Sure sign me up. Do we just email the people on the list who we want to ask questions of?
Yes, sir! ::: snaps boots together like they do in old war movies :::
But if’n ya want any of us drones to pick you, ya gotta put your email, self (in the form of fetishes, food allergies and favorite football terms) and shining wit out there for display. That way, we can dissect you and not let you play reindeer games. Ewww. Ben Affleck visual!
MAKE IT GO AWAAAAAAAAAAY!
If not and you just desire everyone to flock to you for no reason… well, good luck with that buddy. 
Now please excuse me, I must ensure that all players do have places to send prominently displayed for all spammers to see. Thank you for your time and I welcome our new E-Pal Overloads. Salaam.
That attitude got me a free milkshake at arbys once, so I wouldn’t knock it unless you’ve tried it.
Email: Marxs_social_theory@hotmail.com
Interests: international politics, modern medicine and astrophysics (dumbed down of course), new scientific frontiers, voluntary simplicity, using psychology and pharmacology to manipulate moods, weight loss, .
I am studying chemistry at IU, 6’, 255. I am confused at this state in my life and I don’t know where I will end up vocationally, personally, socially, etc. I am also realizing that many of the things I have placed value on in the last several years are not really important (social acceptance, romance, a good income, voluntary simplicity) while things like meaning in life, being important to other people and family really are important. I just got back from spending 2 and a half weeks with my family and I broke down on the ride home and couldn’t stop crying because I didn’t want to leave them and come back to college. I used to dream about moving away from my hometown and now I am feeling this way it seems like all my values are changing before my eyes. I am hoping to end up as a chemist after I graduate and maybe try for a Masters in library science sometime down the road (10-20 years from now). I became an uncle for the first time on Dec 21st 2004. I used to be one of those people who felt pity for and couldn’t understand people whose lives revolved around their kids but now that I am an uncle (i’m not even a father and I feel this way) I can see how a child is so much more meaningful than a career, or an income or watching TV shows and going to bars. I can see myself as one of those people who always shows pictures of his niece to strangers and i’ll end up the person I used to smirk at, which is fine by me.
Can’t beat an Arby’s milkshake, that’s for sure. So can you teach me that trick sometime? 
Attention anyone listening!
I have now mailed out 476 billion emails. I expect, or demand (because that’s more commanding sounding, an immediate response of nothing but pure devotion and a priority place on your speed dial. That includes any extra cell phones.
If you must pass up this “once in a lifetime” magnificent offer, I pity you. You’ll miss out on the opportunity to read poorly written, longer versions of “War and Peace,” incredibly painful honesty and my tuna fish.
What? You don’t think I can send that via email. Then you just don’t know Jack! Um, faithfool.
However, if you are so overwhelmed by your popularity and must sully my name by discarding the attention I’ve lavished on you, don’t worry, for I will graciously understand. My committed servants, I’m positive that won’t happen though.
I have the SDMB henchmen on stand by. Justifiably, I’ll sic Lib on you.
::: waves to Lib and ponders his much missed absence here :::
Do you not like us sir? We’re great chimney sweeps!
I’ll sign out now, but do NOT keep me and the Queen waiting. You have to understand how she gets when there are delays, her bidet is clogged or the royal puppy eats her Manolo Blahnik lounging, smoking ( our secret 
) slippers. It ain’t pretty.
Roland Orzabal, is mine, mine, mine!
Seriously for a while now I have wanted to chat with him a bit. (even though he doesn’t give up the pics )
I am very suprised I didn’t have to come in and put up a fight, especially since Harimad-Sol beat me in here.
About me, I just turned 33, I am the mother of five heathens, Married (if you want to call it that).
I love to watch cartoons, cook, spend time running like crazy with the heathens.
I love to listen to people talk about things that they truly enjoy and are passionate about.
Aw, crap. You have no idea how much I wanted to come in and say, "I’ll take Roland Orzabal. " Just to see how long I could maintain a straight face. I’ll send him one anyway, just for fun. While I’m at it, I’ll e-mail Kricket, too, just because I like her. A couple more mystery folk will receive e-mails from me.
Try not to be too overwhelmed by it.
I will. I’ll drop you a note later today. No guarantees on how thrilling and interesting it will be, tho’.
There were a couple of other posts that sounded interesting. There may be other lucky (?) ones who get an email from me, too.
Just popping my head into this thread to let folks know that I’ve had a couple of replies already, keep them coming! Once I’ve replied to those I may surprise a few choice people with my own words of wisdom.
Final round up, cowboys and girls! Here’s the mornin’ roster for grub…
***me (still a little needy)
*LifeOnWry
*DeadlyAccurate
*monica
*AwSnappity
*Madd Maxx
*Roland Orzabal
*BiblioCat
*congodwarf
*Emperor Penguin
*Aesiron
*Reeder
*Lightnin’
*Bambi Hassenpfeffer
*grettle
*BraheSilver
*MrFantsyPants
*NinjaChick
*NotNow
*Maxxxie
*CandidGamera
*indecisive1
*MissTake
*Earthworm Jim
*tanookie
*LilyoftheValley
*gouda
*Iceland_Blue
*yellowval
*fishcheer15
*Jennyrosity
*Ichini Sanshigo
*poeticyde
*Captain Roscoe
*Harimad-sol
*scr4
Wesley Clark
Kricket
Um, does everyone else get 38? Now’s the time to join up kiddies, if that ONE person we missed out in Doperland somehow doesn’t know this is going on.
I’ve personally heard from < clears throat > ahem: The most mysterious BraheSilver, who we can’t even know what sex s/he is because then they would have to kill us. The esteemed and co-lefty swinger Reeder. We gotta stick together, bro. The ab-so-lutely adorable Harimad-sol, that wants to escape the state she’s in, just like me. GMTA and all that. The very well-read and pettable (can I say that? :p) BiblioCat. The nattily dressed MrFantsyPants, who I can heartily say can kinda sorta keep up with me in the “lengthy writing” department. And I love it!
Then there is the romantic poeticyde, that agrees with me about that damn catchy Pina Colada song. That chick that can’t make up her mind, the cute indecisive1, who I love for buying my corniness and adopting me. The majestic Emperor Penguin, and that makes me want to take up little weeble-like animals for study. The Last, but certainly not least, the extremely witty CandidGamera, who couldn’t love a "Star Trek’ fan?
So, I have heard from these folks. And I assume by other posts in the thread that: obviously BiblioCat, then there is Aesiron who picked Bambi and maybe mutually, grettle. After that exchange, we have congodwarf petitioned for LifeOnWry, who I believe, later agreed. Variously, she said she was mailing Lightnin’. yellowval and Earthworm Jim appear to = e-pals and Jennyrosity is honing in on my sharp dressed man. Ms. Harimad-sol swears to nab both Roland Orzabal and Kricket. The good Captain has several sited, but won’t devulge who, as several others have done. You sneaky little mates.
The above might have missed some. So please bring them to my attention in triplicate. And there are plenty of overlapping and I KNOW that no one wishes me to make a longer post. :eek: If anyone that were supposed to hear by those thundering hoofs on the ground, but have not, check your local Pony Express and let me know.
MONSTER PALS: THE SEQUEL
Below are the deadbeats we ain’t seen at all (I think). It includes those that are supposedly spoken for, like in the Vegas Elvis Chappel kinda way, but haven’t actually let anyone know if that is truly the case. Don’t any of you be all sneaky here. Slyness will get us in trouble. And we all know what that’ll mean nine months from now.
That’s right!! HALLOWEEN!!!
Come on now, get your minds out of the gutter and show those bright little eyes and bushy tales!
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[li]DeadlyAccurate[/li][li]monica[/li][li]AwSnappity[/li][li]Madd Maxx[/li][li]Roland Orzabal[/li][li]grettle[/li][li]NinjaChick[/li][li]NotNow[/li][li]Maxxxie[/li][li]MissTake[/li][li]tanookie[/li][li]LilyoftheValley[/li][li]gouda[/li][li]Iceland_Blue[/li][li]fishcheer15[/li][li]fishcheer15[/li][li]Jennyrosity[/li][li]scr4[/li][li]Wesley Clark[/li][li]Kricket[/li][/ol]
If any of the enlisted above are playing along at home, phone E.T. (that would be me – either on this board where I apparently live or at my other address via email). 'Cause we got get match-ups going. Otherwise, one of those online “dating” services is gonna take my clients. I can’t have that. I have a Dalmation to feed! Yo.
Thus endeth my decree. For there’s just no telling about kids these days.
Well, with one final note. If anyone does NOT want to be my bestest buddy because I do entirely write way too damn much, Og knows that I will completely understand. I’ll only cry for a couple of months and gain the Freshman 15 again, but that’s such a small price to pay to allow your freedom. Oh, and don’t forget the diary. I hate what it’ll do to you. Shoot! I really was talking about me.
snerk < ------ my new favoritest word
Like a lemming on the edge of a cliff…
The other day I told a friend to be open to what the universe offers. It occured to me that that was some pretty sound advice, which I am aiming to follow this year.
I want to travel the world, and have an important job, where good things happen. Still trying to work out what that might be. In the meantime, I live and work in NZ, and travel whenever I get the chance. Planning to move to London in about 4 months by myself, very scary but also exciting.
Beatles not Stones, Coke not Pepsi, cat not dog. Sense of humour? Eddie Izzard is my guardian angel, love me some Weebl and Bob as well.
I love reading the weekend papers in the sun with a coffee, movies at Rialto and the feeling of catching a wave at Lyall Bay. In the event of a fire, I’d save my photographs, my cats and my iPod - currently playing The Cat Empire, Goldenhorse and the Black Eyed Peas.
One of my friends tells me I’m not like the other girls - I think he means this as a compliment! I remember everything, which means I have a great store of useless facts, and also makes me deadly in an argument. I think fast, I talk fast, and I need someone who can keep up with me.
Deadbeat here. I e-mailed Aesiron, he e-mailed back, and then I ran out of things to say because my first e-mail was so long. No one else is feeling the Snappity love, I guess, cause I haven’t gotten any e-mails. No worries.
I got an email and replied but haven’t done any more because I had inventory and this is Jumpstart January! I do promise to be more verbose now that I have a small lull between events.
On the happy side - I can lift 5 pounds and have physical therapy to do. Breaking your shoulder sucks.
I have gotten three replies. I feel so validated now. More validation would be welcome. There! I’m done with today’s shameless bid for attention.
I don’t know from Weebl and Bob, but any fan of Eddie Izzard’s is a potential pal for me! I’m having loads of fun getting to know people via email, so if you got overlooked (or you’re just really hard up for entertainment) my email box is open 24/7. I’m off to dig up addresses and pester people…
I should report that I’ve exchanged a few emails with Earthworm Jim and poeticyde, just so our Fearless Leader realizes that I’m not entirely without hope. I still welcome other writers, though.
Limited time offer: write to me in the next 48 hours, and I’ll tell you for free the most obnoxious baby names recommended in this month’s Parents magazine! Tantalizing tidbit – one of them is Dubai!
I’m 27, married, no kids, though my father-in-law is trying hard! We have 2 cats, Ninja & Pixel, and a Rhodesian Ridgeback pup, Judo. My husband and I are building our first house (literally building it; my husband’s learning the homebuilding trade) and I work too much at a dying downtown church. I’m not religious, though I am interested in the philosophy of religion and faith, and have a feeling there’s some sort of faith hiding somewhere inside me.
I used to write a lot, but seem to be in a purgatory of creativity. I study jujitsu, when I’m not injured or too busy, and have just taken up knitting. We live on a farm; on the left side of the yard is a giant rolling cornfield, and on the right, our family’s old Christmas tree farm. It’s quaint and beautiful and very midwestern.
I guess I’m a little desperate for a new friend(s), new conversations, outlooks, ideas, histories, etc., not to sound desperate or anything. :rolleyes:
Oh yeah, I also love to cook, play with languages, am very open-minded, sing a lot, and write music.
jessica/ mcjessica @ gmail is the addy.
I’ve sent/been replied to a couple emails. I feel loved.
Hi
I am new to the board, and usually don’t say much. I just thought this would be a good thread to say hi to people…so ‘hi’.
I am a 28 year old male, a graduate student and instructor in the field of history, and I live in Texas now. I remember having pen-pals as a kid (by snail-mail). I would like to experience that again, with someone from another country, another state…or maybe just close by.
Aside from English, I am semi-fluent in Spanish, French, and Portuguese. I am also beginning to learn German. But if someone out there with no life wants to write me in a conlang that would be only intelligible to the two of us, that’s fine as well.
I’m at jstarling@utep.edu
Just got another one. I am going to have to try to be coherent and interesting. I want my e-mails to be greeted with curiosity, not, “Oh, not her again.”