Poll: What are you doing for V-day?
By Ryan Block 
posted February 14th 2008 12:56PM
posted February 14th 2008 12:56PM
| Bought my sweetheart a gadget -- something pink. | |
|---|---|
| Bought 'em a gadget, but it's definitely NOT pink. | |
| Popping the question: can I be in your Fave 5? | |
| Why the hell would I buy someone a gadget for V-day? Chocoflowers. | |
| Going to see Electroma and then a quiet dinner served by robots. | |
| Nothing, I hate members of the opposite / same sex. | |
| Playing Call of Duty 4, obviously. |
I gave my sweetie a Headshot with a P90... she gave me a face-full of flashbang...
It's going to be a good V-day...
Quick question... although I know this might seem silly to some, wtf is going on in that picture???
Yes, I see the knife.
Company meeting in a restaurant -- weirdest thing ever 7 guys at a table on V-day. They sure know how to plan 'em.
@Wesburl
Why do you ask? Looks like a normal enough couple to me... compared to my record, at least... wait a sec...
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Man, tonight I'm club & bar hopping til I can't see straight! Geeks who can dance FTW!
Man, you do know that females read this, right? Where's the dude-gift options? I ain't getting him flowers and chocolate nor anything pink...
an unrecognized life form has appeared on engadget
does not compute
( did i just set a new world record for worlds nerdiest comment? )
Um, all those choices are gender neutral!
tits or GTFO
Female on Engadget? Picture or it never happened.
Yeah, and where's the "depressed and alone" option?
Well FWIW, I picked 'COD4', although it could turn into something like WoW instead. I am usually much more gadget-obsessed than the males whose company I keep, so gadget-gifts don't go over well, and there aren't a whole lot of gadgets I don't have already myself (that I would want/need anyways). So... while some may be more neutral than others, there still isn't an option for 'a six pack and some lavender-scented stuff', because, yeah, he likes lavender, go figure.
@Adam Erickson:
Look at her avatar. Guess it happened.
Grow up guys. A lot of women read Engadget -- I certainly don't blame them for not being more active participants in comments though.
He likes lavender O_o! THAT is strange... Anyways i guess it takes all sorts of people to make a world hehehe give him my regards ;) I wonder how i would react if my bf would tell me he likes lavender hummm anyhow ;) Happy valentines day everyone!
@Ryan
"A lot of women read Engadget"
Veronica doesn't count.
The choices are gender neutral, and women do read engadget but do fail to participate for fear of this happening(thanks Ryan)
Female here. Also looking for "depressed and alone," but figured COD4 was the placeholder for that. I don't have COD4, so it will be a different game.
Why do depressed and alone always have to coincide?
I'm a guy and I have gotten chocolates sometimes, and I appreciate it, chocolate is pretty nice and if it's something you seldomly buy yourself a nice change.
Technology is my only love... down here in my moms basement at age 45...
wow, its 5am on the 15th here in aus
how depressing.
thanks for the reminder
lol... I have to work tonight.
"Obviously"
lmao, and we're winning too!
I love this!! We are truly geeks if we are playing Call of Duty 4 on Valentines Day!!
there is a very fine line between a geek and a loser
Bought my fiance a BlackJack II, red. And, I bought it before those annoying AT&T commercials suggesting I do just that. The best part? It's exactly what she wanted.
I played 1 round of Domination today.. around 8am. Will be doing some more COD4 later tonight.
I'm taking the day off from work to hang out with my sweetie tonight.
We went out to dinner earlier this week.
Thank you for skipping the horrible list of pink gadgets. I wish the manufacturers would stop trying to force perceived femininity on electronics. Most women are secure enough (and possess enough taste) to not want everything they own to be f**cking pastel.
I bought myself a 360 Elite for Valentine's Day.
Marry me! lol I come with games for your elite
And if you two don't work out... I have games too!
Neither of them have controllers though >:)
I don't celebrate Valentine's Day, but our anniversary is close by, so I got her a Sprint Mogul.
That poll is missing the real option; Nothing, Hallmark holidays are stupid.
/agree
Say it brother!
My Girlfriend actually lets me get away with this!! So far she has bought ME dinner and we are going out to get ice cream. Huzah!
Still, a work colleagues boyfriends birthday is on valentines day. THAT is the way to get away with it!
"because doing something nice for your loved one is stupid."
How about treating them right all year instead of one day? And I don't mean slave labor all year. I mean, just treat them like human beings. You shouldn't need days like this.
my sweetie got wireless headsets so she could cook while watching romance movies in her laptop & I shoot the sh**t out of splicers
lol i wish that my valentine would play cod4 with me...but men are meant to be superior
We don't celebrate it either, I just find it really stupid that you're supposed to be "extra" loving today rather than any other time during the year.
Although we are going to see each other this weekend (go to different schools) so I'm very happy/excited for that.
World Of Warcraft :)
Gonna finish F.E.A.R. so I can finally get started on HL2ep1
ORANGE BOX BABY!
...Play Call of Duty 4.....Please. This mistakenly stereotypes technophiles of both genders. (I myself selected the "Electroma/Robots" option as that was closest to "listen to Daft Punk and make dinner using a Kitchen Aid mixer).
It's wrong to assume that geeks would go home on Commercialized Breeding Ritual Day and play a MMORPG. I, myself, am foregoing my Guild Wars addiction this evening and work on PC mod designs. ;)
Glad to know I'm not the only one who knows what ELECTROMA is (Daft Punk FTW!)
My lady and I are gonna hit up some Halo 3 tonight once I'm out of class. Then we're going with a big group to a club here in town for drinks and what not. Then its back to my apartment where some banging will soon commence. best part? We both think v-day is dumb as hell, and we both would rather be playing Vidgea Games than wasting money celebrating. Pa-Pow, nerds. its called havin your cake and eatin it too. And that shit's real.
and now i know why you prefer playing "videa" games. please NEVER take off that condom.
Bought her something pink because she loves pink (iPod Nano) she was delighted
none of the above...I have class from 2-5, and then I have a macroeconomics test tomorrow that I need to study for...
Valentines Day is for suckers.
I am taking my special someone out tomorrow for heaps of cheap candy and movies! :D