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Post by Peace Of Mind on Feb 5, 2014 17:20:30 GMT -5
Man, some women are so picky in their mate. He has to drive a truck, and can't make less than $X, he can't work in certain professions, he has to be handy, sheesh, sometimes I wonder how anyone gets together.
I don't give two rips what a potential beau drives. As Moneyjenny says, people drive what they drive for all sorts of reasons. I don't think your car "says something about you as a person." I drive my car because it was free. I guess it would have been preferrable to go into 30k of debt to buy new souped up pickup truck when I was poor and just starting out making $15 an hour. Yeah, that would show "what a man" I was. If a woman has that attitude, I don't want to be with her. My current dh did not have a job or a car when I first met him. When we started dating, he had a job but was homeless, with no car and all his possessions were in a small storage shed. Now I know where to find easy pickin's if DH and I ever break up. Was he carrying a little brown bag and sipping out of it?
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Post by Cookies Galore on Feb 5, 2014 17:20:32 GMT -5
Man, some women are so picky in their mate. He has to drive a truck, and can't make less than $X, he can't work in certain professions, he has to be handy, sheesh, sometimes I wonder how anyone gets together.
I don't give two rips what a potential beau drives. As Moneyjenny says, people drive what they drive for all sorts of reasons. I don't think your car "says something about you as a person." I drive my car because it was free. I guess it would have been preferrable to go into 30k of debt to buy new souped up pickup truck when I was poor and just starting out making $15 an hour. Yeah, that would show "what a man" I was. If a woman has that attitude, I don't want to be with her. Booze
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Post by doxieluvr on Feb 5, 2014 17:42:21 GMT -5
My current dh did not have a job or a car when I first met him. When we started dating, he had a job but was homeless, with no car and all his possessions were in a small storage shed. Now I know where to find easy pickin's if DH and I ever break up. Was he carrying a little brown bag and sipping out of it? Well the first time I ever met him he was maybe 21, and just shown the largest liquor store in his life, so he did walk into my house with a few bottles and a case of beer. We did not date until a few years after that point. He is much more mature and responsible now. It was like going through the puppy stage...
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Feb 5, 2014 17:57:43 GMT -5
If they panic and slam on their brakes they get rear ended by the guy behind them while I drive off laughing. It's like instant karma.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Feb 5, 2014 18:06:24 GMT -5
Eh, there's nothing wrong with nerdy guys, though I'm not into guys. Nerdy guys usually have the money. Who do you think is wealthier, Bill Gates or Michael Jordan?
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 18:12:41 GMT -5
Eh, there's nothing wrong with nerdy guys, though I'm not into guys. Nerdy guys usually have the money. Who do you think is wealthier, Bill Gates or Michael Jordan? And therein lies the problem. While I won't be someone's sugar momma I am independent enough to earn my own way in life. I don't need a guy to make $100 million a year. I just need him to make a salary similar to mine (doesn't have to be dead on but he also can't make half of what I make). It is all about physical attraction. I'm not attracted to nerdy guys and never will be. We all have our types.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 18:13:04 GMT -5
If they panic and slam on their brakes they get rear ended by the guy behind them while I drive off laughing. It's like instant karma. Exactly!
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 18:13:47 GMT -5
Now I know where to find easy pickin's if DH and I ever break up. Was he carrying a little brown bag and sipping out of it? Well the first time I ever met him he was maybe 21, and just shown the largest liquor store in his life, so he did walk into my house with a few bottles and a case of beer. We did not date until a few years after that point. He is much more mature and responsible now. It was like going through the puppy stage... Puppies are cute when they are homeless, grown men, not so much so
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Feb 5, 2014 19:16:56 GMT -5
What do you think of guys like this?
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Post by zibazinski on Feb 5, 2014 19:34:48 GMT -5
Put your clothes on.
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Post by doxieluvr on Feb 5, 2014 19:35:32 GMT -5
Well the first time I ever met him he was maybe 21, and just shown the largest liquor store in his life, so he did walk into my house with a few bottles and a case of beer. We did not date until a few years after that point. He is much more mature and responsible now. It was like going through the puppy stage... Puppies are cute when they are homeless, grown men, not so much so Can we really consider 21-23 year old men, "grown"? I think grown and mature happens in the 25-30 range for men, if it's going to happen at all.
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Post by doxieluvr on Feb 5, 2014 19:37:15 GMT -5
What do you think of guys like this? Vin is very much my taste! I would not care if he was penniless.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 19:38:10 GMT -5
Puppies are cute when they are homeless, grown men, not so much so Can we really consider 21-23 year old men, "grown"? I think grown and mature happens in the 25-30 range for men, if it's going to happen at all. My husband was 24 when we got married. He paid for our wedding and a year later had the money for 20% down on our house. I consider someone that age to be a grown man.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 19:39:11 GMT -5
What do you think of guys like this? I'm not a huge Vin fan but he is definitely more my style.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Feb 5, 2014 19:51:38 GMT -5
He plays Dungeons and Dragons weekly with a group in LA. He's been playing for over twenty years. He has tattoo of one of his characters. On the nerd spectrum that's way, way, up there.
You guys are attracted to nerds.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 20:05:29 GMT -5
He plays Dungeons and Dragons weekly with a group in LA. He's been playing for over twenty years. He has tattoo of one of his characters. On the nerd spectrum that's way, way, up there. You guys are attracted to nerds. No I'm not..:I said vin wasn't my type! Physically he is much closer than a nerdy type guy. There is also no way to know what an actor is really like in person. Anyone that says they are crushin in him is really crushing in the "persona" of vin. Just like the guy that played the Fonz on Happy Days. He played a cool guy but was a huge nerd in real life (he is the only one coming to mind...yes, I'm aging myself!lol)
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Post by InsertCoolName on Feb 5, 2014 20:06:59 GMT -5
I've not read much of the 6 pages.
I don't care what he has. If I'm going to fall in love, that has nothing to do with what he owns.
Don't care if he is broke. Don't care if he's rich. It's about his thoughts and what he puts value on.
Oh and I have to think he's sexy/good looking. Doesn't mean anyone else has too, just me.
People CAN live on 20k a year and have money in the bank. People who makes 6 figures CAN have debt up to their eye balls.
Not that any of this matters in my life anymore. And I doubt anyone cares what I think or have to say.
Having a list for a partner is funny to me.
ok ok I do have a list.
1. No criminals. 2. NOT in a current relationship. 3. Not abusive.
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 5, 2014 20:12:19 GMT -5
And today I proved that having an SUV in the winter in NEPA is a wise choice. By 10am my street was still not plowed. We got about 10 inches of snow. Enough snow that it is past the bottom of the neighbors' cars, who are all stranded. I got in my SUV, put it in 4WD and had no issue getting through the snow. Because of this thread I felt like waving to everyone that was stuck
Now, coming home there was an idiot in an SUV going way too fast for conditions (main roads were plowed but very covered and icy). I saw him coming down the hill and I was still far enough away that I safely came to a stop. The moment he tapped his breaks he lost control, spun out and landed in a huge bank of snow (still soft since it was fresh). Had I not seen danger coming he likely would have hit me. Idiots like that don't understand that ice is ice and 4WD isn't going to do shit for you. I have also seen idiots in small cars and sports cars in the snow so being an idiot isn't isolated to SUV drivers. I know we're now talking about how hot vin diesel is, but most people where I live in Canada do not drive trucks or SUVs, and we get through the snow just fine. We all have snow tires though. I use to live in Quebec City. They never plowed. The streets where we lived in old Quebec were narrow as shit. Some hills were so steep that they would close them off on some days when it was icy. And my Honda, and other people's normal sized Japanese sedans also did just fine.
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 5, 2014 20:13:34 GMT -5
He plays Dungeons and Dragons weekly with a group in LA. He's been playing for over twenty years. He has tattoo of one of his characters. On the nerd spectrum that's way, way, up there. You guys are attracted to nerds. This I cannot believe! how do you know this??
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 20:17:51 GMT -5
I've not read much of the 6 pages.
I don't care what he has. If I'm going to fall in love, that has nothing to do with what he owns.
Don't care if he is broke. Don't care if he's rich. It's about his thoughts and what he puts value on.
Oh and I have to think he's sexy/good looking. Doesn't mean anyone else has too, just me.
People CAN live on 20k a year and have money in the bank. People who makes 6 figures CAN have debt up to their eye balls.
Not that any of this matters in my life anymore. And I doubt anyone cares what I think or have to say.
Having a list for a partner is funny to me.
ok ok I do have a list.
1. No criminals. 2. NOT in a current relationship. 3. Not abusive.
All joking aside, I can't imagine living in $20k year but I know it is something I never want to do. There are many traits important to me but if a guy had them all but was piss poor broke I would probably not be interested. I will never know unless I'm in that position
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Feb 5, 2014 20:31:34 GMT -5
It's a long story, and it all goes back to a gaming convention.
Don't take my word for it though. He's talked about his love of Dungeons and Dragons in plenty of interviews. Wizards asked him to write the foreword for Thirty Years of Adventure, the D & D retrospective they released on the 30th anniversary of the game.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 20:35:14 GMT -5
And today I proved that having an SUV in the winter in NEPA is a wise choice. By 10am my street was still not plowed. We got about 10 inches of snow. Enough snow that it is past the bottom of the neighbors' cars, who are all stranded. I got in my SUV, put it in 4WD and had no issue getting through the snow. Because of this thread I felt like waving to everyone that was stuck
Now, coming home there was an idiot in an SUV going way too fast for conditions (main roads were plowed but very covered and icy). I saw him coming down the hill and I was still far enough away that I safely came to a stop. The moment he tapped his breaks he lost control, spun out and landed in a huge bank of snow (still soft since it was fresh). Had I not seen danger coming he likely would have hit me. Idiots like that don't understand that ice is ice and 4WD isn't going to do shit for you. I have also seen idiots in small cars and sports cars in the snow so being an idiot isn't isolated to SUV drivers. I know we're now talking about how hot vin diesel is, but most people where I live in Canada do not drive trucks or SUVs, and we get through the snow just fine. We all have snow tires though. I use to live in Quebec City. They never plowed. The streets where we lived in old Quebec were narrow as shit. Some hills were so steep that they would close them off on some days when it was icy. And my Honda, and other people's normal sized Japanese sedans also did just fine. Then you Canadians win the "we can drive better in the snow" award. I saw two of my neighbors try to get out and they weren't going anywhere
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 5, 2014 20:39:34 GMT -5
It's a long story, and it all goes back to a gaming convention. Don't take my word for it though. He's talked about his love of Dungeons and Dragons in plenty of interviews. Wizards asked him to write the foreword for Thirty Years of Adventure, the D & D retrospective they released on the 30th anniversary of the game. Mind just blown!
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Post by quince on Feb 5, 2014 20:41:39 GMT -5
I was going to say Vin Diesel is NOT my type physically, but he roleplays, and supernerds are hot. The tattoo might be a bit far, but geek guys automatically get my attention. ( I love you too, Stephen Colbert!)
I couldn't kiss a guy who couldn't engage in a conversation evaluating real life people in terms of their RPG stats.
I'm making a huge concession being with my husband, who is deficient in comic book knowledge. I'm a little low on my Monty Python, though, and he forgives me for that, so we're even.
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Post by doxieluvr on Feb 5, 2014 20:53:57 GMT -5
He plays Dungeons and Dragons weekly with a group in LA. He's been playing for over twenty years. He has tattoo of one of his characters. On the nerd spectrum that's way, way, up there. You guys are attracted to nerds. This I cannot believe! how do you know this?? It is true he does, but I have to admit that I don't really know what dungeons and dragons is. I think it's just a game. i am attracted to Vin's character in movies like Fast and Furious. His voice also makes me melt. He also has a very eloquent way of putting things in real life and I have a thing for guys that take care of his children. Vin is a very hands on dad.
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Post by Sum Dum Gai on Feb 5, 2014 20:54:05 GMT -5
Other famous people who play, or have played: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The story is they were forced to play by Kevin Smith, but ended up liking the game. John Stewart and Stephen Colbert both play. Stewart has snuck subtle D & D jokes into his show on multiple occasions. Robin Williams is a huge gamer, online and pen and paper. He named his daughter Zelda. I know some pretty hardcore nerds that would draw the line right there. Some musicians that play: Metallica, the entire band. My Chemical Romance, the entire band. Thrice, played with My Chemical Romance during the warped tour. Here, just go to www.edmplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86735I would have paid good money to watch Dame Judi Dench play D & D with Vin Diesel on the set of the second Riddick movie. Hearing her mention it in an interview was hilarious. Seriously, try to picture Judi Dench and Vin Diesel sitting around a table rolling dice while some pimple faced nerd from the lighting department ran them through a dungeon. Totally surreal.
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 5, 2014 20:58:23 GMT -5
[quote author=" Miss Tequila" source=" know we're now talking about how hot vin diesel is, [/quote] Then you Canadians win the "we can drive better in the snow" award. I saw two of my neighbors try to get out and they weren't going anywhere[/quote] Actually, I'm an American living in Canada, who had never driven through unplowed streets. It's the snow tires that make the difference. Since you want to ensure the safety of your kids and all, you should invest in snow tires if you haven't already for your tank-SUV. And I will take that award! I do like shiny objects. [insert cheeky grin]
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Post by Sunnyday on Feb 5, 2014 21:02:17 GMT -5
Other famous people who play, or have played: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. p?t=86735 [/a] I would have paid good money to watch Dame Judi Dench play D & D with Vin Diesel on the set of the second Riddick movie. Hearing her mention it in an interview was hilarious. Seriously, try to picture Judi Dench and Vin Diesel sitting around a table rolling dice while some pimple faced nerd from the lighting department ran them through a dungeon. Totally surreal.[/quote] I so would pay serious money [like $300] to watch Judi Dench and Vin Diesel play D&D.
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 21:03:31 GMT -5
[quote author=" Miss Tequila" source=" know we're now talking about how hot vin diesel is, Then you Canadians win the "we can drive better in the snow" award. I saw two of my neighbors try to get out and they weren't going anywhere[/quote] Actually, I'm an American living in Canada, who had never driven through unplowed streets. It's the snow tires that make the difference. Since you want to ensure the safety of your kids and all, you should invest in snow tires if you haven't already for your tank-SUV. And I will take that award! I do like shiny objects. [insert cheeky grin][/quote] Don't be silly. I don't need good tires. If I soon out of control we will still be protected in my tank size SUV. The rest of you suckers need to worry
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Post by Miss Tequila on Feb 5, 2014 21:04:43 GMT -5
Other famous people who play, or have played: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. The story is they were forced to play by Kevin Smith, but ended up liking the game. John Stewart and Stephen Colbert both play. Stewart has snuck subtle D & D jokes into his show on multiple occasions. Robin Williams is a huge gamer, online and pen and paper. He named his daughter Zelda. I know some pretty hardcore nerds that would draw the line right there. Some musicians that play: Metallica, the entire band. My Chemical Romance, the entire band. Thrice, played with My Chemical Romance during the warped tour. Here, just go to www.edmplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=86735I would have paid good money to watch Dame Judi Dench play D & D with Vin Diesel on the set of the second Riddick movie. Hearing her mention it in an interview was hilarious. Seriously, try to picture Judi Dench and Vin Diesel sitting around a table rolling dice while some pimple faced nerd from the lighting department ran them through a dungeon. Totally surreal. The only ones that shock me in that group are Metallica. The rest of them are nerdy or nerdy light
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