<p>NJres,</p>
<p>I don’t attach preconceived notions or prejudices to the mental images, though I do tend to attach those to the ideas conveyed through the posts and to the manner utilized by the poster. ~berurah</p>
<p>The content of the posts helps me conjure up mental images of ppl. User names give me a clue as to how they see themselves figuratively, not necessarily physically.</p>
<p>Names and content tell a great deal. Attorneys (litagators) are trained to pick up important clues from the most simple things. I picture what people here look like and even what shoes they wear. Lots of birkenstocks here!</p>
<p>Do tell, Kirmum! What other ‘clues’ do you look for and what are the (usual) hidden meanings?</p>
<p>hehe…my username has led to a lot of speculation on other boards that either I am a helpless little girl or a 80 year old Korean man. lol</p>
<p>i can tell you i am neither of those things.</p>
<p>Cheerss, in jury selection, where someone went to school tells you a great deal. As does what they wear, whether they dye their hair and of course their shoes!</p>
<p>Kirmum,
What does dying their hair tell you? And shoes?</p>
<p>I pictured Kinshasa as African, since Kinshasa is the capital of the Congo (formerly Zaire).</p>
<p>Oh, this is fascinating…High School or College? What does it tell you beyond economic strata?</p>
<p>Shoes…I agree but hair dye? What percentage of women age 40 to 70 dye their hair? 60% or higher?</p>
<p>I have heard that if you wear nerdy spectacles, you are seen as a ponderer and not likely to be chosen to serve.</p>
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<p>I lLOVE shoes, dye the gray, USC, had lasik, hate jury duty. Should I wear neardy glasses next jury duty?</p>
<p>haha, what do you guys think i look like, based on my screen name? i’ll let you know if this whole visualization thing works :)</p>
<p>No, nerdy glasses would say you value your intellect above your looks. As would hair you let go natural. For the average jury, intellect is not good. On others you want it. A Birkenstock wearer would hardly ever vote for the death penalty. Much more “understanding” from these folks. A 40 plus year old woman in great shape, a hottie, expects much from others. The more successful a man, the more predictably conservative his every opinion will be.</p>
<p>^ that’s awesome…we did voire dire in my law class last year, and i was telling my cocounsel that the type of people we were questioning was just as important as their answers…she wouldn’t listen…annoying…but yeah. there are definitely do’s and don’ts for jury selection.</p>
<p>i’ve always wondered if i would be a good jury member, just because i do know quite a lot of the law and its procedures. i believe i would be less desirable to whichever side was relying more on emotion than law.</p>
<p>fendergirl,</p>
<p>I picture you as tallish and slender with long, brown, straight hair. And as for clothing…faded jeans, comfortable t-shirt and sneakers. Also, very little makeup. </p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>haha.</p>
<p>I am 5 ft 5… 120lbs… with dirty blonde hair to my shoulders. </p>
<p>as for pants, i have some plaid pants, some corderoys, some striped pants, as well as some pants of funky materials (silk, velvet, fleece)… i have a few pairs of jeans. I’m not a big fan of jeans, particularly new jeans… theyre just not very comfortable. my favorite pair of jean’s ive had for about six years… they are so ripped apart, faded, and every year more and more holes appear… ive pulled them out of the trash can multiple times, as my mother feels it is time to throw them away 
(i’ve been offered money to go purchase a new pair of jeans if i would only throw away that one pair!) i just throw another patch on and wear them till another hole appears. I think they are starting to come apart at the seams all around, so i may have to retire them sooner rather than later :(</p>
<p>as far as shirts, i do have a lot of comfortable t-shirts (mainly from concerts… <a href=“http://www.chrisnlinz.com/chrissy/temp.php[/url]”>http://www.chrisnlinz.com/chrissy/temp.php</a> ), but i also have a lot of qurirky “regular fitting” shirts… some with the trix bunny rabit on them, or york pepperment patties, or a monkey… you know, goofy stuff like that.</p>
<p>i also have a LOT of harley-davidson clothing that i get from work. various sweatpants, hoodies, t-shirts, tanktops, etc…</p>
<p>as far as shoes - yeah i’m definately a sneakers person. I have a pair of bright blue sneakers with yellow laces, a pair of all white sneakers, and a pair of grey sneakers. i also have a pair of klunky black “boots”… </p>
<p>and yes - very little makeup - don’t need to look fake :)</p>
<p>fendergirl,</p>
<p>Well, I wasn’t <em>terribly</em> far off! <em>lol</em> Wow! You have seen a LOT of bands!! You should tell your mom that your jeans are high fashion now. The last time I went shopping with my girls, those “holey” jeans were selling for 60 bucks! I’m not much of a denim fan either, unless they are stretch denims. Give me a comfortable pair of workout pants/leggings any day! ~berurah</p>
<p>you did great :)</p>
<p>haha yeah i have, that’s why i have so many band t-shirts!! and yeah, I know all about expensive jeans… I really laugh about them. My mom gives my sister and i each a little bit of money every year for “school clothing/supplies”… and my sister blew it all on 3 pairs of jeans. i came home with like six shirts, two sweaters, and a chair for my apartment (i definately don’t need any pants… i have a ton… the thing is i’ve been the same size forever, and every year people seem to think i need clothing for christmas…) and my sister tried to demand more money, because she wasn’t able to buy any shirts! it just doesn’t work that way. she ended up buying them with her own money, since she spent all of my moms money on three pairs of pants. (it’s not like she needed any new shirts, she has tons…)</p>
<p>about two years ago, while outside walking to class, my jeans werent ripped at the bottom… and well it was raining one day and i somehow managed to “step” on the back of the jeans, in the process ripping them at the bottom, and fell down three steps! I limped into class and my pants were soaked! so, that’s how the whole “hole” thing started!</p>
<p><em>lol</em> fender! Maybe your sister will learn from this experience. My kids are excellent sale shoppers…they HAVE to be with so many siblings! I love Kohl’s…do you have those where you live? When they mark stuff down to 70% off, we clean off the racks! Fortunately, my oldest two daughters and I can all sort of share clothes, so we are able to extend our wardrobes quite a bit–and I can share shoes with my oldest daughter, but my middle one has a much bigger foot than both of us! Your band t-shirts remind me of my daughters’ Broadway musical show shirts! They have collected quite a few, and those are their real treasures. ~berurah</p>
<p>fender,</p>
<p>Oh, gosh! The ripping jeans/falling thing sounds like something I’d do! I’m glad you were O.K.! My oldest daughter’s jeans are always worn/torn at the bottom because she is not very tall, and the jeans are always dragging! ~berurah</p>