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I'm a snob snob and I'm looking down my nose at you right now for misusing the word "snob" snoopcester Send a noteboard - 19/04/2011 10:46:57 AM
Today I got a message from someone on an online dating site that contained the following:

"The only book that I read is the Bible. Other than that, I'm not a book reader.

I mainly like contemporary Christian music: Newsboys and TobyMac are a couple of my favorites."

There was more to it but... that was the important bit.

I wrote him back with what I hope was a very polite message:

"Hello.

Thank you so much for messaging me. You are quite a handsome guy! You seem very accomplished, kind, and thoughtful- all really important things!

Having said that, I am not sure we would get along very well.

I am an avid reader and I think reading books and talking about them is a pretty important thing in my life.

I have a rather eclectic taste in music and rarely, if ever, listen to contemporary Christian music.

Thank you for messaging me, and I wish you all the best in your search!

~g~ "

*sigh*

I am a snob, aren't I?


Not at all, snobby would be if he said he loved reading and listed the books he'd read then you had discounted him since he didn't read what you viewed as "real books".

ON TO THE SURVEY BIT!

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1. Have you ever dated someone who doesn't read?


No.

2. Is reading important enough to you that you wouldn't date someone because they didn't read?


It isn't the result of deliberate intent on my part, rather I suspect that in establishing enough shared interest to date someone it ends up with the same result.
I think being a straight man might have helped me though - in my experience more women read than men.

3. Do you think music is fundamental enough to your life that it would factor into who you dated?


Yes and no - it wouldn't if it was just differences in favourite bands and genres but it would if it was at the level of loathing of the other person's favourites, since it would make life really annoying.

4. Have you been on any dates lately?


No.

5. Where would you suggest a book lover find... a lover?


Buy a white van, black out the windows, hang out outside bookstores, kidnap any hot men you see leaving with piles of books. Some might have to be thrown back straight away, if it turns out the books aren't for them... but sooner or later you'll find the right one to keep locked in your cellar until Stockholm Syndrome kicks in:|
*MySmiley*

Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."

Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
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I am a book snob. - 19/04/2011 05:16:18 AM 1390 Views
Not necessarily, but not reading would set off some alarm bells. - 19/04/2011 07:05:25 AM 517 Views
Ha! - 19/04/2011 06:10:24 PM 421 Views
I am not sure that makes you a book snob - 19/04/2011 08:17:11 AM 725 Views
Woohoo! - 19/04/2011 06:28:57 PM 490 Views
There's still lots to talk about. - 21/04/2011 04:28:48 AM 544 Views
I dunno... - 23/04/2011 05:51:45 AM 647 Views
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Oh! Do it!!!! - 19/04/2011 06:42:45 PM 437 Views
I am a movie snob - 19/04/2011 08:32:50 AM 777 Views
That sounds like a lot of work... - 19/04/2011 06:34:52 PM 518 Views
You so are not. - 20/04/2011 02:17:53 AM 569 Views
NOW THIS IS PODRACING! - 20/04/2011 02:29:02 AM 542 Views
*giggle* *NM* - 23/04/2011 05:50:23 AM 205 Views
Interesting. - 19/04/2011 08:52:23 AM 687 Views
Really? - 19/04/2011 06:37:34 PM 430 Views
Totally! - 20/04/2011 01:09:31 AM 537 Views
What?! - 19/04/2011 07:00:32 PM 461 Views
We should totally get together this week! - 20/04/2011 01:10:50 AM 554 Views
I'm a snob snob and I'm looking down my nose at you right now for misusing the word "snob" - 19/04/2011 10:46:57 AM 689 Views
BwahahahhahahahHAhHAhahaha! - 19/04/2011 06:45:15 PM 541 Views
Really? I've never noticed that trend - 20/04/2011 12:46:04 AM 420 Views
You also probably don't want to date a religious fanatic - 19/04/2011 02:13:16 PM 544 Views
Pfft. You can still go on dates. - 19/04/2011 06:47:06 PM 454 Views
Re: I am a book snob. - 19/04/2011 02:18:41 PM 484 Views
Re: I am a book snob. - 19/04/2011 03:48:04 PM 584 Views
Do they go to Master's Commission? - 19/04/2011 04:00:16 PM 663 Views
LOL I was trying to go in order, but when I saw that... - 19/04/2011 06:52:16 PM 699 Views
I don't think you're a snob at all. - 19/04/2011 04:26:58 PM 544 Views
Re: Yeah, but... - 19/04/2011 04:37:27 PM 468 Views
don't worry, it's a gooooood thing you replied the way you did... - 19/04/2011 05:14:48 PM 623 Views
HA! - 23/04/2011 05:53:33 AM 396 Views
Your reply is so nice! But to the point, as well. - 19/04/2011 06:50:46 PM 666 Views
Well... - 19/04/2011 06:59:39 PM 721 Views
Re: I am a book snob. - 19/04/2011 07:19:49 PM 715 Views
Re: I am a book snob. - 19/04/2011 07:52:04 PM 557 Views
Well - 19/04/2011 08:17:38 PM 652 Views
That's a pretty big leap - 19/04/2011 09:32:17 PM 587 Views
That's a pretty big leap - 19/04/2011 09:42:57 PM 593 Views
Re: That's a pretty big leap - 19/04/2011 10:32:50 PM 540 Views
Re: That's a pretty big leap - 19/04/2011 10:42:46 PM 525 Views
to be fair - 19/04/2011 10:52:36 PM 441 Views
I clearly wasn't paying attention. - 19/04/2011 11:20:13 PM 516 Views
What snoop said - 20/04/2011 12:22:15 AM 517 Views
you couldn't date some who listens to country? - 19/04/2011 09:37:47 PM 515 Views
Probably not. - 19/04/2011 09:45:16 PM 435 Views
don't you listen to bluegrass? - 19/04/2011 10:42:33 PM 612 Views
Mm, some. - 19/04/2011 11:21:57 PM 548 Views
Re: I am a nook slob - 20/04/2011 12:45:30 AM 560 Views
Re: See, how do you respond to this message: - 20/04/2011 02:29:01 AM 595 Views
I--what? - 20/04/2011 02:33:26 AM 544 Views
Re: See, how do you respond to this message: - 21/04/2011 02:47:31 AM 677 Views
Re: Exactly. - 21/04/2011 01:01:00 PM 482 Views
I thought you handled it rather well. Looking for someone compatible does not make you a snob. - 20/04/2011 01:21:06 AM 555 Views
Yeah... I wish I could too. - 23/04/2011 05:47:00 AM 358 Views
Re: Yeah... I wish I could too. - 24/04/2011 12:55:38 AM 481 Views
Ah... Uh... - 25/04/2011 12:10:01 AM 394 Views
You're too nice. *NM* - 21/04/2011 02:23:11 AM 302 Views
It's not *NM*! I answered the whole survey! *NM* - 21/04/2011 02:53:15 AM 194 Views
Perhaps, but your quote-fu is... unimpressive. *NM* - 21/04/2011 09:42:59 AM 191 Views
You made me LOL and then I had a coughing fit *NM* - 22/04/2011 04:30:43 AM 188 Views
Yeah... :/ - 23/04/2011 05:43:51 AM 439 Views
Re: I am a book snob. - 22/04/2011 09:39:16 PM 799 Views

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