I've without a doubt encountered a lot of interesting characters since I joined Gather last September. Of course I would NEVER meet anybody from the internet in person, however if I ever did decide to meet other Gather members, these are the people that I would like to meet, and why I would like to meet them.
1 : Sandy Knauer
Sandy is a mail order bride whom I had shipped over from China, and she is the only one of my many wives that isn't kinfolk. Problem is that she got shipped by UPS to the wrong Kentucky town, and I have never met her. Too bad. All of that dowry money down the drain.
I have to ask this question ..." What can brown do for you ? "
2: H.G.
I know that H.G. is going to take this as some sort of sexual advance, however I think that he's a really cool dude. It would be cool to hang out with H.G. , play some guitar and blast away a few tin cans with our SKS rifles or whatever other guns the dude has.
3: Travis B
The last time that I smoked weed was in 1978, but somehow I think it would be cool to hang out with Travis and toke on a couple of joints just to see what I've been missing all of these years. Then maybe we could organize a coup to overthrow the Watchtower headquarters in New York. Damn those JW's ! Damn them to hell !!!!
4: Jackie Beltran
I really don't know why. Maybe because she was my first contact on Gather ?
5: Todd L
Todd seems to be a lot like me. He is into conspiracy theories. He's into rock 'n' roll. A perfect match for friendship ? Don't know, he seems to fly off the handle at times just like I do, and sometimes like personalities seem to clash. Either way, I think that Todd is a very cool guy.
6: Nanci B
Nanci seems to have trouble finding good Chinese food in Alabama. I would love to teach her how to cook " Possum Fu Yung " , which is a combination of Kentuckian/Chinese cooking. Plus that bird in her icon looks like it would be mighty tastey cooked on a grill! lol
7: Lisa D
Lisa seems to be a very intelligent and level headed buisness woman. I kinda like her, really. Please don't get jealous Sandy, please !!
8: High Flying Spider Woman Liz Rice-Sosne
Liz seems to be into conspiracy theories also. I just wonder if she is Spider Man's sister or wife ?
9: Nippy Katz
It would be very cool to hang out with Nippy and chat about Blues music. Plus I believe that he and Muggs Muggles are the same person.
10: Muggs Muggles
Same as above.
11: jJack MidKnight
I would just like to see if jJack is as capapble of speaking 100 words without saying anything as he is at writing 100 words without saying anything. Just curious, that's all.
12: Leti
Leti seems to be a sweet girl, however a bit misguided at times. She has a good heart though, and that's why I like her. Sandy is for sure going to divorce me after this one. Oh well, so much for mail order brides.
13: John Knight
John has stuck with me through the good times as well as the bad times here on Gather. He's given me some very good advice. In fact, if it wern't for John, ( and Travis for that matter ) I would have left Gather a long time ago.
So there you have it. My " Lucky 13 " . Of course I would NEVER meet anyone from the internet except for my mail order bride Sandy, really.


Comments: 41
(and promise Todd and JayJay won't be there)
Lisa...I'll back trac on that statement. I only meet mail order brides from the internet after UPS ships them to the wrong town !! lol
Err why not? You would find that the majority of folks are just as they present themselves. I have met hundreds from the Internet... when I was writing for Epinions we had regular Meet-n-Greets in various cities, and I have also met some from Gather. Great folks, all of them (so far.)
Hell, I have even had some come stay at my home.
Carol...Right on !!!!
Be careful ladies...Ya'll are gonna make Sandy jealous.
I am flattered Timothy but you cannot grill my birdie. Of course, you can tell from looking at her that she is pretty hot stuff already.
Beyond that group, I have met many other people face to face that I first met on the net/web. In my travels I have made side trips to meet up with net-friends when I journeyed through their country or have met them when they came over to the US.
I figure I can meet the new neighbors by chatting over the back fence...I see no reason that my back fence can't also be a virtual fence and chat and maybe meet someone from my town, my state, this country, or even from the other side of the world!
Only when it comes to regular folks... when it comes to Bush, et al, all bets are off. heh.
Misguided!? Hah, Timothy! I prefer "free-spirited"..."outside the box" *no pun intended to your mail order bride* thank you very much.
"With deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa
It's cool the way you try to actually say something to the real person on the other end of the wires . . . Like this. Thanks dude.
Very cool idea and list Tim, is interesting . . should post to a bunch of groups and have everyone post their own lists, would be fun to see.
Melissa....I had to stop on a lucky number. You're in my top 15 though.
John....Thanks again
Everybody else...As far as meeting people from the internet, a clever person can seem to be someone else on the internet, plus there are just way too many nut cases out there these days.
I have come across certain postings that made me question the other person's...um, mental health.
It's true. After awhile, you get a 'feel' for the other person's voice. I'm starting to recognize a lot of people's style...
My offer (Hooters) still stands!
Nanci...
Thanks for not giving me the "bird"!
You couldn't possibly be afraid of this........could you!
Padukah? Maybe we are related.
If someone just happened to be in the Paducah, Ky area...I might be up for a meet, but for me to travel halfway cross the country, that ain't happenin'.
I did meet 4 ladies( not all at the same time ) from an internet dating site, and H.G.'s picture in his last comment is a good example of what I met. Needless to say, I abandoned my internet dating quest !! lol
I would gladly trade several of my nutcases here for several of you IN here.
Just be careful, be smart and know the person VERY well, as well as you can.
(one's husband was afraid I was an ax murderer but he got over being afraid about an hour after I arrived).
Umm, is that when the drugs you slipped into his drink finally took effect? Sorry, I had to ask, you left yourself wide open.
H.G. - you're welcome.
I asked the Hooters girls if they would like to go to Kentucky to meet you. They said they couldn't go right now, and told me to be sure to send you a Hooters calendar for now. So I'm sending this to you on their behalf. Enjoy!
Ken.....That story was funny !!! That's the way to do it !!
Good article
Where have you been darlin'?