Date from Hell: Rescue!

Thu Feb 10,10:32 AM ET Oddly Enough - Reuters

 

CANBERRA (Reuters) - It's every single person's nightmare: You're on a date, it's a disaster but there's no way out.

 

With Valentine's Day (news - web sites) looming, a mobile phone company in Australia has come to the rescue with a service offering an escape from the date from hell.

 

All you have to do is discreetly dial three numbers and then hang up without saying a word.

 

"Virgin Mobile will call them back a minute later with a perfect excuse to get them out of there. We'll even talk them through what to say," the company, a joint venture of the Virgin Group and Optus, said in a statement.

 

A survey of 402 people by Virgin Mobile found that 53 percent arrange in advance to have a friend call them mid-date to check they are all right or if they need an excuse to get out.

 

The results showed women were twice as likely as men to use the tactic.

 

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=757&e=9&u=/nm/20050210/od_nm/life_australia_dates_dc

 

:stunned: :lol:

Wow... amusing AND sad. :lol:

:lol: :lol:

 

That's awesome! hahaha

laura! thats just what we need!!

exactly britt. :lol:

 

they should've made those YEARS ago! :lol:

why didnt we think of it! such an IDIOT! we couldve been in the money man!

Haha thats ironic because so many girls have had to run out on our dates cuz of a horrible situation that arises during it... Haha weird...

 

Hmm...

why didnt we think of it! such an IDIOT! we couldve been in the money man!

 

I know...we gotta stay on top of things, Britt. :dozey:

man I was thinking guys would be twice as likely as woman to use that, not the other way around!! but thats still funny :lol:

Uh no, guys are twice as desparate as women.

ya but it says up there:

 

"The results showed women were twice as likely as men to use the tactic. "

Exactly! Men probably wont want to leave, because they always hope for the chance of sex, nobody who it is with.

 

Women however are more picky, and dont want sex half as much. So they may want to leave, and at least want the chance to.

:thumbsup: Reilly's right.

You sound surprised!

That sounded like I was surprised? How'd you gather that? hahaha :lol:

Now Laura, Ive known you for like what, 24 years? Well lets say between 1 and 24 years, I can tell when you sound surprised, excited, rejuvinated, excited, sad, excited, excited....... Oh yeah...

 

What the hell were we talking about? Oh yeah, Laura getting excited.

 

Yeah... :blush:

:lol: I think it's been 16 years Reilly. Hmmm..yeah, definitely 16.

 

Laura getting excited is an interesting topic.

 

Let's discuss.....or...let's not. :P

DONT... TEASE... ME!

 

Besides, I was talking about the innocent excitement of riding a horse, or smoking a fine cuban cigar.

 

Ahhh...

Oh yes. Smoking a fine cuban cigar...*sigh* so nice. :cool:

The tip is sugar coated and the tobaccy is fresh sealed for goodness ;)

:smoking:

Mmmm possibility of sex. :D :stunned: :idea2: