"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 7/10/2014 5:05 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 7/9/2014 11:14 AM, wrote:
>>>> Plus pre-internet dating I always understood midnight shopping was for
>>>> those of both sexes sizing up what was available 
>>>
>>> I remember in the 1980's Kroger (supmrkt) advertised some sort of
>>> "singles" night. It was like a wine & cheese bar or something similar
>>> so people could meet & greet. That was a really strange idea. Who
>>> looks for dates in a grocery store? (Other than Andy, RIP.)
>>
>> I heard of those things too but if we had them here, I didn't know of
>> them.
>
> Seems to me I heard ads for it on the radio about it when I was driving
> home from work. It sounded just as odd back then as it does now.
That's probably where I heard it and it was most likely in downtown Seattle,
where I tried not to go at night.