Getting to know each other from scratch... [Archive]

exwitchoz

11-25-2006, 10:39 PM

Well... It seems to me that there's been a lot of fractures and hurts that have happened over the past week or so and it may be time for us all to lighten up a touch and take a few deep breaths and just get to know each other from scratch and begin anew...

...a time to build bridges...

After all... we ALL have a cpl of things in common already... We have been hurt in the past... and we love Christ... and He brought us all here for a reason...

What other things do we have in common???

Well let's see shall we????... ;)

OK... to get the ball rolling...

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?

Waited until my little brother got in the bath and had just begun to relax and rushed in and threw 100 Alka Seltsa pills in the water... FROTH EVERYWHERE...

OK I was 12... he was 9... it was a good idea at the time... :rolleyes:

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

Well it would either be a puter tore or a book store... LOL...

How long to spend Ten grand? Well in a puter store about 15 mins LOL... in a book store... all day but I'd need a truck to wheel out the goodies...

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?

Well I've been working on my 'World Domination' Boy Scout badge for some time now... :D

But slightly more serious... I'd like to make movies... produce/direct... not write... but definitely interested in Production, Design and SFX and cinematography...

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

*shrugs* I dunno...

There are no doubt MUCH more important ppl... BUT....

Gene Roddenberry... to ask how someone who can create as cool a character as Mr Spock could come up with someone as lame as Wesley Crusher...

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?

Mostly cool... but the big BIG ones can be scarey.... which is pretty cool too...

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?

The dorky 'Best Friend' from 'Not Another Teen Movie'...

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?

Pre-caffine... Kill Them All... :mad:

Post-Caffine... Everything's Coming Up Roses... :D

I am just NOT a morning person... I figure if God really wanted me up in the morning He would have made it later in the day...

8. What place in the world would you most like to visit? Why?

The US... and a whole bunch of places on the way there... Why? To meet all the friends I've made on the Net... :)

9. What place in the world would you least like to visit? Why?

Antartica... C-C-C-Cold...

10. Coke or Pepsi?

Beer... *shrugs* I'm an Ozzie...;) ... but if I have to choose... Coke...

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

Rarely ...if ever...

12. Desk: messy or organized?

Looks like a hand grenade went off in a charity bin... LOL

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

Dog...

Dogs have owners... Cats have Staff... :D

14. What is your favorite food?

MEAT... RED MEAT... and RARE!!! LOL

Also Love Asian food... Middle Eastern (Lebanese and Turkish) Food... anything a little 'exotic' or 'new'... I like new tastes, flavours etc...

15. Are you always early or terminally late?

Always cut it fine... very fine some times...

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

I would rather hang by my thumbs than watch either one... ;)

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

Biggles... I LOVED Biggles Books as a boy...

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

Hmmmm... I dunno... I've recently been told that my posts are "inspirational"... and THAT was a surprize to ME... No one has ever said that to me before...

Does that count???

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

Kurt Cobain... He has the same dress sense LOL

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

Q: How many witches does it take to change a light bulb?
A: It depends on what you want it changed into...

OK... Now you all know a little bit more about me... let's find out a little bit more about each other and come a little closer together again... :D

exwitchoz

11-26-2006, 12:28 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?

10. Coke or Pepsi?

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

12. Desk: messy or organized?

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

14. What is your favorite food?

15. Are you always early or terminally late?

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

Anna Marta

11-26-2006, 03:34 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?
We took Steinar's "proper" parents to America to visit mine. At the breakfast table the 1st day after we had all been seated, I told everyone to stand up and had them switch places; they did this, and after being seated again, I immediately declared that wouldn't work and repeated the seat changing process. After the 3rd time, my dad caught on and declared, "If you are trying to piss me off, you have succeeded!" (BTW - I was 45 yrs old)

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?
Any huge department store with a book department. That way I could buy gifts for everyone I love and get the books I want too. Who cares how long it takes if they have a restaurant!

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?
I would build and equip a retreat center with... don't even get me started.

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?
Jesus cause I have a ton of questions he needs to answer!

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
Scary as hell!

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?
Pollyanna

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
"To Dream the impossible dream" from Don Quiote
Steinar disagrees he thinks I'm "It's a beautiful day in the neigborhood" from Mr Rogers

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
The middle eastern biblical lands - an extended stay with scholars and families and bedouins cause there's so much I don't know and want to understand

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?
The orient - Too many people in too little space and I wouldn't eat anything

10. Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi if there's no Zinfandel available

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?
Are you kidding me? Who needs a calendar?

12. Desk: messy or organized?
Semi-organized

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?
Cat - I am service oriented

14. What is your favorite food?
Indian Tandoori, GOOD Pizza, Big juicy rare steak with baked potato/sour cream and strong coffee and cheese cake for dessert (can I have Irish Cream w/that?)

15. Are you always early or terminally late?
I like early but married to a late-man so we usually squeak under at the wire

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?
So who watches TV anyway???

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?
Nancy Drew and the whispering statue (I read them all)

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?
I can kill a houseplant really fast! Outstanding ability to destroy a kitchen in record time while producing a great meal.

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?
I'm not sure, but Whoopi Goldberg would not be on the list. Oh, let's start with Shirley Temple, progress to Bette Midler and end with Helen Hayes.

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?
What is the best thing to do after the elephant climbs the tree?
Don't stand under it.

mary

11-26-2006, 01:34 PM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?

This is great. Not so silly, but it was a great prank. I grew up as the oldest of 5, 3 boys in the middle and my sister was the baby. My middle brother was my bete noir. When I was 8 and and he was 6, we were driving through Chicago on the El, on our way to visit the relatives in WI, on a Friday at rush hour in a driving rainstorm. My brother had been getting on my nerves all day... My father had also been on my case and I was cheesed at him, too. So I snatched my brother's shoe off his foot and tossed it out the car window - and then sat back in the seat to laugh. My brother screamed, "She threw my shoe out the window!" My mom said to my father, "Paul, we didn't bring another pair of shoes for him!" So my father pulled over on the El, walked back and fetched the shoe... I was punished severely for it (it was worth it) and decades have gone by - but I still laugh every time I think about it. :D

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

I would go to the jewelry store of a friend of mine and spend it on diamonds and sapphires. It would take me about 30 minutes.

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?

Move to some place where (1) the weather would be better and (2) there would be decent churches to attend. Probably the FL panhandle, unless some other place presented itself for consideration.

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

John Bunyan - because I've been reading his books lately. (If it weren't Jesus, because I'm going to meet Him sooner or later anyway.)

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?

Cool - unless they're accompanied by that "green sky" thang that around here, we've come to recognize as a tornado "herald."

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?

A female version of "Dennis the Menace."

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?

"Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning."

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?

The Holy Land. Obvious reasons.

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?

The Vatican. It would creep me out even more than Mecca.

10. Coke or Pepsi?

Neither. Allergic to the artificial colorings. Pop (or, for all those of you outside of MI, "soda") of preference: natural, no-artificial-ingredients root beer.

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

'Fraid so. "OCD at work..."

12. Desk: messy or organized?

Messy.

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

I like both, but have never owned a dog. Looking into it; I have two cats.

14. What is your favorite food?

Coffee yogurt.

15. Are you always early or terminally late?

Try to be early or exactly on time...

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

No.

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

"Richard Halliburton's Complete Book of Marvels."

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

I can play the piano by ear... (but also read music).

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

Robin Williams in drag (:D :eek: :eek: ).

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

There are just too many to list here... Besides, I'm a fan of slapstick and there are just too many funny scenes I can think of...

Looking forward to reading others' lists... Thanks so much for this thread!

mary

Willow

11-26-2006, 05:51 PM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?

shaking the outhouse while a friend was in there!

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

Tractor supply... a horse trailer with a camping suite!!!!

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?

music

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

my mom.... i'd die for another day with her.

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?

cool... good memories of being tucked under the arm of a beloved adult.

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?

i can't think of one... maybe a retarded person.

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?

depends on what I dreamed about!

8. What place in the world would you most like to visit? Why?

New Zealand

9. What place in the world would you least like to visit? Why?

Mexico... I already know something about their culture from the masses invading the US illegally.

10. Coke or Pepsi?

Coke!

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

It's on the right month.

12. Desk: messy or organized?

messy at the corners... neat in the middle.

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

CATS RULE... DOGS DROOL!

14. What is your favorite food?

sushi!

15. Are you always early or terminally late?

on the dot

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

I love any show about talent.

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

I can't remember! The ones I do remember brought stress to me!

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

running with scissors

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

lucille ball... they say I am funny without trying to be. I think it's kinda like Lucy stunts.

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

can't think of one... sorry

exwitchoz

11-26-2006, 06:57 PM

10. Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi if there's no Zinfandel available

OK... You are gonna have to tell me what Zinfandel is Anna... :)

14. What is your favorite food?

Coffee yogurt.

Such a thing exists??? YUMMMM!!! :)

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

running with scissors

ROFL!!! :D

Jerry

11-26-2006, 11:09 PM

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

Home Depot

How long to spend Ten grand? About 5 minutes :D

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?

I have always thought it might be fun to be the "Military Dictator" of some obscure country

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

Nikita Kruschev

Because it was way cool when he pounded on the table with his shoe at the UN :D

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?

Cool

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?

Eddy Haskel from the show "Leave it to Beaver"

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?

Zipp-Iddy Do-Da

8. What place in the world would you most like to visit? Why?

Ireland

9. What place in the world would you least like to visit ?

Bagdad

[B]11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

I don't own a calender

12. Desk: messy or organized?

Messy

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

I have 2 Dogs and 1 cat ,,,,,,,either one is delicious

14. What is your favorite food?

Meat & Taters

15. Are you always early or terminally late?

Usually on time

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

I would rather scrape my knuckles on a cheese grater

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

Lord of the Flies & The Rise and Fall of the Third Riceh

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

I can play my navel with a bycycle pump

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

Jack Nickelson

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

This very obease woman was in the check-out line at the market when her cell-phone rang.......................The little boy in line with his father behind her says,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Watch out Dad !!!! she's backin up !!!!!!" :eek: :D

Love Jerry

Anna Marta

11-27-2006, 01:00 AM

OK... You are gonna have to tell me what Zinfandel is Anna... :)

:D It's a kind of semisweet wine - I like the pink color. I don't get very often but when I do, I drink it real slow and ice cold. Ummmmmmmmmm :cool:

SpinningHead

11-27-2006, 07:28 AM

:D It's a kind of semisweet wine - I like the pink color. I don't get very often but when I do, I drink it real slow and ice cold. Ummmmmmmmmm :cool:

As a self proclaimed wine connoisseur...run! run! run for your taste buds!!

Red Zin is quite a lovely wine...very underrated.

White (pink) zin is just a sin! :p Forgive me Father, for I have zinned!! :p

SpinningHead

11-27-2006, 07:42 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?
This is just one of many but this one time I bought a magnetic earring and used it one my nose to convince my hubby I peirced my nose while visiting Provincetown. He didn't buy it b/c he knows me so well but we pretended to get into a fight and totally freaked out his best friend and brother.

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?
A kitchen store to pay for the kitchen we have to remodel in our fix-n-flip project. About 5 minutes b/c I'm very good at knowing what I want.

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?
Travel to refugee camps to bring awareness at the cruelty we inflict upon one another.

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?
Can't think of anyone...other than Jesus, very excited to hug him!!

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
both.

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?
Dr. DooLittle...there wasn't an animal I couldn't connect with.

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
Anything slow jazz w/ no words

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
Paris - I'm in love with Paris. I hope to take french lessons
Australia Zoo - to pay respects to Steve Erwin...I cried for a week straight!

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?
Iraq - b/c I woudn't even know where to begin w/ an apology! and I'm pretty sure right about now no one would listen. :(

10. Coke or Pepsi?
neither...mineral water w/ lemon

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?
yup!

12. Desk: messy or organized?
usually organized but I have my messy days too.

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?
I have both a great dane and a Maine Coon

14. What is your favorite food?
vegetarian, sushi, anything ethnic

15. Are you always early or terminally late?
me? early. hubby? late. solution? tell him we have to be somewhere 1/2 hour before we need to be so we get there on time.

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?
American Idol. shoot me.

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?
The Hobbit

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?
I dream about recipes, wake up & make them and they've turned out quite amazing.

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?
Renee Zelwigger...she's goofy enough to pull it off.

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?
I have so many but...2 Irishmen were sitting in a boat, lost at sea when a bottle floats by. Smitty picks up the bottle, uncorks it and gives it a rub when a beautiful genie smokes out and tells them they have one wish. W/out a thought, McCormick says he wishes the entire ocean were guiness and "poof"...lovely black foamy guiness is surrounding them. Smitty throws the bottle at McCormick and screams at him...
"WAY TO GO YOU BRAINLESS IDIOT!! NOW WE'LL HAVE TO PISS IN THE BOAT!!"

mary

11-27-2006, 08:21 AM

Such a thing exists??? YUMMMM!!! :)

Re: coffee yogurt - Yep, Jean-Luc... It is great... :) You don't have it in Australia? Several different kinds around here... I like cappucino yogurt, too. I hope, for your sake, that you get it in the stores around you soon.

Jerry, that's tremendous: playing your navel with a bicycle pump! :D :D :D Gosh, I wish I'd thought of that! :p I doff my hat to you, sir!

Been to Ireland; Dublin is... interesting. First of all, the street signs are hard to read; some in Gaelic and in some cases, one side of the street is named something and the other side is named something else. Very confusing. Grafton St., the main drag downtown, was full of panhandlers. We went to the zoo and someone had thrown a dirty diaper into the polar bear exhibit; a bear was inspecting it carefully. We went into the large, beautiful city park, St. Stephen's Green, with our then-11-year-old son. It was 3 p.m. I looked around and I said to my husband, "We need to leave - NOW." He saw the same thing I did and we grabbed our son and took off like a shot. (Couples under trees doing, well, you-know-what in literal broad daylight. "Het" couples, but still...) Also, we happened to be there at the summer solstice when the sun sets at about 11 p.m. and is back up, high in the sky, at 3 a.m. I didn't sleep very well.

On the other hand, we had a rental car and we drove outside of Dublin, southwest... I don't think I've ever seen more beautiful scenery anywhere, except for Banff and Lake Louise. The "green" in the Irish countryside is like no "green" you're going to see anywhere else. If you can possibly go, Jerry, grab the opportunity. The next time I go, I want to go to Northern Ireland because we didn't get up there the last time. Some of my forebears were from Northern Ireland.

mary

yeshua'smags

11-27-2006, 08:58 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone? I was filling out a form for one of my youth to go to the District Youth Retreat and one of the questions was "do they have a nickname?" So I asked him what he wanted as his nickname, and he jokingly said, "Fabulous" so I wrote it in the blank. When we got to the retreat they were taking role and they called out "Fabulous Atkins?" He turned around and looked at me and I thought I was going to pee in my pants I was laughing so hard. He was Fabulous the rest of the retreat.:D

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?
a used car store so I could buy my husband a truck. He's had the same car since he was in high school. And that's been 12 years. I guess with only $10,000 to spend on a car, it wouldn't take very long

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?
I would buy a huge house, have my husband's vasectomy reversed, have 2 more kids, have an amazing game room and plenty of bed/bathrooms, and always have a place for people to stay and a place for kids and teens to come hang out. Oh, and always have a stocked fridge. What 's that like?:p

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, my grandfather, my parents when they were dating, my siblings before I was born

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
Cool, unless people get hurt

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up? Vanessa Huxtable, only white

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
"I Won't Grow Up" From "Peter Pan"

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
Israel, New Hampshire, Italy, Greece, the beach...at this point just to go on any vacation would be a major miracle...:rolleyes:

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?

arab countries, I like my hands and feet where they are thank you
10. Coke or Pepsi?
Um, Dr. Pepper...Duh:D

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

not until about halfway through the month:rolleyes:
12. Desk: messy or organized?
messy
13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

CATS! Dogs are whores, they love anyone that loves them. You have to earn a cat's love, that I can respect.
14. What is your favorite food?

fried chicken, french fries, chicken biscuits, UTZ kettle cooked chips, cool ranch doritos, cheese curls (crunchy) chinese food, salads w/ ranch dressing
15. Are you always early or terminally late?

terminally late unfortunately, but I hope to be always early one day!
16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

big brother
17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

Freaky Friday, Bedtime For Francis, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing, How To Eat Fried Worms
18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

I sing
19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

child- the kid from "A Christmas Story" (yes I know he's a male, but I can relate to him:D I was always breaking my glasses and no one took me seriously:D ) teen- molly ringwald (in sixteen candles) adult-Julia Roberts with green contacts:D 20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

Not so much jokes as quotes from "Friends"

Actually Jimsmuse and I should fill this out for eachother hahahahahaha:D !;)

Pinkie Pie

11-27-2006, 09:01 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?

When I was about 11 I had this ongoing prank with my little brother, that there was a secret passage in my parent's closet that led to an underground tunnel system where my "mole friends" lived. So one day to further convince him, I told him if he let me blindfold him, I'd take him on a tour of the tunnel. So I did blindfold him, led him into my parent's closet, then led him back out and with a lot of sound effects and fantastical descriptions of what I was seeing, led him around our yard and street describing the "mole world" we were in. My two other brothers even got in on it and pretended to be "enemy moles" attacking us and I fought them off to defend my blindfolded brother. Very weird....... it's still a joke between us.

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

Something like Best Buy, because I need a new home computer, printer, refrigerator, CD player, stereo, etc., etc.

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?

I'd start a greeting card business.

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

Mother Teresa. She seemed to have the purest form of what it truly means to be a Christian.

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?

COOL!

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?

A female version of "Vern" from the movie "Stand By Me", with a little bit of "Gordy" sprinkled in.

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?

NOT A MORNING PERSON!!!!

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?

Australia! It seems to have a little bit of everything I'm interested in: outback wilderness, cosmopolitan, unusual wildlife, sea shores, to name a few. Plus I'd like to experience the seasons "Backwards".

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?

Iraq...you have to ask???

10. Coke or Pepsi?

Coke.

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

At home yes, at work, no.

12. Desk: messy or organized?

Organized messy. To the casual observer, it's a mess, but I know exactly which pile that particular report is under.

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

Probably a dog. I love cats and the fact that they are lower maintenance than a dog, but a dog seems like it would be more fun.

14. What is your favorite food?

Homemade macaroni and cheese, piping hot.

15. Are you always early or terminally late?

Late to work, everything else, I'm either right on time or early.

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

Neither. I hate those shows.

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

"Bread and Jam for Frances"

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

Hmmm......that I play classical guitar (haven't practiced in months though...)

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

Jodie Foster, adult. Anna-Sophia Robb or Dakota Fanning, pre-adolescent.

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

A man calls the family doctor about his wife.

"Doctor, my wife is going deaf and I can't persuade her to come in to get it checked out. What should I do?"

The doctor tells him, "Well, maybe if you conduct a little experiement with her, that will let her see she needs to get her hearing checked." So the doctor tells the man what to do, and that evening he puts it into motion.

He walks into the kitchen and sees his wife at the kitchen sink doing dishes, with her back to him. So he stands about 10 feet behind her and says, "Honey, what's for dinner?" She doesn't answer him. So he takes a few steps closer, and says "Honey, what's for dinner." Still no answer. The man's worst fears are being confirmed. He takes a few more steps, and says a little louder, "HONEY, what's for DINNER?" She still doesn't answer.

Finally in desparation he gets up right behind her and says "HONEY, WHAT'S FOR DINNER???" and the wife yells back "FOR THE 4TH TIME, I SAID CHICKEN!!!!"

mary

11-27-2006, 10:45 AM

Ohhh, Pinkie Pie, aren't little brothers fun??? :) ;) :cool: The Lord gives them to us to have such fun with, doesn't He?

Another prank I pulled on all three of my brothers (they're one, two and four years younger than I) was this: when I was about 10, "Santa" gave me a perfume-making kit. :D It had about 60 vials of "fragrances" and there was an instruction booklet that taught you how to combine various of these vials for "customized" perfumes. I had all of Christmas vacation to experiment with it. I learned an awful lot in that time span... ;) (In hindsight, and because "he" knew me, what was "Santa" thinking? :eek: ?)

Well, the first day that we were all to go back to school, I was ready. I'd concocted the most foul-smelling, basic lavender-and-rose "perfume" I possibly could. As all three of my brothers were putting on their coats for school, I poured this concoction over each of their heads. Phew!!!! Even I couldn't stand it - but it was darned funny. My mom had to give them all shampoos and they were a little late getting to school that day.

An odd thing ensued, though: when I came home from school that day myself, I couldn't find that perfume-making kit. It had disappeared permanently. Too bad: I had other plans in the making... :p :p :p

Lest you think I was a total brat who got away with everything - no. The paybacks were there, in spades... They're still doing things to me... :)

mary

hornblower

11-27-2006, 11:56 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?
Im definitely not a prankster, dont even know really how to do it but????????? My memory of my one time I tried it because my brother was always a true prankster..........I cant even tell what he used to do to me on here to give you an idea........so anyway my one attempt was:

that I racked my brain trying to get him a good gift for Christmas and my mother said why not give him a good pen? I didnt have any money, as usual, we never did, so i wrapped the pen in handkerchiefs and wrapped all of the handkerchiefs in several packages taking me several days to wrap each one.

I made each of them more special then the next and printed number one number two on each present so he would open them consecutively. He was really excited about all of these little gifts under the tree. Couldnt wait to see what was in them, so of course the whole thing was lost on him totally. I thought he was going to kill me literally which he almost did several times.
Lesson learned!
Dont ever prank a prankster!

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?
Probably Nordstroms, shoes dresses nitegowns, you name it Id buy it for me and my daughter and my daughter in law too. Not long would any of it take me.........or an art store and not long 10,000.00 wouldnt ever do me long in any store Id find a way to spend it all believe me.

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life? I would have a house that I built all myself. Lots of land with a house on the back side of it far enough away to igve us bot space but I would have that house for my daughter with everyhting she would need there. She could have all of her animals there too horses im sure and we would have abhuge swimming pool because we love to swim both of us we could live in the water. I would have someone to be her friend and care for her every need. I would have someone come in to teach her everything so she could learn again. I would have a sewing room with someone to help me sew and i would open up my own design company for womesn clothes. Believe me I could be so rich. I can make this stuff happen I know. Womens clothing is so ugh dont get me started!
Then my art studio and models of my choosing so I wouldnt have to just make stuff in my head up but could see them for real so i could really paint what I want.
I would have well paid people that would love working for me because i would be an awesome boss and I would have them cook and clean because i dont want to do that stuff.
I would not only send money to people in need I wouold really help them to get their lives better. If I was so rich It was impossible to imagine it likeBill gates? Id help those people in Africa that are being slaughtered and those people in Irag.
Id also like some sort of a really cool sportscar like the one I saw yesterday but just for awhile not long. My husband would never have to work again and he would at least be able to rest and play his beloved golf game.
Id give all of this stupid inheritance to my family so they wouldnt be able to point their fingers at me for anything. Then Id say asta la vista baby to all of them.
Id give my friends the ones that did good to me a huge present out of nowhere.........
Id have a really cool web site with all of my own stuff on it.
Id let my dogs run on my beautiful land all they wanted too.
Id take trips to places i want to see but not for long. Id go to Maine in the fall. California once. Up north for sure i love the mountains. Switzerland, Ireland, thats it. Nowhere else.

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?
Marilyn Monroe, Heddy Lamar, just to say hey I know what its like to be used up and thrown away.

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
Very cool I love them

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?
Anne Frank because she was shut up in that little room or the "L Shaped Room" with Leslie Caron. She was pregnant with an unwanted baby. Cast out by her family, alone, scared spitless.
I really cannot compare what I went through with any movie or book or anything.

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
Ai vey............I like the line in this song by Lyle Lovette "I really dont think we should be talkin, get a cup o coffee".

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
Ireland.............I have no idea why?

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why? Brazil or South america. I dont like it. It feels scarey to me and dangerous. Argentina. Any place thats too hot or too cold.

10. Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi all the way hosea

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?
Nope never!

12. Desk: messy or organized? Totally organised.

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?
Dog.

14. What is your favorite food?
chocolate...............coffee

15. Are you always early or terminally late?
mostly always on time but if I was naturally me i would be late.

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?
Wow didnt know there was such but a thing
how did you know Im a BIG BROTHER Fan except for this last one I think it cured me i may never watch it again.

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?
Raggedy Ann and Andy.
later on Jane Austins Pride and Prejudice

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?
I dance and sing.

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

younger and older?

Kim Novac

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?
I love that one about the two vultures on the side of the road eating a comic, and one says to the other, "does this taste funny to you?"

Carmen

11-27-2006, 12:06 PM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?
I don't do pranks, because I don't like them being played on me. I always felt so embarrassed by them, I avoid hurting other’s feelings by not doing pranks. I have learned to take them good-naturedly, but hate pranks nevertheless.
2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?
Just going by gut feeling, the book store, definitely (one that sells book-case solutions as well). An electronic store would be nice, too. I could spend the money quickly on gadgets.
3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?
Build me a small house in a fertile, but no tornado/no earthquake/no hurricane/no flood/no crime area, near but not in a large town, access to transportation and school, with enough garden for some flowers in the front and a good-sized vegetable garden in back, maybe even room for some chickens, share a milk cow with the neighbors...the newest technologies, energy saving, solar, wind energy, and wireless DSL....theme – self-sufficiency. I’d also go back to the univ. and get a degree in something.
4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?
Jesus Christ, I’d like to find out what he said and did that they didn’t put in the gospels, and of course because he is my Lord. I’d like to honor him too, in person. If he would not be on the list I'd like to see my grandfather again or meet my twin sister that died when she was four days old.
5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
Hate 'em, but it is manageable when I'm indoors.
6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up? Goofy.
7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
Manic Monday – The Bangles
8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
Where my parents are. They are my best friends.
9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?
The set of a game show or reality show. I think they are so stupid.
10. Coke or Pepsi?
PEPSI! No caffeine, no sugar. They don't seem to sell that kind in Europe, it is either no caffeine or no sugar, and Coke is much too prevalent – with either no caffeine OR no sugar. I don’t want to drink the sugar, and don’t want my children to drink it either, or have them revved up on caffeine. We usually opt for no-added-sugar fruit juice or tap water.
11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?
I sometimes forget to turn the page until it is almost two months later, though my pocket calendar is usually up-to-date. I have no sense of time, one day and one week are too like the others. The end of the year is a pain, because I have to get a new pocket calendar and at least one other calendar, for Italy, for Germany, for the US. I tend to miss appointments that are made on Mondays or the first day of a month, so almost never make any on those days.
12. Desk: messy or organized?
I'd love it clean, but because I have to clean it, it is really messy. My desk is the top of the piano.
13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?
I love dogs, but since I have my first cat, I have been won over, independent, fuzzier than any dog I had, I love it when she purrs, she keeps me company without being obvious about it. She likes quiet as much as I do. She doesn't stink after being in the rain and even dries herself off unobtrusively. She also eats less than even the smallest dog I had.
14. What is your favorite food?
Mom's pot roast, which I know how to make too.
15. Are you always early or terminally late?
I am early most of the time, but have phases where I can be late if I am preoccupied.
16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?
No, never, not in a million years. I like science fiction, fantasy fiction, horror, whodunits and science and nature shows (if they are not too loud and full of irritating music like one Italian nature show is). Am not a big history buff, unless it is presented in an interesting way or from a not-so-usual perspective.
17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?
I read so much that it is hard to remember which was my favorite, I had a lot of favorites, perhaps The Velveteen Rabbit or Charlotte’s Web.
18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?
I can sing, (used to be in choirs at the Freiburg cathedral among others), soprano, know a lot of Mozart, Bach, Puccini…, Masses, Mottettes, Gregorian, Latin, German, Italian, French, English, we even sung in Hebrew. That kind of stuff just doesn’t come over in a forum.
19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?
Nobody would be interested.

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?
I never got into memorizing jokes after the fifth grade, was too busy thinking about other things. Now I don’t even remember the knock-knock jokes. I do have a sense of humor, but it is more a spur-of-the-moment thing, a comment will be based on the immediate circumstances, depends on how alert I am at the moment too.

Janice

11-28-2006, 01:31 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?

Waited until hubby was right in the middle of a long hot shower, then dumped a pan of COOLLDD water over the top of the shower curtain. :eek:

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?

Boscovs and would take a few hrs

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?

I would pay off all my friends and famililies' mortgages, travel, still wear jeans & tshirts but would have a different pair for each day of the month.

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

My dad and my friend kathe

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?

very cool!

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?

The Road Runner (always running from something)

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?

"Isn't she lovely" by Stevie Wonder...NOT!! :D :eek:

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?

[COLOR="DarkGreen"]Cancun or bahamas..I hear they are filthy!

10. Coke or Pepsi?

Pepsi

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?

Being the perfectionist that I am..OF COURSE IT IS!

12. Desk: messy or organized?

Organized (again, perfectionism)

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?

I own a dog

14. What is your favorite food?

Seafood or Italian Gourmet

15. Are you always early or terminally late?

Early

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?

Americal idol

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?

Green Eggs & Ham (I do not like them Sam I am)

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?

I'm pretty good a wallpapering (did my whole home myself)

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?

Sandra Bullock

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

Can't think of one at the moment.

Carmen

11-28-2006, 04:42 AM

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?

Nikita Kruschev

Because it was way cool when he pounded on the table with his shoe at the UN :D

I thought that was cool too (the incident was before my time), though I don't agree with Kruschev's reason for doing it. He was too much of a hot-head for diplomacy, but maybe the meeting was not lively enough. :D

hoipoloi

11-28-2006, 06:59 AM

20 Favourite joke

A dog walked into the Telegraph Office, wrote his message on the form and gave it to the lady to transmit. It said:

"Wuff, wuff, wuff, wuff, wuff, wuff, wuff, wuff."

"Do you realise," said the lady to the dog, "that you can have 2 more wuffs for the same price?"

"But that," replied the dog, "would make no sense at all!"

:)

hoipoloi

11-28-2006, 07:04 AM

20 Another joke (NB not a racist joke, as you will see)

In old Vienna, a old Jew got knocked down by a tram and was fatally injured.

As he was dying, a priest came up to him to give last rites and said:

"My son, do you believe in the Father, the Son,and the Holy Spirit?"

"Here I am dying," replied the Jew, "and the man asks me riddles!"

:)

jimsmuse

11-28-2006, 09:22 AM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone? When my siblings were learning to read I would volunteer to help them and then when they couldn't quite get the word I would help :confused: with a nonsense word and they would then use it in the sentence and I would crack up. Ok, I was mean, but it was funny! :p

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000? It would be a grocery store. I would stock up and fill my basement and then I would be able to supply my family and some needy families with food, diapers, and paper products for the winter! Maybe even a year! I have no idea how long it would take to spend that much in a grocery store!

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life? OH my golly, I would get my sons a recording contract (they are very talented) and many concert venues around the world and we would all travel together and sing for Jesus and hand out food and build wells and sturdy houses for everyone we possibly could!

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why? Probably any of the disciples including Judas. Just to see how they were...are...you know.

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
Can be cool if I know everyone is in a safe place.

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up? Pollyanna to Maria Von Trapp (Julie Andrews) to Mary Poppins (again with Julie Andrews)

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning? "I Just Dropped in to See What Condition my Condition was IN" ?

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
Israel, because my heart is there.....

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?
Arctic places, I love snow but whoa! Also, I don't think the Phillipines interest me, nor Siberia.

10. Coke or Pepsi? I used to be a Coke fiend, I really don't drink soft drinks anymore.

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)? Yes, because it's my job to keep the General Mgr's calendar

12. Desk: messy or organized? I have to see things to remember to do them or take care of them so you do the math :p

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat? I have cats but I wish we had room outside for dogs.

14. What is your favorite food? Anything that doesn't run from me!!!
No, I have to say a good hamburger with all the fixin's is probably my fav.

15. Are you always early or terminally late? It varies, if I am excited I am early, I usually just make it to work on time by the skin of my teeth.

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?
Oh, ok, so I love American Idol.

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child? Misty of Chincoteague. All those horse books....Then in college I read The HIding Place and that changed my life....

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?
I can roller skate pretty good!!

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?
Yes all at once now, Julie Andrews!!!

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?

What's big, red, and eats rocks?

Pinkie Pie

11-28-2006, 10:09 AM

Ohhh, Pinkie Pie, aren't little brothers fun??? :) ;) :cool: The Lord gives them to us to have such fun with, doesn't He? ... Lest you think I was a total brat who got away with everything - no. The paybacks were there, in spades... They're still doing things to me... :)

mary

Ohhhhhh yeah, definitely got my share of paybacks. Like when my little brother drilled holes in my treasured Mrs. Beasley doll !! Or my two older brothers drew a mustache with permanent black marker, on my favorite squeaky cat. Brothers........!!

SpinningHead

11-28-2006, 10:19 AM

yeshua'smags

11-28-2006, 01:36 PM

Mine threw me threw a basketball hoop to see if I'd go through.

Mine used to throw me down the laundry chute!

yeshua'smags

11-28-2006, 01:38 PM

What's big, red, and eats rocks?

What's the punchline Mary Poppins?:D

jimsmuse

11-28-2006, 02:07 PM

What's the punchline Mary Poppins?:D

HAHA! I was hoping someone would bite! C'mon it's a Big Red Rock Eater!
of course........:p

What's black/white,black/white,black/white?

A penquin rolling down a hill!

Why do birds fly south for the winter?

It's too far to walk!!!

yeshua'smags

11-28-2006, 02:18 PM

Queen of corney! Daddy would be proud!

leelees

11-28-2006, 02:24 PM

i love you for this thread!!

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?
me? pranks...never! erm....
dunno...probably too drunk to remember

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?
FAT FACE....if i ran out of items id travel to a bigger fat face store

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?
move to Ireland

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?
a future hubby

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
very coool

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?
George from rainbow

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
Bad Day by Daniel Powter

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
Ireland....im in love with the place

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?
a sewage works

10. Coke or Pepsi?
coke naturally.....well as natural as coke can be i spose

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?
yep...its my work rota so it kind of has to be

12. Desk: messy or organized?
i dont own a desk...b/room...constant tip!

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?
cat!! dog suck!

14. What is your favorite food?
heh...erm...cant possibly limit this to one food!

15. Are you always early or terminally late?
terminally late but its one of my pet hates!!

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?
erm....!!!UK!!! x factor...actually..Im a celebrity get me out of here is tons better

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?
Jane Eyre

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?
i wouldnt like to disclose...banning would result! I can sing pretty well i think

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?
does johnny depp count? i guess liv tyler

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?
erm..ha ha...it is clean trust me...
what kind of bees make milk? boobies!!!!

beginagainrose

11-28-2006, 04:43 PM

1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone? telling my hubby I sold most valuable VW toy collectables

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000? I would love finding single moms shopping with kids and giving it away

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life? Buy mountain resort on 120 acres and open adultery recovery retreat for couples and pastors.

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why? King James I who issued edict proscription against my MacGregor ancestors!

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey? Awesome Cool... when The Lion of Judah roars!

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up? Little Orphan Annie

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning? Amazing Grace

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why? Scotland...to see the lands stolen from MacGregors

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why? Russian community where terrorists blew of Russian school children...so much grief

10. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi..with chocolate syrup...lish!

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)? Most days!

12. Desk: messy or organized? organized until 3 months ago!

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat? Puppies!

14. What is your favorite food? the kind you can eat!

15. Are you always early or terminally late? sqeeker to be on time to repent from years of being always late (control freak NO more!)

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan? Big Brother! (you forgot Survivor!... stupid fan-people watching my favorite sport!)

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child? Cant recall the name but it was several short stories of talking animals, laughing brook, Farmer John...took me to such a happy place from sad home life.

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?ya got me there???

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)? Julia Roberts sorta did in Erin Brockovich and The Pelican Brief...

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?Been too long since I heard one!

Jo Jo

11-28-2006, 04:55 PM

Wonderful Idea from exwitchoz. :)
1. What is the silliest prank you ever played on someone?
It was a team prank on my dad. He had tracked a mouse in our garage for days and laid out a trap right in front of the door and told everyone several times he would have a mouse in the trap the next morning. (The great wild animal hunter) So mom and I got one of my stuffed animals, which was this giant stuffed mouse and when dad went to bed that night, we took the trap and stuck it on the stuffed mouse's nose. In the morning when dad woke up early for work and expected to see a mouse in his trap, he wasn't disappointed. :D Oh, but he was so mad and didn't talk to us for 3 days. I don't really like practical jokes and don't play them... but that was just begging for it. :rolleyes: :o We didn't know he was going to be that mad, because he always played jokes on us. :)

2. If you could have a $10,000 shopping spree to one store, which store would it be and how long would it take you to spend the $10,000?
It better be Home Depot or Lowe's... the house needs some remodeling really bad.

3. If money were not an object, what would you do with your life?
Travel!

4. Which person (either alive or a historical figure) would you most like to meet in person and why?
Jacque Cousteau - he was a pioneer in all underwater exploration, exquipment, etc... He made a place for animal programing as we know it. Go him!

5. Thunderstorms... Cool or Scarey?
Cool, unless you are right inside them. I lived in Louisiana for a year and was in two tornados. No thank you on that part, but other wise they are wild cool.

6. What TV or Movie character best 'describes' you as you were growing up?
Lassie

7. What song best describes you when you first wake up in the morning?
Bad morning - Savin' Me by Nickelback
Good morning - Today by Iona

8. What place in the world would you MOST like to visit? Why?
Used to be Galapagos Islands, then anywhere with a Castle, now anywhere my family is.

9. What place in the world would you LEAST like to visit? Why?
Somalia - bad situation there, Chad etc... but I wish I had enough guts to go and help out

10. Coke or Pepsi?
Pepsi, but I don't drink pop, if I do it's Dr. Pepper

11. Is your calendar always on the correct month (or day, if it is a day calendar)?
Not at first and then it gets squared around

12. Desk: messy or organized?
messy

13. Pet ownership – which is better? Dog or Cat?
Dogs

14. What is your favorite food?
Snacks of every kind, oh and , the main meal part, too...

15. Are you always early or terminally late?
Just making it there

16. Big Brother or Australian/American/Canadian Idol fan?
American Idol sometimes - major Clay fan :o

17. What is your favorite book you read as a child?
Dont get the wrong idea here... it was - Shag: Last of the Plains Buffalo, by Robert M. McClung. It's a super book... only when I got older did I realize how silly the title sounded. I read it a zillion times.

When I was a little younger I loved the Runnaway Puppy and Runnaway Pony stories... does anyone remember those?

18. What talent would Forum members be surprised to hear you have?
Can't think of any

19. Who would you want to play you in the movie about your life (pick for various stages if you like)?
Nicole Kidman, just because I love her, and I think she is beautiful and talented. We are far polar opposites, though. :D

20. What is your all time favorite (clean) joke?
Well, I don't have a favorite, but I looked one up for this special occasion:

A man was driving along the highway, and saw a rabbit hopping across the middle of the road. He swerved, but unfortunately the rabbit jumped in front of the car and was hit. The driver, being a sensitive man, pulled over to the side of the road and got out to see what had become of the rabbit. Much to his dismay, the rabbit was dead. The driver felt so awful he began to cry.

A woman driving down the highway saw the man crying on the side of the road and pulled over. She stepped out of her car and asked the man what was wrong.

"I feel terrible," he explained. "I accidentally hit this rabbit and killed it." The woman told the man not to worry. She knew what to do. She went to he car trunk and pulled out a spray can. She walked over to the limp, dead rabbit, and sprayed the contents of the can onto the rabbit.

Miraculously, the rabbit came to life, jumped up, waved its paw at the two humans and hopped down the road. 50 meters away the rabbit stopped, turned around, waved at the two again, hopped down the road another 50 meters, turned, waved, and hopped another 50 meters.

The man was astonished. He couldn't figure out what substance could be in the woman's spray can! He ran over to the woman and demanded, " What was in your spray can? What did you spray onto that rabbit?" The woman turned the can around so that the man could read the label. It said:

" 'Hare Spray' Restores Life to Dead Hare. Adds Permanent Wave."

mary

11-28-2006, 05:32 PM

Ohhhhhh yeah, definitely got my share of paybacks. Like when my little brother drilled holes in my treasured Mrs. Beasley doll !! Or my two older brothers drew a mustache with permanent black marker, on my favorite squeaky cat. Brothers........!!
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Originally Posted by Pinkie Pie

Ohhhhhh yeah, definitely got my share of paybacks. Like when my little brother drilled holes in my treasured Mrs. Beasley doll !! Or my two older brothers drew a mustache with permanent black marker, on my favorite squeaky cat. Brothers........!!

(From SpinningHead) Mine threw me threw a basketball hoop to see if I'd go through.

Oh, for heaven's sake, Pinkie Pie and SpinningHead! :eek:

When I was 16, my youngest brother, 12 at the time, ran a tape recorder microphone cord up the liner of drapery I used to hide behind to talk to my friends on the phone. After one particularly long phone conversation, I heard the tape recorder click off and found the microphone pinned inside the liner. I also heard my brother snickering from the other side of the drapery. When I confronted him, he cackled, "Five bucks erases it!"

He got his $5. I was just grateful it wasn't more... ;)

mary