Game: Ask the Person Below You [Archive] - Page 54

mono

10-31-2009, 02:04 PM

I liked the first one for its allusions, intended or not, in Cartesian philosophy, though the violence seemed a bit extreme. The others? Awful, sorry. :)

How many times do you usually hit the snooze button on your alarm clock before actually getting out of bed?

Maryd.

10-31-2009, 07:35 PM

Never, I am a morning person and tend to get up before it goes off, unless of course have had a few drinks the night before, then I don't set the alarm at all.

What are your favourite things to do on holidays?

Ebonon

11-01-2009, 08:41 AM

Read and watch Movies...

Same?

Maryd.

11-01-2009, 05:03 PM

Write, read, computer and spend time with the kids.

What are you doing right now?

papayahed

11-01-2009, 07:25 PM

Procrastinating

What is your favorite ancient civilization?

The Comedian

11-03-2009, 04:18 PM

A little generic, I know. But ancient Greece is where it's at!

Would you please describe a time when to tried really hard to fit in but didn't?

Maryd.

11-03-2009, 04:20 PM

That was around the time... When... Always.

What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?

free

11-03-2009, 05:08 PM

I am still expecting it.

How do you spend your weekends?

Maryd.

11-03-2009, 05:10 PM

Well, housework, kids, Litnet... No writing as I need the house to be quiet when I am doing that.

How often do you eat?

stephofthenight

11-03-2009, 05:12 PM

try to eat once a day... What is your favorite part of litnet

Maryd.

11-03-2009, 06:27 PM

try to eat once a day... What is your favorite part of litnet

Well, there are a few. But mostly the games and a some friends that I have made and of course being able to speak to like minded people.

What is your dream job?

Scheherazade

11-03-2009, 07:13 PM

Being a fulltime moderator on the Forum (with a 50K salary a year).

One book you feel embarassed to admit that you have read?

kingoflombards

11-03-2009, 10:36 PM

I'd admit anything I have read.

Have you ever had a dream that you could feel/ taste? (I personally have been electrocuted several times in my dreams)

Maryd.

11-04-2009, 04:14 AM

I had a dream someone was holding me by the arms and shaking me about like a rag doll.

Have you ever dreamed of ghosts?

Ebonon

11-05-2009, 02:48 AM

Quite often...One day i saw my own ghost taking me in its arms towards a blue mountain.

Its creepy to see yourself as a pale, white robe wearing prophet kinda person.

Do you know ghosts are real?

Haunted

11-05-2009, 10:36 AM

I do believe in spirits and orbs...but haven't seen a real ghost. If I did, I probably have thought it's a real person.

Have you experienced a miracle?

kingoflombards

11-05-2009, 10:52 AM

Yes.

Have you?

Haunted

11-05-2009, 10:59 AM

yes!

have you experienced miracles? (plural)

Madhuri

11-05-2009, 11:01 AM

No.

Have you ever felt like you want to kill your boss?

kingoflombards

11-05-2009, 11:02 AM

:D :brow:

Do I even have to answer?:D

Maryd.

11-05-2009, 11:02 AM

That would be quite a problem, as I am my boss... Suppose I shouldn't turn my back on myself... Hahahaha

Do you feel the need to be with people all the time?

kingoflombards

11-05-2009, 11:05 AM

Nope. The contrary actually.

Are you listening to music?

Maryd.

11-05-2009, 11:13 AM

No, it is 2.12 am here at the moment... I am being a naughty girl and staying up late.

Are you listening to music???

kingoflombards

11-05-2009, 11:14 AM

Yup. It's 9:13 here.

Maryd.

11-05-2009, 11:26 AM

Coolio.

Have you had breakfast?

kingoflombards

11-05-2009, 06:22 PM

Nope.:(

Maryd.

11-05-2009, 06:26 PM

Neither have I:idea: hmmnnn.

Are you feeling happy or sad today?

kingoflombards

11-05-2009, 06:51 PM

I can't sum up my crazy days with one emotion!

What band do you listen to the most?

Heathcliff

11-06-2009, 01:42 AM

At the moment, I'm listening to Queen mostly.

Do you ever shorten your words to slang online?

DanielBenoit

11-06-2009, 01:57 AM

ys, ybid .. . ..ROFL

Do you take questions?

Ebonon

11-06-2009, 02:03 AM

What is the last book that you couldnt get rid off before finishing it?

Maryd.

11-06-2009, 04:23 AM

'He's My Daughter.' Very intrigued.

What is the last book you have read?

Ebonon

11-06-2009, 09:09 AM

Things Fall Apart by Chenua Achebe

Who is your favourite author?

sadparadise

11-06-2009, 08:58 PM

My favorite Author is Jack Kerouac.

Have you made a pilgrimage to your favorite Authors home town or gravesite?

snape

11-06-2009, 08:59 PM

No

Have you ^?

sadparadise

11-06-2009, 11:15 PM

yes to both!!

Have you read A Place Like Alice.

Maryd.

11-06-2009, 11:59 PM

No.

Have you read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens?

mono

11-07-2009, 07:13 AM

Yes, perhaps my favorite by him.

Where do you go to "unplug," and how often do you go there?

Maryd.

11-07-2009, 05:56 PM

My past... And very often, daily.

How often do you tell your partner/soul mate or dearest companion that you love them?

Nyu001

11-07-2009, 06:06 PM

Lots of times. When I wake up, through the day, through the night and when I go to sleep. I sounds insane. ;)

What movie would you like to watch now?

Maryd.

11-07-2009, 06:12 PM

Mao's Last Dancer.

What book would you like to read next?

DanielBenoit

11-07-2009, 06:17 PM

Either Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain or Faulkner's Sound and Fury or Thomas Pychian's Gravity's Rainbow

What book are you currently reading?

Maryd.

11-07-2009, 06:19 PM

Nothing at the moment, but Heathcliff has finally talked me into reading Wuthering Heights. So will have to make a trip to the library.

What are you doing right now?

DanielBenoit

11-07-2009, 06:22 PM

Eating an eggroll and. . . .. coursework :sick:

The same?

Maryd.

11-07-2009, 06:25 PM

Having a coffee (What else) and adding a few fancy words to my novel.

Where do you think you will be in ten years time?

DanielBenoit

11-07-2009, 06:31 PM

Directing a film

the same?

Maryd.

11-07-2009, 06:36 PM

Directing a film

Wow Dan, I hope so.

I will probably be writing my 6th sequal to the novel I have just completed. ;)

Do you like Christmas?

rimbaud

11-07-2009, 06:37 PM

A lot of them
rereading Das Perfum, Season in Hell and The brothers Karamazov

where do you wanna go this summer?

Edit:
< slowpoke!

don't like Christmas!

and again, where do you wanna go this summer?

DanielBenoit

11-07-2009, 06:45 PM

< slowpoke!

I'd say ;)

don't like Christmas!

Someone's feeling a bit Grinchy!
http://www.pragmatik.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/one/grinch_1206.jpg

Where do I want to go for summer?
Somwhere special.

rimbaud

11-07-2009, 06:47 PM

I thought this thin was anonymous, Dan! you shouldn't be posting my pic like that! I ought to have some rights

oh, and you didn't post a question,
that's two strikes for you :D

Maryd.

11-07-2009, 06:47 PM

Then I think Rimbaud and I want to come with you...

What time is it where you are at the moment?

rimbaud

11-07-2009, 06:47 PM

11:48

same question?

DanielBenoit

11-07-2009, 06:48 PM

4:48 PM

Same?

rimbaud

11-07-2009, 06:52 PM

11:52 pm :D
Mary i think this was meant for you, since i already answered it :)

which is the next movie you wanna watch?

DanielBenoit

11-07-2009, 06:59 PM

The movie that you can't figure out in the "movie scenes game" ;)

THe same?

rimbaud

11-07-2009, 07:08 PM

^ Dan you are being mean now :D

I would like to see Sid and Nancy
it came recomended, and I used to listen to the Sex Pistols so it got my atention, also I'm a Gary Oldman fan

do you have a theme song and which one is it? (you know a song you play in your head to make you feel better, if you've watched ally mcbeal you'll know what I'm talking about :))

Maryd.

11-07-2009, 07:11 PM

Yes, You are wonderful... By Eric Clapton.

Same question?

rimbaud

11-07-2009, 07:12 PM

SUPERGIRL by Reamon love it :) it's my song :D

same question for Daniel

DanielBenoit

11-07-2009, 07:15 PM

Oh what a good question!

Well, humming the opening chords to Beethoven's 3rd symphony always makes me happy, as well as the second movement from his 9th.

On the other hand, if I were to choose a theme song of my life, it would be either Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade", Louis Armstrong's "I'm Not Rough", Miles Davis's "So What?", The Beatles "A Day in Life" or anything by the Beatles for that matter, and a hundred other popular 60's songs from my childhood.

But in fact the one that trumps all is the zither theme from "The Third Man"

What's your favorite word?

Odysseus93

11-08-2009, 01:14 AM

Awesomeness. (I invented it myself.)

Do you like the computer game Age of Empires?

Ebonon

11-08-2009, 01:43 AM

Not really.

What is your favourite literary character?

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 01:45 AM

Pip from Great Espectations

Same question?

Ebonon

11-08-2009, 01:54 AM

Lucy from Disgrace by J. M . Coetzee

What literary character would you want to be if given a chance?

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 01:59 AM

Aunt Josephine from Series of Unfortunate Events

If you had a choice to star in a movie as a literary character from a book (your choice) who would you be?

Ebonon

11-08-2009, 02:03 AM

Ulysses

Same Question?

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 02:12 AM

Maria from 'The Sound of Music'

If you had to leave your country to work somewhere else of your choice, where would you like to work?

Ebonon

11-08-2009, 02:14 AM

a small village in France...or hungary

same question?

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 02:19 AM

I'll probably join you in France as it is my number one destination to to go.

Are you happy in your job/school?

Nikhar

11-08-2009, 09:30 AM

I am very happy. I have got some of the best friends. I hope I can keep those friends forever.

So, according to you, what's the mantra for peace?

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 09:36 AM

That's a tough one. I don't think anyone really knows. My idea of peace is understanding one's needs and adjusting one's self to help those in need. It give's me peace in my heart. To know I can help at least one person. So I guess I can say helping mankind.

What is your opinion on global warming?

Nikhar

11-08-2009, 09:38 AM

It needs to be stopped, immediately! I'll lose my snowman otherwise! :bawling:

Hehe Kidding...its definitely dangerous and maybe we all should bring our hands together to stop it.

Do you think humour is a must quality in every person?

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 09:41 AM

Absolutely... I cannot go through normal life without it.

Has a film ever made you laugh so hard, you couldn't control yourself?

papayahed

11-08-2009, 09:41 AM

No

What should I have for breakfast?

Nikhar

11-08-2009, 09:42 AM

Milk for sure...its so nice.

What do you like for breakfast usually?

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 09:44 AM

2 hard boiled eggs and coffee

Same question?

Nikhar

11-08-2009, 09:46 AM

I'm not really fond of breakfast. Dont get time enough for it due to school.

Would you be kind enough to comment on my story here?

http://online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=48229

<pleads with puppy dog eyes>

Maryd.

11-08-2009, 09:52 AM

Sure - You're lucky I'm a puppy lover.

Would you write a story to help a friend at school?

Nikhar

11-08-2009, 09:55 AM

Sure - You're lucky I'm a puppy lover.

Oh yeah, I can guess that! :)

Yeah why not, I love writing stories anyways.

Maryd.

11-09-2009, 06:33 PM

Oh yeah, I can guess that! :)

Yeah why not, I love writing stories anyways.

You forgot to ask the question.

Do you ask people out on dates or expect them to ask you?

The Comedian

11-10-2009, 08:39 PM

I ask people -- for example I asked my 5-year old daughter this morning: "would you do me the honor of going on a father/daughter dance on Saturday" (a local benefit for our town rec-center)?

She said "yes". I'm all atwitter.

What's the best part of the book you're currently reading?

kingoflombards

11-10-2009, 11:03 PM

Acting it out in class. We're reading "The Crucible" and we each have to act out a character. The book is really...enhanced due to the fact that classes are single gender. It's only funny when the Guy who acts Proctor and the guy who acts Abigail talk.:lol:

What book are you currently reading?

Maryd.

11-11-2009, 03:39 AM

Nothing... But going to the library tomorrow to borrow Wuthering Heights.

What would you do if a friend became an enemy, but still had your fav book in their possession?

papayahed

11-11-2009, 10:12 PM

Just like a break up - arrange for a "stuff" exchange.

What book should I read next?

Pryderi Agni

11-12-2009, 12:13 PM

Try Tristes Tropiques by Claude Levi-Strauss.

Why should I keep talking to my ex?

The Comedian

11-13-2009, 11:17 AM

Well, maybe he/she has some redeeming qualities. Maybe you'll fall back on love once after some time has passes. Maybe this person has something that belongs to you and you want it back. Maybe you like to torment this person, so you can use your natural wit to play the rapscallion role on this poor fellow/gal.

Just some ideas, anyway.

When you sip your hot soup, do you make slurping sounds?

Follow up: do you like slurping sounds?

papayahed

11-13-2009, 09:00 PM

When you sip your hot soup, do you make slurping sounds?

Not on purpose

Follow up: do you like slurping sounds?

Sometimes

Would you make slurping sounds on purpose to annoy somebody?

Scheherazade

11-13-2009, 09:03 PM

If I really wanted to annoy that person and knew that slurping would do the trick, why not?

What did you have for dinner?

Ebonon

11-14-2009, 12:16 AM

Chicken Sandwitch in Wheat Bread

How significant a book is for you?

Pryderi Agni

11-14-2009, 05:04 AM

Well, maybe he/she has some redeeming qualities. Maybe you'll fall back on love once after some time has passes. Maybe this person has something that belongs to you and you want it back. Maybe you like to torment this person, so you can use your natural wit to play the rapscallion role on this poor fellow/gal.

Thanks a LOT.

@Ebonon: A book is the most significant thing in my life.

My GF isn't talking to me. Should I dump her?

Silas Thorne

11-14-2009, 05:21 AM

This one's all up to you. Wait a bit until she explains (if you don't already know the reason why she isn't talking to you), and then make a decision.Or don't wait, and make your decision now.

What would you most like to eat for dinner?

papayahed

11-14-2009, 10:39 AM

Steak Fajitas.

Do you think the Loch ness monster is real?

mono

11-14-2009, 03:41 PM

Very unlikely, but I do not know a terrible lot about the subject.

Do you ever read your horoscopes? If so, do you believe what they say?

Mathor

11-14-2009, 04:15 PM

i do read my horoscopes from time to time, but i do not take them very seriously. The only occasion i would read one is like if i'm with a bunch of friends in a coffee shop (which happens a lot as there is a local coffee shop in my town), we'll read eachothers horoscopes and it's a good icebreaker for sure.

Do you believe in astrology?

Ebonon

11-14-2009, 04:30 PM

Nope.

Do you believe in Existentialism?

*Classic*Charm*

11-14-2009, 06:11 PM

certain aspects of it, yes

Do you trust your own judgement of others?

free

11-14-2009, 06:22 PM

Depends on what subject is to be judged.

What is your favourite season of the year?

Scheherazade

11-14-2009, 07:33 PM

Summer.

What is your favorite beverage when you are out?

Pryderi Agni

11-15-2009, 04:02 AM

Juice, specially orange or mango juice...

What's the best way to tell someone the truth?

Odysseus93

11-15-2009, 07:07 AM

Blurt it out!!!!!

Have you read a greek myth???

papayahed

11-15-2009, 11:17 AM

Yes

What movie could you watch over and over again?

Maryd.

11-15-2009, 04:00 PM

Sailor Beware by Jerry Lewis. Soooo Funnnny.

What book could you read over and over again?

*Classic*Charm*

11-15-2009, 05:13 PM

The Crucible by Arthur Miller. And I cry every time.

What book could you not finish?

Maryd.

11-15-2009, 06:31 PM

None in particular yet. But a book that I would consider to be depressing and sad.

What do you consider to be the best book ever written?

DanielBenoit

11-15-2009, 06:41 PM

Oh man, that is soooo hard to say. Actually in fact, it is impossible to say. Hamlet and Don Quioxte are obvious choices.

What do you think is Shakespeare's best play?

papayahed

11-15-2009, 08:24 PM

I love me some Macbeth, however I haven't read them all so I can't really say.

What meal could you eat every day?

Scheherazade

11-15-2009, 08:27 PM

Enchiladas with salad... Or lasagna with salad... I think I can eat salad everyday...

How long have you known your oldest friend?

Mathor

11-15-2009, 08:41 PM

I've known my oldest friend for 8 years.

What is your least favorite food?

Maryd.

11-15-2009, 08:54 PM

Meat... Anything meaty... (Is that a word?)

What is your most favourite food?

*Classic*Charm*

11-15-2009, 11:36 PM

Tie between fresh bread and artisan cheese (especially the Niagara Gold variety)

If you had to choose one food to eat solely for the rest of your life with no health consequences, what would you choose?

Maryd.

11-15-2009, 11:42 PM

Lasagna, homemade of course!!!!

Same question?

The Comedian

11-16-2009, 11:54 AM

Potato chips.

We're all hypocrites to some degree. What's your biggest hypocrisy?

Pensive

11-16-2009, 01:26 PM

Perhaps showing I don't care enough about the people I do really care for immensely.

Same question.

Scheherazade

11-17-2009, 01:18 PM

I say I cannot stand stupidity but that is not true; I love stupidity and people who embrace it; they make the world an exciting and fun place.

Yesterday was a good day because...

DanielBenoit

11-17-2009, 01:22 PM

I read a TON of Hemingway, Faulkner, Fitzgerald and Nabokov :DDD

Today will be a good day becasue. . . . .

Maryd.

11-17-2009, 04:00 PM

I'm going to forget about the past and move on.

Tomorrow will be a good day because...

Mrig

11-18-2009, 04:54 AM

coz its yet to come...!

What's your passion in Life?

Silas Thorne

11-18-2009, 04:59 AM

Only one? Sorry, can't choose.

Do smiles warm a room up or Carbon Dioxide?

loki456

11-18-2009, 05:11 AM

depends, warmth is subjective hence to one person the emotive statement may invoke a sense of 'warmth'. while the other, science in nature does not reflect the opportunity to create heat. simply put heat is the result from the conversion of energy.

In this ageing population, if you could chose an age at which to die (normal physiological and biological ageing occurs i.e. if you say 100, you'll be what a statistically average 100 year old is like) when would it be?

mono

11-18-2009, 01:15 PM

Hmmm, good question, but a tough one! I cannot help but consider the often very deliberate differences between physiological and psychological age, and they frequently appear in elderly age simultaneously; personally, I can think of few things quite as miserable as a loss in psychological health, while the physiological health persists well, as in dementia, individuals with the physiological health of someone in his/her 50's but with cognitive abilities of someone at 100. I could not imagine living in that manner, but have witnessed some amazing cases of 90+ aged individuals with the psychological health and cognitive abilities of someone half that age - something quite inspiring!
Genetically, my family has waged relatively average lifespans, individuals living until their 70's and 80's, with few exceptions, and that sounds fine to me, so long as my cognitive abilities remain intact, rendering me to the capabilities of a toddler. In other words, I do not place so much emphasis upon numerical age, as apoptosis will take its inherent time regardless, and I feel patient enough for that time, but upon psychological health; I would much sooner prefer living like Jean-Dominique Bauby until age 100 than I would live a few years with advanced dementia.

What upcoming holiday do you look forward to most?

The Comedian

11-18-2009, 01:33 PM

Thanksgiving -- by a mile -- it's my favorite holiday for a bunch of reasons:

That our consumer-driven, materialistic society wants to skip it entirely
That you don't have to buy worthless stuff for people who don't need it
That it's reflective (on the past year)
That it's simple: a traditional meal, family, conversation

I'm sure I could think of a few other reasons too.

EDIT: add to list "football"

What's the last power tool that you operated?

Mathor

11-18-2009, 01:39 PM

mono

11-18-2009, 04:30 PM

To work. :p
Meh, I volunteered in exchange to have Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve free, but have to work Christmas night; each RN has to work at least one holiday. I have no worries about it, and have already planned a small celebration at my place the Friday after Thanksgiving, already having purchased some tofurkey! Mmmm! :D

Of course this question primarily applies to the shoppers of the U.S. (sorry!), do you start Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa shopping on Black Friday?

The Comedian

11-19-2009, 12:01 PM

No. I start much earlier -- like the post-holiday sales the year before. I tend to accumulate gifts throughout the year as I think of people.

Do you underline/mark up your books?

Silas Thorne

11-19-2009, 12:09 PM

Not usually. I try to keep the lines in the forehead, not in the books.

Would you wrestle an angry goat?

BienvenuJDC

11-19-2009, 01:44 PM

I have...actually

Would you play leap frog with that same goat?

Maryd.

11-19-2009, 03:49 PM

I have...actually

Would you play leap frog with that same goat?

Now that's an unusual question... I shall answer probably not. :eek:

How often do you tell your partner or that someone special, that you love them?

loki456

11-19-2009, 07:06 PM

I've only been with my girlfriend for the past 6mnths, so I've only recently started saying it. But everytime I look at her, the words seem to have their magical way of creeping out.

what is the most common way you exhibit frustration?

Maryd.

11-19-2009, 07:18 PM

I shouldn't say this, but drink... I drink when I am angry. Sometimes I just lock myself up a home and drink until I sleep.

Like this question, same?

Maryd.

11-19-2009, 07:21 PM

I have learnt that I have a severe cumpulsive disorder to litnet...:eek: It's like I just can't stay away...:crash:

rimbaud

11-19-2009, 07:22 PM

scream!!!!!

what's your guilty pleasure?

Haunted

11-19-2009, 07:26 PM

This is my guilty pleasure:

Sometimes I just lock myself up a home and drink until I sleep.

(Mary and I are Thelma and Louise ;) )

do you binge?

loki456

11-19-2009, 07:27 PM

yes, yes I do. but i'm pretty sure that was aimed at Mary.... just had to add my 2 cents :)

Maryd.

11-19-2009, 07:28 PM

This is my guilty pleasure:

(Mary and I are Thelma and Louise :cool: )

do you binge?

Hey Thelma, it's Louise here...

I should say no... But on my saddest days I do.

Do you binge?

Haunted

11-19-2009, 07:33 PM

yes, yes I do. but i'm pretty sure that was aimed at Mary.... just had to add my 2 cents :)

no, was actually hoping someone else to say yes — the more people, the better the party!!

binge, yes, big time!

Ever hallucinate?

loki456

11-19-2009, 07:36 PM

haha not without help. although working with mentally ill patients can make you question reality sometimes. they are the true story tellers, you get some wicked fiction out of them.

do you ever question what you see is actually a learned thought or real (eg, how do you know what the colour red is to you, is the same colour to someone else?)

Haunted

11-19-2009, 07:40 PM

whoa, do I know what the colour red is to me, is the same colour to someone else?

no I don't...I'll just assume I'm hallucinating...

Is your reality as good as your fantasies?

loki456

11-19-2009, 07:45 PM

whoa, do I know what the colour red is to me, is the same colour to someone else?

no I don't...I'll just assume I'm hallucinating...

it's a weird thought hey, how do i know when i say the light is red, is actually seen as what I would call yellow, to someone else.

haha sometimes reality is better than my fantasies, other times I wish I had the life of the characters in my novel, and other times, if my fantasies ever come true, I know a happy death wouldn't be too far off.

do you ever feel that if a fantasy was to come true, that you would be disappointed?

Scheherazade

11-19-2009, 07:45 PM

More often than not.

How old will you be on your next birthday?

loki456

11-19-2009, 07:47 PM

26

when did you read your first book larger than 200pages

rimbaud

11-19-2009, 07:49 PM

do you ever question what you see is actually a learned thought or real (eg, how do you know what the colour red is to you, is the same colour to someone else?)

omg, yes!!

loki456

11-19-2009, 08:08 PM

I know right, keeps me up at night (haha, actually litnet keeps me up at night)

when did you first realise you had a psychosis, that is, the love of writing?

Maryd.

11-19-2009, 08:14 PM

I was 9 when I wrote my first poem. But I have wanted to be a writer since 11. When I read the first book I have ever loved. It was called 'Champion Dog, Prince Tom.'

Same question?

loki456

11-19-2009, 08:24 PM

mine was a little older, I was in grade 8 and wrote a short story for school. The teacher raved about it and it felt so easy, so she asked if I could write another one. To my surprise I didn't kick up a fuss (unusual for a grade 8 boy to take on extra work). So I wrote another one, gave it to the teacher and 6 months later I found out I had won the local high school short story comp. So ever since, i've been reading and writing, my mum was one of those that went overboard when she saw a glimmer of talent and made me read a page of the dictionary a night. I had to remember 4 words from that page, at which point she would quiz me quite emphatically i might add 24 hrs later. I still pick up the dictionary every now and then.... definitely the true definition of a psychosis! :)

why did you chose to write what you wrote?

Haunted

11-19-2009, 10:22 PM

I didn't choose it...it chose me.

are you on the path you've chosen?

DanielBenoit

11-19-2009, 10:26 PM

Well no actually, I've slipped off the road and into the ditch.

How chaotic is you life?

Haunted

11-19-2009, 10:40 PM

So chaotic, some days I can't find myself.

are you a good actor?

kingoflombards

11-19-2009, 11:12 PM

I am an incredible actor. I have been acting since first grade.

Do you stammer when you talk?

Maryd.

11-20-2009, 02:16 AM

No.

Do you like sweet red wine?

loki456

11-20-2009, 02:18 AM

i like all alcohol....etoh makes my world go around (like literally, its called virtigo - hahaha)

have you ever had to sleep with your eyes open

Maryd.

11-20-2009, 02:23 AM

No, but twenty years ago, I went away on a group holiday. 10 of us sharing a 3 bedroom apartment. Argh! there was this one woman, she would sleep with one eye wide open... It scared the living daylights out of me, so much so, that I stayed awake all night and slept in the cinema the next day.:redface:

Do you sleep with the light on?

loki456

11-20-2009, 02:25 AM

no, for fear of getting bashed by the girl next to me (i would like to use this as my forum for awareness of violence against men hahahaha)

have you ever been robbed while you were in the house?

Maryd.

11-20-2009, 02:28 AM

No, but I interrupted a robery... The robers tried to poison my dogs... (Which they achieved). I rushed them to the vet and $1300 later saved my pooches. After reporting it to the police, they claimed that, that is the way the robers get in now... Poison the dog and go through the back yard. That was 17yrs ago... No doubt the robers have come up with something new.

Same question?

loki456

11-20-2009, 02:33 AM

yeah, i was upstairs having a shower and had only thumb locked the security screen. mongrels broke the screen, put their fingers through and unlocked it, then, stole my ps3, computer, games.... $2500 worth. On top of that, cheeky rotters used one of my uni bags to put their loot in and used my shoes to leave the screen door open as they they made a clean get away.

have you ever had a run in with the law?

Maryd.

11-20-2009, 02:35 AM

FleurDeMal

11-20-2009, 02:37 AM

Yes.

Have you ever become deeply depressed just from reading a rather depressing novel?

loki456

11-20-2009, 02:41 AM

no, i'm not a person predisposed to getting 'majorly' depressed from a situation (albeit, i haven't experienced everything so the statement is a little mute). but i've read depressing books and haven't come out of it depressed.

have you ever wondered why a character in a story can mimic your personality so much, that it becomes quite creepy?

FleurDeMal

11-20-2009, 02:49 AM

Yeah, I thought so when I read the Bell Jar.

What character would you date?

Maryd.

11-20-2009, 02:52 AM

When he was older... Pip from Great expectations, he and I lived the same lives.

Would you eat in front of a poor person?

FleurDeMal

11-20-2009, 02:55 AM

Yes I eat in front of my family every day.

Does Estella deserve Pip?
What song comes to mind when I say "Growing Up"?

loki456

11-20-2009, 02:59 AM

i feel unloved, no one wants to ask me a question :(
so i'll answer the greatest question in the universe and my answer is..... 42 (such an unbelievable read, obviously high as a kite when he wrote it, but it is magnificent)

if you had a babble fish in your ear, what language would you NOT want to be translated

FleurDeMal

11-20-2009, 03:00 AM

I'd hate to have English Re-Translated in my ear..that could get rather annoying.

What lyrics/songs come to mind when I say, "Bittersweet."

Heathcliff

11-20-2009, 03:38 AM

21 Guns - Geen Day. It suits with the social justice unit we are doing at school.

What is your first thought when you see a butterfly?

loki456

11-20-2009, 04:01 AM

'stupid bug'

what is your first thought when you see an exam paper

Scheherazade

11-20-2009, 04:04 AM

"Oh, easy peasy!"

Do you believe everything everyone says on the internet?

Heathcliff

11-20-2009, 04:07 AM

Not really. Well, I don't believe things people say in real life.
Personally, I find it a lot easier to be honest online, to people I don't know.
I don't believe what people say is always the truth, however I believe there is truly a reason as to why they say it.
Best to just go along with it.

Do you like large crowds?

loki456

11-20-2009, 04:10 AM

'scoffs' no

do you believe that a ventriloquist has simply found an outlet for his multiple personality disorder

Not really. Well, I don't believe things people say in real life.
Personally, I find it a lot easier to be honest online, to people I don't know.
I don't believe what people say is always the truth, however I believe there is truly a reason as to why they say it.
Best to just go along with it.

Do you like large crowds?

dammit beat me.... just like your mum!!!!

and the answer to your question is I LOVE LARGE CROWDS.... so many different personalities to watch, great places for ideas.

same question as my last post

Heathcliff

11-20-2009, 04:51 AM

I believe ventriloquists are uniquely talented, even though what they do freaks me out.

How long have you avoided doing something you didn't want to do?

Mrig

11-20-2009, 04:51 AM

Do I have to write all that??? Don't they have a mechanism where they can just come to know what all I know! ;)

What's your passion in life?

loki456

11-20-2009, 05:07 AM

my passion is writing and medicine... (wow think about that... you could say my passion is is 'life'... in writing I bring imagination to life and in medicine i try to preserve life.... very cool!!)

does anything in your future scare you?

Mrig

11-20-2009, 05:14 AM

yes the environment!

(liked this....I bring imagination to life and in medicine i try to preserve life.... :) )

What question would you liked to be asked?

Maryd.

11-20-2009, 09:12 AM

Any question you would like to know.

What time is it, where you are now?

papayahed

11-20-2009, 01:49 PM

11:49 am

How's the weather?

DanielBenoit

11-20-2009, 01:56 PM

Mild.

Where's the snow?

Basil

11-20-2009, 09:59 PM

In snow globes. Where else would snow be?

Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?

Pryderi Agni

11-21-2009, 02:50 AM

I don't know. Try Tolkien?

Is it ever gonna snow in the tropics?

Haunted

11-21-2009, 11:47 AM

Other than Maui Snow, I'm afraid not. (that's a cold drink similar to Italian ice)

Do you think global warming is as big a deal as they made it out to be?

Maryd.

11-21-2009, 06:03 PM

I don't know, but this is the hotest springs Melbourne has ever had...

Same question?

Haunted

11-21-2009, 06:30 PM

I think it's all blown out of proportion.

Do you have a star named after you?

kingoflombards

11-21-2009, 06:32 PM

No.

Do you?

Maryd.

11-21-2009, 06:34 PM

I wish, the only thing named after me, was the mother of a king... How am I ever going to beat that?

Do tell all your intimate feelings to someone or do you suppress your feelings?

Scheherazade

11-21-2009, 06:42 PM

There is one person with whom I share almost everything... And I don't consider not sharing feelings as "suppressing"; just sparing someone else unnecessary headache.

If you had one wish to be granted right here, right now, what would you wish for?

Maryd.

11-21-2009, 06:48 PM

To have my special friend back.:bawling::bawling:

If you are happy about something amazing that just happened to you, but your best friend is sad about his/her problems, would you share your happiness?

Heathcliff

11-23-2009, 03:56 AM

I'd share it quietly... Depends who it is, depends why they are sad.

Do you think celebrating in the form of a big party is gloating?

mono

11-24-2009, 02:32 AM

It depends upon the occasion; throwing a party for graduating school, getting married, or having a child seem a few things worth celebrating, but throwing one for getting a new Tupperware set (which I have seen) sounds a bit over-the-top.

Do you usually show up early, on time, or fashionably late to a party?

Maryd.

11-24-2009, 04:37 AM

Used to be late... But am much more organised these days, so make sure I am always on time.

Food: Rice or Cous-Cous?

Heathcliff

11-24-2009, 06:20 AM

Rice. WE HAVE HAD WAY TOO MUCH COUS-COUS!!

TV: Flatscreen or, er, the other one?

bouquin

11-24-2009, 07:20 AM

flat screen.

How would you feel if as a child you have doggedly tried for years to learn classical music and then one day your mom simply declares that she in fact doesn't care at all for classical music, that she finds those recitals absolutely boring?

Haunted

11-24-2009, 09:51 AM

wow, that's a loaded question. I would feel hurt and betrayed and question the meaning in anything else I do. I think my feelings for mom would change forever....

Do you have any experiences you considered life-changing, for good or bad?

loki456

11-24-2009, 06:24 PM

haha of course. the day I finished school. the day I graduated med school. definitely the two biggest, obviously there are more but they'll always remain in my memory.

when did you realise that those moments were in fact life changing?

Scheherazade

11-24-2009, 07:08 PM

Because my life was changed; not exactly the same, you know...

What is the best birthday gift you were ever given?

Maryd.

11-24-2009, 07:37 PM

Still waiting... waiting ... waiting.

If you weren't the age you are now, how old would you like to be?

The Comedian

11-24-2009, 08:48 PM

10 -- perfect age to play, play, play, play, play.

Do you have after-dinner coffee? If so, do you limit yourself to de-caf?

Bakiryu

11-24-2009, 09:15 PM

nope. i usually drink tea.

if you were a plant, which would you be?

The Comedian

11-24-2009, 09:17 PM

Pluto of course -- the small, on again-off again solar system sibling.

Are you a fan of heroes?

loki456

11-24-2009, 09:30 PM

hmm... heroes as in the tv show or heroes in general? either way yes, but prefer comic book heroes to the tv show

what is your most favorite comic book, graphic novel or manga?

Heathcliff

11-26-2009, 06:20 AM

Manga - Fruits Basket. I should know the author/artist... Mmmm...

How do you get to school/work?

Scheherazade

11-26-2009, 06:43 PM

Drive.

What is the most generous thing you have ever done?

papayahed

11-26-2009, 10:43 PM

Last week I gave my fries to a coworker.

Do you have an accent?

Shalot

11-26-2009, 10:50 PM

a southern hick accent

Do you think that you're mature?

Haunted

11-26-2009, 11:02 PM

sometimes

do you tell white lies

Pryderi Agni

11-27-2009, 02:14 AM

Yes. Often.

Do you think white lies ever helped anyone?

Haunted

11-27-2009, 02:34 AM

Definitely, to save someone of the brutal truth.

Would you say you are over-protective?

Maryd.

11-27-2009, 06:45 PM

Absolutely... Just ask my kids.

How old were you when you first used a computer?

samercury

11-27-2009, 06:52 PM

hmm 8 or 9 don't really remember anymore

Same question

Maryd.

11-27-2009, 06:59 PM

Well, I was much older 16.

How old were you when you first owned a computer? (Not the family computer, your own)

Heathcliff

11-28-2009, 07:46 PM

It will get there. Maybe by the next term at school I'll have to.

How old were you when you figured out that flash games don't really help you very much?

Pryderi Agni

11-29-2009, 02:58 AM

Haven't realized it yet!!

What do you think is the one thing that makes your favorite song better than all the others?

Heathcliff

11-29-2009, 04:07 AM

In my opinion, an awesome bass line and a counter-melody.

Do you like to get into the Christmas spirit?

Bakiryu

11-29-2009, 04:43 AM

oh yeah! i like to spin my dreidel and light my menorah, if you know what i mean XD

mono

11-29-2009, 06:19 PM

Yes, I suppose. It creates a good time to spend time with my family, whom I rarely get to see these days, due to our keeping so preoccupied with our own things, and I love the cold, snowy weather, especially in my neighborhood, where exist many trees, statues, and architecture. I do not consider myself religious, however, believing an actual virgin bore a child in a manger, nor a believer in a geriatric man in red, one-handedly delivering gifts to the world in a flying sled toted by subarctic ruminants, but to each their own, eh? Happy holidays, all! ;)

What kind of weather does your area have this time of year?

free

11-29-2009, 07:52 PM

Sunny.

What kind of films do you prefer?

papayahed

11-29-2009, 10:49 PM

talkies

What is the last movie you watched at the theater?

mono

11-29-2009, 11:52 PM

A Woman Under the Influence - an actual movie, as one can see the literal being at any bar/lounge/pub near you.

Same question. ;)

Shalot

11-30-2009, 02:37 AM

2012 (unfortunately)

What is the last good movie you saw at a theater?

Silas Thorne

11-30-2009, 03:10 AM

I can't remember. I don't go to movie theatres to watch 'good' movies, only ones with lots of explosions that are several feet high which explode around me sonically in Dolby.

Do you think Christmas is about giving, or about buying?

Bakiryu

11-30-2009, 04:28 AM

dammit, why do i always get the Christmas questions? Um, giving, stuff?

What's your favorite childhood story?

Maryd.

11-30-2009, 09:30 AM

Little Red Riding Hood... I know it's lame, but it is.

Who is your favourite author?

The Comedian

11-30-2009, 11:26 AM

Thoreau

Are left-handed people socially-unbalanced practitioners of lousy penmanship? Or do they just seem that way?

mono

12-01-2009, 07:09 AM

Funny, I have wondered the same of medical professionals . . . oh, wait a sec . . . :p

Whose poetry did you last read?

Maryd.

12-01-2009, 07:14 AM

Henry Lawson.

What is the last thing you will do before going to bed?

mono

12-01-2009, 07:17 AM

Brush my teeth.

What do you typically first do when getting out of bed?

Maryd.

12-01-2009, 07:31 AM

Bathroom visit then coffee.

When are you most happiest... am, pm... never?

The Comedian

12-02-2009, 09:54 AM

Morning time.

What's the last thing that you won (contest, race, etc. . ..)?

Heathcliff

12-02-2009, 11:59 PM

All-Rounders award.

Do you consider yourself fit?

eyemaker

12-03-2009, 12:01 AM

physically? uhmm, quite so.

If your friends seem to talk you behind your back, would you still consider them friends?

Jazz_

12-03-2009, 12:09 AM

Depends what they're saying ;) I wouldn't be happy, but I don't think I would end a friendship for something 'trivial'... unless it wasn't a strong friendship to begin with - so I guess I would still consider them friends.

What did you have for dinner last night?

Maryd.

12-03-2009, 12:09 AM

Yes... I am a forgiving person and would hope they would apologise, when I found out.

Would you take a risk and ask someone out, knowing full knowledge that they didn't like you and would probably decline?

Sorry we crossed posts, will go with yours.

Depends what they're saying ;) I wouldn't be happy, but I don't think I would end a friendship for something 'trivial'... unless it wasn't a strong friendship to begin with - so I guess I would still consider them friends.

What did you have for dinner last night?