# Tell me random cool things about yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634 "2003-05-21T20:19:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/41 "2003-05-22T01:53:20Z")
I have a “Radiation Area - No Entry” sign from the prototype plant (S1W) for the first nuclear submarine (The Nautilus). I know it’s from there because I took it. The first two schools I attended had both had the roofs taken off by tornados. I have been driving since I was seven years old. I can say “Hello”, “Goodbye” and “Thank You” (but not much else) in at least 12 languages. I learned Fortran on a computer that filled a room, had no CRT, and was programmed strictly from punch cards. It had 8K of RAM. I was in high school, but most of the CompSci students thought I was a TA. I have only auto fellated once. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/42 "2003-05-22T01:56:24Z")
Rhubarb, you may want to keep that sign away from the ol’ family jewels. Just a friendly tip. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/43 "2003-05-22T02:13:08Z")
One winter when TV was nothing but reruns, I got bored. So I took classes and became a certified Emergency Medical Technician. Several years ago, I saved the life of a neighbor’s baby who had choked and stopped breathing. I am a great person in a crisis situation. I’ve been trained as an EMT, a whitewater rafting guide and spent several years working with violently aggressive adults with mental retardation/emotional disturbance. Plus, I spent several years partying with oilfield trash (and that’s a proud designation). ---
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/44 "2003-05-22T02:24:38Z")
I’m fit. I have 9% body fat. I (naturally) have no body hair on my torso. In six years of driving, I’ve never received a traffic infringement. ---
**Author:** ![Searching\_For\_Truth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@Searching\_For\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Searching_For_Truth)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/45 "2003-05-22T03:10:03Z")
I’m headed towards the 5th level of [hell](http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv), where the wrathful and gloomy go. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/46 "2003-05-22T03:19:40Z")
I have a magic birthday. I was born on July 7, 1986. This means I was 14 in 2000. For the rest of my life, if you add the numbers of the date of my birthday, it will equal my age. For example, this year, on 7-7-03, I will be 17 (7+7+3=17) How cool is _that?_ ---
**Author:** ![kaycee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@kaycee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaycee)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/47 "2003-05-22T03:20:28Z")
I started the first mobile mammography truck in (self-contained) Alaska in 1996. My uncle was the weatherman who decided which was the best place to drop the first atomic bomb in Japan. I am 1/8 Osage and 1/8 Cherokee which I guess makes me 1/4 something and I Look it. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/48 "2003-05-22T03:22:44Z")
I’ve been compared to both Jesus and the Anti-christ. ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/49 "2003-05-22T03:31:24Z")
I had a couple drinks with [Reggie Bannister](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Bannister,+Reggie) at a convention last summer. Very nice guy, and lots of fun to talk to. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/50 "2003-05-22T03:51:40Z")
I was hit on by a celebrity! Err, hell if I can remember which one though. Long story. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mirror Image egamI rorriM \* > \*\*I have a magic birthday. > > I was born on July 7, 1986. > > This means I was 14 in 2000. > > For the rest of my life, if you add the numbers of the date of my birthday, it will equal my age. For example, this year, on 7-7-03, I will be 17 (7+7+3=17) > > How cool is _that?_ \*\* Damn it, that _is_ cool! ::_walks away in shame_:: And I thought I was cool 'cause all my 21st bday invites would read 04 04 04. ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/51 "2003-05-22T04:18:09Z")
Most of mine are connected to sex. . . Partly for religious reasons, I once broke up with a girl because she said she wanted to give me a blowjob the next time she saw me. About 18 months later, I lost my virginity to a prostitute. When I was 12, I once masturbated to orgasm eight times in one day. I could auto-fellate when I was in high school. I did not have an orgasm with the last four women I slept with, however three of _them_ had multiple orgasms. (Okay, maybe not “cool,” but certainly interesting. And strange.) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Angel of the Lord \* > **My great aunt is also my great great aunt…yet there is no inbreeding in my family.** I just have to take a stab at this. The only scenario I could imagine for this that didn’t involve inbreeding was that one of your great-grandparents’ siblings married the widow of their uncle. Is that how it worked? ---
**Author:** ![MajorTom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@MajorTom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MajorTom)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/52 "2003-05-22T04:22:11Z")
Had reservations for 2 on Pan Am to the moon after the first manned landing in '69. Confirmed in '70 or '71. Tried to re-confirm a few years later with no success. (seems they had to start a special program or some such horse shit) Anyhow, I HAD RESERVATIONS TO THE MOON ON PAN AM! ---
**Author:** ![Mines\_Mystique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mines\_Mystique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mines_Mystique)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/53 "2003-05-22T04:22:25Z")
I was run over by a car when I was 18 months old and survived (duh!) without any broken bones. And the car went right over my chest. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/54 "2003-05-22T04:43:52Z")
I know all 40 PAS International Snare Drum Rudiments. I’m still chasing those darned hybrid rudiments… My grandfather was a professional fast-pitch softball pitcher who once played with Chuck Connors (The Rifle Man). I owned, for a period of four months or so, one of Vince Gill’s guitar picks; it came from one of my friends who knew a local keyboardist who is good friends with Vince. I eventually gave it back when my friend needed a pick during practice. I found this one out the other day – I can sing down to the bottom of the piano, though not with any great skill. I once checked out (and ended up carrying out groceries for) a local news anchor who gave me the days news in the parking lot. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/55 "2003-05-22T04:49:27Z")
Y’all are amazing! I once had a private lunch with the former palace chef for the Hapsbergs. It took place on the grounds of Schoenbrun Palace. (See what can happen when you abandon the tour bus?) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/56 "2003-05-22T06:13:06Z")
When I was in high school, I wrote a fan letter to J. Michael Straczynski. He sent back a very nice reply and an autographed script for one of his shows (it was for my favorite episode!). As a result of Straczynski, I felt encouraged enough to submit a script to the show. He had actually left it a while ago, and boy I am glad because my script STANK! When I was REALLY young, I wrote a fan letter to P.D.Q. Bach bargaincountertenor John Ferrante and got a totally unexpected phone call back! ---
**Author:** ![Tommyturtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Tommyturtle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tommyturtle)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/57 "2003-05-22T07:08:40Z")
I can will myself to get goosebumps on a 100° day…you can see the bumps on my arms ---
**Author:** ![The\_MacDairmuid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_MacDairmuid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_MacDairmuid)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/58 "2003-05-22T08:19:58Z")
I can stack 55 pennies on my elbow, and catch them all when i drop my arm. I can shotgun a beer in \<3 seconds while standing on my head. I own two working TI-99/4As. And three cartidges. ---
**Author:** ![JimmyHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JimmyHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyHat)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/59 "2003-05-22T10:12:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by whistlepig \* > \*\*. and spent several years working with violently aggressive adults with mental retardation/emotional disturbance. \*\* You could have just said that you worked on Capitol Hill, we know what they’re like… ---
**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2003, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634/60 "2003-05-22T10:26:44Z")
**JimmyHat** - welcome to the boards. A witty individual, I see, and with good taste, judging on whose thread you chose to make your first post in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-random-cool-things-about-yourself/176634.md?page=4)