# To mentally challenged, crazy and/or deranged men. No, I won't be your girlfriend.

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [August 10, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mentally-challenged-crazy-and-or-deranged-men-no-i-wont-be-your-girlfriend/259140 "2004-08-10T02:29:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mentally-challenged-crazy-and-or-deranged-men-no-i-wont-be-your-girlfriend/259140/61 "2004-08-13T17:01:20Z")

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Ladies, it’s good to know I’m not alone.

Freaks can find you _anywhere_. I’ve been in my car with the window down and had a man pull up and ask me to meet him at Denny’s.

When I was 13, a gray haired man asked my mother if he could take me out.

I don’t have red hair, but I do have a lot of curly hair. Weirdos are always coming up and asking if they can just “touch it”.

When I was 16 and working a fast food drive-thru, a guy asked me the color of my panties.

A female customer asked if I wanted to go with her to a “love-in” in the park. She then asked my co-worker if the name on her badge was her real name or her “work name” (this was a museum gift shop not a titty bar).

My car mechanic asked me detailed questions about my toenail polish.

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**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mentally-challenged-crazy-and-or-deranged-men-no-i-wont-be-your-girlfriend/259140/62 "2004-08-13T17:54:37Z")

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> [@alice\_in\_wonderland](#):
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> “Pretty in a totally non-threatening sort of way.”

I think this makes the most sense. That or they think we give off this desperate vibe that we need a man such as them. But I prefer your explanation 🙂

> [@JayElle](#):
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> A female customer asked if I wanted to go with her to a “love-in” in the park. She then asked my co-worker if the name on her badge was her real name or her “work name” (this was a museum gift shop not a titty bar).

Some people still use ‘work names’ because of the weirdos. I despise nametags. Something to identify me as a worker is good but it’s just creepy when a strange guy comes up to you, says your name and asks for your number. I got this quite a few times… the joys of working graveyard shift in a donut shop.

Remember those necklaces which had your name on them that was popular awhile back? I stopped wearing mine because of that sort of thing.

I always have the weirdos come up to me it seems, at least since I had my son they seem to stay away a little more. One time I was on the train heading home, I’d sat down next to this guy (the only seat left, I’d run 3 blocks to catch the train and was not gonna stand until my stop) and he immediately snuggled up to me and kissed me on the lips. I was about 15 at the time, completely out of breath from sprinting and to stunned to do anything.

And that’s not even the weirdest one, though he got the closest.

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