow.Willie Baronethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021312930184983177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-63077371437409036702007-05-25T07:42:00.000-07:002007-05-25T07:42:00.000-07:00oh my heck, give me more things to freak out about...oh my heck, give me more things to freak out about while raising girls. we're having a hard enough time teaching them to keep their clothes on without propositions!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443190055301611957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-17283086952057674682007-05-25T06:47:00.000-07:002007-05-25T06:47:00.000-07:00I used to live in an inner city neighborhood where...I used to live in an inner city neighborhood where it was common to be mistaken for a prostitute. <BR/><BR/>What was scary was the old man in the kidnapper's van who would trail you slowly down the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-82914364332847012322007-05-25T01:16:00.000-07:002007-05-25T01:16:00.000-07:00SArah, we were never of the opinion that you were,...SArah, we were never of the opinion that you were, uh, as you said, street savvy.Mary Elizabeth Libertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497728681790204968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-91875578349731506872007-05-24T23:16:00.000-07:002007-05-24T23:16:00.000-07:00Well, I'm not so hard up that I needed to take his...Well, I'm not so hard up that I needed to take his cash!<BR/><BR/>I know this is a gross, disturbing situation in summary, but yeah, the wordplay made it just plain strange. You can bet your bottom I'm going to prep Penny for this one!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09162148472659666694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-17731554347109107442007-05-24T22:39:00.000-07:002007-05-24T22:39:00.000-07:00are you privileged???are you privileged???pflower10https://www.blogger.com/profile/04200159039339534493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-35929627843716923662007-05-24T22:29:00.000-07:002007-05-24T22:29:00.000-07:00You better put this on the list of situations to t...You better put this on the list of situations to train Penny for.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679175981747804889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-62149965966326786322007-05-24T22:27:00.000-07:002007-05-24T22:27:00.000-07:00I agree with glttersmama: why is this so funny whe...I agree with glttersmama: why is this so funny when it shouldn't be? Did he have a plan for if you agreed? Right there in the park? Or in his truck maybe? <BR/><BR/>There is something poetic about the clash of worlds--privileged, studious, sheltered white girl meets frisky middle-aged, hispanic gardener. He might have been just as shocked if you had asked him to help you with your homework.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04679175981747804889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-12527292783244961532007-05-24T21:37:00.000-07:002007-05-24T21:37:00.000-07:00I know that could have been a bad situation, but i...I know that could have been a bad situation, but it cracked me up!Deenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12185792838511226011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-71485440084259610332007-05-24T17:33:00.000-07:002007-05-24T17:33:00.000-07:00Or a swift kick in the groin. But only if there is...Or a swift kick in the groin. But only if there is an audience and you're a really good runner.dalenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414972890937798371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10702380.post-46019218946645625092007-05-24T14:23:00.000-07:002007-05-24T14:23:00.000-07:00I rarely read posts that are this long. I just do...I rarely read posts that are this long. I just don't have the patience. I am glad I stuck it out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575936726304867096noreply@blogger.com