Disappointment, spoke on phone, then saw in the flesh
03 June 2006, 12:14 AM
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Disappointment, spoke on phone, then saw in the flesh
Ever spoke to someone on the phone a few times, them saw them and thought, "Christ you are not what I thought you would be"
I bet it happens on here too
I bet it happens on here too
03 June 2006, 12:22 AM
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the mind is a wonderful thing snt it, giving us the 'notion' to Perceive ... Reality on the other hand is at times , a kick in the teeth!
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I will.. ive been disappointed before. and no doubt, some have been disappointed if they have met me.. theres always a 'persona' created, no matter what, and its very unusual that one 'lives' either up or down to it in real life..
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Originally Posted by lightning101
Every time I call one of those cards in my local telephone box 
03 June 2006, 12:34 AM
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Yep, it happend to me.
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
Yep, it happend to me.
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
03 June 2006, 12:42 AM
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<Disappointment, spoke on phone, then saw in the flesh>
Depends what you are expecting.Usually people build lots of hopes.They are better off expecting Vicky Pollard or,Jaspor Carrot. If those people turn out to be Peggy Mitchel and Mr.Bean, it will be some achievement,at least!
Depends what you are expecting.Usually people build lots of hopes.They are better off expecting Vicky Pollard or,Jaspor Carrot. If those people turn out to be Peggy Mitchel and Mr.Bean, it will be some achievement,at least!
03 June 2006, 12:43 AM
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Hello
Yes and No.
Years ago I was called by a sales person from an insurance company and we talked for hours and she called back to talk (this was in the evening) a few more times (and not about insurance). She was funny, intelligent and then I met her. Wow, what a disapointment.
And then I was working and someone called me to book some training and we got chatting for a long time. And then we chatted again and then we met. I was in Liverpool training for the day and she was in the Isle of Man and coming to Liverpool for the day and we met. She was wonderful, every bit as pretty and funny as she had been on the telephone. Unfortunately she was coming to Liverpool to join a party of people who were going to work in Africa for a year whilst I was going off to work in California. I never saw her again. Sigh.
Steve
Yes and No.
Years ago I was called by a sales person from an insurance company and we talked for hours and she called back to talk (this was in the evening) a few more times (and not about insurance). She was funny, intelligent and then I met her. Wow, what a disapointment.
And then I was working and someone called me to book some training and we got chatting for a long time. And then we chatted again and then we met. I was in Liverpool training for the day and she was in the Isle of Man and coming to Liverpool for the day and we met. She was wonderful, every bit as pretty and funny as she had been on the telephone. Unfortunately she was coming to Liverpool to join a party of people who were going to work in Africa for a year whilst I was going off to work in California. I never saw her again. Sigh.
Steve
03 June 2006, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by 84of300
So true Swati, so true
I always expect Vin Deisel and get Ricky Tomlinson
I always expect Vin Deisel and get Ricky Tomlinson
I have never trusted anyone by voice.Heard plenty of good voices on phone.Most of them turned out to be pretty strange!
( I think I was prejudiced coz I expected them to be like Hollywood film star
)Face-to-face meetings are more realistic
Even body language can p!ss you off ! Imagine a well thorough Vin Deisel sound-alike turns out to be Bin Laden look-alike with a repetative bum itching or nose-picking syndrome!
That will be a disaster,won't it?
03 June 2006, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change,
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Worked at McDonalds when i was doing my A'Levels, used to play a game when working on drive-thru where me and the person i was working with would take turns of guessing weather the girl was fit or not just based on their voice...
Was completely impossible to tell! a nice voice / bubbly persona has no relation to their looks at all!
Was completely impossible to tell! a nice voice / bubbly persona has no relation to their looks at all!
03 June 2006, 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by hectic
theres always a 'persona' created, no matter what, and its very unusual that one 'lives' either up or down to it in real life..
and I don't mean necessarily female meeting male either
03 June 2006, 10:17 AM
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If fit they sound, then add 20 pounds.
Used to work in a call centre in my younger days, so yes I've had disappointments. I'm sure it's worked both ways
In fact, the last time I worked on a helpdesk, one of my female collegues was in constant demand on the phone, all the blokes used to ask me what she was like because she flirted a lot and sounded fit. Strangely, not one of them beleived me when I told them she was 5' 2" and at least 20 stone and in her 40's
Used to work in a call centre in my younger days, so yes I've had disappointments. I'm sure it's worked both ways
In fact, the last time I worked on a helpdesk, one of my female collegues was in constant demand on the phone, all the blokes used to ask me what she was like because she flirted a lot and sounded fit. Strangely, not one of them beleived me when I told them she was 5' 2" and at least 20 stone and in her 40's
03 June 2006, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
Yep, it happend to me.
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
03 June 2006, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
Yep, it happend to me.
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
1) You don't want to come over as too harsh (probably too little too late after your other comments to be fair!)
2) You Still gave her one (or tried) despite your severe misgivings about her appearance (dry patch or very drunk maybe?) and are just trying justify your actions!!
Tell me true, agent Starling!!
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03 June 2006, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Tam the bam
Yep, it happend to me.
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
I used to speak to a girl on the phone who sounded so sexy, my mental image of her was perfect 10, beautiful brunette etc...
Imagine my surprise when I met the lass, she was a short arsed bloater, who looked like a Bulldog licking pish of a thistle and had one eye going in to the shop and the other coming back out with the change, seriously she could cross a road and check for traffic in both directions without moving her head, when she walked she resembled a short fat penguin trying to hold in a seviere dose of the skitters... She had a nice personality though
i think weve all been there, except mine was a collegue at work sister. Never met her before, so thaught benifit of the doubt and all that, but she was a absolute minger. Still did her for sake of it.
03 June 2006, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by watto52
i think weve all been there, except mine was a collegue at work sister. Never met her before, so thaught benifit of the doubt and all that, but she was a absolute minger. Still did her for sake of it.
Good lad!
Let's see if our other friend Tam the Bam will be similarly honest!
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03 June 2006, 12:53 PM
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2) You Still gave her one (or tried) despite your severe misgivings about her appearance (dry patch or very drunk maybe?) and are just trying justify your actions!!
I reckon there's a posibility of it,innit?
Nothing to lose,effort needs paying for,could be desperate (for it) and, just don't tell the mates
It is very annoying though that people try to be what they are not,over the phone.
I reckon there's a posibility of it,innit?Nothing to lose,effort needs paying for,could be desperate (for it) and, just don't tell the mates
It is very annoying though that people try to be what they are not,over the phone.
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
2) You Still gave her one (or tried) despite your severe misgivings about her appearance (dry patch or very drunk maybe?) and are just trying justify your actions!!
I reckon there's a posibility of it,innit?
Nothing to lose,effort needs paying for,could be desperate (for it) and, just don't tell the mates
It is very annoying though that people try to be what they are not,over the phone.
I reckon there's a posibility of it,innit?Nothing to lose,effort needs paying for,could be desperate (for it) and, just don't tell the mates
It is very annoying though that people try to be what they are not,over the phone.
To be fair, some people just have a nice speaking voice- it's not their fault if this creates expectations in your mind that they can't live up to in person
What do you say when you meet them though?
"Oh, I thought you were much more attractive......right, you thought I was much more attractive. Well, our bad!! Shall we do it anyway since we're both here?"
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