tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44421106043715715102024-02-20T13:28:07.008-08:00Date, Set, MatchA blog about internet dating in London.AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-18653733841555209592014-05-25T12:54:00.004-07:002014-05-25T13:03:13.499-07:00So this happened...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So this happened. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Back in March I must have matched
with a guy called David. He sent me a
text via Tinder that just read “Hi”. I
have no memory of this. It was sent at
1am, I may have been on a night out and not noticed it. Or I may have looked at his profile again and
not been interested.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So this morning I get this
message “U r so rude- why like me and not respond to my message?”. I have a WhatsApp conversation group with 4
friends who are also on Tinder. Whenever
we have a date or come across an awful profile we send a screen grab to the group. It’s very amusing. It also makes me like more people so that I
have good fodder to share with the group.
I suspect this one is going to be worthy of the group, so I reply with “Wow. Psycho much?”. Here is the actual conversation that follows:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: That’s better</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Where u from</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: London. I feel like I should congratulate you for your
correct use of apostrophe.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Thanks what’s my reward</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: 2 in a row. Nice</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: What u up to</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: I’m in bed recovering</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Recovering?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Hungober</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Is that Flemish for hangover?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Yeah lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: How long u had this app for</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Erm. Beginning of the year.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: What do u think</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Do u have any other social
apps</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: It’s hilarious</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Haha</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Do you have an issue with the
word ‘you’?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Yes u?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: No y?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Do you have an issue with
the word uea</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Ues</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Yes</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Only the way you spell it!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Haha</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Do u have skype and
whatsapp?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Yes</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Cool- fancy a chat on there
instead ?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: What’s the difference? Other
than sending photos.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Can send pics and video call</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: I suspect I won’t want to see
the kind of photos you want to send.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Haha and whys that</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: You were doing so well with
the apostrophes. Never mind.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Oh bugger lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: This app is so slow</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Fancy a chat on Skype?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: I really don’t</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Why not?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: U r rude</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Maybe. But you have provided 10 minutes of
entertainment for my friends. Have a
good one.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Do they want to see a small
penis</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Ha ha ha ha.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Message me on whatsapp</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">What would you have done? I decided to take one for the team and
WhatsApped him:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Purely for my
entertainment...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: What would u like lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: ?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Surprise me.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: R u with ur friends x</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Then the photo that followed was
of no surprise to anyone. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Surprise lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Well you were right about one
thing...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Which is?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Small penis</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Yeah very</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Did ur friends laugh too lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: The camera angle wasn’t the
best</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Is that the problem here?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Yep</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: That and it really is small
lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Who r u with at the moment?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And then an even more graphic
picture comes through...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Is Tinder just modern day
flashing?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Appears that way lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Have u flashed anyone</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Not on social media.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Haha what about for real</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: I suspect everyone has. In a fun way, not flasher mac down the
playground.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: R u alone at the moment or
with friends</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Does it make a difference?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Yeah – like to know who’s seeing
my pics lol</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: Say hi to B, C and P.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Hi girls</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Take a selfie x</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: B wants to know if you get
off on sending naked pics to strangers.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Yeah I do</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: It’s fun</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: But only if they enjoy
receiving</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Do u girls enjoy receiving</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Him: Do you have Skype</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Me: David, it’s been fun. Have a great day.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Seriously??</span></span></div>
AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-3382930307781760652014-05-25T12:25:00.001-07:002014-05-25T12:25:53.233-07:00Tinder<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So. Tinder. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Totally addictive and hilarious. I jump on the band wagon. Living in London my choices are endless so I
limit my profile to within 2km. I upload
5 photos from my Facebook and don’t bother writing a profile.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">For those that don’t know, Tinder is a free App that shows
your name, age, photos as well as whatever blurb you choose to write. It also links with your Facebook, showing
your friends and pages that you have liked.
I can choose to search men only age 32-39 that are close to me. If I like someone based on the information
above I swipe to the right. If not, I
swipe to the left. If they have swiped
to the right on my profile then we are allowed to message each other. If they have swiped to the left then no
access is given and they are gone forever.
I never learn if they have rejected me, they may have never seen my
profile.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Game on.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Let’s start by sharing some of the more delightful profiles
I have come across. These are word for
word, typo for typo:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About J: Well here i am finally worked out how to access
internet via my mobile , never was any good with technology . As you can see
older , balder , fatter but none the wiser . Life could be better , could be
alot worse could be a gooner lol . update for 2010 i have found my kitty kat and
i’m in love thank you god i am really really REALLY HAPPY. Update for 2011
alone again god your a git...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">J’s photo is taken from his wedding album. Remember that Tinder is relatively new so
goodness knows where he has lifted this profile from. I suspect he doesn’t get a lot of matches.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About P: Enjoy life the best hi would ol the time live
present don’t luke future forget passat life to shortly (followed by too many
emoticons).</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">P’s photo shows more muscle than I have ever seen on a man
with several protruding veins in a wife beater shirt.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Now, as I am merrily swiping left and right, a new message
pops up stating that I have Facebook friends in common with the next guy. I look closely and recognise N from work who
got married last year. Are you kidding
me? I ponder and decide to swipe
right. We match. He is playing a dangerous game here. I message him:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“Er. Why are you on
here? What happened to the wife?”</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He replies with “Hey, wife’s good, found out about Tinder
last week through a drunken night with friends!! Needed an ego boost!!! I’m generally good,
work is boring, my son’s amazing!!” </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Speechless.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Let’s move on. Some
of the photos are pretty grim like R’s that shows a man hanging from hooks
through his chest. His profile reads: I
like tattoos and piercings. I like
exploring what the body is capable of. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Crikey.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Then there are the couples on there like “HenryAndNatasha 33”. Are these people not worried about their
friends seeing?!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Swiping, minding my own business and then see my first naked
Tinder shot. It’s full frontal and so unnecessary. Apparently P is “looking for fun!!”. I wonder how much success these people have.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About K: The pics are not me, but an American comedian who
looks like me (but I have a little more facial hair).. Why? I’m in a relationship at the moment that I’m
not totally sure about, so here for curiosity, chats, flirts to find answers
and maybe more – I’m not sure! I’m a
decent guy (mostly) who likes chivalry, social justice and music and I really
want a dog!! X</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Likes chivalry? Lacks
chivalry more like. What a dick.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About J: One drink and see how we get on then one day and
night in bed. No questions, just
pleasure, champagne and a beautiful hotel room.
Tall, good looking and fun.
Ignorance is bliss. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Maybe we should hook him up with K and see if he can supply
any answers?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About B: Good looking.
Married. 40. Would like to meet for some enjoyable
moments. Ok. I just want to meet for sex. Am i allowed to say that or do i use a
euphanism?</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I think you’ve just said it B. Would like to understand why his profile
picture is an assortment of baguettes. Suspect
I am too innocent for this one.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About A: Hi, I am an experienced Dom of 10 years. I am looking for a Sub. Someone with previous experience. So please do not be afraid to get on touch
even if curious. However what I do not
need are those who just read 50 Shades of Drivel and want to know more. Also there is a good reason why I have no
pics.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Is it because you’re ugly A? He’s asking them to get in touch even if it’s
just for curiosity but then stating not to get in touch if you just want to
know more. I’m so confused. I kind of want to meet him and question him
about it all. </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I’m probably putting you off
Tinder but for every profile like those above there are several good ones. Like N who is chiselled, shirt off,
gorgeous. His profile reads: “kill the
small talk im just here for sex”. I don’t
believe the photo is him.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About Y: I’m Jobless, homeless,
have a criminal record and an addiction problem. Other than that I’m a nice guy. Entrepreneur.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I really want to meet these people! Does that profile actually get him
dates? I risk swiping right, no
match. Am a bit insulted.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">About S: Interested in all sorts,
some niche areas of interest:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">>Mummification</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">>Breath Control</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">>Forced Poppers</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">>Light Roleplay</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">>Anything black and shiny!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Drop me a note – love to chat and
see if we have anything in common ;)</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Guessing not S. Mummification is certainly niche.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">And then there was David...</span></span></div>
AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-3504578351205940312014-05-25T11:36:00.002-07:002014-05-25T11:36:36.474-07:00The last Match.com date<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I’ve been emailing a guy called “Bboy” from the beginning of
my Match.com journey. We mostly just
email our bad dates to each other. He’s
really funny. So I decide to rant:</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Email sent to:</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span></span></b><a href="http://uk.match.com/members/index.php?aref=29520832"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Bboy1980</span></span></span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Date: June 6 2013 - 23:11</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Subject: Re: lost for ideas</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Just come back from
possibly the worst date yet (I probably sound like I've been on loads of dates
but I really haven't).<br /><br />
It was ONE drink which is hardly worth washing my hair for. Dragged
myself all the way to Liverpool Street. I asked him if he wanted a second
drink (my round), he said no. No? Really? Throughout the
first drink he barely said a word leaving me to fill the empty silences. <br /><br />
He just text me to say he didn't think there was a spark and we shouldn't take
it any further. I am so insulted. I feel like I have been dumped!
WTF was that? What's the protocol after a bad date? Surely
you both just know and leave it at that? Is a text necessary?<br /><br />
Sam<br /></span></span>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Email from:</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Bboy1980</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Date: June 6 2013
- 23:48</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Subject: You
didnt change the subject</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">You're not having much luck with this
dating lark are you? One drink sounds like a real waste of time and filling
silences is the hardest thing to do. I would normally think that after a bad
date you should just leave it, no need for the kick while you're down. Maybe we
should meet up tuesday or wednesday and hopefully bring your good date stats
up? What do you think?<br />
I'm off to bed now, got to be up at 5. Text me if you're up for meeting.<br />
Hopefully hear from you soon.<br /><br />
Kieran<br />
X</span></span>
</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He just seems so nice.
I’ve been emailing him for a couple of months but can’t remember anything
about him from his profile. I can’t
click on him to see what he looks like as it’ll send him a message. How bad can it be? We arrange to meet in the Hoop & Toy pub
in South Kensington. Other than the odd
work drink I never go in there so can easily delete it from my pub repertoire. I arrange an 8pm meet up. Clever.
Straight from work so don’t have to make too much extra effort. I grab a bite in Pret before I go in. I am so pleased with myself, literally
checking all the good date boxes here.</span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Oh. I walk up to our
agreed meeting spot at South Ken tube.
There is a man who must weigh 30 stone.
He is enormously tall with this tiny little head perched on top of wide
shoulders. No neck. His eyes pop out on stalks when he sees
me. I try not to let the total panic
show. I am not this shallow, I am not
this shallow, I am not this shallow. I
totally am.</span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He is very polite. He
works for an IT helpdesk and lives at home with his parents. Deal breakers. But it’s just so nice to be on a date with
someone who wants to be there and finds me as funny as I find myself. I stay for a few drinks which we take it in
turns to buy. I kiss him on the cheek
when I leave and tell him I’m going on holiday so he won’t hear from me for a
while. I don’t feel too guilty as he
said in an earlier email that if it wasn’t right just walk away, no need to
send rejection texts. This is the first
time I have been the equivalent of the dumper though. </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I have decided my time with Match.com is up. Is this honestly the best the UK has to
offer? </span></span></div>
AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-12096993801021811002014-05-25T11:07:00.002-07:002014-05-25T11:08:14.149-07:00Themed date<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So, my first themed date.
What could go wrong.</span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">After a great weekend with some old friends, I headed home
to get ready. Technically I’m breaking
one of the rules by meeting relatively early.
The market is only open during the day so I have no choice. </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I spend an hour, yes that’s right, an hour, doing my
hair. Full face of make up. Nice summery dress. I then have to make my way to Liverpool
Street which is absolutely miles away. I
get there, go up the escalator and have to squint as the sun is shining. I scan the pavement. A boy is walking towards me. He is wearing grey sweat pants and a baggy
green t shirt with nothing printed on it.
Are you freaking kidding me?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I need a drink. Enid,
or whatever his name is, has not made an effort. Did I mention the hour it took me to do my
hair? We head straight to the
market. It’s quite busy and this guy is
so shy, I can’t hear him over the market noise.
We’re wandering up and down, looking at the tat when we come across a
wheatgrass stall. So we’ve established
he has never tried baked beans which make up a significant part of my
diet. I ask him if he’s ever tried
wheatgrass. I haven’t either. I buy two shots and we wander outside, out of
the crowd to down them. He is not
enjoying himself. Suddenly I’m having
fun. He is practically crying now. I make him eat it. He is visibly shaking. I suggest we abandon the market and go to the
nearest pub. </span></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">14 seconds later we’re at the bar in the Ten Bells. Only alcohol can save us now. The first Bulmers goes down a treat. I suggest a second and he says, and I quote, “I
don’t think so”. So the shortest date in
history is almost at an end. I have
spent longer on my hair than he has on this date.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I get on the tube and start the long journey home. By the time I get off he has sent a long text
explaining all the reasons why we’re not right for each other and I shouldn’t give up hope. He has said more in the text than he managed
at the market. I’m starting to consider
other options...</span></span></div>
AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-74145728094572204352014-05-25T10:42:00.005-07:002014-05-25T10:42:46.476-07:00Not an adventurous eater...<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So let’s recap. What
have we learnt?</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
</div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">·</span></span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Don’t contact them first</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">·</span></span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Don’t be too picky</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">·</span></span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Be a little bit picky</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">·</span></span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Don’t meet too early</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">·</span></span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Eat before meeting</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">·</span></span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Don’t meet in your local if you ever want to go
there again</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">·</span></span><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Don’t be disheartened if they run away</span></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Email from:</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">EnglishW</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Date: April 26
2013 - 12:50</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Subject: Re:
Answer to your quiz</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; mso-outline-level: 1;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hiya! Why are you on here? A sexy mature women like you must
have men falling at her feet?!<br /></span></span>
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34?<br /><br />
Showing your age. Delete that word from your vocab.<br /><br />
Good luck with your quest.</span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">How rude! Then I
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Hey sammux,<br />
Nice profile. You have to tell me where to get one of those cups of coffee. I
think I'll want one tomorrow morning :-)<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It's awesome isn't
it? It's in Xi'An in China, so a little bit far to go for a latte.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Ever ordered a
latte after your dessert in Italy? They look at you like you're mental.
Coffee snobs.<br /><br />
China was amazing. I would recommend it to anyone. I went late last
year and travelled from Hong Kong up to Beijing mostly by train. Am now a
dab hand at making pot noodle while travelling at 100mph.<br /><br />
Currently stuck in the departures lounge at Edinburgh Airport. My BA
flight has been cancelled and I'm on the standby list of a BMI flight but it
doesn't leave until 6:55. Bit grumpy. Hooray for WiFi.<br /><br />
Any holidays planned for this year? Where is the most amazing place you
have ever been and why haven't you moved there?<br /><br />
Sam<br /><br />
PS - E? - short for?</span></span>
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I'm an Italy virgin. First time there will be my flatmate's sister's wedding in
June. I worked with several Italians on my Phd so I'm aware of the coffee
snobbery. I appreciate a bitter Italian espresso but a bulky caffeinated
American gallon of muddy water has its place too eh? :-D Where are you on the
coffee snobbery spectrum?<br /><br />
Pot noodle at 100mph?! This is one of the first things I look for in a woman.<br /><br />
How are ya stuck in Edinburgh? Hope you get back.<br /><br />
Most interesting place I've been? Is this a filter question? Very difficult! I
could tell you the most interesting place I've never been. Hmm... I suppose the
most interesting place I've been is Iceland. I don't live there because there's
only 250k people and I think that would be difficult. But the fact that
everybody's descended from a few Norse, Welsh and Irish fascinates me! How
about you?<br /><br />
En_ _</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Subject: Enid?</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Just making conversation
not purposefully questioning you. Glad you're impressed with my noodle
skills. <br /><br />
Caught out by the BA strikes. Got another BA flight next week, hope they
have sorted themselves out by then.<br /><br />
I liked Iceland, the women are unbelievably good looking and the airport is
like being in a ski lodge. Most interesting place. That's actually
really hard. Pause for 5 minutes... Got it. Israel/Occupied
Palestine. Little bit political but absolutely fascinating.<br /><br />
I draw the line at instant coffee but will happily drink anything else. <br /><br />
So Phd - Are you a Doctor then? What did you study? <br /><br />
Sam</span></span>
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thread. It's one of the things I've never tasted - along with baked beans and porridge
(until recently). Don't get me wrong, it's not that I'm not adventurous. It's
just I didn't get round to it and then you think 'it'd be a shame after 30
years to break the run' ya know? What's the most common food you've never
tasted? This is obviously critical to our being a match...<br /><br />
Agh. sorry to hear about the strike trouble. Must be a nightmare... Are you
still stuck in an airport? <br /><br />
You've been in Palestine? Wow! Is it your buying job that brings you to these
places? I love travelling but feel obliged to read the history first. Palestine
would take at least 5 years preparation! How did you go there? As a tourist?<br /><br />
Yes I'm a doctor - the research kind. Sorry to disappoint! I could definitely
write a paper on something for you but no life saving. My PhD was in Computer
Science. I can tell you more but I don't want you to drop into a coma or run a
mile. Trust me though, I have high standards of personal hygiene, don't wear
many black t-shirts and can relate to females :-)<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Oh my god. Am
flabbergasted. Can just about cope with you never having tried a pot
noodle but just can't deal with the baked beans. That's too weird.
You need to try it, then you can just get on with your life. For
your first time you need to go Heinz original, maybe with the little sausages,
spoil yourself. Couple of drops of tabasco or mix in some Marmite.
OMG. Is there any other fact like that you are yet to share?
Fascinating.<br /><br />
I think I have tried pretty much everything from Rice Krispies to bat on a
stick (purchased through a bus window in Laos). Clearly I had pushier
parents. I actually like liver.<br /><br />
Buying only takes me to the States and Germany. I do like an adventurous
holiday. <br /><br />
Do you have Dr on your credit cards? I so would.<br /><br />
Thanks for making my airport stay more interesting!<br /><br />
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Your email made me laugh so much!<br />
'Get on with my life'. Huh. Sometimes the simple life is better. I told ya
these things just somehow didn't get done. I'll try beans soon but when I'm
ready and with the right person. Thanks for the tips though (apart from
Marmite). Jaysus that must be absolutely foul. Yes I've lots more facts like
this I could share but you have enough for now. You're clearly struggling with
the beans :-)<br />
I like liver! We're compatible! My parents were never so pushy as to make me
eat bat on a stick though. I mean it's endangered anyway - probably because of
the likes of you. I'll bet you've eaten Dolphin brain mixed with Marmite.<br /><br />
Have you escaped the airport then or do I need to keep emailing you? :-P Tell
me a blonde joke.<br /><br />
Enda*<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Clearly not a
Marmite fan. The bat on a stick was a one time thing. I thought it
was chicken. I was really hungry. Even I would struggle with
dolphin brain. Do you watch Glee? "Dolphins are gay sharks".
I think I ate monkey brain once in Saudi when I was a kid. I am
incredibly gullible though so that might not be true.<br /><br />
I'm off to France next week for my annual family holiday. My brother has
his R&R break at the end of July so we are going to drive round Europe for
2 weeks in his yet to be purchased new car Thelma and Louise style (hopefully
without the suicide pact at the end). Then in September I'm going to
India with my best friend. Which leaves a week or so for last minute
holidays. You doing anything exciting?<br /><br />
My favourite blonde moment ever was when we were camping in Australia.
Instead of blowing out the candles my friend Maccas shook them covering
everyone in boiling hot wax. This is someone who has 5 A's at A Level!<br /><br />
Sam<br /><br />
PS yes made it home but annoyingly left my phone charger in Edinburgh.
Grrrr.</span></span>
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He he. You mean you thought you were ordering 'wings'. They definitely serve
monkey brains in Saudi. Either Saudi or Indiana Jones. I'm not sure which. I
remember it disturbing me as a child. Actually baked beans are quite brainy
when you think about it...<br /><br />
God you travel plenty! Sounds great. I love getting out of London but it's hard
to synchronise with others and travel is more fun with others. I'm a best man
in Ireland in 3 weeks and then a wedding in Italy and then I'm driving around
the US with friends in September. Banjo country! Can't wait!<br /><br />
Well, it's been good craic emailing you. Maybe you'd like to meet up? I want to
take you on a journey. I want to take you to a place of stylish handbags at
reasonable prices where smells of exotic foods fill the air and the brownies
are so dense they shear instead of crumble. What do you think? Sunday? Or just
a drink if you prefer?!<br />
Night!<br />
Enda</span></span>
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like where I work.<br /><br />
Guessing Spitalfields? If yes, that would be great. Never been.
Which is random as I love stuff like that. It will have to be late
afternoon as I'm supposed to be in Twickenham for the weekend for an Aussie
reunion. Text me and we can work out time, place, red carnations etc.<br /><br />
How's the best man speech going? That's got to be one of the scariest
things you can do. It's the highlight of the wedding if it's good...<br /><br />
Looking forward to Sunday.<br /><br />
Sam<br /><br />
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Hi Sam,<br />
How are ya today? I'm just back from salsa. It was a great class but I feel it
in my ancient legs!<br /><br />
Curse your brain for guessing my date idea! Is Spitalfields open on Sunday and
how late do we meet? I'm thinking it may be dying down after 3... We could
always grab a glass of wine somewhere either. I'm' at the Junction but it's
fairly lame for drinks. The trouble with alcohol is it makes me funnier and
better looking and that might mislead you.<br /><br />
Have a good rest-of-week!<br /><br />
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AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-3475242509385152612013-10-29T13:33:00.000-07:002013-10-29T13:33:06.652-07:00Dates 1, 2 and 3 with Adam<br />
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profile it sends them an email to say you have looked at them. So when the Saturday coffee date with SMB/Adam
arrives I can’t remember what he looks like or anything about his profile and
don’t want to click on him as he’ll know.
So I’m sitting in Starbucks hugging a grande skinny hazelnut latte in
trepidation. Ten minutes passes and I
can see an emo type, hunched over in the corner who keeps staring at me. Is that him?
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So far, so normal. The banter is actually
good. Up to this point, a second date has
not been in the pipeline, so that’s my aim for today. Strangely, for a first date, he tells me that
he is absolutely broke. Okay. We don’t drag it out. We swap internet date stories; this is quickly
becoming my favourite topic. We finish
our coffees and, right there, I ask him on a second date. He agrees and we put something in the diary
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trampling across Wimbledon Common to get to the out of the way Fox and Grapes
pub. It’s still daylight so I’m not too
concerned about safety. Adam is waiting
for me with a newspaper and a bottle of red.
Perfect. I take the time to
really look at him. There is no way he’s
35. To describe him, I’d say 45 year old
taxi driver, sparse hair. He mentions
the fact that he looks older than his years and said on a previous date the
girl had asked to see his driving licence.
We laugh at how awful she was. I
really want to see his driving licence.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">We get up to leave for the restaurant. Turns out he hasn’t paid for the bottle. Knowing his financial situation I stump up
the cash to avoid an embarrassing situation and head outside. It’s pitch black. I am definitely going to die.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">I am now walking across a field in total darkness with a
near stranger who has blatantly lied about his age. I only know his first name. Oh my god I’m going to be on the news. We make it to Wimbledon Village without dying
and we have a nice Italian dinner. I pay
for dinner. What’s the protocol on a
second date? Am I going to have to kiss
him? I still really don’t find him
attractive, in fact, he’s a bit gross. I’m
a bad person. I can’t put it off any
longer and we head outside to the bus stop.
A 93 pulls up and I’m on it like a car bonnet. Hoorah for Transport for London. Saved by the bus.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Stop being so finicky I tell myself on the 15 minute journey
home. He obviously likes me. Don’t you learn to find people attractive? He’s got a really nice personality. *gags</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">So when he texts me, inviting me over for dinner two nights
later, I accept. The third date. I haven’t even so much as kissed him on the
cheek yet.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">I turn up at his apartment in Kingston. It’s the penthouse of a newly built block of
flats with a wrap around terrace facing the river. “Errrr, I thought you were broke?” I inquire.
“Oh that’s just something I tell dates so they don’t go after my money”. Oh. I
am feeling a bit cheesed off adding up how much I have spent on him so far. Plus I don’t like being lied to. He makes me take my ballet pumps off, which
is awkward as I have a hole in my tights.
Note to self, buy new tights.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">He has made lasagne and it’s delicious. I go to the bathroom and it dawns on me that
he might have set up a camera by the toilet.
I think just the fact that I imagined he would do that speaks volumes
about my regard for him and how uncomfortable I am finding this date. I decide to tell him that I don’t want to
lead him on any longer and I’d like to just be friends. That was a fun conversation. Understandable he kicks me out. When I get home he has penned a really nasty
email which I’m not going to publish. Oh
the drama. This is supposed to be
fun. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Maybe being picky is not over rated!</span></div>
AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-21839801098299653782013-10-29T12:38:00.000-07:002013-10-29T14:49:31.740-07:00It's looking up...<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">It’s not long before I’m back online. With my last date not ending well (he
literally ran away), my confidence was at an all time low. I will not be beaten! I decide to stop being so picky and be more
open to new experiences. I receive an
email from Eric:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Eric</span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 25
2013 - 19:49</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Hi</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hi Sam<br />
how are you doing ?<br />
I just moved to the UK 6 months ago for work,<br />
I live and work in WOKING.<br />
Among other things I do, I'm also a racing driver<br />
if you like to see more videos and pictures of you are invite to visit<br />
my racing web site:<br />
http://www.....<br />
I would like to talk to you and meet you, and get to know you<br />
feel free to e-mail me<br />
bye<br />
Eric.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Okay, I’ll stop being picky from the next one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">ceres</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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2013 - 20:25</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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...</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
Hey how are u how is yr wkend been?yes i donot promot myself so good
maybe i need a manager todo that :)) what do you do for a living and
where abouts are you living at the moment?</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">That one didn’t count.
The next one.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">smb</span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 25 2013 - 23:40</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: ID'd for posh wine?</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
Quite right too, if you've been living in a car. Posh wine is only for those
who understand and frankly your Starbucks comment only goes to show.... :-)<br /><br />
My boarding school did far more damage to me (and I was a day scholar!), oh and
yes I'm interested but I like my surface, leave it alone...</span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Okay. We’re on. He’s clearly read my profile rather than just
looked at my picture. Good start. He’s mentioned my favourite subject,
Starbucks, albeit in a derogatory manner but it still counts. I find the alpha male put down strangely appealing. I type a response.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email sent to</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">:</span></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></b></span><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">smb</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 26 2013 - 00:27</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: ID'd for posh wine?</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I think I'm a bit
scared of you. Suspect you are hilariously funny but seriously
misunderstood.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">smb</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 26 2013 – 00:34</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re: ID'd for posh wine?</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It's always a fine
line between fear and fun - that's why roller coasters are so popular, or is
that a bad analogy for relationships....? :-)<br /><br />
I promise I'm surprisingly normal really but more than a little sarcastic!
Anyway what do you get up with your free time when your not replying to strange
men on match and tell us a funny story about your passed.<br /><br />
Adam</span></span>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">So readers, under normal circumstances the typos would have
finished the conversation but I’ve stopped being picky remember? Most of my humour is based on sarcasm so we
have something in common even if we don’t share a love of correct grammar.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email sent to:</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> smb</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 27 2013 - 22:48</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re: Re: ID'd for posh wine?</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Are you naked in
your profile picture?<br /><br />
I am at work all the time. A couple of weeks ago I decided to stop
working late and get a hobby. Turns out I'm not a hobby person, so I've
basically just started watching loads of TV. I am particularly into
vampires at the moment (me and every teenage girl in the northern hemisphere it
seems).<br /><br />
If your name is Adam what's smb?<br /><br />
I used to work in an Irish pub and can draw pretty much whatever you like in
the top of a Guinness. Seriously, I have skills. On St Patrick's
day I got fed up with drawing shamrocks so thought I would write my name.
I did the S too big, so decided to just do my initials.
Unfortunately my initials are SM (see user name). Clearly I didn't
think it through before handing over the pint.<br /><br />
So basically have spent my whole life picking up strange men.<br /><br />
Sam</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">A fond memory of my past (not passed). On my first night working behind the bar in
the Irish pub, I was trying really hard to impress. I made someone a vodka and orange and put one
of those baby Britvic bottled orange juices next to the glass on the bar. The customer was wearing a khaki hooded parka
as was the fashion in the 90’s. He
turned round and the Britvic toppled into his hood. I was torn.
I decided not to mention it as I wanted my first night to finish with no
issues. The poor man. I can imagine him putting his hood up on the
way home and being doused in fruit juice.
I digress.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 27 2013 – 22:51</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: ID'd for posh wine?</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I'm wearing shorts
but yes it does rather look like I'm naked. Prob not a smart move on my part
but I don't have any photos of myself online (it really wasn't something I
thought of as a weakness till I started this) so I took a quick snap on my
phone - might explain, some of the stranger emails I've received.<br /><br />
Vampires, interesting....... oh and smb well and this is a bit geeky but I'm
from Sunderland origionally and as such we're known as Mackams so smb stands
for... this is dull, I'm boring myself - google it if you like.<br /><br />
I pleased to say I've never worked behind the bar --- A very long time ago and
with a very different body shape I used to work on the door and all the
cleaning you guys had to do afterwards just put me off for life. After that I
decided that I should prob change direction in life so I got a real job. Hours
are a constant bain but I try to balance it - although I don't watch much tv
sorry.<br /><br />
Your profile says South London - roughly - where do you live? Ok I give up, I'm
clearly being thick but what is wrong with writing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">S</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">m in a pint? I've been trying to work it out since I started the email...<br /><br />
Adam</span></span>
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<b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email sent to:</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> smb</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 27 2013 - 22:56</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: ID'd for posh wine?</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Why don't you ask
your mates what S&M means.<br /><br />
I live in Putney. Sunderland? I
went to Newcastle uni so I think we should hate each other shouldn't we?
Or is that Middlesbrough? I forget.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">smb</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 28 2013 - 04:01</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I left
"hate" behind a long time ago and my best mate is a Geordie. It's his
Birthday today - hence my late night. I grew up in Whitley Bay - for the
record I live in K'ton.<br /><br />
So suppose we forget "hate", how about we just go out instead?.....<br /><br />
Adam</span></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Smooth. Result. I was clearly playing it too cool by not
responding straight away as I receive a follow up...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">smb</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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2013 - 01:29</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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So far I have met a blazing alcoholic, a lady who was very strange with a beard
- hold on - before you call me shallow, she was strange first and bearded
second?? my third date was pretty cool and I made a new "London
friend" which is in itself "cool". I suggest we meet for coffee
or something in the middle of the day and laugh at the ridiculousness of
internet dating because I don't want to (again) have to part with large amounts
of cash to :- first, satisfy your thirst for vodka, or secondly bribe a taxi
driver to take you home... mmm internet dating...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email sent to:</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> smb</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 29 2013 - 19:09</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Funny.<br /><br />
Coffee in Richmond okay? It'll have to be a weekend as I can't leave my
office during the day. Spring it on me so I don't have all week to dread
it (no offence).<br /><br />
I promise I'll shave first.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-57803138203055631872013-10-03T14:58:00.000-07:002013-10-03T14:58:10.486-07:00Meeting my future husband... or not<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Remember TCB? We started emailing a couple of times a day
while he was on a business trip in the US. The emails got longer and
longer and I’m pleased to report his grammar was excellent! But we
couldn’t meet up as he was on the other side of the Atlantic. So we
emailed, and emailed and emailed.</span></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">When he finally returned, 10 days later, we arranged to meet LATE one
evening after work. So at 9pm, I headed down to the lively South
Bank in London to meet my future husband. He was sat outside by
the river. In my mind he was perfect. We had shared so
much about ourselves in messages I felt like I truly knew him. I sat
down and gave him a knowing smile. We’d already picked out the name
of our future chocolate Labrador over email. Hmmm, I don’t remember
the balding hair from his profile picture. He stood up to get our
first ever drink together, the first of many I thought. But
wait... He’d described himself as a little over 6 foot. It
was the reason he could never fly economy he said. Imagine my
surprise when I noticed he was barely taller than me at 5 foot 5. When
dating online you can lie about your job, or your history, but it makes
absolutely no sense to lie about your appearance.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">He returned after 20 minutes, yes that’s right, 20; I was battling to
keep the table from passing revellers. He got my drink right at
least. Not being too affected by the appearance thing I started the
dialogue. Future husband looked frankly annoyed and gave
monosyllabic responses. At no point did he offer up a topic of
discussion or ask me a question. Nor did he explain why he had been
so chatty and interested over email but not in the flesh. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">He quickly finished his drink so I politely offered to go to the
bar. He seemed to think he was doing me the favour by staying for
another. I was half way through my second Corona when he said he had
to go as he didn’t want to miss his train. Erm, okay, this is London
and the trains run about every 7 minutes. I abandoned ship on the
drink and hot footed it behind him. He was using his short little
legs with maximum efficiency and I practically had to jog to keep up. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Then with absolutely no warning whatsoever he started to sprint. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Those who know me, know I don’t run. Not since the Putney
Bridge incident when I ran to catch the 14 bus, didn’t factor in the incline of
the bridge and ended up doing a forward somersault during rush hour traffic
with such velocity my French baguette snapped in half. My second
ever internet date and future husband had literally sprinted away from me
without so much as a goodbye. This is not good for my
self-esteem. Just to make an already humiliating experience worse, I
caught up with him at the traffic lights by Waterloo. I slowed right
down praying the green man would pop up and he could carry on running into the
sunset. It didn’t and I found myself standing directly behind
him. Never have I felt more awkward.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">It was only when I got on my train that I realised the Putney train also
stops at Virginia Waters. I didn’t dare look up in case he was in my
carriage.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">I would love to have heard his side of the story but funnily enough I
never heard from him again and surprisingly I didn’t pursue it. Would love to hear anybody's thoughts on this. Back
to the drawing board or rather back to the internet...</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email from:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">n<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: April 24
2013 - 22:11</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Subject: hi</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">hi sam<br />
how r u doing? U look well :)<br />
Nigel x</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email from:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">NG<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: April 24
2013 - 22:21</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Subject: Hi</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hey,<br /><br />
Life just isn't fair sometimes<br /><br />
Nicholas</span></span>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email from:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">c<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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2013 - 22:25</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Subject: hi</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I do :)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email from:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">jv<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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2013 - 22:31</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Subject:
drinks out?</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">hey, fancy drinks sometime?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email from:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">AS<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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2013 - 23:32</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Subject: hi</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">i do love your smile</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Email from:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FI<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: April 24
2013 - 23:58</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Subject:
Answer to your quiz</span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">If the surface is so interesting then I wonder what lies
beneath!</span></span></span></span></div>
AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-75404674794444690292013-09-23T12:48:00.001-07:002013-09-23T12:48:44.353-07:00The First Date<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The beauty of internet dating is
you can message multiple people and see what floats. Just found a really interesting profile for a
cute blonde guy called James who lives in South London. He has bullet pointed some amazing things on
his profile that he has done recently including partying with Arab Princes in
Saudi and sky diving. So I break one of
my rules and draft an email to get his attention.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Email sent to :</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span></span></span><u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">JAMES</span></span></span></u><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Date: April 13 2013 - 23:52</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Subject: .</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I'm exhausted reading your
profile. Here's some of the things I've been up to recently:<br /><br />
- Watched 53 episodes of West Wing back to back (yes really)<br />
- Put a pizza though the x-ray scanner at the Egypt/Israel border (they didn't
bat an eyelid)<br />
- Didn't win the rollover lottery prize draw last Saturday<br />
- Turned on 200 light bulbs individually at a Scottish Castle<br />
- Stood up on a train from King's Cross to said Scottish Castle as all the
seats were sold out, very grumpy<br />
- Met my brother at Heathrow for breakfast at 6.20am this morning as he had a
stop over and it was my only chance to catch up with him until June<br /><br />
Not quite as hectic but still random. You sound interesting...</span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Believe it or not that’s all
true. I lead a very random life. I wonder if he’ll respond. I don’t have to wait long. We email backwards and forwards a few times
and finally agree to a date. Eeeeeekkkkk.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">My first mistake was meeting him
at 4pm on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
Learn from me people. I spent two
hours trying to come up with a “this old thing, just threw it on” outfit and
eventually decided on jeans. We agreed
to meet in my local. My second rooky
error. I can never go back there. With blind dates you have to will yourself to
actually turn up. I walked in at exactly
4 o’clock, I must have looked petrified.
He sprung up to greet me and immediately offered to go to the bar. Excellent.
He asked what I wanted, it was a warm day, we’re by the river, I ask for
a Corona. Two minutes later he bounces
back with a pint of Kronenbourg. How do
you sexily drink a pint? I literally
suck it up and move on.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He tells me I look
petrified. I down some dutch courage and
settle into it. 14 minutes in, and I am
not even joking, I lean across the table to hear him better and he full on
kisses me. What? We’re both too British to acknowledge what
just happened and continue the conversation.
I finish my pint and we switch to red wine. I am now committed until the bottle is
finished, I really want to leave, I am so uncomfortable. He hasn’t stopped talking. He is now telling me about his “two property
strategy”. I have a no property strategy
or rather just no property, there isn’t a strategy here. I’m a renter.
This guy is a tool. At what stage
can I leave? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The bottle is nearly empty, thank
goodness. I excuse myself and go to the
bathroom. When I return there’s another
bottle. Noooooooooo. It’s only 6pm, I can’t say I’m tired and
leave. I feel like I’m being held
hostage. I drink to make it better.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The wine does the trick. I can’t tell you much else about the
evening. I finally escape when the bar
closes at 10.30pm. You do the maths
people, that’s 6 and a half hours, about a thousand bottles of red and no
food. I’m amazed I was conscious. Note to self, never plan a date without
having a get out. Next.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-34451568189348263022013-09-21T15:57:00.001-07:002013-09-21T16:04:08.615-07:00The emails keep coming<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The emails keep coming. This is fascinating!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #007cc4; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 22:32</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: hello from ryan</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">hello how are you I
have to compliment you and say that you are a very attractive lady with a nice
profile it would be great to get to know you better.<br /><br />
Do you like eating out I love carribean and thai food and try to have them
whenever I can.<br /><br />
What is your favourate type of music I play all kinds of music from rnb to
house music</span></span>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">38
year old from East Finchley. Where is
that? Move on.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">T</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 22:53</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Hello fellow Atheist ;-)</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 166;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">How are you?<br />
Hope youre well.<br />
Cheers<br />
Rui</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 166;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Not very exciting, cute though,
bit old.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><u><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">TCB</span></span></u><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 23:07</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: TTW</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
Hi,<br /><br />
Nice profile..... oh and after reading the TTW I have literally just
watched the film whilst on a plane on the way to NY (where I am now for a
week). I can confirm that the film is dreadful. V disappointing!<br /><br />
John x</span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Finally. John 35, Virginia Waters. Completely normal. Right, let’s think of a witty response. Okay, his profile says he is working his way
through the West Wing, we have something in common!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email sent to :</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><u><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">TCB</span></span></u><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13
2013 - 23:34</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re:
TTW</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Did you not see the trailer?
Surprised you invested 2 hours of your life in that. I too am
working my way through the West Wing, am on series 4. Can't believe I
didn't watch it when it was on the TV. So good. What are you doing
in NY?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">IN</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 23:10</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: hi</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hi *waves* would
love to hear from you</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">*waves*? Jesus.
Delete. Come on TCB, email me
back.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">L</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 23:27</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: hiya</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
hi there - How are you? Appears that match.com think we are a good match and to
be honest.. I'm secreting hoping they are right. You're very attractive :-)<br /><br />
Anyway,, would love to hear from you if you're interested in getting to know
me?<br />
I look forward to your reply<br />
Take care and have a lovely week.<br />
Mayank</span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Secreting? Too much facial hair.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 23:39</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Hello Time traveller!</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">How are you?<br />
I can see you are hug fan of starbucks....hope you dont start your day with
that giant cuppa from starbuck as in one of your pic ;)<br />
Ciao for now<br />
S</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Don't know how I feel about guys that say Ciao. Spelling is clearly an issue. Delete.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">d</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 23:45</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: :-)</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Quanto sei bella!!!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Oh hello. So attractive, 33 but he lives in Italy. Ciao.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">SC</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 23:58</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hi there.</span></span></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Like your profile and photos but would like to know a bit more (no personal ad).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">NB - Work in wine but red is def my wine of coice for sure!.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Take a look at my profile and if you're interested would be good to hear back!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Chris</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">No
profile? Just realised it takes 24 hours
for your profile to be published. So all
these guys have contacted me based on my photo alone and what books I
like. Interesting. Chris is a definite no.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">FIP</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 14 2013 - 00:43</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Hi</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I know I am older
than you think I should be. But sometimes, a bit of age helps, because it has
made me much more sensitive and understanding, but at the same time with much
the same spirit of life. So why not give it a whirl, at least meet for a drink?<br /><br />
Cheers</span><br />
Tony</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">54? Delete.
You might be mature but I’m not. Ooooh,
look who’s emailed.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">TCB</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 14 2013 - 10:38</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re: TTW</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Haha... once I got
through 30mins of it I didn't feel it was right to abandon. Oh and being on a
plane meant that there was very little escape!<br /><br />
West Wing is wonderful although you're about a series or so ahead of me. I'm
taking my time over it.<br /><br />
Anyway its 530am here in NY. I went to bed at 8pm as was very jet lagged. Feel
spritely now for the first time in days! What I try to keep to a minimum on my
profile is that I work for an Investment Bank. Not a good boast these days. I'm
here seeing clients (oh and to try to pick up a sexy ipad - no luck so far -
all sold out). Off to Boston tonight and then home Friday morning. Just
debating the flight home movies. Any tips?<br /><br />
John</span></span>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">TCB</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 14 2013 - 10:40</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: p.s.</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
... off to Starbucks ;-)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Brilliant.
Now how long do I leave it before responding? </span></span>AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-53532825690468819612013-09-21T10:39:00.000-07:002013-09-21T16:01:03.575-07:00Lesson One: Don't contact them first<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">There are several ways to contact people on this site.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I can wink, email, instant message, do their
quiz or add them to my favourites list.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Even if I just click on their profile they are sent an email to let them
know that I am interested.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I feel like
I’m leading men on just by looking.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">This
is so voyeuristic.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Simultaneously men
are looking at my profile.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I’m not
talking one or two, I am being hit on from every direction.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Men from all over the world are looking at
me.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It feels strange and not
particularly nice.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Like being naked in
public.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I seem to be a very attractive
prospect for 45 year old balding men from Norwich.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Is it rude to ignore emails from no ways?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I select a couple of attractive looking guys
and send tailored funny emails and wait for a response.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Nothing.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It seems guys don’t like to be approached.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I get my first email:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from: P </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">D</span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">ate: April 13 2013 - 21:17</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: hi</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Hi, My name is Juan
and I hope you can spare a minute to have a look at my profile, if you are
looking for someone down to earth fun intelligent and who can put a smile on
your face taking you to a great adventures maybe I will be someone you would
like to chat and maybe to meet up. I am Spanish and living in Parsons Green for
the last 10 years. where do you live? ....and what do you do?Take care. Juan</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">He’s 39 and
unattractive.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Ignore.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> I</span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 21:20</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: hi ya</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">How are u tonight ?<br /><br />
kim </span></span>
</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">He’s 39, living in Norwich
and there’s no photo.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Definitely ignore.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">B</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 21:21</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Answer to your quiz</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hi Sam,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I loved your Starbuck's cup pic! Where did you find it? Was it
full of glorious caffeine?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Howie</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He’s 26</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> and called Howie.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Ignore.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Am I being too picky?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">At least he’s tried to find something to talk
about.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">I’ll definitely email the next
one.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">m</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 21:40</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: hey</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
H</span></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75"
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style='width:14.25pt;height:14.25pt;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square'>
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</v:shape><![endif]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><img alt="http://stc.meetic.com/js/main_v5/ckeditor/plugins/smiley/images/regular_smile.gif" height="19" src="file:///C:/Users/STEVEM~1/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_1" width="19" /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">,l ve got long hair you wonth like
me?</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Oh
dear god, the man has used a smiley, he’s managed three typos in a nine word
sentence and he’s got shoulder length hair.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Delete.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">But wait, I’ve got to
start somewhere.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I respond.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email sent to :</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13
2013 - 22:02</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re:
hey</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Could cope with the hair. The 'looking for
between 19 and 35' is a deal breaker. :)</span></span></span></span></div>
<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">m</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013- 22:09</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re: hey</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">l can change that, just
for you, l was afraid of the hair and you find another problem,</span></span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_3"
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<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email sent to :</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">m</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13
2013 - 22:11</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="mtccolor2"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re:
Re: Re: hey</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">I'm a bit afraid of the hair too...</span></span></span></span></div>
<h1 style="margin-top: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Email from:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">m</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Date: April 13 2013 - 22:15</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: #007cc4; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: hey</span></span><span style="color: #424242; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 7.5pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">when you see it l'm
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">This is hilarious.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Who’s next?</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
AFunnyThingHappenedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194872859301169830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4442110604371571510.post-87699444937605397292013-09-21T10:34:00.001-07:002013-09-25T15:33:08.118-07:00Prologue<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Unfortunately we all know that’s a load of
bollocks. If he’s rich and single in this century then he’s gay.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I work in the fashionable world of buying and am surrounded by
the most well groomed, stunningly attractive, chiselled, charming men that
London has to offer.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The only thing
standing in the way of true love is a missing penis.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Something’s got to change or my Bridget Jones
vision of the future, you know the one with the Alsatians, is going to come true.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So that’s how I came to be registering with
an internet dating website.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Brave, I
know.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">My friends have been internet
dating for years with mixed results.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I’ve
been left behind as I struggled with the stigma.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I always thought I’d meet someone at a
friend’s wedding or fall for one of my brother’s friends who suddenly all seem
to be married.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">When did that
happen?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Unfortunately, despite attending
a wedding every weekend for the last couple of summers, I’m always on the
single girls’ table.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I’m yet to see a
single guys’ table at any function.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">There was one bachelor at Ed’s wedding.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">His name was Paul and he lived in Dundee. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It’s a possibility.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I could relocate.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">After the ceremony I got the groom to introduce
us.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Not exactly a looker but beggars
can’t be choosers etc.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It obviously
wasn’t meant to be.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">His job, and I’m
deadly serious, was watching paint dry.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">He had to apply emulsion to different surfaces and record how long it
took to dry.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Can you imagine how dull
you would have to be to find that satisfying?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I was bored within 18 seconds.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Paul
and I were clearly not destined for bigger things.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Next.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">We met Laura’s new boyfriend
at a BBQ.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">“So, how did you two meet?”.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Standard question but they both got a little
bit cagey.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Interesting.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Months later they admitted they met through a
free internet site.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">They have since
married and are obviously big believers in the whole ‘make love happen’
revolution.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">In fact their happily ever
after finally kick started me into action.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">It’s easy enough to register, I’m even offered three free trial days to
get me started.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">If I can find the man of
my dreams in three days I can save sixty quid.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Hundreds of questions later
on topics including favourite books, travel hot spots and favourite things I come
to the appearance section.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Am I really
going to admit to my weight?</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Not
likely.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Next I have to rate my own
attractiveness.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">This is a
nightmare.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I am relatively attractive if
a little bit on the tubby side.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">There
isn’t a box for tubby so I just leave it blank.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I stick on some photographs so as not to mislead.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I am very photogenic so this is the first
thing that I don’t struggle with.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I fill
out the ‘what I’m looking for’ section - London guys aged 32 – 38.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Finally I have to write a witty personal ad.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">This is going to take hours.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I try to click on my competition but the
website is too clever.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I can only look
at guys’ profiles...and they’re all the same:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Fun loving bloke, who enjoys
wild nights out but equally enjoys a night in with a DVD on the couch, well
travelled, likes cooking and spending time in the gym.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Looking for a perfect girl to share the fun
times with blah blah.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I try to come across as
original, playful, interesting and witty and settle on:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What do you do for fun?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Pub quizzes, drink, shop...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Favourite local hot spots or travel destinations?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The best holidays always include road trips. Luang Prabang was great,
Ningaloo Reef, Santa Monica, Chicago, Mackinac Island and London (obviously).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Favourite things?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Picnics, Starbucks, backpacking, my friends, red wine, chocolate, roast
dinners, Modern Family, Marmite, anything fluffy and my new KG boots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">What is your favourite book?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Time Traveller’s Wife and the Sweet Valley High series.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Tell us more about your job<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I'm an Assistant Buyer for a department store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Personal Advert<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">I thought</span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I would hate to come home
after a long day in the office only to log on again but this is so much fun.
I'm easy going and fun to be around, seeking someone similar to have a laugh
with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I love living in London and am a real city girl (am I still a
girl at 34? I did get ID'd buying posh wine in Sainsbury's the other day so I
think I can get away with it!). My friends all find it funny as I can't live
without my hair straighteners but I love camping and once lived in a car for 2
months in the Australian Outback.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I'm allergic to all forms of exercise and detest football with a
passion and nothing will ever change that.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I love going to far flung places and worked in the US before
moving to London 10 years ago. I'm really close to my 3 siblings who all live
in different countries so I'm constantly jetting off to visit them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don't take life too seriously, I'm very independent and always
up for a bit of fun. Well I think I've just about scratched the surface.
Interested?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Then I pressed enter and become
part of the internet dating revolution.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">What
happened next was so funny I just had to share it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Here is my story...</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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