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    Hana Maru, used up old slutbag on the pole: This sounds like something from Ally McBeal, except the woman would then sue the cardboard man for something insane and the lawyers would talk about h... more »
    Tartan_Tart: Jeez, Dodai, don't you know it's performance art? We're used to seeing restaurants a specific way, but this woman wanted to test our perceptions by b... more »
    Emily: I just broke up with my longtime boyfriend and I have very few friends with whom I rarely hang out, so I'm alone a lot. But I haven't worked up the co... more »
    TildeMarks: As a woman whose boyfriends official online persona is 'bauxboi', I find myself in similar dining situations every week. more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: You know something funny? You can be in a cozy relationship with a great person. You can go to dinner with that person and sit across from him/her, an... more »
    Ratinski: I've lived alone since I graduated from my masters program and moved 1500 miles from home. My family and closest friends are between 1500-3000 miles a... more »
    Casquivana: I have no judgment for this, and I don't see why anyone would. Of course, I'm an only child and I'm used to deal with situations where I have to do th... more »
    zoethebitch: Sometimes we want to be alone. But we never want to be lonely. more »
    Stellanova: I'd never judge anyone for doing this (although I think that an art project is the most likely backstory), but if it's not a stunt, it makes me sad. I... more »
    Residentdrunkgirl: You can't take your TV out to dinner with you just yet, but you can take your iPhone/iPod/iTouch with recently downloaded tv shows on it. more »
    Tiger_Eye: The only problem I have is she can't seem to remember which cardboard boyfriend she's out with today! Hussy. more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: When I was waiting tables I had a couple come in with two garbage bags and request a table for four with high chairs. They proceeded to remove about 2... more »
    stella_vegbik: I don’t have a lot of female friends nearby and I tend to shop alone, which really doesn’t bother me at all. I don’t know why, but I tend to get... more »
    funzette: "So how was your date with Peter?" "Well, he's got a gorgeous square jaw and paid for dinner, but he has the personality of a cardboard box!" more »
    Tchotchke: Aw, he's kind of cute, no? I lived alone for two years without roommates or pets and to be honest, it was very lonely at times. However, living alone... more »
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    The Allure Of Having Dinner With A Cardboard Man

    BoingBoing's Lisa Katayama writes of a woman in San Francisco who walked into a restaurant, requested a table for two, and unfolded a three-foot cardboard cutout of a man, with whom she had dinner. Art project? Maybe. Or: Loneliness. More »
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    If You Liked It You Shoulda Put A Latrine On It

    Toilets as a dowry item? Far from the silly joke I made above, women in impoverished areas of India are using their new found leverage to solve a health problem that eluded the best minds of the World Bank. More »
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    Is The Meaning Behind Beyonce's Music Misunderstood?