Post a fact about yourself that no DUer knows about yet.

[SmileyBoy]

For example, I'm a 2nd-degree black belt in Shorei-Ryu karate.

You??

[qnr]

1. You know what's bad? I'm anti-social, so I don't really talk that much, and I /still/ can't think

of anything.

[uppityperson]

2. took a pe class in skydiving groundschool in college

only did 59 dives though

[Sugar Smack]

3. I'm really good at parallel parkng

after several tries. :)

[Heidi]

4. My middle name is

Maria. :D

[chknltl]

5. Got a hole in one on hole #5 at my local...

...frisbee disc golf course about a decade ago...does that count?

(I just now noticed that DU needs another smiley...the "snark" smiley, not quite :silly: but more than :eyes:)

[Vanje]

6. I put live toads in my mouth

[Starbucks Anarchist]

7. I can eat a large pizza in one sitting.

:D

[Skittles]

8. I'm a man

oh alright I jest

[ForrestGump]

11. Really? 'cos, for a man, you've got a really nice set of

feet that've been promising to kick my bottom for years now.

Hey, baby...a little less conversation, a little more action... :P






:loveya:

[Skittles]

20. LOL

HOWDY FORREST :hi:

[NewJeffCT]

31. I knew that!

just kidding - I had just suspected.

[bicentennial_baby]

9. that's a tough task.....

Ok, I *love* Oscar Mayer Bologna, even though I'm a foodie and know how nasty it is in reality :D

[dubeskin]

10. I'm almost 16, only

No older, no younger

[SKKY]

12. I think Bob Dylan is frighteningly mediocre as a songwriter...

...and for title of Greatest American Songwriter, doesn't even come close
to Billy Joel.

[rug]

14. I think AliberalSailor is full of shit.

At least when it comes to music.

:patriot:

[begin_within]

24. I think he's frighteningly mediocre as a singer.

He wrote some great songs, but he should never try to sing them. Ick!

[UncleSepp]

61. I think he sounds like Buckwheat

[Omphaloskepsis]

13. I had lunch with Linus Torvalds.

With a group of about ten other people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds

[SKKY]

16. What's he like? I've always imagined him as kinda like...

...the Robin Williams character in Flubber.

[Omphaloskepsis]

19. He was really quiet..

You could tell he didn't want to be there. All of our questions were met with really simple answers. He had little enthusiasm, well, he did love to look at his watch. But, it was still cool to meet the guy.

[gr8dane_daddy]

15. Didn't someone have this same thread about 1.5 mos ago?

I am a news junkie.

[reformedrepub]

17. I made it to the final cut

of the very first "Real World"

[SKKY]

18. Ok, here's a real fact...

...I got absolutely plastered with Darrell Evans and Jesse Barfield when they were in Spain on the Ambassadors of Baseball Tour in 1995. Darrell Evans can drink like no other carbon-based life-form I've ever seen. It was awe inspiring. Jesse was more chill. Both enjoyed the scenery of the club we were at.

[edbermac]

21. I like to steal quarters.

Nickels, dimes, even dollar bills...nothing...

But I see quarters, I steal them...

Go figure...:shrug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

22. I like earthworms and nonpoisonous snakes.

:hi: And I'm not afraid of insects or spiders of any kind. Come to think of it, I like other reptiles and amphibians a whole lot too. :P

[NewWaveChick1981]

30. Oh, here's a bonus: I earned my Girl Scout First Class Award when I was in high school.

And Jimmy Carter even signed the certificate himself. It's a BFD in Girl Scouts (or at least it was back then---equivalent to Eagle Scout for Boy Scouts!). :P :hi:

[SPKrazy]

80. I Hate SNAKES!

I'll let you deal with the snakes NWC

worms and insects okay

spiders, ehhhhh, I'm not excited about them, but not skeered either.

Snakes, they kind of freak me out.

They are cold blooded, that's just not right!

:hug: :loveya:

[NewWaveChick1981]

85. OK, SPK... I'll take care of the snakes for you.

:hug: :loveya: I've picked up garter snakes and king snakes on the edge of our property and placed them further away. I have seen copperheads here too, but I leave those suckers alone. :P

[SPKrazy]

88. Meh- I Don't Like Snakes

was riding my horse and a rattler was in the sage brush in a gulley and it scared the shit out of me and the horse and I thought I was going to get thrown from that horse as the rattler did his rattle thing.


I was but 12 or so years old at the time.

Wasn't fond of snakes before that.

Just as soon shoot water moccasins as look at them, and copperheads scare the bejeebus out of me because they are so aggressive seeming.

Garter snakes, I can handle them

King snakes, eh, not too bad

but you get that viper head (and they all can look like vipers to me)

and I'm out of there.



:hug: :loveya: :hide:

[evlbstrd]

23. I was a clown at Guantanamo Bay.

I leave the rest to your imaginations.

[EnviroBat]

25. I could fly, and land a small aircraft, if I had to...

I've got maybe 20 hrs to go until I can solo, but I'm still askert. I don't like crosswind landings, and after a near mishap in my early days of training, I've been spending alot of time weighing the cost to smash ratio.

[LynneSin]

26. I'm deathly paranoid about Electricity in general

I'm fearful that one day I'll die because of accidently electrocuting myself

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. I've been nearly electrocuted on more than one occaision.

Fun times. Fun times.

[ghostsofgiants]

77. I'm almost afraid to ask how.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

87. I worked for a theatre company with really illegal wiring.

It made life interesting and valued.

[querelle]

57. Me Too

I'm a pretty handy guy around the house and do all sorts of things like plumbing, carpentry, plastering, etc. But I am scared shitless of anything electrical. The only time I ever hire a contractor to do work for me is when it has anything to do with electricity.

Q

**Also, my biggest phobia is dying in a car accident. I am a very overly cautious driver and the worst back seat driver imaginable.**

[Critters2]

116. Me too! Ever since I got kicked across the room while plugging in

a microphone in the sound system at my first church. Still don't know what I did wrong, but it made an impression!

[Lowell]

27. I spent a night fishing

with Gary Burghof. We were talking almost two hours before I realized who he was. I kept thinking this guy looks really familiar, but I couldn't put it together. He was visiting his folks in the bay area and likes to fish. We talked about the a lot of things and I told him I had serviced I had spent three years in Uijongbu when I realized he was radar. Neither of us caught anything, but we had a good time. A couple weeks later I ran into him at the Home Depot and he actually remember my name and we talked a few minutes.

[NewJeffCT]

32. sounds like a nice guy

good story - thanks for sharing.

[Guava Jelly]

28. I am really really ugly

and I smell like hot bologna :7

[auntAgonist]

29. I have a

Commissioner's Citation for Bravery, awarded to me by the Ontario Provincial Police (Canada) in 1980 for an incident in 1979. The Commissioner at that time was Harold Graham.

aA

[lizziegrace]

48. That doesn't surprise me at all

:hug:

[NewJeffCT]

33. I rarely sleep more than 6 hours a night

even from my teenage years.

[tinfoil tiaras]

34. When I was younger, I was deathly afraid of birthday parties

I would hide under the table and cry whenever people started to sing the birthday song :rofl: :rofl:

[eyepaddle]

35. I am a PADI certified SCUBA diver

Living in Minnesota means it doesn't come up much however!

[southlandshari]

36. pfffft.....I knew that!

[flvegan]

62. Well, well, well...look who's here

Good to see you. How ya been?

[southlandshari]

72. Good...and you?

Hope your holidays have gone well so far!

:hi:

[eyepaddle]

125. Hiya Southland! How've ya been?

:hi:

I don't know if you caught the update, but I moved in with a few buddies (I call the place "Delta House") and do not have internet access at home--don't really feel like sinknig cash into th abode. I have a new job now which does allow for more frequent posting. So I am back in the DU biz-ness!

You are in a kind of simlar boat aren't you?

:hug:

[MorningGlow]

37. I played a 'ho in a community theater production of My Fair Lady

n/t

[Aristus]

39. I am more afraid of cockroaches than anything else in the Universe.

I'd rather be disemboweled alive by a ravening lion than have a cockroach crawl over my foot.

[NewWaveChick1981]

45. I'll protect you from cockroaches, Aristus!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: I've been the designated bug killer ever since I can remember. No one else I know can tolerate bugs, but I can handle 'em! :D

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

40. If I said what I want to say, this post would get deleted. Anyway, another DUer knows.

:evilgrin:

BTW, I'm a 2nd-degree black belt in Isshin-Ryu karate.

[FedUpWithIt All]

41. I can get my feet behind my head...

:shrug: :rofl: :rofl:

I looks ridiculous considering my age but it's true. :P My kids think it is hysterical.

[billyskank]

53. I think I speak for everyone

when I say I would love to see that. :D

And what's this 'for my age' nonsense? I know you are not, but just from your picture I would put you about 30. :shrug:

[flvegan]

63. Can I add a "hell, yes!!" here?

For both points 1 and 2.

Pics would be good, video would be better.

:hide:

[FedUpWithIt All]

97. LOL! I bet you would.

:P

I am 34, why how old are you young one?

:loveya:

[billyskank]

124. I am 30

Not out of your reach at all. :D

:loveya:

[SPKrazy]

68. OMG!

can we get pics?

don't do that to me FedUP!

arrrrggggggggg!

I stop now!

:evilgrin: :pals:

[FedUpWithIt All]

98. Just breathe...

:rofl: :rofl:

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

104. Whewwwwwwwwwwwwww!

I'm hyyyyypeeeerrrrr vvvvvveeeennnnnntttttiiiiilllaaaaattttiiiing!

Legs behind your head

dammit!

:evilgrin: :hug:

I'm throwing more rocks to get them to Ohio! Now! All night!

:rofl: :woohoo:

[FedUpWithIt All]

109. LOL!

Can just see you out in the front yard throwing stones. :rofl:

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

118. Yeah, The Neighbors Are Getting Annoyed

I keep throwing rocks in their yard

guess I should go pick them up eh?

:blush: :hug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

86. I just have to say, on behalf of all Naughty Girls,

that I wanna be just like you!!!! :applause: :woohoo: That takes talent, sweetie!

[FedUpWithIt All]

99. I dunno about talent...

It is pretty silly. But i have always been a bit of a natural stretcher. :shrug:


And here i am trying to be just like you. :hug: You are the ultimate naughty girl.

[NewWaveChick1981]

100. Regardless, it's pretty impressive.

:thumbsup: And I think Naughty Girls can learn from and admire each other!

[billyskank]

133. She's already earned my admiration

and other stuff. :evilgrin:

:D

[SPKrazy]

105. On Behalf Of The Naughty Girls Fan Club!

I just want to say we want ALL OF YOU TO BE LIKE FEDUP!

but if you can't, I'll still love ya!

but Fed Up, wheeewwwwww!

I can't breathe!


:rofl:

[NewWaveChick1981]

138. Well, this thread has inspired me to go to yoga class...

:P ;) I'm pretty limber, but not like that. :P And I'm glad you still love us anyway! :* :loveya:

[Zavulon]

42. There's nothing I enjoy more than being flamed. As such, I must point out

that in my opinion (repeat: in my opinion), leaving politics aside and just concentrating on music, Bruce Springsteen is the most overrated singer / songwriter who ever lived, and by a mile. I'm not just saying that to get flamed, either. Every time I hear any song of his or hear someone talk about how great of a musician he is, I roll my eyes and try to burp so as not to throw up in the (stereo) speakers or the face of the speaker(s). I'm sorry, but he fucking sucks - even if he generally has his head screwed on right politically.

[billyskank]

49. Bob Dylan is crap too.

:D

[Zavulon]

51. You, sir, are a genius.

I haven't been on DU very long, but I have been able to tell that you're one of the more popular members. Now I can see why. :)

:toast:

[Left Is Write]

43. One of my nicknames as a young child was "fat cheeks."

This picture will show you why...

[SPKrazy]

79. I Was Called

"Ketchup Head" by the 9th graders on the school bus when I was in 7th because I had reddish hair.

[Lyric]

44. I'm terrified of many medical prcedures and unfamiliar medications

nearly to the point of being phobic. I've had two traumatic experiences--one was an "awake" c-section where the anesthesia got botched, and the other was a procedure to insert a biliary drain tube where the Versed and Fentanyl didn't work *at all* and I basically got tied down to a CT scan table, stabbed into a very tender, infected organ in my belly with a sharp steel rod while completely awake, aware, and NOT numb. And no, the Versed didn't make me "forget" it later, like it was supposed to.

Therefore I am absolutely TERRIFIED of any medical procedure more invasive than the insertion of a simple IV. I've been suffering from kidney stones for months because I'm too afraid to keep my lithotripsy appointment.

[Deja Q]

46. I have hope for the future.

[southlandshari]

47. I knew it!

I knew you had it in you, darlin'!

:hug:

[Deja Q]

50. Well,

it may be big but it ain't THAT big! :spray:

Otherwise I wouldn't get the checkup tomorrow or bother to exercise...

[lizziegrace]

52. I had to be rescued taking a swimming test

I went under in the deep end and our instructor had to save me. Too much humiliation for a 4th grader. :( I'm terrified of water, heights and am claustrophobic.

Yep, I'm a real prize. :D

[billyskank]

56. All I can say is

lucky instructor. :hug:

[lizziegrace]

59. Those were the days

;)


:hug: sweetheart. :*

[auntAgonist]

119. anyone who knows you

knows you ARE a real prize. I'm sure many here value your friendship, as do I.

:hug;

aA

[ElboRuum]

128. So. Did you pass?

All kidding aside, my instructor passed half the class even though most of them failed half of the individual requirements. Guess she didn't want them coming back? :shrug:

[lizziegrace]

130. This was a class at the Y

I didn't go back. It was a test to move up to the next level. I can swim, I'd just rather not. ;)

[Dirty Hippie]

54. I have a pimple on my butt. n/t

[KamaAina]

55. I once marched through the Lower Ninth Ward in an MLK Day parade

this was in the early years of the holiday, when most Caucasians (I am one) hadn't quite caught on to it yet, so I did get some, ah, inquisitive looks on the bus... We marched right past Fats Domino's house. You could tell it was Fats Domino's house because it had the letters "FD" emblazoned all over the front of it.

[billyskank]

58. There isn't anything

Everybody here knows everything about me. :P

[lizziegrace]

60. I doubt that...

:)

[graywarrior]

70. ! ! !

:rofl:

[LibraLiz1973]

64. I'm and Xbox 360 junkie

[flvegan]

65. I'm afraid of holding an infant

I can bench press a moronic amount of weight, but I fear holding an infant because I might drop him or her.

[bigwillq]

66. Me too.

Well on the infant and dropping fear.

[bigwillq]

67. I have a twin sister.

I don't think many people on DU know that.

[lizziegrace]

131. So do I

:)

[Cannikin]

69. I'm a top.

}(

[LostinVA]

73. hehehe

[Deja Q]

103. I'm versatile... and trust me, few people know about that!

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

74. And your post is #69 too!

:wow:

[SPKrazy]

71. I Like To Eat Cracklin's

this is true cajun fried pork rinds

much better than any bag you can find

oh so bad for you and kind of gross to think about but

mmmmmmmmm!

B-)

[Xipe Totec]

76. Plain, or Spicy? n/t

[SPKrazy]

78. Spicy! Is There another way? n/t

[Xipe Totec]

81. Not really

:thumbsup:

[Xipe Totec]

75. 3rd degree Lavender belt in Feng Shui

:popcorn:

[xmas74]

82. I try to say something nice about everyone

but I bet quite a few DU'ers already knew that.


Oh, and I'm not really 23. I tend to lie about my age.

[Xipe Totec]

89. Lie? In which direction?

You ARE legal, right? :blush:

[xmas74]

92. Yes, I'm legal.

That's why I lie about it.

I still keep a legal age, just younger than it really is.

[Xipe Totec]

94. You're still young,

if you pass on a compliment.

It shows you don't need them. :hi:

[Guava Jelly]

83. Something else about me....

I once was Abducted by terestrians..no joke!!:7

[flvegan]

84. I'm also the lead singer in an Oasis tribute band. And...yes, wait...there's more...

I coat my fried chicken in Wheaties, not Corn Flakes.

I let my cats roam outside, but I've declawed them and had their teeth removed.

Kirstie Alley is in my harem, along with Britney, Paris and that Lohan girl.

I own 4 Olive Garden franchises.

Veal is my middle name.

I won't breastfeed a child that doesn't smoke. In public.

My H2 runs on biodiesel, but I still put in 93 octane. From Exxon.

I killed the electric car.

The "Dean scream"??? Yeah, that was me. I'm a ventriloquist.

I dropped a nuke on Christmas. That's why the war on it is over.

I own the copyright on Stem Cellphones.

I pierced Janet Jackson's nipple. That whole "malfunction" was a promo for my services.

I gave peace a chance, but it disappointed me. So I say, "fuck peace anyway" eh?

Lastly, I hunt endangered whales with exploding harpoons through the website www.killawhaleforjesus.com

[idgiehkt]

102. this really should be in its own thread

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

good work, my friend

:toast:

[leftofthedial]

90. I am known by three different names . . .

four, if you count "leftofthedial"

[KansDem]

91. I once jammed with Stan Kenton...

Really. I was attending his jazz clinic at the University of Redlands (California) and taking basic improvisation when he came into the class and sat down at the piano. Several of us were selected to come up in front of class and solo while he comped. I was selected! That was in the summer of 1968.

At least I jammed with Stan as much as a beginning jazzer could jam...

[darkstar]

93. I drank Jack Daniels from bottle w/ Harry Dean Stanton

at a party that dwindled to 5-6 and lasted until dawn. We passed around guitars and sang. El Paso, Long Black Veil, that sort of thing.

[NMDemDist2]

95. ok, I've never shared this outside the mod hottub

but





















I dye my hair
























:blush:


























so now you know :hide:

[crim son]

96. My father's family made its money in the oil business

and I know exactly what rich republicans think about minorities, gays, Jews and the working poor.

[SPKrazy]

106. I Bet You do!

and what they think isn't nice is it!

My wife's uncle used to be a Dem congressman, then he became an independent and ran for Governor, then he became a Republican which his wife had really always been and he seems to be quite pliable to that mold.

I've seen what they think of those people and more!



:popcorn: :spray:

[crim son]

108. My grandmother used to use the "I'll disown you if..."

statement in reference to marriage prospects. She is liberal for her generation but she's a snob, a racist and an elitist. Like the rest of the extended family. Thank god my father married my mother or I'd probably be posting on the site-that-cannot-be-named right now. :P

[Redstone]

101. I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

Redstone

[reyd reid reed]

112. Did he?

I don't mean to sound callous but I'm curious. Not just about the outcome for him, but for you and how it affected you and your life and I get the feeling that there had to be more to it.

And it's none of my business so I'll just shut up and slink off to my little corner...

[Redstone]

117. How you been, sweetheart? Did your Christmas go well? I do hope so.

Redstone

[reyd reid reed]

120. I've been good and it did...

and I'm finally....finally...out of the kitchen for a while. How was yours and Redstone, Jr. and Mrs. R's?

:hug::loveya::hug:

[Redstone]

122. It was truly outstanding. Just because everyone was happy and we had the new

puppy and kitten, not because of stuff, and we delayed Christmas dinner for a day so we could share it with the neighbors, and you know that's the real spirit of Christmas, to share with neighbors if you don't have any family right handy, right?

So what came out of your kitchen? Make me hungry...

Redstone

[reyd reid reed]

123. That's EXACTLY what Christmas should be about...

it's turned into....stuff and I have to confess that I'm just as guilty as the next. But y'know...this year made me feel kinda good. Two of the boys' gifts didn't make it in time to be under the tree and they weren't bothered at all.

Restored at least some of my faith.

And what did I make? Hell, it's more like what didn't I make. I've barely been out of the kitchen since Thanksgiving.

:P

[idgiehkt]

107. I have six toes on each foot

I don't really, but I couldn't think of anything...

:shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

113. I have an ex who had six fingers on each hand...

It happens.

:shrug:

[idgiehkt]

121. well

I can think of many ways that would come in handy (lol)

like, um...playing the harp...and stuff...yeah, that's it.

:evilgrin:

[derby378]

110. I'm a big fan of H.P. Lovecraft fiction

I know, I know, it's not as sexy as putting one's legs behind one's head, but what the hell.

[ElboRuum]

129. Yeah, but when you see Chthulu references around the net...

...you don't get a puzzled look on your face. And isn't that really what it's all about?

[RetroLounge]

111. I have a rather healthy fear of needles...

Only thing that kept me from heroin back in the day...

RL

[LaraMN]

114. Oh, I hear ya!

When I had to go in for initial bloodwork at my first prenatal checkup when I was pregnant with my oldest son, I laughed like a lunatic the entire time I was having blood drawn. I was so creeped out by the sight of my blood pumping into the vials. The nurse asked if I was alright. It was embarrassing.

[Critters2]

115. I was once interviewed for a job by a committee chaired by Howard Dean

They offered the job, and I turned 'em down.

No, seriously. He was lieutenant governor at the time.

[TommyO]

126. I was threatened at knifepoint when only five years old

I still have a healthy respect (read fear) of knifes. I use them, but am EXTREMELY careful with them while in use, and while cleaning them.

[ZombieNixon]

127. The first thing that ever really terrified me was...

that Star Trek: TNG episode where Data laughed...:blush: :hide:

[Zavulon]

132. I used to live in Quebec (province, not city)

and my French is still on par with that of a first-year student. Other than getting arrested for shoplifting, there's nothing I'm more ashamed of. My parents are native English speakers but also speak French and were trying to get me to grow up with both, and like a dickhead I resisted because I was stupid enough to think (remember, I was young and narrow-minded) that French was a language for women, English was for men, and men who spoke French sounded ridiculous. Amazing what an obtuse little asshole I was back then.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

134. I can't do it - is there anything Bullwinkle925 doesn't know about me??

A friend and I once put maxi pads all over a former Wichita Wings soccer player's car. Is that obscure enough?

[Mad_Dem_X]

135. I'm afraid of death

And, I have a large collection of Barbie dolls.

[billyskank]

136. I think

most people who claim otherwise aren't being honest. ;)

[Mad_Dem_X]

139. What - about the death thing

or the Barbie thing? LOL

[itsmesgd]

137. I have touched a nuke warhead

old job, long story, say no more. I've said to much.