# My secret decoder ring is broken, what exactly is this woman trying to say in this personal ad?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 15, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-secret-decoder-ring-is-broken-what-exactly-is-this-woman-trying-to-say-in-this-personal-ad/506489 "2009-08-15T03:17:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-secret-decoder-ring-is-broken-what-exactly-is-this-woman-trying-to-say-in-this-personal-ad/506489/1 "2009-08-15T03:17:13Z")

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[Link to PDF of ad page here](http://img515.imageshack.us/i/hotlegs222.pdf/)

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> No head games and no lies. Looking for someone to be my best friend, lover and companion. I’m not afraid of hard work, therefore, my mate shouldn’t be either. I also know when to have fun when the time is right. HOTLEGS…222 Put that (the capitals and numbers) together. I’m looking for someone that is down to earth, that knows who they are and is at peace with themself.

I feel out of the loop here. What is she trying to say re “I also know when to have fun when the time is right. HOTLEGS…222 Put that (the capitals and numbers) together.”

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-secret-decoder-ring-is-broken-what-exactly-is-this-woman-trying-to-say-in-this-personal-ad/506489/2 "2009-08-15T03:20:25Z")

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It’s probably a way of sneaking her e-mail address into her profile. Some dating sites don’t allow personally identifiable information to be posted in public profiles and I strongly would bet that’s what she’s trying to do here.

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-secret-decoder-ring-is-broken-what-exactly-is-this-woman-trying-to-say-in-this-personal-ad/506489/3 "2009-08-15T03:26:57Z")

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> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#):
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> It’s probably a way of sneaking her e-mail address into her profile. Some dating sites don’t allow personally identifiable information to be posted in public profiles and I strongly would bet that’s what she’s trying to do here.

You might be right. I never thought about it until you pointed it out. In thinking about it her ad is so generic it almost sounds like a craigslist escort ad.

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**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-secret-decoder-ring-is-broken-what-exactly-is-this-woman-trying-to-say-in-this-personal-ad/506489/4 "2009-08-15T03:30:24Z")

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The problem with my earlier post is that, in my experience, dating sites tends to run people’s profiles by real people before allowing the information to go live. If said profile has anything against the rules, like personally identifiable information, they get rejected or just edited.

The quoted section of the profile (didn’t read the PDF) looks way too damn obvious to ever get by anyone. If that particular place actually screens profiles, they may just hope everyone abides by their rules for fear of The Man. Or something.