Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Stood Up

I need some great "I got stood up" stories - they amuse me unceasingly:-)

I have actually only experienced this once myself. This past Saturday morning at 8am (I know - death - 8am on a Saturday!) I was supposed to meet up with a young man at the gym. I arrived a few minutes early. I ran a mile. I did one set of each of my weights. I did some abs. I did some obliques. Still no young man. I return to my car about an hour later to find 3 messages indicating said young man had slept through 4 alarms. I figured as much, no grudge. I actually chose not to call and wake him because I am awesome like that and know sleep is important. I was more amused than anything - for two reasons: 1. I forever have ammunition 2. Who sets four alarms?!? I occasionally have to trick myself and place my alarm across the room, but FOUR?

I have a friend though, who has been stood up twice - both within the same month. The first time a young man came to her house for a date. One of her roommates asked where the flowers were, so he left and never came back. The second time (different guy), the guy slept through the date, rescheduled, then called the day of and said something to the effect that he couldn't go out with her because his family was having dinner and pizza is hard to resist. What guy in their right mind chooses pizza over a girl? SERIOUSLY!

Anyone else have good stories?

4 comments:

j said...

I think the more important question is: Who schedules a "date" for 8 am on a Saturday morning. I'm not entirely sure that Saturday has an 8 am. It's been a long time since I've seen it. :)

Also...pizza...mmm!

Jon said...

If you count calling the day of to cancel the date, I've been stood up a few times. But I've never showed up to a girls house to find out I didn't have a date for the night.

I have, regrettably, been on the other side of it. But in my defense, she planned the date for the day after Christmas in the afternoon. I had been so caught up in the holidays that I completely spaced it and went to the theater with my family. To make matters worse, we went to see Lord of the Rings and had dinner afterwards, so it was hours before I got home and saw the answering machine. I only hope that the flowers I took her later helped her feel better about the fact that I forgot.

James Reese said...

My older sister got asked out a lot in high school and would always get freaked out. i remember one time she actually hid in the basement while her date waited at the door.....

Larissa said...

hmmm...good stories...and, Yes, Jake, 8am exists on Saturdays! Odd, I know!