While I have had the pleasure of dating guys from different backgrounds, religions and races, I have only had the pleasure of dating this one special breed of guy since I’ve been here in Wilmington. The “special” breed that I’m talking about is the Bing genius. If you are unfamiliar with the Bing genius then kudos to you; but let me explain to you how I was introduced to their existence and coined this terminology.
I met a guy while sitting out on the beach writing. He introduced himself to me and quickly won me over with his witty one liners and general tenacity. We exchanged phone numbers and after the customary 3 day waiting period he rang me up. Initially we talked about the general stuff, what kind of activities we like, where we are from and subsequently where we want to go. Then we moved on to the more interesting conversation, (this is the point in the conversation where you find out if a person has any real mettle) what books you like to read IF you like to read, what sort of movies do you watch, etc. The conversation was going well until the subject of Schrödinger’s cat came up.
OK, so don’t ask me how Schrödinger’s cat came up….I probably made some stupid joke about PETA and Schrödinger’s freaking cat and he didn’t get it and I, more than likely took offense, because hey….let’s face it I’m pretty damn funny! Back to the story.
I thought that he would just shrug it off and move on; but no, that’s not what happened. He went back to the subject of movies for a bit, and then he began to talk about Schrödinger – in detail! I was SO impressed with his knowledge of the theory and his application of it to everyday life that I literally had stars in my eyes…well, not so literally but you know what I mean. So, we engage in this really prolific conversation over the phone and I felt satisfied. Mostly, because any conversation that I have that’s prolific I’m happy with and also because I was thinking that I may have finally found a guy that I could date and talk to! He called me a couple of days later and when I saw his number in my phone I got butterflies in my stomach. I rushed to answer the phone. After some casual conversation I hinted that he should ask me out on a date. He did and we did.
I was happy to see that he looked like I’d remembered him as we sat at a little Italian restaurant in Monkey Junction. As we talked the conversation came oddly around to…..of course Schrödinger’s cat. I immediately noticed the look of bother on his face but didn’t understand it until he began to fumble about the topic. Yes, the same topic that he had spoken on earlier with such ease, such knowledge! I was floored. *giggle* (That statement is always funny to me. One day I’ll explain why.) Later that evening while watching “The Philanthropist”, which is sponsored by Bing.com there was a commercial where Teddy Rist’s-the philanthropic lead of the show-assistant is at her desk and she gets a call from the bodyguard. He asks what the meaning of ‘factotum’ is because Teddy always refers to him as his ‘factotum’.
She immediately goes to Bing.com while engaging him in mild conversation until Bing.com gives her the results where she casually works the answer back into the conversation. A light came on in my head and I thought, “BING!”
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