I'm not sure I've ever been on a formal 'date' so I don't know what the protocol is. Hello from Edinburgh - I also won't be at the chat tonight as I don't have a phone line yet. BT claims it doesn't exist, but I can see it, and if I plug a phone in, there's a continuous tone which I believe is the 'you need to phone up BT to make this work' noise, but BT claims the phone line doesn't exist so, erm, ...

[ZK] I think "turn up" is the first step, but after that I'm not sure.

[ZK] You're asking people online what to do on a date? I think by definition we're the last bunch to ask such a thing!

[rab] when I moved into my house down here the first thing I did was test the phone line, got the same result you did, called BT from my mobile and they turned it on and set up my account the same day. however they're now making it very difficult for me to cancel as we've now got telewest, so swings and roundabouts.

sorry to comment twice, but I've had an awfully good idea for a game. so first dibs on any new slots that come up...

[ZK] I have said this before, but it bears repeating. While on your date, do not under any circumstances bite your datee on the buttocks no matter how firm and round they look and no matter how opportune the moment seems.

[nights] Weren't we about to do the whole tag team thing? Or did that happen really quickly and I missed it?

[Stevie] I've just spent the afternoon having worse suggestions than that put to me by my friends. In front of my date. But I have to ask; are you speaking from experience or common sense? If the former, please give details.

[ZK] So, how did it go? Need to know! Hope your friends didn't put the cat amongst the pigeons too much!

im too horny for my own good

no doctors out there then!?