[SnorkleCat]

1. Did you have many stuffed animals as a child?
2. Favourite character from Winnie the Pooh?
3. Do you like Pooh?

1. Not many, no. My parents weren't big believers in toys and material goods...but I did have a bear named Potsy and a penguin named Beckluck.
Not sure why I chose those names.
2.Hmm. I most admire Piglet for being so kind and sweet....unfortunately, I more closely resemble the Rabbit because he's such a grouchy pain in the ass.
3. Yes...Pooh is good bear. He's a bit fussy and doddering, but charming.


1. Do you get annoyed when people don't answer your questions fully?
2. How do you feel about the way the mods govern these boards?
3. Do you think that the chit chat section should have more "meaningful" threads or should it be a place to just shoot the breeze about anything you want?

[bulldog]

Originally Posted by SnorkleCat

1. Do you get annoyed when people don't answer your questions fully?
2. How do you feel about the way the mods govern these boards?
3. Do you think that the chit chat section should have more "meaningful" threads or should it be a place to just shoot the breeze about anything you want?

1. Not really. Most times my questions get answered fully.
2. I think the Mods do a great job.
3. Meaningful sometimes yes. But on the flip side of that sometimes people need to have silly thread where they can forget about the crummy day they had and just kick back and relax.
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1. Do you feel that you are an up – tight person?
2. What makes you feel that way?
3. Do you like Lemon Pie?

[Squinky]

Originally Posted by SnorkleCat

1. Do you get annoyed when people don't answer your questions fully?
2. How do you feel about the way the mods govern these boards?
3. Do you think that the chit chat section should have more "meaningful" threads or should it be a place to just shoot the breeze about anything you want?

1. Yeah, but then I forget about it immediately afterwards, because silly questions on an internet forum aren't all that important in the grand scheme of things.
2. I'm quite happy with the way things are run, but that may have to do with the fact that I've actually met many of the important mods around these parts, and they're rather nice people, if not rather grumpy a lot of the time. Forums where people are basically allowed to post whatever the hell they want tend to attract a significantly higher proportion of dumbasses.
3. If you mean "politics and religion" meaningful, then no, good God no! I like discussing those subjects amidst the company of close friends and all, but I've found that when such things are posted on internet message boards, a certain segment of the population tends to ruin all semblance of a discussion and turn everything into an argument: something I've lost patience for in recent times. But if you mean "personal questions" meaningful, then yes, I'm all for that. I, personally, find it very valuable to see the human beings behind the text and avatars, and we've got quite a few threads already that facilitate this sort of mutual self-disclosure.

Originally Posted by bulldog

1. Do you feel that you are an up – tight person?
2. What makes you feel that way?
3. Do you like Lemon Pie?

1. Most certainly. It's something my last ex complained a lot about, if I recall correctly. It's okay, though; I like being uptight.
2. Biology, upbringing, and society, in varying degrees.
3. You mean, like lemon meringue? Sure.

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1. Do you prefer talking about your thoughts or talking about your feelings? (Or both? Or neither?)
2. Are you good at small talk?
3. Do you enjoy playing mind games with others?

[Trumgottist]

1. Thoughts are more interesting. I usually prefer to listen to other people's thoughts over talking myself, though.
2. Unfortunately not. I try to become better, because that's a skill that can be useful as a teacher.
3. No. (Unless you by "mind games" simply mean "games that require you to use your brain", but that's not the common definition.)

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1. If you're a vegetarian, how do you feel about us who eat meat? If you're not, what are your thoughts on vegetarians?
2. Do you like to sleep, or wish you didn't have to?
3. What do you think of mods?

[SSH]

1. They taste delicious
2. I crave sleep: my young kids don't let me get enough
3. He's an excellent composer who did great work on many games including Yahtzee's last two...

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1. Do potatoes have souls?
2. Do bananas have rights?
3. Would you be willing to donate to FREE THE FRUIT?

[RLacey]

1. No.
2. Yes. And they also have lefts.
3. No, but I would be willing to liberate any fruit that you might have handy so that I can eat it myself.
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1. What's your highest scoring Scrabble move ever (assuming that you've played the game)?
2. Do you like the idea of going gambling in Las Vegas?
3. Am I worthy?

[lumi]

1. I can't remember. Nothing really worth noting.
2. Yeah, I've been wanting to play Texas hold 'em.
3. Not when you have to ask.

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1. Will you talk on the cell phone while driving?
2. Do you prefer using credit cards or cash?
3. Do you like to inconspicuously show off your body?

[Intrepid Homoludens]

Originally Posted by Spider Crusoe

1. Will you talk on the cell phone while driving?
2. Do you prefer using credit cards or cash?
3. Do you like to inconspicuously show off your body?

1. I don't own a car so can't drive. But if I did I would NEVER talk on my phone while driving, only when parked. People are stupid enough as it is, I refuse to contribute to it all. I never even use my cell phone as a pedestrian unless the pavement is unpopulated and I'm not crossing the street, and even then it's only about a ten second call (such as when I'm letting Nanay know I'm coming home from work).

2. I don't do credit cards, haven't in years. I use a check card for shopping and groceries, and cash for anything under $20.

3. No, but I do tend to wear clothes that fit. There's a difference. Aesthetically I love the leaner line. I'm short and thin and have great difficulty finding men's clothes that fit perfectly and have had to resort shopping the women's section at Gap, acquiring the more masculine looking items like shirts and skinny jeans cut for girls with no hips.

[Intrepid Homoludens]

Originally Posted by Not A Speck Of Cereal

1. What music do you listen to that you keep to yourself in embarrassment?
2. Do you use non-stick pans?
3. How long have you gone without doing laundry?

1. I have nothing shameful in my library. I love whatever has a good tune and intelligent lyrics. That said, I almost never listen to hip hop or rap, can't stand it.

2. Yes. Both to cook and to hit fellow forum members as needed.

3. Hmmm, 2 weeks? Don't remember, but I do recall handwashing a few pairs of undies as I was too lazy to launder everything else.

[tsa]

Originally Posted by Trumgottist

1. Did you have many stuffed animals as a child?
2. Favourite character from Winnie the Pooh?
3. Do you like Pooh?

1. Yes. We used to play a lot with them. Ahhh, those were the days...

2. It's been a while since I read it, but I think Winnie the Pooh.

3. Yes, he's funny and interesting.


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1. Would you like to see people on Mars in your lifetime?

2. Would you like to go there if possible?

3. Is there anything you should be doing right now, instead of wasting time on this forum?

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Originally Posted by jacog

For the love of crap, please tell me the question was hypothetical and that you don't actually eat foie gras.

Re-read the question. I asked "Can there be a food more decadent than foie gras Pizza". I abhor such excessive abuse. Full disclosure: I have had foie gras in the past, but I've learned much since then and don't eat it anymore.

By the way, I think the US has banned import of foie gras.

[tsa]

Hey Cereal, you just posted in the future! Your post is dated 7:11 and it's not even 7:05 yet. Weird...


Edit: ...and this post was placed above yours instead of underneath it. Even stranger.

[Not A Speck Of Cereal]

Originally Posted by Spider Crusoe

1. Will you talk on the cell phone while driving?
2. Do you prefer using credit cards or cash?
3. Do you like to inconspicuously show off your body?

1. Yes, but only with a hands free device. I realize that most people can't handle even that and will drive 40 MPH in the fast lane while talking on the cell. While I'm not one of them, I would not oppose laws that banned cell phone use on the highways, hands free or not.
2. I prefer the debit card first (I haven't carried a check-book in years), cash for small purchases or my restaurant split for convenience and maximum tip advantage to the server, credit to carry a larger purchase for a short period.
3. I like to dress nice, that's all. My body says what it will. While I'm once again relatively fit (got skinny accolades yesterday), I don't really think about it.

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1. What music do you listen to that you keep to yourself in embarrassment?
2. Do you use non-stick pans?
3. How long have you gone without doing laundry?

[Squinky]

Aie. Time to fix these continuity errors...

Originally Posted by tsa

1. Would you like to see people on Mars in your lifetime?
2. Would you like to go there if possible?
3. Is there anything you should be doing right now, instead of wasting time on this forum?

1. Yeah, but if they don't make it in time, I won't complain.
2. Sure, if it were affordable.
3. Not particularly. I don't have any homework assignments pending for the immediate future, so I'm okay, I think. Though it's arguable that I should start earlier so I won't scramble to finish them at the last minute, like I always do...

Originally Posted by Not A Speck Of Cereal

1. What music do you listen to that you keep to yourself in embarrassment?
2. Do you use non-stick pans?
3. How long have you gone without doing laundry?

1. If I told you, I wouldn't be keeping it to myself, now would I?
2. Yup.
3. A week, I think. Yeah, I'm clean to the point of near-obsessive-compulsion, so what?

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1. Are you a person of many secrets, or would you rather lay yourself bare for the world to see?
2. What's your favourite math joke?
3. If knowledge is power, and power corrupts, does knowledge corrupt?

[SnorkleCat]

1. Would you like to see people on Mars in your lifetime?

2. Would you like to go there if possible?

3. Is there anything you should be doing right now, instead of wasting time on this forum?

1. Well...not really. I am personally of the opinion that humans should keep their asses on this planet and clean it up before they even THINK about going anywhere else.

2. I'd like to go there to escape from everyone else perhaps.

3. yeah...I have lots of writing to get done today and some play lists to compose.

1. What music do you listen to that you keep to yourself in embarrassment?
2. Do you use non-stick pans?
3. How long have you gone without doing laundry?

1. Oh dear let me think. I tend not to enjoy much popular, trendy stuff so that limits the embarrassment factor quite a bit....probably the Village People. I was listening to YMCA the other day.

2. Yes...they make clean up much easier, and I detest housework...

3. A couple weeks probably, though there would have been some hand washing in between.




1. What food from your own culture do you enjoy most?
2. Describe your hair.
3. Tell me about your pets.

[bulldog]

Originally Posted by SnorkleCat

1. What food from your own culture do you enjoy most?
2. Describe your hair.
3. Tell me about your pets.

1. My mom’s fried chicken. It is the best
2. Thick, short, sandy blond
3. My pets are so wonderful. I have a cat Hunter that is Black and his eyes are dark green, he is very sleek. He can lie on the floor flat on his tummy and it looks like a black whole in the floor. We found Hunter in the parking lot at my husbands work. Octavia is a long hair cat. Her color (the vet said) is “turtle shell” calico. She has light brown eyes with little flecks of green in them. And my big baby Bull. He is a chow/ Shepard mix. I adopted him from our local animal shelter. He weights about 75 pounds and has long hair. His eyes are the brown and when he looks at you, you want to melt. He is so cute.
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1. I like that question “Tell me about your pets”
2. Do you have any exotic animals?
3. Would you consider having exotic animals?

[Trumgottist]

Originally Posted by Squinky

Aie. Time to fix these continuity errors...

1. Are you a person of many secrets, or would you rather lay yourself bare for the world to see?
2. What's your favourite math joke?
3. If knowledge is power, and power corrupts, does knowledge corrupt?

1. Somewhere in the middle. I'm pretty open, but I would not "rather lay yourself bare for the world to see".
2. I can't think of a single one at the moment. I guess that means I don't have one.
3. Corrupt, or misinterpreted, knowledge does.

Originally Posted by bulldog

1. I like that question “Tell me about your pets”
2. Do you have any exotic animals?
3. Would you consider having exotic animals?

1. That's not a question.
2. I don't have any pets at all.
3. No, I don't want to have any animals.

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1. Do you have good hearing?
2. Is there an animal you'd like to have as a pet?
3. Do you have a lot of plants?

[Hammerite]

1. Quite good, I guess, though when under pressure it gets worse?
2. one of those old wrinkly dogs!
3. not really.
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1. Does teenage angst end after teenage years?
2. If so, why? If not, why not?
3. Why do the total bastards not have such problems?

[bulldog]

Originally Posted by Hammerite

1. Does teenage angst end after teenage years?
2. If so, why? If not, why not?
3. Why do the total bastards not have such problems?

1. Yes
2. Because you grow up and all that craziness of high school is left behind.
3. They feel like they have something to prove. They have a chip on their shoulder.

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1. When eating a baked potato, do you eat the skin?
2. Do you always eat all of your veggies?
3. Why did spinach make Popeye so strong?

[Intrepid Homoludens]

Originally Posted by Squinky

1. Are you a person of many secrets, or would you rather lay yourself bare for the world to see?
2. What's your favourite math joke?
3. If knowledge is power, and power corrupts, does knowledge corrupt?

1. We all have secrets, some more than others. But our human proclivities demand we fixate and judge each other on the details of those secrets, instead of decorticating the details and variances to reveal the truth which, once laid bare (as you put it), is the profound glue that binds us all. We find more of ourselves in the truths hidden in the secrets of others.

And so, I prefer to be selective about what I reveal to others because, as I stated, we tend to get caught up in the details and base our judgments of others on that.

2. I hate math. I don't know any jokes, thus.

3. Absolutely. Knowledge in and of itself is ultimately ethically neutral. It can be used for beneficent or nefarious purposes by its owner. Therefore it's the owner who can be corrupt.

Originally Posted by SnorkleCat

1. What food from your own culture do you enjoy most?
2. Describe your hair.
3. Tell me about your pets.

1. Most anything that doesn't feature animal parts other than the typical meat. But I love our desserts, mostly because it's not sickeningly overly sweet like American desserts and because it has tropical fruits as the main ingredients.

2. What hair?

3. I have none. Nanay won't allow it in the apartment and those assholes who run the building actually charge rent for critters.

Originally Posted by Hammsie

1. Does teenage angst end after teenage years?
2. If so, why? If not, why not?
3. Why do the total bastards not have such problems?

1. Yes, unless you're neurotic and cling to your angst (think Linus and his security blanket).

2. It ends because you eventually realize that there are FAR MORE PRESSING CONCERNS than those once important but now meaningless little circles of socializing and jonesing within which you used to be or were never in. Those far more pressing concerns include: college or university life; whether the trivialities of your teenage years can be pragmatically applied to life as a young adult (they usually end up being useless, hence trivial); not only having to wipe your own ass, but having to buy your own toilet paper instead of relying on mom and dad for it.

3. Because they're not as deep and complex as you. You're intelligent and self-aware enough to think about these things, thus in some ways much better prepared to handle some of life's curveballs, at least emotionally. Face it, you're different. You have an advantageous position to angle yourself into such realities as they could never have the depth to do.

Originally Posted by bullsie

1. When eating a baked potato, do you eat the skin?
2. Do you always eat all of your veggies?
3. Why did spinach make Popeye so strong?

1. On its own, no. But if it's a main ingredient in a dish a I like - potato salad, pot roast, onion baked/roasted potatoes - I love it with the skin. The skin is actually good for you:

A single baked potato will also provide you with 11.7% of the daily value for fiber, but remember the fiber in potatoes is mostly in their skin. If you want the cholesterol-lowering, colon cancer preventing, and bowel supportive effects of fiber, be sure to eat the potato's flavorful skin as well as its creamy center.

Read more about it here.

2. Absolutely. I love steamed, grilled, sauteed, and roasted vegetables. And of course, raw, as in carrots, celery, and green salads.

3. That's what the propagandists wanted kids back then to believe. The reality is that canned spinach (or generally spinach in storage) loses a great deal of nutritional value. Raw spinach (salads) or fresh steamed spinach is best. In fact, the darker the leafy vegetable, the better it is for you. But no, spinach in and of itself does NOT make you stronger.