Prairie Perspective
April 27, 2006
Theory Crushing Mission

Posted in Day to Day

My husband has a theory. He suspects that a large percentage of "women" who participate on women's message boards are actually 40+ year old, extemely hairy, smelly, unemployed men who live in caves somewhere.  He likes to tease me with this "theory" when I speak about an online friend as though I was speaking about a friend down the street.  If I mention that "so and so" has met "what's her name" in real life, and they took pictures and shared them with the rest of the board, he'll smirk and tell me it's all a set-up and the pictures are probably from a search on Google Images.  You can see how this can be quite a source of entertainment in our home.

 

Well this weekend, I get to prove his theory wrong, at least on a small scale.  A dear online friend's daughter (who is also a dear online friend) is getting married this Saturday.  I'm travelling to the wedding, as are several other ladies from the same message board.  I've never met any of them in real life, but I'm looking forward to it as a "reunion" of good friends.

 

I'll take lots of pictures, and show them to my husband...I wonder if that will cause him to alter his theory? Or maybe, it will cause him to suspect my age, gender and personal hygiene...


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April 27, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Bear


I will never believe! Never!


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April 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by niksuela


Have a great time this weekend--I bet it'll be tons of fun getting to know these ladies in "real life". This is fun that you have such close online friends--kinda makes me want to have an online friend. Guess it's just a sign of the times! Kind of an adventure, really . . .


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May 1, 2006 - Don't leave us hanging. . .

Posted by niksuela


Kiersten! Quick! We are dying to know if you met a big, smelly, hairy male monster at the end of your journey this weekend! :)


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May 5, 2006 - Sooooo....

Posted by 5solasmom


What was his response? :)


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May 15, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Dell


So am I real?

(Pinches self) Looks in mirror... Hmmm... I THINK I'm me. What if I'm not really, but am a figment of the internet?


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