Blind Date
This is a true story. When I was in college (the first time), there was this girl that I really wanted to go out with but she wouldn't go out with me. Actually that describes just about all of them, but I'm talking about one in particular. Anyway, I didn't know her very well but she was in one of my art classes. She wasn't a very good artist and perhaps that is what attracted me to her. Or maybe it was the fact that I was a 6'-5" container of testosterone and she was extremely well endowed...definitely one of the two. I told my best friend Roy about wanting to go out with her and, kind and thoughtful soul that he was, he suggested that she would possibly feel more comfortable if her first date with me was a double date. If she had a friend he would be glad to sacrifice a Saturday night just to help me out. Of course this sounded like an excellent idea to me.
The next time I talked to her she showed no interest whatsoever in going out with me or setting my friend up with a date. Being accustomed to rejection, I wasn't really crushed. To the contrary, I thought it would be a good time to lift my and Roy's spirits a little. Some time earlier my sister had found a photo in an old desk that someone in the family had acquired. We had no idea who it was other than the name "Wanda" written across the front of it. Wanda was a slim blond with dark eyes and prominent features. Unfortunately it was a black and white photo so I'm sure it didn't do justice to Wanda's real life appearance. I thought up a good tale and decided to try it out on Roy. So the next time I saw Roy I went into my story...
"Roy, do you remember telling me that you'd double date with Gaye and me if I could get her to go out with me?"
"Sure."
"Well, her cousin is going to be visiting her next weekend and she said she would go if you'd go."
"Okay...where are we going?"
"I thought we'd go to Jackson to a movie or to a concert if there was one," I was amazed that I was able to keep a straight face.
"What does she look like?" Roy asked.
"Well, she gave me a picture of her...."
"You're out of your damned mind! I'm not going out with that!" Roy exclaimed as he bristled his mustache.
"You promised, man. I've been working on this forever! You promised!" I replied.
"I'm not going! I don't care if you never have another date in your life!" Roy was nervously laughing.
"I can't believe you'd do this to me," I said dejectedly. I played it to the hilt.
Roy bought it hook, line and sinker.
I looked all over the internet and found the photo of Wanda. Years ago when we first saw this photo we thought it couldn't be real. You know what, thanks to the internet Wanda doesn't really look that bad anymore.
The next time I talked to her she showed no interest whatsoever in going out with me or setting my friend up with a date. Being accustomed to rejection, I wasn't really crushed. To the contrary, I thought it would be a good time to lift my and Roy's spirits a little. Some time earlier my sister had found a photo in an old desk that someone in the family had acquired. We had no idea who it was other than the name "Wanda" written across the front of it. Wanda was a slim blond with dark eyes and prominent features. Unfortunately it was a black and white photo so I'm sure it didn't do justice to Wanda's real life appearance. I thought up a good tale and decided to try it out on Roy. So the next time I saw Roy I went into my story...
"Roy, do you remember telling me that you'd double date with Gaye and me if I could get her to go out with me?"
"Sure."
"Well, her cousin is going to be visiting her next weekend and she said she would go if you'd go."
"Okay...where are we going?"
"I thought we'd go to Jackson to a movie or to a concert if there was one," I was amazed that I was able to keep a straight face.
"What does she look like?" Roy asked.
"Well, she gave me a picture of her...."
"You're out of your damned mind! I'm not going out with that!" Roy exclaimed as he bristled his mustache.
"You promised, man. I've been working on this forever! You promised!" I replied.
"I'm not going! I don't care if you never have another date in your life!" Roy was nervously laughing.
"I can't believe you'd do this to me," I said dejectedly. I played it to the hilt.
Roy bought it hook, line and sinker.
I looked all over the internet and found the photo of Wanda. Years ago when we first saw this photo we thought it couldn't be real. You know what, thanks to the internet Wanda doesn't really look that bad anymore.
I love reading true to life story, most especially this one. I actually have a good laugh. Thank you so much for sharing this.
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