Post Content vs Appearance - Page 2

glatt · 11-03-2006, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Elspode

Well, therein lies the rub. I didn't have what I would think of as a *specific* image of you in my mind; no visualization or anything like that. It was more a, "Hmm...she doesn't look like I was expecting" when I saw your pic. I don't think I can explain it any better than that.

I've made the same comment to others in the past, and everyone wants to know how you expected them to look. I guess I would want to know too.

mrnoodle · 11-03-2006, 11:48 AM

I like seeing the pics, but I don't really make a connection between the persona and the image. If I have a preconception about someone's personality, I revert to that when I'm reading the post.

I also suck at putting names with faces, IRL and online.

Sundae · 11-03-2006, 12:48 PM

I do understand - I think that was what I was getting at. You get a "feel" for someone. And even then they can shock you with an opinion. But is that idea of them nailed into place by the visual? For example I have the Blackadder script book - I can't hear anyone but the actual actors in my head when I read it.

BTW - thanks for the kind words Elspode - and I know with you the picture has nothing to do with it.

Sundae · 11-03-2006, 03:01 PM

Shawnee I admit I had pictured you differently (after saying I pictured no-one!)

Because of your name I have always included you in the Aussie contingent. And because you have quite a I'm-A-Real-Woman-And I-Don't-Care attitude I expected you to be blonde (more the Aussie thing I think)

But what I have to remember is how people change when they speak. I saw a pic of one of my colleagues before she started work. B E A U tiful woman. And she had a really arrogant sneer in the photo. Then I met her and she became my best friend. Have seen that "sneer" since - it's a prelude to a smile! and the arrogant demeanour isn't there in real life.

Photos are life frozen into place. And life is never frozen til they cut your head off & put it in a cryogenic coolbox with the beers.

Shawnee123 · 11-03-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

life is never frozen til they cut your head off & put it in a cryogenic coolbox with the beers.

I have been trying to come up with a new sig line! This is awesome! :p

Shawnee123 · 11-03-2006, 03:05 PM

I am 42. Most people I tell my age to nearly fall over...I don't look 42 and I act about 12. Working at the college, I have friends of all age groups, and my 20-something friends think I am outright lying when I tell them my age. I guess that is good. I have a crazy sense of humor, and provide much comic relief in my office (when I'm not mired in depression.) I wouldn't trade anything in my life, and there are things I have been through that I can't tell anyone. But it all makes me who I am. The only thing I would change right now is to lose these extra 25 lbs so I physically feel as young as I mentally feel. That and move ahead a month or two so I am in my new place and starting my new life and getting things back on track.

Thanks for your kind words, 'spode and SG. I basically pulled acompliments out of you like a beggar, but you rose to the occasion nicely and I appreciate it.

I think you are both wonderful people. So many people here are! (Well, not BDu)

Sundae · 11-03-2006, 03:15 PM

Too great an honour for me, chick. But did make me laugh

Shawnee123 · 11-03-2006, 03:18 PM

I'm also thinking of adding it to the quotes I have hanging in my office!

xoxoxoBruce · 11-03-2006, 03:34 PM

Pictures are interesting but it doesn't change the content or attitude in the posts.

I've been tromping the earth a long time, long before the internet, and one thing I've learned well. When communicating with women by letter, phone, internet, anything but face to face.....they never, ever, look as bad as they say(think) they do.

Elspode · 11-03-2006, 03:50 PM

Well, Shawnee, I was going to guess 36ish, so there you go. I don't think that the appearance of youth means anything except that one feels and acts younger, and it shows on one's face.

lumberjim · 11-03-2006, 03:33 PM

stevedallas looks like my mental image of griff

I've said from early on that elspode has a smoking jacket on in my mind. pencil mustache, ascott, and pomaded jet black hair.

sycamore was the one that fucked me all up, tho.

Elspode · 11-03-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

I've said from early on that elspode has a smoking jacket on in my mind. pencil mustache, ascott, and pomaded jet black hair.

Kinda like Dan Akroyd doing his sleazy impressario on the original SNL, huh?

Griff · 11-03-2006, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

stevedallas looks like my mental image of griff

Only in my dreams could I pull off the full General Jackson beard. *sigh* SD's facial is just gorgeous.

lumberjim · 11-03-2006, 04:25 PM

no, more like the liar guy....john something....that does the actor bit

"I'M ACTING!"

Shawnee123 · 11-03-2006, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lumberjim

no, more like the liar guy....john something....that does the actor bit

"I'M ACTING!"

Jon Lovitz. Master Thespian!

11-03-2006, 11:48 AM	#2
mrnoodle bent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: under the weather Posts: 2,656	I like seeing the pics, but I don't really make a connection between the persona and the image. If I have a preconception about someone's personality, I revert to that when I'm reading the post. I also suck at putting names with faces, IRL and online. __________________ Sìn a nall na cuaranan sin. -- Cha mhór is fheairrde thu iad, tha iad coltach ri cat air a dhathadh

11-03-2006, 12:48 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I do understand - I think that was what I was getting at. You get a "feel" for someone. And even then they can shock you with an opinion. But is that idea of them nailed into place by the visual? For example I have the Blackadder script book - I can't hear anyone but the actual actors in my head when I read it. BTW - thanks for the kind words Elspode - and I know with you the picture has nothing to do with it. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-03-2006, 03:01 PM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Shawnee I admit I had pictured you differently (after saying I pictured no-one!) Because of your name I have always included you in the Aussie contingent. And because you have quite a I'm-A-Real-Woman-And I-Don't-Care attitude I expected you to be blonde (more the Aussie thing I think) But what I have to remember is how people change when they speak. I saw a pic of one of my colleagues before she started work. B E A U tiful woman. And she had a really arrogant sneer in the photo. Then I met her and she became my best friend. Have seen that "sneer" since - it's a prelude to a smile! and the arrogant demeanour isn't there in real life. Photos are life frozen into place. And life is never frozen til they cut your head off & put it in a cryogenic coolbox with the beers. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-03-2006, 03:05 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I am 42. Most people I tell my age to nearly fall over...I don't look 42 and I act about 12. Working at the college, I have friends of all age groups, and my 20-something friends think I am outright lying when I tell them my age. I guess that is good. I have a crazy sense of humor, and provide much comic relief in my office (when I'm not mired in depression.) I wouldn't trade anything in my life, and there are things I have been through that I can't tell anyone. But it all makes me who I am. The only thing I would change right now is to lose these extra 25 lbs so I physically feel as young as I mentally feel. That and move ahead a month or two so I am in my new place and starting my new life and getting things back on track. Thanks for your kind words, 'spode and SG. I basically pulled acompliments out of you like a beggar, but you rose to the occasion nicely and I appreciate it. I think you are both wonderful people. So many people here are! (Well, not BDu) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-03-2006, 03:15 PM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Too great an honour for me, chick. But did make me laugh __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-03-2006, 03:18 PM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'm also thinking of adding it to the quotes I have hanging in my office! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

11-03-2006, 03:34 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Pictures are interesting but it doesn't change the content or attitude in the posts. I've been tromping the earth a long time, long before the internet, and one thing I've learned well. When communicating with women by letter, phone, internet, anything but face to face.....they never, ever, look as bad as they say(think) they do. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-03-2006, 03:50 PM	#10
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Well, Shawnee, I was going to guess 36ish, so there you go. I don't think that the appearance of youth means anything except that one feels and acts younger, and it shows on one's face. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-03-2006, 03:33 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	stevedallas looks like my mental image of griff I've said from early on that elspode has a smoking jacket on in my mind. pencil mustache, ascott, and pomaded jet black hair. sycamore was the one that fucked me all up, tho. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-03-2006, 04:25 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	no, more like the liar guy....john something....that does the actor bit "I'M ACTING!" __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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