Tell us a 'non-sequitor' about yourself...

[Taverner]

That is something about you that completely does not fit in with your personality or other preferences in life.

[TexasProgresive]

1. How about, I hate guns, yet

I have 3 in the house.

[flamingyouth]

2. I can't stop listening to "Madman Across the Water"

and I don't know why.:shrug:

[NMDemDist2]

3. no can do

i am consistent in my contradictions :smoke:

[Red State Rebel]

4. My drivers license expired over a year ago

Now I have to take the test over again - written and driving. I can't imagine how I forgot this/didn't notice for so long - I guess senility is setting in.

[Cybergata]

8. My father use to call me up and remind me...

...when I needed to renew my driver's license. He passed away about 9 years ago, and I am always worried I'll forget to renew it. Luckily the last time I needed to renew it, I just happened to take a look at my license a few days before expired. Now they have 10 year licenses. I really appreciate that.

:hippie:

[toddzilla]

5. i hang out here and argue with conservatives every chance i get..

yet i have NO faith in the democratic party or process.. i can't figure it out either.

[Cybergata]

6. I was a cheerleader from the 7th grade to the 11th

It doesn't fit me now, and it really didn't fit me then either, but it was fun to jump around and yell a lot.

After the 11 grade I pretty much became a life long hippie. This was in 1970.

I have always been the teacher that kids who don't feel like they fit in gravitate to. Once one of the children of a former classmates of mine brought in his parent's yearbook, and there I was, a cheerleader. One of my students I had gotten close to was so upset, and said to me, "but I thought you were one of us!" She felt so betrayed.

Did I mention, I teach in a very liberal neighborhood. We've had the children of very liberal Democratic office holders, former Weathermen, and lots of the children of old hippie friends of mine. We held a mock Democratic primary for the kids on the same day people in the neighbor were coming in to vote. In the student vote, Kucinich came in first followed by Dean.

When other teachers in one time suburb, now town, near my city were suspended for allowing kids to write anti-war poetry and hung their students anti-war work up, teachers at my school didn't get any slack for having peace flags hanging in their rooms or offices. I love the school I work at, and the people I work with.

:hippie:

[NMDemDist2]

7. OMG! you're one of "those"

too funny :bounce:

[Cybergata]

10. No, no, I am a reformed cheerleader!

I was an outlaw cheerlead anyway. I got in trouble for wearing "hippie wear" with my uniform all the time.

:hippie:

[Mara Steele]

13. Love your website, Cybergata!

Just checked it out for the first time and was really touched.

I have so much respect for teachers, thanks for all you do! :yourock: :loveya:

[Cybergata]

18. Thank you so much!

:hug:

:hippie:

[NMDemDist2]

22. i looked too...

wow a wealth of goodies there :bounce:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

9. I have no male children, therefore I don't speak German. (nt)

[Cybergata]

12. I work with someone,

who has no male children (3 daughters instead), and they all speak Spanish all the time. One of the parents is still a citizen of Spain. Now, isn't that a big coincidence? ;-)

[SarahB]

11. I drive a minivan.

[Mara Steele]

14. Yeah, but you NEED it...

No contradiction there, with 4 kids to cart around! :yourock:

[SarahB]

15. I know, but I want to get rid of it...

I want a Volvo wagon. Not so lame, such a gasguzzler, and safer.
Oh, the joys of breeding. :eyes:

[Taverner]

21. Funny I see you selling the minivan

And driving off in a restored Karmann....

[SarahB]

24. I suppose that wasn't too non-sequitorious anyway.

I couldn't think of anything and I asked for help, but what I got was that I'm "not as dumb as I look."
Sooooo, I let it roll off my back (as usual) and thought of something else to say. Such is life (right now anyway).

I like the restored Karmann idea too! :D

[VOX]

16. I loathe conspicuous consumption, but I wear RL Polo dress shirts...

At 6' 5", 220 lbs, it's hard to find a good fit in clothing. Lands End dress shirts are cut too large for me, but the RL Polo dress shirts fit *perfectly* in XXL Tall (18/36-37).

Now, if I could figure out a way to get that obnoxious embroidered polo player off the chest without trashing the shirt, my world would be better!

[Cybergata]

19. I had a friend who....

had some subversive label made for himself that he sews over labels. He tries to avoid name brands, especially those that are fades at the time, but he too likes polo shirts, and they get the subversive tag.

:hippie:

[MisterP]

17. wagaqaanqh!

[TroubleMan]

20. I was an altar boy......and no the priests didn't try anything

nt.

[TrogL]

23. I really want a fedora

and I hate clothes or anything to do with fashion.

[Radical Activist]

25. I have a thing for cheerleaders

In reality, I can't stand spending time with the stereotypical shallow, materialistic and ditsy cheerleader type. I prefer professional women, activists, maybe a woman whose a little bit of a hippie, or alternachicks. But cheerleaders? Totally makes no sense for my personality, but what can I say? I guess I can be a stereotypical male about one thing.

[SarahB]

26. There's a few really weird chicks....

That look like cheerleaders to an extent, but tend to be more activist, brainy, earthy types. Just so you know. :D

[Radical Activist]

27. Yes there are...

in my wildest dreams! haha
Actually, I am hoping for an activist, brainy, earthy type who used to be a cheerleader and kept her old uniform. :evilgrin:

But in truth, I'd be more than happy to find an attractive activist, brainy, earthy type that is actually attracted to me, minus the cheerleader part. We all have to have our priorities right?

[TroubleMan]

28. bush was a cheerleader

nt.

[Radical Activist]

29. Please don't point that out again

You're going to ruin it for me.

[Maestro]

30. I'm a teacher but didn't

know what non-sequitor meant.

[Colin Ex]

32. Ouch! C minus for you. nt

[Colin Ex]

31. I like Dance Dance Revolution.

Okay? There, I said it.

-C

[Fed Up]

33. Sometimes I say I'll never buy a product, then I do.

When minivans came out around 1983 I swore I'd never buy one of those ugly ass things and their low mileage. Five years later, we bought a minivan.

I do the same thing with electronic products. "I'll never buy one of those wide screen TVs."

[JohnKleeb]

34. I hate violence and war but I play violent video games

Is that hypocritical?

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

35. I don't think so...

I basically consider myself a pacifist, but when I was younger, I used to play almost exclusively violent video games. I just thought they were fun. I see nothing wrong with them provided the kid is raised to realize the difference between a game and life.

In the same vein, I'm a 2nd degree black belt in karate. I LOVE sparring, especially full-contact. I just think it is fun as all hell. I like to fight. I wish I could be more philosophical about things, but that is my favorite part of the martial arts. However, I just view it as a sport. I don't fight in real-life. I would if I was really in danger, but I'm not a fighter. People were shocked when I was jumped at a bar recently (over a woman who wasn't even present) and I just stepped back and let her push me. If she had succeeded in landing her punch, I would have hit her, but only enough to get her to back off. Everybody had expected the "tough" black belt to kick ass that night, but I was just like, "I'm really not the bar fight-type."

If it was in the ring though, I probably would have broken a rib or something on her though.

[Gothic Sponge]

36. I'm a vegetarian, but i wear leather shoes.

I don't like to, but i have not found a good substitute. Also, i take a size 13 and a half shoe and i have a hard time finding even leather shoes in my size.

[OKNancy]

37. I am an artsy-fartsy

kind of person ( ballet teacher etc) but my favorite tv show is
Overhaulin' ( on TLC )