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When I was in Cambodia, the people seemed particularly impressed and obsessed with my size.  I realized that most of the people in Cambodia were relatively short but they were also referring to my girth.  This was a point of great amusement for them.  They started referring to me as the Big Show after a professional wrestler at the time: Paul Wight.

Not quite a giant

still larger than the average

feelings hurt by jokes

I can take a joke. It was amusing at first but it does get old after awhile.  Tell your joke and then move on to the next topic.  It doesn’t need to be morning, noon and night.  It was really funny when a Cambodian prostitute accosted me at an outdoor diner in Siem Reap.  She is making mocking gestures of her arms simulating a large belly.  I’m just trying to eat my crocodile in peace.

Crocodile bites

with a cold beer alongside

meal for a pauper

I find out she is hoping to procure my business.  She is pretty but I decline.  I find it odd that you would mock a person with whom you want to do business.  That’s not really a good strategy for success.  The Big Show decided to pass on her offer.  Considering that Viagra is sold over the counter in Cambodia she may have been getting more than she bargained for if I did take her up on the offer.

A big show perhaps

but not ready to wrestle

in any style