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From: spaf@gatech.UUCP (Gene Spafford)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: A line
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Date: Mon, 6-Feb-84 23:17:29 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  6 23:17:29 1984
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Organization: Georgia Tech School of ICS, Atlanta
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Well, a few people have sent me mail asking me if I've ever actually
used that line about "bet you a quarter...."  The answer is yes.
However, the only two times I ever used it I wasn't so much trying to
break the ice as just enliven a party.  Both times I was viewed as
"being cute".  However, I did cause a minor stir the last time I used
that particular line.  I happened upon a young lady I didn't know.  I
thought she was rather kissable, and tried the line on her (with a
rather smug audience waiting to see if I'd get my face slapped).
Unbeknowst to us, this young lady had a bit of a cold, and had been
drinking along with her cold medicine; she evidently didn't bother to
breathe during the punch line, and fainted.  I still haven't heard the
last of it, 4 years later.  Anything like this ever happen to anyone
else?

I like the idea involved in the line, because it has an essential humor
in it (like me).   Also, I have problems sometimes deciding when it's a
good idea to try a little escalation (via osculation) in a new
relationship.   Thus, humorous approaches without being pushy or
obnoxious tend to interest me.  Suggestions are welcomed.
-- 
Off the Wall of Gene Spafford
The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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