# Enough with the incompetent flirting

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-incompetent-flirting/168846>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 15, 2003, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-incompetent-flirting/168846 "2003-04-15T10:09:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-incompetent-flirting/168846/181 "2003-07-22T17:09:06Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Angua \*  
> \*\*Not really. How about the mating rituals of an Oxford educated particle physicist? Now there’s comedy value. He spent a whole half hour the other day during a quiet spot during the open day we were both helping at telling me about his huge detector at CERN 😉 \*\*

When I was in grad school, I became instantly smitten with a new grad student. I proudly took her on a tour of the bone lab. Hey, it was in important part of my life, and I was proud of it.

And before the double entredres abound, all you smarty pantses, I was in grad school for _physical anthropology_.

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**Author:** ![margin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@margin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/margin)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-incompetent-flirting/168846/182 "2003-07-22T22:42:03Z")

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“I am Fernando, the hot Latin love machine. Our passion can know no bounds, our love will live on through eternity, and we will never be apart. Also I can file your 13-D forms.”

Oh, baby.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-incompetent-flirting/168846/183 "2003-07-23T08:06:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Bippy the Beardless \*  
> \*\*Since this has resurected, **jjimm** is there any news of the lovely couple? Are they getting married yet? \*\*

It’s all cooled down a bit. I think he’s got himself a girlfriend elsewhere.

Lucky girl! :dubious:

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2003, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-incompetent-flirting/168846/184 "2003-07-23T08:18:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jjimm \*  
> \*\*I think he’s got himself a girlfriend elsewhere. \*\*

You know, one of my worst, most geekiest monkeys has also apparently just found himself a young lady. He proudly told me of the trip they were taking to London, which apparently has better shops for Star Trek & Buffy paraphernalia.

Nerd love. It’s so sweet.

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