Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for April 02, 2010
Transcript:
Saleswoman: The new jackets all have the nipped-in flirty shape! Cathy: You don't have any jackets that aren't nipped in? Saleswoman: No! If they're not nipped in, they're not flirty! Cathy: I need jackets for the office. I don't WANT to be flirty! Saleswoman: Perfect! The jackets make you look flirty without TRYING to be flirty! Cathy: I don't want to be flirty in the office! NOT FLIRTY AT ALL!! Assistant:...Whew. Someone's having a militant '70s moment! Saleswoman: You should try on a cute, nipped-in jacket!
ejcapulet about 14 years ago
Okay, let’s do this again for the mentally slow (namely the saleslady): SHE. DOES. NOT. WANT. TO. LOOK. FLIRTY. AT. WORK. SHE. WANTS. TO. BE. TAKEN. SERIOUSLY.
SplendensPluviaNemus about 14 years ago
So, the concept is, you can’t look good without looking like you’re fishing for a date?
lightenup Premium Member about 14 years ago
That saleswoman needs to change her sales pitch. As long as they’re not ruffly, a little nip looks nice. You can look professional and be taken seriously without looking militant or masculine.
Plods with ...™ about 14 years ago
With her hips, the LAST thing she needs is a nip.
BananaSlug about 14 years ago
I find it disturbing that no one’s gone, “well, duh, she doesn’t; she’s married”.
Jascat about 14 years ago
SHOP SOMEWHERE ELSE CATHY!
Nighthawks Premium Member about 14 years ago
go up there to the top and click on the double arrows pointing to the left, which will take you to the march 11, 1996 strip of cathy, where you will find her STILL clothes shopping , except back then, guiswite drew her characters in tighter ‘shots’ in fact, it has been a while since cathy and her fellow characters were that large in the panels…some of the charm of cathy was her facial expressions that are lost in the present format
funnyfan928 about 14 years ago
At least, Cathy’s leaving the store without BUYING anything.
mrslukeskywalker about 14 years ago
It’s actually called a peplum jacket, and they do make people look good, but Cathy’s waist goes the wrong way, and the peplum would just make her look like a carnival ride.
Saucy1121 Premium Member about 14 years ago
If my bod doesn’t “nip in,” my jacket sure shouldn’t.
avonsalis about 14 years ago
The saleswoman has a point that being flirty without “wanting” to is actually the most appealing sort of flirty.
Trying too hard doesn’t look good on anybody. Women don’t like pushy, calculating men - and men don’t give much appreciation to the effort women spend on clothes shopping, make-up shopping, and other stuff that’s calculated to push the flirtiness.
If everybody feels pretty much the same, why do the sexes have such a disconnect understanding one another?
jcc21 about 14 years ago
Does she still even HAVE a JOB????
lindz.coop Premium Member about 14 years ago
I know these are exaggerated but the only thing flirty that I can predict with the jackets in this comic are the boobs that will be hyper-protruding. Not office attire.