Having trouble with some shit tests

DevilMirage · 2012-04-22T05:00:44+00:00

She says "I better be funny" and asks me to tell her a joke. I got nothing. Anybody got a great go-to joke?

You're asking us to help you jump through her hoop?

lingual_panda · 2012-04-22T06:05:45+00:00

Honestly I don't like this girl. Those aren't shit tests, that's her being bitchy and power-tripping.

About your job, you can mostly keep it vague: "I work for the government." And depending on what specifically you do during the day you can give details. I'm sure your job can't be that terrible if you do it every day.

Basically girls want to know the kind of work you do because it gives us more insight into your personality and character. Think about the difference between someone in IT versus someone in marketing. That tells you a lot about the person, right? So work on putting your job in a nutshell (seduction version of an elevator pitch) and you'll have an easier time with that.

FrankGrimesJunior · 2012-04-22T08:37:56+00:00

Joke: What do gay horses eat? HAYYYYYYYY

ThrowawayPUA · 2012-04-22T07:11:32+00:00

Here's what I would do, this is just off the top of my head, but my instincts on shit tests are pretty good.

Height: Disqalify, "You're too tall for me." Note: it must be that she is too tall, not that you are too short for her.

Head: "Hey, hands off the merchandise. This shit ain't free." (that is straight out of the book)

Joke: Noncompliance, refuse to jump through her hoop. Deflect with an unbelievably lame joke, "Why did the chicken cross the road?" Laugh like it's the funniest joke in the world.

Job: Disqualify, "I work at Taco Bell" or "I drive a garbage truck." Yes, I really use those and they work. You can't keep this up forever, so you need what I call a "persona." You need something that shows you are passionate about your work, you can't come off like you think it's boring. You don't work at the DOT, your persona is that you build superhighways (even if it's some unrelated job like you do IT for an office of civil engineers).

ErX29 · 2012-04-22T02:45:44+00:00

Well as for "I better be funny", what immediately popped to my mind was this:

Drag her to a mirror (maybe hug her), point at the mirror, and start laughing HARD.

ThrowawayPUA · 2012-04-22T00:10:11+00:00

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2012-04-22T15:43:39+00:00

Sounds like you did fine on the first two. For the funny thing: if a girls says anything along the lines of "You better be____ (funny, normal, nice)" I like matter of factly stating that "Oh. No, I'm sorry, but I am definitely, not (funny, normal, nice)"... which is kinda funny. And you don't have to jump through hoops.

The job thing. I've been recently answering that question with just a little too much enthusiasm-- enough that they can't tell whether I'm joking or that I'm actually that excited about what i do. It leads to fun things.

mkkpt · 2012-04-22T17:09:16+00:00

My humble two cents:

Tactically: If I can't think of anything, I just shut up and look at her like she's a little funny/weird. I can ignore it by immediately changing topics, or if she persists it gives me time to think while she validates her reasoning. If she keeps mentioning it or it's a big thing, you'll have to deal with it directly in some way.

Strategically: Why wouldn't she be attracted to you over a little thing as height/hair? You're awesome. If she truly doesn't like you for your physical appearance, next her. I agree that she does sound shallow... Sounds like you dealt with it well enough to kiss her and deal with her friends, so bravo.

ominous_anonymous · 2012-04-23T14:21:44+00:00

because it's impossible to explain and it's boring (Government job for a state DOT)...any tips?

Dude, you're set up for the Mission Impossible routine PERFECTLY.

c0l245 · 2012-04-22T07:34:55+00:00

When they ask what you do for a living, tell them that you are a professional taxidermist and you specialize in beavers.

Title	Having trouble with some shit tests
Author	thatboyaintright
Upvotes	8
Comments	24
Date	April 21, 2012 11:38 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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