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A Question She Couldn't Answer
by Michael D. Goscinski
The other day I asked a young lady
“Why do women shave their legs”
She answered quickly, with certainty
“Because hair is gross” she said
“I don't buy that” I said
“If women thought hair was gross
they'd shave their heads too
But most woman have long hair”
She seemed to agree
She thought about it for a little while
“Perhaps if differentiates between the sexes”
she said
“I don't buy that either” I said
“There's a big difference between the sexes
If that were the case, only women with
small tits would shave their legs”
She thought about it again
This time she seemed stumped
Finally she asked
“Why do we shave our legs”
“I don't know” I said
“That's why I asked you
Is it because your mother does it
your friends do it
the TV commercials tell you to
Why do you shave your legs”
“I don't know, I just do” she said
“Well that's not good enough
I want to know why” I exclaimed
“You're an asshole” she said
as she stood up and walked away
I lit a cigarette and thought to myself
How's a man supposed to figure a woman out
when a woman can't even figure herself out
Oct. 2009
126