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From: dave@rlgvax.UUCP (Dave Maxey)
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Subject: Re: flowers as gifts
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Date: Tue, 21-Aug-84 00:23:02 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 21 00:23:02 1984
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Sometimes it's acceptable to send flowers to someone who is just a friend.
There is a secretary here at work that I got three red carnations for to
celebrate the fact that she quit smoking 7 months ago, after I got her a
book on how to quit. She sent me a thank you note in reply. She always seems
to be in a good mood, nice cheerful person. Too bad she's married...

Now, there's this girl... beautiful young lady that I see every so often in
certain places, that I would very much like to get to know. If for nothing
else, just to find out if there is any compatibility between us. On the other
hand, she has a tendency to avert her eyes when ever I talk to her. I thought
of the possibility of making up an excuse to send her flowers (I can always
think of some excuse, I'm good at that...), as an ice breaker, but naturally
I have second thoughts. (Basically, I'm chicken. Bwack! Bwack!).

So this is it folks. A survey. All respondents should send their replys to
me directly as mail, no followups. I will post the results in a few weeks,
along with the result of what I do. This is an experiment in probability.
I will take some action on this, shy, chicken, or whatever I may be. (In
some circles this is known as courage. In other circles it's ignorance!)

Please answer the following:

	1) Sex. (Male or Female. "Yes, often", is not a valid reply)
	2) Age. (I won't post this, it's just so I can see if there's a trend)
	3) Suggestion of an ice breaker, for an approach from a male to a
	female. Suggestions may include such things as:
		A gift (such as flowers, candy, Porches...)
		Casual conversation (possibly with jokes, clean??)
		A casual invitation (as for a cup of coffee, lunch...)
		A full, real, as in complete, date.
		Something crazy (this is never difficult for me :-) ).
		Other. Please specify.

I WILL seriously consider your suggestions. Majority, however, does not
necessarily rule. I have not told you all of the specifics, so I will have
to tailor the action to suit the situation. What I'm looking for are things
that have worked for (on) you in the past. If you wish to list suggestions
that refer to an approach from a female to a male that you think would still
apply in the reverse, that would be fine also, but please list this detail.
Case examples (i.e. a full dissertation of the circumstances of an approach)
are greatly appreciated. I can boil it down to the basic facts, but it helps
to know if some specifics weight the answer.

Thanks for your help in this. Who knows, the case example I'm creating here
may inspire you in your endeavors.

			- Dave Maxey (alias tbm)
			{seismo,mcnc,brl-bmd,allegra}!rlgvax!dave

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