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...I didn't think I'd be getting screwed like this! Okay, here's the story. About a month or more ago, the usual prom fiasco began. People started asking others to prom, girls started shopping for dresses and paying extravagant prices for them.
Myself, being the introverted dumbass that I am, planned on asking someone, but waited to see if they would ask me istead. For those of you that are laughing at my pathetic powers, I take the time to remind you that my pathetic powers are more powerful than your pathetic powers.
This of course was a bad idea. My former girlfriend, whom had dated about two years ago, decided to ask me to the prom instead. Reluctantly, I accepted.
Now this in itself raised some morale questions. She is engaged to a marine whom had becoem a marine because he had nothing else going for him, and he wanted to pay for her way through college. My parents, being, of course, the all knowing godbrains with infinite wisdom and, apparently, authority, warned me that she may be using me to fool her disapproving parents into thinking she was dating me instead of ther fiance. *shrug* That of course doesn't matter now, as I will explain further.
So I felt sorry, and partially obligated to do a favor for her, so I forgot about asking the girl I was planning on asking. Big mistake.
Apparently my former girlfriends' marine soon-to-be husband is planning on returning in time to take her to the prom, leaving me without a date. She says they both want me to still go, however I know I'd be a third wheel, and, well... Some people can pull-off being a third wheel by providing the entertainment, but you all know by now that my sense of humor is... much to be desired.
Crap.
Crap.
Crap!
"Okay," I thought, "switch to plan B!!"
Normally this means I could ask the girl I previously wanted to ask to prom. perfect. I ask her....CRAP!!
She already has a date.
CRAP! I felt like an omnipotent ethereal Cats was looming over me in spirit form, whispering in my ear "All your dates are belong to us!!"
And he was right!!
"Great," I thought, "that leaves me roughly two days to find a new prom date." Knowing my luck, and my friends' sense of humor, they would want to set me up with a chick that looks similar to a buffalo. I was right.
Believe me, I tried to get out of this date, pulling ever trick I knew out of my magical hat, but I eventually succumbed to the "she has nobody else to go with and she's my friend and it would break her heart..blah blah blah" deal. Crap.
So this raises the question which I have been struggling with, to go to senior prom and have a possibly bad time (there is the possibility that I could have a GOOD time...), or to stay home possibley regretting this for years to come?
I'm kind of needing a quick response, considering that I planned on giving the final response to this girl by tomarrow, so any wisdom you all have gained over the years is much appreciated.
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I did not go to my prom, and do not really regret it.
However, you're going to get a lot of people posting here saying things like "Oh, proms are stupid! Don't go, it's all lame. It's much more fun to stay home and play The Sims. They can dance too, you know!"
Those people are wrong.
If you want to go at all, even just a tiny bit, then do so. You'll never have another chance.
------------------ "It strikes me that there are enough episodes of the Simpsons that people could speak entirely in Simpsonese, using references from the show to explain or describe an endless series of situations. Nelson and Apu . . . at Tinagra.
But now I�ve brought Star Trek into it again, haven�t I. Sorry."
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I'd hire an escort and take him...I mean her to the prom. Just kidding... This is your only chance to go so take it. I know that when my prom comes around, I'm going stag, only because I'm going to hook up with my friend's date that night. So what if you go by yourself...at least you can do whatever and dance and steal whoever's date.
------------------ "When I said to get involved in the gay community, I didn't mean to sleep with everyone in it." Michael_T
If the answer is Yes, then get drink and get sloshed.
If the answer is No, then get someone else to get you the drink, then get sloshed.
Q3: Would you do her?
If the answer is Yes, then WHAZZUP!??!
If the answer is No, then drink until the beer goggles say otherwise (see also Q1) (see also Sloshed).
BTW, sloshed = merry drunk, not sick-to-the-tonsils drunk.
Q4: Do you cry?
If you need to think of your answer, that = Yes. And You = Q1.
I = great.
------------------ At that point, McDonald fired his gun three times in the air to emphasize his point. The crowd, estimated at 350,000, loudly cheered the new candidate.
"Let me make this clear: I am the law! I am your ruler! And you will have fries with that, motherf*cker!"
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I went to my junior prom, but my date fell through for my senior prom. Everyone wanted to know if my date for senior prom was older than my date for the junior prom (and she was), but I cancelled on going when she cancelled. ::shrug:: I still would've liked to see the expressions on the faces of the ... um ... "less tolerant" members of my class when I showed up with a black woman
------------------ Star Trek Gamma Quadrant Average Rated 8.32 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with seven eps posted) *** "Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!" -Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001 *** I wouln't say that anyone who has ceased to post every time you rant has "realized that they couldn't win" Omega. It's more like "oh, great he comes Mr. conservative frontal lobotomy boy who only hits one note over and over and over and over..." -Jay, July 15, 2000
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And the backwards nature of the US continues to dissapoint (if not shock) when it's a big deal for some people for a white bloke to go to a prom with a black woman.
GA: I don't think the "drunk" approach would work for Antagy. He'd be the only person there. And, what with it being the US, if he got drunk, he'd either
a/ become a delinquent b/ think that driving would be a really cool thing to do. c/ become an addict, then spend the rest of this life telling us over and over and over again about how evil it is.
Apart from that, I'd agree with Sol. If you really don't want to go, then don't. However, if you think there's a chance you'll regret it, then definetely go. Even if you don't enjoy it, at least you'll have done it. And dissapointment is often far better than feeling "I wish I'd gone...".
------------------ You know, when Comedy Central asked us to do a Thanksgiving episode, the first thought that went through my mind was, "Boy, I'd like to have sex with Jennifer Aniston." -Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
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Well, in defense, it was only certain members of my class who would've been pulling out white sheets. Coincidently, they drove pickup trucks and played country music too. I'm not saying there's any corrolation between racists and people who play country music and drive pickup trucks ('cuz my roomate does both and he's not racist. If he is, he's the only racist with black friends I know), but at Atholton High, there was a corrolation.
------------------ Star Trek Gamma Quadrant Average Rated 8.32 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with seven eps posted) *** "Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!" -Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001 *** I wouln't say that anyone who has ceased to post every time you rant has "realized that they couldn't win" Omega. It's more like "oh, great he comes Mr. conservative frontal lobotomy boy who only hits one note over and over and over and over..." -Jay, July 15, 2000
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Ahh, yes. Hicks. Hillbillies. Hill folk. Banjostrummers. A.K.A. my relatives? Don't think I am offended by reading that. hell, I'm offdended by them
Anyways, I think I'm going to invent a device that can create the effect that you're staring through your eyes drunk, but you never have to take a sip of liquor. Drunk'O'Vision, a super realistic pair of goggles that will, much like beer but twice as effective, get ugly people laid until the end of the next millenium.
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"Beer. Getting ugly people laid since 1856."
------------------ Star Trek Gamma Quadrant Average Rated 8.32 out of 10 Smileys by Fabrux (with seven eps posted) *** "Oh, yes, screw logic, let's go for a theory with no evidence!" -Omega 11:48am, Jan. 19th, 2001 *** I wouln't say that anyone who has ceased to post every time you rant has "realized that they couldn't win" Omega. It's more like "oh, great he comes Mr. conservative frontal lobotomy boy who only hits one note over and over and over and over..." -Jay, July 15, 2000
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*heh* "Less tolerant"... There are soooo many ways to shock one's peers. I went to my senior prom with a freshman -- wonderful girl, and still a good friend. Unfortunately, the actual PROM sucked such ass I am still amazed eight years later.
Year before? An entire country club, with the "dance floor" set up on the course near the clubhouse, good DJ, etc...
Year after? Hired Kiana Lodge -- beautiful split-log construction, awesome view out over the water, bonfire, good DJ, etc...
My year? Seattle Trade Center. Oo, yeah. Ugly concrete, fake plants, bad ice sculpture, bad DJ, etc...
*sigh*
--Jonah
------------------ "It's obvious I'm dealing with a moron..."
Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33
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Actually, Duff Gardens invented that device already, Antag. And it works wonders!!!!
As for the date: she looks like a buffalo? Hmm.... It all goes down to "How well do you know her?" And do the two of you respect each other? Does she have to be Anna Kournikova to qualify as a good date? If her dimensions are similar to an Orca, then I'd probably understand
Point is, it may not be as bad as you think. I know of a friend in a somewhat similar predicament (no date, set up with someone who "looks like a buffalo"). Now he's engaged to be married.
Don't take my advice literally, like I said, it may not be as bad as you think. You would probably do her a big favour and rise a few notches among the other girls and such.
------------------ "In a completely unrelated news story, I have a date tomorrow night." - Omega, in trying to explain why pigs are now flying, why Microsoft products are now working perfectly, hell freezing over, and George W Bush giving a flawless speech. 04/06/01, 12:17AM
[This message has been edited by Tahna Los (edited April 12, 2001).]
Shik
Starship database: completed; History of Starfleet: done; website: probably never
Member # 343
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"A blowjob is a blowjob, mate." --Nigel Watson
------------------ "For people with resources, the right events happen. They may look like coincidences, but they arise out of necessity." --T�rk Hviid
Anyways, she doesn't really look like a buffalo, it's just that is what animal happened to enter my mind at the time of that writing, so I likened her to it.
Hell, I'd liken Lee to a platypus or Liam to a giraffe if I just happen to think of it while describing them to somebody. Don't even get me started on likening Frank as a member of the animal kingdom, I've decided long ago what he would be, and this wasn't by random generation by my brain.
As to what exactly he would be, I'll not mention as to irritate him if he ever comes back from that place he calls the "Wedge" and decides to socialize with is again.
As I sit here in class, sleep deprived and waiting for my day to end (that is what it usually consists of - waiting for it to end - how pathetic, I know this only too well) I wonder why I needed to post this here for you all to read. Really I think I was trying to give myself and excuse to not go, because as some, or none of y'all may know, if it isn't perfect I don't do it, create it, want it, or think it up. In any case, maybe this time I'll settle for something less than ideal in my mind. I thank you all for your input.
...Now, if only you were all telepathically linked to my brain as to give me advice within a few sconds so you could sway every decision in my life.
I think I'll invent a device that doubles as the Drunk'O'Vision and the telepath-whateveryoucallit.
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