Boy + Computer + cartoon = Opportunity

**Mark** · 08-18-2007, 05:24 PM

Yesterday one of our seventh graders, the only one with real personality, spent lunch time watching the Backyardigans on his computer. When I asked him why a seventh grader would be watching the Backyardigans he pointed out the fact that he was the only boy in the cafeteria surrounded by "women hanging over my shoulder to watch too." He motioned me closer so he could whisper "easier to check them out when they are hanging over your shoulder." Hard to argue with that logic. :twisted:

**Bananas** · 08-18-2007, 06:10 PM

Oh, my! :roll: :wink:

Reminds me of the little blurb about the teen guy going out the door with his tag sticking out over his shoulder or his collar sticking up. Him mom is about to fix it for him, and he tells her he had it that way deliberately. While Mom can't figure that one out, he winks at her and says that girls at school get the urge to fix it for him.

What works for my son is to walk the dog around the neighborhood, or to play guitar in the dorm room. Guitar music tends to encourage the girls to pop their heads in.

**Mark** · 08-18-2007, 08:18 PM

While getting my teaching classes out of the way I shared a house with two single women. Both very attractive but just could not find the right guy. No I was not one of the Wrong guys I was taken. They both discovered the power of my pooch Spot. Yes that was his name, he came with it. I would come home to find a note that said "took spot to the park, this morning. Now on date with guy I met at the park, took spot for good luck". by the time I moved out one had used my dog to find "her soul mate" and she moved in with him, and the other was pretty set on the "guy from the dog park".

I always thought Spot was mad at me for moving when my classes were finished. He definitely did not walked as often. I met my Girl friend, now wife before she met Spot. But, as she put it, she stayed because of him. I miss that dog.

**Bitsy Griffin** · 08-18-2007, 08:28 PM

Well, they aren't stupid. I had one kid last year who kept asking for hugs. I'd just raise my eyebrows and send him off snickering.

I do have sons donchano . . .

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