First Entry
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pbrimAs an intro, I've revived a questionnaire running around about a month ago.
1. Are you an innie or an outie?
Innie.
2. Have you ever worn bell-bottoms?
Of course. In swirly psychedelic colors, with a body suit, a feather headband and platform shoes. I wasn't always fat and boring.
3. Have you ever written a song?
Umm -- some friends and I came up with a version of Banned on Argo for the original Star Wars -- Does that count?
4. Can you make change for a dollar right now?
Almost always
5. Have you ever been in the opposite sex's bathroom?
Yes, but just for curiosity.
6. Have you ever smelled your own feet?
Many years and pounds ago when I was flexible.
7. Do you like ketchup on or beside your french fries?
Neither -- I make a pile of salt and dip my fries into that.
8. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?
No, but I can roll it side to side. I can't flip it either.
9. Have you ever been a boy/girl scout?
I was a Brownie for almost a year. I even "flew up" to be a full fledged Girl Scout. Then we moved again a few weeks later and that was the end of that.
10. Have you ever broken a mirror?
Several.
11. Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole?
Not on a frozen pole, but I did as a child get my tounge stuck to a freezer shelf -- then tore the skin off rather than admit to my mother what I had been doing. (Yet somehow she figured it out - aren't mothers amazing?)
12. What is your biggest pet peeve?
So hard to pick just one -- people who refuse to learn, I guess.
13. Do you slurp your drink after its gone?
Of course, how else can you get the last drops out? Then I eat the ice.
14. Have you ever blown bubbles in your milk?
I am sure, but I don't remember.
15. Would you rather eat a Big Mac or a Whopper?
Whopper.
16. Have you ever gone skinny-dipping?
Yes.
17. When you are at the grocery store, do you ask for paper or plastic?
Paper. It has far more uses than plastic.
18. True or False: You would rather eat steak than pizza.
False, although sometimes a nice tender blood rare steak just hits the spot.
19. Did you have a baby blanket?
I don't think so. I did have a stuffed "Seepy Ann" doll almost as big as I was that I slept with. I still have her.
20. Have you ever tried to cut your own hair?
No, but I cut my sisters once. She liked it, but Mom didn't appreciate it.
21. Have you ever sleepwalked?
Not to my knowledge.
22. Have you ever had a birthday party at McDonalds?
No. To the best of my knowledge, I never set foot in a McDonalds until college. (Most of the tiny towns I grew up in didn't even have a 7-11, much less a McDonalds.)
23. Can you flip your eye-lids up?
Eww, gross. I don't know and I don't want to know.
24. Are you double jointed?
No. In some areas, I'm barely single jointed.
25. If you could be any age, what would you be?
If I could have the knowlege I have now? 25. Maybe then I could avoid making some serious mistakes.
26. Have you ever gotten gum stuck in your hair?
Several times.
27. Have you ever thrown-up after a roller coaster ride?
No, but they do give me a headach and upset stomach for some time.
28. What is your dream car?
Small, reliable, with a good radio, cold A/C and comfortable seats.
29. What is your favourite cartoon of all time? Strip? Television?
Calvin & Hobbes. "Johnny Quest" -- I had a thing for Haji (sp?).
30. Would you go swimming in shallow waters where, one year earlier, a shark had attacked a child?
Probably.
31. How many cavities do you have?
I have no idea -- way too many.
32. Have you ever eaten a dog biscuit?
No.
33. If you were in a car sinking in a lake, which would you do first: unbuckle your seat belt or open your window?
Open my window to equalize the pressure.
34. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Three times, but only once was I aware enough to remember it.
35. Can you pick something up with your toes?
Yes. I have fairly talented toes.
36. How many remote controls do you have in your house?
7, I think. One for each Tivo and VCR, one for the satellite box, and one for the TV. Actually, we only use the Tivo peanuts and the TV one.
37. Have you ever fallen asleep in school?
Yes.
38. How many times have you flown in an airplane in the last year?
4 times.
39. How many foreign countries have you visited?
Two -- Mexico and Canada.
40. If you were out of shape, would you compete in a triathlon if you were somehow guaranteed to win a big, gaudy medal?
First, I would have to be in good enough shape to complete the triathlon without medical intervention. Then the big question would be, how much money is involved?
41. Would you rather be rich and unhappy, or poor and happy?
Rich and unhappy. I think that with money, it would be easier to change your life to make yourself happy than it would be to make youself rich when you're poor.
42. If you fell into quicksand, would you try to swim or try to float?
Try to float, and roll out of it. Plus scream for help a lot.
43. At what age did you first try to drive a car?
I took drivers ed as early as possible - 15 I think. It was kinda embarrasing -- I was the only one who hadn't already been driving for years.
44. Do you ask for directions when you are lost?
It's usually easier to get a map and figure it out myself. I often have a hard time following someone else's directions, although I don't mind asking if I need to.
45. Have you ever had a Mexican jumping bean?
Yes, when I was a kid.
46. Are you more like Cinderella or Alice in Wonderland?
Right now I feel like Alice in Wonderland -- passive, clueless, pushed around by circumstance and without a fairy godmother in sight.
47. Would you rather have an ant farm with no ants or a box of crayons with broken points?
Broken crayons. **NO** ant farm -- they might get loose. Ants have lots of little legs--eww, ick.
48. Do you prefer light or dark bread?
Dark bread with lots of grain.
49. Do you prefer scrambled or fried eggs?
Scrambled. I have a hard enough time with breakfast, I don't want it looking at me.
50. Have you ever been in a car that ran out of gas?
Yes, often. I once had a car with neither a working gas gauge nor a working odometer.
51. Do you talk in your sleep?
No, thank deity.
52. Would you rather shovel show or mow the lawn?
Mow. Better yet, hire some buff young man, and watch him mow the yard.
53. Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or constricted by a python?
Bitten, I think. More chance of surviving.
54. Have you ever played in the rain?
Oh, yes.
55. Which do you think is more dangerous: an angry bear or a hungry white shark?
Shark.
56. Would you climb a very high tree to save a kitten?
Probably, assuming I could climb. I have plucked cats out of trees, but not from very high up and not as a rescue. More as another object lesson in "You can not escape Mama when she wants to haul you off to the vet. Resistance is futile." (So is hiding under the car or behind furniture.
57. Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?
Maybe. Don't alligators have a narrower snout?
58. Do you drink Pepsi or coke?
Diet Coke. Always.
59. What's your favourite number?
I don't really have one.
60. If you were a car, would you be an SUV or a sports car?
A nice sedate, boring mid-size sedan -- who dreams of being a sports car but doesn't have the courage.
61. Have you ever accidentally taken something from a hotel?
No.
62. Would you blow your nose at the dinner table?
Probably. Would it be better to let my nose drip?
63. Have you ever slipped in the bathtub?
No..
64. Do you use regular or deodorant soap?
Ivory.
65. Have you ever locked yourself out of the house?
Yes. I'm very bad with keys.
66. Would you rather make your living as a singing cowboy or as one of the Simpsons voices?
Simpsons voice. Then I could have the money and still be anoymous as I pleased.
67. If you could invite any movie star to your home for dinner, who would it be?
Harrison Ford.
68. Have you ever made a semi truck honk?
Yes, often as a kid. We drove to California every summer and you had to do something on those long trips.
69. Which would you rather live with: a huge nose or crossed eyes?
Huge nose. I couldn't bear to have messed up sight. Well, more messed up than it is. I need to be able to see well enought to read.
70. Would you hang out with someone your best friend didn't like?
Probably not, I hate to have people upset with me.
71. Would you hang out with someone your best friend liked, but you didn't like?
Perhaps, for the same reason. But I'd try to find a way to get out of it without upsetting anybody.
72. Have you ever returned a gift?
To the store? Yes. To the giver? No.
73. Would you give someone else a gift that had been given to you?
Yes, theoretically.
74. If you could attend an Olympic Event, what would it be?
Gymnastics. I once had visions of being a gymnast.
75. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Two or three that I wear. Packed away in boxes? Who knows.
76. If your grandmother gave you a gift that you already have, would you tell her?
Of course not. That might upset her.
77. Do you sing in the car?
Of course. Sometimes with the radio, other times by myself. I sing beautifully -- at least inside my head. Outside, I don't think it sounds so good.
78. Would you rather jump into a dumpster or into a vat of honey?
Dumpster. Honey would be major sticky grossness.
79. What is your favourite breed of dog?
Australian Shepard. We had several when I was growing up. Very intelligent, good natured dogs.
80. Would you donate money to feed starving animals in the winter?
Yes.
81. If you were a bicycle, would you be a stingray or a mountain bike?
One of those plain old-fashioned ones with no gears and a Y-shaped handlebars, the kind you brake by reversing the pedals. A girl's bike, of course.
82. What is your least favourite fruit?
Oranges. I just don't like the taste. I will drink orange juice from frozen concentrate - it doesn't taste too much like oranges.
83. What kind of fruit have you never had?
Hard to say. I grew up in California and we ate a lot of fruit. I can't think of any.
84. If you won a $5,000 shopping spree to any store, which store would you pick?
Best Buy, or CompUSA.
85. What brand sports apparel do you wear the most?
Just My Size.
86. How many letters will/did I earn in my high school career?
Hahahahaha. Your are kidding, right?
87. Among your friends, who could you arm wrestle and beat?
Hahahahaha. Kidding again, I see.
88. If you had to choose, what branch of the military would you be in?
Air Force, probably. At least a chance to fly.
89. Would you ever parachute out of a plane?
Depends on how hard the plane is about to crash.
90. What do you think is your best feature?
I can't think of any I like.
91. If you were to win a Grammy, what kind of music would it be for?
Country and Western. Or maybe folk.
92. What is your favorite season?
Fall. In Texas, that's when everything starts coming back to life again after the heat of summer. Then you have all winter and spring of liveable tempatures before summer comes again.
93. How many members do you have in your immediate family?
One. A husband.
94. Which of the five senses is most important to you?
Sight, easily.
95. Would you be a more successful painter or singer?
I would kill to be a good singer, but I wouldn't be any good at either.
96. Have you ever ridden a tortoise?
Not that I recall.
97. How many years will/did you end up going to college?
Six years I think.
98. Have you ever had surgery?
Yes. Two to remove wisdom teeth and one to remove some polyps.
99. Would you rather be a professional figure skater or professional football player?
Figure skater. Less chance of getting you body destroyed.
100. What do you like to collect?
Empty space. Right now, I would love to get rid of things, not collect more. If empty space doesn't count, then I would want to collect money. The spendable kind.
1. Are you an innie or an outie?
Innie.
2. Have you ever worn bell-bottoms?
Of course. In swirly psychedelic colors, with a body suit, a feather headband and platform shoes. I wasn't always fat and boring.
3. Have you ever written a song?
Umm -- some friends and I came up with a version of Banned on Argo for the original Star Wars -- Does that count?
4. Can you make change for a dollar right now?
Almost always
5. Have you ever been in the opposite sex's bathroom?
Yes, but just for curiosity.
6. Have you ever smelled your own feet?
Many years and pounds ago when I was flexible.
7. Do you like ketchup on or beside your french fries?
Neither -- I make a pile of salt and dip my fries into that.
8. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?
No, but I can roll it side to side. I can't flip it either.
9. Have you ever been a boy/girl scout?
I was a Brownie for almost a year. I even "flew up" to be a full fledged Girl Scout. Then we moved again a few weeks later and that was the end of that.
10. Have you ever broken a mirror?
Several.
11. Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole?
Not on a frozen pole, but I did as a child get my tounge stuck to a freezer shelf -- then tore the skin off rather than admit to my mother what I had been doing. (Yet somehow she figured it out - aren't mothers amazing?)
12. What is your biggest pet peeve?
So hard to pick just one -- people who refuse to learn, I guess.
13. Do you slurp your drink after its gone?
Of course, how else can you get the last drops out? Then I eat the ice.
14. Have you ever blown bubbles in your milk?
I am sure, but I don't remember.
15. Would you rather eat a Big Mac or a Whopper?
Whopper.
16. Have you ever gone skinny-dipping?
Yes.
17. When you are at the grocery store, do you ask for paper or plastic?
Paper. It has far more uses than plastic.
18. True or False: You would rather eat steak than pizza.
False, although sometimes a nice tender blood rare steak just hits the spot.
19. Did you have a baby blanket?
I don't think so. I did have a stuffed "Seepy Ann" doll almost as big as I was that I slept with. I still have her.
20. Have you ever tried to cut your own hair?
No, but I cut my sisters once. She liked it, but Mom didn't appreciate it.
21. Have you ever sleepwalked?
Not to my knowledge.
22. Have you ever had a birthday party at McDonalds?
No. To the best of my knowledge, I never set foot in a McDonalds until college. (Most of the tiny towns I grew up in didn't even have a 7-11, much less a McDonalds.)
23. Can you flip your eye-lids up?
Eww, gross. I don't know and I don't want to know.
24. Are you double jointed?
No. In some areas, I'm barely single jointed.
25. If you could be any age, what would you be?
If I could have the knowlege I have now? 25. Maybe then I could avoid making some serious mistakes.
26. Have you ever gotten gum stuck in your hair?
Several times.
27. Have you ever thrown-up after a roller coaster ride?
No, but they do give me a headach and upset stomach for some time.
28. What is your dream car?
Small, reliable, with a good radio, cold A/C and comfortable seats.
29. What is your favourite cartoon of all time? Strip? Television?
Calvin & Hobbes. "Johnny Quest" -- I had a thing for Haji (sp?).
30. Would you go swimming in shallow waters where, one year earlier, a shark had attacked a child?
Probably.
31. How many cavities do you have?
I have no idea -- way too many.
32. Have you ever eaten a dog biscuit?
No.
33. If you were in a car sinking in a lake, which would you do first: unbuckle your seat belt or open your window?
Open my window to equalize the pressure.
34. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Three times, but only once was I aware enough to remember it.
35. Can you pick something up with your toes?
Yes. I have fairly talented toes.
36. How many remote controls do you have in your house?
7, I think. One for each Tivo and VCR, one for the satellite box, and one for the TV. Actually, we only use the Tivo peanuts and the TV one.
37. Have you ever fallen asleep in school?
Yes.
38. How many times have you flown in an airplane in the last year?
4 times.
39. How many foreign countries have you visited?
Two -- Mexico and Canada.
40. If you were out of shape, would you compete in a triathlon if you were somehow guaranteed to win a big, gaudy medal?
First, I would have to be in good enough shape to complete the triathlon without medical intervention. Then the big question would be, how much money is involved?
41. Would you rather be rich and unhappy, or poor and happy?
Rich and unhappy. I think that with money, it would be easier to change your life to make yourself happy than it would be to make youself rich when you're poor.
42. If you fell into quicksand, would you try to swim or try to float?
Try to float, and roll out of it. Plus scream for help a lot.
43. At what age did you first try to drive a car?
I took drivers ed as early as possible - 15 I think. It was kinda embarrasing -- I was the only one who hadn't already been driving for years.
44. Do you ask for directions when you are lost?
It's usually easier to get a map and figure it out myself. I often have a hard time following someone else's directions, although I don't mind asking if I need to.
45. Have you ever had a Mexican jumping bean?
Yes, when I was a kid.
46. Are you more like Cinderella or Alice in Wonderland?
Right now I feel like Alice in Wonderland -- passive, clueless, pushed around by circumstance and without a fairy godmother in sight.
47. Would you rather have an ant farm with no ants or a box of crayons with broken points?
Broken crayons. **NO** ant farm -- they might get loose. Ants have lots of little legs--eww, ick.
48. Do you prefer light or dark bread?
Dark bread with lots of grain.
49. Do you prefer scrambled or fried eggs?
Scrambled. I have a hard enough time with breakfast, I don't want it looking at me.
50. Have you ever been in a car that ran out of gas?
Yes, often. I once had a car with neither a working gas gauge nor a working odometer.
51. Do you talk in your sleep?
No, thank deity.
52. Would you rather shovel show or mow the lawn?
Mow. Better yet, hire some buff young man, and watch him mow the yard.
53. Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or constricted by a python?
Bitten, I think. More chance of surviving.
54. Have you ever played in the rain?
Oh, yes.
55. Which do you think is more dangerous: an angry bear or a hungry white shark?
Shark.
56. Would you climb a very high tree to save a kitten?
Probably, assuming I could climb. I have plucked cats out of trees, but not from very high up and not as a rescue. More as another object lesson in "You can not escape Mama when she wants to haul you off to the vet. Resistance is futile." (So is hiding under the car or behind furniture.
57. Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?
Maybe. Don't alligators have a narrower snout?
58. Do you drink Pepsi or coke?
Diet Coke. Always.
59. What's your favourite number?
I don't really have one.
60. If you were a car, would you be an SUV or a sports car?
A nice sedate, boring mid-size sedan -- who dreams of being a sports car but doesn't have the courage.
61. Have you ever accidentally taken something from a hotel?
No.
62. Would you blow your nose at the dinner table?
Probably. Would it be better to let my nose drip?
63. Have you ever slipped in the bathtub?
No..
64. Do you use regular or deodorant soap?
Ivory.
65. Have you ever locked yourself out of the house?
Yes. I'm very bad with keys.
66. Would you rather make your living as a singing cowboy or as one of the Simpsons voices?
Simpsons voice. Then I could have the money and still be anoymous as I pleased.
67. If you could invite any movie star to your home for dinner, who would it be?
Harrison Ford.
68. Have you ever made a semi truck honk?
Yes, often as a kid. We drove to California every summer and you had to do something on those long trips.
69. Which would you rather live with: a huge nose or crossed eyes?
Huge nose. I couldn't bear to have messed up sight. Well, more messed up than it is. I need to be able to see well enought to read.
70. Would you hang out with someone your best friend didn't like?
Probably not, I hate to have people upset with me.
71. Would you hang out with someone your best friend liked, but you didn't like?
Perhaps, for the same reason. But I'd try to find a way to get out of it without upsetting anybody.
72. Have you ever returned a gift?
To the store? Yes. To the giver? No.
73. Would you give someone else a gift that had been given to you?
Yes, theoretically.
74. If you could attend an Olympic Event, what would it be?
Gymnastics. I once had visions of being a gymnast.
75. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Two or three that I wear. Packed away in boxes? Who knows.
76. If your grandmother gave you a gift that you already have, would you tell her?
Of course not. That might upset her.
77. Do you sing in the car?
Of course. Sometimes with the radio, other times by myself. I sing beautifully -- at least inside my head. Outside, I don't think it sounds so good.
78. Would you rather jump into a dumpster or into a vat of honey?
Dumpster. Honey would be major sticky grossness.
79. What is your favourite breed of dog?
Australian Shepard. We had several when I was growing up. Very intelligent, good natured dogs.
80. Would you donate money to feed starving animals in the winter?
Yes.
81. If you were a bicycle, would you be a stingray or a mountain bike?
One of those plain old-fashioned ones with no gears and a Y-shaped handlebars, the kind you brake by reversing the pedals. A girl's bike, of course.
82. What is your least favourite fruit?
Oranges. I just don't like the taste. I will drink orange juice from frozen concentrate - it doesn't taste too much like oranges.
83. What kind of fruit have you never had?
Hard to say. I grew up in California and we ate a lot of fruit. I can't think of any.
84. If you won a $5,000 shopping spree to any store, which store would you pick?
Best Buy, or CompUSA.
85. What brand sports apparel do you wear the most?
Just My Size.
86. How many letters will/did I earn in my high school career?
Hahahahaha. Your are kidding, right?
87. Among your friends, who could you arm wrestle and beat?
Hahahahaha. Kidding again, I see.
88. If you had to choose, what branch of the military would you be in?
Air Force, probably. At least a chance to fly.
89. Would you ever parachute out of a plane?
Depends on how hard the plane is about to crash.
90. What do you think is your best feature?
I can't think of any I like.
91. If you were to win a Grammy, what kind of music would it be for?
Country and Western. Or maybe folk.
92. What is your favorite season?
Fall. In Texas, that's when everything starts coming back to life again after the heat of summer. Then you have all winter and spring of liveable tempatures before summer comes again.
93. How many members do you have in your immediate family?
One. A husband.
94. Which of the five senses is most important to you?
Sight, easily.
95. Would you be a more successful painter or singer?
I would kill to be a good singer, but I wouldn't be any good at either.
96. Have you ever ridden a tortoise?
Not that I recall.
97. How many years will/did you end up going to college?
Six years I think.
98. Have you ever had surgery?
Yes. Two to remove wisdom teeth and one to remove some polyps.
99. Would you rather be a professional figure skater or professional football player?
Figure skater. Less chance of getting you body destroyed.
100. What do you like to collect?
Empty space. Right now, I would love to get rid of things, not collect more. If empty space doesn't count, then I would want to collect money. The spendable kind.
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Date: 2002-07-28 05:21 pm (UTC)no subject
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Weatherwax
ermh... for the non-USAian: what's an innie/outie and what are those letters you did or didn't collect in high-school?
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Date: 2002-07-29 04:40 am (UTC)I have never been exactly clear on the process, but if one is very good in high school athletics one is awarded an embroidered letter to sew on one's "letter sweater" -- one for each sport/year of excellence. I have never been clear if the letter would refer to the sport or the high school, i.e. an F for football and a T for Track, or multiple Ss for Smallville High School.