Title: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on May 16, 2010, 10:42:21 PM
Post by: Cecilie on May 16, 2010, 10:42:21 PM
So, I saw this in another forum and I thought it would be fun. Tell us ten typical/cool/revealing/funny/odd/awsome things about yourself.
1. I have a lot of phobias, including chiclephobia.
2. Favorite sport to watch is biathlon.
3. Very private.
4. My biggest wish is that I was smarter.
5. Think too much.
6. Never been drunk.
7. Feel uncomfortable around children.
8. Fascinated by skeletons, especially human.
9. Haven't vomited in about 7-8 years.
10. Own more books than I have read.
1. I have a lot of phobias, including chiclephobia.
2. Favorite sport to watch is biathlon.
3. Very private.
4. My biggest wish is that I was smarter.
5. Think too much.
6. Never been drunk.
7. Feel uncomfortable around children.
8. Fascinated by skeletons, especially human.
9. Haven't vomited in about 7-8 years.
10. Own more books than I have read.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KDbeads on May 16, 2010, 10:53:53 PM
Post by: KDbeads on May 16, 2010, 10:53:53 PM
1 Not comfortable around young children either, ok with teens and pre-teens for the most part.
1 Don't drink (though cooking with alcohol is a different story) or smoke but LOVE the smell of cigars and loose tobacco
3 Member of one of the OLDEST continuous meeting hand quilting clubs in Texas, been meeting every week except holidays and funerals since 1947
4 I depend on spell check, really I do, Sucked at spelling in school
5 I usually read 5 or 6 of those 300-500 pg mass market books a week... Minimum.
6 I have 5 basset hounds, don't ask, you'll get a rescue sob story for each of them
7 Also a private person for the most part
8 I live in Central TX where it's hotter than hades but I can't take the sun and heat at the same time, I'll end up in the hospital. Not leaving though, hate cold more than you can imagine.
9 I can't whistle anything but the recall whistle for the dogs, and that took me 2 years to master.
10 I live/grew up with deaf people and don't know any sign language, Mom, brother and hubby are deaf..... Hubby at least wears aids
1 Don't drink (though cooking with alcohol is a different story) or smoke but LOVE the smell of cigars and loose tobacco
3 Member of one of the OLDEST continuous meeting hand quilting clubs in Texas, been meeting every week except holidays and funerals since 1947
4 I depend on spell check, really I do, Sucked at spelling in school
5 I usually read 5 or 6 of those 300-500 pg mass market books a week... Minimum.
6 I have 5 basset hounds, don't ask, you'll get a rescue sob story for each of them
7 Also a private person for the most part
8 I live in Central TX where it's hotter than hades but I can't take the sun and heat at the same time, I'll end up in the hospital. Not leaving though, hate cold more than you can imagine.
9 I can't whistle anything but the recall whistle for the dogs, and that took me 2 years to master.
10 I live/grew up with deaf people and don't know any sign language, Mom, brother and hubby are deaf..... Hubby at least wears aids
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on May 16, 2010, 11:15:33 PM
Post by: Cecilie on May 16, 2010, 11:15:33 PM
Quote from: "KDbeads"1 Not comfortable around young children either, ok with teens and pre-teens for the most part.
I wouldn't say that I feel uncomptorable around teens. I am more scared of them. Which really sucks since I am 16.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: philosoraptor on May 16, 2010, 11:16:19 PM
Post by: philosoraptor on May 16, 2010, 11:16:19 PM
1. I have 7 tattoos
2. I'm severely gephyrophobic
3. My favorite band is the Smiths
4. I've traveled to other countries, but never been to NYC, despite it only being 2-3 hours away from where I live.
5. I attend Midnight Mass every year on Christmas Eve, even though I'm an atheist
6. I'm great at cooking, but horrendous at baking. I can make a decent fruit pie, though
7. I love anything coconut scented or flavored.
8. I'm lactose intolerant, but I love dairy, and will eat it knowing that I'll end up regretting it later.
9. I think baby animals are much cuter than baby humans. I'll take a kitten over a toddler any day.
10. I like reading in the bathtub.
2. I'm severely gephyrophobic
3. My favorite band is the Smiths
4. I've traveled to other countries, but never been to NYC, despite it only being 2-3 hours away from where I live.
5. I attend Midnight Mass every year on Christmas Eve, even though I'm an atheist
6. I'm great at cooking, but horrendous at baking. I can make a decent fruit pie, though
7. I love anything coconut scented or flavored.
8. I'm lactose intolerant, but I love dairy, and will eat it knowing that I'll end up regretting it later.
9. I think baby animals are much cuter than baby humans. I'll take a kitten over a toddler any day.
10. I like reading in the bathtub.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: karadan on May 17, 2010, 12:01:32 AM
Post by: karadan on May 17, 2010, 12:01:32 AM
1. I worry too much about what other people think of me.
2. I can voluntarily swallow my tongue.
3. I've never been in a fist fight.
4. I'm a keen golfer.
5. I make the best beef stew ever (the secret is in the beer you use).
6. I am tone prefect.
7. I can clap one-handed.
8. I've never argued with my best friend of 21 years.
9. I have an addictive personality.
10. I suffer from autosomal dominant compelling helioophthalmic outburst syndrome.
2. I can voluntarily swallow my tongue.
3. I've never been in a fist fight.
4. I'm a keen golfer.
5. I make the best beef stew ever (the secret is in the beer you use).
6. I am tone prefect.
7. I can clap one-handed.
8. I've never argued with my best friend of 21 years.
9. I have an addictive personality.
10. I suffer from autosomal dominant compelling helioophthalmic outburst syndrome.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: skwurll on May 17, 2010, 04:02:18 AM
Post by: skwurll on May 17, 2010, 04:02:18 AM
1. I have never had a nose-bleed in my entire life.
2. I revisit my posts and edit them, just to see who notices.
3. If possible, I'd sleep during the day and do everything at night
4. I have slept with my eyes open a few times.
5. I can think of no occasions where my eyes have hurt more than after sleeping with them open.
6. I'm outgoing on the outside, but I'm actually extremely shy.
7. I like writing in my spare time, but I've never finished a story.
8. My favorite food is and always will be mashed potatoes with ham gravy and corn.
9. I'm in training for my orange belt in Chon-Tu-Kwan Hapkido.
10. I've never been in a 'real' fight.
2. I revisit my posts and edit them, just to see who notices.
3. If possible, I'd sleep during the day and do everything at night
4. I have slept with my eyes open a few times.
5. I can think of no occasions where my eyes have hurt more than after sleeping with them open.
6. I'm outgoing on the outside, but I'm actually extremely shy.
7. I like writing in my spare time, but I've never finished a story.
8. My favorite food is and always will be mashed potatoes with ham gravy and corn.
9. I'm in training for my orange belt in Chon-Tu-Kwan Hapkido.
10. I've never been in a 'real' fight.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Will on May 17, 2010, 07:08:30 AM
Post by: Will on May 17, 2010, 07:08:30 AM
1) I have so many allergies, I actually started a blog about how I've learned to live with them. Unfortunately, no one visited it.
2) On my first birthday, I had chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream, some of which ended up my nose according to video evidence.
3) My step-brother is getting married in a month, and it will be the first wedding I've been to in years in which I'm not the best man. Thank goodness.
4) Yesterday, Neil Degrasse Tyson, the famous physicist, totally schooled me on Twitter. It was awesome.
5) I voted for the Green Party candidate, Cobb, in the 2004 Presidential election.
6) My descending aorta is made of a plastic called Dacron (medical grade polyethylene terephthalate). I'm actually part recyclable.
7) I was in the first formal debate on the Happy Atheist Forum. I had a blast.
8) I run every morning, and just recently I've started doing it barefoot.
9) I look forward most to being a father some day, above any other possible achievement.
10) I'm putting in a rather serious garden this year because of my concerns over peak oil and global warming. I really hope I'm nuts.
2) On my first birthday, I had chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream, some of which ended up my nose according to video evidence.
3) My step-brother is getting married in a month, and it will be the first wedding I've been to in years in which I'm not the best man. Thank goodness.
4) Yesterday, Neil Degrasse Tyson, the famous physicist, totally schooled me on Twitter. It was awesome.
5) I voted for the Green Party candidate, Cobb, in the 2004 Presidential election.
6) My descending aorta is made of a plastic called Dacron (medical grade polyethylene terephthalate). I'm actually part recyclable.
7) I was in the first formal debate on the Happy Atheist Forum. I had a blast.
8) I run every morning, and just recently I've started doing it barefoot.
9) I look forward most to being a father some day, above any other possible achievement.
10) I'm putting in a rather serious garden this year because of my concerns over peak oil and global warming. I really hope I'm nuts.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: elliebean on May 17, 2010, 04:22:29 PM
Post by: elliebean on May 17, 2010, 04:22:29 PM
Hehe, I covered most of the highlights in my intro thread (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4447#p58606), for those of you who missed it. For everyone else, I'll do my best to come up with 10 more:
1. I've lived in at least 20 different homes in 6 US states - lost count of how many times I've moved.
2. I have to take a prescription medication twice a day to keep from suddenly dying. A side effect is that it makes me very tired all the time and sometimes lightheaded, but another side effect is that it keeps my mood swings and panic attacks in check.
3. When I was 8 I genuinely believed my parents knew everything. :sigh:
5. So far, I've been outside the US only once for just a few hours, when I was 6. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - a short drive from where I lived at the time.
6. I've never been a single adult for any significant amount of time, unless you count the years between my 18th birthday and when I got married at age 21, but I don't consider myself as having been an adult during that time.
7. I share a birthday with my late father, but I don't celebrate it because it's on one of the worst days in US history, April 19th. :yay:
9. I rarely have any money, but when I do I buy extravagant gifts. I once bought almost a complete collection of Duran Duran LPs and singles for a friend, just because she likes Duran Duran.
10. I'm totally bald and wear a wig.
1. I've lived in at least 20 different homes in 6 US states - lost count of how many times I've moved.
2. I have to take a prescription medication twice a day to keep from suddenly dying. A side effect is that it makes me very tired all the time and sometimes lightheaded, but another side effect is that it keeps my mood swings and panic attacks in check.
3. When I was 8 I genuinely believed my parents knew everything. :sigh:
5. So far, I've been outside the US only once for just a few hours, when I was 6. Ciudad Juarez, Mexico - a short drive from where I lived at the time.
6. I've never been a single adult for any significant amount of time, unless you count the years between my 18th birthday and when I got married at age 21, but I don't consider myself as having been an adult during that time.
7. I share a birthday with my late father, but I don't celebrate it because it's on one of the worst days in US history, April 19th. :yay:
9. I rarely have any money, but when I do I buy extravagant gifts. I once bought almost a complete collection of Duran Duran LPs and singles for a friend, just because she likes Duran Duran.
10. I'm totally bald and wear a wig.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Kylyssa on May 17, 2010, 04:34:21 PM
Post by: Kylyssa on May 17, 2010, 04:34:21 PM
In no particular order:
1. I sometimes get caught by the play of light across a reflective surface.
2. The orderly nature of mathematics is a comfort to me.
3. I usually think in moving or still images or symbols, not words.
4. Loud noises in the morning can make me vomit.
5. I am shy and quiet in person.
6. I choose my clothing by how it feels, not how it looks.
7. I am disabled by an undiagnosed fever disorder, lupus, and fibromyalgia and yet I beat myself up for not holding down a day job.
8. I support myself (barely) by writing for private clients and by posting on Squidoo and Associated Content. Read my stuff. (http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Kylyssa)
9. I read very fast and if I'm in the mood I may finish seven or eight novels in a day.
10. I am working on writing another novel.
1. I sometimes get caught by the play of light across a reflective surface.
2. The orderly nature of mathematics is a comfort to me.
3. I usually think in moving or still images or symbols, not words.
4. Loud noises in the morning can make me vomit.
5. I am shy and quiet in person.
6. I choose my clothing by how it feels, not how it looks.
7. I am disabled by an undiagnosed fever disorder, lupus, and fibromyalgia and yet I beat myself up for not holding down a day job.
8. I support myself (barely) by writing for private clients and by posting on Squidoo and Associated Content. Read my stuff. (http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/Kylyssa)
9. I read very fast and if I'm in the mood I may finish seven or eight novels in a day.
10. I am working on writing another novel.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: hismikeness on May 17, 2010, 07:12:00 PM
Post by: hismikeness on May 17, 2010, 07:12:00 PM
In Roman Numerals:
I. I recently realized I should have studied Astronomy or Astrophysics. The universe amazes me.
II. I can barely do anything left handed.
III. I am 6'6", 370 pounds. Most people wouldn't call me fat though. At least not to my face. I'm just big.
IV. My thighs are 34" in circumference. Calves are 25". That was an awesome pickup line in college, "my thighs are bigger than your waist."
V. I have a dog, a bloodhound named Daisy.
VI. I have a Fiesta Bowl Ring
VII. I can't drive a stick shift. Not because I can't but because I never learned... because trying to lift my left leg up to push the clutch would require the steering wheel to not be there and the steering wheel is important.
VIII. I am an Apple fanboy. But never will I buy the first generation of a new product (ex: iPad). The 2nd gen are always better.
IX. I will be moving soon and I can't wait!
X. I once had my foot run over by a tractor. It felt slightly below average.
I. I recently realized I should have studied Astronomy or Astrophysics. The universe amazes me.
II. I can barely do anything left handed.
III. I am 6'6", 370 pounds. Most people wouldn't call me fat though. At least not to my face. I'm just big.
IV. My thighs are 34" in circumference. Calves are 25". That was an awesome pickup line in college, "my thighs are bigger than your waist."
V. I have a dog, a bloodhound named Daisy.
VI. I have a Fiesta Bowl Ring
VII. I can't drive a stick shift. Not because I can't but because I never learned... because trying to lift my left leg up to push the clutch would require the steering wheel to not be there and the steering wheel is important.
VIII. I am an Apple fanboy. But never will I buy the first generation of a new product (ex: iPad). The 2nd gen are always better.
IX. I will be moving soon and I can't wait!
X. I once had my foot run over by a tractor. It felt slightly below average.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MariaEvri on May 17, 2010, 08:06:01 PM
Post by: MariaEvri on May 17, 2010, 08:06:01 PM
1. fav. passtimes: driving with music, drawing, taking photos, surfing the net
2. love dragons
3. silent but a listener
4, hate children
5 i started getting bored of my friends
6. I HAVE to read a little something in bed before going to sleep. I have read dozens of books that way-whatever, science books, comics, magazines, novels
7. l refuse to "act like my age"
8. have never smoked and i hate coffee.
9. Im fatter now than I have ever been in my life
10. will finally move to my own apartment in the next few months, although dad will still pay the bills! (dont you love the way greek families work!)
2. love dragons
3. silent but a listener
4, hate children
5 i started getting bored of my friends
6. I HAVE to read a little something in bed before going to sleep. I have read dozens of books that way-whatever, science books, comics, magazines, novels
7. l refuse to "act like my age"
8. have never smoked and i hate coffee.
9. Im fatter now than I have ever been in my life
10. will finally move to my own apartment in the next few months, although dad will still pay the bills! (dont you love the way greek families work!)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tom62 on May 17, 2010, 08:42:52 PM
Post by: Tom62 on May 17, 2010, 08:42:52 PM
1. I've lived in 4 different European countries.
2. My wife and I live more than 4000 miles apart
3. I'm an avid collector of SciFi books and movies.
4. I hate gardening
5. I should loose some weight, which is difficult because I'm a foodie and I don't like sports
6. My hearing is pretty bad (I can't hear any tones higher than 1000 Hz)
7. I've never broken a bone
8. My morning starts with a strong cup of coffee and surfing the web.
9. I love to play chess
10. I'm an introvert
2. My wife and I live more than 4000 miles apart
3. I'm an avid collector of SciFi books and movies.
4. I hate gardening
5. I should loose some weight, which is difficult because I'm a foodie and I don't like sports
6. My hearing is pretty bad (I can't hear any tones higher than 1000 Hz)
7. I've never broken a bone
8. My morning starts with a strong cup of coffee and surfing the web.
9. I love to play chess
10. I'm an introvert
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 17, 2010, 11:01:03 PM
Post by: Tank on May 17, 2010, 11:01:03 PM
1. Born in late 1959, male.
2. More sensitive than was allowed at the time I was born in the culture I was born into.
3. Love the natural world, if I could swap lives it would be with David Attenborough.
4. Love photography as I can't draw freehand or paint.
5. I love people, I just enjoy company.
6. If I don't get some 'me time' I go mad (not a good combination with 5)
7. Married in March 1980, aged 20. Still married after 30 years, I must be doing something right.
8. Have grown to loath theism in almost all its forms.
9. I like vanilla ice cream but cant eat it as I am diabetic
10. I love threads like these.
2. More sensitive than was allowed at the time I was born in the culture I was born into.
3. Love the natural world, if I could swap lives it would be with David Attenborough.
4. Love photography as I can't draw freehand or paint.
5. I love people, I just enjoy company.
6. If I don't get some 'me time' I go mad (not a good combination with 5)
7. Married in March 1980, aged 20. Still married after 30 years, I must be doing something right.
8. Have grown to loath theism in almost all its forms.
9. I like vanilla ice cream but cant eat it as I am diabetic
10. I love threads like these.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: pinkocommie on May 18, 2010, 12:25:19 AM
Post by: pinkocommie on May 18, 2010, 12:25:19 AM
1. I regularly attend national rainbow gatherings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Gathering
2. I spent half a year when I was 20 traveling all around the US in a van.
3. I played Charlie Brown in an all female cast of 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'
4. I collect small vinyl toys from Kidrobot (Dunnys and Fatcaps)
5. I love the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion so much, I have a tattoo of one of the characters on my arm.
6. I crochet blankets that I donate to the local animal shelter.
7. Wednesday this week I'll be training so that I can help produce a local Atheist program for public access television.
8. I have worked for the last multi-screen drive-in theater on the west coast for the last 6 years http://valleydriveins.com/home.html
9. I will be going back to school this fall
10. I am a horrible pack rat, a trait inherited from my late father.
2. I spent half a year when I was 20 traveling all around the US in a van.
3. I played Charlie Brown in an all female cast of 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'
4. I collect small vinyl toys from Kidrobot (Dunnys and Fatcaps)
5. I love the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion so much, I have a tattoo of one of the characters on my arm.
6. I crochet blankets that I donate to the local animal shelter.
7. Wednesday this week I'll be training so that I can help produce a local Atheist program for public access television.
8. I have worked for the last multi-screen drive-in theater on the west coast for the last 6 years http://valleydriveins.com/home.html
9. I will be going back to school this fall
10. I am a horrible pack rat, a trait inherited from my late father.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on May 18, 2010, 01:15:26 AM
Post by: Cecilie on May 18, 2010, 01:15:26 AM
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: i_am_i on May 18, 2010, 02:20:09 AM
Post by: i_am_i on May 18, 2010, 02:20:09 AM
1. If it wasn't for jazz my life would have absolutely no meaning.
2. For the first four of five years of my musical career I hung around with mobsters and hookers. Those were the days!
3. I'm a high school drop-out.
4. I'm a lousy drummer. Anyway I think I am.
5. I've written well over a thousand jazz tunes in my life, some of which are highly regarded by those in the jazz community.
6. I was once a singer/songwriter in a touring punk rock band that had its music played all over college radio.
7. I'm rarely without a cigarette, damn it. And I most likely drink too much.
8. I've been married for twenty years.
9. My entire life has been a complete mess of one kind or another.
10. I wouldn't change anything.
2. For the first four of five years of my musical career I hung around with mobsters and hookers. Those were the days!
3. I'm a high school drop-out.
4. I'm a lousy drummer. Anyway I think I am.
5. I've written well over a thousand jazz tunes in my life, some of which are highly regarded by those in the jazz community.
6. I was once a singer/songwriter in a touring punk rock band that had its music played all over college radio.
7. I'm rarely without a cigarette, damn it. And I most likely drink too much.
8. I've been married for twenty years.
9. My entire life has been a complete mess of one kind or another.
10. I wouldn't change anything.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 18, 2010, 01:46:09 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 18, 2010, 01:46:09 PM
1. I really, really like salads.
2. My Ph.D should be done in two years.
3. I try to learn difficult things so people will ask me for help.
4. I have five tattoos, but if you count the way the military does, I have over 30.
5. I cry like a baby at What Dreams May Come.
6. I got married on the anniversary of my father's funeral and didn't even realize it.
7. Americans often annoy me.
8. I do about as much real work as the guy in Office Space.
9. Nobody ever calls me to hang out.
10. I think I did too much acid in the 90s.
2. My Ph.D should be done in two years.
3. I try to learn difficult things so people will ask me for help.
4. I have five tattoos, but if you count the way the military does, I have over 30.
5. I cry like a baby at What Dreams May Come.
6. I got married on the anniversary of my father's funeral and didn't even realize it.
7. Americans often annoy me.
8. I do about as much real work as the guy in Office Space.
9. Nobody ever calls me to hang out.
10. I think I did too much acid in the 90s.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: karadan on May 19, 2010, 10:24:22 AM
Post by: karadan on May 19, 2010, 10:24:22 AM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"9. Nobody ever calls me to hang out.
Want to hang out sometime?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 19, 2010, 01:09:15 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 19, 2010, 01:09:15 PM
Quote from: "karadan"Want to hang out sometime? :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: karadan on May 19, 2010, 05:43:47 PM
Post by: karadan on May 19, 2010, 05:43:47 PM
More than welcome
There are lots of amazing pubs in Cambridge.
There are lots of amazing pubs in Cambridge.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: SSY on May 19, 2010, 06:14:56 PM
Post by: SSY on May 19, 2010, 06:14:56 PM
Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Quote from: "karadan"Want to hang out sometime? :D
Visit England instead, much nicer.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 19, 2010, 08:02:35 PM
Post by: Tank on May 19, 2010, 08:02:35 PM
Quote from: "SSY"Quote from: "curiosityandthecat"Scotland has some things to recommend it, Haggis for one, I prefer the leg to the breast.Quote from: "karadan"Want to hang out sometime? :D
Visit England instead, much nicer.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 19, 2010, 08:13:01 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 19, 2010, 08:13:01 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Scotland has some things to recommend it, Haggis for one, I prefer the leg to the breast.I'm an ass man, myself.
Er, wait...
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages50.fotki.com%2Fv1557%2Fphotos%2F8%2F892548%2F6116196%2F1249803733067-vi.gif&hash=d50de5c48787ecbe4064c443dc10a033db020e33)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 19, 2010, 08:33:19 PM
Post by: Tank on May 19, 2010, 08:33:19 PM
Ah! But do you like the uphill breast, sweet and tender, or the downhill breast larger and with a gamier flavour?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sophus on May 19, 2010, 09:03:43 PM
Post by: Sophus on May 19, 2010, 09:03:43 PM
Quote from: "Will"1) I have so many allergies, I actually started a blog about how I've learned to live with them. Unfortunately, no one visited it.
Really? Because I'm allergic to everything under the sun. Had I known this I would have visited!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 19, 2010, 09:08:14 PM
Post by: Tank on May 19, 2010, 09:08:14 PM
Quote from: "Sophus"Unless you happen to be allergic to blogsQuote from: "Will"1) I have so many allergies, I actually started a blog about how I've learned to live with them. Unfortunately, no one visited it.
Really? Because I'm allergic to everything under the sun. Had I known this I would have visited!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: EssejSllim on May 19, 2010, 11:59:27 PM
Post by: EssejSllim on May 19, 2010, 11:59:27 PM
1. I have never attended a party, and enjoyed it.
2. I start writing stories all the time, but never get beyond a couple of pages
3. I'm 15 and I don't have a facebook page (or a myspace page)
4. I have never been in a relationship (and am quite happy about that)
5. I have only been an atheist for two years
6. I am an American communist
7. I have contemplated suicide
8. I don't understand why people enjoy watching sporting events at the stadium when they could watch them at home.
9. I'm scared that if I live alone, there will be a fire at night and the smoke alarm will not wake me up.
10. I see murder as perfectly moral in many cases.
2. I start writing stories all the time, but never get beyond a couple of pages
3. I'm 15 and I don't have a facebook page (or a myspace page)
4. I have never been in a relationship (and am quite happy about that)
5. I have only been an atheist for two years
6. I am an American communist
7. I have contemplated suicide
8. I don't understand why people enjoy watching sporting events at the stadium when they could watch them at home.
9. I'm scared that if I live alone, there will be a fire at night and the smoke alarm will not wake me up.
10. I see murder as perfectly moral in many cases.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 20, 2010, 08:14:30 AM
Post by: Tank on May 20, 2010, 08:14:30 AM
EssejSllim as you are 15 who is the chap in your avatar, I don't recognise him?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on May 20, 2010, 08:30:56 AM
Post by: Cecilie on May 20, 2010, 08:30:56 AM
Quote from: "Tank"EssejSllim as you are 15 who is the chap in your avatar, I don't recognise him?I don't either... Should I?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 20, 2010, 03:34:57 PM
Post by: curiosityandthecat on May 20, 2010, 03:34:57 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"Quote from: "Tank"EssejSllim as you are 15 who is the chap in your avatar, I don't recognise him?I don't either... Should I?
That's James Roday (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734442/) from Psych.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Dretlin on May 20, 2010, 08:11:53 PM
Post by: Dretlin on May 20, 2010, 08:11:53 PM
Quote from: "karadan"More than welcome roflol
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 22, 2010, 08:07:56 PM
Post by: Tank on May 22, 2010, 08:07:56 PM
11.I can beach comb all day and be quite happy and mildly sun burned, at the same time.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: mama_ape on May 22, 2010, 11:59:59 PM
Post by: mama_ape on May 22, 2010, 11:59:59 PM
1. I love telling people things about me. (perfect post for me huh?)
2. I believe dogs can become just as important as human members of the family.
3. My favorite color is PURPLE!
4. I will never willingly tell my grandparents that I'm athiest.
5. I've been alive now for just as long without my mom as I was with her...still don't think I'm quite over it. (I was fourteen when she died.)
6. I'm afraid of dying before I get to do everything I want to do.
7. I feel guilt towards my kids and husband because I wonder sometimes about what could have been.
8. My favorite food is anything Mexican.
9. I try my hardest to spell things correctly because misspelling totally gets on my nerves.
10.Despite everything I love being an American....but secretly I wish I was Scottish...for real not three generations back.
2. I believe dogs can become just as important as human members of the family.
3. My favorite color is PURPLE!
4. I will never willingly tell my grandparents that I'm athiest.
5. I've been alive now for just as long without my mom as I was with her...still don't think I'm quite over it. (I was fourteen when she died.)
6. I'm afraid of dying before I get to do everything I want to do.
7. I feel guilt towards my kids and husband because I wonder sometimes about what could have been.
8. My favorite food is anything Mexican.
9. I try my hardest to spell things correctly because misspelling totally gets on my nerves.
10.Despite everything I love being an American....but secretly I wish I was Scottish...for real not three generations back.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: pinkocommie on May 23, 2010, 02:57:51 AM
Post by: pinkocommie on May 23, 2010, 02:57:51 AM
Quote from: "mama_ape"7. I feel guilt towards my kids and husband because I wonder sometimes about what could have been.
Don't feel guilty. I do this too. I love my son more than anything in the world, but I'm also jealous of my friends with their untouched figures (the ladies of course.
), large bank accounts and stories about travelling all around. *le sigh*
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 23, 2010, 09:23:45 PM
Post by: Tank on May 23, 2010, 09:23:45 PM
Quote from: "mama_ape"5. I've been alive now for just as long without my mom as I was with her...still don't think I'm quite over it. (I was fourteen when she died.)
My Father died two weeks after my 17th birthday, I didn't cry till I was 22, I was 49 before I came to terms with the effects his death had had on me. Don't be surprised how long it takes.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: mama_ape on May 24, 2010, 12:48:30 AM
Post by: mama_ape on May 24, 2010, 12:48:30 AM
Quote from: "Tank"Well shit. That's fantastic. .... yeah I blame my sick sarcastic sense of humor on her dying while I was so young....Quote from: "mama_ape"5. I've been alive now for just as long without my mom as I was with her...still don't think I'm quite over it. (I was fourteen when she died.)
My Father died two weeks after my 17th birthday, I didn't cry till I was 22, I was 49 before I came to terms with the effects his death had had on me. Don't be surprised how long it takes.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Beast on May 24, 2010, 05:35:59 AM
Post by: Beast on May 24, 2010, 05:35:59 AM
I was going to do this in picture form to mix it up....but they come out way to big. Anyway...
1. I enjoy shooting and trying to collect guns.
2. I am 23, married for 4 years and have 2 kids(3 & 1 yr old)
3. I am the creator of AZRally.com and Sole proprietor of AZ Rally Group.
4. I love watching Rally(WRC, USRC).
5. My Subaru WRX is, so far, the best car I have owned.
6. I work at a Psychiatric Housing Unit with pre-trial detainees.
7. I have been an Atheist for my entire life.
8. If I can't go fast or get hurt doing something, I'm not interested.
9. I have broken my arm in 5 places between my elbow and pinky finger, all in the same incident.
10. My favorite emoticon is this guy
1. I enjoy shooting and trying to collect guns.
2. I am 23, married for 4 years and have 2 kids(3 & 1 yr old)
3. I am the creator of AZRally.com and Sole proprietor of AZ Rally Group.
4. I love watching Rally(WRC, USRC).
5. My Subaru WRX is, so far, the best car I have owned.
6. I work at a Psychiatric Housing Unit with pre-trial detainees.
7. I have been an Atheist for my entire life.
8. If I can't go fast or get hurt doing something, I'm not interested.
9. I have broken my arm in 5 places between my elbow and pinky finger, all in the same incident.
10. My favorite emoticon is this guy
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sophus on May 25, 2010, 03:44:54 AM
Post by: Sophus on May 25, 2010, 03:44:54 AM
Quote from: "Kylyssa"9. I read very fast and if I'm in the mood I may finish seven or eight novels in a day.Wow. Did you take a speed reading course?
Quote10. I am working on writing another novel.
Another one? That's so cool... What's the first one?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sophus on May 25, 2010, 04:09:13 AM
Post by: Sophus on May 25, 2010, 04:09:13 AM
Okay, I'll conform. I'll try to keep out the usual I'm married with one kid sort of deal
1. I am a pure ectomorph.
2. My house is quite strange and quaint.
3.I start lots of projects without ever finishing them. All of which I plan on returning to eventually, only some which I actually do.
4. My sense of hearing is too good. I loath noisy television sets!
5. I don't get bored easily.
6. I like to cook and invent my own "dishes" although I don't really know what the hell I'm doing.
7. The men in my family tend to be very tall. The tallest being seven foot. Fortunately I'm not that tall.
8. I've never bought a car that wasn't used. Wouldn't want to lose my artist cred!
9. Often I stay up all night by myself just lost in thought.
10. If Music were a person, it'd be my best friend.
1. I am a pure ectomorph.
2. My house is quite strange and quaint.
3.I start lots of projects without ever finishing them. All of which I plan on returning to eventually, only some which I actually do.
4. My sense of hearing is too good. I loath noisy television sets!
5. I don't get bored easily.
6. I like to cook and invent my own "dishes" although I don't really know what the hell I'm doing.
7. The men in my family tend to be very tall. The tallest being seven foot. Fortunately I'm not that tall.
8. I've never bought a car that wasn't used. Wouldn't want to lose my artist cred!
9. Often I stay up all night by myself just lost in thought.
10. If Music were a person, it'd be my best friend.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 05:28:01 PM
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 05:28:01 PM
11. Angelina Jolie is only 5 days older than me.
Damn she looks so much older than I do
Damn she looks so much older than I do
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 05:58:11 PM
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 05:58:11 PM
Quote from: "KDbeads"11. Angelina Jolie is only 5 days older than me.
Damn she looks so much older than I do :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 06:18:30 PM
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 06:18:30 PM
Quote from: "Tank"I think a picture is called for :|
But.... no makeup, after a long trip, a few too many pounds over weight and holding Neo:
http://www.krausdesigns.com/images/Peop ... F4716a.JPG (http://www.krausdesigns.com/images/People/Weight/DSCF4716a.JPG)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 06:20:56 PM
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 06:20:56 PM
Quote from: "KDbeads"Quote from: "Tank"I think a picture is called for :|Of course! I saw a picture of you holding up some of your needlework on your site. Is Neo a small chicken or some kind of corvid?
But.... no makeup, after a long trip, a few too many pounds over weight and holding Neo:
http://www.krausdesigns.com/images/Peop ... F4716a.JPG (http://www.krausdesigns.com/images/People/Weight/DSCF4716a.JPG)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 06:28:35 PM
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 06:28:35 PM
Neo is a silkie/easter egger mix, she was 6 or 8 weeks old in that shot. Fully grown she's between the size of a regular chicken and a bantam, maybe 2 or 3 pounds. She's a spoiled little brat, prefers to roost on our arms or under our jackets.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 06:40:15 PM
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 06:40:15 PM
Quote from: "KDbeads"Neo is a silkie/easter egger mix, she was 6 or 8 weeks old in that shot. Fully grown she's between the size of a regular chicken and a bantam, maybe 2 or 3 pounds. She's a spoiled little brat, prefers to roost on our arms or under our jackets.Is she 'house trained'?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 06:44:04 PM
Post by: KDbeads on May 28, 2010, 06:44:04 PM
Nope! And she isn't getting diapers either! We put her out with the others at 12 weeks old 
Hubby wasn't happy but I'm the one cleaning up the house.
Hubby wasn't happy but I'm the one cleaning up the house.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 06:53:00 PM
Post by: Tank on May 28, 2010, 06:53:00 PM
Quote from: "KDbeads"Nope! And she isn't getting diapers either! We put her out with the others at 12 weeks oldAh! Ooo! Ewwww!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Kylyssa on May 30, 2010, 03:52:53 AM
Post by: Kylyssa on May 30, 2010, 03:52:53 AM
Quote from: "Sophus"Quote from: "Kylyssa"9. I read very fast and if I'm in the mood I may finish seven or eight novels in a day.Wow. Did you take a speed reading course?
No, and I didn't even know that it was abnormal until I was a teenager. I'm autistic. Maybe it's an idiot savant thing.
Quote10. I am working on writing another novel.
Quote from: "Sophus"Another one? That's so cool... What's the first one?None are published. Yet. Doesn't just about everyone have an unpublished novel or three sitting around these days?
My first is titled Legacy of the Lamb. It's about cloning and a fraud involving religion. The lamb I'm talking about isn't Jesus, it's Dolly. I think it needs a major re-work.
The second has a working title of Beyond Suffering and has no real title yet, though I feel it is finished. It's about a society in which, due to advanced technologies, people seldom suffer. It is not a novel about hubris, I treat the technology as a very positive development.
The one I'm currently working on is tiled The Eyes of the Law and it's about a blind attorney whose vision is restored using nanotechnology. I may squash it into a novella.
I've also started (just an outline and about 10,000 words) a book called The Zeitgeist Lever. It's about what makes a person a person. It follows the legal entanglements an extremely reconstructed man faces in trying to reclaim his estate from family who are fighting to have him declared dead because too much of his body is not factory original, so to speak.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sophus on May 30, 2010, 04:45:27 PM
Post by: Sophus on May 30, 2010, 04:45:27 PM
Quote from: "Kylyssa"None are published. Yet. Doesn't just about everyone have an unpublished novel or three sitting around these days?
Well... I do some poetry. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Gawen on May 30, 2010, 05:01:19 PM
Post by: Gawen on May 30, 2010, 05:01:19 PM
1) Been married for 29 years.
2) Ride a motorcycle that has a sidecar on it and is my chief form of transport.
3) If you wrong me, I WILL get you back. Retribution may not be swift, but it will happen.
4) Love firearms.
5) I work in sewer.
6) Fav music: 80's Metal
7) I have ringing in my ears 24/7.
8) Been an atheist my whole life.
9) WWII and pre-WWII Historian (mostly German)
10) Read every night while in bed.
2) Ride a motorcycle that has a sidecar on it and is my chief form of transport.
3) If you wrong me, I WILL get you back. Retribution may not be swift, but it will happen.
4) Love firearms.
5) I work in sewer.
6) Fav music: 80's Metal
7) I have ringing in my ears 24/7.
8) Been an atheist my whole life.
9) WWII and pre-WWII Historian (mostly German)
10) Read every night while in bed.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 30, 2010, 06:14:20 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 30, 2010, 06:14:20 PM
1. I play synthesizers in a Metal band.
2. I have two pet rats named Clawsâ,,¢ 1.0 and Clawsâ,,¢ 2.0, pet names "Big Mouse" and "Little Mouse"
3. I've been writing poetry since the age of five.
4. I speak three languages fluently and one more imperfectly.
5. I tend to whine too much over nothing and not at all over something serious
6. My stomach refuses to go back to where it was when I was younger
7. I have a part time job at a small store
8. I smoke. Am not quitting either.
9. My friend and I are going to a festival this summer
10. I have a music studio at home... Sort of.
2. I have two pet rats named Clawsâ,,¢ 1.0 and Clawsâ,,¢ 2.0, pet names "Big Mouse" and "Little Mouse"
3. I've been writing poetry since the age of five.
4. I speak three languages fluently and one more imperfectly.
5. I tend to whine too much over nothing and not at all over something serious
6. My stomach refuses to go back to where it was when I was younger
7. I have a part time job at a small store
8. I smoke. Am not quitting either.
9. My friend and I are going to a festival this summer
10. I have a music studio at home... Sort of.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Gawen on May 31, 2010, 01:53:16 PM
Post by: Gawen on May 31, 2010, 01:53:16 PM
I thought I would take the time to post certain 'points' that I liked about everyone's 10 points about themselves.
Cecilie:
4. My biggest wish is that I was smarter. I think you're on your way because you...
5. Think too much....*chucklin*
KDbeads:
8 I live in Central TX where it's hotter than hades but I can't take the sun and heat at the same time, I'll end up in the hospital. Not leaving though, hate cold more than you can imagine. I know how you feel, being a transplant myself.
philosoraptor:
10. I like reading in the bathtub. Same here.
karadan :
7. I can clap one-handed. Made me laugh.
skwurll :
4. I have slept with my eyes open. (Hurts like an S.O.B. when you wake up with your eyes all dried out) Good grief!!!
Will: 4) Yesterday, Neil Degrasse Tyson, the famous physicist, totally schooled me on Twitter. It was awesome. Pretty kewl!
elliebean:
2. I have to take a prescription medication twice a day to keep from suddenly dying. A side effect is that it makes me very tired all the time and sometimes lightheaded, but another side effect is that it keeps my mood swings and panic attacks in check. I am at a loss for words. I'm quite moved however.
Kylyssa:
1. I sometimes get caught by the play of light across a reflective surface. I sometimes just get....caught...*grinnin*
hismikeness:
VI. I have a Fiesta Bowl Ring Impressive.
MariaEvri:
7. l refuse to "act like my age" I'm probably 30 years older than you and I don't act my age either.
Tom62:
2. My wife and I live more than 4000 miles apart. Holy Crap!
Tank:
8. Have grown to loath theism in almost all its forms. Couldn't make up my mind between 7 & 8. This one won. Love your avatar, btw.
pinkocommie:
6. I crochet blankets that I donate to the local animal shelter. That's great. I've worked in our animal shelter in the past.
i_am_i:
10. I wouldn't change anything. Pretty much says it all, huh?...*smilin*
curiosityandthecat:
7. Americans often annoy me. Same here, and I'm American...*shrugs*
EssejSllim:
8. I don't understand why people enjoy watching sporting events at the stadium when they could watch them at home. Same here.
mama_ape:
8. My favorite food is anything Mexican. Having lived in Texas for the last 10 years, I can't stand Mexican food anymore.
Beast:
7. I have been an Atheist for my entire life. Was difficult to choose between 1 & 7.
Sophus:
2. My house is quite strange and quaint. Intriguing. Never heard anyone describe their home in this way.
Asmodean:
5. I tend to whine too much over nothing and not at all over something serious I can relate to that.
Cecilie:
4. My biggest wish is that I was smarter. I think you're on your way because you...
5. Think too much....*chucklin*
KDbeads:
8 I live in Central TX where it's hotter than hades but I can't take the sun and heat at the same time, I'll end up in the hospital. Not leaving though, hate cold more than you can imagine. I know how you feel, being a transplant myself.
philosoraptor:
10. I like reading in the bathtub. Same here.
karadan :
7. I can clap one-handed. Made me laugh.
skwurll :
4. I have slept with my eyes open. (Hurts like an S.O.B. when you wake up with your eyes all dried out) Good grief!!!
Will: 4) Yesterday, Neil Degrasse Tyson, the famous physicist, totally schooled me on Twitter. It was awesome. Pretty kewl!
elliebean:
2. I have to take a prescription medication twice a day to keep from suddenly dying. A side effect is that it makes me very tired all the time and sometimes lightheaded, but another side effect is that it keeps my mood swings and panic attacks in check. I am at a loss for words. I'm quite moved however.
Kylyssa:
1. I sometimes get caught by the play of light across a reflective surface. I sometimes just get....caught...*grinnin*
hismikeness:
VI. I have a Fiesta Bowl Ring Impressive.
MariaEvri:
7. l refuse to "act like my age" I'm probably 30 years older than you and I don't act my age either.
Tom62:
2. My wife and I live more than 4000 miles apart. Holy Crap!
Tank:
8. Have grown to loath theism in almost all its forms. Couldn't make up my mind between 7 & 8. This one won. Love your avatar, btw.
pinkocommie:
6. I crochet blankets that I donate to the local animal shelter. That's great. I've worked in our animal shelter in the past.
i_am_i:
10. I wouldn't change anything. Pretty much says it all, huh?...*smilin*
curiosityandthecat:
7. Americans often annoy me. Same here, and I'm American...*shrugs*
EssejSllim:
8. I don't understand why people enjoy watching sporting events at the stadium when they could watch them at home. Same here.
mama_ape:
8. My favorite food is anything Mexican. Having lived in Texas for the last 10 years, I can't stand Mexican food anymore.
Beast:
7. I have been an Atheist for my entire life. Was difficult to choose between 1 & 7.
Sophus:
2. My house is quite strange and quaint. Intriguing. Never heard anyone describe their home in this way.
Asmodean:
5. I tend to whine too much over nothing and not at all over something serious I can relate to that.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 31, 2010, 01:58:07 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 31, 2010, 01:58:07 PM
Quote from: "Gawen"Asmodean:You forgot to make my name appear bold. :P
5. I tend to whine too much over nothing and not at all over something serious I can relate to that.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Gawen on May 31, 2010, 03:11:15 PM
Post by: Gawen on May 31, 2010, 03:11:15 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"Sorry bout that. All fixed.Quote from: "Gawen"Asmodean:You forgot to make my name appear bold. :P
5. I tend to whine too much over nothing and not at all over something serious I can relate to that.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: elliebean on May 31, 2010, 03:18:34 PM
Post by: elliebean on May 31, 2010, 03:18:34 PM
Quote from: "Gawen"elliebean:Well what I should have said is that it keeps me from suddenly almost dying; my ICD would kick in at that point and shock me back to life.... not the best time I've ever had, hehe. Anyway, my doctor just switched my meds to one that should have less adverse side effects and will hopefully work at least as well as the other. So far, so good.
2. I have to take a prescription medication twice a day to keep from suddenly dying. A side effect is that it makes me very tired all the time and sometimes lightheaded, but another side effect is that it keeps my mood swings and panic attacks in check. I am at a loss for words. I'm quite moved however.
Now I just have to get used to being more active again.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Gawen on June 01, 2010, 12:35:01 PM
Post by: Gawen on June 01, 2010, 12:35:01 PM
Quote from: "elliebean"Well that's good to hear. Hope it works out.Quote from: "Gawen"elliebean:Well what I should have said is that it keeps me from suddenly almost dying; my ICD would kick in at that point and shock me back to life.... not the best time I've ever had, hehe. Anyway, my doctor just switched my meds to one that should have less adverse side effects and will hopefully work at least as well as the other. So far, so good.
2. I have to take a prescription medication twice a day to keep from suddenly dying. A side effect is that it makes me very tired all the time and sometimes lightheaded, but another side effect is that it keeps my mood swings and panic attacks in check. I am at a loss for words. I'm quite moved however.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on June 29, 2010, 02:31:04 AM
Post by: Cecilie on June 29, 2010, 02:31:04 AM
So I thought I'd bring this thread back again seeing there's a lot of new members. 
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on June 29, 2010, 02:47:18 AM
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on June 29, 2010, 02:47:18 AM
In no particular order:
I have a good son.
I'm a musician (guitar, bass, keys, drums)
I like good, pungent cheeses that bite you back
I'd rather be honest than nice
I spent four years growing up in Iran
I'm an optimist
Rudeness really, really bugs me
I'm often very rude
My favorite city in America in San Luis Obispo
Football is the sport of kings (American football, goddamnit)
I have a good son.
I'm a musician (guitar, bass, keys, drums)
I like good, pungent cheeses that bite you back
I'd rather be honest than nice
I spent four years growing up in Iran
I'm an optimist
Rudeness really, really bugs me
I'm often very rude
My favorite city in America in San Luis Obispo
Football is the sport of kings (American football, goddamnit)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cite134 on June 29, 2010, 03:36:02 AM
Post by: Cite134 on June 29, 2010, 03:36:02 AM
1. I am self-conscious
2. I've only been an atheist for 4 months now.
3. I am shy and observant.
4.I can type 70 WPM
5. I love astronomy, and sci-fi movies.
6. I enjoy working out/exercising when I have the time.
7. I like animals.
8. I have no intentions in getting married.
9. Generally speaking, I don't like people.
10. I have 8 brothers and sisters. (all younger)
=D
2. I've only been an atheist for 4 months now.
3. I am shy and observant.
4.I can type 70 WPM
5. I love astronomy, and sci-fi movies.
6. I enjoy working out/exercising when I have the time.
7. I like animals.
8. I have no intentions in getting married.
9. Generally speaking, I don't like people.
10. I have 8 brothers and sisters. (all younger)
=D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Black Jester on June 29, 2010, 05:04:12 AM
Post by: The Black Jester on June 29, 2010, 05:04:12 AM
1) I have a fetish for Neuroscience
2) I have an equally strong fetish for Philosophy
3) My brother is my best friend
4) I'm a Meisner trained actor with an MFA, specializing in classical theater.
5) I make my money supporting some of the bankers involved in the financial meltdown.
6) I've been married for 3 years now, and I love my wife.
7) I played football from the time I was 10 until I was 17.
8) I write poetry and short, fantasy fiction
9) I teach acting in my off hours.
10) Ice cream is my kryptonite.
2) I have an equally strong fetish for Philosophy
3) My brother is my best friend
4) I'm a Meisner trained actor with an MFA, specializing in classical theater.
5) I make my money supporting some of the bankers involved in the financial meltdown.
6) I've been married for 3 years now, and I love my wife.
7) I played football from the time I was 10 until I was 17.
8) I write poetry and short, fantasy fiction
9) I teach acting in my off hours.
10) Ice cream is my kryptonite.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Businessocks on June 30, 2010, 03:49:07 PM
Post by: Businessocks on June 30, 2010, 03:49:07 PM
I've really enjoyed reading.
Elliebean (hug)
1. I LOVE the way my cat looks and feels when he gets his summer shave (he's on my lap now!) I wish I knew how to post a pic of him.
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2. I love hot, spicy foods that make me sweat.
3. I hate tattoos
4. I'm considering getting a large tattoo on my stomach to make an artistic statement out of my stretch marks and sagging skin from carrying twins full term. I think I'll re-pierce my belly button, too.
5. I hate how violence is more acceptable to show and celebrate in the US than sex.
6. I'm a talker in real life (I'll talk to anyone at the park, the store, etc.) but I tend to be more of a listener online.
7. I wish women still had red tents to lounge in during their monthly cycle.
8. I love the moon. To me, it is alive.
9. I love listening to NPR.
10. My biggest fear is becoming angry, bitter, and mean like my mother.
edited to try to add pic of my cat
Elliebean (hug)
1. I LOVE the way my cat looks and feels when he gets his summer shave (he's on my lap now!) I wish I knew how to post a pic of him.
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2. I love hot, spicy foods that make me sweat.
3. I hate tattoos
4. I'm considering getting a large tattoo on my stomach to make an artistic statement out of my stretch marks and sagging skin from carrying twins full term. I think I'll re-pierce my belly button, too.
5. I hate how violence is more acceptable to show and celebrate in the US than sex.
6. I'm a talker in real life (I'll talk to anyone at the park, the store, etc.) but I tend to be more of a listener online.
7. I wish women still had red tents to lounge in during their monthly cycle.
8. I love the moon. To me, it is alive.
9. I love listening to NPR.
10. My biggest fear is becoming angry, bitter, and mean like my mother.
edited to try to add pic of my cat
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on June 30, 2010, 03:52:26 PM
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on June 30, 2010, 03:52:26 PM
Quote from: "Businessocks"1. I LOVE the way my cat looks and feels when he gets his summer shave (he's on my lap now!) I wish I knew how to post a pic of him.
If you don't have a photobucket account, you can select the "upload attachment" tab immediately below the reply form's text box, then load it from your HD.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Businessocks on June 30, 2010, 03:56:27 PM
Post by: Businessocks on June 30, 2010, 03:56:27 PM
Quote from: "Thumpalumpacus"Quote from: "Businessocks"1. I LOVE the way my cat looks and feels when he gets his summer shave (he's on my lap now!) I wish I knew how to post a pic of him.
If you don't have a photobucket account, you can select the "upload attachment" tab immediately below the reply form's text box, then load it from your HD.
Thanks! I was reading the FAQ page when you posted this. I think I got one up!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on June 30, 2010, 05:08:10 PM
Post by: Tank on June 30, 2010, 05:08:10 PM
Quote from: "Businessocks"4. I'm considering getting a large tattoo on my stomach to make an artistic statement out of my stretch marks and sagging skin from carrying twins full term. I think I'll re-pierce my belly button, too.My wife carried twins to term, 7lb 2oz and 7lb 12oz
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Businessocks on June 30, 2010, 08:43:13 PM
Post by: Businessocks on June 30, 2010, 08:43:13 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Quote from: "Businessocks"4. I'm considering getting a large tattoo on my stomach to make an artistic statement out of my stretch marks and sagging skin from carrying twins full term. I think I'll re-pierce my belly button, too.My wife carried twins to term, 7lb 2oz and 7lb 12oz
FABULOUS!!! Mine were both over 7 lbs, too! Please don't tell me that her tummy suffered no ill effects...I'd be happy for her, but totally envious!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on June 30, 2010, 08:50:02 PM
Post by: Tank on June 30, 2010, 08:50:02 PM
Quote from: "Businessocks"Quote from: "Tank"Quote from: "Businessocks"4. I'm considering getting a large tattoo on my stomach to make an artistic statement out of my stretch marks and sagging skin from carrying twins full term. I think I'll re-pierce my belly button, too.My wife carried twins to term, 7lb 2oz and 7lb 12oz :verysad: You had a pair of big twins too! Did you have them naturally or by section?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: elliebean on July 01, 2010, 12:14:22 AM
Post by: elliebean on July 01, 2010, 12:14:22 AM
Quote from: "Businessocks"Elliebean (hug)Thanks. I'm doing a lot better on my new meds, though... and I only take one a day now.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Kylyssa on July 01, 2010, 12:57:44 AM
Post by: Kylyssa on July 01, 2010, 12:57:44 AM
Quote from: "elliebean"2. I have to take a prescription medication twice a day to keep from suddenly dying. A side effect is that it makes me very tired all the time and sometimes lightheaded, but another side effect is that it keeps my mood swings and panic attacks in check.
You take medication twice a day to keep you from suddenly dying, I take medication twice a day to keep me from dying within a week or so. While there's lots of room for improvement, modern medicine is awesome stuff. Just a few pills here and there and millions of people get to live instead of dying.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Squid on July 01, 2010, 01:12:28 AM
Post by: Squid on July 01, 2010, 01:12:28 AM
1. I'm currently unemployed
2. I'm on my second marriage
3. I used to run my own atheism site
4. Next year I'll be switching from the psychology field to the nursing field
5. I've been playing guitar since I was 15 but have only been in one band
6. I have a goal to get back into shape (that is, up to Navy PRT standards for my age, I figure that's as good a measure as any) by next Spring
7. I originally went to college to be an artist
8. I have a thing about anything getting too close to my eyes - optometrists hate me
9. I've met Whitney in person
10. I've had to call Bull$h!t on Penn & Teller's Bull$h!t and I love Penn & Teller and that show
2. I'm on my second marriage
3. I used to run my own atheism site
4. Next year I'll be switching from the psychology field to the nursing field
5. I've been playing guitar since I was 15 but have only been in one band
6. I have a goal to get back into shape (that is, up to Navy PRT standards for my age, I figure that's as good a measure as any) by next Spring
7. I originally went to college to be an artist
8. I have a thing about anything getting too close to my eyes - optometrists hate me
9. I've met Whitney in person
10. I've had to call Bull$h!t on Penn & Teller's Bull$h!t and I love Penn & Teller and that show
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Businessocks on July 01, 2010, 01:18:28 AM
Post by: Businessocks on July 01, 2010, 01:18:28 AM
Quote from: "Tank"You had a pair of big twins too! Did you have them naturally or by section?
Totally naturally, I'm proud to say! Not even any i.v. fluids! I'm very proud of that fact; hence, I'm considering some type of tattoo to celebrate it, instead of loathing my stomach. Please tell your wife that it's a joy to find another full-term 7lb. twin mom!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2010, 08:06:07 AM
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2010, 08:06:07 AM
Quote from: "Businessocks"Quote from: "Tank"You had a pair of big twins too! Did you have them naturally or by section?
Totally naturally, I'm proud to say! Not even any i.v. fluids! I'm very proud of that fact; hence, I'm considering some type of tattoo to celebrate it, instead of loathing my stomach. Please tell your wife that it's a joy to find another full-term 7lb. twin mom! :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Fennia on July 01, 2010, 11:48:55 AM
Post by: Fennia on July 01, 2010, 11:48:55 AM
1. I have never smoked (not even tried one) and I'm mighty proud of that.
2. I love strawberries, but hate the cream
3. I'm into genealogy, archives, libraries, history and museums, generally anything old and dusty.
4. I love books and I grew up surrounded by them. I felt really strange visiting a house with no book case(s) once.
5. When I was 15 I participated in a hilarious but serious debate on wether the moon is made of cheese or not. I argued pro cheese, and won! lol from preschool I had a black eye lol. Not from fighting though :P
9. I'll go nuts if I don't get to do some crafts every now and again. Current project involves hand made tree decorations for Christmas, no plastic involved except for the lights!
10. I have tried hard, but continually fail to understand the existence of theism in modern western world, among people entitled to an education.
2. I love strawberries, but hate the cream
3. I'm into genealogy, archives, libraries, history and museums, generally anything old and dusty.
4. I love books and I grew up surrounded by them. I felt really strange visiting a house with no book case(s) once.
5. When I was 15 I participated in a hilarious but serious debate on wether the moon is made of cheese or not. I argued pro cheese, and won! lol from preschool I had a black eye lol. Not from fighting though :P
9. I'll go nuts if I don't get to do some crafts every now and again. Current project involves hand made tree decorations for Christmas, no plastic involved except for the lights!
10. I have tried hard, but continually fail to understand the existence of theism in modern western world, among people entitled to an education.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: wildfire_emissary on July 01, 2010, 01:40:45 PM
Post by: wildfire_emissary on July 01, 2010, 01:40:45 PM
1. A frustrated veterinary medicine student.
2. Teaches in state university for 6 years now.
3. Been married for 7 years.
4. Had parents who belonged to Herbert Armstrong's religion.
5. Does vocals and guitars for Headlights: a cover band formed by my former students.
6. Played Magic the Gathering from the Unlimited edition up to the Weatherlight expansion only.
7. Has a 6 year-old daughter.
8. Had 5 other employments before landing a teaching job.
9. Advises a fraternity: Alpha Phi Omega.
10. Is the godfather of 16 kids.
2. Teaches in state university for 6 years now.
3. Been married for 7 years.
4. Had parents who belonged to Herbert Armstrong's religion.
5. Does vocals and guitars for Headlights: a cover band formed by my former students.
6. Played Magic the Gathering from the Unlimited edition up to the Weatherlight expansion only.
7. Has a 6 year-old daughter.
8. Had 5 other employments before landing a teaching job.
9. Advises a fraternity: Alpha Phi Omega.
10. Is the godfather of 16 kids.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on July 01, 2010, 10:41:35 PM
Post by: Cecilie on July 01, 2010, 10:41:35 PM
11. Am a perfectionist when it comes to organization.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2010, 10:51:47 PM
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2010, 10:51:47 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"11. Am a perfectionist when it comes to organization.Fancy being an au pair, I'm as unorganised as an unorganised thing!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on July 01, 2010, 10:59:09 PM
Post by: Cecilie on July 01, 2010, 10:59:09 PM
Quote from: "Tank"I would be a really good librarian. I'm very good at alphabetizing (is that how you spell it?).Quote from: "Cecilie"11. Am a perfectionist when it comes to organization.Fancy being an au pair, I'm as unorganised as an unorganised thing!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2010, 11:04:08 PM
Post by: Tank on July 01, 2010, 11:04:08 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"My spell checker thinks it's right and I NEVER argue with my spell checkerQuote from: "Tank"I would be a really good librarian. I'm very good at alphabetizing (is that how you spell it?).Quote from: "Cecilie"11. Am a perfectionist when it comes to organization.Fancy being an au pair, I'm as unorganised as an unorganised thing!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on July 01, 2010, 11:18:39 PM
Post by: Cecilie on July 01, 2010, 11:18:39 PM
Good.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: NaturaLCalamity on July 13, 2010, 06:52:54 PM
Post by: NaturaLCalamity on July 13, 2010, 06:52:54 PM
1.) Born Thailand, but I am not Thai.
2.) I am an absolute fruit lover. I eat way more than 5 servings a day.
3.) I like walking around my room when I'm thinking or studying.
4.) I love doing anything outdoor related like hiking, camping or swimming. I hate the heat however.
5.) Lived in So-Cal all my life, after moving from Thailand of course.
6.) I want to get married by the time I'm 28. I'm 22 atm.
7.) I wish I had more time to paint. I'm a really good artist =)
8.) I get car-sick very easily, but not sea-sick.
9.) I'm a sneaker-head. I have way more shoes than my girlfriend. About 60 pairs of Nike shoes...
10.) I love fashion. I hope I get to go to Japan and London one day, and do some shopping there.
2.) I am an absolute fruit lover. I eat way more than 5 servings a day.
3.) I like walking around my room when I'm thinking or studying.
4.) I love doing anything outdoor related like hiking, camping or swimming. I hate the heat however.
5.) Lived in So-Cal all my life, after moving from Thailand of course.
6.) I want to get married by the time I'm 28. I'm 22 atm.
7.) I wish I had more time to paint. I'm a really good artist =)
8.) I get car-sick very easily, but not sea-sick.
9.) I'm a sneaker-head. I have way more shoes than my girlfriend. About 60 pairs of Nike shoes...
10.) I love fashion. I hope I get to go to Japan and London one day, and do some shopping there.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: sleep_in_on_sunday on July 14, 2010, 07:50:25 AM
Post by: sleep_in_on_sunday on July 14, 2010, 07:50:25 AM
1) grew up in "the corn belt" (downstate Il), now live in "porn belt" (SFV, n. Hollywood)
2) Addicted to coffee
3) Creeped out by scientologists
4) Spend 4 months a year out of the country
5) Have 2 degrees, neither of which I use
6) Obsessed with sports
7) Can talk politics all day
8) I dislocate my right pinkie toe a lot
9) Hate sitcoms
10) Have a 12 year old dog I let do whatever she wants.
2) Addicted to coffee
3) Creeped out by scientologists
4) Spend 4 months a year out of the country
5) Have 2 degrees, neither of which I use
6) Obsessed with sports
7) Can talk politics all day
8) I dislocate my right pinkie toe a lot
9) Hate sitcoms
10) Have a 12 year old dog I let do whatever she wants.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: deekayfry on July 16, 2010, 03:10:54 AM
Post by: deekayfry on July 16, 2010, 03:10:54 AM
10. It is hard to get me started on anything, but once I do, I stay immersed in it.
9. Then I get stuck on what I do :P
7. I absolutely love abstract Math, :)
4. I love kids, but I can't hear them very well because their voices are too high pitch. Plus, I think I scare them :blush:
2. I work in an industry that supports oil and gas. Even before Big Polluter (BP), I am a closet environmentalist, even though I am very pro oil and gas... go figure
1. I secretly love the color pink
9. Then I get stuck on what I do :P
7. I absolutely love abstract Math, :)
4. I love kids, but I can't hear them very well because their voices are too high pitch. Plus, I think I scare them :blush:
2. I work in an industry that supports oil and gas. Even before Big Polluter (BP), I am a closet environmentalist, even though I am very pro oil and gas... go figure
1. I secretly love the color pink
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KDbeads on July 16, 2010, 03:12:55 AM
Post by: KDbeads on July 16, 2010, 03:12:55 AM
Quote from: "deekayfry"1. I secretly love the color pink
The horror!!! Especially considering I really don't like it at allllll...........
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on July 16, 2010, 08:33:56 AM
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on July 16, 2010, 08:33:56 AM
Are you kidding?!?! Pink is sweet!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: NothingSacred on July 16, 2010, 12:02:45 PM
Post by: NothingSacred on July 16, 2010, 12:02:45 PM
1.) I secretly judged other user's 10 facts though i hate judgemental people.
2.) I love to sing.
3.) I have a gap between my teeth that I used to be self concious about but now see as my trademark.
4.) I used to be a tomboy to please my sexist dad.
5.) I'm afraid people won't like me so im a people pleaser which can lead me to betaken advantage of (i think its because the bible calls for women to be submissive).
6.)I love the ocean but I am afraid of drowning.
7.)I wish I were taller im 4'11''
8.)Im a homeless advocate
9.)I wish my life had a soundtrack.
10.)I wish my husband knew how to do housework without asking me how to do it so i could post this without explaining to him how to was a t-shirt!
2.) I love to sing.
3.) I have a gap between my teeth that I used to be self concious about but now see as my trademark.
4.) I used to be a tomboy to please my sexist dad.
5.) I'm afraid people won't like me so im a people pleaser which can lead me to betaken advantage of (i think its because the bible calls for women to be submissive).
6.)I love the ocean but I am afraid of drowning.
7.)I wish I were taller im 4'11''
8.)Im a homeless advocate
9.)I wish my life had a soundtrack.
10.)I wish my husband knew how to do housework without asking me how to do it so i could post this without explaining to him how to was a t-shirt!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on July 16, 2010, 05:21:41 PM
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on July 16, 2010, 05:21:41 PM
Your life does have a soundtrack. You just haven't put it together yet.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: GAYtheist on July 16, 2010, 09:50:11 PM
Post by: GAYtheist on July 16, 2010, 09:50:11 PM
1)I have four tattoos that I designed myself.
2)I love me my musicals.
3)I read a lot of books, usually fantasy.
4)I watch a lot of movies.
5)I debate, and I enjoy it. I am usually good at catching people repeating themselves, and I like calling them on it.
6)One of my favorite lines in high school was "Fat don't mean slow, just like country don't mean dumb."
7)I am aeroacrophobic. Also I am afraid of the dark.
8)I cry at movies.
9)I once defended myself against a Christian, after he hit me upside the head with a bible, with the same bible.
10)I often don't know when to shut up.
2)I love me my musicals.
3)I read a lot of books, usually fantasy.
4)I watch a lot of movies.
5)I debate, and I enjoy it. I am usually good at catching people repeating themselves, and I like calling them on it.
6)One of my favorite lines in high school was "Fat don't mean slow, just like country don't mean dumb."
7)I am aeroacrophobic. Also I am afraid of the dark.
8)I cry at movies.
9)I once defended myself against a Christian, after he hit me upside the head with a bible, with the same bible.
10)I often don't know when to shut up.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Martin TK on July 16, 2010, 10:19:55 PM
Post by: Martin TK on July 16, 2010, 10:19:55 PM
Ten things about me:
1. I love my wife more than life itself.
2. I still like to read a newspaper, daily.
3. I miss my mother, she died five years ago this month.
4. I have a thirst for knowledge.
5. I am a terrible speller, and I have a terminal degree.
6. I am a pilot and LOVE to fly.
7. I am a closet geek.
8. I love to teach.
9. I worry about the future of our children.
10. I hate Christianity for all the harm it causes.
1. I love my wife more than life itself.
2. I still like to read a newspaper, daily.
3. I miss my mother, she died five years ago this month.
4. I have a thirst for knowledge.
5. I am a terrible speller, and I have a terminal degree.
6. I am a pilot and LOVE to fly.
7. I am a closet geek.
8. I love to teach.
9. I worry about the future of our children.
10. I hate Christianity for all the harm it causes.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 16, 2010, 10:28:19 PM
Post by: Tank on July 16, 2010, 10:28:19 PM
Quote from: "Martin TK"7. I am a closet geek.
You'll like this then
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Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KDbeads on July 16, 2010, 10:30:06 PM
Post by: KDbeads on July 16, 2010, 10:30:06 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Hmmm..... imagining what would happen if my black cats and dog got into that roomQuote from: "Martin TK"7. I am a closet geek.
You'll like this then
[spoiler:1buvtigg](https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trendir.com%2Farchives%2Fteam-7-luxury-closet-system.jpg&hash=bb07b00ba9d0324f4e696b9ff60cf6d115ae0a4e)[/spoiler:1buvtigg]
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ihateyoumike on July 16, 2010, 10:49:12 PM
Post by: Ihateyoumike on July 16, 2010, 10:49:12 PM
1. I am 6'6" tall and a very lanky 200 lbs. No, I don't play basketball. Yes, you would've asked just like everyone else.
2. My older brother (hismikeness) is my best friend. Although you might not guess by my screenname.
3. I LOVE to play Texas hold 'em. My dream is to play in the world series of poker.
4. I'm what you might call a "pothead". And I'll be damned if I'm ever made to feel ashamed of that.
5. I've been all over the western half of the united states and to Hawaii. And of all the places I've ever been, crater lake in Oregon is the most mindblowing.
6. I can't stomach alcohol. At all. I've been drunk maybe twice in my life.
7. My biggest online pet peeve is when people write loose instead of lose. I don't know why but it makes me cringe every time. Every other spelling error doesn't bother me.
8. I have a very very long fuse, but when that fuse runs out, I have a very bad temper.
9. Most of the time, I prefer children and animals to adults.
10. I have become fascinated, almost obsessed, with all types of science. I just can't seem to get enough.
11. I don't like to follow the rules. And you can't make me.
2. My older brother (hismikeness) is my best friend. Although you might not guess by my screenname.
3. I LOVE to play Texas hold 'em. My dream is to play in the world series of poker.
4. I'm what you might call a "pothead". And I'll be damned if I'm ever made to feel ashamed of that.
5. I've been all over the western half of the united states and to Hawaii. And of all the places I've ever been, crater lake in Oregon is the most mindblowing.
6. I can't stomach alcohol. At all. I've been drunk maybe twice in my life.
7. My biggest online pet peeve is when people write loose instead of lose. I don't know why but it makes me cringe every time. Every other spelling error doesn't bother me.
8. I have a very very long fuse, but when that fuse runs out, I have a very bad temper.
9. Most of the time, I prefer children and animals to adults.
10. I have become fascinated, almost obsessed, with all types of science. I just can't seem to get enough.
11. I don't like to follow the rules. And you can't make me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Martin TK on July 17, 2010, 03:08:53 AM
Post by: Martin TK on July 17, 2010, 03:08:53 AM
Quote from: "Ihateyoumike"1. I am 6'6" tall and a very lanky 200 lbs. No, I don't play basketball. Yes, you would've asked just like everyone else.
2. My older brother (hismikeness) is my best friend. Although you might not guess by my screenname.
3. I LOVE to play Texas hold 'em. My dream is to play in the world series of poker.
4. I'm what you might call a "pothead". And I'll be damned if I'm ever made to feel ashamed of that.
5. I've been all over the western half of the united states and to Hawaii. And of all the places I've ever been, crater lake in Oregon is the most mindblowing.
6. I can't stomach alcohol. At all. I've been drunk maybe twice in my life.
7. My biggest online pet peeve is when people write loose instead of lose. I don't know why but it makes me cringe every time. Every other spelling error doesn't bother me.
8. I have a very very long fuse, but when that fuse runs out, I have a very bad temper.
9. Most of the time, I prefer children and animals to adults.
10. I have become fascinated, almost obsessed, with all types of science. I just can't seem to get enough.
11. I don't like to follow the rules. And you can't make me. :headbang:
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Martin TK on July 17, 2010, 03:09:52 AM
Post by: Martin TK on July 17, 2010, 03:09:52 AM
Quote from: "Tank"Quote from: "Martin TK"7. I am a closet geek.
You'll like this then
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Dude, I could LIVE in there.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: zerofivetwoseven on July 31, 2010, 10:28:47 AM
Post by: zerofivetwoseven on July 31, 2010, 10:28:47 AM
01 - I am 46
02 - I hate liver
03 - I am celibate
04 - I am left-wing
05 - I like brunettes
06 - I have green eyes
07 - I love classic rock
08 - I am not afraid of death
09 - I walk up to 20 miles a week
10 - I have obsessive compulsive disorder
02 - I hate liver
03 - I am celibate
04 - I am left-wing
05 - I like brunettes
06 - I have green eyes
07 - I love classic rock
08 - I am not afraid of death
09 - I walk up to 20 miles a week
10 - I have obsessive compulsive disorder
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 31, 2010, 11:35:13 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 31, 2010, 11:35:13 AM
Quote from: "zerofivetwoseven"01 - I am 46
02 - I hate liver
03 - I am celibate
04 - I am left-wing
05 - I like brunettes
06 - I have green eyes
07 - I love classic rock
08 - I am not afraid of death
09 - I walk up to 20 miles a week
10 - I have obsessive compulsive disorder
I don't have obsessive compulsive disorder, but for some reason I had to adjust your list sorry.
01 - I am 46
02 - I hate liver
03 - I am celibate
04 - I am left-wing
05 - I like brunettes
06 - I love classic rock
07 - I have eyes of green
08 - I am not afraid of death
09 - I walk up to 20 miles a week
10 - I have obsessive compulsive disorder
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 31, 2010, 12:57:28 PM
Post by: Tank on July 31, 2010, 12:57:28 PM
Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"Quote from: "zerofivetwoseven"01 - I am 46
02 - I hate liver
03 - I am celibate
04 - I am left-wing
05 - I like brunettes
06 - I have green eyes
07 - I love classic rock
08 - I am not afraid of death
09 - I walk up to 20 miles a week
10 - I have obsessive compulsive disorder
I don't have obsessive compulsive disorder, but for some reason I had to adjust your list sorry. lol
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: zerofivetwoseven on July 31, 2010, 01:52:20 PM
Post by: zerofivetwoseven on July 31, 2010, 01:52:20 PM
01 - I am 6 1
02 - I weigh 236
03 - I play air guitar
04 - I love house work
05 - And The Deer Hunter
06 - 2001 - A Space Odyssey
07 - And Alien with sexy Sigourney
08 - I don't believe in credit cards at all
09 - And no one should ever get married either
10 - But reading should be compulsory for every one
02 - I weigh 236
03 - I play air guitar
04 - I love house work
05 - And The Deer Hunter
06 - 2001 - A Space Odyssey
07 - And Alien with sexy Sigourney
08 - I don't believe in credit cards at all
09 - And no one should ever get married either
10 - But reading should be compulsory for every one
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: parrotpirate on August 01, 2010, 06:14:36 AM
Post by: parrotpirate on August 01, 2010, 06:14:36 AM
1) I have four tattoos that can be seen, with two covering older ones.
2) My left ear is pierced twice- was triple for a while but the third one kept getting infected.
3) I was the only guy at my 20 year high school re-union with hair longer than shoulder length.
It's gone now though. I switched jobs the following year and have to keep it professional looking.
4) I'm easy to spot find at a bar, because there is a 90% chance that I'll be the shortest guy in the place.
5) I love decorating my place for Halloween. Maybe I'll put some pics up.
6) I play paintball. Sleeveless.
7) I can use chopsticks almost correctly.
8) I can drive just about anything short of a tractor/trailer, automatic or stick.
9) I still hang around with most of the same people that I did in high school, over twenty years later.
10) I have enough useless information stored in my head that most people won't play trivia games with me more than once.
2) My left ear is pierced twice- was triple for a while but the third one kept getting infected.
3) I was the only guy at my 20 year high school re-union with hair longer than shoulder length.
It's gone now though. I switched jobs the following year and have to keep it professional looking.
4) I'm easy to spot find at a bar, because there is a 90% chance that I'll be the shortest guy in the place.
5) I love decorating my place for Halloween. Maybe I'll put some pics up.
6) I play paintball. Sleeveless.
7) I can use chopsticks almost correctly.
8) I can drive just about anything short of a tractor/trailer, automatic or stick.
9) I still hang around with most of the same people that I did in high school, over twenty years later.
10) I have enough useless information stored in my head that most people won't play trivia games with me more than once.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on August 01, 2010, 08:46:34 AM
Post by: Tank on August 01, 2010, 08:46:34 AM
Quote from: "parrotpirate"4) I'm easy to spot find at a bar, because there is a 90% chance that I'll be the shortest guy in the place.
6) I play paintball. Sleeveless.
A good useful attribute, making you a little target!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: parrotpirate on August 01, 2010, 04:36:12 PM
Post by: parrotpirate on August 01, 2010, 04:36:12 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Quote from: "parrotpirate"4) I'm easy to spot find at a bar, because there is a 90% chance that I'll be the shortest guy in the place.
6) I play paintball. Sleeveless.
A good useful attribute, making you a little target!
Got that right! Lately though, I've been playing more up front/agresively than sniper/stealthy, I am still pretty tough to hit if there is any cover at all to use.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: hismikeness on August 01, 2010, 05:52:14 PM
Post by: hismikeness on August 01, 2010, 05:52:14 PM
Quote from: "Squid"8. I have a thing about anything getting too close to my eyes - optometrists hate me
That's me too. I nearly punched the optometrist when he merely suggested adding the numbing eyedrops for the glaucoma test the "traditional" way, by hovering the ominous tip of the dropper nanoinches from my cornea. No sir! You can dribble a couple of drops on my closed lids, and I'll blink it in. You son of a bitch! :crazy:
I will have to go with glasses if my eyes ever get too bad. No contacts for me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on August 01, 2010, 07:07:25 PM
Post by: Tank on August 01, 2010, 07:07:25 PM
I have had both eyes cut open under local anaesthetist and watched my lenses scraped out from the inside and replaced by plastic ones. Doddle
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Squid on August 01, 2010, 07:50:23 PM
Post by: Squid on August 01, 2010, 07:50:23 PM
Quote from: "hismikeness"Quote from: "Squid"8. I have a thing about anything getting too close to my eyes - optometrists hate me
That's me too. I nearly punched the optometrist when he merely suggested adding the numbing eyedrops for the glaucoma test the "traditional" way, by hovering the ominous tip of the dropper nanoinches from my cornea. No sir! You can dribble a couple of drops on my closed lids, and I'll blink it in. You son of a bitch! :crazy:
I will have to go with glasses if my eyes ever get too bad. No contacts for me.
I have glasses but I don't wear them too often (kinda defeats the purpose of getting them I suppose) but when I went to the optometrist and then to the eye-wear place they were trying to push me to get contacts and I was adamant about not having contacts - there's no way I could struggle everyday trying to place those damn things on my eyeballs.
I have no idea where or when I developed this aversion - it gets so bad sometimes that walking into a store like those girly accessory stores with all the little wall hangers poking out like a million little spikes everywhere will actually make my eyes begin to hurt. I usually tell my wife that I'll just wait outside. It's very strange.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: hismikeness on August 02, 2010, 01:01:34 AM
Post by: hismikeness on August 02, 2010, 01:01:34 AM
Quote from: "Squid"I have no idea where or when I developed this aversionI'm not sure where my phobia developed either but I can remember as a kid suffering through the burning in my eyes from the swimming pool chlorine and I wouldn't accept Visine.
One thing for me, being tall is a normal size person holding an umbrella- well, the pokey things on the points are dangerously close to my eye level.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: happyukatheist on September 06, 2010, 02:46:42 PM
Post by: happyukatheist on September 06, 2010, 02:46:42 PM
1. im 48
2. ex Royal Air Force Radar operator
3. I read every day, favorite authors include Frank herbert, Raymond E. Feist, Harry Turtledove
4. very private person
5. i love to walk
6. If im not on my computer, im watching Stargate, a movie, or reading
7. Not had a drink of alcohol since 1992 and dont miss it
8. I love old movies, the Cruel sea is a classic
9. If i had the choice to visit one place on this earth, i would go to see the inca ruins of Machu Picchu.
10. Fools make my teeth grind, thats if i remember to put my teeth in.
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Albert Einstein
2. ex Royal Air Force Radar operator
3. I read every day, favorite authors include Frank herbert, Raymond E. Feist, Harry Turtledove
4. very private person
5. i love to walk
6. If im not on my computer, im watching Stargate, a movie, or reading
7. Not had a drink of alcohol since 1992 and dont miss it
8. I love old movies, the Cruel sea is a classic
9. If i had the choice to visit one place on this earth, i would go to see the inca ruins of Machu Picchu.
10. Fools make my teeth grind, thats if i remember to put my teeth in
."Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Albert Einstein
Title: Re: 9 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 03:02:15 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 03:02:15 PM
1. I was born in Yakima, Wa; grew up in Sacramento, CA; have lived in Umatilla, Or and Hackettstown, NJ and currently live in a small town in KY.
2. I wish I was a deist, but I can't make myself believe in things that I don't see reason to.
3. I don't eat cake. Not even on my birthday.
4. I don't generally eat sweets, I prefer fruits and veggies.
5. Despite the healthy sounding diet above, I'm a fatass.
6. My 11th wedding anniversary is on Thursday.
7. My wife (a theist) is surprisingly supportive of my atheism (which I discovered 2 years ago).
8. At 29 I stated going back to school for a biology degree, but now I think I'm going to go for a medical doctorate.
9. I've been suicidal since the age of 8 (I'll be 32 in November).
2. I wish I was a deist, but I can't make myself believe in things that I don't see reason to.
3. I don't eat cake. Not even on my birthday.
4. I don't generally eat sweets, I prefer fruits and veggies.
5. Despite the healthy sounding diet above, I'm a fatass.
6. My 11th wedding anniversary is on Thursday.
7. My wife (a theist) is surprisingly supportive of my atheism (which I discovered 2 years ago).
8. At 29 I stated going back to school for a biology degree, but now I think I'm going to go for a medical doctorate.
9. I've been suicidal since the age of 8 (I'll be 32 in November).
Title: Re: 9 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on September 06, 2010, 03:12:04 PM
Post by: Tank on September 06, 2010, 03:12:04 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"1. I was born in Yakima, Wa; grew up in Sacramento, CA; have lived in Umatilla, Or and Hackettstown, NJ and currently live in a small town in KY.10. Never finishes things off
2. I wish I was a deist, but I can't make myself believe in things that I don't see reason to.
3. I don't eat cake. Not even on my birthday.
4. I don't generally eat sweets, I prefer fruits and veggies.
5. Despite the healthy sounding diet above, I'm a fatass.
6. My 11th wedding anniversary is on Thursday.
7. My wife (a theist) is surprisingly supportive of my atheism (which I discovered 2 years ago).
8. At 29 I stated going back to school for a biology degree, but now I think I'm going to go for a medical doctorate.
9. I've been suicidal since the age of 8 (I'll be 32 in November).
Title: Re: 9 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 03:15:46 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 03:15:46 PM
Re: 9 things about yourself 
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Velma on September 06, 2010, 03:38:18 PM
Post by: Velma on September 06, 2010, 03:38:18 PM
1. Turned 47 this year.
2. Got married for the first time in July of this year.
3. Met my husband on an atheist forum.
4. I have returned to school to become a pharmacy technician.
5. I much prefer tea to coffee.
6. I have waaaaay to many books.
7. Furniture has been left behind when I moved so I could take all my books with me.
8. Prefer cats to dogs.
9. Have the honor of being both a former fundamentalist christian and a former catholic.
10. I have naturally curly hair.
2. Got married for the first time in July of this year.
3. Met my husband on an atheist forum.
4. I have returned to school to become a pharmacy technician.
5. I much prefer tea to coffee.
6. I have waaaaay to many books.
7. Furniture has been left behind when I moved so I could take all my books with me.
8. Prefer cats to dogs.
9. Have the honor of being both a former fundamentalist christian and a former catholic.
10. I have naturally curly hair.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on September 06, 2010, 03:48:17 PM
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on September 06, 2010, 03:48:17 PM
Quote from: "Squid"I have no idea where or when I developed this aversion - it gets so bad sometimes that walking into a store like those girly accessory stores with all the little wall hangers poking out like a million little spikes everywhere will actually make my eyes begin to hurt. I usually tell my wife that I'll just wait outside. It's very strange.
Not strange at all, if you've ever actually poked yourself in the eye with one, which I have done.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 03:53:41 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 03:53:41 PM
Quote from: "Thumpalumpacus"which I have done.Why is that not surprising?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 06, 2010, 04:16:18 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 06, 2010, 04:16:18 PM
PoopShoot
What is going on with your avatar, it's not clear to me.
What is going on with your avatar, it's not clear to me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: notself on September 06, 2010, 04:43:18 PM
Post by: notself on September 06, 2010, 04:43:18 PM
edit.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 04:51:39 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 04:51:39 PM
Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"PoopShoot(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi55.tinypic.com%2F21mriht.jpg&hash=cfa7c346d0bb7127ce56fdbc09eef3db57048955)
What is going on with your avatar, it's not clear to me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 06, 2010, 05:10:17 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 06, 2010, 05:10:17 PM
Thanks, it's clear to me now.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 05:14:41 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 05:14:41 PM
Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"Thanks, it's clear to me now.Yeah, I had to clean it up a bit in order to shrink it, as it got dark and grainy otherwise. It lost some detail in the cleanup. Thump's always like it though.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: humblesmurph on September 06, 2010, 05:33:29 PM
Post by: humblesmurph on September 06, 2010, 05:33:29 PM
I've read all of the posts. Good stuff. I'll share.
1. I don't have a feminine side
2. I hate poetry
3. I hate cats
4. I've paid for sex
5. My oldest nephew was born 8 months after my girlfriend had an abortion.
6. I like ganja
7. I love shrooms
8. I'm addicted to laughter
9. I've skydived. Once
10. I'm never getting married or having kids.
1. I don't have a feminine side
2. I hate poetry
3. I hate cats
4. I've paid for sex
5. My oldest nephew was born 8 months after my girlfriend had an abortion.
6. I like ganja
7. I love shrooms
8. I'm addicted to laughter
9. I've skydived. Once
10. I'm never getting married or having kids.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on September 06, 2010, 05:53:40 PM
Post by: Asmodean on September 06, 2010, 05:53:40 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"Thanks, it's clear to me now.Yeah, I had to clean it up a bit in order to shrink it, as it got dark and grainy otherwise. It lost some detail in the cleanup. Thump's always like it though. :hmm:
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on September 06, 2010, 07:28:53 PM
Post by: Thumpalumpacus on September 06, 2010, 07:28:53 PM
Depends on its state of decay, I'd think.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 07:40:37 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 07:40:37 PM
Probably not. Ear cartilage is soft and would disappear with the other sift tissue.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MrsV on September 06, 2010, 07:57:13 PM
Post by: MrsV on September 06, 2010, 07:57:13 PM
1. I've always lived near Newcastle but I'm planning to move out of the UK in the next two years
2. I used to be a singer in a rock band
3. Despite getting my first tattoo a week after my 18th birthday I've never told my parents
4. I refuse to get rid of my vinyl collection
5. My Gran is my role model on how to approach old age
6. I've been with my husband 10 years now
7. My favourite job was as a cinema usher.
8. I used to help run an art gallery.
9. I love to cook
10. I'm quite partial to a pint of Guiness
2. I used to be a singer in a rock band
3. Despite getting my first tattoo a week after my 18th birthday I've never told my parents
4. I refuse to get rid of my vinyl collection
5. My Gran is my role model on how to approach old age
6. I've been with my husband 10 years now
7. My favourite job was as a cinema usher.
8. I used to help run an art gallery.
9. I love to cook
10. I'm quite partial to a pint of Guiness
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 08:07:57 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 08:07:57 PM
Quote from: "MrsV"3. Despite getting my first tattoo a week after my 18th birthday I've never told my parentsHow long ago was that?
Quote6. I've been with my husband 10 years nowCongrats!
Quote10. I'm quite partial to a pint of GuinessWhat self-respecting beer drinker isn't?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MrsV on September 06, 2010, 08:15:11 PM
Post by: MrsV on September 06, 2010, 08:15:11 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"How long ago was that?Quote from: "MrsV"3. Despite getting my first tattoo a week after my 18th birthday I've never told my parents
14 years now...Its got to a point where they must know but I still can't quite bring myself to show them - which is a bit wierd as they are fine with my hubby's tats and know I'm into body modification as a subject. They have even bought me books on it. But hey relationships with parents are always a bit wierd!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 08:23:10 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 06, 2010, 08:23:10 PM
HAH!
I got my first tattoo on my 19th birthday (it was a gift from the artist) and showed my grandma a week later. She threatened to scrub it off. I told her she was free to shine it up.
I got my first tattoo on my 19th birthday (it was a gift from the artist) and showed my grandma a week later. She threatened to scrub it off. I told her she was free to shine it up.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 11:04:18 AM
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 11:04:18 AM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"HAH!BWAHAHA! "Scrub it off"..! She thought it was on topa' the skin then?!
I got my first tattoo on my 19th birthday (it was a gift from the artist) and showed my grandma a week later. She threatened to scrub it off. I told her she was free to shine it up.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 07, 2010, 01:15:17 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 07, 2010, 01:15:17 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"BWAHAHA! "Scrub it off"..! She thought it was on topa' the skin then?!No, she was threatening to remove layers.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 04:47:11 PM
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 04:47:11 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"No, she was threatening to remove layers.She did realize that she'd be judged into paying for your skin graft which you could just go and tattoo again..? (Would be a cool thing to do, actually...
)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 07, 2010, 07:45:17 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 07, 2010, 07:45:17 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"At 19 I'd not have been overpowered by my gramma. If I were, I'd be too ashamed to tell anyone in order to sue.Quote from: "PoopShoot"No, she was threatening to remove layers.She did realize that she'd be judged into paying for your skin graft which you could just go and tattoo again..? (Would be a cool thing to do, actually...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 07:55:19 PM
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 07:55:19 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"At 19 I'd not have been overpowered by my gramma. If I were, I'd be too ashamed to tell anyone in order to sue.Ah..! A good old fashioned fire accident some days later then?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 07, 2010, 08:09:04 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 07, 2010, 08:09:04 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"Meh. She's got Alzheimer's. She thinks I'm her brother nowadays.Quote from: "PoopShoot"At 19 I'd not have been overpowered by my gramma. If I were, I'd be too ashamed to tell anyone in order to sue.Ah..! A good old fashioned fire accident some days later then?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 08:12:01 PM
Post by: Asmodean on September 07, 2010, 08:12:01 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"Meh. She's got Alzheimer's. She thinks I'm her brother nowadays.Positive spin: Brother. Still far cry from husband or lover or... Boytoy. Imagine that..!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ned on September 09, 2010, 02:37:43 PM
Post by: Ned on September 09, 2010, 02:37:43 PM
1. I was born in a crossfire hurricane, and I howled at my Ma in the driving rain.
2. I knew my teacher had no soul, when that school didn't play no rock 'n' roll.
3. I failed my history, but that don't bother me.
4. I once ate a live cactus.
5. I can bust moves to make a blind man believe in the boogie.
6. I was not particularly religious as a child, but at 16 was overcome by the glory of the Lord.
7.My greatest ambition is to live on Old Cape Cod.
8.At school I was considered a rule breaker, who idolised Dave Lee Roth.
9.I have a great interest in chandeliers and other light fixtures.
10.I once met a Chinese person, but didn't like them.
2. I knew my teacher had no soul, when that school didn't play no rock 'n' roll.
3. I failed my history, but that don't bother me.
4. I once ate a live cactus.
5. I can bust moves to make a blind man believe in the boogie.
6. I was not particularly religious as a child, but at 16 was overcome by the glory of the Lord.
7.My greatest ambition is to live on Old Cape Cod.
8.At school I was considered a rule breaker, who idolised Dave Lee Roth.
9.I have a great interest in chandeliers and other light fixtures.
10.I once met a Chinese person, but didn't like them.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 09, 2010, 07:30:18 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 09, 2010, 07:30:18 PM
I had a buddy who once took a bit out of a live carp.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 09:58:43 AM
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 09:58:43 AM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"I had a buddy who once took a bit out of a live carp.Which bit? And did the carp mind?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 10, 2010, 01:31:19 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 10, 2010, 01:31:19 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Which bit?Just left of the dorsal fin.
QuoteAnd did the carp mind?Probably. He cut its eyes out and threw it back in the water afterward. Then he took $5 from the Mexican who bet him he wouldn't.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ned on September 10, 2010, 03:22:25 PM
Post by: Ned on September 10, 2010, 03:22:25 PM
11. If it's a crime to rock 'n' roll, throw my ass in jail.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 03:24:06 PM
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 03:24:06 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"And after this action he was still your buddy?Quote from: "Tank"Which bit?Just left of the dorsal fin.QuoteAnd did the carp mind?Probably. He cut its eyes out and threw it back in the water afterward. Then he took $5 from the Mexican who bet him he wouldn't.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 10, 2010, 03:35:45 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 10, 2010, 03:35:45 PM
Quote from: "Tank"And after this action he was still your buddy?Yep. Now, what is your implication in this line of questioning? What is the question you're REALLY asking?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 04:12:50 PM
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 04:12:50 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"I'll ask that question, if I feel like it, elsewhere on another thread so we don't derail this oneQuote from: "Tank"And after this action he was still your buddy?Yep. Now, what is your implication in this line of questioning? What is the question you're REALLY asking?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PoopShoot on September 10, 2010, 04:19:24 PM
Post by: PoopShoot on September 10, 2010, 04:19:24 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Well if you decide to ask, feel free to PM me a link because I think I'd like to answer it.Quote from: "PoopShoot"I'll ask that question, if I feel like it, elsewhere on another thread so we don't derail this oneQuote from: "Tank"And after this action he was still your buddy?Yep. Now, what is your implication in this line of questioning? What is the question you're REALLY asking?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on September 10, 2010, 04:52:08 PM
Post by: Cecilie on September 10, 2010, 04:52:08 PM
Quote from: "Ned"11. If it's a crime to rock 'n' roll, throw my ass in jail.Didn't Kurt Cobain say that?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 05:19:42 PM
Post by: Tank on September 10, 2010, 05:19:42 PM
Quote from: "PoopShoot"Well if you decide to ask, feel free to PM me a link because I think I'd like to answer it.Re-reading that I should have put a smily
after my comment as it what a wrote could be misconstrued.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ned on September 11, 2010, 12:54:49 AM
Post by: Ned on September 11, 2010, 12:54:49 AM
Quote from: "Cecilie"Indeed he did.Quote from: "Ned"11. If it's a crime to rock 'n' roll, throw my ass in jail.Didn't Kurt Cobain say that?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MilkyWay on September 18, 2010, 05:05:25 PM
Post by: MilkyWay on September 18, 2010, 05:05:25 PM
1. I like to read in bed until I crash out, then find my book on the floor next morning before the cat puts his teeth into it.
2. I like to visit family and friends, to go to art galleries and places of interest.
3. I also like a lot of quiet time when I can get it, in between housework, laundry etc.
4. I like to watch comedy on tv, dvd and at the movies. Fan of Dr. Who, Star Trek and Sci Fi. Like some US comedies, Frasier, Friends and Big Bang. Never got into How I met your Mom. Especially like BBC documentaries.
5. I adore children and animals. Have brought up my own children as well as looked after other people's children. Looking forward to becoming a grandmother.
6. Have seen enough of the world and prefer to holiday at home now.
7. Don't drink alcohol and have never taken drugs, but partial to good foods, especially seafood and french cuisine. Addicted to Tea.
8. Wish I was good at Math, but too late now. Adore Astronomy and nature programmes/books, as well as gardening books.
9. Used to grow my own vegetables and fruit, may begin again when I retire soon.
10. I dislike sales/marketing and swearing.
2. I like to visit family and friends, to go to art galleries and places of interest.
3. I also like a lot of quiet time when I can get it, in between housework, laundry etc.
4. I like to watch comedy on tv, dvd and at the movies. Fan of Dr. Who, Star Trek and Sci Fi. Like some US comedies, Frasier, Friends and Big Bang. Never got into How I met your Mom. Especially like BBC documentaries.
5. I adore children and animals. Have brought up my own children as well as looked after other people's children. Looking forward to becoming a grandmother.
6. Have seen enough of the world and prefer to holiday at home now.
7. Don't drink alcohol and have never taken drugs, but partial to good foods, especially seafood and french cuisine. Addicted to Tea.
8. Wish I was good at Math, but too late now. Adore Astronomy and nature programmes/books, as well as gardening books.
9. Used to grow my own vegetables and fruit, may begin again when I retire soon.
10. I dislike sales/marketing and swearing.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Roganthis72 on September 18, 2010, 05:15:54 PM
Post by: Roganthis72 on September 18, 2010, 05:15:54 PM
1. I played for a championship footbal team. We won the regional division, but flamed out in the semi finals. QB threw an interception and the guy on the other team Decided to run past the slow lineman who can't tackle to save his life to win the game by 2 points. If only I was ever so slightly faster... 
2. I've cried in a room with 40 other guys, all of whom were also crying (see above) talk about your emotional experience.
3. I'm a volunteer fire fighter
4. I'm an avid musician, without a real band so its wasted really
5. I drive a Ford Ranger, and hate it
6. I firmly believe that a trek vs wars battle would end horribly for the Jedi, great for the Borg.
7. Graduated with an 80% average in my science classes, didn't do a single assignment.
8. I just bought a house, and it turns out the Garden shed is actually a sauna
9. Once flew acroos the continent just to see an AC/DC concert. Flew to toronto on the Friday, Flew home the next morning. $1200 well spent
10. I like pie
2. I've cried in a room with 40 other guys, all of whom were also crying (see above) talk about your emotional experience.
3. I'm a volunteer fire fighter
4. I'm an avid musician, without a real band so its wasted really
5. I drive a Ford Ranger, and hate it
6. I firmly believe that a trek vs wars battle would end horribly for the Jedi, great for the Borg.
7. Graduated with an 80% average in my science classes, didn't do a single assignment.
8. I just bought a house, and it turns out the Garden shed is actually a sauna
9. Once flew acroos the continent just to see an AC/DC concert. Flew to toronto on the Friday, Flew home the next morning. $1200 well spent
10. I like pie
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Quan Yin on September 18, 2010, 11:27:22 PM
Post by: Quan Yin on September 18, 2010, 11:27:22 PM
(1) I'm a vegan
(2) I'm fairly proficient at yoga
(3) I suck at meditation.
(4) I am seeking enlightenment, and awakening.
(5) I am bald, but that's genetic's fault, and not my decision.
(6) I'm a cleaner by profession.
(7) I love art, poetry, and music of all sorts.
(8) I believe in the good nature present in all beings.
(9)I AM CANADIAN
(10) I don't exist.
(2) I'm fairly proficient at yoga
(3) I suck at meditation.
(4) I am seeking enlightenment, and awakening.
(5) I am bald, but that's genetic's fault, and not my decision.
(6) I'm a cleaner by profession.
(7) I love art, poetry, and music of all sorts.
(8) I believe in the good nature present in all beings.
(9)I AM CANADIAN
(10) I don't exist.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: TheWilliam on September 19, 2010, 12:30:35 PM
Post by: TheWilliam on September 19, 2010, 12:30:35 PM
1. I can't dance (and i'd love to see footage of myself when i used to go out)
2. I'm actually a damn nice rapper/emcee... like seriously.
3. I find Gabourey Sidibe to be prematurely overrated.
4. (I think) I go out of my way to support the GLBT community.
5. Jog 60 miles a week with 3 pound hand weights.
6. My ex and I agreed to still see each other until one of us meets someone new.
7. I thought that dog in my sig' would attract chicks, but it just took me back to #4 lol it gives me a picture of a guy lauging.
2. I'm actually a damn nice rapper/emcee... like seriously.
3. I find Gabourey Sidibe to be prematurely overrated.
4. (I think) I go out of my way to support the GLBT community.
5. Jog 60 miles a week with 3 pound hand weights.
6. My ex and I agreed to still see each other until one of us meets someone new.
7. I thought that dog in my sig' would attract chicks, but it just took me back to #4 lol it gives me a picture of a guy lauging.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: notself on September 19, 2010, 04:36:53 PM
Post by: notself on September 19, 2010, 04:36:53 PM
Quote from: "Quan Yin"(10) I don't exist.
Then you won't mind if I hit you with a stick.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 20, 2010, 04:27:45 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on September 20, 2010, 04:27:45 AM
Quote from: "notself"There is no such thing as stick.Quote from: "Quan Yin"(10) I don't exist.
Then you won't mind if I hit you with a stick.
Your mind is stuck in a state of rigid thingness.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: notself on September 20, 2010, 05:02:21 PM
Post by: notself on September 20, 2010, 05:02:21 PM
Quote from: "The Magic Pudding"Quote from: "notself"There is no such thing as stick.Quote from: "Quan Yin"(10) I don't exist.
Then you won't mind if I hit you with a stick.
Your mind is stuck in a state of rigid thingness.
Thank you, master.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Roganthis72 on September 20, 2010, 05:04:18 PM
Post by: Roganthis72 on September 20, 2010, 05:04:18 PM
Quote from: "Quan Yin"(9)I AM CANADIANDO YOU KNOW JOHN HOUSE IN ST. JOHNS?!!
I ask because he's awesome and the maritimes are so small they hardly count, and yet have more seats then all of alberta combined.
Also, this is a joke
Also, also, the parts that aint a joke, aint
also also also, GO CANADA!!!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 28, 2011, 08:02:46 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 28, 2011, 08:02:46 PM
1. I am an ex-military marksman who loves to shoot. But I don't own any guns.
2. I love classic Metal, Star Wars and fantasy novels.
3. I have practised many martial arts, including Ninjutsu.
4. I consider myself a hobby conisseur of beer and spirits.
5. Have lived for worthmentioning periods in 4 different countries, visited 22.
6. Have been single for so long it' not funny anymore.
7. Once worked as a sub in a kindergarden. :verysad:
9. Once got shot by a friend. (Accident. Not fun. Hurt a lot.)
10. Once had a discussion with myself and lost.
2. I love classic Metal, Star Wars and fantasy novels.
3. I have practised many martial arts, including Ninjutsu.
4. I consider myself a hobby conisseur of beer and spirits.
5. Have lived for worthmentioning periods in 4 different countries, visited 22.
6. Have been single for so long it' not funny anymore.
7. Once worked as a sub in a kindergarden. :verysad:
9. Once got shot by a friend. (Accident. Not fun. Hurt a lot.)
10. Once had a discussion with myself and lost.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: hismikeness on January 28, 2011, 09:10:31 PM
Post by: hismikeness on January 28, 2011, 09:10:31 PM
I remember this thread from like 6 months ago. Here's updates to my ten:
Quote from: "hismikeness"In Roman Numerals:
I. I recently realized I should have studied Astronomy or Astrophysics. The universe amazes me. Still does. I recently had the college aged daughter of a very close friend facebook me and ask me for clarification of topics in her 100 level class. That felt pretty cool.
II. I can barely do anything left handed. Yeah, sometimes it slips off the homryoe and back in the middle of typinh.
III. I am 6'6", 370 pounds. Most people wouldn't call me fat though. At least not to my face. I'm just big. After watching my dad lose 40 pounds recently solely by altering his diet, I realized I will always be a big guy, not a big slightly skinnier guy, because I like food too much. Sue me.
IV. My thighs are 34" in circumference. Calves are 25". That was an awesome pickup line in college, "my thighs are bigger than your waist." Makes buying jeans rough. Don't let the name fool you; Big and Tall does not mean big and tall, it means big OR tall. I happen to be both, and clothes are hard to find that fit.
V. I have a dog, a bloodhound named Daisy. Had to give her to another family because of the move. Bummer, she was just becoming a cool chilled out dog.
VI. I have a Fiesta Bowl Ring Still. Had the 10 year anniversary of that team this past season. It was cool to meet up with the fellas.
VII. I can't drive a stick shift. Not because I can't but because I never learned... because trying to lift my left leg up to push the clutch would require the steering wheel to not be there and the steering wheel is important.
VIII. I am an Apple fanboy. But never will I buy the first generation of a new product (ex: iPad). The 2nd gen are always better. Look for an announcement in February or so...
IX. I will be moving soon and I can't wait! Moved! Hopefully not again for a while.
X. I once had my foot run over by a tractor. It felt slightly below average. My foot went in between the treads of the back tire, but it still hurt like a bitch.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on January 28, 2011, 09:20:02 PM
Post by: Cecilie on January 28, 2011, 09:20:02 PM
Quote from: "Guardian85"2. I love classic MetalBands?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 28, 2011, 09:37:12 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 28, 2011, 09:37:12 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, Van Halen, AC/DC, Motley Crue, and so on.... All the good old guitar heroes.Quote from: "Guardian85"2. I love classic MetalBands?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on January 28, 2011, 09:44:32 PM
Post by: Cecilie on January 28, 2011, 09:44:32 PM
Quote from: "Guardian85"Ozzy OsbourneBlack Sabbath ftw.
QuoteIron MaidenAwesome.
QuoteVan HalenEddie Van Halen: Yes!
Van Halen the band: ehh. Only song I like from them is Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love. Awesome riff.
QuoteAC/DCYep. Not metal though.
QuoteMotley CrueDon't like glam metal.
Do you listen to Judas Priest?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 28, 2011, 11:51:25 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 28, 2011, 11:51:25 PM
Do I listen to Judas Priest?
Does the pope wear a funny hat? :headbang:
Does the pope wear a funny hat? :headbang:
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on January 28, 2011, 11:57:27 PM
Post by: Cecilie on January 28, 2011, 11:57:27 PM
Quote from: "Guardian85"Do I listen to Judas Priest?The most awesome thing is that you've heard of Diamond Head. Such an underrated band. Lightning to the Nations was such an amazing album.
Does the pope wear a funny hat? :headbang:
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 29, 2011, 12:05:24 AM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 29, 2011, 12:05:24 AM
Granted they are not my favourite band, but "Am I Evil" is a classic. End of discussion. With that opening you know something important is about to happen.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on January 29, 2011, 12:11:29 AM
Post by: Cecilie on January 29, 2011, 12:11:29 AM
Quote from: "Guardian85"Granted they are not my favourite band, but "Am I Evil" is a classic. End of discussion. With that opening you know something important is about to happen.My mother was a witch, she was burned alive
Thankless little bitch for the tears I cried
Take her down now, don't wanna see her face
Blistered and burnt, can't hide my disgrace
A classic indeed.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 29, 2011, 12:24:45 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 29, 2011, 12:24:45 PM
I was actually thinking about the instrumental intro. But yeah you're right.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on January 29, 2011, 02:24:54 PM
Post by: Cecilie on January 29, 2011, 02:24:54 PM
Quote from: "Guardian85"I was actually thinking about the instrumental intro. But yeah you're right.So, the only part of the song you like is the intro?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 29, 2011, 07:25:55 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 29, 2011, 07:25:55 PM
No, the intro is the best part, but the whole song is good.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 30, 2011, 11:21:50 AM
Post by: Asmodean on January 30, 2011, 11:21:50 AM
Quote from: "Guardian85"No, the intro is the best part, but the whole song is good.Of course there is a best part. Every song has those... Except for some electronica and rap and cheezy teenpop. Those can be exactly the same from a to z. When I say, for instance, that I like the chorus in Hollow Life by KoRn, that doesn't mean that I dislike the rest, yes?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 30, 2011, 02:32:23 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 30, 2011, 02:32:23 PM
Exactly! What the crazy person said...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: fester30 on February 04, 2011, 11:10:01 AM
Post by: fester30 on February 04, 2011, 11:10:01 AM
1. I have been in the military for 8.5 years, and plan on staying in for at least another 12 or 13.
2. I have a BS in Social Psychology, then realized that there aren't any real jobs for that, besides the fact that while I loved Psychology, I didn't particularly enjoy Sociology. I'll need another Bachelor's before I retire from the military.
3. I'm one of those Jeopardy, Cliff Claven types, which annoys people when I don't keep a lid on it.
4. I have been deployed for six months, will be going home soon to my beautiful wife and two cats.
5. I have ten fingers and ten toes... commonplace to some, but for me to make it 33 years with all attached is a remarkable accomplishment.
6. I am a Cubs fan, which is why I cry every fall.
7. I am a Bears fan, so I cried a couple weeks ago, too.
8. I went to college twice. The first time I did not earn a degree, but dropped out after 3 years. I was studying meteorology.
9. I love stormchasing. The wife and I do it whenever work does not conflict.
10. I've been told my driver's license picture looks like an angry thug, a mug shot, a mobster that has come to collect or break legs, or like a man who just found out his daughter lost her virginity at the age of 15 to a 28 year old drug dealer.
2. I have a BS in Social Psychology, then realized that there aren't any real jobs for that, besides the fact that while I loved Psychology, I didn't particularly enjoy Sociology. I'll need another Bachelor's before I retire from the military.
3. I'm one of those Jeopardy, Cliff Claven types, which annoys people when I don't keep a lid on it.
4. I have been deployed for six months, will be going home soon to my beautiful wife and two cats.
5. I have ten fingers and ten toes... commonplace to some, but for me to make it 33 years with all attached is a remarkable accomplishment.
6. I am a Cubs fan, which is why I cry every fall.
7. I am a Bears fan, so I cried a couple weeks ago, too.
8. I went to college twice. The first time I did not earn a degree, but dropped out after 3 years. I was studying meteorology.
9. I love stormchasing. The wife and I do it whenever work does not conflict.
10. I've been told my driver's license picture looks like an angry thug, a mug shot, a mobster that has come to collect or break legs, or like a man who just found out his daughter lost her virginity at the age of 15 to a 28 year old drug dealer.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on February 08, 2011, 01:59:04 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on February 08, 2011, 01:59:04 PM
Quote from: "fester30"1. I have been in the military for 8.5 years, and plan on staying in for at least another 12 or 13.
What branch and unit?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Epimetheus on February 18, 2011, 02:54:56 PM
Post by: Epimetheus on February 18, 2011, 02:54:56 PM
1. I am a Christian
2. I am Gay
3. I enjoy reading
4. I believe all drugs should be legal
5. I believe abortion should be legal
6. I hate generalizations
7. I enjoy sports
8. I am apathetic about many things
9. I enjoy going to church
10. {insert tenth thing]
2. I am Gay
3. I enjoy reading
4. I believe all drugs should be legal
5. I believe abortion should be legal
6. I hate generalizations
7. I enjoy sports
8. I am apathetic about many things
9. I enjoy going to church
10. {insert tenth thing]
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: ForTheLoveOfAll on February 19, 2011, 03:14:04 PM
Post by: ForTheLoveOfAll on February 19, 2011, 03:14:04 PM
1. My role models are Robin Williams, Einstein, Carl Sagan, and Dr. Richard Schultze.
2. I'm not afraid of anything, death included... Except for grasshoppers. For some reason, they terrify me.
3. I live on a goat farm on 200+ acres of wild forest.
4. I'm a vegan.
5. I've been homeschooled all my life, and taught myself the last four years. (Which led to my becomin ga De Facto Atheist.)
6. I've played piano for 12 years.
7. I'm building my own house from cob.
8. I'm the happiest and usually the most outgoing person I know.
9. I love people.
10. I probably spend too much time on the computer.
2. I'm not afraid of anything, death included... Except for grasshoppers. For some reason, they terrify me.
3. I live on a goat farm on 200+ acres of wild forest.
4. I'm a vegan.
5. I've been homeschooled all my life, and taught myself the last four years. (Which led to my becomin ga De Facto Atheist.)
6. I've played piano for 12 years.
7. I'm building my own house from cob.
8. I'm the happiest and usually the most outgoing person I know.
9. I love people.
10. I probably spend too much time on the computer.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: tubbyman on February 20, 2011, 12:04:19 AM
Post by: tubbyman on February 20, 2011, 12:04:19 AM
1. I'm a parent and a husband
2. I run
3. I love my family
4. I'm a massive fan of cinema
5. I like old cars
6. I love science and reading to further my puny mental capacity
7. I like a beverage
8. I work for myself and believe that while money can't buy happiness, a certain amount can offset misery.
9. chocolate is a force for good and evil
10. I believe we're all just here, no more, and the less time we spend thinking up ways to make life a miserable sh1thole the better.
2. I run
3. I love my family
4. I'm a massive fan of cinema
5. I like old cars
6. I love science and reading to further my puny mental capacity
7. I like a beverage
8. I work for myself and believe that while money can't buy happiness, a certain amount can offset misery.
9. chocolate is a force for good and evil
10. I believe we're all just here, no more, and the less time we spend thinking up ways to make life a miserable sh1thole the better.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: tubbyman on February 20, 2011, 12:09:03 AM
Post by: tubbyman on February 20, 2011, 12:09:03 AM
Quote from: "Epimetheus"1. I am a Christian
2. I am Gay
3. I enjoy reading
4. I believe all drugs should be legal
5. I believe abortion should be legal
6. I hate generalizations
7. I enjoy sports
8. I am apathetic about many things
9. I enjoy going to church
10. {insert tenth thing]
Abortion is legal here - where do you live?
How do you cope with the dichotomy of being gay and christian?
In less than 50 words how would legalising drugs make things better?
Do you accept that generalisations have their roots in truth?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 20, 2011, 12:33:57 AM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 20, 2011, 12:33:57 AM
Quote from: "tubbyman"How do you cope with the dichotomy of being gay and christian?What do you mean?
QuoteIn less than 50 words how would legalising drugs make things better?Gangs will have less power, people won't be jailed for no goddamn reason, we'll have gotten rid of a useless and harmful law.
QuoteDo you accept that generalisations have their roots in truth?Some of them.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: tubbyman on February 20, 2011, 08:09:45 AM
Post by: tubbyman on February 20, 2011, 08:09:45 AM
Quote from: "LegendarySandwich"Quote from: "tubbyman"How do you cope with the dichotomy of being gay and christian?What do you mean?
Most branches of Christianity seem to view homosexuality as some sort of disease to be treated at very best with sympathy and at worst with fear and hatred.
There's been several priceless quotes this week in the UK about the churches stance on same sex marriage - article here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... erous.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7719789/Pope-says-gay-marriage-is-insidious-and-dangerous.html)
I have a friend who is gay and catholic, it confuses me that he hasnt rejected it as the Pope is openly homophobic; why still actively condone an orgnaisation that regards you as on a polite day as 'insidious and dangerous'
I also have a few Evangelical Christian acquaintances at work who view homosexuality on a par with pedophilia :| ).
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on February 20, 2011, 10:46:08 AM
Post by: Tank on February 20, 2011, 10:46:08 AM
People, and in particular tubbyman. This is not a discussion thread. If a person reveals something that you would like to investigate further start a general thread on the subject. For example 'How do gay Christians reconcile their faith and sexuality?' which would be a very interesting discussion in its own right and not derail this thread.
Regards
Chris
Regards
Chris
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 20, 2011, 05:52:34 PM
Post by: LegendarySandwich on February 20, 2011, 05:52:34 PM
Quote from: "Tank"People, and in particular tubbyman. This is not a discussion thread. If a person reveals something that you would like to investigate further start a general thread on the subject. For example 'How do gay Christians reconcile their faith and sexuality?' which would be a very interesting discussion in its own right and not derail this thread.Sorry. The last thing I'd like to say on this issue is that while most major Christian denominations view homosexuality as a sin, not all of them do. Faith and religion evolve.
Regards
Chris
Now, for ten things about me...
1. I like spaghetti.
2. I'm immature.
3. I have acne
4. I have a really short attention span (damn you Internet!)
5. I want to make Youtube videos but are too lazy.
6. I'm lazy.
7. I do have some redeeming qualities!
8. I'm not sure what my redeeming qualities are.
9. I lack self-confidence and self-esteem.
10. I like video games.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: history_geek on February 21, 2011, 10:47:27 AM
Post by: history_geek on February 21, 2011, 10:47:27 AM
1. I want to make Youtube videos but are too lazy.
2. I'm lazy.
3. I do have some redeeming qualities!
4. I'm not sure what my redeeming qualities are.
5. I lack self-confidence and self-esteem.
6. I like video games.
7. I stole LS's list because it was exactly what I ws going to write, so thanks for sparing me the effort :sigh:
10. I love my Warhammer miniatures but never have enough time to paint them nor anyone to play with
2. I'm lazy.
3. I do have some redeeming qualities!
4. I'm not sure what my redeeming qualities are.
5. I lack self-confidence and self-esteem.
6. I like video games.
7. I stole LS's list because it was exactly what I ws going to write, so thanks for sparing me the effort :sigh:
10. I love my Warhammer miniatures but never have enough time to paint them nor anyone to play with
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Epimetheus on February 21, 2011, 01:53:15 PM
Post by: Epimetheus on February 21, 2011, 01:53:15 PM
Quote from: "tubbyman"Abortion is legal here - where do you live?
How do you cope with the dichotomy of being gay and christian?
In less than 50 words how would legalising drugs make things better?
Do you accept that generalisations have their roots in truth?
I live in Louisiana. I believe abortion should be legal everywhere. Whether or not legalizing drugs will make things better is subjective, however wouldn't you agree people have the right to do to their own bodies as they please? I 'cope' by understanding that if most people took the time to actually interpret the bible from a rational and historical perspective, they would realize homosexuality isn't a sin, nor is any sexuality. And while yes, generalizations do have roots in truth you can understand how saying "Black people in louisiana are crime committing, poverty struck, uneducated people" (seeing as a majority of crimes here are commited by african american males, the average black male here makes a lower income than the avergae white male, and there is also the reputation of 'the ghetto' of being largely full of african americans) would get offensive and how it would be illogical to take the statistics of the norm and apply it to all. I.e. it's illogical to go from "A majority of X do Y" to "X does Y".
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Lost on February 23, 2011, 05:01:05 PM
Post by: Lost on February 23, 2011, 05:01:05 PM
1. I make soap for fun.
2. I make wedding/event cakes for fun.
3. I love cooking and baking and think my purpose in life (other than raising my son) is to feed people.
4. I am a 32 yr old widowed mother of an 11 month old son.
5. I studied construction engineering and now work as a building inspector for my local municipality.
6. I feel my happiest and most relaxed when alone in a forest.
7. Really, really want to travel, but have to wait a bit for any big trips so they are fun for my son too.
8. Am a foodie
9. Love to read…everything. Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Sci fi, romance, newspapers, magazines, weekly flyers
10. Have never broken a bone.
2. I make wedding/event cakes for fun.
3. I love cooking and baking and think my purpose in life (other than raising my son) is to feed people.
4. I am a 32 yr old widowed mother of an 11 month old son.
5. I studied construction engineering and now work as a building inspector for my local municipality.
6. I feel my happiest and most relaxed when alone in a forest.
7. Really, really want to travel, but have to wait a bit for any big trips so they are fun for my son too.
8. Am a foodie
9. Love to read…everything. Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Sci fi, romance, newspapers, magazines, weekly flyers
10. Have never broken a bone.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on February 23, 2011, 05:20:40 PM
Post by: Tank on February 23, 2011, 05:20:40 PM
Quote from: "Lost"1. I make soap for fun.
2. I make wedding/event cakes for fun.
3. I love cooking and baking and think my purpose in life (other than raising my son) is to feed people.
4. I am a 32 yr old widowed mother of an 11 month old son.
5. I studied construction engineering and now work as a building inspector for my local municipality.
6. I feel my happiest and most relaxed when alone in a forest.
7. Really, really want to travel, but have to wait a bit for any big trips so they are fun for my son too.
8. Am a foodie
9. Love to read…everything. Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Sci fi, romance, newspapers, magazines, weekly flyers :D [/anecdote]
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Lost on February 23, 2011, 08:19:57 PM
Post by: Lost on February 23, 2011, 08:19:57 PM
Quote from: "Tank"Quote from: "Lost"1. I make soap for fun.
2. I make wedding/event cakes for fun.
3. I love cooking and baking and think my purpose in life (other than raising my son) is to feed people.
4. I am a 32 yr old widowed mother of an 11 month old son.
5. I studied construction engineering and now work as a building inspector for my local municipality.
6. I feel my happiest and most relaxed when alone in a forest.
7. Really, really want to travel, but have to wait a bit for any big trips so they are fun for my son too.
8. Am a foodie
9. Love to read…everything. Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Sci fi, romance, newspapers, magazines, weekly flyers :D [/anecdote]
Yeah...I sort of questioned whether I should write that one down. Fingers crossed I stay intact for the forseeable future. I am a serious klutz as well. Maybe I shoulda made that one #10. Sorry to hear about your misfortune
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 01:21:33 PM
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 01:21:33 PM
1. I'm in love with my wife, who's also been my best friend for 15 years. (I'm expecting an "awww!", especially from you ladies :sigh:
4. I'm a software engineer but not a geek
5. I've played waterpolo since my early teens
6. I buy too many books. I love them but I don't even have enough time to read the ones that I own let alone the ones that are on my wish list.
7. Even though I've lived in various countries, I still would like to live somewhere else (I have the impression that there's no end to that problem).
8. I do scuba diving. Cave dives were my best experiences in that, right before diving with dolphins.
9. I'd love to have an opportunity to go to space.
10. If I ever meet a god, I'll implore him to grant me a few extra hours/day outside the space/time continuum so that I can catch up with my to-be-read list.
4. I'm a software engineer but not a geek
5. I've played waterpolo since my early teens
6. I buy too many books. I love them but I don't even have enough time to read the ones that I own let alone the ones that are on my wish list.
7. Even though I've lived in various countries, I still would like to live somewhere else (I have the impression that there's no end to that problem).
8. I do scuba diving. Cave dives were my best experiences in that, right before diving with dolphins.
9. I'd love to have an opportunity to go to space.
10. If I ever meet a god, I'll implore him to grant me a few extra hours/day outside the space/time continuum so that I can catch up with my to-be-read list.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Lost on February 24, 2011, 03:22:55 PM
Post by: Lost on February 24, 2011, 03:22:55 PM
Quote from: "DirtyLeo"2. I have a few-month old son and I was soooo naive about the difficulty in having a kid :)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 03:30:30 PM
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 03:30:30 PM
Quote from: "Lost"I'm sure that the things that make him difficult now are the things that will help him become an exceptional person down the road :D. He's a cute little guy. But he's had colic and the first few weeks were horrible, as you can imagine.
11 months sound very good. I'm sure his sleeping pattern is pretty good at that stage. Lack of sleep has been a major trouble for me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Lost on February 24, 2011, 04:18:57 PM
Post by: Lost on February 24, 2011, 04:18:57 PM
Quote from: "DirtyLeo"Quote from: "Lost"I'm sure that the things that make him difficult now are the things that will help him become an exceptional person down the road :D. He's a cute little guy. But he's had colic and the first few weeks were horrible, as you can imagine.
11 months sound very good. I'm sure his sleeping pattern is pretty good at that stage. Lack of sleep has been a major trouble for me.
For us, it got significantly better when he was 3 months old, and then he has been sleeping long stretches at night (10-12 hrs) since he was about 7 months old. There is a light at the end of the tunnel
Right now he sleeps 12-13 hrs a night and naps twice a day, so I have my sleep back, and time to do chores and read. He also laughs and smiles a lot now. There is nothing as heart warming as a giggle from a little baby (in my world anyway).
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 04:24:40 PM
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 04:24:40 PM
Thanks for the encouragement.
Sometimes it's so good to know that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
Sometimes it's so good to know that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: BadPoison on February 24, 2011, 05:18:09 PM
Post by: BadPoison on February 24, 2011, 05:18:09 PM
1. I have a Jack Russell Terrier named Shiner. He is 2.5 years old and does agility courses for fun - he's never competed.
2. I live with my girlfriend of 1.5 years and we hope to buy our first house in July
3. I work full-time at a credit union while going to school in the evenings.
4. Radio controlled model airplanes is one of my hobbies.
5. I also play plenty video games and shoot skeet at a local gun club.
6. I live in Houston, Texas and would love to move away
7. I've only been to two other countries: Canada and Mexico
8. I would love to visit Antarctica.
9. I must not think about myself very much as I found it very hard to come up with 10 facts about me.
10. I would absolutely volunteer to go to Mars to set-up the first colony and never return if given the opportunity.
2. I live with my girlfriend of 1.5 years and we hope to buy our first house in July
3. I work full-time at a credit union while going to school in the evenings.
4. Radio controlled model airplanes is one of my hobbies.
5. I also play plenty video games and shoot skeet at a local gun club.
6. I live in Houston, Texas and would love to move away
7. I've only been to two other countries: Canada and Mexico
8. I would love to visit Antarctica.
9. I must not think about myself very much as I found it very hard to come up with 10 facts about me.
10. I would absolutely volunteer to go to Mars to set-up the first colony and never return if given the opportunity.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 05:36:25 PM
Post by: DirtyLeo on February 24, 2011, 05:36:25 PM
Quote from: "BadPoison"10. I would absolutely volunteer to go to Mars to set-up the first colony and never return if given the opportunity.
I am sure, in the current climate, a colony would have a priest, an imam and a rabbi. In close quarters, it would be a dangerous combination
.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: tubbyman on February 24, 2011, 10:42:57 PM
Post by: tubbyman on February 24, 2011, 10:42:57 PM
Quote from: "Tank"People, and in particular tubbyman. This is not a discussion thread. If a person reveals something that you would like to investigate further start a general thread on the subject. For example 'How do gay Christians reconcile their faith and sexuality?' which would be a very interesting discussion in its own right and not derail this thread.
Regards
Chris
Sorry, not wanting to rock a boat - just interested. I know it's easy to come across as spiky. Aside from that, peoples statements and views are interesting and will provoke debate - I'll just re-channel it I guess.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: tubbyman on February 24, 2011, 11:30:18 PM
Post by: tubbyman on February 24, 2011, 11:30:18 PM
Quote from: "Epimetheus"Quote from: "tubbyman"Abortion is legal here - where do you live?
How do you cope with the dichotomy of being gay and christian?
In less than 50 words how would legalising drugs make things better?
Do you accept that generalisations have their roots in truth?
I live in Louisiana. I believe abortion should be legal everywhere. Whether or not legalizing drugs will make things better is subjective, however wouldn't you agree people have the right to do to their own bodies as they please? I 'cope' by understanding that if most people took the time to actually interpret the bible from a rational and historical perspective, they would realize homosexuality isn't a sin, nor is any sexuality. And while yes, generalizations do have roots in truth you can understand how saying "Black people in louisiana are crime committing, poverty struck, uneducated people" (seeing as a majority of crimes here are commited by african american males, the average black male here makes a lower income than the avergae white male, and there is also the reputation of 'the ghetto' of being largely full of african americans) would get offensive and how it would be illogical to take the statistics of the norm and apply it to all. I.e. it's illogical to go from "A majority of X do Y" to "X does Y".
(excuse my ignorance here) Is abortion illegal in Louisiana? If so, can someone just hop in a car and go to a neighboring state?
I quite like the idea of legalised drugs - I suppose it'd have to happen on a global scale for it to work though?
Generalisations - I cant really discuss as it's laid back here
- interesting though, I'm from a mixed heritage family so I'm neither one way or the other, I just like figures to look at.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Saeriva on March 13, 2011, 02:17:37 PM
Post by: Saeriva on March 13, 2011, 02:17:37 PM
1. I am a very poor art student, soon to be a very poor art school graduate. This is a source of constant anxiety.
2. I'm very interested in taking up bow hunting.
3. I have two kitties, a Turkish Van and a Calico named Muffy and Penny respectively.
4. I think it's funny to give animals people names (clearly...)
5. I am an enormous nerd, I play D&D on the weekends with my friends.
6. I've traveled around quite a bit, but I really would like to live overseas somewhere.
7. I recently dumped my boyfriend. It feels AWESOME to have that weight off me.
8. I really hate spring. Spring here in the midwest means gray skies with scattered snow storms, black slush on the side of the road and pot holes a foot deep until June.
9. I'm also very interested in taking some kind of dance lessons, maybe swing or salsa. Maybe belly dancing.
10. Coming up with ten things about myself is hard! Does that mean I'm boring?
2. I'm very interested in taking up bow hunting.
3. I have two kitties, a Turkish Van and a Calico named Muffy and Penny respectively.
4. I think it's funny to give animals people names (clearly...)
5. I am an enormous nerd, I play D&D on the weekends with my friends.
6. I've traveled around quite a bit, but I really would like to live overseas somewhere.
7. I recently dumped my boyfriend. It feels AWESOME to have that weight off me.
8. I really hate spring. Spring here in the midwest means gray skies with scattered snow storms, black slush on the side of the road and pot holes a foot deep until June.
9. I'm also very interested in taking some kind of dance lessons, maybe swing or salsa. Maybe belly dancing.
10. Coming up with ten things about myself is hard! Does that mean I'm boring?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on March 13, 2011, 02:31:49 PM
Post by: Asmodean on March 13, 2011, 02:31:49 PM
Quote from: "DirtyLeo"4. I'm a software engineer but not a geek :rant:
(Even if true, you are not supposed to TELL people that! :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: freeway986 on March 14, 2011, 02:57:19 AM
Post by: freeway986 on March 14, 2011, 02:57:19 AM
Here goes nothing.
1. I'm a europhile, lived in the UK for 2 years and really want to go back.
2. I used to think I was a musician, writing songs and playing in bands.
3. Some of the best times of my life have been when I was in Anglican church choirs. I've just moved to a larger city with my family, and will join up again (hopefully) in time for the Easter services.
4. I an autodidact. Fiercely, proudly, probably naively so.
5. I love to try and solve the world's problems over a few beers.
6. I smoke a pipe very rarely, but wish I could more. I really enjoy it and recommend to all.
7. My wife and I have an atypical marriage agreement. Closer to a non-profit than anything else.
8. I love to code. I used to play computer games, but coding is just more...fun.
9. I love dogs, and had to give up my friend Lambert when I moved to the UK. Now that we're back and can afford a dog again, we'll be getting a puppy within the month. His name shall be Bertrand Russel!
10. I always want to change the world. I've not had much luck so far, and I know I should stop, but it's so much fun to plan.
1. I'm a europhile, lived in the UK for 2 years and really want to go back.
2. I used to think I was a musician, writing songs and playing in bands.
3. Some of the best times of my life have been when I was in Anglican church choirs. I've just moved to a larger city with my family, and will join up again (hopefully) in time for the Easter services.
4. I an autodidact. Fiercely, proudly, probably naively so.
5. I love to try and solve the world's problems over a few beers.
6. I smoke a pipe very rarely, but wish I could more. I really enjoy it and recommend to all.
7. My wife and I have an atypical marriage agreement. Closer to a non-profit than anything else.
8. I love to code. I used to play computer games, but coding is just more...fun.
9. I love dogs, and had to give up my friend Lambert when I moved to the UK. Now that we're back and can afford a dog again, we'll be getting a puppy within the month. His name shall be Bertrand Russel!
10. I always want to change the world. I've not had much luck so far, and I know I should stop, but it's so much fun to plan.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ulver on March 15, 2011, 06:41:06 PM
Post by: Ulver on March 15, 2011, 06:41:06 PM
1. I absolutely adore my boyfriend. We are sparkle barf cute.
2. I have a hyperactive pomeranian, whom I love as well.
3. People historically have a difficult time remembering my name, so I am prone to responding to names that are not even close to mine, if I know the person is just blanking. Hardly ever correct mistakes.
4. I'm really funny in person, and that's the only instance in which I am pompously self-promoting.
5. I like to sing, write, dance, and paint.
6. I am a total nerd for art history.
7. Only child.
8. Left-handed and proud for no relevant reason.
9. I lost 80lbs last year with hard work.
10. I do not drink alcohol or smoke...nor even drink caffeine; not for moral reasons, just...because.
2. I have a hyperactive pomeranian, whom I love as well.
3. People historically have a difficult time remembering my name, so I am prone to responding to names that are not even close to mine, if I know the person is just blanking. Hardly ever correct mistakes.
4. I'm really funny in person, and that's the only instance in which I am pompously self-promoting.
5. I like to sing, write, dance, and paint.
6. I am a total nerd for art history.
7. Only child.
8. Left-handed and proud for no relevant reason.
9. I lost 80lbs last year with hard work.
10. I do not drink alcohol or smoke...nor even drink caffeine; not for moral reasons, just...because.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: JuggernautJon on March 15, 2011, 10:59:23 PM
Post by: JuggernautJon on March 15, 2011, 10:59:23 PM
I'm goin in....1. I'm a musician. Plays drums and guitar.
2.Have an amateur boxing contract. 3. Was in the military and toured in Trashghanistan.
4. I dream about taking over the world and/or zombies (I love zombies)
5. personal trainer.
6. I read the bible more than most christians
7. My favorite comedian is the late George Carlin (may the IPU rest his soul with her holy hooves)
8. My favorite movie is Religulous
9. Uhh I can't the of anything else...
10. I'll continue the trend of "my favorites" and state that my favorite band is Blind Melon. (May the IPU rest his soul as well)
2.Have an amateur boxing contract. 3. Was in the military and toured in Trashghanistan.
4. I dream about taking over the world and/or zombies (I love zombies)
5. personal trainer.
6. I read the bible more than most christians
7. My favorite comedian is the late George Carlin (may the IPU rest his soul with her holy hooves)
8. My favorite movie is Religulous
9. Uhh I can't the of anything else...
10. I'll continue the trend of "my favorites" and state that my favorite band is Blind Melon. (May the IPU rest his soul as well)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Davin on March 16, 2011, 08:23:22 PM
Post by: Davin on March 16, 2011, 08:23:22 PM
1) I'm kind of a private person.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Extropian on March 17, 2011, 01:21:39 AM
Post by: Extropian on March 17, 2011, 01:21:39 AM
I'm almost everything everyone has written so far.
Finding ten more things...............
[1] I'm a newly reformed former smoker with significant emphasema.
[2] I loved playing golf [nearly 50 years] and have had one hole-in-one. It was on the 11th at Barnwell Park Golf Course in Sydney on 5th Aug 1986
[3] Since the late 1950s I’ve been an NRL Bulldogs fan with a soft spot for the Tigers
[4] I'm convinced the decision to deploy nuclear weapons in ending WW2 in the Pacific was a correct one.
[5] I've fallen in love literally dozens of times...........Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, Debra Paget, Jean Simmons, Susan Cabot, Brigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly, Francesca Felucci, Cristy Thom, Michelle Yeoh, Do Thi Hai Yen, Anna Netrebko, Daisy Dukes, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Vera Farmiga, Olga Kurylenko................
[6] Collecting postage stamps at an early age turned me to a life-long interest in history and geography.
[7] So my father chose a career in accounting for me, which I quit after eighteen months and took up a three year course in art at the National Art School in East Sydney where at the end of the second year I was asked if I'd like to teach water colours and/or drawing. But the pay was lousy and I declined.
[8] I've always liked great music from any century. But I have a deep affection for and appreciation of Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, Placido Domingo, Sarah Vaughan, Julie London, Victoria de los Angeles, Jose Careras, Mel Torme, Billy Eckstine, Billy Daniels and the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Dave Brubeck.
[9] I've travelled to a lot of places around the world, but not nearly enough. Viet Nam, Kampuchea and Laos, if I can make it.
[10] There's still so much that hasn't been done...........for reincarnation to be true would please me no end, but it is a deam only. By next century [possibly sooner] science will be able to regulate the aging process and we will live much longer lives if we want. By then we may be terraforming Mars.
Biggles, Prime
Finding ten more things...............
[1] I'm a newly reformed former smoker with significant emphasema.
[2] I loved playing golf [nearly 50 years] and have had one hole-in-one. It was on the 11th at Barnwell Park Golf Course in Sydney on 5th Aug 1986
[3] Since the late 1950s I’ve been an NRL Bulldogs fan with a soft spot for the Tigers
[4] I'm convinced the decision to deploy nuclear weapons in ending WW2 in the Pacific was a correct one.
[5] I've fallen in love literally dozens of times...........Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, Debra Paget, Jean Simmons, Susan Cabot, Brigitte Bardot, Grace Kelly, Francesca Felucci, Cristy Thom, Michelle Yeoh, Do Thi Hai Yen, Anna Netrebko, Daisy Dukes, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Vera Farmiga, Olga Kurylenko................
[6] Collecting postage stamps at an early age turned me to a life-long interest in history and geography.
[7] So my father chose a career in accounting for me, which I quit after eighteen months and took up a three year course in art at the National Art School in East Sydney where at the end of the second year I was asked if I'd like to teach water colours and/or drawing. But the pay was lousy and I declined.
[8] I've always liked great music from any century. But I have a deep affection for and appreciation of Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, Placido Domingo, Sarah Vaughan, Julie London, Victoria de los Angeles, Jose Careras, Mel Torme, Billy Eckstine, Billy Daniels and the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Dave Brubeck.
[9] I've travelled to a lot of places around the world, but not nearly enough. Viet Nam, Kampuchea and Laos, if I can make it.
[10] There's still so much that hasn't been done...........for reincarnation to be true would please me no end, but it is a deam only. By next century [possibly sooner] science will be able to regulate the aging process and we will live much longer lives if we want. By then we may be terraforming Mars.
Biggles, Prime
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on April 09, 2011, 12:37:38 PM
Post by: Tank on April 09, 2011, 12:37:38 PM
Bump for n00bs to read and contribute to if they like!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 09, 2011, 02:38:32 PM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 09, 2011, 02:38:32 PM
Neat, I'll play!
[1] I got married when I was 23, but whenever I hear that someone else is getting married under 30 years old, I can't help but think "You're too young to get married!" (double standards, I know)
[2] I am one of the palest people that I have ever met.
[3] I live in St.John's, NL. The city is 500 years old, and it's beautiful here. The weather sucks, though
[4] I love belly dancing, specifically tribal fusion belly dancing
[5] I also love yoga and practice it daily, specifically Yin yoga
[6] I am a parent, but I often don't feel like I have much in common with other parents. My husband and I are pretty relaxed about it all, which seems to be against the micro-managing norm.
[7] Learning about Sociology significantly changed my outlook on the world. It was huge step in my leaving religious belief.
[8] I'm totally a cat person. I have two cats and will always have cats.
[9] My husband is a vegetarian, but I am not. People always wonder "how it works", which kind of confuses me. He eats what he wants and I eat what I want.
[10] I've kept a regular journal/blog since I've been 10 years old. I love writing. It's probably why I gravitate towards forums.
[1] I got married when I was 23, but whenever I hear that someone else is getting married under 30 years old, I can't help but think "You're too young to get married!" (double standards, I know)
[2] I am one of the palest people that I have ever met.
[3] I live in St.John's, NL. The city is 500 years old, and it's beautiful here. The weather sucks, though
[4] I love belly dancing, specifically tribal fusion belly dancing
[5] I also love yoga and practice it daily, specifically Yin yoga
[6] I am a parent, but I often don't feel like I have much in common with other parents. My husband and I are pretty relaxed about it all, which seems to be against the micro-managing norm.
[7] Learning about Sociology significantly changed my outlook on the world. It was huge step in my leaving religious belief.
[8] I'm totally a cat person. I have two cats and will always have cats.
[9] My husband is a vegetarian, but I am not. People always wonder "how it works", which kind of confuses me. He eats what he wants and I eat what I want.
[10] I've kept a regular journal/blog since I've been 10 years old. I love writing. It's probably why I gravitate towards forums.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on April 09, 2011, 02:48:31 PM
Post by: Asmodean on April 09, 2011, 02:48:31 PM
Quote from: "DeterminedJuliet"(double standards, I know)Eh... Let's face it: we are all prone to that. Even Asmodean-the-infinitely-perfect-one...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on April 09, 2011, 04:42:29 PM
Post by: Cecilie on April 09, 2011, 04:42:29 PM
Quote from: "Asmodean"Even Asmodean-the-infinitely-perfect-one... lol
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ulver on April 10, 2011, 02:55:35 AM
Post by: Ulver on April 10, 2011, 02:55:35 AM
Quote from: "DeterminedJuliet"[7] Learning about Sociology significantly changed my outlook on the world. It was huge step in my leaving religious belief.
Same here!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: missedtheboat on April 11, 2011, 03:39:55 AM
Post by: missedtheboat on April 11, 2011, 03:39:55 AM
1.I'm left handed.
2.I want to move to Australia
3. Driving is fun!
4. Love camping,hiking, anything outdoors.
5. I think smoking cigarettes is gross and pointless.
6. Sometimes I feel like I have grown up a little too fast, and am missing out on somethings in life (missedtheboat)
7. I have panic attacks a lot about death, which is related to existential crisis. I think that is one reason why religion is made up, to comfort people into things they can't change, such as death.
8. I play video games when I have the time.
9. I loveeee animals!
10. I think lemons are delicious.
That is all. :3
2.I want to move to Australia
3. Driving is fun!
4. Love camping,hiking, anything outdoors.
5. I think smoking cigarettes is gross and pointless.
6. Sometimes I feel like I have grown up a little too fast, and am missing out on somethings in life (missedtheboat)
7. I have panic attacks a lot about death, which is related to existential crisis. I think that is one reason why religion is made up, to comfort people into things they can't change, such as death.
8. I play video games when I have the time.
9. I loveeee animals!
10. I think lemons are delicious.
That is all. :3
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 14, 2011, 02:56:22 PM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 14, 2011, 02:56:22 PM
Quote from: "missedtheboat"9. I loveeee animals!
Ooooh! me too! I work at an animal hospital, which is very awesome, if sad at times.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: missedtheboat on April 15, 2011, 02:28:25 AM
Post by: missedtheboat on April 15, 2011, 02:28:25 AM
Quote from: "DeterminedJuliet"Quote from: "missedtheboat"9. I loveeee animals!
Ooooh! me too! I work at an animal hospital, which is very awesome, if sad at times.
What a great place to work! I'm sure it can get really sad, you have to see a lot of tragedies, but also some happy critters!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 02:30:52 AM
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 02:30:52 AM
Quote from: "DeterminedJuliet"Ooooh! me too! I work at an animal hospital, which is very awesome, if sad at times.I would have a hard time working as a vet. Mostly I think my ocd would cause me to spend too much time trying to figure out the best way to interact with people when putting down animals. I had the vet put a cat down a couple years ago, I felt bad for being teary about it, as far as I feel like I'm putting the vet in a bit of an awkward position.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 02:44:14 AM
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 02:44:14 AM
1) I really really really like organizing things.
2) I look at blogs like chartporn, which cover information graphs which are very well done, or are new
3) I'm in love with my file cabinet.
4) Vegan for 2 years, different cruelty-free diets for about 10. If I was starving on an island, I would rip the closest blood infused flesh apart and suck it down without 2nd thought however. I love society <3
5) I try to prevent people from having any idea that I'm vegan. It's so satisfying to me when someone gets slackjawed and asks with utter disbelief - "are you vegetarian?"
6) I accepted at 17 that there were only two simple things in life I wanted: To save the world, &, to be worshipped as a God by all for doing so.
7) I live by a lake, I pretend that it's lake Hyrule everyday I run around it.
8) Sam Harris's "The Moral Landscape" shifted my perspective on morality.
9) I like people. Even though they're hideously violent and prone to stupidity. I like to pretend I'm on safari everywhere I go.
10) Tool's lyric, "Remember I will always love you, as I tear your fucking throat away" is one of my all time favorite lyrics
2) I look at blogs like chartporn, which cover information graphs which are very well done, or are new
3) I'm in love with my file cabinet.
4) Vegan for 2 years, different cruelty-free diets for about 10. If I was starving on an island, I would rip the closest blood infused flesh apart and suck it down without 2nd thought however. I love society <3
5) I try to prevent people from having any idea that I'm vegan. It's so satisfying to me when someone gets slackjawed and asks with utter disbelief - "are you vegetarian?"
6) I accepted at 17 that there were only two simple things in life I wanted: To save the world, &, to be worshipped as a God by all for doing so.
7) I live by a lake, I pretend that it's lake Hyrule everyday I run around it.
8) Sam Harris's "The Moral Landscape" shifted my perspective on morality.
9) I like people. Even though they're hideously violent and prone to stupidity. I like to pretend I'm on safari everywhere I go.
10) Tool's lyric, "Remember I will always love you, as I tear your fucking throat away" is one of my all time favorite lyrics
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on April 15, 2011, 06:16:20 AM
Post by: Tank on April 15, 2011, 06:16:20 AM
Quote from: "PrometheusRumiHuxley"To save the world, &, to be worshipped as a God by all for doing so.
me too!Nothing like having an over inflated ego to keep one happy!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 06:58:35 AM
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 06:58:35 AM
Quote from: "Tank"Indeed!
Nothing like having an over inflated ego to keep one happy!
Although it was difficult for me to reconcile this realization of my humble desires with the awe-inspiring humility of my character.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 15, 2011, 11:08:57 AM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on April 15, 2011, 11:08:57 AM
Quote from: "PrometheusRumiHuxley"Quote from: "DeterminedJuliet"Ooooh! me too! I work at an animal hospital, which is very awesome, if sad at times.I would have a hard time working as a vet. Mostly I think my ocd would cause me to spend too much time trying to figure out the best way to interact with people when putting down animals. I had the vet put a cat down a couple years ago, I felt bad for being teary about it, as far as I feel like I'm putting the vet in a bit of an awkward position.
If it makes you feel any better, literally every one who has worked at our hospital has cried over one of our patients at one time or another - even a vet who has been in practice for 30+ years. There's nothing wrong with crying
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on April 15, 2011, 12:52:26 PM
Post by: Cecilie on April 15, 2011, 12:52:26 PM
Quote from: "PrometheusRumiHuxley"1) I really really really like organizing things.Oh, look! Another one!
Quote10) Tool's lyric, "Remember I will always love you, as I tear your fucking throat away" is one of my all time favorite lyrics...And you like Tool! Or maybe just that line, I don't know.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 02:49:44 PM
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 02:49:44 PM
Quote from: "DeterminedJuliet"If it makes you feel any better, literally every one who has worked at our hospital has cried over one of our patients at one time or another - even a vet who has been in practice for 30+ years. There's nothing wrong with cryingDo you think for some the emotional sharing might be a valuable part of that work? I hadn't considered it quite that way before.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 03:11:45 PM
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 03:11:45 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"Oh, look! Another one!
...And you like Tool! Or maybe just that line, I don't know.
I love Tool! And have for a long time. But the metal that I listen to generally is extremely limited. I get pissed off easy at lyrics, especially if it's with a genre of music which is supposed to come from a hard core. Some system of a down, a few hatebreed songs, literally 1 atreyu song. I do like buckethead and les claypool which don't necessarily qualify as metal. I've been trying to familiarize myself with led zeppelin and black sabbath, but this is a slow moving process
Also I like a song from flower travelin band.Are you an organizer as well?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ulver on April 15, 2011, 03:24:49 PM
Post by: Ulver on April 15, 2011, 03:24:49 PM
I will toss in a vote for organizer!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on April 15, 2011, 04:58:59 PM
Post by: Cecilie on April 15, 2011, 04:58:59 PM
Quote from: "PrometheusRumiHuxley"Are you an organizer as well?Oh yes. You should see my room.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 06:08:30 PM
Post by: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 06:08:30 PM
Quote from: "Cecilie"Quote from: "PrometheusRumiHuxley"Are you an organizer as well?Oh yes. You should see my room. :P
I have strong tendencies both ways I have to keep in check.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on April 15, 2011, 06:35:11 PM
Post by: Cecilie on April 15, 2011, 06:35:11 PM
Quote from: "PrometheusRumiHuxley"Quote from: "Cecilie"Well, I'm not a minimalist, but I hate hoarding. I throw out everything I don't need or use.Quote from: "PrometheusRumiHuxley"Are you an organizer as well?Oh yes. You should see my room. :P
I have strong tendencies both ways I have to keep in check.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: WrenJen on April 23, 2011, 05:19:25 AM
Post by: WrenJen on April 23, 2011, 05:19:25 AM
1. I'm very intelligent.
2. I am bipolar II with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder). I take meds everyday for these.
3. Have a very analytical mind.
4. Pretty much hate all types of poetry.
5. Am too empathetic for my own good.
6. Am a fanatic about proper grammar.
7. Love all things quirky.
8. Love cats but cant' have one because hubby hates them.
9. Have a B.S. degree in zoology and am fascinated by insects.
10. Love my 89-year-old mother very, very much!
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2. I am bipolar II with GAD (Generalized Anxiety Disorder). I take meds everyday for these.
3. Have a very analytical mind.
4. Pretty much hate all types of poetry.
5. Am too empathetic for my own good.
6. Am a fanatic about proper grammar.
7. Love all things quirky.
8. Love cats but cant' have one because hubby hates them.
9. Have a B.S. degree in zoology and am fascinated by insects.
10. Love my 89-year-old mother very, very much!
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Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on April 23, 2011, 07:17:42 AM
Post by: Tank on April 23, 2011, 07:17:42 AM
11. Smiley fetishist
That's me in the middle, dancing to my own tune!
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Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Melmoth on May 01, 2011, 12:53:37 AM
Post by: Melmoth on May 01, 2011, 12:53:37 AM
I'm intensely bored, so I'll do one of these. But just to make things a little more interesting, ONE of the following statements is a lie. :D
1. I smoke a bit more than 12.5 grams of rolling tobacco a day, on average. I'm not sure how many individual cigarettes that works out to, but it's too much. One well-stuffed ashtray's worth.
2. I am a chronic insomniac, for which I have a supply of various prescription drugs, to use in different circumstances.
3. I'm bisexual, but I'm not sexually greedy, or over-promiscuous, or a 15 year old emo.
4. I wear only plain clothes, and am almost completely nondescript and ordinary-looking in every respect. Although I do have one of those unfortunate smiles that makes a person look mad.
5. I do not have asperger's syndrome. I say this because, for some reason, I do sometimes get asked.
6. I have a home-made burglar alarm which plays the song, "If I knew You were Coming I'd have Baked a Cake" by Gracie Fields. Sadly it's yet to see any use. Sometimes I leave the back door open, or the key clearly visible on my front door step, all to no avail.
7. Although I live and mostly grew up in the UK, I'm originally from the States. My step-dad was a British stress engineer working for Boeing when he and mum got married, and when he went back to England we moved with him.
8. I collect Bibles, especially old ones, and especially those that people have written/drawn in.
9. I've always been good at getting people to 'open up.' One of the nice things about having a 'do as thou wilt' attitude is that people don't fear any kind of moral rebuke from you. So they'll always enjoy having you around to talk to.
10. My current favourite artist is Cy Twombly. I also enjoy children's artwork.
1. I smoke a bit more than 12.5 grams of rolling tobacco a day, on average. I'm not sure how many individual cigarettes that works out to, but it's too much. One well-stuffed ashtray's worth.
2. I am a chronic insomniac, for which I have a supply of various prescription drugs, to use in different circumstances.
3. I'm bisexual, but I'm not sexually greedy, or over-promiscuous, or a 15 year old emo.
4. I wear only plain clothes, and am almost completely nondescript and ordinary-looking in every respect. Although I do have one of those unfortunate smiles that makes a person look mad.
5. I do not have asperger's syndrome. I say this because, for some reason, I do sometimes get asked.
6. I have a home-made burglar alarm which plays the song, "If I knew You were Coming I'd have Baked a Cake" by Gracie Fields. Sadly it's yet to see any use. Sometimes I leave the back door open, or the key clearly visible on my front door step, all to no avail.
7. Although I live and mostly grew up in the UK, I'm originally from the States. My step-dad was a British stress engineer working for Boeing when he and mum got married, and when he went back to England we moved with him.
8. I collect Bibles, especially old ones, and especially those that people have written/drawn in.
9. I've always been good at getting people to 'open up.' One of the nice things about having a 'do as thou wilt' attitude is that people don't fear any kind of moral rebuke from you. So they'll always enjoy having you around to talk to.
10. My current favourite artist is Cy Twombly. I also enjoy children's artwork.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: TeresaBenedicta on May 04, 2011, 11:28:15 PM
Post by: TeresaBenedicta on May 04, 2011, 11:28:15 PM
1. I am (distantly) related to the Happy Face Serial Killer
2. I have never seen Star Wars
3. I have been to every single midnight premier for the Harry Potter movies (and a few midnight parties for the book releases as well)
4. I graduated from college in three years
5. I played Division I fastpitch softball for a year
6. I am a band nerd
7. I hate spaghetti with a passion
8. I am a compulsive nail biter
9. I have a tattoo
10. I love philosophy
2. I have never seen Star Wars
3. I have been to every single midnight premier for the Harry Potter movies (and a few midnight parties for the book releases as well)
4. I graduated from college in three years
5. I played Division I fastpitch softball for a year
6. I am a band nerd
7. I hate spaghetti with a passion
8. I am a compulsive nail biter
9. I have a tattoo
10. I love philosophy
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on May 05, 2011, 06:31:49 AM
Post by: Cecilie on May 05, 2011, 06:31:49 AM
Quote from: TeresaBenedicta on May 04, 2011, 11:28:15 PM
7. I hate spaghetti with a passion
That's weird, me too.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Lizarda on May 05, 2011, 08:21:32 PM
Post by: Lizarda on May 05, 2011, 08:21:32 PM
1.) I think Hayley Williams is so damn hott
2.) I listen to Metal, Industrial, Alternative musick
3.) Im into Androgyny (which is quite hyronic for a straight guy)
4.) I have SPD (high functioning autism)
5.) Im into Art/Painting (even though im meant to be practising in graphic design)
6.) Im 6ft
7.) I dont Smoke/Dont drink much
8.) I sleep in alot
9.) Im a dangerously big spender
10.) I live in Marske-by-the-sea, UK (in case anyone wants to come and stalk me :p)
2.) I listen to Metal, Industrial, Alternative musick
3.) Im into Androgyny (which is quite hyronic for a straight guy)
4.) I have SPD (high functioning autism)
5.) Im into Art/Painting (even though im meant to be practising in graphic design)
6.) Im 6ft
7.) I dont Smoke/Dont drink much
8.) I sleep in alot
9.) Im a dangerously big spender
10.) I live in Marske-by-the-sea, UK (in case anyone wants to come and stalk me :p)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cooper20 on May 06, 2011, 02:30:10 AM
Post by: Cooper20 on May 06, 2011, 02:30:10 AM
1. I am a die hard Toronto Maple Leafs fan.
2. My favorite bands are Death Cab for Cutie, Mumford & Sons, and The Killers.
3. One of my best friends looks exactly like me, exept he's latino.
4. I can free hand draw a map of Europe (including borders, Capital & Major metropolitan areas, and geographical features.)
5. I've had a National Geographic subscription for 3 years, and I intend to have one for the rest of my life.
6. Unless it's on pizza, I never eat cheese.
7. I don't hate Justin Beiber, I hate people that constantly talk about how much they hate Justin Beiber.
8. I've always wanted to start a blog on tumblr, but when I'm ready to start posting, I get stuck and don't know what to write.
9. Dispite never actually curling, I joined my High School curling team just so I could talk to a girl, and ended up with a gold medal, not the girl.
10. My favorite book of all time is 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
2. My favorite bands are Death Cab for Cutie, Mumford & Sons, and The Killers.
3. One of my best friends looks exactly like me, exept he's latino.
4. I can free hand draw a map of Europe (including borders, Capital & Major metropolitan areas, and geographical features.)
5. I've had a National Geographic subscription for 3 years, and I intend to have one for the rest of my life.
6. Unless it's on pizza, I never eat cheese.
7. I don't hate Justin Beiber, I hate people that constantly talk about how much they hate Justin Beiber.
8. I've always wanted to start a blog on tumblr, but when I'm ready to start posting, I get stuck and don't know what to write.
9. Dispite never actually curling, I joined my High School curling team just so I could talk to a girl, and ended up with a gold medal, not the girl.
10. My favorite book of all time is 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: TeresaBenedicta on May 06, 2011, 05:04:14 AM
Post by: TeresaBenedicta on May 06, 2011, 05:04:14 AM
Quote from: Cooper20 on May 06, 2011, 02:30:10 AM
10. My favorite book of all time is 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
Awesome choice!! A great book.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Will37 on May 06, 2011, 06:29:25 AM
Post by: Will37 on May 06, 2011, 06:29:25 AM
1-I have a saint's bone relic that I take with me most places.
2-I'm an excommunicated Catholic.
3-My favoriate novel is 'Death and the Dervish'.
4-I'm in a boxing club.
5-I earned my black belt in goju-ryu karate when I was 8.
6-My intials are WTH.
7-I have one semester of college left
8-I like philosophy.
9-I love Eastern European Literature.
10-I can drink you under the table.
2-I'm an excommunicated Catholic.
3-My favoriate novel is 'Death and the Dervish'.
4-I'm in a boxing club.
5-I earned my black belt in goju-ryu karate when I was 8.
6-My intials are WTH.
7-I have one semester of college left
8-I like philosophy.
9-I love Eastern European Literature.
10-I can drink you under the table.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Will37 on May 07, 2011, 12:12:47 PM
Post by: Will37 on May 07, 2011, 12:12:47 PM
Quote from: Extropian on March 17, 2011, 01:21:39 AM
Olga Kurylenko................
I google imaged this name on a hunch and I was dead right. Ever woman I have met named 'Olga' has been hotter than the devil's balls. Every woman I have seen named Olga, with one exception, has been beautiful. WTF? Are the Rusians just trying to be ironic?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Will37 on May 07, 2011, 12:15:40 PM
Post by: Will37 on May 07, 2011, 12:15:40 PM
Quote from: PrometheusRumiHuxley on April 15, 2011, 02:44:14 AM
9) I like people. Even though they're hideously violent and prone to stupidity. I like to pretend I'm on safari everywhere I go.
Well, since your not in prison I guess you're a bad shot. That or you live in Texas.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 07, 2011, 03:07:04 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 07, 2011, 03:07:04 PM
Quote from: Will37 on May 07, 2011, 12:12:47 PMQuote from: Extropian on March 17, 2011, 01:21:39 AM
Olga Kurylenko................
I google imaged this name on a hunch and I was dead right. Ever woman I have met named 'Olga' has been hotter than the devil's balls. Every woman I have seen named Olga, with one exception, has been beautiful. WTF? Are the Rusians just trying to be ironic?
I resist believing Americans don't get irony, maybe some but surely not most? This is lazy racial stereotyping isn't it? I'm sure Lisa Simpson gets irony.
The Russians if they are producing many desirable Olgas would be perpetuating a stereotype I think. I don't see any irony here.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on May 07, 2011, 03:34:03 PM
Post by: Cecilie on May 07, 2011, 03:34:03 PM
Quote from: Will37 on May 07, 2011, 12:12:47 PMShe's Ukrainian.Quote from: Extropian on March 17, 2011, 01:21:39 AM
Olga Kurylenko................
I google imaged this name on a hunch and I was dead right. Ever woman I have met named 'Olga' has been hotter than the devil's balls. Every woman I have seen named Olga, with one exception, has been beautiful. WTF? Are the Rusians just trying to be ironic?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 07, 2011, 04:01:21 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 07, 2011, 04:01:21 PM
Quote from: Will37 on May 06, 2011, 06:29:25 AM
10-I can drink you under the table.
Is that an offer?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Will37 on May 08, 2011, 03:47:24 AM
Post by: Will37 on May 08, 2011, 03:47:24 AM
Quote from: Cecilie on May 07, 2011, 03:34:03 PMQuote from: Will37 on May 07, 2011, 12:12:47 PMShe's Ukrainian.Quote from: Extropian on March 17, 2011, 01:21:39 AM
Olga Kurylenko................
I google imaged this name on a hunch and I was dead right. Ever woman I have met named 'Olga' has been hotter than the devil's balls. Every woman I have seen named Olga, with one exception, has been beautiful. WTF? Are the Rusians just trying to be ironic?
Close enough.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: CHI83 on July 12, 2011, 07:50:19 PM
Post by: CHI83 on July 12, 2011, 07:50:19 PM
1. I peed on someones head from a balcony when I was five (legit)
2. My favourite band is Radiohead
3. I like to write poetry sometimes
4. I am deathly allergic to shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster etc.)
5. I am afraid of clowns and inanimate objects that resemble people or animals (dolls, teddy bears etc.)
6. I randomly google stuff for fun (who doesn't)
7. I usually never drink pop (unless its ginger ale)
8. I hate stereotypes
9. Even though I live in Edmonton I hate the Oilers (I am personally a Habs fan)
10. My favourite soccer team is Arsenal FC
2. My favourite band is Radiohead
3. I like to write poetry sometimes
4. I am deathly allergic to shellfish (shrimp, crab, lobster etc.)
5. I am afraid of clowns and inanimate objects that resemble people or animals (dolls, teddy bears etc.)
6. I randomly google stuff for fun (who doesn't)
7. I usually never drink pop (unless its ginger ale)
8. I hate stereotypes
9. Even though I live in Edmonton I hate the Oilers (I am personally a Habs fan)
10. My favourite soccer team is Arsenal FC
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: absurdsolidarity on July 12, 2011, 10:31:36 PM
Post by: absurdsolidarity on July 12, 2011, 10:31:36 PM
1. I am a Dietetics major (which basically means nutrition), but I am opposed to dieting
2. I take medication daily for ADD and depression
3. Writing things down is practically a compulsion for me.
4. Poetry and philosophy are my favorite things to read.
5. White wine is my favorite alcoholic beverage.
6. I played the flute in the high school band and to this day I still dream about things like skipping rehearsal, having to perform but not knowing how to play the music at all, or getting in trouble in the band director. This happens at least once a week it seems.
7. Watching things over and over that I've already seen is ridiculously entertaining to me.
8. I love ice cream more than anybody else I am aware of does.
9. Since studying abroad in the Netherlands, I have made it my life goal to move there.
10. When I'm stressed out (during final exams, for example) I read my old collection of Archie comics.
2. I take medication daily for ADD and depression
3. Writing things down is practically a compulsion for me.
4. Poetry and philosophy are my favorite things to read.
5. White wine is my favorite alcoholic beverage.
6. I played the flute in the high school band and to this day I still dream about things like skipping rehearsal, having to perform but not knowing how to play the music at all, or getting in trouble in the band director. This happens at least once a week it seems.
7. Watching things over and over that I've already seen is ridiculously entertaining to me.
8. I love ice cream more than anybody else I am aware of does.
9. Since studying abroad in the Netherlands, I have made it my life goal to move there.
10. When I'm stressed out (during final exams, for example) I read my old collection of Archie comics.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Rizuidad on July 13, 2011, 01:38:57 AM
Post by: Rizuidad on July 13, 2011, 01:38:57 AM
1. I possess an Ocarina of Time, a playable musical instrument.
2. I can play said Ocarina of Time.
3. The Automotive of my life would be a 1989 Lincoln Townhouse, All black, leather. waxed, and Beautifully maintained, with chrome rims.
4. I am currently creating a language of my own, which I will use to translate many books into.
5. I have never kissed a girl.
2. I can play said Ocarina of Time.
3. The Automotive of my life would be a 1989 Lincoln Townhouse, All black, leather. waxed, and Beautifully maintained, with chrome rims.
4. I am currently creating a language of my own, which I will use to translate many books into.
5. I have never kissed a girl.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Shy on July 13, 2011, 05:10:06 AM
Post by: Shy on July 13, 2011, 05:10:06 AM
1. I am to damn nice.
2. I think farts are funny.
3. I love to read.
4. I have to many cars in my yard.
5. Love to watch Futurama.
6. I lead a pretty boring life.
7. see
8. can't think of 10!
9. passes gas
10. Laughs uncontrollably.
2. I think farts are funny.
3. I love to read.
4. I have to many cars in my yard.
5. Love to watch Futurama.
6. I lead a pretty boring life.
7. see
8. can't think of 10!
9. passes gas
10. Laughs uncontrollably.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 13, 2011, 07:31:21 AM
Post by: Tank on July 13, 2011, 07:31:21 AM
Quote from: Shy on July 13, 2011, 05:10:06 AM
1. I am to damn nice.
2. I think farts are funny.
3. I love to read.
4. I have to many cars in my yard.
5. Love to watch Futurama.
6. I lead a pretty boring life.
7. see
8. can't think of 10!
9. passes gas
10. Laughs uncontrollably.
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 05:55:05 AM
Post by: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 05:55:05 AM
Oh this is a good thread for a newbie like me.
1 I am Diabetic and had a heart attack 7 days before my 37th birthday.
2 I am addicted to Vick's Vapor Rub. In fact I am rubbing it in my nose just now.
3 I adore nin
4 My fave movie of all time is Jesus Christ Super Star. I own the soundtrack. I've even seen the live musical with Sebastian Bach as Jesus. I got up and sang. I don't care.
5 I go toward things I fear
6 I love art. Specifically religious Renaissance art
7 I am a poet
8 I absolutely adore my finance's Arabic accent. He always sounds mad. Even when he switches to German.
9 I am a comic fangirl of Wolverine
10 When I get home at night I still look up at the stars in amazement.
1 I am Diabetic and had a heart attack 7 days before my 37th birthday.
2 I am addicted to Vick's Vapor Rub. In fact I am rubbing it in my nose just now.
3 I adore nin
4 My fave movie of all time is Jesus Christ Super Star. I own the soundtrack. I've even seen the live musical with Sebastian Bach as Jesus. I got up and sang. I don't care.
5 I go toward things I fear
6 I love art. Specifically religious Renaissance art
7 I am a poet
8 I absolutely adore my finance's Arabic accent. He always sounds mad. Even when he switches to German.
9 I am a comic fangirl of Wolverine
10 When I get home at night I still look up at the stars in amazement.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 15, 2011, 06:56:26 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 15, 2011, 06:56:26 AM
Quote from: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 05:55:05 AM
8 I absolutely adore my finance's Arabic accent. He always sounds mad. Even when he switches to German.
Freudian slip?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 07:15:00 AM
Post by: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 07:15:00 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on July 15, 2011, 06:56:26 AMHahaha. Well I don't have the best eyesight so late at night. And...he's entering medical residency. So you know...$$$Quote from: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 05:55:05 AM
8 I absolutely adore my finance's Arabic accent. He always sounds mad. Even when he switches to German.
Freudian slip?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 08:48:13 AM
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 08:48:13 AM
What's nin? Gin? If so, I hate the taste myself, it's about the only alcohol I can't drink :D
I should add that if it were not for a spell checker my posts would be incomprehensible!
I should add that if it were not for a spell checker my posts would be incomprehensible!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: ThinkAnarchy on July 15, 2011, 08:55:00 AM
Post by: ThinkAnarchy on July 15, 2011, 08:55:00 AM
1. I'm not comfortable around kids either, I tend to treat them like dogs. "Oh what a good little boy (while patting them on the head.)"
2. I love poker and enjoyed playing poker online until the bastards that are my government decided to shut them down.
3. I greatly dislike crowds and much prefer intiment settings.
4. My favorite sport to watch is football, the American kind.
5. I love drinking, mostly scotch and imported beers. When I'm on a budget I stick with Bud.
6. I'm an anarcho-capitalist.
7. My favorite genre of literature is science fiction and medieval fantasy.
8. I'm a t.v junky and am happy most shows suck. If they didn't I would never be able to watch all the good ones.
9. My favorite movie is Death at a Funeral, the original british version.
10. My top three favorite tv shows are Fawlty Towers, Seinfeld, and Arrested Development. I've never been able to decide which one is better.
2. I love poker and enjoyed playing poker online until the bastards that are my government decided to shut them down.
3. I greatly dislike crowds and much prefer intiment settings.
4. My favorite sport to watch is football, the American kind.
5. I love drinking, mostly scotch and imported beers. When I'm on a budget I stick with Bud.
6. I'm an anarcho-capitalist.
7. My favorite genre of literature is science fiction and medieval fantasy.
8. I'm a t.v junky and am happy most shows suck. If they didn't I would never be able to watch all the good ones.
9. My favorite movie is Death at a Funeral, the original british version.
10. My top three favorite tv shows are Fawlty Towers, Seinfeld, and Arrested Development. I've never been able to decide which one is better.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 09:08:08 AM
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 09:08:08 AM
My wife got Death at a Funeral and we watched it with no expectations and found it to be an absolute gem! If you haven't seen it then do so it's brilliant. I didn't know there was a US(?) version.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: ThinkAnarchy on July 15, 2011, 09:10:40 AM
Post by: ThinkAnarchy on July 15, 2011, 09:10:40 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2011, 09:08:08 AM
My wife got Death at a Funeral and we watched it with no expectations and found it to be an absolute gem! If you haven't seen it then do so it's brilliant. I didn't know there was a US(?) version.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321509/
See above. I've never watched it because the previews looked terrible. I never understood why they would remake it, especially so close to the original release.
Edit: Yeah, it was a US version.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 09:13:13 AM
Post by: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 09:13:13 AM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2011, 08:48:13 AMoops. My bad. Nine Inch Nails. The musical group. It's where my signature comes from.
What's nin? Gin? If so, I hate the taste myself, it's about the only alcohol I can't drink :D
I should add that if it were not for a spell checker my posts would be incomprehensible!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: ThinkAnarchy on July 15, 2011, 09:15:54 AM
Post by: ThinkAnarchy on July 15, 2011, 09:15:54 AM
Quote from: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 09:13:13 AMQuote from: Tank on July 15, 2011, 08:48:13 AMoops. My bad. Nine Inch Nails. The musical group. It's where my signature comes from.
What's nin? Gin? If so, I hate the taste myself, it's about the only alcohol I can't drink :D
I should add that if it were not for a spell checker my posts would be incomprehensible!
I'm still mad at Trent for covering his great songs with his new wife. What the hell? I think I heard one decent song from them, oddly enough it was a cover of a NIN song... I miss NIN.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 09:20:10 AM
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 09:20:10 AM
Quote from: Medusa on July 15, 2011, 09:13:13 AMlol! As you can see the acronym was lost on me ;DQuote from: Tank on July 15, 2011, 08:48:13 AMoops. My bad. Nine Inch Nails. The musical group. It's where my signature comes from.
What's nin? Gin? If so, I hate the taste myself, it's about the only alcohol I can't drink :D
I should add that if it were not for a spell checker my posts would be incomprehensible!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Hidelight on July 15, 2011, 01:34:05 PM
Post by: Hidelight on July 15, 2011, 01:34:05 PM
1. I am the wife of an Aspergery self employed inventor/birdnerd together we raised a bunch of kids ...two we actually made! Now grankid time ..very fun!
2. I grew up in Providence RI in a Southern Italian catholic neighborhood
3. I adore cooking (refer to 2)...the more difficult the dish is to prepare the more likely I am to try it
4. Gardening is a passion! In this small semi urban homestead I grow most all our food and tons of flowers...besides for food for us but for wildlife...
5. We rescue pit bulls
6. I adore children (especially when they are my age!)
7. I love being a nurse working with high risk populations assisting folks to reach their baseline and better is always my goal
8. Music, literature and art are very important to me
9. I am very short and a little chubby...but I think I am tall and slender
10. I have a broken heart live with sadness...not trying to be a bummer but that is kind of why I looked for an athiest forum...because praying my agony away is not an option... I come looking for humor and advice..hope to be able to offer same in returm...I am very much into, heathy diet, humor,exercise as part of my life and wellness... But I also have my happy pills..and NO shame in taking them
Wow I can fill a page self centered much? LOL!
2. I grew up in Providence RI in a Southern Italian catholic neighborhood
3. I adore cooking (refer to 2)...the more difficult the dish is to prepare the more likely I am to try it
4. Gardening is a passion! In this small semi urban homestead I grow most all our food and tons of flowers...besides for food for us but for wildlife...
5. We rescue pit bulls
6. I adore children (especially when they are my age!)
7. I love being a nurse working with high risk populations assisting folks to reach their baseline and better is always my goal
8. Music, literature and art are very important to me
9. I am very short and a little chubby...but I think I am tall and slender
10. I have a broken heart live with sadness...not trying to be a bummer but that is kind of why I looked for an athiest forum...because praying my agony away is not an option... I come looking for humor and advice..hope to be able to offer same in returm...I am very much into, heathy diet, humor,exercise as part of my life and wellness... But I also have my happy pills..and NO shame in taking them
Wow I can fill a page self centered much? LOL!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 01:44:55 PM
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 01:44:55 PM
@ 9. I am very short and a little chubby... :o
This made me think of Nanny Ogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_Ogg) a character created by Terry Pratchett in his Discworld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld) novels ;D
This made me think of Nanny Ogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_Ogg) a character created by Terry Pratchett in his Discworld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld) novels ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Hidelight on July 15, 2011, 08:05:35 PM
Post by: Hidelight on July 15, 2011, 08:05:35 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2011, 01:44:55 PM
@ 9. I am very short and a little chubby... :o
This made me think of Nanny Ogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_Ogg) a character created by Terry Pratchett in his Discworld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld) novels ;D
awesome looks just like me and how I feel right now
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 08:09:57 PM
Post by: Tank on July 15, 2011, 08:09:57 PM
Quote from: Hidelight on July 15, 2011, 08:05:35 PMNanny Ogg is great big hearted character, one of my favourites :)Quote from: Tank on July 15, 2011, 01:44:55 PM
@ 9. I am very short and a little chubby... :o
This made me think of Nanny Ogg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanny_Ogg) a character created by Terry Pratchett in his Discworld (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discworld) novels ;D
awesome looks just like me and how I feel right now
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tristan Jay on July 18, 2011, 02:16:51 AM
Post by: Tristan Jay on July 18, 2011, 02:16:51 AM
Ah, I wish I had spotted this topic earlier, I was flailing around with how to do exactly this sort of thing and ended up with a makeshift version of this in my introductory post.
1. I have a fairly musical background, which didn't necessarily translate to post-college life. Played Trumpet for band, jazz bands and marching bands from my last year of elementary school all the way to my university days. College marching band was one of the most fun. Also did choir my last two years of high school.
2. I eventually grew to like Guns 'n' Roses because my brother always played them. I found my own favorite band fairly late in life: Queensryche. I'm just a casual fan. My usual choice of music are movie soundtracks.
3. I like substitute teaching for upper elementary school grades and high school. Middle school kids are disconcerting, play mind games endlessly.
4. I have ADD, an extremely non-hyperactive variant that has gone unnoticed for a very long time. This has given me some very serious difficulty in life.
5. I swing dance, and know East Coast, Charleston, Balboa and my personal favorite the lindy-hop. I also have a little bit of West Coast and an introduction to ballroom dancing.
6. I'm a "crippled bookworm." College reading assignments killed the passion, and I've been trying to rehabilitate the joy, my stamina for longer reading stints, and reading speed. Lately I've settled into a pattern of bouncing between short stories (Lovecraft, Sherlock Holmes, Rudyard Kipling, Robert E. Howard) and comic books (front burner comic series are Marvel Star Wars, Classic G.I. Joe, Buffy Season 8, backburners series include the Star Wars X-Wing comics and DC Star Trek Volume 1). Occasionally I'll brave a longer book.
7. I like tracing inspirational sources for favorite works of fiction. So, Star Wars lead me to The Hidden Fortress, Joseph Campbell, Galactic Patrol, and Edgar Rice Burrough's Princess of Mars trilogy. A couple of Doctor Who novels lead me to H.P. Lovecraft, which lead to Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Dunsany, and Robert W. Chambers. This ties in to...
8. I am fascinated by the writing process. So, I've accumulated quite a number of books on writing; Stephen King's On Writing, How to Write Fantasy Literature, Russell T. Davis' A Writer's Tale. I love movie and TV documentaries and commentaries that specifically go over the evolution of a production's story. This lead to my next item...
9. I dabble a little bit in fan fiction, but mainly for practice writing. I have a handful of ideas of my own that I tinker away at as well. In general, I like creative writing of a highly imaginative type.
10. I like cats, but I'm pretty good at making friends with a lot of animals (so my wife tells me).
1. I have a fairly musical background, which didn't necessarily translate to post-college life. Played Trumpet for band, jazz bands and marching bands from my last year of elementary school all the way to my university days. College marching band was one of the most fun. Also did choir my last two years of high school.
2. I eventually grew to like Guns 'n' Roses because my brother always played them. I found my own favorite band fairly late in life: Queensryche. I'm just a casual fan. My usual choice of music are movie soundtracks.
3. I like substitute teaching for upper elementary school grades and high school. Middle school kids are disconcerting, play mind games endlessly.
4. I have ADD, an extremely non-hyperactive variant that has gone unnoticed for a very long time. This has given me some very serious difficulty in life.
5. I swing dance, and know East Coast, Charleston, Balboa and my personal favorite the lindy-hop. I also have a little bit of West Coast and an introduction to ballroom dancing.
6. I'm a "crippled bookworm." College reading assignments killed the passion, and I've been trying to rehabilitate the joy, my stamina for longer reading stints, and reading speed. Lately I've settled into a pattern of bouncing between short stories (Lovecraft, Sherlock Holmes, Rudyard Kipling, Robert E. Howard) and comic books (front burner comic series are Marvel Star Wars, Classic G.I. Joe, Buffy Season 8, backburners series include the Star Wars X-Wing comics and DC Star Trek Volume 1). Occasionally I'll brave a longer book.
7. I like tracing inspirational sources for favorite works of fiction. So, Star Wars lead me to The Hidden Fortress, Joseph Campbell, Galactic Patrol, and Edgar Rice Burrough's Princess of Mars trilogy. A couple of Doctor Who novels lead me to H.P. Lovecraft, which lead to Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Dunsany, and Robert W. Chambers. This ties in to...
8. I am fascinated by the writing process. So, I've accumulated quite a number of books on writing; Stephen King's On Writing, How to Write Fantasy Literature, Russell T. Davis' A Writer's Tale. I love movie and TV documentaries and commentaries that specifically go over the evolution of a production's story. This lead to my next item...
9. I dabble a little bit in fan fiction, but mainly for practice writing. I have a handful of ideas of my own that I tinker away at as well. In general, I like creative writing of a highly imaginative type.
10. I like cats, but I'm pretty good at making friends with a lot of animals (so my wife tells me).
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: roy1967 on July 20, 2011, 04:48:29 PM
Post by: roy1967 on July 20, 2011, 04:48:29 PM
Like reading about everyone.....I:
1. Am a pinsetter mechanic at a bowling alley. Have been for going on 18 years.
2. Hobbies are baseball (Royals fanatic), books (sci-fi, history, and military history), and I play Advanced
Squad Leader. That should put me squarely in the nerd category....
3. Could watch documentaries all day long.....
4. My daughter calls me "the king of useless information"....kind of proud of that actually!
5. Have two daughters who are collegiate bowlers at a Catholic University.
6. Love to fish
7. Have never been on an airplane.
8. Thought that Stephen Donaldson was the greatest author ever until I read Steven Erikson, then I realized I was wrong.....
9. Am quickly becoming a serious environmentalist.
10. Want to see Germany, England, France, Ireland, Italy, and Canada before I kick the bucket.....tall order!
1. Am a pinsetter mechanic at a bowling alley. Have been for going on 18 years.
2. Hobbies are baseball (Royals fanatic), books (sci-fi, history, and military history), and I play Advanced
Squad Leader. That should put me squarely in the nerd category....
3. Could watch documentaries all day long.....
4. My daughter calls me "the king of useless information"....kind of proud of that actually!
5. Have two daughters who are collegiate bowlers at a Catholic University.
6. Love to fish
7. Have never been on an airplane.
8. Thought that Stephen Donaldson was the greatest author ever until I read Steven Erikson, then I realized I was wrong.....
9. Am quickly becoming a serious environmentalist.
10. Want to see Germany, England, France, Ireland, Italy, and Canada before I kick the bucket.....tall order!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: ZombiePhysics on August 03, 2011, 12:40:25 AM
Post by: ZombiePhysics on August 03, 2011, 12:40:25 AM
1. My absolute favorite movie is The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2. I attended a private Christian school up until the ending of middle school
3. When I play games alone, I may pretend to be let's playing
4. I admit to liking many things thought to belong to mostly girls (I love Panic at the Disco, watch MLP:FiM)
5. I tend to collect random things in large quantities, then toss them out wondering what I was thinking (bottle caps, odd items)
6. Used to be a serious introvert, only recently have I come out of my shell, for lack of a better phrase
7. I may forget things shortly after hearing/seeing/etc them, but I'll remember them later anyway
8. Total gun geek, and I always correct people on mag vs clip, bullet vs round (only in a light-hearted sense)
9. I also have more books than I've read, I need to finish the 12 Stephen King books I have (relating to #5)
10. I overthink every decision I have.
2. I attended a private Christian school up until the ending of middle school
3. When I play games alone, I may pretend to be let's playing
4. I admit to liking many things thought to belong to mostly girls (I love Panic at the Disco, watch MLP:FiM)
5. I tend to collect random things in large quantities, then toss them out wondering what I was thinking (bottle caps, odd items)
6. Used to be a serious introvert, only recently have I come out of my shell, for lack of a better phrase
7. I may forget things shortly after hearing/seeing/etc them, but I'll remember them later anyway
8. Total gun geek, and I always correct people on mag vs clip, bullet vs round (only in a light-hearted sense)
9. I also have more books than I've read, I need to finish the 12 Stephen King books I have (relating to #5)
10. I overthink every decision I have.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sweetdeath on August 03, 2011, 03:12:00 AM
Post by: Sweetdeath on August 03, 2011, 03:12:00 AM
1. I am socially awkward in public gatherings.
2. I own a pet rat.
3. Huge gamer. I love all games from 84-2004. Hate ANY game like Halo or gears of war.
4. Am seriously attracted to nerds. Oh, bb~ <3
5. Hate children very much.
6. Loves to LARP (live action role playing)
7. Believes in breaking boundaries on gender roles in all cultures in society.
8. Won in the final battles of Yugi oh tournament 2004.
9. Cosplays (costume play - it's a japanese term that originated from star trek/sci fi conventions.)
10. loves ball jointed dolls.
2. I own a pet rat.
3. Huge gamer. I love all games from 84-2004. Hate ANY game like Halo or gears of war.
4. Am seriously attracted to nerds. Oh, bb~ <3
5. Hate children very much.
6. Loves to LARP (live action role playing)
7. Believes in breaking boundaries on gender roles in all cultures in society.
8. Won in the final battles of Yugi oh tournament 2004.
9. Cosplays (costume play - it's a japanese term that originated from star trek/sci fi conventions.)
10. loves ball jointed dolls.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Awolf26 on August 03, 2011, 02:55:23 PM
Post by: Awolf26 on August 03, 2011, 02:55:23 PM
1. I am a father who never mentions religion around my daughter, so that she can decide for herself. However, I encourage her to think skeptically and scientifically about everything
2. I am will have my PhD in 2 years
3. I pretended to believe in a god for 4 years until I read Dawkins. Now I'm probably the most open atheist/skeptic/freethinker/humanist I know. However, I still pretend to pray at my mother's house, for her sake.
4. I enjoy film and television very much. It's a hobby.
5. I love metal. If there is a god, his name is Devin Townsend
6. I have 2 cats. Names: Fat Cat & Fluff Cat. Fluff is fluffy and Fat is mildly overweight.
7. I'm not using my real name on here because I am published in the social sciences and I want people to find my work, not my leisure (my name is Adam).
8. I like to play video games (PS3, though I have a new desktop so I've been playing Team Fortress 2 a lot lately)
9. I have many tattoos and will continue to get them
10. I am super liberal
Ironically, some of my research revolves around pronoun use and narcissism. The amount of "I"s in this post are killing me.
2. I am will have my PhD in 2 years
3. I pretended to believe in a god for 4 years until I read Dawkins. Now I'm probably the most open atheist/skeptic/freethinker/humanist I know. However, I still pretend to pray at my mother's house, for her sake.
4. I enjoy film and television very much. It's a hobby.
5. I love metal. If there is a god, his name is Devin Townsend
6. I have 2 cats. Names: Fat Cat & Fluff Cat. Fluff is fluffy and Fat is mildly overweight.
7. I'm not using my real name on here because I am published in the social sciences and I want people to find my work, not my leisure (my name is Adam).
8. I like to play video games (PS3, though I have a new desktop so I've been playing Team Fortress 2 a lot lately)
9. I have many tattoos and will continue to get them
10. I am super liberal
Ironically, some of my research revolves around pronoun use and narcissism. The amount of "I"s in this post are killing me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 10:16:22 PM
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 10:16:22 PM
1. I'm addicted to video games. I currently own Playstation one thru three, Xbox 360, Wii, Gameboy Advance SP, Nintendo DS, 3DS, N64, PSP, and I reserved PS Vita before it officially had a name.
2. I have three tattoos.
3. I have an oral fixation; therefore, I have never been able to stop biting my nails.
4. I collect keychains, coins, and zippos.
5. My reserve list of games I want, which includes games that are out and games coming out, is over $5,000.
6. I love vampires, but HATE the Twilight series.
7. I have ADHD.
8. The medication I take for ADHD, Adderall has caused me to lose 50lbs in the past year and a half. But I'm technically 80lbs overweight, so it's cool. Not that I ever cared about my weight, but I didn't need to change my diet. I just ate smaller portions.
9. I am 24 years old, 4 feet 9 and a 3/4 inches. According to the Little People of America Association, since I am under 4'10", I am technically a "little person".
10. I find "little person" offensive and prefer "midget". I have also been called "shorty", "Munchkin", "Ewok" (but I'm not that hairy), and "short shit". Those are okay too. Just don't call me a little person or dwarf.
2. I have three tattoos.
3. I have an oral fixation; therefore, I have never been able to stop biting my nails.
4. I collect keychains, coins, and zippos.
5. My reserve list of games I want, which includes games that are out and games coming out, is over $5,000.
6. I love vampires, but HATE the Twilight series.
7. I have ADHD.
8. The medication I take for ADHD, Adderall has caused me to lose 50lbs in the past year and a half. But I'm technically 80lbs overweight, so it's cool. Not that I ever cared about my weight, but I didn't need to change my diet. I just ate smaller portions.
9. I am 24 years old, 4 feet 9 and a 3/4 inches. According to the Little People of America Association, since I am under 4'10", I am technically a "little person".
10. I find "little person" offensive and prefer "midget". I have also been called "shorty", "Munchkin", "Ewok" (but I'm not that hairy), and "short shit". Those are okay too. Just don't call me a little person or dwarf.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on August 05, 2011, 10:22:02 PM
Post by: Tank on August 05, 2011, 10:22:02 PM
Munchkin Goddess sounds like a perfect user name for you ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 10:28:22 PM
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 10:28:22 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 05, 2011, 10:22:02 PM
Munchkin Goddess sounds like a perfect user name for you ;D
(^_^) When I was 18, my friend called me "The Omnipotent Munchkin Goddess". So I shorten it to "Munchkin Goddess" and most of my friends shorten it to "munchkin" or "munchie". XD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Davin on August 05, 2011, 10:52:03 PM
Post by: Davin on August 05, 2011, 10:52:03 PM
Quote from: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 10:28:22 PMI'd shorten it to "m", I know less than 26 people so it works for me.Quote from: Tank on August 05, 2011, 10:22:02 PM
Munchkin Goddess sounds like a perfect user name for you ;D
(^_^) When I was 18, my friend called me "The Omnipotent Munchkin Goddess". So I shorten it to "Munchkin Goddess" and most of my friends shorten it to "munchkin" or "munchie". XD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 11:03:45 PM
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 11:03:45 PM
Quote from: Davin on August 05, 2011, 10:52:03 PMQuote from: Munchkin Goddess on August 05, 2011, 10:28:22 PMI'd shorten it to "m", I know less than 26 people so it works for me.Quote from: Tank on August 05, 2011, 10:22:02 PM
Munchkin Goddess sounds like a perfect user name for you ;D
(^_^) When I was 18, my friend called me "The Omnipotent Munchkin Goddess". So I shorten it to "Munchkin Goddess" and most of my friends shorten it to "munchkin" or "munchie". XD
XD "M" is also the first letter of my first name
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 04:38:43 AM
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 04:38:43 AM
1. I quit smoking almost 2 years ago, one of my proudest achievements.
2. I have built/raced hobby grade RC cars for 24 yrs.... Sad but true.
3. My wife calls me Sasquatch.
4. I lived in south alabama for 3 yrs. and hated it.
5. I suffer from photophobia
6. I love watching Pinky and the Brain.
7. I have anxiety issues.
8. I am an enormous fan of Nikola Tesla
9. I was working at a liquor store while it was raided by the ATF
10. It took me like 10 minutes to do this lol.
2. I have built/raced hobby grade RC cars for 24 yrs.... Sad but true.
3. My wife calls me Sasquatch.
4. I lived in south alabama for 3 yrs. and hated it.
5. I suffer from photophobia
6. I love watching Pinky and the Brain.
7. I have anxiety issues.
8. I am an enormous fan of Nikola Tesla
9. I was working at a liquor store while it was raided by the ATF
10. It took me like 10 minutes to do this lol.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on August 08, 2011, 08:14:47 AM
Post by: Tank on August 08, 2011, 08:14:47 AM
^^^ the combination of 2 and 5 must be a pain to manage?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 04:33:59 PM
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 04:33:59 PM
Quote from: Tank on August 08, 2011, 08:14:47 AM
^^^ the combination of 2 and 5 must be a pain to manage?
I am not a very extreme case. I wear dark sunglasses when I am outside, and it's not too bad.
The thing that drives me nuts about it is when you tell people you have photophobia, they hear the "phobia" and say "youre scared of light?" and I have to explain what it really is, which is an extreme sensitivity to light. I have worked night shift most of my life just to make things easier.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on August 08, 2011, 05:58:52 PM
Post by: Tank on August 08, 2011, 05:58:52 PM
Quote from: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 04:33:59 PMDo you have pointy teeth and a propensity to wear black silk cloaks? ;DQuote from: Tank on August 08, 2011, 08:14:47 AM
^^^ the combination of 2 and 5 must be a pain to manage?
I am not a very extreme case. I wear dark sunglasses when I am outside, and it's not too bad.
The thing that drives me nuts about it is when you tell people you have photophobia, they hear the "phobia" and say "youre scared of light?" and I have to explain what it really is, which is an extreme sensitivity to light. I have worked night shift most of my life just to make things easier.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 08, 2011, 06:07:48 PM
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 08, 2011, 06:07:48 PM
Quote from: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 04:33:59 PMQuote from: Tank on August 08, 2011, 08:14:47 AM
^^^ the combination of 2 and 5 must be a pain to manage?
I am not a very extreme case. I wear dark sunglasses when I am outside, and it's not too bad.
The thing that drives me nuts about it is when you tell people you have photophobia, they hear the "phobia" and say "youre scared of light?" and I have to explain what it really is, which is an extreme sensitivity to light. I have worked night shift most of my life just to make things easier.
Do you get migraines from the light? I just don't know anyone with photophobia, so I'm curious.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 06:21:11 PM
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 06:21:11 PM
Quote from: Munchkin Goddess on August 08, 2011, 06:07:48 PMQuote from: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 04:33:59 PMQuote from: Tank on August 08, 2011, 08:14:47 AM
^^^ the combination of 2 and 5 must be a pain to manage?
I am not a very extreme case. I wear dark sunglasses when I am outside, and it's not too bad.
The thing that drives me nuts about it is when you tell people you have photophobia, they hear the "phobia" and say "youre scared of light?" and I have to explain what it really is, which is an extreme sensitivity to light. I have worked night shift most of my life just to make things easier.
Do you get migraines from the light? I just don't know anyone with photophobia, so I'm curious.
Yes, if I am outside on a bright day without my shades for too long, not only do my eyes water to the point where I can barely see, I will likely have a horrible headache. It sucks, but I'm used to it. I have my shades at all times, and my truck windows are tinted very dark. As long as I have dark sunglasses, I can live my life like everybody else. Most folks dont even know I have it.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 08, 2011, 06:55:41 PM
Post by: Munchkin Goddess on August 08, 2011, 06:55:41 PM
Quote from: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 06:21:11 PMDo you find yourself to have really good night vision? I have a friend who can see really well in the dark (as long it isn't complete darkness of course) and he attributes that to always wearing shades during the daytime. (Sorry to get off topic, I'm just feeding my curiosity.)
Yes, if I am outside on a bright day without my shades for too long, not only do my eyes water to the point where I can barely see, I will likely have a horrible headache. It sucks, but I'm used to it. I have my shades at all times, and my truck windows are tinted very dark. As long as I have dark sunglasses, I can live my life like everybody else. Most folks dont even know I have it.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MiiriChan on August 09, 2011, 02:00:20 AM
Post by: MiiriChan on August 09, 2011, 02:00:20 AM
1. I'm applying to a college and I'm 14 years old. :) Wish me luck!
2. I used to be a bunch of different religions.
3. My house is the description of a Shelter for strays. I have a stray dog, and cat, plus two rats that were going to be food for a snake.
4. I want to major in Zoology. I love animals and hate most people.
5. The few friends I have call me antisocial XD.
6. My family stands by the firm belief that everyone in the world is an a@#hole and nothing will chang it.
7. My Grandfather is a die-hard Catholic so he knows nothing about my athiesm.
8. Can you tell I'm a pessimist (or however you spell it).
9. I'm watching Blazing Saddles right now.
10. I believe that aliens are real and convinced the ancient people to turn to religion because they were "Gods".
That's basicly me! Plus I can't spell.
2. I used to be a bunch of different religions.
3. My house is the description of a Shelter for strays. I have a stray dog, and cat, plus two rats that were going to be food for a snake.
4. I want to major in Zoology. I love animals and hate most people.
5. The few friends I have call me antisocial XD.
6. My family stands by the firm belief that everyone in the world is an a@#hole and nothing will chang it.
7. My Grandfather is a die-hard Catholic so he knows nothing about my athiesm.
8. Can you tell I'm a pessimist (or however you spell it).
9. I'm watching Blazing Saddles right now.
10. I believe that aliens are real and convinced the ancient people to turn to religion because they were "Gods".
That's basicly me! Plus I can't spell.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 09, 2011, 03:32:53 AM
Post by: Xjeepguy on August 09, 2011, 03:32:53 AM
Quote from: Munchkin Goddess on August 08, 2011, 06:55:41 PMQuote from: Xjeepguy on August 08, 2011, 06:21:11 PMDo you find yourself to have really good night vision? I have a friend who can see really well in the dark (as long it isn't complete darkness of course) and he attributes that to always wearing shades during the daytime. (Sorry to get off topic, I'm just feeding my curiosity.)
Yes, if I am outside on a bright day without my shades for too long, not only do my eyes water to the point where I can barely see, I will likely have a horrible headache. It sucks, but I'm used to it. I have my shades at all times, and my truck windows are tinted very dark. As long as I have dark sunglasses, I can live my life like everybody else. Most folks dont even know I have it.
Yes I do. I assume it is because my eyes do not naturally block light out like they are supposed to, so they can scavenge light well. Not completely sure, but it's a good guess.
Sorry to get off topic.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MinusGod on August 09, 2011, 07:41:15 AM
Post by: MinusGod on August 09, 2011, 07:41:15 AM
1. I'm an atheist
2. I have a strong passion for video games
3. I have a bad short term memory
4. I have a strong desire to want to learn
5. I'm a loner
6. I smoke
7. I know a lot about poker
8. I'm single w no kids
9. I'm an underachiever
10. I'm really good at basketball
2. I have a strong passion for video games
3. I have a bad short term memory
4. I have a strong desire to want to learn
5. I'm a loner
6. I smoke
7. I know a lot about poker
8. I'm single w no kids
9. I'm an underachiever
10. I'm really good at basketball
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: fyv0h on September 19, 2011, 04:14:25 AM
Post by: fyv0h on September 19, 2011, 04:14:25 AM
1. I'm scared of needles.
2. I hate spiders. (Show me a spider with needle legs, and f#ck it, I'm setting the house on fire)
3. I won't eat peas. I'd rather starve.
4. I should probably poop more often.
5. I have a fear of commitment (I'd never admit to it, though)
6. I can shoot the balls off of a house fly at a damn good distance, given a properly sighted rifle.
7. I hate that my family can be racist (and Christian, and Republican). It leads to arguments when I go home.
8. I'm not nearly as confident as people think, but it's hard to tell
9. I enjoy sitting at the bookstore, reading.
10. I get lost in the grocery store.
2. I hate spiders. (Show me a spider with needle legs, and f#ck it, I'm setting the house on fire)
3. I won't eat peas. I'd rather starve.
4. I should probably poop more often.
5. I have a fear of commitment (I'd never admit to it, though)
6. I can shoot the balls off of a house fly at a damn good distance, given a properly sighted rifle.
7. I hate that my family can be racist (and Christian, and Republican). It leads to arguments when I go home.
8. I'm not nearly as confident as people think, but it's hard to tell
9. I enjoy sitting at the bookstore, reading.
10. I get lost in the grocery store.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 19, 2011, 05:44:35 AM
Post by: Sandra Craft on September 19, 2011, 05:44:35 AM
1. I used to not like cats, until someone handed me a kitten. It was love at first touch.
2. I can't be trusted with money in a bookstore, stationary store or hardware store.
3. Other than the 3 exceptions above, I hate to shop.
4. I also hate wearing shoes.
5. I can grow vegetables but I can't grow flowers.
6. I may be approved for an early retirement in 6 months.
7. I aways know when I'm dreaming (at least for the dreams that I remember).
8. I've been able to balance my checkbook maybe twice in my life.
9. I bought my first cell phone when I was 49.
10. Altho I'm otherwise useless in a kitchen, I'm good at baking bread, cookies and pies.
2. I can't be trusted with money in a bookstore, stationary store or hardware store.
3. Other than the 3 exceptions above, I hate to shop.
4. I also hate wearing shoes.
5. I can grow vegetables but I can't grow flowers.
6. I may be approved for an early retirement in 6 months.
7. I aways know when I'm dreaming (at least for the dreams that I remember).
8. I've been able to balance my checkbook maybe twice in my life.
9. I bought my first cell phone when I was 49.
10. Altho I'm otherwise useless in a kitchen, I'm good at baking bread, cookies and pies.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ihateyoumike on September 19, 2011, 11:38:32 PM
Post by: Ihateyoumike on September 19, 2011, 11:38:32 PM
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on September 19, 2011, 02:42:32 AM
7. I have breast implants and don't really care who knows it.
Pics or it didn't happen! ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: fyv0h on September 20, 2011, 03:06:26 AM
Post by: fyv0h on September 20, 2011, 03:06:26 AM
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on September 20, 2011, 01:24:18 AMQuote from: Ihateyoumike on September 19, 2011, 11:38:32 PMQuote from: RunFromMyLife on September 19, 2011, 02:42:32 AM
7. I have breast implants and don't really care who knows it.
Pics or it didn't happen! ;D
Ha! Then I guess it didn't happen. I'd rather not be the harlot of the forum. I mean, I haven't even done an intro thread yet. We're moving way too quickly. :)
Can't blame the guy for trying.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: phillip1882 on September 22, 2011, 03:34:19 AM
Post by: phillip1882 on September 22, 2011, 03:34:19 AM
1. i like cats better than dogs, they bury their crap, and clean themselves.
2. never been much a fan of sports.
3. i enjoy reading, especially science fiction.
4. i never understood the theory or relativity, and tend to think its bogus. (i agree light is constant, but have a hard time accepting nothing can go faster than it, and all the various implications that go with that.)
5. I've never even been on a date. it's not shyness or anything, just not that interested.
6. i hate golf.
7. i haven't been outside the u.s.
8. my grandfather was part of the team that invented clear plastic tape, as well as the black stuff they use to fill cavities.
9. i really like Ron Paul and his philosophy.
10. i love board games of any kind, but particularly Go.
2. never been much a fan of sports.
3. i enjoy reading, especially science fiction.
4. i never understood the theory or relativity, and tend to think its bogus. (i agree light is constant, but have a hard time accepting nothing can go faster than it, and all the various implications that go with that.)
5. I've never even been on a date. it's not shyness or anything, just not that interested.
6. i hate golf.
7. i haven't been outside the u.s.
8. my grandfather was part of the team that invented clear plastic tape, as well as the black stuff they use to fill cavities.
9. i really like Ron Paul and his philosophy.
10. i love board games of any kind, but particularly Go.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: viriditas on September 22, 2011, 06:07:12 AM
Post by: viriditas on September 22, 2011, 06:07:12 AM
1) I've never weighed more than 108 pounds, and feel most comfortable at 103.
2) When I turned 40 this year, which I had dreaded, I realized it was an accomplishment. (Not Dead Yet!)
3) My favorite band (which I've seen live 4 times and hung out with after the concert) is from south of Siberia and north of Mongolia: Huun Huur Tu.
4) I love hanging upside down, preferably in a tree.
5) I love fresh figs.
6) I hate NYC. (You're not missing anything, Philosoraptor.)
7) I love Dinosaur Comics. (www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1600 (http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1600))
8) I have 2 boxes of filled volumes of the diary I've been writing since age 9.
9) I'm allergic to pot.
10) I like kids, as long as I don't have to babysit them, which makes me nervous.
That was Fun, thanks Cecilie!
2) When I turned 40 this year, which I had dreaded, I realized it was an accomplishment. (Not Dead Yet!)
3) My favorite band (which I've seen live 4 times and hung out with after the concert) is from south of Siberia and north of Mongolia: Huun Huur Tu.
4) I love hanging upside down, preferably in a tree.
5) I love fresh figs.
6) I hate NYC. (You're not missing anything, Philosoraptor.)
7) I love Dinosaur Comics. (www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1600 (http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1600))
8) I have 2 boxes of filled volumes of the diary I've been writing since age 9.
9) I'm allergic to pot.
10) I like kids, as long as I don't have to babysit them, which makes me nervous.
That was Fun, thanks Cecilie!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: KingPhilip on September 22, 2011, 06:44:09 AM
Post by: KingPhilip on September 22, 2011, 06:44:09 AM
1. I have lived in a great many places, and absolutely love to travel.
2. I am extremely judging, and will decide whether or not I like someone within seconds of seeing them.
3. There are only two people who have ever changed my mind when I instantly disliked them.
4. I think Socialism is far superior to Capitalism, but explaining why is a chore because people instantly assume I also worship Hitler.
5. I love debating and arguing, so long as it's done with class.
6. I have a deep hatred of both needles and heights.
7. I'm cursed with a short temper.
8. I love learning random talents like lockpicking, origami, programming, etc.
9. I'm addicted to video games.
10. I used to wish I were a Jew. Don't ask me why, I just did. XD
2. I am extremely judging, and will decide whether or not I like someone within seconds of seeing them.
3. There are only two people who have ever changed my mind when I instantly disliked them.
4. I think Socialism is far superior to Capitalism, but explaining why is a chore because people instantly assume I also worship Hitler.
5. I love debating and arguing, so long as it's done with class.
6. I have a deep hatred of both needles and heights.
7. I'm cursed with a short temper.
8. I love learning random talents like lockpicking, origami, programming, etc.
9. I'm addicted to video games.
10. I used to wish I were a Jew. Don't ask me why, I just did. XD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Jojo77 on November 09, 2011, 04:47:18 AM
Post by: Jojo77 on November 09, 2011, 04:47:18 AM
1. I have two cats: one is Amber who is all black with amber eyes. The other, rosie who loves to snuggle.
2. I love to swim,hope to join a swim team
3. I wrote a book, working on copywriting it atm
4. I have a tattoo on my lower back...it represents the book I wrote.
5. Im very easy to talk to
6. I have brown eyes
7. I have a desire to travel
8. I work for an investigative company....no im not an inbestigator....yet...lol
9. Sometimes I think too much
10. I write poetry, short stories ...etc
2. I love to swim,hope to join a swim team
3. I wrote a book, working on copywriting it atm
4. I have a tattoo on my lower back...it represents the book I wrote.
5. Im very easy to talk to
6. I have brown eyes
7. I have a desire to travel
8. I work for an investigative company....no im not an inbestigator....yet...lol
9. Sometimes I think too much
10. I write poetry, short stories ...etc
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Siz on November 10, 2011, 05:28:40 PM
Post by: Siz on November 10, 2011, 05:28:40 PM
1. I loved drugs and partying until my late teens, then decided I liked sport and sex more. Now I have kids.
2. My 7 year old boy probably reads more than I do.
3. I have a tattoo which I designed myself representing my family https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226792_6158898491_609968491_251646_5095_n.jpg
4. I'm sure I'm cold blooded. I can't function well below 22deg. C (72F) ambient temperature. I have NEVER complained about being too hot in England.
5. I have a large lung capacity which gives me an advantage in sport. (Actually, it means I dont have to train as hard to stay competitive).
6. I can free-dive deeper than I'm qualified to SCUBA
7. I've been working in the same windowless office for 12 years.
8. I often dream I'm in space... and it's always wonderful and scary at the same time (no psychoanalysis please).
9. I smoke a pipe when my wife's out, and nice cigars when on holiday.
10. I can drink a whole bottle of red wine in a night if I put my mind to it.
2. My 7 year old boy probably reads more than I do.
3. I have a tattoo which I designed myself representing my family https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/226792_6158898491_609968491_251646_5095_n.jpg
4. I'm sure I'm cold blooded. I can't function well below 22deg. C (72F) ambient temperature. I have NEVER complained about being too hot in England.
5. I have a large lung capacity which gives me an advantage in sport. (Actually, it means I dont have to train as hard to stay competitive).
6. I can free-dive deeper than I'm qualified to SCUBA
7. I've been working in the same windowless office for 12 years.
8. I often dream I'm in space... and it's always wonderful and scary at the same time (no psychoanalysis please).
9. I smoke a pipe when my wife's out, and nice cigars when on holiday.
10. I can drink a whole bottle of red wine in a night if I put my mind to it.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on November 10, 2011, 06:38:08 PM
Post by: Asmodean on November 10, 2011, 06:38:08 PM
Quote from: Scissorlegs on November 10, 2011, 05:28:40 PMCan relate. At least we'll be all warm and happy in the xian hell, eh? :P
4. I'm sure I'm cold blooded. I can't function well below 22deg. C (72F) ambient temperature. I have NEVER complained about being too hot in England.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Jojo77 on November 10, 2011, 09:38:16 PM
Post by: Jojo77 on November 10, 2011, 09:38:16 PM
I also forgot to add that even though I enjoy writing; my grammer and spelling does not show for it...lol so I appologize ahead of time because many times I press post before re-reading the mess I wrote...lol
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: xm1 on November 10, 2011, 10:27:48 PM
Post by: xm1 on November 10, 2011, 10:27:48 PM
1. My rpg habits online are disturbing. My first online rpg was gemstone in the late 80s which came with a hefty bill from aol when they charged per minute usage. Today i 6box a party of ratongas in eq2 at times when I should be eating or washing my laundry.
2. I construct and then abandon game prototypes on a weekly basis in between real work and gaming. Most of what i write today is in php to parallel what I do at work. Someday i might finish something playable.
3. I'd rather be working with c.
4. My wife wants to know when we are going to have children...
5. My wife and I dated and then lived with a third women for three years.
6. That will never fucking happen again.
7. I have four cats.
8. I go to the bar with my friends a few times a week, watch anime and movies on my phone while everyone else is watching grown men in tights and a helmet wrestle each other on the big screen playing with a large egg shaped ball.
9. If i get to the bar early I will ask them to put on cartoon network on the closest screen. This worked best whenever camp lazlo was on.
10. I miss camp lazlo.
2. I construct and then abandon game prototypes on a weekly basis in between real work and gaming. Most of what i write today is in php to parallel what I do at work. Someday i might finish something playable.
3. I'd rather be working with c.
4. My wife wants to know when we are going to have children...
5. My wife and I dated and then lived with a third women for three years.
6. That will never fucking happen again.
7. I have four cats.
8. I go to the bar with my friends a few times a week, watch anime and movies on my phone while everyone else is watching grown men in tights and a helmet wrestle each other on the big screen playing with a large egg shaped ball.
9. If i get to the bar early I will ask them to put on cartoon network on the closest screen. This worked best whenever camp lazlo was on.
10. I miss camp lazlo.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: not your typical... on November 11, 2011, 12:23:35 AM
Post by: not your typical... on November 11, 2011, 12:23:35 AM
1. I'm Christian.
2. I love piercings and tattoos, and have plans on getting some as soon as I'm out of the house.
3. I'm a musician.
4. If the apocalypse happens next year, I'll have wasted most of my life in school. :P
5. I'm supposedly hell bound because I don't despise atheist and try to shove religion down their throats.
6. Can't stand people who don't at least have one of the three qualities needed to survive or are narrow-minded. (Smarts, strength, well-rounded/cultured background)
7. I love my friends more than anything and would do anything for them.
8. If/when given the choice between listening to music in my room alone or going to a gospel show, sneak in through my window with some booze and let's have a party! :)
9. Nine is my favorite number. Six is another one of my favorite numbers. Put them together though, and I'll be a very happy person.
10. The more you get to know me, the more you'll question how I'm a Christian. Upon asking, you'll receive the response, "I don't know. That's what I'm trying to figure out here."
2. I love piercings and tattoos, and have plans on getting some as soon as I'm out of the house.
3. I'm a musician.
4. If the apocalypse happens next year, I'll have wasted most of my life in school. :P
5. I'm supposedly hell bound because I don't despise atheist and try to shove religion down their throats.
6. Can't stand people who don't at least have one of the three qualities needed to survive or are narrow-minded. (Smarts, strength, well-rounded/cultured background)
7. I love my friends more than anything and would do anything for them.
8. If/when given the choice between listening to music in my room alone or going to a gospel show, sneak in through my window with some booze and let's have a party! :)
9. Nine is my favorite number. Six is another one of my favorite numbers. Put them together though, and I'll be a very happy person.
10. The more you get to know me, the more you'll question how I'm a Christian. Upon asking, you'll receive the response, "I don't know. That's what I'm trying to figure out here."
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: IcyBabe on December 07, 2011, 10:55:59 PM
Post by: IcyBabe on December 07, 2011, 10:55:59 PM
1. I'm a book nerd. Some of my favorites are Northanger Abbey and Persuasion by Jane Austen, Harry Potter, Atonement, the Percy Jackson series, and an amazing book called the Twentieth Train about the underground resistance in Belgium against the nazi's in WWII.
2. I'm a history fanatic. Some of my favorite subjects are WWII history, especially as mentioned above, the underground resistance movements, the Romanovs, The Tudors, Regency England, Victorian England, etc.
3. I'm seeing a guy in Wales at the moment (and being in Washington State makes it a five thousand mile difference which sucks but we're working around it) We met on a different forum, not something either of us were planning but it just kind of fell together. We first met in person in Canada, then I visited him in Wales back in August and he's coming to visit me for Christmas and will be here in just two days, absolutely cannot wait ;D
4. My music tastes are very much just whatever sounds good to me at the moment, it could be anything from Josh Groban to Tori Amos to Within Temptation lol just depends on what sounds good to me. I don't go by genre I go by "that sounds cool or those lyrics are awesome."
5. I love ballet, I did it for eight years and danced in the Nutcracker when I was 13 (the single greatest moment of my life). Best not get me started on how much I hated Black Swan, I felt like the whole move spit in the face of the ballet world.
6. Hilariously being an Athiest I work in a church preschool and have been there for going on seven years. I respect the fact that it is a Christian preschool and leave my beliefs at the door. It's just a joy to work with children and see them grow and develop their personalities and talents over the year. It's not even a job, I get paid to have fun.
7. I have an oddball sense of humor and love to laugh as much as possible.
8. I love snowy weather and the whole holiday season, give me Christmas trees, frosty air outside, and Michael Buble's Let It Snow on the radio and I'm a happy girl.
9. I've been riding horses since I was around twelve and had a Thoroughbred and a Quarter Horse. I haven't rode in years but would love to take up the habit again.
10. My favorite movies include Atonement, Phantom of the Opera, Love Actually, Ladyhawke, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (with Life of Brian following close behind), Team America, Lord of the Rings, etc. Very eclectic span of stuff lol.
2. I'm a history fanatic. Some of my favorite subjects are WWII history, especially as mentioned above, the underground resistance movements, the Romanovs, The Tudors, Regency England, Victorian England, etc.
3. I'm seeing a guy in Wales at the moment (and being in Washington State makes it a five thousand mile difference which sucks but we're working around it) We met on a different forum, not something either of us were planning but it just kind of fell together. We first met in person in Canada, then I visited him in Wales back in August and he's coming to visit me for Christmas and will be here in just two days, absolutely cannot wait ;D
4. My music tastes are very much just whatever sounds good to me at the moment, it could be anything from Josh Groban to Tori Amos to Within Temptation lol just depends on what sounds good to me. I don't go by genre I go by "that sounds cool or those lyrics are awesome."
5. I love ballet, I did it for eight years and danced in the Nutcracker when I was 13 (the single greatest moment of my life). Best not get me started on how much I hated Black Swan, I felt like the whole move spit in the face of the ballet world.
6. Hilariously being an Athiest I work in a church preschool and have been there for going on seven years. I respect the fact that it is a Christian preschool and leave my beliefs at the door. It's just a joy to work with children and see them grow and develop their personalities and talents over the year. It's not even a job, I get paid to have fun.
7. I have an oddball sense of humor and love to laugh as much as possible.
8. I love snowy weather and the whole holiday season, give me Christmas trees, frosty air outside, and Michael Buble's Let It Snow on the radio and I'm a happy girl.
9. I've been riding horses since I was around twelve and had a Thoroughbred and a Quarter Horse. I haven't rode in years but would love to take up the habit again.
10. My favorite movies include Atonement, Phantom of the Opera, Love Actually, Ladyhawke, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (with Life of Brian following close behind), Team America, Lord of the Rings, etc. Very eclectic span of stuff lol.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 07, 2011, 11:51:31 PM
Post by: Tank on December 07, 2011, 11:51:31 PM
If you're a book nerd you'll be one of many here, that's for sure.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sweetdeath on December 08, 2011, 12:11:49 AM
Post by: Sweetdeath on December 08, 2011, 12:11:49 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 07, 2011, 11:51:31 PM
If you're a book nerd you'll be one of many here, that's for sure.
One of the many reasons you guys are so awesome.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 12:12:58 AM
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 12:12:58 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on December 08, 2011, 12:11:49 AMAwwww. You think we're awesome? :) *Hug*
One of the many reasons you guys are so awesome.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 12:18:59 AM
Post by: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 12:18:59 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 07, 2011, 11:51:31 PM
If you're a book nerd you'll be one of many here, that's for sure.
Whoo hoo!!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 08, 2011, 12:20:47 AM
Post by: Buddy on December 08, 2011, 12:20:47 AM
Quote from: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 12:18:59 AMQuote from: Tank on December 07, 2011, 11:51:31 PM
If you're a book nerd you'll be one of many here, that's for sure.
Whoo hoo!!
What's your favorite genre of book? I like a bit of everything.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on December 08, 2011, 02:15:20 AM
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on December 08, 2011, 02:15:20 AM
1. White male;
2. 59 years old;
3. Christian;
4. Married to Janice;
5. Father of Sharon, Jason & Rebekah;
6. Grandfather of Taylor, Jazmin & Collin;
7. Attorney;
8. Play acoustic guitar, electric bass, and mandolin;
9. Speak passable Italian & Spanish;
10. Live in Texas.
2. 59 years old;
3. Christian;
4. Married to Janice;
5. Father of Sharon, Jason & Rebekah;
6. Grandfather of Taylor, Jazmin & Collin;
7. Attorney;
8. Play acoustic guitar, electric bass, and mandolin;
9. Speak passable Italian & Spanish;
10. Live in Texas.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AM
Post by: Buddy on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AM
1) I moved here from Sweden a little under 5 years ago
2) I am most happy when I am outside
3) My favorite subjects in school are science and agriculture
4) I can speak fluent English and Swedish, a little but of French, and a tiny but of Finnish
5) I practically live in a horse barn, I go almost every day
6) I am absolutely terrified of cows
7) I have a Rubbermaid bin filled with over 600 roaches under my bed
8. I am more of a cat person than a dog person
9) I hate running. I can do almost any other physical activity but running
aaand 10) I just ran out ideas :P
2) I am most happy when I am outside
3) My favorite subjects in school are science and agriculture
4) I can speak fluent English and Swedish, a little but of French, and a tiny but of Finnish
5) I practically live in a horse barn, I go almost every day
6) I am absolutely terrified of cows
7) I have a Rubbermaid bin filled with over 600 roaches under my bed
8. I am more of a cat person than a dog person
9) I hate running. I can do almost any other physical activity but running
aaand 10) I just ran out ideas :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 02:49:24 AM
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 02:49:24 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AMThey're dead right? o_o
7) I have a Rubbermaid bin filled with over 600 roaches under my bed
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 08, 2011, 02:50:56 AM
Post by: Buddy on December 08, 2011, 02:50:56 AM
Quote from: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 02:49:24 AMQuote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AMThey're dead right? o_o
7) I have a Rubbermaid bin filled with over 600 roaches under my bed
No, I breed them as feeders and sell off the extras to other reptile owners.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MadBomr101 on December 08, 2011, 03:22:29 AM
Post by: MadBomr101 on December 08, 2011, 03:22:29 AM
10. I like to go up to random people and say "You don't remember me, do you?"
9. I think lap dancing should be an acceptable form of greeting, like a handshake.
8. I've bought books for the cover art with no intention of ever reading them.
7. I'm not allowed to tell my grandmother I'm an atheist.
6. I have an handpuppet of a Carnotaur next to my computer that I use to tease my cat.
5. I spent three years working as a script reviewer for the American Film Institute.
4. I once saw... no, I'm not gonna go into this one yet.
3. I'm actively trying to resurrect the word "Groovy" by using it every chance I get.
2. I love looking into my dog's eyes. There's nothing but good behind those eyes.
And the number one thing about me is...
1. I'm made of 100% recyclable material!
9. I think lap dancing should be an acceptable form of greeting, like a handshake.
8. I've bought books for the cover art with no intention of ever reading them.
7. I'm not allowed to tell my grandmother I'm an atheist.
6. I have an handpuppet of a Carnotaur next to my computer that I use to tease my cat.
5. I spent three years working as a script reviewer for the American Film Institute.
4. I once saw... no, I'm not gonna go into this one yet.
3. I'm actively trying to resurrect the word "Groovy" by using it every chance I get.
2. I love looking into my dog's eyes. There's nothing but good behind those eyes.
And the number one thing about me is...
1. I'm made of 100% recyclable material!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 03:57:12 AM
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 03:57:12 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:50:56 AMI'm never coming near your house...... *shudders at the thought of bugs*Quote from: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 02:49:24 AMQuote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AMThey're dead right? o_o
7) I have a Rubbermaid bin filled with over 600 roaches under my bed
No, I breed them as feeders and sell off the extras to other reptile owners.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on December 08, 2011, 04:40:00 AM
Post by: Sandra Craft on December 08, 2011, 04:40:00 AM
Quote from: MadBomr101 on December 08, 2011, 03:22:29 AM
8. I've bought books for the cover art with no intention of ever reading them.
I do the same thing with wine; surprisingly, people think I have good taste.
Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AM
6) I am absolutely terrified of cows
OK, you're going to have to explain that one. I have a horror of geese, but then I was attacked by one as a child.
Quote from: IcyBabe on December 07, 2011, 10:55:59 PM
1. I'm a book nerd. Some of my favorites are Northanger Abbey and Persuasion by Jane Austen, Harry Potter, Atonement, the Percy Jackson series, and an amazing book called the Twentieth Train about the underground resistance in Belgium against the nazi's in WWII.
You're definitely going to fit in here. Love Jane Austen and Persuasion is my favorite book and one of my favorite movies.
Quote10. My favorite movies include Atonement, Phantom of the Opera, Love Actually, Ladyhawke, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (with Life of Brian following close behind), Team America, Lord of the Rings, etc. Very eclectic span of stuff lol.
I haven't seen Atonement or Team America, but I'm a big fan of the others.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 05:42:43 AM
Post by: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 05:42:43 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 12:20:47 AM
What's your favorite genre of book? I like a bit of everything.
Ooo tough one! I think a mix of lots of things suits me best too. I find myself re-reading a lot of history books and lots of 19th Century literature too or The Iliad or Metamorpheses by Ovid (HUGE Greek mythology fan too), but for a casual read I love a good fantasy like Harry Potter or Percy Jackson or really unique books like Atonement, lol VERY much an eclectic range that's for sure. How about you?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 08, 2011, 08:04:25 AM
Post by: Tank on December 08, 2011, 08:04:25 AM
Quote from: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 03:57:12 AMShe feeds them to her lizard, and what's a bug (or 800) between friends?Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:50:56 AMI'm never coming near your house...... *shudders at the thought of bugs*Quote from: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 02:49:24 AMQuote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AMThey're dead right? o_o
7) I have a Rubbermaid bin filled with over 600 roaches under my bed
No, I breed them as feeders and sell off the extras to other reptile owners.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 08, 2011, 08:05:24 AM
Post by: Tank on December 08, 2011, 08:05:24 AM
Quote from: MadBomr101 on December 08, 2011, 03:22:29 AMI'm getting to the age where people do this to me, except they're not random people >:(
10. I like to go up to random people and say "You don't remember me, do you?"
...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: history_geek on December 08, 2011, 08:34:07 AM
Post by: history_geek on December 08, 2011, 08:34:07 AM
Quote from: IcyBabe on December 07, 2011, 10:55:59 PM
2. I'm a history fanatic. Some of my favorite subjects are WWII history, especially as mentioned above, the underground resistance movements, the Romanovs, The Tudors, Regency England, Victorian England, etc.
Hooray, a fellow history enthusiast! ;D
And although WWII is one of my favourites, I'm more intrested with the action on the frontlines ;)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 10:38:39 PM
Post by: IcyBabe on December 08, 2011, 10:38:39 PM
Quote from: history_geek on December 08, 2011, 08:34:07 AMQuote from: IcyBabe on December 07, 2011, 10:55:59 PM
2. I'm a history fanatic. Some of my favorite subjects are WWII history, especially as mentioned above, the underground resistance movements, the Romanovs, The Tudors, Regency England, Victorian England, etc.
Hooray, a fellow history enthusiast! ;D
And although WWII is one of my favourites, I'm more intrested with the action on the frontlines ;)
Oh yeah, that is fascinatingly addictive too definitely.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 11:46:36 PM
Post by: not your typical... on December 08, 2011, 11:46:36 PM
Quote from: MadBomr101 on December 08, 2011, 03:22:29 AMDoing that is so fun! Especially when they pretend to know you too. XD
10. I like to go up to random people and say "You don't remember me, do you?"
...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on December 08, 2011, 11:51:15 PM
Post by: Cecilie on December 08, 2011, 11:51:15 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 08, 2011, 02:28:51 AMDa kan du vel lese norsk også? Hvor i Sverige er du fra?
4) I can speak fluent English and Swedish, a little but of French, and a tiny but of Finnish
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 09, 2011, 12:11:55 AM
Post by: Buddy on December 09, 2011, 12:11:55 AM
Nej, inte alls. Jag kommer ifrån Malmö. XD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 11:47:56 AM
Post by: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 11:47:56 AM
Smuk pige, jeg elsker dig. Nu skal vi hen til Tivoli.
I used to live just south of Flensburg and we used to go over to Denmark a lot. The only other phrase I can remember is very, very NSFW.
EDIT: Wait, there's something wrong here. Cecilie asks if BH4 van read Norwegian and BH4 says not at all. ???
I used to live just south of Flensburg and we used to go over to Denmark a lot. The only other phrase I can remember is very, very NSFW.
EDIT: Wait, there's something wrong here. Cecilie asks if BH4 van read Norwegian and BH4 says not at all. ???
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on December 09, 2011, 11:57:42 AM
Post by: Asmodean on December 09, 2011, 11:57:42 AM
Quote from: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 11:47:56 AM(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fus.cdn3.123rf.com%2F168nwm%2Fyayayoy%2Fyayayoy1103%2Fyayayoy110300022%2F9068397-doubtful-emoticon.jpg&hash=f1c7840e3155817a14e0a26e01c2e714c117160e)
Smuk pige, jeg elsker dig. Nu skal vi hen til Tivoli.
Is it just me, or does that sound... Wrong, somehow..?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Happy with no god on December 09, 2011, 12:15:09 PM
Post by: Happy with no god on December 09, 2011, 12:15:09 PM
Great thread.
10 things about me, in no particular order.
1. My wife asked me out, for our first date
2. I have a natural ability to know how things work (useful in my job as a medical engineer)
3. I mostly listen to rock music, but my favourite piece of music ever is J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fuge in D minor played on a organ.
4. I don't get football, it just a ball being kicked form one person to another? In fact not into competitive sport at all, prefer gym (3 or 4 times a week) as it's just me pushing myself.
5. I hate knee jerk reactions.
6. I like to lie in the bath in darkness with just a candle, listening to Blackmore's Night
7. I love cooking, eating, wine and beer. Although I drink I never get drunk (balance and moderation in all things)
8. I shave my head twice a week
9. I always initially treat people in the same way as I would like to be treated, with respect and courteously and i will always give any help to those I believe deserve it. However if this is not reciprocated then at best expect my indifference or if someone goes out of their way to cause me trouble, then i can be very patient in seeking justice.
10. When to Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses or Born Again Christians knock at my door, i like to scare them by answering the door in my Goat of Mendes tee shirt
10 things about me, in no particular order.
1. My wife asked me out, for our first date
2. I have a natural ability to know how things work (useful in my job as a medical engineer)
3. I mostly listen to rock music, but my favourite piece of music ever is J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fuge in D minor played on a organ.
4. I don't get football, it just a ball being kicked form one person to another? In fact not into competitive sport at all, prefer gym (3 or 4 times a week) as it's just me pushing myself.
5. I hate knee jerk reactions.
6. I like to lie in the bath in darkness with just a candle, listening to Blackmore's Night
7. I love cooking, eating, wine and beer. Although I drink I never get drunk (balance and moderation in all things)
8. I shave my head twice a week
9. I always initially treat people in the same way as I would like to be treated, with respect and courteously and i will always give any help to those I believe deserve it. However if this is not reciprocated then at best expect my indifference or if someone goes out of their way to cause me trouble, then i can be very patient in seeking justice.
10. When to Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses or Born Again Christians knock at my door, i like to scare them by answering the door in my Goat of Mendes tee shirt
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 09, 2011, 02:56:03 PM
Post by: Buddy on December 09, 2011, 02:56:03 PM
Quote from: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 11:47:56 AM
Smuk pige, jeg elsker dig. Nu skal vi hen til Tivoli.
I used to live just south of Flensburg and we used to go over to Denmark a lot. The only other phrase I can remember is very, very NSFW.
EDIT: Wait, there's something wrong here. Cecilie asks if BH4 van read Norwegian and BH4 says not at all. ???
Yea.... I google translated it. I never really studied Norwegian.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 03:26:39 PM
Post by: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 03:26:39 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 09, 2011, 02:56:03 PMOh, you Swedes. You tend to be awful at understanding the other Scandinavian languages. I know from experience.Quote from: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 11:47:56 AM
Smuk pige, jeg elsker dig. Nu skal vi hen til Tivoli.
I used to live just south of Flensburg and we used to go over to Denmark a lot. The only other phrase I can remember is very, very NSFW.
EDIT: Wait, there's something wrong here. Cecilie asks if BH4 van read Norwegian and BH4 says not at all. ???
Yea.... I google translated it. I never really studied Norwegian.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 09, 2011, 03:28:55 PM
Post by: Buddy on December 09, 2011, 03:28:55 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 03:26:39 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on December 09, 2011, 02:56:03 PMOh, you Swedes. You tend to be awful at understanding the other Scandinavian languages. I know from experience.Quote from: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 11:47:56 AM
Smuk pige, jeg elsker dig. Nu skal vi hen til Tivoli.
I used to live just south of Flensburg and we used to go over to Denmark a lot. The only other phrase I can remember is very, very NSFW.
EDIT: Wait, there's something wrong here. Cecilie asks if BH4 van read Norwegian and BH4 says not at all. ???
Yea.... I google translated it. I never really studied Norwegian.
Heh heh... yea. I would like to learn other languages. But I think one at a time is ok for me :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on December 09, 2011, 03:30:32 PM
Post by: Asmodean on December 09, 2011, 03:30:32 PM
Quote from: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 03:26:39 PMWeird, because I have the opposite experiene - at least orally, the Swedes understand Norwegian better than the Danes
Oh, you Swedes. You tend to be awful at understanding the other Scandinavian languages. I know from experience.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 03:54:10 PM
Post by: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 03:54:10 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 09, 2011, 03:30:32 PMMaybe it's just my dialect then.Quote from: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 03:26:39 PMWeird, because I have the opposite experiene - at least orally, the Swedes understand Norwegian better than the Danes
Oh, you Swedes. You tend to be awful at understanding the other Scandinavian languages. I know from experience.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 05:46:52 PM
Post by: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 05:46:52 PM
Quote from: CecilieMaybe it's just my dialect then.
They tell me you have quite a lot of different types of Norwegian. ;D
Da kan du vel lese norsk også? Hvor i Sverige er du fra? BH4, did you really have to Google that? I know as good as none of any Scandinavian language, but I understood it immediately because every word is identifiable from German. Mind you, I'm not saying that would work for any but the very simplest phrases.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 05:48:16 PM
Post by: Cecilie on December 09, 2011, 05:48:16 PM
Quote from: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 05:46:52 PMOh yes. I find some Norwegian dialects more difficult to understand than Swedish or maybe even Danish.Quote from: CecilieMaybe it's just my dialect then.
They tell me you have quite a lot of different types of Norwegian. ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 05:53:09 PM
Post by: OldGit on December 09, 2011, 05:53:09 PM
Hmm... some of our English dialects are pretty damn hard, too. People from Glasgow can talk in their dialect and an English person won't get a word - if the Glaswegians don't want them to. Or they can be reasonably comprehensible. I've experienced this in action.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Squid on December 11, 2011, 01:04:00 AM
Post by: Squid on December 11, 2011, 01:04:00 AM
I've always been interested in learning to speak Jive.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on December 11, 2011, 03:10:00 AM
Post by: Sandra Craft on December 11, 2011, 03:10:00 AM
Quote from: Squid on December 11, 2011, 01:04:00 AM
I've always been interested in learning to speak Jive.
You mean like this? jive talking scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa1rjCZxtxo)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Squid on December 11, 2011, 05:45:14 AM
Post by: Squid on December 11, 2011, 05:45:14 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on December 11, 2011, 03:10:00 AMQuote from: Squid on December 11, 2011, 01:04:00 AM
I've always been interested in learning to speak Jive.
You mean like this? jive talking scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa1rjCZxtxo)
Precisely ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: yepimonfire on December 13, 2011, 11:20:14 PM
Post by: yepimonfire on December 13, 2011, 11:20:14 PM
1.I'm 20 years old
2.I'm an engineering student
3.I drink approximately 12 cups of coffee a day
4.My favorite color is black
5.Last time i took an IQ test i got 180
6.I am probably the tallest person on this forum (not disclosing my height on a public forum)
7.I am not really on fire. ;D
8.I also probably have the biggest feet on this forum
9.I grew up in four different states
10.(will have to add 10 later)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 14, 2011, 02:22:18 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 14, 2011, 02:22:18 AM
Quote from: yepimonfire on December 13, 2011, 11:20:14 PM
9.I grew up in four different states
Only four eh?
Confusion, resentment, ignorance, joy, despair, contradiction, boredom, anger, annoyance, dread, anxiety.....
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 02:50:46 AM
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 02:50:46 AM
hahaha. we're talking PHYSICAL states here. michigan, indiana, massachusetts and finally, delaware.
don't get me started on how many times i moved to a new place in each of those states ::)
don't get me started on how many times i moved to a new place in each of those states ::)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on December 14, 2011, 03:25:00 AM
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on December 14, 2011, 03:25:00 AM
Quote from: yepimonfire on December 13, 2011, 11:20:14 PM
1.I'm 20 years old
2.I'm an engineering student
Congratulations. There are relatively few Americans that major in engineering of any type now, whereas we used to lead the world. The Chinese are kicking our asses. Hang in there and graduate.
Quote from: yepimonfire on December 13, 2011, 11:20:14 PM
5.Last time i took an IQ test i got 180
You must have cheated. ;D Are you at MIT? Harvard? With an IQ like this, you will need to at least win a Nobel Prize or you will be considered an underachiever.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 05:23:10 AM
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 05:23:10 AM
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on December 14, 2011, 03:25:00 AMQuote from: yepimonfire on December 13, 2011, 11:20:14 PM
1.I'm 20 years old
2.I'm an engineering student
Congratulations. There are relatively few Americans that major in engineering of any type now, whereas we used to lead the world. The Chinese are kicking our asses. Hang in there and graduate.Quote from: yepimonfire on December 13, 2011, 11:20:14 PM
5.Last time i took an IQ test i got 180
You must have cheated. ;D Are you at MIT? Harvard? With an IQ like this, you will need to at least win a Nobel Prize or you will be considered an underachiever.
no, i didn't cheat haha, and being intelligent does not make you automatically smart, i do and say some pretty stupid things, the only benefit is the ability to experience myself saying and doing those stupid things in a much more profound way ;D
sometimes i consider it to be a curse. i can't just accept things at face value, i often find myself attempting to analyze and deconstruct everything, even the most simple things. everything that happens around me in my day to day life almost always brings up a questioning of it. things that people go about experiencing and reacting to subconsciously, become something i consciously recognize and analyze, such as body language, or human behavior for example. people who know me will tell you that if i've spent enough time around a person, i can read them like a book, and play them like a game. i will admit this has come in handy at times, especially with women ;)
hopefully that makes sense...
also, to answer the other question, no, i am not at MIT or harvard. while i would like to go to either of those, it is really out of my reach to do so financially, my family is living paycheck to paycheck, and i have been unable to find work since august so i'm going to school solely on financial aid. i'm doing a program through a local tech school where i can take the first two years of purdue's engineering course there, which saves me a huge amount of money (and time, since the college is in the town i live in). once i finish that i will be finishing the rest of my degree at purdue, provided everything works out as planned.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2011, 08:08:01 AM
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2011, 08:08:01 AM
Quote from: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 02:50:46 AMHow old were you when you were finally assembled?
hahaha. we're talking PHYSICAL states here. michigan, indiana, massachusetts and finally, delaware.
don't get me started on how many times i moved to a new place in each of those states ::)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 08:36:20 AM
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 08:36:20 AM
Quote from: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 05:23:10 AMi can't just accept things at face value, i often find myself attempting to analyze and deconstruct everything, even the most simple things.No need for an IQ of 180 for that... I always do it too. (Although, according to a psychologist who tested me, I am in the top 2% enough to join the Mensa... But I WAS having a perfect day and took the test after a perfect smoke. That's 10 extra points, right there. :P ...And Mensa?! The Asmo?! Nah, not my kind of coffee club. )
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 11:13:31 AM
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 11:13:31 AM
I also have a high-ish IQ, and like yepimonfire I thought it a curse when I was young. However, if it had been an asset with the girls I'd have changed my mind.
I don't fancy Mensa either. Seems to me it's for people with a need to prove something. Fair enough if you're bright but with no qualifications; my degree does that for me.
I don't fancy Mensa either. Seems to me it's for people with a need to prove something. Fair enough if you're bright but with no qualifications; my degree does that for me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 03:23:57 PM
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 03:23:57 PM
Quote from: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 11:13:31 AM
I also have a high-ish IQ, and like yepimonfire I thought it a curse when I was young. However, if it had been an asset with the girls I'd have changed my mind.
I don't fancy Mensa either. Seems to me it's for people with a need to prove something. Fair enough if you're bright but with no qualifications; my degree does that for me.
my grandmother was mensa. high intelligence runs in my family. my dad has and grandmother both have an IQ of 160. my mother an IQ of 140. so i get it from both sides. mensa is weird though.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 14, 2011, 03:32:01 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 14, 2011, 03:32:01 PM
I used to have a high IQ but I forgot where I left it.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 03:40:12 PM
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 03:40:12 PM
^ Somewhere up high. Try the top shelf.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 03:45:25 PM
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 03:45:25 PM
Quote from: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 03:23:57 PMToo many in the local coffee club seem a bit too stuck-up about it... AND, at times, overly posessive of their place on the IQ hierarchy, from what I hear.
mensa is weird though.
I guess it can just be down to the insecurities of those posessing a high lQ, but little to no social intelligence...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 07:38:59 PM
Post by: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 07:38:59 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 03:45:25 PMQuote from: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 03:23:57 PMToo many in the local coffee club seem a bit too stuck-up about it... AND, at times, overly posessive of their place on the IQ hierarchy, from what I hear.
mensa is weird though.
I guess it can just be down to the insecurities of those posessing a high lQ, but little to no social intelligence...
what do you mean exactly by "social intelligence"?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Crow on December 14, 2011, 07:46:03 PM
Post by: Crow on December 14, 2011, 07:46:03 PM
Quote from: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 07:38:59 PM
what do you mean exactly by "social intelligence"?
Common sense.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 07:59:58 PM
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 07:59:58 PM
Quote from: Crow on December 14, 2011, 07:46:03 PMThat's a part of it, I suppose.Quote from: yepimonfire on December 14, 2011, 07:38:59 PM
what do you mean exactly by "social intelligence"?
Common sense.
Social intelligence is a more clearly-defined concept than I can do off the top of my head, but there are several types of intelligence, of whih the IQ is useful for about... Three, usually. Social intelligence has to do with how good a person does in his or her interactions with others, for instance how easy that person finds it to start and maintain a conversation, how good he/she is at reading people and so on.
I think being a walking mass of complexes and insecurities (or not) is a part of the person's social intelligence because it has pretty much everything to do with interpersonal interactions.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 08:12:34 PM
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 08:12:34 PM
My IQ usually measures about 145. Once I went through a battery of tests and had that score broken down into three parts:
Spatial: (all those silly little shapes) below average - that was as much as they told me.
Mathematical: average.
Verbal: off the scale. I did all the questions well within the time limit, which was not supposed to happen. Also, I got them all right, which is even stranger. No numerical score assigned.
Spatial: (all those silly little shapes) below average - that was as much as they told me.
Mathematical: average.
Verbal: off the scale. I did all the questions well within the time limit, which was not supposed to happen. Also, I got them all right, which is even stranger. No numerical score assigned.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 08:59:59 PM
Post by: Asmodean on December 14, 2011, 08:59:59 PM
Quote from: OldGit on December 14, 2011, 08:12:34 PMAbout the same here, with a perfect score on verbal. I did score above average on math though.
My IQ usually measures about 145. Once I went through a battery of tests and had that score broken down into three parts:
Spatial: (all those silly little shapes) below average - that was as much as they told me.
Mathematical: average.
Verbal: off the scale. I did all the questions well within the time limit, which was not supposed to happen. Also, I got them all right, which is even stranger. No numerical score assigned.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: John_5.0 on December 14, 2011, 09:07:41 PM
Post by: John_5.0 on December 14, 2011, 09:07:41 PM
1. I am 19 years old
2. I have horrible allergies that cause me eyes to swell shut on occasion
3. I am from Topeka, Kansas. (This is also where the Westburo Baptist Church group led by Fred Phelps is from AND where the WWJD bracelets originated)
4. I have never been outside of the United States.
5. Have never been drunk.
6. Was one of only three open atheists in my high school.
7. Had a very hard time dealing with asthma when I was younger, many trips to the emergency room.
8. Horrible at math.
9. Love to debate and learn about anything.
10. I Hate the wizard of oz lol.
2. I have horrible allergies that cause me eyes to swell shut on occasion
3. I am from Topeka, Kansas. (This is also where the Westburo Baptist Church group led by Fred Phelps is from AND where the WWJD bracelets originated)
4. I have never been outside of the United States.
5. Have never been drunk.
6. Was one of only three open atheists in my high school.
7. Had a very hard time dealing with asthma when I was younger, many trips to the emergency room.
8. Horrible at math.
9. Love to debate and learn about anything.
10. I Hate the wizard of oz lol.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2011, 09:13:08 PM
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2011, 09:13:08 PM
Quote from: John_5.0 on December 14, 2011, 09:07:41 PMKudos.
6. Was one of only three open atheists in my high school.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sgtmackenzie on December 15, 2011, 12:32:06 AM
Post by: Sgtmackenzie on December 15, 2011, 12:32:06 AM
1. "Hi, my name is Dan, and I am a 32 year old gamer" "Hi Dan!" - prefer the PC, have a PS3
2. I'm socially retarded.
3. I am a logical thinker - and I think wayyy too much. The only reason I know I am sane is that Philosophy trips me out...like it's supposed to.
4. I own a Nook with a libraries worth of books, but have zero time to read them.
5. I drive a reasonable Ford Five Hundred, and waiting for my 40th birthday to go out and buy a porsche....
6. This one time....at band camp....
7. Love to watch severe weather, was frightened to death of it as a child.
8. Yes, I have attended Rennaissance festivals.
9. I collect swords/knives.
10. I have a degree in Systems Analysis, which makes me officially a geek - a title I wear proudly.
2. I'm socially retarded.
3. I am a logical thinker - and I think wayyy too much. The only reason I know I am sane is that Philosophy trips me out...like it's supposed to.
4. I own a Nook with a libraries worth of books, but have zero time to read them.
5. I drive a reasonable Ford Five Hundred, and waiting for my 40th birthday to go out and buy a porsche....
6. This one time....at band camp....
7. Love to watch severe weather, was frightened to death of it as a child.
8. Yes, I have attended Rennaissance festivals.
9. I collect swords/knives.
10. I have a degree in Systems Analysis, which makes me officially a geek - a title I wear proudly.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kimberlyfaith81 on December 16, 2011, 03:03:14 PM
Post by: kimberlyfaith81 on December 16, 2011, 03:03:14 PM
1. I am a fanatical Ron Paul fan.
2. Obviously, #1 makes me liberatarian bent.
3. I'm mostly straight, but if anything were possible, having sex with Halle Berry would be on my bucket list.
4. I wish the ridiculous war on drugs would end already! Stop wasting my money.
5. I am determined to visit as much of Europe as possible before I die. Sadly, never been out of the states.
6. Having children was the most eye-opening, exhilirating, humbling, exhausting, rewarding thing I've ever done.
7. I love to cook. Even more, I love to watch people enjoy what I cook.
8. I get a little depressed at the end of each book I read and the only thing that helps is starting another one.
9. I enjoy giving to others but experience has taught me that you'll will never be able to change someone's status in life, no matter what you give them. People who lack motivation to be better will only use up what you give them and demand more.
10. I spend a lot of time learning things that will be helpful when the American economy collapses, because I'm more certain now than ever that it will happen in my lifetime. Next on my list.... beekeeping! I'll need the honey for my winery/brewery! ;)
2. Obviously, #1 makes me liberatarian bent.
3. I'm mostly straight, but if anything were possible, having sex with Halle Berry would be on my bucket list.
4. I wish the ridiculous war on drugs would end already! Stop wasting my money.
5. I am determined to visit as much of Europe as possible before I die. Sadly, never been out of the states.
6. Having children was the most eye-opening, exhilirating, humbling, exhausting, rewarding thing I've ever done.
7. I love to cook. Even more, I love to watch people enjoy what I cook.
8. I get a little depressed at the end of each book I read and the only thing that helps is starting another one.
9. I enjoy giving to others but experience has taught me that you'll will never be able to change someone's status in life, no matter what you give them. People who lack motivation to be better will only use up what you give them and demand more.
10. I spend a lot of time learning things that will be helpful when the American economy collapses, because I'm more certain now than ever that it will happen in my lifetime. Next on my list.... beekeeping! I'll need the honey for my winery/brewery! ;)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: JustinS on December 21, 2011, 02:16:20 AM
Post by: JustinS on December 21, 2011, 02:16:20 AM
1. I am very good at math (was skipped one year ahead in math class)
2. Politically, I am center-left and socially liberal (honorary pinko)
3. I hate it when multi-national corporations like McDonald's prop up American flags just to attract customers (nothing patriotic about that)
4. I'm an autodidact and love learning, ergo I love the internet
5. I wish I could travel as much as possible, and learn a lot from those places
6. I'm very, very introverted and often delete/edit my posts that look awkward to me after reading them
7. My parents don't know that I'm an atheist (6 on the Dawkins scale), but all of my friends know
8. I admire Albert Einstein; he is my role model
9. My Meyers-Briggs personality type is INTJ (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ")
10. I love debating/arguing
2. Politically, I am center-left and socially liberal (honorary pinko)
3. I hate it when multi-national corporations like McDonald's prop up American flags just to attract customers (nothing patriotic about that)
4. I'm an autodidact and love learning, ergo I love the internet
5. I wish I could travel as much as possible, and learn a lot from those places
6. I'm very, very introverted and often delete/edit my posts that look awkward to me after reading them
7. My parents don't know that I'm an atheist (6 on the Dawkins scale), but all of my friends know
8. I admire Albert Einstein; he is my role model
9. My Meyers-Briggs personality type is INTJ (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTJ")
10. I love debating/arguing
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: carley on December 25, 2011, 01:34:42 AM
Post by: carley on December 25, 2011, 01:34:42 AM
10 Things About Me:
1. I am EXTREMELY impatient. With people, time, situations, all of it.
2. I have been a hairstylist for 13 years, but recently completed my Bachelor degree in Psychology. Going to grad school. Eventually
3. I was married to a very confused transvestite for 8 years. Now, I'm married to a tolerant skinhead ;D
4. My husband and I have 5 children between us
5. I can deal with blood, puke, poop... but I have a SERIOUS thing about fingernails and eyeballs
6. I like to quilt
7. Even though I'm an atheist, I LOVE Christmas time
8. I was raised by bikers. And they were great parents
9. For some reason, people tend to tell me things they "don't normally tell other people". This is why I want to be a therapist
10. I judge people very harshly. Therefore, I rarely rely on my 1st impressions of people.
1. I am EXTREMELY impatient. With people, time, situations, all of it.
2. I have been a hairstylist for 13 years, but recently completed my Bachelor degree in Psychology. Going to grad school. Eventually
3. I was married to a very confused transvestite for 8 years. Now, I'm married to a tolerant skinhead ;D
4. My husband and I have 5 children between us
5. I can deal with blood, puke, poop... but I have a SERIOUS thing about fingernails and eyeballs
6. I like to quilt
7. Even though I'm an atheist, I LOVE Christmas time
8. I was raised by bikers. And they were great parents
9. For some reason, people tend to tell me things they "don't normally tell other people". This is why I want to be a therapist
10. I judge people very harshly. Therefore, I rarely rely on my 1st impressions of people.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on December 25, 2011, 01:41:54 AM
Post by: Asmodean on December 25, 2011, 01:41:54 AM
Quote from: carley on December 25, 2011, 01:34:42 AM
5. I can deal with blood, puke, poop... but I have a SERIOUS thing about fingernails and eyeballs
Here, have this eyeball nail job! ;D
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-ydUdTgp7Oro%2FTsl8fpG2OxI%2FAAAAAAAACLM%2F0TcPzjgCUIw%2Fs1600%2Feyeball%2Bfingernails.jpg&hash=4b5dabc503dcfe3fc815b7a6c704d887939584d2)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Traveler on December 25, 2011, 04:33:06 AM
Post by: Traveler on December 25, 2011, 04:33:06 AM
1. I'm supposedly quite intelligent, but my IQ can't hold a candle to some of yours.
2. I've been a software engineer and an artist, and I love parts of both.
3. I have a bunch of dogs, and all but one of them are rescues.
4. I love pizza and tacos, but they don't love me. Heartburn. :(
5. After many years on my own I now live with my mom, and I actually enjoy her company.
6. I'm a breast cancer survivor and am going through a scare right now, awaiting biopsy results.
7. I spent five years living/traveling in my RV, which was AWESOME!
8. I've been scuba diving in Fiji.
9. I scattered some of my dad's ashes over the Grand Canyon at sunset.
10. My favorite tv show is Bones.
2. I've been a software engineer and an artist, and I love parts of both.
3. I have a bunch of dogs, and all but one of them are rescues.
4. I love pizza and tacos, but they don't love me. Heartburn. :(
5. After many years on my own I now live with my mom, and I actually enjoy her company.
6. I'm a breast cancer survivor and am going through a scare right now, awaiting biopsy results.
7. I spent five years living/traveling in my RV, which was AWESOME!
8. I've been scuba diving in Fiji.
9. I scattered some of my dad's ashes over the Grand Canyon at sunset.
10. My favorite tv show is Bones.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:15:04 AM
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:15:04 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on December 25, 2011, 01:41:54 AMAsmo, that was mean, you beat me to it! :DQuote from: carley on December 25, 2011, 01:34:42 AM
5. I can deal with blood, puke, poop... but I have a SERIOUS thing about fingernails and eyeballs
Here, have this eyeball nail job! ;D
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-ydUdTgp7Oro%2FTsl8fpG2OxI%2FAAAAAAAACLM%2F0TcPzjgCUIw%2Fs1600%2Feyeball%2Bfingernails.jpg&hash=4b5dabc503dcfe3fc815b7a6c704d887939584d2)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:21:04 AM
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:21:04 AM
Quote from: carley on December 25, 2011, 01:34:42 AMWhen my wife left school at 16 she went to the London College of Fashion where she learned to be a hairdresser, a skill she never used. However she went on to get a couple of degrees and a PhD in psychology related areas. She lectures and writes (chapters in 6 academic books now) in the childhood development area. Psychology is an interesting area of study as "there's now't so queer as folk!"
10 Things About Me:
2. I have been a hairstylist for 13 years, but recently completed my Bachelor degree in Psychology. Going to grad school. Eventually
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 25, 2011, 07:21:06 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 25, 2011, 07:21:06 AM
Quote from: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:15:04 AM
Asmo, that was mean, you beat me to it! :D
Well you will insist on sleeping.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:24:55 AM
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:24:55 AM
Quote from: Traveler on December 25, 2011, 04:33:06 AM@1 There are many bright members here and some of them are theists! ;)
1. I'm supposedly quite intelligent, but my IQ can't hold a candle to some of yours.
2. I've been a software engineer and an artist, and I love parts of both.
3. I have a bunch of dogs, and all but one of them are rescues.
4. I love pizza and tacos, but they don't love me. Heartburn. :(
5. After many years on my own I now live with my mom, and I actually enjoy her company.
6. I'm a breast cancer survivor and am going through a scare right now, awaiting biopsy results.
7. I spent five years living/traveling in my RV, which was AWESOME!
8. I've been scuba diving in Fiji.
9. I scattered some of my dad's ashes over the Grand Canyon at sunset.
10. My favorite tv show is Bones.
@ 6 fingers crossed all goes well. My wife had a 'scare' a couple of years back so I have a limited vicarious understanding of what you're going through.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Traveler on December 25, 2011, 04:22:53 PM
Post by: Traveler on December 25, 2011, 04:22:53 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:24:55 AM
@1 There are many bright members here and some of them are theists! ;)
@ 6 fingers crossed all goes well. My wife had a 'scare' a couple of years back so I have a limited vicarious understanding of what you're going through.
Thanks Tank!
I have a friend with an original IQ in the 180+ range. She's amazing. BUT, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in the 80s. She's doing very, very well, but if her IQ hadn't started out so high I think it would be really obvious by now. Her brain scans look like swiss cheese, and those of us who've known her a long time can definately tell the difference. :( She is, by the way, a theist. Went to seminary and got her mdiv. One of her papers was a re-think about women in christianity. It was quite interesting. She hasn't the stamina to work fulltime, but she does a lot of volunteer work at her church.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Chronos on December 25, 2011, 04:33:00 PM
Post by: Chronos on December 25, 2011, 04:33:00 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:21:04 AM
When my wife left school at 16 she went to the London College of Fashion where she learned to be a hairdresser, a skill she never used. However she went on to get a couple of degrees and a PhD in psychology related areas.
She should do hair and therapy at the same time, earn $300/hour and not have to write down anything at all.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 05:03:27 PM
Post by: Tank on December 25, 2011, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Chronos on December 25, 2011, 04:33:00 PMMy wife is much more academic than commercial!Quote from: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:21:04 AM
When my wife left school at 16 she went to the London College of Fashion where she learned to be a hairdresser, a skill she never used. However she went on to get a couple of degrees and a PhD in psychology related areas.
She should do hair and therapy at the same time, earn $300/hour and not have to write down anything at all.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on December 25, 2011, 05:09:24 PM
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on December 25, 2011, 05:09:24 PM
Quote from: Tank on December 25, 2011, 05:03:27 PMQuote from: Chronos on December 25, 2011, 04:33:00 PMMy wife is much more academic than commercial!Quote from: Tank on December 25, 2011, 07:21:04 AM
When my wife left school at 16 she went to the London College of Fashion where she learned to be a hairdresser, a skill she never used. However she went on to get a couple of degrees and a PhD in psychology related areas.
She should do hair and therapy at the same time, earn $300/hour and not have to write down anything at all.
You know, Chronos has a pretty good idea. Barber shops and beauty shops are places where people talk. Your wife could put her patient at ease, fix her hair, and then find out what's really bothering her. This has some potential. She could call it "Thairapy." Her business could be called "The Thairapy House."
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 26, 2011, 12:21:05 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on December 26, 2011, 12:21:05 AM
Quote from: Ecurb Noselrub on December 25, 2011, 05:09:24 PM
Barber shops and beauty shops are places where people talk.
Barber shops?
I remember them, with their whining shears merely a slight slip away from taking off an ear.
Why does having pointy steel whizzing past your eye induce calm confession?
Or is it actually the babbled ravings of fear?
Is the inducement of fear intentional, so even the worst haircut will be accepted with relief?
I'd prefer to remain quiet and let them concentrate on what they're doing.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: lomfs24 on December 26, 2011, 05:27:13 AM
Post by: lomfs24 on December 26, 2011, 05:27:13 AM
Hmmmm,..... Let's think of 10 things you might want to know about me.
1. Born in Montana, finished High School in Oregon, moved back to Montana, moved to New Mexico for a couple years and now live in Kansas.
2. I have no phobias except Phobophobia.
3. I have a pretty good sense of humor and some people have a difficult time deciding whether I am serious or not. (See #2)
4. I like outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, etc...
5. I am an EMT and a firefighter.
6. My day is shot if I don't get at least one good cup of coffee in the morning.
7. I love cats, but am allergic to them so do not have any.
8. I like to read but have very little time to read books. Usually takes me a couple weeks to get through a book.
9. I have no major illnesses that I know of yet.
10. Recently began to doubt my belief in God, my wife is OK with not going to church but is digging her heels in with giving up God. And that's why I am here. To learn more about what I have never been told in my life.
1. Born in Montana, finished High School in Oregon, moved back to Montana, moved to New Mexico for a couple years and now live in Kansas.
2. I have no phobias except Phobophobia.
3. I have a pretty good sense of humor and some people have a difficult time deciding whether I am serious or not. (See #2)
4. I like outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, etc...
5. I am an EMT and a firefighter.
6. My day is shot if I don't get at least one good cup of coffee in the morning.
7. I love cats, but am allergic to them so do not have any.
8. I like to read but have very little time to read books. Usually takes me a couple weeks to get through a book.
9. I have no major illnesses that I know of yet.
10. Recently began to doubt my belief in God, my wife is OK with not going to church but is digging her heels in with giving up God. And that's why I am here. To learn more about what I have never been told in my life.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on December 31, 2011, 05:14:48 AM
Post by: Ali on December 31, 2011, 05:14:48 AM
1. I make the best chili ever.
2. I've seen Raushan Hammond (Thud Butt from Hook) naked.
3. My favorite comedian is Louis C.K.
4. I'm half Mexican but unfortunately I speak relatively little Spanish.
5. Optimus Prime was my first celebrity crush.
6. I speak French. A little. Anyway, I took it in school.
7. I LOVE puns.
8. I'm addicted to iced coffee.
9. I speak a little Hebrew.
10. My favorite movie is Overboard with Goldie Hawn.
2. I've seen Raushan Hammond (Thud Butt from Hook) naked.
3. My favorite comedian is Louis C.K.
4. I'm half Mexican but unfortunately I speak relatively little Spanish.
5. Optimus Prime was my first celebrity crush.
6. I speak French. A little. Anyway, I took it in school.
7. I LOVE puns.
8. I'm addicted to iced coffee.
9. I speak a little Hebrew.
10. My favorite movie is Overboard with Goldie Hawn.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Xiilent on December 31, 2011, 08:05:21 PM
Post by: Xiilent on December 31, 2011, 08:05:21 PM
1. I'm an introvert. I don't like to talk but I love listening to people (as long as they are intelligent).
2. I collect all kinds of swords, knives, daggers. I've got a sword taller than me (I'm 6 ft. 2 in.)
3. I love gaming. World of Warcraft especially. But i don't consider myself a geek or nerd, etc.
4. I love the military. Can't wait to join. Been to marine corps boot camp for a week as an "orientation".
5. Off and on with a girl for over 2 years. Was going fine till she cheated on me. But I believe thats finally over with. (i ended it).
6. Cars. Cars. Cars, i love them. Imports. I've got an '02 Celica which I love (and have done quite a bit of modding to it.) Sadly its FWD though and I'm hoping to get a RWD car soon so i can take it drifting.
7. The first day my license was valid thought i was fast and furious and drove my car onto a curb head on at 30 mph and broke my control arm. However, since then, i've loved working on and fixing my car.
8. My best friend is a hardcore christian, but we make jokes about each others beliefs all the time.
9. Believe I'm more independent than others. I think I handle my problems better than most people my age.
10. I play guitar. I love to play nevershoutnever songs. They are easy but fun.
(Cause I want to add more) 11. Howard Bloom is my idol.
2. I collect all kinds of swords, knives, daggers. I've got a sword taller than me (I'm 6 ft. 2 in.)
3. I love gaming. World of Warcraft especially. But i don't consider myself a geek or nerd, etc.
4. I love the military. Can't wait to join. Been to marine corps boot camp for a week as an "orientation".
5. Off and on with a girl for over 2 years. Was going fine till she cheated on me. But I believe thats finally over with. (i ended it).
6. Cars. Cars. Cars, i love them. Imports. I've got an '02 Celica which I love (and have done quite a bit of modding to it.) Sadly its FWD though and I'm hoping to get a RWD car soon so i can take it drifting.
7. The first day my license was valid thought i was fast and furious and drove my car onto a curb head on at 30 mph and broke my control arm. However, since then, i've loved working on and fixing my car.
8. My best friend is a hardcore christian, but we make jokes about each others beliefs all the time.
9. Believe I'm more independent than others. I think I handle my problems better than most people my age.
10. I play guitar. I love to play nevershoutnever songs. They are easy but fun.
(Cause I want to add more) 11. Howard Bloom is my idol.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cecilie on December 31, 2011, 09:04:43 PM
Post by: Cecilie on December 31, 2011, 09:04:43 PM
Quote from: Xiilent on December 31, 2011, 08:05:21 PM
9. Believe I'm more independent than others. I think I handle my problems better than most people my age.
And what may your age be, if you don't mind me asking.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on January 01, 2012, 12:08:52 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on January 01, 2012, 12:08:52 AM
Quote from: Xiilent on December 31, 2011, 08:05:21 PM
2. I collect all kinds of swords, knives, daggers. I've got a sword taller than me (I'm 6 ft. 2 in.)
How long a sword could you keep on your back (like Zena) and be able to draw it?
How come when people on film, when they draw their sword from a leather sheath it makes a metal on metal/stone sound? Do they have some self sharpening device in those sheaths?
Did Asmo once carry a sword on his back and that's why he now has no ears?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 01, 2012, 03:45:45 AM
Post by: Asmodean on January 01, 2012, 03:45:45 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on January 01, 2012, 12:08:52 AMDepends on the type of sheathe. With the right one, you could likely draw a Zweihander from your back.
How long a sword could you keep on your back (like Zena) and be able to draw it?
QuoteSteel or iron reinforcement helps keep the sheathe form-stable
How come when people on film, when they draw their sword from a leather sheath it makes a metal on metal/stone sound? Do they have some self sharpening device in those sheaths?
QuoteYes... And a few other sharps were responsible for The Asmo not having a neck or pretty much anything else either. :(
Did Asmo once carry a sword on his back and that's why he now has no ears?
BUT with some cow poo and some seeds from the mall gardening section, The Asmo did manage to get a full head of hair.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Melmoth on January 01, 2012, 07:47:22 PM
Post by: Melmoth on January 01, 2012, 07:47:22 PM
Quote from: Xiilent2. I collect all kinds of swords, knives, daggers. I've got a sword taller than me (I'm 6 ft. 2 in.)
You are officially Sephiroth. ;)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Stevil on January 01, 2012, 08:40:06 PM
Post by: Stevil on January 01, 2012, 08:40:06 PM
Excel academically
Excel athletically
Extremely shy
Married with children
Love traveling
Love spicy food (have never found any food too hot)
Love boxing and cricket
Love playing guitar
Love guitar heavy music (especially heavy metal)
Love spending time by myself
Excel athletically
Extremely shy
Married with children
Love traveling
Love spicy food (have never found any food too hot)
Love boxing and cricket
Love playing guitar
Love guitar heavy music (especially heavy metal)
Love spending time by myself
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 09, 2012, 03:28:15 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 09, 2012, 03:28:15 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 01, 2012, 03:45:45 AMQuote from: The Magic Pudding on January 01, 2012, 12:08:52 AMDepends on the type of sheathe. With the right one, you could likely draw a Zweihander from your back.
How long a sword could you keep on your back (like Zena) and be able to draw it?QuoteSteel or iron reinforcement helps keep the sheathe form-stable
How come when people on film, when they draw their sword from a leather sheath it makes a metal on metal/stone sound? Do they have some self sharpening device in those sheaths?QuoteYes... And a few other sharps were responsible for The Asmo not having a neck or pretty much anything else either. :(
Did Asmo once carry a sword on his back and that's why he now has no ears?
BUT with some cow poo and some seeds from the mall gardening section, The Asmo did manage to get a full head of hair.
Speaking of swords...
Asmo, do you still have my Shirasaya katana?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 09, 2012, 10:18:34 PM
Post by: Asmodean on January 09, 2012, 10:18:34 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 09, 2012, 03:28:15 PMNo, it's up north.
Speaking of swords...
Asmo, do you still have my Shirasaya katana?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sweetdeath on January 10, 2012, 12:26:23 AM
Post by: Sweetdeath on January 10, 2012, 12:26:23 AM
Quote from: Melmoth on January 01, 2012, 07:47:22 PMQuote from: Xiilent2. I collect all kinds of swords, knives, daggers. I've got a sword taller than me (I'm 6 ft. 2 in.)
You are officially Sephiroth. ;)
Hot. xD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PM
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PM
1. I wear a protective mask when I play sports.
2. I eat way too much chocolate.
3. Not a girly-girl, but scream like a little girl every time I see a weird bug.
4. I love to bake. Nothing better than licking the batter out of the bowl.
5. I temporarily live in Sweden, but am from Iowa.
6. I have a medical condition that makes me belch... a lot.
7. I hope to be a basketball coach or athletic administrator someday.
8. I can't wait to own my own dog.
9. The only alcohol I have ever tasted was when I accidentally ate a piece of cake soaked in rum... so I guess I can still say I have never had a 'sip' of alcohol...
10. I did RAGBRAI in 2011. (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa)
2. I eat way too much chocolate.
3. Not a girly-girl, but scream like a little girl every time I see a weird bug.
4. I love to bake. Nothing better than licking the batter out of the bowl.
5. I temporarily live in Sweden, but am from Iowa.
6. I have a medical condition that makes me belch... a lot.
7. I hope to be a basketball coach or athletic administrator someday.
8. I can't wait to own my own dog.
9. The only alcohol I have ever tasted was when I accidentally ate a piece of cake soaked in rum... so I guess I can still say I have never had a 'sip' of alcohol...
10. I did RAGBRAI in 2011. (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 11, 2012, 12:36:31 PM
Post by: Asmodean on January 11, 2012, 12:36:31 PM
Quote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PMDoesn't that defeat the purpose? The adrenalin in knowing that teeth may fly every which way?
1. I wear a protective mask when I play sports.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 11, 2012, 01:11:02 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 11, 2012, 01:11:02 PM
Quote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PM
1. I wear a protective mask when I play sports.
2. I eat way too much chocolate.
3. Not a girly-girl, but scream like a little girl every time I see a weird bug.
4. I love to bake. Nothing better than licking the batter out of the bowl.
5. I temporarily live in Sweden, but am from Iowa.
6. I have a medical condition that makes me belch... a lot.
7. I hope to be a basketball coach or athletic administrator someday.
8. I can't wait to own my own dog.
9. The only alcohol I have ever tasted was when I accidentally ate a piece of cake soaked in rum... so I guess I can still say I have never had a 'sip' of alcohol...
10. I did RAGBRAI in 2011. (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa)
That's funny, I'm originally from Sweden but I'm living in Indiana :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:10:38 PM
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:10:38 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 11, 2012, 12:36:31 PMQuote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PMDoesn't that defeat the purpose? The adrenalin in knowing that teeth may fly every which way?
1. I wear a protective mask when I play sports.
Haha! Actually, It's only from my nose up! I have broken my nose a few times and had surgery on it! So my teeth could still very well be knocked out at any time! :)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:12:42 PM
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:12:42 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 11, 2012, 01:11:02 PMQuote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PM
1. I wear a protective mask when I play sports.
2. I eat way too much chocolate.
3. Not a girly-girl, but scream like a little girl every time I see a weird bug.
4. I love to bake. Nothing better than licking the batter out of the bowl.
5. I temporarily live in Sweden, but am from Iowa.
6. I have a medical condition that makes me belch... a lot.
7. I hope to be a basketball coach or athletic administrator someday.
8. I can't wait to own my own dog.
9. The only alcohol I have ever tasted was when I accidentally ate a piece of cake soaked in rum... so I guess I can still say I have never had a 'sip' of alcohol...
10. I did RAGBRAI in 2011. (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa)
That's funny, I'm originally from Sweden but I'm living in Indiana :D
Great! Did you post a picture of your Christmas meal? I remember seeing someone post a pic and thinking it was a rather Swedish looking mea... I will only be here for a little while, my contract is only until the end of the season... but I might get it renewed... not sure...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 11, 2012, 09:23:39 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 11, 2012, 09:23:39 PM
Quote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:12:42 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on January 11, 2012, 01:11:02 PMQuote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PM
1. I wear a protective mask when I play sports.
2. I eat way too much chocolate.
3. Not a girly-girl, but scream like a little girl every time I see a weird bug.
4. I love to bake. Nothing better than licking the batter out of the bowl.
5. I temporarily live in Sweden, but am from Iowa.
6. I have a medical condition that makes me belch... a lot.
7. I hope to be a basketball coach or athletic administrator someday.
8. I can't wait to own my own dog.
9. The only alcohol I have ever tasted was when I accidentally ate a piece of cake soaked in rum... so I guess I can still say I have never had a 'sip' of alcohol...
10. I did RAGBRAI in 2011. (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa)
That's funny, I'm originally from Sweden but I'm living in Indiana :D
Great! Did you post a picture of your Christmas meal? I remember seeing someone post a pic and thinking it was a rather Swedish looking mea... I will only be here for a little while, my contract is only until the end of the season... but I might get it renewed... not sure...
I did not post my Christmas meal, mostly because it was just Chinese take out. Where in Sweden are you staying?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sweetdeath on January 11, 2012, 09:25:08 PM
Post by: Sweetdeath on January 11, 2012, 09:25:08 PM
Whaaaat? We have a sexy Swedish boy here? *____*
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on January 11, 2012, 09:38:23 PM
Post by: Tank on January 11, 2012, 09:38:23 PM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on January 11, 2012, 09:25:08 PMNo, a woman. ;D
Whaaaat? We have a sexy Swedish boy here? *____*
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:42:15 PM
Post by: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:42:15 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 11, 2012, 09:23:39 PMQuote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 09:12:42 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on January 11, 2012, 01:11:02 PMQuote from: Drake23 on January 11, 2012, 12:33:19 PM
1. I wear a protective mask when I play sports.
2. I eat way too much chocolate.
3. Not a girly-girl, but scream like a little girl every time I see a weird bug.
4. I love to bake. Nothing better than licking the batter out of the bowl.
5. I temporarily live in Sweden, but am from Iowa.
6. I have a medical condition that makes me belch... a lot.
7. I hope to be a basketball coach or athletic administrator someday.
8. I can't wait to own my own dog.
9. The only alcohol I have ever tasted was when I accidentally ate a piece of cake soaked in rum... so I guess I can still say I have never had a 'sip' of alcohol...
10. I did RAGBRAI in 2011. (Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa)
That's funny, I'm originally from Sweden but I'm living in Indiana :D
Great! Did you post a picture of your Christmas meal? I remember seeing someone post a pic and thinking it was a rather Swedish looking mea... I will only be here for a little while, my contract is only until the end of the season... but I might get it renewed... not sure...
I did not post my Christmas meal, mostly because it was just Chinese take out. Where in Sweden are you staying?
Whoops, must've been someone else. I am in Kinna, which is about 40 minutes from Gothenberg...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cerulean on January 11, 2012, 09:59:51 PM
Post by: Cerulean on January 11, 2012, 09:59:51 PM
1. I own my own business.
2. I cannot snap my fingers with my left hand.
3. I have been to 42 states.
4. I am afraid of horses.
5. Sunday is my favorite day of the week.
6. I do not get the whole zombie thing.
7. You will never, ever find anyone less interested in sports than I am.
8. I am a neat freak.
9. I am an avid bird watcher. I know it's lame, but they are just so darn cute.
10. I love the word 'cute'. I think it's cute.
2. I cannot snap my fingers with my left hand.
3. I have been to 42 states.
4. I am afraid of horses.
5. Sunday is my favorite day of the week.
6. I do not get the whole zombie thing.
7. You will never, ever find anyone less interested in sports than I am.
8. I am a neat freak.
9. I am an avid bird watcher. I know it's lame, but they are just so darn cute.
10. I love the word 'cute'. I think it's cute.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 11, 2012, 10:45:54 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 11, 2012, 10:45:54 PM
Quote from: Cerulean on January 11, 2012, 09:59:51 PM
1. I own my own business.
2. I cannot snap my fingers with my left hand.
3. I have been to 42 states.
4. I am afraid of horses.
5. Sunday is my favorite day of the week.
6. I do not get the whole zombie thing.
7. You will never, ever find anyone less interested in sports than I am.
8. I am a neat freak.
9. I am an avid bird watcher. I know it's lame, but they are just so darn cute.
10. I love the word 'cute'. I think it's cute.
It's okay, I'm afraid of cows. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Cerulean on January 12, 2012, 12:23:24 AM
Post by: Cerulean on January 12, 2012, 12:23:24 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 11, 2012, 10:45:54 PM
It's okay, I'm afraid of cows. :D
Yeah! 'Cause they're terrifying!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 12, 2012, 12:27:37 AM
Post by: Asmodean on January 12, 2012, 12:27:37 AM
Quote from: Cerulean on January 12, 2012, 12:23:24 AMWith a dash of pepper here and some salt there, wine or some such and an application of heat, they can be quite tasty though.Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 11, 2012, 10:45:54 PM
It's okay, I'm afraid of cows. :D
Yeah! 'Cause they're terrifying!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 12, 2012, 12:28:29 AM
Post by: Buddy on January 12, 2012, 12:28:29 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 12, 2012, 12:27:37 AMQuote from: Cerulean on January 12, 2012, 12:23:24 AMWith a dash of pepper here and some salt there, wine or some such and an application of heat, they can be quite tasty though.Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 11, 2012, 10:45:54 PM
It's okay, I'm afraid of cows. :D
Yeah! 'Cause they're terrifying!
Beef is okay, but I would rather eat turkey!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sweetdeath on January 12, 2012, 01:51:45 AM
Post by: Sweetdeath on January 12, 2012, 01:51:45 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on January 11, 2012, 09:25:08 PMEven better. XP
Whaaaat? We have a sexy Swedish boy here? *____*
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on January 19, 2012, 03:56:24 AM
Post by: Amicale on January 19, 2012, 03:56:24 AM
removing personal info.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: SunshineSTATEofMind on January 20, 2012, 02:41:30 AM
Post by: SunshineSTATEofMind on January 20, 2012, 02:41:30 AM
1. I'm a Rush head. (Rush is a band. :))
2. I have OCD and anxiety but I have successfully managed most of it out of my life.
3. I love lacrosse and running.
4. I'm an artist and I love drawing.
5. Let's go New Jersey Devils!!! Let's go Giants!!! Let's go Mets!!!
6. I'm in an age gap relationship. (17 years difference!)
7. I'm in college (in year 5...) for teaching physical education and health.
8. I shut down in cold weather and plan on moving south.
9. One of my missions in life is to make more people laugh and make more people happier.
10. Umm... I'm an atheist! :)
2. I have OCD and anxiety but I have successfully managed most of it out of my life.
3. I love lacrosse and running.
4. I'm an artist and I love drawing.
5. Let's go New Jersey Devils!!! Let's go Giants!!! Let's go Mets!!!
6. I'm in an age gap relationship. (17 years difference!)
7. I'm in college (in year 5...) for teaching physical education and health.
8. I shut down in cold weather and plan on moving south.
9. One of my missions in life is to make more people laugh and make more people happier.
10. Umm... I'm an atheist! :)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on January 20, 2012, 03:10:49 AM
Post by: Amicale on January 20, 2012, 03:10:49 AM
Quote from: SunshineSTATEofMind on January 20, 2012, 02:41:30 AM
1. I'm a Rush head. (Rush is a band. :))
Thumbs up!
Best Rush song ever, I think, and performed live!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuL_euRslTc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuL_euRslTc)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Brieze on January 20, 2012, 03:32:28 AM
Post by: Brieze on January 20, 2012, 03:32:28 AM
1. I put massive amounts of pepper on just about everything I eat.
2. I'm intolerant to salt.
3. I like doing charity stuff.
4. I mentally choreograph ballets to most music I hear. I don't try to, it just happens.
5. I love to cook.
6. Tea is my coffee. I usually have a cup every morning.
7. A violin is godly to me, and Thom Yorke's voice. By far my favorite sounds.
8. I'm very pale and love it =] I'm adamant about sunscreen.
9. Listing 10 things about me isn't as easy as I thought it would be..
10. I like to ride buses.
2. I'm intolerant to salt.
3. I like doing charity stuff.
4. I mentally choreograph ballets to most music I hear. I don't try to, it just happens.
5. I love to cook.
6. Tea is my coffee. I usually have a cup every morning.
7. A violin is godly to me, and Thom Yorke's voice. By far my favorite sounds.
8. I'm very pale and love it =] I'm adamant about sunscreen.
9. Listing 10 things about me isn't as easy as I thought it would be..
10. I like to ride buses.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: SunshineSTATEofMind on January 20, 2012, 12:28:57 PM
Post by: SunshineSTATEofMind on January 20, 2012, 12:28:57 PM
Quote from: Amicale on January 20, 2012, 03:10:49 AMQuote from: SunshineSTATEofMind on January 20, 2012, 02:41:30 AM
1. I'm a Rush head. (Rush is a band. :))
Thumbs up!
Best Rush song ever, I think, and performed live!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuL_euRslTc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuL_euRslTc)
Great classic, but I have too many favorites to list!
I love the song 'Faithless' for obvious reasons. Neil Peart is one of the greatest people alive.
Anyone relate to these lyrics? :)
(disclaimer: Rush's song written by Neil! I.E. not mine.)
I've got my own moral compass to steer by.
A guiding star beats a spirit in the sky
and all the preaching voices--
empty vessels ring so loud
as they move among the crowd.
Fools and thieves are well disquised
in the temple and marketplace.
Like a stone in the river
against the floods of spring
I will quietly resist.
Like the willows in the wind
or the cliffs along the ocean
I will quietly resist.
I don't have faith in faith.
I don't beleive in belief.
You can call me faithless
but I still cling to hope.
And I believe in love
and that's faith enough for me.
I've got my own spirit level for balance
to tell if my choice is leading up or down.
And all the shouting voices
try to throw me off course.
Some by sermons, some by force.
Fools and thieves are dangerous
in the temple and marketplace.
Like a forest bows to winter
beneath the deep white silence
I will quietly resist.
Like a flower in the desert
that only blooms at night
I will quietly resist.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism on January 21, 2012, 06:40:37 PM
Post by: Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism on January 21, 2012, 06:40:37 PM
1. I am a video game fanatic
2. I am deathly afraid of heights and anything taller than me
3. My favorite food is stuffed cabbage mainly bc I haven't had it for a decade
4. My Grandfather was supposedly 3rd in mr. Illinois
5. I memorized 30 places behind the decimal point in pie in under 5 minutes in HS
6. I love anything from Chicago
7. I have clown feet (size 15)
8. My dream is to fight Glenn Beck one on one
9. I am good at getting my friends/family away from the light (Christianity)
10. It is hard for me to think up 10 things about myself and still be somewhat humble!
2. I am deathly afraid of heights and anything taller than me
3. My favorite food is stuffed cabbage mainly bc I haven't had it for a decade
4. My Grandfather was supposedly 3rd in mr. Illinois
5. I memorized 30 places behind the decimal point in pie in under 5 minutes in HS
6. I love anything from Chicago
7. I have clown feet (size 15)
8. My dream is to fight Glenn Beck one on one
9. I am good at getting my friends/family away from the light (Christianity)
10. It is hard for me to think up 10 things about myself and still be somewhat humble!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Anne D. on January 22, 2012, 12:33:48 AM
Post by: Anne D. on January 22, 2012, 12:33:48 AM
Quote from: Robert on January 21, 2012, 06:40:37 PM
8. My dream is to fight Glenn Beck one on one
9. I am good at getting my friends/family away from the light (Christianity)
10. It is hard for me to think up 10 things about myself and still be somewhat humble!
This totally cracks me up.
1. I am extremely lazy in many ways and so will be recycling several items that I used for a similar list on another site.
2. I sometimes have elaborate fantasies about how tough and resilient I will be while trying to survive after the apocalypse. In my fantasies I am quite muscular.
3. My favorite novelist is Martin Amis; I especially love Money and The Information.
4. I run at least three miles/thirty minutes at least three times a week.
5. I find people who tell others about their exercise regimens to be sanctimonious and irritating :).
6. Any health benefits accrued from item 4 are totally counteracted by my love of beer.
7. My biggest fear is to be thought incompetent.
8. I'm often somewhat socially awkward, and on those few occasions when I actually do hit it out the ballpark socially speaking, all I can think is, "Damn, now I've set up unrealistically high expectations for my next interaction with this person."
9. My guilty pleasure while on long drives is to listen to religious talk radio.
10. I'm super competitive, even with things I obviously suck at (such as sprint races).
11. I was a gorgeous baby, easily upper first percentile.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism on January 23, 2012, 02:56:39 PM
Post by: Anti-antidisestablishmentarianism on January 23, 2012, 02:56:39 PM
Quote from: Anne D. on January 22, 2012, 12:33:48 AMRunning is great and so is beer! When I was 19 my friend and I would drink beer, put some in a backpack, go jogging, drink more beer, then jog back home. Sadly I'm afraid my body could not take such abuse at 27. *Sigh* I'm getting old. Listening to religious radio, preachers, and anyone from fox news is on my list too. The thing is I usually am either yelling "you're a liar!", or "you're an idiot!" while watching.Quote from: Robert on January 21, 2012, 06:40:37 PM
8. My dream is to fight Glenn Beck one on one
9. I am good at getting my friends/family away from the light (Christianity)
10. It is hard for me to think up 10 things about myself and still be somewhat humble!
This totally cracks me up.
1. I am extremely lazy in many ways and so will be recycling several items that I used for a similar list on another site.
2. I sometimes have elaborate fantasies about how tough and resilient I will be while trying to survive after the apocalypse. In my fantasies I am quite muscular.
3. My favorite novelist is Martin Amis; I especially love Money and The Information.
4. I run at least three miles/thirty minutes at least three times a week.
5. I find people who tell others about their exercise regimens to be sanctimonious and irritating :).
6. Any health benefits accrued from item 4 are totally counteracted by my love of beer.
7. My biggest fear is to be thought incompetent.
8. I'm often somewhat socially awkward, and on those few occasions when I actually do hit it out the ballpark socially speaking, all I can think is, "Damn, now I've set up unrealistically high expectations for my next interaction with this person."
9. My guilty pleasure while on long drives is to listen to religious talk radio.
10. I'm super competitive, even with things I obviously suck at (such as sprint races).
11. I was a gorgeous baby, easily upper first percentile.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 23, 2012, 03:46:36 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 23, 2012, 03:46:36 PM
I think I'm going to do another one. This is fun. ;D
1. My Grandmother is American. She came to Sweden in 1948 and met my Grandfather. (Guess who learned that this weekend?)
2. Ponies. That is all.
3. I like cold, but hate snow
4. I'm addicted to root beer barrels and Pepsi.
5. I am happiest when I'm alone.
6. I am extremely proud of myself when I do something right, due to 7
7. I'm extremely accident prone. Things always seem to break when I touch them.
8. I'm pretty passive in real life. It's hard to say no.
9. Why did I make myself sound emo?
10. I really am happy, telling jokes is fun for me. :D
1. My Grandmother is American. She came to Sweden in 1948 and met my Grandfather. (Guess who learned that this weekend?)
2. Ponies. That is all.
3. I like cold, but hate snow
4. I'm addicted to root beer barrels and Pepsi.
5. I am happiest when I'm alone.
6. I am extremely proud of myself when I do something right, due to 7
7. I'm extremely accident prone. Things always seem to break when I touch them.
8. I'm pretty passive in real life. It's hard to say no.
9. Why did I make myself sound emo?
10. I really am happy, telling jokes is fun for me. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on January 23, 2012, 04:22:08 PM
Post by: Tank on January 23, 2012, 04:22:08 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 23, 2012, 03:46:36 PMLet's hope the same is true of your audience :D
I think I'm going to do another one. This is fun. ;D
10. I really am happy, telling jokes is fun for me. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 23, 2012, 04:35:25 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 23, 2012, 04:35:25 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 23, 2012, 04:22:08 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on January 23, 2012, 03:46:36 PMLet's hope the same is true of your audience :D
I think I'm going to do another one. This is fun. ;D
10. I really am happy, telling jokes is fun for me. :D
I'm usually good at getting laughs out of people, whether it be on purpose or I just do something stupid on accident.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on January 23, 2012, 04:38:43 PM
Post by: Tank on January 23, 2012, 04:38:43 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 23, 2012, 04:35:25 PMSorry, I'm such a tease ;DQuote from: Tank on January 23, 2012, 04:22:08 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on January 23, 2012, 03:46:36 PMLet's hope the same is true of your audience :D
I think I'm going to do another one. This is fun. ;D
10. I really am happy, telling jokes is fun for me. :D
I'm usually good at getting laughs out of people, whether it be on purpose or I just do something stupid on accident.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 23, 2012, 04:53:22 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 23, 2012, 04:53:22 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 23, 2012, 04:38:43 PM
Sorry, I'm such a tease ;D
I got the joke. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: orangemoon on January 24, 2012, 11:22:17 AM
Post by: orangemoon on January 24, 2012, 11:22:17 AM
1. I don't like cats, but think they're cute.
2. I like the smell of rubber tires, paint and new electronics
3. I am a freelance graphic designer
4. I like tomato soup, but not tomatoes
5. I am really shy but for some reason can open up when on stage or in front of a camera - I did a lot of theater when I was younger
6. I am passionate about politics
7. I can tell what a person is like by looking at their feet
8. I have a really dry sense of humor, that many people don't grasp onto, and I'm used to it
9. I don't like starting too many sentences with "I" and this list is starting to bug me
10. I am extremely adaptable to any given situation.
2. I like the smell of rubber tires, paint and new electronics
3. I am a freelance graphic designer
4. I like tomato soup, but not tomatoes
5. I am really shy but for some reason can open up when on stage or in front of a camera - I did a lot of theater when I was younger
6. I am passionate about politics
7. I can tell what a person is like by looking at their feet
8. I have a really dry sense of humor, that many people don't grasp onto, and I'm used to it
9. I don't like starting too many sentences with "I" and this list is starting to bug me
10. I am extremely adaptable to any given situation.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Harmonie on January 25, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
Post by: Harmonie on January 25, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
1. I play the bassoon (You're awesome if you actually know what that is. :P).
2. I really like woodwind/brass instruments, they're my favorite.
3. I like cold/weather and snow/ice. I despise hot weather and tornadoes. (But I live in Oklahoma. :-\)
4. I am a very picky eater, but not by choice.
5. I am very passionately for LGBT rights.
6. I enjoy to watch a lot of anime/manga and cartoons.
7. I am very interested in history, especially European and Music history. (I love classical music).
8. I hate bugs, especially moths.
9. I used to play the trumpet.
10. I find it way too hard to identify my personality or take any of those personality tests because I am too all over the place.
Yeah... A few music ones. The trumpet one actually came up because I was listening to music with a trumpet solo and I was like "Oh, I used to play it, I'll put that!".
2. I really like woodwind/brass instruments, they're my favorite.
3. I like cold/weather and snow/ice. I despise hot weather and tornadoes. (But I live in Oklahoma. :-\)
4. I am a very picky eater, but not by choice.
5. I am very passionately for LGBT rights.
6. I enjoy to watch a lot of anime/manga and cartoons.
7. I am very interested in history, especially European and Music history. (I love classical music).
8. I hate bugs, especially moths.
9. I used to play the trumpet.
10. I find it way too hard to identify my personality or take any of those personality tests because I am too all over the place.
Yeah... A few music ones. The trumpet one actually came up because I was listening to music with a trumpet solo and I was like "Oh, I used to play it, I'll put that!".
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on January 25, 2012, 10:18:14 PM
Post by: Tank on January 25, 2012, 10:18:14 PM
You won't like the photography thread if you don't like bugs! :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Harmonie on January 25, 2012, 10:29:22 PM
Post by: Harmonie on January 25, 2012, 10:29:22 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 25, 2012, 10:18:14 PM
You won't like the photography thread if you don't like bugs! :D
Okay then. I'll have to take a note to avoid that topic completely!
However, it's more them touching me that bothers me. I'm okay watching from a distance, usually. It's just that when they touch me I freak out. The reasons I really dislike moths more than the others is because they swarm porch lights during warmer nights and they are so spazzy and end up touching me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Anne D. on January 26, 2012, 02:09:51 AM
Post by: Anne D. on January 26, 2012, 02:09:51 AM
Quote from: orangemoon on January 24, 2012, 11:22:17 AM
1. I don't like cats, but think they're cute.
2. I like the smell of rubber tires, paint and new electronics
3. I am a freelance graphic designer
4. I like tomato soup, but not tomatoes
5. I am really shy but for some reason can open up when on stage or in front of a camera - I did a lot of theater when I was younger
6. I am passionate about politics
7. I can tell what a person is like by looking at their feet
8. I have a really dry sense of humor, that many people don't grasp onto, and I'm used to it
9. I don't like starting too many sentences with "I" and this list is starting to bug me
10. I am extremely adaptable to any given situation.
I'm fascinated by number 6. Do you mean a person's shoes, or just a person's bare feet?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 04:38:13 AM
Post by: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 04:38:13 AM
1. I'm new here, hi folks.
2. I am an artist, and I spend a lot of time drawing portraits.
3. Seeing someone bite into a tomato like an apple is almost guaranteed to make me throw up.
4. I have OCD.
5. My favorite word is superluminal. But, just for today. I'm sure it will change by tomorrow.
6. I was born and raised in the United States, in a bilingual household.
7. I am a parent, but I do not have any biological children.
8. I have a very animated face. I have way more facial expressions than there are moods.
9. I am not very good at expressing tone through text. I tend to be a very literal and rational person, and I have noticed that it often comes across as cold or angry when people expect your reaction to be one of those things. However, I am a humanist at heart, and I am compassionate and loving almost to a fault.
10. I have really big green-blue-grey (who knows) eyes, and offline, they are always the first thing someone notices about me.
2. I am an artist, and I spend a lot of time drawing portraits.
3. Seeing someone bite into a tomato like an apple is almost guaranteed to make me throw up.
4. I have OCD.
5. My favorite word is superluminal. But, just for today. I'm sure it will change by tomorrow.
6. I was born and raised in the United States, in a bilingual household.
7. I am a parent, but I do not have any biological children.
8. I have a very animated face. I have way more facial expressions than there are moods.
9. I am not very good at expressing tone through text. I tend to be a very literal and rational person, and I have noticed that it often comes across as cold or angry when people expect your reaction to be one of those things. However, I am a humanist at heart, and I am compassionate and loving almost to a fault.
10. I have really big green-blue-grey (who knows) eyes, and offline, they are always the first thing someone notices about me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on January 26, 2012, 05:03:08 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on January 26, 2012, 05:03:08 AM
Quote from: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 04:38:13 AM
9. I am not very good at expressing tone through text. I tend to be a very literal and rational person, and I have noticed that it often comes across as cold or angry when people expect your reaction to be one of those things.
That's what smilies are for. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FFSMlaugh.gif&hash=883c2cb00626f643a7775c6ad6264aae7d1f4643)
Some people may think they shouldn't need them, that their words are enough.
Perhaps they should be but they often aren't.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 05:10:39 AM
Post by: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 05:10:39 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on January 26, 2012, 05:03:08 AMQuote from: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 04:38:13 AM
9. I am not very good at expressing tone through text. I tend to be a very literal and rational person, and I have noticed that it often comes across as cold or angry when people expect your reaction to be one of those things.
That's what smilies are for. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FFSMlaugh.gif&hash=883c2cb00626f643a7775c6ad6264aae7d1f4643)
Some people may think they shouldn't need them, that their words are enough.
Perhaps they should be but they often aren't.
Agreed. I use emoticons, but perhaps I need to use more. ;D :D ;)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: xXxWashburnxXx on January 26, 2012, 07:26:24 AM
Post by: xXxWashburnxXx on January 26, 2012, 07:26:24 AM
1. I believe that anyone should be able to marry any other consenting adult
2. I like candles
3. Used to play football
4. Enjoy metal, 80's rock and other forms of music like it.
5. My right eyebrow is pierced
6. Watch "My Name Is Earl"
7. Live in Louisville, KY
8. Watch some anime
9. Am a high school drop out
10. Try to keep a blissful state about myself, as I am rather strong and used to be easily angered
2. I like candles
3. Used to play football
4. Enjoy metal, 80's rock and other forms of music like it.
5. My right eyebrow is pierced
6. Watch "My Name Is Earl"
7. Live in Louisville, KY
8. Watch some anime
9. Am a high school drop out
10. Try to keep a blissful state about myself, as I am rather strong and used to be easily angered
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 07:41:07 AM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 07:41:07 AM
Quote from: Radiant on January 25, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
1. I play the bassoon (You're awesome if you actually know what that is. :P).
Woodwind instrument in the bass-tenor range. Common in orchestral and chamber music styles.
Doesn't everyone know that?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 11:20:06 AM
Post by: AnefIsEnuf on January 26, 2012, 11:20:06 AM
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 07:41:07 AMQuote from: Radiant on January 25, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
1. I play the bassoon (You're awesome if you actually know what that is. :P).
Woodwind instrument in the bass-tenor range. Common in orchestral and chamber music styles.
Doesn't everyone know that?
If not, they do now.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Harmonie on January 26, 2012, 04:06:21 PM
Post by: Harmonie on January 26, 2012, 04:06:21 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 07:41:07 AMQuote from: Radiant on January 25, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
1. I play the bassoon (You're awesome if you actually know what that is. :P).
Woodwind instrument in the bass-tenor range. Common in orchestral and chamber music styles.
Doesn't everyone know that?
Sure. After they look it up on Wikipedia, that is.
I was in band for a few years before I even realized myself (to be fair to myself, I was a trumpet player and at my middle school we only played in a brass ensemble for the first two years). Most people think it's an oboe or something. Otherwise it's just another low woodwind to them.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: xXxWashburnxXx on January 26, 2012, 04:39:06 PM
Post by: xXxWashburnxXx on January 26, 2012, 04:39:06 PM
I've played baritone, tuba, alto saxophone (poorly) and both acoustic and electric guitar. Not to say I was an expert at any of them.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 26, 2012, 04:40:29 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 26, 2012, 04:40:29 PM
I suck at anything music related. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on January 26, 2012, 04:43:28 PM
Post by: Tank on January 26, 2012, 04:43:28 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 26, 2012, 04:40:29 PMNot as much as I do! There were two grades of exames when I was 15. GCSE and CSE. The poor performers in a particular subject did the CSE. I did a CSE in music and got an 'F'! I actually have a certificate that shows I have no musical competence whatsoever! ;D
I suck at anything music related. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Siz on January 26, 2012, 05:05:58 PM
Post by: Siz on January 26, 2012, 05:05:58 PM
Quote from: Tank on January 26, 2012, 04:43:28 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on January 26, 2012, 04:40:29 PMNot as much as I do! There were two grades of exames when I was 15. GCSE and CSE. The poor performers in a particular subject did the CSE. I did a CSE in music and got an 'F'! I actually have a certificate that shows I have no musical competence whatsoever! ;D
I suck at anything music related. :D
That would have been 'O' Levels or CSE wouldn't it? I was the first year to do GCSEs.
...Anyway, it's the examiners problem if they can't appreciate your interpretation ;D Send us a tape...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 08:25:48 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 08:25:48 PM
Quote from: Radiant on January 26, 2012, 04:06:21 PMQuote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 07:41:07 AMQuote from: Radiant on January 25, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
1. I play the bassoon (You're awesome if you actually know what that is. :P).
Woodwind instrument in the bass-tenor range. Common in orchestral and chamber music styles.
Doesn't everyone know that?
Sure. After they look it up on Wikipedia, that is.
I have been a percussionist for 15 years now. I have played in marching bands, brass bands and orchestra, in adition to a few garage bands. I did not need wikipedia to know what a bassoon is and I resent the accusation. :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Harmonie on January 26, 2012, 09:04:52 PM
Post by: Harmonie on January 26, 2012, 09:04:52 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 08:25:48 PMQuote from: Radiant on January 26, 2012, 04:06:21 PMQuote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 07:41:07 AMQuote from: Radiant on January 25, 2012, 10:15:50 PM
1. I play the bassoon (You're awesome if you actually know what that is. :P).
Woodwind instrument in the bass-tenor range. Common in orchestral and chamber music styles.
Doesn't everyone know that?
Sure. After they look it up on Wikipedia, that is.
I have been a percussionist for 15 years now. I have played in marching bands, brass bands and orchestra, in adition to a few garage bands. I did not need wikipedia to know what a bassoon is and I resent the accusation. :P
Sorry, just the way you worded it sounded a lot like the Wikipedia article.
I know the instruments are common knowledge to those of us who are interested in them, have played in ensembles, etc. However, to the general public they are not. Most people don't actually know what a bassoon is. People take a look at my case and ask what the instrument I play is and I tell them and they're like "Huh? What is that?". They probably recognize the sound, but they don't know what is actually producing it.
I have to assume the internet is no different.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:07:02 PM
Post by: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:07:02 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 08:25:48 PMYou are actually a drummer, not a general percussionist, are you not?
I have been a percussionist for 15 years now. I have played in marching bands, brass bands and orchestra, in adition to a few garage bands. I did not need wikipedia to know what a bassoon is and I resent the accusation. :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on January 26, 2012, 09:09:35 PM
Post by: Ali on January 26, 2012, 09:09:35 PM
I played the cymbals for like a week one time in high school.
Hence my excellent grasp of cymbalism. ;D
Hence my excellent grasp of cymbalism. ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:13:51 PM
Post by: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:13:51 PM
The Asmo is a sound engineer (Samplers, etc), semi-competent turntablist, a rather incompetent bassist and a competent general keyboardist.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 09:19:57 PM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 09:19:57 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:07:02 PMQuote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 08:25:48 PMYou are actually a drummer, not a general percussionist, are you not?
I have been a percussionist for 15 years now. I have played in marching bands, brass bands and orchestra, in adition to a few garage bands. I did not need wikipedia to know what a bassoon is and I resent the accusation. :P
Hey, if it can be hit I'm gonna hit it...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:34:46 PM
Post by: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:34:46 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 09:19:57 PMXylophones, dulcimers... Pianos, for that matter..?Quote from: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:07:02 PMQuote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 08:25:48 PMYou are actually a drummer, not a general percussionist, are you not?
I have been a percussionist for 15 years now. I have played in marching bands, brass bands and orchestra, in adition to a few garage bands. I did not need wikipedia to know what a bassoon is and I resent the accusation. :P
Hey, if it can be hit I'm gonna hit it...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on January 26, 2012, 11:34:21 PM
Post by: Ali on January 26, 2012, 11:34:21 PM
Quote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 09:19:57 PMQuote from: Asmodean on January 26, 2012, 09:07:02 PMQuote from: Guardian85 on January 26, 2012, 08:25:48 PMYou are actually a drummer, not a general percussionist, are you not?
I have been a percussionist for 15 years now. I have played in marching bands, brass bands and orchestra, in adition to a few garage bands. I did not need wikipedia to know what a bassoon is and I resent the accusation. :P
Hey, if it can be hit I'm gonna hit it...
That's what she said. Hehehehehe
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Guardian85 on January 27, 2012, 08:14:18 AM
Post by: Guardian85 on January 27, 2012, 08:14:18 AM
Quote from: Ali on January 26, 2012, 09:09:35 PM
I played the cymbals for like a week one time in high school.
Hence my excellent grasp of cymbalism. ;D
To quote the great percussionist Animal:
QuoteBAD PUN!;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on January 30, 2012, 12:27:22 AM
Post by: Amicale on January 30, 2012, 12:27:22 AM
Quote from: Ali on January 26, 2012, 09:09:35 PM
I played the cymbals for like a week one time in high school.
Hence my excellent grasp of cymbalism. ;D
*snort, groan* OK Ali, you and I also seem to have a fondness for cheesy puns. I don't know where you got yours from, but my sense of humour is my dad's -- we both love wordplay, puns, and any other humour of that sort.
I guess I'll do a few more of these, just for fun....
1. One of my favourite fictional books of all time is Colleen McCullough's "The Thorn Birds". It's a beautiful saga following a family across 54 (1915-1969) years and 3 generations, set in Australia and New Zealand. Oddly, my middle name was given to me because my mother loved one of the main characters in the book. I guess you could say the story (692 pages long) grew on me, and I've re-read the book at least a dozen times over my life.
2. One of my favourite non-fictional books of all time is "The Canadian Home Cookbook", originally published in 1877 -- it lists housekeeping, table talk, dinner etiquette, social observances, the little housekeepers' roles (children), utensils, a TON of recipes for food, and another ton of recipes for everything from medicine to household cleaners. It's a fascinating book and I find myself dipping into it again and again, just to see what life was like here, back then.
3. If you can't tell already, I'm a total nerd. ;D
4. My 3 and a half year old daughter calls asparagus "aspa-gwass", bananas "bandanas" (adding a D in there, LOL), and bagels "buggles". :D
5. I found a barbie dress attached to my cat's leg. I have a sneaking suspicion I know who put it there...
I think that's good for now.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 08:56:40 AM
Post by: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 08:56:40 AM
1: I'm 17 but have been mistaken for being as old as 25
2: Math is second hand nature to me
3: I'm 6'2
4: I love Construction work and Technology.
5: After highschool I plan on going into the military
6: At school I really don't have a crowd of good friends. really I'm usually the guy hanging by the side.
7: Ususally, I found something about everyone I know that annoys me... This is probably why I don't have many friends
8: I get a little claustrophobic when I am around alot of people
9: I have an extremely hard time touching people... When I bump into someone I automatically yank away. Even when I have a girlfriend and she grabs my hand or something, I pull away by instinct.
10: I hate highschool
2: Math is second hand nature to me
3: I'm 6'2
4: I love Construction work and Technology.
5: After highschool I plan on going into the military
6: At school I really don't have a crowd of good friends. really I'm usually the guy hanging by the side.
7: Ususally, I found something about everyone I know that annoys me... This is probably why I don't have many friends
8: I get a little claustrophobic when I am around alot of people
9: I have an extremely hard time touching people... When I bump into someone I automatically yank away. Even when I have a girlfriend and she grabs my hand or something, I pull away by instinct.
10: I hate highschool
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on January 30, 2012, 08:58:32 AM
Post by: Tank on January 30, 2012, 08:58:32 AM
Looks like you'd make a good engineer in the military?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 30, 2012, 09:09:48 AM
Post by: Asmodean on January 30, 2012, 09:09:48 AM
Minime! Here is the proof by comparison:
Quote from: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 08:56:40 AM26, going on 40
1: I'm 17 but have been mistaken for being as old as 25
Quote2: Math is second hand nature to meSounds about right.
Quote3: I'm 6'2Check. Or, pretty damned close.
Quote4: I love Construction work and Technology.Check
Quote5: After highschool I plan on going into the militaryUncheck, but I did want to be a merc at one point
Quote6: At school I really don't have a crowd of good friends. really I'm usually the guy hanging by the side.Yup. That sounds like Asmo
Quote7: Ususally, I found something about everyone I know that annoys me... This is probably why I don't have many friendsOoh, yes.
Quote8: I get a little claustrophobic when I am around alot of peopleThe Asmo gets paranoid. close enough.
Quote9: I have an extremely hard time touching people... When I bump into someone I automatically yank away. Even when I have a girlfriend and she grabs my hand or something, I pull away by instinct.The Asmo doesn't like any unnecessary physical contact except with those in his innermost circles.
Quote10: I hate highschoolAsmos are curious. They like learning. However, The Asmo disliked the school, mostly because of other asshole kids and a few overly arrogant teachers.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on January 30, 2012, 09:32:59 AM
Post by: Tank on January 30, 2012, 09:32:59 AM
Asmo has a soulmate Awwwwww!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 30, 2012, 09:41:42 AM
Post by: Asmodean on January 30, 2012, 09:41:42 AM
Needs a matching avatar though. ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on January 30, 2012, 08:40:45 PM
Post by: Ali on January 30, 2012, 08:40:45 PM
Quote from: Amicale on January 30, 2012, 12:27:22 AMQuote from: Ali on January 26, 2012, 09:09:35 PM
I played the cymbals for like a week one time in high school.
Hence my excellent grasp of cymbalism. ;D
*snort, groan* OK Ali, you and I also seem to have a fondness for cheesy puns. I don't know where you got yours from, but my sense of humour is my dad's -- we both love wordplay, puns, and any other humour of that sort.
I have no idea where mine comes from, but puns and wordplay are definitely my favorite sort of humor. Good to meet a fellow devotee! ;D ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 10:25:23 PM
Post by: Mocha Chief on January 30, 2012, 10:25:23 PM
Lmao Asmo if you tell me where to get the avatar I'll put it as mine also
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on January 30, 2012, 11:19:19 PM
Post by: Ali on January 30, 2012, 11:19:19 PM
I'm sure someone can make one for you. I would, but I'm actually really terrible at it. Maybe Pudding will. I'm picturing a slightly more enthusiastic looking Asmo, perhaps with a baseball cap to signify his relative youth.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 12:02:12 AM
Post by: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 12:02:12 AM
Quote from: Ali on January 30, 2012, 11:19:19 PMYes. Put a cap on the smugly scheming Asmo and... Perfect! :D
I'm picturing a slightly more enthusiastic looking Asmo, perhaps with a baseball cap to signify his relative youth.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 31, 2012, 03:29:50 AM
Post by: Buddy on January 31, 2012, 03:29:50 AM
Quote from: Ali on January 30, 2012, 11:19:19 PM
I'm sure someone can make one for you. I would, but I'm actually really terrible at it. Maybe Pudding will. I'm picturing a slightly more enthusiastic looking Asmo, perhaps with a baseball cap to signify his relative youth.
I'll do it as soon as I have access to photoshop
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Davin on January 31, 2012, 02:52:47 PM
Post by: Davin on January 31, 2012, 02:52:47 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 12:02:12 AMSmuggly scheming with a cap.Quote from: Ali on January 30, 2012, 11:19:19 PMYes. Put a cap on the smugly scheming Asmo and... Perfect! :D
I'm picturing a slightly more enthusiastic looking Asmo, perhaps with a baseball cap to signify his relative youth.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imm.io%2FfBjz.png&hash=4997e70055837cd3aab35bdb115e7884545a18d3)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 03:11:55 PM
Post by: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 03:11:55 PM
Quote from: Davin on January 31, 2012, 02:52:47 PMNo, that's regular with cap. The smugly scheming one had an upside-down frown. Pudding made it. :DQuote from: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 12:02:12 AMSmuggly scheming with a cap.Quote from: Ali on January 30, 2012, 11:19:19 PMYes. Put a cap on the smugly scheming Asmo and... Perfect! :D
I'm picturing a slightly more enthusiastic looking Asmo, perhaps with a baseball cap to signify his relative youth.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imm.io%2FfBjz.png&hash=4997e70055837cd3aab35bdb115e7884545a18d3)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Gasturbine on January 31, 2012, 03:32:01 PM
Post by: Gasturbine on January 31, 2012, 03:32:01 PM
In no order...
1. Ive had over 300 stitches.
2. I once attempted to parachute from a second story window with clothes line and a sheet.
3. I had two broken legs at the same time.
4. I still love chocolate milk.
5. Sometime I spend so much time on the water, land actually does feel strange.
6. I did a mother and daughter (not at the same time) when I was a life guard.
7. I hate inconsiderate drivers.
8. I like Canadians...they are fun to party with.
9. My favorite food is steak.
10. I want to party with Barry Weiss from Storage Wars.
1. Ive had over 300 stitches.
2. I once attempted to parachute from a second story window with clothes line and a sheet.
3. I had two broken legs at the same time.
4. I still love chocolate milk.
5. Sometime I spend so much time on the water, land actually does feel strange.
6. I did a mother and daughter (not at the same time) when I was a life guard.
7. I hate inconsiderate drivers.
8. I like Canadians...they are fun to party with.
9. My favorite food is steak.
10. I want to party with Barry Weiss from Storage Wars.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on January 31, 2012, 03:42:11 PM
Post by: Ali on January 31, 2012, 03:42:11 PM
Were the broken legs a result of the parachuting?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Davin on January 31, 2012, 05:53:20 PM
Post by: Davin on January 31, 2012, 05:53:20 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 03:11:55 PMNo, that's regular with cap. The smugly scheming one had an upside-down frown. Pudding made it. :DHow about this one then?
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imm.io%2FfBZo.png&hash=4db68da719bc41c997f38e8c82a99f92ecd2b7b6)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Gasturbine on January 31, 2012, 06:19:17 PM
Post by: Gasturbine on January 31, 2012, 06:19:17 PM
Quote from: Ali on January 31, 2012, 03:42:11 PM
Were the broken legs a result of the parachuting?
Yup. ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on January 31, 2012, 06:50:37 PM
Post by: Amicale on January 31, 2012, 06:50:37 PM
Quote from: Gasturbine on January 31, 2012, 03:32:01 PM
In no order...
1. Ive had over 300 stitches.
2. I once attempted to parachute from a second story window with clothes line and a sheet.
3. I had two broken legs at the same time.
4. I still love chocolate milk.
5. Sometime I spend so much time on the water, land actually does feel strange.
6. I did a mother and daughter (not at the same time) when I was a life guard.
7. I hate inconsiderate drivers.
8. I like Canadians...they are fun to party with.
9. My favorite food is steak.
10. I want to party with Barry Weiss from Storage Wars.
4. I enjoy chocolate milk, too!
6. I hesitate to ask, and you don't have to answer... but you 'did' a mother and daughter? Do you mean you saved them while lifeguarding, or does it mean what I think it means? :P
8. Canadians are definitely fun to party with. We've got good beer. And good coffee. *grin*
9. How do you like your steak done?
10. Storage Wars is a very fun show. Once they found a civil war gun, still in good condition.... sweeeet!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on January 31, 2012, 07:27:29 PM
Post by: Ali on January 31, 2012, 07:27:29 PM
Quote from: Davin on January 31, 2012, 05:53:20 PMQuote from: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 03:11:55 PMNo, that's regular with cap. The smugly scheming one had an upside-down frown. Pudding made it. :DHow about this one then?
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imm.io%2FfBZo.png&hash=4db68da719bc41c997f38e8c82a99f92ecd2b7b6)
Perfect!!!!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on January 31, 2012, 07:51:46 PM
Post by: Buddy on January 31, 2012, 07:51:46 PM
Quote from: Ali on January 31, 2012, 07:27:29 PMQuote from: Davin on January 31, 2012, 05:53:20 PMQuote from: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 03:11:55 PMNo, that's regular with cap. The smugly scheming one had an upside-down frown. Pudding made it. :DHow about this one then?
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imm.io%2FfBZo.png&hash=4db68da719bc41c997f38e8c82a99f92ecd2b7b6)
Perfect!!!!
It's creepy. I'm not used to the smile. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Mocha Chief on January 31, 2012, 11:20:16 PM
Post by: Mocha Chief on January 31, 2012, 11:20:16 PM
Alright, got my Avatar set up XD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on January 31, 2012, 11:24:41 PM
Post by: Ali on January 31, 2012, 11:24:41 PM
I like how the avatar is also smaller than Asmo's. Really accentuates the mini-me aspect.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on February 01, 2012, 12:35:05 AM
Post by: Asmodean on February 01, 2012, 12:35:05 AM
Yes. Is poyfect. Asmo Senior is pleased and another puppy survives another hour ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on February 01, 2012, 01:35:50 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on February 01, 2012, 01:35:50 AM
Quote from: Gasturbine on January 31, 2012, 06:19:17 PMQuote from: Ali on January 31, 2012, 03:42:11 PM
Were the broken legs a result of the parachuting?
Yup. ;D
You should approach the military with this idea.
Thousands could be dropped into enemy territory equipped with bed sheet parachutes, they would totally overwhelm the enemies health care system.
Quote from: Tank on January 30, 2012, 08:58:32 AM
Looks like you'd make a good engineer in the military?
There's no reason why this shouldn't apply to you too.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on February 01, 2012, 08:34:55 AM
Post by: Tank on February 01, 2012, 08:34:55 AM
Quote from: Mocha Chief on January 31, 2012, 11:20:16 PMExcellent! Teen Asmo!
Alright, got my Avatar set up XD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on February 01, 2012, 04:10:57 PM
Post by: Ali on February 01, 2012, 04:10:57 PM
Maybe he should change his user name to Tasmo.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on February 01, 2012, 06:04:43 PM
Post by: Amicale on February 01, 2012, 06:04:43 PM
Quote from: Ali on February 01, 2012, 04:10:57 PM
Maybe he should change his user name to Tasmo.
LOL I actually just saw his special 'teen asmo' user title :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on February 01, 2012, 06:18:23 PM
Post by: Tank on February 01, 2012, 06:18:23 PM
Quote from: Amicale on February 01, 2012, 06:04:43 PMI can give anybody an additional custom title, so PM me if you want one.Quote from: Ali on February 01, 2012, 04:10:57 PM
Maybe he should change his user name to Tasmo.
LOL I actually just saw his special 'teen asmo' user title :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on February 01, 2012, 06:18:29 PM
Post by: Asmodean on February 01, 2012, 06:18:29 PM
Quote from: Amicale on February 01, 2012, 06:04:43 PMThe Senior is, naturally, quite smug now. ;DQuote from: Ali on February 01, 2012, 04:10:57 PM
Maybe he should change his user name to Tasmo.
LOL I actually just saw his special 'teen asmo' user title :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Mocha Chief on February 01, 2012, 11:45:22 PM
Post by: Mocha Chief on February 01, 2012, 11:45:22 PM
Lol I just saw the Teen Asmo thing also. That it very cool lmao
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on February 02, 2012, 12:33:11 PM
Post by: Tank on February 02, 2012, 12:33:11 PM
Quote from: Mocha Chief on February 01, 2012, 11:45:22 PM;D Glad you like it. If you ever want to change/remove it just drop me a PM.
Lol I just saw the Teen Asmo thing also. That it very cool lmao
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Siz on February 02, 2012, 01:04:42 PM
Post by: Siz on February 02, 2012, 01:04:42 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on January 31, 2012, 07:51:46 PMQuote from: Ali on January 31, 2012, 07:27:29 PMQuote from: Davin on January 31, 2012, 05:53:20 PMQuote from: Asmodean on January 31, 2012, 03:11:55 PMNo, that's regular with cap. The smugly scheming one had an upside-down frown. Pudding made it. :DHow about this one then?
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imm.io%2FfBZo.png&hash=4db68da719bc41c997f38e8c82a99f92ecd2b7b6)
Perfect!!!!
It's creepy. I'm not used to the smile. :D
Arise, Bud-of-Scissorlegs.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm8.staticflickr.com%2F7142%2F6806477955_abbba1476d_z.jpg&hash=d1e0b22f908fdb6c0b38f61350360fa20f32b94c)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on February 02, 2012, 01:07:28 PM
Post by: Buddy on February 02, 2012, 01:07:28 PM
^ I shouldn't be laughing as hard as I am, but that is amazing. ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 12:57:13 AM
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 12:57:13 AM
1. I'm a father of two adult children. They're a lot like minor children, but more expensive.
2. I'm interested in physics (All sciences are derivative of physics) and History.
3. I cannot stand country music.
4. I have a modest collection of muzzle loading firearms.
5. I work 12 hour shifts.
6. I hate reality TV.
7. I like horror movies and novels, but read mostly non-fiction.
8. I think I may be a coffee addict.
9. I've been divorced since April 12, 2000.
10. I spent 11 years in the US Army.
2. I'm interested in physics (All sciences are derivative of physics) and History.
3. I cannot stand country music.
4. I have a modest collection of muzzle loading firearms.
5. I work 12 hour shifts.
6. I hate reality TV.
7. I like horror movies and novels, but read mostly non-fiction.
8. I think I may be a coffee addict.
9. I've been divorced since April 12, 2000.
10. I spent 11 years in the US Army.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on February 12, 2012, 02:36:57 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on February 12, 2012, 02:36:57 AM
Quote from: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 12:57:13 AM
3. I cannot stand country music.
Absolutely all of it?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on February 12, 2012, 02:44:17 AM
Post by: Sandra Craft on February 12, 2012, 02:44:17 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on February 12, 2012, 02:36:57 AMQuote from: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 12:57:13 AM
3. I cannot stand country music.
Absolutely all of it?
Most of it is pretty bad, even when it's funny.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Harmonie on February 12, 2012, 02:51:16 AM
Post by: Harmonie on February 12, 2012, 02:51:16 AM
Quote from: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 12:57:13 AM
3. I cannot stand country music.
You're not alone.
I always hate it when I have the misfortune of eating at a restaurant that plays constant country music. It ruins the whole meal for me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 03:15:05 AM
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 03:15:05 AM
TMP, as a general rule, yeah, I hate it. There are a few, very few songs that I can tolerate. I probably couldn't name more than a dozen songs that I like, but, of course, I don't listen to it unless circumstances leave no other option; so if there are any other songs that I could listen to, I probably will never hear them.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 03:24:10 AM
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 03:24:10 AM
Quote from: Radiant on February 12, 2012, 02:51:16 AM
You're not alone.
I always hate it when I have the misfortune of eating at a restaurant that plays constant country music. It ruins the whole meal for me.
There are a lot of those in my area, Central Pennsylvania.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 03:52:52 AM
Post by: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 03:52:52 AM
Quote from: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 03:24:10 AMQuote from: Radiant on February 12, 2012, 02:51:16 AM
You're not alone.
I always hate it when I have the misfortune of eating at a restaurant that plays constant country music. It ruins the whole meal for me.
There are a lot of those in my area, Central Pennsylvania.
Thanks for sharing your 10, Reprobate! What are some of your favourite horror movies? I'm a fan of those, too.
Try not to hold my fondness for country music against me. As you'll see from my signature line, some of it has meaningful lyrics. ;)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Harmonie on February 12, 2012, 04:00:51 AM
Post by: Harmonie on February 12, 2012, 04:00:51 AM
Quote from: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 03:24:10 AMQuote from: Radiant on February 12, 2012, 02:51:16 AM
You're not alone.
I always hate it when I have the misfortune of eating at a restaurant that plays constant country music. It ruins the whole meal for me.
There are a lot of those in my area, Central Pennsylvania.
I live in Oklahoma.
They have it playing in completely random places here. Like even Pizza Hut. D: (Not my favorite place, but it's one of those big food chains that ought to be recognizable by anybody)
Quote from: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 03:52:52 AM
Try not to hold my fondness for country music against me. As you'll see from my signature line, some of it has meaningful lyrics. ;)
Personally, I won't hold it against you. I'm tired of the attitudes so many people have these days where they think their tastes in music is so much better than everybody else's. I think people can listen to whatever they want to - whatever they like.
Although that won't stop me from getting agitated when they're playing country music in a restaurant. lol
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 04:07:22 AM
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 04:07:22 AM
Quote from: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 03:52:52 AM
Thanks for sharing your 10, Reprobate! What are some of your favourite horror movies? I'm a fan of those, too.
Try not to hold my fondness for country music against me. As you'll see from my signature line, some of it has meaningful lyrics. ;)
I like mostly the older classic horror movies. "Psycho" is always a classic. "The Shining," "The Exorcist," "Pet Cemetary," and some of the "Hellraiser" and "Friday the 13th" movies were pretty good. Horror movies are frustrating genre though. For every good one there have to be a few dozen that absolutely suck. I thought "Signs" showed some promise, but then turned out to have the absolute most asinine premise ever aside from some of the truly horrible B movies. I am terrible for remembering movie titles. There are more obscure movies that I like, but I'm not going to attempt to describe the plot.
The only one I've seen recently that I enjoyed from beginning to end was "Zombieland" and that's more of a parody than anything.
I think it's a little ironic that I like horror movies because I am extremely sceptical of the supernatural in real life.
I won't hold the fact that you like country music against you. It's a matter of personal preference.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 04:19:25 AM
Post by: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 04:19:25 AM
Quote from: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 04:07:22 AMQuote from: Amicale on February 12, 2012, 03:52:52 AM
Thanks for sharing your 10, Reprobate! What are some of your favourite horror movies? I'm a fan of those, too.
Try not to hold my fondness for country music against me. As you'll see from my signature line, some of it has meaningful lyrics. ;)
I like mostly the older classic horror movies. "Psycho" is always a classic. "The Shining," "The Exorcist," "Pet Cemetary," and some of the "Hellraiser" and "Friday the 13th" movies were pretty good. Horror movies are frustrating genre though. For every good one there have to be a few dozen that absolutely suck. I thought "Signs" showed some promise, but then turned out to have the absolute most asinine premise ever aside from some of the truly horrible B movies. I am terrible for remembering movie titles. There are more obscure movies that I like, but I'm not going to attempt to describe the plot.
The only one I've seen recently that I enjoyed from beginning to end was "Zombieland" and that's more of a parody than anything.
I think it's a little ironic that I like horror movies because I am extremely sceptical of the supernatural in real life.
I won't hold the fact that you like country music against you. It's a matter of personal preference.
Just from what you listed there, you and I definitely enjoy some of the same movies! Pet Semetary (the book and the movie) creep me out, but that's what makes them good! 'IT' is also a fun movie. Misery's absolutely great, too. I never really got into the Friday the 13th movies, but I have seen all the Final Destination movies. The last one was brutal, lol. Zombieland was also a fun parody-type film, yeah. And by the same token, I LOVE 'Shaun of the Dead'! ;D I actually don't think it's ironic that you like horror movies. A lot of skeptics I know enjoy them -- maybe it's because we're skeptical of the supernatural that it just makes it all the more fun for us. :)
As for the music, just for the record, I love music across several genres. Particularly oldies (from the 60s-70s), stuff from the 20s-40s, some rock, a TON of classical, alternative, blues, jazz, so on and so forth. Country's just one of 'em. :)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 08:42:16 PM
Post by: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 08:42:16 PM
Quote from: RunFromMyLife on February 12, 2012, 07:06:58 PMQuote from: Reprobate on February 12, 2012, 12:57:13 AM
9. I've been divorced since April 12, 2000.
That's the day of my birth (but the year is wrong)!
I guess that gives us both a reason to celebrate that day. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Beachdragon on February 14, 2012, 07:35:06 PM
Post by: Beachdragon on February 14, 2012, 07:35:06 PM
Ok, I'll participate!
1. I sing soprano. I've sung at both the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and Lincoln Center in New York (I wish they were solos, I was in a couple of massive choruses).
2. I cross stitch, I have been for 25 years (I also love to draw and I'm doing a few designs for a cross stitch designer to convert to cross stitch for sale. I'll get a commission!)
3. I'm a big Sci-Fi Fan (nerd)
4. I costume at conventions, mostly Steampunk. Got interviewed by Mo Rocca at the last Steampunk World's Fair. The interview appeared on CBS Sunday morning last Halloween.
5. I love Thunderstorms
6. I grew up speaking Italian, though I'm rusty now. I took French in High School but only really know enough to find a bathroom in France, and I'm fluent in American Sign Language.
7. I play D&D. I'm finished with the whole must be beautiful elven princess characters. I more enjoy playing Trolls and Goliaths so that I can actually fight and be productive in the games.
8. I'm a History fanatic. My main interests are Roman history, history and anthropology of domestication of food and animals and some early medieval history.
9. I'm also an Archaeology fanatic and have had the honor of holding a few Clovis spear points.
10. I'd love to work as forensic photographer.
;D
1. I sing soprano. I've sung at both the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and Lincoln Center in New York (I wish they were solos, I was in a couple of massive choruses).
2. I cross stitch, I have been for 25 years (I also love to draw and I'm doing a few designs for a cross stitch designer to convert to cross stitch for sale. I'll get a commission!)
3. I'm a big Sci-Fi Fan (nerd)
4. I costume at conventions, mostly Steampunk. Got interviewed by Mo Rocca at the last Steampunk World's Fair. The interview appeared on CBS Sunday morning last Halloween.
5. I love Thunderstorms
6. I grew up speaking Italian, though I'm rusty now. I took French in High School but only really know enough to find a bathroom in France, and I'm fluent in American Sign Language.
7. I play D&D. I'm finished with the whole must be beautiful elven princess characters. I more enjoy playing Trolls and Goliaths so that I can actually fight and be productive in the games.
8. I'm a History fanatic. My main interests are Roman history, history and anthropology of domestication of food and animals and some early medieval history.
9. I'm also an Archaeology fanatic and have had the honor of holding a few Clovis spear points.
10. I'd love to work as forensic photographer.
;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Anne D. on February 15, 2012, 12:50:55 AM
Post by: Anne D. on February 15, 2012, 12:50:55 AM
Quote from: Beachdragon on February 14, 2012, 07:35:06 PM
Ok, I'll participate!
1. I sing soprano. I've sung at both the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and Lincoln Center in New York (I wish they were solos, I was in a couple of massive choruses).
. . .
How cool!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on February 15, 2012, 06:08:33 AM
Post by: Tank on February 15, 2012, 06:08:33 AM
Quote from: Beachdragon on February 14, 2012, 07:35:06 PMMy youngest daughter is a medical photographer and considered a position as a forensic photographer. An ex-forensic photographer told her that in his experience if you lasted more than six months you did it for life. He lasted 4 months, until his first multi-car pile up. It's not a job for the faint hearted but if you can cope with the gore it's a very rewarding career apparently.
10. I'd love to work as forensic photographer.
;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Beachdragon on February 15, 2012, 06:07:41 PM
Post by: Beachdragon on February 15, 2012, 06:07:41 PM
Quote from: Tank on February 15, 2012, 06:08:33 AM
Quote from: Beachdragon on February 14, 2012, 07:35:06 PMMy youngest daughter is a medical photographer and considered a position as a forensic photographer. An ex-forensic photographer told her that in his experience if you lasted more than six months you did it for life. He lasted 4 months, until his first multi-car pile up. It's not a job for the faint hearted but if you can cope with the gore it's a very rewarding career apparently.
10. I'd love to work as forensic photographer.
;D
I can be pretty Spocklike when it comes to that stuff. I remember once my mother said she wasn't sure I had the guts to do it. But I told her as long as I didn't have to photograph dead family members then I'd be ok.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Beachdragon on February 15, 2012, 06:11:09 PM
Post by: Beachdragon on February 15, 2012, 06:11:09 PM
Quote from: Anne D. on February 15, 2012, 12:50:55 AMQuote from: Beachdragon on February 14, 2012, 07:35:06 PM
Ok, I'll participate!
1. I sing soprano. I've sung at both the Kennedy Center in Washington DC and Lincoln Center in New York (I wish they were solos, I was in a couple of massive choruses).
. . .
How cool!
It sure was. They both were great honors. I was up on stage at the Opera House at the Kennedy center and we sung Handle's Messiah. If you don't pay attention to the religion part that is a genius piece of music!
The Lincoln Center my chorus was invited to sing "The Armed Man" by Kark Jenkins. I highly recommend this work if you are looking for a very inspired and very sobering view of war, aftermath and hope for the future. I have to say, it's been one of my favorite pieces to sing, ever. And on top of that, we got a world class course on good choral singing, which was worth going to New York for.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: statichaos on February 19, 2012, 09:37:57 PM
Post by: statichaos on February 19, 2012, 09:37:57 PM
1--Since so many people started off with phobias, I'm agoraphobic. I've been diagnosed as disabled with a severe anxiety disorder, and agoraphobia is how it manifests itself. The degree of my discomfort from being out in public depends on how severe the anxiety is that day.
2--The agoraphobia itself is likely due to PTSD from having lived on and off of the streets for years.
3--I'm quite happily married, and have two awesome stepchildren.
4--I once planned to be a Unitarian Universalist minister, and have a decent armchair knowledge of Western theology.
5--I'm currently trying to write a sitcom pilot along with two friends, one of whom actually works in the industry.
6--I adore the new version of Doctor Who, but have respect for the old-school purists.
7--On the main online Alternate History site, I wrote a story that ended up winning "Best Timeline Of The Year".
8--Muppets are my kryptonite. Don't ask me why, but whenever I see anything with Muppets, I get a huge stupid grin and am incapable of speaking for the length of the program.
9--My favorite directors are John Waters, Quentin Tarantino, Orson Welles, John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, and Fritz Lang.
10--When possible, I find humor to be the most effective way of communicating the contradictions, uncertainties, and agonies of existence.
2--The agoraphobia itself is likely due to PTSD from having lived on and off of the streets for years.
3--I'm quite happily married, and have two awesome stepchildren.
4--I once planned to be a Unitarian Universalist minister, and have a decent armchair knowledge of Western theology.
5--I'm currently trying to write a sitcom pilot along with two friends, one of whom actually works in the industry.
6--I adore the new version of Doctor Who, but have respect for the old-school purists.
7--On the main online Alternate History site, I wrote a story that ended up winning "Best Timeline Of The Year".
8--Muppets are my kryptonite. Don't ask me why, but whenever I see anything with Muppets, I get a huge stupid grin and am incapable of speaking for the length of the program.
9--My favorite directors are John Waters, Quentin Tarantino, Orson Welles, John Ford, Akira Kurosawa, and Fritz Lang.
10--When possible, I find humor to be the most effective way of communicating the contradictions, uncertainties, and agonies of existence.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on February 19, 2012, 09:53:36 PM
Post by: Tank on February 19, 2012, 09:53:36 PM
So point 5, the sitcom, must be related in part to where you live?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: statichaos on February 19, 2012, 10:03:30 PM
Post by: statichaos on February 19, 2012, 10:03:30 PM
It certainly makes it easier, since the industry is essentially in my backyard.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MorneDJ on March 12, 2012, 06:21:42 AM
Post by: MorneDJ on March 12, 2012, 06:21:42 AM
1. I am a thinker, unfortunately a neurotic one...
2. When people gossip I always feel that they are gossiping about me...
3. I believe and profess that Homo Sapiens are a virus.
4. I am uncomfortable at parties where I do not know the other people.
5. If I could, I would be a farmer.
6. I have never smoked, never did any drugs and do not drink beer, wine or other alcohol. I am not a teetotaller though ...
7. I seldom watch any sports on TV. Actually, I seldom watch any sport.
8. I try to believe, and try to show others that I love fruits, but, if I have to pick, I would pick the 24 ounce steak. Actually, if there were such a thing as a 48 ounce steak, I would pick that ...
9. I would actually try to finish the 48 ounce steak. Some-times I will win ...
10. I love ending my statements with a ...
2. When people gossip I always feel that they are gossiping about me...
3. I believe and profess that Homo Sapiens are a virus.
4. I am uncomfortable at parties where I do not know the other people.
5. If I could, I would be a farmer.
6. I have never smoked, never did any drugs and do not drink beer, wine or other alcohol. I am not a teetotaller though ...
7. I seldom watch any sports on TV. Actually, I seldom watch any sport.
8. I try to believe, and try to show others that I love fruits, but, if I have to pick, I would pick the 24 ounce steak. Actually, if there were such a thing as a 48 ounce steak, I would pick that ...
9. I would actually try to finish the 48 ounce steak. Some-times I will win ...
10. I love ending my statements with a ...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on March 12, 2012, 07:17:47 AM
Post by: Asmodean on March 12, 2012, 07:17:47 AM
Quote from: MorneDJ on March 12, 2012, 06:21:42 AMThey call it paranoia. Me, I've taken mine several steps further than that.
2. When people gossip I always feel that they are gossiping about me...
QuoteYes, can relate to that too. My thoughts tend to go on and on even as my written or spoken statement is finished. Thus, I end them in the unfinished thought way, with "..."
10. I love ending my statements with a ...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Magdalena on March 25, 2012, 06:51:42 AM
Post by: Magdalena on March 25, 2012, 06:51:42 AM
I'm a happy atheist. :)
I love the happy atheist forum. ;)
I was raised by two (wonderful) men, grandpa and uncle. :)
I'm still in love with my husband after 10 years. :-*
I've been drinking coffee and wine since the age of 5. :o
I have 3 kids, none drink coffee or wine, ages 22, 8 and 1. :(
I grew up in a house with no images of saints, gods, virgins or angels.
I speak 3 languages, Spanish, English, French. :-X
I'm an odd ball, like everyone else in the forum. ;D
I'm also an Asmo fan. 8)
I love the happy atheist forum. ;)
I was raised by two (wonderful) men, grandpa and uncle. :)
I'm still in love with my husband after 10 years. :-*
I've been drinking coffee and wine since the age of 5. :o
I have 3 kids, none drink coffee or wine, ages 22, 8 and 1. :(
I grew up in a house with no images of saints, gods, virgins or angels.
I speak 3 languages, Spanish, English, French. :-X
I'm an odd ball, like everyone else in the forum. ;D
I'm also an Asmo fan. 8)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on March 25, 2012, 08:29:01 AM
Post by: Asmodean on March 25, 2012, 08:29:01 AM
Quote from: magdalena on March 25, 2012, 06:51:42 AM(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.myopera.com%2Fdebplatt%2Fsmiley%2Fdance.gif&hash=f5a4c56abb72619eefbee47ab8b97ea1ae5f7576)
I'm also an Asmo fan. 8)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Piratenerforsej on March 25, 2012, 07:03:00 PM
Post by: Piratenerforsej on March 25, 2012, 07:03:00 PM
1. I am a cake-lover
2. Strawberry is my favourite berry
3. Photography is a great part of my life
4. I love music
5. I am a hardcore Converse All Star fan
6. I'm shopaholic...
7. I love socializing
8. This (http://www.dk-kogebogen.dk/billeder-opskrifter/billeder/7583/4_880.jpg) is my fovourite food
9. I would like to live in Thailand one day
10. I hate internet explorer! Chrome is the way!
:D
2. Strawberry is my favourite berry
3. Photography is a great part of my life
4. I love music
5. I am a hardcore Converse All Star fan
6. I'm shopaholic...
7. I love socializing
8. This (http://www.dk-kogebogen.dk/billeder-opskrifter/billeder/7583/4_880.jpg) is my fovourite food
9. I would like to live in Thailand one day
10. I hate internet explorer! Chrome is the way!
:D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on March 25, 2012, 07:06:15 PM
Post by: Asmodean on March 25, 2012, 07:06:15 PM
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 25, 2012, 07:03:00 PM>:(
10. I hate internet explorer! Chrome is the way!
Here, have The Asmo's officiall "disapproved" sticker.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdployed.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F09%2Favatar2.jpg&hash=8b73d1bbaf6a15b86bbec5d19998fcc769e3110a)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Piratenerforsej on March 25, 2012, 07:15:17 PM
Post by: Piratenerforsej on March 25, 2012, 07:15:17 PM
Asmo.... What then? xD
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on March 25, 2012, 07:18:32 PM
Post by: Sandra Craft on March 25, 2012, 07:18:32 PM
Quote from: Piratenerforsej on March 25, 2012, 07:03:00 PM
8. This is my fovourite food
Is that red cabbage salad in the corner of the plate? I adore red cabbage salad.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: musicality on April 18, 2012, 07:53:37 AM
Post by: musicality on April 18, 2012, 07:53:37 AM
1. Musician & Music Major
2. Filipino
3. I prefer wine over beer
4. I prefer Sea world over Disneyland
5. I daydream...a lot
6. Carne Asada Fries = favorite
7. I love to go dancing.
8. My shiba inu cries when I leave home...literally cries.
9. I want to study abroad.
10. Italy calls to my soul.
2. Filipino
3. I prefer wine over beer
4. I prefer Sea world over Disneyland
5. I daydream...a lot
6. Carne Asada Fries = favorite
7. I love to go dancing.
8. My shiba inu cries when I leave home...literally cries.
9. I want to study abroad.
10. Italy calls to my soul.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Piratenerforsej on April 18, 2012, 09:19:59 AM
Post by: Piratenerforsej on April 18, 2012, 09:19:59 AM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on March 25, 2012, 07:18:32 PMQuote from: Piratenerforsej on March 25, 2012, 07:03:00 PM
8. This is my fovourite food
Is that red cabbage salad in the corner of the plate? I adore red cabbage salad.
Yes it is :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: AlisonFox66 on May 02, 2012, 09:57:43 AM
Post by: AlisonFox66 on May 02, 2012, 09:57:43 AM
Ten things
I donate blood regularly (60 units and counting)
I like climbing hills
I am afraid of airports
I won't ever travel in an aeroplane
I won't ever travel in lifts (elevators)
I dislike taxis (cabs) and get into trouble at work for prefering to walk if the distance is under three miles
I don't own a TV
I don't drive a car
If I have problem to solve I go for a walk
I hate shopping
I donate blood regularly (60 units and counting)
I like climbing hills
I am afraid of airports
I won't ever travel in an aeroplane
I won't ever travel in lifts (elevators)
I dislike taxis (cabs) and get into trouble at work for prefering to walk if the distance is under three miles
I don't own a TV
I don't drive a car
If I have problem to solve I go for a walk
I hate shopping
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 02, 2012, 05:57:18 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 02, 2012, 05:57:18 PM
...So what's wrong with taxis? ???
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 02, 2012, 06:10:19 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 02, 2012, 06:10:19 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 02, 2012, 05:57:18 PM
...So what's wrong with taxis? ???
Taxi drivers.
And no more picking on Alison, I like her dislikes
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 02, 2012, 08:38:03 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 02, 2012, 08:38:03 PM
Quote from: AlisonFox66 on May 02, 2012, 09:57:43 AM
Ten things
I donate blood regularly (60 units and counting)
I like climbing hills
I am afraid of airports
I won't ever travel in an aeroplane
I won't ever travel in lifts (elevators)
I dislike taxis (cabs) and get into trouble at work for prefering to walk if the distance is under three miles
I don't own a TV
I don't drive a car
If I have problem to solve I go for a walk
I hate shopping
Alison, I'm not sure I've seen you around before (sorry, very tired today, ha) but welcome. :)
Like you, I enjoy climbing hills, I prefer to walk rather than take a taxi if the distance is reasonable, I don't own a car, I watch very little TV, and I also go for a walk if I have a problem so that I can think it through. I used to donate blood often, but can't anymore. It's a really worthwhile cause/pursuit, though. I'm also not fond of shopping. In and out as quick as I can is my motto. Big box stores overwhelm me!
Anyhow, looking forward to seeing you around HAF.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 02, 2012, 09:31:52 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 02, 2012, 09:31:52 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 02, 2012, 06:10:19 PMSome of the more interesting people I've met are taxi drivers. ???
Taxi drivers.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 03, 2012, 03:34:04 AM
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 03, 2012, 03:34:04 AM
Quote from: AlisonFox66 on May 02, 2012, 09:57:43 AM
I am afraid of airports
I won't ever travel in an aeroplane
I used to be exactly the same, until I traveled across the country on a train. First thing I did after getting a decent night's sleep was change my train ticket back for a plane ticket. My fear of flying was permanently cured by my hatred of boredom.
QuoteI dislike taxis (cabs) and get into trouble at work for prefering to walk if the distance is under three miles
I don't see how it's anybody's business at work how you get there, as long as you get there. I used to do a 10-mile round trip walk to work every day, it helped me wake up in the morning and relax in the evening.
I will say however that I love riding in taxis, because I enjoy talking to the drivers so much. They have some great stories and I've gotten into really interesting discussions with a few of them (including once a debate about Jacob and Esau).
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 09:03:39 AM
Post by: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 09:03:39 AM
See? You see?! Taxi drivers is perfect. Hmm... Haps The Asmo ought to become the patron of all taxis :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 03, 2012, 10:23:29 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 03, 2012, 10:23:29 AM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 09:03:39 AM
See? You see?! Taxi drivers is perfect. Hmm... Haps The Asmo ought to become the patron of all taxis :D
QuoteA popular but quiet taxi driver killed 12 people and injured several others before ending his own life in a horrific shooting spree in northern ...
QuoteLunatic 'Taxi Driver' Kills Woman | Social | Peacefmonline.com
30 Sep 2011 ... He has been taken to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital by the police
QuoteHow safe are taxis in Manila - Taxi driver kills exec in Manila ...
Quote13 Jul 2011 ... (Upd) Taxi Driver Kills British Tourist in Zakynthos tagged: British tourist, Greece, killed, Laganas, laser pens, mascot England football team, ...
QuoteA Penal taxi driver killed himself yesterday after chopping and stabbing the mother and sister-in-law of his estranged wife. Praimchan ...
QuoteA Charlotte woman is hit and killed by a cab driver while walking along Interstate 277, and it isn't the first ..
Quote12 Mar 2011 ... A 37-year-old man died in hospital after being hit by a taxi in a Stockholm suburb. Police believe the man was deliberately run over.
Look at all those search results for killer cab drivers.
Search for "taxi driver saves fluffy bunny" and what do you get?
QuoteNo results found for "taxi driver saves fluffy bunny."
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 12:41:23 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 12:41:23 PM
I'm sure I can find quite a few more incidents of soldiers, police officers and psychiatric patients killing people.
Besides, if one is going to go around afraid of being robbed, murdered or otherwise wronged by random strangers, then one can't really take a bus, buy groceries or come anywhere near a post office, no?
Besides, if one is going to go around afraid of being robbed, murdered or otherwise wronged by random strangers, then one can't really take a bus, buy groceries or come anywhere near a post office, no?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 03, 2012, 01:41:25 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 03, 2012, 01:41:25 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 12:41:23 PM
I'm sure I can find quite a few more incidents of soldiers, police officers and psychiatric patients killing people.
Besides, if one is going to go around afraid of being robbed, murdered or otherwise wronged by random strangers, then one can't really take a bus, buy groceries or come anywhere near a post office, no?
Well I don't think that counters my argument, "the thing wrong with taxis is taxi drivers."
No, I think it expands the principle to "the thing wrong with society is people". :)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 03:30:58 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 03:30:58 PM
Ah! A great turning of the tables.
We are in agreement on that point.
We are in agreement on that point.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 03, 2012, 03:43:01 PM
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 03, 2012, 03:43:01 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 03, 2012, 12:41:23 PM
I'm sure I can find quite a few more incidents of soldiers, police officers and psychiatric patients killing people.
And balanced by an overwhelmingly large number of people who've never been harmed by a taxi driver no matter how much time they spent in cabs.
QuoteBesides, if one is going to go around afraid of being robbed, murdered or otherwise wronged by random strangers, then one can't really take a bus, buy groceries or come anywhere near a post office, no?
Or nail salons. The quiet seaside town where I work had a man come into a nail salon and open fire last year -- 8 people died, I forget how many were injured. It was more murders in a few minutes than the town had had over the last 10 years. It seems he was in a custody battle with one of women who worked there. You just can't single any person or place out for whack-jobs.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 03, 2012, 05:47:34 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 03, 2012, 05:47:34 PM
I suppose I ought to specify. When I said I preferred walking to taking cabs, it has nothing to do with the cab drivers. In my experience, cab drivers can be some of the most fascinating people I'll ever meet, because they tend to come from all over the world, and I've heard absolutely amazing stories! One man told me about how he and his family escaped the Rwandan genocide, and I was spellbound.
No, the main reason I don't often travel in cabs comes down to my wallet: a 10 minute cab ride often costs more than $20. :P
No, the main reason I don't often travel in cabs comes down to my wallet: a 10 minute cab ride often costs more than $20. :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sweetdeath on May 03, 2012, 11:36:39 PM
Post by: Sweetdeath on May 03, 2012, 11:36:39 PM
I walk A LOT. My calf muscles are pretty hardcore. You wouldnt walk to be kicked by me. :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 04, 2012, 07:09:04 AM
Post by: Tank on May 04, 2012, 07:09:04 AM
Quote from: Sweetdeath on May 03, 2012, 11:36:39 PMNo. Little Pony hooves are dangerous!!!
I walk A LOT. My calf muscles are pretty hardcore. You wouldnt walk to be kicked by me. :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Firebird on May 08, 2012, 03:54:02 AM
Post by: Firebird on May 08, 2012, 03:54:02 AM
Hey, some taxi drivers are cool. Like this guy:
taxi-driver-saves-girl-who-falls-through-weak-pavement-in-china (http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/04/24/taxi-driver-saves-girl-who-falls-through-weak-pavement-in-china/)
Anyway, realized I've still never done this one:
1. One of my majors in college was music, but I stopped playing after college. Still miss it
2. I met my wife on the internet. I wanted to write a thank-you note to the person who founded that site, until I found out he was fired for stalking most of the women who had signed up. He was later arrested for hosting underage drinking parties, some of which had goth/S&M themes. But I suppose I still owe him a drink.
3. My first hint of atheism came when I was 7 and my parents insisted the tooth fairy was real. I was so annoyed that I purposely pulled a loose tooth out and put it under my pillow without telling them. My father still talks about how I came running down the stairs the next morning holding the tooth, yelling "See? I told you she wasn't real!!"
4. Almost my entire family is bilingual, except me. I suck at learning foreign languages
5. I'm saner than most of my family, the only qualification being that I'm no longer in therapy.
6. I'm definitely the nice guy. But I've done some shitty things in past relationships.
7. I've started listening to more metal music. Part of me thinks I shouldn't like it because I listen to classical, so how can I like both? I'm often weird like that
8. Love baseball. Like basketball too. I'll watch American football, but it somehow never appealed to me as much.
9. I like meeting new people, though I'm actually quite shy at times. I have to force myself to be outgoing when I don't know someone very well.
10. I worry way too much about things. In my saner moments, I realize I'm so incredibly lucky to have the life I do with the family and friends that I love.
taxi-driver-saves-girl-who-falls-through-weak-pavement-in-china (http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2012/04/24/taxi-driver-saves-girl-who-falls-through-weak-pavement-in-china/)
Anyway, realized I've still never done this one:
1. One of my majors in college was music, but I stopped playing after college. Still miss it
2. I met my wife on the internet. I wanted to write a thank-you note to the person who founded that site, until I found out he was fired for stalking most of the women who had signed up. He was later arrested for hosting underage drinking parties, some of which had goth/S&M themes. But I suppose I still owe him a drink.
3. My first hint of atheism came when I was 7 and my parents insisted the tooth fairy was real. I was so annoyed that I purposely pulled a loose tooth out and put it under my pillow without telling them. My father still talks about how I came running down the stairs the next morning holding the tooth, yelling "See? I told you she wasn't real!!"
4. Almost my entire family is bilingual, except me. I suck at learning foreign languages
5. I'm saner than most of my family, the only qualification being that I'm no longer in therapy.
6. I'm definitely the nice guy. But I've done some shitty things in past relationships.
7. I've started listening to more metal music. Part of me thinks I shouldn't like it because I listen to classical, so how can I like both? I'm often weird like that
8. Love baseball. Like basketball too. I'll watch American football, but it somehow never appealed to me as much.
9. I like meeting new people, though I'm actually quite shy at times. I have to force myself to be outgoing when I don't know someone very well.
10. I worry way too much about things. In my saner moments, I realize I'm so incredibly lucky to have the life I do with the family and friends that I love.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 08, 2012, 05:32:09 AM
Post by: Amicale on May 08, 2012, 05:32:09 AM
Firebird, the metal and classical music combination isn't odd at all. Many metalheads like classical music. Why, I'm not sure. Maybe because some of the metal takes the basics of classical and runs with them. :) I'm not sure I'd call myself a metalhead, but I do like some metal (Iced Earth, Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, Opeth) and I love classical. Metalhead friends of mine who are into black or death metal also enjoy classical. It's just a metal 'thing'. :)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Firebird on May 08, 2012, 06:56:18 AM
Post by: Firebird on May 08, 2012, 06:56:18 AM
That's really interesting Amicale, and I'll have to check those bands out. I'm mostly listening to Tool, Dream Theater, and Metallica these days. I know rationally I shouldn't give a shit and just enjoy whatever I like, but I always second-guess myself. Just my nature.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: ibm on May 09, 2012, 02:27:36 AM
Post by: ibm on May 09, 2012, 02:27:36 AM
1- I started donating to Wikipedia. :)
2- I'm up to three cars in which I donated to charity. Theygrow rust so fast. :)
3- I just love Pink Floyd and Vincent van Gogh. :)
4- A piano just moved into my home. :)
5- Nobody plays the piano in my family of five. :(
6- I love computers. :)
7- Computers eliminated my job. >:(
8- I'm very patient. :P
9- I wanna live in Europe. :D
10- I can count to ten. ;)
2- I'm up to three cars in which I donated to charity. They
3- I just love Pink Floyd and Vincent van Gogh. :)
4- A piano just moved into my home. :)
5- Nobody plays the piano in my family of five. :(
6- I love computers. :)
7- Computers eliminated my job. >:(
8- I'm very patient. :P
9- I wanna live in Europe. :D
10- I can count to ten. ;)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: rainbowcat212 on May 09, 2012, 04:14:34 AM
Post by: rainbowcat212 on May 09, 2012, 04:14:34 AM
1.I have always lived in Ohio.
2. I have 2 cats and 1 dog (a pug)
3. I am an electronic media sports production major, LGBT studies minor
4. I LOVE tigers. Tigers are awesome!!
5. I love alt-rock, metal, and classical music
6. I play trombone, baritone and handbells
7. I was kicked out of my church because I am a lesbian. (This was what caused me to question christianity)
8. I am also pangender
9. I work at a television production facility
10. I live in room 212 in my college dorm.
2. I have 2 cats and 1 dog (a pug)
3. I am an electronic media sports production major, LGBT studies minor
4. I LOVE tigers. Tigers are awesome!!
5. I love alt-rock, metal, and classical music
6. I play trombone, baritone and handbells
7. I was kicked out of my church because I am a lesbian. (This was what caused me to question christianity)
8. I am also pangender
9. I work at a television production facility
10. I live in room 212 in my college dorm.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 09, 2012, 04:56:08 AM
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 09, 2012, 04:56:08 AM
Quote from: ibm on May 09, 2012, 02:27:36 AM
1- I started donating to Wikipedia. :)
2- I'm up to three cars in which I donated to charity. Theygrowrust so fast. :)
3- I just love Pink Floyd and Vincent van Gogh. :)
4- A piano just moved into my home. :)
5- Nobody plays the piano in my family of five. :(
6- I love computers. :)
7- Computers eliminated my job. >:(
8- I'm very patient. :P
9- I wanna live in Europe. :D
10- I can count to ten. ;)
Aside from the "family of five", I would suspect you were my brother.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 09, 2012, 05:33:05 AM
Post by: Amicale on May 09, 2012, 05:33:05 AM
Quote from: rainbowcat212 on May 09, 2012, 04:14:34 AM
1.I have always lived in Ohio.
2. I have 2 cats and 1 dog (a pug)
3. I am an electronic media sports production major, LGBT studies minor
4. I LOVE tigers. Tigers are awesome!!
5. I love alt-rock, metal, and classical music
6. I play trombone, baritone and handbells
7. I was kicked out of my church because I am a lesbian. (This was what caused me to question christianity)
8. I am also pangender
9. I work at a television production facility
10. I live in room 212 in my college dorm.
Sounds like you have an interesting life! Remind me to talk with you some more later, about your major and minor. :) That's an interesting combination. I very nearly minored in LGBT/Queer studies too, but alas, philosophy won out. :P Also... the music instruments sound cool! I've always liked the sound of handbells. :)
Which year of college are you in, just starting out or almost through?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: rainbowcat212 on May 09, 2012, 10:41:25 PM
Post by: rainbowcat212 on May 09, 2012, 10:41:25 PM
I just completed my freshman year of college. It really is an interesting combination. I declared my major of electronic media sports production before I started to attend college. I declared my minor about halfway through my first semester. I love the courses that I get to take. I just completed my first course for my minor. It was human sexuality, so it was a fun course!! I looked at taking a philosophy minor as well, but then I found the LGBT studies minor and it sounded different so I picked it up.
I love playing handbells!! I play the bass bells. I like the bass tones better. I think that is because I am used to them from trombone and baritone.
I love playing handbells!! I play the bass bells. I like the bass tones better. I think that is because I am used to them from trombone and baritone.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 10, 2012, 03:25:56 PM
Post by: kitty on May 10, 2012, 03:25:56 PM
hi all
1. i fall over a lot. i currently have 4 bruises due to the last two falls/trips. ouch.
2. i have two small boys aged 3 & 4.
3. i run my own business from home, in my spare time (haha what spare time?).
4. i have been married almost 5 years.
5. i have kissed a girl and liked it, but i am straight. 'tis all part of the learning curve i reckon.
6. i love gardening and dream of a much bigger garden (& therefore much more homegrown veg).
7. i have a fair amount of pets.
8. if i was stranded on a desert island i wound spend my day making stuff using leaves and twigs, until i inevitably lost my mind.
9. i read EVERY night before i go to sleep.
10. i love nothing more than to dance in my kitchen, while doing boring chores. it's especially fun when the boys join me.
x
1. i fall over a lot. i currently have 4 bruises due to the last two falls/trips. ouch.
2. i have two small boys aged 3 & 4.
3. i run my own business from home, in my spare time (haha what spare time?).
4. i have been married almost 5 years.
5. i have kissed a girl and liked it, but i am straight. 'tis all part of the learning curve i reckon.
6. i love gardening and dream of a much bigger garden (& therefore much more homegrown veg).
7. i have a fair amount of pets.
8. if i was stranded on a desert island i wound spend my day making stuff using leaves and twigs, until i inevitably lost my mind.
9. i read EVERY night before i go to sleep.
10. i love nothing more than to dance in my kitchen, while doing boring chores. it's especially fun when the boys join me.
x
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on May 10, 2012, 03:27:46 PM
Post by: Buddy on May 10, 2012, 03:27:46 PM
Quote from: kitty on May 10, 2012, 03:25:56 PM
hi all
1. i fall over a lot. i currently have 4 bruises due to the last two falls/trips. ouch.
2. i have two small boys aged 3 & 4.
3. i run my own business from home, in my spare time (haha what spare time?).
4. i have been married almost 5 years.
5. i have kissed a girl and liked it, but i am straight. 'tis all part of the learning curve i reckon.
6. i love gardening and dream of a much bigger garden (& therefore much more homegrown veg).
7. i have a fair amount of pets.
8. if i was stranded on a desert island i wound spend my day making stuff using leaves and twigs, until i inevitably lost my mind.
9. i read EVERY night before i go to sleep.
10. i love nothing more than to dance in my kitchen, while doing boring chores. it's especially fun when the boys join me.
x
What kind of pets do you have?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 10, 2012, 03:38:53 PM
Post by: Sandra Craft on May 10, 2012, 03:38:53 PM
Quote from: kitty on May 10, 2012, 03:25:56 PM
hi all
5. i have kissed a girl and liked it, but i am straight. 'tis all part of the learning curve i reckon.
I've kissed a boy and liked it too, tho for the most part I prefer women. I think it's a spice of life thing.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 12:54:50 PM
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 12:54:50 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on May 10, 2012, 03:38:53 PMQuote from: kitty on May 10, 2012, 03:25:56 PM
hi all
5. i have kissed a girl and liked it, but i am straight. 'tis all part of the learning curve i reckon.
I've kissed a boy and liked it too, tho for the most part I prefer women. I think it's a spice of life thing.
i think one should try some things, just to know the truth lol. maybe not stepping into fire tho....common sense and all that lol
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 12:57:16 PM
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 12:57:16 PM
Quote from: budhorse4
What kind of pets do you have?
hi. i currently have 2 finches, 5 fish, a dog and 3 brand new guinea pigs. (do the kids count too?)
i really enjoy animals, and i think bringing the boys up with them is important so that they can see how marvellous they are and how to care for them.
what do you have?
x
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 01:01:53 PM
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 01:01:53 PM
Quote from: kitty on May 11, 2012, 12:57:16 PM
hi. i currently have 2 finches, 5 fish, a dog and 3 brand new guinea pigs. (do the kids count too?)
i really enjoy animals, and i think bringing the boys up with them is important so that they can see how marvellous they are and how to care for them.
what do you have?
x
Oh boy, this might take a while. :D
1 Betta fish
1 lizard
1 snake
1 horse (mini)
4 dogs (Italian greyhound, Puggle, Doberman, Rottweiler)
2 cats (were barn kitties)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 11, 2012, 01:03:33 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 11, 2012, 01:03:33 PM
Budhorse, what kind of snake do you have? In our family, we have a ball python, although not living here in this house.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 01:04:56 PM
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 01:04:56 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 11, 2012, 01:03:33 PM
Budhorse, what kind of snake do you have? In our family, we have a ball python, although not living here in this house.
Ball Python. Her name is Thea. :3
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 02:00:57 PM
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 02:00:57 PM
Quote
Oh boy, this might take a while. :D
1 Betta fish
1 lizard
1 snake
1 horse (mini)
4 dogs (Italian greyhound, Puggle, Doberman, Rottweiler)
2 cats (were barn kitties)
super. i love ball pythons, used to share a room with a boa, gorgeous thing. what lizard do you have?
we used to have cats too but some idiot down the road started feeding them (saw them put it out on their doorstep) just as i had my second child. being boy (manwhore) cats, they took the food and extra fuss and never came back. who feeds someone else's cats ffs?? removed their collars and eveything grrrrr. nevermind. when i see them briefly they look well fed and happy.
x
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 02:30:54 PM
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 02:30:54 PM
Quote from: kitty on May 11, 2012, 02:00:57 PM
super. i love ball pythons, used to share a room with a boa, gorgeous thing. what lizard do you have?
we used to have cats too but some idiot down the road started feeding them (saw them put it out on their doorstep) just as i had my second child. being boy (manwhore) cats, they took the food and extra fuss and never came back. who feeds someone else's cats ffs?? removed their collars and eveything grrrrr. nevermind. when i see them briefly they look well fed and happy.
x
Herman is a Chinese water dragon. Very handsome medium sized lizards.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 04:11:38 PM
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 04:11:38 PM
ooo i luuuurrve those. used to live with one of those too (ex boyf was a reptile maniac). one day i'll get either a beardie or a water dragon, just have to get over the whole bug thing...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 04:19:56 PM
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 04:19:56 PM
I breed my own Dudia Roaches. They are the best feeders in my opinion. High in protein and easy to breed. That and they don't chirp or stink like crickets.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 11, 2012, 06:53:21 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 11, 2012, 06:53:21 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on May 11, 2012, 04:19:56 PM
I breed my own Dudia Roaches. They are the best feeders in my opinion. High in protein and easy to breed. That and they don't chirp or stink like crickets.
Wow. Good for you, being able to breed roaches! That would honestly make me shudder. Why, I don't know, seeing as I have absolutely no problem holding mealworms or crickets -- there is also a spotted leopard gecko in the family, too. I suppose it just comes down to their looks and the stigma associated with roaches being dirty.... which of course doesn't make logical sense if you raise them yourself; they'd be just as clean as anything else, really. But logic doesn't always trump our horrified gut reactions, much as we wish it could. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 07:00:56 PM
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 07:00:56 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 11, 2012, 06:53:21 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on May 11, 2012, 04:19:56 PM
I breed my own Dudia Roaches. They are the best feeders in my opinion. High in protein and easy to breed. That and they don't chirp or stink like crickets.
Wow. Good for you, being able to breed roaches! That would honestly make me shudder. Why, I don't know, seeing as I have absolutely no problem holding mealworms or crickets -- there is also a spotted leopard gecko in the family, too. I suppose it just comes down to their looks and the stigma associated with roaches being dirty.... which of course doesn't make logical sense if you raise them yourself; they'd be just as clean as anything else, really. But logic doesn't always trump our horrified gut reactions, much as we wish it could. :D
I honestly found that the roaches are much cleaner than crickets. And they can't climb or fly, don't make noise, and don't smell at all. I'm sure you know how bad crickets smell. Plus Herman likes them much better than crickets. He refuses them now if I give him one. His favorite foods are pinky mice, Dubia roaches, and fish.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 08:45:57 PM
Post by: kitty on May 11, 2012, 08:45:57 PM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on May 11, 2012, 07:00:56 PM
I honestly found that the roaches are much cleaner than crickets. And they can't climb or fly, don't make noise, and don't smell at all. I'm sure you know how bad crickets smell. Plus Herman likes them much better than crickets. He refuses them now if I give him one. His favorite foods are pinky mice, Dubia roaches, and fish.
wow never thought of that. when you first said roaches, my main concern was them escaping, and then having to have the whole house fumigated, but if they cant escape that easy then thats just a great food source. once had a cricket escape and live behind the radiator. kept us up for three weeks or something crazy (living in a bedsit at the time).
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 11:09:21 PM
Post by: Buddy on May 11, 2012, 11:09:21 PM
Quote from: kitty on May 11, 2012, 08:45:57 PMQuote from: Budhorse4 on May 11, 2012, 07:00:56 PM
I honestly found that the roaches are much cleaner than crickets. And they can't climb or fly, don't make noise, and don't smell at all. I'm sure you know how bad crickets smell. Plus Herman likes them much better than crickets. He refuses them now if I give him one. His favorite foods are pinky mice, Dubia roaches, and fish.
wow never thought of that. when you first said roaches, my main concern was them escaping, and then having to have the whole house fumigated, but if they cant escape that easy then thats just a great food source. once had a cricket escape and live behind the radiator. kept us up for three weeks or something crazy (living in a bedsit at the time).
I cannot tell you how many times I have had a cricket escape and be chirping all night. It is nice when they are outside, but when they are in your room it is just annoying. I keep mine in a giant rubbermaid container with part of the lid cut out and replaced with wire mesh. I also have an under tank heater for it because these guys can't live under 80 degrees F. Another great thing, because if they escape, they freeze to death.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: jumbojak on May 12, 2012, 01:43:17 AM
Post by: jumbojak on May 12, 2012, 01:43:17 AM
1. Unlike most of the poster's on this thread I've been in lots of fights. (Those who haven't should count themselves lucky)
2. I room with a large german shepherd mutt. As far as we can tell he's half shepherd, half horse.
3. I'm the first person in my family to not travel overseas as a missionary. At least in my generation.
4. Most of my family are bat-shit crazy baptists.
6. I spend way too much time alone.
7. I spend WAY too much time reading the bible.
8. My hometown is the dog fighting capital of the world.
9. I hate sports.
10. And finally, two years ago I had a pet copperhead snake. We called him Cooper.
2. I room with a large german shepherd mutt. As far as we can tell he's half shepherd, half horse.
3. I'm the first person in my family to not travel overseas as a missionary. At least in my generation.
4. Most of my family are bat-shit crazy baptists.
6. I spend way too much time alone.
7. I spend WAY too much time reading the bible.
8. My hometown is the dog fighting capital of the world.
9. I hate sports.
10. And finally, two years ago I had a pet copperhead snake. We called him Cooper.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM
Post by: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM
1. I'm afraid of eskimos
2. Favorite sport to watch is congress.
3. Very militant.
4. My biggest wish is that I was King of Siam.
5. Drink too much.
6. Never been high (except for weed).
7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.
8. Fascinated by the religous and how best to abuse them.
9. Haven't killed in about 7-8 years.
10. Own more minds than I need.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 13, 2012, 10:39:40 AM
Post by: OldGit on May 13, 2012, 10:39:40 AM
Yes, I used to be worried that I might develop an irrational fear of Eskimos. So far, I haven't, and the worry has subsided, but sometimes I harbour the unpleasant thought that I might again begin to worry about developing an irrational fear of Eskimos.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 13, 2012, 11:12:46 AM
Post by: En_Route on May 13, 2012, 11:12:46 AM
Quote from: OldGit on May 13, 2012, 10:39:40 AM
Yes, I used to be worried that I might develop an irrational fear of Eskimos. So far, I haven't, and the worry has subsided, but sometimes I harbour the unpleasant thought that I might again begin to worry about developing an irrational fear of Eskimos.
There's actually nothing irrational about fearing Eskimos. Once they start moving into a neighbourhood ripping out their central-heating , converting their windows to single glazing , harpooning the neighbours' pets and playing Bjork albums at full volume, house prices plummet.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 13, 2012, 02:19:52 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 13, 2012, 02:19:52 PM
Quote from: OldGit on May 13, 2012, 10:39:40 AM
Yes, I used to be worried that I might develop an irrational fear of Eskimos. So far, I haven't, and the worry has subsided, but sometimes I harbour the unpleasant thought that I might again begin to worry about developing an irrational fear of Eskimos.
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Oh how I love The Far Side...
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 02:25:03 AM
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 02:25:03 AM
Good on the rest of you for not taking the bait. I won't either, then. *furrows brow, looks in another direction.*
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 03:10:11 AM
Post by: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 03:10:11 AM
Quote from: En_Route on May 13, 2012, 11:12:46 AMQuote from: OldGit on May 13, 2012, 10:39:40 AM
Yes, I used to be worried that I might develop an irrational fear of Eskimos. So far, I haven't, and the worry has subsided, but sometimes I harbour the unpleasant thought that I might again begin to worry about developing an irrational fear of Eskimos.
There's actually nothing irrational about fearing Eskimos. Once they start moving into a neighbourhood ripping out their central-heating , converting their windows to single glazing , harpooning the neighbours' pets and playing Bjork albums at full volume, house prices plummet.
I just don't trust 'em :-\..... they look like their hiding something, I took a trip to northern Canda and just screamed: WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE?!!!......... they just stared at me ???
they're doing something up there... I just know it :-[
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 03:45:13 AM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 03:45:13 AM
"Eskimo" is a bit of a misnomer. There's no actual indigenous group with that name. It's just something that white people came up with that stuck.
There's a large Inuit population in Labrador/parts of Northern Newfoundland. I've met a few and there's not much to be afraid of, really. Unless you're a caribou.
There's a large Inuit population in Labrador/parts of Northern Newfoundland. I've met a few and there's not much to be afraid of, really. Unless you're a caribou.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 14, 2012, 09:37:50 AM
Post by: OldGit on May 14, 2012, 09:37:50 AM
Quote from: hbthey're doing something up there... I just know it
Yes, they're watching the white men trash their land and destroy their culture.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 09:52:04 AM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 09:52:04 AM
Quote from: OldGit on May 14, 2012, 09:37:50 AMQuote from: hbthey're doing something up there... I just know it
Yes, they're watching the white men trash their land and destroy their culture.
Maybe some cultures aren't worth preserving or at least could be replaced by something more conducive to human betterment.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 02:04:19 PM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 02:04:19 PM
Depends on your definition of "betterment", I guess.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 02:59:37 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 02:59:37 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 02:04:19 PM
Depends on your definition of "betterment", I guess.
This. And it depends on how you define "worth", too. As well as "conducive".
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 14, 2012, 03:12:24 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 14, 2012, 03:12:24 PM
The societies that did the dispossessing, our societies of some centuries past, they weren't all that conducive to human betterment. Not for the majority anyway.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 04:07:12 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 04:07:12 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 14, 2012, 03:12:24 PM
The societies that did the dispossessing, our societies of some centuries past, they weren't all that conducive to human betterment. Not for the majority anyway.
I'm thinking in terms of today. It seems to me there is a woolly sentimentality that clouds any discussion of the eradication of a culture as if automatically this must be a bad thing (before someone else says it, however you may define "bad").
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 07:51:47 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 07:51:47 PM
Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 04:07:12 PMQuote from: The Magic Pudding on May 14, 2012, 03:12:24 PM
The societies that did the dispossessing, our societies of some centuries past, they weren't all that conducive to human betterment. Not for the majority anyway.
I'm thinking in terms of today. It seems to me there is a woolly sentimentality that clouds any discussion of the eradication of a culture as if automatically this must be a bad thing (before someone else says it, however you may define "bad").
The question is, even if we could come up with a hypothetical culture that the majority (except that culture, obviously) agreed was worth replacing or "eradicating", how would one go about doing this? Re-educate them all? Re-locate them all? Take their land and their possessions? Go to the extreme of ending their lives? We've seen from the past that stronger, more 'developed' cultures were arrogant enough to assume that they were better than the cultures they looked down on. I say "arrogrant enough" because who's to arbitrarily say that one culture is intrinsically, absolutely better than another? Yet, past societies that were further "advanced" made that distinction. Generally it sounded like "Our God's the true god, our technology beats yours, and we think we know more, so now you're at our mercy."
And so they chose to eradicate, displace or entirely replace the cultures they thought weren't worth preserving, generally through removing their human rights, their possessions, their children, and sometimes their lives.
I don't believe any culture in the world deserves to be wiped off the face of the map. No, that's the business of those who believe they have the "absolute truthTM", and those who want to remove the rights of fellow human beings.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PM
Post by: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PM
Quote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM
7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.
Care to elaborate here?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: technolud on May 14, 2012, 09:16:40 PM
Post by: technolud on May 14, 2012, 09:16:40 PM
I like teenagers, including my own
I like gardening
I like cars
I can fix almost anything. Its a curse. Sometimes I get mad and say bad words while I do it.
I almost never get bored.
I'm totally comfortable with being an atheist. Just seems so right.
I'm really glad I found the Happy Atheist Forum, but it is a little scary.
I was born without the sports chromosome
My wife keeps me sane.
Everyone in my family, including Laszlo the dog, is smarter then me. But I try harder
I like gardening
I like cars
I can fix almost anything. Its a curse. Sometimes I get mad and say bad words while I do it.
I almost never get bored.
I'm totally comfortable with being an atheist. Just seems so right.
I'm really glad I found the Happy Atheist Forum, but it is a little scary.
I was born without the sports chromosome
My wife keeps me sane.
Everyone in my family, including Laszlo the dog, is smarter then me. But I try harder
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 14, 2012, 09:40:39 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 14, 2012, 09:40:39 PM
Quote from: technolud on May 14, 2012, 09:16:40 PMNote to self: A less scary disguise is in order. Perhaps one with a clown's nose... Clowns can be scary though, so perhaps not... :-\
I'm really glad I found the Happy Atheist Forum, but it is a little scary.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 09:42:07 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 09:42:07 PM
Quote from: Asmodean on May 14, 2012, 09:40:39 PMQuote from: technolud on May 14, 2012, 09:16:40 PMNote to self: A less scary disguise is in order. Perhaps one with a clown's nose... Clowns can be scary though, so perhaps not... :-\
I'm really glad I found the Happy Atheist Forum, but it is a little scary.
I honestly think that Stephen King's "IT" is the reason clown phobias developed in the first place for people in my generation. :P
And no, I will not post the picture here. It may cause someone to spazz.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 14, 2012, 09:46:21 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 14, 2012, 09:46:21 PM
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(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.susan-boyle.com%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fwhistling.gif&hash=9bec17896dbf7625532fbae05eeabdd57982b879)
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Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 09:48:10 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 09:48:10 PM
Quick, everyone, get your toddlers and young children out of the room before Asmo has to stay up with them all night because they wake up at 2 am screaming their heads off.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on May 14, 2012, 09:49:28 PM
Post by: Asmodean on May 14, 2012, 09:49:28 PM
Yes. Asmo and Pennywise, they eat worlds. And children. :D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 10:09:53 PM
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 10:09:53 PM
Quote from: Amicale on May 14, 2012, 09:48:10 PM
Quick, everyone, get your toddlers and young children out of the room before Asmo has to stay up with them all night because they wake up at 2 am screaming their heads off.
Forget about T, I may wake up screaming after that picture of IT. *shudder*
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:08:32 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:08:32 PM
I'm not a fan of cultural relativism. Some cultures are barbarous and their mores and values create far more unneccessary pain and suffering than liberal, democratic cultures. So it is not a matter for lamenting if they are displaced. Of course how they are displaced is another issue and that has to be weighed in the balance. I'm simply saying that all other things being equal the disappearance of some cultures should be a cause of celebration.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PM
Post by: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PM
Quote from: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PMQuote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM
7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.
Care to elaborate here?
Everyone keeps trying to kill them, but there still here ....it's awkward is all I'm saying
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PM
Quote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
So what about a culture in which a woman who commits adultery gets sentenced to death? There is nothing sacrosanct about a culture simply because it is indigenous.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:18:46 PM
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:18:46 PM
Will. Not. Take. The. Fucking. Asshole. Bait.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:21:31 PM
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:21:31 PM
Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
So what about a culture in which a woman who commits adultery gets sentenced to death? There is nothing sacrosanct about a culture simply because it is indigenous.
Mmmmm. I guess I just hope that we don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Like, 100 years ago in the US, women couldn't vote. And I realize that's not as extreme as being setenced to death, but I think that probably every culture has some beauty and some evil, and the hope is that they grow and evolve rather than being wiped off of the face of the planet. And for record, what have Eskimos ever done to anyone? That's what started this conversation, isn't it?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:22:21 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:22:21 PM
Quote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:18:46 PM
Will. Not. Take. The. Fucking. Asshole. Bait.
Vehemence is a poor substitute for disputation.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 14, 2012, 11:24:18 PM
Post by: Tank on May 14, 2012, 11:24:18 PM
Just a little more rope I feel.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:25:04 PM
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:25:04 PM
Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:22:21 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:18:46 PM
Will. Not. Take. The. Fucking. Asshole. Bait.
Vehemence is a poor substitute for disputation.
There is no point in disputing this particular thing (aka the fucking asshole bait.) Don't worry, Shel, my little outburst had nothing to do with you.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:30:52 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:30:52 PM
Quote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:21:31 PMQuote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
So what about a culture in which a woman who commits adultery gets sentenced to death? There is nothing sacrosanct about a culture simply because it is indigenous.
Mmmmm. I guess I just hope that we don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Like, 100 years ago in the US, women couldn't vote. And I realize that's not as extreme as being setenced to death, but I think that probably every culture has some beauty and some evil, and the hope is that they grow and evolve rather than being wiped off of the face of the planet. And for record, what have Eskimos ever done to anyone? That's what started this conversation, isn't it?
I think this is wishy-washy liberalism. The idea that we must respect all cultures equally and accept them on their own terms and whitewash them is a reaction to the imperialism and colonialism which has besmirched the histories of our nations. Some cultures are brutal and oppressive and it is invariably women who get the rawest deal under their auspices. .So I'm not voting to perpetuate them in the hope that eventually enlightenment will dawn while in the meantime cruelty flourishes unchecked and fellow human beings suffer all manners of horror.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:35:16 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:35:16 PM
Quote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:21:31 PMQuote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
So what about a culture in which a woman who commits adultery gets sentenced to death? There is nothing sacrosanct about a culture simply because it is indigenous.
Mmmmm. I guess I just hope that we don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Like, 100 years ago in the US, women couldn't vote. And I realize that's not as extreme as being setenced to death, but I think that probably every culture has some beauty and some evil, and the hope is that they grow and evolve rather than being wiped off of the face of the planet. And for record, what have Eskimos ever done to anyone? That's what started this conversation, isn't it?
I know nothing about Eskimos so I can't comment.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:36:07 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:36:07 PM
Quote from: Tank on May 14, 2012, 11:24:18 PM
Just a little more rope I feel.
Aha!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:37:41 PM
Post by: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:37:41 PM
Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:30:52 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:21:31 PMQuote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
So what about a culture in which a woman who commits adultery gets sentenced to death? There is nothing sacrosanct about a culture simply because it is indigenous.
Mmmmm. I guess I just hope that we don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Like, 100 years ago in the US, women couldn't vote. And I realize that's not as extreme as being setenced to death, but I think that probably every culture has some beauty and some evil, and the hope is that they grow and evolve rather than being wiped off of the face of the planet. And for record, what have Eskimos ever done to anyone? That's what started this conversation, isn't it?
I think this is wishy-washy liberalism. The idea that we must respect all cultures equally and accept them on their own terms and whitewash them is a reaction to the imperialism and colonialism which has besmirched the histories of our nations. Some cultures are brutal and oppressive and it is invariably women who get the rawest deal under their auspices. .So I'm not voting to perpetuate them in the hope that eventually enlightenment will dawn while in the meantime cruelty flourishes unchecked and fellow human beings suffer all manners of horror.
I think your mom's wishy washy liberalism. >:(
I get what you're saying, I guess that my point was about the whole "all things being equal" argument. Like, I look at some of the problems within the Native American communities here in the US, and it's just....not all things are equal. Dire poverty, alcoholism, racism, the systematic obliteration of a whole culture and religion, the loss of land and game...it's just not equal.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 11:40:07 PM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 11:40:07 PM
Quote from: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PMQuote from: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PMQuote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM
7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.
Care to elaborate here?
Everyone keeps trying to kill them, but there still here ....it's awkward is all I'm saying
Are you awkward around chickens? They get killed a lot.
(*FYI to everyone else* I'm not comparing Jewish people to chickens in an attempt to be belittling, simply to point out that it makes no sense to be awkward around ANYTHING because "everyone keeps trying to kill them".)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:42:22 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:42:22 PM
Quote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:37:41 PMQuote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:30:52 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:21:31 PMQuote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
So what about a culture in which a woman who commits adultery gets sentenced to death? There is nothing sacrosanct about a culture simply because it is indigenous.
Mmmmm. I guess I just hope that we don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Like, 100 years ago in the US, women couldn't vote. And I realize that's not as extreme as being setenced to death, but I think that probably every culture has some beauty and some evil, and the hope is that they grow and evolve rather than being wiped off of the face of the planet. And for record, what have Eskimos ever done to anyone? That's what started this conversation, isn't it?
I think this is wishy-washy liberalism. The idea that we must respect all cultures equally and accept them on their own terms and whitewash them is a reaction to the imperialism and colonialism which has besmirched the histories of our nations. Some cultures are brutal and oppressive and it is invariably women who get the rawest deal under their auspices. .So I'm not voting to perpetuate them in the hope that eventually enlightenment will dawn while in the meantime cruelty flourishes unchecked and fellow human beings suffer all manners of horror.
I think your mom's wishy washy liberalism. >:(
I get what you're saying, I guess that my point was about the whole "all things being equal" argument. Like, I look at some of the problems within the Native American communities here in the US, and it's just....not all things are equal. Dire poverty, alcoholism, racism, the systematic obliteration of a whole culture and religion, the loss of land and game...it's just not equal.
I'm obviously not arguing for the exploitation and expropriation of native peoples, simply dissenting from the view that the usurpation of an indigenous culture is ipso facto to be deplored.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 11:52:46 PM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 14, 2012, 11:52:46 PM
Quote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:42:22 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:37:41 PMQuote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:30:52 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:21:31 PMQuote from: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:18:40 PMQuote from: Ali on May 14, 2012, 11:10:37 PM
I love it when people say "All things being equal......yada yada yada destroy indidenous cultures with joyful abandon...." In the history of the world, has there even been one time where "all things were equal?" ;D
So what about a culture in which a woman who commits adultery gets sentenced to death? There is nothing sacrosanct about a culture simply because it is indigenous.
Mmmmm. I guess I just hope that we don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Like, 100 years ago in the US, women couldn't vote. And I realize that's not as extreme as being setenced to death, but I think that probably every culture has some beauty and some evil, and the hope is that they grow and evolve rather than being wiped off of the face of the planet. And for record, what have Eskimos ever done to anyone? That's what started this conversation, isn't it?
I think this is wishy-washy liberalism. The idea that we must respect all cultures equally and accept them on their own terms and whitewash them is a reaction to the imperialism and colonialism which has besmirched the histories of our nations. Some cultures are brutal and oppressive and it is invariably women who get the rawest deal under their auspices. .So I'm not voting to perpetuate them in the hope that eventually enlightenment will dawn while in the meantime cruelty flourishes unchecked and fellow human beings suffer all manners of horror.
I think your mom's wishy washy liberalism. >:(
I get what you're saying, I guess that my point was about the whole "all things being equal" argument. Like, I look at some of the problems within the Native American communities here in the US, and it's just....not all things are equal. Dire poverty, alcoholism, racism, the systematic obliteration of a whole culture and religion, the loss of land and game...it's just not equal.
I'm obviously not arguing for the exploitation and expropriation of native peoples, simply dissenting from the view that the usurpation of an indigenous culture is ipso facto to be deplored.
I agree, which is why I said it depends on the definition of betterment. There are some things that I think some indigenous groups legitimately do better than colonial groups. There are examples of brutal and harmful superstition, but there are also examples of surprising egalitarianism. For example, our current views on sexuality have a lot of baggage left over from Christian doctrine. A number of indigenous groups have, in my opinion, much healthier views on human sexuality. They just see it as part of human nature and remove the moral/sin values that we still seem to place on it.
I have no interest in leaving my cushy modern life to go live an indigenous lifestyle - but I think it'd be mistaken to argue that colonization always works towards "betterment" by any scale.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:59:16 PM
Post by: En_Route on May 14, 2012, 11:59:16 PM
I've no doubt that some cultures have healthier attitudes to sex. Though I must say that for the most part in the UK and Ireland a lot of the old taboos have been abandoned and homophobia has greatly abated.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: technolud on May 15, 2012, 12:09:53 AM
Post by: technolud on May 15, 2012, 12:09:53 AM
All things being equal aside, I agree with this:
Morality may be relativistic, but unnecessary pain should be avoided when possible.
QuoteI'm not a fan of cultural relativism. Some cultures are barbarous and their mores and values create far more unneccessary pain and suffering than liberal, democratic cultures. So it is not a matter for lamenting if they are displaced. Of course how they are displaced is another issue and that has to be weighed in the balance. I'm simply saying that all other things being equal the disappearance of some cultures should be a cause of celebration.
Morality may be relativistic, but unnecessary pain should be avoided when possible.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Recusant on May 15, 2012, 12:10:11 AM
Post by: Recusant on May 15, 2012, 12:10:11 AM
Quote from: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PMQuote from: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PMEveryone keeps trying to kill them, but there still here ....it's awkward is all I'm sayingQuote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.Care to elaborate here?
I see that DeterminedJuliet has already asked you about this (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=4940.msg171393#msg171393). I also will ask you to clarify your position. What exactly is awkward for you personally about the history of the oppression of the Jews, and the fact that they still exist as a distinct people? Your cryptic response to Firebird, as you can see, only raised another question.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: harte.beest on May 15, 2012, 12:41:23 AM
Post by: harte.beest on May 15, 2012, 12:41:23 AM
Quote from: Recusant on May 15, 2012, 12:10:11 AMThey hold the record for the most attempted genocides. Alot of successful genocides (filled with child rape, slavery, torture) have occured, and many races are now extinct. But everytime someone tries to kill the Jews they never succeed.Quote from: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PMQuote from: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PMEveryone keeps trying to kill them, but there still here ....it's awkward is all I'm sayingQuote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.Care to elaborate here?
I see that DeterminedJuliet has already asked you about this (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=4940.msg171393#msg171393). I also will ask you to clarify your position. What exactly is awkward for you personally about the history of the oppression of the Jews, and the fact that they still exist as a distinct people? Your cryptic response to Firebird, as you can see, only raised another question.
The Native Americans are very jealous
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 15, 2012, 12:52:00 AM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 15, 2012, 12:52:00 AM
Doesn't really explain the awkwardness
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Firebird on May 15, 2012, 03:01:53 AM
Post by: Firebird on May 15, 2012, 03:01:53 AM
Quote from: harte.beest on May 15, 2012, 12:41:23 AMQuote from: Recusant on May 15, 2012, 12:10:11 AMThey hold the record for the most attempted genocides. Alot of successful genocides (filled with child rape, slavery, torture) have occured, and many races are now extinct. But everytime someone tries to kill the Jews they never succeed.Quote from: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PMQuote from: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PMEveryone keeps trying to kill them, but there still here ....it's awkward is all I'm sayingQuote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.Care to elaborate here?
I see that DeterminedJuliet has already asked you about this (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=4940.msg171393#msg171393). I also will ask you to clarify your position. What exactly is awkward for you personally about the history of the oppression of the Jews, and the fact that they still exist as a distinct people? Your cryptic response to Firebird, as you can see, only raised another question.
The Native Americans are very jealous
I'm not sure I know what you're trying to imply here. Personally it sounds like you're trying to make an indirect anti-semitic comment while trying to cloud it with some sarcasm or irony. Deny it all you want, but I've seen too much crap like that before. So please cease and desist. I'd say more, but luckily I don't have to considering the great job that the moderators do. I say that with absolutely no sarcasm or irony.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Firebird on May 15, 2012, 03:13:18 AM
Post by: Firebird on May 15, 2012, 03:13:18 AM
Quote from: technolud on May 15, 2012, 12:09:53 AM
All things being equal aside, I agree with this:QuoteI'm not a fan of cultural relativism. Some cultures are barbarous and their mores and values create far more unneccessary pain and suffering than liberal, democratic cultures. So it is not a matter for lamenting if they are displaced. Of course how they are displaced is another issue and that has to be weighed in the balance. I'm simply saying that all other things being equal the disappearance of some cultures should be a cause of celebration.
Morality may be relativistic, but unnecessary pain should be avoided when possible.
Yeah, I sympathize with this view more as well. Ayaan Hirsi Ali talked about this in her book "Infidel" about how Holland tried to form a multicultural society with the Islamists who were coming from Africa and the Middle East. Instead of integrating, they simply set up their own ghettos with their own schools and own rules, etc. Which was not good for the women, or people like Theo Van Gogh who were merely trying to express themselves in their Western country.
It does sound a little weird to be saying this. I am not a right-winger by any means, and have no issues with someone practicing their own religion/culture. But they need to respect the values of the country and culture they have chosen to live in, including rights of women, voting, respecting the court system, etc.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tom62 on May 15, 2012, 04:09:03 AM
Post by: Tom62 on May 15, 2012, 04:09:03 AM
I don't like the way this thread is going. HAF is not the place to make "jokes" about murder, genocide or racial superiority. That borders on hate speech. We are a forum with happy [a]theists as members, so let's keep it that way.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 15, 2012, 08:48:28 AM
Post by: kitty on May 15, 2012, 08:48:28 AM
Quote from: technolud on May 14, 2012, 09:16:40 PM
I like teenagers, including my own
I like gardening
I like cars
I can fix almost anything. Its a curse. Sometimes I get mad and say bad words while I do it.
I almost never get bored.
I'm totally comfortable with being an atheist. Just seems so right.
I'm really glad I found the Happy Atheist Forum, but it is a little scary.
I was born without the sports chromosome
My wife keeps me sane.
Everyone in my family, including Laszlo the dog, is smarter then me. But I try harder
love it. i'm the simple one in the family, everyone else is academic (ish) and i'm the arty one (which is a nice way of saying, yr simple but you can do stuff with yr hands) lol.
i'm never bored coz i always have a bundle of projects going on, so i can pick and choose which one to work on at any time (does mean my house is a frickin mess lol).
and i too fix everything at least 3 times before it eventually goes in the bin (i have two boys that break stuff constantly grrrr).
nice to meet you sir, it that yr dog laszlo?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: technolud on May 15, 2012, 11:07:57 AM
Post by: technolud on May 15, 2012, 11:07:57 AM
I lack the art gene as well as the sports one. World needs more art me thinks.
Funny thing how being able to fix things can have a down side. Its a struggle to (necessarily) let them go sometimes.
Laszlo shares my house but he's not really "mine". I believe he views me as another Beta dog. He's not very rules oriented.
Funny thing how being able to fix things can have a down side. Its a struggle to (necessarily) let them go sometimes.
Laszlo shares my house but he's not really "mine". I believe he views me as another Beta dog. He's not very rules oriented.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 15, 2012, 11:24:06 AM
Post by: kitty on May 15, 2012, 11:24:06 AM
Quote from: technolud on May 15, 2012, 11:07:57 AM
I lack the art gene as well as the sports one. World needs more art me thinks.
Funny thing how being able to fix things can have a down side. Its a struggle to (necessarily) let them go sometimes.
Laszlo shares my house but he's not really "mine". I believe he views me as another Beta dog. He's not very rules oriented.
haha. my terrier knows i'm boss & wouldnt dare step out of line (so far as i know. but she could be dreaming up extensive plans to take over the world).
i find it hard to throw things away too.
worse thing about being able to fix things, is that i can pretty much make anything too (usually with a sewing machine), so when someone wants something, they always come to me. thankfully, i dont have the 'cant say no' gene (unlike my husband), so i dont run myself completely ragged. but i have made some marvellous things, including a massive bedroom for a caravan awning.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 15, 2012, 03:04:16 PM
Post by: Ali on May 15, 2012, 03:04:16 PM
Quote from: Firebird on May 15, 2012, 03:01:53 AMQuote from: harte.beest on May 15, 2012, 12:41:23 AMQuote from: Recusant on May 15, 2012, 12:10:11 AMThey hold the record for the most attempted genocides. Alot of successful genocides (filled with child rape, slavery, torture) have occured, and many races are now extinct. But everytime someone tries to kill the Jews they never succeed.Quote from: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PMQuote from: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PMEveryone keeps trying to kill them, but there still here ....it's awkward is all I'm sayingQuote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.Care to elaborate here?
I see that DeterminedJuliet has already asked you about this (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=4940.msg171393#msg171393). I also will ask you to clarify your position. What exactly is awkward for you personally about the history of the oppression of the Jews, and the fact that they still exist as a distinct people? Your cryptic response to Firebird, as you can see, only raised another question.
The Native Americans are very jealous
I'm not sure I know what you're trying to imply here. Personally it sounds like you're trying to make an indirect anti-semitic comment while trying to cloud it with some sarcasm or irony. Deny it all you want, but I've seen too much crap like that before. So please cease and desist. I'd say more, but luckily I don't have to considering the great job that the moderators do. I say that with absolutely no sarcasm or irony.
Seconded. I suspect you may be trying for edgy and funny, but if so, you're failing. Miserably. Cut it.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 15, 2012, 04:56:19 PM
Post by: kitty on May 15, 2012, 04:56:19 PM
Quote from: Ali on May 15, 2012, 03:04:16 PMQuote from: Firebird on May 15, 2012, 03:01:53 AMQuote from: harte.beest on May 15, 2012, 12:41:23 AMQuote from: Recusant on May 15, 2012, 12:10:11 AMThey hold the record for the most attempted genocides. Alot of successful genocides (filled with child rape, slavery, torture) have occured, and many races are now extinct. But everytime someone tries to kill the Jews they never succeed.Quote from: harte.beest on May 14, 2012, 11:17:22 PMQuote from: Firebird on May 14, 2012, 09:15:58 PMEveryone keeps trying to kill them, but there still here ....it's awkward is all I'm sayingQuote from: harte.beest on May 13, 2012, 05:05:53 AM7. Feel uncomfortable around jews.Care to elaborate here?
I see that DeterminedJuliet has already asked you about this (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=4940.msg171393#msg171393). I also will ask you to clarify your position. What exactly is awkward for you personally about the history of the oppression of the Jews, and the fact that they still exist as a distinct people? Your cryptic response to Firebird, as you can see, only raised another question.
The Native Americans are very jealous
I'm not sure I know what you're trying to imply here. Personally it sounds like you're trying to make an indirect anti-semitic comment while trying to cloud it with some sarcasm or irony. Deny it all you want, but I've seen too much crap like that before. So please cease and desist. I'd say more, but luckily I don't have to considering the great job that the moderators do. I say that with absolutely no sarcasm or irony.
Seconded. I suspect you may be trying for edgy and funny, but if so, you're failing. Miserably. Cut it.
thirded, as it were.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 15, 2012, 06:49:30 PM
Post by: OldGit on May 15, 2012, 06:49:30 PM
Fourthed
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 16, 2012, 02:39:12 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 16, 2012, 02:39:12 AM
Ye well cut it or say what you mean. If you're going to enter an area where the worst of humanity wallow I think it best to make your meaning clear, there's too much dog whistling that goes on.
Gypsies are still about.
I'm not aware of many indigenous peoples who have been totally wiped out. It was claimed the Tasmanian Aborigines were all gone but their descendants beg to differ.
diaspora: 1) The body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
2)The dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized
It is no wonder that a widespread population can't be wiped out by a few hostile regimes.
That sounds kind of fatuous, in the absence of anything else I'm inclined to dismiss it as such.
I suppose native peoples could learn from the Jews, how to maintain their culture within another. The problem of others resenting your success is a tricky one, I don't know if anyone has resolved that.
Quote from: harte.beest on May 15, 2012, 12:41:23 AM
They hold the record for the most attempted genocides. Alot of successful genocides (filled with child rape, slavery, torture) have occured, and many races are now extinct. But everytime someone tries to kill the Jews they never succeed.
Gypsies are still about.
I'm not aware of many indigenous peoples who have been totally wiped out. It was claimed the Tasmanian Aborigines were all gone but their descendants beg to differ.
diaspora: 1) The body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel
2)The dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized
It is no wonder that a widespread population can't be wiped out by a few hostile regimes.
Quote from: harte.beest on May 15, 2012, 12:41:23 AM
The Native Americans are very jealous
That sounds kind of fatuous, in the absence of anything else I'm inclined to dismiss it as such.
I suppose native peoples could learn from the Jews, how to maintain their culture within another. The problem of others resenting your success is a tricky one, I don't know if anyone has resolved that.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: ibm on May 16, 2012, 06:40:42 PM
Post by: ibm on May 16, 2012, 06:40:42 PM
Quote from: kitty on May 15, 2012, 08:48:28 AMQuote from: technolud on May 14, 2012, 09:16:40 PM
I like teenagers, including my own
I like gardening
I like cars
I can fix almost anything. Its a curse. Sometimes I get mad and say bad words while I do it.
I almost never get bored.
I'm totally comfortable with being an atheist. Just seems so right.
I'm really glad I found the Happy Atheist Forum, but it is a little scary.
I was born without the sports chromosome
My wife keeps me sane.
Everyone in my family, including Laszlo the dog, is smarter then me. But I try harder
love it. i'm the simple one in the family, everyone else is academic (ish) and i'm the arty one (which is a nice way of saying, yr simple but you can do stuff with yr hands) lol.
i'm never bored coz i always have a bundle of projects going on, so i can pick and choose which one to work on at any time (does mean my house is a frickin mess lol).
and i too fix everything at least 3 times before it eventually goes in the bin (i have two boys that break stuff constantly grrrr).
nice to meet you sir, it that yr dog laszlo?
That's great!
"Jack of all trade, master at none", that's me. But I don't know if my wife will withstand another "Honey, I fixed the vacuum cleaner ... again!" from me. Yep, there's nothing like a pocket knife in the kitchen.
But I must admit that ever since the miniaturization of everything, it gets harder to fix stuff i.e. cameras, radios, electronic toys, toasters with electronic circuitry, cheap plastic, the disappearance of wood and metal etc.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: technolud on May 16, 2012, 08:39:50 PM
Post by: technolud on May 16, 2012, 08:39:50 PM
So true. 32 gigabytes on a micro-SD card. Might as well be magic.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 16, 2012, 09:02:51 PM
Post by: kitty on May 16, 2012, 09:02:51 PM
Quote from: technolud on May 16, 2012, 08:39:50 PM
So true. 32 gigabytes on a micro-SD card. Might as well be magic.
lmao
so true, my husband used to take stuff apart all the time, but its just toooo small now.
have to admit, i dont mess about with electrics anyway, i'd blow myself up. i can fix a plug, thats it.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Firebird on May 17, 2012, 07:05:48 AM
Post by: Firebird on May 17, 2012, 07:05:48 AM
Miniaturization is definitely the most amazing advance of the past 10-15 years, IMHO. I remember getting a 1 GB hard drive when I was in junior high and thinking how magical it was. That and the internet, of course.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 17, 2012, 08:06:12 AM
Post by: kitty on May 17, 2012, 08:06:12 AM
this is some serious thread diversion!
but anyhoo,
i was 21 when i got my first email address (i wasnt behind the times, that was when i had moved away for uni and we had barely done computers at college), and yet my son's 4 yr old bestf can use youtube to watch vids of trains and stuff. craziness.
but anyhoo,
i was 21 when i got my first email address (i wasnt behind the times, that was when i had moved away for uni and we had barely done computers at college), and yet my son's 4 yr old bestf can use youtube to watch vids of trains and stuff. craziness.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: markmcdaniel on May 17, 2012, 02:18:52 PM
Post by: markmcdaniel on May 17, 2012, 02:18:52 PM
1. I am an Air force brat.
2. I was a veteran world traveler by age 3.
3. Studied Anthropology in collage Where I didn't graduate.
4. I am one of the worst spellers in the known universe. If I wasn't an atheist I would probably thank God for spell check.
5. I like cats better then dogs and aquarium fish better than either.
6. I am a double amputee. I currently live in a nursing facility, but, hope to leave when I learn to walk again.
7. I have fallen in love with my E-Book reader.
8. The only types of literature that I categorically refuse to read are kiss and tell biographies, celebrity biographies, and stab in the back non fiction.
9. My favorite types of music are currently folk and filk and my favorite music artists are Stan Rogers, Heater Dale, Heather Alexander, and Julia Ecklar
10. My favorite artist (painting) is Steve Hanks.
2. I was a veteran world traveler by age 3.
3. Studied Anthropology in collage Where I didn't graduate.
4. I am one of the worst spellers in the known universe. If I wasn't an atheist I would probably thank God for spell check.
5. I like cats better then dogs and aquarium fish better than either.
6. I am a double amputee. I currently live in a nursing facility, but, hope to leave when I learn to walk again.
7. I have fallen in love with my E-Book reader.
8. The only types of literature that I categorically refuse to read are kiss and tell biographies, celebrity biographies, and stab in the back non fiction.
9. My favorite types of music are currently folk and filk and my favorite music artists are Stan Rogers, Heater Dale, Heather Alexander, and Julia Ecklar
10. My favorite artist (painting) is Steve Hanks.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 17, 2012, 04:31:00 PM
Post by: Tank on May 17, 2012, 04:31:00 PM
Quote from: markmcdaniel on May 17, 2012, 02:18:52 PMObviously this is the unusual one. I'm curious to know what happened so I don't guess and fill in inappropriate details. An answer of 'Mind your own business' is of course 100% acceptable.
6. I am a double amputee. I currently live in a nursing facility, but, hope to leave when I learn to walk again.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 17, 2012, 05:02:06 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 17, 2012, 05:02:06 PM
Quote from: markmcdaniel on May 17, 2012, 02:18:52 PM
1. I am an Air force brat.
2. I was a veteran world traveler by age 3.
3. Studied Anthropology in collage Where I didn't graduate.
4. I am one of the worst spellers in the known universe. If I wasn't an atheist I would probably thank God for spell check.
5. I like cats better then dogs and aquarium fish better than either.
6. I am a double amputee. I currently live in a nursing facility, but, hope to leave when I learn to walk again.
7. I have fallen in love with my E-Book reader.
8. The only types of literature that I categorically refuse to read are kiss and tell biographies, celebrity biographies, and stab in the back non fiction.
9. My favorite types of music are currently folk and filk and my favorite music artists are Stan Rogers, Heater Dale, Heather Alexander, and Julia Ecklar
10. My favorite artist (painting) is Steve Hanks.
2. By age 3? Wow! What's your earliest memory of traveling? Many people don't recall too much from when they were 3.
5. Where you're currently living, are there aquarium fish tanks there? Some facilities have absolutely gorgeous tanks of beautiful fish in them. Whenever I visit the nursing facility a family member works at, I love to go and watch the fish. I could do so for a long, long time. ;D I do love cats though, too. VERY much.
7. What kind of e-book reader do you have? I have a Kindle, and I love it.
9. I'd never heard of Filk music, so I looked it up -- apparently folk music with a nerdy sci-fi bent! Cool! I didn't even know that existed, so thanks for that, Mark. I'll be sure to check it out. Sounds like it's right up my alley! :)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 17, 2012, 05:03:56 PM
Post by: OldGit on May 17, 2012, 05:03:56 PM
Quote from: Mark7. I have fallen in love with my E-Book reader.
Not you as well. :o
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 17, 2012, 05:45:56 PM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 17, 2012, 05:45:56 PM
Quote from: markmcdaniel on May 17, 2012, 02:18:52 PM
5. I like cats better then dogs and aquarium fish better than either.
Yay! Another cat lover! We're slowly taking over! *muahahaha*
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: markmcdaniel on May 18, 2012, 06:39:59 AM
Post by: markmcdaniel on May 18, 2012, 06:39:59 AM
In answer to the various questions in my original post:
Tank I do not mind talking about my amputations at all' If i did i would not have mentioned them. The relatively short version is that about 3 years ago I went to my doctor to have a never healing blister looked at ,on my left foot, and it was discovered that that I was an undiagnosed diabetic. I was supposed to get the wound worked on the next day. However, the wound went septic between getting up and arriving at the clinic. I had the first operation on my foot that night. Three operations later I wound up a foot shorter. I made the adjustment to my first peg leg easily and went back to work on a near full time basis. Unfortunately, about18 months ago, I made the mistake they warn all diabetics about. I bought a new pair of shoes. This of course resulted in a second blister. Just to prove that I do learn from past experience I went in to the doctor before the wound went septic. Unfortunately, just to prove that I am stubborn and that sometimes it takes more than one lesson to learn a point I went in afraid I would lose a toe and ended up losing another foot.
Amicale, My father was transfered to Spain when I was 3, but, I have no reliable memories of this time. As for my current residence it does not allow pets. MY last home had Four tanks two Dogs Nine cats and an aviary. We do have an aviary here but birds are much more interesting outdoors. My book reader is a Sony that I hope to replace soon with a Nook color. If the prices keep dropping maybe I will get one in my next box of Cracker Jacks. Filk artists that I can recommend are Three Weird Sisters, Heather Alexander, Heather Dale. SJ Tucker and Julia Ecklar. All can be found on You Tube.
Tank I do not mind talking about my amputations at all' If i did i would not have mentioned them. The relatively short version is that about 3 years ago I went to my doctor to have a never healing blister looked at ,on my left foot, and it was discovered that that I was an undiagnosed diabetic. I was supposed to get the wound worked on the next day. However, the wound went septic between getting up and arriving at the clinic. I had the first operation on my foot that night. Three operations later I wound up a foot shorter. I made the adjustment to my first peg leg easily and went back to work on a near full time basis. Unfortunately, about18 months ago, I made the mistake they warn all diabetics about. I bought a new pair of shoes. This of course resulted in a second blister. Just to prove that I do learn from past experience I went in to the doctor before the wound went septic. Unfortunately, just to prove that I am stubborn and that sometimes it takes more than one lesson to learn a point I went in afraid I would lose a toe and ended up losing another foot.
Amicale, My father was transfered to Spain when I was 3, but, I have no reliable memories of this time. As for my current residence it does not allow pets. MY last home had Four tanks two Dogs Nine cats and an aviary. We do have an aviary here but birds are much more interesting outdoors. My book reader is a Sony that I hope to replace soon with a Nook color. If the prices keep dropping maybe I will get one in my next box of Cracker Jacks. Filk artists that I can recommend are Three Weird Sisters, Heather Alexander, Heather Dale. SJ Tucker and Julia Ecklar. All can be found on You Tube.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 10:30:26 AM
Post by: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 10:30:26 AM
Ooh, blimey - a lesson for all us diabetics to take care of our feet! That's really tough luck, Mark, since you didn't know you were diabetic.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: technolud on May 18, 2012, 02:06:20 PM
Post by: technolud on May 18, 2012, 02:06:20 PM
I'm willing to overlook the dog-cat thing (ever notice, lots of jokes about no dogs in heaven but none about no cats in heaven), but I'll take you up on the "one of the worst spellers in the known universe" statement. I'm willing to enter into a "who can misspell the most words" contest any place, any time.
Technolud.
Technolud.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on May 18, 2012, 02:32:40 PM
Post by: Tank on May 18, 2012, 02:32:40 PM
Quote from: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 10:30:26 AMAgreed! Being a fellow diabetic I'll be paying even more attention to my feet now :o
Ooh, blimey - a lesson for all us diabetics to take care of our feet! That's really tough luck, Mark, since you didn't know you were diabetic.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 02:48:17 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 02:48:17 PM
There should be a spoiler button for this sort thing to spare us hypochondriacs more panic.
Already any chest twinge presages a heart attack, forgotten keys is early onset Alzheimers, any skin spot is a melanoma, a mosquito bite could lead to various horrors, now I have to worry about losing my extremities. Aaach, it's almost enough to drive someone into a healthy lifestyle.
Already any chest twinge presages a heart attack, forgotten keys is early onset Alzheimers, any skin spot is a melanoma, a mosquito bite could lead to various horrors, now I have to worry about losing my extremities. Aaach, it's almost enough to drive someone into a healthy lifestyle.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 03:09:05 PM
Post by: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 03:09:05 PM
Quote from: Pudding
There should be a spoiler button for this sort thing to spare us hypochondriacs more panic.
Already any chest twinge presages a heart attack, forgotten keys is early onset Alzheimers, any skin spot is a melanoma, a mosquito bite could lead to various horrors, now I have to worry about losing my extremities. Aaach, it's almost enough to drive someone into a healthy lifestyle.
Also, have you looked at the colour of your hat lately? Definitely Osteogimbolosis of Yakabobo's organ.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 03:19:44 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 03:19:44 PM
Quote from: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 03:09:05 PM
Also, have you looked at the colour of your hat lately? Definitely Osteogimbolosis of Yakabobo's organ.
Aach, I felt something was wrong, I tried to convince myself the hat was just too tight.
I'll get some healing crystals tomorrow and move my foot stool, I think it may be causing a pooling of the negative energy that comes out of my TV.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 18, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 18, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 03:19:44 PMQuote from: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 03:09:05 PM
Also, have you looked at the colour of your hat lately? Definitely Osteogimbolosis of Yakabobo's organ.
Aach, I felt something was wrong, I tried to convince myself the hat was just too tight.
I'll get some healing crystals tomorrow and move my foot stool, I think it may be causing a pooling of the negative energy that comes out of my TV.
No need, I don't think. You're obviously symptomatic of a blocked chakra.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 18, 2012, 04:29:19 PM
Post by: Ali on May 18, 2012, 04:29:19 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on May 18, 2012, 04:18:31 PMQuote from: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 03:19:44 PMQuote from: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 03:09:05 PM
Also, have you looked at the colour of your hat lately? Definitely Osteogimbolosis of Yakabobo's organ.
Aach, I felt something was wrong, I tried to convince myself the hat was just too tight.
I'll get some healing crystals tomorrow and move my foot stool, I think it may be causing a pooling of the negative energy that comes out of my TV.
No need, I don't think. You're obviously symptomatic of a blocked chakra.
Ooh, I know how to treat that! I was diagnosed with a blocked chakra during a recent massage! Have some one spin crystals over the chakra, and then press their hands to the chakra point while humming tunelessly under their breath. Clears it right up!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Amicale on May 18, 2012, 05:17:10 PM
Post by: Amicale on May 18, 2012, 05:17:10 PM
Quote from: Ali on May 18, 2012, 04:29:19 PMQuote from: DeterminedJuliet on May 18, 2012, 04:18:31 PMQuote from: The Magic Pudding on May 18, 2012, 03:19:44 PMQuote from: OldGit on May 18, 2012, 03:09:05 PM
Also, have you looked at the colour of your hat lately? Definitely Osteogimbolosis of Yakabobo's organ.
Aach, I felt something was wrong, I tried to convince myself the hat was just too tight.
I'll get some healing crystals tomorrow and move my foot stool, I think it may be causing a pooling of the negative energy that comes out of my TV.
No need, I don't think. You're obviously symptomatic of a blocked chakra.
Ooh, I know how to treat that! I was diagnosed with a blocked chakra during a recent massage! Have some one spin crystals over the chakra, and then press their hands to the chakra point while humming tunelessly under their breath. Clears it right up!
:D congrats, people. You made me laugh so hard I started coughing like mad. You folks are awesome indeed. ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 01:03:36 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 01:03:36 AM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on May 18, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
No need, I don't think. You're obviously symptomatic of a blocked chakra.
Oh damn, you really think so?
My chakra seems to be cycling between rainbow and blockage faster and faster, like a spiralling packet of hydrogolised snack food in a tornado of negative energy.
If you could write your diagnosis down, sign it D'Juliet from the Internet and I may be able to get a refund for my last unblocking.
Last time I asked for a refund I was told I was being negative and I should desist for my own wellbeing. No no, forget that request it is my own negativity that has brought this on, I
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 19, 2012, 01:09:46 AM
Post by: Ali on May 19, 2012, 01:09:46 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 01:03:36 AM
I wonder if I could find a dolphin, problem is they always seem to detect my negativity and stay away...
My I suggest a lovely dolphin hat with which you can blend in with the dolphins and walk among them.
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff131%2Faasaliman%2FDolphin_Hat_by_Lupas_Deva.jpg&hash=4e6d0abe5583b06d27cd76ba5e46219340f2ce3a)
http://lupas-deva.deviantart.com/art/Dolphin-Hat-161191288 (http://lupas-deva.deviantart.com/art/Dolphin-Hat-161191288)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 19, 2012, 01:36:00 AM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 19, 2012, 01:36:00 AM
Quote from: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 01:03:36 AMQuote from: DeterminedJuliet on May 18, 2012, 04:18:31 PM
No need, I don't think. You're obviously symptomatic of a blocked chakra.
Oh damn, you really think so?
My chakra seems to be cycling between rainbow and blockage faster and faster, like a spiralling packet of hydrogolised snack food in a tornado of negative energy.
If you could write your diagnosis down, sign it D'Juliet from the Internet and I may be able to get a refund for my last unblocking.
Last time I asked for a refund I was told I was being negative and I should desist for my own wellbeing.
I don't have my letterhead handy, but feel free to print this off and forge my signature. Make it really scribbly and authoritative.
Quote
Dear Hippy Dippys,
I write to you today as Mr.Puddin's (henceforth referred to as "Mr.P") wellness-attorney/holistic-health practitioner. I fear I must inform you that there have been grievous errors regarding Mr.P's energy care. Due to your indisputable negligence, his karma has been irreparably damaged; the energy infusions and twelve sun salutations that you prescribed were clearly ill-suited to his aura, zodiac and stature. A more seasoned professional would have immediately recognized his need for a chakra un-clogging. Possibly with a toilet snake, but I acknowledge the variance in methods.
Please refund Mr.P's payment, in whole, by the next full moon. If you do not, I will be forced to create an effigy of your likeness and poke it with sharp needles while I jump over a bonfire. No one wants that. Please make your payment available in cash – moon rocks will not be accepted.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation,
Sincerely,
Determined Juliet, Star Crossed-Awesome Pants at Large.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 02:10:55 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 02:10:55 AM
Thank you for that hat suggestion Ali, I will steal it when the opportunity presents.
Thanks for the letter
Determined Juliet, Star Crossed-Awesome Pants at Large.
DJSCAPAL
Pants at Large.
PAL
Thanks for the letter
PAL
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 19, 2012, 02:14:09 AM
Post by: Ali on May 19, 2012, 02:14:09 AM
DJ - ROFL! Do me next!!! Lessee....I want the Chinese place near my house to have not closed. Do your worst! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 19, 2012, 02:38:29 AM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on May 19, 2012, 02:38:29 AM
Quote from: Ali on May 19, 2012, 02:14:09 AM
DJ - ROFL! Do me next!!! Lessee....I want the Chinese place near my house to have not closed. Do your worst! ;D ;D ;D
Hahaha, I have a homework assignment due tonight and I have a flight tomorrow morning I haven't packed for yet, so I might not get a chance tonight, but I will! Don't you worry. I'll strike the fear of god into them, I will.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: kitty on May 19, 2012, 10:30:35 AM
Post by: kitty on May 19, 2012, 10:30:35 AM
omg you guys are a perfect balance of witty, crazy and funny as. love it!
any excuse to laugh out loud at random and let my kids think i'm nuts (i'm not explaining blocked chakras to them lol)
made my day.
x
any excuse to laugh out loud at random and let my kids think i'm nuts (i'm not explaining blocked chakras to them lol)
made my day.
x
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 01:28:10 PM
Post by: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 01:28:10 PM
Glad we make you laugh!
As for blocked chakras: I'm not exactly sure what a chakra is, but I have a trusty set of drain-rods which have kept my pipes clear and swept my chimneys for 30 years.
As for blocked chakras: I'm not exactly sure what a chakra is, but I have a trusty set of drain-rods which have kept my pipes clear and swept my chimneys for 30 years.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 02:15:48 PM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on May 19, 2012, 02:15:48 PM
Quote from: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 01:28:10 PM
Glad we make you laugh!
As for blocked chakras: I'm not exactly sure what a chakra is, but I have a trusty set of drain-rods which have kept my pipes clear and swept my chimneys for 30 years.
You seem to be slipping out of character, could you please restate that in old fogese please?
If you want, if it amuses you.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Ali on May 19, 2012, 02:36:40 PM
Post by: Ali on May 19, 2012, 02:36:40 PM
Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on May 19, 2012, 02:38:29 AMQuote from: Ali on May 19, 2012, 02:14:09 AM
DJ - ROFL! Do me next!!! Lessee....I want the Chinese place near my house to have not closed. Do your worst! ;D ;D ;D
Hahaha, I have a homework assignment due tonight and I have a flight tomorrow morning I haven't packed for yet, so I might not get a chance tonight, but I will! Don't you worry. I'll strike the fear of god into them, I will.
Sweet! They'll never know what hit them!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 06:14:28 PM
Post by: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 06:14:28 PM
Quote from: PuddingYou seem to be slipping out of character, could you please restate that in old fogese please? If you want, if it amuses you.
How dare you, Sir! I'll have you know I fought at Mafeking!
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: En_Route on May 20, 2012, 12:06:28 AM
Post by: En_Route on May 20, 2012, 12:06:28 AM
Quote from: OldGit on May 19, 2012, 06:14:28 PMQuote from: PuddingYou seem to be slipping out of character, could you please restate that in old fogese please? If you want, if it amuses you.
How dare you, Sir! I'll have you know I fought at Mafeking!
That's a relief
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on May 20, 2012, 10:10:29 AM
Post by: OldGit on May 20, 2012, 10:10:29 AM
^ (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi647.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu198%2FRamblingSyd%2FLaughing_RoflSmileyLJ.gif&hash=408f9683dd143fb3e0c4dfb36ccf4b0387222924)
Title: 10 Things About Terry the Analyzed Atheist
Post by: analyzedatheist on July 05, 2012, 02:00:28 AM
Post by: analyzedatheist on July 05, 2012, 02:00:28 AM
1. Love to play guitar and sing.
2. Love science.
3. Love Super Mario.
4. Love to blog about or discuss religion and atheism related issues.
5. Extroverted
6. Almost always smiling..."Facial Feedback Hypothesis"...look it up, it works.
7. I have an unyielding positive attitude that I refuse to ever let wane.
8. I was christened in the united church of Canada, but I was never really religious.
9. I have really, really, REALLY flat feet.
10. I am married, with a beautiful wife, and some pets I will discuss in another thread :)
Whew. There we go.
2. Love science.
3. Love Super Mario.
4. Love to blog about or discuss religion and atheism related issues.
5. Extroverted
6. Almost always smiling..."Facial Feedback Hypothesis"...look it up, it works.
7. I have an unyielding positive attitude that I refuse to ever let wane.
8. I was christened in the united church of Canada, but I was never really religious.
9. I have really, really, REALLY flat feet.
10. I am married, with a beautiful wife, and some pets I will discuss in another thread :)
Whew. There we go.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Terry the Analyzed Atheist
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on July 05, 2012, 03:59:48 AM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on July 05, 2012, 03:59:48 AM
Quote from: analyzedatheist on July 05, 2012, 02:00:28 AM
7. I have an unyielding positive attitude that I refuse to ever let wane.
Should we tell him about The Asmo?
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: markmcdaniel on July 05, 2012, 04:17:03 AM
Post by: markmcdaniel on July 05, 2012, 04:17:03 AM
And he is a extrovert as well as an optimist. I say as a form of scientific experiment we should keep the Asmo a secret.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on July 05, 2012, 04:48:47 AM
Post by: Asmodean on July 05, 2012, 04:48:47 AM
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.myopera.com%2Fdebplatt%2Fsmiley%2Fangel-wanna-be.gif&hash=324d2b3cdb42f52c0741cc830925bb21d3e579b8)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 05, 2012, 07:51:16 AM
Post by: The Magic Pudding on July 05, 2012, 07:51:16 AM
Quote from: analyzedatheist on July 05, 2012, 02:00:28 AM
7. I have an unyielding positive attitude that I refuse to ever let wane.
That sounds like a challenge. (https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cool-smileys.com%2Fimages%2F2068.gif&hash=79a61cc54aecfd381faf25fd9be7ca1c9adddae9)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Terry the Analyzed Atheist
Post by: Amicale on July 05, 2012, 02:22:33 PM
Post by: Amicale on July 05, 2012, 02:22:33 PM
Quote from: analyzedatheist on July 05, 2012, 02:00:28 AM
1. Love to play guitar and sing.
2. Love science.
3. Love Super Mario.
4. Love to blog about or discuss religion and atheism related issues.
5. Extroverted
6. Almost always smiling..."Facial Feedback Hypothesis"...look it up, it works.
7. I have an unyielding positive attitude that I refuse to ever let wane.
8. I was christened in the united church of Canada, but I was never really religious.
9. I have really, really, REALLY flat feet.
10. I am married, with a beautiful wife, and some pets I will discuss in another thread :)
Whew. There we go.
Great to get to know a little more about you! :) I'm also a fan of guitar music and singing, but I can't do either well :D. Science and Super Mario are both fantastic - I think we'd have the ultimate game if we combined Mario with beakers, test tubes, prehistoric creatures that slowly evolve through the game.... quick, someone call Nintendo. ;D
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Synapse on July 22, 2012, 04:10:51 PM
Post by: Synapse on July 22, 2012, 04:10:51 PM
1. I'm a lefty
2. I have horrible handwriting (related to no.1?)
3. I like to cook (but I hate to clean up after, which is why I don't do it much)
4. I love trying out new foods (pretty difficult to disgust me)
5. I am a trained medic (or at least I was)
6. I love video games
7. I'm pretty introverted (6+7 gives it away that I'm kind of a nerd?)
8. I can't ride a bike (never learnt it, trying to find a place to practice without people looking at me falling down)
9. Very interested in human behavior and the brain (other animals are interesting too)
10. I'm one of those people where it seems like I'm listening intently to what you are saying, but really my mind is somewhere else entirely. "You are such a great listener!" ::)
2. I have horrible handwriting (related to no.1?)
3. I like to cook (but I hate to clean up after, which is why I don't do it much)
4. I love trying out new foods (pretty difficult to disgust me)
5. I am a trained medic (or at least I was)
6. I love video games
7. I'm pretty introverted (6+7 gives it away that I'm kind of a nerd?)
8. I can't ride a bike (never learnt it, trying to find a place to practice without people looking at me falling down)
9. Very interested in human behavior and the brain (other animals are interesting too)
10. I'm one of those people where it seems like I'm listening intently to what you are saying, but really my mind is somewhere else entirely. "You are such a great listener!" ::)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Hector Valdez on July 22, 2012, 04:23:40 PM
Post by: Hector Valdez on July 22, 2012, 04:23:40 PM
Ten things about myself:
1. You may not know this, but I am considered highly intelligent by my peers.
2. Y tambien, permitame a solicitar por los chilaquiles, señorita. Gracias.
3. I am currently in a mexican restaurant. In Mexico.
4. I am a large fan of wolverine.
5. I am very much a sexual deviant. I love scat and piss porn.
6. The previous probably constitutes oversharing.
7. I am an eagle scout.
8. I am not really an eagle scout. But I once beat one up.
9. Hay muy frio aqui.
10. Para los comparadas, no estaba frio màs, pero ya lo tiene el calor.
1. You may not know this, but I am considered highly intelligent by my peers.
2. Y tambien, permitame a solicitar por los chilaquiles, señorita. Gracias.
3. I am currently in a mexican restaurant. In Mexico.
4. I am a large fan of wolverine.
5. I am very much a sexual deviant. I love scat and piss porn.
6. The previous probably constitutes oversharing.
7. I am an eagle scout.
8. I am not really an eagle scout. But I once beat one up.
9. Hay muy frio aqui.
10. Para los comparadas, no estaba frio màs, pero ya lo tiene el calor.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on August 05, 2012, 01:50:30 AM
Post by: DeterminedJuliet on August 05, 2012, 01:50:30 AM
Quote from: RenegeReversi on July 22, 2012, 04:23:40 PM
1. You may not know this, but I am considered highly intelligent by my peers.
Given that you quote yourself in your signature and you've labeled yourself an "intelligent atheist" with your custom title, I don't think it's just your peers who believe number one on your list. ;)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: WogglebugLovingFilms on December 14, 2014, 08:26:40 AM
Post by: WogglebugLovingFilms on December 14, 2014, 08:26:40 AM
1. My birthday is on April 16. The same as Charlie Chaplin, who already became one of my top role models before I knew this.
2. I have a passion for fantasy of all varieties, as well as a side interest in science fiction as it is a branch off of the former genre.
3. I've studied tirelessly in screenwriting for almost seven years and have finally found the right pitch for my own voice of this art.
4. I was diagnosed with borderline autism in preschool but I never even learned I had this until my late teen years. Now I've mostly grown out of having this and evolved to having a unique perspective as I can understand people on both sides of this spectrum in some ways.
5. My parents were never married, never loved each other, never really lived together, and were even too old in their own ways to raise a child but they still kept me. I cannot speak well of them for these things, but this has not prevented me from being able to love on my own.
6. I was never a Christian, but I used to be a believer for a while and was just very spirtual. I became an athiest when I was 18 and it broke both of my parents hearts but I like myself this way.
7. I work with computer animation in addition to my screenwriting and am in the process of creating a series of movies to be released in upcoming years to Film Festivals and DVDs. These are in the genres of Family, Fantasy and Sci-Fi.
8. I taught myself how to write in prose for almost ten years and a few years ago I ended up publishing a short novel I had actually never originally intended on publishing.
9. I've been misled, backstabbed, and taken advantage of for my sensitive nature and gentle heart more times in the past decade than I care to talk about. However, the pattern with all of the doers of this were they had all been devout Christians I'd had online friendships with.
10. While I am totally a staunch anti-theist athiest, I have lately come to understand about "unitarian universal" principles of how many things correalate, and the bad and good ways of karma for many purposes. This is not spirtual thinking, but just deepened understanding of the wonders of the universe so far as just living as long as I have has shown me.
2. I have a passion for fantasy of all varieties, as well as a side interest in science fiction as it is a branch off of the former genre.
3. I've studied tirelessly in screenwriting for almost seven years and have finally found the right pitch for my own voice of this art.
4. I was diagnosed with borderline autism in preschool but I never even learned I had this until my late teen years. Now I've mostly grown out of having this and evolved to having a unique perspective as I can understand people on both sides of this spectrum in some ways.
5. My parents were never married, never loved each other, never really lived together, and were even too old in their own ways to raise a child but they still kept me. I cannot speak well of them for these things, but this has not prevented me from being able to love on my own.
6. I was never a Christian, but I used to be a believer for a while and was just very spirtual. I became an athiest when I was 18 and it broke both of my parents hearts but I like myself this way.
7. I work with computer animation in addition to my screenwriting and am in the process of creating a series of movies to be released in upcoming years to Film Festivals and DVDs. These are in the genres of Family, Fantasy and Sci-Fi.
8. I taught myself how to write in prose for almost ten years and a few years ago I ended up publishing a short novel I had actually never originally intended on publishing.
9. I've been misled, backstabbed, and taken advantage of for my sensitive nature and gentle heart more times in the past decade than I care to talk about. However, the pattern with all of the doers of this were they had all been devout Christians I'd had online friendships with.
10. While I am totally a staunch anti-theist athiest, I have lately come to understand about "unitarian universal" principles of how many things correalate, and the bad and good ways of karma for many purposes. This is not spirtual thinking, but just deepened understanding of the wonders of the universe so far as just living as long as I have has shown me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2014, 09:04:23 AM
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2014, 09:04:23 AM
Very interesting Woggle. We have a very good professional voice actor here, at least one computer animator, a few members are 'on the spectrum', people who have been through serious and painful issues with their parents/upbringing and all kinds of other things. We have members from 19 to 85 years old. It looks like you're going to fit right in.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2014, 09:59:56 AM
Post by: OldGit on December 14, 2014, 09:59:56 AM
I do hope you'll fit in; it sounds like you will. Try and enjoy yourself, too.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: WogglebugLovingFilms on December 14, 2014, 10:22:02 AM
Post by: WogglebugLovingFilms on December 14, 2014, 10:22:02 AM
Thank you. I should hope I will. And, I would love to know more of who this pro voice actor of here is. As I'm always interested to seek out more talents for my future films at least.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: *Ace* on December 14, 2014, 02:34:20 PM
Post by: *Ace* on December 14, 2014, 02:34:20 PM
1. Singing the alphabet backwards is my party trick.
2. I'm a recovering alcoholic who has had short bursts of sobriety here and there for 2 and a half years. I'll have 6 months on the 18th. Woot!
3. I owe more in student loans than I do on my mortgage.
4. My fiance and I have 3 kids under age 6 that we have 5 nights/week. We both work full time. I'm mostly exhausted.
5. I'm getting married (for the first time at age 39) next October.
6. We're dreaming of retiring (early) to the EU, preferably as soon as the kids graduate high school (their other parents mean we can't do it anytime sooner).
7. We love to play Ticket to Ride and own all 4 of the main boards.
8. I taught myself to knit last winter. I'm decent but can only do scarves, basically.
9. I will never ever get through my list of "to read" books on Goodreads. Sigh.
10. I have a thing about numbers. Odd numbers. The alarm has to be set at 6:31 or 5:57 or whatever. If I turn the volume up in the car and it naturally falls on "14," I have to turn it up or down one notch to be at 13 or 15. I'm silly.
2. I'm a recovering alcoholic who has had short bursts of sobriety here and there for 2 and a half years. I'll have 6 months on the 18th. Woot!
3. I owe more in student loans than I do on my mortgage.
4. My fiance and I have 3 kids under age 6 that we have 5 nights/week. We both work full time. I'm mostly exhausted.
5. I'm getting married (for the first time at age 39) next October.
6. We're dreaming of retiring (early) to the EU, preferably as soon as the kids graduate high school (their other parents mean we can't do it anytime sooner).
7. We love to play Ticket to Ride and own all 4 of the main boards.
8. I taught myself to knit last winter. I'm decent but can only do scarves, basically.
9. I will never ever get through my list of "to read" books on Goodreads. Sigh.
10. I have a thing about numbers. Odd numbers. The alarm has to be set at 6:31 or 5:57 or whatever. If I turn the volume up in the car and it naturally falls on "14," I have to turn it up or down one notch to be at 13 or 15. I'm silly.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Michael1 on December 14, 2014, 03:23:31 PM
Post by: Michael1 on December 14, 2014, 03:23:31 PM
1. I am myself
2. I drink water out of a wine bottle (and btw no hard feelings I'm not even alcoholic :P)
3. I can't plan or organize in conventional ways
4. I like raw foods ^_^
5. I juggle but lost my balls
6. I can smoke once or twice a year and not get addicted
7. I can't deal with people who mean bad, yet I cannot see who does or how it happens
8. I don't lie
9. I eat bread with cheese every day
10. I am sustainable and destructive at the same time :P
2. I drink water out of a wine bottle (and btw no hard feelings I'm not even alcoholic :P)
3. I can't plan or organize in conventional ways
4. I like raw foods ^_^
5. I juggle but lost my balls
6. I can smoke once or twice a year and not get addicted
7. I can't deal with people who mean bad, yet I cannot see who does or how it happens
8. I don't lie
9. I eat bread with cheese every day
10. I am sustainable and destructive at the same time :P
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2014, 03:40:45 PM
Post by: Tank on December 14, 2014, 03:40:45 PM
Quote from: WogglebugLovingFilms on December 14, 2014, 10:22:02 AM
Thank you. I should hope I will. And, I would love to know more of who this pro voice actor of here is. As I'm always interested to seek out more talents for my future films at least.
Our voice actor is Joeactor and you can find a selection of his work here Joe's Dump (http://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/index.php?topic=11189.0)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Icarus on December 14, 2014, 08:29:44 PM
Post by: Icarus on December 14, 2014, 08:29:44 PM
Quote from: *Ace* on December 14, 2014, 02:34:20 PM
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10. I have a thing about numbers. Odd numbers. The alarm has to be set at 6:31 or 5:57 or whatever. If I turn the volume up in the car and it naturally falls on "14," I have to turn it up or down one notch to be at 13 or 15. I'm silly.
Ace; that is an odd quirk. Are you a math maven who likes prime numbers? Of course all odd numbers are not prime but many of them are.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Pasta Chick on December 15, 2014, 04:22:13 PM
Post by: Pasta Chick on December 15, 2014, 04:22:13 PM
Quote from: Icarus on December 14, 2014, 08:29:44 PMQuote from: *Ace* on December 14, 2014, 02:34:20 PM
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10. I have a thing about numbers. Odd numbers. The alarm has to be set at 6:31 or 5:57 or whatever. If I turn the volume up in the car and it naturally falls on "14," I have to turn it up or down one notch to be at 13 or 15. I'm silly.
Ace; that is an odd quirk. Are you a math maven who likes prime numbers? Of course all odd numbers are not prime but many of them are.
No, I do that too. They have to be multiples of 4, though. I consider a mild bit of OCD.
The alarm is currently set to 5:28. When I microved water for tea this morning, I set it to 2:44.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: *Ace* on December 15, 2014, 04:26:08 PM
Post by: *Ace* on December 15, 2014, 04:26:08 PM
Quote from: Pasta Chick on December 15, 2014, 04:22:13 PMQuote from: Icarus on December 14, 2014, 08:29:44 PMQuote from: *Ace* on December 14, 2014, 02:34:20 PM
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10. I have a thing about numbers. Odd numbers. The alarm has to be set at 6:31 or 5:57 or whatever. If I turn the volume up in the car and it naturally falls on "14," I have to turn it up or down one notch to be at 13 or 15. I'm silly.
Ace; that is an odd quirk. Are you a math maven who likes prime numbers? Of course all odd numbers are not prime but many of them are.
No, I do that too. They have to be multiples of 4, though. I consider a mild bit of OCD.
The alarm is currently set to 5:28. When I microved water for tea this morning, I set it to 2:44.
Ha! I'm glad I'm not the only odd one! :P
And no thing about prime numbers specifically; just odd. Though I do tend to favor 3's and 7's. So weird.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 10:20:32 PM
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 10:20:32 PM
1. I love black decaf coffee
2. I find documentaries very fun
3. I am an obsessive music listener
4. I am mainly interested in guys but at times I feel no attraction to anyone and I think I'm straight. I won't even tell my family about it even though they are very liberal because I am still unsure and not sure how to approach the topic with anyone.
5. I like quiet, friendly environments with few people
6. I like how quiet and chill that cats are, but sometimes I feel that dogs are friendlier (even though I get nervous that a stray dog will attack me in my gigantic neighborhood).
7. I find sports to be incredibly mind numbing and boring. Sports cultures seems very stupid to me.
8. I often despise society, but I dream of an intimate and close friendship
9. I often feel overwhelmed with self hatred at times where I believe I was acting without thinking
10. I have no fun playing video games what so ever. It seems like a very unenjoyable thing.
2. I find documentaries very fun
3. I am an obsessive music listener
4. I am mainly interested in guys but at times I feel no attraction to anyone and I think I'm straight. I won't even tell my family about it even though they are very liberal because I am still unsure and not sure how to approach the topic with anyone.
5. I like quiet, friendly environments with few people
6. I like how quiet and chill that cats are, but sometimes I feel that dogs are friendlier (even though I get nervous that a stray dog will attack me in my gigantic neighborhood).
7. I find sports to be incredibly mind numbing and boring. Sports cultures seems very stupid to me.
8. I often despise society, but I dream of an intimate and close friendship
9. I often feel overwhelmed with self hatred at times where I believe I was acting without thinking
10. I have no fun playing video games what so ever. It seems like a very unenjoyable thing.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 10:21:59 PM
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 10:21:59 PM
Unnecessary and offensive image removed.
We don't need this sort of bullshit posted on this site. If you want to have free rein to snipe at people using lame obnoxious images, do it elsewhere. -- R
We don't need this sort of bullshit posted on this site. If you want to have free rein to snipe at people using lame obnoxious images, do it elsewhere. -- R
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 10:23:34 PM
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 10:23:34 PM
1. I love black decaf coffee
2. I find documentaries very fun
3. I am an obsessive music listener
4. I am mainly interested in guys but at times I feel no attraction to anyone and I think I'm straight. I won't even tell my family about it even though they are very liberal because I am still unsure and not sure how to approach the topic with anyone.
5. I like quiet, friendly environments with few people
6. I like how quiet and chill that cats are, but sometimes I feel that dogs are friendlier (even though I get nervous that a stray dog will attack me in my gigantic neighborhood).
7. I find sports to be incredibly mind numbing and boring. Sports cultures seems very stupid to me.
8. I often despise society, but I dream of an intimate and close friendship
9. I often feel overwhelmed with self hatred at times where I believe I was acting without thinking
10. I have no fun playing video games what so ever. It seems like a very unenjoyable thing.
2. I find documentaries very fun
3. I am an obsessive music listener
4. I am mainly interested in guys but at times I feel no attraction to anyone and I think I'm straight. I won't even tell my family about it even though they are very liberal because I am still unsure and not sure how to approach the topic with anyone.
5. I like quiet, friendly environments with few people
6. I like how quiet and chill that cats are, but sometimes I feel that dogs are friendlier (even though I get nervous that a stray dog will attack me in my gigantic neighborhood).
7. I find sports to be incredibly mind numbing and boring. Sports cultures seems very stupid to me.
8. I often despise society, but I dream of an intimate and close friendship
9. I often feel overwhelmed with self hatred at times where I believe I was acting without thinking
10. I have no fun playing video games what so ever. It seems like a very unenjoyable thing.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Biggus Dickus on December 21, 2014, 11:20:35 PM
Post by: Biggus Dickus on December 21, 2014, 11:20:35 PM
^^ Actually not surprised in the least to find out you are a fucking racist.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 11:54:51 PM
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 11:54:51 PM
Quote from: Bruno on December 21, 2014, 11:20:35 PMwhat the hell did i say that implied racism? ???
^^ Actually not surprised in the least to find out you are a fucking racist.
oh my god. you are upset that I used the word nigga in the context of a picture? you are way too sensitive. nigga is popular slang. it's not like I called him a negroid or a nigger.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 22, 2014, 12:19:47 AM
Post by: Buddy on December 22, 2014, 12:19:47 AM
Quote from: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 11:54:51 PMQuote from: Bruno on December 21, 2014, 11:20:35 PMwhat the hell did i say that implied racism? ???
^^ Actually not surprised in the least to find out you are a fucking racist.
oh my god. you are upset that I used the word nigga in the context of a picture? you are way too sensitive. nigga is popular slang. it's not like I called him a negroid or a nigger.
Not only is use of the word "nigga" highly discouraged by any person who is not a POC, but that was a pretty rude picture as well.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 12:47:36 AM
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 12:47:36 AM
Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 22, 2014, 12:19:47 AMI really don't care and your lectures mean nothing to me. The social justice warrior is strong in you people. btw you think I am into some kkk eugenics crap and I'm really not. I just said a slang word. take a chill pill hombre.Quote from: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 11:54:51 PMQuote from: Bruno on December 21, 2014, 11:20:35 PMwhat the hell did i say that implied racism? ???
^^ Actually not surprised in the least to find out you are a fucking racist.
oh my god. you are upset that I used the word nigga in the context of a picture? you are way too sensitive. nigga is popular slang. it's not like I called him a negroid or a nigger.
Not only is use of the word "nigga" highly discouraged by any person who is not a POC, but that was a pretty rude picture as well.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 22, 2014, 01:04:10 AM
Post by: Buddy on December 22, 2014, 01:04:10 AM
Quote from: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 12:47:36 AMWhoa there friend, I wasn't saying you were in the KKK, I was just explaining why most people would find that image offensive. And if being a social justice warrior means showing a little empathy, then I consider that a compliment.Quote from: Budhorse4 on December 22, 2014, 12:19:47 AMI really don't care and your lectures mean nothing to me. The social justice warrior is strong in you people. btw you think I am into some kkk eugenics crap and I'm really not. I just said a slang word. take a chill pill hombre.Quote from: MusicLovingAtheist on December 21, 2014, 11:54:51 PMQuote from: Bruno on December 21, 2014, 11:20:35 PMwhat the hell did i say that implied racism? ???
^^ Actually not surprised in the least to find out you are a fucking racist.
oh my god. you are upset that I used the word nigga in the context of a picture? you are way too sensitive. nigga is popular slang. it's not like I called him a negroid or a nigger.
Not only is use of the word "nigga" highly discouraged by any person who is not a POC, but that was a pretty rude picture as well.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Firebird on December 22, 2014, 01:31:40 AM
Post by: Firebird on December 22, 2014, 01:31:40 AM
Quote from: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 12:47:36 AMNot cool talking like that to Bud, and don't hide behind that "slang" bullshit. We care. As do the mods. If you don't like it, then leave.
I really don't care and your lectures mean nothing to me. The social justice warrior is strong in you people. btw you think I am into some kkk eugenics crap and I'm really not. I just said a slang word. take a chill pill hombre.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Icarus on December 22, 2014, 01:35:45 AM
Post by: Icarus on December 22, 2014, 01:35:45 AM
MLA it is clear that you have some issues. We are nor here to condemn you for certain oddities that you have displayed and described. As a matter of fact there are several of us who would help you with some of those issues if we could. It is not within our power to do so. We can only commiserate with you. You can be "different" without being a danger to yourself or to others. You can even be a credit to your family and your community with a little bit of luck, and perhaps some professional help..
You put us off pretty badly in a series of posts a while back..... Something about taking satisfaction from pissing people off. You do need some help for the benefit of your own health and happiness. There are numerous places, near you and available to you, where you can get some professional council. Notice: This is not a criticism. Your plight is not all that uncommon. Failure to address the problem is unfortunately all too common. Enough said.
You put us off pretty badly in a series of posts a while back..... Something about taking satisfaction from pissing people off. You do need some help for the benefit of your own health and happiness. There are numerous places, near you and available to you, where you can get some professional council. Notice: This is not a criticism. Your plight is not all that uncommon. Failure to address the problem is unfortunately all too common. Enough said.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 01:37:45 AM
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 01:37:45 AM
Quote from: Icarus on December 22, 2014, 01:35:45 AMalright, I appreciate it. I don't really know how to respond because this post doesn't seem to be clearly addressing anything I have done specifically. ??? I do go to a counsellor but we don't really solve many problems while I am there.
MLA it is clear that you have some issues. We are nor here to condemn you for certain oddities that you have displayed and described. As a matter of fact there are several of us who would help you with some of those issues if we could. It is not within our power to do so. We can only commiserate with you. You can be "different" without being a danger to yourself or to others. You can even be a credit to your family and your community with a little bit of luck, and perhaps some professional help..
You put us off pretty badly in a series of posts a while back..... Something about taking satisfaction from pissing people off. You do need some help for the benefit of your own health and happiness. There are numerous places, near you and available to you, where you can get some professional council. Notice: This is not a criticism. Your plight is not all that uncommon. Failure to address the problem is unfortunately all too common. Enough said.
oh wait, yeah you did mention something. that thing about making people angry. people often make me angry for no reason what so ever so I feel that that gives me equal right. If everyone was nicer to me I would feel more sympathetic to everyone and probably not say that many mean things. I have a very friendly side.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Buddy on December 22, 2014, 01:53:41 AM
Post by: Buddy on December 22, 2014, 01:53:41 AM
Honestly, looking back at a few past posts, I have not seen anybody being directly mean to you. Sure there are a few users here who are blunt but nothing that was meant to be outright hurtful.
This is just my opinion so feel free to ignore it, but websites like Reddit and 4chan are toxic places that only exist to feed off of hate. I think that if you try to distance yourself from negative spaces and surround yourself with positive people you'll see that there is no benefit to being angry at others for reaching out and trying to help.
This is just my opinion so feel free to ignore it, but websites like Reddit and 4chan are toxic places that only exist to feed off of hate. I think that if you try to distance yourself from negative spaces and surround yourself with positive people you'll see that there is no benefit to being angry at others for reaching out and trying to help.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 22, 2014, 03:04:17 AM
Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 22, 2014, 03:04:17 AM
Oh, MLA is back. ::)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 03:15:25 AM
Post by: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 03:15:25 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 22, 2014, 03:04:17 AMgo to heck
Oh, MLA is back. ::)
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 22, 2014, 03:20:35 AM
Post by: xSilverPhinx on December 22, 2014, 03:20:35 AM
Quote from: MusicLovingAtheist on December 22, 2014, 03:15:25 AMQuote from: xSilverPhinx on December 22, 2014, 03:04:17 AMgo to heck
Oh, MLA is back. ::)
Not me.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: VedereD on July 21, 2016, 01:10:38 AM
Post by: VedereD on July 21, 2016, 01:10:38 AM
This thread seems a little cold, but I'll post anyway. I saw a link to it in reply to one of the introduction posts.
1. I love watching The Great British Bake Off.
2. I was married last August in a campsite in the mountains, next to a river, to a man I consider to be my favorite person.
3. I swore I'd never be an editor, but became one anyway. For 9 years and counting. I hate it, but being one has taught me a lot.
4. I'm an introvert. I taught myself to be more outgoing when I was younger, but now I'm reverting back to wanting to be in my cave all the time.
5. I'm an artist and a writer in my free time.
6. I dislike conflict, aggression, and office politics.
7. I didn't watch TV for years, but started binge watching TV shows in the last year or so with my fiance (now husband).
8. I love the outdoors.
9. My husband is the only person I'll take with me to an art museum (part of why he is my favorite).
10. My favorite board game might be Age of Empires. Or maybe Le Havre.
1. I love watching The Great British Bake Off.
2. I was married last August in a campsite in the mountains, next to a river, to a man I consider to be my favorite person.
3. I swore I'd never be an editor, but became one anyway. For 9 years and counting. I hate it, but being one has taught me a lot.
4. I'm an introvert. I taught myself to be more outgoing when I was younger, but now I'm reverting back to wanting to be in my cave all the time.
5. I'm an artist and a writer in my free time.
6. I dislike conflict, aggression, and office politics.
7. I didn't watch TV for years, but started binge watching TV shows in the last year or so with my fiance (now husband).
8. I love the outdoors.
9. My husband is the only person I'll take with me to an art museum (part of why he is my favorite).
10. My favorite board game might be Age of Empires. Or maybe Le Havre.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: gentle_dissident on July 21, 2016, 04:57:35 AM
Post by: gentle_dissident on July 21, 2016, 04:57:35 AM
My intro thread was pretty intensive, but here goes.
1. I'm a good actor.
2. When people intentionally push my buttons I tremble, and I become the dominant.
3. I'm a vegetarian.
4. I'm a technological utopian.
5. I have positive feelings toward insects and spiders.
6. I find amazing deals on what I need and want.
7. I'm very sensitive.
8. I think power corrupts almost everyone.
9. My libido is insane.
10. My life goal is to save the world.
1. I'm a good actor.
2. When people intentionally push my buttons I tremble, and I become the dominant.
3. I'm a vegetarian.
4. I'm a technological utopian.
5. I have positive feelings toward insects and spiders.
6. I find amazing deals on what I need and want.
7. I'm very sensitive.
8. I think power corrupts almost everyone.
9. My libido is insane.
10. My life goal is to save the world.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on July 21, 2016, 07:57:09 PM
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on July 21, 2016, 07:57:09 PM
Why not throw myself in there:
1. I do a lot of sports photography (high school level)
2. I love fountain pens and even review them on YouTube
3. I write novels for fun
4. I grew up in Pennsylvania but now live in North Dakota
5. I have a steadily expanding garden and just today picked 4 heads of broccoli, a zucchini, a green pepper, and a head of cauliflower
6. I like living in a small town in the middle of nowhere
7. My house is one of the smallest houses in my town
8. I'm not good at socializing
9. I am trying to learn Chinese
10. If I were not a Physics teacher, I think it would be really fun to teach foreign language
1. I do a lot of sports photography (high school level)
2. I love fountain pens and even review them on YouTube
3. I write novels for fun
4. I grew up in Pennsylvania but now live in North Dakota
5. I have a steadily expanding garden and just today picked 4 heads of broccoli, a zucchini, a green pepper, and a head of cauliflower
6. I like living in a small town in the middle of nowhere
7. My house is one of the smallest houses in my town
8. I'm not good at socializing
9. I am trying to learn Chinese
10. If I were not a Physics teacher, I think it would be really fun to teach foreign language
Title: Re: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Dave on July 21, 2016, 08:37:46 PM
Post by: Dave on July 21, 2016, 08:37:46 PM
1. I was always a Jack-of-all-trades, even as a kid, practical and pragmatic, I never really prospered at anything.
2. I made a better assistant than a boss.
3. I do really enjoy explaining (in writing) complex things in simple language, hate jargon.
4. I also enjoy passing on skills; technical, craft, computer, writing, whatever.
5. A shortness and a tendency to being fat caused early social problems I did not really conquer until I retired.
6. Not a great cook but adventurous when I bestir myself.
7. Really enjoy eating out.
8. Not a fan of music.
9. Far too much a fan of science-fiction.
10. Always the quiet optimist!
2. I made a better assistant than a boss.
3. I do really enjoy explaining (in writing) complex things in simple language, hate jargon.
4. I also enjoy passing on skills; technical, craft, computer, writing, whatever.
5. A shortness and a tendency to being fat caused early social problems I did not really conquer until I retired.
6. Not a great cook but adventurous when I bestir myself.
7. Really enjoy eating out.
8. Not a fan of music.
9. Far too much a fan of science-fiction.
10. Always the quiet optimist!
Title: Re: Re: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Tom62 on July 22, 2016, 05:45:20 AM
Post by: Tom62 on July 22, 2016, 05:45:20 AM
Quote from: Gloucester on July 21, 2016, 08:37:46 PM
9. Far too much a fan of science-fiction.
Hard science fiction or fantasy? I'm a big fan of hard science fiction (lStephen Baxter, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Neal Asher, Iain M. Banks,etc.)
Title: Re: Re: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Dave on July 22, 2016, 09:05:23 AM
Post by: Dave on July 22, 2016, 09:05:23 AM
Quote from: Tom62 on July 22, 2016, 05:45:20 AMI flip around the genre, fantasy at the moment, last was space opera but I do delve into the deep stuff, Banks is a favourite as was Heilein.Quote from: Gloucester on July 21, 2016, 08:37:46 PM
9. Far too much a fan of science-fiction.
Hard science fiction or fantasy? I'm a big fan of hard science fiction (lStephen Baxter, David Brin, Arthur C. Clarke, Neal Asher, Iain M. Banks,etc.)
Title: Re: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: VedereD on July 22, 2016, 04:28:41 PM
Post by: VedereD on July 22, 2016, 04:28:41 PM
Quote from: Gloucester on July 21, 2016, 08:37:46 PM
9. Far too much a fan of science-fiction.
Lol I've thought this a lot lately, when I realized so many of my dreams played out like SciFi movies or TV shows. I try to branch out from reading or watching all sci-fi (fantasy, too), but it's definitely my comfort zone.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: VedereD on July 22, 2016, 04:31:15 PM
Post by: VedereD on July 22, 2016, 04:31:15 PM
Quote from: Waski_the_Squirrel on July 21, 2016, 07:57:09 PM
Why not throw myself in there:
1. I do a lot of sports photography (high school level)
2. I love fountain pens and even review them on YouTube
3. I write novels for fun
4. I grew up in Pennsylvania but now live in North Dakota
5. I have a steadily expanding garden and just today picked 4 heads of broccoli, a zucchini, a green pepper, and a head of cauliflower
6. I like living in a small town in the middle of nowhere
7. My house is one of the smallest houses in my town
8. I'm not good at socializing
9. I am trying to learn Chinese
10. If I were not a Physics teacher, I think it would be really fun to teach foreign language
Physics teacher in the middle of nowhere. That actually sounds quite pleasant.
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Dave on July 22, 2016, 04:48:45 PM
Post by: Dave on July 22, 2016, 04:48:45 PM
Hey, Waski! How's about a real challenge?
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Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Asmodean on July 22, 2016, 06:14:10 PM
Post by: Asmodean on July 22, 2016, 06:14:10 PM
Le Newton uno rulo de wrooming goes like this:
If A do WROOM, A stop with a BOOM!
How did The Asmo do? 8) Himthink it be better with copious gesticulation, but... Being a gray blobby lump, He has no arms with which to facilitate. :(
If A do WROOM, A stop with a BOOM!
How did The Asmo do? 8) Himthink it be better with copious gesticulation, but... Being a gray blobby lump, He has no arms with which to facilitate. :(
Title: Re: 10 Things About Yourself
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on July 23, 2016, 05:17:20 AM
Post by: Waski_the_Squirrel on July 23, 2016, 05:17:20 AM
Quote from: VedereD on July 22, 2016, 04:31:15 PMQuote from: Waski_the_Squirrel on July 21, 2016, 07:57:09 PM
Why not throw myself in there:
1. I do a lot of sports photography (high school level)
2. I love fountain pens and even review them on YouTube
3. I write novels for fun
4. I grew up in Pennsylvania but now live in North Dakota
5. I have a steadily expanding garden and just today picked 4 heads of broccoli, a zucchini, a green pepper, and a head of cauliflower
6. I like living in a small town in the middle of nowhere
7. My house is one of the smallest houses in my town
8. I'm not good at socializing
9. I am trying to learn Chinese
10. If I were not a Physics teacher, I think it would be really fun to teach foreign language
Physics teacher in the middle of nowhere. That actually sounds quite pleasant.
There are drawbacks to living here. But, overall, it has been a good life.