Game: Ask the Person Below You

[kiz_paws]

No.

When was the last time that you ate so much you thought that you were going to die?

[cacian]

never haha

what is your favourite cocktail?

[tailor STATELY]

One without alcohol.

What is your favorite day of the week and why ?

[cacian]

it all depends what one is doing....all days are good in my eyes ;)

what is your favourite day of the week?

[kiz_paws]

I'll go with Sunday.

When learning, are you able to catch on with just the reading of HOW, or do you learn better by being SHOWN HOW?

[Calidore]

I'm very much a visual learner, and I also do much better when I can see or create a logical process. So showing works much better than telling for me.

What's your favorite game thread on LitNet?

[cacian]

that's a hard one....
I like the Ay/Nay game because you don't have to think haha ;)
oh and I also like the poetry games one too!

what is your favourite radio station?

[tailor STATELY]

WKRP Cincinnati

What is your favorite constellation ?

[cacian]

orion

what is your favourite constellation?

[tailor STATELY]

Orion

What is your favorite Crayola Crayon color ?

[cacian]

I like all colours I can't choose :D

do you play a musical instrument?

[tailor STATELY]

Sadly no... although I have "composed/transcribed" a small piece of music from a lucid dream (with some variations) using computer software. I "wrote" it first as a tiny poem and then applied the music I "heard" painstakingly tinkling and tinkering with the software. Better variations (which I have somehow misplaced) were made by a very musically-inclined "Sister" with her piano chops (she was the one who taught me some rudimentary music to get started after choir)... maybe on my aging dust-covered desktop box or the slaved hard-drive ?

Who is your favorite literary character ?

[kiz_paws]

Holden Caulfield

Have you ever eaten a blue rare steak?

[cacian]

of course not !!

do you like pop music?

[tailor STATELY]

Somewhat

Do you play video games ?

[cacian]

I couldn't if i tried haha ;)

What is your favourite book?

[tailor STATELY]

I'm terrible at video games too...

Jesus the Christ - James E. Talmage

What is the name of your favorite pet, past or present ?

[cacian]

Romeo.

what did you want to be when you were younger?

[Calidore]

Normal.

What's your favorite season?

[tailor STATELY]

(Cowboy, doctor, biologist, astronaut, astronomer, professional bowler)

oops: Fall........... used to be summer when I lived in a more reasonable clime

What was your last purchase at a hardware store/hardware department ?

[cacian]

a screwdriver

what is your best feature?

[tailor STATELY]

eyes ?

You just won the lottery... what is your first purchase ?

[kiz_paws]

A concert grand STEINWAY!!

You have just won tickets to go anywhere in the world and stay for one week -- lodging and meals included... Where to?

[tailor STATELY]

Paris... unless it's January 28 – February 16, 2019: then it would be Rome for the new Temple open house.

You get a chance to take a cruise anywhere with all expenses paid... which port of call is your destination ?

[cacian]

It has to be an around the world or nothing!! ;)

who is your sporting legend?

[bu liao qing]

I don't really have one.

Would you want to have a very weird first name or last name? (As in Beezow Doo-doo Zoppitybop-bop-bop, which is a real person's name :) )

[cacian]

Ok how do I pronounce your username and what does it mean? :)

[bu liao qing]

It's pinyin for some Chinese words.

[kiz_paws]

Do you think tethering a dog to something attached to a bicycle and then going for a ride/run is a good or bad thing? (I am not talking about those expensive 'tethers' that actually work to guard the dog from injury -- I am talking about 'people' who DIY and then run their pet this way...? Guess I am asking your opinion.

[bu liao qing]

No, people should keep their dogs safe.

Do you speak other languages?

[kiz_paws]

A fair bit of French and a smattering of Icelandic.

That was a good question, so I will ask the same to the next poster...

[cacian]

Yes I speak Spanish and French.

where did you go or do on your last holiday?

[tailor STATELY]

Visiting my old stomping grounds in NW Seattle at/near Carkeek Park just after my Mother passed on.

What is your favorite mode of travel ?

[kiz_paws]

TIME Travel!!

Do you think that time travel is a possibility, with the technology we have and are still working on?

[bu liao qing]

Yes, if we can exploit the laws of nature.

Do you think teleportation is possible?

[cacian]

No it is physically impossible.


do you have pets?

[cacian]

No it is physically impossible.


do you have pets?

[kiz_paws]

Not at the present time, sadly. Gotta let time go by to get over the loss of my dear little Pepper (Miniature Schnauzer)

Do you get involved when a scene breaks out in a public place? (i.e. someone abusing a salesclerk, etc.)

[cacian]

sometimes depends on the situation

have you ever had to diet?

[kiz_paws]

No

Are you a "last minute" person, or would you say that you lead a pretty much organized life?

[spikepipsqueak]

I can be spontaneous, at a pinch. :)



If you had to own a cow would it be beef or dairy?

[kiz_paws]

Well, I would say Dairy.

If a famous chef were to prepare your favorite comfort food ever, what would you have he/she prepare?

[tonywalt]

Red beans and rice (maybe Emeril) - oh yea, it's peasant food.

Did you change majors in university? (If you didn't then: what would your major have been if not the one you got?)

[kiz_paws]

Didn't change majors, but thinking now, I would love to have hooked onto Chemistry...

When choosing a book, what is your favorite subject matter/or genre?

[cacian]

non fiction books

what is your favourite holiday?

[tailor STATELY]

Christmas !

Do you send out Christmas/holiday cards ?

[cacian]

I used to. Not anymore.

Are you a morning person?

[kiz_paws]

Yes!

Do you feel that you get enough sleep at night?

[tonywalt]

Yes.

Do you know(knew) of someone that looks like you?

[cacian]

Yes a couple of celebrities haha ;)

do you have a goal or a dream you want to accomplish?

[kiz_paws]

Indeed. My goal in life is to play Chopin's Ballade No. 4, without stumbling; while at the same time I long to play Bach's Toccata in D-Minor, another epic piece... *sigh*

That was a real good question, so I ask the next poster, what is your dream in life?

[Hawkman]

I want to learn to play the lute. Unfortunately, I haven't got the money to buy one at the moment.

When confronted by a hurricane, what do you do?

[cacian]

I am not sure I have never experienced one.

the same question to the next person.

[kiz_paws]

I would attempt to find the nearest basement and just sit tight...

How do you deal with mosquito bites? Do you scratch the Dickens out of yourself? Do you put something on the bite to alleviate the itch? Do you ignore it, despite the gnawing itch? How DO YOU deal with it?

[cacian]

I am sure you can get a special spray for it at the herbal chemist if there is one ;)

how long do you take to read a book?

[Hawkman]

That would depend, very much, on the length of the book.

How do you feel about horseflies?

[kiz_paws]

Hate those flying menaces from hell...

When you think of snow, what goes through your mind?

[tailor STATELY]

How pretty... go away where somebody would appreciate it !

Same question...

[cacian]

skiing

How many times have you fallen in love ?

[cacian]

skiing

How many times have you fallen in love ?

[kiz_paws]

Hmmm … I always thought that I was in love with being in love. So I will have to say a great many times. That all stopped when I married my soul mate. :)

Do you believe in finding your soul mate?

[cacian]

I don't know what soul mate mean.. does it mean someone you will be together with? If that is what it means then yes ;)

do you like cooking?

[D_D_]

I don't like cooking, I like eating what individuals that like cooking cook.

Why would anyone ask this particuliar question?

[tonywalt]

Because this particular game is like that.

What is the most mainstream musician that you will admit to liking? (i won't define mainstream - youall knowatimean)

[tonywalt]

almost duplicated

[kiz_paws]

I think that I will go with Keith Urban.

What musical band have you always dreamed of seeing live (they can be from any era).

[tailor STATELY]

Too many: Led Zeppelin, Scorpions, Queen, Pink Floyd, Def Leppard just to start

What was your favorite band that you have you seen live ?

[kiz_paws]

Nine Inch Nails and Tragically Hip equally my favorite, and seen 'em both.

What was YOUR favorite band that you have seen live?

[tailor STATELY]

Tough one... go with Metallica

What was the last movie you were all psyched up to see that disappointed you ?

[cacian]

Avatar

how old were you when you started writing?

[kiz_paws]

I was ten. Used to write fairy tales and fables for my younger siblings, lol

What task that you have completed thus far in life, gives you the most satisfaction?

[bu liao qing]

Being nice to my nephew. ;)

What was the last time you fought from the bottom of the rankings up to the top?

[kiz_paws]

About twenty years ago, when I aced a competition for piano playing via memorization ... Changed my life, it did...

Who is the most important person in your life, who made a real difference to you?

[Hawkman]

Thoth, the God of scribes. Taught me all I know.

Who is your favourite artist and why. Please name the painting of theirs that you like the most.

[tailor STATELY]

The Christian painter Yongsung Kim; Hand of God: https://www.google.com/search?q=yongsung+Kim+paintings&num=100&newwindow=1&safe=active&client=opera&hs=Te3&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=HGrJab2_lVH87M%253A%252CJdj2Asb_91LjdM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kS-8SeGOkGS1Tu7Md7W12yXQamoNw&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj61YSzjp3eAhXfHjQIHfMnBlAQ9QEwBXoECAMQD g#imgrc=YJj6AOOR4z2bNM:

The reason this is my favorite of his paintings is because I happened upon it after I had written a poem (below) in the Poetry Games and Contests/colours poetry/#126... and (to my mind) perfectly illustrates what I envisioned when I wrote the poem...



The Sky; a Pool of Blue

I reached for the sky into a pool of blue
The ripples from my finger tips did produce
a certain concentric synchronicity -
bringing all my earthly sorrows into view

I bowed my head in offering up a prayer;
while the heavens wept with me from clouds which did
appear - I then beheld Him, the Lamb of God,
who placed my burden into His loving care

10/21/2015


The MEGA lottery is estimated $1.6 Billion U.S. before taxes for tonight's draw... What would be your first purchase if you were to win ?

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[cacian]

very nice piece tailor STATELY

I would buy a house.

the same question to you:
what would be your first purchase?

[tailor STATELY]

I had promised to buy a house/property for a down and out bonsai tree artist & student in need of solitude.

In what milieu do you best find peace and solitude ?

[kiz_paws]

We have a summer place up north, where it is rock, trees, and of course lake. I call this place "The Treehouse". And this is the place where I can commune with nature.

What is your favorite sport to watch (either on tv, or live)?

[tailor STATELY]

Pro Basketball... it used to be Pro Bowling, but just try to find a match anywhere

If you were to start your own business what would it be ?

[bu liao qing]

Probably a computer business.

What is more fun, the learning or the knowing?

[tailor STATELY]

learning

What animal would you like to transmogrify into at will ?

[kiz_paws]

a bird (because it would be cool to be able to fly)

What book have you tried to plow through, yet never finished, and give your reason... (if you want to)

[tailor STATELY]

lol... the books I gave up on elude my memory. The most difficult book I finally finished was Dante Alighieri's Inferno... still haven't gone beyond to tackle the rest of his Divine Comedy though.

What is your favorite play by Shakespeare ?

[free]

Julius Caesar

Talking about Shakespeare, what is your favourite Shakespeare quote?

[cacian]

the song of the Witches in Macbeth:

“Double, double toil and trouble” Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble''

What is yours?

[tailor STATELY]

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."

What was the given name of your favorite pet animal and what was it ?

[cacian]

Romeo and it was a cat but it was not mine at first it was someone else's. I just took care of it.

If you were to appear in a movie which would it be and why?

[kiz_paws]

I'd like to say "The Pianist". And why? Because I have an affection for the Chopin pieces played throughout the movie.

If you were to be put in a movie as a 'major' actor/actress, what movie would suit you?

[tailor STATELY]

Meet Joe Black

Some of our favorite books have been made into regrettable movies (Battlefield Earth as my pick). What book to movie would you like to see re-made ?

[free]

Someone to Wed - Mary Balogh

What movie would you like to turn into a novel?

[cacian]

Mrs Doubtfire

what is the best present you have ever received?

[kiz_paws]

My anniversary ring.

What travel have you always dreamed of doing, and will do, someday...?

[tailor STATELY]

Europe... could happen !

Have you ever been bullied (by other than your siblings) ?

[kiz_paws]

Yes, and my siblings never bullied me.
There was a trio of 'thugs' that roamed our neighborhood when I was in elementary grade school. These were three boys and the situation was much like you may have viewed in watching "A Christmas Story".... where there were two neighborhood hooligans.
Anyhow, I was not alone in getting bullied … all of us younger kids were at risk.

Have YOU ever been bullied?

[tailor STATELY]

Well... the threat was sometimes there in my teen years, so I guess that was psychological bullying. I remember walking home 6-miles (~10 km) sometimes instead of taking the bus from school in Stockton, CA to avoid confrontations during the "busing" years from a minority of peers (go figger).

If you were to be a bird what bird would you be ?

[kiz_paws]

A hummingbird.

If you were a dog, what dog breed would you be?

[tailor STATELY]

Saint Bernard... affable bumbling huggable clowns

Given a 3-D printer for personal use what would be your first creation ?

[bu liao qing]

I would probably print some of the robot or car models I made using 3ds max.

If you were composing a piece of music, what would it be about?

[cacian]

it would be about summer time.



If you were to make a movie what would it be about?

[kiz_paws]

The richness of having a dog as a best friend.

If you were to write a "How-To" manual, what would your topic be about?

[bu liao qing]

How to fix a bike.

What is the most complicated thing you have fixed or put together? (As in hard to repair or hard to put together.)

[cacian]

I'd say furniture in general

what is your best song of all times?

[tailor STATELY]

hmmm... too many and changes pico-pico second to pico-pico second/minute to minute/hour to hour/day to day... this just now: "Another Day in Paradise" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2mbGP6vFI for obvious and not-so-obvious reasons... currently my ringtone as well.

What branch (or sub-set) of the sciences fascinates you most and why ?

[cacian]

I am into socio linguistics and phonetics/
I am fascinated by regional accents and what makes them to be.


How about you?

[tailor STATELY]

Hmmm... love all the sciences: My first loves were paleontology and astronomy as a youth. Looking back I wish I could have gotten into the nuclear sciences.

What innovation(s) are you most anxiously anticipating ?

[kiz_paws]

Can't wait til new innovations in Forensic Science are permittable in court. (lots of stuff on brain waves measured with suggestive images...etc.)

What modern invention can you most do without?

[cacian]

Gaming Software

the same question to you?

[tailor STATELY]

I agree... Gaming software; aside from solitaire (rare), chess (daily), and hangman (daily).

You're on a desert island with plenty of fresh water and food: What two hand-tools would you like most to have available and why ?

[kiz_paws]

Since there is plenty of food/water, and I am NOT adept with any tools, really, I will say that a piano and i'd be happy.

Is there any instrument that you cannot bear the sound of? And why?

[tailor STATELY]

Not really... any instrument handled adeptly has its charms... even accordions.

What song drives you crazy (in a bad way) ?

[kiz_paws]

Bananaphone by Raffi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZuPt74e_c

Now that I have tormented you, what song drives YOU crazy in a bad way?

[tailor STATELY]

2-songs: (For most music aficionados this will be heresy):

• Patches... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_LQ4_MhDu4 and

• Hotel California... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GUrcEx7Guw

What is your favorite conspiracy theory ? (whether you believe or not)

[cacian]

New World Order.

the same question to you?

[tailor STATELY]

Global warming... I'm cool on the idea.

Who is your favorite Laverne and Shirley show character ? (could be other than Laverne or Shirley)... r.i.p. Penny Marshall

[cacian]

I don't know the show or them sorry :)
so can I ask the question back to you?

[tailor STATELY]

I gravitate to Shirley, but Lenny and Squiggy are a kick.

What is your favorite LitNet Forum Game ?

[cacian]

I like this one because I like asking questions to get to know members like yourself haha. ;)

what is your ultimate challenge?

[tonywalt]

that first glance of the ceiling on monday morning

same question

[cacian]

to build a car ...hmmmm haha ;)

ever dreamed something that came true?

[tailor STATELY]

Not that I can think of

Same question ?

[bu liao qing]

I once dreamed I was playing basketball and I made a few hand movements to shoot the ball while I was half asleep. :)

What is one word you can't ever spell right without checking with a dictionary or spellcheck first?

[tonywalt]

religious...

What was your first car?

[cacian]

fiat punto

what is your idea home/house?

[tailor STATELY]

A beach bungalow on the West coast... California first choice. I used to fantasize about living in a major casino in Las Vegas that had a huge bowling alley and all the amenities one could desire when I was much younger and foolish.

What is your favorite past time ?

[tailor STATELY]

.......

[tailor STATELY]

.........

[tailor STATELY]

................

[cacian]

I have many one of them is cycling.


do you believe in aliens?

[bu liao qing]

Not necessarily little green men, but yes, I think there are life forms on planets other than the Earth. (also nonplanetary life).

If you were working on an interplanetary space mission, what do you think you would be doing?

[tonywalt]

Looking out window

If you had to live in 2 countries which are not where you born nor where you reside at this time - which countries would it be?

[ennison]

France Canada

[ennison]

If you had a choice would you rather have hairy ears or hairy eyebrows?

[tonywalt]

ears

Classical music or contemporary music?

[kiz_paws]

Definitely classical music.

Have you ever been in a movie theatre where people around you are noisy and disruptive, and how did you handle the situation? (theatre full, cannot change seats)

[cacian]

no never

what is your best feature? :)

[tonywalt]

I've got a massive throbbing pulsing uncut brain.

Same question

[ennison]

The small scar above my left eyebrow
Have you ever thought that the Eastern European women seeking partners on the Internet are so good-looking that they are definitely stock pics on a mafia controlled scam?

[tailor STATELY]

No... never gave it a thought.

What is your favorite "thing" about winter ?

[bu liao qing]

Holidays, they give me time off. :)

Which ancient civilization would you choose to go back in time and live with for a while?

[tailor STATELY]

I'll go with Ancient Greece... Athens

If you were to consider moving into a customized "tiny home" what would be your main concerns ?

[cacian]

the walls structure.

If you were to create something new what would it be?

[tailor STATELY]

Maybe an Alexa skill.

What Alexa skill would you like to see created ?

[cacian]

I would like to see Alexa ''detect new songs/things/'' created.

If you were to write a book about yourself what would the title be?

[tailor STATELY]

I'm thinking maybe tailor: a process poetic

What are your greatest strengths ?

[cacian]

nice I am liking your book already haha :)

my greatest strength is liking myself.

what is your greatest strength?

[Francis Meadows]

My greatest strength are those who give me strength.

Does the truth exist?

[tailor STATELY]

Yes... Truth exists where there is truth ;)

Who is your favorite 21st century author ?

[kiz_paws]

Maya Angelou

Do you keep to yourself when there is a kerfuffle in a public place (i.e. a child being handled inappropriately... or a dog being hit …) or do you speak up?

[tonywalt]

speak out (given your examples: kids, dogs

have you ever gone on holiday(vacation) on your own?

[Hey]

Yes - I LOVE camping solo - especially in state parks. Sometimes the trees are singing with bees, and the deer just behave as if you're another deer!

Bernie or Bernie?

[tonywalt]

Bernie.

Rome or London (for holiday)?

[Hey]

Never been to Rome but my GOD I've seen pictures - so touted by everyone I know - they say the history makes their teeth chatter - and you eat ridiculously delicious food at communal tables (I did that once at an Italian restaurant in California - unforgettable) - anyway, Rome.

What's the most astonish insect you've ever beheld? (Me: potato bug)

[tailor STATELY]

hmmm... love mantids and butterflies, but the most astonished I've been over an insect (or rather many thousands or more) was a swarm of ladybugs down in our lower pasture a number of years ago when I and one of my grandsons were exploring (example: https://dengarden.com/gardening/Thousand-of-Good-Luck-Charms-The-Annual-Ladybug-Swarming ). We once found two black scorpions hiding in a hillside amongst the loose shale also... but they're not really insects.

Same question ?

[kiz_paws]

My most astonishing insect? Saw a wasp an inch and a half long (ran far and fast from that flying bass guitar, let me tell ya!!)

When dining out: cozy and to yourselves? or in an open space?

[cacian]

in an open space is cool.

how would you describe the town you live in?

[tailor STATELY]

Home: In the foothills of the Sierras a rural gold country town known for vegetable growing during the California Gold Rush... Currently many Christmas Tree farms, and one property owner has 3-Buffalo grazing within 2-miles/3-km of home... Canada geese year-round... Annual snow; sometimes hot summers leading to drought and Pine Tree die-offs from beetle bugs.

Same question.

[Francis Meadows]

A city that is losing itself in a strive for power between different local barons, yet aspires to be capital to an entire continent. The result is a, by times, administrative nightmare. Despite all that, daily life is mostly fabulous. The city is a patchwork of neighbourhoods and area's that each offer their own atmosphere: from lively neighbourhoods filled with pubs and terraces in the summer to more elegant areas with more reserved restaurants, from residential areas with the odd local bistro offering unexpected high standard food to business areas that thrive on activity in the day time, yet lie desolate at night. Due to it being home to several international organisations, the population has also turned into a melting pot: there are pubs where, at the end of an office day, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish... are all spoken at the same time.
It was called a "hell hole" not that long ago... But looking at the man who called it that, we tend to not be bothered.

Next question: given the choice, where would you want to live?

Francis

[cacian]

Hi there Francis what is your city called?

I would like to live near the sea like the mediterranean for example. :)

same question

[Francis Meadows]

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2018/07/11/president-trump-touches-down-in-the-hellhole/

The link will reveal it all :smile5:

To avoid confusion: Melsbroek is just an adjoining smaller city where part of the airport is located.

Francis

[Francis Meadows]

I would like to live near the sea like the mediterranean for example. :)

same question

Deep south of Spain. Somewhere inbetween Malaga and Cadiz. Marbella-Estopona preferably, if feasible.

Francis

[tailor STATELY]

question ?

[cacian]

what did you want to be when you were growing up?

[tailor STATELY]

so many things... cowboy/astronaut/professional bowler (10-pins)/biologist/astronomer/paleontologist... or any kind of scientist for that matter...

What's your favorite way to spend a rainy afternoon?

[cacian]

It depends I don't mind the rain. I like going out so it could be anything.

the same question

[kiz_paws]

I like to sew on rainy afternoons.

How do you define happiness?

[tailor STATELY]

Happiness is family with the knowledge that we can be together into the eternities.

Happiness is serving others with no thought of reward.

Happiness is listening to Haydn while gazing out a window as a white breasted
nuthatch flirts with his reflection time after time after time - worrying a juvenile
black cat as an older cat indifferently naps upon a cushion fashioned with a print
of a Forest Chapel on it... looking upon pines and oaks and fig trees and
cedars and bonsai as Painted Ladies pass through the yard as singles and couples
and threes; all the whilst contemplating poetry on this lazy light-breezy May day

(Note: after all this time he's still flirting (lol) )

Same question...

[cacian]

happyness is music when silence is intrusive.



what is the funniest book you have ever read?

[tailor STATELY]

"happyness is music when silence is intrusive.": (profound)

Gary Larson's The Far Side series of books. I googled for some funny books to see if I'd read any of the selections and came up empty... https://www.rd.com/culture/funniest-books-of-all-time/ ... some look promising.

I read "Alien" before the movie came out and it terrified me into sleeping with the lights on for some time (oh, and thanx a lot Sherry for coaxing me into watching the movie... still gives me the creeps)................................ what book has affected you strongly in some way after reading it ?

[Tournesol]

The book that affected me strongly after reading it is 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

It made me realize how much we take for granted the liberties and luxuries that we have, while in the war days they were starved of basic comforts. Sadly though, there are many parts of the world that are experiencing this discomfort even now.

Same question...

[Tournesol]

The book that affected me strongly after reading it is 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

It made me realize how much we take for granted the liberties and luxuries that we have, while in the war days they were starved of basic comforts. Sadly though, there are many parts of the world that are experiencing this discomfort even now.

Same question...

[spikepipsqueak]

Telempath, by Spider Robinson.


It gave me some insights into human interactions that I hadn't yet encountered IRL.




Dynamo or couch potato?

[tonywalt]

Dynamo.

Independent films or big box video game movies?

[tailor STATELY]

I average going to the movies maybe twice a year... generally big box video game movies... "Dumbledore... " will be the first this year.

Do you plan on buying/leasing an electric car ?

[bounty]

I thought the last of the magical beasts movies was the best, and I would watch it again except for that im so soft hearted I cant watch the bad guy kill that little baby deer like fellow again.

no way on an ev, for all sorts of reasons.

what character from any of the fiction books you've read would you enjoy meeting most?

[tailor STATELY]

I loved the first Magical Beasts movie :)

Hmm... any character: Jean Valjean

Who is your favorite cartoon character ?

[bounty]

I thought the best thing about the first one was the introduction to the new universe so to speak but one criticism I had (I have a few) is that it felt too far from the harry potter world. that was one of the strengths of the last movie. although im not so sure I like jude law as a young Dumbledore.

ah so now I have to read les mis!

hmmm, there is a good chance its bugs bunny.

if you about to have a hot dog (even though im a vegetarian) and you could only put one topping on it, which topping would it be?

[Dark Muse]

I like to keep it simple and just go for ketchup on my dog

What would be your ideal picnic (location, food etc..)?

[tailor STATELY]

On the beach North of Santa Cruz, California (Waddell Creek)... Cold fried chicken, sparkling apple juice, mandarins, chicken salad, baguettes; circa 1981

You're allowed to terraform one planet in our solar system (other than Earth) and live there... which planet would it be ?

[bounty]

dark muse have you seen the abbott and Costello schtick about mustard on the hot dog?

secluded for sure. no other people or signs of civilization. mountainous geography, and either at some height with a grand view, or in some valley alongside a lake or quiet river. either way such that it takes some effort of hiking to get there and the food and the rest is a sort of reward. height of summer and with the temperature for t-shirt and shorts.

simple sandwiches like peanut butter and jelly, or cheese. if pbj then some extra cheese on the side. normally id say watermelon but too difficult to keep cold over the distance I imagine, so lets go maybe with some oranges or peaches. grape juice would be a treat to drink, but odd as it sounds, I love tomato juice, so maybe that. if that's too weird for my picnic date, then we could each have our favorite snapples.

which books, if any, have you started but not finished and why not?

[bounty]

oh heck tailor, you snuck in there while I was thinking and typing...

well lets see, how does terraforming deal with the heat or cold and whacky differences in gravity on all the other planets?

mars because im a guy? venus if I want to meet women?

which books, if any, have you started but not finished and why not?

[spikepipsqueak]

I rarely do this, If I start a book, I trudge through to the bitter end.

But a friend lent me the dice man by Luke Rhinehart and the first few pages awoke in me such a sense of stomach churning foreboding that I was able to put it down without feeling I was failing the author.

Currently reading Bernice Bobs Her Hair, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and between the first few stories and The Crack-up, which I did finish, I feel I will be able to let that go too. F. Scott Fitzgerald strikes me as a bit of an arsehole.


There seem to be a few advantages in getting old and irascible. :) You don't have to waste time on lost causes.



Qn. City or country dweller, and why?

[tailor STATELY]

"F. Scott Fitzgerald strikes me as a bit of an arsehole." Lol !

They say the grass is always greener on the other side, and so I'm torn. Moved to the country to be with family, but I miss the advantages of the city and its plethora of choices and comforts, etc.... prolly since I'm aging, lol. Ideally I'd like both.

You are given the opportunity to live in any city you desire, other than your own, which city is it ?

[Danik 2016]

London or a more or less small town in Germany, with beautiful houses and nature too.

What would you do if you suddenly received an very big amount of money?

[spikepipsqueak]

I have thought about this at some length.

Invest it with some ethical investment company. Live off the interest. Use the annual excess (which should be substantial,, I live off the smell of an oily rag ATM) to plug chinks in social needs that gov't doesn't get around to.




Do you volunteer? Where and why?

[bounty]

I used to volunteer...a few memorable ones come to mind, sunday school teacher, soup kitchen, Ronald McDonald house, and at a library doing literacy.

the "why" for any of them was simply a desire to help the less fortunate. "there but the grace of god go I" is a good sentiment to live by.

I haven't in quite awhile though. the older I get, the more people shy I become. its from all the years of too many places saying "get out."

maybe its something i'll pick up again. I live near nature center land...I can imagine doing some trail maintenance.

at the moment, though I could be doing lots better of a job of it, I write letters to inmates.

if you at a meal and are served something you know you are going to have a really difficult time eating, or that somehow offends your moral/religious sensibilities, what do you do?

[spikepipsqueak]

bounty, I hope places have stopped saying "get out".


This is unlikely to happen to me as I eat anything that can't ask me not to, but I would leave it on the side of the plate, possibly somewhat cut up, and only claim to be chokka if forced to comment.




How much of your moral code has derived from the books you've read and how much from the life you've lived or in conversation with others?

[tailor STATELY]

Without reflecting too deeply:

Mostly parents and older Sister and telly... and that still small voice - 90%
Books - 10%

What direction (N,E,S, or W; or variants NW, SE, etc. ) from where you are right now is your favorite destination ?

[bounty]

thanks spike---the easiest solution is to limit the "goings in" so to speak so that there are no opportunities for the "get outs" to develop.

I could argue (to myself) that home is my favorite destination. so no compass points for that. however, in so much as I like bike riding, which would usually start on the road in front of my house, which is 296 degrees , which is wnw. that was fun. after that, the destinations vary, but god willing, always end at home.

as an inside, hopefully interesting, geographic influence often shows up in my rooting for sports teams when it comes to end of year play. if I don't otherwise care, its the north over the south, and the east over the west. but oddly enough when it comes to baseball and football, its also historically been the national league (or conference) over the American league (the upstarts!).

who is the best movie villain in your viewing history?

[tailor STATELY]

hmmm... Real: that dude who tortured that other dude during World War II where the other dude was an Olympic medalist interred in a prisoner camp after having survived bailing out of a damaged plane into the Pacific ocean and being adrift for quite awhile and then being "rescued" by the enemy.

Fantasy: Corvus Glaive - henchman of Thanos

Imagine you're at a nice hotel alone: Room service or restaurant ?

[bounty]

small piece of trivia tailor, that fellow was born in my hometown. he didn't live here long though.

what makes corvus glaive so good at being bad?

hmm, room service seems too self-indulgent, unless the timing worked out such that there was great movie on the telly at the same time. a restaurant alone seems off too---although if you get a seat where you can people-watch, maybe not so bad. between the two, unless we got the good movie, id go with the restaurant. the more likely thing for me though would be grocery store or pizza place.

in the marvel avengers stream of movies, who is your favorite character and whats the attraction?

[spikepipsqueak]

Korg, because Taika Waititi is a very funny Kiwi. I always look forward to the conversation in the corridor whenever the boys force me to watch that movie.

(My initial reaction was Thor because Chris Hemsworth is gorgeous, but how shallow is that? :D )




What is your go-to movie for a mindless good time?

[tailor STATELY]

Mindless... that's me all the time (lol)... ahhh, can't commit to just one... pass.

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

[bounty]

spike, when I was a high school kid there was a student in the school whose nickname was "korg." I wonder about its origin.

tailor, what makes corvus your favorite bad guy?

spike I suspect if thor were gorgeous and also vacuous, he wouldn't have been on your mind. so id put forth your "shallowness" is rather bolstered by some of his other redeeming qualities.

I actually watch movies with a mind towards whats the message, what they tell me and how they make me think so I pay a lot of attention to them. however, as close as I can come to answering your question, I grew up watching M*A*S*H and ive seen all the episodes multiple times, i'll still watch it, and even sometimes i'll have it on in the background like an old friend whose company you can enjoy without thinking too much about it.

watched a provocative star trek: deep space nine eposide recently. captain sisko was in an accident that gave him visions that he felt were very important. however, the damage from the accident and the experience of the visions was causing him physical harm to the point of risking his life. the doctor wanted to operate to save him, sisko said no. later in the episode he loses consciousness and the doctor thinks he is likely to die unless he has the surgery. his son, jake, not wanting to lose his father, consents to the surgery. he is saved, but the visions are lost.

was sisko right in placing "the universe" over his son's needs? was jake right in placing his own over his father's wishes?

if that's all too deep---lets go with, whats your favorite thing to eat at a state or county fair?

[spikepipsqueak]

OK, NOW you can start worrying that I'm stalking you. :)

I suspect we like Star Trek and MASH for similar reasons. They both address some big issues. A Prompt to Thinking, In Short Format.

Our equivalent would be the Royal Agricultural Show, or possibly local school fetes.

I can't eat most of that stuff anymore but have very fond memories as a kid of arriving at the Show and getting a ham sandwich and a chocolate milk and watching multicoloured chickens hatch in the poultry pavilion while I ate them.

What is your most vivid happy childhood memory?

[bounty]

nah, and welcome back.

I had a great childhood, but I don't know that I could say I really have any vivid memories, rather just a large collection of very broad ones.

a lot of wholesome freedom with good friends that lead to fun times. id say the same thing for adolescence.

whats the weirdest food, or food combination you eat?

[tailor STATELY]

Nothing really anymore... the closest would be Top Ramen with 500 ml water and a generous dash of olive oil, a few dashes of curry (in addition to the flavor packet), and the addition of 2-whole (unshelled) raw eggs... then microwaved until the eggs are cooked.

Nothing on your schedule and you have time to read... what book, if you had an infinite library, is the one you choose ?

[spikepipsqueak]

I have decided that when I am dementing in the nursing home I will take 20-30 of my favourite books with me and read them over and over, never realising I have read this great book before.

On that principle, to answer your question, I would start at page 1 of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series and not stop until the end of book 20 1/2. That counts as 1 book, right?



Which thing makes you most glad that electricity was invented?

[bounty]

heck tailor, I missed that post too!

your ramen noodle mishmash sounds good.

spike youre talking about the "master and commander" stories right? there are that many?

in a very narrow to me sense, I have well-water that requires a pump to get into my house. in a pinch I could use candles for light, heat exclusively with the wood stove, walk and ride my bike everywhere, and use the outside during the winter for refrigerated foods, but having to get water from the nearby stream and boil it over an open fire sure would be a throwback to olden times I probably wouldn't welcome.

who's your favorite (or the best) onscreen cinematic romantic couple?

[tailor STATELY]

Agree... our 1-horse well pump not having electricity would be a pain... and it services my household and my Daughter's household too.

I can't remember the movie - a woman doctor gets into a car crash and her apartment is leased to an architect in San Francisco... just googled that sentence: "Just Like Heaven": Reese Witherspoon &
Mark Ruffalo :)

You're in a mythical land and you're a mythical being... what is your favorite mode of transportation ? (interpolate into SciFi if you wish)

[bounty]

haven't heard of that one tailor. if you were a chick though, id watch it so we could talk about it!

hmm, I love bike riding so even though I could apparently fly, run really fast, teleport, ride a beast, or take my grand time walking, im still going to want to ride my mythical bicycle!

youre going off to self exile for a year and get to take one genre of books with you when you go. which genre do you take? and is the choice related to how it is you are spending your exile?

[spikepipsqueak]

SF or English classics. Don't make me choose.

The choice is related to how many good examples are still unread by me. People are writing good SF still and I have barely skimmed the most loved of what is called the classics. There are at least a years worth of lesser known work to be probed.


What steps are you taking to reduce your "footprint?

[bounty]

I wonder how much of a market there would be for mash-up type books that combine genres.

things like that started for me back in the 80s when I became a vegetarian. I eat low on the food chain, I put more miles on my bike than on my car, I always recycle (though some of that is questionable), ive planted trees, and outside of food, used books and transportation necessities, I don't buy much.

have you ever written the author's of any books you've read?

[spikepipsqueak]

As I read, I write the sort of letter you're talking about. In my head. So that it becomes a sort of conversation. But I have never actually put pen to paper.


Have you ever deliberately destroyed a book? Why?

[bounty]

ive sent emails to a handful of authors. a few have written back, at least one didn't, which I was surprised. if you have ever read a stuart woods book. he actually invites readers to write him and promises to write back. kinda neat.

mayyyyyyyyybe but I don't recollect for sure. if I have, it might have been some poor old little fellow that has been eaten by mice, or gotten water damaged beyond redemption. however, just recently I was sorta joking, but not really, at my local thrift store because their shelves are filled with romances. I said I was tempted to buy them all just so something worth reading could be fill the shelves, and im pretty confident all the romance novels would have ended up in the recycling bin!

sometimes do you peruse/browse/skim large sections because the author is dawdling and you just want the story to move forward? or do you suffer through the blah blah blah?

[spikepipsqueak]

mayyyyyyyyybe but I don't recollect for sure. if I have, it might have been some poor old little fellow that has been eaten by mice, or gotten water damaged beyond redemption. however, just recently I was sorta joking, but not really, at my local thrift store because their shelves are filled with romances. I said I was tempted to buy them all just so something worth reading could be fill the shelves, and im pretty confident all the romance novels would have ended up in the recycling bin!

sometimes do you peruse/browse/skim large sections because the author is dawdling and you just want the story to move forward? or do you suffer through the blah blah blah?

I have occasionally volunteered at my local op shop. It breaks my heart the number of books that get recycled (and sometimes just sent to landfill, even worse) because of various policies of the organisation. I can't house,or afford, them all and I do understand that the place would be filled with books within the year if they didn't do it, but still. At least I don't have your problem. The Mills and Boons are the first in the bin. :D

On occasion, the blah acquires a rhythm or winds up painting a picture or conceals a gem, so I suffer. Sometimes gladly.


What do you do about ant nests?

[bounty]

I skipped a whole short story in the book im reading just last night because of this very thing!

I use wood to heat my house, and ants commonly build nests in the wood itself, or under the bark, and im constantly trying to give them the opportunity to set up shop elsewhere. its especially easy to do when they have eggs because they are very eager to protect them.

what otherwise little known book have you read that you consider a gem?

[spikepipsqueak]

A Canticle for Leibowitz. Walter M. Miller.





Same question.

[spikepipsqueak]

I'm going to answer myself to kick start the thread.

Committal Chamber, Russell Braddon



How do you feel about pets, yours and others'?

[tailor STATELY]

Pet lover, especially kitties no matter the owner :)

Do you appreciate pet owners who dress up their pets ?

[tonywalt]

My favorite book for humour is Confederacy of Dunces.

What is the funniest book you have read?

[Danik 2016]

The tragic thing is, I don't remember anymore.
I remember funny passages in Dickens for example, in Mark Twain or even in D Quijote. But I don't remember a book that is completely funny.

[tonywalt]

What is the book that most affected the way you think? - or books?

[tonywalt]

Disgrace by JM coetzee, especially the character aging and dealing with transitions

What is the book that most affected the way you think? - or books?

[tonywalt]

catcher in the rye, by jd salinger, when i was younger.

What your favourite age to be that is not now?

[tonywalt]

30

Have you ever given a book away? name of book

[spikepipsqueak]

I have reached the age where i want my valued possessions to go to people i like, not a dumpster on my death.

So i have recently given away more books than I could name.

Most recently Janet Holmes a Court's biography.





If you had to have a bird in the house, which breed would you choose?

[papayahed]

A finch - My Grandma had one.

Would you rather have to sing every time you spoke or have to skip when you walked?

[tailor STATELY]

I would sing :)

Cross a large body of water in a car on a long bridge or on a ferry (both being available) ?

[Danik 2016]

On a ferry, of course. In the recent floods here the cars were dragged by the water.
Stand on your head or do wall dance?

[papayahed]

Wall dance

The week of Christmas, would you rather have to wear Heelys wherever you go or light up crocs?