“It was dumb. I got a little carried away with the chorine bleach.”

This particular blonde was no airhead, so I was patently sure that it had been intentional. She asked if I liked what she'd done with her drapes. "I've always been very fond of them," I said. If she really wanted my opinion-----and I had no reason to believe she did-----she’d be thinking about getting rid of that mismatched carpet instead.