"....cuz people get all excited and upset when ya mark yur spot"
Posted on 01/04/2019 7:50:27 AM PST by a little elbow grease
There are only a few sure things we can count on in this crazy, ever-changing world: The moon's regal orbit around the earth. The gentle change of the seasons. And the fact that, on any given subway car, there will be at least one man with his legs spread across multiple seats. A problem as frustrating as it is mysterious, the man who takes up multiple seats on public transit with his splayed-out legs inspires all sorts of questions among his fellow riders: Is the leg-spreader exercising his male privilege, or, as some defenders would have you believe, merely attending to the unique spatial requirements of his balls? Is he blocking off empty seats to his left and his right with his knees out of obliviousness, or passive-aggressive malice?
(snip) --- And yet, despite all that scrutiny, I found that I still had questions about the dudes I saw stretching out daily, luxuriating on pee-smelling rush-hour trains as if they were fine European spas. Did it actually feel good to stretch out like that? Physically? Emotionally? Would it feel good if I did it? Would people be angry that a woman was slouched and spreading? Would I even care?
I decided, for the length of one weekend, to become a slouch-and-spreader. To truly understand the phenomenon, I decided I'd act like the worst examples I had encountered in my own commuting life: I wouldn't budge for a knee nudge or exasperated expression. I would hold my ground. I would embody the worst of slouch-and-spread assholery to the letter. I would try very hard to imagine that I had balls, and that those balls were desperate for air. And by the end of the weekend, I hoped to understand what made the slouch-and-spreaders slouch and spread.
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LOL. You may be a bim dulb.
The package (aka family jewels) needs some airing out. It’s like taking your dog out for a walk and some fresh air for both of you.
I always thought it was to annoy feminists.
Having ridden many of those same subways, I agree. Part of the issue is, as noted above, the low seating height. The other factor in play is that the inboard-facing seats are usually at the ends of the subway cars, near the doors - where most of the ingress/egress traffic bunches up. I think most men are just trying to keep their feet and knees out of traffic, and they subconsciously "spread" while doing so.
Spreading a little is one thing. Knees flopped wide apart is NOT a requirement for guys. Knees spread wide apart is being rude, not being manly. Guys have spent uncounted hours driving cars or flying in fighters without having knees spread 2 feet apart.
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LOL ...... I never heard that one.
I must be hanging around with the right crowd.
;-)
"....cuz people get all excited and upset when ya mark yur spot"
I wonder what Boban Marjanovic would say.
Special.
Unless you have to P really bad.
I think you are correct. That was the first thought I had as I read. The height, the depth of the seats for the natural reason, and thoughtlessness as another reason.
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.... fantastic!
This body language expert says it is, well, essentially an advertisement of your sexuality:
http://www.study-body-language.com/sitting-positions.html
A regular hick dead.
Who the hell cares. Geesh, just shut up stupid idiot people. I am a gal. Leave guys alone dammit.
So funny.
I tried it, and it was waaaaay too big.
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............. big shoulders.
And they need air. At least that’s Mr. Kitty’s excuse. ;-)
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