Personal Ad Translations

Personal Ad Translations A List of Abbreviations in the "Women Seeking Men" Classifieds: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: 40-ish Really Means: 48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Adventurous Really Means: Has had more partners than you ever will -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Affectionate Really Means: Possessive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Artist Really Means: Unreliable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Average looking Really Means: Ugly -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Beautiful Really Means: Pathological liar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Commitment-minded Really Means: Pick out curtains, now! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Communication important Really Means: Just try to get a word in edge-wise -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Contagious Smile Really Means: Bring your penicillin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Educated Really Means: College dropout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Emotionally Secure Really Means: Medicated -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Enjoys art and opera Really Means: Snob -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Exotic Beauty Really Means: Would frighten a Martian -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Feminist Really Means: Fat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Gentle Really Means: Comatose -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Intuitive Really Means: Your opinion doesn't count -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Looks younger Really Means: If viewed from far away in bad light -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Loves Travel Really Means: If you're paying -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Loves Animals Really Means: Cat lady -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Romantic Really Means: Looks better by candle light -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Special Really Means: Road the short schoolbus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Spiritual Really Means: Involved with a cult -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Code Word: Weight proportional to height Really Means: Hugely Fat