What's wrong with my photo?

[TimElhajj]

Yet not one single person has offered advice on my photo besides "don't post it".

If I were you, I'd get some clippers and carve a heart shape into your chest hair. This will show that you have a softer, gentler side, and it will contrast nicely with your black briefs and your .45. Or, if you're uncomfortable wielding clippers this way, you could always just pose with a bunny.

That's .25 cents for the expert advice, please. The doctor is in.

[AaronSofaer]

Another picture for you all! If this breaks hscroll, I will edit my post, just tell me that it's a problem.

Hmm. I'm not sure what to say about this picture. Again with the squidthulu picture, but that seems inherent to my hair.

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6725/aaroneatingandthinking.jpg

[Kalle]

Still looking down but atleast it's not creepy. Definite improvement.

[AaronSofaer]

I didn't even know the photo was being taken... I think I was focusing on a puzzle piece and trying to figure out exactly what kind of piece I was looking for to complete it.

[TimElhajj]

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/6725/aaroneatingandthinking.jpg

Dude, that's a cool one. You look a little like Jesus. I mean, if Jesus ate English muffins and wore plaid Oxfords and a Casio watch. I think it's the gentle curve of the fingers on right hand.

The texture of your hair and beard come through in this one, I think to your advantage. It's a better shot than the others.

[Bill Dungsroman]

Yet not one single person has offered advice on my photo besides "don't post it".

Because that isn't you It's an SA goon.

[Abilio Carvalho]

Aaron, are you playing a kickass air guitar solo? You look so focussed on it.

[Speak With Bread]

I'm dating Jesus? Duuuuuuuuuuude.

So, hi, thread. I can't sleep and was wondering. Is it still okay to use this as a generic profile picture if my hair's about a foot shorter now? It's about nine months old, taken outside the university in St. Petersburg.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9558/28929437159784992547944.jpg

[Dan Lawrence]

This photo makes me think you have a fantasy of being in a Jane Austen novel, strolling about the grounds of an English manor with a parasol. Unfortunately, in reality you are actually a poor student and have no idea where you might acquire a parasol anyway. Like the crazy improviser you are though you've made do with a standard $10 travel umbrella bought last time it was raining, and not yet left on the bus by mistake.

This picture was taken sometime later in the day when the initial excitement of the umbrella-parasol substitution has faded. Instead upon your face is a kind of knowing half-smile as if you have seen a joker friend of yours engaging in the kind of predictable japery he is well known for. Your eyes however appear focused as if another part of you mind is concentrating on something else; perhaps a tricky conundrum involving a flighty boy that arose the night before - we, the casual viewers cannot be certain.

Alternately, you in fact suffer under a mild form of photosensitive porphyria and are merely caught mid-stride between two of the dank hidey holes where you normally spend your time. You enjoy these occasional trips to the surface to observe these 'humans' in their natural habitat and your mild amusement at their ultimately pointless mortal struggles. However tonight you have a much more important task at hand - the last of the Tussand's must die by your hand for their heresy has gone on far too long.

[Hunty]

I realize that a couple of people on the internet think I should cut my hair. That doesn't mean that "everyone" is telling me to cut my hair. My girlfriend, for example, likes my hair long, and I like my hair long.

It does need to be introduced to some better shampoo and some conditioner, and I need to brush it more thoroughly more often. Oh, and I should probably get it trimmed an inch or two (just to get it to fall more evenly) before I go for any serious interviews. But I definitely don't agree that it needs to be cut short, and in the end, the opinions of random Qt3ers is far less important to me than my and my girlfriend's opinion.

I'm sorry you feel so hateful with regards to my trenchcoat. It's warm, it sheds water, and it was cheap. All other considerations are... quaternary, I suppose. It's certainly not a coat to go to a formal interview with, but for that, I have a suit.

Fair enough on the hair. I was with nutsak, really (ahem). I wasn't actually meaning to suggest that you should go short. I more meant if something's worth doing, it's worth doing properly. As you say, taking a little better care of it would go a long way. That's the thing about hair that long - it's really unforgiving.

I don't think I am alone in maintaining that that trenchcoat is the enemy of all right-thinking people, though. I can almost taste how bad it smells.

If you get boots, get nice simple ones that work with trousers both tucked in and over the top. Also, do get some normal shoes. Do you not have pavements in Baltimore?

The black and white photo is much, much better. You look like a literary and slightly eccentric lover of muffins, which is a much nicer vibe. The hair could still use a bit of leave-in conditioner or something though.

I do think there should be a rule that if you provide more than a certain number of posts on other people's pictures then you have to provide one of your own. Only fair. I shall have to dig up one of me and take my lumps.

[StGabe]

I'm dating Jesus? Duuuuuuuuuuude.

So, hi, thread. I can't sleep and was wondering. Is it still okay to use this as a generic profile picture if my hair's about a foot shorter now? It's about nine months old, taken outside the university in St. Petersburg.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9558/28929437159784992547944.jpg

My first thought was that you are a witch with a giant hat.

[Hans Lauring]

I do think there should be a rule that if you provide more than a certain number of posts on other people's pictures then you have to provide one of your own. Only fair. I shall have to dig up one of me and take my lumps.

Nonsense.
I didn't provide a photo because I'm not dating, I'm not photogenic and I'm certainly not as good looking as Rajah - if people really feel like making fun of me, they can go to the Awesome people gallery and find an image and go to town (good luck beating Nutsak, though).

But this thread is voluntarily and if people don't want to have their pictures criticized by a bunch of mostly male geeks, then don't post a picture in the thread (or just PM it to Fire).

[Hunty]

Nonsense.
I didn't provide a photo because I'm not dating, I'm not photogenic and I'm certainly not as good looking as Rajah - if people really feel like making fun of me, they can go to the Awesome people gallery and find an image and go to town (good luck beating Nutsak, though).

Yeah, rule was perhaps a slightly strong choice of word. I don't really mean that I think there should be an actual rule, and of course the thread should be voluntary. I just felt like I personally was doing a bit too much dishing and not enough taking, so to speak.

[WarrenM]

I'll just say this about the hair, Aaron ... if you want to keep it that length, that's fine. It can work. But get a style. Simply growing it long, parting it down the middle and tucking it behind your ears isn't a style and it looks ... I dunno, unkempt. Do something with it and I think it would look a whole lot better.

[TimElhajj]

Like, WTF are all these suggestions about "styling" long hair. I had long hair and have no idea how you would even go about this. Would you go to a beauty parlor and sit under one of those hair dryer things? Would you let someone put those little tin foil things in your hair, like Mickey Rourke did in the Wrestler?

It just seems like such a strange thing to suggest, but it keeps coming up. I could see maybe "tie your hair back" or something. But style? Style?

[TimElhajj]

I'm dating Jesus? Duuuuuuuuuuude.


Help me out here because I seem to have missed something. If you are dating Jesus, why is Jesus in need of advice for his OK cupid photo? Doesn't he already have a date? How many dates does one man need?

Also, I was just saying Jesus to be cute. It's something about the way Aaron is holding his hand in that photo. To me, it reminds me of one of those classic Renaissance paintings of God looking all beatific. It's a flattering picture.

[Speak With Bread]

I know, Tim, and it's a flattering statement. My joking around gets a little less coherent after three a.m. :)

And as for 'how many dates does one man need'? You ask this of college students?

[WarrenM]

Like, WTF are all these suggestions about "styling" long hair. I had long hair and have no idea how you would even go about this. Would you go to a beauty parlor and sit under one of those hair dryer things? Would you let someone put those little tin foil things in your hair, like Mickey Rourke did in the Wrestler?

It just seems like such a strange thing to suggest, but it keeps coming up. I could see maybe "tie your hair back" or something. But style? Style?
A style is doing something with the hair other than simply growing it.

[JM]

Do you not have pavements in Baltimore?

They are covered in needles. Someone needs to watch The Wire.

[AaronSofaer]

Help me out here because I seem to have missed something. If you are dating Jesus, why is Jesus in need of advice for his OK cupid photo? Doesn't he already have a date? How many dates does one man need?


What, Jesus isn't allowed to make new friends?

;(

I met this chick last weekend and had lunch at a cafe I'd never eaten at before and we talked about sustainable farming and Canada and how terrible Middle Schoolers are. OkCupid isn't just for dating.

[Brian Rubin]

I met this chick last weekend and had lunch at a cafe I'd never eaten at before and we talked about sustainable farming and Canada and how terrible Middle Schoolers are. OkCupid isn't just for dating.
Does your girlfriend know about this?

[Kalle]

Does your girlfriend know about this?

She does now!

[Speak With Bread]

She does now!

She knew about it before, too. :) She was at home watching the Super Bowl.

[AaronSofaer]

Does your girlfriend know about this?


If my girlfriend were so jealously bitchy that she wouldn't let me go out and make new friends, I'd dump her in a heartbeat, a course of action I recommend to any human being.

[Brian Rubin]

I...I'd dumb her in a heartbeat...
How do you "dumb" a girl?

[AaronSofaer]

How do you "dumb" a girl?


Well, first you typo "dump" as "dumb".

Then you get quoted, realize you made an error, and edit your post.

[Brian Rubin]

Oh, I thought it was the start of a joke or something...

[BroadwayJoe]

People use OK Cupid for truly platonic friend making? What universe do you live in Aaron?

[AaronSofaer]

People use OK Cupid for truly platonic friend making? What universe do you live in Aaron?


A really awesome one, apparently.

[Bill Dungsroman]

A really awesome one, apparently.

Delusions tend to be!

[AaronSofaer]

Bear in mind that I don't have the delusion that my posts on Qt3 will never be read by any of my employers.

[Cosmic Hippo]

If my girlfriend were so jealously bitchy that she wouldn't let me go out and make new friends, I'd dump her in a heartbeat, a course of action I recommend to any human being.
Okay, yes, you should of course get to make new friends. But the real question is this: how many new male friends have you met in this way on OKCupid?


"Would you give a guy a foot massage?" -- Vincent Vega

[WarrenM]

Yeah, I have a hard time believing that the girls you're meeting through a dating site are totally on the same page with your platonic intentions.

[Bill Dungsroman]

Bear in mind that I don't have the delusion that my posts on Qt3 will never be read by any of my employers.

I'm just sayin'! No offense.

[rajah sulayman]

Yeah, I have a hard time believing that the girls you're meeting through a dating site are totally on the same page with your platonic intentions.
You specify in your profile what you're looking for (Friendship, Short Term Dating, Long Term Dating, etc). I've seen the occasional profile that only listed "friendship" as what they're looking for. Either they're just saying that so there's no expectation, or they sincerely mean it. At the very least, no one could accuse them of leading them on.

Also, I find it awesome that Aaron was off on a lunchdate with a galpal while Speak was at home watching the Super Bowl.

[JM]

Hmm, I think people are forgetting some backstory. Possibly. Either way, stop digging!

[Bill Dungsroman]

Hmm, I think people are forgetting some backstory. Possibly. Either way, KEEP digging!

Wait I'll fix it

[Cerebral Ballsy]

It's not poly if you don't inform your primary that you're doing it, it's just cheating.

note: not poly.

[Speak With Bread]

Dudes, really, it's all right.

And Aaron is somewhat of a twit with regards to sports, and would be hard-pressed to watch the Super Bowl if you held a gun to his head. Speak, on the other hand, is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan since birth, and went home for the weekend to watch the game with her parents. Don't worry, I'll re-educate him eventually. ;)

[Cosmic Hippo]

Hey I was just curious! But I am backing out of this particular line of inquiry riiiiiiight... now.

[Matt Perkins]

Kids these days and their new fangled ways of making friends...

[Erik J.]

Okay, yes, you should of course get to make new friends. But the real question is this: how many new male friends have you met in this way on OKCupid?


"Would you give a guy a foot massage?" -- Jules Winnfield

This. Well done. Good reference and everything.

[Cosmic Hippo]

I just realized I attributed the quote to Jules instead of Vincent, though!

[AaronSofaer]

Okay, yes, you should of course get to make new friends. But the real question is this: how many new male friends have you met in this way on OKCupid?


"Would you give a guy a foot massage?" -- Vincent Vega


Using a broad definition of male, three, though four if you count R, who is intersexed. R had the best stories, growing up in Alabama and all.

[JM]

I do not wish to resort to Google, so - intersexed? Is that transsexual or hermaphrodite, or a 3rd way I'm as yet unaware of?

[AaronSofaer]

The latter, essentially. R identifies as female, has fully-functional ovaries/womb, breasts, and a penis. She works in construction, and isn't "out" as far as her condition goes to her coworkers.

She suffers from Kleinfeldter's Syndrome (spelling uncertain?), and she passes just fine as female, though her facial structure is somewhat masculine.

[bluemax]

Bear in mind that I don't have the delusion that my posts on Qt3 will never be read by any of my employers.

And for safety's sake this is why I'm not posting a picture on here!

Although I could probably use with the advice given my low rate of return on OKCupid.

I even have the requisite photo of me with an animal!

[nlanza]

I even have the requisite photo of me with an animal!

You need to remember that they don't mean "with an animal" quite like that.

[Raife]

People use OK Cupid for truly platonic friend making? What universe do you live in Aaron?

Apparently Aaron uses it as OKPlato.

[chequers]

Yeah, it has to be YOUR one-eyed snake. Found that out the hard way.

[TimElhajj]

What, Jesus isn't allowed to make new friends?


LOL, no problem. Kiss of peace and all!

I did the same thing when I was in college! But that was before OKCupid, which I really have no experience with. I assumed dating services were all about the long term partners and the romance, or something. Sort of the opposite of that lewd fellow from the Jamaican resort

[Speak With Bread]

Apparently Aaron uses it as OKPlato.

Well, he did meet me on there, so I think it's more OKWhateverFallsIntoMyLap. :)

[tiohn]

Well, he did meet me on there, so I think it's more OKWhateverFallsIntoMyLap. :)

You're a stripper?

[AaronSofaer]

No; she's far better looking than any stripper.

*grins happily*


(This post brought to you by Biases Inc.)

[Raife]

Whatever, Trenchhair.

[AaronSofaer]

Ahem. That's Trenchcoat McLonghair, I'll have you know. Diminutives are unwise, lest the wrath of the McLonghair clan will be upon you like a bunch of Scotsmen on a sheep!

[Speak With Bread]

(Editor's note: He's raving. Pay no attention.)

[Hans Lauring]

These threads where two young people in love takes turn posting always turns out well...

[Brian Rubin]

These threads where two young people in love takes turn posting always turns out well...
Right? *munches on popcorn*

[tiohn]

These threads where two young people in love takes turn posting always turns out well...

Especially the ones in which AaronSofaer is half of the couple.

[Kalle]

We can only hope it leads to more pics of the young couple showing off perky nipples and a delightfully short skirt.

[WarrenM]

Dudes, really, it's all right.

And Aaron is somewhat of a twit with regards to sports, and would be hard-pressed to watch the Super Bowl if you held a gun to his head. Speak, on the other hand, is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan since birth, and went home for the weekend to watch the game with her parents. Don't worry, I'll re-educate him eventually. ;)
Never refer to yourself in the third person again. NEVER again.

[JM]

The latter, essentially. R identifies as female, has fully-functional ovaries/womb, breasts, and a penis. She works in construction, and isn't "out" as far as her condition goes to her coworkers.

She suffers from Kleinfeldter's Syndrome (spelling uncertain?), and she passes just fine as female, though her facial structure is somewhat masculine.

Interesting. Can't think how difficult it must be dealing with that, given how many people struggle with their own identity as it is.


Ahem. That's Trenchcoat McLonghair, I'll have you know. Diminutives are unwise, lest the wrath of the McLonghair clan will be upon you like a bunch of Scotsmen on a sheep!

That would've been funnier if you'd said Welshmen.

[Bahimiron]

Ahem. That's Trenchcoat McLonghair, I'll have you know. Diminutives are unwise, lest the wrath of the McLonghair clan will be upon you like a bunch of Scotsmen on a sheep!

Did you just threaten to send your family to rape Raife?

There is some real Hills Have Eyes shit going on in this thread.

[Tortilla]

Never refer to yourself in the third person again. NEVER again.

I think it's kind of cute, but then I still can't make myself not visualize her as the character Speak from the Tick.

[Matt Bowyer]

These threads where two young people in love takes turn posting always turns out well...

My wife and I are both on Quarter To Three and we are utterly stupid for each other, but even we don't do the back to back posting thing. It's safer that way.

[Mightynute]

My wife and I are both on Quarter To Three and we are utterly stupid for each other, but even we don't do the back to back posting thing. It's safer that way.

She's also not young anymore.

[Matt Bowyer]

She's also not young anymore.

Don't you have some interceptions to be throwing in Madden?

[Mightynute]

Don't you have some interceptions to be throwing in Madden?

PISTOLS AT DAWN, SIR.

[Bahimiron]

These threads where Matt Bowyer and Mightynute take turns posting always turn out so well...

[Matt Bowyer]

These threads where Matt Bowyer and Mightynute take turns posting always turn out so well...

This is hardly my fault.

[Hans Lauring]

My wife and I are both on Quarter To Three and we are utterly stupid for each other, but even we don't do the back to back posting thing. It's safer that way.

The Gallants practically met on QT3 and yet they manage to skip the tag team too. But the young'uns...

[AaronSofaer]

Did you just threaten to send your family to rape Raife?

There is some real Hills Have Eyes shit going on in this thread.

Pop quiz: How many members does the Jewish side of the McLonghair clan have?

Answer: Obvious joke was obvious, if in poor taste.



Interesting. Can't think how difficult it must be dealing with that, given how many people struggle with their own identity as it is.

A lot of people struggle with gender and sexuality identity issues. R just has a rather more... unusual source for her struggles. Her hormonal imbalances and the other side-effects of Kleinfelter's, particularly the hormonal/endocrine imbalances from having smaller testes, are probably more stressful to her than the identity issues.

[VSys114]

Wait, Aaron's girlfriend has a penis?

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/1430/1296853051355.jpg

[Speak With Bread]

R and Speak With Bread are not the same person.

And no, I'm not dual-equipped. :P

[Erik J.]

Wait, Aaron's girlfriend has a penis?

Well, it's good that at least one person in the relationship does, amirite*?

*I say this with no knowledge of the mentioned persons and entirely just because the opportunity was presented.

[Mightynute]

Well, it's good that at least one person in the relationship does, amirite*?

*I say this with no knowledge of the mentioned persons and entirely just because the opportunity was presented.

He skipped the Super Bowl to go chat at a café. Jury's still out.

[Erik J.]

He skipped the Super Bowl to go chat at a café. Jury's still out.

This is true. And the photos are a bit emo. And the hair... emo... oh... and the trench... emo. Jury is out in-deed.

[Robert Sharp]

The Gallants practically met on QT3 and yet they manage to skip the tag team too. But the young'uns...

Considering one of them is banned, that's pretty easy. But yeah, Angie hasn't changed how she posts here at all based on her relationship with Matt. I think the problem with the online exchange is that it seems a bit odd that people who can just talk to each other in person would start exchanging thoughts in a forum instead. From the perspective of everyone else, it seems a bit exhibitionist.

BTW, where are teh pix?

[VSys114]

Has nobody posted "You're in it" yet?

[JM]

Considering one of them is banned, that's pretty easy. But yeah, Angie hasn't changed how she posts here at all based on her relationship with Matt. I think the problem with the online exchange is that it seems a bit odd that people who can just talk to each other in person would start exchanging thoughts in a forum instead. From the perspective of everyone else, it seems a bit exhibitionist.

BTW, where are teh pix?

Matt is no longer banned, just FYI.

[AaronSofaer]

I think the problem with the online exchange is that it seems a bit odd that people who can just talk to each other in person would start exchanging thoughts in a forum instead. From the perspective of everyone else, it seems a bit exhibitionist.


I don't really think Speak With Bread and I have been doing that. Rather, the two of us are engaged in the discussion with other people; she's trying to convince people I don't look like a serial-killer, and I'm discussing ... hair styling choices and the gender identity crises of someone I know, I guess.



He skipped the Super Bowl to go chat at a café. Jury's still out.

Sorry, I'm uninterested in sports like American football; I'd be far more interested in watching a real man's sport, like ice hockey.

;)

[bluemax]

You need to remember that they don't mean "with an animal" quite like that.


Aww its not like that all.

Although looking at it again its a pretty shitty picture. Only like half my head is in it and I'm wearing a stupid shirt. It was a picture I took for someone else and then lazily threw on my dating profile.

[Robert Sharp]

I don't really think Speak With Bread and I have been doing that. Rather, the two of us are engaged in the discussion with other people; she's trying to convince people I don't look like a serial-killer, and I'm discussing ... hair styling choices and the gender identity crises of someone I know, I guess.


Sorry, I'm uninterested in sports like American football; I'd be far more interested in watching a real man's sport, like ice hockey.

;)

I agree. I just meant in general that's the problem with online exchanges. I don't think what you two do in this thread is a problem at all.

As for your hockey comment, I like both sports, but hockey is no more manly than football.

[Matthew Gallant]

Angie and I had been together for years before we started posting on Qt3. OK, a year and a half.

[Ed Solomon]

Angie and I had been together for years before we started posting on Qt3. OK, a year and a half.

Impressive OPSEC. I was surprised when you got married.

[Abilio Carvalho]

R and Speak With Bread are not the same person.

And no, I'm not dual-equipped. :P


We've talked about this. NO THIRD PERSON TALK. It makes you sound like you're the kind of person capable of removing Aaron's nonexistent testes with a rusty knife one day.

[Kalle]

She's dating Aaron. Maybe the whole serial killer thing was a common interest that brought them together.

[Hans Lauring]

Angie and I had been together for years before we started posting on Qt3. OK, a year and a half.

I did say practically just to cover my bases...
Anyway, my point was the even when you ended up with the same last name, you didn't do that annoying tag team posting.


And Aaron, I agree, you're not doing it either... yet.

[Mirriam]

She's dating Aaron. Maybe the whole serial killer thing was a common interest that brought them together.

The couple that slays together, stays together?

[Tortilla]

Just ask Caril Ann Fugate how that worked out.

[madkevin]

I've been married for ten years, but if something horrible were ever to happen and I was forced into the dating scene, I would totally use this photo. WARNING: DANGEROUS SEXINESS A'COMIN!

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee473/madkevin/Feb2011045.jpg

Truly, a picture is worth a thousand words. Let's review:

The come-hither look that says "Sure, I might accidentally roll over and squeeze my dog between the rolls of backfat and the crease of the futon, but I'll never take my eyes off you, baby." The t-shirt that is (no joke) older than my marriage, indicating this was clearly taken on laundry day, something underscored by my dog drinking deep of the bouquet of rose-scent that must be emanating from my armpit. (Careful examination of said t-shirt will also reveal that I took a couple of seconds with a smear tool to wipe out the more obvious food stains before uploading this to Photobucket, which subtly tells a prospective lover that I am smart enough to have loaded GIMP onto my computer, but not smart enough to actually know how to use it properly.) And, finally, the classic, Rubenesque repose I'm coyly lounging in, sending a clear message that I am a dude who spends a vast amount of his life prone.

All I'm saying is you single guys are lucky I'm married, because this picture would having me drowning in bucketloads of trim.

[BroadwayJoe]

Dude, I gotta go change my underwear now.

[jerri blank]

Madkevin, I'd date you just for the description.

[Brian Rubin]

I'll be in my bunk.

[Speak With Bread]

We've talked about this. NO THIRD PERSON TALK. It makes you sound like you're the kind of person capable of removing Aaron's nonexistent testes with a rusty knife one day.

Were I in the mood to be my usual grammatically pedantic self, I would point out that the above is simply a factual statement, and anyone kvetching about my use of third person there is simply digging for something to kvetch about.

But, I'm too tired to be pedantic, so you're safe. :)

[defense of Aaron's balls redacted because nobody wants to read that]

[Bill Dungsroman]

madkevin fuckin owns

[Matt Perkins]

When I grow up, I want to be madkevin.

[madkevin]

To get started, I recommend a minimum daily intake of at least twenty Timbits and a extra-large double-double.

[Matt Perkins]

To get started, I recommend a minimum daily intake of at least twenty Timbits and a extra-large double-double.
Oh, I already have the build and the beard, working on hair. I just need the attitude to go with it! Today, you are the master and I am student, but when we meet again, I shall be the master!

[madkevin]

But first... you must snatch a pebble from my hand. Or Bill's.

[Cosmic Hippo]

MADKEVIN, WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?

[Bill]

MADKEVIN, WHAT IS BEST IN LIFE?

I think you're looking at it.

Awesome profile MadKevin.

[bluemax]

That is a man who oozes self confidence, and not in the annoying douche bag way. But in the, I wish I could be this guys friend just so I could feel 1/100000 as awesome.

[mrmolecule88]

Careful examination of said t-shirt will also reveal that I took a couple of seconds with a smear tool to wipe out the more obvious food stains

He's a groomer!

[VSys114]

Just wanna run my fingers through that hair and get stuck.

[MatthewF]

This is starting to get creepy.

[VSys114]

If I were you, I'd get some clippers and carve a heart shape into your chest hair. This will show that you have a softer, gentler side, and it will contrast nicely with your black briefs and your .45. Or, if you're uncomfortable wielding clippers this way, you could always just pose with a bunny.

That's .25 cents for the expert advice, please. The doctor is in.

Took your advice, Tim. What do you think (and what do YOU think, Madkevin?)

http://i54.tinypic.com/fqx5j.jpg

[Brian Rubin]

I dunno which one to follow. Both lead to happy holes though.

[madkevin]

This is starting to get creepy.

Starting?

[Speak With Bread]

Starting?

Look, Kevin, when someone refers to you with an endearment term that is also the name of a baked good, I will officially consider this thread creepy.

Until then, I'm just giggling. Near-incessantly.

[Creole Ned]

http://i1229.photobucket.com/albums/ee473/madkevin/Feb2011045.jpg

Truly, a picture is worth a thousand words. Let's review:

The come-hither look that says "Sure, I might accidentally roll over and squeeze my dog between the rolls of backfat and the crease of the futon, but I'll never take my eyes off you, baby." The t-shirt that is (no joke) older than my marriage, indicating this was clearly taken on laundry day, something underscored by my dog drinking deep of the bouquet of rose-scent that must be emanating from my armpit. (Careful examination of said t-shirt will also reveal that I took a couple of seconds with a smear tool to wipe out the more obvious food stains before uploading this to Photobucket, which subtly tells a prospective lover that I am smart enough to have loaded GIMP onto my computer, but not smart enough to actually know how to use it properly.) And, finally, the classic, Rubenesque repose I'm coyly lounging in, sending a clear message that I am a dude who spends a vast amount of his life prone.

All I'm saying is you single guys are lucky I'm married, because this picture would having me drowning in bucketloads of trim.
It may be that you actually meant to say prone, as in meaning face-down, which conjures up all sorts of images, most of them wrong. However, I suspect you meant to say you spend a vast amount of your life supine, or on your back.

In either case, you sly, sexy devil you. This photo demonstrates how effective a smile can be.

Also, wash your shirt, man.

[VSys114]

Madkevin used Softglow® effect on his picture. Good for him!

[Raife]

Madkevin for president (just don't pick Palin).

[XPav]

Peter Jackson, is that you?

[madkevin]

Goddamn it, Ned, why didn't I think of supine? You are 100% correct. Also, I can't wash that shirt. The dirt's the only thing holding it together.

VSys114: I have no idea what Softglow is. I'm just naturally diffuse.

Raife: If elected, I refuse to serve.

XPav: Depends on the day. I get the Kevin Smith thing a lot too, as well as "that guy from Soundgarden" and, very occasionally, Alan Moore.

[Staff Sergeant]

These threads where Matt Bowyer and Mightynute take turns posting always turn out so well...

Aw I was enjoying their exchange.

[TimElhajj]

All I'm saying is you single guys are lucky I'm married, because this picture would having me drowning in bucketloads of trim.

LOL, nice. I want to party with you, dude!

[Bill]

It may be that you actually meant to say prone, as in meaning face-down, which conjures up all sorts of images, most of them wrong. However, I suspect you meant to say you spend a vast amount of your life supine, or on your back.


Nice try, but prone doesn't necessarily mean face down, it can simply mean lying flat.

[Timemaster Tim]

Nice try, but prone doesn't necessarily mean face down, it can simply mean lying flat.

Then you would be using the word incorrectly. Mind you, I've always spelled "dilemma" as "dilemna".

[Athryn]

What makes madkevin's picture so sexy: the smile.

[Bill]

Then you would be using the word incorrectly. Mind you, I've always spelled "dilemma" as "dilemna".

Messrs Webster and Mirriam disagree with you (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prone) on both counts.

[Erik J.]

What makes madkevin's picture so sexy: the smile.

I think you mean the complete smile, as it reaches his eyes as well. Nothing worse than a smile that says "Happy!" while the eyes say "Fuck off!"

[Athryn]

I think you mean the complete smile, as it reaches his eyes as well. Nothing worse than a smile that says "Happy!" while the eyes say "Fuck off!"

Yeah that's what I meant. There's no faking a genuine smile! :)

[Hans Lauring]

There you have it MadK - the girls of QT3 want you even though your armpit BO appears to have killed a small dog...

[Matt Perkins]

madkevin, time to run for president, the people like shit out of your smile dude.

[madkevin]

A fat, hairy, pot-smoking nerd with more skeletons in his closet than a GOP cabinet meeting and who isn't an American citizen. What could be more electable?

[TimElhajj]

A fat, hairy, pot-smoking nerd with more skeletons in his closet than a GOP cabinet meeting and who isn't an American citizen. What could be more electable?

You got my vote!

[Matt Perkins]

Seconded!

[JM]

A fat, hairy, pot-smoking nerd with more skeletons in his closet than a GOP cabinet meeting and who isn't an American citizen. What could be more electable?

So you have something in common with the President!

*rimshot*

[Creole Ned]

Nice try, but prone doesn't necessarily mean face down, it can simply mean lying flat.
Yeah, that's why I didn't actually quote a dictionary definition, because I'm pretty sure madkevin meant supine whereas prone is commonly but not exclusively used to mean face down.

Your prize for the attempt to correct me is a package of chai spice tea*.





* if you read Qt3 thoroughly the reason for this prize will be obvious!

[Athryn]

Yeah, I think if you go to a medical/veterinary dictionary, it will define prone as face down.

It's one of those terms that gets drilled into your head, because lying down isn't always a sufficent description.

[Robert Sharp]

I've actually never thought of prone as being face down. It just means you are horizontal. So I think you are just making that up, Ned.

[madkevin]

Dudes, it doesn't matter if "prone" is technically correct or not. "Supine" is a way better word. Can we get Christien Murawski to give us a ruling on this?

[JoshV]

Dudes, it doesn't matter if "prone" is technically correct or not. "Supine" is a way better word. Can we get Christien Murawski to give us a ruling on this?

No ruling necessary, I am in agreement, supine is a better word. Definitely sexier. Prone invokes images of soldiers dropping prone to avoid grenade shrapnel, while supine, well, it is more of a Not-safe-for-work connotation.

[Bill Dungsroman]

Dudes, it doesn't matter if "prone" is technically correct or not. "Supine" is a way better word. Can we get Christien Murawski to give us a ruling on this?

Huh. Well I can tell you that pronation is the rotation of a body part to face backwards or down and supination is the rotation of a body part to face forwards or up, thus to be prone is to be face down and to be supine is to lay face up. I hope that's right or all of these goddamned medical books on my shelf need revising!

[Mike O'Malley]

That's my understanding of the terms as well and I'm not in the medical field. Prone= face down, supine= face up.

[Bill]

Prone can be used generally to mean lying flat, but it can specifically mean face down (as it comes from pronus, meaning bent forward). I suspect that it's contentious because of it's specific use in medicine, similar to the word depression; it has a specific meaning in psychology but that doesn't mean that it's incorrect for a non-psychologist to describe someone that way without doing a full evaluation.

[ZekeDMS]

Rajah, I know most people don't dig the puppets, but dude you ROCKED the Grammys tonight.