Right out of High School, one of my best friends went to work with the local Operating Engineers on pipelines and other such jobs, at his dad's side. Dad was somewhat terse and if he had anything to say, it was usually right to the point and often funny enough to make your ribs ache.

They spent much of that first summer out in the sticks near towns like East Saint Jeebus, living in motels and eating at diners.

One of their coworkers was a wiry little feller about 5'7" tall. My buddy told me that the little guy always wound up bringing some young 200+ pounder back to the motel and finally asked his dad why Shorty always had him a fat girl, wherever they wound up.

Still recall his dad's answer: "Dunno? I guess some guys just like big wimmin".


If three or more people think you're a dimwit, chances are at least one of them is right.