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He WAS a Mensa candidate
baddate = Once upon a time,I was fixed up on a blind date (by my boss - 1st mistake!) with someone who sounded like he might be interesting (and that should have been the 2nd clue!)  We arranged to meet at a local restaurant.  As soon as I walked into the crowded lobby, I KNEW who my date was. Not to stereotype, but picture the biggest computer geek you've ever seen: everything from the pocket protector to the taped glasses.  I was determined to be nice and get to know him though: beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that....

We introduced ourselves and proceeded to the table. As we perused our menus, I asked him what kinds of food he liked.  His answer: meals that are proportionate in nutritional value to their cost.

 Translation: order the cheapest thing on the menu.

When the waitress came to take our drink order, he jumped in and said that alcohol stunted intelligence and was a worthless beverage (there went my glass of wine!). I ordered iced tea: I received a lecture on the dangers of caffeine. I put sugar in my tea: I was received a lecture on the dangers of processed sugar. By this time I made a comment about how smart he seemed ( Yeah, right!) He told me he was a member of Mensa, whipped out his membership card and told me his IQ was in the millions (or somewhere in that neighborhood..)

By this time our $5.95 plates of spaghetti arrived and in between sucking down the food on his plate and drinking his water, he told me how he just couldn't seem to find the right person and maintain a social life.  Would you like to know how the evening ended? NO, he did not suddenly turn into a prince and sweep me off my feet!  We met for dinner at 7:30.  The meal was paid for and I was out the door by 8:30.  I quit my job not long after....

~Annonymous Girlposse.com Reader
February 2001

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