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How to avoid the Friend Zone? Get her drunk. (Original Post)
AngryAmish
Mar 2013
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Mopar151
(9,986 posts)1. Does'nt work like that anyway
Unless you're a cad.... If you are a good guy who keeps ending up in the "friend zone", throwing a bottle of hooch into the equation means you end up with drinkin' buddies.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)2. That is not good. nt
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)3. That is appalling.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)4. Yeah, I'll have a martini, and she'll have a roofie-colada...
Giggity-giggity!
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)7. I was at a bar once and a guy offered me...
a whisky and roofie cocktail.
I about threw him across the bar and told the bartender what had happened. He got tossed.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)8. On Family Guy, it's funny. In real life, no. Can't say I blame you.
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)9. I think he picked me because I'm tiny...
and he was probably only a inch or two taller than me. I guess he thought I'd be an easy mark.
Disgusting piece of crap.
I'm guessing on Family Guy the whole point of Quagmire is to poke fun at the overly aggressive male. I like the show, but I find him to be revolting (also the point I guess).
redqueen
(115,103 posts)5. It's going to take a long, long time to change our culture. nt
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)6. What rape culture? nt
redqueen
(115,103 posts)10. This is good. From the blog:
Edited to add: After posting this image on our tumblr (yes, were on tumblr too!) some people responded that we had misinterpreted the ad, that it is in fact NOT a nod to rape culture. The other interpretation is that if a young man offers a woman a good quality drink she will be impressed with his good taste and want to have a sexual relationship with him rather than just be friends. (Apparently friendship isnot what men are supposed to be after.) There is still a lot to be unpacked in even that interpretation of the ad. ...
http://redforgender.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/rum-rape-culture/
http://redforgender.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/rum-rape-culture/
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)11. I guess the more charitable explanation is that
women are so shallow they'll want to sleep with a man because he's drinking a certain brand of liquor.
Which is still puke-worthy.