2. A witty e-mail signature. This annoys me so much, especially when its a "Hotmail" or "MSN" account. Odds are I don't really care to read what you've written to me, so I'm certainly not going to give a shit what extra text is under your name. You could quote "Rocky" there or "A Walk to Remember"; odds are, its still kinda gay.
3. An empty refrigerator. Yes. Now that I live on my own, I know the benefits to stocking up, so that a dinner can be made on the fly.
4. PlayStation thumb. Disagree. There is nothing wrong with video-game callouses, especially if you have something to show for it, like beating the game or winning the Super Bowl. And this is one point I will never back off.
5. A key chain with a bottle opener. Creepily convenient, and a little too reminiscent of that guy in your college fraternity who bought those sandals with openers in the sole. You don't wanna be that guy.
6. A lucky shirt. Disagree again. Every man owns something he feels most comfortable in. Whether its lucky or just your favorite, everyone's entitled to have something that puts them at ease. Don't judge me, MSN.com.
7. An unstamped passport. I've been to a good number of European countries and never got my passport stamped. Whoever wrote this list must be 100 years old, remembering the good ol' days when the conductors on the coal-powered trains stamped your passport at every border. Not so anymore.
8. Olympic dreams. To go or be in? Being in: not ok. Grow up. To go: definitely ok.
9. Less than $20 in his wallet. I don't have business cards yet, and I only use a charge card, so I fail this one, although I probably shouldn't. I wish I carried cash, but I spend it too fast.
10. A name for his penis. Sick. Agreed.
11. Any beer that costs less than $20 a case. WOAH WOAH WOAH. Hold on a damn second. Good beer comes cheap, too, you arrogant bastard. Not all of us like to chew our brewskies. Get off your high horse and drink normal beer with us peasants.
12. The need to quote The Big Lebowski/ Caddyshack/Superbad. I agree, but I'd change it to "Austin Powers", "Wedding Crashers", and any 1990's Adam Sandler movie. "Superbad" is still new enough to be funny, and "The Big Lebowski" is adult humor, so you can get away with it.
13. A futon. I fail this, too. Its a couch AND a bed. Very utilitarian. Sue me.
14. Code words for ugly women. In college, we had codes for everything. Now, not so much.
15. A Nerf hoop in his living room. Disagree. Under my roommate moved out a few days ago, I had one in my dining room. Broke up the seriousness of the room, in a "I just got a big-boy bed" kinda way.
16. A secret handshake. What kind of toolbags still have these that aren't on "The Fresh Prince"?
17. Drinking glasses with logos. I own pint glasses with beer logos on them. Its a little different than restaurant kitsch, so I'm gonna pretend like I never read this one.
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