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I met this guy online. While I knew we had no connection on the first date, I let my friends talk me into “giving him a chance” and went out with him again. He took me to a craft fair, followed by the early-bird special dinner at a sandwich shop (no beer?!) where he made me pay. Feeling sorry for the poor bloke, and realizing it was about 4 p.m., I agreed to go and watch a movie at his place. He lived in what can be best described as a Dungeons and Dragons setup of samurai swords and crystal balls, and a projector instead of a TV. While watching the Spongebob DVD he picked, I smelled something so rancid I wanted to cut my nose off. He told me he was sorry that he farted, then proceeded to yell, “Stupid, stupid, stupid! I knew I shouldn’t have had that soda for dinner!” while slapping his forehead. The worst part was that my legs were starting to itch from the blanket I had over my lap. As I made a dash for the door (and from his attempted kisses), I noticed little marks all over my legs. He gave me fleas and he didn’t even have any pets.

Comments (21)
ChelseaDecember 17th, 2009 at 12:11 pm

Omgosh, fleas? …

Frau BlucherDecember 17th, 2009 at 12:20 pm

ewww…i never met a role playing goober with decent hygiene.

JamieDecember 17th, 2009 at 12:48 pm

Yes fleas. It was bad. The “Stupid Stupid Stupid” has become a pretty infamous joke among my friends.

AndrewDecember 17th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

The “Stupid Stupid Stupid” thing is pretty hilarious. The rest of the story is sad. I wonder why it’s so difficult for RPG players to have decent hygiene, because like Frau Blucher, I have yet to meet one either.

NikkiDecember 17th, 2009 at 1:59 pm

I just threw up a little in my mouth. That is so incredibly disgusting. I think your friends owe you one crazy night out.

MichelleDecember 17th, 2009 at 2:01 pm

Bah, as a self professed nerd into gaming (collecting consoles currently :D ), reading books about dragons, and knowing far far far too much about all things geek, I tell you that I am far from the norm. Some might actually call me hot (actually, a fair amount do). I hate that these stinkers with no social skills taking up my hobbies and making those of us who like to bathe, dress in clean clothes that are dare-I-say fashionable, and create successful careers look bad.

It’s even harder trying to find a guy that is attractive, physically fit, socialized, stylish, AND a big nerd. :/ Is it so much for me to ask that my dear lover get off the 360 so I can play Tales of Vesperia?

All silliness aside, I feel for this poor girl. Sounds like she got stuck with a roommate I had far in the past. There’s nothing more horrid than watching someone take a Febreeze bath :X

TheRestOfTheStoryDecember 17th, 2009 at 3:33 pm

What season of Sponge Bob was it?

rawrDecember 17th, 2009 at 8:46 pm

Hopefully an early season. The newer ones just suck….

But fleas are gross. I had one jump on me at work once… :c I slapped it to death (before I knew it was a flea) as soon as I felt it jump on me, so at least I didn’t get bitten…

Frau BlucherDecember 17th, 2009 at 10:42 pm

i imagine his apartment being like the Smelly car on Seinfeld…did you have to get your hair washed with tomato sauce after???

JamieDecember 18th, 2009 at 8:56 am

haha no, the apartment was relatively clean, just creepy. honestly none of it individually would have been a deal breaker (well, except the fleas), but the combination of it threw me over the edge.

he had an entire D&D (that’s what they call it, yes?) setup from the night before where he had his friends over to play, as he apparently does every friday night.

and if anyone is wondering, the fleas are long gone :-) he also proceeded to stalk me for months after!

gewagDecember 18th, 2009 at 1:15 pm

Not sure what’s so bad about a guy playing a game with friends.
You’d rather he go out every friday night, booze up and act like a jackass?
Or sit on the couch with his loud friends watching sports?

The farting and the fleas are terrible, but things like not being able to drink beer with your food at 4 pm? Mmmmmeh.

SunnyDecember 18th, 2009 at 3:14 pm

Was probably crabs, You might check.

LDecember 18th, 2009 at 7:06 pm

hey hey hey. I am an avid gamer and nerd, and I have awesome hygiene. don’t lump us all in with this guy!

Frau BlucherDecember 18th, 2009 at 10:00 pm

ok the stalking is creepy…the guy obviously has no social skills either and probably has virtual sex with avatars.

MouseDecember 19th, 2009 at 2:47 am

Oh, man. Craft fair plus early bird special earns you at least two beers. That you were still willing to give him a chance and watch a movie with him speaks very well of you. I sort of love nerds, so any one or two of this guy’s traits would have been fine with me, but all of them combined, with fleas, is just way too much. At least you got a funny story out of it.

LisaDecember 19th, 2009 at 7:46 am

I have a soft spot for maladjusted nerds, too. But, the bookish sort of nerd… not the flatulent, grubby, Dungeons & Dragons type. Louis, not Booger*.

* Revenge of the Nerds reference

SpankyDecember 21st, 2009 at 10:03 am

This story was great! Sponge Bob, Farting and Fleas. I gave this 5 stars.

KitJanuary 19th, 2010 at 3:56 pm

While the majority of table top RPG guys have bad hygiene (my older brother is totally guilty here) I fortunately nabbed the single one that didn’t. (My boyfriend smells of Gillette body wash. I’m quite fond of it now) Be that as it may, this fella sounds like a filthy man-child. I mean Sponge Bob? Seriously? And about the fleas I really sincerely hope you got an apology. I would have been pissed off.

catsFebruary 6th, 2010 at 1:44 pm

I’m not sure why the no beer comment was necessary. Not everyone drinks.
This was however, a BAD DATE. Fleas and smelly farts!

Ayden SimmonsMay 9th, 2010 at 11:31 am

Spongebob is really funny and hilarious. somebody says that spongebob is gay, is that even true?:-:

John AliJuly 3rd, 2010 at 12:45 pm

Spongebo and Patrick are really great characters. love them.’`:

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