Mom is an old-school romantic. I think she probably understands that there are ways to meet people besides the old standards (work, church, introductions from friends...good; bars, tattoo parlors, arraignments...bad).
But I think she probably has the Reader's Digest version of what happens when you date people you met online as her model. I'm concerned that she might think I'm walking into a minefield or that dkw must be the front for an international identity theft ring.
So, how would you go about convinced your parents that this is actually a real thing. That meeting someone through Hatrack isn't like meeting someone through a personal ad in Bikerz Magazine?
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
By the way, mom is coming out next week for a visit.
Posted by Slash the Berzerker (Member # 556) on :
I think it's exactly the same as meeting a woman through Bikerz magazine, except that she's less likely to be a booze slamming leather wearing harley slut.
And depending on your perspective, that can be a good or bad thing.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Specify that it's the HOT Bikerz Magazine.
All the difference in the world.
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
Um, describe how you met in person, and downplay the 'internet' bit. That's the only reason my husband's friends haven't locked me uup before WenchCon every year. I was all like, "But I know Andrea and Jamie and Adrian already! and CT saved my bacon back when I had that spinal fluid leakage..."
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
First you arrange for mom to meet dkw. Then you tell her about the online aspect.
If that won't work, have her at least talk to dkw on the phone.
After she's met her (spoken to her), I don't foresee any objections, do you? Posted by Slash the Berzerker (Member # 556) on :
Start out by saying, "Mom! I met this great lady! And she isn't a booze slamming leather wearing harley slut!"
That's the soft sell, baby.
Unless your mom likes harley sluts.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
This is what comes of never being serious myself...
While I think she'll be happy for me, I think she'll also be very concerned. I'm trying to think of ways to allay her suspicions.
I'm afraid to have her read threads here though. She's liable to wonder why she helped pay for my education if she sees my typical post.
Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :
Maybe ya'll can curl up and watch the movie that "You've Got Mail" was based on.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I was serious, actually . . .
Hey, none of the people in my Chumash class think dkw wears black leather. So the technique clearly works. Posted by Slash the Berzerker (Member # 556) on :
The movie You've Got Mail was based on a movie?
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
My mom has been greatly enjoying our dating thread. You could print or save that one, so it's the only one she reads.
Rivka -- well obviously I wasn't going to wear my black leather dress in California. It's hot there!
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
You've Got Mail was based on The Shop Around the Corner. IMO (and no one else's) You've Got Mail is much better.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Dana...we haven't discussed tattoos yet...
Anyway...I don't think the phone thing will work. My mother is a master of the long silence. Not even meaning to, she has felled giants simply by not saying anything.
Actually, she's a sweet person who is shy around new people, and who does get silent when she's concerned. She doesn't just say what's on her mind. And most of us (me especially) get really worried by the silences. "What is she thinking?"
I wouldn't want Dana to have to go through that. Especially since I think they are going to eventually really like each other as people. Rather start off on a good footing.
Also, I can't lie. If she asks how we met, I've got the choices of "a website" or "she picked me up at my hotel." Either of which sound a lot worse than the innocent reality.
Posted by Slash the Berzerker (Member # 556) on :
Did not know that.
You've got mail being a chick movie and all, I've never seen it or the other one you mentioned. Thus my ignorance.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
How about “introduced by mutual friends online, met in Minnesota when I was there for a conference, and had dinner with her parents.” Sounds very respectable, no?
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
First tell her someone she knows is dead. Then when you tell her that you're actually just dating someone you met over the internet, she'll be relieved. Or enraged. Maybe both. Either way she'll be totally confused.
[ March 03, 2004, 10:11 PM: Message edited by: Book ]
Posted by jack (Member # 2083) on :
Whoa, you two are dating? How did I miss that?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
O_o
Dana, have you ever been on Melrose? The weather doesn't seem to stop a whole lot of folks from wearing black leather . . .
Bob, you have NEVER mentioned Hatrack to your mom? Wow! My parents know all about this place -- in fact, I told my mom about you two today. Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
I took it very very slowly, very very carefully.
Despite the fact that he flew up from his base in Texas, cutting his vacation time with his family (whom he hadn't seen in almost a year) short to come see me, she still doesn't realize I think that we're both actually quite serious about the whole thing.
Actually, come to think of it, I have Hatrack to thank partly for her coming to terms with it at all. Seeing my name in Shadow Puppets, and connecting that to a credible online forum, and the fact that none of you have tried to hunt me down and murder me in my sleep I think really helped. So thank you all for not trying to kill me.
[ March 03, 2004, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: Eaquae Legit ]
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
Confidentially, I'm still pretty in the dark as to what genders some of you guys are.
Posted by Dr Cox (Member # 6275) on :
Bob-
Start with:
"So there's this pastor woman I know and she's TOTALLY celibate."
Works every time.
Edit: Ahhhh crap, I forgot to change logins and I'm too lazy to fix it.
[ March 03, 2004, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: Dr Cox ]
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
How did I tell my Mom (and Father)? Arrange to meet Annie without telling them, and then after meeting her informing them that she was great.
Worked for me, but then my parents are uber-cool.
Hobbes Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
Emphasize that you're the sexual predator/identity thief/ anti-social introvert in the Internet relationship. Dana's your victim, not the other way around.
At least your mother won't worry about your safety...
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Just don't tell her you met over the internet. I don't know where you met, but say it was Des Moines, which seems most likely. "Mom, I met this great woman when I was in Des Moines for work, and we've started dating."
Yea, I told my mom all about Dana and Bob and described the whole thread to her last night when I found out. Posted by Valentine014 (Member # 5981) on :
Ok. Wow. This is the creepest thing to happen to me in a while. I just got back from my mom's house. Can you imagine what I just told her?
Yep.
That I have met someone online (Xavier, for those of you who are a little slow) and that he is coming to Omaha in April and that she needs to make us dinner that weekend.
Her response: *blink blink* "Huh?"
I start to laugh and tried to explain everything in a calm manner (so very hard to do when you are this excited!)
We talked for about a half an hour while I attempted to describe him to her.
MOM: "What does he do for a living?" ME: "He's a computer programmer." MOM: *stare*
(My ex-fiance was a computer guy and she hated him with a passion)
ME: "Mom. Mom. Trust me. He is NOTHING like Jon." MOM: *breath of relief* "Ok. Good. I'll make pot roast." ME: "Well, no, that won't work, he doesn't eat beef." MOM: *approving nod*
This put Phil on my mom's "A" List already, she doesn't care for beef either.
So, there you go. Now, off to link Xavier here.
Posted by Book (Member # 5500) on :
No beef is A list?
Posted by jexx (Member # 3450) on :
quote: the fact that none of you have tried to hunt me down and murder me in my sleep I think really helped. So thank you all for not trying to kill me.
But Equa, how do you know we haven't *tried and failed* to kill you?
(hatrack really needs a ninja graemlin)
Bob, most of these people (who have not said the words 'hot', 'biker', and 'chick') have good advice. Best of luck! I also have a shy mom. It's tough sometimes.
Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :
Um, who's Equa dating?
Posted by BookWyrm (Member # 2192) on :
Bob, Since you have a short time you can't break mom into this slowly. Basically, what I would do is if she is concerned about online meetings and stuff, tell her its really no different than Pen Pals or dating services in a lot of ways. Also point out that the Net is FULL of good people. More good than bad, just like Real life. Susie (my GF) had the advantage of breaking in her 84 year old mom slowly. But she seems to be quite accepting of me. In some ways, neeting online has advantages that you don't have in RL. You don't form opinions based on looks or 'flaws'. You get to know the REAL person behind the name. And, if you wish, show her Our web page so she can see what can come of online relationships. Note: this is Tripod and currently free so the bandwidth is limited. If we have a lot of hits we go down for about 2 hours. So, if its down due to hitting our bandwidth limit, check back in about 2 hours. Essentially, online isn't any more dangerous than real life if you are smart and careful. The media sensationalizes the bad and thats mostly what people see. I mean, how often do they run 'Good' stories? Emphasize the good that the Net does. Shoot, introduce her to us Hatrackers Or would that put a scare in her
[ March 03, 2004, 11:15 PM: Message edited by: BookWyrm ]
Posted by Eaquae Legit (Member # 3063) on :
I guess I wrote that poorly. I'm not dating anyone on Hatrack. At least, I'm pretty sure he's not here. We met through Pweb. But the whole "I gave my name to an online forum and it turned out to be a credible place, see they're not ALL crazy psychopaths trying to kill me" thing I think helped my case.
*eyes jexx suspiciously* *goes to lock doors*
Posted by Toretha (Member # 2233) on :
say you started talking at the net, then yall met up IRL and liked each other?
I took months getting my parents used to the idea that I had internet friends. I just talked about my friends until they finally accepted that MAYBE I wasn't going to be stalked by Human, Paul and Anne Kate, although they still don't like the idea of me meeting up with any of them
Posted by Papa Moose (Member # 1992) on :
Why don't you both happen to travel to Santa Barbara on the same weekend, Bob to see his mom and Dana to see her pastor friend, and randomly run into one another somewhere? (And tell me where and when it will be, of course.)
Posted by aka (Member # 139) on :
Show them the pictures of Wenchcon and well when they see Nathan doing his interpretive dance in orange tights they will know that we are fine respectable people and you have nothing to fear from us.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*plans trip to Santa Barbara*
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
quote: You've Got Mail was based on The Shop Around the Corner. IMO (and no one else's) You've Got Mail is much better.
What do you mean, no one else's? I saw Shop Around the Corner the other day and not only was the girl vomit-inducing, but even poor old Jimmy Stewart couldn't keep it from being a poorly acted melodrama barely making it as a "comedy."
Incidentally, one could argue that You've Got Mail was based off of In the Good Old Summertime, which was based off of The Shop Around the Corner...it's a much smoother transition between remakes if you think of it like that. In the Good Old Summertime was good old-fashioned mushy gushy sweet stuff
edit: oh, and Bob, don't sweat it. My dad's about as conservative as they come and he didn't seem to have a problem with it -- after he met Greg. There's no way she's going to disapprove after meeting Dana. come on!
[ March 03, 2004, 11:54 PM: Message edited by: Leonide ]
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Bob, I was absolutely terrified to tell my parents about Jon Boy. I didn't tell them I'd gone to the Hatrack gathering, I didn't tell them about our first two dates, and then the day after our second date, she asks me what I did that weekend. And I'm thinking, "I spent all day Saturday with the most amazing guy I think I've ever met, who I'd love her to meet or at least know about, but if I tell her that, she'll ask how we met . . ."
Next question: "Did you go on a date?" Dang. Totally trapped.
So I told her. About how I really liked Jon Boy and then, of course, she did ask how we'd met, and she took me completely by surprise.
She basically said, "So if you'd never gotten out of your bubble and gone to this meeting thing, you'd never have met him. I'm so proud of you for not being shy."
That's it!
I tell you this because my parents are generally very cautious, traditional-type people. I knew they would disapprove of my meeting people over the Internet, let alone dating one of them. Bob, your mom just might surprise you. She might react just how you think she will, or she might not.
And playing up how wonderful Jon Boy is before dropping the bomb worked wonders for me. Talk about dkw's strengths and all the things you admire about her. Really, you could not be dating someone more moral, lovely, or mother-approval-worthy than dkw.
[ March 04, 2004, 12:02 AM: Message edited by: Brinestone ]
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
If it helps any, I told my mom, and her answer was... "And you're surprised about this??" Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Bob, my friend - just be honest! Posted by Beren One Hand (Member # 3403) on :
Pooka and Bookwyrm have the best idea. [edited to add... ummm but that honesty thing is good too. ]
Tell your mom you were introduced by your friends. (You met her on Hatrack, among your friends right?)
Then you became pen pals (technically true, you exchanged posts and private emails didn't you?)
You guys were friends for almost 2 years (based on dkw's registration date).
Perhaps dkw can write a letter to your mother introducing herself (biker pics optional).
Good luck.
[ March 04, 2004, 12:08 AM: Message edited by: Beren One Hand ]
Posted by Lalo (Member # 3772) on :
I have to second Moose's idea of travelling to Santa Barbara to break the news. If they think Dana's strange for originating from the Internet, the rest of us should be there to help Dana seem like a Sunday School teacher.
Which, I guess, she is.
Just show up in CA.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Thanks for all the ideas!!!
rivka, I knew you were serious...and thanks!
I think a Santa Barbara trip is a bit premature at this point, but that's a great idea if this whole thing doesn't just end after the first date. (Which it won't...) Also, there's this place in CA called Dana Point. I have this idea for a punny photo...
I actually like the emphasis thing. In consultation with dkw, and reading through the ideas here, the current thought is this:
"Mom, I met someone I really like. We've been part of a large circle of friends for a little over two years, and met in Minneapolis when I was there on business. So now we're dating..."
Is this kind of what people had in mind?
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Oooh- tactful and honest. The good gory details can be shared later - Perfect!
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Mine went something like this:
(an email, of course)
quote:Hi Mom!
What would you think if I hypothetically had a hypothetical boyfriend in Indiana that I met on a nerdy sci fi forum on the internet? Would it help if he was really smart and looked like Ron Weasley? I mean, hypothetically? And what if I were hypothetically going to see him in Portland at a book signing?
Love you, Annie
...and here's what I got in reply:
quote:Sounds like a great adventure!
Love, Mom
go figure Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Hey, Annie, can I borrow your Mum for a bit?
She sounds great!
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
My Mom is great. Plus she has impeccable taste. And she highly approves of Hobbes. Everyone needs an AnnieMum!
Posted by knightswhosayni! (Member # 4096) on :
Geez. And the boy was worried about meeting her!
Ni!
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Maybe we could start a support group for moms of Jatraqueros.
That way, my mom could talk to some of them and find out this is a good thing. The other moms could say things like:
"Oh, he's the one dating dkw, right? Such a great girl. And smart too!"
or
"I only wish my son would've asked dkw out on a date."
or
"God flipped a coin and it landed on the edge, so they're dating."
Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :
Bob, you know, that is exactly what we need. A support group for the mothers' of Hatrackers.
Yes, a very good idea.
Posted by LadyDove (Member # 3000) on :
quote: I think she probably understands that there are ways to meet people besides the old standards (work, church, introductions from friends...good; bars, tattoo parlors, arraignments...bad).
quote:"Mom, I met someone I really like. We've been part of a large circle of friends for a little over two years, and met in Minneapolis when I was there on business. So now we're dating..."
If you throw in the whole "she is a Sunday school teacher" thing and downplay the Harley Davidson rave bit, I think you're gold!
BTW- Congratualations to the both of you. When you're next out this way, I hope to meet you both. (Is happily situated between Santa Barbara and Dana Point.) Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote:Maybe we could start a support group for moms of Jatraqueros.
That way, my mom could talk to some of them and find out this is a good thing. The other moms could say things like:
Oh, your his mother. <arches eyebrows>
or
You poor dear. I'm sure raising him was a challenge.
or
Tut, tut. I'm sure one day your son will pass Tom and amount to something.
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
The Hatrack Mothers support group sounds like an excellent idea. I just gave my mother your mom's number.
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I think you're disowned now, though. Sorry.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I agree with what Rivka said first --
Have Dana there when your mom comes to visit -- introduce them and let them get acquainted before Mom learns that you met on the internet (and be honest - don't lie -- that isn't like you).
You may think that will be uncomfortable for dkw -- but remember her job entails dealing with difficult people all the time. She's a trooper -- she can handle it, AND steer the conversation. To expect anything less would be selling her short.
I think if your mom just met dkw -- then the way you and she met would end up being trivial
(spoken by a women who HAS had to introduce her mom to people she met on the net. But mom never knew about them until she met them in person -- so fears were immediately alleviated.)
Farmgirl
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
*grin* I remember meeting Christy's parents for the first time. It was, quite frankly, painful; I'm a very unlikeable person in, well, person, and I think they picked up on that.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Yeah, lying isn't good.
But sticking as close to the truth as possible...now that's a goal I could live by.
Icarus!
Zgator: Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
So, this thread inspired me to try on my black leather dress, which I haven’t actually been able to wear for a few years, and it fits! Hurray for diet and exercise!
I will definitely wear it to meet Bob’s mom.
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. (Okay, it’s an ankle-length black suede jumper. Sort of Sound of Music meets biker chick.)
Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :
Bob,
sticking close to the truth is good strategy, in my experience. When I first started seeing Diane, I told my parents about her law degree, her talent, her role as a director of an agency and other highly relevant and interesting information about her.
I think I probably forgot to mention she'd been arrested over 25 times. Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
sounds perfect!
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Dragon's mom should be the chairwoman of the Jatraquero Moms Support Group.
She handled herself well, and even got some Ralphie Luvin'!
-Bok
Posted by Mama Squirrel (Member # 4155) on :
Bob,
Your mom met Pop and Mooselet. Did she know you met them through Hatrack? Maybe you could lead in with that...
Hey Mom, remember Pop and Mooselet? I met this wonderful woman through the same website. We are dating now.
-Mama
Posted by Mama Squirrel (Member # 4155) on :
By the way, sometimes you can't beat around the bush.
My sister called me once on July 1st. She asked me how she should tell our parents that she would be getting married in Vegas on July 4th (to a guy my parents had never met, she met him in the military). You can't soften THAT blow.
Posted by lcarus (Member # 4395) on :
Dana, isn't that your funeral dress? Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
mmm...Dana in leathers. C'mon, someone tell me I haven't just hit the jackpot!!!
Okay, let's see. My mom loved Papa Moose and Mooselet. She asks about them all the time. Was thrilled to hear about Superstation.
That's a great angle.
Thanks Mama Squirrel.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Licorice...um, I mean Icarus... that's not EVEN funny!
Well, okay, it was funny.
But still! Posted by Jenny Gardener (Member # 903) on :
You know, Bob, internet dating is just the way things are done now. My sister is 16, and all her flirting is done over IM. You don't ask for a girl's number any more, you ask for her email and screen nick. If my uber-conservative folks are okay with their baby doing digital flirting, I don't see how your mom is going to have a heart attack over this.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Icarus! No, it isn't.
[ March 04, 2004, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: dkw ]
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
quote:quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You've Got Mail was based on The Shop Around the Corner. IMO (and no one else's) You've Got Mail is much better. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What do you mean, no one else's? I saw Shop Around the Corner the other day and not only was the girl vomit-inducing, but even poor old Jimmy Stewart couldn't keep it from being a poorly acted melodrama barely making it as a "comedy."
Incidentally, one could argue that You've Got Mail was based off of In the Good Old Summertime, which was based off of The Shop Around the Corner...it's a much smoother transition between remakes if you think of it like that. In the Good Old Summertime was good old-fashioned mushy gushy sweet stuff
I thought You've Got Mail was based on the musical She Loves Me. Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Bob, don't worry. Introduce her to Dana and she'll never question your judgement again.
Or even better, get her to log onto Hatrack and join in the insanity (or is that join the Sanity that is Hatrack). Don't worry. We'll hid the God Says threads.
Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :
Heh. My parents think that when I'm on Hatrack I'm talking to friends I know at school. Ahem.
Posted by saxon75 (Member # 4589) on :
quote:My Mom is great. Plus she has impeccable taste.
Would you say that she is the Kathleen Kelly of moms?
quote:IMO (and no one else's) You've Got Mail is much better.
I'm reasonably certain that both OSC and my mom liked You've Got Mail better.
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Bob (and Dana), if you do end up going to Dana Point, make sure and let me know, as it's a pretty short drive from my place to there. Unless, of course, you two wanted your privacy. Which I can respect. I suppose.
Posted by Leonide (Member # 4157) on :
quote:I thought You've Got Mail was based on the musical She Loves Me.
Nah, She Loves Me was actually based on Shop Around the Corner. You should rent all three one night and compare and contrast! I think In the Good Old Summertime is my favorite of the bunch...singing, Judy Garland and Van Johnson, Buster Keaton! (woot!), it's pretty darn funny, and not "hollywooded" like You've Got Mail. But you should definitely see all three.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
quote: Dragon's mom should be the chairwoman of the Jatraquero Moms Support Group.
She handled herself well, and even got some Ralphie Luvin'!
I showed her that. She thought it was funny and said to say that she was pleasantly suprised by the nice people she met while escorting me to the Boston get-together. (She also said, re: crazy-stalker-people, that all the people here are nerds and geeks so parents shouldn't worry )
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Well... after describing Dana to my mom, she couldn't care less HOW I met her. She loves her already.
Cool Mom! Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*cheers*
I'm not surprised. Considering the coolness of Bob -- which implies a likelihood of a cool mom -- and the wonderfulness of dkw, this was what had to happen.
I'm gonna have a silly grin all day again, aren't I? Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
rivka, you are so sweet! I want to share some good deli food with you some day. I bet you know some good places we can visit when we're in your area...
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
One or two . . .
. . . in quick walking distance. More if we drive.
And Dana liked the pizza place nearby, IIRC. Posted by aka (Member # 139) on :
My mom thinks all internet friends are not real. She loves Saudade and Andrei, but since we know them in person now they are real. The rest of you are all just phantasms, I suppose.
For one thing, it's confusing to her how everyone has two names, how people they have their screen name and also their real names, and she can't keep people straight because of that. I do tell her all about my various friends but she will make cynical and disparaging remarks about people, putting the worst possible spin on everything, until that takes me aback so much that I just stop telling her anything. She's totally convinced that you people mostly have bad intentions, though. <laughs>
I think that's sort of sad, really. She's not like that about strangers she meets in real life. She's very friendly and always makes friends wherever she goes. She just has a really bad opinion of the internet, I have no idea why. And she really adores Saudade and Andrei, so I guess it's like any prejudice, that it doesn't apply to any of the people one actually knows, just to all the people one doesn't know yet.
Anyway, I would never tell her I was dating someone I met online. Not unless I got engaged or something. I guess I would have to tell her then.
[ March 05, 2004, 01:39 AM: Message edited by: aka ]
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Maybe she just thinks we're all newbies compared to you.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I was telling a RL friend about Hatrack get-togethers, and explaining that many people will be addressed by both their "real" name and their SN.
"Oh, what do they call you?"
"Both my real name and screen name."
"What's your screen name?"
"rivka"
*confused* "How can you tell the difference?"
"Well, my real name is capitalized."
Posted by Olivet (Member # 1104) on :
LOL! Heh. That was funny, rivka. Mine is very similar to my name, too, but even Jatraqueros call me different things. Jenny G calls me "Livvy". I like it No one else calls me that .
aka-- I met your mom, didn't I? At the Library? Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
rivka...that's hilarious.
Mine has an underscore in it.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
When I sent you those books, I almost put the underscore in your name on the address. Since I always use “dkw” as my name in the return address, it seemed appropriate. But I didn’t.
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
When I was at Hatrack.ca I wound up calling Raja "twinky" more than once. Which was pretty funny considering I'd known him as Raja for 20 years and twinky for 8 months.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Bob and DKW, What would be cooler than to be a mom, and to hear your son say about his love interest, "I fell in love with her mind?" Liz
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Liz
Did you see the other thread yet? I'd be interested in your opinion. Actually, I fell in love with all of dkw, but her mind was first.
And I have a question I need to e-mail you later tonight.
[ March 05, 2004, 05:03 PM: Message edited by: Bob_Scopatz ]
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Yeah, Liz ... it's so romantic. Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
I can her DKW.
"What first attrackted me to him was his threads." "Oh, he was dressed nice?" "No, his threads. His Begging the Question floored me, and his God threads were super." "God threads? What is he, some diven sheep?" "No, but he's got a talking poseable man. Well a typing one." "Uh huh. Wait right here. The men in white coats are on the way."
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Oh, my goodness, I just read the first two pages! You two are e-vile. That was the funniest thing I have ever read, knowing that you are each other's new dates. I have no clue if I would have figured it out. Ha ha. Congratulations! And now, for a few Crow Greenspun lyrics, which just seem to fit(Bob, I hope DKW will like Crow and Donna):
When you were sixteen (insert DKW's age here) Your power was plain To me The depth of your devotion Your goodness I admired you And loved you And wanted to tell you That your kind of light Is a blessing to the world I knew I'd met my match A worthy opponent The one right voice To play in my head Beside my own
I am so happy for you two!
Liz
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Dan, actually, this whole thing is a plot to get joint custody of LavaLamp. Don't tell Bob.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Like the lyrics say, DKW: a worthy opponent. Ha ha.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Thanks, Liz. Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Uh...Dana, someone here has something to say to you...
Posted by Lavalamp (Member # 4337) on :
dkw...I will follow you to the ends of the earth...well, okay, to the ends of my cord, but I could possibly borrow a really long extension from Bob.
I love you!
I've always loved you!
Don't go with Bob. He'll just get all human on you. Go with the ooze.
Posted by dkw (Member # 3264) on :
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Awwwwww .......
Posted by aka (Member # 139) on :
That's so cool!
Olivia, yes that's right, you did meet my mom! That explains it, then! Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
My brother figured it out right away. Mom told him before I could call and his reaction to the news of me dating someone 1000 miles away was "oh, I bet they met on that Orson Scott Card website."
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