help me…i’m ill equipped

July 6th, 2009 | Written by hurricanic

Jared’s response to my post a couple days ago gave me an idea. I think it’s time, dear readers, that you pitch in and offer me the wisdom I need here in this crazy world of on-line dating. There are just times I don’t know what to do when faced with the things this requires.

Take this winner of an intro e-mail. I will give you the background information needed, by attaching one of my profile pics. It’s from my 33rd birthday when a group of us went to see the Bon Jovi concert. I thought it was a good choice as it 1) showed me with my family, 2) revealed my unique love for Bon Jovi, and 3) clearly illustrates my fantastic sense of style (in all reality, I almost didn’t use this image because I didn’t think people would understand I usually don’t sport tank tops of my favorite musicians…even now, I am probably the one being featured on someone else’s blog for this very reason).

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So I received this short and concise e-mail a while back. At the time (and even now), I just didn’t know how to respond, so I opted not to. However, with the resource I have in all of you, I think I need to post these unique intro e-mails and ask you how you think I should respond. Any ideas for this one?

“Your shirt say jovilious spelling?? Nooooo he is a liberial!!! I can’t stand liberials!!! YOu have cute pics though..”

(***I am not changing ANYTHING about this e-mail. I am a bit alarmed at his use of punctuation and capitalization, though I realize this is a horrible reason to not pursue a relationchep with this clear catch. I am just blown away at what people send, that’s all.)

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  1. cara posted the following on July 7, 2009 at 10:38 am.

    reply:
    bummer, i am a bleeding heart liberal. otherwise, am positive we would be a match made in heaven. oh well.
    love
    kj

  2. What Kelly should have said posted the following on July 7, 2009 at 4:20 pm.

    Dear “bummer”..

    Sorry for the slow reply, but I was mesmerized and caught up in the Michael Jackson funeral today. I don’t know what you want a reaction to more, the fact that you are a “bleeding heart liberal”, or the fact that you were SOOO positive that we would have been a “perfect match”, had it not been for the viewing of this image.

    Do you not realize that Bon Jovi is the center of the Universe? I cannot believe that you never took that class in school. You must have been in Liberal class instead. You obviously were NOT in English Grammar class!

    I looked at some of YOUR images as well and was not aware that you sensible fashion sense allowed for you to comment on OTHERS. But thanks for playing…

  3. megan posted the following on July 7, 2009 at 5:35 pm.

    This is what tanked our economy: people not prioritizing their spendthrift use of alphabet letters. Stealing letters from some words, spending letters they don’t have in others. I can’t allow you to date someone who is this liberal with his spelling.

  4. leida posted the following on July 8, 2009 at 11:26 am.

    dear, bummer,

    are you inviting me to a game of balderdash? if so, here’s what i have to offer:

    li-ber-i-al (lahy-BEER-ee-uhl):
    -adjective, of or about the western-African country of Liberia. (in a sentence) “That sweater you’re wearing so closely resembles something Cliff Huxtable from the Cosby Show would have worn, as to be almost liberial.”

    did i win?! call me. i think your open-mindedness is totally hot.

    kelly

  5. Jared posted the following on July 9, 2009 at 12:40 am.

    “Dear Bon Jovi Hater, glad you like my pictures. I don’t think we’re that great of a match, but I’d love to set you up with my friend Leida. She also hates librarians with the passion of many exclamation points, u don’t find that 2 often!!!!”

  6. augustcool posted the following on August 23, 2009 at 5:50 pm.

    Jon is an honorary citizen of Liberia, which makes him a _Liberial_. Duh. YOu have cute pics though..