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Now what's wrong with this picture? We all have some friends who, for some reason or another, usually wife or office, do not shave their bodies, BUT they are aware of the incongruity. Their own eyes can see that a jungle of hair, makes a frankly UGLY picture on any TV. So, they buy a dress ( the right size of course) with long sleeves and high neck and sheath their legs with any of a variety of stockings (elastic, business sheer, etc....) which hide the ugliness. I t seems to me that this is basic for two reasons: first I cannot conceive a TV without a certain esthetic sense. ...the feminine image must provide some beauty and pleasure to the TV himself, otherwise the entire effort makes no sense. Second, and this is perhaps even more important) we make a good impression on others This is part of our search for friends and tolerance. I do not mean that the image must be gorgeous... very few TV's are physically endowed that way (the Lucky devils!!) But, what makes a TV pleasant company for others AND ESPECIALLY FOR NON-TV'S is his honest exposure of that femininity he carries within his heart .... and femininity is sweet, serene, quiet, lady-like. We cannot make a mockery of that femininity, we must not be a vicious cartoon--grotesque, monstrous. This will surely scare people, as it scared the two GG's of my story. It was a nightmare not only from an esthe- tic viewpoint but from the standpoint of manners.

Such TV's belong behind locked doors and should stay there until they learn to behave like civilized people. But let us go on with more cases.

CASE # 2. #2. A TV is invited to a home to meet new friends. There are some non TV's present. We have been "working" on the latter to obtain their acceptance. We have been trying to prove to them that TV's are a nice bunch of people...we seem to be succeeding...they have met a few TV's and up to now their reaction has been positive. They think we are well behaved...they see that we are not a bunch of sex maniacs...that we are harmless and very happy human beings when we can be ourselves. So our new TV friend shows up... appearance not bad seems to be charming and during the first few minutes a very

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