Where's the Most Extreme Place You've Done It? - Page 10

WT Sharpe · 07-25-2010, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

Yikes, that is very scary! Glad you are okay.

I've often thought paint-bombs in purses wired to go off 30 seconds after being snatched would not be an entirely bad idea.

emonti8384 · 07-25-2010, 04:14 PM

I did not get picked up but then again, I haven't been invited back out by the people I went with either, sooo....um....yeah. I'm guessing bar+person reading=not hot?

Lo Zeno · 07-26-2010, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by foreverjuly

Maybe there should be a separate thread for "Best pick-up lines for someone using an e-reader."

"Uhm... do you mind... I'd like to check your e-reader"
"Haven't we already seen each other's?"
"I don't think so, because I would remember".

Ba-dum-tsshhh!

Kumabjorn · 07-26-2010, 04:53 AM

I'll let you stroke mine, if I can push your buttons.

Logseman · 07-26-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

I'll let you stroke mine, if I can push your buttons.

When will you plug in the cable?

Stitchawl · 07-26-2010, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

When my wife had our first, I thought she was having false labor. I went in the kitchen and started making fudge. We got to the hospital on time, but she's never let me forget it!

I stopped on the way to the hospital to pick up a book to read and a can of Coke! That was 35 years ago today!

Stitchawl

Kumabjorn · 07-26-2010, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Logseman

When will you plug in the cable?

One of those useless mini-USBs? Nobody wants them. Trust me, I've tried.

Angst · 07-26-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by foreverjuly

I'm trying to figure out if using an ereader at the bar would make it more or less likely for someone to get hit on. Did anyone approach you while you were reading? On the one hand, I'd probably want to respect someone's reading space, but then again if they're doing it at a bar it seems fair game to check it out and see what she's reading.

Maybe there should be a separate thread for "Best pick-up lines for someone using an e-reader."

A coffee shop is better than a bar. The ereader provides a conversation starter for someone to approach you: "Is that one of those Kindles I've heard about?"

I tried reading in a strip club once. (Make sure you bring a reading light.) Most of the girls made a trip by my table to check out the ereader and chat. Perhaps they were just miffed I wasn't watching the show.

Logseman · 07-26-2010, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

One of those useless mini-USBs? Nobody wants them. Trust me, I've tried.

Nah, the old ways work better. I use serial ports

wayspooled · 07-26-2010, 07:02 PM

Driving... when I was a lot younger rofl.. I seemed to think it was okay when I was driving and the road was empty - like interstate back to college sunday nights - to put a book in my lap and spend 3 secs reading and 3 secs watching the road, over and over... Oh Lord, I really didn't think of that until this thread.. How incredibly dumb and invulnerablef we thought we were.... Of course I don't do that anymore, I grew up lol... but I still keep a book in the car and read at red lights.

Little League baseball, the coach caught me reading in the dugout while we were batting.. He didn't laugh...

Like the person that read up to going in for surgery, sure... I've read to keep myself from thinking about what I"m about to have to do... eye surgery I remember... Vaguely I think every bad, scheduled event in my life.

foreverjuly · 07-26-2010, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by wayspooled

Driving... when I was a lot younger rofl.. I seemed to think it was okay when I was driving and the road was empty - like interstate back to college sunday nights - to put a book in my lap and spend 3 secs reading and 3 secs watching the road, over and over... Oh Lord, I really didn't think of that until this thread.. How incredibly dumb and invulnerablef we thought we were.... Of course I don't do that anymore, I grew up lol... but I still keep a book in the car and read at red lights.

Little League baseball, the coach caught me reading in the dugout while we were batting.. He didn't laugh...

Ouch, yeah, even though the coach didn't laugh, I sure did. He should be supporting your educational endeavors, not squelching them!

It is crazy how much liberties people take with their cars. Talking on the phone, texting, reading, fooling around. It's all so dangerous. I saw on Amazon there was this laptop shelf that fits onto the steering wheel. It got taken down pretty quick once people started making fun of how ridiculous that would be.

foreverjuly · 07-30-2010, 06:52 AM

I've got to add a new one that just happened to me on my way home from Japan.

I was put on a plane to San Francisco at the last minute, and just shortly after takeoff I started reading. Well, there was a loud grinding noise, the lights went off, and the plane dipped. It turned out there was complete engine failure on one side after one of the turbines tore apart and shredded the rest of an engine. Everyone was deathly silent, and then we eventually dumped a bunch of fuel and returned to Tokyo airport.

So: reading during a possible plane crash.

Lo Zeno · 07-30-2010, 08:22 AM

...ouch!
THAT'S extreme!

wayspooled · 07-30-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by foreverjuly

I've got to add a new one that just happened to me on my way home from Japan.

I was put on a plane to San Francisco at the last minute, and just shortly after takeoff I started reading. Well, there was a loud grinding noise, the lights went off, and the plane dipped. It turned out there was complete engine failure on one side after one of the turbines tore apart and shredded the rest of an engine. Everyone was deathly silent, and then we eventually dumped a bunch of fuel and returned to Tokyo airport.

So: reading during a possible plane crash.

Hey, I understand this completely! I'd have been reading all the harder, shutting that reality out!

foreverjuly · 07-30-2010, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lo Zeno

...ouch!
THAT'S extreme!

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Originally Posted by wayspooled

Hey, I understand this completely! I'd have been reading all the harder, shutting that reality out!

Yeah, absolutely. That book definitely helped me make it through. There were people breaking down in the airport when we got off the plane. Most people took it ok though. Life happens. So what's going on with you two today?

07-26-2010, 07:02 PM	#145
wayspooled Crab In The Dark Posts: 486 Karma: 2328180 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Device: Tablet PC until a 10" comes out that I like	Driving... when I was a lot younger rofl.. I seemed to think it was okay when I was driving and the road was empty - like interstate back to college sunday nights - to put a book in my lap and spend 3 secs reading and 3 secs watching the road, over and over... Oh Lord, I really didn't think of that until this thread.. How incredibly dumb and invulnerablef we thought we were.... Of course I don't do that anymore, I grew up lol... but I still keep a book in the car and read at red lights. Little League baseball, the coach caught me reading in the dugout while we were batting.. He didn't laugh... Like the person that read up to going in for surgery, sure... I've read to keep myself from thinking about what I"m about to have to do... eye surgery I remember... Vaguely I think every bad, scheduled event in my life. Last edited by wayspooled; 07-26-2010 at 07:07 PM.

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foreverjuly Crank Up The Awesome! Posts: 315 Karma: 708054 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Japan Device: Kindle, Nook, iPhone	I've got to add a new one that just happened to me on my way home from Japan. I was put on a plane to San Francisco at the last minute, and just shortly after takeoff I started reading. Well, there was a loud grinding noise, the lights went off, and the plane dipped. It turned out there was complete engine failure on one side after one of the turbines tore apart and shredded the rest of an engine. Everyone was deathly silent, and then we eventually dumped a bunch of fuel and returned to Tokyo airport. So: reading during a possible plane crash.

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Lo Zeno Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 4379 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Italy Device: Hanlin V3 (with lBook firmware & OpenInkPot)	...ouch! THAT'S extreme!