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Must_B_Free Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:46 PM
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Poll question: Do you look like who you are?
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 08:49 PM by Must_B_Free
I am a raging long haired hippie, but I cut all the hair off after my first contract, because I thought it could only work against me. So I try to look corporate, because that is what they expect to see.

Also, I was curious to see how people judge me. Most only judge according to looks, very few bother to find out who you are.
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:48 PM
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1. Really needs an "other"
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 08:54 PM by qnr
I'm a long haired, bearded type, but that doesn't really match my "I hate everyone, and I'm a senile old fogey, to boot" persona.


Edit: Or maybe not. But then, I don't think "incognito" fits. But maybe it does. Damned incipient senility. What was the question again?

YAE (Yet Another Edit): Well, I guess I could be considered a crotchety old hermit. They're generally pretty hairy.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:52 PM
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2. I'd like to think not, but I suppose I do.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:53 PM
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3. I might look like the clean-cut All-American boy.
And I guess I am. :shrug:
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:56 PM
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5. Un chico americano
con un burro muy scaveroso!

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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:00 PM
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9. y muy cromulento tambien!
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kittycat1164 Donating Member (616 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:55 PM
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4. I yam what I yam
who cares?
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:56 PM
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6. Personality wise, I'm a "crazy" uber liberal hippie chick type....
I don't know what I look like, I look like me. Sometimes I could pass for a prep, sometimes a punk rocker, sometimes a peace loving hippie. I guess I'm just eclectic. :D
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:58 PM
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7. I dunno. Do I?








:shrug:
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:00 PM
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10. Damn it, you just look really cute to me.....
There I said it! lol :P

I love your hat btw. :D
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:02 PM
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11. Thanks!
I love hats-- they're my 'thing'.

:)
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RevolutionaryActs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:08 PM
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15. You're welcome! Hats are great fun, I'm sad they're not popular like they
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 09:08 PM by Revolutionary_Acts04
once were. :(
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:08 PM
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16. the wistful look pic , the last one, is awesome!
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 09:08 PM by jonnyblitz
They all are good but that one grabs ya! It looks professionally done and very "model-esque". great pics! :thumbsup:
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:14 PM
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19. Paddy took all of those.
He's quite good with a camera, isn't he?

:)
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jonnyblitz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:20 PM
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20. I figured he did.
and yes he did a good job but the subject matter always helps to. :)
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:04 PM
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12. You're gorgeous
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:05 PM
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13. Thank you.
I owe it all to my parents.

:)
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:07 PM
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14. Thank them for me!
:)
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:39 PM
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24. INDOOR BEACH PARTY AT CUB'S HOUSE!!!
:D
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:27 PM
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31. You're both so stinkin' cute! UGH!
You and Paddy probably drive everyone nuts with how good looking and kind hearted you both are.

UGH! (in a good way!)
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:50 PM
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35. Okay! Now I need to see a picture of Paddy too.
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:02 AM
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54. Here's Paddy:
Edited on Thu Dec-30-04 11:02 AM by Cuban_Liberal






:)
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:48 PM
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32. Er....is it warm in here?
<fans self>
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 08:59 PM
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8. A little bit...
I can pull off either. I look a bit conservative when I'm at work functions -- yuppie/librarian hybrid, I guess.

When I'm just dressed casually, I look pretty much as one would expect.
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:09 PM
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17. Yeah...I don't have a pix in the Gallery...but I look like who I am...n/t
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Must_B_Free Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 04:56 AM
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44. wait a minute - DU has a Gallery?
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AlienGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:13 PM
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18. I look more boring than I am!
I rarely dress distinctively, because I dress basically for comfort. So I'll be wearing jeans and a sweatshirt and I look...normal.

Bwahahahaha!

Tucker
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Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:23 PM
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21. In some respects I look like who I am
and in others I don't. If you were looking at me and listening to me talk you'd probably guess that I'm a working man. That I am. What you probably would not guess is that I have 2 years in at the local state college and that I have an interest in Buddhism.
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:36 PM
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22. Probably not.
I look like a proverbial cute, cheerleader WASP (still, in my 30's), but in reality, I'm somewhat serious, introverted, and with an often biting sarcasm.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:38 PM
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23. My clean-cut and typically well-dressed
(as in no ripped clothes, no frays,tears - stuff fits me etc) appearance does a ~wonderful~ job concealing the inner freak }(
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:13 AM
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56. not to mention the rash. n/t
:P

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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 09:45 PM
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25. No
can't afford to. ;-)
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Joe Power Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:07 PM
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26. Incognito
Who in their right mind would want to see a 43 yr old punk?
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 05:06 AM
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46. Oh, I dunno
My partner just turned 44, and he has a mohawk. :)

My philosophy is be who you are.
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Joe Power Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 10:32 AM
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49. Good for him!
Personally, I doubt it would look very good on me. Growing old gracefully, and with a really bad attitude is more my style. :evilgrin:

Btw, I visited your Web site...very nice!
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 10:41 PM
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70. Thanks :)
The mohawk man can be found there, actually, in the handfasting pages.

:hi:
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WindRavenX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:10 PM
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27. kinda
I'm short, chubby, have short spikey hair, and I am very loud and intense. However, I also have a very girly side to me- I looooove pink and dressing up. All in all, I've been told I look like "me". I guess that's good! :)
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shanti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:12 PM
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28. nope
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 10:15 PM by shanti
i'm not as straight as i look :smoke:
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:23 PM
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29. I dunno..........
I'm an over 50's ex-hippie. but still have the personna, can't see anymore without my drugstore glasses for reading and can't find said spectacles................and most of the people I come in contact with don't realize that I'm a child of the the late 60's/ early 70's, yes.. most judge me by what I am today instead of what I've been all along.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:25 PM
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30. I believe things like voice and looks have an impact on who you are
Edited on Wed Dec-29-04 10:25 PM by jpgray
You aren't limited to a set course by them, but they will influence your existence and experience, and therefore your personality, in significant ways.
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:49 PM
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33. do i?


:shrug:
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CitySky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:01 PM
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36. I think so --
in this photo you look like you're JUST about to say something funny or maybe a little sarcastic... yep.
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:05 PM
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38. sweet; thanks!
:D
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bobbobbins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 10:49 PM
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34. i look hot, and i am hot...so i guess i do
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CitySky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:05 PM
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37. I voted "YES"
...because I have a totally normal build, dress kinda nerdy and wear glasses most of the time (or if not am complaining about how I can't see squat through my contacts), but keep my hair a bright red shade to let people know I'm coming. And I smile a lot.

WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get -- smart, nerdy, and outgoing to the verge of hyperactive. :D

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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:09 PM
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39. Yes, I look like a cynical, hedonistic narcissist
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Baja Margie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:23 PM
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40. I think I do,
people are always surpirsed when I pull out a cigarette though.
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:43 PM
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41. i grow my dreads on the inside
its the sufi way.
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Must_B_Free Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 04:54 AM
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43. Yes I
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 05:08 AM
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47. That must itch
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SW FL Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-29-04 11:53 PM
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42. This liberal blends in quite well with
my repub neighbors. My hair may be highligted, my nails polished, and I may dress pretty mainstream, but I am still a hippie at heart.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 04:57 AM
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45. Uh, a yeti?
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Der Blaue Engel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 05:17 AM
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48. I think so
Now that I've stopped trying to look like who I thought I was supposed to be. When I turned 30 I started dying my hair unnatural colors, and getting piercings and tattoos. I work for a fairly conservative consulting firm, and I get a lot of strange looks, but I have ceased to care.

The only thing about me I don't think looks like me is my age. I don't feel 38, so when I pass a mirror I'm constantly startled to see that I'm not in my early 20s...and kinda bummed out.
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Bertha Venation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 10:35 AM
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50. Completely. Although some would mistake me for a diesel dyke
because of my size. But I'm not. I can't do butch. I don't wear hair grease or a chain on my wallet. I'm just a plain ol' chapstick lesbian.

But... I can't wear Birkenstocks because of my bad ankle. Do you think they'll take away my Card?
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 10:36 AM
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51. Nope. I'm an overweight, balding white guy with a moustache and
goatee. The only thing that says 'freeper' louder than that is a Confederate flag.

Oh, and I occasionally wear khakis and a polo shirt. Freep churchwear.

Liberal to the bone. Liberal till I DIE, m****rf****rs! B-)
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lojasmo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 10:55 AM
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52. Shaved head with thick CBR earings and a goatee-progressive
Depending on the audience, I may look like a liberal or a skinhead, I suppose.
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bearfan454 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:00 AM
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53. I do
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:12 AM
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55. I have no idea.
Edited on Thu Dec-30-04 11:15 AM by Beware the Beast Man
I'd post my pic again, but some jerkoff made a comment about the way I looked yesterday.
Anyway, I guess I'm a nice guy, funny, with a serious, sensitive side (gee, could you tell?). I'm a musical hobbyist (I don't aspire to be anything more than a studio rat). I can also be quite cynical at times. Oh, and I have crushing insecurity about myself, so validate me...please!
on edit- here's a rather grainy pic of my wife & I on our wedding day. Sorry folks, don't have a scanner for a clearer pic:
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txaslftist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:23 AM
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58. Maybe its the suit...
but you look kind of corporate. Are you rich?
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:24 AM
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60. Oh, that's good!
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
Far from it. It's a rental :D
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Allenberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:32 AM
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63. here I am
Me 5 years ago when I graduated tech school:



Me now:



The past 5 years haven't been good to me.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:22 AM
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57. I don't know. Does this look like my persona?

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txaslftist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:24 AM
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59. u r a q t
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:34 AM
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64. Thank you
Is my persona qt (cute) too. I think I'm quirky, subversively quiet and playful. I'll admit to being a bit sweet.
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txaslftist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:25 AM
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61. I look like a middle-aged slightly overweight family man.
and I am.
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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:26 AM
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62. Nah. I feel more like Iggy Pop, but look more like Mike Mills.
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:34 AM
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65. I'm hung like Iggy Pop, but built like John Popper.
Can't win 'em all...:shrug:
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Wat_Tyler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:36 AM
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67. You ever see the footage from the English TV show where he just
whipped the (not so) wee man out? Man, I saw that live.
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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:35 AM
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66. Yeah, I'm just a clean cut pot smoking american boy, LOL!!
cough cough!
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:45 AM
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68. well, my personality is laid back & quiet
Edited on Thu Dec-30-04 11:47 AM by NewJeffCT
But, I'm also dashingly handsome with movie star looks.

Just kidding.

I'm quiet & laid back personality-wise and don't really stand out in a crowd, either.

;-)
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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-30-04 11:58 AM
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69. Unfortunately, no.....no matter how much....
we try, neither, Mr. Tikki nor I can shake the physical appearance of being Conservatives.

Even during our hard core Punk days I looked like Anita Bryant in a black leather jacket and Mr. Tikki, well, I can't tell you how many times he has been mistaken for a Narc.

It's the hair and makeup and clothing thing, I believe. Mr. Tikki has that pure white redneck mane, ala your average tele-evangelist, and wears western cut shirts and blue jeans and I, simply, have always had big hair and wear those well made designer clothes from the 70's and 80's that I find in thrift stores.

If you can get past the first physical impression, you will find one of the most dedicated and informed liberal couple you will ever meet.


The Tikkis
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