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Benjy Shyovitz's avatar

When I was eleven or twelve a friend of mine and I paid a visit to the little video store in the shopping center that was walking distance from our houses. We snuck into the small adults only section and had a look around. The only thing I remember seeing is a woman with breasts roughly the size of basketballs. After a minute the proprietor got suspicious and came and yelled at us and told us to leave. I’m pretty sure this is why I’m gay.

About wearing the wrong thing and standing out, I had an experience that was the mirror image of ChayaLeah’s Diwali debacle. When I was living in Jerusalem, my friend suggested one Friday evening that we go to shul in Mea Shearim. The davening was very nice and the people were fine, but I made the mistake of wearing a dark blue shirt with khaki pants, and it was a little awkward. The children were staring at me like I was from another planet.

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Rblarp's avatar

I just want to show my appreciation to Chaya Leah for hitting all the important landmarks for the Gen X Jewish girl Brooklyn youth. Last week it was the Loehmann's fitting room and this week it's Shang Chai.

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