This is a true story, for the most part, probably.

Sometime back in the late 1920s, I set up a page on FB and pretty much promptly forgot about it. Later on, someone told me that Mingle2 has a FB page and I looked at it, realized I still had one of those, too, swept out all the cobwebs, and started putzing around with it a little.

Well, FB has some applications that might loosely be called "dating sites," much in the same way an armadillo might be called a "skyscraper."

There was one that claimed "We have 785 times more locals than any other dating site!" which I thought was a little hyperbolic, since how do they know what any particular person considers "local"? Well, I wasn't about to debate them on that topic, so I figured I'd sign up for the hell of it and see what happened.

Not a good idea, as it turned out.

They have something they call a "Scientific Matching Service" which, if left unaddressed, will set the cause of science back 1000 years. Every single day, they would send me a new "scientifically-chosen" match -- totem poles would be more compatible with me than what they were sending.

I wrote to them about this, and was summarily ignored.

The other problem was that there was a point when I was no longer able to set age parameters in my searches. It would automatically reset itself to: Age 27 to Age 27, no matter what I did. I have nothing against people who are 27, but that's a little too narrow, even for me.

They had forums on their site, but there was an elaborate process required to post. You had to get a Papal Edict and win the lottery and find a fossil of an undiscovered Ordovician amphibian or something before they would let you post in there.

Wasn't worth it.

When I deleted my account there (and, seriously, I really did try to make them aware of all the problems), they sent me a form letter asking me to elaborate on my reasons for leaving. And I told them. Not that I expect it to do any good. They're probably sending my (now deactivated) profile as a "Scientific Match" to narcoleptic women in Mongolia.

On Mingle2, I don't have to deal with any of this nonsense!

Thank you, Mingle2!

Sorry lex, just it makes you wonder what kind of other sites are out there.

I know, but it's a real disappointment when you see what else is out there. It's like if you're used to Arby's and then you find out every other restaurant in town is only serving barbecued porcupine intestines.

Nice to see another '06er on here again!

There are goat boy dating sites?????

I like this site because your here Lex

i will gladly second that motion

You're right. I have looked at other sites and will always know I have a place where I can enjoy.

It's nice being back, thanks

Lex.... You know how to keep it interesting around here

There are, but they're all PAY sites, and I don't really understand the dollars-to-goat-money conversions rates.

I didn't even know they HAD goat money until a few weeks ago. Whose idea was that?

Thanks. I really love it here. And I have tried, more or less, 15,882 other sites. And I get bored and get out of there after a brief time. But this is the one that always keeps me coming back!

What's really good about it is, if I'm trying to write a sentence and I get stuck looking for a particular word, I can always come here and read the 174 "nice guy" threads that are still active. That sort of delusional single-mindedness has always been an inspiration to me.

you really do have a way with words

I like this site because I am an intellectual MORON and you are my voice of reason Lex ....
keep up the good work sir

Hey, if I'm your voice of reason, you're in bigger trouble than I am.

But I do love hockey!

Too bad on dating sites you can't just enter your preferred stats and have your ideal person pop up. Ready and willing.

Well, it's either this or more bad poetry!

Hey Row

back playing hockey again now myself, now that the son is first year university

Thanks, but it's only because I've had so much practice. I mean, 28,000 posts and I still haven't really said anything yet. It's a gift.

Somebody should invent that. I would definitely give it a try! Of course, I'd probably break it.

Twotall good to see you