How about Aaron the Aardvark?
Certainly appropriate, spellingwise. I’m not sure, though. It sort of lack pizzazz.
When I was in first grade, I wrote a story called “Artie the Aardvark”. To hear my mom tell it, I was robbed of the Pulitzer prize for this. I still have the story and I don’t recommend that we use my artwork for our logo. Drawing is not among my many talents.
Ok fine! Hmph 
Aaron the Amazingly Artistic and Adventurous Aardvark from Atlantis?
OOOOH, I thought the aardvark was named Sherri (No offence to any Sherri’s reading this!)
LOL! She’d kill me! Even worse, she’d refuse to babysit the feasels (ferrets + weasels = feasels), if I went away on vacation. Of course, she might, anyway, if she’s read this thread. Hmmm…
Davebear: I’m new here, but I’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
First, congratulations! Young love is so uplifting to witness! <sniffs, wipes away tear>
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 you’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, I’d run in the opposite direction. That would tell me that he’s insecure, not functional on his own, needy, and emotionally unstable. Just take it slow.
Also, and this is relevant for your date, don’t overcompliment her. This can freak women out, believe it or not. If she looks amazing, tell her so–ONCE, twice tops. She can tell if you think she looks hot. Trust me, I speak from experience (though that’s a whole 'nother thread).
Best of luck, and let us know how it goes!
whoa, that should be “come ON pretty strong”! LOL!
Welcome! Actually, I’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.
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) I’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. I’ve had really good luck in finding reasonably compatible women, so far.
Thanks. The problem is that what seems reasonable to me may not seem reasonable to the lady. “Slow down” 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 don’t see the need for all the delays and silly game playing that are “normal” at the beginning of a relationship, it’s hard to tell what’s “rushing” and what isn’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.
Ah! Now, that’s specific enough to be useful. I suspect I’m going to have enforce that one with an iron hand, too, since I’ll probably be thinking it about once every ten seconds.
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 experience… "
Makes note: October is Hot!
oh…
and for all MY recent typos, where Ever they may be… :smack:
Jeez, Wyatt, just because you’ve learned how to code, don’t freak the poor hamsters out! :eek:
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 25¢ toll road)
5)endlessly repeating, “I just can’t believe it, we’re so perfect together”
6)repeatedly telling a hot gal she looks great
7)offering to show her your aardvark, at least not till after you’ve established that you actually mean an Aardvark!
8)having flowers delivered every day before the date, with just the ‘days till’ 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 … no, wait, that Worked in that movie…
::shouts from hallway::
Hey! Some typos are trying to crawl in from under the front door! Somebody bring the aardvark!
bowing to Momma who knows best:smack:
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, I’m so happy it worked out though!
And don’t wear the navy with black, Eve’ll have a fit! 
I’d say if you haven’t heard back from your email by midday Saturday, call her. But don’t send any more emails. And I’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!
Oh, my. Misunderstandings galore. Davebear, I did catch on that you’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 (that’s why I included the <sniff>). But thank you for the compliment.
Wyatt–I really didn’t mean to come off like I think I’m hot shit. I said a girl can tell if a gut THINKS she’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 “friend,” 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 of–mentioning my boyfriend, mentioning his supposed love interest, flat out telling him to stop complimenting me–by the end of the night I was ready to give him a good swift kick in the balls. But he’s a belt and a half above me in Vale Tudo, so he probably could have blocked me…<snaps herself out of fantasy of beating the shit out of this guy>…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 adds–get this–“you look so peaceful and angelic when you sleep. WOW!”
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 (here’s hoping), don’t mention it to her. She’ll run away screaming.
For god’s sake, man! Didn’t you learn anything in hygiene class?
LOL!
Thank you! But, if you thought you were cringing just from reading about it…
What’s that word? Oh, yeah. Feh.
You musta missed the part where I said I sent her another one. Can’t imagine how, in such a well organized thread. 
Haven’t heard back from that one, either. Still. :rolleyes: Who doesn’t read their email for a whole week? And, why would you pay for it, if you’re not going to use it?
If you say so. The snippets I heard, from their Human Clay album, on Amazon, sure sounded grunge/heavy metal to me. If they’re not, I guess it doesn’t matter, because I can’t tell the difference. To me, Alternative is like REM.
You’re welcome.
To be honest, it’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 don’t know her well enough to be giddy over her. I’m also giddy over the possibility that this fascinating (Yes, I know her well enough to be fascinated. That doesn’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.
I don’t think you came off that way. It’s just that Wyatt’s gut thinks you’re hot. Couldn’t you tell?
BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!
WHOOP! WHOOP! WHOOP! Congratulations! You just scored an OMIGOD in both the Mixed Messages and Amazingly Bad Ideas categories! That makes you this week’s champion. Can you come back again next week, to compete in the Championship Round of What Were You Thinking?
As I said to Mark (my new best friend), I should be so lucky! (Well, hey…it worked once…) But, should it happen, I’ll be in the bed, with her full knowledge and consent.
Miss October!!!
You didn’t come off like YOU thought you were hot!!!
Dave’s nailed it, I “get a sense about these things”
[being careful not to get scolded about advertising…]
Gut feel is …
I made my note and I Stand by it!
So, just take the dern’d flirty compliment like a proper belle!
And … Unkle Dave … 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 …
Ah, ah, now you’re repeating it! I thought continuous flattery was not appreciated
wonders how bad it tickles to have an aardvark clean up your personal typos
I agree with the ladies that said “nuff Emails.”
Shocking to think of it, but they are out there, them folks with email that don’t check it! I just did the photo-taking (not a ‘grapher’ just a decent ‘taker’) for a friend’s sister’s 20th b-day party. Birthday gal’s Dad Works in the freaking industry in “the valley” (Silicon that is) … 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 … Just found out B-Gal got into the site, but couldn’t find the “pictures” click in the left menu … and B-Gal’s Mom doesn’t know how to work her email, so hasn’t seen the pics YET!
I’ve got a couple friends I have to Phone if I send them email … otherwise they never check it!
and a Gasp goes up from the crowd… nooooooooooo!!!
It’s true, I tell you, it’s All shocking and True