Tag Archives: psychology

Two Can Play That Game

A shy guy named Mike is having a drink in a bar when he notices a beautiful woman sitting at the other end. After an hour of gathering up his courage, in liquid form, he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively, “Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?”

To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, “No, I won’t go back to your place and sleep with you!”

By now, the entire bar is staring at them. Naturally, the guy is hopelessly and completely embarrassed and he slinks back to his spot and get the attention of the bartender so he can pay his tab and leave. As Mike is signing the credit card slip the woman walks over, smiles at him and says, “I’m sorry if I embarrassed you. You see, I’m a graduate student in psychology and I’m studying how people respond to embarrassing situations.”

To which Mike responds, at the top of his lungs, “There’s no way I’ll pay $300!”