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Questions, questions... soooo many questions
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What qualifies something as a good question? And in your opinion, what are some good questions?
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yeah, that's the kind of person i want to have a conversation with. sounds like fun. i particularly don't like little question and answer conversation but if that is where we are at i wouldn't be rude but instead attempt to be charming and funnywait - what the hell kind of question is this you are asking Heidi?
In my experience, everyone loves them or hates them. I am an olive hater. I have tried to like olives multiple times, and failed. Is anyone ambivalent to olives?
How's that?
i hate olives. black, green doesn't matter. i don't even like the little cutesy bottles they come in or the dumb little hole they have in them. here is my final say on olives:I would not eat them in a boat,
I would not eat them with a goat,
I would not eat them from the jar,
I would not eat them in a bar,
I would not eat the Sarah Pi;
For if I did perhaps I'd die
I adore olives - that's a good question, IMO, Sarah. Thanks for playing.
Kevin, what's wrong with my questions? I think they're valid. For what it's worth, I don't typically do a question and answer session in everyday conversation, but it's fun occasionally (so long as both are willing participants; otherwise, it's just awkward).I mean, some people prefer open ended questions. Some people prefer "either/or" questions. Some people like questions with pop culture references... the list goes on. People have written books with a list of questions. Then there's the game - 20 questions. Questions can be fun. That's all...
Maybe I should rephrase it - If you were going to interview someone (for a job, or like KD - for writing), what sort of questions would you likely ask? Do you have standard questions you like to ask people as you're getting to know them? Are there some questions you absolutely can't stand for people to ask you?
If you could have $100,000,000 but have to put up with the paparazzi and the like, or $2,000,000 and live in virtual anonymity, which would you choose?
::sigh::I think I'm just gonna go throw a tarp over my head. :(
i was just jacking with you on the questions heidi. my family loves the question games but they make me feel weird. like if they say "where would you live, if you could, anywhere in the world?" i just can't have fun with that and debate internally about an answer and then usually just give some flip responsei still hate olives though
Oh, that would make it not fun. My nephew and I play this game all the time... and when other people join in, it can be really fun and interesting. He asks some REALLY good questions. I'v learned some stuff about my mom and sister that I never would've known if he hadn't asked the questions he did. Of course, he has the advantage of having a kid's perspective, so the questions make sense, but are clever.I'd never judge a person's answer. If I don't personally agree with a person's response, I just typically ask more questions until I can understand where they're coming from.
But those are GREAT questions, Bun!!! I do the same - I don't typically ask about the everyday details of a person's life - you know, general demographic kind of questions. Sometimes instead of asking questions, I'll tell a story and then wait for someone else to share an opinion or something relevant...
see, i prefer fact questions. like trivial pursuit sort of stuff. much easier in convo than "what color do you feel like?"
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I love these kind of questions. Last year I burned through 10-15 minutes of every day chatting with my students about their answers to them. I loved it, but in retrospect they might have really hated it.
PS: Heidi, I came back to this thread first as soon as I got to school so that I could reread your post and come up with an answer. Now that you've edited it I'm at a loss.
PPS: Which is good. It's time to work.
I can't think of anything specific right now, but I tend to ask questions that lead directly from a conversation that I want further elaboration. Oh but I do tend to ask 2 questions that I guess qualify me as a regular busybody:
Where are you from? (not many people in Seattle are from here)
How old are you? - I don't always ask this and I don't judge people by how old they are, I can be friends with any age, but it gives me a perspective.
I HATE the what if questions which my son used to ask all the time. Not the general what if questions, like what if the sky was green or what if Hitler had won the war, but very specific based on a scenario that has him anxious.
I would bet there are more people from Seattle in here than there are from Oklahoma. :) I am old enough that I have to stop and think about it. I think of myself as about 27, but I'm actually 35.
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Sally wrote: "PS: Heidi, I came back to this thread first as soon as I got to school so that I could reread your post and come up with an answer. Now that you've edited it I'm at a loss. "Yeah. I deleted it and didn't save a copy of it anywhere, so it's gone...
The questions I asked, though were:
- What makes you laugh?
- Where've you lived?
- What do you like to do to keep yourself preoccupied during a long roadtrip? For example, my sister and I would have belching contests...
His questions were:
How do you feel about olives?
What are 3 things you won't eat?
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I was impressed with your verbatim recitation of that conversation. My memory ain't that powerful, by far.
We could go with the questions from Inside the Actor's Studio, as presented by James Lipton:Here are the ten questions (compiled by Bernard Pivot) that James Lipton asks every guest on Inside the Actors Studio:
1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on?
4. What turns you off?
5. What is your favorite curse word?
6. What sound or noise do you love?
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
9. What profession would you not like to attempt?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
I would like to hear him say - Welcome Jim
What I would probably hear is - Heads or Tails
I would like to hear him say - Welcome Jim
What I would probably hear is - Heads or Tails
Would like to hear God say, "Welcome home." Saccharine sweet, I know, I know, but that was my first gut reaction.Favorite curse word - the F-bomb, definitely. Followed closely by a two-syllable version of the S word.
I would like to hear God say, "yes, pets are here, too."
I love those questions on the Actor's Studio. And the answers can be fascinating, since the actors take them very seriously and usually don't just have a one word reply but some explainin around it. Hopefully God would say something like this:
Lori lori lori, what am I to do with you? You didn't believe in me or heaven, but I'll let you join the party anyway. Make sure to visit your old pets over in our Animal Section as well.
UGH!!! So my question WASN'T really an actors' studio question (What makes you laugh). Makes me want to kick a boy in the shin... HMMPH.
The sound I love best is ocean waves. The sound I love least is couples arguing.
Heidi wrote: "UGH!!! So my question WASN'T really an actors' studio question (What makes you laugh). Makes me want to kick a boy in the shin... HMMPH."
::moves slowly behind Matt::
::moves slowly behind Matt::
Heidi wrote: "UGH!!! So my question WASN'T really an actors' studio question (What makes you laugh). Makes me want to kick a boy in the shin... HMMPH."And then, we would find out what that boy's favorite curse word was!
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why does every body hate me cuz of the scary cow pic
why does every body hate me cuz of the scary cow pic
We don't hate you, Bay bay, but that is one toothy cow in your picture.Also, you seem pretty young, based on how you're communicating. We're old farts here, and not fond of the texting style of typing.
I would like the record to show that Jackie is older than me.
Yes, but I'm prettier. :P
You're pretty in your own special way, Kevin. :)
they don't call me the Vanilla Gorilla for nuttin'
Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "they don't call me the Vanilla Gorilla for nuttin'"They do? For something involving nuts?
Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "Deja vu!"
Yeah, all over again.
Yeah, all over again.
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sometimes i have Vuja De. the feeling that this has never ever happened before
Bay bay seems to have fled. Oops!
Does that mean there's a stampede?
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