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nfotxnA cute college-aged guy comes through my checkout. Instead of the standard "hihowyadoin'greatgoodfinelet'srocktheproduce" he says:
"That's a really nice beard"I am taken a bit back. Because this is the sort of thing only gays say to each other. It doesn't hurt that he's kinda cute. So I reply, all suave and nonchalant, with my old standard:
"Why thank you. I grew it myself. Ahehehehe" feigning my best Geisha giggle.There were no longing stares or subtle-yet-suggestive genital rubbing. And certainly no lip-licking. But it really did make my day in some sort of fucked up way.
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Date: 2004-10-25 02:09 pm (UTC)Re: repressed perverted
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Date: 2004-10-25 03:02 pm (UTC)(and the books are really nice too :D )
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Date: 2004-10-25 04:28 pm (UTC)"That's a really nice beard!"
[awaits subtle yet suggestive genital rubbing and lip-licking]
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Date: 2004-10-25 10:41 pm (UTC)That good?
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Date: 2004-10-26 12:43 pm (UTC)Very good. Need help with any of that rubbing? [evil grin]
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Date: 2004-10-25 05:22 pm (UTC)You're so cuddly! ;)
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Date: 2004-10-25 10:40 pm (UTC)Another good reply.
Date: 2004-10-25 06:26 pm (UTC)"I forget to shave for one day, and you fucking queens are jumping down my throat! I didn't shave my chest either, what do you think about that?!"
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Date: 2004-10-25 06:40 pm (UTC)Knowing my smoothness, I probably would've blushed profusely and said, "Thanks! You too!" And he would've been clean-shaven, because I'm the master of the not-so-appropriately-timed reflexive "You too!"
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Date: 2004-10-25 11:55 pm (UTC)You'll just have to smile that "so cute and so hot it can melt rocks" smile at him and say something casual, butch and buddy-like the next time he comes to check you out. I mean, be checked out by you.
I mean, get his groceries checked out by you...
So to speak. *grin*
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Date: 2004-10-26 11:33 am (UTC)But Shawn's not a killjoy - I find it even more flattering for a straight guy to compliment something about my looks.
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Date: 2004-10-26 10:54 pm (UTC)I used to believe that "You have a really nice beard" was not somethign a straight guy would say to another guy. But I slowly started to believe otherwise. I've been told the same thing by many men that are presumably straight. My deli-man at the supermarket has made comments on my beard, and notices every time I change the style. Same with the dude at the post office where I pick up my mail. I think, in this situation, it's "OK" because it's sort of like showing lust for, say, your new truck. Ever have a new truck? Ever see a straigh guy leer at it like he was gonna fuck the exhaust pipe if you left him alone with it? Remember, most straight people aren't aware of the bear connection of bears to sexuality. And, though facial hair has made a welcome comeback in our culture, a really thick, lush fully grown beautiful beard is still relatively rare and a thing to be admired by everyone. :)
But what the hell. This is not to say he *didn't* want you; you shoulda written your phone number on his receipt. :)