Escape Artists
The Lounge at the End of the Universe => Gallimaufry => Topic started by: Raving_Lunatic on April 15, 2009, 03:02:28 PM
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This is a game which works. Sometimes. I like these forum games for reasons I can't honestly explain.
Basically, you ask a question to the person below you. They answer your question and then ask a question to the person below them. I'll start:
How many continents have you been on?
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Three. North and South America, Europe.
What bit of fiction are you ashamed of but really like?
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I've been reading some of the Doctor Who tie-ins (the old series, not the new ones) for the eighth doctor, and I really like them. I mean, you get them for £1 and they're a tiny step up from really trashy paperbacks, but I still like them. I wouldn't want anyone else to know, though.
Favourite quote?
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"I am Jack's Smirking Revenge." so good :)
Last song you listened to?
edit: just realized my signature is my quote, :P forgot thats what i put haha.
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Drinking Song by Rob Dougan made somewhat ironic by the fact I'm basically tee total.
Last time you went to the cinema?
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Adventureland, about two weeks back with my girlfriend. I really liked it.
Would you rather be reaped by Gaiman's Death or Pratchett's?
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Pratchett's by a country mile. He's friendly.
Last thing you said to another human being?
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"Up yours!"
What's the fastest you've ever driven?
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"Up yours!"
What's the fastest you've ever driven?
0 KPH - I don't drive.
Star Trek or Star Wars, and why?
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Star Wars. Because it has lightsabers.
What song was the last song that was stuck in your head?
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Star Wars. Because it has lightsabers.
What song was the last song that was stuck in your head?
/me hangs head in shame.
The closing theme song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzrofb0zaMQ) to Commando.
Better cookie: Oreos or Hydrox sammich cookies?
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Only ever had oreos so I'll have to go with them
most in love you've ever been?
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Right now.
What's your favorite kind of coffee/coffee drink?
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Coffee flavored coffee. Black.
Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?
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my pants
Craziest thing you've ever done?
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comment removed due to risk of self-incrimination Umm, let's just say that it was pre-2001 and I'm pretty sure that it violates the Patriot Act (and several other laws).
Have you submitted an entry for ZARGA IV?
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No.
Why a duck?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Why_a_Duck.jpg)
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No.
Why a duck?
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/28/Why_a_Duck.jpg)
Because it didn't have to be a duck.
If you could trap one author for an afternoon tea (to converse with, not to have), who would it be?
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Ursula Le Guin.
What is the most important thing about an SF (F/H) story, for you?
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Ursula Le Guin.
What is the most important thing about an SF (F/H) story, for you?
Absolute full immersion in the story line. I like to vanish into a story, regarless on what it's about.
what story/author/book in your personal library says the most about you as a person?
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Robert Heinlein
Mountains, Oceans or Plains?
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Super System by Doyle Brunson
What is your favorite ice cream?
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
If you had to spend 24 hours stuck in an elevator with a person you don't personally know, who would you pick?
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
If you had to spend 24 hours stuck in an elevator with a person you don't personally know, who would you pick?
Gaiman. Only way I could actually ask questions for my thesis.
Ninja or Pirate?
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Ninja. Pirates are very bad people, and I can't understand why they're so romanticized.
Starship or time machine?
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Ninja. Pirates are very bad people, and I can't understand why they're so romanticized.
Starship or time machine?
Time Machine. You can steal or buy a spaceship.
If you only had one band or composer to listen to for the rest of your life, who would it be?
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(I had to answer this before Raving_Lunitic did. We know that answer.)
I would probably choose Eva Cassidy. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful.
What is your best example of a movie adaptation of a novel that was better than the book?
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Jaws. Without doubt.
If you were putting together the ultimate rock band, and had your choice of any musicians, living or dead, who would you pick?
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Jaws. Without doubt.
If you were putting together the ultimate rock band, and had your choice of any musicians, living or dead, who would you pick?
Kunio Suma (of Bi Kyo Ran) on guitar
Yoshihisa Shimizu (of Kenso) on guitar
Keiko Kumagai (of Ars Nova) on keyboards
Tatsuya Myano (of Happy Family) on bass
Masayuki Muraishi (of Kenso) on drums.
If vocals are necessary, add Masami Okui.
* * *
What's your preferred gaming platform? (PC, Xbox, Playstation, etc?)
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What's your preferred gaming platform? (PC, Xbox, Playstation, etc?)
PC I don't particularly like controllers for FPS games. Though I love games like Skies of Arcadia.
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Dungeons and Dragons or Gamma World?
(and by the way everyone knows that in Ninja vs Pirate the zombie wins, but Zombie Pirate trumps all)
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Got started on D and D but Gamma World has the flying cyber sharks. You have to love the flying cyber sharks.
One author you think is horrifically over rated?
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(I had to answer this before Raving_Lunitic did. We know that answer.)
I would probably choose Eva Cassidy. Her voice is hauntingly beautiful.
What is your best example of a movie adaptation of a novel that was better than the book?
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I don't exactly keep it a secret :D In actual fact I'm listening to the performance of Kid A from the 26th November 2003 Earl's Court right this very second. C'est super!
Over rated author? L Ron Hubbard. Never understood the appeal.
Best musical instrument?
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(and by the way everyone knows that in Ninja vs Pirate the zombie wins, but Zombie Pirate trumps all)
Oh, hell yeah. ;D
Over rated author? L Ron Hubbard. Never understood the appeal.
Best musical instrument?
Glockenspiel...but only because I feel so dirty saying it.
So...Meatloaf would do anything for love, but he wouldn't do that; would you?
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i would whatever that is.
You?
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No, not that.
What's a book you didn't like initially but if you maybe reread it, you think you'd like it a lot more?
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Emma by Jane Austen. Aged 18, I got into a loud arguement with my English teacher over the total lack of car chases and fighting. I now see it's actually a very smart, very funny book. Still don't like it but I...respect it. We exchange manly nods across the squad room or...something.
Anyway!
Who plays you in the TV show of your life?
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I would love it to be a young David Morse but it would probably end up being Donal Logue (or, in X-Files fashion - Garry Shandling).
Strongbow or Stella Artois?
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I've never touched alcohol in my life.
Passes the question on.
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I would love it to be a young David Morse but it would probably end up being Donal Logue (or, in X-Files fashion - Garry Shandling).
Strongbow or Stella Artois?
(On the TV show of my life, David Graf (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333701/) would have been the choice, I've been told I resemble him.)
Pilsner Urquell!!!! But if I had to pick one of those two, I'd probably go with Stella Artois.
Have you ever tried Monty Python's Holy GRAil?
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I would love it to be a young David Morse but it would probably end up being Donal Logue (or, in X-Files fashion - Garry Shandling).
Strongbow or Stella Artois?
(On the TV show of my life, David Graf (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333701/) would have been the choice, I've been told I resemble him.)
Pilsner Urquell!!!! But if I had to pick one of those two, I'd probably go with Stella Artois.
Have you ever tried Monty Python's Holy GRAil?
I thought the smokiness from the burning witches was a bit much.
Sharks with lasers or monkeys with lasers?
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Sharks with lasers or monkeys with lasers?
Sharks with lasers. Kill off those damn Snorks once and for all.
List two positive things about the Ewoks.
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cute and great at ambushes
boxers or briefs :D (or panties/thongs/etc for you ladies)
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cute and great at ambushes
boxers or briefs :D (or panties/thongs/etc for you ladies)
Depends. (Who didn't see that coming?)
Autobots or Decepticons?
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Autobots or Decepticons?
Decepticons but only because their logo symbol or whatever was cooler, they were a bunch of a--holes.
Black Jack Justice or The Red Panda
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Autobots or Decepticons?
Decepticons but only because their logo symbol or whatever was cooler, they were a bunch of a--holes.
Black Jack Justice or The Red Panda
Black Jack Justice
Favorit of the Pod trilogy: Escape, Psudo, or Castle? And WHY?
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Pseud, because it's consistantly good and Al's outros are even better
What is the most disappointing film you have paid to see?
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Dragon Wars (D-War)
biggest piece of shit ever. went to see it cuz me and my younger brother were bored, and i figured the CGI might be cool to look at. CGI was good, movie was so terribly bad it was past laughable.
Favorite video game to play?
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Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest
Closest brush with death?
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Body Boarding at a remote beach in Mexico. I was in really good shape back then and I honestly thought I was going to die. One of my cousins actually yelled to me, "Dave, Help! I'm drowning."
Favorite Guilty Music?
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John Denver
Favourite painting?
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Dragon Wars (D-War)
biggest piece of shit ever. went to see it cuz me and my younger brother were bored, and i figured the CGI might be cool to look at. CGI was good, movie was so terribly bad it was past laughable.
I think you mis-spelled "Eragon" ;D
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John Denver
Favourite painting?
Night hawks
Ever broken any bones?
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Nope but I have fractured ankles and wrecked my shoulder at different times.
Slightly modifying Poppydragon's skipped question:
Mountains, Oceans, Swamps, Forests or Plains?
Ninja. Pirates are very bad people, and I can't understand why they're so romanticized.
And ninjas are noble, friendly good guys?
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Nope but I have fractured ankles and wrecked my shoulder at different times.
Slightly modifying Poppydragon's skipped question:
Mountains, Oceans, Swamps, Forests or Plains?
Nice lake in the mountains.
Which would you rather receive from an old, long-lost friend: quicky email or an old-fashioned letter (probably written with a fountain pen)?
Ninja. Pirates are very bad people, and I can't understand why they're so romanticized.
And ninjas are noble, friendly good guys?
(http://static.pyzam.com/img/funnypics/e/pyzamninjaskills.jpg)
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Slightly modifying Poppydragon's skipped question:
Mountains, Oceans, Swamps, Forests or Plains?
Depends on what edition you're playing. I quit after they incorporated phasing. No question, see post above me. I couldn't let this one slide.
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I couldn't let this one slide.
Lack of fiber in your diet? Carrots not doing it for you?
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I couldn't let this one slide.
Lack of fiber in your diet? Carrots not doing it for you?
plenty of fiber in my diet thanks.
Prefered food for dealing with Constipation?
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Ninja. Pirates are very bad people, and I can't understand why they're so romanticized.
And ninjas are noble, friendly good guys?
They were just soldiers doing their job for their shogun.
Plus they're Japanese, and that counts for a lot in my book.
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back to format: preferred fruit is just apples and apples.
Best friend you've ever had?
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Chuck. We were potty trained together!
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?
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Ninja. Pirates are very bad people, and I can't understand why they're so romanticized.
And ninjas are noble, friendly good guys?
They were just soldiers doing their job for their shogun.
Plus they're Japanese, and that counts for a lot in my book.
<history nerd>
Actually, I'd like to point out that for the bulk of their existence, ninjas - or at least, the peasant farming communities from which they sprung - were actually fighting AGAINST the Japanese government. Combating corruption and oppression the only way poor isolated people could: with guerilla warfare and theatrics.
</history nerd>
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Chuck. We were potty trained together!
Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?
Yes
Better Revenge movie 4 brothers or Payback
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<history nerd>
Actually, I'd like to point out that for the bulk of their existence, ninjas - or at least, the peasant farming communities from which they sprung - were actually fighting AGAINST the Japanese government. Combating corruption and oppression the only way poor isolated people could: with guerilla warfare and theatrics.
</history nerd>
Okay, so they were freedom fighters -- even better.
Pirates are just thieves, rapists, and murderers. Nothing noble about that.
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ninjas ftw. this might have to become a new thread...
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Better Revenge movie 4 brothers or Payback
Haven't seen Four Brothers nor Payback. And while Payback is based on the Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) novel The Hunter (AKA Point Blank), and thusly I'd be inclined to favor it, I've heard it's very sucky and that the movie Point Blank* is better. Pass.
*the 1967 film with Lee Marvin, not the 1998 Mickey Rourke film that just happens to have the same title.
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Better Revenge movie 4 brothers or Payback
Haven't seen Four Brothers nor Payback. And while Payback is based on the Richard Stark (Donald Westlake) novel The Hunter (AKA Point Blank), and thusly I'd be inclined to favor it, I've heard it's very sucky and that the movie Point Blank* is better. Pass.
*the 1967 film with Lee Marvin, not the 1998 Mickey Rourke film that just happens to have the same title.
Wow that's the first I have heard someone say Payback is sucky. It tens to get listed in the quintessential guy movies along with movies like Fight Club.
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No question got asked, so I'm picking up the fumbled ball:
What's you favourite Saturday morning activity?
Slightly modifying Poppydragon's skipped question:
Mountains, Oceans, Swamps, Forests or Plains?
Depends on what edition you're playing. I quit after they incorporated phasing. No question, see post above me. I couldn't let this one slide.
Nice catch, I stopped at 6th edition - had a nice red/black deck back then.
<history nerd>
Actually, I'd like to point out that for the bulk of their existence, ninjas - or at least, the peasant farming communities from which they sprung - were actually fighting AGAINST the Japanese government. Combating corruption and oppression the only way poor isolated people could: with guerilla warfare and theatrics.
</history nerd>
Okay, so they were freedom fighters -- even better.
Pirates are just thieves, rapists, and murderers. Nothing noble about that.
Freedom fighters? Won't argue an area I don't know well, so assuming the origin is true, the end result still sems to make the arguemaent that Star Wars Storm Trooper are ok because the Clone troopers started of on the side of the Republic. I think real life pirates are awful too, but that doesn't make ninjas good guys.
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Okay, so they were freedom fighters -- even better.
Pirates are just thieves, rapists, and murderers. Nothing noble about that.
but pirates have cool outfits and parrots. PARROTS.
Pirates ftw.
/ARR.
Oh and questions.. favorite saturday morning activity. Yes. That would be: sleeping.
favorite type of animal aside from the typical pet varieties? (I obsessively love tarsiers myself..)
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Pirates are just thieves, rapists, and murderers. Nothing noble about that.
While this is probably true of most pirates in most parts of the world at most periods of history, as a sweeping statement it is as over-generalizing any any statement about ninjas might be. Were Elizabethan privateers the same as a boatload of escaped slaves in the Caribbean or as the dispossessed fisherman taking something back from the military/economic powers that made their traditional waters innavigable or as the boat-people whom no one will treat with exacting a "tax" on local trade or as Cornish smugglers and wreckers making a bit on the side or as the gangsters holding aid transports to ransom in the Indian Ocean? You might (and arguably should) condemn each of these groups individually for various reasons, but grouping them all into a single category is unhelpful. (Especially since most people were talking about the jolly, semi-comic figures of Treasure Island and Pirates of the Caribbean, which is basically a fictional stereotype.)
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Back to the interview:
favorite type of animal aside from the typical pet varieties?
I have a soft spot for wolves, but maybe they remind me too much of dogs (disqualified because they're pets). Raccoons, then. Not domesticated, not safe, not clean. But still cute. Little bandit-mask faces and stripey tails.
What was the most creative thing you ever did as a child?
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I used to do a fair bit of writing. Never was much good at art in general.
Name one thing you love today.
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I used to do a fair bit of writing. Never was much good at art in general.
Name one thing you love today.
The gentle rain falling outside, peppered with the twittering of juicy little birdies.
Have you ever listened to an 8-track tape?
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I used to do a fair bit of writing. Never was much good at art in general.
Name one thing you love today.
The gentle rain falling outside, peppered with the twittering of juicy little birdies.
Have you ever listened to an 8-track tape?
Yes! I used to have a 2XL as a kid, and later on found an 8-track of The Cars' Candy-O album that I sometimes played.
(http://retrothing.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2xl.jpg) (http://www.bigassbiscuit.com/dead/dpvargas2.jpg)
Star Wars or The Fifth Element?
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The 5th Element!
(My first car, a 1974 F150 pickup, had an 8 track player in it. We used to ride around at 90 mph listening to Kiss)
Monty Python or Benny Hill?
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PYTHON PYTHON PYTHON PYTHON!
Florence (the city) or Nightingales (the bird)?
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PYTHON PYTHON PYTHON PYTHON!
Florence (the city) or Nightingales (the bird)?
Firenze, capice? (Got mauled by skeeters when I was there.)
For any guitarzans out there: flatwound strings or roundwound strings?
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For any guitarzans out there: flatwound strings or roundwound strings?
Round (bassist here)
4-, 5-, or 6-string bass? (or if guitarist: 6-, 7-, or 12-string?)
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six string with round wound strings
2 questions in one - score!
Least favourite chore (vacumming, laundry, paying bills, etc)?
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Firenze, capice?
Wash ufizzi drive me to Firenze (ooh who'll get this ref?)
ummm least fav. chore... taking out the trash. uuugh.
fav game to play? (video game, board game, card game, phys game, etc.)
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six string with round wound strings
Is that a bass or a guitar?
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Firenze, capice?
Wash ufizzi drive me to Firenze (ooh who'll get this ref?)
ummm least fav. chore... taking out the trash. uuugh.
fav game to play? (video game, board game, card game, phys game, etc.)
Poking fun at bdoomed! Nah. I'd say poker, but I take it seriously. I really like Apples to Apples (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apples_to_Apples) when played with a group of people that actively campaigns and complains about the choices. Chez Geek is fun, too!
What is your biggest claim to fame?
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What is your biggest claim to fame?
That I have no claim to fame.
Sookie Stackhouse or Anita Blake?
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The latter.
Least favourite song?
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Just a Friend by Biz Markie (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&oi=video_result&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQMEPFZa4ZQo&ei=-Z7sSffRA52stgeE4IjIBQ&usg=AFQjCNEL3PKd0khxIbWKve6CtuoAQF4rlA&sig2=tA80zyd1ICAoTpiQ0xRVbg)
Strawberry Shortcake or Blueberry Muffin?
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The former.
Don't you hate it when people talk about themselves constantly?
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Not if they're interesting.
Analog or Digital?
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Digital.
Free the shoe guy?
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Free the shoe guy?
Sure why not.
BGII or NWN
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Free the shoe guy?
Sure why not.
BGII or NWN
BGII. NWN's stories never lived up to BG's.
Robin Hood or Luke Skywalker?
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Luke ftw.
Robin Hood cant move objects with his mind. nor does he have a lightsaber...
Guitar Hero or Rockband? (and no neithers!)
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Luke ftw.
Robin Hood cant move objects with his mind. nor does he have a lightsaber...
Guitar Hero or Rockband? (and no neithers!)
Rockband, but only because I once saw a vid of Rush doing a version of "Tom Sawyer" while playing it (and I think they got a failing grade on it, too).
Shirts or skins?
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Shirts or skins?
depends on who's playing ;D
Milk or Dark Chocolate
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BGII or NWN
Translate into Common Speech please?
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BGII or NWN
Translate into Common Speech please?
Baldur's Gate II, Neverwinter Nights
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Shirts or skins?
depends on who's playing ;D
Milk or Dark Chocolate
dark- or even better dark enrobed in milk... mmmmmmmmmm
Geek quote you use that makes the "norms" look at you slantwise and your friends cackle.
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friends?
I guess we always quote blackadder and h2g2, because those are really the only nerd things we all like. very different tastes ect. But yes. Blackadder we normally say stuff like:
"They should have started your personality from scratch"
"The great war, 1914-1917"
"There's an uncle somewhere..."
and we used to quote some of the lines in H2G2's radio series, whole sequences we knew.... great fun.
MSN or AIM?
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Neither as they appear to hate me. The embedded chat window in Gchat is lovely though:)
Fajitas or poppadoms?
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Fajitas. Prefferably with maragaritas.
El Mariachi or Desperado?
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El Mariachi or Desperado?
Desperado.
When you're in a committed relationship, is cybersex with someone not your spouse/significant other "cheating"?
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El Mariachi or Desperado?
Desperado.
When you're in a committed relationship, is cybersex with someone not your spouse/significant other "cheating"?
Yes, the point is the intimacy, not the physical act.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep or Blade Runner?
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Depends how much time I have, but it's been years since I actually read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, so that would be my inclination.
Bacon, Sausage, or Tofu Substitute?
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Bacon, Sausage, or Tofu Substitute?
depends on the type of bacon or sausage.
Favorite type of Sausage (Chorizo for me)?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep or Blade Runner?
they dream of electric sheep and have nightmares about blade runner :P
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Bacon, Sausage, or Tofu Substitute?
depends on the type of bacon or sausage.
Favorite type of Sausage (Chorizo for me)?
I have an incredibly soft spot for Italian sausage (tempt me with a delicious salsiccia parmigiana and I'm all but helpless).
Automatic or stick shift?
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep or Blade Runner?
they dream of electric sheep and have nightmares about blade runner :P
I thought they only had nightmares about Rutger Hauer's bike shorts.
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Automatic or stick shift?
Auto in the city, but give me a stick on a country road and I'm in heaven.
home or away?
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Automatic or stick shift?
Auto in the city, but give me a stick on a country road and I'm in heaven.
home or away?
Home so I can sit next to the ice at the blue line.
give or recieve?
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Give, I love to make her happy.
Do you wear underwear under your kilt?
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Give, I love to make her happy.
Do you wear underwear under your kilt?
It's best not to know what I keep in my old kit bag.
Spam or Treet?
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I don't know of Treet. It intrigues me...so I'm going to say Treet:)
Deep Space 9 or Babylon 5?
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BABYLON 5!!!!!!!
Londo or G'Kar?
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BABYLON 5!!!!!!!
Londo or G'Kar?
G'Kar.
White Star or X-Wing?
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White Star, but I don't think it's a fair comparison.
Shadow or Vorlon?
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Shadow.
Jedi or Sith?
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Shadow.
Jedi or Sith?
I AM DARTH RITIS!!!
What would your hippie/flower child name be...and why?
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I don't know of Treet. It intrigues me...so I'm going to say Treet:)
Treet is kind of like the poor man's Spam.
Actually, never having gotten up the nerve to taste it myself, I imagine it's much like comparing Marmite and Vegemite.
My Marmite story: I was an exchange student in England during my junior year in college. There was a jar of Marmite in the communal kitchen of the hostel I was staying at briefly. I had no idea what Marmite was, but from the looks of it I imagined some kind of cinnamony sugary buttery spread.
So, I toasted some bread. And, giving in to my sweet tooth, I spread some Marmite on it. A thick layer.
And then I took a bite.
I thought I was going to die.
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I don't know of Treet. It intrigues me...so I'm going to say Treet:)
Treet is kind of like the poor man's Spam.
Actually, never having gotten up the nerve to taste it myself, I imagine it's much like comparing Marmite and Vegemite.
My Marmite story: I was an exchange student in England during my junior year in college. There was a jar of Marmite in the communal kitchen of the hostel I was staying at briefly. I had no idea what Marmite was, but from the looks of it I imagined some kind of cinnamony sugary buttery spread.
So, I toasted some bread. And, giving in to my sweet tooth, I spread some Marmite on it. A thick layer.
And then I took a bite.
I thought I was going to die.
A much wiser man than me once described marmite as being made of salt, yeast and PAIN. Like much Scottish cuisine I maintain it's very existence and success is an elaborate dare.
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What would your hippie/flower child name be...and why?
Lotto Moonshine
Via hippie name generator (http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/13/)
cathater or enema?
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What would your hippie/flower child name be...and why?
Lotto Moonshine
Via hippie name generator (http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/13/)
cathater or enema?
Neither. I've experienced one of these two.
Tastes great or less filling?
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Tastes great or less filling?
Less filling was hotter.
Dead Ipod Dead Drive with your Itunes library
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Dead Ipod Dead Drive with your Itunes library
Is that a question
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should be dead ipod or dead drive with itunes library i forgot the or
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I prefer them both the way they are, fully functional. Although I gotta say after all the security scans my iPod went through on this trip, my iPod was acting a little funky. I restored it and all is good again.
Where do you want to go on your next trip?
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I prefer them both the way they are, fully functional. Although I gotta say after all the security scans my iPod went through on this trip, my iPod was acting a little funky. I restored it and all is good again.
Where do you want to go on your next trip?
Home.
What is the average air speed of an unladen swallow?
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African or European?
What is your favorite color?
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At this time of year, the brilliant blue of the midday sky. 8)
(In Fall/Winter: the brilliant blue of the midnight sky...)
If you could change one thing, what would it be?
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At this time of year, the brilliant blue of the midday sky. 8)
(In Fall/Winter: the brilliant blue of the midnight sky...)
If you could change one thing, what would it be?
That I am not immortal and will end one day.
What would you do for immortality? Better yet, what wouldn't you do?
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I would give up my klondike bar.
I wouldn't: watch American Idol.
What frightens you most?
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I would give up my klondike bar.
I wouldn't: watch American Idol.
What frightens you most?
Spending my life alone, without having someone to love, a family and kids.
What do you think of first thing in the morning? and last thing at night before you go to bed?
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In the morning, I think "I want to go back to sleep." At bedtime, I think, "I don't want to go to bed!"
What's the best thing that has happened to you today?
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My girl ran to me with a big smile when I picked her up from kindergarten.
What super power do you wish you had?
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Heh. ALL of them. But I would be content with flight :)
Who is your favorite under-appreciated/lesser known superhero?
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In the morning, I think "I want to go back to sleep." At bedtime, I think, "I don't want to go to bed!"
What's the best thing that has happened to you today?
Weird, I expected 'sex' to be the answer to both questions.
(... I made black sesame seed ice cream and brown bread ice cream for a food party I'll have on Saturday)
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In the morning, I think "I want to go back to sleep." At bedtime, I think, "I don't want to go to bed!"
What's the best thing that has happened to you today?
Weird, I expected 'sex' to be the answer to both questions.
(... I made black sesame seed ice cream and brown bread ice cream for a food party I'll have on Saturday)
No, that's pretty much the rest of the time.
I keed, I keed! (Mostly)
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In the morning, I think "I want to go back to sleep." At bedtime, I think, "I don't want to go to bed!"
Kindred spirit!
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In the morning, I think "I want to go back to sleep." At bedtime, I think, "I don't want to go to bed!"
Kindred spirit!
Haha, thirded. :)
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Heh. ALL of them. But I would be content with flight :)
Who is your favorite under-appreciated/lesser known superhero?
Green Arrow.
Favorite living Futurist?
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Favorite living Futurist?
George Dvorsky (he avoids many of the excesses that give posthumanism a bad reputation, *and* recognises that science can't be practiced without ethics).
Have you ever seen a ghost?
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Yes
Hammer Horror or Schlok Horror
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Yes
So tell us more! (I always get the interviewees who give one word answers... ;) )
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Yes
Hammer Horror or Schlok Horror
Hammer, because you get a much higher poofy-sleeve content.
Describe your favorite childhood toy, and where is it today?
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Yes
So tell us more! (I always get the interviewees who give one word answers... ;) )
;D lol
About 15 years ago driving home from work about 8 in the evening (Cornwall, England, Lostwithiel to Bodmin) I was just approaching the last hill up to Bodmin when I passed a hitcher (male), I stopped a few yards after passing him to pick him up but he never materialised, when I looked back there was noone there, nor anything that I could have mistaken for someone. It was still light enough to be sure it wasn't the shadows and the verge was wide enough that he couldn't be hidden from sight... to misquote Sherlock Holmes, the conclusion however unlikely was the one left to me, ie that he was a ghost.
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Yes
Hammer Horror or Schlok Horror
Hammer, because you get a much higher poofy-sleeve content.
Describe your favorite childhood toy, and where is it today?
My star wars toys and i gave them all to my cousin. I know i had every single gun that came with them, I also know that he lost most of them :( oh well he still got many hours of fun out of them
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Describe your favorite childhood toy, and where is it today?
My star wars toys and i gave them all to my cousin. I know i had every single gun that came with them, I also know that he lost most of them :( oh well he still got many hours of fun out of them
My next door neighbor had pretty much all the Star Wars toys (even the Tauntaun you could shove Luke into!).
/me prods you gently in the ribs for the next interview question.
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Which would you rather receive from an old, long-lost friend: quicky email or an old-fashioned letter (probably written with a fountain pen)?
Since Lowky forgot to ask a question, I'll bring forward this one from back on page 3. Somehow it got skipped over.
I would like to receive an old fashioned letter. Receiving a letter like that, written with a fountain pen, was how I ended up with my wife and living in Germany.
What is the most important attribute of the girl(guy) of your dreams?
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Their ability to talk with me about anything and nothing at all :D
Metropolis or Nosferatu?
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Their ability to talk with me about anything and nothing at all :D
Metropolis or Nosferatu?
Metropolis. Can't wait to see the full print they dug out of South America.
Would you rather live in a Singularity or Dystopia?
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I'd stick with the status quo.
Reverse spanish rodent river?
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I'd stick with the status quo.
Dystopia then?
(I'm not sure I understand the question. I expect someone sharper than me will...)
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Yeah, a dystopia.
Don't feel inadequate. The question referred to the River Avon in Britain.
Best book you've ever read?
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Yeah, a dystopia.
Don't feel inadequate. The question referred to the River Avon in Britain.
Best book you've ever read?
Too many to list but to pull a title out of my arse Fluke by Christopher Moore. if you like satire i recommend all of his books. I have read everything but the newest one.
TV or DVR/TV on DVD
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the latter
;D or >:( or ??? or ::)
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the latter
;D or >:( or ??? or ::)
I prefer
(http://www.postwhore.biz/albums/userpics/10002/thumb_postwhore.gif)or (http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/6389/jawdrop7rg.gif) or maybe even(http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/5332/wtfb2tb.gif)
love or happiness?
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love
male or female
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Depends on the rest of the question.
Favorite Car?
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(http://gargles.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/back-to-the-future-car-dolorean.jpg)
Favorite Queen song?
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as an aside, not quite modded out like that, but I actually saw a delorean once, at a rest stop on the highway. There was a small crowd of people about, gawking. :)
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Favorite Queen song?
Crazy little thing called love
Favorite podcatcher
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as an aside, not quite modded out like that, but I actually saw a delorean once, at a rest stop on the highway. There was a small crowd of people about, gawking. :)
I have a friend in Nashville who has one. =) And he's just a regular guy. Not sure how he came by it. I know he had to put some work into it, though.
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as an aside, not quite modded out like that, but I actually saw a delorean once, at a rest stop on the highway. There was a small crowd of people about, gawking. :)
I have a friend in Nashville who has one. =) And he's just a regular guy. Not sure how he came by it. I know he had to put some work into it, though.
From an engineered standpoint they're a total piece of garbage, but they do have style.
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Favorite Queen song?
Crazy little thing called love
Favorite podcatcher
itunes because I haven't bothered to d/l any more.
favourite name?
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favourite name?
Featherstonehaugh. How that gets to be pronounced "Fanshaw" is beyond me.
Fry or Laurie?
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Fry (sorry to be predictable)
Olivier or Branagh
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Branagh. (Hope he knocks it out of the park with Thor.)
Frankenstein, Dracula, or the Wolf Man?
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Branagh. (Hope he knocks it out of the park with Thor.)
Frankenstein, Dracula, or the Wolf Man?
Adam.
Plane, Train or Automobile?
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ICE Sprinter
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3624/3484346508_db24c0172d_o.jpg)
Han Solo, Indiana Jones, or Rick Deckard?
Edit:added picture
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Han Solo
vaser or vaser ohne gas? (not sure about my Deutch spelling there...)
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Han Solo
vaser or vaser ohne gas? (not sure about my Deutch spelling there...)
Wasser mit oder ohne Gas? (Dein Deutsch braucht einbisschen arbeit.) (Und mein auch.)
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Han Solo
vaser or vaser ohne gas? (not sure about my Deutch spelling there...)
Wasser mit oder ohne Gas? (Dein Deutsch braucht einbisschen arbeit.) (Und mein auch.)
Babelfish: Water with or without gas? (Your German needs in-little work.) (and mine also.)
I've always liked Seltzer.
Androids, Clones, or Replicants?
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Androids, Clones, or Replicants?
I have to go with clones, because I've just rewatched Parts: The Clonus Horror and I don't want Peter Graves and his groovy lapels coming after me.
Clowns: funny or horrifying?
(http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/14329a.preview.jpg)
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You need to ask that? Seriously?
What kind of tree would you like to be?
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Ich muss auch mein Deutsch arbeiten.
id like to be a bonzai tree!
a/b/c/d/etc cup?
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Ich muss auch mein Deutsch arbeiten.
id like to be a bonzai tree!
a/b/c/d/etc cup?
I have no clue what that means so I will go with my favorite letter X
Vinyl or CD
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I have no clue what that means so I will go with my favorite letter X
Vinyl or CD
Vinyl, mainly because it's still hard to find digital versions of all of the Jazz LP's my dad has.
Would you rather be Kirk or Spock?
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Vinyl, mainly because it's still hard to find digital versions of all of the Jazz LP's my dad has.
Would you rather be Kirk or Spock?
Spock. The no emotions thing would be tough, but I'd get to do the mind meld and neck pinch.
What should you change about yourself right now?
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That I haven't had enough beer tonight. (Tinkerbell is fixing that right now)
What's your favorite beer?
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Ich muss auch mein Deutsch arbeiten.
id like to be a bonzai tree!
a/b/c/d/etc cup?
I have no clue what that means so I will go with my favorite letter X
oh come on, bra size...
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Ich muss auch mein Deutsch arbeiten.
id like to be a bonzai tree!
a/b/c/d/etc cup?
I have no clue what that means so I will go with my favorite letter X
oh come on, bra size...
Ahem. Oh, come on, bra size.
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You need to ask that? Seriously?
Whilst examining a witness, never ask a question you don't already know the answer to. :D
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1149/3171848364_a2d81352ae.jpg)
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Ich muss auch mein Deutsch arbeiten.
id like to be a bonzai tree!
a/b/c/d/etc cup?
I have no clue what that means so I will go with my favorite letter X
oh come on, bra size...
do i have to change my answer even though I feel like an idiot now? it was the etc. that thew me. I guess my answer would be a B+ or a C- (somewhere in between the two. aka a large B or Small C)
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Ich muss auch mein Deutsch arbeiten.
id like to be a bonzai tree!
a/b/c/d/etc cup?
I have no clue what that means so I will go with my favorite letter X
oh come on, bra size...
do i have to change my answer even though I feel like an idiot now? it was the etc. that thew me. I guess my answer would be a B+ or a C- (somewhere in between the two. aka a large B or Small C)
I'm sorry, I just find this whole topic stupid in a inadvertently-damaging way. Outside of frat houses, does anyone actually think that reducing someone down to a letter or series of numbers is any kind of a way to run a courtship? Do we really need to perpetuate stereotypes with the implication that there is an ideal body type? I understand the role of personal preferences, but does anyone actually think that approaching a prospective date with a checklist is a good idea?
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Ich muss auch mein Deutsch arbeiten.
id like to be a bonzai tree!
a/b/c/d/etc cup?
I have no clue what that means so I will go with my favorite letter X
oh come on, bra size...
do i have to change my answer even though I feel like an idiot now? it was the etc. that thew me. I guess my answer would be a B+ or a C- (somewhere in between the two. aka a large B or Small C)
I'm sorry, I just find this whole topic stupid in a inadvertently-damaging way. Outside of frat houses, does anyone actually think that reducing someone down to a letter or series of numbers is any kind of a way to run a courtship? Do we really need to perpetuate stereotypes with the implication that there is an ideal body type? I understand the role of personal preferences, but does anyone actually think that approaching a prospective date with a checklist is a good idea?
It was a simple question about what a guy (or lesbian) finds attractive. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. We don't have any control over what we are attracted to.
I do think it was unfair to not give a female (or gay) version of the question as an option. If any of our ladies would like to throw in a similarly objectifying question, I'd… Who am I kidding? Ladies it's revenge time. Have at it.
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:P there was no malice behind that question peeps.
there can be a preference but that doesnt have to be a determining factor.
what would be the female/gay version of that? the one i can think of isnt immediately prominent upon first glance ... in most cases... :P
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Featherstonehaugh. How that gets to be pronounced "Fanshaw" is beyond me.
That's amazing. Where did you come across that?
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:P there was no malice behind that question peeps.
there can be a preference but that doesnt have to be a determining factor.
what would be the female/gay version of that? the one i can think of isnt immediately prominent upon first glance ... in most cases... :P
[outrageously gay friend]Oh sweetie, you have no idea.[/outrageously gay friend]
My point is that even without malice or intent it's damaging. It's the pretty models photoshopped (http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/) into platonic ideals of... something not in nature. The warped idea of a woman, not one constrained by petty things like biology and physics.
I'm not saying that physical attractiveness is a bad thing, or that it shouldn't be considered in courtship, but that attempts to quantify a holistic process are dehumanizing.
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:P there was no malice behind that question peeps.
there can be a preference but that doesnt have to be a determining factor.
what would be the female/gay version of that? the one i can think of isnt immediately prominent upon first glance ... in most cases... :P
[outrageously gay friend]Oh sweetie, you have no idea.[/outrageously gay friend]
My point is that even without malice or intent it's damaging. It's the pretty models photoshopped (http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/) into platonic ideals of... something not in nature. The warped idea of a woman, not one constrained by petty things like biology and physics.
I'm not saying that physical attractiveness is a bad thing, or that it shouldn't be considered in courtship, but that attempts to quantify a holistic process are dehumanizing.
I'm not going to argue. I'm opening it up to a vote. Ladies only, was the original question hurtful or were you just pissed there wasn't a version for you to answer?
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:P there was no malice behind that question peeps.
there can be a preference but that doesnt have to be a determining factor.
what would be the female/gay version of that? the one i can think of isnt immediately prominent upon first glance ... in most cases... :P
[outrageously gay friend]Oh sweetie, you have no idea.[/outrageously gay friend]
My point is that even without malice or intent it's damaging. It's the pretty models photoshopped (http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/) into platonic ideals of... something not in nature. The warped idea of a woman, not one constrained by petty things like biology and physics.
I'm not saying that physical attractiveness is a bad thing, or that it shouldn't be considered in courtship, but that attempts to quantify a holistic process are dehumanizing.
I'm not going to argue. I'm opening it up to a vote. Ladies only, was the original question hurtful or were you just pissed there wasn't a version for you to answer?
Maybe it was asking the ladies what size they wear? :-\
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Featherstonehaugh. How that gets to be pronounced "Fanshaw" is beyond me.
That's amazing. Where did you come across that?
P.G. Wodehouse has a character named Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Featherstonehaugh_Ukridge) who features in many stories (though I don't think he's ever crossed paths with Bertie Wooster).
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i plugged Featherstonehaugh into google and it gave me a wikipedia of ridiculously weird names pronounced even weirder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_names_in_English_with_non-intuitive_pronunciations
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:P there was no malice behind that question peeps.
there can be a preference but that doesnt have to be a determining factor.
what would be the female/gay version of that? the one i can think of isnt immediately prominent upon first glance ... in most cases... :P
[outrageously gay friend]Oh sweetie, you have no idea.[/outrageously gay friend]
My point is that even without malice or intent it's damaging. It's the pretty models photoshopped (http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/) into platonic ideals of... something not in nature. The warped idea of a woman, not one constrained by petty things like biology and physics.
I'm not saying that physical attractiveness is a bad thing, or that it shouldn't be considered in courtship, but that attempts to quantify a holistic process are dehumanizing.
I'm not going to argue. I'm opening it up to a vote. Ladies only, was the original question hurtful or were you just pissed there wasn't a version for you to answer?
Out of curiousity, how many women read this part of the forum? I can only think of a few. I know a few seem to adamantly ignore it, and it's been a while since even Rachel or Ann have made an appearance here.
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I'm not going to argue. I'm opening it up to a vote. Ladies only, was the original question hurtful or were you just pissed there wasn't a version for you to answer?
Hmm, sorry Heradel, you're certainly entitled to your opinion, but I personally dont care if someone asks about bra sizes. Doesn't hurt me, doesn't offend me at all.
Oh, and to answer, DDD
not really
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Out of curiousity, how many women read this part of the forum? I can only think of a few. I know a few seem to adamantly ignore it, and it's been a while since even Rachel or Ann have made an appearance here.
I can think of at least three, myself included. There are almost certainly more.
And what do you mean by a few seem to adamantly ignore it? heh. :P
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Out of curiousity, how many women read this part of the forum? I can only think of a few. I know a few seem to adamantly ignore it, and it's been a while since even Rachel or Ann have made an appearance here.
I can think of at least three, myself included. There are almost certainly more.
And what do you mean by a few seem to adamantly ignore it? heh. :P
Talia, ou were one of the few (I had three in my head, too) who participated in this part of the forum I was thinking of :)
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Oh, I must be frigging blind. You said "this PART of the forum." IE the gallimaufry board.
Thus my confusion. Never mind!
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Out of curiousity, how many women read this part of the forum? I can only think of a few. I know a few seem to adamantly ignore it, and it's been a while since even Rachel or Ann have made an appearance here.
I can think of at least three, myself included. There are almost certainly more.
And what do you mean by a few seem to adamantly ignore it? heh. :P
Talia, ou were one of the few (I had three in my head, too) who participated in this part of the forum I was thinking of :)
Wait ... Talia is female? I was led to believe there are no females on the internets :P
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oh there iz plenty of females on the internets, but they is for looking at! :D
and back to the heart of the issue :P
glad it didnt offend, talia :)
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Wait ... Talia is female?
Only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Wait, it's Wednesday - I guess you'll have to disregard my previous answer :p
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I'm not going to argue. I'm opening it up to a vote. Ladies only, was the original question hurtful or were you just pissed there wasn't a version for you to answer?
Hmm, sorry Heradel, you're certainly entitled to your opinion, but I personally dont care if someone asks about bra sizes. Doesn't hurt me, doesn't offend me at all.
Oh, and to answer, DDD
not really
That's what brought it up, but I'd have said about the same thing if one of the female denizens had asked how tall a guy needs to be before one would date them. My objection is to the quantification of a person down into things they have to be to be the ideal guy/girl/tribble. Attaching value to things that humans have no direct control over always struck me as damaging and unfair. And these days we can correct these things with plastic surgery, which basically promises that there is only a financial barrier keeping people from their ideal existence.
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Can we split the blatantly serious posts from this thread? Sheesh! Highjackers!
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Can we split the blatantly serious posts from this thread? Sheesh! Highjackers!
No!
See me getting us back on track? (Answer, and a question!)
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yes, i see you.
what's that thing you're wearing?
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This old red Hawaiian shirt? Nothing much.
What do you associate Hawaii with? (Aside from shirts.)
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This old red Hawaiian shirt? Nothing much.
What do you associate Hawaii with? (Aside from shirts.)
Pineapples, Tikis, Leis and Volcanic beaches.
What should I buy for my fiancee for her birthday/8 month anniversary. She says that me coming to visit is gift enough(about 12 hours by train), but I am not an idiot and want to keep her as my fiancee.
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What should I buy for my fiancee for her birthday/8 month anniversary. She says that me coming to visit is gift enough(about 12 hours by train), but I am not an idiot and want to keep her as my fiancee.
Promise her anything, but give her THE FUCKING FURY! (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.roadrunnerrecords.com%2FBLABBERMOUTH.net%2Fnews.aspx%3Fmode%3DArticle%26newsitemID%3D8100&ei=pfz4SeWxGaPwswPri5HKCg&usg=AFQjCNGMDblXbKRNQtOxE4PR4C_F8fHodA&sig2=qSrwvN2D4OVxIaL19L4Ukg)
Marx Brothers or Three Stooges?
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Marx Brothers or Three Stooges?
I'll have to go with the Marx Brothers. There's no excuse for "The Robonic Stooges."
Describe how the world would have been a better place if "Cop Rock" weren't canceled.
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That's what brought it up, but I'd have said about the same thing if one of the female denizens had asked how tall a guy needs to be before one would date them. My objection is to the quantification of a person down into things they have to be to be the ideal guy/girl/tribble. Attaching value to things that humans have no direct control over always struck me as damaging and unfair. And these days we can correct these things with plastic surgery, which basically promises that there is only a financial barrier keeping people from their ideal existence.
Once again, no one was saying any stat was a deal breaker, but you cannot help what you are attracted to. There are two sure ways to have a relationship that doesn't last. One is to only care about how physically attracted you are to the other person. The other is to totally ignore how physically attracted (or not) you are to the other person.
Describe how the world would have been a better place if "Cop Rock" weren't canceled.
Every Breathalyzer test would come with a guitar solo.
Which ship Serenity or the Millennium Falcon?
Edit: Added the word physically twice.
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falcon (hello, warpdrive?)
who you gonna call?
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Ghostbusters!
Can you hear me?
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yes
can you hear me now?
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You're breaking up a little bit.
Sports car, small car, sedan, SUV, or pick-up? (feel free to clarify answer)
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Volkswagon Thing or a '41 to '61 Cadillac Hearse
Live or Memorex
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Live
Live concert or CD/MP3/Video?
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Video
Fish & Chips or Hamburger?
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Cheeseburger, medium rare.
Restaurant or diner?
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Restaurant. If I'm eating out I like the full experience.
Fried, scrambled, hard boiled or poached?
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Poached.
Width or length?
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Oh, I must be frigging blind. You said "this PART of the forum." IE the gallimaufry board.
Thus my confusion. Never mind!
Confusion, shmonfusion. It's just the underwire being all uncomfortable and stuff that distracted you.
I've heard that sort of thing can happen.
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Poached.
Width or length?
I prefer depth.
What's your biggest guilty pleasure movie...and, fercryingoutloud, why?!
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i love Southland Tales
it makes no damn sense, but i love the rock's nervous tick hand thingy. its awesome.
and i love how ridiculous it gets.
who, what, when, where, or why?
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who, what, when, where, or why?
stePH, adult male human, now, here, and no reason.
Do you think Terminator: Salvation will be the first marginally-passable-or-better Terminator movie since the original?
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I seriously doubt any new Terminator movie will be any good.
Red pill or blue pill?
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I seriously doubt any new Terminator movie will be any good.
Red pill or blue pill?
Blue Pill.
What profession, other than your own, would you like to have?
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What profession, other than your own, would you like to have?
I want to be able to decide who lives and who dies.
Lamest Godzilla rival? (And, no, Matthew Broderick doesn't qualify.)
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Gamera
and just for clarification, I am female and frequent (or at least read) all boards except Pseudopod episode comments (because I don't listen to those episodes as I don't care for horror). I've missed the last two weeks because of moving and thought I'd answer some past questions just to be informative. Feel free to ignore as desired.
C (not a lesbian but appreciative of the female form)
Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy (from Day at the Races album)
Star Trek (for 30 years)
scrambled (especially when hubby cooks them)
Laurie
Dracula (especially by Frank Langella)
The ability to transport myself and anything I wish anywhere immediately (think either Bewitched's Samantha or I Dream of Jeannie's Jeannie; I hate traffic)
Escape Pod (more into SF than F)
My question:
Hand drawn or CGI?
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Hand Drawn
Anime or animation?
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Hand Drawn
Anime or animation?
Anime has the threat of tentacles.
And, as an ex-Disney employee, I have...issues...with animation.
So I'm just going to go curl in a ball and shudder in the corner...and try not to dwell on the fact that Godzilla and Gamera were from competing franchises... :'(
In the meantime...can you pinch more than an inch? And would you attempt to do so to the Grinch?
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I can, unfortunatley. And I'm not confident my dad would let me do so!
Best terrible movie ever made? (i.e. best movie which everyone said was dire)
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So I'm just going to go curl in a ball and shudder in the corner...and try not to dwell on the fact that Godzilla and Gamera were from competing franchises... :'(
So sorry. I had a friend who was into Gamera heavily and I didn't know they never battled. I suppose since they were from competing franchises, you could say they battled for fans...
OK, well, sorry. :-\
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So I'm just going to go curl in a ball and shudder in the corner...and try not to dwell on the fact that Godzilla and Gamera were from competing franchises... :'(
So sorry. I had a friend who was into Gamera heavily and I didn't know they never battled. I suppose since they were from competing franchises, you could say they battled for fans...
OK, well, sorry. :-\
Mea culpa. :-[
To make amends, I offer the Dancing Godzilla (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMxrXMjPMcc) and the Gymkata Gamera (http://www.badmovies.org/multimedia/moviesl/gamvsguiron1.mpg).
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I can, unfortunatley. And I'm not confident my dad would let me do so!
Best terrible movie ever made? (i.e. best movie which everyone said was dire)
Ultraviolet. I was just thoroughly entertained by that movie, probably for all the wrong reasons. The bad-guy's sterile-wrapped pistol, the complete disregard for the laws of physics...and of course, Milla Jovovich wearing leather and mowing down whole armies herself.
You are in the World's Greatest Bar. Every kind of beverage and drink available. What do you order, and why?
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You are in the World's Greatest Bar. Every kind of beverage and drink available. What do you order, and why?
I think I'd like to try some of that nectar the gods are always going on about. With some ambrosia on the side for snacking. Why? Because it has to taste better than Moxie.
If the quality of mercy is not strained, is it likely to get lumpy? Or is there another possible outcome?
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Best terrible movie ever made? (i.e. best movie which everyone said was dire)
Leonard Part 6. I love that movie.
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I can, unfortunatley. And I'm not confident my dad would let me do so!
Best terrible movie ever made? (i.e. best movie which everyone said was dire)
Ultraviolet. I was just thoroughly entertained by that movie, probably for all the wrong reasons. The bad-guy's sterile-wrapped pistol, the complete disregard for the laws of physics...and of course, Milla Jovovich wearing leather and mowing down whole armies herself.
Arghghidoudofuf. That movie was hideously, torturously non-enjoyable.
*shudder!!*
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and of course, Milla Jovovich wearing leather and mowing down whole armies herself.
*drooooool*
that was the movie with the giant zeppelin goin down at the end? if so me and my friend were cracking up at that part.
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and of course, Milla Jovovich wearing leather and mowing down whole armies herself.
*drooooool*
that was the movie with the giant zeppelin goin down at the end? if so me and my friend were cracking up at that part.
I never saw Ultraviolet, but ÆonFlux crashed a blimp at the end.
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I never saw Ultraviolet, but ÆonFlux crashed a blimp at the end.
That would be Charlize Theron wearing leather and mowing down whole armies herself.
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I never saw Ultraviolet, but ÆonFlux crashed a blimp at the end.
That would be Charlize Theron wearing leather and mowing down whole armies herself.
Since I couldn't believe two movies would have a pointless blimp crash at the end, I didn't feel the need to bring up the actresses.
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Since I couldn't believe two movies would have a pointless blimp crash at the end, I didn't feel the need to bring up the actresses.
I'm nothing if not pointless.
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alright to get the thread back on track...
Milla Jovavitch in leather mowing down whole armies by herself or
Charlize Theron in leather mowing down whole armies by herself
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Oh why must you make me choose?!
Well, I'll go with Milla. She's got that Ukranian thing happening. All that good proletariat living makes for supermodels, apparently.
And now, a deep question:
Do you think the advent of original and truly scary horror-themed video games has sounded the death knell of the horror film?
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Oh why must you make me choose?!
Well, I'll go with Milla. She's got that Ukranian thing happening. All that good proletariat living makes for supermodels, apparently.
And now, a deep question:
Do you think the advent of original and truly scary horror-themed video games has sounded the death knell of the horror film?
Well I can't think of much original in video games (or film for that matter) I can think of some good games with some new mechanics for original effect ala Left4Dead but it's still Zombies which I think at least in movies seem to be played out. I haven't seen a good zombie movie in some time. Romero seems stuck in rehash mode. So does the rest of the Horror genre, which is probably why the ring did so well it was new and different for hollywood. Granted hollywood didn't come up with it, they remade a japanese movie but still.... I don't know what scares us any more, since Horror tends to reflect societies fears at the time. 50's gave us giant radioactive insects/lizards/etc for example echoing peoples fear of Nuclear War. What scares us now? I think possibly it would be disease given the scare stories the media keeps portraying about swine flu. And we have had several good movies about disease including one that also mixed in the idea of zombies.
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Oh why must you make me choose?!
Well, I'll go with Milla. She's got that Ukranian thing happening. All that good proletariat living makes for supermodels, apparently.
And now, a deep question:
Do you think the advent of original and truly scary horror-themed video games has sounded the death knell of the horror film?
Well I can't think of much original in video games (or film for that matter) I can think of some good games with some new mechanics for original effect ala Left4Dead but it's still Zombies which I think at least in movies seem to be played out. I haven't seen a good zombie movie in some time. Romero seems stuck in rehash mode. So does the rest of the Horror genre, which is probably why the ring did so well it was new and different for hollywood. Granted hollywood didn't come up with it, they remade a japanese movie but still.... I don't know what scares us any more, since Horror tends to reflect societies fears at the time. 50's gave us giant radioactive insects/lizards/etc for example echoing peoples fear of Nuclear War. What scares us now? I think possibly it would be disease given the scare stories the media keeps portraying about swine flu. And we have had several good movies about disease including one that also mixed in the idea of zombies.
I'll ask the apparent question: What's your favorite disease/zombie movie?
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28 days later. GREAT movie. (I'll fight anyone who says otherwise! ;) )
(also, to go back a bit: Charlize Theron FTW. I loathe Milla Jovovich, except in 6th sense. And I really, really hated Ultraviolet).
Favorite 5 movies of the past 5 years?
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28 days later. GREAT movie. (I'll fight anyone who says otherwise! ;) )
(also, to go back a bit: Charlize Theron FTW. I loathe Milla Jovovich, except in 6th sense. And I really, really hated Ultraviolet).
Favorite 5 movies of the past 5 years?
No particular order
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Kungfu Panda
Ratatouille
Wanted
Corpse Bride
and since i ended with a tim burton movie... Favorite Tim Burton Film
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I loathe Milla Jovovich, except in 6th sense.
I think you meant Fifth Element.
and since i ended with a tim burton movie... Favorite Tim Burton Film
Mars Attacks!
Mind you, looking at the list of things he's directed, I could choose anyone of five. This is just the one that got me right now.
Favorite non-SF/F/H movie?
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I loathe Milla Jovovich, except in 6th sense.
I think you meant Fifth Element.
and since i ended with a tim burton movie... Favorite Tim Burton Film
Mars Attacks!
Mind you, looking at the list of things he's directed, I could choose anyone of five. This is just the one that got me right now.
Favorite non-SF/F/H movie?
Fight Club
Neil Gaiman novel most in need of movie-ization
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I loathe Milla Jovovich, except in 6th sense.
I think you meant Fifth Element.
yea i think you meant Fifth Element :P, and... um... Milla is hawt stuff. so there.
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vs
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you decide :P
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I loathe Milla Jovovich, except in 6th sense.
I think you meant Fifth Element.
and since i ended with a tim burton movie... Favorite Tim Burton Film
Mars Attacks!
Mind you, looking at the list of things he's directed, I could choose anyone of five. This is just the one that got me right now.
Favorite non-SF/F/H movie?
Fight Club
Neil Gaiman novel most in need of movie-ization
Counting graphic novels: Sandman. I dunno if it's do-able but... that'd rock my geek socks..
AND speaking of geek! What's your geeky "thing" the thing you have, are, do, etc that makes you especially special?
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Well, i suppose loads of people do this and it's certainly very annoying but I quote lyrics/books (mainly H2g2, 1984 and Farenheit 451) whenever anyone says something similar or part of the lyric/book unwittingly. I also play air drums when I'm running and dance like a lunatic. Oh, and babble at people.
Same question to you, loyal boarder.
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Well, i suppose loads of people do this and it's certainly very annoying but I quote lyrics/books (mainly H2g2, 1984 and Farenheit 451) whenever anyone says something similar or part of the lyric/book unwittingly. I also play air drums when I'm running and dance like a lunatic. Oh, and babble at people.
Same question to you, loyal boarder.
My free association/stream of consciousness tangential flights of fancy have been known to make grown men cry.
It doesn't take much to make my Bitter Half give me one of those "Dear Lord what have I gotten myself into?" looks.
I'm also...slightly fond of office supplies. DO NOT mess with my office supplies. I love my office supplies, for they are good to me.
Query: What would you rather share a lunch date with, a Regulan bloodworm or a Denebian slime devil?
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Well, i suppose loads of people do this and it's certainly very annoying but I quote lyrics/books (mainly H2g2, 1984 and Farenheit 451) whenever anyone says something similar or part of the lyric/book unwittingly. I also play air drums when I'm running and dance like a lunatic. Oh, and babble at people.
Same question to you, loyal boarder.
My free association/stream of consciousness tangential flights of fancy have been known to make grown men cry.
It doesn't take much to make my Bitter Half give me one of those "Dear Lord what have I gotten myself into?" looks.
I'm also...slightly fond of office supplies. DO NOT mess with my office supplies. I love my office supplies, for they are good to me.
Query: What would you rather share a lunch date with, a Regulan bloodworm or a Denebian slime devil?
Denebian Slime Devil.
Favorite Anime
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I'm also...slightly fond of office supplies. DO NOT mess with my office supplies. I love my office supplies, for they are good to me.
Oh, me, too! I have a substantial rewards card every quarter from Office Depot. I've often said to friends and family, if you want to buy me a gift card, make it from Office Depot!
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Uh, wow, yeah, I meant 5th Element.
*fail*
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Well, i suppose loads of people do this and it's certainly very annoying but I quote lyrics/books (mainly H2g2, 1984 and Farenheit 451) whenever anyone says something similar or part of the lyric/book unwittingly. I also play air drums when I'm running and dance like a lunatic. Oh, and babble at people.
Same question to you, loyal boarder.
My free association/stream of consciousness tangential flights of fancy have been known to make grown men cry.
It doesn't take much to make my Bitter Half give me one of those "Dear Lord what have I gotten myself into?" looks.
I'm also...slightly fond of office supplies. DO NOT mess with my office supplies. I love my office supplies, for they are good to me.
Query: What would you rather share a lunch date with, a Regulan bloodworm or a Denebian slime devil?
Denebian Slime Devil.
Favorite Anime
Back on track. My favorite song from that? A Hard Knock Life. Wait, you asked favorite Anime, not Annie. I don't have a favorite.
What do you want on your tombstone?
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Cheese, pepperonis, and sausage.
What Escape Pod (or PP or PC) story needs to get a big screen adaptation (assuming they'd NAIL it).
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{Now + N, Now - N}
Last Respects
Bag Boy
Stockholm Syndrome
The Heart of Tu’a Halaita
Pattern Masters
Sick Day
Moon Viewing at Shijo Bridge
The Fable of the Ostrich *don't remember the exact name*
Ok, so I cheated, sue me. Those were the ones that came to mind. Some of them may do better as part of an episodic television series.
What EP/PP/PC story would you like to see rewritten?
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:P there was no malice behind that question peeps.
there can be a preference but that doesnt have to be a determining factor.
what would be the female/gay version of that? the one i can think of isnt immediately prominent upon first glance ... in most cases... :P
[outrageously gay friend]Oh sweetie, you have no idea.[/outrageously gay friend]
My point is that even without malice or intent it's damaging. It's the pretty models photoshopped (http://photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com/) into platonic ideals of... something not in nature. The warped idea of a woman, not one constrained by petty things like biology and physics.
I'm not saying that physical attractiveness is a bad thing, or that it shouldn't be considered in courtship, but that attempts to quantify a holistic process are dehumanizing.
I'm not going to argue. I'm opening it up to a vote. Ladies only, was the original question hurtful or were you just pissed there wasn't a version for you to answer?
I'm coming into this a little late but I was not hurt by it in any way... had it been my question to answer I'd have said, "Zorag seems to like a C+. lol"
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{Now + N, Now - N}
Last Respects
Bag Boy
Stockholm Syndrome
The Heart of Tu’a Halaita
Pattern Masters
Sick Day
Moon Viewing at Shijo Bridge
The Fable of the Ostrich *don't remember the exact name*
Ok, so I cheated, sue me. Those were the ones that came to mind. Some of them may do better as part of an episodic television series.
What EP/PP/PC story would you like to see rewritten?
I'd like to see Zorag star in Sick Day... Not only is it within the relm of things he would actually do but he looks HOT covered in blood.
To answer your question I don't remember any of the poscasts that I thought were bad enough to be rewritten.
If you could travel to any period in time when would you like to go to?
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Victorian London, but only if I was of one of the upper classes. Failing that, feudal times, working for a lord or something as a scribe/translator.
Pick your favorite "Firefly" character and tell us what Star Trek incarnation s/he would best fit into, and how.
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Jayne, but he's way too cool for the Star Trek universe, so I'll let someone else answer.
In the meantime, I recommend that you go watch some Chuck (http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/).
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Jayne, but he's way too cool for the Star Trek universe, so I'll let someone else answer.
In the meantime, I recommend that you go watch some Chuck (http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/).
I'd second that but I actualy have a bit of a thing for the mechanic.. but ditto the too cool for Star treck so I'm also passing this on. And.. My gawd- Chuck is awesome we're waiting with baited breath for the third season at the Mac house.
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Jayne, but he's way too cool for the Star Trek universe, so I'll let someone else answer.
In the meantime, I recommend that you go watch some Chuck (http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/).
I'd second that but I actualy have a bit of a thing for the mechanic.. but ditto the too cool for Star treck so I'm also passing this on. And.. My gawd- Chuck is awesome we're waiting with baited breath for the third season at the Mac house.
Well I have to say that my fave is Willow, and since it's been seconded it's time for a vote (and a new question--Tricky eh?)
Who thinks the entire cast of Firefly Characters are too cool for Star Trek?
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Jayne, but he's way too cool for the Star Trek universe, so I'll let someone else answer.
In the meantime, I recommend that you go watch some Chuck (http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/).
I'd second that but I actualy have a bit of a thing for the mechanic.. but ditto the too cool for Star treck so I'm also passing this on. And.. My gawd- Chuck is awesome we're waiting with baited breath for the third season at the Mac house.
Well I have to say that my fave is Willow, and since it's been seconded it's time for a vote (and a new question--Tricky eh?)
Who thinks the entire cast of Firefly Characters are too cool for Star Trek?
Meh. The Firefly characters were a bunch of thugs and reprobates. Got nothing on Worf. Or Garak, for that matter.
What dangerous exotic animal would you keep around as a pet, and why?
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I have one- he's also a jet mechanic.. ooooh as in exotic non-human animal. Highly poisenous blue rainforest frog. So damn pretty. But I wouldn't. For oh so many reasons.
which makes you sound like a bigger nerd: Admitting to liking firefly (pre-hype) or admitting to liking Star Trek(pre hype)?
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Admitting to liking Star Trek at all.
Do you wave at random strangers?
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Admitting to liking Star Trek at all.
Oooh, them's fighting words!
::prepares to engage in fisticuffs::
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Don't make me call Chrichton.
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Admitting to liking Star Trek at all.
Do you wave at random strangers?
No but maybe I should start, especially when i pass the same people everyday who stare at me as if they have never seen me or any other foreigner ever before. It's almost like I have a male appendage growing out of my forehead only others can see.
Do I have a male appendage growing out of my forehead only others can see?
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No but maybe I should start, especially when i pass the same people everyday who stare at me as if they have never seen me or any other foreigner ever before. It's almost like I have a male appendage growing out of my forehead only others can see.
Do I have a male appendage growing out of my forehead only others can see?
yes
where's your happy place?
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Getting a hug from Zorag.
Do people often look at you like they don't understand a word you're saying?
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Yes, sometimes I just don't have the right German vocabulary.
Where is your private place?
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If I answer this, I'm gonna get in trouble. ::)
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Chicken!
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Don't make me call Chrichton.
Pah. He'll be too busy being a Space Redneck for me to worry about.
My private place could be found on the shores of Moosehead Lake in mid-September. But I haven't been there in a while.
Do you think that the recent global economic meltdown will lead to a resurgence in Objectivist thought?
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Don't make me call Chrichton.
Pah. He'll be too busy being a Space Redneck for me to worry about.
My private place could be found on the shores of Moosehead Lake in mid-September. But I haven't been there in a while.
Do you think that the recent global economic meltdown will lead to a resurgence in Objectivist thought?
Bwhat? Objectivist thought is what got us into this mess. I don't really think what people read is that indicative, but Greenspan's favorite book is The Fountainhead. Not that I have anything against Ayn Rand, and I really have a soft spot for Anthem, but that way of thought (incredibly limited restrictions on capitalism) is what led to deregulation and the current economic crisis.
You, for one, welcome our new _______________ overlords.
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You, for one, welcome our new _______________ overlords.
Hentai demon tentacle rapist (should that have a content warning?) ;D
Groucho, Chico, or Harpo?
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What, no Zeppo?
RE: Objectvism. A lot of Ayn Rand apologists I've read lately say that "true" Objectivist thought takes a long view toward personal prosperity, that's it's not just simple unfettered avarice - the kind of avarice that did in fact get us into this mess. It's the whole "invisible hand" argument, that properly-utilized rational self-interest actually benefits society as a whole. Yeah, it looks good on paper, but in practice we'd probably all end up killing each other for plasmids.
How do you prefer your dragons: ancient capricious dispensers of primal wisdom? Or sheep-eating, countryside-burning monsters?
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The first- although flying serpants take a strong third.
Passing this question foreward 'cause I'm curious.
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How do you prefer your dragons: ancient capricious dispensers of primal wisdom? Or sheep-eating, countryside-burning monsters?
The first- although flying serpants take a strong third.
Passing this question foreward 'cause I'm curious.
Whatever Tyrnon qualifies as, from the Nina Kimberly the Merciless (http://www.ninakimberly.com/) podcast by Christiana Ellis (http://christianaellis.com/).
What movie do you find yourself watching every time it's on TV, even if it's halfway through when you turn it on, and despite all the censorship and commercials?
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Donnie Darko would be mine. Also, unwillingly, Groundhog Day.
Ever read Farenheit 451?
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Donnie Darko would be mine. Also, unwillingly, Groundhog Day.
Ever read Farenheit 451?
I remember trying to read it as a child (about 4th grade) but I didn't really understand alot of it at the time and grew board.
and FYI my tv movies would be blues brothers and Wizard of Oz.
Which backlog of podcasts should I tackle next now that I am caught up on Siglerism. EP, PP or PC (at least one month probably two behind)?
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depends on what you like best: But lately PP has been putting out some really good stuff.
Do you have a tattoo? If so where is it and what is it?
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What, no Zeppo?
No. Despite legend that he was the funniest of all of them on stage, the films had him stuck in the "straight" role. Not uncoincidentally, he was actually absent from a number of the films.
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depends on what you like best: But lately PP has been putting out some really good stuff.
Do you have a tattoo? If so where is it and what is it?
Yes. I have an anarchy symbol (horribly botched home job) covered by a skull, and later added a dragon around the skull. Right upper arm.
Dagger with the word Frihet. Left forearm.
Viking runes. Right ankle.
GIGO right forearm.
If you could walk up and punch someone in the face with no repercussions, who would it be?
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Right now? this stupid [censored] who's proud of herself for killing an elephant with a bow. If only the result had been the opposite:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/08/woman-kills-elephant.html
Off the top of your head, what's the one thing that pisses you off the most?
About anything, I mean. Yes, its a broad question, but it could be fun. :)
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Well. I guess repression of freedom of speech, fascism, obesity when others starve, conformity, the destruction of the individual, television, the world in general. I'm a cynical teenager. What did you expect? So my real answer here would have to be:
1) The Frontal Lobotomy
Because I know and love people who would have been sent for this treatment, and indeed am one myself.
I'm so glad this thread kicked off, aren't you?
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Well. I guess repression of freedom of speech, fascism, obesity when others starve, conformity, the destruction of the individual, television, the world in general. I'm a cynical teenager. What did you expect? So my real answer here would have to be:
1) The Frontal Lobotomy
Because I know and love people who would have been sent for this treatment, and indeed am one myself.
I'm so glad this thread kicked off, aren't you?
This thread is awesome.
Do you carry/wear a good luck charm if so what?
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Well, there's one thing of my girlfriend's I keep in my bag but shall not mention as she would kill me if she ever gets around to reading the forums. So I guess the real (well, official) answer is a couple of Lego figures that I've had in my various backpacks and messenger bags since elementary school.
What is the most outrageous thing you have overheard?
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What is the most outrageous thing you have overheard?
Whilst ordering lunch at a drive-thru one day, the girl taking my order replied as follows:
"Um, we don't make quesadillas with cheese."
Zombies: better when shambling or hauling ass after you?
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Invalid query. There are no fast zombies.
Care to try again?
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Invalid query. There are no fast zombies.
BROTHER! :D
Care to try again?
Hmm, let's see...K, how far would you be willing to go to rid the world of celebutantes?
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I'd be willing to run five miles.
Least favourite doctor?
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Doctor Phil.
What the hell is a celebutante?
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Doctor Phil.
What the hell is a celebutante?
"You need coolin'
Baby, I'm not foolin'
I'm gonna send you back to schoolin'"
Don't make me unleash the Google on you.
Have you ever owned a bike with streamers on it? How about a banana seat? Or a sissy bar?
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Streamers, no. Everything else, yes. We used to have Frankenbikes. We'd take apart 5 or 6 bikes and cobble them together. We made a bicycle for two that was a death trap.
You walk out your front door and see that your neighbor is a zombie, and he's eating the mail man. What do you do?
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I'd call back into the house, "You were right about him, honey. Get the gun."
How many times have you watched the orginal version Star Wars?
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I'd call back into the house, "You were right about him, honey. Get the gun."
How many times have you watched the orginal version Star Wars?
at least 5.
Control the zombies or destroy the zombies?
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I'd call back into the house, "You were right about him, honey. Get the gun."
How many times have you watched the orginal version Star Wars?
at least 5.
Control the zombies or destroy the zombies?
Destroy, controlling never works.
Kirk or Skywalker?
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Skywalker.
Critters or Munchies?
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Gremlins, no reason to take one of the copies when you can see the original.
Are you hopeful?
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Gremlins, no reason to take one of the copies when you can see the original.
Are you hopeful?
only for new technology
Would you get an implantable computer if/when it becomes available?
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I'll wait for the Beta Testing to be completed before I insert something into my flesh, if that's okay. Early adaption leads to too much heartache already.
How will our machines eventually destroy us: sentience and resentment, or just incompetent programming?
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I'll wait for the Beta Testing to be completed before I insert something into my flesh, if that's okay. Early adaption leads to too much heartache already.
How will our machines eventually destroy us: sentience and resentment, or just incompetent programming?
Yes,
Will there ever be another Joss Whedon tv show with the power of Buffy? (My view is no, but...)
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Unless Whedon changes his current marketing strategy, I agree, no. He needs to go the JJ Abrams route, and actually make some friends at a network. A network that's not Fox, maybe.
More infuriating: the ending to Stephen King's Dark Tower, or any given episode of Lost?
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Unless Whedon changes his current marketing strategy, I agree, no. He needs to go the JJ Abrams route, and actually make some friends at a network. A network that's not Fox, maybe.
actually I think it will take Whedon moving to a subscription based network where there isn't as much of a monetization issue or a new network starting that can't afford to cancel shows. He writes great tv but he is too slow in getting them moving. I don't even think that Buffy would make it past season one today, it was a timing thing where the new network it was on couldn't afford to lose a TV show. I didn't really start to like Buffy until season 2. It's a shame that things look so glum for dollhouse as it was really starting to take off imho.
More infuriating: the ending to Stephen King's Dark Tower, or any given episode of Lost?
Well since I have only watched one episode of Lost (I don't know why but when it started I thought it was another reality show like survivor and so I didn't watch it then felt I was too far behind to start. I have season one now to watch so will be checking it out), I will go with the Dark Tower.
Shawshank Redemption or The Green Mile?
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Shawshank, quite easily.
Best thing that happened to you today?
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Shawshank, quite easily.
Best thing that happened to you today?
I had an idea that may well change my short term future.
What's the strangest place you've traveled to?
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New Jersey
What's the dumbest thing you've overheard someone on the street say?
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New Jersey
What's the dumbest thing you've overheard someone on the street say?
"I don't know man — I'm freaking out, can she get pregnant from a blowjob?"
(Incidentally, I'd answer Jersey as well).
Would you rather have Firefly Season 2 or a new Star Trek series?
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"I don't know man — I'm freaking out, can she get pregnant from a blowjob?"
In at least one documented case, yes. The woman in question took the semen from her mouth and impregnated herself with it. The man unsuccessfully tried to litigate out of paying child support.
"Mommy, where do babies come from?"
"They come from blowjobs and duplicity, honey."
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Toss-up. As I've said before, I'm underwhelmed by the first Firefly disc and haven't bothered to watch further. But a new Star Trek series could be even worse than Voyager or Enterprise.
Was there a spoon?
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There was no spoon.
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Would you rather:
* be fired, get a severance package of one month's pay, but have to clear out your desk in two days and have no warning?
* be laid off, get no severance package, but have one more month before your last day actually arrives?
(Two people in my office got fired today, their last days being this Friday, and across the division another 40 bit it.)
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I'd rather get the severance package. Then I'd have my days free to lok for another job.
What was the worst job you ever had?
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What was the worst job you ever had?
Well, I've had a filthy job, a degrading job, and a job that's led to a mental breakdown. Kind of hard to choose.
More horrifying prospect: The Kingdom of the Spiders or the Empire of the Ants?
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What was the worst job you ever had?
Well, I've had a filthy job, a degrading job, and a job that's led to a mental breakdown. Kind of hard to choose.
More horrifying prospect: The Kingdom of the Spiders or the Empire of the Ants?
ants are far creepier, but they are more adept at farming aphids already, so maybe they can be beneficient rulers
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There was no question asked, so I'll go back and answer the Firefly v. Star trek question.
I'd kill to get another season of Firefly and I'd kill to never have another Star Trek series.
When our new (fill-in your own choice here) Overlords take command, will you fight, go along with whatever they say, or ingratiate yourself to them and try to get a position of power.
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There was no question asked, so I'll go back and answer the Firefly v. Star trek question.
I'd kill to get another season of Firefly and I'd kill to never have another Star Trek series.
When our new (fill-in your own choice here) Overlords take command, will you fight, go along with whatever they say, or ingratiate yourself to them and try to get a position of power.
The position of power. I personally hope for Zombie Pirates. I want to have a position of power so when the FSM decides to unleash his wrath I will be doing my part to support his chosen people even if they have become zombies.
distracted by the idea of zombie pirates forgot my question.
What super power and why?
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What super power and why?
The ability to make headaches go away -- I seem to get them a lot, usually right before I go to exercise.
If a magic pill to make extra weight (ie: fatness) go away, though it has dangerous/painful side effects, would you:
* live healthily so I don't have to use the pill.
* live in excess and use the pill anyway.
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What super power and why?
The ability to make headaches go away -- I seem to get them a lot, usually right before I go to exercise.
If a magic pill to make extra weight (ie: fatness) go away, though it has dangerous/painful side effects, would you:
* live healthily so I don't have to use the pill.
* live in excess and use the pill anyway.
I am fat now I will be fat in the future screw the pill and live in excess
would you rather be happy and ugly or unhappy but beautiful/handsome
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That's an unfair question as I am both beautiful and happy. :)
How old were you when you had your first romantic kiss?
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Not yet.
Passing it on.
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Not yet.
Passing it on.
15. We had three miscues before we finally just got it over with.
Krystal or White Castle?
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White Castle.
Rotten Fruit or Damaged Goods?
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Damaged Goods, I salvage everything for parts.
Mars or Venus?
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Mars, because it's more hopsitable, closer, and the david bowie song.
Coffee or No Coffee?
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Coffee preferably an Iced Mocha
Diablo 1 or Diablo 2
Well since nobody seems to be interested in Diablo and it's raining here.
Umbrella or Raincoat
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Umbrella
Best forum user other than yourself?
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Umbrella
Best forum user other than yourself?
The newt formerly known as Zoraq.
Repeat the question
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Repeat the question
crocs or birkenstocks?
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Repeat the question
crocs or birkenstocks?
Jump Boots
Silver or Gold
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Repeat the question
crocs or birkenstocks?
Jump Boots
Silver or Gold
If I have to choose: Gold But I really prefer Titanium
A skill you CURRENTLY posess that ll come in really handy after the uprising of our (insert word here) overloards
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A skill you CURRENTLY posess that ll come in really handy after the uprising of our (insert word here) overloards
Well I can shamble and say arrrh well so i am covered for pirates, zombies or zombie pirates.
WoW or Everquest?
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Never played either, not a MMORPGer.
Evercrack of World of Warcrack?
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Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest
Person you'd most like to have for dinner?
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I've always wanted to eat Jennifer Connelly.
Person you'd most like to have dinner with?
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I've always wanted to eat Jennifer Connelly.
Person you'd most like to have dinner with?
pretty much any member of this odd bunch.
where is the Coolest/most horrible scar on your person
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where is the Coolest/most horrible scar on your person
I have a six-inch scar on my stomach from my spinal surgery, and the bottom of it is right at my waist, so it took a REALLY long time to heal because that's right where pants go. It's still an ugly scar. I won't say what it looked like when it was still healing, but you can guess.
Which is worse (in your mind): colonoscopy or endoscopy?
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Which is worse (in your mind): colonoscopy or endoscopy?
Colonoscopy in your mind. Don't you know where those things have been? ;)
Princess Bride or Young Frankenstein?
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Which is worse (in your mind): colonoscopy or endoscopy?
Colonoscopy in your mind. Don't you know where those things have been? ;)
Princess Bride or Young Frankenstein?
Princess Bride.
Young Frankenstein or History of the World
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Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks or Monty Python?
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Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks or Monty Python?
Monty Python
Monty Python or Faulty Towers
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Monty Python.
Best moment of your life thus far?
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The day I married my wife.
Same question.
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Best moment of your life thus far?
Day i got engaged
Film or Digital
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If I wasn't out of practice and had a dark room, film.
Live version or studio version?
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If I wasn't out of practice and had a dark room, film.
Live version or studio version?
Depends on the band, but generally live version
Best live show you have seen
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If I wasn't out of practice and had a dark room, film.
Live version or studio version?
Depends on the band, but generally live version
Best live show you have seen
Bob Dylan, 2005. Felt like I was in the presence of the Divine.
/me bows in reverence.
When did you first lose your faith in technology?
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Screaming in horrible pain after being tormented by Vista.
Really fantastic book with a really terrible title that might put people off?
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Really fantastic book with a really terrible title that might put people off?
Almost any of Christopher Moore's Early books.
Favorite Author for Satire genre
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Vonnegut
Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, or South Park?
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Futurama. That one actually had something approaching a soul.
What do you do to minions who have failed you?
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Vonnegut
Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, or South Park?
Yes
and since my answer isn't much of one, same question again.
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Futurama. That one actually had something approaching a soul.
What do you do to minions who have failed you?
Tell them to roll saving throw vs death.
Preferred method of disposing of minion's corpse?
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I feed it to my pet dragons.
Pets? (answer as you will)
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If you touch me like that again tomorrow, I will report you to the police.
For now though...
Good ......?
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The day I married my wife.
Isn't my hubby the sweetest thing ever. :)
Good husband!
What was the last thing you started and did not finish?
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I bought a notebook with pages that could hold watercolor etc. I am horrible at drawing but have been feeling a creative bug. I have yet to start to draw or paint anything as I keep telling myself how horrible it will look. I also keep putting off starting to write something. again creative bug but also a bit of a block since i lost my thumb drive to a thief about a year ago that had my writing notes, snippets of stories etc. on it. I want to continue a story I started on but I am notorious for not backing things up and so I don't have the story anymore. I wasn't happy with it which is why I had stopped before the drive got stolen but I don't have anything to start from and feel like I don't know where to start. I need to create something soon or I will go nuts but too many ideas and projects percolating in my brain at once.
What is your favorite DIY source (ie Make Magazine (http://makezine.com/), instructibles (http://www.instructables.com/), etc.)
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What is your favorite DIY source (ie Make Magazine (http://makezine.com/), instructibles (http://www.instructables.com/), etc.)
The only thing I DIY is cooking, so I generally go to foodnetwork.com and look for something not too terribly difficult.
Which father would you rather have (if you had to pick one): Stan Smith or Peter Griffin?
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What is your favorite DIY source (ie Make Magazine (http://makezine.com/), instructibles (http://www.instructables.com/), etc.)
The only thing I DIY is cooking, so I generally go to foodnetwork.com and look for something not too terribly difficult.
Which father would you rather have (if you had to pick one): Stan Smith or Peter Griffin?
Stan Smith
Would you rather eat black or green olives?
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Black
What do you like on your pizza and how do you like your crust?
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Black
What do you like on your pizza and how do you like your crust?
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Pie. Italian Sausage is my favorite but will eat almost any pizza toppings
Do you like Anchovies?
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Black
What do you like on your pizza and how do you like your crust?
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Pie. Italian Sausage is my favorite but will eat almost any pizza toppings
Do you like Anchovies?
Not even one little bit
Answer as you wish: I am a _____ snob
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I am a beer snob.
What's the most unusual thing you have ever drank?
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What's the most unusual thing you have ever drank?
I once sampled some champurrado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champurrado) my aunt was raving on about...maybe it's just me, but a drink shouldn't be quite so...gritty.
What's your favorite scent of incense, and why?
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What's the most unusual thing you have ever drank?
I once sampled some champurrado (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champurrado) my aunt was raving on about...maybe it's just me, but a drink shouldn't be quite so...gritty.
What's your favorite scent of incense, and why?
Frankincense (tears) and it just smells right to me. Centuries of use in religious ceremonies have gotten at least somethings right.
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???
*begging the question*
(so to speak)
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???
*begging the question*
(so to speak)
doh
ally with France or Austria in Diplomacy?
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Um...the France and Austria of which time period? It DOES make a difference.
In general I'd say France.
Did the Enlightenment fail?
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Um...the France and Austria of which time period? It DOES make a difference.
In general I'd say France.
Did the Enlightenment fail?
In what way? (ha one sentence to cover answer and question so I don't forget the question this time)
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Doesn't matter.
Don't you think Will Ferrell is the funniest man on the planet?
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::Shoots Zorag point blank in the head::
It's alright. There's nothing to hurt there.
How should we dispose of Will Ferrell?
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Russel ruined my trap!
I say we make Ferrell watch Sandler movies.
Now, how do we dispose of Sandler?
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Now, how do we dispose of Sandler?
Have him prepare a dissertation on whether the Enlightenment failed.
And now we have the equivalent of the Video Daily Double.
Only it isn't a video.
And you can't win any monies.
So.
Is the following correct?
(https://impezq.bay.livefilestore.com/y1mSVOXjQKsRM82EaXuECkfJwlQCxj2AXC4c3qaGdwLNDXHL1wQ1C_eXKzgxXe10-wvEKWajOzjMw4I61AdlSf9FdxPfbIJUSl7lhshiuzH58YxfR4oh_jDBJ0CuYidkh3eimls1yTkcSY/toilet_paper_correct_direction.gif)
And explain your answer.
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INCORRECT!
The paper rolls smoother from the back and tears properly when lifted rather than pulled down.
For the married guys out there:
Do you lift the lid and lower it when you're done?
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Um...the France and Austria of which time period? It DOES make a difference.
In general I'd say France.
Did the Enlightenment fail?
In what way? (ha one sentence to cover answer and question so I don't forget the question this time)
Well...the Enlightenment evolved from the Renaissance, combined with new discoveries in science and exploration, and gave rise to some grandiose new ideas about law and human nature. In practice, it seems like those ideas were either disregarded or ultimately proved wrong. Things didn't change all that much: we're not living in Thomas More's Utopia, or Thomas Jefferson's great anarcho-agarian republic of gentleman-farmers, or even Thomas Paine's common sense reality. The New World is the same as the Old World....or so it seems.
Do you agree?
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Um...the France and Austria of which time period? It DOES make a difference.
In general I'd say France.
Did the Enlightenment fail?
In what way? (ha one sentence to cover answer and question so I don't forget the question this time)
Well...the Enlightenment evolved from the Renaissance, combined with new discoveries in science and exploration, and gave rise to some grandiose new ideas about law and human nature. In practice, it seems like those ideas were either disregarded or ultimately proved wrong. Things didn't change all that much: we're not living in Thomas More's Utopia, or Thomas Jefferson's great anarcho-agarian republic of gentleman-farmers, or even Thomas Paine's common sense reality. The New World is the same as the Old World....or so it seems.
Do you agree?
*wtf edit I used my scrollwheel to scroll down and somehow it hit post*
If I understand correctly you are saying The New World Order that Bush the first talked about is actually The Old World Order. I want my great anarcho-agarian republic of gentleman-farmers. I think in this sense it failed because we allowed government to skip over Orwell and not be Big Brother but Big Mother. We want government to keep us safe from ourselves and raise our children for us. I think that with a few exceptions that if we took the U.S. Constitution and took it back to the first ten amendments along with things like rights for blacks, women, etc. This country would be much better off. I also would like to see that there is at least a 10 year ban on becoming a lobbyist after leaving political office, maybe we wouldn't be getting a$$-F@#!ed by big business. How long until we just quit the pretenses and just elect General Motors or CBS or Sony or insertotherlargemultinationalconglomeratehere, to political office instead of individual people.
What do you think?
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Usually dangerous and irreverent thoughts.
If you could step into any musical as a character, which musical would it be?
Hmm
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Um...the France and Austria of which time period? It DOES make a difference.
In general I'd say France.
Did the Enlightenment fail?
In what way? (ha one sentence to cover answer and question so I don't forget the question this time)
Well...the Enlightenment evolved from the Renaissance, combined with new discoveries in science and exploration, and gave rise to some grandiose new ideas about law and human nature. In practice, it seems like those ideas were either disregarded or ultimately proved wrong. Things didn't change all that much: we're not living in Thomas More's Utopia, or Thomas Jefferson's great anarcho-agarian republic of gentleman-farmers, or even Thomas Paine's common sense reality. The New World is the same as the Old World....or so it seems.
Do you agree?
*wtf edit I used my scrollwheel to scroll down and somehow it hit post*
If I understand correctly you are saying The New World Order that Bush the first talked about is actually The Old World Order. I want my great anarcho-agarian republic of gentleman-farmers. I think in this sense it failed because we allowed government to skip over Orwell and not be Big Brother but Big Mother. We want government to keep us safe from ourselves and raise our children for us. I think that with a few exceptions that if we took the U.S. Constitution and took it back to the first ten amendments along with things like rights for blacks, women, etc. This country would be much better off. I also would like to see that there is at least a 10 year ban on becoming a lobbyist after leaving political office, maybe we wouldn't be getting a$$-F@#!ed by big business. How long until we just quit the pretenses and just elect General Motors or CBS or Sony or insertotherlargemultinationalconglomeratehere, to political office instead of individual people.
What do you think?
My personal disdain for Libertarianism aside, what I think is maybe the Enlightenment thinkers had it wrong from the beginning. There were all these meditations on the true nature of the human being, and I wonder if perhaps these meditations were disproven by later scientific discoveries. The two most influential political philosophers came at the issue from opposite ends: Thomas Hobbes, who believed that Man is by nature a self-destructive brute and society exists to tame his baser urges; and John Locke, who believed that Man is by nature a well-meaning and empathetic creature, and society exists as a form of mutual protection. It was Locke's philosophy that influenced the American branch of the Enlightenment and led to the Revolution. But then a few years later comes Charles Darwin and his theory of Natural Selection, which seems to blow all that out of the water. If Man is nothing more than an animal, subject to the same forces and instincts that shape all life on this planet, then Man's default nature is self-interested and morally neutral. Maybe then Morality is just a thought exercise dreamed up by gentlemen of leisure in French salons. And maybe it is just human nature not to live in harmony, but to struggle with and dominate each other...and maybe poor Thomas Jefferson was wrong, and Alexander Hamilton was right.
Anyway...sorry to hijack this thread. Just, when I get interviewed, I get thoughtful.
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Start a new thread for the Enlightenment topic. Trust me, it will get posts.
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Oh no no. I learned the hard way not to discuss philosophy on the Internet.
I'll just sit quietly over here...
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This is the best forum for doing that. People (in general *and after an initial mistake in some cases* ::cough::Z::cough::) are civil in their disagreements.
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This is the best forum for doing that. People (in general *and after an initial mistake in some cases* ::cough::Z::cough::) are civil in their disagreements.
i disagree with you there but i respectfully allow you your position on the issue, even though it slightly offends me. i hope this minor transgression will not interfere with our friendship good sir.
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This is the best forum for doing that. People (in general *and after an initial mistake in some cases* ::cough::Z::cough::) are civil in their disagreements.
i disagree with you there but i respectfully allow you your position on the issue, even though it slightly offends me. i hope this minor transgression will not interfere with our friendship good sir.
Screw that! I say we take him out back and beat the crap out of him.
Usually dangerous and irreverent thoughts.
If you could step into any musical as a character, which musical would it be?
Hmm
BTW this is where we were at, before that tangent.
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Usually dangerous and irreverent thoughts.
If you could step into any musical as a character, which musical would it be?
Hmm
3 choices Eddie from RHPS, Jean Valjean from Les Miz, or Frederick from Pirates of Penzance.
What is your Favorite musical
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I trust you'll forgive my healthy skepticism.
Let's see...favorite musical...Everyone Says I Love You. I'm in love with the audacity of the concept: a musical starring people who can't sing.
What is your greatest case of Buyer's Remorse?
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What is your greatest case of Buyer's Remorse?
My last automobile.
Why do I always forget to add my question
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because you're self obsessed
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and…
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why do those in any position of power feel it necessary to exert that power over those in a lesser position than they, even when it is necessary to lie to do so?
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you tell us, moderator.
another year passed and what have you done?
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another year passed and what have you done?
Moved to China to be with my Fiancee, Started teaching English.
What country should I go to next? My top 3 are Germany, back to America, and Staying here in China.
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Come to Berlin. You get two countries for the price of one.
Do you have/need a room that is only for you?
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Do you have/need a room that is only for you?
Yes, I work from home so I have an office in my house that is mostly just for me.
What is your current favorite name of a fictional character?
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Tyler Durden :P
what is your favorite book and how many times have you read it?
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my favourite book is probably Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said. Hell, the entire works of Philip K Dick, which I've read twice.
My most read book would be H2G2, at a whopping thirty-seven reads.
What's your most read book?
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What's your most read book?
[/quote]
Not sure I have ever kept track I read most books I own multiple times. It might currently be Anansi Boys, which I only own in audio format but I have read (listened?) to it several times. Same with Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. and if you have never read Christopher Moore I highly recommend his work.
Damn it! forgot the question again.
Vampires or Mummies?
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What's your most read book?
Not sure I have ever kept track I read most books I own multiple times. It might currently be Anansi Boys, which I only own in audio format but I have read (listened?) to it several times. Same with Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. and if you have never read Christopher Moore I highly recommend his work.
Damn it! forgot the question again.
Vampires or Mummies?
[/quote]
Sick and tired of Vampires. Let's see some Mummys!
What... is your favorite color?
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Nuclear, Florescent Green!
Chaos Marine or Eldar?
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Nuclear, Florescent Green!
Chaos Marine or Eldar?
(http://images.jkcreativephotography.com/MotivationalPosters/eldar.jpg)
Slaanesh or Nurgle
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Khorne! Blood for the Blood God!
40k or Mutant Chronicles?
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Khorne! Blood for the Blood God!
40k or Mutant Chronicles?
Warhammer Fantasy
Dark Conspiracy, Rifts, or Shadowrun?
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Cyberpunk. Keep the magic out of it.
Why do we keep replying with answers that aren't options?
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'Cause the options suck.
When should we go?
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As soon as possible.
Where to?
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over there
Why?
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Why?
Because you make the saints cry.
Tell me of your home world.
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Tell me of your home world.
Yuggoth... is a strange dark orb at the very rim of our solar system... There are mighty cities on Yuggoth—great tiers of terraced towers built of black stone... The sun shines there no brighter than a star, but the beings need no light. They have other subtler senses, and put no windows in their great houses and temples... The black rivers of pitch that flow under those mysterious cyclopean bridges—things built by some elder race extinct and forgotten before the beings came to Yuggoth from the ultimate voids—ought to be enough to make any man a Dante or Poe if he can keep sane long enough to tell what he has seen...
— "The Whisperer in Darkness"
Lovecraft described my homeworld best.
(http://lolthulhu.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/mikemystery-migo.jpg)
Favorite Old One?
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Favorite Old One?
Azathoth. Jibbering mindless chaos in the void...like a mother's lullaby to me.
What Circle of Hell are you most likely to end up in?
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7th Circle, Inner Ring
Sabbat or Camarilla?
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7th Circle, Inner Ring
Sabbat or Camarilla?
Sabbat but mostly for the (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tzimisce) Tzimisce (http://www.patman.org/wod/clans/tzimisce.asp)
Favorite Clan?
editted to remove invisible ink
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Bad lowky! No cookie!
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Lowky,
(http://www.shof.msrcsites.co.uk/vbs.gif)
You forgot your question again.
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thanks for the laugh but your mistaken, it was just written in invisible ink should be visible now.
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Old Clan Tzimisce (It is the clan that my friends all said I matched up with the most. "Look, I'll treat my people like crap, but you better be nice to them.")
Ever play Wraith?
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I found wraith interesting but none of my friends wanted to play. We were mostly Vampire/Mummy and Dark Ages.
What is your favorite RPG?
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Final Fantasy X
Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, or none of these?
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Final Fantasy X
Blackberry, iPhone, Palm, or none of these?
While I would love any of those I don't really have a need for them so I guess none for now.
favorite soft drink, soda, pop or whatever you call it in your neck of the woods.
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I call "soda" either that or by the correct name of the beverage I want- i.e. A coke Zero ( My current fav)
Why do people get so weird and riled up about the soda/pop/ whatever thing anyway?
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because it's soda. not pop. you people are wrong.
name a farm animal!
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Not if it's an order.
Make it a polite request, won't you please?
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Make it a polite request, won't you please?
Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?
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Sure.
Fire at Will.
Wait, who the f@#$'s Will?
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My brother.
And you and I will have words if you don't put that down.
:P
Which video game character would you rather have doing your dirty work: Solid Snake or Altair ibn La-Ahad?
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definately Altair. I like him more than Snake.
now which video game character would you rather have at the dinner table?: Kirby or Alex Mercer?
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Make it a polite request, won't you please?
Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?
Is that a .44 Magnum, or are you just happy to see me?
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Make it a polite request, won't you please?
Do you feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?
Is that a .44 Magnum, or are you just happy to see me?
(http://www.libertyfilmfestival.com/libertas/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/44magnum-1.jpg)
Dirty Harry or The Gauntlet?
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My brother.
And you and I will have words if you don't put that down.
:P
What? lowky's just doing some Good Will Hunting.
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definately Altair. I like him more than Snake.
now which video game character would you rather have at the dinner table?: Kirby or Alex Mercer?
Well, methinks Kirby would have better hygiene, so I'll go with Kirby.
Do you prefer black or blue ink, and why, dagnabbit, why?!
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Dirty Harry or The Gauntlet?
Gimme that big cop, Callahan, even if he doesn't like ketchup on his hot dogs.
My ink question from above still stands...
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black ink out of habit. In both HS and Uni it was black in only in Lab notebooks. then had a few jobs that were the same way. I get a blue pen by accident i usually throw it away so i don't make a mistake and use it.
automatic pencil or one you have to sharpen?
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Mechanical pencils. I have a few of the same model, because it's the only one I've found where the button is where your thumb normally rests. You don't have to adjust your grip at all to extend the lead.
Do you still use paper very often?
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Mechanical pencils. I have a few of the same model, because it's the only one I've found where the button is where your thumb normally rests. You don't have to adjust your grip at all to extend the lead.
Do you still use paper very often?
Yes- every day. Notebooks, lined paper, note cards, drawing paper, etc. I still keep a realtime hard back paper journel and a random ideas notebook.
Cat, dog, or fish?
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Cat, dog, or fish?
Snake
Where would you rather go on a date
Firing Range or Gaming Convention?
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firing range: "here, let me help you" :D
best place you've EVER gone to???!
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Hard to decide between the Grand Canyon and Mount Rushmore. Both made me feel small, but in an awesome way.
Gas or electric kitchen appliances? (Stove top, oven, etc.)
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gas stove, electric oven, wood burning pizza oven
Greek, Roman, or Norse mythology?
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If I had to pick just one, Norse. There's something awesome about it all.
How would you solve a problem like Maria?
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If I had to pick just one, Norse. There's something awesome about it all.
How would you solve a problem like Maria?
Who is Maria and why is she a problem?
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She's a flibbertigibbet. A will-o-the-wisp. A clown.
...No Sound of Music? Man, I suddenly feel very old and uncool.
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Nope, no sound of music.
Any West Side Story?
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Any West Side Story?
One day, when you're older, I'll tell you the story about how a man can cry out the name "Maria" in a Puerto Rican neighborhood and have only one girl look out her window.
It's pretty amazing, really, and there's even a cool car chase.
Next question:
It's time to storm the castle/mad scientist's lab/corporate headquarters. Are you the peasant holding the flaming torch or the peasant holding the pitchfork? And, yes, why?
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Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun. Oops!
I'm the village blacksmith carrying the hammer. Pitchforks and torches are for the masses.
Have you ever hired torchbearers to serve as canon fodder or to "find" traps? (We actually ran out of torchbearers in one of our campaigns...)
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Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun. Oops!
I'm the village blacksmith carrying the hammer. Pitchforks and torches are for the masses.
Have you ever hired torchbearers to serve as canon fodder or to "find" traps? (We actually ran out of torchbearers in one of our campaigns...)
What Nobody was the scientist preparing to defend his home against the ignorant masses who wish him harm because they don't understand the importance of his scientific experiments on the dead?
And while we never used torchbearers as cannon fodder, we did you a priest who had been turned to stone as a battering ram, man was he pissed that we broke off his arm.
What other crazy things have you done like this as either PC or GM.
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I once had a Stone Golem fall out of the sky and crush me out of nowhere. But the Dungeon Master hated me, so that probably explains it.
I hate Dungeon Masters...
Anyway, what game would you play with Death for your soul?
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Twister.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_i9CgT_J5QxQ/R-lKFCpBIQI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/e4OljZJMHbE/s400/10918361_gal.jpg)
What's your favorite Heinlein book?
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Twister.
Mod: removed image. It was that one right up there.
What's your favorite Heinlein book?
The Star Beast. And Yours?
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Friday, followed by The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Which of Heinlein's "old standbys" annoyed you the most? -- stuff like the general sexism in his writing (and yes I realize we can spin off a whole topic about that, but not right now), the polyamorous families that seem to be perfect all the time, his constant references to spanking, etc.
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Definitely the Free Love with NO JEALOUSY. This isn't entirely true, as there are jealous outsiders. But all jealousy stops once you've joined the group.
Who would you like to hear for Pseudopod #200?
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Satan. Or something by Ben for a close second to Satan. :D
Airplane 1 or 2? (talkin bout the movies here)
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1. fantastic film.
Best comedy show?
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1. fantastic film.
Best comedy show?
Kids in the Hall or the Original SNL cast.
Halloween or Christmas?
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Halloween. One of my favorites! I get to dress up in a costume and everyone thinks it's cool instead of geeky.
We don't celebrate Christmas at my house, we celebrate Zobmas, in honor of the 2nd zobmie.
Seal Clubber, Pastamancer, Sauceror or Accordian Thief?
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Seal Clubber, Pastamancer, Sauceror or Accordian Thief?
Hmph. I was a Disco Bandit for a while.
Pie à la mode: divine, or the devil's halitosis?
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Seal Clubber, Pastamancer, Sauceror or Accordian Thief?
Hmph. I was a Disco Bandit for a while.
Pie à la mode: divine, or the devil's halitosis?
Depends on the flavor of Pie.
Apple Pie ala mode or Apple pie with a slice of Chedder? mmmm Cheese
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Apple pie with cheddar!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My wife doesn't believe that this isn't just a Zorag thing.
What do you like in your omelets?
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A good sharp cheddar cheese and some crumbled hickory smoked bacon. Yum.
Metallica's Black Album: The last good one, or the first sucky one?
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Metallica's Black Album: The last good one, or the first sucky one?
Both! They songs were all really good but...They realized with this album if we make music videos and do what the record labels want of us, we can make lots of money and don't have to really do anything. Hell I wouldn't be surprised to find out that they became like Milli Vanilli after the black albumn. Of course around this time Lars was involved with Courtney Love. See everything that B@#%h touches kills itself!!!!!!
Favorite Metallica Album
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Favorite Metallica Album
Metallica: the Black Album (I love Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters and Unforgiven)
Favorite TV doctor? (any time, past or present, including those not a "medical" doctor)
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Favorite Metallica Album
Metallica: the Black Album (I love Enter Sandman, Nothing Else Matters and Unforgiven)
Favorite TV doctor? (any time, past or present, including those not a "medical" doctor)
THE doctor (Who, that is)
Your favorite dr. Who dr.?
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I was really liking this Doctor (http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/tardis/images/thumb/b/b7/Seventh_doctor.jpg/250px-Seventh_doctor.jpg)
Then my local PBS stopped carrying episodes and I lost interest. Haven't watched any Dr. Who since.
Favorite Dr. Who sidekick?
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K-9
Does the scarf make the Doctor?
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No, the personality does. I prefer David Tennant over every other Doctor I've seen (and I've seen most, at least in part). His portrayal was the first to make me want to buy the DVDs.
First SF author you ever read?
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No, the personality does. I prefer David Tennant over every other Doctor I've seen (and I've seen most, at least in part). His portrayal was the first to make me want to buy the DVDs.
First SF author you ever read?
I started with short story collections. I remember reading a bunch of Asimov stories, though.
Finish this line:
Pseudopod, listen or we'll...
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Finish this line:
Pseudopod, listen or we'll...
Unleash the Hounds.....of Tindalos
Finish this line:
Pseudopod, The most fun you can have....
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Finish this line:
Pseudopod, The most fun you can have....
umm... i'm gonna think of an answer to this later... because... i smell a contest. This can get really good, not only "the most fun you can have" but also "listen or we'll" and others.
this can get really good.... like really really good. (or horrifyingly awesome depending on how you look at it)
anyone else want a contest? maybe we can get Ben to make it official with some sort of prize or something.
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Finish this line:
Pseudopod, The most fun you can have....
umm... i'm gonna think of an answer to this later... because... i smell a contest. This can get really good, not only "the most fun you can have" but also "listen or we'll" and others.
this can get really good.... like really really good. (or horrifyingly awesome depending on how you look at it)
anyone else want a contest? maybe we can get Ben to make it official with some sort of prize or something.
A contest (http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?topic=2703.0) you say? With prizes (http://www.poddisc.com)? Why, that would be a fabulous idea!
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Finish this line:
Pseudopod, The most fun you can have....
umm... i'm gonna think of an answer to this later... because... i smell a contest. This can get really good, not only "the most fun you can have" but also "listen or we'll" and others.
this can get really good.... like really really good. (or horrifyingly awesome depending on how you look at it)
anyone else want a contest? maybe we can get Ben to make it official with some sort of prize or something.
A contest (http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?topic=2703.0) you say? With prizes (http://www.poddisc.com)? Why, that would be a fabulous idea!
If only that were so.
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Finish this line:
Pseudopod, The most fun you can have....
umm... i'm gonna think of an answer to this later... because... i smell a contest. This can get really good, not only "the most fun you can have" but also "listen or we'll" and others.
this can get really good.... like really really good. (or horrifyingly awesome depending on how you look at it)
anyone else want a contest? maybe we can get Ben to make it official with some sort of prize or something.
A contest (http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?topic=2703.0) you say? With prizes (http://www.poddisc.com)? Why, that would be a fabulous idea!
If only that were so.
If only I had a time machine.
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If only I had a time machine.
Gee, Mr. Peabody, you can have that if you can tell me what is the riddle of steel.
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I though James Earl Jones already solved the Riddle of Steel. Ah-nuld's muscles are no match for the power of his voice.
Okay, here's a question:
I have just challenged you to a Matter of Honor. You have the choice of venue and weaponry. What do you choose?
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I have just challenged you to a Matter of Honor. You have the choice of venue and weaponry. What do you choose?
I choose Toothpicks at 5 inches. Venue is the local cafeteria. Do you accept?
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i'm so down to stab you in the throat with 5 inch toothpicks.
kay so here's one that should be obvious, i'm going to drop you off on a remote island. you can bring one thing because i allow it as a last wish, what do you bring?
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A fully provisioned boat capable of making the trip back.
What island would you like to be left stranded on?
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since you didn't specify remote, i'm going with Britain, because it's where I live.
One view you have that is probably in the minority?
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That all drugs should be legalized and taxed. I know crack and meth are nasty, I still say legalization, regulation and taxation are the way to go. remove the black market and people don't need guns to get high. That people are going to get high goes without say as it's happened since the first person ate a funny looking mushroom or burned a plant, or whatever and it made them feel good. Regulation, keep shit like stricnine(sp?) out of window pane acid, make sure that the meth morons use isn't going to kill others, etc. Tax money for education and rehabilitation.
Which conspiracy theory do you believe to be true?
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::pokes Lowky with a toothpick::
Hippie.
I don't believe in conspiracies. I think plain old human idiocy is more than enough to cause disasters without there needing to be a conscious effort behind it.
What fashion trend do you just not get?
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Low-waisted pants. Ladies, they make you all look fat. Especially the ones among you who think they look good.
Raving_Lunatic, I didn't think you could be stranded on Britain, but if you really hate it there, I guess you could consider yourself stranded.
Lowky, Hippie.
What person, who you don't know personally, should get eternal life?
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well since eternal life would completely suck...
Khalid Sheikh Muhammad - the guy who's apparently the mastermind behind 9/11. fuck him. yeah you stay in horrible isolation and shit FOREVER!
or if i want to look at the bright side of living forever, Mel Brooks :D
umm... i dont' have a question, what should my question be?
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lets see. Oh I know.
Why don't you have a question?
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that's a bit unfair, because only he can answer it, isn't it?
(notice the clever answer + question in the same sentence)
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it is!
i recently got a bunch of radiohead... why dont i love them?
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Because Radiohead is the quintessential "art" group - in that, they take their sound wherever they feel they need to evolve, marketability and fan base be damned. Therefore it's really hard to "get" what they're trying to do most of the time.
Which member of the Rat Pack do you most closely identify with, and why?
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My answer will vary somewhat. Do you mean the 50's era or 60's era rat pack.
In the 50's I would have to say it would have been Frank. But in the 60's I would say it was Dean Martin. Frank was always a little more of a leader than i would be. I liked that Dean was more the funny one than a straight up singer like the rest.
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no question so I'll go with
favourite comedian?
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Mitch Hedberg
favorite artist? (as in painting/sculpture/etc)
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Da Vinci. Hands down.
Favorite crackpot scientific theory?
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Da Vinci. Hands down.
Favorite crackpot scientific theory?
Cold fusion. I like the idea of energy from nothing.
What is your favorite multisyllabic word?
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Onomatopoeia, ever since I heard about it in the fourth grade.
What is the funniest "clean" word (something you can say in front of a 6-year-old)?
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Onomatopoeia, ever since I heard about it in the fourth grade.
What is the funniest "clean" word (something you can say in front of a 6-year-old)?
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Favorite Live-action Disney Movie?
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does Tron count? (ooh answer and question in the same one!)
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Yes.
Book you had to read for school (any age) which introduced you to an author you now read for pleasure? (Mine was "Breakfast of Champions" and I now love Kurt Vonnegut.)
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Book you had to read for school (any age) which introduced you to an author you now read for pleasure? (Mine was "Breakfast of Champions" and I now love Kurt Vonnegut.)
Hmm, guess the closest would have to be Harumi Murakami. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World was on the syllabus for a fantasy and literature small seminar class I took my senior year in college (I think the class was limited to about 15 people), and I like poking around his works from time to time.
Which condiment do you prefer on your sammich: mayo, Miracle Whip, or other?
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Which condiment do you prefer on your sammich: mayo, Miracle Whip, or other?
Yes depends on the sammich.
What is your favorite kind of Sandwich?
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me and two chicks
favorite heroine from any movie?
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me and two chicks
Pedophilia and bestiality at the same time, you sick bast@#d
favorite heroine from any movie?
Does it have to be a heroine? I tend to like the Villains more. but if I have to go with a heroine and this is just on looks alone, certainly not character development, acting ability etc. I would have to say Angelina Jolie in Boobraider.
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/me boobraids, in search of the next interview question...
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/me boobraids, in search of the next interview question...
Does it have to be a heroine?
question came first.
Where should the question be?
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Where should the question be?
Right here: favorite cartoon villain? (not anime or manga)
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Chernabog from Fantasia
::bows head in reverence::
If you are a forum Moderator, do you prefer that the members like you as a person or respect your authority?
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On the board that I'm a Mod, I get to smash the unruly. So, popular as a person, feared as an authority figure.
Do you know what I mean when I say, "I caught a wrap with 3 to a wheel in the SB"?
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Do you know what I mean when I say, "I caught a wrap with 3 to a wheel in the SB"?
No idea. care to explain?
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I'd be talking about Omaha Hi/Lo, my game of choice.
Who was a better champion, Ric Flair or Hulk Hogan?
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I'd be talking about Omaha Hi/Lo, my game of choice.
Who was a better champion, Ric Flair or Hulk Hogan?
Andre the giant.
Who was a better Giant, Andre the Giant or Bob Homme's (http://www.robandbee.com/friendly_giant.jpg) The Friendly Giant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Friendly_Giant)
Half way around the world and what am I home sick for TV shows from my childhood that haven't been on TV in 20+ years.
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Andre was the original Gentle Giant. Read up on his story some time, it's fascinating. I don't think he was a great champion because it was inconceivable that anyone could beat him. He was the King of Battle Royals, though. Andre is my answer.
Who's the better heel, Randy Orton, Edge or Samoa Joe?
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Who's the better heel, Randy Orton, Edge or Samoa Joe?
I'm afraid I'm going to have to go with cha cha heels, black ones. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHeGcD6o_E)
Name your top 3 worst songs to lose your virginity to.
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Who's the better heel, Randy Orton, Edge or Samoa Joe?
I'm afraid I'm going to have to go with cha cha heels, black ones. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHHeGcD6o_E)
Name your top 3 worst songs to lose your virginity to.
You can only lose your virginity once.
Why do you keep answering with responses that are not options? ;)
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Name your top 3 worst songs to lose your virginity to.
You can only lose your virginity once.
/me quickly checks notes as eyes widen in terror.
Why do you keep answering with responses that are not options? ;)
Is it because:
a) I need caffeine.
b) my meds haven't kicked in yet.
c) my dial-up modem laughed at me when I tried to post options.
d) all of the above.
e) none of the above.
f) some of the above.
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Name your top 3 worst songs to lose your virginity to.
You can only lose your virginity once.
/me quickly checks notes as eyes widen in terror.
Why do you keep answering with responses that are not options? ;)
Is it because:
a) I need caffeine.
b) my meds haven't kicked in yet.
c) my dial-up modem laughed at me when I tried to post options.
d) all of the above.
e) none of the above.
f) some of the above.
It's definitely D.
and since I want to know the answer to the above I will repost PiF's question again.
What are your top 3 worst songs that someone might hear while losing their virginity (note for Zorag they may not hear all 3 it depends on how bad or skillful their virginity taker is at taking said virginity)
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Happy Happy Joy Joy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGsxwQpa_g) (oh man that one cracked me up when i thought of it), ummm.... i dont think i wanna think of others...
how about the next person? do you want to add on to this?
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I would not have wanted to lose my virginity to the hamster dance. Unfortunately the original has been removed due to copyright concerns. At least i saved it when i found it years ago. tried to attach but it wouldn't let me attach it to my post, said attachment directory wasn't writeable.
What other internet gems have you saved from extinction?
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Happy Happy Joy Joy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGsxwQpa_g) (oh man that one cracked me up when i thought of it), ummm.... i dont think i wanna think of others...
how about the next person? do you want to add on to this?
Try "I'm Alright" and think of the gopher. He has moves......
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well since Zorag didn't post a question I will answer my own.
I have saved the flash and have the mp3 on my computer. I am actually thinking it might make a good ringtone.
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama (http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama)
aren't you glad I only posted a link since the flash repeats instead of stops when finished?
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I'm glad for that, surely.
Even still, I must kill you now. How shall I do it?
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I'm glad for that, surely.
Even still, I must kill you now. How shall I do it?
With a wet noodle. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/FSM_Logo.svg/220px-FSM_Logo.svg.png)
What brand/carrier is your mobile phone.
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Who cares?
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me
Why else would i ask?
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me
Why else would i ask?
Because he is Conan. Cimmerian. He will not ask. So you ask for him.
Favorite type of peanut butter for chowing down on: smooth or crunchy?
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Favorite type of peanut butter for chowing down on: smooth or crunchy?
Depends, on a sandwich and apples i frequently prefer smoother peanut butter and bananas, or eating straight from the jar Extra crunchy.
Which is better Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, or Cashew Butter?
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I am a loyal Peanut Butter fan. I don't care for Cashew Butter, and I find Almond Butter bitter.
Why doesn't anything work properly?
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I am a loyal Peanut Butter fan. I don't care for Cashew Butter, and I find Almond Butter bitter.
Why doesn't anything work properly?
Because of the Great Firewall of China.
Any other questions?
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I am a loyal Peanut Butter fan. I don't care for Cashew Butter, and I find Almond Butter bitter.
Why doesn't anything work properly?
Because everybody buys based on cost or style. They're willing to pay almost nothing for something or far too much for it if it's a special name. There's no space in the middle any more.
Because of the Great Firewall of China.
Any other questions?
Not that I can think of.
What do you think?
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I'm sure there will always be questions.
For Example:
Should I cut my hair or continue to let it grow, My would be bangs now extend past my mouth. I last had my hair trimmed ( not cut, mostly just neatened up) on April 30th?
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mongo no know, mongo only pawn in game of life.
long hair is good up to a point, i'd at least trim it!
should I continue to take my online chemistry class even though its only 2 credits and I need 3 for my physical science requirement?
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should I continue to take my online chemistry class even though its only 2 credits and I need 3 for my physical science requirement?
It depends.
are you doing well and can you find a fill-in physical science credit to take?
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haven't started the class yet :P
as for a fill in... maybe? i dont know!
I solved a rubix cube... now what?
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haven't started the class yet :P
as for a fill in... maybe? i dont know!
I solved a rubix cube... now what?
The Professor's Cube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor%27s_Cube)
(http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/2009/01/Rubik%27s%20Cube.jpg)
if the answer is 42, what is the question?
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haven't started the class yet :P
as for a fill in... maybe? i dont know!
I solved a rubix cube... now what?
The Professor's Cube (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor%27s_Cube)
(http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/2009/01/Rubik%27s%20Cube.jpg)
if the answer is 42, what is the question?
no. just. no...
as for the question
how many roads must a man walk down?
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if the answer is 42, what is the question?
as for the question
how many roads must a man walk down?
[/quote]
already answered see above^^
Which is better Nutella or Skippy with Chocolate swirl?
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Which is better Nutella or Skippy with Chocolate swirl?
leaving this question for someone else, i now have to try skippy with chocolate swirl, sounds delicious.
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Which is better Nutella or Skippy with Chocolate swirl?
leaving this question for someone else, i now have to try skippy with chocolate swirl, sounds delicious.
(http://tinchina.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee6ece388340120a5365d4a970c-800wi)
was best image I could find, for whatever reason I can't attach things in the forums. Don't know if that's true for everyone, a side effect of the great firewall of china, or what. It may just be a chinese product. I don't find it listed on the skippy website. It's called Skippy Chocolate Stripe Peanut Butter
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(http://s2.thisnext.com/media/230x230/Smuckers-Goober-Grape-Peanut_22A9F4BF.jpg)
I can't stand Nutella but I love this stuff (in grape only, though). Who needs bread! Just gimme a jar and a spoon!
What is your favorite pen brand?
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Pilot, the G-2 .07s are the best pens evah!
Invisible Pink Unicorn or Flying Spaghetti Monster?
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FSM!
iPod or Zune or [insert player here]?
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iPod or Zune or [insert player here]?
Probably iPod for legacy reasons at this point, though have to say the Zune HD looks nice.
What is your most loved but also most hated piece of technology.
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My time machine.
Do you have any idea how much of a bitch Paradox is?
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My time machine.
Do you have any idea how much of a bitch Paradox is?
No but Captain Jack must have since he was frozen when he crossed his time streams.
Favorite character from Torchwood?
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The Doctor.
iPhone or Android or Windows Mobile or other?
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iphone probably but android is looking better
Windows, Mac, Linux or Other?
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Just upgraded my Mac to OS 10 Polecat. :-*
Can you readily tell the difference between the Ghibellines and the Guelphs? What about the Girondins and the Jacobins? The White Spy and the Black Spy?
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The first. not the others.
Sorry!
What would you most like to die of?
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What would you most like to die of?
Either something relatively painless, either in sleep, or maybe freezing to death (i hear again you just fall asleep), OR something so strange and exotic that I become an internet meme.
Favorite orange flavored fizzy drink (soda, pop, whatever the hell you want to call it)
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Tang.
Favourite oriental villain.
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The monster from Horror Express (http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2414905344/tt0068713)
Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee
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Christopher Lee, I had to google Peter Cushing. I feel young.
Listening to Britney Spears or gouging your earcannals out with a rusty ice scraper?
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Christopher Lee, I had to google Peter Cushing. I feel young.
Listening to Britney Spears or gouging your earcannals out with a rusty ice scraper?
What did you say, I can't hear you I've gouged my earcannals out with a rusty ice scraper.
would you rather lose your arms or your legs?
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would you rather lose your arms or your legs?
My legs. There are a lot of ways a wheelchair or something similar can help, but I can't imagine not having the use of my hands (especially after listening to this episode of Escape Pod (http://forum.escapeartists.net/index.php?topic=2797.0;all)).
What do you call it? Soda, pop, cola or something else?
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Beer.
Pizza or Lasagna?
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Pizza or Lasagna?
Pizza! Olives and mushrooms are my fave toppings, which don't go so well in lasagna.
Ballpoint or roller ball? (and if you love it, what brand?)
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Ballpoint or roller ball? (and if you love it, what brand?)
Yes. Generally if it writes, doesn't give me any issues, like doesn't want to write on the back side of a notebook page (The pens readily available here in China suck ass), or doesn't make a smeary mess on the page or my hands, then it's fine.
Would you rather lose your sight or your hearing?
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A tough question. I guess I'd have to say my sight. I would miss music too much.
With the passing of Michael Jackson, will Justin Timberlake be automatically crowned the King of Pop? Or is there going to be some sort of Trial by Combat between contenders?
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A tough question. I guess I'd have to say my sight. I would miss music too much.
With the passing of Michael Jackson, will Justin Timberlake be automatically crowned the King of Pop? Or is there going to be some sort of Trial by Combat between contenders?
I don't know but if there is a Trial by Combat I hope it's to the Pain. or at least to the death. too many crappy "musicians" now.
Favorite genre of music?
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Let me reinforce the stereotype and say country. But not the pop they put out today, give me some outlaw country or some old school country and western.
How do you like me now?
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Let me reinforce the stereotype and say country. But not the pop they put out today, give me some outlaw country or some old school country and western.
How do you like me now?
Well since you don't like the pablum they call country these days you get a +1. Because you like outlaw country which I assume to mean things like, Waylon, Willie, Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, et al, +1. However because you aren't around enough anymore -10
Where are you spending your time when you aren't here?
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I've been more active in my online poker communities, growing my business and *gasp* driving more. Freight is picking up.
Who put the Bomp in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp?
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I've been more active in my online poker communities, growing my business and *gasp* driving more. Freight is picking up.
Who put the Bomp in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp?
Mr. Bass Man
Does your chewing gum lose it's flavor on the bedpost overnight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Does_Your_Chewing_Gum_Lose_It%27s_Flavor_%28On_The_Bedpost_Over_Night%29)?
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No.
Which is better, Fallout, Fallout 2 or Fallout 3?
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No.
Which is better, Fallout, Fallout 2 or Fallout 3?
I have only played Fallout 3. It is awesome, I love the open world, same concept as in the Elder Scrolls games.
Which is the best Elder Scrolls game?
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THREADOMANCY!!!! (oh man am I in trouble?!)
^ I don't know, never played 'em.
anyway.
do you listen to Radiolab/what is your favorite episode.
and if not, what is wrong with you?
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THREADOMANCY!!!! (oh man am I in trouble?!)
^ I don't know, never played 'em.
anyway.
do you listen to Radiolab/what is your favorite episode.
and if not, what is wrong with you?
I never heard of Radiolab. What is wrong with me?
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I never heard of Radiolab. What is wrong with me?
Whatever it is, it isn't lupus.
http://www.itsnotlup.us/
Favorite crotchety doctor: Bones (D. Kelley), Bones (K. Urban), House, Henglaar, Jocelyn Elders, or choose your own...
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Favorite crotchety doctor: Bones (D. Kelley), Bones (K. Urban), House, Henglaar, Jocelyn Elders, or choose your own...
Quincey M.E. (Jack Klugman)
Crest or Colgate?
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Crest or Colgate?
Darlie (http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/DarkieToothpaste_new.jpg)
Favorite Politically incorrect Brand.
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Colgate, they have clear packaging now so u can see how much toothpaste u have left.
Favorite curse word?
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Favorite crotchety doctor: Bones (D. Kelley), Bones (K. Urban), House, Henglaar, Jocelyn Elders, or choose your own...
Quincey M.E. (Jack Klugman)
Crest or Colgate?
Most toothpaste additives upset my stomach -- tartar control, whitening, etc -- so I buy whichever is plainest, and Colgate often has a better price on plain old "Cavity Protection" toothpaste. So, Colgate.
Favorite university named after a drugstore, food store, or food/drug item?
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Wow, 3 answers to the same question and 2 new questions. I guess I'll tackle them both...
Favorite curse word?
F*ck! Of course.
For a primer on the versatility of this word, check out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_PkJ_4oEjc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_PkJ_4oEjc)
Favorite university named after a drugstore, food store, or food/drug item?
I can't resist... Colgate!
Ketchup, mustard, relish, or mayo?
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Favorite university named after a drugstore, food store, or food/drug item?
I can't resist... Colgate!
Ketchup, mustard, relish, or mayo?
Mustard. Specifically, Inglehoffer's, the spicy-esque one with the little balls of exploding flavor in it. My all-time favorite.
Most annoying Family Guy character with the last name of "Griffin"?
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Most annoying Family Guy character with the last name of "Griffin"?
Chris
From the following movies, which have you watched the most times? A) Avatar, B) either of the Twilight movies (but not both combined), or C) Team America: World Police
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Team America ftw.
I saw Avatar once, never saw Twitlight
I've seen Team America anywhere from 5-10 times, not including random scenes here and there. I love that movie.
What's your favorite brand of gum?
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In Australia, we don't really chew gum.
So.
What's your favourite gum tree?
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In Australia, we don't really chew gum.
So.
What's your favourite gum tree?
Spruce if from a tree, otherwise Agar
Favorite brand of castile soap
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Zilch. Never heard of the stuff. I had to look it up. We don't bathe much in the south anyway.
Car, truck, or other?
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Zilch. Never heard of the stuff. I had to look it up. We don't bathe much in the south anyway.
Car, truck, or other?
Feet currently, ideally something like this
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FfetiF7C9vo/R4MboE9FwFI/AAAAAAAACP4/gr5dHqY0bMo/S600/1958+Cadillac+Ambulance-Hearse-j.JPG)
Favorite outdoor activity?
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Dancing naked.
Tom-ay-to or Tom-ah-to?
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tom-ay-to
favorite trivial accomplishment (ex. mine would be solving a rubix cube)
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I lost an argument with John Scalzi.
Strangest (by the reckoning of most of the folks you know) thing you ever ate and liked?
squid jerky with red pepper paste, for me.
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Fish head soup and goose liver (OK not together, but it was on the same night)
Have you ever had an experience where you really felt there was a ghost (for real)? Explain.
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Fish head soup and goose liver (OK not together, but it was on the same night)
Have you ever had an experience where you really felt there was a ghost (for real)? Explain.
YEs. The last house we lived in made the creepiest noises. Never saw anything, but middle of the night tappings, thumpings, dragging noises. We inspected every possible source never found one. I'm not horribly superstisious, but everything about those noises was spooky.
What's your favorite time of the year and why?
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Fish head soup and goose liver (OK not together, but it was on the same night)
Have you ever had an experience where you really felt there was a ghost (for real)? Explain.
YEs. The last house we lived in made the creepiest noises. Never saw anything, but middle of the night tappings, thumpings, dragging noises. We inspected every possible source never found one. I'm not horribly superstisious, but everything about those noises was spooky.
What's your favorite time of the year and why?
That point in the spring and fall where the temperatures of the cities I've inhabited are generally pleasant and not yet humid. DC and NYC both have this period of a few weeks were things are fairly perfect, and then NYC starts getting humid and the odd smells from Jersey start wafting over more constantly, and Washington does it too except it was built on a swamp so it's even worse, the most oppressive combination of humidity and heat one finds on this continent, where you can't walk a half block from a metro stop to an office building without it looking like you were the center of a very localized thunderstorm — I know not of the fires of hell, but as the humidity of hell is never mentioned it must be much preferable.
Would your rather have a: Second season of Firefly, Brian Fuller Star Trek TV series, J. Michael Straczynski Star Trek, or the next Star Wars project being handed off to Ronald D. Moore?
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Would your rather have a: Second season of Firefly, Brian Fuller Star Trek TV series, J. Michael Straczynski Star Trek, or the next Star Wars project being handed off to Ronald D. Moore?
JMS-Trek. I read the pitch packet for that when it circulated around on the internet and I really think he could do some great stuff with it.
I would have only wanted a second season of Firefly if it had happened before the movie.
Which currently-airing highly-lauded sci-fi series have you either given up on or never watched? (I'm thinking of stuff like Dr. Who, Lost, Chuck, Heroes, Fringe, et al.)
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I gave up on Heroes finally. A combination of school work, How I Met Your Mother instead, and the first episode of this most recent season was just ridiculously stupid. So I stopped caring.
oh well, the first season is still awesome.
any songs right now that you are hooked on?
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I gave up on Heroes finally. A combination of school work, How I Met Your Mother instead, and the first episode of this most recent season was just ridiculously stupid. So I stopped caring.
oh well, the first season is still awesome.
any songs right now that you are hooked on?
Half Jack - Dresden Dolls, Another Bag of Bricks - Flogging Molly, and From the Morning - Nick Drake.
Would you rather live in a Steampunk dystopia or the Singularity?
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Would you rather live in a Steampunk dystopia or the Singularity?
Singularity.
If you were driving you car at the speed of light, and you turns on, what would happen?
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If you were driving you car at the speed of light, and you turns on, what would happen?
Well, if I'm able to turn on, I'd guess I'd be a robot.
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If you were driving you car at the speed of light, and you turns on, what would happen?
Well, if I'm able to turn on, I'd guess I'd be a robot.
Let's try that question again, shall we:
If you were driving you car at the speed of light, and you turned your lights on, what would happen?
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If you were driving you car at the speed of light, and you turns on, what would happen?
Well, if I'm able to turn on, I'd guess I'd be a robot.
Let's try that question again, shall we:
If you were driving you car at the speed of light, and you turned your lights on, what would happen?
The light would travel at C, relative to you and everybody else. It would not break C, and it would always be measured at C. If you were traveling in the same direction of the light at .5C, you would still measure it approaching you at C.
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo?
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Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo?
Springfield
Did you ever see a llama kiss a llama on the lamma? (http://www.webworksllc.com/Llamasong.cfm)
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Llamas llama tastes of llama llama llama duck.
Hope I got that right, it's been a while since I've seen it (in class rght now haha so icant watch it)
favorite myth?
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Llamas llama tastes of llama llama llama duck.
Hope I got that right, it's been a while since I've seen it (in class rght now haha so icant watch it)
favorite myth?
Does Joshua Abraham Norton count as a myth? If not that, then Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Although if the Emperor doesn't count, than neither does Sasaki.
I got nothin'. Someone else can answer.
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Llamas llama tastes of llama llama llama duck.
Hope I got that right, it's been a while since I've seen it (in class rght now haha so icant watch it)
favorite myth?
John Henry. One of the simplest, one of the best.
Pick one: Snowmaggedon, SnOMG, or Snowpocalypse?
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Llamas llama tastes of llama llama llama duck.
Hope I got that right, it's been a while since I've seen it (in class rght now haha so icant watch it)
favorite myth?
John Henry. One of the simplest, one of the best.
Pick one: Snowmaggedon, SnOMG, or Snowpocalypse?
Well we only got about 8 inches here in Metro Detroit so I will go with SnOMG. It really didn't seem that bad to me, but then I wasn't driving in it. tons of school closings here, I think the teachers were just desperate for a day off..
Would you rather drive in heavy snow or heavy rain?
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Llamas llama tastes of llama llama llama duck.
Hope I got that right, it's been a while since I've seen it (in class rght now haha so icant watch it)
favorite myth?
John Henry. One of the simplest, one of the best.
Pick one: Snowmaggedon, SnOMG, or Snowpocalypse?
Well we only got about 8 inches here in Metro Detroit so I will go with SnOMG. It really didn't seem that bad to me, but then I wasn't driving in it. tons of school closings here, I think the teachers were just desperate for a day off..
Would you rather drive in heavy snow or heavy rain?
Rain:
1. Not as slippery (as long as the ground isn't frozen).
2. Generally doesn't whip and swirl like snow does.
3. It happens more frequently, so while people drive badly in both snow and rain, at least they (ostensibly) have experience driving in the rain.
I actually get motion-sick driving in the snow.
Flavored coffee, or flavored creamer?
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Flavored coffee, or flavored creamer?
Tea
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Neither for me. Just coffee with half n half.
What's your nick name? List as many as you care to.
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Neither for me. Just coffee with half n half.
What's your nick name? List as many as you care to.
Shyguy with a big ****
How did you get your nickname?
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I am The Mole (yes, with capitals). I don't see so good.
Coolest band name EVAR?
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I am The Mole (yes, with capitals). I don't see so good.
Coolest band name EVAR?
Janitors of Anarchy was a suggestion when I saw Jello Biafra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jello_Biafra) doing a spoken word concert.
wikihow or instructables?
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wikihow or instructables?
Wikihow, as I'm not familiar with Instructables. I'll have to check that out. Lots of fluff on Wikihow.
Your recommendation for best kid's book?
(Not necessarily YA. That usually means teens to my way of thinking. More like an eleven-year-old.)
My pick, for the record, would be Alan Mendelsohn, The Boy From Mars, by Daniel Pinkwater. A truly unappreciated masterpiece, and one of my first exposures to weird fiction. I still wish I could visit the Bermuda Triangle Chili Parlor.
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I'd find a Pratchett Discworld book that didn't have TOO adult a theme. I guess it depends upon the kid's maturity, but when I was 11 I was reading adult fiction already. The Tiffany Aching books are good, but you kind of have to know the world to really get them.
Honestly, Harry Potter is good stuff for kids that age, I think. Or... just give the kid something YOU like that doesn't have too many themes/scenes that worry you. Let the kid read up to the material.
When you have to use a public toilet (this includes the ones at your workplace), do you prefer the seat to be warm or cold?
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When you have to use a public toilet (this includes the ones at your workplace), do you prefer the seat to be warm or cold?
Neither. I don't like a cold seat, but I don't want to be reminded that someone else had their ass in the same place as me with a warm seat. How about keep the bathroom warm enough it's not cold?
Robert Aspirin or Piers Anthony?
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Robert Aspirin or Piers Anthony?
Wow, that's tough, as I like them both for different things (Anthony for his Incarnations of Immortality series, Aspirin for his Mything and Phule series). Since the latter has two different series I'm a fan of, I'll say Aspirin.
Favorite pizza store? (ie. Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa John's, etc.)
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Robert Aspirin or Piers Anthony?
Wow, that's tough, as I like them both for different things (Anthony for his Incarnations of Immortality series, Aspirin for his Mything and Phule series). Since the latter has two different series I'm a fan of, I'll say Aspirin.
Favorite pizza store? (ie. Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa John's, etc.)
another toughie. I would say a Buddy's ( a detroit area chain, that makes pan style pizza with the toppings under the cheese) but my all time favorite is http://www.giordanos.com/ (http://www.giordanos.com/) in Chicago. I really need to get a job so I can afford to either go there or order one fed ex'ed to me.
Favorite Parcel delivery company? (UPS, Fed EX, USPS, etc.)?
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Favorite Parcel delivery company? (UPS, Fed EX, USPS, etc.)?
i hope a newbie (of sorts) like myself can play :) i just LOVE the word parcel ;D
I prefer UPS. something about the whole "What can brown do for you" makes me giggle.
so, here's my question:
autumn, winter, summer or fall?
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Fall. There is my favorite Holiday, Halloween. There are the color changes in leaves, Apples and Pears are ready to Harvest.
What is your favorite Holiday?
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Halloween. Kids dress up in costumes, go out alone, at night, and beg for free candy from strangers, and we give it to them. What could possibly be more awesome?
Pizza: Style, toppings, method of consumption, vendor, etc. If you don't eat pizza, why not?
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Halloween. Kids dress up in costumes, go out alone, at night, and beg for free candy from strangers, and we give it to them. What could possibly be more awesome?
Pizza: Style, toppings, method of consumption, vendor, etc. If you don't eat pizza, why not?
New York, usually plain but sometimes pepperoni, folded in half as the Gods intended, and Sal and Carmine's.
Which of the second or third string superheros would you be?
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Which of the second or third string superheros would you be?
Gleek (http://www.comictrek.net/prodimages/sdcc/2009sdcc_dcu_wondertwins_gleek.jpg) cause space monkeys are cool
or did you mean more like
(http://www.playingforkeepsnovel.com/wp-content/PFK_sq_big.jpg)
If the latter then I liked Jack from said Mur awesomeness.
what would YOUR superpowers be?
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My super power? To change my mass, instantly, at will, to anything from 1 mg to 100,000 kg, without changing my volume, proportional strength, or relative physical resliancy. Of course, I haven't given this much thought ;)
Least or most favorite pop culture icon?
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gelee = miss valentine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQPUJbLRE6A)?
(http://www.chesafterlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/1c-fitzpatrick-68-f.jpg)
the thing online that you're most proud of?
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Lowky, you are the poster to roll this thread to it's 100th page. You have won the respect and admiration of the entire Escape Artists Forums. Now what are you going to do?
What are you most proud of off of the internet?
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gelee = miss valentine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQPUJbLRE6A)?
(http://www.chesafterlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/1c-fitzpatrick-68-f.jpg)
the thing online that you're most proud of?
ha! Yes, very much like that, except I'm a short fat guy with a beard. Not quite the same effect. :)
my choice was actually inspired by an old OVA, Moldiver. I'll post a link when I dig one up.
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What are you most proud of off of the internet?
In 1997, I was a homeless bum. Not only am I no longer a homeless bum, I'm taking an 11 night cruise of the Eastern Med this fall. The transition was accomplished largely via the "Bootstrap" method.
How do you pronounce this guy's last name: John Fahey.
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I believe it's pronounced fay (hay) he.
Who is your favorite Pixar character?
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My favorite Pixar Character is probably Remy from Ratouille
What is your favorite Pixar Movie?
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incredibles
and because i had all this written a minute too late:
favourite character Woody, for all the wrong reasons.
http://www.youtube.com/v/F30PYWYdkZ4
ha! Yes, very much like that, except I'm a short fat guy with a beard. Not quite the same effect. :)
still imagining you in the outfit...
what's your porn name (first pet & street)?
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incredibles
and because i had all this written a minute too late:
favourite character Woody, for all the wrong reasons.
That video rocks!!!
what's your porn name (first pet & street)?
Tigger Gargantua
Yes that's right I am a bouncy large porn star with stripes (supplied by Tigger the tiger salamander)
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Arghh, lowky snuck in while I was typing (no pun intended).
But no follow-up question was asked, so I will post anyway....
Nothing Jane
(Can't even begin to analyze that!)
Which fictional universe do you feel you best belong in?
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By far the Hitchhiker's Guide universe. I'd love it there.
What fictional character do you most identify with?
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By far the Hitchhiker's Guide universe. I'd love it there.
What fictional character do you most identify with?
Off the top of my head, Jason from the Anita Blake novels, for being perpetually relegated to the Friend Zone (until book 12 or whenever LKH said "oh, hey, THEY haven't banged yet, let's do that!).
Least-favorite vampire mythos? (Twilight is NOT ELIGIBLE.)
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By far the Hitchhiker's Guide universe. I'd love it there.
What fictional character do you most identify with?
Off the top of my head, Jason from the Anita Blake novels, for being perpetually relegated to the Friend Zone (until book 12 or whenever LKH said "oh, hey, THEY haven't banged yet, let's do that!).
Least-favorite vampire mythos? (Twilight is NOT ELIGIBLE.)
Not sure why Twilight is not eligible, but if that's the case then I don't have a least-favorite.
What is your Favorite vampire mythos?
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I have to pick just one? I do so love all the old Dracula stuff - Dracula, the brides, Jonathan and Mina Harker, Van Helsing, the vampire hunters...
Sesame Street's The Count is a close second.
FTR, I thought 30 Days of Night (the comic book, at least - haven't seen the movie) was mostly worthless.
Erm, favorite werewolf mythos?
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By far the Hitchhiker's Guide universe. I'd love it there.
What fictional character do you most identify with?
Off the top of my head, Jason from the Anita Blake novels, for being perpetually relegated to the Friend Zone (until book 12 or whenever LKH said "oh, hey, THEY haven't banged yet, let's do that!).
Least-favorite vampire mythos? (Twilight is NOT ELIGIBLE.)
Not sure why Twilight is not eligible, but if that's the case then I don't have a least-favorite.
What is your Favorite vampire mythos?
I think Twilight is just the automatic option.
Right now, the HBO version of True Blood (haven't read the books, but mean to at some point after college).
Edit: Arg, DKT beat me.
Mythos with Werewolves is going to be Being Human, but I don't really read a lot of Werewolf stuff.
I'm going to do the "Which fictional universe do you want to be in?" one again for my question.
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I will go with the Meredith Gentry universe of L. K. Hamilton.
Favorite of the Fae?
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Faye Valentine
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:42w9Ap0UxX-HBM:http://facova.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/faye_valentine.jpg)
(I'm assuming that's not what you meant but it's funny anyway).
ill keep that question going tho...
Favorite of the Fae?
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Faye Valentine
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:42w9Ap0UxX-HBM:http://facova.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/faye_valentine.jpg)
(I'm assuming that's not what you meant but it's funny anyway).
ill keep that question going tho...
Favorite of the Fae?
Pookah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%BAca) but many here who are writers probably prefer Leanan si'dhe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leanan_s%C3%ADdhe)
Who/what is your favorite Muse.
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Who/what is your favorite Muse.
My favourite Muse is Uprising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog)
......Sorry, couldn't resist.
On that note, what's your favourite song at the moment?
(mine: Killing Joke's Invocation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9f0owia6E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9f0owia6E))
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ooh I love Uprising.
Anyways,
Julius by Phish right now. I'd YouTube link it but I don't have a computer...
Look it up, awesome song.
Favorite apocalyptic movie?
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Favorite apocalyptic movie?
Madmax Beyond Thunderdome
Favorite cult movie (eg Surf Nazis must die, Repoman, etc.)
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Favorite cult movie (eg Surf Nazis must die, Repoman, etc.)
Does Free Enterprise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Enterprise_%28film%29) count? I think it does.
How many "ply" are in your toilet paper?
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How many "ply" are in your toilet paper?
They are legion. Three, I think.
What's you favorite "bad" movie? Define "bad" any way you like, so long as the connotation is negative.
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How many "ply" are in your toilet paper?
They are legion. Three, I think.
What's you favorite "bad" movie? Define "bad" any way you like, so long as the connotation is negative.
Repoman
Favorite "generic" food/beverage?
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Favorite "generic" food/beverage?
Ice cream!!!!
What's your favourite planet? Define planet any way you like (no need to follow the IAU classifications, so Pluto, asteroids, and moons are all fair game).
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Favorite "generic" food/beverage?
Ice cream!!!!
What's your favourite planet? Define planet any way you like (no need to follow the IAU classifications, so Pluto, asteroids, and moons are all fair game).
Yuggoth
Favorite fungi?
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Yuggoth
Favorite fungi?
Yuggoth :) Of actual fungi, slime mold.
Favorite dead author?
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Yuggoth
Favorite fungi?
Yuggoth :) Of actual fungi, slime mold.
Favorite dead author?
Damn it's hard to pick just one. I guess H.P. Lovecraft followed closely by R. E. Howard.
Favorite R. E. Howard Story?
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Damn it's hard to pick just one. I guess H.P. Lovecraft followed closely by R. E. Howard.
Favorite R. E. Howard Story?
The Frost Giant's Daughter. A very brutal Conan.
Favorite Lovecraft story?
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Damn it's hard to pick just one. I guess H.P. Lovecraft followed closely by R. E. Howard.
Favorite R. E. Howard Story?
The Frost Giant's Daughter. A very brutal Conan.
Favorite Lovecraft story?
Damn you how do you pick just one. it's a three way tie, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Pickman's Model, and The Music of Erich Zann.
Of those 3 which is your favorite?
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Damn you how do you pick just one. it's a three way tie, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Pickman's Model, and The Music of Erich Zann.
Of those 3 which is your favorite?
Pickman's Model, though all three are excellent.
What's your Desert Island album?
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Damn you how do you pick just one. it's a three way tie, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Pickman's Model, and The Music of Erich Zann.
Of those 3 which is your favorite?
Pickman's Model, though all three are excellent.
What's your Desert Island album?
How are you going to play an album on a desert island. Take your ipod with all kinds of music, it will at least last you about 24 hours or so before the battery dies, I don't think I have ever seen a battery operated phonograph.
Favorite battery operated device?
Mod: Ack, hit the modify instead of the quote button, pay no attention.
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Damn you how do you pick just one. it's a three way tie, Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Pickman's Model, and The Music of Erich Zann.
Of those 3 which is your favorite?
Pickman's Model, though all three are excellent.
What's your Desert Island album?
How are you going to play an album on a desert island. Take your ipod with all kinds of music, it will at least last you about 24 hours or so before the battery dies, I don't think I have ever seen a battery operated phonograph.
I've seen a couple, but they're somewhat rare. They do make portable PV packs these days, could probably get enough watts for a record player (or, more likely, just recharge an iPod. Though the record player and albums, were they to be stored out of the elements, would likely last longer than the iPod).
Favorite battery operated device?
That's a bit of a personal question. No comment. Definitely nothing one would find in certain shops down in the village, and I don't know why your eyebrows are going like that. Stop it. (More seriously, if I could even get close to affording it, this (http://www.dpreview.com/previews/leicam9/).)
If you could only listen to one decade of music, which decade?
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If you could only listen to one decade of music, which decade?
Well I would never want to only be limited to one decade, but maybe the 90's It's when I really really got into music. Not that there aren't a lot of other great decades. But with the 90's it would have to include stuff from '88 and '89 that didn't really break/become known until 1990. For example, I was listening to nine inch nails in '89 because they opened for an older act I went to see, but I didn't hear them on the radio until 1990 and not on more main stream until almost 1992.
If you could only read SF/F/H from one decade, what would it be?
Seemed to stump people so...
What is your favorite city
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Aydindril.
If you could bring any one person from the past to the present, who would it be?
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Aydindril.
If you could bring any one person from the past to the present, who would it be?
Benjamin Franklin. People go on and on about the Founding Fathers this and that, I'm curious what one of them would actually think about the current day. And I've read enough about him to grok that he was a really, really smart fellow, who might actually be able to function passably well in present day without his head exploding.
If you could fix just one thing about the world today, any one thing, what would it be?
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I would make interstellar transportation a reality. What series (book, tv, movie) would you like to see more of?
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I'd love to say Cowboy Bebop (and not the live action movie that will most likely suck), but it ended so well and I'd hate for that series to be blemished in any way (goddamn live action movie that will most likely suck!)... So I'm going to go with Invader Zim. They were canceled before they could end the series, which was going to be ended in 5 or so episodes. Damn Nickelodeon. I'd love to see those last episodes completed.
If you could hybridize a breakfast cereal/food, what would you make (and what would you call it?)? (ex. combining honey nut cheerios with... I dunno, pop tarts :P)
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Eggs and waffles, rolled up then yanked tight...wait for it...WEDGIES! Same question again.
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A: Probably some kind of bacon flavored cereal. Maybe bacon bits with little nuggets of sausage? "Lucky Meats" or "Fleshmeal" or "Baconator: The Cereal" or something. We need more meat-based cereals.
Edit: FWIW, the perfect combo breakfast food exists. It's the maple/bacon donut made by Dinky Donuts in Middlebury Vermont. Real bacon. Real maple syrup. It's probably what god tastes like and it will completely destroy your ability to enjoy donuts from other places.
Q: How many kinds of fish can you name?
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Salmon, Pollock, Pike, Smelt, Bass, White Fish, Trout, Catfish, Carp, Tench, Sunfish, Tilapia, Red Snapper, Herring, Grouper, Haddock, Cod, Anchovi, Sardine, Tuna, Mahi-Mahi, Barramundi, Shark, Angel Fish, Goldfish, Betta ... and that is all I can come up with off the top of my head.
What is your favourite summer activity?
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What is your favourite summer activity?
Not going outside.
Favorite Transformer? (caveat: must have existed before 1995)
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Favorite Transformer? (caveat: must have existed before 1995)
Soundwave.
Do you use a manual or electric toothbrush, and what brand?
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Electric. An Oral-B Dual Action.
Why do you ask?
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Because I want an answer. What do you want?
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Pfft. Easy. I want a job. Hopefully, that want will be fulfilled, sooner rather than later. Inverview #3 coming up. Appropriate appendages crossed.
What Fantasy/SF world would you live in, if you had a pick? FWIW, I would choose Banks' Culture setting, so long as I could be part of The Culture. Not so much fun on their 'client' worlds.
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What Fantasy/SF world would you live in, if you had a pick? FWIW, I would choose Banks' Culture setting, so long as I could be part of The Culture. Not so much fun on their 'client' worlds.
One of Sean McMullen's worlds -- either post-Greatwinter, or on Verral (Moonworlds).
Which would you rather do: clean your own bathroom every week, or clean the public bathroom at your place of employment once every two?
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Easy, mine. I drive a truck. Some of the bathrooms are nasty. Favorite cuss word alternative? Mine is absofragginlutely frag.
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Poop.
First joke you remember telling. (Alternately, first joke your kid ever told.)
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Poop.
First joke you remember telling. (Alternately, first joke your kid ever told.)
"Poop." coincidentally.
Hey, it's funny when you're still two years old.
What are you having for supper tonight? (Monday 08/09/10)
Edit: 48 minutes left to Monday. God help you if you try to tell me what you had on Tuesday. There will be repercussions. *shakes fist*
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I made hamburgers for my brother, a family friend, and me. Tasty. Put in a little pickapeppa (sp?), dried minced onions, a little habanero sauce, coat it with cajun spice seasoning. Yum.
What was the last video game you played?
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What was the last video game you played?
Guitar Hero 5... until a lightning storm fried my Wii.
Guitar Hero or Rock Band, and why?
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Guitar Hero or Rock Band, and why?
Definitely "Why?"
Why play games when you can play the real thing?
Morning Person or Night Owl?
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Why play games when you can play the real thing?
Because I can't.
Morning Person or Night Owl?
I have never understood why people don't get things done in the night, when it's quiet and soothing and dark and much less hideously over-warm. I tend to perk up noticeably when the sun finally gets its hoary butt down below the horizon, no matter what time I actually got up that morning. (And even after all these years, I still have to get up in the mornings. Ugh. God, I miss my overnight shift.)
At what point does enthusiasm become unsettling?
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Raving Lunatic and Radiohead would be a good example. What is your favorite Pseudopod episode that is evenly divisible by 13? (In honor of Friday the 13th)
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I'm partial to Pseudopod #169, though I will admit that I am not entirely unbiased in the matter. If I had to choose a different one, I'd choose #117 Deep Red, which is still my favorite Pseudopod episode of all.
Are there any subsets of horror that are just too much to handle?
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Torture porn - I prefer something that engages higher levels of my brain than just the disgust centre. Probably because my lizard-brain is fixated with food, sleep, and rude stuff...
This is my first foray into a forum. Why do you play here, and what's the first mistake I am going to make?
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You just made it. One question per reply. ;-) There is a shared interest in the podcasts, yet a vast assembly of different backgrounds. When you wake somewhere other than your own bed, what is your initial reaction?
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Never a problem -- I always know where I am. Can't remember being surprised on awakening.
When you wake up in someone else's bed, with someone else, what's your first reaction?
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Oh, you have got to be kidding me. No replies for an entire day. I type out a lengthy post and get beaten by a matter of minutes. *shakes fist*
Usually I say "Hey girl, wake up. Where'd your sister go?" before taking my underwear down from the ceiling fan.
Do you have any siblings?
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I have three sisters, all younger than me (fortunately!) They're all wonderful, all married, all have kids. This means I don't have to have kids.
What's the first book you bought with your own money?
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I have three sisters, all younger than me (fortunately!) They're all wonderful, all married, all have kids. This means I don't have to have kids.
What's the first book you bought with your own money?
Dragon Wing by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (in the Death Gate Cycle series of books). Until I was 10 I lived in the city, and I got most of my reading material from the city library. Then we moved to a small town that technically had a library but it was about the size of a closet and mostly stocked with romance and western, not my cuppa. Our high school library had a few good books, and I even managed to find a few SF books, including Fire Sea, book 3 of the Death Gate Cycle books. It was damned confusing series to pick up in the middle, but was worth it. There were one or two others in the library of that series but nowhere near the whole set. So I saved up loose change for months to buy book 1, then eventually the rest. It took me more than 3 years to save up all that money (didn't have an allowance, literally just kept bits of change that my parents let me keep).
If there was one author you'd like to kick in the head, who would it be?
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Ahhh. One I can answer without reservation. Terry Goodkind. Took what was an interesting twist on an old fantasy trope and mangled it I to some pseudo religious self worship *rant tapers off into angry mutterings.
What was the first book (or series) that kept you up all night reading?
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This will come as absolutely zero surprise to some of you, but probably the 'Arrows of the Queen' trilogy by Mercedes Lackey, because I found myself strongly identifying with the protagonist, from whom I drew the username I'd invoke on numerous message boards long into the future. :p
Who's the author you'd most like to meet?
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This will come as absolutely zero surprise to some of you, but probably the 'Arrows of the Queen' trilogy by Mercedes Lackey, because I found myself strongly identifying with the protagonist, from whom I drew the username I'd invoke on numerous message boards long into the future. :p
Who's the author you'd most like to meet?
Alive or dead? Dead: Robert Jordan. Alive: probably Tim Pratt. Maybe Tad Williams.
What movie or book had the absolute WORST ending you've ever seen?
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What movie or book had the absolute WORST ending you've ever seen?
Mainstream movie would probably have to be Monty Python and the Holy Grail (with Return of the Jedi following a close second...but since it was an overall worse movie it doesn't take the cherry for me).
I've seen way too many juicy b-movies to choose from there, but there are some stinkers.
What is your biggest (legal) guilty pleasure?
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Heavenly Hash Ice Cream!
If you could take a walk on one planet in our solar system, what planet would that be?
Moons, asteroids, and Kuiper belt objects qualify. Temperatures and atmospheric pressures don't matter.
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Dammit I missed some really good questions.
DAN BROWN!! (tho TG is a fair choice)
Umm... Mars. I think I'd still to feel the sunlight but the solitude would be wonderful. Also it's one of the few celestial bodies we've seen up close and I'd like to see some of those landscapes with my own eyes.
Which fictional planet (including versions of Earth) would you most like to visit?
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Any one with the capacity for interstellar travel. What is with the hatred of Goodkind? I enjoyed the Sword of Truth series and found no religious message. It did have a philosophical message of personal responsibility and the belief in the capability of individuals. I admit to bias, as it closely matches my belief system. I enjoy many stories that do not align with my beliefs.
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And your next question?
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And your next question?
Isn't Zorag's question "What is with the hatred of Goodkind?"
I'd answer, but I've never read any of his books, so I have no opinion. :P
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Re: Terry Goodkind (http://www.themesshall.net/forum/showthread.php/7796-Terry-Goodkind-kinda-sucks).
Or just Google "Terry Goodkind Sucks" (There's some pretty amusing responses.)
I actually liked Wizards First Rule. But, yeah, after reading the second - fourth books, I gave up. The exploitation of women for titillation factor really was just awful. Also, resurrecting the main bad guy for the sequel, who just happens to be the hero's long lost, estranged, biological father (since he raped the hero's mother) - eh. Tacky. I should've stopped after book 1.
What are you going to do for your next birthday?
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Going to try to get back to Rome. My favourite city in the world - there is just something magical about the place. I will drink a morning coffee outside the Pantheon, watching people passing by. Wander up to the Borghese gardens, and find a simple lunch. Then the gallery borghese for the afternoon. Cocktails in the bar of the Locarno. Mooch down to the back streets around Navona, then dinner of perfect simple wood-fired pizza at Baffetto.
I get fat in Rome.
Where do you feel most at home?
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@DKT, thank you. I never realized how much of the stories I was ignoring. I am currently listening to book 3, and had been rast forwarding past certain scenes. I do not agree with all of the criticism, but now I understand it. To answer the last question: Anywhere. I am a nomad at heart and adapt to new environments quickly. If you could go back in time and kill someone evil, say Charles Manson, when they were 5 years old, would you?
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If you could go back in time and kill someone evil, say Charles Manson, when they were 5 years old, would you?
No.
If you could go back in time and tell yourself not to make x mistake (ie: stop playing a sport, dating or not dating a certain person, taking or leaving a job), what age do you think you'd be most receptive to meeting your future self and hearing such things?
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If you could go back in time and kill someone evil, say Charles Manson, when they were 5 years old, would you?
No.
If you could go back in time and tell yourself not to make x mistake (ie: stop playing a sport, dating or not dating a certain person, taking or leaving a job), what age do you think you'd be most receptive to meeting your future self and hearing such things?
Maybe when I was 8 or 9 and rather impressionable. Certainly, as an adult, I would be very hesitant, and it would have to be a really big mistake for me to consider heeding that advice.
Instead, what I would do if I ever meet my future self is buy all of my favourite food, and have a great meal with myself. That way, I get to experience it twice.
Which brings me to my question - If you could buy and cook anything you want - money's no object, nor are allergies or other restrictions that would normally prevent you from eating something - what would it be? It has to be something you prepare yourself, no eating out.
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That's a really tough question. I'm hard pressed to think of anything I don't already buy and cook myself.
Perhaps truffles? I've never had any so I'm curious as to why they're so highly prized.
Or -- not strictly speaking cooking -- some of that Kopi Luwak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak). Just out of curiosity.
Where would you most like to build a house?
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Where would you most like to build a house?
Assuming there's no restrictions to where I build it? Anyplace that would turn heads, a nice three room bungalow perched on a mountain, or a town-house floating on a barge in a lake. Sure, it'd be hell trying to head to the coner store for some milk, but who hasn't wanted to live in a Tudor on the roof of a skyscraper?
If you could take the place of any fictional character, who would it be and why?
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Well... first I'd write a story about a guy who gets everything he wants all of the time and lives as long as he feels like it. And then I'd like to take the place of that guy.
I'd be able to get whatever! Even challenges, if I wanted one, even problems, if I wanted them.
If you could prevent any book from being written, what would it be?
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That is an interesting question. I am against censorship. There are lots of books I care not to read, and even more that I do not want my kids to read, but I am fine with them being written. I will go with my biography. What is the average air speed of an unladen swallow?
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African or European?
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I think it is time to resurrect this thread!
The answer to kibitzer's question is, of course, "Aaaaahhhhhhhhhh...."
Apple or Android?
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I don't have a smartphone. I have a dumbphone.
A really dumbphone. You have no idea how much I hate this thing (*GLARE*).
Anyway, what do you do and how long have you done it?
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I am an electron plumber, aka, network administrator. Much like a plumber, when I do a good job, no one notices, but when I screw up, people are miserable, and there's crap flying everywhere. I've been doing it for 12 years. However, my degree was chemical engineering/astronomy.
What author's works do you have the most of?
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That would be the late, great Brian Jacques. We have all 22 of the Redwall series, many in both paperback (husband's) and hardcover (mine) from before our libraries were combined. Plus the three Flying Dutchman books, and a couple misc things like maps of Redwall Abbey and Mariel of Redwall on audiotape.
What musical artist or group is your guilty pleasure?
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What musical artist or group is your guilty pleasure?
The Insane Clown Posse. (They're funny, okay? I promise you they don't take themselves as seriously as their lunatic fanbase does.)
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What's your excuse?
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My excuse? It's a day that ends in Y.
Do you remember how you first learned of Escape Artists podcasts?
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I do remember. I had just recently acquired my first iPod, and was interested in trying out podcasts but did not want to go for one with too much of an established history, so I was looking for a new one. Pseudopod's launch was mentioned by Lore Sjoberg on his then-blog, Slumbering Lungfish, which I used to read. It sounded interesting, so I subscribed, then a couple months later subscribed to Escape Pod as well.
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What is your least favorite over-used story twist?
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The past/present time-shift that so many authors are doing these days. And I say that with a book contract in my hand for a novel that does exactly that thing.
How much (what percentage) of your working day is spent goofing off?
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The past/present time-shift that so many authors are doing these days. And I say that with a book contract in my hand for a novel that does exactly that thing.
How much (what percentage) of your working day is spent goofing off?
None.
I teach middle school. I'm basically on stage from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. I can sometimes sneak in maybe half an hour of goofing off during my prep.
Which pole do you prefer?
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Which pole do you prefer?
Totem
If you could tweak one thing about your favorite book/movie to make it even better, what would that tweak be?
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Totem
If you could tweak one thing about your favorite book/movie to make it even better, what would that tweak be?
You probably almost killed the thread because nobody can pick just one favorite book. Let's say, semi-hypothetically, that my favorite book is The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth (and other stories) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors_of_His_Face,_The_Lamps_of_His_Mouth,_and_Other_Stories) by Roger Zelazny (linkified to wikipedia for contents). I would add "24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai" to the collection, even though it is a later story and that wouldn't make sense temporally speaking. Because I love that story and then all my favorite Zelazny stories would be in one collection.
What famous author's name are you most likely to misspell?
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Shake-spear.
Which author would you most like to be?
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You probably almost killed the thread because nobody can pick just one favorite book.
Sorry about that. I will try to start a new trend.
Which author would you most like to be?
Charles Dickens, because seldom does anybody have much bad to say about his work, deservedly so.
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Did you like the Hunger Games movie?
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Not seen the movie yet, but loved the three Hunger Games books!
Which character would you most like to be in any Sci-Fi movie and why?
Robert.