Have you had - or witnessed - any first- or blind date bloopers?
My best mate at school never had a girlfriend (don't worry - he has a beautiful wife & kids today) and was quite terrified of girls in a 'don't-know-what-to-do' kind of way. So with our matric farewell (prom) his date was arranged by the teachers from a few of the girls that hadn't been asked out - his first date ever. OK, she was a bit tubby, but went to a lot of trouble to get all 'dollied up' for the evening. So while we're waiting in their lounge with her dad before going to pick up my date, she comes out of her bedroom in her special dress with her mom in tow. By this time Marius was a shallow-breathing nervous wreck, stood up all rigid & sweaty-palmed - all eyes turned on him - and with a big 'gulp' blurted out: "hello! how much do you weigh?" as he stuck his hand out to greet her.
What a monkey! Ever seen Obelix with Panacea (Asterix the Legionary)? Same thing. It's been nearly a quarter century later and I still rip him off about it.
That's hilarious. I don't have a blooper. I've only been on two blind dates. The 2nd was one of those "night that wouldn't end" ones. She was good looking, but we had absolutely nothing in common. The first, when I was 18, turned out great. She was nice, funny, great looking and we dated for a few months until I went away to college where she was replaced.
One of my MANY first-date bloopers occurred shorty after I received my first credit card. There we are, eating at this pretty fancy restaurant. At the end, Dormie whips out his brand new Discover Card for payment. "We're sorry Mr. Dormie, we don't accept Discover."
Lucky my date was carrying cash. Smooooooooooth Dormie, real smooth.
It's not a first date or a blind date but, when I was in high school I met a group of young ladies that were gathered in a neighborhood where my sister lived. I got to know them and asked one of them out to the drive-in movies (Coal Miners Daughter). She could not go alone so she asked her best friend to go along. I dated her for about 2 more weeks and started dating her best friend. So, in short, the first time my wife and I went out she was the chaperon for another date.
I met my wife on a blind date - set up by some mututal friends. When I went to the house for our first date, I rang the bell and peeked in the door window, which was at the top of the wooden door. My wife saw me looking through the window and said to her dad something like "I think he's standing on a stool out on the porch." Her whole family is short (she's 5'1", and my family is tall, I'm 6'4").
Again, not a blooper, but pretty funny. She still tells that story to friends who ask how we met.
November 30th, 2006, 05:45 PM
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