WTF am i supposed to do at prom????

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stev0

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why go in the first place if you don't like your date and/or dont enjoy any of the activities that the prom entails?
 

MrChad

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Honestly, I would venture to guess that 90% of the people there will have no clue what they are doing on the dance floor. Just go out and have a good time. Don't worry about looking ridiculous while dancing. As long as you are confident and enjoying yourself, both you and your date will have a good time.
 

LeetestUnleet

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Originally posted by: FleshLight
anyone wanna give tips on how to dance for n00bs?

My prom was my first time I ever really danced too :p Here's my tips (from another n00b dancer):

Fast dance:
Pretend like your playing DDR if they play some good techno :p That's what I did, and for some reason, people started clearing the area around me and watching me go... Also, the Running Man is easy to learn, looks stupid, but it seems to work. If they play any of that cRAP some high schools call "popular music", just go with the flow and make yourself look like an idiot. If you DON'T look like an idiot, then you stick out even more. With hard rock, go with the classic headbanging (but don't hit your date's head though, that'll put you both down on each other in the less-preferable way)

Slow dance:
Wrap your arms around her (waist or back or ass or whatever you want :evil: ) and just rotate in a clockwise direction....

Note:
I agree with most everyone else when I say that #2 in your activities doesn't sound so bad ... I'd even make it #1 ;)
 

Judgement

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Feb 8, 2001
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Originally posted by: halik
I think if you give up #5, youll change your mind about #2

talking from personal experience.... beergoggles :)

It helps with #3 also, cause you stop giving a sht
 

hdeck

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why are you taking a girl you don't know and don't want to make out with?
 

Orsorum

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Dec 26, 2001
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Originally posted by: hdeck
why are you taking a girl you don't know and don't want to make out with?

That, too. Go out, have a good time, then bring her back to your place and watch a movie in front of the fireplace, and just get comfortable.

<--- wishes he would've done just that after prom, instead spent the evening with three female friends and two other guys, never had the chance to make out with her that night. Bah.
 

fyleow

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Originally posted by: Orsorum
Originally posted by: hdeck
why are you taking a girl you don't know and don't want to make out with?

That, too. Go out, have a good time, then bring her back to your place and watch a movie in front of the fireplace, and just get comfortable.

<--- wishes he would've done just that after prom, instead spent the evening with three female friends and two other guys, never had the chance to make out with her that night. Bah.

He doesn't need to watch a movie and get comfortable...he's already eating out ;)
 

andylawcc

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Mar 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: Astaroth33
it just hit me???!?!?!

No, no, NO, you n00b! YOU are supposed to hit IT!


hahahaha.a.ha


anyway, just relax and enjoy yourself. There's not much you can do now since you promised to go with her. Make the best situation out of it. Just go with the flow and talk bs with your date. Don't dance if you don't wanna, unless you felt your date wants to, be gentleman and dance with him. even though you both know you both cannot dance at all. When the night's over, take her home and you can go home to play CS.
 

BaboonGuy

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Originally posted by: LeetestUnleet
Originally posted by: FleshLight
anyone wanna give tips on how to dance for n00bs?

My prom was my first time I ever really danced too :p Here's my tips (from another n00b dancer):

Fast dance:
Pretend like your playing DDR if they play some good techno :p That's what I did, and for some reason, people started clearing the area around me and watching me go... Also, the Running Man is easy to learn, looks stupid, but it seems to work. If they play any of that cRAP some high schools call "popular music", just go with the flow and make yourself look like an idiot. If you DON'T look like an idiot, then you stick out even more. With hard rock, go with the classic headbanging (but don't hit your date's head though, that'll put you both down on each other in the less-preferable way)

Slow dance:
Wrap your arms around her (waist or back or ass or whatever you want :evil: ) and just rotate in a clockwise direction....

Note:
I agree with most everyone else when I say that #2 in your activities doesn't sound so bad ... I'd even make it #1 ;)

LOL at this post. you are the man! i wish i was there to see you fast dance, in fact i wish i could take away my inhibitions and dance
 

andylawcc

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Mar 9, 2000
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WARNING! DO NOT DO THE RUNNING MAN THING!!!


seriously.... even if the majority is doing it, proceed with caution.!

:)



just follow what other ppl do.... (taking a shot (or shots) of JD would things easier)
 

TechnoKid

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Feb 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Originally posted by: TechnoKid
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Man...you're gonna have a pretty sh*tty prom. :) How did you manage to work yourself into this situation? Why do you even have a date if you knew circumstances were going to be so poor?

I suggest discovering the magic of booze.

ahhhhhhhhh yees! boooooze. teh only way to enjoy broing prom! or just acting like yer ish dnkru.

Note: I did not drink during my own prom...but I wasn't nearly as fvcked as you. Perhaps that's not the best choice of words either...

Good luck man, I almost want to say not to go.

i didn't drink at my senior one either (was being sarcastic in my earlier response). but man, i dunno how some of the people got past the bouncers at the door. they were flat out drunk on the floor.
 

nageov3t

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Note: I did not drink during my own prom...but I wasn't nearly as fvcked as you. Perhaps that's not the best choice of words either...

Good luck man, I almost want to say not to go.

that'd be my vote. I didn't dance or drink or have sex on prom night (went with an ex-girlfriend... we were still good friends, but anything other than group dancing would have been awkward), but I was still able to have a good time because we spent the entire night hanging with all of our friends.

with no dancing, no drinking, no sex, and no friends... I'm not sure if I'd even bother going.
 

ed21x

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Oct 12, 2001
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honestly, it's not that hard to slow dance. All you got to do is hold her at the waste and step i ncircles. heck, you can even talk to her during the dance and strike up a good conversation. Me and a friend basically spent the night singing all the sons they played while we danced... ahh, the good'ol days when i was young =)
 

Orsorum

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Dec 26, 2001
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Originally posted by: ed21x
honestly, it's not that hard to slow dance. All you got to do is hold her at the waste and step i ncircles. heck, you can even talk to her during the dance and strike up a good conversation. Me and a friend basically spent the night singing all the sons they played while we danced... ahh, the good'ol days when i was young =)

Hehe, yeah, I've had some really good conversations while slow dancing.
 

Coquito

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Nov 30, 2003
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Go bs with your friends &amp; pay off the date to talk about how good you were.
 

sonambulo

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Feb 22, 2004
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start a fight with that sh!thead coach whose been harassing you since freshman year of gym class
 

Kipper

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Feb 18, 2000
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Talk to my friend Natty Light. He has a way of fixing things very quickly.
 

kami333

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Dec 12, 2001
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Why do people care so much about looking like a retard when dancing?

Yeah, I dance and I like it. Yeah, I know I look like a complete moron, especially after I've had a few. HOWEVER, I'd like to see the people on the sidelines critiquing me try to dance too, let's see how well you do it. When you're dancing, the last thing you are looking at is how another guy is dancing and you won't likely remember it after a few minutes so who cares.

I went with a aquantence to the prom, we danced for maybe 20min and talked for about 10hrs, saw the sunrise, and took her out to breakfast at a diner she'd been dying to go to but never gone. Maybe I didn't get drunk or laid but I had a really great time and so did my date, which is the important thing.
 

tec699

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Dec 19, 2002
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Become a streaker and relive the 70's all over again!!!

Show that butt!!! Also you might want to grab your dates ass while you drop a hit of acid or two!! That would be wild!!!

:D
 

tec699

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Dec 19, 2002
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Hook up with a dude and turn gay! Your buddies will go nuts!

:camera:

Remember we want pics if you choose to do this!
 

SP33Demon

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a) Hook up with one of your date's friends and ditch the btch.
b) Ditch the btch beforehand and get a date you WANT to hook up with, and get devirginized.
c) Go with a guy friend and take the Richard Simmons route.