Game: Ask the Person Below You

Well, *chuckle*, I think men should be manly and women ladylike, but before you draw that gun, I married a tomboy who grew up on a farm, isn't afraid of most bugs, snakes, lizards, animals, etc. And I am tender hearted to a fault, not the least bit ashamed to cry. Before we had three kids, we went caving, hiked seriously rough trails, have an album full of our nature pictures. She's all lady, but if my son comes in with a nice ring-neck snake, she'll hold it as soon as I will. I can go sing for a old-folks home and cry with them and for them, but jump me and you got a tiger by the tail! :lol:

Mono, how do you come up with these gems? Interesting. Ohter's thoughts?

Personally, I think if a certain personality fits an individual, by all means, grasp it with both hands; in terms of attraction, however, I also have my preferences. Gender roles, to me, seem generally learned by imitation and role-modeling; I laugh at this sometimes, mainly because I come from a family of auto mechanic, carnivorous males, while I simply present myself to you (male nurse, poet/playwright, vegetarian). Whether a male or female ought to seem more masculine or feminine, I cannot say, but both attributes have their positive and negative aspects - will, determination, realization of emotions, etc.

(thanks for the compliments, by the way, Pendragon ;))

To the person below me: do you tend to enjoy more time in solitude or with other people, and why?

I spend most of my time in solitude that to find enjoyment on my own becomes something usual. But being with friends brings diversity and more pleasure. This is in part because I'm most of the time alone.

Same Q

I am a strange one. I have no problem making friends, most people find me easy to talk to because I refuse to have prejudices. Yet I spend a lot of time alone also. I really need to move; many here will never forget I had a nervous breakdown or that I am disabled. So a bit of both, I guess. I prefer friends, talking, laughing, playing music. I accept my fate only out of necessity.

Do you play a musical insturment?

Yes.

Same question.

Nope, though I wish badly to have a guitar!

Same Question!

No I don't but I would love to learn to play piano.

Do you like instrumental music?

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Originally Posted by Pendragon

Do you play a musical insturment?

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No, but I used to play several instruments (sp?) :brow: when I was much younger. I tried the Baratone (not the singing voice; the younger cousin to the Tuba) but didn't like the pace or the sound of the harmonies that that particular instrument is usually called upon to play. I switched to the saxophone, which I enjoyed quite a bit, but it was one of those rent-to-own deals and I didn't want to join the college band when I left High School, so my parents quit paying on it and I had to return it. I taught myself guitar and owned one for a good portion of my adult life until a basement flood ruined it. I seriously doubt that I could pick up any of these instruments today and begin to play them. Unlike riding a bicycle, the mechanics of playing an instrument can be forgotten.

Same question, but then add to it the following question as well: If you DO play an instrument, which are you the most passionate about... the music, the creative process, the mechanics (ie: "getting lost in the playing"), or something else?

I play a few instruments, primarily guitar, bass, cello, trumpet, and I know bits-and-pieces on piano, mandolin, and harmonica. To answer the second part of the question, I see myself more engulfed and passionate with the cello and guitar; if I had the chance to play piano more, I would likely feel the same, but even trying to fit a small piano to a second-story apartment would have its challenges. :D

To the person below me: what do you have planned for tomorrow?

Oh nothing much...

Do you like Mangoes?

Yes, very much!!

Do you like papaya? ;)

Yes and No, depending on who or what you are refering to.

Does insanity help explain things for you that sanity can't explain?

No. To me, insainty eschews the need for an explaination.

Very interesting question, so I'll pass it on.

Q.

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Originally Posted by AimusSage

Does insanity help explain things for you that sanity can't explain?

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Insanity as an explanation for things I cannot explain with sanity? That is a little skewed to me. Insanity is the loss of sanity, not an explanation for anything, in my mind. This line of thought makes me think of two quotes, however.

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Originally Posted by W. Edward Deming

You don't know what you don't know.

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I don't recall who said this second one. I'm inclined to think maybe Carl Sagan or Isaac Aismov or Arthur C. Clarke.

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Magic is only technology that hasn't been discovered yet.

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Are there things that can [only] be explained by magic or faith and will [never] be explained by science or technology, no matter how many thousands or millions of years of scientific advancement occurs?

Indeed, at least in my lifetime, and probably that of many generations ahead, I feel that certain things will never gain explanation supported by full, measurable, attainable empiricism. I know, I know, how I always call myself a 'skeptic on everything,' but, of course, I have faith in specific things, too. :D

To the person below me: same question (good one!) --

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Originally Posted by Kelly_Sprout

Are there things that can [only] be explained by magic or faith and will [never] be explained by science or technology, no matter how many thousands or millions of years of scientific advancement occurs?

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