LOL! Actually yeah, because now she'll just bitch a little and
eventually we're OK. When she gets quiet and tries to let it go, THEN I
get worried! -=x

LOL Jane! it wasn't a guy, it was my ex...and yes she got arrested and
went to trial, and actually got put away for 5 out of a 7 year sentence.

A weird twist of events is that she wrote to me from prison, and over
the years we became friends again. Hell, I even testified on behalf of
her at her early parole release. In the course of things I found out the
reason she snapped was because in the efforts to become the perfect
girlfriend and not fight and bicker she held everything in, and not just
with me. She took all the stress from work, school, family and life and
general and kept it all in, and apparently the movie deal was the
snapping point, lucky me. -=x

Biggest turn on for me is someone that diesn't take themselves so
seriously that they can't have any fun, you know? A relationship should
not be a goddamned Lifetime drama 24/7...It needs some levity, some fun,
some silly moments that you can look back on years later and it still
brings a smile to your face.

Someone you can have fun with, my friends, is one of the greatest turn
ons...That and if they come bearing xhoxolate! -=x

Oh, this is a easy one for me...

One time I was involved with someone and thought she was "The One" and
all that...It Was THAT good. We never argued, loved the same things, got
along awesomely...It was bloody paradise, I tell you. Then one night,
we're trying to figureout what to do that evening. She decides she wants
to see some sort of chick flick and I wasn't really relishing spending a
chunk of my evening like that, and silly ass honest me tells her that I
didn't really want to see that movie.

So she gets all quiet, right? And then out of the blue, she says she's
really not feeling well and says maybe we should take a rain check for
the night. Me being the concerned boyfriend, I ask if she's OK and if
she's sure about aht, and she very calmly says she is, and I should go
out and do something on my own. I say OK and tell her if she changes her
mind that she can find me at the local arcade. She says OK and good
night, and that's that, right?

Wrong! About an hour and a half later, while I'm playing some fighting
game, I suddenly feel a pain near my left shoulder blade and one in my
left thigh. I turn around and I see my then girlfriend, her dad's .22 in
hand, shooting at me! Fortunately, it was a wussy .22 and she wasn't the
best shot, or I wouldn't be here today! -=x

"Why are all the fucked up men ruining it for the good guys ...damn
it!!"

Oh, my brother, testify!

Seriously...Judge me for MY screw ups, not your last relationship's fuck
ups. That would also be a huge turn off, getting into confrotations
because you're being constantly accused of behaving like and being about
to burn you like your ex did.

OK, NOW I'm done with turn offs...lol! -=x

Honestly? The Falcon defense is brutal this year...Unless something
tragic takes place between now and Mon., I don't see the Saint's getting
much offense in the air or on the ground. The Saints may not get
completely shutdown, but I don't see much yardage being accumulated by
them.

I don't predict a blow-out because the Saints seem to have the goods so
far this year, but I call it a 10 point spread, Falcons for the win. -=x

"I GOT ONE..... SQUISHMITTENS"

Uhhh...What in the blue hell is that, paterafan? LOL!

Interesting topic...Well, I have to agree with Chismah's four points as
well. Those would be big deal breakers for me, I would think. Also
another big turn off is if your "one and only" has more one and onlys
then you...That's a sign for me to get the hell out of there ASAP.

And finally, and this sometimes happens to me, is this; The woman
doesn't have to share, like, or even understand my intrests, profession
and/or hobbies, but for God's sake...There's no need to put me down
because of them. For example...Because of the stuff I write, I tend to
get invited to a lot of comic/sci-fi and fantasy conventions. Now, a
lady may not understand or approve of the stuff I write or the places I
go to promote it, but really...Must I get talked down to because of
that, like my profession is such a joke? I make a decent amount of
money, and may make even more in time, so its not like its a joke or
anything. If you don't approve or share my intrests, that's
cool...Chances are some of yours aren't very desirable to me either. The
difference is, however, I'm not going to make fun of those interests

Anyway, that's my big one...Well, next to being superfical. Or a gold
digger. Or having a violent temper that tends to manifest itself in
flying objects aimed at me.

Wow...Guess there are more turn offs then I thought. -=x

0.o <- My look of utter speechlessness at the topic title...lol!

For my NFL teams to root for, I am loyal to the Falcons and the
Saints...Which is going to make Mon. night highly conflicting for me.

When we talk college, I'm either red & black GA Bulldogs or the yellow
of the GA Tech Yellow Jackets...Both which are off to a great start
this year, 4-0 and 4-1 respectively.

And finally, when or if we ever talk about what the rest of the world
considers real football, I'm Barclay league all the way, down with
either Manchester United, Chelsea or Arsenal. -=x

Ah, our country. Everybody supposedly hates us, but everywhere you look
someone's trying to come here or someone's emulating select American
type styles and behaviors. It never fails to amaze me to see people
buring the American flag while wearing some American brand of clothing,
you know?

As for the future rushing headlong at us now? Its been going on for
quite some time and its both amazing and scary. Its mind-boggling to
watch some sci-fi movie or read some sci-fi book one day and thene one
day not too long afterwards see it happen in real like. Watch "The Sixth
Day" and then read about advances in cloning. Watch "Face Off" and then
watch an interview with a French woman that just had a face transplant.

cybernetic limbs, planned manned trips to Mars, continual advances in
artifical intelligence and roboticcs, genetic enginering, micro chips
inplanted into us, and the list goes on and on. So if self check outs in
grocery stores make you think the future is coming too fast, just keep
watching the news and really get your head spinning. -=x

I read this topic last night and it got me to thinking. Why are we so
worried about phone tapping when we've already had our privacy invaded
and rights hi-jacked so much already?

I mean like, our mail is already scanned, cameras are EVERYWHERE,
personal information is up for grabs by anyone, property can be taken
away from us at any time if the goverment deems fit and that's just a
start. We have freedom of speech, but only so far and only in certain
places, like miles away from where Bush speaks. There's freedom of the
press, as long as the goverment doesn't deem it dangerous to their catch
all ambigious blanket of "national security". And don't get me started
on the right to bear arms issue...

I have nothing to hide, but on principal I am against phone tapping,
just like I'm against any other loss, reduction or limitation of our
rights as American tax paying citizens. Like its been said before...We
can't just keep accepting our rights are acceptable "collateral damage"
in the war against terrorism. We're at war to protect our freedom
against terrorist, yet we're supposed to think its OK to hand over those
rights to the goverment?

I think not.

The ironic thing is that as we continually lose more and more of our
freedoms as acceptablle losses in the war on terrorism? More and more
Americans will get fed up and begin to protest and consider themselves
revolutionaries fighting to protect our rights and freedoms, while the
goverment will in turn lable them as terrorists as well. -=x

LMAO kingbreeze! You are like, absolutely guilt free, huh? That's cool,
wish I could be that way...Unfortunately I always tend to feel little
pangs of guilt sometimes. Perhaps I am getting in touch with my inner
Catholic moppet?

Meh, who knows...

oh yeah, someone mentioned large people in spandex, right? Oh wow...That
is a priceless sight, and I have to say i have had the misfortune to see
a lot of that in my life. As a sci-fi/fantasy/horror writer, and having
had scripted for some indie comics, I tend to have to attend those comic
and sci-fi conventions that go on all across the world year round. The
thing about those conventions is that some people tend to let go of all
their inhibitions and sometimes a bit of sanity there. This usually
leads to sights such as very LARGE individuals wearing skin tight
costumes that people 1/3 of their size with some modesty would think
twice about wearing. Do you know how hard it is to be speaking at a
panel and trying to hold it together and not burst out laughing at the
400 lb person in the front row dressed like one of Disney's "The
Incredibles"?

It ain't easy...Trust me.

And oh yeah...Chocolate, white, dark, candy coated or nut filled, is
just like, gawdly. -=x

Chocolate as a guilty pleasure? pffft, no need for you to feel guilty,
Jane...Chocolate is the secret 5th food group, so its not guilty at all!
But chocolate caviar? That scares me...lol!

And yeah, Jane...She's STILL looking! Marisol...I remember
well...Heh.-=x

Well, don't really have a funny text file, but I got a joke!

Two car salesmen are sitting at a bar, unwinding after a long day. One
car guy is complaing to the other about how tough things are at work.

"Man, the boss is riding me hard. If I don't sale more cars, the boss
said I'm gonna lose my ass!" The guy says loudly and angrily. His friend
looks at him and discretly motions for the guy to turn around. The
complaing car dealer turns around and finds that he is sitting next to a
very attractive lady in a tight low cut dress. The guy gets a little
embarassed and starts to apologize.

"I'm sorry, lady...I didn't mean to offend with my language...!"

"Aw, that's alright, I totally understand." The beautiful woman replied.
" I mean, if I don't sell more ass, I'm going to lose my car!" -=x

Guilty pleasures...Something we can't help but love, all the while
knowing for some reason we really shouldn't. Everyone's got them, the
vast majority more then one. So pick from your array of them and share
with us. There may be derisive snickering at your guilty pleasure, or
you may even find a kindered spirit...But there should be NO judging!
You want to judge? Go to law school then work your way up to the
bench...Just keep it out of here!

OK, guess I should get it rolling...My guilty pleasure is I watch
country music videos. That's not unusual, right? But I turn the volume
all the way down because I don't particulary like country music much.
The only reason I watch them is for the hot female country singers.

Another guilty pleasure would be me watching latin soap operas. Can't
speak a lick of spanish, but they get so into their roles that I get
like, entranced in it.

And one last one; I freaking love watching the Maury show when they do
the DNA tests! When he says "When it comes to baby so and so, you are
NOT the father!", and then the female takes off running, I can;t help
but laugh. The only thing funnier is those dumbasses on Dateline: To
Catch A Predator...They keep falling for the trap and getting embarassed
and I keep on laughing my ass of. Attempting to have sex with a minor
isn't funny, but watching those sick daffy bastards getting busted is
hilarious!

And there are a few of mine. So, who's brave enough to go next and bare
a sliver of your self? -=x

OK, there are mine...Who's next? -=x

"bloodninja: I spend my mana reserves to cast Mighty F*ck of the
Beyondness."

Bwa-hahahaha!

Oh my...My eyes teared up at that from all the laughing. Too bleedin'
funny. lol! -=x

"D: Has one of the best personalities ever."

Woot woot! This list speaks the truth! (D.K.)

"7) If a person right out of the blue says "I love you, I want to marry
you, I want to have your baby's, Marry Me" all this bullshit you better
be suspicious because again how can somebody love you if you haven't
even met the person physically?? eh!!"

HA! This just happened to me yesterday. I was on Yahoo chat and this
person claiming to be a female from Nigeria (Mail and phone scam capital
of the world, btw) starts talking to me, and me being bored, I converse
with her.

About half an hour later, no more then 45 minutes, she tells me she's
falling for me. A few minutes after that, she starts calling me cute
affectionate pet names and stuff.

Next thing I know, she's telling me she loves me and hopes to meet me
and move in with me! While I'm taken aback by this, she then starts on
about how her computer sucks and how she wishes she had a web can so I
could see her, right? She then hits me up for money to "borrow" so she
can get a laptop, and asks me if I'll buy her a web cam!

If I had a hunch this person was shifty before, I'm toally convinced
now, right? So I tell her sure, I'll wire her the cash and then tell her
she should go to the local Western Union to pick up the money today. I
just wonder how long she waited for that money that would never come?
-=x

Just remember, Bliss; If he can find someone better? YOU can damn sure
find someone better then HIM!

keep it all in that perspective and you'll be golden. -=x