# Oh, My Freaking God! (Looong!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128 "2003-07-13T07:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/261 "2003-07-28T11:26:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Optihut \* > \*\*You know, I first opened this thread, because I thought “Oh my freaking god” by **Davebear**? That’s got to be about sex and those threads are always interesting 😉 > > Ok, I admit it, I like reading your posts and was - pleasently - surprised to find out my initial assessment was wrong. Hmmm, if I ever have the time and finances (read: Never ☹ ) I should fly to one of those Boston Dope things to meet y’all :)\*\* I forget, sometimes, that people see me that way. **I** know I post to lots of different types of threads, but I guess the other posts go pretty much unnoticed, whereas I tend to make an impact in the sex threads (which I’ve been avoiding, lately, in case no one’s noticed). I’m glad you stuck around, anyway. Maybe, when you’ve graduated, you’ll get to visit Boston on business, and we can go have a beer or something. > [@](#): > > \*\*Oh yeah, tell me about that! I am living in a city with 80,000 inhabitants and half of those are students. So far, so good. BUT the university here is reknowned for engineering, so most of those students are kinda nerdy and there are not nearly enough women. In my field, I started out with 300 people. Of those we had 10 women, however you had to mention that it actually were women with 9 of the 10. And the only cute one was weeded out by exams in the third semester. _sigh_ > > I am always glad to visit my hometown (500,000 inhabitants and a healthy 50-50 demographic) on the weekends and can’t wait to finish studying next year. I so need to move out of here! \*\* Heh! Yeah, engineering schools tend to be “sausage factories”. But, that isn’t really what I meant. There are definitely some beautiful women, around here. I rode the bus with some, every day, up until Thursday. (I’m driving to the new offices, starting today.) But, there are no bars/pubs/clubs in Watertown, that I know of, where they have live music. So, there’s no worthwhile nightlife, IMO. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lorene \* > **But don’t you live in Watertown? I mean, there’s…no, wait…there’s… > Yeah, OK, point taken.** Yeah. 'Zactly. _Watertown! Famed, far and wide, as the home of Arsenio Mall!_ It’s an old joke, but it’s still true. (For folks who don’t live around here, it’s actually named the Arsenal Mall. And, the reference to Arsenio Hall tells you how old the joke is.) Of course, we _do_ have that lovely new office/residential condo development they built on the SuperFund site the Army was kind enough to leave for us. But, that’s not bringing a lot of fun to the area. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/262 "2003-07-28T12:52:01Z")
I went to the Arsenal Mall once. At least you have a mall. I have to leave the state to find the closest mall 🙂 You could live in scenic Haverhill like me - birthplace of John Greenleaf Whittier. EVERYTHING here has some reference to the esteemed poet. Get your excitement in early as almost everything is closed by 9:00 on schoolnights and 5:00 on Sundays! And there is no decent pizza or roast beef sandwiches within 50 miles ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/263 "2003-07-28T13:07:01Z")
No decent Pizza??? {{{{tanookie}}}} He, he 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/264 "2003-07-28T14:46:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*And there is no decent pizza or roast beef sandwiches within 50 miles ☹ \*\* Not true! There is EXCELLENT greek-style pizza to be had in Malden; a mere 32 miles away, according to Mapquest. 😃 Of course, if you like that nasty-ass NY-style pizza, that doesn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/265 "2003-07-28T14:57:11Z")
Malden … I wonder if I can con hubby into going to Malden for pizza. There was this amazing greek restaurant (Christo’s) in Brockton that made awesome pizza -we’ve always called it Bar Pizza because a couple of the local bars made similar pizza. All they have up here is crap. Too greasy and the crust tastes like cardboard. It is like having a domino’s on every corner ☹ ---
**Author:** ![October](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@October](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/October)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/266 "2003-07-28T15:49:23Z")
Davebear, I didn’t know you were bald! Bald can be sooo sexy. I have this major crush on Patrick Stewart. And don’t even get me started on Anthony Edwards… ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/267 "2003-07-28T16:23:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*Malden … I wonder if I can con hubby into going to Malden for pizza. \*\* Well, if you’re going, it’s the Malden House of Pizza, on Salem St, off Rt 99. I’m assuming they’re still there. They were there for a long, long time, and the pizza was always excellent. I know _I_ wouldn’t dare deny a pregnant woman with a craving, escpecially if it’s been a long time since you’ve had good pizza. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by October \* > \*\*Davebear, I didn’t know you were bald! Bald can be sooo sexy. I have this major crush on Patrick Stewart. And don’t even get me started on Anthony Edwards… \*\* Yup. Kinda blows the whole bear image, doesn’t it? But, that was never based on appearance, anyway. Sherri, my ex-GF, when asked what actor I most resembled, said Patrick Stewart. I don’t see the resemblance, myself. Her second choice was Yul Brynner, which is even farther from reality. I don’t shave my head (although I do keep what’s left of my hair very short; basically stubble length), and I’m not the least bit exotic looking. She said it was more of an attitude/charisma thing. I don’t see that, either, but what do I know? It was a nice compliment. Anthony Edwards? Maybe. A little? ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/268 "2003-07-28T23:39:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\*Well, if you’re going, it’s the Malden House of Pizza, on Salem St, off Rt 99. I’m assuming they’re still there. They were there for a long, long time, and the pizza was always excellent. > > \*\* MHOP is still there! I went there relatively recently, as I work in Malden one day a week. (Hmmm, I also work in Watertown a couple of days a week… **Davebear** , am I following you?) ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/269 "2003-07-29T03:19:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lorene \* > \*\*MHOP is still there! I went there relatively recently, as I work in Malden one day a week. (Hmmm, I also work in Watertown a couple of days a week… **Davebear** , am I following you?) \*\* I actually grew up in Malden. Now, I’m thinking it may be time for a pilgrimage. Is their pizza still as excellent as I remember? It would be a lot more fun being followed by a woman I know to be a babe if I didn’t also know she had a babe of her own. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/270 "2003-07-29T05:04:28Z")
Whew! Leave town for a weekend to do a, ok, I Live in California, right?, relationships/communications workshop … and Look at all I’ve missed. Unabashed Dave Flirting, Dave Following, Pro-Bald raving, Crave Pizza-ing What an amazing Thread … but, but, but, Ladies, if faced with similar situations, should the fella assume he’s been blown-off, or do y’all think more often it’s just time/response impairment? ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/271 "2003-07-29T11:16:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wyatt \* > **Unabashed Dave Flirting, …** Yeah, that was over the top, even for me. 😃 > [@](#): > > \*\*What an amazing Thread … but, but, but, Ladies, if faced with similar situations, should the fella assume he’s been blown-off, or do y’all think more often it’s just time/response impairment? \*\* Whoa! Way to get back on topic, dude! You _were_ paying attention, in that class, weren’t ya’? 😉 Actually, this is pretty typical, for my threads. Interest in the OP drops off, but people keep hanging out, talking about whatever silliness happens to inspire them, at the moment. Then someone will come along, and put things back on track. If you ever have a couple hours to kill, search for “Spit or Swallow”. You’ll have to search back about three months, to find it, and it’s about 14 pages long, but it follows this same pattern. I kept it on topic for a long time, but it eventually went all over the place. Anyway, yes, _Tonight on Nightline, **Day nine of the The Hampton Heart and Hopes Hostage Crisis**! Can anything be salvaged from this situation?_ Guest commentators welcome. [sub]“Crave Pizza-ing”? Maybe it’s a California thing.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Tiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Mama\_Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Tiger)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/272 "2003-07-29T12:04:19Z")
Jeez, **Davebear** , I didn’t know you look like Patrick Stewart! Remember my previous comment about Papa Tiger being in the picture? Depending on how strong the resemblance is, I just MIGHT be persuaded to change my mind about that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/273 "2003-07-29T13:08:53Z")
**Wyatt** , while I’ve not been in the “dating world” for a very long time (longer than Dave)… I’d have to say I agree that she was trying to put out a message of not wanting to take things any further. Sadly it was a real cop-out of a way to do it, but that’s how I’d have taken it if I were Dave. ---
**Author:** ![October](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@October](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/October)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/274 "2003-07-29T15:54:04Z")
Link, Davebear, Link! I sought and did not find “Spit or Swallow,” and my curiosity is piqued. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/275 "2003-07-29T16:10:53Z")
Here is the infamous ‘Spit or Swallow’ thread. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=173531](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=173531) I think we’re all still hanging out here Dave to see if she ever does make contact. Everything seems so openended and unfinished this way. We need closure 🙂 It really sucks that things turned out this way. I had hoped she would call. _grrrrrrrrr_ (and women stereotype men for not calling when they say they will!) ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/276 "2003-07-29T16:11:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Davebear \* > \*\*I actually grew up in Malden. Now, I’m thinking it may be time for a pilgrimage. Is their pizza still as excellent as I remember? \*\* My sources actually tell me that Nana’s Pizza is better. But my sources are the troubled preteens and teens of Malden and Everett, so I don’t know how much credence to give them. I seem to recall it being good and cheap. > [@](#): > > \*\*It would be a lot more fun being followed by a woman I know to be a babe if I didn’t also know she had a babe of her own. 🙂 \*\* Yeah, the stroller kind of ruins the look 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/277 "2003-07-29T16:32:12Z")
Hey strollers are the new vogue this year! And for the next 3 or 4 years coming! (Shhh Denial works for me!) So when are the boston dopers going to all grab a couple of their favorite pies and come on up for a ‘who has the best pizza’ party? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/278 "2003-07-29T17:52:22Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by LilyoftheValley_ > Hey RobotArm…if I come to the Dopefest, can I get some pool tips? Even if I’m kind of a tanookie – married and pregnant!? It would be my pleasure. Everybody plays a little differently, but there are a few tips that should help anybody shoot a little better. Now, whether being pregnant makes a difference you’re going to have to figure out on your own. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Davebear_ > Ow! Apparently, you handled it “well”, since you’re still friends. Did you ever tell her about the misunderstanding, or just let it go? She found out later. We worked at the same company at the time, and everybody knew I was crazy about her, except her, and so anybody may have mentioned it eventually. We’ve talked about it once or twice. She doesn’t remember things quite as vividly as I do, which makes sense if I didn’t make as strong an impression as I’d hoped. And it may partly be a convenient sense of denial on her part. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lorene \* > Yeah, the stroller kind of ruins the look. It would take more than a stroller. You could wear a burlap sack in a pitch black room, and you’d still be a babe. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/279 "2003-07-29T18:59:22Z")
_grumbles that now no work will get done while I catch up on 15!!?!?!!? pages of “spit or swallow”_ … slides into dreams of … some day, with hard work and study, careful attention, frequent hamster feeding and previewing … that I might … someday … be able to walk in the footsteps of my _sensi_, **D.Bear** … to be able to generate threads of 15! pages … to receive unabashed flirting from stroller wielding **Board Babes** … to have my posts seen as “coherent” … to have women craving my pizza recommendations … ahhh, these are the dreams that drive men forward … [ponder] a thread comparing the appeal of “bald and stubble length” { **D.Bear** } versus “nearly bald and in a pony tail to the middle of my back” { **Wyatt** }[/ponder] ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/280 "2003-07-29T19:39:34Z")
You know **Wyatt** , you’re cool and everything…BUT… Oh wait, that was done about three pages ago wasn’t it? Damn work keeps getting in the way of my fun. So where are we? Still no call for **Dave**. ☹ Well, Dave, that stinks. And yes, I would say she’s sending a message, in a very crappy way. She should have been up front if she just wanted to keep things light and casual. “Give me a call sometime” as opposed to “Call me tomorrow”. And **lorene** , how on earth did you break your foot? I wish I lived closer to the city as I would be glad to give you a hand (or foot, in this case). I even have several daughters of helpful ages. Not that they’re willing to be helpful at home, mind you, but for other people, they’re great. And **tanookie** same goes for you, minus the foot part, of course. Now let’s see, **Robot Arm** was unappreciated which is not a good thing at all as he seems to be a very clever and overall good guy. And **Dave** is getting flirted with left and right by all manners of intelligent, witty and caring women, so maybe this was all for the best. Is that up-to-date? Did I miss anything? Or can I ask **Wyatt** if he wears jeans and a button down shirt with a blazer (do they call them blazers any more?) with his pony tail? Well, I was just _asking_, **Dave** , don’t look at me like that. His real name’s probably Dave anyway… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128.md?page=15)