*facepalm*

[grammargirl]

No wonder I've avoided online personals for so long. I mean, I know I'm an intellectual snob and all, but stuff like this just makes me cringe:

I am motivated, open-minded, and have a good heart. I am the guy whom you can call really really intelligent. It seems that's kinda intemidating people and I am having hard time selling myself :( I am serious, but dying to have a little fun :) Hope to hear from you ;) intelligent, open-minded, really look doesn't matter (for real this time). It's a plus if you are career-oriented, but can give some time for "us" ;)

"intemidating"?

I'm starting to feel like Jessica Stein over here.

Comments

Intemidating

[moodvertigo.livejournal.com]

Found your blog via a search for fellow Ann Arborites, and just had to laugh after reading the ad you came across. How can one desire a person who is "career minded" and at the same time have "some time for us"? Isn't that a contradiction? Frankly, I always felt that reading the online personals was always much more entertaining than actually dating the personalities found online (from unfortunate experience).

Nice weblog...fun read...not too intemidating.

:)

[misanthropicsob.livejournal.com]

I personally love the overabundance of smilies he uses. Especially since he says "Hope to hear from you *wink*" Its almost like "hope to hear from you, if you know what i mean. nudge nudge, wink wink say no more." And, why is it that when a guy says "I am really really intelligent" they generally have both the intelligence and social skills of an earthworm? You should go on a date and prove my theory correct.

[stevenglassman.livejournal.com]

Hey, even Jessica Stein got her happy ending. ::nodnod::

Er. At least I think she did. I kinda forgot how the dang movie ended.

[symphy.livejournal.com]

I'm always amazed at how many women actually put that they enjoy "long walks on the beach" and other cliches in their profiles. It's a huge turn-off when I suspect a woman's entire sense of "what romance is" comes from a drug store fabio-adorned novella.

[tallulahmae.livejournal.com]

Oh my! Keep in mind, spelling doesn't always indikate intellagents. ;) Wink wink!