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Tressa wrote: "1. Plastic surgery if need be.2. Beer.
3. Return it.
Tressa, I tried to give the $10 back to the library. The said they couldn't track it because it was found in an ILL book. Told me to keep it. So my karma is intact, right?
You did the right thing, Maicie. And you got paid for doing it. :-)
1. I suppose I'm fairly detached.2. Sneakers.
3. I Enjoy studying philosophy and religion.
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1. You play computer games? Any favorites?
2. What do you think of Facebook?
3. Dog or cat - any specific kind?
Damn, realized as soon as I posted that I was on the wrong page :/
1. I love Guitar Hero. Is that a computer game? 2. I signed up a month ago at my daughter's insistence. I'm not very involved with it. I don't understand the fascination.
3. I prefer cats because they are independent but I have owned several dogs. Favorite breed - Australian Shepherd. They are so smart and loyal.
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1. If you could own an exotic animal, what would it be?
2. Ever been to a strip club?
3. Why did you go.....and are they worth it?
1. Yes, I love Greek myths and have ever since middle school. I love how the ancients used them to understand their world.2. Prometheus. I did a paper on him in German class and loved the idea of this god forming man in his image and coming down to give him fire and teach him how to live and survive. Read Goethe's poem. It's great!
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Prometh...
3. I guess Athena.
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1. Who is your favorite painter?
2. Which '80s group do you like best?
3. What was the worst nightmare you ever had?
1. Leonardo da Vinci (and not just for painting)2. oooh, so many to choose from ... maybe Cheap Trick
3. not being able to find my parents (one or both)
1. What's your favorite comic book or comic book hero?
2. Who / when was your first kiss?
3. What food do you totally hate?
1. Ugh. I don't care for comic books/heroes. I'll say Little Lulu from when I was a kid.2. Some shorty named Jim and I was 17.
3. Meat
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1. Who is your favorite literary character?
2. Have you ever sobbed uncontrollably at a funeral or wedding?
3. If you knew a friend's spouse was having an affair, would you tell the friend?
1. Jane Eyre, spunky, smart, funny, and she ends up with the man she loves. Even if he is an old, blind, cripple, she doesn't care!2. Never sobbed at a wedding. Never sobbed at the actual funeral, but before hand yes.
3. Yes, I would, it's probably none of my business on some level, but I don't want her to get a disease from him.
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1. Do you stop and smell the flowers?
2. When was your last speeding ticket?
3. What's your favorite dish to cook?
1. Yes, always.2. I think about three years ago.
3. Potato salad. I love throwing in everything but the kitchen sink.
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1. Did you ever make out in a movie theater?
2. Have you ever wished a co-worker would get fired and he/she did?
3. Are you a punctual person?
Oh, BTW, on an earlier question I answered that the last movie I went to see was King Kong. My husband reminded me we saw the latest Harry Potter at the theater. My memory is for shit.
Yeah, Tressa, we were all wondering about that movie... XD1. Yes
2. Yes (and NO, I didn't cause it!)
3. No ... I'll be late for my own funeral
1. What is your favorite time of day?
2. When do you feel most confident?
3. Name one unfinished project you wish you could back to.
1. Dusk2. When I'm sure of my abilities.
3. A cross-stitch I started twenty years ago. It's a quote from Look Homeward, Angel and touches on vegetarianism.
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1. Have you ever almost drowned? (I did when I was a teen swimming too far out in the ocean.)
2. If you could go back in time for one event or day in your life, what would it be and why? (I wish I could go back to my first date with my DH or a day in the life of my son as a baby.)
3. What's a mystery you'd love to know the answer to? (I'd love to know who really built the Sphinx.)
1. Nope.2. Any of the amazing and magical days of my year teaching abroad.
3. Who shot J.R. -- just kididng! Um, there are so many. Maybe, "What happened to Amelia Earhart?"
1. If you could be anything, what would you be?
2. Who would you like to meet in person?
3. What is your favorite word?
1. Ripe Peaches2. Etsy
3. I like to draw, whether I draw well depends on who you ask.
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1. What's the furthest place from home you have ever been?
2. Have you ever played the lottery and won anything, even a little?
3. What was your favorite halloween costume?
1. Disney World2. I won $20.00 off of an instant once. (Whoohoo!)
3. I was a witch in high school. That was pretty cool!
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1. What's your all-time favorite book?
2. Name a song from when you were younger than when you hear it you get very nostalgic.
3. Ever kiss someone in the rain?
1) A toss up between IT & The Gunslinger by Stephen King,and Watchers by Dean Koontz.2) Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B.J.Thomas & Goodbye Girl by David Gates
3) Yes
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1) Which side of the bed do you sleep on?
2) Do you screen your phone calls or answer every one?
3) Are you always on time, or constantly late?
1-I went to grab a bottle of wine with my son and the guy behind the counter was trying to be all smooth and slick with me and my young son says out loud for the whole shop to hear *Stop trying to hitchhike my Mum!* I nearly died! lol2- High School.
3-Hmmmm good question but I don't think I have one!
**1** Favorite time of day and why?
**2** If you had to spend $10k in ten minutes only what would you buy?
**3** If you could only ever read one author for the rest of your life, who would it be?
1) 7am-8am - My child and partner are still in bed and its quiet...mmmm quiet.2) new car , if i can get one that cheap..
3) Terry pratchett as i`m sure theres loads of jokes in his books i`ve either missed or just don`t get yet.
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1. What was the happiest day of your life.
2.If you could have any 3 guests for dinner who would they be?
3.If you were in power for 1 day what 1 thing would you outlaw or allow.
1. The birth of my children...one at a time, of course.2. Mother Theresa, Eminem, and President Obama.
3. I would outlaw bigotry/racism...punishable by death. I would legalize all drugs.
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1. What do you like to do on your day off?
2. What is the best vacation you have ever been on?
3. What is your favorite flavor and brand of ice cream?
why would you make that punishable by death, no one deserves to die, not for any reason at all. because if someone dies then there is no chance of redemption for that person, it's really really sad.
1. If it was the perfect day off, I would get all the projects I need to get done, done.2. When we went to Trinidad for 3 weeks for Christmas and New Years. Good times!
3. Favorite flavor is Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Not sure what brand. Edy's I think.
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1. What is your fantasy vacation?
2. What is your favorite color and why?
3. Who is the greatest author in your opinion?
1. Arrakis, Dune, desert planet.2. clear, because it rules
3. William S. Burroughs because he's inspired some of the best writers ever.
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1. Do you believe in God, why, and which religion is closest to the truth?
2. What are your most extreme ambitions?
3. What was your most favorite, memorable dream?
Piter wrote: "why would you make that punishable by death, no one deserves to die, not for any reason at all. because if someone dies then there is no chance of redemption for that person, it's really really sad."Sorry, Piter. No offense intended. I simply abhor racism...probably because my family of origin is full of them.
Maicie wrote: "Sorry, Piter. No offense intended. I simply abhor racism...probably because my family of origin is full of them" i>Oh it's fine. I'm half Mexican and I grew up in midwest United States, I know all about racism. I've heard it all, but I forgive the purpotrators, they are just ignorant to other ethnicities, it's not their fault. I don't wish harm upon them at all, but I understand if you do. You don't have to appologize, we all have our own opinions on things and it's cool. ;)
1) Yes I believe in God, and I couldn't begin to know what religion is closest to a truth.2) To live long enough to see my grandkids grow up to be men and women with happy lives and loves.
3) The one where my dad didn't leave me in a childerns home crying after him.
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1) Who is your favorite family member? (not counting kids and partners)
2) How many times have you had your heart broke, and how many times did you break a heart?
3) How many family pictures do you have on your walls, and how many of them are you in?
1) My Great-Aunt Mary Ann, she was my grandma substitute and a cool old lady.2) I think I've only broken one heart. I've had mine broken at least 5 times.
3) Zero, and zero. I guess I should do something about that.
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1) What's the one thing on your 'bucket list' that you will probably never do?
2) Have you spent a major holiday completely alone?
3) Would you spend the night in a 'haunted' house?
1) Get on an airplane.2) I can't say that I have, I did spend one christmas with just my second husband one year. I missed my kids.
3) Hell and NO! But i've lived in two different houses that had ghoust in them.
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1) When did you first discover music?
2) What is your favorite genre?
3) What is your favorite song?
1. There is no set age that I discovered music. Since my older brothers are 6 and 9 years older than me, there was always music playing. They introduced me, at a very early age to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.2. Horror!
3. Believe it or not, since I was younger, Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
1. Who is the scariest writer ever, overall.2. What is the greatest collection of horror stories ever published?
3. Which of Lovecraft's disciples write the closest to his style?
Kathy wrote: "1. There is no set age that I discovered music. Since my older brothers are 6 and 9 years older than me, there was always music playing. They introduced me, at a very early age to The Beatles and..."Ooops, forgot to add the most important part.....the questions. Sorry. :\
Sorry Piter, I'm not ignoring your questions, I've got a couple for two answers I saw earlier.Jerrod, I lived in Fremont, CA ( you stated Freemont ) during my grade school years. Between Oakland & San Jose. Is that the same place?
Bibliocrates, where did you grow up in Colorado?
Lee wrote: "Is that the same place?"Yup.
Lee wrote: "Cool, thanks. So your in Portland, now?"No, I haven't been back to Portland since I left about 4-5 years ago. I send the wife and child to see the relatives every year or so, but I have yet to join them.
1) Where does your family go that you don't?2) What do you do while their gone?
3) Where do you eat while their gone?
1) The Mall2) Read!
3) At home,a snack whilst reading!
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1) Your favorite comfort food.
2) Type of music playing, while reading.
3) Favorite dog breed.
1) Pizza2) Silence usually
3) Salukis
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1) The last time you got a speeding ticket?
2) Ever been bit by a dog?
3) Can you read in the car without getting sick?
1) Thankfully never, but I was warned once.2) No, thank god! Scared to death by dogs a few times, though.
3) I can read anywhere! And I love reading in the car during long drives. :)
1) How many books do you read at a time?
2) What was your favorite toy as a child?
3) What's your favorite movie?
1) Usually just 1 at a time. My 7 month old likes to "read" with me.2) I loved Care Bears!
3)I can't narrow down just 1 favorite. Dirty Dancing & Interview with a Vampire top the list.
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1) What's your favorite way to relax?
2) What second language would you learn?
3) What was the most exciting moment of your life?
1. Good books, herbal remedies.2. I speak a little bit of Spanish and German, would like to learn Japanese.
3. Getting to see this amazing woman I knew back in high school again, she's the greatest.
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1. Whos your favorite actor?
2. What was the first movie you remember watching?
3. What is the most amount of money you've spend on books or a single book in one purchase?
1. Hard one. King scared me the most, but that's because I read most of his stuff when I was young. Now I would say it is a close call between Bentley Little and John Saul. They are totally different but both chilling authors and they don't get the credit they deserve.2. I think that King's first collection, Night Shift, is the best, but I haven't read all that many. Peaceable Kingdom by Jack Ketchum is my second favorite and I'm reading Little's Collection now and loving it.
3. I don't really know this one. I need to read Lovecraft.
1. What was the first horror novel you ever read?
2. Do you have a favorite audio book?
3. Most violent bloody novel you've read?
1. Stephen King's "The Dark Half". The eyeball scene was so amazing, I actually read it out loud to my friends in the cafeteria in my middle school. Lunch time probably wasn't the best time to get into that though..2. I don't like audio books. Don't know why, just don't. I used to have a tape of spanish bedtime stories when I was a kid, but that's all.
3. Toss up between Survivor and Battle Royale.
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1. If you could live anywhere, where would you live and why?
2. What's your favourite ethnic food?
3. Have you ever read a book that has completely haunted you?
1. Anywhere where it doesn't snow much. Why? The older I get, the more I have a dislike for the white stuff!2. Mexican
3. The Girl Next Door
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1. What will you be doing for Mother's Day?
2. What is the average time you get up on your days off?
3. Do you still have the paper delivered to your house?
1. I'm not a fan of this day, but I'm meeting my family for lunch and then the other side of the family for dinner.2. Seven.
3. Yes, but it's a waste of paper and money because we usually don't read it.
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1. How do you like your coffee?
2. Have you ever dived off a cliff?
3. What's your favorite style of house?
1- I only drink those V energy caffeine drinks!2- Never and I never world haha
3- Hmmm haunted houses of course!! No I love tuscan styles.
~1 Fav junk food?
~2 Winter or Summer?
~3 Name three things on your computer desk that shouldn't be there !!!
1.Reese's2. Summer
3. Kid's notes, Kid's empty pop can, Kid's notebook...see a trend here?
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1.Have you ever driven a European car?
2. Do you roller blade?
2. Ever played disc golf?
1) a Volvo (when my dad had one), a Jaguar (when I worked at a gas station and someone left it to be fixed and we went joyriding in it), and a Volkswagon Jetta (a guy was showing his off to me and let me drive it, I forgot I had a screw driver in my backpocket, not so good for his leather seat, oops).2) no, I like my hips and tailbone intact, thank you.
3) no, but I watched a tournament about ten years ago.
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1) Ever been bungee jumping?
2) Do you make home made Mother's Day Cards, or buy them?
3) Can you change your own oil in your car?
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2. No, but that would be better than getting so mad I want to kick their ass.
3. I'm afraid of crashing.
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1. Have you ever broken a public machine? (I haven't but none of them every work for me.)
2. Have you ever walked through an old cemetery and tried to imagine what the dead people's lives were like. (I enjoy doing this. Morbid?)
3. Have you ever hung up on someone in the middle of a conversation because they pissed you off? (Many times, just ask my husband and siblings.)
*Just wow, Jerrod. You and your life just fascinate me.*