The Dog's Name

Translated by
Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jnr
Thursday, October 25, 2007

"I saw ~ a girl walk up to a guy, write her number on his wrist and continue up the escalator at the train station yesterday. Ballsy."

Well actually I didn't see it, Jenna did, but I did wonder how the average guy would react, so I decided that I needed to poll the Blokes at the Pub...surely the collective wisdom of these learned men would suggest a usual male reaction to such a "play".

Assumptions: Guy is single and available, not gay, and found the girl to be, at the very least, cute.

Conclusions: The guys are pretty unanimous in this...they would call. The length of time between the writing and the calling varied from an instant sms* to waiting at least a day and a half...all concurred that two days was too long to make the girl wait in limbo after such a ballsy action and later in the day just before lunch might be the optimum time.** But the important thing to note is that all the guys said they would call her.

I would be willing to safely bet, if some strange guy wrote his number on the wrist of some girl he saw at the train station, he would arrive at work to a restraining order and some time before a nice man in robes and a wig explaining himself. But then nobody ever said the game was fair, that it was even, or that it was even supposed to be.

But imagine what fun we could have if it were?

* To be fair this was me, I would sms her with a message "cute bum. from guy on escalator." as she disappeared off the escalator, figuring any girl open enough to write her number on my wrist, should be open enough to having her derriere complimented (if it deserved to be so ~grin~)...plus she now has my number as well.
** That time sometime after 11:30 but before 12:30 when your mind is more on food and what and where to have lunch than the spreadsheet in front of you or the demands from a lazy boss who wants a report that they should have written themselves. It's that time in that day when a distraction is longed for, and it's still early enough to ask her to meet you for a post work drink.

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10 Comments:

savannah said...: i think you're right, if the tables were turned, a woman would probably scream if a man started to write on her wrist. it almost seems like a high school/college type of action, to me...but then, i'm out of touch with the dating scene.; 07:35
jenn said...: Wow. Claim to fame on your blog! Swoon. Did some catching up did you?

It was memorable. I could never do it. And he was smoking hot.; 09:12
Enigma said...: Last year a rather sexy Aragon type approached me at a bar, I told him straight up I had a partner...we got into a conversation for a while and as I was leaving he grabbed my arm ,pulled out a black felt pen and wrote his number down from my wrist to my elbow, then said "explain THAT to your partner"....I have to admit I admired his style.; 09:46
sofia said...: all girls who can be so 'ballsy' should be loved for it, unfortunately i've always gotten the feeling that many guys here would only find it too forward, or even slutty.; 12:42
Peranakan Dude said...: If I was Guy On Escalator, I would have to key in the number immediately or do something to remind myself I have a babe's phone number on my wrist...knowing me, the next thing in the gent's and I start washing my hands and the number off!; 12:44
Indiana said...: Savannah: It does seem a little high school/collegish, but when you consider that most of us learn our courting skills during those moments is it any wonder the awkwardness stays with us.

Jenn: Nope I sat onthe quote for a while. Did he call?

Enigma: I don't know if I amthat ballsy...but I do tend to think a partner is just a slightly larger obstacle to future happiness.

Sofia: Well why don't you write your number on my arm and we'll see if I call ~grin~

Dude: Me too. Though wouldn't yoube washing it off so LaFemme did not see?; 13:00
Enigma said...: ."a partner is just a slightly larger obstacle to future happiness" thats really funny.; 13:13
TC said...: At first I might be like, "WTF?" but I certainly wouldn't go so far as to flip out on him. But that's just me.

Either way... good for that girl!; 03:22
M said...: would they call because they'd think it was a sure thing rather than just a 'date'?; 17:19
izzy said...: Would a guy that was attached at least SMS anyway if the girl was hot.

And yeah, I sometimes wonder about the futility of very bold propositions.

Oh god. I almost went back to the loading bay at the Esplanade today for that second cellist. But even I'm not that nuts. In a way, wish I was.; 00:45