I have a confession to make.

[Dreadstar]

I---

I've been known to use a thesaurus to make my posts sound more urbane.

DAMMIT. Did it again.



Your turn. 'Fess up.

[Ed Cunard]

I'm pretty sure I cheated on one of Cronin's pop culture wake up calls.

And, sadder yet, I still didn't win.

[Jack Zodiac]

Whenever a topic arises on a subject I'm not entirely boned up on, I used humor as a device to keep pace with the conversation until I've learned more about it. I don't watch the news a whole lot, which is why 90% of my posts are crappy jokes.

[Grazzt]

You know, I can't actually think of a good synonym for "urbane". What was the original post going to be?

[Clint Barton]

I'm a fake Catholic, having borrowed a few pictures of Saints to decorate the wall of my new office which I share with THE LOUD TALKER. I think he despises Catholics.

[Dreadstar]

You know, I can't actually think of a good synonym for "urbane". What was the original post going to be?

"Urbane."


Sue me, I went for the joke.


EDIT! WOOHOO! 2 confessions! I'm on a roll now.

[hoffmandu]

I am a white man.

[jessecuster3]

I know this may come as a shock to you all, but I really am not funny.

[BoosterBronze]

I'm really iWarrior...





not really

[Grazzt]

"Urbane."


Sue me, I went for the joke.

My mistake. I worry about these types of things far too often. :o

My bad posting habit: when I feel unsure of a fact, yet still want to use it as a point in my argument, I state it as a question.

[Tadhg]

I'm a poster's sock puppet.

[Dreadstar]

I'm a poster's sock puppet.

Wait, is *THAT* why Doug's hand smells like that?

[Matt Algren]

"Urbane."


Sue me, I went for the joke.


EDIT! WOOHOO! 2 confessions! I'm on a roll now.
I'd've switched it to "cosmopolitan".

Either way, though, it makes you look more (...) well-bred.

[Winslow]

I am not really Earth-2-Forefinger.

[Jack Zodiac]

I am not really Earth-2-Forefinger.

You're Earth-X Forefinger? A rowdy Nazi-fightin' hardass Southerner with creased, rolled-up sleeves so exact they'd scare Hitler straight into his bunker!

[Tadhg]

I'd've switched it to "cosmopolitan".

Either way, though, it makes you look more (...) well-bred.

genteel for me.

[howyadoin]

I wasn't always cool.

[Matt Algren]

I am not really Earth-2-Forefinger.
Earth-C Minus?

[Winslow]

I'm Bizzaro-Forefinger, otherwise known as Ed Cunard.

[Jack Zodiac]

I wasn't always cool.

It's true folks. For years, Howy was little more than a ridiculous comic nerd with an art obsession. Then he started drinking. The rest is history.

[Tom]

I like boys.

[Jack Zodiac]

When I told you I was a boy, you said, "I like men." :(

[jessecuster3]

I'm Bizzaro-Forefinger, otherwise known as Ed Cunard.


Thats hilarious !

[howyadoin]

It's true folks. For years, Howy was little more than a ridiculous comic nerd with an art obsession. Then he started drinking. The rest is history.That's eerily close to the truth. Thank God I found booze at 13.

[Matthew E]

I watched The Lake House with my wife last night. And I liked it okay.

[Ray R.]

I normally keep my opinions to myself.

[HomerJay]

I cry like a baby anytime I watch DUMBO.

I like boobs too.

[Jerry Kraut]

I used to traffic weapons for UNICEF.



Whenever a topic arises on a subject I'm not entirely boned up on, I used humor as a device to keep pace with the conversation until I've learned more about it. I don't watch the news a whole lot, which is why 90% of my posts are crappy jokes.

I'm shocked!

[Grazzt]

I like boys.

To paraphrase a great man:

Here's another bomb shell: howy likes beer! :D

[Tadhg]

To paraphrase a great man:

Here's another bomb shell: howy likes beer! :D


But howy doesn't like beer.

[Joe Rice]

I don't like a lot of people or things.

[Grazzt]

But howy doesn't like beer.

Nuts. Oh well, time to invent a time machine and fix my mistakes. Adieu! :o

[Ed Cunard]

I don't like a lot of people or things.

Me either.

Also, I'm terribly self-absorbed. It's taking everything in my power not to fill this thread with confessions.

[Jared H.]

I'm scared as hell of meeting pretty much any of you in real life.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I can be very selfish too.

[Ray R.]

I'm scared as hell of meeting pretty much any of you in real life.

I've met quite a few, and I'm still scared as hell.

[Justin D.]

Seeing pictures of hot women here doesn't bother me in the slightest. Not only that, I like it quite a bit. "I'm a heterosexual man, it's just a problem with my glands."

At the same time, I want to give about half of you makeovers when I see you post pictures. "Stand up straight, get some teeth whitener, get your hair professionally cut, and buy clothes that are in some way flattering." I know it's judgemental and prickish, but I still feel like I'd be helping people. Jerk.

[Jared H.]

I've met quite a few, and I'm still scared as hell.


Not so scared of the people I'd meet. More scared of how others could react to me.

I tend to do fine in most social situations, but joining a group of folks here at a con or something would be quite uncomfortable to me. I mean, a lot of you folks know each other very well indeed. I'd feel like a deflated third wheel.

[i_mmmchocolate]

"Stand up straight, get some teeth whitener, get your hair professionally cut, and buy clothes that are in some way flattering."
Oh No You Di'n't!

[Grazzt]

At the same time, I want to give about half of you makeovers when I see you post pictures. "Stand up straight, get some teeth whitener, get your hair professionally cut, and buy clothes that are in some way flattering." I know it's judgemental and prickish, but I still feel like I'd be helping people. Jerk.

You don't need to do that. While I've never posted a picture online (I hate getting my picture taken), I principally dress for comfort and get my hair cut so that it will be as maintenance free as possible (wash it and forget it). I'm sure many of the other people you'd like to makeover feel the same way.

Of course, the reason I do that is because making me look good is a lost cause. I have small, inset eyes, large ears, an upturned nose, slightly crooked teeth and I'm overweight to boot. So caring about my appearance beyond shaving and basic hygiene is moot to me.

[Justin D.]

Oh No You Di'n't!

Oh, yes, I did!

[Justin D.]

You don't need to do that. While I've never posted a picture online (I hate getting my picture taken), I principally dress for comfort and get my hair cut so that it will be as maintenance free as possible (wash it and forget it). I'm sure many of the other people you'd like to makeover feel the same way.

Of course, the reason I do that is because making me look good is a lost cause. I have small, inset eyes, large ears, an upturned nose, slightly crooked teeth and I'm overweight to boot. So caring about my appearance beyond shaving and basic hygiene is moot to me.

Hmm. It seems you don't have the best opinion of yourself. I know that someone's physical state can have quite an impact on someone's mental state and vice versa.

By the way, I figured I might get some slack for my confession, but eh, I thought I'd just be honest.

[HomerJay]

At the same time, I want to give about half of you makeovers when I see you post pictures. "Stand up straight, get some teeth whitener, get your hair professionally cut, and buy clothes that are in some way flattering." I know it's judgemental and prickish, but I still feel like I'd be helping people. Jerk.
I'm an ass who does the same thing.
Not everyone has the same template to work with, but at least TRY.

[Justin D.]

I'm an ass who does the same thing.
Not everyone has the same template to work with, but at least TRY.

That's it exactly. At least, try to look like you give a damn about yourself.

....Can someone else confess something now?

[Dreadstar]

....Can someone else confess something now?

Sure! Lessee....



OH! I once lost a 6th grade spelling bee on the word "beef."

[Grazzt]

Hmm. It seems you don't have the best opinion of yourself. I know that someone's physical state can have quite an impact on someone's mental state and vice versa.

*looks up from work on disintegrator ray* What are you talking about? I'm the very model of mental health!

Now if I could just find a way to get the disintegrator ray mounted on the moon.

Seriously, though, my physical state is fairly okay. My hygiene is good, I'm always clean shaven, and I'm starting to eat a little better than I've been doing. I never brush my hair, but that's because I try and keep it short enough so that I don't have to. None of that will help my actual appearance, but it makes me feel good.

The same with my clothing. It's all pretty much a little bit too large (despite my being overweight), but having it that big just feels good to me. Don't know why, maybe Kramer could explain it.


Not everyone has the same template to work with, but at least TRY.

Why aim for below average when a crappy appearance actually feels better?

Eh, your loss. Or is it my loss? Or both of our losses, or neither?

[Grazzt]

OH! I once lost a 6th grade spelling bee on the word "beef."

That's hilarious! Do you remember how you spelled it?

[HomerJay]

That's hilarious! Do you remember how you spelled it?
c-h-i-c-k-e-n

[Dreadstar]

B-e-a-f.

I panicked and thought of "leaf." To be fair, my stagefright was full-on.

[Grazzt]

B-e-a-f.

I panicked and thought of "leaf." To be fair, my stagefright was full-on.

Yeah, having to go up in front of a big crowd at that age must be awful.

[Ray R.]

Yeah, having to go up in front of a big crowd at that age must be awful.

Particularly when you've been beaten severely by the ugly stick like Dread was.

[Jack Zodiac]

I'm scared as hell of meeting pretty much any of you in real life.

Didn't I hump your leg the one time I met you, or was that Geoff? Or did I hump both of your legs?

[darkkeeperjr]

I'm not really as cool as you think I am. Or as smart. or as sexy or as clever. But I am twice as smooth as you think I am.

[Jack Zodiac]

And modest as all get out!

[Sanagi]

I don't use a thesaurus, but I do occasionally use Google's 'define:' function to make sure a word means what I think it means.

[BoosterBronze]

I secretly resent every COTM winner because I've never ever been voted for by anyone, not ever Forefinger, and I baked him cupcakes that read "Vote BoosterBronze COTM."

[Davideaux]

I---

I've been known to use a thesaurus to make my posts sound more urbane.



You speak ebonics? I thought you were a country boy.

[Jared H.]

Didn't I hump your leg the one time I met you, or was that Geoff? Or did I hump both of your legs?


I think it was both.


I've never smelled the same since, and dogs keep giving me that "I'm staying the fuck away from you" look.

[Mac Danny]

I sometimes (most of the time) google creators names to make sure I don't spell them wrong.

[Matt Algren]

I sometimes (most of the time) google creators names to make sure I don't spell them wrong.That's just considerate.

[JeffreyWKramer]

I---

I've been known to use a thesaurus to make my posts sound more urbane.

DAMMIT. Did it again.



Your turn. 'Fess up.

I was almost sure you were going to announce BritneySpears/GingerSpiceGuy was a hoax you'd perpetuated.

[Dan Apodaca]

I dislike most of the people here, and I end up hating almost everyone that is largely well-liked. Not because of that fact, that's just how it seems to go.

Any time that someone here brags about their hot wife, I'm sure she must actually be ugly. I've never been wrong.

Even though I can't understand why I'm responsible for Gaz leaving, I'll gladly take the credit.

[howyadoin]

I tend to do fine in most social situations, but joining a group of folks here at a con or something would be quite uncomfortable to me. I mean, a lot of you folks know each other very well indeed. I'd feel like a deflated third wheel.Psst. You don't inflate wheels, you inflate tires.

[howyadoin]

Sure! Lessee....



OH! I once lost a 6th grade spelling bee on the word "beef."Do you still have a spelling beef about it?

[Elegance Liberty]

I hide my age, because I don't want people thinking different of me when they learn what it is.

It's happened before.

[Lord of Denial]

I let a tranny buy me drinks all night in the hopes that I would set her up with the bartender who I knew . I meant to tell him but forgot and he took her home.

[Jeff Brady]

You'll never see me smiling wide enough to show my teeth. They're all fucked up, crowded, crooked, and I can't afford to get them fixed for a couple more years. I hate them and am incredibly self-conscious about them. When I laugh, I bow my head down so no one can see them.

[Elegance Liberty]

You'll never see me smiling wide enough to show my teeth. They're all fucked up, crowded, crooked, and I can't afford to get them fixed for a couple more years. I hate them and am incredibly self-conscious about them. When I laugh, I bow my head down so no one can see them.


... You too?

I also have big front teeth. My parents say I shouldn't worry about 'em, but eeeeehhhhhhh.

[Lord of Denial]

I gave my wife a Dutch oven on our wedding night!

[Michael P]

You'll never see me smiling wide enough to show my teeth. They're all fucked up, crowded, crooked, and I can't afford to get them fixed for a couple more years. I hate them and am incredibly self-conscious about them. When I laugh, I bow my head down so no one can see them.
Same with me, except I got mine fixed. But I still can't make myself smile like that.

[Jeff Brady]

... You too?

I also have big front teeth. My parents say I shouldn't worry about 'em, but I'm surprised I don't have a harelip yet.

I have wicked naturally occuring vampire fangs. I got enough stigma wearing black clothes and a trench coat.

[Lord of Denial]

I have wicked naturally occuring vampire fangs. I got enough stigma wearing black clothes and a trench coat.


They can't be bigger than mine. My nine year old nephew won't come anywhere near me because he thinks I am a vampire.

[K'Nort]

I have wicked naturally occuring vampire fangs.

I did, until a dentist filed them off unasked when I was in the fifth grade.

I'm still bitter.

[i_mmmchocolate]

They can't be bigger than mine. My nine year old nephew won't come anywhere near me because he thinks I am a vampire.
I demand to see a photo.

I'm kidding, I think.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I had an awful overbite as a kid. My parents got me braces when I was in 4th-5th grade.

[Lord of Denial]

I demand to see a photo.

I'm kidding, I think.

Why call for my humilation like that? If I wanted to lie about something I would make it about some thing good. Like saying I have a 12 inch manhood not something like that. Damn should have said that. Hindsights a bitch.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Like saying I have a 12 inch manhood
I demand to see a photo.

I'm kidding.

Carry on.

[Michael P]

I demand to see a photo.

I'm kidding.
Yeah. She'd much rather see the real thing.

(Too far?)

[Lord of Denial]

I demand to see a photo.

I'm kidding.

Carry on.


Can't " Cough " my long lens is broken " Cough "

[Lord of Denial]

My mom thinks I was a virgin when I got married.

[Lord of Denial]

I went to my first and only church service stone drunk.

[Lord of Denial]

Are you ready? I said ARE YOU READY?








I voted for George W. Bush not once but twice!

Okay I'm done, Man I feel better getting that off my chest.

[Erebus]

I wasn't always the geeky comic book nerd I am today. I used to do boxing, wrestling, lacrosse, hockey, and judo. Then, I picked up a Green Lantern book, and said "screw this. I'm gonna eat cheetos and read men in spandex." Thanks, Geoff Johns!

[DubipR]

I secretly replaced your regular coffee with Folgers Crystals.

[howyadoin]

My mom thinks I was a virgin when I got married.My mom thinks I didn't drink till I was 19.

[Jeff Brady]

This one's pretty difficult for me to admit.

I...

I like big butts. And I cannot lie.

[Jack Zodiac]

You'll never see me smiling wide enough to show my teeth. They're all fucked up, crowded, crooked, and I can't afford to get them fixed for a couple more years. I hate them and am incredibly self-conscious about them. When I laugh, I bow my head down so no one can see them.

Me too, man. My top teeth are alright, but my bottom teeth are kinda' crooked. Not very, but enough for me to notice and probably others, so whenever I laugh... I cackle and throw my head up like a madman. Then all they can see are the backs of my top teeth. Unless they're giants, then fuck'em!

[Nikita]

I---

I've been known to use a thesaurus to make my posts sound more urbane.

DAMMIT. Did it again.



Your turn. 'Fess up.



Apparently I need to use a dictionary more often because I don't know what urbane means.

[kmeyers]

I went to my first and only church service stone drunk.
I was a relief pitcher...and wasn't scheduled to play, It was a road trip, so me and a fellow bench player decided to trip acid.

Everything was cool until coach told me to warm up...

I threw harder and more accurate than ever before. I struck everyone out. I was deathly afraid of anyone hitting the ball anywhere near me...but that wasnt a problem.

go acid!

[kmeyers]

I need to have a breathalizer put on to my keyboard...

[Jack Zodiac]

I need to have a breathalizer put on to my keyboard...

Oh, man, that's a great idea! Except, instead of it not "starting" like a car would, it'll automatically write everything you type in Caps, so everyone knows you're loud and drunk (and possibly stupid and belligerent to boot).

[Paul Newell]

You don't need to do that. While I've never posted a picture online (I hate getting my picture taken), I principally dress for comfort and get my hair cut so that it will be as maintenance free as possible (wash it and forget it). I'm sure many of the other people you'd like to makeover feel the same way.

Of course, the reason I do that is because making me look good is a lost cause. I have small, inset eyes, large ears, an upturned nose, slightly crooked teeth and I'm overweight to boot. So caring about my appearance beyond shaving and basic hygiene is moot to me.
BAH! An easy fix:

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e383/paulnewell/CBR/cool.jpg

[OzBat!]

Why did you put Howya as the "after" pic??

I KEEEED! I KEEEEED!!



For me, I'm almost compulsive about reading the CBR forums, but dwell under an almost constant lethargy where I can't muster the energy to actually post anything myself. Occasionally I'll break through, but that's the main reason I'll go weeks between posts and then go on a mini-posting-bender.

[Jared H.]

Psst. You don't inflate wheels, you inflate tires.


Whoops. Damned NyQuil.

[DennyK]

You know, I can't actually think of a good synonym for "urbane". What was the original post going to be?


"Erudite" maybe?

[Winslow]

I confess . .

When I was at WaWa this morning, and the guy next to me put Irish Cream and tons of sugar in his coffee, I thought, "What a wussy."

[Grazzt]

BAH! An easy fix:

Wow, I didn't even mention the dark circles around my eyes and you still got them.

Well, at least I never have to post a picture of myself online. :o


"Erudite" maybe?

Yeah, but if you were making a post about how urbane you sound, you wouldn't need to put "erudite" into a thesaurus to find a synonym.

[Mac Danny]

That's just considerate.

I don't do it to be considerate. I do it so no one thinks I am an idiot.

[Mac Danny]

I must admit..


I put the Lime in the Coconut and drank a bowl up.

I know I wasn't supposed to but.. I bought this coconut for a dime, my sister had another one she paid it for the lime.

[howyadoin]

Why did you put Howya as the "after" pic??Hah. That's what I thought, to.

[Paul Newell]

Wow, I didn't even mention the dark circles around my eyes and you still got them.

Well, at least I never have to post a picture of myself online. :o
Heh. I doubt you could look like that....I think its time you proved it wrong. :)

[Paul Newell]

Hah. That's what I thought, to.
Who said the "after" was an improvement???