HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm is known for making light of some the most subtle and awkward social situations. In a new series, I’ll take a memorable scene from the genius mind of Larry David and break it down even further. Today’s edition is from the season seven episode titled “The Bare Midriff.”

Take a look at the clip below.

EDITORS NOTE: Since posting this clip, it has been removed from youtube. I’ve been unable to find another clip. You’ll just have to imagine a fat girl in the clip whose belly is hanging out.
The bare midriff is a fashion faux pas that I see way too often during the warm summer months. A woman loses a few pounds and thinks she is sexy enough to flaunt her slightly-less flabby stomach. This can be a disturbing image that will send men running. Often this can be coupled with the infamous “muffin top” look to form a deadly combination. (more…)

In an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, comedy genius Larry Davis coined the phrase “stop and chat.” The stop and chat is basically the scenario in which you run into someone you haven’t seen in a while and proceed to have that always awkward conversation. Take a look at the scene.

The stop and chat usually happens in the supermarket, on the street or in your local pub. It’s usually a former classmate, an old co-worker or an ex-girlfriend. It can be just about anyone really but it’s usually someone you don’t know all that well or someone you haven’t seen in ages. You really have nothing to say to this person but you stop and have a long, drawn-out conversation anyway.

This is how a typical “Stop and Chat” goes: (more…)