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An Afternoon Comment Diversion / Dustin Rowles

Comment Diversions | October 9, 2008 | Comments (640)


For those of you who have not seen it, someone has been kind enough to add an entry defining “Pajiba” in the Urban Dictionary. And I’m a little in love with the definition:

A pretentious movie site that looks down upon places like Ain’t It Cool even as they steal news from them. Reeks desperately of writers wishing they had the talent and/or the determination to write movies themselves, alternating with lazy douches content to make snarky, obvious jokes in the hopes of eventually getting paid by Gawker, the Onion AV Club, or Entertainment Weekly. Visitors consist primarily of liberal, Obama-loving, Weezer-glasses (or Lisa Loeb) using, sweater wearing, office dwelling, coffee drinking, iPod listening, twee expression using hipsters that are the downfall of society. You know, the type of people who type thing like “I heart Jim from the Office”, “Christian Bale is teh sexy” and *reads about new Judd Apatow/Joss Whedon/Wes Anderson project* *squees* *hides in office giggling*.

Ha ha! It’s not too terribly off the mark, huh? Though, only one of the many of us has actual screenwriting aspirations, and no one here has any desire to work for Nick Denton. Also, we steal from The Hollywood Reporter and Variety, goddamnit. But Christian Bale is teh sexy, though I think most of us have moved on from Jim to Liz Lemon. It feels good to be a caricature, all the same.

Anyway, apropos of that, I’ve been highly reluctant to run this particular diversion idea, because I don’t want to sound like a self-absorbed twit. But two people now have requested it, and one of them — Tamatha — was motherfucking insistent. So, I’m caving to pressure. *squee* There are a lot of regulars, semi-regulars, and lurkers who keep an eye on them. I’ve seriously met people, in real life, who talk about the Eloquents as though they are personal friends. And, in a way, many of them are. A lot of folks, in fact, just skip the reviews and go straight to the comments.

So, today’s diversion is about you and your relationship to the site. It’s an opportunity for some of you to get to know each other better, I suppose. So that you’re not just a fictitious name and a snarky comment. So, here are a few questions for you:

1) What’s your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
2) What city do you live in?
3) What do you do for a living?
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
5) What’s your third-date movie?

So, go ahead, y’all. Share. And delurking is highly encouraged today.









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Comments

I came here from The Superficial
Classified
I drink heavily and lounge
It depends
New Wave Hookers

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 3:04 PM

1) Memory & Origin - No fucking idea
2) City - Chicago
3) Job - Accountant
4) Luv - Married
5) 3rd Date - The Fifth Element

Posted by: Agent Scully at October 9, 2008 3:06 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I came over via The Fug Girls in 2006, and I think it was your old "Firecrotch" ad that brought me over. Whatever THAT says about me.
2) What city do you live in?
Athens, OH, baby - home of the Bobcats, The Pub's Beer Cheese Soup, and 50,000 drunk assholes who come down every Halloween from Ohio State to burn couches and puke on my lawn.
3) What do you do for a living?
Nonprofit arts fundraiser by day, starving actress by night (waiting out my husband's MFA degree in the meantime).
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Married to a total hottie, who has been sporting Weezer glasses for more than a decade.
5) What's your third-date movie?
So I Married an Axe Murderer. Total dealbreaker - you don't love Charlie's Dad (or even better, his scene-stealing mom), you are not getting into my pants. It was the Hubs idea to project it on the wall during our wedding reception. WIN.

Posted by: Tammy at October 9, 2008 3:07 PM

I gotta lay off the vodka; I'm here from Go Fug Yourself.

Posted by: Agent Scully at October 9, 2008 3:07 PM

I honestly can't remember, I've been reading it for years.
Toronto
Mooch off my parents while doing homework. Lots and lots and lots of homework.
Single, straight
Life of Brian

Posted by: dsbs (aka Donna Sherman) at October 9, 2008 3:08 PM

Huh, I wouldn't be surprised if I was here via gofugyourself as well. Maybe TWOP.

Posted by: dsbs (aka Donna Sherman) at October 9, 2008 3:11 PM

1. Probably from Go Fug Yourself as well. I know I've been lurking for quite some time, though.
2. Baltimore, MD (actually, the 'burbs, but I can see the city line from my backyard.)
3. I do as little as possible, and get paid shit for it too. No, I work in a warehouse currently, doing ordering and receiving of I shit you not, lawn mower and tractor parts. But I'm planning on going back to school next fall. Again.
4. Single, and quite happy about it currently.
5. Sadly, I think my last third date movie was Seven. It was also Christmas day that we watched it. No, it was not a traditional "third date". I haven't been on a third date in ages. *pout*

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 3:11 PM

God... I've been here for 2 years now. I imagine I got here from a blog that linked to you but the name is lost to me. Maybe just an ad intrigued me?
My Address is in Oxford, Michigan but I sleep and drink at CMU in Mt. Pleasant.
My "occupation" is Student, I guess?
I am in a committed Internet relationship with a Chilean goddess.
My third date movie might have to be The Big Lebowski... It changes.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 9, 2008 3:13 PM

1) I believe my first foray into Pajibaland was a review of a documentary about meat factories. I don't remember the name of the movie, but the comments were aflame with anger between the Veggies and the Omnies. It was fun. I came back for more!
2) Huntsville, Alabama - The Rocket City
3)I work for a famous space museum as a Display Graphic Artist, which is a fancy way of saying that I make signs. I basically use my BA to direct people to bathrooms. I love it, though.
4)Married
5)Probably a Star Trek or a Star Wars movie (Empire or S.T. 4 to be specific). You can separate the wheat from the chaff with those.

Posted by: Tae at October 9, 2008 3:13 PM

1) My earliest memory is reading the top tear-jerkiest moments after clicking on a link from Go Fug Yourself.
2) Provo, UT (it's mentioned in at least one of the Oceans movies).
3) I'm an undergrad student applying to grad schools.
4) Straight and single.
5) It Happened One Night.

Posted by: kelsy at October 9, 2008 3:13 PM

Longtime lurker/above the fold reader here...

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
My earliest memory is of the Crash review, but I think I had been reading before that- I knew I had found my movie site with the Haggis hate. I also came through the ads on gofugyourself
2) What city do you live in?
New York
3) What do you do for a living?
law student
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
um, straight and partnered? Unmarried but not single
5) What's your third-date movie?
The Princess Bride

Posted by: Cait at October 9, 2008 3:15 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Earliest? Probably since before the comments were activated. (Was there such a time, or was it just a bad dream?) I was linked here from another site.

2) What city do you live in?
Santiago of Chile. Not Santiago of Cuba or any other Santiagos.

3) What do you do for a living?
I work at a private university organizing graduation ceremonies, seminars, conferences, and more stuff that has nothing to do with screenwriting - which is what I'd ultimately like to do for a living.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Straight and... hmm... Officially? Single.

5) What's your third-date movie?
"Almost Famous", "Cinema Paradiso."

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 3:16 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I think that I found this site while looking for reviews for Bubba Ho-Tep, but I'm not exactly sure.

2) What city do you live in?
"City" is a strong word. I live in Booker, Texas (pop. 1200)

3) What do you do for a living?
English teacher/ coach (football, basketball, track)

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Married to the good ol' high school sweetheart. Mattfactor Jr.'ll be here in December.

5) What's your third-date movie?
The Princess Bride.

Posted by: Mattfactor at October 9, 2008 3:17 PM

1. came here from IDLYITW in 06 for a movie review, the name of said movie escapes me right now
2. Mount pleasant MI ( a college town devoid of both mountains and pleasentness)
3. I am a student at said college.
4. single, planning to stay that way for a good long while. hooray early twenties!
5. High Fidelity. Love me some Cusak.

Posted by: Batgirl at October 9, 2008 3:17 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I don't really remember, but I think it was the Fug girls and I know it was long before Homeland Security shut down the site. I think my first comment was on the original Brokeback review.
2) What city do you live in?
Seattle
3) What do you do for a living?
divorce attorney
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
single, both
5) What's your third-date movie?
I don't date.

Posted by: pq at October 9, 2008 3:17 PM

I have travelled great distance to be involved in Pajiba. From rumblings of a distant land where people appreciated film and intelligent comments therof on Television Without Pity, to my exile from that land for knowing too much about a certain media company's reality TV programming yet to air that may have bought the site. The links constantly reappeared in front of my eyes on other great sites, till I took the plunge and ventured over for myself with any pattern of consistency.

I live in a large small town in NJ, constantly featured on all Turnpike, Thruway, and Parkway signs starting on the opposite side of the state.

My income is pulled from freelance writing, theatrical odd jobs, and crafting, though I believe most who know me would consider me a full time student.

Straight and single, no clever comments needed.

I have to set the girl straight on what she will be putting up with if the relationship goes further. I choose a very smart, dry, slow horror film, preferably not in color. Something like Cat People or Carnival of Souls. Barring that, something too artsy for its own good: a Bicycle Thief or Blow-Up. Twisted, but beautiful.

Posted by: Robert at October 9, 2008 3:18 PM

Weezer-glasses (or Lisa Loeb) using

And what, praytell, the FUC IS WRONG WITH LISA LOEB AND HER GLASSES?!?!?! HUH, MOTHERFUCKER?!?!!!

Dustin, tell me who this asshat is. Come on, I know you know. Just give me a name and a city, that is all I am asking. I expect a informative email by this evening, sir.

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, gets to fuck around with Lisa Loeb. I will indeed cut a motherfucker. And no sissy swiping cut either. I mean a full-on, drag a dull blade against the trachea kind of shit.

(*wanders off, muttering*)...shit...done fucking around with these people...

Earliest Pajiba memory: Easy. My debut in NMN's column about Michael Richards.

Came From: ummm.....dontlinkthis.net. Please don't judge me because of that link. I have a weakness.

City: I already outed myself as an Atlantan.

Profession: Student, currently. Wannabe screenwriter (that makes two!)

Painfully single. Straight for now, but if I don't get laid soon....

Seeing as how I never had a third date, I wouldn't know.

Posted by: Vermillion at October 9, 2008 3:19 PM

1. I dont remember how I found this place.

2. Wichita, KS

3. I am in int'l sales for a wind energy company

4. Single, Straight - although my shoes are bi curious

5. Motorcyle Diaries or Nalin' Palin if things go well.

Posted by: dylanj at October 9, 2008 3:20 PM

1) No idea, but I stayed for the bitchy.
2) Toronto
3) Government of Ontario- Attorney General
4) Breeder
5) Veritgo

Posted by: Ebs at October 9, 2008 3:20 PM

1. Came here from Go Fug Yourself. And God, I don't know what the first thing I did here was, it was like 3 years ago or something.
2. Houston
3. Mechanical engineer.
4. Engaged
5. Something along the lines of Dazed and Confused or Baseketball. I want someone who can see past the medium to the art.

Posted by: Eep at October 9, 2008 3:21 PM

1) I don't remember how I got here, but I remember that after my first comment: I got issued a virtual smackdown by damn near all the regulars. Good times.

2) La-la Land.

3) I can't tell you or I'd have to kill you. ;-)

4) Single, Straight, and I don't discriminate!

5) What the HELL is a third date?

Posted by: Ciji at October 9, 2008 3:21 PM

I am in a committed Internet relationship with a Chilean goddess. - Optimus Rhyme

Aaawwwwwwwwwwwww...

*takes dildoscar from Admin11 and gives it to Optimus*

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 3:21 PM

1) GoFugYourself or The Superficial

2) San Jose, CA (but I'm from So Cal)

3) Graduate Student in nutrition science

4) Not married, not single.

5) It varies. I haven't been on a 3rd date in 3 years.

Posted by: Rachelopoly at October 9, 2008 3:21 PM

By the way, that definition has been there a loooong time, Dustin.

Posted by: Eep at October 9, 2008 3:22 PM

1) I remember seeing "Pajiba" ads on some site, probably came over the find out WTF a pajiba was. Thank god the Urban dictionary finally cleared it up for me.
2) Madison, WI
3) Librarian
4) Straight by most definitions, anti-marriage but in a long term relationship thing
5) Werewolf of Washington. WTF about girls who bring in shitty, MSTK-esque horror, huh, Mr. Know-It-All-Third-Date-Movie-Writer? Pthbt. Deal.

Posted by: frumpiefox at October 9, 2008 3:22 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
My earliest memory is the review for Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous. "Kill Me, Please." It was like coming home.
I followed a link from the much-lamented Cruel.com. The headline was "Rhymes with Vagina" and I just had to click it. Imagine my joy.

2) What city do you live in?
San Antonio, TX. Beautiful place.

3) What do you do for a living?
I'm unemployed at the moment--you know about anything? Huh? Anything? Tell me.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Very happily married to the snarkiest man in the world.

5) What's your third-date movie?
This is the TOUGH one. It would depend on the guy. Right now I'm leaning heavily towards Postal. I would want to see what parts he laughs at.

Posted by: Jerce at October 9, 2008 3:22 PM

1.When homeland security shut you guys down.

2.Oshvegas, WI

3.Part of the problem when it comes to popular music

4.Unattached, Straight

5.High Fidelity

Posted by: Max at October 9, 2008 3:24 PM

1) I came from QuizLaw, before the Homeland Security thing, but I don't remember why.

2) Beautiful, Scenic, El Cerrito, CA

3) I procure enterprise level data center hardware for a dot com. I buy a whole lot of computers that I never get to use. I get paid, life is good!

4) I'm a queer (bi is such a loaded term these days, sigh...) girl married to a guy.

5) Empire Strikes Back, I've got to have a geek or nothing at all. (an aside, my husband first seduced me while we were watching Hard Boiled, what's not to love!)

Posted by: Rachel T at October 9, 2008 3:25 PM

1. Started coming here from Go Fug Yourself. Can't remember exactly when, but I do remember my first comment which was long after I started visiting, and was something snarky directed at the makers of that Bob Saget penguin movie (under the nom de keyboard "Ornithologist").

2. The wee village of Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia. A depressing Canadian movie starring Molly Parker and a very young Ellen Page was set here.

3. Biologist for an environmental consulting company. Hence the running around in chest waders and stuff that I occasionally complain about here....

4. Married to a very cool physics-engineering type. We're a pretty geeky couple.

5. Hmm, can't say as I have a standard one picked out, but if he doesn't find Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Tenacious D funny, then it's probably not worth pursuing.

Posted by: meaux at October 9, 2008 3:25 PM

1) Hmm, I honestly don't remember. It's been too long. I do recall that I got here via the Fug Girls, though.
2) Sun Prairie, WI (just outside of Madison)
3) Marketing Manager for an entertainment marketing/promotions/event company
4) Married (8 years)
5) "Waiting for Guffman"

Posted by: prairiegirl at October 9, 2008 3:25 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
The 10 Worst Blockbusters of All-Time list, back in 2006, was the first article I read. It was advertised on Gofugyourself and I was hooked. I delurked primarily in the diversions because I was too scared of you bitches to really start commenting until January of this year.
2) What city do you live in?
I live in Philly, I hail from the suburbs in Bucks County.
3) What do you do for a living?
Medical publishing. Whee.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single and straight, despite my constant flirting with the lady 'Jibans.
5) What's your third-date movie?
I'm a movie whore, so I couldn't give a shit. From High Fidelity, Roxanne, Muppet anything, to fucking Re-animator, it's more about who you're with than what you're watching.

Posted by: Julie at October 9, 2008 3:26 PM

Seems like as good a time as any to de-lurk.


1) My earliest memory is becoming very anxious when Pajiba dissappeared for a while, only to reappear with an incredible story about their bout with the Department of Defense. I actually came here from Deus Ex Malcontent.

2) Langley, British Columbia, Canada

3) Computer Programmer

4) Single & Straight (might help to mention "male" as well)

5) "Almost Famous", "Serenity", "The Incredibles" I have a shelf full of worthy candidates.

Posted by: Dev at October 9, 2008 3:26 PM

1. The Fug, and I can't recall the first review I read. It's been at least two years.
2. Dallas, but NOT A NATIVE
3. Auto Insurance
4. Married
5. American Psycho. If you don't laugh your ass off, we're not going to get along.

Posted by: eurotrashwonton at October 9, 2008 3:26 PM

1. Uh, I think I came here through TWOP.
2. Pittsburgh, PA. It's okay. Lots of....beer.
3. Office manager and sometimes actor.
4. Straight, with a hilarious boyfriend.
5. City of God. If you don't like it, I don't like you.

Posted by: Courtie at October 9, 2008 3:26 PM

Oh! And I'm straight!

Posted by: Rachelopoly at October 9, 2008 3:27 PM

1) My earliest memory is from before the movie reviews even happened, when it was still a hot political mess in here. I have no idea where I came from. I guess maybe by way of Google-related accident?
2) Apple Valley (a suburb of the Twin Cities).
3) I used to be an accountant, but now I am a lady of leisure.
4) Single and straight.
5) I don't think I have a third date movie. I could probably count on one hand the number of official dates I've ever been on. I tend to just fall into relationships with people I know, as opposed to dating.

Posted by: Sarina at October 9, 2008 3:27 PM

I forgot to mention that I'm straight too. But I went to an all girls Catholic high school.

Make of that what ye will....

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 3:28 PM

1. My earliest memory is probably...I don't know...I saw the ads on Go Fug Yourself and clicked a couple times, but I never really knew what the site was about, then I started reading and kept coming back more and more.
2. Toledo, OH, and a constant state of loneliness and sadness
3. I'm a never-been law student, a never-writes writer, and a part-time bookseller at now 2 bookstores.
4. I'm straight, and unfortunately, not attached to anybody in the least...despite how much I wish that wasn't the case...cause there's somebody I kind of like, but anyways, enough about that.
5. I've yet to get to 3, but just in case, I'm thinking...I don't know, maybe Rushmore or The Philadelphia Story, maybe it would be situation-specific (You've never seen [Some Awesome Movie]? Let's watch it together!) I don't know, I think too much, and I'll probably think of the perfect thing in an hour or possibly in two-and-a-half weeks while on my lunch break, I can't really think well short-term.

Posted by: Cait at October 9, 2008 3:28 PM

1. I think someone sent me the link about the Brokeback Mountain review, said I should check it out, and heres i am.
2. New York City
3. Student
4. Single and Straight
5. You're absolutely right about Almost Famous, although I have used The Blues Brothers before. If you don't like either of those movies, it might be a deal breaker for me.

Posted by: aidan at October 9, 2008 3:28 PM

1) Pajiba was recommended by friend a year (or two?) before the great Homeland Security raid. When was that? 2003?
2) Riverside, Calif.
3) Archaeologist.
4) Almost married to someone of the opposite sex.
5) I'm not hip enough to have a third-date movie.

Posted by: gavin at October 9, 2008 3:29 PM

1) Arrived at Pajiba via comments in the Query Letters I Love blog.

2) Atlanta, more or less.

3) DBA for an advertising agency.

4) Happily divorced.

5) Not sure about this "date" word I keep hearing about. Last time I was invited somewhere and promised a thrilling time, they tried to get me to buy a timeshare. But if I was going to spend time with a member of the opposite sex for the third time, with no financial obligation, I might suggest Kung Fu Hustle. It would be telling.

Posted by: Wednesday at October 9, 2008 3:29 PM

*Wandered over here from Go Fug one particularly soul-sucking day in Corporate Hell. Thought, "Damn this is funny. Lots of profanity. Must read more. Must hide when people come around the corner."

*RVA baby! Shout out to the 804!

*Used to consider myself a stay-at-home mom, but now it's more like professional patient. Chemotastic!

*Smug married to Mr. Pink, college sweetheart. Mother to Little Pink, awesome toddler extraordinaire.

*If I did the dating thing, I guess either True Romance or 28 Days Later would be my choices.

Posted by: Alabamapink at October 9, 2008 3:30 PM

1)I heard about pajiba from my best gay
2) I'm in college in Chicago, but from Boston
3) Poor student/crimefighter
4) Single and Straight and also a girl
5) Mystery Science Theatre 3000. If a guy can't love MST3K I don't care if he's freaking Gerard Butler, he's out. Well...

Posted by: Carolyn at October 9, 2008 3:32 PM

1. I was here earlier than that, but I do remember the link from GoFugYourself, and read "The top 10 Worst Blockbusters of all Time", which is Pajiba's best article to date. That was over 2 years ago.

2. Chicago, IL.
3. Sales rep at a local newspaper.
4. Straight and Single. And it sucks.
5. Super Troopers.

Posted by: Brie at October 9, 2008 3:32 PM

1 - I have been on this site for a while (like 3 years) and I think a friend of mine got me hooked.
2 - Toronto
3 - Some really boring stuff. Data entry.
4 - Single, Straight
5 - Temple of Doom. You gotta love Dr. Jones

Posted by: Thatgirltra at October 9, 2008 3:33 PM

1) I kept seeing ads for this place called Pajiba that said it rhymed with vagina, and the ads had pictures of Lindsay Lohan, I think. Possibly on gofugyourself. It took me months of seeing those ads before clicking here, expecting a gossip blog. I was extremely disappointed.
2) NYC
3) I teach SAT prep sometimes, and other times I sell my body on the street.
4) Single and straight
5) Pssh, I don't date. Fuck and run, baby. If I had to choose, I'd go with From Justin to Kelly.

Posted by: Sabrina at October 9, 2008 3:33 PM

1. Two years ago. I was working in Nicaragua, and desperately missing movies, so Pajiba helped me build the world's longest Netfilx list. And I didn't get Netflix until 3 days ago:)
2.Brooklyn
3. Student in Ecology and Evolution
4. swing between single and not single
5. True Romance. If you ever get to a third date with me, I like you enough to consider having sex with you.

I admit it, I am a lurker. Everyone here knows each other too well. Sometime brings back bad memories of junior high

Posted by: missSmilla at October 9, 2008 3:34 PM

1) If memory serves I got here from Go fug yourself in 2006, i think because of an ad but don't really remember.
2) San Jose, Costa Rica
3) I'm a graphic designer working for an interactive media agency.
4) Straight with a boyfriend who wears weezer glasses (i have the lisa loeb glasses.. go a problem with that?)
5) I will agree with several above on High Fidelity. If he doesn't like this it's just not happening.

Posted by: l27 at October 9, 2008 3:36 PM

1. linked by a friend nearly 2 years ago who encouraged me to pick up writing again. one of the Guides, though i forget which. probably Buffy....
2. brooklyn now, but i grew up in Ithaca where Dustin was for a while before he moved. in fact, we talked at great length about the indie theaters there (my home away from home as a child).
3. i'm a publishing drone (read: office bitch) on 5th avenue (but at least i have a job in these times right?) as well as a staple of the west village happy hour. you cannot go wrong with a $3 top shelf gin martini, especially when they become free after the 2nd one because the bartender thinks you're cute.
4. i'm a friend of dorothy and spoken for (3 years now, it's scaring me!)
5. depends....i have a roster of movies that i watch every few months to charge my batteries somewhat (it's like therapy). from those, i'd probably say "election," "to die for," "drop dead gorgeous," "death and the maiden" or maybe i'd go way back and do "who's afraid of virginia woolf." i got Al into Buffy/Angel shortly after we met, if tv shows count.

Posted by: Scott at October 9, 2008 3:36 PM

1) If memory serves I got here from Go fug yourself in 2006, i think because of an ad but don't really remember.
2) San Jose, Costa Rica
3) I'm a graphic designer working for an interactive media agency.
4) Straight with a boyfriend who wears weezer glasses (i have the lisa loeb glasses.. go a problem with that?)
5) I will agree with several above on High Fidelity. If he doesn't like this it's just not happening.

Posted by: l27 at October 9, 2008 3:36 PM

MissSmilla, it took me a year and a half to really de-lurk for the same reason. I forced people to be my friend, you should stay out and play with us :)

Posted by: Julie at October 9, 2008 3:38 PM

I just realized that I, too, wear Lisa Loeb glasses.
I wear them proudly.

Posted by: Courtie at October 9, 2008 3:38 PM

delurker here:

1 - I started checking in here from go fug yourself over 2 years ago I think
2 - I'm in Mount Pleasant, central michigan -- major reason for delurking; I'm surprised there's two other locals on here!
3 - I'm a part time student and rest of time stay at home mom
4 - Married
5 - that's a hard one. Maybe better off dead? I want to say Princess bride too but don't want to seem like a follower.

Posted by: banana at October 9, 2008 3:39 PM

MissSmilla: I'm a lurker too. Lets be friends.

Posted by: Rachelopoly at October 9, 2008 3:39 PM

1) I am not sure what my first memory of Pajiba would be but I do remember that I found you guys through gofugyourself and I don't know how I got through work without it.
2) Pittsburgh, PA
3) Receptionist, but I just got my first social work job! I will be working for PA Women Work.
4) Single and Straight
5) High Fidelity

Posted by: Erin at October 9, 2008 3:39 PM

1. It was either TwoP or the Fug Girls.
2. Currently in NYC, formerly a Hoosier/Buckeye hybrid (the deadliest of all midwestern hybrids!)
3. Attorney
4. Single, straight. Loving it.
5. I don't "date" guys. I fuck them into submission until they beg to be my boyfriend. Then we watch Anchorman.

Posted by: notyourmomsdominatrix at October 9, 2008 3:39 PM

1. Was referred here by Go Fug Yourself and what a lovely day that was.
2. Orlando
3. Insurance adjuster
4. Single/ straight (and a girl, sorry a 30 year old LADY!)
5. It's gotta be So I Married An Axe Murderer. I just don't understand people who don't find that movie hilarious.

Posted by: lyricalcatt at October 9, 2008 3:40 PM

MissSmilla, I'm slowly doing what Julie did.

By trying to make Julie my friend.

Wow, I'm being exceptionally creepy today.

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 3:40 PM

1) Memory Origin: ... umm, wow I can't remember. I do know is was my junior year of HS, and it was probably from Go Fug Yourself, either that or the opposite... yeah
2) City: San Francisco
3) Profession: Student of the artsy variety
4) Status: Single, Bi
5) 3rd Date Movie: Probably A fish Called Wanda or maybe Edward Scissorhands though probably not seeing as it has about a 50/50 chance of making me cry with little to no warning

Posted by: Darwinfox at October 9, 2008 3:41 PM

Dedicated lurker...
1. IDLYITW, though I no longer visit that site. I'm pretty sure the "firecrotch" ad got me too.

2. Anchorage, Alaska (and, yes, Sarah Palin is a fraud.)

3. Push paper around in circles at both school and work.

4. Psh. Wouldn't YOU like to know?

5. The Royal Tenenbaums. (In this case, I think it actually was, too.)

Posted by: Claire at October 9, 2008 3:41 PM

1)I came over after absentmindedly clicking on a link at GoFugYourself in 2005. You've been stuck with me ever since.

2)Albany, NY, against my better judgement.

3)I work for the NYS Legislature as a legislative analyst. I basically get to explain legislation and laws to the people who supposedly wrote/voted for/passed them.

4)Married & expecting our first child.

5)Hmmmmm, third date movie...The third date is the one where you stay in watching TV in the hopes that the night will end with awkward, fumbling, first-time sex, right? In that case the movie should be boring, no? How about Citizen Kane?

Posted by: Kolby at October 9, 2008 3:42 PM

1. It's been too long (Fug, maybe?). I remember the day comments were turned on, though, shortly after I found this place.
2. Ottawa, Canada
3. English Lit teacher/studier type
4. Straight (overall), married to hot physicist
5. Danger:Diabolik .

Oh, and not to belittle the great work done by professional bloggers, but film reviewing's just a pastime, Mr. Urban Dick. Never in a million years am I replacing my blood-sweat-tears academic career with 24/7 online op-edding. That's just not where I want to be, and others do it better.

Posted by: Ranylt at October 9, 2008 3:44 PM

Damn! A bit late to my own party. Stupid, stupid work. Anyway...

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

My earliest Pajiba memory is clicking on the link from Go Fug Yourself (after being perplexed and intrigued by the ads there for some time) and being totally stumped by how to make this site work and what exactly it was. Yes, I am slow on the uptake. As I've mentioned before, it took my third visit to the site to finally get it.

I do clearly remember my first comment. People were calling out actors who did not deserve their Oscars and BSlim had pointed a finger at Helen Hunt. Being the innocent that I was, I responded and said that as long as we were taking Oscars away, especially for that movie, Jack Nicholson needed to give his back too. And shockingly (especially knowing what I do now about him) BSlim agreed.

If I had known how much Pajiba was going to take over/influence my life, I would have picked a more anonymous Pajibidentity. Oh, and I'm sorry to say that GFY gets much less of my attention these days, thanks to this here site.

2) What city do you live in?

No need to be coy, since I'm on the map--I live in Northampton, MA. However, Dustin, the other thing I wanted to know is Where are people from originally? So, to answer that question, I'm originally from Maryland--the central part that is now the epitome of suburban sprawl. Though Columbia is a planned community. Fellow Pajibans, I'd love to know this answer too.

3) What do you do for a living?

Academic Advisor for undeclared students.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Partnered--12 years and counting. Bi, but I've been in this het relationship for so long, I've forgotten the secret handshake. Godtopusdamnit!

5) What's your third-date movie?

Hmm. I haven't been in this situation. Is this a movie you use to share something about yourself and see if they're worth your time, or are you using it to try to get into that person's pants? Or both? I'll have to mull this over and get back to you.

Posted by: tamatha at October 9, 2008 3:45 PM

Can I add that I'm not a native of WI too? Arrived via Ohio (burn on big river, burn on)

Posted by: Max at October 9, 2008 3:45 PM

1. Don't remember what first brought me to Pajiba but I remember spending an evening reading the reviews of all the films I'd seen recently and being overjoyed at finally finding a place where the reviewers seemed to be so consistently on the same wavelength as me (but smarter and wittier...)
2. Paris (France, not Texas)
3. In a relationship, straight. (Crushes on numerous actresses notwithstanding)
4. In the Mood for Love. Or maybe Doomsday. Or something by Cameron Crowe, for a more middle of the road choice.

Posted by: chimera at October 9, 2008 3:45 PM

1) Randomly clicked on a banner from some far corner on the Internet. I found people just like me. Discerning, with a tolerance for crappy movies if they were entertaining, and enough snark to fill a whole season of Boston Legal.
2) Small town Howell, NJ. I know more about small town values than Gov. Peggy Hill! BRING ME THE VICE PRESIDENCY!
3) Paper Pusher/Aspiring Writer/CTU Deep Cover Operative
4) Straight and taken, dangerously close to engaged.
5) Dark City. If you don't like it, then you have to either introduce me to a new movie that doesn't suck, have really REALLY good sex with me, or leave. (Needless to say, my girlfriend hated the movie, and is still with me to this very day.)

Posted by: Mike R. at October 9, 2008 3:46 PM

1 - The Fug Girls and I Don't Like You In That Way kept directing me here, so I kept coming by and become addicted. It's been about two years of occasionally de-lurking and snickering now. Dustin's Jackass review still gives me the warm fuzzies.

2 - I'm in Stratford, Ontario right now - but I've only been in Canada for two years because I'm an Australian (from Tasmania... shudduurrrp).

3 - I'm finally looking for work now after getting my visa shit sorted. Don't try it. Pain in the ass.

4 - Straight and been married to Marv for almost two years. He wears Ray Bans glasses - Clark Kent style. So there.

5 - Probably Trainspotting. It used to be that if you can't laugh with me, you'd be out on your arse.

Posted by: Goldie at October 9, 2008 3:47 PM

1) Clicked in from Go Fug Yourself about two years ago. Pajiba is my oasis in the vast cubicle desert in which I "work".
2) Ottawa, Ontario
3) I'm a public servant.
4) In a long-term relationship
5) South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut. A guy's gotta have a sense of humour.

Posted by: gmack at October 9, 2008 3:47 PM

1. All i know is everytime i sit at my desk the Browser sends me here.
2. LA
3. Sales Mgr @ Superior Axle and Gear
4. Dating and straight
5. Super Troopers

Posted by: gilp at October 9, 2008 3:47 PM

First Pajiba memory and where I came from: I was visiting my bestest friend and we were talking about sexism in movies. She brought up the review for Captivity. I didn't know who this Dustin Rowles person was, but I was immediately smitten. After I started reading some more, I fell in love with all the writers for different reasons. I'm an Army brat, but mostly grew up in Virginia.

City of current residence: Freaking Warner Robins, Georgia. Before that Keesler, MS and before that, Anchorage, AK.

Occupation: I'm a weather forecaster for the Air Force.

Love life: I am unmarried.

Third date movie: The Princess Bride. For no other reason than that was the first movie I saw when I looked over to my shelves.

Posted by: brenia at October 9, 2008 3:47 PM

1) Randomly clicked on a banner from some far corner on the Internet. I found people just like me. Discerning, with a tolerance for crappy movies if they were entertaining, and enough snark to fill a whole season of Boston Legal.
2) Small town Howell, NJ. I know more about small town values than Gov. Peggy Hill! BRING ME THE VICE PRESIDENCY!
3) Paper Pusher/Aspiring Writer/CTU Deep Cover Operative
4) Straight and taken, dangerously close to engaged.
5) Dark City. If you don't like it, then you have to either introduce me to a new movie that doesn't suck, have really REALLY good sex with me, or leave. (Needless to say, my girlfriend hated the movie, and is still with me to this very day.)

Posted by: Mike R. at October 9, 2008 3:47 PM

1. Earliest memory: Pan's Labyrinth review, although possibly was here earlier, I don't remember....I think probably I came over via the Fug girls too.
2. Irvine California, recently transplanted from Ann Arbor Michigan. Not happy about it either.
3. Workin' on a PhD in Biophysics.
4. It's complicated. straight(ish)
5. Labyrinth. Any potential mates must be secure with my love of the Bowie.

Posted by: s. pisaster at October 9, 2008 3:47 PM

1) A friend of mine sent me one of the Guides. I think it was about drinking. Gin was heavily featured.
2) Live in Chicago; at school in Norwich, England.
3) Student and slacker.
4) Single and ready to mingle!
5) I've never had a third date. Probably because I said single and ready to mingle. I watched Can't Hardly Wait after getting stood up to the prom, though, if that counts.

Posted by: JakesAlterEgo at October 9, 2008 3:47 PM

1. I think I came here from an ad on Collegehumor.com, which I have since stopped reading. I think it was the funny name got me over here. Favorite memory: you guys convinced me to check out BSG and Firefly, for which I will forever be in your debt.
2. Columbus OH, via Chicago
3. Student
4. Single, straight
5. Dunno. My favorite movie is Casablanca so that might work.

Posted by: Nate at October 9, 2008 3:48 PM

The third date is the one where you stay in watching TV in the hopes that the night will end with awkward, fumbling, first-time sex, right? In that case the movie should be boring, no? How about Citizen Kane?

lol, very true

Posted by: dylanj at October 9, 2008 3:48 PM

1. Came over from Go Fug Yerself in '06 or so...before the whole Homeland Security fiasco. I think I might be the only one here who gives up Pajiba for Lent cause it's that good and that bad.
2. Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We makes cigarettes. And they are oh so wonderfully cheap here.
3. High school teacher. Catholic high school teacher. Yes, seriously. I am at work right now.
4. Not married but in a relationship, straight. How come you didn't ask male/female/other? Female, personally.
5. Surprisingly, given that this is a movie review site and I spend at least an hour a day here, I don't even like watching movies all that much. Especially not on a date. Third date would be when I take him to my favorite bar and see how he does. Never take a first date to your favorite place (or pick him up there) cause if it doesn't work out, where you gonna hide?

Posted by: AM at October 9, 2008 3:48 PM

All you bitches who said "True Romance" for your third date movie......i wholefuckingheartedly agree!!! that movie has an ass that tastes like peach vanilla ice cream!

Posted by: Scott at October 9, 2008 3:50 PM

"election," "to die for," "drop dead gorgeous," "death and the maiden" or maybe i'd go way back and do "who's afraid of virginia woolf."

Films about women being humiliated and pathetic? Oh, Scott, what have us girls done to you?

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 3:50 PM

1 - damn, those ads on gofugyourself must have been good!
2 - central NJ
3 - web designer for a university
4 - married
5 - blues brothers [And though my husband laughs at me for enjoying those car crashes far, far too much, HIS first album (8-track tape, even!) was Suitcase Full of Blues]

Posted by: mswas at October 9, 2008 3:50 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I definitely came from gofugyourself, and I don't know what I loved so much, but 3-4 years later I'm checking this site constantly all day for new material. I'm a huge lurker, but I probably read 90% of the comments.

2) What city do you live in?
Reston, VA (DC Suburbs)

3) What do you do for a living?
Meeting and Event planner

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Married for 3 and a half years.

5) What's your third-date movie?
I couldn't even tell you - but I think the first movie my husband and I watched together was Sneakers.

Posted by: jillster85 at October 9, 2008 3:51 PM

BTW - I also sport a fabulous pair of Lisa Loeb-style glasses and my husband, handsome gent that he is, wears some nice Weezer-like specs. Ahh, to be a stereotype. ;)

I can't tell you how much I love this site. . .

Posted by: prairiegirl at October 9, 2008 3:52 PM

Earliest Memory is loving the bitchy after wandering over from either the Fug Girls or Deus Ex Malcontent, it was one of those somethingorother guides to what's good for you that got me. Been lurking here for 3 years or so, recently started commenting.

I'm literally blocks away from Dev (hi Dev!) in Langley, although I prefer to think of it as Metro Vancouver.

I'm an educational AV technician hoping to become a law student.

Straight and married to the wonderful ladyhelmet, nursing student extraordinaire.

It was probably the Pelican Brief or some other Grisham show, we were on a roll for a while there.

Posted by: lordhelmet at October 9, 2008 3:52 PM

1) I THINK I came here from Superficial or IDLYITW-(Hey, I killed my short-term memory smoking dope in my party days.) I've been reading reviews here since before comments were enabled.
2) I live in southern Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky.
3) I am a secretary but I long to be independently wealthy.
4) Recently, very happily, married.
5) I THINK we watched The Big Night (Shaloub/Tucci geniusness) on our third date.

By the way, I don't need glasses (Weezer/Loeb or other); I don't drink coffee; I don't own an ipod; I don't even know what a twee expression is; I am way too old and way too unhip to be a hipster; I don't watch The Office; I don't find Christian Bale particiularly attractive (as Tim Gunn says, "Chacun a son gout!"; I know how to spell/type "the"; I don't see movies based on the director; and I don't squee (well, sometimes for my husband). Does that mean I can't come here anymore?

Posted by: Mrs. Adams at October 9, 2008 3:53 PM

In the spirit of delurking...

1. Tearjerker movies. How I found that, I don't remember.
2. I go to school in Tucson but I live in Yuma.
3. Student
4. Straight. According to the IRS: single.
5. Stir Crazy.

Posted by: Bouvier at October 9, 2008 3:53 PM

(1) Got here from YBNBY about 1&1/2-2 years ago. And had more fun reading then commenting, until recently.
(2) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Hyuk! (see Montana/N. Dakota? Look up.)
(3) Municipal Government Administration/American Liberator.
(4) Married w/kids to a woman who is far to patient with my antics.
(5) Haven't Had a third date in 10 years, if I was to start again? Boondock Saints. Bad accents, bad acting but oh so good. Love me, love the Saints.

Sofia you just broke my heart.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 9, 2008 3:53 PM

Hey Dustin - shouldn't the Urban Dictionary definition read, "...sweatervest wearing..."? I mean, if they're going to attempt to nail down a description of this place, they may as well get the fucker right.

And Tamatha - I'm originally from Miami, which means Dustin and Seth are pretty much just waiting for me to rob a convenience store, drunkenly wrestle an alligator, or blow my own house/meth lab up.

Posted by: Kolby at October 9, 2008 3:53 PM

Fine! De-lurking for today.

1) I don't remember. GFY?
2) NYC
3) Scientist
4) Single Straight
5) The Princess Bride and The Big Lebowski are the first two that come to mind.

Posted by: Sandra at October 9, 2008 3:54 PM

1) I was bored at work and googled "bitchy movie reviews." It was back when the layout was like split screen and y'all had political essays. Whenever that was.

2) I live in Philly...for now.

3) I'm a Library grad student.

4) I'm unionized with the Dude.

5) The Cook, the thief, his wife, her lover.

Posted by: Estelle at October 9, 2008 3:55 PM

By trying to make Julie my friend.

It's WORKING :p

Posted by: Julie at October 9, 2008 3:55 PM

Dangit - my last comment should have ended with "...so they can write about it on Quizlaw."

Posted by: Kolby at October 9, 2008 3:56 PM

*does the cabbage patch*

SWEET!

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 3:56 PM

Actually Sofia, i admire the women who made them in the first place. death & the maiden is not, nor ever shall it be, about a woman being humiliated. it's about whether or not she should humiliate her captor. as for election, well, it's the mid-west accents that get me. drop dead gorgeous, obviously, you have at least a dozen exceptionally talented women who, yes, make asses of themselves but in a completely harmless way (for proof, see the box office reciepts). and don't get me started on virginia woolf.....it's a classic! ne touche pas, please. and as for what you girls have done to me, well, i suck dick now. that's what you girls did to me. hahaha! take it in stride sweetie! i mean no harm....

Posted by: Scott at October 9, 2008 3:57 PM

I've been lurking here too long to remember why I came, I'd say "various" about covers the middle questions- although ND would at least be more specific for a location of said variety- and taking a date to a movie? Now there's an idea.

Posted by: staylor at October 9, 2008 3:58 PM

Ecology and Evolution student? MissSmilla, you must join in! We bio-geek gals have to stick together!

Posted by: meaux at October 9, 2008 4:00 PM

Yay! I'll have to go back and read all the comments later, because my boss is asking----nay, telling me to do the work of 3 people today. I kind of hate him, actually. *Ahem* But enough about that! On to awesome quesions:

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
*I was reading the AVClub's review of Captivity, and one of the commenters (I think it was Alex the Odd!) provided a link to Dustin's review. I read it, agreed wholeheartedly, and have loved him, ever since. Despite his obvious and unreasonable hatred for all things geeky. (For the record, I came to love the eloquents and other staff writers pretty quickly, too.)
2) What city do you live in?
*Los Angeles, CA. I have a STRONG love-hate relationship with this city. Today, I want to board the next flight out of here. Tomorrow, I'll be all excited about going to New Beverly or UCB Theatre. I'll probably end up leaving.
3) What do you do for a living?
*I describe movies and TV shows for visually impaired audiences. The good news is, I get to watch movies and TV shows for a living. The bad news is, my boss is an unfair and unreasonable prick. And I kind of hate him. But I guess I mentioned that earlier...
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
*A Kinsey 2 (which makes me mostly straight?), just broke up with a guy who thinks Tucker Max is "hilarious," and was a douche to my friends.
5) What's your third-date movie? Either The Apartment or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Posted by: ShinyKate at October 9, 2008 4:00 PM

Since Tamatha asked, I'm from St. Louis.

Posted by: Eep at October 9, 2008 4:00 PM

and as for what you girls have done to me, well, i suck dick now.

We have more in common than you think.

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 4:01 PM

1. I came from Go Fug Yourself, thinking what the heck is a Pajeeba? One of my first memories is the real time review of the first episode of Rock of Love. I even printed it out and showed it to people. That was around the time I started checking in a few times a day.

2. City - Saukville, WI (Milwaukee area)

3. Job - buyer of electronic components

4. Married/Straight

5. 3rd date movie - Shoot Em Up

Posted by: shelleyh at October 9, 2008 4:01 PM

1. Can't remember the earliest Pajiba memory but came over from fourfour.

2. Born and raised in Boston, have lived in New York for the past four years.

3. I work as an Executive Assistant to the partners of a famous engineering firm on Wall Street. They build a famous set of buildings that rhyme with "Smin Flowers".

4. In a monogamous relationship with a dude, but sometimes I miss sucking on boobs. Oh, and I'm a chick.

5. Scarface. Tony Montana can slap me around anytime.

Posted by: scorzi at October 9, 2008 4:01 PM

I feel kinda bad answering these questions. I don't expect anyone to read my answers, mainly because I almost never read anyone's comments. Skittimus, yours are the exception because you post so damn much.

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I had just sworn off seeing movies in the theater unless I had a really good reason to. Something in my head told me to look up "bitchy movie reviews" on Google, and I found Pajiba. I went out that day and saw "The History Boys," and I've been in love with the site ever since.

As for where I came from: um. As in where I was born? Houston, Texas. Grew up in Mississippi, moved to suburban Chicago during high school and have since moved around the country.

2) What city do you live in?

Chicago, IL. The actual city now, not a suburb.

3) What do you do for a living?

I used to be an audio engineer until I got laid off. Now I scour Craigslist daily for work and I tutor part of the week at my old high school. I'm trying to build a career out of designing video games and writing comics. I will never call them graphic novels. Somebody made that term up in the 80s so we comic geeks could feel better about our choices in life.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Single and straight (mostly). Wish I were asexual. I don't do well with sharing my time and space. I don't really enjoy sex. I want it, but I'm always uncomfortable and disappointed and very self-critical when it happens (which is rare). I'm seriously considering getting my balls chopped off so I can give up on sex and romance completely.

5) What's your third-date movie?

I've never been on a third date (see question four). If I had to plan one, though, I'd probably go with the South Park movie or the first Ninja Turtles movie. "Wise many say: forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza." Michaelangelo teaches us all.

That was long. My comments are usually so clipped.

Posted by: Lucas at October 9, 2008 4:02 PM

I can't remember my first memory and, although I'm not entirely sure, I think I was referred here by someone from Snopes.com.

I currently live in Bullard, TX.

I am an engineer and work for the City of Tyler (TX) in the Utilities Department.

Married for nearly 15 years with 2 kids.

It's been so long since I've been on a third date, I don't have any idea what I'd use.

I am mostly a lurker (read everything pretty religiously) and post only rarely.

Posted by: elsie at October 9, 2008 4:03 PM

"Being the innocent that I was, I responded and said that as long as we were taking Oscars away, especially for that movie, Jack Nicholson needed to give his back too. And shockingly (especially knowing what I do now about him) BSlim agreed..."

Posted by: tamatha at October 9, 2008 3:45 PM
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*wink*

That's what I'm all about sugar. Helping young naive female newcomers to make a smoooooth transition into The Pajiba Experience.

That, and taking high resolution photos of their breasts.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 4:03 PM

1. I just came here a few weeks ago from a PopCandy link - I have no idea what article it was now.
2. Orlando, but only for the moment, I hope.
3. I suffer daily as a member service rep for a small credit union. I also have a part-time job working for the Mouse. As with any job I've ever had, it'd be great if it weren't for the fucking customers.
4. Engaged
5. Hmmm... probably a comedy, like Zoolander. If you can't quote that movie, I don't think it will work between us. Lucky me, my fiance has that whole thing memorized.

Posted by: Melissa at October 9, 2008 4:04 PM

1) I don't know how I arrived at pajiba, but I'm starting to regret it.
2)Manor, Texas. It's about ten minutes outside of Austin.
3)Federal Law Enforcement
4)Married, Straight, I think.
5)I'm not positive, but I'm sure it was porn related.

Posted by: Pookie at October 9, 2008 4:05 PM

1) 2005 movie review from popsugar.com... don't remember which movie
2) Pensacola, FL
3) Work for a local Wildlife Sanctuary rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife.
4) Almost married to an amazing man
5) Baseketball

Posted by: Eva at October 9, 2008 4:05 PM

I don't remember where I got here from; I've been lurking for a couple of years.

I live in Little Rock, Arkansas, where I work as an environmental scientist/technical writer.

I've been married for three years. I cannot remember the movies we watched on our 3rd date, we were in college, we watched a lot of movies (I'm thinking he brought over Gladiator or the Godfather, something that let me know I was in for a lifetime of looooong movies; I think I put in something like Donnie Darko or Chocolat). But I do remember The Jerk was our first movie together.

Posted by: Megan at October 9, 2008 4:05 PM

1. A coworker of mine forwarded me a story from IDLYITW and I saw a link to a movie review. I came and unfortunately have rarely left since then.I think it was for Captivity. I was so impressed by the way the review was written.

2. Yarmouth Maine. Home of the Yarmouth Clam Festival, most of which takes place in my backyard. Clam Festival

3. I fold letters to rich, snotty alums and file paperwork containing information about them. Oh, also I sometimes get the great pleasure of speaking to them on the phone.

4. I am engaged, going to do the deed in April. I have heard the first time is sort of painful.

5. Third date movies is tough to remember because the other half hates movies. I am going to guess American Beauty?

Posted by: DemonWaterPolo at October 9, 2008 4:06 PM

Delurking:

1. I came from IDLYITW. I can't remember which review I read but I choked on my water and bookmarked the site.
2. Walnut Creek, CA
3. Computer Program/Accountant. It's a small company, so we all get multiple jobs.
4. Single and straight.
5. Dating...What's that? I tend to have friends with benefits rather than dating. But if I did have a third date I would chose Labyrinth, Evil Dead, or Princess Bride.

Posted by: Miss_Mimi at October 9, 2008 4:07 PM

That, and taking high resolution photos of their breasts.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim

Slim, I would've never thought you were into nipple hair.

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 4:08 PM

Ah Sofia, you may be right....i don't suppose you'd enjoy being fawned over by a gaggle of gay gooses sometime (i'm watching south park at work)...

Posted by: Scott at October 9, 2008 4:08 PM

1. Go Fug Yourself!

2. Brooklyn

3. Copywriter for a national nonprofit org.

4. Single, straight

5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Posted by: lilah012 at October 9, 2008 4:08 PM

Memory: Pajiba (S)hit list, I guess (I still to this day have the last paragraph on my Facebook page in the Favorite Quotes section), my girlfriend told me about the site and I've been reading religiously ever since.
City: The meth lab capitol of Ohio: Akron (Summit County anyway)
Occupation: Land Surveyor (soon to be a Professional Land Surveyor) I love what I do, but I don't get paid much.
Status: Straight and not married, but not single (living in sin is the coolest).
Movie: Blazing Saddles. If you don't think Mel Brooks is funny, then I will fight you.

Posted by: Joel D at October 9, 2008 4:09 PM

1 - Either the Fug Girls or the Impulsive Buy, maybe 2006ish?

2 - Bethesda, MD, just north of the District

3 - Work-at-home graphic designer, and mom of two kindergarteners

4 - Married to a Scotsman 8 years my junior (I'm old, but I'm smokin'!)

5 - Gotta groove on Caddyshack;-)

Posted by: angelbabe at October 9, 2008 4:09 PM

1. I think I clicked through gofugyourself ads a few times, but I mainly got hooked via the links page on celebitchy.

2. Hyde Park, Chicago, IL

3. Grad student, elbow deep in gizzards today

4. Married, to another scientist, he wears elvis costello glasses and I wear lisa loeb glasses

5. 1st date movie is Adaptation, 2nd date he gets to choose and 3rd date would be surviving Home for the Holidays with my twin and myself. If you want to get serious with a twin you have to be okay with the eerie specter of two people laughing the exact same laugh at the same time over the same thing that is only funny to them. Basically you have to become okay with being the outsider occasionally.

Posted by: Maples at October 9, 2008 4:09 PM

1) I don't even remember! I've been regularly lurking here for a long time. I remember the DHS debacle, and by that time I'd been frequenting Pajiba for a while. Don't remember how I came here, all I know is that you've been tops in my favourites for longer than I can recall.

2) Toronto, Ontario, though when I started coming to Pajiba it was Cambridge of same. That's Canada, but I know all of you know that....

3) Poverty-stricken student at York University, plumbing the depths of the most depraved souls. I'm in my second year of criminology.

4) Asexual, would you believe it? No, you probably wouldn't.

5) See above, but in a make-believe world it would be either American Psycho or Lyne's Lolita. Preferably both. Even more preferably followed by acting out the Huey scene in the former, followed most likely by my third date fleeing in terror/mortification. This brings me back to #4: asexual by nature/choice, though you reeeally wouldn't think so from the way I carry on.

Posted by: Lola at October 9, 2008 4:09 PM

Delurking!!
1. Go Fug Yourself. I showed up right after the famous Homeland Security incident. I had no idea what anyone was talking about, but fun was had.
2. Vancouver, BC, Canada
3. Marketing. Oh yeah, I'm THAT girl.
4. Straight. Single very recently. Yay me!
5. I think my last third date movie was Gladiator. In theaters. So I guess I need to work on that.

Posted by: MarMar at October 9, 2008 4:10 PM

Slim, I would've never thought you were into nipple hair.

Slim's a gentleman - he only shoots the recently plucked ones.

Posted by: Kolby at October 9, 2008 4:10 PM

Slim, I would've never thought you were into nipple hair.

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 4:08 PM
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I appreciate all aspects....and functions, of the human body, dearest Sofia. As a self admitted fellatio enthusiast I'm sure you appreciate that :)

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 4:12 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I've been lurking for quite some time...since before coments were activated (Go Go Comment Thread Derailment Powers!) I started commenting about a year or two ago. My earliest memory is of the Dixie Chicks, for some reason...I don't have a very good memory.

2) What city do you live in?
Montgomery, Alabama. Don't judge me...military family and ex-military that just ended up retired here. And it's not so bad...

3) What do you do for a living?
I used to do computer and variable data programming..now I'm prepress and graphic design for a printing company. I'm hoping to go back to school soon for programming.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
I'm in a long-term, long-distance relationship that will culminate in an I Do at some point...it better, anyway, if she knows what's good for her...

5) What's your third-date movie?
Let's see...I have so many...Eurotrip, Across the Universe, Sweeney Todd, and Serenity would all be in the top four in some order

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at October 9, 2008 4:13 PM

OK, last post for me and only because Tamatha requested it:

Born and raised in a small town in northeast Indiana (Kendallville to be exact), lived in Astoria, NY for ten years and now back in the Midwest in good old Wisconsin.

Posted by: prairiegirl at October 9, 2008 4:13 PM

* Came over from the Fug girls, couldn't remember when so I looked up my earliest comments, and holy crap I have an unhealthy love of the Thundercats.

* Austin, TX (live music capital of the world: NOT!)

* International Shipping

* Married - to the best goddamn man on earth. Sorry Ladies. And David.

* Princess Bride, hands down. And the Bourne Identity... Also, I don't think I can be friends (much less third date) with anyone who does not appreciate Born Yesterday (1950)

Posted by: Stella at October 9, 2008 4:14 PM

Slim, I would've never thought you were into nipple hair.

Slim's a gentleman - he only shoots the recently plucked ones.

Posted by: Kolby

In that case, I suggest staying away from dry-spell chichis. You could braid some of those.

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 4:14 PM

1. I have no idea how I got here.
2. Boston
3. Work in higher ed.
4. Single, straight
5. Movies are not involved on the third date.

Oh, and I love Obama, wear Lisa Loeb glasses, have been known to wear sweaters when it's cold, work in an office, love coffee, and listen to my iPod all the time.

Posted by: Suzy at October 9, 2008 4:14 PM

I think Lucas and I are the same person, but without the whole chopping off of the balls thing.

Posted by: JakesAlterEgo at October 9, 2008 4:15 PM

Sweeney Todd, Shadows?

You are my kind of people.

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 4:15 PM

1) Can't rightly remember, but I think the first review I read here was for the Corpse Bride, and I came here via Cyanide and Happiness.

2) Montreal, Canada. Yet I still can't speak french. What. The. Fuck.

3) Take out server/parking lot attendant/student/blogger/eventual "model"

4) Single, Gay and fabulour, thank you very much

5) It's a toss up between Juno and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Posted by: Jeremy Feist at October 9, 2008 4:16 PM

1 - Probably from IDLYITW, or from a link from the wonderful Noxious Nan. Either way, it's been years and I'm hooked. I can't imagine a day (or several times per day) without Pajiba.
2 - Reno, Nevada
3 - Legal Assistant
4 - Single, Straight, Female
5 - I've given up dating. However, on a recent 3rd friends-with-benefits, we kind of watched The Office. Guess it would depend on the date.

Posted by: MissNev at October 9, 2008 4:16 PM

Is it wrong that I am SO done with Tina Fey?
and ready for this election to be over with...who gives a crap?

Posted by: MRod at October 9, 2008 4:17 PM

1) Accidently clicked on a clink and landed here, where I've semi-lurked ever since. Fell in love at first sight, following Jackass movie review.

2+3) Los Angeles law office receptionist and punching bag.

4)Divorcing. It feels good to laugh.

5)If I like him, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang or a Guy Ritchie flick. If I really like him? Arrested Development Season Two. Caricature? Yes, thank you very much.

Also, squee, and FSM bless APink.

Posted by: that bees chick at October 9, 2008 4:17 PM

1) been a reader for a while. at least since we all still called it "pa-jee-ba." I lurk, and then quietly *squee* to myself in typical upper-midwestern fashion.
2) born, living, and probably die in st. paul, minnesota. I live down the street from garrison. seriously. I can't make that up. even been on his show a few times.
3) I'm a grad student in public health. my thesis is on sexual health of elderly patients with alzheimer's-type dementia.
4) happily partnered to a liberal vet. he's a hot commodity during this election, I hear.
5) third date movie = drop dead gorgeous over tuna noodle hotdish. I hear it's a movie about minnesota. no judging.

Posted by: shyestviolet at October 9, 2008 4:18 PM

I want to know about Skittimus Maximus. I still have a crush on him.

Posted by: scorzi at October 9, 2008 4:18 PM

- WIMB and / or IDLYITW, then it became an entry point (snerk) on its own.

I'd visited after the Department of Spying on Americans made the world briefly safer by shutting down a bunch of self-indulgent wise-asses making obscure fun of pop culture. Glad they're focused on the important stuff.

Stayed because of the swearing and dirty talk. The reviews are OK, too.

- Seattle, capitol of Ectopia.

- Um, I'm a computer geek. To qualify further would pierce the veil of anonymity. As many folks who I need to think well of me simply would not get it that I hang here, that's all I'm saying.

- Single, straight, although my hit-on ratio of late is skewing in the brokeback direction. That's new and oddly flattering.

- What is this "date" thing of which you speak? Some twisted ritual of social intercourse? I infer from the descriptions here abouts that it conventionally involves a safe word?

I may need to figure out this dating thing. I generally just be interesting-guy and say "yes" when propositioned.

Date Girl / Dear Abby '08

Posted by: BierceAmbrose at October 9, 2008 4:19 PM

That, and taking high resolution photos of their breasts.

Are you horning in on Shadows' job there, Slim??

Posted by: lordhelmet at October 9, 2008 4:19 PM

I'll leave my response and promise to read the rest later. Probably as a distraction while the wife watches stupid Grey's Anatomy.

1. I came over here via IDLYITW, sometime around September 2006. My first read was either The Covenant or Jackass 2; I'm not sure which. I quite literally spent the next week at work reading almost every review on the site (I had lots of downtime).

2. I live in Rocky River, Ohio, outside of Cleveland.

3. I'm an electrical engineer with a small firm.

4. Married. To a girl.

5. Either Grosse Point Blank, or, if the lady were more patient and musical, maybe Almost Famous.

I love you all. I'll take you for a drink in Cleveland any time. There's an authentic English pub (The Pub, oddly enough) two miles from my place where we can get a good, heavy pint or a single-malt.

Posted by: Sean at October 9, 2008 4:20 PM

1. Go Fug Yourself
2. Santa Monica, CA
3. Attorney
4. Single. Straight.
5. Hmmmm. Either The Wrath of Khan (if you don't like Trek I have no need for you) or The Big Lebowski (ditto)

Posted by: Emily at October 9, 2008 4:20 PM

1) I couldn't remember where I learned about Pajiba until other folks brought up the Fug Girls. So yeah, me too. I started clicking through their blogroll link at least two years ago, maybe more, and then when they got rid of the link, I bookmarked Pajiba. I don't have a specific early memory of this place -- I just knew that I hated the Salon film reviewers and felt very at home with the ones here.
2) I live in Arlington/DC now, but don't really like it.
3) I'm a receptionist at a non-profit (entry-level positioning myself for a meteoric rise!)
4) Partnered. Long-term. Both queer.
5) It's been a long damn time since I've had a third date. If the point of the third-date film is to be a prelude to some couch romping AND to share a little of your personality (humor, life outlook, whatever), then I'd say . . . maybe Sneakers? My impulse is to go light -- my partner and I went to see Boys Don't Cry for a first date and ended up sitting at a nearby coffeeshop for an hour afterward, shellshocked and practically shaking. It made for some deep and bonding conversation but it wasn't really romp-y.

ps. I like the comment diversions that invite lurkers to delurk.

Posted by: Lizzie (greeneyed fem) at October 9, 2008 4:22 PM

(1) I have no idea how I got here. I just know I've been happy ever since.

(2) I currently reside in Providence, right in the PC campus-- it was an accident, we moved during the summer and my sisterroommate and I didn't realize we were signing up for a year on frat row. Two houses down from the local late night pizza joint. Balcony people watching is my favorite. However, neither of us will ever attend PC.

(3) I work for an auto insurance company in Boston, going around MA to surcharge hearings. Also as a barista at Starbucks. Hopefully a student again soon.

(4) Technically single, though it always feels like cheating on the boyfriend when I say so. Also straight.

(5) I like to make the third date about going to the movie store and spending time looking for something we haven't seen, or introducing a *classic* movie to the one who hasn't seen it. It's all a matter of my mood, the weather, how the dvds are arranged in the movie store, if I've been enjoying any fond memories involving movies lately, etc. Or choosing something from a home collection, along the lines of The Big Lebowski or Office Space.

Posted by: artificialsweet at October 9, 2008 4:25 PM

1. 3 years, I've been a silent fan so far - this is my first post. I'm on a boring conference call so this seemed apropos. I think my Pajibaian cherry was popped coming over from 'The Superficial'

2. I'm from Vancouver, B.C. I can't for the life of me remember what my first detailed memory was, probably just that I really enjoyed reading the reviews - a different and refreshing point of view compared to the MSM.

3. Sales & Marketing at a large software company and small business owner, media related.

4. Married, straight, generally confused.

5. Gosh, insert tired "I've been married so long" line here...I'll answer it another way. Movies in my past I've hoped to share with someone: This is Spinal Tap, Cinema Paradiso, Cyrano de Bergerac,Blue Hawaii, Singing in the Rain

Since it's my first post, thanks to all of you (writers and in most cases those who post) for a fantastic site.

Posted by: ChadGates at October 9, 2008 4:25 PM

1. My then boyfriend, now husband told me about it.
2.Philly, PA
3. English teacher
4. Married/straight except when drunk and ask girls to make out with me.
5.Kill Bill II

Posted by: Melina at October 9, 2008 4:25 PM

1. I came over from Go Fug Yourself about two years ago. I've been lurking ever since.
2. I'm from North Jersey, right across the river form NYC.
3.I go to culinary school and I work in an office at a college.
4.straight and happily single
5.Harold and Maude

Posted by: shortcake at October 9, 2008 4:25 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
2) What city do you live in?
3) What do you do for a living?
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
5) What's your third-date movie?

1) Reading the list of the '10 worst blockbusters of all time' and having something click inside me, because I had finally found the review site of my dreams. Can't remember where I found that...probably from Go Fug Yourself.

2) Tegucigalpa, Honduras

3) High School Art Teacher

4) Straight, Engaged to a Texan Boy (yeewhaaw)

5) Bringing Up Baby

Posted by: figgy at October 9, 2008 4:25 PM

Who doesn't love talking about themselves? I love forms - they're like little tests on me, and I know all of the answers!

1) Where did I come from?

Probably Lainey Gossip. Maybe GFY.

2) What city do you live in?

Stupid and boring Ottawa, Canada.

3) What do you do for a living?

Tech company. Sales.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Single, straight.

5) What's your third-date movie?

I don't date either. I drink to excess and have sex with inappropriate people...and not even strangers, it's worse...people that I know and have to SEE again. Sometimes, the drunkeness and inappropriate sexing goes on for awhile, and that's when I know I'm in a relationship.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 4:25 PM

1) Don't remember how I got here, but i think it was some time in the summer of 2005
2) Washington DC
3) 3rd year law student
4) unmarried but attached
5) Real Genius or Jackie Brown

Posted by: cree83 at October 9, 2008 4:25 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Clicked through from Go Fug Yourself a couple of years ago...I was immediately sucked in by the headlines. Y'all are some witty motherfuckers.

2) What city do you live in?
Castle Rock, CO (a bit south of Denver)

3) What do you do for a living?
IT-type stuff.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Straight and unmarried...been living in sin with my boyfriend for many years.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Were I ever to have to endure a third date again, I'd pop in Amelie or The Royal Tenenbaums. Yup, I'm that girl.

Posted by: Another Jen at October 9, 2008 4:26 PM

1.) I'm actually really new to the Pajibaverse, having become addicted to lurking only a few months ago. The hook was the Buffy guide, and how I disagreed with most of it, but still found it hilarious. That takes talented bitchy people.

2.) San Diego, CA. It's October, and actually warm outside.

3.)An unemployed bartender, with serious thoughts about going into the assassination business. Anyone need a cheap hitman?

4.)Painfully single, fabulously gay male here.

5.)The third-date movie is actually a double feature. If he doesn't enjoy Labyrinth and LadyHawke, then it's truly over. I once left in the middle of a date when the guy fell asleep during LadyHawke. Either one of those movies can be substituted with Legend.

I think I might have a thing for the letter "L."

DAMN YOU SESAME STREET!!!

Posted by: Dagon at October 9, 2008 4:26 PM

1) Memory & Origin - I can't remember, it was at least 2 years ago.
2) City - Burleson (smallish town near Ft. Worth), Texas
3) Job - Customer Support Rep
4) Unmarried/Straight
5) 3rd Date - I quit dating over 10 years ago. Long story.

Posted by: CptCrckpot at October 9, 2008 4:26 PM

1. Dlisted.
2. Austin.
3. government drone.
4. boyfriend. gay.
5. sex.

Posted by: menotyou at October 9, 2008 4:27 PM

(1) I have no idea how I got here. I just know I've been happy ever since.

(2) I currently reside in Providence, right in the PC campus-- it was an accident, we moved during the summer and my sisterroommate and I didn't realize we were signing up for a year on frat row. Two houses down from the local late night pizza joint. Balcony people watching is my favorite. However, neither of us will ever attend PC.

(3) I work in the exciting world of auto insurance. Also serving pricey coffee to entitled students and BoSox fans at Starbucks.

(4) Technically single, though it always feels like cheating on the boyfriend when I say so. Also straight.

(5) I like to make the third date about going to the movie store and spending time looking for something we haven't seen, or introducing a *classic* movie to the one who hasn't seen it. It's all a matter of my mood, the weather, how the dvds are arranged in the movie store, if I've been enjoying any fond memories involving movies lately, etc. Or choosing something from a home collection, along the lines of The Big Lebowski or Office Space.

Posted by: artificialsweet at October 9, 2008 4:27 PM

1) I came from "Query Letters I Love." (May ManagerGuy RIP, we miss you.)
2) City - Orlando, FL.
3) Nerdy, techy, programmer, tech support person.
4) Married for 22 years straight to the same guy.
5) 3rd date movie? How the hell am I supposed to remember that?

Posted by: BWeaves at October 9, 2008 4:29 PM

I cant really recall my first Pajiba memory but my favorite thing was when TK did the Blockbuster article on The Crow. It was spot on kiddo.

I live in San Francisco and work for a major energy drink corporation which allows me time to do nothing for most of the 8 hours I'm working. Single and straight male very, very, very, very, well endowed for anyone in the SF area.

I don't have a third date movie. I'm not really into dating. I don't really hang out with someone unless i kind of know them from before. So i wouldn't really call it dating. I can honestly say Ive had maybe 6 dates since high school (im only 25 and well endowed). It just seems really awkward to ask some stranger out based solely on looks.

Posted by: Mijo at October 9, 2008 4:29 PM

1) Earliest memory: checking out a movie review then coming back a few weeks later to find that the Gov'ment had taken it down. That is the kind of shit I want to be a part of.
2) Moab, Utah. 4 hours south of Salt Lake. 1 1/2 hours west of Grand Junction, Colorado. Middle of nowhere, basically.
3) I am a grocery merchandiser for a whole foods company.
4) Married for 2 years (together for 6) 1 perfect offspring.
5) South Park Movie or Office Space.

Posted by: TWoP Fan at October 9, 2008 4:29 PM

1. One of my son's "friends" was looking at pictures of girls kissing other girls on College Humor (this was prior to me setting up the parental filter). Accidentally clicked on an ad when closing the window.

2. South Dakota

3. Shipping manager at a dairy processing plant.

4. Married to high-school sweetheart, Connie. Twelve years!

5. I think our third date movie was "Spies Like Us"

Posted by: Conrad (last name withheld) at October 9, 2008 4:32 PM

(de-lurks)

1. I'm a relative newbie. I discovered you guys when you added Firefly to your top 20 of the past 20. After looking at the rest of the entries I realized I had found my home.
2. Washington, DC.
3. Law student, which seems to put me in good company round these parts.
4. Single and straight.
5. On the third date I try to avoid the movies entirely and head straight to my (or her) favorite bar...

Now I'll go back to lurking and waiting for the next Apatow/Whedon/Anderson project

Posted by: Mike G at October 9, 2008 4:32 PM

Hey lordhelmet. I just checked the google map and you weren't joking, you really are next door! We should have a BC Pajiban's movie night or something. Featuring Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Ironman (medics will be standing by in case we suffer from an overdose of awesome).

P.S. Monitorman and Laurel are invited too.

Posted by: Dev at October 9, 2008 4:34 PM

1. I think I came originally from gofugyourself. I've been wasting valuable "work" time here for about four years now. Gawd - that's a long stretch of not paying attention at work.
2. I live in Toronto. Downtown east side, near Greektown and Little India. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
3. I translate information from science language to regular language, and get researchers involved with the community for a large not-for-profit.
4. Married. Straight, although I do appreciate women and have a huge girl-crush on Natalie Portman.
5. Either The Princess Bride or something artsy and foreign (Kolya or Like Water for Chocolate).

Posted by: Pea at October 9, 2008 4:34 PM

Mijo, you don't happen to have a big dick, do you? :p

Posted by: Julie at October 9, 2008 4:35 PM

1. You're asking a geezer to remember that far back? Damned if I know.
2. Morgantown, West fuckin' Virginia
3. Newspaper page designer/copy editor
4. Married, 26 years.
5. Date? See No. 4. (FWIW, last movie we saw was "Burn After Reading")
5a. You'll have to ask AvB, my head's never where I can see the movie.

Posted by: bucdaddy at October 9, 2008 4:36 PM

*Lurk mode off*
1. I remember coming by here through the fug girls some time ago, prior to the Department of Defense shenanigans. Always have been too scared to play with the big boys.
2. NYC
3. I work in autism research. I play with mice all day actually. Yeah, I'm a nerd.
4. Straight but with a nice fella.
5. I guess Almost Famous, Pulp Fiction, and Ratatouille. Wow, I don't think those 3 have ever been mentioned in the same sentence.
*Lurk mode on*

Posted by: helen at October 9, 2008 4:36 PM

1. I too came from the Fug Girls...can't remember when, just that I've been lurking for a while.

2. Little Rock, Arkansas

3. I work for an airport making sure all of TSA's
rules are followed meticulously by all employees all the time.

4. The Big Lebowski or Moulin Rouge

Posted by: Alicia at October 9, 2008 4:37 PM

1) Memory & Origin - came from Fug in late '05 or early '06 I believe. No idea what my first comment was. I've made 1 or 2 but mostly I just lurk.
2) City - NYC but originally from Salt Lake City, Utah.
3) Job - lawyer
4) Love - none (sad, I know). female, single, straight.
5) 3rd Date - since the 3rd Date guide is what truly cemented my dedication to pajiba, it is hard for me to name the movie in the abstract because I think it is a situational call but both High Fidelity and About a Boy (I know, both Hornby) are at the top of the list.

Posted by: soulfusion at October 9, 2008 4:37 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
- Fug Girls. About 2-3 years ago. Started commenting about 1.5 years ago

2) What city do you live in?
Arkansas

3) What do you do for a living?
- Professional Student, this time in Biomedical Research. In 5 years, I get fancy letters after my name.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
- Married to a guy

5) What's your third-date movie?
- Office Space or Die Hard

Posted by: Melody at October 9, 2008 4:37 PM

1) I think I came from The Superficial. I was here for a while before but the Sister Act April Fools joke was my first solid memory. So many people fell for that one. Hilarious.
2) It's a red state city and home of a Big 10 school.
3) Corporate Cog but mainly I get paid to surf the internet it seems.
4) My 2nd marriage. First was straight out of college and lasted less than 2 years. I refer to it as my "starter marriage".
5) Man, it's been a long time since I've thought about that. Probably Evil Dead 2 but that question is highly dependent on how well things are going and what she was interested in. However given my standard dating pool that movie would probably work fine. Other options: True Romance, Dead Alive.

Posted by: TylerDFC at October 9, 2008 4:37 PM

1. Library paper-writing procrastination, which means I don't remember 'cause that's all a hyperlink haze.
2. Alaska - Anchorage or Juneau
3. Legislative Aide - fun stuff right now!
4. Straight, single.
5. Barcelona, Dazed and Confused, recently added I'm Through With White Girls (girl-dependent)

Posted by: eskiimomo at October 9, 2008 4:38 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? - Wow that's a long time ago for me to think back to. Probably stumbled upon here via Go Fug Yourself. I fucking love those ladies.

2) What city do you live in? Here and there, permanent home is in Seattle

3) What do you do for a living? I am a hitwoman.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Living with my boyfriend of 5+ years but several lesbian escapades in my past.

5) What's your third-date movie? Again, a long way to think back. Probably Goodfellas or Say Anything.

Posted by: Be Adequite! at October 9, 2008 4:38 PM

1. I think it was a link from Idontlikeyouinthatway.com. Was definitely a picture of Lindsay Lohan with Pajiba! in white letters across the pic. I thought it meant nudity. I was wrong. But I still love it cuz I get naked when I'm here.
2. Wilmington, DE
3. Database manager for an evil credit card company, that used to be a smaller, but equally evil credit card company.
4. Technically single.
5. I think it was Houseguest with Sinbad and Phil Hartman. Almost positive. I was 15. Was also my first time getting my fingers knuckle deep into the flower patch. She was a slut. I broke up with her on her 16th birthday...30 seconds after I gave her a car, a balloon, and her favorite flower. I rule.

Posted by: PissBoy at October 9, 2008 4:39 PM

lordhelmet...believe me...we have nothing to worry about. Slim uses his camera phone, and all his pics come out grainy and blurred, almost like he's running away. I'm a true artiste...I only go for the quality erotic boobage shot that you could lick off the screen.

And then I get the action shots...but I'm still compiling that collection...yeah...that it...

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at October 9, 2008 4:39 PM

1) Don't remember (senility)
2) Atlanta (originally Northern NJ)
3) Marketing manager for giant chemical firm
4) Married. Straight.
5) I haven't been on a third date since 1989. It probably was Heathers at the time.

Posted by: Ed Newman at October 9, 2008 4:39 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? - Wow that's a long time ago for me to think back to. Probably stumbled upon here via Go Fug Yourself. I fucking love those ladies.

2) What city do you live in? Here and there, permanent home is in Seattle

3) What do you do for a living? I am a hitwoman.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Living with my boyfriend of 5+ years but several lesbian escapades in my past.

5) What's your third-date movie? Again, a long way to think back. Probably Goodfellas or Say Anything.

Posted by: Be Adequite! at October 9, 2008 4:40 PM

1) Don't remember (senility)
2) Atlanta (originally Northern NJ)
3) Marketing manager for giant chemical firm
4) Married. Straight.
5) I haven't been on a third date since 1989. It probably was Heathers at the time.

Posted by: Ed Newman at October 9, 2008 4:40 PM

car = card* ...a card.

Posted by: PissBoy at October 9, 2008 4:42 PM

1) No idea the earliest memory, been reading, lurking, and eventually commenting for years since before the DHS thing. I came from gofugyourself.
2) Anchorage (yes, the one in Alaska), which with the time difference explains why I usually get to these late.
3) As my name would imply, children's librarian.
4) Single-Straight
5) I have no idea about a third date movie. Usually I volunteer to cook if he'll bring wine and his favorite film. Works every time. Third date meal varies greatly depending on the guy, but usually it is baked fish in a light lemon sauce.

Posted by: libraryliz at October 9, 2008 4:43 PM

Sorry for the double post.

Posted by: Ed Newman at October 9, 2008 4:44 PM

Um, I didn't mean to paste the questions in there. That looks idiotic. DUH.

I also wanted to add that I used to wear the EXACT SAME glasses Tina Fey used to have when she did Weekend Update for SNL. EXACTLY the same. Now I have some very similar ones, and never want to give them up.

See when we meet we can bond over our awesome glasses and we'll SO be total BFFs!

And woohoo to whoever is from Costa Rica! hey! we're almost neighbors! *waves down*

Posted by: figgy at October 9, 2008 4:48 PM

Delurking.

1. Don't remember, but it was a political/movie site at the time.
2. Columbus, Miss.
3. freelance writer/editor/reporter
4. straight. single.
5. The Big Lebowski.

Posted by: kemp ridley at October 9, 2008 4:49 PM

1) I came here because of Julie. Foul temptress!

2) Philadelphia, PA, by way of Rochester and Ithaca, NY

3) Medical publishing

4) Straight, with a new boyfriend after the dissolution of a 10-year relationship. New booty is the tits.

5) I think the one with the current bf was either Animal House or PCU -- movies I don't really need to watch because I've seen them so many times, so I can make out with my man and not worry about missing anything.

Posted by: thejodester at October 9, 2008 4:50 PM

1. I don't Like you In That Way a long time ago. I think it was 2005 or 06. I have stolen hundreds of hours of company time from three different organizations reading movie reviews here. Either that speaks to my Pajiba devotion, or my incredible lack of ability to be self-directed and focused.
2. Anchorage Alaska. Where the smart Alaskans live while staring in horror towards the south where the Wasilla Valley Trash live. I swear to god, we don't think like that, act like that, vote like that, name our kids like that, or fucking wink like that.
We do however breed a special class of entitled corrupt politicians that we are joyfully sharing with the lower 48. You all should pity me. Whatever the outcome, come November, I still lose.
3. Considering my first answer, I am afraid to admit that I am a fundraiser for non-profit organizations-donate now!
4. Married and straight. Although I am pretty sure that I am a gay man trapped in a woman's body which makes my hubby's sexuality questionable.
5. This Is Spinal Tap.

Posted by: Jennifer at October 9, 2008 4:51 PM

I never see these damn comment sections until there are at least 167 comments...I know no one is reading this...sigh.

1. Not sure what review sucked me in, but I came from "I Don't Like You in That Way".

2. Atlanta

3. Archivist at Atlanta University Center

4. Single and straight

5. Angel Heart. It's my favorite movie and the only way I explain my love for Mickey Rourke. Which is something I need to do on a third date, so that he won't ask questions about the tattoo.

Posted by: courtney at October 9, 2008 4:51 PM

Despite what I said, I went back and read everybody's comments to this diversion. Neato.

Posted by: Lucas at October 9, 2008 4:52 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I guess it was Go Fug Yourself. It was a while ago. I just remember reading the Perez Hilton thing and feeling like I was home.


2) What city do you live in?

I live in Cologne.


3) What do you do for a living?

I am a painter. I'm supposed to be drawing right now, actually.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

It's COMPLICATED, ha.


5) What's your third-date movie?

The Goonies.

Posted by: AdaHaze at October 9, 2008 4:52 PM

1) Started regularly visiting a few years ago when Carlson started writing

2) Cypress TX

3) PR/communications

4) Married/straight

5) The Usual Suspects

Posted by: Weck at October 9, 2008 4:52 PM

Dev- what about me? No Vancouver love?

I'm TOTALLY relurking now.

Posted by: MarMar at October 9, 2008 4:53 PM

-Jovian cloaking device de-activated

1.) My sister recommended this site for the movie reviews sometime in 2006. Not sure where she picked it up at. I can't remember what review I first read, either; I think it was some crap from Uwe Boll and the evisceration thereof amused me greatly, so I kept coming back for the snark.

2.) Midland, Michigan

3.) I draft fabrication drawings for pressurized tanks (not the pew-pew type, the hold-stuff type). It's as exciting as it sounds.

4.) Single. Straight, but my luck has been so bad lately I'm wondering if I shouldn't switch.

5.) If she agrees to a third date, I'll watch whatever she wants. I'm in no position to be picky.

-Jovian cloaking device re-activated

Posted by: Russ at October 9, 2008 4:54 PM

1. Lurking strong for about two years. I have no idea how I got here; most likely from gofugyourself.
2. Boston
3. I edit neurology text with my English degree.
4. Single, but I live with two guys and they are my built-in, non-sexual boyfriends.
5. The last third date I had involved season 2 of Arrested Development.

Posted by: windowbird at October 9, 2008 4:54 PM

Oh, JESUS. It's been weeks since I've been here and this is the link I click?

1. My first memory of Pajiba is getting paid for my first shitty review. (Sorry, D. I don't remember what I first read here or even what the first film WAS that I reviewed -- but I remember being PAID.)

2. I live in Los Angeles. In the VALLEY -- the fucking ARMPIT of Los Angeles. Yes, it has been over 100 degrees every fucking day for a month. Yes, I want to fucking die.

3. I am a writer; for the past 3 years, I've done it at my liberal blog -- My Left Wing. Yes, its name was inspired by a Daniel Day-Lewis movie.

4. Married. Straight. Wish I were gay, but alas, the one time I tried, it was an abject failure. On SO many levels.

5. If I ever go on a third date again, and the FIRST two dates involved current films, the third date movie has to be Network.

My husband and I saw Shakespeare in Love on our first date and our relationship has failed to live up to it ever since. Only our mutual cynicism, confirmed by Network, has saved us.

I kid. I can't remember the second film we saw together -- I know we bonded immediately over Sports Night, which was a better series than most movies are movies... I do know that I have shown more forbearance than most women would by enduring repeat viewings of Braveheart and he, in return, has cheerfully tolerated my bizarre need to watch Love Actually and Sliding Doors at least twice a year.

Those films are our weakest weaknesses, and were it not for the fact that we also share an incredibly dark sense of humour that renders us laughing anathema to mouthbreathing audiences of such films as A History of Violence and Punch Drunk Love, we'd probably have died in a murder-suicide by now.

Posted by: Maryscott O'Connor at October 9, 2008 4:55 PM

Sooo...lizzieborden...wanna roofie colada? Ignore the cameras and film crew behind me...

Posted by: Shadows of Dakaron at October 9, 2008 4:55 PM

I appreciate all aspects....and functions, of the human body, dearest Sofia. As a self admitted fellatio enthusiast I'm sure you appreciate that :)

Posted by: BarbadoSlim

I wouldn't call myself an enthusiast... (See Zack & Miri thread) But heck, it's all about giving and receiving.

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 4:56 PM

So
Its like me, lizzieborden and Rachelopoly are Veronicas.

and all the other Pajiba ladies are Heathers.

Where's the damn scrunchie?

Posted by: missSmilla at October 9, 2008 4:56 PM

Got Here: Go fug girls and I so can't remember what the first thing I saw was.


Snottsdale is my city. I'll own it.


Corporate training/Adjunct Instructor - and no I'm not entirely consumed with self-loathing


Inexplicably attached


I really don't like movies on the whole.

Posted by: jack at October 9, 2008 4:57 PM

Shadows, I knew there was a reason I pay you the big bucks. I'm looking forward to your next posting!

Dev, I'm actually closer than the google map indicates, I only work down by the freeway. In reality I live close to 96 & 208 - the C62 basically goes right past your house, I ride it every day. So yeah, movie night oughtta be easy to arrange.

And I for one would dearly love to see what's so special about medical journals. Julie, care to link to a sample of your work?

Posted by: lordhelmet at October 9, 2008 4:58 PM

1. I too was inspired to click on the old Lindsay Lohan firecrotch ads on GFY. But I have no idea what I first read on Pajiba that made me want to come back. Must have been something though because I've been delurking on here for years.

2. Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada. It's smack-dab in the Canadian Rockies and it is beautiful and gorgeous and such a depressing hick-town sometimes that it makes me weep. Sigh.

3. Provincial government.

4. I'm a straight female and have been married for over a year to my absolute opposite. We fight like cats and dogs. He would just scratch his head at this website if I ever forced him to read it (which I would never even bother doing). And yet I love the crazy mo-fo.

5. Good God. No idea. My favourite movie is Gone with the Wind but I would never expect any date to share my passion for it. Or attempt to sit through. In fact, I think I'd be a bit insulted if he did - make a move on me, asshole!

Posted by: Courts at October 9, 2008 4:59 PM

I came here because I was looking for a review of The Black Donnelly's that adequately described my issues with the show and I found it here in a scathing attack on Haggis. I stayed here because I read the High Tension review and loved that shit, and I've been hooked ever since.

Posted by: Coco Bravo at October 9, 2008 5:02 PM

I've been lurking since 2006. Started commenting this year...

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I came here from IDLYITW

2) What city do you live in?

Orlando (motherfucking Disney World), Florida (Hell)

3) What do you do for a living?

I have too many jobs. Right now, I'm a receptionist by day, a ballroom dance instructor by night, and a bartender on weekends.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Single and Straight

5) What's your third-date movie?

North by Northwest, right now. I want the guy to chuckle through it as well as acknowledge that it's a jazzy old flick.

Posted by: Trouble at October 9, 2008 5:02 PM

1. Can't remember. It was a couple of years ago.
2. Nashville
3. Elementary school librarian
4. Single/ Straight
5. First couple of episodes of Freaks and Geeks. also, The Castle. (not the Last Castle, but the Australian movie)

Posted by: Ami at October 9, 2008 5:04 PM

Blowjobs are the national sport in Chile

Posted by: Chile at October 9, 2008 5:04 PM

MarMar add yourself to the google map and show up at my house to bask in the glory that is RDJ, drink yourself silly on whiskey, and bitch about generation douchebag and Dane Cook. Feel free to add more items to the Pajiban checklist.

Posted by: Dev at October 9, 2008 5:04 PM

Gasp! MissSmilla, I am in no way a Heather. I'm a Veronika, my teen angst bull-shit has a body count. :)

Posted by: Julie at October 9, 2008 5:04 PM

Ok, third date movie answer. If I want to test them out, Big Fish keeps popping into my head, but I might cry at the end, since I saw this 4 days before my dad died--out of the blue--so it has bittersweet connections for me. Passion Fish or Truly, Madly, Deeply are also good options. If I were to want to get to the hot and heavy...perhaps The English Patient or any number of movies like that that have nice getting to the good stuff scenes.

Posted by: tamatha at October 9, 2008 5:05 PM

1) Can't really tell you my earliest memory, but one of my best friends (and co-worker at the time) read Pajiba religiously and pulled me into it.
2) Utrecht, The Netherlands.
3) Journalist/editor (currently looking for a new job and copywrite whoring).
4) Single. Straight.
5) I usually go out drinking on dates and watch movies the next day in bed, hungover. If he makes it that far, maybe something lowbrow like Team America World Police or Waiting.

Posted by: Pants at October 9, 2008 5:07 PM

1) Don't remember defo via the fug girls though, must be about 2 years ago.
2) York, UK
3) Project manager (well in training anyway)
4) Single, straight and Lisa Loeb bespectacled
5) As long as it isn't horror or chick flick - probably some random European film at the local independent cinema - if he can't cope with subtitles, he can't cope with me

Posted by: Cal at October 9, 2008 5:08 PM

1. No idea. Been lurking for a year or so. I think I was linked to one of the Guides from somewhere.

2. The nation's capital...the Canadian nation.

3. Lawyery stuff.

4. SWF and looking! K, not really.

5. Probably something like Spellbound. If you don't get a kick out of dorky kids rocking the national spelling bee, you can suck it, or not, as the case may be.

Posted by: RobotSoda at October 9, 2008 5:09 PM

Oooh! RobotSoda! I love Spellbound! Haven't thought of that movie in ages.

You're stuck in Ottawa as well?

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 5:10 PM

1) Some ad. Probably coming from The Superficial.

2) Santiago de Chile.

3) I work as a research assistant in a NGO. I'm out of law school, but my final exam is still pending over my head (like the sword of Damocles, but deadlier).

4) Currently single, currently straight.

5) Annie Hall or Almost Famous. I like them both, but I don't love them as much as those I save for later times. And there's not too many girls familiar with either of them.

Posted by: JC at October 9, 2008 5:12 PM

"I think Lucas and I are the same person, but without the whole chopping off of the balls thing."

Posted by: JakesAlterEgo at October 9, 2008 4:15 PM

No, see, you made plans to attend your prom. I knew right away that I didn't have a chance at a date and that I'd hate it even if I did.

Kemp Ridley, did you ever hear of Foursouth? They were a group of kids at MSMS who made short films. Apparently they got to be a bit of a sensation there. I wasn't around, but one of my friends (Blake Buck) was a director in it.

Posted by: Lucas at October 9, 2008 5:12 PM

1. I found this site through a friend. We're both snarky and bitchy, she'd thought I'd enjoy it and I do! Haven't posted before, but may start since I now am changed to a desk for 8 hours and 45 minutes a day.
2. WDC area
3. Insurance
4. straight, single and happy, for now
5. Probably The Royal Tenenbaums or The Graduate (if he hasn't seen it before).

Posted by: jjlb at October 9, 2008 5:12 PM

1) i remember the homeland security invasion, but i was lurking long before that (originally came under the advisement of another lurker, who made me aware of the potential to become a "lazy douche content to make snarky, obvious jokes" - if only, if only)
2) currently austin, TX, though memphis, TN gets to claim me by birth
3) i'm a postdoc at the university, which means i am actually a person trying desperately to avoid having to get a real job. and for the record, even during 4 years in LA, i never adopted the screenwriter dream, so take that urban dictionary definition-writing arse hat!
4) married, straight
5) i think my last 3rd date movie, which was lo so many years ago, was suicide kings, which i love to this day, even if it needs more cow bell...

Posted by: aprileee at October 9, 2008 5:13 PM

I, too, am a dutiful lurker.

1. Clicked on the "Rhymes with vagina" ads on Go Fug Yourself. My visits were infrequent, until the comments were turned back on.

2. Go to school in LA, via Chicago.

3. Wasting time in film school, through copious hits of the bong.

4. Straight. Not single, not married.

5. Hard to say. Perhaps "You Only Twice".

HEY EVERYBODY!

Posted by: prawntastic at October 9, 2008 5:15 PM

De-lurking
1) I don't remember, but it may go back to Dec 2005
2) Jerusalem, Israel
3) Webmaster
4) Single & Straight
5) Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks 2)

Posted by: AriB at October 9, 2008 5:17 PM

1) I have no idea of how I got here, but GFY and TWOP are two very likely causes. I lurk everyday, but very seldom post, mainly because English is my second language and I don't want to make a fool of myself in front of all the super-articulate grammar geniuses found in here. Oh, but how I wish I was in that inner circle with Opimus, Sofia, Barbado and Che Grovera!

2) What city do you live in? -- San Jose, Costa Rica

3) What do you do for a living? -- Travel Agent, so if anyone wants a great vacation in the tropics, give me a call.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? -- Married for over 11 years to the same wonderful, amazingly hot, incredibly sweet man, and mother of 3 little cuties under 9 years-old. So, yes, I use Pajiba, GFY and TWOP as my low-cost therapy. Cheaper than a shrink or a lawyer!

5) What's your third-date movie? -- It's been so long, I can't remember.

Posted by: Cuca at October 9, 2008 5:17 PM

1. I don't remember why I came, but I know why I stayed: the brilliant Captivity review.
2. I live in Malmö in the southern part of Sweden.
3. Reformed teacher, wannabe writer, getting by on student loans and odd jobs.
4. Straight chick, single for too long.
5. Third date movie? I don't know. I'd most likely go for season 1 of Dexter instead.

Posted by: Soda at October 9, 2008 5:18 PM

Things you pretty much already know about me:

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Go Fug Yourself several years ago


2) What city do you live in?
Atlanta basically

3) What do you do for a living?
Librarian (I got both my state license and a Boy Scout patch)

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Straight annnnnnnd Single

5) What's your third-date movie?
"Rushmore" is a FIRST date movie. I'm not getting any younger here. Straight up now tell me: can you hang with Wes and Max? But then I hate "dating" anyway. Can't we just bump into each other when I'm buying comics or something? I buy them at Criminal Records. Why all the damn ritual and damn formality creating unrealistic yet intense pass/fail pressure???

The weather was mild enough that I got away with keeping my light cardigan on ALL DAY. YES!! Just don't call me "Weezer", I was born in the 70s dammit.

Or attempt to sit through. In fact, I think I'd be a bit insulted if he did - make a move on me, asshole!

Ladies, we're just trying to be polite and cautious, but I apologize anyway. I've been said asshole much more than once.

Posted by: Jay at October 9, 2008 5:18 PM

1. George Bush commentary during last election
2. Toronto
3. Teacher
4. Married
5. Almost Famous

Posted by: Blackbird at October 9, 2008 5:20 PM

1) Something about a Pajiba drinking game and I wandered over from TWoP like John McCain during an Obama answer.
2) Houston, Texas
3) Recruiter
4) Single, straight and taking applications
5) Shaun of the Dead, Princess Bride, 28 Days Later.

Posted by: Vee at October 9, 2008 5:20 PM

1. Earliest pajiba memory was one of the guides probably the one on freaks and geeks being the most under appreciated show of all time.
2. Birmingham/Plymouth, UK.
3. Law student of the failing variety.
4. Straight but with heavy monkish tendencies foisted on me by ginger hair and my own twisted love for sarcastic pessimism.
5. Pft i dont date; im part of the seeing films alone and drinking in the cinema crowd.

Posted by: Jim at October 9, 2008 5:21 PM

1. Earliest pajiba memory was one of the guides probably the one on freaks and geeks being the most under appreciated show of all time.
2. Birmingham/Plymouth, UK.
3. Law student of the failing variety.
4. Straight but with heavy monkish tendencies foisted on me by ginger hair and my own twisted love for sarcastic pessimism.
5. Pft i dont date; im part of the seeing films alone and drinking in the cinema crowd.

Posted by: Jim at October 9, 2008 5:22 PM

I just spent the last 20 minutes or so reading everyone's posts. Stupid school with it's stupid required classes.

1. Fug Girls, because I'm a sheep. But I do remember the day I got the pronunciation right. I was hard e-ing the i for a while then checked out the about page when the lightbulb clicked on. I still pronounce it Pa-gee-bah to my mother though.

2.) If I told you what city I lived in you'd be able to point me out on a map because roughly... three people live here. I go to school in the Triad area of North Carolina (my home's in the Triangle area... Shut up, I didn't want to go to school that close to home, but they have a great study abroad program).

3.) College student and graduating at the end of January. Yay for finishing a semester early! But I also work in the software support center at my school. Because if my glasses and constant quoting of Austen and The Office didn't give me away as a total geek, I wanted to make sure my job did.

4.) Straight and single. (Also a lady)

5.) Third date movie... Probably something that would show my personality without outing me as a total goober. Stranger Than Fiction or High Fidelity... Maybe Die Hard or Roman Holiday I have no idea, it really depends on my mood... And, uh, how much I like the guy. In fact I saw Hamlet 2 in theaters on a date recently and the guy said, "You're very expressive when you watch movies. It's obvious you get into them." So now I'm officially self-conscious about how I watch movies. Although the guy who saw Wall-E with me at El Capitan didn't complain. And that had a live show! Of course I was attracted to one more than the other, so maybe the cuddling with the one eased the pain of animated fluffery.

And if you can't tell why I'm single by now then, clearly, you skimmed.

Posted by: Kayanne at October 9, 2008 5:23 PM

Sorry about the double post got a too many posts have been made in a short ammount of time message which is my version of an excuse.

Posted by: Jim at October 9, 2008 5:24 PM

1) Found you on GoFugYourself after an all-out desperate alternative-seek away from Perez about a year and a half ago (maybe two? I've been on daily since). My guy tuned me into Perez, but I didn't have the heart for that kind of shit, and when I found you (and mostly the commenters) it was a profound sigh of relief. I did my best to be a joiner, and although I'm not witty or blessed with much time on my hands, I'm pretty proud of goading Skits into doing a 'cha-llllange' on my WBNS drawring and giving us the Godtopus and Murdertank. You're all my artistic re-inspiration, so Ta.

2) Vancouver BC. Everything you've heard is true.

3) Stay at home mom, former web content developer, illustrator, and saver of doomed bullshit projects.

4) Living in sin with two kids, on my tenth anniversary this month. Former bar star, so I get the references.

5) Aliens. Just the one. Must be coo with the menfolk or no panty reveal (heh).

Posted by: replica at October 9, 2008 5:26 PM

1. No idea, but I've been stopping by almost daily for about 8 months now. I comment rarely - mostly I just read and wish I sat at the cool kids table.
2. St. Paul, Minnesota.
3. Assistant site manager of a supportive housing complex by day, English/Education grad student by night.
4. Single, but happily attached for two years.
5. On my last 3rd date we watched Super Troopers, but that was the bf's pick. I'm not a Broken Lizards fan, so we just made out on the couch the whole time. Mission accomplished, I guess.

Posted by: MN_Jen at October 9, 2008 5:27 PM

Oooh! RobotSoda! I love Spellbound! Haven't thought of that movie in ages.

You're stuck in Ottawa as well?


Ack, this thread is progressing so quickly my reply to kalafraja will likely be lost. But yeah, I'm also stuck in O-Town although my Ottawa experience sounds quite a bit lamer than your living it up SATC style!

Posted by: RobotSoda at October 9, 2008 5:29 PM

1. I came from the gfy girls as well, back in the days before the Homeland Security shutdown. I initially clicked on the site because I wanted to know what the hell this site could be with a firecrotch ad, and stayed for the love of the Pajiba Godtopus.

2. A small hamlet in western MN, but currently I'm spending most of my days in class in La Crosse, WI.

3. Student

4. Straight & Single

5. Brick. If he doesn't get the point of it, there is no point with him.

Posted by: Marabbas at October 9, 2008 5:29 PM

1) a friend kept raving about this site, so I finally came over, saw the banner, and never left

2) Warsaw, Poland

3) Translator

4) SMG (that's single, male, gay. Or Buffy)

5) Probably Laurel Canyon or Out of Sight

Posted by: greebo at October 9, 2008 5:29 PM

Heyyyy I haven't been here in a while and this may be the perfect way to make my comeback.

1. I came over from I Don't Like You In That Way. I'm not sure what I clicked on to get over here but I used to love that sight.

2. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Try saying that 5 times real fast.

3. I am currently the office manager/accounts officer/legal assistant for my day job and student. Here I come law school!!

4. Mostly straight and not single but unmarried.

5. Batman Begins was my last 3rd date movie and it's worked for me so far.

Posted by: Wormer at October 9, 2008 5:30 PM

1) I also came here by way of the Fug. I was intrigued by random celebrity pictures in their sidebar with an enthusiastic "Pajiba!" accompanying them. I actually thought it was going to be some kind of silly-but-funny gossip site. I was pleasantly surprised to stumble across some thoughtful movie review or other (and comments that consisted of more than "First!" "Hez a doosh!" "Fuck u all i luv Britney!" and so on).
2) Ottawa, Ontario
3) Research Assistant (mostly involves writing and editing and mailing pedometers to stupid sedentary children)
4) In a relationship (but not married), straight
5) I don't know! I can't remember my last third date. I think High Fidelity would be a great one though.

Posted by: b at October 9, 2008 5:32 PM

1) I can't remember how I ended up here, but I know it was shortly after Arrested Development got canceled. I decided to keep visiting the site after reading the article "Middle America's Development is Arrested"
2) Lima, Peru...way down to South America
3) Law Student, unemployed, living on the money my father gives me.
4) Straight, in a relationship...
5) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Posted by: Radlum at October 9, 2008 5:33 PM

5. Pft i dont date; im part of the seeing films alone and drinking in the cinema crowd.

Hey, Jim! Does this mean you do the movies alone thing on weekends? Because when I go solo it's usually Monday evenings (or just recently) Sunday afternoons. My mother got weirded out a few years back when I was still in high school and a young carefree teenager when I announced I was going to go by myself to a movie on a Saturday afternoon. She insisted I should try to go with someone. I need to be less anti-social.

Posted by: Kayanne at October 9, 2008 5:36 PM

1) Go Fug yourself...
2) Santo Domingo, Dominican republic
3) Architect
4) Divirce, looking for my second ex husband
5) My dates involve drinking and dancing...no movies till we are in relationship territory

Posted by: NDR at October 9, 2008 5:36 PM

GOD I miss you bastards! Yo school sucks.

I can't remember my earliest Pajiba memory and I only showed up around January. I think I found you guys through Celebslam or something. But I do remember lurking for awhile, mostly because I had no idea there was a site where the comments were worth reading. Then I started posting here and there, like the loner making a passing comment to the cool kids who didn't even hear what she said, like, "Oh, that movie sounds good," or, "Heigl sucks." But then I realized you guys were batshit crazy... LIKE ME! So a few sore pandas later, I was in there like swim wear.

2) I'm in D.C. but NY is my homeland. Anybody else in DC? I'll let you buy me dinner.

3) I owe the government massive amounts of money for the graphic design degree I am so close to getting.

4) I am a straight lady with no diseases(except chronic procrastination). Unmarried but taken and have been know to go cyber-lesbo for special ladies(wink wink Julie and Sarina)

5) My third date movie is My Boyfriend's Back. Say something punk. Serenity and Hollywood Shuffle, too. But if you don't like either of those, please let me know immediately and save us both the time it would take to reach a third date.

Posted by: jM at October 9, 2008 5:36 PM

Dev- I've got Buffy, Battlestar Galactica, and vodka.

Hey look, I just described a Saturday night at my house!

Posted by: MarMar at October 9, 2008 5:37 PM

1) Found you from the Fug! Way back when, during my internet bingeing days when I had much more free time at work. I still make time for Pajiba even though I have less slacking time.
2) Surrey, BC
3) Admin at an Oxygen company, vet assistant and student
4) Divorced, single mom on the prowl ;)
5) Haven't had a 3rd date in almost 10 years, but let me think about it. . . Across the Universe

Posted by: Alli at October 9, 2008 5:40 PM

Brief de-lurk

1. GFY / fourfour
2. White Rock, BC
3. involves helicopters and excel
4. straight
5. Office Space

Posted by: Jilly at October 9, 2008 5:43 PM

1. No idea, but I remember not reading/liking the comments at first. And then one day I realized they're the best part. And my life hasn't been the same since.

2. New York City (technically Greenpoint, Brooklyn)

3. Sales assistant at a magazine which shall remain nameless because I want to keep said job.

4. Single White Lesbian--not bi or anything, all the way gay. And yes Julie, are are indeed a clit tease

5. Singin' in the Rain

Posted by: Masey at October 9, 2008 5:45 PM

1. Some cite from an article about Arrested Development and the Great Coast Consciousness Debate. I remember huffily commenting from the Heart of Ohio, "Who's gonna supply your Cornballer, then? Huh?"

2. Heart of Ohio, Right in yer Pumpkin.

3. Faceless Health Insurance Minion, so suck it, Michael Moore!

4. Twixt tossed asunder, bitter, yet still likes the fellas, mmmmhmmm.

5. Secretary, duh.

Posted by: Stacy D at October 9, 2008 5:47 PM

Wormer

I think we're the only two.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 9, 2008 5:49 PM

1) I think I headed over here from the Fug girls, and I don't remember the first thing I read, but I remember laughing until I almost peed.
2) Austin, for a year now. Moved from Louisiana.
3) Grad student, baby, living off student loans. also freelance editing when I can find it.
4) Bi, dating a girl for over 9 years.
5) Harold and Maude. If a person doesn't think it's fantastic, he or she just isn't worth bothering with.

Posted by: Sharon at October 9, 2008 5:51 PM

1. Through Go Fug Yourself (which by the looks of the comments already was a wise move Pajiba)
2. Brisbane, Australia
3. I hug trees (with measuring tapes), catch furry animals and write reports that nobody every reads
4. Straight and de facto
5. High Fidelity

Posted by: getduffed at October 9, 2008 5:53 PM

I don't think of myself as a lurker per se; I read Pajiba when I should be working and need a quick shot of Serenity Now (see #3). I only post when I really really have something I need to say (I too have a burning love for Big Trouble in Little China and will defend it to the death).

1. Came here from My Left Wing 2-3 years ago and was immediately hooked.
2. Live in the L.A. area. I'm a Valley Girl now, but I'm originally from NW Ohio (thus the screenname--what what 419!)
3. I manage the production end of a college newspaper/dispense free therapy for students.
4. In a hetero marriage
5. Mr. ohgrl and I watched a MST3K video. That's how I knew he was a keeper. That and the great sex that followed when 2 nerds found each other.

Posted by: ohgrl at October 9, 2008 5:53 PM

1. Oh man I have been reading for EVER. Years. I don't remember an actual first memory but I just remember seeing "Scathing reviews for bitchy people" and thought, YESS.. and I loved the reviews, love them still.

2. Outside Philly

3. Photographer - I work for myself

4. Married

5. My ANY date ANY time movie is Fight Club

Posted by: Kam at October 9, 2008 5:53 PM

And I am wearing Tina Fey glasses right now.

Posted by: Kam at October 9, 2008 5:55 PM

No idea - it was years ago, been mostly lurking ever since.

I move around a lot - currently south of Boston, but soon to be back in Chennai, India.

In publishing. Not the fun part of publishing.

Single and straight, mostly.

Can't remember the last time there was a movie as part of a 3rd date, but it would likely be something I hadn't seen before. Or maybe Serenity, because the other party should know he will never measure up to Mal.

Posted by: taylor at October 9, 2008 5:55 PM

1. The Fever Pitch review

2. Just outside Boston, MA

3. Work for an agency that provides low-income housing.

4. Straight, married for 5.5 years

5. Sneakers

Posted by: TK at October 9, 2008 5:55 PM

1. I'm not positive how long ago but it was a link from IDLYITW
2. I live in Tempe, Arizona by way of Cincinnati, Ohio.
3. Well, I am an attorney licensed in California, but my unfortunate decision to move to Arizona really screwed me. I passed the bar but clearly Arizona has much stricter moral standards than CA and my application was rejected by the commitee on moral character and fitness. Therefore, I am technically a paralegal or legal assistant as I float in limbo.
4. Straight, not single but unmarried.
5. I didn't go back to check the criteria for 3rd date movie so...I'm just guessing that I would go with Kingpin, Conan the Barbarian, or Muriel's Wedding.

Posted by: Handel at October 9, 2008 5:57 PM

1. Summer 2005, when my brother started writing for the site.
2. Florence, Alabama
3. Media Desk Editor
4. Straight and Single
5. "Almost Famous"

Posted by: Sarah at October 9, 2008 5:57 PM

Hoppin' Horny Toads, Batgirl!!!
There is a Pajiban on campus??? This is more exciting than Christmas and Easter combined! Do you have a shirt? Once I get mine *ahem* PRISCO I'm looking at your column*ahem* I'm wearing it proudly.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 9, 2008 6:00 PM

I found this website from googling movie reviews (I can't remember the movie in question) and, considering that I love scathing reviews and qualify as bitchy people, have enjoyed the reviews ever since.

Campbell or Claremont (both in Cali,) depending on the time of year.

I'm a sophomore at college who dreads finding a real job in *cue ominous music* the real world.

Single/Straight

Depends on who she is - anything from Amelie to Shaun of the Dead. But you really can't go wrong with The Apartment.

Posted by: Joe at October 9, 2008 6:00 PM

How come Pajibettes wanna adopt me but they won't cyber-romance me? Do I repel cyber-lesbo-crushes?

I'm sad now...

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 6:01 PM

1) Oscar movies reviews, February 5th 2006, from Google
2) San Francisco
3) Certified Natural Chef
4) Married
5) 2001, CB4, or State & Main

Posted by: Kris at October 9, 2008 6:01 PM

1. I think I got here via Fametracker a few years ago (prior to the Homeland Security fun), although it's also possible the inestimable Fug Girls showed me the way.

2. I live in Halifax or Vancouver, subject to season.

3. Law student.

4. Single and Straight.

5. Depends on the gentleman in question. Maybe the Royal Tenenbaums? Or something like Beetlejuice?

Posted by: Ellie at October 9, 2008 6:03 PM

holy shit, this is what I get for having to leave work.

Shadows... make it a roofie rum and diet coke, and i'll ignore the film crew. yeah, it's been a looooooong time.

MissSmilla, bless you. anyone who loves Heathers that much is cool in my book.

In fact, I have just decided my new 3rd date movie (if ever i get to go on a third date again) will be Heathers. so let it be written, so let it be done.

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 6:03 PM

1. Came from Go Fug Yourself in early 2006, I believe.
2. Louisville, KY
3. I am a glorified paper pusher/file clerk (what else can you do w/ a degree in history?) and although the PTB don't realize it yet, they also pay me to read almost every word on Pajiba.
4. Married
5. My third date movie is "Thirteen Ghosts" - not b/c it is a test or a great movie or anything, it just happens to be what my hubby and I watched on our 3rd date, Halloween of 2002.

Posted by: SCG at October 9, 2008 6:05 PM

1. "What in the Panda Raping Hell Are You Talking About?" and a few months ago my room mate kept laughing at snarky movie reviews so I beat him till he told me where they were.
2. Phenix City, Alabama. It's the line between nowhere georgia and nowhere alabama.
3. Full time HR Management student. Work at an office where I argue with customers. I do get a cube, which is nice.
4. Single and Straight. Ha! Sexual orientation is alliteration.
5. Casablanca = favorite.

Posted by: ThunderSacTriumph at October 9, 2008 6:07 PM

1. thanks to my friend tberg, few years back. never left.
2. right now an asshole of town in italy, where I was actually born, seriously you would have more fun in an al qaeda boot camp.
3. unemployed.
4.Straight so far. u really never know is my motto
5. I guess I should pick something I'm not gonna pay that much attention too since it's probably gonna be just an excuse to get it on. I'm gonna go with "freaks" cause creepy is sexy.

Posted by: rio at October 9, 2008 6:07 PM

1. Came from either Go Fug Yourself or The Superficial in 2006 at some point.
2. Bay Area (Around SF) of California.
3. I'm currently a Computer Arts New Media student at Academy of Art. This entails making flash movies and ads, audio, print ads, imaging, designing and building websites.
4. In a relationship
5. No 3rd date movie that I know of.

Posted by: Devo at October 9, 2008 6:08 PM

1) Someone, probably No Fact Zone, linked to your 2007 Most Bangable list because Stephen Colbert was on it. I've been obessed with him for years, so I checked out the article. Clicked on a couple of other entries and just haven't left.

2) I live in Kenosha, WI

3) I used to do actual science. Now I write reports about actual science that others do.

4) Straight single female

5) 3rd date movie: either Young Frankenstein or LA Confidential

Posted by: Three-nineten at October 9, 2008 6:09 PM

1) I think it was through GoFugYourself.com and just fell in love, about a year or two ago.


2) Work in San Francisco, moved to Berkeley recently


3)Production Associate w/Anime (Why the hating on Anime btw?)


4) Straight, very single and yet-married


5) "Apartment" all the way. Jack Lemmon and Shirley Maclaine are the tits the tits the tits!

Posted by: Yocean at October 9, 2008 6:09 PM

1) Followed a link from a friend's (now-defunct) blog to the 10 Worst Blockbusters post. And despite my love for all things Batman (or maybe because of it) I cheered when I saw Batman & Robin at the #1 spot.

2) Portland

3) Writing romance novels about demons, vampires, and sex. Good times.

4) Married, 7 years

5) Evil Dead II (if he hadn't recognized the awesome that is Ash, there would have been no hope for us.)

Posted by: Meljean at October 9, 2008 6:10 PM

I'll cyber-lesbo crush on you Sofia. Just don't get attached. I come and go like the wind... and mono.

Posted by: jM at October 9, 2008 6:10 PM

1) Where'd I come from? A friend linked me to GoFugYourself.com and I noticed a Natalie Portman Pajiba ad on the side of their page. Haven't left Pajiba yet. Haven't read GoFugYourself in a while.

2) What city do you live in? Was living in Milwaukee, WI, for about 5 years, but just recently moved to Waterloo, IA, for a new job.

3) What do you do for a living? My new job title is Technical Director of the Waterloo Community Playhouse.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Recently Married. By the way: Belated congrats to Pea, who got married to Mr. Pea the same day Mrs. Bistro and I tied the knot.

5) What's your third-date movie? One or more of the following: Princess Bride, The Crow, Sneakers, Dear God, Red Dawn, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Posted by: Bistro at October 9, 2008 6:12 PM

1. came from Go Fug Yourself.

2. Birmingham, Alabama

3. registered nurse

4. single(divorced), straight

5. don't have one. It's been so long since I got to a third date, I don't remember.

Posted by: rlr260 at October 9, 2008 6:13 PM

Thank you, jM. I'm like mono sometimes, too. Only it's getting harder and harder to shed pounds quickly.

Wait, what are we talking about?

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 6:13 PM

And I think it was Banana who said she was married and a part time student? In Mt. Pleasant? Are you the more distinguished woman in my Literary Dimensions of Film and International Journalism class? It would blow my mind to know a Pajiban was in TWO classes with me.
((And to whoever called me a genius, it's really too much. And you spelled my name wrong. I couldn't be a GENIUS. I just try to be humble and speak my piece... Hey, I didn't say stop!))

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 9, 2008 6:15 PM

Hey jM, you're not alone. I'm in DC as well, plotting a pajiban takeover of the government. My full "getting to know you response" is somewhere in the mix above. I'd put Serenity on my list too, but I'd need to make sure she's seen Firefly first...

Posted by: Mike G at October 9, 2008 6:16 PM

hey there figgy! (waves to the north)

Posted by: L27 at October 9, 2008 6:20 PM

Ok, whoever said High Fidelity, I love you. Might be my favorite movie.
Apparently I click away from Pajiba for a few minutes and completely miss a TON of posts. Too much to respond to. I just hope my Mt. Pleasant Pajoibs can scroll down the page. I must meet them (I don't care if it's creepy! I'm an Eloquent, dammit!)

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 9, 2008 6:21 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

Like so many others, I probably came from Go Fug Yourself, perhaps a couple years ago? My earliest memory is simply a warm, fuzzy, all-encompassing, "Oooh, awesome snark."

2) What city do you live in?

Oh, no city. My address is officially Deep Gap, NC, which is basically a post office and a fire station. It is adjacent to a slightly larger town called Boone (named after Daniel Boone, yepperoo).

3) What do you do for a living?

I am a professor at Appalachian State University, which is part of the NC state system. Our biggest claim to fame at the moment is probably our football team. We're the three-time 1-AA (or whatever they're calling the division now) national football champs, and we're the little team that beat big bad University of Michigan last fall at their home stadium.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Divorced; I like both the boys and the girls, for various reasons.

5) What's your third-date movie?

Something smart-but-funny, like Office Space.

Posted by: Appwitch at October 9, 2008 6:23 PM

1. I have no idea. I can't remember back that far. I think I've been reading this site almost daily for years.
2. Pensacola
3. FT Accountant/PT Bartender/FT FABULOUS
4. Single and straight
5. By the time the 3rd date rolls around, we're usually drinking in bars and having booze-soaked, clumsy, un-climaxing sex until we pass out. Movie? Not so much...those come later....

Posted by: michelle at October 9, 2008 6:25 PM

1) Maybe Go Fug Yourself - can't really remember. It's been too long.
2) Kodiak, AK
3) Office Dwelling, ipod listening, sweater vest wearing, book keeper
4) single, straight
5)dates, what is this dating of which you speak?

Now I have that STUPID song from the King and I stuck in my head.........................Getting to KNOOOOW YOU, getting to know all about YOOOU.

Posted by: gunter at October 9, 2008 6:25 PM

1) I came from Go Fug Yourself. I let the light of the Godtopus into my heart, and my life has been all the richer for it. If it wasn't for you lot I might have got past the age of 18 without seeing The Goonies.
2) A little town in Yorkshire, England. And a little town in Cornwall, England during term time.
3) I'm studying Biology at uni, so I scrounge for a living. If this place keeps inspiring the purchase of DVDs at the current rate I may have to resort to prostitution.
4) Single, straight girl.
5) Fight Club, or maybe The Princess Bride...

Posted by: Gumble at October 9, 2008 6:26 PM

1) Recommended by a film student not too long after the site first appeared.

2) Tierra del Fuego (I can see Antarctica from my house!)

3) Cattle Prod

4) This defeats the purpose of Net anonymity. I am disembodied text.

5) Anything Kubrick. Over your head? Get the fuck out.

I also do not conform to the UD caricaturization of the average Pajibite.

"Vee are nihilists Lebowski; vee believe in nossing!"

Posted by: Recondite at October 9, 2008 6:27 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? My earliest memory was the review from John Tucker Must Die. I came here by luck from another site, which one I do not know.
2) What city do you live in? Plainfield, Illinois. North of Joliet, south of Naperville and 25 miles SW of Chicago.
3) What do you do for a living? I am a aspiring history teacher, right now I just sub because no district around here wants a teacher that actually wants to educate kids.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Married, 15 1/2 years to Cathy..two sons Connor and Reilly.
5) What's your third-date movie? It was The Untouchables.....it would be Say Anything.

Posted by: richmac at October 9, 2008 6:27 PM

1. Like many others, through Go Fug Yourself, or maybe TWOP. Been lurking for a couple of years.
2. Varies
3. Write papers. Wait, that's not a living-I pay other people to let me do that. I am a drain on society, apparently.
4. Bi
5. Dawn of the Dead (or Day of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead, 28 Days Later, Shaun of the Dead...) If he/she can't watch ravenous zombies disembowel each other and still want to get frisky, it's not meant to be.

Posted by: kumquats at October 9, 2008 6:28 PM

1)My most vivid Pajiba memory is being had by an April Fool's day post about "Sister Act," and getting ribbed about it by half of the regulars. Picked a helluva a time to make a nearly-first post.

2) Originally from East Tennessee, grew up in Nashville, now in Norman, OK.

3) PhD student. Which explains why I had no idea that the day I saw that post about "Sister Act" was April 1st - I'd spent all day with my head buried in Hume.

4) Seeing someone, although it's a "nonstandard" relationship. Straight, as long as you don't inquire too closely about my early twenties.

5) Third date movie - bounces back and forth between "The American President" and episodes of "Arrested Development."

By the way - I don't drink fancy coffees, I don't own an iPod or a cell phone, I loathe netspeak, and I fucking hate hipsters.

Posted by: Landon at October 9, 2008 6:28 PM

Oook...time to overshare.
1. I can't remember how I got here. Hmm...this pretty much describes a lot of my weekends.
2. The Hague, Netherlands. Watch this space, I tend to move around alot. International woman of mystery and all that...
3. Ugh...I hate describing what I do. Let's say Information Security management. However, am a telecoms engineer by education.
4. Single. Sexually ambiguous.
5. V for Vendetta...ended up in nudity somewhere around the torture scene. Yeah...I have issues. Normally I'd say "Rear Window".

Posted by: Joker at October 9, 2008 6:30 PM

1. I came over from AV Club or IDKYITW sometime in early 2007. Soon becoming a regular to read reviews on movies I might see in theaters.

2. From Lancaster, PA. Amish country, oh yea

3. Environmental engineer

4. Single, straight guy

5. My third date movie would be Big Lebowski or True Romance

Posted by: Billhouse at October 9, 2008 6:31 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

God, I don't even remember. I was just googling around for movie reviews one day, and BOOM, this hot nugget of wonderfulocity fell in my lap.

2) What city do you live in?

Birmingham, Alabama

3) What do you do for a living?

I'm an attorney working with domestic violence victims by day, and a crime fighting gay vigilante by night. (Wouldn't that be a KICK ASS movie?)

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Recently single and forever gay.

5) What's your third-date movie?

"The Color Purple," just so I can see if he actually has a heart worth getting to know better. And if he's just for fun, "White Chicks," because there's no way we'll get all the way through it before getting to fun-time.

Posted by: Shane aka the Pink Hulk at October 9, 2008 6:31 PM

@ RobotSoda - oh no, don't misunderstand -- no boots have been knockin' in my life for awhile now. It's a problem. I've cycled through my colleagues and peers, and now I'm out of inappropriate sexing targets. If you were a dude I'd invite you to H&C right now for a drink. Are you a hot chick? *wink, wink*. Yeah, Ottawa is been killing me. I should crawl into a hole.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 6:32 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?


I've been lurking so long I have no idea how I got here in the first place. Most likely a google search. The earliest memory was probably being annoyed with the 'ATL' review or something asinine like that.


2) I live in NJ in both Trenton and Edison


3) I'm a student at TCNJ. I used to have a job...


4) I'm single and straight- I know..boring


5) I don't really have a third date movie. And if I do it never gets watched because on the third date it's time for him to put out.

Posted by: ms shai at October 9, 2008 6:32 PM

1) Arrived at Pajiba by way of IDLYITW in the summer of '07, delurked in the fall, and became a regular this March with the return to a desk job that involved too much computer time.

2) Bloomington, Illinois. The dead-fucking-center of the state, surrounded by corn and soybeans and windmills.

3) I seriously have never figured out how to explain what I do in under a paragraph -- even then there is a lot of head-scratching and shrugging of shoulders. The teaser, three-word description is "global electro-political lobbysist".

4) Married. Straight. Grandfather. Hopeless Romantic.

5) Harrumph. I truly don't care about "date movies" anymore, and if I had used any of the ones that come to mind on the current Mrs. G in this fashion then we probably wouldn't be married right now. So that's my cautionary input to all you hyper-selective lonely-heart singles out there...don't take this shit too goddam seriously!

Posted by: Che Grovera at October 9, 2008 6:33 PM

Hey MarMar & lordhelmet, I've created a Facebook page for organizing the Vancouver Pajiban Movie Night. This page is getting way too big to keep track of a discussion like that. Drop me a line through my blog if you're not on Facebook.

Posted by: Dev at October 9, 2008 6:33 PM

1) Strangely enough, I found a link to your review on the Princess Diaries 2 on a Christian movie site. My parents had it in their bookmarks and I was looking at it for laughs. Greatest thing one could find from a Christian movie site!'
2) I live in Bryn Mawr, a village believe it or not in PA. I'm glad to live where I live, there is an art house movie theater, a library, a video store, many pizza places, and a bookstore all within walking distance.
3) I am currently a student, but I also work at a campaign office to elect our democratic nominee for state senate.
4) I'm a sadly single gay man, which is something that is a small pity, but I've been trying and failing to find someone to date. Though within the next few months, I may be lucky...
5) I'm pretty sure my third date movie was the first Scream movie. Good film by the way.

Posted by: Kamikaze Feminist at October 9, 2008 6:33 PM

1) Got a link from a snarky friend and headed over. Goddamnit, I wish I could remember what it was. Other than that,
2) Currently quaint little Kingston, ON for school. Originally London, ON. Shooting for Toronto in the near future.
3) Fourth year Politics/English student for now, headed for god knows what later.
4) Pretty straight. Perhaps less straight than most, yet eons more straight than gay. Quite single.
5) Shaun of the Dead

Posted by: Jams at October 9, 2008 6:38 PM

1) No idea what the first thing I read was, but I think I was sent here from Quiz Law about two and a half years ago.
2) Austin, TX.
3) Law student, living off loans.
4) Straight, single, groovy.
5) Ghostbusters, Brick, or Drop Dead Gorgeous.

Posted by: Grrargh at October 9, 2008 6:39 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from- I saw the awesome screed against Perez Hilton linked on someone's livejournal. Being a staunch Perez-hater myself, I clicked and I've been hooked to the site ever since.
2) What city do you live in- Towson/Baltimore, Maryland
3) What do you do for a living- I'm a student, but I'm aiming for a job in fiction publishing.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay- Gay single guy.
5) What's your third-date movie- Either American Beauty or any given episode of Arrested Development.

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at October 9, 2008 6:40 PM

Eva? Eva!!!

*waves*

Look at P'cola representin'!

Posted by: michelle at October 9, 2008 6:42 PM

OH! And I work at a fair trade/all organic cafe. It's good times.

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at October 9, 2008 6:45 PM

Saint Saturn Sunshine! You probably live about five minutes from me!

I'm way too excited about this sort of thing. I love finding out other folks here live near me. Gives me hope for my nebulous, currently still only in my head Mid-Atlantic meetup.

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 6:49 PM

LIZZIEBORDEN! Wow! Really? If you don't mind me asking, wherein do you live?
I didn't think ANYONE would be around here! Such a small world! Again, if you don't mind me asking, were you born in MD or did you move here?

I'm sure there's more Mid-Atlantians around here. A meet-up is still possible! Keep hope alive!

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at October 9, 2008 6:55 PM

1) Early memory hss long since faded. Just remember being impressed with no BS reviews. Came from DListed.
2) Novato, CA, about 25 miles north of San Francisco
3) Software Geek
4) Married, Gay, part-time care-giver two small children, who give me reason to live.
5) Stardust

Posted by: Drake at October 9, 2008 6:55 PM

Shane, I'm so glad to see another Birminghamian in Pajiba. I thought Shadows was the closest to me, and he's in Montgomery.

Posted by: rlr260 at October 9, 2008 7:00 PM

1) De-lurking, saw the "Firecrotch" ad.
2) Sacramento, CA
3) I work at an ag chemical plant
4) Straight & Married
5) Princess Mononoke: My wife was able to sit through this, and is now a Miyazaki fan. Done.

Posted by: ChemicalCurt at October 9, 2008 7:01 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Maybe 2006? One of the Pajiba guides. A review of the past tv season. Probably linked from TWOP.

2) What city do you live in?
Hilversum, The Netherlands

3) What do you do for a living?
Healthcare.


4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Straight, female, single.

5) What's your third-date movie?
LA Confidential. Or The Maltese Falcon.

Posted by: AlwaysConfused at October 9, 2008 7:03 PM

1) Stumbled upon Pajiba in Aught 6. Earliest memory is that Homeland Security debacle. That's a lot of lurking!
2) I currently am deployed to Afghanistan, on leave in Florida, and discovered Pajiba in Iraq.
3) Broadcaster in Army.
4) Single and straight.
5) Haven't exactly established one... maybe Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz.

Pajiba has definitely become more than just a website for me, even though I'm a lurker. I cannot even think about seeing a movie before seeing what the reviewers/Eloquents here have to say. Even when you disagree, you are somehow still right about everything.

Posted by: Baboon at October 9, 2008 7:06 PM

Can someone please explain what the Homeland Security debacle was all about? It's often referenced, and it was before my time...

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 7:09 PM

Wow, this one's coming in late...

1) I clicked on Firecrotch while visiting yesbutnobutyes(?). About the only entertaining thing Lohan's ever done for me (including the hummer behind the Piggly-Wiggly on RR9 before she got all lesbianish). I think the first thing I posted had something to do with music, mentioning the Reggae cover of Radiohead's OK Computer. First time I've ever posted on anything and only place I've ever posted. Period. And it's been a steady decline ever since.

2) Minnesota. If I could live anywhere? Hawaii. If I was forced to flee somewhere to try to avoid authorities? Nebraska. If I was living two separate lives and had a wife and child somewhere but was always away on business trips while, in fact, I was spending time with my other wife and child... Not sure where I'm going with that one... but can you IMAGINE what they'd do if they found out? Zoinks!

3) Graphic Designer & Doodler of Dreams. Voice-over work one day. Hopefully. I've said it before - my voice moistens the britches. Anybody with leads? Anyone? Hullo?

4) Depends on which one of my wives you ask. One's a total freak hippie chick who's into organic foods, dreamcatchers and swapping - the other's pretty straight laced Democrat who enjoys yoga and baking. There was a third, but due to advances in medical technology and with gay marriage not yet recognized in Minnesota... well, you can figure it out. Nice guy though...

5) Whatever Julie said (somewhere way the hell up there) - depends who it is, the overall mood, and how much it's going to cost me for them to stick around until the flick's over. Last time, we watched all the deleted scenes and it cost me an extra fifty! Prostitutes nowadays... Sheesh!

Posted by: Skittimus Maximus at October 9, 2008 7:09 PM

1) I'm going to lay all the blame on Go Fug Yourself, that and my inability to resist anything rhyming with vagina.I've been lurking for a long, long time.
2)I'm in Edmonton, Alberta.
3) I'm a student, more accurately an english major with terrible spelling and no job.
4)Single,an equal opportunist.
5)Either Serenity or, Return of the Jedi.

Posted by: Bop at October 9, 2008 7:09 PM

1. I think it may have been the Fug Girls as well. I definitely remember the Homeland Security disaster, and I had been reading for a while by then.
2. I live in Torrance, CA, one of LA's many suburbs.
3. I work for a health nonprofit.
4. Lesbian living with my non-registered partner of nearly 4 years.
5. Have never really dated--came out because of my current partner and hadn't dated anyone before that, so I'm gonna take a pass.

Posted by: Theresa at October 9, 2008 7:14 PM

AlwaysConfused, where the hell is Hilvesum?! We should have a EuroJiba thingie...

Posted by: Joker at October 9, 2008 7:14 PM

1. Query Letters I Love (the original)
2. Madison Wisconsin
3. Entertainment Software Developer/Free-Lance IT guy
4. Single Straight
3. Tremors 1 or New Dragon Inn

Posted by: Adam C at October 9, 2008 7:15 PM

1) Been lurking for over two years, and am perpetually drunk, so memory is occasionally an issue, but I think I'm another GFY-sent person. Stayed because I like the feeling of intellectual superiority, and the reviews and commenters here crack me so consistently up. Oh, and I get bored at work alot.

2) Sydney, Australia. Sadly this means that I generally miss out on the party what with the different time zones and all.

3) Editor for global legal publishing company.

4) Straight and taken but not married. Do spend alot of time with gay men though and have been told I'm a gay man in a straight woman's body.

5) Haven't been on a third date in awhile, but my boyfriend and I did watch 3:10 to Yuma on one of our early dates. Unfortunately I fell asleep despite the Bale-ness and the Crowe-ness because yes, I was drunk.

Posted by: redhead at October 9, 2008 7:16 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? I think I came here from Go Fug Yourself and my earliest distinct Pajiba memory would have to be that epic review of Crash.
2) What city do you live in? Seattle
3) What do you do for a living? College student
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? single and gay
5) What's your third-date movie?
Flash Gordon.

Posted by: Sonia at October 9, 2008 7:18 PM

I know I'm late to the party as usual, but, eh.

1) I think I got here from Go Fug Yourself, or possibly someplace else. I'm not sure. I've been lurking for years.
2) Well, I'm from around the Metro Detroit area but I go to college in Alma, Michigan. Which is actually about a half hour south of where Optimus Rhyme (whom I don't know) is, actually. Hah.
3) Right now I'm a student. Not making any kind living. Ugh, oh god the loans.
4) Gay and single. The female gay, variety.
5) Oh, jeez, I'm not sure. I suppose it could be The Royal Tenenbaums. Or, um, shit, maybe The History Boys? It changes.

I really love Pajiba. I wish I had the time to be more than a lurker because everyone seems so interesting. But by the time I get around to gluing myself to my precious computer screen, all the posts have a shitton of comments and it's just too late. But, hell, I just love knowing this place is here.

Posted by: Fi at October 9, 2008 7:18 PM

Saint Saturn Sunshine, do you know where Goucher crosses Loch Raven and turns into Taylor? Go down the hill to the first light and hang a right. I live back there (in Hillendale). I didn't think there'd be anyone so close either!

What about you?

I am totally keeping the hope alive.

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 7:19 PM

1) My brother linked me a review...I'm not sure which one.
2) Pasadena, California
3) A Film Liaison for the county of Los Angeles.
4) Soon to be locked in chains.
5) I make my own third date movies if you catch my drift.

Posted by: Gamal at October 9, 2008 7:20 PM

1) I linked here from Maryscott's blog via Daily Kos -- time has stood still since that day, so I can't recall exactly when it was...maybe early '06? First memory is convincing TPTB that, while Pajiba sounds a lot like vagina, it don't rhyme...
2) Decatur, GA
3) Real estate title examiner, yo
4) I always mark "single" on forms that include "divorced", because what biz is that of some random a-clown who requires me to fill out a form, but since you didn't include "divorced" I'll fess up.
5) ummmm....dunno

Posted by: sansho1 at October 9, 2008 7:23 PM

Maybe I DID find Pajiba through the Fug Girls. They run the ads all the time after all. But there WAS that lj link. Ah well. One of the two. My memory's funny there.

Lizzieborden, I know that general area. I live at the intersection of Kenilworth and Charles about ten minutes away from Towson campus and near the intersection of York and Bosley.

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at October 9, 2008 7:26 PM

Er. I totally know how to use basic HTML. Promise.

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at October 9, 2008 7:27 PM

1) Been lurking for I don't remember how long, but definitely post-DHS thingy, and I think I landed here via Dlisted... or possibly from a site linked to Dlisted that I wandered over to... I stayed because Pajiba always makes me laugh, and given the current state of the world, laughter is in short supply. Also, when I read about Godtopus, I knew that was my true religion. A one-eyed blue octopus - why not?

2) Seattle, born and raised, although I lived in NYC for a while and loved it.

3) Computer programmer, but not a scary-smart or hackery one who was born speaking the innate language of computers. I just kind of fell into it and my job is pretty easy, so I can read snarky websites a lot.

4) Single and straight, although the ladies of Pajiba are quite frisky and captivating...

5) I'd have to say Shaun of the Dead, because he has to understand that zombies are both scary AND amusing.

Posted by: MM at October 9, 2008 7:30 PM

I'm just trying something here.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 7:30 PM

holy shit balls, it worked! first getting in the top 10 comments, then the FB group, now the html'ing. This is a flippin' awesome day!

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 7:32 PM

Now that I think about it, I probably came here from IDLYITW, if you need that for your marketing research or something. I'd been hanging around there and WWTDD for awhile. This feels like home, and by "home" I mean "a lunatic asylum."

Posted by: bucdaddy at October 9, 2008 7:33 PM

I'm a mostly lurker / occasional commentor but I doubt anyone would recognize my name.

1) I too came from GFY which I was sent to by my mother about 2 years ago..definately remember Firecrotch.
2) I live in Los Angeles, CA but I'm also from Montreal, CA (hence the CA2...clever huh?)
3) I work for a limousine company taking reservations while I work my way through a Masters in History
4) Straight with a live-in boyfriend
5) If you don't love The Princess Bride it's over breaks stick in half and throws on floor

Posted by: SashaCA2 at October 9, 2008 7:33 PM

1. Dunno. Lurked since well before Homeland Security.

2. Marin County, California.

3. Financial Operations (assuming there's still Finance to Operate).

4. Straight & Single

5. Ha! Like I've had a third date since 2003...sigh.

Posted by: sarafrances at October 9, 2008 7:34 PM

Pleasant Pajibans! We should meet! A glorious meeting of the minds! ((I can't actually get into bars yet... blerg... so this might be difficult.))
C'mon people. It won't be weird. Actually I'm afraid now. Forget it. Too much. I won't even end up showing. I'll just keep up the illusion. I'm a Wordsmith! Honest!

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 9, 2008 7:35 PM

kalafraja, hooray for html! i totally had to ask my work buddy the web designer what the hell html tags are. so, yeah, i feel your excitement!

Saint Saturn Sunshine you can't see, but I'm nodding. I know exactly that area, my dentist is on Kenilworth, across the street from the BMW dealership.

Posted by: lizzieborden at October 9, 2008 7:41 PM

1) Not really sure, but I suspect it was a link from Cleolinda Jones' Live Journal.

2) Sacramento, CA

3) Mooch off the Federal Government because I'm disabled.

4) Gay. Married for a little over a month now. No on 8, people. No. On. Eight.

5) Used to be Serial but you can't even get it on DVD. Then again, I don't go on dates with new people any more.

Posted by: telesilla at October 9, 2008 7:44 PM

Don't feel bad about missing the party due to time zone differences, redhead; I live in the States and I'm still late on the come up...laggerdom is so hard to throw off!

Anyhoo:

1. TWOP, I'm fairly certain, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was Buffy related somehow.
2. Castro Valley, CA (10 mins south of Oakland in the Bay Area) by way of Makakilo, Hawaii
3. Full - time Exec Admin for huge HMO based out of Oakland that shall remain nameless and part - time Conservation & Resource Mgt student at UC Berkeley. Yes, I lloooveeee being stressed out, it's SO great.
4. Straight, married and boring. :-)
5. I was forced to admit my love for cheesy 80's fantasy movies in class today, so let's go with that: Neverending Story, the Dark Crystal, ups to everyone who mentioned Labyrinth and the inexplicable hotsexy of David Bowie...if my date don't get it, they gots to go....

Posted by: maylai at October 9, 2008 7:44 PM

1) I also found this site via GFY. I believe it was a picture featuring an intoxicated Hermione (can't remember her real name right now).
2) Vancouver, BC
3) Quasi Travel Agent, really I just sit here and lurk on Pajiba.
4) Single/Straight
5) Althought I didn't comment on this one, I'd have to say Almost Famous.

Posted by: Ping at October 9, 2008 7:44 PM

Joker, Hilversum is right next to Utrecht. Smack dab in the middle of Dutchland (30 minutes from Amsterdam).

Posted by: Pants at October 9, 2008 7:45 PM

1. 4 years ago...maybe the Dukes of Hazzard movie?
2. LA (raised in Philly)
3. temp (aspiring comedy writer)
4. Single. I'm a guy, i like dames.
5. Goosebumps: The Video Yearbook of the 2007 Phillies

Posted by: Billowing Backpacks at October 9, 2008 7:45 PM

1. One of the sites I go to to see celebrity nipple slips and crotch shots.

2. Waipahu, Hawaii

3. Resident Crisis Manager

4. Single and have social phobias that make it hard to mingle

5. Grosse Point Blank or any movie John Cusack gets rained on

Posted by: Coltaine at October 9, 2008 7:46 PM

Okay, my first attempt at html sucked...

Posted by: Pants at October 9, 2008 7:46 PM

1) Probably arrived from GFY, stayed for the intelligence, wit, and hilarious comments and exchanges therein. I feel like we could be friends & I would be smarter for it as well. We're friends, right?

2) Boston suburbs. Did some schooling in Baltimore, too. I mean "Bawlmer" because that proves I really did live there.

3) Biotech/pharma development manager.

4) Separating, oh the sadness.

5) Probably Princess Bride, because that will identify if someone can tolerate my hopelessly bad impersonations. Also, that allows the smarter among the men to comment on a perfect set of breasts.

xo to you all & good night.

Posted by: staramour at October 9, 2008 7:47 PM

Fi - don't let that stop you :) plenty of us read to the bottom of posts. Especially those of us in later time zones. Also : we should totally set up regional Pajiban get-togethers. Maybe y'all can help me find a good dive bar in SoCal, since I have so far failed to find a really good one on my own.

Posted by: s. pisaster at October 9, 2008 7:48 PM

1) I don't know when I started coming here, at least a couple years ago I guess. I found Pajiba from Go Fug Yourself, just like everyone else, apparently.
2) I currently live in Prince George, BC.
3) I manage a museum.
4) I am straight and in a serious relationship.
5) My third date movie (or, rather, my anytime movie) is Hot Fuzz. Or also, Eulogy.

Posted by: sunset&camden at October 9, 2008 7:52 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

Ummm...Reading a review about Bram Stoker's Dracula? And via the Fug girls

2) What city do you live in?

The Northwest of USA

3) What do you do for a living?

Pro-Choice Activist

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Single/Straight
5) What's your third-date movie?

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Posted by: Maggiemoony at October 9, 2008 7:53 PM

I recognize you Sasha.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 9, 2008 7:55 PM

1.) I don't remember... I think it was Idontlikeyouinthatway.com
2.) So Cal
3.) Office Manager
4.) Engaged, Straight
5.) "Clue" starring Tim Curry and my posthumous crush Madeline Kahn. In fact, the first time I kissed my soon-to-be wife was after watching Clue... in the living room... with my mouth.

Posted by: Tanner at October 9, 2008 7:55 PM

aidan - yay archaeology! are you private or government? or are you a smarty smarty academic arch? :)

1. Reading over my friend's shoulder while he was using my computer.
2. Los Angeles, CA
3. Grad student in archaeology at CSU Northridge
4. Married to my fist boyfriend.
5. See four. Dates? What's a date?

Posted by: Xandie at October 9, 2008 7:55 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? Linked from I Don't Like You In That Way. God, I don't even know the first review I read.
2) What city do you live in? Old Orchard Beach, Maine.
3) What do you do for a living? Student at Assumption College, want to write for the Daily Show. A girl can dream, right?
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? (Perpetually) Single, straight.
5) What's your third-date movie? Third? Ummm...Let's see. First date is "Tommy Boy," second date is "Forgetting Sarah Marshall,"....is third too soon for the BBC "Pride and Prejudice" miniseries? Yes? Theeeen...."Little Miss Sunshine."

Posted by: Erin S at October 9, 2008 7:56 PM

1) My earliest memory is Pajiba's annual Shit List, where Dustin asked Scarlet Johansen to "take out those goddamn marbles out" of her mouth. The list also included Oprah. I was in love ever since. Also, I found you guys through an advertisement on Jezebel.com
2) Toronto
3) Law Student, living off student loans and parents.
4) Single with all sorts of sexuality.
5) "Leprechaun"

Posted by: Sara at October 9, 2008 7:57 PM

De-lurking in the middle of the night...

1) Certainly from Go Fug Yourself... and I am glad I clicked on the link!

2) Paris, France

3) Production assistant, and loving it so far

4) Very happily engaged lesbian

5) Hmmm, damn it, I knew we were supposed to watch a movie on our third date... Can't remember its title though!

And now, time to sleep!

Posted by: Zeebedida at October 9, 2008 7:58 PM

wow, there's four of us in central michigan?

Optimus no I'm not in that class...I'm married to a prof and taking speech pathology classes in a desultory way. Maybe I could find you a fake i.d. and we could go to...um, where do students like to drink here? My husband and I are old fogies and tend to get a drink at brass cafe, but I guess that's a bit tame :)

Posted by: banana at October 9, 2008 8:04 PM

I am so excited to see so many married gay people! It's heartening and so lovely to see.
Ah, My People, you make me feel proud.

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at October 9, 2008 8:06 PM

I see there are many scumbag lawyers here.

Makes my skin crawl to tell you the truth.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 8:09 PM

s. pisaster where in SoCal are you...it's a large place as I live here myself...I'm a big fan of 'The Belmont' in West Hollywood...chill during the day, with a great menu and happy hour but can be nice/classy at evening if that's what you're digging too

I've noticed quite a few more Los Angelians than I orginally thought...definately should do a local get together here...anyone wanna have beers tonight? I've had a shitty day at work (45 minutes to go whoo hoo)

Posted by: SashaCA2 at October 9, 2008 8:09 PM

And Lizzie we'll make the meet-up happen sometime, for sure. There have to be at least a few others close-ish/nearby, right?

Posted by: Saint Saturn Sunshine at October 9, 2008 8:09 PM

Oh and sooooooooo, many people from flyover country *shakes head* mmmmmm...if I were you, poor folks, I would move...or kill myself.

There, I said it.

Seriously.

PS: all you cannucks too.

PSS: Europe? pffffffffffft...niggas ...plz.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 8:14 PM

- Hmmm.. I must've come across from Go Fug Yourself too - I'd say in about 2005. Too long ago to remember the first review...
- I live in Brisbane, Australia.
- Mostly, while at work, I sit and browse Pajiba.. But technically I am a Project Support Coordinator for an engineering company.
- Am almost up to my 3 year anniversary with BrisVegasBoy.
- Not sure about 3rd date, but on the 2nd date BrisVegasBoy rented and showed up to my house with:
Cursed (horrible, horrible, werewolf movie with Christina Ricci - only made it 30 mins in and then switched...)
American Pie: Band Camp (possibly even worse)
Sad to say his 3rd choice was equally terrible, but the name escapes me - I think I probably blanked it out...

Gosh good thing I didn't judge him on movie taste alone...

Posted by: BrisVegasBec at October 9, 2008 8:15 PM

1) A link from the Superficial I believe.
2) All over the great state of Virginia.
3) I am in the Army but I'm so gentle and harmless that the job choice is ironic. The name 'Porkchop' was given to me by a drill sargeant because I'm a vegetarian. See? Harmless.
4) Straight/ female. I dabble about, but prefer being single. Less hassle.
5) The 3rd date is a good time to gauge a guy's reaction to Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Anyone that doesn't approve can show himself to the door.

Posted by: Porkchop at October 9, 2008 8:16 PM

There's a whole lot of people before me, but in case you do get all the way down...

1. It's been so long ago I don't even remember how I found y'all. GoFugYourself maybe?? I guess my oldest Pajiba memory would be when your server got shut down...something about national security.

2. Los Angeles

3. Assistant Editor - film.

4. Single and straight

5. The Big Lebowski (to see if the guys has any taste whatsoever in movies or if we share the same sense of humor) or Steele Magnolias (to see if he really likes me or is just trying to get laid)

Posted by: Jennifer at October 9, 2008 8:17 PM

"1) A link from the Superficial I believe.
..."

Posted by: Jennifer at October 9, 2008 8:17 PM


w00000000000000000000000t! POUND IT


I said POUND IT!

awesome.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 8:19 PM

1.) I don't remember my first memory of Pajiba. I remember being confused when it was shut down by Homeland Security. I came from Quizlaw.
2.) I live in St. Paul. MN.
3.) I'm an unemployed lawyer. It's a great time to be unemployed, let me tell you.
4.) "Single female lawyer..." and frustrated at the lack of sex.
5.) Shattered Glass

Posted by: Scourgie at October 9, 2008 8:19 PM

1. honestly can't remember
2. toronto, sometimes nova scotia
3. screenwriter (started making a living at it last year)
4. married
5. the last polka

Posted by: celery at October 9, 2008 8:22 PM

1) I think I found this site from a "bad query letters" blog a few years ago.

2) Holy Toledo, Ohio

3)Freelance Writer/Aspiring Screenwriter/Preschool Teacher/Sunday School Director (Yeah, I'm all about some Jesus)

4)Straight, Married 5 years to a smoking hot Med student - in like five years, she's gonna be my sugermama AND my trophy wife.

5) My wife (yes I had to ask her - it's been nearly ten years) said it was 'Bound', um, yeah...

- Officially delurked -

Posted by: BlickBlick! at October 9, 2008 8:23 PM

1) I can't remember where I came from, all I remember is that the ad featured a hot girl and a strange word (Pajiba!). It was probably a webcomic or something similar.

2) I live in Melbourne, Australia.

3) I'm a student, doing a Bachelor of Science majoring in Physics and Computer Science.

4) Single

5) 28 Days Later: if you can't enjoy discussing zombies like I can then there is no compatibility there.

Posted by: Chugga at October 9, 2008 8:25 PM

1) (Sh)It List - I remember thinking "Wow what a bunch of hate-filled douchebags." Then I started reading regularly and loved every minute of it.
2) Minneapolis
3) High School English Teacher
4) Living In Sin
5) Bottle Rocket (it worked! except for the sin part...)

Posted by: vinniedelpino at October 9, 2008 8:25 PM

BSlim Leave the "cannucks" out of it. If it wasn't for us, the world would be down a shit load of fresh water. Also, poutine. And Celine Dion. Shit, that didn't help my argument...umm...hockey? Keifer Sutherland? Basketball? Yeah, basketball. Suck it.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 9, 2008 8:26 PM

oh, i'm married to a man and i'm a woman.

he's a brilliant musician, by the way.

Posted by: celery at October 9, 2008 8:27 PM

So late to the party. Oh well.

1) Linked from Mitch Clem's Nothing Nice to Say. Can't remember the first review I read, but I was hooked. Been here upwards of 3 years.

2) Atlanta, Georgia. ATL, Hotlanta, etc, they all get old. Fast.

3) Medical Lab Technician working on Pediatric Neurotransmitter Diseases.

4) Single, Straight. I think? I could be sure if y'all would stop posting Bale pics.

5) Shit, I'm not sure. I need to find time for more movies, I'm blanking here. Caddyshack?

Posted by: Just Joe at October 9, 2008 8:28 PM

01. i think from gofugyourself.com, but i dont remember.
02. currently in san diego, but not willingly. id rather be in san francisco... or scotland! even better.
03. grad student. doing the lit thing. and making no money.
04. in the words of margaret cho, my crisis: "am i gaaaaaaaay? am i straaaaaaight? then i realized, im just slutty. wheres my parade?". fantastic.
05. the last third date movie i can remember is the apartment with jack and shirley, but i dont have an official one.

Posted by: yumi at October 9, 2008 8:28 PM

Ok, whoever said High Fidelity, I love you.

You say that now, Optimus Rhyme, but what you really mean is you want me for an intellectual conversation where we could discuss our feelings. And I'm really looking for a guy to just mess around with right now. Not that I'm slutty. I mean, I want dinner, too. But a commitment with the distance and my graduating early- feh.

It's not you, it's me. Or something.

But no, seriously, High Fidelity would just be a perfect third date movie. We could debate about what "I haven't seen Evil Dead 2 (read: slept with him), YET" means and what your album collection would be like if you had the time to actually do it autobiographically. Plus, J.Black's cover of "Let's Get it On" is adorable.

Posted by: Kayanne at October 9, 2008 8:28 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I arrived via the ladies of Go Fug Yourself. I can't remember what I read, but I remember thinking "these are my people" and I've lurking and posting every now and then for years.

2) What city do you live in?
Los Angeles (but originally from Philly!)

3) What do you do for a living?
Intellectual Property Law

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single and straight

5) What's your third-date movie?
As a rule, I don't watch movies with guys I'm dating. Movies enter the scene much later than a 3rd date. However, if I had to choose, it would be Fight Club, True Romance, American Psycho or Primer. If he's up for a couple of episodes of Farscape, he gets major points.

Posted by: Vixen at October 9, 2008 8:31 PM

1) I stumbled upon your Worst Blockbusters ever page, and then returned to read your Meet the Spartans review after I saw the line "I hope they both die from nutsack cancer." At that moment, I knew this was my kind of site.
2) I live in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Yes, my kids will glow in the dark, fucking hilarious.
3) I'm a high school student, I plan to conquer the universe in a bloody teenage rebellion.
4) I'm single and straight.
5) Third date movie, hmm, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, if she fails to laugh, we have nothing in common.

You guys are awesome, although this is easily the whitest website ever.

Posted by: George at October 9, 2008 8:34 PM

1. I linked to Pajiba through The Superficial...and haven't been back to The Superficial in months.
2. I live in Queens (only New Yorkers list just a borough and expect everybody to know where it is).
3. I'm a matrimonial attorney.
4. I'm very, very happily married.
5. Probably "Waiting for Guffman". If you don't find that movie hysterical, I just can't trust you.

Posted by: samantha t at October 9, 2008 8:49 PM

1) I'm pretty sure I saw you on gofugyourself and I used to occasionally check it out when I was procrastinating, but slowly fell completely in love!
2) Toronto
3) restaurant server, but I'm also a student
4) single and straight
5) Y Tu Mama Tambien... I wouldn't pick it for a third date, but if someone thought Lost in Translation was "boring" and "about nothing" the third date might not be happening...sorry, i sound like a snob!

Posted by: EmmaDilemma at October 9, 2008 8:49 PM

1) I'm pretty sure I saw you on gofugyourself and I used to occasionally check it out when I was procrastinating, but slowly fell completely in love!
2) Toronto
3) restaurant server, but I'm also a student
4) single and straight
5) Y Tu Mama Tambien... I wouldn't pick it for a third date, but if someone thought Lost in Translation was "boring" and "about nothing" the third date might not be happening...sorry, i sound like a snob!

Posted by: EmmaDilemma at October 9, 2008 8:50 PM

Don't hate BSlim. You may have to ask one of us for a loan sometime soon.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 9, 2008 8:50 PM

SashaCA2 - I am right smack in the middle of Orange County (I want to spit everytime I have to type or say that). I've only been here for a little over a month. I think LA is within reasonable driving distance, the problem is how to go to LA to drink and then make it home afterwards.

Posted by: s. pisaster at October 9, 2008 8:54 PM

Porkchop!

I'm pleasantly surprised to find another baby killer on here. While I'd normally shudder and shiftily avoid our loose association, the fact that I'm not the only Pajiban in Army is comforting.

Posted by: Baboon at October 9, 2008 8:55 PM

Damn, I missed all the fun.

I have no idea how I got here, but my earliest memories were of music discussions - or that's what first got me interested.

I'm in Southeastern CT, hail from NY and lived back and forth a few times.

Married, three kidlets.

Haven't had a date in a long time, but it would be something like Spanking the Monkey, The Comfort of Strangers, Secretary or The Music of Chance.

Posted by: Cindy at October 9, 2008 8:55 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I can barely pinpoint one since I've been reading this site since 2006. I work in marketing and was paid to dig up good blogs on tv, film, music etc and understandably Pajiba came up in my findings. After a few reads, I was hooked. It's part of my myspace/facebook/email checking ritual.

I know one of the best reviews I read that made me feel at home was for Derailed. Man alive did that movie suck.

2) What city do you live in?
Los Angeles

3) What do you do for a living?
SEO specialist and blog guru

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
straight, single-ish

5) What's your third-date movie?
Better Off Dead - if they don't love the Cusack and this movie, it's over.

Posted by: Teresa at October 9, 2008 9:12 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I can't really remember my first Pajiba memory, I've been here for quite a while! I do, however, remember coming here because of a funny ad on Go Fug Yourself.
2) What city do you live in?
Kitchener
3) What do you do for a living?
student
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
single and straight
5) What's your third-date movie?
The Big Lebowski

Posted by: Emma at October 9, 2008 9:15 PM

"5) What's your third-date movie?
As a rule, I don't watch movies with guys I'm dating. Movies enter the scene much later than a 3rd date. However, if I had to choose, it would be Fight Club, True Romance, American Psycho or Primer. If he's up for a couple of episodes of Farscape, he gets major points."

Ah Vixen, I can only dream that someone I date will suffer (or possibly enjoy) my favorite sci-fi show with me.

In the last 6 years, I've only met one potential dude who admitted to liking "Farscape". Sadly, he turned out to be a sleazy loser who wouldn't stop telling me that he wanted to marry me(eep! I just met you man!) because I told him that I had gone to a Farscape convention (at least it was when the show was still on-air). He didn't need to go to such hyperbolic extremes to get me to make out with him (i'm pretty easy when it comes to first base). But he wouldn't shut up about it long enough for me to kiss him, so that was the end of that.

Posted by: Teresa at October 9, 2008 9:24 PM

I love when all the lurkers come out-it makes me feel not so alone.
1) Pajiba memory: Like many, I don't remember how I got here but it was right before the Homeland security "incident." But I was hooked once I saw the name because it always reminds me of "Hajiba," which is my name spelled backwards and was what some former students of mine called me (we all agreed it was a great name for a witch).
2) Live? Eastern Iowa, from birth to now.
3) Job? Medical insurance-I don't like it, but I'm really good at it.
4) Single and a Kinsey 2.
5) Third-date movie? The Thin Man

Posted by: abijah at October 9, 2008 9:27 PM

1) Came from Go Fug Yourself, but that's about all I remember. It's been well over a year now.
2) Live in Hot Springs, Arkansas
3) Dept. Supervisor at an amusement park. LOVE IT.
4) Single and usually straight.
5) Excellent question.

Posted by: Gabs at October 9, 2008 9:29 PM

I think of myself more as a stalker than a lurker, I'm like an obsessive groupie!

1) I've been creepily watching you all for a little over 2 years, I think I got here from the Fug's. It's weird how everything before just evaporates once you're here.
2) An hour outside Melbourne, Australia in the vast suburban landscape of Narre Warren South.
3) Bottom feeder for a printer co., HP wanna be. I like to think I'm the laziest employee they have... feel free to call with your printer complaints!
4) Single & straight
5) Field of Dreams. I know, I can't help it. I just love me some Kevin Costner!

Posted by: Leahaha at October 9, 2008 9:30 PM

1) I *think* I was first linked here through Celebitchy over a year ago, though I couldn't tell you the movie. Namely because I spent the next few days reading tons of archived reviews, so it's tricky to pick which was the first in the pile.
2) Toledo, Ohio
3) Stay-At-Home-Mom
4) Married, Straight
5) The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

Posted by: Anne at October 9, 2008 9:33 PM

1) Followed a link from Mr. Cranky (which I no
longer read). That was at least two, maybe
three years ago. Possibly four...?
2) Washington, DC, though I move a lot
3) I'm a composer and conductor and teach music
at a conservatory.
4) Straight. Married.
5) Star Wars. I'm a total geek. My wife had to
come to terms with that. She did.

Posted by: Armando at October 9, 2008 9:36 PM

1) Followed a link from Mr. Cranky (which I no
longer read). That was at least two, maybe
three years ago. Possibly four...?
2) Washington, DC, though I move a lot
3) I'm a composer and conductor and teach music
at a conservatory.
4) Straight. Married.
5) Star Wars. I'm a total geek. My wife had to
come to terms with that. She did.

Posted by: Armando at October 9, 2008 9:36 PM

I saw the ad on Go Fug Yourself and thought, "I'm kinda bitchy. And I like movies. Why the hell not?" I've been reading for two years now.
I am currently working and going to grad school in western Pennsylvania, but I hail from the mountains of the great state of North Carolina.
I run a residence hall at Clarion University...which basically means I keep about 380 18-year-old morons from burning the building down at any given second. I also work in health advocacy as a sex educator. Which means I hand out a lot of condoms.
Straight. Single. Interested?
28 Days Later. They should know what they're getting themselves into at that point.

Posted by: Kristen at October 9, 2008 9:51 PM

1) I don't know how I arrived at pajiba, but I'm starting to regret it.
2)Manor, Texas. It's about ten minutes outside of Austin.
3)Federal Law Enforcement
4)Married, Straight, I think.
5)I'm not positive, but I'm sure it was porn related.

Posted by: Pookie at October 9, 2008 4:05 PM

This is about the most frightening, faith-in-the-establishment-shattering thing I've read all week.

Godtopus help us all.

Posted by: Sean at October 9, 2008 9:52 PM

Long time reader, extremely rare commenter.

1. I think I found this site through TWoP, CHUD, or StumbleUpon. Not 100% sure on this matter.

2. From Huntington, West Virginia. Please be advised that West Virginia is a different state from Virginia.

3. I work in a group home for persons found not guilty by reason of insanity. It's delightful. Most days, I feel incredibly sane because of it. Other days, I'm pretty sure the crazy is contagious.

4. Single for way too long. Straight.

5. Possibly Royal Tennenbaums. Or perhaps stun him a musical selection just to test.

Posted by: YellowRigby at October 9, 2008 9:57 PM

1) Came over from Go Fug Yourself, earliest memory was the shite list, still trying to get everyone to realise that Oprah is the antichrist and could possibly take over the United States.

2) Melbourne, Australia

3) Took a year off from studying to work, only place I could find was a Petrol Station. I'm probably the only non-Indian national there.

4) Single, straight and after Google imaging Lisa Loeb, found out that I am Lisa Loeb bespectacled.

5) Shawn of the Dead, The Castle, 28 Days Later or Stardust

Posted by: caity at October 9, 2008 9:58 PM

1. I came from Go Fug Yourself. Ha. That's not uncommon.
2. I currently live in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
3. I am a student at the University of Southern Mississippi and work part-time at a hotel.
4. Single, straight
5. Almost Famous. If it is meant to be, he'll understand.

Posted by: raye raye at October 9, 2008 10:03 PM

1) GFY
2)Cincinnati
3)should-be grad student, actual customer service rep
4) single, straight, female
5)The last time I actually invited a guy over to 'watch a movie' we turned on Air Force One and I still haven't seen it. Third dates are for nookie.

Posted by: nerak at October 9, 2008 10:08 PM

1. Came from GoFugYourself. Don't remember how long ago. Definitely after the shut down, but still a while ago. First memory is of Gina(?) the Grammar Nazi whom I believe everyone used FLAME!
2. Sacramento, CA - originally from the Bay Area.
3. Litigation claim rep.
4. Single (separated) - straight (definitely voting "NO" on 8, telesilla. And congratulations on your marriage!)
5. Labyrinth (had a few comments on this a while back, with the double jeopardy of David Bowie's package and Jennifer Connolly's underaged hotness, but I don't care. I LOVE this movie.)

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 10:08 PM

1)Memory: agreeing with the Pajiba review regarding not liking A Scanner Darkly all that much, but then there was also the Homeland Security incident? How: ??? boyfriend?

2)(Silicon Valley), CA

3)Computer programmer (ahaha... one of 7 girls to graduate from computer science in my year.)

4)female, het, although I do oogle some female actresses, long time relationship with my equally nerdy boyfriend, although if Kiera Knightly shows up at my door one day declaring her undying love for me, I might run away with her.

5)Office Space, The Big Lebowski, although I'd probably rather play video games on the third date. [You have been sniped by SUSAN again] PWN!

I also like infecting the minds of game programmers that are on my commute train with EVIL: "Baby Seals, I think clubbing them should gain you points."

Posted by: Vi at October 9, 2008 10:09 PM

1. i followed a link to a movie review or a top ten list from idontlikeyouinthatway.com
2. virginia beach
3. starbucks barista/bagel whore
4. single
5. amadeus, american psycho

i wear lisa loeb glasses. i love cardigans, my iPod and coffee. i will NOT, however, misspell words on purpose (e.g., teh).

Posted by: kelley at October 9, 2008 10:11 PM

1. I've been lurking since before the Homeland Security shenanigans, probably came over from Go Fug Yourself.

2.I'm also from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (which is a very odd coincidence, considering the size of Saskatoon)- Hi Wormer!

3. Student

4. Single, Straight

5.

Posted by: Mae at October 9, 2008 10:12 PM

1) I think from The Superficial. It took a long time for anyone to acknowledge my lame comments...oh wait that still happens.
2) St. Louis now, the DC area before then
3) Grant writer looking ahead to grad school
4) Single, straight
5) My only date movies ever were "Fun With Dick and Jane" and "Talladega Nights." Those were fun, but "The Court Jester" and "Chariots of Fire" are more representative of me. Yeah, I'm a nerd.

Posted by: Empress of All the Russias at October 9, 2008 10:14 PM

I suppose I'll cash in my lurking v-card tonight, since you suggested it and all...

1 - I hardly remember where I came here from, but it may have been from go fug yourself a couple of years ago. It was immediate love, as I adore the snarkiness and intellect - and the recent blog review of feministing and jezebel totally sealed the deal

2 - I am currently in Winnipeg, Manitoba

3 - I am in my 6th year of Post-Secondary education, finally starting my MA

4 - totally single and straight

5 - I have no idea about a third date movie....I'm tempted to say Trainspotting, as it is just so awesome, but City of God would be an option too...if you don't love that one then there is no chance

whew...not lurking is fun...now I need a cigarette...

Posted by: meags at October 9, 2008 10:14 PM

Oh and sooooooooo, many people from flyover country *shakes head* mmmmmm...if I were you, poor folks, I would move...or kill myself.
There, I said it.
Seriously.
PS: all you cannucks too.
PSS: Europe? pffffffffffft...niggas ...plz.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 8:14 PM

Well, let's see - BSlim seems not to live in the Midwest, Canada or Europe. He could be in another country, but I'm thinking he's in the US, one of the coasts, leftie that he is. Ooooo - and an animal lover. But really into hookers. Hmmmmmm - No Cal, is my guess (too hippie for LA, too nasty for OR or WA), but he commutes somewhere slightly more "Big City."

Other guesses?

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 10:18 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I found y'all through Go Fug Yourself about 5 years ago while at work. I giggled so much my boss came out to see what the hell I was doing, so then she got sucked in too. YOU ARE WELCOME.

2) What city do you live in?
Pensacola

3) What do you do for a living?
I'm an heiress, I don't work. No, really.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
straight. DIVORCED.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Full Metal Jacket. I'm not even kidding.

Hey, thanks for caring.

Posted by: Cletus at October 9, 2008 10:21 PM

1) It was a long and boring morning partway through Christmas vacation. I was still trying to relax after finals and did a random google search for "the best movies you've never seen." Pajiba was the first website with a list where I'd only heard of a couple of the movies. I literally spent the rest of the day going through the archives. I knew I was home.
2) Somewhere in the middle on the mid-right.
3) Attorney-at-law
4) Chronically single
5) Depends on what I think the guy can handle. If I'm thinking potential soulmate, it's Darjeeling Limited, High Fidelity, or Stranger than Fiction. If he's funny, Heathers. If he's super-cute, "fun," and not that bright, Die Hard. If I still can't tell, a few choice episodes of Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Posted by: LB at October 9, 2008 10:34 PM

Oh, and if I had one Christmas wish, just one, I'd wish for a billion dollars. But, if I had two, I'd wish for a billion dollars and to one day run in to someone wearing a Murder Tank T-shirt in my local Target.

Posted by: LB at October 9, 2008 10:36 PM

1) My wife told me about the site.
2) Detroit - Mi
3) Attorney
4) Straight, Married
5) Thanks to all that D&D I played as a kid (and still play) I never really dated all that much, so I have no clue...

Posted by: ajax19 at October 9, 2008 10:38 PM

Ooooh, I'm loving the BarbadoSlim guessing game! How old do you think he is? How many of you think he's the tooth fairy living in McCain's chipmunk cheeks and that he whispered an order for the old man to call Obama "that one"?

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 10:38 PM

I too came from Go Fug Yourself, and I think it was the "Firecrotch" add that attracted me!
I am from Costa Rica (That's in Central America) but right now I live in Manila, Philippines.
I work in IT, for a US company.
Single, Straight and happy.
Haven't had a third date in a long time!

Posted by: Anabelle at October 9, 2008 10:40 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I clicked over from the Fug Girls around two years ago. Loved reading Dustin's reviews and kept coming back for more. I didn't bother to read the comment until at least 6 months later. Now I stick around for the swears.

2) What city do you live in?
Potsdam, NY. I'm two hours from nowhere. I get all warm and fuzzy inside when Sarina talks about Apple Valley though because I'm from Northfield, just 10 miles south of her. I miss Minneapolis SO MUCH.

3) What do you do for a living?
I'm SAHM/photographer

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Married to a hot professor.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Star Trek IV. Mr. Jodeci hates Star Trek. I still love him. Go figure.

Posted by: jodeci at October 9, 2008 10:48 PM

1) no clue...it was about 2 years ago, was there a link to the 3rd-date flicks? that may have been one of the first couple of posts i read...
2) new orleans
3) i work at the university of new orleans as a counselor
4) single and straight. mostly. at least lately.
5) my 3rd-date movie...hmmm...wet hot american summer. mainly because i've seen it enough to where i can still fool around and laugh at it without watching it. if whoever i'm fooling around with has a problem with me laughing at it while they're going down on me...they should just leave. (the last guy decidedly did not, and ended up laughing into my vagina a few times. awesome.)

Posted by: jamiepants at October 9, 2008 10:48 PM

1) I honestly can't remember how I ended up here. I've been reading for a bit. When did homeland security take over? I had been reading for several months before that.

2) Jackson, TN

3) I attempt to teach English and literature to 180+ high school freshmen.

4) Married to Mr. Edna for 7 years.

5) Almost Famous or Tombstone, for totally different reasons.

Posted by: superEdna at October 9, 2008 10:49 PM

Ooooh, I'm loving the BarbadoSlim guessing game! How old do you think he is? How many of you think he's the tooth fairy living in McCain's chipmunk cheeks and that he whispered an order for the old man to call Obama "that one"?

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 10:38 PM

Well, since I started it. . . .

I think he's 42.

And a half.

He's old enough to not give a shit what other people think, young enough to have been to Burma for 3.5 months (oh, wait, that was just a front for being in TK's basement. . . . . OK, young enough to fight off zombies for 3.5 months), old enough to have survived Burma/zombies, young enough to survive sex with multiple hookers and old enough to confirm that it's his preference (oh, yeah, and to have the money to pay for it).

As for living in McCain's cheek, I agree. BSlim could be running the whole thing. It would explain the INCREDIBLY disastrous choices McCain's been making, which completely undermine the Republican agenda while also setting women's rights back about 50 years.

Sofia, you are a genius.
As are you, BSlim, for guaranteeing an Obama win.

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 10:51 PM

hmm... it seems I procrastinated a bit everyone beat me to answering ^_^
1) Memories: I came from The Superficial, why I was there I have no idea... I blame boredom... I know it was at almost three years ago, but I don't remember the first reviews I read. I remember just being glad that in this big stupid world other people shared my taste in movies and read books. And apparently reveled in being pretentious.
2) Locations: A stupid little suburb south of Richmond, VA but I lived in Denver for a while and would much rather be there
3) Jobs: I'm a flight attendant for what might be the worst airline ever I think, I'm also an out of work graphic designer
4) Luvs: I have a cute boyfriend who's very far away, nope not married... no confusing hyphenates
5) 3rd Date: If I had dates, probably Amelie

Posted by: yeratomato at October 9, 2008 10:53 PM

Officially de-lurking after 3 years.

1) Came over from the Fug side. Earliest memory - your tagline. I am known for being both scathing and bitchy. It seemed like a match made in heaven.

2) Sydney, Australia. Which is currently being besieged by an epic flogging of Nicole "my face looks like a boiled egg" Kidman's latest attempt at acting. On the other hand, Hugh Jackman, no shirt. It's a dilemma...

3) I work in media. But I try to use my powers for good instead of evil.

4) Married to an absolute sweetheart who still rocks my world after 10 years.

5) Say Anything

Posted by: kellymc at October 9, 2008 10:54 PM

1.- Google: movie reviews. I think i was searching a review of an european movie,,,,then i stumble with a pajiba guide...i was smitten.
2.- Im from Leon Gto. Mexico...Que pedo putos
3.- Im an Industrial Designer, I work for a compan that manufactures carton packing...so...Im sorry Al Gore.
4.-Single, straight...but Jim from the Ofice Rules!!!
5.- Depends of the lady, if she likes romantic comedies I go for Garden State, if she's more of an action chic...Goodfellas....and if she may be the one....Eternal Sunshine, or Being John Malkovich....but i guess if she's really the one she should already seen them both.

Posted by: Rul at October 9, 2008 10:57 PM

1. Link from DListed I think, which I no longer read. 2ish years ago, maybe? Lurked until 'Bama got sick, and mostly lurk now...

2. Tuscaloosa. Roll Tide!

3. Fourth-year undergrad hoping to go to law school next year.

4. Deeply involved with a great guy, but as yet unmarried.

5. Either Dark Crystal, Labyrinth or The Princess Bride. Ooh! Or Dirty Dancing. But maybe Ladyhawke? *sigh* Anyone I'm with just has to understand my adorable obsession with eighties movies. And excuse my love of fanfiction. Truly, he must be a Man among men.

Posted by: hop3 at October 9, 2008 11:01 PM

Hahahahahaha..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...you scumbags.

I hate you people ...make no mistake, when the big one comes, I'm gonna steal your food and feed your unedible parts to my dogs.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:02 PM

Hahahahahaha..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...you scumbags.
I hate you people ...make no mistake, when the big one comes, I'm gonna steal your food and feed your unedible parts to my dogs.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:02 PM

Hmmmm. . . . the evidence is mounting.

As are your dogs.

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:03 PM

Hispter douchebags.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:04 PM

Hispter douchebags.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:04 PM

How many hookers does it take to satisfy you, BSlim?

At last count, I think it was three.

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:06 PM

1. The ever so efficient review of 88 Minutes
2. Toronto, Canada; formerly Moscow, Russia
3. Nothing; I'm studying anthropology
4. Straight; in a relationship
5. Better Off Dead

You should have also asked what the readers' music taste is like, to test for the hipster hypothesis. Me, I'm more of a metalhead, but I might be statistically insignificant.

Posted by: Dasha at October 9, 2008 11:08 PM

Now read here, honey, I remember when my posts used to get DELETED here.

This site has sunk so low, that I'm allowed to post here.

Pajiba pffffffffffffffftttt...

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:11 PM

Earliest Pajiba memory - Hard to say, so I'll just go with how I got here. I was following a link to a website encouraging KFed to leave Britney at the height of their disgusting "marriage" (I'm really not that kind of a person though). From there I found Go Fug Yourself, and from there I found Pajiba. I haven't read Go Fug Yourself regularly in over a year, but I've been here for well over two years now. But I fear that my time is coming to an end (more on that to come).

I live in Portland, Oregon, the best city in the country. That's an objective fact too. Really.

I recently, as of this week, restarted my career in health care administration. I found Pajiba soon after I had my first daughter and was only working a few days a week. Therefore I had loads of time to come here and enjoy everything this site has to offer. I successfully did that, while working on a graduate degree and being a mom, until daughter #2 came last January. That was when most of my spare time disappeared. So my participation in the comments waned for the first six months or so afterwards, even getting to the point where I didn't have time to read the original reviews, let alone the comments. Not even the TV Whore *sniff*. Now that I am working full time again (as a supervisor creating financial policies in a department in the largest hospital in Oregon), on top of having two young children, and on top of my final year in a graduate program, I barely am here anymore. It makes me sad to not be current on the Pajibaverse and all its intricacies, but such is life.

With those two small children, I damn well better be married. There's no way I would ever do something so crazy by myself.

Third date movie? Puh-lease. I've been with the Mr. for 16 years now. Now dates are all about food, and being able to go somewhere decidedly un-child friendly when we have the chance.

Long post, but probably one of my last.

Posted by: katy at October 9, 2008 11:13 PM

1) Don't recall my earliest memory, but I believe a former roommate pointed me in this direction. (Side note - that roommate and I used to communicate via noise only.)
2) I live in a very small city.
3) I edit da news.
4) Recently single and straight.
5) Third date movie? The Blues Brothers

Posted by: Nadha at October 9, 2008 11:15 PM

Ohhhhh, I wanna go to. I don't even care if no one is around - I jump at any chance to talk about myself.

1) I know I was linked from GFY many, many moons ago.
2)Originally - Chicago; Currently - The Beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York. The Napa Valley of the East!
3) Attorney, but not one of those stupid ones...you know what I mean.
4)Recently engaged - dude needed to lock this down.
5) Willow. Pre-1989 Val Kilmer really does it for me.

Posted by: Arr Matey at October 9, 2008 11:19 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
It's been a loong time, but it may have been from TVGasm when it was still funny.
2) What city do you live in?
Norwalk, CT
3) What do you do for a living?
Graphic Designer/Production Manager
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
I am officially off the market Saturday at 3:30. Please wish me luck that I don't puke.
5) What's your third-date movie?
Hmm, maybe The Red Violin? It's been three years since my last 3rd date, and we didn't watch movies on it. We just did it.

Posted by: KHA at October 9, 2008 11:22 PM

1 - Whenever Dan first started writing here. I guess from Sarah's response that means summer 2005. There are a number of members of the Cult of Carlson lurking around here. At some point in college Dan finally bludgeoned us all into understanding that his taste (and Sarah's) was better than ours, and we've all been reading whatever he writes ever since.
2 - Currently in Arlington/DC, but originally from Dallas.
3- Director of Education for a trade association.
4 - Single and straight.
5 - Third dates? What are those? I've usually dumped the guy over football by that point. But if he made it that long, it would probably be either High Fidelity or Wonderboys.

Posted by: Aubsbobs at October 9, 2008 11:22 PM

HAhhahahahahaha, yeah I'm remembering now (must be the Jack) it was like, Rowles and Vermillion and shit and it was all spellcheck and... and I don't know WHAT the fuck that was all about.

THAT, was Pajiba and Ranylt would have like PDF length reviews you had to download the latest Adobe Acrobat reader to read that shit.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I don't know how this site survived to tell you the truth...it SUCKED.
And I was there there, telling them..IT SUCKED.

So basically, I made Pajiba.
WHERE'S MY MONEY ROWLES?

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:24 PM

1) A Uwe Boll bit, perhaps linked from Something Awful?
2) Los Angeles
3) Screenwriter
4) Straight
5) Man Bites Dog... If it scares them away then they probably weren't going to enjoy future dates anyway...

Posted by: riotsmile at October 9, 2008 11:25 PM

The one damn day I have shit to do and you run this fun diversion!

1) I've been reading for 1 - 2 years. I'm pretty sure I found this haven of joy through a google search for Nathan Fillion and landed on the first "Most Bangable Celebrity" article. Fell head-over-heels for the staff and commenters. Since that day, I pretty much open Pajiba first thing when I get to work and hit "refresh" like 50 times throughout the day. Every day. You're welcome, Company Who Pays Me A Really Good Salary!

2) I live in Ohio - the city isn't important. Ohio is Ohio is Ohio...

3) Human Resources - Otherwise known as glorified babysitting

4) Single and straight, although I'm finding Sofia and Kalafraja very alluring. Also, in a new disturbing trend, I seem to be attracted to men half my age...'Sup Optimus? How you doin'?

5) Either "Raising Arizona" or "Serenity". Depends on the guy...and how much I want to get some. "Raising Arizona" doesn't really promote the sexytime vibe, ya' know?

Posted by: Lainey at October 9, 2008 11:27 PM

crap everyone else did it...

2) Los Angeles, but originally Salina, KS... and Chicago for a few years.

Posted by: riotsmile at October 9, 2008 11:28 PM

Now read here, honey, I remember when my posts used to get DELETED here.
This site has sunk so low, that I'm allowed to post here.
Pajiba pffffffffffffffftttt...
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:11 PM

Sorry, but you left us for over 3 months. You have to start over as a newbie.

Although, I will admit that when I first saw you start up again, I was giddy. I was alone and I said, out loud, "Oh my God, it's BarbadoSlim." It was a beautiful moment.

I'd declare my undying love, but I'm not a hooker, so I know it will remain unrequited.

(sob)

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:28 PM

1) Actually read an article about the site in the local paper. It looked good so I checked it out and have been here since.
2) Newport News, VA
3) Brain sucking advertising
4) straight, single and tentatively dating
5) Princess Bride or Kill Bill - I have no idea why.

Posted by: trixie at October 9, 2008 11:34 PM

Greetings from the top of the state, YellowRugby.

Posted by: bucdaddy at October 9, 2008 11:34 PM

Congratulations and good luck KHA!! You'll be fine - no puking!

Posted by: Lainey at October 9, 2008 11:35 PM

I think whoever wins a Pajiba t-shirt from now on has to have his or her (or hishers -- you never know in what mood you'll find BSlim) name printed on the back. That way, when we attend PajiCon '10 in the Atacama desert, we'll be able to sneak up on each other and say "Gotcha, insertclevernamehere!"

Posted by: Sofía at October 9, 2008 11:38 PM

I'd declare my undying love, but I'm not a hooker, so I know it will remain unrequited.

(sob)

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:28 PM

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Free is fine. I've got the keys to my cousin's IROC-Z and a six pack of Bud Light.

Let's do this shit.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:40 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I can't recall my earliest Pajiba memory but I know that it was in my roomates room maybe four years ago. I come from San Mateo CA which is 20 miles south of SF
2) What city do you live in?
I now live in San Bruno CA, which is 10 miles south of SF
3) What do you do for a living?
I work at a Planned Parenthood
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
I am straight living with my partner of 6 years
5) What's your third-date movie?
Shawshank Redemption or The Big Lebowski depending on the boy.

Posted by: Kelly at October 9, 2008 11:40 PM

I'd declare my undying love, but I'm not a hooker, so I know it will remain unrequited.
(sob)
Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:28 PM
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Free is fine. I've got the keys to my cousin's IROC-Z and a six pack of Bud Light.
Let's do this shit.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:40 PM

You had me at IROC-Z (I am a child of the 80's) but lost me at Bud Light.

If we're going with the theme of cheap, I insist on Miller High Life.

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:43 PM

Man I'm posting late on this one...this is longer than the open threads during the debate! But damn, I honestly don't remember when I came to pajiba was. Anyways...

It's been at least three years, but feels like only yesterday. And somehow I lurked for years until Jim Butcher love brought me out.

I split my time between Boston, MA for law school and hometown Hudson, NH.

I'm currently more broke than the stock market because I'm a law school student who doesn't have time to work. It's ridiculous to be living off loans!

I'm straight and single for the first time in over three years- and it's weird and wonderful.

My third date movie is kind of on a rotating schedule between the Evil Dead Trilogy and The Shawshank Redemption. I figure that anyone who actually dislikes these movies is someone who I should run from very fast.

Posted by: Rorny at October 9, 2008 11:44 PM

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I don't like to answer questions about myself...

Posted by: Skitz at October 9, 2008 11:45 PM

1. I wandered over here from Go Fug Yourself by clicking on the Pajiba banner that had "Power to the Firecrotch, bitches!" on it. For some reason, rereading that sentence cracks me up even now. I've been reading ever since. Sometimes I post on the tail end of a comments section and then run away.
2. Seattle (by way of Oberlin, France, Greece, New Haven, and New York City, in that order).
3. I teach eleventh and twelfth grade English. Before that, I sold books at the Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle.
4. Straight. And I'm not married, but I have an adjunct.
5. Oy. Um. Hm. I'd say Star Wars, but I don't think anyone would get to a third date with me if they hadn't already seen it. Spirited Away?

Posted by: Becca at October 9, 2008 11:48 PM

1. The Fug Girls sent me here in 2004.
2. Butt-fuck, New Mexico
3. Self-employed medical biller and stay-at-home-mom
4. Never been married, but I like the boys
5. Pan's Labyrinth. I need a man that can sit through a sub-titled film.

Posted by: bibliophile at October 9, 2008 11:48 PM

You had me at IROC-Z (I am a child of the 80's) but lost me at Bud Light.

If we're going with the theme of cheap, I insist on Miller High Life.

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:43 PM

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Miller it is.

Truly, your class shows.

You better be wearing a tube top when I pick your ass up.

You're paying for the Motel too.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:48 PM

This possibly damaging my non-existent delurker cred, but everytime I look at this thread, I keep getting the song "Getting to know you" from The King & I stuck in my head. And it is really starting to annoy me.

But on the bright side, it's Friday afternoon and it's sunny and gorgeous outside, and I'll be able to start drinking very shortly. Bless spring in Sydney.

Posted by: redhead at October 9, 2008 11:51 PM

You had me at IROC-Z (I am a child of the 80's) but lost me at Bud Light.
If we're going with the theme of cheap, I insist on Miller High Life.
Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:43 PM
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Miller it is.
Truly, your class shows.
You better be wearing a tube top when I pick your ass up.
You're paying for the Motel too.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 9, 2008 11:48 PM

Sorry to disappoint, but it's a light blue, airbrushed, shredded t-shirt (with beads at the ends) that I got at the beach boardwalk in 1987, with the "Y&T" logo.

And it's definitely shredded a lot over the last 20+ years. Up.

As for paying for the motel, well, honey, don't you worry. I run a tab.

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:53 PM

Oh! What am I thinking? Third date is definitely the first season of Spaced.

Posted by: Becca at October 9, 2008 11:56 PM

1. The Fug Girls sent me here in 2004.
2. Butt-fuck, New Mexico
3. Self-employed medical biller and stay-at-home-mom
4. Never been married, but I like the boys
5. Pan's Labyrinth. I need a man that can sit through a sub-titled film.

Posted by: bibliophile at October 9, 2008 11:58 PM

And it's definitely shredded a lot over the last 20+ years. Up.

As for paying for the motel, well, honey, don't you worry. I run a tab.

Posted by: ncnn at October 9, 2008 11:53 PM
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BAM!

That shit's gonna get dirty.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 12:03 AM

-This site was on a list of favorite sites posted on a message board I've been frequenting for years. (The message board will remain unnamed as the subject matter is a bit touchy.) I don't have any early memories except developing crushes on a few of the early Eloquents.

-Jacksonville, Florida. I actually like living here. Even though this state can really bring the stupid sometimes, it's de rigueur to be weird around here. I blend.

-I work at a bank here in town.

-Single, bi, still madly in love with Alex the Odd.

-Third dates are not for movies; third dates are for bookstores.

Posted by: Kris at October 10, 2008 12:08 AM

1) Longtime lurker, not witty enough to comment on the regular. I think maybe WWTDD led me here, by way of GFY or some drunken late night amalgamation of those and others. I'm always drunk when I read, so it's hard to recall with any certainty.
2) Baltimore
3) energy trader/charlatan
4) married, straight
5) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Posted by: CrashBang Baiey at October 10, 2008 12:10 AM

1. One of the folks in the GFY group that followed the "firecrotch" link.
2. A FL native (grew up in Altamonte Springs) settled in Fprt Myers, FL. Our city motto is "Home of the newly wed and nearly dead."
3. Full-time student and mom of two. Will eventually be an ornithologist tromping around the swamps looking at anhingas and such. Provided I can pass biochem...sigh...
4. Married for 10 years to the Zenmaster, a fellow geek and civil engineer.
5. Haven't been on a 3rd date in 14 years, but I'd have to go with a double-headed - a conversation comprised almost entirely of movie quotes, followed by an unforced viewing of an old-school movie - musical, Danny Kaye flick, or Auntie Mame. Zen won me forever by mixing passages from Blazing Saddles and History of the world, followed by singing the entire first verse of "Surrey with a Fringe on Top .". Yes, I love that man of mine.

Posted by: sweetpea at October 10, 2008 12:15 AM

1. I am pretty sure I was led here from either the Superficial or WWTDD. I don't really have a first memory but it was a few months before the government intervention.


2. Front Royal, VA It's a small town in Northwestern Virginia not to be confused with anything in NOVA.


3. Right now I work for AT&T but I am going back to school to become a guidance counselor.


4. straight and single


5. I watch a lot more TV than movies so I would use Friday Night Lights or Arrested Development for the third date test.

Posted by: jmurae at October 10, 2008 12:21 AM

1. Either the Superficial or the Fug Girls.
2. Cowtown, Alberta! Home of Stampede and rednecks! (are the two ever really that far apart?) I KNOW there is another Calgarian out there, I saw it on the map one time, but so far, no one has de-lurked? I feel so lonely...
3. One of the many law students on this site.
4. Straight; long-term relationship.
5. Shawn of the Dead; Evil Dead; Big Lebowski

Posted by: Rahel at October 10, 2008 12:26 AM

AHH. I'm late to the party, as usual.

1. I was here since before the big Homeland Security meltdown... and even before the comments were activated. Yowza. That's a long ass time. I have no idea what year that even was. I have a feeling it's '04, though.

I think I came over here from TheSuperficial, *hangs head*, or some dude's LiveJournal. And I can't tell you what the first review I read was, but it was good enough for me to come back, and keep coming back, to lurk on and off for what has apparently been 4 years!

2. I'm just outside of D.C.

3. Student. Super-duper-senior.

4. Straight and very single.

5. Uhh, I have no idea. Can't you see I'm just a mixed up kid?!

Posted by: monkey_b at October 10, 2008 12:36 AM

BAM!
That shit's gonna get dirty.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 12:03 AM

Promises, promises.

Posted by: ncnn at October 10, 2008 12:37 AM

Promises, promises.

Posted by: ncnn at October 10, 2008 12:37 AM

Hehehehehe..you make me laugh, I THINK you are all talk, whoever you are, it is doubtful that you'd have anywhere near the elasticity or the skill to handle my massive genitalia. But hey, feel to try, be aware that you'll pay for the liquor and the cigarettes send me an e-mail...I'm on Facebook see if you can figure it out.

let's see

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 12:52 AM

And obviously I meant that gay ass Pajiba Facebook thing...

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 12:56 AM

There's a pajiba facebook thing?!?!

Posted by: s. pisaster at October 10, 2008 12:57 AM

Hehehehehe..you make me laugh, I THINK you are all talk, whoever you are, it is doubtful that you'd have anywhere near the elasticity or the skill to handle my massive genitalia. But hey, feel to try, be aware that you'll pay for the liquor and the cigarettes send me an e-mail...I'm on Facebook see if you can figure it out.
let's see
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 12:52 AM

There are SO many ways to deal with massive genitalia, I really don't have the time to enumerate them all. Although I do have the desire to demonstrate them. To the deserving.

Paying for the liquor and cigarettes - is that in cash or trade?

As for figuring you out on Facebook - I don't think I'm that conversant in the medium.

And so we return to whence we came. . . . (sob)

Posted by: ncnn at October 10, 2008 1:02 AM

There's a pajiba facebook thing?!?!

*scrambles to search for Pajiba on Facebook*

.... *struggles angrily to locate proper search function due to damn stupid new Facebook*....

Well, I'll be damned. There it is. But I dare not join!

Posted by: monkey_b at October 10, 2008 1:09 AM

1) Coming here from Dlisted....
2) Adelaide, South Australia
3) HR at a University
4) Attached, straight
5) The Running Man

Posted by: Poptartlr at October 10, 2008 1:11 AM

dammit - v.late to the party (sigh)
1. arrived via the Fug Girls looong time ago...can't remember now what sparked the interest
2. I am in Brisbane, Queensland AUSTRALIA!
3. serving the servants of the great Queensland public...
4. single, straight
5. third date is not a movie night...unless I'm starring xx

Posted by: msJo at October 10, 2008 1:19 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
-It was the review for Night at the Museum. It was linked from somewhere, maybe Nerve? Anyways, they said it was funny. I agreed.
2) What city do you live in?
-Aurora, IL, which is a suburb of Chicago. Excellent.
3) What do you do for a living?
-I currently sell chocolate and am on my way to becoming a nurse.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
-single, straight
5) What's your third-date movie?
-My heart is saying Gremlins 2:The New Batch, but my brain is saying Wag the Dog.

Posted by: Barabajagalla at October 10, 2008 1:21 AM

So consuming unhealthy amounts of alcohol really does affect your memory...

1)Let's put it this way I was around before the whole DHS fiasco took place - came here from The Superficial

2)Colombo, Sri Lanka

3)Sex Ninja - you don't see me coming

4)Married to the most amazing woman EVER

5) The Hustler

Posted by: Colombo at October 10, 2008 1:32 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I was reading a BSG editorial from Dan. The original link was on The Superficial.

2) What city do you live in?

New Orleans.

3) What do you do for a living?

Cook.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Engaged.

5) What's your third-date movie?

Dazed and Confused or Empire Records.

Posted by: Chris at October 10, 2008 1:50 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

That ad with Lindsay Lohan doing a lion impression with the word 'Firecrotch', found on GoFugYourself. I can't remember how long I've been here, but it was before Homeland Security decided to do their thing.

2) What city do you live in?
Sydney, Australia

3) What do you do for a living?
Dream career: Actress or writer (no screenplay in the works. Yet.) Reality: Student

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single and straight.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Waitress. If you can handle a chick bursting into tears for no particular reason whilst watching this movie (while also appreciating a yummy slice of Fillion), I'm yours.

Posted by: CamillaV at October 10, 2008 1:53 AM

1) can't remember, but its kept me coming back for years - check that, lurking. pretty sure it was a random gossip site though.

2) northern sf bay area

3) wonderful part of life where i'm a college grad but work retail because it pays better than what i spent years training for.

4) single/straight

5) Young Frankenstein

Posted by: beckskie at October 10, 2008 2:04 AM

1) my brother sent me a link saying "you have to see this site! My first memory is XDustin sending a T-shirt all the way to Israel, been coming back ever since.
2) Tel Aviv, Israel
3) Web user-interface
4) Single, Straight
5) LA Confidential/ Almost Famous

Posted by: Thaf at October 10, 2008 2:07 AM

1. I can't remember how I found this site, but it's been a daily read now for about 2 years.Also led me to other great places as well.
2.Bioley-Orjulaz, Switzerland
3.Kept Woman
4.Engaged/straight
5.Dangerous Liasons/The Red Violin

Posted by: brite at October 10, 2008 2:14 AM

1. I don't remember how I found the site.
2. I live in Memphis, TN.
3. I'm a grad student in political science.
4. I'm single and straight
5. My third date movie is either Serenity or The Godfather, depends on my mood.

Posted by: Dave at October 10, 2008 2:31 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Well, I can't even remember last week (hooray for my family's alcoholic bogan gene), let alone how I came to find a website, but I'll give it my best shot.
I think I came over from the Fug Girls as well, and some other ads from different sites.

2) What city do you live in?
Perth, Western Australia. Which I will be leaving in about a year or so, finally!

3) What do you do for a living?
I work in retail, selling....argh, stationery. But I am a member of "Generation Douchebag", so I'm not old enough for a real job yet.
For some reason I thought it was a maternity clothing chain.
But seriously, everyone go buy pencils, they're amazing! Watch how I demonstrate by shoving one into my manager's eye!
(Dream job: Writing, sigh).

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single and straight. I find it weird to date people who have grown up around me. The guys who go to school with me, I knew them when they were picking their noses. No, not since last week.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Do I want them to be a keeper or do I want to drive them away?
Something that isn't terribly shit.

Posted by: bakers_dozen at October 10, 2008 2:46 AM

1) I started reading because of an old political piece in 2004, god know's what it was now.
2) Manchester, UK
3) I'm a physicist/lurker
4) Married
5) Battle Royale.

Posted by: stippish at October 10, 2008 2:54 AM

1. IDLYITW linked (and still does) to you, a little under two years ago. I think it was the 10 Worst Blockbusters of All Time list I stumbled upon first. And then the third date movie question. To which I commented.

2. Around Brussels, BE

3. HR admin

4. Living together, straight

5. Corpse Bride

Posted by: Adere at October 10, 2008 3:09 AM

1. The Third Date Movie guide, been an avid reader (and a little bit in love with Dustin) ever since. I think I got linked over by the Fug Girls.

2. Outside of DC when I'm home, Blacksburg VA when I'm at school (Virginia Tech).

3. Student/lurker.

4. Straight, single.

5. High Fidelity/Harold and Maude or Eternal Sunshine if he's looking promising.

Posted by: Adrienne at October 10, 2008 3:30 AM

AH why am I always so late to these? Seriously, I haven't broken into the first 300 in over 6 months. Oh, to not have school in addition to a full time job.

1) Like so many others, I came here from go fug yourself. I was still in high school, and it was just after the site reopened after HS shut it down...so that was 2003? 2004? I can't remember. I only comment occasionally, but my favorite memory: when pookie asked if I was married in a totally unrelated response to something I'd said. it was so...pookie-ish

2) Chicago

3) nanny/student

4) straight and unmarried (and female)

5) Any of the Marx brothers' movies, or Harold and Maude. Actually, as long as he doesn't suggest anything heinous, any movie shall do. I'm a pretty harsh judge of peoples' taste but I'll watch anything once.

Posted by: eat my shorts at October 10, 2008 3:38 AM

1) Hearing someone incorrectly pronounce it as pah-JUH-ba, google search of some movie which lead to the scathing review
2) Boulder, CO (NO hippie jokes, please... I'm a Stamford, CT transplant)
3) student/bakery assistant
4) practically married...
5) Mean Girls or Rear Window

Posted by: Kate at October 10, 2008 3:41 AM

1) I came from Go Fug Yourself (which I actually don't look at very often anymore, yet I read this most everyday). I can't remember the first thing I read. Sort of did a binge. It was a few years ago.
2) Spokane area, WA
3) Write. The living part is questionable.
4) Married, and I like the term equal opportunity
5) I didn't really put much thought into it other than strong-arming my date into what I wanted to see.

Posted by: Sara at October 10, 2008 3:52 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I came here after googling Serenity reviews, at the time i was a hardcore Browncoat
2) What city do you live in?
Adelaide Australia
3) What do you do for a living?
Manager in a supermarket
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
In a relationship
5) What's your third-date movie?
Saved!

Posted by: Returnofthesmith at October 10, 2008 4:06 AM

Slim is 32-34.

All this and there's still...what? Only four people in Georgia? This does not help Vermillion and I. But then, we may not be helping ourselves staying here either.

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 4:35 AM

1) I came from gofugyourself.com. I can't remember if I came before the Homeland Security thing (and I was without internet for a while) or after (and did that thing where I read something and pretend it happened to me).
2) Charleston, SC
3) I work various retail jobs and go to college sporadically.
4) Single and straight.
5) I don't really have an official Third Date Movie, but I do make anyone I consider important in my life watch the Big Lebowski.

I do like wearing sweaters and drinking coffee.

Posted by: Maggie at October 10, 2008 5:27 AM

1) Shit, I have no idea. I've been here for over three years, since the site was a baby. I remember when it was blue, dammit. In unrelated news, get off my lawn!
2) Currently: Riverside, CA
3) Student at UCR/Write reviews for "The Highlander"/work in computing and communications building
4) Single Straight
5) A Woman is a Woman

Posted by: Kevin Longrie at October 10, 2008 5:27 AM

Another delurk. Very late, because I'm half a world away from almost every other person who apparently reads this site.
1) I came from Go Fug Yourself, as do all right-thinking people, and weirdly enough I think the earliest Pajiba memory I have is the third-date-movie post. I've been reading from late 2005/early 2006, I'd say.
2) I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I feel very alone.
3) I'm an academic advisor to bewildered Humanities undergrads, and also a part-time academic.
4) Single, straight, female.
5) Third-date movie: tricky. Supposing I played the dating game, which I don't, it would have to be something very geeky, to weed out the potentials who don't actually speak my language. I'd also incline towards things like Mirrormask or Stardust or My Neighbour Totoro or, in fact, any superhero film, because anyone wanting to survive with me will have to be able to handle me vascillating wildly between naive, happy complete immersion in a movie and a tendency to academic deconstruction, probably with reference to genre theory.

Posted by: extemporanea at October 10, 2008 6:00 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
TWOP
2) What city do you live in?
Wageningen, The Netherlands
3) What do you do for a living?
Junior Scientist
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
single, srtaight female
5) What's your third-date movie?
Jackass, the movie... if the guy laughs he is a keeper
6)The Eloquents sort of scare me

Posted by: yolandesa at October 10, 2008 6:22 AM

Ok I'm really late to this. and i didn't read anyone else's yet, i wanted to add mine to the list!

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I came from gofugyourself... and I think my earliest memory was probably reading something by Jeremy Fox. I thought he was great, and then continued reading and then i started to love how well-written and scathing all the reviews are.

2) What city do you live in? brooklyn, ny.

3) What do you do for a living?
student.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
single, straight. why is this relevant?
5) What's your third-date movie?
Hm, I don't know. Well, my last third date movie was the Baron of Munchausen- it was funny and fun! I usually date people with average taste in movies though. However, when this one guy who I had the biggest crush on told me he thought Lost in Translation was the best movie "ever" and ScarJo was "REALLY good in it," that was the deal breaker for me. So there you go for the deal-breaker movies (or in this specific case, actress.)

Posted by: dene chen at October 10, 2008 6:23 AM

1) Found site in google-storm. Stayed for the reviews.
2) Amsterdam, Netherlands.
3) Sell Apple computers in privat company.
4) Straight and in relation (She loves movies too!)
5) No Idea, but our 1st date was a movie..

BTW i'm here for the reviews, and gossip, not the comments. Too much reading :-)

Posted by: magiel at October 10, 2008 6:24 AM

Now I remember, I came here from theimpulsivebuy, godtopus bless Marvo...

Posted by: yolandesa at October 10, 2008 6:26 AM

Best thread ever?

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 6:48 AM

1) I came from Go Fug Yourself. I think. Possibly TWoP. Anyhoo, loved from day one. I'm from Ireland ya know, and dammit we have such a deficit good movie news sites..... well, any movie news sites really. I don't really have an early memory of the site, I work in a music shop, I come in every day, listen to Dolly, read Pajiba, ignore the customers. Squee indeed :)

2) I live in Galway, Ireland.

3) I already answered this but I work in a music shop. Fixing and sellin guitars, violins, autoharps.... smoking pipes, walking sticks, arts supplies....... its a bit of a mashup of loads of stuff the owner likes and decides to sell.

4) Bisextable. :) Currently a chick who dates
chicks. Had my one year anniversary with my girlfriend last night actually. Manage to make it through the whole thing without my customary commitment-phobic freak out. Seriously. Our three month anniversary I locked myself in my room and watched every episode of Grey's Anatomy up to that point. There's nothing like a crappy hospital drama to get one over the 3 month freakouts. Also, Sara Ramirez is hot.

5) 3rd date movie is Drop Dead Gorgeous. A make or break film for me. If they don't think Allison Janney is hilarious, if they get offended by the classic "retard runs into glass door" gag and if they don't spend the hour after the movie spelling out Alabama with a Fargo tinged inflection then clearly it was not meant to be.

Posted by: sheepeyes at October 10, 2008 7:01 AM

1) I came from Go Fug Yourself because the ads in the sidebar cracked me up. My earliest Pajiba memory was coming in right around the Homeland Security debacle, which was certainly an intriguing start.

2) Danvers, MA (near Boston)

3)Freelance artist/ substitute teacher/unemployed

4)Married, Bi

5)No third Date movie, but a third date show; Buffy episodes Welcome to The Hellmouth/The Harvest. The good news is if they like it, there are many more excuses to get together. If they don't...I'm probably not going to bother.

Posted by: Roni at October 10, 2008 7:23 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? - Man, I can't even remember. I've been hanging around for about two years now, so my best guess is that I found the site by Googling for movie reviews of Alone In The Dark (while there are many things more entertaining than watching that movie, reading reviews in which witty, erudite critics thoroughly eviscerate it is hard to top).

2) What city do you live in? - Darlaston, in the West Midlands of England. The region I live in is commonly known as the Black Country - this is because after the Industrial Revolution, the region was so heavily populated with factories, mines and suchlike that there was a near-constant fog of coal-dust, smog and other industrial byproducts hanging in the atmosphere and making everything grimy. True story.

3) What do you do for a living? Currently, I'm a full-time college student, doing a 2-year Higher National Diploma course in Professional Music Practice. I'm getting one-to-one guitar tuition, lessons on music business and administration, creative technology lessons, studio engineering lessons, the whole kit and caboodle. Beats the last six years I spent as a data-entry monkey by miles.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Straight and single. I have no luck with women whatsoever. I always seem to blunder inadvertently straight into the Friendship Zone, that nookie-free wintry hinterland with selectively permeable borders - once you're in, you're never getting out.

5) What's your third-date movie? Dunno, I don't get dates. But should the universe ever collapse in on itself and create a parallel dimension where usual service is suspended, I'd probably have to say Blade Runner - I love that movie unreservedly, and would insist that my partner does too.

Posted by: Dill The Devil at October 10, 2008 7:33 AM

still another delurk
and i'm also late as hell because i'm halfway around the world

1) don't remember where I came from but my earliest memory is dustin or somebody bitching about the DHS taking their server and having to reconstruct everything from google cache or something

2)Bayreuth, in the best part of Germany, also known as Franconia

3)I'm currently in the process of acquiring a PhD in Polymerchemistry

4)Straight and Single, but through no fault of my own. I swear !!!

5)For some reason i dont quite get we dont do dates in Germany but if I had to choose one I'd say Operation Dance Sensation or some part of The Bourne Trilogy, probably.

Posted by: tris at October 10, 2008 7:46 AM

What's the record for comments? We have got to be getting close.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 10, 2008 7:48 AM

Anhingas in the swamp, sweetpea? Do you think our geeky husbands would mind if we hooked up sometime, 'cause I think I just fell in love with you a bit!

Oh, and did I see not one, but two part-time Nova Scotians in this list? Awesome! Hey Celery and Ellie, I could really use some hands on the MurderBluenose II!

Posted by: meaux at October 10, 2008 8:17 AM

lainey, I blush. I am very alluring, incidentally. I'm straight as well, but due to the lack of sexy times in my so called life, I'm tempted to twirl my way over to the ladies on occasion. Hot damn, this town blows.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 8:47 AM

Sweet tap-dancing Christ, you sonsabitches are close to 500. Do you know what that means? DO YOU?! It means that for a limited time, next twenty minutes or so, I'll be selling ShamWows at $14.99. Five dollars off the regular price. Now that's four standard-sized ShamWows, six mini ShamWoozies for your car and Murder(insert mode of transportation here), and, AND I'm throwing in a two-pound bag of peanuts... You can't fucking beat that deal folks! But you gotta act quick - I can't do this all day. These fuckers are made in Germany - you see any spills in Germany? Hell. No. Am I right, tris, or am I right? ACT NOW!

Posted by: Skitz at October 10, 2008 9:22 AM

1. I've been lurking for about a year. A friend turned me on to the place.

2. Columbus, OH, but I'm no Buckeye.

3. Human Resource bullshit

4. Single, mostly straight and female

5. Clue. If the date isn't asking to borrow my DVD of the movie afterwards then the relationship can proceed no further.

Posted by: WidespreadPanic at October 10, 2008 9:39 AM

1. Came from GFY forever ago, and it stuck because TWoP was too slow posting (also, I like to see a Texan make good with the wit)
2. Austin proper
3. School
4. Married to the real deal
5. Rushmore (I need to know if we're both going to cry)

Posted by: veb at October 10, 2008 9:39 AM

In a long standing tradition of mine, I'm commenting on a Comment Diversion and am VERY late to to game.

1)I've been reading (Lurking) for a while now. I want to say around three years. A friend recommended it to me and I think he found it via The Superficial

2)I'm in Washington, DC Baby! Well, technically Arlington,VA but I figure most people think the Pentagon is in DC so why not me too!

3)I'm a marketing manager for a large technology trade show..fun times.

4) Straight/Single/Female (although I say single as in I'm not married...I do have a BF, but whatevs)

5)The Goonies only because it's my favorite

Posted by: griffimx at October 10, 2008 9:41 AM

Holy fuck this is a lot of comments, clear my schedule!

1. I came from Go Fug, like so many others, and it was right before the homeland security thing. That was enough to keep me around.
2. I live in Joe-Sixpack country. Actually there are a lot of Obama bumper stickers around town (Raleigh, NC) but my particular neighborhood (full of old white people) is overrun with McCain signs. The fact that NC is a battleground state after all these red years makes my heart swell two sizes too big.
3. Tech writing. That's why I need you Pajiba.
4. Straight and almost married, in 3 weeks
5. Boondock Saints or Big Lebowski. Always classics.

Posted by: MG at October 10, 2008 9:45 AM

1) Go Fug Yourself
2) Queens
3) Editor
4) I've got a friend with benefits; and I'm into the opposite sex
5) Blade Runner or Miller's Crossing

Posted by: hindulovegod at October 10, 2008 9:58 AM

1. Go Fug Yourself, the add with the picture of Lindsay Lohan.
2. Canada, currently living in Montreal, which some of you might recognize as Hipster country.
3. Hm... I swindle my summer savings while working towards a BA.
4. Single.
5. I'm very selfish about my movies. They guy may very well be stuck watching a historical or fantasy epic that has me too utterly engrossed for me to care about the sexual tension he's trying to brew. Meaning: The Princess Bride, Phantom of the Opera, Stardust.

Posted by: Ling at October 10, 2008 9:59 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I got here from Go Fug Yourself. I honestly can't recall the first thing I read here, but the site has kept me consistently entertained ever since.

2) What city do you live in?

London (the one in England)

3) What do you do for a living?

Software support helpline spod

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Single, straight unless you're talking Christina Hendricks in that green dress


5) What's your third-date movie?

What's a third date? I dump guys after two, before they get too attached and start humping my leg when I would rather be having a Buffy rewatch marathon.
But ok, imaginary third date, the movie would be Serenity. They don't like that, I don't like them!

Posted by: Tarn at October 10, 2008 10:03 AM

1. Found pajiba by way of the Fug Girls. I don't remember the first review I read, but it was really, really funny. Lurk mostly.
2. Suburb of Chicago
3. gleefully unemployed for the moment
4. Married, last Saturday. Straight.
5. Princess Bride

Posted by: Lori at October 10, 2008 10:07 AM

1. Memory: Although I've been coming to Pajiba for years it seems, my most vivid memory is reading the Black Sheep review. I swear it was on the site for a year before we finally got it from the Netflix. I was probably directed to the site from the Go Fug Yourself girls. Or was it the other way around? No matter. I come here several times a day, almost to a fault.
2. City: Cincinnati, Ohio, where, unfortunately, we are not 10 years behind the credit crisis (you were wrong, Mark Twain!)
3. Occupation: Architect
4. Gay
5. Third date Movie: I've been in a relationship for 14 years, so dating is a distant memory. But, I think "Brazil" would be the make or break card.

Posted by: Monkey Boy at October 10, 2008 10:12 AM

1. I come from gofugyourself.com as well, which probably explains the number of hot women on this site
2. I'm in Tallahassee, FL for college, but I come from Holland, MI (the heart of religulous fever)
3. A grad student in archaeology and perhaps geology next year.
4. Living IN SIN with my s/o for three years (I still get crap about that from my religious relatives)
5. Fight Club. If you can't stomach it or think its stupid, you're out the door.

Posted by: epimethea at October 10, 2008 10:21 AM

1. I was looking for a movie review on Google and this site came up. Then I recognized Barabadoslim from The Superficial and decided to stay a while. He makes me tee hee a little.
2) Greenville, NC. It's all the ignorance of the South but none of the charm, all the assholeness of the North but none of the excitement.
3) full-time student, part time records clerk at a law firm
4) Single baby, yeah!
5) Ringu.

Posted by: Dingles at October 10, 2008 10:27 AM

no, skitz, no spills

we're spill-free since that shindig 'roun '04

Posted by: tris at October 10, 2008 10:40 AM

damn, my second comment and my first typo :(

it's supposed to be 'round

Posted by: tris at October 10, 2008 10:42 AM

See? Do you see?! I've got backing from an official German! People, it's not every day you stumble across something like this. $14.95 - you probably spend more than this daily at happy hour. We're talking top-of-the-line ShamWow technology plus a two-pound bag of peanuts. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR! SEND ME YOUR MONEY! NOW GODDAMIT!

Posted by: Skitz at October 10, 2008 10:47 AM

I'll take it! Wait Damn! Peanut Allergies! NOOOOO!!! And I have nothing to clean! Please tell me I get my money back if I'm not satisfied!
(But in more serious news, PajiCon is so happening right now. We have the information. Now execute! I'll be in New England over Spring Break, what more do you need?)

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 10, 2008 10:57 AM

1. I was killing time, clicked over here from Go Fug Yourself, and now I'm hooked.

2. Columbus, OH. Yeah. It's pretty non-descript. Columbus is... nice.

3. I'm a scientist and shit. Tumor immunologist, to be precise, working in breast cancer research.

4. Single, and pissed about it. Straight.

5. Monty Python's Life of Brian

Posted by: JR at October 10, 2008 10:58 AM

1) From The Superficial I think, probably some top ten list. When I finally got up the guts to post, people mostly ignored my belated comments...oh wait that still happens.
2)Just moved to St. Louis. Before that, Willamsburg and Reston, VA.
3)Grant-writer who wants to be a professional historian
4) Single, trying to appreciate it before I get to settle down and have babies.
5)The two successful movies in my short dating history were Fun With Dick and Jane and Talladega Nights. He disliked Stranger Than Fiction - lame.
If a guy would laugh at The Blues Brothers or The Court Jester with me, he'd be a keeper. If he'd sit through Chariots of Fire, I might have to marry him.

Posted by: EmpressofAlltheRussias at October 10, 2008 10:59 AM

1)Found you from QLILOVE. Been around for two years or so. I read every couple of days and laugh, but this is probably only my third of fourth post. More querry letters!!

2)Detroit area.

3)Economist

4)Married and straight. I have three kids. Yeah, I know you didn't ask but I was emphasizing the straight thing.

5)Naked Gun. She fell asleep but I married her anyway. One of her favorite movies is The Cutting Edge. So, obviously, we don't watch many movies together.

Posted by: dodgeperry at October 10, 2008 11:06 AM

1. Got here via Go Fug Yourself
2. Austin, TX
3. I'm a social worker, I work for a non-profit cancer organization and I also do part time work at a trauma center emergency room.I also bake the best cupcakes.
4. married
5. I don't remember my last 3rd date movie, I've been with the same person for 11 years. We never made it to a third date movie, we probably spent our third date the same way we spent our first date; in bed.

Posted by: peachfish at October 10, 2008 11:08 AM

should I feel proud that somebody, let alone skit, acknowledged and reacted to my first comment ?

what's the protocol here ?
indentured servitude ?

Posted by: tris at October 10, 2008 11:09 AM

Reply to kalafraj if she ever sees it in this thread of death:

So, weirdly enough, I am totally a hot chick and totally in the same boat re: no boot knocking for awhile. We could do some damage in this city. H&C, eh? I am more of an Elgin St. girl, but mostly due to proximity / laziness.

Posted by: RobotSoda at October 10, 2008 11:13 AM

what's the protocol here ?
indentured servitude ?

I think you have to motorboat Minimus. :shudder:

Posted by: Julie at October 10, 2008 11:23 AM

1. No idea, I've been lurking here forever. Probably linked from Go Fug Yourself.
2. Augusta, GA ..Known for nothing other than that big ass, irritating-to-all-locals golf tournament.
3. Bank teller
4. Single and straight
5. Princess Bride is my favorite. But if I really wanna see if he can hang, probably Oldboy.

Recommence lurking in 3..2..1....

Posted by: ruby at October 10, 2008 11:26 AM

Nothing but a golf tournament?

Don't you sully Brother James like that!

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 11:32 AM

500th!!!!%$@#532

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 11:33 AM

"what's the protocol here?"

Well, as I see it, tris you got one of two options: you either quit lurking or you send me fourteen dollars and ninety-five cents so I can get rid of some of these goddam ShamWows...

I suppose a third option would be Julie's, but... well I don't know that he's ever been motorboated and I'm not sure how he'd take it. More than welcome to try, though...

Posted by: Skitz at October 10, 2008 11:38 AM

RobotSoda, I know, this town sucks balls for gettin' your skank on. I like Elgin too, I'm just closer to the Market. I really like Lieutenant's Pump, though!

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 11:46 AM

this town sucks balls for gettin' your skank on

I can't work out exactly how that car wreck of mental imagery is funny. But it is.

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 11:50 AM

ok wait a minute

if I remember all the descriptions of minimus over the years correctly than how is a regular motorboating even physically possible ?

and I'll try not to convert back to lurk-modus but go easy on me, ok ?
I'm not used to the rough stuff (yet)

Posted by: tris at October 10, 2008 11:50 AM

Yeah, Jay, I know. THAT is how bad it is here. Simply saying, "I can't get any", or "the dudes here are asswipes", just won't suffice.

Sometimes a girl just wants a little casual sex, you know? And damned if this place isn't conducive to that desire.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 11:55 AM

I lurk, occasionally post, decide that I didn't like the name I posted under, then sink back into oblivion again. Not much of a Pajibacareer, but it's all I got.

1) I came here from Go Fug Yourself, but Lawd, I can't remember what my first memory about this place is. Must have been a good one, though, because I've been lurking here for a while.

2) I live in Bumblefudge, PA, which is quite near Bumblefuck, PA-- the home of that random Sonic that you PA Pajibans know about. Never been there, but I revel in the fact that I could if I really wanted to.

3) Doing what every other English major has to do at one time or another after college-- working in something totally unrelated to my field. In my case, I'm a JC Penney sales associate.

4) I'm straight and single.

5) My third date movie is Finding Nemo . If a guy gets scared away by my irrational love of that poor little fish, then he's clearly not the one for me. However, if I find someone who can sing Mr Ray's educational songs, then I will be set for life.

Posted by: KateP at October 10, 2008 12:01 PM

Well, I believe (being the foremost Minimus Scholar currently posting) that while he retains a tube-like shape, he is still malleable enough to form a primitive pair of boosums, as if molding clay. The rest is instinct.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 10, 2008 12:03 PM

Fuck me! I deserve a good flogging for that..how many lashes Jay? I bow before Godtopus and beg forgiveness..

Posted by: ruby at October 10, 2008 12:04 PM

No pain needed. Just jump back,kiss yourself, and then get up--into it--and involved.

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 12:07 PM

and since I'm not the foremost expert on motorboating, having only theoretical knowledge of the practice, and I'm not very good at sculpting I think I'm gonna let this opportunity slide

Posted by: tris at October 10, 2008 12:09 PM

Tris I believe that Minimus, despite his waifish figure, has man teats. Have at them!

Ew ew ew ew ew.

Posted by: Julie at October 10, 2008 12:10 PM

thanks julie, but no thanks

Posted by: tris at October 10, 2008 12:11 PM

Damn it, I was really trying to help the little fella out. :p

Posted by: Julie at October 10, 2008 12:14 PM

OK, I have been a lurker for YEARS, but I'll post for this.

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

From gofugyourself.com, but one of my earliest/favorite Pajiba memories is when the department of homeland security shut the site down. God, I was still in college...

2) What city do you live in?

Birmingham, Alabama. NOTHING EVER HAPPENS HERE. This is the reddest of the red states. If you tell other white people that you are voting for Obama they ask you why you hate America enough to vote for a terrorist. I FUCKING HATE THIS STATE!!!!!!!!

3) What do you do for a living?

When I started visiting the site, I was in Graduate School, getting my Masters in Criminal Justice. Since then I have had a series of increasingly stressful office jobs until I said "FUCK THIS" and became a professional Dog Trainer.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Straight and shacking up. I have no intentions of ever ever ever getting married. If you had seen my parents divorce you wouldn't want to get married either.

5) What's your third-date movie?

The Princess Bride. Love me, love that movie!

Posted by: Blakemas! at October 10, 2008 12:22 PM

1. Came her from the Fug Girls, and knew that no other reviewers would share my taste in film quite so completely. I've been here since shortly after the Great Erasure. I comment from time to time, but they never stick because I'm way too earnest, and wordy, and only funny in person. But I think ya'll are hilarious bitches and I love ya.

2. Atlanta, GA

3. Anthropologist/epidemiologist

4. S/S

5. It depends on the guy. If he thinks Brick is hilarious, we're likely to have the same sense of humor. I had a non-date/guy friend over to watch it and he definitely didn't get it. I felt stupid. But oh, if I can find the guy who gets it...... *sigh*

I seriously hope a date won't turn his nose up at A Knight's Tale, which I freaking LOVE and is one of the few I can watch ad nauseum. I'd think him way too much the snob if he didn't get into it at least a little. Add Plunkett and MacLean to that list, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern too (for good measure).

It'd be great if he was into the political stuff and documentaries I like but I don't think I'd hold it against him if he didn't.

If he doesn't love Pixar AND Gibli by default, he's a douchebag and doesn't get to come back to my couch.

Also, minus points if he thought Superbad was super funny. I saw this at a drive-in with a guy I was dating. He laughed waaaaaaay too much at the menstruation scene. And I thought, any guy who is that squeamish....just really isn't a man. Grow a pair, for chrissake. Weezer glasses are great an' all but I think some of you are gettin' a little soft, this generation. I have way bigger balls than most fo the men I date (and I don't have any).

Posted by: JenK at October 10, 2008 12:22 PM

1) I'm a long-time lurker, came over hear from Celebitchy years ago. Stayed for the movie reviews and general intelligence/bitchiness of writers and commentators. I haven't posted until now because I'm afraid my intelligence/bitchiness isn't even in the same universe.

2) Living the life of quiet desperation in upstate New York.

3) Wasting time and precious sanity on political campaigns before I decide whether or not I want to waste more time and sanity in grad school.

4) Steadfastly single. I like to think of myself as George Clooney with a uterus.

5) Annie Hall. It's a deal-breaker, fellas.

Posted by: Jasay at October 10, 2008 12:30 PM

Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No....you drive a hard bargain, Jen!

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 12:33 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? i was deployed in iraq and came across the sight in a rare instance of downtime. linked from go fug yourself...you had me at "firecrotch".
2) What city do you live in? bumfuck, new york
3) What do you do for a living? army officer
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? married
5) What's your third-date movie? high fidelity or fight club

and yes, i am female. most folks see army officer and assume male...then again, go fug yourself proabably gave me away.

Posted by: terpsichorean at October 10, 2008 12:36 PM

Hey, 50% is better than most, Jay.

But, so let me get this straight: you DON'T like Knight's Tale, or studio Gibli? Huh. I'm not sure we can hang.

On the other hand, Brick trumps a lot of things.

What's your stance on Donnie Darko?

Also, when the financial crisis starting overtaking the news, did you immediately think of the social consequences of Reagan-era economic policy and then draw a connection with American Psycho and how it is not only brilliantly funny (as many Pajibans will readily admit) but also a scathing critique of such policies in the form of a blatant allegory for their destructiveness and how such destructiveness is steadfastly ignored by all involved?

If you did then maybe we can be friends after all.

Posted by: JenK at October 10, 2008 12:43 PM

I don't recall how I ended up here...except it was a late night with too much wine and too much time on my hands about three years ago. Yeah, I lurked for that long. Pajiba does have the distinction of being the first site I've posted on. EVER.

Green Bay. I started out in NM, moved to OK then moved again to the DC area. Spent my best years in Boston then floundered in State College, PA for a couple of years before ending up here.

Unemployed Geologist turned Caterer. I'm in the process of starting my own business.

Married

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Posted by: the bees knees at October 10, 2008 12:54 PM

1) From the Fug Girls somewhen in 2004
2) In a major city in Northern Germany
3) Studying technical translation and communications but now a trainee in advertising, all the time neglecting the fact that i have to write my thesis sometime
4) Dating a very sexy young man
5) The Big Lebowski while tryin to keep up with the White Russians (has worked before)

Posted by: Alberta at October 10, 2008 12:56 PM

1) I clicked in from Go Fug Yourself--and I'm fairly sure it was the "Firecrotch" ad that finally convinced me to come see.

2) Presently I'm in Glasgow Scotland, but I hail from Middle Of Nowhere, South Western Kansas.

3) I'm a doctoral candidate at the University of Glasgow.

4) Single and straight. Who would've thought I could get tired of men with a Scottish accent?

5) Sorry to say it, but if you don't get up and dance around the living room to "Coconut" at the end of Reservoir Dogs it's just never going to work out between us.

Posted by: muttleycrew at October 10, 2008 1:02 PM

Hmmmmm.

I like Brick, Pixar and Superbad a lot but I'm not menstrually squeamish, though bleeding wounds are a different story (when visiting a friend two years ago she stated "We're watching Brick" and I thanked her for it). It's sad how seldom one has a reason to say "I've got all five senses and I slept last night. That puts me six up on the lot o' you". The way Dode's boot heels make him walk when he's in a huff is hilarious. And did you know that actor was a cover model for a novel about gay teens?

I'm neutrally ignorant of A Knight's Tale ("Purists be damned!") and Studio Ghibli, along with most modern anime. Donnie Darko was ruined by its cult of hype so I've never seen it, nor have I read or seen American Psycho, but only because it just doesn't interest me.

And I thought, "well, they're talking about 'the 80s savings and loan crisis' and 'the 2001 recession', and I lived through those as well as the 1991 recession so I'm not going to freak out. I wish capitalists could learn to control their hysteria, like Captain Polk's contagious panic that broke the line at the battle of Lookout Mountain (He ran! At the height of our victory he ran!) or remember what got them into trouble the last time, but they probably can't do that on their own. Besides, I have no house or invested money to lose! WHEEEE!!"

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 1:04 PM

Sometimes I feels so nice Jay...

Posted by: ruby at October 10, 2008 1:20 PM

Okay. Well at least you have Brick. It's hard to do self-aware comedy without either losing yourself in a meta-warp or else sacrificing the viewers' emotional stake in the story. I think I damn near choked on my popcorn at the interior of Dode's van.

Have you actually run across someone who *didn't* like Rushmore? I guess there's the group that don't know what it is, but I don't think I know anyone personally who belongs to that category.

And yeah, thank godtodpus I've blown all my cash (which grad school has provided so repletely) on wine and Netflix. I'm so much better off than all my friends who, like, saved, and bought homes. Chumps.

Posted by: JenK at October 10, 2008 1:25 PM

I'm delurking to answer this.

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

I don't remember how I ended up here but I do remember that it was your review of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that made me stay. I couldn't get any of my friends to watch it and your review explained so perfectly the awesome of that movie that I just kept reading to see what else you all had to say.

2) What city do you live in?

Lafayette, Indiana (but not on purpose)

3) What do you do for a living?

Grad student

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Straight and dating someone

5) What's your third-date movie?

Not sure but I do know that I made my bf watch El Topo before we started dating so that I knew he could handle the crazy.

Posted by: Gee at October 10, 2008 1:39 PM

I lurk...often...everyday often...
Pajiba is this little piece of sweetness in my life during my lunch hour every day.

It brings joy to my soul.

Imagine, if you will, the utmost personification of joy being brought forth from a seashell of awe and wonder like the Birth of Venus, surging upon my little soul as two delicate cherubs pour beer all about while singing glorious sea shanties to the tune of an angelic big-breasted woman playing the accordion.

It's kinda like that.


1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Err, this is a funny little story actually. For my 18th birthday my sister and I had taken a trip to Vienna to see the Dresden Dolls in concert. Anyways, I'm a touch of an insomniac and hadn't gotten any sleep for a week or so prior to this trip.So, as my sister and I are driving from Germany to Vienna, I'm doing the navigating. Obviously, this means we get all kinds of fucked up lost.

It's two in the morning by the time we reach Vienna, and it's raining, and the city lights are shimmering and bouncing through raindrops in the night sky. At some point, I think it was shortly after we missed our turn to the hotel, I gazed into the sky as we drove and saw what can only be described as a majestic huge fuck off octopus made of light in the heavens. Now I know this is merely a trick of my sleep deprived mind, but damn if it wasn't nifty.

So, we get to the hotel, see the concert, it's all awesome-o, go home, it's all good. However, a few months ago I brought all this octopus in the sky stuff up with a co-worker, who told me this is a common hallucination among insomniacs.

So obviously, I gotta check this shit out.

I go to google, type in octopus insomniacs (should totally be a band name by the way), nothing comes up. I type up every variation on the idea I can think of. At some point I don't think I care about finding a correlation between a sky octopus and insomniacs, but instead am just doing it for pure shits and giggles.
Eventually I type Godtopus.
Don't really know why that specific phrase came to mind, but it did, and although I did not find anything to do with members of the genus Octopus and Insomniacs, I found this site.

And damn if this isn't just all spiffy.

2) What city do you live in?
Heidelberg, Germany

(No, I'm not German. Although there's nothing wrong with being German.)


3) What do you do for a living?
I work in an office.
It sort of saps away my inner happiness.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single, and Straight

5) What's your third-date movie?
L.A. Story
Because Steve Martin is magic.

Posted by: Bias Thwack at October 10, 2008 1:40 PM

1. Agent Bedhead
2. Chicago
3. Sales
4. Married
5. lolwut?

Posted by: RW at October 10, 2008 1:46 PM

Wow, Bias Thwack! You're like the Joseph Smith, Jr. of Pajiba.

Posted by: JenK at October 10, 2008 1:47 PM

Have you actually run across someone who *didn't* like Rushmore?

Yes, and they say "Ugh, that kid's an ass" and walk away, and then I cry a little and write an essay about how much of a romantic hero Max Fischer is, and not just because the writing and delivering of "who's this guy?" is the immaculate crystallization of the whole situation.


Me? No, I've never been jealous of anything.

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 1:54 PM

Spiffy

Does this mean I have to decipher shit out of a hat and have eight wives?

Although...I could use that whole polygamy thing to test which Steve Martin movie is in fact the best third date movie.

Hrrmmmm

Posted by: Bias Thwack at October 10, 2008 1:55 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I also came by way of the Fug Girls around 2005. I don't know that I have any particular first memory though. I have trouble keeping up with the comments so I usually just lurk. Full disclosure though, I wish I was cool enough to be part of the "in crowd" here at Pajiba.
2) What city do you live in?
Orinda, CA
3) What do you do for a living?
Student--work part-time as a receptionist.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single, straight.
5) What's your third-date movie?
Either High Fidelity or Evil Dead.

Posted by: Allingsworth at October 10, 2008 1:55 PM

@Jay: An ass? I mean, I've made the same argument for hating Seinfeld and the entire godforsaken cast of characters, and gotten incredulity in response. But Max Fischer? Weird. It must be that whole "two Americas" thing playing out.....

@Bias Thwack: my money's on the Jerk. Heck, I'd be a co-wife for someone who whipped out The Jerk on date three.

Posted by: JenK at October 10, 2008 2:01 PM

Allingsworth, I can guarantee that if you posted more often you would be beloved, as are all the regulars except for Conrad. Hell, the only reason people talk to me is that I'm adept at stringing dirty phrases together.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Either High Fidelity or Evil Dead.

PS: Depending on your gender you need to marry me or be my non-sexual life partner with occasional cuddling.

Posted by: Julie at October 10, 2008 2:28 PM

1) Go Fug Yourself. The first review I read was the one for "Hostel", God I really hate torture porn, I remember leaving a hate comment which eventually got erased.

2) Caracas, Venezuela.

3) Freelance translator and interpreter.

4) Straight and unfortunately single (I'm getting a little sick of it).

5) I don't really date.

Posted by: Gaby at October 10, 2008 2:28 PM

Oddly I always end up bringing up the Jerk on a first date. Somehow I find a way to slip it into conversation. Usually there's a quote involved. It's a great way to gauge a person's sense of humor, as well as seeing if they know good Steve Martin (ending circa 1991 with the aforementioned L.A. Story) as opposed to just knowing Modern Steve Martin (beginning circa 1991 with Father of the Bride).
As far as the whole movie compatibility thing goes as a whole, it's like this:
If she enjoys noir, from maltese falcon to chinatown to brick, enjoys psychologically engaging films like jacob's ladder, digs steve martin and finds the professional to be a great action flick then I'm smitten as a kitten.
Which just goes to show, aren't movies grand?

Posted by: Bias Thwack at October 10, 2008 2:30 PM

I'm very much delurking.

1) No idea, but here's a funny story. I loved the prom night review so much I read it out loud to my friends in the room and made one cry. She was so offended.
2) Burlington, vt
3) Student
4) Single
5) Little Manhattan.... Eek.

Posted by: Max at October 10, 2008 2:32 PM

1) Earliest Pajiba memory?
I guess I've been around these parts since 2005ish, since I remember the intense Crashlash and the dauntingly well-written review of Brokeback Mountain that I think was the first thing here that really blew me away and let me know I was reading a quality site. I was referred here by a friend, but I had seen ads with The Fug Girls for a long time and put it together that "hunh, that's what that Pajiba thing is!"
2) What city do you live in?
It was Santa Cruz, CA for the last three years, but I just graduated and now I'm in Hollywood.
3) Profession?
I just moved here a week ago, so I'm still unemployed. I've been a wedding videographer for the past year-and-a-half, and hopefully I get something decent here (today the job hunt begins in earnest). If I get an internship in development, I'll be happy. I'd ultimately like to write/produce/maybedirect, though.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single, gay.
5) Third-date movie?
Does the second season of Arrested Development count? Well, if we have to go with movies... Um, maybe Contact. I freakin' love that movie. If we go more pretentious, then Mulholland Drive or Dancer in the Dark. MD because I love everything about that film and it's not an issue of whether my date "gets it" but if they want to get it and get excited by the idea of figuring it out. And if my date didn't cry at the end of DITD, then I'd know they have no soul. Also, they should love Björk in that film.

Posted by: whatBENwatches at October 10, 2008 2:41 PM

1) Eddie Murphy film review=instant addiction. Found it through IDLYITW
2)Somewhere near Seattle.
3)Line cook
4)Single/Straight
5)Baraka

Posted by: The Ross Sea Party at October 10, 2008 3:04 PM

O.K. Optimus says PajibaCon is on. Who's good enough with spreadsheets to collate the data and give us a summary of where everyone is from? This is too much reading. Fun though.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 10, 2008 3:24 PM

1) I came here from GFY and IDLYITW. I think the first review I read was for Brokeback Mountain, and since then, I have never looked back. I come here everyday and wish I was as wordsmithy as the Eloquents. After gradually reading through the reviews and the comments section, I found myself NEEDING to read BSlim's comments, and Skitts, and TK...and I just want a seat on the Murdertank.

2)I live in beautiful Ottawa Ontario. Yay for fall leaves.

3)I have a teaching degree and I teach High School English and History. I love it. I get to be the hot teacher (only compared to the other teachers) and talk about the Russian Revolution and read books all day. It's pretty sweet.

4)Single, currently in love with a boy.

5)I would and have made all of my potential suiters watch one of the following( I like to give some choice)
Labyrinth
Dark Crystal
A Scanner Darkly
The Royal Tennenbaums
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

So I pretty much love this site, I quote it constantly,and I wear my Murdertank with Pride.

Sloppy Kisses and Wet Panties,
Amanda

Posted by: Just Amanda at October 10, 2008 3:29 PM

Late to the game because of a crazy/stalker classmate...

1) I started a little before Homeland Security seized the server. I can't remember the first thing that I read--but I remember the seizure. I linked here from gofugyourself
2) Indianapolis
3) a. project manager for research project, b. student, c. make and sell jewelry
4) bisexual and partnered
5) 3rd date? what the heck is that? I've been in a long term relationship for 13 years. There are no more dates.

Posted by: anikitty at October 10, 2008 3:34 PM

Admin11, if you pay me $158.52, I'll collate the information for y'all.

Though - I doubt this event would be hosted in Canadialand, so maybe I don't give a shit. Fuck.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 3:41 PM

1) laughing out loud when Nosek appropriately referred to someone as a "grade A turd."
2) Chicago
3) lawyer shmoyer
4) still not sure
5) The Princess and The Warrior

Posted by: jenny at October 10, 2008 3:53 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? Perez Hilton, but i know better now. I go to ONTD for my celebrity gossip needs
2) What city do you live in? Richmond, CA
3) What do you do for a living? premed student at Cal Berkeley
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? single and strait
5) What's your third-date movie? Hardboiled, with the subtitles. i love chow yun fat

Posted by: Didi at October 10, 2008 4:01 PM

kalafraja for $158.52 you had better be ready to get your skank on. Twice.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 10, 2008 4:06 PM

Admin11, I get my skank on for no less than 4K, Spitzer styles.

Or, you know, some beer and two shots of sambuca.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 4:10 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? Gofugyourself, bookmarked it when I discovered the Pajiba Guides section.
2) What city do you live in? Berlin, Germany
3) What do you do for a living? Film Production Advisor
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Single and Straight
5) What's your third-date movie? I don't know, a third date movie is only meant to be watched halfway through, right?

Posted by: Elsa at October 10, 2008 4:12 PM

"...a third date movie is only meant to be watched halfway through, right?"

In that case Elsa you should probably rent I Am Legend - the ending blows hobos...

Posted by: Skitz at October 10, 2008 4:20 PM

O.K. we have a deal kalafraja. a hunnerd an fity buck can buy plenty of sambuca and beer.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 10, 2008 4:35 PM

The kinky shit will cost you extra, Admin11. A bottle of Boones should do nicely.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 4:44 PM

Oh my god. I can't believe I've read all of these so far. My mind is a blur of Pajiban facts. I'm so pleased to see all the lurkers coming out!

And I was kind of hoping that Dustin or one of the other overlords might be keeping track of some of these stats.

You know what's interesting? My theory was that a ton of us came from GFY, and my hypothesis was correct. (And whomever pointed to the connection between that and the female heavy membership, excellent analysis.) IDLYITW seems to be a strong runner up.

OK, I gotta get out of here soon.

Oh, and Dustin see how right I was that this would be a good topic?

Posted by: tamatha at October 10, 2008 4:51 PM

Miss_Mimi, I suspect that you are my doppelgänger. The fact that you are a mere four exits away on the 24 makes that all the more unsettling.

Julie, I hereby pledge to post more often. I am happy to be your non-sexual life partner.

Posted by: Allingsworth at October 10, 2008 4:53 PM

Miss_Mimi, I suspect that you are my doppelgänger. The fact that you are a mere four exits away on the 24 makes that all the more unsettling.

Julie, I hereby pledge to post more often. I am happy to be your non-sexual life partner.

Posted by: Allingsworth at October 10, 2008 4:54 PM

Oh, and Dustin see how right I was that this would be a good topic?

Posted by: tamatha at October 10, 2008 4:51 PM

Gloating does not become you, tamatha -- regardless of how right you were...

Posted by: Che Grovera at October 10, 2008 4:55 PM

That's right, Che. Gloating doesn't become anyone but me.

...what? I'm cute no matter what I do. I can't help it!

PS - I'm just kidding, tamatha. I agree with you; this was a great idea. I totally even participated, and I hardly ever do the diversions.

Posted by: Sarina at October 10, 2008 5:16 PM

I feel like I'm coming to the party after the cops already broke it up, but here we go:

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? I fell into Pajiba via Webster's is My Bitch and I can't even remember how I did that. Because I was reborn that day.

2) What city do you live in? Encino, CA

3) What do you do for a living? Real Estate Paper Pusher

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Engaged to a lovely young woman who doesn't even need a green card.

5) What's your third-date movie? It's funny because with my fiancee' our first date was opening night of Shaun of the Dead. The she picked Team America, World Police (and I knew we were destined to be as one eternally) The third was.....I'm going to say Sideways. I'm pretty sure that was it.

But back in the days, it was usually Young Frankenstein and if you didn't like that, there was no saving you.

Posted by: Rubble44 at October 10, 2008 5:36 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from? Having the ever-patient Che teach me how to use html tags. Any earlier than that, I was black-out drunk.
2) What city do you live in? Wouldn't you like to know. But if you look hard enough on previous posts, you can find out.
3) What do you do for a living? Errr. Unable to reveal that. I would have to kill you all.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay? Single. Straight. Happy - because everyone usually gives me the "Oh, I'm so sad you're still single, and you'll find someone someday" look when they find out my status.
5) What's your third-date movie? Silence of the Lambs. Can you hear them screaming, Clarice?

Posted by: popejenn at October 10, 2008 5:39 PM

Your my kind of girl kalafraja. Smart, cheap, kinky and only drinks the good stuff.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 10, 2008 5:58 PM

1) I think some stupid gossip site brought me here, but I fell in love from the very start and never looked back. No remarkable memories, I don't participate in the comments because it makes me anxious.
2) Toronto
3) studio art, working at a gallery
4) single, straight, compulsive man-eater
5) Dead Man... or Cabaret

Posted by: adj at October 10, 2008 5:59 PM

I commend thee Tamantha for the excellent idea.

For serious though, we should do a PajibaCon.

Posted by: Wormer at October 10, 2008 6:00 PM

Fucking HTML. I closed that shit.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 10, 2008 6:00 PM

However it did accentuate mt point nicely.

Posted by: Admin11 at October 10, 2008 6:02 PM

For serious though, we should do a PajibaCon.

Posted by: Wormer at October 10, 2008 6:00 PM

-----------------------------------------------

Yes, yes it'd be excellent to have you all concentrated in one convenient location.....

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 6:05 PM

Yes, yes it'd be excellent to have you all concentrated in one convenient location.....

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 10, 2008 6:05 PM

Absolutely. Knowing your inability to resist such a temptation, you would be an easy mark skulking in the shadows...

Posted by: Che Grovera at October 10, 2008 6:09 PM

i can't believe that i'm the only person who listed "the last polka" as their thrid date movie.

Posted by: celery at October 10, 2008 6:12 PM

Admin11, well, there's no point in pretending to be someone I'm not, you know? And who doesn't like some skanking while hopped up on cheap booze?

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 6:44 PM

Hello my name is SilverDeb and I am a lurker!

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Found "The Truth May Be Out There "Fringe" / The TV Whore Sept. 9, 2008" Googling for more info on The Fringe. I became very curious about this site and these awesome people. I read everthing about the whole site in the next couple of days. I now check in every day to find out what you crazy whack jobs (and I mean that affectionately) are bitching about now. Thank you Seth & The Eloquents for giving me something fun to do at work.


2) What city do you live in?
St. Louis, MO


3) What do you do for a living?
Teach stupid people how to edit completely user friendly websites. (No HTML necessary)


4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Happily divorced straight female


5) What's your third-date movie?
Third date? You mean this happens to some people?

Posted by: SilverDeb at October 10, 2008 6:54 PM

Facebook has allowed me to get closer to some Pajibans! PajiCon is near...

Posted by: Sofía at October 10, 2008 6:57 PM

1) I followed a link from Go Fug Yourself back in, like, 2005 or something. Before Brokeback Mountain, definitely. I used to post as 'Ella,' but then I went and got myself a blog, so 'That Girl' it is.
2) I go to a small liberal arts college in Upstate NY. I grew up in northern NJ.
3) Currently a student, so I bullshit and drink. I want to teach theater... I'll end up a waitress/retail slave.
4) Bi, technically single but with a pretty sweet boy that I keep around for fun and snuggles.
5) I think this time it was The Producers. The original one, thankyouverymuch.

Posted by: That Girl at October 10, 2008 7:08 PM

For serious though, we should do a PajibaCon.
Posted by: Wormer

Wormer...can other Canadians join in on your Paj-gathering? I may be able to dedicate myself to a long flat drive to Sask.

Posted by: popejenn at October 10, 2008 7:20 PM

Thank you Rowles, thank you for letting our quaint little piece of heaven here on the web get overrun by every dick wad with a computer and time to kill. What's next motherfucker, you're going to give out our home address?

Posted by: Pookie at October 10, 2008 7:21 PM

As it relates to PajiCon - I think that the site should use the money collected for the creepy American Apparel ads and fly us all to a central location. It only seems fair.

Assuming, of course, that I'm invited. I hope that I am, I can do the macarena better than anyone, and that ALWAYS gets the party started.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 10, 2008 7:54 PM

1. I've been visiting since you guys used to have a different format and included political stuff on purpose. I have no idea how I found it.
2. Winnipeg
3. Teacher
4. Single, straight
5. 3rd date movie? I have no attention span for whole movies these days. I could probably make it through an episode of Blackadder or two.

Posted by: cecilia at October 10, 2008 8:20 PM

1) I was directed by the Fug Girls. I think it was a Firecrotch ad that got me in, and my curiosity to find out what a 'Pajeeeeba' was (yes, now I know how to pronounce it!!). My earliest Pajiban memory is... not sure. But I remember the server crash. I am doing a degree in Media/Communications, and for one assignment we had to analyse an online community that we were a part of. I did Pajiba, and had written most of the assignment but hadn't linked to the particular pages that I was discussing/referencing. Then, on the day the assignment was due, Homeland Security decided that we shouldn't be able to say/do what we want, and clearly that included stopping me from finishing off my assignment. I managed to google cache some of the pages for the URL references, but otherwise I just made them all up as to what I thought they would be. And clearly university lecturers don't check the accuracy of references. Also, I totally got an A on my assignment.

2) Brisbane, Australia.

3) Law / Media student, work in fucking hospitality to pay the way.

4) Single.

5) Ummmm... Well, seeing as dates just aren't happening at the moment... I recently made two of my best (platonic) male friends watch Waitress, and they had both been really reluctant because the DVD cover makes it look like a total "chick flick". They watched it and loved it, and we quoted the movie for the rest of the weekends (I do have pasty, pasty skin), and I felt totally awesome about having spread the love.

Posted by: JJ McCLay at October 10, 2008 8:55 PM

1) IDLYITW for Batman Begins review, I think.
2) Minneapolis, MN
3) Proofreader
4) Not single, not married.
5) The Godfather, for personal reasons. BTW, I've never finished the movie.

Posted by: jak asstro at October 10, 2008 9:09 PM

1) By way of The Superficial. Though I'm not 100% on that.
2) Vancouver, Canada.
3) Health care technology.
4) Single *sigh*, straight.
5) Either Blue Velvet or Donnie Darko. Oh, wait, a Deadwood all-nighter...that sounds lovley.

Posted by: slowpony at October 10, 2008 9:31 PM

1) Through StumbleUpon

2) Montreal, Canada (hostie, tabernak, GO HABS, GO!)

3)Student.

4)Mostly single, mostly straight.

5) Depends on the date. If I want to see if they`re long term material, Hard Candy. If I`m just looking to jump them, then Secretary.

Posted by: IonicField at October 10, 2008 10:45 PM

1) I think I came over from Go Fug Yourself, but it was so long ago I don't remember!
2) Greenville, North Carolina-Go Pirates! ARRGH!
3) I'm a professional college student
4) Not single, not married. Straight!
5) Pan's Labyrinth. If they don't love that movie, I cannot associate with them.

Posted by: Claire at October 10, 2008 11:12 PM

my curiosity to find out what a 'Pajeeeeba' was (yes, now I know how to pronounce it!!)

Great. Could you tell me how?

Posted by: hop3 at October 10, 2008 11:19 PM

As far as I know, it is Puh-jye-buh.

What's odd is that I seem to be the only person who thought Puh-hee-buh (which is also easier to say).

Does the word not look Spanish, in nature, to anyone else? I know I stand alone on a lot of things but....

Posted by: Jay at October 10, 2008 11:49 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
I don't remember, but I do know that whatever the link was, I instantly felt motivated to forward it to people I knew.

2) What city do you live in?
Los Angeles, CA, right in the heart of Hollywood.

3) What do you do for a living?
I'm currently a PA (the boring desk job kind) at a little movie studio.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Woefully single and straight.

5) What's your third-date movie?
It was Say Anything before y'all wrote that article (yet another element of this site that left me feeling that I belonged here), but I'll occasionally also try sharing Aliens in that scenario.

Posted by: DarthCorleone at October 11, 2008 12:06 AM

Jay, I totally thought it was puh-hee-buh too! I have not idea why I thought the Spanish J sound was appropriate, though. Thanks for informing me!

Posted by: hop3 at October 11, 2008 12:21 AM

1) FARK link
2) Tin Top, Texas
3) Computer Geek
4) Married, Straight
5) Been married so long (33yrs) I don't remember.

Posted by: Dandlelion at October 11, 2008 12:22 AM

Ok, let's give this a go:

1. My first Pajiba memory was reading the review for V for Vendetta...I think I saw the link to this site on another one (the picture of Natalie Portman).
2. Ottawa, Canada
3. Poor, starving, University student for life.
4. straight and single...and enjoying the freedom!
5. Adaptation, without a doubt. If they can put up with me for three dates then they deserve to watch it with me.

Posted by: citizen_cris at October 11, 2008 1:15 AM

1) I believe I came over from idontlikeyouinthatway around the time "Crash" came out. I'm pretty sure that was the first review I read on here.

2) One of the icky South Sound Seattle Suburbs

3) Miserable law student

4) Whatever you call it when you've been with someone for 4 years but have never seriously discussed marriage and have no intention of doing so

5) Something slow, long, and that's all texture, mood and atmosphere (a la The Thin Red Line)

Posted by: BizzyBees at October 11, 2008 1:28 AM

1) via The Blemish (or The Superficial, not that there's a difference), but no idea why
2) Melbourne, Australia
3) University Student (lit and philosophy) as well as writing music reviews for free cds and designing and selling t-shirts online.
4) straight and taken
5) no idea what it actually was, but i'd recommend the prestige (for post-movie 'what the...?' discussion) or shaun of the dead (for laughs and zombies).

Posted by: ben (thpbt) at October 11, 2008 1:32 AM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
My friend Gina recommended the mix tape.
2) What city do you live in?
Santa Cruz
3) What do you do for a living?
Pretentious indie theater projectionist
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Reluctantly attached.
5) What's your third-date movie?
Date?

Posted by: sheshakes at October 11, 2008 1:42 AM

1. Just after the Department of Homeland Security seized it, I found this site through GFY.
2. Okinawa, Japan, has been my home for the past two years.
3. I am a U.S. Marine (and that is why I'm in Japan).
4. Straight, taken
5. We'd have to watch Star Wars, Episodes IV-VI, on VHS (before all the extra crap was shoved in). The potential suitor is dead to me if there is no Star Wars love.

Posted by: Smally at October 11, 2008 6:39 AM

1. Can't quite remember, but if I had to guess it would be BoingBoing.net
2. Fairfield, CT
3. Real Estate Developer (yeah, that acting thing didn't really pay the bills too well)
4. Straight, married, two kids.
5. Depends on the mood. f'rinstance, if it were around Halloween The Changeling would be my choice - great movie, not many know of it, scary, ain't I cool? - but generally, I'd say Groundhog Day. It's funny, romantic, light-hearted but with serious undertones. Yeah, we'd be making out later ... in the bedroom. ; )

Posted by: Duane at October 11, 2008 9:50 AM

1. I followed Jessica Alba's ass from Go Fug Yourself

2. I live in Winnipeg, a bastion of culture and surprising liberalism surrounded by red states and rednecks, in the middle of the bald prairie.

3. I'm an electrical technologist working in automation. I currently have some very interesting "green" projects on the go but I can't divulge them now. Suffice to say, bring on the electric car!

4. Single White Female and since I followed Alba's ass here, you can guess which way I lean.

5. Third date movie is tough to choose, Hedwig and the Angry Inch comes to mind. It has the right mix of music, comedy and pathos.
Or any MST3K movie, EEGAH! anyone? As I have a framed 36"x 30" MST3K the Movie poster hanging at the entrance to my bedroom I doubt that I'll ever have a third date again... Or any date for that matter.

Posted by: raindog at October 11, 2008 11:29 AM

1) I think I was linked from Go Fug Yourself...and actually the first thing I remember was the Third Date Movie Guide. I've delurked maybe twice before this, I think.
2) I live in Portland, OR but am currently abroad in England.
3) I'm a junior in college, but my last job was door-to-door canvassing for the DNC.
4) Straight, not single.
5) It's Casablanca if he hasn't seen it before (and none of the boys I've ever dated have). I have an obsession with this movie and I force everyone to watch it if they haven't already.

Posted by: elle dee at October 11, 2008 11:36 AM

1) Being a firecrotch myself, it was also the firecrotch! ad on gofugyourself that brought me here. I fell forever in love when I read the review for "P.S. I love you."
2) I am a 205 gal. The 'Ham, AL.
3) Disgruntled graduate student studying creepy crawlies and cooties.
4) Straight and single, and will probably be for the rest of my life (unless a copious amount of alcohol is involved...)
5) Dating??? See answer to #4. I guess if I ever made it that far it would be "Closer" (i.e. this is what dating me will be like) or, to scare them off fo sho, V for Vendetta, Everything is Illuminated, Shaun of the Dead, or Steel Magnolias.

Posted by: Original Firecrotch at October 11, 2008 1:41 PM

Been a couple of years but probably came from Gofugyourself or TWOP or Whitetrashmoms. From here I found Deus Ex Malcontent. Thank you.

Currently reside in Sin City.

Bean Counter

Widowed

Jeremiah Johnson. If you don't love you some Redford in bearskin, I got no use for you.

Posted by: rene at October 11, 2008 3:21 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
The Fug Girls brought me over. Earliest memory was of "rhymes with vagina"

2) What city do you live in?
Christchurch, New Zealand (though I've brought Pajiba over from Syracuse, NY and Manila, the Philippines)

3) What do you do for a living?
I used to teach but now am a bum.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single, straight

5) What's your third-date movie?
John Carpenter's The Thing (it's also my annual Valentine's movie, especially when alone)

Posted by: alilteapot at October 11, 2008 5:23 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Hmmm... before the Homeland Security shutdown but can't recall from where. Earliest memory? Just the overall snarky tone and how the reviews of movies I had already seen matched my own thoughts on said diasters, debacles and detritus.
2) What city do you live in?
Tulsa, OK. Crap city, great music scene.
3) What do you do for a living?
Help run a beer distributor's warehouse. Low pay, long hours, no free beer.
4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Married.
5) What's your third-date movie?
Our actual third date movie was "Batman Returns", the movie that tarnished my Tim Burton Love for a long, long time... well, until "Ed Wood".

Posted by: Spender at October 11, 2008 5:56 PM

reading this reminds me of a rehab/therapy group. a very very big one. ginormous even. what's the next step after this?

or maybe it's all the chuck palahniuk books i've been reading...

Posted by: yeratomato at October 12, 2008 1:05 AM

Hello - long time lurker, first time commenter. Uh, the threads are intimidating.

Like most who've commented so far, I found Pajiba through the Fug Girls two years ago, before my high school sophomore year. I clicked on an ad after seeing and wondering about that strange word, 'Pajiba.' My earliest memories are the third-date movie guide and the Brokeback Mountain review. I loved the way the writers combined two of my favorite things, writing and movies, with its snarky or insightful reviews. I also enjoy all of the features - especially the guides and the former "daily trade round-up." In a time where teenagers my age are listening to Fall Out Boy or watching The Hills, it's reassuring to have Pajiba help me develop my reading and television interests. (Speaking of Liz Lemon, Pajiba hooked me on 30 Rock.)

I'm a single, high school senior in the Bay Area, California.

I don't have a third-date movie, but I second Mr. Dustin Rowles' recommendation of Say Anything, The Breakfast Club, or Almost Famous. That movie is the golden god.

Posted by: KP at October 12, 2008 2:21 AM

1) Clicked an ad at GFY way back when I was still in high school, around the DHS deal. Been mostly lurking ever since.

2)In Boston for college. From Kensington, MD, 5 miles outside of D.C.

3)College sophomore studying journalism.

4)Straight, have a boyfriend. Hopefully. If he's been able to deal with my recent bout of absolute crazy.

5)Never been on a true 3rd date. I guess Spirited Away, Arrested Development, or Big Fish.

I am part of Generation Douchebag and I swear I'm not like them. Please, s-someone be my friend. *sob*

Posted by: esteefyou at October 12, 2008 11:25 AM

1. I came from Dlisted several months back.
2. Saratoga Springs NY.
3. Traveling Burlesque dancer, box office staffer.
4. Married
5. Raising Arizona

I too am part of generation douchebag.

esteefyou let's be friends.

Posted by: MiniT at October 12, 2008 12:16 PM

Jesus Christ, people - six hundred? I thought it was crazy when it was getting close to five hundred... But six HUNDRED? Holy fuckin' guacamole, I now know more about the lot of you than I do my own co-workers. There also seems to be a shit ton of lurkers. Lurk no more, I implore you. Cast the shackles of lurk aside and frolic in the fields of lunacy. Shit, I only stumbled across this joint in January of '08. Now look at me - I've got a conjoined twin, a spiteful cousin whose wife I've slept with, drawn two t-shirts, channeled Michael Bay, Buddha & Count Orlock, doodled Scrabble tiles enjoying a post-coitus smoke in a tub of taco-dip, sat outside in the MurderTank reading Family Circus during The Great Battle, won a Lifetime Achievement Award, bought a mail order bride, and stabbed a garbageman in the neck - all since January. I haven't spoken to any relatives or friends in the past ten months, but look at what I've accomplished. I am a colossal failure. Imagine where you could be in months... Imagine!

Posted by: Skitz at October 12, 2008 12:52 PM

I was just coming by to see if we were self-involved enough to hit the 600 mark, and damn skippy, we are self-involved enough! Yay us!

Skittiums, you've only been posting since January? How is that possible? I cannot imagine a life before your crazy/beautiful posts. It seems as though you've been here always...like the sun...or that popcorn husk that's stuck in the back of my left molar even though I haven't had popcorn since like August...

Posted by: Lainey at October 12, 2008 1:31 PM

The Reach flosser is really good.

Believe me, I'm a complete flossing spaz.

And for the record, I'm a friend to any journalism major. My hoary advice is quickly approaching anachronism, but the fundamental things apply as time goes by: get someone to pay you for something before you graduate. Remember, it's not a professional degree and it needs all the help you can give it.

Also, this experimentally purchased pumpkin ale isn't bad and it's a nice enough day for it. Besides, I need something to defend myself against "Love Actually", which was pressed into my hand several months ago and which I'm finally watching now (but it would've been rubbish watching it in the summer, and the summer doesn't make me feel melancholily romantic anyway. It just makes me angry).

Posted by: Jay at October 12, 2008 2:01 PM

Jay thanks for the advice on the Reach Flosser! You always have the best advice. I may have to "friend" you if I can find you.

You've never seen "Love Actually"? Oooh, it's one of my favorite girly-kind-of movies. Enjoy it and enjoy the most awesome weather time of the year. I'm *totally* with you on the hatred of summer....Yeah, that's right people, I said it. Summer sucks.

Posted by: Lainey at October 12, 2008 2:12 PM

Wow, late to the party as usual... but whatever

1) Hmmm, I think it was fug girls. Earliest memory was being told by PissBoy that I needed to stay away from the enter key like Michael Jackson needed to stay away from little boys. Also pajiba marrying TK in the knocked up thread.

2) Hollywood Florida...

3) Film student / insurance specialist at a law firm.

4) Married

5) Well, my actual third date movie was terrible, so I won't tell you what it was (unless you ask) but I think now it would be either The Princess Bride or Little Miss Sunshine.

Posted by: Theresa at October 12, 2008 2:19 PM

Oh it's ridiculously simple to find me (insert lyrics to "Simple Things").

And no, I've never seen it, but it's certainly British and profane enough for me, and my being a complete sap will probably win out over "Christ, don't remind me that I'm single". I'll just tipsily listen to "Louder Than Bombs" afterwards to balance it all out.

Posted by: Jay at October 12, 2008 2:29 PM

1) I remember finding Pajiba through an ad on a Radiohead fan site, it was back in the early days, must have been 3 years ago. I figured if it was advertised with Radiohead it must be a smart site. Not sure what was the first review I read was, but i went back and read all the previous ones and was totally hooked.
2) Newport, Rhode Island
3) I used to work at a movie theatre for about 6 years, so it's fitting that I read a lot of the movie reviews. Now I work at an upscale hotel and go to school.
4) Dating a girl. Probably won't go on much longer- she doesn't smoke pot or drink. *sigh*.
5) LA Story. Let's the girl know I'm a romantic with a sense of humor.

Posted by: Mark at October 12, 2008 5:28 PM

"Believe me, I'm a complete flossing spaz. "

Dear Jay,

We need to make out as soon as possible.

Love and Listerine,
Sarina

Posted by: Sarina at October 12, 2008 5:57 PM

Hey now, you know what happens when you mix a Scorpio and a Sagittarius!


Actually, do you? I have no idea. I just know to avoid Cancers and the middle name Marie. There tends to be trouble for me there.

Posted by: Jay at October 12, 2008 6:22 PM

I have no idea. I don't really know anything about all that zodiac stuff. My friend Morgagod is always trying to tell me about junk like that, but I don't so much listen when she makes talky noises.

Here's what I do know: I am also one of those obsessive teeth people, and we are a rare breed, and I would like to lick the inside of your mouth. Your clean, clean mouth.

Posted by: Sarina at October 12, 2008 6:48 PM

I suppose I better be diligent then. My dentist never gives that kind of positive reinforcement.

Posted by: Jay at October 12, 2008 6:54 PM

Damn, the making out parties always happen when I'm not looking.

Posted by: kalafraja at October 12, 2008 8:21 PM

Oh, and by the way Jay, my middle name isn't Marie. That is my sister's middle name though, so you probably shouldn't make out with her, which is just as well since her fiance would punch you in the face.

Posted by: Sarina at October 12, 2008 8:29 PM

1.)IDLYITW, I had a dalliance with the sight for a year or so before becoming fully committed about 7 months ago
2.)Stuck in Norman,OK for school. But I make my escape back to Dallas as often as possible.
3.)Student, bartender, pathetically hopeless romantic.
4.)Single. Doing the good College(Frat) Boy thing and sleeping around for fun. Actively pinning for the love of my life with whom I've been separated for 2 years.
5.)Always High Fidelity. Or a good public reading of Nick Hornby

Posted by: College Boy at October 12, 2008 8:45 PM

1. I too came here from gofugyourself.com! It was the ads on the site that made me come over and check you guys out. Then, once I read the reviews and subsequent commentaries.. I stayed.
2. Houston, TX
3. a new career, actually: stay at home mom! A while back, I got recognized solely for delurking and announcing I was pregnant on the site (not for any intelligent or amusing banter). I am happy to say, my little girl arrived on Oct. 2 without any issue.
4. Married to my love and my best friend!
5. Definitely The Jerk or Airplane! (depending on which one hadn't been seen by the guy).

Posted by: legib at October 12, 2008 8:52 PM

depending on which one hadn't been seen by the guy

Do you encounter people who've not? Seriously?

Country's gone to hell.

you probably shouldn't make out with her, which is just as well since her fiance would punch you in the face.

Like that's out of the ordinary for me.

Posted by: Jay at October 12, 2008 9:12 PM

1. when the site was shut down, reviews gone, st to do with US government department? can't remember how i got here...:)

2. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

3. uni student, a future nurse...and for money i stack shelves in a supermarket

4. straight and single

5. can't pick one

Posted by: loz at October 13, 2008 12:29 AM

I have beautiful teeth. I say this with no apprehension, they are maintained like the hotrod I never owned. But I'm sorry, Sarina, you're really not my type.

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 13, 2008 2:12 AM

Well, that's nice Optimus, but I'm not really sure what it has to do with anything. I was talking to Jay. You're not my type either, since you're... what, like fifteen and a half years old? I know some ladies prefer the tender flesh of the young, but tiny tots aren't really my thing. I can't imagine macking on someone I could have legally adopted when they were in preschool.

Posted by: Sarina at October 13, 2008 5:43 AM

It's Monday morning so I must be catching up with Pajiba instead of facing a looong day of work.

1. Recommended by a friend
2. NYC
3. boooring desk job in HR
4. Single and straight
5. hmmmmm... probably The Sting.

Posted by: NTP at October 13, 2008 10:12 AM

Actually, Sarina, I was hoping you'd ask why. Just because I love that line in Casino Royale. (Paraphrased)
Bond: No, don't worry, you're not my type
Vesper: Smart?
Bond: Single

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at October 13, 2008 11:19 AM

1. Came over from gofugyourself. I'm pretty sure it was an ad for the 1st annual sh(it) list that intrigued me.
2. Wilmington, NC
3. Career Counselor
4. Straight and Single!
5. Third date movie goes back and forth between the Station Agent and Lars and the Real Girl. If he doesn't like either of those, we are DONE.

Posted by: clarkie at October 13, 2008 12:45 PM

1. Definitely found my way here from GoFugYourself, probably 3 years ago (nothing like writing a thesis to inspire one to begin prowling the interwebs for interesting distractions!) Usually a lurker, though I have weighed in a time or two.

2.Portland, OR (originally from SF)

3. 25 and deeply entrenched in the land of part-time jobs. In brief: curriculum developer, event coordinator, occasional nanny.

4. Straight, newly single after 3 years.

5. Hmmm. Probably something a little esoteric and sexy. Mira Nair's "Kama Sutra," "Eat, Drink, Man, Woman," or "Picnic at Hanging Rock." Potential lovahs need to be able to appreciate the slightly less mainstream.

Posted by: Leah at October 13, 2008 4:57 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
A friend told me about a movie review site that was just as liberal and bitchy as I was. All it took was one review and I was hooked.

2) What city do you live in?
Phoenix, AZ

3) What do you do for a living?
I dig up ancient dead folk and analyze their remains.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Dating the same handsome gent that recommended this site to me many years ago.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Dawn of the Dead or Army of Darkness.

Posted by: Erica O. at October 13, 2008 7:27 PM

1) Earliest case of Pajibitis was your review for Norbit, which I occasionally go back and revisit, suggested by my super-cool former landlord, who found you through Fug.
2) Canberra, Australia
3) I am a writer, but nothing this fun. Mostly fact sheets about Improved Irrigation Drainage On Your Farm, or somesuch.
4) Gayer than Christmas. Last Christmas anyways.
5) Princess Bride. If they don't get it, or don't want to, there isn't a fourth date.

Posted by: Cris at October 14, 2008 1:58 AM

1. I think I came from Fug
2. I know I live in Dover, Delaware
3. I work for our Governor, although this dream job will end on January 20th. Maybe I can go work for our next Veep.
4. straight but open minded
5. Toy Story

Posted by: Jabisqueen at October 14, 2008 3:51 PM

1) I came from The Superficial, which I call the Superfiscal every time I hit the link in some sort of OCD misfire that somehow amuses me.

2) Just outside Houston, TX

3) I'm a temp, and most often an unskilled light industrial laborer. At the moment I load and unload multi-ton slabs of imported tile in a warehouse. I'm sweaty, dirty and climb around like a monkey.

4) Straight and aggressively, perpetually single.

5) See above, though I love "Before Sunrise."

6) I'm liberal, Obama-liking, Weezer &/or Harry Potter glasses and MP3 using waste of life, who prefers specialty teas and multisyllabic jargon.

Posted by: Frank Lee Delano at October 14, 2008 11:45 PM

Might as well answer these...

1. Don't remember
2. Mesa, Arizona
3. I process shipments to and from a data storage facility. It's even less interesting than it sounds.
4. Straight and single.
5. No idea (I don't date).

Posted by: Todd at October 15, 2008 10:12 AM

late to the party per usual...

1. Reading reviews in my statutory interpretation class first year of law school
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Attorney
4. Straight and single
5. The Last Unicorn. This is a test to see if they REALLY like me.

Posted by: tt_marie at October 15, 2008 11:42 AM

JEBUS it took me this long to actually read all of the ficking comments....

1. It has been since I started my current job, so almost 3.5 years. I de-lurked as Nexus 6 during the New Millennium Nigga snafu, of which there were several if I recall correctly.

2. Hippie Hills, NC (a.k.a. Asheville)

3. Editor by day, singer by night

4. queerish girl married to queerish boy. we havin a lotta fun.

5. Bubba Ho-Tep. If you don't laugh harder and harder at each "growth on my pecker" line, then I don't know what. Oh, then I don't have sex with you. That's right, I remember now...

Love y'all.

Posted by: boo at October 15, 2008 2:30 PM

Good Lord, I still haven't made through all these... this'll take hours! Days, even!

Meantime:

1. A couple of years? Possibly a friend introduced me? Not sure. All I know is, you had me at "rhymes with vagina".

2. The lovely Northern NJ.

3. Recently promoted to Accounts Payable Coordinator. Ooooh! Exciting!

4. Straight or gay? Undecided. Although I do love the schween. Single or married? Living in sin with pseudo-husband (code for, "I'm too old to use the term 'boyfriend', it feels ridiculous coming out of my mouth, also we've been together 13 years, but NJ doesn't have common-law, and I don't want to get married, I just don't like it, and 'significant other' sounds so boring, and 'life partner' sounds too new-agey, so 'pseudo-husband' it is").

5. Showgirls. Do I really need to explain?

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at October 15, 2008 6:59 PM

typical lurker!!!

1. I guess from gofugyourself.com

2. Berlin, Germany
Yay for Europeans!

3. grad student

4. straight as an arrow... long term relationship

5. hmmmm... that's a tough one. I would go with Garden State to test if he is neither too mushy nor starts to sneer.

Posted by: Gardenia at October 15, 2008 7:07 PM

1.some time in early 2007 I believe... for the Open Water real time review

2. Auckland, New Zealand originally but currently residing in London, England

3. Costume stylist

4. straight i like boys too much (one in particular)

5. Commando (if they laugh I love them)

Posted by: missh at October 16, 2008 12:47 PM

1.some time in early 2007 I believe... for the Open Water real time review

2. Auckland, New Zealand originally but currently residing in London, England

3. Costume stylist

4. straight i like boys too much (one in particular)

5. Commando (if they laugh I love them)

Posted by: missh at October 16, 2008 12:48 PM

1.some time in early 2007 I believe... for the Open Water real time review

2. Auckland, New Zealand originally but currently residing in London, England

3. Costume stylist

4. straight i like boys too much (one in particular)

5. Commando (if they laugh I love them)

Posted by: missh at October 16, 2008 12:48 PM

ahhh geez
3 times
just shoot me now

Posted by: missh at October 16, 2008 12:49 PM

According to the commentator spreadsheet I'm the only one from Ireland here. Random! And as the only representative of my country here I would like to establish that A) I am not a leprechaun and B) I'm not Bono.

Posted by: sheepeyes at October 16, 2008 1:44 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?

Something about "wow, that word sounds dirty", but I have no idea when or where or why or how. Sorry.

2) What city do you live in?

Mpls, MN. Booyah.

3) What do you do for a living?

Accountant by day, pop culture blogger by night. And, sometimes, day, too.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?

Married, straight, but gay for a select few individuals if they really wanted it (MN Twins catcher Joe Mauer, David Simon)

5) What's your third-date movie?

Probably something like Crimes and Misdemeanors cuz then I could see if she was OK with murder or not.

Posted by: Qualler at October 16, 2008 5:27 PM

I am always late to the cool games. But I don't care, I want to play anyway.

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
Pretty sure I followed the trail over from Go Fug Yourself. Not positive, but it's a likely story. And then my earliest memory was reading comments and thinking, "Hey, these people like punctuation! They're like ME!"

2) What city do you live in?
Washington, DC.

3) What do you do for a living?
Masters student in international relations; babysit to pay the rent.

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
Single, happy.

5) What's your third-date movie?
Erm...something foreign and fascinating that no one else appreciates, except Pajibans.

Posted by: Catherine at October 16, 2008 5:57 PM

1) What's your earliest Pajiba memory and where did you come from?
i stumbled upon pajiba after googling "movies that feel like life" - the exact title of one of the pajiba guides. where did i come from...? the question is kinda ambiguous

2) What city do you live in?
dhaka, bangladesh (its not in USA)

3) What do you do for a living?
im an undergrad engineering student
i live under my parent's roof

4) Single, Married, Straight, Gay?
single and straight

5) What's your third-date movie?
Just friends starring ryan raynolds and amy smart

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