Game: This or That

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... #11 Feeding the pigeons: https://screenrant.com/far-side-1981-shocking-comics-gary-larson-list/

Squirrel challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg

Challenge #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTvS9lvRxZ8

Challenge #3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg5wznn3IBE

Jeannie

Albert Einstein or Nikola Tesla ?

[Danik 2016]

That looks like Wilhelm Bush:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/busch.htm
Look at the challenges in the morning as they probably are sonorous

Albert Einstein

Thomas Edison or Louis Braille?

[tailor STATELY]

Bush: a pioneer of comics over a vast number of subjects... also the inspiration of 'Der Katzenjammer Kids' which I remember reading years ago in the funny papers :)

Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla ?

[Danik 2016]

I'm loving to watch the squirrel s' challenges!


Thomas Edison

Niagara Falls or Rocky Mountains?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Niagara Falls... haven't been there but have seen on the telly.

Mt. Kilimanjaro or Mt. Fuji ?

[Danik 2016]

Both!

Travels:England,Italy or somewhere else?

[tailor STATELY]

Italy first, then England... :)

Flying carpet or magic wand ?

[Danik 2016]

Magic Wand.
With it one can conjure a flying carpet and anything else one wants.

If you were an animal what kind of animal would you be: a mamal or a bird or another kind of animal?

[tailor STATELY]

Good question... maybe a dolphin, with no predator's to bother me.

Glitter or confetti ?

[Danik 2016]

Laughed a lot over those skirrel videos

At present, glitter!

Lemonade or orange juice?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Had some lemonade just the other day... lemonade

Wonderland or Neverland ?

[Danik 2016]

:)Neverland loved the Peter Pan stories

Harry Potter or The Mists of Avalon?

[tailor STATELY]

Not familiar with The Mists of Avalon... a quick wiki peek interested me... but, as I have read all the Harry Potter books and watched all the Harry Potter universe movies I'll go with Harry :)

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Not familiar either with The Mists of Avalon which generated various movies. So Harry Potter though no big fan.

Rita Lee or Carmen Miranda?

[tailor STATELY]

Rita Lee

Mythical or historical ?

[Danik 2016]

Both, preferably together

Went tô see R L's bio yesterday. Hope trailer opens and cc in Englis work:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwDO0LnUzgc

Farm animals or wild animals?

[tailor STATELY]

RL: Colorful :)

Wild animals

Land or sea animals ?

[bounty]

when I was a kid I loved aquaman and Jacques Cousteau, but also marlon perkins wild kingdom and dr Doolittle. im a big fan of all animals but for selfish reasons, id go with land animals.

alas, thus concludeth the tournament, I enjoyed that and hope you guys did too. what to do next I wonder?

lemme use the game itself to find the next one:

holiday/vacation destinations vs one day special occasions/outings?

[Danik 2016]

Maybe its the turn to do a tournament for you, Bounty, as tailor and me have already got one.About actresses or singers?

Currently I'm more for outings (movie theater, went yesterday) than for vacations

Vacations: by land, air or sea?

[tailor STATELY]

Vacations: by land... car generally.

Bounce on the Moon or slide on the rings of Saturn ?

[Danik 2016]

Bounce on the moon, certainly! Keeping distance to Saturn.

Dancing with Venus or fighting with Mars.?

[tailor STATELY]

Dancing with Venus... perhaps a lively waltz with the celestial spheres in concert.

Early, on time, or fashionably late ?

[Danik 2016]

often late of late


same question?

[tailor STATELY]

I try to be just on time... but I was early for FHE Monday night and late for choir practice on Sunday and right on time to help move a refrigerator... so a mixed bag these last few days.

Headphones or earbuds ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! So just normal.

None. When it is too loud at night I use noise suppresser.They look like headphones.

Cow milk or any different milk?

[tailor STATELY]

Almond milk... lasts longer in the fridge and has more calcium I believe.

Eggshells: white or colored (naturally) ?

[Danik 2016]

Almond milk is very expensive here but I suppose it tastes fine.

I used to prefer brown eggshells, I don't know any more why. Currently I eat one egg per week, at present none because of bird flu and ithe color of the shell doesn't matter.
Favourite trees:fruit trees or other kind of trees in your garden?

[tailor STATELY]

Was able to get eggs at $17.00 USD/5-dozen recently, so I'm good for a while though I need to ration them better.

My fruit trees have been decimated over the last 3-years or so by our helpful landscaper (hl) and a large oak tree fall (ot) and a bear: loss of my fancy plum (ot) & prune plum (bear & hl), both fig trees (hl). Our helpful landscaper also has pruned the remaining plum trees severely... mostly done for fire abatement - that being the bottom line. I now have no shade for the upcoming high summer and will have very little fruit. My favorite trees are a memory... so I guess my new favorites are two of my remaining four severely pruned plum trees (my new normal).

Would you have preferred a 4-day work week or a 5-day work week as long as you had the same number of work hours per week ?

[Danik 2016]

In Brazilian money that is still a lot but the important thing is that you can afford them.

Can't you do anything about this tree slayer? At least keeping him far from your personal area?

Difficult question for me: as a teacher/lecturer I usually worked per hour not per period. As a private teacher I scheduled my classes so that there was enough time to go from an address to the other. Usually no more than 4 or 5 classes pe4 day. I think it depends much on the kind of work one does.

Getting paid per hour or per month?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

No, unfortunately re: trees. My daughter contracted for the fire abatement for a very good cut rate price (lol) but didn't give very good directions (not lol) on what should be done to the over zealous landscaper... what's done is done.

I liked a weekly paycheck based on my per hour wage best when I was working.

Potatoes or Sweet potatoes ?

[Danik 2016]

Potatoes. There's so much that can be done with them. Just had a soup out of a rest of mashed potatoes with carrots.
Salads or cooked vegetables?

[tailor STATELY]

Prefer salads but cooked veg is good also.

Devilled eggs or chicken wings ?

[Danik 2016]

chicken wings.
Planets or stars?

[tonywalt]

Stars

Lakes or oceans?

[tailor STATELY]

Oceans

Squids or octopi ?

[Danik 2016]

Octopi.

Thunder or lightning?

[tailor STATELY]

lightning

rain or fog ?

[bounty]

you are welcome to put one together danik, id enjoy going through that. both sound good, want to flip a coin? heads singers tails actresses? it'll be a little tough though because I think with my not being here daily it'll disrupt the flow.

okay danik so i'll make one for you of one day outings, and tailor, vacations for you.

oh that's a fun one tailor----so dependent on mood and context. fog is really nifty when youre on a bike ride on a small elevation and you can see the fog covering the land on the horizon. even though rains essential, lets go with fog just for whimsy. plus I think you have to have fog to have sherlock holmes and other mysteries right?

before the next tournament, this is a "this or that or that or this" one. you can only have one condiment for the rest of your life, which one? ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise or bbq sauce?

[Danik 2016]

Either way I'll need taylor,s help, because my knowledge of American culture is that of a foreigner.

I usually use as little condiment as possible, specially no salt. I go with ketchup.

[tonywalt]

mustard

Apple phone or Adroid)other?

[tailor STATELY]

Android

Apple or Windows or Linux or other ?

[tonywalt]

Windows

Modern minimal home/office design or traditional?

[tailor STATELY]

Would prefer traditional.

Vibrant colors or pastels ?

[Danik 2016]

Vibrant colors.

Clothes: natural fabrics or artificial fabrics?

[tailor STATELY]

Prefer natural

Philosophy or psychology ?

[bounty]

ive heard said that philosophy is the parent discipline of psychology. I like them both and have taught slices of both, but im wishing the world were better versed on philosophy, so lets go with that one.

okay danik and tailor, ive got two tournaments set up for you. each is a 32 entry tournament. here is there "this or that" part:

do you want to go back and forth between the top and bottom parts of the bracket and move through them equally, or stay on the top to find the first finalist and then go to the bottom half?

and then whadda we gonna do for tony!

[Danik 2016]

Psychology-studied it long ago.

Language or Math's?

[tailor STATELY]

New challenge: Either way

Maths... started studying Calculus online as a refresher this week just for fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9MCOFRPjs

Bell bottoms or Tie Dye ?

[tonywalt]

bell bottoms

abstract expressionist art or representational art?

[Danik 2016]

representational art

Cubism or Impressionism?

[tailor STATELY]

Impressionism

Picasso or Dali ?

[Danik 2016]

Both!:)
Papaya or Melon?

[tailor STATELY]

Papaya for juice... melon for eating :)

A never ending stream of pennies from Heaven or a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow ?

[Danik 2016]

Well, any one of them would be welcome!:D

A big diamond or a treasure hidden in your garden?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... I keep my eyes open for the gleam of a golden nugget to be found at home, but, I'd rather find a fine diamond in a thrift store :)

Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn ?

[Danik 2016]

Huck Finn!

Emily Dickinson or Elisabeth Bishop?

[tailor STATELY]

Family bias: Emily Dickinson

Poetry: Petrarca or Shakespeare ?

[Danik 2016]

Shakespeare. Not so fond of Petrarca.

Robin Hood or Peter Pan?

[tailor STATELY]

I like the eternally youthful Pan.

Peter Pan or Alice (of Through the Looking Glass)

[Danik 2016]

Peter Pant too, the boy who didn't want to grow up.
Big or small family?

[tailor STATELY]

Small family (sigh)

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Small family too!

warm or cold drinks?

[tailor STATELY]

Hot cocoa, peppermint tea, and cold water

Star fish or Sea Horse ?

[Danik 2016]

Sea horse.


Woodpecker or Robin?

[tailor STATELY]

I love the antics of our Woodpeckers here in the Gold Country, Garden Valley... arguing/chattering vociferously amongst themselves... then doing their signature wood pecking everywhere. An amusing thing a number of years ago happened when one Woodpecker attacked a steel gate with its staccato freneticism :)
That being said the stately Robin stirs my soul with its birdsong :)... So, both I guess.

Sloth: 2-toed or 3-toed ?

[bounty]

danik, yesterday I rescued a fledgling robin from spritzers clutches. on the ground, couldn't fly yet, and thankfully, seemingly, no harm and I was able to put him back into a nest. later when I checked he was gone, so I don't know if he got his wings underneath him or if he was back on the ground and poof got him. I lean towards the former.

everyone knows that the two toed sloths are even slower than the three toed sloths and so must be more essentially "sloth" than their three toed sloth kin. so we have to go with two toed. I didn't even know there was such a thing!

danik you've got the one day outings. tailor you've got the holidays:

dinner with an old flame/crush/boyfriend vs boardgames with a good friend at a quiet café

a week long cycling tour in provence france vs a week at home with no screens, writing paper, and no intrusion from the outside world.

[tailor STATELY]

a week long cycling tour in Provence France

Bicycles or motorcycles ?

[Danik 2016]

My whole post got erased

[tonywalt]

Bicycles

water or soda/juice/sumpin else?

[tailor STATELY]

:(

water

Air conditioning or fans ?

[Danik 2016]

Neither .
Hobbies: drawing or painting.

[tailor STATELY]

Neither... I rarely doodle even.

Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt ?

[Danik 2016]

danik, yesterday I rescued a fledgling robin from spritzers clutches. on the ground, couldn't fly yet, and thankfully, seemingly, no harm and I was able to put him back into a nest. later when I checked he was gone, so I don't know if he got his wings underneath him or if he was back on the ground and poof got him. I lean towards the former.

everyone knows that the two toed sloths are even slower than the three toed sloths and so must be more essentially "sloth" than their three toed sloth kin. so we have to go with two toed. I didn't even know there was such a thing!

danik you've got the one day outings. tailor you've got the holidays:

dinner with an old flame/crush/boyfriend vs boardgames with a good friend at a quiet café

a week long cycling tour in provence france vs a week at home with no screens, writing paper, and no intrusion from the outside world.
Trying to rescue the lost post:
Poor fledgling. I hope he escaped from the cats.
I go with the three toed sloth.
A nice afternoon with a good friend in a café but no boardgames.

For the both of you and whoever wants to join: here is a tournament with 12 American actresses. In each pair the players will choose their favorite. The six ensuing winners of each player will be pitted against each other, until there is a winner for each player.
We start with Liz Taylor x Judy Garland. Good luck!

[tailor STATELY]

Judy Garland

Garlic or onion ?

[Danik 2016]

Onion.

Oak or Willow?

[Danik 2016]

Neither... I rarely doodle even.

Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt ?

Ancient Greece.

Handball or Volleyball?

[tailor STATELY]

Oak warms in Winter and Spring but I love the Willow tree... also the name of my Great-Grand-Daughter :)

Volleyball... Played a little racquetball in the '80's and tetherball in grade school.

Volleyball or tetherball ?

[Danik 2016]

Volleyball!

Deer or Antilope?

[tailor STATELY]

Antelope (too many deer here)

Hedgehog or Porcupine ?

[Danik 2016]

Both! I thought they were synonyms, but there are some differences between them.

ants or grasshoppers?

[tailor STATELY]

Going with the industrious ants :)

Dragonflies or Butterflies ?

[Danik 2016]

Butterflies, but haven't seen one for ages!

Small or big cities for living?

[tailor STATELY]

At this time of my life I would prefer to live in a big city or at least a bedroom community of one... wont happen, but there it is.

apples or oranges or other ?

[bounty]

well now danik, boardgames are a part of the choice, otherwise, im sorry, i'll have to sentence you to dinner with the old flame!

the actresses will be an interesting one. its likely not to be who I think is the better actress, but which one played a role I like better. hard to beat Dorothy! so judy garland it is.

I like all fruit tailor, but I could easily eat a couple oranges a day if they weren't so expensive. oranges it is.

danik: trying a new restaurant vs road trip to a local fair

tailor: a literary pilgrimage to your favorite authors famous locations vs quiet monastery stay with simple meals and reflection

[Danik 2016]

Lol! Might be quite enjoyable too, Bounty.

Apples, taylor!

Trying a new restaurant.


Actresses 2, taylor and Bounty:

Vivien Leiigh x Grace Kelly

[tailor STATELY]

lp x qms?... both would be highly enjoyable... slight nod to lp

VL x GK... another tough choice... going with the Princess of Monaco.

Big cats or little cats or kittens ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol, you would!

All of them , but if possible not all together.

Water birds or flying birds?

[tailor STATELY]

Flying birds

Pterodactyls or Diplodocus ?

[Danik 2016]

Pterodactyls

Dinos or rhinos?

[tailor STATELY]

Dinos :)

Shakespeare: Plays or poetry ?

[Danik 2016]

The plays.
Old movies or recent movies?

[tailor STATELY]

More into the newer movies (last 10-yrs).

Humphrey Bogart or Errol Flynn ?

[Danik 2016]

Humphrey Bogart

Opera or musical?

[tailor STATELY]

Opera

Actresses: Shirley Temple or Vivien Leigh or Grace Kelly or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Shirley Temple as a kid.

acting in or directing a movie?

[tailor STATELY]

Director

Rock: 60's or 70's

[bounty]

grace Kelly, major babe, gotta go with her, though I think I probably only saw one movie with her in it, and I don't remember which one.

love 'em both tailor, but I grew up mostly in the 70s and I think nothing hits you as much as the music of your youth.

tailor: Week-long writing retreat in a cottage with sea air and bread vs five day overnight sleeper train to nowhere, just for the romance.

danik: sunrise breakfast on a rooftop vs bookstore date with a friend where you each buy a book for the other.

ps: danik, poof keeps sneaking in my house and eating spritzers food.

[Danik 2016]

Bounty: both suggestions are very tempting but I go with the bookstore date

Rock: Can't separate the two decades so both.

Actresses challenge 3 for tailor and Bounty:
Merry Streep x Julia Robbins

PS- No comments on the unsocial behavior of Poof.

[tailor STATELY]

Week-long writing retreat in a cottage with sea air and bread !!!!!!!!!

Julia

Reading, Writing, or Arithmetic ?

[tonywalt]

Reading

Jack Nicholson's acting or John Malkovitch's acting?

[Danik 2016]

I love Jack Nicholson, so that's my choice.

[tailor STATELY]

Odd that JM has never been on my radar: https://fandomwire.com/john-malkovichs-10-best-movies-and-the-role-that-made-him-famous/... I think I'd like to see his "Bio" pix :)

Going with Jack - (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)

Rock singers: Sting or Freddie Mercury ?

[Danik 2016]

Now you had me there. Don’t remember them. I think Sting was the more important of them.

Lara Turner or Ella Fitzgerald?

[tailor STATELY]

Not familiar with Lara Turner... going with Ella Fitzgerald.

Laurel and Hardy or Martin and Lewis ?

[Danik 2016]

Sorry! Some mix up. I meant Tina Turner. So you can change your choice if you want to.

Laurel and Hardy.

Meat or fish?

[tailor STATELY]

Ella still :)

Meat

Laurel and Hardy or the Marx Brothers ?

[Danik 2016]

Still Laurel and Hardy.

Flinstones or The Dino Family (don't remember the name of the program).?

[tailor STATELY]

Dinosaurs in en wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaurs_(TV_series)#:~:text=to%20the%20cancellat ion.-,Plot,)%20and%20Fran%27s%20mother%2C%20Ethyl.... Wikipedia pt page didn't have it under that name however.

Flintstones would be my choice :)

Laurel and Hardy or Charlie Chaplin ?

[Danik 2016]

Os dinosauros in Portuguese.

Charlie Chaplin!!

Libraries, movie theaters or Lan Houses

[tailor STATELY]

Ah...

Hadn't heard of the term LAN Houses - Google AI: "where people can pay to use computers connected to a local area network (LAN) for gaming, internet access, or other tasks."
Library :)

Pets: Turtles or goldfish ?

[Danik 2016]

Lan houses were very common here, at the beginning of internet era, when a PC was a very expensive thing. There was one or more in each corner and onepaid for minutes of usage. Later they were still useful, when one's PC broke down. Then they disappeared, at least from São Paulo.

Turtles! :). Had several when I was a kid but they all run away. My grandpa bought me a stuffed one: "This one won't run away."

Beard, mustache or shaven?

[bounty]

I suspect what you are describing danik is what we called "internet cafes."

I like ella fitzgerald singing, but lana turner, Hubba Hubba, she gets the nod.

definitely not shaven, but I don't "keep" a beard either. I just don't shave until I get tired of having too much hair on my face. so a little of both ends.

danik: wandering a botanical garden vs overnight stealth camping adventure

tailor: slow train across Switzerland with books and chocolate vs lighthouse stay on a remote island

[tailor STATELY]

"This one won't run away." - smart Grandpa :) (It's Father's Day here in the states)

Like most men my age I've gone through the gamut of facial hair expression: clean shaven, moustache, mustache with goatee, full on beard and moustache... for the last 21 years moustache alone which I think is my preference.

Slow train across Switzerland with books and chocolate.

Photo taking: Camera or Cellphone ?

[Danik 2016]

No, Bounty, we had cyber cafes, too. The Lan house( was so sure it existed in US) is the Cyber Café without the coffee part. There are several PCs and you buy
the time you will be using the PC.

Sorry for the mix up I made, but I meant Tina Turner. So if you want to change be so free. And in the actresses contest the choice is now between Merryl Streep and Julia Robbins. Tailor has already chosen, I'm repeating the challenge because it has kept way behind on the other page.

I'm for the stealthy camping adventure but I hope chocolate and books are not forbidden on this camping.
Difficult choice, tailor. I am a very bad photographer. I use the cell phone as most people but I think a good camera takes better pics.

[Danik 2016]

Bumping it up before it gets lost in the maze of posts:

No, Bounty, we had cyber cafes, too. The Lan house( was so sure it existed in US) is the Cyber Café without the coffee part. There are several PCs and you buy
the time you will be using the PC.

Sorry for the mix up I made, but I meant Tina Turner. So if you want to change be so free. And in the actresses contest the choice is now between Merryl Streep and Julia Robbins. Tailor has already chosen, I'm repeating the challenge because it has kept way behind on the other page.

I'm for the stealthy camping adventure but I hope chocolate and books are not forbidden on this camping.
Difficult choice, tailor. I am a very bad photographer. I use the cell phone as most people but I think a good camera takes better pics.

[tonywalt]

Cameras for my posting photos (smart phone is not great resolution, just trying printing one a a larger format).

Coffee or Tea(or other)?

[tailor STATELY]

Peppermint tea and hot cocoa

Salsa or catsup/ketchup ?

[Danik 2016]

Ketchup ( with hot dogs)

Italian or Japanese food?

[tailor STATELY]

Italian

German or Brazilian food ?

[tonywalt]

I like various cakes like "cuca" (a variation of German streuselkuchen) - so german food

British cars in their heydey(mgs, triiumphs, jaguar) or Italian cars?

[Danik 2016]

I prefer British!
Vine or grapes juice?

[tailor STATELY]

Vine grapes

Pumpkins or watermelon ?

[tonywalt]

Pumpkins

Enjoy(ed) working in your career(ie you would have done it for free) or did not honestly enjoy working?

[Danik 2016]

I enjoyed working in my pedagogical jobs, but wouldn't work for free unless I had another source of living.

When you travel you prefer: international or local dishes?

[tonywalt]

International, if i'm being honest

Dogs or cats/other?

[Danik 2016]

Cats,cats, Cats!

Walking or driving ?

[tonywalt]

Walking

organised holiday or go with the flow?

[Danik 2016]

organized holiday.

Hot or cold meals when traveling?

[tailor STATELY]

Hot meals

Browsing windows while walking in the city or taking in the sights through the windows of a plane/train/car ?

[bounty]

danik im thinking you are running both a singers and actresses tournament or are they mingled together into one?

i'll go with ella fitzgerald over tina turner, though I like them both. and do you mean Julia Roberts? I like her too, but lets go with meryl streep.

oh that's a toughie tailor. I prefer being active but I prefer the sights not in store windows. ack! lets go with the browsing windows while walking because walking is better than sitting.

tailor: Hammock-and-hiking week in a national park cabin vs week long floating market and cooking class in Vietnam

danik: Movie marathon on the couch with snacks and someone warm vs going back to a place you once knew, just to see it again.

[bounty]

tony, if you see this, we have something weird going on. when I click my screen name to go to my account page, and click the "my activity" tab, all I see are posts you made.

does anyone else have that happening?

[tonywalt]

tony, if you see this, we have something weird going on. when I click my screen name to go to my account page, and click the "my activity" tab, all I see are posts you made.

does anyone else have that happening?

I have just posted quite a few posts. i have a backlog of poems as i have not been able to get on for 3 years.

[tonywalt]

A train

Philip Seymour Hoffman or Joaquim Phoenix?

[bounty]

I have just posted quite a few posts. i have a backlog of poems as i have not been able to get on for 3 years.

yes but the only thing that should be showing up under "my activity" are posts I make, not posts other members make. and to make it more whacked, its not even restricted to threads that ive been active in. its as if litnet thinks we are the same person.

[tonywalt]

yes but the only thing that should be showing up under "my activity" are posts I make, not posts other members make. and to make it more whacked, its not even restricted to threads that ive been active in. its as if litnet thinks we are the same person.

I have posted about 12 poems today and no one else is posting. that's what it is.

[tonywalt]

Going to a place i once knew.

Netflix or other?

[Danik 2016]

No, there are three "this or that" games running simultaneously.

The first one is the usual game, where one can ask everything. The question about Ella Fitzgerald and Tina Turner was made in this game.
The second one is the actresses tournament which up to iow involved tailor and you. If Tony wants to participate I'll update him.
As you both have answered the last challenge, I'll now release the next pair: Jodie Foster × Michelle Pfeiffer.
And then there is your tournament and I'm loving the suggestions. I choose the movie marathon.
tailor: Browsing windows.
General question: salty or sweet snacks?

[Danik 2016]

Other
Repeating the question above because I can't edit the post.
Salty or sweet snacks?

[tonywalt]

Sweet.

cashews or peanuts?

[tailor STATELY]

sweet
Hammock-and-hiking week in a national park cabin
cashews

Balloon excursion or boating/sailing ?

[Danik 2016]

Boating! Last week there were two very tragic accidents here with balloon excursions.
Tailor, take a look at post 23137. There is a new challenge in the actress tournament for you.

Philosophy or Maths?

[tonywalt]

Philosophy

Goodreads or other book review site that is not online lit?

[tailor STATELY]

Both actresses are excellent, slight nod to Michelle Pfeiffer.
Maths
Don't really read book reviews much... but have used Goodreads a little, so Goodreads

Smart watch, normal watch, or no watch at all ?

[tonywalt]

I wear a watch. It’s my only jewelry

Abstract or representational art?

[tailor STATELY]

representational art in the impressionistic style

Same question ?

[tonywalt]

I hate to say I like both, but I really do.

Coppola or Scorsese?

[Danik 2016]

Martín Scorcese


Smart Phone or Smart Watch?

[tonywalt]

Smart phone.

Scrolling on phone when waiting somewhere or just waiting without scrolling on phone ?

[tailor STATELY]

Scrolling

Giving up on a book that seems slow to start or slogging through ?

[tonywalt]

Sometimes i give up (but it pains me to do this)

Swiss Alps or St. Barts if you had to choose to retire?

[Danik 2016]

Swiss Alps.

Spain or Portugal for spending a holiday?

[tailor STATELY]

Portugal

Monte Carlo or Las Vegas ?

[Danik 2016]

None. Woul prefer Rocky Mountains or Niagara Falls.
And you?

[tonywalt]

Rocky mountains.

Early morning or getting up later? (this changes in time for some people)

[Danik 2016]

It changed for me. I used to be an early riser. Now, when I can I rise up late.

Most important meal: breakfast, lunch or dinner?

[tonywalt]

lunch

high rise or low rise residential?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... just a bit late

Low rise
Dinner

Tom Hanks or Dustin Hoffman ?

[tonywalt]

Dustin hoffman

Phlip seymour hoffman or jack nicholson?

[Danik 2016]

Jack Nicholson but like Dustin very much too.
Art film or blockbuster?

[tailor STATELY]

Jack
Blockbuster

Movies: Swashbuckler or Deep intrigue ?

[Danik 2016]

Deep intrigue

Romantic or realistic fiction?

[tailor STATELY]

Realistic fiction

Solve a Rubik’s Cube or collect rocks ?

[tonywalt]

Collect rocks

i have contacted the administrator about sending emails or doing something to bring the reemergence of the forum to previous members. I have sent the admin the following suggestions:

Email the Registered Members
Ask the admin if they can send a mass email to all registered members:

“The forum is back online—come visit! The This or That thread is still running.”

A lot of people just don’t know it’s back up.

and

Banner at the Top of the Forum
Suggest putting a notice banner across the forum for a month:
“We’re back! After 2 years down, Online-Lit forums are live. Join the conversation again!”?

book clubs or alternatives to book clubs?

[bounty]

gotcha danik, so im supposed to only be looking for actresses from you. in the last one, I like both, but I could go on a date with michelle pfeiffer, although maybe not as crazy cat woman.

id love to belong to a book club tony, but alas the opportunity never really seems to happen. so lets go with alternatives by default.

I think I suggested something like your suggestion to a moderator not long ago and the answer back had something to do with the site being problematic, but as you've indicated, maybe that problems been cured.

danik: used book store crawl vs roadtrip with a friend to see a unique roadside attraction.

tailor: four day bike and barge trip along the erie canal vs hiking/biking to recreate some historical journey

[tonywalt]

four day bike and barge trip along the erie canal

Big grocery/food/market shopping trips or small strategic trips?

[tailor STATELY]

hiking/biking to recreate some historical journey (if I was much younger)
small strategic trips to maximize gas savings by consolidating errands.

Cartoons or comics ?

[Danik 2016]

Yes, bounty, that's it.Usually when you come back the new challenge is several posts behind, sometimes on the last page. As soon as all answer I release the next one.

Actresses tournament, next pair: Marilyn Monroe × Nicole Kidman

used book store craw

Cartoons

Cheese fondue or chocolate fondue?

[tailor STATELY]

Marilyn Monroe
Chocolate fondue... never tried it but sounds - chocolate :)

High Fives or fist bumps ?

[tonywalt]

High fives

Anne Sexton or sylvis plath?

[tailor STATELY]

Anne Sexton

Mary Shelley or Emily Brontë ?

[Danik 2016]

Emily Bronte

Gershwin or The Who?

[tailor STATELY]

Gershwin

The Who or the Doors ?

[Danik 2016]

The Who

Black, brown or blue tennis shoes?

[tailor STATELY]

Currently gray, but prefer black tennis shoes.

Facebook or YouTube ?

[tonywalt]

Youtube

Do you use chatgbt or google?

[tailor STATELY]

Google... haven't tried chatgbt

Ravens or crows ?

[tonywalt]

Ravens.

Would you consider (merely consider) retiring to a developing country that is cheaper and have more 'options' or retire where you live currently?

[Danik 2016]

Both questions flow together in my case, as I already live in a developing country. But, if I had the choice, maybe I would choose another country to live at least for some time.

Would you prefer to live in a cold or in a warm country?

[tailor STATELY]

Warm country by the sea

Italy or Greece ?

[tonywalt]

Italy?

Sweets or carbs as a preference?

[Danik 2016]

Sweets

Air travel: Flying horses or spaceships?

[tailor STATELY]

spaceships

Westerns or Sci Fi ?

[Danik 2016]

Westerns

Apples or pears?

[tailor STATELY]

I prolly flip-flop on this choice... going with pears this time :)

Banana or apple ?

[Danik 2016]

Apple.

Broccoli or cauliflower?

[tonywalt]

cauliflower

Rice or potatoes?

[tailor STATELY]

rice

Parsnips or rutabagas ?

[tonywalt]

Parsnips

Thunderstorms or Clear days?

[tailor STATELY]

Clear cool days

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Iprefer clear cold days too.

Soups or solid food on winter evenings?

[tailor STATELY]

solid... soup as a first course if a formal dinner

green salad or fruit salad ?

[tonywalt]

green salad?

Chinese food or japanese food?

[Danik 2016]

Chinese food.

Guava juice or pineapple juice?

[bounty]

danik, Nicole Kidman, what a cutie! although I think she just recently, or maybe not too recently, had some breast augmentation? not a big fan of that I think.

and oh I love pineapple juice.

tailor: Staying a week in a mountain inn in winter—fireplace, soup, and lots of snow vs a week in a cabin in the woods, a record player, a type writer and your favorite alcohol.

danik: learning a new dance vs playing anyone you want in any one on one game of your choosing.

[Danik 2016]

Learning a new dance

Actresses tournaments: Frances Mc Dormand x Mia Farrow

Bubblegum or marshmallow?

Bounty: cats doing fine?

[tailor STATELY]

Hmmm... could do with no snow and no alcohol and no typewriter... neither. Maybe a seashore inn with room service and excellent wi-fi.

Had to google Frances Mc Dormand... prolly the most accomplished actress I've barely run across (Madagascar 3). I know Mia Farrow mostly from her scandals with Woody Allen, and possibly from Peter Pan. Based on a quick wikipedia research I'd choose Frances Mc Dormand for her singing.

Marshmallows

Movie: Ghost Busters or Ghost ?

[tonywalt]

Ghost.

plot driven books or character driven books?

[Danik 2016]

It depends on the quality of the writing but I tend to prefer plot driven fiction.
Same question?

[tonywalt]

Character driven, but some form of plot. Themes is the most important thing- and this has changed through time.

Legacy or presence of mind?

[Danik 2016]

Hmmm... could do with no snow and no alcohol and no typewriter... neither. Maybe a seashore inn with room service and excellent wi-fi.

Had to google Frances Mc Dormand... prolly the most accomplished actress I've barely run across (Madagascar 3). I know Mia Farrow mostly from her scandals with Woody Allen, and possibly from Peter Pan. Based on a quick wikipedia research I'd choose Frances Mc Dormand for her singing.

Marshmallows

Movie: Ghost Busters or Ghost ?

Frances Mc Dormand is a great favorite with me, I had to include her. But some of the movies where she played a leading roll, like "Fargo" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" were very violent.

[Danik 2016]

Character driven, but some form of plot. Themes is the most important thing- and this has changed through time.

Legacy or presence of mind?

Interesting answer, Tony, but I didn't understand your question: what association do you make between "legacy " and "presence of mind "?

[tailor STATELY]

Plot driven
Presence of mind

Comedy: Robin Williams or Richard Prior ?

[tonywalt]

Interesting answer, Tony, but I didn't understand your question: what association do you make between "legacy " and "presence of mind "?

Does one value their legacy (achievements, agency, future generations, accomplishments) or place a higher value on their present feeling of content, discontent?

(To be certain, legacy is very important to many people... but outside of the business world.. it's not admitted as much)

[tonywalt]

Robin Williams.

Godfather 1 or Godfather 2 as a preference (even if you don't like the movie etc)

[tailor STATELY]

Haven't seen either movie... I yield to others :)

[Danik 2016]

Neither have I.

[Danik 2016]

Does one value their legacy (achievements, agency, future generations, accomplishments) or place a higher value on their present feeling of content, discontent?

(To be certain, legacy is very important to many people... but outside of the business world.. it's not admitted as much)

I see.Presence of mind then.

Working at the office or home office?

[tailor STATELY]

Home office

Sunbeams or rainbows ?

[Danik 2016]

Currently sunbeams to warm this cold winter days.

Fireplace or electric heater?

[tailor STATELY]

Heat stove... electricity too expensive

tuna fish sandwich or tuna salad ?

[tonywalt]

tuna fish sandwich

Pub or wine bar/restaurant?

[Danik 2016]

Restaurant

Music hall or museum?

[tailor STATELY]

Museum

Shades of green or shades of blue ?

[Danik 2016]

Shades of green.

Fiction: a fast moving plot with lots of action or a deep more philosophical narrative which makes you think?

[tonywalt]

philosophical narrative which makes you think


Ergonomic sitting chair or traditional sitting chair?

[tailor STATELY]

ergonomic

physical photo albums or digital photo galleries ?

[Danik 2016]

Of late I use only digital photo galleries.

Simple or sophisticated formatting of texts?

[tailor STATELY]

Tend toward the simple.... though I can be creative :)

Edgar Allan Poe or Walter de la Mere ?

[Danik 2016]

Walter de la Mare

Scarf or cap in the cold?

[tailor STATELY]

Just a warm jacket for the cold... I try not to linger.

Waking up: Alarm clock or Phone app alarm or Alexa/Siri alarm ?

[tonywalt]

iphone

Youtube or Netflix? (if given the choice..)

[Danik 2016]

I use YouTube sometimes.

Films or series?

[tailor STATELY]

Gave up Netflix.

Series

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Films and soapys.

Singing in a choir or playing an instrument in a band?

[tonywalt]

instrument in a band

would you see Frank Sinatra or Elvis presley live, if you could go back in time (and those were your only two choices and you had to go)

[tailor STATELY]

Instrument
Frank

Band: Strawberry Alarm Clock or Flock of Seagulls or Kajagoogoo ?

[Danik 2016]

Don't know any of those bands, so none.

A music show by your favorite singer or band or a concert in Carnegie Hall?

[tailor STATELY]

Band

Coconut or banana ?

[Danik 2016]

Coconut

Coconut water or fruit juice?

[tailor STATELY]

Never tried coconut water... fruit juice

Computer mouse: wired or wireless ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol Banning notice and instant erasure of my answer.

Wired mouse on PC.

Mono or Stereo Sound.

[tailor STATELY]

I was wondering if I was the only one being plagued with bad web page behavior... now I know, lol.

Stereo

Peanut butter or Nutella ?

[Danik 2016]

Sometimes Litnet can't help it! :D
Nutella

Warm clothing or light clothes?

[tailor STATELY]

Light clothes

Tinted or clear lenses ?

[tonywalt]

Tinted

cash or cards for everyday purchase?

[Danik 2016]

Cards

Buses or Sub or other as public transport?

[bounty]

danik I have to go with mia farrow by default because I cant picture who the other one is! laughs...

yesterday spritzer was lying in the woods just off my front porch and poof was kinda creeping up on her. I watched for a little bit then I yelled at her and she stopped. a few minutes later when I went back out they were both gone. I suspect poof either chased her and spritzer fled or spritzer fled and poof chased her.

ah tailor---that means something in an eventual round is going to get a default victory.

im not a big fan of either personally danik, but I can see how in large cities they make sense and I have made use of them before, but if "other" is on the table, I think itd be fun to try like a bicycle taxi maybe once.

danik: fancy lunch alone with your journal and no rush vs going to any sporting event of your choosing

tailor: One-week canoe-camping trip with loons, firelight, and stargazing vs Joining a five day literary walking tour (like Wordsworth’s Lakes or Dickens' London).

[tailor STATELY]

Debit card

Buses are ok.

Joining a five day literary walking tour (hate mosquitos)

Cinamon or mint ?

[Danik 2016]

Answering both last posts in order of appearance
Bounty-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_McDormand

Tailor and Bounty: The first part of the actresses tournament is over. Now we will, pit only winners against winners to find the final winner.
So 1 Judy Garland × Grace Kelly

Bounty So it's a pattern now -Poof chasing Spritzer. But I'm still waiting for the peaceful moment when this two cats will rest side by side.

Lunch with my no existing journal (no sport events for me).

We don't have bicycle taxis here. The big discussion with the administration is whether motorcycle taxis are going to be allowed.
Tailor-both in tea.
Hot dog or Big Mac?

[tailor STATELY]

Judy Garland
Big Mac

French Fries or Onion Rings ?

[Danik 2016]

French fries

Piccolo or Oboe?

[tailor STATELY]

Oboe

Violin or cello ?

[Danik 2016]

Violin.

Mountains or plains?

[tailor STATELY]

Mountains (especially the valleys)

Books with or without illustrations ?

[tonywalt]

with illustrations, especially non fiction

Library in house or no library in house?

[Danik 2016]

Library in house no more(sigh).

Tombola or bingo

[tailor STATELY]

Google: "Tombola is a traditional Italian (card) game of chance similar to bingo."... haven't played this game but it sounds like more fun than Bingo and less random than UNO (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uno_(card_game)... Going with Tambola :)

Early in the morning or early in the evening ?

[Danik 2016]

Early in the evening


Maple tree or pine tree?

[tailor STATELY]

Maple trees :)

Orchids or roses ?

[tonywalt]

Orchids

Go to cinema regularly or no longer go to cinema regularly?