It is different from having a good personality in the way being a good writer is different from having a good personality. You can like someone you know, but find their emails boring.
It was only after I had demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the subjects most important to her and proven my ability to handle rare and precious materials with a certain special care and sensitvity, that I was granted access to her archives.
In my case, 5 is totally true, or if not intelligence in particular than at least love of language. What can I say? I want a cute girl with certain (ahem) attributes, i.e. lovely archives, and who is also good at Scrabble.
Sadly, I've torpedoed potential relationships because someone is terrible online:
"Yes, she's a great kisser and her boobs are awesome but does she give good email?"
I don't think I could date anyone who was a bad emailer/IM'er.
Posted by moira | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:09 PM
I suspect my wife depends on my online persona discouraging potential interlopers.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:11 PM
That's funny! LOL!!1! ;)
Posted by Michael | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:11 PM
Is "online" a proxy for intelligence/personality or something distinct?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:11 PM
4 is addressed to 1.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:11 PM
Maybe moira simply likes email and conversations via IM.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:16 PM
It is different from having a good personality in the way being a good writer is different from having a good personality. You can like someone you know, but find their emails boring.
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:21 PM
For girl27, it seems to be pretty distinct. See if I ever email pictures to her again.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:22 PM
I winced when I saw that one pulled out of the archives this morning.
Posted by girl27 | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:28 PM
Did you ever get that assistant position?
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:30 PM
Man, if only archives was a euphemism for something.
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:32 PM
I checked out her archives, but was unimpressed by their/its small size.
Posted by tweedledopey | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:36 PM
Those archives she gave me itch like crazy.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:37 PM
Did you ever get that assistant position?
Yes, but not under Ogged. A different firm.
I'm going to be sorry I ever said archives, aren't I?
Posted by girl27 | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:43 PM
It was only after I had demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the subjects most important to her and proven my ability to handle rare and precious materials with a certain special care and sensitvity, that I was granted access to her archives.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:45 PM
Show us your archives!
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:47 PM
sorry for all the dust and moldy smell, gentlemen; I spent all day in the archives.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 6:49 PM
In my case, 5 is totally true, or if not intelligence in particular than at least love of language. What can I say? I want a cute girl with certain (ahem) attributes, i.e. lovely archives, and who is also good at Scrabble.
(Scrabble, sadly, is not a euphemism.)
Posted by moira | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:14 PM
I hear she makes words out of all the letters on the board.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:21 PM
multiple word scores
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:25 PM
Required reading (et seq.)
Posted by Standpipe Bridgeplate | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:29 PM
she connects words at the front end and back end.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:30 PM
scoring seven letters sounds like a positive thing.
But using all your letters on the first turn, not as much.
It's all in how you put things in this life.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:31 PM
How and where.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:37 PM
I triple word scored her X.
Posted by tweedledopey | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 7:49 PM
m: Sadly, I've torpedoed potential relationships because someone is terrible online
o: Is "online" a proxy for intelligence/personality or something distinct?
It's online code for "in bed", aka "cyber".
Posted by ogmb | Link to this comment | 07-26-05 11:33 PM
I triple word scored her X.
In the archives.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 07-27-05 7:28 AM