Like all modern urban women of a certain age, I have tried the online dating thing. Since I generally judge people on the their grammar and wit, the idea of scoping people out through a written profile and email exhange (plus carefully choreographed photos) appeals to me. I meet well-read, politically literate guys who are awesome people and spiffy dressers...and we have one date.
Moving away from that sad fact, one prospective boytoy recently posed the question "Who would you rather date, James Bond or Indiana Jones?" Never one to make an uninformed decision, I immediately began to draft a pro-con list:
James Bond
Pro
- Athletic
- Snappy dresser
- Likes to travel – even been to Bolivia!
- Good with gadgets – could probably program VCR! (I still hold this as the gold-standard of gadget mastery.)
- Variety – in the literal sense you almost never get the same Bond.
- Sophisticated – he owns his own tux!
- Sexy accent – what girl doesn't go for an accent?
- Intelligent
- EU citizenship – better healthcare and education system just in case we marry
- Well paid and well connected
- Tan suavecito – por Dios!
- Superduper hot – especially Daniel Craig
- Can defy laws of physics
- Brits not known for sexual prowess
- Emotionally distant
- High maintenance
- Ladies’ man – must have the herp by now
- Questionable morals
- No sense of humor
- High risk profession
Indiana Jones
Pro
- Athletic
- Boy Scout
- Likes to travel
- Low maintenance
- Quick thinker
- Close to family – you could have a charming inlaw
- Self-deprecating wit
- Good with whips – if you like that sort of thing
- Dog person
- Intelligent – reads dead languages (siiiiigh)
- Looks good in a bow tie – honestly that is hard to pull off!
- Emotionally distant
- In love with Marion
- Gruff (could be super sexy pro)
- Somewhat naïve
- Afraid of snakes and rats
- Bad temper
It all comes down to this astute observation from my friend Christian, "Would you rather die a horrible death in a foreign country on the adventure of a lifetime or would you rather die a horrible death in a foreign country on the adventure of a lifetime with an std? On the other hand James Bond comes with the new-every-two plan."
I'm not sure it really matters. I'll always be a Lloyd Dobbler girl.
I'm not sure it really matters. I'll always be a Lloyd Dobbler girl.
3 comments:
Indiana Jones con: you'd have a stepson who is only 5 years younger than you.
Indiana Jones pro: aside from Marion, he seems to like blondes
pro: tuition benefits given to professors and their family members -- you could use those at a time like this
If dating leads to marriage and children, you have more to consider. Brits aren't known for their pretty teeth. Do you really want to put kids through braces. Then again, they would look like Daniel Craig...
12 best James Bond spy gadgets that you would like to own
Can any spy blog or spy reference book be complete without a reference to James Bond. I am making a small attempt to note down some of the most exciting spy gadgets that I too would like to own.
http://spygadgets.blogspot.com/2011/11/12-best-james-bond-spy-gadgets-that-you.html
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