Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Jenny, Jenny, who can I turn to?


One of my close friends in undergrad, Jen, later went to medical school. During her second year of residency, she was out gallivanting one evening and met a handsome rascal. As he chatted her up, she asked him what he did for work. He told her he just started medical school. She asked him a few questions about classes, to which he gave vague answers in a smarmy voice. And then with a wink and a smile he concluded it was probably over her head. 

I am not an expert, but I might suggest that one definitive way not to get an invite home is to basically tell a very attractive girl she is too stupid to understand you are elbow deep in cadavers and learning about biochemistry, neuroscience, and clinical ethics. 

She, being ever poised, merely laughed inside. Young buck, oh so full of confidence and swell. Later that night she ran into him again and he actually asked for her number, she smiled. She then got a bar napkin upon which she wrote:

Dr. Jennifer  _________
867-5309

Not only did she handle it with class, but because she was still smart ass enough to write the phone number Tommy Tutone made famous. And clearly, who is the idiot? I don't think you need to be the rock star of Trivia Thursdays to recognize that number if you merely say it out loud. And now I can say that the definitive way not to get invited into PantyTown is to tell a super cute girl she is too stupid to understand medical school when she is already a DOCTOR. 
Brilliant.

33 comments:

  1. Jen FeenyFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Thank you Tommy Tutone for making it easy to reject every nasty guy that's ever tried to pick me up! I use this regularly... as long as you put the right area code they never notice.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Will BurkeFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    I still miss the reference, but this is damn funny none the less! But I think it's funny whenever "players" get put in their place.

    ReplyDelete
  3. KittyCatFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    I love that song.

    She sounds like a super smart freind. ; )

    Some men can be such dumbassess.

    ReplyDelete
  4. brokenteepeeFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Some men will never understand the intelligence of a woman.

    Did he?

    ReplyDelete
  5. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    I officially love your friend Jen now too. And you for getting the song stuck in my head. I don't mind!

    ReplyDelete
  6. UnknownFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I love the way she got back at him! Guys can be so arrogant!

    ReplyDelete
  7. K A B L O O E YFebruary 1, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Impressive, this Jenn. I'd definitely have told him I was a doctor, but she didn't need to prove anything. Wish I had her equanimity. Does she still have it?

    ReplyDelete
  8. Intense GuyFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    I would have never noticed the number being bogus. I would have been ... awed that she even spoke to me ... and probably wouldn't have worked up the guts to call and find out that the number wasn't hers.

    Of course, she wouldn't have spoken to me in the first place.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Bird Shit February 1, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    Love that song, love your friend, love this post!!! LOL

    ReplyDelete
  10. EdFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    I've known plenty of dumb female doctors.

    And by "known", I mean what you think I mean.

    ReplyDelete
  11. ThatsBaloneyFebruary 1, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Gotta love opportunities like those!

    ReplyDelete
  12. MommyLisaFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    I love it when boys let you know from the begining you need to move along to the next one. ;)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Aunt CrazyFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    I'm totally singing the number in my head now, 8675309, 8675309 and I can.not.stop!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Rita TempletonFebruary 1, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    That. Is. AWESOME. :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Simply SuthernFebruary 1, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    My Daughters Elementary School had an 80's dance last Friday night. They played that song. I do miss the 80's.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Chain Stitch CrochetFebruary 1, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    LOL...men can be ijits sometimes huh? Gotta cut their nose to spite their face. Just sayin........

    ReplyDelete
  17. KatFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    I love, love, love that song. I sometimes wish that my name was Jenny, if only because I would love to use that number! Kat

    ReplyDelete
  18. Jenn @ Youknow...that Blog?February 1, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Gotta be a Jen(n) thing, don'tcha think? And thanks for implanting that tune in my head. Not a bad one at all... and could be much worse. :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. webbFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    Your Jen is a class act.

    ReplyDelete
  20. MariaFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    I wonder if this prize ever did try that number...I wonder what the person on the other end said when he/she had another idiot calling "Jenny."

    Thanks for the laugh...I really needed it today!

    ReplyDelete
  21. J.J. in L.A.February 1, 2011 at 8:11 PM

    Dr. Jen is my hero!

    I know a guy who bragged about being an "executive" with Verizon. Come to find out, he was in corporate sales. Umm, not quite the same thing.

    ReplyDelete
  22. secret agent womanFebruary 1, 2011 at 9:03 PM

    I remember, after I'd become a psychologist, someone bending my ear at a neighborhood party about an undergrad psych course they'd taken. Finally, he asked if I'd ever taken any psychology. I just said, "Oh, a little," and excused myself to get a drink.

    ReplyDelete
  23. CatyFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    I think some men take "stupid" pills for breakfast. For being a "genious" of a man-he sure wasn't too bright. I was out one night, had a guy tell me he was a doctor when he found out I was a nicu nurse; then a few moments later, he went on to say he was a "doctor of trees" !

    ReplyDelete
  24. the walking manFebruary 2, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    I never would have this problem because I know everyone is more brilliant and better educated than i am. But then When Dr. Jen wants her car fixed I still wouldn't wink and smile like she was an idiot because when it's all said and done...I would still have to hand her a substantial bill.

    ReplyDelete
  25. SmartBearFebruary 2, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    1st? Thanks...I will have that song in my head all freakin day while shoveling myself out of this snowstorm!
    2nd? BRILLIANT! Hats of to Dr. Jennifer!
    Best,
    Tina

    ReplyDelete
  26. HalfAsstic.comFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    BWAHAHAHAHA! I always LOVE your stories!

    ReplyDelete
  27. HalfAsstic.comFebruary 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    OH! When I was young and single and waitressing part time in college, I quickly memorized the phone number for Houston's "Dial A Prayer" ministry. No one could ever say they didn't have a prayer with me AND it didn't hurt tips to be able to give a number when asked, either. ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  28. MyyaFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:37 PM

    What a dumbass that guy was! Good for your friend. Oh & I think it is completely impossible to say that number... it MUST be sung. :)

    ReplyDelete
  29. Grand PoobaFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Oh I love it! What's better than a smart woman? A smart ass woman!

    ReplyDelete
  30. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    He's what I like to call a DOUCHE!

    ReplyDelete
  31. Pandorah's BoxFebruary 3, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Man! What a weasel! I hope he felt like an ass...

    ReplyDelete
  32. UnspokenFebruary 6, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    Yes, saying it outloud gives that number away!

    ReplyDelete
  33. KirFebruary 14, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    the BEST use of that number I've ever heard. Go Dr. Jen.

    ReplyDelete

Now, let's talk about your feelings....