What suprises people about YOU

[Saeveo]

That I'm only 18. I assume that it has something to do with my beard, or maybe that I constantly look (And, incidentally, feel) exhausted.

[_M_]

Same here, no one believes me when I say I'm only eighteen. Sometimes looker older works to my advantage. For example: women, bars, restaurants, corner liqour stores.

[Mistral]

That I'm a third-year university student. I've been asked how I'm finding senior high school as an incoming sophomore (or is it freshman now? They were changing the grade system when I left). Well, even so, I'm usually on-campus 24-7, so that doesn't happen very often. To actually find honest surprise at something unusual about myself would be unusual in itself, since most things about me are fairly clear. For intellect, I make errors all the time, so it's clear where I stand. Same for perception - I've run into signs, branches, and doorjambs while walking, and tend to miss the obvious. My liking of J-pop and anime is not always glaringly apparent, but it's hardly surprising.

Actually, I think my ignorance might really be surprising even with the above, simply because of its depth - I have been known for such lines as "Alice who? (RE: Alice Cooper)", "Schwartzbauer...isn't that Polish?", "Avacado's number", "What is power?", "It's all pretty-pretty like and such" (followed closely by "It's shiny"), and "Given the rift between the Continental and British establishments, and that the Continent had a far larger population base to support more brain trusts...clearly Britain took the lead in the physical sciences." And, of course, the ubiquitous blinking of eyes, followed by "Ooh, that's where it is!/Ah, I see./Huh?/Ummm...oops?"

[Evans]

That I'm a third-year university student. I've been asked how I'm finding senior high school as an incoming sophomore (or is it freshman now? They were changing the grade system when I left). Well, even so, I'm usually on-campus 24-7, so that doesn't happen very often. To actually find honest surprise at something unusual about myself would be unusual in itself, since most things about me are fairly clear. For intellect, I make errors all the time, so it's clear where I stand. Same for perception - I've run into signs, branches, and doorjambs while walking, and tend to miss the obvious. My liking of J-pop and anime is not always glaringly apparent, but it's hardly surprising.

Actually, I think my ignorance might really be surprising even with the above, simply because of its depth - I have been known for such lines as "Alice who? (RE: Alice Cooper)", "Schwartzbauer...isn't that Polish?", "Avacado's number", "What is power?", "It's all pretty-pretty like and such" (followed closely by "It's shiny"), and "Given the rift between the Continental and British establishments, and that the Continent had a far larger population base to support more brain trusts...clearly Britain took the lead in the physical sciences." And, of course, the ubiquitous blinking of eyes, followed by "Ooh, that's where it is!/Ah, I see./Huh?/Ummm...oops?"

I see you've got that confidence thing settled.

[Saeveo]

Actually, I think my ignorance might really be surprising even with the above, simply because of its depth - I have been known for such lines as "Alice who? (RE: Alice Cooper)", "Schwartzbauer...isn't that Polish?", "Avacado's number", "What is power?", "It's all pretty-pretty like and such" (followed closely by "It's shiny"), and "Given the rift between the Continental and British establishments, and that the Continent had a far larger population base to support more brain trusts...clearly Britain took the lead in the physical sciences." And, of course, the ubiquitous blinking of eyes, followed by "Ooh, that's where it is!/Ah, I see./Huh?/Ummm...oops?"

Oh God, that's brilliant. The best I've ever heard was: "What kind of a bird is a buffalo?", followed after half a minute of dumbfounded silence by, "You know, buffalo birds. The ones they get buffalo wings from.". My faith in humanity was thoroughly shaken that day....

[Kosmo Yagkoto]

I beat you at submission wrestling that one time.

I had to let you win, otherwise you wouldn't have wrestled me any more.

[pirates dc]

oooooooooh i forgot the most shocking thing about me. People are absolutley stunned when I tell them I will have 4 kids by the end of the year..and im only 21!!!!

[Raype]

oooooooooh i forgot the most shocking thing about me. People are absolutley stunned when I tell them I will have 4 kids by the end of the year..and im only 21!!!!

Actually, that's probably the thing that least suprises me about you.

[youthquake]

many people are surprised to learn that i only thumb wrestle with my eyes closed. i almost got a bookie-type thing going at my high school last year for thumb wrestling.

[Banned]

the fact that I'm trying to become a computer animator. probably because I don't look like a nerd.

[pirates dc]

Actually, that's probably the thing that least suprises me about you.

Im not saying that you know me KNOW me but people who dont know me at all are shocked by this

[Evans]

Im not saying that you know me KNOW me but people who dont know me at all are shocked by this

I guess you don't look as stupid as you are.

[Tits McGhee]

I surprised the hell out of your mum the other night when I donned my rapehat.

[Ahkei]

"That I'm back."

Would have had more of an impact, Clive.

[Tits McGhee]

I think you may well have a point. Still, it beats my last 'first post', where I was undoubtedly a lot shitter than I am now.