You think you have had a bad day? Consider having a long lunch with a very hot guy only to realize, forty five minutes in, he thinks C.S. Lewis wrote Alice in Wonderland. You, holding back your contempt, say quietly “wrong generation” and go on to make a joke suggesting that as one died nine months or so before the other was born that he might be correct in a “reincarnation kind of way”. Hot guy doesn’t laugh he just sort of bristles around the way people who don’t like being called out tend to do while changing the subject. You realize all is lost — again.
I know it is such a little thing in the scheme of things. Fact, other than being racist, sexist, an overt bigot, or an outright pig, the easiest way to totally turn me off is to confuse Lewis Carrol with C.S. Lewis.
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I’m having a big girl sleepover tonight. I’ll probably see you all on line at some point. My future sister in law doesn’t want to stay home alone as my brother is overseas for a week or so; she heard “noises” last night and is afraid. Afraid despite the Rottweiler being willing to bite off the head of anything which would threaten her. One of my oldest friends is in town for the weekend as well, so we are going to have a girl chill night.
I guess that’s a bad day for a princess, unless you’re Alice in Wonderland.
Oh right. I forgot. What a slap in the fact that must have been.
Always wanted to go to a “girl sleepover”. Never been invited.
please tell me this isn’t a regular occurance?
‘That “Shining” movie with that, whatsisname, “Here’s Johnny” guy — you know who I mean… Who wrote that, I mean, Robert Louis Stevenson…? Ellery Queen? Stephen… something… whatsisname? Oh, who was that guy…?…’
You’re telling me that’s a turn-off?
other than being racist, sexist, an overt bigot, or an outright pig
That’s funny in an “I’m sure something similar has happened before and will happen again because you are what you are and they are what they are — always lacking” kind of way.
They don’t understand is the problem. On many levels you are too smart for them. On many alternate levels you are too particular.
I don’t doubt it was a crushing blow for someone formerly called Alice in Wonderland or Not.
Have a good girl night.
Fact, other than being racist, sexist, an overt bigot, or an outright pig, the easiest way to totally turn me off is to confuse Lewis Carrol with C.S. Lewis.
Does everybody who comments copy the same great line?
making a mistake is one thing. taking yourself too seriously to laugh at your mistakes is a serious personality deficiency.
No, a bad day is having to crawl on to the roof at two in the morning, after a hard evening of work, to steal the wireless of other people. All of that just to comment on your blog.
I won’t repeat the line, as good as it is, because I am
still dumbfounded over C.S. Lewis not writing “Alice in Wonderland”.
Hey, it is a big thing in the scheme of things. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s not. Those kind of things will get on your nerves after a very short time.
I go to girl sleepovers all the time. They’re like my second job.
Like the title play too. :)
I imagine that this was one lion who never got to see the wonders of your wardrobe, then…
Best wishes
Bill
I woud kick somone in the shins if they said C.S.Louis rote the Hardy Boy Mysterys!
the CS in CS Lewis stands for Clive Staples — the man’s middle name was Staples. For me, that would be the most interesting thing I could say about CS Lewis over dinner, but perhaps I could move on to The Screwtape Letters which do make for good dinner discussion.
The natural way to go with this is to play on you being “Alice in Wonderland or Not” but Dane already did that and it was funny .
Pia has made me self conscious about copying and pasting that line so I’m just going to wish you better luck next time and suggest discussing the weather. One is less likely to be disappointed that way.
It must be real tough out in dateland, Alice.
I was watching “date movie”, yes, it’s totally lame, but their was a part where the vertically challenged “Hitch” says, “Instead of focusing on this particular guy how ’bout we broaden your search to just… any n — a.”
In your case, certainly seems like you need a better focus, because you’re getting just any guy. But then again, you might want to start dating apes and hope they evolve into the proper dating material…Good Luck. You’ll need it.
I feel your pain. Nothing worse than a hunk with no sense of humor.
Come on now Cooper, don’t make me feel like I have to defend this guy, cut him a little slack will you! He is probably intellectually challenged and was trying to impress you, only to be embraced! Hot guys seldom read books, if they did – they would know how to treat a Woman – lol!
I don’t blame you there Alice! If they confuse the classics what are they confusing in the present. It all comes out and builds up. I’m in one of those moods though, not being able to get any of my female friends to accompany me to see the mindless fun of Transformers!
Maybe you should vet your future dates by asking them to read a book. Then they would not be so confused.
It’s been awhile since I read anything by either, although I did find some disc on tape by one of them mildly distracting during one of my more recent long trips to new hampstah. Not as entertaining as Harry Pottah, but yanno…
I see my litterbox got caught in the politicalgrind network. I am just waiting for instructions on how to complete the “joining” process. I’m not going to have to date Rosie O’Donald, am I?
meow.
Dane: You’re right — a slap in the face. Clever boy.
Adam: Lord I hope not. I mean how on earth could one suffer such more than once or twice.
Al: Wow, it’s more of a turn off now that you added all that melodrama.
John: Ah all those levels, what a bitch.
Pia: I fear so, when you only have one good sentence in a whole post it’s hard for them to do otherwise. ;)
tomoawesome: Taking oneself too seriously is a serious character flaw in my book.
G: aww, I hope it was cool up there, maybe a nice breeze and all.
I have no doubt that you attend girl sleepovers.
Bill: You’re right on that one.
S.A.C.A.D.A. That would surely be a travesty.
Ruk: I’m am with you there Ruk.
jacob: You self conscious? Naw.
How boring those weather discussions don’t you think?
Jason P: There are more than enough apes to go around that is for sure.
S.Ramos: A sense of humor along with a modicum of intelligence is very helpful.
Croaker: ha ha, I think that is one mindless movie I just may have to see.
saurkraut: No no, they made me date her and they only do that to one member a year or so I hear.
Poetress: If he is intellectually challenged than Johns Hopkins is in serious need of a revolution.
I think I got everyone if not I’ll be back. I am full of Japanese food and was temporarily distracted by Pink Floyd — I mean who can blame me.
Cooper. #1. You really put me to work when I’ve been living for a few days and not blogging. #2. A 45 minute lunch with a “very hot guy” is not worth a lack of knowledge, understanding, or confusion between two authors even as different as Carroll and Lewis are. My husband are as different as night and day. That’s what’s lovely. And no. He wouldn’t know the difference between the two either, but he certainly understands me. That’s lovely, too.
How hot is hot?
Kellypea: So sorry.
It so hard to say because sometimes when they open their mouth the hot turns cold so fast the heat seems like an illusion.
It’s more a slap in the face to the guy. The dude goes from thinking “hot smart girl” to “I’ll get you my pretty”. All because of the outright humiliation you inflicted, in a nice way of course, and with intent to educate. Intent is what counts.
I know Lewis Carrol didn’t write the “Wizard of Oz”.
Maybe it would have helped if you had told him you used to call yourself “Alice In Wonderland”, write in an online journal read by strangers, that once on a “Quest for Sushi and Xanax” you rewrote the lyrics to “Oliver’s Army” to protest the war in Iraq.
You should have told him you have called yourself a “peace goddess”, once wrote a poem about quantum physics, Styrofoam scares you, and you don’t write about your pussy but read when other people write about theirs. This all before you got really good.
He would have known you were quite crazy, and the slight might have had less of a sting.
Love those archives cooper, they made this so easy.
This comment deserves a meet-up in Baltimore, for at least a glass of water, don’t you think?
At least he didn’t confuse Lewis Carroll with Carol Channing, that would have been disturbing.
Hee hee hee!
All those looks AND brains, too!
You can’t win them all. Next time…
Rock on!
Ridiculous! Who could have written the scene between the Walrus and Uncle Screwtape but Louis XIV?
casey: That was impressive. Yea, booy for archives.
Glass of water, you are buying and I don’t drink harbor water I’ve seen too many people peeing off the boats.
furiousBall. I did have to look up Carol Channing but I got ya covered. Thank God, you’re right.
Rex: Tell me you really don’t giggle.
I can’t win them all? Who knew?
Doug: My thoughts exactly. I think. Or Not.
No No, Not. ;)
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
That I knew it from memory. Me hunky?
Perish thee not the thought.
I almost wish I could coach your dates beforehand…
On a side note… I wonder if Lewis’ wardrobe drew any any inspiration from Carroll’s rabbit hole? I know I used to lose myself in both of them when I was a kid.
Coop… did you enjoy the Cheshire cat as much as I do? People tell me I have his smile.
Be it of any consolation, i completely blew a chance with a lovely girl at an internet cafe on Friday — and i didn’t even get lunch!
Missed my chance so thoroughly that she didn’t even give me the “Maybe next time” smile when she walked by me on the way out!
By the way, I am really enjoying the current template. You help me live in the present.
protagoras: With a name like Protagoras how could you not be.
Goldy: Ha, That is what first attracted me to you — that old Cheshire Cat smile. Things like that mean a lot here in Wonderland, or not.
sorrow: Well ya know one can’t win them all, and sometimes it’s for the best I say.
Doug: If there is somewhere else to live I wish you would let me know.
what about guys that eat their peas one at a time?
Hope your girl-night was fun.
Was the gentleman just confusing the authors in passing, or was he going on and on in a manner meant to impress you with his literary prowess?
Best date story I have read in soooo long. That is going to keep me for the rest of the week.
And I can’t honestly tell you why I find that so funny.
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