I don’t usually get too caught up in appearances. If you’re eyes, nose and mouth are in the right places that’s pretty good in my book. If, however, you are going to draw attention to yourself or advertise your appearance, you had better be able to back it up.
Case in point, a young woman got on the train yesterday and I wouldn’t have thought much of anything about her. But then she turned and the back of her sweatshirt said in big letters, “Perfect 10″. Now I had to look and see what would possess someone to wear such a monstrosity. She was clearly obese, not even twice as tall as she was wide. She stood proudly at 5 foot nothing and sported a mess of hair pulled back into a big nest.
Perfect 10? This woman was an average 2 at best. Yet in this world of massively inflated egos and unearned self esteem, she was deluded enough to brand herself a perfect 10. I suppose it’s this same sense of self worth and a rejection of all reality that keeps Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail.
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Godfather // May 26, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Maybe the “10″ part was open to interpretation or maybe she was grading on a curve – have you seen her friends…that could elevate someone in a real hurry!
Probably not much call for shirts that read “sort-of-perfect 6.3.”
Godfather (theslowbleed.com)
22coffees // May 26, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Good point. She might have been a perfect 10 on a scale that goes to 100. I don’t know about your other comment though; I think I might wear a shirt that said “sort-of-perfect 6.3.” You’d either get a laugh or a little sympathy.