Poll of the Day > One of the dumbest TV tropes...

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...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."
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It'll die soon. Most people keep numbers on their phones, these days. And no one is giving away a phone. Maybe text a contact. Or text a bunch of contacts or something. But it is strange... Though, I do know of people who contact random people, sometimes...
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What I hate is the dumb husband trying to cover for something trope that all the while the wife knew all along, ie According to Jim.

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.
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Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.
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I was gonna say another trope was worse, but yeah, that trope is shitty.

But the I know youre in there somewhere trope is pretty bad too. Except its sort of worse because a lot of shows are doing that these days and they never do anything cool or exciting with it.
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I hate the old trope of the dad promising to be at a ball game or recital or something and then he cant make it because he does a job and the whole family is like fuck you, you awful dad

When I mean they seem to enjoy that he pays the bills and everything maybe they should cut him some slack, the guy already works hard now you want him to spend all his free time watching some bullshit t-ball game that only exists to charge parents uniform and equipment fees
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SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Because you have no social skills.

Seriously women meet up with literal strangers through apps and shit, but you can't believe somebody will meet with someone from a mutual acquaintance?
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Maybe its a book of sluts.
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I thought you were doing a thread on dumb TVTropes pages.
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PK_Spam posted...

But the I know youre in there somewhere trope is pretty bad too. Except its sort of worse because a lot of shows are doing that these days and they never do anything cool or exciting with it.

I like that one.

One of my favorites is Evil Cannot Comprehend Good.
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Mead posted...

I hate the old trope of the dad promising to be at a ball game or recital or something and then he cant make it because he does a job and the whole family is like fuck you, you awful dad

When I mean they seem to enjoy that he pays the bills and everything maybe they should cut him some slack, the guy already works hard now you want him to spend all his free time watching some bullshit t-ball game that only exists to charge parents uniform and equipment fees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAqhOU_FjPE

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

This. Because it's fucking stupid.

Mead posted...

I hate the old trope of the dad promising to be at a ball game or recital or something and then he cant make it because he does a job and the whole family is like fuck you, you awful dad

When I mean they seem to enjoy that he pays the bills and everything maybe they should cut him some slack, the guy already works hard now you want him to spend all his free time watching some bullshit t-ball game that only exists to charge parents uniform and equipment fees

Agreed.
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SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Have you dated many women?
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Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Have you dated many women?

Have you been around people?
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Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Have you dated many women?

Have you?
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SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Have you dated many women?

Have you?

Obviously, which is why I explained how that shit works.
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Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Have you dated many women?

Have you?

Obviously, which is why I explained how that shit works.

That would not work with most people...
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LinkPizza posted...

Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Have you dated many women?

Have you?

Obviously, which is why I explained how that shit works.

That would not work with most people...

Right it doesn't but now 2 of them are going to argue that it does.
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In what world would they think that would work? Haha. That's creepy. And they probably wouldn't even know what book they were talking about. Because the book thing is also not normal. I have never seen one of those in real life.
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How many girls in the black book know that they are part of a black book in the first place? Also, before sex, take them to get an STD test. It's basically foreplay.
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LinkPizza posted...

In what world would they think that would work? Haha. That's creepy. And they probably wouldn't even know what book they were talking about. Because the book thing is also not normal. I have never seen one of those in real life.

Most of us already know this and agree with you.
Just wait for the paragraph explaining how this illogical thought is logical, and the comments that people who disagree are lacking in social skills.
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MannerSaurus posted...

How many girls in the black book know that they are part of a black book in the first place? Also, before sex, take them to get an STD test. It's basically foreplay.

That's a great point. I'm willing to bet it would make the whole thing even less appealing that it was to begin with.
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I guarantee y'all wouldn't bat an eye if the genders were reversed.
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It begins.
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SusanGreenEyes posted...

It begins.

You're right. It's already starting...
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Veedrock- posted...

I guarantee y'all wouldn't bat an eye if the genders were reversed.

Some double standards are valid though. Life isn't fair and dudes always seem creepier.
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LinkPizza posted...

Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

SusanGreenEyes posted...

Zeus posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

...or he could introduce himself as a friend of the guy who owned the book and ask them to meet for coffee in a nice public area where they feel safe.

I can't imagine a woman agreeing to this.

Have you dated many women?

Have you?

Obviously, which is why I explained how that shit works.

That would not work with most people...

He says without ever having tried it...

And honestly, it's not just limited to dating. If you have a mutual contact who gives you a person's number, you can arrange meetings with a lot of people. It's far more effective than just a normal cold call. Granted, I forget that I'm on a board where many of the posters are petrified by the prospect of talking to strangers. It's not that scary, folks.
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LinkPizza posted...

In what world would they think that would work? Haha. That's creepy. And they probably wouldn't even know what book they were talking about. Because the book thing is also not normal. I have never seen one of those in real life.

The world outside your house? And you aren't mentioning the book, you're mentioning the person.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

Uh...for this being a trope I can't think of a single show in which this has happened.
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Smarkil posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

Uh...for this being a trope I can't think of a single show in which this has happened.

I saw it in Fresh Prince and then made this topic. It was bigger in the '90s.
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Hi, you dont know me but Im a friend of Bill. Bill gave me your number, sooo.... wanna fuck?
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Smarkil posted...

TheCyborgNinja posted...

...a guy giving another guy his "little black book" of girls' phone numbers. I mean, what do they expect will come of it? "Hey, I'm a stranger, want to do something? I promise I'm not a psychopath."

Uh...for this being a trope I can't think of a single show in which this has happened.

In addition to Fresh Prince, I know I've seen it in a film or two. In general, the black book is one of those tropes made obsolete by improved technology since nowadays that info is just stored on a person's cell phone.

Honestly, while he referred to it as a "TV trope" (probably in reference to the site), it's probably much more common in film.
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You're absolutely right about me not trying it. Because nobody I know owns a book like this. And I'm definitely not scared of talking to strangers. Having a one night stand is fine. But I think the whole book thing is kinda weird, still. And people probably shouldn't just give people's numbers out like that, anyway.
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LinkPizza posted...

And people probably shouldn't just give people's numbers out like that, anyway.

Yep.
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LinkPizza posted...

You're absolutely right about me not trying it. Because nobody I know owns a book like this. And I'm definitely not scared of talking to strangers. Having a one night stand is fine. But I think the whole book thing is kinda weird, still. And people probably shouldn't just give people's numbers out like that, anyway.

It's not a matter of a book, it's being given the number of *any* third-party. The concept of the black book is -- as already mentioned -- obsolete, considering that the same info can just be stored in your cell phone.
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Zeus posted...

LinkPizza posted...

You're absolutely right about me not trying it. Because nobody I know owns a book like this. And I'm definitely not scared of talking to strangers. Having a one night stand is fine. But I think the whole book thing is kinda weird, still. And people probably shouldn't just give people's numbers out like that, anyway.

It's not a matter of a book, it's being given the number of *any* third-party. The concept of the black book is -- as already mentioned -- obsolete, considering that the same info can just be stored in your cell phone.

I know it's obsolete since that was one of the points I brought up when talking to someone else about it. But you still shouldn't give a friend someone's number because you fucked them. That's usually not ok.
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Miroku_of_Nite1 posted...

Maybe its a book of sluts.

This. I think we're meant to presume that the guy who habitually sleeps around has compiled a list of easy women, and is handing it off to his friend.
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I want to remember that 2.5 men used it as a joke at least once.
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Foppe posted...

I want to remember that 2.5 men used it as a joke at least once.

Wasn't that just a satirical Family Guy cutaway?

Barney had one in How I Met Your Mother

LinkPizza posted...

But you still shouldn't give a friend someone's number because you f***ed them. That's usually not ok.

Only if you abandon any and all context.
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