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David Dalton
Nov 15, 2011, 10:45:55 PM11/15/11
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Twice in the last month I've just missed out on meeting
women I am attracted to.
The first time was in front of Fred's Records close to
a month ago. A woman caught me looking at her and
silently mouthed "Hi" at me but I sort of froze (or
at least didn't think too quickly) and walked on,
and later regretted not saying Hi.
The second time was on Tuesday night on Gower Street
a bit west of Halliday's. Another woman (with
short hair) caught me looking at her and whispered
"Hi" and again I sort of froze and walked on,
and later regretted not saying Hi.
So I think it is going to take a persistent woman
to nail me down, unless I can start thinking more
quickly and responding to hints from women more
quickly.
--
David Dalton dal...@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Travel & Music
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)
women I am attracted to.
The first time was in front of Fred's Records close to
a month ago. A woman caught me looking at her and
silently mouthed "Hi" at me but I sort of froze (or
at least didn't think too quickly) and walked on,
and later regretted not saying Hi.
The second time was on Tuesday night on Gower Street
a bit west of Halliday's. Another woman (with
short hair) caught me looking at her and whispered
"Hi" and again I sort of froze and walked on,
and later regretted not saying Hi.
So I think it is going to take a persistent woman
to nail me down, unless I can start thinking more
quickly and responding to hints from women more
quickly.
--
David Dalton dal...@nfld.com http://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/nf.html Newfoundland&Labrador Travel & Music
http://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
"Here I go again...back into the flame" (Sarah McLachlan)
Tom Allen
Nov 17, 2011, 10:35:53 PM11/17/11
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David Dalton wrote:
> Twice in the last month I've just missed out on meeting
> women I am attracted to.
>
> The first time was in front of Fred's Records close to
> a month ago. A woman caught me looking at her and
> silently mouthed "Hi" at me but I sort of froze (or
> at least didn't think too quickly) and walked on,
> and later regretted not saying Hi.
>
> The second time was on Tuesday night on Gower Street
> a bit west of Halliday's. Another woman (with
> short hair) caught me looking at her and whispered
> "Hi" and again I sort of froze and walked on,
> and later regretted not saying Hi.
>
> So I think it is going to take a persistent woman
> to nail me down, unless I can start thinking more
> quickly and responding to hints from women more
> quickly.
>
There is a story about Albert Ellis, developer of Rational Emotive
> Twice in the last month I've just missed out on meeting
> women I am attracted to.
>
> The first time was in front of Fred's Records close to
> a month ago. A woman caught me looking at her and
> silently mouthed "Hi" at me but I sort of froze (or
> at least didn't think too quickly) and walked on,
> and later regretted not saying Hi.
>
> The second time was on Tuesday night on Gower Street
> a bit west of Halliday's. Another woman (with
> short hair) caught me looking at her and whispered
> "Hi" and again I sort of froze and walked on,
> and later regretted not saying Hi.
>
> So I think it is going to take a persistent woman
> to nail me down, unless I can start thinking more
> quickly and responding to hints from women more
> quickly.
>
Therapy. Supposedly, he decided to overcome his shyness by going to
Central Park and setting a goal of asking 100 women out for a date over
the course of a weekend. He decided to set no parameters, so he
obligated himself to ask pretty much anyone, young, old, or even
presumably married.
According to the story, by the end of the weekend he managed to ask 100
women. He got 98 rejections, and out of the 2 dates, one stood him up.
The point, though, wasn't to actually get dates. He learned some
valuable things that weekend, the most important of which was that the
Earth would not swallow him up, he didn't die of embarrassment, and
women did not run screaming to the police. All of those terrible things
that he imagined would happen, didn't.
So, instead of freezing up when someone whispers "Hi", just learn to
smile and wink back. Or better still, smile and say "Hello" first.
--
Tom Allen
http://vanillaedge.wordpress.com
I don't have multiple orgasms, myself. However, I am known to be a carrier.
Dave
Nov 21, 2011, 1:04:02 AM11/21/11
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In message <ja4jqq$huk$1...@dont-email.me> someone claiming to be Tom Allen
<tao...@gmail.com> typed:
>The point, though, wasn't to actually get dates. He learned some
>valuable things that weekend, the most important of which was that the
>Earth would not swallow him up, he didn't die of embarrassment, and
>women did not run screaming to the police. All of those terrible things
>that he imagined would happen, didn't.
That's pretty much the trick. It's a matter of learning to interact and
flirt with women you aren't interested in (or that are out of your
league) as practice before one you might be interested in says something
scary like "Hi"
<tao...@gmail.com> typed:
>The point, though, wasn't to actually get dates. He learned some
>valuable things that weekend, the most important of which was that the
>Earth would not swallow him up, he didn't die of embarrassment, and
>women did not run screaming to the police. All of those terrible things
>that he imagined would happen, didn't.
flirt with women you aren't interested in (or that are out of your
league) as practice before one you might be interested in says something
scary like "Hi"
Tom Allen
Nov 21, 2011, 5:22:37 PM11/21/11
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Norton
Nov 21, 2011, 10:09:03 PM11/21/11
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Tom Allen <tao...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Dave wrote:
>> In message<ja4jqq$huk$1...@dont-email.me> someone claiming to be Tom Allen
>> <tao...@gmail.com> typed:
>>
>>> The point, though, wasn't to actually get dates. He learned some
>>> valuable things that weekend, the most important of which was that the
>>> Earth would not swallow him up, he didn't die of embarrassment, and
>>> women did not run screaming to the police. All of those terrible things
>>> that he imagined would happen, didn't.
>>
>> That's pretty much the trick. It's a matter of learning to interact and
>> flirt with women you aren't interested in (or that are out of your
>> league) as practice before one you might be interested in says something
>> scary like "Hi"
>And some of us still keep up the practice :-)
Damn straight.
>Dave wrote:
>> In message<ja4jqq$huk$1...@dont-email.me> someone claiming to be Tom Allen
>> <tao...@gmail.com> typed:
>>
>>> The point, though, wasn't to actually get dates. He learned some
>>> valuable things that weekend, the most important of which was that the
>>> Earth would not swallow him up, he didn't die of embarrassment, and
>>> women did not run screaming to the police. All of those terrible things
>>> that he imagined would happen, didn't.
>>
>> That's pretty much the trick. It's a matter of learning to interact and
>> flirt with women you aren't interested in (or that are out of your
>> league) as practice before one you might be interested in says something
>> scary like "Hi"
>And some of us still keep up the practice :-)
But the largest attraction killer is when the cute young
thing offers you her seat in the subway.
You *know* that she's not thinking of you as a sexual person.
--
--- Norton
Gregory Sutter
Nov 28, 2011, 10:25:00 PM11/28/11
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On 2011-11-22, Norton <nor...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> But the largest attraction killer is when the cute young
> thing offers you her seat in the subway.
>
> You *know* that she's not thinking of you as a sexual person.
Just tell her the only way you'll take her seat is if she'll sit in
>
> But the largest attraction killer is when the cute young
> thing offers you her seat in the subway.
>
> You *know* that she's not thinking of you as a sexual person.
your lap. You'll know by her expression that she's thinking of you
as a sexual being! Good luck with that. :)
--
Gregory S. Sutter Mostly Harmless
mailto:gsu...@zer0.org
http://zer0.org/~gsutter/
Norton
Nov 29, 2011, 4:45:06 PM11/29/11
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Gregory Sutter <gsu...@zer0.org> wrote:
>On 2011-11-22, Norton <nor...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> But the largest attraction killer is when the cute young
>> thing offers you her seat in the subway.
>>
>> You *know* that she's not thinking of you as a sexual person.
>Just tell her the only way you'll take her seat is if she'll sit in
>your lap. You'll know by her expression that she's thinking of you
>as a sexual being! Good luck with that. :)
Thanks! In the New York City subway system everyone around would
>On 2011-11-22, Norton <nor...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> But the largest attraction killer is when the cute young
>> thing offers you her seat in the subway.
>>
>> You *know* that she's not thinking of you as a sexual person.
>Just tell her the only way you'll take her seat is if she'll sit in
>your lap. You'll know by her expression that she's thinking of you
>as a sexual being! Good luck with that. :)
hear that and I'd be lucky to escape in one piece.
Seriously.
Of course we have our share of strange bad guys. They've recently
caught the "mad groper". He turned out to be a young guy who would
run up to women, grope a breast, and then run away.
Guys thought this was funny. Women didn't. But it beats rape,
murder, and the like.
--
--- Norton
Dave
Nov 29, 2011, 7:26:37 PM11/29/11
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In message <jb3jp1$d2n$1...@reader1.panix.com> someone claiming to be
Norton <nor...@nyc.rr.com> typed:
>Gregory Sutter <gsu...@zer0.org> wrote:
>
>>Just tell her the only way you'll take her seat is if she'll sit in
>>your lap. You'll know by her expression that she's thinking of you
>>as a sexual being! Good luck with that. :)
>
>Thanks! In the New York City subway system everyone around would
>hear that and I'd be lucky to escape in one piece.
You think? I thought that was par for the course for NY subways?
Norton <nor...@nyc.rr.com> typed:
>Gregory Sutter <gsu...@zer0.org> wrote:
>
>>Just tell her the only way you'll take her seat is if she'll sit in
>>your lap. You'll know by her expression that she's thinking of you
>>as a sexual being! Good luck with that. :)
>
>Thanks! In the New York City subway system everyone around would
>hear that and I'd be lucky to escape in one piece.
Norton
Nov 29, 2011, 10:01:41 PM11/29/11
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of any major city in the US.
In my opinion 9/11 did something for us. Many here resolved to
get along and deal with the bad guys.
On the other hand, given the number of guys (and women too) here who
make way too much money, the sex business (high class, of course)
flourishes. We don't count that as crime... ;-)
--
--- Norton
Serene Vannoy
Nov 29, 2011, 10:01:39 PM11/29/11
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On 11/28/2011 07:25 PM, Gregory Sutter wrote:
> On 2011-11-22, Norton<nor...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> But the largest attraction killer is when the cute young
>> thing offers you her seat in the subway.
>>
>> You *know* that she's not thinking of you as a sexual person.
>
> Just tell her the only way you'll take her seat is if she'll sit in
> your lap. You'll know by her expression that she's thinking of you
> as a sexual being! Good luck with that. :)
>
How incredibly creepy. I hope you never actually pull that shit on anyone.
> On 2011-11-22, Norton<nor...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> But the largest attraction killer is when the cute young
>> thing offers you her seat in the subway.
>>
>> You *know* that she's not thinking of you as a sexual person.
>
> Just tell her the only way you'll take her seat is if she'll sit in
> your lap. You'll know by her expression that she's thinking of you
> as a sexual being! Good luck with that. :)
>
Serene
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Dave
Nov 30, 2011, 12:48:26 AM11/30/11
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In message <9jlkkk...@mid.individual.net> someone claiming to be
Serene Vannoy <ser...@serenepages.org> typed:
>How incredibly creepy. I hope you never actually pull that shit on anyone.
It's called a "joke"
Serene Vannoy <ser...@serenepages.org> typed:
>How incredibly creepy. I hope you never actually pull that shit on anyone.
Serene Vannoy
Nov 30, 2011, 9:20:22 AM11/30/11
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Alan J Rosenthal
Nov 30, 2011, 9:10:49 PM11/30/11
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>It's called a "joke"
Even though something is a joke, it can still contain a message. Jokes are
not bereft of content.
I'm sure that Serene was objecting to the message, not to the fact that it
was a joke.
peace & love,
ajr.
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