Speed Dating

[Scott_M]

Anybody ever been or know somebody who has? If so, what were their thoughts?

 

The reason I ask, my mate has just moved to Manchester. She doesn't know anybody and has suggested we go next Friday.

 

I've reluctantly agreed to go with her, you know, doing the good friend thing etc, but can't decide what to make of it.

 

Part of it thinks it'll be a laugh as we're only doing it for a joke, the other part of me is scared stiff and the thought of having to make conversation with 10-20 people.

 

Thoughts?

[Antynwa]

The funniest experience ever apparently.

 

My mate swears he got into Zak Whitbreads Mum

[Guest davelfc]

Speed dating, what a rip off. I've been doing this for over 25 years

 

"Hi there"

"Fuck off"

 

How speedy is that?

[melons]

Done it once, spent the entire time piss taking and watching it go over their heads while my mate is in fits of laughter at the table next to mine.

 

 

doooo iiiittttttt

[Paulie Dangerously]

Some complete bellend who works in our place is going on Thursday in the albert dock. the woman he sits opposite will get a 3 minute preview of 8 hours of my daily life

[greenoak]

You have more money than sense. £25 to talk to 20 birds for 3 minutes each.##

 

The only way to enjoy to is invent a persona of a total wacko ( patrick bateman ) and just take the piss and talk about axes or fireman or just stupid stuff.

[Section_31]

The work experience lad went the other week down the Albert Dock, said it was a bit of a chav-fest, he walked up to the everyman bistro to drown his sorrows and ended up pulling - life can be ace at times.

[Juniper]

Anybody ever been or know somebody who has? If so, what were their thoughts?

 

The reason I ask, my mate has just moved to Manchester. She doesn't know anybody and has suggested we go next Friday.

 

I've reluctantly agreed to go with her, you know, doing the good friend thing etc, but can't decide what to make of it.

 

Part of it thinks it'll be a laugh as we're only doing it for a joke, the other part of me is scared stiff and the thought of having to make conversation with 10-20 people.

 

Thoughts?

 

Why dont you and your mate just have crazy sex?

 

It would cut out the part where there's speed dating

[Scott_M]

You have more money than sense. £25 to talk to 20 birds for 3 minutes each.##

 

The only way to enjoy to is invent a persona of a total wacko ( patrick bateman ) and just take the piss and talk about axes or fireman or just stupid stuff.

 

Yeah, I did baulk at the £25.

 

Funnily enough, I have been saying I'm just going to make up what I do etc.

 

A Patrick Bateman one sounds interesting - 'Do you like my egg shell business card with raised royal navy font?'

 

Why dont you and your mate just have crazy sex?

 

Been there. Done that. This is all part of the plan for seconds.

[Remmie]

I did it at Glastonbury. It sucked.

[Unrighteous]

I'd give it a whirl. Make it as fun as you can... this may or may not include bumming a random bird in the bathrooms.

[Remmie]

If you love small talk you'll love speed dating.

 

No one loves small talk.

[Jose Jones]

I'd imagine it is full of desperate bifters. If you would like to shag an array of desperate bifters I think it would probably be a worthwhile excercise.

[dirty_sanchez]

I've always thought that speed dating would be shit. E Dating would be much better. Everyone would already love each other and you could all go out dancing and gurning. Ganj dating is a bit shit too. No-one bothers to turn up, they just stay at home laughing.

[Lupin]

I'm not a gullible septic - so would never be interested. If you haven't got time in your busy schedule to meet a partner/lover/one-nighter then this won't fix your fucked-up life.

[Rico1304]

Where in Manchester and is she fit?

[Ginny]

I think its more useful for women because its not in their instincts to approach men. As for men, its probably more suited to the more shy and introverted types who are less likely to approach a women off their own steam (shithouse)

 

You cant beat the thrill of the chase and using your natural skills to charm a woman.

I would go for a laugh but wouldnt expect much.

 

Being sat at an 'organised' function designed to match people up is a bit lame.

[Scott_M]

I'm not a gullible septic - so would never be interested. If you haven't got time in your busy schedule to meet a partner/lover/one-nighter then this won't fix your fucked-up life.

 

I've got a girlfriend anyway. I'm just being supportive!

 

Where in Manchester and is she fit?

 

Circle Club or something and yes she is.

[Rico1304]

And how old? This is important as I need to know whether to send me or my brother.

[masch]

I went once in uni with some mates for the free booze - make sure you tick "yes" for everybody if you can, then you get to see everyone who ticked yes for you :D

[stringvest]

Take some Charlie. At least you'll get all your spiel in.

 

Only joking. Say no to drugs kids.

[Scott_M]

I went on Friday. It was quite funny actually. Only a couple of hot birds there, of which the best one was the girl I went with. She also told me I was the best looking lad there, so we were both punching below our weight.

 

I made up my occupation to make it more interesting. I was a runner for Granada and go for pints with Tyrone from Corrie - that seemed to impress nearly everybody.

 

No real wierdo's though, which was a bit upsetting.

 

Got a bit tiring before the end, only so many girls you can make small talks bollocks with per night.

 

Why dont you and your mate just have crazy sex?

 

Inevitably that was how it ended. I should have suggested it earlier and saved us the £25 each.

[stringvest]

They've got a variant of this in Sarf Landan now. It's called Drive-by Dating. Basically you turn up your loudpeakers in the car and wind down your windows while making polite conversation at the top of your voice in a ridiculous patoir. If either party feels disrespected by the other, they are at liberty to aim and fire a cap at the plaintiff with the aim of bursting their bottom before the traffic lights change.

[Lurtz]

I've got a mate who went speed dating a few years ago. He ended up pulling this mental born again christian woman who pretty much dragged him onto Cleethorpes beach in the middle of the night and shagged him. For the next two days he kept getting text messages from her saying how much she felt like she'd betrayed god and that they were now both doomed to the eternal flames of hell and so on. Funny but freaky.

 

There's some weirdos out there, people.

[AVEEZ]

I've got a girlfriend anyway. I'm just being supportive!

 

I went on Friday. It was quite funny actually. Only a couple of hot birds there, of which the best one was the girl I went with. She also told me I was the best looking lad there, so we were both punching below our weight.

 

I made up my occupation to make it more interesting. I was a runner for Granada and go for pints with Tyrone from Corrie - that seemed to impress nearly everybody.

 

No real wierdo's though, which was a bit upsetting.

 

Got a bit tiring before the end, only so many girls you can make small talks bollocks with per night.

 

 

 

Inevitably that was how it ended. I should have suggested it earlier and saved us the £25 each.

 

 

So in short you're a man whore - you cheated on your bird with some bird you met at a cost of £25 then fucked your mate as well.. nice... you seem like a good catch!