[identity profile] georgmi.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Those resistance numbers *did* seem a little low...

lol

[identity profile] ginkgo.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Ages ago, we knew a guy who asked multiple women out on the same date (definitely more than 2; I'm almost sure it was 3.) It was a date. It was billed as an individual _D_ate to each of them. He shared his very geeky theory behind the date with them, but (since we also knew one of the women who happened to be on that date) I don't think it impressed any of them.

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[identity profile] georgmi.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I can see that. "Potential companion A is x% likely to put out, PC B y% likely, and PC C z% likely. Therefore, if I ask all three out at once, I am (1-((1-x)*(1-y)*(1-z)))% likely to get laid, and (1-((1-x)*(1-y)*(1-z))) is obviously a much higher number than x, y, or z individually, with the added bonus of a certain percentage chance of a threesome-or-better."

I totally don't see why that didn't work out for him.

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[identity profile] ginkgo.livejournal.com 2007-02-15 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
If only it had been about sex, he might have succeeded. These were girls he legitimately wanted to go out on dates with, as we heard it. He figured he didn't have time to go out with each one individually, so the last one standing at the end of the night (the one who would "get" him and his plan) would be the girl for him.

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[identity profile] georgmi.livejournal.com 2007-02-15 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah. Really best to set people's expectations correctly if you desire an optimal outcome. But hey, speed dating, before it became popular! A man ahead of his time.

Though I encountered a quote last week which resonated with me: "An artist is never ahead of his time, but most people are far behind theirs." (Edgar Varese).

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[identity profile] franktheavenger.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Aw, I was hoping this story involved voltages. :(

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[identity profile] ginkgo.livejournal.com 2007-02-15 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Sadly, no. :(

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[identity profile] franktheavenger.livejournal.com 2007-02-16 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Now that's useful information!

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[identity profile] badger.livejournal.com 2007-02-14 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Thus allowing me to trot out one of my favorite quotes:

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."

~ Jan L. A. van de Snepscheut (also attributed to Yogi Berra)

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[identity profile] ginkgo.livejournal.com 2007-02-15 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Exaaaaaaaaaaaactly.