Comments on: Sunday Showcase: Not Mr. Fairbanks http://datewrecks.com/2009/10/sunday-showcase-not-mr-fairbanks/ The Bottom Of The Online Dating Barrel Sat, 07 May 2011 02:45:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: NoNoBadKitty http://datewrecks.com/2009/10/sunday-showcase-not-mr-fairbanks/comment-page-1/#comment-7996 NoNoBadKitty Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:24:12 +0000 http://datewrecks.com/?p=3647#comment-7996 ::sigh:: WHY did this have to be from so long ago?? I am absolutely in love. I adore the long profile, however I too am a voracious reader and am thrilled by lengthy and entertaining prose. I must go and cry myself to sleep now... Damn you, Sunday Showcase Archives! Damn you! ::sigh:: WHY did this have to be from so long ago?? I am absolutely in love. I adore the long profile, however I too am a voracious reader and am thrilled by lengthy and entertaining prose.
I must go and cry myself to sleep now… Damn you, Sunday Showcase Archives! Damn you!

]]> By: Jules http://datewrecks.com/2009/10/sunday-showcase-not-mr-fairbanks/comment-page-1/#comment-5436 Jules Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:34:03 +0000 http://datewrecks.com/?p=3647#comment-5436 Being ridiculously wordy myself, I LOVE a long, interesting profile. It was fun and witty and made me want to get to know him better, and I would send an email just to ask some questions or say I liked it (I have done that on more than one occasion). Beats the 1-2 paragraph ones with "just ask if you want to know more" all to hell and back. And the caulk shot is genius. All that said, the critiques do make some good points about what specifically to remove. I was put off by the having kids comments - not because I don't admire what you had to say, but for the same reason someone else mentioned - "danger! danger!" someone will try to prove you wrong, because you sound hesitant about it, like you want someone to talk you out of it. I *do* think it's very important to say that you don't want children, and there are some good thoughts there as to why, but make it more definite and shorter. But overall I really, really like it. Being ridiculously wordy myself, I LOVE a long, interesting profile. It was fun and witty and made me want to get to know him better, and I would send an email just to ask some questions or say I liked it (I have done that on more than one occasion). Beats the 1-2 paragraph ones with “just ask if you want to know more” all to hell and back. And the caulk shot is genius.
All that said, the critiques do make some good points about what specifically to remove. I was put off by the having kids comments – not because I don’t admire what you had to say, but for the same reason someone else mentioned – “danger! danger!” someone will try to prove you wrong, because you sound hesitant about it, like you want someone to talk you out of it. I *do* think it’s very important to say that you don’t want children, and there are some good thoughts there as to why, but make it more definite and shorter.
But overall I really, really like it.

]]> By: Jami http://datewrecks.com/2009/10/sunday-showcase-not-mr-fairbanks/comment-page-1/#comment-5033 Jami Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:34:04 +0000 http://datewrecks.com/?p=3647#comment-5033 Having had quite a few exchanges with this guy while prepping his profile, I can say that he really does have a very lovely, old fashioned formal tone to everything he does. It's not pretentious if that's who you really are... I don't think. Authenticity isn't always familiar. Having had quite a few exchanges with this guy while prepping his profile, I can say that he really does have a very lovely, old fashioned formal tone to everything he does.

It’s not pretentious if that’s who you really are… I don’t think. Authenticity isn’t always familiar.

]]> By: Lauren http://datewrecks.com/2009/10/sunday-showcase-not-mr-fairbanks/comment-page-1/#comment-5032 Lauren Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:44:07 +0000 http://datewrecks.com/?p=3647#comment-5032 This guy seems to be a bit egotistical. I sincerely doubt he wrote this profile without the assistance of a thesaurus! It makes me wonder if he actually speaks this way, or just spent a decade on this profile. Overall, good job and kudos on being brave. Just lose the pretentiousness. This guy seems to be a bit egotistical. I sincerely doubt he wrote this profile without the assistance of a thesaurus! It makes me wonder if he actually speaks this way, or just spent a decade on this profile. Overall, good job and kudos on being brave. Just lose the pretentiousness.

]]> By: Limey6 http://datewrecks.com/2009/10/sunday-showcase-not-mr-fairbanks/comment-page-1/#comment-5007 Limey6 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:39:02 +0000 http://datewrecks.com/?p=3647#comment-5007 Loved 'caulk shot', variation on the theme, how about a photo of a cockerel? Or a plumbing stop-cock, or a cocked wrist (uh oh too many double entendres there) a cocked trigger (no too threatening) Oh what about a picture of HALF a tube of caulk - therefore half-cocked! Ok need to switch to decaf Loved ‘caulk shot’, variation on the theme, how about a photo of a cockerel? Or a plumbing stop-cock, or a cocked wrist (uh oh too many double entendres there) a cocked trigger (no too threatening) Oh what about a picture of HALF a tube of caulk – therefore half-cocked! Ok need to switch to decaf

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