How do you girls ...

LOL! That's just wrong.

Lindal used to look like that before she got into film. Before I directed her and Chris in the James Bond short, I had to send her to a dentist. Now look at her!

This thread has been an interesting (and entertaining) read.

I intentionally made my avatar to be as pretty as I could without her seeming to "cookie-cutter". Not to be hit on, but because she's the idealized version of me, so I want her to be perfect. So she's quite lovely (at least I think so), and subsequently I get hit on quite a bit. Sometimes it's amusing, occasionally annoying. Rarely do I get the invite for "cyber-sex" right off the bat, though that's probably because the type of men who make those offers aren't quite sure how to respond to someone who comes across a little formally and articulates well. It does happen though, and when it does I usually politely tell them thank you for asking, but I'm not interested. Most of the time they get the message and move on in search of the nearest Amazon in EEE boobs, big hair, hoochie clothes, bling, and a static pose. Once or twice I've had someone be a little persistent that I had to subsequently ignore.

I remember on one occasion a gentlemen approached me, inquiring if I was a slave (I was wearing an outfit with leather cuffs). He wasn't very good with his English - I think he was German. Despite me telling him no, and ignoring his advances, he continued sending me messages. The conversation was actually amusing, else I would have put him on ignore. It went from him thinking I was a slave and asking if he could own me, to asking if I would give him my cuffs (sorry buddy, but they're No-Transfer!), to thinking I was a Dom and asking to be my slave, to then settling into some normal conversation which actually turned out to be entertaining. I declined his request for friendship though - din't want to give him any more encouragement!

At any rate, regarding the original question, most of the time I look on being "hit on" with amusement. If anything it's confirmation that my avatar is eye-catching. Now to just make sure it's catching the right eyes!

Something I heard this week somewhere:

"Its better to want what you don't have than to have what you don't want"

... or maybe the other way around *Throws his hands up in frustration*

Now if i could just remember who said it... I am not THAT old!

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Yeff, and I tawked wike thiff, too. Fank yoo, Owyx, foww fixing my teef.

There will always be idiots somewhere. At least the smaller cats tend to get ignored.

OH, I'm sure that will work often enough to not be a complete waste of time. Heck, that might work in RL, in some places ... if you ask enough women!

Of course, in SL or RL, your odds depend on your appearance as well as your approach.

I kin give yer anudder pair Lindal ... if'n you want to pull out them fancy teef Owyx got ya at da dentist.

That's actually what got me started on the non-human avs. In my first week in SL I got hit on by several of the Clueless And Charmless, and so I went shopping for an A/S/L-proof av. I found Grendel's Children fairly quickly, and soon discovered that wearing a critter av of some sort is *great*! Not only does one not get hit on by twits, but one now has lots of amusing roleplaying possibilities to work with that are wonderful conversation starters. I had a lot of fun being a magpie or a horse, but when I when hunting around for a decent quad feline av, I couldn't find much that appealed to me, so I taught myself how to build and script in order to make one that I'd enjoy wearing.

Interestingly, these days I do find myself occasionally inclined wander around in human form - something I've not done much at all since that first week or so. So far I've been thankfully spared the predations of the Clueless And Charmless, but I imagine that if some start doing the Moron Mating Dance at me again, I shall revert to feline/avian/draconian/whatever form pretty quickly! It's amazing how well a good dose of dragon breath can quell the importunate.

@Nimbus: When I'm using your cat avatar, people only want to pet me....

Marry me?

Or, more in keeping with the thread, at least some cheap meaningless geeksex?

Uhmmm, can I see your toys?

Well, Joe Jackson said "You can't get what you want, 'til you know what you want"

Of course, but a word of warning is in order - my toys are not particularly deranged (well, most of them), it's the maker you have to worry about

Please don't encourage her ... I'm worn out to a nub as it is!

So if you guys are getting married can I give you away Brenda?

Gee Alyx, I want to pet you anyway. But then, I like women in glasses who look so *intelligent*!

Travis Lambert has a funny story about someone hitting on him, and he sez "But, I'm a cartoon dog!". The onslaught did not abate.

Absolutely NOT!!!! *You're done with me already?*

Ok, been giving this ninja look some more thought! How about we find some throwing stars to go with the machete and paper whapper? You know, add in a lil style

Oh...and the other night I saw (no kidding!) a bloody butcher knife for sale in, of all places, a Victorian shop! <<Knew I should have picked that up>>

I am sorely disappointed. I have yet to be whacked with a rolled up newspaper. I would have thought I would be constantly whacked by you girls.

Now see that's your problem right there, Chris: You are "disappointed" by not being whacked. We have to resort to different tactics in that case. *grins*

Well, maybe not surprising considering Dr. Jeykell was from the Victorian age. So, if someone is role playing that kind of story...insert bloody knife.

You probably shouldn't talk about getting whacked when you know people from Jersey. It's always the one you never expect, with a smile.

*Makes a note to go "Chris Hunting" at some point, when I have time to kill...*

How does one butcher without getting the knife bloody?

One butchers vegetarian saugages

One uses something other than the knife.

I would suggest a weed whacker, but that's just me. Other options are an axe, a chainsaw, a rusty car key, cable saw, scythe, sickle, gravel crusher, log splitter, sewing machine, band saw, table saw, circular hand saw, router, hand grenade, meat grinder, cheese grater, lathe chisel, sand blaster, roto-jet, bench grinder, and the ever popular french fry frencher.