Originally Posted by Dovster

I have had very bad luck with generic numbers. I made 1000 phone calls, picking numbers at random, looking for a date.

Of the 1000 calls:

250 did not exist
400 were answered by men or young children, so I hung up.
100 of the women I actually reached threatened me with restraining orders.
200 refused to meet me.
45 did meet me and were very disappointed.
The remaining 5 who met me were nauseated.