Winter Warning Redux

Floyd and I went to Henry's Upstairs last night (and hit on undergrads -- we've still got it! ...kind of). It was the first time we've attended since the cold snap; as a result it was our first look at this winter's fashions: scarves, scarves, and more scarves. Man or woman, grad or undergrad -- if it had a neck, it wore a scarf.

It's important for two reasons. One, I was looking to purchase a scarf this winter, a move which may now be interpreted as bandwagoning.

Two, scarves are deceiving. As I wrote last December:

I saw a woman from a distance today and thought, "Oh, she's pretty cute." Then I realized that she was almost entirely hidden beneath winter clothes. Heads up out there, people - winter fogs the senses. Something as simple as a scarf can make a girl 15% more attractive. Add a cap with a fluffy ball on top, add 5%. Adjust accordingly.

Kim chimed in with a cautionary tale for the ladies:

i could not agree more ... i recently saw a man with a ski cap on in a bar and thought, similarly, "oh, he's cute" ... (yes it's weird and yes normally i would have wondered why his head was so cold inside a warm bar, but i'd had a few ... and so my judgement was off 5% to start with)... anyway a few minutes later i found myself chatting with said gentleman, and soon i found myself harassing him about why he needed a hat in a warm bar and encouraged said gentleman to remove the cap. then suddenly "oh, he's not cute at all". fuzzy ball or no, some guys can get the same 5% from a ski cap ... thank goodness he wasn't wearing a scarf or i could have been in a lot of trouble :)

You've been warned.