Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Chauvinism At It's Worst

Today Keem, my grandfather, and I went to a great little Vietnamese restaurant for lunch in Tempe. During our lunch I couldn't help but overhear a group of guys talking about girls. Talking isn't a good word, more like rating girls.

One guy two tables down said, "I give *some employee they work with* a 7, but her face makes it a 5." The other guys laughed as if they pitied the fool, while another remarked, "I'd give *so and so* a solid 6, and that's being generous!"

I decided to ignore their witless banter and began thinking about how they would feel if someone said that about their sisters or mothers. I asked Keem, "Do you think they go home to perfect 10's? You think their chicks set the standard?" He smiled and said, "Uh, I bet otherwise!"

I didn't actually see the guys when they were talking/rating, so when they decided to leave I was a tad excited to see what they all looked like. Naturally, I thought they would be the lookers to set the standard for all us laypeople but...boy was I wrong! This bunch was nothing more than portly, hideous knuckle-draggers. To tell you the truth, I'm surprised they actually said what they did, seeing their conditions.

I left the restaurant very satisfied because the joke is on their hideous selves. I rated them no more than 1 1/2's (and +1/2 for evolving to an upright position)..... and that was, honestly, me being generous!