Thought I would use the new poll for a personal question....

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dl

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don't...

if it's the "sleepless in seattle" , "You've got mail", feeling you're tying to get...forget about it...

if you still want to do it...bring a guy with ya(since it's not a romantic thing...), in fact, bring several guys...
 

BigSmooth

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Actually, Thunderbooty, you look pretty buff in your pics. ;) In fact, if you replace that nozzle thing in the first picture with a big butcher knife and replace the white bucket with A HUMAN HEAD, you'd look downright demented! :):Q:)
 

bcterps

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I definitely agree with the bringing a friend idea. It cant hurt right? Public places are good too. Oh, and make sure you tell us all when and where so we can send spies.
 

Isla

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Thunderbooty

You seem like a girl who can take care of herself. You clearly have a great deal of courage, strength, and energy.

However, in matters like this, you should always proceed with caution.

Be Safe.


(What do I think I am, a Mom? Yes. :)
 

Fathom4

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<< and dont meet this person alone. be careful >>



This is the classic &quot;Dad&quot; line I've been waiting my whole life to use and DAM beat me to it. Good advice, agree to it only if you can take a friend and meet at a public place.
 

ratkil

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I would think meeting someone like that would be a blast.

However if I was a female, regardless of how long I had chatted with them I would want their phone number, (and actually call them on it a couple times to verify it is theirs), leave the phone number with friend who knows where and when you are going. I would also only meet in a public place where there will be a decent amount of people. Keep it early in the day, so it is daylight and not dark.

I don't really think it would be a problem as long as you practice common sense, I know that is a stretch for a female but....oh, hey, did I say that out loud?!?! ;)
 

Fathom4

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<< as you practice common sense, I know that is a stretch for a female but.. >>



Awwww, man. You just opened the whole can of whoop a$$. Been nice knowin' ya. ;)

forgot the smiley. (still hate the new ones.)
 

BiggieN

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got anymore pics of yourself...i think you are a hottie...but what does a lonely college guy who spends all his time in the forums know?

edit:your sheer beauty made me misspell some words....
 

Bling Bling

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ratkil = da man

but basically, yeah, just be careful. we computer geeks are a dangerous breed of people.
 

Batti

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How come the poll doesn't have a &quot;Meet with me instead!&quot; option???
 

Fathom4

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Thunderbooty here's a dad's guide to dating my daughter. It's been posted here before but is always good for laugh.

(BTW, we dad's don't laugh at it, we're taking notes.)

10 Simple Rules for dating my daughter

Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be
delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.

Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may
glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them.

Rule Three: I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of
your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be
falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you
and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be
fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, In order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact, come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.

Rule Four: I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex
without utilizing a &quot;barrier method&quot; of some kind can kill you. Let
me elaborate: when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will
kill you.

Rule Five: In order for us to get to know each other, we should talk
about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not
do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of
when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the
only word I need from you on this subject is &quot;early.&quot;

Rule Six: I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many
opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as
it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my
little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is
finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.

Rule Seven: As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my
daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process that can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of just standing
there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?

Rule Eight: The following places are not appropriate for a date with
my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer
than a wooden stool. Places where there are no parents, policemen,
or nuns within eyesight. Places where there is darkness. Places where
there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the
ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear
shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than
overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual theme are to be avoided; movies which feature chainsaws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.

Rule Nine: Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a pot-bellied,
balding, middle-aged, dim-witted has-been. But on issues relating to
my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe.
If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to
tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have
a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle
with me.

Rule Ten: Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to
mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming
in over a rice paddy outside of Hanoi. When my Agent Orange starts
acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the
guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull
into the driveway you should exit your car with both hands in plain
sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.
 

MikeD

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Back in the beginning of the internet...AOL....I met a few people and eventually met my wife! We met at a club with a lot of people so it was easy and comfortable. I think that is the best way to do it if your crazy about meeting this guy. Or just take him out to watch Mary Poppins and if he watches it then he must be cool! At least that is what my wife says since it is my son's favorite movie and I have to watch it every day! That doesn't make any sense but hey...it's a thought!
 

Warrenton

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Fathom.. that was not funny.

If I had a daughter, that is EXACTLY how I would be. Sofa's would be allowed as long as there was at least one adult checking in every 20 secodns. Also she can't go to his house, unless his parents are there, and I have met his parents.
 

Johnlee

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LOL @ Fathom!

Well, we are narrowing it down to the people not in this thread. Unless the bastard is being sneaky.;)

So now, if we could just cross-reference our members database with a 100 sq mile parameter of Thunder's location....

 

BoberFett

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Haha, Johnlee surely you have some influence with some of the mods around here. Maybe you could pry a bit of info... :)
 

Yeeny

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I would do it, but be very careful. For all you know, he could really be a clown from the circus who went crazy and thinks your his pet elephant named Elsa. Bring a friend, definitely. There are a couple of people I would love to meet in person from here, if they are as cool as they seem. But that is a very big &quot;if&quot;. ;)