# Oh Dear, apparently I'm a bad date. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897 "2007-01-21T23:36:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/101 "2007-01-25T22:07:40Z")
Hey where did my bidding paddle go? ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/102 "2007-01-25T22:56:22Z")
You guys are all amateurs…and poseurs…poseurs, I say!! For I - yes, lowly me - I have actually SPOKEN to the delectable Ms. Wonderland…on the phone…actual voices, yes… …be envious of me, paeons…yes, envy me… ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/103 "2007-01-25T23:18:10Z")
Yes, but at the end of the phone call did she tell you [You rock! You ROCK! You da man! YOU ROCK! wOOt!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8026378&postcount=65) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2007, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/104 "2007-01-25T23:24:19Z")
I think you boys need to just get a ruler, whip them out and end this already. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/105 "2007-01-26T00:15:31Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I think you boys need to just get a ruler, whip them out and end this already. [/QUOTE] Er…I think this is one instance where we can really do _without_ photographic citation. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/106 "2007-01-26T00:19:00Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] Er…I think this is one instance where we can really do _without_ photographic citation. [/QUOTE] Says you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/107 "2007-01-26T00:51:32Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] Er…I think this is one instance where we can really do _without_ photographic citation. [/QUOTE] I’m perfectly happy to take everybody’s word on it…😃 ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/108 "2007-01-26T01:02:32Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I’m perfectly happy to take everybody’s word on it…😃 [/QUOTE] I’ll use the same ruler I use for fishing. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/109 "2007-01-26T03:40:42Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I think you boys need to just get a ruler, whip them out and end this already. [/QUOTE] But they have to be erect for the measurement to be…meaningful. Maybe if we talk about paddling them in the bushes with the bidding paddles… ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/110 "2007-01-26T03:42:02Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] But they have to be erect for the measurement to be…meaningful. Maybe if we talk about paddling them in the bushes with the bidding paddles… [/QUOTE] You’re on your own there dear. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/111 "2007-01-26T08:40:36Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] Why do I suddenly feel like I’m being auctioned off to the highest bidder… [/QUOTE] See, _this_ is the kind of thing that makes me realize I’ll _never_ understand women! **alice** complains about not getting enough attention, then, when she get’s it, she’s all like huffy and stuff. I bid my left testicle and right kidney. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/112 "2007-01-26T14:44:58Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] See, _this_ is the kind of thing that makes me realize I’ll _never_ understand women! **alice** complains about not getting enough attention, then, when she get’s it, she’s all like huffy and stuff. [/QUOTE] I never complained about not getting enough attention. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/113 "2007-01-26T16:28:02Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] I never complained about not getting enough attention. [/QUOTE] What didja mean by this, then? > [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#): > > Why am I not this popular in real life?!?! 😕😕😕😕 ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/114 "2007-01-26T16:53:17Z")
I would wager that what she wants is not “creepy, vaguely stalkerish, being fought over like a prize sow” type of attention, which seems to be (if in jest, I hope) the bulk of what is going on here. It’s nice to be pursued I’m sure, but not by a pack of bloodthirsty wolves. Stranger ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/115 "2007-01-26T16:59:22Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] I would wager that what she wants is not “creepy, vaguely stalkerish, being fought over like a prize sow” type of attention, which seems to be (if in jest, I hope) the bulk of what is going on here. It’s nice to be pursued I’m sure, but not by a pack of bloodthirsty wolves. Stranger [/QUOTE] You sir, are terribly clever. This is why you’re my favorite wolf. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/116 "2007-01-26T17:40:25Z")
[QUOTE=alice\_in\_wonderland] You sir, are terribly clever. This is why you’re my favorite wolf. 😃 [/QUOTE] OK, now _I’m_ confused, you want to be fought over like a prize sow or not? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/117 "2007-01-26T17:46:45Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] OK, now _I’m_ confused, you want to be fought over like a prize sow or not? 😃 [/QUOTE] Not would be my preference. FWIW I wasn’t complaining about a lack of IRL attention - I actually do ok in that regard. I was just contemplating how much **MORE** attention I seem to be getting here. No moaning involved. It’s just kind of, you know, funny. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/118 "2007-01-26T18:29:57Z")
[QUOTE=Stranger On A Train] I would wager that what she wants is not “creepy, vaguely stalkerish, being fought over like a prize sow” type of attention, which seems to be (if in jest, I hope) the bulk of what is going on here. It’s nice to be pursued I’m sure, but not by a pack of bloodthirsty wolves. Stranger [/QUOTE] Awww, come on, I’ve posted before that I think that **alice** is a very warm, highly intelligent, person who has a great sense of humor. I just don’t want her to get like that female scientist in the _Far Side_ cartoon, who’s written a mass of equations on the chalkboard, which has the male scientists drooling and she says, “I have a body, too, you know!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/119 "2007-01-28T02:07:56Z")
Well, time to put everything I’ve learned from the quiz and this thread into action I’m going on a date. wOOt! ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897/120 "2007-01-28T02:25:15Z")
One of the ads at the bottom of the page is for Prayer volunteers wanted. Geez, I hope that prayer is not needed for your date. I will however keep my fingers crossed. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-apparently-im-a-bad-date/388897.md?page=7)