I am reading a book "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character" where an author wrote
So I could never understand why Tamara always went to the trouble of
introducing me to all these nice girls, and then, even though things
would start out all right, I would always end up buying drinks,
spending the evening talking, but that was it. My friend, who didn't
have the advantage of Tamara's introductions, wasn't getting anywhere
either–we were both clunksAfter a few weeks of different shows and different girls, a new show
came, and as usual Tamara introduced me to a girl from the group, and
we went through the usual thing–I'm buying her drinks, we're talking,
and she's being very nice. She went and did her show, and afterwards
she came back to me at my table, and I felt pretty good. People would
look around and think, "What's he got that makes this girl come to
him?"
So what does it mean to be a clunk (if I can use it so)?
Best Answer
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