My daughter Allison volunteers at the Humane Society. One of the "foster parents" at the society was taking her job very seriously, doing her best to acclimate her charge - a kitten - to all sorts of social settings. She introduced the kitten to adults, to toddlers, to teenagers - to every age group a cat might encounter in whatever her new home was to be.
She asked Allison if Allie knew any black people.
I said, "What?"
Allie said "Well, evidently, black people's skin has a different natural scent to it than our skin. I'm not sure why - maybe something about the pigment ...?"
I said, "OK, I guess that makes sense. And since scent is a powerful attractor, that may be why many women are attracted to black men."
"Uh, yeah, Dad ... there may be other reasons."
man, y'all live on such a white lil' island. ;)
Posted by: laura | April 29, 2006 at 11:07 PM
Hahahahaha.
Other reasons, huh? I'm sure you don't know what she means by that...
Posted by: Squirl | April 29, 2006 at 11:08 PM
I'm reminded that two Canadian scientists won a 1998 Ig Nobel Prize for their research on "The Relationship Among Height, Penile Length, and Foot Size." I'll give you the short version - there is no relationship.
But then, I'll tell any woman who'll listen I've got size 12 whoppers.
Posted by: Davey | April 30, 2006 at 10:26 AM
Papa-San Nils is very, very wise man, indeed. I no talk about the manparts with my own Papa-San unless I want to begin power vomiting.
Posted by: wordgirl | April 30, 2006 at 07:15 PM
P.S.
Blog color has changed...though it could change again. I'm just sayin'
Posted by: wordgirl | April 30, 2006 at 11:09 PM
OH.MY.GOD.
You went there!
Posted by: Kristine | May 01, 2006 at 01:24 PM
That is pretty funny:)
Sounds like that foster parent is taking her job seriously, that is great.
I have black friends, too bad she is not near and I could introduce her:)
Posted by: laura | May 01, 2006 at 10:50 PM
Allie is awesome. That is all.
(What I really wanted to say is that I hope she is speaking from personal experience, but I could NOT bring myself to say it to you, her father. Except I sorta just did. Really sorry.)
Posted by: kalki | May 02, 2006 at 12:29 AM
La-la-la-la-la-la can't hear you can't hear you can't hear you la-la-la-la
Posted by: Nils | May 02, 2006 at 07:52 AM
There may be no relationship between foot size and penis size, but I'll wager no one ever hears a man with big feet protesting, "But really, my dick is so TINY."
Posted by: Bucky Four-Eyes | May 04, 2006 at 08:05 PM