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[cupcake_goth]

No, not talking (er, posting) like a pirate, either.

Write yourself a dating ad (in which you assume that you are single or otherwise available).

1) It has to make you sound as unappealing as possible
2) It has to be honest - you can't lie at all
3) It can't sound as though you're deliberately making yourself sound unappealing.


Me: Late 30s eccentric and slightly scatterbrained Goth lady who thrives on overdose-levels of whimsy. Likes: monsters, books, cats, bats, hats, cupcakes, vampire fiction, and wildly overdressing for every occasion. Dislikes: jeans, the sun, sports, hiking, and mornings. You: wears eyeliner, independently wealthy and happy to support my hat, petticoat, and corset addictions, and willing to acknowledge my fanged stuffed bunny as the ruler of the universe.

Comments

Fish in a barrel.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

This would be so easy for me or anyone who knows me that I'm definitely not doing it.

Re: Fish in a barrel.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

The books, the overdressing, the sports aversion, and the addictions per se wouldn't put me off, either. Either I'm not the target audience or I should edit your ad.

[water-of-fire.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. Will probably do this later. =D

[lala-lisa.livejournal.com]

ha!

I think this meme is only not depressing if you are in a relationship. otherwise, it's too sad. Or maybe just to me.

[poetry-lady.livejournal.com]

Not just you. :( Because, quite frankly, having not had a date in a year and a half of trying, and constantly hearing that I'm too intimidating, and come on too strong in my personal ad, well, obviously, my ad's already there. 8(

[seven-veils.livejournal.com]

Oh My!! That sounds remarkably close to what I'd write about myself, with an obvious substitution about who's the ruler of the universe and the age bit. Hee Hee!! I doubt I could write it any better, so I'll just point to yours and say "Yeah! That pretty much sums me up!" :->

[stroppy-baggage.livejournal.com]

"You: wears eyeliner,
Huh? What? Humph.

independently wealthy
No pressure, then.

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

If I ever see you in eyeliner, I'm staging an intervention whether your wife likes it or not. Save the curmudgeon!

[theda.livejournal.com]

Now I know what I want my next bumper sticker to be *big cheesy grin*
*waving* Hi Pete I miss you!

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

We've had the eyeliner discussion, sweetie. I've just had to resign myself ::sob!:: to you not wearing eyeliner.

As for the independently wealthy part, hey, my pretend personal ad would be sadly incomplete without that bit!

[greyjoy.livejournal.com]

Except for the eyeliner, I qualify! But of course one can always learn to add a bit of makeup to one's daily sartorial accoutrements. ;)

[dj-stitch.livejournal.com]

That actually sounds more charming than unappealing.

[euterpe35.livejournal.com]

that's because we're freaks ;-) j/k.

[ashbet]

Hehehehe -- same here, I have a great deal of difficulty finding this unappealing!!

-- A ;>

[marc17.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of when I put a personal in the OKC paper once. Something like "Green haired mohican who likes dark beers in search of..." I was at a friend's house doing computer stuff when his mom came in and started laughing about the prank they played on another coworker by blowing up this personal ad and putting it on her desk with a note saying it was the perfect man for her. My friend simply pointed to me and said "You realize that ad is Marc don't you?"

[burrell.livejournal.com]

Seriously, that's your attempt at unappealing? Clearly you need to borrow some of my unappealing personality traits so you can write a more off-putting ad.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

See, I assumed that most people would hit the line about Clovis, and run screaming back into the daylight world. I suppose I should have said something about "willing to take advice from my fanged toy bunny".

[burrell.livejournal.com]

yeah, that'd help I suppose. I still think I have you beat for unattractive traits, I just don't have the heart to write up the imaginary ad. It would involve euphemisms like "fiery personality" and "a little neurotic."

[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

*snerk* I hit the comments about Clovis and thought "oh, like the one my daughter has" -- sounds pretty normal to me :>