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Chix and Money, redux
So I'm @ Starbux yesterday, and while I'm waiting for my coffee, I strike up a conversation with this girl. She's probably mid-20's or so, pretty much average across the board. I had my work badge on, and she asked what I did. I told her, and of course she didn't what a 'systems engineer' was (kinda like a janitor, but for computers - but I didn't say that). The she asks "Are you rich?" Huh? I was floored. I asked what she meant - give her a 2nd chance in case she's some insane jesus freak or something - and she says "Do you make a lot of money?"
I think I'm "Ok" in the looks department and I make "Ok" money, although I'm no Jack Olsen, Nostatic or Motion, and those who have met me can attest that I certainly don't dress to impress (shoe size notwithstanding). I don't even own a watch, much less a 5-figure blinger. The closest thing I have to jewelry are some silver fillings, and I've been getting those replaced with composite as time goes on. I don't even have a cell phone. I drive an M3 during the week, a '95 that I rarely wash. The only bling on it is a carbon fiber intake that I made myself. The rest of the time I drive one of my VW buses. My house is average. All of my furniture is hand-me-down except my mattress set and my washer and dryer.. The only "lavish" expediture at my house is my shop, but only other car guys would notice that. So what is it about me that brings out the gold digger in women? Does my implied implied frugality signal to them that I have oodles of cash in a Swiss account somewhere? (I don't - I spent it all on the 911 and the shop)
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12-02-2005, 09:44 AM
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That stuff doesn't matter, Thom. She was essentially asking you whether she should consider you attractive or not. Appearance, intelligence, sense of humor, good moral code......those are non-issues.
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12-02-2005, 09:49 AM
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I'm off the hook.....
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She noticed the shoe size, and was wondering if it was worth putting up with that in exchange for the potential holiday bennies.
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12-02-2005, 09:53 AM
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Wow, I lived in 90210 for 18 years and never, ever witnessed behavior that raw.
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12-02-2005, 10:04 AM
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Re: Chix and Money, redux
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"Thats a rude question" <---- Would be a good response.
Followed by a seres of questions from you along the same lines: How old are you? What cup size are you? Are those real?
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12-02-2005, 10:13 AM
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Maybe she was rich and wanted to do you, and pay you for it.
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12-02-2005, 10:15 AM
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Pretty sick chick...
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12-02-2005, 10:18 AM
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What ever you do, don't post her picture.
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12-02-2005, 10:20 AM
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Thom, I think you should go out with her, and tell us all about it. This should be REALLY good.
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12-02-2005, 10:24 AM
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Re: Re: Chix and Money, redux
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12-02-2005, 10:25 AM
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So what did you tell her? And did you do her?
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12-02-2005, 10:32 AM
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This I gotta hear...
At least she didn't ask if you were gay.
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12-02-2005, 10:32 AM
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I think it's time to dust this one off for a repost:
How to spot a rich guy 
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12-02-2005, 10:33 AM
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What if she just wanted to know a System Engineer's pay scale? How did the rest of the conversation go?
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12-02-2005, 10:37 AM
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The she asks "what's that pay?"
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12-02-2005, 10:41 AM
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Did you have a sausage taped to your leg or something?
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12-02-2005, 10:49 AM
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I'm off the hook.....
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Jeff, that was the shoe size thing.
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12-02-2005, 10:52 AM
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Hey, I'm an old fart that doen't keep up on " shoe sizes." In my day we didn't have all this fancy new-fangled goll durn lingo to keep up with. I have two teenage boys that roll their eyes at me alot; I'm a never ending source of embarasment and amusement to them. But then again, my mom does too, so maybe it's something else...
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