Interview the person below you ~ a game

[Xenia]

I've heard of this little game and thought it might be fun for us. You answer the question in the most recent post and then ask one for the next person...

Here we go. First question:

Do you get your clothes ready for church the night before?

[ProfessorAlan]

We go to a "casual dress" church, so it's more of a case of making sure we all have clean jeans -- so it is more of a laundry situation for us.

OK. Second question:

How long have you been attending the church you currently attend?

[Tamera]

I'm a newbie there. I've only attended 5 months. The church before that was 4 1/2 years, and the one before that was 16 years.

So, what kind of church do you attend?

[Rebecca]

Fun idea! :) I recently moved and am still church-shopping, but for now attend a non-denominational community church.

On the weekends, do you prefer to sleep in or get up early?

Rebecca

[Timber Wolf]

well, I guess it's me, so...

Sleep in, although sleep in is in the eye of the beholder. When I worked the 5am shift, sleeping in was staying in bed until 5am. (and yes I went to bed early, too).


So, the person below me loves the snow.

[Tarin]

Only during December. ;) The rest of the winter, I don't live - I just wait for spring. ;) One of these days I'm buying a winter condo in Hawaii. :p


Favorite comfort food?

[PattyU]

Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches.

Next:
How old were you when you became a Christian?

[lynnmosher]

I was eleven years old when my Christian parents took me on vacation to NYC to attend Billy Graham's acclaimed crusade there in 1957 at Madison Square Garden. Quite a fete for a tiny little girl to go forward in the midst of thousands of others!

Here'a a tuffy...How faithful are you to have a quiet time every day?

[Xenia]

That is a tuffy! I have just recently (last mo. or two) started getting up 1/2 hour to 45 minutes earlier to pray and have a short bible study. I do real good during the work week but for some reason I don't do it on the weekend! It's like my flesh thinks I deserve a "break" on Saturday or something. This is my current issue! Thanks a lot Lynn for that perfectly timed question :p.

If you moved to another country which would it be?

[lynnmosher]

Just curious, Xenia. For clarity's sake, can anyone answer more than one question? Just thinking we may run out of people to answer if we each answer only once.

[Ransom v. Unman]

That is a tuffy! I have just recently (last mo. or two) started getting up 1/2 hour to 45 minutes earlier to pray and have a short bible study. I do real good during the work week but for some reason I don't do it on the weekend! It's like my flesh thinks I deserve a "break" on Saturday or something. This is my current issue! Thanks a lot Lynn for that perfectly timed question :p.

If you moved to another country which would it be?

Just curious, Xenia. For clarity's sake, can anyone answer more than one question? Just thinking we may run out of people to answer if we each answer only once.
Lynne, you didn't answer her question, and then you asked another! Now I'm confused! :p
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Anyway, in answer to the question, there are probably several I would consider moving to (mostly for educational purpose,) but I think you're aiming for more of an "In an ideal situation" sort of thing... In that case it's a toss between Ireland, Sweden or Japan. Granted, if I lived in an ideal situation, I wouldn't have to choose. :D
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All right, here's a kicker: how do you think culture and faith should intersect?

[lynnmosher]

Interjection...Xenia had just answered my question and I wanted to clarify the rules. Sorry I confused you, Ransom. I didn't think that was possible! LOL! :D Okay, back on track!

[Xenia]

Oh sure! I did :). I figure it's kinda like the "what are you listening to right now?" thread. Pipe in whenever and as often as you like..

[ProfessorAlan]

All right, here's a kicker: how do you think culture and faith should intersect?
In general, I think faith should intersect with culture, interact with culture, converse with culture ... I am not a separatist as far as culture is concerned.

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What model of computer are you using right now?

[jacks girl]

I have a Dell that I'm using right now but I also have a dell lap top and a old compaq that cost me over 3000 dollars back in the 80's I'm still trying to get my money's worth out of it.

Question.
What do you do first thing in the morning when your eyes fly open.. lets skip going to the bathroom LOL

[Tarin]

You mean beyond slapping the alarm clock and groaning? :p My devotional time comes first in the morning. I spend an hour in bed, praying and reading.


When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

[PattyU]

You mean beyond slapping the alarm clock and groaning? :p My devotional time comes first in the morning. I spend an hour in bed, praying and reading.


When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I wanted to be an artist.

Where was your best vacation ever?

[righter1]

Where was your best vacation ever?



Hmmm... I've had a lot of good ones since I got married... :)

Best was probably the time hubby and I went to the Pacific Northwest for the first time and I got to the see the ocean on the coast of Washington, as well as from Vancouver, BC.

I also liked the first time I saw the mountains, in Colorado, also with hubby, though he was fiancé at the time.

And, when I went to NJ/NY when I was 17--all by myself--to visit my penpal for her HS graduation. I wish I'd gone into the Twin Towers, but I got to see them from Liberty Island/Ellis Island and took a TON of pictures (though nowhere near the 700 or so I took in Colorado last July.)



Okay, do you cook most of your meals, or do you go out to eat a lot? (If this is a guy, and you're married, does your wife cook your meals--and is she a good cook?)

[Xenia]

My situation is kind of different. I am a vegan. My husband is not. I basically prepare my meals and he prepares his. It works for us. He rarely goes out to eat. I go out about once every couple of weeks :).

The last dream you had...what was it about?

[Ransom v. Unman]

The last dream you had...what was it about?

Man, of course I would get this one... I have horrible dreams.

Last night I dreamed that my wife and I were staying in a house where several gruesome has just recently taken place, and that the murderer himself was still haunting it.

Good fare for making a horror story, I suppose, but I'd just as soon wish I'd forgotten about it! >_<

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How much (if any) Irish do you have in your ancestry?

[righter1]

How much (if any) Irish do you have in your ancestry?

My maiden name is Irish. We think we can trace my family ancestry back to the clan that owned Blarney Castle--it's the family castle. :D So, although my Irish ancestors came over in the 1700s (or perhaps earlier), I consider myself more Irish than Cherokee or Swedish (which came into the family line around 4 or 5 generations before me.)


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Are you wearing green on St. Patrick's Day?

[Cymrugirl]

Yes, indeedy. I am. :D

Which literary/film character do you most readily relate with?

[Tarin]

Oooh, good one! Judging from the trailer... Jodie Foster's writer character in the upcoming Nim's Island. ;)


Favorite historical personality?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Oooh, good one! Judging from the trailer... Jodie Foster's writer character in the upcoming Nim's Island. ;)


Favorite historical personality?

I'm tempted to say St. Patrick – and he's up there, don't get me wrong! – but that wouldn't be entirely accurate. He's just on my mind a lot today...

As it stands, I'll probably say mine is St. Peter. Maybe Rabbi Gemaliel. Hard call between those two...

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What is your favourite smell, and why?

[righter1]

What is your favourite smell, and why?

Being pregnant, that's hard right now. I can tell you my least favorite--coffee! It makes me want to shoot whoever has the cup nearby and isn't sensitive to my nose...

Right now, I'd say it's whatever's cooking that smells good that I can eat. Like my chocolate pie in the fridge at home. Or the smell of cereal in the morning. Or pineapple. :D If I can eat it, it's good.

Other than that, I love the smell of a spring day after a thunderstorm. It always smells fresh and clean, and a bit like dirt--so things will grow. :)


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What is your favorite season of the year and why?

[Gina123]

fall is my favorite time of year. Its a nice break from our very hot summers and not windy and stormy like spring. It seems to last a long time, generally mid Sept through early December.

Question:
What's your favorite nursery rhyme??

[Cymrugirl]

The Lion and the Unicorn fighting for a crown. :)

Have you ever performed in public?

[Ransom v. Unman]

The Lion and the Unicorn fighting for a crown. :)

Have you ever performed in public?

Performed what?

[Tamera]

Alright, I'll take this one. I took 20 years of dance lessons and every year we had a review. Also I've been in school and church choirs and school and church plays.

If you could only use one word, how would you describe yourself?

[Cymrugirl]

Pale

Are you left handed or right handed?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Pale

Are you left handed or right handed?

Right-handed with a cultured left foot.. :D

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How often did you lie when you played truth or dare as a kid?

[Colin]

I can answer this one! I am right handed. By the way..I am all Irish and did not wear any green at all on this St. Patrick's day!

Do you like gardening?

[Ransom v. Unman]

I can answer this one! I am right handed. By the way..I am all Irish and did not wear any green at all on this St. Patrick's day!

Do you like gardening?

I beat you, Orange boy...

And yes, I do like gardening.

[Timber Wolf]

uhhh, I didn't play truth or dare, and if having had tons of houseplants counts, then yes, I like gardening, otherwise, no - I grew up in Alaska remember, it was all woods, what's a garden? unless it was our veggie garden.

The person below me has a cat on his worktable, getting in his / her way.

[Tarin]

Nope, I've got two cats (Dodger and Taneem), but they both live outside. Oh! And there's kittens on the way! :D


What's your favorite nickname?

[Ransom v. Unman]

What's your favorite nickname?

Spazz. :)

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What are the websites you visit every day?

[righter1]

What are the websites you visit every day?

CW.com, 4Believers.com, FoxNews.com, my e-mail


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What's the furthest you've ever traveled from home?

[ProfessorAlan]

CW, 4B, Yahoo!, Dennis Miller Radio, 3WT Radio, Columbus Metro Library, Ohio University, MSN, Blogger, Weather.Com, TV Guide ...
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What is a worship song / hymn that you like?

[Tarin]

Australia. My uncle lives there on the property where Man from Snowy River was filmed. Talk about beautiful.


Song that best describes you or your life at the moment?

[ProfessorAlan]

Bruce Cockburn -- "Child of the Wind"
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What is a worship song / hymn that you like?

[Tarin]

"Be Thou My Vision."


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What color shirt are you wearing?

[ProfessorAlan]

GREEN!
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What are you wearing on your feet right now?

[Ransom v. Unman]

"Be Thou My Vision."


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What color shirt are you wearing?
Today? Green & white check! :D

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What type of protocol do you think we should establish for when someone "ninjas" the answer from the person before them, like what the Prof did to Righter just a few posts back? :p

*EDIT*

Or like what i did to the Prof just now...

[Ransom v. Unman]

GREEN!
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What are you wearing on your feet right now?

Oxblood, 14-eye Dr. Martens.

My question's the same as from my last answer. :D

[ProfessorAlan]

Shunning?
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What is your middle name?

[Tarin]

Kill them slowly and painfully - with a cheese grater. :cool:




What movie do you quote the most?

[Tarin]

Ahhhhhhhh! Happened again! For the record, I like the Prof's answer much better. :D

My middle name's Marie.

Same question from below.

[Ransom v. Unman]

Shunning?
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What is your middle name?
Howard. :o

What movie do you quote the most?
Teeheee... Probably either Full Metal Jacket (though with some very tricky editing) or Monty Python & the Meaning of Life.
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I was thinking just answer both questions, and then go on with your one, but maybe that's not too feasible?
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What is your favourite office supply – aside from pen & paper. (I know what you writer lot would answer otherwise...)

[ProfessorAlan]

yellow stickies!
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did you go to church this past weekend?

[Ransom v. Unman]

yellow stickies!
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did you go to church this past weekend?

Yes!

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If you went to church, where did you go?

[righter1]

If you went to church, where did you go?


Westside Family Church, Lenexa, Kansas. :D

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Of your favorite movies, which one do you think you've watched the most and how many times to you estimate you've watched it?

[ProfessorAlan]

my home church, 9:15 service -- I'm afraid if we get too specific on that, we'll start disliking each other ......

This is Spinal Tap ...... maybe 6 or 7 times.
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what is the capitol of South Dakota?

[Tarin]

Uh... Pierre?


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Do you turn your socks right-side-out before you put them in the laundry?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Uh... Pierre?


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Do you turn your socks right-side-out before you put them in the laundry?

Yes.
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What kind of slob doesn't? :p

[righter1]

My question still stands!

And, however my socks come off my feet are how they go into the laundry... unless hubby gets to them first.


Hey!!!! I resemble that remark, Ransom!!!!!

[Ransom v. Unman]

This is Spinal Tap ...... maybe 6 or 7 times.


My question still stands!
No it doesn't... see? :p

Hey!!!! I resemble that remark, Ransom!!!!!

Well, explain yourself then... :D

[righter1]

No it doesn't... see? :p


Well, explain yourself then... :D

You misquoted Professor Alan... it was me. :)

And, you didn't post another question. (And, I didn't realize Spinal Tap was a movie--sorry. He answered 2 questions--it threw me.)

[Ransom v. Unman]

You misquoted Professor Alan... it was me. :)

And, you didn't post another question. (And, I didn't realize Spinal Tap was a movie--sorry. He answered 2 questions--it threw me.)

No, no, no... the question I posted was "What kind of slob doesn't [unroll their socks before putting them in the wash]?"

Now, you have to tell us, Liberty – what kind of slob are you? :D

/scampers off, giggling

/dodges dirty socks Liberty is throwing at him

[ProfessorAlan]

He answered 2 questions--it threw me.)
well ...... excuuuuuuse me!

just becuase of that vile insult, I am going to go give my students their Final Exam!

So there!

enjoy the evening.

[Tarin]

/dodges dirty socks Liberty is throwing at him


Peee-yew! Getting stinky in here! :p

[Ransom v. Unman]

Peee-yew! Getting stinky in here! :p

She's the one who doesn't wash her socks properly...

/runs faster

[righter1]

I didn't say I didn't unball them, but if they come off my feet in a ball (which they don't always) I don't usually unball them--if hubby sees them, he does it, and half the time, they'll unball in the wash.

And, I think this thread has seriously deteriorated. *sigh* What are we going to do with you, Austin? <-- that is my question. Someone NEEDS to answer this.

[Ransom v. Unman]

I didn't say I didn't unball them, but if they come off my feet in a ball (which they don't always) I don't usually unball them--if hubby sees them, he does it, and half the time, they'll unball in the wash.

And, I think this thread has seriously deteriorated. *sigh* What are we going to do with you, Austin? <-- that is my question. Someone NEEDS to answer this.

Remember before you answer this everyone:

I'm a moderator. :p

[righter1]

I'm a moderator. :p

And a thread stealer! :p :eek: You think I'm afraid of the fact you're a moderator? I'm from Kansas--I've seen cows and bulls bigger than you!

[Timber Wolf]

I didn't say I didn't unball them, but if they come off my feet in a ball (which they don't always) I don't usually unball them--if hubby sees them, he does it, and half the time, they'll unball in the wash.

And, I think this thread has seriously deteriorated. *sigh* What are we going to do with you, Austin? <-- that is my question. Someone NEEDS to answer this.

well, i think this was the last question. Is flailing still legal?


We need collission detection on this thread - and that's my question to the person below me - what is it?

[Tamera]

Huh? I'm confused.:confused: What's the question? :eek:Major hijacking going on here from a moderator who shall be nameless. :p But his initials are Austin. :D

[Timber Wolf]

the question was: does the person below me know what data collision detection is?

I was saying we needed some in this thread, cause so many dup answers come in together, and my answer was to the Q: "WHAT should we do about Ransom?" and I said "is flailing still legal?" and so that was my answer.

so the person below me knows what data collision detection is.

[Xenia]

Detecting when data is about to collide. We wouldn't want to do that... it's funnier the other way. Like when kids bump heads :) (not too hard).

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What was your first car?

[Katibriah]

A blue piece of crap that kept stalling and finally croaked all together after a year or two. But it was all mine. Bought and paid for with my own hard earned money. :)

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What's your favorite quote?

[ProfessorAlan]

"Favorite" is a bit too much pressure for me, so I'll will just go with a quote I really like:

"There are only two kinds of men: the righteous who think they are sinners and the sinners who think they are righteous." -- Blaise Pascal
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Approximate membership/attendance at your church?

[lynnmosher]

Approximately 20,000. It may sound like a mega-church and, if you go by numbers, then I guess it is. However, it really isn't. It is a great church with a lot of people that meet in small groups to know each other.

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What is your favorite comfort food?

[Ransom v. Unman]

What is your favorite comfort food?

Yellowtail sushi.

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What's your favourite shirt?

[Xenia]

Hmmmmmmm... favorite comfort food? My husband says "that's a no-brainer, it's sunflower seeds!" I do eat them a lot but if I want something yum yum to make me feel better it would be cookies :).


Do you have a pet?

[Xenia]

What's your favourite shirt?

Ooopsie, stepped on ya Ransom.. I'll answer this one.

An old blue and white batik with fishies all over it.

again... do you have a pet?

[Timber Wolf]

I have a cat named "Tribble" living with me. Although I'm not sure that describing him as "mine" would be accurate, more like I am who he chooses to live w/ at this time.


Of all the questions already asked, and you haven't answered, which would you like to jump back to, and what answer would you give?

[Xenia]

Post number 9 I asked... If you moved to another country which would it be? I would answer it New Zealand. I haven't researched it too much but that's what I've always thought.

Besides Jesus, who do you most look forward to seeing in Heaven?

[lynnmosher]

Oooo, oooo, oooo! I get this one! Since my mother just died a couple of months ago, she would be first on my list, after seeing Jesus, of course. Then my father, my grandparents, and then David, Abraham, Ruth, and well, I could go on and on.
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If you could meet someone from history (that means dead), who would it be?

[ProfessorAlan]

Blaise Pascal
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Going to church on Good Friday?

[righter1]

Going to church on Good Friday?

Not sure yet... possibly. Our church has one service Friday, 3 on Saturday and 8 or 9 (at 3 locations) on Sunday.


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Do you like your middle name?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Do you like your middle name?

Sort of, but not really. It's a fairly pedestrian middle name of the Anglo-Saxon variety (ironic since I have almost no English ancestry to speak of) and it's a family name, so there's no real special meaning attached to it.

However, it's a name that many other noteworthy authors in my genre share – Howard Phillips Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard, to name a couple.

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What is a subject you cannot discuss calmly, and why?

[Tamera]

Women in ministry. I was called as a children's pastor (not a Sunday school teacher and yes I am a pastor with both men and women under me.) and resent other sanctimonious, more spiritual than thou people telling me that I am not in the will of God when I obeyed Him by answering His call.

What is your favorite movie?

[ProfessorAlan]

the word "favorite" scares me, so I'll just say I have always liked "Say Anything" with John Cusack and Ione Skye.
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How many pairs of shoes do you own?

[righter1]

Oh, I wish I'd jumped in earlier to answer Ransom's question! There's a lot of topics I can't discuss calmly--unless I'm so tired my brain won't get riled up.

What is your favorite movie?

My absolute favorite movie of all time is probably in the Star Wars repertoire... Most likely, it's 'The Empire Strikes Back' but I vascillate between it and 'Return of the Jedi'.


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How much time do you theoretically 'waste' on the internet every week? (And, define how you're basing your estimation.)

[Ransom v. Unman]

How many pairs of shows do you own?

Four, maybe five if you count the pair of ragged but "wearable" DMs I have at my in-laws... Otherwise I have the Docs, the Grinders, the Adidas, and the Kung-Fu slippers (best $2 I spent in Chinatown!)

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How long will you wear an article of clothing before you decide it needs to "give up the ghost"?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Oh, I wish I'd jumped in earlier to answer Ransom's question! There's a lot of topics I can't discuss calmly--unless I'm so tired my brain won't get riled up.
Ahh, but I only asked about a subject... It's good that you have a lot to choose from, I suppose...

Maybe not.

I dunno.

:-x


How much time do you theoretically 'waste' on the internet every week? (And, define how you're basing your estimation.)

Oh boy. Well, I'll consider that time on the internet spent doing the following...

checking e-mail
updating my blog
tending to moderator duties
updating social networking site status


...does not count as "wasted".

In light of that though, because it is about the only practical way to keep me from losing what little is left of my tattered and neglected state of sanity while at my job, I'll guess somewhere around twenty hours a week. :o

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Same question as above. :D

[ProfessorAlan]

well, men's clothing needs an expiration date so we know when it's gone out of style, but ... I got married so someone would tell me when my clothes are done.
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I spend a ton of time on the I-net, much of it wasted (but only in retrospect)
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QUESTION: Anything you are looking forward to doing the next week or so?

[righter1]

Anything you are looking forward to doing the next week or so?

My birthday is a week from today, so I'm looking forward to my day off. :D


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How old are you and how old do you act most of the time?

[ProfessorAlan]

really 42 (I like to think of it as thirty-twelve). Act somewhere in my mid-teens.

[Ransom v. Unman]

How old are you and how old do you act most of the time?
I'm 25 years old, and vacillate between acting like an ill-mannered though well-learned five year old, and a grumpy and rather jaded fifty year old.

I suppose in a way, I feel "timeless", though I also know this to be little more than sophomoric hubris that I shall eventually trade for that kind of ripe wisdom that age and experience alone can afford one.

/sigh

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What age do you wish you were?

[righter1]

What age do you wish you were?

Probably 20 for the energy level, but with the knowledge/wisdom I have now--being almost 26. I've never wished to be younger, though. I've always looked forward to getting older--and wiser.

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If you could live in any period of history other than the one we currently live in, what would it be and why?

[ProfessorAlan]

24th Century -- personal jetpacks seem cool!
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tea or coffee? or soda? (we call it "pop" in Ohio)

[Ransom v. Unman]

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tea or coffee? or soda? (we call it "pop" in Ohio)

COFFEE!!!!!

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What is your favourite sci-fi invention?

[righter1]

What is your favourite sci-fi invention?

It's a draw...

Either Warp engines or teleporters.


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What is your favourite holiday of the year and why?

[Tamera]

Christmas. I get to eat and get presents and feel like a kid. Truthfully, I grew up in a less than functual home, but my dad loved Christmas and always tried to make up for the rest of the year (buy us off) at Christmas, so I have fond memories of Christmas.

If a magic genie appeared and gave you one wish, what would it be? (No fair saying 5 more wishes.)

[righter1]

If a magic genie appeared and gave you one wish, what would it be? (No fair saying 5 more wishes.)

A fully self-supporting investment portfolio that's well diversified and throws off monthly cashflow enough that I can live on without money worries and can spend my days writing.

At least that would be my first thought. I'd probably take some time and think about it more in depth than that and ask for something more noble.

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What kind of vehicle do you drive? (Or if you don't have a vehicle, what do you use to get around?)

[Tarin]

Chevy Cheyenne Pick-up

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What's on your mousepad?

[ProfessorAlan]

boring .. you caught me at work ... it's just the Gateway logo ...
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your screen saver?

[righter1]

your screen saver?

At work, it's the Windows Logo. At home, I don't use one as I typically don't have my computer on long enough to go to screensaver mode (I hibernate it a lot) or have the laptop lid down.

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What's the background on your computer?

[Tarin]

Glen Cairn, Scotland, at sunset.


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What was the last thing you ate?

[Ransom v. Unman]

What's the background on your computer?
My opinion of the music industry, put succinctly...

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/floppyfail.jpg
(I'm not even joking.)

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What's your favourite blogsite?

[Ransom v. Unman]

What was the last thing you ate?
Dangit! Ninja'd me!

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Last thing I ate was a Trader Joe's cookies 'n cream breakfast bar. Healthy. Yum.

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same question as above. :rolleyes:

[righter1]

What was the last thing you ate?

That was going to be my next question!!!

In my case, I've been eating all day. But, immediately last was a Gala apple, and before that, a TV dinner--salisbury steak w/ potatoes and corn. :)

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What's your favorite meal?

[righter1]

What's your favourite blogsite?

Yeesh! I got Ninja'd too!!!!!

I don't really go to many blogsites... but probably the one for Writers Digest is the one I visit most frequently.

My question still stands.

[Ransom v. Unman]

What's your favorite meal?

Appetiser: Edamamé, seaweed salad and miso soup.
Main course: Assorted a-la carte sushi (favourites being tuna, salmon, mackerel, and yellowtail) a tuna roll, a yellowtail roll, and udon noodles with tempura vegetables.
Dessert: Tamago sushi, and honey green tea with tapioca balls.

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Favourite fruit?

[Colin]

Nuts! My family tree is full of them! Seriously banana I would say.

How many of any fruit can you eat on an empty stomach?

[ProfessorAlan]

It's been more than 25 years, but I have pleasant memories of Rambutan ("hairy berry") and Mangosteen. Of fruit commonly available to me, I'd go with a nice ripe, local plum. Or peach.

And I can eat big ol' handfuls of grapes.
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I'm gonna ask the favorite blog question again.

[Ransom v. Unman]

How many of any fruit can you eat on an empty stomach?
How many? Hmm... I think I can take down two apples, or one orange, three clementines, or four bananas on an empty stomach.

I'm gonna ask the favorite blog question again.
Probably iMonk (http://www.internetmonk.com/), but Scalzi's Whatever (http://www.scalzi.com/whatever) and I Can Has Cheezburger? (http://www.icanhascheezburger.com) come remarkably close...

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Should we be able to repeat questions for other people to answer?

[righter1]

Should we be able to repeat questions for other people to answer?

Somehow, I want to say no, just to keep variety. But, on the other hand, there's a lot of questions out there that I'd love to answer. :rolleyes: So, I'll say yes.

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What's your dream vacation?

[Timber Wolf]

Somehow, I want to say no, just to keep variety. But, on the other hand, there's a lot of questions out there that I'd love to answer. :rolleyes: So, I'll say yes.

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What's your dream vacation?



I don't really "take" vacations.

Since some of you may have read my prayer request over at CW about my nieces and nephews, you may understand why I say - doing almost anything with the kids again.

Maybe shooting at the range - three of the nieces love it, two said it was too loud, and the boys weren't old enough last time I saw them, but boy's being boys, they wanted to do what their older sisters had gotten to do.

Because of the two girls saying it was too loud, I was contemplating joining an outdoor range (vs the indoor range I currently belong to) and taking them their during the day (worked weird schedules so I couldda done this), when no one else is around, and having them wear ear plugs, with the ear muffs over that, and having them shoot a lighter load of ammo.

This is what I would do right now, my "dream vacation" as it were, if I could afford, and were able to get back to the kids, plus in the last two odd yrs I had not been shooting until this last Jan., I've only been once because of being unemployed.

Yep, taking the lads and lasses out to the firing range, then washing up and taking them to pizza afterwards, I do believe thqat would be my final answer.


Post number 9 I asked... If you moved to another country which would it be? I would answer it New Zealand. I haven't researched it too much but that's what I've always thought.

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Hey not one of your own, that's cheating.:D


OK - What Q that you didn't ask, that you didn't get to answer, would you like to answer now.

[Gina123]

My dream vacation would be an Alaskan Cruise.
The other favorite is a teaching visit of Israel. (me the student)



Question:
are there any red-heads in your immediate family??

[Ransom v. Unman]

are there any red-heads in your immediate family??
I'm a red head, and my youngest brother also shares the Mark of the Master Race.

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Do/did you ever make fun of red heads, calling them "ginger", "fire-*****", "carrot top"?

Huh?

:mad:

[righter1]

are there any red-heads in your immediate family??

My mother. Natural red head. :)


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Do you ever feel like you're ignored on the forums you visit?

[righter1]

Do/did you ever make fun of red heads, calling them "ginger", "fire-*****", "carrot top"?

Huh?

:mad:

Ninja'd!!!

No, I don't. My mother always told other red heads that they were going to 'Unite and take over the world'. :D

My question still stands.

[Tamera]

Did you ask something, Liberty? I hadn't noticed.:confused::p Only when I post something in the CW workshops. :D

What is your favorite color?

[Ransom v. Unman]

What is your favorite color?
In nature, green. In art, red.

Technically, black isn't a colour.

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Do you know any constellations?

[righter1]

Do you know any constellations?


Aries, The Big Dipper, The Little Dipper... that's about it, and I even took an astronomy class in college!!!!!


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What's your favourite Bible verse?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Aries, The Big Dipper, The Little Dipper... that's about it, and I even took an astronomy class in college!!!!!
Better than I can... I think I know Orion and the Little Dipper.

What's your favourite Bible verse?
II Corinthians 5:13 – "If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of Christ; if we are in our right mind, it is for you."

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Why is your favourite Bible verse your favourite? :p

[Timber Wolf]

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Do you ever feel like you're ignored on the forums you visit?

You mean like when my answer / question is skipped?


NO, NOT AT ALL!

Better than I can... I think I know Orion and the Little Dipper.

II Corinthians 5:13 – "If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of Christ; if we are in our right mind, it is for you."

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Why is your favourite Bible verse your favourite? :p


Don't know that I have a favorite.

Two of my favorites, though are:

"Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work."

Exodus 35:35


and

Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust.... Ps 144:1-2a



The first should be obvious - it's my CW sig.

The second, because I believe it is every Christian man's duty to also be a warrior, and not a wimp. To stand up for the weak and the helpless. (Frank Peretti talks about this in his "Wounded Spirit.)
It is my sig line at Warrior Talk.

Same question I asked when Gina ninjaed me, and I got skipped.

[righter1]

You mean like when my answer / question is skipped?

Umm, yeah... I get paranoid too... Especially if it's a lively conversation and my point or item gets completely overlooked...

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I'm guessing that this is the one you're referring to, TW?


Of all the questions already asked, and you haven't answered, which would you like to jump back to, and what answer would you give?

This is mine:

What's your favourite shirt?

A black with pink flowers Tommy Bahama shirt that a friend of mine gave me last year... I barely can wear it because it's silk and has to be dry-cleaned (or should be, supposedly.) But, it's so soft... I really love that shirt...


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How old were you when you (or your family) got your first computer?

[Tarin]

Mmm, 12 I think? Changed my life. ;)


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How long is your hair?

[Ransom v. Unman]

How long is your hair?

It was down to my shoulders, but as of last Thursday night, it became 1/8" long. :D

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Who's your favourite band/musician?

[righter1]

Who's your favourite band/musician?

:mad:

Bad question to ask me! I have no idea!

Seriously, I love Barry Manilow. I also like ZZ Top a lot. And Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

/readily admits she's a nerd.

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What day of the week were you born on?

[ProfessorAlan]

Again, I have trouble with the word "favorite," but I'd probably have to go with The Violet Burning, and the related solo works of Michael Pritzl, as well as Roe vs. Pritzl.

But they're all related, so ...

Born on a Sunday.
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what color is your hair?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Seriously, I love Barry Manilow.


http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/2004261072683939226_rs.jpg



What day of the week were you born on?

Sunday, bloody, Sunday.

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What time were you born?

[Ransom v. Unman]

what color is your hair?

Dangit! Ninja'd again!

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RED!

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Same question as above... :rolleyes:

[ProfessorAlan]

9:45 in the morning, leaving my Dad enough time to get back home and watch the Redskins game at home.

He has owed me big ever since ......
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A book you're currently reading?

[righter1]

LOL! This thread is getting funnier today--either that or I'm giddier.



A book you're currently reading?

'Dead Ex' by Harley Jane Kozak
100,000 Baby Names (can't remember the author)
at least 2 or 3 others....

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Last song you heard on the radio?

[ProfessorAlan]

Anticonformity -- Krystal meyers (iPod, actually)
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Last TV show watched?

[righter1]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/2004261072683939226_rs.jpg


What? You don't like Barry Manilow????

[Ransom v. Unman]

What? You don't like Barry Manilow????

No, I don't actually... :p

Last TV show watched?
The Office

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Last movie you saw in the theaters?

[righter1]

Last movie you saw in the theaters?

Rambo (the latest one)

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Favourite actor that starred in a movie made prior to 1970?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Favourite actor that starred in a movie made prior to 1970?

Peter Sellers

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Favourite director/filmmaker from pre-1970?

[righter1]

Favourite director/filmmaker from pre-1970?

Alfred Hitchcock


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What's the weather like today wherever you are?

[PattyU]

What's the weather like today wherever you are?

Chilly (almost 50 degrees)and rainy.

How often do you visit your local library?

[Ransom v. Unman]

How often do you visit your local library?

Sadly, quite rarely. :( They're pretty much always closed whenever I have the chance to visit. The one by my work has a really crappy selection for what I'm looking for...

Now, when I was in school, I was at my college library all the time!
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Have you ever had an overdue book?

[ProfessorAlan]

EVER? Sure. Actually I lost one and had to pay to replace it -- the only thing I could figure is that it slipped into the recycling and then .... was gone.
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Best meal so far today?

[righter1]

Best meal so far today?

I've had like 4 meals + snacks today... Probably the pizza I had for my afternoon lunch (i had a morning lunch, too. See what happens when you're pregnant?????) I wanted spaghetti for dinner, but hubby thinks I'm addicted to carbs (probably true) so we had pancakes, eggs and bacon instead (how THAT is low in carbs is beyond me... but there's hubby's logic.)

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How old were you when you went on your first date, and do you remember who that person was?

[Timber Wolf]

Afternoon and morning lunch, is that like 2nd breakfast?
(and 11sies, luncheon, afternnon tea, dinner, supper?)

[righter1]

Afternoon and morning lunch, is that like 2nd breakfast?
(and 11sies, luncheon, afternnon tea, dinner, supper?)

Oh, it was lunch, trust me. And, I was wondering if anyone would catch that little parallel...

You didn't answer my question, though, TW. :eek:

[Timber Wolf]

I wasn't playing. I was just responding to the lunch. Besides I didn't know first "what."

OK, I see you edited it. I'll answer, guess it depends on what qualifies for a date these days. My answer though, is never. Confirmed bachelor.

hmmmmm. I need a Q though don't I? OK, ok, I'm thinking.

My Q never get answered, I always get skipped, so....

What question did the person below answer, that they would like to ask again of someone else?

[Ransom v. Unman]

I've had like 4 meals + snacks today... Probably the pizza I had for my afternoon lunch (i had a morning lunch, too. See what happens when you're pregnant?????) I wanted spaghetti for dinner, but hubby thinks I'm addicted to carbs (probably true) so we had pancakes, eggs and bacon instead (how THAT is low in carbs is beyond me... but there's hubby's logic.)
Maybe it's not so much low in carbs as it is high in fats and proteins too.

:rolleyes:

hmmmmm. I need a Q though don't I? OK, ok, I'm thinking.

My Q never get answered, I always get skipped, so....

What question did the person below answer, that they would like to ask again of someone else?
I'd like to see Liberty's question answered by someone who has been on a date...
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How old were you when you went on your first date, and do you remember who that person was?

[Tarin]

This is really weird, but I guess Rebecca's still working on this site because I just got an update in my inbox listing a post by Ransom that's not showing up at all here, in which he quotes a post I deleted because the site was being snarky and wouldn't let me see the last posted question, so my answer made absolutely no sense in the context and to answer his question in that disappearing post my favorite poet is Emily Dickinson, and I think this sentence has run on long enough, wot? :cool:


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Do you remember what your first e-mail address was? (No need to post it, if it's still active. ;) )

[righter1]

You didn't answer the question--about dating.


Do you remember what your first e-mail address was? (No need to post it, if it's still active. ;) )

Yes... It's still active.

My previous question still stands...

[Ransom v. Unman]

This is really weird, but I guess Rebecca's still working on this site because I just got an update in my inbox listing a post by Ransom that's not showing up at all here, in which he quotes a post I deleted because the site was being snarky and wouldn't let me see the last posted question, so my answer made absolutely no sense in the context and to answer his question in that disappearing post my favorite poet is Emily Dickinson, and I think this sentence has run on long enough, wot? :cool:
But you still haven't answered the question for the last post that I didn't delete. :p

Do you remember what your first e-mail address was? (No need to post it, if it's still active. ;) )

Yes. nrkj50c@prodigy.com .

I had e-mail before the term even existed...

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Same question as above!

[Timber Wolf]

Maybe it's not so much low in carbs as it is high in fats and proteins too.

:rolleyes:

I'd like to see Liberty's question answered by someone who has been on a date...
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How old were you when you went on your first date, and do you remember who that person was?


HAH :D
That's why I skipped answering it. I was just trying to be funny responding to her two lunches. She was the one that mentioned me not answering the Q.

[Timber Wolf]

OK. As I type this it looks like no one else has answered the question Ransom asked, which is How old were you when you went on your first date, and w/ whom (if you remember), which was an answer to my question, and now our thread is been moved to CW - in case you didn't notice, and posts are getting dropped.

So, where were we??

[righter1]

HAH :D
That's why I skipped answering it. I was just trying to be funny responding to her two lunches. She was the one that mentioned me not answering the Q.

Okay, so does anyone ELSE want to answer my question?

[TanyaSue]

I'll answer the question. :)

How old were you when you went on your first date, and do you remember who that person was?

I'll actually give two answers because "date" is a very subjective term.

If you define "date" as any get-together with romantic interest, I was 14. The guy was Shane Barclay. He was 17 and it was definitely a chaperoned group event with parental meetings beforehand and everything. We were a couple for less than year before my mom broke it up and grounded me for a year. (I got caught skipping school with him.) It was the best thing of my life --- I accepted Jesus as my Savior during that year-long punishment. :)

If you define "date" as the more traditional asking out for a one-on-one romantic thing, I was 16. The guy was Carry Zeigler.

My question: If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing?

[lynnmosher]

Just popped in so I'll go for it...I was in the 8th grade, so I was about 13-14 and I went with Donnie Schmied, (a year older) a really nice guy. His father drove us and we either went to a dance or a movie, can't remember which.

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What is your fondest memory of one of your grandparents?

[lynnmosher]

Whoops! We posted at the same time. TanyaSue, I'll answer your question and you or someone else can answer mine.

If I weren't writing...hmmm...you know, I don't know. God led me to write so I don't know what else He would have in mind for me. How's that for a no-answer answer!

Now someone can answer me question...

[righter1]

My question: If you weren't a writer, what would you be doing?

If I weren't a writer, I'd probably be on staff with a political campaign all the time... or working in DC for a congressman.

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I'm going to let Lynn's question stand.

[Ransom v. Unman]

I'm going to let Lynn's question stand.

Hmm... Are we discussing writing as profession or expression? Because I can only lay claim to being a writer under one of those conditions...

So, therefore, if I weren't a writer, I'd be an actor.

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What is your day job?

[Katibriah]

My day job... teacher, cook, seamstress, referee, secretary, answering service... oh I'm sure you get the point. I lost my list of all the jobs I do during the day. :)


I'm going to let Ransoms question stand.

*runs off to break up another fight*

[righter1]

This was Lynn's question, people!


What is your fondest memory of one of your grandparents?

My grandparents are still living... so... probably baking cakes and food in general with my dad's mom. :) Spending summer vacations at their farm in the Missouri Ozarks (where they still live).

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Do you consider yourself impatient? Huh? Do ya? Huh? Huh? Huh?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Do you consider yourself impatient? Huh? Do ya? Huh? Huh? Huh?

Yes. :o
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What's the heaviest you can lift?

[righter1]

What's the heaviest you can lift?


I've been known to lift, with some difficulty, a 50 lb bag of dog food. Right now, everyone thinks my laptop and case is too heavy for me, given my 'condition'. /sigh

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What sci-fi device do you wish you could have in your life right now? (i.e., warp engines, transporters, food generators, etc.)

[TanyaSue]

I'm going to answer Lyn's question since she seems to have been skipped.

Favorite memory of my granny ... The last summer before she died ... me and she sitting on the bleechers at my brother's little league game.

Now for Liberty's question ... I wish I had the ability to pause life around me. Or at least mute the 4-year-old next to me. ;)

[TanyaSue]

Oh, I forgot to add a question ... Um ...

Favorite author of all time.

[TanyaSue]

Sorry, I have to interrupt ... Liberty, you can only lift 50 lbs?? And that's with great effort??? C'mon, woman! LOL! I routinely go up and down stairs while carrying about 70 lbs. As for squat lifting, I think I'm around 140. (Not my weight. I meant what I can lift!)

[Ransom v. Unman]

I'm going to answer Lyn's question since she seems to have been skipped.
Actually, Liberty answered it right after it was asked. :p
Oh, I forgot to add a question ... Um ...

Favorite author of all time.
J.R.R. Tolkien. :D

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Who is your least favourite author? >-)

[Tarin]

That's hard. I have favorite books, but few favorite authors. I *love* Kristen Heitzmann's prose, but her stories themselves are pretty so-so. Hmm... I guess it'd be a toss-up between Mary Johnston and Joseph Conrad.

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If you could re-name yourself, what would your new name be?

[Tarin]

Whoops... got ninja'd! :mad: Least fave author? I have to pick just one? :rolleyes: Um... Kevin J. Anderson.

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Same question. ;)

[righter1]

Sorry, I have to interrupt ... Liberty, you can only lift 50 lbs?? And that's with great effort??? C'mon, woman! LOL! I routinely go up and down stairs while carrying about 70 lbs. As for squat lifting, I think I'm around 140. (Not my weight. I meant what I can lift!)

I keep trying to do weight training, and every time I have, I get pregnant and have to stop due to bleeding problems. *sigh* One of these days, I'm gonna be able bench press my weight, (which, I'm not going to tell you) I swear.


Who is your least favourite author? >-)

Gosh, Ransom, this is a stumper... I don't really know if I have a least favorite... but although I admire her work, I'd have to say Agatha Christie just because it's so difficult to read for me anymore. I truly, truly admire her as a female mystery writer and all, but her stuff is so old now that it's hard to follow... And Hercule Poirot speaking in French all the time gets me... I know there's got to be clues in there, but for the life of me, I can't decipher it.

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How tall are you? How tall do you wish you were?

[TanyaSue]

I like my name! :) But I would change the middle name. I prefer not to say why. Don't know what I would change it to ...

Question: How is this thread different from chatting if we're all online at the same time?

[TanyaSue]

Sorry -- Righter and I wrote at the same time.

I am 5'7". I like my height, though I wish my husband were slightly taller so I could wear heels more often. :p

Same question as I posted above.

[righter1]

Ninja'd!


If you could re-name yourself, what would your new name be?


I kinda like my name... But probably something more melodic... though Liberty is nice.

my question still stands... I think.

[TanyaSue]

I just answered yours. Look up. :)

[righter1]

Question: How is this thread different from chatting if we're all online at the same time?

Okay... Easy explanation... there's a permanent record here! :p We can always come back and see what others have said. :) Plus, we're not getting off on random conversations... much.

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Who is your favorite movie or literary villain?

[Tarin]

Hmm, probably Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, though I really, really hate Col. Tavington in The Patriot and Agent Smith in The Matrix.



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Do you believe handwriting conveys personality? ;)

[righter1]

Do you believe handwriting conveys personality? ;)

Oh yes. I can tell a difference in my own moods by looking at my handwriting! I can tell when I was happy, or excited, angry or just REALLY into whatever I was writing. :)

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Do you think names of children influence their personalities and how they turn out as adults?

[TanyaSue]

Do you think names of children influence their personalities and how they turn out as adults?

I hope so. I spent a LOT of time choosing the names of my kids. :) There's actually a whole baby-naming book based on this premise.

Clarification: The book is more about how people perceive others based on their name. The authors did surveys to see what people thought of when they heard a certain name; what characteristics did they expect that person to have. It's actually a pretty cool resource for naming characters in your novels!

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What are you avoiding doing by being on this forum right now?

[lynnmosher]

Oh, my, yes! There have been numerous studies on how names and their spellings influence children in many ways, from their personalities even to the subjects they take. If you want to take a look at it, google this...study on children's names and their affect...and see what you get.

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Is there an embarrassing or funny experience in your life you can share with us? And if yes, that means to share it!

[lynnmosher]

Well, Tanya, I've done it again! I've stepped all over you! I'll answer your question again and let mine stand.

I'm not avoiding anything but I guess I could be working on my column for next month!

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Is there an embarrassing or funny experience in your life you can share with us? And if yes, that means to share it!

[TanyaSue]

Is there an embarrassing or funny experience in your life you can share with us? And if yes, that means to share it!

Just this week I was cursed out by my drunk nun neighbor. It was quite the experience! I'm still in a bit of shock over the vulgarity streaming from the mouth of this gentle old woman. Lesson learned: Never offer Esther vodka and completely avoid her on St. Patrick's Day. !thumbsup!

[lynnmosher]

Oh, I have to reply to this...a drunk nun cussing? ROFL!!! That's too funny! She may not even remember what she said to you!

[TanyaSue]

Oh, I have to reply to this...a drunk nun cussing? ROFL!!! That's too funny! She may not even remember what she said to you!

I hope not!! She called me a few choice names (as well as my husband, who wasn't even present) and then gave me the bird before closing her door in my face. This was AFTER she pushed me in the grass for trying to help her walk to her steps. (Her speech was slurred and her footing was worse.)

I forgot to give a question ... Um ... what's your least favorite household chore?

[Ransom v. Unman]

I forgot to give a question ... Um ... what's your least favorite household chore?
Cleaning out cat litter... >_<

(It beats scraping it off the sidewalk every day though.)

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What's your favourite computer/video game?

[righter1]

I can't share embarrassing moments... I don't remember them as my memory has blocked them...

What are you avoiding doing by being on this forum right now?

I'm avoiding work right now... though there's not that much of it today, so it'd have to be I'm avoiding working on my WIP then...

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What is the funniest movie you've ever seen?

[Tarin]

Don't play video games, so I'll go ahead and answer righter's question: What About Bob?



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Saddest movie?

[TanyaSue]

What's your favourite computer/video game?

Currently, it's Scramble, an online version of Boggle. I like all those word puzzle games. I used to play war games with my husband, but he's too good and we're both too competetive. We agreed it was best for our marriage if we don't play those games together. :o

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What's your favorite tv show?

[TanyaSue]

Saddest movie?

This is going to sound cheesy, but I bawl like a baby every time I watch Castaway or Return to Me. There is just something gut-shredding about irreversible decisions when it comes to the love of your life.

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I liked the question about names, so ... Why did you choose the names you did for your kids or your pets?

[righter1]

Saddest movie?

A Walk to Remember


What's your favorite tv show?

Bones

I'll let Tanya's question stand... Why did you choose the names for your pets/kids that you did?

[TanyaSue]

I'm really procrastinating here, so I'll answer my own question to fill the time. Someone else has to answer, though, too!!

Isabel Kathryn -- Together my daughter's name means "purely consecrated to God". She came after several years of praying for a child believing we would never have one. I felt like Hannah with Samuel. I needed to give her back to God immediately.

Zachary Luke -- Means "remember the LORD, the Bringer of Light". Again, I wanted a name pregnant with meaning, something that would encourage Zach to remember the God who gave Him life and to remember his job: to bring that Light to others.

[Ransom v. Unman]

I'll let Tanya's question stand... Why did you choose the names for your pets/kids that you did?

No kids yet, so I'll go with pets...

We gave Lailah her name because it's the Hebrew word for night. She's black and white, but mostly black, so it seemed to fit.

We gave Ze'ev his name because it means "Wolf", and aside from his grey-and-white coat that seems very lupine, he also howled (I'm not kidding – howled!) on the way home in the subway since we first got him. Since then, he's displayed a wide range of wolflike habits, including curling his tail backwards, play-fighting with his big sister, digging through the trash for fun...

There's actually more.

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What's your favourite non-cat-or-dog pet?

[TanyaSue]

By the way, when I get a dog, I want to name it Ricola --- just 'cause it will sound cool as I call her from across the yard. REEEEEE-KOLAAAH!!! LOL.

[Tarin]

Favorite non-cat or dog pet? A horse, naturally. ;) Only I don't own one right now. :(


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Do you have your wisdom teeth?

[righter1]

I want to get a Chocolate Lab and name him Chewy (short for Chewbacca). :rolleyes:



What's your favourite non-cat-or-dog pet?


We've had a guinea pig, fish, 2 hamsters, and a rabbit, in addition to the cats and dogs we had growing up. Personally, the fish are cool because they're pretty and they don't require a ton of care. Rodents and reptiles are not my cup of tea--I've already forbidden them from our children--and I'm only pregnant with our first!

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What's the longest road trip you've ever taken?

[TanyaSue]

Do you have your wisdom teeth?

No, but I have also never had them removed. I did however have 11 teeth pulled, some bazaar genetic thing where I had two rows of teeth as a kid ...


What is the furthest you've ever been from where you are now?

[TanyaSue]

What's the longest road trip you've ever taken?

24 hours driving time ... from northern Indiana to south of Orlando, Florida.


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I had another question above, but it's pretty similar to this one so I'll add another. Take your pick.

What languages have you studied? Are you fluent in any?

[Ransom v. Unman]

What is the furthest you've ever been from where you are now?
Evidently, San Diego is farther from New York City than Milan, Italy! :eek:
What languages have you studied? Are you fluent in any?
I have studied (to some extent or another) German, Japanese, Irish Gaelige, Ancient Hebrew, Ancient Greek, French, Latin and Swedish.

I'm only fluent in English, but I attained basic functionality in German, Japanese and Hebrew; and am conversational in German and Hebrew.

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What languages do you want to learn?

[ProfessorAlan]

I'd like to learn English better!
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favorite foreign cuisine?

[Katibriah]

What's your favourite non-cat-or-dog pet?

I know this one has already been passed up but I really wanted to answer.

My favorite non-cat-or-dog pet would have to be the hermit crab.

favorite foreign cuisine.....Mexican

Did you know hermit crabs talk?

[ProfessorAlan]

No. No, I did not know that.
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Last household chore you did?

[righter1]

Last household chore you did?

The dishes.

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Oddest piece of trivia you know, other than the hermit crab thing... :p

[Timber Wolf]

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We've had a guinea pig, ... 2 hamsters, and a rabbit,

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Rodents and reptiles are not my cup of tea--I've already forbidden them from our children--and I'm only pregnant with our first!

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uhhhhhh???? The rabit is a lupus, but the guinea pig and hamsters are rodentia, so.....
I don't know if that's considered the oddest piece I know, but it is my answer.

and my question is....

do you fly the American flag (or your country's flag, if not American), at least on national holidays? why?, why not?

[TanyaSue]

Oddest piece of trivia you know, other than the hermit crab thing... :p

If women live together, they're menstrual cycles align. Everyone knows that, but did you know ... This is caused by a hormone released through the armpits.

Pitbulls must have c-section deliveries or both the mother and baby will die. Big heads and all.

There is no genetic code for green eyes. All of us who have them are freaks of nature.

Feet don't stink because they sweat; they stink because of the bacteria that eats sweat.

I am constantly being told I'm well of random useless facts, but these are the only ones I can think of cold-handed with two children screaming in the background.

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Do you believe God still speaks through dreams?

[ProfessorAlan]

Do you believe God still speaks through dreams?
My church teaches that God often speaks through dreams, but that dreams can also come from the standard psychological stuff ...... or the pepperoni pizza you ate last night!
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do you read more fiction or non-fiction?

[TanyaSue]

Do you read more fiction or non-fiction?

Depends on my mood and how competetive I'm being with my husband. (We challenge each other on the number of books we read each month and year. If I'm behind, I'll grab more fiction since I can read it faster than non.)

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Which Bible character can you relate to most?

[ProfessorAlan]

I love Mary the most, but probably relate to Thomas (the evidence seeker) -- that's just of the major characters, off the top of my head.
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But I'll let someone else answer that one, too.

[kluchar70]

Depends on my mood and how competetive I'm being with my husband. (We challenge each other on the number of books we read each month and year. If I'm behind, I'll grab more fiction since I can read it faster than non.)

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Which Bible character can you relate to most?

Gideon. I am always put into leadership positions that I don't feel adequate to handle. And I'm always asking God, "Are you sure? If this is really from you, could you show me by doing this or that?"

What is your favorite childhood memory?

[Ransom v. Unman]

But I'll let someone else answer that one, too.
Lazy.


Which Bible character can you relate to most?

I used to say Jeremiah... now probably something somewhere between King Saul and Isaac.

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Who's your least favourite biblical character?

(Ahh... always accentuating the negative, aren't I?)

[Tarin]

Probably that unnamed prophet in Judges who handed his concubine over to the mob to be raped and murdered. :eek:

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What time do you usually go to bed?

[lynnmosher]

Oh, around 11:30 or 12:00 EST.
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What movie do you never get tired of watching?

[Xenia]

Fried Green Tomatoes.

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If you won/were given a million bucks what would you do with it?

[righter1]

If you won/were given a million bucks what would you do with it?

I'm going to let someone else answer this question, since TW was skipped...


do you fly the American flag (or your country's flag, if not American), at least on national holidays? why?, why not?

I try to remember to do so, but sometimes I forget. And, my flag is sadly deteriorating... I need to get another one.

And, my name is Liberty. I'm incredibly patriotic. Those be my reasons.

Someone else can answer Xenia's question...

[ProfessorAlan]

Give, pay off the debts and mortgage, set aside daughter's college fund, give more, do some travelling, buy cool stuff, and give more.
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Best gift you've ever given?

[Timber Wolf]

Do you mean monetarily wise? or given w/ the most love?

I'll answer the second half as I don't belileve in expensive gifts, even when I do have the money.

I think the best gift I've given is my time. I started taking the kids out on skating, shooting, movie watching trips for their birthdays - or for "just because."

I would use my time off at work to schedule a couple of hrs to leave early or get there late so I could go to the volleyball games a couple of the girls played in during the school year - and then when they found out I played in organized teams in college they wanted me to help them w/ their serves, bumps, sets, and spikes, so I got to do that with them.

And thank you Liberty. (It's not like I'm paranoid, or anything.)

And what is the best gift you have ever received? (that you want to mention on a public, Christian forum.)

[righter1]

And what is the best gift you have ever received? (that you want to mention on a public, Christian forum.)


Hmm... probably the engagement ring my husband gave me... not because of the size or anything (it's either a 1/4 or 1/3 carat and very simple), but because of what it symbolized.

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How many hours of sleep do you have to have to be fully functional? What's the least amount of sleep you've ever gotten in a 24 hour period? (Asking this in a slightly sleep-deprived state... late night.)

[Ransom v. Unman]

How many hours of sleep do you have to have to be fully functional? What's the least amount of sleep you've ever gotten in a 24 hour period? (Asking this in a slightly sleep-deprived state... late night.)

For me, it's not so much "hours of sleep" as it is "what time of day do I get up." If I can get up after ten or eleven, it doesn't matter how much I slept, I'll get along fine. Conversely, if it's before ten or eleven, it doesn't matter how much sleep I got, I'll be groggy and irritable.

Then again, that's why God invented coffee...

I do best with a full nine hours of sleep, but I get it so rarely I wonder at times if the difference is really, actually there, or if it's some sort of a mythological condition that I've concocted to make myself feel better about hating the morning so much.

/sigh

And the longest I've gone without sleep was 56 hours for an experiment in college.

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Do you like mornings? With or without coffee (or tea)?

[righter1]

Do you like mornings? With or without coffee (or tea)?

I hate mornings. I'm a night owl at heart. :) And, I'm not on caffeine currently, but when I was (6 weeks or more ago now), it was a Diet Cherry Pepsi--I hate coffee, and dislike regular tea most of the time unless it's iced.

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When is your most productive time of day?

[Tamera]

Afternoons. I need time to wake up in the morning. I'm not a morning person. It takes me 2 hours to really be functunal. But at night, I'm sleepy. I drag if I'm not in bed by 10 or 11. So afternoons are best for me.

What time of the day do you have your devotions?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Afternoons. I need time to wake up in the morning. I'm not a morning person. It takes me 2 hours to really be functunal. But at night, I'm sleepy. I drag if I'm not in bed by 10 or 11. So afternoons are best for me.

What time of the day do you have your devotions?

Usually after dinner, which is usually around 8:30 or so. It fits in between our schedules for writing/crafting, and we're both in the apartment together and conscious. It works out.

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Best devotional book you've read.

[Tarin]

Streams in the Desert


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Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
I'm an introvert who craves attention and has good social skills.

They exist.

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Can you stand being the centre of attention?

[righter1]

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Both, depending on my mood, energy level, and the people I'm around. If you see me with my political or certain church friends, you'd usually say I'm an extrovert. Most other situations, introvert.

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What is the most aggravating thing you experience on an almost daily basis?

[righter1]

Ninja'd!


Can you stand being the centre of attention?

For very brief periods of time... say 10 minutes. When I was pregnant last year, I was the centre of everyone's attention and absolutely hated it--I mostly wanted to strangle people (which were usually my mother & mother-in-law). I think that's what's impacted our decision to wait so long this time--the less I can be the centre of attention, the less likely I'll actually kill somebody.

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My question still stands, unless I've been ninja'd again...

[Ransom v. Unman]

What is the most aggravating thing you experience on an almost daily basis?

DATA ENRTY.

:mad:

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Do you like your dayjob?

[righter1]

DATA ENRTY.

You mean data eternity??? I know what you're talking about...


Do you like your dayjob?

Not terribly right now... it's very dull... we haven't been busy, so I spend my days on CW and sometimes writing. :)


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What's one question that you've asked that you'd like to also answer? (Please share the question and your answer.)

[ProfessorAlan]

Do you like your dayjob?
I have a nearly-perfect day job. Sorry if that makes y'all jealous .....
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If you could "sleep in" with no interruptions or commitments, what time would you get up?

[Ransom v. Unman]

If you could "sleep in" with no interruptions or commitments, what time would you get up?

It depends largely on what time I got to bed the night before, but generally speaking, I'd do fine getting up at around 10:00 AM. :)

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Do you like sunsets or sunrises more?

[ProfessorAlan]

sunsets are usually prettier, but sunrises offer the promise of a new day. How about that for a non-answer?
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I think I'll have to keep that question alive for someone to actually ANSWER it ...

[righter1]

Do you like sunsets or sunrises more?

Sunsets... I think they're prettier in most cases... And I usually don't see many sunrises because they hurt my eyes that early in the morning.

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Do you like to live in cities, suburbs, or country the best?

[ProfessorAlan]

I work in a small city (40,000 pop), but live about 25 minutes away, in a suburb of the neaby big city (700,000 pop).

Grew up in the suburbs, too.
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favorite computer game?

[righter1]

favorite computer game?

Wish I could still play it, or even had time to play games more, but I loved Rebel Assault 2 as a teen. :rolleyes:

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What's you favorite flower?

[Ransom v. Unman]

What's you favorite flower?

Black orchid.

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What's your favourite method of execution?

[Tamera]

Red roses. Second favorite is daisies.

What is a hobby that you enjoy other than writing?

[righter1]

WHAT?????
What's your favourite method of execution?

Probably single gunshot to the head.

What is a hobby that you enjoy other than writing?

I'll leave this one for the next person...

[Ransom v. Unman]

WHAT?????

You don't like black orchids? :confused: :p

What is a hobby that you enjoy other than writing?

Forum trolling... :rolleyes:

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What is the average air-flight speed of an unladen swallow?

[Timber Wolf]

would that be a European swallow?, or an African swallow?

And my question is:
Does the person below me also think Ransom needs help? desperately?

[Ransom v. Unman]

Does the person below me also think Ransom needs help? desperately?

I could use help.

PM me for where to send the cheques.

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Who wants to send me money? I guarantee miracles in your life if you do... (JOKING...)

[Timber Wolf]

no response to my above answer?

and the answer to your above Q is "NO!"

and my question above stands (for someone other than Elf Lad)

[righter1]

no response to my above answer?

and the answer to your above Q is "NO!"

and my question above stands (for someone other than Elf Lad)

Ummm... We approached this earlier this week, and we had it out, and Ransom threatened me with his moderator status...

But since the site updates, it seems that he's not a moderator anymore.

So, I'll say....

Quite possibly... But, I think his wife may need it more... :rolleyes:

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What size of shoe do you wear?

[jacks girl]

I think anyone that lives in the city and enjoys it needs help. So I assume that Ransom fits in this catagory. LOL Just kidding...

What is my favorite form of Execution.... I don't have one. Unless it would be the cross and it's because I'm so thankful Jesus died for us.

Jacks

Next Question
What do you do that you feel is a waste of time.

[Timber Wolf]

12 EE (or wider, depending on the brand, one pair I own currentli is 12 EEEE)

what are you listening to right now?

[Timber Wolf]

I'll answer Jack's Q:
Cooking, eating, sleeping, etc.

my Q stands.

[Ransom v. Unman]

I'll answer Jack's Q:
Cooking, eating, sleeping, etc.

So, like... living? :confused:

what are you listening to right now?

Desmond Dekker – "Fu Man Chu"

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What's the oldest article of clothing that you still wear regularly?

[Timber Wolf]

no, just the chores that get in the way of doing more important things, like writing, photography, computer programming, you know - the fun stuff.

I'm not sure how old my pants/shirts are.

I put some pants in boxes cause htey were too small, I've lost weight and now they fit so I am wearing htem again?


I'll re-phrase Ransom's Q:

How ratty/worn is the favorite article of clothing you still wear regularly?

[righter1]

I'll re-phrase Ransom's Q:

How ratty/worn is the favorite article of clothing you still wear regularly?

My favorite pair of jeans/jean capri's... They're only about a year old so they're not very ratty yet... But, I've been known to keep jeans for years...

I have a favorite T-shirt that I sleep in that my hubby keeps begging me to throw away (actually, I have 2 of the same shirt.) They're from the 1996 Republican convention and very cleary say 1996 on them... so they're almost 12 years old... :rolleyes: I know, I'm pathetic.

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Do you have a favorite artist (photographer, painter, sculptor, etc.)? And if so, who is that?

[Timber Wolf]

Photographers - Ansel Adams, Lenorard Lee Rue III,
and others (mostly outdoor, nature photographers)

Favorite writing genre?

[Tarin]

Historical - but I'm very eclectic. :rolleyes:



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What's your first name mean?

[righter1]

What's your first name mean?

Freedom.

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What was the last concert you went to?

[Tarin]

Bethany Dillon/Starfield/BarlowGirl/Jeremy Camp - three or four years ago.


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What's the first thing you see when you look away from the computer?

[Timber Wolf]

To my left is my American flag hanging on the wall. To my right is my window, and the shades may or may not be opened.
Behind me is my bed and my cat.


oops,
forgot a question, hang on

What kind of computer are you using now?

[righter1]

What's the first thing you see when you look away from the computer?

My other computer (I'm at work, and bring my personal laptop with me.) Right now, it's showing a picture of Gimli and iTunes. :)

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Do you like a parade?

[Tarin]

Sure - if there's candy. :D JK


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What color is the carpet in the room you're in?

[PattyU]

Do you like a parade?

Nope, I do not much to my mother, the parade lover's dismay. We went to Disney together last year, and I thought the parade times were a great chance to get on rides.

Are you messy or neat?

[PattyU]

Oh, you were to quick. The carpet in our living room is boring beige. My question still stands.

[kluchar70]

Oh, you were to quick. The carpet in our living room is boring beige. My question still stands.

Obsessively neat.

What is your favorite meal?

[ProfessorAlan]

Breakfast is good any time of the day ... especially if hash browns or some other type of potatoes are involved.
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What kind of chair are you in now?

[Colin]

Electric chair.....naw..armchair!

Did you ever roll an egg down a hill at Easter or is that just a British thing?