# How can you tell if there's sparks?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [January 21, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177 "2001-01-21T23:08:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@FallenAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FallenAngel)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/41 "2001-01-24T00:11:58Z")
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\*Originally posted by Snooooopy \*
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I would like NASCAR if they made it like the old “Spy Hunter” video game – machine guns, smoke screens, oil slicks, and the theme from “Peter Gunn” piped in over the public address system.
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I have an easier way to make NASCAR interesting and enjoyable: Undivided two-way traffic.
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### Author:  [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/42 "2001-01-24T01:33:41Z")
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> \*Originally posted by lurkernomore \*
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> > \*Originally posted by TruePisces \*
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> > I’ll be the Black Widow Doper! 🙂
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> Sounds like a sig to me… \*\*
But I’m… but I… I didn’t…
_sigh_ Ok. I’ll do it.
UncleBill, you owe me for taking the rap for this one!!! 🙂
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### Author:  [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/43 "2001-01-24T02:33:02Z")
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> \*Originally posted by handy \*
> \*\*Car door test: Lock both doors, unlock her door, see if she then unlocks your door, if she does, great.
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Great movie, _A Bronx Story_.
Or was it The Bronx Story?
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### Author:  [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/44 "2001-01-24T16:58:32Z")
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> \*Originally posted by UncleBill \*
> \*\*I **KNEW** I liked you!
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> I’ve not done Daytona or Atlanta yet, but Homestead, Darlington, and Charlotte are under my belt (insert innuendo here).\*\*
Never managed to get to The Glen… but I’ve done Daytona, Charlotte, and Talladega. STILL want to get to Homestead, Richmond (where I have friends), Dover… never Pocono, worst track for spectators on the circuit. Actually, if I win the lottery (yeah, see THAT happening), my plan is to get tickets to every track and make every race in a season. Ideal!
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> Oh, yeah, back on topic, you could use somethings in common with your suitor as well (NASCAR). And someone who has shared some experiences, oh, say, maybe like having lived in New York state, or something. Maybe someone who has great pride for country, and maybe even was in the service during conflicts, or maybe someone who enjoys riding in the wind through the Florida Keys. Hmmm… where could you find a guy like that? \*\*
Hmmm… who knows. Just where COULD I find a guy like that? Of course, with you around, any other options are going to disappear, anyway! 🙂
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### Author:  [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/45 "2001-01-24T17:13:16Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \*
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> I would like NASCAR if they made it like the old “Spy Hunter” video game – machine guns, smoke screens, oil slicks, and the theme from “Peter Gunn” piped in over the public address system.
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How about, each lap they activate a different section fo the minefield....
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### Author:  [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/46 "2001-01-24T17:30:59Z")
A lesson for the young women. WHen you kiss a guy for the first time, put your hands on his shoulders in front so that you can push him away if he kisses you more than you’d like.
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### Author:  [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/47 "2001-01-24T18:21:13Z")
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> \*Originally posted by lurkernomore \*
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> > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \*
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> > I would like NASCAR if they made it like the old “Spy Hunter” video game – machine guns, smoke screens, oil slicks, and the theme from “Peter Gunn” piped in over the public address system.
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> How about, each lap they activate a different section fo the minefield.... **
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_shakes head_ Don’t you understand that with 43 cars going upwards of 150 miles an hour, it’s just LIKE activating a different section of the minefield each lap… You just don’t know which ones are duds!
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> \*Originally posted by handy \*
> \*\*A lesson for the young women. WHen you kiss a guy for the first time, put your hands on his shoulders in front so that you can push him away if he kisses you more than you’d like. \*\*
Or pull him closer if he doesn’t…
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lurker, meeting went better than I’d feared, not as good as I’d hoped. 5-8 more months, as per their reckoning. I don’t see how, but that’s what they’re telling me. I’ll give you the details later (or sooner if hotmail ever decides to get off its duff and WORK)
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### Author:  [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/48 "2001-01-24T20:06:59Z")
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> \*Originally posted by TruePisces \*
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> > \*Originally posted by lurkernomore \*
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> > > \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \*
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> > > I would like NASCAR if they made it like the old “Spy Hunter” video game – machine guns, smoke screens, oil slicks, and the theme from “Peter Gunn” piped in over the public address system.
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> > How about, each lap they activate a different section fo the minefield.... **
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> _shakes head_ Don’t you understand that with 43 cars going upwards of 150 miles an hour, it’s just LIKE activating a different section of the minefield each lap… You just don’t know which ones are duds!
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The point is, we’re not satisfied HOPING for people to crash and burn. We want GUARANTEES. Ideally, we’d like to look in the program and see an entry like, “2:15 p.m. – One unlucky car blown to smithereens.”
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### Author:  [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2001, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/49 "2001-01-25T22:34:28Z")
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> \*Originally posted by TruePisces \*
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> Or pull him closer if he doesn’t…
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I **DO** like your style!
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> \*Originally posted by TruePisces \*
> **Hmmm… who knows. Just where COULD I find a guy like that? Of course, with you around, any other options are going to disappear, anyway!**
Back from Philly (two days too early to hit Dopefest there). As far as where you could meet a guy like that? At the other end of that mail button below this post!
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### Author:  [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/50 "2001-01-25T23:07:45Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Snooooopy \*
> \*\*_shakes head_ Don’t you understand that with 43 cars going upwards of 150 miles an hour, it’s just LIKE activating a different section of the minefield each lap… You just don’t know which ones are duds!
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The point is, we’re not satisfied HOPING for people to crash and burn. We want GUARANTEES. Ideally, we’d like to look in the program and see an entry like, “2:15 p.m. – One unlucky car blown to smithereens.” \*\*
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Try watching Bristol. You’re guaranteed someone is going to crash hard there (usually several someones) It’s just a matter of there, they can walk away.
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> \*Originally posted by UncleBill \*
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> > Or pull him closer if he doesn’t…
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> I DO like your style! \*\*
Somehow, I had that figured out about you! 😉
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### Author:  [@dewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dewt)
#### Post date: [January 26, 2001, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-tell-if-theres-sparks/51177/51 "2001-01-26T04:21:29Z")
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> \*Originally posted by handy \*
> \*\*Laundry test: Dry your clothes there at the laundromat. Find a pretty girl, drop a clean sock near her, see if she picks it up, if yes, great girl. \*\*
Drop a _dirty_ sock near her. See if she picks it up. If yes, marry her.
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