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There was an amazing Australian ex-cop on TV news last night who saves children from the sex trade in South East Asia. Apparently there are over a million children in this horrific situation! I would give it to him!If you could "magic away" a modern invention (it will be as if it had never been invented) what would you choose?
Drones. If you could take one modern invention to a desert island upon which you are stranded (it would work regardless of power or lack thereof), what would it be (not a phone to call for help).
A Kindle FireIf you could bring any single book with you to a desert tropical island, which one would you bring?
a book of survival tips, I'm so unprepared for taking care of myself in that situation!If you could Unread any book you have read, which would it be?
It would have to be
/the whole trilogy. What was I thinking!?!?If you could genetically construct your baby (like in the movie Gattica), would you?
No, as much as my kids annoy me, have a very sick kid in bed beside me right now, I wouldn't change s thingFavourite Christmas song?
Oh Holy Night. or, not a carol, Felice Navidad, my all time happy Christmas song.If you could meet any person alive today, who?
Malala Yousafzai - she amazes meIf you could change your legal system (a law, tax, how it runs, elections. . .)in one way, what would you do?
Make gay marriage legal (though not sure I'm understanding and answering the question correctly)If you could bring back a gone character from a TV show or book series, who would you bring back?
Harry Potter--I'd like to see how he spent his life and how the world turned out less Voldemort. If you could blink your eyes and all the gifts would be wrapped, would you, or would you rather wrap them yourself?
Blink, I'm a rubbish wrapper.If you could have any job in the world, which one would you want?
Flight ParamedicIf you could go to a concert of any band that ever was who would you choose?
The Eagles (original tour, back in the day). It was the best concert I ever saw.If you had to review, what was the WOrST concert by a well-known individual band or group you ever experienced?
Blue Oyster Cult - saw them (thankfully for free) at a ribs fest in Canton, Ohio during the Football Hall of Fame festivities one year and they were awful! Off key and everything. I have no idea why my mom liked them so much!If you could marry any celebrity or famous person of your choosing, who would you pick?
Jennifer Lawrence- she seems like she would be a lot of funHow much are you spending on Christmas this year?
Too muchIf you could be any animal for a day, what would you be?
Probably a dog If you could live in one state/country for the rest of your life, what would it be?
HawaiiYour favourite time of the day?
Evening when I'm in bed reading or whatever.If you could live in any American city for the rest of your life and afford it, which one?
Why does it have to be an American city? I would choose Roma, Italy.Bath or shower?
Bath.If you could have had the starring role in one film already made, which movie would you pick?
TitanicIf you could be one character from any book ever made, who would you be?
GaladrielIf you could relive any one day, which one?
Any of the wonderful 8 days I spent on Lord Howe Island - truly paradiseIf you could bring back any animal which is now extinct, which one would you choose?
Dodo bird or passenger pigeon. Either one. If you could live one week over again, which one?
I would love to relive one week with my son at 5 years old (he is 35 now!)If you could choose any book to be made into a movie, which one would you choose?
A man named Ove.Do you have a New Year's Resolution?
Not really. Lose weight is chronic, is it not? If you could be a character in any book (minor character or major), which book and why?
The Harry Potter Series, because he is the greatest character ever written! If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be?
The Harry Potter Series, because he is the greatest character ever written! If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would it be?
Other than at home, which is where I am-- on a cruise ship going around South America. On my bucket list when I hit the lottery or my (non-existent) rich uncle dies.If you could be eating anything you want right now without caloric recrimination, what?
"without caloric recrimination" - what a wonderful phrase! I would buy the most delicious looking chocolate cake I could find & eat it allIf you could be an invisible fly on the wall, whose conversation would you like to eavesdrop on?
ObamaIf you could fly, who would you take flying with you?
My fiancé.If you could start a publishing house, what kind of books would you publish?
Romances. Make a pot of money.If you could be anywhere this weekend except at home or with your family somewhere, where?
A five-star hotel in Berlin, Germany with my man.If you could be an expert ballet dancer or an expert classical singer, which would you choose?
Dancer, I'd be in better physical condition.If you could have any designer make you a wardrobe, who?
Coco Chanel.If you could visit any place in the world where would it be and why?
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England, because it's Thornfield Hall from Jane Eyre.If you could have dinner with any poet from any time period, who would it be and what would you eat?
Dawn wrote: "Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England, because it's Thornfield Hall from Jane Eyre.If you could have dinner with any poet from any time period, who would it be and what would you eat?"
Dawn wrote: "Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England, because it's Thornfield Hall from Jane Eyre.
If you could have dinner with any poet from any time period, who would it be and what would you eat?"
Emily Dickinson. We would have tea and her "Coconut Cake."
Claire, nice answer but you forgot to ask a question. I'll reset with another question.If you could attend the Oscars as an actor's/actress's date, who would you choose?
Clint Eastwoodif you could choose, would you be an actor or a director?
ActorIf you could choose to have been the Author of one book, what book would it be?
Bridget Jones DiaryIf you could be the owner of any restaurant, which one would it be?
Nandos!If you could invent a gadget what will it be and why?
A go find it gadget! I swear how many times do I misplace things?? keys, shoes, you name it I've lost it-twice! If you could trade places with a celebrity for a day who would it be & why?
Keira Knightley, she's very beautiful, down to earth & a great actress.If you could live in any sitcom, what would it be?
Great question! Does it matter if it's past or current?Gilmore Girls.
What is your dream profession & why.
A mynah bird - not sure if that is exoticIf you could change one part of your body, what would it be?
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