{"id":88,"date":"2021-03-29T16:21:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.illinoisstate.edu\/euphemism\/16-2\/?page_id=88"},"modified":"2021-04-28T20:49:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T20:49:33","slug":"i-really-like-your-outfit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/euphemism.illinoisstate.edu\/16-2\/i-really-like-your-outfit\/","title":{"rendered":"I really like your outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Katherine Christensen<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\r\n

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As I walk into work, I am met with warm greetings from my coworkers. The library seemed relatively slow: normal for a Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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I look down at my legs. My skirt fits a bit tighter than the last time I had worn it, and it keeps riding up around my hips when I walk. I pull it down and continue walking towards the front desk.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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I start my work on processing books when an older man, who I\u2019d never seen before, walks in the library. As he approaches the front desk, he cheers, \u201cHey, young lady!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cHello,\u201d I say back in my customer service voice.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cCan you help me send this fax?\u201d he asks.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cSure, I can help you with that,\u201d I say as I walk over to the printer with his documents in hand. I put the papers into the machine, and he begins to explain to me something along the lines of receiving a\u00a0Veteran\u2019s discount for his mortgage.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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I type in the fax number and send the papers through the feeder. As the machine dials, we stand there in silence as the machine tries to connect to the other line.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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After an excruciating minute passes, a message pops up on the machine,\u00a0\u201cLine under communication\u2026 Waiting\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cIt looks like the line is busy. It will redial again soon. We can wait here until it does,\u201d I say to the man.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cOh, okay,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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More standing in uncomfortable silence. I keep pressing buttons to make it look like I\u2019m actively trying to solve the problem, even though the fax is completely out of my control now. I just keep hitting the \u201cJob Status\u201d button, so I can see if the fax is sending or not.\u00a0Please send.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cSo, what\u2019s your name?\u201d he asks.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cKatie.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cKatie? That\u2019s a really pretty name, Katie,\u201d he says, an underlying flirtatious tone lingering in his voice.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cThank you,\u201d I say, starting to get more uncomfortable.\u00a0Please send<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Out of the corner of my eye, I see him looking me up and down.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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As his eyes scan me from head to toe, I see his eyes stop on the way back up\u2026 directly on my butt. Suddenly, I am reminded of my skirt and its new fit on me. I shift my posture and cross one leg over the other, trying to hide my body as much as I can from him.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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I look down at the machine. Once again, the dreaded message pops up, \u201cLine under communication\u2026 Waiting\u2026\u201d I feel myself start to sweat, as if the man\u2019s inappropriate gaze is sending heat waves towards me.\u00a0Please send.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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With a low grumble to his voice, he leans in and says, \u201cI really like your outfit, Katie.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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\u201cUmm\u2026 I\u2019m\u00a0gonna\u00a0go get someone else to help me with this. The machine isn\u2019t working,\u201d I say as I walk away, my words probably incoherent as I stumble through them under my mask.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Just another night at the library.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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