OKCupid.com, Pt.2- Afterparty! Hotel lobby! REMIX!

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First thread was taking way too long to load, so I decided to take the intiative and start a new 'un.

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Saturday, 5 June 2004 12:58 (twenty years ago) link

OK, usernamelist REPRISE:

nickdastoor: ra-ra-ra
dog latin: akendoha
kathryn m: birthdaycake
lauren: missbrooke
carey: hidethehead
aldo_cowpat: aldo_cowpat
mandee: mandalion
roxymuzak: roxymuzak
melissa w: radioreverie
ronan: mr_lamouche
mark p: apropat
cozen: cozenx
davidr: draconn
carsmilesteve: carsmile
ricardo: rubalcohol
ste: bonesboy
bryan: snackwich
liz: wintryme
crackity: indieboy83
andrew farrell: andrewfarrell
dom passantino: journalis
jon w: supershine
tracer: FondantUnctious
Martin Skidmore: MartinSk
teeny: teenydreams
Ally: allyzay
Matt DC: racingsantander
me: 9kyuG

Any more?

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 5 June 2004 13:15 (twenty years ago) link

I am messaging this vison.

She is less literary than most.
She is less political than most.
She is less trusting than most.
She is less geeky than most.
She is cruder than most.
She is more old-fashioned than you.

It may be love.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 5 June 2004 13:18 (twenty years ago) link

I r also present, under the same SN that I use here.

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Saturday, 5 June 2004 14:03 (twenty years ago) link

Woo from 19y/o old Toronto mega-cutie! I love this site.

Cool, Daniel.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 5 June 2004 14:10 (twenty years ago) link

i keep getting woos from 34yo American depressives who want to divorce their husbands

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 5 June 2004 14:13 (twenty years ago) link

I started to try this thing (name: TheManthony) but I got really depressed really fast.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 14:17 (twenty years ago) link

I'm on there under the SN modsvsrockers

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Saturday, 5 June 2004 14:25 (twenty years ago) link

the central PA OKcupid scene is dead, folks.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 14:56 (twenty years ago) link

I am cute and a million miles away.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:12 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yeah, I'm LloydBraun.

― Ally C (Ally C), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:22 (twenty years ago) link

I got wooed by William Basinski.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:27 (twenty years ago) link

brock = totallygnarled

― brock (brock), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:28 (twenty years ago) link

I got wooed by a 19-year-old submissive in Ohio. Damn.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:33 (twenty years ago) link

haha my worst match in the world would most like to trade brains with "albert einsteine"

― mark p (Mark P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:35 (twenty years ago) link

seriously, fuck a dating website

― mark p (Mark P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:38 (twenty years ago) link

ya missed me from that list, but it doesn't matter.

albert einsteine is one of the world's greatest bowls players, I'll have you know.

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:43 (twenty years ago) link

But mark, your new picture is sure to get you crazy woos.

Gregory, you missed me too even though I mentioned my username like twelve times on the other thread. Ergo you suck.
Or I do. I won't take it personal or nothin.

I'm botchy.

This site has just now confirmed that I'm officially compatible with my bf. Amazing!

― Kim (Kim), Saturday, 5 June 2004 15:47 (twenty years ago) link

wtf the only guy who I qualifier as "hornier" than is Jel. You're all superfreaks.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:46 (twenty years ago) link

wtf the only person who I qualify as "hornier" than is Jel. You're all superfreaks.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:47 (twenty years ago) link

eep. double post.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:47 (twenty years ago) link

dude!

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:50 (twenty years ago) link

you's a cold shower, Jel.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:51 (twenty years ago) link

I thought my answers would have implied a reasonable amount of sexual enthusiasm. I guess everybody else is humping their couch right now.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:53 (twenty years ago) link

todd motherfucking swiss = immobilisme

― todd swiss (eliti), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:55 (twenty years ago) link

I'm gonna start again, I think, I have some cool new pictures. Get myself a fancy new name.

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:56 (twenty years ago) link

fuckbeast666

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 5 June 2004 16:57 (twenty years ago) link

Sorry for list lameosity - I just scrolled down from DL's original list post until I got bored! It's totally not personal.

Am up to 87% match with N. and DL, but am wrestling mounting paranoia that latter has stolen my texas friendster girl, who hasn't messaged me for three days.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Saturday, 5 June 2004 17:00 (twenty years ago) link

I was thinking more PoisonRoX

― jel -- (jel), Saturday, 5 June 2004 17:01 (twenty years ago) link

kim, if you indeed call your bf "el capitan" you are awesome

― ron (ron), Saturday, 5 June 2004 17:34 (twenty years ago) link

I just signed up (after failing to read the last thread) and my SN is "Casuistry".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:31 (twenty years ago) link

Cozen is "less mathematical" than most men his age, and "less methodical" than me.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:33 (twenty years ago) link

you're spying on me again, I see. and casting aspersions.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link

Why shouldn't I spy on you?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link

And OKCupid is doing the casting, not me.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:36 (twenty years ago) link

O I never said you shouldn't.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link

I mean it's futile but not in a bad way.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:40 (twenty years ago) link

Bryan is cruder than most and hornier than me! That's so painfully OTM.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:44 (twenty years ago) link

Cozen just "wooed" me. Is there a way I can make this into a legally binding contract?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:49 (twenty years ago) link

Also, you get 3 "woos" a day? This is more like Kingdom Of Loathing than I would have suspected...

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago) link

Gregory Henry's love seems to be into an alarming amount of aussie bands for somebody from the US

― the surface noise for the sake of noise (electricsound), Saturday, 5 June 2004 21:55 (twenty years ago) link

From: williambasinski
54%
match
15%
friend
To: Journalis
Date: Yesterday, 7:41pm
Subject: Hi. 4455 Miles Away

Hi. What is your user name on Soulseek

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 5 June 2004 23:55 (twenty years ago) link

Will the circle be unbroken?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 5 June 2004 23:57 (twenty years ago) link

Who is this William Basinski okcupid dude?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 6 June 2004 01:43 (twenty years ago) link

Whoa. Not THE William Basinski?!?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 6 June 2004 02:00 (twenty years ago) link

It's not. When he wooed me, I said "Aren't you from New York City?" cause his post said Fort Lauderdale or something, I don't remember. He was all "ooh, clever." He said he knows of ILX but doesn't post and he made fun of my glasses.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 6 June 2004 02:02 (twenty years ago) link

I'm LesMurray.

― Pack Yr Romantic Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Sunday, 6 June 2004 05:32 (twenty years ago) link

Ahahaha great username man =)

― Trayce (trayce), Sunday, 6 June 2004 06:05 (twenty years ago) link

Gregory, if you are worried, initials = JR.

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 6 June 2004 13:12 (twenty years ago) link

Safe! Thanks, dude.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 6 June 2004 15:39 (twenty years ago) link

so it's not then?

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 6 June 2004 16:08 (twenty years ago) link

Yup! The relief is strangely huge. THEY'RE NOT REAL DAMNIT.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 6 June 2004 16:14 (twenty years ago) link

I still love this site.

― Crackity (Crackity Jones), Sunday, 6 June 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago) link

I have a very high match with you, young man!

In other news, it was nice excluding Ned from chat/conversation today when things went all OKCupid on his ass.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 7 June 2004 03:02 (twenty years ago) link

I haven't got a mail since 1641

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 7 June 2004 03:05 (twenty years ago) link

Ricardo is my #1 match!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 07:50 (twenty years ago) link

I'm all looking at his profile and thinking, hmm, hmm, then I notice the "recovering indie kid" part and I think, wait a second! This reeks of ILX!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 07:52 (twenty years ago) link

I just did an ILE search for Ricardo and, like, a good third of his messages start with "Cor".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 07:56 (twenty years ago) link

WHY ARE NONE OF YOU AWAKE GODDAMMIT I HATE 2AM ON ILX BAH!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 07:57 (twenty years ago) link

I'm up. I have nothing new to report, but still having fun with this. I still haven't answered all the OKStupid questions yet.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:06 (twenty years ago) link

haha I got wooed by the same 19-yr-old submissive Anthony! perhaps she's a LURKER!

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:10 (twenty years ago) link

I'm Ike909 but i havent done anything except randomly found teeny and messaged her there....all because i'm still dumbfounded how the very first encounter with the site made me run into someone's profile that i had a major falling out with...who turned up as my "match"

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:14 (twenty years ago) link

Oh dear. Maybe I should start being more original.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:16 (twenty years ago) link

Ha! Way to crop, Vic!

xpost er no, Ricardo. No no no.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:17 (twenty years ago) link

So. Ricardo. I see you're 5196 miles away. What's up with that?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:18 (twenty years ago) link

I'm Lixenixen, but I became bored with the site and haven't touched it for a week. Perhaps I should check if I've got any new woos...

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:19 (twenty years ago) link

I spent an hour on my crop. I don't understand how even though I only answered 5 questions, it still insists that I am "more kinky" than every single other person I click on...

I shall now click on and "woo"-you Casuistry

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:20 (twenty years ago) link

But we are only a 53% match, Vic!

You are indeed kinkier than I am. I am a bit surprised.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:23 (twenty years ago) link

The only person I have woo'd so far is Gareth, and I only did that out of petty spite.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:24 (twenty years ago) link

Maybe bisexuals are granted superkinky status?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:25 (twenty years ago) link

Ricardo is totally cooler than me, it's all hopeless.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:26 (twenty years ago) link

No one has ever woo-ed or even messaged me but since I don't know how I'd take that maybe it's for the best (it might be nice to be woo-ed by someone thousands of miles away though). Casuiustry, you may have taught me everything I know, but yes I am kinkier than you. Oh, it also said you're less sex-driven than me too. Ha

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:27 (twenty years ago) link

That is completely obvious, though! I am the least sex-driven person you know.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:29 (twenty years ago) link

Haha that 'William Basinski' (I think not) dude is the one who called me fake - see the other thread for details. He's on ILM and is probably 12.

Apparently everyone is cooler and more adventurous than me :(

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:30 (twenty years ago) link

I think your "cool" bellcurve is slightly towards the "cool" side than mine is.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:32 (twenty years ago) link

I just wooed my old online Scrabble partner from when I first moved here! she just got on! yay! reconnection!

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:33 (twenty years ago) link

I totally meant to go to bed an hour ago but then this happened.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:38 (twenty years ago) link

yeah I totally wanted to go eat something a half hour ago but your enthusiasm made this happen now chris

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:42 (twenty years ago) link

My enthusiasm for Ricardo?

I'm hungry too, let's go get some nachos!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:44 (twenty years ago) link

It says that I am likely more aggressive, into drugs, kinkier, hornier...and WAY more likely to be less methodical than you Casuistry. Do you still want me to drive ? I say taco bell

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:47 (twenty years ago) link

Well, I don't know how to drive, so unless you've got a bicycle built for two...

See, that's my methodical side coming out. Taco Bell is fine, let's get lots of FIRE sauce.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 08:51 (twenty years ago) link

iI'm more of a mild sauce person, I guess this site was accurate regarding out 53% compatibility. I think I'm seriously going to go now out on the boulevard and get some pizza...I just saw someone's profile that I am connected thru friendster with, from at least 7 ex-college friends, who still seems to be pretty boring. this is all a scam

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 7 June 2004 09:01 (twenty years ago) link

You need to answer more questions! Although that's pretty impressive about the sauce thing.

OK, I'm going to bed.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 09:02 (twenty years ago) link

I leave this for a few days and find I've been wooed by an 18 year old Nick Drake obsessive and a (male) bi-sexual Hornivore. Cor.

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 7 June 2004 13:07 (twenty years ago) link

I barely checked it while I was on vacation, but I was actually rather pleased with a message interaction I had with somewhat of an okcupid rarity: a rather non-goth non-frightening charming lovely person! We even share nicknames ending in -licious! In related news, geography sucks.

And it says this about me, pretty OTM, except where noted:

He is more independent than most.
He is less methodical than most.
He is less kinky than most.*
He is more progressive than most.

*(this probably has to do with my answer to the "would you cut someone for sexual pleasure if they asked you to?" question)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 7 June 2004 14:51 (twenty years ago) link

username: monsterfaces

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Monday, 7 June 2004 15:49 (twenty years ago) link

YAY

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 7 June 2004 15:50 (twenty years ago) link

ROXY CONVINCED ME TO JOIN THIS THING CUZ I WOULD GET BABES. THE ONLY BABES WHO MATCH WITH ME SEEM VERY NOT MY TYPE.

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Monday, 7 June 2004 15:58 (twenty years ago) link

I thought your type was the type that would touch your peener?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:31 (twenty years ago) link

oh, come on now, that's not fair. i have remarkably high standards!

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:32 (twenty years ago) link

They'd also have to put it in their hoo-hoo, then?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:35 (twenty years ago) link

I just got a message from some random Newfie who uses a lot of ellipses!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:51 (twenty years ago) link

ellipses versus lol fite

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:51 (twenty years ago) link

LOL shows a certain joie de vivre, whereas ... shows a certain hesitancy. I guess I favor the ellipsis.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:56 (twenty years ago) link

IAN DOES NOT HAVE HIGH STANDARDS

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Monday, 7 June 2004 16:57 (twenty years ago) link

does he like fat bitches?

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 7 June 2004 17:12 (twenty years ago) link

no, ian at least doesn't like fatties

except FATTIE BLUNTS HOLLA

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Monday, 7 June 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago) link

This girl is cute:

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=13571410645528041675

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:45 (twenty years ago) link

but not for me.

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:45 (twenty years ago) link

c'mon, you would hit it.

― m. (mitchlnw), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:51 (twenty years ago) link

There is probably money to be made in a mail order bride service for ilxors.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:52 (twenty years ago) link

As you'll recall, Cozen, I am for you.

I don't know, maybe I'll just focus on Ricardo, that's modestly more plausible.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:54 (twenty years ago) link

I have never punched someone in the face.

do you believe in this x-post?

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:54 (twenty years ago) link

she kinda looks like minna.

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 7 June 2004 19:55 (twenty years ago) link

N that was I who woo-ed you just fo' fun. [Not that I wouldn't have if I'd never learned your name through here, yeah]

― Vic (Vic), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:01 (twenty years ago) link

"ricardo: you are more plausible than cozen."

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:01 (twenty years ago) link

None of you seem very plausible, I must say.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:11 (twenty years ago) link

More plausible as an object of flirtation! Unless you have something to share with the class?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:15 (twenty years ago) link

Kind of resembles Meg White in the right hand side picture.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:15 (twenty years ago) link

Oh I don't mind flirting. Just don't touch me there, there, or there, OK?

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:17 (twenty years ago) link

Where on the doll did he touch you?

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:18 (twenty years ago) link

Nicole, you really should put that on a t-shirt!

xpost: What about.... here?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:18 (twenty years ago) link

Actually that would also make a good t-shirt.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:19 (twenty years ago) link

Baby, show me what you feel
Come to me, show me somethin' real
I need to know, I need you completely
Closer baby closer, come on let's begin
Love is takin' over, gotta let it in
Ooh I need to feel the heart of you
Need to reach the very deepest part of you

Can I touch you there, touch you deep inside
Can I touch your heart, the way you're touchin' mine
Can I touch you there, touch you deep within
Can I touch you there, can I touch you...there

Baby tell me with your eyes, tell me every secret darlin'
Every deep desire, till you and I are makin' love completely
Closer baby closer, can't be close enough
I can't help the way I hold you
I just hunger for your love
Ooh and I need to feel the heart of you
Need to reach the very deepest part of you

Can I touch you there, touch you deep inside
Can I touch your heart, the way you're touchin' mine
Can I touch you there, touch you deep within
Can I touch you there, can I touch you...there

All I wanna do is touch ya baby
Touch the very soul inside of you
Ooh and I need to feel the heart of you
Need to reach the very deepest part of you
Let me be the one to show you just what love can do

Can I touch you there, touch you deep inside
Can I touch your heart, the way you're touchin' mine
Can I touch you there, touch you deep within
Can I touch you there, can I touch you...there

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:20 (twenty years ago) link

haha "where on the doll did he touch you?" is the first song I'll ever write.

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 7 June 2004 20:25 (twenty years ago) link

Tuomas is now coming up as a slightly better match than Ricardo. I don't know, though.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 00:10 (twenty years ago) link

Everyone (but Dastoor) needs to answer more questions.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:15 (twenty years ago) link

Apparently I am the most energetic man on OKCupid.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 15:52 (twenty years ago) link

I wonder who is the horniest? There's a competition.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 16:03 (twenty years ago) link

Ha ha - in a pathetic attempt to get more woos from people not on ILX, I just put up a new picture, to get myself attention on the 'new photos' page.

3 woos and a message in half an hour! I'm going to look at them now.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:41 (twenty years ago) link

I got woo-ed by a lurker (??).

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago) link

Me too - I mean to reply to her. The Debbie Harry one?

OK - two of my woos are cuteish young bisexuals from America. Both have ESOTSM as their favourite film.

The message is from a 25 year old library science major from Medina, Ohio, who has a superior understanding of classic rock and wants to fight me and my friends.

The third woo is from a straight 18 year old guy from Tel Aviv. He's the cutest of the lot. It's a strange world, Sandy.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:49 (twenty years ago) link

I'm going to woo no-one but lurkers from hereon in.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:51 (twenty years ago) link

Maybe it's time I wooed someone.

This girl makes me laugh.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:53 (twenty years ago) link

haha!

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:55 (twenty years ago) link

daria + lorrie moore + dom passantino.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:58 (twenty years ago) link

No response from the boy of badgers. Sigh.

I decided to write back to the guy from Halifax who likes ellipses, and he also wrote back. He found my profile "enlightening". WTF?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 21:59 (twenty years ago) link

My "unliterary" messagee has spurned me (after asking for my AIM name, wtf?). I will love her anyway, stalkerishly. I am consoling myself with a London goth, who totally messaged me and is mad cute in three of her pics, and sort of meh in two.

I still love this site.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:13 (twenty years ago) link

I take it that by "meh in two" you mean the ones in which she's wearing clothes.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:22 (twenty years ago) link

I will confess to being a sucker for the whole "this is me being all naked, like" pose, yes :(

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:38 (twenty years ago) link

My favourite recent this-is-me-being-all-naked-like picture

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:49 (twenty years ago) link

"yeah, its pretty. but it just infected and gave me blood poisoning! i mean, what the shit???"

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:53 (twenty years ago) link

I bet she gets more woos than anyone else on OKC, ever.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:54 (twenty years ago) link

infected nipple piercings are HAWT

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:54 (twenty years ago) link

I have never seen nipple ring poke as a plus, I must say. It's horses for courses.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 22:55 (twenty years ago) link

It's really starting to bother me that OKCupid's mathemagicians seem to think I'm more violent than like every last motherfucker out there. Urge to throat-punch some fuckface RISING.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 8 June 2004 23:57 (twenty years ago) link

That's OK, they've decided that I'm just about the least cool person on the planet.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 00:01 (twenty years ago) link

They might not be wrong about this, of course.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 00:02 (twenty years ago) link

oy vey

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 00:02 (twenty years ago) link

I just got my first "DEFINITELY" more/less something than somebody (via the compare tool [huh huh compare "tool"])...I am Definitely Less Methodical Than Casuistry.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 00:06 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yes, also I'm the most methodical person in the world, as well.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 00:12 (twenty years ago) link

I'm the most emotional person on OKC. WHY!? WHY??!!!! WWHHHHHHYYYYYY????!!!!!! *sob*

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 07:56 (twenty years ago) link

is it just me (yes, steve it is, just stop now) or is anyone else walking down the street thinking, "ooh, is that the person i saw on OKCupid the other day"...

...obv this is easier/more likely in london are there are mo' londoners on there...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 09:08 (twenty years ago) link

Hang on, is this "most X" stuff just hyperbole, or do they actually tell you if you're the most/least something? Because that's kinda awesome.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 10:01 (twenty years ago) link

nah, it just says "is more" than the most.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 16:37 (twenty years ago) link

or in my case "is less"

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 16:38 (twenty years ago) link

WTF!?!?!?!?!

pinkmetal_girl

47%
match

42949652%[!!?!??!?]
friend

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:21 (twenty years ago) link

I got a few woos, recently again, but nothing has come of them. life is what happened me when I was busy using ok cupid.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:22 (twenty years ago) link

i know im jumping in unfashionably late, but my username's bootyslinger.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:26 (twenty years ago) link

(i made one)
(why?)
(deadfriendly)

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:27 (twenty years ago) link

There are apparently a whole two straight or bi women between 30 and 50 in the London area on this site. I'm a good match for neither.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 18:29 (twenty years ago) link

(i now count cozen among my suitors)

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago) link

(cozen is among himself)

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 19:01 (twenty years ago) link

Nick, there's some guy who does that with me as well. And he looks like no one I'd want to be a friend with. It's some weird bug in the system.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 19:02 (twenty years ago) link

(at this point i am just trolling for woos and getting nothing. i thought this would be reassuring or something.)

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:07 (twenty years ago) link

I am getting messages now from a man who WANTS to meet his girlfriend online, like he doesn't want to meet a girl in real life at all, he is actively only pursuing online relationships, cos he wants to tell his friends he met his girlfriend online. WTF?

― Allyzay, Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:12 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, I thought you meant he wanted to meet his pre-existing girlfriend online, in some kind of Babooshka-like sting.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:13 (twenty years ago) link

(this thing is creepy)

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:23 (twenty years ago) link

JOOOOOIIIIIN USSSSSSSSS!!!!!

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:30 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=8084906394157780152

this girl just messaged me, saying that i'm probably her soulmate.

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:55 (twenty years ago) link

Perhaps she is!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:57 (twenty years ago) link

i'm a bit nervous that she's a "swinger."

― lauren (laurenp), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:58 (twenty years ago) link

They are often fine people!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 20:59 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.gocollect.com/images/WaltDisneyArtClassics/300/41158.jpg

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 21:03 (twenty years ago) link

Dammit. I think I just found my soulmate but she's a) living in San Diego and b) in a relationship. Figures.

I'm spectatorr

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 10 June 2004 02:02 (twenty years ago) link

this girl just messaged me, saying that i'm probably her soulmate.

her boyfriend's screenname is a Get Up Kids reference. Be scared.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 10 June 2004 02:11 (twenty years ago) link

it could be a roger bannister reference...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Thursday, 10 June 2004 07:49 (twenty years ago) link

I got a mail. I am checking it now.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 10:40 (twenty years ago) link

it's taking a while. perhaps I should hit refresh.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 10:40 (twenty years ago) link

it's playing hard to get.

― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 10 June 2004 10:41 (twenty years ago) link

it was not what I had hoped

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 10:46 (twenty years ago) link

sounds about right.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 10 June 2004 10:49 (twenty years ago) link

I have just joined this thing. What do I do now? I am high_heels, like the blog I never did.

― Madchen (Madchen), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:26 (twenty years ago) link

answer lots of dumb questions, send out lots of wooes and messages to pretty girls/handsome boys, sit back and wait. and wait...

then quit.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Thursday, 10 June 2004 13:37 (twenty years ago) link

neither of my new girlfriends have responded to my messages :(

― ron (ron), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:29 (twenty years ago) link

I wish instead of "woo"ing someone you could "shark" them.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:34 (twenty years ago) link

I've getting mail mostly from American girls, and woos mostly from bisexual/gay guys (though there was that "Succubus" from Holland, and a couple more girls). I guess this thing is working, since most of the girls that have mailed me have sounded rather interesting (no goths, thankfully), and I've mailed them back too. I haven't answered any of the wooers, because I don't no what to say to them - "gee, thanks for the woo"? Apparently you cannot put any text with your woo; I prefer those who take the time to write something.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:40 (twenty years ago) link

Okay, I can handle this Texan chick being more intelligent, better looking, and better at sports than me - but better music taste?! That's just not fair!

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:45 (twenty years ago) link

Honestly, I'm surprised how many mails I have received, even though I've approached only one person myself.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 10 June 2004 14:48 (twenty years ago) link

Nobody likes you anymore, Tuomas.

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:00 (twenty years ago) link

[As for me the first person I bothered wooing turned out to (a) know people I know + (b) be mildly famous.]

― nabisco (nabisco), Thursday, 10 June 2004 16:01 (twenty years ago) link

524 questions answered, it's calling me selfish now, geez.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:08 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, well you could be out helping the poor children instead of arsing around answering 524 questions on the internet.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link

I suspect if someone woos you then you woo them back if you're interested and then they write you a message. It's sort of like making eye contact.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago) link

There are so many questions on there that don't have how I would answer them as one of the choices, it's really starting to piss me off.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:17 (twenty years ago) link

Whatever. rjg woo'd my crush and now they are exchanging messages. What does this say?

― Carey (Carey), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago) link

There's a similar thing on my favourite dating site - a wink. You get this smiley thing. I just reply saying thanks, and being encouraging if I like their profile, or not if I don't, as I would with any message, though it gives you little to work with.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:18 (twenty years ago) link

Regarding that questions thing, here's an example:

Honestly, which has shaped the course of world events more, love or hate?

O Love
O HATE

I want to answer this question with "greed". WTF.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:29 (twenty years ago) link

in my selfish rage, I deleted my account. Maybe I'll start again, but I dunno.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:35 (twenty years ago) link

one of my matches says that it might take a month or more for him to respond to people, and adds that more creative messages will see a more timely response. wtf? you're here for my entertainment, pal, not the other way around!

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:40 (twenty years ago) link

maybe he has to write with pen and ink responses on parchment, and said it by pigeon.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:42 (twenty years ago) link

What a prick! I still haven't responded to any of my woos or messages except those from people on ILE, so I can't really talk.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link

am making new profile now.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:46 (twenty years ago) link

I have responded to few, and had few responses. it seems the world is a snobby place.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:49 (twenty years ago) link

I am puzzled by Jel's attempts to model himself on Sisyphus.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:51 (twenty years ago) link

That's good, you should put that in your profile, Ronan.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:55 (twenty years ago) link

I don't know, it's weary enough already, according to N.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:58 (twenty years ago) link

I actually just meant it's sad (a little bit only) how much better than everyone else everyone else thinks they are.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 17:59 (twenty years ago) link

I thought I said 'full of yourself', not weary.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 18:00 (twenty years ago) link

Does 'weary' mean something else in Ireland?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 18:00 (twenty years ago) link

I think you might have said "weary", though that may have been gareth, on AIM. I apologise if it wasn't you.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 10 June 2004 18:01 (twenty years ago) link

missing from the first list:

Matos W.K.: spongiex75
Ken Chu: kenjuggle
TOMBOT: tombot
Michael Daddino: JohnAgar
Nickalicious: nickalicious
Trayce: trayceee

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 10 June 2004 18:05 (twenty years ago) link

I just logged in to find Todd Swiss's picture on the front page!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 10 June 2004 18:32 (twenty years ago) link

i am now flyingcar

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 10 June 2004 18:34 (twenty years ago) link

yes, i did put a new photo up, now its off the front page though, boo for me

― todd swiss (eliti), Thursday, 10 June 2004 19:56 (twenty years ago) link

My matches with the new lists:
Matos 79% (given that he is straight, this is rather high, I'd have thought)
Ken 74% and only 70% friend - this seems low, since we are friends.
Tombot 68%
Michael D 72% (too low, surely?)
Nickalicious 83% (that's more like it)
Trayce 85% (hurrah!)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:17 (twenty years ago) link

perhaps I should use all my extra woos to woo-stalk someone.

― got you all in check (teeny), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:33 (twenty years ago) link

Martin, I decided to reanswer the questions in a bit more honest way, and now you're a 95% match for me! I doubt anyone can come up with a higher number than that.

(My username is still "lixenixen", if you want to check it the other way around.)

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 10 June 2004 20:59 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=10998982287741912971

omg! the girl on the front page is transexual!

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:44 (twenty years ago) link

My best match in the world is a Finnish person who doesn't subscribe to either gender.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:45 (twenty years ago) link

And no, it's not Tuomas.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:46 (twenty years ago) link

You have to take out a subscription?? This is clearly where I have been going wrong.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:48 (twenty years ago) link

Hang on, that 95% thing is insane. I can't get over 93 with /myself/.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 10 June 2004 23:51 (twenty years ago) link

http://cif.rochester.edu/~xm/lol/republican.jpg

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 11 June 2004 13:35 (twenty years ago) link

Woos are getting me amazing results. I only discovered them after finding out that no-one responds to my messages, so I'm thinking that I need to construct a less poncey internet persona, or something.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Friday, 11 June 2004 13:44 (twenty years ago) link

500 woos by sundown.

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 11 June 2004 15:18 (twenty years ago) link

I have a vague and horrid suspicion that that's a RealDoll. I kind of hope so.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Friday, 11 June 2004 15:22 (twenty years ago) link

My top two bi men matches are Martin Skidmore and Tuomas!

Also Teeny was top on my friends match list before. But then I must have answered some questions un-Teeny-like because she disappeared...

― Hanna (Hanna), Friday, 11 June 2004 15:22 (twenty years ago) link

I am
athletic
,
sexual
and
dirty
.

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 11 June 2004 15:23 (twenty years ago) link

I miss Friendster.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:41 (twenty years ago) link

Friendster is still there!

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:46 (twenty years ago) link

Jel probably deleted his account in a fit of self-loathing.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:48 (twenty years ago) link

I know, I know, but a lot of things are they with us, but it doesn't mean they are the same.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:49 (twenty years ago) link

nope my friendster account is still there!

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:53 (twenty years ago) link

BlimX0r! The girl I've built up quite a messaging friendship with and is 85% compatible with me studies music in Greenwich, and occasionally in Blackheath. She knows exactly where my flat is!

Should I ask her if she fancies a pint?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:56 (twenty years ago) link

yeah! you might as well.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:57 (twenty years ago) link

What if she thinks I'm a creepy internet mentalist?!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:58 (twenty years ago) link

isn't she too? :)

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 June 2004 16:59 (twenty years ago) link

I think you should call her one, first, casually, pre-emptively, and, then, ask her out.

crosspost

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:00 (twenty years ago) link

RJG, yes!!!

― HAMBURGER NEURON GROUP (ex machina), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:01 (twenty years ago) link

is that in response to my woo?

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:01 (twenty years ago) link

I'm really scared. What if she never messages me again?

This is much easier with real girls.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:03 (twenty years ago) link

real girls are boring.

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:05 (twenty years ago) link

but dude, she is on okcupid!!

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:05 (twenty years ago) link

Why would she be talking to you if she didn't want to meet you?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:06 (twenty years ago) link

Haha, right, girls aren't REALLY using this as a dating site, are they?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:07 (twenty years ago) link

I asked her out! For a real life proper world drink! I am all excited.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:20 (twenty years ago) link

I think you should look up her address on the electoral roll first and hang about outside her flat first, just as prep work.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:26 (twenty years ago) link

500-woos-by-sundown-girl messaged me! I think she is an invention.

― nabiscothingy, Friday, 11 June 2004 17:31 (twenty years ago) link

The honey trap!

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:33 (twenty years ago) link

STOP STEALING MY THUNDER, NABISCO!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:36 (twenty years ago) link

i'm deleted, as of last night. i couldn't take it anymore.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:39 (twenty years ago) link

Our relationship is really building! I think we're about to exchange social security numbers!

― nabiscothingy, Friday, 11 June 2004 17:43 (twenty years ago) link

hahahahah!

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 11 June 2004 17:44 (twenty years ago) link

Don't laugh at me, teeny, I've seen your profile and you only have half a head.

― nabiscothingy, Friday, 11 June 2004 17:50 (twenty years ago) link

You are going to have amputee-fetishists all over you.

― nabiscothingy, Friday, 11 June 2004 17:51 (twenty years ago) link

nabisco did you woo her first or was it unsolicited?

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 11 June 2004 18:33 (twenty years ago) link

coz you can go to prison for soliciting woo's.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 11 June 2004 18:33 (twenty years ago) link

the best thing on myspace is people who have the wrong year set in their profile and they're all "i'm only 16" in the about me section

― Jon in R'lyeh (ex machina), Friday, 11 June 2004 19:36 (twenty years ago) link

My top two bi men matches are Martin Skidmore and Tuomas!

Well, me and Martin showing together shouldn't be a surprise, since we're 95% soul brothers, at least according to OKCupid. What's your username, Hanna?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 12 June 2004 10:31 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck, Matt! Tuomas and Hanna, I am delighted we are so well matched! Who knows what can come of these budding romances? (Well okay, we do know what will come of them, but I can dream.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 12 June 2004 10:34 (twenty years ago) link

Martin takes everything naughty and turns it, uh, naughty.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 12 June 2004 16:34 (twenty years ago) link

ok. listen to how pathetic i am.

my happiness over the last week or so has been solely dependent upon whether a girl responded to my mails.

christ.

― todd swiss (eliti), Sunday, 13 June 2004 20:30 (twenty years ago) link

That's what's amazing about these things. They have practically no actual-dating potential -- they're just like really ill-designed exercise grounds for examining your own desirability.

― nabiscothingy, Sunday, 13 June 2004 20:42 (twenty years ago) link

NO!!! I am going to meet my okcupid crush if it kills me! And then I will lose interest and delete myself. I had a dream that I met him and he had too wispy hair/was balding. I was upset.

― Carey (Carey), Sunday, 13 June 2004 20:47 (twenty years ago) link

RickyT has forsaken me -> I will never love again.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 13 June 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago) link

well, i am going to Amsterdam with my OKC crush in September - for real.

― dog latin (dog latin), Sunday, 13 June 2004 22:53 (twenty years ago) link

I love OKCupid hardcore dammnnnn, again. (Possibly I stopped for like a day, it seems alien and distant now). Lately people have been messaging me saying "wanna chat", and when I reply they COMPLETELY IGNORE ME, how bad can my prose style be over one message? Luckily I am also messaging 30,567 canadian goth chicks, little do they realise their rejections cannot hurt me.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 13 June 2004 23:29 (twenty years ago) link

That message reads kinda insane.

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 13 June 2004 23:32 (twenty years ago) link

(People I might actually meet: "this-is-me-being-all-naked-like" lady, posh London private schoolgirl).

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 13 June 2004 23:37 (twenty years ago) link

good work.

― todd swiss (eliti), Sunday, 13 June 2004 23:51 (twenty years ago) link

Wow. She's agreed to meet me. I totally didn't expect that to happen.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:27 (twenty years ago) link

I deleted my account.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:34 (twenty years ago) link

deleting your account is the new creating an account.

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:35 (twenty years ago) link

This girl kinda looks a bit like Scarlett Johanssen methinks.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 12:45 (twenty years ago) link

Haha, I sent her a woo and she didn't respond.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 13:02 (twenty years ago) link

i deleted mine too. re-reading the nerve thread did the trick.

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:25 (twenty years ago) link

canoe polo?

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:30 (twenty years ago) link

Posh privateschool girl asked me "whether it was a problem" that she had a boyfriend. YES IT IS A PROBLEM.

(Congratulations Matt!)

― Gregory Henry (Gregory Henry), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 14:44 (twenty years ago) link

This thread has turned into something sad.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 15:42 (twenty years ago) link

But she is so posh! I am appalled, Matt, Nickalicious.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 18:48 (twenty years ago) link

I didn't say I fancied her or anything, just that she looks like Scarlett Johanssen! Who I do fancy. Shit.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 18:51 (twenty years ago) link

OK so I signed up (Phil-Two) and I'm totally confused. wtf goes on on this site. wtf is a woo. why is daddino #5 on my matches list.

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 19:45 (twenty years ago) link

phil, read the last squillion posts and also the other thread which i can't be arsed to find for you.

that should answer all your questions.

glad to be of service.

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:03 (twenty years ago) link

I don't know what a woo is yet, because I have had none!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:05 (twenty years ago) link

I woo you from my deleted account martin!

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:19 (twenty years ago) link

HOLY FUCKING HELL

http://is2.okcupid.com/pics/937/9378535923534174488/1087419372.jpg
Caption: "I'm the one in the middle"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:30 (twenty years ago) link

Those on your matches list, nick?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link

My self-summary:
im a paratrooper what are you so if your in the mood for outragious things i am your man so be ready to be shocked and laugh alot i am the man for you and if you dont well i guess i still am the the man for you so give us a try and trust me you will be very happy that you entered into my realms

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:37 (twenty years ago) link

Don't dog him, he has realms!

― nabisco (nabisco), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link

Unfortunately not roxy. :(

For some reason this site thinks I'm more compatible with bespectacled Appalachian Mountains-region musicians than gun-wielding "outragious" white Haitian paratroopers.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:38 (twenty years ago) link

"im a paratrooper what are you" is sure to become the next...something.

xpost am i on your world matches list?! you and carsmile are on mine.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:39 (twenty years ago) link

~~Against my better judgment~~ my username is slamdance.

― Crickets Dance On Tequila Booty (Barima), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:40 (twenty years ago) link

Thanks Teeny - I guess a pity-woo from someone who isn't on the site anyway is something (well, since it's you it is).

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 20:58 (twenty years ago) link

Ugh. It tells me I'm crude and kinky. I don't like hearing that. Worst of all, it says I'm unmathematical. Pff.

I'm Jimdoo on there. You could win me, I'm a prize.

(you could also see me dressed as a rabbit)

― JimD (JimD), Wednesday, 16 June 2004 23:07 (twenty years ago) link

I'm peeing my pants right now. Some guy posted this:
http://www3.mb.sympatico.ca/~bshurb/crazy.jpg
with the caption "I will never be as cool as this guy". NONE OF US WILL EVER BE AS COOL AS THAT GUY.

― Bryan (Bryan), Thursday, 17 June 2004 04:14 (twenty years ago) link

HAHAAHJAHDSAHDHGASHDHJSDA

― 0r4l R0b3rt5 (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 04:20 (twenty years ago) link

Phil, you need to answer some questions before the matching will work properly.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 17 June 2004 04:46 (twenty years ago) link

OMG this gets weirder and weirder... my new drinking companion just messaged me on Friendster, and in addition to living round the corner from me, we also have a friend in common who might just happen to post to ILX occasionally. No, its none of you lot. This could get interesting.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 17 June 2004 06:41 (twenty years ago) link

I got wooed by an English girl whose eyes so are huge she looks like a manga character. Her profile was kinda cryptic, though, so I didn't know what to answer.

I almost wish I had never made that OKCupid profile... I did it just for fun and I thought no one would mail me, but people are actually doing it, and I'd feel guilty if I didn't answer them (because I did put my profile there), and then they answer back, and IT NEVER ENDS!!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:42 (twenty years ago) link

I have an okcupid date!

*scared*

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:48 (twenty years ago) link

creepz

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:50 (twenty years ago) link

oh no darkgoddess690 mailed me... ughhhhhh

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:52 (twenty years ago) link

I'm glad I'm not the only one who has a major crush on an okcupid person.... I only wish that I could manage to email her as charming messages as she sends me. I feel like a failure already.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:55 (twenty years ago) link

CREEPS

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:56 (twenty years ago) link

Jon, she's a sensualist from spencer massachusetts. She likes to get busy with mullets.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:57 (twenty years ago) link

http://futuregirl.ytmnd.com/

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 16:57 (twenty years ago) link

THIS THREAD IS NOW OFFICIALLY CREEPING ME THE FUCK OUT

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:09 (twenty years ago) link

OMG WTF

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:14 (twenty years ago) link

Can a moderator take the embedded files off this thread?

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, please do.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago) link

i think all the creeps should have to endure the creepiness

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:16 (twenty years ago) link

Jon, stop being a gigantic jackass please.

― MODERATOR (Dan Perry), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:27 (twenty years ago) link

imbedded files?

that link is really scarey!

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:38 (twenty years ago) link

oh come on, those fit this this thread PERFECTLY Dan!

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:40 (twenty years ago) link

Good luck, Melissa!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 17 June 2004 17:50 (twenty years ago) link

good luck melissa - don't be scared! i've done pretty well out of all this malarkey to be honest.

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 17 June 2004 18:04 (twenty years ago) link

Subject: hey 43 Miles Away

don't feel bad about cecil b demented, that was a pretty funny movie.but i also love rocky horror picture show but maybe u don't agree about cecil. lol. weird cult classics are always good. hehe. i do like snacks however but i'm not a learned master or know much about atlantis. sorry. lasers are always fun too. lol. well i guess i'm kinda rambling cause i don't really know what to say, but i'd ove to chat if u would so if you want drop me a line and we could talk some more. k? hope to hear from you soon.

~Cassandra~

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 17 June 2004 18:08 (twenty years ago) link

GET IN!

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 17 June 2004 19:00 (twenty years ago) link

I just spoke to my OKC crush on the phone! All the way from Texas! OMG!

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 17 June 2004 19:15 (twenty years ago) link

internet girlfriend? man! giving up smoking sure has had it's toll on my sense of reality and my social life. still, you can't say there aren't advantages...

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 17 June 2004 19:19 (twenty years ago) link

I like to sleep until the crack of noon
Midnight howlin' at the moon
goin' out when I wanto
and I'm comin' home when I please
I don't have to ask permission
If I wanna go out fishin'
never have to ask for the keys

They say I'm kinda selfish about my privacy
now as long as I can be with me
we get along so well I can't even believe it
I love to chew the fat with folks
I've been listening to all your dirty jokes
I'm so thankful for these friends
I do rarely see

― dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 17 June 2004 19:26 (twenty years ago) link

Dammit it's been 2 hours why hasn't my crush written back to my witty message yet????

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 17 June 2004 19:31 (twenty years ago) link

OK. who'll hit on me? preferably someone who will let me come live with them for free.

― cozen (Cozen), Thursday, 17 June 2004 19:32 (twenty years ago) link

I found out that when you delete your account all the messages you have sent disappear only leaving the headings. So you can't make some final grand gesture and tell them where to contact you. I had to dweeb out and relog back in to let them know how to contact me. So, I can now carry on my pursuits via the more agreeable friendster and gmail.

― Carey (Carey), Thursday, 17 June 2004 19:46 (twenty years ago) link

Define "free".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 17 June 2004 21:25 (twenty years ago) link

you first.

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 18 June 2004 06:44 (twenty years ago) link

I find it funny how Mr. Loop da Loop first accuses us for being creeps, and then he posts a private e-mail sent to him for everyone to see.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 18 June 2004 08:59 (twenty years ago) link

I was just wooed by an oxford student in london.

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 18 June 2004 09:10 (twenty years ago) link

Haha my new friend lives with someone who was a zombie in Shaun of the Dead. Yes, THAT zombie.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 09:13 (twenty years ago) link

82% friend, which question did i answer wrong?
http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=14934907703253193251

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:25 (twenty years ago) link

Which is the posho girl?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:34 (twenty years ago) link

I like polo and canoeing, sometimes both at once! *snort*

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:36 (twenty years ago) link

I think she's just fallen in with a posho set.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:39 (twenty years ago) link

Oh, I see - she doesn't wear a bra.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 18 June 2004 14:43 (twenty years ago) link

I have spliced together a new breed of fruit, and I am going to call it "cozenberry".

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 18 June 2004 16:19 (twenty years ago) link

The new girl in my office is a 70/73 match with me. And, meanwhile, my fondness for my crush burns stronger and stronger with each email.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 03:17 (twenty years ago) link

tracer is on my world matches! soon it will be all ilx

how come ken isn't on my world matches, but i have a higher score with him than with tracer, who IS on there?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 03:20 (twenty years ago) link

Perhaps it's because I voted absolutely not/mandatory on the 'would you date some who is ASIAN' question.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 03:21 (twenty years ago) link

(i didn't really do this)

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 03:21 (twenty years ago) link

The matches are shown at random. You'll have to click "Go" a couple of times to get the best results.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 07:06 (twenty years ago) link

most of the ilx-people i've checked, i only match with in the 50's and 60's. except tracerhand at 85% and martin at 82%.. casuistry was at 80-something too, but then it dropped like ten points yesterday :( i dunno why

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 14:29 (twenty years ago) link

i answered bloody loads of questions on this sodding thing, and it forgot all of them...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 14:35 (twenty years ago) link

Forgot!!

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 22 June 2004 14:46 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=13288221070533201790

???

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 26 June 2004 16:10 (twenty years ago) link

I have an okcupid date next week.. eep.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Saturday, 26 June 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago) link

you should message me if:

"you appresheate life beuty and odditys and if your not stupid damn i hate stupidity"

― mark p (Mark P), Saturday, 26 June 2004 21:41 (twenty years ago) link

IM A PARATROOPER WHAT ARE YOU

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 26 June 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago) link

i deleted mine. this thing is dumb

― charltonlido (gareth), Saturday, 26 June 2004 22:45 (twenty years ago) link

well, maybe its not if you, like, got a date out of it or something

― charltonlido (gareth), Saturday, 26 June 2004 22:48 (twenty years ago) link

Carsmile cares about your answer to:

Do you own a gun?
Would you ever sleep with a serial killer?
Do you like to cuddle after sex?

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Sunday, 27 June 2004 18:41 (twenty years ago) link

I suddenly seem to be attracting the attention of 19 year old men looking to try sex with a man. Flattering, but a bit weird when you get two like that in a few days (both on OKCupid). Actually, I've had three other first-contact messages on dating sites in the last few days too (two women, one man) - none of them really suitable for me. Something weird is happening!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:22 (twenty years ago) link

charltonlido otm

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:26 (twenty years ago) link

Martin... you sure you didn't sign up to the NAMBLA site by accident? (I kid!)

well, maybe its not if you, like, got a date out of it or something

I have a date tonight. Eep. She seems really cool though.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:29 (twenty years ago) link

what is this NAMBLA site?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:30 (twenty years ago) link

Leave it be, Martin.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:32 (twenty years ago) link

perhaps I am happier not knowing. Life is often like that.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:33 (twenty years ago) link

Awwww... Not meaning to make a joke at the expense of you, Martin.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:35 (twenty years ago) link

That's largely what I'm here for, surely?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 28 June 2004 20:40 (twenty years ago) link

Well, as penance, I just had an interesting date with someone really smart and interesting but who is totally "not my type" and I'm not really attracted to. Ah well. I think the friend rating should've been much higher than the match one.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 03:23 (twenty years ago) link

Ok, here I am.
Username:
electric_light

― Pingu, Tuesday, 29 June 2004 06:30 (twenty years ago) link

Username: Ashumov

All the rocket ships are climbing through the sky
The holy books are open wide
The doctors working day and night
But they’ll never ever find that cure for love
There ain’t no drink no drug
(ah tell them, angels)
There’s nothing pure enough
to be a cure
for
love

― Slim Pickens, Tuesday, 29 June 2004 06:42 (twenty years ago) link

I am glad I deleted my account when I did. good times though.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 14:06 (twenty years ago) link

i got a reply from an okcupid person! but the reply was all "yr. interesting and i'd love to send an interesting reply but i'm too tired."

what now? i figure, wait a few days and write something else pleasant and interesting but not too long?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 20:50 (twenty years ago) link

Yeah, that sounds sensible (I speak as a man with loads of dating site experience!). I sometimes just wait, on the basis that if they don't write again they can't be terribly interested, but I guess I'd do what you suggest if I was definitely very keen.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 21:01 (twenty years ago) link

I sent some people some things last night. Whoo! I am an alcoholic.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 21:50 (twenty years ago) link

Q: Is it wrong to befriend a 17 year old if she lives in Hawaii and I have no chance of ever actually meeting her?

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 22:57 (twenty years ago) link

no?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 22:59 (twenty years ago) link

wait! would it be wrong coz of the 17 part of the not meeting part!? i mean if you have no chance of meeting her you should let her know from the start so its not like yr. leading her on!

also i guess making friends with hawaiians can be considered a bad idea in general if yr. some sort of weird anti-islander racist?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 23:00 (twenty years ago) link

Oh yeah, I'm PeskyPole on this. I forgot I made an account. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with it, and I keep clicking "skip this question" cause I keep getting hit with dumb ones.

(Dude, Aaron, it can't be wrong to befriend someone.)

― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 23:01 (twenty years ago) link

Okay, cool. I felt like I was getting to be very close to being internet perv. And I have no problem with Hawaiians. As long as they don't have a problem with me.

Yeah, so Sterling... You should write her again in a day or so. "Pleasant and interesting but not too long" is always the way to go.

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 29 June 2004 23:04 (twenty years ago) link

Isn't being an internet perv what okcupid is all about? The only girls who msg me are 17 or eighteen year olds from far away. WHY?

― Ian c=====8 (orion), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago) link

i love on MYCREEPSPACE the number of people who message me and then reveal their age as actually being under 18

― ¥¤±²£¢Ð¼æ®ª«¶Þ÷³¹ß½Ø×©§¾¿¥¤±²£¢Ð¼æ®ª«¶Þ÷³¹ß½Ø×©§¾¿¥¤±²£¢Ð¼æ®ª«¶Þ÷³¹ß½Ø×©§¾¿ (ex , Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:48 (twenty years ago) link

you should do it back - "cool, 'cause I'm 8!"

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 00:50 (twenty years ago) link

The only girls who msg me are 17 or eighteen year olds from far away. WHY?
-- Ian c=====8

Ian, I'm offended. I am 24 years old.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 06:28 (twenty years ago) link

I sent some people some things last night. Whoo! I am an alcoholic.

OK, apparently just one.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 06:33 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=1582221328169778270

The person I'd most like to trade brains with:

Eminem i mean why not he iz so fine!!!

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:35 (twenty years ago) link

haha the reason i had to click on her profile was because the caption on her pic said "this iz my pic that i took by myself!"

― ron (ron), Wednesday, 30 June 2004 13:38 (twenty years ago) link

two weeks pass...

I've just had another approach, explicitly about sex, from another 19 year old. I swear the picture I put up there is actually of me. I don't understand it at all.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 17 July 2004 11:50 (twenty years ago) link

JKHFBUSXVVTSTYRGHVHVGJIGBTYDEVTDBUGFNIBTDNKBBTVDVDFTGNGBFGFYD

this is how easy it is, to type.

JUGNBBDDBJNKLKJMHTYURFRT VYBJNTFJRDYRTUFYFBU

I could do it all day.

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 17 July 2004 11:54 (twenty years ago) link

JKBJNBIFKFVUYFUYDERTYSHVJKHGBYUFUGMNIUGTBUNBFVTRYTGDTRDJHGBNJHGBKURUTRDGBFDRTSVRTBJGFYITDVYUFBLKGTDVRTDTVFBVYTBUYFTYUD6GKJINHHGTFHBTFBF

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 17 July 2004 11:54 (twenty years ago) link

???

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 17 July 2004 11:55 (twenty years ago) link

if I had to write out those characters, by hand, I probably wouldn't bother.

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 17 July 2004 11:58 (twenty years ago) link

Okay, I get it, but it's still a bad joke.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 17 July 2004 12:00 (twenty years ago) link

you don't get it.

― RJG (RJG), Saturday, 17 July 2004 12:13 (twenty years ago) link

I have only had one woo, and it doesn´nt even count because it was RJG and he was just being polite because I wooed him first.

RJG, there are a few words in your typing, just by chance. You´re almost like the monkeys who get given typewriters for a long time and they end up writing Shakespeare. Where is that from?

― Cathy (Cathy), Saturday, 17 July 2004 13:14 (twenty years ago) link

I found "jug", "buy, "bel", "biv", and, not so surprisingly, "devoe."

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Saturday, 17 July 2004 20:43 (twenty years ago) link

one month passes...

A couple of days ago I got

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 11:36 (twenty years ago) link

A couple of days ago I got

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 11:37 (twenty years ago) link

WTF, only the first few words of my post appeared there!? I was supposed to post this:

A couple of days ago I got

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 11:38 (twenty years ago) link

A couple of days ago I got a friend of mine to put her profile on OKCupid. None of my real life friends had had their profiles there before, so it's kinda interesting to check whether the "compare" tool actually works, now that I can use it to someone I actually know. OKCupid seems to at least verify that our friendship is on solid ground: she's a 90% match with me, making her my number one straight match in Finland.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 11:39 (twenty years ago) link

Okay, I got it know, I messed up with the HTML. Sorry.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 11:40 (twenty years ago) link

Oh dear, maybe I shouldn't have put that link to her profile there. Please don't message her or anything.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 11:41 (twenty years ago) link

haha your 6 posts cheered me right up.

I'm thinking of re-registering with this but i dunno.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Saturday, 4 September 2004 12:06 (twenty years ago) link

Haha, I guess the lowest form of comedy is an idiot repeating the same mistake again and again. I'm glad it did something good.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 12:14 (twenty years ago) link

last night I dreamt that I got wooed. Wtf, I haven't even used this thing in ages!

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Saturday, 4 September 2004 12:17 (twenty years ago) link

REMIX!

― Paul Eater (eater), Saturday, 4 September 2004 15:39 (twenty years ago) link

???

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 15:48 (twenty years ago) link

I was just enjoying your funky "A couple of days ago I got" loop, Tuomas. Also your friend is cute.

― Paul Eater (eater), Saturday, 4 September 2004 15:55 (twenty years ago) link

I guess she is, especially when riding a wolf.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 15:58 (twenty years ago) link

But please don't message her, I feel guilty for posting her profile here.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 4 September 2004 16:00 (twenty years ago) link

I think I need to find some photos of me that aren't me wearing weird outfits while v.drunk in bright light (or, uh, me in a gas mask running down a hallway in a derelict building). & have chosen a username other than "pumice-tron". & haha, ricardo's my 2nd-highest match in the world!

― etc, Saturday, 4 September 2004 23:38 (twenty years ago) link

ok so forserious question -- when coldcalling/writing some cool person on one of these things, what works better -- short friendly note on some element of their profile (film, book, etc.) -- or longer streamaconsciousness friendly thang like you might write to someone you already know?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Sunday, 5 September 2004 03:52 (twenty years ago) link

former gives em less to respond with, but latter can be overwhelming?

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Sunday, 5 September 2004 03:53 (twenty years ago) link

I usually write a paragraph, saying what it is in their profile that has grabbed my interest (I suspect "It's your tits" wouldn't be good here) and makes me think we might perhaps be suited, and suggesting that they look at mine and if they'd like to talk, here's my email.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 5 September 2004 08:35 (twenty years ago) link

My #4 world match is an ILXOR. BUT WHICH ONE??

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 5 September 2004 11:49 (twenty years ago) link

Are we supposed to answer that?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 5 September 2004 12:41 (twenty years ago) link

No!

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 5 September 2004 12:43 (twenty years ago) link

Well who is it? We're dying to know!

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 5 September 2004 12:46 (twenty years ago) link

Casuistry!

80% for you, Tuomas. Rrr.
Also I seem to be 85% for Melissa W. Obviously OKCupid doesn't realise we would kill each other within 5 minutes if we ever met due to massive disagreements about which Bjork and Radiohead albums are good.

I REALLY ONLY SIGNED UP BECAUSE DOM ASKED ME WHAT TYPE I WAS. Ugh. Now I'm asking people who've wooed me how I should get my hair cut.

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 5 September 2004 12:48 (twenty years ago) link

Tuomas, Ricardo and I seem to be nearly everyone's type, according to this thing. If only people in real life thought so. Uh, I mean about me, I'm sure the lovely Ricardo and Tuomas are pursued by gorgeous people endlessly.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 5 September 2004 14:36 (twenty years ago) link

I do seem to get a lot of nice comments through OKCupid, I wish it was like this in real life as well...

There seems to be a new feature there, you can add comments to a friend's profile (she'll have to accept them first, obviously). I tried it with my friend, it seems to be working, though there's some delay before you get to accept the comment.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 6 September 2004 11:15 (twenty years ago) link

I didn't mean to say I don't get nice comments in real life, I do, just not in the romantic sense.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Monday, 6 September 2004 11:16 (twenty years ago) link

For the first time in about three months on this thing I got a woo! I suddenly feel wanted.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 6 September 2004 14:05 (twenty years ago) link

I got the worst message ever. Someone called me "one sexy rodent". I wanted to delete my account, and then humanity.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 6 September 2004 14:07 (twenty years ago) link

Rodents are cute...

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 6 September 2004 14:08 (twenty years ago) link

Oh and then he asked if I wanted to "be [his] hamster man and ride [his] exercise wheel". Hence the urge to delete humanity.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 6 September 2004 14:10 (twenty years ago) link

Was it Richard Gere?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 6 September 2004 14:14 (twenty years ago) link

Not unless he's lying about his age.
http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=14924525831126819864

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 6 September 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago) link

I hardly ever get messages or even woos. What am I doing wrong?

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Monday, 6 September 2004 18:14 (twenty years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Is OKC down for anyone else?

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Friday, 24 September 2004 13:58 (twenty years ago) link

Okcupid is turning into the Craigslist erotic services bulletin board:

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?pic=0&tuid=3111634513394096431
(not work safe)

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Monday, 27 September 2004 02:00 (twenty years ago) link

I deleted my account today. There are people I couldn't bear if they found me on there.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 27 September 2004 02:07 (twenty years ago) link

http://www.okcupid.com/profile?tuid=6959623277301788627

Ok, someone add me as a real friend so I look well adjusted

― Free the Bee (ex machina), Monday, 27 September 2004 16:22 (twenty years ago) link

fuck, my sort of ex is my #1 match

― Free the Bee (ex machina), Monday, 27 September 2004 16:27 (twenty years ago) link

Obviously it's time to revise that "sort of"...

― JimD (JimD), Monday, 27 September 2004 16:32 (twenty years ago) link

I logged in today for the first time in FOREVER. All my answers to the questions looked retarded, as they were based on the old questions which have since been replaced. Hopefully I look like less of a dipshit now.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 27 September 2004 17:15 (twenty years ago) link

The STRANGER ARRANGER!

Who has matches on their New Thing? I don't, bah.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Sunday, 10 October 2004 13:03 (twenty years ago) link

five months pass...

I've probably complained enough about how there are only ten people in Dublin, but my new okcupid crush putting up a photo of herself holding a ticket to Ronan's club is just taking the piss.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 18 March 2005 18:30 (nineteen years ago) link

haha ouch

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 18 March 2005 18:50 (nineteen years ago) link

it's a flyer, not a ticket. she could have got it ANYWHERE.

― Ronan (Ronan), Friday, 18 March 2005 19:06 (nineteen years ago) link

Yeah yeah, keep talking.

Haha it's not like I have a rival club across the street or anything. Memo to self..

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 18 March 2005 19:22 (nineteen years ago) link

foit?

― mark p (Mark P), Friday, 18 March 2005 19:23 (nineteen years ago) link

haha for a moment I thought you were talking french, mark.

― cozen (Cozen), Friday, 18 March 2005 19:25 (nineteen years ago) link

one month passes...

ok so grrr.. i keep getting top matches who are canonical bi/poly/goth/gamer/geek types.

okcupid and internet personals in general fuse my soul into a ball of angry angry wax. either everyone on them looks "oh, hey, they're too cool for me" or "omg what frikin losers, i would be bored with them in a minute" or "we are going to have zilch in common" just pretty much depending on my mood.

anyway, it makes me v.v. mad/confused that i keep getting matched with these types. of course, it seems like the only other types on the system in boston are all "omg i like sports and partying and going to bars with friends, and especially the SOX."

oh, right. i realized the problem.

this is boston.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 10 May 2005 00:44 (nineteen years ago) link

two years pass...

I logged into this and everything was just the same as I left it 3 or so years ago. It said I owned a house and had a BF. It was weird.

― roxymuzak, Monday, 5 November 2007 06:05 (seventeen years ago) link

Weird, I went back and deleted mine not 3 minutes ago!

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 5 November 2007 06:06 (seventeen years ago) link

Haw! I never even saw yours, I don't think.

― roxymuzak, Monday, 5 November 2007 06:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Did you see Dom's

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 5 November 2007 06:20 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't remember ever seeing it, but upthread I state that he is my lowest match of all time, or something.

― roxymuzak, Monday, 5 November 2007 08:11 (seventeen years ago) link

I'd all forgotten about OKCupid, but then a couple of months ago I got an email that I had an unread message there, which eventually lead to a date with the girl who messaged me. Not much came out of it though. Most of my local matches are still goths or LARPers, so I guess nothing's really changed.

― Tuomas, Monday, 5 November 2007 08:46 (seventeen years ago) link

forgive me, but what's a "LARPer"?

― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Monday, 5 November 2007 15:51 (seventeen years ago) link

Use one google, Tuomas.

― G00blar, Monday, 5 November 2007 15:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh, sorry. Force of habit.

― G00blar, Monday, 5 November 2007 15:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Someone who does Live Action Role Playing. They're a very noticable and irritating subculture in here (which obviously overlaps with some other subcultures, like goths or fantasy/sci-fi fans).

― Tuomas, Monday, 5 November 2007 15:55 (seventeen years ago) link

I mean, I have nothing against roleplaying as such, but in my experience many LARPers think that this special hobby of theirs somehow makes them better than the common people. They even have a special condescending word for "mundane" people who don't larp.

― Tuomas, Monday, 5 November 2007 15:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Where does Norwegian Death Metal fit into this equation?

xpost

― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Monday, 5 November 2007 15:59 (seventeen years ago) link

three months pass...

so i haven't logged in to this place in like 2 years but randomly decided to today. how come like 90% of my matches are 5'6" and all the people that message me are 23?

― tehresa, Monday, 18 February 2008 03:53 (sixteen years ago) link

How come all the cute boys live in Chicago? Or, most of them.

― Casuistry, Monday, 18 February 2008 04:23 (sixteen years ago) link

The American ones, anyways.

― Casuistry, Monday, 18 February 2008 04:24 (sixteen years ago) link

i am currently being imed by:
1) some dude in staten island
2) a guy who wants me to have some sort of threesome w/ him and the girl he lives with
3) some random dude with a picture of snuggle bear instead of real photos (i.e. u ugly!)

― tehresa, Monday, 18 February 2008 05:21 (sixteen years ago) link

major lols

― tehresa, Monday, 18 February 2008 05:21 (sixteen years ago) link

some character named 001HAW is stalking me on okcupid

― roxymuzak, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 17:17 (sixteen years ago) link

it's pato

― electricsound, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 22:07 (sixteen years ago) link

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