upsidedown
12-19-2002, 08:42 PM
I saw some people talking about personal ads vs. bars in another thread. This brought to mind something I came across a while back. It should help us all understand exactly how to interpret what is being said in a personal ad. The first line contains the personal ad description, with the translation listed below.
WOMEN\'S ADS
40-ish
49
Average looking
Has a face like a basset hound
Beautiful
Pathological liar
Emotionally Secure
Medicated
Fun
Annoying
Gentle
Comatose
New Age
All body hair, all the time
Open-minded
Desperate
Outgoing
Loud and embarrassing
Passionate
Sloppy drunk
Redhead
Bad dye job
Reubenesque
Grossly fat
Romantic
Looks better by candlelight
Voluptuous
Very fat
Weight proportionate to height
Hugely fat
Wants Soulmate
Stalker
Widow
Drove first husband to shoot himself
MEN\'S ADS
40-ish
52 and looking for 25-yr-old
Athletic
Watches a lot of NASCAR
Average looking
Unusual hair growth on ears, nose and back
Educated
Will patronize the hell out of you
Good looking
Arrogant
Very good looking
Dumb as a board
Honest
Pathological liar
Huggable
Overweight, more body hair than a bear
Likes to cuddle
Insecure mama\'s boy
Mature
Older than your father
Sensitive
Cries at chick flicks
Very sensitive
Gay
Stable
Arrested for stalking, but not convicted
WOMEN\'S ADS
40-ish
49
Average looking
Has a face like a basset hound
Beautiful
Pathological liar
Emotionally Secure
Medicated
Fun
Annoying
Gentle
Comatose
New Age
All body hair, all the time
Open-minded
Desperate
Outgoing
Loud and embarrassing
Passionate
Sloppy drunk
Redhead
Bad dye job
Reubenesque
Grossly fat
Romantic
Looks better by candlelight
Voluptuous
Very fat
Weight proportionate to height
Hugely fat
Wants Soulmate
Stalker
Widow
Drove first husband to shoot himself
MEN\'S ADS
40-ish
52 and looking for 25-yr-old
Athletic
Watches a lot of NASCAR
Average looking
Unusual hair growth on ears, nose and back
Educated
Will patronize the hell out of you
Good looking
Arrogant
Very good looking
Dumb as a board
Honest
Pathological liar
Huggable
Overweight, more body hair than a bear
Likes to cuddle
Insecure mama\'s boy
Mature
Older than your father
Sensitive
Cries at chick flicks
Very sensitive
Gay
Stable
Arrested for stalking, but not convicted