Game: Ask the Person Below You

[Chava]

eh.. oh gosh, i can never remember dates or aniversaries... i guess it would be, about 17 months, 18 soon.

have you ever been in a relationship you couldn't get out of?

[Idril]

yes.

What is your favorite thing to do on a date?

[Pendragon]

ROFL. I've been married for twenry-six years! :lol:

Thus the question passes to a younger person, forthwith:

[AimusSage]

On a dinner date, I really like to eat good food. :D

On a movie date I really like to see a good movie. :nod:

On a walk through the park I really like to comment on all the funny people we see. :p

But what I like to do best is hang out with my date and do fun stuff. :brow:

Next person, you are asked to kindly answer the following question:
What makes for a succesful date?

[Nightshade]

Dont know never been on one

Next!

Next person, you are asked to kindly answer the following question:
What makes for a succesful date?

[Hyacinth Girl]

For me, the activity doesn't matter: dinner and movie, wandering around a bookstore, wine tasting, play, white water rafting (my favorite first date), whatever; a sucessful date is one in which I have not looked at my watch once and which at the end of the evening, I want to continue talking to this person rather than go home.

Next poster: what is the strangest thing you have done on a first date?

[mono]

Hmmm, as with a few other posters, I do not exactly 'date,' but with a kinda-sorta fling in the past, a young woman (a very beautiful young woman) and I agreed to meet at a certain time, but not in a ceratin place. Planning ahead on the phone, we gave each other certain perimeters of a few blocks in a large downtown neighborhood (of large buildings and LOTS of people), and would aimlessly wander around to eventually find each other; eventually we did, and had fun for the rest of the day. I can seem a bit of a random person, I suppose. :D

To the person below me: I cannot think of anything, so same question --

Next poster: what is the strangest thing you have done on a first date?

[AimusSage]

Sounds like it was a date to me mono, you may call a bird a donkey, but it's still a bird. :nod:

Anyway, as for the question: taking a tour of and climbing the tower of a cathedral and enjoying the view at 100 something meters. Yes, I know, nothing strange about that, but I am not someone who does strange and unusual things on a date.

Ofcourse the tower was all stairs and I could comment on the physical condition of my date, who lack the required stairclimbing skills and stamina for such a long climb. Muhahahaha. :D
btw, It is a lot of steps. :goof:

Next:
What's up with the zoo?

[Chava]

I don't know, but when the class goes to Budapest later, i'll be stuck there, "monitoring animal behaviour"... 'A statistical analysis as to whether or not this chimp is left or right handed'... Oh the fatigue and headache ifeel coming already...

To the person below,
If you could chose to play any musical instrument (and play it well) what would it be?

[Nightshade]

A bit of a silly answer this as I know next to nothing about them but Pan pipes The sound of them always gives me goosebumps I just love them.

Im feeling lazy so same q

[Shalot]

I would like to play the guitar

Same Q

[subterranean]

Piano


When is good become bad?

[Nightshade]

When doing good creates more bad.


Same q

[subterranean]

Lazy! :D


When it is done in wrong time at the wrong place to the wrong person.


What's the most creative thing we can do with glue?

[Pendragon]

Create a mosaic! They can be hard work, but awesome when completed. ;)

What is the most creative thing you have accomplished?

[subterranean]

What is the most creative thing you have accomplished?


Made my (ex) boyfriend read Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being :D


Who's the wisest man ever?

[thevintagepiper]

Jesus Christ.

Same ques. Who do yuo believe is the wisest man ever?

[subterranean]

King Solomon (?)


Same Q

[RobinHood3000]

I imagine it was some fellow named Nemo...for no man is ever as wise as he believes.

How many teeth do you have?

[thevintagepiper]

...um, as many as you're supposed to have (Pardon my ignorance on that point ;)) minus one, because I had a permanent tooth pulled before braces.

Same ques.

[Pendragon]

Two less than I should have. I had to have two molars pulled. :D

Do you wear glasses?

[AimusSage]

no, unless you count sunglasses, I like sunglasses, and wear them all the time when the sun shines, I don't like headaches you see, and I get one if I don't wear sunglasses.

What is the favourite article of clothes you have? Describe it please.

[Hyacinth Girl]

My favorite piece of clothing is a BCBG evening gown I purchased in Seattle on a "grad students gone wild" weekend several years ago. Its black with spaghetti straps and a scoop neckline in front and back. It clings to the torso like a glove, then has a full circle skirt that skims over the hips and then cascades down to the floor. The bodice is sprinkled with black pearls, and the whole thing weighs a ton. When I put it on, I feel like a bombshell.

What is your favorite thing to eat when you are sick?

[mono]

Usually nothing. :p
I often consider myself the type who very, very seldom gets sick, but when I do, it gets really bad. Not including my little drinking escapade on my 23rd birthday, I have not had an illness in about 4 years; during that, however, I had a severe case of tonsillitis, a fever of 104, and not having the ability to eat solid food for 5 days.
As a child, however, when having the 'common cold,' or something similar, I usually liked some warm soup, like tomato soup.

To the person below me: same question --

What is your favorite thing to eat when you are sick?

[Schokokeks]

Hm, I'm not sick very often either, but I usually prefer drinking (tea, water) over eating something due to the fear my stomach won't keep it :p However, I once heard that pretzel sticks or anything like is a good thing to eat. I tried it out once and it was indeed quite soothing :nod:

To the next person:
What is your favourite cocktail ?

[Idril]

Rum floats, an interesting little drink with coke, rum and a paper towel.

If you could only listen to one band for the rest of your life, who would it be?

[subterranean]

Not fair!!!! I can't choose between radiohead and the who...:bawling:


If you could only listen to two bands for the rest of your life, who would they be?

[Idril]

Pink Floyd and R.E.M.... no, Queens of the Stone Age... no, Alice in Chains...no, Beta Band...no, Cowboy Junkies... ...this is impossible, who's the genius who came up with the idea of picking only one or two bands? :rolleyes: ;)

Let's move on... :lol:

What country/state/region were you born in?

[subterranean]

... ...this is impossible, who's the genius who came up with the idea of picking only one or two bands? :rolleyes: ;)


Must be someone with blond hair :lol: :D


Let's move on... :lol:

What country/state/region were you born in?


I was born in Jakarta, Indonesia.


What's the best thing about the place you currently reside in?

[Idril]

Must be someone with blond hair :lol: :D

Well, it would have to be, wouldn't it? Who else would think of such a stupid question? ;)

The best thing about where I currently live is...the wide open spaces, the fact that I can see the horizon and the fact that within 15 or 20 minutes, I can be in the middle of the prairie with not a place of business in sight.

Same question...

[subterranean]

Lucky you, Idril!

Best thing: I can't think any :(. I live in big city with severe traffic jams, pollution, and high criminal rate. The only thing that makes me able to hold on is only my family :).

Now, what's the worst thing?

[Idril]

The worst thing is that it's in the middle of nowhere. :lol: We're 6 hours from a city of any significant size, there are no concerts to speak of, there is very little in the way of an artistic culture, plays and art galleries and that sort of thing, although I do have to say the city does try but...we're in the middle of nowhere so it's hard to drum up any real enthusiasm from the general public. And the shopping is marginal at best.

What is your favorite breed of dog?

[subterranean]

Probably golden retriever (spell check) as seen on TV. But I never had a dog...only gold fish :D

Where's this remote place you living in?

[Idril]

Bismarck, North Dakota. It's actually the state capitol but when you're talking about the most rural state of the union, that's not saying much.

What was your gold fish's name?

[subterranean]

My first goldfish name was Gembul (fat in English). He died because of soap left overs because I didn't wash the bowl thoroughly. My current one is also named Gembul and he is much fatter than his predecessor :D


And I'm such an idiot for asking the previous Q because you clearly stated it in your profile :D.

Why cat snore?

[Shalot]

I don't know. Are you asking why do cats snore or do cats score? I don't know. I don't think my cat snores. She sleeps near me everynight because she wants to watch over us I think and I have never been aware of any snoring.

Do you think that American businesses are becoming more or less customer-friendly?

[subterranean]

I don't know. I'm not American.


Don't you think the weather is hotter these days?

[thevintagepiper]

Actually here it's a mild summer. Very hot to me, but cooler than usual.


Are you currently feeling hot, cold, or just right?

[Schokokeks]

My feet are a little cold, but the rest of me is just right.

Do you prefer hot or cold weather ?

[Nightshade]

oh thats difficult see when its cold you can put more clothes on but my knuckles tend to swell up and become painful. But the heat puts me in a perminatant snappish mood I get headaches I cant sleep .
yeah I think Ill go with cold.

If you could live anywhere ( lets say on earth) where would it be? and would you live ther perminatly or just for a while?

[subterranean]

London..for few months only ;)


Same Q!

[Pensive]

Perhaps, Canada, and parmanently!

Same question.

[caesar]

Umm....Australia.........permanently.

Same Q.

[Shakira]

Definately Shimla & permanently.

In this thread who do you think posts the most difficult questions ?

[Pendragon]

I defer to Mono.

Same question.

[thevintagepiper]

Again, Mono. But sometimes you, Pendragon!

What was the most interesting part of your day today?

[Idril]

Painting with the kids at work. We were using apple halves as stamps, dip them in paint and then stamp the paper and one of the little boys smacked it down on the paper quite hard and paint splattered all over me. I did manage to clean it off my face, but I spent the rest of the day with red, green and yellow paint all over my clothes and hair. Hazards of the job. :lol:

Do you consider your childhood to have been happy?

[Shalot]

My childhood was happy up until the age of 12 and I still haven't decided if this is because I had some preconceived notion of what things were supposed to be like as opposed to what they were actually like...then again, it could have been adolescence coming on.


Did anyone have a happy adolescence

[mono]

The term 'happy adolescence' seems like a bit of an oxymoron. No, I had an unhappy adolescence, but I have encountered very few individuals who have had a pleasant adolescence. Needless to say, a lot seems in transition, motivated greatly by the alteration in hormones and neurochemicals. In essence, I consider myself to have had a relatively common adolescence: miserable. :lol:

To the person below me: just as in The Catcher In The Rye, what event in your life made you realize that you had reached adulthood and/or advanced adolescence?

[Pendragon]

That would have been around age 12 when I realized that if I didn't work, there was a possibility that we might not eat. And please do not think I am kidding, mama raised three kids in the 60's and 70's with no child support, little government help, and never made more than $5000 in one year in her life. Calling us poor was like saying water is damp. We survived, made mama proud of us all. It is where you came from in life; it's where you make up your mind to go. As a disabled man today, I have everything I want. I worked hard all those years, and I took care of my family. I have a credit record that is the envy of many people. I worked for that, paid my bills on time, never late.
My kids work because they want to, not because it's necessary.

Sermon over. Pass the question.

[Pensive]

Periods.

Same Question. (Good one!)

[caesar]

Periods.

Hey Penzy, nobody turns into an adult at the age of 13. Believe me you are still a baby!;) It'll take you another 8-10 years before you start forming definite and rigid opinions about the world around you. The distinctive character of an adult is to dismiss every single fact or opinion that is inconsistent with his/her opinion.

The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion. -- Elizabeth Drew

Somewhere between 17 – 21 one starts feeling that one has seen and experienced everything there is to see and experience. And, by 25 one should have formed lasting opinions about the world around him/her. In my opinion, regardless of the age prescribed by law, a person becomes an adult once he/she starts forming lasting and rigid opinions (irrespective of the opinion being right or wrong).

However, I will add, there are always exceptions to the general rule. And I am one of them.

Same Q.


To the person below me: just as in The Catcher In The Rye, what event in your life made you realize that you had reached adulthood and/or advanced adolescence?

[Idril]

I'm the baby of the family and I only half jokingly believe that delayed my ability to grow up, being indulged and always having lower expecations of my abilities and common sense because I was so young...even when I was in college. :rolleyes: I came late to the realization that I was a capable adult and there's a part of me that still doesn't believe it, I will always carry that bit of 'the baby' with me, although the ironic thing is, is that as adults, my sister, who is the oldest really functions as the youngest and I fill the role of the oldest, organizing, communicating between family members, hosting family get togethers and my brother still fills his role as the middle child beautifully. ;) Maybe that's what makes me feel like a real adult :lol:, but really, becoming a mother was the real passage to adulthood for me. When you realize it's not all about you anymore, that you are responsible for another life, that your actions and decision affect not only you but the life and mental health of your children. It's a very sobering thought.

**edit**

I forgot to ask a question! :blush:

What is the best and worst thing about being the age you are right now?

[papayahed]

Good Question:

I'm 36.

Best: More available funds to do the things I want to do.

Worst: It takes just a tiny bit longer to recover.

Same question:
What is the best and worst thing about being the age you are right now?

[thevintagepiper]

Sort of the same thing actually: there are so many opportunities for everything-relationship and friendship-wise, growing spiritually and academically, but in that there are so many hard choices and times when I could go so wrong.

What age do you look forward to most right now, however old you may be?

[kilted exile]

I am not looking forward to being any age, I want to be 3yo again. My only concern then was how much mud I could trapse into the house before the mother complained, now I have bills, rent and a bunch of headaches

Same Q

[thevintagepiper]

I like my age now, but being 18 will be fun because I can work at Starbucks, and better yet, can finally drive!

What's your favorite number and why? (whether the reason is logical or just random)

[AimusSage]

22, but only for a few more months, then it will be 23. :) I always like my age.

What kind of epiphanies have you had in your life?

[Kelly_Sprout]

That I am capable of love, but too stupid to recognize it until it is gone.

Same Q.

[Nightshade]

That it is better to give your friendship and trust to someone with few friends because they are unlikly to turn around and bite your hand off. ( hey I was only just nearly 6 at the time)

same q

[Pendragon]

That sometimes even the closest of friends will stab you in the back...

Same question

[caesar]

My heart is brittle too..................

same Q.

[Shalot]

That your own family members will stab you in the back

Same Q

[tainaprincess]

That life is just way too complicated, and you have to learn to deal with it.

How has someone close to you changed your life within the past week?

[Pendragon]

Believe it or not, you guys on the LitNet helped pull me through one of the worst bouts of depression I've ever had. You think you're not close to me? Think again! http://www.websmileys.com/sm/love/302.gif

Would you always try to help the other person if they cannot help themselves?

[tainaprincess]

Yes, even if I have to put aside what I am doing to help them.

Same q.

[Hyacinth Girl]

Yes, even at the risk of my own personal sanity and safety. Someday I might need that same service.
Next poster: Same question: Would you always try to help another person if they cannot help themselves.

[Idril]

Yes, I would.

Same question but with a twist, Would you help someone who wouldn't help themselves?

[Pendragon]

Only to a certain extent. For example, there is a man here in town whom I have bought meals for a few times. He could help himself, but he likes the bottle a little too much. He lives in deserted buildings, and does odd jobs for enough money to get by and get drunk. So I won't give him money. But if he needs food, I'll buy him something to eat. I'll give him clothing, blankets, etc. so he doesn't freeze to death. But I won't support his habit. I never give him anything he can pawn for cash to buy drink. But I won't let him starve or freeze.

Another man here in town lives in a tent year 'round. He holds a full-time job. He stays clean. He buys his own groceries. He buys his own warm clothes. He gets around on a bike that he bought. He fishes for his supper sometimes, and he chooses to live like that. But he takes care of himself. The other guy could do the same.

Same question: Would you help someone who can help themselves?

[caesar]

No..........

How would you like to die?

[AimusSage]

In an inferno, when the atmosphere of earth ignites due to some silly experiments done by wacko scientists.

Same Q.

[Scheherazade]

How would you like to die?As slowly as possible please... Maybe prolonged over 200 or 300 years!

How wouldn't you like to die?

[mir]

in a cloning machine! :p

if you could take one thing out of a burning house, what would you take? (besides the fire)

[mir]

dang, scherazade, you got there first! :p fine, NOT in a cloning machine.

[Hyacinth Girl]

I would remove my cat from the house if she were inside. If she were already outside. . . the portrait of my grandparents, because they are dead and and I cannot get new pictures of them like I can my parents, friends, etc.
Next poster: Would you do something demeaning, but not illegal, in order to earn enough money to further your education and thus to better your situation?

[Madhuri]

Probably. But, I also know that anything achieved through improper means, is either not long-lasting or one has to pay for the act somhow. So, if I am ready to face the adverse consequences, i'll go ahead.

Same Q.

[miss tenderness]

I'm not that daring!


same Q.........

[Shalot]

I wouldn't because chances are (if I did) I would bump into some slimy person who remembered me from before when I was engaging in such activities and that person would humiliate me and remind me of what I had done.

Would you try to contact a friend that you have not spoken to in a couple of years? The situation is this:

1) You may or may not have parted on bad terms

2) You were mad at this person the last time you spoke and the person may or may not be aware that you were in fact mad

3) You would have to call this person's parents to get your friend's phone number

4) The last time you heard, the friend was living in another town

Would you bother with it or leave it alone?

[Madhuri]

I never try to contact anybody from the past, for whatever reasons we might have stopped talking. I just dont know how to bridge the gap. But, I will never recommend this to anyone, you should try, because otherwise it becomes a lonely journey, as one grows older it becomes difficult to form long lasting bonds.


Same Q

[caesar]

This is a very good question, indeed.

I'll certainly call. It's very, very important to talk, to have a dialogue, to communicate, lest misunderstandings creep in and relationships wither away. Communication is what keeps relationships alive. I love that song "Talk" by Coldplay.

To the person below me:

Would you be forgiving and nice to someone who had snubbed your friendly overtures (I'm not talking about love) out of conceit in the past calls you, because now the tables are turned and he/she is willing to make amends?

[Pendragon]

I would and I have. It doesn't always work out, but sometimes it does.

If your dad took off when you were a kid, you grew up without a dad, in poverty because he was a deadbeat and never sent support, then turns up when you have kids of your own, how would you act?

[Shalot]

It would depend on what he had to say. If he were very apologetic and had a big check in hand, I would accept him with open arms.

My cousins' dad was a real jerk and left them (one of them is handicapped and the other two are messed up emotionally, and I can't help but think that those two are messed up because their dad left them! IF you are going to bring kids into this world, you better make an effort to take care of them!!!! You can't just take off across the country when you have three kids!! What is wrong with people! Mandatory vasectomies for deadbeat dads. This guy went on to bring several more kids into the world. Can you say jerk?)
:flare:

:bawling: :rage:

[Shalot]

Sorry, I got so mad I forgot to post the next quesiton.

Same question to the next poster. I'm so mad I can't think of anything else right now.

[Madhuri]

I dont think I would want to see him around. I believe if he has come back it will not be for the family he left, but because now, he needs the family. And who needs his money, if the family can survive and do well eventually, then this money doesnt hold any significance, especially when it is not needed any more.

In this case I think he has come back because of his needs and not of his family. What will he do now, raise kids, when they are grown up and have kids of their own, and are doing well in their lives. What is the point of coming back when all is done? It is more like -- run away in the time of trouble and come back when all is settled?

How will he bring back the lost years? there are certain things which he just cant fix with any amount of money or apology.

Next person -- same Q

[subgenre]

Depends on what:
A. happened to him
B. If he has money
C. Apologetic or not
D. If he had a GOOD explanation

I would probably ignore him if he turned out great and fine, but if he turned up drunk, broke and whatnot, I'd just have to say that I was so much better off without him.

Question:
Mine just ruins the seriousness of the former question. When a dear gets hit by a car, how does it fall? (i.e. is it tossed forward, run-over, slid on top of the car and tossed to the side, etc.)

[Pendragon]

It's beging to be a problem here in my mountains even though they've upped the deer hunting bag rate to four deer per season. They charge so much for the licence to hunt it becomes cheaper to just buy a side of beef!

The deer can go in any direction depending on how it is struck, the speed of the vehicle, the type of vehicle, and if the deer is moving. I've seen them thrown through peoples windsheilds before. That can be fatal to the person! Usually they are knocked off the road.

I started the first question and I will end it. My dad was the deadbeat I described. He showed up here when I had kids of my own, he said to stay. I am no doctor, but I know a walking dead man when I see one. I told him flat out that it was far too late for me to be his little boy. That little boy grew up without a dad. But he could be grandpa to my kids if he wished. He spent his last years doing just that. I would not deny him the grandkids, which made my mother furious, because dad had remarried. He died of brain aneurisms and lung cancer at age 73. I was unable to attend the funeral as it was in Tucson, AZ and I couldn't get there. We had a memorial here, five of us-- me, my brother and sister, and my half-brother and half-sister. My step sister did not come..

Do you feel that any parent that neglects a child like this should be punished by law?

[caesar]

certainly.......... The states should enforce some criteria (based on economic, mental and such other capacities) for couples to be procreate. Every eligible couple must make a application and secure a certificate for procreation. The one's who procreate without securing a certificate must be penalised. I know it's rediculous. :lol:

Next Q.
Do you think that there can be miracles if you believe in it or is it just that a believer tends to term every co-incidence a miracle?

[Pendragon]

I actually believe in miracles. But if I get sick, I will go to the Doctor. Sometimes people refuse to understand that if a way is made for you to get better (i.e. treatment from a medical Doctor), why sit around and complain to God about being sick. The way has been provided, take it. When the Doctor can do no more, sometimes you may get a miracle.

Pass the question.

[papayahed]

I believe in miracles, but I also believe that there are some people that can go off the deep end in both directions.

Where are you going or what are you going to do when you log off the computer today?

[Themis]

To sleep.


Which is your favorite season?

[Nightshade]

autumn :D


How many hours on average would you say you spend every week here?


:D

[Pendragon]

Week? Um, probably around 16. Depends.

Pass the question, as my brain isn't functioning well today...

[thevintagepiper]

mm, it depends. About five? Cause I haven't been able to get on much in the past couple weeks. If I had more time it would be more!!


What do you like best about autumn?

[AimusSage]

the obvious answer would be the leaves, but that's not true, I like the fact that our dog loves running through the leaves and making a big mess when he's trying to find his stick that I just threw away. All of this is in the forest ofcourse, I don't go there enough. :) In the autumn, when it's a bit cold and dreary, love the forest. :D:nod:

Same Question. :)

[Idril]

Of course I like the color of the leaves but I also like the moderate temps. It's not so ungodly hot, yet most of the time you can still leave the house without a coat and if you do have a hot day, it always cools down at night. And I love breaking out all those clothes you pack away in the summer, it's like you get a whole new wardrobe! :D

What's your favorite season? And why?

[Pendragon]

Fall. You can hike without getting too over-heated as a general thing, and the leaves are much more beautiful.

What's your favorite animal?

[caesar]

I love animals of all discription. Probably, I love chimps and dogs the most.

What's the size of your shoes?

[Tinita09]

I can never really tell, it's somewhere between 8.5 and 9


What is your favorite hobby

[AimusSage]

Kicking little puppies

What is the furthest you have been from home?

[Kelly_Sprout]

Not having served in the Armed Forces nor rich enough to travel the world, I've been forced to the limits of Boston, MA to Honolulu, HI and from the limits of Victoria, BC to Tiajuana, MX. (With the exception of Hawaii, I've driven all those miles at least twice, and flown them all many more times.)

Same question, rephrased: Who can go further and by how much?

[Shalot]

The farthest I have been from home is Europe (I'm from the USA). It was great.

Same Q

[Pendragon]

Around 875 miles from home, but not as the crow flies. This is "if the crow has to walk" as we say in the mountains here. Car travel. Bad roads. From here, across TN into Arkansas, then North to Mountain Home, Ark. and from there to some small town a five hour drive up into Missouri. I was traveling as an Evangelist at the time, and scheduled for meetings at several churches as I worked my way back home. That trip I drew my largest crowd, standing room only in a church that would seat 250. It would also be my last trip, for not long after I had my breakdown and was excommunicated. It's a funny world. The people are few now, but I've never quit, one is as important as 1,000.

What do you look for in a church when you are trying to find a place to go?

(This may be edited or deleted with my blessing, if so be. Pen.)

[papayahed]

oh, I've never looked for a church. I guess I could say that if I was looking I'd probably opt for a Catholic Church - I'm most familiar with their goings on.

If you had the chance to get you're office back (if you were moved against your wishes) would you do it, knowing it will cause friction in the work place but you would have less distractions?

[Shalot]

If it were me, I would do whatever I could to avoid all conflict. But then again, you have to do a good job in order to keep your job so maybe I would go in and talk to my boss about it and make a list of pros and cons for each scenario.

Would you read your roommate's diary if you found it and he/she wasn't coming home anytime soon?

[Idril]

No. I would be horrified if anyone read my diary so as tempting as it may be, privacy is sacred. ;)

Would you read your spouses diary?

[thevintagepiper]

Mmmm....no. At least, I'd try not to ;)

Do you keep a diary/journal?

[ktd222]

No.

Have you been convicted of a felony?

[Pendragon]

I have never been suspected, charged, or convicted of anything except a minor traffic violation back when I was 18.

Have you ever been a lawyer for someone? (This doesn't count if you practice law as a profession.)

[Idril]

No, I have been lucky enough not to have to have had any events in my life thus far that required lawyers.

How do you feel about illegal downloading of music? Do you do it and if so, do you feel guilty about it?

[RobinHood3000]

I think that it shouldn't be done. Unfortunately, the apathy of those who do it regarding the act's legality has reached a point where I've given up preaching against it.

Same question.

[Madhuri]

I will not feel guilty about anything, if I know I will never get caught ;)


Next person:

If you were in a relationship, where you felt that the other person is still carrying the baggage of previous relationship, and this is doing some harm or will cause more harm to the current relation. No matter what he/she says and no matter what you do, there is still this feeling that something is wrong somewhere. What would you do?

[Dry_Snail]

I will talk about it rationally and transparently...i will tell her how i feel about the relationship ...i guess it will solve the problem if she honestly speaks her heart to me!!!

Why do Men exist? Why do Women exist?
---Godard

[Pendragon]

The world would be a dull place with no one to enjoy it! :)


Why do YOU exist?

[Kelly_Sprout]

That's a damned good question and one that I've been asking myself repeatedly this past weekend. Existing has its attractions, of course, but sometimes, so does not existing, and wrestling with the two turns out to be difficult.

Same Q

[Idril]

Because my mom and dad loved each other very much and sometimes, when a mom and a dad love each other very much...well...you know the rest. ;)

Do you like your name?

[Shalot]

I like my first name (Sara) but I don't know what my parents were thinking when they chose my middle name.

Do you prefer trendy or classic first names (or just completely off-the-wall, original-no-one-else-in-the-world-could-possibly-have-this-name-too names)

[Idril]

There's two questions there, isn't there? I'll answer them both...No, I'm not particularly fond of my name, which is Lisa, because everyone and their dog was named Lisa for about a 5-7 year period there in the late 60's/early 70's. And even worse, my middle name is Marie so yes, I'm Lisa Marie. :sick: Not named after Elvis's daughter because my parents were never big Elvis fans and I actually came first but that doesn't stop people from assuming. :rolleyes: My parents were going to name me Sina after my great grandmother but decided it was too odd but I really think I would've preferred that...which brings me to the other part of the question, I like biblical names for boys for some reason and really feminine, old fashion names for girls. I don't like off the wall names or classic names that are creatively spelled, I really don't like that.

And to continue the theme of names, would you name your child after a celebrity and if so, who?

[Kelly_Sprout]

If one should want to name their child after a celebrity, perhaps the chosen name should be "Celebra" for a girl or "Celeb" for a boy. Meanwhile, I firmly believe that names should mean something. They should be a beacon of character for the child to live up to or have relevance to the spiritual inner person that the parents discern in their child or be a permanent marker to remind the parents or teach the child about some special event or circumstance surrounding the birth or conception of the child. If the parents want a more or less traditional name, like "Wayne" or "Robert" or "Cheryl" or "Katherine", then they should research such names and choose one that has some particular meaning of significance to them. For example, I named my firstborn Heather Lee, because "Heather" is a beautiful, but untamed and strong, flower; "Lee" is a sheltered meadow or glade, where Heather often grows, and the two names together sound phonetically like "Heavenly". I found this meaningful and, it turns out, so has Heather.

But, I haven't really answered the question, so I will pass it on to the next person.

[Kaltrina]

Actually I don't like naming the child after a celebrity, that seems kind of stupid to me, but I would name the child by a book character or by any author, for example I love the name Dante, and hope to name my child like that one day... :)

Same Q.

[tainaprincess]

I would never name my child after a celeb because if they are in a scandal, my child would be hearing about it their entire life. Besides, I would like to come up with my own unique name (but not weird like Apple).

Would you change the name of someone you already know, but whose name you don't like?

[Pendragon]

Uh, I change the names of people I LIKE a lot. People find themselves nicknamed by me quite often. Sometimes the nickname sticks like glue. I call Madhuri "Maddie", for example. My own list of nicknames is very long. "Pen" is a nice short useful one! ;) People I don't like the names of, hey, I didn't name them. So I'll call them what they are comfortable with or nickname them. Most don't mind. :nod:

Do you know what your name means?

[Madhuri]

Yes. It means 'sweetness' -- Madhuri

Madhu -- Honey; Madhur -- sweet; Madhuri -- sweetness.

I think i'll pass this Q, as I dont know the meaning of most of the names.

Same Q.

[tainaprincess]

My name is a combination of either rose of the sea (in Spanish) or rose of Mary.

Same Q.

[papayahed]

My middle name means Strife and Unrest. I dig that.


What did you have/are you having for lunch today?

[Hyacinth Girl]

I am supposed to be having leftover Chicken Korma for lunch, but after what just happened here at the office, I'm not hungry anymore, so lunch will probably be water.
What is your favorite type of cuisine?

[ktd222]

I've always loved spagetti o's. There just something about dinner in a can.

Balance this equation please:

Na2OH + O2 ==> NaO2 + H2O

[imthefoolonthehill]

Na2OH + 2(O2) ==> 2(NaO2) + H2O

perhaps.

What is the most unintentionally mean break-up line known to man?

[ktd222]

It's not me, it's you.

What is the most intentionally mean break-up line known to man?

[RobinHood3000]

Not quite -- the hydrogen doesn't balance out. I think (NaO2) is a typo -- I've never seen such a compound.

"I think we should see other people." It implies another person exists, and confirms that "it's not me, it's you."

Same question, in case someone has another opinion.

[ktd222]

NaO2 is sodium superoxide, Robin. But your right that the Hydrogens don't balance out. Here is the balanced reaction:


4(Na2OH) + 7(O2) ==> 8(NaO2) + 2(H2O)

Same question as Robin asked.

[Hyacinth Girl]

I have it on good authority that the most cruel break-up line is, "I've decided to go back to my ex" :O

Next poster: Should pate be banned from restaurant menus?

[Kelly_Sprout]

Yes. Pate should be served on a plate, with crackers, not on a menu. However, an exception could be made in Restaurants that specialize in goose meat or that also offer Poi as a substitute.


OK, I'm being superficial, so... same Q.

[Pendragon]

Well, I would hardly be the person to ask as I hate the stuff! :sick:

How far do you go in pretending you like something so as not to offend your host when invited to a meal?

[tainaprincess]

Unfortunately, not as far as to actually it eat it. I am extremely picky with what I eat.

How would you stand for an annoying coworker that takes you as their personal confidant soon after meeting you?

[Shalot]

I had a coworker like this -- she always wanted to go out to lunch and talk about everyone else. I didn't know what to think --- she seemed like kind of an idiot but then again, she was always in the boss's office. I guess, just be polite and don't tell her anything you don't want repeated lest it come back later to bite you in the #@%.

Do you read the dictionary?

[Hyacinth Girl]

Yes, yes I do. :D
Do you feel comfortable telling people "no"?

[Shalot]

I used to try to be accommodating to everyone but as life goes on and as I deal with more and more jerks and spend greater amounts of time working in a job I hate, I have realized that life is too short to try to please people other than me.


Do you keep more than one window of LitNEt open, along with another appliication you're working in, and do you watch TV while posting in LitNet and do you alt tab to the wrong window and accidently post in the wrong forum?

[thevintagepiper]

Yes! I do that all the time. I'm usually listening to music, posting on teenhelp.org, several windows of lit-net, reading the Eisley journals, and doing email :P

Do you prefer instant messengers or email?

[AimusSage]

depends on what I'm using it for. Mostly IM though, it's a lot quicker and time is precious.

What's the worst thing you've ever dressed up as?

[thevintagepiper]

As a cowgirl when I was five. Believe me, I love cowgals, but it didn't fit me.

What is the best costume you have ever come up with?

[AimusSage]

I once dressed up as a viking with long pink hair and beard, a leather skirt. big sword and horned helmet, finished of with a 'nice' brown shirt and flipflops.
I thought it was nifty, if a bit colourful. :goof:

Same Q.

[thevintagepiper]

An elf. I put band aids on my ears, wore my hair like Arwen, and had on a long, floaty, pale blue dress.

What is your favorite race of Middle-Earth?

[AimusSage]

Dwarfs, or perhaps orcs. If we are talking about humanoid races, if not, I have to say I really like balrogs. :nod:

What's the best thing about school?

[thevintagepiper]

Something to fill the day..and of course, learning somewhat interesting things. If I went to a "real" school, the best part would be seeing friends.

Same question.

[Shalot]

The best part about going to school is not having to go to a 9 to 5 job. Or any shift full time job in any part of the world. School is wonderful but I couldn't seem to grasp that until I couldn't go anymore. If I could choose any occupation, I would be a full-time student. But people tend to think that full-time students are lazy people.

My question to the next poster: Do you have more than one LitNet identity?

[tainaprincess]

No, I rarely find enough time to have the one identity, much less more than one. Being a full time college student in her senior year is not fun at all.

How many professions have you ever wanted to be before getting to the one you are at now?

[AimusSage]

A lot, and I'm not finished studying yet, so there could be even more along the way, currently, I really want to be a mad scientist, but I choose the wrong study direction for that, so it'll just have to remain a side interest. :D

If you could destroy any one thing in the world, what would it be? and why would you do it?

[Pendragon]

Prejudice. People do much evil because of various prejudices, often in various robes of disguise, some religious, some political, some radical--beneath it all is the stench of death, dust, and decay. Lucy once said to Charlie Brown: "You were born into this world, right? You don't know of any other worlds you might go to, right? Then LIVE in it!" :)

Pass the question: If you could destroy any one thing in the world, what would it be? and why would you do it?

[Idril]

Pen took my answer :p , so I'll go with my second choice, I would destroy illness. Not your everyday, run of the mill illness but catastrophic illnesses like cancer and and aids.

Which technological advances do you think have benefited mankind the most?

[Pendragon]

Truthfully, advances in medical science. The understanding of where germs form, that is outside the body. That illness comes from something air-borne, injested, or whatever--not a demonic thing to be attacked. Vaccinations and preventive medicine. The understanding, such as it is (science is not at fault, people still are) of mental illnesses that has freed many from what would have be hell on earth in the past.

That's my vote.

Pass the question, one of the best I've seen. Thanks, Idril! :) Which technological advances do you think have benefited mankind the most?

[thevintagepiper]

It depends what you mean...whether more scientific or mechanical....if scientific, then I would say realizing that spontaneous generation was not a valid belief, and the effect that germs have on us, sort of like you said. As for technological advances, definitely everything connected with computers and music. That is answered without deep thought though, so I am afraid it may seem petty or something...

Same question, I'd like to hear more answers: Which technological advances do you think have benefited mankind the most?

[RJbibliophil]

Oooo... hmmm.... How about electricity and refridgeration for greatly improving our quality of life, just imagine living without them! What about the printing press? vaccinations maybe?

Same Q

[Hyacinth Girl]

You are all going to laugh at me, but here goes: the plow. In fact, farming methods in general. Why? Because by becoming more of an agrarian society rather than hunter/gatherers, people were able to spend more time in communication with each other, centers of knowledge were formed, transfer of ideas became more rapid and widespread, and we eventually got. . . books! :D (not that ideas weren't exchanged before, obviously, but centralized civilization definitely helped)
Next Poster: Same question. (It's really interesting!) Which technological advances do you think have benefited mankind the most?

[Kelly_Sprout]

Metalurgy. The ability to master the other competitors because of the ability of metal to hold an edge, be forged, endure, support great weight, be alloyed into new properties, shaped into wire, made into paperclips and in general to be more industrial than stone.


I like this line of thought. Let's see what else could have been the most significant. Same question.

[RobinHood3000]

Writing. The power of the written word is born.


A reversal: What technological advances do you think have benefited mankind the LEAST? (Oh-so-many to choose from...)

[tainaprincess]

Good question. Automobiles and factories because they are the cause of so much pollution, destruction, and mistreatment of people.

This was a really good question, so I'll pass it on: What technological advances do you think have benefited mankind the LEAST?

[Tinita09]

Well I would have to say the nose hair tweezer. Sure it has a good cause, but when you look around, you can tell that no one's actually used theirs.

What type of show should be taken off the air for just being too stupid or obvious?

[miss tenderness]

ask and we'll put it live!!!


same q!

[Shalot]

There is a show on MTV that is called Next. I have watched it a few times and from what I can gather, 5 guys sit on a bus and they're all trying to get the girl. The girl calls them off the bus one at a time and asks them to do some kind of ridiculous task and the longer the guys can keep her attention the more dollars they rack up. Sometimes the guys get off the bus and the girl takes one look and says, "Next!" right away and then the guy has to insult the girl. And then he goes back on the bus and and tells the rest of the guys how horrible the girl is. It also works the other way --- there can be 5 girls on the bus competing for the one guy who makes the girl do some ridiculous task (on one episode a girl was in a plastic pool wearing a bikini and chasing a frog). I have never finished the show entirely --- I have watched it for a few minutes in horror thought and it has to be the worst show I have ever seen.

Do you think that 40 hours per week (for a work week) is too much and do you feel like you don't get enough leisure time?

[Pendragon]

Well, when I was able to work, 40 hours a week wasn't bad. There were times we pulled 12 hour days six days a week, sometime 14 hours a day and worked all seven days. Such is the life of a factory worker. Then, of course, we would fill the warehouse, and people would be laid off from work, and the rest of us cut back to a 40 hour work week, but doing the work of those laid off in addition to our own. Just lovely, I can tell you. Then, after you work you way to the top of the heap, someone sabotages you, and you get diciplinary action taken against you that is unproven because it never happened, and you get a latge pay cut and try to start over.

Maybe I'm not the best one to ask, too much angst. Pass the question. Do you think that 40 hours per week (for a work week) is too much and do you feel like you don't get enough leisure time?

[mir]

hmm .. . . well, i don't actually work, being still a student. but 40 hours a week would be about six hours a day . . . or 8 hours with weekends free. but school goes for about 7 and a half hours, so about the same as a work day with weekends free. Then, there's one and a half or two hours of homework on top of that, so maybe nine hours. And if you take sports, like me, that lasts another two hours at least every day but friday, so 11 hours; and two hours on a Saturday, unless there's a meet, in which case you're gone from when school ends Friday to around 11:00 on Saturday - more than a day. even if there's no meet, that adds up to around 55 hours of school stuff a week.

40 hours? that's NOTHING. :lol: and yeah, i could use some more leisure time. *falls asleep*

PBM: what do you think would be the best job ever?

[kilted exile]

SImple: Manager of Glasgow Rangers Football Club

What have you got in your pockets?

[AimusSage]

Cellphone, keys and a bottle opener. Also in my coat I have my wallet, a pen, some scraps of paper and my mp3 player. Just the essentials really. :)

Where will the smartest man in the world go?

[Pensive]

In Hell.

Same Question.

[Chava]

Away

Return to the "What do you have in your pockets"?

[Weeping Willow]

my little wool wallet i baught in Puerto Escondido after my last one got robbed in the Mexico City Metro...
and a sawing niddle to fix my Dreads... :eek:

Same Q ???

[papayahed]

A Nebraska State Quarter.

What color are your shoes?

[Shalot]

which ones? :D

My gym shoes (the most recent pair worn) are blue.

What color is your bedspread or comforter or duvet or whatever you sleep under?

[miss tenderness]

Paige!

same Q

[cuppajoe_9]

Mine is white.

What colour is paige?

[miss tenderness]

opps! is this a spelling mistake?!

oh ,I meant peige>>>srry to confuse you,Cupp:(

[cuppajoe_9]

opps! is this a spelling mistake?!Yes, I imagine so.

Do you mean beige?

[Riesa]

No, I don't mean beige. But perhaps miss t does.


Do you floss daily?

[Shalot]

No --- the dentist tells me I should but I hate it. I only do it sometimes.

Do you use mouthwash or Listerine (or generic equivalent) or do you just use toothpaste and toothbrush?

[miss tenderness]

Yes, I imagine so.

Do you mean beige?

did n't you read the post above this??:D

I corrected it!!you seem absent minded!!what's wrong?

[cuppajoe_9]

opps! is this a spelling mistake?!

oh ,I meant peige>>>srry to confuse you,Cupp:(

I am pretty absent-minded sometimes, but I'm all over this one. 'Paige' is both an occupation and a girl's name, so the sentence "The blanket I sleep under is Paige" might cause some people to have the wrong idea.;)

I'm not getting on yor nerves, am I?

[miss tenderness]

not at all!! you just made me laugh on the point above!:D

about the absent mind! not one can beat you on that except me!

[miss tenderness]

edit:no one can beat you......etc

[tainaprincess]

No --- the dentist tells me I should but I hate it. I only do it sometimes.

Do you use mouthwash or Listerine (or generic equivalent) or do you just use toothpaste and toothbrush?

Since this question was skipped, I'll answer it: I just use toothpaste and toothbrush. Works just fine for me.

Do you like the scenery that surrounds you every day, or would you rather have a different scenery every day?

[Shalot]

Well, since I've been looking at the same thing everyday for the past 4 years and driving the same road in to work every day for the past 4 years I'd like to mix it up and be in a different place every day for a while.

Do you feel that you spend too much time at the LitNet Web site and would you classify yourself as addicted to the Internet in general?

[Bookworm89]

Yes. I'm with IAA (Internet Addicts Anonymus).

Do you like to play chess?

[Pendragon]

I play chess. I wouldn't really say I like it. I was never a great player, and many moves are unknown to me. But in the eighth grade a class that a lot of us had signed up to take was scratched, and they had nothing to do with us. So they put us in the auditorium and gave us chess sets and decks of cards. I was far better at poker! :)

Next person: Do you like to play chess?

[Nightshade]

yeah I love it even though I ALWAYS lose even against the 6 year old I still love just playing though.


Would yu play a game even if you knew that you were lilky to lose?

[AimusSage]

If i learn something from playing it yes, I will get better and eventually start winning. It's just like life, you keep loosing, but if you keep at it eventually you'll win. :)

same Q.

[tainaprincess]

yes, i would play the game, because it presents a challenge to try to beat the odds of me losing, no matter how much it takes.

same Q: Would you play a game even if you knew that you were lilky to lose?

[Pendragon]

Yeah. I love to play certain games and if I loose, and depending on who is playing, it can be almost certain, I'll still give it a shot.

Do you purchace books and then take a while to get around to reading them?

[toni]

Yeah, I waited a hundred years to buy Fyodor Doestoyevsky's (pardon the spelling) Crime and Punishment (due to my weeny allowance), but now, after waiting in vain like a Salvador Dali sculpture,it just sits on my bookshelf, gathering dust.


Complete the sentence:


If ________ author were alive today, I would ask/tell him/her_________

[Pensive]

If Emily Bronte was alive today, I would have asked her to write more novels, as good as Wuthering Heights.

Same Question! (Good one!)

[imthefoolonthehill]

If Hemmingway were alive today, I would tell him to shoot himself in the head (again?).

same question

[Laindessiel]

If Oscar Wide was alive today, I'd tell him to sign my sister's copy of his book The Picture of Dorian Gray, take his picture with him and let her retain her youth forever. Same with me.

What would you do if you accidentally ate horse poop and mistook it for chocolate?

[miss tenderness]

:lol:throuhg it out! and then hate myself!

same q!

[Pendragon]

I think my sense of smell would tip me off, folks!

In answer to the author question:

If Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were alive today, I'd tell him "Look, Doyle, Holmes is what pays the bills. Stop acting like a fool chasing this spiritualism stuff, and write as many Holmes stories as you can. You've got a gold mine there!:idea:

If __________________(name person) were still alive, what would you ask them about themselves?

[Chava]

If Graham Chapman were still alive, I would ask him how he best confuses cats.

what's your favourite colour?

[Laindessiel]

I just noticed that I have the proclivity to buy purple stuff......accessories, notebooks, combs, clothes, so I guess, there...

But the all-time is silver! Got that metallic sparkle dancing around it! Can't help but be attracted...

Explosion in the stomach because of too much food or the worst case of diarrhea?

[papayahed]

I'll take diarrhea, I'll be able to get some reading done.

same question.

[Pendragon]

Whew! Niether, if I can help it. I'm sick at the stomach right now, however.

What for you would be the all time proof of a haunting?

[Idril]

I don't think there is such a thing. There might be something that makes me wonder but I'm notoriously skeptical about things like that.

Same question...

[Stefan]

Haunting proof?! Well, having coffee or a glass of wine with the ghost should be proof enough for me that the noises of chains being pulled around weren`t made by mice.

Would you ever go in a graveyard by night?:D

[Pensive]

Nah! But hundred dollars might do. :p

Same Question.

[OZEED]

I have been to a graveyard at midnight, it was a dare from friends.

same question

[Madhuri]

I think I can....:D I am not afraid of anything :D

Will you call a spirit, if there was this fear, it might possess you??

[shinigami]

In the first place.. Why the hell would I call a dumb spirit??

Do you remember me?

[Pendragon]

A simple question, a simple answer: yes.

Go in a graveyard? I grew up playing in one! My mother who raised us since my dad split for wherever, had kinfolk who lived around on of the largest graveyards in town. All us cousins played in the graveyard, and meant no disrespect to the dead. We never stole flowers from graves or broke tomb stones. In fact, there was a dump at the top of the hill, where they threw out old flowers. We'd take ones that were still nice and put them on graves that had none.

What is your phobia?

[Laindessiel]

IF YOU WANT ME DEAD, SHOW ME BLOOD DRIPPING FROM A BODY.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH............ ...........

I HAVE THE WORST CASE OF HEMOPHOBIA.

And also, pulling teeth out.

Who do you call "Honey"?

[Idril]

The kids I work with, I work with infants and toddlers and I'm always calling them Honey, or Sweetie or my favorite, Sugarplum. :D ;)

What is your favorite winter sport to play and/or watch?

[Misscaroline]

Iceskating- I actually love to skate, and ice skaters are always either a really beautiful sight or a good laugh.

What is your craziest or more commonly challenged belief?

[AimusSage]

Some people seem to think that I am not a martian, but I am, so that is my most challenged belief.

Same Q.

[cuppajoe_9]

I dunno, that authority is inherently violent and opressive, mayhap?

Pass the question.

[Idril]

That I have the prettiest feet around! The other day, my youngest son actually had the gall to tell me my feet weren't nearly as pretty as I thought they were. :rolleyes: :p

Same question...this is actually quite fascinating.

[Misscaroline]

I'm glad you like it. Mine would have to be the crazy perception that I am crazy, which most people generally disagree with. There are the occasions though...

MC

[blacksheep]

What is your craziest or more commonly challenged belief?
i wouldnt describe my belief as crazy. if i believe it, then it has to be a little logical, no? si.

well, my most challenged belief is that if there is nothing after death - no afterlife or anything, just void and null and all that, life is pointless and therefore suicide would be a reasonable action. (note: i AM a hedonist too which is rather bizzare. nihilistic hedonist.)

Question... or rather, task.
using what you know about me which cant be more than 13 posts, guess my age, gender, education (none/primary school/junior high/senior high/Bachelors/masters/PhD. you get the point.), ethnic background, and country/state.

(doesnt sound like the kind of question this thread was expecting but i hope its not too irrelevant...)

[Kelly_Sprout]

Question... or rather, task.
using what you know about me which cant be more than 13 posts, guess my age, gender, education (none/primary school/junior high/senior high/Bachelors/masters/PhD. you get the point.), ethnic background, and country/state.

(doesnt sound like the kind of question this thread was expecting but i hope its not too irrelevant...)


Age: 33
Gender: Male
Education: Bachelors
Ethnic: White, non-Hispanic
Country/State: New York

OK, same question, only apply it to ME this time! (And with over 300 posts, most of them in just 20 or so games, plus a small handful of stories and poems, surely someone might have an idea about this!)

[Kelly_Sprout]

By the way, what score did I get?

[blacksheep]

Age: 33
Gender: Male
Education: Bachelors
Ethnic: White, non-Hispanic
Country/State: New York

OK, same question, only apply it to ME this time! (And with over 300 posts, most of them in just 20 or so games, plus a small handful of stories and poems, surely someone might have an idea about this!)

better than most people but still quite off.
can you believe that after posting my PICTURE, people thought I was 55?

I live in PA. which is a pretty liberal state. my city is very liberal. my posts sounded blue i guess. why did you answer what you did for the other 3? and bachelors. what do you think was my major and minor? i wont tell you your score until you tell me your reasons.

ok. that was a tangent.

i say you are 53, have a phD in something related to comp sci, live in CO, and is male.

I ask the same question again. :P only because im on low battery.

[Kelly_Sprout]

I based it all on the single post that I was answering, simply because I didn't want to look up any other of your posts.

33... because you sound reasoned, jaundiced, and alive. That puts you older than frivolous college and younger than wisdom.

Male... because women don't normally admit to Hedonism

NY... because you sound liberal. California might have easily been my choice, though PA doesn't surprise me.

Bachelors... because you sound educated but not self-proclaimed or superior.

White, non-Hispanic... because you sound liberal, educated, American, and reasonably affluent.

[shinigami]

Um... I'll just give a question to whomever may post below me... to the PBM...

Do you like or hate pink? Why?

[blacksheep]

you over estimated in age and education. I am flattered.
I am NOT as reasonable as I appear on the internet. nor as knowlegeble. MUAHAHAHHA.

I am in fact only 17 and still stuck in highschool. I'm looking forward to possibly majoring in math theory with a computer science minor.

as for gender, I'm a girl. but don't worry - people in REAL LIFE mistake me for male. I like shattering stereotypes. :D

speaking of stereotypes, although it is true that minorities like hispanic and african americans are generally less well educated (a pity. ought to be changed), well... yah. nevermind. I'm glad I have a good grasp of the English language. I'm Chinese. (came here when I was 7 though so I should be able to speak English as well as anyone else)

how far off the mark was I?

[Laindessiel]

Wow!!! I am surprised!!

Light years off the mark! And you're Chinese!!! And 17!!!!

[blacksheep]

no, actually. better than most.
im usually an over 50 caucasian male with a masters. sometimes, I'm australian. Usually people guess california.
33 is closer than 55.
a program that did aging and can change people's "race" and whatnot showed me really wrinkly at 45. wrinkly and my left face had a HUGE droop in it. I'm enjoying 17.

soo... back from the digression. DIGRESSION! (reminds you of catcher in the rye, no?)
so... the game. what was the game? oh. new question.

If you were a fire fighter and you are in a room. there is a monkey with a human brain and a human adult with an intellectual capacity that will never surpass that of a 3 month old baby. both are unconsious from the smoke but otherwise physically healthy. both are equidistant from you and the door. they weigh the same amout. without looking for further loophools in the question, which one would you save and why?

[Kelly_Sprout]

Not bad! I'm 53, will be 54 at the end of this month. I have worked in Information Technology for nearly 30 years doing everything at one time or another from data entry to programming to hardware to software to system management to purchasing to trouble-shooting to help desk, and beyond. However, I don't have a degree in anything, finished only two years of college, and have also been a printing press operator, built submarines, and preached in prison (not an inmate, but a chaplain's assistant.) Yes, I'm from Colorado, too. Of course, you probably were able to research age, state, and occupation (grin). I'm male, but you didn't try your hand at ethnicity.

Of all of that, I think of myself as a writer, a storyteller, and not completely cranium-vacated when it comes to poetry.

As for your fire scenario, I'd prefer to rescue the ape, but guilt and social constraints would probably weigh in heavily enough to make me feel like I had no choice but to rescue the human instead.

Great question! It is worth passing on to see how other people value the elements of diversity this question poses.

[blacksheep]

caucasian - based on you saying that I'm caucasian.

to me a monkey with human brain is still completely human. many people disagree on that point. the thing that naggs at me is that i'm almost saying that the mentally disabled person is inferior in my choice to save the monkey. however, i believe that the monkey will be able to contribute more to the society. I used to think that the monkey can enjoy life to a fuller extent but people said that he's most likely a science experiment so i dont know anymore.

same question.

[Pendragon]

Well, I would try like heck to get both out, but if I cannot, I don't really know if I could chose a vivisectioned monkey over a human.

To satisfy curiosity: I will turn 46 on the 24th of this month, I have an Associates Degree in Information Systems Technology, I come from a mixture of Caucasian and Native American blood, wife and three kids.

Now: Given that you save the monkey in the given scenario, what contribution do you expect it will make to mankind?

[Laindessiel]

If that monkey is as adept in computing and restoring informations and files as a computer does, he'll be put to a computer school.

If he is adept enough to track refused-to-be-found-and-identified criminals, then he could be assigned in the Pentagon.

If he is smart enough to campaign for a senator, he could be just the one who could send his page to go somewhere he will be in 5 mins. and later, end up in the same room with him.

Now if he had the perspicacity and boldness to campaign for the Presidency, then he should take the time off by playing with his toy rockets and building bombs with his Lego blocks and shut his brain thinking about using it in the real world and become a talk show host.

That is quite an interesting topic and I would like to keep on with it.

[Shalot]

What if the firefighter didn't know that the monkey had human intellectual capacity?

If it were me I guess I would save the monkey. I am thinking that if I were disabled in anyway, I would just want to die anyway. Aren't I horrible? I really hate this question. But if they're both unaware of what is happening, chances are neither one of them would feel any pain when they died, so the most logical choice is the monkey. At least the monkey could make a contribution to society (as someone has already said).

Pass the question.

[Laindessiel]

Someone answer the question! :)

[Kelly_Sprout]

Given that you save the monkey in the given scenario, what contribution do you expect it will make to mankind?

This wonderful monkey has human capacity. What contribution to human society do I expect it to make?

To answer by way of contrast, let's take a look at a slight variation on the above paragraph, focusing on the single word, "This". That variation goes thus:

This wonderful child has human capacity. What contribution to human society do I expect it to make?

Consider that "This ... child" lives in the ghetto.

Consider that "This ... child" begs in the streets of Bagdad.

Consider that "This ... child" will inherit billions of dollars and grow up totally spoiled.

Consider that "This ... child" will receive every possible opportunity for growth but lacks all ambition.

Consider that "This ... child" will be completely overshadowed by every other classmate, is introverted, doesn't make friends easily, and applies for a job with the National Forestry Service.

The opportunity of contributing to human society by any given member of that society is relatively large, but the liklihood of contributing to human society by any given member of that society is relatively small. How does this change for the monkey?

I don't expect it to contribute very much at all.


Pass the question, at least once more!

[papayahed]

I'll save the monkey, he may get some funny looks.


If you had to live as an animal for one day which would it be? You will be fully conscious during the experience and will remember everything afterwards.

[Shalot]

I would have to be some animal that doesn't eat its own poo so no dogs or cats. I think I would like to be a dolphin.

Pass the question

[Kelly_Sprout]

No doubt about it, no hesitation, and I'd jump at the chance:

Eagle!

Which is more annoying to you when going to the movies, and do you ever do it yourself? The choices: whispering or eating something crunchy.

[kathycf]

Whispering, without a doubt. Horrid. I never do it and I really do like popcorn.(crunchy)
A variation: If someone was being very loud and disturbing other patrons at a movie, would you do something about it? What would you do?

[Serenata]

Yes. I would first ask them to knock it off. If they refuse...well...let's just say that I don't take kindly to rudeness.

Below me: Would you poke a badger with a spoon?

[kilted exile]

I suppose this would depend on the badger. I have however poked a rabbit with a spoon, but it wasnt my fault the darn thing tried to bite my ear.

What is the last thing that bit you?

[Idril]

A one year old boy. He was laying across my lap, I was tickling him and he was laughing and then, in his excitement, he bit my thigh...toddlers express their feelings in the darnest ways sometimes. :rolleyes: ;)

same question...

[Riesa]

my miniature donkey French Toast. More of a nibble than a bite though.

when was the last time you drew a picture?

[Laindessiel]

Dang, I like to sketch but it was June this year, maybe. Haven't got that much time anymore.

Question is passed.

[tainaprincess]

Last week, I was falling asleep in class, so I had to do something to look like if I was taking notes.

When was the last time you were told to grow up?

[Shalot]

I can't remember. My mom would have probably said it. At least 5 years ago if not more.

Has anyone ever told you that you should seek professional therapy or counseling?

[davoarid]

Heck no. I'm perfect. :)

What's the last book you read that made you cry?

[BibliophileTRJ]

Awakenings - Oliver Sacks

If given the chance, what thing that you have done would you choose to un-do so that it never happened at all?

[B-Mental]

The destruction of my knee

same question

[kilted exile]

I dont believe in regrets, all my decisions have gone some way to creating what I am now.....and I quite like me

Same Q

[Pendragon]

As I don't believe that time could be changed, the question is moot.

Does it seem to you that we often ask questions with no answers? ;)

[Misscaroline]

Yes, absolutely. As if you ask a question you know that no one will answer until someone brave enough comes along...Besides, if I regretted anything, then I would have learned nothing from it, and so my answer to that question would be does it matter? Or rather, never. Pick never. I like it better...;)

Have you ever been afraid to show people your work?

[Kelly_Sprout]

No. It is called a "tour" and it is kind of cool to be pulled away from the job to be their guide.

Oh, but you didn't mean it that way, did you? Well then, I'll just have to pass the question! (LOL)

[BibliophileTRJ]

Nope. My work is fish. No one fish is better than another.

But again, you didn't mean it that way......Pass the question.......

[Shalot]

Yes -- I dabble in writing and drawing and quickly throw it away or destroy so that no one can read it and see how bad it is. I used to not do that, but one day I was re-reading a piece that I had had some distance from and reading the words I wrote revolted me. I think the reason is because writing is like baring your soul and I don't like that.

Pass the question

[Misscaroline]

Shalot, thank you for answering. I find it abominably hard to share anything, since I'm usually only proud of the stuff that I like and I tend to have... interesting tastes. Plus, I started decoy diaries because I once had a friend who would come to my house, spy a diary, and immediately snatch it up and begin perusing it... I'm not a very sharing person somedays, and certainly never when I didn't authorize the share...

Question still stands though. :D

[mir]

yes. i love to share my stuff, but if so much as a single person doesn't like it, it will go away into a drawer never to be seen again. :) i've just written my longest piece ever, and i REALLY hope that doesn't happen to it!!

Misscaroline - you should post some of your stuff on the forum though, if you want. there is bound to be somebody that shares your taste. and promise, you don't have to post a diary! :p

what is the most amusing experience you have ever had?

[Misscaroline]

Too many to choose from! But thanks, and I have/will. And the diaries were never full of thoughts- just writing. Well, you know what I mean. Still, I'm really shy about who I let see my work- with the exception of you all. Thanks mir! And question passed. Sorry!

[Serenata]

The most amusing thing that has ever happened to me.


When the movie Jurassic Park first came out in theaters, my family went to see it. I was about two or three at the time. I was sitting on my dad's lap. When the part came on that the two kids and the paleontologist were in the tree, a brontosaurus rears it's head into their tree. The girl asks, "What is that thing?" And at that part, I screamed into the crowded movie theater, "It's a long-neck, stupid!"

What is the worst injury you have sustained?