# I get the idea, you guys are tired of flirt threads **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 15, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706 "2005-03-15T21:21:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/61 "2005-03-16T20:26:08Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > I knew a guy once who hung out in bars and introduced himself to girls thusly. He said he got slapped or the equivalent nine times out of ten, but scored one in ten, and saved himself an immense amount of time that way! We had a guy at college (1977) who went door-to-door in the dorms soliciting nookie. He was never threatening and he never asked the same person twice (must have had a system); he asked; he got slapped/doors slammed in face/boyfriends emerge from shadows threatening violence/and also some “takers”. One girl complained to the dean and the dean said unless he’s using threatening language that he’s free to continue. I have a gut feeling that nowadays, the PC thought police would squash this kind of activity under the loose grounds (IMHO) that the act of asking was in and of itself threatening. Glad I’m not in college anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/62 "2005-03-16T20:54:11Z")
> [@mrklutz](#): > > Frankly, I think it’s a shame that someone like Kythereia, who seems to be friendly to everyone who isn’t actively rude to her > [@Anaamika](#): > > but to me the fact that Kythereia would stop because one person asked her means she’s a nice person. I rather liked her style, I mean, her name does mean the goddess of love, after all. :o :o :o :o :o 😉 Just for you two… _flirts outrageously with–and snogs–both **Anaamika** and **mrklutz** _ ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/63 "2005-03-16T21:31:02Z")
Well, I’ve never been flirted with so I’m glad that noone else will be doing it. I’m also never mentioned in any of the famous or favorite doper threads. Better stop doing that… Never been pitted. Should close that forum right down. Now that I think about it, everyone should probably just leave the board right now. It’ll make me feel ever so much better. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/64 "2005-03-16T21:31:19Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Meh. Yet another thread closed down because some whiner with zero social skills got pissed about people interacting in a way that was not to thier liking. > > “It’s not fiiiiiiiighting IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIgnoraaaaaaance!” > > Holy ever lovin batshit, batman. Chill the fuck out. If you don’t like de thread, don’ fuckin’ READ de thread. Y’all are acting like a bunch of jealous teenagers that didn’t get asked to prom. Get over it. > > So sorry. These things tend to be cyclical in nature. Round about spring, in fact. Three times that I’ve seen thus far. They’ll get over it. I’ve never in my life opened a flirt thread. I rarely open MPSIMS at all, in fact. So you’d think I’d be safe from it. It’s cute and funny when it happens once in awhile, when there’s some sort of particularly clever opportunity. But otherwise, yeah, it’s gotten fucking annoying. Especially with the posters who seem to do nothing else here. I’ll admit to being a shameless flirt in real life, but it’s just really goddamn old when every other thread has that same moronic line from Friends in it. How many times is one joke funny to you guys? I hate to think what these folks’ real lives are like - how hard up for attention do you have to get in order to develop the weird and obnoxious compulsion to constantly flirt online? Is flirting anonymously - and thus minus any shred of real sexual tension - fun for you guys? I mean, I guess it’s “safe” in some respect that real life human interaction isn’t. But still, how embarrassing for you. Anyway, none of the rest of us would care if it was confined to those moronic threads in MPSIMS. If a bunch of people there help their self-esteem by reading and writing “How _you_ doin’?” over and over, fine. But does it have to be everywhere else as well? ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/65 "2005-03-16T21:32:41Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Heh. Good one. > > Sorry about that last post. That wasn’t really called for. Aww, nuts. You just have to spoil it by complimenting my insult and then apologising, don’t you? Can we declare peace - and that goes for all flirters/flirtees, too? I thought I’d shaken and made up with **Kythereia** in the thread in question, and I really don’t feel like carrying on an extended sniping campaign. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/66 "2005-03-16T21:48:33Z")
Shit. Can we pretend I didn’t just post that? I’m sorry, it was completely uncalled for. I’m just in a pissy mood because I’m sleep-deprived and it’s been a rather bad day. I’m going to take a nap now. ---
**Author:** ![harmless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/2acd7d/32.png) [@harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmless)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/67 "2005-03-16T21:54:04Z")
Hell No! The bwig bad anonymous message bwoad user made me cwy! I demawnd wetwibution! I mean retribution! You know this is going to subject you to an unmerciful amount of flirting from here on out, don’t ya? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/68 "2005-03-16T22:05:27Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Shit. Can we pretend I didn’t just post that? I’m sorry, it was completely uncalled for. I’m just in a pissy mood because I’m sleep-deprived and it’s been a rather bad day. I’m going to take a nap now. Aw. Do we have to? I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![mrklutz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/69 "2005-03-16T22:07:30Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Shit. Can we pretend I didn’t just post that? I’m sorry, it was completely uncalled for. I’m just in a pissy mood because I’m sleep-deprived and it’s been a rather bad day. I’m going to take a nap now. Pretend you didn’t post what? Post #64 is mysterously blank. No, really. Just look at it. Honest. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/70 "2005-03-16T22:12:25Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Shit. Can we pretend I didn’t just post that? I’m sorry, it was completely uncalled for. I’m just in a pissy mood because I’m sleep-deprived and it’s been a rather bad day. I’m going to take a nap now. Oh, thank you for this post–I was about to ask if you explain jokes to people, too… I’ll make a deal with you–I’ll flirt with you, if you can come up with something more original than “how you doin’?” 🙂 (above meant as lighthearted back chat. YMMV) ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/71 "2005-03-16T23:31:34Z")
> [@UrbanChic](#): > > Aw. Do we have to? I liked it. _sticks out tongue at **UrbanChic** _ **Excalibre** , if that’s the worst thing said to me in the Pit, I count it as a good day. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/72 "2005-03-17T00:11:04Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > _sticks out tongue at **UrbanChic** _ > > **Excalibre** , if that’s the worst thing said to me in the Pit, I count it as a good day. 😉 Next time you open your mouth, it better be to suck my dick, you goat-felching, syphilitic, shit-for-brains waste of oxygen! 🙂 Hey, if the first wasn’t mean enough, I had to try again. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/73 "2005-03-17T00:28:05Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Shit. Can we pretend I didn’t just post that? I’m sorry, it was completely uncalled for. I’m just in a pissy mood because I’m sleep-deprived and it’s been a rather bad day. I’m going to take a nap now. I was going to come in here and yell at you for doing exactly what I’m pitting. Then you had to go and apologize. Damn you. Damn you right to hell. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/74 "2005-03-17T01:15:21Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Next time you open your mouth, it better be to suck my dick, you goat-felching, syphilitic, shit-for-brains waste of oxygen! > > 🙂 Hey, if the first wasn’t mean enough, I had to try again. Much better\*. Now. Where DID I put those knee pads… \*But the goat has been far too busy with all the damn newbies to even notice I exist anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/75 "2005-03-17T01:33:22Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > \*But the goat has been far too busy with all the damn newbies to even notice I exist anymore. Well, frankly, the goat gets so much felching that I doubt he cares much these days. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/76 "2005-03-17T01:35:24Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Well, frankly, the goat gets so much felching that I doubt he cares much these days. _pukey smiley_ (faintly) nope, no flirting here. ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/77 "2005-03-17T02:55:25Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > _pukey smiley_ > > (faintly) nope, no flirting here. ugh. You’re just not prepared for my hardcore-style flirting. I’m raw, baby. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/78 "2005-03-17T03:07:17Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > You’re just not prepared for my hardcore-style flirting. I’m raw, baby. A challenge! In real life, I am a flirt as well. As soon as I get the chance to feel comfortable enough with someone, it seems to happen naturally with me. I shut it down when asked to do so or when it’s clear that it makes people uncomfortable. I have a message board flirting style too, which is basically the written expression of my usual verbal and physical style. I’m not such an accomplished flirt as some, but I think I do all right. It isn’t as if any of the flirts mentioned here spend all their time doing that. I see intelligent and non-flirtatious commentary from them regularly. So…(thinking hard)…anyone want to come over and play Battleship with me? 😉 That’s all I have right now. Unless anyone can get excited about open and closed economies. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/79 "2005-03-17T04:48:00Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > You’re just not prepared for my hardcore-style flirting. I’m raw, baby. Looks like you’re going to be alone tonight, then. Baby. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706/80 "2005-03-17T05:18:18Z")
A word of caution for the fearless: > [@](#): > > **Indygrrl** : Or maybe I just don’t see what people get out of it. Maybe someone could explain the appeal? To me, it’s just kind of creepy. I’ll tell you what I got out of it and it’s creepy as hell. Twenty years ago tomorrow I logged onto a BBS message board from a Commodore 64 computer for the first time. It took three days before the flirting began and I was meeting someone in email to share a bottle of wine and cold roast duck sandwiches. What I got out of it was _grandchildren_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-the-idea-you-guys-are-tired-of-flirt-threads/294706.md?page=5)