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Hearing Coin-Operated Boy -- Dresden Dolls
Soon To Be The Most Popular Cabbie in NYC
He's a cabbie and a yenta all in one!
So for the lovelorn who are burned out by the bar scene, fed up with personal ads or tired of scouring the Internet, there's another place to look for that perfect date: the back seat of a taxicab.
Specifically, Ahmed Ibrahim's cab.
The 50-year-old Egyptian immigrant sets up blind dates for his single passengers through a free, impromptu matchmaking service he runs out of his yellow cab. He said he finds mates, or at least dates, for about eight people a week.
I like the guy's selection philosophy, too:
First, they must be serious about looking to settle down. Men in their early 20s are usually ruled out as being too young and wild. Older men who are "looking for Britney Spears" are crossed off the list for just being creepy. They must be gainfully employed: No one looking for a meal ticket is invited.
I have a fair number of friends in New York who are currently single; maybe I'll tell them to hail this guy (of course, easier said than done -- there are lots of taxis in New York).
Would you go on a blind date set up by a cabbie? Would it be worse than any other blind date, do you think?
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If I were single, I would absolutely give it a shot! Why not? You probably can't do any worse there than you can with a friend setting you up! A different kind of adventure.....oh to be young.
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I think this guy just might be on to something. I mean, at least he's thinking about who he's throwing together. I've heard of worse scenarios. I'd love to know what his track record is ... Onemoretina
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WHY NOT!? it might lead you to the "ONE". Or it could lead you to "THE ONE LUNATIC YOUR MOMMA TOLD YOU ABOUT"... But It's worth a try...;)
L.
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Well, at this point, no , I wouldn't go on a blind date because I am married , but if I were not, why not one set up by a cabbie? Really now, look at how very many people they see day in and day out. Seems like they would usually see people not exactly at their best, late, irritated, in a rush to get there from here, and not in their 'shining light'. The real way they act, I guess. He would have (hopefully) also developed an instinct as to who is safe versus unsafe from who he chooses to pick up, a split second decision, if you will, but I bet he does have some sort of intuition he follows. You know, you could do worse!
Jennie (Small town Southern gal who has never actually BEEN in a cab :D )
http://journals.aol.com/jennienscotty/SmileandActNice
http://journals.aol.com/jennienscotty/FindingMyWeighToMe/
http://journals.aol.com/jennienscotty/HiddenHaiku/
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