1/7     Today at a company meeting, I overheard an attractive asian
        female engineer say to her manager in another language
        "That young man is very cute," not knowing I knew her
        language.  The problem is, I'm also attracted to her, and
        I see her T & Th's every morning on a weekly basis.  HELP!
        What should I say to her next week, to break the ice?  - 2pac#1fan
        \_ YOU GUYS ARE SO NOT ORIGINAL. "take her to a movie"? "Buy
        \_ Clearly, you're such a pansy coward that you don't deserve to
have
           her some coffee"? "Cubicle talk"? Sheesh! You're just going
           to end up looking like all the other guys. Make her feel
           special. Tell her that recently you've been thinking a lot
           about her when you masturbate.
           \_ the last girl I told that to filed a restraining order
              against me.
        \_ Clearly, you're such a pansy coward that you don't deserve to have
           her.  Nice guys finish last and rightfully so.  Worm boy!
        \_ Ask her out to lunch.  Or, be a man, just to her cubicle and
           \_ This
           chat with her.  (Cubicle chatting is very common in corporate
           office environment.  Probably one of the easiest ways to get
           to know your co-workers (or break the ice).)  I do envy your
           environment.  In my company, all I see are 40-60 year old women.
           \_ I know the feeling. I work at a huge company, and everyone
              is at least 30 years old, married, repulsive, or some combo
              of the above. Then I visited my friend at a small startup.
              Every girl there was at least above ok-looking, with some
              truly pretty women.
        \_ Oh, hello aaron.
                \_ yeah right. i'd be making her pancakes by now, not
                   asking for help on the soda motd. --aaron
                 a social meeting rather than a busineess meeting. -luv_geek
                   \_ aaron, if i say you're cute, will you make me pancakes?
        \_ Step 0: Get some guts.
                 a social meeting rather than a busineess meeting.
-luv_geek
           Step 1: Introduce yourself.
           Step 2: Ask her if she'd like to go to a movie with you.
        \_ Ask her if she's into Japanese bondage and show her your ropes.
        \_ Your "problem" is that you see mutual attraction and frequent
              whine on the MOTD.  My first impression was that it's a troll,
           meetings with this woman to be a problem.
              \_ that's what you get when you call the motd.public
                 expecting Dr. Laura. But just ask this lady
                 out to coffee and make it clear that it is
              whine on the MOTD.  My first impression was that it's a
        \_ Why don't you email her if you're that shy?  The trick is to find
           a way to include her in your social circle at work, whether that be
           through email or through casual "water cooloer" conversation.  If
           you like to send jokes out, maybe include her on the mailing list?
troll,
                 a social meeting rather than a busineess meeting. -luv_geek
                 \_ Bozo, he's obviously too shy and clueless to do so.
              virus and bulletins on how she can MAKE MONEY FAST!!!1!, while
        \_ say "Anta wa hosoi uguiso da. boku no ie [de] utanasai ?"
        \_ How do you know she knew you didn't know her language? Perhaps she
           \_ wow, such grace and eloquence, for a common street dog.
              \_ yoroshiku.
        \_ Why don't you email her if you're that shy?  The trick is to
find
                appropriate for her to approach you? Meaning: go ask if she'd
           a way to include her in your social circle at work, whether that
be
           through email or through casual "water cooloer" conversation.
If
           you like to send jokes out, maybe include her on the mailing
list?
        \_ Just go up to her real shy-like, ruffing your hair with your hand
                while looking at the ground before your toes, and say -
                "eeeto desune.... ano... jitsu wa... "  and eventually she'll
              virus and bulletins on how she can MAKE MONEY FAST!!!1!,
while
                either run away or start talking to you.  If she starts
        \_ How do you know she knew you didn't know her language? Perhaps
she
                talking to you, then cut to the chase with, "ja, yaroo!"
                Mmm, if she's Chinese, just repeat a bunch of strings of
                "jiba-jiba-jiba-jiba...."  If she's Korean, try something like,
                "shikuro!", grab her and take her down to the ground. -mtbb
                appropriate for her to approach you? Meaning: go ask if
she'd
        \_ A girl saying that she thinks someone is cute doesn't necessary
           imply attraction.
           \_ This certainly _does_ imply attraction.  I think the problem
              is that the poster can't think of anything to do other than
              whine on the MOTD.  My first impression was that it's a troll,
              but everyone's taking it so seriously...
              \_ No it doesn't. Esp. if she's native Asian, you hear that
                 kind of stuff a lot.
        \_ I envy you!!! :-(   -- yuen
        \_ show up to your next meeting naked with a can of crisco.
        \_ Why don't you email her if you're that shy?  The trick is to find
           a way to include her in your social circle at work, whether that be
           through email or through casual "water cooloer" conversation.  If
           you like to send jokes out, maybe include her on the mailing list?
           \_ Yeah, include her on your joke mailing list so that she can
              include _you_ on _her_ list of "idiots who mail useless stuff
              to me".  Don't forget those warnings about the Good Times
              virus and bulletins on how she can MAKE MONEY FAST!!!1!, while
              you're at it.
        \_ How do you know she knew you didn't know her language? Perhaps she
                purposefully said it in a language you understand, but that
                she could pretend she didn't know you understood, because
                you're too shy and won't approach despite the fact she's
                been giving you other signals, yet she doesn't feel it's
                appropriate for her to approach you? Meaning: go ask if she'd
                like to get dinner and a movie sometime, duh.
        \_ tell her you are gay.  Problem solved.
                \_ Three's Company, all over again!
        \_ okay, dude, when you snap out of your little fantasy, post to
           the motd again and ask "how do i stop deluding myself into
           thinking that people find me attractive? it's really ruining my
           score." -ali