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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
Example: One caller mentioned that the weather was fair to a colleague. The temp, according to the caller was 69 (degrees). The colleague took it the wrong way and thought the guy was sexually harassing her.  
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I can see this happening. It is one of those situations where depending on whose side you hear it from it can either sound completely innocent or completely innappropriate.
For instance, I can recall on more than one occasion where my guy has taken any general reference to the #69 (temperature, prices, counts, you name it) and turned it into something sexual. Like "Hey baby. The weatherman says its going to be 69 degrees outside today. *wink wink* You know what that means *wink wink*" When I reply, "You're so dirty.", then he just smiles innocently and says "What, I'm just giving you a heads up on the weather. It means you should remember to take a jacket." It's cheesy and we laugh it off, but it would be offensive if he said it to someone else, esp. a co-worker.
This is what is soooo difficult about sexual harrassment. Often the devil does lie in the detail, in that it is difficult to prove the connotation and innuendo that makes a simple statement or gesture cross the line. I don't know if there is any validity to this claim, but hopefully his good name is not being marred for nothing.