tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52394272011-04-22T05:33:56.157+10:00manhuntinga scholarly treatise on meeting men through the internet
Part 1: Research phase: resultspuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1171336485392789702007-02-13T12:51:00.000+10:002007-02-13T13:18:47.413+10:0013 February 2007The day before Valentine's Day is coincidentally the day that I am re-commencing my research. Don't draw any conclusions from that. That is pure coincidence. I have not been at all affected by the pre-Valentines Day information supplements in newspapers which are neither informative nor supple.My last, extended, project self-combusted in a fireball which seared my heart to a puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1140563483944884572006-02-22T09:10:00.000+10:002006-02-22T09:11:23.953+10:00Well would you believe it?After all that, I met my dream man lawn bowling.....puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1068772751244678332003-11-14T11:19:00.000+10:002003-11-14T11:19:39.360+10:00The cat is hinting to me that I need to go on a diet.
Where he normally brings in a mouse to the bedroom at 3am and thoughtfully leaves most of it for me to consume, he is now only leaving me the heart.
It is very symbolic of his affection for me, I think.puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1068285806555347792003-11-08T19:57:00.000+10:002003-11-08T20:03:47.496+10:00Researcher is attending a work-sponsored conference for the past 3 days.
This could have been useful in terms of the assignment but most subjects are outside the demographic by approximately 35 years.
Researcher has been generating a lot of interest by subjects thinking she is playing 'hard to get' and 'mysterious' where in fact she has retreated to her villa (2 bedroom, king size bed, spa, puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1067917097871048452003-11-04T13:38:00.000+10:002003-11-04T13:38:32.936+10:00Just briefly totally off the subject again...
I was babysitting two sets of friends' kids simultaneously the other day, the one set of parents are French, the other are Swiss. The kids were 4mths old , 9 mths old and 2 years old. The Swiss parents said 'put the 4 mth old baby to sleep at 6.30pm'; the French parents said 'feed the 9mth old at 6.30pm and the 2 year old at 7pm."
So I thought, I'llpuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1067916068988833542003-11-04T13:21:00.000+10:002003-11-04T13:21:24.216+10:00Hi folks, researcher is back! (Sorry 'bout that, got a bit busy with a new job and all that. Actually ever since the boss explained how researcher shares in profits, she has been noticed saying 'and my bill will follow in due course' even to the cat when he gets a plate of milk.)
Researcher has nothing to report this week except her new theory that chivalry is dead - if one sees a man opening apuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1065154120807259092003-10-03T14:08:00.000+10:002003-10-03T14:09:19.330+10:00Researcher has recently updated her profile again.
Recently several girlfriends have relayed to her of a story broadcast on an Oprah Winfrey show about this American chick who decided to get serious about finding a husband.
The American chick said to Oprah that she was determined to find a husband if that meant going on 100 dates in 100 days.
Her magical mystery man appeared as number 84, puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1064877722868092612003-09-30T09:22:00.000+10:002003-09-30T09:23:56.950+10:00***************************************************************************************
Subject # 15
This subject sent researcher a virtual kiss, but has been slotted in with the loonies - he lives in Darwin for a start (researcher lives in Sydney), in a place called Fanny Bay (!), plays all sports and smokes (researcher put on her profile she hates sports and smokers).
Must be a joke, surely??puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-10648137590070732003-09-29T15:35:00.000+10:002003-09-30T09:24:29.183+10:00************************************************************************************
Recurrent stalking by subject #2
Transcript of the phone interview:
Ring ring! ring ring!
Researcher: "huh, wha...hello ?"
Subject: "Hi, its Subject # 2, remember me, we spoke about 8 weeks ago"
R: "Um, yeh, sort of. look it's a bit late, you've woken me up'
S: "oh, sorry about that. Look i was wondering - "
Rpuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1064813395978127042003-09-29T15:29:00.000+10:002003-09-30T09:24:57.933+10:00***********************************************************************************
Hypothesis: the free dating site is only going to bring in responses as long as researcher remains in (chronological) top 20 or 30 candidates, it being too hard to scroll down all 278,000 profiles for most users (and they think they're serious about looking for love! Humpf!)
Hence: The fact that researcher puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1063345636443848122003-09-12T15:47:00.000+10:002003-09-30T09:25:27.463+10:00*************************************************************************************
just completely off the subject.....
I went to the hairdressers yesterday, a new one I'd been walking past daily on my way to my new job, with a cute French guy in there. I thought, must keep that in mind, grungy chic little inner city hairdresser's in a terrace house, for next time I need a hair cut and am puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1063168531221576642003-09-10T14:35:00.000+10:002003-09-10T14:35:31.150+10:00Alternatives to finding subjects via dating agency site:
- mechanics who provide one with pink and blue slips - 100% potentiality on their part, especially if one distracts them by flirting when they are looking questioningly at part of car which really does need a $300 repair prior to getting passed;
- clients at work (divorced and divorcing men coming to see researcher in capacity as puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1063168084680315962003-09-10T14:28:00.000+10:002003-09-10T14:28:04.643+10:00Subject # 14 (update)
This subject is currently stalking the researcher, which is interesting, as he used to work in some security division of the South African government. So, researcher is gaining top level stalkee experience as part of the research project.
Notes: not giving out home phone numbers, addresses, proper email address and meeting in a cafe far, far from home is turning out to bepuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1062470931348432902003-09-02T12:48:00.000+10:002003-09-02T12:48:51.343+10:00Hypothesis: If researcher changes profile on dating site to sound more like what she really is like and less like what she could, in theory, be like, if she had the time and inclination (not to mention a personal stylist), she might make headway in the project.
Results: to be advised.puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1062470796112652042003-09-02T12:46:00.000+10:002003-09-02T12:46:36.120+10:00Subject # 16
Excerpt from the mobile phone transcript:
Subject: "Hi, it's me, where are you?"
Researcher: "I'm at the bottom end of W. road, near that cafe you said you know. Where are you?"
S: "Nearby at that church, I'll drive down."
R: "Ok, I'm just standing on the street directly between the the fish shop and the brothel. So you drive in a northerly direction from where you are at M. puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1062470154123194762003-09-02T12:35:00.000+10:002003-09-02T12:35:54.120+10:00Subject # 15
Oh dear oh dear....
Excerpt from the transcript:
Researcher: "So, tell me a bit about yourself..."
Subject : "Well, god where do I start, I've done so much:[continues for 45 mins]...Well, enough about me - do you like nature too?"
R: "yes I-"
S: "because I always [continues for 20 mins]. Have you ever been there?"
R: "well once I-"
S: "really, oh, gee that reminds me of a time [puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1062469947330858492003-09-02T12:32:00.000+10:002003-09-02T12:36:47.533+10:00Subject # 15
This Subject was albino and unfortunately also looked like an American actor who played a pedophile in the indie film hit "Happiness".
Researcher happened to have heard news item about an albino whale on TV the previous night in which the reporter announced to the audience the following:
"And now SCIENTISTS from all over the WORLD are desperate to do DNA TESTING to find out if thispuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1062469649836417052003-09-02T12:27:00.000+10:002003-09-02T12:27:29.843+10:00Subject # 14
This subject was a recent arrival from South Africa.
Excerpt from the transcript:
Subject: "...So then after Mandela got out of prison, he told me that I was the only person he knew who didn't have to go before the Reconciliation Commission. Interesting, huh?"
Researcher: "mmm.. actually, you wanna hear something really interesting? I ran out of shampoo this morning and used a puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1062039199618554642003-08-28T12:53:00.000+10:002003-08-28T12:53:19.440+10:00Subject # 13
Since Subject # 12 has been firmly struck off the list, researcher has had lots of time to email Subject # 13, who sounds FAR more interesting, with a better job, not to mention he is European background, so Subject #12 has obviously missed out bigtime.
Researcher has rapidly made fixed appointment at nice cafe for leisurely sunday brunch with Subject #13 and left afternoon totallypuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1062039069178286392003-08-28T12:51:00.000+10:002003-08-28T12:51:09.016+10:00Subject # 12
Researcher recently discovered that a certain potential subject she has been emailing research questions to - is also contacting her girlfriend and acting available!!!!
Researcher is shocked, notwithstanding that she owes subject a response since last week, but still......
Girlfriend was completely taken by subject by the way, so researcher kept her mouth firmly shut. puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1061422631365038262003-08-21T09:37:00.000+10:002003-08-21T09:37:11.266+10:00************************************************************
Hypothesis: If researcher amends her profile to include reference to 'hard work' being admirable, a certain type of guy will respond.
Conclusion: Men who like to work hard also like to drive Ferraris, Saabs and BMWs.
In detail: There is not much detail to report as all subjects appeared shallow and superficial (at least on the surfacepuss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1061169934336157212003-08-18T11:25:00.000+10:002003-08-20T17:21:23.466+10:00**************************************************************
Subject # 2 rang again unexpectedly advising researcher that he was back from his study trip in Stockholm and asking to continue to participate in the survey.
Researcher realised that while from her point of view she was ignoring him, hoping he'd go away, he was too busy having saunas with Swedish babes to realise he was being puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060928642943852182003-08-15T16:24:00.000+10:002006-02-22T09:13:07.683+10:00*****************************************************************Subjects # 9-11Researcher is rapidly losing her sense of humour about the project.Subject # 9 took researcher to a major classical concert, during which she was so tired that she managed to grab some shut-eye during both rachmaninov AND tschaikovsky symphonies, despite being seated near cymbols and brass section. Subject did not puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060926891987589462003-08-15T15:54:00.000+10:002003-08-18T15:04:35.606+10:00*********************************************************************************************************
Results of modifying dating site profile [the words "I don't want a clingy boyfriend" of version 1 were replaced by the words "fidelity and the desire to have babies is not negotiable" in version 2. ]
Hypothesis: That the phrase 'fidelity and the desire to have babies is not negotiable' puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060834103683414022003-08-14T14:08:00.000+10:002003-08-14T14:25:19.950+10:00**************************************************************
Subject # 8 - dinner date [excerpt from transcript]
Researcher: "so....heh heh, I'm getting quite used to this, I've now been on a few dates. What about you?"
Subject: "I've been out with one other girl, you're number 2"
R: "Yeah? What was number 1 like?"
S: "Really nice, we had a lot in common, great girl."
R: "So, how come you're puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060756691114436262003-08-13T16:38:00.000+10:002003-08-14T14:25:53.390+10:00**********************************************************
Subject # 7 [extracts of email print out]
Subject: "Hi, thanks for replying to my virtual kiss - you're the first person who's responded"
Researcher: "Really? Well, I guess your profile did sound a bit wacky, but I thought I should be less critical and more open to the possibilities..."
....
S: "Hi again, I can't wait for our date puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060648030524082802003-08-12T10:27:00.000+10:002003-08-14T14:26:31.030+10:00***********************************************************8
Subject # 6 [movie date]
Researcher took Subject to see amazing new John Malkovitch directed film "The Dancer Upstairs" starring sexy spunk actor Javier Bardem and afterwards Subject no longer seemed as desireable.
Researcher's notes show scribblings in the margin such as "Mrs C. Bardem", "CH luvs JB 4 eva" etc.
Lack of enthusiasm puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060647768053036002003-08-12T10:22:00.000+10:002003-08-14T14:24:47.170+10:00**************************************************************
Subject # 5 [excerpt of transcript from dinner date]
Subject: "sorry I was late."
Researcher: "oh, don't worry, I had a beer or three while I was waiting."
S: "Shall we go to that restaurant across the road?"
R: "Yes, I'll get the wine!!!"
[later]
R: "You know, sometimes I have just had a beer for dinner."
S: "What!!!! Beer for puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060574041374909652003-08-11T13:54:00.001+10:002003-08-14T14:24:08.153+10:00Subject # 4: [phone interview - excerpt of the transcript]
Subject: "You are my perfect woman! We have to meet! You're my perfect woman! You meet all the criteria!!"
Researcher: "Oh yeah? Like what?"
S: "You're capricorn!"
R: "No, I'm not, I just ticked the first box as I don't believe in that rubbish"
S: "You're the same age as me - 34!!"
R: "No, I made that up to get into the 30-35 puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060308247952553912003-08-08T12:04:00.000+10:002003-08-14T14:20:30.670+10:00**************************************************************
Week 1: Complete and utter disaster.
Due to researcher's photogenic appearance on profile coupled with preposterous, albeit witty, self-description, researcher was flooded with emails. Researcher's theorum that subjects would self-limit because not all those who sent free kisses would also pay to send a personalised email was puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5239427.post-1060236379600029092003-08-07T16:06:00.000+10:002003-08-14T14:19:49.640+10:00***************************************************************
Results of phase 1 research:
Introductory comments:
Aim: see if there are any good men out there.
methodology: register on "rsvp.com.au"; utilise anonymous user name and create profile. Wait for 'virtual kisses' to come pouring in; respond to selected few. Speak briefly on phone, requesting meeting in public place to test for 'puss in bootshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478042346199522961noreply@blogger.com