totally random and a bit disturbing...
So, I was listening to my usual morning commute radio programming (yes, Eric and Kathy in the morning... I admit it!) and the most BIZARRO topic of conversation came up. Well, it was bizarre to me in any case. They were discussing ways in which men offer "to help" with things or give a woman a break on something in exchange for, uh, shall we say physical pleasures. Like, a landlord who says he'll give his tenant a break on the rent if she'll give him a little something something on the side.
First of all, WHAT?!?????
Then, they illustrated their story by talking to a woman who called in to explain that she gets propositioned "all the time" by "friends of my ex who come by the house just to see what I'm up to, what's going on, and they offer to help me with things, like mowing the lawn, or raking leaves, or fixing the plumbing, in exchange for, you know... you know, they're just trying to be helpful..."
?????
Second of all, who the hell has friends like that?!
It was disturbing, man, disturbing...
Comments
wow, i'm speechless.
Posted by: delara | November 30, 2004 06:26 PM
Delara - did you see the episode of Oprah about the NYC firefighters who were taking care of families whose fathers died in 9-11 related fires? Apparently there's a code of honor that says firefighters take care of their own. Only problem is the number of these relationships that turned into affairs and resulted in happily married firemen leaving their wives to care for their "new" families.
Posted by: kari | November 27, 2004 02:15 AM
In a country where the season's new hit show is called, "Desperate Housewives", anything is possible.
Posted by: Andrew | November 25, 2004 11:05 AM
Yuck! I sometimes listen to those shows in the morning while driving to work and get so disgusted by the topics that I wonder if anyone else out there thinks that our country has really hit bottom. The topics of conversation on the news and radio these days are, to say the least, showing the low character of our country to the world...NICE...it is no wonder that the international community think Americans are not the brightest people around...with all the dramas on daytime and talk shows that sensationalize the low level of our society and the overwhelming emphasis on sex.
I just want to know why these men thought they could proposition this lady for "whatever" they wanted...hmmmm...??
Posted by: Leila | November 24, 2004 04:04 PM
ugh! How awful.
Posted by: Sholeh | November 19, 2004 11:51 AM