Evening all.
When I was twelve years old, I had a crush on a guy who was a few years older than me. I truly was smitten. I was obsessed. I was twelve.
It was 1982. Coppertone QT just hit the shelves. Remember that stuff? The fake tan that turned your skin orange and turned your cuticles and hand creases brown if you didn't wash it off well enough?
Continued below... Keep reading, I do have a point. A point related to one of the big right wing stories of the day...
So, one summer day I was thinking about my crush. I looked beside me and saw the QT bottle my older sister had bought. And I thought, "I'm going to put his initials on my legs with this stuff to show my love!" So, I proceeded to apply the QT.
I was sitting down as I applied it to my upper thighs. A "D" on my left leg and an "F" on my right. If I wore shorts, then everyone could see it, and it might look cool... (I was twelve, gimme a break)
So, the next day, I woke up and could hardly wait to check out my amazing artwork of leg QT. I looked down and, sure enough, an orange "D" "F" stared back up at me! SWEET!
I ran to the kitchen to show off my creativity. My mother, brother and sister were eating breakfast. I showed them what I had done. My brother and sister began to roar and laugh. My mother covered her mouth and looked at me with a pathetic look, laughing at me and feeling sorry for me at the same time. I was deflated.
I asked why they were laughing. My brother and sister couldn't stop laughing in order to tell me. Finally, my mother told me that it wasn't really the fact that I put his initials on my legs that was funny. It was simply that the letters were upside down...
Well, needless to say, I felt pretty stupid. :D
I still get razzed to this day for that!
Now for the point of my story.
I read with horror about the McCain supporter who got mugged and the guy carved a "B" on her face. The story is one of those, "See, both sides are crazy!" types of stories.
The first accounting of it I read said that she denied medical attention at the scene. To which I was confused. I mean if someone carved your face up, wouldn't you at least need some stitches or something? shrug
Then I saw a link that said it showed her picture. Curious as to what kind of damage was done to her face, I went to look. As soon as I saw the picture, the story I told above immediately came to mind. If you look closely, I think you will see why. Here is the link:
McCain supporter maimed for her politics by robber
See for yourself, grab an eye-liner, lip-liner, pen, marker, whatever. Go into your bathroom. Stand in front of the mirror. Write the letter "B" on your cheek. OK, are you done? Looks like a "B" right? Good job!!!
But, tell me, what does it look like to anyone looking at it?
That's right, it's a backwards "B".
Yup, yup. Call me EXTREMELY skeptical...
Unless the mugger was dyslexic.