I dunno, Stephen - depending on the kind of woman you're with, a statement like "How-do, Babs - how 'bout you finish that Schlitz while I apply some Redy-Wip to them premoistened, bifurcated tits" could be just the icebreaker required for an entertaining evening...

So Sa-sa-sa-sa-Saigon is okay?

Or is it more appropriate now to say Ho-ho-ho-ho-Ho Chi Minh City?

I was going to disagree with a couple, and then I read the last one. heh.

Hilarious. I did, however, notice "Paul Krugman" on that list?

And "Third base" might be appropriate if one or more of the parties plays that position.

So is this going to be a sidebar in the book?

I love this list. I have a couple of additions:

Howell Raines
feminist academic theory
c***sucker
grassy knoll
my dildo collection
implants

Words or phrases that barely missed the cut include:

Whiz-bang
Gasseous
Flock of Seagulls

I'd have to add "dipthong" to the list, along with "Bangkok" (regardless of your date's country of origin). They're both just really, really wrong words.

What about "herpes"?

You forgot "Linux"

Falwell
antifungal (or antiviral; and antibacterial only under rare circumstances)
outside-the-box
Pauly Shore
12-step program
Lifetime Network
child support
Stooges
black helicopters
meme
Fry Daddy

Hat???

Don't mention Punky Brewster. You'll either look like an obsessed 80s fan or some freakish potential child molester.

ex-wife(more than twice)
child support
mommy, mommy,mommy
I,I,I,me,me,me
genital warts
restraining order
see my scars
"I love you"

Any or all of the following:

Kirk
Spock
Picard
Seven of Nine
Enterprise
Borg

You know, Barry, there are female geeks out there. True, they're rarely unattached for more than five minutes at a time, but they do exist... :)

I have a few more to add:

http://www.mikesilverman.com/2003_07_13_log_archive.html#105846992247779091

festering, "morning wood", putrescent, "yard time" and Intel 845GE chipset motherboard with 533 FSB

Heh. My (miniscule) contribution is at http://blackbloc.blogspot.com

I have some too-

"material breach,"
"gout,"
"gunt,"
"ingrown,"
"oily,"
"rupture,"
"hirsute,"
"elephantine,"
"ill na na,"
"bitch titties,"
"nudie bar,"
"ValuJet,"
"autoerotic asphyxiation,"
"Santorum,"
"cameltoe," and
"jocularity."

Hmmm... for a nice challenge I'm gonna print this note out and see how many of the words I can get through on my next date.

All-time phrase not to use on a date (for those of y'all who rememer the 70s-80s):

Air Supply

I'm surprised no one mentioned :

therapy
men's group
drumming circle
food co-op

You can tell I dated too many Sensitive New Age Guys lately ....

Yehudit: I laughed out loud at my desk when I read the words "drumming circle". Still laughing!!

"Felch/felching"

save that for at least the second date.

How about:
alien abduction
vomitorium, or anything connected with puke
prenuptial agreement
"you're getting fat" (uttered at the risk on your life!)

For men--"I went out with you because I knew you'd be easy"...even if she's a super-slut, she won't want to be reminded that she is and the only good sex you'll have that night is with your hand.

"Oily Discharge"

Another word to add would be:

jizz mopper

And whatever you do, don't say "quagmire"

Don't forget:
arranged marriage
the taliban
curfew

What about "viagara"? Although whenever I see one of those Grand Vitaras, the letters get jumbled and I see Viagara...

And for Acidman "Wanna see my bionic dick?"

I don't know. A guy mentions the blogosphere on a first date, and instantly I know he spends at least as much time in front of a computer screen as I do.

Major points. As long as he's not on the liberal end of said blogosphere, of course.

If he mentions both the blogosphere *and* Star Trek, it's definitely good for a second date.

If he orders "tea, Earl Grey, hot," he's obviously too good to be true.

Two more (as to whether I learned this from direct experience, deponent saith not):

My rotisserie league baseball team.

"You know, that reminds me of a line from 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.'"