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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy
"The term is often used metaphorically to refer to a nasty or annoying woman."
In Greek mythology, a harpy ("snatcher", from Latin: harpȳia, originating in Greek: ἅρπυια, harpūia) was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas. The literal meaning of the word seems to be "that which snatches" as it comes from the ancient Greek word harpazein (ἅρπάζειν
, which means "to snatch".A harpy was the mother by the West Wind Zephyros of the horses of Achilles.[1] In this context Jane Ellen Harrison adduced the notion in Virgil's Georgics (iii.274) that mares became gravid by the wind alone, marvelous to say.[2]
Hesiod[3] calls them two "lovely-haired" creatures, perhaps euphemistically. Harpies as ugly winged bird-women, e.g. in Aeschylus' The Eumenides (line 50) are a late development, due to a confusion with the Sirens. Roman and Byzantine writers detailed their ugliness.[4]
Perhaps you should call them "Snatchies"?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpy
"The term is often used metaphorically to refer to a nasty or annoying woman."
In Greek mythology, a harpy ("snatcher", from Latin: harpȳia, originating in Greek: ἅρπυια, harpūia) was one of the winged spirits best known for constantly stealing all food from Phineas. The literal meaning of the word seems to be "that which snatches" as it comes from the ancient Greek word harpazein (ἅρπάζειν
I use that term for other references...
Now that you mention it, I think I might have used the words open minded, but I do have limits.
Facebook, check.
Plentyoffish, will check.
Lawl @ Harpy.
Facebook, check.
Plentyoffish, will check.
Lawl @ Harpy.
My babies mom has met some interesting folks on plentyoffish. Since she just turned 40 it seems she got hit up by 2 types of people. 20 somethings looking for a quick score, and 50 something looking for a quick score.
She said the funniest thing is both types have the same lame one liners.
"you sure are hot for a woman your age..."
She said the funniest thing is both types have the same lame one liners.
"you sure are hot for a woman your age..."
I have been on both for a little while. I would honestly keep the profile relatively short and sweet. Girls (and guys) will pretty much go off looks. Obviously you skim the profile to make sure they aren't nuts. I'm not religous at all, so I skip any chick that has multiple God references in her profile, stuff like that. I have come to the conclusion that girls do the same thing we do. If you send them anything (as long as it's not lewd or retarded), they will respond if they are attracted to you. Simple questions are easy to get the ball rolling. Always, always ask them something when you reply to a message because it gives them something to talk about.
From talking to girls I have gone out with, stupid one-liners won't get you anywhere. I typically don't hang out with or date plastic-fantastic chicks, so maybe other stupid crap works on them. I prefer girl next door type, so just chat them up, ask for their number and go from there. Don't be a pushover either, because they won't give you the time of day if it's too easy.
You will get fat chicks that hit you up. You will get ugly chicks that hit you up. I met this chick one time that had really cute pics, looked like girl next door. They must have been years old, because she literally had to be 40 pounds heavier. I just left.
Oh, and same goes as for regular dating. Don't waste money. I usually just meet for a cup of coffee. Cheap and easy and it can be 30 min exit strategy or 3hr chat. Some of my friends have had some chicks straight up come to the house without ever meeting them and knock one out...haha.
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Ehhh...why?
i tried match.com and it was a waste of time and money. it seemed that i attracted all the fatties and or disasters. i dont remember putting in my profile that i was a chubby chaser
Why is it supposed to look good? The reference was to ugly chicks
I'm not sure how you'd take a picture of that to make it look good, though.
Haha...one of my friends is black and he gets all the fat chicks hitting him up...
Before my met my wife at church (ie. not on a website), I signed up for Eharmony and took the million hours to fill out their matching information.
I made "Christian", "religious", honesty, trust, tall, blonde, etc. all important.
It set me up with two women. Both lived in Modesto, 2 hours away, and both were substantially younger than me and already had kids.
WTF?
I made "Christian", "religious", honesty, trust, tall, blonde, etc. all important.
It set me up with two women. Both lived in Modesto, 2 hours away, and both were substantially younger than me and already had kids.
WTF?
Eharmony is gay. There is no way to search.....they basically just set you up based on profiles. No filters for looks.
ok, i've got tons to say on this topic, but not much time, so i may need to come back to clarify.
i just met a grrrlie on there and i'm hooked. she's the berries and quite the match for me. i'm very pleased with the results.
before her, there were months of unanswered emails and winks. several girls would email but not agree to meet, even if you could get a phone number out of them. a bud of mine said it takes about three months to get things moving on that site (based on his personal experience and that of others he knows). it turned out to be about that for me.
keep in mind the difference between subscriber and member. members can only view and wink. if you shoot them an email all it says is "some douche sent you an email" but doesn't say which douche. if a girl is a subscriber, then she gets your email and can reply. there is no way to tell which one a girl is by viewing her profile. your emails and winks may go unresponded to because she is a member, but not a subscriber. also know that if you unsubscribe, they keep your profile in rotation, so check the "last login date" to see if the girl is active.
chemistry.com is worse. you get the same "daily 5" selections, but that is all you get. like eharmony, they guide you through the introduction, so you can't just shoot off an email and get a number and get to talking. chemistry is run by the same folks as match and they do the same profile trick. i unsubscribed from chemistry, but still get notifications that girls are interested in my profile (not the generic spam email, but the notifier you get when a specific person is interested). of course, i've unsubscribed, so i can't reply without paying to, and the girl who sent me a contact saying she is interested doesn't know that i'm not active, so she just thinks i'm not interested. it took me a while to figure out that is how they did things and i was bummed that "well matched" girls weren't responding to my "interest" notifications.
all in all, i had pretty lame experiences, with only one real date in several months, until i met the grrrlie i was looking for, and now i'm stoked and i would never have met her any other way.
i just met a grrrlie on there and i'm hooked. she's the berries and quite the match for me. i'm very pleased with the results.
before her, there were months of unanswered emails and winks. several girls would email but not agree to meet, even if you could get a phone number out of them. a bud of mine said it takes about three months to get things moving on that site (based on his personal experience and that of others he knows). it turned out to be about that for me.
keep in mind the difference between subscriber and member. members can only view and wink. if you shoot them an email all it says is "some douche sent you an email" but doesn't say which douche. if a girl is a subscriber, then she gets your email and can reply. there is no way to tell which one a girl is by viewing her profile. your emails and winks may go unresponded to because she is a member, but not a subscriber. also know that if you unsubscribe, they keep your profile in rotation, so check the "last login date" to see if the girl is active.
chemistry.com is worse. you get the same "daily 5" selections, but that is all you get. like eharmony, they guide you through the introduction, so you can't just shoot off an email and get a number and get to talking. chemistry is run by the same folks as match and they do the same profile trick. i unsubscribed from chemistry, but still get notifications that girls are interested in my profile (not the generic spam email, but the notifier you get when a specific person is interested). of course, i've unsubscribed, so i can't reply without paying to, and the girl who sent me a contact saying she is interested doesn't know that i'm not active, so she just thinks i'm not interested. it took me a while to figure out that is how they did things and i was bummed that "well matched" girls weren't responding to my "interest" notifications.
all in all, i had pretty lame experiences, with only one real date in several months, until i met the grrrlie i was looking for, and now i'm stoked and i would never have met her any other way.
Thank god I am not single.
Haha spoken like a true man-hater...now make with the happy endings.
Oh another one guys: if you ever see that precious acronym "BBW", what it really means is "Bring Burgers With". What a gentle, sugarcoated and unassuming way of saying "I'm a cow".
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That's sort of the same thing.I met my wife on a ski trip to Tahoe.
It's EXACTLY the same thing.
I met one really great girl out of lets say the 50 or so I've gone out with from match.
Mind you I am not with her anymore. Lost my mind one night, asked for more than just casual fuking and good dinners, and that was the end of that.
Still banging the 22 year old I met off of there. She came over to the new house last night with a tooth brush and clothes she wanted to leave in my closet.
Think that's the last time she's coming over.
Mind you I am not with her anymore. Lost my mind one night, asked for more than just casual fuking and good dinners, and that was the end of that.
Still banging the 22 year old I met off of there. She came over to the new house last night with a tooth brush and clothes she wanted to leave in my closet.
Think that's the last time she's coming over.
I met my wife in the woods.
I met my wife in a bar.
Heyyyyy.... sounds like me after college.
I met my wife while selling her then-boyfriend a sheet of acid for Mall Crawl in boulder. Been with her 20 years this past halloween.
I met my wife on a ski trip to Tahoe.
That must have been some GOOOOOD acid.
Dont you guys have friends who have friends?
Dont you go to parties or other types of social events?
I guess I can see it if you're new to an area, but I, for one, would be afraid of the pure desperation most of these woman you would meet, looking for men on the internet, would exhibit. Christ, how hard is it for a woman to get laid?
Just make sure you wrap it. That's all I got.
Dont you go to parties or other types of social events?
I guess I can see it if you're new to an area, but I, for one, would be afraid of the pure desperation most of these woman you would meet, looking for men on the internet, would exhibit. Christ, how hard is it for a woman to get laid?
Just make sure you wrap it. That's all I got.
This is the most disgusting thing I've ever read.
I find that VERY hard to believe.
I met my lady online.
I tell any single people I meet who are in need of a date to at least try it. It's like human TV! Don't like what you see? Just change the channel and onto the next.
Of course, I did my online dating in Montreal, where there are babes 'o plenty. The shotgun method works way better when there are lots of targets.
Can't imagine trying it in Burlington...eesh. It would be like watching TV with nothing but Lums commercial after Lums commercial. :eyegouge:
Cripes! Rufus, Burlington is close enough to Montreal that you should at least give that a look. I'm sure it would work out for you, being an exotic American and all...
I was on there for a good year or so. I met quite a few hot women on that site, and went on several dates. It's not bad for a free site.
Met a sweet woman on there in July, and have been together since.
Too much eggnog @ the holiday party?
I met my boyfriend on the boss' desk...
I though you ordered her online, my bad.
I tried EH for arguably too long. Met some train wrecks, had some "clean" fun, and checked out while I still had my sanity in tact.
My current gf and I were setup by her mother. Now? The woman hates me.
My current gf and I were setup by her mother. Now? The woman hates me.
How's that work?
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I met my wife in a bar.