Weekly Survey

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skimom2

Just moseyin' through...
Oct 9, 2013
15,683
92,168
USA
I'd love to hear this story. Did you say anything to Jamie Lee Curtis?
"Excuse me!" :)

Nothing big with Mr. King. It must have been when they were making The Stand--the time period lines up. My husband and I were out and saw Mr. King and another gentleman seated at a table near us. I got a little flustered (lol), but decided to leave him to his sandwich and conversation without being disturbed. He was just trying to eat his lunch (I presume), not 'on' professionally :)
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
28,520
156,619
Weekly Survey 6-25-17

1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie.
Manchester By The Sea

2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane?
Nope

3. Favorite fast food breakfast item.
Bojangles Bo Rounds

4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please.
Nope

5. Have you ever received an award of any kind?
Not since high school

6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public?
I cut John Prine's hair once. I didn't know who he was.

7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..."
All the mischief my brother and I got into

8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..."
Self Criticism

9. The last time you splurged.
Getting my nails done

10. What was your first car?
Mustang
 

do1you9love?

Happy to be here!
Feb 18, 2012
9,284
70,566
Virginia
Weekly Survey 6-25-17

1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie.
Manchester By The Sea

2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane?
Nope

3. Favorite fast food breakfast item.
Bojangles Bo Rounds

4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please.
Nope

5. Have you ever received an award of any kind?
Not since high school

6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public?
I cut John Prine's hair once. I didn't know who he was.

7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..."
All the mischief my brother and I got into

8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..."
Self Criticism

9. The last time you splurged.
Getting my nails done

10. What was your first car?
Mustang
I am green with jealousy over #6!! :alien: Loved John Prine!!;-D Did you figure out who he was before or after he was gone?
 

Doc Creed

Well-Known Member
Nov 18, 2015
17,221
82,822
47
United States
"Excuse me!" :)

Nothing big with Mr. King. It must have been when they were making The Stand--the time period lines up. My husband and I were out and saw Mr. King and another gentleman seated at a table near us. I got a little flustered (lol), but decided to leave him to his sandwich and conversation without being disturbed. He was just trying to eat his lunch (I presume), not 'on' professionally :)
I think I would have done the same, while staring a hole through him, lol. That's a rad story, though. Who else can say they had lunch with Stephen King? I know, I know, a little cheat, but please tell me you begin this story that way when you tell it. Haha.
 

HollyGolightly

Well-Known Member
Sep 6, 2013
9,660
74,320
54
Heart of the South
Weekly Survey 6-25-17

1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie.
I think I'll agree with GNTLGNT on this one - I hated American Beauty.

2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane?
No - I'm not a fan of flying. I don't think I'd ever be brave enough.

3. Favorite fast food breakfast item.
I was thinking the Sausage Egg McMuffin, but then this morning I remembered I like Taco Bell's Sausage Crunchwrap better. I had to stop and get one this morning.

4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please.
My older cousin told a terrible lie to her parents about me when I was 13/14 (she was 20 or so). It was devastating. My parents didn't believe a word of it, thank God. But I was so hurt. It really drove a wedge between my dad and his sister for a while. At some point over the years my cousin was diagnosed with a mental illness, got treatment and wrote a long letter of apology to my family.

5. Have you ever received an award of any kind?
Ha! Me, too do1you9love? ! Superflirt 1986
When I worked for an architectural firm, they gave me an award that I didn't understand - it was a baseball player's name ' The so and so award'. When I told the Ogre he said the player had a reputation for being sweet. I'm a sweet, flirty girl, apparently.


6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public?
Boyd Tinsley - on the DAY OF the Dave Matthews Band concert - I believe it was August 10, 1999 . I was working in the same architectural firm mentioned above. We had a tradition of monthly birthday parties, and I had walked down to the Peabody's Café Expresso to pick up a cake. He was in front of me in the line, picking up muffins for the band. I shamelessly whispered to him that I was going to the concert that night and could he please sign something for me so I had proof to show my co-workers because they would be so envious. He was very gracious and did. OMG! I flew back to the office to relate my story. No one else in the cafe knew who he was. He's tall and his arms are huge. :swoon:
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When they were filming all those Grisham movies in Memphis, I saw quite a few celebrities - Susan Sarandon, Mickey Rourke, Tom Cruise, Jean Tripplehorn. But just at a distance, not in any personal sense.


7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..."
how much trouble I could be

8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..."
Catastrophizing but I'm working hard on breaking this habit

9. The last time you splurged.
I'm too thrifty to splurge in any big way. I totally can't recall.

10. What was your first car
1978 Ford Pinto - that my dad handed down to me in 1986
 

Kurben

The Fool on the Hill
Apr 12, 2014
9,682
65,192
59
sweden
1. What is your favorite brand of peanut butter?
Haven't tasted it. Its not big in sweden.
2. Have you ever seen a shooting star?
Yes.
3. Do you have a credit card you've never used?
Nope!
4. Do you like your neighbors?
Yes. We are quite friendly. I was invited when her daughter took Studenten (is that graduated? she was 17-18)
5. What is the biggest attraction in your town/state?
In Stockholm? Skansen perhaps? an odd mixture of outdoors museum, zoo, musicstage, shops and scenic beauty)
6. How old were you when you went to your first funeral?
17-18 perhaps
7. Have you ever received an awful haircut but didn't tell the hairdresser because you didn't want to hurt their feelings?
YES!
8. What's your favorite John Hughes movie?
Easily Breakfast Club
9. Do you believe in Bigfoot?
No.
10. What is the most afraid you've ever been? (Storm? Car wreck? Missing child?)
When my mother called me in Germany(I worked there at the time) and told me to get home because my father had fallen down a stonestairs and hit himself badly. They werent sure he would make it. He Did but the travel home by train was horrible and full of afraid feelings.
 

Kurben

The Fool on the Hill
Apr 12, 2014
9,682
65,192
59
sweden
1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie.
The Martian. Sooo predictable and overlong and ultimately boring!
2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane?
No!
3. Favorite fast food breakfast item.
Caramel Frappuchino from Starbucks.
4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please.
nooo, i dont think so. When i was guilty it was fairly obvious and if i was innocent they always believed me (they loved me and i was an only child)
5. Have you ever received an award of any kind?
One swimming award given to kids who managed to swim 200 metres
6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public?
Celebrity.... I pnce saw Hanna Zetterberg (the kid actor who played Ronja in the Astrid Lindgren movie when she wasgrownup and taking her baby fora walk.
7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..."
Half of the mobbing i went through in school. Often i just kept queit about. It was normal. I survived 9 years of it.
8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..."
Buying books that i like to read. Some i actually can lend at the library.
9. The last time you splurged.
june, 20,th i ate and drank at an expansive restaurant with friends but it was a going away party kind of so it was ok.
10. What was your first car?
Never had one
 

Sigmund

Waiting in Uber.
Jan 3, 2010
13,979
44,046
In your mirror.
Weekly Survey 6-25-17

1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie. Titanic.

2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane? No.

3. Favorite fast food breakfast item. Sausage McGriddle

4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please. Not that I can think of at this time.

5. Have you ever received an award of any kind? Yes, several.

6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public? Tom Landry and several Spurs basketball players. And Dan Akroyd.

7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..." :a24:

8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..." Licking my lips.

9. The last time you splurged. I got a cool, goodie-roonie tablet. Yay!

10. What was your first car? I think it was a Plymouth Impala but I'm not sure.


Thank you Doc Creed
 

Doc Creed

Well-Known Member
Nov 18, 2015
17,221
82,822
47
United States
Weekly Survey 6-25-17

1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie. Titanic.

2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane? No.

3. Favorite fast food breakfast item. Sausage McGriddle

4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please. Not that I can think of at this time.

5. Have you ever received an award of any kind? Yes, several.

6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public? Tom Landry and several Spurs basketball players. And Dan Akroyd.

7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..." :a24:

8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..." Licking my lips.

9. The last time you splurged. I got a cool, goodie-roonie tablet. Yay!

10. What was your first car? I think it was a Plymouth Impala but I'm not sure.


Thank you Doc Creed
You're welcome. :)
I've enjoyed making these surveys the last three weeks, it's a challenge to think of questions that haven't been asked. I don't want to usurp anyone's role, though.
Hey, cool...where did you meet (or see) Dan Akroyd?
 

Doc Creed

Well-Known Member
Nov 18, 2015
17,221
82,822
47
United States
1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie.
The Martian. Sooo predictable and overlong and ultimately boring!
2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane?
No!
3. Favorite fast food breakfast item.
Caramel Frappuchino from Starbucks.
4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please.
nooo, i dont think so. When i was guilty it was fairly obvious and if i was innocent they always believed me (they loved me and i was an only child)
5. Have you ever received an award of any kind?
One swimming award given to kids who managed to swim 200 metres
6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public?
Celebrity.... I pnce saw Hanna Zetterberg (the kid actor who played Ronja in the Astrid Lindgren movie when she wasgrownup and taking her baby fora walk.
7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..."
Half of the mobbing i went through in school. Often i just kept queit about. It was normal. I survived 9 years of it.
8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..."
Buying books that i like to read. Some i actually can lend at the library.
9. The last time you splurged.
june, 20,th i ate and drank at an expansive restaurant with friends but it was a going away party kind of so it was ok.
10. What was your first car?
Never had one
Kurben, I agree about the Martian. It was so boring and I hate this movie with a passion. I did not read the book.
 

GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
Jun 15, 2007
87,651
358,754
62
Cambridge, Ohio
Weekly Survey 6-25-17

1. Overrated Oscar nominated/winning movie. Titanic.

2. Have you ever flown in a small engine plane? No.

3. Favorite fast food breakfast item. Sausage McGriddle

4. Have you ever been accused of something by a family member even though you were innocent? Share, please. Not that I can think of at this time.

5. Have you ever received an award of any kind? Yes, several.

6. Have you ever randomly seen a celebrity in public? Tom Landry and several Spurs basketball players. And Dan Akroyd.

7. Finish this sentence: "My parents never knew..." :a24:

8. Finish this sentence: "The hardest habit for me to break is..." Licking my lips.

9. The last time you splurged. I got a cool, goodie-roonie tablet. Yay!

10. What was your first car? I think it was a Plymouth Impala but I'm not sure.


Thank you Doc Creed
....Chevy Impala ma'am.....
 

Doc Creed

Well-Known Member
Nov 18, 2015
17,221
82,822
47
United States
7/13/2017

1. Did you have a lunch box as a kid? What kind?

2. Do you tell friends you love them or only close relatives?

3. What was the last reason you went to the ER?

4. Have you ever been in a physical fight? Why?

5. Do you have any interest in the upcoming solar eclipse?

6. Does this thread need more cowbell? ;)

7. Have you seen any snakes this year?

8. How often do you change your sheets?

9. What is your most valuable possession or collectible?

10. What is a subject you want to learn more about?
 

Sigmund

Waiting in Uber.
Jan 3, 2010
13,979
44,046
In your mirror.
7/13/2017

1. Did you have a lunch box as a kid? What kind? No. No lunch box.

2. Do you tell friends you love them or only close relatives? My kid brother and I text each other a gazillion times a day. On Sunday, I text my son, kid brother, nieces and nephews and say, Momma loves you, Your sister loves you, and Tia loves you.

3. What was the last reason you went to the ER? I was having some chest compression/tightness. Some SKMB members kept my son company while I was being assessed. (I will never forget their compassion.)

4. Have you ever been in a physical fight? Why? I didn't have a *fight*. I had to take down a student who was out of control and in jeopardy .

5. Do you have any interest in the upcoming solar eclipse? I will try to watch.

6. Does this thread need more cowbell? ;) More cowbell!

7. Have you seen any snakes this year? Yes. In the political arena .

8. How often do you change your sheets? Once a week.

9. What is your most valuable possession or collectible? My husband's wedding band.

10. What is a subject you want to learn more about? Profiling.
 

Tery

Say hello to my fishy buddy
Moderator
Apr 12, 2006
15,304
44,712
Bremerton, Washington, United States
1. Did you have a lunch box as a kid? What kind? I don't think I did. We were a paper bag family.

2. Do you tell friends you love them or only close relatives? If I love someone, I tell them.

3. What was the last reason you went to the ER? My feet. I was diagnosed with cellulitis and spent 10 days in the hospital in May of 2015.

4. Have you ever been in a physical fight? Why? Once. I stood up to my friend's older sister who delighted in bullying us. I may have broken a bone.

5. Do you have any interest in the upcoming solar eclipse? Yes. Though not as much as my Hubby, who's an amateur astronomer. He's taking his telescope to work that day and has bought 2 dozen viewing glasses for his work mates.

6. Does this thread need more cowbell? ;) Always!

7. Have you seen any snakes this year? A couple. We get garter snakes, mostly.

8. How often do you change your sheets? When I need to.

9. What is your most valuable possession or collectible? My Jack Skellington "Tiffany" glass lamp.

10. What is a subject you want to learn more about? Cake decorating