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2021-07-03 // day precision

Todd the contractor: a collaborative dating-profile parody

Posted by Dan Cary

Original source text

Todd is a player! The kind of contractor I’m swiping right on.
Parody Tinder profile for fictional federal contractor Todd: “I’d like you to report our relationship to Congress.”
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Parody contractor dating profile: “You can change order me around however you like.”
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Parody contractor dating profile: “I want to be your sole source for love.”
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Parody contractor dating profile: “The only claim I’m submitting is for your heart.”
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Parody contractor dating profile: “Nothing about me is a micro-purchase.”
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Parody contractor dating profile: “I appreciate a lover with a wide latitude if you know what I mean.”
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Parody contractor dating profile: “I like long government delays and ambiguous requirements.”
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Comment attachment by Dan Cary: Parody contractor profile: “My past performance has never been rated below satisfactory.”
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Comment attachment by Dan Cary: Parody contractor profile: “I like my relationships like I like my acquisitions, simplified.”
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Comment attachment by Timothy Wilhelm: Parody contractor dating profile contributed by Timothy Wilhelm: “I want to seal your bid.”
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Comment attachment by Dan Cary: Parody contractor profile: “I want to be your circumstance exempting you from competition.”
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Comment attachment by Dan Cary: Blank contractor Todd Tinder parody template, with an empty description field.
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Comment attachment by Dan Cary: Parody contractor profile: “I like long government delays and ambiguous requirements.”
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Comment attachment by Dan Cary: Parody contractor profile: “Nothing about me is a micro-purchase.”
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Editorial interpretation

A seven-image parody dating profile turns contracting terms into pickup lines. Members extend the joke in comments, share a blank template, and joke about adding swiping to Bizint. These are satirical profiles and feature suggestions, not real dating records or evidence that an app feature shipped. Seven post images and seven comment attachments were reviewed in the native photo viewer; repeated designs are preserved with their distinct source associations. SOURCE DISCUSSION — transcribed original comments 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary: [Image-only comment; see the associated discussion image above.] 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary: [Image-only comment; see the associated discussion image above.] 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary: Template.. [Associated comment image is displayed above.] 2021-07-03 — Timothy Wilhelm: [Image-only comment; see the associated discussion image above.] 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary — reply in Timothy Wilhelm’s thread: Timothy Wilhelm “I want to be your circumstance exempting you from competition “ 2021-07-03 — Timothy Wilhelm — reply in Timothy Wilhelm’s thread: Dan Cary “I’m ready for an unsolicited proposal.” 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary — reply in Timothy Wilhelm’s thread: [Image-only comment; see the associated discussion image above.] 2021-07-03 — Timothy Wilhelm — reply in Timothy Wilhelm’s thread: Dan Cary “I’ll debrief you in every way.” 2021-07-03 — Trevor Taylor-Tillet: 🔥🔥🔥 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary: [Image-only comment; see the associated discussion image above.] 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary: [Image-only comment; see the associated discussion image above.] 2021-07-03 — Zak Leddy: J.r. Eaton 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary: Karen Landale I can’t help but ask if you can work this feature into the app? 2021-07-03 — Timothy Wilhelm: Bizint can be used to find both supplies and contractor love. 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary — reply in Timothy Wilhelm’s thread: Timothy Wilhelm it could be a great feature for matching with the right source of supply! 2021-07-03 — Dan Cary — reply in Timothy Wilhelm’s thread: Timothy Wilhelm “I promise to always listen when you debrief me.” 2021-07-04 — Karen Landale — reply in Dan Cary’s thread: Dan Cary The Users have spoken!! #done 2021-07-04 — Karen Landale — reply in Timothy Wilhelm’s thread: Timothy Wilhelm swiping left/right feature coming soon!! Coverage: 18 comment/reply records visible after expanding all offered reply controls; Facebook displayed 19. The remaining comment was not exposed, and its content is unknown. Seven comment-image attachments preserved at the viewer’s available resolution. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.

Topics: Early Years, July 2021, contractor-relations, community-participation, acquisition-technology, wordplay, early-years