Sure, if you *want* to piss her off and never see her again.

Post #289,488 by CRConrad 7/20/07 12:29:25 PM Reply	Sure, if you want to piss her off and never see her again. If she's anywhere around the age you've indicated the ladies you're looking for should be, and if by 'accent' you mean she's likely to have grown up in the Fatherland, then I don't think she'll see that as very funny at all. Not on a first date, at least. [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Ah, the Germans: Masters of Convoluted Simplification. — [link\|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1603\|Jehovah]
Post #289,490 by Andrew Grygus 7/20/07 12:38:21 PM Reply	You Germans are so literal . . . . . even if you do live in Finland. Be aware that I am not unaware of nor insensitive to realities, but I can also handle absurdities. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #289,509 by Ashton 7/20/07 4:30:05 PM Reply	{{chortle}}
Post #289,510 by Andrew Grygus 7/20/07 4:36:46 PM Reply	So right off I checked her for sense of humor. After introductions and sitting down for lunch. Me, very serious expression and voice, "I'm a little confused, you say you're an Aerospace Engineer." "Yes, I am." "I always thought aerospace had pilots, and engineers were only for trains." She got that it was a joke instantly and thought it was funny, so we're OK there. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #289,529 by CRConrad 7/20/07 5:53:42 PM Reply	Sehr gut! :-)
Post #289,537 by Lily 7/20/07 9:05:42 PM Reply	Luck! I never did well with those engineers.
Post #289,543 by Andrew Grygus 7/20/07 9:20:28 PM Reply	Well, I was one - in one of my several past lives . . . . . 35 years ago or so, so I can speak the language. She does stuff very similar to what I did back then but with an engineering degree. I was a Manufacturing Engineer (can't call myself that any more because I wasn't doing that kind of work and didn't get grandfathered when the certification law took effect). Anyway, women engineers are (fortunately) a bit different from the men (see Alice (fist of death) in Dilbert). I can't put up with the male ones for very long. She seems nice, but we haven't done the post meeting probes yet so I can't tell if anything will come of it - but it only cost $22 and I got a good lunch out of it. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]

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