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By Celeste brott, The News Record (University of Cincinnati)
Posted: 5/20/08 Section: Opinion Columns
Grubbs and I were sitting on a couch in a secluded corner of Highland Café when he told me this, and I got so excited by his example that I spilled my hot cranberry juice and lime down the front of my new dress.
Hardly noticing the red stain soaking into my bosom, I excitedly squeaked back, "Oh my God, that's just like my brother!" When my brother was around 16, he used to play video games all the time. Then he grew up, started getting laid, and now he hasn't touched a game-controller in months.
My confidence in my theory is growing after my chat with Grubbs, so I decided to consult Matt Valvano, a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati.
Valvano plays video games often, but he is also more of a lady's man than anyone else I know. He's the kind of guy who can flirt with every girl he sees and not be thought of as a jerk because he is sweet and charming enough to get away with it.
"Oh my God, it's so true," Valvano said when I shared the theory with him over coffee at The Anchor Grill, a 24-hour diner in Newport, Ky.
"I play video games all the time during the week, but I never play on the weekends," Valvano said. "That theory is brilliant. You should write a book."
Hardly noticing the red stain soaking into my bosom, I excitedly squeaked back, "Oh my God, that's just like my brother!" When my brother was around 16, he used to play video games all the time. Then he grew up, started getting laid, and now he hasn't touched a game-controller in months.
My confidence in my theory is growing after my chat with Grubbs, so I decided to consult Matt Valvano, a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati.
Valvano plays video games often, but he is also more of a lady's man than anyone else I know. He's the kind of guy who can flirt with every girl he sees and not be thought of as a jerk because he is sweet and charming enough to get away with it.
"Oh my God, it's so true," Valvano said when I shared the theory with him over coffee at The Anchor Grill, a 24-hour diner in Newport, Ky.
"I play video games all the time during the week, but I never play on the weekends," Valvano said. "That theory is brilliant. You should write a book."
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Tango
posted 5/20/08 @ 6:58 PM CST
Hmm, I would agree with the theory, except that I have actually seen men playing video games ignore their (Attractive) girlfriends. Not just "Hey, you need to fix. (Continued…)
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