The People (snicker) behind (chuckle) the pictures.

The BBQ Pit
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Ok, I know I’m going to get myself into trouble here, which is why it’s in great debates – to cut down on the language, but I just cannot resist it.

I’m 48 years old. Over the years since my 20s I’ve lost a bit of hair, had it go muddy silver gray one me – and turned to hair dye – gained a few stubborn inches about my middle, got fitted with partial plates, got my nose broken and certainly don’t look like anyone famous. I’m kinda plain looking, with a sarcastic look in my eyes, which lurk behind glasses. I dress casually, leaning towards jeans and pull over shirts. I certainly would not appear in some men’s clothing advertisement and I would not be seen in any commercial driving some sports car. I consider regular physical fitness almost a mortal sin, so I don’t have massive muscles.

Still, I think I look pretty good and there are those who consider me pleasant looking and they seem to be sane.

**However… **

I have perused the many and various personals with pictures and have come to the conclusion that so many girls names like ‘Sexylady’, ‘RedHairedVixin,’ ‘Cuddles’ and who advertise themselves as caring, fun, cuddly, loving need to be seen rather than just responded to.

Cuddles outweighed me by about 200 pounds. RedHairedVixin needed more dye, a face lift and appeared ready for a walker, Sexylady was anything but sexy. Just for the hell of it, I wandered over to the men’s advertisements and found that women need to see those pictures also, having found an enormous amount of guys who should never have sent in a picture at all, must live in Alabama and Georgia from their rotund size, close set eyes, baseball caps and either the ever present scraggly mustache or the spotty, 2 day old bearded look. Some looked like future ax murderers. (They made me feel good, because I think I look better.)

Now, women who show off their children in these pictures should know that they might scare guys off. I’ve seen enough little boys below the age of 7 to get a real good idea that ‘dad’ is no longer present because he’s in jail, was probably inbred or destined for the State institution. After examining the kids, I wondered why mom, if she looks cute, had the bad taste to sleep with him in the first place.

There’s a lot of single women out there with young kids! Too many.

Now comes the part where I get into trouble. I followed links and examined some of the SDMB pictures being presented for the ongoing listing in the other forum. Some of the guys surprised my by being so young to have such big mouths and crappy attitudes. (Pop didn’t swat them enough I guess.) Some who I thought would be pretty cool look like they need to avoid the grits, fatback, dope and beer. Some who I considered kind of smart look like they fell out of the 60s and need to get their hair washed – soon. A couple of others looked pretty cool.

Now the girls, ah GEEZ! Two steamed me up, a couple looked like they’re still in college and probably hit the SDMB after a few beers, a few surprised me by being so old !(The names hid this.) Quite a few are large. Rather large indeed and I suspect those are the ones who react to the word ‘fat’ each time I use it. A couple more look ‘mannish,’ at least one looks freaky and a couple look like they need to get out of the house a whole lot more. Some displayed pictures of their kids – and fit the afore mentioned stereotype.

Both men and women, there are a few I spotted that I hope never breed!

Hey! I’m no Gary Cooper, but I’m not Junior Stubbs either. I look like I walked off of one of the Revenge of the Nerds movies, but better. I can’t wait to see the rest of the pictures. Some of those who argued so bitterly with me in the PIT, who have pictures posted, I can understand now. They had nothing else to do.

Hey, you all look for yourselves and let me know your opinions – but no names please.

I just know I’m gonna get slammed for this post. :smiley:

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Ummmm, by the way gaWd, spotted your pix, but which one are you? Left ot right?

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Yep, you are most likely going to get slammed for that post. But please Sentinel, dont act like most of the shit you’ve gotten in the pit wasn’t because you opened your big mouth (sometimes I think your pa didn’t swat you enough as a kid).

Anyway, where’s your pic so we may compare? No excuse saying you can’t get one on the net, just to get out of this (there’s tons of places you can get yours scanned in).

Oh and before you ask where my pic is (meaning the SDMB guy’s collage), I sent a couple of photos to Techchick, but AFAIK she hasnt gotten them or put them up (I havent checked that link for a couple of days). Or you can check them out in the Monterey bash Photo album that is on Democritus’s homepage.

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[Moderator Hat: ON]

Whether you get slammed or not, you’ve done a bit of your own slamming. And since I see absolutely no debate here, I’m moving this to the Pit where it most likely belongs.

David B, SDMB Great Debates Moderator

[Moderator Hat: Handed Off to Lynn]

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Serlinel, remember, when you see my pic, I was one of the original people who got pissed off at you for the fat thread, too. Just so you know.

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Since I don’t know when Techie is going to get the page up, I may as well offer you a few pictures of myself, just so you can judge.

Me with Brian

Me alone --this one has piss-poor lighting for my face, but is a better representation of my body.

Headshots --this is the best representation of what my face looks like.

Any complaints? Go ahead, spill 'em out. And don’t just tell me I look like I’m still in college, because I am.

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I would like to invite anyone to either post their views on Serlinel, or review their previous ones, in The SentiSerlin Poll, right here in the Pit.

I think I’ll pass on even commenting on this thread. It is just plain ridiculous, and clearly aimed at personal insults. The “don’t name any names” charade doesn’t convince me one bit, Serlin. Idiot.

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I, too was offended by your “Fat” comments. Here are my pics:
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=232296&a=2449136

As you can see, I’m neither fat nor ugly. If I were, I would still be a better person then you. You are an ugly person in your heart, as is apparent by your lack of tact or caring. Go fuck yourself (don’t forget to poof your hair and spray some crotch cologne first, jackass)

Zette

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Oh, Coldfire–you’re just passing on commenting because you know you’re not one of the ones he was talking about. You’re a hottie.
Or at least, you were in 1947, when that picture was taken.

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(SIGH) Don’t tell me that no one has any form of a sense of humor. I, and some others, were having some beers, discussing a few Internet Horrors and eventually landed on the subject of the faces behind the names. I thought it was funny – but then, I guess I’m not as all wise and compassionate and understanding as so many here on the SDMB.

No, I’m not going to get into one of my running arguments here.

Still, when I find a screen name like ‘SuperStud’ and spot a pix of the guy and he turns out to be skinny, pale from staying inside, looks like he needs a bath, sports weedy chin whiskers and is wearing a ‘The Force Be With You’ shirt, I have to chuckle.

NOT that anyonehere would ever do such a base thing.

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Drain, I think it is fair to say that I fall into this category in SerlinWorld :wink:

Thanks for the compliment. And it’s REALLY taken in 1995!

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on the contrary, drainbead, zette, i find you both very pretty, and i’ve mentioned this before i’m sure, most of the pictures i’ve seen on the SDMB has shown me that SDMB chicks are hot. I’m still contemplating putting my picture up somewhere, just don’t know where, would be funny if SDMB allowed pictures in the profiles. :wink:
the men i saw all looked pretty cool to me too, so i don’t get it sentinel, are you that repressed?
have you not gotten laid in such a long time?
do you really need it dammit?
are your gerbils itchin’ for a scratch?
and where the hell is your picture mr. good looking?
i’ll bet any odds i out do you in looks, and i’m pretty sure i’m not mr. handsome myself.
the glove is off and laying right by your feet lonely-guy!

and yeah,

i fall into that category too. sort of. :smiley:

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Sentinel spoke of:

Hey, wise-ass, you try to drink beer all night and eat fatback and peanuts all day and see if you can keep that GQ look. And living in 2 states at the same time ain’t no treat either.

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MarkSentinel:

Still at it, eh? News flash: polite folks keep these kind of opinions to themselves. What’s the point? Or do you just like to hurt people?

The best way to make your face more attractive is to hang a smile on it. Smile, you know… look it up.

There are a lot of single women with kids out there because 50% of marriages end in divorce. I’m guessing that’s because there are a lot of induviduals like you out there.

If I was female w/ kids and posting in personals I sure as hell would show the kids or at least mention them. Think about it, let’s say the photo works and the man of her dreams calls. And then hangs up when he finds out about the kids hiding in the background. Isn’t it better to be up front about it and save pain all around?

Oh, and last I heard the men/women of the SDMB is not a personals ad for your viewing pleasure. I kinda thought everybody was just saying hi. If you were to raise your thought processes above the belt buckle for a flicker or two you’d have noticed that on your own.

Try this: next time you meet a woman, really try to have your first thoughts be something besides ‘would I fuck her? Nice tits. She’d be hot if she shed those saddlebags’. Try meeting the mind instead of the body just once. It’s just luck of the draw that she’s a she and you’re a… well anyway, moving right along.

The picture I always liked is a bunch of souls line up waiting to get born. At the front of the line a bored angel is handing out bodies and you get what you get, bummer if it doesn’t fit. So where do you get off being a body snob? Next time you find yourself judging someone’s looks, try imagining your minds have been swapped. Now all of a sudden you’re not the big bad dick swinger. Well slap my ass and call me Sally! Kinda gives a new perspective doesn’t it?

Slammed? We save slamming for people we want to survive. How about skinned & smoked, and you will deserve every little bit of it. After they get done jerkying you out, do you prefer teriyaki or mongolian sauce? Pick a flavor, we’ll use the other one.

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Just a cheerful reminder here.

The description I gave of myself was not, if anyone noted, flattering.

In my post, I mentioned no real names.

I’m positive that no one here on the SDMB ever looked at a picture of someone whose screen name they knew and NEVER though ‘GEEZ! Whata let down!’ If you have not had such thoughts or similar ones, then you lie.

If I were to ship in my picture, I have absolutely no doubt that, whether knowing me as Sentinel or Joe Schmoe, there would be those guys who would consider me a ‘dork’ and those women who would wonder why anyone would go out with me. Big deal.

Attraction is an individual thing.

I talk about things most of you choose not to, though many of you ‘think’ them. Several of you get outraged because I bring up topics you’re afraid to and you take out your insecurities on me.

DRAIN BEAD:

No matter how I answer your question/statement, I would be considered wrong or lying. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all of us have our own tastes and standards concerning members of the opposite sex whom we choose to be affectionate to.

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Serlinel,

I wasn’t trying to get you to hire me for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. I was attempting to prove that although I got pissed off at you in the fat thread, I am not fat or horribly unattractive. That’s all. You might personally think I am not your type, but you can’t say that I am fat or ugly.

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I’m not agreeing, Senwhatever, and I actually understand your original point. If someones screen name (or personal ad name) is “Studboy” or “Hotbabe”, you would laugh if you found out they were actually unattractive dorks or missing two eyes and had a horn growing from their head. Fine. Point taken. You step way over the line with this crap (in reference to the SDMB women):

The point both DB and I were trying to make is that neither of us are one of the “rather large” women you point out, yet we were offended at your earlier “fat” threads. That is because you are an asshole, plain and simple.

None of us are displaying our pics as an attempt to get dates or prove that we live up to our “handles”, so I don’t get your point.

. So should her handle be “freakylookingchick” to make you happy?

To call you a moron would be an insult to the actual morons out there.

My sig line says it all in this case.
Zette

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Newsflash: we don’t need a picture. We thing you’re a dork, and an asshole, to boot.

This just in: Nobody’s wondering. It is pretty obvious to most living creatures why avoiding a goat scrotum like yourself would be advisable. I’m sure the women that run away from you tend to agree. Believe me, Serlinel, had you said all this shit to us IRL, you would have been shopping for a new set of teeth and your eyeballs would have been shoved up your ass. So why use the anonimity and distance of the Internet to lose all those common courtesies?

Pathetic piece of shit.

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Sentinel said

Hi. I am from Georgia. I fit none of the categories you set forth. However, it is my belief that posters with a lack of common sense, a brain that misfires once a minute, and the people skills of a dungeon master are invariably named Sentinel on message boards. Please prove me wrong.

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You’re giving a bad name to dungeon masters everywhere, both of the AD&D and the Tower of London variety.