Ghost of a flea: Generosity

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January 22, 2008

Generosity

On the odd occasion I post an image of Scarlett Johansson* I am inevitably conscious of the risk of apparent gratuity. Is there a non-gratuitous image of Scarlett Johansson? While I have no patience for people claiming a right not to be offended, one does not necessarily go out of the way to oblige. After all, there are all sorts whose chief pleasure is taking offense.

Not that half of you are paying the slightest attention to the text at this point. And I digress. The point is the lovely Miss Johansson has once again displayed her generous (ahem) nature. Marine Corps News reports her USO appearance for the troops in the Gulf.

Hundreds of Marines and sailors from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit put on their best smiles as they waited anxiously to get a glimpse of the Hollywood actress.

“I’m a huge Scarlett fan,” said Lance Cpl. Nathan Long, a calibration technician with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (REIN), 11th MEU. “When I found out she was coming, I couldn’t believe it. All I thought about was that I needed to meet her.”

A hush fell over the crowd as Johansson, wearing a pink sweater, knee-high boots and cherry-red lipstick, entered the USO. Long’s wait to meet her would end soon.

Appearances to the contrary, I am not terribly interested in celebrities. But I would have waited in line to meet this one.

Related: A question of some urgency, viz Why do ugly boys get gorgeous girls?

* Who claims to have cute feet.

Update: Predictably, Agent Bedhead has the better resolution pics.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 22, 2008 06:57 AM

Comments

Feet? She has feet?

Posted by: dpatten at January 22, 2008 10:42 AM

I find myself baffled by this sort of thing and then ease my troubled mind by recalling Resolution No. 3.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at January 22, 2008 10:47 AM

Correction: Ugly and well-hung boys get gorgeous girls.

'Nuff said.

Posted by: agent bedhead at January 23, 2008 12:36 AM

The problem with that hypothesis is that fugly boys should not be able to proceed to the point where being well-hung becomes obvious or even an overriding factor in a woman's calculus.

Doesn't that suggest some kind of faulty logic to you? i.e. "He's ugly as f*ck but first I'd better sleep with him just in case he's well hung. Wouldn't want to miss out."

Posted by: Chris Taylor at January 24, 2008 10:20 AM

An excellent point. Agent Bedhead may have special abilities that elude us, however, so I am curious to learn what she has to say.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea at January 24, 2008 10:30 AM