posted November 14, 2007 01:01 AM         

Quite recently, a very vocal good friend of mines came up to me and laid down a whole anicdote on how her boyfriend compared her to an exotic car. Quite oddly (to me anyway,) she didn't seem to take that as a compliment at all.

"How dare he compare me to something so materialistic?! Am I such a forigen object to him?!"

I simply smiled and replied "Babe, its a difference on prespective that's the issue; Not your Boyfriend's love."

And its quite true ladies. I mean, most of you already have your own criteria for comparisions for guys; You use animals Lol! "He is such a stud!" Or man... what a dog he has been!"

As animals may appeal to you gals, we guys tend to appreciate beauty in our own versions of four legged (or in this case, wheeled) masterpieces. Think about it; The amount of time a guy spends on a car is just baffling; He washes it, he waxes it, he gets it tuned, he changes the oil... Man, its like a second love LOL!

And man, since when did it become such an insult being compared to such an exotic piece of machinery? Just look at the lines at some of these works of arts ladies, and the curves... Along with the demand it requires to drive these maidens of steel and fiberglass... Oh you wouldn't believe it Lol!

So, I am just gonna deonstrate to you just how flattering it can be being compared to a car:

posted November 14, 2007 01:02 AM         

Girl, you are a fried a guy can relax yet at the same time, get a total boost of energy from Lol! You really perk up a day with your fun talks and your truck load of stamina. Your face portrays that classic beauty yet your eyes shout out that inner exilirating drive.

Babe, you're a total Ford Mustang Lol!
http://www.womanmotorist.com/images/articles/reviews/ford/2007FordMustangGT01.jpg

Next up, Jinx:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Catapharact/jinx_beingsam.jpg

Your intelligence is simply exuberating, and your elegence is unquestionable. Your sense of sarcasam can only be matched by your very beautiful petite frame and your candid response to my questioning ways.

Therefore, you just simply are a Nissan Skyline Lol!
http://www.tuning.gen.tr/imagdatas/11291_a.jpg

Now we come to one of our forum locals; BUD LOL! (Sorry babe, couldn't resist.)
http://i13.tinypic.com/6pgz3pt.jpg

BUD, you're an exotic beauty no doubt, with a charming personality, an elegent frame and an inviting vibe. Yet at the same time, those who know you closely would know the devil behind the angel LOL! So there is really more to you then meets the eye; And speaking of eyes... yours obviously are quite beautiful ones.

Therefore, you just gotta be a Lamborgini Diablo Lol!
http://www.auto123.com/ArtImages/72746/alt.jpg

And finally... I come to my Liren.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Catapharact/178954629P8790365224.jpg

Babe... You're the one that truly defines all (No offense ladies Lol!) You are aluring in every aspect; DEFINATELY in mind and OH LALA in body. To say that you drive me absolutely wild would be an understatement Lol! You're nothing like I have ever seen... You're unique... beautiful... and you oh so demand respect. Because you know that if I don't handle you right, you will drive me in a wall Lol! But when we both work and play togther ... there is just no end to the bliss.

So therefore... you just have to be an Audi R8:
http://cache.jalopnik.com/cars/assets/resources/2007/06/Audi-R8.jpg

posted November 14, 2007 06:31 PM         

And..."He's such a stud"? Hehee, I'm sure some women say that, but me and my friends would likely laugh really hard if we overheard any woman say that.

That said, it's nice to be appreciated for our looks. But I think most of us don't want to be appreciated ONLY for our looks, or even our functionality, which is comparing a woman to a car comes off as sounding. (And that's not even looking at the double entendres and such that are promised by such comparison, like about "test driving"). But it might help if he had a classic car, showing he keeps his cars around (rather than always going after the newest model) and prizes it greatly. (OTOH, maybe she'd feel like an accessory.)

It's like with many men's magazines, men are expected to look at the cover with the pretty model on it, but then they're supposed to look at the content (ie, the beauty or style draws your eye and then you look to the person within that beauty).

posted November 14, 2007 08:51 PM         

Lol! Well yes it could be interperted as a comparision between funtions and a natural soul, but only if the person doesn't know much about the time it takes for most car enthusiasts to tune up their rides.

For these guys, the car does not just become an agent of funtion (i.e. transporting people from point A o Point B); It becomes a platform of expression and well... the car itself starts to take upon a personality of its own Lol!

I mean, just to give you an example of one of the cars stated above; The Nissan Skyline has such simplicity in its looks but its just so beautiful in design and concept; as if the designer really wanted to capture the complexity in that simple design. At the same time, this car is one of the most renowed performaers of the Sunday Rose Cup; Its inner concept is just as beautiful as its outer shell .

And well, as AG demonstrated, anyone can insult a girl by comparing them to the worst of any category. If I were to call a girl Poison Ivy instead of a rose, I don't think I am gonna get a friednly response back Lol!

posted November 14, 2007 11:49 PM         

- a fire place

- fat bast*rd (he wasn't overweight btw)


- a bottomless pit

posted November 14, 2007 11:49 PM         

- my sugarfree green-apple Extra - chewing gum

loved him

- chocolate

- a hyena

he was a little prick

- Gucci's Envy for men

loved him to

- my computer

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posted November 15, 2007 10:23 AM         

A bit like comparing people to fruit and vegetables, really. Which I challenge anyone to say they haven't done.

posted November 15, 2007 10:54 AM         

That's why I'd probably be more sound if it were like some classic car that he would NEVER sell that was comparision.

posted November 15, 2007 11:09 AM         

- If I were to say you're a rose, then wouldn't that mean that you will eventually sag, dehydrate and pass away?

- If I were to compare you to a diamond, wouldn't that mean that I am objectifying you to a shiney rock which has a lot of violent history related to it?

And so and and so forth.

posted November 15, 2007 11:34 AM         

"You Remind Me of Something"

You remind me of something
I just can't think of what it is

[1] - You remind me of my jeep, I wanna ride it
Something like my sound, I wanna pump it
Girl you look just like my cars, I wanna wax it
And something like my bank account
I wanna spend it, baby

It's something about your love that's got me going crazy
Baby, you know I want you real bad
And girl I really like your freaky style
How can I be down with you?
So get a little closer to my ride
I wanna get to know you lady
And hip me up on how to get inside you
Listen, pretty baby

[2] - I wanna roll it, roll it, roll it, roll it
Is all I wanna do for you baby
Girl, it's something kind of sexy
Goin' on about you babe
[repeat 1, 1]

Now I would like to take you on a ride tonight
Girl, you know we'll have so much fun
And give you everything your body needs
Satisfaction guaranteed
So pull up to my bumper and let the system sound
Girl, I bet cha' I can drive you crazy
And let me be the one to drop you off
Babe, listen to me
[rpt 2, 1, 1...1]

posted November 15, 2007 12:19 PM         

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The amount of time a guy spends on a car is just baffling; He washes it, he waxes it, he gets it tuned, he changes the oil...

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Hey, if my guy wanted to do all this for me, I'd be down with it!!! lol

I agree with Xodian. Why is it okay to compare people with random objects that are deemed valuable by society, but not other things? Quite frankly, if a guy compared me to a rose, I might just think it's a line of BS unless I happen to know that this guy really LIKES roses. It seems the bottom line is: when someone compares you to something (anything) they value, it's a compliment!

Ex:

Car Fan: "Baby, you remind me of a 1965 Stingray" = You're curvy, beautiful and a classic!

Geek: "You've got a faster processor than my XL8200." = Wow! You're so smart!

CoralFrequency: "You're like a piece of Extra Sour Apple gum" = You're yummy, a little tart, a little sweet, refreshing and unexpected! (I like that gum, too, Coral! lol)

And the list goes on...

posted November 15, 2007 12:46 PM         

quote:

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If I were to say you're a rose, then wouldn't that mean that you will eventually sag, dehydrate and pass away?

- If I were to compare you to a diamond, wouldn't that mean that I am objectifying you to a shiney rock which has a lot of violent history related to it?

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Oh mother raper.......you got me. I take it your mean solely on an aesthetic basis? Coz that's fine with me. Ohhhhh, what you really meant was the person's qualities! Oopsies!

posted November 16, 2007 07:24 PM         

lord that sounds wrong

OMG AG!!!

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posted November 17, 2007 12:55 AM         

This would be me at this stage in my life

posted November 17, 2007 02:19 AM         

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Quite frankly, if a guy compared me to a rose, I might just think it's a line of BS unless I happen to know that this guy really LIKES roses.

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I agree.. I think I'd prefer poison ivy - at least it sounds feisty lol

posted November 17, 2007 06:01 AM         

but i'll tell u why girls take offence, when u dont know a guy too well and are aware that
there r jerks who behave like gentlemen, but see women as objects, a wrong analogy likea car takes a giveaway meaning. i have had the luck of knowing many such sweet talking jerks who might compare a girl to a rose , angel whatnot only to get into their pants or inflate their egos by making a girl swoon.

a girl who has been hurt , or known men like this might freak at the car analogy, so guys should make sure she knows u r not a player.

FYI, i would never compare my man to an animal, here in India humans are humans. girls are not called foxes, bitc**s etc, nor r u gonna find girls using deragotary words to describe a man or any part of his anatomy.
i dont understand how men in the west take such deragotary words like stud, boytoy,hunk, d*k , etc. i take offence to any girl derogating a man's anatomy. any word that demeans a man or woman or any part of their anatomy is exclusive to western culture.i come from a society that has the male and female genitals in union in a temple worshipped by millions everyday.

posted November 17, 2007 06:12 PM         

I perfectly see your concern with the matter, but again what you pointed out there are special circumstances. Obviously a guy would have had known a girl for quite a while before he can make such analogies about her one way or another. You wouldn't walk up to a complete stranger and say "My... You're a breath of fresh air." (well... maybe I would Lol! But that's just me.)

Offcourse things differ culture to culture but casual moments don't change one way or another.

As Courtney Cox said:

"If a woman really loves ya, then she would actually find your dirty talk sexy."