He Put The Pickle In Her, Yes, Yes
The other day, I Twittered this entry:"There is a guy wandering around the TMBG concert in a pickle costume. I like it when people abandon all hope of getting laid that evening." ...To which multiple people said that hey, this is a They Might Be Giants concert, the guy had a better than average chance of getting picked up. But I've been to places in weird costumes, and my experience is that being in an odd outfit gets you a lot more high-fives, but distinctly lowers your chances of being able to chat someone up successfully. Then again, I've never been that talented at chatting random women up, so let's have a poll!
Poll #1472513
He Put The Pickle In Her, Huh Huh
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 254
Assuming that an average-looking guy is wearing a strange, full-body costume at a festive, but non-costume event (i.e., a concert, not a Halloween party) attended by quirky people:
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| He has no chance of getting laid that evening by someone he's just met. |
   19 (7.6%) |
| He has a much reduced chance of getting laid that evening by someone he's just met. |
| 120 (47.8%) |
| He has a much increased chance of getting laid that evening by someone he's just met. |
| 68 (27.1%) |
| His chance would remain the same. |
| 44 (17.5%) |
The guy in the pickle costume would increase his chances of getting some if he were to spontaneously break out in the "It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time" song.
If the guy were an average-looking girl in a weird costume, her chances of getting laid (adjusting for your opinions on how much easier/tougher it is for females to pick up someone) would:
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| Increase. |
| 120 (47.4%) |
| Decrease. |
| 48 (19.0%) |
| Stay the same. |
| 85 (33.6%) |
Put your money where your mouth is time: I have been successfully seduced by a person in a strange, full-body costume at a non-costume event.
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| Yes. |
| 13 (5.2%) |
| No. |
| 225 (90.7%) |
| Yes, but in his defense s/he was a truly sexy pickle. |
| 10 (4.0%) |
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