- There was a fly buzzing around this room,
and I opened a window and it actually found its way out.
(humming, belches)
A bunch is cool.
I’m not 22, I wanna be 15.
No, I don’t want to be 15.
Sorry if you’re 15.
Someone asked me on Tumblr,
“As a permanently single guy, can I suggest
“a video idea: 10 awesome first dates.
“Like, fun dates that aren’t the stereotypical
“dinner and a movie.”
Yes, yes I can suggest you 10 dates.
So the thing to remember about first dates is that
you want there to be lots of opportunity
for conversation, but you also want there to be
a distraction so it doesn’t put so much pressure
on you coming up with conversation topics.
Number one: bowling!
Because you’re actively doing something
it takes the pressure off those awkward silent moments.
Also you get to find out how they deal with losing.
Number two: animals!
You go to an aquarium, or a zoo!
I have a bit of a question about aquariums, though.
One of my favorite films is ‘Closer,’ and there’s lots
of references to aquariums in the film, and the references
they make are about how it’s kind of sexual
and dirty, um, and I have no idea
what that connection is.
Can someone please tell me why fish are sexy?
Number three: you get tickets to the theatre
or a gig, or a sports game.
Music gigs and sports games obviously
you can talk the whole time.
I would definitely recommend comedy gigs actually,
they’re a really fun first date.
First dates are really nerve-wracking
and you can feel quite tense
and laugher always releases tension.
Number four: you could take a class together.
I would recommend a fun cooking class like pizza.
You can get all flirty and throw flour at each other.
As cliché as that sounds.
Number five: another cliché, crazy golf!
Or mini golf!
And then you can do that thing where
one of you gets behind the other person
and hows them how it’s done.
Number six: an arcade!
An old-school arcade with like pinball machines
and like the dance games.
Number seven: this one is for 18+,
adult shops.
Now before you freak out,
hear me out.
They’re actually super fun places to go with people.
Number eight: museums!
Because learning and knowledge is fun.
My favorite type of museum for first dates
would probably be like a museum of science
and industry, the ones with weird science experiments
and like interactive things, and probably like a kid section
and you can just act like big kids and join in
and play with bubbles.
I’m just imagining the Manchester one.
Or you could combine museum and the sex shop one
because as of November, the Welcome Trust
are having a yearlong exhibition about sexology.
Sexology was my dissertation,
and there’s gonna be an exhibition in a museum
about sexology.
Number nine: an amusement park.
Obviously this is at the more expensive end
of first dates, just make sure that both of your
rollercoaster tolerances are the same,
so that none of you are left on their own
when someone else wants to go on a ride.
Number ten: be a tourist.
People tend to never really explore the touristy things
in their hometown.
Thanks for watching.
I hope some of you take some of these ideas on.
Give this video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it
and let me know in the comments
if you’ve got any better ideas for first dates.
On last Friday’s video
TomorrowCantKnow says: “Great video!
”My California dream would be to have had
”the guts to say hi to you in Forever 21 in San Francisco.”
Why didn’t you say hi?
I actually bought this dress
in the Forever 21 in San Francisco.
I just did an outfit of the day video!
Tick.
Good luck to all of you on your romantic endeavors,
but I’m sure you don’t need it because you’re all
wonderful, and intelligent, and well-spoken,
and lovely human beings.
(soft music)