rrunrr,<BR>This should be very interesting. But you kind of made me nervous with all this, "I know I'm not going to like it" pressure!!<P>You were born 11/17/56 making you a Scorpio/(Fire)Monkey<P>Your W was born 11/16/56 making her a day younger Scorpio/(Fire)Monkey!<P>Basic compatibility--Monkey with Monkey:<P>These two make great companions. They love in a hands-off fashion. Neither interferes with he other's progress merely to seek ego-strokes. Two Monkeys usually create a project-orented family atmosphere wherein each member of the group has individual responsibilities and householding belongs to everyone. Cooking and washing up, shopping and even ironing may be shared equally. The male Monkey is never too proud to do laundry. And Ms. Monkey doesn't mind changing the oil in the family car. Sexually slanted competition doesn't exist here.<P>Problems (and there aren't many that two Monkeys cannot solve better than one) will arise in the financial arena. Neither Monkey likes doing accounts, writing checks or letters protesting gas and electricity bills. As a couple, they may fall behind and ruin their reputation. As both are work- and people-orented, these Monkeys will need to hire a part-time bookkeeper to hold their finances together. Even if a Monkey is an excellent bookkeeper by profession!<P>Sex is not often the foremost consideration between two Monkeys. Thy both enjoy it and even prefer having sex with each other. But they are not overly preoccupied by the intensity or endurance of their sexual lives. If and when it happens, they are excited and happy. Without it, neither curls up and dies. Promiscuity might be a dot on the horizon, but dalliances are of no consequence as Monkeys make committed couples who believe in personal freedom.<P>Monkeys in general: hate to be confined, caged, restricted, pin-holed, deadlined or tied down in any way. They need their freedom to move and to create and to seek adventure and grow.<P>Monkeys are born problem solvers. They are geniuses in formulating answers to your most weightiest and baffling issue. (But a female Monkey is neurotic--she may be practical in dealing with others problems but hysterical when dealing with her own--even the most insignificant of things. She has trouble seperating her emotions from facts.)<P>Monkeys are fun, fun-loving and have a joke or anecdote for every situation. They are entertainers and are wonderful hosts. <P>And they are chit-chatters. They can engage strangers in conversation--on a planes, trains, even bomb shelters. They could chat up a corpse. They are talkers and have an opinion on everything from politics to lawn sprinklers. <P>And they are noise junkies. Always turning on radios, stereos, flipping thru channels on T.V.'s, etc. <P>Monkey women: are good sports, excellent organizers, doesn't hold grudges or harbor resentments, but because of her outrageous capacity for accuracy, visual memory and profficiency--they always have to be right. And they can be quite eccentric.<P>They also have difficulty with foreign languages. <P>Monkey men--if you've read other's profiles are the generous of the generous ones. You are extravagant. They heap expensive gifts and spend lots of money on their sweethearts, families and friends alike. (They say the girlfriends of Monkey men have more fun!)<P>And this is why you need to hire a bookkeeper!<P>You are also a gambler. But should you run into trouble, no one will ever be able to lend money to a Monkey. You can dish it out but you just cannot take it. To leave money on the table for you would deeply offend you and you would immediately return it or act like you don't need it.<P>Monkey men are charming, intensely warm-hearted and caring, self-sacrificingly and playfully sensual and incisively sharp-witted, funny and smart! The single most important trait that makes Monkey men so delightful to women is that they tend to think with their brains yet act with their hearts.<P>Women always feel comfortable in the presence of male Monkeys in that they are infinitely approachable and open to discussion. And they'll talk about everything from nightmares to nightgowns. And they always know how to listen.<P>The author of my source book goes on to say she knows of 6 Monkey men personally, 5 of which own siver-grey BMW's. She supposes that all Monkey men either drive or aspire to own one because it reminds them of how they are built--sinewy and tight!<P>(Under Fire-Monkeys born in 1956 are Mel Gibson--another quite "dashing" fellow, Carrie Fisher, Bjorn Borg, Caroline of Monaco, Timothy Daley, Geena Davis, Eric Roberts, and Tom Hanks.) <P>Let me just insert this late: Lastly, she goes on to say that Monkey men are not jealous. That they care whether or not yo love them and even worry that maybe you'll leave them but they have the capacity to abstract their emotions (unlike their female counterparts). They can remove themselves from whatever emotional fray is in the offing and hover at two or three feet above themselves, watching the action. Monkey men know better than anybody how to poke fun at themselves. They never take themselves (or anybody else) very seriously.<P>Fire Monkeys (both you and your W): enjoy being dominent in their undertakings. You are driven and ambitious. You may keep a low profile but you are a self-starter who has enormous energy. You have an imaginative and fertile mind--crawling with plans an projects. You are doubly blessed in that you also have a capacity for hard work, making you a professional wizard. You only have to be careful you don't exhaust yourself half-way to your goal. <P>You also crave the baser thrills of "having a good time" and must watch out for over-indulgences in gambling, late nights in clubs and making too much whoopee. You are not excessive by nature, just are driven by the promise of excitement which you crave. <BR>Fire-Monkeys have also been know to have a dangerous taste for perversion. Some accuse them of being downright corrupt. If not curbed, Fire Monkeys can easily overload their systems and ruin their lives. (Think Eric Roberts, I guess)<P>Contradicting herself again, under Fire-Monkey she says they ARE jealous. (I guess, Wood, Metal, Water and Earth Monkeys are not)<BR>You don't take kindly to being made to look like a fool (like who does?) or suffering one-up-manship. Fire-Monkeys' are competitive and can be vindictive, vengeful even. Speculation is his favorite game.<P>Though supple of spirit and freewheeling, Fire-Monkeys' enjoy controlling others. They will often find themselves drawn to or living with partners of lesser willpower who need them for sustenance or who look to them for emotional stability. Fire-Monkeys may choose their lovers because of their own need to dominate someone less forceful. Yet the tables often turn on them and thru an odd system of emotional blackmail and unavoidable entanglement, the Fire Monkey dominator becomes the one dominated by the mate that they imagined to be the weakling. <P>Fire Monkeys are born cynics, too. In youth, they carry a disarming air of candor but as they mature, they grow wiser, less credulous and sometimes even embittered. They have a hard time trusting anyone, especially their colleagues and associates. Little by little they lose their respect for morality and begin to wear a jaundiced, knowing smile. Raw ambition is not much of a cushion against disappointment, but once he has lost his youthful charm and earnest beliefs, ambition is frequently all this Monkey has left. <P>Fire Monkeys are far and away the most power-hungry of all Monkeys, yet he may not always be the most visible. Outwardly, the Fire Monkey is scornful of callow dreams and loudly dismisses ideals as corny, puerile and vapid. But the tough Fire Monkey longs for a better world, too, and would go to even greater lengths than all other Monkeys if only he believed that his wonderful dream could come true. <P>Moving onto Scorpio-Monkeys: Your Eastern and Western signs are usually at odds--that equals human fireworks! If they are allies, Monkey and Scorpio are both tricky and ruseful. They are both capable of leadership. When they are at odds: Monkeys are sometimes deceiful but they are only kidding around. Scorpio means business. Monkeys are builders. Scorpios can be destroyers. Monkeys are zealous, Scorpios jealous. A veritable storm of conflicting emotion. <P>Monkey born Scorpios are capable of undertaking and accomplishing projects of real complexity andimport. The Monkey will lead, and he will shine. The Scorpio side of your character gives you inspiration and draws you into wilder territories than most Monkey people ever frequent. But you are able to adapt instantaneously to new circumstances once you've found a project to zero in on. <P>Because you love to talk you occasionally repeat the same stories over and over. You need to be reminded of your hyperbabbliness if you are doing so. But you are able to take such criticism with a smile--practically never sulk. You may be anxious and wracked with self-doubt, but Scorpio/Monkeys will prevail. It is their nature.<P>Lastly, Scorpio/Monkeys in love: No ordinary hypersexy Scorio. He or she is also an erotically active Monkey. The combination fo the two very sexual signs makes for an energetic if somewhat preoccupied lover. The Scorpio/Monkey wants to be exalted, exhilarated and excited. He or she will have no time for lukewarm affairs and is mainly interested in long-term and long-winded love matches. <P>It is not an important to admire the Scorio/Monkey as it is to remember that his or her sexual needs take precedence over almost anything else. Some people say that sex tires them, wears them out and drains them. On the contrary, sexual activity brings the Scorpio/Monkey self-confidence, builds his sometimes worried ego and energizes his creativity center. If you love such an eager beaver, don't underestimate his or her needs inbed or you may be sitting home by the phone doing crossword puzzles while the Scorpio/Monkey races about thrill-seeking. Don't ever tie this person down. Urge him or her to take trips without you. Often the illusion of freedom is enough to keep the Scorpio/Monkey down on the farm forever.<P>P.S. All Scorpio/Monkeys should have kids. <BR>They make the best, funnest parents and they like to teach. Think of an authoritarian Peter Pan. <P>I'm going to send this without edit because I'm tired!! So sorry for the errors. Went overboard with info to impress you because you're such a cynic!! Hope you get a kick out of it if nothing else. Wishing you all life's best, rrunrr.<P>Aloha,<P>Leilana<BR>

leilana!!<BR>why can't I get a printout of this??<P>I may get the nerve to send it to my wife <P>Maybe you could e-mail it to me so I can print it out??<P>Actually, I'm more surprised at the accuracy of 75% of it.<P>Thanks.<BR>rrunrr<BR>

You like?! I'm so glad! <P>Where did I go wrong in that other 25%?! <P>You tried that ebb thing at the top of this page and it didn't work? <P>I could try but we can no longer retrieve e-mail addresses since the lockdown on GQ-1. You want to give out your email address again or can you e-mail it yourself to your home or work pc?<P>Mahalo for the feedback,<P>Leilana <P><p>[This message has been edited by Leilana (edited August 30, 2000).]

rrunrr--<P>You, your W, timtam, Cloudy's H, TMD, and RobinAnn are all Fire Monkeys so far out of all the different profiles. I'm trying to pass the following out to all of them. <P>Just thought it was interesting that I just came across this: The first and last phases of your llfe will pass smoothly. At around thirty-seven or thirty-eight you may experience a sudden loss of confidence from a major mid-life love crisis. This sinking spell will pass after the age of forty-five.<P>Come on 2001!<P> <P>L <BR>