It's Flirting Techniques Thursday MKF! 6/20

[BoredNow99]

Flirting. Such a lovely pastime, isnt it?

Willow and Tara have got some great techniques the half-smile, the eyebrow wiggle, the tongue poke.

All vintage W/T.

But I dont just want to know what your favourites are.

I want to know which, whether subconsciously or consciously, youve found yourselves using in RL.

And which ones have been successful

Have a good Thursday, kittens!

[mollyig]

Half smile. I don't know if I always did it, or if I've just become aware of it since admiring Tara's smile. As for success. I ain't tellin! [img:d8270c3b67]http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_smileys/otn/wink/1newwink.gif[/img:d8270c3b67]

[tommo]

Oh I tend not to flirt in RL. Ahem. Nope. Not me.

In all seriousness, I'm a horrid flirt. I come on far too strong or sit back and wait whilst the girl of my dreams runs far, far away. But I'm not sure if I'm the right person to be asking about my techniques and whether they're successful or not. You'd probably have to consult those people to whom I've directed said flirting. Heh.

So I went for my interview today. Interesting stuff. They grilled me for half an hour. Um, not literally, because I believe that cooking people is now illegal in some regions of the UK. Anyhoo...it was a hard interview. And I don't think I've got the job. Pity really, because women in uniform. Rrrroowwrrr.

[Ange]

I'm like Joey, in Friends. I look at the person and say "how you doing?". Hehehehhehe.

No, seriously, i just stay myself, that's all. I don't really have any techniques. Sorry. Just myself.

But Ruth, not flirting!!! OMG, for a mega-witches, that's not serious. Heheheh.


Ange.

[Rosenberg]

Hmmmwhen I saw the topic title, I thought this was going to be a how-to thread. Believe me, Ill take all the help I can get, so any suggestions are welcome.

[Hugin]

My flirting technique seems to consist of taking witty, clever, slighty naughty things and sending them through a patented Dumbness Filter, before exposing them to rays from an industrial strength Stammer-tron.

The end result are such classics as

"Hey. Um. *cough*....errr...well..okay, um...well....bye."

and

"So...do you maybe want to root for grubs or something?"

and, in the subtle physical flirting department, the always alluring

"Hi, I'm Lenaaaaahh!!" *slip on nearby dust molecule and fall down on ass*

-len

[tommo]

Well I don't know about the rest of you, but that works with me every time, Len. I'm cured. I want the Frederick now.

And I [b:e0a80a5507] don't[/b:e0a80a5507] flirt. Anyone who's met me knows that. Anyone?

Oh forget it. You'll all just make stuff up anyway.

[Indygo]

The looking down at my feet, looking up, smiling and throwing the witty one-liner out there works... in my dreams!!

I think I also managed to charm my girl by the tried and tested "falling on my ass" technique.

But hey, if I had Amber's eyes, I'd sure be making the most of them!

Indygo

[tommo]

If you had Amber's eyes that would be like, really gross. And Amber would be blind.

See, that's really sexy isn't it? Oh, the wit...the wit...

No wonder I can't find a girl in my own continent.

[Indygo]

Oh yeah, those one liners are bound to work

Indygo

[hellmouthhottie20]

One Technique that worked for me (only once though) was that i walked straight into the woman, by accident, it didnt last very long though, about a week.
I cant think why!!!!!!

Ruth, if you dont mind me asking what was the interview for, and someone needs to tell my parents that grilling is illegal in the uk.

Caz

[tommo]

My interview was to be a stripper. I had a test before the interview itself where I had to show that I could twirl my tassles in both directions [b:98cf9b49c7] and[/b:98cf9b49c7] opposite directions at the same time. It's not easy, i can tell you.

However, I suspect I'm over qualified for the post, as I not only twirled my tassles around but my breasts as well. Damn those fleshy mounds!

I suppose I should start applying for things that I stand a chance of getting, really. Ahem.

[hellmouthhottie20]

Ruth i think you would make a fantastic stripper

Caz

[Indygo]

We went from flirting to stripping very fast. I wonder where this conversation could go?

(And I'm off to bed now to dream of the unmade Buffy ep, the one where Willow does a strip tease for Tara... )

Stripping, now there's a flirtation technique that couldn't possibly fail

Indygo

[Grimaldi]

not a very good flirt, as i tend to make an ass of myself

have a great day everyone

[Pegalopolis]

Soooo...back to techniques that do not involve tassle-swirling or steamy stripteases (although both are fine in my estimation...oh yes, just fine ) I find that the half-smile used in combination with the eyebrow arch can really send off those "let's get it on" vibes. I have noticed that Willow & Tara use that combo quite a bit....ahhhh, flirt on W/T.

Even if it is only our dreams now...

Peg

[Sassette]

Hmmm ... really, I just hop into people's laps and say "Hi!" Though, I consider that more of a cheery greeting than flirting *shrug*

-Sass

[Indygo]

*lol* Obviously your Vixen status helps out a lot with that technique?

Indygo

(It's almost 1am here - way too late to be thinking of flirting!! *yawn*)

[BoredNow99]

Blimey, you put up a little thread about innocent, harmless flirting and it gets swamped with talk of stripping and jumping onto people's laps.

It's...great!

I find I only tend to smile on half my face now too, but I think it's probably interpreted as a physical defect rather than anything remotely sexy

[Indygo]

Well, I think jumping onto people's laps seems like a valid lifestyle choice. Sounds better than the oh-so-casual wink. I'm always tempted to ask someone if they have something stuck in their eye when they do that.

Amber was always so great at that half-smile, being all shy and flirtatious at the same time. If I ever meet someone in real life who can do that so well I think it'll be love at first sight... *sigh*

Indygo

[Enigmatic]

I'm very bad at the flirting stuff, I don't really know what to say or do. I get tend to lose all my faith in myself.
When I'm drunk however, I never seem to have a problem. I don't really know what I do, coz most of the time I don't remember.
I guess flirting is all about having fun and letting yourself lose...

[relativegirl]

Dammit Sass! You made me splurt corn flakes all over my keyboard! Damn you!

Speaking of laps . . . I have quite the repertoire of utterly unsuccessful flirting techniques that involve thrusting myself on unsuspecting laps. I offer my flirting failures as a public service announcement so other kittens can avoid my pitfalls:

Method #1: once at a high school party I was sitting in a strait back chair opposite this boy I had a crush on (hey, I was young and didn't know any better) who was sitting in a recliner. We were facing each other with our knees almost touching. He asked me to hold his drink for a minute, so I had a glass of beer in each hand when I leaned forward to laugh at something he said, lost my balance, and suddenly my face was plummeting straight for his crotch and I couldn't figure out how to stop myself with my hands w/o dumping beer all over him. So I did nothing but squeek and squeal and plant my face squarely in his his crotch. I still had a glass a beer in each hand. He was freaked. I was freaked. And nobody made even the slightest move to help me up. So I tried to lift my torso, but my wimpy little ab-muscles only managed to lift my face a few inches out of his lap before dropping my face right back down into his crotch. I spent the next five minutes bobbing my face up and down in his groin until he finally leaned back which launched the recliner into recline mode and we both fell over the back of his chair. It was not pretty.

Method #2: at a college party in a co-ed dorm with co-ed bathrooms, I, while very very drunk, followed this very cute and also very drunk guy (again, still young, still didn't know any better) into the bathroom, paused for a moment, and then went right into his stall where he was sitting down w/his pants down. So naturally I dropped mine, hopped up on his lap and decided that was the most appropriate time and place to tell him he had beautiful eyes. We actually had a lovely chat until we both passed out. We were discovered many hours later by his sister (who I also had a crush on). Neither the guy nor his sister ever spoke to me after that. I don't know why . . .

Maybe it's me. Maybe I'm doing something wrong here. Hmmmm.

[AutumnT]

OK Relativegirl. Your flirting technique story #1 killed me.

[Rally]

Autumns technique, of course, is to buy a webcam.

[relativegirl]

Well Autumn, as both story #1 and story #2 took place in Colorado, you now know why I can no longer live in my beautiful home state. Yes, my flirting techniques were deemed so noxious & hazardous that I was officially banished, for the safety, health and general well-being of the people of Colorado.

I am a flirting pariah.

[AutumnT]

First of all. Rally. No. Webcam. Ever.

Ever.

Relativegirl. Well, at least California is a much bigger state. It will take longer to get banished from there. But I'm sure you're working on it.

[little wicca dude]

hey guys,
i allways find dancing to be a good allthough if u r drunk be carefull coz i kinda headbutted a guy once whilst trying to chat and dance at the same time, plus i had a big lump on my head the next day,

luv jill

[Rally]

Circuit City first big chain to hit stop button on VHS

The Circuit City chain plans to discontinue the sale of VHS movie titles, the first national mass merchant to go public with such a move.

The announcement represents another blow to the increasingly endangered video format.

"We are phasing out VHS movie titles to reflect a major trend," said spokesman Jim Babb. "More and more, you're seeing DVD titles everywhere these days."

He said that some of the chain's 622 stores already have stopped selling VHS movies, although he didn't give a specific number.

Circuit City will continue to sell VHS movie titles on its web site and VCRs and blank VHS tapes in its stores to satisfy customers "who still want to watch all the old movies they've accumlated," Babb said.

He said the chain is simply giving customers what they want. "With the better picture it offers, DVDs offer a far superior movie watching experience," he said.

Charles Van Horn, president of the International Recording Media Association, said Circuit City's move may be premature.

He said that about 90 million U.S. households still have VCRs, while only 25 million households have DVD players.

Last year, DVD players - which can now be purchased for less than $70 - passed VCRs in monthly sales for the first time.

[tabularasa]

I love this thread! You guys (all of you...sickos everyone...I love you! hee hee hee)

Okay so now....I'm not saying this works and for your safety...please don't try this at home. This feat was performed by a professional ass (thats me...in case you were wondering...you WERE wondering weren't you? Nevermind, hee.)...anyway....so I was a bridesmaid (hideous royal purple tafata...poofy balloon like appendages on arms...I'm still in therapy...but I digress) and so I decided to get totally shloshed as any self-respecting drunk would. Of course, consuming alcohol requires one to relieve one's bladder frequently. I did so and afterwards headed for the bar whereupon I noticed a table full (yes FULL) of dashing young men grining and lifting their beer mugs at me. Of course I still thought I was str8..(thats another tale... ) and quite impressed with myself at my ability to attract so many men at one time. I smiled coyely...waved and began to flirt. It wasn't until a little old lady, who was herself quite tipsy, staggered over to me and whispered in my ear "I just thought you may want to know dear, your dress is tucked up inside your panyhose". OH THE HUMANITY!! Ok, so the guys were more interested in my exposed ass than my face (damn...I just don't come out very well in this story do I?). Yeah, so, the morale of the story is ladies...never EVER leave the ladies room without first checking out your ass to make sure said ass is not exposed...unless you , eh um, want it to be.

As to actually flirting technique....um, I have been stuck with the shy half smile all of my life and the raised eyebrow thingy. Does it work? Well...I'm single now...so....

Oh! And, um, the stuff that does work...(like falling on ass or tripping) is usually accidental and seems to be found charming. Go figure.

[Hugin]

Wow. It's so interesting and odd to see an invention become obsolete and fade out within one's own lifetime.


-len