Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Sirens everywhere

Attn: All guys who honk at, whistle at, “Hey baby” at females walking on the street while you’re driving past in your vehicle

What are you trying to tell us? Is it just something you do to anything-female-that-moves when you drive by? Or do you choose your ‘victims’ (and I’m using this word very lightly here)?

Before imaginations start running wild, let me clarify a few things.

1. My pants were on fine, so there wasn't any peek-a-boo action going on with my arse.

2. I did not have the words “Honk if you’re drunk\horny\lonely” written or printed on any part of me or my clothing.

3. I wasn’t walking ON the road.

It’s not so much the honking that bothers me but the characteristic creepy group laugh that accompanies it which can be heard invariably because the windows are rolled down. Has anyone noticed that it’s a group activity? I haven’t ever seen only one guy try to communicate with someone on the pavement, unless he knows that someone personally. I’m just curious as to how this phenomenon came about. And what does it truly accomplish? Is it sexually stimulating, an adrenaline rush or a moment of sheer pride over the fact that your car horn actually works? It seriously beats me.

In other news, you won’t believe what happened today. I got honked at.

20 Comments:

At June 07, 2005 11:33 pm, Blogger TheSpark said...

aw! don't worry abt tht too much now. it's just tht some of us never grow beyond the age of 12. n i didn't know these things hpn in ur part of the world too. :)
mebbe it's coz these guys hv sean william scott or ashton kutcher for their role models. hmm....

 
At June 08, 2005 12:06 am, Blogger Vaibhav said...

Ms. V, its the "pretend sense of humour syndrome" (Yes! I do have a theory on this!)

Since some people have limited intellectual capacity, and really can't tell the difference betweeen a joke and a noise, the only thing they can do for "masala" in their lives is to PRETEND that their actions/words are interesting (let alone funny...

Not just the "look how horny I am" people, also the "its hilarious that i can speak", the "so what if I am stupid? I hang out with equally stupid people", and the "so what if I am not stupid!? I hang out with stupid people!" types.

They deserve our support (tho a swift kick in the nuts comes to mind first)

(as you can see, I have given this some thought)

 
At June 08, 2005 5:04 am, Blogger Vaibhav said...

Yes, if theres one thing I can't stand its people who flaunt their mediocrity of values.

 
At June 08, 2005 5:48 am, Blogger Eric J. said...

It's good to take pride in your mediocrity :-)

 
At June 08, 2005 6:07 am, Blogger Vaibhav said...

Eric J.: Pray explain before I retort. :)

 
At June 08, 2005 10:42 am, Blogger Vasanth said...

hey wat feeling proud???? ;-)

 
At June 08, 2005 7:26 pm, Blogger Balakumar said...

As for the "group activity", courage has its way when you have friends by your side!

 
At June 08, 2005 7:42 pm, Blogger Anjali said...

Yes!Ms.V I miss it alot especilaly the salalah tender coconut.I feel liek singing it's asmall world after all.Yep I miss oman toooooooo muchI'm glad I have to come know so many of your bloogerfriends and all r a nice bunch.Thz:)

 
At June 09, 2005 1:51 am, Blogger LovingAndLosing said...

Sparky: I think even 12 yr olds are brighter.

Vibes: You enlighten me!

Vasanth: No, I am a least bit proud of being a "honked at".

Arch: Given the kind of people who usually are the honkers, trust me when I say this that I do NOT want any sort of attention from them whatsoever!

Bala: Courage in these cases is just really cowardice in a wolf's clothing right?

 
At June 09, 2005 1:55 am, Blogger LovingAndLosing said...

A: I definitely think there's no place like Oman :) And yes, I in fact pride myself on knowing some of the best people you'll ever come across in this world. "Nice bunch" in my opinion is the height of understating the wonderfulness of my friends, Blogger and otherwise :) But mind you, because they are of the rarest kind, the scorpion in me is mighty possessive of them, and if I find that they are giving you more time than they are giving me, you are going to be in BIG trouble ;) But go ahead and enjoy them in limited quantities :D

Arch, now their attention is the kind I love :)

 
At June 09, 2005 3:14 am, Blogger TheSpark said...

ok, here's the customary grrrrr.... thru clenched teeth. y? for callin me sparky of course!

 
At June 09, 2005 3:15 am, Blogger LovingAndLosing said...

You obviously like it more than you're real name ;) Why else would you let me get away with calling you that???

 
At June 09, 2005 3:27 am, Blogger TheSpark said...

"*#$@@$#@$%^&%&!!!"
tht's coz like a true scorpio, iam very much secretive. i don't like to divulge a lot of info abt myself, which is y i thought twice, no, a lot more b4 tellin u my whereabouts. now tht u know, i feel like a hapless mouse trapped by a cat-with-a-smirk-on-its-face. n no! i hv said it b4 n i'll say it again, i don't like being called sparky! hmph! (:

 
At June 09, 2005 3:33 am, Blogger LovingAndLosing said...

Well Goa's a small place. Maybe I should just come down there and yell "Sparky sparky" and the person who looks the most disgusted by it would be you ;)

 
At June 09, 2005 3:47 am, Blogger TheSpark said...

hmmm, i look fwd to it! very much! since u must be *hot property* coz u got honked at. :D *wink*
howzzatt for a retort?? :) (plenty pleased with misself).

 
At June 09, 2005 4:00 am, Blogger LovingAndLosing said...

You're one of those honkers aren't you sparky??? I should have known when you said "some of us". That kinda statement's only made out of experience eh? ;)

 
At June 09, 2005 5:05 am, Blogger TheSpark said...

puhleeze! 'us' refers to boys. typical of u to draw such silly conclusions. :)
iam the honest n straightfwd type. if i like a gal, i go straight up to her n i tell her. of course, the result is usually disastrous, but tht's a diff. matter. (ppl jst don't value honesty anymore). *shakin my head ruefully*

 
At June 09, 2005 5:07 am, Blogger TheSpark said...

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At June 09, 2005 5:09 am, Blogger TheSpark said...

btw, i do hv a blog site, u know. n it has this wonderful place whr ppl can leave comments n all. :)

 
At June 09, 2005 9:26 am, Blogger Random Access said...

Too many scorpions crawling all over the place huh? Dont worry five mice, I being a typical saggi, have no ego to be scathed by any sting Ms.V can produce ;) Even though she has double the space, I will still go more to the site that interests me more! And now, both being poetesses, its a bit difficult to decide too..For now though, I will be honking a bit more than inviting ppl over for dinner!

Random Access
The search has just begun !!!

 

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