Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Those embarrassing dates You got caught doing what last how was your date last night? I said glancing up from my typewriter. You wouldn ' t believe what happened ' , John said. I knew Lisa was a nice girl, but not how nice. When I picked her up she brought a ' Bible along. What a great chaperon! I said. Yeah all the plans I made for the evening were shot, so I asked her what she would like to do, Lets go to the park and read scriptures, she said. So your date was a drag, I said. No it was one of the best dates I ' ve ever had. She ' s really a nice girl. She ' s really easy to talk to and besides after the scriptures, we went out for a few beers. Everything worked out fine, John said. By the time John finished his story several people had gathered around. Just the mention of a date, especially an unusual one catches attention almost as much as mentioning E. F. Hutton. What a way to rub in my having to stay home on a Saturday night typing a philosophy paper. Soon many stories were being exchanged about what had happened on their dates last night. Jeff began telling his story in a slow monotone voice. He looked like he had been through the ringer. I was out north of town trying to find a special, out of the way place. You know, the place where I knew there would be no interruptions. I put my Bronco in four wheel drive and took off speeding across the field to ind a perfect spot to romance my girl. ff paused; glanced around the hen added, I got out about half way through the field and I had a flat tire. I got out and changed the tire and proceeded on. I hadn ' t gone 150 yards when another tire had gone flat. I found out that the tire wasn ' t the only thing deflated, by now my date ' s mood had also. We ended up having to walk all the way back to a blacktop road and hitch a ride into town, he said. You think you had a rough night Steve said. Michelle and I drove out to Tuttle to watch the submarine races. I had the Royals playing on the radio. Just after the last inning of overtime I tried to start my car and the battery was dead. We had to walk in from Tuttle to the doughnut shop before we found a telephone, I tried to call you guys but no answer. At last resort, I called home. My mom came and picked us up. After we dropped off Michelle, my mom asked me why my shirt was inside out, Steve said, shaking his head. As the conversation continued, Jim brought up the lady and the tramp party held last year. Everyone told his date that it was a formal occasion. Bo y were they surprised when -we picked them up. You should have seen Debbie ' s face when she opened the door. I could tell she was not impressed with my ragged old blue jeans and the shirt I wore last summer painting houses. When I handed her the rose that wasn ' t de-thorned, I could sense I had some explaining to do. This was our first date took some choice words before she would even listen to my explan tion. I told her that lady and the t as the theme of the party. I could tell I finally had reached her heart when she saw the menu of a hamburger, an order of fries and an apple turnover. She just loved the young wine I served. Then Fred walked in. We all knew that he had a last night with his dream girl. Yesterday he was cloud nine and now he looked like his wings had been clipped. Fred was heart broken. What ' s wrong , I said. I thought the date was going great. She seemed to enjoy the stories I was telling her about my Doberman named Lassie. But when I got to the part of how Lassie can play dead, roll over, sit and shake hands she said she wasn ' t feeling very well. Soon all the experiences had been confided and the room cleared. Recalling all the unusual happenings my friends had experienced, I began to think about the people who really take chances. Like the guy who purchased a personal in the Collegian. Looking for a typical egotistical male? Don ' t answer this ad. Super nice guy, gentle and bashful, seeks sincere female, 19 to 22 for evening dinner, conversation, and a good time. , After realizing the trails and tribulations of dating, I decided sitting home typing wasn ' t so bad after all. I thought again Hello Kim, this is Randy. Do plans for tonight? Randy Dunn Craig Chandler embarrassing 30

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A yummy bite- Melissa Miller, freshman in computer science and Curt Lampher, junior in construction science treat themselves to a Swannies run. Only a $5 date? The thought ' s what really counts, 4.97, $4.98, $4.99, $5.00. Not much cash for a night out — but to take a date out on it too? In Meriden, (Kansas) you ' d save the $5, Paul Brown, junior in electrical engineering, said. But in Manhattan, land of flashing lights and romance, surely a $5 bill can be the key to some excitement with a date. We ' d eat dinner at McDonald ' s, buy beer and go to Tuttle, said Edwin Cuevas, junior in pre-vet, as he described his ideal date for $5. It ' s not the money you spend, but the company you keep, Dana Davidson, senior in agricultural economics, said, then laughed. For one adventuresome couple, the $5 stayed in the bank as Tuttle cove provides a secluded place for skinny dipping (saves on buying suits). Davidson described a good date as taking his wife to a show at the Union: $3. The gas to get there would be another dollar and the other dollar would buy them each a medium pop — as long as the drinks were less than 50 cents each. I couldn ' t take her to the show and have a dollar left over, Davidson said. I 32 $5 date may be broke, but I ' m not cheap. Ideal for me would be to go to Rockin ' K ' s and dance every song. You wouldn ' t have to worry about buying beer, Sue Henry, junior in dairy production, said. We ' d go on Thursday; 50 cents would get us both in, Henry said. Then we ' d probably go raid Vern ' s. Cynthia Carper, sophomore in wildlife biology, said that in her hometown of WaKeeney, after six o ' clock you can ' t even spend $5. But Carper has more romantic plans for a date in Manhattan. I ' d buy a bottle of wine, that ' d cost about $3 and go to Tuttle with my date until the sun goes down, she said. Jeff Gillispie, junior in geophysics, also likes watching the sky with a date. I ' d take a picnic dinner, go to Hackberry Glenn and watch the sun set, he said. One couple stated fishing at Pott County Lake after midnight would suffice as a $5 date with certain added advantages. Then there ' s always snipe hunting at Pillsbury Crossing or admiring the lights of Manhattan from Top of the World. Rita Weaver, senior in family life and human development, adds her ideal situation for a $5 date: We could go roller skating or go to McDonald ' s. Or go to A W and have a root beer float. We could also play t racquetball or go swimming. In the winter we could go sledding, she said. An ideal $5 date for Charlene Trachsel, senior in music education, would be a trip to the ice cream parlor for single dip ice cream cones, a ten minute drive around Tuttle and a trip to the bakery for one doughnut. If you go for the $5 date, there are some rules to the game: DO NOT pick her flowers on campus — no matter how romantic the moment may seem. DO NOT order two. $2.50 dinners unless you ' re sure the service is going to be lousy. DO NOT take a taxi to Sunset Zoo and expect to take the taxi back home. DO NOT make a $6 bet with your date. Carol Sobba