# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/81 "2003-07-17T12:02:35Z")
How about Aaron the Aardvark? ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/82 "2003-07-17T13:20:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tanookie \* > \*\*How about Aaron the Aardvark? \*\* šŸ˜ƒ Certainly appropriate, spellingwise. Iā€™m not sure, though. It sort of lack pizzazz. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/83 "2003-07-17T13:25:12Z")
When I was in first grade, I wrote a story called ā€œArtie the Aardvarkā€. To hear my mom tell it, I was robbed of the Pulitzer prize for this. I still have the story and I **donā€™t** recommend that we use my artwork for our logo. Drawing is not among my many talents. ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/84 "2003-07-17T13:27:58Z")
Ok fine! Hmph šŸ™‚ Aaron the Amazingly Artistic and Adventurous Aardvark from Atlantis? ---
**Author:** ![Salem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Salem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salem)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/85 "2003-07-17T14:31:48Z")
OOOOH, I thought the aardvark was named Sherri (No offence to any Sherriā€™s reading this!) ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/86 "2003-07-17T17:43:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Salem \* > \*\*OOOOH, I thought the aardvark was named Sherri (No offence to any Sherriā€™s reading this!) \*\* LOL! Sheā€™d kill me! Even worse, sheā€™d refuse to babysit the feasels (ferrets + weasels = feasels), if I went away on vacation. Of course, she might, anyway, if sheā€™s read this thread. Hmmmā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![October](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@October](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/October)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/87 "2003-07-17T19:05:32Z")
Davebear: Iā€™m new here, but Iā€™d like to recover this thread from the aardvark hijack and return to your impending date, if I may. Though aardvarks are always worth talking about, in my opinion šŸ™‚ First, congratulations! Young love is so uplifting to witness! \ Now the caution: you mention earlier that you tend to come pretty strong, and that you tend to rush things. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. The fact that youā€™re aware of this tendency is very good. I have dated guys who came on really strong really fast, and it was a huge turnoff. It was kinda creepy, to tell the truth. The movies have conditioned men to think women want immediate declarations of undying love, but THIS IS NOT TRUE. If some guy told me that I completed him, Iā€™d run in the opposite direction. That would tell me that heā€™s insecure, not functional on his own, needy, and emotionally unstable. Just take it slow. Also, and this is relevant for your date, donā€™t overcompliment her. This can freak women out, believe it or not. If she looks amazing, tell her soā€“ONCE, twice tops. She can tell if you think she looks hot. Trust me, I speak from experience (though thatā€™s a whole 'nother thread). Best of luck, and let us know how it goes! ---
**Author:** ![October](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@October](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/October)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/88 "2003-07-17T19:07:37Z")
whoa, that should be ā€œcome ON pretty strongā€! LOL! ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/89 "2003-07-17T21:07:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by October \* > \*\*Davebear: Iā€™m new here, but Iā€™d like to recover this thread from the aardvark hijack and return to your impending date, if I may. Though aardvarks are always worth talking about, in my opinion šŸ™‚ \*\* Welcome! šŸ™‚ Actually, Iā€™ve seen, and enjoyed, a few of your posts already, in other threads. And, if you aare aan aardvark aapreciator, you should enter [the contest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3717089). > [@](#): > > **First, congratulations! Young love is so uplifting to witness! \** _snicker_ Young love? Bwahahaha! _sigh_ Sorry. And, thank you. Despite the misunderstanding on my age, the congratulations are welcome. I suppose I sound young because A) Iā€™m a bit goofy, and B) I actually have surprisingly little actual dating experience for middle-aged man who has been married twice, and lived with four other women for lengthy periods of time. But, the extensive relationships meant I never needed to date for any great length of time. Iā€™ve had really good luck in finding reasonably compatible women, so far. > [@](#): > > \*\*Now the caution: you mention earlier that you tend to come ON pretty strong, and that you tend to rush things. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS. The fact that youā€™re aware of this tendency is very goodā€¦ \*\* Thanks. The problem is that what seems reasonable to me may not seem reasonable to the lady. ā€œSlow downā€ is not specific enough. I try to think before doing anything significant, as witnessed by my question about the flowers. But, with only my own judgement to go by, and given that there must be others, of both sexes, out there who also donā€™t see the need for all the delays and silly game playing that are ā€œnormalā€ at the beginning of a relationship, itā€™s hard to tell whatā€™s ā€œrushingā€ and what isnā€™t. I assume it depends on the other person in the relationship, and how they view things. But, specific examples of Things Not To Do On A First Date would be welcome. > [@](#): > > \*\*Also, and this is relevant for your date, donā€™t overcompliment her. This can freak women out, believe it or not. If she looks amazing, tell her soā€“ONCE, twice tops. She can tell if you think she looks hot. Trust me, I speak from experience (though thatā€™s a whole 'nother thread). > > Best of luck, and let us know how it goes! \*\* Ah! Now, thatā€™s specific enough to be useful. šŸ™‚ I suspect Iā€™m going to have enforce that one with an iron hand, too, since Iā€™ll probably be thinking it about once every ten seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/90 "2003-07-17T22:13:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by October \* > \*\*whoa, that should be ā€œcome ON pretty strongā€! LOL! \*\* ROTFLMFAO!!! The Other is a good thing to know about yourself, Too!!! _kicking my feet in the air laughing_ Typos???!!!?? I gots Typos??? :eek: :eek: "She can tell if you think she looks hot. Trust me, I speak from experienceā€¦ " _Makes note: October is Hot!_ ohā€¦ and for all MY recent typos, where Ever they may beā€¦ :smack: ---
**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 17, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/91 "2003-07-17T22:30:43Z")
Jeez, **Wyatt** , just because youā€™ve learned how to code, donā€™t freak the poor hamsters out! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/92 "2003-07-17T22:49:17Z")
Things that are coming on too strong on a first date: 1)offer to move to their town 2)offer to change to their religion 3)pledge undying love 4)show up only wearing a towel('specially important if arriving after a long drive and 25Ā¢ toll road) 5)endlessly repeating, ā€œI just canā€™t believe it, weā€™re so perfect togetherā€ 6)repeatedly telling a hot gal she looks great 7)offering to show her your aardvark, at least not till after youā€™ve established that you actually mean an Aardvark! 8)having flowers delivered every day before the date, with just the ā€˜days tillā€™ count down on the card 9)showing up with a minister and a ring 10)putting her on your private jet and flying her to your private mansion at the top of the hill on a tiny private island, and burning a collectable piece of art out on the patio ā€¦ no, wait, that Worked in that movieā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/93 "2003-07-17T22:51:48Z")
::shouts from hallway:: Hey! Some typos are trying to crawl in from under the front door! Somebody bring the aardvark! ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/94 "2003-07-17T22:51:50Z")
_bowing to Momma who knows best_:smack: ---
**Author:** ![lezlers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/95 "2003-07-17T22:53:53Z")
This is such a great thread. Congratulations **Davebear**! I agree with **October** (who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite posters) about the coming on to strong stuff. I was cringing as you were describing all the calls you made to her stores that one day, Iā€™m so happy it worked out though! And donā€™t wear the navy with black, **Eve** ā€™ll have a fit! šŸ˜‰ Iā€™d say if you havenā€™t heard back from your email by midday Saturday, call her. But donā€™t send any more emails. And Iā€™m eagerly awaiting a full description of the date! This is so exciting! (and for the record, Creed is **so** not heavy metal, more like alternative, they play their stuff on a one-step-removed-from-an-easy-listening-station here!) Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![October](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@October](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/October)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/96 "2003-07-18T01:08:25Z")
Oh, my. Misunderstandings galore. Davebear, I did catch on that youā€™re not a young pup (though not a geezer by any means). I was being facetious, because I find your giddiness over this woman delightful (thatā€™s why I included the \). But thank you for the compliment. Wyattā€“I really didnā€™t mean to come off like I think Iā€™m hot shit. I said a girl can tell if a gut THINKS sheā€™s hot, whether she actually is or not. I just happen to be a girl, and girls get hit on. I had an experience a couple of weeks ago where I went to a play with a ā€œfriend,ā€ and I thought we had an understanding that this was a friendly, platonic date. We dressed up and went to dinner, the whole nine yards. Every ten minutes he would compliment my dress, my body (!!!), my personality, brains, you name it. It gave me the creeps. I tried everything I could think ofā€“mentioning my boyfriend, mentioning his supposed love interest, flat out telling him to stop complimenting meā€“by the end of the night I was ready to give him a good swift kick in the balls. But heā€™s a belt and a half above me in Vale Tudo, so he probably could have blocked meā€¦\ā€¦the kicker came the next day, when he emailed me to tell me what a wonderful time he had, what a wonderful person I am, etc, etc, blah blah blah, and then he addsā€“get thisā€“ā€œyou look so peaceful and angelic when you sleep. WOW!ā€ Yes, I stayed at his place, since I live out of town. For the record, he has an extra futon, and NOTHING inappropriate happened. But he was WATCHING ME SLEEP. How creepy. Apparently, he thought he was being a gentleman. So if you watch her sleep, Davebear (hereā€™s hoping), donā€™t mention it to her. Sheā€™ll run away screaming. ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/97 "2003-07-18T03:10:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wyatt \* > \*\*Typos???!!!?? I gots Typos??? :eek: :eek: \*\* For godā€™s sake, man! Didnā€™t you learn _anything_ in hygiene class? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maastricht \* > \*\*::shouts from hallway:: > > Hey! Some typos are trying to crawl in from under the front door! Somebody bring the aardvark! \*\* LOL! šŸ˜ƒ > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lezlers \* > \*\*This is such a great thread. Congratulations Davebear! I agree with October (who is rapidly becoming one of my favorite posters) about the coming on to strong stuff. I was cringing as you were describing all the calls you made to her stores that one day, Iā€™m so happy it worked out though! \*\* Thank you! šŸ™‚ But, if you thought you were cringing just from _reading_ about itā€¦ > [@](#): > > \*\*And donā€™t wear the navy with black, Eveā€™ll have a fit! \*\* Whatā€™s that word? Oh, yeah. Feh. šŸ˜ƒ > [@](#): > > \*\*Iā€™d say if you havenā€™t heard back from your email by midday Saturday, call her. But donā€™t send any more emails. And Iā€™m eagerly awaiting a full description of the date! This is so exciting! \*\* You musta missed the part where I said I sent her another one. Canā€™t imagine how, in such a well organized thread. šŸ˜› Havenā€™t heard back from that one, either. **Still**. :rolleyes: _Who_ doesnā€™t read their email for a whole week? And, why would you pay for it, if youā€™re not going to use it? > [@](#): > > \*\*(and for the record, Creed is so not heavy metal, more like alternative, they play their stuff on a one-step-removed-from-an-easy-listening-station here!) \*\* If you say so. The snippets I heard, from their Human Clay album, on Amazon, sure sounded grunge/heavy metal to me. If theyā€™re not, I guess it doesnā€™t matter, because I canā€™t tell the difference. To me, Alternative is like REM. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by October \* > **I was being facetious, because I find your giddiness over this woman delightful (thatā€™s why I included the \ ). But thank you for the compliment.** Youā€™re welcome. To be honest, itā€™s more the concept that I met a beautiful woman who wants to see me, again, that has me giddy. Theresa seems very nice, but I donā€™t know her well enough to be giddy over her. Iā€™m also giddy over the possibility that this fascinating (Yes, I know her well enough to be fascinated. That doesnā€™t take much.) creature and I _might_ have a future together. Because, I honestly thought my future was likely to be solo, but maybe there _is_ hope, after all. > [@](#): > > \*\*Wyattā€“I really didnā€™t mean to come off like I think Iā€™m hot shit. I said a girl can tell if a gut THINKS sheā€™s hot, whether she actually is or not. \*\* I donā€™t think you came off that way. Itā€™s just that **Wyatt** ā€™s gut thinks youā€™re hot. Couldnā€™t you tell? šŸ˜‰ > [@](#): > > **I had an experience a couple of weeks ago where I went to a play with a ā€œfriend,ā€ and I thought we had an understanding that this was a friendly, platonic date. We dressed up and went to dinner, the whole nine yardsā€¦** **BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!** > [@](#): > > **Yes, I stayed at his place, since I live out of town.** _ **WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP!** _ Congratulations! You just scored an OMIGOD in both the Mixed Messages and Amazingly Bad Ideas categories! That makes you this weekā€™s champion. Can you come back again next week, to compete in the Championship Round of **What Were You Thinking?** > [@](#): > > \*\*So if you watch her sleep, Davebear (hereā€™s hoping), donā€™t mention it to her. Sheā€™ll run away screaming. \*\* As I said to Mark (my new best friend), I should be so lucky! (Well, heyā€¦it worked onceā€¦) But, should it happen, Iā€™ll be in the bed, with her full knowledge and consent. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/98 "2003-07-18T10:06:05Z")
Miss October!!! You didnā€™t come off like YOU thought you were hot!!! Daveā€™s nailed it, I ā€œget a sense about these thingsā€ [being careful not to get scolded about advertisingā€¦] Gut feel is ā€¦ I made my note and I Stand by it! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wyatt \* > \*\* > _Makes note: October is Hot!_ > \*\* So, just take the dernā€™d flirty compliment like a proper belle! And ā€¦ Unkle Dave ā€¦ you KNOW once they got to them nekkid pictures of _gasp_ body parts, arm pits and such, I hadda drop Right Out of that Hygiene class ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/99 "2003-07-18T10:13:26Z")
> [@](#): > > So, just take the dernā€™d flirty compliment like a proper belle! Ah, ah, now youā€™re repeating it! I thought continuous flattery was not appreciated šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2003, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/100 "2003-07-18T10:27:12Z")
_wonders how bad it tickles to have an aardvark clean up your personal typos_ I agree with the ladies that said ā€œnuff Emails.ā€ Shocking to think of it, but they are out there, them folks with email that donā€™t check it! I just did the photo-taking (not a ā€˜grapherā€™ just a decent ā€˜takerā€™) for a friendā€™s sisterā€™s 20th b-day party. Birthday galā€™s Dad Works in the freaking industry in ā€œthe valleyā€ (Silicon that is) ā€¦ since the Mom was stranded outta town in a work thing gone side-ways, I made a fast Yahoo group page with the photos, first thing, next morning ā€¦ Just found out B-Gal got into the site, but couldnā€™t find the ā€œpicturesā€ click in the left menu ā€¦ and B-Galā€™s Mom doesnā€™t know how to work her email, so hasnā€™t seen the pics YET! Iā€™ve got a couple friends I have to Phone if I send them email ā€¦ otherwise they never check it! _and a Gasp goes up from the crowdā€¦ nooooooooooo!!!_ Itā€™s true, I tell you, itā€™s All shocking and True [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128.md?page=6)