livendive 8 #1 January 9, 2008 So last night this guy comes up to me in the wine section and asks, "Excuse me, could you tell me what's a good wine?" At first I thought it was innocent enough and said something about depends on what you like...red, white, sweet, dry, etc. At this point a rather large store employee came up & stood behind him grinning at me oddly. The guy flubbered something about sweet and red, which I couldn't think of anything, so I asked what he was having it with..."Oh, I don't know...probably soup. I just want to know what's a good wine." So I recommended some merlot as a good starter red and caymus conundrum as an all-purpose white, both in the $25ish range. He grabbed both & was thanking me and something about it suddenly seemed very, umm, wierd. I quickly grabbed a bottle and beat feet for the other end of the store, noticing the store employee following the guy in the other direction. Sooo...think it was an honest appeal for help? Or was man-chowder the soup he was hoping to pair it with, and the grocer-guy knew it from previous experiences with him? Personally, I can't imagine trying to pick someone up at the grocery store, but I'm sure it's been done. Which of you dz.commers have found yourself trying to chat someone up at the grocery store? Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
galvar2439 0 #2 January 9, 2008 I have met some women in the grocery store, But i must say i will talk to anyone so i am naturally chatty. It works both ways, i have 3 women act like they cant lift something and then offer dinner for helping them. But if you felt wierd then this guy must have been a little wierd. We are all old enogh and wise enough to know what is going on in these situations, Some are just talk and help, others are please help me relieve some stress tonight. I think i'll go to the market right now!So i just broke up with this woman who wasn't even my girlfriend! Hellfish #782, POPS #10664 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 January 9, 2008 Were you fondling the wine bottles again, Dave? Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #4 January 9, 2008 Quote Were you fondling the wine bottles again, Dave? No, and I certainly didn't want anything to do with popping his cork! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 January 9, 2008 Last week, I was picking out coffee when a woman started a discussion on the virtues of the little can of coffee vs the filter/coffee combo. Two aisles over, she stopped to discuss it with me again. I'm a little leery of people who are that lonely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #6 January 9, 2008 If someone has a question that pertains to the circumstances (asking about a good wine while in a wine store) I am usually OK, I just get uncomfortable when strangers spark up freindly conversations without reason unless of course I happen to be sitting next to them in a pub or something like that. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #7 January 9, 2008 Quote If someone has a question that pertains to the circumstances (asking about a good wine while in a wine store) I am usually OK, I just get uncomfortable when strangers spark up freindly conversations without reason unless of course I happen to be sitting next to them in a pub or something like that. I think part of what made it wierd was him asking for a good wine without even the slightest hint as to a direction. I mean even just red/white, sweet/dry, with fish vs. with steak...something! Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gNemo 0 #8 January 9, 2008 The game is always on ;) Women want to be swept off their feet, and if you can do that in a grocery store, the more power for us. Wouldn't that be a great story to tell to your kids one day? "Daddy, how did you pick up mommy?" "I picked two bottles of wine that she liked, and the next thing I noticed we were naked in the bathtub" haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #9 January 9, 2008 Quote I think part of what made it wierd was him asking for a good wine without even the slightest hint as to a direction. I mean even just red/white, sweet/dry, with fish vs. with steak...something! Blues, Dave Sounds like he was a weirdo. I seem to be a magnet for them. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbordson 8 #10 January 9, 2008 Quote Last week, I was picking out coffee when a woman started a discussion on the virtues of the little can of coffee vs the filter/coffee combo. Two aisles over, she stopped to discuss it with me again. I'm a little leery of people who are that lonely. HEY! I was making some good arguments there on the benefits of the filter thing. I don't understand why you kept running away. It's not like I was crazy.... I mean crazy would be leaving the hospital on a motorcycle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #11 January 9, 2008 So some guy wanted to drill your ass and the employee was following him around? MAybe he wanted a piece of the action. or maybe they were going to both get you when you left.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NtheSeaOrSky 0 #12 January 9, 2008 Or maybe it was an undercover 'sting' - wasn't the grocery store on the list of gay meet up places that was posted not so long ago I have nothing valuable to add to the OP question. I don't chat men up while shopping and I've not been chatted up while there. Bear hugged unexpectedly but never chatted up Life is not fair and there are no guarantees... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #13 January 9, 2008 QuoteGrocery store pick-up lines Hey, wanna fuck? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #14 January 9, 2008 Quote Were you fondling the wine bottles again, Dave? Maybe trying to get the "cork" to come out?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #15 January 9, 2008 Hey baby, what should i buy to make you for breakfast tomorrow morning? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #16 January 9, 2008 Was this the first time that you've tripped sombody's Gaydar?You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #17 January 9, 2008 A few grocery stores in the Bay Area are well known pickup spots. Might be a combination of crazy working hours and a love of a food common to here. I have no idea how to pull it off without thinking myself ridiculous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gene03 0 #18 January 9, 2008 Good God man where have you been for the last 20 years? You've never heard of the "Meat Market" for both genders and preferences?“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him. Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #19 January 9, 2008 Quote I mean crazy would be leaving the hospital on a motorcycle. Did you ever tell that woman that you really did hurt yourself while skydiving? As many twists as that took, her brain was probably tired. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannydan 5 #20 January 9, 2008 Quote Quote Grocery store pick-up lines Hey, wanna fuck? YEAH.... WHAT Chris said! K.I.S.S.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #21 January 9, 2008 QuoteGrocery store pick-up lines Nice melons!My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #22 January 9, 2008 My your nipples are perky may I help you warm them up? This works best if used in the frozen food isle.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #23 January 9, 2008 Quote I'm a little leery of people who are that lonely. Maybe you're just damn good lookin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #24 January 9, 2008 Quote Hey baby, what should i buy to make you for breakfast tomorrow morning? That's perfect!Sunny, you could probably get away with that line, easily. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #25 January 9, 2008 Quote At this point a rather large store employee came up & stood behind him grinning at me oddly. You're a big guy and can take care of yourself. You didn't need some stock boy helping. I guess the store was onto this guy or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
