# The Flirt Academy: Summer Session **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 16, 2001, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734 "2001-07-16T23:21:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/41 "2001-07-18T02:17:03Z")
oh yeah! I get that “aaw shucks” thing too… and the: guy: “hey, how you doing?” me: “who me?” guy: “yes, you…how are you?” me: “um, i’m okay…” (whilst backing away) AND! my crush: “you looked really nice last night” me: “oh wow…thanks…really?” (while furiously blushing like an idiot) mc: “yeah, you looked really cute” me: “oh my god!” (giggling profusely) and, for the record…i’m 22, so it’s not like i’m a blushing schoolgirl! (or maybe I am, actually!) ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/42 "2001-07-18T02:17:03Z")
Hey, **Tapioca Dextrin** , for all comments concerning shaving, waxing, plucking, dipillatorating (is that a word?) please go here [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78287](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78287) I can’t read that thread anymore without crossing my legs. But seriously. I think **katiekilldare** could help you with your problem… ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/43 "2001-07-18T02:41:17Z")
**iampunha** Please report to my office for your private lessons. **True Pisces** We’re going to need a lot of help with **Crunchy**. Why do I have the feeling he’s going to spending a lot of time in the corner? Alone? Talking about the glories of his testicles? [sub]Like I said before, the sig line of his proves I have ESP. I say it, he posts about 'em[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/44 "2001-07-18T02:43:37Z")
How come nobody has come to Butt-Head yet? I’m feeling rather irked about this development. ---
**Author:** ![katiekilldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@katiekilldare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katiekilldare)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/45 "2001-07-18T03:56:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ladyfoxfyre \* > \*\*Hey, **Tapioca Dextrin** … > But seriously. I think **katiekilldare** could help you with your problem… \*\* How could I especially help dear **Tapioca Dextrin** with his/her leg-shaving? Dare I ask what makes me good for this? And **TP** , are you passing me off on **Ty** to serve as tutor to HIM or for him to tutor ME? ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/46 "2001-07-18T04:10:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by katiekilldare \* > > How could I especially help dear **Tapioca Dextrin** with his/her leg-shaving? Dare I ask what makes me good for this? All you need is a razor and some cream. And don’t woory, in this G rated thread, you only need to get as far as mid thigh \ Mid Thigh mmmmmmmmm… \ ---
**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/47 "2001-07-18T04:15:50Z")
I was out to lunch with some coworkers. I needed the bathroom. We were in a dinky restaurant, so there was no bathroom inside. So I walked out side and wandered around a neighbourhood that I was not familiar with. Will looking for the bathroom a pretty woman approached me to ask for directions. She was holding a map so I pointed her in the right direction. When I was walking back to the restaurant I realised that she had been flirting with me. I also noticed that she was still lost. So I went with her and found the place she was looking for. She gave me her phone number (50% of it was me, 50% of it was help from you guys). But my question is …… Now what do I do? Please help! ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/48 "2001-07-18T06:45:41Z")
::Strolling in unnoticed. Sits down in the back row, apart from others. Taking out a pad of paper and a pencil. Puts hair in a ponytail.:: What can I say? I want to learn! ::Drops pencil, watching it roll…:: ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/49 "2001-07-18T14:43:02Z")
Hej! We clueless non-flirters may want to take a look at this: [the “I like my women” thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=78283). Somehow it feels relevant. My own problems, **TruePisces**? I don’t see the signals coming, if they in fact _are_ coming, until long after they’ve gone… ☹ ::wishes he could start a conversation easily with the others:: ---
**Author:** ![Tygr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@Tygr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tygr)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/50 "2001-07-18T14:43:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by katiekilldare \* > **You don’t think my unintentional sitting on Stephen G’s lap doesn’t make me an unusually gifted flirt?** Oh, a natural _flirt_, sure. I was just referencing what, ah, ELSE about you might be natural [sub](blonde, brunteet, redhead…)[/sub], and implying how that might be verified. Okay, students? What I have just performed is a flirt that is TOO damn oblique. What we are attempting to instill here is a sense of balance, a way to locate the ideal middle-ground between what I just did and “Can I touch yer boobies?”. The lesson is, if the object of your flirt has a big _“whooshhh”_ expression on his/her face, you’re being a tad too subtle. [sub]BTW, Instructor **Pisces**? My saying that to Miss **Mermaid** was actually a test to see if she was one of those female types I referrenced in my first post. With your permission, I’ll offer to take any female students who appear to be that, ah, _zealous_ and provide them with personal instruction.[/sub] :: returns his attention to Miss **killdare** :: Now then… It appears TP has viewed your work in the field and has a high opinion of it. I’ve already shown that I can still make the occasional mis-step, so perhaps we might hone our skills mutually. You know, I’ll hone yours if you hone mine. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/51 "2001-07-18T17:59:35Z")
I forgot my weaknesses. Hmmm…I don’t know. Maybe I don’t pick up on signals that men throw out. Maybe there are no signals. I usually am an observant person, but where flirting is concerned I have no clue. Oh, and then if someone talks to me I have a way of making the conversation turn useful. “Oh, yeah, that lecture made me bored. What did you think of blah, blah, blah.” I am way too serious. And I don’t talk much. Making conversation doesn’t come natural. But when I get to know someone I can be very laid back. To get to the point, I need major help! ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/52 "2001-07-18T22:01:06Z")
It looks like I have killed another one. Not a good start, huh?☹ ---
**Author:** ![katiekilldare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/838e76/32.png) [@katiekilldare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katiekilldare)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/53 "2001-07-18T22:14:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tygr \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by katiekilldare \* > > **You don’t think my unintentional sitting on Stephen G’s lap doesn’t make me an unusually gifted flirt?** > > Oh, a natural _flirt_, sure. I was just referencing what, ah, ELSE about you might be natural [sub](blonde, brunteet, redhead…)[/sub], and implying how that might be verified. > > Now then… It appears TP has viewed your work in the field and has a high opinion of it. I’ve already shown that I can still make the occasional mis-step, so perhaps we might hone our skills mutually. You know, I’ll hone yours if you hone mine. 😉 \*\* Ahaaa! I see. A “natural”. I get it. ::Looking around to be sure no one else saw the “whoosh” expression on her face just moments earlier:: Yeah, **TP** and I spent a lovely evening entertaining a couple of male dopers a few months ago. Frankly, I thought I needed work. But if **True Pisces** thinks I’m not embarrassing myself, then perhaps I’m better than I thought I was. So, **Tygr** , what’s this about you being the sexiest man on the planet? Cite please. ---
**Author:** ![Kelvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Kelvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelvin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/54 "2001-07-18T22:16:05Z")
Well, I’m completely inexperienced so any rudimentary pointers would be appreciated 😉 Oh, and I haven’t officially said Hi yet so… Hi. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/55 "2001-07-18T22:35:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > **Like I said before, the sig line of his proves I have ESP. I say it, he posts about 'em** Ok, Miss Cleo. You mention this every other thread I see you in. Time to set the record straight. You said that line as a joke during a conversation where I was joking about starting a goofy thread about my testicles. It is no great leap of logic then (or mystical powers) that I would actually start a goofy thread about my testicles. BTW - these posts you’re making talking about how brilliant your powers of ESP are will look pretty silly when I change my sig line. 😛 Now then. Anyone else need tutoring? For some reason, **TP** and the Psychic Friend over there think I’m here as a student. I am here as a guest instructor and offer my services. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/56 "2001-07-18T23:41:29Z")
**Crunchy’s** offering his services? Good lord, help us all 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2001, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/57 "2001-07-18T23:58:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hardygrrl \* > **Crunchy’s offering his services?** You know you want some. ::drops pants and starts spinning his penis like a propellor:: You know, if I get enough speed going, you can hear a whistling sound… ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/58 "2001-07-19T00:12:19Z")
DL, let me assure you you have \*\* NOT\*\* killed this thread. The Professor asked me to post that she is feeling poorly tonight, and may not be around. Apparently something she caught from an apple she was given. I won’t name names, but it ALSO gave her a WART… > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\*You know, if I get enough speed going, you can hear a whistling sound… \*\* That’s the wind thru your ears, dude…😃 ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/59 "2001-07-19T00:17:11Z")
Sure lurker, take my comeback 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734/60 "2001-07-19T00:36:13Z")
Maybe **lurker’s** psychic and just wanted to use the line before you did. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flirt-academy-summer-session/72734.md?page=4)