What surprises most people about you?

[JohnKleeb]

Some people know that I tried Marijuana and were oh so surprised, damnit you advocate for every liberal policy in the book including legalizing it and not criticizing it.

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. That I'm over 40.

On account of my schoolgirl complexion that won me so many admirers on the Champs-Elysées.

[havocmom]

2. Too many think that since I am generally kind & patient I am gonna

let them get away with shit. When they take a run at my sunny disposition and crash into what my daughter calls 'the blond wall' it shocks and awes! Those slow learners who try it twice, perhaps thinking there had been an error really get surprised. ;)

[tsakshaug]

3. that I was an Eagle Scout?

Cut off my pony tail for the award

[mark414]

4. 2 things usually

one being that all i listen to is hip hop

second would probably be how much pot i smoke

both since i'm "such a clean cut kid" ha!

[JohnKleeb]

5. I dont listen to hip hop, more of a rock/classical guy

Ha, god I hate when people judge like that, its stupid.

[mark414]

17. well another one that probably applies to you too

is that people are always surprised by how young i am, especially on this board where you can't really see my face or anything...

[JohnKleeb]

19. Oh I think most people should know

I am a silly ass. I actually wear my hair relatively long but people still think I am clean, :grr:, maybe thast why no one invites me to any parties :), kidding its my shy nature.

[mark414]

29. wait...why aren't you in school?

speaking of which...i have to head off to class

farewell for now

[JohnKleeb]

32. illness

Lets just say that the common cold bites ass.

[SarahB]

6. Everything.

I'm a woman in my 30's with children and an IQ up the wazoo, yet people generally think I'm in my mid-20's and dough-brain based upon superficialities alone. I'm fairly reserved, but people have often liked to label that as well as "bitch". Whatever. :eyes:

[JohnKleeb]

7. nothing bitchy about being reserved

I dont like to talk sometimes, its just my nature, people are assholes. Sorry you get judged, people are such judgemental pricks sometimes.

[SarahB]

9. People openly said it when I was your age.

Now, I just get the "vibe" frequently. I'm really quite the goofball when people get to know me though. :silly:

[TlalocW]

8. That I'm a liberal

If I shave off my goatee and maustache, I look pretty military because I lift weights and keep my hair pretty short to keep grooming simple.

The second thing being that I'm a complete tee-totaler.

TlalocW

[da_chimperor]

10. Probably how my cooking is more than good enough to back up my boasting

and my rather unusual love of olives. I'm feeling quite humble today. :)

[JohnKleeb]

11. Dude if I ever go over to Holland, your cooking better be good

:). I am actually considering going to Europe sometime within the next few years that said.

[da_chimperor]

15. Hell yeah it's good.

I can make Italian, French cuisine, Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Thai, you name it. And I'm a monster on the barbecue. I'll most likely get a job over here once I'm done with college. You've got a permanent invite. :)

[JohnKleeb]

22. Way cool

I really am thinking about doing a European trip, I want to stop in Ireland duh, the former Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, Russia maybe, and of course, beautiful Holland, the land of the truly FREE :).

[calico1]

12. That I am quiet and reserved by nature.

At least from people that are not familiar with New York City. I was born and raised in the Bronx so when these people find that out I will usually get a remark such as "But you're so nice and quiet." I guess they expect me to be a gang member or be violent or something? :shrug:

[tigereye]

13. that I spent about 15 years

palying in a post-punk band. I really don't look like the type.

[givemebackmycountry]

18. When pushed....

People find out VERY quickly that I am from New York City and they get some of that attitude BOTH BARRELS.

But, usually people are surprised at how quiet and laid back I am.

[yvr girl]

14. People generally think I'm younger than I am

Oddly enough, this is true for people who have seen me and people who have only corresponded with me.

[immoderate]

16. That I tap danced professionally.

Especially now that I'm committed to losing 30 pounds.

--IMM

[sniffa]

20. that i'm so hot

j/k

onLine - that i'm as young as i am.

offLine - that i'm as oLd as i am.

[JohnKleeb]

23. Yeah I was gonna say lol

arent you the magnet :D. Ive seen you get hit on from both sides. I never get hit on by anyone.

[sniffa]

24. i stay up aLL night

i faLL asLeep watching dragnet
never sLeep aLone because
jimmy's a magnet

- mike d

[JohnKleeb]

26. ha good for you

I wish I were a magnet of any kind but I guess going long hair in a relatively conservative part of the country isn't the way to go, who cares though, I want to do anything I can to avoid being mistaken for a young republican.

[Ladyhawk]

35. Mike, do you have a program that automatically capitalizes all those L's?

It would be handy. :) You should see if it's possible and hit on a programmer. :D

[sniffa]

39. nope

it comes naturaL.

[EstimatedProphet]

21. That I'm a fishery biologist

Most people don't even know what that is. Add the fact that I have a doctorate to that and most people are really confused.

[Ladyhawk]

36. So, does that make you an ichthyologist, or am I also confused? n/t

[EstimatedProphet]

47. Close, but no.

An ichthyologist is a fish biologist. They study fish tthemselves-physiology, taxonomy, etc. A fishery biologist studies fish populations and their environment.
It's kind of like the difference between a psychologist and a sociologist.

[achtung_circus]

41. If you are into salmonids at all,

you probably know my cousin.

[EstimatedProphet]

48. I'm not much, sorry.

More into invertebrate ecology and fish interactions than anything. But I did do a little trout culture out west.

[RaleighNCDem]

25. That I'm not quiet around people that I'm comfortable with...

Most people think I'm just shy and 'need to come out of my shell.' I just don't talk to people that aren't interesting to me.

[the Princess]

27. That even tho I come off as a bit of a bitch online

I am actually quite shy in person and it takes me a while to warm up to people.

And most people think I am at least 10 years younger than I am. :shrug:

[trof]

28. That I can levitate.

Usually stops folks in their tracks.

[CO Liberal]

30. That I Have Two Children In Their Late 20s

People keep telling me that I don't look 52.

[BiggJawn]

31. That I'm a Liberal.

I must look like a Conservative or something.
Note to Self: Don't let your mouth hang open so much. That might be it.....

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[JohnKleeb]

34. I was surprised to know that you can talk Grovelbot

I guess if I can dig up some money, I'll donate.

[AlCzervik]

37. I was a Girlscout troop leader for 5 years

we had an awesome troop.

[miss_kitty]

38. That I am my age and

That I weigh as much as I do (Those 2 things shock me and my doctors as well)

[Glenda]

74. You too have heavy bones and young looks?

That's my explanation anyway.

[flamingyouth]

40. That I was in a sorority and the Junior League

It just doesn't seem to fit, for some reason. :D

[Nikia]

56. Some people are suprised that I was in a sorority also

Although at work, they'd probably be more shocked that I got reduced lunches my in high school. I think that one or the other or both taken together would suprise most people that I know.

[ghostsofgiants]

42. That I don't drink or use any drugs (aside from caffiene)

I suppose it's rare to find a dreadlocked, punk-rock-listening 19 year old who doesn't drink or get high.

[Bertha Venation]

43. That I attended a Baptist college and am a former fundamentalist evan-

gelical Christian.

[Dervill Crow]

64. That I'm not still a fundamentalist evangelical Christian

and that I'm as old as I am.

[Mizmoon]

44. That I know curse words

I must look very sweet and innocent because often if people curse around me, they then look at me and apologize. I'm always amazed because I'm the biggest pottymouth I know.

they used to be surprised I smoked, but now I quit so I don't have that problem anymore. BTW, I really really want a cigarette even though it has been over three months now ...

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

45. I'm not sure anymore...

I haven't socialized a whole lot since becoming a mom.

I guess ever since the age of 12 people have always assumed that I am younger than I really am. I was mistaken for a 12 year old a few times as a senior in high school. For right now this is still a bad thing because I am only 25. I guess I kind of look like a a teenager because I don't wear makeup, I'm pretty slim, and I'm small chested. I would rather be seen as a woman in her mid-twenties, like I am, instead of a teenager. I used to work as a high school teacher, so it's particularly insulting to me when someone thinks I'm a teenager like my ex-students were(especially considering most of the kids at this high school I worked at behaved like they were raised by wolves :mad:). However, I'm hoping I'll still have this problem when I get into my 30's and 40's. :)

I'm sure a lot of things other things about my life would be surprising to anyone who didn't really know me.

[Joe Power]

46. That I never graduated from college

[JVS]

49. Not only am I the president of the hairclub for men, but I'm also a member

:-)

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

63. Wow, I'm surprised! n/t

[Radio_Lady]

50. I dated Larry King once in the 1960's...and again in 1971...

I also took over his nightly Miami radio show when he was arrested a few days before Christmas in December, 1971.

See his photo at:

http://www.mugshots.com/Celebrity/Larry+King.htm

His misfortune was my good fortune. I was heard by the programmers at WEEI in Boston, and they hired me for my own full-time radio show in May, 1972.

[enigmatic]

73. Did he tell you that damn Gil Mopo story all the time, too?

And the Baby-Tender story? Oy..

[Radio_Lady]

75. I don't recall that he told those stories... In earlier years, he had...

great talent as a broadcaster. You don't see much of the ability he exhibited in those younger days. Little of it shows on CNN, but he had talent as a sportscaster as well as a disk jockey.

[LynzM]

51. Hrm...

Generally people think that I act older than I am, and look younger. It's a funny mix. The fact that I had neon purple hair surprises people, as does the fact that I have a kid! (You don't look old enough to have a 2-year-old, LOL)

[yellowdogintexas]

52. That I am 56 years old,

that I have been married twice

and from time to time when I get royally pissed off about something and let fly with fairly pithy comment of one kind or another.

somehow it shocks the hell out of people when I call someone an asshole.

I must not look like the type

[Guy Fawkes]

53. That I'm a complete straight edge...

and you'd be surprised too, if you ever saw me.

[bettyellen]

54. that I bellydanced, because I just don't look it. No hips. but my chiro-

practor recommended it for back problems. And they did disappear and I grew 1/2 an inch taller.
I also get a lot of, whoa, you're actually really smart! I think it's the hair and girliness throws people. Actually my hair was very belly dancer ish. I could sweep the floor with it back then.

[progressoid]

55. That I have an 18 year old daughter

[blondeatlast]

57. That I'm such a Leftie.

I'm a dyed blonde, clothes horse, lipstick and heel wearing soccer mom type.

[NightTrain]

58. My third butt cheek.

[Amaya]

59. That I have kids

guess, I look like a non-parent :shrug:

[Allenberg]

60. I'm an enlisted man in the Air Force

who is a signals intelligence analyst, but is a liberal-to-moderate Libertarian who typically votes Democrat and is a member of the ACLU, is okay with war (when needed), the death penalty, and abortion.

[CubsFan1982]

61. That I listen to hip hop.

For some reason, people seem to look at me as a conservative guy. Certainly not in a political context, 60 seconds after you've met me, you know I'm a flaming liberal. But I dress and act conservatively for the most part. People are also shocked that I'm not as old as I look. I've had people think I was anywhere from 25 to 33 years old, only to be floored when I show them my driver's license. True story, whenever I'd hang out at a bar or a club with some friends before I turned 21, I never got carded for liquor. The day I turn 21, I go out with some friends for my birthday, order a beer, and the waitress asks for my ID. Figure that one out. :D

[JimmyJazz]

62. That I like rap and thet I know how to dance.

Oh - and my age. I don't act my age.

[Hardrada]

65. That I can remember what they said 40 years ago.

I often startle people with what I can recall with exactitude.

[Hardrada]

66. Oh and that my wife is a DAR member.

This does not compute!

[NightTrain]

67. That I don't have a college degree.

Seems I'm way too articulate and well-informed to have attended only two years of college before I dropped out. That's what folks tell me, at least.

[SmileyBoy]

68. People are surprised when I tell them my weight.

Usually, people don't believe I'm 230. Generally they think I weigh between 200-210.

[HeyManThatsCool]

69. That I'm not a tough bitch all the time & that I do cry over silly things

[cally]

70. I think few who meet me understand how liberal I am

It doesn't take long to get it, but most don't know.

[mykpart]

71. If I told you

the thread would get locked!

[Wat_Tyler]

72. That I am in fact Woody Allen.