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From: Invisible
Subject: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 04:17:31
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http://www.xkcd.com/457/

Today's XKCD neatly sums up my feelings today.

I'm sitting at my desk with my office door wide open. I've just seem two 
lovely girls walk past. I'm just bursting to go talk to them. But I 
can't, because they walked past my door far too fast, and they're way 
too busy having a girly chat with each other about the tradic exit of 
Hot Sales Girl.

Damnit! Do you ever find yourself wishing you were a women just so girls 
would talk to you?

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From: Gilles Tran
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 04:53:33
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> a écrit dans le message de news: 
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> http://www.xkcd.com/457/
>
> Today's XKCD neatly sums up my feelings today.

Hmm, I think that the strip just means that undoing bras is friggin' 
difficult (see the alt text), particularly when one is in a hurry. Those 
little hooks on the back always get caught somewhere. It's certainly one the 
most annoying piece of garment to undo, only second to baby clothes with 
thousands of hidden clip-on buttons. Who design these things?

G.


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 04:54:44
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Invisible wrote:
> http://www.xkcd.com/457/

Somebody in the forums asked if the cube configuration depicted is 
actually obtainable with a real cube. You have NO IDEA how many people 
posted pictures of their cube in this configuration!

Personally, *I* want to know if access to a girl's bra is actually 
obtainable with a real girl... :-/

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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 04:56:31
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Gilles Tran wrote:

> Hmm, I think that the strip just means that undoing bras is friggin' 
> difficult (see the alt text), particularly when one is in a hurry. Those 
> little hooks on the back always get caught somewhere. It's certainly one the 
> most annoying piece of garment to undo, only second to baby clothes with 
> thousands of hidden clip-on buttons. Who design these things?

Pretty much.

Somebody in the forums said "hey guys, if 12 year old girls can do it 
without difficulty, how hard can it possibly be?"

Personally, I haven't tried, so I couldn't comment... It would seem like 
it should be far *harder* for the girl herself though. She has to reach 
behind her back FFS!

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From: Phil Cook
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 06:00:49
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And lo on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:56:25 +0100, Gilles Tran  
<gil### [at] agroparistechfr> did spake, saying:

> only second to baby clothes with
> thousands of hidden clip-on buttons. Who design these things?

The international league of fastener manufacturers who secretly dominate  
the clothing industry.

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Phil Cook

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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 06:32:04
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Phil Cook wrote:

> The international league of fastener manufacturers who secretly dominate 
> the clothing industry.

Is that something like the freemasons who secretly caused the design of 
terrible buildings?

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From: Phil Cook
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 06:40:27
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And lo on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:32:03 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> The international league of fastener manufacturers who secretly  
>> dominate the clothing industry.
>
> Is that something like the freemasons who secretly caused the design of  
> terrible buildings?

The Freemasons are an offshoot; they're more like the Zionist conspiracy  
that had all the vowels removed from unix commands.

-- 
Phil Cook

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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 07:20:56
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Invisible wrote:
> http://www.xkcd.com/457/
> 
> Today's XKCD neatly sums up my feelings today.

Actually, if this how bras worked, then natural selection would greatly 
increase human intelligence.  Or decrease the wearing of bras.

Regards,
John


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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 07:54:06
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> Personally, I haven't tried, so I couldn't comment... It would seem like
> it should be far *harder* for the girl herself though. She has to reach
> behind her back FFS!
>

Practice.


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 08:15:06
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Gail Shaw wrote:

> Practice.

Daily?

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From: Gail Shaw
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 08:42:23
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> Gail Shaw wrote:
>
> > Practice.
>
> Daily?
>

What do you think?


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 08:57:47
Message: <4893084b$1@news.povray.org>
>>> Practice.

>> Daily?

> What do you think?

I think that me trying to work a bra would probably be like my mum 
trying to work a computer keyboard... :^)

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From: Gilles Tran
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 09:03:23
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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> a écrit dans le message de news: 
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> I think that me trying to work a bra would probably be like my mum trying 
> to work a computer keyboard... :^)

You could borrow your mum's bra, lend her your keyboard and then practice 
together for one hour every day. Fun for the whole family!

G.


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 09:10:45
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Gilles Tran wrote:

> You could borrow your mum's bra, lend her your keyboard and then practice 
> together for one hour every day. Fun for the whole family!

That is possibly the most worrying mental image I've had today... :-}

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From: Eero Ahonen
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 12:01:10
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Invisible wrote:
> 
> Somebody in the forums said "hey guys, if 12 year old girls can do it 
> without difficulty, how hard can it possibly be?"
> 

It's not that hard, once you get used to it.

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From: Eero Ahonen
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 12:05:03
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John VanSickle wrote:
>
> Actually, if this how bras worked, then natural selection would greatly 
> increase human intelligence.  Or decrease the wearing of bras.

It would most probably increase bra sales, since so much of them would 
just break down.

> Regards,
> John


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 13:36:04
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John VanSickle wrote:

> Actually, if this how bras worked, then natural selection would greatly 
> increase human intelligence.  Or decrease the wearing of bras.

Several girls remarked in the forums that this would somewhat prevent 
them going out with stupid boys, which was generally agreed to be a very 
positive thing...

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From: John VanSickle
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 1 Aug 2008 23:08:32
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> John VanSickle wrote:
> 
>> Actually, if this how bras worked, then natural selection would 
>> greatly increase human intelligence.  Or decrease the wearing of bras.
> 
> Several girls remarked in the forums that this would somewhat prevent 
> them going out with stupid boys, which was generally agreed to be a very 
> positive thing...

It should go without saying that a girl who reads XKCD would only date 
stupid boys in order to manipulate them.

Of course, this is also the reason women date intelligent men, so it's 
not saying much.

Regards,
John


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 00:15:32
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Invisible wrote:
> Personally, *I* want to know if access to a girl's bra is actually 
> obtainable with a real girl... :-/

I can attest that it is ;)

...Chambers


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 04:17:10
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>> Personally, *I* want to know if access to a girl's bra is actually 
>> obtainable with a real girl... :-/
> 
> I can attest that it is ;)

I'd ask if there's a HOWTO somewhere, but I imagine it wouldn't actually 
help much...

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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 13:49:17
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Personally, *I* want to know if access to a girl's bra is actually 
>>> obtainable with a real girl... :-/
>>
>> I can attest that it is ;)
> 
> I'd ask if there's a HOWTO somewhere, but I imagine it wouldn't actually 
> help much...
> 

Dude, just stop feeling sorry for yourself and ask girls out!

Sure, you'll be rejected 9 times out of 10, but so is every other guy 
out there!  Just don't let it bother you!

Look at it this way:
There are 6 *billion* people on this planet.  Just to pull a number out 
of my a**, that means 500 *million* people between the ages of 20 and 30.

I guarantee, the *majority* of those people _want_to_have_sex_.  They 
don't want to all the time, and it's not the only thing they want, but 
they *do* want to.  It's in their genes!  (Otherwise we would have gone 
extinct long ago).

Now, if you can accept that people out there *do* want to hook up, the 
next part is easy: just keep trying!  What works with one person won't 
work with the next, so any kind of advice from other people is pretty 
much useless except for "don't give up".  Talk to girls any chance you 
get, and ask them out whenever you can!

You know those two girls you saw walking past your office?  Don't wait 
for them to walk past again.  Just go find one of them, and say, "Hey, 
have you seen the new Batman yet?"

If they say "no", then respond "I was going to go see it this weekend, 
but I hate seeing movies alone.  Will you go with me?"

If they say "yes", then say "Cool, I haven't yet!  I was going to go see 
it this weekend, but I hate seeing movies alone.  Will you go with me?"

Even if you've already seen it*, it's not hard to find something 
appropriate to say instead.

Sorry, I'm just rambling.  But you get the idea - don't wait, just date!

*We saw it a second time two days ago.  Very enjoyable.  In fact, it put 
me in a mood to watch the 1989 version (Tim Burton directing, Michael 
Keaton starring), and I have to ask: was the 1989 version so cheesy when 
it came out, or did they re-cut it to make the new one look better?  I 
remember liking it more at the time - of course, I *was* 10 :)

...Chambers


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 14:06:57
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>> I'd ask if there's a HOWTO somewhere, but I imagine it wouldn't 
>> actually help much...
> 
> Dude, just stop feeling sorry for yourself and ask girls out!

Yeah - cos that thought has never occurred to me before. :-P

I don't *know* any girls, and I have no idea where to meet them. We've 
been through all this several times already.

> Sorry, I'm just rambling.  But you get the idea - don't wait, just date!

Sure. Because when you're not Andrew, it's really that easy. :-/

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From: St 
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 16:23:05
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"Gilles Tran" <gil### [at] agroparistechfr> wrote in message 
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>
> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> a écrit dans le message de news: 
> 4892c69b$1@news.povray.org...
>> http://www.xkcd.com/457/
>>
>> Today's XKCD neatly sums up my feelings today.
>
> Hmm, I think that the strip just means that undoing bras is friggin' 
> difficult (see the alt text), particularly when one is in a hurry. Those 
> little hooks on the back always get caught somewhere. It's certainly one 
> the most annoying piece of garment to undo,

  Heh, just move the hooks 'towards' the eyes, and everything is fine.  ;)

    Those hooks are designed to be released! :)

     Are you listening Andrew? GRAB - TOWARDS - RELEASE - HEAVEN.

       In that order.  :)

        ~Steve~



> G.
>
>


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From: St 
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 16:29:51
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"Gail Shaw" <initialsurname@sentech sa dot com> wrote in message 
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>
> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
> news:4892fe4a@news.povray.org...
>> Gail Shaw wrote:
>>
>> > Practice.
>>
>> Daily?
>>
>
> What do you think?

 Hahaha! Oh dear, now my jaw is aching...lol.  :)

     ~Steve~


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 17:11:31
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St. wrote:

>     Those hooks are designed to be released! :)
> 
>      Are you listening Andrew? GRAB - TOWARDS - RELEASE - HEAVEN.
> 
>        In that order.  :)

Er... Isn't that GRAB - TOWARDS - RELEASE - HOSPITAL?

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From: St 
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 17:28:11
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> St. wrote:
>
>>     Those hooks are designed to be released! :)
>>
>>      Are you listening Andrew? GRAB - TOWARDS - RELEASE - HEAVEN.
>>
>>        In that order.  :)
>
> Er... Isn't that GRAB - TOWARDS - RELEASE - HOSPITAL?

   Mate, if you get *past* the GRAB part, there is no hospital. Fumble 
away...   :)

    ~Steve~



>
> -- 
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From: Warp
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 2 Aug 2008 19:14:56
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Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
> Look at it this way:
> There are 6 *billion* people on this planet.  Just to pull a number out 
> of my a**, that means 500 *million* people between the ages of 20 and 30.

> I guarantee, the *majority* of those people _want_to_have_sex_. 

  But half of them are of the wrong gender...

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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 02:50:40
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Warp wrote:
> Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
>> Look at it this way:
>> There are 6 *billion* people on this planet.  Just to pull a number out 
>> of my a**, that means 500 *million* people between the ages of 20 and 30.
> 
>> I guarantee, the *majority* of those people _want_to_have_sex_. 
> 
>   But half of them are of the wrong gender...
> 

Not if you've an open mind...

...Chambers


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 02:51:23
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Sure. Because when you're not Andrew, it's really that easy. :-/

Andrew, seriously:  It's hard for *everyone*.  But people do it anyway.

...Chambers


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 05:38:08
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>> Er... Isn't that GRAB - TOWARDS - RELEASE - HOSPITAL?
> 
>    Mate, if you get *past* the GRAB part, there is no hospital. Fumble 
> away...   :)

They call me the fumbler,
Yeah the fumbler,
I fumble round and round and round and round...

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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 05:39:22
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>> Sure. Because when you're not Andrew, it's really that easy. :-/
> 
> Andrew, seriously:  It's hard for *everyone*.  But people do it anyway.

Other people have social skills.

(And friends - don't forget friends! Apparently in a survay 80% of 
people said they met their husband/wife through their friends.)

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From: Sabrina Kilian
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 12:43:48
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> Sure. Because when you're not Andrew, it's really that easy. :-/
>>
>> Andrew, seriously:  It's hard for *everyone*.  But people do it anyway.
> 
> Other people have social skills.
> 

Not all of them. I can say, from recent experience, that I have very bad 
luck at reading what people are actually saying and meaning. That alone 
is not enough of an excuse. Smiling helps, as does being able to talk to 
them. Light conversation normally, it's not often that physics will come 
up and the best conversation continuing device is "I wrote an RK4 solver 
last week." but sometimes that will work too. "Hi, how are you, have you 
seen New Movie Of The Week? What did you think of it/Would you like to 
see it?"

> (And friends - don't forget friends! Apparently in a survay 80% of 
> people said they met their husband/wife through their friends.)
> 

This is easier then finding a date. Smile, and be ready to listen to 
anyone. After you chat with them a few times, pick a day you aren't 
doing anything and invite them out to a pub to continue what ever the 
last conversation was.

See, now you've made a friend. You can do the whole thing without a pub, 
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From: St 
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 13:02:29
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>>> Er... Isn't that GRAB - TOWARDS - RELEASE - HOSPITAL?
>>
>>    Mate, if you get *past* the GRAB part, there is no hospital. Fumble 
>> away...   :)
>
> They call me the fumbler,
> Yeah the fumbler,
> I fumble round and round and round and round...

 HAHA! Yeah, that works... You're good at making those up. :)

   ~Steve~


>
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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 15:25:33
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> "Hi, how are you, have you 
> seen New Movie Of The Week? What did you think of it/Would you like to 
> see it?"

You'd have to know what New Movie Of The Week *is* first. ;-)

A better technique seems to be to just ask the person about themselves - 
maybe that person isn't a film fanatic anyway?

>> (And friends - don't forget friends! Apparently in a survay 80% of 
>> people said they met their husband/wife through their friends.)
> 
> This is easier then finding a date. Smile, and be ready to listen to 
> anyone. After you chat with them a few times, pick a day you aren't 
> doing anything and invite them out to a pub to continue what ever the 
> last conversation was.
> 
> See, now you've made a friend. You can do the whole thing without a pub, 
> substituting other local hang out.

I tried this. The person I was speaking to started laughing.

Hysterically.

Eventually she finished laughing her **** off, and politely declained.

I asked a different person by email. I couldn't help noticing that the 
reply was written in very formal language, with strong undertones of 
"please don't speak to me ever again".

I have tried and tried and tried to convince people to be friends with 
me. So far, I have failed completely. What can I say? I guess people 
just hate me...

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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 3 Aug 2008 17:31:06
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>> This is easier then finding a date. Smile, and be ready to listen to 
>> anyone. After you chat with them a few times, pick a day you aren't 
>> doing anything and invite them out to a pub to continue what ever the 
>> last conversation was.
>>
>> See, now you've made a friend. You can do the whole thing without a 
>> pub, substituting other local hang out.
> 
> I tried this. The person I was speaking to started laughing.
> 
> Hysterically.
> 
> Eventually she finished laughing her **** off, and politely declained.

Wow, that girl's a jerk.  Seriously, very few of them react this way.

Even though the others aren't such a**holes, though, you'll still get a 
lot of rejections - the general rule of thumb for most solicitations, 
whether it's for business or personal, is that one out of 10 will say 
yes.  So don't let these two experiences put you off, just keep trying.

...Chambers


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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 4 Aug 2008 02:31:29
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>>> This is easier then finding a date. Smile, and be ready to listen to 
>>> anyone. After you chat with them a few times, pick a day you aren't 
>>> doing anything and invite them out to a pub to continue what ever the 
>>> last conversation was.
>>>
>>> See, now you've made a friend. You can do the whole thing without a 
>>> pub, substituting other local hang out.
>>
>> I tried this. The person I was speaking to started laughing.
>>
>> Hysterically.
>>
>> Eventually she finished laughing her **** off, and politely declained.
> 
> Wow, that girl's a jerk.  Seriously, very few of them react this way.

I think she was surprised and embarrassed rather than actually trying to 
be mean. Even so, it was *not* a pleasent reaction to receive.

> Even though the others aren't such a**holes, though, you'll still get a 
> lot of rejections - the general rule of thumb for most solicitations, 
> whether it's for business or personal, is that one out of 10 will say 
> yes.  So don't let these two experiences put you off, just keep trying.

Well, I've now "tried" with everybody I know. So until I discover some 
way of meeting new people, there's nothing further I can do now.

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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 4 Aug 2008 04:05:17
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Chambers wrote:

> Not if you've an open mind...

Damned neurosurgeons...

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From: Brian Elliott
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 4 Aug 2008 06:11:00
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"Gilles Tran" <gil### [at] agroparistechfr> wrote in message 
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>
> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> a écrit dans le message de news: 
> 4892c69b$1@news.povray.org...
>> http://www.xkcd.com/457/
>>
>> Today's XKCD neatly sums up my feelings today.
>
> Hmm, I think that the strip just means that undoing bras is friggin' 
> difficult (see the alt text), particularly when one is in a hurry. Those 
> little hooks on the back always get caught somewhere.

Yes, caught on the inside of the washing machine and the clothes dryer!

Brian


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From: Gilles Tran
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 4 Aug 2008 07:38:05
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"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> a écrit dans le message de news: 
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> Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
>> Look at it this way:
>> There are 6 *billion* people on this planet.  Just to pull a number out
>> of my a**, that means 500 *million* people between the ages of 20 and 30.
>
>> I guarantee, the *majority* of those people _want_to_have_sex_.
>
>  But half of them are of the wrong gender...

If that was the case, mankind would have disappeared a long time ago. 
Really, both genders definitely want to have sex, and want it a lot. One 
gender may be slightly (but only slightly) pickier than the other, but it's 
not less obsessive/ravenous in its pursuit of it.

G.


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 4 Aug 2008 08:48:27
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Gilles Tran wrote:

> Really, both genders definitely want to have sex, and want it a lot. One 
> gender may be slightly (but only slightly) pickier than the other, but it's 
> not less obsessive/ravenous in its pursuit of it.

This is something that has always confused me...

The boys all want to get at the girls. Nothing complicated there.

Girls are far more confusing. Your typical girl seems to definitely 
*want* a boyfriend, and is very keen to show off just how sexy and 
desirable she is. But as soon as a *real* boy attempts to make any kind 
of advance towards her, she seems deeply offended at the very 
*suggestion* that she might want to actually date such a pathetic excuse 
for a boy. Obviously she's looking for somebody far better then HIM!

Even if you start seeing her regularly and she seems to enjoy being with 
you, she still seems insulted and outraged that you might want to kiss 
her. And she is utterly repulsed by the concept that you might be 
thinking about having sex with her (much less try to actually *do* this 
for real). Apparently she just wants to hang out together and maybe hold 
hands or something.

So I'm confused - how has the human race not died out yet?

I distinctly remember that when I was about 12 or so, I became utterly 
fascinated with girls. I seemed to spend almost every waking hour 
thinking about them, feeling curios about them, wanting to have one of 
my own, wondering what they're like, etc. I'm reasonably certain I'm not 
alone in this. (!)

Presumably what's meant to happen next is that you start interactive 
with girls, find out a bit about them, start dating them, and gradually 
stop being quite so fascinated by them. (Personally, this still hasn't 
happened for me yet - presumably because I never interact with 
*anybody*, much less girls...)

I have never actually met a teenage girl in my entire life. [Ever.] So 
I'm curios... Do teenage girls suddenly become absolutely fascinated 
with boys in a similar way? Or are they *always* completely disgusted by 
the idea of interacting with them? Is it just an act? Or do girls 
genuinely hate boys?

Since the human race hasn't died out yet, you'd think it *must* be an 
act. But I don't know... that's some damned good acting... :-/

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From: Warp
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 4 Aug 2008 09:41:21
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Gilles Tran <gil### [at] agroparistechfr> wrote:
> "Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> a ?crit dans le message de news: 
> 4894ea70@news.povray.org...
> > Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
> >> Look at it this way:
> >> There are 6 *billion* people on this planet.  Just to pull a number out
> >> of my a**, that means 500 *million* people between the ages of 20 and 30.
> >
> >> I guarantee, the *majority* of those people _want_to_have_sex_.
> >
> >  But half of them are of the wrong gender...

> If that was the case, mankind would have disappeared a long time ago. 
> Really, both genders definitely want to have sex, and want it a lot.

  But in most cases half of them are still of the wrong gender.

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                                                          - Warp


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 5 Aug 2008 02:28:08
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Invisible wrote:
> I have never actually met a teenage girl in my entire life. [Ever.]

OK, I'm curious.  Where did you go to school when *you* were a teenager? 
  In my high school, there were approximately 800 boys and 800 girls, 
all between the ages of 14-18.

...Chambers


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From: Invisible
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 5 Aug 2008 04:01:06
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>> I have never actually met a teenage girl in my entire life. [Ever.]
> 
> OK, I'm curious.  Where did you go to school when *you* were a teenager? 
> In my high school, there were approximately 800 boys and 800 girls, all 
> between the ages of 14-18.

The school I went to was for boys only. (Did I mention it was a boarding 
school?)

If you count my little sister then yes, technically I have met a teenage 
girl. Although being at boarding school, I didn't actually *see* her 
very often...

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From: Orchid XP v8
Subject: Re: It's what XKCD does
Date: 5 Aug 2008 13:22:54
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>> OK, I'm curious.  Where did you go to school when *you* were a 
>> teenager? In my high school, there were approximately 800 boys and 800 
>> girls, all between the ages of 14-18.
> 
> The school I went to was for boys only. (Did I mention it was a boarding 
> school?)

Also... That school had roughly 40 kids in it. And almost as many staff...

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