Mardi Gras in July?
I don't know if it's the entire state of NY or just my county, but where I live, it's legal for a woman to go topless anywhere a man can. Up until last night, I hadn't really seen anyone take advantage of this.*
I stopped at a gas station to fill up. It was dark outside, probably around 9:45 or so. As I'm standing there emptying my savings account into my gas tank, I see a woman walk into the parking lot light from the darkness of the sidewalk. She was probably in her mid to late 40's, and maybe a little grubby looking, but generally pretty normal. Most notably though, she was not wearing a shirt. Or a bra.
As she walked further into the light, she put on a t-shirt she was carrying in her hands. She proceeded to walk across the parking lot, right back into the shadows. I looked over at the guy at the adjacent pump, giving him a "was that just a topless woman walking through the gas station parking lot?" look. His expression in response confirmed it.
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* I have seen one other person do this, but she was some college-aged hippie wannabe who was trying to make a statement. It wasn't a normal situation like last night.
Comments
amber said:
it's legal here too and in the big cities like Ottawa or Toronto you see it every now and then. usually ladies who are in need of some airbrushing, trying to get an even tan they say,needing a pit shave we say.
cadiz12 said:
wow. not that i argue with the right to do it, but i'm surprised that people actually make use of it.
man, i'm getting wholloped on the poll. but somehow i have a feeling people have been tampering. maybe certain anti-milk people.
cadiz12 said:
omar, the vole is at it again; this time he's attacking your nameplate.
(but it's sort of funny)
Nadia said:
Eehhh...this reeks of vole-like interference.
Nadia said:
Oh! I just saw what cadiz was referring to. Omar, I'm shocked you let the vole mess with you like this. Your garden is one thing, but your blog? What's the furry little *expletive* getting at?
RaJ said:
Most of Florida still perceives a difference between bare male chests and bare female breasts, and considers the latter inappropriate in public settings.
More costume thoughts: Blues Brothers (that's what *I'd* do), Ike & Tina, and - for a more disturbing look - Michael Jackson (think "Thriller" and/or a single glove).
jasmine said:
hm...
Cate said:
The vole! THE VOLE!!
Holy cow, Omar. Way to start my Friday morning right - ROTFLMAO.
Sarah said:
TRUE southern women only go topless in the privacy of their own homes.
Girls flashing their boobs in Nawlins? Yankees... *nod*
MEP said:
Ha, well in the midewest, I have no idea if it's legal. But legal or not, I think you would get arrested unless it's Mardi Gras.
You know that good conservative midwesterners like to keep their women's boobies locked up and off limits.
Ale said:
...well was it a warm night?
I said:
amber - "ladies who are in need of some airbrushing" Ha! I didn't know it was legal in Toronto!
cadiz - I am also surprised when people take advantage of their right, particularly while I'm pumping gas. Re: the poll, there may have been 10 or 15 votes from phantom visitors. I was going to let it slide, since the votes were in my favor.
nadia - Let the vole mess with me? As if I have a choice? And like I told jasmine, there will be a vole update soon.
RaJ - Ike and Tina! I love it! Though her Tina would have to be good, because nobody would know Ike by himself.
cate - glad to brighten your Friday. If you like, you can take the vole with you to Utah, he's guaranteed to keep you in stitches. And he'll be out of my yard.
sarah - Now that I know I can just go to the gas station, I can skip the trip to Nawlins.
MEP - Give it a try, let me know how it turns out.
Ale - It was quite warm, so I can't say that I blamed her. Had I not been pumping gas, I too would have been walking around topless.
MEP said:
OH NO! I just figured out what they were talking about and blaming on the vole. DAMN VOLE. Or whomever.
Glo said:
I try not to laugh at the vole. I tell myself it's not very respectful of my friend, Omar. But then he pulls some stunt, and I'm in stitches (well, literally if he pulled a knife, but that only happened that once).
And no matter what they say, I haven't been trying to ban apple juice....
scribecalledsteff said:
You know, Omar, my local university, UBC, is home to Canada's only totally-nude beach... which stretches for several kilometres. You have to hike down it, down some 200 or so stairs.
It's pretty sweet. Really private, beautiful view. The hot dog vendors sell drugs.
Its name is Wreck Beach, but others (like GayBoy) think of it more fondly as Utopia.
cadiz12 said:
woohoo! nice new look! the color scheme is a personal favorite, too. but no icon for wife or lawn?
I said:
cadiz - What, are you trying to get me in trouble?! I tried to use a silhouette of intertwined wedding rings, but it's really not clear as to what they are. So I left it out, because I didn't know what else to use to represent marriage. The lawn is a glaring omission that will be fixed in the next version.
glo - I'm only human, glo, and I have feelings. How would you feel if I laughed along with your arch nemesis? Exactly.
steff - We don't have any kind of nude beaches around here. I don't go to the beach often, but I've never seen anyone actually taking advantage of the law at the beach. I'd never have the guts to go to a nude beach anyway, though.
cadiz12 said:
well, you should get props for her being the first on your list of interests. at least you have your priorities straight there.
jasmine said:
cate isn't taking the vole anywhere. he's MINE! also what is all this vole-ness that i missed out on? i see his little shadow up there on the heading, was that it or did i miss something really good. i'm always missing the good stuff! poo!
Nadia said:
Now I'm wondering if I missed out on anything particularly sinister as well. Poo indeed.
I said:
Nadia and Jasmine - go back to the main page (www.omarphillips.net) and look closer at the header of the page. Look for approximately 5 seconds, it should all become clear.
Nadia said:
Evil and deceptively fuzzy, thy name is VOLE.