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Friday, March 28, 2008

Things That Cannot Be Explained, Pt. 1

Over the past ten days or so, I've realized there are some things that cannot be explained. You either get them intuitively or you don't get them at all. Things such as...

* Why "Do you shave your balls?" is a really bad pick-up line. This was an actual line used on Lithus and his crew in Childress, Texas. Now, sweetheart, I understand why you want out of Childress. I understand why you want out so badly you're willing to leave with any man passing through, even one who would respond to aforementioned pick-up line. But sweetheart, it is still a really bad pick-up line. You either get this or you don't.

* Why "Do you shave your balls?" would ever be used as a pick-up line. Poor Lithus and crew were very confused. Sure, some of these guys are small town guys. But they are not Childress-Texas-small small town guys and, honestly, they are guys. At no point were they taught the only and best way to escape from their small towns was on the coattails (or helicopter passenger seat) of someone passing through. So they had no idea how badly they were being outmaneuvered. Or that they weren't men but prey. Big, strapping, meaty prey ~ that would be leaving town in a week or so. You either get this or you don't.

Those are Pobble Thoughts. That and a buck fifty will get you coffee ~ which is pretty easy to understand.

13 comments:

CrackerLilo said...

L'Ailee, as a beautiful woman who shaves her head, gets "What else do you shave, heh-heh?" on a fairly regular basis. I don't give her enough credit for her self-control, but if she had any less, there'd be a trail of dead men in NYC.

I can't account for why Lithus and his crew got this line, however. I don't even think the line-giver can!

Anonymous said...

Well, I'm pretty sure I get it...and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have nightmares to boot about it. Hope Lithus gets home soon!

BostonPobble said...

Cracker Lilo ~ I can see why men think that is "clever" on their parts. And the only thing I can figure is the shaving balls question was supposed to be answered with "yes/no...want to see?"

Pharmyard ~ Yeah, you and Lithus both with the nightmares! For the record, it always makes happy to see a comment from you.

Anonymous said...

Egads!!

Just when I thought I had heard it all, along comes this question as some kind of pick-up line. Makes me wonder what kind of hairy creatures live in that part of the world... do they all look like sasquatch when separated from their undies? EEEK!!

Personally, I would NEVER let anything sharp near that region. Can you imagine getting razor burn or nicks?

If I live to be a million, I'll never understand those that feel a need to landscape the nether regions. Someone (a real wag) once said that the only reason to add hardware to the area is it gives you a place to hang your keys so you won't forget where you left them :-)

Dunno, still strikes me as creepy and hilarious at the same time.

Perhaps I have been lucky, the only time I have ever encountered a line like that, the speaker was so wasted that both eyes were in the same socket.

Graziella said...

hahaha, that's a very funny one.

I must add that there's nothing better than giving a man head and having smooth fur-free balls to lick. It's just considerate, no one wants pubes stuck in between their teeth, that I know of...

Jaded said...

I...um,...nope, I've got nothin'.

akakarma said...

I think men Like being prey!That's the only explanation. I bet it sure got their attention!lol

BostonPobble said...

Vanyel ~ To each their own as this is concerned, in my opinion. Creepy and hysterical at the same time pretty much sums it up.

Graziella ~ Well, that is one way of thinking about it.

Jaded ~ rofl Yep. That's how Lithus felt, too, I think.

Akakarma ~ I think men enjoy being pursued ~ don't we all. For me, "prey" has implications that I doubt many people enjoy. It may be a subtle difference but boy were these guys aware of the difference that night! lol

Crow Mother said...

I didn't think this was to open a discussion of the relative merits or lackthereof of hairless genitals. I think it's about how terribly sad, bordering far-too-closely to Stephen King-esque, it must be to grow up in a way that this kind of behavior becomes normal, justified and reasonable to these girls. What, I wonder, would they have done (or do they think they would do) had Lithus or his crew taken the bait? All I can say is, Come home soon, bro'!

Anonymous said...

Yikes.

BostonPobble said...

Crow ~ Sadly, I think had any of the guys said "Wanna see?" these women would have started picking out china patterns. You remember Bragg...

Traci ~ You summed it up in one word. ;)

Hermes said...

OK. Only swimmers and porn stars shave their balls... on a regular basis. You see most guys these days will try it once, just to see if it works. It's supposed to make your Johnson look bigger. Unfortunately, it takes maintenance to keep it up - so to speak - and it gets itchy as it grows back in. Not... not that I've ever tried it, of course.
As for why the line is bad: Yes it is bad. But one lesson every skanky guy will tell you is that there's always someone out there dumb, or drunk enough, enough to fall for it. If you use an overt, obvious and crass pick-up line on every prospective target, you're bound to get lucky once in a while. If you can hit on a hundred people in one night, odds are you won't go home alone.
Wisdom. Drink it in.

BostonPobble said...

GOML! ~ So, what you're saying is the follow up question for the ladies in Childress needs to be "And do you swim?" ;)