Dear Bwog: Is Nude Small Talk “A Thing”?
Written by Bwog Staff
February 15, 20123:52 pm
19 Comments
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Dear Bwog,
I just ran into my TA, stark naked, leaving the Dodge showers. I still had my towel on. At the time it wasn’t weird, and we just sorta automatically smiled and said hello in passing. After the fact, it’s a little weird. What do I do?
Frantically,
Perplexed Penis Peeker
Dear PPP,
First, breathe. Second, let Bwog breathe. We’ve handled TA issues before, but not like this.
You saw a penis you weren’t supposed to see. There’s a right way to handle this and a wrong way to handle this. As difficult as this might seem, the solution is just to not talk about it. Don’t talk about it to your friends (the last thing you want is a bad double entendre made around said TA) and don’t talk about it to your TA (for obvious reasons).
You did nothing wrong. Ostensibly, if you spend enough time in the Dodge locker room, you will see some penises. This one just happens to belong to somebody you know who has power over you—at least until the end of the semester.
So, for the next few months, you’ll see your fully clothed TA in discussion sections and office hours. Play it cool. Do your reading, keep your head down, and say intelligent things. Your TA wants to ignore this as much or more than you do.
Think about it: he knows that you know which of the two of you has a bigger penis. Knowledge is power. If you handle this maturely, he’ll appreciate that. It could have been worse.
We believe in you,
Bwog
Scene of the occurrence via Wikimedia Commons
Tags: dear bwog, did anybody else read dear abby in middle school because they liked reading about other people's lives?, francis bacon, genitalia, penis puns, penises, tas, the denizens of dodge
Was he hot?
Repressed American 1st world problem.
STFU its just skin you dumb butt.
"Think about it: he knows that you know which of the two of you has a bigger penis."
One of the funniest things I've read on Bwog, but I feel like a creep for quoting it...
i wanna see my TAs cock
As a TA, this is one of my greatest fears.
ive got an idea then. dont walk around the dodge locker room with your schlong out
If you were straight, you wouldn't care.
that's the truth.
Funniest thing. I wonder if the TA reads bwog. Then the TA would know that this person saw his junk and was worried about it.
lulz
hadn't thought about that...
Clearly not.
I wish the two posts above were real
If the TA had the self confidence to parade around the locker room in the nude, I'm pretty certain he doesn't care what people (even his students) think of his penis. So "your TA wants to ignore this as much or more than you do" might be a little over-reaching and assuming a very specific perspective.
Mmm... I miss my TA from last semester
What about when you've seen your *ahem* elderly female professor wandering around the women's locker room naked? Hmm?
Some things cannot be unseen.
For real, why are there not more comments...this is freakin' amazing!
I wish I saw my TA from last semester's penis :(
Your sentence communicates that you desire to see your TA that is from last semester's penis. Pretty hilarious. Should read "I wish I saw the penis of my previous TA.
Did seeing a penis really cause you this much distress? Dude, relax. It's just a dick. Go think about how to cure cancer or something.