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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."
Enjoy your PS2, dude, you've earned it.
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"Pay to play" doesnt appeal to some gamers...
Or maybe he thought that the PS2 would stick around a lot longer that the little hottie that they rranged for him. I've gone out with a few models, and yes I would have preferred a PS2 to a few of them (looks*Intelligence=constant).
..........FULL STOP.
Um, of course, it was San Francisco? While I'm sure the breeders still out number the non-breeders, there's a pretty good chance the guy "wasn't interested."
Or, at least that's what the gal will be telling herself for some time to come, no doubt...
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a similiar contest was held across town, and this time the female contestant picked a Whitman's Sampler box over of her young suitors...
which just goes to show that sex is overrated because i'm not getting any
The Ideal woman: ;)
1. smart
2. Doesn't know she is hot
3. Is my fiancee (neener neener
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Sure the date could turn into a relationship, but with a contest situation it most likely would not. Heck, she may not even put out, making the one night just an ordeal!
The Playstation 2 on the other hand is guaranteed fun for a years. So many games, so little time.
You can lose something that is loose, so tighten the loose item so you don't lose it.
1. A PS2 can pleasure you 4 weeks a month.
2. The only part of a PS2 that whines is the fan.
3. A PS2 doesn't leave the toilet seat up.
4. A PS2 doesn't complain about other PS2's
I've got to get back to work...
"Eve of Destruction", it's not just for old hippies anymore...
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.
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
Cheating isn't smart even if it's never discovered. You'll always know. "We come to hate those we have wronged" [Plutarch?]
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.
What I'm listening to now on Pandora...
What? This was a Bachelorette style competition? Have we completely forgotten about original, non-reality television programming? This is a Dating Game style competition.
I hate television so much.
--Stephen
no TV, I didn't mean it, really! I'm sorry...
Did you ever notice that *nix doesn't even cover Linux?
Take the one that comes with a manual!!
I would have taken the PS2 and then invite the ch1x0r over to play Rez on the new PS2, with the vibrator accessory ofcourse ;)
^_^
There's no guarantee the Brunette is backwards compatible.
This doesn't prove anything about "games being more valued than female attention," and besides maybe the whole thing was a Sony publicity stunt for their aging game platform...
All the creatures will die, And all the things will be broken. That's the law of samurai. (Jubai, 1605)
Finally ! A man with balls, who is not afraid to show he's a nerd on National TV !
The truth is: Good human beings are few and far in between, (unless you count slashdot) but playstations are backed by warranty.
--I gots 99 problems but a new machine ain't one!
AMD! Asus! Whoot! 6 years!
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He won a date, not sex.
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My girlfriend actually got me a PS2!
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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.
Well, I read the headline and thought, "My god, a guy so antisocial he mated with his computer?! At least use the USB port instead of PS2..." Thank goodness it was a Playstation 2 :P
:) In all fairness, I'm sure most girls would pick a GameCube over a guy.
Hey, this being California, the guy might still legally wed his newfound love!
I hate to make fun of someone who was just rejected in favor of a game console, but think of it this way: The PS2 was probobly new in original packaging, never been opened. The girl, on the other hand...
Okay, that was mean
I mean, I'm okay with it cause I'm not sure I want anyone willing to participate in this sort of contest reproducing. But we're not even talking about humiliating yourself for national TV exposure (leading to lucrative endorsements) and a million dollar purse a la Survivor. Maybe the guy was just competitive and really wanted to win and maybe he decided midway through that the girl wasn't a keeper, but let me tell you that *I* wouldn't want to risk every girl I ever try to date in the future finding out via Google that I'd done that for $200 in gaming hardware (not to mention friends, tens of thousands of people at the game, and anyone watching on TV if it was televised)....
She should have told him to take the PS2, and given him her number...
When you get bored of the PS2, you can just turn it off.
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The clue everybody seems to be missing is 'San Francisco.'
This boy might not swing that way.
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I'd take the PS2 then ask her back to my place for a fun filled game of SOCOM. (or some other good PS2 multiplayer game, I can't think of any)
If she says no, it was never meant to be. If she says yes....
Could I interest you in a very friendly dog?
Ok for the company to set this up the company would need to PAY the girl to go on the date, oh im sure it'd be very good, and she'd laugh at all your jokes etc, but do you really want that?
The moral is: You should always choose video games, because you can cheat on a video game but the video game can't cheat on you in return.
The reason the men cheered is because women are ALREADY nasty and ALREADY in control, and this guy was proving to everyone that the woman was NOT in control.