Aye or Nay?

[Pendragon]

Why not? It is natural. People have dirty minds--that's the problem!

Skinny-dipping?

[Dark Muse]

Is there any other way to swim?

Nude beaches

[Pompey Bum]

Nay! The brazen hussies! (Oh, beaches).

Bagpipe music?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Kilts

[Pompey Bum]

Only in battle. The enemy soldiers die laughing.

Fake leather?

[Pendragon]

Aye, depending on how "fake" it is...

Hot cross buns?

[bounty]

aye both to the food and the little song

public displays of affection, and if aye, which ones? and if nay, why so?

[Pendragon]

Aye, in moderation. A quick kiss and hug is find. If you want to snog, get a room!

Waterfalls?

[tonywalt]

Aye, but I don't go chasing them.

Instagram?

[Dark Muse]

Nay

Selfies

[tonywalt]

nay.

black and white photography?

[Dark Muse]

Aye!

Modern movies that film in black and white?

[bounty]

i thought schindler's list was a great example of that working well, so id say aye.

mixed gender scholastic wrestling?

[Dark Muse]

Aye, why not?

School Uniforms

[Pendragon]

Aye, but only for school systems where those attending can afford them, such as private schools

Home School?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye

Home-made Ice Cream ? https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=lifehacker+ice+cream&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&channel=suggest&gws_rd=ssl

[TRIGGERSIDEWYS]

Aye


Running over biking?

[Dark Muse]

Nay

Swiming

[Pendragon]

Nay. I can swim just enough to keep from drowning if I'm not more than 200 yards from shore. Otherwise...

Rugged Mountain Hiking Trails?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Mountain Biking

[tonywalt]

Aye.

spakling water?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye, though I prefer the unbubbled 1000:1. A hint of mint; citrus, or other natural fruits is pleasing w/ sparkling water.

Jello (green or otherwise)

[tonywalt]

aye.

Yoga? (or similar)

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Watching Tennis

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Collecting something? (and what is it that you collect?)

[Pendragon]

Aye Books in a series or about one character such as Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, Pulp Series

Tarzan the TV show?

[tailor STATELY]

aye (starring R.E.)/grew up enjoying J.W. Tarzan movies on Saturday morning after cartoons on the telly.

Buckaroo Bonzai ?

[tonywalt]

aye

Ipad (or similiar) or laptop? (and if you have both, then which do you spend more time on?)

[tailor STATELY]

aye

Best guess:

Kindle Fire 7 HD... 36 % ( & growing )

Laptop... 62 %

desktop...2%


Staycations ?

[tonywalt]

Yes, in the Cayman Islands.

Hip Hop?

[bounty]

nay on hip hop for me, but I do know folks like it so maybe id say aye in general.

concerts/tours from old classic rock musicians in their 60s and 70s, like say, the rolling stones?

[tonywalt]

a big YAY. There's are reason they were great, before all of this produced/recycled/pretty face music. You have to look at indy bands to find real musiciains.

Primarily keep up with current events by using smartphone/tablets/laptops?

[Pendragon]

Aye.

Feel tired of all this "I'm offended so you should change." crap? Mind you, I am not referring to any type of legitimate gripe, such as bashing people you disagree with, I'm talking about "I am offended by this" being mouthed while doing something offensive such as desecrating the USA flag!

[tonywalt]

Aye. I abhor this part of western society as it has become. It's a population that is weak in the knee/politically correct/media driven tech smart but dumming down at a rate that will put the chimpanzees in charge very shortly. (I look forward to such a change, anything is better than this: being driven into the Silent Corner).

The news as shown on CNN and the other crappy channels in North America?

[Dark Muse]

Nay, I never really watch the news

Self Explanatory warning labels (i.e. bags of peanuts warning you that it may contain peanuts)?

[tonywalt]

Nay, I never really eat snacks - I only eat wholesome farm to table food that has passed the litmus test as free trade friendly.

Rationalising things to others? (but not to yourself)

[InkDrought]

Nay, I never really eat snacks - I only eat wholesome farm to table food that has passed the litmus test as free trade friendly.

Rationalising things to others? (but not to yourself)

Aye. Not always on purpose, though, but just out of a relentless tendency to try and explain everything.

[Pendragon]

Sorry. Nothing is rational today when the world rewards stupidity

Take the time for a lost kid?

[Dark Muse]

Nay, I don't like kids

Give money to street performers?

[Pendragon]

Depends on the "performance". I've see people in Nashville that should be on stage and are worth my contribution. I've seen others in various cities that I would pay to stop.

Poetry recitations?

[tonywalt]

Poetry readings - aye.

Are you estranged or previously estranged from a family member whether my your own, their doing, or a combination of both?

[Lykren]

AYE!

I heartily approve!

EDIT: Somehow replied to something pages ago. To answer tony, no, not yet.

Having opinions?

[Pendragon]

Aye, but they are best kept to one's self these days lest they offend some fool

Learning a foreign language?

[Lykren]

Depends. Can it be learned perfectly in several days while watching TV? If not, no.

Blankets?

[North Star]

Poetry readings - aye.

Are you estranged or previously estranged from a family member whether my your own, their doing, or a combination of both?

AYE!

I heartily approve!

EDIT: Somehow replied to something pages ago.
You're not fooling anyone, Lykren :D


Depends. Can it be learned perfectly in several days while watching TV? If not, no.

Blankets?
Aye, when it's cold outside and wearing enough undergarments, sweaters and coats is inconvenient.

Blanket statements?

[Lykren]

I rather liked your statement about blankets, so yes.

Should I go to Momofuku today?

[North Star]

Perhaps. I had to search engine it as I initially thought it might be a reference to an Ancient Greek tragedy.

Should I fry some onion with the salmon I'm about to prepare?

[Lykren]

To clarify I mean the milk bar not the noodle place.

I prefer garlic over onion, but maybe that wouldn't work? I don't know, I never cook.

Plastic dinosaurs in odd places?

[North Star]

To clarify I mean the milk bar not the noodle place.
Cookies, cakes and pies sounds good to me.


I prefer garlic over onion, but maybe that wouldn't work? I don't know, I never cook.

Plastic dinosaurs in odd places?
Garlic might work but I don't have any. And any civilized person should cook. :)

Nay, if they're not aesthetically pleasurable.

Spending a week at the Metropolitan Museum of Art?

[Lykren]

I'm not very civilized.

Aye to a week at the Met.

Spending a morning trying to decide if there is order among the chaos?

[North Star]

I'm not very civilized.

Aye to a week at the Met.

Spending a morning trying to decide if there is order among the chaos?
Well, it depends on what one means by order and chaos. Chaos is not completely without order, and chaos is order in a way, as the equal distribution of energy as heat would probably make things quite homogeneous.
Oh, you didn't ask that ;) Well, it's barely afternoon anymore, so I probably wouldn't spend an entire morning thinking about this.

Harold Bloom?

[Lykren]

Would have breakfast with.

I would also like to meet his wax figure at Madame Tussaud's, if he had one.

Clipping your toenails?

[North Star]

Would have breakfast with.

I would also like to meet his wax figure at Madame Tussaud's, if he had one.

Clipping your toenails?
Aye.


Broccoli?

[Lykren]

With an interesting sauce.

Rose-flavored food items?

[North Star]

With an interesting sauce.

Rose-flavored food items?
An interesting food item for sure ;) I haven't actually eaten any, although we did buy some rose tea when we visited Istanbul in 2009. Haven't made that tea yet, though :(
I'm sure they taste delightful, though.

Human milk dairy products?

[Pendragon]

Nay, friend, I am not a baby

Nicknames?

[Dark Muse]

Depending on the Nickname Aye

Sugar free deserts

[Pendragon]

Aye

Breakfast for supper?

[Dark Muse]

Nay I am not really a breakfast fan

Football

[tonywalt]

yea, as in soccer. I like American football as well, though.

A summer cottage - say one month a year.

[Pendragon]

Aye, provided it is on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There's a very nice little three bedroom beach house we rent occasionally that I would love to own!

Cabin on a mountain lake?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Backpacking

[Pendragon]

Aye

Waterfalls?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Living on a House Boat

[Pendragon]

Nay. I get sea sick if I am on a boat for longer than say six hours fishing on a lake

Unexplored territory?

[tonywalt]

I love all territory.

Long novels (800+ pages)?

[Dark Muse]

Some of them can be quite good but I usually groan at the daunting task of having to read them so Nay

Burning Man

[Pendragon]

Aye, as long as we are talking about the legendary wicker man and not one of two bad movies!

@TonyWalt I have one I am supposed to review that is 785 pages, the supernatural stories of Rudyard Kipling which I stay bogged down and can't seem to finish! And they await my review, and gave me the book gratis!

Short Stories?

[EvoWarrior5]

Short Stories?

Definite aye.

Apple cider

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Non-Alcoholic Beer

[Pendragon]

Nay What's the point? Beer is supposed to relax you. No alcohol gives you the taste without the benefits

Red wine?

[Dark Muse]

Nay I have tried it a few times before, and I just cannot stand the taste of it.

Shrimp Cocktail

[EvoWarrior5]

Aye, had it as an appetiser once or twice, I enjoyed it.

Staying up until 3 AM (during holidays, mainly).

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye, since I can't abide sunlight and crawl through the night like the shadow dweller I am.

Grits.

[stephofthenight]

Nay
Live at Disney World?

[Dark Muse]

Considering that is in Florida NAY!!!

Cruise ships

[stephofthenight]

Nay- nothing says fun like drowning...

Live on a private island?

[Dark Muse]

I always wanted my own private island.

Live in a tiny house http://www.countryliving.com/home-design/g1887/tiny-house/

[EvoWarrior5]

Err, I'll say Nay, they look a bit too tiny.

Long car rides (as driver or passenger, your pick!)

[Dark Muse]

Nay, I am not a big fan of long drives

jogging

[EvoWarrior5]

Aye, though I should do it more often since I barely do it. That is because I am much more into:

cycling

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Searching for things on google, which then causes you to search for more things, repeat?

[Pendragon]

Aye

Conspiracy Theories?

[Dark Muse]

Aye, at the very least some of them are amusing.

Secret Societies

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Only the Society for Putting Things on Top of Other Things.

Kale juice.

[Dark Muse]

I have always perfered the Society of Moving Things From One Place to Another

Nay to kale juice

Dieting

[Pendragon]

Aye but hard to stick with it...

Yoga?

[EvoWarrior5]

I have never done it, partly because I am stiff as a brick and not flexible at all. Though I hear good things about it and I might actually want to try some of it some time. I was inclined to say Nay because well, I don't do it, but it's an Aye in the sense that I approve of the concept and I may want to try it.

Cold pasta salads for dinner?

[Dark Muse]

Aye in the Summer when it is hot and you don't want to cook or eat hot food.

Breakfast for dinner

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Breakfast for dinner is the ultimate no-brainer: Hell Yes!!! (Besides, Dennys' entire business is based on this principle.)

Butt implants.

[tonywalt]

Aye

Are you at ease swimming in the ocean within site of land and/or boat?

[Pendragon]

Aye such as I can swim... I don't go out much further than my six foot frame can still touch bottom if I need to!

Fear of sharks at your favorite beech?

[tonywalt]

NAY

you running for political office (given a large group of people wanted/supported such a thing)?

[Pendragon]

Nay. Being a Politician is like being a pig, you can take it out of the sty, clean it up, dress it up, put lipstick on it-- but it's still a pig!

Daredevil stunts?

[Dark Muse]

Aye, they could be potentially useful for thinning the gene pool.

Darwin Awards

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Heck, yeah. In a humorless age where laughing at other people's idiocy can often result in heavy sanctions being brought to bear against one's person, often in the form of real or figurative kicks to the naughty bits with the pointed toe of a hobnail boot, I heartily endorse loud, prolonged, nay institutionalized laughing. Just make sure to wear a cup.

Humorless.

[bounty]

well heck is there anyone who would say "aye" to humorless?

harlequin type romance books?

[Dark Muse]

Nay

Crime Novels

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. I'd rather read the minutes of the last meeting of a campus feminist organization.

Cross-dressing. Don't read anything into that.

[Dark Muse]

Aye, I love to wear men's clothes, and I have known and been friends with guys who wear women's clothes.

kilts

[Pendragon]

Well, if I went back to me family's Celtic roots, maybe. Personally I think one has to be Scottish or of Scottish Decent to own the right to wear the kilt.

Feathers in your hair or hat?

[tonywalt]

Hat, if i had to do.

Beets?

[Pendragon]

Yea, they're not too bad

Turnips?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Since our man Baldrick was mad for beets, I'll have to say yes.

Garth Brooks. Dead with a flaming arrow through his thorax.

[bounty]

I have very little, maybe none, experience with turnips, so id have to say "aye" just to try them.

major aye to garth brooks, who played a large part in merging the pop sound into country music and turning it into a genre that I absolutely love and so major nay to the whole thorax and flaming arrow thing.

reality talent shows like x-factor, America's got talent, the voice?

[tonywalt]

nay, boxed music, cliche hell

Punk rock ie sex pistols, the clash(earlier stuff)?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I must give a hearty Aye to punk rock, although listening to it is not my cup of tea, because of the spirit of it, the "throw a brick through a window" spirit, the way it restored rock 'n' roll to its barebones, raw, honest roots. Furthermore it inspired countless great artists who came later. I'm a huge Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters fan, for example, and punk and hardcore were a massive influence on him. Probably less so on One Direction.

One Direction, dead with several flaming arrows through their several thoraxes.

[Dark Muse]

Can I shoot one of the arrows? I always thoght it wpuld be cool to shoot a flamming arrow.

Death Metal?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. Listening to death metal is like pressing your temple against the business end of a jackhammer. Mind you, some people like that, so I'm told.

Freckles.

[bounty]

I love freckles, so aye!

continuing to read and finishing a book you are not enjoying?

[Pendragon]

Nay. If it cannot keep my attention, it's gone. I review books for several places (hey, the books are free, anyway!) and at times I have had to tell them I couldn't finish the book.

Giving a negative review on amazon?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye. I've come to rely on those reviews pretty heavily in deciding whether to buy something or not. Opening lines like "I wouldn't give this piece o' **** to Heinrich Himmler on the occasion of his descent to the Ninth Ring," more than a few times negative ratings have saved me from purchasing a real turd of a product.

Certain Disney pop hits. And be honest, 'cause I've got thermal night vision goggles and can see you dancing behind those drawn curtains.

[bounty]

well, I had to look up some songs that qualify under those conditions and found this:

http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/Top-10-Disney-Teen-Pop-Songs.htm

I say aye, but not my favorite genre. I like most music with just a few exceptions.

the popularity of young adult literature turning into movies---harry potter, twilight, hunger games, divergent, etc.?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye.

All but twilight on my radar.

Going to see "The Martian" ? (contemporary). I listened to the Audible offering and am chomping at the bit to see the cinema version.

[bounty]

heck tailor, I had forgotten what I had written here and notice that I just put a variant of my question above on "this or that."

im reading the last twilight book right now.

if I had someone to go with to see "the martian", id say "aye" but, alas...

new authors keeping story lines alive after the original authors have died?

[Pendragon]

Aye, provided they do NOT try to revamp the character for new readers. If the new readers have to have the character redone to understand, write them a new character.

Movie Remakes?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye.............. I've enjoyed many. What with CGI and other tech advances many movies really "pop" where the effects were more flop in past incarnations. (Saw "The Martian" today; give it an 8 out of 10... only paid $5 USD to see. Not too much left on the cutting room floor from the Audible offering)

Sneaking snacks into the theater ? (not that I did).

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye. I was sneaking RC Cola into my local movie thee-YAY-ter when I was thirteen and my friends and I dun snuck in to see Sasquatch and Capricorn One.

The willingness to use an aluminum baseball bat to crack open the skull of a home invader?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye. Though I abjure violence (I prefer chrysanthemums).

But just enough of a crack to get the intruder skittlin'. To protect the family a crack on the noggin 'tis better than a bullet to the bu-tocks 'praps.

Quiet nights without the telly ?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Heavens, yes. Aye. Playing forum games, perchance. Or listening to an audiobook while beating back the unredeemed hordes of aliens invading one's encampment in Starcraft. Or, if one is entirely lucky, getting Biblical with some undoubted member of one's preferred sex.

Ostrich jerky. Yes, it's real, and I've et it.

[bounty]

i think id be more inclined for a baseball bat to the knees, ribs or whatever hand might be holding a weapon, but i wouldn't be totally averse to the head if needed.

im a vegetarian, but when i was younger, i liked jerky, so i would have tried it, and probably liked it.

warm soda pop?

[tailor STATELY]

Yo. Recently a generic ginger ale. The other is chillin' to perfection as I type.

Nikes ?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

F-word Nay. Cheesy commercial drek. One should instead aspire to Reebok, Adidas or the strangely affordable yet stylish Asics.

Printed T-shirts, though you have three drawers full of them already, for the sake of supporting a worthy cause.

[bounty]

tailor i'll be staying awake wondering if your "yo" is a "no", "aye" or "nay"? I cant tell from the context of the sentence afterwards either! laughs...

hmmm---I can say aye to the t-shirts. ive got a bunch from somewhere (worthy) I volunteered and I like to think the advertising is good for them.

lana del ray music?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. If I want that sort of pretension and affectation I'll go back in time to some of the writing classes I took in college.

Karl Pilkington.

[bounty]

tyrion, that im aware of, im not familiar with him so I was hoping someone else might have jumped in, but, from what I can tell from the little reading ive done, id say "aye" on principle. he seems accomplished and well rounded.

"dance" remixes/versions of songs?

[Dark Muse]

Nay, I really don't like remixes

Self-driving cars

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye, self-driving cars! My main man Elon Musk came out with another first this very day, being that Tesla self-driving cars can now change lanes on their own. How do you like them apples? If'n my vehicle drives itself, I'm free to don my Oculus Rift and drift off into a VR game in which I'm a guy riding in a self-driving car while wearing an Oculus Rift and playing a game in which I'm a guy riding in a self-driving car while wearing an Oculus Rift and playing a game in which I'm...

Recursion:

P.S. I realize my narrative example may actually been of regression, rather than recursion. Not sure, I got lost somewhere in the third iteration. Take your pick, and feel free to allude to M.C. Escher.

[bounty]

tyrion I think you were so excited about self driving cars that you missed leaving an "aye or nay?"

[bounty]

okay bump...

hot chocolate on a cold winter day or cold lemonade on a hot summer one?

[Dark Muse]

I guess nay to hot chocolate and aye to lemonade

Steampunk

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye, and a hearty heck, yeah! Discovering William Gibson in the late 80s changed my ever-lovin' life, and I subsequently got way into cyberpunk. I didn't go as far as to wear fragments of circuit boards as earrings, as some in the subculture did, but I walked the walked, oh yeah, man, I walked the walked.

Men wearing earrings.

[bounty]

heck muse I had the wrong game!

99 44/100% nay, but sometimes a rare guy can pull it off, but even then, ehhhh...are you part of the .56% tyrion?

presidential candidates hamming it up on late night tv?

[Pendragon]

Nay, hang um! Hang um all!

New spins on old music, such as a Gregorian Chant version of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters?

[Dark Muse]

That actually sounds awesome. I would play that for Halloween.

Thrift Stores

[Tyrion Cheddar]

bounty: I was an earring wearer in my youth--and boy did I have style. :-0 Also, never mind presidential candidates attempting to appear hip and zany on late night TV, now they're intruding on our virtual reality and Periscope. In the words of Pendragon, Hang 'em! Hang 'em all!

Thrift stores can open wide for the pork sausage, as they both appear and are cheap. Can't go letting the wrong element in, now can we.

Disposable razors.

[tailor STATELY]

Disposable razors: Aye, they augment my rotary razor use.

Perusing yard / boot sales ?

[bounty]

so tyrion, you are no longer an earring wearer?

I like yard sales, so aye, mostly for books, though I typically get much more and better finds from library sales. every once in a while though you can get some other worthwhile goodie at one...

books on tape?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

On tape? Not since the digital revolution, though I used to have books on cassette. Now I'm a happy Audible customer.

bounty, yes, my earring days are long over. Alas, my bald days are not.

[bounty]

ah, so I should have said "books on cd"---see, I am so far out of that loop!

the recent popularity of zombies?

[Dark Muse]

Half Aye Half Nay,

I am a huge fan of the Walking Dead, but zombies are becoming over done, and they are done in a lot of really stupid ways, but I am still up for a good looking zombie movie.

B rate horror movies

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. Horror movies have always bored the pants on me. Even when I'm in drag.

Off-color jokes that aren't too terrible in their inappropriateness and are genuinely funny.

[bounty]

I lean towards aye, but perhaps with the caveat of only within select company. im not against being offensive when called for, but I suspect for the most part, humor doesn't fit that bill. I think the question for me is what effect does the telling and hearing have on the minds, lives and souls of everyone involved.

Robert downey jr as Sherlock holmes?

[papayahed]

nay

basketball?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. Like all spectator sports, I'd sooner watch pond water evaporate.

Cell phone games?

[Pendragon]

Nay. I can barely use my cell phone to send and receive calls

Garish phone wallpaper?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. I tried some funky wallpapers when they first came out. Made me nauseous. Now I use pictures of my baby nieces.

Delicious, healthy vegetables like broccoli which nonetheless give you gas like the Hindenburg?

[bounty]

thankfully, that im aware of, no delicious veggies really do that to me...broccoli included, which by the way, goes surprisingly well on pizza. so in truth I cant answer but putting myself into the situation hypothetically, id say aye, and then just be careful where/when I ate them.

climbing trees?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Climbing trees: Aye, I have fond memories of such from childhood.

Burning bugs on the sidewalk with a magnifying glass?

[Pendragon]

Unfortunately, aye, I recall this from childhood. And my mother's stories from her childhood!

Using a stick as a sword?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye. That is to say, for the purposes of tilting at windmills or destroying the brains of zombies, a stick makes a quite suitable sword.

The current male fashion of beards and "man buns."

[Pendragon]

Don't know about the buns, (What?!) but aye, I often wear a beard, though just a mustache at present.

Yelling "Fore!" while driving slowly past the golf course?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye. ;-) I wholeheartedly approve of that, though I never thought of that before. Then there's yelling "Watch out!" in an operating theater just as the surgeon has his scalpel poised above the patient's aorta. Good fun.

Mead, that being fermented honey.

[bounty]

im a teetotaler so, nay for me, but id say aye in principal for the folks who are responsible. if I did drink, I think itd be fun to go a ren-fair and have some.

as for beards and man buns---major nay on the latter. i think they look ridiculous and if a guys going to keep his hair long, id rather see it loose, or in a pony tail. heck I don't even like saying that!

high school/college plays where the actors, in a quest for some geographical/character authenticity, speak in accents not their own?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Oh...god...NAY! It's moderately amusing when they're small children, but when they perform Taming of the Shrew like they're extras on Downton Abbey, I want BLOOD, I tell yoU!

<cough> Sorry. Now then...

Holding off on watching your favorite TV dramas until the entire season has aired so you can marathon view it.

[bounty]

I think in theory that has an appeal to it but from a practical perspective it would be really tough for me to work that out, so id say nay.

watching the movie and then reading the book?

[Pendragon]

Aye and nay. Depends.

Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries?

[bounty]

I confess I don't know lord peter, but aye to mysteries in general and especially ones with recurring characters.

a married Sherlock holmes?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I'll forego the customary 'nay' here so I can say "Intercourse that sh*t." Sherlock Holmes isn't made for marriage any more than Benedict Cumberbatch is made to play Khan Noonien Singh--in one of the worst cinematic foul-ups since someone cast Ben Affleck as Batman.

Middle-aged actors playing legendary superheroes in screen.

[Pendragon]

If they can pull it off, sure. Let's just forget George Clooney's Batman fiasco...

More superhero TV shows?

[Dark Muse]

That is a tough one I like the idea of them but the ones that are out there I think are bad and the ones I try to watch I end up losing interest in. I would say Aye if they did make a really good one.

Tv shows based on movies

[Pendragon]

Aye, but it depends on the movie. I don't think we are ready for some of the movies to become TV shows.

Movies based on TV shows?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Why couldn't I have gotten the previous question? Mind you, I intend to answer it anyway. OK, well at the moment the only example that comes to mind is Firefly, a series that held no interest for me, but whose eventual film adaptation was a right romp.
As for movies made into TV shows, heck, yeah, man! Most of my favorite series started out as movies: Highlander, La Femme Nikita, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, to name a few.

Should restaurants that serve nachos made with that plastic, phony cheese from a bottle instead of real cheese be fined and, possibly, shut down by the Ministry for Public Morals?

[tonywalt]

No, sections of the country you speak of may or may not starve - certainly there would be societal disruption

The Life of Brian (movie)?

[Pendragon]

Aye, seen it. Like it? Not Really.

A Beautiful Mind?

[bounty]

I thought life of brian was hysterical.

ive got the book but haven't read it yet, haven't seen the movie either, (in general though, I like Russell crowe, and biographical type stories) so lemme pass it along to the next person...

[Troyia]

Aye. I have seen the movie and I liked it very much.

Staying up in the evening because you feel like you should do something worthy at least once a day, but all you get is the lack of sleep and incompetency next day?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

If I said nay to that one, Troyja, I'd be a hippo-critter, since I stay up late or all night on a regular basis, sleep in odd patterns, and am, as a rule, incompetent.

Subway sandwiches, even though they make you fat and are probably not very healthy, despite what their adverts claim?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye. Hot pastrami toasted on wheat roll w/ mayo/light lettuce/mustard/olives/oil&vinegar/avocado... a rare pleasure.

Tiny house movement ?... I'm watching TH Nation (DTV channel 266) as I type, and get an email w/ many examples daily.

[bounty]

despite my wearing patchouli, I say aye---I like it. it appeals to me on a variety of levels. I watch the shows every once in awhile and ive been trying to talk a good friend into our building one next summer. doubt its going to happen, but I like the thought of it.

books written "based on the screenplay" of movies?

[Pendragon]

Depends. The novelization of Star Trek: The Motion Picture explained several strange scenes in the movie where obvious cuts were made that did not help the story. Others...not so much, usually just a rehash of the movie with enough "original material" to qualify as something the author can get paid for writing.

TV Show episodes that exist only in books, like the new Sleepy Hollow novels?

[Pendragon]

Oops. Double post!

[tonywalt]

Nay.

Kurt Vonnegut's writing?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Breakfast at dinner time

[tailor STATELY]

Aye

Woodstove ?

[bounty]

totally aye! I live amongst hundreds of acres of woods, am an amateur lumberjack and have a really good chainsaw! smiles...the savings on propane is tremendous, and the crackling fire is aesthetically appealing. although, last winter I had a chimney fire and boy did that scare the bejeebers out of me! I go about things very different now...

the rebooting/remaking of the spiderman and fantastic four movies?

[Pendragon]

Nay. There are Black comic heroes out there that need their own movies, not change a known character into someone else. Black Panther is supposed to get his own movies, which I am awaiting anxiously. But there's Luke Cage, (who does show up on Nexflix's Jessica Jones), Black Lightning, Static, Blue Marvel, Cyborg, Misty Knight, Storm, Blade (his movies were great!), Jon Stewart, Green Lantern, Bill Foster Goliath, Steel (that one stunk!), Black Dynamite, Shaft, Superfly and so on...

More Netflix comic series, and who?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Jon Stewart? If that was satire it was genius. ;-) I actually chortled aloud. I'm in the midst of Jessica Jones now--the series, not the girl--and digging it. I couldn't volunteer a suggestion for further series, as I don't follow the comic book/graphic novel world, but in general more such Netflix series? Hell, yes!

[Pendragon]

Well, Ty, i do have a measured IQ of 141 and have been known to be called a genius, usually by people who don't know me very well!

Preferring paper books over e-books?

[tailor STATELY]

Tough one. I'll have to go with nay at this time.

Snow ?.. we're supposedly getting a dusting Tuesday in my locale.

[bounty]

aye, I love snow, and the cold (to a degree but boy the last two winters have been rough) and all the pretty white but I confess, a little less of it wouldn't be a problem at all!

grapefruit juice?

[Dark Muse]

Nay

Hail stroms

[North Star]

Nay - either snow or rain (when it's not winter), thankyouverymuch.
(love grapefruit juice and woodstoves)

Henri Cartier-Bresson?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye ! ... though my knowledge of him was quickened through your question. I still have an old Brownie Box camera that I once used on a bicycle trip to Yosemite. Perhaps I'll dust off some of the photos and digitize them to share; the camera undoubtedly needs dusting too.

Enya ?

[North Star]

Aye ! ... though my knowledge of him was quickened through your question. I still have an old Brownie Box camera that I once used on a bicycle trip to Yosemite. Perhaps I'll dust off some of the photos and digitize them to share; the camera undoubtedly needs dusting too.

Enya ?
Very cool, and very Ansel Adams. I would certainly like to see them.

Nay, but I'm not that familiar with her music.

Minor White?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute... How did we get from Henri Cartier-Bresson to Enya? Please tell me we're still living in a universe where that don't make sense or I'll have to stand in a wastepaper basket and sing.

Minor White...Just looked him up and couldn't give a rat's fanny, so nay.

Obscure Fijian holidays.

[tailor STATELY]

Nay... (lol) is that payback ? Actually I love Enya's music and read a lengthy article about her yesterday... so yeah; she has a new album just out too.

Zoos ?

[EvoWarrior5]

Aye, I haven't been to one in ages. Would be nice to see one again.

Graphic novels?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

This is an interesting question. I have read a few graphic novels that I really liked, but usually find them difficult to read because I can't follow the logic of storyboarding, if that's the right term. I never know the order I'm supposed to read them in, or the dialogue, and so gave up trying a long time ago. The same applies to manga, which I really wanted to be able to get into a long time ago, and still might, 'cause I've been way into anime at different times. So I'm giving it an Aye because I love the idea of it, and the art and imagination involved.

Ancient terra cotta toilets uncovered at a dig site in Hoboken, NJ, when all they were trying to do was lay the foundations of a new Remnants R Us.

[bounty]

hmm, im not sure how one can say anything other than aye to an unearthed discovery, no matter how seemingly mundane, so, aye. smiles...

I asked this one in another thread I think:

cross-over stories?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

It depends. If you mean Batman vs. Superman, I say Nay and a painful death to every Hollywood exec responsible for such abominations. On the other hand, in the world of fanfics I've seen some interesting stuff. I've nothing against it in principle, it just has to be done well and for the right reasons. And how dare you refer to my terra cotta toilets as mundane. For all you know, they were used as altars by a highly evolved ancient civilization.

Chocolate covered strawberries?

[tailor STATELY]

Chocolate covered strawberries? Big Aye.

OTC cold remedies ? Thag you very much.

[Dark Muse]

Nay, I Don't really take anything for a cold, I just ride it out.

Sleeping pills

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Sleeping pills, as in Ambien, is a no brainer for this chronic insomniac: AYE!

Decaffeinated tea/coffee?

[tailor STATELY]

Nay

Herbal teas ?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I'd sooner drink battery acid. The taste is about the same, anyway.

Battery acid, as a beverage or weapon, your choice.

[bounty]

nay, except maybe defensive use only...otherwise its making me think of the horrid god-awful acid attacks on women around the world.

I love herbal tea---tyrion, try it sweetened and thickened with about a 1/4 cup of apple juice. I would steer you towards some of the more strongly and recognizably flavors too, like peach, or raspberry, lemon, apple-cinnamon are safer bets than chamomile or sleepy time. (had some French vanilla once that was fantastic)

grapefruit without sugar?

[North Star]

Preferably.

Tea without sugar?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I drink tea without sugar all day and most of the night, and wouldn't know what to do without it, so Aye. However, in the past, I have also enjoyed tea "the English way," with milk and sugar or lemon or honey.

Chicken wings, which I just had at the diner, your choice of mild, medium or spicy.

[North Star]

(no sugar in my tea either, or milk or lemon or honey, although a bit of honey or sugar is tolerable)

Aye, and medium.

Sibelius's Finlandia?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I'm listening to it now and its magnificent, so freakin' Aye. ;-)

Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor? (NB: In the interests of full disclosure, I should point out that anyone answering Nay will find me coming through the internet to defenestrate them--which, I point out, is a good word for our Devil's Dictionary.)

[bounty]

turns out i have this, just gave it a listen and i'll say aye....safe from from internet defenestration for another day!

tom cruise's and julianne hough's singing in rock of ages?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

bounty, until you mentioned this, and I went to YouTube to investigate, I had never heard of it. I was in blissful ignorance of whatever this abomination is. Now this tragic example of experimentation with hormone replacement therapy on aging actors is emblazoned in my brain. I'll have my revenge, just you wait. In the meantime, however, a huge...freakin...NAY!!!

Pomelos, one of which I'm eating right now

[bounty]

laughs...I wont steer your towards the alec Baldwin singing parts then...

well I confess ive not heard of pomelos and had to look them up. I like grapefruit and see they are supposed to resemble them, so I say aye.

tribute bands?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

A few years ago I would probably have given a shrug of the shoulders at best to tribute bands, but since then I've discovered that not only are some of them rather good, but it has now occurred more than once that a member of a tribute band is recruited by the actual band to whom he was paying tribute. As some of the great bands of yesteryear age, they occasionally pluck a replacement member from these younger bands that are already well-versed in the music, look and style of the original. So Aye.

Having a fire on a mild winter day (and so far where I live there's no sign of any other kind) when you don't need the warmth, just for the comfort and fun of it?

[North Star]

Having a fire on a mild winter day (and so far where I live there's no sign of any other kind) when you don't need the warmth, just for the comfort and fun of it?

Aye, as long as it's well contained.

Karl Amadeus Hartmann?

[bounty]

heck north star, I knew that was going to be some composer id never heard of!

next time maybe ask about paavo nurmi or lasse viren? laughs...

lemme pass him along to the more classically inclined:

Karl Amadeus Hartmann

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Alright well I can only do a half-arsed job of answering this one since I never heard of him until now and have only just listening to a sampling on YouTube. It sounds like modern classical to me, the non-melodic variety, that is, of which I am not and never have been a fan, so I'm going to say Nay.

Prunes?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye ... a great snack though I rarely indulge.

Watching "It's a Wonderful Life" every year ?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. I've never watched it, never will.

Generic brands of your favorite food or other things, but if Aye, try to find a reason other than price.

[bounty]

definitely aye, yes for the price but also because I like rootin' for and supporting the underdog. also, in many cases, the product is just as good or even better. although, as to that latter point, I am mingling "store brand" with "generic brand."

a non-white Christmas? (or winter for that matter!)

[Pendragon]

Used to have them every year as a kid. Now we seldom get enough snow, but there's a skiff out there as I type this, so Yea.

12th night celebration?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

As a Jew, 12th night (apart from the Shakespeare play of the same name) is about as meaningful to me as a cluster of farts, but I love the beauty and pageantry of the celebrations y'all have at this time of year, so definitely Aye.

Beautiful and inspiring arrays of lights on people's houses at this time of year, when they are left on for some time after the holidays have ended.

[bounty]

i say aye and nay...nay if the Christmas-themed ones extend past the Christmas season, which to me is about new years...but aye if the other lights, though much less of them, stand as a sort of light in the darkness against the still dark months winter months.

however, its hard to be "beautiful and inspiring" I think without crossing over into ostentatious. I lean towards less is more...especially after Christmas.

frosty the snowman, Rudolph, the Grinch, Charlie brown and all those other old Christmas cartoons from the 60s/early 70s?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

What about them? Oh, oh, I see. :-0 Well Aye, of course! They were pivotal parts of my childhood, me being of that generation. And I don't agree about some of the lights people put on their houses necessarily being ostentatious, as there are some around that are elaborate without being so, just very beautiful. In principle and in general, though, I too am a 'less is more' kind of guy.

Cute pet/animal videos on YouTube?

[Pendragon]

Aye. Good for a laugh.

Gallows Humor?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Without gallows humor, life would be unlivable. It is what preserves the sanity in the face of the inevitable, of one's mortality. Certain ethnic groups, what's more, have developed gallows humor to a high art, like my own Jewish peeps, and the Irish.

Wildean:

[Pendragon]

Aye sometimes a little Oscar Wilde hits the spot, especially his children's stories like "The Selfish Giant."

Walden?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Christmas Movies?

[bounty]

for me nay, but I know they are otherwise popular, so I say aye.

im much more of a fan of the old Christmas cartoons from childhood---Rudolph, frosty, the Grinch, Charlie brown, etc.

shopping at the underdog place even though it might be a smidgen less convenient and/or cost a teenie bit more?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye, though rarely any more.

Waiting in lines the day of a premier for a movie/event (example: Star Wars "7"/new iPhone) or waiting a while till the crowds have gone ?

[Pendragon]

I am allergic to crowds.

Star Trek or Star Wars?

[tailor STATELY]

(me too)

Oops I got off topic above re: Aye / Nay versus This / That...

AYE

Tough question if I had to choose. I'd go with the Star Trek franchise because of the quantity of stories (700+) in ~50 years.

38 years for 7-movies was agony; though the paperback novellas by various writers pledged to remain true to the Star Wars universe were fun. Quality here over quantity makes the decision even tougher.

Buying souvenirs/collectibles from said franchises ?

[bounty]

I say aye in general but nay for me in particular. although, I think if I had the opportunity to get something, used and very inexpensive from star trek, id do it.

while I like star wars, I like star trek sooooo much better.

sequels, very late but better than never?

[Dark Muse]

Nay by then I am usually over the movie even if it was one I really liked.

Book series that are 12+ books long?

[tailor STATELY]

Yea, but not in the popular sense.

The closest my coming to read 12+ otherwise was L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi dekaology "Mission Earth", which, in hindsight, was injurious to my tender sensibilities (I much prefer LRH's "Battlefield Earth", a single volume, which I reread once every few years).

Raking leaves ?

[bounty]

ack no way! laughs...

I think 3-4 is a good number. do you have/have read/know of some that are that long muse?

yet another rocky (sorta) movie, creed?

[bounty]

oh heck, late to the game!

I live where I don't "have" to rake leaves...last year I did, this year I didn't. so I can say aye and nay.

yet another rocky (sorta) movie, creed?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye. This latest actually looks pretty good, though I'll wait till it comes on the telly to watch.

Thank you notes ?

[Dark Muse]

Aye I guess I have nothing against them but cannot recall the last time I sent one.

ecards?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye, e-cards are the savior of us all. When forgetting a birthday, anniversary or memorial for someone's late parrot, an e-card is just the thing, for it whizzes across the internet at light speed, thus concealing to the recipient the fact that you forgot the event, probably forgot them, and in any case can't be arsed.

I'M BACK, B*TCHES!!!!

Swimsuit editions of magazines--and yes, that includes the ones with them Brazilian models with the big booties.

[bounty]

I say aye muse---ive made great use of them in one particular relationship in my life, and she has with me also; its been a signature thing for us.

garlic and onion potato chips?

[bounty]

oh heck, im late to the game again!

I say aye, if no other reason than to stir up the controversies associated with them.

garlic and onion potato chips?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I say Aye, if for no other reason than to stir up the controversy that comes from breathing in someone's face afterwards, whereupon they cringe and yell at you. :-0

Young Adult book series featuring a paranormal theme when they're made into movies or TV shows, assuming they're well-made, like Buffy.

[bounty]

I once had a dance partner yell at me when I was with her shortly after eating a tuna and onion on a garlic bagel.

ah, was buffy a collection of books before the tv show? ive never watched buffy, but she seems to have been a success and I like the whole notion of the thing. it seems like going from book to movie is a major stamp of affirmation to the former.

movies with unhappy endings?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Gods, yes, and I often wonder why they don't make more. I mean, there have been some truly poignant films owing not least to the fact of a tragic ending. Also, I believe there are one or two famous playwrights in history who established this tradition of tragedy in some plays that became slightly famous. :-0 I realize Hollywood believes the predictable happy ending is necessary to sell tickets, and admittedly we now live in a nation of 'tards whose shuffling gait is remarkably close to the zombies they mentally resemble, but come on, lads, give us some pathos, if you will.

The new Sherlock, which I just watched?

[bounty]

do you mean the bbc series? is so, absolutely aye, ive gotten to see a few and loved them. id be happy to see them all. oddly enough, ive not given the show "elementary" a chance.

highly stylized movies like sin city, or kill bill, etc?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Movies about true events/real people?

There seems to be more and more these days

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Yes, there are. In principle and occasionally, Aye. The movie American Sniper was very good, for example, and I see Bradley Cooper has a new one out that's also based a real dude, which I'll probably watch. Other times, though, it often seems Hollywood is just out of ideas and is really reaching for something to make a film about.

Bradley Cooper:

[bounty]

in principal aye, ive seen a couple of movies with him in it and have enjoyed them and his performance.

i might have asked this before, or something similar:

cover versions of some of your favorite songs?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Sometimes, sure, Aye, and sometimes a cover version is better than the original. This is often true with great songwriters whose voices send neighborhood cats fleeing, i.e. Dylan.

Agonizingly slow hotel WiFi? Again, I know I've confronted you with a tough one, guys, but dig deep, do the best you can.

[tailor STATELY]

Have to say Nay because I don't believe I've been to a hotel since the advent of wifi; though I might have said otherwise if faced with the dilemma. Does that make sense ?

Curry with eggs ?

[bounty]

I don't eat eggs now, but unfortunately when I did I had never tried curry on them, but I don't doubt for a moment id like it, so aye.

(unless curry with eggs is something different than eggs with curry powder?)

pecan pie?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

If by pecan pie you mean pecan pie, then Aye, though it's a bit sweet for me. On the other hand, pie with pecans is very pleasant.

Being hungry and not having any servants to cook up a treat for you?

[tonywalt]

Yay.

Black and white photography?

[Dark Muse]

Aye

Musicals

[North Star]

Aye, although that's only for a select few (West Side Story and Into The Woods most of all).

Opera

[Dark Muse]

West Side Story is awesome

Aye I have only been once but I enjoyed it and would go again if I could afford it.

Ballet

[North Star]

Aye. Stravinsky and Prokofiev in particular.

The thing with all three, though, is that I tend to just listen to recordings of the music instead of seeing staged productions, live or recorded.

Josef Sudek?

[tonywalt]

Yea.

Speed limit laws being increased as a trend?