jpexg@mit-hermes.ARPA (John Purbrick) (12/11/84)
Last Sunday, my girlfriend and I went to a party at which we met
a woman we've known for a few years, who just got married. She was telling
us about her wedding, and especially about how she persuaded her bridesmaids
(there were at least two) to wear not only long gowns but makeup ("for the
photographs"). Now, all the people involved are Route-128-type techies who
live in jeans most of the time, so I remarked that she had imposed hardship
on her friends, at which point the following words were spoken:
The Bride: Well, I wanted a female-type wedding!
Self: Doesn't it take one of each? [Meaning, don't you need a man]
Bride: [To girlfriend] You know what I mean, don't you?
Loyal SO: Of course!
(Yes, I knew what she meant, too.) Nevertheless...