Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Ballad of Big Daddy

Every now and then you run into a blowhard who emphasizes the importance of a concept by saying something like, "You know, the Greeks have 26 words for buggery but none for deodorant." Well, the nickname "Big Daddy" is the inverse English equivalent. It's one name that has 26 meanings. First up is the obvious one - you might be fat. Go check. I’ll wait. Not fat? Okay, the next possibility is that you're being flirted with. Of course, for women, flirting comes in two flavors: A, flirting with intent; or B, sadism - the woman is hot and enjoys making boys cry. If you are a man, please keep in mind that Type A flirting and Type B flirting are indistinguishable. This is because most women do not decide which type they are practicing until well into the flirting - or in extreme cases, until after you have had breakfast together the next morning. Finally, I would be remiss if I did not state one more reason that you might be called Big Daddy. You may have a freakishly large penis. However, if you find that your penis is being praised for its unusual size, then I daresay the question of why you were called Big Daddy is rather unimportant.

It happened one Christmas season while I was picking up some extra money at Macy’s selling dishes, cookware and George Foreman grills to shrill women with too much jewelry. Suddenly, three attractive single (yes, I looked) women in their early thirties were looking for dishes. My first assumption was that they were given grievously wrong directions to the Donna Karan racks. But in fact, they asked me to help them find a dish pattern that was on display. Their leader was a striking 6-foot Amazon with tons of curly auburn hair who sort of looked like Julia Roberts' evil twin. She was flanked by two other women who were almost but not quite as pretty as she. They looked like nothing so much as Pips to the Amazon's Gladys Knight. One was short with a chestnut pixie haircut, and one had shoulder length blond hair and the power to turn water into ice by staring at it. Despite much crawling around on the ground by all four of us, the dishes were not to be found. I graciously offered to look in the stockroom, and left them.

When I returned with the dishes, I heard it off in the distance. "Can I help you ladies find anything?" "No thanks, Big Daddy over there is helping us find some dishes." Now, my immediate assumption was that they were calling me fat, as alluded to above. In fact, at a Chinese restaurant that afternoon, my fortune had said "You will travel far and wide", and I took it to mean that I would soon need larger pants. But I digress. I brought the dishes over to ring them up, and Gladys said "Thanks for looking, Big Daddy!" I'm sure I mumbled something singularly stupid, and then I ran the credit card through. The card was of course declined, because there was nothing on TV in heaven, and God wanted this uncomfortable encounter to last as long as possible. Then the Pip with the pixie hair pulled out some cash, and as a testament to Gladys' force of personality, it was only at this point that I realized she was not the one buying the dishes. These lucky women then got to watch me learn how to do a transaction that involves paying partially with a credit card and partially with cash. It is a poorly kept secret that women swoon at the sight of a man that not only needs to wear a name tag at work, but also has not yet mastered his duties.

It was about this time that one of the shrill women described earlier approached me at the register with a question. I answered it, only to be chastised by Gladys. She told me that while I was waiting on them, I was not allowed to talk to other women. "You have three lovely women right here, Big Daddy, why do you need to talk to any others?" Her logic at once made perfect sense, and yet upon further review proved ridiculous. I'm sure that there are men who at this point would say something with playful wit and aplomb. I discovered to my dismay that none of these men are me. I believe I emitted a sound that can best be described as a nervous chuckle that morphed into a cough.

The transaction mercifully ended, I thanked Gladys and the Pips and handed them their bag. "Good night, Big Daddy!" they giggled as they made their exit with waves and smiles. It would seem that I should feel like half a man after an encounter such as this. After all, I had just been mocked and debased thoroughly by three women who are clearly several rungs above me on the attractiveness ladder. And by this point it was obvious that these women fell under the 'sadist' category described above. But despite my trouble with women, I have a pretty strong sense of self-esteem. And you know what? I just refuse to feel belittled by women that buy cat-themed pink, green and yellow dishes that look like paper plates for a five-year-old child's birthday party.

Still…I knew that it was a terrible idea to wear that white dress shirt without a jacket.

15 metawords:

Red said...

Is there no group for ugly women flirting without intent?

Gwen said...

Another reason? You're Adam Sandler. But I'm not here to list the other 23 ways "Big Daddy" can be interpreted. No, I'm here to proclaim that those women are vapid idiots and not worthy of the witty repartee I know you can deliver. Women like that are stupid bullies who deserve the asshole, cheating men they end up marrying.

Nej said...

Well said Gwen. You summed it what I was going to say, and then some.

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Anonymous said...

First time visitor to your site and I loved this post! You're hilarious.

I love the "nothing was on tv in heaven" part... I think I spit coffee on my keyboard a little.

About the chicks. Pfft. Just a group of bitches. You're funny and witty, don't worry about those types of women.

If you want a little nugget of truth from a woman, here you go. The more crass and dry you are with women like that, the better the situation will be. Just don't cave into nervousness. When they approach you, don't be too friendly, stand-up straight, and if they get out of line, LET THEM KNOW. If a woman says "Hey Big Daddy" again, TELL HER that's not your name. Simple, and it demands respect for you as a person, and you'll gain hers... trust me.

Wake up in the mornings, look in the mirror and say "I'm a hoss" and go with that attitude all day. You'll be golden when chicks try that on you again.

Anonymous said...

I don't think women flirt all the time prior to determining intent.

I, for one, would say 10% of the time my flirtation is pre-meditated and thus always with intent.

But yeah, the other 90% of the time I flirt first, and decide later if I meant it or not.

~E said...

She's just making up for being a gargantuan Amazon by making you feel nervous and awkward. Don't mind them...they're stupid horrible bitches.

Oh and I don't know if you know this, but from now until one of us dies I'm gonna start calling you Big Daddy...but I'll do so with the utmost affection and not even a hint of sadism.

BeckEye said...

"I just refuse to feel belittled by women that buy cat-themed pink, green and yellow dishes that look like paper plates for a five-year-old child's birthday party."

Those are words to live by, my friend.

BioniKat said...

As one of the non-attractive/non-popular peeps I say with authority that some so-called attractive people with misguided superiority complexes need to be soundly ignored as they are sheep who operate best in a group!

Anonymous said...

What a bunch of cackling hens. Shame on them for being so self-centered that they totally missed out on the fact that you OOZE wit.

words...words...words... said...

Thanks, guys :) But I didn't write that to be all "Woe is me." I got no woe. I was just trying to be funny, because, well...it was a pretty funny situation.

Falwless said...

Look at all these chicks, Big Daddy! You're doing something right around here....


Also, that story sounds vaguely familiar. Like I've heard it before...

hehe

Anonymous said...

I know you weren't "woe is me." This post was hilarious, as I, for one, laughed my ass off even (sorta) at your expense.

But I don't know you, so I'll decide later if I meant to laugh at you or not. ;)

words...words...words... said...

Hah! If I didn't make myself the butt of my humor, I have no idea what I would do! Laugh away :)

The Diva on a Diet said...

I just got here from ... frankly, I don't recall where ... and gosh, you're funny. Charming too. Glad to have found my way here and for the record, I agree with Gwen ... vapid idiots indeed.

Cheers!