The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
The Fresco by Sherri S, Tepper

So it's okay for a woman to pay, as long as no one sees her. Gotta protect the man's dignity, after all."

It was more than that. Women dining alone were considered to be prostitutes and were often turned away from restaurants. (Two or more women at a table was tolerated.) A man and woman could also have the woman's virtue brought into question back then with money changing hands in public places decades ago. In order not to cast suspicion on either party's integrity, a woman paying the bill was done in a round about way.

The man's 'dignity' was a lesser consideration but still a valid observation.

My son married a lovely lady in Chengdu 3 years ago and they have a little girl - 1 1/2 yrs old. My son, who is white, is 6'2" and the folks in China gawk, literally gawk, at him. They call him "Hung gai" which isn't a very nice term for 'white man'. He has gotten used to it. His daughter has reddish hair and caucasian features so everyone knows who she is in the neighborhood and they are very nice to her. good to know...

Now show the 'wimmins!"

yeah, those cartoons took months of thought. good job!

Too funny!! omg

I'd say that was a 9 on the tension scale and not very funny, either.

They are billiard/pool stick tip covers. "Save the Felt!"
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He's 19? Time to move on out, junior. You have overstayed your welcome.

I had a really old, cool looking tree in my back yard. A portion of the trunk looked like a doorway so... I found 2 small door hinges and some tiny screws and some paint. I painted a 'fairy' door on the trunk and put the hinges on one side. The full moon window painted near the top of the door had glow-in-the-dark paint. And a cut glass antique door knob finished the look. Everyone loved it, but kids always wanted to play under that tree more than anywhere else. The backside of the tree had a similar 'opening' so that became the backdoor of the fairy tree.

A peck on the check is not a "kiss" in the true sense of the word, IMO. Locking lips is a kiss. Might as well call an 'air kiss' a kiss, too. sheesh

Thank you! That was a great article! Good thing some women won't take "No" for an answer.