A complete stranger

madmama
madmama Posts: 123 Member
edited September 20 in Success Stories
I don't know if I should be flattered, but I got whistled at today. A total stranger is a wreck of a truck whistled at me as I am walking across a parking lot. My reaction was to give him the finger but I know he was reacting to my shape. He was also young enough to be my kid. :embarassed:

What would all of you have done??
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  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    Scowled but been smiling on the inside :wink:
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
    Copy down his license number and mail him a thank you card. :laugh:
  • courtney_love2001
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
    Bahahaha I have been noticing this too lately. I walked about 2 miles from campus to my house on Saturday and got quite a few catcalls, many of them from business trucks. It is annoying, but just take it as a compliment. That person thinks you look good, or perhaps they are being obnoxious, but you have to make the best of the situation! :happy:
  • gunswife
    gunswife Posts: 40
    ignored it but wouldve been flattered :-)
  • tayner
    tayner Posts: 372
    shake it a bit more :laugh:
  • Dive_Girl
    Dive_Girl Posts: 247 Member
    shake it a bit more :laugh:

    LMAO!!! That would be my answer also!!!!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    shake it a bit more :laugh:

    With a thrown back look of disgust, and then a secretly pleased smile when looking forward (that he couldn't see) :laugh:
  • vraehn
    vraehn Posts: 1,008
    I too would have ignored him; however, I would have realized what a great complement and be pleased that I l look that good AGAIN!
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    I used to live in a downtown building where a group of men hung out in a courtyard by the front door. And, I would get "holla-ed" at almost every time I would come home. One day, I turned around and angrily asked (OK, yelled at) one of the guys:

    "Why do you do that to me?"

    to which he replied (with no guile whatsoever) "Because I want you to feel more beautiful."

    Since then, I have decided that's why all men do it (probably not true, but it gets me through the day.):tongue:
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    I don't do it, because it's boorish and asinine and disrespectful - but I will tell you that the guys' motives are fairly reasonable. They want to tell you that you look good, and they don't know a better way to do it.

    If you walk past a bunch of guys working on a hydrant, they may wolfwhistle/catcall/"hey baby" you,,, but if anybody laid a hand on you they'd promptly rip him to shreds. It's what we do. :smile:
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I don't do it, because it's boorish and asinine and disrespectful - but I will tell you that the guys' motives are fairly reasonable. They want to tell you that you look good, and they don't know a better way to do it.

    If you walk past a bunch of guys working on a hydrant, they may wolfwhistle/catcall/"hey baby" you,,, but if anybody laid a hand on you they'd promptly rip him to shreds. It's what we do. :smile:

    One catcall and I feel pretty. :bigsmile:

    A second catcall from the same guy/group and I start to worry. :ohwell:

    But knowing the other guys would "rip him to shreds" makes me feel better. :flowerforyou:
  • cheshirekat
    cheshirekat Posts: 126 Member
    hehe I l've been catcalled a few times and I always just ignore it and remain composed but like others who posted, I am secretly thrilled. Even if the guys are pretty gnarly looking dudes, its nice that at least they think I look nice enough to whistle or whatever and it secretly makes my day. Doesn't happen all that often though, I suppose it would get annoying on a consistent basis.
  • Nich0le
    Nich0le Posts: 2,906 Member
    stick my back side out and give it a slap :laugh: Or I could remain lady like and ignore it and keep going :noway: but wheres the fun in that!
  • ilike2moveit
    ilike2moveit Posts: 776 Member
    I don't do it, because it's boorish and asinine and disrespectful - but I will tell you that the guys' motives are fairly reasonable. They want to tell you that you look good, and they don't know a better way to do it.

    If you walk past a bunch of guys working on a hydrant, they may wolfwhistle/catcall/"hey baby" you,,, but if anybody laid a hand on you they'd promptly rip him to shreds. It's what we do. :smile:
    Nice to hear a man's perspective. Casper, I love Robert Fulghum....and I'm always flattered by a whistle.
  • madmama
    madmama Posts: 123 Member
    After I walked a few more feet I did let a smile creep onto my face. I still don't like that it happened, but it did make me feel good.

    Thank you for the guys perspective Casper. Gives us all a different perspective.:bigsmile:
  • thumper44
    thumper44 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I don't do it, because it's boorish and asinine and disrespectful - but I will tell you that the guys' motives are fairly reasonable. They want to tell you that you look good, and they don't know a better way to do it.

    If you walk past a bunch of guys working on a hydrant, they may wolfwhistle/catcall/"hey baby" you,,, but if anybody laid a hand on you they'd promptly rip him to shreds. It's what we do. :smile:

    X2 - most guys don't know any better.

    Curiousity .
    - If you saw another lady walk by the same area and got a "cat call' and then when you walked by, they didn't.
    Would you feel better that they didn't "cat call you" or would you think. Oh, they didn't notice me, but they noticed her.

    Even though it's not proper, It's still a compliment ladies, enjoy and smile walking away.
  • loulabelle
    loulabelle Posts: 21 Member
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • yankeefamily05
    yankeefamily05 Posts: 657
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


    :laugh: bwahaha...thats something i would do:drinker: :bigsmile:
  • yankeefamily05
    yankeefamily05 Posts: 657
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    That's ingenious!

    Please, ladies. Feel free to whistle at me anytime. I won't mind,,, :laugh:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    I don't know if I should be flattered, but I got whistled at today. A total stranger is a wreck of a truck whistled at me as I am walking across a parking lot. My reaction was to give him the finger but I know he was reacting to my shape. He was also young enough to be my kid. :embarassed:

    What would all of you have done??

    Smiled and wiggled my butt? :glasses:

    It has been 15 yrs since anyone beeped or wolf whistled me. I walked to the drug store twice last week as a new experiment in exercise (keeping my booty OUT of my car when it is within 1 mile of my home!)

    Well I got beeped at 3 times............IDK WHO it was or what they looked like............they saw my body and felt the need to beep their horn in appreciation.

    I have to admit, I felt a bit more "frisky":wink: for the old ball and chain that night:laugh: :laugh:
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    That's ingenious!

    Please, ladies. Feel free to whistle at me anytime. I won't mind,,, :laugh:

    Weet, weer..... hubba hubba!!:smokin:

    (lol, I cant whistle in real life either:laugh: )
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I was a kid growing up in the deep south...........well South Florida any way:laugh:

    Anyway.......I had this new freind from NYC......she was pretty and hip with an air about her I had never seen. We were 17 or so and construction was in its hey-day down here.

    As we were walking by a job site in downtown fort lauderdale a few hard hats whistle and yell "Hey baby".........she turns around and WALKS right up to them:huh: I almost had a heart attack!!

    She says........."Hey BABY........why doncha give my your numbah and I'll call ya sometime??"

    They all just went back to work:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • yankeefamily05
    yankeefamily05 Posts: 657
    :tongue: :tongue: too funny.....
  • madmama
    madmama Posts: 123 Member
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:



    I like that, it is too bad I can't whistle.:laugh:
  • dragonfly81
    dragonfly81 Posts: 272 Member
    I usually laugh, or whistle back. I figure it's either someone being silly or someone who actually likes the way I look. Either way, it's enough to make a laugh once in a while. And really, who can't use a little laugh now and then? :bigsmile:
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    I was a kid growing up in the deep south...........well South Florida any way:laugh:

    Anyway.......I had this new freind from NYC......she was pretty and hip with an air about her I had never seen. We were 17 or so and construction was in its hey-day down here.

    As we were walking by a job site in downtown fort lauderdale a few hard hats whistle and yell "Hey baby".........she turns around and WALKS right up to them:huh: I almost had a heart attack!!

    She says........."Hey BABY........why doncha give my your numbah and I'll call ya sometime??"

    They all just went back to work:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Bwahahahaha!
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
    One of my friends got whistled at when she was walking past a building site - she turned around and whistled straight back!! they had NO idea what to do - I swear it was probably one of the funniest things I've ever seen :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    I like that, it is too bad I can't whistle.:laugh:

    I wish I could whistle now!!
  • meshell216
    meshell216 Posts: 21 Member
    Good for you! You should feel good about yourself!! I would have just given a smile back!
  • KatWood
    KatWood Posts: 1,135 Member
    I have gotten a few honks and a few thumbs up when I have been running, as well as one guy who seemed to drive by a second time for another look and a wave. I have also had one nasty comment :grumble:

    I think if I got an actual catcall while I was running, I would either trip and fall or run into something out of shock and confusion. Leave it to me to ruin a compliment and make a fool of myself :laugh:
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