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OP, straight up, you need to stop being so presumptuous about everything, or seriously, you will never have any friends.

Originally Posted by JolietJake Adultfriendfinder?

This is at least the third time someone has made this joke. It keeps getting deleted, so I think we're really not supposed to mention that site.

If I say the word "craiglist casual encounters," will that get modded, too?

Originally Posted by Squall835 And the "mykevermin being a dick for no reason" streak continues.

He has a reason, actually. The simple formula is superiority complex + ego × anonymity = dick.

I agree with what jaykrue said. Nurse a beer and follow it up with a water. You can even tip the bartender a extra couple bucks to make it look like a real drink if you're afraid to look like a girl (or whatever you're really afraid of). Neighborhood bars (and not the noisy loud downtown or theme bars) are really a good place to meet people our age and I had a blast when I was a bar goer. Grab a drink and have a chat. Just realize that sometime you gotta say something to start the action. You can't always expect other people to want to chat. At the very least, chat up the bartender. They usually have friends or acquaintences coming in and out that you can also chat to.

I just checked out meetup.com because I saw it on the the first or second page of this thread and I found a meet up in Greenwood, IN. I literally live ten minutes from something that's on the site! I'm not really into card game but I might check out the place to hang out with people that probably like video games.

EDIT -- Just found a home brewers club! Thanks to the CAG that posted about meetup.com.

If you don't want a drink order a club soda with a slice of lime. Noone cares, seriously.

Originally Posted by Goonie85 As a social experiment (and to see if anyone was a loser like me), I posted an ad on my local Craigslist PLATONIC ONLY section. I stated that I was married, unavaible, and into games and horror flicks. Here is a solid gold response (word for word!): "hey this is mike. i like some games too. im also into womens feet, so we should hang out" WHAT?!?!?! How is a gal supposed to get some dudely friends that are NOT creepers??!?!

LOL just like roadtrip.

this thread get creepier by the day.

Originally Posted by camoor LOL just like roadtrip.

It's only funny when it's someone else, though. I felt so dirty. Like I should put 2 pairs of socks on, so this guy couldn't get to my feet, wherever he was....

Seriously, who sends a message like that? was he expecting "oh yeah, great, I have feet, so let's go play Skeeball." ?!?!?!

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 Nothing odd about going to a movie by yourself.

It's fine for guys. It isn't for girls. Or at least, for me.

Originally Posted by crunchb3rry except where do you get cake from, lol?

Something different, that's all.

I see girls/women in the theater by themselves. Just have to get it out of your head that going to the movies has to be a date or social outing. Vs. just a movie lover going to see a film.

But you haven't seeng girls/women that are as good looking as I am. It's different. It's hard being me.
















yes. that was a joke.

Originally Posted by depascal22 I agree with what jaykrue said. Nurse a beer and follow it up with a water. You can even tip the bartender a extra couple bucks to make it look like a real drink if you're afraid to look like a girl (or whatever you're really afraid of).

Just order a coke. No one can tell the difference between a regular coke and a jack + coke. Or a Sprite from a gin and tonic. It's no big deal, plenty of people in the car just drink coke (notably, the drivers)

Neighborhood bars (and not the noisy loud downtown or theme bars) are really a good place to meet people our age and I had a blast when I was a bar goer. Grab a drink and have a chat. Just realize that sometime you gotta say something to start the action. You can't always expect other people to want to chat. At the very least, chat up the bartender. They usually have friends or acquaintences coming in and out that you can also chat to.

Really good advice. Notably, the bartender thing. Bartenders are going to at least acknowledge what you are saying, and possibly going with a small conversation depending on how busy they are. Whether they are really interested or not, it's good for your self esteem and getting you into the mood to talk to others.

Women in particular, they will notice you a mile away if you go in and are doing nothing. You will be noted for being the creep. Talking enables you to fit in, and FFS learn to fake a smile it works wonders.

Originally Posted by BigPopov Just order a coke. No one can tell the difference between a regular coke and a jack + coke. Or a Sprite from a gin and tonic. It's no big deal, plenty of people in the car just drink coke (notably, the drivers)

Going off topic, but this is the off-topic forum. Do you care if other people are drinking alcohol or not?

Originally Posted by crystalklear64 go to an arcade

I'd love to do that, but all of them in my area have gone out of business. I finally get a good job and have money to do things, and the thing I always wanted to do, frequent an arcade, isn't something I can do anymore solely because of the economy and the way arcades have been going for the past couple decades.

And the bowling alley near me closed, too. There are others around, but they're a pain in the ass to get to.

my life.

I've seriously thought about buying a small plot of land, building a glorified shed, and rigging up a bunch of MAME cabinets just to run my own arcade, but I hate business stuff. I dropped out of business school because it depressed me so much, and the recent CEO insanity has really destroyed whatever was left of my wanting to run my own arcade. I hate greedy rich bastards.

This thread is pissing me off, but in a semi-positive way. Man, I could have been playing MVC2 in this one arcade near me every Saturday night, meeting some cool dudes, forming rivalries and friendships, and that was taken away from me right when I was able to do so.

*grumble grumble*

And I hate online gaming. Haven't liked it since Daytona USA on the Dreamcast, and even that wasn't as good as Chu Chu Rocket, so it's not like I can enjoy MVC2 on PSN or XBLA.

This decade is perhaps the worst decade in the history of everything.

Originally Posted by Chuplayer This thread is pissing me off, but in a semi-positive way. Man, I could have been playing MVC2 in this one arcade near me every Saturday night, meeting some cool dudes, forming rivalries and friendships, and that was taken away from me right when I was able to do so. *grumble grumble* And I hate online gaming. Haven't liked it since Daytona USA on the Dreamcast, and even that wasn't as good as Chu Chu Rocket, so it's not like I can enjoy MVC2 on PSN or XBLA. This decade is perhaps the worst decade in the history of everything.

Emo much? LOL.

Have you checked if there is a doll aficionado group in your area, chuplayer?

Originally Posted by Chuplayer This thread is pissing me off, but in a semi-positive way. Man, I could have been playing MVC2 in this one arcade near me every Saturday night, meeting some cool dudes, forming rivalries and friendships, and that was taken away from me right when I was able to do so. *grumble grumble* And I hate online gaming. Haven't liked it since Daytona USA on the Dreamcast, and even that wasn't as good as Chu Chu Rocket, so it's not like I can enjoy MVC2 on PSN or XBLA. This decade is perhaps the worst decade in the history of everything.

You're onto something here. Plenty of things suck now:

- the economy collapsed, which means finding a job is like winning the lottery
- no more arcades
- cost of college continues to skyrocket while benefits of having a degree continue to dwindle
- gold is so outrageously expensive ($1,038 per ounce) that owning any is more difficult than ever
- everyone is afraid of losing their jobs because of all the layoffs and growing unemployment rate
- FM radio now sucks (no more rock or heavy metal stations like back in the 1990's)
- Gamestop has gotten rid of nearly all the best video game stores
- the Internet dominates everyone's life, making some simple tasks now overly-complicated or dangerous
- everyone is afraid everyone else is some kind of rapist, con-artist, or child molester (maybe that's just because I'm in Houston)
- hardly any new 2D video games


Getting back to the orignal subject, it looks like Meetup is probably the best way for an adult with no kids to attempt to meet other people. I went to the site and found about 3 organizations I might be interested in here in the tiny town of Houston, Texas. I made my first attempt to contact the P90X (exercise) group earlier today. Now I'll just wait a couple of days and see if I hear back from them.

Originally Posted by steve_k You're onto something here. Plenty of things suck now: - the Internet dominates everyone's life, making some simple tasks now overly-complicated or dangerous

Do tell? In what ways is the Internet causing simple tasks to do me bodily harm? D:

Let's set steve_k and Chuplayer up on a man date, then we'll write a sitcom about it.

Originally Posted by guinaevere Going off topic, but this is the off-topic forum. Do you care if other people are drinking alcohol or not?

Noone really cares but if you're not drinking it's annoying to answer "where's your drink" time after time, or continually knock down offers of "I'll get this round". Having a dummy drink is just a convenience thing.