I share a passion for table tennis, and I'm slightly horrified whenever someone says "ping pong" instead of "table tennis".

Oscar

What grudge do you hold against the word "ping-pong"?
This is not meant to offend you: but is it possible that Laura operates on this site under the name Vilde Khaya?

The word "ping pong" sounds unprofessional to me. I used to play table tennis in a club.
Laura denies having posted on your blog. I should add that to the best of my knowledge, she doesn't know any Yiddish except for insults and complaints.

Oscar

Ping-Pong is a frivolous word and I would say that table tennis is a frivolous activity. But you seem to dissagree.
How come Laura never felt tempted to comment on this site? She could do it in Yiddish, I don't mind insults in that language.

Arnon

Table tennis is a game that I used to take very seriously.
As for Laura, I can only say that she's subject to too many temptations.

Arnon

There you go again. Must I remind you that women are not just avatars of each other?

I've known a man in Turkey who liked to play table tennis as if it were his life. He had a stroke when he was 28 and lived since then with a limb leg and basically left side.

I didn't play him, 'cause he was in the best handicapped belgian league and I wasn't even in the best Tusan Beach league.

When I first played ping-pong, I thought the game was about passing that little ball back and forth to each other as gently and elegantly as possible. Of course I was wrong.

frater Bernard

How did you play football the first time?

Vilde

For one second I believed you were Oscar's Laura. Do you really need to take this as an insult?

Bernard

Do you happen to operate under the name Vilde Khaya as well?

Arnon

A "frater" is some kind of bird, you might be right!

Jeanette

A vilde khaya is a wild animal, but a bird of course can be a wild animal as well.

@Jeanette
First foot.
A wonderful score in a goal area! I looked very proud, but it was in my own side’s area…. I was not even aware that there were two teams involved then. I was seven.

@Arnon
Look into my eyes! Look into my eyes! I am not Vilde Khaya. I am not Vilde Khaya (I am not Vlad Dracula neither).

Arnon

Oscar's Laura sounds like a rather docile creature, don't you think?

Vilde Khaya

I have been trying to meet Oscar’s Laura for more than a year now. I even sent her eight bars of chocolate. Or perhaps six, I cannot remember exactly.
Do you think I should have sent flowers instead?
How can I seduce Oscar’s Laura without offending Oscar?
Do you have advice to offer?

Bernard

The louder you say no the more I think it is yes.

@Arnon
Please stop this. You know me, my identity is very liquid – some would say spineless -, I will end up believing it.

Arnon

Are you certain Oscar’s Laura likes chocolate bars? Maybe she would prefer truffles.
But chocolate, flowers – how can you be so conventional? Oscar’s Laura might like a more personal gift. After all, you seem to know her pretty well already.
As for seducing Oscar’s Laura without offending Oscar, you will have to ask Oscar. But you know, some people have arrangements.

@Arnon, in the past there were two other women here that instantly intrigued you - Mayli and Ilanit.
(and I still don't really get why saying something like the above is "hubris")

Arnon

Eight bars of chocolate.

Vilde Khaya

I can attest that Laura is extremely fond of chocolate.

Arnon,

I was referring to "bird" as a girl, but your explanation will easily do as well.
Taking a wild animal to a restaurant can be interesting.

Bernard,
your story reminded me of a vacation in which I coached a sportsteam with mentally handicapped players (no offence!). In the first footballmatch the guys literally stayed behind the ball, no matter which direction it went. Luckily the other team had the same idea....(After the match one of the boys wanted to play "moedertje en vadertje" with me.)

Oscar

Do you have arrangements?

Arnon

You made so many interesting boxes in the past. Maybe it's time you design a new one for Laura.

Arnon

We have no arrangements other than the shared custody of our two cats.

Oscar

I hope you didn't mind me asking.

Arnon

I didn't mind you asking. Do you have arrangements?

@Jeanette
I did not like ‘vadertje and moedertje’ – I did not like shouting and yelling. I preferred ‘doktertje’.
So you see, what mentally handicapped want to play as a leisure game just for the fun of it, most adults do for a lifetime and deadly serious.

Oscar

Not yet.
Do you think it's a good idea?

Arnon

I recommend arrangements only if absolutely necessary.

Oscar

I will try to live up to this philosophy.