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Here's the code for the swingline trading card (it's lengthy, I know). You can also scroll down and see what the card looks like.
 

<p></P><P><CENTER></P><P></P><P><DIV id="tradingcard" style="width: 300px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; background-color: #99CC66; border: dashed; border-color: #000000; border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; color: #000000"> </P><P></P><P><h3 align=center><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 14pt;"><font color="white">evetron4000</font></span></h3></P><P></P><P><TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=2></P><P><TR></P><P><TD ALIGN=LEFT></P><P><P align=center><img src="http://nsyouthsymphony.org/images/eve_main.jpg" height=100 width=100></P><P></TD></P><P><TD ALIGN=LEFT></P><P><P align=center><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>name:</b> eve <br><BR>
<b>diary name:</b> <a href="
http://evetron4000.diaryland.com">swingline</a><br><br>
<b>member since:</b> July 2001<BR><br>
<b>number of entries:</b> As of January 2003, 545<br><br> </P><P><BR></span></P><P></TD></P><P></TR></P><P></TABLE></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>description:</B> Teenager. Shockingly, manages to retain friends and boyfriend despite obnoxiousness. Can be surprisingly quiet. Detail-oriented, thoughtful, introspective, tactless. Nice, when she feels like it. </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>strengths:</B> Smart. Can be counted on in a pinch. Honest. Funny.</span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>weaknesses:</B> Can be insensitive and cranky. Kind of small. </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<b>likes:</b> Comics, cartoons, writing, school, her friends, herself, you, dogs, videogames, movies, magazines, reading, good food, music.</span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<b>dislikes:</b> Mosquitoes. People who doubt her robot powers. The Fox News weatherman. </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
 
<B>special skills:</B> Versatile. Takes good care of family and friends. Clever. Laser beam eyes. </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>weapons:</B> Scotch tape. </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>closest allies:</B> Emily, Richard.  </span></P><P></P><P></DIV></P><P>
 
The card looks like this:

evetron4000

name: eve

diary name: swingline

member since: July 2001

number of entries: As of January 2003, 545


description: Teenager. Shockingly, manages to retain friends and boyfriend despite obnoxiousness. Can be surprisingly quiet. Detail-oriented, thoughtful, introspective, tactless. Nice, when she feels like it.

strengths: Smart. Can be counted on in a pinch. Honest. Funny.

weaknesses: Can be insensitive and cranky. Kind of small.

likes: Comics, cartoons, writing, school, her friends, herself, you, dogs, videogames, movies, magazines, reading, good food, music.

dislikes: Mosquitoes. People who doubt her robot powers. The Fox News weatherman.

special skills: Versatile. Takes good care of family and friends. Clever. Laser beam eyes.

weapons: Scotch tape.

closest allies: Emily, Richard.

If you'd like to create your own trading card, just copy and paste this HTML (I've written things that you have to customize in bold).
 

<p></p><p><center></p><p></p><p><div id="tradingcard" style="width: 300px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt; background-color: background color; border: dashed; border-color: #000000; border-width: 1px; padding: 5px; color: #000000"> </P><P></P><P><h3 align=center><span style="color: #000000; font-family: your font; font-size: 14pt;"><font color="white">your username</font></span></h3></P><P></P><P><TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=2></P><P><TR></P><P><TD ALIGN=LEFT></P><P><P align=center><img src="THE ADDRESS OF YOUR IMAGE; IF YOU DON'T WANT ONE, JUST DELETE THIS " height=100 width=100></P><P></TD></P><P><TD ALIGN=LEFT></P><P><P align=center><span style="color: #000000; font-family: your font; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>Name:</b> your name <br><BR>
<b>Diary name:</b> <a href="your diary's address">your diary name</a><br><br>
<b>Member since:</b> since when are you a member?<BR><br>
<b>Number of entries:</b> number of entries (this is in your profile, if you're not sure)<br><br> </P><P><BR></span></P><P></TD></P><P></TR></P><P></TABLE></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>Description:</B> describe yourself</span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>Strengths:</B> your strengths.</span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>Weaknesses:</B> your weaknesses</span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<b>Likes:</b> stuff you likespan></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<b>Dislikes:</b> stuff you don't like </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
 
<B>Special skills:</B> your skills </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>Weapons:</B> your weapons </span></P><P></P><P><P align=left><span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;">
<B>Closest allies:</B> your allies</span></P><P></P><P></DIV></P><P>


Thanks to psianina for the original concept and design.