I could not resist the opportunity to send this story (“Flannel was bad, rum was worse,” and other scary date stories, Oct. 31). I had a blind date once. He was a little intoxicated before I got there. He proceeded to drink and fell asleep at the bar not once, but twice. Nodded off while sitting up. That was definitely a first.
In between the naps, he proceeded to tell me that I was a very beautiful girl, but had a small chest. He also informed me that I should quit my job and hang out with him, for a fee of course. Not sure who informed him that those comments were appropriate on a first date, if ever. He also had a strange habit of asking the same question 10 times even though my answer was always the same.
I woke him up the first time, but left him sleeping at the bar the second. There was obviously no second date.
–Kimberly
One man’s opinion
I love editorials, because I can rant and rave and give no factual evidence to support what I’m saying, and it’s OK. It’s my opinion.
With that said, if George W. Bush gets re-elected, we can expect to see our troops over in Iraq for most of his next term as president. (” ‘We’re in a war,’ ” Nov. 3.) If we get a Democrat in office–any of them–we’ll have our troops out by spring of 2005.
George W. did a great job of dehumanizing this war into a fight between “good” and “evil.” In a war where thousands of Iraqi civilians and hundreds of young American soldiers have died, I can’t justify people dying because we’re fighting against “evil.”
I’m a logical person and need logical answers, not baby talk of good, bad and evil.
–Timothy Graves, 24, Wrigleyville
Success in Iraq
If success in Iraq is based upon the number of made-for-TV movies created as a result of the war, I’d say we’re doing pretty well.
–Dave Nathan
