The 20 random things you may not have known about me... thread.

[caveman_uk]

13)My friends have a successful MTV series.

Dirty Sanchez?

 

[Mord]

1) i'm probably about 50% scottish as both sides of my family are about half scottish i have lived in london for my whole life but most of my family is scottish, the rest is german/english.
2) i have a castle (ruin) to my family name although they do not own it (ormiston castle)
3) i used to be milk protein intolerant but it wore off when I was 17
4) hair color is pretty irrelevant
5) i passed 3 A-levels after failing dropping out from a bunch, I wouldn't of done it any other way.
6) i took 11 GCSE's
7) i am a very very good liar
8) my math teacher owes me lots of money from when i had bets on his and my ability's
9) i have never been in trouble at school for anything larger than talking in lesson, i have done much worse things but never been caught :S
10) I completely failed to get into cambridge and am now at heriot watt.
11) I can cook
12) i have a very low blood pressure, abnormally low
13) i once played a game (Diablo 2) for 26 hours straight only stopping to urinate and eat in three 5 min breaks
14) i don't play video games anymore
15) i fear not to speak my mind.
16) i am the only mac geek of my caliber in my dorm
17) i spend too much time on IRC
18) i'm technical support to far too many people
19) i dont smoke
20) I'm odd

 

[dubbz]

1) I'm 1/1 Norwegian (there might be some finnish and/or saami blood, but I don't care).
2) I'm 23 years old.
3) Is my favorite number, because that's my birth day. Another number is 34, but reason for that is secret.
4) I've been raised in a christian familiy, but is more or less agnoistic myself.
5) I've never touched alchohol, tobacco or drugs of any sorts.
6) I can't drive.
7) I enjoy bicycling and walking (especially in the forest and roughter terrain).
8) I was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis about two years ago, which was unfun.
9) I hate people who type MAC, when they mean Mac, and Peecee, when they mean PC.
10) I was really bad at swimming when I was small, so I had to get private lessons.
11) I'm a school drop-out who don't know what to do with his life.
12) I push deadlines and delay things until the last minute. This annoy some people 😉
13) On 9/11 I had a dream about fire raining from the sky and total chaos in the streets. Image my shock and confusion when I woke up and saw the news on TV...
14) I don't like talking in the phone, yet I own a mobile phone myself and worked in a call center for 6 months (a good portion of my posts here were made while I worked there).
15) My last name is more commonly used as a first name. Many people are confused when I give them my full name.
16) One of my favorite colours is black, and I dress mostly in black, but I'm no goth.
17) I've started blogs in 3-4 different places, but I've never gotten past 1 or 2 posts, at maximum.
18) When I was around 4-5 years old (I don't remember exactly) I *really* wanted a cooking book they sold in a local store. My mom refused and I started making so much trouble and noise that my dad had to carry me out of the store while I was screaming.
19) I'm shy and introverted.
20) I'm very hungry right now, so I'm getting something to eat. Since I never got that cooking book, and never learned to cook, I'm limited to "add water and wait 10 minutes" food.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

20) I'm very hungry right now, so I'm getting something to eat. Since I never got that cooking book, and never learned to cook, I'm limited to "add water and wait 10 minutes" food.

TORO rules...! 😀

...if I'm in a lazy mood...

 

[Chappers]

1. I have a Turkish wife
2. I paint pictures that others often see as angry.
3. I easily get bored
4. I hate waiting in line
5. That must mean I'm not totally English.
6. Love photography - but could be better.
7. I have a VW Beetle that is such a bright blue that people stare at it.
8. I'm bored
9. I'm epileptic
10. I'm not angry
11. I'm going home.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

i have always wondered why every Norwegian i know refers to cycling as bicycleing.

is it what it is in Norwegian or is it a common mistake in translation.

It's probably because we use both our feet... 😛

Seriously, I have no idea, maybe because in Norwegian a bicycle is called "sykkel" and the Norwegian "sykling" just naturally becomes bicycling... even if cycling would be the logical choice... hmm... he...ck, maybe it's just because most of us have English as our second language... 😉

 

[Nanda Devi]

Ok, now that this thread's starting to die out, I'll post my 20 tidbits... more for the purpose of seeing if I can come up with 20 decent facts than for anyone to read.

1. I'm in the minority on this forum (female).
2. I'm 28 years old.
3. I have a degree in English and I'm fairly anal about spelling and grammar, particularly in e-mails at work.
4. I work in PR for a large insurance co. I dislike the corporate setting very much and want out.
5. I want to move out West, preferably to Colorado or Idaho.
6. I want to accomplish #5 within the next two years.
7. I want to accomplish #5 because I love the outdoors - I like to backpack and hike and I especially like to do those things in the mountains.
8. I enjoy reading mountaineering literature.
9. I also enjoy reading Edward Abbey, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Hunter Thompson (RIP)...and lots of others. Basically I just like to read (hence, number 3).
10. I have a green mini and I'm typing this on my iBook.
11. I have a beautiful but wild and naughty cat named Papillon (after the book by Henri Charriere).
12. I'm not married but have been with the same person for almost 8 years now. We're in no real hurry to get married and we're tired of people asking us when we're getting married.
13. I don't own a TV and hope to never own one again during my lifetime. I've been happily TV-less for about 6 years now.
14. I like modern furniture and have lots of cool stuff like that in my pad.
15. I openly admit to being a film snob. I generally do not like anything mainstream at all. I also like to watch some films over and over again. For this reason, I know a lot of movie lines and I'm addicted to the movie quotes thread.
16. I have this thing called Raynauds syndrome, which makes my fingers go numb very easily even if it's not especially cold. They turn white, then I run them under warm water and they turn almost black for a little bit until the blood flows back into them.
17. Despite #16, I often camp outside in snow and cold weather.
18. #17 is not always by choice - last July in Wyoming I woke up to 6 inches of snow outside my tent, and I was 6 miles away from the car. Yikes!
19. Despiet #18, the trip was still great and the freak blizzard just made it all the more memorable.
20. I have a bad tendency to turn beet red in the face whenever I suddenly find myself the center of attention. 😱 Because of this, I usually try to avoid being the center of attention and I pretty much keep to myself!

The end.

ND

 

[Lacero]

1) I'm 100% homosapien but also 100% heterosexual.
2) I'm in my 30's.
3) I believe murdering people is wrong.
4) I'm a believer of all faiths, so does that me agnostic?
5) I don't smoke or do drugs, but will drink rum and coke on occasion.
6) I want to learn to fly a helicopter.
7) I wake up at 5:30 every morning.
8) I've never been admitted to a hospital.
9) I still have my wisedom teeth.
10) I have been shot at before by someone with a gun. (they missed)
11) I plan to make my first million in the next 2 years.
12) I was a virgin until I got married.
13) I make funny kung-fu sounds when no one is around.
14) My favorite color is blue as long as I can remember.
15) I have freckles.
16) Trying desperately to regain my six-pack abs..
17) Ilike women with smaller breasts as they look more elegant to me.
18) My most cherished memories are during christmas when I was 5 & 6.
19) I have a definite purpose in my life.
20) My favorite energy drink I blend myself, made of bananas, avocado, plums, mangos, carrots, spinach, alfalfa sprouts, orange and apple juice and a dash of wheatgrass powder.

 

[mad jew]

1. I can tie my own shoe laces.

 

[tricolorkittie]

I own a school bus.

I'm a liberal pagan bisexual art loving mac addict and define alot of my life with that statement.

I hate current MTV but have fond memories of it back in the day.

I thought coffee was awful and tasted like burned water for over 28 yrs. but now it's my favorite dessert.

I love music (over 28 gigs of legal music + 40 gig iPod + 3 1 gig shuffles) my favorite genres would be punk, techno, & trance but most of my music dosen't fit in genres very well.

I currently have an iMac but have been waiting well over six months to buy an eMac for my daughter and had pretty much given up. New rumors came to the rescue 😛 so we're waiting till April to make a decision.

I love rain - all types but particularly cool crisp downpours on warm nights and "kisses" it's just a little heavier than mist and feels blissful on bare skin.

I bought a huge trampolin (15ft d) for myself. My daughter likes it too.

I love night swimming.

I work from 11pm till 7am and will probably always live like this. I'm on the clock right now. 😀

I need 3 classes to graduate. It's been four years since I've taken a class.

I've been with my mate for 8 very happy yrs. and I'm so content I don't notice other men as sexual objects anymore but I still date fems when I can find the time.

I blame windows for my problems with college and refuse to go back untill I can get a degree that is mac centric.

I love coconut ice cream.

I love foreign films, can read 600 pgs in one night, and am listening to Buddy Holly.

I have no fear of death but I'm terrified of emfebblement.

I love heights (roofs, bridges, trees, anything) but I'm petrified of jumping down more than 1 1/2 ft.

I keep a pack of cards with me at all times. I'm glad to find out someone else does too. 😀

My favorite shampoo is Aura. The way people smells affects me tremendusly.

I believe most adults are to concerned with being adults and should try to have more fun. Conversely I pay all my bills early.

I like being awake when the rest of my country is sleeping, I love driving all night to watch the sun come up somewhere different, I like to laugh, I enjoy a drink occasionaly but don't believe in drinking and driving so I don't go to bars often.

I'm at work on a icky winsuck computer and can't find the spell ckecker so please forgive my awful spelling.

 

[Platform]

i have always wondered why every Norwegian i know refers to cycling as bicycleing.

is it what it is in Norwegian or is it a common mistake in translation.

Well a maby becasue bi = 2 meaning 2 cycles/ two wheels 😉

 

[superbovine]

Well a maby becasue bi = 2 meaning 2 cycles/ two wheels 😉

Which is preferable to recycling, unicycling, or tricycling.

 

[mpw]

…16. I crashed my car within my first year of driving, so I am part of that lovely little statistic 🙄…

I crashed my car (good and proper) 7hours after taking my test! It sounds like youthful enthusiasm but it wasn’t my ‘fault’ as while I was waiting with the Police for a tow etc. two or three more cars lost it on the same corner where diesel or oil had been spilt.

The best bit was I’d arranged my insurance over the phone and was due to go in a pay £750 that afternoon and took the repair quote for £2,500 with me aswell.

 

[mpw]

1) I have more than the average number of fingers.
2) From 1991-1994 a company in the UK paid someone else’s wages into my bank account. I never contacted them and they never came looking for it.
3) I lost a bike by completely forgetting where I’d parked it one day.
4) When I was 5years old I got lost in Venice, Italy on a family holiday.
5) I’ve never asked for a pay raise or promotion but 3years ago was given a 25% raise out of the blue and this year got another 15% on top of the company standard!
6) I’m not convinced I know what I’m doing in my job but seem to be fooling my boss without even trying.
7) I once poked a burning match in someone’s eye ‘accidentally’.
8) I had a resting heart rate of less than 40bpm when I was 16years old. It’s probably 120bpm now.
9) I used to be able to hold my breath for more than 5mins. underwater.
10) Five girls I’ve known for years (all gorgeous) have admitted to me since I got married that they had crushes on me when we were late teens early 20’s.
11) One of my biggest regrets is not going to more parties in my late teens early 20’s and being married now.
12) I can’t watch a movie if I don’t see it from the beginning or it’s a sequel and haven’t seen part one.
13) I’ve changed my name.
14) I didn’t drink alcohol until I was 25years old. (I wish I did ‘cause I’d have gone to more parties)
15) I’ve never voted in a general election.
16) I’ve never read an instruction manual that came with anything electrical.
17) I can’t stand Tuna.
18) I know where there’s a body buried.
19) My favourite colour’s blue.
20) Until I put on some weight was flexible/proportioned enough to err “pleasure” myself.

 

[redeye be]

1) I have more than the average number of fingers.
20) Until I put on some weight was flexible/proportioned enough to err “pleasure” myself.

With more than the average number of fingers i don't see where the problem could be, or... do you... 😱

😉

 

[mpw]

or... do you... 😱

😉

Yeah that's right 20's got nothing to do with fingers!

 

[iGary]

I ate a bagel for breakfast. 😀

 

[mpw]

10 fingers (counting thumbs as fingers) is more than average as i'd bet there are more people who have lost a finger than were born with one extra thus the average is probably 9.99 fingers (estimate) therefore more people have more than the average number of fingers, a better statement would be i have more than the modal number of fingers.

man i'm going to turn into dr q, thats what further maths dose for you 🙄

Your thinking is spot on. I have 10digits giving me more than the average although this is indeed not uncommon. I also have more than the average number of legs, arms, eyes etc. Sorry to disappoint but well caught. It’s a great ice-breaker however.

 

[Mord]

yeah, i have less than the average number of toe nails 😀, and less than the modal number and less than the median and the range.

 

[Flowbee]

1) I work at a circus (yes, an actual circus).
2) I'm married to an opera singer.
3) I'm teaching myself to play the chromatic accordion.
4) I went on my first date at 14 years old; I took her to see a double feature of "Eraserhead" and "Freaks."
5) As a child, I had severe allergies; I couldn't eat most fresh fruits or vegetables.
6) I had outgrown most of my allergies by age 21.
7) I've tried marijuana once; I was asleep 15 minutes later.
8) I'm a cat person.
9) My favorite casino game is Craps.
10) I've shaved my head since 1994.
11) I subscribe to The New Yorker and Wired.
12) I started a theatre company that's performed plays from the infamous Grand Guignol for over ten years.
13) The website linked in #12 is mine.
14) My Christmas tree is decorated exclusively with monkey ornaments.
15) I own a car, but I prefer to take the bus to work.
16) I enjoy watching pro football and college basketball.
17) I dislike college football and pro basketball.
18) I have one tattoo.
19) My middle name is Gaston.
20) I oppose the death penalty.

 

[Phobophobia]

I'm bored, so I am going to do this anyway. You probably don't know me. 🙂 The lists have been very interesting so far.

1. I watch no TV.
2. I am a stock market enthusiast. I own Apple and Nintendo stock. I want to start dealing in options.
3. I used to be an atheist, then agnostic. Now I believe in God.
4. I have terrible grades and miss a lot of school.
5. I want to grow up to be a composer.
6. I play clarinet, and am taking singing and piano lessons.
7. My favorite composer is Danny Elfman (Oingo Boingo, Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands etc). Luvs him.
8. I was once mugged and they got my iPod. Sucked.
9. My favorite movies are Finding Neverland, Memento, and Napoleon Dynamite.
10. I'm gay, but have never felt any sexual feelings towards other gay men. When I find out someone is gay, all feelings for them disappear.
11. I love chinese food. A lot.
12. I'm going to be a millionaire.
13. I am an avid videogame player--but only with Nintendo products. All the rest suck.
14. I am pidgeon-toed.
15. I have not done any illegal drugs or smoked anything. I am 16. I don't plan on doing any.
16. My biggest pet peeve is lying. I hold no secrets.
17. I love cops. They are really hot. I have always been tempted to go up to one and say "I would totally want to be a cop if I weren't gay" just to see how they would react.
18. I hate seafood; I love vegetable sushi.
19. I despise drugs of all kind and try to stay off of them.
20. I want a job, badly, but just can't seem to get the initiative to apply. Eh. I'll do it. LOL

Thank you for reading this, perhaps you feel closer to me. 😉

 

[Lacero]

12. I'm going to be a millionaire.
20. I want a job, badly, but just can't seem to get the initiative to apply.

Lofty aspirations. LOL.

 

[Phobophobia]

Lofty aspirations. LOL.

Lofty? A million dollars is nothing. Americans are too damn wasteful in their spending. And yes, I got your sarcasm--don't try to bring other people down just because you are unhappy with yourself. Thanks.

 

[jefhatfield]

Lofty? A million dollars is nothing. Americans are too damn wasteful in their spending. And yes, I got your sarcasm--don't try to bring other people down just because you are unhappy with yourself. Thanks.

having a million is not the same as being bill gates

but with fewer than one in three hundred as a millionaire...after taxes 😉...it's not as common as having, let's say credit card debt, or too many macs, or too many phones

it is true that a million dollars in the late 1890s was a formidable amount of money

if we all could be honest with our net worth, doctor q could do a graph on the active posters here on macrumors and we would probably all be surprised how few of us are really worth a million bucks

i met a man, great at his job but not a money man (he lives in the ghetto), and he said, "oh heck, i am like a millionaire. too...i make $50,000 dollars a year and i have been here for 20 years...20 times fifty thousand is a million, right?"

fuzzy fuzzy math dude 🙂

1) you didn't start your analyst job as a full colonel twenty years ago
2) you do pay taxes on the fifty grand
3) and you must pay some of the remaining net for your rent on your house, your groceries, medical bills, and other expenses

it would be surprising if you had one hundred grand cash in the bank and in investments

 

[superbovine]

Lofty? A million dollars is nothing. Americans are too damn wasteful in their spending. And yes, I got your sarcasm--don't try to bring other people down just because you are unhappy with yourself. Thanks.

we are also the must generous charity giving nation considering private personal donation. we maybe wasteful, but at least we are caring.