Let's Practice Dating (Again).

[seoulsearch]

Hey everybody,

If at first you don't succeed... post, post, and post again!! When I originally played with the idea of this thread, I had a faint outline but no real way to verbalize it yet... I've found some perfect examples of what I was hoping for in some of the other threads that are something like, "Tell a Story", where everyone just adds a little bit and it just keeps on getting more and more fun and interesting along the way.

The inspiration for this was the "Choose Your Own Adventure"-type books...

Anyway, here's kind of what I'm after (and if you're still not sure, please ask, just like Sam did last time):

let's say you and I are engaged in a pretty lively conversation (at least, you're ACTING interested) and I say, "I always have a really good time talking to you... Hey, that new movie, 'Speed Racing G.I. Joe Robots from Outer Space' is starting this weekend... what would you think of going to see it?" (Pretend I'm a guy who's asking you to 'Marley's Proposal to My Sister's Keeper' or some other "romantic" comedy if you're a girl).

And then you...

(so here's my vision for this post--everyone adds to the adventure with an action, reply, etc., and then and with, "And then you..." to leave it open to the next person to post.)

Let's give it a whirl and see where it goes! (And if it sinks... well, there's an idea for my next thread --Dating Shipwrecks the Users Who Initiate Them.)

 

[SamIam]

okay so how does it start then???

 

[seoulsearch]

I'm sorry, Sam!! I need to take some communications lessons here!! Thanks for your honest feedback.

I'm thinking something like this... so I just asked someone if they'd like to go see a movie.

Here are some examples of how I'm thinking it might go:

(Kim just asked you out to a movie) And then you... (So Sam writes in reply to "And then you..." "Choke on the drink you're drinking and start to stutter... falling to the floor, rolling in convulsions", and Sam ends with, "And then you..." to leave an introduction for the next person...

So let's say Sharp is the next person, so he reads the last, "And then you..." "Manage to dial 911 at the last minute..." ending with "And then you...", once again leaving a doorway for the next person.

Does that make sense? Sorry guys, I'm trying!

 

[seoulsearch]

If you all have suggestions as to how to play this out better, please feel free to post them or start a new thread!

 

[SamIam]

lol kim i love your posts!!! okay okay.. umm let me think....... so you have just asked me out right?? so then i give you my response and then leave it open to someone else.... is that right??? sorry im slow!!!

 

[seoulsearch]

NO, NO, KEEP asking!! We'll get it right yet Sam... yes, I think you have it. We'll be the dating guinea pigs here. *oink*

 

[SamIam]

hahahahhaha!! okay so you start off first then i will follow your lead

 

[seoulsearch]

ACK!! THE PRESSURE!! THE HORRIBLE PRESSURE!!!

The last time I tried this you said it was against your religion and that you'd make me put a bag over my head!! UGH!! Talk about rejection!! *bites nails and paces floor at the thought of approaching Sam*

*puts on her smoothest "I'm-So-Smooth-Voice*

So... (trying to picture someone other than Sam so she doesn't get so nervous... *nails are shot and there's a hole in the carpet*) I say, "What are you doing this weekend???" (Be gentle, Sam! Or I might fight back!! )

And then you...

 

[SamIam]

Im thinking about clipping my toe nails... What are you gonna be doin this weekend??

 

[seoulsearch]

*laughs* Sam, do you ever read the "About Me" portion in a person's profile? I'm the one in the middle.

Oh great everyone... he's calculating how big of a bag he's going to make me wear... and how opaque it's going to have to be...

 

[SamIam]

HAHAHAHAHHA am nooooooot! i dont know how to read

 

[seoulsearch]

So back to your toenails...

Ok, let's recap: I ask you out, and you tell me you're clipping your toenails, and I ask, So exactly how long are they...

And then you...

*granted, this will be more fun when we hopefully get some more players here besides you and me*

 

[SamIam]

so im not fun enough for you! thanks..... ALOT

My toe nails are coming out of the tops of my shoes... my boss told me to either cut them or he would fire me.. its offending the customers.... do you have a saw by any chance?

 

[seoulsearch]

You really know how to show a girl a GOOOOOOODDDD time, Sam. Why, I'm surprised your phone isn't ringing off the hook with girls begging for dates... or the chance to talk about your toenails

Does Chuck Norris carry anything sharp enough to handle those babies?

Ok... let's see... I ask you out, you say you're clipping you're toenails... you tell me they're growing out of you shoes...

So I try to subtly glance at your feet... pretend not to notice, and say, "So... uh... how about that movie..." *of course, with those claws, maybe you can't walk from the car to the theater*

And then you...

 

[SamIam]

Im gonna need you to carry me.... maybe i can jump on your back and you can give me a piggy back ride... You should also know that my phone does ring off the hook with girls calling..... so if were in the middle of the date and one of my women call.... your gonna have to excuse me.. So what movie we gonna see??

 

[seoulsearch]

I'm thinking that maybe we can have a format where anyone who adds on to this starts with,

"So I..." and ends with, "And then you..." (Like I said maybe this won't work but I at least thought I'd try!)

So, again, to recap... Sam just asked what movie we were going to see...

"So I..." say, "Well, what kind of movie would you be interested in seeing? Or maybe you can't walk from the car to the theater with those huge, honkin' toenails of yours??? And I don't think I can carry you... because I'm not a scratching post..."

And then you... (we'll get the hang of this yet, Sam. Isn't being a guinea pig fun? )

 

[SamIam]

hahahahhaha big honkin toenails!!!!!! yeah that pretty much sums it up though... okay so you wont carry me on your back because your afraid of getting a liiiiiiiiiiittle scratched up LOL and i cant walk to the car... so we need to figure out how to get me to the car before we think about seein any movie! I could tip toe on my toe nails... oooorrr i could.......

 

[seoulsearch]

*throws up her hands*

I'm afraid to ask!

 

[SamIam]

hahahhahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whhhhhyyyyyyy???????? i promise i wont make you wear a bag over your head!!

 

[seoulsearch]

Knowing you, it would probably be a gunny sack... without eye or air holes... thanks a lot for the confidence booster, Sam!