Weekly Survey

[FlakeNoir]

1. What was the last Stephen King story you read & when did you read it?
Finders Keepers... finished it about a month after it was released

2. Name one goal you’d like to achieve before the Green Ripper comes calling.
I would like to have reached financial security for my family, pay-check to pay-check is terrifying

3. Have you ever caught a fish? And if so, how old were you when you caught your first?
Many. My father took us out lake fishing right from when I could walk

4. Who would you like our next president to be? You can be specific or in general, a governor, a senator, an unknown…but not your self.
Not really my place to say, but I would like Trump to soon lose steam

5. What are some of the things you did as a child, young person, teenager, over the summer months?
Swimming in the river, making "hobo-stoves" and cooking chips on them, hut building in the forest, bike riding, street rugby and cricket, "bull-rush", horse riding, working (waitressing/retail/motel cleaning)

6. Have you ever written anything fictional, story, poetry, memoir with the idea that one day others might read it?
Yes

7. In the area where you were born & raised, what is one thing (or more) that you experienced that was unique to that area? (could be a style/name of clothing, a food or beverage known in that local area as whatever, whereas these same or slightly different items are known by other names in other areas, or maybe it was a game you played, familiar only to those in that particular area)
"Foxton Fizz"... a fizzy (soda?) drink produced in our lil teeny town.

8. Have you ever explored a religion with which you were previously unfamiliar?
Yes

9. What was your driver’s education like?
Oh boy... dad started teaching me but that didn't last long because he was too scary, my brother ended up teaching me.
I did also take a course in high school for a couple of weeks, but when my test time arrived, I was hobbling around on crutches from a soccer injury and ended up failing the test.
After that I...

Spoiler

um.... drove without a licence for a couple of years and then took and passed the test when I had my first child.

10. Have you ever grown some of your own food?
Oh yes, I have had a regular vegetable garden for a few years now, it's not very large but I love growing things from seeds I've collected throughout the year.
I have just been preparing the soil this week for the coming spring !

Thanks, Walter Oobleck ... great questions!

 

[CriticAndProud]

1. What was the last Stephen King story you read & when did you read it?

Finders Keepers, two months ago (I think it was two, maybe less)

2. Name one goal you’d like to achieve before the Green Ripper comes calling.

Finish Merrick.

3. Have you ever caught a fish? And if so, how old were you when you caught your first?

Yes. It was a pissy little one, so we chucked it back in. I was aged 8 - 10.

4. Who would you like our next president to be? You can be specific or in general, a governor, a senator, an unknown…but not your self.

Well, I'm not a U.S citizen, but Sanders. Not a big fan, but unless Lenin rises for the grave and stands for election, I'll throw my support behind Sanders.

5. What are some of the things you did as a child, young person, teenager, over the summer months?

Make movies, watch movies.

6. Have you ever written anything fictional, story, poetry, memoir with the idea that one day others might read it?

Yes. How naive I was.

7. In the area where you were born & raised, what is one thing (or more) that you experienced that was unique to that area? (could be a style/name of clothing, a food or beverage known in that local area as whatever, whereas these same or slightly different items are known by other names in other areas, or maybe it was a game you played, familiar only to those in that particular area)

I honestly can't think of anything. Just a normal Aussie suburb.

8. Have you ever explored a religion with which you were previously unfamiliar?

I'm doing research into Zen for my Philosophy assignment.

9. What was your driver’s education like?

Going well so far.

10. Have you ever grown some of your own food?

I think at school we did agriculture and grew some stuff.

 

[Pucker]

Soft pretzels aren't exclusively a Philly thing, but you can't get an awesome one outside the city...and nothing goes better with a soft pretzel than "wooder ice" (aka "water ice" aka Italian Ice).

My mother grew up in Delaware and, although she would spend most of her adult life in Massachusetts (where we talk even funnier than you do), she never lost that "warter" pronunciation. She also put an "h" in ice cream, for some reason: Iche Cream.

If I live to be a hundred plus a hundred, I'll never forget my little cousin, Janice, telling us all one time when we were over swimming in uncle Frannie's pool:

You orl torlk furny. (that's not exactly it, but the letters don't exist to make it sound the way she said it).

You all (not y'all) talk funny.

; )

 

[80sFan]

Pucker, how does your mother pronounce the word "towel"? The pronunciation where I'm from is a one-syllable word that sounds a lot like "tale".

(And, yes, we do talk funny. My grandfather sounded like Archie Bunker and also bore quite a resemblance to Carroll O'Connor).

 

[Pucker]

I remember it more as "tarl," but yes . . . definitely one syllable.

I can't do the accent on here (Google Rich Scheidner if you want to hear it), but I use to laugh out loud at mom's cousin Larry asking:

Yoo boys warnna go downa shoor an put th boat inna warter?

 

[AnnaMarie]

1. What was the last Stephen King story you read & when did you read it?

Finders Keepers - finished it yesterday.

2. Name one goal you’d like to achieve before the Green Ripper comes calling.

Be debt free.

3. Have you ever caught a fish? And if so, how old were you when you caught your first?

Yes. I think I was about 6 or 7.

4. Who would you like our next president to be? You can be specific or in general, a governor, a senator, an unknown…but not your self.

No idea. I'm not even sure who I want our next Prime Minister to be. Just not the three running.

5. What are some of the things you did as a child, young person, teenager, over the summer months?

Swimming swimming and then some swimming.

6. Have you ever written anything fictional, story, poetry, memoir with the idea that one day others might read it?

Yes. Wrote a lot of poetry. In high school one of my friends started an unofficial club. Each week we each read one poem we wrote.

7. In the area where you were born & raised, what is one thing (or more) that you experienced that was unique to that area? (could be a style/name of clothing, a food or beverage known in that local area as whatever, whereas these same or slightly different items are known by other names in other areas, or maybe it was a game you played, familiar only to those in that particular area)

Have to think on this one.

8. Have you ever explored a religion with which you were previously unfamiliar?

Absolutely. I was feeling very lost. The church I grew up going to wasn't...right. Not for me anyway. So I took a course called World Religions which meant studying several religions and attending services. In the end....I realized I am Christian....just not really a Catholic.

9. What was your driver’s education like?

Took two courses. Got my licence. Hit a brand new....something. Not trans am....something. Still say it was his fault. He cried. Not even a scratch on his car, really, no reason to cry.

10. Have you ever grown some of your own food?

I can barely keep weeds alive. So no.

 

[Leif]

1. Who is the most intelligent person you know?
   
   
2. What is one thing you will never do again?
   
   
3. Who was your first crush?
   
   
4. If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
   
   
5. Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?
   
   
6. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?
   
   
7. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
   
   
8. How many pillows do you sleep with?
   
   
9. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?

10. On a scale of 1-10, how funny do you think you are?

 

[pegasus216]

1. Who is the most intelligent person you know? I'd say my mon was.
   
   
2. What is one thing you will never do again? Get married.
   
   
3. Who was your first crush? A boy in 6th grade.
   
   
4. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? Danger: Can be explosive
   
   
5. Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest? Taste.
   
   
6. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island? Food, water, matches.
   
   
7. Have you ever had a secret admirer? No.
   
   
8. How many pillows do you sleep with? 6.
   
   
9. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to? 1966

1. 10. On a scale of 1-10, how funny do you think you are? 5

Thanks, Leif! Great questions!

 

[80sFan]

1. Who is the most intelligent person you know?

My son. He doesn't read or write very well, but he can figure things out like no one I've ever known.

2. What is one thing you will never do again?

Ride a roller coaster.

3. Who was your first crush?

Celebrity: Michael Jackson
Non-celebrity: can't remember

4. If you had a warning label, what would yours say?

"BECOMES EXTREMELY WILD WHEN GIVEN ALCOHOL"

5. Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?

touch

6. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?

A tablet loaded with hundreds of books, songs and photos, a solar charger (is there such a thing?) and I don't know what else.

7. Have you ever had a secret admirer?

Yes

8. How many pillows do you sleep with?

One

9. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?

Thought about this for a long time, but I wouldn't go back. 11/22/63 taught me that.

10. On a scale of 1-10, how funny do you think you are?

6

Good questions, Leif

 

[Sundrop]

1. Who is the most intelligent person you know?
Probably a guy I went to school with.....he's now a brain surgeon

2. What is one thing you will never do again?
Get Married

3. Who was your first crush?
Danny B......he was also my first real date, and my first real kiss.

4. If you had a warning label, what would yours say?
Handle with care

5. Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest?
It depends on the need.....sometimes, it's sight, sometimes, it's hearing, sometimes, it's all of them.

6. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island?
I'm not going to a deserted island.....roughing it is not my idea of a good time.

7. Have you ever had a secret admirer?
Not that I know of......unless stalkers count, then there would be three

8. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Four

9. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?
1985

10. On a scale of 1-10, how funny do you think you are?
5 or 6

 

[Dana Jean]

1. Who is the most intelligent person you know? I've been surrounded by many very intelligent people. My grandfather, dad, mom, sister, sons
   
   
2. What is one thing you will never do again? Smoke
   
   
3. Who was your first crush? Edward in kindergarten. My friends and I were in the sandbox and trying to build sandcastles that would just crumble because there was no binding agent (water). Edward was brilliant enough to go to the drinking fountain and fill his mouth with water and then come spit on the sand for us. My hero.
   
   
4. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? Don't Touch
   
   
5. Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest? Taste, touch
   
   
6. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island? Flint, axe, boat
   
   
7. Have you ever had a secret admirer?No. But it's a secret, so how would I know?
   
   
8. How many pillows do you sleep with?3
   
   
9. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to? 1970 or maybe 1978

10. On a scale of 1-10, how funny do you think you are? 8

 

[Walter Oobleck]

1. Who is the most intelligent person you know? there's intelligent people here...I know of others online, as well. was working in admissions at UF, way back, collating and microfilming records. saw someone who aced the GRE...perfect score on both sections...male, going into aerospace something of other. heard something on the radio this morning...something einstein said about intelligence. alas...i've already forgotten it. but it was good! i guess i don't register on any intelligence scale.
   
   
2. What is one thing you will never do again? one thing only? probably never do another roof tear-off. leave that for the younger folk.
   
   
3. Who was your first crush? probably Sandy...she knew the alphabet...and pretended not to care or to notice when I looked back for a hint
   
   
4. If you had a warning label, what would yours say? use with caution
   
   
5. Which of the five senses would you say is your strongest? common...or maybe touch...the one that hasn't gone downhill
   
   
6. What three items would you take with you on a deserted island? that book, Surviving on a Deserted Island for Dummies, one of them fast and efficient Girl Fridays and a self-contained Winnebago with all the comforts of home

1. Have you ever had a secret admirer? apparently I did...have no clue who it was...they left a card note and bucks in the mailbox when my brother died
   
   
2. How many pillows do you sleep with? just the one
   
   
3. If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to? about a thousand years before recorded civilization

10. On a scale of 1-10, how funny do you think you are? middle of the road somewhere...Sheboygan I think.

 

[Neesy]

Hi Neesy, I've been to those in the past but my 'learning about other cultures' days are over. Now that all my old folks have moved on, the food has never been the same, only a pale comparison (but still good!).

We checked out the UK Pavilion and the Irish Pavilion - both were pretty good.

 

[Neesy]

Can someone take this this week since Neesy was supposed to do it, but I don't think she is thinking about this right now.

Was it really my turn? I thought I did one just last week?

 

[not_nadine]

Neesy is chatting again.

 

[Neesy]

Neesy is chatting again.

No, really - I just did a survey (see post # 1644)

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It was seven pages ago. I know I have been busy with the sick hubby, but I did not think I was already losing my memory! (well not today, at least).

 

[not_nadine]

Kiddin ya Lovey. Chat away! Missed you.

 

[Spideyman]

No, really - I just did a survey (see post # 1644)

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It was seven pages ago. I know I have been busy with the sick hubby, but I did not think I was already losing my memory! (well not today, at least).

@ Neesy- that was an old post when Andy was ill and they thought you might not be able to do the surgery. You are correct- you did do one, and now it is Leifs turn this week.

 

[Neesy]

@ Neesy- that was an old post when Andy was ill and they thought you might not be able to do the surgery. You are correct- you did do one, and now it is Leifs turn this week.

Sorry - trying to play "catch up" today and it looks like I missed a lot

 

[Neesy]

@ Neesy- that was an old post when Andy was ill and they thought you might not be able to do the surgery. You are correct- you did do one, and now it is Leifs turn this week.

Spidey - that was a "Freudian slip" i.e. surgery vs. survey - cute!