# I guess I'm just lucky in love. She almost was blinded by my steep slope! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217 "2015-03-17T17:21:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/1 "2015-03-17T17:21:13Z")
I found this in my junk email folder at work. > [@](#): > > Hello handsome! > > I found out your page on the Internet, and almost was blinded by your escarpment! > Do you like brave girls? =) > I am Olga from Moscow. > > I believe that we have a lot of common interests and we could become wonderful friends! > **[Definition of ESCARPMENT](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escarpment)** > > a steep slope in front of a fortification; a long cliff or steep slope separating two comparatively level or more gently sloping surfaces and resulting from erosion or faulting… See the full definition > [@](#): > > a long cliff or steep slope that separates two flat or slightly sloped areas ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/2 "2015-03-17T17:27:25Z")
She likes to live life on the edge. ---
**Author:** ![SirRay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/3 "2015-03-17T17:28:31Z")
Was she looking at your Photobucket album collection of Berms and Arêtes of the World? ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/4 "2015-03-17T17:37:48Z")
Did she send her photo? Was she spathic? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/5 "2015-03-17T17:41:14Z")
> [@SirRay](#): > > Was she looking at your Photobucket album collection of Berms and Arêtes of the World? His real life middle name is Cliff. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/6 "2015-03-17T17:44:49Z")
You’re heading for a fall if you do this! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/7 "2015-03-17T17:49:10Z")
Some guys are born with a blinding escarpment and some aren’t. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/8 "2015-03-17T17:56:33Z")
My escarpment won’t blind you, but it _will_ make you squint. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/9 "2015-03-17T17:56:48Z")
I’m trying to think of an appropriate “Is that a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in your pocket…” joke. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/10 "2015-03-17T18:19:17Z")
Is your slope slippery as well? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/11 "2015-03-17T18:24:14Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I’m trying to think of an appropriate “Is that a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in your pocket…” joke. You should ask if she was ever a Rockette. They only accept gneiss girls. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/12 "2015-03-17T18:28:39Z")
Just remember, if the earth doesn’t move for you, it isn’t your fault. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/13 "2015-03-17T19:05:57Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I’m trying to think of an appropriate “Is that a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in your pocket…” joke. Talus about it. Humour is hard. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/14 "2015-03-17T19:44:17Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > I found this in my junk email folder at work. > > [Escarpment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escarpment) Cyrano? Is that you? ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/15 "2015-03-17T20:59:59Z")
reticulating splines ---
**Author:** ![Emerald\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Emerald\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emerald_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/16 "2015-03-17T22:03:15Z")
[No, forgive me… I meant your apartment.](http://www.alessonislearned.com/index.php?comic=35) ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/17 "2015-03-17T22:30:31Z")
I’m thinking it isn’t a coincidence that a thesaurus lists “face” as a synonym for escarpment. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/18 "2015-03-18T01:05:27Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > I’m thinking it isn’t a coincidence that a thesaurus lists “face” as a synonym for escarpment. I think you’ve broken the code. That’s hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/19 "2015-03-18T01:10:29Z")
I wonder if the carpet matches the iron curtain? ---
**Author:** ![Marion\_Wormer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217/20 "2015-03-18T01:11:52Z")
Ask her for a picture of her breastworks… :o [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-im-just-lucky-in-love-she-almost-was-blinded-by-my-steep-slope/715217.md?page=2)