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HownDawg is offline HownDawg Post #1  April 12,2010, 9:36pm
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I'm not all that happy with some of the answers, although the profile is better than it was a few days ago. Overall, I think it's kind of boring, but I'm a low-key guy who doesn't wrestle rhinos for recreation. I'm not sure how much I can do to spice it up without misrepresenting myself.

I'm confused about the "One thing only friends know" section. It shows up on my profile from a while back, but I can't find it anywhere to edit it. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance.

The one thing David is most passionate about:
I really like to travel. I've been lucky to go to some wonderful places (Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland), but I still have a very long list of places I haven't been yet. My list isn't getting any shorter, either -- I'd happily go back to any of the above places in a second.


The most important thing David is looking for in a person is:
A sense of humor. I like to laugh, and I love to make other people laugh. A woman with the ability to laugh at life and herself is very attractive to me.


The most influential person in David's life has been:

My grandfather. I spent a lot of time with my grandparents when I was young, and learned quite a lot from him. He was a farmer, a school bus driver, he repaired televisions -- he did a little of everything. He retired and moved to Florida and soon found a job doing landscaping. He always had to have something to do. A couple times a week I catch myself saying something he used to say.


The three things which David is most thankful for:

  • Good friends.
  • My dog. She's my buddy, and I've met several friends I wouldn't have met if I hadn't been out and about with her.
  • Being lucky enough to be born and live in the U.S. It's easy to forget how much easier life is here than in many other places on the planet.

Three of David's best life-skills are:

  • Using humor to make friends laugh
  • Remaining calm yet resilient during a crisis
  • Finding pleasure and contentment in simple things

The one thing David wishes MORE people would notice about him is:

I like to joke with people, but I do have a serious side.


The things David can't live without are:

  • Summer. Everything's better when the sun shines
  • My hammock
  • Good ice cream. No cheap stuff - life's too short!
  • Flannel sheets in the winter
  • A good night's sleep

The first thing people notice about David is:

I'm quiet. It takes me a little while to get comfortable with someone I've just met. Once I do, people soon forget that I was quiet at first. My friends think I'm making this up because they don't remember it.


Some additional information David wanted you to know is:

I patrol the city at night, seeking out evildoers and separating recyclables from stranger's trash. When times are slow, I place kittens in trees just to practice rescuing them. I'm adored by senior citizens and small children, although ocelots find me vaguely disturbing.


David typically spends his leisure time:

I spend a lot of time with my dog. She's an active breed (a coonhound), so we spend a lot of time walking or running and going to the dog park. There are always projects to be done around the house. I'm currently finishing up in my living room -- I repainted, got new carpet and drapes. I just need to figure out what I'm going to hang on the walls. When I'm home and not working on projects, I'll read, watch TV, or play around on the computer. I love to go canoeing, but I haven't been nearly often enough lately.


The last book David read and enjoyed:

Band of Brothers, the story of a company of paratroopers in World War II who fought at Normandy and captured Hitler's Eagles Nest. I love the mini-series, and I wanted to get a more detailed picture of what happened. Right now I'm reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I'm not very far into it, but it's pretty interesting. I think he sees the world a lot differently than I do, but he understands those differences and so far he's bridging the gap well.


David's friends describe him as:

  • Dependable
  • Funny
  • Easy-Going
  • Intelligent

One thing that only David's best friends know is:

I'm really expressive and talkative when I'm around people I'm comfortable with. They never remember how quiet I was before I got to know them.
 
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livenlearn is offline livenlearn Post #2  April 12,2010, 9:52pm
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The friends thing cannot be fixed without contacting EH.
Did you already post your profile here? It sounds so familiar. At least some of it does.
 
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HownDawg is offline HownDawg Post #3  April 13,2010, 6:13am
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I'll contact support about the phantom section. Thanks.

I didn't post my profile here before. It probably sounds familiar for one of two reasons:

- I posted a section of it in a thread trying to get opinions on tongue-in-cheek responses to profile questions a couple of days ago.

- It sounds like 100 other profiles you've seen in the past week.

I think they're both probably equally likely.
 
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HownDawg wrote :
I'll contact support about the phantom section. Thanks.

I didn't post my profile here before. It probably sounds familiar for one of two reasons:

- I posted a section of it in a thread trying to get opinions on tongue-in-cheek responses to profile questions a couple of days ago.

- It sounds like 100 other profiles you've seen in the past week.

I think they're both probably equally likely.
Thats probably it. Otherwise, I think this profile sounds really nice. Not boring at all.
 
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Actually it's a nice profile and I would easily talk to you if we were matched. A profile that's sane, with a touch of humor and without a forest of red flags and bitterness stands out more than you realize.
 
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Hi Howndawg!
I really like your conversational style of writing ... it feels like you are actually talking to me, so it's engaging.

I don't find it run of the mill or generic at all. It would stick out for me.

The one thing I'm a little iffy on is your "most important thing you're looking for in a person" = sense of humor. Would you really want a woman who was wildly funny, and also cheated, lied, did drugs, would be a terrible mother (if you want kids), etc? This one answer leaves me in the dark about what you're looking for.

Apart from that I think it's an unusually good profile! Good luck with it!

Oh ... and I like your "low-key guy who doesn't wrestle rhinos for a living" line ... I think you could add that into the "what people notice first" section quite successfully!
 
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Hi Howndawg,

I really enjoyed reading this – and I think that’s important first and foremost – that it wasn’t a chore to read, but entertaining! I found myself interested to read what you would come up with next.

I have some ideas that might give it a little more “connection” fuel. In the “What you’re most passionate about” section, you conveyed one nice, coherent idea really well. Adding the places you’ve been is a good idea. I did find myself what it is you like about traveling. What do you get out of it, how does it enrich your life or how do you enrich someone else’s life through it? It might create more intrigue just by adding a sentence about the “why” aspect.

I really like the description of your grandfather. I was a little lost on your main point, though. For me, I wasn’t quite sure how he influenced you – like what is the nature of his quotes that you find yourself repeating? Are you mostly trying to say that he was a hard worker? Or resourceful? Or adaptable? Or that he was versatile and you’ve learned to be that way and value that because he taught you?

These two things were the main things that jumped out at me, and I don’t really think they are “deal-breakers” or things that should be keeping you from good communications.

I think the descriptions of what you’re thankful for and can’t live without are very colorful and interesting to read. You really demonstrated your humor in the section about your secret superhero life – that will get your matches who share your sense of humor laughing and wanting to experience more of your humor.

One thing, since I haven’t seen your profile, make sure you post pictures of you with your dog and include captions! That would be a helpful visual aid and add more incentive for the right matches to get in touch with you.

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Sassafras54 wrote :
The one thing I'm a little iffy on is your "most important thing you're looking for in a person" = sense of humor. Would you really want a woman who was wildly funny, and also cheated, lied, did drugs, would be a terrible mother (if you want kids), etc? This one answer leaves me in the dark about what you're looking for.
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Funny people are crack heads, cheaters, liars and bad parents?

Sass, who was it that affected you like this?
 
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Hi David

I agree- this is a really nice profile. I would respond to it. The one comment I have for you to consider is in the section about can't live without - I usually look for some more human contact type answers there.
 
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I liked it too. It is very appealing.
 
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