European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 stars and stripes monday april 2 2007 Day something informal is Best for a first Date quote of the Day Leahj Bunyou get to fake if off at the end of he Cassie Carpenter on the empathy sure her husband and other service members Wear to experience what its like to be pregnant at baby Boot Camp see Story on Page 3 list top games for april 2 guitar hero ii Box 360 3 ghost recon advanced War fighter 2 Box 360 4 the elder scrolls in shivering Isles pc Box 360 5 world of burning crusade pm 6 supreme commander pc 7 mob 07 the show ps2 8 command conquer 3 Tiberius wars pc game informer Magazine comm g scx5n scene on sunday air Force idols today in stripes abby26 american Roundup 2021 classified2731 crossword25 faces23 Horoscope opinion 17 sports3140 to listings22 weather19 we got some interesting feedback on last weeks column about whether a Guy should be expected to pay for most everything in the Ini tial phases of courtship our position the Guy jays especially if he does the asking but we encourage even a halfheartedly mumbled attempt by the woman to Spring for something mainly because such a gesture works won Ders for a relationship nearly All of the responses were from Guys most of whom Felt victimized to some male Call Mcclathey newspapers degree by women who wanted a free lunch or dinner m i i interestingly no women wrote in out raged about How our opinion perpetuates the stereotype of men having to coddle and take care of the opposite sex because they cant take care of themselves but then again maybe our letter Carrier has been ill lately in any Case one of the missives stood out from the rest and not just because it sailed through the transom affixed to a Brick it was from a Guy named Rob we wont identify him further in Case he might Ever want to try Dat Bowling always a Good first Date ing who Felt we we rent hard enough on women who seem to expect to be wined and dined and Infin tum to illustrate his argument he broke Down Bis expenses for a recent first Date from for parking to for a com Edy show and drinks of and with a High end dinner in Between the total was around for he said someone i barely even know to which we can Only respond what no Pri vate Jet to Maui for a hot Stone Massage in Hana say what you will about who should whats up with that explaining customs from around the world q i hear you can be fined in Germany for tapping your Finger to your head if youre mad at an other Driver realty whats up wit that a in Germany tapping your forefinger to your brow is called the Vogel Zeigen and quite liter ally Means youre crazy but theres a bit More to it than that think of it this Way if s the Germany equivalent of the giving some one the Bird or flipping them off and you can end up with a ticket or a stiff Fine if the person on the other end of your gesture takes of sense according to German Media re ports the gesture can net you a Fine of up to 300 euro and Between three and five Points against your License and heres another common action on the Road that can get you fined even though you see peopled it All the time or have had it done to you several it is technically illegal for a Driver to Flash their High beams at the car in front of them this is traditionally meant As i want to pass you so move Over but it could Cost you a traffic Fine photo illustration by Noga Amitav stars and stripes the preferred and Legal method to signal the same message is to put on your left Blinker the Driver ahead of you should get out of the Way of and never Ever pass anyone on the right even if there not getting out of your Way but that a whole other Story got a question about going son Europe email stripes acc pay for first dates but Rob caused his own problem by going too far too fast which brings us to today lesson what is an appropriate activity for a first Date Lef s stipulate that this is not an online dating first Date for which the Only acceptable venue is a Starbucks or a crowded bar with two exits preferably one near the restrooms the mov ies no too much time spent in tortured silence gourmet picnic in a verdant Meadow no parking drinks dinner comedy show no see above dinner yes provided if s at a modest place sometimes knows As a that Doest serve a diminutive entree on a plate the size of a manhole cover the fact is most women Are uncomfortable with first dates that Are too Lav ish Bowling yes because if one of you is demonstrably better than the other you can put up the Gutter bumpers and increase Beer frames from one to three the Boardwalk yes if if s at night everyone looks better in the glow of pulsating Neon Maie Call answers questions from men and women on etiquette relationships mens style and More write to puzzles by Papp com m 4 1 7 7 i difficulty very easy yesterdays solution Rii in the boxes so that each Row column and 3by3 Square includes the digits 1 through 9 for solution lips 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