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started by: Frosty

Posted by Frosty on Apr. 10 2001,02:07

Okay, I need some detnetter advice. (PG, get your ass over here) Prom is coming up, and I wasn't planning on going at all. I can think of plenty of other things to spend 2 to 3 hundred bucks on that last a lot longer than one night. (memories don't really count) So anyway, there's a girl who I don't know at all that is friends with one of my pals...she came into one of my classes the other day with him and told him she thought i was cute, and asked if i had a date. She's pretty good looking, but I don't really know what I should do here. Do I say "fuck it" and spend the money, go, and try to have a good time at a school function I don't like? Or do I pass on word that I don't have the money/don't want to go at all and spend the money on other stuff? This is becoming even more critical as I'm really fed up with my job and am going to quit soon -- but with summer so near (i'm going to be away the whole time) it doesn't make sense to get a new job. Whaddya think people?

Posted by Observer on Apr. 10 2001,02:24

Tell your friend to have her ask you directly. If she wants to go with you, then go. Otherwise let it go. What would you have to spend 赨-跌 on? Tux rental can't be that much, unless you just have to get a limo.

Since you weren't too set on going, wait for her to talk to you. Then ask your parents to help you out with some of the costs. I admit I don't know your parents, but that's what I would do (did).

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Posted by Spydir Web on Apr. 10 2001,02:27

and if she says yes, think of it as an "escort service". I mean, if things go as most prom nights go, you're gonna fuck.

so yeah... I'm off like a prom dress...

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Posted by Frosty on Apr. 10 2001,02:50

I'm pretty sure that she wants to go with me. That price i said includes a tux, a limo (i wouldn't take her in my ford tempo, c'mon) dinner and tickets. Tickets being SIXTY FREAKING DOLLARS EACH. My parents are tight, but are also trying to get me into Indiana University right now, which is expensive for out of state. Either way...an escort service...I like that. Spydir, you may indeed be a genius for that statement.

Posted by CatKnight on Apr. 10 2001,03:16

when that time of year came around for me, i was thinking i seriously did not want to go. i am not a really good dancer, and i thought i would be really uncomfortable the whole time. however, i am a really sentimental person and i knew that i would seriously regret not going. i built up the nerve and asked a girl friend of mine to go with me, and she very happily said yes (bg info: she was a junior, she is really hot, and she had a b/f at the time who went to another school). anyway, the tickets for the 2 of us were about 50 i think (30 each or 50 for a couple). i ended up renting a really nice tux that costed about 贶. we went to dinner at a nice restaurant (about ฮ for both of us). i didn't get a limo, but then again the only people who got limos were big groups of friends. between 8 people, a stretch limo isn't too expensive. i drove my parent's brand new neon. anyway, i had a great time. i danced and looked silly, my date was really friendly and we had a lot of fun, and we were with a big group of friends (my entire circle, excluding just a few).

my point is this: prom is FUN, and not terribly expensive. it IS worth it. it is even better if you have an actual date. i should mention that sex is NOT gauranteed except for those couples who have already been going out for a while. if the girl likes you and asks you out, thats awesome. i wouln't base my decision on the chances of getting laid though. consider the possibilty (key word) an added bonus. if you want to go to the prom, and she doesn't ask you, but she drops a lot of hints, then ASK HER! if you don't go to prom, you WILL regret it sooner or later!

Posted by askheaves on Apr. 10 2001,03:38

yeah, go to prom. I'm almost positive it won't kill you.

I went twice. First time I was asked by a chick because she was scared another (freaky) guy was going to ask her. How's that for romance? So, I coerced my friend to go with us with a mutal friend. It was a big plutonic 4-some. It wasn't all that bad.

Second time I went with my gf. We had a good time. We doubled with mutual friends (a couple). Also had a decent time.

Come to think of it, I don't remember if I had a good time, but it's planted in my memroy as a good time... so it must have been worth it. Make your parents help you. It's a special night for them too... because they can relive their prom. At least have them loan you a decent car, or double up with somebody who has one.

It's funny how a bunch of geeks, who by definition would be against such establishment events, all advocate going. It really is just a time for ya'll to just chill with some music, and dress well too. Take some James Bond pics before hand. It makes you feel better.

And, finally, my Tuxedo cost 贶... to buy. If you anticipate ever needing it again, just buy it. I needed it for band, so it was a no-brainer.

Posted by Trog on Apr. 10 2001,04:38

Heya,

Let me post another agreement here...

Don't knock the memories... You'll only have one opportunity to do this, and it'll probably be something that you will enjoy the memories of for the rest of your life...

Tony

Posted by fire_502 on Apr. 10 2001,10:07

wow. that wasn't what i expected to read in here. anyway, you should probably go unless you already have something cool to do anyway. i hated my highschool and 90\% of the people in it. i went to a luscious jackson concert on my prom night and got snuck into the bar for the after party (i was 17 and had braces, this was the much cooler option to me). anyway, my decision left me with no stupid prom pictures to laugh at with my college friends. i'm not sorry i didn't go, but i guess i may have missed out on the general prom experience.

Posted by Trog on Apr. 10 2001,10:47

Let me expand the above then..

1) We Don't have "Proms" down his end of the world, we have "Matric Dances". Pretty much the same thing as far as I can tell...

2) I was not a popular type at my school, something I'd guess I have in common with a majority of detnetters. On that particular night though, no-one seemed to feel the need to be an arsehole (unusually..). I generally just had fun.

Going with a couple of friends in a group is always a good call, I think.

Posted by LiNeY on Apr. 10 2001,11:22

Go there. Go there with the girl. Try to go there with as many friends together as possible.

I think a prom night can be REAL fun if you are with friends, and in any case you are gonna make that girl really happy. In case you do not really like her too much, Escort s´Service is a good term to describe it. See it as a social act in order to save her the following experience:

I was an exchange student in Canada, and well, prom was coming near, and "of course" I had no one to go there with (hint: intelligent girls never get dates! ). I ended up by finding the friend-of-neighbour-of-friend who was 23, he accompanied me to prom, and well, all I have as "sweet memories" is some photos I am gonna burn as soon as I have the opportunity, and a pretty exact definition of what I do NOT want sex to be (no details about it!!!). Honestly, you'd not want any girl to live through that... and out of my experience from German school balls, going alone ain't much fun for a girl, either. So accompany her, she'll be grateful throughout her entire life.

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Posted by fatbitch on Apr. 10 2001,12:32

my formal (aussie prom) pretty much sucked cause my stupid girlfriend (who i did not date for long after that) spent the whole time crying about her fucking family situation. all she ever did in our damn relationship was cry cause her grandparents only let her out twice a week or some bullshit, even though she got out heaps more anyway. boo fucking hoo. btw i hate that bitch if you havnt noticed

I wish i had gone by myself, then i could have had some fun and maybe hooked up, but alas. Go dude, it will be fun

Posted by Sithiee on Apr. 10 2001,14:20

shit, well i aint goin. stuff like that is boring as shit, and yeah, i could get my parents to pay for it, but im probably gonna go bowling instead. we will have another anti-homecoming party, except for prom.

Posted by Spydir Web on Apr. 10 2001,16:38

quote:
Originally posted by Frosty:
Either way...an escort service...I like that. Spydir, you may indeed be a genius for that statement.

Not only does he call me a genius, HE GETS THE NAME RIGHT!! My friend, you are THE MAN!

Just for that, I've posted this just for you...

< http://www.netsyndrome.net/spydirweb/wallpapers/r/randchick-10.1024.jpg > . Not exactly my best work, and in grayscale so it'll show up right in the transparences for Eterm and X-Chat on my computer, but it's pretty nice I think

edit - damn you Gimp PNG compression agent! Always fucks up the background color... I got it in JPG now...

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This message has been edited by Spydir Web on April 11, 2001 at 11:44 AM

Posted by pengu1nn on Apr. 10 2001,18:17

quote:
Originally posted by fire_502:
wow. that wasn't what i expected to read in here. anyway, you should probably go unless you already have something cool to do anyway. i hated my highschool and 90\% of the people in it. i went to a luscious jackson concert on my prom night and got snuck into the bar for the after party (i was 17 and had braces, this was the much cooler option to me). anyway, my decision left me with no stupid prom pictures to laugh at with my college friends. i'm not sorry i didn't go, but i guess i may have missed out on the general prom experience.

i am not alone. i hate everything about my hs. i didn't go, and i'm glad i didn't, i hate dressing up, and i'm not paying that much money to look like a jackass when i can do it for free (or with very little money). i had a i'm not going to prom party (i was the only one there until prom was over )

anyway, do what you want, and have fun.

Posted by Xenoflargactian on Apr. 10 2001,20:05

you guys are lucky. my school proms are what one would call "expensive." this year, they're like ๠ a ticket. yah 80. my skool rents out a bigass place...they dont hold it at the skool.

Posted by jiggyfresh on Apr. 10 2001,21:53

i never went to the school dances and shit but my senior year in HS i just kinda like got set up with this girl thats a friends friend, i had to spend a couple bux on tickets, tux etc..and we didnt have that much fun and i never talked to her afterwards (lol) but at least i know ive been to my senior prom (which doesnt mean shit to me) but i was there..
oh yeah and i had to goto the after party with all her friends and people i never hang out with, i ended up getting high as hell which was a pleasent surprise

Posted by CatKnight on Apr. 10 2001,22:28

well our prom was in a 5-star hotel ballroom, and our tickets were only ฮ each. i don't know why they would be so freaking expensive. my older brother's prom was on a cruise ship, and his tickets were only ุ each! i mean come on!

Posted by jiggyfresh on Apr. 10 2001,22:32

"fuck the state pen, i fuck hoes at penn state"

Posted by Blain on Apr. 10 2001,22:52

Have you seen the new McDonalds commercials? If features a bunch of kids dressed up for prom and eating dinner there.
Who said dinner had to cost ุ each?

Posted by Spydir Web on Apr. 10 2001,23:10

quote:
Originally posted by Blain:

Who said dinner had to cost ุ each?

a bunch of cheap asses that like crappy food? Or maybe some CEO's that work for an unnamed international Yellow Arches company...

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Posted by CatKnight on Apr. 11 2001,01:06

quote:
Originally posted by jiggyfresh:
"fuck the state pen, i fuck hoes at penn state"

everyone fucks the ho's at psu! i guess that's the point!

as for eating mcdonalds for prom, a date, or any other special occasion...that's a big no no!

Posted by Frosty on Apr. 11 2001,02:32

Uh, update! I found out she's best friends with ANOTHER one of my friends, and I ended up talking to her in MY environment. (that being the net, of course) So I grew some cyber balls and, to make a quasi-long story short, i'm going. I hope to god I don't have a panic attack and pass out. Anyone have Xanex? <run>

Posted by SaxMaster on Apr. 11 2001,03:22

I went to my senior prom and it was a mix of good and bad, mostly good with a little dissapointment. First of all, I'm considered to be a pretty decent dancer. I know the basics of several balroom dance styles like foxtrot, tango, mambo and swing. The girl I ask told me she was in a modern dance group. While she was telling me the truth, she neglected to mention that modern dance REQUIRES that you have ZERO natural rythim. SHE COULDNT FOLLOW A DAMN BEAT. Not even for the "sway side to side in each other's arms slow prom dance". That was the only dissapointment of the night. I basically told her to follow my leads, and I am a strong leader. However, I have ZERO regrets about going. We went to an awesome post-prom party at my friends house and are still friends. Definately go if you have the opportunity, but at least make sure your date (male or female) has a similar dance skill. Keep the rythmless with the rythmless

Posted by SaxMaster on Apr. 11 2001,03:24

In the words of my friend who's currently at Harvard: "Where are we having dinner? I'll give you a hint: Starts with "Burger" and ends with "King"

His date then proceeded to kick his ass :-)

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Posted by Trog on Apr. 11 2001,07:33

quote:
Originally posted by Frosty:
Uh, update! I found out she's best friends with ANOTHER one of my friends, and I ended up talking to her in MY environment. (that being the net, of course) So I grew some cyber balls and, to make a quasi-long story short, i'm going. I hope to god I don't have a panic attack and pass out. Anyone have Xanex? <run>

*Goooooooooo* Frosty! Good luck, and GodSpeed (and I hope she's feeling desperate on prom night ). I hope you have a really cool time. Just don't forget that we are going to demand feedback, so don't forget to wear the wire and the video camera!

ps: don't let her see the condoms unless you're *sure* she wants to go all the way.
(and don't let it depress you if you don't get any on prom night... it should still be a party...)

Posted by Frosty on Apr. 11 2001,16:37

The camera is broken. :-\ But yeah, bring on May!

Also, I know a guy who took his girlfriend to Denny's, which is almost as bad as fast food. <snicker>

Posted by Observer on Apr. 11 2001,16:58

I know quite a few people who have gone to Denny's after the prom, though usually in a group. It's one of the few places open late enough.

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Posted by TallAssAzn on Apr. 11 2001,22:18

quote:
Originally posted by Frosty:
I hope to god I don't have a panic attack and pass out. Anyone have Xanex? <run>

Remember: If you get nervous, just picture everyone naked. Wait... that's not going to help any. Uhh... Hell, what do I know; I'm a freshman.

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Posted by ytsejammer on Apr. 11 2001,22:19

I say go for it dude. Hell, if she's cute, and she thinks you're cute, then there might be something there. It would make her really happy to go to prom, and I'm sure ten years from now you will be happy about it too...take it from someone that never went to prom..

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