Twitter + Escapist = Mass Flirting and Randominity...

[Labyrinth]

If you think Twitter's a place of flirtation, you should see the IRC on a slow afternoon.

Should we? Should we really?

Oh hell yes. It's hilarious.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

You could cut the sexual frustration in this thread with a meat cleaver! Is it me, or is it starting to get hot in here? Oh well, pants off everybody!

Why were yours on?

OK!...why isn't anyone else taking their pants off?...

I can't take them off, I wasn't wearing any.

Ok, so that's four of us... this is slightly more awkward than I expected it to be.

 

[Delicious]

I thought flirting was just polite conversation.

 

[Fairee]

I recently created an account and at least once a day there is someone flirting on there, usually the suspects are memebrs of this community(from what I see anyway)... My question is why does it happen? Does talking about computer games really build up that much sexual tension? Or is it the fact that you dont have a clue what they look like(not entirely sure why that would be a reason)?

Hmm, that last one is a bit shallow on my part but I consider myself a "Book by cover and contents" kinda guy... reasonable, right?

Okay, the main thing you have to realise is that Twitter is not take seriously, or at least it isn't by most Escapists. Some of the stuff that gets said on there would never be said in any other format - either online or real life. And those who are actually flirting (rather than just joking around, like I usually do) will be chatting with that person in another way, like MSN or something, so they'll know that it's serious.

Also, it's not shallow. Whatever anyone says, very few people would flirt with and/or date someone that they found completely unattractive. So yeah, that could be a part of it.

Point being, it will probably lead to some friction (not in that way, mind out of the gutter) as I have noticed some repeat "offenders" on there and if the people who they are flirting with take it too seriously there might end up being violence... Most likely verbal, but when these Escapist meetings happen maybe the s**t could hit the fan.

We can broaden this a little by including internet dating as a whole... I personally dont see the appeal, after all its a lot easier to lie over the internet.

EDIT: Not my intention to get people to go there, I wanted answer to why people engage in the rather futile act of internet flirting... For some reason that alone is almost irresistable? XD

I think that you're missing something here. Whilst people do flirt/date online, a large majority of them realise that the person you chat to online may be different in real life, and just because things have been going well online it doesn't mean that it will work out as a real relationship. Therefore when it comes to the point of meeting someone, they are usually prepared for the fact that it will suddenly change things, and that may mean it does work, or it doesn't.

Personally, I'm happy to casually flirt online, mainly because I assume people won't take me seriously, and if I do then I explain that I'm not looking for anything serious, and I'd rather get to know someone in real life.

(Small side note - you changed your avatar! Personally I preferred the old one. But meh, your choice.)

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

What's Twitter even good for? Then again, what's any social networking good for...

 

[Brett Alex]

If you think Twitter's a place of flirtation, you should see the IRC on a slow afternoon.

Should we? Should we really?

Oh hell yes. It's hilarious.

Better than the "Describe your dream girl" threads?

 

[Labyrinth]

Better than the "Describe your dream girl" threads?

Even so. We have pancake.

 

[Brett Alex]

What's Twitter even good for? Then again, what's any social networking good for...

Thats what I thought, pretty much exactly. Until I heard of a place called Iran.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Better than the "Describe your dream girl" threads?

Even so. We have pancake.

with blueberries?

 

[MalevolentJim]

Escapists flirt?
Theres something new.
Looks like i finally have a use for Twitter now =T
And even now i only talk to like..1 other escapist.

 

[Labyrinth]

with blueberries?

On occasion, though they were no part of the original joke.

Perhaps I should explain. "Pancake" is a rather in-joke slang for "panache". It came up.. I think in the FAQ you! thread though I could be well wrong.

 

[Fraught]

You could cut the sexual frustration in this thread with a meat cleaver! Is it me, or is it starting to get hot in here? Oh well, pants off everybody!

*Fraught takes pants off, only to reveal another pair of pants*
I'm sexually frustrated, 'cause I've never been able to take my pants off. I think they're magically multiplying somehow.

 

[PurpleRain]

You could cut the sexual frustration in this thread with a meat cleaver! Is it me, or is it starting to get hot in here? Oh well, pants off everybody!

I've started to ponder over my own nakedness, but how many other Escapians post while naked?

Also, due to the sexiness of my one raised eyebrow (raises eyebrow) everyone here is pregnant. Don't question the science lads, you're pregnant too.

 

[Trivun]

Wait, there are people willing to flirt with other Escapists? I must make a Twitter account now.

Agreed

Just kidding. I never really got into Twitter, though given plenty of people I consider friends on this site are Twittering I guess at some point in the not too distant future I may well start myself. Flirting would just be an added bonus...

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Also, due to the sexiness of my one raised eyebrow (raises eyebrow) everyone here is pregnant. Don't question the science lads, you're pregnant too.

....oh your good.

 

[Labyrinth]

I've started to ponder over my own nakedness, but how many other Escapians post while naked?

Also, due to the sexiness of my one raised eyebrow (raises eyebrow) everyone here is pregnant. Don't question the science lads, you're pregnant too.

If it's not a digital SLR with telescopic lens I'm going to shank you.

 

[Trivun]

You could cut the sexual frustration in this thread with a meat cleaver! Is it me, or is it starting to get hot in here? Oh well, pants off everybody!

I've started to ponder over my own nakedness, but how many other Escapians post while naked?

Also, due to the sexiness of my one raised eyebrow (raises eyebrow) everyone here is pregnant. Don't question the science lads, you're pregnant too.

I can't afford to be pregnant, does the Escapist have a fostering service?