A ticklish situation at work

[Em Es]

Ten or so years ago at work I witnessed an interesting tickle. The perpetrator was an older (age 70) fellow named Neil, the victim an attractive young (20-something) blonde named Kathy.

Neil, Kathy and I were standing near Kathy's desk. She had her back to Neil and me. Neil tickled her from behind, getting her under-arms. Was Kathy ticklish? You bet!

Besides seeing this fetching lass get tickled, the other thing that amused me was her two-part reaction. Kathy hadn't seen who tickled her. At first she turned towards me, looking annoyed, as she thought I had tickled her. But seeing I was too far away to have reached her, Kathy realized it was Neil. Instantly, the resentment on her face vanished.

Kathy would have angered had I been the one who tickled her. But since it was Neil, it was okay. 😕

Tickling is as communicative a form of touch as any other, isn't it? Kathy felt comfortable with Neil tickling her but would have stared me down were it my tickling fingers upsetting her sensitive flesh.

 

[Limeoutsider]

Maybe because you were closer to her age, you would have had an ulterior motive for tickling her, while Neil was a sweet, innocent old man, and couldnt have possibly have had an ulterior motive (I wish there was a scarcastic face).

 

[Phineas]

age has nothing to do with it, IMHO. I've often been on the receiving end of such double standards; I used to work at a place where the girls thought it was funny to yank a guy's pants down as a joke, but if *I* so much as asked one for a date, or attempted a rib poke, it was sexual harassment all the way to the manager.

she probably liked Neil more than you. sucks, but people are like that. 😀

 

[tickleboynyc]

age has nothing to do with it, IMHO. I've often been on the receiving end of such double standards; I used to work at a place where the girls thought it was funny to yank a guy's pants down as a joke, but if *I* so much as asked one for a date, or attempted a rib poke, it was sexual harassment all the way to the manager.

she probably liked Neil more than you. sucks, but people are like that. 😀

Poor Phineas...Maybe if you had a better sense of humour some of those afwul awful gals might have actually agreed to a date!🙄

 

[Phineas]

granted, I was awkward around people back then. now, I can't exactly complain what with being married to an Asian goddess and tickling models on a vaguely regular basis.

 

[tickleboynyc]

granted, I was awkward around people back then. now, I can't exactly complain what with being married to an Asian goddess and tickling models on a vaguely regular basis.

True!😀

 

[Em Es]

Some guys have all the luck

Sounds as though Neil and Phineas are tickling all the cute girls!

 

[milagros317]

Maybe because you were closer to her age, you would have had an ulterior motive for tickling her, while Neil was a sweet, innocent old man, and couldnt have possibly have had an ulterior motive (I wish there was a scarcastic face).

Right you are, Limeoutsider. Us dirty older men are the worst of all. 😀

 

[chrisheaven]

you better believe it!

 

[sole seeker]

a sweet, innocent old man, and couldnt have possibly have had an ulterior motive.

Ooooohhhhh! I like that! I might use this in my bio!

I am a little shocked at your cynicism, Lime! C'mere and let me see if your shoes are tied properly. 😉