do bards get more girls?

I had a fun experience today. Carla was with Leanne when I hooked up with her. She asked me how I was going with my "bardic training" (making it sound like a joke, right? but I know a sneer when I hear one). I launched right into

"Mastered by desire impulsive,
By a mighty inward urging,
I am ready now for singing,
Ready to begin the chanting ...",

and went on for -- hang on, let me count them --115 lines!! That's the introduction.

Oh yeah, that was cool. She tried to look like she was unimpressed, but I could see she was pretty damn stunned. And Leanne was definitely impressed. So, score 2 for the bard!