yes, without knowing much what it is.
Would you go on vacation by yourself for two weeks?
yes, without knowing much what it is.
Would you go on vacation by yourself for two weeks?
Absolutely!
Would you be excited to live on a pre-colonized Mars?
Pre-colonized Mars doesn't look tempting.
Where would you like to go spend that fortnight alone, away from any human contact?
No idea, really. I just like the idea of a vacation.
Also I meant to type post-colonized Mars.
Would you argue with your coworkers over what music to play at a store, if you worked at one?
Only if it was a music store, and then I'd suggest we take turns in choosing the music.
Post-colonized Mars sounds betterI still don't think there'd be any compelling reason for me to go there. The flight itself, and seeing Earth from space, would be nice. But there isn't really anything that interesting on Mars.
If Béla Tarr's Sátántangó was on at the local cinema, would you go see it?
Yes, but I would take a few deep breaths first.
And bring caffeine.
Problem with that strategy at my store is that everyone else has agreed to play the Buddy Holly Pandora station all the time, and get mad at me when I choose anything else.
Would you feel sad if you accidentally beat up a signed copy of your Lydia Davis's Collected Stories while it was in your backpack?
I bet the long flight there would be even less interesting. Plus the radiation you'd be exposed to would probably kill you. No thanks. We've got lots of rocks right here.Originally Posted by North Star
Post-colonized Mars sounds better
And yes, beating up books is never a good idea.
Would you tell your intellectual friends if you really enjoyed reading Stephen King?
I tell you I like K-pop don't I?
Would you feel differently about an intellectual (literary) friend if they enjoyed Stephen King?
I'd probably think that they're a more well-rounded and confident person for that.
Would you like to see Shoah?
Nooooooo.
Over a week maybe. But not all at once.
Would you be impressed if your friend turned out to be world-class at curling?
No, but I would probably think it was cute.
Would you contact the FBI if a friend told you he kept thinking about shooting up a McDonalds?
I'd contact the cops not the FBI directly.
Would you be angry if your mother married a man you hated (and who was mean to you) while you were a child?
You go to a supermarket where you notice an item you like at a substantial markdown, but only for the day. The normal cost is three dollars, but they are being sold for one dollar each. There are perhaps five dozen (60) of these items on the shelf. You ask a clerk and learn that there are no more such items in the store. Although it might be a tight fit at first, you do have room for all 60 in your refrigerator/freezer, and they are a sort of item that stores well. The item is healthy to eat and not particularly caloric. You buy it regularly, and like it so well that you can't imagine growing sick of it. There is no limit connected to how many of these items a customer can buy. Would you buy them all or leave some for others?
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I would probably just buy one or two.
If you had a friend who was learning English, and asked you to correct him or her as often as possible, would you constantly interrupt the flow of conversation in order to help them learn?
for pompeys grocery store question---I lean towards leaving some, but id lean even more that way if the item were popular. if the item wasn't so popular, id be inclined towards buying more (presuming they'd go to waste otherwise and no one else is going to want them).
im not sure of the best method for esl instruction, but I would do that. at the same time though, I think id sometimes let whole thoughts/sentences/paragraphs come out and then have a "debriefing" afterwards.
im reading a book right now where one of the main characters was recruited to win a national lottery (of 100 million dollars) that was rigged. if someone approached you with that same "opportunity", would you take it?
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