To Bat or not to Bat
Sorry Guys- Nothing to do with cricket!
Heretic inspired me to write this one (see previous post comments box). Women can get away with batting their eyes. You know Heretic, I really wish I could. Life would have been so simple. Call it pride, call it chicken. I can not get myself to ask a guy for a favor (using eyelashes at least). To top it all, I am endowed with lustrous eyelashes! Ha! I guess God intended me to lead a better life.
I remember this incident in high school. I go up to this guy Karthik (a common guy with a common name) and ask him to lend me his notes.
"Hey, Gimme your notes da!"
He refused point blank. I coaxed him a bit in the most un-girly annoying way. "What’s your problem, I’ll give it back to you in a minute!" Our protagonist wasn’t budging the least.
My patience being always on the edge of the cliff, just dropped. I gave him some interesting gaalis and returned to my bench/seat infuriated.
My friend Priya who witnessed this gave me a crash course on dealing with guys. "Boosting of the Fragile Male Ego" it was called. Armed with this new found knowledge, I glided to Karthik, smiled coyly, complimented his dumb Frenchie, said sorry for previous behavior, asked him for the notes with the sweetest- most musical voice I could muster. I hate to confess, I did some batting of eyelashes too. There were the notes- right on my lap with his phone number!
What a sucker!
You would think, I learnt my lesson. That my glorious days of male-slaves had begun. But no! I just watched helplessly as the other girls were getting their way. Exasperated at my own righteousness.
I still cant do it without feeling like shit.
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| alpha September 15, 2003 01:08 PM PDT  Thank you Richa!!! | ||
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| RICHA September 13, 2003 08:25 AM PDT alpha my first visit here.... loved your posts... specially Myriad Encounters... good reads the rest... will visit regularly now... tc richa | ||
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| Monish September 12, 2003 12:26 AM PDT Yikes! I'll never forget the never ending "batting" of eyelids at me during college! I could see through most of them though ;) My notes would go to the cutest girl who'd go out with me ;) lol | ||
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| Polymorphix September 11, 2003 12:00 PM PDT Don't remember girls batting their eyelashes at me anyway. | ||
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| alpha September 11, 2003 09:41 AM PDT Amit: May look stupid if I start now. Yogz: Thanks! I saw ur post. Have a bone to pick with u.. Zerlina:G'luck! I have no part in this ok! Heretic: Its people like u, who make this an interesting place to live in.:) Nobody: Wanna change sexes? No actually, I'm fine. G: I know! Why shud they have it? Suds: Haha..clean bowled in fact. Thanks for stopping by. I cudnt get to ur site.:( Will try again later. Poly, I mean Moly..aarg..Morph: Hey, it cant be that bad. I am sure u've been batted and bowled and didnt know you were doing the things u did..just think! | ||
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| Polymorphix September 11, 2003 09:32 AM PDT If a girl bats her eyelashes at me, I know what will go through my mind. 'She must be crazy to do that, or I must be looking daft!' | ||
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| suds September 11, 2003 06:03 AM PDT If you dont bat, it means someone has bowled the maiden over...:)) | ||
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| Gorgeous September 11, 2003 03:57 AM PDT Wow, at least you have nice eyelashes. All the men I've ever known (including my husband) have had longer eyelashes than me! | ||
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| Nobody September 11, 2003 02:00 AM PDT Women have it easy! ;) | ||
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| heretic September 10, 2003 11:59 PM PDT Lady, you made my day! I should've learnt from my lesson from those losers; but just cant help falling in love with those eyelashes! :D | ||
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| Zerlina September 10, 2003 10:58 PM PDT batting eyelashes??! hmm..i shld try that sometime! | ||
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| Yogustus September 10, 2003 01:13 PM PDT LOLs on ur post!!! pretty funny..:) | ||
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| Yogustus September 10, 2003 01:11 PM PDT i like ur principled approach...much better than batting ur eyelashes...*sigh*...i just remembered something from college...ok! ..i am gonna write a post about it!!! thanx alphee...: | ||
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| amitl September 10, 2003 11:57 AM PDT Bat the eyelashes and just 'bowl' the guys over,pal.In today''s world,anything goes,to get ur work done,even if 'Gadhe ko baap pukaarna pade'.heh heh.So,stop being so conscious.Yeh duniya hai hi aisi. | ||
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| alpha September 10, 2003 11:48 AM PDT thats funny lil doggie. But I dont and absolutely cant bat eyes at a dog. | ||
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| lil doggie September 10, 2003 11:37 AM PDT lady, ahm ur slave fer life... any day, chain me up as long as you bat those luscious lashes... bow wow | ||
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