And now for something completely different

[wordinista]

Why I love my husband:

Today, we went to the comic book shop as part of my birthday weekend celebration... thing.  So, there we were, in our local CBS, browsing and flipping through issues and pointing things out to each other, and...  well, okay -- our local CBS is a place I usually frequent during the week, if I'm going to pick something up for Tora over the weekend or whatever.  And it's usually dead, and I usually end up chatting with whoever's behind the counter for a while.  When I go, I consider it to be a very girl-friendly kind of place.  But, also, it's usually pretty dead.  Today when we went, it was kind of packed.  With, you know.  Guys.

Soooo, we go in, and I am completely oblivious to the fact that I am the only female in the entire store, but I'm poking around looking for things, and generally enjoying myself.  Then, with several BtVS issues I'd been missing and The Long Halloween, I went up to the counter to pay.  There was a cluster of about four guys hanging out, talking with the dude behind the counter, mostly talking about RPG stuff.  And... okay, they were pretty standard comic geeks.  And they, like nice guys, moved out of the way so I could give the nice man my money and we left.

The following conversation occurred on the way back to the car:

George:  "Man, you are like nerd Kryptonite."

Me:  "Huh?"

George:  "Did you not see those guys?  You walked up, and they parted like the Red Sea!"

Me:  "I guess that would be the power of boobs, huh?"

George:  "Seriously.  They did not know what to do.  A REAL GIRL.  RIGHT THERE."

Me:  "The Keeper of the Estrogen has infiltrated our sanctuary!!"

George:  "What do we do?!  ROLL THE DICE!  ROLL THE DICE!  THE DICE WILL TELL US!"

Me:  "She seems to be friendly to the manly one.  Perhaps he can reason with her!"

George:  "I thought one of 'em was going to come up to me and say, 'You permit the fairer sex to handle our sacred tomes!  How could you!?'"

Me:  "...I was the only girl in there?"

George:  "I'm pretty sure.  And they scattered when you walked up."

Me:  "That's awesome."

Comments

[katmaxwell.livejournal.com]

That is amazing. I particularly like:

'You permit the fairer sex to handle our sacred tomes! How could you!?'"

Because I can just picture it in my mind. Perfectly.

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

I feel at this point I should mention there's a Mystery Science Theater episode that starts out with the mad scientists putting comic books very carefully in plastic bags, when there's a knock at the door. When answered, the guests turn out to be two women, at which point the mad scientist who answered the door runs screaming back to the other one: "AAAAAH! THERE ARE GIRLS HERE!"

I just watched this episode the other day, is why I remember.

[katmaxwell.livejournal.com]

...

Yeah, that's basically it.

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

And because there's never too much MST3k promotion, here's the bit with that segment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sW9v4MGMPc

(it starts at 3:20, but there's a cute bit with Tom Servo trying to run a D&D session for Crow and Mike.)

"Rivendell and Mordor are calling!" "Those are places."

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

The really funny part is because it was my birthday present, I was the only one buying comics. Which I imagine looked PRETTY STRANGE to an outsider.

(I feel I ought to mention at this point that the restroom in this particular establishment is papered with comic posters. There's a HUGE poster of Thor on the wall by the commode. And I just have to wonder: Why would any guy want Thor watching him pee?)

[gaisce.livejournal.com]

Because Asgardians do not judge swipe and wipe. Whereas if it were Spider-Man they'd be mentally reciting the lecture of great power, great responsibility, if you don't you'll never be married or it will be retconned by the devil...

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but. Thor.

Thor's kinda. Big.

And. And I bet he's. You know. Big. All over.

Why would you want anyone like that hanging out where you pee?

Also? Captain America was on the back of the door. So they've got Thor watching them pee, and Capt. A checking out their butts?

LATENT HOMOSEXUALITY AMONG COMIC GEEK SUBCULTURE? Y/N

[katmaxwell.livejournal.com]

They figure that since they're geeks, they're judged in every aspect of their life anyway -- why not bring it into the bathroom?

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

"Thy peeing: thou'rt doing it wrong."

LOLTHOR hurts my head.

Also I'm refraining from making a horrible joke about being hung like a racethorse.

[somnambulicious.livejournal.com]

My guess is that the ownership is heteronormative and doesn't want guys jacking off in the bathroom.

But that's just my recent interest in old-school psychology speaking.

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

That wouldn't stop the really dedicated ones. :P

[somnambulicious.livejournal.com]

True. But at least this way, Bill the Cashier can allow himself to believe that's not jizz on the toilet seat while he's cleaning up at the end of the day.

It really is the thought that counts.

Now don't you feel super-comfortable using the commode at your local CBS?

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I didn't feel super comfortable using the commode that one time, but, aha. I was there, and GOT MY PERIOD. So it was kind of an emergency. And considering how girl-phobic they are? This fact amuses me TO NO END.

I GOT GIRL-COOTIES ALL OVER THEIR BATHROOOOOOOM~