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1. ws4ever
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   Married Men:We are not posing for you. We are gardening. If you are remodeling your house and have a bird's eye view, do not make catcalls or make comments. Have some dignity.
   For the Wives: We really DO have to do our own yards. We are not doing this to entice your husband or give him the idea you should get out in your own yard. Do not set the timer or hold your breath or try to control what we do. Because we may have some suggestions for you...

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2. me on 28th Ave SW
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   Wow. I think my neighbors would just be happy to see me do yardwork! That gives a whole new meaning to "block watch".

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3. chrisma
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   Sounds like a blast with the garden hose might have been in order.

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4. I Wonder
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   Don't flatter yourself.

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5. Aim
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   Wow, it sounds like you've got some SERIOUS jackasses for neighbors.

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6. datamuse
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   Ugh. And here I was thinking how little street harassment has happened to me in Seattle compared to some places I've lived and visited.

   I'm sorry that happened to you.

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7. thee
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   i feel this thread has real potential...

   popcorn, anyone?

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8. S5
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   @thee: popping some now!

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9. 2 Much Whine
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   I just whistled at you because I could see your butt crack when you were planting those beautiful purple petunias. I thought it a bit indecent and figured you might take the opportunity to cover up if you were made aware of the pant creepage. Didn't realize that makes me the bad guy. . . . . . don't forget the bacon salt on my popcorn.

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10. JoB
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    2 Much Whine...

    if you really wanted to alert her to possible embarrassment you would add to it.

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11. 2 Much Whine
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    Why would I care about her embarrassment? It was her plumber's crack. . . . (it's just an attempt at humor anyway, check with the OP and you'll surely find she was not planting petunias and very likely didn't expose herself in that way). I just wanted to keep the popcorn flowing.

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12. JoB
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    2 much whine...

    there was tease in my remark.
    maybe it doesn't come out so well bundled in the crankiness of a vicious head cold...
    but my intentions were as gentle as anyone in my position could manage...

    no-one pays attention any more when i bend over in the flowerbed ;(
    except perhaps to wonder if i will make it back up ;->

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13. flowerpetal
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    I would care about someone's embarrassment because its a compassionate response to care about other people's feelings.

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14. mpento
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    I think I saw a married woman out gardening once. Ewwwwwww! The garden was just terrible!!! Come on married women you can garden better than a single woman!!! Why should your husband long for a single woman's garden?

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15. 2 Much Whine
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    Brava, JoB. I was just being too sensitive. It is amazing how worked up one can become from a misinterpreted e-mail or posting that had only good intentions but was erroneously perceived as being malevolent to some degree. I must confess that my initial response to the OP was "get over it," but, being male and never having been catcalled I decided to go down the butt crack path. Perhaps not the path I should have followed. I will venture to say that the combination of words "I went down the butt crack path" has likely never been assembled in that particular order in the WSB. . . . . though shalt not covet thy neighbors garden.

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16. 2 Much Whine
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    I must note that ws4ever doesn't appear to mind catcalls and oogling from the single men, just the married ones. . . . .

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17. DP
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    Ahhhh!! [inhales deeply]

    Spring is in the air, and a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of . . .

          to thoughts of . . .

       

    Uh . . . Don't ask me what a young man's fancy turns to.

    I can't even remember any more.

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18. Cait
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    ROFL!! Is there a DP fan club I can join?

    Gardening: The White Suburban Married Man's Porn. That's just sad! ...Sounds like this dude needs to get out more.

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19. maplesyrup
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    Maybe you should be glad he finds you attractive and that she finds you worthy of jealousy.

    Won't be that way forever. :)

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20. Jiggers
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    There's a lot of prudes who live in Seattle.

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21. datamuse
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    I dunno, maplesyrup, one of the things I like about getting older is that I rarely get catcalled anymore. It used to be an almost daily occurrence, and frankly, it got old real fast.

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22. 365Stairs
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    There could be some loosely adapted "Carl Spackler" (Caddyshack Greenskeeper) quote to fit this...but to the OP...if your gardening talents compliment the talents your creator gave you..then good on ya...and if your name is Mary...well that's even better.

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23. Andy
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    A single woman outside gardening is one thing. Two or three of them and it's a party.

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24. cathyw
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    OMG, this is too, too funny. Just can't stop laughing...

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25. Cait
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    Anyone else considering a female gardening flash mob to Single Ladies by Beyonce based on Andy's post? Because I'm dang near scheming over here...

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26. ws4ever
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    Hey guys, sorry if this was a little overwrought. I live in couplesville. As is true in the big picture, most people are considerate and reasonable. And those who aren't, may be bored with their own lives and really need another hobby to divert their attention to something positive!

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27. happy hour
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    Oh, DP, quite a picture you paint with your words. Panting now-....
    But I'm so old- I forgot why!

    Very funny! Bravo!

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28. squareeyes
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    Overweight butt crack gardener - you're one of us! I AM overweight butt crack gardener but only 2-3 times per year when it's time to pull weeds from the parking strip. Can't help it if my t-shirt rides up. Other than those rare occasions my "path" remains hidden behind the fence for just the birds and squirrels to see, and a good thing too!

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29. I Wonder
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    So really??!! You felt compelled to come to this blog to vent your frustrations from cross sound? Either WSB is rich in therapy, or dignity is facing the wrong direction.

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30. 2 Much Whine
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    I Wonder, Couplesville (as in a part of West Seattle filled with couples), not Coupeville (a city not in West Seattle located across the Sound). Just clarifying. . . .

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31. ws4ever
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    Well, some people obviously didn't ace that active listening course. But why annoy ourselves with considering things from another's perspective. That's just so, so, infuriating.... :) At least for some, apparently. Now I'm intrigued about Coupeville.

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32. waynster
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    Wait a single good looking women out tending her garden in postions that one might take out of context......Job I pass that wine bottle over and we shall stand you back up careful... careful.. ouch...! that had to hurt..hurt just thinking about it.....lol ...DP How could anyone not like that picture....

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33. Andy
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    .DP How could anyone not like that picture....

    I dunno, because it looks like a moldy Cheeto being swallowed by a sock? I've woken up on the couch to that before.

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34. I Wonder
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    I'm not above admitting miss reading a word in all this. Thank you for the correction. But did you consider how the rest of the married men might be offended by the generalist statement that was made?

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35. maude
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    I dunno. I've never been told by a woman to "smile", as if I was put here to make their days better. Most strangers don't know what's going on in my life but if you really insist, you know what would put a smile on my face? Kicking you in the balls. :)

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36. JoB
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    waynster..

    i spend most of my gardening hours on my ... bottom... on one of those little rocking stools...
    no crack there unless i bust the stool..
    but it sure is funny to watch me get back up :)

    oh how i miss they days when i could still garden with a bottle of wine fueling my efforts ...

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37. happy hour
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    All this silliness. Get out and garden. And not in hot pants, sliders or bikinis or This could go on forever

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38. Pibal
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    Happy Hour: Glad you said that. I'm wondering whether or not to make a second batch of coporn...

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39. JoB
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    ok..
    i was out gardening long enough to get a noticeable sunburn.
    no-one whistled.
    can i assume that's because i was in the back yard?

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40. desertdweller
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    My, my. WSB threads are always good for a boring Saturday night.

    

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41. Monosyllabic Girl
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    "Do not set the timer or hold your breath or try to control what we do. Because we may have some suggestions for you..."

    What does this even mean?? Like an egg timer? Because everyone knows the moment a ring gets put on a woman's finger, she transforms into a controlling harpy, amirite?!

    "Hey! Hey you! I've got some SUGGESTIONS. Do NOT plant directly in compost! You'll burn those plants! Watch that Japanese Maple branch with those pruners...watch it...watch it...oohhhh."

    I think Overweight Buttcrack Gardener has been discovered as Northwest Profile #16. Nice one.

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42. charlabob
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    Thanks for reminding me that wine helps; since I've resumed my sporadic attention to weeds (gardening). I used to drink beer (and pour the leftovers into a saucer for the slugs.) Thus I could claim (righteously) that the drinking was part of the gardening. I had to make sure it was acceptable for slug killing.

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43. Pibal
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44. JoB
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    Pibal..
    i can't believe a little beer made you speechless:)
    or a little whine either ;->

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45. ws4ever
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    Oh, no, this isn't dying a quick little death, is it? So they're taking me to the underworld? What to wear? And what the heck are sliders?

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46. chrisma
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    @ws4ever: maybe, like some humor, it is ruined with explanation, but if you're willing, I'd love to know what you meant in the original post about "setting a timer". I just don't get it.

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47. JoB
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    Chrisma...

    Ok.. i finally went back to read the timer thing..
    made me laugh. i totally missed that part...

    picture Mrs next door neighbor whose hubby is ogling and/or leaning over the fence engaging Ms gardener in conversation... jealously watching the clock and deciding she will tolerate this for just so long...
    or paying attention to exactly how much time Ms Gardener spends in the garden because EVERYONE KNOWS there is a PROPER amount of time to spend in the garden.. anything else is just putting on a show for the neighbors...

    I can already envision the Saturday Night sketch..
    i would cast tina fey in her Sarah impersonation as the wife... endless possibilities there :)
    and so much funnier if the wife is attractive..

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48. ws4ever
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    Or a SNL sketch about the single woman: in some social circles a single woman is seen as an irritant, a ne'er-do-well (well, I guess that goes with the territory) harpy bent on grasping someone else's husband with her razor-sharp talons. She pretends to be a normal person, but, NO... evil is lurking nearby. A magnification of the fears some have of being cast out of the Garden(heh, heh).

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49. maplesyrup
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    I've been wondering if the annoyance is reserved for married men. If a single man catcalls would he be invited over for lemonade?

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50. thee
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    Ladies,
    I will be outside gardening tomorrow in shorts and a cutoff t-shirt. feel free to drop by with some cold Rainier tall boys. I must note, however, that I do request a nominal donation for photographs.

    thee

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