I eat almost everything. Spent too long time in China not to. So yes.
Did you ever read a Biggles book?
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I eat almost everything. Spent too long time in China not to. So yes.
Did you ever read a Biggles book?
Only Biggles Flies Undone! (An old Monty Python joke).
Who is your favorite character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
Well, here's what I got:Quote:
Originally Posted by Clopin
People with this type of personality are honest and frank, chivalrous and gallant. They have a calm appearance and strong heart. They do whatever they want with their strength. They are tolerant and optimistic, but not until they become your friends can their virtue, advantages and fidelity to friendship be appreciated. They are quick tempered, but hate arguments and quarreling. They are kind to their loved ones. They are not afraid of difficulties and problems but try to work them out. They treat friends sincerely and they do not tell lies unless they have to. They are kind and light hearted and usually go to sleep easily.
Sounds pretty accurate.
If no one's read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, what character from Shakespeare do you most closely identify with?
Well, weight wise I'm Falstaff
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Hamlet for sure.
Outside of Shakespeare what character out of literature do you most closely identify with.
Wanted to say a Hemingway code hero but must admit it's probably Kafka's K.
Do you read adventures / mysteries and, if so, who is your favorite author in this genre?
I don't really have just one: Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Peter Tremayne, John Dickerson Carr, James Gardner, Rex Stout, Raymond Chandler, and more
Favorite Sci-Fi show?
Sherlock holmes is one of my top two favorite fictional characters, and ive read all the conan doyle stuff and many of the the contemporary authors and have really enjoyed laurie king and larry millet in that regard.
ive also enjoyed matthew reilly and james rollins in that genre. they both write what id call archaeological/thriller/adventure/mysteries with a military flavor. a little like Indiana jones I suppose.
also, but very different from the other two, lee child's jack reacher novels. jack reacher is an ex military cop who wanders the country falling into one adventure after another that always has some mystery behind it...and he's really really good at kicking the bad guys' behinds too!
if I had to read only one, itd be a battle between reilly and child, with maybe a slight nod to child but oh what to do with Sherlock!
if you've read westerns, who have you read and who's your favorite author?
and if you've not read westerns, how come not?
oh star trek for sure pendragon! probably the only actually.
if you've read westerns, who have you read and who's your favorite author?
and if you've not read westerns, how come not?
I've read Lonesome Dove, Butcher's Crossing, and Blood Meridian. I liked them all, but thought Blood Meridian had the most going for it as literature. So of those, Cormac McCarthy.
What ending of a novel would you most like to rewrite, and how would you have ended it?
Leaves of Grass
It would have began and ended with "Leaves of Grass in the dooryard bloomed."
Was it really any surprise that the character of Captain Kirk has never been allowed to actually die? This goes beyond movies and TV and into the official novels.
I was actually really happy pen, but yes a little surprised when after he died in star trek: generations, that he was brought back to life shortly afterwards in one of the books (the name escapes me) by some sort of alien resurrection technology.
one of my favorite lines in all of star trek is in the search for spock, when after faking the Klingons out and luring them onto the enterprise when the self destruct sequence was going, and the ship blew up, he said to dr McCoy, "my god bones, what have I done?" and dr McCoy said, "what you had to do, what you always do, turn death into a fighting chance for life." (or something really close)
and oh---I don't remember ever really being dissatisfied with the ending of a novel---what I think I would have done is, kept the ending of moby dick and rewritten everything up until that point!
what was your favorite best star trek original series character meeting the next generation series? (there was McCoy during the encounter at far point, kirk and picard in generations, spock and data and picard in reunification, sarek and picard in a couple of episodes, and scotty being rescued after 75 yrs in the transporter beam)
I liked the "Scotty on the transporter" episode because I thought it was a clever way to have kept the character around (and a typically clever trick of Ensign Scott). And okay, dammit, I didn't see a whole lot of the others.
If the Saudi oil fields were threatened (as, for example, by a war with Yemen), would the United States intervene with ground troops (not should it, would it)?
They shouldn't but the oil companies have enough influence that they probably would.
If Hitler had not wasted resources on his horrible fixation on eliminating the Jews, do you think Germany would have ruled the world?
No, not without a hell of a lot more oil, which is what he was doing in Stalingrad.
Which LiNetter would make the best president/prime minister?
You of course. I would vote for Kiki or JBI as well.
If elected (you must serve) you have to pick your cabinet from litnet members, who gets what position?
Secretary of State: Madhuri AKA Memsahib
Secretary of the Treasury: TonyWalt
Secretary of Defense: Logos
Attorney General: Mona Amon
Secretary of Agriculture: Pompey Bum
Secretary of Commerce: Clopin
Secretary of Labor: YesNo
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Dark Muse
Secretary of House and Urban Development: Pensy
Secretary of Transportation: Bounty
Secretary of Energy: Papayahed, AKA Grover
Secretary of Education: Scheherazade
Secretary of Veteran's Affairs: Mtpspur
Secretary of Homeland Security: Captain Pike
Vice President: Virgil
Whitehouse Chief of Staff: AuntShecky
Director of The Office of Management and Budget: qimissung
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: Niamh, AKA The Froud Fairy
Trade Representative: Samercury
Ambassador to the United Nations: Ampoule, AKA Lady Amp
Chairman of The Council of Economic Advisers: Cacian
Administrator of the Small Business Administration: MotherHubbard
This one was hard!
If you ran for President, which party would you represent?
Very funny. I appoint you Undersecretary of Bullsh*t . :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pendragon
Art Linkletter's House Party?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pendragon
Who was the best Monty Python?
in my position as secretary of transportation, can I make bike paths everywhere?? laughs...
oh good question---I couldn't say "best" but rather who I enjoyed the most.
I know I loved how they often had terry jones playing a woman. his portrayals always cracked me up.
I enjoyed them all, id go with slight nod to john cleese.
asked this one before---whats the funniest scene in holy grail?
haha, flawless plan.Quote:
Chairman of The Council of Economic Advisers: Cacian
And it has to be the duck/witch scene from start to finish, so many good lines.
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Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
If I am not the King of BS I must bow to you, mon ami! :wave:
So who's your favorite comedy actor?
"Comedy actor" is a contradiction since real humor must be natural. So none, really.
The Nazis typically committed reprisal executions for Jews who escaped en route to the death camps (maybe five killed for every one who got away--I forget). Would you have tried to get away anyway (knowing only rumors about what lay ahead)?
Yes I would try to escape if I saw the opportunity.
If you were Raskolnikov would you have been able to elude Porfiry/your conscious or would you have met the same end? And doesn't he have a point about the horrible old pawnbroker?
If I had done such a thing, I am sure that I would have ended my own life in remorse almost right away. As far as Alyona Ivanovna goes, he may have a point about her horribleness, but not about her right to life (or lack thereof), in my view.
going to rescue this and "this or that" from second page oblivion...smiles...
best slam to watch in tennis? Australian, French, Wimbledon, or US Open? and give the reason why.
US Open. Duh, I'm American.
Tennis in general, who do you like?
ive been a fan of roger Federer for years, what a class act and a good champion/ambassador for the sport. but alas, his torch is passing...im hoping he'll win one more slam before he retires but its not looking good.
chris evert might have been my first boyhood crush and the friendly rivalry between her and martina Navratilova was epic. in that regard, the contemporary ones between Federer, djokovic, and nadal (and a little bit of andy murray) have been enjoyable and good for the sport too.
too much screeching/shrieking on the woman's side today (for the past decade actually) and it comes close to ruining the game for me. the eye candy component is very good though.
if you could go to any three specific sporting events anywhere in the world, what would they be? cost and location aren't prohibitive.
Superbowl. World Series Basketball. Wimbledon Tennis.
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World Series (if Detroit is in it)
Should I move to Oklahoma?
You got a yearning for places south, then sure!
Do you ever get your ducks in a row and then find out they aren't even ducks?
Yes, but i've got a farm and these things happen.
How many social media platforms are you active? (and i include litnet a social media )
Counting litnet I have 5 most are art or literature related. No Facebook or Twiiter or such of that like.
What is your favorite desert?
do you know, its hard to beat cold crisp watermelon, or a peach or nectarine, but from a more traditional perspective, id go with either cheesecake or german chocolate cake, slight nod to the latter.
whats your favorite soup?
Vegetable beef with fresh garden veggies!
What sort of sauce do you like on burgers?
mustard
When is the last time you called off sick to work or school?
I don't think ive done that since high school, at least that I can remember and I would actually give my own students grief about missing class when they are sick.
papayahed have you seen the abbott & Costello bit about mustard?
I might have asked something like this before---do you know any cover versions that you like better than the originals?
Pantonic's Little Drummer Boy comes to mind
Is there any fear in your heart when you drive downtown while at home?
Even though those are three of my favorite things I don't remember seeing that bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by bounty
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pendragon
Are you afraid of thunderstorms?
No, but I take certain cautions re: lightening.
What is your least favourite city? (and why)(oh, and please be politically correct)
Richmond, VA. Our state capitol has a crime rate almost equal to New York City!
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