3/15/10

Can Wearing a Shirt Make You Gay?


Once again, your feckless reporter has made it onto the pages of Overheard in New York, with this tasty exchange:

Or I Should Stop Wearing Care Bear Tanktops

Suit #1: The girl I'm seeing, she likes to wear my shirts.
Suit #2: So?
Suit #1: I think she might be a lesbian.

--Park Place & Broadway
Overheard by: kathcom

I have one thing to say about this. While Overheard's title about Care Bear tank tops is a nice twist, I think the original meaning is much funnier. It seemed to me the guy was talking about the girl wearing one of his dress shirts, a button-down.

This is something that a girl will do when swanning about a guy's apartment. It avoids walking around naked or getting dressed in last night's togs to prepare for the walk of shame. It holds out the promise of more sex and it's supposed to look hot.

That this guy took it as a sign that she digs chicks is hilariously stupid on its own. It needs no embellishment. But, as always, New Yorkers say the darndest things and I'm happy that this website captures that so well.

I NY!

More overheard:
Almost Famous
My Eavesdropping is Overheard in New York

7 COMMENTS- POST YOURS HERE:

unfinishedperson said...

I'm with you in that I didn't get their addition. I think it made sense without it. In fact, at first, I thought that was the headline you provided and then thought, "WTF(oof)?" Glad to know that it wasn't you, but just as glad that you're getting the recognition, especially after that whole Charlie Sheen debacle. ;)

kathcom said...

Thank you. I was puzzled by it, too, but Overheard in New York likes to put weird titles on the quotes to give them a little twist. But sometimes they mess with the context of the quote. I usually skip the headers and just read the quotes.

And, you undercover smartass, you, I hope someday you'll let me off the hook for getting upset about the Charlie Sheen thing. It was the Times, dammit! I got caught up, what can I say?

Jacky Cheng said...

hahaha that's hilarious! i can't picture any of my guy friends saying that...

i think girls in a baggy t-shirt is way hotter than someone who's dressed up and wearing make-up. but i guess we all have different outlooks on life :)

Waltsense.com said...

Baggy shirt makes you want to see what's she hiding =-)

Anadrol said...

Agree with Jackie and Waltsense! And to answer your title question - wearing some shirt won't make you gay, it will only make you look like one! ;)

rusty said...

The answer would be hell yes!

Garrett said...

While I would never assume sexual orientation due to the wearing of one of my shirts, it does annoy. Ironically enough I just told my wife an hour ago to just keep one of my shirts because I never get to wear it. 'The Man' says wear my clothes to look sexy. Do not hijack my favorite sweater because you like it. Most men will be incredibly annoyed that their lucky jersey is in the laundry again because she likes to wear it to bed. Thanks for the laugh.

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