Aye or Nay?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Hell Aye. They're 65 in some areas around here, which is more realistic. I am old enough to remember when the gov't set the national speed limit at 55 because it said that was the most fuel efficient speed. This was during the oil crisis period in the 70s. Suffice it to say, we are not driving the same kind of cars today--technology and fuel efficiency has improved a wee bit--plus hybrid cars and eventually a fleet of electric cars, which will even be self-driving. Thus, in addition to being a pain in the hind quarters, I think abandoning the 55 mph speed limit is long overdue.

A bed in a self-driving car, so you can lie down, with a display on the ceiling, so you can play games, surf, watch porn, and a 7.1 surround sound system?

[tonywalt]

nay, i do that at home.

Moderate drinker of alcohol or (less moderate,more moderate)?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I don't understand the question. Are you asking would I tolerate a moderate drinker of alcohol? Or am I one myself? Or what is my opinion on such persons in general? I tolerate moderate drinkers, certainly, though I don't drink, myself. So Aye, if that's it.

Cigars? I smoked for over twenty years, then gave them up about nine months ago.

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Documentaries?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye, love a good documentary. When I first started to get into them properly, I considered that it was a sign of my growing old. It still may be, but I like it.

HBO's Vice:

[tonywalt]

Aye

(There is a cspan related channel called BOOK TV, great channnel)


White chocolate?

[North Star]

Aye, if nothing better is available.

HBO's Rome?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nay. Made the mistake of trying it once for eight seconds.

House of Cards?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

six feet under? (hbo)

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Nah, never got into that one.

Gluten free?

[tailor STATELY]

Nope (nay) (me glutes still there)

Regular exercise ?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Hey, Aye, though I giggled when I saw that 'cause you've caught me at one of my periodic moments of lethargy, i.e., fat *** sitting on couch.

Cooking?

[North Star]

Aye.

Cookies?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Yes, but there's the flab issue again.

Contemplating paintings?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

The artwork of Mark Rothko?

[Danik 2016]

Aye.

The artwork of Vik Muniz?
http://www.blouinartinfo.com/artists/vik-muniz-4058

[tailor STATELY]

Aye... though first time viewing his work.

Spring cleaning ?

[Danik 2016]

Aye

Winter travels?

[sieunhacainet]

Aye
Swimming in winter ?

[johnnybloom]

Aye...
Fly fishing for trout.

[Danik 2016]

No.
Going for long walks?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye

Going barefoot ?

[Danik 2016]

Aye

Cinema on Sundays?

[Evie]

Aye

Avocado on toast?

[Iain Sparrow]

Aye

Donald Trump on toast?

[tailor STATELY]

lol... Nay

Do you bother to vote ?

[Danik 2016]

Ay!
We all should as extremisms and irresponsability seem to be taking over everywhere.
Trustworthy goverments?

[tailor STATELY]

Nay

Staunchly ingrained with your politics ?

[Danik 2016]

What?! Do you prefer the untrusworthy ones?

Nay.

Political awareness?

[tailor STATELY]

I live in California... in the USA... a corrupt republic... Yes: I'd rather live in a trustworthy government... but we haven't even colonized Mars yet.

Yea (too aware)

Cartoons on Saturday when you were young ?

[Danik 2016]

Nay (no telly at home)

Lasagna on Sundays?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Aye, I'll gladly have lasagna on Sundays, or indeed any other day, if some kind person will cook it for me.

Be a Mars colonist if it becomes possible?

[Danik 2016]

If no "kind person" is within reach I recomend the frozen product :D

Nay.

Live on a healthier planet (Mars a bit to hot I bet)?

[tailor STATELY]

Yea ... I'd like a planet with a little more oxy and maybe 0.75 g. Seasons about 65° Fahrenheit (~18.3333° Celsius) year-round. Rain engineered for late evenings and earlier morning hours would be nice. No insects except for butterflies and lady bugs. Guess I'd be in a dome or otherwise closed system.

Corn dogs ?

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Corn dogs? Heck, aye!

Heavy cream in your coffee? (And no, that wasn't a metaphor)

[Danik 2016]

Taylor, I would add plenty of animals and plants to the planet.
People only sociable ones. Plenty of food for everyone. Arms and the fabrication of armament would not be permited.

Sure.

Chocolate cake with your coffee?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Living in a large city? say the size of NY, Chicago, London

[Danik 2016]

Yea.(São Paulo)
10º in autumn?

[tonywalt]

Yay

Flip Flops? (or similar)

[Danik 2016]

Sure. Havaianas (Brazilian rubber Flip Flops)

Warm drinks in winter?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye: hot cocoa, hot apple juice w/ cinnamon, honey w/ lemon or grapefruit mixed together in warm water, hot peppermint tea (no real tea in it)

Bee Honey ?

[Danik 2016]

Yes.
Pepper Nuts?

[bounty]

ive never had pepper nuts and don't know what they are, but if they are what they sound like, they sound good!

hi danik, I got your kind note on the this or that thread, thank you. ive been having (and still am to an extent) a major internet problem using the site.

the Russian national track team being banned from the rio Olympics?

[Clopin]

I dunno, I sort of think doping should just be allowed at this point, everybody does it anyway.

I guess aye to them being banned if the allegations have any merit, I only follow the winter olympics >.>

Asking someone to remove their hat when they're indoors?

[Danik 2016]

Peppernuts:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfeffern%C3%BCsse
I hope you didn´t get a bug and your internet get´s ok, bounty.
Clopin. If doping is allowed there won´t be getting real results in sport contests any more.

Aye, in the countries where people habitually use hats.

Following the olympic contests?

[Pompey Bum]

Nay. Damned Nazi humunuli.

Third party candidates (voting for them)?

[Clopin]

Aye, I don't expect voting to really work anyway... might as well waste it on somebody decent.

Mcdonalds Coffee?

[Danik 2016]

PB- I can´t understand your comment "Damned Nazi humunuli" on the olympic games in Brazil. Could you please explain it?

Mcdonalds Coffee? Aye.

Hamburger and chips?

[Clopin]

Now it's your turn!

[Danik 2016]

Aye.

Repeating without the comment:Hamburger and chips?

[Pompey Bum]

PB- I can´t understand your comment "Damned Nazi humunuli" on the olympic games in Brazil. Could you please explain it?

Olympic athletes are the result of a Nazi experiment that got loose. They lull us into complacency, then they suck our souls out through our nostrils. It's just gross. But it has nothing to do with Brazil--unless you know something you're not telling us!

Big nay to hamburger and chips. (Hamburg is where the experiment took place).

Bell bottoms

[bounty]

im not sure what the source of my problem is danik but ive got a handful of sites that just give me a boatload of problems. pages hang, or wont load at all, etc. it seems to be a little better lately.

and im sorry---clopin and pompey, you simply cannot stop in here after who knows how many months away without so much as a "how do you do bounty!" humph! smiles...

okay, back to bell bottoms:

[Pompey Bum]

(Hey Bounty--I wondered when you were going to say hello. :) )


Ah yes: bell bottoms

[tailor STATELY]

waves at bounty; belated howdy to PB

Bell Bottoms: Nay - didn't like them then, don't care for them now

Moon gazing ?

[Danik 2016]

Why not?

Piano music?

[Danik 2016]

Why not?

Piano music?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye (quite often) I'm listening to Elise Lebec's Possible Dreams (album of the same name) as I was writing this last sentence. I composed/reproduced? a small piece of piano music myself from a poem I wrote nearly 9-years ago... the music came to me in a lucid dream,though I heard it as a choral. I've been told I need to flesh out the poem and music a bit, it's very minimalistic.

Electric guitar ?

[Danik 2016]

......

[Danik 2016]

That´s nice. I never composed anything. Scratched the guitar a bit.

Nay. I love the normal guitar.

Flute music?

[tailor STATELY]

re: bell bottoms - I always felt ridiculous in them... I would have never bought them for myself {thanks Mom}... I've never ridden the fashion wave.

Aye... Classical mostly; the flute playing by Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull was quite fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd6u3hQ9bkQ and Native American flute can be quite melodic.

Chamber music ?

[Danik 2016]

Aye

Opera?

[North Star]

Aye

Ballet?

[Danik 2016]

Sure!

Folkloric dances?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye... in moderation

Modern Dance ?

[Danik 2016]

Aye...in moderation.

Street Theater?

[tailor STATELY]

Street Theater?... I don't think I've ever seen street theater, but the concept seems fine so...
Aye

Flash Mobs ?

[North Star]

Aye, if it's e.g. an orchestra playing Beethoven (or Ligeti or whatever) or a theatre group doing Shakespeare or something.

Cimbalom?

[bounty]

well north star I had to look that up, and i'll go for aye both in general principle that all musical instruments are good, and in particular because this one seems pretty nifty.

and to my litnet colleagues above---in undergrad i took ballet and i was in both the folk dance and modern dance clubs! smiles...

police actually walking beats as opposed to only in squad cars?

[North Star]

Police walking beats vs squad cars - I suppose this is about the sort of urban areas where it can make sense. If there are resources for it, I'm sure it can only do good to have a police officer in the street, making them more a part of the community than if they just drive past in cars.

Rainer Werner Fassbinder?

[Danik 2016]

Happy are the countries were the police is seen as a protection for the comunity!

A big Aye for Fassbinder!


Nurejev?

[bounty]

even more than reviving worthwhile but unfortunately ~6 month dormant threads, I like ballet, so yes.

miley cyrus on the voice?

or if that one doesn't work, this one:

reading (for pleasure) more than one book at a time?

[Lendo]

Nay. Unless i don't like it.

Black friday?

[Danik 2016]

Nay. It doesn´t work very well in my country.

Beach?

[bounty]

what, the cologne that calvin klein ripped off from Kramer on Seinfeld?? smiles...

either way, aye to the beach

movies with sad endings?

[Lendo]

Aye. Unless, it adds a bit of realism to cinema, since most times movies have extremely happy endings, which is not what happens in the real world.

Advertise on youtube?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! I mean the real beach: sand, sea, sun, and so on!I never knew there was a famous perfume called Beach.

A big Nay specially for political and religious advertisements.

sweet pancakes for breakfast?

[Lendo]

Nay. I don't like pancakes!

Political correctness in humour?

[Danik 2016]

Aye!

Creative parodies?

[Lendo]

Aye.

Reality shows?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye ("Gold Rush")

Infomercials ?

[bounty]

nay on infomercials for me, but aye for whoever's making 'em so that people who like them can watch 'em.

reality shows---for me in a limited sense yes, I absolutely love the voice and survivor.

danik---you can probably find that episode, or at least scenes from it, online.

movies with endings that kinda leave you hanging?

[Danik 2016]

Sorry, bounty, a big Nay for the reality shows, at least the ones I know.

I had a look, yes, and found that guy smelling his arm.

Aye, if the ending fits the story.

Fantastic Literature?

[Lendo]

Aye, because every type of Literature fit's someone interests.

Pay per view?

[Danik 2016]

I prefer open TV (free contents without extra pay)

Soap operas?

[bounty]

the beach! laughs...

danik when you say "fantastic" literature, do you mean "fantasy?" as in elves, magic, other worldly creatures, etc? I love that stuff.

I wonder if soap operas are the visual version of what romance novels are to women? which is to say, the literary equivalent to playboy magazine to men.

i'll go with lendo's answer, in part, to your literature question---aye in that someone watches them, but i'll take a step back from that and wonder about their redeeming value, and another further step back for myself, and say nay.

although, I dated a girl a long time ago who was a big soap opera fan, and we watched episodes together and had conversations about it. it was enjoyable in that regard and id do something like that again if the opportunity arose.

I say nay to ppv too. theres nothing so important to watch that I cant either wait to read about it, or that it comes out in some more accessible mode. its hard to believe people will pay lots of money to watch boxing, or mma.

although, ppv does include movies too, which is not too different in some regards than paying money to go to the theaters. hmmm.

watching re-runs of old favorite tv shows you've already seen many times?

[Danik 2016]

With Fantastic Literature I mean Edgar Allan Poe, Kafka and Gabriel Garcia Marques for example.
Elves are more related to fairy tales to me.
Here in Brazil the soap operas have more or less the same status as the American tv series (we have series too, but national series are still something new here). Sometimes Soap Operas are complex works of fiction like the recent "Velho Chico" which evolved around the political powerand enviromental changes about the São Francisco river. This river has great regional importance, because it is the one big river in an otherwise very dry region.
Aye.

The Voice Kids?

[Lendo]

With Fantastic Literature I mean Edgar Allan Poe, Kafka and Gabriel Garcia Marques for example.


Why do you consider García Marquez fantastic Literature?

Aye. There's some awesome kids on those talent shows, and there's always a way for them to get their future career started, if they want to make a career in music.

Pizza-Burguer?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Nandos?

[bounty]

have never been, don't know that ive ever even seen one actually.

on dining out principle, which is something a lot of people like, I could say aye, but being a vegetarian and wishing every one else in the world was one too, I could say nay.

the upcoming NFL superbowl?

[tailor STATELY]

Nay... they play it on Sunday... I'll catch the highlites on Monday

Raking leaves ?

[bounty]

well heck tailor, i had you in mind when i asked the question and i thought for sure id be eliciting an "aye"

i don't pay attention enough anymore to have a favorite team, but in general, id be rooting for a northern and eastern NFC team over a western and southern AFC one. geo-centricity and all that...smiles...

i think you have asked about raking leaves before---oh what did i answer last time!

i live pretty much in the woods where its not necessary, at least for neighborly appearance, or maybe even health of lawn wise, to have to rake. so nay on that account, but aye on it being good exercise, being outdoors, and amongst the smells of late autumn. this year i didn't do any raking.

giving up on a book before you've finished it?

[Lendo]

Nay. I can't stop reading a book before i finish it.

Weekend vacations?

[Danik 2016]

With Fantastic Literature I mean Edgar Allan Poe, Kafka and Gabriel Garcia Marques for example.
Elves are more related to fairy tales to me.
Here in Brazil the soap operas have more or less the same status as the American tv series (we have series too, but national series are still something new here). Sometimes Soap Operas are complex works of fiction like the recent "Velho Chico" which evolved around the political powerand enviromental changes about the São Francisco river. This river has great regional importance, because it is the one big river in an otherwise very dry region.
Aye.

The Voice Kids?
Sorry for answering only now Lendo, I was on vacation and Litneting was very limited as I am still new to using the tablet. It is a long time ago that I read Garcia Marques, but anyway things happen in his fiction, or in some of it, that subvert the laws of reality. According to Todorov, if I remember well you have the "real" world. On one of its extreme you have the fairy tales with their own laws which you inpliciptly accept when you read them. The other extrem is the fantastic realm where things happen that subvert the laws of reality. For example a human that starts to fly or turn into insect. But perhaps "magic realism" is better description of his fiction.

Snow? (It´s now about 28º C here)

[tailor STATELY]

Snow... no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no... nay

We had snow just the other day (Monday). It disappeared quickly but has ruined my week just thinking about it.

Watching "The Big Bang Theory" inspired this>>>

Real or artificial Christmas tree or Menorah or other ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! Sorry! I never saw real snow in my life only frostings and on pictures it looks cute!

Real Chistmas tree (when I was a child we always had a real pine tree)


Carnaval?

[Lendo]

Sorry for answering only now Lendo, I was on vacation and Litneting was very limited as I am still new to using the tablet. It is a long time ago that I read Garcia Marques, but anyway things happen in his fiction, or in some of it, that subvert the laws of reality. According to Todorov, if I remember well you have the "real" world. On one of its extreme you have the fairy tales with their own laws which you inpliciptly accept when you read them. The other extrem is the fantastic realm where things happen that subvert the laws of reality. For example a human that starts to fly or turn into insect. But perhaps "magic realism" is better description of his fiction.

Snow? (It´s now about 28º C here)

I hope you had good vacations :)

I understand you saying that about Kafka. I would understand you saying that about other writers, like Bulgakov, Huxley or Poe. But not about García Marquez. At least the books i wrote had nothing that challenged the laws of reality.

Aye to Carnaval, although in Portugal it is way more low profile than in Brasil ahah.

3D movies?

[Danik 2016]

Aye but depending on the movies.
I wish Carnaval was low profile here too. As it is it seems there are going to be about 500
street block only in São Paulo. And the festivities are to be extended for two weeks.
Aye but if the effect adds to the quality of the movie.

Animal documentaries?

[North Star]

Aye, if they're in the wild, and without visible human participation.

Schumann's Carnaval?

[Lendo]

Aye.

Snapchat?

[bounty]

oh heck I wrote a reply to the animal documentaries one and see that it didn't take!

I grew up watching mutual of Omaha's wild kingdom, nature, and Jacques Cousteau, so major aye on the animal documentaries.

lendo I like the idea of it, but I am without a cellphone (and am glad to be) so its a nay for me.

white noise (or any noise) when you go to bed to sleep?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye... almost exclusively I'll listen to "Ocean Waves/The Pure Sound of the Surf" by Joe Baker on my Kindle on a loop... https://www.amazon.com/Ocean-Waves-Joe-Baker/dp/B001QTQFXA . Rarely I'll listen to babbling brooks or other nature sounds.

The color purple ?

[Lendo]

Aye.

Casinos?

[papayahed]

Aye (for the free drinks)

Camping?

[Lendo]

Nay. I never liked it. Spending an afternoon in the countryside it's ok, but not camping.

The apparently upcoming "Prison Break: Sequel"?

[bounty]

ive not ever watched prison break, so for me, a sequel would be nay. though I suspect some folks must be excited about it?

eating kiwi with the skin?

[Danik 2016]

Nay. Not a great kiwi fan, even without its skin.

The Voice kids? (or simply The Voice if you don´t have the kid version)?

[Lendo]

Aye. Some talented kids show up at those TV shows.

Photoshop at magazine covers?

[Danik 2016]

Aye!

Ice-cream with cookies?

[Lendo]

Aye, totally.

Donald Trump's inauguration speech?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye (... and I voted for someone else; saw it on rerun with commentary)

SNL ?

[Danik 2016]

Nay, don´t know it.
I´d rather not comment on North American politics.

double cakes?

[Lendo]

Aye, they can be very good.

Dogs at apartments?

[Danik 2016]

Not ideally. Dogs need space. But in a big city like São Paulo, there are many dogs that live in apartments.

Flower gardens?

[Lendo]

They are pretty and nice to watch. But expensive and hard to keep! So, it's an aye for the visual effect, but a nay for the financial aspect of it.

Comic books?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye... though I haven't read nor purchased one in decades; loved them as a child and early teen.

Still view VHS tapes ?

[Danik 2016]

No. My device broke long ago and the tapes got damaged.

Long plays?

[Lendo]

Aye. It will never lose the special touch.

Cooking shows?

[Danik 2016]

Nay. I prefer fiction on TV.


Travel narratives?

[bounty]

when I was younger a friend of mine was just getting active in the local rotary club, and they used to do these things called "travelogues." I went to a few and they were pretty neat, so aye.

watching movies you really enjoy for a 2nd, 3rd or even 4th time?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye, to the nth time... same with books.

Wearing hats ?

[Lendo]

Aye. Some are very cool.

3D movies?

[Danik 2016]

Aye.
Bounty, I was thinking of the old traveller narratives during the navigation period. But modern travelogues or travel blogues are ok too.

Making a tour in the country?

[Lendo]

Aye. We have really nice surprises touring in the countryside.
About the travel narratives, some years ago i read Bill Bryson's books of travels, in continental Europe and in the United Kingdom, and i loved it.

Long travels by train?

[bounty]

tailor, ive read a small handful of books twice, and mayyyybe there a few of those id read a 3rd time.

what movie(s) have you seen the most?

danik---in so much as ive read any of those things, id say aye, but all mine are contemporary. I have one I should read soon---about a guy who hitchhiked around Ireland with a miniature refrigerator!

lendo, ive only gone on a train for a few hours at the longest, in Alaska but if I had the opportunity to travel say, cross country, and there was a decent place to sleep on the train, or I could come and go off and on it at leisure, id say aye, I like the idea.

warm soda pop?

[Danik 2016]

Aye (if warm means not iced)

Taylor: I´ve found lots of movies of good directors in the internet.

Lendo: Here in Brazil we travel more by bus and by plane than by train. There are not so many railroads.

Evening news on TV?

[Lendo]

Aye. For a long time i would always watch the evening news during dinner time to catch on with what was happening in the world. But the internet took the relevance of it, now we don't need TV to know what's happening.

Playback singing?

[Danik 2016]

Aye.

Milk shake?

[bounty]

im a vegetarian who does occasional dairy with an effort to pass up dairy when other choices are easy to make---so milkshakes fall into that category. id come away from an ice cream stand with a slush instead. thankfully I love those.

so for me, milkshakes are nay.

zombie books/movies? (am about to start world war Z)

[tailor STATELY]

(Movies: K-PAX, Meet Joe Black, anything (except NBC's Monday night offering) that has to do with time travel/classic SciFi and so many others. Books: Battlefield Earth/Hobbit/Silmarillion/Lord of the Rings/Oz books/and many SciFi classics and short story collections. As far as Internet movies I can only watch them from 2am to 8am due to bandwidth capping, and only do so rarely.)

Nay. Zombies leave me feeling wanting; ditto vampire and ilk.

Visit Libraries more than twice a year ?

[bounty]

heck im in the library regularly tailor, mostly for a project im working on, but also because I have dial-up internet at home (thus my unfortunate infrequency of being here) and sometimes I need things to go high speed.

im liking world war z so far. ive got a small penchant for resident evil---mostly because of alice I think. when i was kid we got a big kick out of dawn of the dead. I like vampires (so to speak!) and dracula's one of my favorite books. I loved twilight.

the avengers fighting each other in their last movie?

[Lendo]

Aye.

Superman vs Batman movie?

[Danik 2016]

?
Isn´t that question for this or that?

Anyway I prefer Superman.

Traveling by night?

[Lendo]

?
Isn´t that question for this or that?

Anyway I prefer Superman.

Traveling by night?

I was talking about the movie "Superman vs Batman". The last year movie in which the two characters show up.

And i love traveling by night. I prefer it to travel by day.

Pocket books?

[Danik 2016]

Aye! They are cheaper.

Sunsets?

[Lendo]

In Portugal there's currently a campaign by some editors that sell all time classics for prices between 5 and 9 euros. Awesome.

Aye to sunsets.

Moonlight?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, but difficult to spot in a big city like São Paulo.


Adventure novels/films?

[Lendo]

Aye. I like James Rollins books, for example. Like them better that Dan Brown's. And i also like adventure films, they are entertaining. Not everything needs to be erudite.

Dark humour?

[Danik 2016]

Aye.


Chesterton?

[Lendo]

Aye. I loved "The man who was thursday" that i read a month ago. Have you read it, Danik?

Formula One?

[Danik 2016]

I read the first chapter and liked it. But I have to do a lot of reading and writing for my post-doc just now so I´m going to finish it later.
They have it in the LitNet library.

I watched Formel One as long as Ayrton Senna was in it. After he died I lost interest.

Olympics?

[Lendo]

Aye. Although i have lost interest in them, honestly.

Boxing?

[Danik 2016]

Nay. I don´t like those violent sports.

Watching films on the telly?

[Lendo]

I prefer to watch a movie on the cinema, but it's also good on the telly. Specially, in a rainy and cold day, with a fireplace and some hot drink.

Hostels?

[Danik 2016]

Aye.
I agree with you but fireplaces are very out of the common here in Brazil, because of the hot weather and the price of the wood.

Beach hotels?

[Lendo]

Aye. They combine the best of summer: they have a beach near by, and they also have swimming pools. And they are usually very nice looking and have good services, like sport iniciatives and open spaces.

Working out?

[Danik 2016]

It depends. I often work at home today.
I live in a great city with a lot of traffic problems where it makes a great difference if you work near your house or far from it.

Sport centres?

[Lendo]

Aye, they are useful for those who live in big cities.

Shopping malls?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, but not too much of them. One reason why they became a fashion here is because, at the beginning people thought they were more secure than street shops.

Libraries with snug cafes?

[Lendo]

It's not my thing, but aye. There's lot's of people that appreciate it, so it's ok. In Portugal it's already common for some libraries to have spaces for people to read and drink coffee.

OTAN?

[Danik 2016]

Aye,though it has changed a lot.

In São Paulo too. I like them.

Carnival?

[Lendo]

Aye. Although you brazilians take it too far ahah

Trump's ban on muslims?

[Danik 2016]

You are quite right there. These year Carnival starts on the 17th and ends on March 5th

A big nay.

greens?

[Lendo]

Aye, because they are healthy.

The Masterchef show?

[Danik 2016]

Nay.
I prefer real food. And they humiliate people in this shows to get more audience.

Snacks or ice cream?

Good morning to all! I´m going to make my breakfast.

[tailor STATELY]

Snacks (aye) over ice cream... lately: popcorn, peanut butter on toast, cream of chicken soup w/ curry, bananas, and M&M's (we snuck (sic) them to the movies last night but didn't eat them there).

Aye or nay: Do you have a humming bird feeder ?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! Taking the best out of good things.
Aye for humming bird feeders in general, but no: neither humming birds not feeders.
We have lots of doves in the street and some people feed them. I fed them too in other times. In my building it isn't allowed any more.

Going to the cinema or to a music show?

[Danik 2016]

Lol! Taking the best out of good things.
Aye for humming bird feeders in general, but no: neither humming birds not feeders.
We have lots of doves in the street and some people feed them. I fed them too in other times. In my building it isn't allowed any more.

Going to the cinema or to a music show?

[Lendo]

I love to go to the movies. I go once a week.
Concerning the music shows (like concerts) it depends on the show. I like some rock bands, but i don't go to their concerts because of all the mess and the confusion. Besides, we either go to the entry line very early, or we can't see the band. We just ear them... not see them.
But aye to both of them.

Buying used books?

[Danik 2016]

A big Aye. We have so many antiquarians here in São Paulo. I used to look for rare books there.
There is also the site Estante Virtual, I think it is international now.

Old songs?

[Lendo]

In Lisbon there's also many antiquarians. Nowadays, i only go to bookstores for recently published books, otherwise i buy at antiquarians.

Aye to old songs.

Death penalty?

[tailor STATELY]

Nay.

Acupuncture ?

[Lendo]

I never tried it, but i know people who did and they said it worked. So, aye.

United Nations?

[Danik 2016]

A doubtful aye. Has it still enough power?


Visiting friends on Sundays?

[Lendo]

It depends of the friends... but aye.

Online shopping?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, specially books.

A big aye for acupunture.

Discussing politics?

[PoeticPassions]

Aye (but I almost always regret it)

Kindle?

[Lendo]

I love to discuss politics, and i do it everyday. It's not only worth it if you do it with a fanatic.

Nay to Kindle.

"Walking Dead" show?

[Danik 2016]

I don´t know the show.

CSI?

[Lendo]

Some years ago i liked it, but i got tired of it, honestly.

Theatre plays?

[Danik 2016]

Aye

Musicals?

[Lendo]

Not my thing, but i have seen good ones.

Asian literature?

[Danik 2016]

Aye.


African Literature/Poetry in English or in Portuguese?

[Lendo]

Aye, although some of it is too focused on the anti-colonial issue.

Netflix?

[Danik 2016]

But I think this is a important issue, at least from the colonial point of view.:D

Aye, though I don´t have it.




Digital TV?

[Lendo]

The colonial period is important for African History. But african writers don't need to do every single book be an anti-colonial book. Pepetela, for example, could diversify a little more his works, and not only focus on the anti-colonial narrative.

Aye to digital TV.

Mandatory military service?

[Danik 2016]

A big nay!

All modern countries on America and Africa are colonies or ex-colonies. That´s why it is an vital issue.

Swimming in the sea?

[Lendo]

The colonial theme can be explored in many and rich ways.

A big aye to swimming in the sea. Nothing better than going to the beach in a hot day of summer and spend some time in the water.

Best Picture Oscar for "Moonlight"?

[Danik 2016]

A hesitant aye as I haven´t seen the film yet.I saw only "The Salesman"(best foreign film), which I liked.


Rock music?

[Lendo]

Aye. Probably the type of music that i listen since a more distant period of time.

Cruises?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, but they are very expensive.


Chocolate cake with ice cream?

[Lendo]

Nay. I'm not a fan of chocolate cake, and with ice cream i'm even less of a fan.

Fishing?

[Danik 2016]

Lol!
Nay! Nor hunting!


Reading in a library?

[Lendo]

Aye. I like to read in quiet places.

Disney movies?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, the comics.

Rain?

[papayahed]

Aye

Okra?

[Danik 2016]

Aye (with chicken- a Brazilian classic)!


Listening to soft music?

[Lendo]

Aye.

Walks at night?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, in places that are not dangerous.


One hour gymnastics every day?

[Lendo]

Aye, since i work out one hour 5 times a week ahah

Indian food?

[papayahed]

Nay (more like meh)

Alexander Dumas?

[bounty]

I loved the three musketeers and remember enjoying the count of monte cristo. thus exhaustath my dumas supply, but based on those two, I will say aye.

books with sentences that are five (or more) lines long? like tom jones, which im still laboring through, ack!

[papayahed]

Nay, Nay, Nay My brain cant handle it.

The Three Stooges?

[Hawkman]

Noooooooooooooooooo!

Harold Lloyd

[tailor STATELY]

HL: (nyuck nyuck) soitainly !

Snape ?

[bounty]

oh that's a good one. I mean, he's so loathsome for the most part throughout the story, but then you find out he's actually on the good guys side, and then even more, that he loved harry's mother. and to top it off, harry names his own son after him.

but he was so mean to harry and its tough to know if that was a part of the act in order to protect him, and his (snapes) position, or if he really didn't like harry. I lean towards the latter.

but all that said, I have to say aye in so much has he was a character who loomed indispensably large in the story.

cover versions/remakes of very famous songs?

(I recently watched across the universe. go give a listen to dana fuchs and martin luther McCoy's version of "don't let me down" for starters )

[Lendo]

Aye. There's some good ones, and sometimes it makes people remember great artists and great songs. But there's always the failures... like the remake of "Behind Blue Eyes". Limp Bizkit should have let the The Who's song alone ahah

Android cellphones?

[Danik 2016]

Aye.
Here we use more Android than the Apple versions. Apple is expensive and has got less apps.

Novels with many sequels?

[bounty]

lendo ive got a folder on my pc full of cover versions, plenty of great ones...and maybe some so-so ones. as a general rule I enjoy them.

major aye to sequels---they are like visiting old friends.

although, its making me think about the difference between a sequel, or just another story with the same characters. hmmm.

salt on apples?

[Danik 2016]

Nay. Cinnamon on apples or maybe suggar.

I like sequels too if it is a good story. I think to have a sequel you need to have a timeline.
I am trying to remember a story with the same characters which is not a sequel but can´t remember any one just now.

Pets?

[bounty]

aye to pets for sure. what a more dismal life without them, and animals need love.

im thinking of a difference between Agatha Christie's that have hercule poirot & colonel hastings, or Sherlock holmes and Watson, over and over, but each book is a distinct story and other characters come and go as the story changes, as opposed to books like harry potter that has the same characters, and each smaller story is a part of, eventually, an overall recognizable larger story.

id call the latter sequels, but not the former. but then, ive read some books by Patrick robinson that kinda work in the grey area.

have probably asked this one before---giving up on a book before it ends?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, if one doesn´t like it, unless one has to read the book as a task.
By sequel I think, for example, of the Dumas stories about the three musketiers. They get older from one book to the other and I think they remember older episodes. I don´t know if the same applies to the Leatherstocking stories (Sorry, bounty, I know that my references are very old). I think in the Agatha Cristie stories only the detectives are the same, the other characters are different, so I think they are individual stories.

Taking into account the number of pages when reading books?

[bounty]

ive only read the three musketeers and the counte of monte cristo, so I cant speak to dumas, but the leatherstocking series, the only constant character in all of them is the main character. chingachgook is missing from one and all the other characters, for the most part, are cameo appearances so to speak. id have to go back to refresh to see how much recollection of any one, exists in the others. in my memory it strikes me as small to non-existant. although, ive not read the book where gnatty is old and out west (and dies), so maybe there is a lot of harkening back in that one. the stories don't overlap and one doesn't really grow into or out of the other.

holmes and Watson typically makes reference to past stories/cases in their present ones, even though the particular story is distinct and stands alone. poirot does a little of that too.

I suppose the question comes down to how strictly the word "sequel" is defined and applied. oxford says "what follows or arises out of an earlier event...a novel or film that continues the story of an earlier one."

is there a difference between the continuation of a story, vs the continued telling about a fictional character's life?

nay on the page accounting...usually anyways...i'll read a book because the topic/genre/content, etc, is appearly at the moment regardless of the page amount.

jumping in ice covered water and then heading into a hot sauna?

[Danik 2016]

Naaayyy!
Ice covered water only in the upper part of the fridge in this country. And the sauna you have at 34°
(Though there are real and much frequented saunas too)
I think sequel is the continuation of the story. For example, a Sherlock Holmes story is not a sequel IMO because it is not related to a former story. Harry Potter probably is, but I haven´t read the books, only seen one or two films.

Fruit juice?

[Lendo]

Aye, i love it.

Dancing?

[Danik 2016]

Aye, though I myself don´t dance.

Playing an instrument?

[papayahed]

aye, even though I don't I would love too.


Bleu Cheese?

[Hawkman]

Aye!

Second-hand wetsuits?

[bounty]

if I were involved in activities that used wetsuits, I wouldn't have any problems with getting a used one, so aye.

watching the movie before reading the book?

[Lendo]

A big nay.

Religion?

[bounty]

I love seeing the movie and then reading the book. sometimes actually its seeing the movie that makes me want to go out and read the book. watership down was that way---forrest gump too, among others.

aye on religion, not a fan so much of john lennon's imagining "no religion too"

horse radish?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye. Have used it on roast beast and for opening the sinuses.

Wasabi ?

[Lendo]

Nay.

Music festivals?

[papayahed]

aye. I haven't been to one in a while but I remember very much enjoying them when I did.

Earl Grey Tea?

[bounty]

oh earl grey's the best! treated myself to some this morning and just bought a tin of it a few days ago. major aye!

very graphic war movies?

[Danik 2016]

Nay. Don´t like brutal films.

Major aye to Earl Grey though! We have it here only as an imported product, so it´s very expensive.

Dancing performance?

[Lendo]

Aye, although i'm a terrible dancer ahah

Asian food?

[Danik 2016]

Depends on the Asian food. Generally speaking Ay.

I`m a terrible dancer myself but I like to watch a good performance.

Musicals?

[papayahed]

Aye

Grilled Cheese sandwiches

[bounty]

being a vegetarian I try to limit the amount of dairy products I have, but in so much as i'll eat cheese, I love grilled cheese sandwiches, with lots of onions, mustard and maybe even a little hot sauce.

movie sequels that are made with different actors than their predecessors? (for instance, someone else playing evie in the 3rd mummy movie or transformers without shia laboef)

[Danik 2016]

Nay. If I like an actor I prefer if he is mantained. If I don´t of course a substitution for better is welcome.
And I love cheese sandwiches with lots of cheese and maybbe a tomato.

Tuna pizza?

[tailor STATELY]

Thumbs up for grilled cheese sandwiches with no garnishment... catsup on the side for dipping.

Nay on tuna pizza.

Writing "real" letters ?

[bounty]

when I wasn't a vegetarian, tuna sandwiches and tuna subs were favorites of mine, and with cheese (and onions) being a common ingredient. im a little skeptical of the mix of tuna and tomato sauce, but I would have been willing to try it.

try popcorn on pizza sometime---its surprisingly good.

aye to writing real letters---ive written a couple in the past many months and i think the main satisfaction came from knowing the joy of receiving one on the other end of the deal.

for yourself, more of an aye or no big deal---the beginning of major league baseball season?

[bounty]

when I wasn't a vegetarian, tuna sandwiches and tuna subs were favorites of mine, and with cheese (and onions) being a common ingredient. im a little skeptical of the mix of tuna and tomato sauce, but I would have been willing to try it.

try popcorn on pizza sometime---its surprisingly good.

aye to writing real letters---ive written a couple in the past many months and i think the main satisfaction came from knowing the joy of receiving one on the other end of the deal.

for yourself, more of an aye or no big deal---the beginning of major league baseball season?

sorry if this ends up being a double post---unfortunately the website gives me fits.

[tailor STATELY]

Aye... ball d'bez is one of my favorite seasons.

bagels ?

[Danik 2016]

A big Aye for bagels. We don´t have them here but I used to relish them when I was in US.

Instrumental music?

[papayahed]

eh, Nay

Swedish Fish?

[Hawkman]

Nay, I don't even enjoy pickled herring.

Rhubarb?

[North Star]

Aye

A cappella music?

[Danik 2016]

Aye

Flamingos?

[tailor STATELY]

Aye... I have a friend who wants me to get some for him, that is, the pink plastic/wire ones for his property.

Parakeets ? ... When I was a child in Seattle his name was Peety... then he was gone?

[bounty]

we had birds in cages when i was little tailor, and i loved them, but now im thinking only aye if they are flying around in their natural habitat.

the smell of horse feed?

[Danik 2016]

Aye and of animal feed in general.




Green pastures?

[bounty]

is there anyone in the world who could say no to green pastures?

the neighbor's goat coming for a visit?

[Danik 2016]

Aye(though it would be difficult to find a goat in the neighborhood).

Birds singing in the morning?

[kiz_paws]

Aye

Time travel?

[Danik 2016]

To be sure. Into the past!

Strawberries?

[kiz_paws]

Aye, with lotsa whipped cream (the real stuff, not those tubs of fake junk...glargh.....)

French Onion Soup?

[Danik 2016]

Nay. Not so fond of onions. I prefer tomato soup.

A natural Christmas Tree?

[kiz_paws]

Nay (we had to get a fake complete with lights on to keep peace in the marriage... say no more) *winks*

Gingerbread?

[Danik 2016]

Ayeeeee!


Winter sports?

[kiz_paws]

Aye!

pizza?

[tonywalt]

Aye

Vinyl records?

[Taraxippos]

Aye

Vinyl records?

Aye, I own about 1500 of them and keep on buying.

Malt Whisky?

[kiz_paws]

Welcome to LitNet, Taraxippos!

And

Nay

hot fluffy towels after a bath/shower?

[Taraxippos]

Nay, just a decent dry towel.

Reading books in planes, trains etc?

[kiz_paws]

Aye

Sushi?

[kiz_paws]

AYE!!

Mistletoe?

[bounty]

aye and alas...if only it were to be hanging over one's head at the appropriate time!

the animated version of how the grinch stole christmas?

[kiz_paws]

LoL! AYE!!

Elevator music?

[kiz_paws]

Nay

Opera?