Post (and comments) I made on Facebook tonight

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At Mexican Inn and nearby are a mid-20s couple on what has to be a first date. They’ve gone from Monty Python to the Coen Bros to nihilism, all in their outside voices.

One of the two guys in in the booth next to them just said “WHAT??” really loudly and the guy, who was expounding on a story about a rabbi, didn’t even notice as his neighbors cracked up.

[comment] I just caught the eye of the guy who said “WHAT?” and we both cracked up.

[comment] Update: we and the neighboring guys left the restaurant at the same time, and one of the guys said to the hostess, "That couple in the far back corner? They're either drunk or on drugs."

[comment] No! I did not say. They are pseudointellectuals on a first date who have just discovered that the other person Truly Understands them!

[comment] I mmmmight have been them in my youth.

[comment] Also, I note that the guy contributed about 3/4 of the conversation. He probably thinks they spoke equally.

Comments

[wyrdness]

Ahh. Young love. Now I remember why I avoided all of that nonsense and chose the life of a book hermit :D

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I chose the path of knowing someone for ten years before starting to date, which kind of bypasses a lot of that. XD

[wyrdness]

That has worked for a significant amount of my friends so I guess there must be some merit to it. :D I think I'll stick to the books a while longer myself, they're much easier to understand and I don't get as annoyed when they don't do what I expect them to. ;)

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There are very good advantages to that path! :D