The Bookworm Challenge discussion

What kind of words would/have other people used to describe you?

That's easy for me...the greatest, like chocolate but better...only wonderful things I'm sure.

Actually, someone once described me in a strange way, "his sister is just like him...only fun".

Another time one of my co-workers labelled me, "straight laced".

So, to sum things up, I am a boring, straight laced, unmanly man.

Hmm...I've been called all sorts of things over the years. Most of them will do best to be forgotten. Occasionally people at the library whom I've helped will call me an angel or similar, and recently a guy old enough to be my father (maybe almost--and I'm 50!) kept going on about how sexy my hair was. I'd let it out of it's braid for one, and it is undeniably long, red, and thick.

And oh, Lordy, could that be taken the wrong way!

I took it the wrong way :)

I had a similar experience Rebecca. I used to have a co-worker who was old enough to be my grandmother, that used to call me an 'angel' or 'her ray of sunshine'. I never got around to showing her my hair, since we only ever talked on the phone or emailed.
You are probably asking why she called me her ray of sunshine? I'm still not 100% sure. I guess I was just really helpful?

In all seriousness, Bookworm, I get thanked effusively sometimes for very small bits of assistance to people. I am forced to conclude that genuinely cheerful helpfulness, especially to older people, is all too rare.

Rebecca wrote: "...recently a guy old enough to be my father (maybe almost--and I'm 50!) kept going on about how sexy my hair was. I'd let it out of it's braid for one, and it is undeniably long, red, and thick. "

We'll let the long, red, thick thing slip...this time.

Old men and bald men - probably for reasons of nostalgia and jealousy respectively - go nuts over my waist-length hair, too.

Maybe the Amish women are right and we should reserve the beauty of our luscious locks for our husbands' pleasure only.

Yeah, right! Tresses like these demand to be ogled.

Besides, I look 10 years younger with my hair loose than with it pulled back into a helmet-head sort of braid.

Actually, the best description of me was at my wedding, when the old drunk 2nd cousin twice removed in-law told my wife I was 'F*#&%ing Handsome'...I'll remind you, she was drunk.

I am often described as one eye twitch away from the mental ward, to which I always agree...mwhahahaha!

Smart, funny, extremely blunt and direct, outspoken, awesome beard, clever, handy, creative, thoughtful, compassionate, arrogant, elitist prick, strong, tenacious, calm, steadfast, serene, teacher, soldier, troop, sergeant, guru, sifu, Jedi Master, voracious reader, tinker, hobbyist, brewer, gardener...

Crazy, insane and unstable seem to get used a lot...dont know why... :-)

Stubborn!