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noisy introvert

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single females with no single female friends to go out with Posted: 5/13/2008 12:34:18 PM
Welcome back Cindy! We all missed you. Too bad you won't be around this weekend, but I'm sure we will all get the chance to get together and have a good time, tripping the light fantastic, and all that!

noisy introvert

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single females with no single female friends to go out with Posted: 5/6/2008 3:42:50 PM
Justme05 and I are getting together next weekend, if anyone else is interested, please contact one or the other and we will make plans.

noisy introvert

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single females with no single female friends to go out with Posted: 5/1/2008 10:21:07 AM
So is this Saturday night a good time for everyone? I think we've farted around long enough now, and should most definitely do something about it. I suggest we agree to a time to meet at the Tim Hortons on Harvey Street, have a coffee/tea, and then boogie downtown. I may possibly have a friend in from out round the bay, but she is also single and we could certainly use the advice of anyone there who knows of a bar with good danceable music.

noisy introvert

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single females with no single female friends to go out with Posted: 4/26/2008 5:52:29 AM
Harvey Street is the street The Rooms and CLB are on. The Tims there is in front of the RNC headquarters, and close enough to downtown to walk it from there. Plus, there's good parking. Anyone with a car can leave it there, and cab back if needs be. I think a girls night out for those of us who are either new to town or have no single friends to go out with is a wonderful idea!

noisy introvert

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Coming to Newfoundland Posted: 4/20/2008 3:24:20 PM
If I may, I would suggest you go to a "Screech In", they can be a lot of fun. The one at Christians' on George Street is the best one I've seen. The very talented young actor who presides is the son of the fellow who revived this ceremony. During the summer months, it's on every night of the week, and well worth a look see.

noisy introvert

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single females with no single female friends to go out with Posted: 3/31/2008 3:18:36 AM
I just found this thread.......can I come too? said in a very small voice, very bashfully. I moved here 8 months ago, and the only people I've met to hang out with are people at work, and most of them are quite a bit younger than I am, so going out is sort of difficult. I have gone downtown with them twice, and I felt like everyones' mom....sigh. I miss the friends I had in the last town I lived in, and would like to make some more here in Sin Johns'. Actually, this idea is an excellent one! It would be so nice to go out and just giggle and cut loose. We could all meet at the Tims on Harvey, and go downtown from there. I'm not very familiar with the bars here, and I hope some of you are, I'd love to find one that I can take my friends to when they come in to visit me.

noisy introvert

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Mystery of Changing a Man AFTER Marriage - Unlocked Posted: 3/23/2008 6:40:01 AM
A congregation is having their usual Sunday service, half dozing through the sermon, when the doors slam open, and THE DEVIL RUSHES IN! pandemonium breaks out, as he struts back and forth in front of the alter, bellowing and blowing fire from various body orifices. People are trampled as they scatter for the exits. Finally, there is only one older gentleman sitting in the pews, watching the performance with a bemused look on his face. The devil looks at him and roars "I AM THE DEVIL! FEAR ME!" The fellow doesn't reply. The devil again screams in a window shattering voice "I AM THE DEVIL, COME TO TAKE YOU TO HELL AND TORTURE YOU THROUGHOUT ETERNITY!" Again no reply. The devil then asks "WHY ARE YOU NOT FLEEING IN PANIC? WHY DO YOU NOT SHIVER FOR YOUR SOUL? WHY DO YOU NOT LOATHE AND DESPISE ME?' Finally there is an answer, in a soft, quiet voice "I have been married to your sister for 53 years. "

noisy introvert

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You know you're getting older when... Posted: 3/23/2008 6:32:01 AM
You eat your favourite meal, watch your favourite movie, and read your favourite book EVERY day, and never tire of it cause you can't remember doing it yesterday!

noisy introvert

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Best place to meet singles in St Johns and the Clarenville area Posted: 3/22/2008 8:31:13 PM
Hey Still of the Night, do you remember the Dunrovin? Or am I dating myself too much? I agree with you on the drug scene in C'ville, it's getting scary out there. I have a family member living there, and he's told me some pretty hairy stories. I wonder why things are going the way they are there? There were a lot of attitudes I didn't understand in that town.

noisy introvert

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Best place to meet singles in St Johns and the Clarenville area Posted: 3/22/2008 9:19:31 AM
I used to go out every Friday night (in C'ville) with some friends, just to dance and celebrate being single, and because I wouldn't allow myself to be picked up, or pick up, I was asked if I was gay, what was wrong with me, and so on. After a couple of months, I got the nickname Ice Princess, all because I wasn't a skank. And the runours! A single woman, working and living there is a rare creature if she's not sleeping around. I heard it all about myself, and to tell the truth, it was pretty funny. I had just come out of a 20+year marriage, and wasn't ready to start dating, and when I was, I had come to realize what the people there were like, so as soon as I could, it was pack up the ole kit bag and shift to town. I'm amazed at the difference in Sin Johns', all you have to do is say "No thank you" to a man, and he's okay with that, no immediate vicious reaction. The women all consider other women to be competition, as well, and I fail to understand why. There's nothing there to compete for, seriously! As to Mike, if you are interested in a club that the people are decent and the music generally pretty good, check out the Bayview in Lethbridge on a Saturday night. WAYYYYYY better!

noisy introvert

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Best place to meet singles in St Johns and the Clarenville area Posted: 3/22/2008 7:09:19 AM
Well, thank you Still of the Night, for verifying my view. It's nice to know I'm not the only one who found C'ville to be a difficult place to date people. The dating pool there is, shall we say, "extremely shallow." As a matter of fact, I strongly feel if I had been living here (or almost anywhere else) I would not have put a profile on PoF, let alone even HEARD of this site. As it stands now, I've made some excellent friends through here, and mainly stick around for the forums. Plus, with my life (work, home, work, home, yadda yadda), I rarely get out to meet people. That will change when/if spring gets here, I'm sure of it.

noisy introvert

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Best place to meet singles in St Johns and the Clarenville area Posted: 3/13/2008 5:05:40 PM
Hi Mike....I lived in Clarenville for over two years, give up on that place my son! I've found Sin Johns' a much friendly place,and so much easier to meet people in this town as well. Guys just strike up conversations everywhere, in the supermarkets, at Tims, on the bus, no matter where you are. Clarenville I found to be a cold snotty town, with an attitude. Sorry to anyone from there that reads this, but it's true. Too much minding everyone elses' business, and not enough minding their own, small town mentality, I guess.

noisy introvert

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It's time for another party! February 23rd, 2008 Posted: 3/4/2008 3:29:27 AM
Yeah, but...........I'm new to St. Johns', and lazy along with it.

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It's time for another party! February 23rd, 2008 Posted: 2/26/2008 2:39:00 AM
I'd just like to thank Brandi and the others who took time from their busy lives to organize the do on Saturday night. I'm sure everyone who attended had a great time, and if you need any help with the next one, please let me know. I'd be more than glad to help! See you next time around, hopefully during the summer months, at least then everyone who wanted to go will be able to, instead of getting snow bound.

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It's time for another party! February 23rd, 2008 Posted: 2/7/2008 2:00:40 AM
Woohoo! I'm living in town now, so that means I get to go! (Insert excited little dance here)

noisy introvert

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Reading Body Language? Do Us Guys Often Miss the Signals? Posted: 12/7/2007 4:10:58 PM
Signals???? WHAT signals?????

noisy introvert

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You are a jerk because you don't like the fake pictures I sent you.. Posted: 10/26/2007 8:30:47 PM
Okay, okay, I admit I'm famous....or is that infamous?!? But it is the real me, and recent!

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Can a man and woman remain friends after a relationship? Posted: 10/26/2007 8:27:16 PM
Sigh, an update. There are now two exs in my past that I can't be friends with, besides the exhusband. The nutjob of a couple of years ago, and a man I saw this year for a few months who told me how special and important I was to him. Against my better judgment I started letting him into my life and heart, only to have him drop (IN A MSN CHAT, THE COWARD!) that he was now happier than he had been in years because he finally had a good woman in his life! He had been seeing someone else for a couple of weeks, and didn't tell me. I was planning on telling him the next time we were together how my feelings for him had grown. He made me feel very small and like a convenient piece of meat, so he is number two. The wall is back and stronger than ever. I prefer to remain on cordial terms with exs, but when they intentionally hurt me, sorry, bub, don't expect any friendship from this quarter.

noisy introvert

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Just a question...how do you feel about the word Newfie? Posted: 10/26/2007 8:14:09 PM
EXCELLENT, CINDY!

noisy introvert

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Q for you...Where do you figure NL will be 5-10 yrs from now? Posted: 8/14/2007 9:08:48 PM
The better wages often translate into higher cost of living, unfortunately. I've never seen as much work here as there is nowadays, I guess cause so many have gone away. I moved to St. John's recently (for work, the largest emplyer in rural NL seems to be WalMart) and not only did I get a full time job with decent wages, I've hooked up two part time jobs as well! I think that anyone who's willing to work can stay here now, but maybe the mindset of HAVING to leave is ingrained in too many. I lived away, and felt the whole time as if I were living in a cultural wasteland. Bless this province, and all who sustain her!

noisy introvert

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Just a question...how do you feel about the word Newfie? Posted: 8/14/2007 7:29:05 AM
I bristle when I haven't shaved my legs for a few days!

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For the divorced now single crowd who are dating Posted: 8/10/2007 7:12:14 AM
I would remarry IF I could find an old man with a bad cough and a Greek Island...LOL! Seriously, though, my first marriage last 23 years, and I can't see myself EVER doing the wedding thing again. I think you can have a good partnership without the piece of paper that tells the world you have undergone a ceremony. Commitments are made in the heart, rather than in front of a minister, priest, justice of the peace or whatever. I would like to meet someone to share my life with, however, I'm past the time to have children, so I see no need for a legal document in any future relationship. As to getting married to have your friends and family join in your happiness, I plan (if that day ever comes) to have one hootin' great party on the event of the anniversary of our first year living together. By that time, I should know if it's working or not. By the way, I've been single for 2 1/2 years, and been dating for the past 1 1/2 years. I've met some extremely nice men, and some not so nice ones, but haven't met the one I want to share my life with yet. Perhaps I'm being overly cautious, and there are times I feel I may have just let the "right one" get away, BUT my marriage was terrible for the last 18 years, and I want never ever to undergo what I did during those dark times. I'm self sufficient, smart, attractive and have a sense of humour, so I'm just biding my time until the right man comes along. I have no disillusions of him making me happy, rather, I want to share happiness with him.

noisy introvert

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Just a question...how do you feel about the word Newfie? Posted: 8/9/2007 3:46:44 AM
Oh, and I was raised (as were most of my friends and all my family) NEVER to use a term such as Canuck, Yankee, Spic, Heb, and so on. I think the ingrained respect I have for other human beings is the reason I deplore that lack in some people I have met in my life.

noisy introvert

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Just a question...how do you feel about the word Newfie? Posted: 8/9/2007 3:41:35 AM
Okay, newtoNFLD...how 'bout the term CFA (come from away)? I know that we Newfoundlanders can be a bit insular at times, but I really have to disagree about many of us being small-minded and/or miss-informed. Newfoundlanders are enthusiastic world travellers with the ability to adapt to other cultures - witness all of those working in Alberta, a culture radically different than their own, with the only similarities being the use of English and Canadian dollar - as well as the eager hand extended to those in need, no matter where the person is from, without question. The sinking of an American warship off St. Lawrence and those stranded here during 9/11 come to mind immediately. I realize I am a proud Newfoundlander, but I am in no way labouring under the misconception that we are better than any other group, HOWEVER I must state that I have seen less prejuidice here than anywhere else I've lived. I saw it in Toronto while I lived there, and especially in Perth (Ottawa valley) while I lived there, and I am not speaking of a bias against NLers, rather one against anyone of a different colour, culture or religion. I was 38 when I moved there, and had lived off-island for a good many years, but it still blew me away.

noisy introvert

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Do the Math... Posted: 8/8/2007 4:10:32 AM
Anicca...LOVE the last one! Thanks so much, I've gotta start using it.

noisy introvert

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What is marrying material for a man? (women please?) Posted: 8/7/2007 4:01:42 AM
I think marrying material is a person who realizes there are stages to a long term relationship. First you fall in lust. Then in love. Then in friendship, and lastly, in companionship. Anyone who expects the fireworks and passion of the "honeymoon" period to last is setting themselves up for failure. I was married for 23 years....I may possibly live with someone eventually, but I intend to never ever ever remarry. Right now I'm enjoying the single life with the freedom it brings me. On second thought, though, if I could find an old man with a Greek Island and bad cough, I might reconsider.......

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Newfoundland Ladies in Ontario Posted: 7/30/2007 12:46:05 PM
I lived away for a long time (Downsview and Ottawa) and I've been home now for 4 years....and every day I wake up I'm glad to be here. What is it with everyone wanting a woman from Newfoundland? When I lived there, and told guys I was from NL, it was as though they thought I was really exotic or something!

noisy introvert

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Do people truly want honesty? Posted: 7/29/2007 10:41:03 AM
It's been my experience THEY want YOU to be honest....but not the reverse. I'm honest and lay all my cards on the table, but a few times (while he is saying that I am exactly as I represent myself) I find out he hasn't been honest with me at all. Hmmmm....funny, isn't it? But in a bizarre unsettling way. I have to say though, I have met two men here who were honest. And 3 who weren't, so the average so far is 40% honest, 60% jerks. Not good numbers. Of the two who were honest, 1 I knew eons ago, and ran into him on this site, so when I think of it, the 40% may not be an accurate percentage......didn't really realize this before....wonder what I'm doing here... oh well, I enjoy the forums!

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I miss Newfoundland women!!!!!!!! Posted: 7/28/2007 12:03:55 PM
No, b'y....we have all the usual bits and pieces, it's just that we know how to use them! And we have a healthy appetite for life, so ergo, fewer inhibitions.

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Give a guy something to work with... Posted: 7/28/2007 11:58:51 AM
In my profile, I try to reflect my sense of humour and a bit about my personality. I'm never at a loss for words, so every time I revamp it, it's a bit long. I'm amazed at the men who message me that my profile is TOO long. Seems to me, if you don't put the usual "glass of wine, walks on the beach and fireplace" drivel in there, you scare a lot of men off. Well, too bad, I refuse to do that. On the other hand, I actually had a local man message me that my profile was too complex, and obviously written by more than one person, although he did congratulate me on a well written profile. Sheesh! Tell us what you want, guys!

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Does dating HAVE to lead to a serious relationship? Posted: 7/27/2007 9:53:29 AM
I started dating about 18 months ago, and quite often by the 4th or 5th date he would start to consider us exclusive and want to move to the next level (sleeping together) and once I had a difficult situtation on my hands...but managed to resolve it, thank heavens. I'm kinda sorta seeing someone now, and I was upfront with him, "No assumptions, no expectations!" IF it becomes a more serious involvement, I want to sit down with him and talk about it. That way we each know from the beginning how the other feels, and I think that's starting off on the right foot. Dating is finding the person you can feel good about. If you date someone for a week, or a month, and start saying "I really like him/her BUT I wish he/she didn't do this/that"....well, you know you're in trouble. That's the whole point of dating, I think. Dating should be all about finding either a partner, or a friend.

noisy introvert

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Just a question...how do you feel about the word Newfie? Posted: 7/27/2007 9:36:11 AM
No offense taken....I'm just curious how people feel about the word is all. Maybe the conditions under which I first heard that word has coloured how I feel about it. I wasn't very old, about 8 years old I think, and we were moving to New Brunswick for my father to finish his PhD (in Calculus, NO LESS!), and my parents had left my sisters and myself in the car to to go into a store in Nova Scotia. A couple of older boys were riding bike in the parking lot and began to circle our car, yelling "Stupid Newfie, go home and get a bath!" and like sentiments. I've lived away, and often run into such attitudes by seemingly normal people. I've had things like "Newfies may not be the brightest in the country, but they are real workers" (meant to be a compliment, I think) said to me. Perhaps I'm a bit sensitive, but I don't like being the laughing stock of Canada. Margaret Wente isn't the only mainlander who feels that way about us.

noisy introvert

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Just a question...how do you feel about the word Newfie? Posted: 7/25/2007 8:04:32 AM
THANK YOU chumley11....I was beginning to feel maybe I was being overly sensitive on this topic!

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Just a question...how do you feel about the word Newfie? Posted: 7/22/2007 7:48:54 PM
I read an article in the Downhomer about 4 years ago that the term newfie was brought to Newfoundland during the "friendly invasion" of American servicemen pre confederation. It was meant to denote someone who was uneducated and ignorant. I don't wish to trash Americans, but face it, most politically incorrect labels came from south of the border originally. Why have we embraced such a negative term? And don't give me that hogwash that the meaning has changed, we have all heard those jokes. While every other cultural group is struggling for recognition and acceptance, there are those of us who choose not to celebrate our beautiful land and higher than average intelligence (more mensa members per capita than anywhere on the continent) by proclaiming themselves as newfies. When I am in mainland Canada, I am a Newfoundlander first and foremost. When I am out of the country, I am a Newfoundlander first, and Canadian second. We export more raw material than any other province, we supply labour to the rest of Canada, and there is not a nook or cranny in this huge country that you will not find one of us providing some essential service, as well as friendliness and caring. I've lived away, and it seems to me there are two views of us, either hard working great people, or newfies. And don't forget the seal hunt! When that has been brought up to me (especially when I lived in the Ottawa valley) my standard reply was "At least we don't kill Bambi." Quite often I would tell people I came from a land without raccons, groundhogs, deer, snakes, etc., and then they would assume I'm from Ireland. LOL The amount of ignorance concerning Newfoundland in mainland Canada never ceases to amaze me. Recently I was at a convenience store in my community that I frequent on a regular basis. The owner of the store (recently moved here from Ontario and after this conversation I fail to understand why) made a very negative remark about newfies to me. I took her to task over what she had said, and she replied "I thought you had told me you're from Ontario." I told her "No, I had lived in Ontario for 7 years, but I'm from here." The fact that she felt comfortable criticizing Newfoundlanders to me because she thought I'm a mainlander spoke volumes to me. Is there anyone who can justify calling themself a newfie, and put it in terms that aren't negative?

noisy introvert

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looking to move Posted: 7/22/2007 7:20:42 PM
For years we have referred to visitors to this ocean gem as "come from away" or cfa, recently there has been an influx of nbcs, or "Newfoundlander by choice". It seems as though we have been discovered, and I'm still trying to work out if that is a good thing or a bad thing. Lord knows it brings extra money to the island re tourists, but at the same time there are aspects of our unique and special culture that's disappearing. Never any gain without loss, I spose. Word of advice, if you do move here, there is a growing movement to reject the term "newfie". It originally meant uneducated and ignorant. I am a proud Newfoundlander, and when you get here, you will see why. I've travelled most of North America and lived in several different provinces, so I know of which I speak. Welcome, c'mon in, join us in the kitchen for yarns and a scoff!

noisy introvert

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When girls drink too much............ Posted: 7/22/2007 4:18:11 PM
I agree, and quite often it is because of irresponsible behaviour that makes a woman the target of a predator. However, I live in a small town in rural Newfoundland, so I and my friends feel very safe when we go out. I'm a firm believer that you don't have to get pie eyed in order to have a good time. This evening, for example, I was at a family gathering. I had two drinks and that is the norm for us, just enough to sit on the patio and soak up the sun and chat, but not enough for anyone to become a fool. There was lots of beer, whiskey and vodka there, and most of the bottles hadn't even been opened when it was all over.

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Ya gotta love the Irish!!! Posted: 7/21/2007 7:29:58 PM
Irish lawn furniture...Patty O'Furniture! By the way, my mother is half Irish, half French. No wonder she's so confused!

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When girls drink too much............ Posted: 7/21/2007 7:27:36 PM
Well, digitalwonder, the only reason I got blotto was cause I was celebrating with friends, and they kept buying the drinks. It is an expensive habit, and hence one I don't indulge in much.

noisy introvert

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Do you tip? Posted: 7/21/2007 2:27:34 PM
Only after a few drinks while wearing heels! I tip even if the service is bad, BUT I will tip better for better service. There may have been a couple of occasions where the service provided was bad enough I didn't tip. Tipping for me is more of a comment on the quality of service, rather than the quality of food.

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Ya gotta love the Irish!!! Posted: 7/21/2007 2:21:19 PM
Paddy and his wife Mary were at the breakfast table when Mary looks at him and says "Paddy do ye love me?" Paddy replies, "Of course I do, Love" Mary thinks for a minute and then asks "If ye won the sweepstakes, would ye still love me?" Paddy answers "Of course I would darlin'. I'd miss ya, but I'd still love ya!"

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When girls drink too much............ Posted: 7/21/2007 2:16:04 PM
I drink very little, but the summer before last I went out for my birthday and got absolutely hammered. When I was dropped off at my house, and had finally figured out how to "insert key and turn" in order to let myself in, I realized my neice was asleep in my bed. I had told her to sleep there cause I knew I would be late, and that way I wouldn't disturb her when I got home, I could just go to sleep on the couch. I had put my nightie in the bathroom before I left (see how considerate I am?) and went in there to get ready for sleep. I sat on the toilet, and low and behold, couldn't figure out how to undress! I was so used to sitting on the bed in order to do this. I finally did get out of my clothes and into my nightie, but it took a while. So I learned two things, when I'm drunk I'm even blonder than usual, and I don't think I ever have to worry about streaking while intoxicated!

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Favorite phrases!! Posted: 7/21/2007 2:00:13 PM
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read" Groucho Marx "Live each day as if your hair were on fire." "Youth is wasted on the young" Oscar Wilde "I meander to the beat of a different drummer." (My personal philosphy) "It's okay to do it with a nun, as long as you don't get into the habit." "Definition of twice: once too many" (For those bad experiences) "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"

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Reloaction!!! Posted: 7/21/2007 1:48:03 PM
It would be a very difficult decision for me. I've lived away before and I'm not sure I ever want to again, but having said that, IF I met the right man and he can't move here, MAYBE I would...just not sure. He'd have to agree to regular visits back here and consider the idea of retiring here, though.

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Can a man and woman remain friends after a relationship? Posted: 7/21/2007 9:31:08 AM
Well...maybe I have a different perspective here...I was married at the tender age of 19 (gasp) and became pregnant at 20. The day I told my husband he was going to be a father was the day I realized the magnitude of my mistake, however, being young and idealistic I stayed for 22 more years! Needless to say, we can't be friends, and the no contact order makes that clear. I started really dating when I was 43, and I have to say, all of my exs ('cept one but he is a pyscho and the relationship was VERY short term!) and I have remained friends. Maybe it's because I'm laid back and have no expectations from them. I get along with any girlfriends any of them may have, as well. Perhaps my advanced age has something to do with my attitude towards dating!

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What is your biggest fear in the dating arena? Posted: 7/21/2007 6:38:10 AM
Finding out he still lives with his MOM!

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Best Signs.... Posted: 7/19/2007 5:30:11 PM
To msg 65....the sign infers the playing children are slow....it is a dangling particple, I do believe. I think wording like "Children at play...proceed slowly" (or cautiously or whatever) wouldn't have implied that the kids are slow. Oh another sign I say in a shop (well, actually, a booth at a craft fair) "Money cheerfully not refunded!"

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Msg: 64 (view)

Best Signs.... Posted: 7/17/2007 7:27:20 AM
I love the one that says "slow children at play"!

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Are People Truly THIS STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Posted: 7/16/2007 4:00:30 PM
These I know to be true cause I know the people it happened to: A fellow I know had just bought a car. While driving it home, he was pulled over because of a blown headlight. The RCMP officer became a little suspicious of him during the conversation, and asked if he was under the influence of anything. The guy told him he was taking medication for a condition he has and handed over a pill bottle as proof. Imagine his chagrin when the bottle was the one with his marijuana in it, not his prescription! The second incident made the provincial paper, front page. The local SPCA was broken into, and along with a quantity of money, a kitten with a very distinctive mark was taken. About a week later, the RCMP were investigating another complaint and low and behold, the missing kitten was found in the house they had been called to! Dude was labeled "the cat burglar" by EVERYONE!

noisy introvert

Joined: 3/4/2007

Msg: 19 (view)

How Many RED flags did you ignore before you got wise? Posted: 7/11/2007 1:39:42 AM
When you love someone you NEVER see the red flags. It took years for me to finally open my eyes enough, and now I look for them actively BEFORE I start to get really involved. There are questions you can ask when you first met someone in order to gauge their emotional state. One that I find helpful is asking about his family dynamics. I've decided that I want someone well adjusted, and I will never try to make up for any mans' unhappy childhood again. I'm emotionally healthy, and I want someone who is the same way.

noisy introvert

Joined: 3/4/2007

Msg: 4 (view)

Exercise Posted: 7/10/2007 7:32:55 PM
I lost 190 pounds of bothersome useless weight....divorced my husband!

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