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memory-minus
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Feb 12, 2007, 04:30 PM
 
MacNN Handle(s): memory-minus
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turtle777
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Feb 12, 2007, 05:53 PM
 
Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO View Post
Updated (updates in bold)
Pff, I have been hoping for

Interesting fact: the smartest kid at my high school in my county

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paul w
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Feb 12, 2007, 06:04 PM
 
Or even...

Originally Posted by turtle777 View Post

Interesting fact: the smartest kid at my high school in my county on my planet

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turtle777
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Feb 12, 2007, 06:08 PM
 
Originally Posted by paul w View Post
Or even...


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Feb 12, 2007, 06:48 PM
 
First Name: Brian
Nickname: My Mom calls me bubbles.
Age: 34
Profession: Machinist (I make automotive pistons)
Yearly Income: $50,000
Relationship status: Married to my high school sweetheart. (12 years this year.)
Greatest acheivements: Finding a woman who will put up with me this long.
Fav music: Metal (hardcore/metalcore)
Fav music group or person: Hatebreed
Listening to now: Astronomy 161 podcast
Fav TV show: Heroes (I really only ever care about 1 show at a time)
Fav Movie: LOTR
Fav food: Mexican, Southwestern
Fav drink: I drink WAY too much Diet Pepsi, I love tea too.
Fav alcoholic drink: I don't really drink that much anymore. I like a nice Tequila, occasionally a glass or two of Shiraz.
Fav book: Still gotta be the LOTR series.
Superman or Batman? Spiderman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: WTF? Who cares?
Rock star or Billionaire: How about "hundredthousandaire"?
Believe in aliens: I suppose.
Believe in ghosts: Not really.
Computer: Dual 2.0 G5. Still basically "stock" except the extra gig of RAM.
Deep dark secret: A great number of my posts don't reflect my real views.
Secret aspiration: I wanted to be a theoretical physicist but that didn't work out.
Car: '05 Malibu Maxx
Dream Car: I don't dream about cars
Sexuality: straight
Height: 5' 9"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Gender: male
Religion: Basically a Taoist in spirit.
Cat or dog person: Cat. I love dogs too…as long as their someone else's.
Outdoor or indoor personality: Outdoor person who is addicted to indoor comfort.
Do u consider yourself a geek?: I used to, not anymore.
Interesting Fact: I learned Katakana and Hiragana in about 8 hours, but I don't speak japanese.
MacNNers on cell phone: 0

Not a TON different but I was bored.
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Feb 12, 2007, 07:15 PM
 
Originally Posted by smacintush View Post
Fav TV show: Heroes (I really only ever care about 1 show at a time)
I'm with you on that. Besides The Office and Heroes, I don't really care about TV.
     
imitchellg5
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Feb 13, 2007, 11:05 PM
 
... That's what she said.
     
paul w
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Feb 13, 2007, 11:24 PM
 
Originally Posted by imitchellg5 View Post
... That's what she said.
If you're going to pull that out, at least learn how to use it correctly.
     
Oisín
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Feb 14, 2007, 03:30 PM
 
... or in a way that makes some kind of sense, at the very least.
     
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Feb 14, 2007, 07:01 PM
 
For some reason quick reply isn't working with the new theme for me. So I had to do that.
     
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Mar 6, 2007, 05:39 PM
 
I think I remember thinking about doing this, but never did. So here it is, a bit late.

First Name: Ryan
Nickname: Jawbone
Age: 26
Profession: Student Pastor & Photographer
Yearly Income: One dollar
Relationship status: Married, no children
Greatest achievements: Developing an acute sense of smell
Fav music: Worship, alt-rock, classic rock, jazz, blues, experimental, country,
Fav music group or person: needtobreathe, Hillsong United, John Mayer, Muse, Coldplay, Oasis, Leeland, Fee
Listening to now: needtobreathe
Fav TV show: Seinfeld, 24, The Office (U.S.), and Craig Ferguson
Fav Movie: Count of Monte Cristo, LOTR trilogy, Casablanca
Fav food: Italian (especially twice-baked lasagna)
Fav drink: Mountain Dew…too much of it
Fav alcoholic drink: Don’t drink
Fav book: East of Eden, In Cold Blood, and When Character was King
Superman or Batman? Batman by a landslide
Rock star or Billionaire: Rock star
Believe in aliens: Nah
Believe in ghosts: Sure, why not?
Computer: 15” MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz, 250GB HD
Deep dark secret: I’m going to reveal that on MacNN?
Secret aspiration: To record a CD of acoustic folksy/alternative songs
Car: Black 2004 Honda Element
Dream Car: Don’t really care.
Sexuality: Straight
Height: 6’1’’
Weight: 175
Gender: male
Religion: Pentecostal.
Cat or dog person: Dog - Apple
Outdoor or indoor personality: Both, but it’s hot in Louisiana, so mostly indoors.
Do u consider yourself a geek?: I'm open with my geekiness.
Interesting Fact: I'm uninteresting.
MacNNers on cell phone: Only if Twitter counts.
( Last edited by Jawbone54; Jan 8, 2010 at 01:42 PM. Reason: Update (4-23-07))
     
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Mar 10, 2007, 01:10 AM
 
Dream Car: Lotus Elise
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highstakes
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Mar 14, 2007, 11:58 PM
 
First Name: Matt
Nickname: None
MacNN Handle(s): highstakes
Age: 25
Profession: Student
Greatest acheivements: So far, graduating college
Fav music: I will listen to all kinds of music, but I prefer Industrial
Fav TV shows: South Park, Scrubs, Soprano's, Band of Brothers, Simpsons, Family Guy, Aqua Tenn Hunger Force...just to name a few
Fav Movies: Star Wars, Amelie, Office Space, Private Ryan
Fav food: Asian (Indian and Chinese), Steaks
Fav drink: Coke
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Bacardi Limon and Sprite
Fav book: The Forgotten Soldier
Superman or Batman? Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: ??
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire.
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: Yes
Car: 2005 Acura TSX
Computers: MacBook Pro 2.16 Ghz Core Duo
Deep dark secret: Its a secret ;-)
Secret aspiration: Make my parents happy
Dream Car: McLaren SLR
Gender: Male
Height: 5'07"
Weight: 175lbs
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Single
Kids: Probably in the future
Religion: Islam
Role Model: Both of my parents
Yearly income: student's income
Geek? Yes please
Indoor or Outdoor? Depends on the climate
Cat or Dog? No pets please
MacNNers on cell phone: None
     
OldManMac
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Mar 15, 2007, 05:39 PM
 
Don't recall if I've done this, but here goes.

First Name: Karlheinz
Nickname: Opa (one of the German words for Grandpa)
MacNN Handle: KarlG (duh)
Age: Soon to be 60 (one of the ancient ones here I'm so old, I don't buy green bananas anymore.
Profession: Sales
Greatest achievements: Having my daughters tell me I'm a great dad.
Fav music: Primarily blues and Jazz, although I have a pretty eclectic collection
Fav music group or person: Jimi Hendrix, SRV
Listening to now: Tom Waits' Orphans; Bastards, Bawlers and Brawlers
Fav TV show: American Chopper, don't watch much tv other than Discovery and some History channel. The rest is mush
Fav Movie: LOTR trilogy
Fav food: Chicken
Fav drink: Tea and lots of water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Scotch
Fav beer: Guinness
Fav book: None specifically; read a lot of non fiction
Superman or Batman?: Spiderman.
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Who?
Rock star or Billionaire: rock star
Believe in aliens: It's possible.
Believe in ghosts: seeing as I'm hypersensitive to noises in the house at night, could be.
Car: 97 Pontiac Grand AM GT POS
Computer/Mac: iMac 800Mhz 17" FP LCD; just sold my G4 iBook
Deep dark secret: Why do you want to know?
Secret aspiration: it wouldn't be a secret if I told you, would it?
Dream Car: Porsche 911
Sexuality: Straight, but who knows what could happen down the road?
Kids: two daughters, 28 and 32
Relationship Status: Deevorced
Height: 5' 9.25"
Gender: Let me check; yup, male
Religion: Raised Lutheran, now agnostic
Role Model: None
Yearly income: NOYB
cat or dog person: neither; had 'em both when the kids were younger
outdoor or indoor personality: 40% indoors (hate winter), 60% outdoor (love bike riding, nature photography)
geek?: sold computers for a dozen years, and have owned a dozen since 1983; you tell me.
Ethnicity: German born; came to America when I was six
MacNNers on cell phone: none.
Disability/Allergies: Codeine/the usual mental disabilities.
     
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Mar 15, 2007, 06:17 PM
 
Originally Posted by kick52 View Post
First Name: Timothy
Nickname: none, but i'm called tim for short
MacNN Handle(s): kick52
Age: 14
Profession: Student at secondary/high school
Greatest acheivements: Not many serious ones, but good frag counts in UT, and I have a massive ball! (rubber band ball, rofl)
Fav music: Rock, some of the car-ad type stuff.
Fav music group(s) or person: Simon & Garfunkel, The Dallas Guild, Fatboy Slim, Tenacious D
Listening to now: The low fan hum of my PowerMac.
Fav TV show: Simpsons, Futurama, Red Dwarf, Robot Chicken!
Fav Movie: Matrix Series, Holy Grail, Life of Brian
Fav food: Chilie, Indian Curries
Fav drink: Coke-type-stuff
Fav alcoholic Beverage: I don't Drink
Fav book: dunno, i dont read much
Superman or Batman? i dont mind, i dont know anything about either.
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Yes (though I don't believe they have been to earth.)
Believe in ghosts: sorta
Car: None.
Mac: iBook G4(main), PowerMac G4 (server), iMac G3, PowerMac G3, 2x Macintosh LC475
Deep Dark Secret: dunno
Secret aspiration: To really pwn some people at my school one day
Dream Car: Monster truck to run down chavs.
Sexuality: Straight
Kids: None.
Relationship Status: Single
Height: meh.
Gender: Male
Religion: Methodist, but not religious
Role Model: None.
Yearly income: £10 pocket mony per month
Cat or dog person: Cat.
Outdoor or indoor personality: indoor
Geek?: Computer nerd, not very geeky, but not cool.
Ethnicity: English.
Interesting Fact: I have at least one milkshake a day.
MacNNers on cell phone: loads, but they dont know i am the one prank calling them.
Disability/Allergies: zilch. though i am very shy.
updated..

(as if anyone cares.)
     
earthlings
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Mar 15, 2007, 07:21 PM
 
Originally Posted by kick52 View Post
updated..

(as if anyone cares.)
Nice.

I see you are a cat person too.
     
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Mar 15, 2007, 07:39 PM
 
Mine's updated back on page 3. Vain enough to let you know, but not to repost it

[ fb ] [ flickr ] [] [scl] [ last ] [ plaxo ]
     
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Apr 23, 2007, 11:32 PM
 


First Name: guess
Nickname: space cadet
MacNN Handle: guess
Age: 22
Profession: etudiant
Greatest achievements: various races
Fav music: madonna, beatles, techno
Fav music group or person: john lennon
Listening to now: madonna
Fav TV show: dr. 90210
Fav Movie: umm
Fav food: pizza
Fav drink: old speckled hen
Fav alcoholic Beverage: old speckled hen
Fav beer: old speckled hen
Rock star or Billionaire: sure
Believe in aliens: don't think about it much
Believe in ghosts: maybe
Computer/Mac: thinkpad t60, TiBook
Secret aspiration: to move to LA
Dream Car: aston martin
Sexuality: homo
Height: 6'2"
Gender: lad
Religion: church of england
Role Model: too many to count
Yearly income: broke student
cat or dog person: dogs, definitely german shepherds
outdoor or indoor personality: love being on the water
geek?: kind of, kind of not
Ethnicity: white
MacNNers on cell phone: none.
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I really think we need to start requiring pictures in this thread, since the old picture directory is gone and full of broken links
     
Jawbone54
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Apr 24, 2007, 01:11 AM
 
There's a picture directory?

[EDIT] Added a pic to my profile.
( Last edited by Jawbone54; Apr 24, 2007 at 01:24 AM. )
     
UNTeMac
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Apr 26, 2007, 11:58 AM
 
First Name: Rob
Nickname: True, Bob, cold bastard
MacNN Handle(s): UNTeMac
Gaming Handle: Myrmidon or Thundercock
Age: 26
Profession: Customer care manager, freelance musician, music teacher
Greatest acheivements: Graduating college
Fav music: Alt rock, classical, jazz (no new age), metal, some indie, no g0d@mned emo
Fav music group or person: Harvey Danger, Reel Big Fish, Mingus Big band, Gordon Goodwin
Listening to now: Haitian Fight Song, Charles Mingus
Fav TV show: Battlestar Galactica
Fav Movie: American Beauty
Fav food: Red Robin Hamburgers, Sushi
Fav drink: Dr. Pepper
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Jim Morrison (Jager shot dropped in Root beer and slammed)
Fav book: Soul Made Flesh
Superman or Batman?: Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Ruben (Hail Sinfonia!)
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: No visits, but they're there
Believe in ghosts: not really
Car: 2003 Toyota Corolla LE
Computer/Mac: 1.25Ghz G4 eMac, 1GB ram
Deep dark secret: want threesome someday (won't happen, love my girlfriend too much)
Secret aspiration: Make way more money than my degree will allow at the moment
Dream Car: BMW 3 series
Sexuality: Straight
Kids: in the next decade
Relationship Status: Involved
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 165 lb
Gender: Male
Religion: Wobbling between atheist and agnostic
Role Model: a few teachers from college, my father
Yearly income: I do alright
cat or dog person: Cat
outdoor or indoor personality: outdoor
Geek?: you bet
Ethnicity: half welsh, 25 irish, 25 french
Interesting Fact: my hair is brown in the winter and red in the summer....my goatee is orange
MacNNers on cell phone: none, you people scare me
Disability/Allergies: one eye has limited vision
( Last edited by UNTeMac; Apr 26, 2007 at 12:04 PM. )
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Laminar
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Apr 28, 2007, 04:55 PM
 
First Name: Mikael
Nickname: Goof (a play on my last name)
MacNN Handle: guess
Age: 20
Profession: Engineer-to-be
Greatest achievements: Making it though one semester without skipping a class until the last day
Fav music: Rock, alt, other stuff too
Fav music group or person: Right now, MuteMath
Listening to now: MuteMath
Fav TV show: The Office
Fav Movie: The Emperor's New Groove
Fav food: Pasta
Fav drink: Cream Soda
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Two weeks until I get to figure this out
Fav beer: See above
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire.
Believe in aliens: Nope.
Believe in ghosts: In a sense.
Computer/Mac: iBook G4/another "Mac"
Secret aspiration: Be a rock star.
Dream Car: Saleen S7
Sexuality: Straight
Height: 6'5"
Gender: Male
Religion: Christ Follower
Role Model: My dad
Yearly income: Whatever a 20hr/week on-campus job will give me
Cat or dog person: Dogs
Outdoor or indoor personality: I like being outside when it's nice.
Geek?: When it profits me to be one.
Ethnicity: Saltine White
MacNNers on cell phone: none

( Last edited by Laminar; Apr 28, 2007 at 05:55 PM. Reason: satisfying the ever whiny MacNN Gays™ (kidding))
     
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Apr 28, 2007, 05:29 PM
 
get a new tie! ;-)

seriously, a light blue shirt and a yellowish tie would look better on you. and we all have to look our best for NN
     
Laminar
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Apr 28, 2007, 05:39 PM
 
Haha, sorry about that. I had to throw something nice together fast for that night and I own like 3 ties.
     
Jawbone54
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Apr 28, 2007, 07:44 PM
 
Nah! Just ditch the tie. Ties are ridiculous.
     
Laminar
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Apr 28, 2007, 08:32 PM
 
Originally Posted by Jawbone54 View Post
Nah! Just ditch the tie. Ties are ridiculous.


Happy?
     
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Apr 28, 2007, 09:21 PM
 
Originally Posted by Laminar View Post


Happy?
Need to unbutton that collar.*Let's see if I can get him to do that one too.
     
Laminar
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Apr 28, 2007, 10:21 PM
 
Originally Posted by Jawbone54 View Post
Need to unbutton that collar.
I don't know if I like where this is going...
     
Laminar
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Apr 28, 2007, 10:38 PM
 
     
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Apr 29, 2007, 01:46 AM
 
Originally Posted by Laminar View Post


Happy?
no no no! a tad lighter, none of that french blue stuff.



I think it would match your complexion and your hair better.

     
Laminar
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May 6, 2007, 12:34 PM
 
First Name: Tom
Nickname: Not since I was a kid playing soccer.
MacNN Handle(s): This one
Age: 34
Profession: Product Manager
Greatest acheivements: I have a Master's Degree, I have been a Bone Marrow Donor (as of 5/9/07 anyway - in the process now.)
Fav music: Alternative, Pop
Fav music group or person: Probably U2
Listening to now: I hear the sounds of hospital equipment right now.
Fav TV show: Lost, The Office, Simpsons, Cheers, Frasier
Fav Movie: LOTR Trilogy
Fav food: It changes a lot, but probably something Italian.
Fav drink: Coffee
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Wine
Fav book: Umm... I like lots. Especially in the subject of History.
Superman or Batman?: Superman, but Batman has better gadgets.
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Fantasia
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire (I can buy my own rockstar then)
Believe in aliens: Yes, at least life on other planets.
Believe in ghosts: Maybe - I think my Grandmother was messing with my Grandfather's head after she died (all his favorite things that she hated started to break after she died).
Car: Acura TL
Computer/Mac: 15" C2D MacBook Pro
Deep dark secret: Umm... next question please!
Secret aspiration: Always be in control of my destiny
Dream Car: One that gets about 100 miles a gallon, but is larger than a bicycle.
Sexuality: Straight
Kids: Maybe
Relationship Status: Ummm... ask me again in about 6 weeks and maybe I can tell you for sure.
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 215 to 225ish
Gender: Male
Religion: Not really sure I fit in a definition. Spiritual?
Role Model: Not any one person.
Yearly income: I make enough to live okay.
cat or dog person: Cat, Dog if I had a house.
outdoor or indoor personality: Indoor - I lived in South Florida for a while and it made me fear humidity!
Geek?: Yes
Ethnicity: 25% English, 50% Irish, 25% Italian
Interesting Fact: I used to work as the Apple Product Manager for a major retailer, and helped to make iPods a big part of their business.
MacNNers on cell phone: None
Disability/Allergies: Oh man, too many to name.
     
turtle777
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May 9, 2007, 03:35 PM
 
Originally Posted by Jawbone54 View Post
Nah! Just ditch the tie. Ties are ridiculous.
Why ?

A good classy tie can look good. I like Brooks Brothers ties, they mostly don't make you go blind.

-t
     
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May 9, 2007, 04:26 PM
 
Originally Posted by turtle777 View Post
Why ?

A good classy tie can look good. I like Brooks Brothers ties, they mostly don't make you go blind.

-t
Because I've had to wear them three times a week (at least) for about 10 years.
     
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May 9, 2007, 04:40 PM
 
I think the basic idea of a tie is funny. It's a long wedge-shaped strip of fabric you place around your neck in a noose-like fashion tied in a very specific way.
     
turtle777
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May 9, 2007, 05:11 PM
 
Originally Posted by Laminar View Post
I think the basic idea of a tie is funny. It's a long wedge-shaped strip of fabric you place around your neck in a noose-like fashion tied in a very specific way.
Mirrors the other dangling part that men have...

-t
     
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Jun 15, 2007, 03:20 PM
 
Originally Posted by Laminar View Post
I think the basic idea of a tie is funny. It's a long wedge-shaped strip of fabric you place around your neck in a noose-like fashion tied in a very specific way.
I guess I'm just a gruff carpenter but I severely dislike anything tied around my neck, I also consider ties absolutely ridiculous.
     
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Jul 7, 2007, 06:42 PM
 
First Name: John
Nickname: Some people call me by my last name, Noyola.
MacNN Handle(s): liquidsilver6840
Age: 16
Occupation: High-school Student
Greatest achievements: I got a Mac =P
Fav music: Rock, Punk/Rock, Pop/Rock
Fav music group or person: Good Charlotte
Listening to now: A bird outside the window.
Fav TV show: Heroes, Friends, One vs. 100.
Fav Movie: Don't have one, I like comedies.
Fav food: Italian/American
Fav drink: Iced Tea
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Don't drink alcohol.
Fav book: Errrmmm the Harry Potter collection + Eragon.
Superman or Batman?: Superman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: I've only heard Kelly sing...
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Not aliens as SciFi describes them.. I believe in live in other planets.
Believe in ghosts: Yup.
Car: None at the time.
Computer/Mac: MacBook CD
Deep dark secret: I like chocolate =)
Secret aspiration: I want to learn to play tennis.
Dream Car: I'm not a car person, although I'll like something cool,
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: It's kind of complicated
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 145 lb
Gender: Male
Religion: None, but I believe in God.
Role Model: Not sure.
Yearly income: 0 dollars and 0 cents.
cat or dog person: Both
outdoor or indoor personality: Indoor, there's nothing interesting to do around here outside.
Geek?: I dunno, maybe.
Ethnicity: It's kind of complicated... I have French, Arabian, Chinese and Dominican roots.
Interesting Fact: I'm moving to the US when I graduate high-school in 2 years!
MacNNers on cell phone: About 4 or 5.
Disability/Allergies: I'm lactose intolerant and my nose shuts down in new places.

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Oisín
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Jul 9, 2007, 01:37 PM
 
Deep dark secret: I like chocolate =)
Boringest secret evar!

Religion: None, but I believe in God.
Doesn’t believing in (a) God constitute a religion (even if it’s not an organised one) in itself?

And how on earth does a nose “shut down”?
     
liquidsilver6840
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Jul 10, 2007, 05:07 PM
 
Boringest secret evar!
What the you expect, for me to reveal my secrets on the Internet?

Doesn’t believing in (a) God constitute a religion (even if it’s not an organised one) in itself?
I don't really know... Haha.

And how on earth does a nose “shut down”?
Erm... When I cannot use it to breath?

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Oisín
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Jul 11, 2007, 02:20 AM
 
What the you expect, for me to reveal my secrets on the Internet?
Yes.

Erm... When I cannot use it to breath?
How dull. I had visions of you walking into a new friend’s house and your nose suddenly folding and squishing itself in to disappear altogether from your facial features.
     
liquidsilver6840
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Jul 11, 2007, 05:39 PM
 
Originally Posted by Oisín View Post
Yes.



How dull. I had visions of you walking into a new friend’s house and your nose suddenly folding and squishing itself in to disappear altogether from your facial features.
Gee, thanks for the good wishes ¬.¬

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Oisín
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Jul 12, 2007, 12:30 PM
 
You’re most welcome.
     
Freakout Jackson
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Jul 30, 2007, 02:08 PM
 
Hey all. Figured this was as good a place as any for my first post.
Seeking asylum from the asylum as it were.

First Name: Freakout
Nickname: Fodge
MacNN Handle(s): Are you blind or stupid
Age: 41
Profession: Photographer / Mac tech
Greatest acheivements: Coaching my son's baseball team and hearing from the parents that our team was the best behaved.
Fav music: Loud
Fav music group or person: Tom Waits
Listening to now: Neko Case
Fav TV show: Cobert Report
Fav Movie: Down By Law
Fav food: Spicy
Fav drink: Coffee
Fav alcoholic Beverage: (good) Bourbon
Fav book: How to keep your volkswagen alive: a manual of step-by-step procedures for the complete idiot
Superman or Batman? Dirty Harry
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Who?
Rock star or Billionaire: Neither
Believe in aliens:
Believe in ghosts:
Car: 1968 VW fastback
Computer: Mac Dual 1.8 G5 & 2.3ghz MBP
Mac: "Never ask someone their preferred computer platform. If they're a Mac user, they'll tell you. If not, why embarrass them?"
Deep dark secret: I'm a misanthrope
Secret aspiration: To admin a forum of undersexed misogynistic teenagers
Dream Car: 23 window VW microbus
Sexuality: Straight & satisfied
Relationship Status: Happily Married
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lb
Gender: Male
Religion: "Every day more and more people are leaving the church and going back to god"
Role Model: I'm in between role models right now
Yearly income: enough to live on
cat or dog person: Dog
outdoor or indoor personality: Homebody
Geek?: Geeks get it done
Ethnicity: Yes I am
Interesting Fact: I've performed at the Kennedy Center in DC
MacNNers on cell phone: 0
Disability/Allergies: I'm selfrighteousprick intolerant
     
Paco500
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Aug 1, 2007, 05:51 PM
 
It's been a while, thought I'd update.

First Name: Gil
Nickname: Paco
MacNN Handle(s): Ca$h (no, not really)
Age: 36
Profession: Consulting Engineer
Greatest achievements: My kids
Fav music: Live (as in performance, not the Band)
Fav music group or person: As I type, Peter Gabriel.
Listening to now: The sound of a keyboard
Fav TV show: Doctor Who
Fav Movie: LotR Trilogy
Fav food: Bacon
Fav drink: Lightly Sparkling Water
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Real Ale
Fav book: The Once and Future King
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Ur Mom
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: Yes
Believe in ghosts: No
Car: E46 BMW 325i
Computer: MBP
Mac: See Above
Deep dark secret: I'm not telling
Secret aspiration: Peace in the Middle East
Dream Car: Aston Martin
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Married
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 195 lb
Gender: Male
Religion: Atheist with Quaker tendencies
Role Model:
Yearly income: Less than I'd like
cat or dog person: Dog
outdoor or indoor personality: Outdoor
Geek?: Borderline
Ethnicity: Boring white guy
Interesting Fact: I'm distantly related to Ned Beatty
MacNNers on cell phone: 0
Disability/Allergies: Missing half my ear
     
TURN
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Location: mt wolf PA. U.S.A.
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Sep 2, 2007, 10:42 PM
 
First Name: Kevin
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): TURN
Gender: male
Age: 35 (man im old)
Profession: inventory tech
Greatest acheivements: Getting my vector work on TechTV
Fav music: HIP HOP
Fav music group or person: redman
Listening to now: Ghostface
Fav TV show: Lost • Smallville
Fav Movie: fight club • snatch • Forrest Gump
Fav food: CHICKEN Fajitas
Fav drink: coke zero
Fav alcoholic Beverage: gave that up
Fav book: The Runaway Jury
Superman or Batman? Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: ?
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: sometime
Believe in ghosts: yes and no
Car: ford mini van
Computer: Dell laptop
Mac: Mac mini (hope to get a 24' imac)
Kids: 2
cat or dog person: dog
outdoor or indoor personality: outdoor
Sexuality: straight
Height: 5'11
geek: sometime
     
turtle777
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Sep 2, 2007, 11:43 PM
 
Originally Posted by memory-minus View Post
Nickname: Rhymes with "douche"
DOUCHE BAG ?



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Nov 4, 2007, 12:01 PM
 
since this seems to be the introduction thread...

First Name: Dan
Nickname: autumn. ive been known to go by neverender and !>!autumn_
MacNN Handle(s): i think im autumnrayne here.
Age: 23
Profession: Creative Director
Greatest achievements: hrm. starting my own company?
Fav music: pretty much anything but country, opera, and hard rap.
Fav music group or person: atm: nine inch nails.
Listening to now: nine inch nails: the mark has been made.
Fav TV show: CSI
Fav Movie: i dont really have one, but tend to like horror movies or movies that deal with the occult.
Fav food: taquitos
Fav drink: mtn. dew.
Fav alcoholic Beverage: irish car bombs
Fav book: pretty much anything by chuck palahniuk.
Superman or Batman? batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: whokilledwhowithwhatnow?
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: meh.
Believe in ghosts: meh.
Car: civic-si
Computer: macbook pro, an old PPC G5 tower, a really old imac (the bubble variety)
Mac: See Above
Deep dark secret: it wouldn't be a secret if i told it, now would it.
Secret aspiration: to be a millionaire.
Dream Car: a black BMW or Audi
Sexuality: Straight
Relationship Status: Single
Height: 6' 1"ish
Weight: somewhere around 180-190
Gender: Male
Religion: ... dont believe in organized religion.
Role Model:
Yearly income: far less than i deserve.
cat or dog person: either.
outdoor or indoor personality: Outdoor
Geek?: probably
Ethnicity: white.
Interesting Fact: can't really think of one atm.
MacNNers on cell phone: 0
Disability/Allergies: i only have one jungular vein?
all we were, and are we have done- just zeros and ones.
     
SSharon
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Nov 8, 2007, 12:48 AM
 
Originally Posted by SSharon View Post
First Name: Stephen
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): SSharon
Age: 23
Profession: Student for another 1.5 years
Greatest acheivements: Saved a life.
Fav music: Classic Rock
Fav music group or person: none
Listening to now: Security Now podcast
Fav TV show: Futurama, The Simpsons, Prison Break, Jericho, House.
Fav Movie: Mother, Jugs, and Speed
Fav food: Ken's Diner in Skokie
Fav drink: Root Beer
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Rum
Fav book: No favorite, but as an English major there are many that I like.
Superman or Batman?: Batman
Rock star or Billionaire: Billionaire
Believe in aliens: not intelligent, but something alive might be out there
Believe in ghosts: no
Car: 1992 Toyota Camry - made in Japan
Computer/Mac: in sig + a b&w G3 and an old wallstreet
Secret aspiration: not such a secret. to be able to provide for my future family
Dream Car: I'm happy with anything safe.
Sexuality: Straight.
Kids: I'd like to have 3 when the time is right.
Relationship Status: Married
Height: 5'10"
Wheight: 165 lb.
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish (modern orthodox)
Role Model: Father
Yearly income: yay loans!
cat or dog person: dog
outdoor or indoor personality: I hate the heat, but I like outdoor activities
geek?: yes
Ethnicity: White
Interesting Fact: all 4 of my grandparents survived the holocaust
MacNNers on cell phone: 3 that I talk to regularly, probably some more from the marketplace
Disability/Allergies: some cats.

I think I filled one of these out earlier, but enough has changed to warrant a new one.
wow, it has been a long time since I updated this.
AT&T iPhone 5S and 6; 13" MBP; MDD G4.
     
stwain2003
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Nov 8, 2007, 01:29 AM
 
First Name: Will
Nickname: none
MacNN Handle(s): stwain2003
Age: 15
Profession: Student
Greatest acheivements: built first computer when I was 10
Fav music: Country, Metal, and Classic Rock
Fav music group or person: KISS & the Eagles
Listening to now: Eagles' new album (Long Road out of eden)
Fav TV show: The Office, FRIENDS, 24
Fav Movie: none
Fav food: Lasagna, or any Mexican food (Be it Taco Bell, or authentic lol)
Fav drink: Pepsi. I HATE Coke.
Fav alcoholic Beverage: Don't drink. Never will.
Fav book: Don't have one.
Superman or Batman?:Batman
Kelly, Ruben or Fantasia: Carrie. I dislike all three of the preceeding
Rock star or Billionaire: Rock Star
Believe in aliens: No
Believe in ghosts: No. Demons, yes.
Car: Don't have one. Soon to be GMC Sierra 1500
Computer/Mac: IBM Netvista P4 2GHz (Mac is on the way...)
Deep dark secret: None
Secret aspiration: To be able to go on stage every night and perform for thousands of people
Dream Car: Ford Excursion. That is one MASSIVE SUV.
Sexuality: Straight
Kids: Want 3
Relationship Status: Single
Height: 6'
Weight: 200lbs
Gender: Male
Religion: Christian
Role Model: Jesus, Gene Simmons
Yearly income: ~$2000
cat or dog person: Cat
outdoor or indoor personality: Indoor on weekdays, Outdoor on weekends.
Geek?: 50/50
Ethnicity: I have NO clue. Don't really care either.
Interesting Fact: I played drums for our school musical when I was 8.
MacNNers on cell phone: None
Disability/Allergies: Hay Fever, Sensitivity to Peanuts and most fruits. (Although I eat them all the time...)
8GB iPhone
Coming Soon: Mac mini Core 2 Duo 2.0Ghz
     
Oisín
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Nov 8, 2007, 01:16 PM
 
Greatest acheivements: built first computer when I was 10
... and joined MacNN when you were 11!
     
 
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