Katie's thread below reminded me of a ridiculous story about a boy I once dated: I was seeing a guy who actually got jealous of my kitten, Nomad. He made snide remarks about how much I loved the cat and at one point actually asked me to chose between him and the kitten: he wanted to know which I'd save if they were both drowning. I, naturally, replied that I'd save Nomad given that the boy could swim and should be ok to save himself.
Somewhat amusing, although in hindsight I can't believe I dated someone so moronic in the first place... so to ease my humiliation, tell me stories about awkward dates you've been on and/or the amusing stupidity of people your exes.