Yahoo! News – And, the Number One Reason to Read Books Is…
In a bid to lure men in Britain away from TV soccer games and into book shops, publisher Penguin Books will send out a sexy model to offer 1,000-pound ($1,837) prizes to males spotted reading a selected title.
At the same time, Penguin, a unit of Pearson Plc, released results of a poll in which 85 percent of women said a man could increase his chances of getting a date by talking about a favorite book.
By contrast, more than half the men polled said they believed that flattering a woman would suffice to impress her.
Define the phrase “favorite book”. Do they mean hers or yours? Cause a lot of women find science fiction boring.
But a lot of us don’t!
Hey, want to go out?
8^)
I work for a publisher, and, as a salesperson, has to come up with and suggest some wacky sales promotions, most of which are paid for by co-op money (an advertising allowance a bookstore earns by buying books from the publisher). But I’ve never quite suggested something like this. I gotta tell ya, I’d love to see the co-op advertising submission form for this one!
Sorry EC, I don’t think it would work for political reasons… ; )
Unless you’re really a guy or a miltant feminist, we can work it out.
8^)
By contrast, more than half the men polled said they believed that flattering a woman would suffice to impress her.
I agree with that statement to some degree. It drives a woman crazy when a man will flatter every other woman he sees, but not her.
Boy, EC, I don’t know if I want to date someone with standards THAT low. ; )
Of course, my husband, may have something to say about all this. He reads sports, murder mysteries, music and comedy related books. No SF/Fantasy. A BIG strike there.
Back to the topic: Flattery is nice, but if there is no substance behind it, it’s of no use? Honesty is much more attractive. I’d rather someone told me the truth than many flowery phrase. It gets old after awhile because most flattery is made in an effort to get something from the other person.
Karen:
Every man knows the correct answer he should give when his wife asks him: “Does this dress make me look fat?”