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- Name two of your most negative traits

Can be sarcastic

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Sarcasm isn't always negative. :D

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- Name two of your most neutral traits (neither good or bad)
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I believe a neutral character trait is something that doesn't cause anybody any bad, but doesn't do anyone any favours either.

E.g My example was forgetfulness. More of a pain in the neck than a nasty thing to say about yourself.  :)

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Some of you wouldn't have even seen a tram in a museum hey ?  I used to ride on the things when they were running !  :P
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I rode on a tram once, I think it was at The Blackcountry Museum in The Midlands - Interesting experience. There were lots of trams in the Midlands a long time ago.

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[I have always wanted to be with a British guy.(Husband, boyfriend, you know...) :-* ;D

Rio
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Any particular reason why it has to be a British man?

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~I have every song from the 1970's and 1980's that reached #1 on the U.S. charts
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Wow! That must have took some doing! I have seen a man in the paper try to sell off his collection of every British number 1 song from 1953 (?) onwards -  I don't know whether he's got a buyer yet.

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~I have every song from the 1970's and 1980's that reached #1 on the U.S. charts
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Wow! Some acheivement and no mistake...

(Mind you, with the amount of tosh I seem to have accrued over the years, I could more than likely say the same with our best sellers...)

...and I bet I know which one of that little stack doesn't get played often! (Biggest US seller of '79 anyone?!!)

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Quoting:I have always wanted to be with a British guy.(Husband, boyfriend, you know...)  :-* ;D

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Any particular reason why it has to be a British man?
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She obviously likes British guys!!! And why not? :) I'm living her dream. I married one! :D

Absolutely Vile

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Wow! That must have took some doing! I have seen a man in the paper try to sell off his collection of every British number 1 song from 1953 (?) onwards -  I don't know whether he's got a buyer yet.
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Hi Bobby!  Yes, it did take some time to find all the songs but I enjoy that kind of stuff.  Of course there are some songs that I don't particularly like and others that I haven't listened to in a while (read Paul's reply below), but at least I have them in my collection!  ;D

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Wow! Some acheivement and no mistake...

(Mind you, with the amount of tosh I seem to have accrued over the years, I could more than likely say the same with our best sellers...)End Quote

Yes, I'm sure you could!  :D  Imagine if we put both of our music collections together!  :o

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LOL!  ;D :P  

Believe it or not, I wouldn't consider that the worst one of the lot!  ;D

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Any particular reason why it has to be a British man?
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Because we're cool ;)

*Note* I was born in Hong Kong, which at the time was a British commonwealth, so I did carry a British passport :D

Cheerio.

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Because we're cool ;)

*Note* I was born in Hong Kong, which at the time was a British commonwealth, so I did carry a British passport :D

Cheerio.
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That only makes you British on a technicality, though only temporarily. To me, you'd really be Chinese, since Hong Kong is in China! :)

I think Rio is talking about a real British male, like the one I have, born and bred on the British Isles. Mine's from ENGLAND! :D

Absolutely Vile

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Any particular reason why it has to be a British man? She obviously likes British guys!!! And why not? :) I'm living her dream. I married one! :D

Absolutely Vile
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I'm not suggesting why not, Vile I was just wondering. There doesn't seem to be anything striking about British blokes (not that I've been looking too hard I hasten to add - ahem).

I thought it was the ones with the American accents that get women going. That's my misconception.

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...and I bet I know which one of that little stack doesn't get played often! (Biggest US seller of '79 anyone?!!)
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Which one was that? I've heard a few wally novelty songs around the 79 - 81 era. A lot of them I like . . .

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...and I bet I know which one of that little stack doesn't get played often! (Biggest US seller of '79 anyone?!!)
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My Sharona - The Knack ?  If not, something from Michael Jackson ??

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I have seen a man in the paper try to sell off his collection of every British number 1 song from 1953 (?) onwards -  I don't know whether he's got a buyer yet.
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How much is he asking, Bobby?

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I think Rio is talking about a real British male, like the one I have, born and bred on the British Isles. Mine's from ENGLAND! :D

Absolutely Vile
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Yeah Vile, I definetly am!!! And yes, you are definetly living my dream!!! ;D

Bobby, I don't really know what it is about British guys but I am just more attracted to them. I think initially it has something to do with the accent, but there are a lot of other things too. ;)

I think Vile might know what I'm talking about :D.

Rio

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How much is he asking, Bobby?
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I think he was asking for about $800 US Dollars. There are two problems with this. Who is going to get that much money at that particular point in time and where are they going to be able to store all those records when they decide to buy them?

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Yeah Vile, I definetly am!!! And yes, you are definetly living my dream!!! ;D

Bobby, I don't really know what it is about British guys but I am just more attracted to them. I think initially it has something to do with the accent, but there are a lot of other things too. ;)

I think Vile might know what I'm talking about :D.

Rio
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Yes I do. :) However...wherever you go in England, the accent changes. I think as you go further north (Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle...somewhere around there) the accent gets worse and worse. And then there's good old Essex. Well, I suppose I shouldn't say anything too bad about Essex since Depeche Mode are from there. But then, so is Jamie Oliver. So yeah, some accents are nice and some are not. (No offense to anyone here from the north of England. My hubby is northern-ish and has a nice accent, I think!) It might take some getting used to, but you get used to it and you learn a lot (like cockney rhyming slang!).

I guess you could call me an "Anglophile," one who is obsessed with all things British. I was like you, Rio. :) Every bit of music (with very few exceptions) was from the UK, I also wanted to go there, and always wanted to marry an Englishman. Well, I've married one and I've been to England...and I'm HAPPY!!! I just need to get out of supporting Manchester United....<ducking away from the UK people>

Absolutely Vile

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I guess you could call me an "Anglophile," one who is obsessed with all things British. I was like you, Rio. :) Every bit of music (with very few exceptions) was from the UK, I also wanted to go there, and always wanted to marry an Englishman. Well, I've married one and I've been to England...and I'm HAPPY!!! I just need to get out of supporting Manchester United....<ducking away from the UK people>

Absolutely Vile
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I knew I couldn't be alone on this!!!! :D YAY!!

So there is hope for me! ;)

Yeah, I am definetly an Anglophile myself. Just look at the musicians I'm obsessed with!! :)

Well, I'll just keep my fingers crossed and wait for my Brit to come soon and sweep me off my feet to England!! 8)

Rio

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Well, I'll just keep my fingers crossed and wait for my Brit to come soon and sweep me off my feet to England!! 8)

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Do what I did, and find one on the 'net! :D Though unfortunately, he was swept off his feet to Canada. :-/ Oh well, it's cheaper here, and we can always visit when we can afford to (which isn't very often). But maybe someday...someday...we'll move there for good! :D

Absolutely Vile

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Do what I did, and find one on the 'net! :D Though unfortunately, he was swept off his feet to Canada. :-/ Oh well, it's cheaper here, and we can always visit when we can afford to (which isn't very often). But maybe someday...someday...we'll move there for good! :D

Absolutely Vile
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;D ;D

Thats a good idea!! Maybe I'll do that.

It is cheaper on this side of the pond but, England is England!!! I won't be satisfied till I'm there. ;D.

Rio

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It is cheaper on this side of the pond but, England is England!!! I won't be satisfied till I'm there. ;D.

Rio
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Better watch out, those crazy Brits drive on the wrong side of the road ;D ;) :D :)

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My Sharona - The Knack ?  If not, something from Michael Jackson ??
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The first one would be correct, jaytee!  ;D

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I think he was asking for about $800 US Dollars. There are two problems with this. Who is going to get that much money at that particular point in time and where are they going to be able to store all those records when they decide to buy them?
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As people say...

When there's a will there's a way!  ;D

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Yes I do. :) However...wherever you go in England, the accent changes. I think as you go further north (Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle...somewhere around there) the accent gets worse and worse. And then there's good old Essex. Well, I suppose I shouldn't say anything too bad about Essex since Depeche Mode are from there. But then, so is Jamie Oliver. So yeah, some accents are nice and some are not. (No offense to anyone here from the north of England. My hubby is northern-ish and has a nice accent, I think!) It might take some getting used to, but you get used to it and you learn a lot (like cockney rhyming slang!).

Absolutely Vile
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Vile is right. Rio. It's very difficult to say how each accent is different (there are a few I don't even know). I've found that the more north you go, the common they sound - but the more character they have.

I come from The West Midlands and, believe me, we are almost unintelligable to the rest of England. Anywhere from Coventry, Birmingham (where the accent is strongest), Wolverhampton and the like and it's 'I ay kiddin' yow! Fancay a cup a' tay! Liyk!' If you heard Noddy Holder from Slade give interviews, we kind of sound like that.

Go North and you hit the Yorkshire accent, which I love (Eeh bah gum!) the Liverpudlian accent and the Geordie accent.

London's not quite Mary Poppins 'Cor Blarmy guv'nor' these days but the accent is still strong with plenty of 'th' sounds exchanged with 'v'.

The South has it's own accent which is, to be honest, an acquired taste in my opinion. Plenty of older people saying 'Alroight me maid' or 'Alroit m' luvverrrrr'. Bristol and Cornwall accents are very strong. Southern English people (especially to the West) talk as though they are asking you a question, even if they are not.

There are plenty more accents. Anybody giving you the sterotyped posh accent in Britain is pretty rare.

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Better watch out, those crazy Brits drive on the wrong side of the road ;D ;) :D :)
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We have some daft ideas over here and we get taxed to hell.

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Vile is right. Rio. It's very difficult to say how each accent is different (there are a few I don't even know). I've found that the more north you go, the common they sound - but the more character they have.

I come from The West Midlands and, believe me, we are almost unintelligable to the rest of England. Anywhere from Coventry, Birmingham (where the accent is strongest), Wolverhampton and the like and it's 'I ay kiddin' yow! Fancay a cup a' tay! Liyk!' If you heard Noddy Holder from Slade give interviews, we kind of sound like that.

Go North and you hit the Yorkshire accent, which I love (Eeh bah gum!) the Liverpudlian accent and the Geordie accent.

London's not quite Mary Poppins 'Cor Blarmy guv'nor' these days but the accent is still strong with plenty of 'th' sounds exchanged with 'v'.

The South has it's own accent which is, to be honest, an acquired taste in my opinion. Plenty of older people saying 'Alroight me maid' or 'Alroit m' luvverrrrr'. Bristol and Cornwall accents are very strong. Southern English people (especially to the West) talk as though they are asking you a question, even if they are not.

There are plenty more accents. Anybody giving you the sterotyped posh accent in Britain is pretty rare.
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Yeah, I know accents are different everywhere, just like in the states. Like I said though, its not just the accent, its a lot of things that I couldn't even begin to describe because it is just about chemistry I think. And I failed chemistry in High School. ;)

Rio

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The first one would be correct, jaytee!  ;D
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'My Sharona' by The Knack! Lol. My dad had it on vinyl and I kind of like the bass-line.

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Yeah, I know accents are different everywhere, just like in the states. Like I said though, its not just the accent, its a lot of things that I couldn't even begin to describe because it is just about chemistry I think. And I failed chemistry in High School. ;)

Rio
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That's really cool! I like Anglophiles - Probably because I'm English.  :)

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We have some daft ideas over here and we get taxed to hell.
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Depending on which state we live in, us Americans get taxed to hell too ;)

And if you read the headlines, our ideas are probably dafter :D

We should pool our daftness to empower ourselves for good...instead of evil ;)

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'My Sharona' by The Knack! Lol. My dad had it on vinyl and I kind of like the bass-line.
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The bassline is alright...it's the darn stuttering that drives me nuts!  ;D

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That's really cool! I like Anglophiles - Probably because I'm English.  :)
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Yeah? Fancy going up me apples 'n' pears for a bit of 'ow's yer father? ;D Hehehe

Absolutely Vile

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Yeah? Fancy going up me apples 'n' pears for a bit of 'ow's yer father? ;D Hehehe

Absolutely Vile
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Ar marh' haf ter gow dahn the frog an' toad f' tha'.  ;D

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The bassline is alright...it's the darn stuttering that drives me nuts!  ;D
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M-M-M-My Sharona. Yeah I can understand that.  ;D

Do you like Bachman Turner Overdrive's 'You 'aint seen nothing yet' because I find that stuttering a little bit more irritating.

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Depending on which state we live in, us Americans get taxed to hell too ;)

And if you read the headlines, our ideas are probably dafter :D

We should pool our daftness to empower ourselves for good...instead of evil ;)
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Yes I think we should, Rice. Conquer evil with stupidity!

We have a non-serious political party headed by former singer 'Screaming' Lord Sutch called 'The Monster Raving Loony Party'. His policies were often foolish (things like you've got to walk backwards on a Monday and so forth) and developed a cult following.

Despite his death, the party continues . . .

http://www.jgbrewer.btinternet.co.uk

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Ar marh' haf ter gow dahn the frog an' toad f' tha'.  ;D
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Awright geeza! A lovely bird wiv Chicken an' Rice Brad Pitts right? Sorted mate. ;D

Absolutely Vile

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AV, it's not just the UK people you need to duck from in that case  ;D, err, I mean  >:(      ;)

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Awright geeza! A lovely bird wiv Chicken an' Rice Brad Pitts right? Sorted mate. ;D

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Y'what?

Well, I suppose that's progress for you...

Back in my day (God, how that hurts saying that!) they used to be known as 'threepennys' (pronounced 'fruppniz', or 'frupps'), as in 'threepenny bits' - an old bit of British coinage...

Fancy more? Try here, then...
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/

The thing to remember is not to use the rhyming part...!

And best of luck with the search, Rio...I mean, I'd offer - but I'm probably old enough to be your father...!

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AV, it's not just the UK people you need to duck from in that case  ;D, err, I mean  >:(      ;)
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Eep! <runs for cover> ;D

Absolutely Vile

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Y'what?

Well, I suppose that's progress for you...

Back in my day (God, how that hurts saying that!) they used to be known as 'threepennys' (pronounced 'fruppniz', or 'frupps'), as in 'threepenny bits' - an old bit of British coinage...End Quote

D'oh! I should have known that! I'd heard of them being referred to as "threepennys" before. :)

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http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/

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That site is actually where I got the last statement from. Yes, I cheated. :( The first statement was pure AV (i.e. me) from my very limited knowledge of the language, but since it is very limited, and my husband's is a bit rusty, I had to resort to the web for the last one. I promise, though, that I will brush up on my rhyming slang so I can be fluent in the future!

Absolutely Vile

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M-M-M-My Sharona. Yeah I can understand that.  ;D

Do you like Bachman Turner Overdrive's 'You 'aint seen nothing yet' because I find that stuttering a little bit more irritating.
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For some reason BTO's song doesn't bother me nearly as much as The Knack's.  :-/

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Back in my day (God, how that hurts saying that!) they used to be known as 'threepennys' (pronounced 'fruppniz', or 'frupps'), as in 'threepenny bits' - an old bit of British coinage...
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Or 'Bristols' as in 'Bristol City's'.  ;D

I'm gonna have a look at that Cockney slang site. Cockney slang has cracked me up since I read a comic strip in Viz based on a London mouse. Gut-wrenchingly funny.

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Eep! <runs for cover> ;D

Absolutely Vile
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Being a Manchester Utd fan is always a risky business.  :D

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And best of luck with the search, Rio...I mean, I'd offer - but I'm probably old enough to be your father...!


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;D :D

Awww, thanks!! About the offering part. :D

Thats very sweet of you all the same!!

Rio

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Being a Manchester Utd fan is always a risky business.  :D
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Indeed. Especially when you dare to wear your Manchester United shirt to a pub in Essex. :D

Absolutely Vile

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- Name two of your most positive traits  

- Name two of your most neutral traits (neither good or bad)

- Name two of your most negative traits

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1 I'm nice, and.. friendly.. hang on, that's the same thing.. I'm considerate of other's feelings
2 hmm.. this one's tough...
3 some things I say are too personal, and.. I am related to my sister *grumbles*
4 Hi, I'm unemployed at this moment, and I am 18 years old.

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- Name two of your most positive traits  
- Name two of your most neutral traits (neither good or bad)
- Name two of your most negative traits
- Two facts about yourself
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Intelligent and ethical. (Got me where I am today.)
Sense of humor and musical talent. (Talented, but not profitable.)
Quick-tempered and critical. (Yeah? What about it?)
I'm old and I write comedy. (Seriously, I'm married and raising a grandchild with special needs.)

"Want to hear the rest, hey, buy the rights."

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There are so many different personalities on this board, it's brilliant. Why not try this out?

- Name two of your most positive traits  

- Name two of your most neutral traits (neither good or bad)

- Name two of your most negative traits

- Two facts about yourself

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- Name two of your most positive traits

Friendly and helpful

- Name two of your most neutral traits (neither good or bad)

procrastinator (look how long it took me to reply to this!) and untidy

- Name two of your most negative traits

too emotional and very disorganised

- Two facts about yourself

I am a union branch secretary

I can only wink with one eye

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Two facts about yourself
1. I am an only child.
2. I have been in college for almost six years.
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What are you studying, Nally?

Is it cool being an only child? I have two sisters and a brother and they did my head in a lot when I was young - But we did some crazy stuff as well.  :D

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-I have a unnatural amount of patience

neutral traits (neither good or bad)
-I'm a daydreamer
I can't think of another....

Name two of your most negative traits
-I'm very irresponsible when it comes to spending/saving money wisely
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You and me alike, Null and Void. Oh and you're scared of far too much.  ;)

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1 I'm nice, and.. friendly.. hang on, that's the same thing.. I'm considerate of other's feelings
2 hmm.. this one's tough...
3 some things I say are too personal, and.. I am related to my sister *grumbles*
4 Hi, I'm unemployed at this moment, and I am 18 years old.
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Unemployed and 18 years old. That was me once as well. What would you like to do for a career, Meli?

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You and me alike, Null and Void. Oh and you're scared of far too much.  ;)
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Yeah i know i have issues, but I'm working on my fears one at a time ;D

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Yeah i know i have issues, but I'm working on my fears one at a time ;D
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That's the way to do it - one step at a time. You know, I was quite scared of women at one point. Nothing too rational about it but I think it was religion inspired.  ::)