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This response got a lot of chuckles out of me, but, alas, he wrote at the same time as I was just starting to get to know Fritz, so I never responded to him. I really like the humor and conversational tone of the letter, and at any other time, I definitely would have responded to him. Even though he spelled "ad" wrong. ;)

Sun, 19 Sep 1999 15:32:55 -0700 Subject: I read your add, and felt compelled to respond. In response to: In Three Easy Steps And so, you may ask yourself, who is this man, who felt compelled to respond to my ad? Well, I'm a SWM, 6'1", 180 lbs, and 28 years old. Never been married, never had kids, don't drink, don't smoke. Don't watch tv. I like to shoot pool (I'm very good), rollerblade (I suck) and go to school. (Working on a master's degree, then a phd, in electrical engineering.) I work full time, as an engineer, at a sponge factory. (Really. I am not making this up. I mean, who would ever claim that?) I have a wonderfully fulfilling existance, with the exception of miss right, who seems to elude me at every step. (Perhaps she has some type of portable cloaking device, I'm not sure.) I am intelligent, goal-oriented, motivated, attractive (sorry, I don't have a picture online, I will try to get one if you like.) and hillarious. I would like a chance to e-mail back and forth a bit, and see what you are like.

Lorina: I can't help but think of the Talking Heads with that intro line. And you may ask yourself, who is this man who felt compelled to answer my ad? And you may ask yourself, how do I work this? And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile? And you may ask youself, why is David Byrne's suit so STINKIN' big? (Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was.)

Still... a name would have been nice. It always seems a little odd that someone would tell you how much they weight, where they work, etc, etc, etc... but not tell you what their name is!