I would suspect that if there were a more direct correlation between willingness to dance and the giving up of the proverbial goods, many many more men would be willing to risk looking like a fool.
I have a colleague who is somewhat straight laced and "structured" in his working life. The word "anal" comes to mind when discussing admin matters with him.
The man dances like a god.
A goodly number of Viennese men can dance, very well, this being a city in which it is still the done thing to go to dance school in one's teenage years. But this chap is the cat's whiskers and the dog's bollocks in one. At every firm party or christmas bash he gets all the action he can handle... lets face it guys: if you can dance AND play the piano, you dont need the wallet.
But which one? Hephaestos, the Lame? Ganesh, the Indian elephant god? (Who can probably bust a move, actually.) Even Jesus probably doesn't have such great mobility, what with those nails through his feet.
Even Jesus probably doesn't have such great mobility, what with those nails through his feet.
I'm pretty sure the nails were removed in order to get him down off of the cross. Still, with the holes they left behind, there probably won't be any walking on water next time he comes around. Also, M&M's are gonna be nothing but frustration.
I have to admit that I don't get this. Dancing may be one of the most fun things available. I always assumed that the whole "guys don't like to dance" was a put on so no one thought we were gay, like "I can't tell if he's attractive."
Seriously, in my youth there were incidents in which my dancing prompted people to start laughing and pointing at me, after which kinder individuals would take me aside and tell me in sober tones that I was just embarrassing myself and should probably just stop. This is not the sort of experience that convinces one that dancing is ome of the most fun things available.
I would consent to dance something dignified and chaste, like a tango.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 1:29 AM
But everyone knows this. (Re Outer Life's comment, not Wolfson's.)
Posted by Gary Farber | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 7:54 AM
I would suspect that if there were a more direct correlation between willingness to dance and the giving up of the proverbial goods, many many more men would be willing to risk looking like a fool.
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 8:06 AM
I used to really like to dance and am now suprised I am so hesitant to do it. I think that I am just out of practice.
Posted by Joe O | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 8:38 AM
I have a colleague who is somewhat straight laced and "structured" in his working life. The word "anal" comes to mind when discussing admin matters with him.
The man dances like a god.
A goodly number of Viennese men can dance, very well, this being a city in which it is still the done thing to go to dance school in one's teenage years. But this chap is the cat's whiskers and the dog's bollocks in one. At every firm party or christmas bash he gets all the action he can handle... lets face it guys: if you can dance AND play the piano, you dont need the wallet.
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 2:18 PM
The man dances like a god.
But which one? Hephaestos, the Lame? Ganesh, the Indian elephant god? (Who can probably bust a move, actually.) Even Jesus probably doesn't have such great mobility, what with those nails through his feet.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 2:21 PM
I doubt if Bacchus was inhibited when dancing... and I just bet Pan could do a two step...
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 2:42 PM
Didn't Bacchus get torn to pieces while dancing? I may be confused here.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 2:51 PM
Way to go though!
Posted by Austro | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 3:05 PM
Even Jesus probably doesn't have such great mobility, what with those nails through his feet.
I'm pretty sure the nails were removed in order to get him down off of the cross. Still, with the holes they left behind, there probably won't be any walking on water next time he comes around. Also, M&M's are gonna be nothing but frustration.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 3:06 PM
A much more interesting question is why girls like to dance so much? Most girl dancing I see is fairly grotesque.
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 7:44 PM
Yeah, why do so many women like dancing?
I would never dance of my own accord, ever, yet when goaded into it by a woman I always wind up enjoying it.
I've got rhythm but I'm stiff, so pop n' lock robot dancing is best for me. I hear that's coming back. The kids are really into it.
Posted by Brian | Link to this comment | 07-23-05 8:29 PM
Because when I do people tell me to stop.
Posted by Matthew McIrvin | Link to this comment | 07-25-05 9:13 PM
I have to admit that I don't get this. Dancing may be one of the most fun things available. I always assumed that the whole "guys don't like to dance" was a put on so no one thought we were gay, like "I can't tell if he's attractive."
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 07-25-05 10:18 PM
Dancing is fun on drugs. Otherwise, it's an awful lot like exercise, which I don't particularly enjoy either.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-25-05 10:34 PM
Seriously, in my youth there were incidents in which my dancing prompted people to start laughing and pointing at me, after which kinder individuals would take me aside and tell me in sober tones that I was just embarrassing myself and should probably just stop. This is not the sort of experience that convinces one that dancing is ome of the most fun things available.
Posted by Matthew McIrvin | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 5:27 AM
Dancing is great. I was pretty pleased when indie-dance-pop became the prevailing trope in indie rock. Better than stand-n-mope.
Posted by Kriston | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:14 AM
Yeah, why do so many women like dancing?
Dancing used to be the audition for sex. Nowadays it is pretty much sex. Safe sex. I blame Aids.
Posted by Tripp | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:50 AM
You people are dead to me. Dancing is wrong.
No, dancing is fine. Being expected to dance is wrong. I think we've been over this.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 8:57 AM