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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Awkward Situations: Me and polar bears


About a year and a half ago, or maybe even longer, my friend Jo and I went out dancing. She and I were shaking it on the dance floor when we saw a group of dudes dancing near us. Then they came closer and closer  and then inevitably, one of the guys came up beside me.

He asks: How much does a polar bear weigh?

Because he was German, I automatically assumed he actually wanted to know. I've never openly been hit on by a German.

I had no idea what a polar bear would weigh. Why would I know that?  So, I looked at my friend Jo.

Me: He wants to know how much a polar bear weighs. Random.
Jo: *shrugs. I don't know about 240, 250?
I looked at the guy: Uh, 240, 250?
The guy kind of paused: Uh, no. Enough to break the ice. My name's Christian.

Then he reached out to shake my hand. Honestly, I was like, that doesn't make sense. What do you mean? To break the ice? Can they really be that heavy? I guess the ice is thinning...OH. OH I GET IT.

I'm a keeper.

In my defense, who uses pick up lines for real?


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