Dating in the Dark

[Joel S. Berson]

At 11/23/2009 12:31 PM, ronbutters at AOL.COM wrote:
>The practice goes back to Ancient Greece. I believe it was Socrates
>who said (rough translation), "When the lights are out, all women
>and most guys are sexy hot"!

For every adage, one can find its contradiction.  "In the dark, all
cats are gray."  Dating in the Dark must be ideal for the indecisive.

Joel

>------Original Message------
>From: Laurence Horn
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>At 7:55 AM -0500 11/23/09, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> >CNN ran a story today on "Dating in the Dark," a social event at which
> >singles mingle in pitch blackness so they'll interact at a more profound
> >level than mere appearances. Outside, they see who's who.
> >
> >At the bottom of the screen appeared a panel reading "Grope-A-Dope."
> >
> >Which is the real message of this post.
> >
> >JL
> >--
>
>I've heard about parties like that, except for the "outside" part.
>Maybe those are the "Ignorance is Bliss" parties.
>
>LH
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