# What to do? I don't think I'm ALLOWED to ask him out, and I wouldn't know how anyway **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 15, 2002, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087 "2002-08-15T20:38:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/21 "2002-08-17T22:48:16Z")
Arrgh. I’m going to conveniatelly forget my security badge on Monday, try and chat him up, and continue flirting with him. I’ll also check the company’s intranet to see if those “rules” my fat ex-boss blathered about are for real. (He was full of shit.) Security boy-toy seems to really like me, so I’m not going to sit idle. I have no idea what his personality is like, and if he can deal with my bent personality, but he seems nice. Aside from the security badge thing, I still have to figure out a game plan. I want this guy, and I’m going to do anything it takes to have him. ---
**Author:** ![vertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3ec8ea/32.png) [@vertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertigo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/22 "2002-08-18T03:46:05Z")
You have missed the obvious no-muss, no-fuss solution my friend. Just send him a link to this thread! If you two aren’t an item by that evening, I’ll eat my hat. _[vert quickly disposes of all hats in vicinity…]_ ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/23 "2002-08-18T06:26:49Z")
> [@](#): > > Anyway, last week Uncle Fester (a security guard who looked just like that) was training a major cutie pie that I could pretty much tell was gay, and through the wonders of gaydar, he picked up on me as well. How exactly does this “gay dar” thing work? ---
**Author:** ![white-tigeress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f475e1/32.png) [@white-tigeress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/white-tigeress)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/24 "2002-08-18T17:39:12Z")
Just ask him !!! ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/25 "2002-08-18T22:51:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blalron \* > \*\* > > How exactly does this “gay dar” thing work? \*\* Gaydar is a highly complex mechanism involving a psychological magnetron accelerator and bio-waveguide. In short, a person who is tuned to their Gaydar will pick up very low power pulses of certain types of FE waves (Fabulous Energy.) Depending on the gayness of the person whom the Gaydar is tuned to, the resulting FE pickup will be higher or lower. From here, the basic FE dsicrimantor circuit takes over and a judgement call is made by the MFC (Master Fabulosity Circuit) as to whether the FE readings being obtained are real or spoofs. When the Gaydar circuitry of both parties is tuned correctly (heavy use tunes it automatically) then highly accurate FE pickup is possible. In reality, this all invloves very high order mathematics, bio-physics and a deep, deep understanding of the relativistic behaviour of Fabulous Energy. In other words, it’s much, much too deep a topic for IMHO… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/26 "2002-08-18T23:12:29Z")
You can also [download gaydar for your Palm Pilot](http://minordemons.com/gaydar/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![TVGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/82dd89/32.png) [@TVGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/27 "2002-08-18T23:58:55Z")
O my , that’s funny. I’ve got my copy downloaded now. And **Scott** - we fully expect to hear that you’ve scored a date with this securi-toy boy within 48 hours, 'K? (otherwise, my image of you may begin to fade) ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/28 "2002-08-19T00:13:58Z")
And remember, folks, you don’t have to be gay to have gaydar (my mother and I both have it. Boy is it ever convenient sometimes…). ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/29 "2002-08-19T00:18:45Z")
First off, **TYGuy** , your gaydar post is an instant classic. 🙂 Unfortunately, aside from flirting and maybe chatting him up, I don’t think it’s possible to score a date with him this week. I’m way behind in my cleaning for Doperéal (three, maybe four, people staying with me) and therefore must concentrate every evening to cleaning. (Hey, that rhymes! Whoops, I’m having an **Anna Nicole Moment®**.) But I’m definitely going to “forget” my security badge several times over the next little while… I WILL HAVE HIM! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087/30 "2002-08-19T01:01:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MrVisible \* > \*\*You can also [download gaydar for your Palm Pilot](http://minordemons.com/gaydar/index.html). \*\* Bwahahhaaa 🙂 That’s fantastic. Can’t wait to scan my colleagues tomorrow. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-i-dont-think-im-allowed-to-ask-him-out-and-i-wouldnt-know-how-anyway/124087.md?page=1)