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So what have we learned so far....
1. Hold doors open:p 2. Don't be fake or macho or a wimp (easier for some than others) 3. Be casual, not overzealous or passionate 4. Poetry and Sonnets can wait for the 2nd date 5. FIRST is an awesome way to meet people, and we all need to hang out in Florida next year (hopefully) 6. Contact is a good indicator of interest versus flirting (just a quick summary) --Ben Mitchell (I'll try and post a picture of myself soon, I just need to find a good one) |
we leave for nats in 2 days! yay! so, how about a little last minute advice, ladies :) so far at the team parties I've been, there hasn't been that much dancing, mainly teams just stayed in their group. What does a guy need to do to dance or just hang out with you?
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just walk up to a girl and ask her to dance! at least in my case I would prolly say yes no matter what! or just be like my team and join random groups and start dancing, its fun that way!
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Um, walk up to the girl, then ask her to dance. That usually works.
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ahh, so that's the secret, huh? it's got less arcane rituals than I thought, but if it works ... :)
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yep that is the secret, works quite well too
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...Nah...That can't be it...It's tooooooo simple...
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Simple can work, unlike what you guys think.
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Nooooooooooooooo!!!
...Just like the Wierd Al song says 'Everything you know is wrong'...He was talking to us guys...lol |
Not everything, I hope:( There's at least some sort of good thing about mostly everyone. Me, I'm pretty good at speaking and writing, how useful it would be with regards to informal courtship, I have no idea, but hey, whatever.
C'mon Harry, you seem like a cool dude, I don't think you need to be THAT hard on yourself:) (unless of course, its all a plot to make girls feel sorry for you;) ) --Ben Mitchell --AIM: lonewolf357indie (don't ask) |
ME!
Ok I found this thread interesting......I guess I'm an odd ball
I dunno it that's a good thing or bad thing because I like it when guys act totally diffrent aroudn me than what the other girls have said. I'll explain! Well I guess you could say I'm a cute girl...but I'm also a tuff tom-boyis girl....weird huh? So I don't like it when guys try ot be extra nice to me just cuz I'm a girl...I get the door for the guy most of the time but I guess thats just me being my independent self...and I like a guy that puts up a challenge....like oh I can do this.......I bet you can't....then I get to show him up=) HeHe I guess I like it when a guy treats me some what like "one of the other guys" Not just like OMG shes a chick I gotta hold the door open I gotta do this.....I gotta do that....I gotta I gotta I gotta! HeHe! I rather the guy be fun and not afraid to mess around and be himself! Don't be all mushy gushy around me.....be yourself and do what you do around other guys....I like to play football and mess around and wrestle and stuff but that's just me...I like to be ruff and tuff...but I find most guys....if any don't really like that...so if your a guy and don't mind a girl that act and do anythign that guy can....then come say hi to me at NATS! My name is Nicole and I'm on team 180. I'm lookin forward to a guy that can accept me for who I am and allow me to act the way I please..ya know? Girls are always saying they don't want a fake guy......that's how I am and I want a guy where I don't have to act fake around! HeHe I hope you all learned something! LoL Love ya all! Nikki team 180 SPAM! |
Finally!!! I'm not alone. I'm exactly like Nikki, but I dind't have the patience to write all that out!
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Jeff, I think the way you did it was just fine.
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Oh, I just thought of another tip for you guys out here:
Quit staring! Yeah, girls are guilty of it too, but at least we're not as obvious.:rolleyes: |
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nikki im up for a challenge...lets go...ill win though..of course :)
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OK whats your challenge?
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nething u can do i can do better ;)
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hmmmm, Guys are pretty obvious when they're staring...
But girls all huddle up together and stuff...then if you look at them they all scatter... |
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now that we've hurd "wut a gurl wants"...its me... SuPa_E speakin 4 the guyz...haha j/k...i'ma funny guy aren't i?...yea yea i know i'm not but o well...
4 me personally....prissy gurls r kinda annoying...a gurl like nikki is all i need...fine as h*ll, but she still knows how to get down! tom-boys r cool but u need to know when enough is enough... from wut i've hurd she knows that limit... rough n' tough but still knows how to dress...(i wanna c that skirt gurl....haha!) big ups gurl!!!!!!!!! keep doin wut cha doin...shake the hatas off and do ya thing, don't b scured! ~ej :cool: ;) |
nikki is definitely my kind of girl......
.....not high maintennce:) |
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But if you catch a girl looking she'll turn away and pretend she wasn't...lol
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WOW! I go away for 4 days and this thread grows 5 pages, congrats everyone! I donno, lots to say, and yet I'm just to lazy.
My experience, robotics guys are generally pretty sweet.. and I must say, there are a lot more good looking guys than i expected. My take on guys: I love a guy that can joke around, that can make me laugh and just be a total joker at times.. I like my guys to be good flirts. I mean, I'm a HUGE flirt and if a guy can't be affectionate and flirt around like that and such, it's just not fun. My big thing with guys and relationships is having fun, I like to be with someone that can keep me smiling, even on rough days. I mean, being a sweetheart is great, but you don't have to be incredibly sweet because most of the time if you be yourself, that's usually sweet enough. Being your self is the best thing you can do, from my observations of my friends and myself, fakeness is the biggest turn off. And much like Nikkie I'm really independent, I'll hold the door for the guy, in fact I prefer to. I mean, guys that do everything for me are repulsive. .meh! anywayz, As for dancing, just go up and chill with another team. If one person starts going to another team, soon the other team members get out there. Also, usually a girl will say yes to a dance. I mean, unless she's busy in which case you probably wouldnt be asking her anyway. It's aton of fun to party with other teams and meet people from somewhere not like where you come from. *sigh* I write novels when I write it seems. Well, hopefully this gives some insight. *hugz to all as alwayz* Ann-Marie |
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and Judy...Now that you mention it I can't think of any bigger flirts - at least at our school. |
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We'll have to see what we can do about that luck...
I think it needs spinning around.... |
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Wham! There's the underlying theme of everything. BE YOURSELF!!! (whimper...I wish i was going to the Nats...whimper) |
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*runs off crying* Well, maybe not crying...But disappointed. |
Major dissapointment..but oh well...next year i guess, since my team is odd, but still :( <-for me
Last year in Florida, I was locked in a hotel room, and did excel until 3 AM. Next year, I'm going on a 3 day, never ending party, and am leaving the laptop HOME. I already passed the strategy torch onto others: now I am free, free at last! Sunshine, robotics, people, (did I mention sunshine?) what more could you ask for? |
Next year for sure!
Keep the place warm for us people! (Not that that is a prob - it is florida after all...lol) |
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i feel sorry for u guys, ben & harrison
i'm going down since team 343 is taking me and a girl from my team to watch since we registered too late...
But I'll see you down there next year, I'll see all these people that aren't able to go this year... And we'll have our own robot down there next year, too... much more fun than without your team... well, so long |
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I dunno, being Indie may have its advantages.:D Such as NO CURFEW. 11:00 curfew is lame (thats 11 at night, not morning) |
Wow this became a looong thread.
Brandon, is it the longest yet? Wetzel ~~~~~~~~ Dare to dream. I will defy gravity one day.... |
I think so:D I've never seen a thread so long...well..ever!
Congrats Wetzel, you're the one who started it!:D |
hmm...The FIRST Classifieds got to at least 7 pages...
Anyways, I'm back to not needing advice anymore.:) Wetzel ~~~~~~~~~~ I figured it out. You're right. I'm wrong. It will never happen again. |
How long it is (pages wise) depends on how you have your display settings done...
With the defaults this thread is on it's 10th page right now. Let's keep it going...... *tries to think of more questions* |
I've figured it out.
Chit-chat sorted by replies Its the longest one that has had a reply in the past 30 days. Chit-chat sorted by number of replies from the begining So 100 replys short of the record. And it does look like Brandon is the ultimate thread killer.;) Wetzel ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Turn the data around and you may find the answer. |
I'm glad you don't need any more advice:D
Too bad that's not the case for ALL of us!:D |
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Wetzel dont fall into the evil tempstress'(sp?) snare. We are always right! its in our genetic coding
and thus the flames from angry women begin |
I knew this back in Febuary Scottie.
Evil is always wrong. But this is also a good way not to pick up women. *Name withheld* shared this with me...Jessi you may want to stop reading right here. Ok, here is a Theroum Women are Evil We know women = time x money time = money So women = money x money women = money ^2 We know that money is the root of all evil sqrt(evil) = money So women = (sqrt(evil)) ^2 Simplify women = evil Wetzel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mathskillz /me dons the fireproof suit |
They are evil...Yet we cannot survive without them...go figure.
And I also think that there are no ladies left here...I think they're all soaking up the sun in florida....Kinda like I wanna be. *whine* |
You guys crack me up.
They can't be THAT evil, I know quite a few who don' t fall under the evil catagory. Call it innocence, if you will, but I don't think women are evil. You see, they're rather important to my well-being, and continued existence :D (and discretion is the better part of valor, after all) |
To quote Tom Arnold in True Lies: "women - you can't live with 'em, and you can't shoot 'em."
But then of course, you just have to remember to whom he used to be married to understand his perspective... :) -dave |
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Me? Evil....never....
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Evil? Whose evil?
The only truly evil person I've met was a parent volunteer for my team last year. She had unchecked power, and unleashed havoc. Other than that, I don't think I've met anyone else who was evil (wink, wink) How was the party at the Nats. Wendsay morning, i was ready to pack myself in a crate and fly down there. |
I've heard it was crap...
There's a thread about it in the Championship Event forum. |
The party was crap... oh well.
It would have been better had they played some decent music.... |
Going back to the original subject of this thread, i have a few pointers guys, and i'm sure if you were one of the ones trying these, you know already:
4.Do not gather your male friends in a circle and shout "girls rule" when a group of chicks pass by. It sounds really gay. 3.Do not shout at american girls in portuguese. They can't understand you. 2.Do not ask a girl if she can show you the way to ford's pit so you can get one of those really cool blue necklaces. 1.Gather up all your team's noisemakers, and burn them conspicuously Hmm....does that about cover it? |
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Amy, might you have had some of those things happen to you in Florida? |
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At last! Someone else who understands! All noisemakers should be banned at FIRST events, especially the "banging sticks" and 2 liter soda bottles filled with beans. Those things should be not only burnt, but have their ashes flown into the sun on a disposable rocket, so that their composite atoms may never again be used for such an evil purpose. Also add plastic whistles to the list, especially in the hands of small children (don’t get me wrong, I like little kids) who blow the whistles constantly, without pause, for 15 minutes during the finals....grrrr..... (anyway getting back to task at hand:) This thread really has meandered...kind of funny to watch it evolve:D Just thought I'd chip in, and try to gradually get it back on course. I'll start with a question: Can you tell if someone is "nice" or not by looking at them. I say yes, I think the eyes give it away. If someone is evil, or cruel, the eyes look hollow. If someone is genuine and a nice person to meet and be friends with, their eyes have a different quality. Anyone else with a similar observation? |
"Banging Sticks"
What's wrong with MOE sticks????
btw, we did hand out earplugs- about 3000 -to anyone who asked. So, next year, if you don't feel like listening to the noise, just come by MOE team 365's pit and grabb some earplugs, I'm fairly sure we'll have them next year. |
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Sorry about those whistles...... we were thinking of just not haning them out, but we had to, no matter how annoying they ended up being.....
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Gar, i hate noisemakers. I think you can tell a lot about people from their eyes, which is why it bothers me to an extreme when people wear sunglasses. If it's a sunny day, you can be forgiven, but indoors on a cloudy day you have absolutely no excuse for wearing dark glasses. |
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Just for the record, my only only experiance this year with the <shudder> banging sticks was at the J&J Midatlantic regional: so I wasnt mentioning MOE in particular - just so I don't get anyone upset.
My own team was guilty of this crime, some parent brought in these noise sticks, . (yet another reason why parental involvment can be evil, the other is a great story from 2001) and of course the freshmen starting hitting eachother and clapping with them, randomly. Luckily some team was handing them out at their pits - for all rookie teams: if you want to make a lot of friends, hand out earplugs: its a sign of friendnship and comraderie that will not be forgotten! Getting back to the point: When people wear sunglasses or hats low over their faces indoors, I get the impression they have something to hide --not a positive effect (i guess thats one more tip) Anyone else? |
 Oh no! Not my sun glasses! ...Altho I only wear then if I'm driving and the sun is setting infront of me or I'm playing baseball or something...lol |
You mean you don't wear them indoors, with a tough-guy look, black leather jacket, and an attitude??
Good, that makes a good impression, i think... |
lol...actually someone wanted to see my glasses last summer...not sure why the hat was on inside...
I can't see anything if I have S/G's on inside...lol |
Another reason eyes are important: drug users and alchoholics have weird eyes - just another reason to give them a look.
I think they do tell a lot about a person, i cant quite disscribe it - call it a sixth sense, if you will, but eyes are very telling - there is much to see inside someone's eyes. |
Eyes are important...there has to be some sort of connection between the two people in their eyes for me at least...
I have to agree with you ben about druggies and heavy drinkers eyes....they seem like they aren't really there... |
I agree, the eyes are important...
You would think that lots of people feel they are important, think of all those movie scenes where they show the 2 people looking deep into each others eyes... |
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When lovers look into each others eyes, they are looking to see instinctively, (relax;) ladies and gentlemen ) if the others' eyes have large pupils.
It is instinctive for the eyes to attain that quality, in that.. ahem...state. Something to do with hormones:eek: and oxygen So there is some science behind it, not just spirituality and romance. Of course, the last two are probably the most applicable;) and who cares about science, anyway (at least in that situation) |
Yeah, there is always some science behind everything. bleh...
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Yeah, that too.
To everyone out there: Don't do drugs or drink a lot, all it does is poison your mind, bury your future, and destroy any hopes you might have had. No matter how much despair and hopelessness consumes the world around you, never turn to a pill or a bottle to do what love, conviction, and a passion for life are supposed to do. Never do drugs, look at wildflowers instead. They're much prettier, and rise from their ashes every spring. Drug use and alcoholism is just ash...no want, no love, no life, no warmth, just endless darkness, wandering for another hit, making it through a day looking for another hit just to make it through a day...it isn’t a life, it isn’t the blissful release of death. It’s a nightmare inbetween, each being denied. I am not an addict, and never was, but I can tell you: Don't do it! You're worth too much to the world to defile yourself. Think of all the emotions: love, pride, affection, that will be gone, replaced by the lust for some chemical. There are other things to do to pass the time, until things become better. There are people that care. I am one of them, as are many others. Don’t do it, don’t associate with people that do. They aren’t your friends if they want to put their poisons into your veins. Don’t let them. Sorry, I got a bit swept away, but it is serious, not just a imaginary fear of an ideal world. It is a problem all of us must face, at some point. But you don’t have to face it alone, that the idea I’m trying to say. A great way to get girls, guys, significant others, friends, whatever, is to stay clean - in all respects. (Sorry if that was a bit depressing) |
Well said. Get high on real life instead! :)
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I have to agree with all three of you...
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Sorry about that rant back there, but I had a lot of momentum going and could'nt stop. :(
It is sad and unfortunate that, in one of the greatest countries on earth (canada is one of em too) we still have such problems as drug abuse, children begin beaten, wives being beaten...in an age when the future is so bright, much of society has turned their backs to fundamental trageties that occur daily, hourly, in every town and city. In retrospect, it seems somewhat out of place, in this thread, but I guess staying clean, in body and in spirit, IS the #1 way to start any relationship... Right??:) |
I would vote for smiling/laughing for #2. Everyone likes a happy person!
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I think the best thing here is to lead by example.
Setting a good example works wonders in all sorts of things, not just drugs, etc. Look at FIRST teams with good spirit, they set a good example for other teams, spreading the spirit. |
Definitly, Harrison, the same reasons can be applied to all arenas, not just drugs;)
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Yes...good examples work well in all things...
You guys are right... |
Ak!
I think my melacholy posts have put a dismal outlook opf despair into fellow posters in this thread. Thus, I will begin another, happy beginning, starting with this post. Earlier in this thread, the issues of holding doors open was discussed, the answer still unclear, but I'll do it anyway out of habit;) The main point brought up with any tip or do/do not list, was that all these things depend on the situation at hand. Has anyone been in an incredibly weird or outragous situation involving theses sort of relationships (remember, it may not have been funny at the time, but in retrospect hiliarious) I have one really good one, but will never post it here:D Any advice you could give, for either guy or gal, in these situations? They may be more common than you think. (I'm not seriously expecting any replies here, may be too embarrassing:eek:,esp. if you arent using a pseudonym, like me :D |
Holding Door - Most girls like it, there are the few that don't though...
I got some funny stories with my relationships...I just am not going to tell them here. |
Same here, I don't want any of it coming back:eek:
So...what have we got so far: GOOD Holding doors open Being yourself Being polite Be casual offering, but not insisting, help not being an addict* *Soda is ok, cafeine is marginal BAD Being rude NOT holding doors open (open to debate:D ) pick up lines of almost any sort being macho being sterotypical wearing sunglasses in doors Anything I missed? |
Another bad thing is stalking the girl...
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Oh yes, how could i forget that:eek:
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I really don't know...i find that quite important...
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hehe, no names of course, but a girl on our team was 'stalked' by a guy on another team. i had to keep on getting her out of conversations when he talked to her. this girl is very nice, and can't be mean to a guy, but because of that he never got the hint. now she did give some hints, but ladies, us guys are stupid and we like to think even a small sign means you like us. just so i never turn out to be 'stalker' (i of course won't, this is just a conversation starter :)), if you don't like a guy, what types of hints do you give. plus, if you do like a guy, what do you do (I know ya'll said brushing up against the guy, but does anybody else do something different?)
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I can feel for your friend, for I was stalked to.
If the girl shows signs that she wants to leave that pit and talk to you, or she goes to your pit alot to talk, she likes ya usually. |
you want to know honestly how i act when i like a guy? the exact opposite of what all the other girls say. Other girls say touching, eye contact, etc...i am completely the opposite. I get shy, and awkward, can't look him in the eye. When it comes to guys, i am like a junior higher who never grew up. On the other hand, i tend to be very affectionate toward my friends (girls and guys alike!). I will smile, look them in the eye, laugh at their jokes even when they aren't funny, hug them, brush their shoulder, play with their hair (bop them :D)...
But for a lot of girls, i think the above are good indications that she likes ya. But i'm not a lot of girls...i'm just one, and mikey will confirm that i'm weird anyways. |
lol, Amy ... I have to say I agree with you, though. I seem to be much more relaxed around my friends, so if I know a girl and we're just friends, it might look like we're flirting when we're not, and when I'm around a girl I don't know, well, I just do stupid things :)
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Most guys do that I noticed...it's kinda cute in a weird way...
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I'm sure all your gals get a great laugh of us struggeling oh so much infront of you...
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Not a laugh, per se, an attraction sometimes...because it is like you are trying to impress us in some goofy way.. i like it at least...
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well as long as you understand I guess it can't be too bad :)
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