Observational hubris
Thought I'd pose a question to my regular readers, and to those who accidentally stumble upon my blog in their fruitless search for homemade mustard recipes, Lithuanian Yu-Gi-Oh cards, and pornographic pictures of trees.
So you're in an airport, and with time to kill before your flight, you pop into the newsstand (one of several dozen) and absently peruse the overpriced reading material. In addition to the usual thriller novels and news magazines, you'll find several rows of "men's" magazines, the likes of Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, et al. Here's my question: when you purchase an adult magazine from an airport newsstand, where and when do you "read" it? On the plane? At the gate while waiting for your plane? Someone help me out here.
So you're in an airport, and with time to kill before your flight, you pop into the newsstand (one of several dozen) and absently peruse the overpriced reading material. In addition to the usual thriller novels and news magazines, you'll find several rows of "men's" magazines, the likes of Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler, et al. Here's my question: when you purchase an adult magazine from an airport newsstand, where and when do you "read" it? On the plane? At the gate while waiting for your plane? Someone help me out here.
posted by TM520 | 5:46 AM
3 Comments:
Most people (when I've seen it happen) wait until they board the plane.
That way they don't accidentally allow a youngster to see what they're "reading" in the airport.
I personally would be too embarassed to have it anywhere.
Skorm
Thanks for the comment!
The question must be begged: what, exactly, does it accomplish to read an "adult" magazine on a crowded flight?
Aren't you afraid someone will see you/it/the inevitable effect it has on you?
Then what?
Something to think about the next you're stuck 25,000 feet in the air and you've gotta use the bathroom...
I agree with you. That's why I've not done it before...yet.
I have seen it many times though. You're in your seat and the guy next to me will just open it up and start reading articles (or just flippig through the pages). Maybe what he's doing is finding out which pages to "revisit" at a later time.
It embarased me (the first time) sitting next to him because I knew I couldn't stand up for a bit (thank god I had a laptop), but they don't seem to be affected by it.
Guess it just doesn't do for them what it does for me.
Or maybe they do it for the sole purpose of embarissing others?
Skorm
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