BERLIN (Reuters) – Even the most quirky of computer nerds can learn to flirt with finesse thanks to a new "flirting course" being offered to budding IT engineers at Potsdam University south of Berlin.
The 440 students enrolled in the master's degree course will learn how to write flirtatious text messages and emails, impress people at parties and cope with rejection.
Philip von Senftleben, an author and radio presenter who will teach the course, summed up his job as teaching how to "get someone else's heart beating fast while yours stays calm."
The course, which starts next Monday, is part of the social skills section of the IT course and is designed to ease entry into the world of work. Students also learn body language, public-speaking, stress management and presentation skills.
"We want to prepare our students with the social skills needed to succeed both in their private life and their work life," said Hans-Joachim Allgaier, a spokesman for the institute at Potsdam University where the course is being offered.
(Writing by Anna Brooke; Editing by Nick Vinocur)
so they finally did it, nerds are now saved!
/discuss
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:22 am
by Bop
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:26 am
by PocketSunshine
That reminds me of The Pick Up Artist.
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:01 am
by Priam
I allready bought Cin his ticket.
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:39 am
by DeepEvil
Thats reminds me of High school host club series
but its not a host
ITS AN ABOMINATION XD !!
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:16 am
by Swindler
Priam wrote:I allready bought Cin his ticket.
haha roflcopter wawawa
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:07 pm
by cin
HejsaN wrote:
Priam wrote:I allready bought Cin his ticket.
haha roflcopter wawawa
priam was afraid to go alone. i just couldnt say no
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:21 pm
by Priam
Your social state doesn't allow you to say no
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:25 pm
by cin
your sig is ugly
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:35 pm
by Priam
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 1:51 pm
by cin
ily2
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:39 pm
by Crowley
/facepalm
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:52 pm
by LillDev!l
destructionmama wrote:and cope with rejection.
Smart idea !
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:51 pm
by Pan_Raider(`_´)
LillDev!l wrote:
destructionmama wrote:and cope with erection.
Smart idea !
fixed
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:53 pm
by hemagoku
lol ,love school xD
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:14 pm
by Bread_Fish
all of the easy jokes aside this isnt really THAT bad of an idea.. i know so many smart people but theyll never be able to do anything in life because of how antisocial and akward they are and if youre gonna try to give people confidence you might as well teach them to get laid too
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:23 pm
by Disconn3cted
I don't think this is a bad idea but it would be really embarrassing to go to that
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:03 pm
by destructionmama
its kinda like drug rehab, the first step is to know that you need to fix the problem (you can't get a woman)
But ya they're smart people after all, they should learn to pass on their genes for the sake of science and world improvement.
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:17 pm
by LaloHao
Disconn3cted wrote:I don't think this is a bad idea but it would be really embarrassing to go to that
That's why you're going there, to stop feeling embarrasement(whatever lol) and learn social skillz, damm nubs forgot my ticket for school
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:54 pm
by Doron
All to reach this?
Code: Select all
And cin, leave Priam's sig alone...
what's so ugly about me jumping in the air?? You couldn't even reach 1 cm above level!
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:23 pm
by [SD]Master_Wong
survival of the fittest...now the smart guys are back on top...no point having huge muscles when your brain is the size of a pea
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:06 pm
by BalkanFanaticS
[SD]Master_Wong wrote:survival of the fittest...now the smart guys are back on top...no point having huge muscles when your brain is the size of a pea
i disagree
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:22 pm
by destructionmama
BalkanFanaticS wrote:
[SD]Master_Wong wrote:survival of the fittest...now the smart guys are back on top...no point having huge muscles when your brain is the size of a pea
i disagree
When you're disagreeing something you're suppose to state y And "because I feel like it" is not one of them lolz
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:26 pm
by HughGRection
LOL they should learn how do that by themselves
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:29 pm
by BalkanFanaticS
destructionmama wrote:
BalkanFanaticS wrote:
[SD]Master_Wong wrote:survival of the fittest...now the smart guys are back on top...no point having huge muscles when your brain is the size of a pea
i disagree
When you're disagreeing something you're suppose to state y And "because I feel like it" is not one of them lolz
lol k no use goin to dis luv skool if when u look at da blond chick hes musclehead friends gonna rip u to 4 pieces rite ? def not on TOP haha
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:35 pm
by _Scarlett_
BalkanFanaticS wrote:no use goin to dis luv skool if when u look at da blond chick hes musclehead friends gonna rip u to 4 pieces rite ? def not on TOP haha
You don't need muscles when you could have a gun...
OT: Lawls, just lawls...I'm almost speechless >.>
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:02 pm
by [SD]Master_Wong
BalkanFanaticS wrote:lol k no use goin to dis luv skool if when u look at da blond chick hes musclehead friends gonna rip u to 4 pieces rite ? def not on TOP haha
ahh but we is smart... if it where me i would hope my fps homed reaction times came in use the huge guy puts all his weight into his punch, gives you a breif moment to knock off balance...(for you who aint so smart you dodge the punch and pull his arm in the same direction he punched so he falls face first) in theory, blonde girl by this point should be rooting for you or atleast shouting at her bf to stop
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:23 pm
by Squirt
PocketSunshine wrote:That reminds me of The Pick Up Artist.
Except without the awful cowboy hat and fighter plane goggles.
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:42 pm
by Grimjaw
BalkanFanaticS wrote:lol k no use goin to dis luv skool if when u look at da blond chick hes musclehead friends gonna rip u to 4 pieces rite ? def not on TOP haha
You should just stick to the text in your original message.
Re: Love school for nerds ~
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:20 pm
by BalkanFanaticS
_Scarlett_ wrote:You don't need muscles when you could have a gun...
ahhhh , u mean u shoot him and u sit in jail for a few years with some even bigger homo's AND THEY MAKE U A WOMAN now thats another kind of "love skool" haha
@wong respect for ya if u can actually put dat in practice my friend
