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So Alyssa Bereznek of Gizmodo joined OKCupid in a weak moment when she 'was drunk'. She describes OKCupid as being in a dark date-rape bar and was relieved when someone apparently normal asked her on a date.

Turns out the guy is the **world champion** of Magic:The Gathering and she thinks this is just too geeky for words and that her date was creepy because of it. Fine, your date doesn't go the way you want it to, and you write it up to experience.

But no. Ms Bereznek decides to write it up to the internet instead, slamming this guy and accusing him of lying by ommission on his profile (by being modest enough not to mention that he is the WORLD CHAMPION of a game) and of 'infiltrating his way' into other dates on OKCupid. ie: using an online dating service to go on *gasp* dates.

What a bitch.

My OkCupid Affair With A World Champion Magic: The Gathering Player | Gizmodo Australia


eta: Just noticed this was from August '11 but it's still a good read

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Cristiano We need to make 'endless celestial sex' into a thing.

Siggy

Her second date didn't fare much better...

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Vaelissa Cortes

Sadly, this is pretty spot on for the types of messages ladies get on meet up sites.

Looks like a good time to me . Judging from the book, at least he was successful in finding what he wanted.

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Amity Slade

I wonder how many times Alyssa disappoints a blind date who nevertheless has enough basic social etiquette not to complain to the world about it?

Nephilaine Protagonist

Plug her name into GIS if you want a really good laugh.

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Jahar Aabye

It's sad, actually, I was expecting....I don't know, some stereotypical sorostitute or some such. She's actually cute, in a geeky/hippie kinda way. If I had gone on a date with her, and she lied about having written an ignorant, narcissistic, vile diatribe about a previous date that she'd posted online...

Then again, one would expect that the level of ignorance, arrogance, and general lack of social skills (I mean I'm not usually in a position to bitch about someone else being an arrogant asshole, but daaamn), would probably become apparent early on in a conversation.

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Roxy Couturier

Well it turns out it was a horror story.

(For him..)

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Richie Waves

Hmm, bringing her to a show about jeffrey Dahmers life on a first date is surely far more egregious than being the king of nerds, no?

Orc

I was glad that Ely Hart's Editors Disagreement was linked there at the top at least.

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MissKillian Barbosa

Seems she summoned the wrath of a billion internet nerds with her bitchery.. awesome!







That article pretty much bit her in the ass in the tech world. Her internship at Gizmodo ended soon after it was written. I hope she doesn't plan on making a living writing for the creepy masses she so disdains.

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Void

well that's one way to fail at being an intern in the tech industry...

I'll admit... one man show based on dahlmer for the first date? probably not a great idea, but apparently barely worth mention in her article, and not enough to stop a second date.

apparently though she has trouble articulating personal distaste for lifestyle, and instead misplaces it on one activity... the guy is obviously very wrapped up in what he does, and it's almost sole sole point of social and employment contact... I can see how that might be a problem in a relationship.... regardless of the focus of what he does. I've turned down dates for as much, simply because I didn't share in that world, and I'd end up competing with it. that's a recipe for short term and casual aquaintance only.

but accusing the person of lying because you didn't google them (even though you expected them too) and failed to EVER mention ANYWHERE that you don't like nerd sub culture even though you intern for a tech promoter? it takes a special kind of stupid to go there, and then publicize it.

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Tranquility

I found that a bit disturbing as well. But being the world champion of MtG, there is a good chance he is just socially awkward. Plus, she did not focus on the show at all, just the "fact" that he "lied" about his interests.

I love all the comments to her article though. She did manage to make herself sound like a total shallow bitch.

Beebo Brink

I wonder how her dating life will fare from now on? Any man who doesn't live up to her standards can look forward to the possibility of seeing the details of his insufficiencies posted online. This will pretty much weed out any sensible, sane guys and leave her with the assholes who see this as a challenge to be met or ones who are turned on by her abuse.

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Alyssa Bereznak Just Reminded Us That Women Can Be Predators Online Too | Gizmodo Australia

Karma at work

Ayu Sura

What an idiot. Geeky guys are fun and interesting - my matchmaker.com profile specified that I like geeks - and I met and married one

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Zaida Gearbox

I love my nerd boy. I like big brains and I cannot lie!

Richie Waves

I'm thinking, though, this kind of article is a great way to get traffic.

Samantha Brick: Independence? A career? Who needs them! A husband who prizes your looks is the key | Mail Online

the mail is dominated by female readers, yet they have no issue printing dreck like this.

it's a tactic.

Siggy

Lessons learnt the hard way (and yes I've done both of these).

ALWAYS read a review of a movie before selecting it as a date venue...'Oh she's rather fond of America....Here we go... this movie, Philidelphia is probably all about Ben Franklin and shit....'
(no, it wasn't .... unless Ben Franklin had Aids).

ALWAYS try and find out dietary preferences before booking at a restaurant...'Here we are, my fave Spanish steakhouse! I'll have that 1/4 steak stuffed with oysters...yep..rare rare rare! Good n red, thanks... what are you having? Oh.... You're a vegetarian....because you love the animals..... oh.....that's nice.....'

Richie Waves

Ha, we have that in common, "waiter, more blood on my steak, please!!!"

Tranquility

That article is fucked up for completely different reasons.

At least with both articles, you can count on user comments to be fun to read.

Nephilaine Protagonist

Is she? I guess I'm a poor judge of these things. Maybe my view of her objective attractiveness was swayed somewhat by the horrible ugly attitude hiding behind her eyes.

In any case I was referring more to the staggering amount of LOLimages she has managed to inspire- so many it was impossible to choose one to post! But...ngl, I did snicker a bit to discover that she was, to put it kindly, very plain. Definitely not what I expected to see given the snotty, high school lunchroom tone of the piece.

Siggy

Mind you on one occasion I did that one deliberately - a buddies girlfriend was being an utter cunt all day, yabbering on about vegetarian this and that - save the animals - meat makes her sick - it was like every single conversation we had all day was turned to how much of a vegetarian animal lover she was blah blah fucking blah.

So when it came time for lunch... I ordered the 1/2 pound of prime rib special... rare.....no thanks, hold the vegetables and I'll carve it myself...

One big plate of red bleeding meat..... and some bread to sop up the juices

(I never saw her again... funnily enough a week later nor did my friend!)

Lucifer Baphomet

"And how would sir like his steak?"

"Take it's horns off, and wipe it's arse"

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"Bring the fucker out - I'll carve off what I want then ride the rest home!"

Richie Waves

I'd never go without Meat because some windbag sitting there talking about straw or whatever it is they eat.