# Geobabe rethinks her image **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2001, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694 "2001-10-26T02:19:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2001, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/41 "2001-10-26T22:45:57Z")
**vix** , honey, I will never stop flirting with you. But of course, you’ll have to grab my ass without Sua’s assistance next time. But I think you can manage it. Hey, wait a second, _you’re_ flirting! Good news, you’re back to normal! _happy dance_ ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/42 "2001-10-27T00:44:54Z")
Geo, time prohibits me from posting a lengthy and soul-searching response. I mean it when I say- and I know I’m not the only one who thinks this- that those times when you flirt on the boards are in no way a detraction from the wonderful and complex woman that you are. In short, I adore you, and it’s all about the happy balance. ---
**Author:** ![Verrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/46a35a/32.png) [@Verrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Verrain)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/43 "2001-10-27T01:06:10Z")
Just wanted to add my words to the others. I never thought of you as flirty, I just think of you as cool. ---
**Author:** ![BigGiantHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@BigGiantHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigGiantHead)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/44 "2001-10-27T02:13:06Z")
Heh. I check back in here out of idle curiosity a day later, and discover that in response to my flirt I get _a pat on the head_. If that’s not a killingly accurate metaphor for a larger situation, I dunno what is. Double heh. All silliness aside, allow me to pile onto the growing list of posters here to inform you that you should, indeed, never ever change. And don’t second-guess yourself either - take it from the resident expert on that. There is absolutely nothing about your image that requires rethinking. - Dave ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/45 "2001-10-27T13:08:40Z")
**andygirl** , I can’t tell you how much that means to me. Even though we don’t talk nearly often enough, you have been and always will be a very special person to me. You are wise beyond your years, and that’s not just because you say nice things about me. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BigGiantHead \* > **Heh. I check back in here out of idle curiosity a day later, and discover that in response to my flirt I get _a pat on the head_. If that’s not a killingly accurate metaphor for a larger situation, I dunno what is. Double heh.** Sweetie, I was not about to turn this into a flirt thread. That would kind of defeat the purpose, _n’est-ce pas_? Flirt with me in a more appropriate place, and be sure you will get a more enthusiastic response. ---
**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2001, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/46 "2001-10-27T21:35:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bare \* > \*\*[q]Geology questions don’t get asked very often, and when they do, frequently the other geologists have already pounced all over it and I can’t add anything.[/q] > > Personally, I never follow any of those flirt threads but I do look forward to your uncommonly candid and intelligent posts. > > I think we all appreciate a chance to show off some of our hard earned knowledge. So this question is just for you **Geobabe**. Would you explain the relationship between belt rocks and over-thrusts, more particularly, as associated with the Purcell Trench located here in North Idaho? \*\* My first attempt at a flirt and she takes me seriously. ::back to the rock pile with me:: ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/47 "2001-10-28T04:31:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bare \* > \*\*My first attempt at a flirt and she takes me seriously. > ::back to the rock pile with me:: \*\* Well, ya goof, if you’re gonna flirt, you need to do it properly, because that attempt was not the slightest bit obvious. Next time another flirt thread rolls around, give me a holler. I’ll school ya. ---
**Author:** ![BigGiantHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b4bc9f/32.png) [@BigGiantHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigGiantHead)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2001, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/48 "2001-10-28T22:48:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > > > [@](#): > > > > _Originally posted by BigGiantHead \* > > Heh. I check back in here out of idle curiosity a day later, and discover that in response to my flirt I get a pat on the head. If that’s not a killingly accurate metaphor for a larger situation, I dunno what is. Double heh._\* > > Sweetie, I was not about to turn this into a flirt thread. That would kind of defeat the purpose, _n’est-ce pas_? \*\* _Oui, mademoiselle, vraiment._ But the fact that I can’t even figure out where or when to flirt only makes the metaphor all the more killingly accurate. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/49 "2001-10-29T00:37:50Z")
I think anyone who is single and their gender is obvious from their handle has a higher flirt potential, regardless of how much or how little they invite it. That’s been my impression, anyway. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they aren’t taken as seriously, though. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/50 "2001-10-29T01:03:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elelle \* > Geobabe, hope I’m not bustin’ up the Lavaflow Loungemen here, but I’d like to say that after a long time of seeing you here, I have the best image of an incredibly strong smart person, whose flirting only adds in dimension to any thread. What **elelle** said. Having spent a fair amount of time with you IRL, **Geobabe** , I can honestly say that the flirting is only a small part of what makes you so much fun to hang out with. Just be who you are, and don’t worry about your ‘image’. You’re doin’ fine. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/51 "2001-10-29T12:16:15Z")
**RT** , coming from someone who witnessed–and participated in–my antics at the party Saturday night, that’s very reassuring. Out of the fog, and into the smog… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/52 "2001-10-29T13:11:01Z")
…relentlessly… ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/53 "2001-10-29T15:21:22Z")
… ruthlessly… (Ruth? Ruth?) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/54 "2001-10-29T16:31:28Z")
…doggedly… [sub](arf, arf!)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/55 "2001-10-29T17:20:53Z")
**Geobabe** , after following your posts for awhile and finally meeting you at JC’s this weekend I think I can weigh in on this one. . . You’re a funny and intelligent person who’s fun to talk to and a blast to hang with. The fact that you’re drop-dead gorgeous just proves that brains and beauty aren’t mutually exclusive. Zap! ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/56 "2001-10-29T20:24:23Z")
…toward his weekly meeting with…the unknown! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zappo \* > \*\* The fact that you’re drop-dead gorgeous just proves that brains and beauty aren’t mutually exclusive. > \*\* **Zappo** , drop-dead gorgeous? I do believe you’re my new best friend. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/57 "2001-10-29T20:51:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\*…toward his weekly meeting with…the unknown! > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Zappo \* > > \*\* The fact that you’re drop-dead gorgeous just proves that brains and beauty aren’t mutually exclusive. > > \*\* > > **Zappo** , drop-dead gorgeous? I do believe you’re my new best friend. \*\* Yes, drop-dead gorgeous. And when I dropped dead it’d take three undertakers, a big tank of compressed air and a tow truck to get the smile off my face. 😃 But actually, I don’t have weekly meetings with the unknown. We just get together for coffee once in awhile. Zap! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/58 "2001-10-29T21:00:36Z")
At fourth and Drucker he turns left. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/59 "2001-10-29T21:04:01Z")
At Drucker and fourth he turns right. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geobabe-rethinks-her-image/89694/60 "2001-10-29T21:21:17Z")
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