HEY, KIDS...
it's time to play:
BLIND DATE BONANZA
Welcome to Blind Date Bonanza, the Jayplay game that let's you. the reader, play god with your peers' love lives. Read on as six strangers bear their souls, then YOU decide which two should be matched up on a fabulous Valentine's Day blind date to Paismo's Ristorante. Visit the Jayplay section of www.kansan.com to cast your vote by 7 p.m. February 13.
Now, let's meet our wonderful contestants.
**Isaac Dill**
Austin, Texas, junior
Spanish major
**Quote:**
"Why is it tough for me, a dynamic,
21-year-old male to find a woman to
go out on a date with?
I'm sweet, funny, charming, handsome
and modest. I'm really modest in fact.
And ironic, too."
**What he looks for in a lady:**
Charisma.
**His date deal breaker:**
Hang-ups, like jealousy issues and
selfishness.
**Best undies for a date to wear:**
Little boy-type Superman panties.
But he swears he's not creepy.
His worst trait: A lack of moderation.
In everything.
**His best trait:**
Besides being modest, this lover boy
is easy to talk to. The craziest thing
he's ever done for love: Managed to
send his girlfriend in Georgia flowers
while he was in Spain.
Lauren Karp
Buffalo Grove, Ill., senior
journalism major
Quote:
"I'm a single, white female who
enjoys long walks on the beach and
candlelit dinners but don't move in
corn, wheat, beef, eggs, chicken
pork and onions (I happen to have
lot of allergies and am Jewish, I'm
really not high-maintenance)."
What she looks for in a fella:
Lauren loves the funny man.
Her date deal begins.
Emotional moments end.
Best wishes for a date to wear:
Power briefs.
Her worst trait:
She's stubborn.
Her best trait:
She's easy to talk to.
But don't tell her she's wrong.
The craziest thing she's ever
done for love:
Gave ex the ultimate birthday present. We can't print exactly what this was, but it involves her, a bathrobe and a case of beer.
Karin Cohen
Gina Pooladek
Leaned sophomore
Mechanical Engineering major
Crookster
We're not that old don't have the oppo-
tunies to meet potential dates. I'm an
engineering geo for the gender ratio is
my favor. But an these boars are
future engineers. Have you ever
tried to make small talk in an engi-
neering classroom?
What she looks for in a fellow
Depth.
Her date deal breaker:
Smoking turns like lady off.
Best friends for a dance to users:
All looking so he wearing some, it's a
good.
Her new trait:
Shows a cheerbox.
Her new trait:
Smokes a compassionate chatterbuff.
The craziest thing she's over-
done for love:
Flown all the way to Seattle to
long distance sweets.
Plymouth, Mim., sophomore Undecided
Quote: "At the end of my eighth grade year I started dating the guy I thought was going to be the one. An hour before we were headed out our four-year anniversary dinner, found out my boyfriend had been cheating on me for four months."
What she looks for in a fellas:
Outgoing is good.
Her date deal breaker:
Being a jerk is not good.
Best undies for a date to wear:
Boxers are better.
Her worst trait:
She's a shy one.
Her best trait:
She's nice
The craziest thing she's ever done for love:
Definitely this contest.
Interviews by:
Drant Stacy
Lindsay Killipper
Marissa Heffley,
Jayplay writers
Donnie Merkman
Lawrence sophomore
Film major
Quotes
"One at my best friend thwents to meet girls. What has this great friend done for me lately? At one party I was talking to a girl. After she asked me what I was up to that night, my friend told her I was 'trying to pick up some chicks.' She walked away."
What he looks for in a lady; The ability to understand earseism.
His data deal breaker:
Excessively mean ladies.
Best undies for a date to wear:
Day-of-the-week. It shows she's organized.
His worst trait:
Dennis works for little pay and can't afford to spoil anybody.
His best trait:
What can we say, he's a nice guy.
"The craziest thing he's ever done for love:
This.
Wendy Fossum
Hays, freshman
English major
Quote:
"Being sweet sixteen and never-been-kissed is cute and adorable; being a nineteen-year-old college freshman who's never had a date, however, is pathetic."
What she looks for in a fella:
A sense of humor.
Her date deal breaker:
Somebody who's very rude.
Best undies for a date to wear: Boxera.
Her worst trait:
She's afraid that she worries too much.
Her best trait:
The ability to laugh at herself.
The craziest thing she's ever done for love:
Sent an anonymous love letter.