Game: This or That

[Danik 2016]

Well, going out is always fine, and with lemonade still better,

Beagels!

Corn, carrots, cars or cream colored cats?

[tonywalt]

Corn

Whole wheat/brown or white bread? (if you dont eat bread, then brown rice white rice debacle)

[tailor STATELY]

Cream colored cats :)
Whole brown wheat bread

doggerels, diamonds, daisies, or daffodils ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them .Am badly in need of diamonds.

Paste or podcast?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Podcast... have to listen to this week's Come. Follow Me podcast for FHE tonight :)

Eel grass, Elves, Echidnas, or embroidery ?

[Danik 2016]

Going sure with elves!

rivers, rivulets, riddles or Rigoletto?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

rivulets :)

gars, geese, garage bands, or Grease (the movie) ?

[Danik 2016]

:)

Geese!

Dimes, deers, domes or doormouses?

[tailor STATELY]

Deer, except when they eat my plants/trees

Raspberries, radio, reggae, or Ranunculus ?

[Danik 2016]

Raspberries, never Ranunculus

Lhamas, lyrics or lettuce?

[tailor STATELY]

Lyrics :)

Milk, mayo, moonflower, or mute swan ?

[Danik 2016]

Milk and mute swans!

noses, nature,nepobabies or nuts?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... certainly no nepobabies... Natute and nuts :)

Octopi gardens, octagonal mandalas, black opals, or blood oranges ?

[Danik 2016]

I choose octopi gardens and opals.
Fireflies, flying carpets, famous foxes or fruit flavored tea ?

[Danik 2016]

Octagonal mandalas!

books, bears or Byron?

[tailor STATELY]

Fireflies, books, and Byron

Halloween, harmonicas, Herman's Hermits, or harp music ?

[tonywalt]

Herman's hermits.

Retire from full time work at 58 or 65? (whilst doing some side thing you like or love or don't love)

[tailor STATELY]

While not being impacted by either metric 65 seems the better choice.

jalapeño poppers, jellyfish, JarJar Binx, or jalopies ?

[Danik 2016]

jellyfish


Eggs, elephants, eerie eagles or elegies?

[tailor STATELY]

Eggs!

keepsakes, knitting, kabobs, or Koalas ?

[Danik 2016]

Koalas!

hares, hazelnuts, honeycakes or hiking?

[tailor STATELY]

Hares and hazelnuts :)

Pendants, pianos, pompadours, or piezo electronics ?

[Danik 2016]

pianos (in plural, I'll open a business with them.

otters, old ottomans, outback or oysters?

[tailor STATELY]

Cool!

Otters... I have the Monterey Bay Aquarium on my fb feed that has an otter cam that I sometimes watch :)

Lava Lamps, licorice, leaping leopards, or lilies ?

[Danik 2016]

:)
Sleeping leopards.

roses,rolls,racoons or rockets?

[tailor STATELY]

roses and rockets

baklava, beets, buildings, or boats ?

[Danik 2016]

Buildings and boats I have to make money.

Mambos, monkeys, melons or merengues?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

All except monkeys (not so much) but the greater apes - yes :)

Symphonies, Shakespeare, surrealism, or sorbet ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them:), but maybe not so keen on the symphonies.


Elves, earworms,eggplants or eagles?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... earworms can be annoying sometimes so it would be the least of the selection, but overall.... all

Potatoes, piñatas, pilates, or planes ?

[Danik 2016]

planes- focusing on material goods at present!


sails, silver, sweets or swans?

[tailor STATELY]

I need to slacken my pace on sweets, otherwise all

Velociraptors, Venus, Vesuvius, or Vermeer ?

[Danik 2016]

Venus(planet) and Vermeer

Penguins, pens, prunes or partitures?

[tailor STATELY]

Partitures (have written 1-small piece of music for piano & use sheet music for choir) & Pen (Parker :) )

Quinces, quills, quatrains, or quizzes ?

[Danik 2016]

:)


Quarries .

houses, hyacinths, homus or hounds?

[tailor STATELY]

Love hyacinths :)

Kaleidoscopes, Kool Aid, kinesiology, or kites ?

[Danik 2016]

:)

Kaleidoscopes!,

bears,banjos, brown bread or beards?

[tonywalt]

Beards.

Short beard, almost stubble or longer beard? and why?

[tailor STATELY]

Brown bread
No beard for 21+ years... stubble between shavings daily... why: my choice before Baptism 21+ years ago.

Moon gazing, magenta, meditation, Muppets, or modernism ?

[Danik 2016]

Not much of a meditator and not much moon gazing in the stone wilderness. The rest ist welcome

Honey, ham, hummingbird or Harry Potter?

[tailor STATELY]

All :)

Cellos, celery, cherries, or cerise ?

[Danik 2016]

Cherries

tardigrades, toffees, trinkets or Tommy?

[tonywalt]

Tommy

Chess or checkers or bridge or other? (miss those days)

[tailor STATELY]

tardigrades and toffees
Chess... playing tonight :)

Arugula, Aerosmith, arrows, or Apple products ?

[tonywalt]

Aerosmith

Paul, George, or John (Ringo is duly added)

[tailor STATELY]

Paul

Caricatures, comics, Canton cuisine, or curlicues ?

[Danik 2016]

Caricatures and canton cuisine

Lambs,, lemons, limericks or larks?

[tailor STATELY]

Limericks and Larks

Pink Flamingos in flight, Pink Floyd, Pink Fairy Armadillos, or Dragon fruit ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them!
Norway, noodles, Niagara Falls or nereids.

[tonywalt]

Norway

Italy or France?

[tailor STATELY]

noodles and nereids

Italy... was France until my Brother moved to Italy :)

Golden shovel, Golden Goose, Golden Girls, or golden silence ?

[Danik 2016]

Golden retriever.

Silver lining, bag of silver or silver knives and forks?

[tailor STATELY]

Silver lining

Pocket full of miracles, fuzzy dice, pot-o-gold at the end of the rainbow, or Kermit the Frog ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them, only in doubt about fuzzy dice

Alphabet games,alfajores, blue araras or air fryers?

[tailor STATELY]

Alphabet games, alfajores look wonderful but have never experienced, blue araras - a parrot species I believe - so yes, or air fryers - haven't used one but I've been thinking about getting one, but so many are being recalled.

Gummi Bears, chicken gumbo, gumballs, or goulash ?

[Danik 2016]

I love goulash, so goulash.

Texas, teletubies, tortellini or tabbies?

[tailor STATELY]

Tortellini and tabbies.

Seahorses, Sea Urchins, saltwater taffy, or sea shanties ?

[Danik 2016]

Um...going with seahorses.

Bluebells, blueberries, Bluetooth or Blue Moon?

[tailor STATELY]

Bluebells, blueberries, and Blue Moon (celestial event and song)

Ukulele, cello, banjo, or theremin ?

[Danik 2016]

Ukulele

sunflowers, daffodils, lilies or dandelions?

[tailor STATELY]

All !

Sun Dogs, Moon Dogs, will-o-the-wisps, or garden gnomes ?

[Danik 2016]

All dogs, even hot dogs.
turnips, carrots, aubergine or zucchini?

[tailor STATELY]

Carrots, aubergine, and zucchini :)

Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, or Strawberry Alarm Clock ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol, Led Zeppelin, the only one I know.

Favorite sweets: dark chocolate, ice cream, cookies or marshmallows?

[tailor STATELY]

Dark chocolate and Death by Chocolate ice cream :)

Same question?

[Danik 2016]

Death by Chocolate ice cream??


Dark chocolate and dark brownie .

cars, bycicles or motorcycles?

[tailor STATELY]

Death by Chocolate ice cream... decadent, rich, chocolates and textures :)

Cars

Aa, ai ai's, "Ai, Ai, Ai", or apple pie ?

[Danik 2016]

??? Rather cryptic, aren't we? But apple pie is not always apple pie, so apple pie.
Squirrels, bunnies or doormice?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... "aa" a type of lava, "Ai ai" a type of animal, "Ai,Ai,Ai" a famous song as well as a humorous sitcom exultation :)

All three :)

Escargot, caviar, truffles, or foie gras ?

[tonywalt]

Caviar.

Beach, Forest, Mountains or Desert?

[tailor STATELY]

Beach !

same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Mountains with forests.

Songs with lyrics or instrumental music?

[tailor STATELY]

A mix of both :)

Pangolins, anteaters, ant farms, or sloths ?

[Danik 2016]

Pangolin.

witches, giants, magicians or acrobats?

[tonywalt]

such a tough choice. Well, Giants seem the most appealing, but not any bigger than Rock Hudson - otherwise it just gets uncomfortable.

70's films 80 films or 90s films?

[tailor STATELY]

magicians
'90's

Cartoons, memes, comics, or silly texts ?

[Danik 2016]

Comics

westerns or war movies?

[tailor STATELY]

Westerns

Iguazu Falls, Christ the Redeemer statue, the Pantanal, or the Lençóis Maranhenses ?

[tonywalt]

the Pantanal

Roman empire, including the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire or Greek empire?

[Danik 2016]

Also de Pantanal and Lençóis Maranhenses. And the Greek and the Roman Empire.


The Rocky Mountains or Cayman 's Christal Caves?

[tailor STATELY]

Roman Empire
I'd love to see the Cayman's Crystal Caves... Rocky Mountains not so much.

Sundials, Sunflowers, Moon Flowers, or Venus Flytrap ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them!

Venus, Juno or Diana?

[tailor STATELY]

Venus and Diana

Venus de Milo, David by Michelangelo, the Pietà (same), or The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci ?

[Danik 2016]

I go with David by Michelangelo

Rochester Center, Westminster Palace or the Colosseum?

[tailor STATELY]

• A Mental Health Center would be great but my insurance prolly wouldn't cover it https://rochester-center.facilities.centershealthcare.org/
• A good site to see: https://www.restorationandrenewal.uk/palace/extraordinary-history
• The Colosseum would be my choice of the three :)

Eiffel Tower, Tower at Pisa, Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO), or Seattle Space Needle ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks!I didn't know that Rochester Center was a health center. in fact I think I meant Rockefeller Center. I was thinking of the building.
I must have seen Westminster Palace from the outside when I was in London. We visited Warwick Castle and it was like a medieval tale!
Eiffel Tower!

5th Avenue or any other famous avenue?

[tailor STATELY]

Electric Avenue https://share.google/9QB3wmkzYXMPbjeRj

Bakers Street or any other famous street ?

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed the video, know that song somehow!


The classical crossing of Avenida Ipiranga and Avenida São João: https://braziliansongtranslations.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/caetano-veloso-sampa/


Central Park, Hyde Park or...?9

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed the music of the first video, the second isn't available in my country, however the lyrics of Sampa? are available: "... Whenever I cross Ipiranga or the Avenida Sao Joao / When I arrived here, I didn’t understand anything / Of the hard concrete poetry on your street corners /... I see emerging your poets of fields and spaces... " :)

I'd like to see both parks :)

Conquerors: Napoleon I, Alexander the Great, Kahless, or Genghis Khan ?

[Danik 2016]

Napoleon because of him the royal family of Portugal came to Brazil and brought improvements to the country.

Queens: Catherine the Great, Elisabeth I or Elisabeth ll?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

Elisabeth ll... a time of relative peace during her reign, and my Mother had an affinity towards her :)

Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Alva Edison, Alberto Santos-Dumont, or Hércules Florence ?

[Danik 2016]

:) I liked Elisabeth II also. She seemed really born to be a queen, maybe the last genuine one.

Sorry, have to be a nationalist here, Santos Dumont of course and don't tell me the brothers Wright...


Michelangelo, Monet, Picasso or Hooper?

[tailor STATELY]

I won't... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Santos-Dumont#:~:text=Alberto%20Santos-Dumont%20(self-,Tower%20in%20his%20airship%20No.

Michelangelo, Monet, and Hooper.

Movies: A Clockwork Orange, 2001, Metropolis (1927), or Blade Runner ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the link,learned several things, including that there were several candidates of "The father of aviation" as SD is called here.


Metropolis is a great favorite of mine.

Orange juice, Strawberry juice or Peach juice?

[tailor STATELY]

Mmmm... all three :)

Clouds: Cirrus, Cumulus, Nimbus, Cloudflare, or other ?

[tonywalt]

Cirrus.

Scorsese, Kubrick, Spielberg, Coppola?

[tailor STATELY]

Kubrick & Spielberg

Escher, e.e. cummings, Van Gogh, or The Wizard of Oz (1939) ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them!
Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse or Margareth Atwood (they were all born on November 18th)?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol, Mickey Mouse is 25-years older than I, Minnie Mouse is beloved by you if I recall, Margaret only 14-years older than I: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/margaret-atwood

Going with Mickey as I'm more familiar with him but am going to read up on Margaret (Found this gem about Dreams/Blue Jay/Archaeopteryx which I will share for Thursdays at Two this week: https://www.poetryexplorer.net/poem.php?id=10019529 ) :)

Duck Dodgers, Donald Duck, Duck Dynasty, or Shohei Ohtani (gotta duck when he throws chin-music) ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the Atwood page. I like some of her fiction too.

I'm going with Donald Duck the only of these ducks I know.

Sheerwood, Woodstock or any other special wood?

[tailor STATELY]

Muir Woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr2RYpIcs4o , Bidwell Park (Chico) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidwell_Park, Tiger Maple https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_maple , and many others :)

Pelicans, Puffins, H.R. Pufnstuf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R._Pufnstuf , or Budgies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbKGtjRY69w ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the links, enjoyed specially Muir Park with its wonderful old but well kept trees and the kind of wood called Tiger Maple. Also liked the pitoreske names of places in Bidwell Park.

Going with Pelicans.

Felix the cat, Garfield or Thundercats?

[tailor STATELY]

Garfield :)

Ikea, 7/11, McDonalds, or Shopping Iguatemi

[Danik 2016]

:)

Shopping Higienopolis. It has better food than Iguatemi, but both have very expensive shops. They are good for an eventual visit not for consuming

Mc Donalds, Burger King or Subway?

[tailor STATELY]

Burger King... though we do not have one nearby.

Chips and dips, humus, humorous anecdotes, or Aunts ?

[Danik 2016]

Humorous anecdotes

Fishes, foxes, football or fast food?

[tailor STATELY]

Foxes (many 'roundabout) and fast food (in moderation)

Fairy lights, Aurora Borealis, Neon lights, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

:) foxes


Love fairy lights and Aurora Borealis!

Stars of Heaven or of the movies?

[tonywalt]

humus

Salad or fries, when asked?

[tailor STATELY]

Heaven
Salad

Horses, Hares, Hanna-Barbera, or Pixar ?

[Danik 2016]

Horses and hares.

Balloons, birds or berries?

[tailor STATELY]

Birds and berries

Songs: Free Bird, Stairway to Heaven, Felix Navidad, or Rolling in the Deep ?

[Danik 2016]

Starway to Heaven. Not rolling anywhere.

Rythms: Salsa, Samba or American Smooth.?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol :)

All

Albums: The Dark Side of the Moon https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj62eXf6oaRAxV-l2oFHf8zGewQwqsBegQIPxAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dk9 ynZnEBtvw&usg=AOvVaw1v-mIQ0eGLl1QaR_OhFo9g&opi=89978449 , Thriller https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwik3tmN6oaRAxVGkWoFHZYBM3MQwqsBegQIShAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPp UtKCNYHJ8&usg=AOvVaw2GFW_TuHIBDi7nBy7CX17R&opi=89978449 , Boston, Led Zeppelin IV https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj4ypWw6oaRAxVrmGoFHWBNJUAQwqsBegQIUBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DB_ WborTe22k&usg=AOvVaw3EWfOL2b7cNluMplZxLVfy&opi=89978449 , or The Wall https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj177vE6oaRAxWQlWoFHXdqFRQQwqsBegQIbBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dr4 8BLz42NuI&usg=AOvVaw25lZFL2G_2NSsDA1LFgud2&opi=89978449 ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the links! :) Going with Led Zeppelin and The Wall.

Moon songs: Blue Moon or Moon River?

[tailor STATELY]

Clair de Lune
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNcsUNKlAKw
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suite_bergamasque#3._Clair_de_lune
... also one of my kitties was named: Nimshew Princess Clair de Lune (Princess) nearly 40-years ago :)

TEMU, EBAY, Amazon, or Ikea ?

[Danik 2016]

Love this piece but didn't know or didn’t remember its name. :)

Aaaaaaaiiiiiii! for Princess!
I'm afraid none of them. Loved Amazon when it was still new, small and trustworthy. My first English book bought through Amazon was a feat.

Festivals: Music, theater, cinema or food.?

[tailor STATELY]

Music and food

Fashion: Summer, Fall, Winter, or Spring ?

[Danik 2016]

Ì prefer warm clothes. So Winter.


Time of the day: morning, afternoon, evening or night?

[tailor STATELY]

Night/Earliest morning

Rutabagas, routines, roulette, or spiced pumpkin ?

[tonywalt]

routines

Monopoly, chess, backgammon, other?

[Danik 2016]

Chess

Card games : Pacience, uno or other?

[Danik 2016]

$$$$$$$$$$$

[tonywalt]

Uno.

Flip flops or shoes or other when walking outside?

[tailor STATELY]

Chess
Uno
Shoes (rattlesnakes)

Phobias: Snakes, Spiders, a crowded room, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Phobias: nothing to state

T-shirt or social shirt or ...?

[tailor STATELY]

Hawaiian shirt... a member of my church was getting rid of many (20 or so) Hawaiian shirts and someone recommended me due to my size, 3X Tall; I wear one nearly every day, though I hadn't a single one ever beforehand :)

Hawaii, the Azores, Tahiti, or Long Island ?

[tonywalt]

Tahiti (mutiny on the bounty and possibly a side trip to Pitcairn)

Guatemala, Kenya, or Vietnam?

[Danik 2016]

I hope bounty is fine!;). Tailor you are on the hight of fashion, here men presently wear patterned shirts or shorts.https://www.samicce.com/products/camisa-samicce-pinhais%C2%AE?variant=43653752488150&country=BR&currency=BRL&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23095506669&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6oK-j_2NkQMVv1RIAB0dQRloEAQYCiABEgIevPD_BwE

Guatemala, never visited Central America

Australia or New Zealand?

[tailor STATELY]

Me too. Cool shirt :) Mine today is red with a white and muted grayish leaf/flower pattern motif :)

Never been out of the States but Guatemala might be interesting. A friend of mine just got back from Kenya with some interesting tales. I haven't been keen on visiting the orient for some reason... even though some monasteries have caught my interest.

Taj Mahal, The grand pyramids in Egypt, Vatican City, or a time travel to the Hanging Gardens in Babylon ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them!

Capitals: Washington, London, Paris or Rom?

[tailor STATELY]

I'd like to linger in Washington D.C. - last time I was there for business there was no time to stop anywhere. Paris - yes, Rome - yes, London on a warm sunny day - yes :)

Ocean voyage, Billy Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0kNMGsrmrE , Mediterranean Sea, or Sea of Tranquility ?

[Danik 2016]

I go for Mediterranean Sea! :)

American Cities :

New Orleans, Quebec, LA Paz, Lima,Manaus or...?

[tailor STATELY]

Of the selection: Quebec... I still love San Francisco, though it's been maybe 40-years ago and not so seemly any more in places.

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

l visited Québec many years ago so I would like now to visit one of the three other cities.
Museums: The Metropolitan, the Louvre or any other?

[tailor STATELY]

Met, Louvre, et

Johnny Carson, Red Skelton, Carol Burnett, or Silvio Santos ?

[Danik 2016]

None of them, Don't know the first three ones and never liked Silvio Santos. By the way, he died recently, one or more daughters are now in charg3 of his Chanel.


Youtube, Facebook or Instagram?

[tailor STATELY]

The first three were/are a bit of comedy royalty on our airwaves... R.I.P. Silvio Santos.

Youtube and Facebook... I think I have an Instagram account but have never used it.


Grapes, Graffiti art, Goya, or Celestial Galaxies ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them!:)

Papaya, pears, potatoes or peonies or ponys?

[tailor STATELY]

Papaya, pears, and peonies

Nutcracker Suite, Hazel nuts, Nutella, or Peanut butter ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them! :) Nutcracker Suite is a Christmas Time classic here.

Eggs, Eggplants, earworms or Edgar Hooper?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol, All

Sombreros, Saturdays, The Simpsons, or Salisbury Steak ?

[Danik 2016]

Salisbury steaks and my old sailcloth hat!

Children books: Pooh the Bear, Babar or Grimms Fairy Tales?

[tailor STATELY]

All three :)

Rhododendrons, Rumpelstiltskin, Raspberry syrup, or Arugula ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them! Arugula= Rúcula


Tigers, tablets, trolls or harlequins?

[tailor STATELY]

Tigers and harlequins

Bric-a-brac, bracelets, Barcelona, or Barbies ?

[tonywalt]

Tigers

ice cubes or no ice cubes?

[Danik 2016]

Barcelona and no ice cubes.

Wintersports, Wyoming, Willows or Woodstock?

[tailor STATELY]

No ice cubes, the exception being with lemonade.
Willow(s) and Woodstock

Billowy, willowy lazy white clouds, or fierce cumulo-nimbus with lightnings and thunders, or lazy harlequin koi safe from the gaze of a fluffy white Himalayan cat preening in the sun ?

[Danik 2016]

Aaiiii!

no cumulo-nimbus they create havoc. All the other clouds and cats are very welcome!

Lovely azure Summer skies or mysterious velvety night skies?

[tonywalt]

mysterious velvety night skies

Chinese food indian food or japanese food? or other

[tailor STATELY]

mysterious velvety night skies
Chinese food

Tuna, Scallops, Rhapsodic music, or Quiche ?

[tonywalt]

Rhapsodic music

Bach, beethoven, chopin, bill evans, miles davis?

[tonywalt]

Rhapsodic music

Bach, beethoven, chopin, bill evans, miles davis?

[tailor STATELY]

Don't recall bill evans but will do some research, but definitely the others :)

Timpani, conga drums, bongo drums, or marimbas ?

[Danik 2016]

All drums if not on account of football.

nobel metals: silver, gold, copper or platinum?

[tailor STATELY]

Partial to gold and silver

Cooking pots: Cast Iron, Ceramic coated, Aluminum, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Ceramic coated or any kind of quality antiaderence.

Terrain: garden, wood or pastures?

[tailor STATELY]

Wood and garden

Fireflies, Ladybugs, Dragonflies, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Fireflies

Turtles, tukans or tardigrades?

[tonywalt]

Turtles.

read one book at at time or two books? audible and read together?- or separate? (i have taken to read while listening, which is can of hedonism for a book nerd)

[tonywalt]

Turtles.

read one book at at time or two books? audible and read together?- or separate? (i have taken to read while listening, which is can of hedonism for a book nerd)

[tailor STATELY]

All three... I have a number of poems including tardigrades, only one including a turtle (a few turtledoves however), and none including toucans yet... may have to remedy that :)
When I study my gospel lessons I'll read while listening to the audio at about 2x speed.

Ducklings, Halflings, Earthlings, or starry sky twinklings ?

[Danik 2016]

:)
Sometimes I start reading two or three books at the same time. But then I choose one to get on and the others must wait.


Ducklings and twinklings.


Oceans: Atlantic or Pacific?

[tailor STATELY]

Pacific

Rivers: Amazon, Mississippi, Thames, or Nile ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them.

Islands: Cayman, Madeira or Galapagos?

[tailor STATELY]

Madeira

Media: Watercolors, Oil paint, Acrylics, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Acrylics

Reading: Paper book or ebook?

[tailor STATELY]

Paper-back over eBook... Hard back over all.

Ancient paned glass, Dali, stained glass, or churches with Flying buttresses ?

[Danik 2016]

Me too. in theory, because at present I read only ebooks.

All of it!

gothic churches, Renaissance or modern churches?

[tailor STATELY]

Gothic churches and Renaissance churches

Apples, avocados, anacondas, or avocets ?

[Danik 2016]

Avocados, avocets and apples. And Anaconda books.

Google, gargoyles, grapefruits or gnomes?

[tailor STATELY]

All except grapefruit... deleterious to my health due to medication interactions :(

Halibut, Buttons saved for a rainy day, fresh Butter, or Margarine in a tub ?

[Danik 2016]

Not partial to grapefruit.
Fresh butter.

phantoms, pirates, polishops or pommes frites?

[tailor STATELY]

Don't know polishops and google not helpful, so pirates and pommes frites :)

Quaint curls, querulous crows, Button Quail, or quesadillas ?

[tonywalt]

quesadillas

Reading at night? morning? can you read in the middle of the day? Average amount of time? what is the most hours? (I struggle with reading in the day, unless i'm by the pool). curious to know

[Danik 2016]

Polishop is actually the name of a Brazilian shop that sells electronics. But according to google it is also a mal that sel0ls all kind of products.

It depends. Usually at night these days when I have finished other tasks. I don't spend much time reading any more. At the most half an hour, than I become tired if the book isn't very enthralling.

What poems do you prefer? 18th C, 19th C, 20th C, 21st or other?

[tailor STATELY]

19th

Literature (over all): 18th C, 19th C, 20th C, 21st or other?

[Danik 2016]

I love the 19th and the 20th C.

Vegetables or meat?

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Meat and veg in equal portions would be ideal.

Beef, Chxn, Pork, Lamb, wildlife, Fish, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

:)

Beef, chicken and some fish that don't taste so fishy.

Winter, Summer, Spring or Autumn?

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I think I'm becoming an Autumn person.

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

I always prefered Autumn. This year Spring was also fine because it was a cold spring.

A designed garden o4 an improvised garden?

[tailor STATELY]

:)

I've given up on gardening this year but I always prefer a planned Garden to visit... here's one I enjoyed in the California Bay Area... https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=hakone+garden+in+saratoga+californi a&&mid=47113C16C4FD7D57602847113C16C4FD7D576028&FORM=VRDGAR

Eggs: Sunny side up, poached, 3-minute (boiled), scrambled, 100-year (Century egg)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg , or other ?

[Danik 2016]

What a wonderful garden, tailor, thoroughly planned and well kept, with the delicate cherry blossoms. Enjoyed very much

Most kind of eggs, but don'tcare so much for poached.. Not so keen on century eggs either, but it's an interesting method of preservation if there isn't a fridge around.

Potatoes- mashed, cooked,fried, cooked with peel, etc.?

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Potatoes of all kinds in moderation... I remember as a child eating them raw. Tater Tots... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tater_tots and Hash Brown potatoes are also a favorite :)

Throwing pots (ceramics), beating a rug, cutting a rug https://www.quora.com/Do-you-know-the-meaning-of-the-southern-phrase-cuttin-a-rug, or beating a dead horse (idiom) ?

[Danik 2016]

I love potatoes with butter and I cook them usually without peeling them.

Beating a dead horse .Did you see the last emoji at litnet? None of these. I prefer to let the dogs loose as we say herewhen someone wants to express anger.

Slang or dialect?

[Danik 2016]

I love potatoes with butter and I cook them usually without peeling them.

Beating a dead horse .Did you see the last emoji at litnet? None of these. I prefer to let the dogs loose as we say herewhen someone wants to express anger.

Slang or dialect?

[tailor STATELY]

Emoji - yes, that's what I was going for :)

... or "Who let the dogs out ? " which is a humorous song by the Baja Men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQKdtoG170 :)

Dunno, prolly slang.

Jellyfish, jelly sandwiches, South Sandwich Islands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sandwich_Islands , or Yogi Bear and the Three Little Pigs (literature)... https://www.tiktok.com/@hanna_barbera_cartoons/video/7501030973061057835

[Danik 2016]

Wonderful! The right song to play when kerfufflyi neighbors are destroying their floor and my hearing: woof,woof, woof, woof!


Cheese sandwiches or Cheshire cat?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... grilled cheese sandwiches :)

Carrot cake, 24 carrot ring, Carrot Top https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot_Top, Top Hats, or Triceratops ?

[Danik 2016]

Carrot cake with Chocolate top

Chess or charades?

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I don't think I've ever played charades...
practice chess every day, so chess.

Games: Mah Jong, Baccarat, Othello, or Backgammon ?

[Danik 2016]

I don't know any of these games.

Othelo the play. Don't know if you meant that.
Vegetables : carrots, eggplant or broccoli?

[tailor STATELY]

The play works :) I remember watching the movie Othello on a field trip in 6th grade.

All three :)

Oysters, Abalone, Mussels, or Clams ?

[Danik 2016]

Abalone and mussels.

Trees: pine, oak or palmtrees?

[tailor STATELY]

Oak and Date Palms... pine's ok but more plebian

Tardigrades, Tarsiers, Toupees, or Teetotalling ?

[Danik 2016]

Pines plebiam, oh no! Taxodium from US to Campos do Jordão: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky13FsOEDQo&t=100s

Tardigrades and Toupees.

Wolves, Waterfalls, Whales or Walruses?

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Beautiful forest/park/conservatory :)

Waterfalls and Whales

Will-o-the-wisps, Cattails https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typha_latifolia, Fairy Rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_ring, or Fairy tales ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them, thanks for the Wikipedia links, tailor. :)


If you had to look for a job today, would you prefer to work remotely or in an office/ concern/school room, or other?

[tailor STATELY]

remotely

Rainbows, whirlpools, tide pools, black holes ?

[Danik 2016]

Rainbows and black holes.

Berries or burgers or both?

[tailor STATELY]

Both

Christmas tree trim: Tinsel, bows, ornaments, fairy lights, or indoor color lights projector ?

[Danik 2016]

Haven't ornamented a Christmas tree for ages. When I was a kid we used to have a real pine Christmas tree with real candles, some ornaments, cho olate ornaments and maybe snow made from cotton flufs. For me this was the only real Christmas tree. Today I think artificial Christmas trees are a solution that avoids the cutting of numerous pine trees just that they may ornament a house for a few days.


Painted Easter eggs or chocolate eggs?

[tailor STATELY]

Nor I.

Chocolate Cadbury eggs :)

Holly wreathes, warm hearths, halcyon days, or hackneyed holidays https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/ ?

[Danik 2016]

:) But haven't seen Cadbury chocolate for a long time.


Lol! Warm hearts and Monkey Day. Just had halicoon days, so no, thanks

Days: Free Food Day, Coca Cola Day, Tardigrade Day or Whiskers Day?

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Lol, Tardigrade Day (I had to peek at the list, it could take the place of Go to Work Naked Day), International Talk Like a Pirate Day... and A'phabet Day or No "L" Day (perfect day for writing lipograms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipogram amongst other things)

Mardi Gras, Halloween, Christmas, Easter, or Chocolate Cupcake Day ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! I go with Chocolate Cupcake Day the least important and the most concrete one.

lipograms seem to be the opposite of alliteration.


Christmas fruit: dried figs or dates?

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Lipograms are more a challenge of doing without. Here's one I wrote without using the letter 'e' ( after 1- edit where I left one in, lol)

"I forgot my mantra." - from th film Anni Hall (1977) / Lipogram

writing my thoughts down
hours thaw’d slowly day by day
mimicking thick snow

day turns into night
to such things our stars applaud
Scorpio rising

a stygian night
yon mountains shrink into thought
practicing haiku

night into bright day
mankind should not know sorrow
lost in affliction

Find joy, notwithstanding pain
a crowning glory awaits

5/17/2025 r. 6/5/2025

Hmmm... tough choice... going with dates :)

Fruit salad, fruitcake, deep- fried fruit Fried Fruit : 7 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables https://share.google/jUDvbmvfAgslTlvYu , or Fruit Loops (cereal) ?

[Danik 2016]

Enjoyed the poem but suspect a sleepless night or a long day.

All things fruit, except deep fried.

Soda, Coke or Fruit Juice?

[tailor STATELY]

Fruit juice in moderation

Dining alone, dinner for two, banquet, banjos ?

[Danik 2016]

Dining alone or with company!

After dinner: Preparatory nap, watch TV, read a book or listen to music?

[tailor STATELY]

Telly... sometimes napping while telly on :)

Believing extraterrestrial aliens are amongst us, or that they're too intelligent to bother with us, or ???

[Danik 2016]

Me too!

Very neutral and reserved on the subject of aliens. As the Spanish speakers say: "I don't believe in witches but they sure exist."

Heros or sport aces?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol :)

A little of both.

Gumballs (chewing gum), Gumby https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumby, "gumshoes" (private detectives in literature and film), Gum erasers, or Gumpoldskirchen https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Gumpoldskirchen ?

[Danik 2016]

partial to all of them, except chewing gum.


Gnoms, geese, gnats, Grease(the movie) or gems?

[tailor STATELY]

Gnats... phooey!. Love the Canada Geese we have hereabouts... Grease the movie is OK, though it doesn't represent my sensibilities... gems - kind of neutral neutral on owning, but they sure are beautiful..... and all the good gnomes are fine by me :)

Rock: Stadium, Classic, Jurassic, or Iridium ?

[Danik 2016]

Rock: Classic and Jurassic

Music in general: Country, 20C, 21C or?

[tailor STATELY]

20C

Dance: Ballet, Hully Gully https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1q8_EE4sDw , Locomotion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzVbHuL1ACM , or the Peppermint Twist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WIvZu4dPQQ ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the links.I never danced myself.But I like to watch ballet.

Garden work: sowing, growing or tending plants or flowers?

[tailor STATELY]

Tending... sigh.

Savory condiments: Wasabi, horse radish, mustard, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

I love bay leaves.

Holiday programs: visiting/receiving visitors, listening to music, reading/writing,, sleeping, others?

[tonywalt]

Flowers.

Feta cheese, Mozzarella, or Cheddar or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Sleeping, writing, music... singing in our choir :)
Mozzarella... I eat string cheese as a snack every day :)

Simple things (glimmers) that brighten your day ?: A smile from another, a text, a written note, an fb post, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Almost any kind of cheese
:) Nice posts or even likes in my forums; the sights of neighborly cats or dogs or doves strutting around; smiles and kind words...

Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Forum posts... yes :) Family, church, choir, smiles, kind words, Quail, Doves, Robins, Red Tailed Hawks, poetry writing/reading/Thursdays at Two, chess... :)

The Southern Cross, Orion, Ironing, or Ironic things ?

[tonywalt]

Ironic things.

Broadway, off-broadway, opera, sumpin else?

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Dominoes Pizza and the Dollar Tree on Broadway, Placerville, California :)

Lottery, slot machines, roulette, or other means to fritter away one's money in hope of a jackpot ?

[Danik 2016]

Broadway theaters
The animal game "jogo do bicho":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogo_do_bicho

Lottery or on line bets?

"

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Cool game, albeit with a colored history. The numerology aspects are intriguing... the number 24, which I always attribute to my boyhood hero Willie Mays, seems an oddity. IMHO the legalization of the game, as our state lottery is regulated, would be a boon to Brazilian society.

Lottery

Moiré patterns, fractals, paisley prints, Hawaiian inspired attire, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Right now the country is overrun with on line betting games!


It depends for what, Moire seems fine for Persian rugs, fractal for flooring. For clothes I prefer no patterns at all or simple geometric patterns, I usual,y don't like flowery patterns.

Statues: classical or modern?

[tailor STATELY]

Oh...

Classical

Osmonds, Allmans, Ozzy, Almonds, or Ozymandias ?

[Danik 2016]

None. Not fan of almonds.

Chrysanthemuns, Anemones or Roses?

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Luke warm on Crythansemums (see I can't even spell it, lol). Anemones (of all phyla) and roses :)

Ticking clocks, silent clocks, large clocks out in the wild that chime... or flashing clogs ?

[Danik 2016]

Generally all kind of clocks unless they are too wild .Love specially the old woodclock called standing clock in German

Porch: Empty, with furniture or...?

[tailor STATELY]

No real porch here, but if I did a bench and maybe some outdoor furniture for dining alfresco.
Grandfather clock here I think.

Instruments: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, or String ?

[Danik 2016]

Sounds confy!
Yes that's it, Grandfather clock.

Strings and piano.

Coins: round, with holes, triangular or square?

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Round

Candy bars: Snickers, KitKat, Reece's Peanut Butter Cup, M&M's, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

KitKat, Peanut Butter, M&Ms.


Hershey Dark Chocolate with Mint or Coffee flavor, Nestlé Chocolate, Cadbury Cholate, Lindt or other.

[tailor STATELY]

Mmmmmmmmm... Haven't tried the Hershey Dark chocolate with Mint or Coffee flavor yet... usually just plain. Haven't enjoyed any Nestlé or Lindt chocolates lately, don't know why. Cadbury chocolate eggs are marvelous. Anything with dark chocolate will do :)

Reece's pieces or Plain M&M's ?

[Danik 2016]

:)

Just plain M&M as l've never tasted the other version.

Cupcakes, cookies or coconut water?

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Never tried coconut water, cupcakes are ok, but chocolate chip cookies are heaven's confection :)

Christmas songs (I sang in our choir during our Christmas program today :) - Stille Nacht/Silent Night, The First Noel, Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains, Away in a Manger, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

if I ever visit US again I will bring some coconuts.

Stille Nacht or "Leise Rieselt der Schnee":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmB_VSCIXGg

Christmas Tree or other Chrisrmas Ornaments?

[tonywalt]

furniture, but minimal

wristwatch, apple watch, no watch (the younger generation dont wear watches)?

[tailor STATELY]

Inexpensive smart watch, Amazfit 5. I think the yg's just use their smart phones.

Baby boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Baby boomer


Soft drinks: Cola, Fanta, Crush or...?

[tailor STATELY]

Martinelli's Blush (Sparkling Apple with Strawberry), Pear, Apple... Last Thursday I supplied the non-alcoholic bubbly for our Poetry group :)

Dickens, Hawthorne, or Poe ?

[Danik 2016]

We don't have these sophisticated bubblies here, but we have guaraná:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guaran%C3%A1_(soft_drink)

Dickens.He was my favorite author during many years.

[tailor STATELY]

We have energy drinks that contain guarana, but I've never tried one... my grandkids like them.

[Danik 2016]

I think guaraná is more largely exported now.

Singers: John Lennon, Michael Jackson or Ella Fitzgerald?