Never had one, but I think I might have one by the end of this evening
Got to meet people coming to look round a soon-to-be-vacated room in my flat.

Not to pre-judge these people before they show up, but what sort of person lists among their interests "the gym" and "going out"?
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:11, 6 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

A fit extrovert?

( girlinthehole, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:12, Reply)

You called?

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:13, Reply)

Well, possibly
It's just I'd expect most applicants to have a rudimentary social life, so adding "going out" seems like an attempt to pad that bit out. And as for "the gym"....well, I can't help but think that someone who sees that as a hobby is at risk of being incredibly tedious to talk to.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:14, Reply)

I concurr.
Still, they might be nice.
( girlinthehole, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:21, Reply)

Chances are they'll be perfectly likeable.
As I say, I shouldn't pre-judge them before they show up. Though, even if I did ever go to the gym, I couldn't see myself listing it as an interest...
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:23, Reply)

At least they didn't say 'drums and staying in'

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:13, Reply)

Haha, they'd be in good company if they had
Last time I moved, I made a point of warning people I played the guitar. Quite a lot.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:17, Reply)

A vainglorious simpleton?

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:13, Reply)

You called?

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:14, Reply)

Oh yes.
They also need to be orange.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:16, Reply)

They're probably a bit dim but that doesn't mean they're a bad person.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:14, Reply)

Swipe's boyfriend?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:15, Reply)

No that's 'coming out'

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:16, Reply)

You cal...
...oh...you mean the gay fella?
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:16, Reply)

Swipe herself, in fact.

( Kroney, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:17, Reply)

Come on, she's hardly vainglorious.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:18, Reply)

No?
Neither am I, then
( Kroney, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:20, Reply)

So you think she's a simpleton?

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:22, Reply)

Of course!
She'd say much the same about me, I'm sure.
( Kroney, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:24, Reply)

If she could string the words together.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:26, Reply)

No, this one's definitely male
I'm also a bit troubled that my remaining flatmate has reservations about the female applicants. He's worried that they'll be the sort to moan and nag us if we're untidy. I assured him that I'd shared flats with several women over the last few years and had no such problems.

Turns out the only woman he's lived with previously is his mother.
(LongJohnBaldry, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:22, Reply)

Haha!

( girlinthehole, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:23, Reply)

I haven't rented since university, do you have to submit a CV these days?

( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:28, Reply)

Some flat-sharing websites look more like internet dating sites.
Not that I'd know anything about that, of course.

By the way, I put up a new thread.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:30, Reply)

What's the question?

( dazbrilliantwhites has been meaning to change this..., Tue 13 Sep 2011, 14:32, Reply)