Rob Port Eight My Vacation (Wizbang)

Eight Random Facts About Me

1. I have twice accidentally killed a bird with a moving vehicle.

2. I have grown beards twice in my life, only to be thwarted by tiny bald spots at the ends of my mouth that keep my mustache from properly connecting to the beard.

3. I once rode three employers in a row right into bankruptcy or out of business entirely.

4. I have never once run afoul of the law -- not even to the extent of receiving a moving violation.

5. When I was in English class in junior high, I sat beside a guy with the same first name as me and behind a guy with the same last name as me. The teacher started calling me by my initials, and I hated it. Then, years later, when I wanted a pseudonym, I recalled that incident and decided to embrace it -- but stretched it from "J.T." to "Jay Tea."

6. I have a gift for accents -- I can imitate many readily. Often without realizing it, if I am talking with someone who has a strong accent.

7. I have no talent whatsoever for learning foreign languages, but did study French when I was in high school -- and can often read something aloud something written in French perfectly, but have no idea what I am saying.

8. I eat cucumbers as snacks. I bite off and toss out the ends, then eat the rest, skin and all.

Bitch set me up...

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Section Editor: Maggie Whitton

Editors: Jay Tea, Lorie Byrd, Kim Priestap, DJ Drummond, Michael Laprarie, Baron Von Ottomatic, Shawn Mallow, Rick, Dan Karipides, Michael Avitablile, Charlie Quidnunc, Steve Schippert

Emeritus: Paul, Mary Katherine Ham, Jim Addison, Alexander K. McClure, Cassy Fiano, Bill Jempty, John Stansbury, Rob Port

In Memorium: HughS

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Comments (6)

Anyone that can eat a (yuck... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by jhow66 | July 15, 2007 12:24 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

jhow66:

Anyone that can eat a (yuck) cucumber deserves to be looked up to no matter what his beliefs!!!!

Posted on July 15, 2007 12:24

I have similar trouble with... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Will Franklin | July 15, 2007 1:26 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

Will Franklin:

I have similar trouble with facial hair.

Posted on July 15, 2007 13:26

We have numbers 6 and 8 in ... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Tom Blogical | July 15, 2007 4:36 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Tom Blogical:

We have numbers 6 and 8 in common, and I'm incredibly impressed with number 4, particularly the moving violations bit. I love cucumbers as well, but I prefer to cut the ends off!

Posted on July 15, 2007 16:36

I can flip my tongue upside... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Oyster | July 16, 2007 8:34 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Oyster:

I can flip my tongue upside down from right to left, but not left to right.

Posted on July 16, 2007 08:34

I have moved 23 times in th... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by Peter F. | July 16, 2007 12:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Peter F.:

I have moved 23 times in the last 20 years. Sometimes half-way across the country (SF to Dallas); other times, literally just two apartment buildings away. I can't tell you how happy I am to finally to be living in my first house.

Posted on July 16, 2007 12:56

Something I absolutely need... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Kaz | July 18, 2007 6:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Kaz:

Something I absolutely need to know:

Have you ever been involved with a ska band called the Arrogant Sons of Bitches?

Posted on July 18, 2007 18:37

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