Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Uncanny Tales – (027) Middle Aged Man Syndrome

 

My boss has either been struck down by a midlife crisis or the male menopause, we are not sure which yet.

He has just sold his Range Rover and bought himself a brand-new Porsche or as we lowly employees prefer to call it his “Meno-Porsche”.

There can be few things in this life more ridiculous than a balding man in his fifties with high blood pressure and a dodgy hip, driving an expensive sports car, not to mention getting in and out of it.

In my experience real men don’t even like sports cars, after all they are so impractical, real men like trucks, vans, jeeps and Landover’s.

Women on the other hand love sports cars, which is no doubt the reason that older men like to drive them in a vain attempt to attract women who otherwise wouldn’t look at them twice.

When I look at him admiring his new baby, I’m convinced he feels the Porsche has pulling power.

I feel confident he will soon come to his senses and buy himself a pick up because he won’t pick up anything in his Porsche other than a bad back and the only thing he is likely to pull is a muscle trying to exit the car with his dignity intact.

 

No comments: