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Joldo
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EDIT: Huh? What triple post? Where?

[ October 09, 2005, 06:56 PM: Message edited by: Joldo ]

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Wow, triple post. And I'm 20 at the moment, I was just theorizing the 22 part. Also, as I said, I worry about the future because I don't want to be the hopeless loner in my late 20's.
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Joldo: That happened to my gay boyfriend in high school! He was still in the closet, and his parents were getting worried that he wasn't spending enough time with girls, so he and I "dated" for quite a long time.

But we used to go to the gay coffeehouse together, and all of the guys there just assumed he was straight. They were really surprised when they found out otherwise.

-pH

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I thought this was an interesting stat that I got offline. It's based off personality tests and such.

If I went on 100 dates:

36 of them I would like her
27 of them she would like me
33 of them neither of us would like the other
4 of them we would like each other

Kind of scary that. I thought it was interesting though, so up it goes on the good old thread.

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... you know there's nothing in these internet statistics, right?
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I know you can make statistics out to say anything. Thanks for taking away my fun though, Teshi. [Razz]
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Well, I think the "both like each other" number for dates must be higher given the fact that one of you already asked the other out and the askee said okay so at least the inital attraction is already there. This is also assuming you'd never actually got to know her beforehand and knew nothing about her.
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Maybe they define "like" as "would want a second date" type of thing. I don't know. I didn't read the fine print.
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Joldo
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Pfresh, have you considered giving women chocolate? That's my fallback, when all else fails: bake chocolatey things.
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I've tried. This is my reenactment of what happens then.

I give them something chocolate (example: brownies)
They take the brownies and say "Wow, you can cook?"
They eat the brownies and say "Wow, these are really good."
They finish the brownies and then ask for the recipe.
They then proceed to leave or get distracted by someone/something else.

EDIT: I meant this as a humorous anecdote, so don't take it super seriously. I'm just poking fun at how any time I cook anything, I get surprise out of the females who enjoy it.

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Joldo
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I make dark chocolate fudge with cinnamon and raspberries inside. After I serve that up, they latch on.

Which, come to think of it, isn't much use to me.

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quote:
My best personal example of this comes from an occasion when I had agreed to marry a guy I'd only actually been in a relationship with for a week (calm yourselves; I knew him for a couple of years before that). The idea that we were going to get married caused a whole lot of problems between us, since it came so early on and essentially framed our relationship. We weren't just two people who enjoyed being together anymore. Even though the two of us had agreed on it, it really wasn't a good idea to go into the relationship thinking like that, and it caused a lot of strain.
This isn't far off from what happened between Porter and I. It is miraculous that we actually ended up married. [Big Grin]
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Joldo, have you tried making guys chocolate? [Wink]
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It would work if I knew any gay guys . . .
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pfresh, if that dating stat is at all true, I've got about 87 more dates before I go on one where we like each other.

Of course, no reason why the good dates have to be last. Although in my case, recent history and karma seem to suggest it'll be that way.

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quote:
I make dark chocolate fudge with cinnamon and raspberries inside. After I serve that up, they latch on.
Can I have some? Please?
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Joldo
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Kinda makes you lose hope in ever making it there.

Or, in my case, kinda makes you plan about 70 short one-minute dates with strangers off the street to get to the mutual liking one.

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You could do the speed dating thing. Depending on the size of the group you could go on as many as 20-30 dates.
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Allegra, your screen name is amusingly appropriate in a post about "speed dating". [Big Grin]
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Let's hope it's only speed-dating . . .
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quote:
Originally posted by El JT de Spang:
pfresh, if that dating stat is at all true, I've got about 87 more dates before I go on one where we like each other.

Of course, no reason why the good dates have to be last. Although in my case, recent history and karma seem to suggest it'll be that way.

Just so you guys know, that stat was based on my personality tests, so it's only true for me (or people who are super similar to me).
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Maybe if you tried speed-dating while on speed you would meet even more people...

Allegra is also my real name. I really wish the allergy medicine had never come out. Now the first thing I hear when I meet people is, "Like the allergy medicine!".

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El JT de Spang
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quote:
Just so you guys know, that stat was based on my personality tests, so it's only true for me (or people who are super similar to me).
Oh. I should be in good shape then. I don't think I'm anything like you, at least from what I've read in this thread.

That's not a putdown, either. You wouldn't want to trade lives with me, believe me.

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So Joldo, do I get any of that fudge?
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We could all post something about how to deal with women and not finish! Here's my contribution:

Don't take any crap. And don't give any, either.

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Joldo
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You can get some fudge, if you can find some way to transport a highly meltable quantity (it's the raspberries that do it) from Atlanta to wherever you live. And this stuff has to be eaten within a couple hours of being made.
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Would some sort of icebox help?
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Joldo, I am in Valdosta, GA. If you feel like a 4 hour drive I would appreciate some fudge. [Smile]
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You're in Valdosta? Really? I was down there this past summer at VSU for six weeks for the Governor's Honors Program.
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I am a VSU student
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Wow. I might have passed right by you, and then quickly scurried away in the fear that you were one of the sketchy characters that haunts Nevins building.

Were you around while the campus was swarming with us nerds?

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No, I am a freshman this year. I am actually from Indiana. I just came down here because of the double bass professor. He is really amazing. I am not sure that there is any other person who could convince me to move to the middle of southern Georgia.
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Oh, I met him! I think. If I recall correctly, really cool guy. The band program at VSU--especially jazz--is simply incredible.

And trust me, south Georgia is far preferable to Atlanta. The smog layer turns GSU and Tech into little ovens. South Georgia has a lovely climate and a great atmosphere in comparison.

And lots of big city culture, too!

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Question: Would the homecoming dance/casino be a good place to go to alone to potentially meet girls? And if so, what do you think the required attire would be?
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Pirate hat, fancy shirt, eye-patch and thigh boots with tight black pants.

Not only will you gain +10 confidence (that's what dressing like a pirate does) but you'll also have plenty to talk about during the dance!

Or you could just wear whatever you'd wear out to a fancy night out/club.

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Oddly enough, that's very close to how I dressed for Homecoming. It works really good.
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I don't have a pirate hat or an eye patch or thigh boots or tight black pants. So I lose there. I also don't have fancy nights out or go to clubs, so yeah. I have no clue what the attire would be. I was considering khaki pants and a collared shirt.
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I have not read the entire thread. But my advice to the beggining question is this:

Dont try to deal with them. You can never deal with them. You can only love and cherish them and when all else fails just hang on for the ride. (And no that is not some sort of vulgar pun. I wrote my post reread it and relized how that could be taken.)

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You know, that's really not true, and I think it does women a disservice to treat them like incomprehensible and random forces of nature who are best administered through regular applications of untargeted affection.

You CAN deal with women. Key to this is realizing that they're no more mysterious than anyone else who isn't you.

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Joldo! I'm in Woodstock, just over the Cobb county line. And I would love your recipe.

But, um, you really live in Atlanta and don't know any gay guys? *flips through address book*

You really must come to the next Atlanta clumop get-together.

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quote:
Originally posted by pfresh85:
I don't have a pirate hat or an eye patch or thigh boots or tight black pants.

The obvious solution here is to buy some. [Big Grin]
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But I don't want to be a pirate.... [/Seinfeld reference]
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...I want to sing and dance!
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So that we men can deal with you better? [Wink]
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Wait, what does that mean? [Confused]
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The title of the thread....

"..I want to sing and dance!"

Umm... maybe it wasn't such great humor... Nevermind...

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Oh, I get it now. I just thought your post was unconnected to katharina's, so I was really confused.
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It's from The Pirate Song, by Ray Stevens.
Has anyone heard this song? It's wonderful!

I don't like rum...

...anyone? [Frown]

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I've heard "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" by ... a bunch of vegetables...

Does that count?

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I sing the chorus of The Pirate Song to my kids sometimes, but that's the only part I remember.
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