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[Puzzle Piece]

Why is it that folks always have to have a dirty mind when they don't have a complete truth or grasp of the world?

I went to a talk where the speaker was in his late 80's.  He had a female assistant in her mid to late 20's. 

A gal that was at my table said "Well, we all know what that is about,  she must get very well paid to give him s*xual pleasure".  I was speechless.   She didn't know the speaker or the young assistant at all.   

I never thought anything of the sort - nor did the team come across as romantic lovers. 

I know the woman who made the remark has never had a beau, boyfriend, lover, or ever been married.  She's 58 and doesn't need to be thinking such things. 

[LinaL]

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@Puzzle Piece wrote:

Why is it that folks always have to have a dirty mind when they don't have a complete truth or grasp of the world?

I went to a talk where the speaker was in his late 80's.  He had a female assistant in her mid to late 20's. 

A gal that was at my table said "Well, we all know what that is about,  she must get very well paid to give him s*xual pleasure".  I was speechless.   She didn't know the speaker or the young assistant at all.   

I never thought anything of the sort - nor did the team come across as romantic lovers. 

I know the woman who made the remark has never had a beau, boyfriend, lover, or ever been married.  She's 58 and doesn't need to be thinking such things. 

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How is this one incident with one person equal to folks always? Seems you're jumping to conclusions and generalizing.

[Kachina624]

Why is it that folks always have to have a dirty mind when they don't have a complete truth or grasp of the world?

@Puzzle Piece  I don't find that to be true at all.  Perhaps you're just hanging out with the wrong crowd? 

[tansy]

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@Puzzle Piece wrote:

...I know the woman who made the remark has never had a beau, boyfriend, lover, or ever been married.  She's 58 and doesn't need to be thinking such things. 

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I'm stuck on that last paragraph 😏

[Kachina624]

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@tansy wrote:

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@Puzzle Piece wrote:

...I know the woman who made the remark has never had a beau, boyfriend, lover, or ever been married.  She's 58 and doesn't need to be thinking such things. 

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I'm stuck on that last paragraph 😏

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@tansy  If not at 58, then when, huh?  

[Plaid Pants2]

One is never to old to have a dirty mind! *lol*

Ever heard of the phrase "dirty old man"?

Well, the same applies to women, too! *lol*

[sunshine45]

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@tansy wrote:

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@Puzzle Piece wrote:

...I know the woman who made the remark has never had a beau, boyfriend, lover, or ever been married.  She's 58 and doesn't need to be thinking such things. 

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I'm stuck on that last paragraph 😏

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really......how is ANYONE but the woman herself to know these personal things?....and why would she broadcast any of that personal information anyways?

[Moonchilde]

I never find myself thinking that other people "don't need to be" saying or thinking anything.  I never find myself believing I have the ego needed to do that. People gonna say, think and do what they're gonna say, think and do. I either appreciate it or I don't, but I never feel I have some "right" to set them straight or tell them off. I find that tacky.

[Lindsays Grandma]

Unfortunately there are people who think the worst of situations.  There isn't much you can do to stop it except give them a look of shock, disbelief or disgust with what they said and turn way from them.  Or, if in the the situation you described you can look the person in the eye and tell them they can be sued for slander for making remarks like and should think before they speak.  Hopefully that person will think before they make derogatory remarks again, but I doubt it.

[hckynut]

@Puzzle Piece

And here I thought it was just me, "a dirty old man".  I thought I had/have a "grasp of the world", but guess "folks always", and myself you see as presumptuous.

Also did not know 58 was the magic age I became this "dirty old man".              =^..^=

hckynut(john)