The Date:
So, you remember I told you about BK asking out the gorgeous Doublemint Twin?
We spent the whole day before the date trying to think of where they could go that would really impress her. As I was flipping through the tv channels I came across a local channel that I thought highlighted goings on in our town. You know the type of channel…who’s playing in what club downtown, what’s going on at the beaches…that kind of thing. We live in a tourist town, so I figured he’d get some good ideas from it.
The first thing that comes up is “United Methodist Church Fish Fry Friday!”.
Twyla:
“There ya go… Fish Fry Friday! Cool, yeah? Just make sure you tell her to scrape the skin off her fish. She’s probably not familiar with our local cuisine, bwa ha ha.”
Brian:
“Uh huh, maybe I’ll save that as plan B . Hey, what about that? A musical at the theater…’And the Band Played On’.”
Twyla:
“Oh, good idea! Show her your sensitive side on the first date. It’s a play about AIDS”.
Brian:
“Oh. Should I wear a pink ribbon on my shirt?” No, wait…that’s breast cancer.”
That went on all afternoon but we started to get way too politically incorrect so I won’t share any more here.
Anyhow…
I didn’t see Brian until the following Sunday, and I couldn’t wait to find out how the date went.
Twyla:
“So how’d the date go? Tell me. Tellmetellmetellme!”
Brian:
“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.”
Twyla:
“Oh. That bad, huh? Why? What did you do wrong?”
(I can’t help it. I raised boys, so I always assume it’s the boy’s fault.)
Brian:
“Nothing. I took her to the Bluefish Grill, the food was great, then I bought a bottle of wine and we walked on the beach, we sat on the pier and had ice cream, then we went downtown and listened to some music….”
Twyla:
That sounds really nice, considering there’s nothing to do in this town if you’re not a tourist. So, what went wrong?”
Brian:
“She’s dumb as a box of rocks. No conversation…nothing.”
Twyla:
“Maybe she’s shy, maybe she’s introverted, maybe…”
Brian:
“Maybe she went out with me only because no one ever asks her out because she’s so beautiful guys are too afraid she’ll say no.”
Twyla:
“Brian! That’s mean! Why would you say that?”
Brian:
“Maybe because she stared at every guy she saw, maybe because she said it 10 times.”
Eww. I’m so glad I’m past the dating stage.
