Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for September 30, 2012
Transcript:
Blonde man: What did she think? What did she mean? What did she want? What did she need? Cathy and woman: What did she wear? Cathy: Men could avoid almost all romantic blunders if they just paid attention to women's shoes. Blonde man: What? Cathy: Are we infatuated? Are we insecure? Are we overconfident? Are we over you? It's all right there! Where? Cathy: There! The pointiness of the toe...Width of the heel...Angle of the arch...Flimsiness of the strap...The pain factor...The danger factor...The sleaze factor...A thousand combinations make a thousand distinct statements....Are we planning to marry you? Use you? Dump you? Just look down! Our shoes are like billboards! Blonde man: I don't want to hear about it! They all look the same to me!! Cathy: Men may sometimes have the upper hand, but they'll never have the upper foot. Woman: If you'd noticed her humorless wedge, you would have known she was trouble today!
AnonaMoaner about 12 years ago
I’m not. But then I never could walk in heels.
ncalifgirl58 about 12 years ago
We do like a shoe for every occasion…..Happy Sunday all.
BillyJL about 12 years ago
All that from shoes. Wow.
No Naughtius women are not insane (in general — and none who are fellow Cathyites). Cathy isn’t insane either. Just a total nutjob head to toe, no matter what she’s wearing.
I wonder what Cathy would think of Aaron who’s barefoot 75% of his day. Or me, who wears sneakers almost 90% of the time.
Good morning Susan :-) Afternoon (most likely) Frightenup — Aaron and I will work on Halloween later this month. Hello Cathyites wherever you are.
Hi Mom!gobblingup Premium Member about 12 years ago
I can’t agree with her on this one, although I know there are shoe fanatics out there (usually women). For me, I just want my shoes to be comfortable and look nice. Does that mean that I am boring? Maybe…Good morning, Susan, Naughtius, AnonaMona, ncalifgirl and Billy!!Sharp eye, Billy! I did change my name and avatar last night. I felt like with October starting tomorrow that it was time and Monday mornings are usually too busy to figure this out then. Looking forward to seeing yours!For those who want to change their names to something Halloween related, just click on your name in the upper right corner and edit your profile. Then change your first (and/or last) name to be what you temporarily want to be. Your login will be the same, you’ll just appear as your “new” name.Hello to the rest of the gang who may come by later… GsMom, KFG, Aaron, rgcviper, lindz.coop, hendelca, Mona, serenasakitty, kittycatpawsare, gmforde, soonergal, lippyfish, Mai Tai, Willi Nilli, mollie, Bronzepony, simpsonfan2, tegm, legaleagle, Shyygirl27, catsarge10, BJIllistrated, Molly mcgee, Teresa, mar mar in MI and all the other Cathy nuts rolling around here today!
legaleagle48 about 12 years ago
I’m not touching this one! EYEROLL
rgcviper about 12 years ago
AACK—I did not see this joke coming … although I DID notice Cathy was (slightly) overthinking this one.
Hmmm … a good Halloween-related user name. I’ll have to think that one over.
Happy Sunday, all.
NE1956 about 12 years ago
I’m telling ya Cathy, barefoot. It works on so many levels. ‘Course you’ll still be trouble AND a nutjob but it’ll limit your focus.
Hello Cathyites :-D
BillyJL about 12 years ago
Time to stick a fork in me — I am done. LMB is on the starting blocks, ready to race me down one flight. I’m so gonna leave him in the dust.
G’nite lindz.coop and kittycatpawsare. See you tomorrow.
hendelca Premium Member about 12 years ago
Good evening fellow Cathyites. I have to agree with Aaron – barefoot is best. Just wish our summers here were a little longer so I could be barefoot more – that and a warmer floor in my office. Something about basements….
AnonaMoaner about 12 years ago
My daughter spent most of her childhood barefoot – in spite of my nagging about cold feet. She still goes barefoot in her own home whenever possible, although she has to be a bit more conventional for work.
lindz.coop Premium Member about 12 years ago
Hi other Cathyites!! I like shoes, but they have to be comfortable and I do admit that I mostly wear sneakers. As a dancer, heels always hurt my calves, so I haven’t worn them since my 20s — and as you might imagine, my ballerina toes are not anything to show off, so flip-flops are out. I just look for interesting socks (some of which I knit myself). I can’t even begin to imagine trying to walk in some of the 6 inch gladiator platforms that I’ve seen. Yikes!!!
Thanx frightenup for the tip on name changing — I may try it.
(PS — I do have a friend in Seattle who I exchange “shoe gifts” with and we have a lot of fun with that.)