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The 20 random things you may not have known about me... thread.
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1. Is 3:11 am and I am here at Macrumors just to say Hi!
2. I haven't have a girlfriend this year and even I am horny as heel I feel fine.
3. I got arrested by the National Guard and got a prohibition to leave the country for 4 months and I am proud of it.
4. I think the US is far for being the greatest country in the world, actually I am realizing is very lame but I am finding out a bit late.
5. The citizens are not guilty of it, is just a big propaganda from the government.
6. PCs are such terrible systems that only show how ignorant people can be just for saving a few bucks.
7. I realized tonight I defintly like girls under 18, is not my foult, I just see they are nicer.
8. I am 30 and I am realizing I am lost as when I was 15.
9. I have a lot of experience and I do not in what but I am very good at it.
10. I am 1/4 from Holland, 1/4 venezuelan and I have no clue about the rest but european.
11. I learned to drive when I was 12.
12. I am shy most of the time unless I really like what I am looking at (girls).
13. I am not crazy about laying with every single girl, I can spend a year without sex until I find something really good.
14. I visit about 4 sites only.
15. I think this is it.
2. I haven't have a girlfriend this year and even I am horny as heel I feel fine.
3. I got arrested by the National Guard and got a prohibition to leave the country for 4 months and I am proud of it.
4. I think the US is far for being the greatest country in the world, actually I am realizing is very lame but I am finding out a bit late.
5. The citizens are not guilty of it, is just a big propaganda from the government.
6. PCs are such terrible systems that only show how ignorant people can be just for saving a few bucks.
7. I realized tonight I defintly like girls under 18, is not my foult, I just see they are nicer.
8. I am 30 and I am realizing I am lost as when I was 15.
9. I have a lot of experience and I do not in what but I am very good at it.
10. I am 1/4 from Holland, 1/4 venezuelan and I have no clue about the rest but european.
11. I learned to drive when I was 12.
12. I am shy most of the time unless I really like what I am looking at (girls).
13. I am not crazy about laying with every single girl, I can spend a year without sex until I find something really good.
14. I visit about 4 sites only.
15. I think this is it.
Kinda random... maybe?
1) I'm 1/2 Czech, 1/4 Irish (seems common), and 1/4 Japanese
2) I got a 1320 on the SAT in the 7th grade
3) I'm really shy, but growing out of it.
4) I play the clarinet, and would like to learn to play guitar and trupet
5) I used to play the piano and hated it
6) I love to swim, but almost never do it
7) I have been to Hawa'ii many, many, times, yet I don't live there
8) I hate tomatoes, yet love ketchup and salsa
9) I don't know my IQ, and don't really care
10) even though I'm christian, I still read Scientific American and Science websites
11) I've been using Macs since I can remember
12) I will try almost anything
13) I love nori (dried seaweed)
14) to me, the best meal you can get is chicken catsu mini plate from L&L Drive In (mmmmmmm.....)
15) I'm on spring break, and I visited MR (what does that tell you?)
16) I am EXTREMELY lazy
17) I come from a town where absolutley no-one has any ambition
18) sometimes I am really messy, while others I am extremely neat/picky
19) this gentleman prefers brunettes
20) I am moderatly good at almost everything, while great at almost nothing (except BSing).
1) I'm 1/2 Czech, 1/4 Irish (seems common), and 1/4 Japanese
2) I got a 1320 on the SAT in the 7th grade
3) I'm really shy, but growing out of it.
4) I play the clarinet, and would like to learn to play guitar and trupet
5) I used to play the piano and hated it
6) I love to swim, but almost never do it
7) I have been to Hawa'ii many, many, times, yet I don't live there
8) I hate tomatoes, yet love ketchup and salsa
9) I don't know my IQ, and don't really care
10) even though I'm christian, I still read Scientific American and Science websites
11) I've been using Macs since I can remember
12) I will try almost anything
13) I love nori (dried seaweed)
14) to me, the best meal you can get is chicken catsu mini plate from L&L Drive In (mmmmmmm.....)
15) I'm on spring break, and I visited MR (what does that tell you?)
16) I am EXTREMELY lazy
17) I come from a town where absolutley no-one has any ambition
18) sometimes I am really messy, while others I am extremely neat/picky
19) this gentleman prefers brunettes
20) I am moderatly good at almost everything, while great at almost nothing (except BSing).
jefhatfield said: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
You don't think that Steve Jobs had a bunch of Chicken Littles telling him that his dream would never come true? Unless you're a millionaire, what you typed is thoughtful, but very irrelevant to me.
superbovine said:
People in general are good. Having the "holier than thou" attitude is completely useless. Something tells me that the money would have been more lucrative if it were kept here (US)--what with the HUGE rising trade deficit and sinking currency... not that any of that matters. Keep giving. (Exchange for some Euros; you'll be able to give much more.)
1. My ancestry is 1/2 German and 1/2 Basque.
2. #1 is of little consequence as I identify myself as an American. For anyone outside the US I'd like to make it clear that the guy on the news with the smirk and bad pronunciation does not speak on my behalf.
3. My "extra year" of college for a teaching credential has taken 6 years and counting.
4. Ice T almost ran me over one day.
5. Later that same day I almost ran over Billy Idol.
6. Courtney Love got me kicked off of AOL.
7. I accidentally slapped Morrissey once.
8. Once upon a time we thought it was cool enough to pierce our ears. I still have 4 holes open though I haven't worn anything in them for at least 10 years.
9. This Gentleman prefers Redheads.
10. I accidentally kicked a lifelong caffiene addiction 5 months ago. After not having caffiene (for no particular reason) for about 2 weeks I realized its power and gave it up. It really does make a difference.
11. Autism is fun.
12. In 1995 I co-founded the Church of Styrofoam.
13. My favourite colour is green.
14. I "met" my wife on the net. We have met in person since then, btw.
15. Sometimes I create a project in my mind (a short film or piece of music) and see it so clearly that I don't bother making it because I already know what the finished product looks like.
16. My favorite books are Brave New World and Catch-22.
17. I have never seen the movie ET.
18. I went to US Navy boot camp when I was 15. My military career was not long.
19. I wrote a chapter for a book about Ford trucks.
20. In college I taught a rat to play basketball. Heh, and they say Psychology is a useless major...
2. #1 is of little consequence as I identify myself as an American. For anyone outside the US I'd like to make it clear that the guy on the news with the smirk and bad pronunciation does not speak on my behalf.
3. My "extra year" of college for a teaching credential has taken 6 years and counting.
4. Ice T almost ran me over one day.
5. Later that same day I almost ran over Billy Idol.
6. Courtney Love got me kicked off of AOL.
7. I accidentally slapped Morrissey once.
8. Once upon a time we thought it was cool enough to pierce our ears. I still have 4 holes open though I haven't worn anything in them for at least 10 years.
9. This Gentleman prefers Redheads.
10. I accidentally kicked a lifelong caffiene addiction 5 months ago. After not having caffiene (for no particular reason) for about 2 weeks I realized its power and gave it up. It really does make a difference.
11. Autism is fun.
12. In 1995 I co-founded the Church of Styrofoam.
13. My favourite colour is green.
14. I "met" my wife on the net. We have met in person since then, btw.
15. Sometimes I create a project in my mind (a short film or piece of music) and see it so clearly that I don't bother making it because I already know what the finished product looks like.
16. My favorite books are Brave New World and Catch-22.
17. I have never seen the movie ET.
18. I went to US Navy boot camp when I was 15. My military career was not long.
19. I wrote a chapter for a book about Ford trucks.
20. In college I taught a rat to play basketball. Heh, and they say Psychology is a useless major...
10. I'm British, but apparently many people think I'm Asian. (I've also been mistaken for Hispanic and Native American.)
09. I used to be the first grade bully ... a bad one, I'll say.
08. I play Dungeons and Dragons. I'm the GM.
07. I am a humanities major.
06. I flunked out of Calc I. (That could explain #07 - before that, I wanted to be a physics teacher ...)
05. I am very messy.
04. I used to go to a community college, but now I go to a four-year school. (Tell those politically correct jerks that there is a difference between "freshman" and "first-year" - I'm a freshman, not a first-year. Using the term "first-year" discriminates against those of us who have previous college experience.)
03. I'm shy.
02. Despite #03, I still have a loud voice and love to argue.
01. I'm female.
09. I used to be the first grade bully ... a bad one, I'll say.
08. I play Dungeons and Dragons. I'm the GM.
07. I am a humanities major.
06. I flunked out of Calc I. (That could explain #07 - before that, I wanted to be a physics teacher ...)
05. I am very messy.
04. I used to go to a community college, but now I go to a four-year school. (Tell those politically correct jerks that there is a difference between "freshman" and "first-year" - I'm a freshman, not a first-year. Using the term "first-year" discriminates against those of us who have previous college experience.)
03. I'm shy.
02. Despite #03, I still have a loud voice and love to argue.
01. I'm female.
Ok, trying to reflect on myself...only 10 things though...
10) I wanted to be a ChemE, but got bored and became a Chemist instead
9) I can play almost any instrument with strings (except piano)
8) When I was young (3 or 4) I made fun of Sylvester Stallone to his face because he was so short. My mother loves telling this story, as I don't remember it.
7) I live in the middle of the woods in Virginia, but sometimes wish I lived in a big city.
6) I have enjoyed hiking several sections of the AT (not a through-hiker yet though).
5) Somehow I became an Eagle scout when I was a teenager.
4) John Scofield is my musical hero.
3) I have 3 cats and a dog, plus a possum that likes to hang out on my back deck at night. I live in a zoo.
2) My younger brother is being scouted by Merge Records.
1) I have hung out with most of the Wootens (this is for you, if you are reading, jackieonasses).
Jim
10) I wanted to be a ChemE, but got bored and became a Chemist instead
9) I can play almost any instrument with strings (except piano)
8) When I was young (3 or 4) I made fun of Sylvester Stallone to his face because he was so short. My mother loves telling this story, as I don't remember it.
7) I live in the middle of the woods in Virginia, but sometimes wish I lived in a big city.
6) I have enjoyed hiking several sections of the AT (not a through-hiker yet though).
5) Somehow I became an Eagle scout when I was a teenager.
4) John Scofield is my musical hero.
3) I have 3 cats and a dog, plus a possum that likes to hang out on my back deck at night. I live in a zoo.
2) My younger brother is being scouted by Merge Records.
1) I have hung out with most of the Wootens (this is for you, if you are reading, jackieonasses).
Jim
1) Am 6'7" (202cm) tall but 300 lbs.
2) Home is in Washington State, School is in Michigan, and Work used to be in Oregon, and most reciently was in California
3) Am 1/2 Canadian, 1/2 American
4) Am Actually 1/4 British Iles (of all kinds), 1/4 Native American (1/8 Mic Maq, 1/8 Cherokee), 1/4 Spanish, 1/4 Other
5) Been Using Macs since 1990, didn't own one until 2001
6) Am a Methodist, and despise über christians
7) Am a Master Mason
8) Studying to be a Computer Engineer
9) Drive a Car made by a Company I Hate
10) Watches too much Red Dwarf for my own good
11) Watches too much Star Trek for my own good
12) Regularly uses British English terms just to annoy and confuse my fellow Americans
13) Hates the term "Americans" prefers "smeghead", "Yankee", "Citizen of the United States of America"
14) Has two cousins who are Colonels in the Canadian Armed forces, two uncles who retired from the CAF, and a father who was in the US Navy (All in Flying Squadrons)
15) Was Born in Hawai'i
16) Works as a DJ in my Spare time
17) This Gentleman has no hair color preference
18) Think that people are too quick to judge, and I don't care about your religion, sexual preference, ethnicity, or background, just care about who you are inside
19) Believe in Evolution, I mean really, It only makes sense
20) Wastes too much time here, at TrekWeb, and at Fark
I have much more to share;
21) My Favorite Colors are Red, Green, Blue
22) 13 is my Lucky Number
23) 24601 is my Favorite Number
24) I hate cherry Tomatoes, and raw Tomatoes in any form other than sliced on a sandwich/hamburger, yet love Ketchup, Salsa, and Spaghetti/Pizza Sauce
25) Love Garlic, it is my favorite spice (See # 4)
26) I Support the War in Iraq
27) I Support George W. Bush
28) I feel that if peaceful protesting is legal, and violent demonstrations are illegal, why don't the police start shooting the violent demonstrators sooner?
29) Listen to O-Zone (From Romania) and Daler Mehndi (From India)
30) Favorite Bands are Linkin Park, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys
31) Favorite Singers are Jay-Z, Eminem, Britney Spears, Elvis
32) Favorite Composers are Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss
33) I have been running my own computer consulting business since 1995 (at age 11)
34) I Drink 3.5 Liters of Water per day, and another 2 Liters of Pepsi
35) Huge Nintendo Fan, with a Free PS2 instead of a Game Cube
36) I Type 55 WPM
37) I Still Use Hypercard
38) I Speak English, American, Spanish, Mexican, Hawai'ian
39) I'm currently Developing my own language
40) I have a thing for the following females: Linda Park, Natalie Portman, Britney Spears, Eliza Dushku, and Elisha Cuthbert
41) I have a 12" Statue of Benjamin Sisko on my Desk
42) I am writing 3 fiction novels right now
43) I participate in an online Star Trek Simulation
44) I love reading novels, however didn't realize it until reading "The Wolfling" at age 10
45) Have an IQ of 192
Sorry, Keyboard Diarrhea.
TEG
2) Home is in Washington State, School is in Michigan, and Work used to be in Oregon, and most reciently was in California
3) Am 1/2 Canadian, 1/2 American
4) Am Actually 1/4 British Iles (of all kinds), 1/4 Native American (1/8 Mic Maq, 1/8 Cherokee), 1/4 Spanish, 1/4 Other
5) Been Using Macs since 1990, didn't own one until 2001
6) Am a Methodist, and despise über christians
7) Am a Master Mason
8) Studying to be a Computer Engineer
9) Drive a Car made by a Company I Hate
10) Watches too much Red Dwarf for my own good
11) Watches too much Star Trek for my own good
12) Regularly uses British English terms just to annoy and confuse my fellow Americans
13) Hates the term "Americans" prefers "smeghead", "Yankee", "Citizen of the United States of America"
14) Has two cousins who are Colonels in the Canadian Armed forces, two uncles who retired from the CAF, and a father who was in the US Navy (All in Flying Squadrons)
15) Was Born in Hawai'i
16) Works as a DJ in my Spare time
17) This Gentleman has no hair color preference
18) Think that people are too quick to judge, and I don't care about your religion, sexual preference, ethnicity, or background, just care about who you are inside
19) Believe in Evolution, I mean really, It only makes sense
20) Wastes too much time here, at TrekWeb, and at Fark
I have much more to share;
21) My Favorite Colors are Red, Green, Blue
22) 13 is my Lucky Number
23) 24601 is my Favorite Number
24) I hate cherry Tomatoes, and raw Tomatoes in any form other than sliced on a sandwich/hamburger, yet love Ketchup, Salsa, and Spaghetti/Pizza Sauce
25) Love Garlic, it is my favorite spice (See # 4)
26) I Support the War in Iraq
27) I Support George W. Bush
28) I feel that if peaceful protesting is legal, and violent demonstrations are illegal, why don't the police start shooting the violent demonstrators sooner?
29) Listen to O-Zone (From Romania) and Daler Mehndi (From India)
30) Favorite Bands are Linkin Park, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys
31) Favorite Singers are Jay-Z, Eminem, Britney Spears, Elvis
32) Favorite Composers are Chopin, Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss
33) I have been running my own computer consulting business since 1995 (at age 11)
34) I Drink 3.5 Liters of Water per day, and another 2 Liters of Pepsi
35) Huge Nintendo Fan, with a Free PS2 instead of a Game Cube
36) I Type 55 WPM
37) I Still Use Hypercard
38) I Speak English, American, Spanish, Mexican, Hawai'ian
39) I'm currently Developing my own language
40) I have a thing for the following females: Linda Park, Natalie Portman, Britney Spears, Eliza Dushku, and Elisha Cuthbert
41) I have a 12" Statue of Benjamin Sisko on my Desk
42) I am writing 3 fiction novels right now
43) I participate in an online Star Trek Simulation
44) I love reading novels, however didn't realize it until reading "The Wolfling" at age 10
45) Have an IQ of 192
Sorry, Keyboard Diarrhea.
TEG
jim. said:
i agree with your #4...he's a great guitarist
somehow he managed to come to our little redneck hamlet (monterey peninsula, ca - good foxworthy material) to do a show...which was a special treat but i missed the show
a year or two earlier, george benson came here but the tickets were very expensive....same with tuck and patti
but now i will probably have to wait for many years before guitarists of that caliber will come here
to regularly check out jazz greats on guitar, or other instruments, i have to do the 2 1/2 hour trek to san francisco
1. im irish, itallian and celtic
2. im 5'10 173 lbs
3. never owned a mac in my life
4. i like guys
5. chocolate chip cookies is my favorite
6. i love the color blue
7. didnt get my first kiss till i was 18
8. im hearing impaired.
9. i want to own a mac
10. i want an elantra or a cooper
11. i dislike my dad
12. prefer cats over dogs
13. want to become a counsler
14. had my first alcoholic drink in august 2004
15. im the baby of the family
16. i take anti-depressants
17. im shy
18. im jobless
19. <--- thats how old i am
20. dislocated my knee cap
2. im 5'10 173 lbs
3. never owned a mac in my life
4. i like guys
5. chocolate chip cookies is my favorite
6. i love the color blue
7. didnt get my first kiss till i was 18
8. im hearing impaired.
9. i want to own a mac
10. i want an elantra or a cooper
11. i dislike my dad
12. prefer cats over dogs
13. want to become a counsler
14. had my first alcoholic drink in august 2004
15. im the baby of the family
16. i take anti-depressants
17. im shy
18. im jobless
19. <--- thats how old i am
20. dislocated my knee cap
We've all shared a lot of personal information but that is by far the saddest thing I've ever heard. I hope they find a cure for it soon, for your sake.jlewis2k1 said:
i told my dad to get me a mac mini ... for my own sake and well also for school. anyways, im off to lunch!
Phobophobia said:
since i am not a millionaire and don't plan to be, it's also irrelevant to me
i have never been 1 out of 300 in anything...i did play russian roulette once, at the local church, and i bet 16-red, and i won a large stuffed animal (which my brother got)
when i was a teen, i bought a real piece of **** car from my parents for $500 dollars (a lot in 1980) and they didn't let me drive it until age 17...but when my brother got to driving age at only 16, he got their relatively new car, for free
if anything, he will be the one to see a million
jefhatfield said:
Are you sure you mean Russian roulette? I've never heard of somebody winning a teddy bear that way. Your prize is that you don't die. The odds are pretty good though--5 times out of 6 you win.
Horrortaxi said:
he he...i guess i mean just roulette...i am not a gambler...i take it russian roulette only refers to the gun game with a six chambered pistol...somehow i thought the casino game and the gun game both had the exact same name
i would never play the gun game, even if the gun somehow had 100 chambers in it...heck, i even always wear my seatbelt and never go over the speed limit...really... but i have a vintage volvo so that may reflect a heavy car with a small 4 cyl. engine more than my careful driving
*LimeiBook86 uses a +5 revive on this thread!*
Here are some things about me that you don't know (and some you wouldn't want to know)
1. I'm shy unless around friends I know (I also avoid confrontations)
2. I talk or sometimes sing in my sleep along with snoring
3. I don't get outside much but I know I should
4. I never drank or did any drugs and I don't think I ever will
5. I don't like when people yell at me!...especially for things I didn't do!...yet
6. I hate fire and I don't like things that can shock me (inside of a CRT/TV screen!)
7. Likes to swim but not run so much because I like floating!
8. I can sense when the phone is going to ring sometimes! (Sixth sense!?)
9. I never got in any serious trouble in school or anywhere else
10. I'm very messy yet my computer area is clean and so is my body.
11. I never broke a bone in my body but, I have some cool scars
12. I have a twin but, we do not look alike, I look like my older brother more
13. Sometimes I wish I didn't know about technology so people won't bother me at school or home
14. Everyone says I'm too nice to people (But I have a bad temper)
15. I was afraid of thunderstorms when I was little but, now that I'm older I don't mind them much at all
16. Never had a girlfriend....yet
17. I hate bugs and small crawly things but like small fuzzy animals like Guinea pigs
18. <--my age (...also red is one of my favorite colors)
19. If I go somewhere where I don't think I belong I get a very odd feeling in my head (sometimes a humming noise! lol)
20. On several occations I've stayed home from school for silly reasons: Apple events or video game releases and once to get my PowerBook in the mail...but they didn't delver it on time!
I hope to hear more of these cool facts from other people!
Here are some things about me that you don't know (and some you wouldn't want to know)
1. I'm shy unless around friends I know (I also avoid confrontations)
2. I talk or sometimes sing in my sleep along with snoring
3. I don't get outside much but I know I should
4. I never drank or did any drugs and I don't think I ever will
5. I don't like when people yell at me!...especially for things I didn't do!...yet
6. I hate fire and I don't like things that can shock me (inside of a CRT/TV screen
!)7. Likes to swim but not run so much because I like floating!
8. I can sense when the phone is going to ring sometimes! (Sixth sense!?
)9. I never got in any serious trouble in school or anywhere else
10. I'm very messy yet my computer area is clean and so is my body.
11. I never broke a bone in my body but, I have some cool scars
12. I have a twin but, we do not look alike, I look like my older brother more
13. Sometimes I wish I didn't know about technology so people won't bother me at school or home
14. Everyone says I'm too nice to people (But I have a bad temper)
15. I was afraid of thunderstorms when I was little but, now that I'm older I don't mind them much at all
16. Never had a girlfriend....yet
17. I hate bugs and small crawly things but like small fuzzy animals like Guinea pigs
18. <--my age (...also red is one of my favorite colors)
19. If I go somewhere where I don't think I belong I get a very odd feeling in my head (sometimes a humming noise! lol
)20. On several occations I've stayed home from school for silly reasons: Apple events or video game releases and once to get my PowerBook in the mail...but they didn't delver it on time!
I hope to hear more of these cool facts from other people!
devilot76 said:
And you just made it worse! I hope you're feeling as guilty as...
...as guilty as a guilty platypus!
I agree, 20 things is really too many. If we made everyone sum up their quirks/idiosyncracies into a list of three, more of them would be remembered and the thread would be easier to read.
Nah... 20 is okey... it wouldn't be interesting with just a few...mad jew said:I agree, 20 things is really too many. If we made everyone sum up their quirks/idiosyncracies into a list of three, more of them would be remembered and the thread would be easier to read.
Also, there's no (written) rule about cheating and doing the number you want - even if I seem to remember someone doing a ridiculous number early on
- so if you only got three or five or maybe the other way, twenty-five, bring them on. But please, no more into the fifties... I've actually missed this thread...
I suppose twenty is fine, but maybe the most distinctive three or so should be highlighted/bolded.
Agreed though, it's a very cool thread.
Agreed though, it's a very cool thread.
What might be fun is to have a link to your top 20 things in your signature or profile somewhere so that it's easier for people to find than trawling through the thread...