View Full Version : Game: Ask the Person Below You
Scheherazade
03-01-2005, 02:34 PM
blossoms?
What's your favorite flower?
imthefoolonthehill
03-01-2005, 05:24 PM
Tulip
Favorite non-flowering plant?
I will have to decide with a weeping willow tree - beautiful.
To the person below me: in retrospect, what has been your most frightening experience?
Scheherazade
03-01-2005, 06:10 PM
Being stalked by a neighbour.
Which chess piece would you like to be?
Being a bit of a chess-geek, I choose the knight (horse), it being the most unique moving, unpredictable, and the ability to 'fork' (similar to inflicting multiple effects from one move).
To the person below me: what board game do you most enjoy?
allmirth
03-01-2005, 07:57 PM
Hard to pick. Scrabble I think
Favorite Shakespeare play?
Jack_Aubrey
03-01-2005, 08:39 PM
Henry V.
Favorite Jane Austen?
subterranean
03-01-2005, 08:47 PM
none
last crush?
papayahed
03-01-2005, 11:30 PM
There was an electrician that we sometimes hired at work, man is he a hottie. It may not have been a crush, but he was nice to look at...
Can you cook?
kilted exile
03-01-2005, 11:56 PM
I think I can cook, however no-one has ever been brave enough to taste anything I've ever made. (generally looks/smells awful, tastewise it is fine)
If your home was on fire and you could only rescue one book, which one would it be?
amuse
03-02-2005, 12:39 AM
this is the best question yet!
An Anthology of Children's Literature. my stepmom gave it to me out of the blue a few years ago - said it was mine. i was shocked and so so gratified. it was from her children's lit class back in the mid-70's. i learned to love reading and fairy tales, fables, and nordic mythology from this book...
same question.
subterranean
03-02-2005, 12:48 AM
Catch 22
U like to clean up toliets?
Miss Darcy
03-02-2005, 01:13 AM
Well I've never tried but no, I don't think so. :p
How would you describe, "the perfect wife/husband"? (Resorting to Ungame questions now, lol.)
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 02:34 AM
I am not sure if it possible to have a perfect partner... And what fun would that be?
Which Shakespeare character are you?
imthefoolonthehill
03-02-2005, 02:49 AM
McDuff
Is there a quizilla thing on that?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 03:10 AM
I dont think so.
what is the oddest thing you have ever eaten?
Basil
03-02-2005, 03:18 AM
Someone tried to get me to eat silkworms the other day. I gracefully declined by screaming and running in the opposite direction. So, to answer your question . . .
ostrich
Wordsworth or Coleridge?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 03:22 AM
Wordsworth.
What is the oddest thing you have ever drunk?
Basil
03-02-2005, 03:28 AM
. . . the milk of Paradise (Coleridge fan myself)
Which Bronte do you prefer?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 03:33 AM
Gawd... That is difficult... Emily and Charlotte... Emily.
When was the last time you played hopscotch?
Miss Darcy
03-02-2005, 03:38 AM
Must have been when I was six.
What is your greatest ambition in life?
Basil
03-02-2005, 03:39 AM
to respond quicker to posts
Have you seen The Office? Did you like it?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 03:44 AM
My favorites are Emily and Charlotte... Had to choose one of them.
No, I meant this hopscotch (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=37897&dict=CALD) but yours surely sounds better.
Seen the original British version. I like some parts of it.
what is the first website you check when you are online?
Basil
03-02-2005, 04:05 AM
Why, this (http://www.smalltime.com/dictator.html) of course!
Do you bless people when they sneeze?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 04:10 AM
Yes... Not in English though.
Whose avatar you like most on here?
Basil
03-02-2005, 04:17 AM
I keep the avatars and sigs disabled.
Are you very familiar with literary theory?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 04:24 AM
No. *blinks*
your favorite book cover?
Basil
03-02-2005, 04:32 AM
Not just cause I'm a perv . . .
http://www.bookfinder.us/bookimages/jpgxl/0679723161.jpg
What's your favorite album cover?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 04:45 AM
Couldn't find it online... A CD cover of Scheherazade by Korsakov... It is very exotic and beautiful... A lady in oriental motifs...
The song on your mind right now?
Adelheid
03-02-2005, 04:52 AM
Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor
What's your favourite instrument?
subterranean
03-02-2005, 04:53 AM
none
which character in catch 22 u prefer?
Basil
03-02-2005, 04:56 AM
Orr
What do you think about trains?
subterranean
03-02-2005, 05:20 AM
uncomfortable
what's the best city in the world?
Scheherazade
03-02-2005, 05:23 AM
where the home is.
favorite crisp/chips flavour?
Isagel
03-02-2005, 05:33 AM
Butter and parsley flavour.
What poem made the greatest impression on you, and why?
subterranean
03-02-2005, 05:35 AM
...................
Yikes, tough question, Isagel, we being the two poetry geeks of the site! I could probably narrow it down to a few: Endymion by John Keats due its devotion to mythology and aesthetic quality to romanticism, Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickinson for its in-depth thought, The Guest House and All Our Lives by Rumi also for its in-depth quality of thought and metaphor, Mending Wall by Robert Frost just because, The Triumph of Life by Percy Bysshe Shelley also for its devotion to classic literature, mythology, and to the fact that it never went finished, The World Soul by Ralph Waldo Emerson for its philosophy, Piano, Sigh No More, and After the Opera by D.H. Lawrence because, well, he just writes touching work, many, many works by the Brownings, and, of course, The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
Whew!
To the person below me: I repeat Isagel's question - what poem has had the greatest impression on you?
subterranean
03-02-2005, 08:31 PM
none..
what song has the greatest impact on you?
Argh, another tough question! Most songs that have had a great impact on me seem ones without lyrics, such as classical music. A few that come to mind, mixed with other genres:
Overture to Tannhauser by Richard Wagner,
Eugene Onegin by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (inspired by Pushkin),
All Is Full Of Love by Björk,
First Symphony by Frédéric Chopin,
Aria di Capo by Johann Sebastian Bach,
Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber,
Electrolite by REM,
Why Does It Always Rain On Me by Travis,
Trouble by Coldplay,
Nice Dream by Radiohead.
To the person below me: I liked sub's question - what song has the greatest impact on you?
Miss Darcy
03-02-2005, 10:43 PM
Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor
You're absolutely kidding! Well, I know it's not so surprising that anybody else than myself should have it on their mind, but....:D Actually, it's not really on my mind anymore, I graduated from it last Wednesday so I'm taking a little break from it, practising other stuff instead.
As to the question Mono asked, I'd say some of Chopin's Nocturnes, Preludes; Meditation from Thais (Massenet); and many others that I have not the time to note at the moment. I'm only a classical listener, though my friends try to get me to listen to some other stuff as well...
What is the CD in your CD player JUST NOW?
subterranean
03-03-2005, 12:04 AM
none..I'm at work ;)
What's the colour of your hair?
Scheherazade
03-03-2005, 01:11 AM
Chestnut brown.
What is your favorite smilie?
Basil
03-03-2005, 03:12 AM
From the forum FAQ:
You may also find that the administrator has enabled smilies, which allow you to use small icons to convey emotion
Funny, that's what I thought words were for.
Do you like pasta? What's your favorite kind?
Scheherazade
03-03-2005, 03:22 AM
Yes, lasagna.
One book you have read many times?
Basil
03-03-2005, 03:28 AM
Watership Down - Richard Adams
How would you describe the way you dress if limited to just one word?
imthefoolonthehill
03-03-2005, 03:29 AM
comfortably
can you tell the difference between different brands of lemon-lime soda?
Scheherazade
03-03-2005, 03:42 AM
Don't drink lemon-lime soda.
What type of coffee is your favorite?
Basil
03-03-2005, 03:45 AM
Sprite vs. 7-Up: probably not
Mountain Dew vs. Mello Yello: without a doubt I could
What's your favorite comic strip?
Basil
03-03-2005, 03:46 AM
I'm not going to edit my post: I drink Maxwell House Columbian Blend here at the house.
Question: see above
Scheherazade
03-03-2005, 03:54 AM
Peanuts.
right or left handed?
Basil
03-03-2005, 03:58 AM
Right
Who is your favorite Peanuts character?
Scheherazade
03-03-2005, 04:14 AM
Hard to choose between Charlie, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Lucy and Marcy... Love them all I think... for different reasons.
First song coming to your mind?
Basil
03-03-2005, 04:15 AM
Happy 2K, Scher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Molko
03-03-2005, 04:16 AM
For one day, by evermore
Jackie Chan or Jet Li?
Scheherazade
03-03-2005, 04:44 AM
Bruce Lee?
To be or not to be?
Basil
03-03-2005, 04:59 AM
Two answers:
Ay, there's the rub . . .
or
Get thee to a nunnery!
Which answer do you prefer?
Scheherazade
03-03-2005, 05:20 AM
I can't agree more with the first one and not a great fan of 'Hamlet' so I will go with 'Ay, there's the rub . . .'
Which one of the seven deadly sins is the worst?
Basil
03-03-2005, 05:27 AM
Slouching
What's your favorite marsupial?
Probably the kangaroo, plus it first comes to mind.
To the person below me: do you have pets? If so, what, and how many?
Snukes
03-03-2005, 11:48 AM
I used to have a cat. Cat wasn't welcome here,. Now my sister has a cat. Instead, I now have a full flock of dust bunnies, and a couple spiders that live in my shower.
Favorite piece of playground equipment?
kilted exile
03-03-2005, 03:28 PM
The Slide
What was the last thing you gave up on because it was too difficult?
Snukes
03-03-2005, 06:25 PM
My dissertation. Just this morning. I guess I'll have to un-give it up some time soon, but for the moment it can bite me. :crash:
Favorite indulgence?
Hmm, I have so many indulgences: buying books I cannot afford, sometimes sleeping too much, and walking into natural scenic areas.
To the person below me: do you consider yourself extroverted or introverted?
The latter, esp. in real life, it's tad easier in cyber reality
What is the first thing you do in the morning? (aside of waking up of course ;))
kilted exile
03-03-2005, 08:12 PM
different for during week & weekend.
During week: Switch on radio.
Weekend: Throw alarm clock across the room.
What CD is in your stereo currently?
Weekend: Throw alarm clock across the room.
LMOA!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D:D
Enya (laptop, mp3s... gave up on stereos ages ago :))
rock or pop?
subterranean
03-03-2005, 08:20 PM
rock indeed...
god or dog?
dog for sure... though I do type 'god' at times... me and typos ;)
Do you like HUGE horses?
subterranean
03-03-2005, 08:53 PM
kinda afraid with them..always think that they'd bite me :D
do you like rats?
yep, cute cuddly little things
turtles or tortoises?
Both look adorable, but, for pets, I would prefer turtles, they being much smaller and easier to adjust an environment.
To the person below me: coffee, tea, soda, juice, or water?
papayahed
03-03-2005, 10:28 PM
Soda, although I'm trying to cut back.
Paper or Plastic?
subterranean
03-03-2005, 10:35 PM
err paper means wood/tree
unrecyled plastic means pollution..
dead end..
how bout u?
I usually alternate, depending what goes in the bags; wet perishables soak through paper quite easily, while plastic always seems to store less.
To the person below me: we have explored music and poetry, what general books have had the greatest impact on you, either fiction or non-fiction?
Monica
03-04-2005, 09:57 AM
Anything written by Umberto Eco. Most of all "Foucault's Pendulum"
what do you think is the most amazing thing in the world?
Snukes
03-04-2005, 10:54 AM
The fact that romantic love is so surprising and all-consuming that every person thinks he or she is the first to feel that way.
That is also my explanation for why people insist on writing romance novels even though there's no new story to tell...
What is the best love story (story or novel) you've ever read?
Chava
03-04-2005, 01:04 PM
hehe.... tricky... don't really read sappy love stories, but i suppose my own life could become one pretty soon...yes..... i too beleive i'm the first to feel that way.. but it's true, honest! Nobody else has a clue! :)
Okay, besides that...
What is ýour favourite shade of blue?
Probably the blue color the precious stone, lapis. Every time I visit a geology store nearby, I admire the shade.
To the person below me: what are your favorite (if any) and least favorite areas of science, and why?
Cassiopeia
03-04-2005, 05:31 PM
Favorite= I like studying evolution, or Cro-Magnon, etc, because history is one of my strongest points [and science really isn't], and the scientific theory of the first men and women on this earth is about as close to history as you can get in science... or astrology...I've always been fascinated by the sky.
Least Favorite= molecular science...thinking too hard about the structure and function of tiny little units makes me dizzy. ;)
I'm delving my inspiration for this next question, from the delicious Cadbury chocolate I'm eating: best type of candy in the world?
papayahed
03-04-2005, 06:41 PM
Starbursts, or Mike and Ikes, no Red Vines.
Beer or wine?
Wine, especially red, such as pinot noir; I have had few kinds of enjoyable beer, Corona as one.
To the person below me: how did you discover this site?
Cassiopeia
03-04-2005, 11:40 PM
Through trying to find an online edition of The Phantom of the Opera.
If you had to be born in another time period, which do you think you would be most suited to?
papayahed
03-05-2005, 08:14 AM
Sometime earlier this century, either 30's or 40's. Maybe even 20's, I like the idea of frequenting speakeasys.
If you could spend a year traveling, all expenses paid, where would you go first?
Uninhabited island
Would you spend the whole year traveling or would you visit a few places and stay there for more than a few days at a time?
kilted exile
03-05-2005, 10:56 AM
I would choose 30 places and divide up my time between them. You cant get a feel for the soul of a city in just a few days.
What is the best city you have ever visited.
Snukes
03-05-2005, 11:16 AM
The problem with this question is defining the terms "best" and "visited." ;) Haha. I'm going to add "city" to my list of questionable terms and answer: Pompeii. Mmmm. :) If I ought rather to confine myself to a living city, I must confess I find Paris quite wonderful.
An equally dubious question: What is the most exotic place you've ever visited?
Internet
As my answer is kinda nonsensical, same question.
Hmm, 'exotic' I accept in a few different ways, also considering that I have travelled little. I visited Las Vegas, Nevada once, and thought it exotic in its own way, though I also somewhat disliked the place; the label of the most naturally exotic place I have visited, however, probably belongs to either the Sierra Nevada Mountains or, a small place here in Oregon, called Silver Creek Falls - a hike featuring countless waterfalls.
To the person below me: thinking of travelling, if offered, would you ever travel to space and orbit the Earth?
(I have heard of such future 'vacations')
Scheherazade
03-05-2005, 08:04 PM
First, I would like travel around the world -not necessarily in 80 days- before venturing a trip to the space.
What is the last programme you watched on TV?
Hellboy DVD if that counts.
Have you seen Hellboy? If so, did you like it?
Molko
03-06-2005, 04:22 AM
Not really...
spiderman or superman?
Scheherazade
03-06-2005, 07:19 AM
Of course Superman! (There is no comparison!)
What's your favorite cereal?
Basil
03-06-2005, 11:46 AM
Cocoa Puffs. I used to experience delusional episodes of nearly psychotic proportions which were triggered by the Cocoa Puffs. You could say that, in a sense, I was cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs. But now I am taking medication which allows me to calmly consume the Cocoa Puffs.
Do you own a bicycle? If so, what kind?
Cassiopeia
03-06-2005, 12:44 PM
I do, but I'm afraid I have no idea what kind of bike it is. I think it's a mountain bike.
If you had to live on one food for the rest of your life, never eating anything but that one dish, what would you choose?
Hmm, probably some kind of Italian-Greek food, which does not quite narrow my choices, but I have also grown very fond of this Indonesian ginger candy called ting-ting-jahe.
To the person below me: right now, what sounds do you hear in the background?
Crickets?
ting-ting-jahe... heh... :D
Is there a certain unusual ritual you do?
Scheherazade
03-06-2005, 05:19 PM
Nope.
Are you 'an egg'?
Not that I know of, but once, when my mother and father met . . . nevermind.
To the person below me: are you superstitious?
papayahed
03-06-2005, 09:09 PM
Nope.
Are you 'an egg'?
hey, that's freaky. Mono, I just posted the you were "a good egg" in another thread without reading this one first. I had to do a double take.
Yes, I'm supertstitious. But sometimes I do the opposite just to prove I'm not "too supetstitious".
If anything what are one of your superstitions?
Well, I feel a little embarrassed about some of my superstitions, but a lesser one: while walking with someone a care much for, I will not walk on the other side of any divide; for example, while passing a telephone pole, I refuse to walk on the other side of it from my companion. It seems strange, I know. :blush:
To the person below me: what is your favorite kind of weather, and why?
imthefoolonthehill
03-07-2005, 01:38 AM
good, because it's good weather.
do you hate ambiguity?
subterranean
03-07-2005, 02:05 AM
If it's annoying, yes..
Do you like ambiguity?
Miss Darcy
03-07-2005, 02:13 AM
If it's interesting, yes...
If you had to move and could only take three separate things with you, what would you take?
Scheherazade
03-07-2005, 07:57 AM
Depends on where I have to move, surely...
What's your favorite TV show/programme?
papayahed
03-07-2005, 08:53 AM
Good Eats with Alton Brown. It's just enough cooking with just enough science.
Do you watch sports on TV?
Scheherazade
03-07-2005, 08:58 AM
Yes, ice-skating, gymnastics and athletics... Occassional football (soccer) too. Used to watch basketball as well but in the UK there isnt much TV coverage.
What type of milk do you drink?
Chava
03-07-2005, 09:53 AM
Do you own a bicycle? If so, what kind?
hihi... a unicycle!
oh and to the above, i drink skimmed, and to the below, Snow angels or sandcastles?
Probably snow angels. I find both the ocean and the mountains in my area lovely, but I tend to appreciate the snow more.
To the person below me: what is your worst habit?
Snukes
03-07-2005, 11:06 AM
A singleminded devotion to unconsciously decorating my room with dirty socks. *sigh*
Waffles or pancakes?
Always waffles, especially with blueberries (good for anti-oxidants!).
To the person below me: do you typically wear tennis shoes, boots, slip-ons, or sandals?
Snukes
03-07-2005, 11:46 AM
Depends on the season. My happiest times are when I wear NOTHING AT ALL!!! (Er... on my feet. :D) But alas, until it gets warmer, it is boot weather.
Book store or library?
Scheherazade
03-07-2005, 01:55 PM
Library! *shines her 'I LOVE MY LIBRARY' badge*
What is the last movie you have seen?
kilted exile
03-07-2005, 04:16 PM
Dodgeball (typical Ben Stiller - funny in places, stupid in others)
What is the worst joke you ever heard?
papayahed
03-07-2005, 04:27 PM
sheesh, there's sooooo many bad jokes. I just the ones that are at the expense of another person/group.
What's the funniest joke you've heard? (that is clean)
My favorite recent joke: the unrealistic tactics of 'reality' television.
To the person below me: do you wear any rings or bracelets, if so, of what?
subterranean
03-07-2005, 08:50 PM
I wear rings and bracelets..nohing particular about them..:)
do you have any tattoo?
Scheherazade
03-08-2005, 05:07 AM
Nope.
Why?
subterranean
03-08-2005, 05:18 AM
just asking
why don't you have one?
Scheherazade
03-08-2005, 05:19 AM
Heh. I didn't mean 'why are you asking about tattoos?'... That was my question to the next person... 'Why?'
As for why I don't have tattoos... I don't like getting anything permanent done to change my appearance. My likes are bound to change so don't want to end up with something I will regret for the rest of my life.
So, here we go again:
Why?
subterranean
03-08-2005, 05:25 AM
ok
what why?
Scheherazade
03-08-2005, 07:31 AM
Anything.
Bath or shower?
Monica
03-08-2005, 08:14 AM
both
do you eat bananas in public? why?
papayahed
03-08-2005, 08:24 AM
Like on the streets? or like infront of other people? I've eaten bananas at work, because I packed it in my lunch or I ate breakfast at work.
Do you litter?
Yorkie
03-08-2005, 08:43 AM
Papaya, never.
Do you prefer tea of coffee?
durga
03-08-2005, 10:39 AM
Tea in the morning, coffee in the evening..
What was your first sentence in the morning?
How ironic that you should ask; when "Psyche" received a phone call, notifying her of being late for work: "oh, da#$, you were supposed to work earlier?"
To the person below me: what was your last sentence last night?
kilted exile
03-08-2005, 11:25 AM
"here, take a look at this before I hand it in tomorrow" - spoken to one of my flatmates concering a goup project that was due at 8am this morning.
What is your favourite Painting?
Helga
03-08-2005, 11:26 AM
Memories
To the person below me: were is the most beautiful place you have seen?
kilted exile
03-08-2005, 11:37 AM
Loch Lomond at 6:30 in the morning. I used to love watching the mist roll back over the hills
What age were you when you first got drunk?
Yorkie
03-08-2005, 11:40 AM
15, at a BBQ.
What age were you when you last got drunk?
Scheherazade
03-08-2005, 11:44 AM
25 probably.
Least favorite food?
Taliesin
03-08-2005, 01:01 PM
Wallpaper glue.
To be or not to be?
Helga
03-08-2005, 02:51 PM
be
Do you like chocolate?
oh yeah
prefered kind of choc? (white, dark, with nuts, ... ... ...)
Usually dark chocolate with or without nuts (indecisive) for me, but I love all kinds. I drink a lot of mochas, too many, in which I sometimes prefer a mix of light and dark chocolate (sometimes called the 'black-and-white,' 'tuxedo,' or 'Michael Jackson,' he-he).
To the person below me: what is your favorite non-chocolate candy?
chocolate ;)
nah, being silly... possibly Wether's Original
do you prefer cold or warm milk? (if you drink it that is)
Scheherazade
03-08-2005, 05:19 PM
Cold.
Next book you want to read?
Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson ;)
Last book you read?
Gut Symmetries by Jeanette Winterson ;)
How ironic; someone recently lent me that book, but I have yet to read it.
Last book I read: The Black Sheep by Honoré de Balzac.
To the person below me: what color are your eyes, and has the color changed throughout your life?
Helga
03-08-2005, 07:16 PM
dark green and they used to be blue and before that kinda grey...
Do you drink coffee and if you do what kind?
I drink too much coffee, most of the time. I will drink almost any brand, but my favorites, at the moment, revolve mostly around Stumptown (locally-brewed) and Diedrich's. If you meant 'kind,' as in mixed, I usually enjoy either mochas or lattes, but sometimes cappuccino.
To the person below me: I repeat the question - do you drink coffee, and if you do, what kind?
Helga
03-08-2005, 07:23 PM
I love coffee! black with no sugar or nothing, I hate it when people add something in it.... I love coffee from S-America
to the one below: are you in love?
Yes, madly.
Good question; to the person below me: are you in love?
Helga
03-08-2005, 07:47 PM
no, well I love Spock but no one else...
is beauty important in a mate?
papayahed
03-08-2005, 07:50 PM
Outer beauty - not really
Inner beauty - yes of course
Do you eat sandwiches and if so what's your favorite?
Sometimes, yes. Being a vegetarian makes it a little difficult to eat often at places like Subway and Quizno's, but I have had the habit of making bagels with this interesting ranch spread, lettuce, tomatoes, and mushrooms.
To the person below me: have you ever performed an 'extreme' sport? If so, what? If not, would you ever want to?
Cassiopeia
03-08-2005, 11:30 PM
No. Because I'd probably injure myself very, very much if I ever so much attempted to do an extreme sport.
Antagonist in a book or movie you feel sympathetic to, as opposed to just disliking?
imthefoolonthehill
03-09-2005, 12:07 AM
the Judge in All The Kings Men
(Jack Burden's father)
same question
subterranean
03-09-2005, 12:26 AM
John Doe
same question
Phillippe Bridau from Honoré de Balzac's The Black Sheep.
To the person below me: do you commit yourself to creating any art - music, writing, painting, sculpting, etc.?
imthefoolonthehill
03-09-2005, 12:37 AM
I write.
Poetry, short stories, and one novella
none of which are any good, but i enjoy it immensly
Do you paint, draw, sculpt, anything of that sort?
durga
03-09-2005, 12:44 AM
I don't do anything of that sort..
How many languages do you know/speak/read/write?
imthefoolonthehill
03-09-2005, 12:55 AM
1
2 if you count latin, which i couldn't communicate with if my life depended on it.
how many languages do you think in?
Basil
03-09-2005, 02:11 AM
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Can you tell the difference between soy sauce and teriyaki sauce?
Scheherazade
03-09-2005, 05:38 AM
Sure, read the label on the bottle.
Favorite sonnet?
subterranean
03-09-2005, 05:49 AM
Shakespeare no 18
Fav genre in Lit?
Basil
03-09-2005, 05:58 AM
K-mart realism
Ever shop at K-mart?
Scheherazade
03-09-2005, 06:00 AM
No, but at a store owned by Walmart.
What did you laugh at today?
subterranean
03-09-2005, 06:01 AM
nope
have you
Anselmus
03-09-2005, 12:23 PM
What did you laugh at today?
My 4 yr old daughter - always good for a laugh :D
What's your favorite beverage?
Scheherazade
03-09-2005, 12:31 PM
Black tea.
Last book you have finished reading?
Anselmus
03-09-2005, 01:22 PM
The Sandman by E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Is love bound to our physical reality?
papayahed
03-09-2005, 01:23 PM
a curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.
What color is your hair?
blonde
the color of your socks?
Scheherazade
03-09-2005, 01:51 PM
No socks! *wiggles her toes*
Favourite soup?
chicken, all the way
color of your socks!!! ;)
Scheherazade
03-09-2005, 01:58 PM
*rolls her eyes*
I said no socks!
*shakes her head*
Favorite non chocolate sweet?
Anselmus
03-09-2005, 02:01 PM
Honey
What do you think is your best feature or characteristic?
Scheherazade
03-09-2005, 02:08 PM
Patience
What is your favorite children's book?
Anything by Dr. Seuss, Aesop, or Jules Verne.
Same question: what is your favorite children's book?
Scheherazade
03-09-2005, 05:40 PM
Enid Blyton books and Polyanna
Why oh why?
amuse
03-09-2005, 07:15 PM
bee cuz
wherefore?
"Between the lines," "not where I would like to be," and "neither here, nor there, nor anywhere."
To the person below me: what book first inspired you to read lots of literature?
(I assume many of you consider yourself avid readers, signing up at "The Literature Network")
subterranean
03-09-2005, 08:37 PM
Catch 22 :nod:
What do you dislike most?
imthefoolonthehill
03-09-2005, 10:55 PM
hostile irrationality..
same question
Immodesty and unnecessary anger.
To the person below me: what time of day were you born?
amuse
03-10-2005, 12:12 AM
00:28.
what was your first word? ...if you don't know, what is your favorite color?
Basil
03-10-2005, 12:39 AM
This is so bizarre: my first word and my favorite color happen to be one and the same! And that word/color is . . .
periwinkle
Any board games you're partial to? Sorry? Hungry Hungry Hippo?
Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit.
To the person below me: same question.
Scheherazade
03-10-2005, 05:12 AM
Scrabble and trivial pursuit (and Buckaroo)
How many eggs can you eat?
Molko
03-10-2005, 06:38 AM
4 but i try to minimise how much eggs i eat :)
what's your favourite food?
subterranean
03-10-2005, 06:43 AM
meatballs
whats ur fav beverage?
Helga
03-10-2005, 08:30 AM
coca cola-coffee can't decide
what is your fave tv show?
Psyche
03-10-2005, 01:34 PM
Ren and Stimpy! Long live Ren and Stimpy!
How many lights are on in your abode?
Scheherazade
03-10-2005, 05:48 PM
3
X or Y?
Left or right-handed? Right.
To the person below me: what is the last thing you ate? Drank?
imthefoolonthehill
03-10-2005, 10:30 PM
ate: stale rice with soy sauce drank: water
Which numerical playing card would you be and why?
Basil
03-11-2005, 12:13 AM
Ace Of Spades
http://www.halloweencostumes4u.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000003/15140.jpg
If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man,
You win some, lose some, all the same to me,
The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say,
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is
The Ace Of Spades
Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil,
Going with the flow, it's all the same to me,
Seven or Eleven, snake eyes watching you,
Double up or quit, double stake or split,
The Ace Of Spades
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
But that's the way I like it baby,
I don't wanna live for ever
And don't forget the joker!
Pushing up the ante, I know you've got to see me,
Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again,
I see it in your eyes, take one look and die,
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be,
The Ace Of Spades
Ever listen to Motörhead?
Yes, not quite my "cup 'o tea," but I give Motorhead kudos for seeming talented in their style of music.
To the person below me: do you play any instruments? If so, what?
Scheherazade
03-11-2005, 04:46 AM
mandoline, recorder and flute (long time ago I should add)
Which is worse? Being compared to your mom or dad?
imthefoolonthehill
03-11-2005, 09:35 AM
Basil... I said numerical card.
atiguhya padma
03-11-2005, 10:22 AM
Either would be a total insult.
If we lived for a 1000 years rather than 70-100, would that be a good thing or a bad thing?
Scheherazade
03-11-2005, 11:43 AM
Bad, very bad... Imagine the over population then. :eek:
Favorite chewing gum?
Basil
03-11-2005, 04:11 PM
I said numerical card.
OHHHH, numerical card. Let's try again:
Queen Of Hearts
http://www.thecostumer.com/upload/queen%5Fhearts%2Ejpg
Midnight
and I'm a-waiting on the twelve-oh-five
Hoping it'll take me just a little farther down the line
Moonlight
you're just a heartache in disguise;
Won't you keep my heart from breaking
if it's only for a very short time
Playing with the queen of hearts
knowing it ain't really smart
The joker ain't the only fool
who'll do anything for you
Laying out another lie
thinking 'bout a life of crime
That's what I'll have to do
to keep me away from you
Honey, you know it makes you mad
Why is everybody telling everybody what you have done
Baby, I know it makes you sad
But when they're handing out the heartaches
you know you got to have you some
Playing with the queen of hearts
knowing it ain't really smart
The joker ain't the only fool
who'll do anything for you
Laying out another lie
thinking 'bout a life of crime
That's what I'll have to do
to keep me away from you
Lovers, I know you've had a few
But hide your heart beneath the covers
and tell 'em they're the only one
And others, they know just what I'm going through
And it's a-hard to be a lover when you say you're only in it for fun
Playing with the queen of hearts
knowing it ain't really smart
The joker ain't the only fool who'll do anything for you
I don't chew gum.
What's your favorite Juice Newton song?
I have never heard of Juice Newton, sorry. :confused:
To the person below me: what is your least favorite type of music?
Scheherazade
03-11-2005, 07:14 PM
classical or something from the musicals
favorite children's song?
PS: Thought Ace = 1.
Basil
03-12-2005, 12:24 AM
Chim Chim Cheree - Mary Poppins
Heffalumps or Woozles?
Heffalumps.
To the person below me: what is your favorite season of the year, and why?
Psyche
03-12-2005, 01:49 AM
Oh, most definately Autumn.
Crunching, crackling leaves,Mother Nature preening and shedding her feathers in shades of red, orange, yellow, green and brown with everything in between.
The smell of smoke and devlish trickster grins on the faces of young and old alike as it nears All Hallow's Eve. Samhain and Mabon, the time of the Harvest and Hunt. Festivals and cheer, children (and adults) playing their own unique parts in a one night masquerade ball rewarded with candy...Mmm....I love Autumn, yes.
To the person below me:
Which is higher; (to you) Knowledge or wisdom?
This requires no thought - wisdom, in my opinion.
To the person below me: same question.
Scheherazade
03-12-2005, 04:12 AM
Wisdom
What shall I have for breakfast? Cheerios or chocolate milkshake?
imthefoolonthehill
03-12-2005, 04:32 AM
by numerical card, i meant a card that has a number printed in the corner...
As a hopeful future medical professional, I recommend Cheerios - very high in good nutrients! But of course you could always have both.
To the person below me: what did you have for breakfast?
Scheherazade
03-12-2005, 03:26 PM
fried cheese sandwiches and fresh orange juice :D
What will you have for dinner?
Taliesin
03-12-2005, 03:41 PM
Nothing.
Perhaps We'll have an evening snack, but we have a slight flu and We cannot smell anything and food doesn't taste right. We do not have any appetite.
How would you defeat a bogeyman?
fried cheese sandwiches and fresh orange juice
So I see my advice went far. Humph! ;)
I would defeat a boogeyman by scaring him off somehow - to frighten the frightener.
To the person below me: do you prefer living in the city, rural areas, or countryside, and why?
Jack_Aubrey
03-12-2005, 06:26 PM
Living in the city, I just like being surrounded by other people like me.
To the person below me: What scares you the most?
Water.
To the person below me: same question.
Helga
03-12-2005, 07:14 PM
ending up alone
are you happy in life?
Hmm, I hope you do not intend this as a trick question.
I consider myself relatively happy, though I seldom reflect on why and how. Being usually optimistic, but having, sometimes, a very cynical outlook, I feel that life, despite my personal nature, could seem worse. I, by no means, see myself ecstatic about life, but feel often oddly amused with the random events, sensations, and intuitive/reasoning thoughts presented by my imperfect senses of my surroundings, for better or worse.
I frequently rationalize Aristotle's ideas in Nicomachean Ethics, stating his impossibility to live up to the true definition of 'happiness,' not having the ability to judge one's happiness until death (re-affirmed by Michel de Montaigne and Cicero), but, for now, yes, I think myself satisfied enough with life.
Whew!
To the person below me: same question.
Jack_Aubrey
03-12-2005, 07:48 PM
I'm pretty happy.
Whats up?
Helga
03-12-2005, 07:49 PM
not much, but about the other question, I wonder a lot about why I should be happy and I always come to the same conclusion that there is so much beauty in the world, and I haven't seen half of it. Tonight I was looking at my 10 month old niece and I felt sorry for her, she has to go through so many things in life that I have overcome, I don't wish that on anyone. and I'm only 19.
well I can be happy but I'm not really sure if I am at this point in my life.
do you start every day on a positive thought, or just most days?
kilted exile
03-12-2005, 07:55 PM
I do not start any day with a positive thought. I expect nothing and as a result I am never disappointed. This also means I get pleasantly surprised when anything I do works out properly.
How many bones have you broken?
One. I rarely played sports in my highschool days, but, during a basketball game in P.E. (physical education), I fractured the knuckle of my left ring-finger.
To the person below me: how is the weather today/tonight?
Jack_Aubrey
03-12-2005, 09:34 PM
It's 20 degrees here in MN.
What are you wearing?......
imthefoolonthehill
03-12-2005, 09:35 PM
clothes, made mostly of cotton.
what aren't you thinking?
baddad
03-12-2005, 11:13 PM
I'm thinking your answer to Jack-A was much less flippant than what I was prepared for. A Missed opportunity?
Where do you think happiness resides?
Scheherazade
03-13-2005, 04:53 AM
Not sure if happiness resides anywhere... maybe within self.
favorite Sinatra song?
Basil
03-13-2005, 05:41 AM
These Boots Were Made For Walking
Is there a word that, no matter how often you look it up in the dictionary, you can never remember what it means when you come across it?
Scheherazade
03-13-2005, 05:47 AM
There are couple... and even now I cannot remember what they are.
pen or pencil?
Taliesin
03-13-2005, 07:31 AM
Pencil. Surely pencil. Pencil is such a clean, evolving thing, you can erase it and correct and so many things, you can draw with a pencil, but if you drew with a pen - blobs and stuff.
Pencil drawing or aquarel?
Molko
03-14-2005, 03:08 AM
pencil drawing
Apples or pears?
imthefoolonthehill
03-14-2005, 03:41 AM
Pears.
smells: pear butter or oranges?
subterranean
03-14-2005, 04:17 AM
oranges
crocodile or alligator?
Haven't met any yet, not too sure ;)
spring or autumn/fall?
Helga
03-14-2005, 12:53 PM
autumn, I love the cold weather and dark nights.
is is love or lust at first sight?
atiguhya padma
03-14-2005, 01:14 PM
Neither.
If you could live life as a character in a cartoon, which cartoon? and who would you be? (I'd be willing to consider putting a character from one cartoon into another if you wanted, or even have a real life character or even yourself!)
Monica
03-14-2005, 03:10 PM
I'd like to be DeeDee from "Dexter's Laboratory". It would be fun to meet Dexter, 'boy genius', and to trick him the whole time :)
why is it dark in the universe despite the fact that the sun shines?
kilted exile
03-14-2005, 03:58 PM
The light you see on earth is due to the refraction(bending) of light through the Earth's atmosphere, this is also the reason why the sky is blue (refraction causing light of a wavelength of approx.400nm, light of this wavelength is blue in colour). Basically outer space is not lit up because there is no atmosphere. There is no light in the sky at night because the earth's orbit, blocks the sunlight from reaching that area of the Earth at that time. The reason you can see planets, stars etc. from space is due to the reflection of the suns rays off of the objects. (hope this answered your question)
What was the last thing you won?
I won at a game of chess yesterday, but for no prize.
To the person below me, I like AP's question:
If you could live life as a character in a cartoon, which cartoon? and who would you be?
imthefoolonthehill
03-15-2005, 12:16 AM
I'd be a bird, so i could poop on people who deserve it.
i don't care which cartoon, any way you cut it, that'd be fun.
if you could be a brand of soda, what would you be and why?
Stanislaw
03-15-2005, 12:24 AM
jones cola, because they are off the beaten path, and they have more flavour than regular pop.
If you could be one character in the Star Wars universe, whom/what would you be and why?
Psyche
03-15-2005, 01:27 AM
Yoda. I WANT to be a small green force wielding wrinkled good guy with the wisdom of hundreds of years under his belt...
But does he wear a belt?
Perhaps a belt of stars, like Orion.
To the person below me: what is your favorite constellation?
Psyche
03-15-2005, 01:34 AM
Pyxis. (The Compass)
If you had to give up one sense, which one would it be, and how would life change for you without it?
I would lose the sense of taste. Sight, hearing, olfactory, and touch mean much to me for many, many reasons. Obviously I would lose the ability to taste wonderful creations of the culinary arts, but viewing and hearing the other (more superior, in my opinion) arts would compensate. I have always loved smelling different things, being always a "stop-to-smell-the-flowers"-kinda-person, so to speak. Touch seems essential for multiple reasons, mostly for health reasons (one would burn near a fire and not sense it, for example).
So, for me, taste would prove as the least essential sense to me.
To the person below me: same question.
Psyche
03-15-2005, 01:46 AM
Yah, I woul dhave to say taste as well...if i lost my sense of smell, I would quiclky go (become more) insane, and I cannot imagine funcioning with any degree of passion left in my sould if I could not hear, see or feel.
You! Down there! Land or Sea?
Having a relatively intense fear of water, which I admit, I would prefer land.
To the person below me: what did you last dream?
Psyche
03-15-2005, 02:20 AM
i had just moved into a new house, and got very irate at my roommate for an unknown reason. I went for a walk to cool down and met a man, only a bit older than me with short blond hair and a smile that was very imp-like. I told him of problems I had been having in my marriage and he suggested a way to 'reprogram' me. I aggreed. His programming technique was somthing of a spiritual nature. He was going to give me a tool that was very powerful, in which to experiment and hopefully utilize in a positive way. We floated up, seemingly never stopping, through cloud layers and finally settling in a pure white space. I was sitting cross-legged, facing him, and he was sitting the same way.
as soon as I began to talk, I could feel my mind split into two distinct parts. His mind was split as well, he was the one controlling this.
I was trying to form simple sentences out loud while we were rapidly communicating telepathically. I got very dizzy and felt confuzed in the part of my mind that was trying to hold a simple conversation and make words form sentences. I stopped trying to talk verbally, but he and I continued to communicate animatedly in the 'other mind'.
I was learning at an incredibly rapid rate. He shoved things into this conciousness of mine that spanned all subjects, all ideas and philosophies, the questions that I had not even had the chance to form had already been answered and I ceased to be aware of time, only knowing each moment as it happened. The physical manifestations started as a huge headache, and an overwhelming feeling of weight, almost like wihtdrawls from heavy medications.
I could not think individually anymore, only follow. I became aware of the ability to be able to talk again, to feel the other part of my conciousness, the 'lower' part and told him, very slowly and with slurred speech that I was getting overwhelmed. It was too much, too fast. (our other conciousnesses were making long lists of numbers at that point.)
He looked at me with blazing bright blue and orange eyes, scanning me and then said softly, (to someone or something else) "It's getting to be too much for her, I have to take her down." I felt like I had imploded after he said this, I could still hear both of our converstaions, but only understand the verbal one. I do not remember coming down from thsi place, but I do remember walking through a forest with him, asking him how he was so easily able to endure this split mind and communicate so seamlessly and effectively. He told me that it took emormous practice, and as he said that, he seemed to age about 30 years.
I knew that we would have more of these sessions. That comforted me.
I left his presence and returned to my new home, went into the bathroom and grabbed a large blue towel. The pipes underneath the floor were leaking and the towel in my hand became waterlogged before the floor even got wet. I got angry at my husband and asked him to come and help me fix it, and he patched it up for the time being, and took the towel out of my hand. The suggestion of a movie was made (by whom, I have no idea) and I found myself in a theater with two other people I did not know.
They were sitting and I was standing. It happened to be the first sequel to "The Matrix" but before it began, it played in its entirity so quickly in my head that it had already become a memory. The opening credits brightened the screen and I decided not to stick around, I had not liked the movie and did not want to sit and watch it while it played so slowly. The word "Matrix" shimmered on the screen and stayed there. It made me think about my session with the young man and as I remembered, the word changed and became an infinately faceted rainbow. I played with the word on the screen in my mind and was able to enter it with my other conciousness, the insides of the letters were tunnells, caves and crevices. That is all I remember.
(edited cause I typed too fast to spell correctly)
What is your most intimate memory?
imthefoolonthehill
03-16-2005, 12:32 AM
It is a memory I created, with no factual substance - a mere ghost of a wish.
What did the pirate say to the bartender?
Rum.
Do/did you like teachers? :D
atiguhya padma
03-16-2005, 11:49 AM
I live with one, so of course I do! Honest!
What's your favourite word?
papayahed
03-16-2005, 03:14 PM
lists - I can't say it.
What do you see beyond the computer screen right now?
Rainy and windy weather outside the window, someone flipping through the television channels, a humming hard drive, a cell phone charging, and my blue scrubs.
To the person below me: do you enjoy public speaking?
Psyche
03-17-2005, 12:14 AM
No, I find it very difficuly to project my voice and become very nervous and panicky.
Would you give it all up for love?
Anselmus
03-17-2005, 12:53 AM
Would you give it all up for love?I'd like to think so, but you never really know until the time comes - do ya?
Light or dark?
baddad
03-17-2005, 01:41 AM
Dark love if I have a choice. Exotic, passionate, hugging the threshold, shadowed gothic intensity.......and life is short, I would definately give up all for love.....again....
Yeah, sure, the question was simple, "light or dark?", but simplicity is difficult.....
Mountains, ocean, or prarie?
I often prefer the mountains. The ocean always seems pleasant, but I love the cold silence of high mountains, and gazing down sky-reaching cliffs.
To the person below me: is ignorance bliss?
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