Monday Afternoon Arlo

Cidu Bill on Dec 7th 2009

Nicole: Subtle … with a fine bouquet … like a good wine


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31 Responses to “Monday Afternoon Arlo”

  1. Tullia Dec 7th 2009 at 05:15 pm 1

    I didn’t think that actually was a stereotype any more. I last heard it when I was a kid, about 35 years ago. Then again, the strip is from 2001.

    Also: ew. No part of this cartoon is not “ew”-ful.

  2. Tim Dec 7th 2009 at 05:18 pm 2

    I think it was Jeff Foxworthy who said, “That guy had better be well endowed; he’s going to look really goofy with big hands, nose, and feet.”

    Or something along those lines.

  3. CIDU Bill Dec 7th 2009 at 05:46 pm 3

    Actually, this reminded me of an even less appropriate comic: same setup, but one guy says to the other one “I don’t know what it is… he just sits there licking his eyebrows, and the women are all over him.”

  4. Frosted Donut Dec 7th 2009 at 06:42 pm 4

    Off topic: Was there a sale on methamphetamine today, Bill? You’ve been updating every hour on the hour since six this morning. I thought you were strapped for material these days?

    In any event, I’m not complaining (well, not much–how am I ever going to read all these!). Can’t have too much CIDU in my life!

  5. Powers Dec 7th 2009 at 07:00 pm 5

    It’d be funnier if we could see the businessmen’s feet too.

  6. Jim in Phx Dec 7th 2009 at 07:09 pm 6

    That middle finger on his right hand is freakishly out of balance with the rest of them. So I’m with Tullia - “ew!”.

    Btw - I have > 10″ from pinky-tip to thumb-tip and size 12-13 feet. So my brother in his toast at my wedding said to my then bride: “Jim has pretty big hands and feet. You know what that means, right? Yup, big gloves and big shoes.”

  7. CIDU Bill Dec 7th 2009 at 07:47 pm 7

    Frosted Donut, I’m still running low on regular 12:02am CIDUs, but I’ve fallen far behind on all the Arlos and such people have sent me. Since I was playing catch-up anyway, I decided to turn today into a mini-marathon.

  8. Elyrest Dec 7th 2009 at 07:57 pm 8

    CIDU Bill - I thank you for this. I was feeling a little bereft as there were no comments yesterday from anyone and I was feeling a need to comment something awful.

  9. Mark in Boston Dec 7th 2009 at 09:48 pm 9

    But ladies! He has no technique!

  10. Nicole Dec 7th 2009 at 10:21 pm 10

    Powers .. the business men HAVE no feet .. that is why they are jealous … and if you have no feet .. you know what that means.

  11. furrykef Dec 7th 2009 at 11:08 pm 11

    Tullia - I’m 25 and familiar enough with the stereotype to get the joke immediately. In fact I saw a reference to the stereotype just the other day. But I must admit it’s not that common anymore, and probably almost nobody actually believes it. (Not to mention that, even if it were true, it’d be rather foolish and shallow for it to be a major factor in deciding whether to interact with somebody.)

    - Kef

  12. Elyrest Dec 7th 2009 at 11:18 pm 12

    Kef - it depends on HOW they want to “interact”.

    Nicole - thanks, I really did not notice they had no feet.

  13. furrykef Dec 8th 2009 at 12:09 am 13

    Elyrest - I know. I don’t think that changes anything. Even if you think size matters, it’s hardly the only thing or even the most important thing.

  14. Frank the curmudgeon Dec 8th 2009 at 12:59 am 14

    Similar to Bob in the Santa outfit’s secret.

  15. Tullia Dec 8th 2009 at 01:39 am 15

    Furrykef — yeah, I wasn’t even touching on the question of his overall attractiveness. But the “great girls” seem to either have the 50-ish suits or the ugly big with a big noun for their choice. What a dilemma! Perhaps they should consider alternatives, such as chastity, good books and night classes, or a hobby — perhaps growing noses to cover their nostrils.

    Seriously, if it’s a good-looking guy who’s under-endowed, or a smart and funny guy of even modestly pleasant looks who’s under-endowed, or Schlongo the Magnificent there … well, door two and then one and then it’s time to get a cab home. (And, CIDUBill, while I doubt length equals skill, at least the eyebrow-licking guy makes a lick (HA! GET IT?) of sense — and here I am thinking of stamina and aim, not length.) I do not understand the pop-culture belief that size equals desirability, except in that I suspect guys think that if they’re big that they don’t have to be any good at it, they just have to show up, or that size is an easier superficial metric to max out than good looks.

  16. Its Justme Dec 8th 2009 at 07:17 am 16

    I just thought he was Bill Gates.

  17. The Bad Seed Dec 8th 2009 at 08:28 am 17

    Man, I thought the space between his calves was… But I think if he was hung like THAT then the women would be running in fear.

    By the way, size may not be everything, but you’re always initially attracted to someone because of something, right? At least this is more truly useful than a pretty smile or even big, useless boobs, right?

  18. The Bad Seed Dec 8th 2009 at 08:32 am 18

    By the way, I hate to burst men’s bubbles, but size can definitely compensate for technique. Sorry!

  19. Bob Dec 8th 2009 at 09:08 am 19

    Nicole - that means… no trips to the shoe store.

  20. Matthew Dec 8th 2009 at 10:35 am 20

    I didn’t get this one at all until reading the comments. That stereotype is so off the mark that I had forgotten it.

  21. Elyrest Dec 8th 2009 at 11:50 am 21

    Kef - I know that size doesn’t matter, but the point of the joke and of so many men’s anxieties is that it does matter. There would be no point to this comic if that wasn’t the case. Size does matter to some women (Bad Seed?) just as big boobs (Pamela Anderson) or a big booty (”I Like Big Butts”) matter to some men. When it comes to sex there is no telling what turns a person on.

  22. Dan Dec 8th 2009 at 11:59 am 22

    It means they’re girls! haha oh my.

    Actually, what creeps me out just a little is the way that one guy on the right has his hand in his pocket. It looks uncomfortable, which leads me to believe he’s having fun.

  23. Tullia Dec 8th 2009 at 07:36 pm 23

    Yeah, on the size thing — I have found that size plus poor technique equals “ow.” This seems right and reasonable to me, given what parts of the body we’re talking about. Now, size plus good technique is fine, and I can see how some women would greatly prefer it to normal size plus good skills, but it wasn’t vastly superior as far as I was concerned.

    And yes, I do have the category “too small” in my head, but it’s “small to the point of statistically odd but not truly rare.” The number three figures in it, but not the word “centimetres.”

    I think this is an auto-Arlo.

  24. furrykef Dec 9th 2009 at 04:22 am 24

    That post above isn’t mine. I think this guy needs a talking-to about impersonating people.

  25. mkilby Dec 9th 2009 at 04:53 am 25

    @ Furrykef (25, but NOT 24) - I’ve been wondering why this sort of misbehavior doesn’t occur more often. That’s at least two strikes on whoever that was. Bill might be able to trace the impersonation (from the e-mail addresses submitted, but the question is whether Wordpress has an option to accept certain names ONLY when the “correct” address is offered.

  26. Cidu Bill Dec 9th 2009 at 05:07 am 26

    Or I can simply use the impostor’s IP number to ban him.

  27. mkilby Dec 9th 2009 at 11:30 am 27

    @ CIDU Bill - That’s an excellent solution, unless it’s a dynamic IP (which might require some wildcarding to make sure that the twerp doesn’t get past the next time he connects). It’s not all that likely that there would be too much collateral blockage, but it’s always a possibility.

  28. Cidu Bill Dec 9th 2009 at 12:51 pm 28

    Mkilby, this person’s future posts will go into the same folder as any post that contains teh word “suck” — so I get to see it before it’s deleted, eliminating the possibility of false positives.

  29. Todd Dec 10th 2009 at 03:46 pm 29

    I know it’s not true about the feet, since I have size twelve feet, which I know is not small since most stores stop half-sizes at 10-1/2. But I’m comparable to the numbers I’ve heard for average.

    If it was true about feet, I’m sure there were be shoe stores in every town selling shoes that are one size inside, and a much larger size outside.

    And Jim from Phx’s post is just bragging.

  30. David A. Rooney Dec 10th 2009 at 06:37 pm 30

    Jeff Foxworthy’s joke also ended with “Women say size doesn’t matter - which may be true, but I know it takes a long time to get to England in a rowboat!”

  31. Jim in Phx Dec 10th 2009 at 08:09 pm 31

    Todd, not bragging - just saying the joke is old (like me) and I heard it slightly differently.

    Me? “I’m hung like Einstein and smart as a Horse.”

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