I have never reviewed my posts. I don’t imagine they reveal anything about me that I’d rather not be known; I think I’m as candid online as I am IRL, in a guarded sort of way.
I live in Denver.
I have no kids; I love my dogs.
I like fast cars.
I have a wonderful SO.
Somebody referred to me as a sex goddess in a recent thread; I have no idea why. Though I am deeply touched.
I haven’t really re-read mine either. But, here goes:
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[li] I like beer.[/li][li] I like my job.[/li][li] I have been a Devil worshipper since 1982.[/li][li] I whine a lot about where I am in the country.[/li][li] I like beer.[/li][li] I consider myself a complete “non-hottie”.[/li][li] I will defend my previous statement with my life.[/li][li] I have my moments, and I share the funnier ones here.[/li][li] I am a good person.[/li][li] I tell it like it is, completely without the sugarcoating.[/li][li] I like beer.[/li][li] I tend to think I’m one of the more “happier” posters.[/li][li] I think people like me (correct me if I’m wrong on this one)[/li][li] I like beer, and blowing things up when I legally can.[/li][/ul]
How’s that?
Tripler
Ooh, and I have the coolest job in the world.
I work at Mcdonalds.
I’m a low-paid corporation bitch
I live in Massachusetts
I used to live in Florida
Me and snow do NOT get along
I care a lot about my friends…often more than I do about myself
I enjoy the color pink
I recently bought a new car, after my sister totalled my last one
And, anyone who’s spoken with me can vouch that I like to flirt
I don’t know that my posts reveal that much about me, especially as I don’t have very many to my name. I do feel that they have some power of suggestion as several times I’ve posted a point/comment in a thread, only to be ignored, but repeated later by another and then accepted into the conversation.
I must miss most of the posts, or not be able to divine deeper psychoanalytical meaning from them, but after laying it all out in list format, Tripler is my new favoritist person.
That is in part due to the fact that, while I’ve dropped a few specifics here and there, they’re so widely dispersed amongst other postings I’ve made that reveal nothing at all about me that one would have to make a concentrated effort to assemble a picture.
And the specifics I’ve posted are usually mundane enough that they’ll only stick with the average reader long enough for them to appreciate whatever relevance said factoid had to the thread at hand (if, indeed, it was relevant).
I’ve pondered before the anonymity that is available to one as a poster here. While there are a few whom we can know positively who they are (David B., aha, Reality Chuck, etc.), most of us maintain some degree of anonymity, but once you’ve been active here for six or so months you’ve probably dribbled out quite a bit and a determined investigator could likely ferret you out.
Oh! But that’s not what you mean. You mean just what sort of person are you (I think)? I believe I fall into a class that’s been discussed here before - those that come across entirely diferently IRL than on the board, by virtue of their not including much personality in posts. Some people here translate their daily persona well via keyboard, others not quite so.
And yet a third group creates an alternate personality here by including apparently prominent personality traits that are not expressed IRL. I guess I am here thinking of some (definitely not all) of the flirters as well as the occasional poster who posts informative, entertaining stuff and then reveals in a forlorn post that they are truly sad and lonely folk (No, I am not just thinking of MSK’s recent post; there have been other before).
And to try and get into the swing of things (which I’m obviously missing), I’ll reiterate a point originally offered by Tripler with which I can wholeheartedly agree:
Let’s see, I like honey mustard mayonaisse. I have two girls, a husband, two dogs and a cat. We have food allergies in the family. I encourage breastfeeding. I have a very big crush on Bono. I think Sting is one of the greatest musicians ever. I like to watch Blues hockey. I live in the Kansas City area. I’ve lived in St. Louis and Southwest Missouri. Probably some more stuff. This is just off the top of my head.
I’m a space alien from another planet sent down to observe and interact with humans.
I’m an alcoholic, but I’m snooty about the beverages I drink.
Nothing gets me hot & tingly faster than very intelligent men who know how to construct and write logical arguments.
I love my doggy Shnookums.
I’m overworked, sleep-deprived, and underpaid, and I really don’t have the time to be posting to this damn message board, but I can’t help myself. AHHH!!! Is there some clinic or rehab program I can check into to help me fight my addiction to the straightdope?
I wouldn’t say my posts reveal much. (I’m convinced that nobody on the entire SDMB could name any facts about me without me telling them. I guess you could say I’m mostly a lurker.) But here’s what I know I’ve said:
I’m 15.
I’m a computer programmer, and I’ve made 3 really cool games (plus a bunch of stupid ones.)
Hi Opal!
I’m from Portland, Oregon.
I have a website, which I shamelessly advertise, but the server doesn’t seem to be up right now, so there’s no point.
I watch a lot of cartoons.
I play a lot of videogames (a lot of old videogames…I still occasionally play Doom.)