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Apple Pro Underwear
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: NYC*Crooklyn
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 06:36 PM
 
I know one of these exist already but that was years ago.



First Name: Jack
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): APU and some fake ones I forget about
Age: 28 in May (I can't believe I was 21 when I first got here)
Profession: Graphic Designer
Greatest acheivements: Running 4 half-marathons in 2004 and getting into top 10% of my class in art college (which was pretty prestigious).
Fav music: Indie (I've become much more adventurous). I play guitar though.
Fav music group or person: Broken Social Scene, Kanye West, Cat Power (Used to be Weezer/Strokes type music)
Listening to now: Handsome Boy Modeling School
Fav TV show: Good Eats, NFL Live [Arrested Development]
Fav Movie: Forrest Gump (it's the only movie I seem to catch on network TV and watch it to the end. I would not do this even for the Matrix.)
Fav food: Fried chicken wings! (I had to give this up because of running)
Fav drink: Coffee, Ginger Ale, Gatorade,
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Guiness. (recently boiler makers ) and Stella
Fav book: Ender's Game, DaVinci Code
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Kelly
Rock star or Billionaire: Rock star
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: yes, but am not afraid
Car: Toyota Camry 1996
Mac: Apple G5, 30" and Apple Intel Laptop late 2006 model
Original Mac: Powerbook original titanium 500mhz
Deep dark secret: I like to watch cooking shows (which I admit to above)
Secret aspiration: Best designer ever
(Last edited by Apple Pro Underwear : Jan 14, 2008 at 12:04 AM (Reason:Just a update after 2 years...))
     
MacMan4000
Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: College
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 06:52 PM
 
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(Last edited by MacMan4000 : Apr 21, 2006 at 11:10 PM )
     
Albert Pujols
Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: west staines massive
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 07:13 PM
 
First Name: Khozema
Nickname: Khozy, I hate that nickname but everyone calls me that.
MacNN Handle(s): Albert Pujols.
Age: 17, 18 on April 1st
Profession: Student
Greatest acheivements: Getting a perfect score on the NHIEAPs in 10th grade and some other junk.
Fav music: Alternative/Rock
Fav music group or person: Incubus
Listening to now: Weezer
Fav TV show: Scrubs/Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Fav Movie: Shaun of the Dead
Fav food: Hamburgers
Fav drink: Any Soda.
Fav alcoholic Beverage: I don't drink.
Fav book: 1984
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: er..
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: no
Believe in ghosts: yes
Car: Whatever car is left in the driveway
Computer: 1.6 GHz P4 Shuttle
Mac: Powerbook (don't have it yet)
Deep dark secret: I like to oil paint..shhhh
Secret aspiration: I want to be a doctor.

"If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made up of."
     
zizban
Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Antediluvia
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 07:14 PM
 
First Name: Chris
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): zizban and MacGorilla.
Age: 36
Profession: Teachers' Aide
Greatest acheivements: Finishing College at the tender age of 33
Fav music: Classic rock, 80s rock
Fav music group or person: Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac and Queen
Listening to now: Classic Queen
Fav TV show: Was NYPD Blue, now nothing yet.
Fav Movie: The Killing Fields, Back To The Future
Fav food: Lasgna
Fav drink: Soda, Water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: That lime VK vodka I had in England.
Fav book: Slaughter House Five, Planet of the Apes
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: None
Rock star or Billionaire: Rock star
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: yes (seen a couple of ghosts in my time)
Car: 2002 Honda Civic
Computer: Power Mac G4 dual 1 Ghz, SGI Indigo2
Deep dark secret: I like to watch American Idol
Secret aspiration: To Roam The US in an RV
"In darkness there is strength, therefore strength is darkness."
     
MaxPower2k3
Mac Elite
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: NYC
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 07:17 PM
 
First Name: Max
Nickname: None
MacNN Handle(s): Just this one.
Age: 17 in August
Profession: Computer Repair Guy at the local library; High School
Greatest acheivements: At the moment, I'm happiest about my "3 year plan" at high school. Graduating after this (my Junior) year and going to college a year early.
Fav music: Alt/"Classic" rock.
Fav music group or person: Pink Floyd, Beatles, bands of that ilk
Listening to now: The Simpsons. Earlier, Cake.
Fav TV show: Hmm... I watch a lot of crappy TV. dunno what my favorite is.
Fav Movie: Hard to pick one, but I guess I'll say A Clockwork Orange
Fav food: Anything Mexican, really.
Fav drink: Coke
Fav book: I'll say 1984, but there are a few.
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Eh, don't really like any of 'em.
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: naw.
Car: 1999 Acura 2.3CL
Computer: self-built PC
Mac: Original 12" PowerBook
Deep dark secret: I'm a vegetarian (Not really a secret to anyone who knows me)
Secret aspiration: Not a secret, but I'm going to college for Filmmaking.

"I start fires!"
     
im_noahselby
Senior User
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 07:19 PM
 
The more comprehensive this type of list is, the more value it adds to the forum. A few important additions everyone should include on their list:

ADD these to your list:

Dream Car:

Computer(s):

Sexuality:

Kids:

Relationship Status:

Height:

Wheight:

Gender:

Religion:

Role Model:

Yearly income:

cat or dog person:

outdoor or indoor personality:

geek?:

+++ ADDED 4 MORE (Mar 14, 05):

Ethnicity:

Interesting Fact:

MacNNers on cell phone:

Disability/Allergies:

(I'll do mine later...)

Noah
(Last edited by im_noahselby : Mar 15, 2005 at 01:24 AM )
Macbook 2.0 Ghz - Black
iPhone 4GB - Fido
     
storer
Mac Elite
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 07:24 PM
 
First Name: Brendan
Nickname: Storer
Age: 15
Profession: Student
Greatest acheivements: Finishing the obstacle course 4 times at kindergarten. (Not really.)
Fav music: Pop
Fav music group or person: Christina Aguilera
Listening to now: My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
Fav TV show: Kath and Kim
Fav Movie: Honey
Fav food: Chocolate
Fav drink: Diet Coke
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Vodka Cruisers.
Fav book: Harry Potter
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Do I CARE about American Idol? (kelly, probably, never heard of the others music)
Rock star or Billionaire: Rock star
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: yes, but am not afraid
Car: Ford fairlane 2001 (parent's car)
Computer: Hp Pavilion Desktop
Mac: Just sold my iMac saving for an iBook
Deep dark secret: I work for the CIA.
Secret aspiration: Choreographer
Dream Car: Porsche Boxter
Sexuality: straight
Height: 6'3
Weight: 98.5 kg
Gender: male
Religion: catholic
cat or dog person: dog
outdoor or indoor personality: in
do u consider yourself a geek? be HONEST: no
     
Gankdawg
Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Pacific Northwest
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 07:41 PM
 
First Name: Gank
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): Gankdawg and I used an email address waaay back
Age: 34
Profession: Auto and RV body shop damage estimator
Greatest acheivements: Buying first home
Fav music: 80s
Fav music group or person: None
Listening to now: Vienna Calling (Falco); iTunes switched to Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown) while I was finishing this list up
Fav TV show: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, The Shield, Survivor
Fav Movie: Office Space, Xmen, Xmen 2
Fav food: Toast with peanut butter, Mexican
Fav drink: Diet Dr. Pepper
Fav alcoholic Beverage: MGD, Jagermeister
Fav book: Sahara, Clive Cussler (almost afraid to go see upcoming movie - doesn't look too true to the book, but then again, what movie is?)
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: None
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: yes
Car: 1996 Dodge Stratus, 137K miles
Computer: See sig
Mac: Sig
Deep dark secret: I'm a great baker
Secret aspiration: Macs 90%, Windows 10%
(Last edited by Gankdawg : Mar 13, 2005 at 09:10 PM )
iMac 24", 2.8, 750 GB, 4 GB, External FW800 750GB, External FW400 500GB. Macbook 2.2, 120 GB, 3 GB, Superdrive. 5G iPod 60 GB Black, 1 GB Shuffle silver.
     
lavar78
Professional Poster
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Yorktown, VA
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 07:41 PM
 
First Name: Justin
Nickname: none really
MacNN Handle(s): lavar78
Age: 27
Profession: former engineer, now teacher
Greatest acheivements: graduating college?
Fav music: Rock, R&B, Hip-Hop
Fav music group or person: Crowded House/Neil Finn, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder
Listening to now: Crowded House
Fav TV show: current: Monday Night Football, 24; all-time: NewsRadio
Fav Movie: The Five Heartbeats
Fav food: Chicken
Fav drink: Coffee
Fav alcoholic Beverage: I rarely drink, but tequila
Fav book: Great Expectations (yes, something's wrong with me)
Superman or Batman? I'd much prefer Green Lantern or Flash (or, best of all, Spider-Man), but I'll take Bats as the less of two evils
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Tamyra! OK, Ruben
Rock star or Billionaire: I want to say rock star, but the thought of all that travel makes me pick billionaire
Believe in aliens: their existence wouldn't surprise me
Believe in ghosts: yes
Car: 1995 Honda Civic
Computer: 15" 1.33 GHz PowerBook
Deep dark secret: I really enjoy Desperate Housewives and I used to watch Dawson's Creek (no, I'm not ashamed)
Secret aspiration: succeed Alex Trebek as host of Jeopardy! (but that's no secret)
(Last edited by lavar78 : Mar 14, 2005 at 05:08 AM )

"Screw your problem -- I'm talking about me!" - Bill McNeal, NewsRadio
     
alphamatrix
Senior User
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Mount Vernon, WA
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 08:12 PM
 
First Name: Benjamin
Nickname:
Age: 18
Profession: Student
Greatest acheivements: Nothing comes to mind.
Fav music: Electronica (Downbeat, Trip-Hop, Acid Jazz, Electro-Lounge etc.) Rock (Desert Rock, Political hardcore/Punk rock, Indie Rock)
Fav music group or person: tie between The (International) Noise Conspiracy and Trail of Dead.
Listening to now: Sia - Breathe Me
Fav TV show: Sealab 2021
Fav Movie: Dr. Strangelove
Fav food: Pizza
Fav drink: Peach Iced Tea Snapple
Fav alcoholic Beverage: don't.
Fav book: Cryptonomicon
Superman or Batman? Batman, I guess.
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: no.
Rock star or Billionaire: Rock star
Believe in aliens: I accept that other intelligent life-forms may exist, thats not a belief.
Believe in ghosts: no
Car: no.
Computer: PowerMac G4 533 (DA)
Mac: 15" Powerbook G4 1.5, PowerMac G3 350, a bunch of older machines.
Deep dark secret: I want to care. (not really a secret.)
Secret aspiration: I have no real aspirations, I'm a lazy bastard.
Dream Car: not a car person.
Sexuality: straight
Height: 6'0
Weight: 170 lb or so.
Gender: male
Religion: no.
cat or dog person: cat
outdoor or indoor personality: in
do u consider yourself a geek? be HONEST: yes and no.
     
Dex13
Mac Elite
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Bay Area of San Jose
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 08:47 PM
 
First Name: Luis
Nickname: Martini, Guicho
MacNN Handle(s): Dex13
Age: 17, Bday July 13
Profession: Senior in HS
Greatest acheivements: raising 10k in Grants for Elementary School through Web Design, Head Sound for "A Chorus Line"
Fav music: I'm Very Cosmopolitan
Fav music group or person: -
Listening to now: Postal Service
Fav TV show: Don't Watch TV
Fav Movie(s): Brazil, Taxi Driver, Snatch
Fav food: Chocolate
Fav drink: Water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Anything Besides Beer, Vodka, Rum, Tequilla, or Wine
Fav book: Catcher in the Rye
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: None, I hate AI
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: yes
Car: 1978 Mercedes Benz
Computer: iMac G3 400 mhz w/ 24x CD Drive
Deep dark secret: uh ... none?
Secret aspiration: to not fail at life
     
Sealobo
Professional Poster
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Hong Kong
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 09:00 PM
 
First Name: Charles
Age: 27
Height: 178cm
Home: Hong Kong
Education: University of Toronto, BA Economics
Language: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Sports: Basketball, Golf
Passion: Driving
Time Zone: GMT+8
Profession: Private Investor
Tax Bracket: I don't pay any tax on capital gain on this side of the planet. =P
Bike: Looking to buy one... just looking.
Car: Porsche 987
Fav music: Jazz, R&B & Hip-Hop
Fav food: Chinese food as always, and japanese sushi sometimes
Fav drink: Water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Chivas Regal
Fav book: The Art of the Deal, Getting to Yes
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: No
Computer: G5 DP2GHz + 1.5G RAM + 23" HD ACD
(Last edited by Sealobo : Sep 23, 2007 at 12:46 PM )
     
ManOfSteal
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Outfield - #24
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 09:04 PM
 
First Name: Kent
Nickname: Red
MacNN Handle(s): gorickey/ManOfSteal/ankle_brains
Age: 26
Profession: Enterprise Technology Specialist
Greatest acheivements: Still being married after reaching 10,000 posts on the 'NN with gorickey!
Fav music: 80's Rock
Fav music group or person: Liam Lynch (United States of Whatever)
Listening to now: ESPN on the TV
Fav TV show: The Apprentice
Fav Movie: Hoosiers
Fav food: Pizza
Fav drink: Dr. Pepper and Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Rolling Rock
Fav book: Off-Base: Confessions of a Thief (by Rickey Henderson)
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Fantasia
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: No
Believe in ghosts: Only Casper!
Car: 2001 Ford Taurus SES
Computer: Titanium PowerBook G4 (667 DVI)
Deep dark secret: Look above, my favorite TV show is "The Apprentice"
Secret aspiration: High School or College basketball coach
     
d4nth3m4n
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Ithaca, NY
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 09:14 PM
 
rickey939 is 26?

man, do i feel like an underachiever.

mine is on the way, i'm getting my house together at the moment.

mi casa *̡͌l̡*̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲|̡̡̡̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡*̡͌l̡*
     
JHromadka
Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Houston, Texas
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 09:42 PM
 
First Name: James
Age: 30
Profession: Network Administrator, Editor
Greatest acheivements: Running full marathon earlier this year, learning to ski
Fav music: Rock, Texas Country
Fav music group or person: U2
Fav TV show: Current-Lost, all time-Hogan's Heroes
Fav Movie: North to Alaska
Fav food: steak
Fav drink: Diet Coke w/ Lime
Fav alcoholic Beverage: top-shelf Margarita
Fav book: Brave New World
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Kelly
Rock star or Billionaire: Show me da money!
Believe in aliens: Yes. Saw a UFO when I was about 13 at my parents' farm
Believe in ghosts: no
Car: Red '97 Toyota Celica ST
Computer: 1.5 GHz PowerBook G4, some crappy PC I just built
Deep dark secret: I owe my brother a million dollars from a bet we made when I was 7
Secret aspiration: start a business and become successful enough to buy my dad some more farmland
Dream Car: Ferrari Testarossa
Sexuality: Straight
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180 at the moment, but losing 10 lbs for my sister's wedding next month
Gender: male
Religion: Protestant (non-denominational)
cat or dog person: dog
outdoor or indoor personality: outdoor
do u consider yourself a geek? be HONEST: yes, I am a technology whore
     
ManOfSteal
Addicted to MacNN
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Outfield - #24
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 09:42 PM
 
Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
rickey939 is 26?
Surprised?

     
Demonhood
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Land of the Easily Amused
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 10:10 PM
 
First Name: Sean
Nickname: Demonhood
MacNN Handle(s): see above
Gaming Handle: [i kill] in my pajamas
Age: older than storer, not as old as KarlG
Profession: Computer Geek
Fav music: lots of different genres
Fav music group or person: The Beatles
Listening to now: Beck - Mixed Bizness
Fav TV show: 24, Lost
Fav Movie: Citizen Kane
Fav food: Italian
Fav drink: cranberry juice
Fav alcoholic: vodka & lemonade
Fav book: ain't nobody's business if you do
Superman or Batman? Batman
Rock star or Billionaire: billionaire
Believe in aliens: sure
Believe in ghosts: maybe
Car: 2004 Honda Civic
Computer: G4-500DP but i have a 20' LCD, so that almost makes up for it.
Deep Dark Secret: a common edible item causes me great pain.
Secret aspiration: not quite yet...
Interesting fact: have been shot at
MacNN'ers on my cell phone: 5
(Last edited by Demonhood : Mar 13, 2005 at 11:59 PM )
     
stevesnj
Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Southern, NJ (near Philly YO!)
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 10:13 PM
 
First Name: Steve
Nickname: hammer
MacNN Handle(s): stevesnj
Age: 34
Profession: Special Education Instructor/Aspiring Filmaker & future teacher of video arts.
Greatest acheivements: being happy while being poor
Fav music: Classic Rock/Old school Rap
Fav music group or person: Zeppelin/Beastie Boys/Beatles..more....
Listening to now: RATM tribute to AC/DC .. Back in Black
Fav TV show: Seinfeld/24/Curb your Enthusiasm/Survivor/ The Mole (bring it back please!!)
Fav Movie: Godfather (hey im Italian)/ Anything Quinten Tarrintino or Michael Mann/ Scorsese
Fav food: Steak medium rare
Fav drink: Coffee, Water, sometimes Pepsi (will rot your teeth)/ Iced Tea
Fav alcoholic Yeungling/Pinot Grigio/ Chianti
Fav book: All John Grisham
Superman or Batman:Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Don't know don't care!
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: yes
Believe in ghosts: no
Car: Toyota Pickup 4x4 Extended Cab V6 yummy!!!
Computer:
Mac: PB 17" Rev A.
Deep dark secret: Im a nice guy (well not that dark of a secret huh?) lol
Secret aspiration: Own a house/be known by the World if just for my 15 min/drive a Formula 1 car/Own a Ferrari (308 GTS)
(Last edited by stevesnj : Mar 13, 2005 at 10:21 PM )
Al PowerBook 17" ~ Leopard ~ iPhone 8Gb
     
MrForgetable
Mac Elite
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: New York City, NY
Status: Offline
Mar 13, 2005 , 10:27 PM
 
First Name: George
Nickname: Whorehay
MacNN Handle(s): MrForgetable
Age: Just turned 16
Profession: Full-time Student
Greatest acheivements: 2 time most improved player in water polo? maybe that and the american legion award.
Fav music: Classical
Fav music group or person: toss up between Yo Yo Ma and Rostropovich
Listening to now: Jupiter Sunrise: Super X-Ray Vision
Fav TV show: don't have one. TV has gone down the tubes
Fav Movie: Don't really have one. I'll watch anything though.
Fav food: Sandwich and pizza
Fav drink: Chlorinated Water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: i've never had alcohol before
Fav book: Digital Fortress
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: uh
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: yes, if you want to call it that. there are other beings out there somewhere. the universe is too big.
Believe in ghosts: no not really. but if something happens i may.
Car: don't drive yet.
Computer: Dell Inspiron 8100
Mac: 15" Powerbook G4 1.33ghz
Deep dark secret: have a thing for the theme song of gilmore girls. i bought the entire carole king album.
Secret aspiration: to be photographer, to swim fast, and to release all my grudges that i have with people (only 1), and to own an exotic car such as Ferrari, or Lamborghini.

(edit)

Dream Car: Honda S2000
Computer(s): 15 inch Powerbook
Sexuality: Straight
Kids: None
Relationship Status: Single
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135
Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist
Role Model: Many
Yearly income: you could say $0
cat or dog person: neither, I'm allergic to hair of both
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