ChrisCTP's Silly Survey Stuff

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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NAME: Jeffrey Verzak
SEX: Male. No cute answers… sorry
LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Girlfriend and an 8mth old son.
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Simpsons, Futurama, King of the Hill… pretty much all the Fox animated things.
WHAT’S ON MY MOUSEPAD: A CompUSA logo
FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Scrabble and Life. Except the new “Life” has lame new rules and lamer squares. I like the version I played as a youth in the early 80’s.
FAVORITE MAGAZINES: Discover, Newsweek, and I’ve developed an odd liking of Reader’s Digest which worries me a little.
FAVORITE SMELLS: Anything that doesn’t smell like a ‘gift’ from the 8mth old son mentioned previously.
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: blush Flashdance
WHAT DO I THINK OF IN THE MORNING WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF?: If I skip shaving this morning and brush only the upper set of teeth, I can sleep an extra 6.5 minutes…
DO YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Nope nope nope
ROLLER COASTERS-SCARY OR EXCITING?: Depends on the coaster. I’m still rather fond of the Eagle at Six Flag Great America in Illinois, despite the 2 new coasters they set up yearly.
PEN OR PENCIL: Pen. Pilot Explorer Elite
HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE PHONE RING BEFORE YOU PICK IT UP?: One or two by the time I get there.
FAVORITE FOOD: Duck. And I love Polish food.
DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?: I do with my mother who’s pretty super cool. I haven’t spoken to my father in about six years now if not longer.
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate, but mainly because no one makes a decent vanilla.
FAVORITE ICE CREAM: I’m a sherbert man myself.
CROUTONS OR BACON BITS?: Croutons. False meat products do nothing for me.
CAR YOU’D LIKE TO DRIVE?: Mine, if it was back at 300 miles and not at 100,300 miles.
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Guys who sleep with stuffed animals sleep alone with stuffed animals.
STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?: Cool. I want a thunderstorm this fall, damn it!
FIRST CAR? 1989 Mercury Cougar. Neat car and actually looked kind of nice for a “first car”. However, it broke down badly after two weeks and eventually I just got my money back and bought by current car, a 1993 Altima.
IF YOU COULD MEET ANY PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? No matter who I’d pick, I could always think of someone “better”, but one of my choices would be early 20th century poet, Sara Teasdale.
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Gin and Tonic. The first time I stood up in a wedding and was about 19, I went to the open bar and asked for a drink. The only drink name my nervous little brain could think of was “gin and tonic” and so it was.
ZODIAC SIGN: Aries.
SHIRT OFF BACK QUESTION: Sure… depends on the girl though. You asking?
IF I COULD DO ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? Short of porn star or ice cream taster, I’m rather happy with my current job and just wish it’d pay me more.
IF I COULD DYE MY HAIR ANY COLOR I WANT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?: I dyed it black once. My mother beat the living bejeezus out of me. I’ll stay with dirty blonde now if that’s okay.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?: Yep. A few times. You’d think I’d learn.
WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN MY ROOM?: A few French Impressionist prints.
GLASS HALF EMPTY OR FULL: Yes, please.
FAVORITE MOVIES: Alien, Aliens, Reservoir Dogs, Red, Blue, White, The Double Life of Veronique.
AM I A RIGHTY OR LEFTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS?: Rightpaw.
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS RIGHT ON THE KEYBORD? No, but I two-finger type at about 45wpm, so I get by.
IF I COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL: I think I’ll go with a sack of praying mantids
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER: 28
WHAT IS MY DREAM CAR? Beats me. I’m not much of a car person.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? I’m not much of a sports person, but my family is full of equestrian folk, so I do like the races and jumping.
ONE THING NICE ABOUT THE PERSON I GOT THIS FROM: Better than a poke in the eye with a fondue fork.

“I guess it is possible for one person to make a difference, although most of the time they probably shouldn’t.”

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NAME: Shadowfox

SEX: Yes, please :slight_smile:

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Me, my hubby, my five-year-old daughter, my three-year-old son, a cat, and my two older sons, 12 and 9, who visit on weekends.

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: ER, MAS*H, NYPD Blue. Like Diane said, a lot of my favorites are older shows from the 70’s and 80’s that were canceled ages ago.

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don’t use one, unless you count the Webster’s dictionary that it’s usually sitting on top of.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Monopoly or Life.

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Entertainment Weekly, National Enquirer (I know, but it’s still funny to read), Time and/or Newsweek.

FAVORITE SMELLS: Potpourri, my husband’s spaghetti cooking on the stove.

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: A toss-up between “Forrest Gump” and “Good Morning Vietnam”. I’m a sucker for 60’s rock and roll.

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: “Just five more minutes…”

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Only if I try to read something (like a book) while riding in the car.

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? Both, but that’s why I love them so!

PEN OR PENCIL: Pen

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: Depends on the name that shows up on Caller-ID. (direct quote from Diane’s post)

FAVORITE FOOD: Italian or Mexican.

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: I get along with my mom and stepdad pretty good. My father and stepmother, on the other hand, I have not spoken to in at least 15 years, which I think is for the best.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Vanilla.

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Cookie dough ice cream or strawberry.

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Bacon bits!

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Depends on my mood, but usually I like to.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: I don’t need a stuffed animal in my bed, there’s barely enough room for me, the hubby, the cat, and the five-year-old who crawls in just about every night lately.

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? I love watching lightning storms, as long as I’m inside the house. Snow storms I could gladly do without. Not scared of them, just don’t like snow.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? A dark green Chevy Impala.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? I guess it I had to pick just one, it would probably be either Elvis or John Lennon.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Sex on the Beach :slight_smile:

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Libra

GUYS, IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK WOULD YOU GIVE IT:

GIRLS, WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? Depends on the guy.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Professional bum. I would lay around all day and get paid to do it

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Well, I’ve tried red, brown, and platinum blonde. The only one left is black, but I had a black wig on for Halloween and it made me look washed out. I guess I’ll go with my hubby’s favorite…red
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Three or four times, at least.

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Nothing right now. I have pictures, but I’m too damn lazy to hang them up.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Depends on my mood.

FAVORITE MOVIES: Most of the space movies (Star Trek, Star Wars, etc)

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Righty

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yep…I type for a living, ya know

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? Gardening? What’s that?

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? I’m too afraid to look.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 69 :slight_smile:

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? Jaguar

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: Hockey! Hockey!

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: ChrisCTP. one nice thing :slight_smile:

Shadowfox
“Most people would succeed in small things, if they were not troubled with
great ambitions.”

  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
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NAME: Beth (duh)

SEX: All the time–I think my husband is trying to make up for not getting laid alot in high school

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Me, my husband and our dog, Hasek (Up until three weeks ago, it also included my brother-in-law, his wife and her four-year old daughter. But mercifully, they are GONE!!)

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: I haven’t actually watched t.v. in weeks but thinking back, I’d have to say, E.R., Who’s Line is It Anyway, Inquizition, Dharma and Greg, and South Park

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Here at work, little pieces of whatever the first shift employees ate for lunch. (Oh, and a calculator–the mousepad was a freebie from a pharmaceutical company) At home, I have a roller-ball.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Outburst

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Maxim, Biography, Penthouse (what can I say, I like the letters!), Readers Digest

FAVORITE SMELLS: vanilla, cinnamon, apple, orange, gasoline, baby powder, Liz Claiborne Sport, garlic, musty basements (reminds me of childhood), fresh wood

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Into the Woods, Footloose, Dirty Dancing, Trainspotting, The Full Monty, The Big Chill, Pulp Fiction

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: Well, I work third shift so I don’t wake up in the morning, I wake up either at night or in the late afternoon. Even though I have been on this schedule for quite sometime now, every day when I wake up, I think, “Did I oversleep and it is really 6:00 in the MORNING??!”

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Never. Not yet anyway. :slight_smile:

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? Both. I love them. My husband and I even included an amusement park in our honeymoon because we both enjoy them so much.

PEN OR PENCIL: Pen. Preferably, a red ballpoint pen.

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: If I am sleeping (hazard of working at night and sleeping during the day), usually two. If I am awake, I base it on what the caller I.D. box shows.

FAVORITE FOOD: Shrimp scampi, Japanese sesame chicken and shrimp, salad, anything with garlic, stroganoff

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: With my dad, yes–always have. (I’m a daddy’s girl!) With my mom, sometimes. She is a HIGHLY critical, “emotions are weak” kind of person. But sometimes she’s pretty cool.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Vanilla

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Blackberry Cobbler

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Both. I actually prefer Bacos to the real thing–something about the crunch, I guess!

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Yes, if it is an automatic. Right now, I drive a stick (truck) and it just is not enjoyable.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: No–my furry husband is enough.

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Definitely cool. Especially at the beach.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1986 Oldsmobile Calais. Black with red interior–very evilbeth-like! (Name was Molly)

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? I cannot limit it to one so I will cheat and list some of my top choices: Mary Shelley, Thomas Jefferson, Stanley Kubrick, Anton LeVey, Malcolm X, T.S.Eliot, George Lucas, Aleister Crowley, George Carlin, Mother Teresa, David Lynch…

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Lemon Drop, Spicy Bloody Mary

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Scorpio

GIRLS, WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? I stopped asking a long time ago. Now, I just take my husbands shirts! But so far as the “chivalrous” aspect of the question goes, no, I would not ask. But I would consider him rude for not offering!

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would like to be a freelance book editor so I could work from home and still do the job I love.

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Actually, here in a few weeks, I AM going to have my hair dyed red. Not magenta or candy apple red, but a nice orange-toned red, slightly more red and darker than Nicole Kidman’s.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes. I have experienced the wonderousness and the security of having it and also the agonizing pain of losing it. (I have it now!)

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Absolutely nothing right now because I’m redecorating!

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? It doesn’t matter how the glass appears, it only matters how the glass perceives itself. We should not judge the merits of the glass merely by what we can see.

FAVORITE MOVIES: Pi, Blair Witch Project, Eyes Wide Shut, Pulp Fiction, Gone With the Wind, Trainspotting, The Full Monty, Clue, Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, Clerks, Harlan County, U.S.A., The Cure, Natural Born Killers, Heavenly Creatures, A Clockwork Orange (I’ll stop now because I could go on for days)

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Righty!!

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Nope, never took typing. I basically peck but I can type faster than anyone else in the office (and more accurately!) [Carefully looking back over the last sentence to check for embarassing typos!]

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? I believe in always being truthful with people so I would have to say a spade. (Get it? Calling a spade a spade! Sorry.)

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Nothing but carpet. The frame is broken so the box springs and mattress are sitting on the floor.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 4

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? A 1968 SS Camaro. Black.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: Professional hockey! Go Canes!!!

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: This is the nicest of the posting boards because usually everyone is laid back and calm, just talking about pointless stuff! Thanks MPSIMS for being there!

Born O.K. the first time…

If you are born again, do you have two belly buttons?

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NAME: Michelle

SEX: What’s that?

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Me with my 4 cats, 4 birds and two rats, in a one bedroom apt.

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, although I have only watched it once this season.

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A kitten on a hammock.
FAVORITE BOARD GAME: none

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart’s Living, Self, Mademoiselle.
FAVORITE SMELLS: Chocolate, vanilla, clean laundry, rain.

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: Who can think at that time?
YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: I am the Queen of Motion Sickness.

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? See above.

PEN OR PENCIL: Pen

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: 2, if I bother to answer at all.

FAVORITE FOOD: Chicken Bryan from Carrabbas!

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: For the most part. We aren’t a close family.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate of course!

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: I cannot choose. I haven’t met an icecream flavor I haven’t liked.

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Bacon Bits, the ones made from real bacon.

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: No. Especially when it is dark, rainy, or when I am in an unfamiliar area.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: No, just a bunch of live ones.

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool, especially when I can lay in bed and watch it through my sliding glass door.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? A 1983, I think, Datsun 200 SX. My best friend has it now and it has about 1,000,000 miles on it.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Jane Goodall.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: I don’t drink, but Buttery Nipples are ok.

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Leo

GUYS, IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK WOULD YOU GIVE IT:
n/a

GIRLS, WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? No.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Making nature documentaries or doing research for a major museum.

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Any color other than the black/brown I have now would look dumb.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? I thought I was…three times…but now looking back I see I was not.

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? A Nagel print (remember the cover to Duran Duran’s Rio album?), a squashed ant.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Depends on what is inside.

FAVORITE MOVIES: Pulp Fiction, Clerks, Color Purple, Go.

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Lefty.

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? No.

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? I have no idea.

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Sometimes a cat or two, usually nothing.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? zero

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? A Nissan 2000 NX.

YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 4

“Love given when it is inconvenient is the greatest love of all. Kindnesses that are shared at a high cost to oneself are the most dear.”

Don’t know who said it, but I like it.

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NAME: Nathan
SEX: As often as possible
LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Myself and my doting other in an apartment in Washington State
YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: not much tv, i like night calls, forensic detectives, most anything on the history channel and emeril live.
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Homegrocer logo (local online grocery shopping site)
FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Go
FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Time
FAVORITE SMELLS: camp fire, Organza on a woman, pine trees, a nice dark roux with the trinity being mixed in
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Anything by Danny Elfman, Lost Highway, When Harry met Sally
WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: Don’t forget your pills this time…
YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Riding backwards in roller coasters
ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? exciting
PEN OR PENCIL: Pen
HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: How ever long it takes me to get there
FAVORITE FOOD: Cajun, italian, mexican, thai
DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Yes
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: chocolate
FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Tin Roof Sundae
CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Both
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: no
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: no
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool
WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 75 Buick Le Sabre
IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Ayn Rand
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Gin and Tonic (with Bombay gin)
WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Cancer
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Chef or Novelist
IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Fire Engine Red
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yep
WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM: Misc Pics
IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? I drink from the carton
FAVORITE MOVIES: Casablanca, romper stomper, angel baby,Lawrence of Arabia
ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS?Right-handed
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? never
IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? a hoe
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? clothes, pornography
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 80
WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? Jag XJS Forest green
FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: hockey, American football
SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: she is the cat’s PJs

Magnificent to behold - Greatly to be praised.

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NAME: Lynn

SEX: Yep. (Female)

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Me, husband of 12 years, 2 large dogs and 2 cats.

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: Law and Order, Law and Order: SPU, ER, Nash Bridges.

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Use track ball at home, work is AST Computer (came with cubicle).

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Risk and Pictionary.

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: PC Gamer, Computer Gaming World.

FAVORITE SMELLS: Cinnamin (sp?) and coffee.

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Don’t really listen to soundtracks.

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING:
::groan:: “I should call in sick”.

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: When reading in the car.

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? No way you’d ever get me on one of those.

PEN OR PENCIL: Pen

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: Depends on where the phone is (cordless and always on a different floor than I am). Four rings and then it goes to Call Answer.

FAVORITE FOOD: Anything with pasta!

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Yes and I always did.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate is the only one!

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Anything with chocolate chunks and nuts.

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Only bacon bits, alergic to bread.

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: I used to. Driving to work is ticking me off.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: No. Just my husband and usually two cats. Dogs sleep in the same room too.

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Scars the crap out of me. Hide downstairs when a particularly severe thunder storm is approaching.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? A puke-gray Acadian.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? An Egyptian Pharoah.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Don’t drink anymore. Used to be rye and ginger.

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Leo

GUYS, IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK WOULD YOU GIVE IT:

GIRLS, WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? No. Maybe his jacket if I’m chilly.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Anything that paid buckets of money and I enjoyed. Something along the lines of computer gaming.

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? A certain red (Sydney on Melrose Place).

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Twice. Ex-boyfriend and my husband.

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Nothing.
Completely bare.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Usually, for me, half empty.

FAVORITE MOVIES: Pulp Fiction, Fried Green Tomatoes.

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Right

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Most definately. From my Desktop Publishing days.

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? Have no idea.

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? A train set, old shoes, other stuff I cant remember (it’s a King and has a lot of “extra storage room”.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 25

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? Right now, anything from the 90’s.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: None.

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU:

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NAME: Clean Angel
SEX: Very little, and I’m married, even!
LIVING ARRANGEMENT: I live with my wife and my 4 1/2 & 1 1/2 year old daughters
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Simpsons, NOVA, Futurama, Antiques Roadshow
WHAT’S ON MY MOUSEPAD: Windows NT shortcuts (hey, it was free)
FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Risk, Othello
FAVORITE MAGAZINES: MAD, National Geographic, several 4x4 offroad magazines
FAVORITE SMELLS: Patcholi, my wife, the smell in the mountains right after it rains
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Grease or Little Shop Of Horrors
WHAT DO I THINK OF IN THE MORNING WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF?: How many sick-days have I used up so far this year, and what excuse can I comer up with this time?
DO YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Never
ROLLER COASTERS-SCARY OR EXCITING?: Very exciting
PEN OR PENCIL: Pen, except when doing crosswords (I screw up too often)
HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE PHONE RING BEFORE YOU PICK IT UP?: Three.
FAVORITE FOOD: Fried calamari
DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS?: Dad’s dead, but mom is truely my best friend (always has been)
CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Vanilla
FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Baskin-Robbins Cherries Jubilee
CROUTONS OR BACON BITS?: Neither (yuck)
DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Does the Pope shit in the woods? I live to drive
DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? My wife, after a really big meal
STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?: I live for the rain and wind
FIRST CAR? 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport (long live the 351 Cleveland!)
IF YOU COULD MEET ANY PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Edward Abby or Bruce Springsteen
FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Beeeeeeeeeeeer
ZODIAC SIGN: Sag
SHIRT OFF BACK QUESTION: Maybe, depends why
IF I COULD DO ANY JOB WHAT WOULD IT BE? I’d like to be a forest ranger in a state or national park/forest/monument/etc.
IF I COULD DYE MY HAIR ANY COLOR I WANT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?: The same brown that it is now
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE?: Yep
WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN MY ROOM?: Some pictures of my kids, some small pieces of art, and a giant tie-dye tapestry hung above the bed
GLASS HALF EMPTY OR FULL: In the middle
FAVORITE MOVIES: Swingers, Top Secret, Amazon Women On The Moon, Blazing Saddles, Dr. Strangeglove
AM I A RIGHTY OR LEFTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS?: Righty
DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS RIGHT ON THE KEYBORD? Not really, but I was told that I hunt and peck with four fingers faster than a lot of regular typers type with all ten
IF I COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL: A hoe
WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? I’m afraid to look
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER: 1
WHAT IS MY DREAM CAR? A modified 1973 Jeep CJ rockcrawler or a new Hummer
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? NASCAR Winston Cup, NFL Football
ONE THING NICE ABOUT THE PERSON I GOT THIS FROM: They never dropped my dog on the hard floor or insulted my mother

Once in a while you get shown the light
In the strangest of places if you look at it right

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NAME: Stevie Rave On

SEX: I read about that once, but I’m not quite sure exactly what
it is.

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Visiting hours from 6 to 9. “Out time” every
other weekend.

YOUR FAVORITE TV CHANNEL? Scrambled SPICE

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? My mouse

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: The 1987 Playboy issue with the Jose Canseco
interview and Ms. September Angie Marie (specifically page 67).

FAVORITE SMELLS: Marijuana

WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: Waking up at 6am face down in a gutter
with ripped jeans, covered in puke and your pants around your ankles.

BEST FEELING IN THE WORLD: Realizing you just passed out taking a
leak last night.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING?
Hello Woody!

HOW LONG BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Don’t know yet, no one has ever called me.

FAVORITE FOODS: Anything gauranteed to spike my cholesterol, blood
pressure and fat intake.

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Only drunk and in reverse

STORMS, EXCITING OR SCARY: Depends on whether or not it’s your
trailer being blown away.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON, DEAD OR ALIVE: [true answer]My mother[/true answer]

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: The ones with alcohol

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE POET? Dr.Suess

DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI Isn’t he the guy that wrote all
those Bond movies?

IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK, WOULD YOU GIVE IT:
I’d let her pick it off the floor on her way out.

WHAT IS ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Satanic symbols written in
goats blood, a demon head, and a Tinky-Winky Teletubby poster

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? If you get a bad bartender
it’s usually half full of ice.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SNAPPLE FLAVOR? Pickles, milk and
pineapple…Yummy.

FAVORITE MOVIE(S): “Put It Where It Doesn’t Belong”, “My Pipes Need Cleaning”, “All Tit-Fucking Volume 8”, “I Need Your Cock”, “Ass-Worshipping Rim-Jobbers”, “My Cunt Needs Shafts”, “Cum Clean”, “Cum-Gargling Naked Sluts”, “Cum Buns III”, “Cumming in Socks”, “Cum On Eileen”, “Huge Black Cocks and Pearly White Cum”, “Men Alone II: the KY Connection”, “Pink Pussy Lips”, and, uh, oh yeah, “All Holes Filled with Hard Cock”.

Oh and “Happy Scrappy Hero Pups”.

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY OR AMBIDEXTROUS? Whichever has less callouses

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? askf jkl;

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Jimmy Hoffa, some Vaseline, and Kleenex

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER?: 588-2300

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: Any that causes blood loss to the
opponent.

“Trying is the first step towards failure.” Homer Simpson

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NAME: Katheryn

SEX: I have a headache.

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Me, my husband Joel, our dog Jimmy, and our cats Squeaky and Orion.

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: The Simpsons, The Daily Show, Win Ben Stein’s Money

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? At work it’s a Gateway holstein mouse pad. At home, an “Earth Dragon.”

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Life

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Entertainment Weekly, Reader’s Digest, Radiance

FAVORITE SMELLS: Cinnamon, vanilla, any baked goods right out of the oven, leather, turkey, strawberry scented shampoo, Obsession

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: West Side Story

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: Is it Saturday?

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: On long car rides to the beach. Hwys 18 and 22 are full of twists and curves (Hwy 22 moreso than 18) and no matter which we pick, if I’m the passenger I get carsick. I feel fine if I’m driving, though.

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? Exciting.

PEN OR PENCIL: For writing, pen. For drawing, pencil.

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: I don’t care; however long it takes me to get to the phone.

FAVORITE FOOD: Pizza

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Yes, absolutely.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Chocolate

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Chocolate (j/k, it’s croutons)

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Yes

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: I slept with a stuffed hedgehog until recently. He kept falling out of bed and I was afraid our dog would think he was a chew toy, so now he sits on the nightstand. (The hedgehog, that is, not the dog.)

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? scary

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1967 Plymouth Valiant – primer red (and primer gray, and rust, and whatever else someone sprayed on it)

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? If we could speak the same language, or have a translater, Hatshepsut.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Rum and Coke, Long Island ice tea, strawberry daquiri, or strawberry margarita (don’t make me choose!)

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Cancer

GUYS, IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK WOULD YOU GIVE IT:

GIRLS, WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? Probably not.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? comic-book penciller

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Fire engine red.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes indeedy.

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? I haven’t gotten to decorate the bedroom much, but there are about 6 shelves full of stuffed animals, knick-knacks, keep-sakes, toys, and miscellaneous memorablia.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full (I’ll take what I can get)

FAVORITE MOVIES: Fargo, Beauty and the Beast (Disney), West Side Story, 12 Monkeys, Wayne’s World, West Side Story, Terminator 2

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Righty

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Of course.

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A Garden Weasel ©

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? The dog, and whatever the dog has dragged under the bed and shredded.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 13

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? Chevy Bel Air, either 1955 or 1957

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: Sports are yucky.

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: I don’t know her that well, but I ain’t got any complaints.

“I hope life isn’t a big joke, because I don’t get it,” Jack Handy

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NAME: Thorstein Veblen (ok, not really)

SEX: Female

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: me and a wonderful 5 yr. old dog, Lab/Shep mix that looks Akita.

FAVORITE TV SHOW: don’t watch much tv; like “Red Green”, Ben Stein, some PBS stuff, “Two Fat Ladies”

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD: at home, the Gateway cow stuff; at work, it’s a replica of the Rosetta Stone (very realistic looking)

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: rarely play, but like Monopoly (lose frequently); Trivial Pursuit (win fairly often)

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Smithsonian, Bon Appetit, Civilization, soon to be Cook’s Illustrated.

FAVORITE SMELLS: lily of the valley, fresh laundry, baking bread, fresh cut wood

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: I don’t really have one

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF IN THE MORNING: I can’t. Just 10 more minutes. Please. No. Sigh.

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: only on Ferris wheels; never anywhere else

ROLLER COASTERS–SCARY OR EXCITING: exciting, love 'em! coasters, loopers…

PEN OR PENCIL: pen, black fine point

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: at least 3; if I’m eating, busy or in the shower, they can leave a message.

FAVORITE FOOD: Just about everything!

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: I loved them, but it wasn’t particularly easy to get along with either of them.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: chocolate, always!

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: anything homemade; Cherry Garcia, mint chocolate chip, coffee, raspberry sorbet

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: only if they’re real

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: yes, except in heavy city traffic

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: no, I sleep w/ my live animal! The dog curls up on the foot of the bed and rests her chin on my ankles.

STORMS–COOL OR SCARY? totally cool, from inside or out. I love sitting on the porch and watching the heavens rip.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR: a very beat up and much loved 1965 Plymouth Valiant. It had over 200K miles on it when it croaked.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? too many to choose just 1

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: good wine, scotch, microbrews, G&T in summer.

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT: depends on how badly I needed one; e.g. to avoid arrest for indecent exposure, sure. Otherwise, probably not.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE: hermit, w/ lots of books and dogs; maybe an author, as long as no publicity went along with it.

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE: dark red/chestnut; that’s the color my hair bleaches out to with a lot of sun.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE: yes

WHAT’S ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM: a Wyeth print, an antique sampler and an antique mirror

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? depends how much I like what’s in the glass

FAVORITE MOVIES: awful, grade B sci and horror flicks; Young Frankenstein, Das Boot, Arsenic and Old Lace, Airplane.

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY OR AMBI? righty

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS: always; best thing I ever did in high school was learn touch typing!

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE: a hammock

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? dust bison

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER: I don’t have one.

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? Jaguar; have one but am selling it get out from under the constant maintenance expense. Really love that car, though.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: if I must watch one, hockey. Does “Iron Chef” count?

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: ChrisCTP; she is the sweetheart of the SDMB!

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NAME: Melatonin, Queen of the Whiners

SEX: Sure

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Dorm single, slowly being taken over by the beanie-animals my best friend sends me for every hallmark occasion

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: Simpsons
WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Gatewat

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Chess, but I’m not any good at it

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Harper’s/ Rolling Stone/ Mad

FAVORITE SMELLS: Sandelwood, campfire, fresh bread, swamp

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: The Graduate. Or maybe Pulp Fiction

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: “I don’t really need to take a shower today. . .”

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: When hungover and riding in the back seat.
ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? Don’t remember.

PEN OR PENCIL: I’m partial to transparency markers, myself.

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: Usually no more than one- it’s not as if I could be in the other room, or anything.

FAVORITE FOOD: Indian.

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Yep.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: B&J’s Phish Food

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Bacon bits. Why would I want soggy stale bread in my salad?

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Only on the interstate.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: No.
STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Scary. Period. I am opposed to all forms of weather.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 83 Cadillac Coupe de Ville.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Daniil Kharms

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Khvanchari (Georian wine) or Gin and Tonic in a can.

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Scorpio
GUYS, IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK WOULD YOU GIVE IT: I’ve done this.

GIRLS, WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? Sure- shirt, hat, skirt, leather jacket , whatever.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Anything where I could live somewhere where I’d have a sexy foreign accent.

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? I would dye my hair blue in a minute if I didn’t know what the sickly results of it fading out look like.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? I don’t think so.
WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Artsy-fartsy stuff done by my artsy-fartsy friends, and a Dead poster.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? No thanks, I’ll drink straight from the bottle.

FAVORITE MOVIES: The Graduate.

                ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Lefty

                DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Dunno. Guess not.

                IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A rake. NOT!

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Boxes

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? Do people really have favorite numbers?

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? 80’s-model Volvo station wagon.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: I’m not that kind of girl.

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: “One nice thing. . .”

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NAME: Allan

SEX: Usually

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: In process of leaving the old commune to move in with the girlfriend and set up one-on-one housekeeping.

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: Don’t have one (no TV)

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Spill stains from yesterday’s coffee.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy, American politics.

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: The New Yorker

FAVORITE SMELLS: Vanilla extract, Barbecue, coffee, fresh cut cypress, snow, Dottye

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Powwaqatsi (Philip Glass)

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: Oh goodie, someone is sharing my bed! ::nibble nibble::

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Only in the back seat of the car

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? Much fun! Longer rides, please!

PEN OR PENCIL: prefer keyboard / mouse

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: Kinda depends on how far away from it I am. I’ll say 2.

FAVORITE FOOD: Portuguese “Rodizio” barbecue; homemade cherry vanilla chocolate heath bar ice cream; southern style turnip greens; chicken parmigian; buttermilk and cornbread; Hungarian goulash; purple-hull peas cooked with ham; carne adovada with chile pequins; NY cheesecake; salted limes; uh, this is impossible, I can’t even list all the ones tied for first!

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Mutual fondness + mutual lack of comprehension.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Vanilla

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: I’ll stick with the homemade cherry vanilla chocolate heath bar ice cream

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Bacos

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Only away from overcrowded overpoliced environments. At speeds that ain’t so legal.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: No, that could invite unwanted comparisons.

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Indoors, watching them, or riding through them: wonderful! Outdoors, getting wet: ugh, miserable.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1965 Pontiac Bonneville

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Robin Morgan

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: requires subtypes:

• Beer–Dos Equis, Beck’s Dark, Corsendonk, Xingu, Kulmbacher Reichelsbräu, Brooklyn Lager, Asahi, Sapporo,…
• Wine–Hargrave of Long Island’s Merlot
• Distilled–Bacardi Añejo; Bacardi Black; Cuervo 1800; Old Overholt Rye; Wild Turkey; Patron; Pinch Scotch; Chivas Regal

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Orion. :slight_smile:

WOULD YOU GIVE A GIRL THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK? No, I wouldn’t want to insult her sense of fashion and taste.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB yOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Designing FileMaker Pro database software for various politically cool orgs and nonprofits, set my own hours

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? If I were going to dye it at all, (i.e., change its color from what it currently is) I guess I’d go snow-white.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? 3 times!!! (& survived the awful crash at the bottom, too)

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? some very old paneling and lots of cobwebs

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? I think it’s halfway in-between.

FAVORITE MOVIES: Delores Claiborne; Sixth Sense; Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death; A Big Hand for the Little Lady; Miracle Mile; Twelve Monkeys; Support Your Local Sheriff; The Rose; A Fish Called Wanda

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Left on, baby!

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yeah, and the left keys, too…

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A grow light.

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? My bed doesn’t have an “under”.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 9

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? I want the 1965 Bonneville back.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: the WNBA women are probably my favorite sports to watch…

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: She frequents a fascinating message board.

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Ah hell, why not…

NAME: Amy

SEX: Umm…think about it a lot, but never done it. sigh

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Me and a roommate. Who I occassionally want to strangle.

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: Law & Order, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, X-Files
My favorites that were cancelled (good call on this one, Diane! I have TONS that were cancelled!) - Homicide, Magnificent Seven, Sentinel

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? That Successories mousepad on opportunity. “Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it.”

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Trivial Pursuit. Especially when some guy thinks I’ll NEVER know the sports questions.

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Newsweek, Cosmo (yes I read it! I admit it!)

FAVORITE SMELLS: Lavender, the ocean, lilacs

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Last of the Mohicans, The Saint

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING:
Damn, I should have gone to bed before 2 last night…::search for snooze button::

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: NEVER! Woohoo!

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? Exciting if it doesn’t go upside down. I love going on the suspended ones, though.

PEN OR PENCIL: Pen

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: Three or so…usually while yelling “Are you getting this? If it’s your dad, are you home?”

FAVORITE FOOD: Italian. Mmmm…

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: My dad, yes. We’re very alike, and get along really well. My mother…HELL NO! She’s put me down for 24 years, and I’m trying to get away from it. And sort of succeeding.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate. Gotta be chocolate.

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Chocolate chip cookie dough!

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: croutons.

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Oh lord yes! Put my CDs in, roll the window down, and find me an interstate so I can speed!

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: Nope.

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool…I used to get scared when I was younger though.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? A teal Dodge Shadow.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Hmm…my online friend Darren who I have talked to for five years but have never gotten to meet.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Buttery Nipples, Woodchuck cider, Vodka and Cranberry juice.

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Scorpio

GUYS, IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK WOULD YOU GIVE IT:

GIRLS, WOULD YOU ASK A GUY FOR HIS SHIRT? Um…if I was cold and he had an extra shirt on, yes. Otherwise, I think I’d be too shy to!

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? I like what I do now…environmental consulting, but I wish I got paid more!

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Back to red. Hopefully one day I’ll get the courage to damn what my mother says and dye it back.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Oh lord yes.

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Several prints from the National Gallery of Art - mostly Impressionists. A lot of pictures of me and my friends from college. A bulletin board with more pictures, postcards from friends, and tickets from various concerts. And my favorite…a Phantom of the Opera poster signed by the entire cast.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half empty.

FAVORITE MOVIES: Oh Lord…this list will change tomorrow, I’m sure, but: Last of the Mohicans, Age of Innocence, Rebel Without A Cause, Tombstone, Aliens

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Right

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Nope. I type pretty fast, but I can’t touch type to save my life.

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? A box with my shoes in it, some loose shoes, a box with extra computer equipment, and a memory box I swiped out of my parent’s house before it got sold. Oh yeah, and a lot of dust.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 7

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? Lexus LS400. Or a Dodge Viper.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: FOOTBALL! Oh yeah, and golf.

“Better people…better food…and better beer!”
-Neil Peart, Rush

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NAME: Eden

SEX: OK

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: SO Dan, Jasmin (large cat) & Sophie (small cat)

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: Futurama, any Animal Planet (EXCEPT Croc Hunter), Nova, PBS shows on paleolithic man, that sort of thing.

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Painting “Wrapping it up at the Lafayette” by Romare Bearden

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Trivial Pursuit; er, can I count YDKJ?

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Log Home Living, Log Homes Illustrated.

FAVORITE SMELLS: Fresh bread, virtually anything baking, cinnamon & vanilla, the usual suspects. Oh, and my cats’ fur.

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Strictly Ballroom.

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: Must hit snooze button.

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: No.

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? I’ll just hang on to my life-saving instincts, thanks.

PEN OR PENCIL: Black medium point Pilot pen.

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: How far away is it?

FAVORITE FOOD: Everything. Japanese, Italian, Mexican, Spanish, Indian, Cuban, Thai, French…

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Yes.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Chocolate!

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Neopolitan.

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Neither…raspberry vinaigrette with walnuts and gorgonzola. Mm!

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Yes, not in rush hour traffic though.

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: Not anymore, although I’d be embarrassed to tell you when I quit.

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Depends. Level 4 hurricane headed to Tampa? Scary. Regular storm? Cool.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? '82 Honda Accord Hatchback, Chocolate brown.

IF YOU COULD MEET more than ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Maria Callas, Mikhail Bakhtin, Eva Peron, Tommy Lee Jones, Jacques Lacan, Murasaki Shikibu…

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Red wines (Chianti, Bordeaux), Margaritas, Frou frou drinks with names like “bahama breeze” and those tiny parasols, Bloody Marys…

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Virgo. Why, does it show?

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? [sappy] Puppy/kitten cuddler at a shelter [/sappy]

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? Platinum blonde, the only color I haven’t tried.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Oh, yes.

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Dan’s paintings, photos.

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half empty, usually. What a terrible outlook!

FAVORITE MOVIES: Black Orpheus, Orlando, Strictly Ballroom, Real Genius, so many I can’t remember.

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Righty.

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Nope. I do what I call “advanced hunt and peck.”

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? Damn! Gr8kat beat me to the Garden Weasel! Barring that, a watering pail.

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Dust yaks, who, high on their dusty promontories, overlook the vast dust valleys through which the mighty dust river snakes its way towards the dust sea…the nimble dust yak calves frolic high in the dust cliffs, kicking up their heels as dust butterflies float flutteringly past…

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 8.

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? A 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 4x4 with intact fake wood trim…oooh!

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: College football, college basketball (pros are not as exciting to me, somehow), horse racing (at least the triple crown races), tennis (not doubles), olympic gymnastics, ballroom dancing, dog agility contests.

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: Frequently mundane, not always pointless…Mip Sims, you are always the first forum I read.

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NAME: Jeff

SEX: Now?

LIVING ARRANGEMENT: Me, roommate, and 2 cats

YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW: Jeopardy!, Win Ben Stein’s Money, The Daily Show, Biography

WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Work: Gateway 2000 ad; Home: Data Doctor ad. I’m saving up for one with a Salvador Dali print.

FAVORITE BOARD GAME: Trivial Pursuit, Outburst

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: Mad, Men’s Health

FAVORITE SMELLS: Orange, fresh water, pizza, acetone

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK: Blues Brothers

WHAT’S THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE IN THE MORNING: I will never do this again as long as I live! And this time, I mean it!

YOU GET MOTION SICKNESS: Ride simulators, teacups/barrel rides

ROLLER COASTERS - SCARY OR EXCITING? Damn exciting. I’ll ride anything that doesn’t break bones or damage vital organs.

PEN OR PENCIL: Pencil. Automatic w/ twist-erase

HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE: 2

FAVORITE FOOD: Seafood

DO YOU GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: Yes. I’m very close to my parents (and the rest of my family). Really, it’s the toughest thing about living in Arizona.

CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA: Vanilla

FAVORITE ICE CREAM: Chocolate chip cookie dough or grasshopper

CROUTONS OR BACON BITS: Croutons

DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE: Yep, on windy, curvy roads in the mountains

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL: Not since it acquired those spooky red glowing eyes

STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool, as long as the cable doesn’t go out.

WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1980 Grand LeMans. Cream color.

IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? My dad’s father, who passed away 4 years before I was born.

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: Beer: Negra Modelo Mixed: Captain Morgan Rum and orange soda (my own concoction)

WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Cancer

GUYS, IF A GIRL ASKED FOR THE SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK WOULD YOU GIVE IT: Only if it’s my girlfriend or she really needs it.

IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? A professional baritone soloist (vocal, not the euphonium)

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT WOULD IT BE? It’s just fine the way it is

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes

WHAT’S ON YOUR WALLS IN YOUR ROOM? Blood, a crucifix that keeps inverting itself

IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Did you pour it from a full glass or pour it into an empty glass?

FAVORITE MOVIES: Shawshank Redemption, Dr. Strangelove, Airplane!, This is Spinal Tap, Amazon Women on the Moon

ARE YOU A LEFTY, RIGHTY, or AMBIDEXTROUS? Righty

DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Pretty much so. I’ve been forcing myself to since the beginning of the year.

IF YOU COULD BE A GARDENING TOOL, WHAT WOULD YOU BE? A bushwacker

WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Some puzzles I glued together after completion, box spring stuff that the cats tore out, some guy without skin with flippers for legs

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 70

WHAT’S YOUR DREAM CAR? Any large, extended cab, V-8, 4x4, reliable pickup w/ 10 disc CD player and excellent sound system.

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: Arena football. Fast-movin’, ass-kickin’, rock-n-roll football, baby!

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU: Huh huh … Diane’s cool … huh huh.

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“Silly survey stuff” is right. Jeez, is anyone really reading all this crap? Just what is it that makes you people all of a sudden decide to tell the world this pile of mundane stuff about yourselves? I don’t get it.

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What do you think the “MP” in “MPSIMS” stands for?

God is dead. -Nietzsche
Nietzsche is dead. -God
Neitzsche is God. -Dead

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Sycorax:
Lessee…this is “Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share”.
The post was clearly labelled “Silly survey.”

Please elucidate. Where exactly were you misled about the content?

Uh, huge stretch here, but if it’s crap you don’t want to read…don’t.

Veb

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Trash & TV - yes I know what the MPSIMS means; and I didn’t read the thread (except for Diane’s lead-in); the thing is, I couldn’t imagine ANYONE reading thru all those “surveys.” (sorry about the “crap” comment. Okay, it’s not “crap”) Despite the tone of my reply, I was serious - Do you think other posters will read your survey, find you fascinating and ask for a date/propose marriage? Are you hoping to find someone who shares the same interests? Looking for such a person? Is it a “bragging” thing? Hoping to find your soulmate? Color me mystified.

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I read through all the surveys. I think that it’s a nice “all-in-one” MPSIMS thread, actually. Now I know that I’m one of very few lefthanded people on the board, that chocolate is the preferred ice cream, what everyone’s first car was…you know, stuff that generally gets it’s own thread.

“Excrement. That is what I think of J. Evans Pritchard, PhD.” --Robin Williams, Dead Poets Society

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