Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
My dad had a way of talking to guys and shaking their hands and looking them dead in the eye that I realize now was meant to intimidate. Just slightly. My dad is a fairly civilized type, not prone to violence or threats. But he wanted the boys to know who was boss, and as a college professor, he had this uncanny ability to look people in the eye and practically see into their souls and identify honorable vs. dishonorable intentions. Maybe it was from all the years of lies about homework and college term papers.

These days in the Dallas area, there's a T-Mobile cell phone ad on TV that features a dad talking to his daughter's date, who's come to pick her up, and pointing out that because his picture is next to her boyfriend's on her cell phone, it's as if constantly watching the boyfriend. He says this very threateningly and seriously. My husband said, "That guy on that ad reminds me a lot of your dad, and not in a good way, either."
:S2:......................... that's funny