Some of My Worst Qualities

INTRODUCTION: 2 years ago, I tried to introduce W-Os (write-offs) to Ciao. You folks embraced the concept, but you rejected the name. You started calling them "challenges." They're NOT challenges. They're write-offs. I don't know about you, but I don't consider responding to a standard set of not very thought-provoking questions, a challenge. Reading the submissons, particularly after you waded through three or four of them, is clearly a challenge, but that's not the intended "selling point." Though people in the UK seem to have a preference for the "20 Questions" w-o format, I generally find ... more

I saw this category and it got me thinking about some of my worst qualities so here we go… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Impatience ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am far too impatient. I absolutely hate queues and hate having to wait for anything. I get grumpy if I ask someone a question and they take ages to answer it too! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intolerance ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I tend to have a bit of an intolerance of irritating people, stupid people and plain annoying people! Ok make that people in general! Its not a quality im proud of but I really do have to make a huge effort to tolerate some ... more

I read Proxam’s version of this and thought, umm, I quite fancy this one. Yes, another challenge, but very thought provoking at the same time. I have wrestled with my conscience twice this week, so hope you’ve enjoyed seeing me squirm. Have a go yourself. .*** Everyone Is Prettier Than You. Discuss. *** This can depend on what is meant by pretty? Do you mean looks or nature? Just like everyone else I have my good days and bad days. I could spend hour upon hour putting on makeup and doing my hair for me to look bloody awful, whereas the next day it doesn’t take much effort at all and I quite ... more

This is a challenge. Hope everyone will forgive my answers .*** Everyone Is Prettier Than You. Discuss. *** Depends on what you mean here! Do you mean pretty on the outside or on the inside? On the outside I can be pretty when I make an effort. As a mum I don't bother wearing make up during the day as I really don't have the time. I also like to wear make up as a dressing up and not being a mum night out. My hubby regularly says that I am pretty and to an extent everyone is pretty! We had a delivery driver who delivered to the shop I worked in and my boss used to say that he had a face that ... more

This was initially a W/O (challeng over at the US equivalent of Ciao, epinions). It was started by someone called munkus who was getting a little tired of all the 'all about me' type of challenges (yes they're rife over there too) and decided, I suppose, that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. As he wrote: "I don't know about you but I've had it up to my p*ssy's bow with these I AM SO GREAT surveys masquerading as essays. It all started with the 20 THINGS ABOUT ME W/O which had about a gazillion entries all gleefully spewing bodily fluids over the hallowed cyber-halls of Epinions. So, presenting ... more