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Yay! Mind you, was it as good as my valentine's? I hate to be crass (well, let's pretend I hate to be crass for a minute) but after meeting my uncle for a few pints so he could vent about his crappy new job, I stuck around for one more pint, and pulled a lady whose puppies weighed in at 7 pounds a piece. Seriously. Best. Valentine's. Evah!
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Say what? That'd be downright scary. I've never really experienced that when talking to people, though I def know how it feels, ack.Brendocon wrote:
Shame... embarassment... fear, anxiety... that feeling of claustrophobia and dread...
Cool.Best First wrote:whenever they all fill in bizzle on the net.
good for the game either way...
Those are big puppies. What was she feeding them?angloconvoy wrote:Yay! Mind you, was it as good as my valentine's? I hate to be crass (well, let's pretend I hate to be crass for a minute) but after meeting my uncle for a few pints so he could vent about his crappy new job, I stuck around for one more pint, and pulled a lady whose puppies weighed in at 7 pounds a piece. Seriously. Best. Valentine's. Evah!
^^ *points at the embedded quote*saysadie wrote:Say what?Brendocon wrote:Shame... embarassment... fear, anxiety... that feeling of claustrophobia and dread...
I meant in lieu of "something to say"
I genuinely can't do forced social conversation. Effectively being told "right, you've got X minutes to hold this person's attention and make them like you" kinda kills my mojo. Especially when they're in the same boat.
It theoretically results in one of two things:
1) Me being ******* money and them loving me
2) Prolonged silence and lots of mutual "right. okay, then."
I'm money all the time outside of a forced situation. Everybody loves me.
... really.
Grrr. Argh.
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That's always the way with conversations with strangers though isn't it? You either get into a flow more or less straight away and chat **** for hours or completely crash and burn. Well, I do anyway.Brendocon wrote:It theoretically results in one of two things:
1) Me being ******* money and them loving me
2) Prolonged silence and lots of mutual "right. okay, then."
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Mm, I've never had "forced" social conversation... speed dating sounds like it might be interesting and could be fun, but I'd probably just be doing it for that so I'm not sure if that'd be defeating the point of not...?Brendocon wrote:
I genuinely can't do forced social conversation. Effectively being told "right, you've got X minutes to hold this person's attention and make them like you" kinda kills my mojo. Especially when they're in the same boat.
Brendocon wrote:I'm money all the time outside of a forced situation. Everybody loves me.
... really.
Do it mildly sloshed! I'll go with you. We can go speed-dating together! Just pay for my transport. I'd like to travel by camel, please.spiderfrommars wrote: Its something I'd give a try, but I'd be scared. People don't tend to like me straight away... I have to grow on them over time, like a big wart.
I'm the same, when it's outside of social-type things. Mainly because I tend to be reserved in the everyday. Given a social sitch however, I'm fairly outgoing. And "overly friendly", so my best friend says. True though, I'll chat up complete strangers and spend part of the evening hanging with them. I sometimes wonder if that's safe, but... eh. Makes for some hilarious memories.
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That's always the way with conversations with strangers though isn't it? You either get into a flow more or less straight away and chat **** for hours or completely crash and burn. Well, I do anyway.
Yeah, that's pretty much how it goes for me too. Esp. in a social setting, when you're out and about. Otherwise, I don't usually give people I don't know much notice.
Well, unless I think they're hawt. But I think that's universal.
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Oh hell yes. Men wearing boxes on their heads are dead sexy. This, this is fact!Best First wrote: I am soooooooooooooo hawt.
Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:I have never had trouble talking to women, in fact if I wasnt a man id be a women!........
I tend to get along better with guys than chicks. Er, so well in fact that I've gotten into "trouble" for it. Other chicks tend to dislike it when you get along with their boyfriends better than they do. For obvious reasons. Gah.
I get along with older ladies really well, though!
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Maybe you really are an old lady?
Like the movie "Big", only backwards: you're an old lady in a young body!
Like the movie "Big", only backwards: you're an old lady in a young body!
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Its a date! Er, I mean, a speed date!saysadie wrote:Do it mildly sloshed! I'll go with you. We can go speed-dating together! Just pay for my transport. I'd like to travel by camel, please.spiderfrommars wrote: Its something I'd give a try, but I'd be scared. People don't tend to like me straight away... I have to grow on them over time, like a big wart.
Mildly sloshed is the way to go...
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Besty da man!
Not too loud, sades. I can almost hear Predabot going at an empty box of Cjörn-Flajkes (or whatever cereal he has) with a pair of scissors!saysadie wrote:Yeah- See man, I told you the box was sexy.Legion wrote:goes to show the power of the cardboard box!Metal Vendetta wrote:Nice going BF!
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Preds can go [composite word including 'f*ck'] himself. With something large and spiky. I mean that.Rebis wrote:
Not too loud, sades. I can almost hear Predabot going at an empty box of Cjörn-Flajkes (or whatever cereal he has) with a pair of scissors!
Funny comment though, Rebis.
Those aren't waggling eyebrows lurking behind that statement, are they? I'm shocked, truly!Best First wrote:i may be coming to Canada later this year...
Seriously though, f'real, or are you yanking my chain? When's later this year then? In my neck of the woods at all? If so, it's possible we might have an oppertunity to meet face to face, shock horror, and that might be interesting.
Bring Spidey with you, we can all go speed-dating!