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I just read through this whole thread again, and it was really interesting, especially as most of the posters I feel I know a bit better than I did when I first read it. I think it's my favourite thread on MR. 
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The 20 random things you may not have known about me... thread.
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How's that work then?iKwick7 said:
Oh crap! *goes to check what he wrote way back when*Lau said:I just read through this whole thread again, and it was really interesting, especially as most of the posters I feel I know a bit better than I did when I first read it. I think it's my favourite thread on MR.
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1. I am crap with numbers
7. I have an IQ of 140
3. I have a persian cat with only one tooth so her tongue is constantly sticking out.
6. I dropped out of Business School because it was boring.
4. I transfered to Design Communications.
12. I have a HND in Design Communications
33. I want a MacPro but need a house first.
2. Im too old to be living with my parents.
14. I hate the state of the housing market in England.
5. I hate England.
2. I am a minimalist.
427. Illogical people piss me off.
11. I am (apparently) a perfectionist.
8. I dont trust anyone.
10. I have been an FCBarcelona fan for over 10 years.
9. I am an FCBarcelona club member. Number 149036.
16. I am learning Spanish - El coche está en el baño
343. WHEN I win the lottery I will vanish to a tropical island.
47. I have spent too long writing this
20. I need the toilet.
21. I say I alot.
7. I have an IQ of 140
3. I have a persian cat with only one tooth so her tongue is constantly sticking out.
6. I dropped out of Business School because it was boring.
4. I transfered to Design Communications.
12. I have a HND in Design Communications
33. I want a MacPro but need a house first.
2. Im too old to be living with my parents.
14. I hate the state of the housing market in England.
5. I hate England.
2. I am a minimalist.
427. Illogical people piss me off.
11. I am (apparently) a perfectionist.
8. I dont trust anyone.
10. I have been an FCBarcelona fan for over 10 years.
9. I am an FCBarcelona club member. Number 149036.
16. I am learning Spanish - El coche está en el baño
343. WHEN I win the lottery I will vanish to a tropical island.
47. I have spent too long writing this
20. I need the toilet.
21. I say I alot.
You say your 50% Italian, 25% Irish, 25% Czech.iKwick7 said:
You were born in America so you must be 'some' American. So how's that work, you're more than 100% of a person?
You were born in America so whatever % that you're America must be original, which means some of the Italian, Irish or Czech are additions?
mpw said:
We are following different logic here. By your logic, I am 100% American, which is true. But heritage-speaking, I am 50% Italian, 25% Irish and 25% Czech. I guess it depends how you look it at.
Or I could just be more than 100% of a person.
Kick ass thread.
1) I have 3 jobs and work 7 days a week.
2) I did not know until 3 years ago my dad's real first name. (We live together, all happy families, but his name is John, everyone calls him Joe or by his middle name George and I was 15 before I knew his name)
3) I love 'Scrubs' It's great.
4) I have 10 A-C GCSEs and all I did was piss about at school. I once wondered how much better id have done if I'd listened, but only once.
5) I went to 6th Form (Crap version of college) and dropped out after a year to work for my dads company.
6) I fell off a curb once and dislocated my ankle and ripped all the ligaments. Doctors couldn't work out how id not fractured it. Still isnt right to this day.
7) I was the first person in my school to own an iPod.
8) Very impatient.
9) I go out on Wednesday nights and nothing will stop me, nothing at all.
10) I'll be happy if I live past 21, after that everyday is a bonus.
11) ...
12) I live, eat, sleep and breathe football. (Soccer)
13) I can wiggle my ears
14) I can roll my eyes (Like all the way around, and really fast)
15) My hair grows that fast I have to get it cut every 2-3 weeks.
16) I have an AS Level in Film studies.
17) I made it clear to my girlfriend on our first 'date' I would climb over her to get to Keria Knightley (And she still went out with me)
18) I think I might be in love with Keira Knightley
19) I've never actually broken a bone in my body *touch wood*
20) That was hard...
Yey.
1) I have 3 jobs and work 7 days a week.
2) I did not know until 3 years ago my dad's real first name. (We live together, all happy families, but his name is John, everyone calls him Joe or by his middle name George and I was 15 before I knew his name)
3) I love 'Scrubs' It's great.
4) I have 10 A-C GCSEs and all I did was piss about at school. I once wondered how much better id have done if I'd listened, but only once.
5) I went to 6th Form (Crap version of college) and dropped out after a year to work for my dads company.
6) I fell off a curb once and dislocated my ankle and ripped all the ligaments. Doctors couldn't work out how id not fractured it. Still isnt right to this day.
7) I was the first person in my school to own an iPod.
8) Very impatient.
9) I go out on Wednesday nights and nothing will stop me, nothing at all.
10) I'll be happy if I live past 21, after that everyday is a bonus.
11) ...
12) I live, eat, sleep and breathe football. (Soccer)
13) I can wiggle my ears
14) I can roll my eyes (Like all the way around, and really fast)
15) My hair grows that fast I have to get it cut every 2-3 weeks.
16) I have an AS Level in Film studies.
17) I made it clear to my girlfriend on our first 'date' I would climb over her to get to Keria Knightley (And she still went out with me)
18) I think I might be in love with Keira Knightley
19) I've never actually broken a bone in my body *touch wood*
20) That was hard...
Yey.
I kinda knew what you were saying, it's just something that bugs me and it seems a very 'American' thing to do.iKwick7 said:We are following different logic here. By your logic, I am 100% American, which is true. But heritage-speaking, I am 50% Italian, 25% Irish and 25% Czech. I guess it depends how you look it at.
Or I could just be more than 100% of a person.
None of you seem to be happy being American (and maybe a lot of people could understand why) and love to claim you are 50% this and 50% that.
I never hear anybody saying I'm Scotish-English, or Japanese-Norwegian.
An African-American, what does that mean when the last 4+ generations of their ancestry on both mothers and fathers side were all born in America.
At what point does a person drop the prefix and become an American? Should I refer to myself as Italian-French-Norman-English-Scotish-African-Jersey?
mpw said:
I know what your saying. It depends on the situation, really. I love being an American, I really do, even though or government is falling apart blah blah blah....
While in America, it's not like I'm gonna walk around saying "I'm American- what are you?"
It's a fun little game, really- you can usually guess, to some degree, where someone is really "from." All throughout high school and whatnot, you could be like "hey.. lemme guess.... Italian... German... and Scottish, right"... and actually get it right. As far as I am concerned, most Americans aren't from here- and that's what makes it great- everyone's different, and that's cool.On the other hand, I was born here, so I AM American, and damn proud of it. When I'm out of the country, and someone asks, I do say I'm American ( I don't say that I'm Irish, Italian, and Czech, but I was born in America, of you know what I mean). I'm also not going to walk around wearing an American flag t-shirt and a cowboy hat, that's just plain stupid. Who does that, really?
When your heritage no longer impacts you.mpw said:
If you feel that your heritage affects you. If you feel like identifying as such.mpw said:
My parents were not born in the States. From reading works by other women of color, it's not only I who feels the full impact of being the 2nd generation in America. The duality. Being torn. Not truly a part of mainstream "White" America, yet being foreign and not truly part of Chinese culture (especially when I go back to Taiwan). How do you marry such two distinctive and practically opposite cultures? I am not just Chinese, and I'm not just American, but I do feel comfortable saying I am Chinese-American or Asian-American.
I just refer to myself as Australian, even though all of my grandparents and mother were born overseas (and my dad was born not long after they got here). If people specifically ask me about me heritage then I'll say Ukrainian, but I don't refer to myself as a Ukrainian-Australian. In fact nobody really seems to do that much here. The only time it really ever comes up is when people see my surname.
3. You should reconsider. Prague is one city well worth a visit, or so I've been told by people who has bee there, I've not had the opportunity to go myself... yet...iKwick7 said:
11. So, are you a member of the Piranha Club?
14. Excellent choice...
If people ask what nationality I am I'll keep sayin' Jeriais then as I was born in Jersey, if they ask what my heritage is I guess I don't have any as I don't feel any impact from any national culture either Jersey's or that of my parents or ancestry. I'm a Nothing-Nobodydevilot said:
Mitthrawnuruodo said:3. You should reconsider. Prague is one city well worth a visit, or so I've been told by people who has bee there, I've not had the opportunity to go myself... yet...
I have heard good things.
Mitthrawnuruodo said:So, are you a member of the Piranha Club?
I couldn't figure that one out- I am assuming it refers to moving back to where you came from? In that case, yes- but it wasn't planned. It just so happened that an apartment became available there (at an amazing price) and the driving would be a little easier for me to get to work, so I took action.
Nope, much sillier: The Piranha Club, aka Ernie, is situated a place called Bayonne...iKwick7 said:I couldn't figure that one out- I am assuming it refers to moving back to where you came from? In that case, yes- but it wasn't planned. It just so happened that an apartment became available there (at an amazing price) and the driving would be a little easier for me to get to work, so I took action.
One of my favourite comics, BTW...
Mitthrawnuruodo said:Nope, much sillier: The Piranha Club, aka Ernie, is situated a place called Bayonne...
One of my favourite comics, BTW...
That's awesome! Funny, too.... I googled The Piranha Club and all I got was that comic, and i was all like "what the hell do I have to do w/ that comic?"
I have read that comic, though- back when it was called Ernie.
mpw said:
lol... Thanks guys!
However, if your getting at what I think you are, you are quite wrong. I also want to join the Police when I'm older.skunk said:13 I don't believe in belief.
15 I've just checked my watch and realised that I've missed my osteopath.
Maybe dredge up 5 more later. Byeee!
Me too on both counts, drat.
ironically between me posting my original 20) and now I drank heavily, now I've stopped.
To add a few:
21) I hated gym class, the only fun time I ever had was when they seperated the class and I did trampoleening with just the girls for three months due to me not being able to go at the normal time due to orchestra
22) I've done at least two of ever class of drug, but I've never smoked tobbacco.
23) for the same reason I can't smoke tobbacco I can't drink coffee
24) I'm 6' tall.
25) I'm a little self obsessive, damn this thread to hell.
I spend hours here everyday and am just now coming across this thread.
1. I am 20 years old, act like I am 13, and live like I am retired.
2. My girlfriend works about 8x more hours per week than I do, she is part-time, and I make almost triple the money.
3. I'm a Realtor, I hate Real Estate, and only have this job because it involves a lot of free time which I value more than I can describe.
4. One of my biggest fears is eternity. I'm not afraid to die, so long as there is an afterlife, but the thought of existing forever frightens me.
5. I have a lot of strange fears that I cannot even begin to explain because words cannot describe them. They have nothing to do with real life, nor do they ever come into play in my life or affect my life in any way. If you only knew...
6. I am paranoid without reason. If the guy driving behind me travels the same direction as I do through 3 consecutive 4-way intersections (with at least one involving a right or left turn), I am convinced he is following me and I will pull into a strangers driveway or vacant parking lot and wait for him to pass and disappear into the horizon. I do not do this is a scared way, however, in an irritated "I'm on to you!" kind of way.
7. My favorite band in the world is Tool. Their songs are incredible, and I am convinved they (the band) know something about reality that most do not. Maynard is a very intelligent person with deep beliefs, and sometimes he just makes so much sense through his music. I don't consider myself easily persuaded by any means, but I have given a lot more thought and question toward religion since listening to them and my beliefs themselves have been affected multiple times.
8. I'm left-handed.
9. I'm learning to play the guitar. I am not good. At all.
10. I normally think lists like these are stupid and teenagerish (in a bad way) but because it's MR, I am somehow interested in what others have confessed here, and wanted to do so myself for whatever reason.
11. I have never felt fully accepted anywhere, even with my own family, with the exception of my significant other. I know I am loved by friends and family, but I always felt different and that I didn't fit perfectly like they all do. Because of this, in everyday events, I feel like my thoughts, opinions, and suggestions are sub-par when compared to the others' around me and rarely choose to speak up because of this. Even here, I cannot say I feel that many of you like me (or dislike me for that matter), but rather that I am unimportant and no one would miss me (or even realize) if I weren't around.
12. Going along with #11, I feel a huge rush of confidence when given the attention I feel I deserve (from little things like being quoted in a forum to bigger things like being complimented, noticed in a crowd, or recognized for something I did well). It is one of the best feelings, though I refuse to go out of my way to get it (i.e. become an attention whore).
13. I don't fall into any major category of people. I get along with basically any type of group, but not so well that I ever really become part of any group of people.
14. I have no group of friends. There is no set of people I can just go hang out with. I have a few friends who I randomly go do things with, but I mostly am alone or with my girlfriend (who is the same way).
15. Although there are many areas I lack confidence in, one of my most confident areas is with women. I have never felt nervous about approaching, talking to, or asking out a woman and am rarely turned down, not becuase I am especially good looking, but moreso I think because they can feel comfortable around me because I am obviously comfortable around them. My girlfriend calls me a manwhore.
16. I procrastinate. Badly. On a regular basis. No matter the importance. Every area of my life suffers because of it, from my relationships, to my job, to my health. I should really do something about it. Maybe tomorrow...
17. I never tell ANYONE to buy a Mac. I used to, but it is inevitable in most instances that they will buy what they are comfortable with now over learning something new.
18. Going along with #17, I once sold a girl on buying a Mac (this was almost a year ago) by comparing it to anal sex. Yes, a Mac is like anal sex (bear with me). I told her that if she's ever had anal sex before, she'll remember that before she tried it for the first time, she was afraid of the unknown and that there might be discomfort in the beginning. I then told her, if she's ever had anal sex, she'll remember how once she got used to it, it was actually pretty amazing, and she'll quickly forget why she was ever afraid to do it in the first place. She wouldn't tell me if she'd ever done it before, but she did buy a Mac later on that day.
19. I go to business meetings in blue jeans, a t-shirt and a baseball cap. I get strange looks, and always hear it about afterwords, but I refuse to change.
20. I broke my back when I was 14 in a motocross accident. I'm so irritated with not having it on video to show others that I'd go through the pain and recovery period again to have it on film.
1. I am 20 years old, act like I am 13, and live like I am retired.
2. My girlfriend works about 8x more hours per week than I do, she is part-time, and I make almost triple the money.
3. I'm a Realtor, I hate Real Estate, and only have this job because it involves a lot of free time which I value more than I can describe.
4. One of my biggest fears is eternity. I'm not afraid to die, so long as there is an afterlife, but the thought of existing forever frightens me.
5. I have a lot of strange fears that I cannot even begin to explain because words cannot describe them. They have nothing to do with real life, nor do they ever come into play in my life or affect my life in any way. If you only knew...
6. I am paranoid without reason. If the guy driving behind me travels the same direction as I do through 3 consecutive 4-way intersections (with at least one involving a right or left turn), I am convinced he is following me and I will pull into a strangers driveway or vacant parking lot and wait for him to pass and disappear into the horizon. I do not do this is a scared way, however, in an irritated "I'm on to you!" kind of way.
7. My favorite band in the world is Tool. Their songs are incredible, and I am convinved they (the band) know something about reality that most do not. Maynard is a very intelligent person with deep beliefs, and sometimes he just makes so much sense through his music. I don't consider myself easily persuaded by any means, but I have given a lot more thought and question toward religion since listening to them and my beliefs themselves have been affected multiple times.
8. I'm left-handed.
9. I'm learning to play the guitar. I am not good. At all.
10. I normally think lists like these are stupid and teenagerish (in a bad way) but because it's MR, I am somehow interested in what others have confessed here, and wanted to do so myself for whatever reason.
11. I have never felt fully accepted anywhere, even with my own family, with the exception of my significant other. I know I am loved by friends and family, but I always felt different and that I didn't fit perfectly like they all do. Because of this, in everyday events, I feel like my thoughts, opinions, and suggestions are sub-par when compared to the others' around me and rarely choose to speak up because of this. Even here, I cannot say I feel that many of you like me (or dislike me for that matter), but rather that I am unimportant and no one would miss me (or even realize) if I weren't around.
12. Going along with #11, I feel a huge rush of confidence when given the attention I feel I deserve (from little things like being quoted in a forum
to bigger things like being complimented, noticed in a crowd, or recognized for something I did well). It is one of the best feelings, though I refuse to go out of my way to get it (i.e. become an attention whore).13. I don't fall into any major category of people. I get along with basically any type of group, but not so well that I ever really become part of any group of people.
14. I have no group of friends. There is no set of people I can just go hang out with. I have a few friends who I randomly go do things with, but I mostly am alone or with my girlfriend (who is the same way).
15. Although there are many areas I lack confidence in, one of my most confident areas is with women. I have never felt nervous about approaching, talking to, or asking out a woman and am rarely turned down, not becuase I am especially good looking, but moreso I think because they can feel comfortable around me because I am obviously comfortable around them. My girlfriend calls me a manwhore.
16. I procrastinate. Badly. On a regular basis. No matter the importance. Every area of my life suffers because of it, from my relationships, to my job, to my health. I should really do something about it. Maybe tomorrow...
17. I never tell ANYONE to buy a Mac. I used to, but it is inevitable in most instances that they will buy what they are comfortable with now over learning something new.
18. Going along with #17, I once sold a girl on buying a Mac (this was almost a year ago) by comparing it to anal sex. Yes, a Mac is like anal sex (bear with me). I told her that if she's ever had anal sex before, she'll remember that before she tried it for the first time, she was afraid of the unknown and that there might be discomfort in the beginning. I then told her, if she's ever had anal sex, she'll remember how once she got used to it, it was actually pretty amazing, and she'll quickly forget why she was ever afraid to do it in the first place. She wouldn't tell me if she'd ever done it before, but she did buy a Mac later on that day.
19. I go to business meetings in blue jeans, a t-shirt and a baseball cap. I get strange looks, and always hear it about afterwords, but I refuse to change.
20. I broke my back when I was 14 in a motocross accident. I'm so irritated with not having it on video to show others that I'd go through the pain and recovery period again to have it on film.