Indiana has a plate that says “Children first” across the bottom. It’s one of a number of specialty plates you can get by making a charitable contribution. The money from this one goes to help children, but I’m actually not sure in what capacity.
Anyway, I saw one where someone had gotten this specialty plate, along with the vanity label “EAT THE.” I kinda like that one.
I also like the one I saw yesterday that said COVFEFE.
YMF language, besides your native one.
Italian. It’s uniquely suited for singing, hence all the great Italian operas.
YMF car you ever owned?
My current car: 2012 Ford Mustang. Stick shift, candy red metallic paint. Looks cool, extremely fun to drive.
YMF childhood book.
“The Tall Book of Make Believe.” I still own it, though it’s falling apart. The illustrations are even better than the text.
YMF Beethoven symphony?
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
Most favorite breakfast cereal when you were a child?
Wheaties. But I made my mom buy other kinds to get the premiums inside
Fav mountain
Mt. Pelée on the island of Martinique, source of a famous eruption in 1902, killing 28,000 people in two minutes. I have climbed Mt. Pelée; very rainy and muddy.
YMF vegan source of protein?
I suppose you don’t mean “soy,” you mean something like “smart dogs” that are made from soy.
I am totally crazy for Tofurky. DH and I have learned to prepare it to such perfection, that we serve it to non-vegetarians/vegans, and they rave about it.
Funny thing is, when I ate meat, I hated turkey. Tofurky is available only around Thanksgiving, so we always buy a case (it comes frozen), then we have one for all the birthdays and holidays-- since the Conservative movement changed it stance on kitniyot, we can now even have it for Passover.
Ooooooooooo. Tofurky.
YMF food you like now, that you had to be coaxed, threatened, or bribed into trying.
I hated spaghetti - Mom used to buy it in a can, like Spaghetti-Os
Mosst fav thing about camping
Coming home and taking a shower when it’s over.
YMF episode of your favorite TV show.
“City on the Edge of Forever,” from the original Star Trek.
YMF meme about the Queen (here’s mine: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bossfight/comments/ap6odp/quēēn_gran_master_of_chess_with_a_bîshôp/)
That is hilarious!
The same one you chose, although I don’t get it.
Fav pawn-shop item
Watches. I often stop in to the local buy-and-sell pawn shop to see if they have anything I might like.
Most favorite kind of pencil puzzle?
Ever play chess?
Crossword. Pretty boring.
YMF parlour trick, either that you can do, or that you like to watch someone else do, doesn’t matter.
I can whistle the entire piccolo part of Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”
YMF historical factoid?
I’m not quite sure what the definition of “factoid” is-- is it something demonstrably false, or just a speculation that took on a life of its own?
I’m going with the second definition, and choosing that the J-thread of the Torah was written by a woman. All the evidence for this is, to put is politely, “internal.” And there is lots of “external” evidence against it, like the extremely high rates of female illiteracy at the time. But it’s fun to speculate.
Favorite theory regarding the identity of Jack the Ripper (not necessarily the one you think is most likely to be true-- possibly just the one you find the most entertaining).
A factoid is succint. Yours stopped being a factoid after “. . . by a woman”.
He was Sherlock Holmes – or a cop.
Fav 19th century fictional character.
Definitely Sherlock Holmes. After that, Jack Aubrey.
YMF fictional character from before 1700.