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Old 02-26-2012, 11:21 PM
 
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No, it's not funny per se... It's just light-hearted and a little different.
It just sounds demanding to me and shows she's not intelligent enough to come up with something better.
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:23 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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It just sounds demanding to me and shows she's not intelligent enough to come up with something better.
Well, to me it's better and more eye-catching than "I like to travel," which is boring.
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:32 PM
 
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Well, to me it's better and more eye-catching than "I like to travel," which is boring.
To each their own, I guess. I think something like "International traveler seeks partner in crime" would sound better. Or something like that. Why insist they already have a passport? Maybe there's a man out there who would like to travel outside the country but just hasn't had the opportunity yet.

Years ago when I tried the online dating thing, I'm pretty sure I never used the old "must love dogs" line.
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:36 PM
 
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Exactly! It's not fall-over-holding-onto-your-side funny. It's something you wouldn't expect to see, and it's a way of saying, "Okay, listen. I reeeeeeeeally like to travel," in sort of a lighthearted way.

It's like if I had seven kids (God forbid) and I said something like "must love frequently getting messy" or "must NOT have a fear of dirt." I wouldn't literally be saying I wanted to go out with this person and get dirty. It would be a lighthearted way of saying: Listen, my life is a bit crazy and things do get messy, so if you can't handle it, you probably want to move along.

OMG, I so feel like that deadpan humor coach guy in the movie Borat right now.
I don't need a humor coach.

I just think it sounds kind of lame. Of course,all online profiles sound lame...
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:36 PM
 
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Exactly! It's not fall-over-holding-onto-your-side funny. It's something you wouldn't expect to see, and it's a way of saying, "Okay, listen. I reeeeeeeeally like to travel," in sort of a lighthearted way.

It's like if I had seven kids (God forbid) and I said something like "must love frequently getting messy" or "must NOT have a fear of dirt." I wouldn't literally be saying I wanted to go out with this person and get dirty. It would be a lighthearted way of saying: Listen, my life is a bit crazy and things do get messy, so if you can't handle it, you probably want to move along.

OMG, I so feel like that deadpan humor coach guy in the movie Borat right now.
Yes you two are the queens of humor. Please teach us how to lighten up!! Give me a break just because someone doesn't share your sense of humor doesn't mean they don't have one.
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:37 PM
 
Location: Ohio
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And the weird insinuations are endless!
Because one questions a person's need to get out of the country on short notice?
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:37 PM
 
Location: Tucson
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To each their own, I guess. I think something like "International traveler seeks partner in crime" would sound better. Or something like that. Why insist they already have a passport? Maybe there's a man out there who would like to travel outside the country but just hasn't had the opportunity yet.

Years ago when I tried the online dating thing, I'm pretty sure I never used the old "must love dogs" line.
I think you, just like some others above, take things too literally.
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Old 02-26-2012, 11:41 PM
 
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I think you, just like some others above, take things too literally.
Not true. I just don't think this particular line was very clever or witty like others seem to believe.
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Old 02-27-2012, 12:36 AM
 
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People are insane with stuff. They get too full of themselves and their self-notions and get all wrapped up in stupid ideas like this. I was looking at something earlier where a girl was saying she would consider it a deal-breaker if a guy was not "disgusted" by smoking. NOT if he smoked, but if he wasn't "disgusted" by smoking. Sometimes you just want to shake people.
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Old 02-27-2012, 12:55 AM
 
Location: Ohio
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A person can get a Passport in about a month, I wouldn't even think about leaving the country(including Canada) with someone unless I had known them for at least that long.
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