How not to get a girl's number

[Lady_Foxfire]

Cast: Me
WC: wannabe casanova
N: female coworker who had already left for the day.

WC: hey, where's that other girl that was here earlier?
Me: N? She left like an hour ago, why?
WC: aw man, I came all the way up here to get her number!
Me: That's terrible.
WC: Oh well. Hey, can I have your number?
Me: Um, no!
WC: wow, you said no awful fast. What's the matter, you don't like (race) guys?

I was pretty much speechless at this point. Treating me like a consolation prize was bad enough, but to pull the race card on top of it? WTF? I kind of just stammered out an explanation of why I don't give my number out to strangers, and also pointed out that my last BF was, in fact, the same race as him. If I hadn't been so stunned I would have really put him in his place, but my brain was still trying to wrap itself around his astronomical cluelessness.

[Gurndigarn]

"Wow, you pulled the race card awful fast. What's the matter, you get turned down all the time?"

[MoonCat]

Yeah, you must be racist. It couldn't be that he was a jerk about it, right?

OK, enough sarcasm. What an idiot.

[Limescale]

Damn, that sounds eerily similar to someone who had it out for an old co-worker of mine. He turned up one day for what was apparently going to be their big showdown, only on that particular day my co-worker hadn't been scheduled. When he found this out from me (I was on the registers) he naturally deemed the best course of action was to demand I fight in said co-worker's place, and my immediate refusal prompted the response "Oh what? You too high and mighty to punch a n*****?" (he was black)

A similarly stammered tidbit about how I don't like being dragged into other people's disputes, and a threat to call the police quickly saw him out the door. No idea what happened afterward but co-worker turned up the next day right as rain so I guess something got worked out, thank heavens.

[blas]

Unfortunately, I've been hit on in that similar manner, and by men of other races, and the first thing they leap to is it's because they are black, hispanic, asian, whatever.

The whitie tighties, their first go-to when I dare say no to their advances is to usually call me a bitch or a slut. Right after they just moments ago were all about how cute I am.

[Mr Hero]

And here I thought getting girls' phone numbers would be a synch. Carl Rae Jepsen made it sound like such a thing is effortless.

[thedrunkenmonkey]

It is. You just have to not be a flaming douchemonkey, have decent attitude, and be self-deprecating enough to figure out exactly how lame it is that you're hitting on someone in their workplace.

It goes like this, "I hate to bug you at work. But I wanted to get your number. And I would completely understand if you have plans tonight, tomorrow night, and every night for the rest of your life just because some random jackhole showed up to ask if he could have your number at your place of work. And I have no idea how I'd have a chance to ask you for it any other way. So instead here's mine. If you want to call me, I'd like that quite a bit. Have a great night. And I hope to hear from you later."

This way said male approaches, gives the girl a chance to say no without being THAT GIRL in the store, and has the opportunity to let her know he was rolling the dice.

Of course, if you then turn around and do it to the girl next to her if she turns you down flat, you pretty much deserve anything you get.

Including, but not limited to, consecutive blocked cell phone calls asking if the caller has any grapes at 3AM, 5AM, 8AM, and 11PM.

For a month.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Hey, I just met you

And this is crazy

So here's my number

So call me maybe....

[Merriweather]

The whitie tighties, their first go-to when I dare say no to their advances is to usually call me a bitch or a slut. Right after they just moments ago were all about how cute I am.

And of course, there are the ones who, when turned down, call you derrogatory names for gay women - because, if you don't want to go out
with them, then of course, the only explanation possible is that your'e gay.

[taxguykarl]

And here I thought getting girls' phone numbers would be a synch.

So long as they're all named Jenny at 867-5309.

[Divra]

So long as they're all named Jenny at 867-5309.

Tommy Tutone... that was long ago...

[PepperElf]

"Wow, you pulled the race card awful fast. What's the matter, you get turned down all the time?"

Exactly. People know you can't give out numbers like that. However some people seem to think they can shame you into doing whatever they want by trying to act like you're racist.

[barainga]

Hey, I just met you

And this is crazy

So here's my number

So call me maybe....

Wow, worse than a rick roll.

[protege]

Yeah, you must be racist. It couldn't be that he was a jerk about it, right?

Years ago, in high school, I had a black girl flip out on me...because I told her to get lost. She went off on a rant about how I "hated black women." Yep, I'm a racist because I didn't find her looks or personality attractive. I don't date bitches...especially ones that look like they've had a losing argument with a city bus

[Captain Trips]

So, you get called a slut because you WON'T go out with a total stranger? Gee, I wish I could get hold of whatever they're taking, sounds like some really good stuff...completely warps one's sense of reality!