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Aliantha · 10-29-2007, 12:04 AM

maybe all the rest were afraid?

Another question occurs to me.

Were you still dressed like that when the girls left your apparment? lol maybe the beer buzz started to wear off???

ElBandito · 10-29-2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

lol...you mean the woman that sounds like a man???

Yep. Him!

piercehawkeye45 · 10-29-2007, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

maybe all the rest were afraid?

Another question occurs to me.

Were you still dressed like that when the girls left your apparment? lol maybe the beer buzz started to wear off???

Haha, nah, We actually didn't dress up on Friday because we didn't have our costumes and those two girls were pretty sober the whole night as well.

ZenGum · 10-29-2007, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ElBandito

And just to get it out of the way;

"Six! Six! Sixsixsixsixsix!"

Chasers War on Everything /almost/ caught out our Prime Minister with that, but she managed a reasonably passable Aussie accent.

Hi there Bandito!
(a) did you deliberately name yourself after a bikie gang?
(b) would you like to buy a vowel (location: wgtn, NZ)?
(c) I've almost grown past making fun of accents (sharing at office at Uni with two NZers called Barrrrbara and Dehhhborah got it out of my system!) ... but ... I recently had to do a speaking test on a Japanese lass, who was quick to declare ... "I dud uh homestay in New Zuhland". "You sure did!" said I.

ElBandito · 10-29-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

Hi there Bandito!
(a) did you deliberately name yourself after a bikie gang?
(b) would you like to buy a vowel (location: wgtn, NZ)?
(c) I've almost grown past making fun of accents (sharing at office at Uni with two NZers called Barrrrbara and Dehhhborah got it out of my system!) ... but ... I recently had to do a speaking test on a Japanese lass, who was quick to declare ... "I dud uh homestay in New Zuhland". "You sure did!" said I.

(a) oh no, really? I had no idea. It's my old gamer tag from the UT99 days. Inspired (of all things) by 'The Three Amigos'.
(b) Vowels are overrated. Its consonants that make the sounds we want to hear.

(c) Only almost? Fur shuhme!

**Edit: Just had to rescue a weta from our dishwasher. Again. Goddamn creepy-crawlies are everywhere.

Sundae · 10-29-2007, 04:31 PM

Pierce - SRSLY
In my opinion the best advice you've been given is mine (natch!) and Monster's

If you want a line ask her what "really lights her up"
Use those words. If she can't even answer keep pushing - if she's a real lamer it might finding the right shade of lipstick or something, but every woman has a topic that excites her. Then compliment her. It's classic NLP, she will associate you with the topic that sets her heart racing and she will believe you see her soul. Doesn't work long term of course, we are talking instant impression. It might sound cheesy - TRY IT.

And Monster's suggestion re games. Blimey, can't believe I didn't think of it myself. Ice breaking games are used in hugely expensive seminars/ training courses for a reason. They work. Cheapest and easiest to pull off? The Post-It/ Rizla game. Yes, you will feel like a 14 year old suggesting it (I was sometimes looked at the same way when I did) but people love it within about 2 minutes, trust me.

If you know it, skip the next bit. You write the name of a character/ real person (famous usually unless it's close friends) on whatever you are using. Pass to the next person who sticks it to their forehead. You take it in turns to answer yes or no questions until you get the right answer. A yes gets another question, a no the question passes to the next player. Typical questions are Am I famous, am I a real person, am I am animal, am I animated, am I more than 50 years old etc etc. The interaction comes from laughing at what other people "are" and interpretation of the rules.

Never, never, never think you look like a twat for suggesting a game. Act confident about it til you have had a success - then you'll know how well it really does work.

piercehawkeye45 · 10-29-2007, 05:00 PM

Thank you SG, I was seriously going to use "What are you interested in" line when I was going to actually try but I will use light you up instead, maybe both.

For monster's, damn, I kinda want to see that work. Games is definitely good though.

10-29-2007, 12:04 AM	#31
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	maybe all the rest were afraid? Another question occurs to me. Were you still dressed like that when the girls left your apparment? lol maybe the beer buzz started to wear off??? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-29-2007, 04:31 PM	#36
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Pierce - SRSLY In my opinion the best advice you've been given is mine (natch!) and Monster's If you want a line ask her what "really lights her up" Use those words. If she can't even answer keep pushing - if she's a real lamer it might finding the right shade of lipstick or something, but every woman has a topic that excites her. Then compliment her. It's classic NLP, she will associate you with the topic that sets her heart racing and she will believe you see her soul. Doesn't work long term of course, we are talking instant impression. It might sound cheesy - TRY IT. And Monster's suggestion re games. Blimey, can't believe I didn't think of it myself. Ice breaking games are used in hugely expensive seminars/ training courses for a reason. They work. Cheapest and easiest to pull off? The Post-It/ Rizla game. Yes, you will feel like a 14 year old suggesting it (I was sometimes looked at the same way when I did) but people love it within about 2 minutes, trust me. If you know it, skip the next bit. You write the name of a character/ real person (famous usually unless it's close friends) on whatever you are using. Pass to the next person who sticks it to their forehead. You take it in turns to answer yes or no questions until you get the right answer. A yes gets another question, a no the question passes to the next player. Typical questions are Am I famous, am I a real person, am I am animal, am I animated, am I more than 50 years old etc etc. The interaction comes from laughing at what other people "are" and interpretation of the rules. Never, never, never think you look like a twat for suggesting a game. Act confident about it til you have had a success - then you'll know how well it really does work. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 10-29-2007 at 05:06 PM. Reason: Rule amendment

10-29-2007, 05:00 PM	#37
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Thank you SG, I was seriously going to use "What are you interested in" line when I was going to actually try but I will use light you up instead, maybe both. For monster's, damn, I kinda want to see that work. Games is definitely good though.

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