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Spaniel
14:57 / 16.05.03
Cheers, Quantum.

I'm not sure I want to be hair-of-the-dog, however.
 
 
pomegranate
17:26 / 16.05.03
oh well i guess if i was worried about it at all, being in the States, i'd have to worry about the "Special Olympics" connotations.
 
 
Spaniel
20:34 / 16.05.03
Kat's just rang me, shit-faced.

I think she's was angling for me to meet her. I didn't take the bait, but I'm wondering if I should have.
Far be it from me to take advantage of someone pissed out of their head .

Shit, god this is confusing.
 
 
gingerbop
11:06 / 19.05.03
Re: texting;
Its *such* a god-send for people like the sad shy person that i am.

My personal Blue-Peter favourite is the barbie house made from a shoebox. Wouldnt it be great to be the person behind the scenes tho gets to make all the half-finished ones for the presenters to use.
 
 
Mr Tricks
19:16 / 19.05.03
God, thinking about it, I wish I was a yank

heheh...

We had Mr. ROGERS
 
 
Spaniel
20:54 / 19.05.03
Does Mr Rogers like to date children?
 
 
pomegranate
21:35 / 19.05.03
*hisses at bobossboy*
 
 
Gary Lactus
09:13 / 20.05.03
Peter Duncan (the nice man on the left of the Blue Peter annual) had to leave the show after it came out that he'd previously acted in adult films. Saucy.

I love threadrot.
 
 
Gary Lactus
09:15 / 20.05.03
Mr. Rogers looks like a treat. What did/does he do?
 
 
Spaniel
12:09 / 20.05.03
He dates small boys

I imagine he faced different problems from mine, however.
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
12:15 / 20.05.03
From your small boys?
 
 
A
13:43 / 20.05.03
...so small he kept nearly stepping on the poor blighters...
 
 
pomegranate
14:44 / 20.05.03
at the top of the show, mr. rogers would sing the theme song to the show while he changed his shoes and put on a zip-up cardigan (or jumper if yr on the other side of the pond).
he would have different friends come over and talk about their jobs.
he had these puppets that were so cool, there was a king and a boy and their friends.
it was on pbs, the public channel, home of sesame street.
the best part was the beginning w/the model of the town.

uh...wasn't this thread about dates? this is some of the most amazing threadrot ever.
 
 
Mr Tricks
15:56 / 20.05.03
I'm sure mister Rogers went on the occasional date

And probably didn't need the Advise of an internet board!!!

Don't Dis Mr. Rogers... he's probably one of the few treu cultural gems of 20th century North America...
 
 
Spaniel
17:35 / 20.05.03
Hey, fuck you!

I'm using this thread for catharsis. Its the place I come to spunk out my troubles.

I really am unpleasant, aren't I?

Saw Kat today at work. Like I could avoid her. It was nice - flirtatious.
 
 
gingerbop
17:41 / 20.05.03
Another Blue Peter presenter got chucked off coz he was on drugs. I do indeed love threadrot.
 
 
Mr Tricks
21:03 / 20.05.03
Saw Kat today at work. Like I could avoid her. It was nice - flirtatious.

Next time you see her... sing this:

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood,
A beautiful day for a neighbor.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...

It's a neighborly day in this beauty wood,
A neighborly day for a beauty.
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?...

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you.
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you.

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day.
Since we're together we might as well say:
Would you be mine?
Could you be mine?
Won't you be my neighbor?
Won't you please,
Won't you please?
Please won't you be my neighbor?
 
 
Foust is SO authentic
00:39 / 21.05.03
I myself mailed a letter to a girl this morning. She knows I like her, but I wanted to explain myself. I guess it was a love letter.

She lives in the same city as me.
 
 
Spaniel
08:28 / 21.05.03
I love you, Mr Tricks.

Can I sing you a song?
 
 
mondo a-go-go
09:59 / 21.05.03
I'm curious abouy this whole "dating" denomination. What if you're "involved" (for want of another word) with someone, but are long distance? Say, I dunno -- UK to Spain. Or bi-coastal, in America. Technically speaking, you're not dating, because you don't go on dates. What do American people call that? (You'd think I'd know that myself, but I don't)
 
 
Mr Tricks
16:54 / 21.05.03
What if you're "involved" (for want of another word) with someone, but are long distance?

Well, I've heard it called a "long distance Relationship

Pardon if I offend... But I would call it either:

  1. Fantasy
  2. Hellacious


"Relationships" of whatever sort tend to hinge on one major dynamic, relating. The closest thing to a long distance relaionship I've had was in college... me at one school my Girlfriend transferd to another. We were essantially about a 90 minute train ride away, but it might as well have been worlds...
I've seen others attempt such "relationships" over a distance of the kind you're discribing an it always seem to hinge on the idea of who or what the other person is or offers. Granted I'm not saying it's impossible (just either hellacious or a fantasy), alot would seem to depend on time/energy spent with that distance closed as well as the level of maturity. the advent of e-mail & chatt seem to help alot these days, as would phone calls & a fair amount spent on traveling.
It would just be another tragidy if these two finnally got to spend a good amount of time together only to realize they can't stand it... wouldn't be the first time...

does that make me cynical?
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
01:28 / 22.05.03
No, just open to the concept of reality.

I've been in a couple of long-distance relationships - some with people on this board - and there is one, that, though not with a barbeloid, was fine until the actual physical meeting. Not having that click when you finally get together, though the phone/email/whatever does click, is absolutely fucking heartbreaking.

Even moreso if you're sharing a room in a dodgy NY hotel and they're in the process of leaving their live-in girlfriend of ten years because of it.

Hoom.
 
 
mondo a-go-go
10:00 / 22.05.03
Tricks, you're a Brit, yeah? I was more curious about what term Americans would use to define that kind of thing when they usually refer to a like situation as "dating". How can you be "dating" if you don't go on dates?

btw, you don't offend, I was just curious about cultural terminology.

I know people who have made such situations work, and I know some who have seen it fall apart. Like any relationship it's down to how much you want to put into it, or how compatible you feel you are together, innit?
 
 
Persephone
11:33 / 22.05.03
Husb & I did the long-distance thing for like a year. That was before email and everything. I remember he set up my Mac Classic with ...wait for it... Telnet. So we could type sentences to each other, but it took like a minute for each letter to appear. So that's like five minutes for "hello."
 
 
The Return Of Rothkoid
03:59 / 25.05.03
W00t! yuo 4re h4kz0rs!

Erm. Sorry.

To hark back to an earlier part of the thread: calling is difficult. I tend to like to establish who's going to call who, and then just leave it - it's pretty difficult to, but for a long time I was Mr Frequent Caller, and that's distinctly offputting. Say you're gonna call someone on a certain day, and then do it. Or if they say they're going to call you, let them. Don't leap in. Don't call, just to see if hte phone works. It's really difficult, but I guess I'm finally of the mind that playing it cool (as opposed to blase) is the way to go.

I'm still utterly shit at reading signs, however. Anyone else find themselves having that sort of trouble? I suppose my first girlfriend did have to pin me against a wall to get some initial snogging action, though...
 
 
Spaniel
18:30 / 25.05.03
Right, just going out to meet Kat. For various reasons I think it might be on (if you'll pardon the expression).

Wish me luck, B.

Or not, as you see fit.
 
 
Baz Auckland
20:39 / 25.05.03
Luck to you!
 
 
sTe
23:22 / 25.05.03
Hope all went well B!

It sounds like all the 'signs' are looking good, although without meaning to put a downer on things working place R's can lead to much bother down the line, whether they go good or bad. But perhaps not so much bother as long distance ones, I went the whole 200 miles, and 4 years on (and new couplings down the line) it doesn't seem like such a good idea. Still there are worse places to live I suppose.
 
 
Mr Tricks
19:08 / 27.05.03
Tricks, you're a Brit, yeah?

errrr... not remotely Kooky...

New Yorker Born & Bread, transplanted to California's Bay Area for some 7+ years now... freeeeeky...
 
 
Spaniel
15:02 / 28.05.03
sTe, working hard to get the fuck out of my piece-of-shit job.

Ah, how I love AMEX.

As for things looking good, I couldn't tell you. We spent the night together on sunday, which was absolutely fab, but as usual work is weird as all hell.

Whatever.
 
 
Spaniel
15:03 / 28.05.03
It was indeed on, by the by.
 
 
gingerbop
23:01 / 28.05.03
yyyaaaayyy very good, B.

Eugh- as for working relationships- ask elijah.
*shakes fist is 'why-i-outta' manner*
 
 
mondo a-go-go
10:26 / 29.05.03
Oops, soz Tricks. Am entirely out of touch of who is who and where they are based, around here. Not really following most threads, just dipping in and out.
 
 
Mr Tricks
17:26 / 29.05.03
it's A'ight KOOKY...

 
 
Baz Auckland
22:40 / 25.06.03
After searching old threads and reading all this over again, I am as confused as ever. What if both of you said you'll call? Or the date lasts until the next afternoon? Does that especially mean you should call the next day? Or is 1 day necessary? Half of me is saying 'who cares for dumb rules or scaring someone, while the other half is saying 'umm... maybe you should wait a day...' Messy, this thing is. Ay cabron.
 
  

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