which came first?

I once heard about a philosophy professor at MSU who started a chicken-and-egg business.

TP, ?

a gesture

"What's that language that everyone understands but one one speaks?" he muttered in frustration.

There she was, in front of him, the most perfect woman he'd ever seen. Her hair was a mess, her jeans artfully torn, her nose slightly crooked on her bare suntanned face, but the smile in her eyes cast a spell.

He had tried every way he could imagine to tell her he wanted her in his arms, his mind, his hands, his life, but she only smiled. First a simple "hello," then "hola," "bonjour," "konichiwa." She had nodded, waved tentatively in response. So he had gone further: "Ud. es una diosa," "tres jolie," "God, you're fantastic." She had blushed, turned away coyly, winked with both eyes, but still not uttered a response.

Encouraged by the joyful wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, he had asked her to join him at his table. She shook her head, shrugging.

"I get it," he said. Hurriedly pushing aside books and papers, nearly tipping his coffee onto his long-forgotten notes, he made space for her at his table. She watched, at first bewildered at the flurry and then eagerly comprehending. When he gestured to the empty chair, she sat, and when he offered his hand, she held it.