Laughing at an Idea

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Ok so for those that read the Halloween threads know that I went as my Facebook page for the holiday (http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthr...t=49371&page=2)

The question I've been throwing around in jest with friends is, that some girl signed it and left her phone number.

Now I am *NOT* a phone person, I never know what to say, I'm a very non-verbal talker (aka a hand talker, and for those wondering, yes I can be a dreaded spilly talker). So holding the phone takes away my comfort zone of flailing my hands.

Regardless, I'm also a somewhat shy person if I'm meeting or talking to someone cold. ie: I don't know you so what do I talk about, duh? My I like baseball? Seriously, I'm not great at it.

So I guess that leads to my question.

Should I call the number on my wall, and if I should, what do I say? I've in jest said calling the number and saying "ummm hi, so ughhhh you signed my facebook wall at the bar last Halloween. So, ummm, do you like, ughhh, stuff?"

I guess more for the dating gurus here (or sargers if you will). What do you say in a call when you randomly get a number from a girl? (and I do mean random in this case, haha).

In turn, if you ever need public speaking advice, or need a drinking buddy I'm here

[KevanGuy]

Call the number and ask her what the hell she wants.

[4X4]

Originally Posted by KevanGuy

Call the number and ask her what the hell she wants.

And make sure you use a crotchety KG kinda voice...

[ShaolinFlame]

Originally Posted by KevanGuy

Call the number and ask her what the hell she wants.

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[arsenal]

call the #. Say what you where going to say, but leave out the "so do you like stuff?" part.
Just ask her a few questions about her, what she did today etc. Or maybe ask her how her Halloween was. Keep it light. A few questions, and you will be fine. Just keep talking, and you will come up with things to talk about.
Keep it fairly short though, and see if she would like to go for coffee or a drink sometime to continue.

That's about it.

[Flames_Gimp]

I would say it is too late to call now...

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by KevanGuy

Call the number and ask her what the hell she wants.

I'm in stitches, in near tears. I can just imagine me calling the poor girl up and screaming "what the hell do you want? You already defaced my Halloween costume be-yotch!"

[REDVAN]

Call the number, be brief. Ask if she remembers you. State that you can only talk for a short period of time. It doesn't matter what her answers to your questions are, you just need to get her talking.

And after a bit of talking, and her wanting to talk more to you, make sure to cut her off and say I have to go, would you like to meet up for coffee/dinner/etc to talk again?

And what harm is there if you phone and get the cold shut down?????? At least you tried!

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

I would say it is too late to call now...

I can't say I planned on it. As the title says "laughing at an idea" but it's been a joke we've been talking about for a while. And I got to thinking "really though, what would I saw if I did"

More the hypothetical and actually looking for advice on what to say.

However I am tempted on calling her and giving KG's response.

[OILFAN #81]

I see that this was about a week ago. Normally it might be too late to call but say you were out of town or something and just returned now.

I'm assuming you were attracted to her because you are contemplating what to say to her. In that case:

Be direct.

John: Hey Steph, it's John. We met at that Halloween Party last week. I went as the facebook page and you left your number on my wall so I thought i'd give you a ring and see how you're doing.

She acknowledges that she remembers you and it was a great costume, etc.

John: You seemed like a great person and I really enjoyed talking to you at the party. I really liked your costume as well. You have a very cute smile and I can tell you have a great personality in the few minutes we talked. I was hoping to go out for some drinks this weekend if you were free so we can get to know each other more.

Steph: Oh John, i'd love to. Does Saturday Night work for you, say around 10 pm?

John: Yeah 10 pm works for me. I'll pick you up at your house around 10.

John and Steph proceed to get some BBQ and get busy.


PS......Awesome costume! LOL!

[metallicat]

Yes, call it. Absolutely! That is a fantastic costume.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

I'm assuming you were attracted to her because you are contemplating what to say to her.

You assume a lot my friend. At one point last Wednesday a friend of mine was saying "holy hell you have a lot of signatures on your wall . . . is that? You even have a phone number on there!"

I don't know who it was, other than name and number.

Again I don't plan on calling, just wanted to toss around some idea on what to say, and continue laughing at the ridiculousnesses of saying "so yeah you signed my wall on Halloween baby "

Edit: Great idea with the convo, however there was lots of me walking around tons of people (guys and girls, hot and not) who'd stop me and say "OH MY GOD YOU'RE FACEBOOK!!!" and then I'd reply with sharpie in my hand "yep, and you can sign the wall"

It was fun, but was looking at it as I put it away today thinking "hrmmm, I wonder what would have happened if . . . "

[OILFAN #81]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

You assume a lot my friend. At one point last Wednesday a friend of mine was saying "holy hell you have a lot of signatures on your wall . . . is that? You even have a phone number on there!"

I don't know who it was, other than name and number.

Again I don't plan on calling, just wanted to toss around some idea on what to say, and continue laughing at the ridiculousnesses of saying "so yeah you signed my wall on Halloween baby "

Yeah if you have no clue who she is then totally go with KG's response.

You know you totally ruined my halloween costume. Probably not a smart idea leaving your phone number on it there eh? I'm gonna get it cleaned and i'm gonna send you the bill. I just need your address so I know where I can send the bill to.

Or go with(once you call and you find out it's a woman): You totally defaced my costume so I think it's only fair in the facebook spirit that I get to "poke you".

[Eastern Girl]

I would say call, you don't really have much to lose.

As for what to say, well, I am horrifically shy myself so I wouldn't be much help.

Good luck though, if you end up calling...

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

Yeah if you have no clue who she is then totally go with KG's response.

You know you totally ruined my halloween costume. Probably not a smart idea leaving your phone number on it there eh? I'm gonna get it cleaned and i'm gonna send you the bill. I just need your address so I know where I can send the bill to.

Or go with: You totally defaced my costume so I think it's only fair in the facebook spirit that I get to "poke you".

What about "yeah I was really drunk on Halloween, you signed my costume with 3 random digits a dash and four random digits, so I thought I'd call and ask what those mean"

[OILFAN #81]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

What about "yeah I was really drunk on Halloween, you signed my costume with 3 random digits a dash and four random digits, so I thought I'd call and ask what those mean"

LOL.

Do a combination of all 3.

What the hell did you want when you signed my wall? I was really drunk on Halloween, you signed my costume with 3 random digits, a dash, and four random digits so I thought i'd call and ask you what those mean. And since you defaced my costume I think it's only fair in the facebook spirit that I get to poke you.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

I would say it is too late to call now...

6 DAYS! That's how long you wait!

[Got Miikka?]

Be honest. Tell her exactly how it's all gone down.

"Hey, how's it going?"
"Uhh... good? Who is this?"
"It's Maritime Q-Scout [or your real name]. We met on Halloween, I was my own Facebook page, you remember?"
"Oh yeah!"
"Ha ha, yeah, so, I'll be honest, the reason I'm calling is because my buddies dared me to."
So now you've caught her off guard.
So you keep going, no matter what she says. "Yep, we've been joking about it, I didn't get any other phone numbers. But you seemed nice so I thought I'd take the dare (intonation is important here). How's it going?"
And away you go...

Just plow through. Know what your angle is and stick to it. Define the conversation. Make sure it's obvious you're being funny and playful. The key is that she gave her number to you. She can't really come back with anything like, "You freak, why are you calling me??" And if she does, you just say, "Because you wrote your number on my Halloween costume."

edit: just read that you dont even know who wrote the number. So you call and say, "Hi there, this is Detective So-and-So from the [fill in name of local dispatch]. We're investigating a homicide and we have recovered your phone number from the Halloween costume of the deceased, can you please tell me everything about yourself including the reason why you wrote your phone number on this guy's costume?" Try to sound convincing. It might work.

[HelloHockeyFans]

Ask her if she's on CP. If she says no, ask her if she knows about CP. If she says no, tell her about CP and how much you love CP.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

John: You seemed like a great person and I really enjoyed talking to you at the party. I really liked your costume as well. You have a very cute smile and I can tell you have a great personality in the few minutes we talked. I was hoping to go out for some drinks this weekend if you were free so we can get to know each other more.

Originally Posted by Got Miikka?

"Ha ha, yeah, so, I'll be honest, the reason I'm calling is because my buddies dared me to."
So now you've caught her off guard.
So you keep going, no matter what she says. "Yep, we've been joking about it, I didn't get any other phone numbers. But you seemed nice so I thought I'd take the dare (intonation is important here). How's it going?"

No offense, but if you never want to get in her pants, use either of the above strategies.

Oilfan's has way too much flattery. A chick will smell desperation if you approach her, a person you barely know, with that many compliments right off the bat.

Miika's approach says you have no balls and you have to pin the fact you're calling on a bet with your friends in case you get shut down.

As some one else stated above, you need to just call her up, as how her halloween was or ask how her day is going, and things will go easily from there. You should call though. Sometimes you meet good people weird ways. The worst case of all of it is you waste an hour going out to meet some crazy.