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December 20, 2006 11:48 AM PST

How to never ever ever get a date again: neckwear edition

by Caroline McCarthy
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(Credit: Xubaz)

I know how it is. You're really, really, ridiculously good-looking, aren't you? And you seemingly can't stop the influx of people who are desperate to provide you with their cell phone numbers? Doesn't it get a little annoying?

Don't worry. There are lots of things that you can do to ensure that you never score another date again. One of them is to fill your bed with pillows shaped like Mac Dashboard icons. And here's another novel idea: you can walk around with a utility scarf around your neck. As seen on The Bachelor Guy, the Xubaz scarf comes with four pockets. It can hold your cash, your iPod (better pump up that Weird Al), your cell phone--you name it. Sure, it might free up your pockets, but it'll also make you look like a tool and a half. Yeah, it's even worse than sticking your BlackBerry in a belt holster.

So if you have a problem with that "most eligible bachelor" (or bachelorette) status, look no further. With the Xubaz scarf, you'll be relegated to the dregs of dorkdom--you know, people who are addicted to World of Warcraft AND own every Star Trek DVD in existence AND have page-a-day Dilbert calendars--in no time.

Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos. E-mail Caroline.
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Dorky Neckware
by Studio City December 20, 2006 12:38 PM PST
Oy. And I've been wearing the camera vest version. Worse, I thought I looked
cool. I wonder if Michelle Myers will go out with me!
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Dorky Neckware
by Studio City December 20, 2006 12:38 PM PST
Oy. And I've been wearing the camera vest version. Worse, I thought I looked
cool. I wonder if Michelle Myers will go out with me!
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it's almost as bad as
by nilelucille December 21, 2006 11:26 AM PST
wearing a purse strapped diagonally across your body to thwart theives. yes it probably works, but it says Dork.
that said, I'm keeping my dilbert calendars no matter what.
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it's almost as bad as
by nilelucille December 21, 2006 11:26 AM PST
wearing a purse strapped diagonally across your body to thwart theives. yes it probably works, but it says Dork.
that said, I'm keeping my dilbert calendars no matter what.
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by xhable December 3, 2008 7:28 PM PST
Geeks are sexy now, didn't you get the memo?
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