Game: This or That

[Danik 2016]

Hot. I prefer creamy soups.

Buildings: skyscrapers, towers, steeples, one storey, two storeys?

[tailor STATELY]

Skyscrapers, steeple, and towers

Tissues or handkerchiefs ?

[Danik 2016]

Tissues.

Doughnuts, dogs, dreams or dwarfs?

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Dreams and dwarf stars

Lentils, riced cauliflower, quinoa, or barley ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them

Sun moon, stars or the milky way or black holes?

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All of them ! Add Dandelions: I'm a Dandelion lover, even joined a Dandelion FB feed, and to me they represent the Sun, Moon, and Stars as well... they've made their return already due to the recent rains... raining today, expecting our first snow prolly later today; so blessed we've had such a moderate winter up to now.

Snow, ice cubes, crushed ice, or ice skating ?

[Danik 2016]

Snow (in pictures and movies). Rather late the snow. But better so. I saw pictures from US with people cutting big chunks of snow from their frozen cars.

Flowers: Sunflower, Dandelions,Roses or Viola?

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True... Bounty is prolly buried in snow :(

All... (Violets and Viola [instrument]) :)

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

Bounty has forgotten us by now, it seems. :D

Viola or Pansy called stepmother here because it has an illhumoured face

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I'd like to think he has found his 'dream' girl and has no time for us :)

So sad re: the sad face :)

[Danik 2016]

Lol! He certainly must be engaged elsewhere.
I forgot the question:
Watching sports:Soccer, football, swimming, gymnastics or other?

[tonywalt]

swimming

Motels, hotels, b&b, other?

[Danik 2016]

Hotels


Meat eater, Vegan, Vegetarian?

[tonywalt]

Vegetarian

Dreamless Sleep or Vivid dream?

[tailor STATELY]

Baseball, Hotels, Carnivore, Vivid dreams

Toucans, Today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2f3tlgApHw&list=RD5SXy7G5dtb4&index=2, Tupac, or Toulouse-Lautrec ?

[Danik 2016]

Dreamless sleep.
Toucans. Thanks for the video!

Snacks, snakes, snickers or snails?

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Snacks & Snickers

Tower of Pisa, Hawaiian (pineapple) pizza, Hawaiian resort, or shorts ?

[Danik 2016]

:)

All of them!

Californian Pizza ( canned fruit, mussarela cheese), California dream or Californian songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtxE3T9tIvk
My dear I'll go to California, to live on its waves...

[tailor STATELY]

Enjoyed the video :)
No thank you on the California pizza... "California Dreamin'"/ Mamas & Papas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-aK6JnyFmk , "Going to California" / Led Zeppelin: https://www.reddit.com/r/musicsuggestions/comments/1pmy7en/going_to_california_led_zeppelin_official_video/ ... Would have loved to have lived by the sea :)

Ravens, Rooks, Crows, or snow ? (Pixie snow here just now... https://www.wunderground.com/weather/us/ca/garden-valley )

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the song links! Suppose you wouldn't enjoy Nutella pizza either!
https://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-samsung-rvo1&hs=Q9hU&sca_esv=6023463f7af8a389&sxsrf=ANbL-n6SN8mukMrWmrxQfS99hXHaVU97gw:1771465488054&q=nutella+brazilian+sweet+pizza&uds=ALYpb_ncDc7jTlmw6Mmq7NjuX5c-hkm7lGcn7ylQf8SP01vfduXoejXnpfkV1-CFyjWSsmm8TzbXOu1Xa-OIrci6JskktuudTtx9ogXoikcUpI5jBFeUdFpEx0En8-E4iUQ64IS6gcuEdqRyAwIPHz8KJ9RQJGm4N-RJV3aNoFy1VdY2lxKugUI&udm=2&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFyJaZt-SSAxUYpZUCHQbOAwkQxKsJKAB6BAgSEAE&ictx=0&biw=1128&bih=504&dpr=2.38

Not so found of Ravens, Rooks and CrowsI go with snow.

Oranges, lemons or grapefruit?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol... No.

Snow sticking on the ground for the first time this winter within the last few hours... already had to wipe the stuff off my internet dish outside once.

Oranges... grapefruit are deadly (drug interaction)

Plums, Bonzo on drums https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=Bonzo+on+drums&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f495649b,vid:rLGVcl40Dcg,st:0 , fruit flavored/flavoured gum, or banjos ?

[Danik 2016]

It's refreshing listen to California Dream in such a summer day 3O C+ and dark clouds pondering if they shall. melt or not.

Plums. No, not drums please, we will still have an after carnival next weekend.

Tabby, Tablets, Tigers or Sundowns?

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I'm pondering if our snow will melt, lol. Lost a 26 line poem when the power went out many times... oops almost went out again, that was due today... an alphabetic two person conversational cento... My online app usually saves everything, but oh well... one less thing to rely on.

All of them :)

Vitamins, Admins, The New Christy Minstrels https://www.google.com/search?num=10&newwindow=1&client=opera&sca_esv=d9206005abff93d2&sxsrf=ANbL-n4C1dwGYYxeemMuvS9RVXyonAFvyA:1771532979357&udm=7&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpmAsnXCN5UBx17opt8eaTX5ijYCyJ dSZFM4mewRGuivaHuHursf-soOk0JbfkgzOIc6o6g0GARjker0OB7XzWWDMtYODXS9YDwbhi5 PlVNlbVnl3aaKB-2MjyogKp1yiz6E8QiVFJXfeH61QzeDq5C_85Rxdc-rKzD34FpWMDrXxwJZEPeRI2tzVHMP49IYz-kQmXaw&q=Christy+Minstrels&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi148TPsuaSAxVUmWoFHRXYNo8QtKgLegQIJBAB&biw=1229&bih=654&dpr=1.5#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f339bb21,vid:sk2wzql-rnU,st:0, or non-gem rock crystals ?

[Danik 2016]

Sorry about your poem! Why does power work so badly? Because of the weather? lf it goes on like this it may damage your plugged in electric and electronic devices.

Non gem rock crystals.

Rainbows, comets or shooting stars?

[tailor STATELY]

Snow causes toppled trees into power lines... cars sliding on roads into power poles... it's a fragile grid.

Comets and shooting stars

Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, or Paleontology ?

[Danik 2016]

Oh, my! We have all that without snow, tronn winds suffice. My direct area is somewhat more protected because the power cables are laid underground.
Astronomy is my favorite!
History, Geography or Sociology?

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History and geography... I took a class in sociology at uni and it just made me angry.

Calculus, Psychology, or Kinesiology ?

[Danik 2016]

Psychology

Salt or Sugar?

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Salt

Salt spray, table salt, sea salt, or salt alternative ?

[Danik 2016]

Very moderateĺy salt

[Danik 2016]

Very little salt of any kind, old kidneys hate salt.

Sleeping longer on a Sunday morning or going for an early walk?

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Usually 4-5 hours sleep before getting ready for choir practice at church, come home after church (check LitNet, et al) then nap until dinner.

Sunday supper preferance: Pork, beef, chicken, or lamb ?

[Danik 2016]

Chicken or beef.

Favorite sleeping/napping time:
In the night, in the morning, after lunch?

[tailor STATELY]

My sleeping habits are abominable... I like naps in the late afternoon when I do nap.

The Alps, Andes, Himalayas, Jambalaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambalaya, or Paella (had some Saturday at an international food festival at church :) ) ?

[Danik 2016]

Why not? It's a right of the third age to nap at any time. I usually nap when watching TV

Alps, Andes and Himalayas. Love paella but one must know who cooks it, had a severe stomach problem because of a Cuban paella.
https://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-samsung-rvo1&hs=yT49&sca_esv=ad335200c38ab265&sxsrf=ANbL-n7lGLMvVYdOJq1mCvwjMB4dsfNRSg:1771849617610&q=Jambalaya+(On+The+Bayou)&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVeLRT9c3LDYwLczIyakwEshKzE1K zEmsTFTILS3OTE48xcgLUmCYklZpYFBiXnyKEaahJNcwvgomnV FlYGCYVmyOkAabB5POMjMoLs7IsoDx05OrzIrTTEpg_DQjMwtL Q2O4fFa6aUp6Wjpcf3FKsWmOeU48nJ9RUmSYkWcE45dXGhlWpF lUPGJ8y8gt8PLHPWGpx4yT1py8xniHkUvAJz-_ODWnMig1J7EkNSUkX0ici801rySzpFKIV4qbi1M_V9_AMN7Ux FQoiIs7OLUkJN83PyUzrVLIWciRi9M3NTcptajYP03IgIvLOT8 nJzW5JDM_T0hJSoFLTj8ZLqBflJqcX5SSmZcen5xTWlwC1GPFp MGoFGnktuvStHNsDoIMQHDHJthBSkNLkIvNJT83MTNPsE28RV7 N4qW9ljAXR0hiRX5efm6lINcKngWWje_tlTg5gXoU1rk_t9dim MDE2LRvxSE2Dg5GAQYjJg6GKgaeRawSXvAY0_DPUwjJSFVwSqz ML9WcwMYIADyIJrLfAQAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOgbaYzu-SAxWNHrkGHST9D4YQri56BAgaEBM&stq=1&cs=0&lei=pUecacWqGKeN5OUP2OzJwQU#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:fe0f1b00,vid:QIapAIYur7U,st:0

[Danik 2016]

Why not? It's a right of the third age to nap at any time. I usually nap when watching TV

Alps, Andes and Himalayas. Love paella but one must know who cooks it, had a severe stomach problem because of a Cuban paella.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIapAIYur7U

Country songs or urban songs?.

[tailor STATELY]

Wonderful song... I miss Karen.

Country

Bacon, linguica, sausage, or ham.

[Danik 2016]

Ham.
Cold or warm supper?

[tonywalt]

cold

Modern, post modern, Minimalism(raymond carter etc) or magic realism?

[tailor STATELY]

Warm
Minimalism

Bach, Rachmaninov, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, or Novi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiBruaQvQJw?

[Danik 2016]

All of the cultural movements except minimalism.

Bach. Thanks for the link on Novi, will hear/watch it tomorrow.
Romanticism or Realism?

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Romanticism

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Romanticis

Flowers, Dance of the Hours, flamingos, or Duo Lingo ?

[Danik 2016]

Flamingos, flowers in their natural environment, never as nosegay.
Microsoft, Google or Meta?

[tonywalt]

Google, mainly cuz it owns youtube, which is the real value.

Have a night out with your favorite fictional character or your favorite celebrity? (and name of character or celebrity)

[tailor STATELY]

Meta and Google
Favorite (current) fictional character... Captain Nahla Ake

Star Trek, Star Wars, Galaxy Quest, or Robin's nest ?

[Danik 2016]

Night out with Ney Matogrosso.:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ney_Matogrosso
Star Wars
Old pictures, cellphone pictures or art pictures?

[tailor STATELY]

Interesting icon :)

Art pictures... I've dabbled with the thought of taking thrift pix art and editing/upcycling them like: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/aug/03/david-irvine-upcycled-thrift-store-paintings-in-pictures

Rubber duck symphonies, likewise with kazoos, yodeling masterpieces, or jigsaw puzzles ?

[Danik 2016]

Interesting art that changes the meaning of the original pictures. It's a kind of "nonsense painting".Enjoyed!

Yodeling masterpieces!

Collage, finger painting or tie-dye?

[tailor STATELY]

Tie-dye & collage: I have a church friend who is expert at tie-dye... some of his creations are awesome :) Oh, and another church friend who is expert in collage and runs a business: https://www.thereclaimistart.com/about-the-artist (tell her tailor sent you... she won't know who tailor is but it would be funny) :)

Decoupage, Sewing, knitting, or writing ?

[Danik 2016]

S. looks very friendly. She must be very good at collage because her works look like oil paintings. It gave me the idea to try some collage myself.

Writing. It's such a long time since I sew or knitted anything.
Modern or vintage pictures?

[tailor STATELY]

Pictures: go with vintage

ankle socks, lapidary rocks, Dromedary camels, or miniature animals ?

[tonywalt]

miniature animals

History or science?

[Danik 2016]

Dromedary,camels and lapidary rocks.
History

Balloons, moonwalk or Spring landscapes?

[tailor STATELY]

Science
All :)

Personally colonizing the Moon or Mars ?

[Danik 2016]

None of them. The conditions don't seem very favorable for survival.
Swimming pools, beaches or Central Park?

[tailor STATELY]

beaches :)

Libraries or Used book shops ?

[Danik 2016]

Both!
Horse races, car races or no races?

[tailor STATELY]

No races... especially car races

Matinees, Manatees, Bumblebees, or Millipedes ?

[Danik 2016]

Bumblebees, Matinees and Millipedes.

Bonsai, Bombay or Bellevue?

[tailor STATELY]

Bonsai, Bombay salad... https://wondermomwannabe.com/bombay-salad/, and Bellevue, Washington... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellevue,_Washington

Sesame seeds, 1001 Nights, silk clothes, or moonlit nights ?

[Danik 2016]

:) All of them

Tattoos, Toddy, toddlers or tea?

[tonywalt]

tea

beach or mountains?

[tailor STATELY]

Toddlers & beach

Medication: morning, noon, or night ?

[Danik 2016]

At present: in the morning, at noon and at night.

House shores: in the morning, at noon or in the evening?

[tailor STATELY]

Um, afternoon?

Stove: electric, gas, hot plate, or other ?

[tonywalt]

electric

Europe or Asia for holiday?

[tailor STATELY]

Europe

Preferred lighting: Incandescent, LED, Halogen, or Candlelight ?

[Danik 2016]

Halogen or candlelight
Party decoration:Christmas, Easter or Halloween?

[tonywalt]

Easter

Stoicism or existentialism or other?

[tailor STATELY]

existentialism

Hair: Curly, straight, toupee/wig, bobbed, other ?

[Danik 2016]

I love curly hair.

Landscapes: flower fields, woods, beaches steep mountains or other?

[tailor STATELY]

flower fields & beaches

Narnia, Wonderland, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Wonderland

Treasure Island, Robinson's Island or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Shaw Island (family roots)

Childhood disease you didn't get: Chicken pox, mumps, measles, tonsillitis, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! Mumps,, I believe.

A children's illness you got: measles, mumps, tonsillitis! chicken pox or other? ( Good question, I'm learning the English names of children's diseases).

[tailor STATELY]

Measles, tonsillitis (tonsils and adenoids removed around 1st grade), and chicken pox (our Mothers had a chicken pox party so all the children in our neighborhood got them at the same time (cringe) )... I don't think I got the mumps.

Favorite grade in grade school (not graduate school) (K,1-6) ?

[Danik 2016]

Got my tonsils removed too. At that time the doctors believed that without tonsils one was less exposed to colds. And those parties were very common in times of no vaccine.

Favorite games at school: ball games,hiding, hopscotch or other?

[tailor STATELY]

basketball

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

I played baseball and handball in the gym class, but I didn't enjoy the games. I was avery bad player.

Favorite subjects at school: English, Math, History, Biology or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Math and biology... I loved English but never let my teacher(s) know and never really applied myself in class... Ms. Korman (especially), et al, thank you for all you taught me :)

Sociology or Political sciences or Literature or other ?

[Danik 2016]

All, but specially Literature!

Butterflies, Buttercups or Buttercookies?

[tailor STATELY]

Butterflies!: "Schmetterling! when she says no" - from a poem of mine posted somewhere on LitNet as an image :) & Buttercups... Buttercups remind me of our garden/lawn at N.W. Seattle when I was young :)

Garden: Baby's tears, Baby's breath, garden gnomes, or garden snails ?

[Danik 2016]

Garden snails. Was perplexed with them when I was a kid.

Art : music, painting, cinema or writing?

[tonywalt]

cinema

Beethoven or bach or mozart or vivaldi or philip glass or other classical music composer?

[tailor STATELY]

If I had to pick one it would be music.
The old masters... especially baroque period.

Stripes, polka dots, prints, or mints ?

[Danik 2016]

:)
Decidedly mints!
Kit Kat, Jellies, chocolate nibs or popcorn?

[tailor STATELY]

Kit Kat and chocolate nibs sound great :)

Baclava, Turkish delight, aa, or playing on a seesaw ?

[tonywalt]

I would say food in general

tennis shoes, flip flops, barefeet?

[tailor STATELY]

Tennis shoes (slip-ons), Loafers, and Slippers... my feet have always been ever so tender so barefoot walking is rare.

Canids, Felines, Ursines, Equines, or quinine ?

[tonywalt]

Canids

Beach boys or beatles or led zeppelin or favorite classic rock group?

[Danik 2016]

Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

Favorite male singer: Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mattis, Michael Jackson or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Led Zeppelin/Scorpions/Def Leppard... tie

Brad Delp... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH-_mxDpoZw

Sandcastles, no hassles, sourdough bread, or Fred Astaire & Ginger ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them minus hassles.

Honey, hymns, himeneus or hares?

[tailor STATELY]

Honey and hymns

Snow globes, globe trotting, horse racing, or fishing ?

[Danik 2016]

Snow globes and globe trotting.

Great men: George Washington, Thomas Edison, Charlie Chaplin or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Nikola Tesla, Frederick Douglas...

Great women: Sappho, George Sands, Marie Curie, Freida Kahlo, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Clarice Lispector, Julia Lopes de Almeida: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BAlia_Lopes_de_Almeida

Great Scientists: Marie Tharp, Stephen Gould or Upulie Pabasarie Divisekera?

[tailor STATELY]

"When I was a young girl, I wrote verses. Oh! You can't imagine the charm. It was like a forbidden pleasure!" - wiki :)

• M.T. - "Tharp's discovery of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge caused a paradigm shift in earth science that led to the acceptance of the theories of plate tectonics and continental drift." - wiki :)
• Seems there are a number of accomplished Stephen Goulds... going with: "(January 24, 1962 – September 19, 2023) was an American heldentenor and leading interpreter of Richard Wagner's stage works." - wiki :)
• U.P.D. - "In May 2018 Upulie took on Elon Musk in a Twitter feud after he referred to nanotechnology as "bs"." Lol. Enjoyed learning about all three :)

Great comedian teams: Laurel and Hardy, Abbot and Costello, Lewis and Martin, Marx Brothers, other ?

[Danik 2016]

I know best Laurel and Hardy. The Brazilian comedians I remember are larger teams like Teacher Raimundo's Little School a Chico Anisio show with its several participants: https://www.google.com/m?client=tablet-android-samsung-rvo1&source=android-home
Favorite TV programms: comedies, movies, games, news or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Your link, alas, wouldn't direct me properly... Found a wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escolinha_do_Professor_Raimundo#:~:text=Escolinha% 20do%20Professor%20Raimundo%20(literally,of%20an%2 0adult%20education%20class. Sounds like a less chaotic "Welcome Back Kotter", not that I ever watched it.

A balance of news and Sci Fi for the most part.

Science fiction or science fact ?

[Danik 2016]

It works with me but the important thing is that you found an equivalent link. I was astonished to learn that the escolinha dates back to 1952!

Science facts. Not so keen od Sci-Fi. It is becoming to real.

Cooking or Gardening?

[tailor STATELY]

King guarding

Water: Solid, liquid, gas, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

??
liquid

floods or deserts?

[tailor STATELY]

(chess)

Deserts (never been). Floods seem to be just too wet.

GPS or paper maps ?

[Danik 2016]

Paper maps and GPS.

Google or AI?

[tailor STATELY]

Mostly google... but google ai will sometimes offer suggestions.

Mornings, afternoons, or nights ?

[Danik 2016]

mornings

Fish : crab, cod fish or...?

[tailor STATELY]

Not too keen with anchovies and sardines, but in general all fish :)

Grains: Quinoa, wheat, rice, oats, other ?

[Danik 2016]

Quinoa, wheat, rice, oats and others.

Eyes: brown, blue, black or green?

[tailor STATELY]

Blue

AI or robotics ?

[Danik 2016]

None
Sea or waterfall?

[tailor STATELY]

Love both... going with sea though.

"The path untaken" or tour guide ?

[Danik 2016]

Tour guide or company, I get lost so easily.

Short or long travels?

[tailor STATELY]

My travels are short only because of my driving anxiety :(

Shocking Blue, Passionate Pink, or Electric Eels ?

[Danik 2016]

Shocking blue and Electric Eels?

A magic wand or an Aladdin' s lamp?

[tailor STATELY]

A magic wand

Liverwurst, Bratwurst, Botswana, or the Taj Mahal ?

[Danik 2016]

Taj Mahal with special hot dog stands.:)

Blueberries, Strawberries or the zoo?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol...

Strawberries

YoYos, Pogos, Yogis, or Pierogis ?

[tonywalt]

YoYos

Beards, no beards? (as a preference for owner or viewer)?

[Danik 2016]

Yoyos and pierogis
Love men with beards

Michelangelo, Van Gogh or Walt Disney?

[tailor STATELY]

No beard... went through that faze, however, as most men do.
Van Gogh

Jules Verne, joules through burning, royal jewels, or Jewel (singer)... https://www.google.com/search?q=jewel+songs&num=10&newwindow=1&client=opera&hs=nCD&sca_esv=a7d38202f4f38a7c&sxsrf=ANbL-n5wHS6XeizG-b_6uy1uLyoHU6tatQ%3A1773906894686&ei=zqu7ab3MKcqmqtsPz6O9iQE&biw=1066&bih=567&oq=jewel+&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiBmpld2VsICoCCAEyBBAjGCcy ChAjGIAEGCcYigUyChAAGIAEGEMYigUyChAAGIAEGEMYigUyDR AuGIAEGLEDGEMYigUyChAAGIAEGEMYigUyChAAGIAEGEMYigUy CxAuGIAEGLEDGIMBMgoQLhiABBhDGIoFMgoQLhiABBhDGIoFSO 4mULYHWLYHcAF4AZABAJgBmgagAZoGqgEDNi0xuAEByAEA-AEBmAICoAKxBsICChAAGLADGNYEGEeYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwUxLjY tMaAH-xmyBwM2LTG4B6oGwgcFMi0xLjHIBxKACAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

[Danik 2016]

Jules Verne and royal jewels (with buyer included)

Dandelions, Ducks or Daniel Defoe?

[tailor STATELY]

Dandelions ! I'm a member of a Dandelion group on fb :)

Defoe, Heathrow, Heath Bars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_bar, Simon Bar Sinister https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=Simon+Bar+Sinister&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d8cc4289,vid:lPimi4Mjdr8,st:0, or Twisted Sister ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9AbeALNVkk

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the links. After reading them I go with Defoe, Heathrow, Heat Bars and Twisted Sisters!

Blue bells, bisons or James Bond?

[tailor STATELY]

Blue Bells !!!

Bell bottoms, Bell ringers, Bell, Book, and Candle https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=bell+candle+and&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:b4a126f8,vid:70s1OPboJJ8,st:0, or Handel ?

[Danik 2016]

Bell, Book and Candle sounds interesting.

Jeeps, Joy, jade or baobabs?

[tailor STATELY]

Joy, jade, and baobabs

Salad staples: Iceberg lettuce, Spinach, Romaine Lettuce, croutons, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Lettuce, Spinach and croutons.

Additions to soups: Parmesan cheese, croutons or parsley?

[tailor STATELY]

Parmesan cheese

Fox Trot, Box Step, Steppenwolf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steppenwolf_(novel), or Wolf 359 ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_359

[Danik 2016]

Steppenwolf:), a favorite and Wolf 359.
Water lilies, Wim Wenders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders or The Wind in the Willows?

[tailor STATELY]

Wolf 359: An interesting system in its own right and hailed & infamous in Sci Fi lore.

Water lilies and "The Wind in the Willows". Not being much of a filmophile Wim doesn't show on my radar... I may have seen some of his music videos and "Until the End of the World" looks interesting enough to find.

Tragedy, Epic, or Myth ?

[Danik 2016]

Very much all of them.

Acting, playing or watching?

[tailor STATELY]

Playing and watching

Card games: Cribbage, Gin, Bridge, or Go Fish ?

[tonywalt]

Gin

chess, checkers, other board game?

[tailor STATELY]

Chess... I used to play a lot of Stratego, Chinese checkers, and Risk as a youth... a bit of Backgammon and Othello later on.

Would you rather be recognized for your intelligence or your kindness ?

[Danik 2016]

For my intelligence.

Animal world: Fishes, birds, insects or mamals?

[tailor STATELY]

birds

Would you rather always feel understood or always feel appreciated ?

[Danik 2016]

I think only who understands one is really able to appreciate one. So, very unmodestly, both.

Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Modestly both

If you absolutely had to give up one of the following forever: social media, movies, or TV ?

[tonywalt]

social media

the best decades for movies: 60s 70s 80s 90s

[tailor STATELY]

Movies: I'm going to go with the '80's... that's when I went to the movies most... it was the best of decades and the worst of decades.

More time, more energy, less bother, or throw bottles with notes in them into sea ?

[Danik 2016]

More energy and less bother.

Best years of life: childhood, youth, adult years or now?

[tailor STATELY]

Tough one. Every experience has led me to now and I look forward to the future with an eternal perspective :)

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

I think certain years in my adult life were the best.

Do you usually plan your actions or do you act spontaneously?

[tailor STATELY]

I like to have the semblance of a plan, but am generally too undisciplined - hence a modicum of spontaneity. I prefer to be with better planning people :)

Perfect memory, perfect pitch, purring kittens (it was Cuddly Kitten Day on the 23rd), or a purposeful driven life ?

[Danik 2016]

Purring kitties seems to be the easiest to achieve.

Do you aim at perfection or do you simply let things shape themselves as they want to ?

[tailor STATELY]

I aim at perfection with the knowledge that I cannot achieve it on my own.

Buggy banes: Mosquitoes, flies, gnats, or spiders ?

[Danik 2016]

None.

Lices, mites or worms?

[tailor STATELY]

Earthworms are ok, not so much the others.

Unlimited knowledge or unlimited creativity ?

[Danik 2016]

Both! :)

Unlimited wisdom or unlimited happiness?

[tonywalt]

Unlimited happiness.

Do you use AI never, somtimes, or quite a lot?

[tailor STATELY]

unlimited happiness
AI: sometimes with google AI suggestions when researching.

Black eyed peas, Baby potatoes, Hominy, or Baby corn ?

[Danik 2016]

AI never.

Baby potatoes and also baby carrots.

Fish: fried, cooked or raw:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_raw_fish_dishes?

[tailor STATELY]

All three to varying degrees. Raw: I like Sashimi with soy and wasabi, and of course tuna... think I'll get some tuna now for a late lunch :)

Renaissance, Balloon pants, silver spoons, or carved jade ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! Enjoy your lunch!

All of them, specially jade, carved or not.

Victorian Era, pumpkins, flying horses or clothes with glitter?

[tailor STATELY]

Victorian Era clothed pumpkins astride glittering horses flying beneathe a full moon on Halloween night... So all :)

Placing googly-eyes in the wild, walking on sunshine, tea with the Mad Hatter, or being a fly on the wall at Wuthering Heights ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! :)

Placing a fly in the wild, walking on the wall at Wuthering Heights, walking on sunshine and afterwards having tea with the Mad Hatter.

Living on Treasure Island or going down the river with Huckleberry Finn?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol! :) also...

Ah, river with Huck Finn... I've seen the Mississippi River only from a bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul, though I should have seen it flying to Baton Rouge and earlier to Baltimore, and back. I wonder how Huck would have managed Treasure Island ?

Huckleberry Finn at Treasure Island or Jim Hawkins having adventures on the Mississippi ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! Both, to see how it would work.

Food seasoning: onions, garlic, laurel or pepper?

[tailor STATELY]

garlic and curry

The Scarlet Pimpernel, the Blue Danube, Ruby Slippers, or Green Lantern ?

[Danik 2016]

Scarlet Pimpernell and Blue Danube

Wasteland or Wineland?

[tailor STATELY]

Wineland: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2012/wineland/facts/. I enjoyed The Wasteland after quite a bit of study, it's so dense, and finally got a better understanding with Eliot's own reading - with other voices added in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqvhMeZ2PlY

Moby Dick, The Grapes of Wrath https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grapes_of_Wrath , Moby Grape https://rockandrollglobe.com/rock/moby-grapes-eight-greatest-songs/, or Jefferson Airplane https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/jefferson-airplane-12-essential-songs-28020/ ?

[Danik 2016]

Interesting Wineland, I didn't know about him, there seems to be a novel called Wineland, but I didn't read it. I have still to read the whole Wasteland but it's great.

I'll go with Moby Dick and The Grapes of Wrath two novels I like, but Moby Grape is a rolicking name.

Mount Python or War of Thrones?

[tailor STATELY]

Monty Python https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q58rtbfPmw :) I haven't seen any W.o.T..

Karaoke, Gnocchi, the Hokey Pokey, or Gumby & Pokey ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks!

I love Gnocchi!

Monuments, suspended gardens or Mozzarella pizza?

[tailor STATELY]

All. I would have loved to see the Babylonian Hanging Gardens in all their glory.

Nutella, syrup, jam, or jelly ?

[Danik 2016]

Nutella and jam.

Cookies, Captain Cook or Caponaro Cheese?

[Danik 2016]

Nutella and jam.

Cookies, Captain Cook or Caponaro Cheese?

[tailor STATELY]

Interesting, if not brief, life of Captain Cook (for better or worse)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cook I've never had Caponaro Cheese to my knowledge... I love Chocolate chip cookies, but they must not be the hard biscuit kind :)

Koalas, Pandas, Antonio Banderas, or Romeo Montague ?

[Danik 2016]

Thanks for the link on Captain Cook!
Sorry, it seems I confused the name of this dish with a cheese:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caponata
I know only hard cookies. Are there any soft ones?

All! :)

Daydreams, duck, Harry Potter or dogwood?

[tailor STATELY]

Cookies: Absolutely! A sister at church makes the most delish soft chocolate chip cookies I've ever had :)

All!

Mood rings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_ring, silly things, travel in a sub, or luxuriate in a tub ?

[Danik 2016]

She should export them!

Definitively mood rings! Had never heard about them.

Lollipops, pit stops or clouds with silver lining?

[tailor STATELY]

Very seldom have lollipops anymore... maybe a Tootsie Pop or two a year. Pit Stops are increasingly important... Clouds with silver linings bless me often; rain here today after the mildest Winter I can recall here in Gold Country https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/ca/garden-valley/95633

April showers, Flower Power, Psychedelic Rock, or "just sittin' on the dock of the bay
Wastin' time"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kvkitq3MAU ?

[Danik 2016]

It also rained here today. Temperatures have been high for this time of the year, 30C or more.

Flower Power is fine, April Showers too, as the cisternes need more water.Hearing your link tomorrow?
Animal Farm, Greek temples or Australian bushes?

[tailor STATELY]

Greek Temples

A photographic memory or a genius IQ ?

[Danik 2016]

Preferably both!


Popcorn or chicken nuggets?

[tonywalt]

Both

existentialism, nihlism, stoicism?

[Danik 2016]

I probably am an existential nihilist.

Poetry or visual art?

[tailor STATELY]

Both... with a preference for chxn nuggets
Stoicism
Both... with a preference for poetry

Pirates, ninjas, zombies, or Yo-Yo Ma ?

[Danik 2016]

None.

Airbuses, yachts or Lucy in the sky with diamonds?

[tailor STATELY]

I like the song LITSWD for its face value... not so much for its reputation.

Moon phases: New, Crescent, Half, or Full ?

[Danik 2016]

Same here!

Crescent!

Favorite Months : November, December, April or other!

[tonywalt]

December

Favorite candle scent. Evergreen, sage and lavender, mango, tropical, berry, name your fave

[tailor STATELY]

November!

Ooops... Evergreen,,, maybe Myrrh.

Visit the International Space Station for a week, spend a week in a hotel at the bottom of the ocean, or a hostel in Brussels for a week ?

[Danik 2016]

My candles don't have scent at all.

Visiting Space station and staying at the hostel in Brussels.

Ride a horse, milk a cow or shear the wool of the sheep?

[tailor STATELY]

Ride a horse... I'm not very good though

Pheasant under glass, Pressed duck, Joy Luck Club, or Rubber ducky in the tub ?

[Danik 2016]

♠︎♤♤♤♤♤♤¡♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤♤

[Danik 2016]

Decidedly none! Certainly not duck in the bathtub!

Grains: beans, rice, corn or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol!

My favorite is barley, but I like all grains and rice, most beans, and corns :)

Be haunted by a friendly ghost or send a mischievous (not harmful) ghost to someone who has done mischief to you ?

[Danik 2016]

Send mischievous ghost upstairs directly to my kerfufly neighbors.

Spend a lazy Sunday morning or fill the day with enjoyable activities?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol

Spiritual Sunday :)

Elevators, escalators, Stairway to Heaven, or unleavened bread ?

[Danik 2016]

Stairway to neaven unleavened bread sounds fine as well.

Parties in closed rooms or in the garden or similar?

[tailor STATELY]

Not a partier... but garden settings are nice.

Would you rather throw excellent parties but have to clean up the mess by yourself or never go to a party again ?

[Danik 2016]

Never a great fan of parties. Always preferred to invite a small group of close friends.

Where do you prefer to meet friends: at your house, in a bar/restaurant, at a cultural event or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Cultural events and church

Same question ?

[Danik 2016]

At cultural events or in a cafe or restaurant.

Favorite places in the house : at the PC, sitting in a special chair or other?

[tailor STATELY]

At the PC on a comfy chair.

Would you rather lose your keys, your phone, or your pocketbook ?

[Danik 2016]

The pocketbook. It's the easiest to retrieve.

Are you an early or late diner?

[tailor STATELY]

Late dinner

Were you the class clown, or the teacher’s pet, or invisible ?

[Danik 2016]

Sometimes teacher's pet, other times invisible.
Same question?

[tailor STATELY]

Never teacher's pet... invisible to the point of boredom and finding escape within my thoughts during class; not necessarily woolgathering, though close, unless something piqued my interest.

Clothes and sorta related subject(s): stripes, dots, stripes with dots, woolgathering - lost in your thoughts, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Aaii!

Love colored stripes, not partial to dots, specialist in wool gathering and frequenting paralel universes.

Reality or parallel universe?

[tailor STATELY]

Both. re: Parallel universes... I used to make up stories in my mind after I went to bed - one story went on for months, maybe a year or so; helped me to toddle off to sleep :)

Speaking of Christmas (since the season has started): Fruit cake, Plum pudding, Christmas cheer, or caroling ?

[Danik 2016]

Fruit cake ( Panettone), rice with raisins and California turkey ( with canned fruit)

Christmas ce,ebration on the 24th or the 25th?

[tailor STATELY]

Mmmm.

My wife and I used to give each other 1-present at midnight prior to the family opening presents on Christmas morning :) No Boxing Day for us (26th).

Mid-Summer's Night Eve, Independence Day, Election Day, or any long weekend ?

[Danik 2016]

Christmas celebration here in Brazil is at midnight with the midnight mass and Christmas supper afterwards. At home we celebrated earlier on the 24th, because in Germany people celebrate on Chistmas Eve and then have two holidays, the 25th and the 26th.

Today I don't have a special holiday any more.

Sugar or honey for sweetening dishes?

[tonywalt]

Honey

Scrabble or Trivial Persuit?

[tailor STATELY]

Honey is preferred
Scrabble

Backgammon, Blackjack, sugary snack, or Baseball ?

[Danik 2016]

Not so sugary snack

Lottery or dice games or other?

[tailor STATELY]

chess

Binge-read a novel or binge-watch a telly series ?

[tonywalt]

Binge-read a novel

Blue cheese or any other kind of cheese?

[tailor STATELY]

Blue cheese and most cheeses :)

Modern Bestsellers, Classic Comics, National Geographic, or playing Frogger in traffic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk1RkMGvBIk ?

[Danik 2016]

Classic comics, most kinds of cheese and National Geography.

Chinese Poetry, Bob Sponge or finding one oasis in a desert?

[tailor STATELY]

Chinese Poetry and strangely enough Sponge Bob (I've spent hours watching it with my 2-older grandkids when they were kids)

Stranded in a 5-star hotel in the jungle or on a desert oasis with 5-star accommodations ?

[Danik 2016]

How many grandkids are there now?

I prefer the jungle.

A five star beach resort or a city tour (choose the city) with cultural contest and special dinner?

[tonywalt]

A five star beach resort

An crystal blue italian stream or a lake or beach on the ocean?

[tailor STATELY]

3-Grandkids, 3-Great-Grand Kids :)

Extended city tour, San Francisco, with cultural interests and special dinners... staying at the Claremont, prolly the only 5-star I've stayed at (Miyako? maybe)... https://www.hotels.com/ho116817/claremont-club-spa-a-fairmont-hotel-berkeley-united-states-of-america/?chkin=2026-04-23&chkout=2026-04-24&x_pwa=1&rfrr=HSR&pwa_ts=1775766784789&referrerUrl=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG90ZWxzLmNvbS9Ib3RlbC 1TZWFyY2g%3D&useRewards=false&rm1=a2&regionId=3132&destination=San+Francisco%2C+California%2C+United+ States+of+America&destType=MARKET&neighborhoodId=553248635976474671&latLong=37.774929%2C-122.419418&star=50&sort=RECOMMENDED&top_dp=602&top_cur=USD&gclid=CjwKCAjwnN3OBhA8EiwAfpTYelg-IMVfiqPU9E8qOW86kHVaGw1xR9cJGYQn3u2agWGfxxuk9vjV-RoCFVMQAvD_BwE&semcid=HCOM-US.UB.GOOGLE.DT-c-EN.HOTEL&semdtl=a111848093415.b1115433280179.g1kwd-338618115.e1c.m1CjwKCAjwnN3OBhA8EiwAfpTYelg-IMVfiqPU9E8qOW86kHVaGw1xR9cJGYQn3u2agWGfxxuk9vjV-RoCFVMQAvD_BwE.r11f3630e318ad669960eb28622421c77a7 2aba50de9c8e61f0c6f43b3633ab60b.c1.j19032447.k1.d1 496793500040.h1e.i1.l1.n1.o1.p1.q1.s1san+francisco +5+star+hotels.t1.x1.f1.u1.v1.w1&userIntent=&selectedRoomType=326202585&selectedRatePlan=400375692&expediaPropertyId=6609&searchId=73e5d173-bf04-4555-9014-f9a077b3c440?
beach on the ocean

Tall trees, ocean breeze, endless flowered meadows with buzzing bees, or uncomplaining knees ?

[Danik 2016]

:)
Lovely hotel location, prices not lovely. Interesting a certain check in or check out flexibility.

All of them +a blue cristal Italian stream.

Visiting a known turistic place or a hidden gem in any country?

[tailor STATELY]

A hidden gem :)

Would you rather have an earworm stuck in your head or have an itch that you can’t reach ?

[Danik 2016]

An Earwoorm.

Party dresses:with glitter or with lace or other?

[tonywalt]

glitter

J. M. Coetzee or
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie or
Don DeLillo or
John Williams or

Philip Roth or
Kazuo Ishiguro

[tailor STATELY]

Bustles
John Williams

Your own theme park (and what kind?) or your own zoo ?

[tonywalt]

theme park. Theme: albert camus

Vietnam or Thailand or Singapore or Bali for holiday?

[Danik 2016]

Chimamanda and Kazuo Ishiguro.
Thailand

Jules Verne, Agatha Christie orTom Hanks?

[tailor STATELY]

Bali
Inspired: Camus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus "Jean-Paul Sartre read a eulogy, paying tribute to Camus's heroic "stubborn humanism".[49] William Faulkner wrote his obituary, saying, "When the door shut for him he had already written on this side of it that which every artist who also carries through life with him that one same foreknowledge and hatred of death is hoping to do: I was here."[50]"
Jules Verne

Cherries, banana, apple, Kiwi, or Sweet peas ?

[Danik 2016]

Not so fond of kiwi, but ay to all the rest.

potatoes, rice or pasta?

[tailor STATELY]

Rice my fave of the three

Pasta: Shells, macaroni, tagliarini, elbow, or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Tagliatelle or tagliarini and as a child I loved those tiny letters one put in the soup:
https://www.vilma.com.br/produto/letrinhas-ovos-500g/

Italian dishes: risotto, lasagna, pizza or gnocchi?

[tailor STATELY]

How cool... I didn't know that was a product. :)

I'd die for a good lasagna, pizza is awesome... not too familiar with risotto and gnocchi, but I'll keep my pallette radar ready.

Least favorite home chores: dusting, vacuuming/hoovering, dishes, or other?

[Danik 2016]

House cleaning in general.

Favorite activity: house cleaning, preparing a meal, washing clothes or cat care?

[tailor STATELY]

Me too.

Lol, cat care.

Would you rather smell colors or see sounds ?

[Danik 2016]

Difficult question.
I think I should like to hear colors.

Would you prefer to be a smeller like a dog or a listener like a cat?

[tailor STATELY]

"Hearing colors" - a much better choice :)

Listener like a cat, lol :)

Give up the internet for a month or give up reading non-internet stuff (books, magazines, etc.) for a month ?

[Danik 2016]

Read non internet stuff only in the internet, something I do already.

Spend one month unconnected in a paradise landscape, stay for a month in a five stars hotel in Rome, London or Paris, or practicate winter sports in a choice place in the Alps?

[tailor STATELY]

Stay for a month in a five stars hotel in Rome, London, or Paris.

Snowed in at a chalet on the Vierwaldstättersee, isolated from your language peers in Dubai during a haboob, rained in at a 2-star hotel in Paris, or sharing a hostel in Amsterdam teaming with youth ?

[Danik 2016]

Would enjoy a stay at the Vierwaldstättersee :) with snow but without being snowed in. Wouldn't mine the rain in the hotel at Paris, but would probably go out in the rain.

New year festivities: Supper with music in a high building with a good look out on the fires or celebrate on a beach with family and friends toasting the new year?

[tonywalt]

high building with a good look out on the fires

carbs or sugary?

[tailor STATELY]

Anything on the beach
Carbs

Keto, Atkins, Fasting, or Catkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catkin ?

[Danik 2016]

Catkins.
lnteresting page , I'm not sure how they are called in Portuguese, will have to look it up.

What do you consider more exciting: watching or playing sport games?

[tailor STATELY]

Lol, when I was younger playing sports games was much better... now watching them is more appropriate.

Swishy cats' tails, note by a long lost friend by snail mail, watching a thunderous hail, or poetry by Sara Teasdale ?

[Danik 2016]

All of them!

A Winter tale or a Summer poem?

[tailor STATELY]

A Summer poem :)

Cat's cradle, spinning a dreidel, pondering your naval, or Swiss cheese ?

[Danik 2016]

Cat's cradle and Swiss cheese.

Wool gathering or counting sheep before sleeping?

[tonywalt]

counting sheep

Mango or papaya or other?

[tailor STATELY]

Counting sheep
Raspberries (had some at FHE :) )

At the beach: beach umbrella, tanning oil, long walks, tide pool peering, or for a time: disappearing ?

[Danik 2016]

Have not been to the beach for a long time.
But certainly oil protecting against U V rays, straw hat, beach umbrella and bathing.

Must in a hotel: private bathroom, room service, restaurant, T V, Wi-Fi, lounge.
:

[Danik 2016]

Have not been to the beach for a long time.
But certainly oil protecting against U V rays, straw hat, beach umbrella and bathing.

Must in a hotel: private bathroom, room service, restaurant, T V, Wi-Fi, lounge.

Have just been banned.
:

[Danik 2016]

Beach umbrella, tanning oil, long walks, bathing.

Must in a Hotel: private bathroom, TV, Wifi, restaurants.

[tailor STATELY]

The b a n notices have become very arbitrary indeed.

Private bathroom for sure. Wi-fi would be nice but not requisite. Cell service would be a must... I can always go dark: "Do Not Disturb" setting and mute my telephone ring if I want complete solitude.

Must have at home: microwave, TV cable service, air conditioning/heating, smart devices, recliner, or ?