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Dog Days
February 23rd, 2003
Art Vandelay from the Glebe writes:
Lads,
First time writer, long time reader...thought that your wide array of engineering and musical knowledge might be able to solve this dilly of a pickle.
I live at probably the coolest house in the glebe...let's just call this place "Fort Wicked" for fear of tipping off my roomies. Anyways I get along great with all the guys except lately, one of them, we'll call him Saul, has been bugging me to go out to this place he always goes...The Bulldog. All he ever does is talk about all the good times we have there and when are we going back? Ever since he went there and picked up some chick he met through an advice column he hasn't stopped.
What should I do to get him off my back?
 Trevor |
A good way to get this guy off your back is to try to pick him up next time your there. Start dancing closely and whispering in his ear, then dance closer and closer until he gets uncomfortable and wants to leave. He'll never want to go there (or anywhere) with you again.
This can however backfire on you, but then you might find a great long lasting relationship with your roomie. You never know where or when you'll find true love! |
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 Steve |
Guys...I have a confession. I'm Saul. I know that everything you're saying about the Bulldog, Minglewoods and the Cabin is totally sarcastic and you're just making fun of them. I don't see what's wrong with going out to a nice bar and showing off your muscles, clothes, car and jewelry to some attractive (and barely legal) ladies. It's a great way to simultaneously show how tough and cool you are. Plus... you can really impress the ladies by pouding the piss out of any guys that look at you the wrong way as you waddle in the front door with your "46-inches of pure steroids" chest.
I just realized that by typing the words "barely legal" and "46-inches of horse penis" I probably just tripled our web site hits. |
 Paul |
First of all, I don't think Saul is the one with the problem. What you have to realize is that the Bulldog is one of the coolest places in Ottawa. They only let in Ottawa's most elite.
The thing that I love about the Bulldog is the fact that I can go to a place where I can talk about and show off how much money that I have with all my leather jacket wearing peers. Nobody judges you by what you are wearing. It is just a great warm, inviting place to go. I think you should give the Bulldog a second chance. |
 Chris |
I have to agree with Paul on this one. The Bulldog is THEE place to be. My friends and I were planning a night on the town. Half of them had tickets to a Senators game, free booze, box seats..., followed by a great modern art exhibit at the National Arts Center, followed by a gala. The other half wanted to go to The Bulldog, pound $7 drinks with way to much ice, and listen to a frat house full of jocks talk about hockey, Creed, and Vin Diesel. I opted to go to The Bulldog of course. There's nothing like fraternizing with a bunch of J.LO Ginas, while enjoying the mix cassette that the DJ loves while he pretends that he's scratching records....awesome.
Here's a trick....when you walk in, do one of the following. Throw a hockey puck into the pool of guys that are in that place every time, and see what happens, and/or...yell...."FIGHT!!!", and see what happens. My advice about Solomon, or whatever you're friend's name is...tell him that you don't like the Bulldog, and that you'd prefer to go to a place like Minglewoods or The Cabin instead. Everyone knows that those are real Ottawa hangouts! |