Bachelor Contest Winner Chooses PS2, Not Girl

techstar25 writes "IGN is reporting that last night was singles night at a San Francisco Giants baseball game, and a 'The Bachelorette' type contest was held. The winning bachelor was given a choice to either take the beautiful, young, brunette bachelorette out on an all expenses paid date, or receive a Playstation 2. Naturally, the bachelor took the PS2, and 'The men in the audience cheered.'" The article notes: "Looks like when it comes down to a choice between video games and female attention, these days, videogames are winning out."

Comments

I wouldn't touch her with yours.

[Elwood P Dowd]

Did anybody look at the pictures?

She didn't look hot, and she didn't look smart. (Although not dumb either.) "Buxom and brunette" are qualities that are irrelevant to desireability, imho.

I'm guessing that after hearing her talk for a few minutes, I'd have taken the PS2. Kudos for him, though, for figuring the right buttons to push. Too bad this all implies a weird kind of misogyny.

Whatever. Maybe he wasn't single anyway. I'm not, but if I heard the way the contest worked ahead of time, I'd have lied.

Re:I wouldn't touch her with yours.

[Dixie_Flatline]

Y'know, even if nothing came of it, sometimes it's just nice to meet new people. Maybe she wasn't dating material, but maybe she was friend material. Maybe she would be a good travel partner, since she's fluent in Portuguese. Hell, maybe she would have been fun to invite over to play PS2 games with! It's easy to buy a PS2 anytime you want. Meeting other people is usually harder than just dropping by a store and picking out the one that you want. Interacting with something other than your console and computer and the people on IRC and /. is FUN.

Anyone that would have asked for the PS2 probably needs to get out more. More friends is a good thing.

Re:I wouldn't touch her with yours.

[Anonymous Coward]

More friends? That's what my wife is good for, not I.

I meet enogh friends in college and work to keep a helty social life, thanks. Womans (not all of them I should tell) are always meeting her next best friend because they tend to fight with each other over the simplest things.

Bachelor != unattached

[redelm]

It was probably a _very_ smart move if the guy already had a GF.

Cheating isn't smart even if it's never discovered. You'll always know. "We come to hate those we have wronged" [Plutarch?]

PS2 advert?

[arcanumas]

Uh, this stinks too much as a PS2 promotional effort. I bet the whole thing was set up.

No realistic chance of a relationship

[analog_line]

He'd have to REALLY be desperate to grab for one night spending someone else's money (which ALWAYS impresses the chicks...hey wait...) as some kind of silver bullet to happiness. Take the PS2, and wait for someone real to come along.

Unless you already had a PS2 of course, and all expenses paid REALLY MEANS all expenses paid... There are some DAMN find sushi restaurants in San Francisco that I'd love to patronize on someone else's dime. If she wants to come along and just have some good food, some drinks, and shoot the shit, sure whatever. Matter of fact, that'd probably be the most likely situation for something starting up. Someone who's secure and not worrying about starting a relationship is far more attractive than someone desperate not to fuck up and is walking on eggshells. Can't have fun at all with someone like that.

If she was really interested in him...

[JExtine]

She should have told him to take the PS2, and given him her number...

Re:Brunette?!?

[IO ERROR]

I know some of you guys are none too knowledgeable about women, but -- that is not a brunette. She is what is known as a "blonde". Lara Croft is a brunette, as are most of the women in Asian pr0n.

After looking at her, I think I would have taken the PS2 myself. And I don't even want a PS2.