Do you wink at people? If so, who, when, why? Also, how? Do you throw in a head-tilt, stick out your tongue (lewd noises optional), or do the horizontal victory sign like in jap anime? How would describe your wink? Cheeky, lewd, bawdy, skanky, debonair? How often do you wink, do you, or have ever, over-wink? Are you male/female? Do you get winked at? If so, by whom and when? How do you respond? Full disclosure: I don't wink, cos my eyes are too small
A female colleague, who also happens to be married always winks at me when we meet in the morning, it's a slightly cheeky but friendly wink. I've always found winking slightly campy , and I don't mean a row of tents. It's got me wondering:
I'll give a cheeky wink and a smile, if :
- I want to get my own way
- I like what I see
yup, I can be a cheeky monkey once in a while
heheh... ok, own up now, who's the non-winking drooler? one of you Ops, innit? vwild? 22 yards?
Do you think that we are a bunch of winkers then?
What I do in my bathroom is my business thankyou!!!
Oh...I see
I'm not a prude or a bra-burner, but I find winking in a work environment condescending. As a woman, I've had both female and male colleagues who had a habit of winking at me, and it pisses me off. Making a joke of it, like "no wonder I got an extra bonus this year, you're making the boss think he has a chance with me", usually gets rid of the problem.
But seriously, unless it is private, meaningful and reciprocal, in my book it constitutes primate behaviour in the office.
Now, getting winked at across the dinner table... that's another story all together
I wink. HR have a very big file on me.
OK, but do you really mean it?
Every time baby
I'm a girlie and I wink, but I do it only in the office with colleagues that I would also consider a friend. It is in a way a friendly gesture and if that bond (friendship) isn't established on both sides, then I can see how it might throw someone off...
..I think it is also personality. Some people are just not winkers.
TBH, DP, I was expecting a "danger wank" comment from mikeybroomers
Nope, sorry, not me -- I just found this thread and I'm a non-winker. I think winking is a little contrived. It is for me, anyway.
(I can't believe no-one else had used the wink emoticon in this thread yet ...!)
so far, it seems girls are winking more than the guys, and we do have a couple of people with coordination problems....
here's a clip relevant to the topic at hand, only first 2 mins though, the rest is response to comments
PS: can any Mod help me change the "pirate" option to "it sucks to be a cyclops"? thanks...
PPS: Thanks for the edit!
ToucheĢ. (too short)
Yup like the lady says.
Maybe it's a 40 something thing
we've got nothing left to lose
I teach very small children between the ages of 3 and 6. They're the only people I wink at. Usually it's accompanying a smile as a way to say, "hey you" or "good job" or "feels good to finish cleaning up a big mess doesn't it?" without actually saying anything.
I am a girly, and I wink when i am kidding around, and playing with my kids.
Btw i think when a man winks, it is very sexy
Don't we know it.
I often wink at girls when I'm serving cheese and giving them my cheesy chat up line about the heart cheese. It works every time.
(I mean they buy some!)
Can not possibly remember what I said that would shock a proper Englishman. Anyway tis not my fault if too much bread was left over or that the cheese storyteller is a gentleman.
People wink, yeah. I actually can't do it that well, if I really try half of my face travels up..