Posted 5/19/2007 01:15:00 PM by Douglas

It's fascinating what humans do in search of the opposite sex. Men are just as guilty at doing dumb shit, but this is downright funny:

AFTER more than two years of disheartening online dating, Charlotte Kullen resolved to spend less time pursuing men and more time pursuing her hobbies. She plunged into tennis, running, sailing, horseback riding, fitness boot camp and scuba diving classes, assuming that somewhere between the situps and the strapping on of fins she might meet some eligible prospects.

She did. They all just happened to be women.

This and other groundbreaking stories in this month's issue of Duh! magazine. Imagine, no men in a horseback riding class? Oh wait, it didn't say she was looking for straight men. It gets better:

Yet in New York City, in many (if not most) adult courses, the women are numerous and the men are few — for approximately the same reason that men behind the wheel don’t ask for directions. It goes against the male grain to acknowledge ignorance about a subject, said professionals who organize classes.

There's some truth in that, but that's not why men eschew classes: they'd just rather jump in and try something that waste time in a class.

Dustin Goodwin, 38, a member of the Manhattan Sailing Club (he does not take classes because he already knows how to sail) said that he has not found it difficult to meet women. But, he said: “I don’t think that I’ve ever thought that going to take a class would be a brilliant way to meet somebody. But now that you mention it ...”

So the word is out: Lonely women take classes looking for men. Now that the word is out, I'm sure Thai cooking, jazz appreciation and tennis classes will soon fill up with lecherous vultures looking for lonely, desperate women. Happy hunting, fellas!

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