A Ride By Any Other Name

DumpTruck

My Very Worst Date was with a shorter, skinny guy I met out at a bar one night. He was not my usual type, but I was in my early 20s and wanted to be broad-minded and have a good time. He even had a kind-of weird name, Firrocco, and since my name is unusual as well, I figured we had something in common. We agreed to go to a comedy club for our first date.

On the night of the date, I walked out to the parking lot of my apartment building to find that he’d driven his company’s dump truck to pick me up. I told him we could drive my car, but he refused unless HE could drive. I said no. So we drove to Old Sacramento in his dump truck with me dressed to the nines. Awkward!

We went to the comedy club and he ordered a bottle of champagne. We had fun but he did brag about how much money he normally spends on dates. WTF? I thought to myself, if you spent less money on dates, you might be able to afford a car payment! He then proceeded to drive me and the dump truck to a local, popular watering hole and buy more drinks.

Then he decided we would cross an extremely busy street to visit another bar. This was not a problem – until he decided to stop in the middle of the street and demand a kiss-with-tongue. When I politely demurred, he got angry and started to pout. At the new bar, I excused myself of use the ladies’ room. Five minutes later, I came out, and he was nowhere to be seen! I was dumped on my dump truck date!

In the end, he did me a favor as he was no prize. But it was midnight, and I did have trouble finding a ride home.

August 26th, 2009 in Cheap Bastards, Just Plain Pathetic, WTF?
Comments (16)
LalaAugust 26th, 2009 at 8:48 am

OMG what an ass!! i can’t believe he left u in the middle of the NIGHT. not just a jerk but dangerous.

MargaretAugust 26th, 2009 at 11:01 am

Why is it always necessary for you girls to emphasize what he looked like? That was not relevant to the story. You never has bad dates with “good looking” guys? You always lose me in the first sentence that way. You start off revealing your own shallow nature. You’re just as bad as the guys.

dawlAugust 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm

Oh right, because physical attraction has absolutely nothing to do with dating or attraction. Nothing at all. Ever.

tony montanaAugust 26th, 2009 at 2:38 pm

only if youre not shallow

SpankyAugust 27th, 2009 at 12:08 am

The guy sounded like a real asshole. You shoulda told Firrocco to Firrocc off!

MissUnderstoodAugust 27th, 2009 at 10:02 am

OK, this chick is so not shallow! The guy “borrowed” a company vehicle, made crass remarks about how how much $$ he spent on champagne, and left her without a ride miles from home when she wouldn’t kiss him in the middle of a busy street. HE”s the asshole; she was just dumb enough to date a loo-hoo-hoo-hoo-ser!

MBAugust 28th, 2009 at 9:27 am

This girl was prefacing the story. big effin deal she mentioned his appearance! It’s life, honey! –the good, the bad, and the UGLY!

MichelleAugust 28th, 2009 at 9:39 am

Wow, I didn’t know I was shallow because I wanted to be attracted to my dates. And here I thought I just understood what I wanted out of a partner. I must be a shallow bitch when I don’t continue dating someone I am not attracted to because “he’s a nice guy.”

Seriously people, you’re not a “shallow bitch,” because you consider looks an important factor in dating. If your standard is to meet someone you are attracted to, then you know what you are looking for, instead of being an indecisive cunt that strings guys along because she wants to “be nice.”

CanaduckAugust 28th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

She said she WASN’T attracted to him and still gave him a chance. How in the hell is that shallow? Touchy, touchy, Margaret.

lmnopAugust 30th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

I have a feeling Margaret is fat

KrisSeptember 1st, 2009 at 9:52 am

Actually, he might have been testing you, this situation was described verbatim by Dave Chappelle. He says that fame and money have ruined dating for him, and in order to test his dates, he would pick them up in a garbage truck. After they showed that they weren’t interested in a man who drove a garbage truck, he would reveal himself and yell “i’m rich, bitch!” and drive off. Sounds like thats exactly what he did to you. So actually, it does kind of make you look shallow that him picking you up in a dump truck made you angry.

MichelleSeptember 2nd, 2009 at 10:16 am

What an excellent way to get to know someone — Lie on the first date! :D

MichelleSeptember 4th, 2009 at 10:57 pm

Ummm. I’m wearing my cute new white dress and you want me to get into a construction work truck? No I’m not shallow, I don’t want to ruin my dress! Or smell the sweaty guys that work in that truck, or the fast food bag under the seat. I don’t care if it makes me a shallow bitch to feel this way. I found a guy that does not do it sooooo, I’m a happy shallow bitch :D

EmmaSeptember 5th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

Re: Margaret- Since when is wanting to date someone you are actually attracted to considered shallow? I’m a bit chubby, so I guess all these guys who pass me over for my skinny friends aren’t shallow, they’re just more attracted to the skinny girls’ personalities? :p Hearing what these dudes look like helps me make a mental picture of the story. Besides, some of the stories are indeed about good looking guys who turned out to be total sleazebags.

Wow, leaving you stranded like that is a horrible thing to do. I would only do that to someone if the person had done something really cruel or frightening to me and I felt threatened. Obviously, you got the better end of the deal, since he was certainly not someone you’d want to spend extra time with anyway.

JSeptember 21st, 2009 at 10:43 pm

First dates are all about first impressions and showing up in a dump truck is a major turn off. Kudos to you for still going through with the date.

CedricOctober 3rd, 2009 at 11:06 pm

Kris – Say the guy was re-enacting a favorite Dave Chappelle bit. That would make him stupid and immature as well as shallow. I like Chappelle as much as the next guy, but his monologues aren’t meant to be taken as gospel. Just because it’s on TV doesn’t mean it’s true!

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