First signs of a bad first date

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by UofISigKap

If you find yourself reading an e-mail that says, "I was going to call you, but I didn't think you'd answer," it may have been a bad first date.

Wow. Who would write an e-mail like that?

"You won't answer my call, but you will answer my e-mail."

Yikes.

[Lady Pi]

-Texting, constantly looking at his phone, or having his phone on the table during dinner. I find this very rude even when my friends do it.
-Talking about sex
-Being rude/mean to other people! Or trying to boss service people around like he owns them just because he's a customer.

[agzg]

I would imagine that some of the guys who wear the software company logo shirts are trying to imply that they're wealthy (and work for an uber successful tech company like Microsoft, Google, or Apple). Tech guys love to show that shit off.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by agzg

I would imagine that some of the guys who wear the software company logo shirts are trying to imply that they're wealthy (and work for an uber successful tech company like Microsoft, Google, or Apple). Tech guys love to show that shit off.

LOL. Too bad they're making the exact opposite impression (geek who doesn't know how to dress and has to rely on the company to get him appropriate clothes).

[agzg]

Originally Posted by 33girl

LOL. Too bad they're making the exact opposite impression (geek who doesn't know how to dress and has to rely on the company to get him appropriate clothes).

You've seen CMU grads when they get together, right? It's the nerd equivalent of a yellow ferrari.

[33girl]

^^^^hahahahahahaha. Things I do not miss seeing having moved further east.

I've got another one. If you characterize Dave & Buster's as "fun," you ain't even getting a first date.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by 33girl

^^^^hahahahahahaha. Things I do not miss seeing having moved further east.

I've got another one. If you characterize Dave & Buster's as "fun," you ain't even getting a first date.

I have yet to go to a D&B (I think the closest one is 2 hours away) but if it is like the commercials, it is pretty much my idea of heaven. I am all about a Chuck E Cheese for adults.

Bad first date for me: repeated name dropping, obvious attempts to make sure the flashy name brand watch was visible at all times, surprise when I ordered steak. Not my scene.

[psy]

Originally Posted by agzg

I would imagine that some of the guys who wear the software company logo shirts are trying to imply that they're wealthy (and work for an uber successful tech company like Microsoft, Google, or Apple). Tech guys love to show that shit off.

A couple of years ago, my mom (married, in her 50's) went to a bar with her (then recently divorced) friend. This bar happened to be filled with men in their 40's and 50's seemingly trying to hook-up with women a few decades younger, which sort of creeped her out to begin with. Anyway, she saw a man wearing a shirt with the logo of the large company my dad had worked for for many years. She mentioned that her husband had worked for the company and asked what the man did there. His response? "Oh, I don't work there. I just wear the shirt." She was even more creeped out after that.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by agzg

I would imagine that some of the guys who wear the software company logo shirts are trying to imply that they're wealthy (and work for an uber successful tech company like Microsoft, Google, or Apple). Tech guys love to show that shit off.

Yeah, see, there's nothing special or unique about that in this area. Microsoft is the second or third biggest corporate employer in the state, and Google and other tech companies have offices/campuses here, too. Tech guys are a dime a dozen here, to the point where it was refreshing to meet a guy who didn't work for Microsoft or another tech company. What's funny about it is that most of the MS guys I went on dates with (when I was single) were actually contracters, as MANY tech company employees are, and therefore were not actually employees of Microsoft.

[AGDee]

See and I love Dave & Buster's. Best first date I ever had, we went to GameWorks (now closed).

Bad sign is when he brings his 15 year old son with him. And son has a Mohawk. And son is a former, very aggressive, patient. Very bad sign.

[33girl]

We have a local place called Games N'at that has air hockey, candlepin bowling, old school arcade games. And an amazing jukebox full of 45s. THAT would be fun to me.

D & B here is just...ugggg...a jorts & bloatee fest.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by 33girl

We have a local place called Games N'at that has air hockey, candlepin bowling, old school arcade games. And an amazing jukebox full of 45s. THAT would be fun to me.

D & B here is just...ugggg...a jorts & bloatee fest.

I have to admit, I've never been to D & B but always thought it was like Game Works. Game Works had the old school arcade games plus the race car, motorcycle race, boat race kind of games with seats that actually moved when you played them. They had DDR booths and stuff like that. Plus the great video games like Centipede and Frogger. And a bar.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

We have a local place called Games N'at that has air hockey, candlepin bowling, old school arcade games. And an amazing jukebox full of 45s. THAT would be fun to me.

D & B here is just...ugggg...a jorts & bloatee fest.

*missing candlepin bowling*

I need to move back to New England.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Bad sign is when he brings his 15 year old son with him. And son has a Mohawk. And son is a former, very aggressive, patient. Very bad sign.

lol lol

[PiKA2001]

Ok, I gotta say that I worked at D&B right out of high school and it's really not that bad of a place AND it's more high-end than GameWorks.