Finding dancers

[Trousers]

Following a convo (for our antipodean friends) with one of our antipodean friends about how we make mental images of people, I had a dream.

It was a weird dream

It involved me sat in a restaurant like a McDonalds (ok ok I said it was weird), but there I was sat in a fast food outlet (look I’m trying) there I was sat in a bland atmosphereless room eating a bland tasteless flat thing ( anyone seen the film Solyent Green – That’s the last time I do McDonalds)!. Anyway I assume it was pre-dance and I assume I was waiting to visit a venue new to me.
Anyhow these three people come in – a girl attractive short blonde hair, a guy cricket player build blond hair (gel’ed and twisted in to little spikes) and A N Other that I paid no attention to.

For some reason no idea why I assumed the guy was David James (see told u it was weird I’ve never seen DJ, dreams are weird huh?)

Anyway these people come in and act quite normal as they walk past me. But then like throwing a switch it’s like they’re hunting. Looking about, sniffing possibly??. Imagine vampires in a clinic for people with high blood pressure. They seemed focused on finding someone. The girl said something like ‘there’s one here’.
Then she reached into her bag and got something out and started scanning around with it.

The words ‘there’s one here’ instantly made me think they were looking for me.

That’s when I decided it was time to wake up.






Made me think though

Would it be nice to be able to find dancers when you were out?




Nokia make some software called Sensor which is designed I think is a flirt tool.
You go in a bar or club turn on sensor and any other sensor users nearby get a message or a business card alert. Not sure exactly as it doesn’t work on my model Nokia. The idea being if you like what you see or read – send a message if they like you back Bingo!!

Now I thought what about dancers.

You know the feeling. You went out with muggle mates. You’re all in a club. They’re probably all pissed but you’re not - the dance/drink thing can be a difficult hurdle to get over even with your mates. Basically you’re gagging for a dance. So turn on your phone heat up the Bluetooth and scan the room – maybe there is someone there you can dance with.

Now the Sensor Software only works with some Nokia phones and not everyone uses Nokia anyway. But the majority of newish phones use Bluetooth. If we started giving our phones a profile name like Ceroc or Jive and tried to spread this idea around the non-forumites we know would we be able to locate unknown dancers in strange places.

We had a thread about lapel badges at one time but these would have required design and production and obviously would have a cost implication – but we already have phones.

And of course this is effectively invisible and you can always ignore the messages you may get.

But maybe just maybe when you are stood at that next wedding not knowing anyone but the bride when you get that buzzing in your pocket ‘cos you’ve been spotted by a dancer.

Well,

Have I lost the plot completely this time or does this idea have merit?

[WittyBird]

I think you should stop taking drugs

[Twirly]

Originally Posted by WittyBird

I think you should stop taking drugs

Or maybe start taking different ones?!

Not sure that I should admit to this, but despite almost PMSL and I actually quite like the idea...

[Trousers]

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[Beowulf]

a bluetooth thing like that could be handy your idea does have merit.

of course you just set up a contact on your mobile called "U Ceroc?" and when you walk into a pub send it by bluetooth to every visible phone/pda in the area.

look up 'Toothing' on google.. not that I advocate such a thing I always have my mobile/pda set to invisible anyway.

[Trousers]

Ian Dury had the right idea

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I've got Ibruprofen can anyone help with the other two?

[Trousers]

Thats your fault WB
Back to the thread!!!

[Alice]

Originally Posted by WittyBird

I think you should stop taking drugs

Yeah, I agree. Or maybe different ones- I hear Valium is pretty good....
Cos I'm sure you could do with some more sleep

[bigdjiver]

I had been mulling over such a wireless people matching device. To be really useful it would have to be able to match you up with people that share the same quirky interest. To do that the device would somehow be transmitting the fact that you had such a quirky interest. This might not be a good idea. My idea for getting around this was if the device showed a match it would be on a variety of criteria. So if you wanted to find out if your match, say a high court judge, really did share your love for fluffy bunnies you would have to ask other questions, say their favourite sport, news channel etc. If these replies matched then you would know said high court judge really did like fluffy bunnies. If the judge, having seen you, did not want to share that information, he would simply have to lie about his other interests. Like all great ideas it had a fatal flaw, it would require the afore said high court judge to lie.
This app could be programmed into a mobile phone which could also be used instead of a membership card. As you entered it could upload promos.
It could be put in a chip in a Ceroc badge which would also serve as a scannable membership card.
These devices could also send your tastes in music as you entered, and the DJ could be informed exactly what floor he was playing to, and a matched dancer could also be informed now only what style you liked, but what music you wanted to dance it to.
and ... but enough already.

[Sheepman]

Call me a Luddite for not having Bluetooth if you like, but here's a novel idea, (which maybe only works for leaders).
If you're at a non jiving venue where people are dancing, watch them, talk to them, ask for a dance!

Once you've started dancing, even if you're partner isn't really a jiver, anyone who is, and is interested, is likely to soon seek you out.
OK, the talking business can be intimdating, but sometime it's worth a try!

Greg

[Alice]

Originally Posted by Sheepman

Call me a Luddite for not having Bluetooth if you like, but here's a novel idea, (which maybe only works for leaders).


Greg

Dear Greg,
You are a Luddite

But I agree with what you say- and it does work for followers too...

[Trousers]

You Luddite!





But. . . .

If you are one of those strangely jointed people that can wobble to house music and funk around a handbag in a little group of people, fairenuff it may work.
But I expect if you tried to take a handbag dancer by the hand in a night club and start trying to lead her it may be the start of a chain reaction resulting in the deposition of you on the doorstep. You may even have the expected although not mandatory red cheek form the slap she gave you.
A little knowledge goes a long way methinks

[Sheepman]

Originally Posted by Trousers

But I expect if you tried to take a handbag dancer by the hand in a night club and start trying to lead her it may be the start of a chain reaction resulting in the deposition of you on the doorstep. You may even have the expected although not mandatory red cheek form the slap she gave you.

I can't say I'd try it at a nightclub, (mostly because I don't do nightclubs,) but I have (very rarely) done it at other events. It wouldn't happen often, because if I was going to an event with dancing, I'd normally be going with dancer(s).
The watching bit means you notice people who are doing more than just "handbag dancing" and the talking bit should mean she knows it's going to be a partner dance.
No rocket science or projectiles involved!

Greg

[Lynn]

Originally Posted by Trousers

It was a weird dream

I really shouldn't read threads like this at work. Fortunately its lunchtime and there is no-one else in the office to hear me!

Resistance is useless. There is nowhere to hide...

[David Bailey]

Originally Posted by Trousers

, a guy cricket player build blond hair (gel’ed and twisted in to little spikes) ...

For some reason no idea why I assumed the guy was David James

Wow - that's spooky, 'coz that's exactly what I look like,

Originally Posted by Trousers

Made me think though

Would it be nice to be able to find dancers when you were out?

For some weird and wonderful value of "nice", presumably?

Originally Posted by Trousers

Now I thought what about dancers.

You know the feeling. You went out with muggle mates. You’re all in a club.

There's your problem. Don't go to clubs

Originally Posted by Trousers

Have I lost the plot completely this time

Yep.

Originally Posted by Trousers

or does this idea have merit?

No.

[MartinHarper]

Originally Posted by Trousers

A N Other that I paid no attention to. ... For some reason no idea why I assumed the guy was David James

Wow - that's spooky, 'coz that's exactly what he looks like.

Originally Posted by Trousers

I expect if you tried to take a handbag dancer by the hand in a night club and start trying to lead her it may be the start of a chain reaction resulting in the deposition of you on the doorstep. You may even have the expected although not mandatory red cheek form the slap she gave you.

It works better if you know them beforehand.