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You book a table, specify your gender and possibly some other details. When you arrive you have dinner with someone.
3 times the awkward conversation
http://www.dinnerforsix.com/
Small dinner parties where you can pay to talk to strangers. [mylodon, Jan 15 2009]
Lunchtime Dating
itsjustlunch.com
Dating for busy professionals. [Jscotty, Jan 19 2009]
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Nice, simple idea - it might be better to turn up and get shown to a table - either you're the first one there, and have a glass of water while you wait for your date to arrive, or you just join someone else. |
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Ah, but that requires the right numbers of gender at that particular moment (or some strategy to deal with the potentially uneven arrival rates). |
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The problem/challenge for the idea, as it stands, is that the restaurant must manage the bookings to keep numbers around-about even. This could be tackled by having a queueing system (with some heuristics) that only permits a maximum specified gender imbalance. What I mean is that, at any point in time there may only be something like 3 extra men in the queue or 3 extra ladies. |
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{I've got some queueing theory buzzing around my head now} |
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Also, some entry requirements might be useful (jacket & tie). |
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Nice. Avoids the hassle of awkward preambles and date arranging. Straight to the main course, so to speak. [+] |
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I don't think there is gender ratio problem. We have not been asked to indicate our preference. |
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On the other hand, if I assume that this is strictly for hetero-coupling, then I can also stereotype to assume that plenty of women will show up looking for a free dinner. Then the ratio could be balanced by adjusting the menu prices. |
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Even more fun is doing this at O.Noir. A blind blind date. |
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It could be for people who aren't trying to get off with
someone and are just there to make friends. That would be
nice. [+] |
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Nice, although I suspect it would quickly degenerate to the worst of the stag clubs. |
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//It could be for people who aren't trying to get off with someone and are just there to make friends. That would be nice.// |
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WIBNI. The world just doesn't do that namby-pamby shit, [cloud_9], sorry. |
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Maybe what would also help is a dinner show, dancing monkeys, juggling dogs, that sort of thing. This is to help the majority of situations where two people sit down, look at each other, and instantly know it will be another night alone with the bottle. But they aren't quite ready to go home yet and want some entertainment. |
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There are a number of similar services out there. [see link] |
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//another night alone with the bottle// |
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I'm guessing that's an experience that is improved by the shape of the bottle? |
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(aside) reminds of one time in Jamaica, the waiter took our order and then set down with us for about an hour!!
I think it's a doable idea, but would be tricky in the sense of people looking for a) good-looking, b)wealthy, c) someone to bed, and a range of unkonwn possiblities...mabye all of the above. It would be nice to think that maybe single people just might want to have dinner with someone...OK, I'll offer a bun. + |
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Or you could have entrees with one person and the main course with soemone else and desert with someone else again. |
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//The world just doesn't do that namby-pamby shit,
[cloud_9], sory.// |
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If you're going to crush my innocence, at least take the time
to use a spell-check. |
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You have innocence? Who knew? |
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//doesn't do that namby-pamby shit// Well, actually, it does happen sometimes, but it usually involves low self-esteem. This is one of the reasons why low self-esteem is under-rated. |
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I have a mod that would make this much more workable but may be baked, I know it's been at leat touched on here. I'll submit as a separate idea: videoconference blind dating. (link) |
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//You have innocence? Who knew?//
I did, till that last crushing blow. People like you are the
reason the youth of today [me, btw] are bitter, cynical and
twisted. Just so ya know :) |
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[MisterQED] I saw an article about a bar somewhere that had screens and joystick controlled CCTV cameras. You could look around, find someone you liked, buy them a drink and chat to them. I think they must have had serveral outlets. |
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I saw a high-end grocery store do a singles night periodically. For the cruising singles, it seemed a relatively low-stress environment but with the acknowledgement that many in the store that night were looking around. |
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For the store, I suspect the sales of high-end, high-margin luxury items went WAY up on those nights with singles trying to impress each other with what was in their shopping carts. |
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Reminds me - a young man walks up to check-out point at supermarket:
<beep> 2 carrots
<beep> 2 potatoes
<beep> 1 pork chop
<beep> 1 individual trifle
<beep> 2 cans of beer
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Girl at check-out: "Is that all sir?"
YM: "Yes, thanks"
G@ch: "You're single, aren't you?"
YM: "Er.. yes. How did you... Oh! The '1 pork chop'!"
G@ch: "Heck no! It's because you smell!" |
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//People like you are the reason the youth of today [me, btw] are bitter, cynical and twisted. Just so ya know // |
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Don't flatter yourself. I was bitter and twisted and cynical when I was your age. Look what you've all got to look forward to, kiddo! |
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//Don't flatter yourself.// |
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I was referring to youth *in general*. I like to be friendly :) |
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Namby pamby shit aside, it costs nothing to be friendly once
in a while :) |
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