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Name: lawoot

Age: 41

Occupation: Mental Health Counselor; Scenic Designer and Faculty at a small community college

Marital status: Single

Describe your personality using four words: introverted; sarcastic quick wit

Three favorite things: theatre, reading, music

One special talent: Singing

Which two emoticons describe you best: :smiley: :dubious:

One thing that might surprise us about you:

Wow, you are a lot younger than I thought! I thought you were 30something. I don’t really have a point; this just surprised me.

Forget the slave thing, I wanna hear about the feet! :smiley:

But … but … I’ve always been told that people like you don’t really exist! :eek:
(Does this mean that my editing class has to stop protesting “But we’re English majors!” when our copyfitting exercises involve math? ;))

First, welcome, me jane!

In answer to your questions:

Name: Creaky

Occupation: Part-time public relations flak

Marital status: Got a boyfriend

Describe your personality using four words: Vain, crabby, selfish, neurotic

Three favorite things: Cats, jewelry, handbags

One special talent: Manipulating public opinion

Which two emoticons describe you best: :mad: :eek:

One thing that might surprise us about you: If I told you it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.

Hi there.

Name: Lori

Age: decade or so beyond barely legal

Occupation: manager at a loan-sharking business

Marital status: recently all by my lonesome

Describe your personality in four words: scared, honest, opinionated, loyal

Three favorite things: my pets, music (classical & blues), sleeping outside

One special talent: None, but I’ll use a former co-worker’s observation that “Lori has the ability to look you right in the eye, call you an a**hole and you’ll walk away smiling and thinking you were just complimented.” Not special but it comes in handy.

Which two emoticons best describe you: the one that shows a panic attack and the one that shows shoulders shrugging and saying “oh well, it’s your life; deal”.

One thing that might surprise us about you: A few years back I worked as a lingerie model. In the pay cash and get your jollies sense. It was just this side of legal and completely out of character for me.

Name: Imbrium

Age: 22

Occupation: student, and I sell knives

Marital Status: single, recovering from an abusive relationship

Describe your personality in four words: SolGrundy stole mine (I am a Cancer)

Three favorite things: my kitties, my friends, books

One special talent: according to my friends I know at least a little about everything, but they only think that because they don’t read

Which two emoticons describe you best: :slight_smile: :dubious:

One thing that might surprise us about you: I have well over 300 fish

Name: Chris
Age: 32 (on March 7th)
Occupation: Art Director
Marital status: Single
Describe your personality using four words: Perpetually young, prematurely old
Three favorite things: Sex, Dinosaurs, Horror Movies
One special talent: Illustration
Which two emoticons describe you best: :dubious: :wink:
One thing that might surprise us about you: Well, this would only surprise you if you knew me casually: I think goth chicks are really hot.

ame: kung fu lola
Age: 25
Occupation: Customer service rep for a party supply company.
Marital status: Unmarried but committed.
Describe your personality using four words: I am an enigma.
Three favorite things: Madonna, shopping, lesbian sex.
One special talent: I know everything about Madonna. With cites.
Which two emoticons describe you best: Zuh?
One thing that might surprise us about you: I’ve been arrested for solicitation. I don’t look the type, believe me.

Did you ever get my e-mail? I sent it last week, Thursday or Friday!

Yes, yes. I’ve been trying to figure how to respond. I think for the time being, I’m going to have to hold off on the Hitachi Magic Wand. Thank you very much for the offer, by the way!

E-mail me and let’s talk about it.

Name: Rik
Age: 38
Occupation: Omelet Engineer (er, breakfast cook)
Marital status: Single. Alone. Still.
Describe your personality using four words: I’ll try anything once
Three favorite things: Rush, Macintosh, Mountain Dew
One special talent: I’m a damn fine bass player.
Which two emoticons describe you best: :rolleyes: :smiley:
One thing that might surprise us about you: Hey, are you trying to get me Pitted???

Name: Chadron, esq.
Age: 24
Occupation: Med lab tech
Marital status: attached
Describe your personality using four words: nonconformist, adventurous, neurotic, social
Three favorite things: whiskey, friends, girls, cigarettes (in that order)
One special talent: I can play a mean blues guitar
Which two emoticons describe you best: :slight_smile: :wink:
One thing that might surprise us about you: So far I have been a video store manager, a soldier, a musician and a lab tech (not for too much longer, either)

Name: Unique within the U.K.
Age: 38
Occupation: Computer guy.
Marital Status: Single.
Describe your personality using four words: Can’t crack a joke.
Three favourite things: Good company, music, laughter.
One special talent: I’m different.
Which two emoticons describe you best: :smiley: :dubious:
One thing that might surprise us about you: I’m still a virgin - nary so much as a kiss.

Name: Amy Lynn
Age: 24, for another 3 weeks or so :slight_smile:
Occupation: Medical malpractice paralegal
Marital status: In a relationship :slight_smile:
Describe your personality using four words: Creative sparkly fun sassy!
Three favorite things: Theatre, dinosaurs, bacon (ecclectic enuf?)
One special talent: I have the best fishie face in the world.
Which two emoticons describe you best: =) =D
One thing that might surprise us about you: I eat like a horse, despite being very underweight.

Name: sishoch
Age: 43
Occupation: Computational Analyst (fancy words that mean I spend my days hunched over my keyboard)
Marital status: Perpetually and apparently permanently single
Describe your personality using four words: I am a nonentity
Three favorite things: My two cats (they must be special or why would I put up with them?) and my new Prius that I will get someday (2 months and counting…)
One special talent: No matter what I do at work, I never get fired. I don’t know why.
Which two emoticons describe you best: :frowning: :smack:
One thing that might surprise us about you: No one knows me so everything about me is a surprise. But the big one is a secret I’m not ready to share yet.

Name: Inigo Montoya
Age: 38
Occupation: Auto Claims
Marital status: Married, not happily, and growing tired of being accommodating
**Describe your personality using four words: **witty, moody, kind, accommodating
**Three favorite things: **making/building/repairing stuff, learning stuff, eating stuff
**One special talent: **I can hold a conversation with nearly anybody and become genuinely interested in them
**Which two emoticons describe you best: ** :smiley: :smack:
**One thing that might surprise us about you: **I’m crazy, but you’d probably never know If I din’t tell you.

Name: Rick Jones - Yes, that’s my real name.
Age: 33
Occupation: Quality auditor
Marital Status: Married to Mrs. RickJay, two years now; RickJay Jr. is due in October
Describe your personality using four words: Big, smart, funny guy.
Three favourite things: Mrs. RickJay, baseball, and computer games.
One special talent: Back scratching. Nobody on earth does it better.
Which two emoticons describe you best: :slight_smile: :smiley:
One thing that might surprise us about you: I’m right behind you! PSYCH!