The Links: Cheap Dates

By Tom Miller posted Feb 23rd 2009 6:45PM

Cheap dates, the O Phrase and first date sex.

Yo, Hope you had a tolerable Monday and that you're favorite flicks totally rocked ass at the Academy Awards this weekend. Speaking of the Oscars, did you see Mickey Rourke's grill? Did he catch that fake chomper on the discount? Whatever metal is in there appears to predate stainless steel. So, if the stars are skimping on dental work, what's the likelihood that you're going to be able to blow a bunch of money on a nice date? Slim and none, and slim's gotta be home for supper soon.

With that in mind, our homies over at Lemondrop have decided to reach all the way back to the Depression for cheap date ideas. I suppose we could probably use a war or something to stimulate this economy. Bad idea. A McFlurry with two spoons, on the other hand, is a good idea (note: double-check his/ her stance on dairy, made that mistake before).

It's not as easy as it once was to get some tail. Long gone are the days when it was reasonable to just plunk down $500 for a bottle of Grey Goose and expect the honeys to come a-flocking. Therefore, Spike helps the fellas out with 10 surefire ways to get laid for under $10. So, if he asks you to a gallery opening he may not be the art fan you think he is.

Em & Lo always have something new to try out. Since spicing it up at a hotel is totally out of the question, try somewhere a little cheaper and less expensive. It'll still run ya 25 bucks in New York City, but that's better than the Four Seasons.

Despite being free (or less than $10, as it were), some people are rejecting sex as entertainment only. Cosmo's Joe Hottie is Brady Bill-esque cooling off period. Metro.co.uk has a survey that says 65% of women polled find first date sex unacceptable. "Don't me to cool out. You cool out. When do we get the friggin' guns???"

OK. Hormones are in check. Heartbeat returning to normal. The folks over at DearSugar ask their readers if it's better to sleep with someone or sleep next to them first. The answer may surprise you (or it may not). (Note: Nothing surprises me anymore with this stuff. We're sort of a nation of totally over-sexed prudes.)

If you do choose to shoop on that first date, you'll probably work with some of the old classics rather than trying anything that requires synergy or too much coordination. That's one of many reasons that Divine Caroline has an ode to the missionary position (note: it likely was not invented by missionaries).