# Why Were You Such a Ball-less Wonder, My Dear Boy? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 16, 2002, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399 "2002-06-16T20:16:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399/41 "2002-06-19T10:17:26Z")
Once when I met a girl in a bar everything seemed to be going well. I asked for her number and she seriously seemed interested. As she walked away I looked at it and she gave me a 555 number. I can take being rejected, but at least put a little effort into it, after buying you thee drinks I think I deserve a plausible fake number at the least. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399/42 "2002-06-19T12:58:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diane \* > **I just want to say that I am really sad I picked a boring screen name like Diane instead of something cool like Meka Leka Hi Meka Hiney Ho.** Until the board eats your account and you have to log in again. I’ve never given out a fake number, but I did do the, “I don’t have a phone,” thing once to a guy when I was 19. He just plain shocked me as I’d never been hit on like that before. Funny thing is, I had a boyfriend at the time (still married to him to this day in fact), but I just blurted out the first thing that came to mind. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399/43 "2002-06-20T02:22:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lok \* > \*\*Jinwicked, > > After seeing your picture, I can’t understand why someone wouldn’t email you. \*\* Maybe they feel woefully inadequate when confronted with the awesome majesty which is a custom made, Victorian reproduction top hat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399/44 "2002-06-20T02:52:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jinwicked \* > \*\* > > Maybe they feel woefully inadequate when confronted with the awesome majesty which is a custom made, Victorian reproduction top hat. 😃 \*\* No, they’re just stupid. I mean, hell, they might get shot down in flames, but you’ve pointed them in the right direction, and the _pay-off_, if they succeed in sweeping you off your feet, why, men have been known to kill for lesser things! ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399/45 "2002-06-20T03:54:50Z")
Oh nuts. I always thought giving them a card was kind of implying “business relationship only” type of thing. My phone number isn’t on my cards or anything. Though I’m flattered. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399/46 "2002-06-20T04:12:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jinwicked \* > \*\*Oh nuts. I always thought giving them a card was kind of implying “business relationship only” type of thing. My phone number isn’t on my cards or anything. > > Though I’m flattered. 🙂 \*\* Actually, **jin** they might be _smarter_ than I am, but were we to meet IRL and you to give me your business card, I’d still take a chance. I made the mistake once, many years ago of letting a very beautiful woman get away because I was too stupid to realize that she was interested in me, I’ve since vowed never to let that happen again. So far, no one’s taken out any restraining orders against me! ( 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399/47 "2002-06-20T04:27:06Z")
But I give cards to almost anyone who talks to me that expresses interest in seeing my artwork… oh well. Whatever I’ve been doing, it’s working, because I haven’t gotten any lovesick e-mails from strangers I’ve met. Maybe there’s some other reason besides my appearance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-you-such-a-ball-less-wonder-my-dear-boy/114399.md?page=2)