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from NoPhuchinWhey Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 16:25 (Agree/Disagree?) Proffession: U.S. Army ( engineer ) Going to college trying to figure out what I really want for a career. (reply to this comment)

from Cult Surfer Saturday, November 06, 2004 - 10:07 (Agree/Disagree?) VP for a Mortgage/Real Esate Brokerage. Surf as often as possible and have a hot wife, and cute kid. Also paying off some traffic violations on my new benz... life's never been better.new (reply to this comment)

from ThinkingDavinci Friday, November 05, 2004 - 21:55 (Agree/Disagree?) Real Estate sales & marketing for new neighborhood developments- Multicultural/ethnic sensitivities trainer. I also do marketing reports & surveys for builders planning to move into new areas. Raising two Faaabulussh cats (I mean, Gosh- parenting is soooo hard....) Collecting speeding tickets with my shiny new BMW, trying to cut my weekend nightlife down to 3 days from 5?? (reply to this comment)

from Siolo Friday, November 05, 2004 - 20:50 (Agree/Disagree?) Name: Siolo Full time profession: Trauma Radiology Part time: At the University of Washington finishing my prereqs for Med school, which will hopefully accept me someday, if I don't fuck up the MCATs Also: Mom to the world's coolest 5 year-old (reply to this comment)

from JeanMooney Friday, November 05, 2004 - 18:14 (Agree/Disagree?) Operation and distribution manager. Not that I started out there, I drove a truck for 3 years prior to that, just got my promo 3 months ago. (reply to this comment)

From Siolo Friday, November 05, 2004, 20:51 (Agree/Disagree?) Congrats on the promotion!(reply to this comment)

from Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 21:51 (Agree/Disagree?) U.S. Army (reply to this comment)

from banal_commentator Wednesday, September 01, 2004 - 09:08 (Agree/Disagree?) Everyone on this site is saying "insipid and banal" now. I'm such a trend setter. (reply to this comment)

from Wolf Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 09:10 (Agree/Disagree?) Ugh! This is starting to feel like the beginning of some dumb-ass support group session! (reply to this comment)

from pharmaboy Monday, August 30, 2004 - 23:29 (Agree/Disagree?) Profession: network admin/Debtors clerk Current profession: Italian army, engineering corps. (reply to this comment)

From banal_commentator Wednesday, September 01, 2004, 09:17 (Agree/Disagree?) Full time: Wanker Part time: Cocksucker But should our professions define us? More importantly, I'm not a girl, not yet a woman, I am someone's grand-daughter, the spitting image of my mother, sister to a brother, murderer to a mosquito, an object of affection to an imaginary person. I'm a bitch, I'm a tease, I'm a slut on my knees. I'm just a girl in the world. Hey yaaaaaa I'm california, Hey yaaaaaa I'm cherry cola. (reply to this comment)

From Haunted Wednesday, September 01, 2004, 10:37 (Agree/Disagree?) Our professions, like everything else we do in life DO define who we are to a certain point. Most importantly to the point of my article, they show what we've accomplished after emerging from a cult as uneducated teenagers who had grown up knowing only a separatist lifestyle. The original article was written in response to a comment posted where someone from this site stated that everyone they knew who had left had become drug dealers and strippers. I felt that this comment served only to perpetuate the stereotypical Family attitude of what would become of all us "backsliders" and out of curiosity as well, I think it's interesting to find what the different people whose comments we read frequently spend most of their days doing.... However, back to your comment, quoting Britney Spears and other pop stars to define your own psyche and current state of mind is seriously sad....(reply to this comment)

From banal_commentator Wednesday, September 01, 2004, 11:22 (Agree/Disagree?) Get over yourself Haunted! It was a freaking JOKE! My god!!!!(reply to this comment)

From exister Wednesday, September 01, 2004, 09:27 (Agree/Disagree?) Easy on the "No Doubt" plagiarism there!(reply to this comment)

From banal_commentator Wednesday, September 01, 2004, 09:31 (Agree/Disagree?) Huh, I plagerised them the least. (reply to this comment)

from porceleindoll Monday, August 30, 2004 - 22:23 (Agree/Disagree?) Part-time: Conversational English teacher/school owner Full-time: Mother On my way: RN (reply to this comment)

from Monday, August 30, 2004 - 20:45 (Agree/Disagree?) full time: single-and-looking part time: US Army Infantry (reply to this comment)

from Fish Monday, August 30, 2004 - 19:27 (Agree/Disagree?) Fish Primary Vocation: Dildo Developer. Any suggestions or requests are welcome. Secondary Vocations: Product Tester Cook of Hamburgers Reverend Hit Man Fisher of Alaskan Waters Titles: Chief Lover of Chickens Man of Constant Constipation Lover of Altar Boys Most Likely to be FFed (reply to this comment)

From Mixza Monday, August 30, 2004, 19:40 (Agree/Disagree?) No, im in Osaka...chat room fucked up and couldnt reply...try agian?(reply to this comment)

from shikaka Monday, August 30, 2004 - 18:57 (Agree/Disagree?) I am a master debator. (reply to this comment)

From roughneck Monday, August 30, 2004, 19:12 (Agree/Disagree?) Being even more sociable yet, I'm a cunning linguist. ;)(reply to this comment)

From Mixza Monday, August 30, 2004, 19:15 (Agree/Disagree?) gahaha...so you are...(reply to this comment)

From Mixza Monday, August 30, 2004, 18:59 (Agree/Disagree?) err...do you mean a "master-bater for Jesus"? Thanks for your honesty, may the lord bless your materbation sessions to him...TYJ PTL!(reply to this comment)

from mike hunt Monday, August 30, 2004 - 01:58 (Agree/Disagree?) (reply to this comment)

from mike hunt Monday, August 30, 2004 - 01:40 (Agree/Disagree?) full time gay Porn fluffer Part time biker fifi bag Hobbies include heroine, speed, and satan worship (reply to this comment)

From Fish Monday, August 30, 2004, 18:37 (Agree/Disagree?) See Haunted!!! What did I tell you? And pray tell, what is MARKETING??? That’s a very impressive sounding term, but I mean what do you actually do? Hand out adds? At least Mike here makes an honest living!(the Japanese way)(reply to this comment)

From Haunted Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 04:55 (Agree/Disagree?) I'm a Marketing Consultant. I actually review companies' marketing strategies and offer suggestions and ideas for improvement. What do you do? (reply to this comment)

From Mixza Monday, August 30, 2004, 19:45 (Agree/Disagree?) Marketing, as descried by the online dictionary, is: To offer for sale. To sell. The means employed to accomplish this task may include [but is not limited to] handing out ads... posted just for your benifit :p(reply to this comment)

from Frank Monday, August 30, 2004 - 00:06 (Agree/Disagree?) Haunted, just as a suggestion, maybe just to have it interesting, people should post their names, secondly, their primary profession and then their part-time/freelance work. or else, you end with up with a nameless, etc type position (HR Manager/Web Developer/Life Guard/Father), of "unknown professional" - which ends up doing nothing to the point you want to get with your article - "to thumb my nose at all those who told me I would end up flipping burgers for a living". - or end up sleeping on sidewalks or gutters. So here's mine: Frank Main Profession: Senior Web Developer When not at work: a single Father (reply to this comment)

From neez Wednesday, September 01, 2004, 16:33 (Agree/Disagree?) Meh.. do you really even care what "those people" think?(reply to this comment)

From Haunted Wednesday, September 01, 2004, 17:56 (Agree/Disagree?) It's not even that I really care what "those people" think - it's more that I get a personal thrill out of proving them wrong!(reply to this comment)

From Haunted Monday, August 30, 2004, 06:25 (Agree/Disagree?) That's a great idea Frank, OK - here goes: Joni Main Profession: Free-lance Marketing Consultant/Yoga Instructor Other full-time jobs include: Mom (and everything that goes with that one)(reply to this comment)

from Sunday, August 29, 2004 - 23:18 (Agree/Disagree?) International Sales & Marketing/webmaster (reply to this comment)