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Blake

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Feb 18, 2013
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Weekly Survey 02/28/16

1. Do you wear pajamas? No, T-shirt, and boardshorts.

2. What spice do you always use when cooking?saltn'pepper

3. When was the last time you blushed?two months ago

4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?I have a timex clock radio.

5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?Yeah, no. Someone asks a question(particularly sportspeople). For instance:
Interviewer: "Are you confident that you're ready for the big game?"
Sportperson:" Yeah...No... I been training hard, I think I'm right."


6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Can't remember. I was on a bus about six months ago and a child said to his mother, "mummy, that man is bald."
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?I was opening a can with a can-opener and jagged my finger on the jagged lid.

8. Soap or body wash?Soap

9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?Spit

10. Do you like surveys?This was alright.
 

Kurben

The Fool on the Hill
Apr 12, 2014
9,682
65,192
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sweden
1. Do you wear pajamas?
No, undies and a sleeping tshirt.
2. What spice do you always use when cooking?
Pepper and Garlic
3. When was the last time you blushed?
Don't remember.
4. How many times do you hit the snooze button?
I'll do anything to make that clock stop!!!
5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you?
like, you know...
6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you?
Dont remember
7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid?
No recent accidents
8. Soap or body wash?
Both
9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning?
Not a word, it is a groan....
10. Do you like surveys?
I like these surveys. Not a big fan otherwise.

Great questions, NN
 

Pucker

We all have it coming, kid
May 9, 2010
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Yes, I forgot "It is what it is" and "at the end of the day".

The only other message forum I frequent with any regularity is sports themed, and if I never see "it is what it is" again, it will be too soon. I realize it's just goofy internet chat for fun and frolic, but please, say something, huh? But people tend to latch onto things. When I was in journalism school, the first discipline we were taught was sports. This was because everything has already happened a million times in sports, and the whole enterprise is one giant cliche. So the writer has to learn how to spin straw into gold, so to speak (or perish in the attempt). I don't blame athletes or coaches. They make the big money because people like to watch them play, not listen to them talk. But the way these catch-phrases pop up and develop a shelf life is kind of fascinating. Buzz-speak, itself, is a thread all its own that's probably been visited elsewhere, but it goes back to what I said before about things that destroy language. What does David Byrne say? "You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything."

"At the end of the day" is another one of these modifiers that doesn't really say anything. I put this in the same category as "going forward" or "moving forward." The NHL team where I live recently fired its coach (because it's not feasible to fire all the players) and when the new guy came in, during his first press conference he said "moving forward" 27 times in an interview that lasted less than four minutes. I know this because after he said it about six times in the first minute I started fixating on it ... and it became so distracting I went back and listened to the podcast to verify. We all have these crutches we lean on in our speech (you know), and most of us aren't even aware of it. When I'm getting ready to say something I'm not sure will be well received, I go "Ummmm .... " I suspect that if we actually recorded ourselves and listened to the way we sound to other people (instead of the way we think we sound in our own heads) we would all be much more forgiving about stuff like this.

At least, I like to believe that.

Oh ... and one more thing: People who say "Let me be clear," as preface to obfuscation.

That's infuriating.
 

HollyGolightly

Well-Known Member
Sep 6, 2013
9,660
74,320
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Heart of the South
Weekly Survey 02/28/16

1. Do you wear pajamas? Yes, I put them on as soon as I walk in the door at the end of the day.

2. What spice do you always use when cooking? Garlic, nearly always

3. When was the last time you blushed? I don't blush

4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? Never, the dogs get me up at 5:45ish every day of my life. They won't be silenced.

5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? I know, riiiight????

6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? Don't talk while I'm thinking, don't think while I'm talking. Our oldest said that to me when she was 3 or so.

8. Soap or body wash? Dove soap

9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? Lay back down, Ru!

10. Do you like surveys? yes
 

GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
Jun 15, 2007
87,651
358,754
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Cambridge, Ohio
The only other message forum I frequent with any regularity is sports themed, and if I never see "it is what it is" again, it will be too soon. I realize it's just goofy internet chat for fun and frolic, but please, say something, huh? But people tend to latch onto things. When I was in journalism school, the first discipline we were taught was sports. This was because everything has already happened a million times in sports, and the whole enterprise is one giant cliche. So the writer has to learn how to spin straw into gold, so to speak (or perish in the attempt). I don't blame athletes or coaches. They make the big money because people like to watch them play, not listen to them talk. But the way these catch-phrases pop up and develop a shelf life is kind of fascinating. Buzz-speak, itself, is a thread all its own that's probably been visited elsewhere, but it goes back to what I said before about things that destroy language. What does David Byrne say? "You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything."

"At the end of the day" is another one of these modifiers that doesn't really say anything. I put this in the same category as "going forward" or "moving forward." The NHL team where I live recently fired its coach (because it's not feasible to fire all the players) and when the new guy came in, during his first press conference he said "moving forward" 27 times in an interview that lasted less than four minutes. I know this because after he said it about six times in the first minute I started fixating on it ... and it became so distracting I went back and listened to the podcast to verify. We all have these crutches we lean on in our speech (you know), and most of us aren't even aware of it. When I'm getting ready to say something I'm not sure will be well received, I go "Ummmm .... " I suspect that if we actually recorded ourselves and listened to the way we sound to other people (instead of the way we think we sound in our own heads) we would all be much more forgiving about stuff like this.

At least, I like to believe that.

Oh ... and one more thing: People who say "Let me be clear," as preface to obfuscation.

That's infuriating.
....reminds me of my Board-Op days, when I would count the amount of times a ball player would say "Ya know" during an interview....I believe my record count, was 27 times in 2.5 minutes.....
 
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imaginary friend

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Mar 20, 2016
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Weekly Survey 02/28/16

1. Do you wear pajamas? never

2. What spice do you always use when cooking? mrs dash

3. When was the last time you blushed? do not remember

4. How many times do you hit the snooze button? never

5. What is a popular word or phrase that annoys you? cheap, i prefer to say inexpensive (unless i'm discussing quality)

6. What is the strangest thing a child has ever said to you? while using a swiss army knife a child asked me if i was every wounded in battle

7. Your most recent accident that caused a band-aid? slicing vegetables for a stir fry

8. Soap or body wash? dr bronner's hemp tea tree bar soap

9. What is the first word that comes out of you mouth in the morning? hello (tech support on the phone, i start so early the first actual person i see is 5 or 6 hours after i wake)

10. Do you like surveys? surveys are ok
 

not_nadine

Comfortably Roont
Nov 19, 2011
29,655
139,785
Behind you
Weekly Survey: 04. Oh,Three. One Six.

1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose?

2. Who was your first crush?

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself?

4. What was the last dream that you remember?

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out?

6. What was your first car?

7. What color are your bed sheets?

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions?

9. Do you dance random, for no reason?

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be?
 

80sFan

Just one more chapter...
Jul 14, 2015
2,997
16,167
Pennsylvania
Weekly Survey: 04. Oh,Three. One Six.

1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose?
Elf ears. They can be covered up.

2. Who was your first crush?
A boy who was a grade ahead of me in school. I got up the nerve to ask him out, he turned me down, and a few years later, he asked me out and I declined.
If he didn't like me as a gawky 12 year old, he didn't deserve a chance when I grew into my looks.


3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself?
I have no idea.

4. What was the last dream that you remember?
I already forgot it.

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out?
I can't remember the last time I flirted with anyone except my husband.

6. What was your first car?
Chevy Impala

7. What color are your bed sheets?
I think the green ones are on there now.

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions?
I'd have stopped by now if you were.

9. Do you dance random, for no reason?
At home, yes.

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be?
My son...he is cranky now and doesn't want to be bothered.

Good questions, NN :)
 

pegasus216

Eternal Members
Jun 20, 2013
6,825
44,212
75
Delaware
1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose?
Elf ears0

2. Who was your first crush?
A boy in high school.

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself?
I don't remember.

4. What was the last dream that you remember?
I couldn't find my way out of a poultry plant.

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out?
Worked out pretty good!

6. What was your first car?
A Chevy station wagon.

7. What color are your bed sheets?
Tan with Hello Kitty on them.

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions?
No.

9. Do you dance random, for no reason?
Just the other day!

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be?
Chris Cornell.
 

Dana Jean

Dirty Pirate Hooker, The Return
Moderator
Apr 11, 2006
53,634
236,697
The High Seas
Weekly Survey: 04. Oh,Three. One Six.

1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose? I have both now.

2. Who was your first crush?Edward.

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself? Get the f*ck off the road.

4. What was the last dream that you remember? About my MIL and her mother

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out? No

6. What was your first car? Piss green Nova

7. What color are your bed sheets? Tan

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions? No

9. Do you dance random, for no reason? Well, there has to be music. I just don't break out dancing with no music.

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be? So many people, alive and dead.
 

Neesy

#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
May 24, 2012
61,289
239,271
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Weekly Survey: 04. Oh,Three. One Six.

1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose? I have both now.

2. Who was your first crush?Edward.

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself? Get the f*ck off the road.

4. What was the last dream that you remember? About my MIL and her mother

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out? No

6. What was your first car? Piss green Nova

7. What color are your bed sheets? Tan

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions? No

9. Do you dance random, for no reason? Well, there has to be music. I just don't break out dancing with no music.

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be? So many people, alive and dead.

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mal

content
Jun 23, 2007
4,714
27,243
61
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose?
Elf ears, to hear danger from far away.

2. Who was your first crush?
Susan Dey/Laurie Partridge.

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself?
You idiot!

4. What was the last dream that you remember?
Trying to escape an old school/campus and wondering why I am so frantic.

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out?
Tried it. Sucked at it. Broke eye-contact after the first millisecond and suffocated on the stink of my own fear and desperation.

6. What was your first car?
1961 GMC half ton.

7. What color are your bed sheets?
Grey fleece (soon the linens will come out...yay!)

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions?
No, but if you continued I would have started to get annoyed around question 17.

9. Do you dance random, for no reason?
Yes. Sometimes I have a reason, but usually not.

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be?
Any child with emotional pain.
 

HollyGolightly

Well-Known Member
Sep 6, 2013
9,660
74,320
54
Heart of the South
Weekly Survey: 04. Oh,Three. One Six.

1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose? Elf ears

2. Who was your first crush? Donnie Osmond

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself? Mother F***er!!

4. What was the last dream that you remember? Somehow I had cut the tip of my right index finger badly. It wasn't bleeding, but people kept giving all kinds of stuff to do and I'd show them how the tip of my finger was barely hanging on - I could flip it back - bic lighter style - and I really needed to go the ER to have it sewn back on but NO ONE CARED! They just wanted me to keep doing their random stuff- I don't remember all the tasks thrown at me, but I do remember one was zipping a tent door - and even though I'm left handed - it was hard to do that with a flippy tipped right index finger. This all made perfect sense until I said it out loud like this.

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out? I don't try to flirt, it's just part of who I am. It works swell!

6. What was your first car? yellow ford pinto - the exploding kind!

7. What color are your bed sheets? ivory with a flower print. I think they are 30 years old, they're so soft they are almost invisible.

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions? Not at all. I love random questions

9. Do you dance random, for no reason? Sometimes, in the kitchen, for absolutely no reason. I'll catch myself doing the Dougie or the Wobble or the Nae Nae. Some days its the only fun thing I do.

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be? Well, I can't pick just one, but I had a lovely time closing my eyes and imagining hugging several people trying to decide. Let's just say, it would definitely be someone deceased, because the opportunity is gone now. So many departed beloved that I would love to hug again.
 

skimom2

Just moseyin' through...
Oct 9, 2013
15,683
92,168
USA
Weekly Survey: 04. Oh,Three. One Six.

1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose?
Elf Ears

2. Who was your first crush?
Ever ever: Morgan Freeman as Dracula on the Electric Company. Real life: Billy Van Dyke, in the first grade

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself?
"Dumbass"

4. What was the last dream that you remember?
President Obama was having water fight with someone (throwing cups of water), and I was expected to control it/them.

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out?
I never learned to do that. If I tried, I'm sure it would be as awkward octopus as I am.

6. What was your first car?
1982 Nissan 200SX. Sounds sporty, but it really wasn't.

7. What color are your bed sheets?
I call them lavender, The Man calls them periwinkle blue :)

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions?
Nah.

9. Do you dance random, for no reason?
All the time.

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be?
My dad
 

imaginary friend

Well-Known Member
Mar 20, 2016
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northern illinois
1. If you had to choose - Elf Ears or Witch nose? elf ears without any doubt. then i could hang out comfortably in Rivendell.

2. Who was your first crush? oddly her name escapes me, it was in high school, i remember fighting with another boy over her at the roller rink.

3. What was the last thing that you said out loud, to yourself? ....now what am i doing in here...... (after walking into the kitchen with no idea why i did so)

4. What was the last dream that you remember? i'm a maintenance worker repairing an outdoor kiln, it was terribly windy and a helicopter crashed trapping me under the tailboom, i wasn't injured and promptly went back to what i was doing.

5. Have you ever tried to flirt? How'd that work out? been married several decades, the skill has atrophied, my memory is not good concerning success rate.

6. What was your first car? red 1966 chevy Malibu, saved all my money till i could manage the purchase. i think it was 1970.

7. What color are your bed sheets? blue

8. Am I annoying you yet with these questions? absolutely not

9. Do you dance random, for no reason? music is a big part of my life, how can you not dance random while listening to a favorite tune.

10. If you could hug anyone, who would it be? Arwen, she's a major elf babe in the Lord Of Rings trilogy. (see the reference to elf ears)