[Opinions] I didn't think it was mean ...
in reply to a message by mirfak
And I still don't, actually.
Part of the problem was that Pat wasn't just unaware of the trouble people were having trying to figure her out, she was really dense all around, and a lot of the humor was helped along by her denseness. If I recall, she had some rather off-putting mannerisms as well, as in, off-putting for someone of either sex.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
Part of the problem was that Pat wasn't just unaware of the trouble people were having trying to figure her out, she was really dense all around, and a lot of the humor was helped along by her denseness. If I recall, she had some rather off-putting mannerisms as well, as in, off-putting for someone of either sex.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin