You know you're obsessed with
when....
1. When no one is in a chat room you pretned to chat with the matchsticks...Proceed for 2-3 hours, or until you realize--hey! They aren't in here! (But I did have a good converstaion with Paul!)
 

2. You actaully BoUGht the Tabitha's Secret album.
 

3. You frame your ticket stubs.
 

4. You sleep with your Rob autograph.
 

5. You cover you mirror with matchbox20 pictures - who'd want to see themselves when you can see matchbox20??
 

6. You spend $13 for imports, even when you have all the songs on the album.  (hey - it's worth the sexy cover!)
 

7. Your dad wants to spend some "Quality Time" with you... So you sit down and watch the 10 Spot together!
 

8. You go to your best friend's cabin for a week, but you bring all your matchbox20 video tapes, and then you stay up until 3 AM watching them, instead of being with your friend!
 
 

9. You buy a Spice Grrrls Tee Shirt (even though all your friends won't talk to you when you wear it..) because Pauly has one!
 

10. You play MonopolyŽ Brand Logo with your matchbox20 paper dolls instead of the metal game peices!
 

11. You go against your parents' rule, and dye your hair for Pookie's Birthday :) (Hey - it'll wash out!)
 

12. You start making your own matchbox20 tee-shirts (when you have them all..)
 

13. you carry around a little picture of matchbox20 in your wallet.
 

14. You decorate your un-creative friend's locker with Pauly pictures!
 

15. You consider your best birthday when your family got you the Aussie Push Import, Launch CD Rom and purple nail polish like Rob has!
 

16. You stop doing things with your friends until your matchbox20 webpage is finished.
 

17. You talk more about your matchbox20 online friends more than your real ones!
 

18. You didn't go to the school dance because the 10 Spot was on!
 

19. You carry around a copy of your concert review so you can read it in school when you get bored!
 

20. When you heard matchbox20 was kicked off SNL by Mariah Carey you watch it and throw things at the TV whenever she comes on!  (And Claire Danes - Pauly's crush - was hosting that night too!)
 

21. You wake up your family every morning before school when you blast "Tired" over your stereo.
 

22. You name your stuffed animals after the matchsticks. (I have a monkey puppet named Paul...I sleep wth him every night:)
 

23. You get Rainbow-Colored ties on your braces because you heard Rob likes them!
 

24.  You drink apple juice for Ad, even though you hate it!
 

25. You start impersonating Austin Powers and the SNL Pimps (more than usual..) to be like Pookie.
 

26. You buy a pair of pants with the thin stripe down the side because Rob, Paul and Adam were wearing them on the July 16th Jay Leno.
 

27. You plan a family vacation to Australia because it's Rob and Paul's favorite place.
 

28.  You memorize their tour schedule and everyday you say, "oh-wow, today the matchsticks are in __________ (fill in the place here)"!
 

29. You go to Morgan's site and look at the tour bus pictures.  And after learning that both you and the matchsticks LOVE Cereal, you go out and buy every kind that's in the picture.
 

30. You buy any magazine that matchbox20 is in - even if it's a *teeny* picture.  (Aaah! I'm broke)
 

31. When you use all the ink from your printer getting articles and pictures of the boys.  (And then your dad gets really mad - AHHH!)  Jenny
 

32. All of your bookmarks are matchbox20 sites.
 

33. When someone says a normal word like "damn" or "busted" and you start singing that song.
 

34.  When you are in a department store and you hear a mb20 song come on, you stop what you are doing and start singing at the top of your lungs <blushes>
 

35. When one of your friends holds up the People magazine's 50 most beautiful people and then starts ragging on Rob you stand up and declare in a loud voice "ROB IS THE GREATEST GIFT TO HUMANKIND!" and everyone around you stares at you oddly.
 

36.  You see mb20 on TV and you dive for your vcr remote to tape it...luckily the vcr is set to the channel you are watching and is ready to record...you are always prepared! (Do you know how many TIMES i have 3 AM recorded?? probably a whole 3 hours!) 
 
 

37. You start a new dance craze called "the Pookie Shuffle" at your school! (Yeah baby!  Everyone start breakin' out the Pookie Shuffle at school dances! ) #'s 32. -37. Thanks Laura!
 

38. You vote for mb20 atleast 50 times a day at the MTV site coz they just HAVE to win that "Damn" viewer's choice award!!
 

39. You remember the exact date when you bought your mb20 cd (Dec 26, 97)
 

40. You've typed up all the song lyrics to hang in your bedroom!
 

41. You heard Pauly likes beer and dogs - so you go and name your new puppy after beer! (Named my dog Kokanee - Canadian brand of beer)
 

42. You've written a song/poem for or about one of the matchsticks! # 38-42 Thanks Shannon!
 

43. When you cry until 3 Am because you weren't old enough to enter for FANatic and someone else got to meet them. (I was  really tired the next day!) Thanks Cheri
 

44. You stay up until 3am just so you can sing "it's 3am - I must be lonely"
 

45. If you get grounded off the internet, you wait till your parents are asleep and you sneek on the internet till 4 to 5:00 in the morning just to go on macthbox20 websites. Thanks Chrissy!
 

46. *This is true* When your clock gets stuck at 3:00 you freak out and not let your parents re-set the clock!
 

47. When you can't go to sleep without dreaming about and listening to your matchbox 20 cd.
 

48. Whenever you are in a store - you keep asking everone - "is 3am playing?  Do I hear Real World??"  and everyone is like, "ummm.. no - that's Natalie Imbruglia ---" and then you realize - hey - matchbox20 is AlWays playing - just in your head...
 

49. When it is raining really hard outside - you blast up 3am and go outside and dance to matchbox20.  Sing *really* loud when Rob says "And the Rain is gonna wash it away - i believe it"49
 

50. You know you're obsessed when you chose your favorite color based on what color Paul has dyed his hair for the moment.  *notice it's red =)*.  Thanks Bexter!
 

51. When you can't go to sleep without watching one of thier videos, or one of the live performances, you just had to tape. Tia
 

52. When you change everything you like to what Rob and the boys like and youdress like them and change your personalities to fit theirs.Nicole
 

53. You know every meaningless detail about the band right down to what underwear they wear!  hmm.. kinky!
 

54. When you start to dress in rob's favorite colors...blue and black!!! Don't go gothic just for Rob!
 

55. You know your obssessed when you dont look at anything but the pics of Rob
when your friend is talking. RobThomas3@aol.com
 

56. When you see the "PUSH"signs on store doors and you just have to start singing the song!!!   Emily
 

57. I have been nick-named "MATCHBOX 20 GIRL" at my school.  Whenever they
are on TV 50 million people run to tell me. I love MATCHBOX 20!!!!!! mb20grrrl
 

58. You know you're obsessed when:
  You ruin any chance for romance between you and that guy you've been crushing on since, like, 6th grade by slugging him after he looks at your folder, which is liberally decorated with cute pics of Rob and Pauly, and says, "Matchbox 20?  They're so gay!" Thanks Cynthia!
 

59. You know you're obsessed when:
        You're dad is out in the garage under the hood of the family wagon trying to figure out what's wrong with it, but can't concentrate on his work because you're standing there peering over his shoulder and asking "What's that?  What does it do?"  at every five second interval, because you recently found out Rob likes girls who can fix cars, and if he should ever happen to break down in front of your house, well, goshdarnit, you're going to be good
and ready to show him whatcha got.  Hmmm...Maybe Cynthia should consider a mechanic's job?!?!  Cute!
 

60. You frame your favorite pics of the matchboys and pretend that they are close personal friends of yours. Miss obsession sign - Cynthia!
 

*everyone check this one out! It's my favorite!  For all of you that take Chemisrty and have spilled acids- you'll understand what happened to poor Cynthia's LAST Rob sexy-People-picture!*
61.You ruin your very last copy of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People issue(the other one was confiscated during the trig exam, which you failed) by spilling hydrochloric acid on it during a chemistry lab.  (What can I say?  I take him everywhere-he's my primary source of motivation-I can't make it through the day without him.) This grrl is crazy about Rob! -Cynthia!
 

62. You start crying when you find out that you missed the premiere of the "Back 2
Good" video. Steph maybe this 'll make ya feel better...

   

 
 

 

 
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