Legal Commentary

"[W]hen a woman tells you where she bought some wonderful pair of shoes, say that you believe shopping for clothes is like masturbation..."

A quote from an old Lorrie Moore book, in a review of a new Lorrie Moore book. I realize ? because I read that or because I would already have thought it's true ? that I think shopping should be done alone and in an embarrassed fashion. And now I think I understand why it troubles me so much when the salesladies come up to me and ask if they can help.

Full post as published by Althouse on December 14, 2009 (boomark / email).