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Erika - 2005-09-23 16:52:00
I've always been the girl they were after. HA!
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Ikea - 2005-09-23 17:21:37
You�re sweet,but,nothing like that ever happend to me or anyone I�ve seen.
But it was all different when I was young.
It was about being cool,and I was competing with the guys,and I wanted them to want to be my friend,as if I were a guy aswell.
Girls didn�t mean anything to the guys I hung out with.
They weren�t important.
Sex wasn�t important either,none of us was doing it.
The guys weren�t badlooking-at least I always felt like they were better looking than me.
It was like they were so goodlooking and cool and so I didn�t feel like one of them,but,I don�t know.
I guess I was seeing them as girls aswell.
They weren�t pretty smart though,I didn�t like them.
So,I don�t know,maybe it was just my imagination and they were just the canvas where my dream played or something.
I�ve never met a nice boy,but I avoided them intentionally because I think that�s boring,that is easy.
With my guys it was like they were models,like Kate Moss or whatever and therefor wouldn�t give me the time of day of course.
I mean,that FIGURES!
I thought that was right this way.
I just wanted to be friends,but that didn�t happen either.But kind of.
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uNCLEPUMPKIn - 2005-09-23 17:31:33
Remember Heidi? I'm glad you were such a fuckin' awful wingman.
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alice - 2005-09-23 17:33:58
Ahhh...the wingman.
Maybe its because I hang out at too many indie nights, because the wingman only seems to be from a certain group of men. I will generalise and say:
"Men with ball caps usually employ a wingman."
The big club I regularly go to usually has a large qauntity of these.*the big club is also where my boyfriend dj's, so I get in free,drink free and get a ride home free, obviously I go there.*
See the problem is that the wingman is so obvious to a smart girl that watching the whole dance is a bit laughable. Ive been wingmanned a couple of times. A friend talks to me while their friend tries to talk to my friend. Usually my friend is doing something retarded like disco dancing around the guy while talking to him. The guy doesnt really care, because she is hot, she is drunk and shes talking to him.
Iam nice to the wingman, he's doing his job thats all. Then at the end of the night, once the friend is doing retarded along with my friend, because you know they have so much in common, we all just go home. the end.
the wingman is stunned because all that hard work was for nothing and my friends got their kicks making grown men do stupid stuff and we all go home change into our pajamas and have a pillow fight.
(okay no pillow fights, we go home and laugh until one of us throws up and then we call it a night.)
silly boy...a smart girl is 10 steps ahead of any ball cap/polo shirt wearing wingmaned posse.
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Meany - 2005-09-23 17:37:06
I have been wingmaned so many times ... it's because I made the deadly mistake of hanging out with girls who were so fucking attractve, they made me look like Snoopy in comparison. At least that's what I tell myself as an alternative to slitting my own wrists. Thanks for bringing up all the painful memories, asshole.
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andria - 2005-09-23 17:47:16
Gump, when you decide to write about the online profiles, let me know. I've seen so many, I can tell you exactly what makes guys look like a goober/dick.
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Matty - 2005-09-23 19:20:21
Having done the online dating thing, I am also interesting in a Gumpish lowdown.
Also, Andria, I found your myspace profile ages ago. Stealthy, no?
*ducks thrown object*
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sharon - 2005-09-23 20:13:14
i think i was pseudo-wingmanned. this cute guy started talking to me and stuff...very charming. after we were chatting, this other guy..who was sitting next to him [who i didn't pay attention to] was introduced to me. then cute guy left for the bathroom and left me with quiet guy. turns out quiet guy thought i was cute and he ended up asking for my number...so that's sorta being wingmanned right? [we ended up dating several months]
go wingmen! i make the best wingwoman though....for my guy friends that is.
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Belle - 2005-09-23 20:29:04
This must be a generational thing. Either that or I've never been wing-manned. On the other hand, I think I've BEEN a wingman. Anyway, maybe you're right. Maybe all my straight guy friends are attracted to me. I mean, by your rationale, SOMEone has to be attracted to someone, and if I'm not attracted to them, they must be attracted to me. In fact, let's just cover all the bases and say that all men are attracted to me, period. But there is one question remaining. What about a gay man who is friends with a lesbian?
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Meany - 2005-09-23 22:35:33
Belle -- Does that really happen? I mean, I've never seen one single gay man hanging out with one single lesbian before. They're always a part of a sizeable homosexual group. At least, that's what I've observed ...
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Keri - 2005-09-23 22:39:50
I love your entries! Have I told you this yet? I feel like I get a special book ALLLL about the male mind lol I learn so much! Don't ever stop writing lol I can't seem to recall a time when I've been wingmanned, but I've done it! My girlfriends and I were out at the bar, there was a group of hotties at the one pool table across from us. So they sent me over to chat up the one guy because he was wearing a sweater of the University I went to. So we chated and mingled and finally, my best friend was leaving with his and I kind of snuck off to go home to my flannel pj's and full house re-runs lol
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Phil - 2005-09-23 22:48:12
I'm definately a Goose in a world of Mavericks.
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sarah - 2005-09-23 22:58:00
Gumpy, gumpy. gumpy. Maybe I'm a tad bit young here, but I've never heard of this "wingman" business or anything relatively similar. Not that guys are morons, however I can't think of one who could pull this crap off. Or maybe I'm just not stupid. Or maybe I have good friends. If I have, unkowingly, run into one of these types in my life, all he did was buy my friends and I a couple of drinks. How's that for wingmanning? Wingwomanning? I don't know... I win!!
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beth - 2005-09-23 23:28:53
Although I don't agree with your relationship has to be about sex thing..I do agree with the wingman aproach...only I have actually improved it...becasue I am usually the wingwoman for my guy friends...It works out perfectly, becuase I easily become friends with the girls (as I am a non-threatening female, and also because I can corner them in the bathroom and give them tips on hairspray) and I can also easily read them to see if there's even a chance of them takeing someone home...saves the boys alot of time and hassle... why would I do something like this??? isn't this a step backward for feminism and all that bull??? no...becuase this way, at least I have a little say in the girls my friends are sleeping with..incase they turn into potential girlfriends, because then i have to spend alot of time with them and get along with them....also in return from this service my friends are at my disposal at anytime to save me from drunks I don't want to talk to any more. I can depend on these guy friends to act like my boyfriend for the five minutes it takes for the unwanted to loose interest and go prey on the next girl...
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beth - 2005-09-23 23:31:40
I would first like to say that I think i'd have an easier time understanding an adavnced calulus book written in latin, than understanding Ikea's comment.
Although I don't agree with your relationship has to be about sex thing..I do agree with the wingman aproach...only I have actually improved it...becasue I am usually the wingwoman for my guy friends...It works out perfectly, becuase I easily become friends with the girls (as I am a non-threatening female, and also because I can corner them in the bathroom and give them tips on hairspray) and I can also easily read them to see if there's even a chance of them takeing someone home...saves the boys alot of time and hassle... why would I do something like this??? isn't this a step backward for feminism and all that bull??? no...becuase this way, at least I have a little say in the girls my friends are sleeping with..incase they turn into potential girlfriends, because then i have to spend alot of time with them and get along with them....also in return from this service my friends are at my disposal at anytime to save me from drunks I don't want to talk to any more. I can depend on these guy friends to act like my boyfriend for the five minutes it takes for the unwanted to loose interest and go prey on the next girl...
So in theory...the friendship I have with my guys friends has to do with sex..but just not sleeping with each other.
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moonfaeryy - 2005-09-23 23:52:07
Thanks for the update. Going out tomorrow with some girls...I'll let you know if we experience any wingmen in action.
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Sarika - 2005-09-24 07:23:07
I think i was wingmaned once, couple of years ago. Although we had our own tricks. I was dancing with my girly pal at a party and we were approached by two male types, who attempted to dance with us by trying to squeeze themselves in between and seperate us. We were totally drunk but this wasn't the issue. One was very much going for my friend, the other in my opinion, may have only there to keep me occupied, but i couldn't tell, nor could i tell whether my friend was interested in the other guy, so i played it cool for a minute. Then she leaned over to me and whispered, "pretend to fall over", and after that much alchol it wasn't too much of a challenge. So as i stumbled to the ground in a drunken stupor, my girly pal rushed to my aid, picked me up and dragged me to the bar to sit down, then made me drink a glass of water. And so we escaped the male tricks. Girls have tricks too you know! x
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jennifer - 2005-09-24 07:28:30
You want stories? There are some stories. Not necessarily about your subject, but all about the whole picking-someone-up-in-a-bar/club thing...
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jumblygiant - 2005-09-24 10:07:19
I was directed here by Phil, and hahahaha, I think I love you. I think you are 100% right. But I also agree with Alice, to some girls (uh, that includes me), it is so damn obvious. Doesn't mean we don't play along. Pure entertainment to see the plotting and planning that goes into the whole wingman thing.
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alice - 2005-09-24 12:16:44
yeah and if the guy is all "let me buy you and your friends some drinks!" were all "oh thats so nice!"
Then we "buy" the next round, except I get them and dont pay for them...shhh.
boys are the least sneaky creatures in the world.
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betty - 2005-09-24 13:52:26
Here's my theory about bar macking - guys will hit on ANY drunk girl at a bar. No shit. They systematically go around trying their lines one every group until they find someone that bites.
explains why I get hit on.
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Lu - 2005-09-24 14:17:18
Betty hit the nail on the head. A drunk guy will hit on ANY girl. Of course, he picks the most physically attractive of the lot, and tries that first, but he will take home ANYTHING HE CAN. Trust me, I work in a restaurant after the bar, and the drunk guys try to get ME when they strike out at the bar. It's kinda fun.
As for the Wingman thing, it's never happened to me. I'd also just like to tell you that when I go to the bar with the girls, I don't stay with them. It's like, "I'm going to take a tour. Anyone coming? nope? K, bye." I usually find someone else I know, or a guy and start chatting, only to completely forget about, or lose the other friends. Happened just last night. I just don't believe in standing around in a group like that. We could stand around at home, and save some money. The bar is a social thing. it's all about meeting new people.
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Phil - 2005-09-24 23:49:13
Known as the shotgun theory Betty. Fire enough rounds and eventually you'll hit something.
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Kelly - 2005-09-25 12:31:51
I cant think of any stories because I cant get past the thought of you all super obnoxiously pleased with yourself over all the comments you've gotten in the last few days. Try not to break anything (else) by patting yourself on the back too much! ;)
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Amber - 2005-09-25 14:39:57
Well, last night at midnight I was officially 21 and so we all went to the bar. And my friggin' UNCLE cock-blocked me... just because I was flirting/dancing with this cute guy there. And yes, he really was cute - I had only had one shot at that point of the night.
I was able to realize what he had done by my friend pointing it out. But I realized the TRUTH of what she said he did, thanks to your article. So thank you Gump for educating those of us who new to the bar scene!
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Lu - 2005-09-25 16:16:01
I got wingmanned last night. Well, he tried anyway. This is how it went. 2 Guys walked up to the four of us, and is all, "Are you here alone?" "No, we're here together." They tried to dance with us, even after we said no. It was very awkward.
Guy grabs my waist, and tries to sort of pull me away from the group, to dance. I told him I was there with my girlfriend. And that was the end of that. Apparently they're not that persistent.
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luva - 2005-09-26 02:17:03
dude, i've been wingmanned, and i'm not ashamed to admit it. i can see how infiltrating a swarm of barflies can be intimidating as fuck, and when i'm wingmanned, i don't mind terribly much. i'm never hit on in bars, so at least the wingman provides me with someone to talk to while the girl i came to the bar with makes out with a stranger in the corner. it actually feels better to be wingmanned than to be "settled for," you know? like when a guy hits on a whole line of girls at the bar and then ends up talking to me because i'm too nice to shoot him down? frankly, i rarely hang out in all-female groups. more often, i'm with more guys than girls. which probably goes to explain why i'm not hit on more often.
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Procrasto - 2005-09-26 12:19:55
I've been wing-girled. And she seemed really nice too. But her friend left with my buddy and I was left with the check. I'm so ashamed. It dented my confidence for years.
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Summer Gale - 2005-09-26 13:10:39
I usually go out alone and see what comes to me when I am single so I don't think I've been wingmanned but I've seen the guys working in pairs before and it's kind of fun to watch it happen.
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