We did this once before on another forum and it was quite fun.
Does anyone else read posts and automatically conjure up what you think the person writing it looks like? I have this picture in my head of what I think everyone on here looks like as far as hair color and such. And I see that face everytime I read their words. (BTW, you are all beautiful. )
I thought it might be fun to describe ourselves and see how close we actually come with our mental pictures of each other.
I'll start. I am 5' 6" tall. I have long flowing black hair and hazel eyes. My skin is olive colored. I have an hour glass figure, with a full round bosom. Oh wait.....that's Salma Hayek, my husband's dream girl. LOL
Actually I am exactly 5' tall. I have shoulder length light to medium brown hair. (depending on what color I buy every three months) My hair is curly. My eyes are brown. And I sound much bigger than I actually am. I've been told by people (I've actually talked to on this forum) that I have somewhat of a southern "twang."
I'm 5' 10", about 190 pounds, medium build, middle age spread going on... Before I lost 20 pounds, I had the Dunlop disease, where my belly dun lopped over my belt. LOL
I wear different pairs of glasses depending on what I'm doing. Regular glasses for what I'm doing now, REALLY funky prescription glasses with orange lenses for outdoor use, Rec Specs for physical activity, and $12,000 protoype prism glasses for when I go to the store, shopping, etc.
I have NO hair (except facial hair), dark brown, almost black, eyes and mustache/goatee, which is showing signs of turning grey.
Even after surgery, my nose is still bent, but not as bad as before.
For the wrestling fans, I've been told I look like "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. I've also been described as looking like a, "pyschotic Mr. Clean".
Yes, I get a mental picture of what people look like - when I know if they're male of female, which I sometimes don't, like Canuck, I just thought was male until we went onto chat the other night.
GT - I imagined you as tall and blonde, very attractive, very stylish, probably glamourous, and with a lovely slim figure.
Me: I'm 5 foot 7, 11 stone (can't do the sums in pounds, but it equals fat) short hair which would be grey but its now brown with some blonde bits in it! I have brown eyes which have faded to kind of hazel/green as I've got older which is strange, when I was a kid, everyone remarked on the big brown eyes. My Mum had big brown eyes but now she's 87 they've gone blue. Odd, huh? I've got olive skin which goes REALLY brown in the sun, and I know it makes you even more wrinkly but I just love being brown. I have a friend who's half Western Samoan and I just love it when I've been on holiday and I come back browner than him. I don't wear makeup, well, only for weddings and Christmas parties etc.
I thought it was great that Red Wolf put a picture of her eyes on here. I'd like everyone to put a photo of themselves on here, but I understand we probably won't!!
Edit to add: I've got REALLY saggy boobs, and they're just covered in stretch marks, and this may sound like an excuse but its the truth, its because of when my baby died, as she was full term, I filled with milk, and they gave me tablets to take it away, but they didn't work and before that I had quite small boobs, and at this time they were so full up (it hurt like hell) that they rested on my knees when I sat. I've tried everything, but the doctor says that when the skin has been stretched that much, there's nothing you can do, except surgery, which I can't afford and wouldn't do anyway. and how do you make him wink?
Another edit - I'm 48 in September
This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 1, 2005 11:48 AM This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 1, 2005 11:45 AM
I am 5'1 IF I stretch real good ... I have been told I have olive skin (well, that's my Italian heritage, I suppose), with hazel eyes under glasses. My hair is more salt than pepper and I can't wait the day I turn completly silver .... no hair dye for me - thank you very much lol I like to wear my hair in a buzz cut... however lately it is somewhat longer...I am somewhat pear shape... and this IS my Italian heritage kicking in... lol....
I need to hit exercise in earnest ... to tone a little of everything which is shifting... Ah, the pleasure of getting old....er....
And if Cory wants to post the pic we took last year in NO he is welcome to it....
BTW.... I do have an accent... which gets thicker the more excited, mad I get... or so I have been told ROF
6'2", 180 lbs. Old, hairy, white Steve Urkel. Grey eyes. Brown hair. Whitish-reddish--brown beard. Glasses. Skinny but with Dunlop belly. I enjoy reading, candlelight suppers, long walks on the beach, and stalking minor celebreties from 1980's sitcoms. Favorite sitcoms - Steptoe and Son, Barney Miller.
Well, you're nothing like I imagined!! Do you mind saying how old you are, cos I thought you were 30 ish, tall, slim with a sharp, spiky hair style.... probably auburn!! Funny isn't it?
I thought you'd be tall but not skinny and the beard was non existent!!
Don't know Steve Urkel, but I liked Steptoe and Son, and hope you look more like son than father!! Can you remember their names : Albert?
Before you get here - here's my imagination picture of you! Tallish, maybe 6 foot. Fit, athletic build. Short dark hair, blue eyes. Nice smile. No beard or moustache and need to shave often cos of 5 oclock shadow. Good strong legs, quite hairy. A good crop of chest hair but not all over, just on your, well, breasts!!! If you know what I mean!!!
And I bet you're a bit like me - can be really deep and thoughtful and have really long, involved conversations, but on the other hand, can be really shallow and jokey.
Am I anywhere close??
Edited to add: tall, dark and handsome, after a teeny clue from Kats!!!
Edited again to say, about the deep/shallow bit - like the thing I just did about The Pope. See? Joking one minute, serious the next.
This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 1, 2005 1:11 PM This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 1, 2005 12:17 PM
I must "write" taller than I am because several people have said they imagined me being tall. As for the blonde part I've been told that too. I'm not sure I want to know why people (based on what I write) think I'm blonde. LOL
Glamorous? Hmmm....I have 3 kids, 5 dogs, 2 horses, and 2 birds. Not a lot of time for glamour. But it's nice to know someone imagines me that way.
Steve Urkel was an 80's (?) sitcom character. He played a nerdy teen with a very nasal sounding voice. But, when out of character (IMO) he was/is quite a handsome man.
Kat wrote>>>... hell it scares me to death when I think about the numbers>>
So don't think about the numbers.
Sandy
You get a winking smiling by typing a semi-colon in front of the parenthesis instead of a colon.
My images are more detailed because I talk too much!!!
Wonder if I got it right??
Edited to add
Ha ha ha ha ha de ha de ha ha ha
I can do two of em now!!!
Re edited cos of another dumb spelling mistake xxx
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This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 1, 2005 12:40 PM This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 1, 2005 12:38 PM
She just said about her hair sticking up on a different doobrie, so here's my guesstimate on her!
She's young, under 30. She has short black hair, fair skin, blue eyes and a great figure - meaning she's about five foot eight, and about 9 stone (in our money). She looks after herself, so she's fit, and I bet she eats really healthy stuff (like I do ... NOT!) and with heaps of energy, busy all the time.
xxx
I'm hogging this thread. Sorry.
Anthony is:
30 something. Fair hair. Blue eyes, slightly freckly skin. Five foot eleven. Slim build. Intelligent. No beard.
Am I close?
What? With Anthony? I was specific with the height...
Quinn, you're a real smarty pants, aren't you? Albert and Harold, oh yes! I bet you have all sorts of useless information tucked away in that brain!!
OK, when I was a kid in Oz, my FAVOURITE was The Beverley Hillbillies, but I can only remember the song from the bit that goes:
And then one day Jed was shooting at some ??? and up through the ground came a bubbling crude, oil that is, black gold, texas tea etc. I remember all the rest but not the start...
This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 1, 2005 1:57 PM
Well I was 6'4" but due to back disentergration I am now around 6'3", blue eyes with a touch of brown, blonde hair,goatee,weight 215 lbs.
I like fishing and shooting, the great outdoors,reading,net surfing,movies,dogs and I am a sucker for the underdog.
I have been told I kinda look like Tom Cochrane the musician....not sure if that is a compliment!lol
James
The way a man dies is not as important as the way he lived
Shooting what? Clay pigeons, I hope. I'm an animal lover. I won't hold it against you if you do shoot animals, I'd just prefer it was something that wasn't living....
Lose the goatie!! I hate em!! You know that photo that always comes up when you do a 'thingy' well, I can't see it. What is it? Can you put it on here bigger? Apart from the goatie, you sound pretty good to me xxxx
ooops, almost forgot
Well, she just has to be petite, cute, blonde curls, itsy bitsy waist size, likes to wear pink. Wouldn't be surprised if she even had little wings
xxxx
Ballad of Jed Clampet (Lester Flatt and Early Scruggs, bluegrass legends)
Opening Theme:
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, Then one day he was shootin at some food, And up through the ground came a bubblin crude.
Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire, Kinfolk said "Jed move away from there" Said "Californy is the place you ought to be" So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.
Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.
Closing Theme:
Well now its time to say goodbye to Jed and all his kin. And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in. You're all invited back a gain to this locality To have a heapin helpin of their hospitality
Hillybilly that is. Set a spell, Take your shoes off.
Y'all come back now, y'hear?.
Unauthorized grammar school version:
Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire, Second thing you know Jed's in his underwear, Third thing you know Jed's rolling in the hay, Fourth thing you know Jed's boffing Ellie May.
(doggie style, that is, take yer shoes off, set a spell ... etc)
I knew you'd know it!!! Now I remember. As for the alternative version, do you know the alternative 'Teddy Bears' Picnic?'
Can't remember the decent version, but alternative is:
If you go down to the woods today
You're in for a big surprise
Cos all the bears that you see there
Are gonna be circumcised
Yes every bear that ever there was
Is gathered there for certain because
Todays the day the teddy bears get their pricks nicked.
Well, a year ago, I was 278 lbs, 5'7", with naturally curly whatever color hair I felt like having that month (I started going gray at 15), a retrousse' nose (that's cute, but tiny), hazel brown eyes, with wire frame glasses. Today I am still 5'7" with normally dark brown/reddish brown naturally curly, past my shoulders hair, same nose, eyes and glasses, but after being on Weight Watchers' since June 28, 2004, and exercising like a veritable fiend, I weigh 168, wear a size 8 or 10 and despite having somewhat saggy breasts--comes from nursing daughters for three years total and losing weight--and a saggy tummy (again that losing weight thing)--oh, yeah, and being 49. According to my H (who has never had a weight problem in his lithe and trim life [the bum! LOL]), I am back to being a pretty hot number! (I hope he means how I look and isn't referring to the hot flashes I've been having lately!)
I'm going to bed now, so you've got hours to recall this one....
Flintstones, meet the Flintstones
They're the modern stone age family
Go on then, finish me off....
Oh dear!! I did it again!!! Can't believe I said that last line!!!!!!!!!
Seriously, getting things back on topic here with Fairyfriend singing us all the Fred Flintstone ballad....
I'm not really a wolf.
I'm 5'4" and always feel a bit short for my age....which is only 47. I have very dark brown hair cut just above shoulder length, and hazel eyes. I guess I have an olive complextion but not Kalamata olives. I wear about a size 8 generally although my shoes are 7 1/2. I like small petite earrings and quiet clothes as opposed to bright prints. In spite of working out and eating well, I'm aging. For sure.
Blue wolf wrote>>>Seriously, getting things back on topic here>>>
Thank you RW for bringing us back around. I leave for awhile and my thread turns into a discussion of tv theme songs from the 70's. I suppose it could be worse. It could have turned into a discussion about sex like all the other threads on this forum have.
I didn't know we were supposed to tell our shoe size. But I just realized something. I am 5' tall, I wear a size 5 to 5-1/2 shoe, and I wear a size 5 in clothes. Hmmm...does that mean anything? I also didn't say my age. I'm 44.
Fairyfriend wrote>>Let’s ride with the family down the street. Through the courtesy of Fred’s two feet.
Well thank you. I never knew those two lines. I always had to hum at that part. LOL
"I enjoy reading, candlelight suppers, long walks on the beach, and stalking minor celebreties"
Okay, Q that sounds more like a singles add LOL :>)
By the way, your description sounds quite a bit different than I imagined you.
Yes, Chris is eye candy :>) I saw that pic too!
Okay, I'm 5'3" and about 112 lbs (I've gained weight since my great loss after ex's A), I have all different colors in my hair naturally brown/red/blonde but it is mostly a brownish and I get blonde highlights. It is short and sort of sticks up in the back. I always had very dark brown eyes but now they are more green and brown both and are different in the daylight or darkness. I have always had freckles but you can't notice them as much now that I'm older. I work out quite a bit so am probably fairly muscular yet not butch - ha. I am have always been accused of moving too quickly and being hyper when I was little. I have tons of energy and was always a tom boy :>)
I don't visit the Open forum much, but Sandy ordered me...
Sandy,
> I'm 48 in September
I wouldn't have dreamed it... I figured you were in your 20's. You seem very young at heart. Certainly younger than me. I've been an old fart since I was a teenager.
> Anthony is: 30 something. Fair hair. Blue eyes,
> slightly freckly skin. Five foot eleven. Slim build.
> Intelligent. No beard. Am I close?
Not quite...
I'm six feet tall, turned 41 in November, most of my black hair has fallen out or turned grey, my eyes are brown with a bit of green, and I haven't been slim in years. I'm usually about 210 pounds, with a nice big belly to keep the top of my pants covered. I've only had a beard once in my life, and that only lasted a few months (a few years ago). A few people have told me I look like the actor John Ritter, but I've never seen the resemblence myself.
The whole intelligence thing is questionable too... Here's a pic from this last Christmas.
Cory,
> I've also been described as looking like a,
> "pyschotic Mr. Clean".
Funny, I thought "Mr Clean" the first time I saw your photo too...
Quinn
> 6'2", 180 lbs. Old, hairy, white Steve Urkel. Grey eyes.
> Brown hair. Whitish-reddish--brown beard. Glasses.
> Skinny but with Dunlop belly.
Seriously? I wouldn't have guessed.
All these years, I've had you pictured about 5'8", 40-50 years old, no beard, kind of thin dark hair like myself. Funny how we assign an image to "text only" acquaintances! The strange thing is I'll probably still picture you that way...
RW,
> only 47.
Again, I had you pictured much younger. Mid 30's. I've seen your photo, so I think I have an idea what you look like...
I'm 5'11" but weigh a little less than 150lbs, about the same all my adult life. "Lean" would be the polite description.
My hair, which once was red and brown (as opposed to auburn, I had some red and some brown) is now salt and pepper. Mostly salt, and very coarse so I keep it relatively short but not buzzed.
My face is very angular, with high cheekbones and a high forehead, and I have brown eyes and wear glasses. My goattee is catching up to my hair in color. I had to laugh at Sandy's description of body hair. I have plenty...but thankfully, none on my back.
Being of Anglo-German descent I am fair-skinned and freckled.
A friend described my look as "professorial", but then, I was wearing charcoal wool slacks and a tweed blazer at the time. (And thought to myself, geez, I don't need the WHOLE stereotype, do I? I already write and sound professorial!)
Chris.
ps. Thanks, GT and Kat and Charlie.
pps. If anyone remembers the movie "LA Confidential", Guy Pearce was in it. In character, he looked amazingly like me; at the time I was clean-shaven. A friend told me I HAD to go see the movie without telling me why. When Pearce came on screen the first time, I knew. It was spooky.
This message has been edited by chris924 on Apr 1, 2005 7:12 PM
Anthony wrote>>I don't visit the Open forum much, but Sandy ordered me>>
Welcome to the Open forum.
Thanks for posting the photo. What a great smile. I must say you look really happy in that photo. I called my husband over to take a look at it and said....this is the guy who posted the photos of the house he built. He said....Anthony? Guess he does pay attention. LOL
>>Funny how we assign an image to "text only" acquaintances! The strange thing is I'll probably still picture you that way>>
For some reason years ago I used to read Quinn's posts and imagine his voice sounded like Hoyt Axton's. He was the narrator on the movie Charlotte's Web. Even though I have no clue what Quinn's voice actually sounds like, I still get this image of Hoyt Axton every time I read one of his posts.
GT
(This is for Sandy. I edited this post to add the part about Hoyt Axton )
This message has been edited by gettingthere on Apr 1, 2005 8:24 PM
Anthony,
People generally do not believe I'm as old as I am let a lone a gramma. That has gone on for years....but I imagine the party will be over soon. You look very happy! Are you generally that happy? I wish I felt like that more often.
I'll tell you gals right now Chris is a very nice looking man. We had coffee once.
Quinn is a very nice looking man too in spite of his rather unbecoming description of himself.
GT, you're teeny weeny. I figured you were more like the average-sized woman of the United States.
H2C, you've got really nice wrists and a nice dog.
This message has been edited by Red--Wolf on Apr 1, 2005 8:24 PM
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the average U.S. woman is 5' 3.7 (162 centimeters) tall and weighs 152 pounds (69 kilograms). This corresponds to a Body Mass Index of 26.3 kilograms/meters², which is slightly less than the average man's.
The average U.S. male stands 5' 9.1 tall and weighs 180 pounds, with a Body Mass Index of 26.5 kg/m².
Sandy wrote>>>Does your husband use these boards, and if so, which one is he? Or is that private?>>
No, that's not private. My husband doesn't actively participate on the boards, but he does participate through me. For instance, he knows your story because when you came here I read it to him. He knows most of the names on this board and the stories that go along with them. He does get a little confused at times because there are a lot of people to keep up with. But he keeps up with most of what goes on. And every once in awhile he will ask for an update on someone. Not long ago he told me that he had a dream about the people on this forum. LOL
And since I'm talking about him on the "what do you look like thread" I'll tell you what he looks like. He's 5' 10" and weighs 165 pounds. He has very thick dark brown hair, with no traces of gray. His beard is dark brown with reddish tones, and some splatters of gray through it. He wears glasses. He works out regularly and has a nice build without being over done. And he has a wonderful smile.
That's because I'm opening the new automotive floor jack my wife got me for Christmas!
Actually, I didn't open it all. She didn't even wrap it. They loaded it in her car at the store, and when she got home she couldn't lift it out of the trunk. So, she had me carry it into the house for her. It was big, heavy, and I already knew what it was. So she didn't bother wrapping it.
I acted surprised anyway...
> this is the guy who posted the photos of the
> house he built.
Gee, I'm flattered that anyone even paid attention!
We've been in our new house almost 6 months now. Hard to believe, but we are loving it! Once it quits raining around here, we need to finish getting a lawn in. There's mud everywhere!
> I used to read Quinn's posts and imagine his voice
> sounded like Hoyt Axton's.
Hmm.. Never thought about Quinns (Barts) voice.
The first actor that comes to mind is Bob Hoskins (starred in Roger Rabbit, among other things).
I also imagine Quinn looking like Nathan Lane (voice of Timone on Lion King). I wonder if Quinns voice sounds anything like Nathan's?
Then again, I can picture Quinn as Mark Twain or Albert Einstein too...
I don't know WHO Quinn is describing!
> the narrator on the movie Charlotte's Web.
Hmm.. I can picture that too. I think it's because Quinn always seems so wise and knowledgeable. A wise person needs a wise voice like that...
RedWolf,
> Are you generally that happy?
I feel like I'm usually happy, but my wife say's I'm depressed all the time. So, I'm not sure. I can hide a lot of sadness behind a smile...
I have a funny idea. Since us women are so shy about posting pictures of ourselves how we are now, just for fun tomorrow I will post my "eyes" picture of me when I was around 8 or 9 years old. That is if my scanner cooperates!
Charlie :>)
Anthony
You do look a little like John Ritter :>)
This message has been edited by charlie288 on Apr 1, 2005 10:11 PM
My husband - the T-man - does not participate on these here boards lol.... nor does he know all the stories, however he will ask: Is everybody OK? or how is everybody doing? and of course, he met Cory, Karen and Seth, H2C, NighMary and Rocky and RAS/Stephen. He does communicate with Tex, they have that Navy/Army "thing" going
And Anthony.... that house of yours ... thank you for the pics -
I'm fat and old but that's OK., 'cause I have a heart of gold.
I think everyone here has a heart of gold.
Seriously though, I'm 5'4", caramel colored hair( or is that camel colored) fairly long, and blue-green eyes. I'm 51 years old. The guy who checked my ID at the airport yesterday told me I looked like I was 37. WEE HAAA baby what are you doin tonite? LOL
The reason I don't look my age is due to fat. I'd rather be slim and have a few wrinkles. I'm built like Dolly Parton and I don't like it, but I chicken out when it comes to surgery. I couldn't imagine making money off looks. Ick.
If you find that photo of Red Wolf's eyes on the other board, expand it to at least double its size, print it, take the piece of paper and screw it up into a tiny ball, then flatten it out, that's a bit what I look like!!!!
Except I've got blonde streaks added to my dyed brown hair.
This is because I don't have a scanner and wouldn't know what to do if I did xxx
Those Fruit of the Looms may have become too ripe. Or maybe they need to return to the Loom for a little repair.
However, I know some youngsters feel that they've 'got it going on' when the pants ride low and the boxers show. Perhaps that's the 'look' you're after.
Okay, because Kat said it was okay... This is Kat and I, taken in New Orleans last year....
And Sandy, this is the pic of me that you can't make out. WARNING TO THE GUYS!!! You may feel pain when looking at the picture!
Am I flexible? Here's one of me taken a few years back, during the winter when I would grow my hair back. I tell people that look at this picture that my instructor wanted a pic of my bald spot... WARNING! EVERYONE might feel pain looking at this one!
And normal, and, just like ordinary lovely human beings. Cory, you're a show off!!! I can't open my arms that wide, never mind my legs...
Uh oh, another one of those things I'm thinking I shouldn't have said......
Edited to add about Quinn's voice - I think he would sound like the guy that did the talking on War of the Worlds, who was that? Richard Burton? Well, you know, kind of educated and posh xxxxx
This message has been edited by sandy6957 on Apr 2, 2005 7:05 AM
The 3rd pic Cory posted - he still can do it... as a matter of fact he did it this past Xmas in my living room
A few weeks ago I took a Pilates class, the sister of a friend of mine was teaching the class. She is the female counterpart of Cory and even older than him lol....loose tendons, long, thin and strong muscles... and a core as strong as as steel. I was litterally in awe... what a beautiful sight she is... talk about poetry in motion...
What a great looking group we have on these boards!! I also had a mental picture of what many of you look like...and in some cases I was close...in others I was waaaayyyy off!
I'm almost 35 years old (birthday this week - ugh!), am about 5'4, I don't know how much I weigh...but I am very petite (a size 1 usually). I work out alot and actually teach aerobics - not the funky dance stuff...more like interval classes with high intensity cardio, plyometrics and weights (a far more 'athletic' workout). I have dark shoulder length hair (which changes colour every 6 weeks - I'm prematurely grey) and brown eyes. I would post a picture (if I knew how)....but I don't think I have anything even remotely recent!
I just can't believe you're 47 - where have you hidden the wrinkles?
You're lying, aren't you? You're only 27.
Not a wrinkle, not even round the eyes?? Not possible. I am SOOOO jealous.
xxxxxx
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Is that you that's the Charlie hurt 288 story I've just read on members? Well, whether or not its the same Charlie, you look gorgeous too! I'm becoming decidedly more and more jealous with each photo!! I guess its like I said earlier, we're all normal people. My H has been persuading me for the last 3 years that I'm not normal but I probably look as normal as the rest (if a bit heavier !!) So its nice to see that people that are slim and attractive cop the nasty sh** as well as the types like me.
xxxxxx
Anthony wrote>>>Gee, I'm flattered that anyone even paid attention>>
Are you kidding? I still remember seeing the first photos you posted. I know that you and your wife must be very proud, as well you should be. What an accomplishment.
Yes, Quinn does sound wise, doesn't he? I wonder if he smokes a pipe? Or just has one (unlit) hanging out of his mouth while he looks over his glasses and types?
Charlie
Well at least now I have a face to put with the person who played the April Fools joke on me. LOL BTW, you're a very beautiful woman. And you look much like I imagined you.
Sandy
Just because we all look normal doesn't mean we are.
H2C
I like that car. Where can I find me one of those?
GT
Edited to add that I have no idea why the font changed on me. And I don't have time to figure it out right now. LOL
This message has been edited by gettingthere on Apr 2, 2005 1:17 PM This message has been edited by gettingthere on Apr 2, 2005 1:15 PM
Cory- you're way more handsome than the Blind Justice on TV. Kats you have a kind, pretty face. Charlie you're adorable, cute as a button, and FIT. Stay that way, cause as we get older it gets a hell of a lot harder to stay slim.
Quinn are you going to be the resident picture poster for those of us who don't have a scanner, or are computer challenged?
That is a great photo of you two. We've always known Cory was handsome since he's posted photos for a long time now. (Of course, I'll always like him better in that red dress)
Kat
You don't look your age. And you're a beautiful woman as well. While looking at that photo I realized that your looks match your personality on the board. You look very at peace and wise.
We must really trust each other, putting these photos on here and everything. That's nice, isn't it. If Quinn got my e mail, I'm sure he'll put my picture up before the millenium's out.........
'at thar is a 1928 Ford car modified with a pickup bed, vary rare. It always gets a lot of attention at parades and car shows and stuff. Boy howdy, 'at thar car is definitely a chick magnet but, classie women folk like you n Charlie outa stick to cars with a roof.
I'm guessing it's supposed to look like the Beverly Hillbillies car?
Also, I'd like to know what colors that sling slot came in? I'm thinking I'd like to have one of those.
And speaking of cars. It's a beautiful day here. Sunny and high 60's. I'm taking my new "toy" for a spin. Of course it's not nearly as fancy as your's is.
GT
This message has been edited by gettingthere on Apr 2, 2005 1:49 PM
It was sunny and warm here today too - yes I'm talking about England!! It was 18 degrees (can't work it out in old money) and I took mine out for a spin, too.
Got the whole back lawn mowed.
Yeah but does your's have a moon shine still on tha side, a chicken crate full of chickens, a wood stove on tha back and a bucket to pee in? I'll bet your's has a roof don't it?
Edited to add about the sling shot from Victoria's Secret. They come in several colors. I think this is the Body By Victoria shaping full coverage bra. Comes in ivory, white, black, iced olive, buff, whisper pink, grape sorbet, cayman blue, chocolate, fun floral, vista blue, and naked (my favorite).
This message has been edited by hurt2core on Apr 2, 2005 3:00 PM
Can't do it right now, Chris. Sorry. My computer crashed a week or so ago. I can't find my software CD's and I so haven't been able to reinstall any software, including photo editing software.
For those interested in uploading pictures to posts on Network54, here are some nice instructions posted by Tom on the "Healing Heart" board:
... Sandy asked me to be sure to tell everyone that she's the one on the left. Or was it the right? Shoot. I'm pretty sure it was left. Well ... I guess if I'm wrong she'll straighten me out. In any case, it's a great pic.
All I get is a red cross on Red Wolfs post! Never mind. it seems everyone else can see it, and please note that I've got all the fat and saggy bits well hidden!!!
Chris
You do look like a college professor!
and most definately handsome! I would certainly like to have coffee with you
(see the stuff I can get away with when I am 3000 miles away! LOL)
Jean UK
Chris looks much like my asthma doctor. In fact when I first saw a photo of him it freaked me out because I thought it was him. Quite a handsome man indeed.
I think we have set a record with this thread, haven't we? Have we had one with this many posts since the forum started?
I think we all deserve a toothbrush. I have enjoyed reading about what everyone looks like. Yes, there are some might fine people on this forum. And apparently some mighty fine looking one's as well.
GT
Sandy
What a neat picture. That dolphin is cute. And you're too hard on yourself. You look good in that photo, even with wet hair. And you have a beautiful smile.
This message has been edited by gettingthere on Apr 2, 2005 10:29 PM This message has been edited by gettingthere on Apr 2, 2005 10:26 PM
>>I think we have set a record with this thread, haven't we? Have we had one with this many posts since the forum started?<<
Yes. It's a record breaker. Yesterday was a record-setting day too: we won for (a) greatest number of page views in 24 hours and (b) greatest number of posts. Sandy alone accounted for 3,274 posts yesterday (not that I'm counting).
You definitely don't give yourself enough credit. I'm sure I don't look that good with wet hair :>) Your beautiful and what a smile!
MM
I've worked out nearly my entire life and don't intend on quitting now :>) I actually enjoy exercise and it keeps me optimistic! I need to go back and check to see if I saw a pic of you. I can't remember but another poster said something about one, didn't they? I am very curious what you look like.
Cory and Kat
I'm pretty sure I have seen that picture before, you two are definitely a nice looking bunch and how wonderful that you two (and more) got to meet each other. Cory I liked the red dress a lot too :>)
H2C
Not sure about your roof comment (it's too late!) LOL but that car is very cool and definitely a chick magnet :>) What do you do with it? Car shows?
First of all, I was gonna ask whats the highest number of posts on a thread, but you all beat me on that question while I was asleep.
AND I notice that its only the girls on this board that have paid me compliments on my photo, so just what does that suggest?
Quinn, I did not post that many times: I've told you a million times not to exaggerate. I do it a lot quickly (there I go again) cos can't just come (and again) anytime cos of husband. I'm a scaredy cat.
Also, I think Jackson is by far the best looking of the whole lot. I'd love to give him a big hug and roll around the floor with him and fondle his ears.
xxxxxx
Sandy, I would have complimented you, but frankly, I could barely make out the picture with my crappy sight. Matter of fact, I didn't even realize there was a dolphin in the pic until someone else mentioned it!!
But, I'll take the word of those with better sight than I and say that you look great!
What am I, chopped liver? (he says in his best Quinn imitation) I thought I told you in chat that you look very pretty in that picture, wet hair and all. You have nice eyes and a nice smile, which is what I notice first about any woman.
Don't you dare post that 'goth vampire' picture I sent you of me taken last Halloween - I doubt the black lipstick looks that good!! I am working on getting my main puter back up and then will post a much more 'normal' shot!
Will email you soon
Jean UK
I've never seen the OS mentioned as a potential problem for Network54 but that could be. The support people make it pretty clear that some features of the message boards are available only on Internet Explorer (maybe v 5 or higher). Which web browser are you running?
Y'all look beautiful. Actually, Chris's photo was quite like what I imagined, altho I didn't imagine the gray.
I've tried for 1/2 hour to put my photo up, but I am unable to "upload" it from my PC. Anyone know why that may be?
Jean
P.S. Okay...I've got my tiny photo by my name, but I can't seem to use the "insert object" command correctly to get it in the body of the message. this is a bit frustrating.
This message has been edited by Jean150 on Apr 3, 2005 8:48 PM
thanks. Yes, that's my baby girl. She stole the show at my nephew's wedding last fall. (Just had to brag a little.....you know....I'm living thru my children a bit until.....if ever.....I am able to lose 40-50 pounds.....I cringe sometimes when I see my photo but I think that my kids are photogenic.)
You're right, you did compliment me on chat the other night - thank you. Sorry for disgregarding that, like I said I'm not very good at taking compliments, and also like I said, its the only picture of me I have on the computer and it does cover up all the flabby saggy bits!!
Quinn, of course, has risen above such trivialities and doesn't even comment on my jokes now. Think he's gone stately on me....
And what about Jackson -aint he the best!!!???
and after seeing jean's such a cutie daughter i didnt want to play anymore haha
but hey i am nearly 45 years old so i cant be as slim as her now can i haha
ok, this is me, my eldest son and of course my mum who recently passed.
this was taken last year
This message has been edited by spirit60 on Apr 4, 2005 7:52 AM
one of me on australia day, working very hard running a lost kids tent hahaha, like my aussie flag tattoo on the arm hahahaha
this is what i look like when mum isnt around haha (actually my hair is quite short now too)
cheers (now where did i put that vampire pic of our jean hahaha)
This message has been edited by spirit60 on Apr 4, 2005 8:01 AM This message has been edited by spirit60 on Apr 4, 2005 8:00 AM This message has been edited by spirit60 on Apr 4, 2005 7:57 AM
Going over this post got me to notice - and this is a generality - we find a way to criticise ourselves...
Very early in life I had to deal with being vertically challenged LOL alright short. I was always the first child in a line... I learned that was the way it was going to be... short lol. But later on, when a tad older, I was told I was, in fact, taller than my mother she was about 4'11!!!!
I have a constant personal gripe about my legs, I don't like their look.... even more now that I have become toooo sedentary. This something I could do something about...however my height is not negotiable. LOL
My point is: we are all different - and we are all similar - and above all - WE ARE ALL BEAUTIFUL specimens of the human race....
And at the risk of sounding like a fortune cookie:
my legs are my best bit - i wish i could be all legs haha
that was until in an unusual leg shaving manouver of the lower legs i realised the upper legs were hairy too, god that kept me inside for a weekk hahahah
Most or some people's computer takes soooooo long to load a thread of this length, especially when pictures are involved. You did not scare us away. LOL I mean, have you seen my pictures? Now that's scary.
Kat - You're so right! Everyone is beautiful in their own unique way and it's sad that so many of us are too quick to downplay our beauty and highlight our 'shortcomings'.
Shortly after d-day (when I was going through a bit of self-doubt and blaming myself for H's affair) my best friend verbally slapped me in the face. I was comparing my 'physical' self to OW. My best friend said to me, 'You are beautiful (both inside and out)...do you know how many women who are maybe not-so physically attractive and whose figures had seen better days, would assume that you must have a wonderful life with a loving, faithful husband - JUST because of the way you look??' In other words - it's what's on the inside that counts AND that no physical or personality 'triat' is going to lead a spouse to wander AND many people (mistakenly) equate good looks with happiness.
I needed to hear those words then. I wonder...if we all 'loved' ourselves and felt confident about ourselves, would we have been as inclined to 'blame' ourselves (at least initially) for our spouse's affair?
This message has been edited by KJR2 on Apr 7, 2005 12:01 PM
Kat wrote>>>Very early in life I had to deal with being vertically challenged LOL alright short. I was always the first child in a line... I learned that was the way it was going to be... short>>>
I hear ya Kat. And I still deal with being short. While on a field trip with (6th graders) a few years back the principal grabbed the hood on the back of my jacket because he thought I was one of the kids cutting in line. LOL
I have a friend who is almost 6' tall. She slumps because she feels she is too tall. So yes, I think we seem to all find something to criticize about ourselves.
Kath
Don't think you scared anyone off. I think some folks just moved on to talking about music, books, and underwear. LOL
I keep trying to upload this so you all can see my handsome son, commonly known on these boards as Junior. He's not really a junior (thank GOD!) but he is the light of my life. He has such a sunny personality, even though he is going through the terrible twos and is displaying so much of the stubborness that endeared me (sarcastic) to his father. Actually, in Junior, I find it kind of sweet. Ask me again when he's 13 or so....
http://www.network54.com/Realm/tmp/1112889763.GIF
Oh, and doesn't his mom dress him funny? I can hardly wait 'til he brings home his first girlfriend. Have I shown you pictures of Robert when he was a baby? BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Unfortunately I have no pictures of myself. I hate how I turn out in pictures. I am so NOT photogenic so I avoid them like the plague actually. So I can't post any for you to see but here's my description.
I'm short -- 5 feet 2 inches.
I'm curvy -- quite the hourglass figure but on the plump side I'm afraid -- I'm carrying about 25 pounds more than I should be right now.
I'm a brown eyed girl -- large, expressive brown eyes. My eyes are the window to my soul for sure.
My lips are full and I have one dimple. I'm not the high cheekboned type. My heritage is Italian and I have that dark Italian look.
I look young for my age. At least that's what people tell me. I have a very clear complexion and almost no wrinkles. So I think that and my short stature helps me pass for much younger than my 40 years.
I've been wearing my hair short for years now. Right now its very short and choppy -- sort of a modern, messy, spiky look. I had it died vibrant red. My hair is naturally dark brown with some grey coming through. But I recently coloured it quite RED.
I wear glasses. I have since I was 10. Can't stand the thought of contacts. So I wear a really cool pair of black Versace frames.
Other than that I am very physically expressive -- people tell me I make alot of funny faces when I talk and I do the Italian talking with my hands thing. I smile alot. I am known for my very loud laugh - I don't hold back. I like to talk and engage people and make connections. I am quick witted and am pretty fast with the comebacks. My last boss described me as "disarming".
Too bad I can't post something but someday I might if I find a picture I like well enough.
"I hate how I turn out in pictures. I am so NOT photogenic so I avoid them like the plague actually. So I can't post any for you"
Jane
Believe it or not, I rarely take good pictures either. I didn't even really like the one that I posted because I was squinting but, what the heck :>) We are probably all our worst critic.
Wow what flirts!! Ill try and post a photie but dont really know how to do it? Im 6'02",short (crewcut - low maintenance in my work) dark hair,fifteen well placed stones, slim, blue-eyed, big smile (not much these days though), and well thats it really!
'One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger'
Who flirted? I didn't see no flirting!! Plenty of fishing for compliments (and I got some too, but being me, not good at taking them). I can't tell you how to get a photo on here, I had to e mail mine to The Mighty Quinn to get it on (so to speak - or is that flirting??) but if you have a digital camera, I'm sure there's a way of pasting it somehow. Ask one of the clever lot!!
xxxx
I am 5'11" 240 # built like a line backer a little flab around the middle but mostly muscle
little has changed from this picture only thing different is a little gray at the temples.
These are my two boys age's 3 & 1 now 9 & 7
Tony
This message has been edited by T007 on Apr 10, 2005 8:13 PM
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I have been told I have olive skin (well, that's my Italian heritage, I suppose), with hazel eyes under glasses. My hair is more salt than pepper and I can't wait the day I turn completly silver 
