you're talking to an interesting woman, she's attractive, you're both digging each other and . . .

[datasuspect]

she starts talking about astrology. like it's real or something.

what do you do?

[Pierre.Suave]

1. It depends on your chances of hitting it later.

:rofl:

[Lucian]

2. +1

:thumbsup:

[Zavulon]

41. +2

[datasuspect]

3. or when you're paying for the drinks

and you peel off a c note from a gangster roll and say, "baby, there's more where that came from."

gets a laugh every time.

you have to get them to laugh.

even if they're laughing at you, they're still laughing.

[Monk06]

43. That some deep shit you laid down right there. Well, deep for this thread anyway....

[arbusto_baboso]

4. I'm a Scorpio, so I don't believe in astrology.

Wrap your mind around that one awhile. :silly:

[Duer 157099]

34. Thumbs up

I'm a gemini so sometimes I do, sometimes I don't

[MrScorpio]

40. My words exactly

So true

[Deep13]

5. Conclude suddenly that she is not very interesting...

...laugh a little like she was making a joke, excuse myself and escape.

[Symarip]

6. Ok smarty, go to a party

Bust it
This here's a tale for all the fellas,
try to do what those ladies tell us,
get shot down cuz you're over zealous.
play hard to get females get jealous.
Ok, smarty, go to a party.
girls are scantilly clad and showin' body,
a chick walks by, ya wish ya could sex her,
but she's in another world like you was poindexter.
Next day's function, high class luncheon.
Food is served, and you're stone cold munchin'.
Music comes on, people start to dance,
but then you ate so much you nearly split your pants.
A girl starts walkin', guys start gawkin',
sits down next to you and starts talkin'.
Says she wanna dance cuz she likes to groove,
so come on, fatso, and just bust a move .
You're on a mission,
and you're wishin' someone could cure your lonely condition.
Lookin' for love in all the wrong places,
no fine girls, just ugly faces.
From frustration, first inclination,
is to become a monk and leave the situation.
But ever dark tunnel has a light, I hope,
so don't hang yourself with a celibate rope.
New movie's showin', so you're goin',
could care less about the five you're blowin'.
Theatre gets dark just to start the show,
then you spot a fine woman sittin' in your row.
She's dressed in yellow, she says hello,
come sit next to me ya fine fellow.
You run over there without a second to lose,
and what comes next, hey, bust a move.
In the city, ladies look pretty,
guys tell jokes so they can seem witty.
Tell a funny joke just to get some play,
then you try to make a move and she says no way.
Girls are fakin', goodness sakin',
they want a man who brings home the bacon.
Got no money and got no car,
then you got no woman and there you are.
Some girls are sophistic, materialistic,
lookin' for a man makes them opportunistic.
They're lyin' on the beach, perpetratin' a tan
so that a brother with the money can be their man
So, on the beach start strollin', real high rollin',
everything you have is yours and not stolen.
A girl runs up with something to prove,
so don't just stand there, bust a move
Just bust a move
Break it down for me fellas
Your best friend ,Harry, has a brother Larry...
in five days from now he's gonna marry.
He's hopin' you can make it there, if you can,
cuz in the ceremony you'll be the best man.
You say neato, check your libido,
and roll to the church in your new tuxedo.
The bride walks down, just to start the wedding...
and there's one more girl you won't be getting.
so you start thinkin', then ya start blinkin',
a bride maid looks and thinks that you're winkin'
She thinks you're kinda cute so she winks back
and now you're feeling really fine cuz the girl is stacked.
reception's jumpin', bass is pumpin',
look at the girl and your heart starts thumpin'.
Says she wanna dance to a different groove,
now you know what to do, g, bust a move.
Just bust a move
Move it boy."

[datasuspect]

8. i bet you show much flex when you rock the mic

yo

[guitar man]

7. hope you know something about astrology

because it will greatly increase your chances of gettin' busy with her later if you do ;)

[rcrush]

9. See if she wants to smoke some weed.

She probably likes to get down.

[struggle4progress]

10. I tell her I was born under a Stop Sign

[marzipanni]

11. In your chart, with that attitude, Uranus is rising

off your chair and out the door.
Or, you could try to change the subject and she if she doesn't persist, Venus could be be ascending, ;)

[MilesColtrane]

12. I tell her that I don't believe in it.

But, I may be persuaded by physical means if she can make me see stars.

[old mark]

13. How bad do you want to get in her shorts?

Would a real man LIE to get sex?

:smoke:

mark

[Blue_Tires]

14. pretend to be kinda-sorta interested

especially if she starts talking about certain cycles or phases that she feels are best for 'mating'

if she doesn't, sway the conversation back to the things you DO have in common...

[jobycom]

15. The odds of me finding a woman who believes everything I do and nothing I don't

are so remotely slim that one such issue would arouse my interest more than squash it.

Besides, people are most interesting in their differences, not their similarities. I'm more interested in how strongly someone believes in something than in what they believe. If she is passionate about a particular belief, it would only make me feel more attracted, since I tend to be passionate in my own beliefs.

Now there would be a tipping point. If she were a Republican, atrology-believer, fundamentalist, fan of Rush and the Eagles (band or team), I'd probably have to hit the door. One can only take a certain amount of lunacy.

[madinmaryland]

22. Heh... "fan of Rush and the Eagles (band or team), "

:rofl:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

35. Rush (Band or Flaming Nazi Gasbag))???

:rofl:

[jobycom]

36. They are a flaming Nazi gasbag band.

Waddya expect from a band whose songwriter is an Ayn Rand nut.

[datasuspect]

33. what if she was passionate about eugenics or phrenology?

[jobycom]

37. I'd have to look them up, but they can't be worse than Rush. nt

[Parche]

16. ask her about Uranus

:woohoo: :hi:

[sammythecat]

18. Jesus

:shakes head in that "what the hell can you say" manner:

[madinmaryland]

21. Wrong reply.

[MorningGlow]

17. Listen

You might learn something. :P

[Juche]

19. Publically ridicule her beliefs. Chicks love that

Shows you are an alpha male and all that stuff.

Edit:
I'm not going to add the sarcasm tag, but still think people will take that statement seriously. No, I didn't mean it seriously.

[blueknight]

20. tell her you dig it!

then see where that gets you. if not where you want to be, just get out of dodge

[Rising Phoenix]

23. respect her opiionons

and if you don't agree with her philosophy you at least might have an amusing conversation/debate

[Monk06]

44. Like as if she had any......... opiionons, like as if, I mean she had any opiionons. Like, ya know?

[Call Me Wesley]

24. Buy a few good books.

It's an interesting subject, and it has to do a lot with archetypes. Respect her opinions and read some C. G. Jung.

:hi:

[datasuspect]

25. i barely remember reading ernst cassirer

but i think in the philosophy of symbolic forms he made an argument that christianity essentially changed the nature of the sacred and its intersection with the day-to-day life.

things like astrology (and its formation over time) probably figured into a horizontal alignment of zones of the sacred and profane. essentially, one could argue that the mystical, the commercial, the day-to-day life, and the spiritual all coexisted on a continuum and that the esimtation or valuation of what was accessible by the common person was more apparent than if the sacred and profane existed vertically (making them polar opposites, thus being set at variance). at one time you could have many gods, powers, and forces that were elemental or were part of daily life. you didn't have to go to a priest or step into a church to gain access to the Unknown or the Mysterious.

Surely, astrology must have mitigated some lack of understanding about nature or the divine (which were once entwined).

but all this goes back almost 20 years or so for me.

long story short, campbell is a hack. jung is good reading, did most of that after i dropped out of high school and before i went to college.

[mitchum]

26. Hey, I have a mother; it was good training in listening to a lot of inane shit...

in order to make a woman happy.
That's where all guys learn that.

[SoxFan]

27. Honestly, this wasn't something I had to worry about

The whole "you're both digging each other" part didn't happen all that often.

[datasuspect]

28. chicks dig me

because i rarely wear underwear.

[eyepaddle]

29. ....and when I do it's usually

something exotic



































(Did I get the quote right? It's been awhile since I've seen that movie.)

[SoxFan]

30. I look like Drew Carey with a hangover

[LynneSin]

31. or ever worse - she talks about George Bush like he's her personal hero

:scared:

[datasuspect]

32. or they're convinced you are their soulmate within one hour of meeting them

happens to me ALL the time.

[CreekDog]

38. ...and then i open my mouth

:wtf:

i guess my version of that is a little different than yours. :rofl:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

39. It's better than talking about laying eggs in her ex-husbands and using them as host bodies

Just sayin'...

:eyes:

[DarkTirade]

46. Oh, so you've met my ex?

[cwydro]

42. Rielle Hunter?

Just wondering.

[DarkTirade]

45. Figure out what astrological sign is the most compatable with hers

and tell her that's yours. :P

[JVS]

47. Listen to her long enough to collect evidence, then turn her over to the witch trials

[GoddessOfGuinness]

48. Tell her you don't believe in it.

There's no shame in disagreeing. You're going to have an arument eventually anyway; so why not make the first an interesting debate?

[datasuspect]

50. i usually wait until they ask me if something makes them look fat

and then i bellow: MOOOOOOOOOO

[GoddessOfGuinness]

53. So you're into getting slugged?

:rofl:

[datasuspect]

55. pain and pleasure exist on a continuum

[Orrex]

49. Start talking about your most recent World of Warcraft adventures like they're real or something

Chicks love a dude who can smite a dozen orcs without breaking a sweat.

[datasuspect]

51. nah, i just go for the gusto and recite the screenplay of "slingblade"

to them.

[Orrex]

52. Or the traffic-stop scene from Bad Lieutenant

If that doesn't warm her heart, then to heck with her.

[datasuspect]

54. chicks totally dig that

[LanternWaste]

56. The day that I deny myself the opportunity

The day that I deny myself the opportunity to make a new friend simply because another individual may or may not possess the same harmless belief in something that I do (or do not as the case may be), is the day I consider myself intolerant, self-possessed and prudish.

Of course I'd continue enjoying the evening with her; I'm not so closed minded as to reject a person for benign convictions-- I'd consider myself rather stupid if I did that.

But that's just me...

[hunter]

57. Maybe she was testing you.

I know some very wicked women.

If you'd simply said "Astrology?!?" and had a :wtf: expression on your face, maybe she'd have deemed you worthy of further exploration.

[astral]

58. I think you should be honest with her that you don't believe

in it but don't write her off over it. Keep an open mind. There's alot more to life on earth than we have learned yet.

Many moons ago I read "Linda Goodman's Sun Signs" and it was fun and entertaining and blew me away how it SEEMS to hit the nail on the head so much. I think there's something to it but it is a case of a lot of truth mixed with lies, or more like a little truth mixed with alot of lies, but why not be open and teachable? Debate the topic with her but don't beat it into the ground; you're not likely to change her beliefs any more than she is likely to change yours.

So tell me, was this a hypothetical question or something that you experienced?