even though the idea is worth considering for me, at first glance (everyone knows what everyone is there for, you have 'openers' and all that), in practice, speed dates are not for me.
i shine when i'm in a comfortable setting amongst friends, my humour is at its best with witty comebacks and ad-rem jokes; neither are usable in a speed-date setting.
also, the fact that there are many tables there, usually in a bar or something, means i'm far from comfortable; many conversations, impressions from the last 4-5 tries still in me, music playing... the only good thing is that usually the llights are dimmed a little.
no, perhaps a blind date is more for me; now to get my friends to fix me up with one