It's an old tactic.
It's evolved from the handkerchief dropping to get the attention from some gallant young man who would pick it up and retrieve it for her.
It's the classic "oops" maneuver to get your attention.
Or it could just be a coincidence.
It's not like women can be figured out or anything.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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