Biographies

[Platypus]

I was born here in Davenport, to a Republican Insurance Clerk and a Democratic kindergarten teacher

Raised in a house with news. We read (and read) the newspaper every day (Dad goes for the Chicago Tribune, Mom the Des Moines Register, I read the Chicago Sun-Times).

I've always been encourage to be political. My parents had a bet when I turned 14. My mom said I'd be a Democrat for life, my Dad said I'd be a democrat until I was out of college, and by the time I was 30 I'd be a Republican. I think Mom's going to win

When I was 5 my brother Tim was born, and when I was 8 my mom had a miscarriage.

At the moment I'm in my final year at Davenport West HS, and I plan to do Arts/Law at Iowa State; majoring in International Law. I hope to get in, but it'll be hard. I need a very high GPA.

If I don't get into that, I'll do Arts and then transfer. I'd also like to travel around Europe, and go back to SE Asia and Oz.

[Platypus]

I actually did a reasonable job. A couple of people thought I wasn't quite...right, but nobody picked I was an Aussie

[Platypus]

I said a couple of things that were unneccesary and...offensive, actually. And I HATE spelling mum with an o . She never had a miscarriage, btw, and I have a younger sister, Goldie, but she's 15.

I researched the local schools there, unis, newspapers, etc. My inspiration for my 'parents' occupations came from a book

My (rather immature on reflection) reasoning as that people wouldn't take me seriously on a US Election Atlas site unless I was American. Actually, that might've been correct