# Survey for all **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 8, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236 "2001-03-08T16:52:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/61 "2001-03-11T02:04:47Z")
1. LIVING ARANGEMENT? Wife and three cats. 2. WHAT BOOK READING? The Yellow Admiral by Patrick Obrian, Stella’s in Heaven by Art Buckwald, My Life in Three Acts by Helen Hayes. 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Winnie the Pooh (a gift to my wife whose name is Winnie by her elementary school students) 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Chess 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Smithsonian 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? A newspaper press room and bread baking 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS The bathroom of a seedy bar 1. FAVORITE SOUND? A baby laughing, newspaper press running, soft rain on a tin roof. 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? The thought of living without my wife 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Start making a mental list of what has to be accomplished that day. 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Probably something of an off white 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Old Devil Moon by Ella Fitzgerald, Yesterday by the Beatles 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? One 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Zanna 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Living it 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Flaffles, Gyros, Tacos, Escargot 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? When it’s called for 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Unless you consider my wife after a good meal… 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Delightful 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1956 Chevy Bel-Aire (bronze and white) 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Alive - my wife, always a joy. Dead - My father 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Irish whiskey, straight up, beer chaser 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Ares 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? I try not to eat broccoli but if I must I consume it all. 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Small town newspaper editor (and I love it) 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Wouldn’t even consider it. Paid too much for the grey. 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Very much so 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full I guess 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Fantasia, Maltese Falcon 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Where else would they be? 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Books, notes, notebooks and the occasional cat 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 87 (have no idea why) 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Baseball and cricket (I don’t understand cricket but I do enjoy watching it) I also enjoy watching the refs in Australian Rules Football. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/62 "2001-03-11T02:18:39Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? With Mom, Dad, 5 y/o foster brother and 4 y/o foster sister 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? From the Beast to the Blonde by Marina Warner (study of fairy tales and their social significance) 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don’t have one 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Pictionary 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? CART Magazine 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Car, fresh-cut grass 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS cheap cigarettes, mildew 1. FAVORITE SOUND? Motor 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Losing somebody close to you 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? [expletive], not time to get up already?! 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? The Dance, Garth Brooks 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2-3 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Gregg 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Friends and family 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Chicken, strawberries’n’cream 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? YES 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1986 Subaru GL 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Greg Moore 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Chocolate daquiri, or buttery nipple 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Capricornication 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Race car driver 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Blue streaks 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Well, it WAS half full, but then I drank it all, so now it’s empty. 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yes 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Shoes, clothes, bubble wrap, old socks, a stuffed bunny, empty boxes, dust, spiders 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 58 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Auto racing ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/63 "2001-03-11T03:29:09Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? husband, three kids and two cats, in a house in the 'burbs 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? “The Green Mile” by Stephen King and “Midnight Champagne” by A. Manette Ansay 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Plain blue 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Reader’s Digest 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Christmas Day _(that combination of the tree, fireplace, turkey and snow)_, the beach/boardwalk _(combination of the ocean surf, salt air, suntan oil, and fried food)_ and fruity shower gels 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS cigarettes, body odor, dirty litter box 1. FAVORITE SOUND? kids laughing, squeaky swingsets, cats purring 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? When the kids are sick or hurt 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? “Already?!?” 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Pachebel’s Canon, Margaritaville, and Love Me Tender (how’s that for diversity?) 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Three 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Guess I’ll go with MY children’s names: Sarah, Amy and Andrew 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Friends and family, personal happiness, health 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Seafood, a good rare steak, and rich chocolate dessert 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Yes 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Only if youngest child gets in our bed, then I sleep with a stuffed Scooby-Doo and a Bones the Dog Beanie Baby 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1972 Volkwagen Beetle, 4-speed 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Mary, mother of Jesus 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Southern Comfort and OJ 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? um, I think Taurus, I don’t believe in that stuff 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Have to think about that one 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? I do, dark brown 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: My Fair Lady 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Mostly 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? big flat box with rolls of wrapping paper, maybe a dust bunny or two, and possibly a cat or two 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 23 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Baseball…Go Orioles!! ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/64 "2001-03-11T05:01:34Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Live alone. 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Um, two: _The Design of Everyday Things_, and the Seamus Heaney _Beowulf_ 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Coffee stains, and Lexis trademark. 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Big Boggle 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? The Economist 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Hibiscus 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS Sewer 1. FAVORITE SOUND? “It’s so good to see you!” 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Fear 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Yergh. 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue-green. 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Too many. A top ten: Respect (Aretha), Sons of (Jacques Brel/Judy Collins), Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper - other versions are beautiful, too), Summertime (Louis Armstrong/Ella Fitzgerald version), Is That All There Is? (Peggy Lee), It’s the End of the World As We Know It (REM), Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics), Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday), Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division), It’s All Too Much (Beatles) (oh, we’ll make it eleven) The Girl from Ipanema (Astrud Gilberto), (or maybe twelve) Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield) 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 1-2 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Is this the name of our favorite child, or the favorite name for a child? Don’t have a favorite child - favorite name would be Justin 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Friends and family 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Dungeness crab, bread pudding 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla. Especially (of course) the expensive kinds! Tahitian, Jamaican, Madagascar Bourbon… 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? yes 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Honda Accord 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Winston Churchill 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Bock beer. 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Libra 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yes, peeled 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Radio interviewer 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Light blond, like when I was a baby. 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full: “Oh, good, there’s still some left.” Then it’s _all_ empty. 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Hairspray. 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? yes 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? dust bunnies, two trays of shoes, tools, camera tripod, ab roller thingy (no, not the suzanne sommers monstrosity - just a wheel with handles) 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 9 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Live - hockey. TV: men’s gymnastics. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/65 "2001-03-11T05:09:22Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Solo 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? “What are the Seven Wonders of the World? (and 100 other great cultural lists–fully explalined)” by Peter D’Epiro and Mary Desmond Pinkowish 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Trivial Pursuit 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Scientific American 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Just after a summer rainstorm 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS Too much perfume 1. FAVORITE SOUND? An airplane taking off (with me on it) 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Immediately after my answer to question 26. 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Where’s the snooze button? 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Green 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Rhapsody in Blue 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 3 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? I used to think ‘Ambergris’ would be an interesting name for a girl, and then I found out what it is. It’s still and interesting name, but the teasing potential might be too great. 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Never letting my friends go through any more pain than they have to. 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Mexican, maybe because I can’t get really good mexican food in the Northeast. 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Yes 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Volkswagen camper. 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? I don’t have an answer for that, the few times I’ve met famous people I didn’t know what to say to them. 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Chianti with a good italian meal 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Leo 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Author 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Transparent 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? I’m not sure, but I thought I was at the time. 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: The Right Stuff 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yes 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? My downstairs neighbors 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 9 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? All the obscure sports at the Olympics, like bobsledding and fencing. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/66 "2001-03-11T05:09:53Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? parents, 12-year-old brother 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? none, at the moment (skool library doesn’t have anything I want, public library card needs renewal that I don’t feel like messing with) 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? my mouse, of course 😛 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Monopoly 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? _Hot Rod_ 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? tiresmoke, race-gas exhaust 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS burning oil (bonus points if it’s leaking onto me as it burns) 1. FAVORITE SOUND? big V8 with glasspacks 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? When the pedal goes all the way to the floor…and nothing happens (bonus points if there’s oncoming traffic) 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? “_Another_ day? Damn.” 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Marina Blue and Petty Blue 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? _Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap_ 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2-3 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Katie 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? money 😉 4. FAVORITE FOODS? steak (_very_ well done), fried chicken 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? yes indeedy 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? [1984 AMC Jeep Grand Wagoneer, currently in sick bay](http://3weasel.20m.com/jeepwreck.html) (see #8) 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Davey Allison (dead NASCAR driver :() 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Jack Daniel’s 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Aries 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? I don’t eat any part of broccoli 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Winston Cup (NASCAR) driver 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Dark Red 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? What the hell? I paid for a full glass! :mad: 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: **Dr. Strangelove** 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? no 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? a box spring for a bed we no longer have 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 22.5 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? auto racing I find it Very Vaguely Creepy that “child’s” (#12)is the only lowercase word in this entire damned thing. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/67 "2001-03-11T05:25:19Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? husband, two children, a dog. 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Name sakes: an entertaining guide to the origiens of more than 300 words. [sub]might help if I ever decide to go on Who wants to be a millionaire. [/sub] 3. I use a track ball. 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Scrabble. 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Readers Digest 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? suntan lotion, flowers, oranges 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS cigerettes and the smell of an adult group home. 1. FAVORITE SOUND? rain 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? insecurity 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Five more minutes 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Witchcraft by Frank Sintara & Witchcraft by Sharon Shannon. 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2. I screen all calls. 3. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? I love my children equally…oh…wait…the names other than MY children’s name…Sophia and Wolfgang. Sofia and wolfgang are not my children. 4. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Friends and family 5. FAVORITE FOODS? Seafood and mexican, chinese 6. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate 7. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? You betcha I do. 8. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Yes. It’s for when our nearly 3 year old joins us in the middle of the night. And our 105 pound dog. All three of them snore, too. 9. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Way coooool 10. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1981 Pontiac Phoenix 11. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? William Shakespeare. (I’d ask for his autograph and if I could be his muse.) 12. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Nutty irishman, jager, rum and coke 13. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? do not pass go, do not collect $200. 14. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yes 15. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Travel writer, humorist, stand up comedian, swimwear model, you know, the usual. (What, no one wanted to be a hooker or junkie? There’s a shocker.) 16. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Been every color between copper penny red and vibrant light brown. 17. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 18. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Glass, what glass? 19. FAVORITE MOVIE: The Lion in the Winter. 1. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? dkaoiudljuoiou 2. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Savage dust bunnies, the mates to all my socks, stuffed animals, feathers from a leaking comforter, Jimmy Hoffa. 3. FAVORITE NUMBER? 27 4. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? [sub]championship dog training & championship horse jumping. Is that bad? [/sub]Actually,I don’t watch alot of sports, willingly. ---
**Author:** ![Galaxiastar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@Galaxiastar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galaxiastar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/68 "2001-03-11T05:31:05Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Mom and dad 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Night 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Sailor Moon 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Scrabble 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Readers Digest 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Zest, ginger body wash, rain 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS cigars, garbage 1. FAVORITE SOUND? rain 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? hopelessness 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? must…stumble…to…shower 4. FAVORITE COLOR? orange 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? At last by Etta James 5. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2-3 6. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Veronica 7. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Family and creativity 8. FAVORITE FOODS? Japanese, Italian 9. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla 10. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? I don’t know yet. 11. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No 12. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? VERY cool. 13. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? It’s going to be a 1996 honda civic (nice!) 14. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Muhammed Ali 15. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Don’t tell, I’m underage, but I love blush wine 16. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Taurus 17. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yes 18. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Editor of the New York Times 19. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Pink 20. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? No 21. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full 22. FAVORITE MOVIE: Bicenteniall man 23. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? no 24. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? A whole bunch of shoes 25. FAVORITE NUMBER? 12 26. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Competitive cheerleading ---
**Author:** ![ajax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a87d85/32.png) [@ajax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ajax)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/69 "2001-03-11T05:37:37Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Wife and teenage shrew 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Shadow of the Hegemon 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Oatmeal cookie crumbs 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Monopoly 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Popular Mechanics 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Black cherry pipe tabaco 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS Burnt popcorn 1. FAVORITE SOUND? My own voice 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Helplessness 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Where’s my cigs 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Forest green 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? A good goodbye 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Never answer 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Junior 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Friends and family 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Chili and cantalope 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Yes 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Mustang 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Myself twenty years ago 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Rum and Dr. Pepper 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Aquarius 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Whats Broccoli? 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? My bosses 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Auburn 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Any Marx Brothers 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? No 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? My secret hoard of neat stuff 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? Any Prime 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? College Basketball ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/70 "2001-03-11T05:59:10Z")
LIVING ARRANGEMENT? By myself (until May 31st, come and visit), but my mom lives two floors down. 1. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Just finished “Sphere”, I wsasn’t terribly impressed 2. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Umm, The promotional company’s logo that gave it to me. It’s filled with water and little floaties. 3. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Trivial Pursuit (but no one will play it with me anymore) 4. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Cosmopolitan 5. FAVORITE SMELLS? Peach, Vanilla, Obsession and Eddie Bauer Adventurer (my fiance wears it) 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS Cigars give me a headache 1. FAVORITE SOUND? A baby’s laugh 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? That feeling of dread when you realize you ahve either really screwed up, or really hurt yourself 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Oh shit, I’m late 4. FAVORITE COLOR? dark green 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Current: Iris - Goo Goo Dolls 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 1 - 2 (depending on where I have to launch myself from) 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Boy: Jackson Girl: Darby or Dylan 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Listening to what your soul needs 4. FAVORITE FOODS? seafood, italian (rich, tomato-ey and cheesy) 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Yes 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? No 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool and arousing 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1999 Silver Sunfire, 2-door, five speed with a sunroof (ZOOM!) 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? My Grandfather 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Gin and Seven with a lime 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Aried 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? I love the whole piece of broccoli 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Actress 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Auburn with curls 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes, I am now 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half full 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Right now? The Color Purple 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Sometimes yes, sometimes no 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Stacks of bridal magazines and a large plastic container or papers 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 5 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Hockey or equestrian ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/71 "2001-03-11T06:13:57Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? With Mom (moved back home to go to school full-time). Boyfriend comes to stay on weekends/nights off 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? _History of Britain_ by Simon Schama, _The Oxford Companion to Food_ by Alan Davidson, and \*The Bible 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? The color black 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Scrabble 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Vanity Fair, Pastry Arts, Gourmet 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Caramelizing sugar, vanilla, the air after a good rain, my boyfriend’s neck, baking bread, fresh linens, the ocean air 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS Dirty feet, skunk, that gawd-awful gardenia perfume 1. FAVORITE SOUND? When I call my boyfriend, and he says, “hey baby!” when he recognizes my voice 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? that I’ve let someone down 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? I gotta pee. 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Sunny yellow, emerald green 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? At the moment, “Blue Skies” (the Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers version) 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Molly, Rosie, Chase, Jack 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Being happy in what you do in life. 4. FAVORITE FOODS? A good piece of rare beef; most Mexican/Latin American foods; pineapple; ice cream; cheese 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Both, if at all possible. 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? No, unless I’m trying to get home as soon as possible. 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Not any more. BoogeyBear has a very special place in my cedar hope chest where he’s safe from vermin and closet monsters. 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool until I have to drive in them. 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Chevette 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Escoffier 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Margaritas 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Libra 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Oh yeah. 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Have it. Pastry chef. (Unless lottery winner would fit in this category) 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Did it. Auburn 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yep. Still am. 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? It’s always full here. 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Harold & Maude; Willy Wonka; Duck Soup; All About Eve 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yep 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Shoes and dumbbells 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 3, 41 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? College Football ---
**Author:** ![tshirts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@tshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tshirts)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/72 "2001-03-11T06:45:43Z")
1. LIVING ? Batching it with my adult son/business partner, and in the summers with my adult daughter. 2. BOOK ? A mystery by Marshall, Evan _Missing Marlene_ 3. MOUSE PAD? My son & my company’s logo 4. BOARD GAME? Scrabble 5. MAGAZINE? Playboy 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? My own pipe tobacco 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS My son’s pipe tobacco 6. FAVORITE SOUND? The woosh of air riding in a plane 7. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? slipping on ice 8. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Must…make…coffee… 9. FAVORITE COLOR? Blue most years. Was green once and red once 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? 1812 Overture. I play it 4 times every day on the commute to work and back. 10. HOW MANY RINGS? 1 I always have it set for the machine to pick up, so if I want to get it, it had better be on the first ring. 11. Child’s NAME? Amber 12. MOST IMPORTANT? family 13. FAVORITE FOODS? ham sandwich (shaved ham on crusty french roll) 14. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate, except pipe tobacco:vanilla 15. DRIVE FAST? That’s what the cops always tell me. 16. SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? There a doll on my nightstand, that’s technically my daughter’s 17. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool. In California I really miss the midwest’s thunderstorms. 18. FIRST CAR? Austin Sprite 2-seater, no trunk 19. MEET ONE PERSON? Claudia Schiffer 20. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Pear brandy from Austria 21. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Cancer 22. EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Sure 23. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Museum director 24. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Straw - my childhood color 25. BEEN IN LOVE? Many times 26. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? I find half full glasses look full to me 27. FAVORITE MOVIE: Doctor Strangelove 28. FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? yes 29. UNDER YOUR BED? the ironing board 30. FAVORITE NUMBER? 4 31. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Never watch sports, but I will watch the Indy 500 and the Kentucky Derby. No clue why, except that’s what I liked as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![Cyndar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cyndar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyndar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/73 "2001-03-11T14:50:46Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Single, in apartment, with 5 cats, 1 dog, 2 birds, 2 rats 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Soul of the Fire 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Cat in a hammock 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Trivial Pursuit 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Martha Stewart’s Living 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon buns 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS Parvo 1. FAVORITE SOUND? Birds chirping, rain 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Lonliness 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? If I’m waking in the morning, it’s, “Yay! No work today!” 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Red 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? None 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2-3, if at all. 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? NONE!!! 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Love 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Steak, chicken, prepared spicy! 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate (dark) 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Yes 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Yes, and a few live ones as well. 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Datsun 200SX 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Jane Goodall 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Butterscotch Schnapps, Bailey’s, Godiva 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Leo 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Actress 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Blonde streaks 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half empty 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Clerks 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? No 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? My dog. 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 7 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Hockey ---
**Author:** ![Cyndar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cyndar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyndar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/74 "2001-03-11T14:57:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\* > > ``` > 24. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT > BE? > Vet Tech > > ** > > ``` You’ve gotta be kidding me! You do NOT want this job, trust me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BornDodgy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@BornDodgy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BornDodgy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/75 "2001-03-11T15:43:12Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? still living with parents. 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Dubliners by James Joyce 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? A mousetrap and the line “Mice are stupid”… and a lot of dirt 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? none 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? 19 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? vanilla, hot asphalt in summer, rain 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS oil 1. FAVORITE SOUND? wind 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? anxiety 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? I dont think early in the morning. I just behave like a robot and sleep while brushing my teeth. 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Dark Blue 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? You are Gorgeous - Baby Bird 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2-3 2. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? To be happy. Friends. 3. FAVORITE FOODS? Chinese, junkfood 4. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? a little bit of both 😉 5. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? yes 6. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Sometimes. 7. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool 8. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? none yet. Two wheels are enough. 9. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Whiskey (Glen Fiddich), Gin Tonic and Hooch 10. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Virgo 11. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? yes 12. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Illustrating books. 13. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? violet 14. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 15. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? If you hand it over, it ll be totally empty. 16. FAVORITE MOVIE: Trainspotting 17. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? mostly. 18. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? dust bunnies, a basket with magazines, a dictionary, my diary and whatever I happen to throw into it. 19. FAVORITE NUMBER? 21 20. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? hockey ---
**Author:** ![Turbo\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@Turbo\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turbo_Dog)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/76 "2001-03-11T16:16:54Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Wife, son, daughter, little asshole dog. 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? A Life Wild and Perilous (History of mountain men). 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Coffee stains, cigarette ashes, crayon marks. 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Trivial Pursuit or Taboo, depending on company. 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Outdoor Life. 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? I have no sense of smell. 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS See above. 1. FAVORITE SOUND? Orgasmic moaning or rain, depending on company. 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Failure. 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? I can’t wait till I’m independently wealthy so I never have to do this shit again. 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Grey. 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Too many to list. 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Depends on where I am when it rings. 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Keifer and Kendall. 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Being happy. 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Cajun, Japanese, Carribean, Burger King. 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla. 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Yes. 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Sometimes a snoring wife with an ice cold butt. 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Very cool. 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Ford Pinto. 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? Too many to list. 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Good Scotch. 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Leo. 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yes, if I’m forced to eat vegetables. 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? High dollar hunting guide, and in the off season, high dollar gigolo. 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? I wouldn’t. 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes. 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Depends on what’s in it. 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Kelly’s Heroes. 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yes. 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? All the shit I don’t want people to see. 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? Anything even. 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Football, hockey and golf. ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/77 "2001-03-11T17:42:06Z")
1-Recently had to move back in w/ pareants after bad breakup ☹ but am saving up to get new place solo:) 2-Have a Nice Day by Mick Foley for about the 29th time. 3-Wyland seascape 4-Trivial Pursuit 5-Entertainment Weekly 6-a)carmel,plumeria and lilacs b) chitlins and black licorice 7-piano and rain 8-nausea 9-Damn it’s early-MUST HAVE CAFFEINE! 10-a) pink b) Love Buzz by Nirvana 11-I check the caller id 1st so about 2-3 12-Gia for a girl and Kurt for a boy 13-Friends and family 14-seafood and italian 15-chocolate 16-yes 17-no 18-cool 19-1969 buick 20-off the top of my head Jeff Hardy or Martin Amis 21-raspberry stoli lemonade 22-sagittarius 23-yes 24-own and run a bookstore 25-dark red 26-yes-twice 27-half full 28-Chasing Amy 29-no 30-a box with my extra sheets and blankets 31-nine 32-professional wrestling (duh) ice hockey and any x-games ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/78 "2001-03-11T19:18:19Z")
Can’t resist. 1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? With my parents. 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? 1984 by George Orwell 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Closeup of a tiger. 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Checkers 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Popular Science 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? A cold winter day 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS The smell that comes out of the vents in our school every now and then. 1. FAVORITE SOUND? Turning pages of reading material. 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Rejection 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Why am I up? 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Green 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Mr. Roboto by Styx 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Boy: Alexander, Girl: Tuesday 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Money. Just kidding–happiness. 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Apples 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Depends on what road I am on. 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Sometimes. 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Scary 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1995 Nissan Altima, maroon. Still have it, as I acquired it a year ago. I even named it: Amadeus 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? George Orwell 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? N/A 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Aquarius 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? I don’t even like to eat broccoli, but if I have to: yes 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? A successful author 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Blonde 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Depends on what’s inside it and how thirsty I am. 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Beetlejuice 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yes 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Board games and photo albums. 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 11–any odd number, really, but 3, 7, 9, and 11 are my favs. 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Ping pong ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/79 "2001-03-12T00:41:50Z")
I received this survey in the mail, and thought I would share. Maybe we’ll all learn a little more about each other. 1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? me, my parents, and my brother. 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? White Mischief 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Don’t have one 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? Scrabble 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? None 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? Brownies, puppies 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS Ammonia 1. FAVORITE SOUND? Chuckie’s shoes on Rugrats 🙂 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? Being sad 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Want to go back to sleep… 4. FAVORITE COLOR? Purple 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Um… 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 2-3 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Guy, or Jack 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Being happy 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Lobster and chocolate 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Vanilla 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? Yes 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Yup: 3 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? cool 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? Don’t own one yet 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? SK probably 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Bourbon and Coke 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Virgo/Libra 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Yup 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Don’t know… 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? Keep it the same 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Don’t know 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Half empty 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: Pulp Fiction and Storm of the Century 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? Yes 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? Papers and books and stuff 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? 11 and 17 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Do dog shows count? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Jeannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@Jeannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeannie)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236/80 "2001-03-12T01:58:40Z")
1. LIVING ARRANGEMENT? Me and hubby in a small apartment 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I’m actually in the middle of a couple: _Fellowship of the Ring_ and _On Writing_ by Stephen King 3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Nothing. It’s just plain black 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? It’s hard to pick just one. Probably Pictionary, if I had to pick one right now. 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE? Premiere 6a. FAVORITE SMELLS? I don’t think I have one, but if I wear scented lotion, it’s raspberry 6b. LEAST FAVORITE SMELLS The bathroom at work after certain co-workers have been in there 1. FAVORITE SOUND? Good music 2. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? When someone I love is hurt and I can’t make them feel better 3. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Depends on what day of the week it is 4. FAVORITE COLOR? green and purple 10 A. FAVORITE SONG? Too many to name them all. 1. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? Depends on how far away the phone is, and what number shows up on the caller ID 2. FAVORITE Child’s NAME? Michael for a boy, Elisabeth for a girl 3. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Family 4. FAVORITE FOODS? Chocolate 5. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA? Chocolate. 6. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST? I usually go about 5 mph above the limit 7. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? Only when hubby is out of town 8. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? Terrifying 9. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 1986 black Nissan Pulsar, which we bought used in 1991, when I was 16 10. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE WHO WOULD IT BE? I don’t know how I’d pick which one, but I’d want to meet one of the three grandparents that died before I was born 11. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? Tequila 12. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? Pisces 13. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? Absolutely! 14. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE? Full time stay at home mom (okay, I’d have to have the kids before I could do that, but hopefully soon…) 15. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR? I’ve dyed it auburn. If I dye it again, I’d go with that color 16. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? Yes, and still am 17. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? Sometimes half-empty, sometimes half-full 18. FAVORITE MOVIE: The Goonies 19. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? No 20. WHAT’S UNDER YOUR BED? I shudder to think 21. FAVORITE NUMBER? four 22. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Football [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survey-for-all/57236.md?page=5)