Silly new thread topics - revisited!
Beth
Hey, exactly a year ago we got into the same ole
ruts with thread topics and I posted this to
try to get different discussions going.
I changed some of the questions & combined
them with the "old 20 questions" thread -- Enjoy!!
--- cut here ---
(1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
(2) What is your quest?
(3) What is your favorite color?
(4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
(5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
(6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
(7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
(8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
(dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
(9) Do you have any pet peeves?
(e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
(10) What other newsgroups do you read?
(either posting or lurking)
(11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
where would it be?
(12) Spit or swallow?
(13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
(either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
(14) Who would you like to see as US President?
(15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
(16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
(17) What do you like best about where you live?
(18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
(19) What's your favorite farm animal?
(20) Read any good books lately?
(21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
(22) What are some of your favorite websites?
(23) For FUN, I like to __________
(24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
(25) My dream job is ___________
(26) Best natural wonder in the region?
(like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
(27) The US's best ally is?
(28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
(29) Who's in your killfile? :(
(30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
(31) What do you drive?
(32) What's the first computer you ever used?
What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
(33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
(34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
(35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
(like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
(36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
(36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
(37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
(like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
really fast" :)
(38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
(39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
(40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
(41) You might be a NERD if.....
(42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
(like, make up new threads? :)
(43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
(44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
(45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
(46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
(47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
(48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
(assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
Feel free to add your own questions! :o)
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In article <7hfkeu$100$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Beth <sorn...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> (1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
Beth :)
> (2) What is your quest?
To enjoy life every day and try not to have any regrets
over "if only I had ..."
(I contrast this with my posted quest a year ago which
was something about "survive with a shred of self confidence left")
> (3) What is your favorite color?
Blue to blue-green. I especially like 501nm even though
it's more on the greenish blue side. :)
(was that nerdy enough?)
> (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
The Snake Doctor's CD is one of the few that isn't still packed
in a box somewhere. I've been listening to public radio a lot
lately (less classical music on the NPR station here than in Hsv)
> (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
I don't like coffee. I do like tea a lot! Both hot & iced.
My food "pyramid" includes black olives, salsa, Thai & Indian
food, pizza, sushi, and yogurt.
> (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
All time? Maybe M*A*S*H ...
On now I like Law & Order and the "Brit Coms" on Public TV
(Red Dwarf, Are You Being Served, etc.)
> (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
Don't care... How about GO Chargers! (UAH Hockey!!)
> (8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
I have a 19 month old monkeydog. To understand the "breed,"
you'd have to meet him. :) He's the light-o-my-life.
> (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
Lit cigarette butts thrown out of the car in front of me at night.
The darn things bouncing around leave neon-like impressions on
your retina.
> (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
All of the hsv.* ones, several of the boulder.* ones,
sci.optics, rec.sport.swimming, soc.culture.scottish, etc.
> (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Right where I live right now: Boulder, Colorado. :)
> (12) Spit or swallow?
I don't drink wine.
> (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
I'd like to meet Travis. In the words of my Mom,
"He sounds like quite a character!"
> (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Someone boring, moderate, and lacking a libido.
I really liked Liddy Dole until she put on the
"Stepford Candidate's Wife" act in '96. :(
> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
I'd make the entire Congress wear beanies with a propeller on top,
so they wouldn't take themselves so seriously.
> (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
I haven't seen a movie in a theatre for over a year.
I guess the next "good" one I'll see will be "The Phantom Menace."
The next "bad" one will probably be the South Park movie.
> (17) What do you like best about where you live?
The scenery is wonderful, and the climate it a bit more temperate
than Huntsville. Most of all, the fact I'm living here means I'm
DONE with grad. school. :D
> (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
We usually alternate... which reminds me that it's *my* turn...
> (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Dogs, horses... but it's not a farm without cows in the field!
> (20) Read any good books lately?
Lynda LaPlante, "Cold Blood" -- she wrote the Prime Suspect movies.
> (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
I really like Thai Garden in Huntsville for a combination
of good food, nice atmosphere, and pleasant people.
High up there are Santa Fe Grill, Bandito Burrito, and
Carribean House (called Ginger's now I think).
> (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
http://www.yahoo.com (you can find lots here!)
http://www.deja.com (used to be DejaNews)
http://www.theonion.com (excellent satire)
http://www.public.usit.net/rluedeka/2odd4me/
(weird picks of the day)
> (23) For FUN, I like to __________
Take Buster for walks to the park, hike, swim, read,
garden, call friends on the phone, surf the 'Net, and read Usenet.
> (24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
"Green Party", "Moderate Party," "Y2K Stinks Party"
> (25) My dream job is ___________
The one I have now which I wanted for 3+ years. :)
See, dreams *do* come true!
> (26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
In Hsv? I like Monte Sano SP especially when there's
enough water flowing to make the waterfalls run.
I also like Smith Lake which is in Cullman county.
Here in Boulder, we're right up next to the Rocky Mountain
foothills, and there are a pile of big & spectacular rocks
in front called the Flatirons -- just *amazing*.
> (27) The US's best ally is?
Whoever needs our money and/or military support the most
at the moment.
> (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
Wha? Oh, I think the Colorado Avalanche is playing in something...
I like baseball better.
> (29) Who's in your killfile? :(
I don't have one set up, but I don't read posts from
a few people any more. :(
> (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Enough?
> (31) What do you drive?
Same ole '88 Honda Civic hatchback. It needs to be adjusted
for altitude before I can get the emissions test done...
> (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch
> cards!)
TRS-80 on both counts. I've used PDP-11 and all sorts of clunky
old crap which lurks in physics labs to this day. I fondly remember
the VAX computer we used up until 2 years ago...
> (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
"... then everyone with a gun is an outlaw."
(No, that's not right...)
> (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
I don't do the first 2 and have reduced my consumption
the third, but I still like iced tea and can appreciate
an occasional A & W Root Beer. :)
> (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Fob.
> (36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Dog hair in drifts across the hardwood floors.
It's pretty icky.
> (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
I don't fish, but I liked walking over to the UAH
duck pond and looking at the baby ducks.
> (37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
The power of flight.
> (38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
Saw on another group:
"Proud Conspiracies Member: IJC, Vast Right-Wing,
Hiramite, Cabalistic, Circuit Mayflower & Y2K
(didn't think all those programs got screwed up all
by themselves, did you?)"
> (39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
"You have a nice ass. I like them big."
> (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
... you post to hsv.general with a bag of pork rinds,
Red White & Blue beer, some ammo, live bait, and a
spit cup next to the keyboard.
> (41) You might be a NERD if.....
... you post to hsv.general from the LAN you've built
in your parents' basement where you live between
sci fi conventions.
> (42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
I haven't had time to be bored for at least 3 months now. :)
> (43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
A 3 hour hike with a hyperactive dog who wants to chase
everything he sees (squirrels, deer, other dogs) if only
I'd let go of the leash!
> (44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
It's fun and keeps me in touch with Hsv & the nice
'NetFolks I'm met thru hsv.general.
> (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
Probably some health conditions.
> (46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
The exit gate -- I don't like rides much. :\
> (47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
I sing along with the radio -- badly.
Don't know my new coworkers well enough to observe any
strange habits...
:)
ekelso
Beth wrote in message <7hfkeu$100$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>
>(1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
>
>(2) What is your quest?
>
To know that my dog is finally getting enough cheese.
>(3) What is your favorite color?
>
Red.. no blue... ahhhhhhhhhhh
>(4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
>
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Swing Revival)
B-52s, greatest hits
Royal Crown Revue, The Contender
Shoes for Industry, The best of Firesign Theater
Jesus Jones, (I forget the name of the CD)
>(5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
>
Only on Wednesdays.
It looks more like a crop circle.
>(6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
>
Dennis Miller Live.
The Prisoner, no question about it.
>(7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
>
Roswell University :-)
>(8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
>
One dog, one cat. (Lost the other one to an owl last fall.)
>(9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
>
None lately. Life's pretty good at the moment.
>(10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
>
varies. Doing a lot less of the ng thang since I started the new job. Just
too busy generally.
>(11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
>
Fairly satisfied where I am now, but I wouldn't object to a few years in the
Carribean.
>(12) Spit or swallow?
>
So who's smoking?
>(13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
Why, you Beth, of course.
>
>(14) Who would you like to see as US President?
>
Jesse Ventura, but only if he would repel onto the Capitol steps from a
helicopter to take the oath of office. :-)
>(15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
>
These silly unenforcable 'drug' laws.
>(16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
>
The Matrix ( a lot better date movie than I expected. Of course, any movie
that can get an attractive young lady to grab my arm and bury her face in my
neck deserves at least four stars in my book.) :-)
Haven't seen too many really bad movies lately.
>(17) What do you like best about where you live?
>
The beauty of it. Getting up in the morning, having coffee on the deck, and
watching the ducks paddling about around the pier.
>(18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
>
I do usually, but I have no problem being treated. (hint, hint) :-)
>(19) What's your favorite farm animal?
>
Spit or swallow... I mean.. er.... any I don't have to clean up after.
>(20) Read any good books lately?
>
The Politics of Hate was interesting.
>(21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
>
The Heritage Club is pretty classy.
>(22) What are some of your favorite websites?
>
none, really. I'm a bit bored with the Web lately.
>(23) For FUN, I like to __________
>
do I have to tell you here.. with the lights on and every thing?
>(24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
>
Any that don't have a cover charge.
>(25) My dream job is ___________
>
Cock Teaser for RoosterRama.
>(26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
>
Well, it isn't 'natural' but I do love the river.
>(27) The US's best ally is?
>
probably the United Kingdom still
>(28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
>
yawn.
>(29) Who's in your killfile? :(
>
Vincent Breeding, always.
Dan Hardison, Travis Harper--when they get too vicious or petty.
>(30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
>
I have no complaints in this regard at present, so I have no strong opinion
on this one.
>(31) What do you drive?
>
A truck, for now. Starting to shop for a new car.
>(32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
Hmmm.... a tie, I think. Motorola D2 trainer (machine language), Timex
Sinclair (BASIC) and IBM 360, via hollerith cards (last engineering class to
do so, the punch cards were replaced the next year).
>
>(33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
>
what the hell will everyone find to argue about?
>(34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
>
Wine, Merlot usually.
Zima, if I must drink a 'beer'
>(35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
>
Guy Hunt... sounds like a TV dating game for gays.
>(36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
>
The usual... videos and CDs.
>(36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
>
My back yard (well, off my pier, but technically that is my back yard)..
>(37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
>
to create universal peace (yeah, I know it's corny, but really wouldn't it
be nice if everyone could just get along for a while? No murders, no fights,
no genocide, no Hardiharpie bitching....)
>(38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
>
You can fool some of the people some of the time and jerk the rest off.
>(39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
>
Wait, don't tell me you're a model, right?
>(40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
>
you drive your pickup like it was a corvette.
>(41) You might be a NERD if.....
>
you actually CARE what type of computer or OS someone else is using.
>(42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
>
I'm here, aren't I? :-) No, actually I usually go play 'soccer' with my dog,
he usually wins it's his ball.
>(43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
>
Country music
>(44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
>
Bad habit.
>(45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
>
drop a few pounds.
>(46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
>
Tilt-a-whorl
>(47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
>
can't think of one that is 'weird', but give me a couple of weeks and I'll
work on one.
>(48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
>
Naw, I've seen far sillier ones.
Michael Chaney
news:7hfo2h$3en$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Lit cigarette butts thrown out of the car in front of me at night.
> The darn things bouncing around leave neon-like impressions on
> your retina.
As much as I'm repulsed by smoking (in general, tobacco use) and littering,
particularly something like fiberglass which isn't biodegradable within my
lifetime, I think that bouncing burning cigarette butts at night are really
cool looking.
But I'd still like to strangle the jerk who threw it out the window.
Michael
--
Michael Darrin Chaney
mdch...@michaelchaney.com
http://www.michaelchaney.com
UTC PT
threw a cigarette and it goes under your car? the probabilty of the oil
dripping onto the cigarrette itself and causing an explosion is very slim
but it's possible!
Michael Chaney wrote in message ...
>Beth <sorn...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:7hfo2h$3en$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
>> Lit cigarette butts thrown out of the car in front of me at night.
>> The darn things bouncing around leave neon-like impressions on
>> your retina.
>
Bo Williams
>
> Hey, exactly a year ago we got into the same ole
> ruts with thread topics and I posted this to
> try to get different discussions going.
And I'm going to be brave and not look at my answers from last year.
> I changed some of the questions & combined
> them with the "old 20 questions" thread -- Enjoy!!
I did then, and I will now.
> --- cut here ---
> (1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
William Ross Williams, III on my driver's license and birth
certificate. Bo almost always. Argiope for occasions requiring a net
handle.
> (2) What is your quest?
Self-actualization.
> (3) What is your favorite color?
Midnight blue.
> (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Sammy Hagar - Red Voodoo
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Blue Oyster Cult - Best of
> (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
Caffeine is a blessing and a curse. I am learning to like more healthy
foods, though (much to my waistline's chagrin) I still *love* fatty
foods and beer.
> (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Now: Sex In The City (Kim Catrall...meeeeeeeowwwwwwrrrr)
Of all time: Cheers
> (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
Roll Tide!
> (8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
Lab mix (Brenna) and six aquariums. I am vaguely aware of two cats
living in the house.
> (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
Arrogance. People who don't turn the windshield wipers off before
shutting off the ignition. People who install white light bulbs in
automotive applications that require amber ones (example: Taurus front
turn signals). People who write "your" when they mean "you're." That
whole shorts over sweats thing. Blue laws. Nuts in the brownies.
People who don't resign hopelessly lost chess positions. "Cybertalk"
(ne1=anyone, etc.) People who assume that "Republican" translates to
"heartless bastard." Miatas with automatic transmissions.
> (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
alt.culture.us.1980s
hsv.forsale
rec.games.chess.computer
alt.horology
comp.sys.handhelds
rec.games.chess.analysis
alt.home.repair
> (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
North Alabama.
> (12) Spit or swallow?
I don't care much for wine, but when I do have it, I swallow it.
> (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
I can honestly say that I have no burning curiosities about any
hsv.general poster at the moment. However, I will say for the benefit
of others:
You must meet Dan Harper to appreciate him fully. He really is an
incredibly nice guy.
Carol Farquhar is the most feline hsv.general poster.
Beth Sornsin has done more to preserve harmony in hsv.general than any
single poster of the last five years.
Denise Panter is one of the kindest souls I've ever encountered--on
usenet or otherwise.
T.J. Higgins shares my loves of loud rock 'n' roll and problematic cars,
so he's definitely one of the good guys.
Gary Heston is a walking home improvement encyclopedia, and he hasn't
steered me wrong yet.
I can't recall ever having a problem with Greg Bacon's politics.
It has given me a large amount of pleasure to know, work with, and goof
off with Nina Donath.
Paul Robichaux is a great guy, and he's probably more of a mentor to me
than he realizes.
I miss Leona Freeman Tiller and wish she would come back.
Mike Wixson was one of the smartest, most sensitive people I ever met,
and he played chess with a swindling flair that is not at all common.
His favorite beer was Mackeson Triple Stout, but I won't hold that
against him.
Eve Blair's entire face lights up when she smiles.
I like that I'm able to tap Ken Haynes' life experiences once in awhile.
> (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Christine Todd Whitman. Of the current candidates, I go back and forth
between Dole and Bush. If a primary were held tomorrow, I'd probably
choose the former.
> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
Instead of "Hail to the Chief," I would have "God of Thunder" by Kiss
played when I walked into the room.
> (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
I haven't watched any movies in quite some time, now that I think about
it. Recently rented "There's Something About Mary," and it was okay,
but a bit sillier than I was expecting.
> (17) What do you like best about where you live?
The balance.
> (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
Sometimes I do, sometimes Lea does.
> (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Are ducks farm animals? I've always thought that a mallard drake was
one of the most spectacular-looking animals in the world.
>
> (20) Read any good books lately?
Finished "The Long Walk" by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman)
this weekend. It was okay, I guess. Currently reading "Left Behind" by
Tim Lahaye (sp?), the first book in a series that dramatizes the book of
Revelation. I like it so far. I reread 1984 by George Orwell for
perhaps the twentieth time earlier this year.
> (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Huntsville:
for just casual kicking around: Green Hills Grille
for something nice: Pho's, Green Bottle Grill, Pauli's
Nashville:
Jimmy Kelley's
> (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
I've gotten into eBay here lately in a big way.
> (23) For FUN, I like to __________
Play chess, try new beers, attend concerts, water-ski, read, tear things
up with power tools under the guise of home improvement, walk and think
> (24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
It's gotten too late for me to answer this question intelligently. Any
party that includes individual responsibility as a cornerstone of its
platform would be a good thing.
> (25) My dream job is ___________
Staff education services consultant for CSC's Global PeopleSoft
Practice. :)
> (26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
Take a drive up the Natchez Trace sometime.
> (27) The US's best ally is?
Great Britain.
> (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
No opinion.
> (29) Who's in your killfile? :(
I very rarely read caesurae's posts.
> (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Less.
> (31) What do you drive?
A black Oldsmobile Intrigue.
> (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
TRS-80 Model I to both.
> (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
"...then reactionary ninnies will have won a hollow victory."
> (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Beer: Red Brick Ale (an Atlanta microbrew).
Wine: A nice Merlot with a good steak; otherwise, no opinion.
Liquor: Wild Turkey 101.
Pop: Diet Mountain Dew, 11 years running. However, I did have a brief
fling with Pepsi One.
> (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Millard Filmore.
> (36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Not really anything, but books and CDs probably qualify.
> (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
A 1968 Chevrolet station wagon, sunk as an artificial reef about 40
miles out in the Gulf near Destin.
> (37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
I would always say exactly the right thing.
> (38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
"Good, fast, cheap--choose any two."
"Life sucks. Get a helmet."
> (39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
"I'm trying to resist the urge to make you the happiest woman in the
world tonight."
> (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
...there are more than eight forward-facing lights on your vehicle.
> (41) You might be a NERD if.....
You walk around with a Windows CE palmtop strapped to your belt. I am
nerd, hear me roar.
> (42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
Honestly, I have not been really, really bored since I was perhaps 10
years old.
> (43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
Snuggling with my wife late at night during a steady rain. Brothers and
sisters, that is peace.
> (44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
Because I enjoy the vast majority of the people here. Because I like to
challenge my beliefs.
> (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
I wouldn't be a smoker. (Check with me sometime during the third
quarter this year. I'm getting my nerve up.)
> (46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
Roller coasters, though I did have a great time on a reverse bungee last
year.
> (47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
I have to set things down on the coffee table at right angles. I *have*
to.
I have a co-worker whose laugh approaches 100 dB.
> (48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
Wouldn't dare try.
--
Bo Williams - wrwi...@mindspring.com
"Never drive, use power tools, or play chess mad."
GS
>would your car blow up if it's leaking oil and someone in the front car
>threw a cigarette and it goes under your car? the probabilty of the oil
>dripping onto the cigarrette itself and causing an explosion is very slim
>but it's possible!
>
from when I smoked.
Glen
Greg Bacon
"Michael Chaney" <mdch...@michaelchaney.com> writes:
: As much as I'm repulsed by smoking (in general, tobacco use) and littering,
: particularly something like fiberglass which isn't biodegradable within my
: lifetime, I think that bouncing burning cigarette butts at night are really
: cool looking.
For another cool (and cheap) pyrotechnic effect, hang a plastic sandwich
bag and light it from the bottom. As it burns, the plastic melts and
drips down.
What? Me, a pyromaniac? :-)
Greg
--
An authority is a person who can tell you more about something than you really
care to know.
Greg Bacon
Beth <sorn...@yahoo.com> writes:
: (1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
gbacon. Why are you discriminating against CB handles? :-)
: (2) What is your quest?
My quest is to collect as many experiences as possible.
: (3) What is your favorite color?
Blue.
: (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Hmm.. 10k Maniacs Unplugged, Lynyrd Skynyrd Essentials, Wyclef's Carnival,
Jimmy Buffett's Songs You Know By Heart.
: (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
Nope. My pyramid looks like a big quivering glob of grease. :-(
: (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Tough to say. It's all garbage.
: (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
Roll Tide!
: (8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
: (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
Nope.
: (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
: (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
Bad quoting in email and Usenet. C'mon, people, we read left to right
and top to bottom. What's the point of including an entire quoted
thread *below* a message? Interleave or die!
Garbage software (most recently, Microsoft email clients). Software
that bogotically breaks lines and fargles the quoting. Software that
gives completely unhelpful error messages. Mail clients and news
readers that send fscking HTML-encoded messages.
The use of email as a count noun, as in "I sent an email".
People who omit the trailing slash on published URLs, thereby forcing
two HTTP transactions instead of one for each time someone follows
the link. It's annoying when you let people know that their URL is
broken and non-compliant, and they turn around and say "but it works
with my browser--maybe you need a more modern one". *sigh*
The incessant editorialization on Slashdot headlines.
Gosh, I must be grumpy this morning. :-)
: (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
: (either posting or lurking)
:r .newsrc
alabama.mobile.general: 1-842
alt.sources: 1-11550
comp.lang.c.moderated: 1-12323
comp.lang.perl.announce: 1-1084
comp.lang.perl.moderated: 1-1259
comp.lang.perl.misc: 1-187920
comp.lang.perl.modules: 1-18782
comp.lang.perl.tk: 1-10318
comp.security.ssh: 1-8318
gnu.announce: 1-744
hsv.general: 1-46459
hsv.tech: 1-1556
hsv.politics: 1-2033
misc.predictions.registry: 1-261
news.announce.newgroups: 1-2265
soc.sexuality.general: 1-9920
comp.mail.mh: 1-9690
comp.text.tex: 1-142682
: (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
: where would it be?
Maybe Colorado, maybe San Jose, maybe Boston. Hmm.. I'd be happy on
a Carribean island where beatiful native women tend to my every need
and desire. :-)
: (12) Spit or swallow?
N/A.
: (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
: (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
Dan Harper, just because I haven't yet. Paul Robichaux, so I can
finally get my promised NT book. :-)
: (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Someone with good business sense. Steve Forbes would be okay, but he's
too weenie. I'd like to see someone take office and cut off or at least
severely reduce all the bullshit foreign aid (as long as that person
isn't Pat Buchanan). We have enough hungry mouths to feed right here
at home.
: (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
I'd cut or severely reduce foreign aid.
: (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
"The Matrix" was pretty good, despite starring Keanu. It seems like
most of the movies I've seen lately are really good up to the end.
"As Good As It Gets" springs to mind as an example as does "Great
Expectations".
: (17) What do you like best about where you live?
Well, I just bought a house, so I like the fact that it's mine (or,
at least, I owe on it).
: (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
Whoever asks the other out.
: (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Hmm.. horse.
: (20) Read any good books lately?
No. Who has time? :-( I desperately want to get a copy of the new
Kernighan and Pike book _The Practice of Programming_.
: (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Tough to say. Steak and Ale, maybe?
: (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
http://www.salonmagazine.com/
http://www.memepool.com/
http://www.perl.com/
http://msbc.simplenet.com/
: (23) For FUN, I like to __________
...play Ultimate!
: (24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
Parties are evil. Systems based on parties suck.
: (25) My dream job is ___________
...one where they just mail me my check. :-)
: (26) Best natural wonder in the region?
: (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
No opinion here.
: (27) The US's best ally is?
Ourselves. We can only depend on people to stab us in the back. We're
the last superpower, and people covet our position. When you're on top,
everyone is gunning for you.
: (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
I don't really have a team in the NHL playoffs. I'd like to see the
Kings put the Jazz out because I despise Malone and Stockton. I also
like watching Jason Williams play. Pat Riley is my fraternity brother,
so I'd like to see the Heat do well. I like the Lakers too, but I think
the champs are going to be either the Knicks or the Heat.
: (29) Who's in your killfile? :(
FAHred||^||Nathan Torkington
FAHred||^||Richard Stallman
FAHred||^||Jarkko Hietaniemi
FAK||^||John Stanley
FAHred||^||Nick Ing-Simmons
FAHred||^||Dominus
FAHred||^||Graham Barr
FAHred||^||Abigail
FAHred||^||Jon Orwant
FAHred||^||Gisle Aas
FAHred||^||Peter Seebach
FAHred||^||W\. Richard Stevens
FAHred||^||Randal Schwartz
FAHred||^||Randal L. Schwartz
FAHred||^||Tom Christiansen
FAHred||^||Greg Bacon
FAHred||^||Dan Pop
FAHred||^||Peter Seebach
FAHred||^||Lawrence Kirby
FAHred||^||Tanmoy Bhattacharya
FAHblue||^||Tom Phoenix
FAHpurple||^||Larry Wall
FAHred||^||Gurusamy Sarathy
FAHred||^||Tim Bunce
FAHred||^||Malcolm Beattie
FAHred||^||Chip Salzenberg
FAHred||^||Russ Allbery
The only one who's killed in that list is this annoying shit named
John Stanley. The rest are hot, so I see colored blobs next to their
articles.
: (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Enough to run the country.
: (31) What do you drive?
1999 four door Ranger XLT with Supercab, 4WD, and offroad package.
Just got 'er in November. :-)
: (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
: What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
Apple ][. Apple ][.
: (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
...then the law abiding citizens will be at the mercy of the outlaws
and the government. Everyone who is in favor of more gun control or gun
elimination should show us their sacs and put up "This home is a
gun-free zone" signs in their front yards. Gun control may be nice on
paper, and it might be nice to fantasize about a world without guns.
Still, I don't think gun control advocates fully grasp the logical
consequences of gun control or gun elimination.
: (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Mmmm.. Guinness.
: (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
: (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Fob.
: (36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
I collected stamps when I was a kid, but I don't really collect anything
now.
: (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Wherever there's a case of beer and good company.
: (37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
: (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
: really fast" :)
I'd be superlover: I could seduce with a glance and bring rapture with
a touch. :-) Crawling on walls would be cool too.
: (38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
I have a whole bunch in my .signature list; there are too many to list
here. I will recommend <URL:http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/fortunes/rkba.html>
though.
: (39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
Would you like to go to breakfast tomorrow? Should I call you or nudge
you?
: (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
...your dad walks you to school because you're in the same grade.
...you think your license plate is personalized because your dad made it.
...you show your belt buckle when asked for ID.
: (41) You might be a NERD if.....
...you have a strong preference in the vi vs. emacs holy war.
...you can't help griping about technical inaccuracies in movies or TV.
I have to admit to both of these. :-)
: (42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
: (like, make up new threads? :)
Read Usenet. Hang out on EFNet #Perl.
: (43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
Lack of energy? :-)
: (44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
Why not?
: (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd put a lot more 0s in my bank balance. :-)
: (46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
Hmm.. Ninja at Six Flags.
: (47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
No opinions here.
: (48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
: (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
Umm.. sure.
Greg
--
A meeting is an event at which the minutes are kept and the hours are lost.
Chris Adams
>(2) What is your quest?
To survive being an ISP admin long enough to get a real job.
>(3) What is your favorite color?
Blue
>(4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Dr. Demento's 25th Anniversary collection
>(5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
No, coffee is gross. Mountain Dew, on the other hand, is great.
Especially when combined with either hot fresh Krispie Kreme doughnuts
or Skittles.
>(6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Futurama is okay when I actually watch TV. All time? I don't know -
B5? I don't judge things over time very well.
>(7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
To Hell with Georgia! Go Jackets! (that means Georgia Tech)
>(8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
None
>(9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
Stupid people shouldn't breath.
>(10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
Way too many (46 groups right now). Most of them are Linux or ISP admin
related, except for alt.books.phil-k-dick.
>(11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
There's no place like home (which is here in Huntsville for me).
>(12) Spit or swallow?
I don't use mouthwash, but I spit the toothpaste out.
>(13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
Well, I think I've met most of the Huntsville based hsv.general people
at the various lunches. And I'm not sure if I want to meet Travis or
not. :-)
>(14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Someone no politican has ever heard of - preferably a scientist or
engineer. How about it Beth? :-)
>(15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
Blow up Washington and start over.
>(16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
"The Matrix" was okay. The effects were good, but the plot was thin
(especially if you like Philip K. Dick).
>(17) What do you like best about where you live?
Not too big and not too small.
>(18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
Sometimes I do, sometimes we split it.
>(19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Cows and pigs I guess (steak and bacon - I'd never make it as a
vegitarian).
>(20) Read any good books lately?
Last thing I read was Clancy's "Without Remorse". It was pretty good.
>(21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Thomas' BBQ
>(22) What are some of your favorite websites?
Website? What is that?
>(23) For FUN, I like to __________
Flame morons on USENET! :-)
>(24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
None of the Above? All political parties do is keep out the
independants.
>(25) My dream job is ___________
One where I sleep when I want to and still get paid.
>(26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
I don't know - I usually only see things after they've messed it up.
>(27) The US's best ally is?
Probably England. They seem to be backing us up well lately in both
Iraq and Kosovo.
>(28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
Go Braves! Oh, wait...
>(29) Who's in your killfile? :(
Vincent Breeding.
>(30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
I think a somewhat progressive tax system is the fairest.
>(31) What do you drive?
Honda CR-V
>(32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
We had a "Pong" type video game system when I was a kid, and then we got
an Atari 400.
>(33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
Glen will have to post more about the Russians?
>(34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Mountain Dew.
>(35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
We've been Fobbed!
>(36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Not much, except old computer hardware (I still have the Atari 400).
>(36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Don't fish.
>(37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
Ability to strangle stupid people with a single glare.
>(38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
Abandon all hope, ye who PRESS ENTER here.
>(39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
none.
>(40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
Your two story house is a trailer on stilts.
>(41) You might be a NERD if.....
Your computer costs more than your car.
>(42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
Try to watch a couple of movies on TV (flipping back and forth) and read
USENET at the same time.
>(43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
No sleep for 48 hours (most of the time).
>(44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
Because you asked me to.
>(45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
Lose a little weight, get out more. :-)
>(46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
I don't like roller coasters of any kind. Multi-Axis-Trainer at USS&RC
is pretty cool though.
>(47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
Standing up to strech and "popping" my knees and ankles.
>(48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
I probably can't do better right now.
--
Chris Adams <cad...@ro.com> - System Administrator
Renaissance Internet Services - IBS Interactive, Inc.
Home: http://ro.com/~cadams - Public key: http://ro.com/~cadams/pubkey.txt
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
Paul Robichaux
>Dan Harper, just because I haven't yet. Paul Robichaux, so I can
>finally get my promised NT book. :-)
Awww, c'mon, Greg. I sent you mail on 10/12, 10/20, 10/22, and 11/11
telling you how to get in touch with me so we could arrange a meet. Since
I work at home (near Athens) I don't get into Huntsvegas much during the
day. Want to try again? Drop me some mail-- I've got more books for you
than I did back then.
Cheers,
-Paul
--
Paul Robichaux <pa...@hiwaay.net>
Robichaux & Associates <http://www.robichaux.net>
NT & Exchange deployment, planning, and consulting
Bill Livingston
Bill Livingston
>(2) What is your quest?
Really good french fries
>(3) What is your favorite color?
Blue
>(4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Sadly, none. I just keep flicking the radio dial.
>(5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
Coffee, no: Tea, yes.
My food pyramid looks like this:
F
OOO
OOOOO
DDDDDDD
>(6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Now - Toss-up between "Mystery Science Theater 3000", "Deep Space Nine" and
"Sports Night"
All-time - Toss-up between MST, the whole Trek pantheon, & "M*A*S*H*".
>(7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
Yes.
>(8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
A chihuahua/fiest mix.
>(9) Do you have any pet peeves?
Yes. It's a chihuahua/fiest mix.
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
Oh. I don't like wet sneakers on tile floors, styrofoam rubbing together, or
people smoking in non-smoking sections.
>(10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
rec.arts.tv.mst3k.misc
alt.startrek.creative
alt.tv.mash
alt.humor.puns
and various others.
>(11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Someplace nice and close to my friends.
>(12) Spit or swallow?
Depends on the substance in question.
>(13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
Yes.
>(14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Besides myself?
>(15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
Oh, my socks. Definitely.
>(16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
Good - The Matrix.
Lousy - Noah's Ark.
>(17) What do you like best about where you live?
Quiet neighborhood
>(18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
We do.
>(19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Duckies! quack quack quack!
>(20) Read any good books lately?
"Icefire" by Judith & Gar Reeves-Stevens and "A Feast for Freedom" by Leonard
Wibberly.
>(21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
HSV - Beauregards.
>(22) What are some of your favorite websites?
Ebay, United Media (comics)
>(23) For FUN, I like to __________
read.
>(24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
The Bill Party!
>(25) My dream job is ___________
Being Independetnly Wealthy.
>(26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
Hurrican Hollow is pretty impressive
>(27) The US's best ally is?
Canada and/or Britain.
>(28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
Nobody.
>(29) Who's in your killfile? :(
Two people (not from this group) who I won't dignify by naming.
>(30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Bewteen 10-20% - total! (including sales taxes)
>(31) What do you drive?
Oldmobile
>(32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
First was a TRS-80 my dad bought many years ago. Most primitive was the big
mainframe at UAH for Fortran lessons (and yes, I used punchcards)
>(33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
it will be the first step down a slippery slope in limiting personal freedoms.
>(34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Iced Tea.
>(35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
"Goat"
>(36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Comics, Books, Coins
>(36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Don't fish.
>(37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
I like the dishes thing. 8-]
>(38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
Several, but my mind is blank right now.
>(39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
"Your feet must be tired, cuz you've been running through my mind all night."
>(40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
You cut your grass and find a car.
>(41) You might be a NERD if.....
The tape around your glasses frames is thicker than your lenses.
>(42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
Make up new threads, propogate cascades, daydream.
>(43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
An excel spreadshet.
>(44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
Mainly I lurk.
>(45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
Weight.
>(46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
Carousel.
>(47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
Dunno.
>(48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
I'm sorry, what did you say?
>Feel free to add your own questions! :o)
If you could be any kind of a tree, wh*WHACK* Ow!
Bill L.
#######################################################################
bi...@Traveller.COM http://www.hsv.tis.net/~bill
He that is of a merry heart hath
a continual feast - Prov. 15:15b
T.J. Higgins
Oil isn't explosive anyway. Your car may catch on fire if the
cigarette touches leaking oil just right, but the oil won't explode.
--
TJH
T.J. Higgins
>
>Beth wrote:
>>
>> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
>
>Instead of "Hail to the Chief," I would have "God of Thunder" by Kiss
>played when I walked into the room.
I love it!
--
TJH
T.J. Higgins
>> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
>
Yep. Assembler, too.
>Have you ever dropped your deck?
I used to work graveyard shift in a computer lab in Bldg 4663 on
Redstone Arsenal. Every morning people would come to the window and
pick up their jobs from the night before. One time a guy submitted
this huge deck of cards in a big metal tray. The next morning as I
was carrying it very loosely over to the window, you guessed it, I
dropped it. Right in front of him. Cards were everywhere. Oops,
talk about embarrassing. I asked him if he had a listing of the
cards, and he replied witha curt "yep". I asked if he wanted me to
help him put them back in order, and he replied with a curt "nope",
took his cards, and left.
--
TJH
pute...@my-dejanews.com
> (1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
> (2) What is your quest?
To live forever. Doin' well so far.
> (3) What is your favorite color?
Anythin' in a sunset.
> (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Pink Floyd Live.
> (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
No, but it makes for interesting stains in the mornin'. Pyramid? Isn't
that illegal?
> (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Law and Order. The Lucy Show.
> (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
I live in Alabama.
> (8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
70-pound Chow mix, two cats, two bunnies, two fish, and my wife.
> (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
People wantin' to race me in traffic.
> (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
ARC (alt.romance.chat), comp.protocols.nfs, hsv.fordsale
> (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Hawaii
> (12) Spit or swallow?
Lick
> (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
It B. Nunn
> (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Gallagher
> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
My underwear
> (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
Matrix. Operation Delta 3.
> (17) What do you like best about where you live?
Peace, quiet, privacy, nature. The wife needs no bikini for the pool
> (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
The mistress
> (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
One that won't run screamin' when I walk up to it. Darn sheep...
> (20) Read any good books lately?
Every night
> (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Smokey's
> (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
> (23) For FUN, I like to watch the kitties chase fireflies
> (24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
National Truth Association
> (25) My dream job is not to have one
> (26) Best natural wonder in the region?
Bankhead
>
> (27) The US's best ally is?
The US
> (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
That guy that plays his heart out
> (29) Who's in your killfile? :(
Just pompous asses
> (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Only enough to keep a politicians salary in line with teachers
> (31) What do you drive?
Depends. 1984 Mustang GT, 1988 Mustang LX, 1987 S10. Either it has
power and handles, or hauls.
> (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch
cards!)
A paper punch terminal in my high school which was on a time share with
the mainframe at college (1975).
> (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, some neighborhoods
would be a whole lot quieter."
> (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
All of the above.
> (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Anyone that has held office for Alabama.
> (36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Derby pins
> (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
In the other room
> (37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
Telekinesis. To push that damn cell phone from that person about to hit
me.
> (38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
"Where am I going, and why am I in this handbasket?"
> (39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
Nice truck
> (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
Your two-year-old has more teeth that you do...
> (41) You might be a NERD if.....
You've gone into withdrawals from an ISP failure.
> (42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
Throw the cat on the dog.
> (43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
Too much sex. Wait, tehre is no such thing...
> (44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
Mostly, to give answers to questions that I know to help people.
> (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
Again, my underwear
> (46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
Huge, fast roller coasters
> (47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
Twirling my wedding ring. Snorting when laughing.
> (48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
No, most posts here fall into that category.
--
Puter
OAF ExtraOrdinaire
Boutros
>
> Carol wrote:
> >
> >Beth wrote in message <7hfkeu$100$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
> >>
> >>
> >> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
> >
>
> Yep. Assembler, too.
>
> >Have you ever dropped your deck?
>
> I used to work graveyard shift in a computer lab in Bldg 4663 on
> Redstone Arsenal. Every morning people would come to the window and
> pick up their jobs from the night before. One time a guy submitted
> this huge deck of cards in a big metal tray. The next morning as I
> was carrying it very loosely over to the window, you guessed it, I
> dropped it. Right in front of him. Cards were everywhere. Oops,
> talk about embarrassing. I asked him if he had a listing of the
> cards, and he replied witha curt "yep". I asked if he wanted me to
> help him put them back in order, and he replied with a curt "nope",
> took his cards, and left.
A professor told me about a physicist back in the days of punchcards who
kept a program he used a lot in a lidless shoebox - one summer day he
left the box in his car with a Hershey bar laying on top of it and ...
=======
Boutros
Huntsville Fire Fighters Assn. - Local 1833
>> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
>
>Instead of "Hail to the Chief," I would have "God of Thunder" by Kiss
>played when I walked into the room.
This has got to be my favorite answer to this question so far!
>> (20) Read any good books lately?
>
>Finished "The Long Walk" by Stephen King (writing as Richard Bachman)
>this weekend. It was okay, I guess. Currently reading "Left Behind" by
>Tim Lahaye (sp?), the first book in a series that dramatizes the book of
>Revelation. I like it so far. I reread 1984 by George Orwell for
>perhaps the twentieth time earlier this year.
Are you a King fan, Bo? What other stuff have you read of his by
Bachman? "Rage" is the best written, I believe, but "The Long Walk"
was (as you say) okay.
I've read the "Left Behind" series through to the current Apolyon.
I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment!
>> (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
>
>I wouldn't be a smoker. (Check with me sometime during the third
>quarter this year. I'm getting my nerve up.)
If you need cheerleaders for this event, lemme know! I'm one week shy
of 8 months, now! And I'm sure Glen would pitch in and give you an
"attaboy" too!!
Denise :)
ekelso
Boutros wrote in message <373C530A...@hosed.com>...
>"T.J. Higgins" wrote:
>>
>
>A professor told me about a physicist back in the days of punchcards who
>kept a program he used a lot in a lidless shoebox - one summer day he
>left the box in his car with a Hershey bar laying on top of it and ...
>
Back when I was working on my first tech degree, a couple of wiseguys got
the bright idea to crazy glue two razor blades in the output of the card
reader.... at the point where the pinch rollers still have the card before
it spits it out into the output bin. They were counting on our Fortran class
being in the lab that day. Most of our programs were fairly small, 40 to 100
cards at most. Well, due to a system foul up the night before, the seniors
were able to get the lab times swapped with ours so that they could run
their COBOL jobs through (read card decks of up to 300-400 cards.) Two jobs
made it through before the problem was noticed. The guys were expelled over
it. Even the dean had to admit that it *would* have been a funny prank had
the labs not been switched however............
I can still see the dazed look on the faces of the two seniors whose card
decks were shredded. Not a happy sight.
GS
>>I wouldn't be a smoker. (Check with me sometime during the third
>>quarter this year. I'm getting my nerve up.)
>
>If you need cheerleaders for this event, lemme know! I'm one week shy
>of 8 months, now! And I'm sure Glen would pitch in and give you an
>"attaboy" too!!
>
>Denise :)
Yep, 17 months now. Some days I still want one but it's easier
to "just say no".
Glen
Michael Chaney
news:7hhagi$och$1...@info2.uah.edu...
> For another cool (and cheap) pyrotechnic effect, hang a plastic sandwich
> bag and light it from the bottom. As it burns, the plastic melts and
> drips down.
>
> What? Me, a pyromaniac? :-)
DRIP BOMBS!!!
Better yet, get some plastic sheeting, build a small fire, and hang a strip
of the plastic around the end of a stick. Now, hold it over the fire and as
it becomes soft, wrap it around the stick by turning the stick. After it's
on there good, set fire to it. Much better than a sandwich bag, and the
right kind of plastic will make a cool whiz noise when the bombs drop.
My pyro friend Kevin and I spent many, many hours of our childhood
destroying his old worn-out plastic toys in this way.
T.J. Higgins
I wrote before.
> (1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
T.J. Higgins
Chancellor, Ernest P. Worrell Institute for the Study of the Vernal
Equinox
> (2) What is your quest?
So many cars, so little time.
> (3) What is your favorite color?
Green
> (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this
week?
Kansas Boxed Set
David Ragsdale, "David and Goliath"
Bob Eichler's ProgAndOther sampler tape (see
http://members.xoom.com/ProgAndOther/progandother.htm)
Spock's Beard, "The Kindness Of Strangers", "Beware Of Darkness", "Day
For Night"
> (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
I don't drink coffee. Beer is definitely at the bottom of the
pyramid though!
> (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Now: Either Frasier or Just Shoot Me, both are hilarious
Ever: Star Trek original series
> (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
"Oskee wee wee
Oskee waa waa
Holy mackinaw
Ti-Cats, eat 'em raw!" -- Hamilton Tiger-Cats cheer
> (8) Do you have any pets?
2 cats
> (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
People who sit at a traffic light with their windshield wipers on high
speed when it's barely sprinkling.
Ads which scream "UP TO 20 TO 50 PERCENT OFF!!!"
What part of "Keep right except to pass" don't you understand?
> (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
I've cut back to just hsv.* these days, occasionally
comp.sys.intergraph.
> (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Tough call. So many places, so little time. Probably somewhere along
the Gulf Coast in the Florida panhandle.
> (12) Spit or swallow?
Swallow. Why take a mouthful of wine only to spit it out?
> (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
Either of the Hardisons.
> (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Bob Kerrey.
> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
The unconstitutional civil forfeitures.
> (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
Haven't been to the theater in quite some time. Watched Sling Blade
on video recently. That is one bizarre movie.
> (17) What do you like best about where you live?
Low cost of living.
> (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
Usually me.
> (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Most of them taste delicious.
> (20) Read any good books lately?
Nope.
> (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Huntsville: Tim's Cajun Kitchen
Nashville: Blackstone Brewery
> (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
If freqency of use equates to favoritism:
infoseek.com
weather.com
mapquest.com
pollstar.com
cnn.com
> (23) For FUN, I like to __________
Go to rock concerts, play golf, make beer, ride motorcycles, bowl,
swim.
> (24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
I'd like to see the Libertarians have a little more clout.
> (25) My dream job is ___________
To be independently wealthy and not have to work.
> (26) Best natural wonder in the region?
Monte Sano.
> (27) The US's best ally is?
U.K.
> (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
I'm not hopeful, but I'd like to see a Canadian team win the Stanley
Cup. Ottawa probably has the best chance.
Patrick Ewing has never won the NBA, so I'd like to see the Knicks
win.
> (29) Who's in your killfile? :(
Killfiles are for wimps.
> (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Enough to pay teachers more than any other government workers.
> (31) What do you drive?
My newest bestest toy is a 1976 Jensen Interceptor, with a Chrysler
440 V-8. I'm a highway star! My HWY STAR license plate has been
approved and I am expecting it any day now.
http://home.hiwaay.net/~tjhiggin/hwystar.html
Other vehicles: 1993 Suzuki Sidekick
1967 Sunbeam Alpine (not running)
1973 Honda CB500 motorcycle
1974 Honda CB550 motorcycle (not running)
> (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch
cards!)
NCR 200 on both counts, although Univac 1100 assembler on punch cards
is pretty damn primitive...
> (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
only outlaws will have inlaws.
> (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Hands down, the best beer made in America is Hop Devil IPA by Victory
Brewing, Downingtown, PA. My favorite European beer is Saku Pils
from Estonia. Not much of a wine drinker. Coca-Cola and Mountain
Dew are the best soft drinks, although since I don't drink coffee
Jolt Cola is good for those late-night drives home from rock concerts.
> (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever
seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Fob is tough to beat, although Jesse "The Body" Ventura comes close.
> (36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Beer bottles.
> (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Don't fish much.
> (37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
The ability to survive without sleep. What a waste of 25% of your
life...
> (38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
"I hate quotations, tell me what you know." -- R.W. Emerson
Department of Tautological Pleonasms and Superfluous Redundancies
Department
-- seen on usenet years ago
My quotes file has 345 quotes in it, too big to post here.
Some great drinking quotes are at
http://home.hiwaay.net/~tjhiggin/msc.shtml
> (39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
Pretty much any one I've ever tried.
> (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
The computer you are reading this on is up on concrete blocks.
> (41) You might be a NERD if.....
You are reading this.
> (42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
Channel surf.
> (43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
Meetings at work.
> (44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
To annoy people.
> (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it
be?
I'd really love never to have to wear glasses or contacts again.
> (46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
Big fast roller coasters. Definitely.
--
TJH
T. Mac
TMac but some call me Theresa and some just call me Silly.
(2) What is your quest?
Quest? I drive a Honda and it sure isn't any minivan.
(3) What is your favorite color?
Robin's Egg Blue
(4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
This week?
Jean Michel Jarre: Equinoxe, Concerts en Chine
Sting: Nothing Like the Sun
The Beatles: Revolver, Rubber Soul
Fourplay
Third Eye Blind
(5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
Coffee? I don't drink no stinking coffee. It smells so
good and tastes so bad.
My food pyramid starts with chocolate at the bottom...all
the rest doesn't really matter.
(6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Now: Ally McBeal. I like the Brit comedy "Chef" as well
All Time: The Andy Griffith Show (how can you not like
a show that has a character names "Opie?")
(7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
Who cares? In a thousand years, will it really matter?
(8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
I have pets but I don't allow my pets to have pets....
(9) Do you have any pet peeves?
I'll get back to you on that....
(10) What other newsgroups do you read?
rec.humor.funny, rec.humor.funny.reruns, hsv.forsale,
misc.kids.moderated, rec.gardens, rec.crafts.textiles.sewing,
rec.crafts.beads (the Tidbits every week is pretty interesting)
(11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
where would it be?
A remote Carribean Island that hurricanes always miss, where
the men wait on the women, hand and foot, day in and day out.......
where the women are strong, the men are good looking and
all the children are above average....
(12) Spit or swallow?
If I drink wine, I drink it. I'm not into the tasting stuff.
(13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
Carol Farquar. I've managed to always miss the lunches
she attends. I sometimes wonder if she's real.....
(14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Dave Barry. He'd look so cool practicing his riding mower
maneuvers on the White House lawn.
(15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
I don't want to be president. I'm not into the "power thing."
(16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
Tonight I saw _The Matrix_ it was a pretty good movie, and I was
glad I had my ear plugs in!
Really, really good movie? One that I'd see again and again?
The last one I saw? _Beetlejuice_
Recent pretty good movie? _October Sky_
Bad movie? I'm too busy to waste my time on a bad movie.
I go to sleep.
(17) What do you like best about where you live?
Fresh air, seeing hawks float around just about every day,
eastern bluebirds. (I'm not crazy about the pollen around
here though.)
(18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
The one with money.
(19) What's your favorite farm animal?
I'm a city girl. Is a polecat a farm animal?
(20) Read any good books lately?
I read _The Rocket Boys_, it was pretty good. Let's just say that
Hollywood took a few liberties.
_If You Give a Mouse a Cookie_ was pretty good too
(but I figured out the ending)
(21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Huntsville? Sante Fe Grille. (My MIL always wants to go there) and
Green Hills Grille (the kids love the pasta with cheese), Edo's
is pretty good too, Rosies!
Nashville? Cafe Bambino (good food and a place for the kids to play),
Steak and Shake (if only we had one here <sigh>)
(I'd love a Target store too.)
(22) What are some of your favorite websites?
www.unitedmedia.com (check out 12:01, Arlo N Janis, Committed,
Robotman, Rose is Rose, Meatloaf Night and my favorites
Meg! and Over The Hedge)
weather related sites.
(23) For FUN, I like to __________
Read hsv.general, of coarse! (Yeah, right)
(24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
I think the two major parties we have are bad enough.
(25) My dream job is ___________
I'd like to be a gardener, where everything I plant grows in just the
right way without any interference. Oh yeah, and I get the pay and
stock options of a CEO.
(26) Best natural wonder in the region?
The hsv.general lunches!
(27) The US's best ally is?
McBeal
(28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
Who cares? See question # 7
(29) Who's in your kill file? :(
I don't have an official kill file, however, I skip over most of
threads caesurae or GS start; any time Harper and Hardison d-evolve
into their juvenile, name calling, "I can pee farther than you can"
contests; gun threads and Greg Bacon's hsv.general
stats (yawn) (sorry Greg)
(30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
I really don't know.
(31) What do you drive?
A car. A car that gets 30 mpg. It looks like heck - but it's mine, all
mine.
(32) What's the first computer you ever used?
What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
I don't remember (or care), as long as I don't have to program the
blasted things.
(33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
Nope. You're not gonna rope me into any gun thread.
(34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Water is pretty good. I like Orange juice too. I used to like
grape juice (but we won't get into that on a family newsgroup
<g>). I like Sprite and Ginger Ale too. Hot tea at an Oriental
Restaurant is pretty good too.
If you really push, "Kentucky Bourbon, of coarse. Maker's
Mark is the best of them."
(35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
(like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
H. Ross Perot.
(36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Weird looks. Definitely! Is it me?
(36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
The fish tanks at the Tennessee Aquarium <g>
(...for some reason they keep asking me to leave.)
(37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
(like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
really fast" :)
I'd like "super stretch" powers so I'd never have to ask
anyone for help with the top shelf. No more step stools!
And a powerful, extra eyelid that acts like sunglasses
(no more glasses for me!)
(38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
Some of us live in perpetual 20-20 chaos (B. Breathed)
Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but foot prints. (I don't know)
Tell me, and I'll forget. Show me, and I may remember.
Involve me, and I'll understand." (I don't know)
(39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
N/A
(40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
....you think that the old toilet bowl would make a great planter
for pink petunias in the front yard.
(41) You might be a NERD if.....
1. You can remember the first computer you ever used or the
most antiquated.
2. You can say a sentence of numbers, letters and linking words and
someone else understands what you mean.
(Wait a minute that sounds like a government employee........ )
3. You have your glasses held together by some means the
manufacturer didn't intend: tape, wire, etc.
(Hey, I resemble that remark!)
4. You call yourself "Julie" but it's not your real name. <G>
(My kids are doomed!)
(42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
(like, make up new threads? :)
Pick up a book or the TV remote and surf.
(43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
Rock a child to sleep. I think they give off sleep inducing
waves... <yawn>
(44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
Because it's there.
(45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would have 20-20 eyesight that never changes.
(46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
The Hurly-whirl (OK, who gets this one....?)
And all roller coasters.
(47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
My weirdest habit? I post to hsv.general
Co-workers? I work with architects and engineers. 'Nuff said....
(48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
(assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
I got this far...I guess I'm still reading it.
I doubt I could do better. Beth is the master of general threads
(and the doctor of physics).
Donna Tracy
Donna
Ken, H. wrote:
>
> On Fri, 14 May 1999 11:38:30 GMT, us...@somewhere.com (GS) wrote:
>
> >In article <7hgau1$3kg$1...@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>, "UTC PT" <ut...@att.nospam.net> wrote:
> >>would your car blow up if it's leaking oil and someone in the front car
> >>threw a cigarette and it goes under your car? the probabilty of the oil
> >>dripping onto the cigarrette itself and causing an explosion is very slim
> >>but it's possible!
> >>
> >Oil dropping on a cigarette will extinguish the cigarette. Experience
> >from when I smoked.
> >
> >Glen
>
> As will one drop of gasoline on a lit cigarette. The drop hits the
> fire before the fumes and extinguishes it.
>
> Ken H.
Chuck Bolton
> extinguished because gasoline is not flammable!
>
> Ken H.
True but those vapors will burn your ass!!!
C.
Michael Wing
Beth wrote:
> Hey, exactly a year ago we got into the same ole
> ruts with thread topics and I posted this to
> try to get different discussions going.
>
> I changed some of the questions & combined
> them with the "old 20 questions" thread -- Enjoy!!
>
> --- cut here ---
> (1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
Michael J. Wing (no the Michael J. Wing that is head of the Space and Rocket
center)
>
> (2) What is your quest?
To grow spiritually, to mature where I must, to retain what I can, and to stay
healthy without eating my vegetables.
>
>
> (3) What is your favorite color?
Taupe
>
>
> (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Imaginary Day (Pat Metheny), Moving Pictures (Denny Jiosa), Much Afraid (Jars of
Clay),
One2One (Brian Hughes), Level Best (Levl 42)
>
>
> (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
No, and my food pyramid is too heavy on starches.
>
>
> (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Law and Order and Millenium. Best ever, Seinfeld.
>
>
> (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
No favorite minor league (college) football teams. I'm not much into ametuer
sports. However, the New England Patriots are my favorite pro (Major league)
team.
>
>
> (8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
No pets.
>
>
> (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
Loud blaring car stereos; people reserving seats with coats, books, purses or
whatever; using the word "loose" when you mean "lose"; paging systems; joggers;
guys in their early 20s who think that yelling "whoooooooooooo" or some other
utterance in public at the top of their lungs is an aphrodisiac; 40 year old
adolescents; tailgaiting; and people who are not ready on time.
>
>
> (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
hsv.religion
bit.listsrv.techwrl
rec.sport.baseball
rec.sport.football.pro
assorted HTML and ASP newsgroups
>
>
> (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Sydney or Perth, Australia
>
>
> (12) Spit or swallow?
I don't chew much gum.
>
>
> (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
Glen - Just to see if he is putting us on with these viewpoints or if they are
for real.
>
>
> (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
John Sununu
>
>
> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
The ability for elected officials to vote themselves a raise. I would then like
to have voters pick categories as to where their tax dollars are spent.
>
>
> (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
Last lousy one, "You've Got Mail"
>
>
> (17) What do you like best about where you live?
The climate, cost of living, and the people.
>
>
> (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
I usually do. Occaisionally, my wife does.
>
>
> (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Calf
>
>
> (20) Read any good books lately?
The Screwtape Letters
>
>
> (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Tia's or Green Hills Grill
>
>
> (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
www.hampsterdance.com
www.newsmax.com
http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html
www.musicblvd.com
>
> (27) The US's best ally is?
Greta Britain
>
> (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
NHL - Buffalo Sabres
NBA - Portland Trailblazers
> (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
10% for all incomes
>
>
> (31) What do you drive?
1999 Ford Ranger with extended cab
>
> (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
>
A Kaypro
>
> (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
someone will still shoot someone else.
>
>
> (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Cream Soda (A&W)
>
>
> (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Slick Willie
> (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Anderson Creek
>
> (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
you have a favorite college football team but never graduated high school.
Tim Landers
Beth wrote:
> Hey, exactly a year ago we got into the same ole
> ruts with thread topics and I posted this to
> try to get different discussions going.
>
> I changed some of the questions & combined
> them with the "old 20 questions" thread -- Enjoy!!
>
> --- cut here ---
> (1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
Tim Landers
>
>
> (2) What is your quest?
Ride trains, play with trains, collect trains, photograph trains, and
listen to the blues
>
> (3) What is your favorite color?
The deep blue seen in a clear sky
>
> (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
CD-Stevie Ray Vaughn "The Real Deal"
>
> (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
Kona coffee from Hawaii is! Barbecue, steaks, and apple juice
>
> (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Dennis Miller Live
>
> (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
Mom AND Dad went to Auburn! I still miss living there when I was a kid.
>
> (8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
Until the Christmas ice storm, several salt-water fish. 2 cats: Choo-Choo
18 yrs old and Chessie, 14 years old
>
> (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
People who think hotels are fraternity houses. Drunk drivers. People who
look down their noses at Southerners. Bill Gates.
>
> (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
Anything with trains. rec.radio.amateur*
>
> (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Somewhere near Melbourne, Australia
>
> (12) Spit or swallow?
Spit
> (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
Dan Harper and DDF
>
> (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Dennis Miller - we need a pragmatist who says f*ck a lot.
>
> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
The Republican Senators' diapers.
Ban suits and ties. It seems to bring out the jerk in executive types.
>
> (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
"Shakespeare in Love" Gwyneth must be laughing HER ass off at all those
kids in school who made fun of her name... "Trainspotting" was the biggest
waste of time I've can remember. Thank goodness I only rented it.
>
> (17) What do you like best about where you live?
I live in Limestone instead of Madison County. View out the back door.
>
> (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
Both of us?
>
> (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
Red horse. Used to ride a little with my cousins when we were kids.
>
> (20) Read any good books lately?
"I Am Spock" Leonard Nimoy
>
> (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Hsv - Rosie's or Little Rosie's. Our local favorite: Simp McGee's in
Decatur. Nash - Corky's BBQ
>
> (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
Mapquest and IntelliCast - both good for travelling.
>
> (23) For FUN, I like to __________
Tug on Superman's cape, spit into the wind, pull the mask off the old Lone
ranger, but I DON'T mess around with Jim!
>
> (24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
Any party that looks out for the people who WORK for a living and don't try
to force their version of morality on others.
>
> (25) My dream job is ___________
Owning a Binford hardware store (more power) with a hobby shop next door.
>
> (26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
Monte Sano, Lake Guntersville, and Wheeler Refuge
>
> (27) The US's best ally is?
Australia
>
> (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
I couldn't care less
> (29) Who's in your killfile? :(
Nobody, yet. I just can't resist reading about some people's warped sense
of reality.
>
> (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Enough to be safe in our homes, jobs, schools, and streets. I don't think
we should pay politicians anything! Why do we let them raise millions of
dollars to run for a job that pays a few $100K/year, and on top of that
keep campaign "war chests"? Let the people who "paid" for them in the
election pay them. (as if they don't already <sigh>)
>
> (31) What do you drive?
Ford Explorer and most everything Hertz rents...
>
> (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
TI 100(?) Was a calculator that used little magnetic cards to store
programs. TRS-80 with 16K!
>
> (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
We will soon be at the mercy of everyone else who can get them ILLEGALLY.
My idea of gun control is to hit what you aim at.
>
> (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Beer: Victoria Bitter or Carlton Cold from "Down Under"
Wine: Black Opal
Soda: Coca-Cola, Stewart's Cherries&Cream
>
> (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Dick Trickle. Oops, that's NASCAR... I laughed when someone pointed out
that the impeachment proceedings were being lead by "Hyde and Delay"
>
> (36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Toy trains and other railroadiana
>
> (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Guntersville dam for sauger.
>
> (37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
Ability to dope-slap idiots anonymously at any distance. Ability to be
invisible like Uncle Martin.
>
> (38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
"It's a dog-eat-dog world and I'm wearing Milk-bone underwear" Norm on
"Cheers"
"I am WilliamG of MicroBorg. You will be assimilated into using IE..."
"Time to piss on the fire and call in the dogs..."
"Hey! What happened to that glass of breast milk I left here a minute ago?"
(I think that was on "Designing Women")
>
> (39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
Are those tits REAL? (no, I never said it...)
>
> (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
Your bass boat is worth more than your truck and mobile home combined.
You and 20 of your friends have rented a U-Haul truck to camp in the
infield at Talladega all weekend.
>
> (41) You might be a NERD if.....
You LIKE and UNDERSTAND UNIX. Of course, I'm beginning to wish I still had
it instead of Windoze. (see Pet Peeves)
>
> (42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
Read the labels on whatever's in the john. Read newsgroups.
>
> (43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
A room where the air conditioning is cranked too high. Probably because as
a toddler I slept under a window unit and the sound is soothing, not to
mention the cold air. Recently we stayed at the Old Faithful Inn in
Yellowstone. The heat was way too high, so we had the window open while it
snowed outside.
>
> (44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
I enjoy y'all. Can't just lurk.
>
> (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'd be Gwyneth Paltrow. Maybe that's a LOT of things...
>
> (46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
Indoor roller coaster in the West Edmonton Mall. Going that fast indoors is
a RUSH!
>
> (47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
I read hsv.general. I don't see them enough lately to say.
>
> (48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
Yes. Can God make a rock so big he can't lift it? If he already knows
everything, what does he DO all day?"
>
> Feel free to add your own questions! :o)
"Shouldn't we have snipers on the Parkway and 565?"
"Shouldn't we have laws that require some people to TAKE drugs?"
"Should we pass a law in Alabama that Fob can never run for public office
again?"
"What's that thing hanging out of your (choose any that apply) pants, nose,
ear, shoe?"
>
> --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--
> ---Share what you know. Learn what you don't.---
--
Tim Landers
timl@[spamless].mindspring.com
"Out there, somewhere..."
Bo Williams
wrote:
> Are you a King fan, Bo?
Yeah, I guess I'll own that. I think "The Stand" is one of the best
books of all time (by any author). I actually broke a date so I could
keep reading that book. It is a true tour de force.
"It" is probably my runner-up favorite. I also liked "Christine" a lot,
and it's also the only King movie I ever thought was worth a flip
because it was almost perfectly true to the original spirit of the book,
IMO. Casting, script, direction--everything was right. The guy who
sold Christine to Arnie in the movie was almost exactly the guy I had
imagined when I read the book--so close it gave me a start.
"The Mist" is my favorite King short story, and "The Library Policeman"
is a close second.
I've been a little disappointed in some of his more recent stuff. I
enjoyed "Insomnia" but I didn't think it was quite up to what he's
capable of. "Gerald's Game" was about a B-.
> What other stuff have you read of his by
> Bachman?
Just "Thinner," I think, which I enjoyed.
I had a good time with "Desperation," so I was anxious to pick up
Bachman's "The Regulators." Yuck. I think it's the only book in the
last ten years or so for which I invoked the "page 80 rule"--if I'm not
into it by page 80, then I obviously have better things to do with my
time. So, I put it down. Never thought I'd do that with Stephen King,
but there it is.
> "Rage" is the best written, I believe,
I'll put that in my pocket for next time I'm at the bookstore. :)
> but "The Long Walk"
> was (as you say) okay.
I kept thinking he was going to tell us a little more about the society
that bred such an event. We got snatches here and there, and being a
fan of negative utopia fiction I was able to fill in the blanks, but I
wanted to see what King did with it. Oh well.
I finished "The Green Mile" this afternoon. I liked it quite a lot.
> I've read the "Left Behind" series through to the current Apolyon.
> I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next installment!
A co-worker recommended the series to me, and I bought the first one. I
think I'm going to borrow the rest of them from him (he's already
offered). I had no idea they were $14 apiece--yipes.
> If you need cheerleaders for this event, lemme know! I'm one week shy
> of 8 months, now! And I'm sure Glen would pitch in and give you an
> "attaboy" too!!
I appreciate it. I'm sick to death of spending the money, smelling bad,
feeling bad, and just the general inconvenience of the whole thing. As
I said, I'm working up a nerve to do it. I did quarterly New Year's
resolutions this year, and "stop smoking" drew the third quarter tag.
Ron Hammon
>
You could do this with a
> small bottle cap with a little gas in it. If ignition does occur, it
> will simple start burning.
... Gasoline would do the same thing : i.e, no
> explosion since there is no confinement during the expansion process.
> Roadside fires start from burning cigarettes only after the lite
> cigarette lays against a combustible object like paper or dead grass
> until the ignition temperature of the item is reach at which point it
> will burst into flames. Oxygen or the lack of enough of it plays a
> role here also.
>
> Ken H.
As a teen (before weedeaters), I used to spash gasoline or tractor fuel
onto our driveway ditch bank beside the culverts. The fuel alone would
kill the grass but left it standing. I used to allow it to soak and
ignite it by thumping a lighting match from about twenty feet away. I
had great fun (Fire! Fire!) doing this because of the pseudo explosion
that occurred. The opposite end of the double culvert would ignite
cannon-style as the vapor collected in the culvert carried the flame
front there. While this was not a true, confined explosion, it never
the less gave the surrounding air enough thump that neighbors sometimes
investigated the noise. Although I swear that I will eventully do the
saucer-cigarette experiment, I was expecting more than a simple burn if
it torches. I will prepare for a saucer rim ejection of flaming fuel.
A note of caution to all readers: When I was about 15 years old, I had
a younger "friend" (read: hanger-on) who spent a few days with me. I
later noted that we had discussed the cigarette-gasoline question. He
and his younger brother died of horrible burns from the "explosion" of a
gasoline can while locked in their utility room. My guess was teen
smoking coupled with the ready availability of gasoline without the good
sense to experiment safely.
Perhaps we need to control gasoline and do background checks of
applicants to purchase. Who knows what todays crazy teens might do with
such a powerful, yet uncontrolled substance. I hear that a gallon of
gasoline is far more powerfull than a semi-automatic handgun!
Donna Tracy
If so, it's an interesting way to keep yourself amused! 8)
Ken, H. wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 May 1999 14:37:50 GMT, Donna Tracy <tra...@home.com>
> wrote:
>
> >I'd love to know how you guys have experienced these facts!
> >Donna
> >
> >.......
> >> As will one drop of gasoline on a lit cigarette. The drop hits the
> >> fire before the fumes and extinguishes it.
> >>
> >> Ken H.
>
> Take a medicine dropper with a little gas drawn up into it. Light a
> cigarette and lay in on a wooden surface. Move the dropped to about
> a foot above the cigarette and press on the rubber end of the dropper
> to force out one drop of liquid. The fire end of the cigarette is
JuanCompos
JuanCompos
> (2) What is your quest?
To propagate my idiosyncratic collection of genetic (and/or memetic)
sequences
> (3) What is your favorite color?
12% Gray
> (4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Natalie Imbruglia - Left of the Middle
Garbage - Version 2.0
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral
Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
KoRn - Follow the Leader
Bjork - Homogenic
Sisters of Mercy - Floodlands
Prokofiev/Tchaikovski - works from Romeo and Juliet
Radiohead - OK Computer
Various - "Go" Soundtrack
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn Single CD1
Natalie Imbruglia - Big Mistake Single CD1
Natalie Imbruglia - Big Mistake Single CD2
Natalie Imbruglia - Wishing I Was There Single CD1
Natalie Imbruglia - Smoke Single CD1
> (5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
No. It has a lot of seafood on it.
> (6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
I've been watching Law and Order a bit lately... but I wouldn't
necessarily say it's the "best." I don't watch that much TV anymore.
> (7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
Nor do I have much interest in sports.
> (8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
I've got a couple of pet trees. (Oak and Maple... grew them from
saplings, one was 8" the other about a foot)
> (9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
People that misuse homonyms online (EG- they're their there, your
you're, and the whole R U N2 B4 thing)
Dogmatic and fanatic systems of belief (IE- Christianity... but
remember- Hate the belief, not the believer!)
People who misspell "y'all"
> (10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
alt.music.nat-imbruglia (s'pose y'all expected that one)
sci.bio.evolution
sci.physics.fusion
bionet.molbio.evolution
alt.fan.winona-ryder
alt.christnet.atheism
soc.atheism
alt.fan.natalie
> (11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Auckland, New Zealand, Melbourne or Sydney, Australia
> (12) Spit or swallow?
Does this apply? Swallow.
> (13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
I'd like to meet both of the Hardisons.
> (14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Me!
> (15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
Ha... like I'd be able to get anything done with congress in the way...
> (16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
The Matrix.
Half Baked.
> (17) What do you like best about where you live?
The sylvian landscape.
> (18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
Depends who has money and where we're going... usually me, though.
> (19) What's your favorite farm animal?
The cats that live in the barn.
> (20) Read any good books lately?
Cliffs AP Biology preparation guide...
> (21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Waffle House
> (22) What are some of your favorite websites?
imbruglia.com, ebay.com, bible.gospelcom.net, talkorigins.org,
http://kinase.oci.utoronto.ca/databases.html ,
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/2345/index.html
> (23) For FUN, I like to __________
lick
> (24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
I'd like to see a couple of parties devoted to democracy... but I think
that's too much to ask.
> (25) My dream job is ___________
professional slacker.
> (26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
All nature is wonderful... what kind of question is this?
> (27) The US's best ally is?
Sweden
> (28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
Like I said... I'm not into sports.
> (29) Who's in your killfile? :(
No one at the moment.
> (30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Each according to his abilities, Each according to his needs.
> (31) What do you drive?
'98 Honda Accord EX Sedan
> (32) What's the first computer you ever used?
My Brain
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
An Abacus
> (33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
I expect I'll emmigrate.
> (34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Any good cider'll do.
> (35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Danforth
> (36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Knowledge, information, experience, etc. College Applications (heh).
> (36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Depends where the fish are...
> (37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
Omnipotence
> (38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
Thick is the wool of the lamb of god- tight is it over the eyes of the
faithful.
> (39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
I lost my teddy bear- will you sleep with me?
> (40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
You actually think everyone in Nashville digs country music
> (41) You might be a NERD if.....
You actually think everyone in Nashville digs country music, except you
and your friends.
> (42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
sleep or read
> (43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
breathing at about 10 breaths/minute.
> (44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
Because I live in Nashville... and it's mildly entertaining.
> (45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
My nose... it's a little crooked. I'd also like an improved memory for
relating names/faces/events to the actual people.
> (46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
The inverted 'coasters
> (47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
I sleep naked. One of my bosses had a thing for young boys.
> (48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
Yes. Probably.
> Feel free to add your own questions! :o)
Aufwiederlesen Y'all
Ser JuanCompos โ)
Jeffrey J. Weimer
>(1) What is your name? (real or 'Net handle)
Jeff jjw
>(2) What is your quest?
To be at peace with myself when the door opens.
>(3) What is your favorite color?
deep marine blue
>(4) What CD's, tapes, albums, 8-tracks have you listened to this week?
Segovia
Rainbirds
Kate Bush
>(5) Is coffee a food group? What's *your* food pyramid look like?
Coffee belongs with a delicous ham, eggs, and toast breakfast at a
hole-in-the-wall diner together with the gang after we've all done our
early morning Sunday workout at the golf course cutting the greens and
tees back when I was just starting college. When those moods hit, then
I'll have a cup.
For every other time, there is tea (and not just the Tettly Tea grocery
store crap, thank you).
Food pyramid is a bit of a shambles of late, though typically less with
meat and more with veggies.
>(6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
Not really a TV fan, mostly a TV binger. Someday, I'd like to find the
entire Ascent of Man series from J. Bronowski (Travis, would you have
this?)
>(7) Alabama or Auburn (or Tenn. or Vandy...)?
They can all freeze over for all I care.
>(8) Do you have any pets? What kind?
> (dust bunnies don't count unless they're ambulatory)
two cats of my own + one that hangs around trying to figure out why Lady
and Princess don't respond to his love songs
>(9) Do you have any pet peeves?
> (e.g. turn indicators, toilet seats, gum snapping, etc.)
stupid computers
>(10) What other newsgroups do you read?
> (either posting or lurking)
It varies. alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.humor.best-of-usenet
>(11) If you had the choice of living *anywhere* in the world,
> where would it be?
Living? Hmmmm. Mรผnchen or Berlin or Boston or Bangor or Sydney or ...
still not sure.
>(12) Spit or swallow?
Swallow.
>(13) Which hsv.general/nash.general poster do you most want to meet?
> (either for positive reasons or to punch them out...)
But would they want to meet me?
>(14) Who would you like to see as US President?
Not well enough informed here, but perhaps Kerry.
>(15) If *you* were President, what's the *first* thing you'd change?
My marital status.
>(16) Last *good* movie you saw was? How about a *lousy* one?
Good: Matrix and Shakespear in Love
Twin Dragons was not as good as Chan's earlier ones.
>(17) What do you like best about where you live?
The stars out the back of the patio.
>(18) Who pays when you go out on a date?
Me of late.
>(19) What's your favorite farm animal?
The little cows. The ducks.
>(20) Read any good books lately?
Not any all the way through.
>(21) What's the best restaurant in Huntsville/Nashville?
Still trying to find out.
>(22) What are some of your favorite websites?
I don't go there as much any more.
>(23) For FUN, I like to __________
What is this thing called FUN?
>(24) New political parties you'd like to see in the US?
The party of the third part.
>(25) My dream job is ___________
Playing guitar all morning, writing computer software in the early
afternoon, and cooking a gourmet meal in the evening.
>(26) Best natural wonder in the region?
> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
Hmmm????? Little River Canyon perhaps (somebody needs to get out more often).
>(27) The US's best ally is?
Alaska.
>(28) Who do you like in the NHL or NBA playoffs?
Since Bird retired, it hasn't really mattered.
>(29) Who's in your killfile? :(
No one. Just don't read the silly bugger if they're that obnoxious.
>(30) How much *should* we pay in taxes?
Perhaps a little more than we might think but certainly a lot less than
they think.
>(31) What do you drive?
Two or three graduate students and my ...
Oh, you mean as in vehicle, not as in slaves ...
A Honda Accord LX. Doesn't almost everyone now a days?
>(32) What's the first computer you ever used?
> What's the most primitive? (extra points if you used punch cards!)
A small box of a thing in high school that had a set of buttons to program it.
Later, a punch card IBM machine.
>(33) Complete this sentence: "If we outlaw guns, _________"
who would clean up after all the knife fights?
>(34) Favorite beer, wine, pop, etc.?
Guiness (sp)
a white Bordeaux "Chates les Queyrats" Graves Blanc 1984 (anyone have a
bottle of this?)
coke only if it also contains rum
>(35) What's the silliest name of an elected official you've ever seen?
> (like "Snookie" or "Fob" :)
Fob
>(36) What do you collect? (coins, stamps, comics, weird looks...)
Nothing much lately.
>(36) Where's your favorite fishin' hole?
Up near Bangor, Maine for eels.
>(37) If you could have a "superpower," what would it be?
> (like "telepathy" "x-ray vision" or "doing the dishes really,
> really fast" :)
Have you seen the Honda commercial where the lady stops time? That's it!!!
>(38) Do you have any favorite pithy quotes? (or .sigs?)
Yep, but I can't remember them right now.
>(39) ... lame "pick up" lines?
I wouldn't know. I don't get much practice either way.
>(40) You might be a REDNECK if.....
.... ??? no idea here
>(41) You might be a NERD if.....
you take the OS wars seriously.
>(42) What do you do when you're really, really bored?
> (like, make up new threads? :)
Pester the cats.
>(43) What is guaranteed to make you fall asleep?
A good meal with a fine wine.
>(44) Why do you post to this newsgroup?
It's less fattening than eating ice cream all night.
>(45) If you could change *one* thing about yourself, what would it be?
My tin ear.
>(46) Favorite amusement park ride(s)?
None.
>(47) What's your weirdest habit? How about any of your co-worker's?
Keeping receipts from all the gas stations, tagged with mpg.
>(48) Is this thread sufficiently silly for you? Can you do better?
> (assuming anyone is still reading at this point...)
Good job Beth!
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jjw
Travis Hardison
<jjweimer-190...@tnt8-216-180-15-222.dialup.hiwaay.net>,
jjwe...@hiwaay.net (Jeffrey J. Weimer) wrote:
> >(6) What's the best TV show on now? Of all time?
>
> Not really a TV fan, mostly a TV binger. Someday, I'd like to find the
> entire Ascent of Man series from J. Bronowski (Travis, would you have
> this?)
Wish I did. You might try the video collection at your local library
for it: sometimes that 67ยข they spend each year for each of us goes for
something "educational".
T
T.J. Higgins
>The fact is gas in no more dangerous than any other flammable liquid.
I disagree. The fact that it has more energy per unit volume makes it
inherently more dangerous.
--
TJH
Citronella
>>(26) Best natural wonder in the region?
>> (like mountains, caves, waterfalls, etc.)
>
>Hmmm????? Little River Canyon perhaps......
Definately. But you don't have to tell everybody.
J.D.
Travis Hardison
ernest.p...@vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote:
> Ken wrote:
> >The fact is gas in no more dangerous than any other flammable liquid.
>
> I disagree. The fact that it has more energy per unit volume makes it
> inherently more dangerous.
And yet, as we all know, gas doesn't kill people, people kill people.
It's you anti-gas wackos who want to suppress our whichever-amendment
rights to burn stuff that "burns" me. "Inherently more dangerous"? What
about swimming pools? You want to outlaw them next?
Like the slogan says, "Outlaw gas and only outlaws will be making those
Mad Max movies." (It's not a very witty slogan, but we're a new
organization and our copywriters are still tinkering with it.)
T - a proud member of the five-gallon-can NGA
>
> --
> TJH
>
> tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
Greg Bacon
: And yet, as we all know, gas doesn't kill people, people kill people.
: It's you anti-gas wackos who want to suppress our whichever-amendment
: rights to burn stuff that "burns" me. "Inherently more dangerous"? What
: about swimming pools? You want to outlaw them next?
We wouldn't have much to do if we banned everything that's dangerous.
I'm still waiting on your response to ESR's essay, BTW.
Greg
--
Boon: Now, she should be decent looking, but we're willing to trade looks for
a certain kind of morally casual attitude.
Travis Hardison
> thardis...@mindspring.com (Travis Hardison) writes:
> : And yet, as we all know, gas doesn't kill people, people kill people.
> : It's you anti-gas wackos who want to suppress our whichever-amendment
> : rights to burn stuff that "burns" me. "Inherently more dangerous"? What
> : about swimming pools? You want to outlaw them next?
>
> We wouldn't have much to do if we banned everything that's dangerous.
>
> I'm still waiting on your response to ESR's essay, BTW.
And what's the temperature in Hell this morning? Am I under some arcane
obligation to read this essay and then respond to it? I think not. Freedom
of speech - the most important one - allows me the right to keep silent as
well, and this is one of those stupid threads that goes nowhere.
Keep your gun. It just makes me think of you as one of those objects
seen in a rear view mirror: smaller than you appear. But you have
alienable rights to your weaponry as I have to mine.
>
> Greg
T - who may be armed and may not be
Greg Bacon
: In article <7i16kp$ak8$1...@info2.uah.edu>,
: Greg Bacon <gba...@cs.uah.edu> wrote:
: > I'm still waiting on your response to ESR's essay, BTW.
:
: And what's the temperature in Hell this morning? Am I under some
: arcane obligation to read this essay and then respond to it? I think
: not. Freedom of speech - the most important one - allows me the right
: to keep silent as well, and this is one of those stupid threads that
: goes nowhere.
Well, I wouldn't expect a KKK member to read an essay advertised as
making good points about civil rights or racial equality either.
Everyone is entitled to their beliefs, but it is the obligation of
the educated man to pit his beliefs against all challengers.
Here's one of my favorite quotes from a man for whom I hold a tremendous
amount of respect:
"When you're presented knowledge from the same point of view, that's
an indoctrination. When you're presented knowledge from many
points of view, that's an education." -- Dr. Benton White
: Keep your gun. It just makes me think of you as one of those objects
: seen in a rear view mirror: smaller than you appear. But you have
: alienable rights to your weaponry as I have to mine.
I dare you to try to alienate my from my Second Amendment rights.
Perhaps your slip is showing, Mrs. Freud. Perhaps your emotional
argument would be compelling to some, but I find it on par with
arguments like "I just don't see how someone could look at a sunset
and not know that there is a God (who happens to be the same God as
mine)". I'm glad we're not forced to accept emotional arguments
because we'd be forced to accept "I just don't see how someone could
look at <epithet> and think that they're not inferior to White People
(who happen to hold beliefs that align well with mine)".
The fact that you refuse to even read an essay that presents beliefs
that are different from your own causes me to lose a great deal of
respect for you. Perhaps it is I who sees you in the rear view
mirror.
Greg
--
Cop: I can put you in Queens on the night of the hijacking.
Hockney: Really? I live in Queens. Did you put that together yourself?
Bob Crispen
> <Specific foods often contribute to eye disease and vision impairment
> include:
>
> sugar, eggs, dairy products, fats, fried and processed foods, wheat,
> alcohol, tobacco and coffee along with red meat, chicken, white flour
> and aspirin.>
>
> What's left?
Twinkies!
--
Bob Crispen
cri...@hiwaay.net
What a day, what a day, for an auto-da-fe.