So last week, someone told me that I was “striking looking”.
You know who else was “striking looking”?  The Elephant Man.

Were they calling me ugly? I don’t think so.  I was there and that is not how the conversation was going.  But “striking-looking”?  People who are described by that term usually have freakishly large noses – or eyes that are set alarmingly far apart.  Calling someone “striking-looking” is a polite way of saying: I’d paint ya, but that’s about it.

Striking-looking…it’s not even a proper adjective.   So non-committal.  Like a semi-compliment.  Or a quasi-diss.

Striking-looking…

Color me perplexed.

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