Right now I'm sitting at Caribou watching the snow and doing a little job stuff (well mostly talking to Elena). I tend to like Caribou because it has a cozy atmosphere: well lit, cozy fire, and mellow music. However, today has been a little different; there has been many odd happenings. One of which was a guy and girl meeting on a blind first date. i felt bad for the girl b/c she asked several guys if they were "so and so" before she found the right one. He's relatively cute though, so i guess she is ok. The best part is this random guy sitting in front of me (let's call him Ron for conversation purposes) who has now bothered 2 different people. Here is parts of their dialogue.
Ron: Are you a student?
Girl: (wearing a Depaul sweatshirt) yes, I go to Depaul
Ron: O,what year are you? What do you study?
Girl: I'm a sophomore
Ron: O, so you're 19? Is you're friend also 19?
Girl: Yes
Ron: She's simply beautiful
(at this point I'd like to add that these are both cute girls, but nothing particularly spectacular. also, they don't look of any particular ethnicity or religion)
Girl: yes, she is.
Ron: I graduated high school in 1993. I'm old. You're supposed to say here that I'm not old.
Girl: well, you're only as old as you feel. (she is now putting on all of her clothes to leave) so what do you do (this was her key mistake)
Ron: I try as hard as I can to be funny. (what?!?! is that your big pick up line??)
Girl: O, are you a comedian.
Ron: No, I'm in HR.
(at this point I quit paying attention... until i overheard the next part)
Ron: are you Jewish. you look Jewish. Do you get that a lot, b/c you really look Jewish
Girl: No, I'm not Jewish. And, I've never gotten that before.
Ron: Have you ever used some website
Girl: Yes, my boyfriend showed it to me
(she leaves at this point so then Ron strikes up convo w/ her roommate)
Ron: she's very pretty. is her boyfriend a nice guy
Roommate: Yes, she is. And, yes he is.
Ron: so you're studying languages. the only language i know is filafal. (I have no idea what the hell that means, I think Ron was just trying to be witty again) That should tell you something right there. (why would you make that comment about yourself.
The Roommate ends the convo there. After a little bit of time, Ron turns to me and asks if I went to Purdue (I'm wearing a sweatshirt- don't ask). I simply say No, actually I don't go there. He lets the convo go at that. Perhaps I wasn't beautiful enough for his liking. Or, perhaps he only wants 19 year old college girls.
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
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I love this story from beginning to end. Maybe wear different college sweatshirts around town and test which gets the best response. And then publish your results in the 2008 JIMC.
i used to work with a creepy old guy at applebees named ron too. he was a host and i was a hostess and i was forced to stand at the podium next to him for hours on end. i honestly think he was half the reason why i quit that job. got sick of him telling me he liked young girls who were petite like me because they had perky boobs. i would say he moved to chicago only as soon as i quit applebees he got a job working in my school's journalism department so i still see him every once in awhile.
thank god i changed my major
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