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Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!

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  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

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  • "I think we have come to find out that the Education system, run by Liberal Hippies that really couldn't find any other job that allowed them so much time off, the ability to do drugs, and to spout their rhetoric is alive and well. It is teaching out kids things like 'Abortion is Good,' 'Government is Bad.' We have educators that, for the most part, don't teach to the subject, they teach to their beliefs. It is really sad, and even sadder when you see highly intelligent children buying into it." --Kelli

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  • Jacob: "I need to operate on my frog, but first he needs some amnesia."

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I am a woman. Please treat me like I’m stupid.

April 25, 2007

When Rob and I first got married, we acquired a small, inexpensive kitchen table set. It was a country themed set with a wooden table top and seats, and blue painted legs. It didn’t exactly match our decor, but it served our needs well enough. Eventually, I decided to paint the legs a more neutral color. So I headed to our home improvement store to buy a small can of black paint. While mixing my paint, the paint guy snickered, “Are you going to paint your ceiling black and add glow in the dark stars?”

This is typical of the type of treatment I receive from many older salesmen. When I shopped for a new digital camera recently, I wanted to make sure the camera had certain features. One of those feautres was the ability to mount the camera to my tripod. The salesman told me that the camera I was looking at would mount to a tripod, but felt the need to add, “why anyone would want to mount this grade of camera to a tripod is beyond me.”

I can’t tell if it’s something about my appearance that’s earning me this treatment, or if it’s that these guys treat everyone this way. My first instinct is that they perceive me as a woman lacking knowledge about something they believe to be a man’s domain, like power tools or electronics. Then I wonder if it’s my age or clothes that tell them I don’t know what I’m talking about. Either way, the next time I sense I’m going to be “helped” by Mr. Condescending, I’m going to try to remember to ask him to help me find a friendly salesperson instead.

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2 Responses to “I am a woman. Please treat me like I’m stupid.”

  1. Ker_thwap Says:
    April 27th, 2007 at 7:08 am

    The camera story sounds more like a typical dirty salesman trick, who’s more concerned about selling you a higher price camera so he can earn an extra three dollars in commission. I’d personally think the ability to mount to a tripod would be more necessary on a camera grade that didn’t have that nifty anti-shake technology.

    If it makes you feel better a female salesman tried to pressure me into buying an extended warranty on my car using the same scummy tactics recently.

  2. Kerrie Says:
    April 27th, 2007 at 12:40 pm

    I have a strong bias against women salesmen in general. Yes, I recognize the irony/hypocrisy in that statement.

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