You've got it the wrong way round. Reynolds takes a risk because his small hands, he implies, may not be up the task of covering the large thing that needs to be covered.
I wonder why Turquoise got that wrong. Eager to find consolation in the fact that there are others of small dimensions, perhaps? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I once saw Burt Reynolds on a talk show, and was a > little impressed by how natural and self-effacing > he was. The subject of Oscars came up, and the host > said he felt Burt's best shot at one (at the time) had > been in "Deliverance." Burt agreed, but reminded the > host that the film came out the same year as his semi- > nude foldout photo in Cosmo, with Burt reclining à la > Playboy, with just one hand covering his privates. > > He said that he'd gotten a lot of flack from Academy > members over that, and it probably killed any chance > he might have had of winning. But then he said, "Still, > I don't regret it. After all, it was a pretty risky > thing for me to do -- I have very small hands." > > Big laugh. Sometimes you can avoid being perceived as > a big dick by pretending to have a small one. :-) > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Vanity plate seen on a Hummer in Aspen: > > > > > > http://bbs.chrismoore.com/images/splicense.jpg ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/