what the heck is a "semi-original" painting by matise and miro? Did they collaborate? Does "semi-original" mean that he bought the posters at the actual museum that the paintings are on display at?
And for that matter, who the hell is matise? I've certainly heard of Henri Matisse, but if you're going to be this pretentious in an online personal, shouldn't you at least spell-check your material?
it's funny, I was going to ask the exact same question ("What's a "semi-original"?").
"The Illusion of Conscious Will" is a good book though.
I got accused of being a pushover the last time personal-ad-mocking was happening, just because I was willing to cut someone slack for being a bad writer. For the record, this guy is an incredible loser. The 'best lie' particularly: that's the most interesting thing he could come up with?
The Wheel of Time series is a great book?
Say no more...
"callipygian", though, is a great word.
I understand why someone might not feel comfortable letting only one book speak for them, or how listing multiple books significantly increases the odds of making a "connection" with the reader, however, since the category clearly states last great book I read, listing seven books, I think, removes any need you may feel to point out that you read a bit .
Oh damn, that's the title of this post.
I suck. Damn.
The Wheel of Time series . Voted off the island.
eb, the ad isn't publically viewable. I contacted one woman, who immediately became a Swedish citizen.
IIRC you can't actually see Ogged's ad unless he lets you look at it. That way he has an excuse for the lack of response.
"publically." Ogged, ogged, ogged.
I was assuming a response to the e-mail would be a response to the ad, too.
I'm not an army of one, you know.
Ok ok...
"Publically" really bugs me, for some reason. Enough to violate the no-first-strike rule.
Do you think you'll contact another woman sometime, or are you a bird who, having failed to score in the first chukker, will turn the whole thing up and spend the rest of your life brooding over your newts?
I'll contact any woman who strikes my fancy, which is to say, maybe.
So Ogged, judging from what you post, I get the feeling you spend a lot more time browsing men's ads than women's. Maybe that's part of the problem.
Ogged really has our interests at heart. But contacting another woman would give us even more comment fodder! Do it for the boys (and girls) at the Mineshaft, Ogged!
(or tell me to fuck off, if you like.)
I'm no longer sure whether I want to go on a date just so I can blog it, or because I'd actually like to go out with a woman.
nice to know that no matter how much of an ass I am -- and I am an ass -- I did not create that profile. Somebody else did.
Richard Gere was young once, and he did not look like that guy.
who needs to go out with women? I think I'll join an abbey of some sort.
Hmm, always wondered what w-lfs-n looked like.
Should leave it at that, but Apo deserves congrats again for pointing out that ogged's sexuality is, at least, open to question. I don't know what British TV you get over there, but I think I'm going to start referring to ogged as Daffyd.
snees, if you could tear yourself away from not getting dates with my favorite British columnist, you'd know that actual pictures of w-lfs-n have been posted here....
ogged, if you could tear yourself away from not getting any dates whatsoever, er, um, never mind.
Ogged is right. The men's ads are far more entertaining. Check this one out:
Just got out of prison, and I'm desparate. Living in a half-way house now. You're probably wondering what I did, right? Well, that sounds more like date conversation to me, but just as a teaser, here's a hint, "triple homicide". Prison is not as cool as it sounds, though. I don't want to lead you on. It was tough going there for awhile. I was rolling with the skinheads for protection, but once they found out I was Jewish -- they just didn't get the "cultural" vs. "religious" jew distinction I was trying to make -- boy was I beaten and sodomized. After bouncing in and out of cliques like that for awhile, I tried to start up a gang of my own, searching out liberal, New York Jews, with the catchy title, "The Effete Squad" but we were broken up by the warden for excessive sarcasm. I was put in the hole for 5 months. It wasn't until I found Islam that things started looking up. But once my mom found out, the constant nagging was just to much for me. Thank mom, back to the beatings and the sodomy for me, but as long as you're happy. Anyway, it's great to be "out on the street again," but it feels like I have to learn everything over again. Like where can I score some decent heroin? And things like that.
Wow. It just keeps going and going, doesn't it? It starts with irritating content, then adds in irritating stylistic touches, and finally collapses into bare, petulant arrogance. Which is also annoying, but shorter. Practically every sentence attains a new plateau of toolishness. If this was done intentionally, it's a masterpiece.
Date conversation indeed!
I think Unfogged should be renamed the Effete Squad from this day forward.
Next steps: the hole, Islam, sodomy and no end of maternal nagging.
I think it was deliberate, and very well done.
Yeah, I also think deliberate and well done, but unlikely to attract women. Unlikely that it was intended for that purporse, either. "My PO is such a jerk"? I'm thinking Bizarro Labs writing an ad for alternate universe (Jewish) Ogged.
Wait, which one is deliberate but well done? Who goes to prison for a triple homicide and ever gets out?
The most interesting part is the loophole whereby he gets out at 18 with no criminal record. Apparently, it took the some fancy work on the part of the federal prosecutors to extend his sentence to 21. Amazing.
Jesus, Matt Weiner, are you reading over my shoulder? I swear, I'm right in the middle of Right Ho, Jeeves, and immediately recognized the quote. Cut that out!
I just rented the Hugh Laurie/Steven Fry TV shows -- I hadn't seen them before, and they're just as good as everyone says.
Ogged, I thought we'd started being nicer to Brian Leiter.
I only meant to convey that Brian Leiter has great abs.
I know a guy in UT's philosophy program. Hm...
Result of my endeavors:
He's not listed as a member of our department.Ben...I'm tempted to ask what you were doing when you discovered this...
He's not listed? What does that mean? We don't know his name.
Good point. "Glen Cannon" might be his name, of course.
Or a clever pseudonym!
My guess is that it's not his name.
My guess too, especially since I see now he's spelling it with an absurd plethora of 'n's.
Right you are, LB. I saw one last week where the cashiers at a convenience store/gas station were acting like real estate agents, and asking how much customers might be willing to spend on a liter of gas. why do our largest purchases involve the biggest amount of bullshit, anyway?