Aye or Nay?

[Scheherazade]

Answer the previous question with an "aye" or "nay" before asking the next person's opinion on another issue/thing.

Eg.

Q: Hummus: aye or nay?

A: Nay.


I'll start:

Getting up early (ie before 7 am): aye or nay?

[Charles Darnay]

Aye (it's refreshing!)

Reading via eBook?

[JuniperWoolf]

Nay, I don't like the glowing. Hurts my eyes after a while.

Goldfish?

[Pendragon]

Nay, they all die too quickly

Horror Flicks?

[Scheherazade]

Horror Flicks?Nay. I get scared too easily.

BBC's Big Read?

[The Comedian]

Nay -- I have too many other lists to follow.

Raking the leaves?

[Pendragon]

Nay, only small locust tree leaves in the yard anyway

Doctor Who?

[Calidore]

More nays than a stable in here so far, so an enthusiastic "aye," especially since Moffat took over.

Disco music?

[Scheherazade]

Aye! Where is the party?

Smoked salmon?

[The Comedian]

Aye. Tasty.

Afternoon nap?

[Scheherazade]

Afternoon nap?Aye! More and more often.

The awfully boring sport of cricket?

[Abookinthebath]

Nay, nay, nay!

Pepsi or coke?

[Charles Darnay]

Nay, nay, nay!

Pepsi or coke?

Aye. Coke.

Winter?

[Scheherazade]

Aye!

The movie "Eldorado"?

[Pendragon]

Nay

The TV Show "Criminal Minds"?

[iamnobody]

Aye.

The TV show The Big Bang Theory?

[Scheherazade]

The TV show The Big Bang Theory?Aye!

Lady Gaga?

[Pendragon]

Nay to the nth power!

Batman?

[papayahed]

Aye.


Hot Cross Buns?

[Charles Darnay]

Aye.


Hot Cross Buns?


Aye....first song I learned to play on the piano!
(also aye for what you meant)

Beethoven's music?

[iamnobody]

Aye!

Birds as pets?

[Triter]

Nay.

Lava lamps?

[Scheherazade]

Aye.

Short hair on women?

[Pendragon]

Nay, although to be honest it depends on the woman, some look so much more sexy with short hair--but my preference is for long (defined as "shoulder length") hair on women

Long hair on guys?

[Abookinthebath]

Aye, so long as it doesn't involve a comb over!

Milk in coffee?

[Calidore]

I like milk, but don't like coffee. So I'd say "aye" to diluting coffee with milk, but "nay" to polluting milk with coffee.

Omelets for dinner rather than breakfast?

[Pendragon]

Aye!

Tuxedos?

[papayahed]

Aye.


Croissants?

[Scheherazade]

Aye!

"Five o'clock shadow"?

[TheFifthElement]

Nay - clean shaven or a beard. Be decisive.

Brussels sprouts?

[Calidore]

I don't remember them, but my father says that I was given brussels sprouts once as an infant, and he measures a nanosecond as the amount of time they stayed in my mouth. He also said I got good distance when I spit them out. I'll take that as a "nay."

And for the record, my five-o'clock shadow is a result of laziness, not indecisiveness.

American football?

[Scheherazade]

American football?Nay. It is not football if you are carrying the ball in your hand!

Curling?

http://krakowevents.com/wp-content/gallery/curling/curling-1max.jpg

[Charles Darnay]

Nay. It is not football if you are carrying the ball in your hand!

Curling?
]

Nay, and I'm Canadian (what's wrong with me?)

Black and white films?

[Abookinthebath]

Nay, remake them in glorious technicolor!

Olives?

[papayahed]

Nay!



feta cheese?

[Scheherazade]

feta cheese?Double aye!

Men with moustache? (Not Tom Sellect... He is in a league of his own where moustache is concerned).

[Abookinthebath]

Aye, but only during Movember!

Apple or Android?

[PoeticPassions]

Apple... though that wasn't an aye or nay question :)

River fish?

[The Comedian]

Aye: to both the angling of and the eating of

The demands of extended family.

[papayahed]

oye. Now that you're making me choose I'm on the fence. It's nice to be needed but what a pain in the butt.


Cheese Wiz?

[Pendragon]

Aye!

Three Stooges films?

[Charles Darnay]

Aye, the act gets a bit tiring, but still....


Frank Sinatra?

[Calidore]

Aye as a singer, nay as a human being.

Artificial sweetener?

[Scheherazade]

A casual aye. I usually do not add any sugar/sweeteners into my drinks.

Christmas?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

South Park?

[Calidore]

Nay. It is not football if you are carrying the ball in your hand!

Curling?

http://krakowevents.com/wp-content/gallery/curling/curling-1max.jpg

I forgot that I wanted to point out that 1) the foot is frequently used in American football--in fact, I believe most teams' leading scorer is their kicker-- and 2) the head is frequently used in that other "football." And what does curling have to do with curling anyway?

[Pendragon]

(Answering Tony) Nay, cartoons are supposed to be funny or action oriented, South Park is neither

Doc Savage?

[tonywalt]

Aye - Doc Savage was a great hero and worked in the (implied) Empire State Building -plus the comic books were only 10 cents during a Great Depression.

Family Guy?

[Pendragon]

Nay

MacGyver?

[papayahed]

Nay

Soft Pretzels?

[Pendragon]

Aye, with mustard!

Frosted Wheats?

[Pendragon]

Aye - Doc Savage was a great hero and worked in the (implied) Empire State Building -plus the comic books were only 10 cents during a Great Depression.

Family Guy?

Nice to see I'm not the only Pulp Magazine/Comics nerd on the forum! Many people when you mention Doc Savage, The Shadow, The Spider, etc. go "Who?" :cheers2:

[The Comedian]

Aye

Working out while watching T.V.?

[tonywalt]

Nay, I use free weights, so no TV in that room.

Punk Rock?

[The Comedian]

Punk Rock?

A tepid "aye" -- sometimes it gets a little moody and whiny for me, but when it's good, it's really good.

Villains

[Pendragon]

Aye as they get what is coming to them in the end

Halloween?

[papayahed]

I'll give it a "kinda aye"



Beer?

[Calidore]

Nay. I've tried with mass-produced and specialty beers, but that fundamental beer taste always gets me. Ditto coffee.

Root beer?

[tonywalt]

Aye. (When I lived in America I liked IBC)

Viny(Records)?

[Pendragon]

Nay. Nothing to play them on

Monk TV show?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

6 feet under?

[Abookinthebath]

If being 6 feet under means dead - nay! If it's the TV series, Aye!

All you can eat buffets?

[Pendragon]

Aye, you always get a better meal at a buffet!

Jimmy Buffet?

[tonywalt]

Nay, Warren Buffett instead.

Charles Bukowski?

[Pendragon]

Aye, "Chuck" rules!

Sanctuary?

[PoeticPassions]

if it is the TV show, I am not sure, since I have never seen it.. aye for sanctuaries in general (particularly for animals, refugees, etc)!

Nutella?

[Pendragon]

Never tried it, in fact, I had to look it up to know what it even was, but Aye, since I do like hazelnuts

Lee Falk's Phantom?

[LadyLuck]

Aye, I just like the Phantom.

Terra Nova?

[iamnobody]

Nay

Once Upon a Time (TV show)

[Pendragon]

Aye

Suspenders?

[MarkBastable]

Aye

Suspenders?



In the American sense,

http://www.itssohollywood.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Larry-King-200x150.jpg


or the British sense?


http://www.theblossomroom.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/200x200/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/u/superbooststrapless_suspender.jpg

[Pendragon]

What ever floats your boat, Mark, but I'm wearing them, so it's the American sense. I know there have been guys that wear them in the British sense, like Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I don't swing that way at all! :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

[LadyLuck]

Oddly enough Aye. They're practical and stylish if done the right way ;)

Horror movies in the dark?

[iamnobody]

Aye!

Adult sized footed PJs?

[Pendragon]

Nay

Ford Trucks?

[LadyLuck]

Aye

Thai food?

[Pendragon]

Nay, but, in fact, I've never tried it. Who knows, I might like it...

The color red

[LadyLuck]

Aye, but I have to be really careful with it when I buy clothes.

Midnight snacks?

[MarkBastable]

Nay really, because I'd only just have finished my dinner.


Rosé wine. (Or 'blush', if you absolutely must.)

[LadyLuck]

Aye, but it has to be a darker one. I'm normally a rich red kind of girl, but I like them for the summer.

Pie for breakfast?

[Pensive]

Aye

Chinese Rice?

[skib]

Nay if you please. Not much of a rice fan, to be honest.

Movies first thing in the morning?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Black and white film?

[LadyLuck]

Aye

Dieting?

[Pensive]

Nay. It will just take all fun out of life! :p

Own a book signed by Virginia Woolf personally?

[Pendragon]

Nay, the only signed book I have is by an obscure author who happens to be a friend of mine...

Sherlock Holmes?

[PoeticPassions]

The books, nay. Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes? Aye, aye!

Murder Mysteries?

[RobinHood3000]

Oh so very AYE!!

Curry?

[LadyLuck]

Aye, but in small doses.

Books made into movies?

[Pensive]

Aye.

unrequited love?

[Pendragon]

Nay, it causes a pain and longing that never quite goes away...

Sci-Fi?

[RobinHood3000]

Huge aye.

Fantasy?

[iamnobody]

Tepid aye.

Horror?

[arthurdigby]

nay, it won’t make me sleep and afraid to be alone in my room…>_>

hiking?

[LadyLuck]

A very enthusiastic aye!

Cold mornings?

[PoeticPassions]

aye, if they're sunny!

steam rooms?

[LadyLuck]

Aye

Heated swimming pools?

[Pendragon]

Aye

Weight training?

[LadyLuck]

Aye, but it isn't my favorite thing to do.

Roller skating?

[RobinHood3000]

Aye, quietly.

Skiing?

[AjaxAscendant]

Nay.

Cosplay?

[JuniperWoolf]

...Aye.

*cough cough*

Okay, so I think cosplay is super cute. So what? Shut up, don't look at me! *hides*

That I-shaved-my-eyebrows-and-instead-draw-them-on-with-eyeliner look?

[papayahed]

Nay, Hell Nay.

French Poodles?

[Pensive]

Nay.

Snow?

[RobinHood3000]

An "aye" emerges from behind a well-insulated four walls and roof.

(Also, yay, cosplay!)

Sliced fruit?

[iamnobody]

Yay!

High heeled winter boots?

[Pendragon]

Nay

Star Trek?

[papayahed]

Aye!


American Football?

[RobinHood3000]

Nay. More of a "meh," really.

Rugby?

(Hi, Papayahed!)

[iamnobody]

Aye!

Pumpkin pie?

[LadyLuck]

Aye!

Now you have me thinking of food again ;) Creme brûlée?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Manhattan?

[PoeticPassions]

Aye... but I prefer Brooklyn.

pork?

[LadyLuck]

Aye, in all it's many forms. Bacon is certainly a favorite:)

iPhones?

[tonywalt]

Nay. Telegraph or Smoke signals, just something rustic.

Saunas?

[Buh4Bee]

Nay- Don't you live in a sauna down there? When I was there 10 years ago in June, I thought I'd die from the humidity.

the holidays?

[Pendragon]

Nay My mother stopped having the holidays at her house for some obscure reason and things just haven't been the same...Sigh

Eggnog?

[Calidore]

Heck, aye.

Broccoli?

[LadyLuck]

Aye

Scooby Doo?

[The Comedian]

Aye

Killin' time?

[Pensive]

Nay :p I believe it's better not to try killing time or the time ends up killing you :p

Listening to songs in a language you don't understand?

[RobinHood3000]

Oh, most definitely aye. Mmm...Lagaan soundtrack...

Dancing at carpet?

[Pendragon]

Nay I'm dancing impaired. Last dance I had was a slow dance with my new daughter-in-law at my son's wedding

Guitar?

[JuniperWoolf]

If it's Spanish, then an emphatic "aye."

Pickled pig hoofs?

[papayahed]

nay


orange soda?

[Pendragon]

Yay Anyone remember Orange Crush?

Sparkling Grape Juice?

[PoeticPassions]

If by that you mean champagne... aye! :)

chocolate covered almonds?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Scotch?

[JuniperWoolf]

Nay, unfortunately. I suspect that my pallet it too unrefined.

Things which could be described as "macabre?"

[Pendragon]

If you're talking Literature, definitely Aye!

Ghost Stories?

[tonywalt]

Nay. I am more into the "Rosemary's Baby" type scary.

Excercise as a lifestyle?

[Teritus]

Aye. I'm trying to do it more now.

Three-piece suits?

[Pendragon]

Nay. I would either wear the vest with no jacket or the jacket without the vest

Scrambled eggs?

[JuniperWoolf]

Aye, the first thing that I ever learned how to cook.

Raw meat?

[skib]

Of course aye! What would life be without that ever-looming threat of several days of hard puking? Not to mention its juiciness.

Beer and cereal?

[Pendragon]

Nay That has "upchuck city" written all over it

Believe in Space Aliens?

[PoeticPassions]

depends what we think of aliens... I mean, I believe there is life beyond our universe or galaxy... but if you are talking about little green men or UFOs that shoot lasers, nay.

Traveling to Mars on vacation?

[aliengirl]

Yay! If you pay for the tickets and my baby panda is allowed to accompany me.

Sitting on the windowsill of 7th floor with your legs hanging outside?

[tonywalt]

Nay.

Travelling around the world in a 'lonely planet' way i.e hostels etc?

[PoeticPassions]

Aye!

Traveling by yourself?

[tonywalt]

Aye (but not all the time;)

Blogging?

[Pendragon]

Aye, when I have something to say... sigh

Creating art?

[JuniperWoolf]

Nay, I suck. I'm an information consumer, not a producer.

Studying?

[Pendragon]

Aye... Well, I am good at it, but don't particularly like it...

Crossword Puzzles?

[aliengirl]

Aye, especially when I've to sit in a waiting room.

Walking in rain?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Abstract Art?

[cacian]

Yay..I like abstract poetry.

Spanish Films?

[AjaxAscendant]

Aye, when I can see them.

Vanessa Hudgens?

[cacian]

Nay..no idea who she is.

hot chocolate and cream?

[Pendragon]

Aye good for the snowy winters here in the Blue Ridge

Rice Wine?

[cacian]

for drinking or cooking? if drinking, no never.

Dinner Parties?

[Teritus]

Aye.

Hats?

[Triter]

Nay

Boudin balls?

[cacian]

Nope..don't like the sound nor the look of it.

cigars?

[Teritus]

Nay. Maybe pipes...

Steam trains?

[cacian]

Yep..maybe..haha.
Sailing boats?

[Pendragon]

Nay bad to get sea sick, even on a bass boat...

Fishing?

[cacian]

Nah...tried it twice...not my thing.

baking cakes?

[Pensive]

Nay

Getting wet in the rain?

[Pendragon]

Nay the cold seeps into my bones

A good book and a roaring fire in the fireplace?

[tonywalt]

Nay, a good book by the pool...if it were cold here then Yes!:)

Reading on Holiday(Vacation)?

[Pendragon]

Yea, forsooth, reading at any time is cool with me

Love research into your family tree?

[BienvenuJDC]

Nay, family is who cares about you, not who you came from.

Eating a kiwi with the skin ON?

[cacian]

no.
fish?

[tonywalt]

Yes.

Are you active on other forums?

[Pensive]

Nope.

Fish?

[BienvenuJDC]

Aye

Fish sticks?

[iamnobody]

Nay.

Peppermint hot cocoa?

[Teritus]

Nay.

Video games?

[cacian]

No wayyyyyyyyyy....

Hot soups?

[Pensive]

Aye

Have blue eyes?

[cacian]

brown eyes haha...

do you like Jeans?

[Pendragon]

Aye

Wear dockers?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Do you read with your partner/gf/bf/fiance/spouse?

[Teritus]

My god no.

Have a fireplace?

[Pendragon]

Nay But I'd love to have one

Enjoy snow?

[cacian]

Aye..
enjoy comedies?

[tonywalt]

Yes.

Shall we encourage other people to play this 'aye or nay' game besides the three of us?

[cacian]

Yes. How?

[Teritus]

You're right, only a few of us do play it. I don't know quite how though.

Same question?

[Pendragon]

Sure! EVERYBODY OUT THERE PAY ATTENTION AND BE SURE TO PLAY THIS GAME!

Do you find people who talk loudly to be extremely annoying?

[Teritus]

Not particularly.

Laptops?

[Pendragon]

Yea. They are quite handy!

Fresh fruit?

[cacian]

Yes!
Youghurt?

[Calidore]

Yes, especially with fresh fruit.

Scrabble?

[cacian]

Yes
cards?

[Pendragon]

Yea, Texas Hold-em Poker!

Pulp fiction (not the movie, the various books on pulp characters)?

[Calidore]

You know it. Full-speed no-fat entertainment.

Jigsaw puzzles?

[JuniperWoolf]

Nay, I'd throw them in the pond if I could.

White font on a black background?

[tonywalt]

Yes.(thanks for joining us Juniper!)

Do you "writer better" with a certain pen?(eh, you know what I mean:)

[Pendragon]

Sure do! It's a pen my daughter bought me, with Jack Skeleton from "The Nightmare Before Christmas!

Twilight?

[Teritus]

No.

Black pens?

[cacian]

sure
blue ink?

[Calidore]

Not in a black pen, no.

Fountain pen?

[Pendragon]

I like the letters but they leak too much!

Burger King?

[Calidore]

No, though the Angry Whopper was good.

Italian beef?

[cacian]

I don't know it..
Rugby?

[iamnobody]

Aye!

Roasted duck.

[Pendragon]

Nay, I understand from my sister, whose husband and son duck hunt, that it is an acquired taste

Rabbit stew?

[cacian]

No way..
Ketch up?

[Pendragon]

Aye

French Fries?

[cacian]

yes..
Modern Art?

[Pendragon]

Um, can I say it depends? Some I like, some doesn't even begin to make sense to me.

Lady Gaga?

[tonywalt]

Yes, why not.

New years resolutions?

[iamnobody]

Nay.

New Years parties?

[Pendragon]

Nay too old to party

Change of pace at New Years?

[cacian]

definetely
painting as a hobbie?

[Pendragon]

Perhaps

Write a novel?

[tonywalt]

yay.

Write a blog?

[aliengirl]

Yay. Just began this year.

Writing poems?

[tonywalt]

Nay, but i do have a blog

public blog?

[Pendragon]

My blog here is public, I suppose

Crash a bachelor party?

[tonywalt]

Nay.

Read a classic book just to 'tick it off the list'?

[Pendragon]

Have before. Thus I read Moby Dick

Buy a book because of the cover?

[tonywalt]

Nay. The title might catch my eye though.

Would you read War and Peace if you have not yet read it?

[Calidore]

Yep, it's sitting on the to-read shelf (the Norton 2nd ed.). Due to everything I've heard about the numerous characters and subplots and the difficulty of keeping them all straight, I'm first going to start with the classic four-part Russian film from the 1960s, followed by the 20-part 1970s BBC serial (starring a young Anthony Hopkins!).

Ever preferred a movie to the book?

[Pensive]

Aye Sisterhood of Traveling Pants.

Ever wished to travel to India?

[Pendragon]

Perhaps. memsahib, perhaps! Lots of new sights and sounds and tastes! If I could afford it...

Like Mountains?

[Calidore]

Aye, the scenery on the train ride through the Rockies is staggering.

You may want to rethink India, though; I was just reading the other day about a new strain of TB surfacing there that's resistant to every drug we have. 100% incurable TB = 100% fatal.

Jigsaw puzzles?

[tonywalt]

Yay.

Christopher Hitchens writing?

[Pendragon]

Nay

Mark Twain?

[tonywalt]

Yay, i mean Aye.

Short stories?

[Pendragon]

Aye, I have a whole top shelf on the bookcase in the living room with nothing but short story anthologies

Collect anything?

[tonywalt]

Pins from various countries I visited and also antiques.

Same question?

[Pendragon]

Books. Smoking pipes (I don't smoke, I just like the darn things to have something to do with my hands while reading or watching TV. It is the curse of an ex-cigarette addict!) Action figures. Knives (I've stopped collecting them, too expensive)

Would you endeavor to get my any means possible, something that would go very well with your collection?

[tonywalt]

Aye. I would go on a bit of a mission to get the item I wanted, but not 'any means'.

Thomas Pynchon?

[iamnobody]

Aye!

James Joyce?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Proust?

[iamnobody]

Aye!

Clothes for pets?

[Triter]

Nay.

Pets as gifts?

[iamnobody]

Nay (usually)


Books as gifts?

[Pendragon]

Yea! Teach someone to read and it lasts a lifetime of different adventures!

Horror stories?

[papayahed]

aye


lollipops?

[Idril]

aye

Tootsie Rolls?

[tonywalt]

Yay.

Gummy bears?(or whorms)

[TinCan]

Aye

Chocolate truffles?

[iamnobody]

Aye.



Chocolates made with coffee?

[Triter]

Aye. A match made in heaven.

Greek mythology?

[iamnobody]

Aye!

Greek philosophy?

[Triter]

Aye, as part of the liberal arts.

Coffee measuring scoops?

[iamnobody]

Nay.

Following a recipe?

[Pendragon]

Nay. Couldn't boil water without burning it

Painting?

[iamnobody]

Aye! Although I'm not very good at it.

Doing something you love, even if you're not very good at it?

[Triter]

Aye, of course.

V8 vegetable juice.

[iamnobody]

Nay.

Fruit juice?

[Triter]

Aye.

Kahlua?

[iamnobody]

Nay.

Spiced rum?

[tonywalt]

Aye.

Green Olives?

[PoeticPassions]

black are even better, but aye aye! all olives rock.

vodka?

[tonywalt]

Manzanilla black olives are good, all stuffed with Feta.

Caviar?