Or what pick up and Civilisation IV have in common
Today, I am going to share an anecdote with you. Once upon a time, when I was more into picking up random pretty girls on the streets, I saw a beautiful young lady in front of me on a tram (due to construction of Polish trams, we were sitting facing each other). I wanted to talk to her, but she had headphones on. Incidentally, I was also listening to the music, namely Baba Yetu from Civilisation IV:
The necessity is the mother of all inventions, so have decided to use radical means: I have taken out a notepad, scribbled "Let's exchange headphones and guess what music we are listening to!" and put it in front of her face. At first the girl was shocked, then she started laughing, then handed me her headset and I gave her my earplugs. Of course, the girl didn't know Baba Yetu - but after hearing it came from a computer game, she slightly frowned her beautiful nose...
While that didn't break our conversation, it did trigger nerd alert in her. However, now I have a very powerful counterargument to that as Baba Yetu has recently been nomited for Grammy Award. I guess it makes it more mainstream, more mature and less nerdy, so remember this information, as you never know when it might come in handy, as my example goes to prove.
[ via Joystiq ]
PS. As for what happened with me and the girl later on, that is another story, not for the gaming blog.
Today, I am going to share an anecdote with you. Once upon a time, when I was more into picking up random pretty girls on the streets, I saw a beautiful young lady in front of me on a tram (due to construction of Polish trams, we were sitting facing each other). I wanted to talk to her, but she had headphones on. Incidentally, I was also listening to the music, namely Baba Yetu from Civilisation IV:
The necessity is the mother of all inventions, so have decided to use radical means: I have taken out a notepad, scribbled "Let's exchange headphones and guess what music we are listening to!" and put it in front of her face. At first the girl was shocked, then she started laughing, then handed me her headset and I gave her my earplugs. Of course, the girl didn't know Baba Yetu - but after hearing it came from a computer game, she slightly frowned her beautiful nose...
While that didn't break our conversation, it did trigger nerd alert in her. However, now I have a very powerful counterargument to that as Baba Yetu has recently been nomited for Grammy Award. I guess it makes it more mainstream, more mature and less nerdy, so remember this information, as you never know when it might come in handy, as my example goes to prove.
[ via Joystiq ]
PS. As for what happened with me and the girl later on, that is another story, not for the gaming blog.
