# Men who stare... and act ashamed about it. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 15, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020 "2013-03-15T16:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/321 "2013-03-24T15:55:36Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Well, she could write about some obscure country singer and use his/her name as her username. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/322 "2013-03-24T18:47:56Z")
OOH! Can I change my name to **Amanda Henkel Motor Boat**? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/323 "2013-03-24T22:11:42Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Alright fellas. Free ride over. Let’s see those big dick gifs. > > You may write, “Nzinga, Seated; Long Time Member of the SDMB” along the shaft. > > And, jiggle them balls. To steal a line from Tenessee Williams, “How about if I just initial it?” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/324 "2013-03-24T22:43:43Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > OOH! Can I change my name to **Amanda Henkel Motor Boat**? I have a request in for **Ed Zotti Meat Fart**. Must be stuck in committee. ---
**Author:** ![Glazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@Glazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glazer)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/325 "2013-03-24T23:35:27Z")
Haven’t read the thread yet, but my policy upon getting caught staring is to look her right in the eyes and smile. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/326 "2013-03-25T14:43:32Z")
Not to rain on y’all’s parade, but our newest needy attention whore\* [JUST SO HAPPENS to have the same name as a woman who made the news in January](http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/woman-accused-smothering-boyfriend-chest/nTwt3/) by [allegedly smothering her boyfriend with her breasts](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/01/16/donna-lange-breasts-smother-kill-boyfriend-everett-washington_n_2486189.html). I’m sure it’s tooootally coincidental, though! - gender neutral! ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/327 "2013-03-25T14:48:17Z")
I don’t think anybody here thought she was using her real name. Also, that connection was brought up very early in the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/328 "2013-03-25T14:49:09Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > Not to rain on y’all’s parade, but our newest needy attention whore\* [JUST SO HAPPENS to have the same name as a woman who made the news in January](http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/woman-accused-smothering-boyfriend-chest/nTwt3/) by [allegedly smothering her boyfriend with her breasts](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/01/16/donna-lange-breasts-smother-kill-boyfriend-everett-washington_n_2486189.html). I’m sure it’s tooootally coincidental, though! You’re a little late to the party. [Post #3 in the thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16100917&postcount=3) ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/329 "2013-03-25T15:34:23Z")
Besides, if you gotta go, what better way? ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/330 "2013-03-25T16:29:46Z")
> [@Askthepizzaguy](#): > > Besides, if you gotta go, what better way? I can just imagine the news report of a “tragic motorboat accident.” ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/331 "2013-03-25T19:43:09Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > I can just imagine the news report of a “tragic motorboat accident.” “You should see the scars.” “Damn near tore his legs off.” “Obviously a short circuit, probably hasn’t been greased up in a while.” “Once it tore free from it’s moorings there was nothing we could do to help him.” ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/332 "2013-03-25T20:34:39Z")
I was thinking: Man loses face in tragic motor boating accident Still smiling (we think) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/333 "2013-03-25T21:33:17Z")
> [@Glazer](#): > > Haven’t read the thread yet, but my policy upon getting caught staring is to look her right in the eyes and smile. That’s what I do too. Then I say, “Nice titties.” ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/334 "2013-03-25T21:37:35Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > That’s what I do too. Then I say, “Nice titties.” Whoa, something just occurred to me. I wonder how much it would freak people out, I guess guys in particular, if a woman painted nipples on her eyelids. Huh. Now I just have to figure out who replaced my meds with sugar pills. ---
**Author:** ![Donna\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Donna\_Lange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donna_Lange)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/335 "2013-03-26T12:32:02Z")
> [@zweisamkeit](#): > > Not to rain on y’all’s parade, but our newest needy attention whore\* [JUST SO HAPPENS to have the same name as a woman who made the news in January](http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/woman-accused-smothering-boyfriend-chest/nTwt3/) by [allegedly smothering her boyfriend with her breasts](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2013/01/16/donna-lange-breasts-smother-kill-boyfriend-everett-washington_n_2486189.html). I’m sure it’s tooootally coincidental, though! > > - gender neutral! Not a coincidence at all actually. A reporter used a shot of my breasts, I got tons of questions about smushing my boyfriend to death. So since they decided I MUST be Donna, I have used it as a user name on message boards ever since. On a related note- The sailor Donna Lange is actually a pretty cool lady ^\_- ---
**Author:** ![Reyemile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/336 "2013-03-26T19:29:11Z")
> [@Donna\_Lange](#): > > Not a coincidence at all actually. A reporter used a shot of my breasts- Wait, what? ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/337 "2013-03-26T22:19:10Z")
Used a shot of your breasts, or did a shot off of your breasts? ---
**Author:** ![Donna\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Donna\_Lange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donna_Lange)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/338 "2013-03-27T10:56:24Z")
> [@Reyemile](#): > > Wait, what? [The Stir article](http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/149709/woman_allegedly_smothers_her_boyfriend?use_mobile_basic=1) ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/339 "2013-03-27T11:02:12Z")
> [@Donna\_Lange](#): > > [The Stir article](http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/149709/woman_allegedly_smothers_her_boyfriend?use_mobile_basic=1) Are you going to have to testify at your own trial - you know, since you’ve already taken the fifth (yuk, yuk). OK, it wasn’t a long way to go for that joke but it still wasn’t worth it, was it? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Donna\_Lange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Donna\_Lange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donna_Lange)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2013, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020/340 "2013-03-27T11:07:15Z")
> [@deltasigma](#): > > Are you going to have to testify at your own trial - you know, since you’ve already taken the fifth (yuk, yuk). > > OK, it wasn’t a long way to go for that joke but it still wasn’t worth it, was it? ☹ As long as someone laughed about it ^\_- [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-stare-and-act-ashamed-about-it/653020.md?page=18)