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  • 22-12-2011 9:14pm
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    BLynch
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    I'm sure you're all familiar with shifting (French kissing) I always thought the way this worked among young people was quite strange. I'min my late teens and the way it always worked for me was go to a youth disco, get a friend to ask random girls if they would shift me, and eventually get lucky and snog her for a minute, then move on.

    Was it like this for everyone else? Would love to hear people's takes and personal experiences, always seemedlike a weird experience. Also, what worked, how did you get the shift? :P As in did you get a friendto ask, ask a girls friend to ask her, or chat up the girl and ask yourself? And what age did you find random shifting ended at?
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    #2
    MGHOW
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭MGHOW


    Discos are basically just clubs for kids. Which means that the principles are the same for getting lucky if you're a male; everything is about looks.

    If you were a good-looking young fella' as a youth, then yeah you could go to one of those places and 'shift' literally 100s of girls in a night. But if you were unfortunate enough to be born unfavorable in the looks department, then you will get turned down over and over again with no avail.

    Just my experiences.


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    Sky King
    Registered Users Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭Sky King


    But when you're older you discover alcohol, and the amazing effect it has.

    [on women]


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    #4
    John Doe1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,921 ✭✭✭John Doe1


    I shifted my way out the womb, is it strange to shift so soon?


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    The King of Moo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭The King of Moo


    MGHOW wrote: »
    Discos are basically just clubs for kids. Which means that the principles are the same for getting lucky if you're a male; everything is about looks.

    If you were a good-looking young fella' as a youth, then yeah you could go to one of those places and 'shift' literally 100s of girls in a night. But if you were unfortunate enough to be born unfavorable in the looks department, then you will get turned down over and over again with no avail.

    Just my experiences.

    Looks help, but confidence is more important and probably the thing most women find attractive in a man.

    I had little experience of shifting as a teen, as I hated going to discos, went to an all boys's school, and was (charmingly) awkward.

    Looking back, I could've got so many more shifts if I'd bothered trying.


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    bebostunnah
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    Teen fingering


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    El Weirdo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,646 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    BLynch wrote: »
    I'min my late teens and the way it always worked for me was go to a youth disco, get a friend to ask random girls if they would shift me, and eventually get lucky and snog her for a minute, then move on.
    I'm 35 and I still do this at youth discos.

    I get older, they stay the same age.


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    ThePower11
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    Drop the hand OP, shifting is so last century.


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    Logical Fallacy
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    If you are in your late teens it's time to start asking the girl yourself OP.


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    boomkatalog
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    The way they did it in college was the guy would dance up behind you, ragin boner rubbing off your arse. The girl then would mouth across to her friend and ask is he good looking, if the friend says yes you turn around for the shift. If the friend says no, she grabs your hand, spins you around and ye pretend the guy doesn't exist.

    If your friend is an asshole and says yes anyway, you turn around and get the face mauled off ya by whatever homely looking lad is rubbing himself up against the back of you. Once you're facing him, there's no goin back!


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    stupidusername
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    awh I miss those days. though my first 'shift' was when I was 17 :o


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    TheZohanS
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    BLynch wrote: »
    I'm sure you're all familiar with shifting (French kissing) I always thought the way this worked among young people was quite strange. I'min my late teens and the way it always worked for me was go to a youth disco, get a friend to ask random girls if they would shift me, and eventually get lucky and snog her for a minute, then move on.

    Was it like this for everyone else? Would love to hear people's takes and personal experiences, always seemedlike a weird experience. Also, what worked, how did you get the shift? :P As in did you get a friendto ask, ask a girls friend to ask her, or chat up the girl and ask yourself? And what age did you find random shifting ended at?

    Why do I get the feeling that you're a 50 year old man wearing nothing but a trench-coat looking for cheap thrills on the internet.


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    sebastianlieken
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    The King of Moo wrote: »
    Looks help, but confidence is more important and probably the thing most women find attractive in a man.

    as a teenager, i'm gonna say that looks are more important than confidance, this switches around when you hit your twenties. I was never the most confident teen, but (and I know it's the most twatish thing to say) I was good looking, and that got me lots of attention. My best mate was very confident and was always my wingman, he did the the talking, i did the shiftin' ... it was a good balance. :P

    but now I find when you hit your twenties, it's all about confidence! so yeah, i'm here playing catch up!


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    hondasam
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    stupidusername wrote: »
    awh I miss those days. though my first 'shift' was when I was 17 :o

    17 :eek: were you afraid of boys?


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    Sky King
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    TheZohan wrote: »
    Why do I get the feeling that you're a 50 year old man wearing nothing but a trench-coat looking for cheap thrills on the internet.

    She hasn't posted here in a while. Maybe try TLL?


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    themadchef
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    hondasam wrote: »
    17 :eek: were you afraid of boys?

    I'd say i wasint far off 17 either...

    Late bloomer :pac: fugly


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    flutterflye
    Registered Users Posts: 3,538 ✭✭✭flutterflye


    I was 14 to 16 when I did this I think.
    Lucky for me - I was a girl, so never had to do the asking!
    (They really should change the social rules there actually - not really fair on the boys putting themselves out there so much)
    For me, it was all about looks or charm, or both.
    If there was a guy I just did not find attractive, there was no manipulation/technique that would work!


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    cazzzzz
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    All I remember from teenage discos if a group of lads coming up to me and my friends..
    'Will you shift him?'
    'No'
    'Will you shift him?'
    'No'
    'Will you shift me?'
    'Alright Gwaaan so'
    Most asked question after a night out 'Did you get the shift?'


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    stupidusername
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    hondasam wrote: »
    17 :eek: were you afraid of boys?

    a little, but I think it was mostly the ugliness.


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    Aoifey!
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    My first shift was at a friend's birthday playing spin the bottle when I was 12. We went into the party deciding none of us would be fridgits by the end, and none of us were.


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    #21
    BLynch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭BLynch


    cazzzzz wrote: »
    'Did you get the shift?'

    Classic line, only in Ireland :P


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    BLynch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭BLynch


    Did anyone ever have the balls to go up to random girls at a disco and chat them up for a while, then ask for the shift himself? I can't ever remember anyone doing that... :/


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    #23
    hondasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,418 ✭✭✭✭hondasam


    themadchef wrote: »
    I'd say i wasint far off 17 either...

    Late bloomer :pac: fugly
    stupidusername wrote: »
    a little, but I think it was mostly the ugliness.

    I doubt either of ye were fugly, i'm sure ye have made up for the late start:D


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    El Weirdo
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    flutterflye wrote: »
    .
    If there was a guy I just did not find attractive, there was no manipulation/technique that would work!
    There was.

    You just wouldn't remember.


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    Feisar
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    BLynch wrote: »
    Did anyone ever have the balls to go up to random girls at a disco and chat them up for a while, then ask for the shift himself? I can't ever remember anyone doing that... :/

    That would have been creepy!

    First they came for the socialists...



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    stupidusername
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    hondasam wrote: »
    I doubt either of ye were fugly, i'm sure ye have made up for the late start:D

    In kissing...yep.
    Domo230 wrote: »
    I was (am) ugly

    Nobody ever asked me for the shift and they always said no :(

    sames.


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    #27
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    first girl I kissed Ive mentally blocked out of my mind. seriously it was messy, drippy, and so much more, never again would i kiss a woman like that again after a long time the women's i kissed got better :D


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    #28
    Samich
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    Asked a friend to ask a girl once in a youth disco. She said no. Never asked a girl again.

    I've shifted 3 girls. Bahhhhhhh.


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    #29
    Killer Pigeon
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    Shifting is for amateurs, hard anal is where it's at nowadays.


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    Carverkid
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭Carverkid


    I don't ask any more, just a quick chat up, and if they're feeling it, lay the gob. ;-) If not just move on. Shift and drift, shift and drift.


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    phasers
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    I have honestly never experienced this. I had a few fellas asking 'will ya meet (clondalkin equivilant of shift) me' when I was out an about, but never had someone's friend ask me, nor was I ever asked if I 'got the shift'.

    I feel like I missed out now, anyone want to shift?


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