The Question again - with a twist

[JS Sanders]

I love my vocation. There is no way of predicting what’ll happen next at a piping gig. Today was another one of those.

A coupla weeks back I wrote of the loud mouthed numpty at the graveside. Today was another event, but no bubba.

Today after the graveside portion of the funeral, I returned to the funeral home facility to receive my compensation.

While waiting for the funeral director to bring me the envelope, one of the ‘mourners’ approached me in order to pose The Question. Not only an inappropriate location, but even more so was asking this at a funeral service.

The enquirer was a lovely young female, perhaps 24 yrs of age - the quintessential healthy American girl-next-door. I tried to quietly squash this discussion due to the somber occasion & location, but she was gently persistent.

The funerary trade is conservative in all matters, and even though funeral directors have a somewhat twisted sense of humor, I doubt they’d approve of this in an open corridor of their business. Ditto for me – I want to maintain a reputation beyond reproach so they’ll contact me in the future.

I raised my voice slightly and reminded her of the place & circumstances and thought the matter concluded. As I began to walk away, the female offered to show me ‘hers’, if I’d show her ‘mine’. I turned around, a bit agitated, and there she was, bent over with her skirt hiked up to reveal a black thong and a colorful floral-themed tramp stamp.

I asked her to put it away before someone saw this and misinterpreted what was going on. She did so, and asked yet again.

I walked away hoping the matter closed. Fortunately, one of the female funeral directors appeared and I latched onto her and made my way out. Didn’t hear another word from young 'lady'.

Slainte yall,
steve

[sharpdressedscot]

Ha! That's funny, did she not know where she was? Geez, some people just don't know when to quit/shut it.

[ChattanCat]

AHHHH, the power of the kilt.

[Howard Clark]

I find the term "tramp stamp" offensive, but otherwise agree that it was inappropriate behavior on her part.

Tattoos do not give you/anyone else permission to make sweeping assumptions about character of the owner of them.

[SFCRick]

I find the term "tramp stamp" offensive, but otherwise agree that it was inappropriate behavior on her part.

Tattoos do not give you/anyone else permission to make sweeping assumptions about character of the owner of them.

Yeah you would not want to assume someone who lifted her skirt in a funeral home and bent over to show her thong could ever be a tramp!

[BoldHighlander]

Yeah you would not want to assume someone who lifted her skirt in a funeral home and bent over to show her thong could ever be a tramp!

[PiobBear]

Yeah you would not want to assume someone who lifted her skirt in a funeral home and bent over to show her thong could ever be a tramp!

Yeah; I'd simply assume she's being friendly!

[Alaskan Kilted Guy]

I find the term "tramp stamp" offensive, but otherwise agree that it was inappropriate behavior on her part.

Tattoos do not give you/anyone else permission to make sweeping assumptions about character of the owner of them.

I find no offense at all in the usage of this term, especially given this gal's behavior. One chooses in what manner their body art is shown, and her display definitely was not ladylike in any sense.

[RobertParker]

I find the term "tramp stamp" offensive, but otherwise agree that it was inappropriate behavior on her part.

Tattoos do not give you/anyone else permission to make sweeping assumptions about character of the owner of them.

I heard that term for the first time yesterday, and kept my mouth shut. You see, my wife has a tatoo on the small of her back. However, it is the Japanese character for music and she is a classically trained clarinetist with her Master's in performance. I understand the stereotype, but most certainly will take issue with anyone who would imply my wife would be a tramp for having a tatoo in such a place.

That said, the young woman in question certainly behaved incredibly inappropriately (for any circumstance to my belief). Nonetheless....

[DireStraitsFan]

I heard that term for the first time yesterday, and kept my mouth shut. You see, my wife has a tatoo on the small of her back. However, it is the Japanese character for music and she is a classically trained clarinetist with her Master's in performance. I understand the stereotype, but most certainly will take issue with anyone who would imply my wife would be a tramp for having a tatoo in such a place.

That said, the young woman in question certainly behaved incredibly inappropriately (for any circumstance to my belief). Nonetheless....

It's just what it is: a stereotype. We, as people, seem to love to catagorize folks and put them into their neat little boxes. I think it really is just human nature. Try not to take the comment personally, and just realize that people sometimes say things they don't know will hurt others.

I once said something was "gay" in front of my lesbian boss. Talk about feeling like a meat head. I meant nothing by it, it was just something I had picked up from friends and had never really thought about the hurtful meaning behind the usage. You wouldn't want to call something or someone "retarded" while in the company of someone who is related to or friends with someone with a developmental disability. Yet I hear people say it all of the time, and they never think about how hurtful it might be to others.

By the way, my sister has a tatoo in the small of her back, and my fiancee used tp refer to those types of tatoos as "tramp stamps", and I would wince everytime. I think she has stopped saying it, at least in front of me she has.

Anyway, that's my two cents worth.

Peace.