Incoming coffee date

This Thursday evening I will be drinking coffee with a man I've never met before, as part of The Experiment. My friend Annushka has lined up a man for me. He knows its not a romantic thing so its just coffee and talk, this is too easy so I've decided to make it harder. Help me think of an odd topic to introduce into the conversation.

So far my only idea is to go on about how the government should fund a toast marketing board to promote the daily eating of toast by the general population. This idea is neither odd nor original, I already own a toast marketing board t-shirt. I clearly need help on this one. Go on, leave a suggestion.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Ahh, update on the experiment, just got your message, sounds good. I'll try return call tomorrow, stop. Why do I feel like I'm writing a telegram! :) Rups
Dahlia said…
If you like, you can borrow my "I'm forming a cult and I'd like to get your thoughts on some of my ideas" conversation topic.
DS said…
Rupert, stop. We all know telegrams are more fun, stop. Be sure to wear appropriate hat, stop.
DS said…
Thanks Avi for the suggestion, seeing as it is the only one so far it looks like what I'll be going with. Hmmm cult, can I make a cult where I am the supreme leader and everyone has to worship me and pretend to want to shag me even if they don't. Of course I would not shag people just because I am the supreme leader, I would be a kind and good leader. A very kind and good leader. Hooray!
Anonymous said…
You know, I read this and thought: what a brilliant idea! I shall come back as soon as I have some! but apparently my brain has turned to scrambled eggs semi-permanently, and I will never have another idea, brilliant or not. Damn.
Dahlia said…
If you are the leader, you can do anything you want with the cult..including making it mandatory that everyone pretend to want to shag you! And if you wouldn't really want to shag them, you can just make them write to you about how they want to shag you and then maybe that could help you with that last experiment..except you might need a need subject (sorry Rupert).
Anonymous said…
On your blog, I saw the thing asking for suggestions
for random topics of conversation. I suggest the
unfair enforcement by Sesame Street that Cookie
Monster can only have cookies as a "sometimes food",
due to the Children's Television Workshop's negligent
assumption that the dietry requirements of monsters
are the same as that of human beings. Personally, I
have grave concerns for Cookie Monster's wellbeing if
he is refused his dietry requirement of cookies.
Catch you,
Ralf
Dahlia said…
Oh dear lord! I had not heard the news about Cookie Monster's new diet restriction! What a damn shame. CM helped me through many hard times. If it were not for his chocolate chip cookie fettish, which I adopted (I should sue), I might not have made it through life. I DREAM of CCC when I am stressed. I used to steal CCC when I was little AND THEN ask if I could have some. These damn nutritionists stealing the dietary crutch of our youth. Damn them!
NWJR said…
I am Pro-Toast if it's whole wheat bread. If it's white bread, fuck that. In that case I am Anti-Toast.

Cinnamon Raisin Toast is fine, too.

But not Rye.

Multigrain is OK, though.

OK, that's enough.