Tell Us Something About Yourself That We Don't Already Know...

[arwalden]

... oh, it doesn't have to be a big deep dark secret... just something that you don't normally share with strangers. (But then again I'm 'stranger' than most... so it's okay to tell me. I'm good at keeping secrets.)

-- Allen

[Birthmark]

1. Well, I don't know if I've ever admitted this publicly...

...but I'm right-handed. Oh, GOD! I'm so...um, I guess in the majority.

[terrya]

2. I'm EXTREMELY ticklish.

We're talking all over here. Doug found that out very early on. :-)

[arwalden]

89. Same Here... Mike Needs To Only Speak The Words "I'm Gonna Gitcha"

while wiggling his fingers like a spider crawling through the air... and I burst into panicked laughter. I'm such a girly man when it comes to being tickled. I twist and writhe in convulsive laughter. One might thing that I was having some sort of convulsive attack.

-- Allen

[terrya]

99. Doug always goes for the bottoms of my feet...

I just about go crazy when he tickles me on the soles of my feet. I'm very ticklish there. :-)

[arwalden]

3. I Enjoy Candlelit Calgon Bubble Baths

too gay?

-- Allen

[terrya]

5. Just relaxing. Nothing gay or straight about that.

[GOPisEvil]

4. God_bush_n_cheney redecorated my living room on Saturday.

He rearranged the furniture and set things up MUCH better than I ever could have. :-)

[m-jean03]

7. Cool!

Did he pick out a new wardrobe for you, too? :D

[GOPisEvil]

9. My wardrobe is fine - it was living room that needed help.

Plus, he was only there for a couple of hours.

[MissMillie]

6. I'm fat

and not just a little bit fat.

[arwalden]

11. Skinny Is HIGHLY Overrated!

I'm a little soft in the middle too... but I attribute that to being an ex-smoker for 2 years (snack substitutes) and middle-aged "sedentaryism" (DAMN THIS DU!!)

-- Allen

[MissMillie]

65. I don't want to be skinny

I'd settle for average.

I'm going to have gastric bypass later this year. I am so ready for it, too.

It would be nice to get dressed in the morning without getting winded.

[pagerbear]

72. You go girl!

I had it done 2.5 years ago and have never regretted it!

[CO Liberal]

129. DON'T DO IT!!!!!

This is a subject near and dear to my heart.

I have known too many people through my involvement with the Size Acceptance Movement who have had horrible side effects as a result of weight loss surgeries of all types. Some have even died.

There was one woman here at DU who had this surgery after many of us tried to talk her out of it. Within a year, she had lost a lot of weight, most of her hair, and her teeth. She doesn't post any more, so no one knows what else has happened to her.

NAAFA has a section of their web site devoted to discussions by wight loss surgery survivors (www.naafa.org). Please go there and get more information before you embark on this highly dangerous course of action.

Wayne
(CO Liberal)

[MissMillie]

208. While I can appreciate the importance of a group like NAAFA

(and can appreciate even more that you give this advice with the best of intentions), I'm going to have surgery.

I don't want to accept this size, and for very good reason. It is hard to live my life in this body. I can't even climb into my bed without getting winded. It's getting so that it's hard to put shoes and socks on. I sleep w/ a CPAP for sleep apnea, and am on blood pressure meds. My doctor tells me my blood sugar is starting to rise and that within a few years I will be insulin dependent.

Yes, there are risks involved, but at this point, it is riskier for me to stay like this.

[CO Liberal]

210. There Are Other Method That Are WAY Safer

Diet and exercise, for example.

As I've said in other threads about this subject, I wouldn't recommend weight loss surgery of any kind to my worst enemy.

Please do not do something that you (or your survivors) will regret later.

[MissMillie]

211. Again, thank you for your concern (n/t)

.

[CO Liberal]

212. I'm SERIOUS, MissMillie!!!

I've kmown people who have DIED after these surgeries. Others who are now too sick to work and living on disability.

Weight Loss Surgery is NOT the answer - it's a whole new set of problems.

[MissMillie]

213. I know you are, and

I love you for it, really.

But you don't really think I would even consider this without going the diet/exercise route FIRST, do you? In fact, most insurance companies won't even consider covering the surgery without documentation of multiple medically-supervised efforts.

Yep, sometimes people die from surgery. I know of quite a few people that never lived until they had it done.

[CO Liberal]

214. And I've Known Too Many...

...who stopped living afterwards.

[Rainbowreflect]

19. My favorite workout is belly dancing & I'm fat too.

[Bertha Venation]

40. Not fat. Just fluffy.

Or: I'm not overweight -- I'm undertall.

I'm fat too. And I am much beloved by many -- as I'm sure you are!

[ScreamingMeemie]

124. Yes you are BV!!!

Me included in that list.

:hug:

Laura

[Bertha Venation]

165. I'm a lucky woman

blessed to have so many good friends.

I just wish you were nearer, Laura. And some other DUers. It's been a rough week and it's only Monday! :wansmile:

:hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

172. And I am blessed to know you.

If you are ever around these parts, our door is always open. Let's hope this week flies by fast!!!

:loveya:

[Bertha Venation]

174. thank you, my friend

did you see this thread?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1388024

[SmileyBoy]

111. I'm fat also. Not extremely fat, but 35 lbs. overweight.

I'm in the proccess of losing the weight tho. I've stopped drinking all sugar pops, and I'm walking around the lake regularly.

[m-jean03]

8. I have crooked fingers on my right hand

There, now you now.

[redwitch]

14. I have a crooked pinky nail

on my right hand! We're practically twins!

[m-jean03]

18. Hmm...

What are you doing next friday night? :D

My middle and ring finger are REALLY crooked...does that interest you? :evilgrin:

[Bertha Venation]

34. WOW!

Both my mother's pinkies were crooked, and one of my eldest sister's pinkies is.

WHAT CAUSES THIS?! OR -- ARE WE RELATED?!

crooked like this -- imagine this thing __/\ is a pinky finger

This is the fingertip ==> __/\ <== this is where the knuckle joins the hand. This finger can't be flattened out.

[m-jean03]

51. "This finger can't be flattened out"

...And neither should it be.... Some fingers are just NOT STRAIGHT and we can't make them that way! :D

(My guess is it's either genetic or a body part that got squished in the womb. :-))

[jukes]

155. Some fingers are just NOT STRAIGHT

& that applies to some humans, also.

i won't let them flatten you!


maybe it's a recessive lezbo gene, m-jean....





:evilgrin: :+ :evilgrin: :+ :evilgrin: :+ :evilgrin:

[redwitch]

47. crooked DUers of the net...

Unite!

[Hand]

220. So do I...

However, it's the result of a VERY heavy door closing on it some years ago.

[jukes]

21. eeewwww!

do you have disabled tags?




:hi:

[m-jean03]

24. Nope...

...Ya think I could, though? :D j/k

Just another symptom of my deviance. Middle finger and ring f. are bent and lean towards each other, naturally overlapping when I bring my fingers together. The rest of the fingers have an inward curve towards the middle. Fascinating, huh? :silly:

I think I slept on that side in the womb. :hi:

[Champ]

132. Me too

actually right and left. 3 on my left 2 on my right, I broke my fingers so many times from playing football. My left pinky has been broken like 4 or 5 times. :hi:

[m-jean03]

134. Wow

That sounds painful.

At least you know why yours are crooked, though! :hi:

[elfwitch]

10. 46D

My bra size. Not commonly known.

[AlecBGreen]

108. holy cow!

:crazy: Quick Alec, think unsexy thoughs! Electronics....Dick Cheney in Speedos...hairless cats....OK, much better. That was a close one!

[Melsky]

12. I like insects

I'm not scared of bugs, in fact I'm fascinated by them and when I find one in my house I relocate it outside instead of killing it.

Exception: flies.

[AlecBGreen]

109. ditto

I always try to get the spiders and such out of the bathtub before I turn on the water. I dont smash lightning bugs and I dont step on ants. On the other hand, flys get no quarter in my house....

[DS1]

13. I work for NASA by proxy

:7

[CO Liberal]

15. I Designed & Built Three Decks On My House

The first is 8 x 20 feet, and is at the front door. The second is 8 x 8 feet, and is at the kitchen door. It connects to a third deck that is 6 x 10 feet, and goes over our above-ground swimming pool.

[arwalden]

81. Wow!! That's On My 2-Do List

Was it difficult? Did you dig holes and use cement? Or did you just use the concrete base thingies that just rest on the surface and let you attach the upright pieces? (I haven't a clue what they're called.)

Also... did you plan everything before you started, or did you just make it up as you went along? <--- the preferred method of many.

-- Allen

[CO Liberal]

97. I Built Each One in a Weekend

The one by my front door came first. It is actually two 8 x 10 decks nailed together. I built it when our mobile home was in a mobile home park, and designed it to sit on the cement slab that was next to our house. It originally had three sets of legs. When we bought the land and had our house moved to Pueblo West, the contractor split the deck in two, transported it to the new lot, and reassembled it, using posts set in concrete and notching the decking boards to accommodate the posts.

The 8 x 8 deck came next. Originally, I built it to go outside our back door, but when we put a door on our kitchen, I disassembled it and moved it around to the other side of the house. I used concrete "base thingies" for that deck.

The deck over the pool came next. It's right next to the 8 x 8 deck I moved in the last paragraph, with a smaller deck and staircase connecting the two. It used the base thingies, too.

I planned out everything before I started each deck. From that, I was able to figure out how much wood to buy. If you plan ahead and take your time, decks are easy to build. One suggestion, though - I build the first deck with nails - the other two were built with screws. Screws hold together better, and don't work loose like nails do. (I have to go over my front deck every few months to pull out the loose nails and replace them with screws. It really makes me appreciate the Craftsman cordless drill my wife bought for me a few years ago....)

[CO Liberal]

101. Here's a Picture Of Two Of the Decks

Peanut (l) and Pearl (r) are standing on the steps leading from my back yard to the 6 x 10 deck that goes over our above-ground pool. On the other side of the deck, you can see the handrail for the staircase that connects to a small deck that connects the two larger decks. The 8 x 8 deck is to the right in the picture. Mrs. CO Liberal is looking out the kitchen door.

[mede8er]

177. I lived in Pueblo for .........

14 years...played in a club called'The Stadium'...is it still there???

Played a lot of golf in Pueblo West........

[CO Liberal]

200. "The Stadium" Doesn't Ring a Bell...

Where was it located? They may be operating under a different name now.

I've been in the Pueblo area since 1995, when I came here to take a job at QualMed. I've been in Pueblo West since 1998.

BTW, the county took over the golf course out here a few years ago.

[arwalden]

175. I'm Impressed!! Thanks For The Stories, Advice, And Photo!!

I really don't want to dig post holes and fill them with concrete (making sure that everything is dead-on level)... and what if I mis-measure or mis-align after it's in the hole and the concrete has set? Argh!

That's why I've been looking closely at the concrete block leg-things. My only concern about them was whether or not they were stable and if they had any tendency to settle (after a rain perhaps) and cause any problems with the deck being unlevel. --- Or is the settling no more than you would have had anyway with concreted postholes?

Yep... I've had a deck that was nailed, and about every month, I'd go out with a claw hammer or prybar nail puller and replace nails with screws. WHAT DID people do before cordless drills/screwdrivers??

-- Allen

[CO Liberal]

201. You're Welcome!!

Those concrete footers have been very stable. I just made sure the ground was tamped down beneath them, and then made sure they were level. Of course, Pueblo West is a semi-arrid area (we've been in a drought for the past few years), so rain had not been an issue....

[ironflange]

150. I built my back deck two summers ago

It took two weeks of solid work, from Bobcat drilling of the holes (19 of them!) to finish. That doesn't include the railing, which still isn't quite done. It has a large rectangular section at a 45 deg. angle to the house, plus a raised ocatgonal section where the table and chairs sit. That's why it took two weeks! It turns out that the clay we sit on is rather porous, so I have to jack it up a bit from time to time. Good thing I used screws, there isn't a nail anywhere in it.

[Parrcrow]

16. I'm short

5' 6" I'm a tiny little guy.

hey look down here!!

[m-jean03]

20. How tall is your SO?

You don't look short in your pictures. :hi:

[Parrcrow]

26. she is one inch shorter

perfect height.

[m-jean03]

31. Back when I dated guys

I dated a guy about your height, maybe an inch or so taller, maybe not. He was very confident and I always remember him as taller, so when i see him I'm surprised he's not much taller than I (5 foot 4). I think what people really notice is not your height, but how you carry yourself.

But you know that. :-)

[Parrcrow]

44. I've always been comfortable with my height.

I've dated taller women and shorter. My height seems normal to me so I'm not easily imtimidated by other guys.
5 foot 4 you say, you're taller than I thought.:D

[m-jean03]

48. Well, since this thread

is about the TRUTH, I'll admit I'm 5 foot 3 and 1/2 inches, but I round up. :-)

[amber dog democrat]

17. I build ship models from scratch

and fave a fondness for apricot fried pies.

My current project is an 1862 90-Day Gunboat ( UNIDILLA class )
in 1/8th scale

[HuckleB]

22. I'm anxious.

It happens every Monday.

[jukes]

23. i play with

explosives & energetic materials.



:evilgrin: :nuke: :evilgrin:

[Magrittes Pipe]

25. I am the god of hell-fire.

[jukes]

58. whoisalhedges

would you send me....
*FAH YERRRR!* ?

[Magrittes Pipe]

60. Yes.

I will also take you to burn.

[jukes]

63. gud1!

the youngsters are scratching there heads...:wtf:

[Magrittes Pipe]

70. Hey!

I am a youngster!

Well, sort of....

[LowerManhattanite]

27. I co-starred on a syndicated TV show for 3 seasons...

...as well as writing for it and some other shows.

[BigMcLargehuge]

41. very cool :)

[Bertha Venation]

28. I was stillborn, had 4 heart surgeries before age 2 -- and:

June Lockhart visited me in hospital!

[arwalden]

83. Now THAT's A Story...

Pretty amazing! Glad you're here.

[Bertha Venation]

98. Thank you!! I'm glad I'm here, too. SO glad.

:bounce:

[YellowRubberDuckie]

162. You're a miracle baby!!!

So glad you're here, Bertha. :hug:
Duckie

[Bertha Venation]

164. you are so sweet

:hug: back atcha

[La Lioness Priyanka]

29. i resent gay people who are bi-phobic

its kind of like they set the purity standard and i am ruining it.

[Misunderestimator]

59. Biphobia...

F*ck em all I say... so to speak. ;) :hi:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

118. i try. so hard.

:evilgrin:

[jukes]

61. lionesspriyanka

that never occurred to me as a gay issue, i can see where it cd get to be a problem.


who'da thunk it: discriminated against for not being gay enough?

[sundog]

90. Oh, you are not alone lioness...

I have also encountered that one -- not living up someone else's standards... ugh! It makes me :grr:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

117. i am glad to see that other people feel this way as well.

[sundog]

131. Right on...

for a while a had several guys in my local community give me crap because I wasn't "gay enough" & wasn't following "their agenda" (I guess they somehow staked claim to the agenda) -- WTF -- I mean those kinds of attitudes just create more divisiveness, which is the last thing any of us needs. I ultimately had to make my own stand as an individual - for my own spiritual survival.

It's all about just knowing yourself.. I think self knowledge is the best thing you can give yourself, no matter how much it hurts to get to that point...

PS -- You said a while back you are a Tori fan. I just got my copy of Scarlet's Walk in the mail today:) I downloaded it (illegally of course) when it came out, but my comp crashed & I lost all my mp3's... So I finally broke down & bought it... Great album, I'll be listening to it after work...

[La Lioness Priyanka]

133. god i LOVE tori

[LynneSin]

30. I was on Romper Room for 2 weeks

who wants my autograh?

[CO Liberal]

35. I Was Traumatized by "Romper Room"

Miss Barbara would look in her magic mirror and see "Susie and Jimmy and Bobby and Nancy", but she never said that she saw Wayne. And I used to stand in front of our old Emerson B&W TV waving my arms and shouting "Here I am, Miss Barbara - over here!"

:-(

[BigMcLargehuge]

37. she never saw Jeff either

the first of a lifetime of small compounding disappointments... LOL

DAMN YOU ROMPER ROOM!!!!

[arwalden]

84. My Brother And I Were TOTALLY Shocked When She Saw BOTH OF US...

"... and I see Susie and Marcy, and I see Allen and Jeff..."

WHAT? She saw us!! Wow!

-- Allen

[sus]

36. OMG!! that is so awesome!

you're my new best friend!

[LynneSin]

67. I thought we were best friends

did something change

:cry:

[sus]

77. Lynne,

that post was directed AT YOU.

[LowerManhattanite]

135. Damn...that brings back memories!

My brothers and sisters and I were on the list for years to get on that show until we all aged out and of course, the show was cancelled. Two of us did get on "Wonderama" though (and witnessed a near riot after the rigged dance contest was exposed).

I had a little crush on Miss Louise who hosted "Romper Room" when I was a kid.

"Romper, bomper, stomper-boo,
Magic mirror tell me today...
have all my friends had fun and play?

Ohhh...I see Bertha Venation, and LynneSin, and NightTrain and Skinner..."

I was ALWAYS a good "do-bee"...when my parents were lookin' that is.

[ironflange]

151. I was on Romper Room too!!!

Only one week, though, but that week included November 22, 1963. It was done live, but was pre-empted for this. However, to keep the kiddied happy, they went and did the show anyway. I can remember Miss Ann being really edgy one day, prolly this one, and naturally we brats picked up on that, making things even worse.

[Blue-Jay]

32. I once set a stripper's hair on fire.

They tossed my friends & I out for that one. Go figure.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

33. lol...i once set my hair on fire in a strip club,,,,

[sus]

38. i once set my hair on fire during candlelight Xmas eve services.

that's why i don't go to church anymore. it's DANGEROUS!

[jukes]

62. i once set my

house on fire.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

39. I slept with Jack Kennedy

[redwitch]

53. THE Jack Kennedy???

Tell more, tell more!

[chicaloca]

42. When I was in high school....

I was copying my face in the copy machine and got caught by the principal.

[Southsideirish]

43. I got a birthday card from Garfield Goose when I was a kid. It

was so cool - very formal and elegant. I wish I kept it (along with everything else I threw out along the way.)

[sniffa]

45. i used to have an irrationaL fear as a chiLd that

charLes manson was hiding under my bed.

[Beware the Beast Man]

46. I'm tall

6'2"...thats all i care to divulge for the moment...

[Lavender Brown]

49. When I was in first grade,

my class wrote letters and attached them to helium balloons and set them free in the playground. My balloon and letter ended up all the way in Quebec (I lived in upstate NY), and the nice lady who found it wrote back to me. I was the only one in my class who received a reply. :) I was just thinking about that.

[arcane1]

50. I'm a smart-ass

though some may have suspected that :silly:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

55. hmm...i have to agree...

wait he said smart...not cute...never mind!

[arcane1]

64. well...

it's better than being a dumb--ass anyway :silly:

:hi:

[sus]

52. I met Ted Kennedy when I was seven.

[Lisa0825]

54. I was born with a deformity in my neck... two vertabrae fused together

and it is what saved my life when I fell from a tall playground swing I had climbed up. The docs said I was born with a neck much stronger than normal, due to the fusion, and if not, I surely would have broken my neck high enough that I wouldn't have survived, or at best would be completely paralyzed. He said that kind of deformity had been linked to mothers drinking too much caffeine.

Thanks, mom!:-)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

96. I'm the most average person ever.

Average height, average hair, average weight, average everything. In fact, I transcend average in my astonishing averageness.

On edit - Damn, I hit reply to the post I was reading, not the thread itself. Soz.

[Shananigans]

56. I got to pick up Senator Paul Wellstone from the airport

in Bemijdi, MN and drive him to the college and then back to the airport. It was for a college Democrats rally and it was a great experience!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

166. Wow! That really is impressive!

What a great memory for you to have!:D

[Misunderestimator]

57. I ate a piece of gum I found on the sidewalk...

when I was about 3. I don't think I've ever told anyone that...

:D

[sundog]

87. Oh, I got ya beat...

When I was 13 I took a half used cigarette out of an ashtray in the mall and SMOKED IT! So there!

[arwalden]

92. Eww. Eww-ewww-eww-ew-ew! --- What Flavor???

[Misunderestimator]

94. Maybe it was juicyfruit... it was a bit juicy.

:D

[arwalden]

154. I Will FOREVER Think Of You And That Sidewalk...

whenever I see, taste, or even smell JuicyFruit gum. It's indelibly imprinted on my brain.

-- Allen

P.S. Where was your MOM at the time??

[Misunderestimator]

197. That's cool.... you're easy to manipulate...

;) Oh, my mom was there, she got pretty upset and made me spit it out. I had no idea what the fuss was about. :shrug: But I never did it again. HOWEVER, I did eat a tube of glue and had to be rushed to the hospital to have my stomach pumped out around the same age. Must be an oral thing. :D

[arwalden]

198. I Used To Eat White Paste... Mmm-mmm!

I've also had my stomach pumped when I was four years old. I don't remember having the procedure done to me, but I do remember eating handfuls of some red berries (pyrocantha?) that my parents and doctor determined were poisonous.

I agree... it's an 'oral-thing'. The writing was on the wall.

-- Allen

[Speck Tater]

66. I'm only 5'5" tall.

One of the little people.

[fudge stripe cookays]

100. That's not true.

When we hit 5'5", we're officially AVERAGE. We are no longer petitie.

And I should know, because I've been this height for a good 20 years or so. :-)

[Speck Tater]

130. I'm 5 inches below average height

"The average male American mens height is 177 cm, which is 69.7 inches, which is approximately 5 foot - 10 inches tall. (for white males*)."

From http://www.halls.md/chart/men-height-w.htm

At 5'5" (the same as Radar O'Reilly on MASH) that puts me 5 inches below average. Most men tower over me, and most women are taller too, it seems. I don't currently know any adult who is shorter than me, and even my two grandchildren are taller than me.

[Angelus]

68. I like to cuddle.

Please don't tell any of my buds that.

[Shananigans]

190. Awww...me too!

Wanna cuddle? ;)

[Duncan Grant]

69. One July 4th - my husband and I spent the night on Alcatraz.

We watched the fireworks from the lighthouse - it was beautiful. It's a pretty creepy place at 3:00 a.m. though...

[Xithras]

136. They let you do that?

Where did you sleep?

[Duncan Grant]

138. There used to be a program for employees and friends...

of the National Park Service - see the fireworks over San Francisco Bay from Alcatraz and spend the night. We have a friend who used to be a Park Ranger there. He's at a more traditional National Park now.

Got the FULL tour, too. Walked around on the roof, slipped around in the basement, the guard galleries, etc. and slept in the third tier of cells - D block (which faces SF BAY and the city). It was strange but memorable. :D

[Xithras]

215. Too cool

I just took my daughter to Alcatraz recently (first time there) and we loved exploring the island. Camping out there for the night sounds like a blast :)

One question though: I was under the impression that the upper tiers were unrestored and generally not maintained because nobody visited them. What condition were they in when you visited? Did the toilets work?

[Duncan Grant]

219. LOL! Did the toilets work? ;^)

<I was under the impression that the upper tiers were unrestored and generally not maintained because nobody visited them. What condition were they in when you visited? Did the toilets work?>

No-o-o-o, the toilets did not work. :D
Everyone had to drag their tired butts out of their cell, out of the cell block, out of the prison and to the public restrooms just outside the main doors (by the warden's house).

The cells in D-block were not restored but they were clean and well maintained. One night there was enough for me. I can't imagine spending years in place like that. :shudder:

[yvr girl]

71. Cartoons can be dangerous

I have a fear of snakes hiding under lampshades. I have to check to see if the coast is clear before I turn off a lamp.

Did anyone see Riki Tiki Tavi when they were young?

[Lisa0825]

74. Oh yes!!!! I loved that movie!

I lived in Hawaii at the time, so the mongoose story was very close to home. They are feisty little critters! That snake scared the livin daylights outta me!

[yvr girl]

80. I'm no longer alone in the world

There's someone else in the world (other than my grade 4 class) who has seen this movie - I can't believe it. That snake wrapped itself around the vase in order to 'get the dad', none of us are safe.

[flamingyouth]

73. I'm going to Molokai for a yoga retreat in November

I'm also starting massage school in January.

[ronnykmarshall]

75. I was a male stripper when I was 21.

[arwalden]

85. I Once Dated A Male Stripper

... cute and hung too. Too bad he was a total idiot and drug dealer. But... it was still fun while it lasted.

-- Allen

"L'amour l'amour! Toujour l'amour!" -- Countess DeLave

[fudge stripe cookays]

102. Why does this not surprise me?

;-)

[Mikimouse]

76. I'm very sensitive, leading many of my family to criticize me...

for it.

[jdonaldball]

78. I replicated Ben Franklin's experiment

with electricity, when I was five years old. I'd heard about Ben Franklin's experiment with the kite and the key in a lightning storm, so I stuck one of my dad's keys into an electric outlet to discover electricity.
It worked!

[skypilot]

79. I'm a registered Republican.

Just kidding.

[arwalden]

86. I Voted For Bush... Not Kidding.

But that was in 1992... Bush-1... NOT Bush-2.

(WHAT was I thinking??? I was still a "Log Cabin" type back then. Grrrr. Such an idiot I was.)

-- Allen

[Misunderestimator]

88. Oh dear.... you were one of THOSE?

I'm shocked, but it's ok honey... you saw the light... don't ever go back to the dark. ;)

[skypilot]

91. Maybe that male stripper...

...was slipping some of his drugs in your food.:)

[johnnie]

82. I was voted Mr. Chivalry

In 4th grade the girls voted me Mr. Chivalry. I think we were studying medieval times or something. That was in the mid seventies, I'm sure they wouldn't dare do that now.
I don't know what made me think of this one..., there are more interesting things I'm sure. :)

[skypilot]

93. I might have mentioned this before...

...I don't remember, but, I have a foot fetish. Actually, I don't know if "fetish" really describes it. I simply find a nice pair of feet as attractive as I do a nice pair of legs. I don't necessarily want to DO anything with the feet. A lot of people seem to be indifferent to feet unless they are really gross or really smelly. Once I meet a guy I find attractive, I almost immediately wonder what his feet look like. I don't have to wonder too much in the summer time, though.

[arwalden]

95. :-)

[fudge stripe cookays]

103. I played Pontius Pilate...

in our 8th grade production of "Jesus Christ Superstar."

Hey, it was a Catholic school. I can still sing all of the soundtrack, which annoys reprehensor to no end, since he hates Andrew Lloyd Weber.

FSC

[arcane1]

104. cool!

I hope you washed your hands :silly:

[Parrcrow]

186. Who....is....this.....broken man...

Cluttering up my hallway?
Who is this unfortunate?
Someone Christ, King of the Jews.

[SarahB]

105. I like to keep my toenails very short.

Like no white part showing. Long toenails gross me out. I prefer them to be red as well most of the time. Not a deep dark, secret, but my pedicuring habits are something I usually don't share.

[bigwillq]

141. And I like to keep my toenails long

My left big toe nail is over an inch long and not from the cuticle (if that's what they call it). It's starting to curl under. I want to see how long I can grow it.

[SarahB]

144. Please don't be offended if I say this:

"Ewwwww!"
OK, you know I like you even if I may not like your feet. :pals:

[LostInAnomie]

106. I can straighten my index finger beyond 180 degrees to...

about 235 degrees.

And the ladies love it! :evilgrin:

[kodi]

107. i am the only one who knows where the body is buried

.

[NightTrain]

110. I gave up church for Lent.

:evilgrin:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

119. omg! so funny!

[SmileyBoy]

112. I have a huge interest in maps.

City maps, to be precise. I sometimes buy a city/street map of a city I like, take it home, and draw over the streets with a bold black pen. The largest city I've completed so far is Winnipeg, and that map is hanging on my bedroom wall. I'm also currently working on Boise, Lincoln, NE and Indianapolis.

[curse10]

113. I suck my thumb

I love it!

[AlecBGreen]

114. I can speak Chinese!

Wo shuo hanyu yi dian dian. Zhongguo shi hen mei, zhongguoren shi hen hao.

[arwalden]

148. What Does This Expression Mean....

And it might not even be Chinese... but here it is phonetically:

"Chah chuh my tee GO tah sai."

I'm sure even that's not accurate and would elicit howls of laughter from someone who knew exactly what I was trying to say.

But if you know what it means... let me know.

-- Allen

[democratreformed]

115. I got my second tatoo Saturday night.

And I'm 39 years old! Got my first one three weeks ago. This one was on my ankle and it hurt like HELL!!!

[AlecBGreen]

120. cool!

what did you get? I have one on the ankle too, and yes, it hurt like hell

[democratreformed]

122. It is

two leather straps twined together in the shape of a heart with a rose through it. My first one is on my left shoulder and it's a dreamcatcher with feathers hanging from it. It hardly hurt at all, so I was really surprised at how much the ankle on hurt.

[The Flaming Red Head]

116. I really do have red hair

really!

[pagerbear]

147. Collar and cuffs match, eh?

[jukes]

159. Pager

that's too funny! never heard that 1 before!

[The Flaming Red Head]

185. Glad ya'll are having a good laugh

at my expense. have fun, TROLLS.

[The Flaming Red Head]

184. they match my whip

biatch

[Teddy_Salad]

121. I kill kittens on a regular basis

Three...sometimes seven per day.

Is that bad? :shrug:

[arwalden]

145. I'd Have A Difficult Time Doing That Job

It's sad that it has to be done... and someone's got to do it... but I don't think I'd have the heart to.

-- Allen

[jukes]

161. Teddy_Salad

thought that was flame-bait @ 1st; then arwalden's response slapt me awake.

sorry, ted. that's got to be tough; i, for 1, thank you for the kindness that's entailed.

:pals:

[SOteric]

123. I studied ballet for 14 years and can still stand en pointe.

[ScreamingMeemie]

125. I used to be a demolition derby driver in my younger days...

Before reality and children came. :hi:

[democratreformed]

126. I drove a stock car once -

during the powder puff race. I felt like I was flying. But, on the tape, it looks like I'm barely creeping around the track.

[ScreamingMeemie]

128. Funny, isn't it. I used to love making it through my heat and then

yanking my helmet off and letting my hair fall down. Take that boys! :hi:

[achtung_circus]

127. I have a crucifixion scar

on my right foot

[mede8er]

137. I had a #1 record....

in Geneva, Switzerland......:hi:

[marigold20]

139. I thought Annette Funicello went to my grade school

and that the Mickey Mouse club was filmed in the basement of my school.

[oxymoron]

140. Years ago, I was "Daddy Warbucks" in a national touring company

of "Annie".

there, I said it!

[arwalden]

143. I Luv Ya, Tomorrow!

That song is so gay!

-- Allen

[oxymoron]

203. not to mention irritating....

I heard that song 2 shows a day for 4 months. :scared:

[arwalden]

142. I've Never Broken A Bone In My Body... Although I've Had

DOZENS of stitches... and lost a thumbnail, and toenail or two. Considering how accident prone I was as a youth and teen (and even last week when I went falling down a wooded hill)... sometimes I wonder how I managed to make it 44 years without breaking a bone.

-- Allen

[ironflange]

153. Me too, 46 and never broken a bone

I've also never had stitches, except for my appendectomy, but that doesn't really count. However, I cut my mom's lawn on Saturday, and if I hadn't had a padded hat on, I definitely would have split my head right open on a low-hanging tree limb.

Never been stung by a bee, either. For all I know it could kill me in seconds.

I've also never gone off a diving board, but that's from a combination of cowardice and lack of swimming skills.

[pagerbear]

146. I saw Kurt Waldheim once

He rode by in a limousine. In Salzburg.

[No2W2004]

149. I like graveyards and studying monuments...

One can always come accross stuff like this one:



(see if you can spot the reason this is funny)

[arwalden]

156. Here's A Better Link...

that goes directly to the html document. Snopes web server doesn't allow direct links to their images.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/grave.asp

[No2W2004]

181. Let's try that again....

[LowerManhattanite]

152. Sadly, I have witnessed three people die...

One: A seven-month old with AIDS-triggered symptoms when I was in college. (I still have nightmares about seeing his final movements through a hospital doorway).

Two: A derelict drunkenly stumbling across the third rail at the 34th St. & 8th Ave. IND station one bitterly cold winter night. Brutal.

Three: A man jump from an 11th floor window to his suicide. I was with an ex of mine walking by and trying to call the police while she was angrily ripping me for delaying her getting to an audition. She dragged me into a cab and as we pulled off, he fell with a loud gasp from the crowd and then a deep metallic thud. He landed on a grate.

Live in NY long enough and not limit where you go and someday you will see a person die. The population density simply dictates it.

[AlFrankenFan]

157. If you don't know, I'm 14.

If you did know, then I own a copy of "The South Was Right!" by the Kennedy brothers (not the famous ones).

[Dr Fate]

179. AWESOME- that means you can vote Kerry/Edwards in 2008!

There is hope in today's youth after all!

[AlFrankenFan]

187. I can't wait!!! n/t

[NMDemDist2]

158. my elbows are double jointed

ROFL

[davsand]

160. I was a cheerleader.

It was in Jr. High and I regret it deeply....

Did I forget to metion that I can STILL do splits even in my advanced years???

:evilgrin:

Laura

[YellowRubberDuckie]

163. I once met Donnie Osmond at an airport...

This was pretalk show days. I was on one of those catwalks going one way, he was going the other. We kinda exchanged looks. You have to understand too, I had his doll as a child. He must have been going the wrong way, because when I got to my gate, after getting a magazine, he was sitting across from me. He smiled and spoke. Then I said, "You're going to think this is so creepy, but I have your Barbie doll." He laughed and we exchanged small talk until my plane was called.
Everytime I go on a plane trip, I meet someone especially cool. I don't know where I get the luck.
Duckie

[arwalden]

176. Neat!!

Did you get an autograph... or was the conversation enough of a momento?

-- Allen

[YellowRubberDuckie]

180. I don't see what the use of autographs is...

The memory was cool enough. IF I'd have had the doll with me, I guess it would have been cool to get it's ass signed. LOL

Duckie

[Rhiannon12866]

167. I sometimes log on to DU

while I'm at other people's houses.:eyes:

[Dr Fate]

168. Reply: LOL! I've done that!!!

Text:

I guess I'm not the only sick-o!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

Thanks!

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one!:D

[Rhiannon12866]

178. Thanks!

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one!:D

[Dr Fate]

169. Reply: I write & draw my own comic books in my spare time.

Text:

It is fun AND relaxing.

I pity the fool who never exercises his inner child.

[Generic Other]

170. I once talked someone into eating dog doo

Sadly, I used to be a menace to society.

[arwalden]

192. Talk About Your "Powers-Of-Persuasion"... WOW! That's The Ultimate.

Are you NOW enjoying a career in politics? LOL.

-- Allen

[Generic Other]

217. When you are eleven years old, everyone is a moving target

You ever been double dog dared?

My fate was worse. I had to stand perfectly still while my friends practiced knife throwing with darts. I still have a scar on my thigh.

[texas1928]

171. One thing most people on here do not know about me

I am in a wheelchair and have been so for 16 years.

[KamaAina]

173. Alex Trebek's security guys spotted me outside Antoine's

the famous restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter.

There was a syndicated TV convention in town, so I headed down to the Quarter for a little celebrity spotting. There he was -- there I was -- then one of the meatballs said "We'll go as soon as we get rid of this guy", "this guy", of course, meaning me, leaning against the wall sipping a daiquiri in a go-cup with no bad intent. Wishing to avoid a scene, I moved on around the corner onto Bourbon St., and sure 'nuff, there was Alex, listening to pearls of wisdom like "I've got a question for you, Alex!" (not me)

[Kadie]

182. I am always changing my hair color

friends and family can't keep up with me. Today my son didn't even recognize me when I picked him up from school.

[TOhioLiberal]

183. I'm a trekker...

...no wait, you probably already knew that...I know...my 17 yr old son is a liberal, too!

[sherrem]

188. Since I'm a newbie, I suppose I'll share ;)

I am named after a Neil Diamond song...and its not Sweet Caroline.

I can move the second toe on my right foot independent of my other toes.

I had the biggest crush on Fred Savage as a child (yes, I am ashamed).

My favorite show is Globe Trekker on PBS.

My father is a schizophrenic Vietnam veteran.

My mother grew up Amish.

I gave birth to twins at the age of 19.

I got suspended in high school for punching my ex-boyfriend and knocking his teeth out (I swear I'm not a violent person).

There...I think those are all of my deep dark secrets...nice to meet ya!! ;)

[arwalden]

193. Hi Sherrem!!! Welcome To DU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Those aren't "dark" secrets... but very interesting anyway. Thanks for sharing.

-- Allen

[sherrem]

216. thanks for the welcome arwalden

you're right, my secrets aren't very dark, but hey, I have interesting parents.

[rppper]

189. i once flew around the world for less than $20.00

took air force cargo planes from hawaii around the us, over to europe and back to hawaii over a two week period...all for free...the only cost was for the food.

[GalleryGod]

191. I Love Women Over 40! Especially Successful Women!

Doctors, Lawyers, and Indian Chiefs turn me on!:evilgrin: :smoke: :wow:

[dudeness]

194. no secret

but I have been a firefighter for 17 years and need to look at a new career..

[arwalden]

195. Do As My Brother Did... He Went From EMT to Firefighter to Police

He told me that he LOVED being a firefighter... but he looked into the future and just couldn't see himself being 55 and hanging on to a rolling firetruck enroute to another fire. So, he gave it up after 8 years or so and got involved with law enforcement.

Other than being a "cowboy" and "astronaut"... he's living the dreams of many young boys.

-- Allen

[dudeness]

196. cheers arwalden

I am thinking something outside of emergency services..I want to be creative..maybe mud brick or rammed earth houses..I was an architectural draftsman before firefighting...thanks for the thoughts..:)

[Red State Rebel]

199. I was first runner-up in Junior Miss Pageant

Their motto was Poise, Personality and Promise...

It was judged on grades, personal interview, talent (I danced). My prize was a 4 year scholarship to Columbia College - a private girls college in Missouri.

[Gothic Sponge]

202. I turned down being signed with Epic Records back in 96

because they wanted to make too many changes with my band, and i refused.

[Misunderestimator]

204. I've tiled four bathrooms and a kitchen, replaced a toilet and all

the faucets in my house, screened in a porch (another house), layed a walkway of fieldstone, replaced the pump on my swimming pool, replaced all the chandeliers and light fixtures and fans, and in the distant past, carpeted my apartment... single-handedly. :patting self on back:

And I'm not even that butch :)

[arwalden]

205. You Made Me Break Out Into A Sweat Just READING That...

... you're a woman of many talents.

-- Allen

[Misunderestimator]

206. Oh, you have NO idea...

:evilgrin:

[SiouxJ]

207. I was a breach baby and I almost died when I was born

Had the cord wrapped around my neck and everything. I was premature, underweight and spent some time in an incubator. My right arm was in a brace for the first 6 months of my life. My mother tells me when she left the hospital (with me still there), she thought I wasn't going to make it.

I think it was because my mom's doctor told her it was fine to have a Scotch when she wanted, even though she was pregnant. In fact, he recommended it. This was in the mid 60's so I guess I can't blame him.

[Guy Fawkes]

209. I'm a natural blond, but...

I dyed my hair purple in about 6th grade. It went white, after reacting with the chemicals in a pool. My hair has been brown ever since the dye came out.

[TrogL]

218. I'm going to be naked in a public place

...but out of sight and just long enough to change into Speedos.