Boys' night out rocks my world!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220068)
Walnut Creek, California
September 17, 2016 1:45am CST
Do you ever do a boys' or girls' night out? My stereotype is that boys like to talk sports and girls like to dance, but that's not always how it is.
Tonight, I was simultaneously visited by my 72-year-old retired engineer friend and my 7-1/2-year-old neighbor friend. What's an order of magnitude when it comes to friends?
We discussed wood surfaces. We worked on the table on my balcony. We sipped wine, wine, and water. We sang "When I was one, I had some fun, and I went out to sea/ I jumped aboard a pirate ship and that captain said to me..."
We did not discuss sports. We did not dance. It was good.
Do you ever do a boys' night our or a girls' night out? What's it like?
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
17 Sep 16
The last boys night out I had was when I attended a ping pong tournament at a bar with my friend Tom. He won, beating an opponent far younger than his 80 years. We are considering going again with reinforcements
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
17 Sep 16
I prefer a mixture of company. It looks like you have one of our coffee tables there!
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@vandana7 (100531)
• India
17 Sep 16
@TheHorse .... Oh it requires planning - day scholars are requested to bring in some food items (gold spot bottles - like fanta). These are smuggled up into the room. Then the girls who have radios are invited. If not our usual group had Asmita Gandhi who had a tape recorder. then organize some batteries for that. And finally, smuggle some flat bread with curry up to the terrace have moonlight dinner while others are studying. I took caning for such things. lol But I think nuns were scared ...kinda others will copy ...and things will go out of hand. lol
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
17 Sep 16
That table is getting a lot of attention, although why it's apparently at the kerb (curb?) eludes me. I was never one for the Boys' Night Out - cars and sports I do not find interesting topics for discussion. Your night sounds like it was interesting though.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
17 Sep 16
I have had a girls day out and gone to be primped and pampered. I've gone out with a group of girls for the weekend and we hiked, climbed trees, been filthy with mud and had a great time.
Flexibility is the key. Stereotypes have all of us behaving in a certain way. Reality doesn't work that way.
Glad to hear that you had an enjoyable time.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Sep 16
Climbing trees sounds like fun! Girls don't always do girlie things and guys don't only discuss manly things. Just now, I had a fella over (he brought some speakers to restore), and we were discussing "Danish Modern" versus other aesthetics, and where to get pretty fabric.
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Sep 16
Truthfully, I never really did these. It was always an "anyone is welcome" thing, so wives and girlfriends came along. It was actually more fun that way.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Sep 16
Oh, I don't consciously do "guys' nights out." It just occurred to me as we were sitting on my balcony that we were "the boys," with a sixty-five year spread between the youngest and the oldest. I enjoyed that. And this kid doesn't have a dad in his life, so he learns how to be a "man" from me and other male role models.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
17 Sep 16
@TheHorse - That's cool. I guess anything like a boys night out for me was going to a hockey game. No kid for me to mentor, however. I don't think I'd make a good role model, however.
@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Nov 16
I liked tom boys. Still do. I could never date someone who didn't like hiking and cycling and such. And the little girls I work with? I turn 'em into tom boys. For future Horses to go hiking and play catch with. Buwaahaahaa! I hope kids of the next generation (boys and girls) don't lose touch with nature.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
17 Sep 16
We do a girl's night here just about every Saturday. My daughter and I watch this silly show called Svengoolie. He is a host to a grade B horror movie. It's fun and sort of silly. Boris Karloff was in the movie last week.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
I think that's a really a nice boy bonding there!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
17 Sep 16
that sounds like quite the fun evening!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
18 Sep 16
@TheHorse as a kid I almost always preferred hanging with the white headed people rather than my own age, much more interesting.
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@TheHorse (220068)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Sep 16
@Jessicalynnt I was close with my dad, especially when I was very young, and loved learning from. He got me started on hiking, etc. I also enjoyed learning from adult conversations that happened around me.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
19 Sep 16
That sounds like a really awesome time. I have never had any kind of girl's night out. Maybe someday I will. When I do, it's likely to be sushi with a couple of friends.
@Myselffati (67)
• Surat, India
18 Sep 16
I had a girls night out last week.. and wass just amazing..
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@Myselffati (67)
• Surat, India
18 Sep 16
@TheHorse we had lots of talksss lot of dance movie and yummy snacks too
