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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sir GuitarCozmo on April 20, 2012, 11:33:57 AM
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The overflow "ask a member" thread. This will allow us to have 2 members fielding questoins each week, without any confusion as to who's being asked what. I'll update the thread title each week with the name of the member who's up (if I can remember :lol). Thread #1 is located HERE (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=31975.0). The schedule for this thread:
4/23 - lonestar
4/30 - Chino
5/7 - Implode
5/14 - Nick
5/21 - DTVT
5/28 - Antigoon
6/4 - tick
6/11 - pogoowner
6/18 - senecadawg2
6/25 - MetalJunkie
7/2 - hefdaddy42
7/16 - Gadough
7/23 - alirocker08
7/30 - TempusVox
8/6 - WindMaster
8/13 - Elite
8/20 - Splent
8/27 - Scorpion
9/3 - kingshmegland
9/10 - Nekov
9/17 - Sketchy
9/24 - CrimsonSunrise
10/1 - Cedar Redac
10/8 - Black_Floyd
10/15 - Ultimetalhead
10/22 - jingle.boy
10/29 - Ravenheart
11/5 - Octavaripolis
11/12 - Ryzee
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Cool!!! I guess you guys can start posting questions Monday, 8am pst, and ill answer them on a daily basis through the week. I'll be honest, and if its too personal, I will say so. Let's have some fun with this!!!!!
*bares soul*
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First mock question. Tell us Nem's real age. :neverusethis:
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First mock question. Tell us Nem's real age. :neverusethis:
Might as well ask for the meaning of life.
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Gotta ask jingle, I have no fucking clue.
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First mock question. Tell us Nem's real age. :neverusethis:
Might as well ask for the meaning of life a quick painful death.
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That too :lol
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for all the women who are too embarassed to ask...
How big IS the lone.....star.
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THREAD 1 RULEZ
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THREAD 1 RULEZ
:rollin
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THREAD 2 FOREVER, THREAD 1 NEVER!
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for all the women who are too embarassed to ask...
How big IS the lone.....star.
Big enough to be the center of my universe at times, small enough to go unnoticed by others for months at a time.
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Oh dammit. I just realized, my date 6/11, is not going to work for me. I'm in Iceland from the 9th to the 21st. If I move back two weeks pogoowner can take my spot, and numbers can move up one week...
Is that okay with you two?
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First mock question. Tell us Nem's real age. :neverusethis:
Might as well ask for the meaning of life.
First mock question. Tell us Nem's real age. :neverusethis:
Might as well ask for the meaning of life a quick painful death.
I'M NOT AFRAID TO DIE GUYS!!
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i can think of a bunch of other stuff I'd ask her
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I have the awesomest question ever!!!!
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Gee whiz I cant wait. :|
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You will most likely respond with a "fuck off."
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Just to give you a heads up, questions about my kid are off limits.
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GOD DAMMIT
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I wouldn't think someone who reads as much as you do would be so easy to read himself.
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Oh come on! You have a teenage daughter. I'm a teenage dude...Stevie Wonder could've seen it.
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Oh dammit. I just realized, my date 6/11, is not going to work for me. I'm in Iceland from the 9th to the 21st. If I move back two weeks pogoowner can take my spot, and numbers can move up one week...
Is that okay with you two?
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Yep
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Fine by me.
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Alright, great.
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Updated - lonestar is up. Have fun, everyone!
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Are we not supposed to wait until Monday?
If not, I want to ask: Lonestar... what is the most embarrassing moment of your life?
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When are you going to make me fucking pancakes? I won't stop bugging you about it until you do.
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Was just updating thread titles before going to bed.
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Cool, I'm ready to go. I'll start answering questions when I get home.
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For the rest of your life you may only cook with grill, oven, or stove-top, which do you choose?
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Would you ever consider being a contender on Hells Kitchen? An if you did would you ask Chef Ramsay what line of hair product he uses?
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OK, left work a bit early cause it was slow, might as well start fielding these as they come in so I don't get overloaded, Monday's only two hours away for me anyways....
If not, I want to ask: Lonestar... what is the most embarrassing moment of your life?
Sixth grade, Mrs. Woolworth's English class. I had had corned beef and hash for breakfast that morning, and around eleven, I was not feeling too well. I went up to the teacher to see if I could go to the nurse's office, and ended up spewing said breakfast all over her, in front of the whole class. I was all ready a shy and reserved kid, this just put it all over the top. I remained hidden for the next two years at school till I ended up going to a different high school than all my other classmates.
When are you going to make me fucking pancakes? I won't stop bugging you about it until you do.
Got your pancakes right here sister...(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/rude/1/animated-finger.gif)
Tell you what bud, you show up at my restaurant, I'll make you your fucking pancakes, ok?
For the rest of your life you may only cook with grill, oven, or stove-top, which do you choose?
The grill, with it I can still saute, bake, smoke, etc. The other two are limited to minimal functions.
Would you ever consider being a contender on Hells Kitchen? An if you did would you ask Chef Ramsay what line of hair product he uses?
I am way too private of a person to appear on any such show, and if I were too, it sure as hell wouldn't be that one, plus based on the fucking hacks that do that show, I am overqualified. A good friend of mine made it to the second round of interviews, but they saw a resume that had Cat Cora, a Beard Dinner, and a CIA degree on it, and let him go. They don't want talent, they want entertainment. To see good chefs, watch Top Chef, most of those cats would cook circles around me.
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I have a question for you, lonestar;
How would you best describe life in San Francisco in however long or short a length of text you care?
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damn
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holy shit this thread :rollin :rollin :rollin
RJ, I have questions for ya :eyebrows:
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Got your pancakes right here sister...(https://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/rude/1/animated-finger.gif)
Tell you what bud, you show up at my restaurant, I'll make you your fucking pancakes, ok?
I'll hold you to that.
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damn
Sorry bud.
I have a question for you, lonestar;
How would you best describe life in San Francisco in however long or short a length of text you care?
Simply put, the SF Bay Area is home to me. I have lived here since 1976, with a small break from '93 to '98, when I lived in Atlanta and Sacramento. No matter where else I go, I never have that feeling of being at home that I do when I am here. I live in a suburb across the bay and the Oakland hills from the City, but all of the area is within easy access, an hour drive or so at the most. The weather here can't be beat, a steady 70 degrees most of the year, with some hot and cold spots. The people are wonderful for the most part and very diverse, never a dull moment. I am near my beloved alma mater, the University of California at Berkeley, and the town in which it resides, which I can never grow tired of. As long as you stay away from gangland, Oakland is an incredible town, with some of the best up and coming restaurants around. The City itself, I don't actually get to much, except for Giant's games and special events, there is enough on my side of the bay to keep me occupied, plus I'm not a big city type of person anyways. One of the special side effects of touring the City with Nem and Jackie, two ladies who had never been there, was an even greater appreciation of where I live, something I acquired by seeing it through their eyes. As I told Jackie towards the end of our day, I may live elsewhere, but the Bay Area is my home, and I love it.
RJ, I have questions for ya :eyebrows:
In a fucking heartbeat, baby, in a heartbeat. :eyebrows:
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What would you recommend as a decent tasting, cheap, easy to make meal?
What's your favorite food?
What kind of cigarettes do you smoke?
What's your favorite place in San Fran?
What's your favorite book?
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1-What would you recommend as a decent tasting, cheap, easy to make meal?
2-What's your favorite food?
3-What kind of cigarettes do you smoke?
4-What's your favorite place in San Fran?
5-What's your favorite book?
1- A family dish we called American Chop Suey, it's kind of a beef and tomato sauce with noodles. One onion diced, a pound of ground beef, a can of diced tomatos, a can of tomato sauce, some garlic, dried italian seasoning, and elbow noodles. Brown the beef and drain, add the onions and cook, add the garlic, add the tomato products and herbs, stew for an hour or so on low heat. Cook the noodles and strain, then mix them with the sauce. For a college student, its enough for a week of meals.
2- Comfort foods- cheese pizza
Fine dining- braised lamb shank with a rich mushroom polenta, sexiest fucking thing on earth.
3- Marlboro Lights
4- AT&T Park, easily, motherfucking GO GIANT'S!!!!!!!
5- I'll list three, Dying Inside by Robert Silverberg, A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury, I have a ton others but these three will always be a touch above the rest for the deep connection and meaning they hold for me.
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RJ, I have questions for ya :eyebrows:
In a fucking heartbeat, baby, in a heartbeat. :eyebrows:
YESSSSS
(https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu51/senemn/SANDCASTLES.png)
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:rollin
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Hmmm...
Shoe size?
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Hmmm...
Shoe size?
Really Jay, that's all you can come up with? 10 to 10 1/2, pending on the shoe.
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How did you get into the food profession?
Who are some famous people you've cooked for, and the most famous?
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How did you get into the food profession?
Who are some famous people you've cooked for, and the most famous?
I got into cooking through my brothers, then cooked my way through college. When I got out of college, my kid was born, and I needed to work as opposed to pursuing the field of my choice(child counseling). I eventually came to love it, and can't see myself doing anything else.
Famous peeps, damn that's a long fucking list, so I'll just post the highlights....
Barbara Streisand
Joe Montana
Rickey Henderson
Tre Cool
Scott Bakula
Brad and Angelina
Wayans Brothers
Tony LaRussa
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Vice President Biden
Michelle Obama
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Willie McCovey
And my personal highlight of my career.....
Stephen Hawking, he is the only person I broke the rules and introduced myself to, I felt like I was in front of the Pope.
Those are the bigger ones that come to mind right now, I think the only others I would break the rules for would be Pete Townshend, any member of Yes or DT, or Patrick Stewart. Sports guys are usually pretty cool, actors tend to be dicks, politicians wave at you from a distance.
Great story about the Biden visit, I had an allergic reaction to medicine right before he showed up and was taken away in an ambulance. There were hundreds of secret service, cops, FBI, etc. roaming all over the hotel. As the ambulance was leaving the exit road, I noticed a cop with the lights rolling behind us, and said so to the paramedic(I had been stabilized at this point). The driver said there was one in front of us too, and that we were recieving a police escort to the hospital. :hat
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So the captain of the NX-01 wasn't good enough to break the rule for, but the captain of the 1701-D would be? You're a man of taste. :lol :blob:
Seriously though, that's quite an impressive list! :hat
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We thought about it. There is one waiter who is a massive geek(he has a poster on his wall of all the Ferengi rules of acquisition, nuff said) and the two of us were debating it like twelve year old girls who had come across Beiber. :lol
For Jean Luc, it would be a no brainer though.
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Oh, no doubt. What's more important - your job, or meeting Captain fucking Picard? It's a no brainer.
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I probably wouldn't lose my job, just get a write up, unless I did something really fucking stupid, like refuse to feed him until he admitted he WAS Locutus of Borg.
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I probably wouldn't lose my job, just get a write up, unless I did something really fucking stupid, like refuse to feed him until he admitted he WAS Locutus of Borg.
Refuse to accept his order until he ends it with "make it so".
Boy, I'm just taking you off track here. :lol
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I, like you love sports and music. Who molded you to love both and how did you become a prog fan and who are your favorite players in both music and sports?
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What advice would you give to a man who has basically no cooking ability whatsoever, 'cos he's really slow and fussy at everything he does as he's got basically no hand eye co-ordination whatsoever and it takes him about ten minutes to slice some cheese and put it on some croissants; I mean he can basically boil things, microwave things, slice bread and grate cheese on things and that's about it, and basically what I'm saying is what cooking advice would you give to an abject novice like me?
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Have you ever served a special that wasn't well recieved by you're cuctomers? If so, how did you take it personally?
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I, like you love sports and music. Who molded you to love both and how did you become a prog fan and who are your favorite players in both music and sports?
Great question, especially for the sports part. I'll do the music first though. I have four older brothers, and they influenced me heavily iin my music. My oldest brother, Mark, was a DJ at his HS radio station when I was about seven, and used to have a shit ton of 45s laying around, always got the newest stuff, and was playing tunes constantly. I took to music immediatly, and at that young age, Yes was a favorite, Yessongs to be specific, Moving pictures was one too. Forward to me in HS, a pissed of rebellious pot smoking metalhead. A friend of my other brother Mike had shown us Marillion's Misplaced Childhood. This cracked me out of my metalhead phase, and I began to pursue Marillion with a fanboyish fervor, which wasn't easy in the pre-internet days. I think I did it because it was something no one else in school listened to, and I was screaming for my own identity away from my brothers and my friends. This same guy, his name was Kieth, then gave me IQ's Are You Sitting Comfortably, and I began to pursue them, even though this album was done with the interim singer Paul Menel. Once I got my hands on The Wake and Tales from The Lush Attic with Peter Nichols at the helm, I knew I had found my musical direction. Hearing Pull Me Under on the radio a few years later solidified it, especially since DT was a band I found all on my own, they were my love, coming from within me, no one else. As to my favorites, Pete Townshend is a cut above all others. His music pushed me through all the angry years, and I identified with all that he wrote, he has been a constant force, with the Who and solo, throughout my life. Seeing him live the first time was a huge moment. Others are Steve Howe, Jon Anderson, Fish, Peter Nichols, Paul Cook, Ray Davies, Portnoy and Petrucci.
For sports, that's a much deeper question. For molding me, that goes to my dad and grandfather. Since the day I was born, I was taken to home games of Cal and Stanford football, my dad being a Cal Fan, and grandpa pulling for Stanfurd. It was as intrinsic a part of my childhood as Christmas and Lego's. The defining moment came in '82, my dad was away on a trip, and grandpa took me to the Big Game, Cal vs Stanfurd. Then this happened...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZCCAqoSwY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZCCAqoSwY)
(I still get misty eyed every time I watch it) Needless to say gramps wasn't too happy, and I was just stunned. I was on the fence about which school I liked more, and it seemed to me that God himself reached his hand down to touch me and say"you shall be a Cal fan." On the way out of the stadium, surrounded by a shitload of pissed Stanfurd fans, my grandpa pulled me aside to tell me,"RJ, I want you to remember this moment. 30 years from now, every asshole in the country is going to say they were here today, but you were. What you saw is a once in a lifetime moment, it will never happen again." I feel that he gave me the deep love of sports by setting aside his anger over the game to help hone the love of sports in his grandson, showing me that winning and losing isn't everything, but being in the moment with family is. He passed away about five years ago, and each of his grandsons had a similar story to tell at his funeral. I miss him dearly to this day. As to favorite players, they change from year to year, but Montana and Will Clark will always have a place in my heart, but pro sports always take a backseat to the Cal Bears, they are my passion. I am not kidding that when I die, I want my family to scatter my ashes at Memorial Stadium, I want to rest where I know I am always at peace, in a state of love, and always with family.
What advice would you give to a man who has basically no cooking ability whatsoever, 'cos he's really slow and fussy at everything he does as he's got basically no hand eye co-ordination whatsoever and it takes him about ten minutes to slice some cheese and put it on some croissants; I mean he can basically boil things, microwave things, slice bread and grate cheese on things and that's about it, and basically what I'm saying is what cooking advice would you give to an abject novice like me?
Marry well, until then, lots of practice. If you can, The Better Homes and Gardens cookbook is a great primer for people who can't instinctively cook, the recipes are simple and good(though very American, just remembered your on the other side of the pond). Things like knife skills are a learned thing, practice them often.
Have you ever served a special that wasn't well recieved by you're cuctomers? If so, how did you take it personally?
All the time. People's taste in food is, I'm convinced, the most diverse thing on the planet, I am never going to please everyone. That said, I have had some real bad ideas, though none come to mind right now. The important thing for me is to move on and learn from it. My old boss used to say,"no matter how hot a chick is, there is someone who is sick of her shit". The same thing applies to food, no matter how good a special is, someone isn't going to like it. If I get butthurt every time someone bitches about my food being too bold or too salty, I would slash my wrist within a week. I remember a while back Tempus said here that he needs to write for himself, and let the world take it as is, I like to cook the same way, I cook what I like, and offer it to the customer to take as is. If they love it, then the satisfaction I get from doing a job well is that much more because I was honest and didn't sell out to other, trendy ideas. If they don't like it, then I find out where I went wrong, and learn from it.
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What did you study at Berkeley? (I think I asked before, but I forgot)
If California fell into the ocean and you were saved by a helicopter, where would you move and why?
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Favorite Giant of all time?
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Ooooh I like this thread idea!!
Ok lonestar,
1) Which country would you most like to visit and why? (I'll give you a hint here, the correct answer is Scotland to see me :P )
2) What's your earliest memory?
3) When was the last time something triggered a strong emotional response from you?
And more importantly,
4) What's your favourite colour?
5)Which side of the bed do you sleep on?
6) Which shoe (left or right) do you put on first?
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What did you study at Berkeley? (I think I asked before, but I forgot)
If California fell into the ocean and you were saved by a helicopter, where would you move and why?
I studied psychology, specializing in child development. Also had a minor in English. And I studied lots of Asian chicks. And mushrooms and pot.
And I would move to or near Ithaca New York, that is where my daughter is going to school next year.
Favorite Giant of all time?
Will Clark, the hit up the middle against the Cubs in the '89 NLCS will be forever etched in memory.
Ooooh I like this thread idea!!
Ok lonestar,
1) Which country would you most like to visit and why? (I'll give you a hint here, the correct answer is Scotland to see me :P )
2) What's your earliest memory?
3) When was the last time something triggered a strong emotional response from you?
And more importantly,
4) What's your favourite colour?
5)Which side of the bed do you sleep on?
6) Which shoe (left or right) do you put on first?
Gonna mix these up a bit...
4- Blue, specifically, UC Berkeley blue
5- All over the fucking thing, I'm quite the restless sleeper.
6- Left, I actually just put my shoes on, so I remembered.
1- My family is half Irish, half Spanish, though I have always identified with the Irish half, so Ireland would be the answer to that one. You're more than welcome to come over and spend a day with me though, I'll buy the first round.
2- When I was four, my brothers and I were playing baseball in the backyard. After a lunch break, I ran out to claim third base and jumped on a broken peanut butter jar, almost severing my toe off. Being in the back seat of the car heading to the hospital gushing blood would be that memory.
3- Seeing that I'm still in early alcoholic recovery, almost everything triggers an emotional response from me. The last big one though was when I was about five months in that recovery, and ADTOE came out. I listened to it beginning to end in a cafe courtyard. When I got to Beneath the Surface, I was not ready for the power of that song. The line"and then one day I stopped caring, and began to forget why I longed to be so close" hit home, hard. That is the death of spirituality that alcoholism creates, that loss of desire to be close to your fellow man, especially those who love you. I had a good ten minute cry in that cafe, not giving a fuck who saw me. I still believe that moment was when I really started caring again, and started to reach out and let others help me in my healing process, my progress since doing that has been monumental.
OK kids, gotta go to work, keep posting the questions, I'm having a fucking blast doing this. I'll probably get back to answering in the afternoon when lunch is over.
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At 3: thanks for such an honest answer, the power of music huh. Many respects for you tackling your problems.
1: I haven't been to Ireland so I'll definitely meet you there!
5: Haha is it just me that has a strict side of the bed thing then??
2: Aww poor littlelonestar!
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Damn you! I told you I can't possibly love you more!
and hey I'll join you to in Ireland :biggrin:
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Let's all go to Ireland!
Incidentally. You're holding a dinner party (in Ireland, why not) but you've only got enough, I dunno, chairs, for five DTFers. Who's invited?
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^ I'm crashing that even if I'm not invited, just sayin'
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is it just me that has a strict side of the bed thing then??
I've always been one side of the bed. Standing at the foot of the bed, facing it, I'm always to the right (on the left, laying in it). I think that's more because the women I've been with have always taken the other side.
Lonestar, what is your favorite cut of steak? Also, as noted by my many questions for you in the last couple of years, I'm also always looking to learn more about cooking. I've looked into culinary porgrams at the local colleges and it always includes some "restaurant management" part that you have to study. I have no desire to manage a restaurant, I just wanna learn to cook better. Classic techniques, different methods for doing things that might make my current techniques work better or replace my current techniques (i.e. when I learned the proper way to dice an onion, it has gone SO much easier every since), or anything. I want to be able to craft something awesome, from my own knowledge, not necessarily always follow a recipe. That said, how much of the "restaurant management" part of your culinary studies do you really engage in regularly?
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Some good answers to good questions.
This is a good way of getting to know forum people.
And....dear lonestar......for the sake of your life and genetalia....I would hope you'd last longer than a "heartbeat".
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Any food you wouldn't try?
Foods you just fucking hate?
Ever fed something to a stranger that you wouldn't feed to somebody you liked?
edit: And Will Clark was a dick.
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is it just me that has a strict side of the bed thing then??
I've always been one side of the bed. Standing at the foot of the bed, facing it, I'm always to the right (on the left, laying in it). I think that's more because the women I've been with have always taken the other side.
Haha I'm like the women then, right side is my side :biggrin:
This is a good way of getting to know forum people.
Definitely!
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And I would move to or near Ithaca New York, that is where my daughter is going to school next year.
I won't say which one, but I have an application in at one of the two schools in Ithica. If I end up there I can be your proxy shotgun toting dad.
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edit: And Will Clark was a dick.
Yes he is,but he is SF's dick,and we love him. That hit is why I'm a Giant's fan and not an Oakland AAA's fan.
Ill get to the other questions when I get to a proper keyboard,just had to defend my boy real quick.I won't say which one, but I have an application in at one of the two schools in Ithica. If I end up there I can be your proxy shotgun toting dad.
Yoou're hired.
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Let's all go to Ireland!
Incidentally. You're holding a dinner party (in Ireland, why not) but you've only got enough, I dunno, chairs, for five DTFers. Who's invited?
Crap, I hate these type of subjects, I always end up leaving people out, but here goes...
Sigz
King
Cozmo
Wkiml
Arrich
I think that covers the five peeps I would most want to meet that I haven't all ready.
Lonestar, what is your favorite cut of steak? Also, as noted by my many questions for you in the last couple of years, I'm also always looking to learn more about cooking. I've looked into culinary porgrams at the local colleges and it always includes some "restaurant management" part that you have to study. I have no desire to manage a restaurant, I just wanna learn to cook better. Classic techniques, different methods for doing things that might make my current techniques work better or replace my current techniques (i.e. when I learned the proper way to dice an onion, it has gone SO much easier every since), or anything. I want to be able to craft something awesome, from my own knowledge, not necessarily always follow a recipe. That said, how much of the "restaurant management" part of your culinary studies do you really engage in regularly?
For me, the striploin, or New York cut is my favorite. The filet is to bland, and the ribeye is too fatty, the filet has just the right balance.
As to the management thing, it does play a big role in my day to day job, especially around menu change time. Being able to cost out the menu is a crucial part of a restaurant's success, and that is the big thing you learn in that part of culinary school. By maximizing the profit of each plate through portion control, selective buying, proper staffing, and proper development, you make yourself look good on the P&L sheets at the end of the week.
Any food you wouldn't try?
Foods you just fucking hate?
Ever fed something to a stranger that you wouldn't feed to somebody you liked?
I'm always willing to try new things people offer me, I just hope nobody ever offers me haggis or balut. Lots of stuff I hate, beets, oysters, coffee, dill pickles come to mind. The only thing I feed to strangers that I wouldn't to someone I like is when a person orders a well done steak, they get the shitty cuts of meat. Even then, a friend or a stranger would never know it was a shitty cut because all the life has been cooked out of the thing all ready.
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You hate dill pickles?
What are you, retarded?
(sorry, thats 2 questions)
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I can appreciate that you like Will Clark's dick.
Or did I misread that.
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You hate dill pickles?
What are you, retarded?
(sorry, thats 2 questions)
Yes, and a bit. I hate pickles, you're a Yankee fan, we're all retarded in our own special way.
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Real Question:
What is up with all the people in the food industry and smoking? I mean, I know a lot of people smoke, but it seems that more than like 60% of people in the food world do it.
Fake Question...
Ithica isn't very far from me. Like 3 hours...wanna hook me up?
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What's the best part about being you?
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Real Question:
What is up with all the people in the food industry and smoking? I mean, I know a lot of people smoke, but it seems that more than like 60% of people in the food world do it.
Fake Question...
Ithica isn't very far from me. Like 3 hours...wanna hook me up?
It's a very fast paced, high stress enviornment, and when the day is done, the only thing open is bars. Bars and smoking go hand in hand. The habit gets passed down through each generation of workers.
Fake answer- still no
What's the best part about being you?
I think the best part about me is that I've finally acquired the ability to live in true honesty, not having to put on different faces for different situations, but learning to be at ease with myself in most situations. I think it's something that a lot of people never learn, and I am glad I have. Having a huge cock is really cool too.
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I think the best part about me is that I've finally acquired the ability to live in true honesty, not having to put on different faces for different situations, but learning to be at ease with myself in most situations. I think it's something that a lot of people never learn, and I am glad I have. Having a huge cock is really cool too.
(https://gifs.gifbin.com/1233928590_citizen%20kane%20clapping.gif)
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Fake answer- still no
So, if the fake answer is no, does that mean the real answer is yes?
I'M LONELY!!!!!!
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Fake answer- still no
So, if the fake answer is no, does that mean the real answer is yes?
I'M LONELY!!!!!!
Talk to my back up...
If I end up there I can be your proxy shotgun toting dad.
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DTVT would so dig me. He'd be like, "Well, everyone else is an ass...she's yours!"
I am a kinda cool kid, you have to admit.
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DTVT would so dig me. He'd be like, "Well, everyone else is an ass...she's yours!"
I am a kinda cool kid, you have to admit.
Show up with pigtails. I'm sure he can't say no.
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ITT: Cole sets the world record for how wrong someone can be.
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Cheers for the good words, lonestar!
ITT: Cole sets the world record for how wrong someone can be.
If only he could live a life filled with styishness, mystery and confidence.
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Right on man, having fun with this. :tup
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It's a very fast paced, high stress enviornment, and when the day is done, the only thing open is bars. Bars and smoking go hand in hand. The habit gets passed down through each generation of workers.
Interesting. I guess the folks in the kitchen get more slack for that. My brother got sacked a while back for smoking during his mandatory lunch break. I was unaware, but waitstaff apparently have different rules.
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I don't think lonestar implied they smoke in the kitchen, but at pretty much every restaurant I worked at cooks and waitstaff had a designated area right outside the kitchen door that was the unofficial smoking area.
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Yep, at every place I worked at, smoking was prevalent throughout the place, both front and back of the house.
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I don't think lonestar implied they smoke in the kitchen, but at pretty much every restaurant I worked at cooks and waitstaff had a designated area right outside the kitchen door that was the unofficial smoking area.
Oh, I know what he meant, but some places now bar people from smoking during their breaks. Given the climate where he lives, I'm surprised you can smoke cigarettes anywhere. (dope seems to be acceptable any place, though)
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I'm sure some workplaces do, but it hasn't gotten around to the restaurants yet. Many cities have the "no sidewalk" smoking thing now too, which is kinda annoying but I just ignore it like everyone else.
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In Dallas it seems somewhat common with waitstaff. I've personally never noticed a waiter that smelled like Marlboros, but apparently there's a concern regarding it. Of course, I've been bothered by waitresses reeking of shitty perfume before, but nobody seems to mind that. >:(
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ITT: Cole sets the world record for how wrong someone can be.
If only he could live a life filled with styishness, mystery and confidence.
Maybe he actually does, and we've all just been deceived.
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I just hope nobody ever offers me haggis or balut.
You would be surprised at how tasty haggis is.
Question: You die and are cremated, where would you like your ashes to be scattered?
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I just hope nobody ever offers me haggis or balut.
You would be surprised at how tasty haggis is.
Question: You die and are cremated, where would you like your ashes to be scattered?
Kinda answered that one all ready...
(I still get misty eyed every time I watch it) Needless to say gramps wasn't too happy, and I was just stunned. I was on the fence about which school I liked more, and it seemed to me that God himself reached his hand down to touch me and say"you shall be a Cal fan." On the way out of the stadium, surrounded by a shitload of pissed Stanfurd fans, my grandpa pulled me aside to tell me,"RJ, I want you to remember this moment. 30 years from now, every asshole in the country is going to say they were here today, but you were. What you saw is a once in a lifetime moment, it will never happen again." I feel that he gave me the deep love of sports by setting aside his anger over the game to help hone the love of sports in his grandson, showing me that winning and losing isn't everything, but being in the moment with family is. He passed away about five years ago, and each of his grandsons had a similar story to tell at his funeral. I miss him dearly to this day. As to favorite players, they change from year to year, but Montana and Will Clark will always have a place in my heart, but pro sports always take a backseat to the Cal Bears, they are my passion. I am not kidding that when I die, I want my family to scatter my ashes at Memorial Stadium, I want to rest where I know I am always at peace, in a state of love, and always with family.
And for the visual...
(https://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSO6bWAE26VJKJzoOCZoodr8J8mWBcI3LTSy1nVQsrpot4KoHGong)
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Have you ever had a profound epiphany? If so, what was it?
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Have you ever had a profound epiphany? If so, what was it?
The only profound epiphany I have had is of an extremely personal nature, and I'm not willing to share it with the forum in general. I'll try to think of any other experiences I have had that would fit the bill, ok?
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Have you ever had a profound epiphany? If so, what was it?
The only profound epiphany I have had is of an extremely personal nature, and I'm not willing to share it with the forum in general. I'll try to think of any other experiences I have had that would fit the bill, ok?
FINE! >:(
But seriously, you don't have to post anything too personal :)
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I'm glad you understand, here is a picture of Grace Park to make up for the lack of an answer on my part...
(https://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4987630090584719&id=7f541752dd8af54ed5295e801a3dd1fb&url=http%3a%2f%2fgallery.future-i.com%2fcelebs%2fpic%3agrace-park-maxim-mirror%2ffull%2fgraceparkmaxim020ji.jpg)
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:o I like
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bacon or bacon?
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I think the best part about me is that I've finally acquired the ability to live in true honesty, not having to put on different faces for different situations, but learning to be at ease with myself in most situations. I think it's something that a lot of people never learn, and I am glad I have. Having a huge cock is really cool too.
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Brother, maybe the best words I have ever heard from someone. Live it that way bud.
and yeah having a huge clock also helps.
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and yeah having a huge clock also helps.
lonestar = Flava Flav?! :lol
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Thanks man. :tup
And when I choose bacon, I always choose bacon.
and yeah having a huge clock also helps.
lonestar = Flava Flav?! :lol
Yeah, I thought that too, but was going to let it slide. :lol
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It tells time like a sun dial I guess. :lol
And with that, I'm outa here. Big day with the boss showing up.
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and if you wrap bacon around that massive cock, you are golden with the chicks. assuming they like pork.
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OK dudes, I'm off for the next 48 hours or so, let the questions fly while I have the time!!!
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Alright, this may be too personal, and if you dont want to answer publicly (or through PM) that's totally understandable, but when did you realize, and for how long, were an alcoholic?
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Alright, this may be too personal, and if you dont want to answer publicly (or PM) that's totally understandable, but when did you realize, and for how long, were an alcoholic?
For the sake of awareness, I will answer this one. I had my first drink at age twelve. By fifteen I had used pot, coke, speed, mushrooms, and acid. I basically sought any way to make me not feel. By my twenties I had settled into speed and booze. I quit the speed when my kid was born, but picked it up again after the divorce out of sheer depression. I spent the next five years committing spiritual suicide via those substances. An event happened which caused me to quit speed, but I still drank, and did nothing to heal the underlying causes. My drinking escalated to a point where a standard night was 8 to 10 rounds of Bud and double Jager shots, so around 25 to thirty drinks a night.(my best friend was the bartender, I always got huge pours). This went on for four years or so, and I knew I was an alcoholic but I had accepted my fate. It was only when my body gave out and I spent a week in the ICU almost dying that I knew something had to change. In all honesty, I may have only drank alcoholicly for the last ten years or so, but the mindset was there since I was a kid, and the genetics were there too, the disease runs in the family. So really, I have been an alcoholic most of my life, and am still one today, I just don't drink anymore. I work a solid recovery program through a number of sources, and am slowly making amends to those I harmed through my immense amount of neglect. Aside from becoming a father, it is the most miraculous thing that has happened to me, and the joy of living builds each day. I made a point at one of my groups the other day, that waking up now is like finding that one fucking Lego in the huge bag of Lego's that fits the exact spot you need it to.
Damn, need a smoke after that one.
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I love you Lonestar :heart
You know, like, in the platonic way a 20 year old can love a 42 year old man over the internet who he has never met.
:heart :heart :heart
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That's some story, man. Took some balls to write that up, I imagine. You got my respect in a big way.
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That's inspirational, lonestar.
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That's some story, man. Took some balls to write that up, I imagine. You got my respect in a big way.
The more I accept my past, the further I will go in the future. I have no problem sharing my story, if only for helping out others from falling into the same pit I did. This forum means so much to me, it is my little escape zone when "out there" gets fucking hairy, and it does that often, but more important, is when it gets hairy between my ears, that's when I need you guys most, and you are always here. :heart
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:heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
Still think I'm a dickhead? ;) :heart
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You're one of biggest dickheads I've ever met and I love ya :heart
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Love you too Nem. :heart
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OK, gotta crash soon. Let's make sure I wake up to something to answer, and let's have some fun ones too. I'm all for honesty and sharing, but I need to sneak some laughs in there too. Night bitches.
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Night cupcake!
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Alright, this may be too personal, and if you dont want to answer publicly (or PM) that's totally understandable, but when did you realize, and for how long, were an alcoholic?
For the sake of awareness, I will answer this one. I had my first drink at age twelve. By fifteen I had used pot, coke, speed, mushrooms, and acid. I basically sought any way to make me not feel. By my twenties I had settled into speed and booze. I quit the speed when my kid was born, but picked it up again after the divorce out of sheer depression. I spent the next five years committing spiritual suicide via those substances. An event happened which caused me to quit speed, but I still drank, and did nothing to heal the underlying causes. My drinking escalated to a point where a standard night was 8 to 10 rounds of Bud and double Jager shots, so around 25 to thirty drinks a night.(my best friend was the bartender, I always got huge pours). This went on for four years or so, and I knew I was an alcoholic but I had accepted my fate. It was only when my body gave out and I spent a week in the ICU almost dying that I knew something had to change. In all honesty, I may have only drank alcoholicly for the last ten years or so, but the mindset was there since I was a kid, and the genetics were there too, the disease runs in the family. So really, I have been an alcoholic most of my life, and am still one today, I just don't drink anymore. I work a solid recovery program through a number of sources, and am slowly making amends to those I harmed through my immense amount of neglect. Aside from becoming a father, it is the most miraculous thing that has happened to me, and the joy of living builds each day. I made a point at one of my groups the other day, that waking up now is like finding that one fucking Lego in the huge bag of Lego's that fits the exact spot you need it to.
Damn, need a smoke after that one.
So proud of you! I made a year clean last Monday. Okay I need to try and go back to sleep. Had a really shitty day and brain hates to sleep.
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lonestar, you're a pretty inspirational guy you know.
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1 - You have two hours booked on the holodeck. What program do you run? It can be anything from playing a game of pong against an Olympic champion, to a sex fantasy with literally limitless hookers. I won't judge. It's your holodeck time.
2 - After an incident with some Libyans, you are inadvertently sent back to 1955, with no chance of ever getting back. How do you live out the rest of your existence? Will you just blend in, or exploit your knowledge of the future in some way for fame and fortune, or even just to help mankind? (And don't just take the cheap way out and say you'd invest in Amiga computers and answering machines)
3 - Hypothetically speaking, let's say that there is some scenario where you have to break an existing Guinness world record within the next year, or else you will die. You are free to use this next year to work towards this goal, and train for whatever it is in any way you see fit. What record will you go after? Keep in mind there are plenty of pointless records you could go after, like the longest distance ridden backwards on a unicycle while balancing an egg on a spoon, or you could just go for the world's fattest man if that's what floats your boat. Choose whatever you want. But your life depends on you breaking that record. Be realistic here.
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Alright, this may be too personal, and if you dont want to answer publicly (or PM) that's totally understandable, but when did you realize, and for how long, were an alcoholic?
For the sake of awareness, I will answer this one. I had my first drink at age twelve. By fifteen I had used pot, coke, speed, mushrooms, and acid. I basically sought any way to make me not feel. By my twenties I had settled into speed and booze. I quit the speed when my kid was born, but picked it up again after the divorce out of sheer depression. I spent the next five years committing spiritual suicide via those substances. An event happened which caused me to quit speed, but I still drank, and did nothing to heal the underlying causes. My drinking escalated to a point where a standard night was 8 to 10 rounds of Bud and double Jager shots, so around 25 to thirty drinks a night.(my best friend was the bartender, I always got huge pours). This went on for four years or so, and I knew I was an alcoholic but I had accepted my fate. It was only when my body gave out and I spent a week in the ICU almost dying that I knew something had to change. In all honesty, I may have only drank alcoholicly for the last ten years or so, but the mindset was there since I was a kid, and the genetics were there too, the disease runs in the family. So really, I have been an alcoholic most of my life, and am still one today, I just don't drink anymore. I work a solid recovery program through a number of sources, and am slowly making amends to those I harmed through my immense amount of neglect. Aside from becoming a father, it is the most miraculous thing that has happened to me, and the joy of living builds each day. I made a point at one of my groups the other day, that waking up now is like finding that one fucking Lego in the huge bag of Lego's that fits the exact spot you need it to.
Damn, need a smoke after that one.
So proud of you! I made a year clean last Monday. Okay I need to try and go back to sleep. Had a really shitty day and brain hates to sleep.
And I of you, one year is some serious time, keep up the great work Akasha!!!!
Blob, great questions, I'll get to them in a few hours when I'm a bit more awake.
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so my question goes:
do you thing you had enough sleep?
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Another question: Taking into account Schopenhauer's view of aiming low so that when bad things happen one doesn't get disappointed and when good things happen you can be surprised, and relating that to Kant's belief that one should think autonomously and free of dictates of external authority, who do you think will win the NBA championship this year?
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Have you met/ know any famous people? If so, who?
Follow up, any famous person you would you like to meet?
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How did you come to find/join DTF? And, did you know any DTF'rs before joining?
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1 - You have two hours booked on the holodeck. What program do you run? It can be anything from playing a game of pong against an Olympic champion, to a sex fantasy with literally limitless hookers. I won't judge. It's your holodeck time.
2 - After an incident with some Libyans, you are inadvertently sent back to 1955, with no chance of ever getting back. How do you live out the rest of your existence? Will you just blend in, or exploit your knowledge of the future in some way for fame and fortune, or even just to help mankind? (And don't just take the cheap way out and say you'd invest in Amiga computers and answering machines)
3 - Hypothetically speaking, let's say that there is some scenario where you have to break an existing Guinness world record within the next year, or else you will die. You are free to use this next year to work towards this goal, and train for whatever it is in any way you see fit. What record will you go after? Keep in mind there are plenty of pointless records you could go after, like the longest distance ridden backwards on a unicycle while balancing an egg on a spoon, or you could just go for the world's fattest man if that's what floats your boat. Choose whatever you want. But your life depends on you breaking that record. Be realistic here.
1- After recreating some choice time with the lovely Grace Park above, I would recreate The Who's performance of Tommy at the Isle of Wight show with front row tickets.
2- Using my handy 2012 sports almanac I so conveniently had in my pocket, I would make a ton of cash, I mean a fucking ton of cash. Then I would privatize space travel and ensure that the space race didn't stop at the moon, but that we kept exploring outward and outward.
3- Most times consecutively flipping an egg.
so my question goes:
do you thing you had enough sleep?
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Another question: Taking into account Schopenhauer's view of aiming low so that when bad things happen one doesn't get disappointed and when good things happen you can be surprised, and relating that to Kant's belief that one should think autonomously and free of dictates of external authority, who do you think will win the NBA championship this year?
Warriors baby!!!
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Have you met/ know any famous people? If so, who?
Follow up, any famous person you would you like to meet?
Two that stand out.....
1- I was taking a piss in the bathroom at the hotel. A gentleman came in and started using the urinal next to me. At a glance, I could tell it was Joe Montana. The only thing I could think was "holy shit, I'm pissing next to Joe Montana." Obviously, we didn't shake hands.
2- When I was about twelve, my dad took us on a trip to Boston. We were in the Harvard Sheraton having breakfast, and the only other table in the room was occupied by John Madden. My dad, being the consumate salesman he is, asked John something about being out there looking at schools for his son. John picked up his breakfast and walked over to our table and finished it with us. My dad and him had a long, in depth conversation about a ton of shit, my brother and I just sat there and looked stupid.
I have a list of people earlier in the thread that I have cooked for too.
The top two on my list(the above mentioned Grace Park wouldn't be bad to meet), would be Pete Townshend and Jon Anderson
How did you come to find/join DTF? And, did you know any DTF'rs before joining?
I never used the internet till 2008(see above drug addiction and alcoholism). I had started using it to follow shit on ESPN, and I had a boss at the time who used to tell of the sit that happened on his forum, the VH Links. Curious, I signed up for my favorite band's forum, Yessongs. It was slow and boring, so I went to my second favorite band's forum, DTF. I liked what I saw, then this thread rolled around...
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=6678.0 (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=6678.0)
and I knew I was home.
I didnt know anyone here when joining, though I have since met DTVT, Bosk, H, Fiery Winds, Obscure, Bout to Crash, DTbug(a personal friend, she has three post I think) and beerslayer(he's my buddy, a registered member though I still don't think the fucker has posted yet)
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1. What would you consider the best year of your life so far?
2. How long have you been working at your current restaurant?
3. Do you ever take vacation time? And if so where do you go?
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1. What would you consider the best year of your life so far?
2. How long have you been working at your current restaurant?
3. Do you ever take vacation time? And if so where do you go?
1- Though this last year has been awesome, my best was easily the period around '95 and '96. That was when my daughter was about two to three, and was changing and growing everyday. We were thick as thieves at that time, and constantly had fun together. I can't see any period of my life to come, maybe with the exception of being a grandparent, that could come close to watching the one I love most learn about the world.
2- I will have been there eight years next month, and will be there for a long time. It is a good, steady, union gig, and in my business, those are hard to come by.
3- My vacations for relaxation are going camping at Sawmill Lake in the Sierra Nevadas. Sawmill, along with the surrounding lakes, are the most beautiful around, and being with nature is crucial to centering my spirit and replenishing my soul.
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Do you think their are any home cooks that can cook as well as a restaurant chef? If yes, do you know any personally?
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Ok question about the questions, what's your favourite type of question for this sort of thread? Something deep and profound, something random, something a bit silly?
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Do you think their are any home cooks that can cook as well as a restaurant chef? If yes, do you know any personally?
Definatly. You gotta remember, there are many skill levels of restaurant chefs, I'm pretty much a middle of the pack type, nowhere near the talent of the Thomas Kellers or Nancy Oakes of the culinary world. And I'm sure many home cooks are just as talented as me, some even moreso, especially with the way the foodie culture has been booming lately. My aunt is a fabulous cook, I have stolen many a concept from her, especially her gluten free techniques. The two worlds are just so different. That being said, I don't think a home cook could reach the level of the top culinary minds, like those stated above, such skill can only be acquired by making it a career and spending the time learning and honing the skill to perfection.
Ok question about the questions, what's your favourite type of question for this sort of thread? Something deep and profound, something random, something a bit silly?
I'm pretty open about it. With me, I am a conversation joiner, not a starter. Get me in a room with shy people, and were going to have a quiet night, but put me with someone who can get the ball rolling, and I'm off to the races. And silliness is always acceptable, the day I stop playing is the day I want to die.
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Okie doke. I'm gonna go a bit random for now then.
What's your favourite time of year?
What's the most expensive thing you've purchased?
What's one of your secret guilty pleasures?
Are you a morning or evening shower person?
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I got one:
Have you read Kitchen Confidential and if so what did you think of it from a chiefs point of view?
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I got one:
Have you read Kitchen Confidential and if so what did you think of it from a chiefs point of view?
I was just about to pop on and ask this.
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Boxers or Briefs?
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Okie doke. I'm gonna go a bit random for now then.
What's your favourite time of year?
What's the most expensive thing you've purchased?
What's one of your secret guilty pleasures?
Are you a morning or evening shower person?
-autumn, I love the weather, and it is the time of year for college football.
-My daughters hospital bill was half a million, does that count(she was in the ICU for 17 days after her birth). Outside of that, I think I dropped 5k on a car once, I really don't buy big ticket items, most of the crap I buy is under $500.
-Ruffles and french onion dip, or Vermont Cabot white cheddar and Wheat Thins, when I'm in a funk, I'll buy either, get some Coca Cola, and watch back episodes of Firefly, BSG, or Trek in my bed. Those are my special "fuck the world" moments.
-Morning, I can't get my day started without it.
I got one:
Have you read Kitchen Confidential and if so what did you think of it from a chiefs point of view?
Thanks for the reminder of this classic...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4)
Yes, I have read it, and the follow up, Medium Raw, and loved them both. In some kitchens, yes, we are that fucking psychotic. He was a bit over the top with his hatred of popular chef culture, ie Food Network stuff, but chefs are incredibly passionate people, we work hard and we play hard. In Medium Raw, he is somewhat apologetic for his tone in Kitchen Confidential, but not really, I liked it better than the first myself. Here is Bourdaine doing a reading of my favorite part from it, had me crying with laughter in a very public place when I first read it, it's about how the movies The Big Red Balloon and Old Yeller ruined his life(please watch this folks, fucking hysterical, especially from 1:30 on, NSFW language)....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmgice3ieZ4)
Boxers or Briefs?
Tightey whiteys, except mine are usually colored. I like my boys cradled and safe, not flying to the whims of the universe.
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I loved those commercials. They're making shitty movie remakes, they could at least remake awesome commericals.
Also, you posted the same link twice :loser:
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What is the ONE item that you could not function without in the kitchen, at work OR at home?
What is the furthest you have ever been from home?
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When I think of San Francisco, two things come immediately to mind, right or wrong:
1) Chinatown
2) Gay men everywhere
What's your impression of Chinatown San Franciso? In general, specifically the food, and compared to other Chinatowns if possible.
Is the stereotype of San Francisco being a haven for gay guys for real or unfairly exaggerrated? Is it mostly just certain areas?
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I loved those commercials. They're making shitty movie remakes, they could at least remake awesome commericals.
Also, you posted the same link twice :loser:
oops, let's see if I can fuck it up using my phone.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKeOmUEymU&feature=youtube_gdata_player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RKeOmUEymU&feature=youtube_gdata_player)
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ill get back to answers in a few hours, gotta have lunch with a charming lady.
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I just want to say that after a day in school, it was nice to come home to read the last couple pages of this thread. I am impressed with your answers, especially the inspirational post about your alcoholism.
Did you enjoy your lunch?
What did you eat?
What is your favorite cuisine? (Being that you are a chef, I am interested to see your answer for this one)
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Do you need any more waitresses chef? I could do with a break from annoying old ladies
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My question(s) for you, lonestar, is / are:
Do you believe in (a) God? Do you believe there is any deeper meaning to our lives other than to replicate our DNA before we all inevitably pass out of existence? Is there any deeper purpose to life other than the meaning we can subjectively give it?
Thanks, and sorry for getting all depressing / philosophical on you :blush
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*crosses fingers* please be a daoist, please be a daoist, please be a daoist...
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*crosses fingers* please be a daoist, please be a daoist, please be a daoist...
No fair using prior conversations, and isn't it taoist?
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Lonestar, go back in time and tell 22 year old one thing that would make his overall quality of life better for the sake of future you.
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*crosses fingers* please be a daoist, please be a daoist, please be a daoist...
No fair using prior conversations, and isn't it taoist?
If you want to be an American. The spelling is with a "t" but it sounds like a "d" so cool cats (like me) spell it with a "d."
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Oh, and I was crossing my fingers hoping it hadn't changed. I wasn't trying to be some psychic dude.
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Lunch was burgers...
(https://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q554/oskirules/IMAG0332.jpg)
will get to more answers when I get on my laptop.
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Johnny Rockets?
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*crosses fingers* please be a daoist, please be a daoist, please be a daoist...
No fair using prior conversations, and isn't it taoist?
If you want to be an American.
Or just a good speller, really.
I doo like yor attichood tho. Power to the peepul.
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You seem to be pretty adventurous in terms of food and open to most anything. Have you always been open to foods that aren't considered everyday food items and willing to try almost anything?
I ask because right now I am picky as fuck and that doesn't help my case of one day maybe going to culinary school
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What is the ONE item that you could not function without in the kitchen, at work OR at home?
What is the furthest you have ever been from home?
-Salt, easily the most important ingredient in cooking.
-New York, when I was living in Sacramento, other than a brief visit to Canada, I have never been outside of the US.
When I think of San Francisco, two things come immediately to mind, right or wrong:
1) Chinatown
2) Gay men everywhere
What's your impression of Chinatown San Franciso? In general, specifically the food, and compared to other Chinatowns if possible.
Is the stereotype of San Francisco being a haven for gay guys for real or unfairly exaggerrated? Is it mostly just certain areas?
1- I honestly don't visit Chinatown, so I can't give an answer on that one.
2- They gay community is so prevalent in the Bay Area in general that when you live out here, you really don't notice it. From an outsider, especially from an area with a smaller gay community, it would probably be a bit of a shock, but seeing two men make out in public is just another thing, no big deal.
I just want to say that after a day in school, it was nice to come home to read the last couple pages of this thread. I am impressed with your answers, especially the inspirational post about your alcoholism.
Did you enjoy your lunch?
What did you eat?
What is your favorite cuisine? (Being that you are, as a chef, I am interested to see your answer for this one)
Yes, and the company too, see picture above. That is one of my best friends(she is the owner of the chihuahua seen in other threads), and the burger is from a place near Oakland called Val's, fucking killer doesn't begin to describe them.
As to my favorite cuisine, I love southern. The spice, the rich flavors, the amount of love and time put into the foods, like gumbo for example, is right in line with my culinary heart. I also love all the Mediterrenean cuisines, especially French, Italian, and Spanish.
My question(s) for you, lonestar, is / are:
Do you believe in (a) God? Do you believe there is any deeper meaning to our lives other than to replicate our DNA before we all inevitably pass out of existence? Is there any deeper purpose to life other than the meaning we can subjectively give it?
Thanks, and sorry for getting all depressing / philosophical on you :blush
If you asked me this a year ago, I would have given you a pat athiest answer, but a lot has happened in that time. I choose to believe in a higher power of my own choosing. Much of my beliefs come from Taoist readings, and I read the Tao Te Ching every night as part of my daily studies. I pray for my higher power every morning to take care of me, and free me from the bondage of self, so that my instincts and will won't drive my thinking, cause my thinking got me pretty fucked up. I try to live each moment within that moment, staying in tune with the frequency of the world around me, and can usually tell when my spiritual compass is off, and I need to meditate or pray to center it again. As to a meaning of life, I really don't have time to ponder that, I'm too busy having fun living it. As long as I keep my focus on keeping my heart in a state of love towards all people and things around me, I think I'll be OK. There is much to be said for replicating the DNA though, once you have a kid, your life does have purpose. Granted most of this is a work in progress, I try to keep an open mind and let my spiritual side develop as it may.
Lonestar, go back in time and tell 22 year old one thing that would make his overall quality of life better for the sake of future you.
I am a firm believer of the philosophy of no matter where I am in life, that is where I am supposed to be, which renders such a question meaningless. Even if I told my 22 year old self to sober up, I would have never met my ex(we met in a bar), and my daughter wouldn't have been born. That is wholly unacceptable, this world was meant to have my kid in it.
You seem to be pretty adventurous in terms of food and open to most anything. Have you always been open to foods that aren't considered everyday food items and willing to try almost anything?
I ask because right now I am picky as fuck and that doesn't help my case of one day maybe going to culinary school
I love trying new stuff, as I said earlier in the thread, the only things I've seen that make me squeemish are haggis and balut. I probably would try haggis, balut I'm still iffy on. If you are planning on going to culinary school, you better open up that culinary mind and stop being picky, your education is only as good as the effort you put into it. The more diverse of a chef you are, the more you can bring to the table.
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A little of a follow up question.
What would be a good reading starting point for the Tao te Ching? I know very little.
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Do you think you will ever see Cal win a national title in football?
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Do you think you will ever see Cal win a national title in football?
Had to go straight for the heart, didn't you? I'm starting to wonder if I will ever see them in the Rose Bowl. It requires the rare combination of Cal being awesome and USC being sub-par, that doesn't happen very often. Its been 53 years since Cal last went, and it doesn't look good in the forseable future. I sure hope so though, it would be such a moment for me, like the Giant's winning the World Series by a bajillion, but first we gotta just worry about taking care of Ohio St. next year. ;)
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Thanks for the reply, lonestar! Culinary school is a maybe at this point. First I gotta get the bachelors degree in business and then go after the MBA. Culinary after that or during my pursuit of the MBA
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Thanks for the reply, lonestar! Culinary school is a maybe at this point. First I gotta get the bachelors degree in business and then go after the MBA. Culinary after that or during my pursuit of the MBA
If I remember correctly, you want to open a mom&pop kind of place, right?
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Yep. Burger and sub place with made from scratch menu items and mom's recipe kind of stuff
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Would you adopt me?
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Would you adopt me?
I could only tolerate a Seminole child if was of my own blood, sorry man. ;)
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Do you ever cook Indian? Do you have any tips for cooking Indian, or good dishes for an inexperienced cook to try out?
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Do you ever cook Indian? Do you have any tips for cooking Indian, or good dishes for an inexperienced cook to try out?
I am clueless with Indian food, never was a big fan of the flavors.
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Taken from James Lipton: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
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Taken from James Lipton: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
What the fuck are you doing here?
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I need a recipe for carp, that doesn't included a salting the fish on a board, cooking it, when done throw the carp out and eating the board, Got any?
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I need a recipe for carp, that doesn't included a salting the fish on a board, cooking it, when done throw the carp out and eating the board, Got any?
i read that as "I need a recipe for crap" :lol
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What Food Network star do you love and hate?
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What Food Network star do you love and hate?
I... was coming in here to ask a similar question...
okay..
Lonestar...
what are your thoughts on Racheal Ray?
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Lonestar, you'll be proud of me. Made my own BBQ sauce.
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I need a recipe for carp, that doesn't included a salting the fish on a board, cooking it, when done throw the carp out and eating the board, Got any?
I have never cooked carp, and hopefully will never have to.
What Food Network star do you love and hate?
I don't watch Food Network much anymore, but when I did, the ones I enjoyed were Alton Brown, Emiril, Giada, and Paula Dean. All of the newer peeps annoy the fuck out of me.
What Food Network star do you love and hate?
what are your thoughts on Racheal Ray?
I'd fuck her, her show bugs me though.
Lonestar, you'll be proud of me. Made my own BBQ sauce.
Right on man, how'd it come out?
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It turned out really good! Looking forward to trying it out Friday on some Chicken
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what are your thoughts on Racheal Ray?
I'd fuck her, her show bugs me though.
Oh Yeaaaaa :hat
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what are your thoughts on Racheal Ray?
I'd fuck her, her show bugs me though.
Oh Yeaaaaa :hat
:lol.
lonestar, if you were a woman for a day, what would you like to do?
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lonestar, if you were a woman for a day, what would you like to do?
You mean after I spent hours playing with my vag and tits? It depends if the attraction to the opposite sex came with it. If I became attracted to guys, and only had one day, I'd look to get fucked. If the attraction to guys didn't come with the equipment, I'd probably just keep playing with my vag and boobs, or dress hot, go to a bar, find a drunk slutty girl, and have epic gay sex with her. I mean it's only one day, why the fuck would I do anything else other than get as many orgasms out of my tempbox as I can. Of course knowing my luck I'd end up being on the rag that day and spend it on the couch eating Ben&Jerry's and watching Oprah.
(JK ladies, love you all :heart: )
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Who even does that! Sex and the City is the go to show. Also Ben&Jerry's is too expensive, you gotta look in the sale section in case there's cheap cake/choccie/pie going. And where's your hot water bottle?? Not to mention a pack of tissues on standby.
YOU'RE DOING THIS ALL WRONG LONESTAR, GAWD.
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HE'S ONLY BEEN A HYPOTHETICAL FEMALE FOR ONE DAY, GIVE HIM A FUCKING BREAK.
Geez, there's one sentence I never thought I'd have to type.
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Just making sure he does it RIGHT.
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He is doing it right. For a man's brain in a woman's body.
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Who even does that! Sex and the City is the go to show. Also Ben&Jerry's is too expensive, you gotta look in the sale section in case there's cheap cake/choccie/pie going. And where's your hot water bottle?? Not to mention a pack of tissues on standby.
YOU'RE DOING THIS ALL WRONG LONESTAR, GAWD.
I fucking love you Tahlia. :heart
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I suggest you go out for a drive somewhere, then attempt to parallel park, just to see if you're still any good at either.
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I suggest you go out for a drive somewhere, then attempt to parallel park, just to see if you're still any good at either.
Many years ago, my ex's grandpa was prescribed estrogen for some condition. In the middle of a huge family function when asked how it was going, he replied"fine, I just can't seem to parallel park any more" Froze the whole room, God I loved that man.
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:rollin Fucking awesome.
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I recently went to the Bay Area of SF for about a week and totally fell in love. My mom is letting my apply to only ONE college in CA and I can only go in the financial aid i s excellent.
Is Stanford pretty much my only choice regarding financial aid?
(If yes, can I move in with you so I can go to a state school crazy cheap? I mean, my mom probably won't mind me moving in with a middle-aged stranger at all.)
But seriously. I need to find an efficient way to get out there.
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First off, you were in the area and didn't say a single fucking thing, wtf??
Ok, I'm probably the last person to ask about stanfurd, but I do know that their aid is excellent, and you got the hair for the school all ready, won't have to dye it on gameday. I believe to establish residency requires an adress for six months, which might be better cause Berkeley is a vastly superior school, just speaking from an alum's point of view, that is.
I'd like to hear more about your visit though, where you went, what you did, etc.
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lonestar, if you were a woman for a day, what would you like to do?
You mean after I spent hours playing with my vag and tits? It depends if the attraction to the opposite sex came with it. If I became attracted to guys, and only had one day, I'd look to get fucked. If the attraction to guys didn't come with the equipment, I'd probably just keep playing with my vag and boobs, or dress hot, go to a bar, find a drunk slutty girl, and have epic gay sex with her. I mean it's only one day, why the fuck would I do anything else other than get as many orgasms out of my tempbox as I can. Of course knowing my luck I'd end up being on the rag that day and spend it on the couch eating Ben&Jerry's and watching Oprah.
(JK ladies, love you all :heart: )
Sounds like a great day.
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Sorry! I actually did think about it, but this is my first time on DTF in ages and I didn't know how to go about talking about it.
Hm, maybe I'll get a scholarship from Stanford for my hair color? I've actually heard of colleges doing that :lol
And I hope you know I was kidding about staying! I could seriously be 80 years old and you wouldn't know.
YOU WENT TO BERKELEY?!! :hefdaddy My CA school is either going to be that UC Santa Cruz, your alma mater being pretty much my dream school.
I took a trip with my high school's show/a Capella choir (yeah yeah, laugh if you must) because we always take a badass community service trip and perform and stuff and it takes months of selling crappy donuts but somehow it always happens.
Anyway, we stayed at Fisherman's Wharf (which is beyond beautiful), performed at Pier 39, Laguna Honda Hospital, and an elderly home that I sadly can't remember the name of. I ate at In-and-Out Burger for the first time ever, went to Alcatraz in the pouring rain at night, saw sea lions, walked through the Haight-Ashbury district, went to Twin Peaks, walked the Golden Gate bridge, decided I wanted to live in Muir Woods (and kissed a banana slug for good luck there), participated in the Save the Bay prject by planting like 350 trees, sang at Grace Cathedral (oh my god. most unbelievable performance ever. 9 second reverb.), and just overall fell in love with the city. I've never made a connection with a place so fast. It's so different from any other major city I've ever seen.
Sorry that was so long, but I could go on forever.We managed to do a LOT. :lol
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OK, first off, I will never laugh at choir, my daughter has done that and musical theater since she was 8. I still love the bay like that, and I've lived here 36 years(yes, twice as long as you've been alive), there truly is no other like it. You didn't even scratch the surface either, the diversity is never ending, especially when you get to Berkeley and Oakland, so many great towns. If you are thinking about it, keep in mind that both UCs are really hard to get into, I have no clue what your resume is like(probably really good since you;re such a smart cookie), but be prepared to have to be perfect to get in, especially Berkeley, their standards are a lot higher since I went there. ::) As much smack as I talk about Stanfurd, since they are my arch rival, it is a fantastic school, and the application process might be a bit more forgiving and the aid a little more forthcoming, you might want to look into it. Good to hear from you again kid, don't be such a fucking stranger, ok?
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Who even does that! Sex and the City is the go to show. Also Ben&Jerry's is too expensive, you gotta look in the sale section in case there's cheap cake/choccie/pie going. And where's your hot water bottle?? Not to mention a pack of tissues on standby.
YOU'RE DOING THIS ALL WRONG LONESTAR, GAWD.
I fucking love you Tahlia. :heart
Aww babe, that's the hormones talking there ;)
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As much smack as I talk about Stanfurd, since they are my arch rival, it is a fantastic school, and the application process might be a bit more forgiving and the aid a little more forthcoming, you might want to look into it.
You think? From everything I know Stanford is a fair bit harder to get into that Berkeley (I got into Berkeley but didn't even apply to Stanford so I can't really compare).
But yeah, they might be a bit nicer with the financial aid, especially since the UCs pull no punches when it comes to fucking over out of staters of all of their money.
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As much smack as I talk about Stanfurd, since they are my arch rival, it is a fantastic school, and the application process might be a bit more forgiving and the aid a little more forthcoming, you might want to look into it.
You think? From everything I know Stanford is a fair bit harder to get into that Berkeley (I got into Berkeley but didn't even apply to Stanford so I can't really compare).
But yeah, they might be a bit nicer with the financial aid, especially since the UCs pull no punches when it comes to fucking over out of staters of all of their money.
Stanfurd accepts on a case by case basis,so they might see something in a person with ok grades and take them,Berkeley don't give a fuck.
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As a Giants fan, what's your opinion on Barry Bonds? The perception is that Bay area fans didn't mind the fact he was juicing.
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You may have answered this already, but what is the worst part about your job?
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If you were given a blank check to visit the country of your choice, where would you go and why?
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OK, first off, I will never laugh at choir, my daughter has done that and musical theater since she was 8. I still love the bay like that, and I've lived here 36 years(yes, twice as long as you've been alive), there truly is no other like it. You didn't even scratch the surface either, the diversity is never ending, especially when you get to Berkeley and Oakland, so many great towns. If you are thinking about it, keep in mind that both UCs are really hard to get into, I have no clue what your resume is like(probably really good since you;re such a smart cookie), but be prepared to have to be perfect to get in, especially Berkeley, their standards are a lot higher since I went there. ::) As much smack as I talk about Stanfurd, since they are my arch rival, it is a fantastic school, and the application process might be a bit more forgiving and the aid a little more forthcoming, you might want to look into it. Good to hear from you again kid, don't be such a fucking stranger, ok?
Thanks lonestar...and will do :)
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Lonestar, are you still in touch with your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate?
Sorry if this has already been asked.
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:rollin
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As a Giants fan, what's your opinion on Barry Bonds? The perception is that Bay area fans didn't mind the fact he was juicing.
Boy that's a loaded question. First off, since our collection of arms and nobodies won the title, we have all pretty much forgotten about Barry. At the time though, we supported him, even though he was juicing. It was part of the era, and most fans supported a player of their team when he was busted, Barry just happened to be the most high profile, and quite the asshole to boot. On the other hand, he was making the home run title run, and had us within six outs of a title, so success like that for a fanbase hungry for it, we were forgiving too. In the end, his douchiness won out, and most of the bay doesn't really give a fuck anymore.
You may have answered this already, but what is the worst part about your job?
The schedule, working late nights, weekends, and all holidays really hampers with fitting into "normal" society, especially for me, since the bar life isn't really an option anymore.
If you were given a blank check to visit the country of your choice, where would you go and why?
Honestly, one of my biggest dreams is to rent a motor home, take six months off, and tour this great land of mine. There is so much beauty and diversity in the US, and I do love my country so much, that it would be a shame to waste such a deal on another land before first becoming intimate with my own. If it is an outside country you are asking about, it would have to be Ireland, it is the land of my father's family, and a culture I have always identified with.
Lonestar, are you still in touch with your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate?
No, and the cocksucker still owes me a c-note.
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With all the California Bears being drafted, how come you guys didn't have a better season last year?
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Sign me up.
Anyway, what was the first thing you ever cooked in a professional setting, for an actual person, and how did it turn out?
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With all the California Bears being drafted, how come you guys didn't have a better season last year?
:(
Just further proof that a consistent QB is necessary for success, no matter how good the D is. We had dominant games against the top two teams in the Pac12, Oregon and Stanfurd, but in the other games, Maynard was a fucking football sprinkler.
Sign me up.
Anyway, what was the first thing you ever cooked in a professional setting, for an actual person, and how did it turn out?
I honestly have no clue, that was over twenty years and about 50,000 beers ago(figuring on the loose count of a six pack a night times 365 times 20). My first jobs were in coffee shops so it was probably a burger or breakfast or a club sandwich. My first dish I was truly proud of was a lamb stew served shepards pie style(baked with a mashed potato crust on top), and it was a hit, which was probably why I was so proud of it.
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Hey Chef, why do the ladies keep harrassing/bullying AndyDT? :neverusethis:
SRSLY, what is the most difficult food item you've ever cooked/prepared?
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We did a duck consomme for the millenium dinner that was a three day labor of love. Day one was cleaning the ducks, roasting the bones and prepping the veggies for the stock. The stock cooked for about eight hours, and was strained twice through first a fine mesh collandier, then cheesecloth. The stock was then reduced by half to instensify the flavor, but had to be done slowely, barely boiling, so that the solid particles left didn't break up and cloud the stock. After that, the stock was put over a pilot light and a "raft" was put on top. This is a mixture of egg whites, veggies, and herbs, and when the egg whites cook up, they form a raft over the stock, so that when it slowly circulates, the solid particles left get trapped in the raft, leaving a crystal clear, intensely flavored duck stock, a consomme. We served this in a small bowl with flakes of 24k gold floating on top(it was a six course, $250 meal, and really, how often do you get to cook for the turn of the century). All around, doing a consomme properly, is as delicate as they come for me.
Only one day left, and tomorrow's a busy one for me, I'll answer my last questions after work tomorrow, then turn it over to Chino for questions about gravity.
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Important question...
Who was phone?
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So I might be visiting SF at the end of may/beginning of june. I don't really have a question, more just the demand that we meet up.
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Ok, along those lines... if you can spare an hour or so when you're up in the NY state area for your daughter's grad, I would be willing to make the drive down to buy you a bee.... soda.
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What's your opinion on electronic music?
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So I might be visiting SF at the end of may/beginning of june. I don't really have a question, more just the demand that we meet up.
I'm usually available Tues. and Wed., and can't ask for extra days off due to my vacation at the end of June. PM/FB me when you're more concrete on your plans and we will make it happen.
Ok, along those lines... if you can spare an hour or so when you're up in the NY state area for your daughter's grad, I would be willing to make the drive down to buy you a bee.... soda.
That's a tougher one, the only free time I got I will be spending with my Mom at Niagra falls, maybe a quick lunch hook up there if you don't mind Momstar coming along, we'll talk.
What's your opinion on electronic music?
Haven't really heard anything I like, but I'm always open to new stuff.
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Do you see yourself moving up on the culinary food chain? And where are you on it, btw?
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Do you see yourself moving up on the culinary food chain? And where are you on it, btw?
Good question, the structure of our kitchen is five manager/chefs, an Executive chef and sous chef, who oversee everything. Three sous chefs for each department, banquets, Meritage(our fine dining restaurant) and Paragon(my place, a high end american bistro). Under each sous is a union sous chef, which is my position(we actually make about the same money as the management sous, just can't write people up). For all intensive purposes, this can be a retirement type job, pension, killer benefits, and long term job security. At my present hotel, there really isn't room for upward mobility, since I would have to leave the union, and I really don't want to be in management at this particular property. If I was to lok to move up, it would be an executive sous position at another hotel, or a sous or exec chef at a stand alone restaurant. For the next few years at least, I really don't see myself going anywhere, I need the time to take care of the many personal issues going on in my life, and the comfort of a solid job is very helpful. At some point in the future, it is a possibility though.
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New week, new member. This week, ask Chino. Enjoy!
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Aside from the drunken rail fall, what's the dumbest thing you've ever done?
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I've actually been meaning to ask you this for a while, Chino. I suppose now is a good time.
Have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJarz7BYnHA
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Simple, but since you're younger you're less likely to have a canned answer.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
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I just wanted to thank everyone for the time, doing this was a blast, and I was glad to expose myself in a non perverted manner to DTF.
Chino, in another threadm, you mentioned how the now infamous balcony fall changed your view on life, could you go into more detail onthis?
Also, do you really love avatar that much, or are you just trolling the fuck out of us?
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Chino. Do you think Dream Theater will ever come back to Connecticut's Oakdale again? Why do you think they keep skipping the venue?
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Chino, in another threadm, you mentioned how the now infamous balcony fall changed your view on life, could you go into more detail onthis?
I want to know this too.
Also, what are you majoring in?
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If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
(beauty pageant question, but you always seem to have curious takes on things)
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Aside from the drunken rail fall, what's the dumbest thing you've ever done?
Getting pulled over after being clocked at 125mph when I was 18.
I've actually been meaning to ask you this for a while, Chino. I suppose now is a good time.
Have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJarz7BYnHA
I will watch this when I have a chance in a few hours.
Simple, but since you're younger you're less likely to have a canned answer.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
To be done with school and hopefully working toward my goal of making digital science text books for kids.
Chino. Do you think Dream Theater will ever come back to Connecticut's Oakdale again? Why do you think they keep skipping the venue?
I hope they do. I think it's shit on the venue's end. They only have like 3 events a month...
Chino, in another threadm, you mentioned how the now infamous balcony fall changed your view on life, could you go into more detail onthis?
I want to know this too.
Also, what are you majoring in?
It didn't really change my view on life. My thought process is the same now it used to be. The main difference is that I learned how easy it is for something to go terribly wrong even when you are convinced you are in control. I learned I dont have the limits I once thought I did. I now feel bad when I see the 16 and 17 year olds at my work talking about how shitty they get every weekend, even though it's something I did all the time.
I am majoring in MIS
If you could change one thing in the world, what would it be?
(beauty pageant question, but you always seem to have curious takes on things)
Im sorry if is offends some people, but I'm being honest.
I would do away with ALL religions and try and rid the world of racism. So much hate and death comes from something that may be entirely superstition. When I look at a black person, I don't think "stupid nigger", I think "wow, it's so crazy how skin color was determined by nature to best fit an environment, why should I hate them for that?"... I feel like if everyone thought of each other in a scientific sense, and not a biblical or hierarchy sense, the people of the world could get along much better.
Sorry if some of these answers are butchered. I'm typing fast on my iPad, on the toilet, about to be late for class... :lol
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I disagree, but that was why I asked. Good takes on things. (if we wanna argue we can start a topic in pr)
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I've actually been meaning to ask you this for a while, Chino. I suppose now is a good time.
Have you seen this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJarz7BYnHA
Of course I've seen that :rollin I've had about a hundred people send me it. He makes a lot of really good points but doesn't take into account for a lot of things.... For example, the big eyes... The Na'vi have really big eyes out of necessity, not because they are cute. They live in a Forrest that gets alluminated bioluminecently at night, they need large eyes to see in those kind of conditions. There are plenty of forrest creatures on earth that have the same kind of eyes. If the Na'vi lived in a place that never went dark, they'd have smaller eyes.
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Chino, Besides smashing gingerbread houses, what do you do on your spare time?
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Simple, but since you're younger you're less likely to have a canned answer.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
To be done with school and hopefully working toward my goal of making digital science text books for kids.
Could I ask you to elaborate on this when you have some spare time? As a scientist and an educator, you've piqued my interest here.
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Simple, but since you're younger you're less likely to have a canned answer.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
To be done with school and hopefully working toward my goal of making digital science text books for kids.
Could I ask you to elaborate on this when you have some spare time? As a scientist and an educator, you've piqued my interest here.
I've had digital textbooks all my life. I mean, how many books do you have that aren't operated by your digits? :neverusethis:
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Chino, Besides smashing gingerbread houses, what do you do on your spare time?
During the semester my life is school. When not doing the whole school thing, I enjoy driving RC trucks and kayaking. I spend time with my girlfriend and like to ponder about insane thoughts. Every day I think of at least a dozen things I want to start threads about but never do.
Simple, but since you're younger you're less likely to have a canned answer.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
To be done with school and hopefully working toward my goal of making digital science text books for kids.
Could I ask you to elaborate on this when you have some spare time? As a scientist and an educator, you've piqued my interest here.
First off, I believe that the general public's lack of scientific interest has hindered this country's development greatly. During the moon landing era (I'm paraphrasing NDT here) you couldn't open a magazine or a newspaper without seeing something about the city of tomorrow, the home of tomorrow, transportation of tomorrow... everyone was dreaming and wanted to be part of it. Once the moon landing era ended, all of that ended. As a country, we stopped dreaming, and that spark of interest in science died. Second, in 15 years time I don't think you are going to find physical text books in 90+% of schools. I want to help reignite that spark in kids by letting them play and see science, not be bored and tortured by just reading stuff they don't want to. Keep in mind, I want to work in the age group of 7-10.
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First off, I believe that the general public's lack of scientific interest has hindered this country's development greatly. During the moon landing era (I'm paraphrasing NDT here) you couldn't open a magazine or a newspaper without seeing something about the city of tomorrow, the home of tomorrow, transportation of tomorrow... everyone was dreaming and wanted to be part of it. Once the moon landing era ended, all of that ended. As a country, we stopped dreaming, and that spark of interest in science died. Second, in 15 years time I don't think you are going to find physical text books in 90+% of schools. I want to help reignite that spark in kids by letting them play and see science, not be bored and tortured by just reading stuff they don't want to. Keep in mind, I want to work in the age group of 7-10.
That's just plain awesome man, I hope you achieve your dream. :tup
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I have 2 questions.
1. How do you feel about electronic music?
2. Would you recommend majoring in a science in college and going to grad school?
3 (I lied). I have a problem with motivation in general. How can I fix this?
4. What I probably should be asking is "How do I get started fixing this?"
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Hey, Chino.
What made you a huge DeGrasse Tyson fan? Or when did that start?
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Chino, you can be an all star athlete in any of the big four North American sports. Which sport do you play?
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You are in my restaurant and can have any four course meal you want, price is no object. What am I cooking?
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In some bizarro situation, you have to go gay for 1 week, but you can choose your partner. Who are you going gay for?
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Thank you for not asking me that. :tup
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That's because I already knew the answer.
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My questions for you, Chino, are similar to lonestar's:
Why do you or don't you believe in (a) God? Do you believe there is any deeper meaning to our lives other than to replicate our DNA before we all inevitably pass out of existence? Is there any deeper purpose to life other than the meaning we can subjectively give it?
Thanks, and, once again, sorry for getting all depressing / philosophical on you :blush
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I have 2 questions.
1. How do you feel about electronic music?
2. Would you recommend majoring in a science in college and going to grad school?
3 (I lied). I have a problem with motivation in general. How can I fix this?
4. What I probably should be asking is "How do I get started fixing this?"
1) I don't usually like it, but there are a few songs here and there that I think are sick.
2) Yes I would.
3) Just don't worry about things. Many things in life take time to sort themselves out. Sitting around dwelling on them won't change anything.
4) Find something that can take your mind off of things that bother you. Buy a CO2 pistol and just unload on glass objects.
Hey, Chino.
What made you a huge DeGrasse Tyson fan? Or when did that start?
That's a great question. I transfered into a public school as a sophmore in highschool. In my biology class we discussed natural selection. This was the first time I was hearing of it and it totally blew my mind. At that moment I became hooked on life in a way I never had before. I read the Origin of Species over that Christmas break and fell in love. One day I am flipping through the channels and stumble across a show called Cosmos (never saw it before) and Carl Sagan was talking about the crabs that looked like samurai warriors. It reminded me of natural selection we discussed in school. Next thing I knew, I bought the 13 part series and have since seen it at least 20 times. That is what really got me into science and space. I just began watching all the shows I could and eventually stumbled across NDT. I always found this to be really cool.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqrN3Bfro8
Chino, you can be an all star athlete in any of the big four North American sports. Which sport do you play?
Baseball.
You are in my restaurant and can have any four course meal you want, price is no object. What am I cooking?
- Bacon, Sausage, Hashbrown, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Sammich.
- Some really awesome wings.
- 42oz Siroloin with shoepeg corn and mashed potatoes.
- Cheesecake run through a frozen yogurt machine and put into a sugar cone.
In some bizarro situation, you have to go gay for 1 week, but you can choose your partner. Who are you going gay for?
Ryan Reynolds
My questions for you, Chino, are similar to lonestar's:
Why do you or don't you believe in (a) God? Do you believe there is any deeper meaning to our lives other than to replicate our DNA before we all inevitably pass out of existence? Is there any deeper purpose to life other than the meaning we can subjectively give it?
Thanks, and, once again, sorry for getting all depressing / philosophical on you :blush
I don't believe in a "God". I guess at best I can say that there is a possibility that some action of another being triggered the creation of our universe. For instance, if scientists created a micro universe in a lab that was a scaled down version of our own. Something that we will never be able to comprehend. The purpose of all life is to replicate our DNA. We just happen to be the first species that have truely perfected it and have free time to wonder what else we could do when we are not trying to populate. I believe that we are the first species that now does not need to worry about procreation. Some of us can focus out attention on other things. For example, my doctor never go married, but she has saved the lives of hundred of children. To me, that is better for our species than someone just cranking out kids. But at our core, our only purpose is to procreate.... and even that's not really a purpose, it's just something we do.
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- Bacon, Sausage, Hashbrown, Egg, and Cheese Breakfast Sammich.
- Some really awesome wings.
- 42oz Siroloin with shoepeg corn and mashed potatoes.
- Cheesecake run through a frozen yogurt machine and put into a sugar cone.
^Food pr0n
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Would you give a blowjob for money? If so, what would your minimum fee be? You can do two prices, one assuming you know there's no risk of STDs and another without that guarantee.
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Every time Neil Degrass Tyson is on The Daily Show I feel like a better person after than I was before. He's seriously just an amazing individual, and his fun fact tweets are usually excellent.
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Every time Neil Degrass Tyson is on The Daily Show I feel like a better person after than I was before. He's seriously just an amazing individual, and his fun fact tweets are usually excellent.
Amen to that. Neil Degrass Tyson inspires just as Sagan did before him.
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Would you give a blowjob for money? If so, what would your minimum fee be? You can do two prices, one assuming you know there's no risk of STDs and another without that guarantee.
It all depends on how long I have to suck, if it's going to be made public, and where his load goes. As long as it's kept private, no STD's, and I didn't come into contact with his semen, I'd probably blow a guy for 3 minutes for like a grand. I have no shame. It'd be the easiest thousand dollars I ever got.
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I can't remember if you mentioned this at the time, but I know you were asleep when you fell off the balcony. Did you wake up during the fall, and if so, what went through your head?
If you want to avoid this question, I totally understand.
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Every time Neil Degrass Tyson is on The Daily Show I feel like a better person after than I was before. He's seriously just an amazing individual, and his fun fact tweets are usually excellent.
Amen to that. Neil Degrass Tyson inspires just as Sagan did before him.
You'll enjoy this; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeqrN3Bfro8
I can't remember if you mentioned this at the time, but I know you were asleep when you fell off the balcony. Did you wake up during the fall, and if so, what went through your head?
If you want to avoid this question, I totally understand.
I dozed off for a split second. As soon as my weight shifted I woke up. I was able to realize what was happening and watched my hand come off the railing. I heard people yelling "WHOA! WHOA! DUDE! DUDE! I kept my eyes open the entire way down. Surpisingly, the thought of death didn't even run through my head. The only thing that registered was me thinking to myslef "this is gonna hurt like fuck, but you got this" :lol I made contact and lost vision for a second or two as I started tumbling. I came to rest face down and the voices yelling that I had heard earlier actually ended up being some friends from my home town. They didn't realize it was me until I started yelling back at them. I think I said something like "Did you see that!". At that point I felt pretty fine actually. I tried getting up, I felt like I could, but no one would let me. The cops were there within minutes and one of them was more or less sitting on my back. It took forever for the amnulence to get there, and my left arm started going numb because it was trapped under mine and the cop's weight for like 25 minutes. He wouldn't let me move it. By that point the pain started really kicking in and I started blacking out. The last thing I remember was the cop saying "Stick with me man, don't go anywhere"... I responded "Where am I going to go, you're sitting on me".
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Every time Neil Degrass Tyson is on The Daily Show I feel like a better person after than I was before. He's seriously just an amazing individual, and his fun fact tweets are usually excellent.
He tweeted me!!!
(https://img823.imageshack.us/img823/2513/imageraff.jpg)
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Go!
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:caffeine: :implode:
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Who is your current avatar? He looks familiar.
Will the Invader Zim one be returning at some point?
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Who is your current avatar? He looks familiar.
Will the Invader Zim one be returning at some point?
Really Orbert? REALLY!?!?!
There goes my big one.
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So implode... What's your shoe size?
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Who is your current avatar? He looks familiar.
My current avatar is John Egbert from the webcomic Homestuck (https://mspaintadventures.com/?s=6). This is the actual panel:
(https://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/03669.gif)
I see you posting in the QC thread. I think you and many other members here would enjoy it. However, I must warn you that it's long--over twice as long as QC.
Will the Invader Zim one be returning at some point?
You're the second person to ask me that. Do people really miss my original avatar?
So implode... What's your shoe size?
~9.5. I don't have very big feet.
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yes we do miss it...
well I hadn't realized you didn't have the squid... /browsingwithavatarsoff
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Oh yeah! I forgot about the squid. Maybe I should just make an animated avatar that loops through my three past avatars. :lol
Or I guess I could go back to the Zim one. I do everything for other people!
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Why did you pick your username?
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Why did you pick your username?
I was a member of another forum many years ago, and one guy had this name. I thought is was cool. Simple. Easy to remember. Unique enough. *shrug*
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What other forms of identity theft are you engaged in?
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Have you ever considered getting in contact with the other Implode and then meeting him in person, and then you'd start scouring the internet for other Implodes in a quest to meet ten of them in a single year, and it's just a silly drunken bet with the original Implode at first but you stay firm friends with all the Implodes all around the world and then you could perform a live stage show at the Edinburgh Fringe about your adventures and maybe release a DVD?
Just wondering.
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When you go back to Squid? :metal
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What other forms of identity theft are you engaged in?
I've cosplayed before.
Have you ever considered getting in contact with the other Implode and then meeting him in person, and then you'd start scouring the internet for other Implodes in a quest to meet ten of them in a single year, and it's just a silly drunken bet with the original Implode at first but you stay firm friends with all the Implodes all around the world and then you could perform a live stage show at the Edinburgh Fringe about your adventures and maybe release a DVD?
Just wondering.
That reference went way over my head. Sorry.
When you go back to Squid? :metal
Now someone wants the squid back! What do I do? How do I decide? I found a site that let will change my avatar every time the page is loaded, but at DTF you can't link to an avatar.
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Have you ever considered getting in contact with the other Implode and then meeting him in person, and then you'd start scouring the internet for other Implodes in a quest to meet ten of them in a single year, and it's just a silly drunken bet with the original Implode at first but you stay firm friends with all the Implodes all around the world and then you could perform a live stage show at the Edinburgh Fringe about your adventures and maybe release a DVD?
Just wondering.
That reference went way over my head. Sorry.
Hahahahahaha. Don't worry, I wasn't expecting it to hit home - it was for my own benefit more than anything else.
It's basically the entire plot of this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Are-you-Dave-Gorman/dp/B0012TPF1C/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1336517584&sr=1-2
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I was thinking of that. But I thought an avatar that cycled while you're still on the page would be obnoxious.
Hahahahahaha. Don't worry, I wasn't expecting it to hit home - it was for my own benefit more than anything else.
It's basically the entire plot of this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Are-you-Dave-Gorman/dp/B0012TPF1C/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1336517584&sr=1-2
I see. Good stuff!
Any more questions?
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Plenty of people do (or have done) it. . . I wouldn't know now because I am too lazy to turn on Avatars / Sigs
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Maybe I could just cycle it myself. Like change it every month. I don't know.
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I just threw this one at oafs, I'll throw it at you too, how do you differentiate between spirituality and religion?
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Damn. Tough question. But good question! Personally, I think spirituality is like a quality that people have similar to intelligence and physical ability. Religion is one's response to their spirituality and personal experience. It's the actual set of beliefs they have.
I don't know how that holds up to different people, but that's what I think. I'm not a very spiritual person, so I have a really hard time identifying with a religion.
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No other questions? I'll answer anything! I only have a couple days left.
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No other questions? I'll answer anything! I only have a couple days left.
If you could choose to have the power to fly, but only by way of big, bulky angel wings that you couldn't retract and that kept you from entering any normal-sized door, would you?
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That is an interested question. Where's that come from?
Not being able to go through any normal sized door? I might actually pass on that. I could always just get a pilot's license.
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That is an interested question. Where's that come from?
MY BRAINZ
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I'm gonna ask this to both of you (so sorry, faithful reader, if you've just seen this in the other thread!) but I think it's a fun little litmus test... which Hogwarts House do you think you'd be sorted into, and why?
And if you're not a Harry Potter fan, here's the list. (https://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Hogwarts_Houses#The_houses_of_Hogwarts)
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Ravenclaw probably fits me best. More so from a process of elimination. I wouldn't say I'm daring, I wouldn't say I'm a hard worker, and I wouldn't say I'm as ambitious as a normal Slytherin. Plus, eagles are awesome. And it's associated with air. Airbenders are where it's at too.
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What's your say on tentacles?
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I'm going to assume you're talking about them sexually. They don't do anything special for me really. I'm ambivalent.
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IS THE GAME AFOOT!??
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Nope. Feet don't do it for me either. :lol
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Ok then Mr Picky, what does do it for you? :P
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Uh. Hm.
Intimacy, love, loose clothing, adorableness. I'm so vanilla.
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Any last bits of information you want? There's not much time left.
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You are stuck on a desert island with an ample supply of fresh water, wood and matches, but no fresh food or any way to get food. Except... your ideal sexual mate is also there with you. You know that help is arriving in one month, and your partner gives you two choices, either you can have crazy sex until you both die, or he'll chomp down on his cyanide capsule giving you the chance at food to survive until help comes. WHICH DO YOU CHOOSE?
I put way too much thought into that.
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Well first off, my ideal sexual mate wouldn't be male. And are those my only options? I don't think I would want to eat a person, even to save my life, especially not my ideal sexual partner. I guess sex until death sounds fun.
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Sorry I ask such weird questions, but what's the farthest you've been with a partner?
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No worries. That's not weird at all!
Second base. :\
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That's pretty cool, bro. Two bases more than I've anyways. :P
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Yeah. It's better than nothing! No regrets either! So that's good.
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if a member of DT offered to adopt you, who would you want to call daddy?
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Hm. I know there are many great fathers here on DTF. I might have to say Obert. From what he's posted here, he seems like an awesome guy and father.
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New week, new people. Go!
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Why are you so sexy it hurts?
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Who/what is that person in your avatar?
What is the most amusing incident (that you'd be willing to share and laugh about) that you've moderated?
What's the most disappointing thing a musical artist has done to you?
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What's the most disappointing thing a musical artist has done to you?
inb4mptouchedmehereonthedolljugde
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Why are you so sexy it hurts?
If I had a quarter for every time I heard that question, I'd by 25% of the way to a dollar. :D
Who/what is that person in your avatar?
That would be Sterling Archer, code name Duchess, the world's most famous secret agent, and star of the FX series Archer which recently won best animated comedy series at the 2nd annual comedy awards.
What is the most amusing incident (that you'd be willing to share and laugh about) that you've moderated?
That would have to be the great pirate ship hijack of many years ago. It was on DTF.com and we had a kinda 2nd chat thread in which everybody just acted like a pirate. I came up with a plan that we'd lock it and so only mods could post in it, and we'd make ransom demands. Everyone played along really well, but I'm still waiting on the ransom I was promised, which was the 49ers winning the super bowl. XJ even got his own personal Large Haddron Collider.
What's the most disappointing thing a musical artist has done to you?
Axeman will accept no other story here then when the nicest man in rock 'n' roll ditched me. John Wesley (of Porcupine Tree) was talking with us after a show backstage, and he said he had to grab something and be right back. We ended up talking to some of the other guys and ended up leaving. On our way out we see John has gotten mobbed by fans waiting by the bus. And so while it wasn't actually disappointing, Axeman likes to play it as such and torment me with the fact that I was 'ditched' to this day.
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How do you manage to keep failing so much? Doesn't it come to a point when you start learning from it?
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How do you manage to keep failing so much? Doesn't it come to a point when you start learning from it?
I really must second this question
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How did you get into your current line of work Nick?
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How do you manage to keep failing so much? Doesn't it come to a point when you start learning from it?
No, I never learn from it, I take too much pride in my fail to ever do such a thing.
And since Reaper did it and I thought it was a good idea, I'll give a short bio...
I'm 25, have degrees in Accounting and Funeral Service Education, and have worked at a funeral home in Allentown, Pennsylvania for the last 7.5 years. My biggest interests are hockey and music, and other interests include reading, volleyball, video games, television and movies. I've always had an interest in politics, and actually started off college as a political science major, but get too frustrated with it to deal with it much.
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How did you get into your current line of work Nick?
When I was 12 or so my mother went back to school to get her funeral license, and once she got it and started working I'd help her out on death calls occasionally (going and picking up the body with her), and so I became rather desensitized to death. When I was 18 I was working full time, but a position opened up where my mom worked for somebody to be on call at night at do death calls. I quickly scooped that up and over the years started doing more and more around the funeral home. Finally I decided to go to school for it and am currently only a few months away from finishing my internship and getting my license.
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What's the next step after getting your license?
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Who/what is that person in your avatar?
wtf cup, watch Archer now!
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Nick, how did you get into the radio and music business?
Also, I've always wondered how you get the connections for your interviews?
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Hm. I know there are many great fathers here on DTF. I might have to say Obert. From what he's posted here, he seems like an awesome guy and father.
I just wanted to say that I'm honored by this. I do my damnedest.
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What's the most disappointing thing a musical artist has done to you?
Axeman will accept no other story here then when the nicest man in rock 'n' roll ditched me. John Wesley (of Porcupine Tree) was talking with us after a show backstage, and he said he had to grab something and be right back. We ended up talking to some of the other guys and ended up leaving. On our way out we see John has gotten mobbed by fans waiting by the bus. And so while it wasn't actually disappointing, Axeman likes to play it as such and torment me with the fact that I was 'ditched' to this day.
Oh dear god yes :D I saw the question and knew there could only be one answer :lol
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You have died and gone to heaven, who is the ultimate lineup of dead musicians playing at your first concert?
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You're seeing Rush for the last time. What is your "dream setlist" for this show?
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I just wanted to say that I'm honored by this. I do my damnedest.
You earn it. And thanks for the questions! It was fun.
Hey, Nick. What does your dream breakfast consist of?
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Ever encounter a body you couldn't physically or emotionally cope with?
Any stiff that qualifies as interesting or fascinating?
What's an amusing anecdote from someone in your line of work?
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Why are their so many insane pictures of you in strange costumes, often taken with a pig?
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Marry, Boff, Kill: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Matt Stone/Trey Parker?
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What's the next step after getting your license?
Well first let me say what still lies ahead. Before the end of September I need to complete 35 of several things, including embalming, cosmetizing, meeting with families and running funerals. I am on course to do that without much issue. Then I have to take my state board exam. I had already passed my national board exams which I had to do to start my internship. Once I have my license I'm simply looking for a full time position. Will be nice to have solid health care and benefits for the first time in 8 years as well. Unlike many people who go into funeral service I have no ambition to own my own funeral home. I would like to stay at a corporate funeral home though, as I wish to get a degree in business at some point and hope to end up in management someday.
Nick, how did you get into the radio and music business?
Years ago my friend Jeff and I had a mutual friend who did a show, and his station was interested in having more DJs, so our friend and the station helped us get set up and we started doing the show.
Also, I've always wondered how you get the connections for your interviews?
Over the years in doing the show I've come to work with a few promotion guys, and they are the ones that get me albums in advance and hook me up with interviews for artists they represent. Sadly I have a thing of not trying to bug people too much, so while I could probably go ahead and get more interviews and such, I kinda count my blessings and am happy with what I have now. Still, I'd love to get on an inside track with InsideOut one day.
You have died and gone to heaven, who is the ultimate lineup of dead musicians playing at your first concert?
Damn, that's a damn fine spin on a classic question. I have to admit, aside from a ton of vocalists I had a really hard time completing this list.
Vocals: Mike Baker (Shadow Gallery) (hm to Threshold's Andrew MacDermott and Dio)
Guitar: Randy Rhodes
Bass: Phil Lynott
Keyboards: Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
Drums: John Rutsey (Rush) (not my favorite dead drummer, but my choice here is for obvious reasons) (actual favorite would be Keith Moon)
Heading out of the office now, will finish answering the rest when I get home, great questions people!
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You're seeing Rush for the last time. What is your "dream setlist" for this show?
Keeping in line with the length of their typical Evening With set, and what I've already seen enough times to be satisfied with, it would look something like this..
2112 (full song)
Cinderella Man
Bastille Day
Anthem
Manhattan Project
Territories
Between Sun and Moon
Something for Nothing
Cygnus X-1
~Intermission~
Hemispheres
Ghost of a Chance
The Enemy Within
Lock and Key
Caravan
Fly By Night
A Farewell to Kings
Jacob's Ladder
Drum Solo
~Acoustic Start~
Hope
Different String
Madrigal
~Acoustic End~
Test for Echo
Driven
Subdivisions
~Encore~
In the Mood
Xanadu
So I may have gone a *tad* long :lol And this clearly would have to be sang by a 1980 edition of Geddy Lee.
Hey, Nick. What does your dream breakfast consist of?
The problem with that question is that I really like a wide array of breakfast foods and never know what to get when I go to a diner. I'd probably get a little bit of everything. A pepperoni and cheese omelette, a quarter of a ham egg and cheese croissant sandwich, a quarter of a Belgium waffle with ice cream and whipped cream on top, a small chocolate chip pancake, a slice of french toast, a small portion of home fries, and a chocolate milk.
And of course this would all be served to me by a naked Jessica Alba.
Ever encounter a body you couldn't physically or emotionally cope with?
Being a younger worker, and having a body built by sports I'm kinda asked to handle all the physically demanding aspects of the job and although many are troublesome, I've always pulled through. Emotionally things have once again been stressed, but I've always pulled through. Recently burying a co-worker was probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my job, and a few years back I had to bury a semi-distant relative, and that was again quite difficult.
Any stiff that qualifies as interesting or fascinating?
Plenty, some for good reasons and some for not so good reasons. I've had the privilege of burying some pretty amazing people, including the executive producer of a major hit show, and plenty who weren't well known, but who just had very interesting lives. On the other end of the spectrum I've dealt with bodies that have had all kinds of problems and diseases that present a wide array of problems and behind the scenes mockery or dread. The most humorous case is when you walk into the prep room to see a guys whose balls have blown up to the size of a volleyball. But at the end of the day 80% of the cases are pretty normal, and they led a pretty typical life.
What's an amusing anecdote from someone in your line of work?
There was a Jewish lady who married a Catholic and whose son had been raised Catholic his whole life. He got a Rabbi when his mom died and asked how much it would be. My co-worker told him the Rabbi was asking for $350. He asked if that was typical and my co-worker replied, for Rabbi's yeah, the priests we work with typically only charge about half of that. Without missing a beat the man replies, no wonder everyone hates the Jews! His whole family and myself and my co-worker were all cracking up immediately.
Why are their so many insane pictures of you in strange costumes, often taken with a pig?
(https://www.liquormart.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/600x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/1/2/12231_5.jpg)
Marry, Boff, Kill: Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Matt Stone/Trey Parker?
Can I simply assume that Boff is code for Fuck? :lol
I'd have to fuck Colbert, kill Stewart, and Marry Stone or Parker.
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What originated the running 'joke' that you fail? (I never understood it)
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What originated the running 'joke' that you fail? (I never understood it)
People couldn't quite cope with the sheer brilliance of my awesomeness, and so many years ago they naturally adopted a defensive mechanism in order to help themselves cope with reality.
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Emergency workers tend to develop a pretty morbid sense of humor as a method of coping with scraping dead people off of the pavement. That apply to people in your field?
Does necrophilia really happen or is it just urban legend/comedy material?
Do postmortem priapisms go away on their own, or do people get buried like that?
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Are you happy with your given name?
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Emergency workers tend to develop a pretty morbid sense of humor as a method of coping with scraping dead people off of the pavement. That apply to people in your field?
Either you have some sense of humor and joke, or you go crazy, at my place of business we do the former. I assure you it happens pretty much everywhere, but if a family heard some of the crap we say behind the scenes they would probably be shocked/horrified.
Does necrophilia really happen or is it just urban legend/comedy material?
Although cases are not at all common, it certainly has happened. When I bring up what I do with people I hate it when somebody jokes about it, because I immediately picture the 70+ year old wrinkled old folk that usually come through the door that I wouldn't go near even if they were alive.
Do postmortem priapisms go away on their own, or do people get buried like that?
I have to say I don't know. Although I've dealt with a few cases in which this might of happened (including one autoerotic asphyxiation) I either didn't take notice, or it had indeed subsided. In pretty much any case that might cause priapism a coroner is going to be involved, which will likely greatly increase the time between death and us getting to the body.
Are you happy with your given name?
Yes I am! Although I always go by Nick, I quite like my full name, Nicholas, as well. My initials also happen to be NRA.
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Who would you rather see win the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, Ranger or Devils? And no, rooting for the building to collapse on both teams and their fans is not an option :lol
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Who would you rather see win the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, Ranger or Devils? And no, rooting for the building to collapse on both teams and their fans is not an option :lol
Rangers. I've respected the Rangers team all year, whereas I found the Devils to be a joke for most of the year. It was only in the final two months or so they played good Devils hockey and established themselves as anything other than a flash in the pan playoff team. And as I've said, they won't win a cup as long as they have Kovalchuk. And while I have every confidence in the Kings beating them if it comes to that, I'd be happy to see an earlier exit for them.
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Why drop out of the poli-sci major?
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Why drop out of the poli-sci major?
Like I alluded to, politics becomes far too frustrating to me. When I started I was very passionate about it, and still am, but during my first year of college is when it really hit me how fucked up our country is politically and how pointless it seemed to get into it. I felt like even if I one day got somewhere important I'd just be slowly wading through a large pool of shit and none of it would matter anyway.
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Why drop out of the poli-sci major?
Like I alluded to, politics becomes far too frustrating to me. When I started I was very passionate about it, and still am, but during my first year of college is when it really hit me how fucked up our country is politically and how pointless it seemed to get into it. I felt like even if I one day got somewhere important I'd just be slowly wading through a large pool of shit and none of it would matter anyway.
Let's be friends.
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Why drop out of the poli-sci major?
Like I alluded to, politics becomes far too frustrating to me. When I started I was very passionate about it, and still am, but during my first year of college is when it really hit me how fucked up our country is politically and how pointless it seemed to get into it. I felt like even if I one day got somewhere important I'd just be slowly wading through a large pool of shit and none of it would matter anyway.
Let's be friends.
You weren't already my friend? :(
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What kind of car do you drive?
Do you like it or want something else?
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Why drop out of the poli-sci major?
Like I alluded to, politics becomes far too frustrating to me. When I started I was very passionate about it, and still am, but during my first year of college is when it really hit me how fucked up our country is politically and how pointless it seemed to get into it. I felt like even if I one day got somewhere important I'd just be slowly wading through a large pool of shit and none of it would matter anyway.
Let's be friends.
You weren't already my friend? :(
I'm still recovering from my Penguins losing to your Flyers :lol
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What kind of car do you drive?
Do you like it or want something else?
A month before I actually had my permit I bought a 96 Pontiac Grand Prix. I absolutely adored that care, despite racking up numerous little problems over the years I always felt great about that car. Finally auto bills became too much and at inspection last June I decided it was time to retire it. In my haste to have a car and without much money I foolishly trusted a relative who had no clue what he was talking about and bought a 97 Mitsubishi Galant. I have put a lot of work into the car, but I still absolutely loathe it. It has its own list of little issues and doesn't drive nearly as well as my Pontiac did. Switching vehicles is one of my biggest regrets of the past year.
And my dream vehicle is a Corvette, and I especially love the old Stingray's from the 69-70ish years. The new Z05's are fucking amazing as well.
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Being that you attend quite a few concerts , has a band or event, ever really disappointed you ?
And how so ?
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When I die from a fast-food induced heart attack at age 25, will you oversee my funeral?
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Do you care for punk/New Wave?
How about alt/indie?
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Being that you attend quite a few concerts , has a band or event, ever really disappointed you ?
Absolutely. I have to say that without a doubt my biggest concern 95% of the time is sound quality. While several shows can be good, very few end with me saying, wow, that's how it should have sounded, and many leave much to be desired. On that note I'd like to give a huge shout out to Porcupine Tree, NEARfest, RoSfest, and the NJProgHouse who have shown excellence in this area.
Aside from sound there are many prog bands that I wish would put a bit more pizazz into their show, and Dream Theater have certainly been one of those bands at times. And then of course there are just typical times when I'm not crazy about what's being played.
When I die from a fast-food induced heart attack at age 25, will you oversee my funeral?
Assuming you want to have your services in Louisiana I technically can't, but I effectively can. You'd have to have somebody licensed in the state to officially sign off on all the paperwork and keep me in line with state laws, but if your family was willing to fly me in then I'd happily do the best I could to make sure you have a nice funeral and that your families needs are attended to.
Do you care for punk/New Wave?
How about alt/indie?
While most know I'm mainly a prog guy, I do love it when music has clear influences from other genres, and something like punk is something I wouldn't normally listen to, but am very happy if it pops up in small doses in my music. I've always found the alt/indie labels kind of meaningless and so I'm not really able to comment on that well.
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Lana. Would you?
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If you had to pick a user name other than your actual name "Nick" what would it be?
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If you had to pick a user name other than your actual name "Nick" what would it be?
The name I use for a lot of things is Rush3737, and so I'd probably just go with that.
Lana. Would you?
Sure as hell would, especially if she was sporting those cheap Fiacci knock-offs.
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Why "3737"?
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Why "3737"?
When I was growing up I was into Winston Cup racing and loved Dale Earnhardt, and 7 was just always my lucky number. Of course any major site already had a Rush37, so I went with Rush3737.
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^^
That's the worst answer I ever heard. I thought that was the number of women you wanted to sleep with.
You're given unchecked power to pass laws of your choice. How would you fix America? Your laws don't necessarily have to be constitutional, but they should be humane to innocents.
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What would be your pornstar name, and what would be the title of your debut movie, and who would be your co-star?
And slightly related to the good doctor's question, you find a lamp with a genie, usual rules apply plus you can't wish for anything for yourself, what are your three wishes?
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You're given unchecked power to pass laws of your choice. How would you fix America? Your laws don't necessarily have to be constitutional, but they should be humane to innocents.
Such a hard question to answer. First off I frankly think having any competent fair person in dictatorial power would be a grand improvement over the clusterfuck we have now. The first thing I would probably do is make a drastic change to our foreign policy, pulling troops from anywhere other than America and cutting ties with a lot of defensive packs. From there I would reduce the size of the military and use that money partially in new government jobs for ex-military, and the rest to reduce the deficit. I have no doubts this is going to end in turmoil and increased spending for much of the rest of the world, but you asked me how to fix America, not the world.
Perhaps my next goal would be to place fair trade policies in use. These would both reduce the insane edge some countries have in manufacturing due to lower regulations and wage cost, and help once again reduce the deficit. Oh, and I'd also pass a balanced budget amendment, as that should be a cornerstone of keeping a fair and accountable government after I'm gone.
And some shock value, I'd put in place something similar to China's one child policy, or maybe a two child policy. Frankly this world is royally fucked if the population keeps spinning out of control. Problems like pollution and a bunch of others can't even be dented while the population just keeps jumping up.
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How does the Gran Turismo series of video games make you feel?
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Lonestar, will get to yours, just knocking this one out quick as it's not nearly as thought intensive. :lol
How does the Gran Turismo series of video games make you feel?
I haven't played the GT series in years, but enjoyed it when I did play it. I like any game that combines macro-strategy with micro-action, so the ability to win money and figure out how to best spend it and figure out where to go and such always appealed to me more than straight up racing games.
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Would you take a bullet for the forum?
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When I die from a fast-food induced heart attack at age 25, will you oversee my funeral?
I know I wouldn't. :biggrin:
Actual question: Who would you like to interview, and if you only had one question to ask them, what would that be?
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What would be your pornstar name, and what would be the title of your debut movie, and who would be your co-star?
Harry Pears, Best Job Ever 69, Stoya.
When I die from a fast-food induced heart attack at age 25, will you oversee my funeral?
Actual question: Who would you like to interview, and if you only had one question to ask them, what would that be?
Outside of music and assuming the people are forced to answer honestly magically, I would take the current or any former president, and asking them basically what DTVT asked me. They are in a position with amazing power, but political interests and a fucked up system keep all of them from doing what they'd actually like to do. Especially after having grinding through the system for 4-8 years it would be nice to hear what, without any problems they would end up doing.
Musically speaking I've been incredibly fortunate in getting to interview my single biggest inspiration, Arjen Lucassen, but there plenty of others I'd love to talk to. While I'd love to talk to any member of Rush or Dream Theater, I've always felt a kind of kindred spirit with Steven Wilson and his views on things, so I'll take the less obvious choice and go with him. I'll get back to you on the question though.
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What would be your pornstar name, and what would be the title of your debut movie, and who would be your co-star?
Harry Pears, Best Job Ever 69, Stoya.
When I die from a fast-food induced heart attack at age 25, will you oversee my funeral?
Actual question: Who would you like to interview, and if you only had one question to ask them, what would that be?
Outside of music and assuming the people are forced to answer honestly magically, I would take the current or any former president, and asking them basically what DTVT asked me. They are in a position with amazing power, but political interests and a fucked up system keep all of them from doing what they'd actually like to do. Especially after having grinding through the system for 4-8 years it would be nice to hear what, without any problems they would end up doing.
Musically speaking I've been incredibly fortunate in getting to interview my single biggest inspiration, Arjen Lucassen, but there plenty of others I'd love to talk to. While I'd love to talk to any member of Rush or Dream Theater, I've always felt a kind of kindred spirit with Steven Wilson and his views on things, so I'll take the less obvious choice and go with him. I'll get back to you on the question though.
And slightly related to the good doctor's question, you find a lamp with a genie, usual rules apply plus you can't wish for anything for yourself, what are your three wishes?
^^Nick fail in action folks :lol
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I'm sorry Nick, with regards to skydivingninja's questions the judges were looking for "Mike Portnoy" and "Jewish?" respectively.
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Nick, would you be willing to describe the process of running a radio show in general?
I'd love to do one sometime when I have resolve as opposed to being lazybones.
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Nick, would you be willing to describe the process of running a radio show in general?
I'd love to do one sometime when I have resolve as opposed to being lazybones.
Heh, there's just so much to explain for that question... I personally use a ~$150 piece of software called SAM Broadcaster that connects to the www.progrock.com server in order to broadcast my music. I owe a lot to whatever station I broadcast on, because frankly having a server that can handle broadcast shows ain't cheap, and so I'm very thankful to Shawn Gordon and all the station owners who have hosted the show in the past. In return I generally try and promote the station and the associated label. In addition to simply doing the show there is the endless promotion that costs money and time in a variety of ways. On one end I'm constantly pimping the show here, I made and constantly update the website (www.wpapu.com), and have a facebook page that frankly I don't promote enough (https://www.facebook.com/pages/When-Prog-and-Power-Unite/205104685210?ref=ts). After all the work I do with the website it always seems like a bit repetitive. The site costs me about $40 a year, and aside from the 3 hours of doing the show I'd say I average about 5-10 hours or so of work during the week on the show.
That time is spent maintaining what I just said, preparing what songs are going to be played, writing reviews (which has been tough as I've been struggling with massive writer's block over the past few months), and dealing with the other end or the promotional scale which is bands or promoters contacting me asking to play their material or seeing if I'll do a review of their material. Thankfully the two main promoters I deal with deal with me in the same manner I deal with my audience. I personally hate bugging people and trying to force people to listen to the show, which is why I use mostly passive promotion and don't just register everywhere trying to push my product, because I'm uncomfortable doing it. I have a vision of what I like the show to be and am just incredibly thankful I've found a decent number of people who are happy enough with it to enjoy the show and the site from week to week. In the same way I have those two promoters who are constantly sending me stuff, but don't bug me to do anything with it. Of course artists do come along that I really enjoy and I take advantage and play the stuff, or if I really like it try and set up an interview or review it. Interviews are another good time suck, as I generally take a solid hour or two to prepare for a 10-20 minute interview.
There are a bunch of different ways you can approach it, but at the end of the day I deal with the music I enjoy, do my best to promote it, and hope there is an audience to hear it. This is really only a brief glimpse at some stuff, so if there is more detail on certain things you'd like to know, please just ask.
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Zombies have taken over most of the Earth. Thankfully there was a DTF convention on a small island and everyone from DTF survived (ROOOOAAAAHHHHH!!). Each mod is taking 4 other members to survey a part of the country. Who's on your zombie survival/reconnaissance and why? Resident zombie expert Metal Junkie was drafted by bosk, so MJ and the other mods are not available.
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Zombies have taken over most of the Earth. Thankfully there was a DTF convention on a small island and everyone from DTF survived (ROOOOAAAAHHHHH!!). Each mod is taking 4 other members to survey a part of the country. Who's on your zombie survival/reconnaissance and why? Resident zombie expert Metal Junkie was drafted by bosk, so MJ and the other mods are not available.
Where the fuck do you think up this shit?
Oh, and Nick, Simone should've been your co-star.
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So when can we expect a M:TG rematch against the good Dr.?
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So when can we expect a M:TG rematch against the good Dr.?
Whenever Nick feels like getting stomped like a bug. I haven't played in about 6 months. Got a top 500 ranking and got bored.
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Well, since Nick has abandoned his thread and stopped answering, I'm stepping up to the plate since it's my turn.
So, here's your chance to ask the doctor anything.
Incase anyone doubts, here's a graduation picture:
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Wait you're a doctor? Next thing you'll tell me Snapple is getting married.
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Wait you're a doctor? Next thing you'll tell me Snapple is getting married.
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Sorry I had a busy weekend guys, but let me try and wrap this up.
And slightly related to the good doctor's question, you find a lamp with a genie, usual rules apply plus you can't wish for anything for yourself, what are your three wishes?
I see this as a tough question, because hypothetically if I ask for world peace, would that not benefit me? So it's tough to really make wishes in general that will have no beneficial impact on me. I've tried coming up with a bunch of wishes, but every time it comes back around benefiting me in some way.
Zombies have taken over most of the Earth. Thankfully there was a DTF convention on a small island and everyone from DTF survived (ROOOOAAAAHHHHH!!). Each mod is taking 4 other members to survey a part of the country. Who's on your zombie survival/reconnaissance and why? Resident zombie expert Metal Junkie was drafted by bosk, so MJ and the other mods are not available.
I was thinking about this, and I knew how I wanted to end my answer but couldn't find the first 3 people which would be serious answers, so pretend I did...
And then I'd take Volk, because if this story is ever made into a movie of course we'll need a black guy to kill off at some point.
So when can we expect a M:TG rematch against the good Dr.?
Next time he comes up to visit I'll break out the cards!
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Wait you're a doctor? Next thing you'll tell me Snapple is getting married.
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I'm kidding of course, I plan on getting my doctorate too and you can bet I will tell every living soul about it for quite some time if I get it.
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How many years were you being educated from first year of 4-year to your graduation?
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How many years were you being educated from first year of 4-year to your graduation?
Too many. I'll give a timeline in school years:
Aug. 1997 - Dec. 2001 - B.S in Chemistry, worked as a football coach and scout the first 3 of those years, which is why I needed the extra semester since I was taking light class loads those first 3 falls.
Jan. 2002 - July 2003 - Worked a few odd jobs after graduation before getting a research technician position at Alcoa Inc. Worked there and then was laid off before starting grad school. I wasn't going to be laid off, 12 others lower on the totem pole were, but I saved one of them by telling my boss I was leaving in 2 months anyway. Since I was there just over one year, I qualified for a six month severance package which was really nice.
Aug. 2003 - April 2012 - Grad school. Research wise, very little went right, which explains the long ass tenure. Thankfully I can teach my ass off, and eventually my advisor saw that it wasn't a lack of trying that got me nowhere.
May 2012 - July 2012 - Cleaning my lab, developing some new experiments, and testing some new equipment until I start my new faculty position this coming fall. The chemistry dept is doing me a real solid for paying me until the end of June, and with a raise to boot. Still will have no income in July and first half of August, but I'll be house hunting and visiting family in PA during that time.
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Aug. 2003 - April 2012 - Grad school. Research wise, very little went right, which explains the long ass tenure. Thankfully I can teach my ass off, and eventually my advisor saw that it wasn't a lack of trying that got me nowhere.
What was it that caused you to get nowhere?
What was the coolest/weirdest/scariest experiment you ever did?
Boomerang question ... in your move, the movers for some reason pack the sun canon in line with your CD collection, and it accidentally goes off, vaporizing all your music. You get to raid one DTF member's CD collection, whose do you go after?
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What is/was your favorite color to play in magic?
How has magic helped you earn your Dr. title?
Are you going to sign everything as Dr. now?
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Do you believe people of limited intelligence can work in a line of work such as yours, if they work extra hard?
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I know you're a huge fan of hot sauce and stuff, what is the absolute hottest thing you have eaten?
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What was it that caused you to get nowhere?
In short, some of the precursors I required turned out to be impossible to synthesize period, impossible to synthesize on a reasonable timeframe, and a few of them I was able to make, but they formed micelles in solution which prevented the desired association event from happening. I was, among other things, able to find a system that was synthesizable and did not form micelles in solution, but it does not associate nearly as strong as the original desired targets.
What was the coolest/weirdest/scariest experiment you ever did?
Coolest - I made a molecular host and attached a dye molecule to it, which was an opaque purple. When it complexed with vertain guests it changed to a transparent light blue, so it underwent a red-shift and a change in intensity.
Weirdest - I accidentally made this:
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Which was a perfect sphere hanging from the ceiling of my hood. It had the consistancy of a hornets nest.
Scariest - The scariest ACTUAL experiment I did involved making a diazo compound, which are some of the touchiest and most explosively reactive species in organic chemistry. I would have felt safer working with TNT. To make matters worse, making the diazo compound required me to do a Swern-like oxidation, which generated dimethyl sulfide, which smells like rancid ass.
The scariest thing that happened to me was I had a major explosion cleaning up a still (because my lab mates didn't maintain it the two weeks I was out of town). I had pieces of glass embedded in me, lots of bruising, and a large chunk of shrapnel hit and shattered my perscription safety goggles.
This was one of the bruises a week after it happened:
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Boomerang question ... in your move, the movers for some reason pack the sun canon in line with your CD collection, and it accidentally goes off, vaporizing all your music. You get to raid one DTF member's CD collection, whose do you go after?
On one hand, I know Nick has a large legitamate collection because I've seen it in person. But Nick doesn't have a lot of the heavier stuff I like. Wolfking might have some of that stuff. I think Yorost probably has a decent collection that might be more varied. According to last.fm, Nem, carl320, and letters (banned) would also be candidiates, but letters has a lot of vinyl and I don't have a record player.
I guess I'd go with Nick, because I could always sell the stuff like Coheed and start to replace my Opeth and BTBAM, and he has complete DT, Rush, Iron Maiden, Enchant, Marillion, Threshold, and lots of other discogs, so the only major losses in terms of quantity would be Therion, Opeth, Arena, BTBAM, The Ocean, Enslaved, Epica, Hammers of Misfortune, Slough Feg, and a few others. Losing the first Power of Omens album would suck though...its worth a lot on the secondary market now.
What is/was your favorite color to play in magic?
My favorite casual deck was a super fast red/green deck back from Ice Age.
My go to tournament decks were usually black/blue discard/disc/denial/control decks. I forget the set name, but the set that came out in 2002 did this best.
While I've used all colors both casually and in tournament, I would rank them in order of how much I generally like them: Blue, Black, Red, Green, White.
How has magic helped you earn your Dr. title?
Serious answer to what might have been a joke question. Being a good M:TG player requires you to understand multiple aspects of the game, even the ones you don't utilize yourself. Higher level chemistry often also requires knowledge of things outside your area of expertise. M:TG is also about balance. Your deck has to fast, but not sputter in late game scenarios. You need to have enough mana, but not too much or you draw dead late. You need a mix of cheap casts and big casts so you options as the game progresses. You need to be prepared for a variety of opposing decks, both from a mental and deck construction stand point. There is a lot of balance in chemistry as well aside from simple stoiciometry.
Are you going to sign everything as Dr. now?
Professional documents, yes. Things like receipts from stores, no. E-mail depends on they type and frequency of correspondence.
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This was one of the bruises a week after it happened:
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JESUS
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Do you believe people of limited intelligence can work in a line of work such as yours, if they work extra hard?
Yes and no. I could train a HS graduate to run my about 60% of my experiments. At the research level though, it requires a high level of understanding to plan an apporpriate multi-step synthesis. It's that level of understanding that usually leads to the creativity that separates a technitian from a senior lab chemist (generally the title of an entry level position for a Ph.D.). It really becomes less about hard work to get a Ph.D. than it is about conceiving new ideas and developing methods to achieve those goals. There are certainly some aspects that an average person are probably better equipped to deal with, like failure. Up until grad school, I generally excelled at anything I did. Those first few failures in grad school were a real shock to the system, and I'm not alone in that assessment. There are some grad students who never learn to take that punch; they usually either wash-out or become insufferable asses because they lash out when things don't go the way they planned.
I know you're a huge fan of hot sauce and stuff, what is the absolute hottest thing you have eaten?
This one is relatively easy...it's Defcon 0. It's an extract made by one of my friends in the business, here's his site: https://www.defconsauces.com (https://www.defconsauces.com). His regular products are really good. But Defcon 0 is unholy hot, and I've sampled it a few times. The second time was probably the funniest though. I was at the Firey Foods and BBQ trade show in Albuquerque in 2008 and John (the guy who makes the stuff) and I were just talking, it was early day 2 which is usually the slowest part. Then two University of New Mexico football players came by the booth. I nudged John and gave him a mischevious look, and he knew what I wanted to do. He asked me if I was going to try the 0 (he knew I would since I did the previous day), and I gave a timid response. I ended up saying I'd do it if someone else would do it with me. Well, one of the players got all macho and said he'd do it, and convinced his friend to join along. John gave us a giant toothpick dipped in 0, and told us to swab our tongue, which we all did. Having built up a tolerance over the years, it was uncomfortable and painful, but nothing that would drive me insane (and it's almost 50% capsaicin, so I don't think anything would be too much to try on a toothpick). The football players, though, were in a world of pain. They made a beeline for the alcohol stand, and John told me to follow. They begged to be let to the front of the line, and each bought a frozen margarita and downed it in about 2 seconds. One of the wheezed "It's not working!" and they sprinted (through a crowded convention center) to a booth giving free 6 oz. iced teas. They each opened and downed several in succession, much to the chagrin of the vendor. By this time both of them are beat red in the face, sweating profusely, and literally crying from the pain (in all fairness, my face was red and I was also sweating from the heat, and in some level of discomfort). I told them to go eat bread and drink milk, from which I got an evil look because they just realized I'd set them up for this, and they left the convention center. I ran into them a few hours later and apologized, and they were cool with it. I sent them to a few booths where they could get some good stuff and they were grateful.
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:lol
I like it,too bad they couldn't have been Noted Dame guys.
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You have a choice to make everyone on earth immortal while making them all sterile as well. No artificial babies either, and any already conceived children can be born normally. Do you do it?
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:lol
I like it,too bad they couldn't have been Noted Dame guys.
I wouldn't have told Notre Dame players to get milk and bread.
You have a choice to make everyone on earth immortal while making them all sterile as well. No artificial babies either, and any already conceived children can be born normally. Do you do it?
Absolutely not. I don't want to rob myself or others of the opportunity to raise children. Also, I think people would get sick of their jobs after a while. Even if we're immortal and don't need food or health care, there is a going to be the need of some sort of labor force. I think ultimately it would cause more problems than it would potentially cause.
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When did you know that you wanted to do o chem?
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When did you know that you wanted to do o chem?
Well, I went into college as a chemistry major because chemistry was the only subject I felt that would be both challanging and interesting (sorry math). Didn't know what I exactly I wanted to do with a degree in chemistry coming out of HS, but I figured it was a start. When I took O-chem, I started studying a lot of people from my HS and lab mates more for their benefit than my own. My junior year I made the realization that I didn't want to teach HS in order to coach football, and at near the same time was appoached by several professors inquiring about my post-graduation plans, all with the intent of pushing me toward grad school. I thenrealized that teaching at the college level would all me to continously learn and evolve intellectually, and I find teaching to be a personally rewarding experience - it just lacks the competition aspect of football coaching, but I found ways to fill that void.
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Any motto's or 'rules' that you live your life by?
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Is there a song close and personal to your heart? We all have songs that mean so much more to us personally and since you are immersed like I am, I've always wondered that about a few of you on this forum.
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Any motto's or 'rules' that you live your life by?
About the only ones I have are I try to be honest/uphold my word, try to be a positive influence on everyone I know, or at least not negative, and be generous when I can.
While I don't believe in karma, I would say everytime I've been confronted with crisis or uncertainty things always seem to work out for the better. See my current job. I was worried I wasn't going to have a job lined up when I graduated, and I knew my boss couldn't afford to keep me on since I've been there so long...the day I defended I got a site interview, 5 days later I nailed the interview, and less than 48 hours after my interview they offered me job as their unanimous top candidate. In less than two weeks time I went from soon to be unemployed graduate student to a doctor with a professorship offer.
Is there a song close and personal to your heart? We all have songs that mean so much more to us personally and since you are immersed like I am, I've always wondered that about a few of you on this forum.
I've said it a few times, but "Song for a Dead Friend" on Kevin Gilbert's Thud makes me more emotional than any other song. It's too powerful and raw for me to handle most days. The worst way to lose a friend is to suicide, and that song doesn't just tug at my heartstrings, its just rips them out.
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Absolutely not. I don't want to rob myself or others of the opportunity to raise children. Also, I think people would get sick of their jobs after a while. Even if we're immortal and don't need food or health care, there is a going to be the need of some sort of labor force. I think ultimately it would cause more problems ]than it would potentially solve.
I guess my question would be: did you mean this? :P
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Absolutely not. I don't want to rob myself or others of the opportunity to raise children. Also, I think people would get sick of their jobs after a while. Even if we're immortal and don't need food or health care, there is a going to be the need of some sort of labor force. I think ultimately it would cause more problems ]than it would potentially solve.
I guess my question would be: did you mean this? :P
Yeah. My brain goes faster than my fingers.
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How many times have you encountered a Grizzly Bear?
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How many times have you encountered a Grizzly Bear?
never. Except in my dreams.
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How many times have you encountered a Grizzly Bear?
never. Except in my dreams.
I thought you met JP? ???
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In my experience with M:TG people tend to not like blue (at least the players I've played with), so I ask: What brought you to rank blue as your favorite?
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How many times have you encountered a Grizzly Bear?
never. Except in my dreams.
I thought you met JP? ???
He wasn't in bear mode the times I've met him.
In my experience with M:TG people tend to not like blue (at least the players I've played with), so I ask: What brought you to rank blue as your favorite?
I find most people don't like blue because they think it's slow (which was true in the early days but not so much now), and its also leads to an anti-social game - by that I mean that blue is a good grieffing deck and it will get you labeled as an asshole in social settings. Blue has a lot of incredibly underrated cards though. Blue can handle pretty much any deck mechanic due to counterspell, it has the most cantrips - repulse being a deck staple of pretty much any deck with blue - so it can cycle your library quickly. And addressing the speed issue, I find most players are ill equipped to deal with the "Phantasimal" creatures that were recently introduced (cheap for their cost, destroyed if targetted). Blue decks tend to require the most planning and tend to be the most complex, i.e. a good stasis deck. In the M:TG online game, I haven't found anyone who could consistantly beat my tuned monoblue deck. It's fast, it cycles, and I can handle whatever you throw at me.
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Well, this thread died a horrible death.
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I'll ask another perhaps. What is your favorite word? How many times a day do you think you blink? Why are you on DTF? What do you think of your name in reverse? Nosam? Do you wish you could have an extra nose, so you could smell up to 6 billion scents in 2 seconds? If you were a plane, where would you land? Coasters or Koozies?
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Can you describe you level of annoyance when people ask you meaningless shit?
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If you're implying that it is meaningless..
..well you're wrong.
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What is your favorite word?
I say "fuck" all the fucking time. Other than that, "desymmetrization", because I've found several ways of converting symmetrical molecules into unsymmetrical ones - it is actually quite a challenge in chemistry.
How many times a day do you think you blink?
I'll go with this: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071122214057AApxm7f (https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071122214057AApxm7f)
Why are you on DTF?
I actually had no intention of staying. I originally just wanted M&G information 3 years ago. Most people here are cool, or at least entertaining.
What do you think of your name in reverse? Nosam?
It's better than being named Ecafkcuf.
Do you wish you could have an extra nose, so you could smell up to 6 billion scents in 2 seconds?
No, because I deal with a lot of bad smelling stuff in the laboratory.
If you were a plane, where would you land?
I'd nose dive directly onto your house.
Coasters or Koozies?
Coasters.
Can you describe you level of annoyance when people ask you meaningless shit?
Now you understand why I want to build "The Sun Cannon®".
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Appreciate it! :tup
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If you could only fire it three times, who'd be your Sun Cannon fodder? Skipping the three shot limitation, would it only be used on people who have personally offended you, or would scumbags you've never had to deal with be subjects? If the only limiting factor is your own sense of morality, what percentage of the population do you think would need to be shot into space for the betterment of the enlightened few?
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The #1 on your list is in your sights, the only problem is El Barto is currently cleaning the front of the sun cannon. You will never get another chance, it's either fire now or he stays on the planet unharmed, what do you?
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What do you to to keep active and on-top-of-things?
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Shoe size?
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You have to eliminate one of the following elements (1, 2, 6, 7, 8) from future use, which do you choose? This means that all normal functions of the atom and molecules that go on naturally can continue, but you can't use the chosen element for experiments and research in the future.
Kind of a weird question, but it's chemistry, so why not.
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If you could only fire it three times, who'd be your Sun Cannon fodder? Skipping the three shot limitation, would it only be used on people who have personally offended you, or would scumbags you've never had to deal with be subjects? If the only limiting factor is your own sense of morality, what percentage of the population do you think would need to be shot into space for the betterment of the enlightened few?
Three times...I'd use them on real scum of the earth types. I would have to do research into who they would be, but I would choose 3 people who are still at large (under the guise of selling them the thing) with large human rights rap sheets. The Hitler's, Pol Pot's, and Slobodan Milošević's of the modern world.
I'd set guidelines in place for who could be fired. No one has personally wronged me to the degree that they should be killed, I'm not that sadistic, I just play one on the internet. I would probably draw the line at rapists, those who have tortured others, and some murderers - crimes where there was willful and wanton pain inflicted. People who can't be rehabilitated - and I don't think everyone can be, some people are just too broken to be fixed. "Crimes of Passion" would probably not be considered.
I'd guess maybe 10%, but they wouldn't be the kinds of people that would be missed. I joke about The Sun Cannon because I realize it's completely irrational. My honest opinion: There are lots of fucked up people, but most of them aren't naturally deviant, there is usually some external stimulus that causes someone to be detrimental to society. My parents weren't the brightest people in terms of schoolastic intelligence, but they understood living within means, budgeting, parenting, and being good social citizens. Results: Worst thing they, my sister, or I ever got was speeding tickets. They struggled to stay off welfare, but we weren't living it up. We lived in a one bedroom apartment until I was 12. That's four people sleeping in the same room for eight years because that's what they could afford. No cable TV or other nice luxories until my dad got a promotion and we were able to move out. They didn't resort to crime to get by. Unfortunately not everyone has my parents resolve, morals, and common sense. My mom wasn't spitting out children left and right. There were two of us and my dad worked two jobs so my mom could stay home and raise us without having to worry about going hungry. When I harp about dumb people, I don't mean people who are scholastically dumb, I'm talking about people who are socially dumb, like the guy who fathered 30 children to 11 different mothers and then asked the government for child support help because the only job he's qualified for is minimum wage (link: https://wreg.com/2012/05/16/tn-man-fathers-30-kids-but-cant-support-any/ (https://wreg.com/2012/05/16/tn-man-fathers-30-kids-but-cant-support-any/)). The mothers are part of the equation too. That's just one example. There are tons of examples of people who just don't get it. The rules of a functioning society are amazingly simple, but it seems fewer people seem to grasp them every year. I don't think I'm better than people because of my degrees, SAT scores, or IQ; it's the things that seem so simple that piss me off about other people. Things that were largely common sense, before everyone felt entitled to everything and were largely shielded from consequences. I'm not anti-social programs either. But the cycle of poverty can be broken, but right now it seems as if people aren't willing to make the sacrifices for themselves or their children to have brighter futures, and at the same time make decisions that outright harm others.
The #1 on your list is in your sights, the only problem is El Barto is currently cleaning the front of the sun cannon. You will never get another chance, it's either fire now or he stays on the planet unharmed, what do you?
I wouldn't trade an innocent life for one that isn't, period. Not firing.
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What do you to to keep active and on-top-of-things?
I exercise mentally all the time. I read a lot, usually chemistry, science, sports, or other non-fiction. I play games that require decision making and dealing with unknown elements - backgammon and poker in particular because there are consequences for poor play - but I also enjoy games like Settlers of Catan, Dominion, and Magic: The Gathering, although I've largely slinked away from Magic because of the monitary commitment needed to be a top player.
Shoe size?
10.5 extra wide.
You have to eliminate one of the following elements (1, 2, 6, 7, 8) from future use, which do you choose? This means that all normal functions of the atom and molecules that go on naturally can continue, but you can't use the chosen element for experiments and research in the future.
Kind of a weird question, but it's chemistry, so why not.
Helium. While there are some properties of helium that make it nice for things like gas chromatoghaphy, nitrogen gas can replace it for most applications, and if light gas is required, hydrogen gas will usually work for most applications.
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Shoe size?
10.5 extra wide.
Well shit... same here. I don't need wide all the time... depends on the shoe but... now I know who to still shoes from in the case of an Apocalypse
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Well, if you need to come to the east coast for shoes you might have some other problems to deal with :lol
The wide part sucks. I have my own bowling shoes because of it, but I went to a climbing gym and they didn't have wide shoes, so my feet got crushed to the point they actually cramped up.
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The #1 on your list is in your sights, the only problem is El Barto is currently cleaning the front of the sun cannon. You will never get another chance, it's either fire now or he stays on the planet unharmed, what do you?
I wouldn't trade an innocent life for one that isn't, period. Not firing.
El Barto did kill that boy, though.
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The #1 on your list is in your sights, the only problem is El Barto is currently cleaning the front of the sun cannon. You will never get another chance, it's either fire now or he stays on the planet unharmed, what do you?
I wouldn't trade an innocent life for one that isn't, period. Not firing.
El Barto did kill that boy, though.
And he shouldn't a did that, was just a boy.
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The #1 on your list is in your sights, the only problem is El Barto is currently cleaning the front of the sun cannon. You will never get another chance, it's either fire now or he stays on the planet unharmed, what do you?
I wouldn't trade an innocent life for one that isn't, period. Not firing.
El Barto did kill that boy, though.
And he shouldn't a did that, was just a boy.
I'm confused. Which one are y'all referring to?
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I was just making a South Park joke.
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The #1 on your list is in your sights, the only problem is El Barto is currently cleaning the front of the sun cannon. You will never get another chance, it's either fire now or he stays on the planet unharmed, what do you?
I wouldn't trade an innocent life for one that isn't, period. Not firing.
El Barto did kill that boy, though.
And he shouldn't a did that, was just a boy.
I'm confused. Which one are y'all referring to?
The third one, the one they found out about.
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I'm really interested in chemistry, but many people have told me that the actual studies at university have almost nothing to do with what you do at school and that many people that like chemistry at school completely hated them and vice cersea. Can you confirm that?
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I'm really interested in chemistry, but many people have told me that the actual studies at university have almost nothing to do with what you do at school and that many people that like chemistry at school completely hated them and vice cersea. Can you confirm that?
Are you asking if college chemistry is different than high school chemistry? I'll answer that question, but if you meant something else or just want to follow up feel free to elaborate here or by PM.
High school chemistry, as I remember it from 1996, covers a lot of the basics that you will be taught in a freshman level general chemistry course. I enjoyed chemistry in high school and for the most part in college (Physical chemistry is a very dry and challenging course), but in retrospect general chemistry can be the most boring course because it is a lot of fundamentals that lay the basis for all the really cool stuff later. If you like chemistry now, you should like it more, although because college level chemistry is taught in higher detail, between being more difficult and covering some of the same material in HS, I can see where some people get turned off by it in college. But if you stick with it, all the really cool stuff lies ahead.
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Just how much math is involved with what you do? Everything I remember about HS chemistry concerns math I was completely incapable of doing. I can't fathom a death fitting enough for that cocksucker Avagadro after what he put me through. I understand that it's required to be able to do this sort of stuff, but is it actually something you do on a regular basis?
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Just how much math is involved with what you do? Everything I remember about HS chemistry concerns math I was completely incapable of doing. I can't fathom a death fitting enough for that cocksucker Avagadro after what he put me through. I understand that it's required to be able to do this sort of stuff, but is it actually something you do on a regular basis?
Almost all the math I personally do is simple multiply/divide to figure out how many moles of a reagent I am using, then how much of another reagent I need. Synthetic chemistry is really just the simple math. Physical chemistry is where you need calculus, vector math, linear algebra, Fourier Transform, and other complex stuff a lot, but even most of that is done by computer now. When I took Physical Chemistry of Polymers (graduate level course), I had to learn to solve all that shit by hand and it sucked monkey balls. Thankfully now all I do is submit my sample to the technician, he runs the light scattering, SAXS, or WAXS, and the computer processes the information, gives me a plot of the data and I can say, "I have gyroidal microphase separation in this copolymer", or whatever the data tells me, which is really what 99% of other polymer chemists will care about anyway.
Like I said in response to Tick, a lot of my research I could have a high school graduate do. Weigh out reagents, do some simple math, set up a reflux apparatus, and some basic knowledge of electronics and plumbing. You just need the courses to understand what you would be doing.
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You get to go back in time and ask one person one yes/no question, what person, what question?
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I'm really interested in chemistry, but many people have told me that the actual studies at university have almost nothing to do with what you do at school and that many people that like chemistry at school completely hated them and vice cersea. Can you confirm that?
Are you asking if college chemistry is different than high school chemistry? I'll answer that question, but if you meant something else or just want to follow up feel free to elaborate here or by PM.
High school chemistry, as I remember it from 1996, covers a lot of the basics that you will be taught in a freshman level general chemistry course. I enjoyed chemistry in high school and for the most part in college (Physical chemistry is a very dry and challenging course), but in retrospect general chemistry can be the most boring course because it is a lot of fundamentals that lay the basis for all the really cool stuff later. If you like chemistry now, you should like it more, although because college level chemistry is taught in higher detail, between being more difficult and covering some of the same material in HS, I can see where some people get turned off by it in college. But if you stick with it, all the really cool stuff lies ahead.
Thanks for that. It does support me in what I initially wanted to do, to stick to chemistry, but it never hurts to hear someone else's opinion.
:tup
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You get to go back in time and ask one person one yes/no question, what person, what question?
I'd ask my late friend Mike if there was anything I could do to stop him from killing himself.
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Technically, it IS Monday, so Antigoon is up. I forgot all about it.
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When are you going to start your Roulette?
What's the best thing that's happened to you in 2012?
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Have you ever considered a career as a tailor?
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What's the best wacky/nonsensical old law still on the books that you've ever heard of?
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What kind of law stuff are you interested in?
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If you needed the cash, would you gun to ambulancE chasing?
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I just started nightmare. Level 32 wizard. Really fun game but I suspect i wont make it much further than nightmare. Diablo kicked my ass a couple of times even on normal.
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Well done.
Anyway, are you ever going to finish your house on Minecraft?
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When are you going to start your Roulette?
What's the best thing that's happened to you in 2012?
1. I'm not sure what the right way to go about starting a roulette on hold is. I suppose I'm more or less ready, though.
2. I received my grades from my first semester of law school. 2 As and an A-.
Have you ever considered a career as a tailor?
:lol No. I like style and looking good (sometimes) but I don't know a lick about actually making clothes. There are, however, a few suiting companies who operate completely online that I think would be fun to work for. You get yourself measured by a tailor or a friend, and you send the company your measurements along with what kind of suit you want and they make it for you. Doing it for the next suit I buy.
(www.blacklapel.com; www.indochino.com)
What's the best wacky/nonsensical old law still on the books that you've ever heard of?
We actually don't learn much funny stuff like that in law school. Or, at least, we haven't yet.
What kind of law stuff are you interested in?
Civil liberties and constitutional law. I'm really looking forward to taking intellectual property and copyright courses next year, too. When I graduate I'd like to clerk for a judge for a few years.
If you needed the cash, would you gun to ambulancE chasing?
Given the current legal jobs market, I feel like I can't be too picky.
Well done.
Anyway, are you ever going to finish your house on Minecraft?
Yeah, I'm just hooked on Diablo 3 right now. Shit that game is fun.
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Given that you are a fan of Gordon Ramsay, have you cooked any of his dishes, and if so, which one was your favorite?
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If there is one moment in history you could go be a part of, what would it be?
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Given that you are a fan of Gordon Ramsay, have you cooked any of his dishes, and if so, which one was your favorite?
I have! He had a really simple one in his book that I have. It's a squiggly pasta dish with sausage, sundried tomatoes, and olives. Yum city USA.
If there is one moment in history you could go be a part of, what would it be?
The American Revolution because FUCK YEAH AMERICA THAT'S WHY. I would love to have attended the Constitutional Conventions.
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Seriously, how are you so fucking awesome? Seriously.
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yeah man wtf share some awesome for the rest of us you fucking asshole
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If you were a baby boomer and were drafted for Vietnam, would you have dodged, or would you have done your military crap and stuff?
How about the same situation, except WWII?
WWI?
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Why are you antigoon and not progoon?
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Why isn't the thread title 'asktigoon'?
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If you could compel one Supreme Court justice to murder another one, using the still-living body of a third as a bludgeon, how would your scenario play out?
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If you had absolute power over every law that exists today, what would you repeal first and why?
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If you were a baby boomer and were drafted for Vietnam, would you have dodged, or would you have done your military crap and stuff?
How about the same situation, except WWII?
WWI?
AFAIK, people readily volunteered for WWI. Propaganda ftw
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Is your name, by chance, in anyway connected to Antigone by Sophokles? Weird question, I know, but we just covered it in Literature Studies.
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Tick's up this week!
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Oh good, I've been looking for to the Tick thread.
Tick, may I have a quarter?
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Tick, what was your opinion on the wars that you can remember well from your lifetime?
How about the various presidents?
Also, if you, say, had a chance to have been born in, say, 1994 as opposed to 1964, would you be for that?
How about being born in 1934?
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Tick, do you believe in UFO's?
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Tick,
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_6101_1332475868.jpg)?
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On a more serious note, where do you see yourself in 5 years? How about 10 years?
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Okay Tick, now that we got all of the other stuff out of the way, you know quarters, UFOs, Lens Flairs etc., I'll ask the City Slickers question.
What is the most memorable day of your life, not counting either your wedding day or the day your kids were born (assuming you have any)?
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Shoe Size?
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Oh good, I've been looking for to the Tick thread.
Tick, may I have a quarter?
Actually, you can have 75 cents. but then I will scare the living shit out of you, have you removed from your job, and if I see you in public I will kick your ass.
:tick2:
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Tick, what was your opinion on the wars that you can remember well from your lifetime?
How about the various presidents?
Also, if you, say, had a chance to have been born in, say, 1994 as opposed to 1964, would you be for that?
How about being born in 1934?
I remember the night the gulf war started. I remember seeing those pictures of the bombings and thinking, "wow, missile command! I love that game!"
Various presidents. Carter was a bafoon. Reagan tried to get me to say no, but I was too stoned to pay attention. Clinton should have better taste in woman. Its disturbing the woman he does stuff with. ewwww.
No way I would choose to be born in 94 vs. 64. I was 14 in 78 and saw the best concert era in the history of music!
Being born in 1934 would be sad cause I still would have missed Chester A Arthur's presidency by 49 years.
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Tick, do you believe in UFO's?
If you are talking about unlimited fat free Oreo's, I would say I prefer the regular ones. You only live once.
Tick,
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_6101_1332475868.jpg)?
That's very purplely, looks like a lens flare. Either that or the spirit of some dead guy. Not really sure?
On a more serious note, where do you see yourself in 5 years? How about 10 years?
Well, I never have been one to project too far ahead. I just hope my wife and daughter are happy and healthy, and I am as well. I just want my happy simple life to stay status quo. The future is now. Make everyday count.
Okay Tick, now that we got all of the other stuff out of the way, you know quarters, UFOs, Lens Flairs etc., I'll ask the City Slickers question.
What is the most memorable day of your life, not counting either your wedding day or the day your kids were born (assuming you have any)?
Well, the two you mentioned would be the top two. Anything else pails by comparison.
but this moment was tops for me....I was a rebel in high school and the most memorable moment I have ever had was the day my best friend and I hijacked the school PA system and did a pirate broadcast of the schools morning announcements, as Cheech and Chong, complete with a dirty joke, and drug references. It was the stuff of legend. It changed the history of my school forever. We became overnight celebrities. It was weird how much clout it gave us from that point on. Even the teachers thought it was bad ass. The student faculty did the announcements every morning, but when the student in charge allowed us access without permission of the administrators, it was the last time they ever did the announcements. To this very day, the faculty does them.
Also, I remember the day in high school I found out the hottest girl in the entire school had a crush on me blew my mind. People said, "do you know that Peg Glacier has the hots for you." I was just yeah right. The girl was a goddess. Miss teen Connecticut. I thought I was being fucked with. I was a long haired flanel shirt wearing stoner. It was true. I asked her out and we dated for awhile. No one could understand why she was into me. I was a stoner. She was head cheerleader. Strange combo. In the end, we were not the best pairing.
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Shoe Size?
Well, that's very personal but...12.
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Best thing your daughter ever did ... ie, proud papa moment.
How did you find your way to DTF?
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Best thing your daughter ever did ... ie, proud papa moment.
How did you find your way to DTF?
I would say the fact she continues to get high honors every report card makes me proud every time. She is my girl. I love her sooo much.
I found DTF while seeking a Dream Theater board to post on. I came in and created a bit of a buzz, and not necessarily a good one at times. The perception of a person can be hard to change once people have determined in there minds what that person is. I hope this week helps people get to know me a little better.
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Tick buddy! Was you perception of me from posting the same as when you met me?
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Tick buddy! Was you perception of me from posting the same as when you met me?
I thought you were the same class act in person as you are on the board. Your wife was very cool as well.
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How confident are you that the Rangers will beat the Kings? :biggrin:
But in all seriousness, what's the single best goal you've ever seen, Rangers or otherwise.
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It will go to her head but I will tell her. :lol
You going to DT this July and how about Rush?
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What do you like most about your generation? (generation x?) Dislike the most?
How about the current generation of young adults and almost-adults?
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How confident are you that the Rangers will beat the Kings? :biggrin:
But in all seriousness, what's the single best goal you've ever seen, Rangers or otherwise.
Stefan Matteau's winning goal in overtime. Game 7 against the Devils. 1994 eastern conference finals
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What do you like most about your generation? (generation x?) Dislike the most?
How about the current generation of young adults and almost-adults?
Interesting question. I would simply say my generation was a bit more reckless as far as drugs, smoking, alcohol, etc. It seems the new generation is more focused on walking the staight and narrow. Its getting to be a tougher world and they seem to get it. I admire that.
Don't really know what else to say.
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If you could assemble a band to make one album where you are the singer, who would you work with and why?
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If you could assemble a band to make one album where you are the singer, who would you work with and why?
I would be happy to be the vocalist on a Rush album. Geddy takes a break and I add some new flavor. Why? because Rush are my alltime musical hero's.
Either that or taking James place for an album and making a DT album. with Portnoy on drums.
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So um...here's my question. Really? Seriously?
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So um...here's my question. Really? Seriously?
Yes, totally.
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So um...here's my question. Really? Seriously?
Yes, totally.
No way, gurl. (https://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o38/Kali_Bugg/Tumblr%20Gifs/tumblr_lihazsADe71qadhwp.gif)
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Why does it say that I'm ignoring you and how do I turn it off? :biggrin:
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Your posts seem to imply you live in the northeast; if so, do you live in a progressive urban area, rural, or some moderate?
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Tick, just a few impersonal questions if you don't mind.
What is your full real name?
What is your billing address?
What is your social security number?
What is your full credit card number?
What is the security code on the back of the card?
How long do you think your bank will take to call you to see if it has been stolen?
I'd appreciate honesty here Tick.
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Why does it say that I'm ignoring you and how do I turn it off? :biggrin:
Interesting question. I guess my answer would be, Chicken. With hot wing sauce.Your posts seem to imply you live in the northeast; if so, do you live in a progressive urban area, rural, or some moderate?
I live in a fairly affluent suburb in Connecticut located between Bridgeport and New Haven. I have been here my entire life. Its an expensive place to live, but its close to everything, and only and hour and 40 minute train ride into NYC. and an hour and 15 minute drive from my beloved Mets.Tick, just a few impersonal questions if you don't mind.
What is your full real name?
What is your billing address?
What is your social security number?
What is your full credit card number?
What is the security code on the back of the card?
How long do you think your bank will take to call you to see if it has been stolen?
I'd appreciate honesty here Tick.
I only know honestly. Here is the info you request.
Richard Aristotle Worthington Boyle the 3rd
1313 Mockingbird la.
911-24-5150
1001211290125
666
My mattress calls immediately if it sees any suspicious activity.
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[Richard Aristotle Worthington Boyle the 3rd
1313 Mockingbird la.
911-24-5150
1001211290125
666
My mattress calls immediately if it sees any suspicious activity.
:lol
Are you Spot? (1313 Mockingbird la.)
Did some the reactions to your lens flare and UFO OPs tempt you to think about leaving DTF?
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it gives forth a sound. It's got wires that vibrate and give music. What can this thing be that I found?
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[Richard Aristotle Worthington Boyle the 3rd
1313 Mockingbird la.
911-24-5150
1001211290125
666
My mattress calls immediately if it sees any suspicious activity.
:lol
Are you Spot? (1313 Mockingbird la.)
Did some the reactions to your lens flare and UFO OPs tempt you to think about leaving DTF?
What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it gives forth a sound. It's got wires that vibrate and give music. What can this thing be that I found?
1. My name is mud
2. Nah. that stuff entertains me for the most part. I would be bored without a splash of drama. I actually find the lens flare stuff funny. The UFO thing is different just because people would like me to at least consider it was something else, and I'm not going to.
3. It must be a gift from the gods. Handed divinely to the chosen one. Perhaps someday we will have a name for the thing.
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:tup
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Your posts seem to imply you live in the northeast; if so, do you live in a progressive urban area, rural, or some moderate?
I live in a fairly affluent suburb in Connecticut located between Bridgeport and New Haven. I have been here my entire life. Its an expensive place to live, but its close to everything, and only and hour and 40 minute train ride into NYC. and an hour and 15 minute drive from my beloved Mets.
And you're close to the water. Even better!
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Your posts seem to imply you live in the northeast; if so, do you live in a progressive urban area, rural, or some moderate?
I live in a fairly affluent suburb in Connecticut located between Bridgeport and New Haven. I have been here my entire life. Its an expensive place to live, but its close to everything, and only and hour and 40 minute train ride into NYC. and an hour and 15 minute drive from my beloved Mets.
And you're close to the water. Even better!
I can walk to the beach in 10 to 15 minutes.
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This week is not just an opportunity to ask me questions. Its also an opportunity to get answers to enrich your life in ways you never dreamed possible. A wealth of knowledge and wisdom, yours for the asking. This order will soon expire. Don't miss the last train, or you might wind up waiting for the next one which isn't until 6am. and you may get stuck listening to the drunk guy on the floor driving you nuts as he babbles out loud all night about the bugs in his shoes.
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Tick, what are the winning lottery numbers for this week? To truly enrich my life in ways I never dreamed possible, I'm gonna need all six, please. Thanks in advance.
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One of the PA's lottery games is a 5-number draw, called Quinto.
Since quinto is Spanish for "fifth", it would stand to reason, that everyone should pronounce it "KEEN-toh". NOPE. Everybody, even the news stations pronounce it "QUINN-toh". Makes me fucking crazy,
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Tick, what are the winning lottery numbers for this week? To truly enrich my life in ways I never dreamed possible, I'm gonna need all six, please. Thanks in advance.
I'm going to do the best thing possible and not give you those numbers. With that money your life may change so dramatically you may not recover from it. Women, drugs, gambling, excessive world travel, opening you up to wide spread disease. I care too much to take the chance, Orbert.
Your welcome!
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One of the PA's lottery games is a 5-number draw, called Quinto.
Since quinto is Spanish for "fifth", it would stand to reason, that everyone should pronounce it "KEEN-toh". NOPE. Everybody, even the news stations pronounce it "QUINN-toh". Makes me fucking crazy,
Have a beer and a BLT. Relax!
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Tick, what are the winning lottery numbers for this week? To truly enrich my life in ways I never dreamed possible, I'm gonna need all six, please. Thanks in advance.
I'm going to do the best thing possible and not give you those numbers. With that money your life may change so dramatically you may not recover from it. Women, drugs, gambling, excessive world travel, opening you up to wide spread disease. I care too much to take the chance, Orbert.
Your welcome!
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Yeah, I guess you're right. Thanks for lookin' out for me.
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Tick, what are the winning lottery numbers for this week? To truly enrich my life in ways I never dreamed possible, I'm gonna need all six, please. Thanks in advance.
I'm going to do the best thing possible and not give you those numbers. With that money your life may change so dramatically you may not recover from it. Women, drugs, gambling, excessive world travel, opening you up to wide spread disease. I care too much to take the chance, Orbert.
Your welcome!
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Yeah, I guess you're right. Thanks for lookin' out for me.
Anything for a fellow fogie! :tup
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One of the PA's lottery games is a 5-number draw, called Quinto.
Since quinto is Spanish for "fifth", it would stand to reason, that everyone should pronounce it "KEEN-toh". NOPE. Everybody, even the news stations pronounce it "QUINN-toh". Makes me fucking crazy,
Have a beer and a BLT. Relax!
An excellent idea, though I'll go with beer and wings instead. :caffeine:
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It has been an honor serving you all on my week!
Bring in the next douche.
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pogoowner is up!
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Pogoowner. How long will this thread last? Tick's lasted for 4 days. I say this one lasts for 3 because you don't have any crazy memes based around you like Tick does.
WHAT SAYETH YOU OWNER OF POGO?!?!
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How many pogos do you have? And by that, I'm thinking pogo sticks, the spring-loaded things you bounce up and down on because you're a kid and don't have anything better to do, but if pogo means something else, I'm curious.
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Pogoowner. How long will this thread last? Tick's lasted for 4 days. I say this one lasts for 3 because you don't have any crazy memes based around you like Tick does.
WHAT SAYETH YOU OWNER OF POGO?!?!
I'm guessing two. Because I'm boring.
How many pogos do you have? And by that, I'm thinking pogo sticks, the spring-loaded things you bounce up and down on because you're a kid and don't have anything better to do, but if pogo means something else, I'm curious.
I actually own zero. Pogo was my late dog's name, which is what led to the incredibly uncreative name years ago.
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So, we've talked off and on, on 2 forums and people would be surprised that I posted on the 49ers forum.
You seem to me like music as well as sports. How did you get into both?
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Am I the only one who had assumed the bunny in the avatar was Pogo?
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How many pogos do you have? And by that, I'm thinking pogo sticks, the spring-loaded things you bounce up and down on because you're a kid and don't have anything better to do, but if pogo means something else, I'm curious.
I actually own zero. Pogo was my late dog's name, which is what led to the incredibly uncreative name years ago.
Whoa, I'm sorry. I didn't even think that it might go there. :(
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So, we've talked off and on, on 2 forums and people would be surprised that I posted on the 49ers forum.
You seem to me like music as well as sports. How did you get into both?
Well, the music interest originally comes from my oldest brother. He constantly listened to classic rock when we were young, including bands like Led Zeppelin, Rush, Boston, Yes, and Kansas. I became a fan of all of those, but especially Kansas, still my favorite band to this day. From there, we both ventured more and more into progressive rock/metal. I now listen to a wide variety of styles under the general rock genre, but those are my roots. I also took piano lessons for about nine years and a few years of guitar lessons as well.
As for sports, I can partially blame my brother as well. He grew up during the 49ers' dominant run in the 1980s and jumped on the bandwagon. I'm only old enough to remember their 90s success, which was still pretty substantial, but we've both been big Niners fans our whole lives. In addition to that, I grew up in the Pittsburgh area, and if you know anything about the average person around here, the two major interests are probably sports and beer. It's all anyone talks about. So I've always been a huge sports fan. I actually became a Pittsburgh Pirates season ticket holder this year, though it's a very small package. If it was any other team, I'd never be able to afford it. :lol
How many pogos do you have? And by that, I'm thinking pogo sticks, the spring-loaded things you bounce up and down on because you're a kid and don't have anything better to do, but if pogo means something else, I'm curious.
I actually own zero. Pogo was my late dog's name, which is what led to the incredibly uncreative name years ago.
Whoa, I'm sorry. I didn't even think that it might go there. :(
Oh, no need to apologize. He was a great dog, and I was lucky to have him for 14 years.
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That is so cool! How is the new stadium? You never here much talk about it like other new stadiums.
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That is so cool! How is the new stadium? You never here much talk about it like other new stadiums.
PNC Park is absolutely gorgeous. There isn't a bad seat in the entire place, and the view of the river and the skyline is breathtaking. I've actually seen it ranked as the best MLB stadium quite a few times.
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9 posts. This is a disgrace.
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Numbers is up this week.
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He's been permbanned.
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Hmph. I thought that might be the case. I just got a message back from b1 about it after I read your post. Then I guess senecadawg2 is up this week, then.
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So, how did you get your username?
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So, why did your biffle thread (the one with you, BIZKIT, and _floyd) die a premature death? :lol
BUT SRSLY... what was it that brought you to DTF?
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What movie is your avatar from? I know it, but I can't place it.
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Give me a brief tour through your music history:
1) First band/song you remember having that "Holy shit! This is AWESOME!!!11!eins!1!uno!piss" moment for.
2) First band that had a sustained run (i.e. not just your flavor of the week) as your favorite band.
3) Fist band/song that got you exploring beyond top 40 music.
Lastly, have you been sleeping a little better and waking up feeling a little more rested and refreshed since sigging me?
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Let's hope he even sees these questions, as apparently, he hasn't been online in 10 days.
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I sent him a pm, hopefully he'll get it. Someone wanna shoot him an email?
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So, he hasn't been on since. I don't have his e-mail so I couldn't do that..
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I went to the memberlist, and emailed him from there. I've sent him a PM. Looks like a wasted week. I guess we just move everyone up one week and start again on 6/25 with MJ.
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It may be due to the fact that he and his mom were in a car accident (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=32634.msg1309018#msg1309018). Just a guess though.
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Ahh, yes. Wasn't meaning to be rude, I figured there was some sort of reason behind it, just didn't know what it was.
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Shit, I remember that but completely forgot that it was senecadawg2.
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No, he said he was leaving for Iceland (I think that was the place) for a few weeks. He told me that about 2 weeks ago, and he never said when he was returning.
Or Greenland. One of those fucking lands.
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Ahh, yes. Wasn't meaning to be rude, I figured there was some sort of reason behind it, just didn't know what it was.
Naw dude, it's all good. Things gets buried really quickly around here, so...
No, he said he was leaving for Iceland (I think that was the place) for a few weeks. He told me that about 2 weeks ago, and he never said when he was returning.
Or Greenland. One of those fucking lands.
Oh, I was completely incorrect then. My bad. :blush
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DTF, oh how I have missed you dearly. I have been away in Iceland for the last 12 days without internet access. I was originally scheduled to go a couple weeks ago, before realizing that the dates would conflict with the beginning of my trip, so instead asked the pogo man and numbers to move up a week and let me move back. I didn't foresee numbers getting permabanned (maybe someone can fill me in on the details?). Anyways, I'm back now...
Cozmo, I got your messages and thank you for your concern. So... those questions!
So, how did you get your username?
I have a dog named Seneca, who was born in upstate New York along Seneca Lake (in the Finger Lakes region). For as long as I can remember needing usernames, I have typically incorporated the name Seneca into it. So... voila Senecadawg. As for the number 2... :justjen I have no idea.
So, why did your biffle thread (the one with you, BIZKIT, and _floyd) die a premature death? :lol
BUT SRSLY... what was it that brought you to DTF?
As far as I can tell, the biffle thread is still alive, and will continue to live for as long as those of us who believe... continue believing. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
As for the second question, I SRSLY just kind of stumbled upon it one night when I was searching for DT news. I was a relatively new fan so I wasn't familiar with all their material, but loved what I had heard. I was compelled to go searching for more, and found my way here. Unfortunately, I didn't fully realize the value of this wonderful place, and left my account unattended for a few months. In the months leading up to the release of ADTOE, I had a raging excitement boner for anything involving Dream Theater, and felt the need to come back here. After 4 months, I had to drain out the blood surgically and let my excitement subside (which amazingly, it did). I stuck around and became more familiar with the rest of the forum (outside of the DT subsection), and now thoroughly enjoy any time I can spend around here!
What movie is your avatar from? I know it, but I can't place it.
My avatar is of my favorite character from the HBO series The Wire (my favorite show), Omar Little. If you aren't familiar with The Wire, just do it. at the very least, read the Guinea's (I think he was the one who wrote it up) review of it in the review section and give it a try.
Give me a brief tour through your music history:
1) First band/song you remember having that "Holy shit! This is AWESOME!!!11!eins!1!uno!piss" moment for.
2) First band that had a sustained run (i.e. not just your flavor of the week) as your favorite band.
3) Fist band/song that got you exploring beyond top 40 music.
Lastly, have you been sleeping a little better and waking up feeling a little more rested and refreshed since sigging me?
My answers here are probably not very special, but oh well!
1. My father is from the Dominican Republic, and although I don't live with him (my parents being divorced), I still visit family on my father's side quite often. Long story short, I have 2 half-brothers, one of which is really into the guitar. He has his own band there in the DR and he has been a big influence on me musically. I was visiting about 6 years ago, and walked in on him watching something extremely erotic: JP's extended solo in Hollow Years L@B. I was amazed with the song, but not really into heavier music at the time (that came a little while later).
2. Back before I got into what I now consider to be 'good music', I listened to what I now consider to be 'meh music'. The first band that I really got into was The Killers, which I obsessed over for a few months. Now, I hardly ever put on any of their music.
3. I would have to say, the first band that really did that for me would be Dream Theater. They were basically my gateway into a new musical realm, where I now live in total peace and serenity.
As for your question about the sig: not at all. In fact, I have been sleeping less since sigging you. It's complicated, but basically you are always on my mind.
It's nice to be home!
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Cool that you're back, though Iceland is awesome. Which parts did you visit?
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As for your question about the sig: not at all. In fact, I have been sleeping less since sigging you. It's complicated, but basically you are always on my mind.
Oh seneca, how you've warmed my heart this evening.
Back on topic, how was your Icelandic vacation. Didja pork Bjork? :caffeine:
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Did you eat anything strange in Iceland?
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Back on topic, how was your Icelandic vacation. Didja pork Bjork? :caffeine:
Did you eat anything strange in Iceland?
How was this sequence not noticed? :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
So, besides Dream Theater (which was your gateway) what other bands do you dig on?
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Cool that you're back, though Iceland is awesome. Which parts did you visit?
I flew into Keflavik, rented a car, and immediately drove up to the Snaefellsnes peninsula north of Reykjavik. I spent a couple days in that region, exploring lava fields, trying to climb a glacier (as well as some other smaller hikes), and enjoying the local hot pots. After looping around the edge of the peninsula in 2 days, I made my way south east towards the interior. I visited Thingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss (a.k.a. golden circle), before camping up in a small town called Laugarvatn. Next I made my way to the southern coast to the beautiful little town of Vik. Then a bit west to Skogar where I went on a 20 km hike (or something like that). Next I skirted over to the east where I stayed in Skaftafell for a couple of nights, exploring the largest ice cap outside of the poles, which I will not even attempt to spell. Finally, I went back to Reykjavik for a couple of nights before flying back. My last stop before the flight was at the fantastic Blue Lagoon, which was a super relaxing way to end the trip. Overall, I loved Iceland's scenery and would highly recommend it as a travel destination for anyone interested in the outdoors. However, despite the recent economic collapse, it is still very expensive. Airfare isn't too bad, but food and lodging adds up really quickly. I avoided this by camping, and even with all the costs, it was well worth it. I'm actually looking to plan another trip in a couple years to hopefully visit the West Fjords, as well as the north and east.
Back on topic, how was your Icelandic vacation. Didja pork Bjork? :caffeine:
I almost did, in fact I came within inches. I did learn a valuable lesson though...
If you want to have sex with someone, always make sure that you ask.
Did you eat anything strange in Iceland?
I did have some strange brown Icelandic candy with a horrendous aftertaste. However, being a vegetarian really limited my options with traditional Icelandic cuisine. Typical dishes include rotted shark meat, puffin, whale, and pony.
Back on topic, how was your Icelandic vacation. Didja pork Bjork? :caffeine:
Did you eat anything strange in Iceland?
How was this sequence not noticed? :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
So, besides Dream Theater (which was your gateway) what other bands do you dig on?
That certainly would have been a strange meal :lol
As for your question, I am into a few bands right now. I really enjoy Agalloch, Opeth, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Anathema, The Tallest Man on Earth, and a fantastic British Singer-Songwriter David Gray. I'm open to a lot of different kind of music, and definitely have had an increased interest in progressive rock/metal since discovering Dream Theater.
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Cool that you're back, though Iceland is awesome. Which parts did you visit?
I flew into Keflavik, rented a car, and immediately drove up to the Snaefellsnes peninsula north of Reykjavik. I spent a couple days in that region, exploring lava fields, trying to climb a glacier (as well as some other smaller hikes), and enjoying the local hot pots. After looping around the edge of the peninsula in 2 days, I made my way south east towards the interior. I visited Thingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss (a.k.a. golden circle), before camping up in a small town called Laugarvatn. Next I made my way to the southern coast to the beautiful little town of Vik. Then a bit west to Skogar where I went on a 20 km hike (or something like that). Next I skirted over to the east where I stayed in Skaftafell for a couple of nights, exploring the largest ice cap outside of the poles, which I will not even attempt to spell. Finally, I went back to Reykjavik for a couple of nights before flying back. My last stop before the flight was at the fantastic Blue Lagoon, which was a super relaxing way to end the trip. Overall, I loved Iceland's scenery and would highly recommend it as a travel destination for anyone interested in the outdoors. However, despite the recent economic collapse, it is still very expensive. Airfare isn't too bad, but food and lodging adds up really quickly. I avoided this by camping, and even with all the costs, it was well worth it. I'm actually looking to plan another trip in a couple years to hopefully visit the West Fjords, as well as the north and east.
That sounds really cool! I spent a lot less time in the south-west, but I did go to the West Fjords (north-western part), which is some of the most beautiful sceneries that I have ever seen. We also drove through the Sprengisandur (that sand and rock desert in the middle of the island), which was very impressive too. However, the last week was the coolest, because we were doing a very long hike from Landmannalaugar, over the Eyjafjallajökull lava fields, which was really cool, because it was still hot, and there was like three inches of ashes on the snow. We then finally came down in Skogar.
All in all, probably the best holiday of my life. I'd love to go back again, but Iceland is expensive, so I'll have to wait a while.
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What happened to senecadawg1? Are you his twin?
....Or did you kill him? :omg:
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Cool that you're back, though Iceland is awesome. Which parts did you visit?
I flew into Keflavik, rented a car, and immediately drove up to the Snaefellsnes peninsula north of Reykjavik. I spent a couple days in that region, exploring lava fields, trying to climb a glacier (as well as some other smaller hikes), and enjoying the local hot pots. After looping around the edge of the peninsula in 2 days, I made my way south east towards the interior. I visited Thingvellir, Geysir, and Gullfoss (a.k.a. golden circle), before camping up in a small town called Laugarvatn. Next I made my way to the southern coast to the beautiful little town of Vik. Then a bit west to Skogar where I went on a 20 km hike (or something like that). Next I skirted over to the east where I stayed in Skaftafell for a couple of nights, exploring the largest ice cap outside of the poles, which I will not even attempt to spell. Finally, I went back to Reykjavik for a couple of nights before flying back. My last stop before the flight was at the fantastic Blue Lagoon, which was a super relaxing way to end the trip. Overall, I loved Iceland's scenery and would highly recommend it as a travel destination for anyone interested in the outdoors. However, despite the recent economic collapse, it is still very expensive. Airfare isn't too bad, but food and lodging adds up really quickly. I avoided this by camping, and even with all the costs, it was well worth it. I'm actually looking to plan another trip in a couple years to hopefully visit the West Fjords, as well as the north and east.
That sounds really cool! I spent a lot less time in the south-west, but I did go to the West Fjords (north-western part), which is some of the most beautiful sceneries that I have ever seen. We also drove through the Sprengisandur (that sand and rock desert in the middle of the island), which was very impressive too. However, the last week was the coolest, because we were doing a very long hike from Landmannalaugar, over the Eyjafjallajökull lava fields, which was really cool, because it was still hot, and there was like three inches of ashes on the snow. We then finally came down in Skogar.
All in all, probably the best holiday of my life. I'd love to go back again, but Iceland is expensive, so I'll have to wait a while.
Yeah man, I feel ya. I would have loved to visit Landmannalaugar and the interior, but most of the roads getting there a pretty rough and without 4wd, almost impossible. Next time I go back, I'm going to have to get 4wd instead of the Toyota Yaris I got this time.
What happened to senecadawg1? Are you his twin?
....Or did you kill him? :omg:
He is my twin, or at least he was my twin. As a matter of fact, we shared quarters in my mother's womb. Unfortunately, survival of the fittest set in and I ate him, which explains why I'm so strong now.
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Were you on your own or with friends/parents/other people?
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Were you on your own or with friends/parents/other people?
I went with my brother and mother.
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Did you bring us back any ice?
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Did you bring us back any ice?
Unfortunately, no. I did however bring back a bag of lava :P
I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with it...
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I know a girl that uses a piece of lava as a lucky charm. You might want to think about that.
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hmm... maybe anal beads?
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Might get a bit edgy, though. Do you value your sphincter?
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Oh no, you misunderstood. The anal beads aren't for me, but for FlyingBIZKIT
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More like CryingBIZKIT once someone gets done using those metamorphic masochism implements on him.
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Why would he be crying, though? I heard that he likes it...
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Tears of joy. It will be somewhat of a trial of tears...
In fact, now that I think about it, he always does say that tears are the best lubricant. Of course, that's not true. Blood is the best lubricant
:|
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Oh seneca, how you've warmed my heart this evening.
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Tears of joy. It will be somewhat of a trial of tears...
In fact, now that I think about it, he always does say that tears are the best lubricant. Of course, that's not true. Blood is the best lubricant.
:clap:
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You seem to be a cool guy (and North Carolinian to boot) so yeah. That's it. Carry on.
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MetalJunkie up this week.
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Why are not known as guitarded any longer?
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Who ya gonna call?
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Why are not known as guitarded any longer?
My name dates back to my early days on the forum. Originally, I was MetalJunkie101 and had the same avatar that I currently possess. Over the years, my name changed a time or two, as did my avatar. I believe before this, I was Guitarded with a Starfleet insignia for my avatar. After a quick nostalgia fit I was able to change my username (thanks bosk!) for old time's sake. I may go back to Guitarded at some point, bosk-willing.
Who ya gonna call?
He-Man!
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Paper or plastic?
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Why did you change your username? I like Guitarded.
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Okay, some generic questions 'cause I have nothing better to do.
What do you work as?
What is your favourite band?
Coffee or tea?
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Why did you change your username? I like Guitarded.
It was the product of a nostalgic fit. As I mentioned to Scorpion, it was my username when I registered ten years ago.Okay, some generic questions 'cause I have nothing better to do.
What do you work as?
What is your favourite band?
Coffee or tea?
I work in a cafeteria on an American Airlines maintenance base. It's really depressing right now because all the mechanics talk about on their lunch break is the bankruptcy and potential layoffs.
My favorite band is Metallica. They actually inspired me to pick up the guitar several years ago.
Tea is disgusting. It tastes like fish water that's been pissed in. Coffee any time.
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What is one fact about you that isn't generally known by others, especially to us?
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What, if anything, inspires you to better yourself on a day to day basis?
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I have never seen Ghostbusters. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do I suck?
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What is one fact about you that isn't generally known by others, especially to us?
I'm a direct descendant of Daniel Boone.
What, if anything, inspires you to better yourself on a day to day basis?
I'm coming back to this one tomorrow because I'm about to go to bed and the answer is longer than I thought it would be.
I have never seen Ghostbusters. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much do I suck?
If this was the only thing I knew about you, I would say 10, with 10 being the suckiest. However, you're among my favorite posters, so you're hovering down in the 1 to 2 range.
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Thanks man, I'm touched. :smiley:
By the way, if you've never seen this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLVGmvmNitg), you should watch it.
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Thanks man, I'm touched. :smiley:
By the way, if you've never seen this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLVGmvmNitg), you should watch it.
Oh yeah, very familiar with AVGN, as well as that particular video. I feel his pain. I tried to play that Ghostbusters game as a kid and it made me hate my life.
Now, if you've never seen this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWrHfY-xJxU) and this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9pYdU9OGBk), you should definitely watch them.
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Which Ghostbusters is your favourite?
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hef is up this week.
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Hef, how did you gain so much authority, even in your childhood?
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Hef, how did you gain so much authority, even in your childhood?
In my childhood, I had no authority.
Shortly after I joined DTF, I attained godhood and attracted many worshipers. My first disciple was Adami, blessed be he that carries the agnostic Jewish mantle.
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How, and why, did you become a mod?
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I always notice that you have a way with remaining level headed in your posting, are you like that in real life too?
What is your greatest sports memory, live or from watching on TV?
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How can you always answer with one liners and still leave people satisfied? The answer "I'm awesome" will not suffice.
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How, and why, did you become a mod?
I was fairly amiable with the other mods, I was online a lot, and was told that I was rather well-regarded amongst the other users. They asked, so I agreed.
I always notice that you have a way with remaining level headed in your posting, are you like that in real life too?
Most of the time, yeah.
What is your greatest sports memory, live or from watching on TV?
When Appalachian State beat Michigan at the Big House in 2007.
How can you always answer with one liners and still leave people satisfied? The answer "I'm awesome" will not suffice.
It's a gift. Also, see Strunk & White # 17.
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What is one fact about you that isn't generally known by others, especially to us?
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What is one fact about you that isn't generally known by others, especially to us?
I have a large collection of sea shells, which I keep scattered on beaches all over the world. Perhaps you've seen it.
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Oh, App. St. over Michigan,how could I forget that. :facepalm:
Such an awesome moment, I was watching it in a bar packed with Cal and Tennessee fans before the game,we all were unanimous in our support for App. St., such a great moment.
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Oh, App. St. over Michigan,how could I forget that. :facepalm:
Such an awesome moment, I was watching it in a bar packed with Cal and Tennessee fans before the game,we all were unanimous in our support for App. St., such a great moment.
Yeah, I have had teams I was pulling for win NCAA basketball championships or Super Bowls, but that was my alma mater beating Michigan. Unbelievable.
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Hef, are we going to narrowly miss being down at OBX at the same time again for family vacations this year (I leave for NC on Saturday)?
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Hef, are we going to narrowly miss being down at OBX at the same time again for family vacations this year (I leave for NC on Saturday)?
Yes, I leave for the beach on the 14th. :lol
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Hef, are we going to narrowly miss being down at OBX at the same time again for family vacations this year (I leave for NC on Saturday)?
Yes, I leave for the beach on the 14th. :lol
:rollin :rollin it's uncanny. Hef heads down on the fourteenth, I leave first thing on the fifteenth.
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I'll see you on the 14th.
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Do you like to fish?
Would you fish on a boat, in a moat, with a goat?
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Hef. Tell us about how you met your wife and what are you listening to of late musically?
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Do you like to fish?
Would you fish on a boat, in a moat, with a goat?
I don't particularly like river or lake fishing, but I went deep sea fishing once, and that was kind of fun. No goats.
Hef. Tell us about how you met your wife and what are you listening to of late musically?
My wife and I met through mutual friends who met online. So we met online twice removed.
Lately, I've been listening to the Flower Kings and a lot of singer/songwriter types.
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How old were you when you decided to go for the bald look? How much maintenance does it require?
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How much is enough?
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What is love?
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How old were you when you decided to go for the bald look? How much maintenance does it require?
I was 21. I am turning 40 later this year. I shave it every other day. Takes about 10 minutes (head & face combined). Pretty simple.
How much is enough?
Depends on what we're talking about. Some things, there is a certain amount that is enough (such as, how much time to spend at a little kid's birthday party). Other things, there is no such thing as enough (such as, how many blowjobs per week do you want).
What is love?
Baby don't hurt me.
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I'll see you on the 14th.
Game on, I always turn the last night into a little bit of a rager :metal
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Here's a good one, as one of the more respected and looked up to elders of the forum, what advice would you give to the kids of the forum as they struggle to find themselves and their places in life?
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When did you join the forums? (kinda lame, I know, but with you being a mod and stuff you can't see that from the membergroup)
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How did you get into Dream Theater?
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'ey Hef, you're 4 posts from having the highest postcount on DTF since James got banned. I just wanted to congratulate you and let you know that if you're in the Raleigh area any time soon, you can stop by my place for free beer and cupcakes to commemorate this.
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Here's a good one, as one of the more respected and looked up to elders of the forum, what advice would you give to the kids of the forum as they struggle to find themselves and their places in life?
Get a filter. Be yourself, by all means, but don't be ALL of yourself ALL of the time. Filter some stuff out. And watch your language, and respect your elders.
When did you join the forums? (kinda lame, I know, but with you being a mod and stuff you can't see that from the membergroup)
I joined in February 2005, but I read the forums without joining for several years before that.
How did you get into Dream Theater?
In 1992, Pull Me Under was played on my local rock radio station. Then Take The Time, Under A Glass Moon, and Another Day were also played. That's what motivated me to get into Dream Theater, and from there into other prog rock.
'ey Hef, you're 4 posts from having the highest postcount on DTF since James got banned. I just wanted to congratulate you and let you know that if you're in the Raleigh area any time soon, you can stop by my place for free beer and cupcakes to commemorate this.
I move my daughter into school in Durham in August. We'll see if I have time.
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When did you join the forums? (kinda lame, I know, but with you being a mod and stuff you can't see that from the membergroup)
I joined in February 2005, but I read the forums without joining for several years before that.
Wow, really? I always thought of you as being around before me, or at least you always felt like a well established member for as long as I can recall, and I joined in January 2005. When did the original hefdaddy facts / god thing come up? (you can count that as my question, I suppose)
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When did you join the forums? (kinda lame, I know, but with you being a mod and stuff you can't see that from the membergroup)
I joined in February 2005, but I read the forums without joining for several years before that.
Wow, really? I always thought of you as being around before me, or at least you always felt like a well established member for as long as I can recall, and I joined in January 2005. When did the original hefdaddy facts / god thing come up? (you can count that as my question, I suppose)
Late 2005/early 2006, IIRC.
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Where did this guy come from: :hefnotoad:?
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Where did this guy come from: :hefnotoad:?
Ask Cozmo.
All glory to the Hefnotoad
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Where did this guy come from: :hefnotoad:?
Ask Cozmo.
All glory to the Hefnotoad
I like that I've been around long enough to have been here when things like this were born. I seem to recall that someone was making references to Hypnotoad, which I'd never heard of (sue me), and either I or someone else decided to take this already posted picture:
(https://i.imgur.com/XvNjh.jpg)
and PS the sunglasses on the Hypnotoad, resulting in this:
(https://i.imgur.com/Kr2ia.jpg)
Someone then put it on a transparent background and shrunk it and b1 made an emoticon out of it. Voila.
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Yeah, that was it.
As I recall, the first poster was from a conversation involving JustJen.
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Only hef could manage to wear Christmas light glasses, and not only keep a straight face, but still maintain more dignity and badassery than the rest of us.
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Agreed, and the path between the two is one we mortals can't walk.
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:lol :lol
Cool stuff. I never recognized the glasses - I mean, I knew that something was there, but I would have never guessed it to be awesome and badass christmas glasses.
ALL HAIL THE HEFNOTOAD!
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What's the origin of :hefdaddy?
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What is the strangest piece of music you've heard?
The worst?
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Only hef could manage to wear Christmas light glasses, and not only keep a straight face, but still maintain more dignity and badassery than the rest of us.
*bows with a flourish*
What's the origin of :hefdaddy?
People used to worship me. It has died down over the last few years, but I was regarded as a deity here for a couple of years.
What is the strangest piece of music you've heard?
The worst?
Oh, I don't know. I will think about it.
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You enjoying The Road? I I loved that book, and finished it in two sittings.
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Hef, I know you play acoustic guitar. What brand and what is your dream acoustic?
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I didn't know you're a musician. What genres do you play?
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Post-technical hefcore :metal
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You enjoying The Road? I I loved that book, and finished it in two sittings.
I am enjoying it very much. I love McCarthy.
Hef, I know you play acoustic guitar. What brand and what is your dream acoustic?
I already play my dream acoustic - a Guild D55.
I didn't know you're a musician. What genres do you play?
Mostly folk and Christian/worship music, with a side of classic rock. I'm not good enough to do anything else, and that is where my heart is. But I'm a decent rhythm player.
Post-technical hefcore :metal
Also this.
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(https://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/black_floyd_2007/DTFhef1inpostcount.jpg)
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Guess I should make another 10000th post thread then....
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How much is enough?
Depends on what we're talking about. Some things, there is a certain amount that is enough (such as, how much time to spend at a little kid's birthday party). Other things, there is no such thing as enough (such as, how many blowjobs per week do you want).
Dammit Hef....you know this isn't what I wanted.
Sometimes, you disappoint me.
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You enjoying The Road? I I loved that book, and finished it in two sittings.
I am enjoying it very much. I love McCarthy.
Hmmmm...I did not know this.
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What is the most important thing in life?
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Guess I should make another 10000th post thread then....
Oh God no.
How much is enough?
Depends on what we're talking about. Some things, there is a certain amount that is enough (such as, how much time to spend at a little kid's birthday party). Other things, there is no such thing as enough (such as, how many blowjobs per week do you want).
Dammit Hef....you know this isn't what I wanted.
Sometimes, you disappoint me.
Sorry to disappoint. If you were going for something more humorous, I didn't pick up on it. I apologize.
How awkward.
You enjoying The Road? I I loved that book, and finished it in two sittings.
I am enjoying it very much. I love McCarthy.
Hmmmm...I did not know this.
Oh yes. My favorites include Suttree, Blood Meridian, All The Pretty Horses, The Crossing, and No Country For Old Men.
What is the most important thing in life?
My standard joke response is the line from Conan The Barbarian, when he is asked what is a slightly differently-worded question ("What is best in life?"):
To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!
But in all seriousness, I think that relationships are the most important things in life. Whether we are talking relationships with our families, our friends, our community, or our God, that is the most important thing in life, IMHO.
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What is your morning routine like?
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Where did your username come from?
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Are you a strict parent?
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What is your morning routine like?
After morning ablutions, I have coffee and sometimes breakfast while doing my computer thing (email, DTF, a few other sites). Get dressed, go to work. Nothing very exciting.
Where did your username come from?
"hef" = the first half of my surname. "daddy" = my familial relationship (2 daughters). "42" = the Answer.
Are you a strict parent?
I am strict on foundational expectations of comportment and behavior. But above that, no, I am pretty lenient. And it seems to be working. Not to toot my own horn, but my kids are awesome, as people, students, and leaders among their peers.
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I am strict on foundational expectations of comportment and behavior. But above that, no, I am pretty lenient. And it seems to be working. Not to toot my own horn, but my kids are awesome, as people, students, and leaders among their peers.
Toot away buddy.
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Toot, toot.
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other than being a memebr of this community, what hobbies do you have...and what hobbies would you like to try, but either don't have the time or resources (either financial, knowledge, physical means etc)?
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other than being a memebr of this community, what hobbies do you have...and what hobbies would you like to try, but either don't have the time or resources (either financial, knowledge, physical means etc)?
Hobbies include reading, enjoying food & drink, sports, music (listening & playing). What I would love to try would be working in film. That seems fascinating. Not necessarily acting, but all the other shit.
I would also love to write, but for whatever reason I don't take the time to do so.
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How much is enough?
Depends on what we're talking about. Some things, there is a certain amount that is enough (such as, how much time to spend at a little kid's birthday party). Other things, there is no such thing as enough (such as, how many blowjobs per week do you want).
Dammit Hef....you know this isn't what I wanted.
Sometimes, you disappoint me.
Sorry to disappoint. If you were going for something more humorous, I didn't pick up on it. I apologize.
How awkward.
*ahem*
THAT'S ENOUGH
It's your catchphrase :lol
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He's got ya there hef. :lol
If there were a movie trilogy made about your life, what would the names of the movies be, and who would play you?
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He's got ya there hef. :lol
If there were a movie trilogy made about your life, what would the names of the movies be, and who would play you?
All I can say is I haven't thrown my hat into this thread because if you were to ask me it would be Dom Deluise and there would be a 3rd Cannonball Run. :lol
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How much is enough?
Depends on what we're talking about. Some things, there is a certain amount that is enough (such as, how much time to spend at a little kid's birthday party). Other things, there is no such thing as enough (such as, how many blowjobs per week do you want).
Dammit Hef....you know this isn't what I wanted.
Sometimes, you disappoint me.
Sorry to disappoint. If you were going for something more humorous, I didn't pick up on it. I apologize.
How awkward.
*ahem*
THAT'S ENOUGH
It's your catchphrase :lol
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Since I am your first disciple, do I get anything special when you make the new world? Do I get my own church dedicated to me? Do I get a statue? Perhaps 72 whores (I'm not overly fond of virgins)? Anything?
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*ahem*
THAT'S ENOUGH
It's your catchphrase :lol
Perhaps, but it is never given in response to a question. Sorry.
If there were a movie trilogy made about your life, what would the names of the movies be, and who would play you?
The titles would be Childhood in America, The Winds of Fortune, and The Path. The adult me would be played by Michael Chiklis.Since I am your first disciple, do I get anything special when you make the new world? Do I get my own church dedicated to me? Do I get a statue? Perhaps 72 whores (I'm not overly fond of virgins)? Anything?
I'll throw in the whores.
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Micheal Chiklis, perfect.
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Yeah, he's awesome. An actor worthy to portray the hefdaddy.
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Does Vlasto day need bacon to be better or is it just fine the way it is?
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Does Vlasto day need bacon to be better or is it just fine the way it is?
It doesn't NEED bacon, but bacon makes everything better.
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I'd like to ask one more question, it being the last day:
I know that you are turning 40 this year; how would you compare and contrast your present self with yourself from 20 years ago?
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Related to cup's question, how awesome is it to share a birthday with me?
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Outta town this week and forgot about these. I'll start them up again on Monday the 16th, if that's cool with everyone. Posting by phone sucks.
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Ha - yeah, will admit I was wondering. Good stuff, sir.
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I'd like to ask one more question, it being the last day:
I know that you are turning 40 this year; how would you compare and contrast your present self with yourself from 20 years ago?
I am much cooler and wiser than I was 20 years ago. I knew so little then. I wasn't even shaving my head yet.
Related to cup's question, how awesome is it to share a birthday with me?
It is completely awesome. And humbling.
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:blush
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Okay, so I was on vacation last week and would have been really irked to try to fix these threads via phone, plus I forgot about them. Oh well. Hopefully everyone's okay with moving a week. This week, Gadough.
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What do you think the Saints' record will be this year?
In what order did you get into Opeth's albums?
What's your favorite cuisine excluding traditional American, Louisianian, Mexican, and Italian?
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What are you majoring in?
Would you be willing to provide a brief autobiography?
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In terms of degree, how much worse than Hitler are you?
Please be exact and provide rationale.
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He's a Jew too so you'd better make it good.
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What do you think the Saints' record will be this year?
In what order did you get into Opeth's albums?
What's your favorite cuisine excluding traditional American, Louisianian, Mexican, and Italian?
I have no idea. I don't follow football. I do like the Saints though, so I hope it's....good?
I started with Blackwater Park based on a glowing Amazon review. It blew me away, and I immediately followed up with Ghost Reveries (which has since become my favorite album ever). Then I got Watershed because it was the newest album at the time. After that, it went something like Still Life > Deliverance > Damnation > My Arms Your Hearse > Morningrise > Orchid.
I can't say creole? You're breaking my balls, man. :p I admit that I'm not as diverse culinary-wise as I'd like to be....I tend to play it safe with food. I need to branch out more. I've recently become familiar with Indian food. I have an Indian friend who invites me over for dinner sometimes. It tastes good, but it's hot as hell. I wasn't prepared for it the first time and ended up drinking an obscene amount of water. :lol I'm developing a taste for it though. If I ever get the chance, I'd love to go to an authentic Indian restaurant and see how it compares.
What are you majoring in?
Would you be willing to provide a brief autobiography?
English/Marketing double major. I'm finishing up my English degree this year, and I'll tackle Marketing over the next two years. I have no idea what I'll do with those degrees, but I'm very interested in both of them so....yeah. We'll see.
Sure, but there's not much to tell. I was born in a small Louisiana town and I've lived here ever since. I had a normal childhood, and I'm living a normal life. The End.
In terms of degree, how much worse than Hitler are you?
Please be exact and provide rationale.
Well, let's see.
I'm a current brony and a former juggalo. I'm a redneck from the south. I could lie to myself and say that I'm not, but I am. I'm addicted to McDonald's. I'm hopelessly in love with a Nickelodeon star who I'll never meet. Jersey Shore is one of my favorite TV shows. I dislike Mother Superior, which is widely considered one of Coheed and Cambria's best songs.
With all that in mind, I would say I'm....17x worse than Hitler?
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What do you do to be motivated and productive (or at least not a lazyass)?
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How do you like your pancakes?
Who's awesome?
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What are you majoring in?
Would you be willing to provide a brief autobiography?
English/Marketing double major. I'm finishing up my English degree this year, and I'll tackle Marketing over the next two years. I have no idea what I'll do with those degrees, but I'm very interested in both of them so....yeah. We'll see.
Yo, what college is dis at?
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What do you do to be motivated and productive (or at least not a lazyass)?
Not much. I'm a lazy person by nature. For motivation, I remind myself of one thing: I want to make a difference. I want to do something with my life that matters. What that something is, I don't know yet. But I'll never find out if I don't get off DTF and study for this test, will I?
How do you like your pancakes?
Who's awesome?
With a copious amount of bacon bits sprinkled on top.
Everyone. Everyone is awesome. :) Except for you, Lonestar. You're not quite there yet. You're close, though. Getting real close.
Yo, what college is dis at?
Louisiana Tech University. Bulldawgs represent.
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:(
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What's the best thing you've experienced here?
How about the worst?
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What's the best thing you've experienced here?
How about the worst?
Meeting a bunch of really cool people. Cliche, I know. A lot of them are banned now (:lol) but I keep in contact with them daily over Facebook. I've become good friends with those knuckleheads. Obviously, this wouldn't have been possible without DTF.
I've gotten into arguments with posters I respect and said some things I regret. I don't like arguing or making enemies - it makes me feel shitty. I'm much more comfortable when I'm getting along with everyone. Despite this, I've gone off on a few people here, and I'm truly sorry for doing so.
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Your bringing up Facebook makes me ask, how's that one FB group? I'm just curious, having recently deleted my account (for unrelated reasons).
Also, this being a site about not talking about DT, how do you feel about that band these days, compared to whatever you're mainly digging right now?
On that note, what are you digging right now?
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I was wondering where you went....
It's going swimmingly. Yes. Swimmingly.
DT is one of my favorite bands, probably still in my Top 10. I still listen to them on a regular basis.
I'm quickly becoming obsessed with The Mars Volta.
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That's swell; they're real jammin as far as modern prig goes.
How's the radio in your area?
What's the furthest you've gotten with a girl and how much does that girl look like Ariana Grande?
What's the craziest experience you've had?
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Were you nervous heading into your freshman year of college? How did you get comfortable and make friend's? Was Welcome Week a bitch? (if you had a welcome week). I only ask because I move into a dorm next month
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How did your's and SDN's enmity come to pass?
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You're taken to the radioactive zoo as a surprise birthday present, and the radioactive zookeeper says you're allowed to offer yourself to any of the radioactive animals, and once you're bitten you'll probably become a superhero, he guesses, can you just give him the money?
What animal do you choose, and what's your heroic identity going to be? What powers are you going to have, what crimes are you going to solve, are you going to use your powers for villainous deeds - what can the city expect?
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Not really a question, but I think you're quite awesome Drew. :heart
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That's swell; they're real jammin as far as modern prig goes.
How's the radio in your area?
What's the furthest you've gotten with a girl and how much does that girl look like Ariana Grande?
What's the craziest experience you've had?
Decent. The rock station plays some good stuff, but they also overplay bullshit like Theory of a Deadman and Five Finger Death Punch. I don't mind. I'm never in the car for long periods of time, so it's no big deal. I also listen to a show called Lex and Terry (https://www.lexandterry.com/). It's funny as hell. I have no idea how those dudes manage to be so energetic in the morning, but God bless 'em.
Not very; not at all. Sadface.
I almost got my ass kicked in high school by an insane drunk redneck after my friend kicked a sign out of his yard. We ran from him and then we hid from the cops in the trees right behind my house. Pretty standard, actually, but that's the first thing that comes to mind.
Were you nervous heading into your freshman year of college? How did you get comfortable and make friend's? Was Welcome Week a bitch? (if you had a welcome week). I only ask because I move into a dorm next month
Not at all. Tech is located in my hometown, so I've been familiar with this campus my entire life. College towns are pretty sweet. Campus is a 10 minute drive from my house, so I've never felt homesick or anything like that. I'm definitely in a comfort zone. My best friend from high school introduced me to a bunch of cool people. I think we had a Welcome Week (or something similar) but I avoided it. I can't offer you any advice, but I can wish you good luck! You'll be fine.
You're taken to the radioactive zoo as a surprise birthday present, and the radioactive zookeeper says you're allowed to offer yourself to any of the radioactive animals, and once you're bitten you'll probably become a superhero, he guesses, can you just give him the money?
What animal do you choose, and what's your heroic identity going to be? What powers are you going to have, what crimes are you going to solve, are you going to use your powers for villainous deeds - what can the city expect?
The city is under constant attack by a gang of nefarious Sky Diving Ninjas. To stop them, I allow myself to be bitten by a kangaroo. I become Kangaroo Drew. My power is mass reproduction - I can reach into my pouch and pull out a baby kangaroo whenever necessary. I use them as projectiles to throw at the Sky Diving Ninjas. Don't worry, though. The lil' roos aren't hurt. There are trampolines placed all over the city, and they simply bounce right off with an adorable smile on their faces. It's fun for them, and the ninjas are knocked out of the sky as a result. Win-Win.
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How did your's and SDN's enmity come to pass?
I don't know, to be honest. It's been a running joke for as long as I can remember. :lol Something about Mother Superior, I'm sure.
Not really a question, but I think you're quite awesome Drew. :heart
meet me out back in 20 minutes
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Being at the age you are at, what do you feel are the life lessons that you need to learn most, and what are the most important ones you have learned?
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I'm immature in many ways. I need to grow up.
Never take friendship for granted, and always be there for a friend when he needs you.
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Daniel Tosh has created the new game lick, fondle, slap.
Your choices are myself, Rich, and Hefdaddy. Go.
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I would lick you, because you've seen The Book of Mormon and been to a taping of The Colbert Report. I want some of that awesomeness transferred over to me.
I would fondle Rich, because I'm secretly attracted to British men with monkey avatars.
I would slap Hef, because he's stoic enough to take it like a man.
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:clap:
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Have you had a job? If so, what was it and how was your experience?
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You still eating as many Taco bell tacos made out of Doritos??
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Which celebrity would you meet, if you could choose (outside of Ariana Grande)?
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Which celebrity would you meet, if you could choose (outside of Ariana Grande)?
Or inside of Ariana Grande. :eyebrows:
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What exactly led to you finding out about Ariana Grande and wanting to dick her?
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Have you had a job? If so, what was it and how was your experience?
I've been working at a testing center for 2 years. It's the only job I've ever had. It's pretty sweet. I get paid minimum wage, but the work isn't too hard. Most of what I do involves email. I'm responsible for sending online tests for distance learning courses. I also give credit exams for local students. It's not the most exciting job in the world, but I can't complain. I'm lucky to have it.
You still eating as many Taco bell tacos made out of Doritos??
Beefy 5-Layer Burritos, man. 5-Layers and double deckers.
Which celebrity would you meet, if you could choose (outside of Ariana Grande)?
Matt Stone and Trey Parker. They've been making me laugh for over 10 years - I just want to say thanks.
What exactly led to you finding out about Ariana Grande and wanting to dick her?
This clip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWUrl4PuLbQ) was the catalyst.
You worded that question beautifully, by the way.
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What are you most proud of?
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I....I don't know. :-\
Seriously, I can't think of anything.
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Gadough, I don't have a question for you, but I sincerely think you are a cool dude. I've always appreciated the amount of honesty in your posts.
So there you go.
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When you first joined this place, how well did you integarte?
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Some more questions:
- Where did your handle come from?
- Which member of DTF would you like to meet the most?
- Since you talked about Matt Stone and Trey Parker, which is your favourite South Park episode?
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Gadough, I don't have a question for you, but I sincerely think you are a cool dude. I've always appreciated the amount of honesty in your posts.
So there you go.
Thank you man, I appreciate that. The feeling's mutual. :)
When you first joined this place, how well did you integarte?
Truth be told, I post-whored a little bit. :lol Hell, I still do now to some extent. Beyond that - I don't know. I guess it naturally happened over time.
Some more questions:
- Where did your handle come from?
- Which member of DTF would you like to meet the most?
- Since you talked about Matt Stone and Trey Parker, which is your favourite South Park episode?
In my senior year of high school, my friends and I developed several inside jokes about the play Waiting For Godot. I took the name and altered the spelling.
Alex (lateralus88). I talk with him on Skype sometimes. He's a really good guy, and we have similar music taste. I feel like we could hang.
Season 6, Episode 12 - A Ladder to Heaven (https://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s06e12-a-ladder-to-heaven). Without a doubt the greatest episode they've ever made. I love it so much.
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I notice you're from Louisiana.
Are you Gambit?
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Only on Tuesdays.
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Have you ever been really disappointed by a favorite artist?
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Megadeth's The World Needs A Hero is a steaming pile of shit. That's the first thing that comes to mind.
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So true. Comeback album my ass.
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I notice you're from Louisiana.
Are you Gambit?
He ain't but apparently I am :b_f:
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So true. Comeback album my ass.
Risk is over 9000 times better. Actually, Risk is a great album. I've never understood all the hate for it.
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I notice you're from Louisiana.
Are you Gambit?
He ain't but apparently I am :b_f:
Oh, well then I have a question for you...
WHY THE HELL DID YOU NOT APPEAR IN THE X-MEN MOVIES WHEN YOU COULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME AND INSTEAD SHOWED UP IN THE STUPID WOLVERINE MOVIE WHICH MEANS YOU WOULD BE IN YOUR 60'S DURING THE X-MEN MOVIES AND IT MADE YOUR CHARACTER STUPID?!?!?!??!?!
WHY REMY WHY?!?!
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Too busy eating boiled crawfish?
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Which is a completely valid excuse, by the way.
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You form a hypothetical band; describe it to us in as much or little detail as you'd like.
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Why are you the worst person ever?
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You form a hypothetical band; describe it to us in as much or little detail as you'd like.
It would be a hybrid Slipknot-Kiss-Insane Clown Posse tribute band. We would wear ICP makeup while performing Slipknot songs and selling ridiculous merchandise like Kiss.
I'm trying to come up with a clever amalgamation of their names, but it's proving difficult.
Why are you the worst person ever?
Because without me, your antithesis and sworn enemy, you would have no reason to exist.
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Drew - would Slipkiss Posse suffice?
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It's better than anything I came up with, so yes. :lol That will work.
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Yusss :2metal: :lol
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ICPissKnot?
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:rollin
That trumps mine. :tup
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When I made that quip about you not getting laid, you weren't actually offended, were you? I wouldn't have actually wanted to cut a good guy like you deep.
Can you name the 5 weirdest (good weird, mind you) albums you've heard?
BTW, I AM offended that ICPissKnot isn't a thing yet.
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Look up "golden shower" on google. There has to be some good leads there.
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Gadough, I was browsing Facebook when I came across this post.
(https://i.imgur.com/YRpGZ.png)
So, what are your thoughts? Red or brown?
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Well, every single picture of her with brown hair was taken before she turned 16. So I'm not at liberty to say. If she announced that she was going back to her natural color, I wouldn't hold it against her. It would be interesting to see what she looked like now (age 19) as a brunette. I have a feeling I would still prefer the red, but who knows?
Edit: 64k vs. 1k. The people have spoken.
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IMO she looks much cuter as a redhead.
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Well Gadough you'll be happy to know your response first made me think of you being the Joker to my Batman. Then "Deranged" by Coheed & Cambria just got stuck in my head.
WHO WIIIIIILL BE YOUR PRETTY LITTLE ENEMY?
WHEN I DIE YOUR WORLD WILL PROVE EMPTY
I PROMISE YOU WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER ME
THE JOOOOOOKE'S ON YOU, POISON ME
WHILE YOU CLEAN THE STREETS OF MISFORTUNE
I PICK THE INNOCENT FROM MY DIRTY TEETH
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BONUS ROUND!
- What's your favourite land mammal?
- You're called upon to be prime minister of Planet Earth, and must use your newfound gubernatorial powers to resurrect seven dead historical figures to join your cabinet. Who is in the Gadough party?
- The cast of Jersey Shore are coming round for a meal. What do you cook?
- Can you hear me at the back?
- You are allowed to double the strength of any one of your senses. Which do you increase? And would you be willing to decrease a sense to increase the others?
- Who's playing you in the film of your life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing me in the film of my life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing Adami in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing bosk in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing DebraKadabra in the film of her life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing bone_daddy in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- You're locked in a room for four hours with Danny DeVito and told to do what you like with him. He is blindfolded, distressed, and profoundly naked. How do you deal with this situation?
- What thought would you concentrate on when you conjure a patronus?
- How much is the right amount of fire?
- There are two dogs, one is called Butch and one is called Flipper. Which one's the chihuahua?
- Who are your top ten favourite fictional foxes?
- Have you seen Billy anywhere? He always bloody wanders off.
- What's the best prank you've ever played on anyone?
- Is it me, or is there something not quite right about Tom Hanks?
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BONUS ROUND!
- What's your favourite land mammal?
- You're called upon to be prime minister of Planet Earth, and must use your newfound gubernatorial powers to resurrect seven dead historical figures to join your cabinet. Who is in the Gadough party?
- The cast of Jersey Shore are coming round for a meal. What do you cook?
- You are allowed to double the strength of any one of your senses. Which do you increase? And would you be willing to decrease a sense to increase the others?
- Who's playing you in the film of your life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing me in the film of my life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing Adami in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing bosk in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing DebraKadabra in the film of her life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing bone_daddy in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- You're locked in a room for four hours with Danny DeVito and told to do what you like with him. He is blindfolded, distressed, and profoundly naked. How do you deal with this situation?
- What thought would you concentrate on when you conjure a patronus?
- How much is the right amount of fire?
- There are two dogs, one is called Butch and one is called Flipper. Which one's the chihuahua?
- Who are your top ten favourite fictional foxes?
:lol...........................(https://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc276/sideways777/popcorn.gif)
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Two things.
1. I'd be interested in your opinion on Vlasto Day.
2. Who on the forums has your favourite avatar/sig/username?
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Oh Lord. I'm going over to a friend's house for dinner - when I return, I'll take Rob's quiz to the best of my ability. :yeahbaby:
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If everyone on a commercial flight took a shit before boarding the plane, how much more quickly would they arrive at they're destination?
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D'aww... I'm just honored that rob mentioned me. :lol :)
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What's your favourite land mammal?
I'm rather fond of lemurs. You can blame this on the children's television show Zaboomafoo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaboomafoo).
You're called upon to be prime minister of Planet Earth, and must use your newfound gubernatorial powers to resurrect seven dead historical figures to join your cabinet. Who is in the Gadough party?
My senior adviser/vice president is Huey P. Long (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_P._Long). Mr. Long and myself make all the important decisions together. As for the other six, I pick three righteous figures and three villains of history and make them work together. It would be amusing to watch them constantly argue. (Examples: Grant vs. Lee, Ghandi vs. Hitler, etc.)
The cast of Jersey Shore are coming round for a meal. What do you cook?
I don't cook anything. We go to the club and get wasted together, Jersey-style. Who needs food when you've got alcohol?
Can you hear me at the back?
Maybe if you weren't whispering....have you never done a sound check before?
You are allowed to double the strength of any one of your senses. Which do you increase? And would you be willing to decrease a sense to increase the others?
I improve my sight so that I no longer need glasses to drive. As for decreasing one of the senses, definitely the 6th one. I'm tired of seeing ghosts everywhere. It starts to bum you out after a while.
Who's playing you in the film of your life, and what's the film called?[/li]
[li]Who's playing me in the film of my life, and what's the film called?[/li]
[li]Who's playing Adami in the film of his life, and what's the film called?[/li]
[li]Who's playing bosk in the film of his life, and what's the film called?[/li]
[li]Who's playing DebraKadabra in the film of her life, and what's the film called?[/li]
[li]Who's playing bone_daddy in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
Dude, I'm not nearly creative enough for this. :lol Who the hell is bone_daddy?
You're locked in a room for four hours with Danny DeVito and told to do what you like with him. He is blindfolded, distressed, and profoundly naked. How do you deal with this situation?
I induct Danny DeVito into a triumvirate of power with Huey Long and myself. He can remain naked if he so chooses.
What thought would you concentrate on when you conjure a patronus?
My little sister being born.
How much is the right amount of fire?
Enough to light up your heart, baby.
There are two dogs, one is called Butch and one is called Flipper. Which one's the chihuahua?
Whichever one lunges for the taco in my hand.
Who are your top ten favourite fictional foxes?
I need a lil' bit of whatever you're smoking. Puff puff pass.
Have you seen Billy anywhere? He always bloody wanders off.
Yes! He's in his room, playing World of Warcraft (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_kSaoZ8ncs&list=UUy4earvTTlP5OUpNRvPI7TQ&index=201&feature=plcp).
What's the best prank you've ever played on anyone?
Convincing my friend I don't have a pool simply by covering it up....now that I think about it, that's really boring.
Is it me, or is there something not quite right about Tom Hanks?
Perhaps, but I don't care. He's fucking Woody. He'll always have a place in my heart.
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Two things.
1. I'd be interested in your opinion on Vlasto Day.
2. Who on the forums has your favourite avatar/sig/username?
It's the most wonderful time of the year! And it doesn't come around very often, so we should cherish when it does.
Sigz/LieLowTheWantedMan/chknptpie
If everyone on a commercial flight took a shit before boarding the plane, how much more quickly would they arrive at they're destination?
I wouldn't want to be the janitor of that airport. :|
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- Who's playing you in the film of your life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing me in the film of my life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing Adami in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing bosk in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing DebraKadabra in the film of her life, and what's the film called?
- Who's playing bone_daddy in the film of his life, and what's the film called?
Dude, I'm not nearly creative enough for this. :lol Who the hell is bone_daddy?
Bone_Daddy. (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?action=profile;u=2739)
There was some thread a few years ago which was gathering nominations for awards, so I went to the members list and picked out my favourite name I could find without any posts. He's since started posting - if not since October 2011 - but I still like to use him as my go-to funny name. I hope nobody minds.
Also, that is the only disappointing answer. Good job Dough. You won the bonus round.
I induct Danny DeVito into a triumvirate of power with Huey Long and myself. He can remain naked if he so chooses.
He does.
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Aw. I was kinda hoping he would've said Kate Winslet for me. :'(
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Don't worry. I'd have said Kate Winslet for you.
And the film would've been called AbracaDebra, but I guess Gadough thinks he's too good for my questions.
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Don't worry. I'd have said Kate Winslet for you.
And the film would've been called AbracaDebra, but I guess Gadough thinks he's too good for my questions.
:rollin :rollin
Awesome, and thank you kindly. :)
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What would you do if a monster-giant slime beast attacked earth and the only weapon you had was a kettle?
If Lonestar was cooking a meal for you, what would you request he made?
If JMX showed up at your house dressed as Darth Vader, what would you do?
If you could have a rocketship, where would you go in it?
Are you the brain specialist?
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What thought would you concentrate on when you conjure a patronus?
My little sister being born.
That's so sweet :laugh:
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What would you do if a monster-giant slime beast attacked earth and the only weapon you had was a kettle?
If Lonestar was cooking a meal for you, what would you request he made?
If JMX showed up at your house dressed as Darth Vader, what would you do?
If you could have a rocketship, where would you go in it?
Are you the brain specialist?
Wear the kettle as a hat while playing a sad song on my violin as the slime beast wreaks havoc around me.
FUCKING PANCAKES. We've already decided - if I come to his restaurant, he'll make me free pancakes. One day I'll show up to claim my prize. One day.
Dress up as Yoda and go trick-or-treating. Afterwards, film a shot-by-shot remake of The Return of the Jedi, casting Mike Portnoy as the entire Ewok village.
The planet Marklar. I'd bring Starvin' Marvin along for the ride.
Behind closed doors, I'm whatever you want me to be.
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Then, good sir, I take my kettle off to you. You have made bold and wise choices.
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What is the correct pronounciation of "Gadough"?
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Don't worry. I'd have said Kate Winslet for you.
And the film would've been called AbracaDebra, but I guess Gadough thinks he's too good for my questions.
This post almost cost me my keyboard and monitor while drinking some root beer. :rollin
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What is the correct pronounciation of "Gadough"?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s05uLHsP3eJi
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How's the propane business coming?
Oh, and I really enjoy your posts and it seems like you're a great guy. :)
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Business is slipping. More people every day are switching to charcoal, and we don't know why. We need to get the word out that propane is superior! Tell your family. Tell your friends.
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What is the correct pronounciation of "Gadough"?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s05uLHsP3eJi
And yet to me you're always going to be "GAD-uff."
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What is the correct pronounciation of "Gadough"?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s05uLHsP3eJi
And yet to me you're always going to be "GAD-uff."
I got it right! Even though, to be honest, I felt the final "u" was much more prominent "Ga'dauuu". I also believe that a similarly pronounced word exists in the dialect of my city, but I'm not sure. I'll let you know if it does. :biggrin:
ETA: Actually, it's a surname. Extremely rare, but it exists. Gadau.
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Once again, I blank. This week, alirocker!
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What is your favourite type of cake?
What is the best type of cabbage for the destruction of zombies?
What medium do you most use for arting?
What will you do when the mutant-robot squid conquer the surface?
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If you could, would you reverse-engineer a jellyfish from rat cells?
Also, how do you feel as one of the few females on an otherwisely sausage-festly message board?
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
10 years?
Who are your top 10 favorite British musicians/bands?
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Can I spend the night in your hobbit-hole?
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Can I spend the night in your hobbit-hole?
Thanks for that Drew, I didn't want to be the first to ask something out of line :D
@Ali: What is your favorite play?
What is your favorite sport and what team do you cheer for?
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I'll take this...
Can I spend the night in your hobbit-hole?
And raise you...
(https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_512/1276282750NtJfDa.jpg)
Is there space for two?
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you guys that question was completely non-sexual :lol
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you guys that question was completely non-sexual :lol
Riiight...
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you guys that question was completely non-sexual :lol
and neither was mine. :yeahright
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...I'm being serious.
Alice calls herself a hobbit. I've always wanted to live in a hobbit hole.
I didn't notice the double entendre until you horndogs pointed it out. :p
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This still has potential to get messily hillarious. :corn
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I didn't notice the double entendre until you horndogs pointed it out. :p
Yeah right
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Oh you guys are diiirty
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:zydar:
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Oh you guys are diiirty
It really makes me wonder why you haven't signed up to do an 'Ask Silver Tears Thread'
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Ali, would you consider moving in with Tahlia?
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When I try to be funny I fail miserably.
When I try to be serious you guys think I'm funny.
god dammit :lol :facepalm:
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What is your favourite type of cake?
It's normally always carrot or apple cake, however my friend made me a gorgeous chocolate case with soft butter cream icing for Christmas so that's pretty high up there
What is the best type of cabbage for the destruction of zombies?
I dislike most vegetables, however I think that a cabbage would be incredibly impractical, and it would be better to use a sturdier vegetable, such as carrots. Or a potato peeler. Let's face it, if I'm near a cabbage when the zombie apocalypse decends, chances are I've got knives, peelers, and scissors near by.
What medium do you most use for arting?
I generally do the very rough outlines of pieces on paper, then tidy them up and colour them on photoshop because I never ended up downloading the paint programme that comes with my graphics tablet
What will you do when the mutant-robot squid conquer the surface?
Blame Google.
If you could, would you reverse-engineer a jellyfish from rat cells?
I'd rather reverse engineer a cat from rat cells to sate my sick sense of humour, but yes.
Also, how do you feel as one of the few females on an otherwisely sausage-festly message board?
I'm used to it, I was such a tom boy when I was younger and, although I do have a lot of female friends, I generally get more annoyed by them than I do the boys who I talk to. But I love these girls here, you're all awesome!
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
Having just passed my BA in acting at LAMDA (If I actually get into there >.<) resigning myself to the fate of a poor actress and sucking director cock.
10 years?
Hopefully I will have landed enough roles through my previous 5 years of whoring, so I can go on to do more respectable acting[/quote]
Who are your top 10 favorite British musicians/bands?
-Porcupine Tree (Dad met Gavin Harrison twice for work, lucky prick)
-Queen
-Radiohead
-Muse
-Pink Floyd
...And, I can't think of any more at the moment
Can I spend the night in your hobbit-hole?
Of course :P I love sleepovers
What is your favorite play?
It's a toughie, but I'm quite fond of Woycheck (sp?) at the minute, purely because we got to sing 'Stab the bitch dead' in the middle of Drama with a class of twelve and thirteen year olds next door.
What is your favorite sport and what team do you cheer for?
Never been that fond of sport if I'm honest, sure I'll keep up to date with the football come Euro and World Cup time but I don't actively support anyone
Is there space for two?
Yup! I can sleep on the floor and you and Drew can share the bed!
Ali, would you consider moving in with Tahlia?
In a heartbeat.
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Your father met Gavin Harrison twice?
Jealous muchly.
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How do you think I feel? He gets paid for it as well!
Most I get to do is write up a biography on him
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Is there space for two?
Yup! I can sleep on the floor and you and Drew can share the bed!
(https://gifsoup.com/view5/2207100/strange-o.gif)
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*goes and kidnaps your father's job and then requests to meet Steven Wilson*
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Is there space for two?
Yup! I can sleep on the floor and you and Drew can share the bed!
Awww! I'm glad your so happy to be sharing, it is only a small hobbit hole after all!
*goes and kidnaps your father's job and then requests to meet Steven Wilson*
He only meets drummers :(
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Ali, would you consider moving in with Tahlia?
In a heartbeat.
:-* :heart
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Would you consider moving to the USA? Or do you just laugh at the country it is?
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Would you consider moving to the USA? Or do you just laugh at the country it is?
If I end up having to live in America for whatever reason, then I wont complain, but I'm happy with gold old temperamental England!
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I don't know... from the outside, I don't think America looks like a very good place to live, especially for a hobbit.
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I though that Alice was elvish anyway...
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:mehlin
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I wanna go to Europe.
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Elvish Presley?
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o/
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I don't know... from the outside, I don't think America looks like a very good place to live, especially for a hobbit.
...That's a good point
I though that Alice was elvish anyway...
Only because of my handwriting!
I wanna go to Europe.
I've only been to France and Germany, not really explored the rest of Europe
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Where were you in Germany?
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o/
*\o
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Hell, I haven't explored much of the States really. I've been to 7 states, including the one I live in. That's it.
o/
*\o
:hug:
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
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Where were you in Germany?
Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, this was back when I could still speak German and we went on a student exchange, the week we stayed was one of the hottest of the year and during the Euro 2008 final
Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
:eyebrows:
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Where were you in Germany?
Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, this was back when I could still speak German and we went on a student exchange, the week we stayed was one of the hottest of the year and during the Euro 2008 final
That's the other side of Germany from me, but oh well. If you come again, you need to drop by in Dresden. :)
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
:eyebrows:
Hey! I'm legal for everything asides from alcohol, fireworks, and moving out without my parents permission...I think
Where were you in Germany?
Herzogenaurach near Nuremberg, this was back when I could still speak German and we went on a student exchange, the week we stayed was one of the hottest of the year and during the Euro 2008 final
That's the other side of Germany from me, but oh well. If you come again, you need to drop by in Dresden. :)
I shall bear that in mind, my passports valid until I'm 19!
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
:eyebrows:
Hey! I'm legal for everything asides from alcohol, fireworks, and moving out without my parents permission...I think
:hat
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
:eyebrows:
Hey! I'm legal for everything asides from alcohol, fireworks, and moving out without my parents permission...I think
Over here, when I turn 18, I'm an "adult" I guess, I can buy CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO, buy lottery tickets, and yeah. I feel like there's something else.
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
:eyebrows:
Hey! I'm legal for everything asides from alcohol, fireworks, and moving out without my parents permission...I think
Over here, when I turn 18, I'm an "adult" I guess, I can buy CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO, buy lottery tickets, and yeah. I feel like there's something else.
Porn.
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:rollin
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Oh yeah, Porn. Whooo. :P
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So Ali, what is the most hysterical story you have from being a cocktail waitress?
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Oh yeah, Porn. Whooo. :P
And guns
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Oh yeah, Porn. Whooo. :P
And guns
If combined, it's a deadly...combination.
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
:eyebrows:
Hey! I'm legal for everything asides from alcohol, fireworks, and moving out without my parents permission...I think
Over here, when I turn 18, I'm an "adult" I guess, I can buy CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO, buy lottery tickets, and yeah. I feel like there's something else.
Porn.
I think we aught to put him down before his next birthday.
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Hormones are just running rampant in here.
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Ali, if I ever go back to the UK will you let me invite you a beer?
As long as it's after next March then yes, I don't want you to get into trouble :)
:eyebrows:
Hey! I'm legal for everything asides from alcohol, fireworks, and moving out without my parents permission...I think
Over here, when I turn 18, I'm an "adult" I guess, I can buy CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO, buy lottery tickets, and yeah. I feel like there's something else.
Porn.
I think we aught to put him down before his next birthday.
:lol
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Hormones are just running rampant in here.
Just wait till we have the "Ask Silver Tears" thread
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Is Alice still up? I lost track of the thread... if so...
HAVE YOU TRIED BEEF JERKY YET?
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Haha I haven't signed up yet :P
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Alice, Are you familiar with the British comedian Jimmy Carr?
and Haha I haven't signed up yet :P
we need to fix this
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It's all booked up for like another month at least I think, but I might shoot a pm later on if the timing looks right :biggrin:
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Oh you guys :')
Is Alice still up? I lost track of the thread... if so...
HAVE YOU TRIED BEEF JERKY YET?
NOPE. I HAVEN'T.
Oh, and I am still up, for at least another six hours.
Alice, Are you familiar with the British comedian Jimmy Carr?
His laugh is incredible!
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Do it. Now.
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Alice, Are you familiar with the British comedian Jimmy Carr?
His laugh is incredible!
I've recently been on a bit of a Jimmy Carr binge, watching anything with him in it. I've been running through all the old 8 out of 10 Cats episodes and watching his DVDs.
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What are your top 10 TV shows?
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I loved 8/10 cats!
What are your top 10 TV shows?
I don't really watch TV, Horrible Histories is the only one I go out of my way to see, although I did love Lost, and enjoy 8/10 Cats on occasion. Mostly I watch Youtube channels
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LOST :heart
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LOST 8 out of 10 cats :heart
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LOST 8 out of 10 cats Breaking Bad :heart
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Yay lost! I'm just finishing off that series right now, only a few more episodes to go!
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LOST 8 out of 10 cats Breaking Bad The Wire :heart >:(
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Never seen it.
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LOST 8 out of 10 cats Breaking Bad The Wire Quote pyramids!
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>:( >:( >:( :'( :'( :'( >:( >:( >:(
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The ones Hef hates :|
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So Ali.......................
Are you a confused person?
Do you know why you are here,
and what you are doing?
Is there life on other planets?
What about this planet?
What is the purpose of life?
and how do you know?
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Are they forbidden?
If so, I should probably delete that.
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Yay lost! I'm just finishing off that series right now, only a few more episodes to go!
I cried pretty much all the 6th season :')
So Ali.......................
Are you a confused person?
Definitely
Do you know why you are here,
To make myself and my family proud
and what you are doing?
Taking a break from exercise for five minutes
Is there life on other planets?
Yes!
What about this planet?
Not intelligent, no :P
What is the purpose of life?
You have to define that for yourself
and how do you know?
I got an A in Religious Education without revising
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I'll keep this non-creepy since I've already offered you a job in the past :)
IIRC, you want to be an actress. Are there any particular plays/characters/roles you are particularly interested in?
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and how do you know?
I got an A in Religious Education without revising
:clap:
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So Ali, what is the most hysterical story you have from being a cocktail waitress?
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So Ali, what is the most hysterical story you have from being a cocktail waitress?
3rd time's the charm
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:corn
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I'll keep this non-creepy since I've already offered you a job in the past :)
IIRC, you want to be an actress. Are there any particular plays/characters/roles you are particularly interested in?
I'd like to do Titania from Midsummer Night's Dream, or Hippolyta from 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, but honestly I'd love to dabble in a bit of everything. I watched some Behind the Scenes at Naughty Dog (Uncharted) and the way they combined motion capture and voice acting was nothing short of hilarious and looked so much fun to do, so I'll definitely try that out at some point. I've always acted on the stage because you can get an immediate connection with the audience, but I think television and film would be enjoyable as well.So Ali, what is the most hysterical story you have from being a cocktail waitress?
I'm sorry chef, I love you <3
None because I'm too young to serve cocktails :P However, the best story I have from my short stint in the world of work is probably a couple of Sundays in. Me and the chef switch on Radio 2 to listen to show tunes, sometimes they play songs from the 30s and 40s, other times they play modern Disney stuff, so it's quite a mix, and what I don't know, he does. Well, a song called 'I hate men' from Kiss Me Kate comes on and I know all the words because we've been learning it for theatre group...Next thing I know we're both singing it pretty loudly and the usual pub crowd of big burly men walk in, right past the kitchen...Where we're singing about how much we hate men, and they give us the dirtiest looks!
Things got awkward when I had to take their meals out.
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What's the worst band/artist you've ever heard?
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What's your favorite novel? Short story? Play?
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Good one, I like it. :tup
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What's the worst band/artist you've ever heard?
Whoever made that Caramelldansen song...It's only good for conventions, and even then it gets annoying when everyone you see is playing a different version of it at slightly different times and it merges into one long mess.
What's your favorite novel? Short story? Play?
Novel: It's a toss up between Dracula and The Picture of Dorian Gray, although a guilty pleasure is Interview with the Vampire...Not the ones that come after that though, they're just...so bland in comparison to the first one.
Short Story: The Landlady by Roald Dahl
Play: Woycheck is my favourite at the moment, but Hamlet has been a long time favourite
Good one, I like it. :tup
I aim to please :)
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Are you happy with your life?
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
:heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
Haven't read the other ones though.
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Are you happy with your life?
I'm content, there's a big difference between happy and content...I think to be happy all the time would be exhausting to say the least.
Haven't read the other ones though.
Dracula was a difficult one to get into, and the Landlady I read a couple of years ago, and here's the trailer for the production of Woyzeck (sorry about the misspellings) that we watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1EhEn5WqBk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1EhEn5WqBk)
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Are you happy with your life?
I'm content, there's a big difference between happy and content...I think to be happy all the time would be exhausting to say the least.
That makes sense :tup
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Who do you enjoy more, Jimmy Carr or Sean Locke?
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Or John Locke?
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Who do you enjoy more, Jimmy Carr or Sean Locke?
Jimmy Carr
Or John Locke?
Hurley!
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Did you for even a moment seriously consider Dr. DTVT's offer?
Would you kindly go back and answer all these questions on vocaroo please? PLEASE!!!??!?
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Who do you enjoy more, Jimmy Carr or Sean Locke?
I am hugely liking this line of questioning over the last couple of pages.
Partially cos I'm watching Jimmy on QI right now. Brilliant stuff. If you're not into QI yet, they're both regular guests on it. Sean Lock's, I think, the most frequently recurring guest across all the episodes, and Jimmy's appeared at least once per series. Usually more.
Very, very good show. Probably the UK's best panel show.
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Did you for even a moment seriously consider Dr. DTVT's offer?
Would you kindly go back and answer all these questions on vocaroo please? PLEASE!!!??!?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s07VuYfd1oBy
My microphone is sort of dead :(
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That voice.
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Glad you enjoy :P
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Who do you enjoy more, Jimmy Carr or Sean Locke?
I am hugely liking this line of questioning over the last couple of pages.
Partially cos I'm watching Jimmy on QI right now. Brilliant stuff. If you're not into QI yet, they're both regular guests on it. Sean Lock's, I think, the most frequently recurring guest across all the episodes, and Jimmy's appeared at least once per series. Usually more.
Very, very good show. Probably the UK's best panel show.
I've only ever seen a couple of clips, but if it has Jimmy, Sean, and your approval... I'm sure it will be great!
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Did you for even a moment seriously consider Dr. DTVT's offer?
Would you kindly go back and answer all these questions on vocaroo please? PLEASE!!!??!?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s07VuYfd1oBy
My microphone is sort of dead :(
:heart
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Did you for even a moment seriously consider Dr. DTVT's offer?
Would you kindly go back and answer all these questions on vocaroo please? PLEASE!!!??!?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s07VuYfd1oBy
My microphone is sort of dead :(
:hefdaddy
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Short Story: The Landlady by Roald Dahl
That's a good one. :tup
No questions this time.
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Did you for even a moment seriously consider Dr. DTVT's offer?
Would you kindly go back and answer all these questions on vocaroo please? PLEASE!!!??!?
https://vocaroo.com/i/s07VuYfd1oBy
My microphone is sort of dead :(
It's on tape, she said "chef I love you" :hat
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It's there for eternity :)
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What made you decide you wanted to study arts? How young were you when that happened?
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Well, for a long time I really wanted to go into medicine believe it or not, I used to love reading about how the human body worked, but mainly I was interested in the brain, and that went onto me becoming interested in psychology. At the same time (I was around 12) I began getting a lot of praise for my writing and work in drama (which I'd always enjoyed) which coincided with a slew of bad science teachers which really put me off the study. I guess it was just an evolution of an interest in psychology and having an effect on people's emotions that's made me want to pursue the arts a lot more...
That and I've really gone off science :')
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Gone off science ;_;
What is your favourite tea?
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It just isn't as interesting to me any more!
Yorkshire Tea!
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How does a person sign themselves up for this, and how do I stop people from signing me up for all eternity? :lol
Question for ali: you discover you were born with a gift of magic. You can summon any person in the world to your place to do whatever for an infinite amount of time. Who, what, why?
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Hmm, difficult question, can it be a fictional character?
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Hmm, difficult question, can it be a fictional character?
Of course. Fictional characters are people too :metal
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Then Harley Quinn, I'm on a Batman kick at the moment and I figure she'd be great as long as she's not thinking about the Joker. She can teach me how to do back flips and cartwheels and then we'll go buy (or, in her case, steal) a shit tonne of sweets. She seems like a girl who loves her crazy ass sweets.
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Up this week: TempusVox!
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TV, you know the first question anyone is going to ask, right?
That's right. Ginger or Mary Ann?
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Can you tell us the Vietnam Vet story again? I've heard about it so it must be epic, but it was before my time here as well as many other peoples.
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What is it that makes you a storm voice?
Curry, mexican or pie: which is your favourite of these three?
What is your favourite complex number?
What are your opinions on sourdough bread?
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Any regrets?
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Was it worth it?
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Who are you?
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When are you going to stop going to conventions and stuff and just sit down and finish writing the ASoIaF series?
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TV, what life events molded you into the person you are today as well as lead you down the path to being a writer?
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Did you ever feel any guilt when beating up on my poor Golden Bears all those years? Any remorse?
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Why did you choose UW?
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Are you going to answer any of these questions? :neverusethis:
j/k, but you do know that the internet is serious business :)
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I was just noticing how TempusVox has tons of questions but hasn't answered any, meanwhile I'm here every day and no one is asking me any questions. :neverusethis:
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TV, you know the first question anyone is going to ask, right?
That's right. Ginger or Mary Ann?
Both...I just roll like that. All three of us...together. Would have been beautiful. :biggrin:
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Can you tell us the Vietnam Vet story again? I've heard about it so it must be epic, but it was before my time here as well as many other peoples.
Surely it's here somewhere. It's a little long, and probably boring now for most people. It involved a threesome with my best friend, a drunk girl, and her crazy Viet Nam Vet room mate. I don't know if he really actually served in Viet Nam, but he looked a lot like he was still there in his mind. Picture Walken's character "Nick" from the Deer Hunter, after he'd been fucked with in the camp, but with a huge beer gut, and long hair and beard. Dressed all in camo, he happened to walk out of a room and into the living room while I was having "carnal relations" with the drunk girl on the living room floor. Until then we didn't know her room mate was there. She was mid orgasm, and I was thisclose. Apparently, he either assumed they were much more than two people just sharing an address, or he wanted to be; as he flipped out and started screaming for my friend and I, and the "fucking whore" to get out of his house! I stopped long enough to say, "Hang on man, I'm not finsished yet." The statement was so shocking, he and my friend stopped screaming at each other long enough to watch me "finish, before resuming hostilities. By then we were like the song "Gimme Three Steps". As we ran to the car, he and the girl were yelling at each other. To this day, many of my friends will bust my balls once in a while with a "Hang on man, I'm not fisnished yet."
What is it that makes you a storm voice?
Curry, mexican or pie: which is your favourite of these three?
What is your favourite complex number?
What are your opinions on sourdough bread?
1)My name does not mean "storm voice", Tempus is Latin for Time. I used to sing a looooooong time ago in a prog band called "Tempus Fugit", hence TempusVox.
2)I would say my fav is either Mexican or Pie. LOOOOOVE mexican food. Also love pie. Pumpkin and coconut cream are my favorites.
3) I dunno...probably 6+22 i
4) I find the concept of sourdough bread fascinating in that it's hard to imagine that the yeast can exist for so many decades. I always wonder though that what if a hair fell off the head of the person cultivating the yeast 150 or so years ago, and it's now been in that same batch of yeast all this time. So in essence you're eating bread contaminated by some 150 year old hair. Disgusting!
Any regrets?
I think we all have regrets as we get older. I have a few. I regret my sexual addictions and forays. I regret EVER smoking. Horrible habit. Destructive, and life changing. Wish I could take that all back. I regret not writng much earlier in life (meaning seeking that as a vocation).
Was it worth it?
It's always worth it.
Who are you?
A husband, father, and friend. :biggrin:
When are you going to stop going to conventions and stuff and just sit down and finish writing the ASoIaF series?
When Zamettar freezes over probably. :biggrin: I'm kidding of course...that's not me.
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TV, what life events molded you into the person you are today as well as lead you down the path to being a writer?
From a very early age, I loved to read. I have always been fascinated by the story. My mother read to me constantly she claimed before I was even born. I could read at a first grade level by age 2, and by first grade had progressed to a high school level. I started writing poetry before age 4. My first poem was called Spring.
Remember I was not quite four. Here it is in it's entirety.
Spring is a wonderful thing to me
I don't care if I'm stung by a bee. ( I had not yet been stung by a bee at that point in my life, but was "worried" about the potential experience)
I don't care if the days are cool.
I don't care if I don't get a pool. (I had asked my parents for a kiddie pool for the summer).
Spring is a wonderful thing to me
Let spring be, let spring be.
I wrote a sci-fi short story about a group of astronauts stranded on the dark side of the moon when I was in the second grade. My 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Lisherness entered it into a contest and I won honorable mention. I got a ribbon. At the time, I was fascinated by science (still am), and reading and writing. The following year I did a science project on crystal formations for our science fair. I grew crystals, studied crystals, read about crystals. I was a walking crystal expert. I was going to win for sure. A friend of mine who was in the sixth grade had braces, and he did his project on electricity. He didnt know shit about electricty. As a matter of fact I knew more about HIS topic than he did when the judges came around and asked us about our projects HOWEVER...he connected a light bulb to his braces and a battery and the light would light up, and the bastard won first place. I won second. I was crushed. I realized then it was all about show, not substance. And as much as I LOVED science...I still do, it changed me somehow, so I stuck with writing. :lol . I presently subscribe to over a dozen scientific magazines and journals, but the experience really changed me. I wrote as a release and for fun all through college and law school, did some magazine articles, had a few shorts published, then got really lucky.
Did you ever feel any guilt when beating up on my poor Golden Bears all those years? Any remorse?
:lol No...sorry. As much as we hated everyone else in the Pac 10 back then, USC, UCLA, and Wazzu were our biggest rivals. Personally, I hated ASU too. :biggrin:
Why did you choose UW?
I loved the Pacific NW, and they offered me a full ride scholarship to play football.
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What kinds of setbacks have you had in your career as a writer? Do you ever find that sometimes fear holds you back, or has it held you back in the past? What's your muse for creative projects, past and present?
I'm a writer myself, and often find that I'm consumed with self-doubt more than ever in my own outings. I wanted to ask.
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Ah, I was getting confused with tempest.
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No, TV, you don't get away that easy. You flaunt who you are and your connections and yet you won't tell us who.
Who are you?
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What is your favorite book, and who is your favorite author?
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Best meal ever at a restaurant, what was it?
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What kinds of setbacks have you had in your career as a writer? Do you ever find that sometimes fear holds you back, or has it held you back in the past? What's your muse for creative projects, past and present?
I'm a writer myself, and often find that I'm consumed with self-doubt more than ever in my own outings. I wanted to ask.
I had set backs earlier in my career; and there are more than a few projects that I simply have loved, but others have received imperturbably. I have suffered more from a fear of success than failure. That held me back more than anything.
No, TV, you don't get away that easy. You flaunt who you are and your connections and yet you won't tell us who.
Who are you?
Flaunt? Hardly. Through the years I shared various things from time to time on this board about my life and lifestyle. On rare occassion, it was because I was excited about something that had happened or was happening in my personal life, just as EVERYONE else on this board has. Be it a new house, car, job, girlfriend. promotion at work, concert, meal, personal experience, new music, shoes, pet...whatever. Other times I tried to participate by adding to the discourse of a thread my own personal experiences. Granted I tried to do so while maintaining anonymity, but I have been raked over the coals countless times because of it. Can you imagine what would happen to me here if I announced I was Stephen King? "Oh, he thinks he's better than everybody because he fucking wrote The Stand...Well let me tell you something Mister Fancy Horror Writer, you're not all that special, so your opinion of death metal is shit; and another thing Pay Day candy bars aren't covered in chocolate asshole, so Harold couldn't have left a thumbprint in Stu's journal, so as The Trashcan Man would say, go "bumpty, bumpty, bump" yourself!"
:( No thanks! :)
Lately, I hardly share anything at all that could be taken as me trying to seem uppity. God forbid.
So flaunt? No, I don't think so.
I have damn good reasons for not telling you my name that I think most everyone can appreciate. BTW- I'm not Stephen King. :lol
But I only know the names of about three people on this board, so does it really matter?
One more thing...if it were that important to me, I'd send everyone over to my fan site. I come here to avoid that shit.
What is your favorite book, and who is your favorite author?
Tough question. I guess if I have to pick one book it would be "I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla- Sollew" by Dr. Suess. No kidding. THAT book more than any other had a profound impact on my life. When I was really little I read that book over and over again. I read it so many times then and to my son after he was born that I can recite it without needing to read it. The last stanza is "But I've bought a big bat...I'm all ready, you see; now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!" That book I think defined my ability to perservere more than any other influence. It crafted in me an ability to think how I can overcome whatever obstacles are presented before me. I know, weird huh? :lol
As for authors there are a bunch. I'd say at the top would probably be Stephen King (in my lifetime). For one thing, he's a wonderful writer, with a natural ability to create believable sympathetic characters and an unparalleled talent for evoking serious scares (aspiring horror writers should read his description of a creepy fire extinguisher in an empty hallway in The Shining. That is how it's done). I'd also add Ira Levin, Peter Straub, William Peter Blatty, Bradbury, Clarke, Asimov, Tolkien, Rand, Lovecraft, Poe, Huxley, Orwell, Crichton, Frederick Forsyth, Harper Lee, A.C. Doyle, and of course my dear friend Cormac McCarthy.
Best meal ever at a restaurant, what was it?
Another tough question. Wow, let me think about this. Can't choose just one. Here are a few.
Fish Taco's at the Sunnyside Resort in S. Lake Tahoe
Seared Beef Tenderloin at the Evening Star Cafe in Alexandria, Va. (we still own a house there about three blocks away, but when we lived there full-time I ate here every week.)
The Red Trout at Southridge Seafood in Breckenridge, Colorado
Roast Pork at the Dorchester in London
Fried Chicken, red beans and rice, and bread pudding with praline sauce at the Praline Connection in NOLA.
Pan roasted Filet at Emeril's Delmonico in NOLA.
65 Day Dry Aged NY Strip at the Precinct in Cincinnati- best steak anywhere, ever. (Okay early man may have accidentally had a better one after he first cooked with fire).
Ribs- Montgomery Inn Cincinnati- Best Ribs Anywhere. Ever. (better than early man, he didn't have bbq sauce).
Brunch- The Golden Lamb- Lebanon, Ohio, or the Grand Finale- Cincinnati, Ohio (famous for their awesome crepes)
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Good list, I'll have to check out the place in South Lake Tahoe next time I'm up there.
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"Oh, he thinks he's better than everybody because he fucking wrote The Stand...Well let me tell you something Mister Fancy Horror Writer, you're not all that special, so your opinion of death metal is shit; and another thing Pay Day candy bars aren't covered in chocolate asshole, so Harold couldn't have left a thumbprint in Stans journal, so as The Trashcan Man would say, go "bumpty, bumpty, bump" yourself!"
:lol and I think you meant Stuart?
Since King is a mutual favorite of mine, what are your personal top 5 and bottom 5 King books/stories?
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King's description of that fire extinguisher is skin-crawlingly unnerving. I'm on the verge of finishing The Shining, actually.
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"Oh, he thinks he's better than everybody because he fucking wrote The Stand...Well let me tell you something Mister Fancy Horror Writer, you're not all that special, so your opinion of death metal is shit; and another thing Pay Day candy bars aren't covered in chocolate asshole, so Harold couldn't have left a thumbprint in Stans journal, so as The Trashcan Man would say, go "bumpty, bumpty, bump" yourself!"
:lol and I think you meant Stuart?
Since King is a mutual favorite of mine, what are your personal top 5 and bottom 5 King books/stories?
Sorry...typo, Stu. I meant to write Stu, came out Stan. :lol
Top 5
1. The Stand
2. The Shining
3. Salems Lot
4. Night Shift
5. Pet Semetary
Bottom
Insomina
Geralds Game
The Cell
Regulators
From a Buick 8
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Top 5
1. The Stand
2. The Shining
3. Salems Lot
4. Night Shift
5. Pet Semetary
Bottom
Insomina
Geralds Game
The Cell
Regulators
From a Buick 8
The Stand, Shining, and Pet Sematary are in my top 5. I never got in to Salem’s Lot as much as most others it seems. I would probably add Bag of Bones and It to my top 5.
I liked Gerald’s Game, and never read Regulators, but those other 3 are toward the bottom of my King list as well.
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I've read several of Vonnegut's books and have really enjoyed them. Are you familiar with his work? If so, any favorites?
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I've read several of Vonnegut's books and have really enjoyed them. Are you familiar with his work? If so, any favorites?
I was in a 3-way relationship for almost two years and my "girlfriends" and I had a cat I named Billy Pilgrim. "Lisa" thought that Billy was so named because of Pilgrims (ala Thanksgiving and the Puritans etc). When the relationship ended he went to live with "Angie", who let him later get flea's. :lol Poor Billy.
About 4 years ago we had two pet frogs. My son named one Froderick FROGenstein (an homage to Young Frankenstein), and I named the other Kilgore Trout. They both died from a virus obtained after eating live crickets. :(
I like Vonneguts gallows humor a lot. I am attracted to great humorists. One of my personal favorite story tellers is Garrison Keillor. Not as dark as KV of course, but someone I believe to be a literary genius nonetheless.
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Do the mods know who you really are?
How did you come to be a mod?
How many novels have you written/had published?
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How does your son attract all the ladies? Judging from past stories, he sounds like quite the ladies man
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Dear Mr Henshaw... :D
jingle.boy, I can answer the first question for you, at least until two years ago when I was demodded, I had no idea who he was. He hasn't told me privately, and I totally understand that.
So now on to my questions.
1. So, have my requests for me to have secondary mod access restored been heard? If so, what results?
2. What type of writings do you do? If fiction, what style? If nonfiction, what category?
3. What book not written by you would you recommend to me? I need motivation to start reading again, and while I intend to read The Hobbit again before the movie comes out, my Tolkien books are at my parents and I'm not buying them again...
BTW Thanks for the tip on the hotel and the restaurant, they were both great... best eggs I have ever had :)
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charlie dominici is on this board and no doubt he's more famous here than you.
I don't see any reason for the secrecy
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charlie dominici is on this board and no doubt he's more famous here than you.
I don't see any reason for the secrecy
Bloody hell, just let it go already, what's with the needless harrassment? He's not going to tell you, so if you have nothing to add to this thread, please leave it.
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Bloody hell
Uh oh, you made Rich swear....
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On a scale of one to eleven, how disappointed are you that you aren't responsible for the phrase, "We're going psychosane. Mother fucking psychosane.", which will obviously go down as one of the greatest in the history of the English language?
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Sorry for asking a simple question.
I find it ridiculous. I could go to any board I want, claim to be a famous author/actor/singer/whoever, and as long as I make up some good, believable, plausible stories people might believe me.
If he doesn't want this laid to rest, fine, but I'm not harassing him. he's the one flaunting his so-called status; I'm just asking for proof
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What was the toughest game you played during your Pac 10 career?
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Sorry for asking a simple question.
I find it ridiculous. I could go to any board I want, claim to be a famous author/actor/singer/whoever, and as long as I make up some good, believable, plausible stories people might believe me.
If he doesn't want this laid to rest, fine, but I'm not harassing him. he's the one flaunting his so-called status; I'm just asking for proof
And you've been warned to let it go and stop derailing the thread with your own personal agenda items. You have already earned a perm ban at least a couple of times in the past, but have been given second chances. You clearly have no further intention of following moderators' instructions on this forum, so you are no longer welcome here. Goodbye.
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???
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Looks like the DTF IT Crowd Fan Club lost another member.
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Will's character arc on DTF was interesting to follow.
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goddamit bosk you are so literally hitler
will was just trying to be a brave denizen.
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:corn
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goddamit bosk you are so literally hitler
will was just trying to be a brave denizen.
Auf Wiedersehen, mein Freund. :hitler:
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Well, uh...
Yep.
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goddamit bosk you are so literally hitler
So? I'm worse. Much, much worse.
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Yes, you are clearly worse. :p
Now if everyone could kindly veer back on topic that would be fantastic.
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Is it safe to stand up yet?
(that's a question for TV btw, so we are on topic :P )
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Tempus, what's the meaning of life?
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Will's character arc on DTF was interesting to follow.
He was like the Queensryche of DTF
RIP Willsryche
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I can't remember yesterday. I just remember doing what they told me. ...told me. ...told me. ...told me. :mindcrime:
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Wow...I literally missed all of this crap.
From now on, everyone can call me Harold. I'm a truck driver from Skokie, Illinois. I've never been out of the state (I drive a local route transporting boiled ham products from deli to deli...and not a brand you would recognize like Boars Head, so I won't bother to tell you, as it's really unimportant). My old ladies name is Gladys, but most folks just call her Glad for short. I have this thing I do each day when I drag my weary ass home from slinging meat, I'll say, "You happy, Glad?" and I usually get a smile out of her. Some days, she just cries cuz', well see, I always wanted to be somebody special, so I make shit up about my life. And not stuff like I actually finished that associates degree in farm technology at the junior college, no I make up really crazy over the top implausible shit, cause I like people to think I'm a fucking idiot. Sorry. The doc says it wouldn't happen so much if I took those pills, although apparently there is no real cure for my specific pathology, but the damn things make my mouth dry somehting awful, and well, if I'm actually honest wit ya's, they sort of make my pecker kinda soft too. Glad says so longs as I have an outlet like on this here site, and I'm not telling the neighbors shit like I'm an astronaut an stuff, it's okay. I know I should take the meds, but we get by. I don't have any friends really. Not cause I make shit up but because I smell like boiled ham all the time and no one wants to be around someone who smells like that. I did have one friend I used to drink with, his name was Ted. He wore Rush t-shirts all the time. I'm not making that up, it's like he had a whole drawer full of them or something. Anyway, I've never really heard Rush, but Ted says they were good; so's I just told everybody I knows 'em so people will like me. Hell, don't be angry, I told the neighbors I met them all at Space Camp. Anyways, hello everybody!
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Hi Harry.
:itsatrap:
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When did you know that you wanted to be a truck driver? ;D
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Do the mods know who you really are?
How did you come to be a mod?
How many novels have you written/had published?
1) No, and they don't ask really.
2) I think it was back when itchy decided to flip out. Cant remember. I used to lurk waaay back in he EZ Board days. At one time I think I was like number #10 or something. Lost my log in and had to register all over again.
3) I have published more than 15 novels.
How does your son attract all the ladies? Judging from past stories, he sounds like quite the ladies man
My son is a scholar and an athlete at his school. He also sings in his school choir. He's so much like me in many ways it scares the living hell out of me. One big difference, he has his head on straight more than I did at his age, and he has me to help steer him down the right path hopefully if he veers too far off course. He THINKS he's more of a ladies man than he actually is...I THINK!!! At least I hope so...damn! Thinking about it makes me want to run out and buy him some condoms right now!
1. So, have my requests for me to have secondary mod access restored been heard? If so, what results?
2. What type of writings do you do? If fiction, what style? If nonfiction, what category?
3. What book not written by you would you recommend to me? I need motivation to start reading again, and while I intend to read The Hobbit again before the movie comes out, my Tolkien books are at my parents and I'm not buying them again...
BTW Thanks for the tip on the hotel and the restaurant, they were both great... best eggs I have ever had :)
1. I don't really know the answer to your first question. I think at one point it was decided to just roll with what we had at the time because there were some other things going on with the board, and until that was decided things were going to stand pat. At least thats my recollection. Perhaps Bosk or someone else wants to chime in on this. If not, I'll find out an answer for you!
2. I write fiction. Usually pretty dark. :omg:
3. Read any of the Prey novels by John Sandford. Start from the beginning...
I'm really glad you enjoyed the breakfast. Evrey time I'm in Chicago, it's like a tradition. Good stuff. Did you say at The Willows? Neat little place.
On a scale of one to eleven, how disappointed are you that you aren't responsible for the phrase, "We're going psychosane. Mother fucking psychosane.", which will obviously go down as one of the greatest in the history of the English language?
All I can say is Heavy thunder blows my mind, knocks me senseless all the time. :metal :biggrin:
What was the toughest game you played during your Pac 10 career?
The year we won the Orange Bowl, we played Miami of Ohio. Several friends of mine from high school were on that team. We beat them 53-7. It wasn't even close, and I felt for a lot of those guys. As for most challenging, it would have to be that Orange Bowl against Oklahoma. Also, losing to Penn State the year before was really tough. Interesting side note, my wife and I were watching tv last week, and I remembered I had met Jerry Sandusky back then. Of course he met thousands of people through the years, but through all of this stuff with him, I'd forgotten all about that.
Is it safe to stand up yet?
(that's a question for TV btw, so we are on topic :P )
I think only if you're the real Slim Shady. :biggrin:
Tempus, what's the meaning of life?
To live and to love! :metal Someone I know once said...
The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect
So hard to earn, so easily burned
In the fullness of time
A garden to nurture and protect . :biggrin: :metal
Hi Harry.
Awww...you blew it. You should have asked "How's it hanging Harry?" I would have responded, "Softly...it's hanging softly." :biggrin:
When did you know that you wanted to be a truck driver? ;D
Right after I got out of the Navy. (BTW- I told you earlier I have never left Illinois. That's true. My ship was stuck in port near Chicago the whole time I was in the Navy. ) I met Glad at an all night diner. She wasn't waitressing, she was offering hand jobs to the graduates of the nearby barber college. Trouble was, no one had graduated since she started offering them, so she hadn't made any money yet. I got kindly sweet on her that first night. She was so nice to me. She was real cute too, once you got past the moustache and all. :biggrin:
In all sincerety it troubles me a great deal to think someone was banned in this thread. I think after this I'm gonna take a break for a while.
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Do you think in terms of characters first or story first?
To elaborate, do you let the character dynamics make the story flow, or do you prefer there to be a very specific conflict that drives forward the actions and personalities of the characters?
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How many novels have you written/had published?
3) I have published more than 15 novels.
I was gonna ask if you were J. K. Rowling but I guess not.
How does it feel to be famous? Do you get a lot of people asking for autographs and stuff? Did you lie about not being Stephen King? :P
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Do you think in terms of characters first or story first?
To elaborate, do you let the character dynamics make the story flow, or do you prefer there to be a very specific conflict that drives forward the actions and personalities of the characters?
Good question. I think it's a little of both. I like my characters to develop throughout the story. Of course I have a story line or idea first, and then I think about "Okay, who is going to be impacted by this story the most, or who might drive this story?" I like to keep my characters on their toes sometimes too. What I mean is I don't always have an entire story arc for my characters from start to finish. I've had characters get killed in a story sometimes when I hadn't originally intended for that to happen. Of course, you can't really do that with the lead protagonist midway through the story. I'd have people with lit torches standing on my front lawn. :lol
But I like to let the layers develop with my characters throughout. Because, I'm learning about them just as the reader is sometimes.
I have written a few things where I start with character, and then think, "Okay, what scenario can I put him or her into that really creates conflict for them?'
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Following Zanders question, not sure how to put this but how do you get your inspiration? Does a story or a character suddenly comes to your mind or do you get bored and decide that you want to write something? I guess the question would be how does the creative process start?
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How does it feel to be famous? Do you get a lot of people asking for autographs and stuff? Did you lie about not being Stephen King? :P
Fame is directly linked to the acts you commit in the world which would gain you notoriety. In some circles, I guess you could say I'm famous. Others not so much. I have friends and acquaintances who fit the definition of fame rather nicely. I have a few actor friends, who some would feel they are "famous" because they are regularly working on TV, movies, etc.; but if you asked them directly they would not think they are famous at all on the grand scale of life. Like me...on the grand scale of life...I'm not famous. Oprah Winfrey never had me in her book club. And apparently compared to Charlie Dominici, I'm nobody anyway, so we'll let that be the benchmark. :biggrin:
I have other friends who are famous, and wish they werent so much. Personally, I see the struggles they have just going to the movies. I've been with them and seen it first hand. I don't want that kind of fame either.
At book signings I get a lot of requests for autographs. Same at various conventions. Most of the time, (99.9%) I walk down the street and no one knows who the hell I am. :lol
One more thing about this. I have friends of mine through various stages of my life that STILL do not know that I write. I LIKE it that way. I want it that way.
And, no...I'm not Stephen King. :)
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Following Zanders question, not sure how to put this but how do you get your inspiration? Does a story or a character suddenly comes to your mind or do you get bored and decide that you want to write something? I guess the question would be how does the creative process start?
Another terriffic question. For me I get an idea and it starts to percolate. It goes through this "baking" process. It's like it's this raw form or idea and it has to cook in my head for a while. I get ideas all the time. Every day. Some die out in the "baking" process, and some take months or years to "cure" or set up. Almost like firing a piece of clay really. I have gotten really good about not letting them drive me crazy, but when things get "really cooking", I start to think about it all the time. Shortly after this happens I start to become obsessed with the idea, and I start to cultivate and let it grow. This is when it's time to start writing. Not unlike an assembly line, once I've started to work it out, and it begins to grow there are times I need to put it back in the oven. But it's a different oven, so to speak. It's no longer at the beginning stage, so it goes to another room full of ovens and cooks there until I think its ready. :lol
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Tempus, I'm in a have my wife or read some your comments about coming up with characters. She writes casually, she writes mainly fanfiction, but she does have a lot of followers for her fanfiction. And no it is not going to turn into 50 shades of gray, believe me.
And no, we did not stay at the Willows. We probably will in tge future, but we ended up staying at the palomar. It is a beautiful hotel. They gave us free champagne because I said that was our anniversary! I anniversary was actually yesterday, but we were in there celebrating it. I thought that was awesome. We ended up staying at the Palomar also because that was like literally a block from the L, and most of the time wherever we were going was going to be ending up by taking the L. It also worked out great on Sunday because we were both really really drunk when we went back to the hotel after being at trader Todds singing karaoke all night.
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Tempus, I'm in a have my wife or read some your comments about coming up with characters. She writes casually, she writes mainly fanfiction, but she does have a lot of followers for her fanfiction. And no it is not going to turn into 50 shades of gray, believe me.
And no, we did not stay at the Willows. We probably will in tge future, but we ended up staying at the palomar. It is a beautiful hotel. They gave us free champagne because I said that was our anniversary! I anniversary was actually yesterday, but we were in there celebrating it. I thought that was awesome. We ended up staying at the Palomar also because that was like literally a block from the L, and most of the time wherever we were going was going to be ending up by taking the L. It also worked out great on Sunday because we were both really really drunk when we went back to the hotel after being at trader Todds singing karaoke all night.
The Palomar is really nice! Glad you had a great time and happy anniversary.
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Am I up this week?
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Indeed. My memory is for shit.
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Yo.
A few standard questions:
- How did you find DTF?
- How did you get into DT?
- Which user has the best username/sig/avatar?
And lastly,
- Who the fuck is John Stamos? :biggrin:
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Ok, I couple things before I start answering stuff.
I live in North Carolina and I like music, video games and Ultimate Frisbee. I play the drums and I've been on this forum for almost exactly a year now.
Nothing is really off limits here, just keep 'em coming and keep 'em creative.
Yo.
A few standard questions:
- How did you find DTF?
- How did you get into DT?
- Which user has the best username/sig/avatar?
And lastly,
- Who the fuck is John Stamos? :biggrin:
1. Dude, I honestly don't remember. I might have heard of it somewhere or something before I googled "dream theater forums," but I don't really remember.
2. My friend showed me Hell's Kitchen, which was the first DT song I heard, and I was hooked. I think Rush was my favorite band at the time actually.
3. Username: I'll have to get back to you on that. Sig: I like Gadough's the most, probably. It's got some pretty cool stuff like the cat picture. I hope he never does away with that. Avatar: A tie between ZKX-2099's The Great Misdirect arrow thing and Sigz's GIF.
4. lol :biggrin:
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How does one become Master of the Wind?
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When I first saw a pic of you, I thought that you were numbers. How do you feel about that?
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Are you the master of breaking wind?
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How does one become Master of the Wind?
It is a long and rigorous training process, filled with many challenges and obstacles. Obviously, I am the one true master of the wind. Everyone else is an impostor.
When I first saw a pic of you, I thought that you were numbers. How do you feel about that?
The hell is numbers?
Are you the master of breaking wind?
I am master of all types of wind.
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When I first saw a pic of you, I thought that you were numbers. How do you feel about that?
The hell is numbers?
A guy that has been banned (I think). He went by 73109, but nobody called him that. Can be seen here. (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=30795.msg1209838#msg1209838)
Also, my standard question: who has, in your opinion the coolest avatar/username/sig on the forum?
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Ah, yeah. Ok.
I already answered the sig/avatar/username question on the previous page.
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:lolpalm: I should be a little more careful.
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By what method do you favour the propulsion of small stones?
When it rains, do you use your mastery of the wind to cause the falling liquid to form interesting flow patterns?
What is your favourite type of air molecule?
When did you last drink gin?
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By what method do you favour the propulsion of small stones?
When it rains, do you use your mastery of the wind to cause the falling liquid to form interesting flow patterns?
What is your favourite type of air molecule?
When did you last drink gin?
1. I like to throw them? I guess I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. :lol
2. Indeed I do. Some of the patterns are very... Interesting. :eyebrows:
3. NO
4. Never. I'm underage, and don't have a way to get ahold of any.
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Nitrogen monoxide. Nice choice.
Also: What was the maximum size that the cloud could have been?
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Obviously 42 elephants.
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so not: the size of a man's hand?
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Nope.
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So, ultimate Trick frisbee thrower/catcher, or frisbee golf?
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Ultimate frisbee, the sport. Sometimes I play frisbee golf, but not seriously.
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Up this week, Elite!
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Let them come!
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You get to have dinner with 3 people, alive or dead. Who do you choose, and why?
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Damn, that is one difficult question..
And I'm sorry for answering this late. I'm having a ridiculously busy week, but since this is the only question I've had so far, I'll try my best to answer it anyway.
Let me think about this one a bit, I think one of my choices would be John Petrucci, because as a guitarist he has been my main inspiration for years and I would love to be able to talk to him about all random stuff and about his guitar playing. Maybe he could even teach me some stuff after the dinner. Yeah, Petrucci is one of my choices.
The next one would be Steven Wilson, also known as the most overrated musician on DTF. A couple of years ago, the thing I wanted most was meet him, back when I was really into Porcupine Tree. He seems like a very nice guy and I'd like to talk to him about his songwriting stuff and his life as an ever-evolving musician.
Last at the table I would invite Daniel Gildenlöw, because over the past years, my love for Pain of Salvation's music has grown a lot and he is currently my favourite live performer.
Yeah, they're rather 'boring' choices, in the sense that all three of them are musicians and guitarists at that, but at the point I'm currently in in my life, I think this is what I would like the most. Upon reading this question I thought of inviting people that have contradicting opinions, so I could witness a debate at the table, but being the selfish ass that I am, I figured I'd want to just have the three people I want to meet the most.
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Sounds like quite the dinner!!! They didn't HAVE to be 3 musicians, but I know I myself would have trouble deny any of those 3.
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Give us a defining moment of your life.
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Alright, I'll give two, because I believe both are equally important. One is music related, again, while the other not so much.
1. Picking up a guitar and learning to play it.
This one may come across as weird for a pick of a 'defining moment', but it really has been. Before I played the guitar I was a member of a musical society that trained children's bands. I was in a band there from 9-10 years old onwards playing the saxophone in a band with other people my age and we were coached by elders, like many other bands consisting of children. I was never too serious with music and liked going there, but basically I never really practiced (to be fair, I could play the saxophone quite well, at least well enough to improvise random stuff in all of our songs and I was musically 'talented', however much I hate to use that term), but I enjoyed it nonetheless. When I was 15 years old I was still in a band there, but I found a guitar in our attic. I went to a shop, bought new strings, a guitar pick and found a beginner's book and starting teaching myself.
My interest in music went through the roof. I discovered music that I liked and I played for 5-6 hours a day. From 'not really that interested in music' I became an addict, searching new music, developing my own taste and learning the guitar, music theory, rhythm and all that. Before I started playing the guitar, I thought I wanted to study Biology when I finished high school, but I was determined to go to a conservatory with my guitar, all to my dad's enormous disagreement. At my music society I became a band coach as well when I was 17, teaching other children to play in a band, as I was taught there. In the end I didn't end up at a conservatory, I'm a musicology student now, but I still play the guitar a lot and I play in different bands as well. I'm not a member of the society I grew up with, because I moved to attend my university, but I owe the people there, but mostly my picking up the guitar for my music taste, my musical abilities and most of my adolescence so far.
2. Moving to another city to attend university
Ah, yes. The classic. Child becomes a grown-up. Well, indeed. Moving out of home was probably one of the best choices I've ever made. I learned to take care and look after myself, to live with other students in the same house, I got a goal in life (study) and I've made lots of good friends. I'm currently at the start of another landmark, as I will become the next treasurer of my study association and I'm a pretty good student so far, doing well both in and out of university. I'm very happy at this point in my life and as far as I can see, things will only get better.
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That was longer than I thought it would be, I hope it wasn't a boring read :)
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Not long at all and a nice read too.
Back on topic, where'd you get that avatar?
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I used to have this picture of a road sign for the French city 'Y', crossed out, basically this:
(https://i.imgur.com/tBFj1.jpg)
I found it funny for two reasons; 1. a town name consisting of only one letter (there's actually more of those (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_short_place_names)) and 2. because when pronounced it's like the question 'Why?', but crossed out. Since I believe that not everything needs or has an explanation I found it fitting for a forum avatar.
Then Christmas came and I wanted to change the road sign to wear a Christmas hat. I did this, but for some reason I couldn't re-upload my avatar again. There was some cool dude on these forums that suggested me my current avatar instead. I liked it and took it. I can recall him saying he 'cracked up' after noticing the avatar in some thread. To be honest, I have no idea where the pic came from, but I like it regardless.
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I asked this of Zant, but I'll go ahead and ask you too:
Is there anything that's happened to you that, given the chance, you would redo/do differently?
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I asked this of Zant, but I'll go ahead and ask you too:
Is there anything that's happened to you that, given the chance, you would redo/do differently?
This is a great question which I can't seem to find a fit answer for. There's lots of stuff in life where I thought afterwards that I should have done differently, but none as huge that make me want to change them. I believe that everything happens and when it's done things are done. There's no point in changing stuff, because you learn from every single thing you do and some in a very hard way. SOme things that come to mind though are the following;
In high school I was tricked into betraying a couple of dudes from my class for stealing an exam before making it, so they knew all the answers beforehand. Someone found out and at the time I didn't realise what I had done, until people started hating me afterward. It made for some unpleasant weeks at school.
Another thing that I just thought of was to be more open. I was a very closed person during the first couple of years in high school due to lack of friends, bullying and other nasty stuff. I didn't say a lot, I played videogames at home, never really invited friends and never really let my feelings show to anyone. I was shy, nervous, anxious and always scared of what would people think of me. That all changed, half way through high school, when I met my group of friends that I still hang out with when I'm back out in my hometown. Sometimes I just wish I'd have done that earlier, be more open, be more of myself and not be some shy little mouse. It basically took 2-3 years of my life to really find a place in my school and I have come to regret that, though I wouldn't really know how to change that, should I be given the chance.
Basically, both these examples helped me get where I am now, so in that sense, I'm not ashamed of them in any way. Just, maybe things would be different, but then again, I'm happy with my life as it is now, so I suppose it doesn't really matter.
Thanks for asking :)
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Who are your 5 favorite Dutch musicians?
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Dammit.. I don't even think I can name 5 Dutch musicians without either naming people nobody knows (friends/teachers/people I know in unknown bands) or people I loathe. Nah, that's pushing it, let's try;
Arjen Anthony Lucassen; duh.
Jan Akkerman; the guitarist of Dutch band Focus and kind of a Dutch legend in his own regard.
Anneke van Giersbergen; people here will know her mostly for her role on Devin Townsend's 'Addicted!', but she's been in the progressive rock band The Gathering and has her own projects as well.
Mark Jansen; guitarist and founder of Epica and later the band MaYan as well.
Stochelo Rosenberg; world-famous gypsy-jazz guitarist
Probably this, though there's still some I haven't named (for some reason The Netherlands have had quite an array of your symphonic metal bands, with Epica, After Forever and Within Temptation and lots more). There's guitarist Marcel Coenen, known for his work in the band Sun Caged and probably a lot more I'm not even thinking about right now.
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I was curious to see if you would mention The Gathering, as I just got a couple of their albums! She's got a great voice :tup
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She does indeed! :)
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What else's has Anneke done? I recognize the name. Ian Parry's Consortium Project? Did Arjen use her at all?
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What else's has Anneke done? I recognize the name. Ian Parry's Consortium Project? Did Arjen use her at all?
I think he did, in the Electric Castle
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Yes, she's on Into the Electric Castle and 01011001.
To be honest I don't know everything she's done, but wikipedia gives quite a list in her biography. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneke_van_Giersbergen)
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It's my turn...
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Shit, I think I need to put a weekly reminder on my Outlook calendar.
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Alright splent. Old school.
Favorite Mr. Mister song and album?
What's you're favorite 3 80's bands?
And how is parenthood treating you?
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Alright splent. Old school.
Favorite Mr. Mister song and album?
What's you're favorite 3 80's bands?
And how is parenthood treating you?
Favorite by far is Welcome to the Real World. It is one of the earliest albums I remember hearing, because my dad LOVED them and played that album over and over. He had a tape of it he would always play on trips to my grandparents as well. Next would probably be I Wear The Face, because I love that 80s New Wave/John Hughes movie sound they had in the first two albums. Go On... and Pull are great too. As far as songs go, I'd probably say my top 3 are Kyrie, Bare My Soul, and Black/White. I could go more in depth and put down what my favorite songs are on each album but admittedly I haven't been listening to a whole lot of them in the last 6 months or so and all my Mr. Mister is on my hard drive which needs to be fixed. hoepfully it will be fixed before school starts... I'm taking it to someone to be fixed on Wednesday.
My 3 favorite 80s bands? I mean I could say Rush, but I don't consider them a mainly 80s band... and I'm not going to say my dad's band because that's just unfair ;). I'd probably say 1. The Police, 2. Mr. Mister, 3. The Human League (I love New Wave/Synth Pop)
And fatherhood is treating me very well, although she's almost 2 so we are getting to that stage.
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Why'd ya stop being a mod.
What was your favorite WWF match (wrestling, and words).
How'd ya meet your betrothed?
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Which is your favorite Gentle Giant song to sing?
Is there a GG song that you would like to sing, but have not had the chance?
When are you guys gonna get out and play again?
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Who is your daddy, and what does he do? Wait...we know that one already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSf1_qAjI5A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSf1_qAjI5A)
What's your favorite DTF moment?
Now that Splent isn't drunk on the internetz, what does Splent to on the internetz?
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Why are you so damn fast on SongPop? :P
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Why'd ya stop being a mod.
What was your favorite WWF match (wrestling, and words).
How'd ya meet your betrothed?
Having a baby caused me to post much less. It was something the mods and I discussed doing well before the baby was born, and it kind of cemented once it happened. I knew I was going to be posting much much less, and I wasn't going to be able to do my modding duties at all because of it. Sometimes I wish that I was still able to mod sometimes, but it's better this way because I don't have time to read through every thread anymore.
WWF - I don't watch wrestling and my favorite words match... I think I beat Jamesman by 1 point once, that was awesome ;) there was another match I played with ZeppelinDT where literally the first 3 or 4 words by the both of us were bingoes. That one was pretty good too :D
I met my wife in college... we had quite a few classes together and we would hang out every once in a while but it was in my classroom management class (where ironically I didn't learn anything bcause the professor couldn't manage the class due to her incompetency) we sat next to each other and joked around all the time. It kind of grew from there. When we graduated we broke up for a while but then when I moved down to Chi we got back together through a bunch of unforseen circumstances and that kind of cemented that we belonged together.
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Which is your favorite Gentle Giant song to sing?
Is there a GG song that you would like to sing, but have not had the chance?
When are you guys gonna get out and play again?
On Reflection is the most fun to sing because it's so hard and it requires us to really listen to each other. It also showed that we could do it, when not everyone can.
As far as one I want to sing but never really did, we were working on Interview when we went on hiatus. I love that song, and we were almost gig ready with it. So we will see.
We will get out again when a) we have an opportunity to gig and b) when we are able to get back together. Like I had said before the bass player (and founder of the band) had some personal stuff happen and kind of forced the group to be put on the back burner. It's hard when you devote a bunch of time and energy to a group and it really doesn't pay off. It's unfortunate really. Since then another group has kind of grown out of it that I've been asked to be a part of, and we've practiced once but haven't since then because the drummer is in another group and they have a big gig coming up in a couple of weeks. Perhaps we will do some GG stuff in the group but it won't be a tribute band per se. We just have to see.
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You once told me that members of the Moderator Emeritus group still have some modding privileges - what are we talking about here?
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Who is your daddy, and what does he do? Wait...we know that one already: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSf1_qAjI5A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSf1_qAjI5A)
What's your favorite DTF moment?
Now that Splent isn't drunk on the internetz, what does Splent to on the internetz?
You're a nerd lol... actually he's talked to a couple of other guys who were in worlds and one of them really wants to get back together, but it's a matter of time and place. Michael, the bass player, lives in CA and is already in a group, so that kind of prevents a lot of talk of a reunion. But it could still happen.
My favorite DTF moment was actually on .net, when bosk and I had our post count zeroed for progger... cant spell? :omg: The one that was more on DTF (I think .com) was the Emo Fight that Jackie posted :)
What I mainly do on the interwebz is music stuff and work stuff... too boring. I think I need to be durnk on the intarwebz every once in a while lol
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Why are you so damn fast on SongPop? :P
Being a music teacher has it's perks lol I have heard all those songs so many times that it's just fast. I usually do pretty well in most of the categories except the Modern Country... blech.
You once told me that members of the Moderator Emeritus group still have some modding privileges - what are we talking about here?
I thought I originally had access to the new P/R thread because I could read it, but I couldnt' post, so that was a privledge I thought I had but didn't. So that statement was inaccurate on my part. There are also a couple of Mod threads/boards that I can see, but I can't see the main one.
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Bumping because I want more questions.
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What does VFS stand for?
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How many new preps do you have this year since you're moving to the HS level?
What's your least favorite part of being a teacher?
I'd ask you what your favorite part of being a teacher is, but there is only one acceptable answer... the paycheck :lhk:
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What does VFS stand for?
Um... Very Fucking Super...?
How many new preps do you have this year since you're moving to the HS level?
What's your least favorite part of being a teacher?
I'd ask you what your favorite part of being a teacher is, but there is only one acceptable answer... the paycheck :lhk:
I have 2 preps this year, one for choir and one for general music. Most of my curriculum I'm just planning on adapting, but since I have them all year I have to plan a lot more and go more in depth. I have to find a text that I can use for the class very soon. I'm thinking a music history text as well as a music theory text (wchih I can use for both classes). Since it's a new school, I'm only teaching freshmen and sophomores, and each year I'm there the class base will expand one year, which opens the oppportunity up for more advanced classes.
My least favorite part of being a teacher is all the stupid political bullshit surrounding education. The constant "TEACHERS UNIONS ARE THE DOWNFALL OF OUR SOCIETY" talk pisses me off to no end because those people have absolutely NO idea what kind of bs that teachers go through on a daily basis, and the union protects the teacher from that. If unions didn't exist, principals could let teachers go just because they didn't like them. That has happened in a previous school my wife taught at, a charter school, where both the principal and a teacher were let go because they didn't mesh right with the guy who was in charge of the school (a businessman who knew nothing about education). Education is NOT a business, so stop treating it like that. Also the constant nosing of government officials in education telling teachers what they should be teaching and how when they have no idea what the best thing is for the kids. I'd love to get rid of the dept of education or at least majorly reform it to the point where a person has to ahve some educational experience to work in it and/or be in charge of it. And yeah the paycheck is totally worth it :\
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hhhmmm... thought (as a former mod), you'd be 'in-the-know' with what VFS (Jen) stood for.
Unless, of course, you're being totally legit.
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I *think* I'm one of two people (maybe three), other than Jen who knows what that stands for, and I can tell you that's not it. ;)
I can also say that for the guesses I had seen years ago, none of them were correct.
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Yeah Jen didt tell me.
One thing I forget to mention to scorpion I can see who has been banned and who had been warned.
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I want proof! PM me my warned level! (secretly looking for "alone" time with Spencer)
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This is your last chance to ask me questions, I want questions :)
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Would you rub my nipples?
You didn't let me finish...would you rub my nipples if I played the bass on some GG tracks with you?
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I thought Orbert was going to rub your nipples... or the other way around... ???
But yeah go ahead and play some bass on some GG tracks with me, I'd totally be down with that.
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How does it feel walking around enemy lines as a Green Bay Fan and do you wear your colors proudly there?
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My aunt and uncle live in a suburb of Chicago, their house is proudly green and yellow ;D
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How does it feel walking around enemy lines as a Green Bay Fan and do you wear your colors proudly there?
I'm proud of it, they call me cheesehead like it's a namecalling thing and I'm proud to say I am one. :lol There are more fans around here than you'd think, and we band together. There's a Packer bar in the northern part of the city that's insane with Packer fans. I fully plan on going there for at least one game this year.
My aunt and uncle live in a suburb of Chicago, their house is proudly green and yellow ;D
Which suburb? I may have seen it. I live down the street from a house that has a Wisconsin sign that says "Lambeau Field 184 mi" or somethign like that... its' hilarious because just down the street a few blocks is a house with a giant wood sculpture of a bear wearing a Brian Urlacher jersey. We have some rabid fans. That was so funny to at least one guy because the paper did an article about those two houses two years ago when the Packers and Bears played in the NFC Championship game.
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I think I'm up this week - ask away, people.
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Enjoy. Interest seems to be waning now, so hopefully we can keep these going.
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What is your favourite non-venomous invertibrate?
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Xiphosuras, of course. Duh.
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That sounds so epic I have to look that thing up.
Congrats: bonus round has been earned.
Is a lawnmower on a rope something you'd care to own?
Are you a tabletop gamer?
Do you like trees?
Edit: just looked that up. Nice.
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That sounds so epic I have to look that thing up.
Congrats: bonus round has been earned.
Is a lawnmower on a rope something you'd care to own?
As long as its a pretty rope, sure. I've always wanted a pretty rope.
Are you a tabletop gamer?
Official answer: No, but with the right people, I'm certainly the opposite... :eyebrows:
True answer: No. I prefer it on the floor.
Do you like trees?
If I say no... is it treeson?
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So, what sort of video do you play?
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So, what sort of video do you play?
As in, video games or what?
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What's the single best moment of your life?
What's the single worst moment of your life?
What brought you to DTF, and why do you stay?
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So, what sort of video do you play?
As in, video games or what?
Yes.
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What's the single best moment of your life?
Ouch, this is hard. I don't have any siblings and I only had one girlfriend, so the obligatory Birth of sibling/First love stuff doesn't apply. Let's see... it's nothing really moving, and probably everyone has experienced something better or so, but one of the greatest moments in my life was the hike in Iceland that I did two years ago, which was one week long, from hut to hut. On the last day, we climbed the mountain on which the Eyjafjallajökull can be found. When we were at our highest point, we stopped for a rest and sat down, and even though the view wasn't even that spectacular, it was a really good feeling to know that I'm sitting on the volcano that had, just a year ago, fucked up Europe's whole flight traffic - which is completely stupid and not rationally explicable, but I felt really... I dunno, powerful at that moment. Like I said, I can't explain it, and I don't know if that's the best moment, but it's definitely a contender.
What's the single worst moment of your life?
Another hard one. My father had a truck drive over his leg while he was cycling and the muscles had swollen so much that the doctors had to operate it at least three times a day, and he was hovering an inch from having it amputed. I felt really awful, and also really helpless, because there wasn't a fucking thing that I could do about it. Luckily, he got through it nearly unscathed (his whole lower leg is basically a scar now, but that's a small price to pay for full mobility), but those moments - waiting, knowing that every moment a call could come, telling us that his condition had worsened was hell. Sure, he wasn't in lethal danger, but still.
What brought you to DTF, and why do you stay?
Geez, I don't know actually. A quick review of my posts shows me that I started my tenure here with a thread on whether one prefers Another Hand to the original intro of The Killing Hand or not, which I started because I had, IIRC, heard the original for the first time that day, on WDADRU. I lingered around a bit, but basically only did the obligatory n00b-DT-side-lurking. Then, I left for nearly one and a half months, until I returned because I had finished my exams and I was bored out of my mind. Plus, I was kinda interested if there were any DT news (I was really hoping for a new live album), so I thought: I have this account on DTF, why don't I check there. Well, there were no news, but I read through the threads that sounded interesting, which I was finished with pretty quickly, which led me to finding the other boards. And the rest, as they say is, is history.
As for why I stick around: there are just some people here that I really, really like, and the community as a whole is different than any other online community that I have ever been part of - mainly because the members actually care for one another. Also, there are very many different people here, and they all bring something to the community.
So, yes, lame and common answer, but that the truth. All you can do is live with it.
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If you had it to do all over again, would you change anything?
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If you had it to do all over again, would you change anything?
Assuming that you mean my whole life, no. There was nothing really bad or worth changing that happened in my life - for which I really feel lucky, but yeah. Only minor inconveniences that I experienced, at most.
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Yeah, that was a whole life (so far) question.
Any plans for world domination?
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Winds of Change or Rock you Like a Hurricane?
Any chance of you and Sub-Zero letting bygones be bygones?
Is it lonely in the desert?
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Yeah, that was a whole life (so far) question.
Any plans for world domination?
Don't need them... guess who's holding the strings of those in power atm. :hat
Ehmmm... I meant to say: of course not, I'm a respectable member of society, officer!
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:rollin :tup
DT or Opeth?
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DT. Sorry, but while enjoy most of Opeth's discography, I haven't been listening to them for as long as I have to DT. Ask me again in a year, though - the answer might be a different one.
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Yeah, I can understand that.
I think you may want to answer the questions that floydie posted though... :)
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Winds of Change or Rock you Like a Hurricane?
I dislike both, but I guess Wind of Change, mainly for its capability to be the one song that can annoy my dad. :lol Seriously, though, Wind of Change isn't that bad, in terms of The Scorpions, that is. My name has nothing to do with them, though.
Any chance of you and Sub-Zero letting bygones be bygones?
Are you kidding? That bastard killed me!
Though I won't deny that he's good at mixing drinks - he's never short of ice.
Is it lonely in the desert?
Yeah. Wanna come over, handsome? :heart
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Winds of Change or Rock you Like a Hurricane?
I dislike both, but I guess Wind of Change, mainly for its capability to be the one song that can annoy my dad. :lol Seriously, though, Wind of Change isn't that bad, in terms of The Scorpions, that is. My name has nothing to do with them, though.
Wrong. The correct answer is "Fuck both of them, the answer is No One Like You".
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Do you have any goal/s in life you want to reach? Are there any you used to have and already achieved or given up on?
What would you like your funeral to be like?
Who is your favorite person in the world? (Family and friends don't count)
@Cozz: Can you add me to the list?
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@Cozz: Can you add me to the list?
Week of 9/10, this thread.
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Mister Sir Coz, could you add me as well?
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Week of 9/17 in the other thread.
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Do you have any goal/s in life you want to reach? Are there any you used to have and already achieved or given up on?
Well, the usual I guess: getting a job (I really want to study chemical engineering, let's see where that takes me), losing my virginity to a girl that I care about, maybe start a family, I dunno. Nothing really out of the extraordinary. I really want to learn another instrument except for piano, but I just don't have the time atm - maybe that'll come later, maybe not.
In terms of goals that I've given up: I wanted to take drumming lessons at some point, but I didn't want to give up piano and both wouldn't have been feasible, so... yeah. Maybe I'll come back to it, see goals above.
Also, I've never told anyone this, but I really want to write a novel, and I've got a pretty big textfile on my computer that collects ideas. However, I never really get any further with those ideas, and, as a result they are just sitting around, gathering virtual dust.
What would you like your funeral to be like?
Well, first and foremost, I wouldn't want anyone to be sad about me being gone, even though that's pretty hypocritical, because I know that I won't be able to do that if anyone that I care for dies.
I also want some music that was meaningful to me to be played, but I can't say what that will be then. Maybe TSCO, but that's probably too cheesy, and I don't really believe in afterlife, so yeah.
Who is your favorite person in the world? (Family and friends don't count)
Do acquaintances count? 'Cause if they do, then I'm probably going with my English teacher. He's from Scotland, and it's really great to have lessons with him, because of his stories and his sense of humour. Plus, I really enjoy talking with him, in English (I was at an International School were I spoke English on daily basis, which has sadly become less and less after I switched schools) and he's a really kind and helpful guy.
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:tup
Also, I've never told anyone this, but I really want to write a novel, and I've got a pretty big textfile on my computer that collects ideas. However, I never really get any further with those ideas, and, as a result they are just sitting around, gathering virtual dust.
Why don't you ask TV for some tips? He might help you advance on this
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:tup
Also, I've never told anyone this, but I really want to write a novel, and I've got a pretty big textfile on my computer that collects ideas. However, I never really get any further with those ideas, and, as a result they are just sitting around, gathering virtual dust.
Why don't you ask TV for some tips? He might help you advance on this
Hmmm. Might have to remember that, though honestly, I don't have the time atm. I'm gonna enter my final year next year, so there's other stuff that takes priority here.
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Is it lonely in the desert?
Yeah. Wanna come over, handsome? :heart
:caffeine::hearts:(https://www.fiveeightforums.com/images/smilies/riaa.gif)
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Did anyone else notice that Fire Woman and Bad Girlfriend are the same song? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I94o59Ge96Y)
Indeed. TOaDM are total ripoff artists.
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I didn't listen to it that far in. I only posted it because this was my sequence of thoughts when you initially scoffed at RYLaH and WoC:
1. Be playfully petty by proving NOLY ripped off RitD
2. Go to wikipedia to find out the release dates for both songs
3. Find out NOLY came out a year before RitD
4. Disappointed by the realization I was wrong, I'd find out what the internet had to say about the two songs' similarities while I was on that subject anyway.
5. Found that video I posted.
I'm glad I had you for a guinea pig though so I never had to be startled like you apparently were. I'm going remove that link and, if you love me like a brother, you'll remove the link from my quoted post thus helping me "bury the body" so to speak.
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Done.
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@cosmo: May I be added to the list if possible? This seems like fun, if there's still interest by that point.
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Week of 9/17, this thread.
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Should I feel its ok to finally wear the new Joker shirt I got a week before that moron went berserk?
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Should I feel its ok to finally wear the new Joker shirt I got a week before that moron went berserk?
Sure, do it. 'Tis the nature of the world, sadly, but no-one remembers him anyway (except for those that were somehow involved in the massacre, of course). Not trying to sound cynical, but the way it is.
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Ask me some more questions, people!
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Favorite/least favorite words?
Eggplant - egg, or plant?
Paper or plastic?
Favorite quote(s)?
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Favorite/least favorite words?
Hmmm... my favourite word atm is probably flabbergasted, because the sound of the word conveys exactly what the word itself means - I knew what it had to mean the first time that read it.
Least favourite word is rather hard, mainly because I don't really have anything against certain words, only against their overuse by certain population groups. In itself, there are few words that I don't like, though one of them would be "evil" (though, to be fair, that's only since I read robwebster's answer to exactly this question, which really impressed me and caused me to think in a way that I never had before).
Eggplant - egg, or plant?
The fairy that appeared at my bedside yesterday night told me that eggs are plants. Problem solved. :hat
Paper or plastic?
Paper, bitches. Use it to save the environment and shit, yo. #YPOLO (Your Planet Only Lives Once)
Favorite quote(s)?
I'll just leave this here.
(https://fumaga.com/i/Inspirational-Jenna-Jameson-quote.jpg)
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OMG, the last one... :rollin
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:rollin
Favorite sport? Favorite team? Favorite player?
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:rollin
Favorite sport? Favorite team? Favorite player?
I don't really follow sports, tbh (except for soccer during the World and the European Cup), so I'd say that my favourite player is probably some dude from there... come to think of it, I was really, really impressed by Zidane for a long time, but if you're asking about active players, then I'll have to pass. Sorry.
I prefer playing sports, actually. I play soccer, hockey and I also do aikido and work out.
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Do you play full court soccer or in smaller courts? What position do you play?
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Do you play any isntruments?
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Do you play full court soccer or in smaller courts? What position do you play?
I play indoor soccer, but that's mainly because of the lack of real fields, as I only play for fun. Still, I get to play a few times a week, so yeah.
As for position, I usually play striker, but I can play... uhhhh, I think it's called mid-field? too. I'm not good enough in taking the ball from the opponent to be able to play defence. :'(
Do you play any isntruments?
Yeah, I've been playing the piano for nearly twelve years now, though I have only recently begun playing more free stuff (like jazz and blues). I played classical stuff for a long time, and while it was a good start, I was pretty bored during the last two years, 'cause it didn't satisfy me anymore, so it's effectively only ten years of playing, as my progress was pretty stagnant during those two years.
I also write music, though I do so for classical instruments, even if the music I write itself is modern. I have recently also written my first electronic piece of music, entitled 4 Degrees (totally no reference to SDOIT, but a reference to water's density anomaly).
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Last chance...
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How does the way they teach about World War II differ in Germany compared to here in the States? Like, over here here it's told as a struggle between good (the Allies) and evil (the Axis) where America played a major role in winning it and Germany was some godless powerhouse that bit off more than it could chew in the end.
I doubt the America glorification is all that present in other cultures' teachings of it but I'm quite interested in hearing a German's first-hand account of it.
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How does the way they teach about World War II differ in Germany compared to here in the States? Like, over here here it's told as a struggle between good (the Allies) and evil (the Axis) where America played a major role in winning it and Germany was some godless powerhouse that bit off more than it could chew in the end.
I doubt the America glorification is all that present in other cultures' teachings of it but I'm quite interested in hearing a German's first-hand account of it.
Oh, that's a hard one.
Of course, everyone says that the teachings are supposed to be without bias, but we both know that that's crap, so I'll skip that. I guess that the difference is probably that it is taught in context of the German history surrounding it, whereas I guess that the US only teaches the part that is actually relevant to their history, which is the war, without the historical context - nothing that I can blame the US for, it's something that every country does, more or less focusing on their own history! - but it does, especially for people that aren't interested in it and don't bother reading any further, give the wrong impression, I think.
I'm not trying to defend Hitler or anyone who supported him, but the fact remains that there were many historical events in the German history that lead to the country becoming the fertile ground for Hitler's seed of thought that it was, and to talk about it without this context gives off the impression that Germany was simply either too weak to do anything against Hitler or agreed with his aims - something that may be true in some cases, but is by no means the whole truth.
Did that make sense to you?
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Yep.
Next question, which is better?
A) A shitty breakfast in bed with Selena Gomez and you get to watch The Price is Right when you're done?
or
B) The best breakfast you've ever had-still served in bed-with a chick who's a 5 on a 10 scale and then you watch the ADToE tour DVD right afterward with her? (This occurs at a point in time where the DVD has already been released.)
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Does _floyd ask too damn many questions sometimes?
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Yes
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bant
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kingshmegland this week.
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Does Tony Eason have a firm handshake or one of those clammy, dead fish numbers? /Hank Hill
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did you feel it move?
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Does Tony Eason have a firm handshake or one of those clammy, dead fish numbers? /Hank Hill
Tony Eason is a noodle of a person and Hog Hannah craps bigger than him.
did you feel it move?
Yes, especially when I touch it.
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What would you say are your goals in life, and have you accomplished any of them yet?
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As a boy I always wanted to be a paleontologist. I missed that mark. :lol
As I became a teenager it seemed that any boss I had started to give me more responsibility. I had a knack to handle multiple situations and it lead me to be a manager in a few jobs like today. I am a site manager of a pallet processing and recycling for a Wal Mart DC in the town I live in.
The one goal I did not achieve was having children. My wife and I tried for years with no luck. We even tried in vitro 3 times. My biggest regret.
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As a man, you've found that it's caught up with you... You're asleep yet so afraid?
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Why haven't you eaten that nephew of yours yet? :angry:
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As a man, you've found that it's caught up with you... You're asleep yet so afraid?
Fat rings like a tree. I can count them in my sleep.
Why haven't you eaten that nephew of yours yet? :angry:
Trying to give up sweets!
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Why haven't you eaten that nephew of yours yet? :angry:
Trying to give up sweets!
:clap:
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King, how did you find DTF and what took you so long? I seem to remember that you joined right before the crash.
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King, how did you find DTF and what took you so long? I seem to remember that you joined right before the crash.
I was always lurking before the split but never joined any messageboard before this one. I should have joined in the early 2000's but didn't. So in 2008 I decided to join. I don't have an answer why I didn't, but I loved reading the posts. After joining DTF, I'm all over the place on music and sports messageboards but I call DTF my home.
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I find it hard to believe that you were not a member of a Rush forum.
OK..You were obviously able to embrace 80's Rush, while I ran like hell from it. How were you able to reconcile that this was the same band that gave us the great Hemispheres, 2112, and Moving Pictures?
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What would you like your funeral to be like?
What's your favorite food?
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Well my 1st album was Moving pictures in 1980. I was 12. I then went back through the catalog and bought it all. As much as I was a metal fan I liked the keyboard side of the 80's too. Drove my friends nuts that I'd listen to 80's Maiden and then listen to the Fixx. So I was ok with it. Mt favorite album by Rush is Power Windows which has keyboards all over it.
I've always been a fan of many styles. Just not Country and Rap.
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What would you like your funeral to be like?
What's your favorite food?
Well, I hope it's filled with people talking about the good things in their life that I was a part of. That would mean I touched some of their lives, which means the most to me.
Food, it would be Grape Leaves, Kibbeh (I am 1/2 Lebanese) and Sushi which I can eat till it comes out of my ears.
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If you had it to do all over again (life, I mean), would you change anything?
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If you had it to do all over again (life, I mean), would you change anything?
I slacked at school. I could have put forward a better effort in scholastic. I had a 2.7 GPA and did not try. Years later you thing about these things.
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If you had it to do all over again (life, I mean), would you change anything?
I slacked at school. I could have put forward a better effort in scholastic. I had a 2.7 GPA and did not try. Years later you thing about these things.
Clearly! :lol
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Dammit! Think!!! :rollin
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If you had it to do all over again (life, I mean), would you change anything?
I slacked at school. I could have put forward a better effort in scholastic. I had a 2.7 GPA and did not try. Years later you thing about these things.
Clearly! :lol
:rollin
I saw it too! :lol
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Dammit! Firefox saves me and my spelling when I'm at home but at work no Firefox. :lol
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How can I someday be as manly and badass as you?
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How can I someday be as manly and badass as you?
Your on your way. It takes years to get to this point. It's all perception. Just ask my nephew who told me, "Uncle, your cool, but not that cool."
So I guess there is levels to coolness and badassery. I will say this. Get rid of your ICP cred and watch the manly grow.
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Play any instruments?
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I play guitar. I have an 1978 Ibanez Artist guitar and a 1984 Kramer Focus with the Floyd Rose set to be pulled. 80's style :metal
I don't play as much as I used to but when you work over 50 hours a week it's hard to play like I did in my youth.
I also can play drums. Average but I have a blast doing so and I know how to play piano but I'm a novice on it. Chords and scales I do know.
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What would you say was the best experience in your life and why? Or maybe you can name a few, the more the merrier :smiley:
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First knowing and then marrying my wife. I am truly blessed to have a strong woman who lets me be me. I have a running joke that she knows my mistrsses. That's Music and Sports. :lol
As a teen I played basketball for high school and we were helping out with the Special Olympics and this one boy and I connected and shot some hoops and his mother and father came over crying and hugged me thanking me because their son, who is autistic(sp?), never talked or played with anybody but for some reason he connected with me. The joy I got from seeing the happyness on his and his parrents face is the best feeling a person could ever have.
Newest is the birth of my nephew. On my family, my wife and I could not have children and my brother married late in life. So to see my brother and his wife have a boy, it brought so much joy for our family since my mom passed away the year before. We always say she had something to do with it. I can't wait to show him how to throw a knuckleball.
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Not trying to turn this into a P/R discussion, but who are you going to vote for in November?
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First knowing and then marrying my wife. I am truly blessed to have a strong woman who lets me be me. I have a running joke that she knows my mistrsses. That's Music and Sports. :lol
As a teen I played basketball for high school and we were helping out with the Special Olympics and this one boy and I connected and shot some hoops and his mother and father came over crying and hugged me thanking me because their son, who is autistic(sp?), never talked or played with anybody but for some reason he connected with me. The joy I got from seeing the happyness on his and his parrents face is the best feeling a person could ever have.
Newest is the birth of my nephew. On my family, my wife and I could not have children and my brother married late in life. So to see my brother and his wife have a boy, it brought so much joy for our family since my mom passed away the year before. We always say she had something to do with it. I can't wait to show him how to throw a knuckleball.
This is all so beautiful :smiley:. I'm pretty sure the autistic boy confused you with a giant teddy bear :D
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I am very private when it comes to politics. It starts a shitstorm everytime someone talks politics around here so I don't let it out.
Here's who I've voted for since I was of age.
Bush Sr.
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Bush Jr.
Obama.
So as you can see, I've never towed one party line.
I will say that I am tired of the 2 party system here. It seems to me that it's become a slanderfest for whoever is in power and that goes for both Dems and Reps. This country right now needs bipartisanship but I'm not sure that will ever happen without reform.
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First knowing and then marrying my wife. I am truly blessed to have a strong woman who lets me be me. I have a running joke that she knows my mistrsses. That's Music and Sports. :lol
As a teen I played basketball for high school and we were helping out with the Special Olympics and this one boy and I connected and shot some hoops and his mother and father came over crying and hugged me thanking me because their son, who is autistic(sp?), never talked or played with anybody but for some reason he connected with me. The joy I got from seeing the happyness on his and his parrents face is the best feeling a person could ever have.
Newest is the birth of my nephew. On my family, my wife and I could not have children and my brother married late in life. So to see my brother and his wife have a boy, it brought so much joy for our family since my mom passed away the year before. We always say she had something to do with it. I can't wait to show him how to throw a knuckleball.
This is all so beautiful :smiley:. I'm pretty sure the autistic boy confused you with a giant teddy bear :D
With my weight my wife has called me a teddy bear. :lol Huggable!!
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I am very private when it comes to politics. It starts a shitstorm everytime someone talks politics around here so I don't let it out.
Here's who I've voted for since I was of age.
Bush Sr.
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Bush Jr.
Obama.
So as you can see, I've never towed one party line.
I will say that I am tired of the 2 party system here. It seems to me that it's become a slanderfest for whoever is in power and that goes for both Dems and Reps. This country right now needs bipartisanship but I'm not sure that will ever happen without reform.
No problem, King, I understand. Thanks anyway. :tup
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King, what are your 10 favorite Rush songs?
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As a teen I played basketball for high school and we were helping out with the Special Olympics and this one boy and I connected and shot some hoops and his mother and father came over crying and hugged me thanking me because their son, who is autistic(sp?), never talked or played with anybody but for some reason he connected with me. The joy I got from seeing the happyness on his and his parrents face is the best feeling a person could ever have.
As a father of a special needs son, you have no idea how special these moments are. What you did will be a lifetime memory for the boy and his parents. Trust me.
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As a teen I played basketball for high school and we were helping out with the Special Olympics and this one boy and I connected and shot some hoops and his mother and father came over crying and hugged me thanking me because their son, who is autistic(sp?), never talked or played with anybody but for some reason he connected with me. The joy I got from seeing the happyness on his and his parrents face is the best feeling a person could ever have.
As a father of a special needs son, you have no idea how special these moments are. What you did will be a lifetime memory for the boy and his parents. Trust me.
Thank you so much. It is a moment in my life I will never forget.
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King, what are your 10 favorite Rush songs?
Ohhh. Tough one! Not in order but this are my top 10.
Marathon
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
Red Barchetta
Between the Wheels
Mission
Presto
Vapor Trail
Xanadu
Natural Science
Limelight
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Vapor Trail
:clap: That album is so underrated and that song is simply fantastic.
Regarding the political topic, I think you should vote Obama so maintain the 1 Rep 2 Dem rule. After that maybe you can get to vote another Bush :P
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How excited are you for Friday? :metal
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How excited are you for Friday? :metal
I'm like a teenager. Not knowing the set list is awesome!! BTW Also awesome...............Meeting you!
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Marathon
Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
Red Barchetta
Between the Wheels
Mission
Presto
Vapor Trail
Xanadu
Natural Science
Limelight
Nice! You have 2 from my Top 3 in there :tup (The Camera Eye is the missing one)
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Nekov is up this week.
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Alright. Time to get a few generic questions out of the way.
How did you find DTF and what made you stick around?
Where did your nickname originate from?
Who has, in your opinion, the coolest sig/nickname/avatar on the forum?
Also: which DTFer(s) have you met, and who would really like to meet?
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How is life in South America?
Any places you would recommend to visit?
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How did you find DTF and what made you stick around?
Around the time MP left DT I started browsing the internet for info and I found DTF. I started reading stuff and participating and I realized the people here are way too awesome so I decided I should stay and so far it has worked out pretty well :)
Where did your nickname originate from?
I had this pretty stupid classmate during high school that liked to deform people´s last names. My last name is Espejo, it went from there to Esnejo, Nejo and finally Neko (which is japanese for cat but not really realted in this case). Also around that time I used to drink tons of vodka and there is one vodka around here named Nikov so I just added the v at the end both to avoid people thinking I liked to be nicknamed cat and to show my love for vodka.
Who has, in your opinion, the coolest sig/nickname/avatar on the forum?
Mmm, tough one. For avatar it's wimkl, snoopi shooting planes is just way too awesome though Sig's avatar with Drew agreeing is really cool too.
I don't really pay attention to signatures so not sure but I like Bosk's.
As far as nickname, BlobVanDam is kinda cool
Also: which DTFer(s) have you met, and who would really like to meet?
(https://img853.imageshack.us/img853/6102/dsc02887w.jpg)
As far as who I'd like to meet there are way too many people but a top 5 would include Lonestar, Obscure, Jingle.boy, Hef, Zydar
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How is life in South America?
Well, having visited the first world 3 times in the last two years I can say there is a huge difference in how everything works. I don't live bad but I have been lucky enough to come from a family that has never had financial issues and I have a decent job in a big American company.
Any places you would recommend to visit?
I haven't traveled that much through SA. If you want beaches then Brazil is your place, they have many of them and they are all amazing.
If you are looking for mountains, hiking and snow the the Argentinian south is pretty amazing. Specially El Bolson, Bariloche and El Calafate.
Then there are other places that I've heard are great in Peru and Bolivia but I haven't been there.
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You win the powerball tomorrow. How do you spend it? (Powerball is a massive American lottery that generally pays out in the mid tens of millions of US dollars in case it's not known in your part of the world.)
Favorite childhood video game?
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Your favourite band of all time are giving their farewell concert, which will last at max 3 hours. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to determine the setlist of this glorious event, as well as the venue and a title for the DVD/CD that will be recorded of this concert.
Go!
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You win the powerball tomorrow. How do you spend it? (Powerball is a massive American lottery that generally pays out in the mid tens of millions of US dollars in case it's not known in your part of the world.)
I'd buy a big terrain where I can build a self sustainable home, I'd buy a car, put some money in safe investments and then travel around the world.
Favorite childhood video game?
Monkey Island 2
Your favourite band of all time are giving their farewell concert, which will last at max 3 hours. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to determine the setlist of this glorious event, as well as the venue and a title for the DVD/CD that will be recorded of this concert.
Go!
Another DT live in Argentina! But with MP this time. Not sure about the venue but any open space with no seats would be great for me.
As for the setlist:
Pull me under
In the name of God
Voices
Only a Matter of time
Surrounded
Lifting Shadows of a Dream
The Best of Times
Hell's Kitchen
Solitary Shell
About to Crash (Reprise)
Losing Time/Grand Finale
- Intermission -
Regression
Overture 1928
Strange Deja vu
Through My Words
Fatal tragedy
Beyond this life
Through her eyes
Home
The Dance of Eternity
One Last time
The Spirit Carries On
Finally Free
-Encore-
Learning to Live
Blind Faith
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That setlist is pretty rad. Now do it with a different band . :biggrin:
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That setlist is pretty rad. Now do it with a different band . :biggrin:
I'd do it with Rush but it wouldn't differ much from their time machine tour. :P
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Alright, fair enough :lol
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What was most cool thing on last DT show you attended (can't wait for DVD) :D?
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Mmmm, I really enjoyed the string quartet in the acoustic section. But I must say the best was PMU at the end of the second show, I think it was the only song where all the crowd really engaged as a whole into the singing and all.
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If you had it to do all over again (life, that is), would you change anything?
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Tough question. There are a couple of things in my life that I regret but the thing about looking back and thinking what would have been different is that you can never know. I am quite happy with how my life is right so I don't think that I would change anything that has happened. I think I have been able to learn from my past mistakes and in one way or another I have become a better person :)
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I'm still open for questioning if anyone else is interested.
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What do you work as?
Do you believe in god?
Who's your favourite soccer player and why?
Also, to re-delegate a question that a friend asked me today: quicksilver (the material, not the clothes brand) or ear rape?
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I'm still open for questioning if anyone else is interested.
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How are you?]
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What do you work as?
I work as a PMO(Project Management Office) analyst for an IT consulting company. Basically they pay me to do a manager's job for a lot less money. This includes financial management, resource management, issues and risk management, planning and some other boring stuff
Do you believe in god?
I'm not sure there is a God but I do believe there is something out there.
Who's your favourite soccer player and why?
Messi. He is by far the best in the world and he is from Argentina!
Also, to re-delegate a question that a friend asked me today: quicksilver (the material, not the clothes brand) or ear rape?
Quicksilver I guess...
How are you?
i'm the Devil in disguise
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What interests you more, great lyrics or great music and why?
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What interests you more, great lyrics or great music and why?
I'll go with great music. The thing about lyrics is that you have to know the language to understand them while music is a universal language in itself.
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Is the Argentinian Spanish very different from 'normal' Spanish, or is the difference between the different types of Spanish minimal?
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Is the Argentinian Spanish very different from 'normal' Spanish, or is the difference between the different types of Spanish minimal?
It's more or less like the difference between British and American English. The pronunciation is very different and some of the vocabulary varies.
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What interests you more, great lyrics or great music and why?
I'll go with great music. The thing about lyrics is that you have to know the language to understand them while music is a universal language in itself.
What a perfect answer!
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:)
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What Argentinian dish/food would you most recommend to someone visiting/vacationing?
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A good Argentinian barbecue for sure.
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I've heard good things, man. :drool:
So, where would you most like to visit on this planet we call Earth?
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I've heard good things, man. :drool:
So, where would you most like to visit on this planet we call Earth?
Mmmm, I'm not sure. There are still a lot of places that I'd like to visit. The one I wanted to see the most I have already been to (Oxford). To name a couple top places I'd say Machu Pichu in Peru, Iceland, Singapore.
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Machu Picchu is on my bucket list, for sure.
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Sketchy is up this week.
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What's your favourite thing about being British?
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What's your favourite thing about being British?
Hmm... I think it's either the large selection of tea I can find in various shops or just that I get to live in the countryside without a car (walking one and a half miles home from the train station is largely not a problem, even if it is unlit). That's a difficult one, I never really thought about it.
Actually, screw that: it's that I get to talk to my old chinese students at an hour that isn't stupid o'clock in the morning.
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Great answer. :lol
All right, follow-up questions.
1. If you could go back to any time period in time for a week, where and when would you go?
2. If you had to stay there, (how) would your answer change?
3. A woman you don't know comes up to you and asks you to have sex with her. Do you agree?
4. What is your favourite month of the year?
5. You know that you are going to die tomorrow. How do you spend the day?
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Great answer. :lol
All right, follow-up questions.
1. If you could go back to any time period in time for a week, where and when would you go?
2. If you had to stay there, (how) would your answer change?
3. A woman you don't know comes up to you and asks you to have sex with her. Do you agree?
4. What is your favourite month of the year?
5. You know that you are going to die tomorrow. How do you spend the day?
1. Probably some city in Britain or America in the mid twenties. You know, like New York or something, with lots of jazz and stuff. I'd spend the entire week probably wasted in jazz clubs.
2. If I had to stay there, I'd probably go to Shanghai instead, so I could be wasted in jazz clubs but also get time to see other parts of China and listen to the traditional music there too, there or Beijing...
... actually, probably Beijing. The food's more varied.
3. No. I look confused and hide up a tree, hoping the unlooked for advance goes away. If it were someone I did know, depending on who it was my answer may change, as long as spending a shitton of time with her was also included.
4. Much as I hate the heat: July. My father always cooks for his birthday and he's a damn good cook, we both get hella drunk on really good local ale, and damn, it's light until about half eleven (not that that matters when you're both drinking until four/sunrise, whichever's earlier).
5. I probably eat a load of cake and then fall into depression.
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If you were able to do all or part of your life over, would you?
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If you were able to do all or part of your life over, would you?
No, mainly because I'd probably do the same things again, and also because I largely had a good time doing them.
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Good answer! :tup
Badger, moose or vole?
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Moose. I imagine it tastes like venison.
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Never tried moose. Watched a lot of Rocky and Bullwinkle when I was a kid though. :)
What food/dish do you most enjoy cooking?
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Never tried moose. Watched a lot of Rocky and Bullwinkle when I was a kid though. :)
What food/dish do you most enjoy cooking?
Either curry or jiaozi (those chinese dumplingy things). Whether that's because it's fun or I enjoy the end product a lot, I don't know, but I always like making them.
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Ooo, I love those dumplingy things! :biggrin:
Where on this planet of ours have you not been that you'd most like to visit/vacation/holiday?
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MMM, curry...
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Ooo, I love those dumplingy things! :biggrin:
Where on this planet of ours have you not been that you'd most like to visit/vacation/holiday?
It's a toss up between Japan (because art/food/etc) and Finland (I have a friend there who I haven't seen in ages).
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Cool!
Is there anywhere you'd like to live (other than where you are now)?
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Uh, I do sometimes think about returning to Sichuan, but where would suit me fine is a small island somewhere, preferably with a nice little mountain and some lovely sunsets, and a few people for company.
... Oh, and a recording studio, just because why the hell not?
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Indeed! (on the recording studio part)
What was/is your favorite (favourite) subject(s) in school besides music?
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Indeed! (on the recording studio part)
What was/is your favorite (favourite) subject(s) in school besides music?
Physics, art and mandarin (which I did as an afterschool thing in my final school year), and lamentably, I didn't get properly into music until I wasn't doing it as a subject anymore. Sure, I enjoyed it, but it was only a year or so after I had to drop it that I really got massively into the idea of writing and recording, and then a load more years before I actually started doing so.
That said, I got some pretty pictures painted instead. Oh, and Spanish was quite fun too, especially that time when we read "Yerma"...
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What languages besides The Queen's English, Spanish and Mandarin would you most like to learn?
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Hmm... Good question. Any that sounds pretty, I guess. I wouldn't mind giving japanese a shot. Preferably things that are flowing without sounding lazy I guess.
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:tup
Why the hell am I the only one asking you questions?
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Your opinion on Steel Panther?
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:tup
Why the hell am I the only one asking you questions?
Perhaps people are afraid that I might give answers that end in unexpected basil.
Your opinion on Steel Panther?
Never come across that one before, I don't think. Hit me with it.
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Glam metal with lyrics focused on sex.
Lyrical example: "Hair on your nipples, zits on your box / in Oklahoma City you're considered a fox."
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Eighties I am guessing.
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:tup
Why the hell am I the only one asking you questions?
Perhaps people are afraid that I might give answers that end in unexpected basil.
But unexpected basil is the awesome. More peeps should realize that and see it for the true gift that it is.
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What part of the UK are you from?
Fav. Football club?
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I'm originally from a small village near Canterbury in the south east, but I'm currently residing in Bristol (south west, where the BBC department that handles all the nature films is).
I know this will come as some to be almost a renounciation of britishness, but I don't have an interest in football. My father is massively into it (and is often found shouting at the telly when Birmingham are losing, as he is a brummy) but I can't really get into it. (I redeem my Britishness by having a huge stash of tea).
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CrimsonSunrise is up this week.
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What makes you happiest?
What is your favourite type of cake?
Do you like flowers?
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What makes you happiest?
What is your favourite type of cake?
Do you like flowers?
1. Scuba diving in nice warm tropical waters filled with a gazillion critters and fantastic soft and hard corals :tup
2. Devils food, with dark chocolate frosting.... :metal
3. Absolutely, who doesn't? ;D My fav is probably a periwinkle colored hydrangea
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Ooohh.. Hydrangeas are nice.
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What was the single, most happy day of your life?
What was the worst day of your life?
How did you meet your wife?
How did you get into DT?
How did you find DTF?
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What was the single, most happy day of your life?
What was the worst day of your life?
How did you meet your wife?
How did you get into DT?
How did you find DTF?
1. I can answer this one honestly only because my wife doesn't view this forum.... :omg: Easily it was being at the '99 superbowl to see my Rams win it all. My sister in law at the time was a bank exec in Nashville who dealt with the Titans, she got me a ticket :metal
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The Best Sister in Law in the WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2. Hmmm..... I'd phrase it more as the most depressing day of my life, and it was a few days together. I was hooked on Blow for a few years (IV user), it came to a head in a few day span where I Overdosed, put a gun in someones face, stole from my family, and finally ended up in long term (18 months) rehab. (which basicaly saved my life). I can look back it now and see the positive end result, but at the time, I was at my lowest ever......that's not the kind of person I am/was :( Cocaine is the Devil.....
3. I met my wife through a Mexico Travel forum. We both spend/spent a lot of time in the Mayan Riviera. We ended up meeting there once and the rest is history :biggrin: After 6 months of a long distance relationship she moved from Pittsburgh to Southern California. We had both been in bad marriages prior, and told ourselves we'd take our time before getting married, and agreed on a 5 year window. We got married 1 month ago, (4 years together) primarily because of my health issues. I wanted too make sure that if something bad happened with my health, she would be taken care of legally. She is an awesome woman, and I'm so lucky to have her in my life. :tup
4. I was living in Vegas at the time. Was driving around one day in '95, and my buddy told me about them. So, we popped into a local music store and I bought Awake. From the opening drumfill on 6:00 I was hooked.
5. I first got into the DT forums back between SFAM and 6DOIT. 6DOIT was the first tour I was able to see them live. I had tried for 6 years prior, but was unable to because of work. I was working as a merchant marine at the time for ARCO oil. I was at sea for 7 months out of the year, and never seemed to be able to catch the boys live :tdwn
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If you had anything to do all over again, would you change it?
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If you had anything to do all over again, would you change it?
I would have never started using drugs, and finished high school. Would I want to actually go through those years again? I don't think so, I've actually done all right for myself since cleaning up back in '85. I'd HATE to go through Jr. and High school again, even knowing what I know now.
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I'd definitely agree on that (not going through junior high/high school again).
So - where have you not been on this planet of ours that you'd most like to go to?
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I'd definitely agree on that (not going through junior high/high school again).
So - where have you not been on this planet of ours that you'd most like to go to?
Great question Deb :tup It'll be a loooong list, I'll stop at 20 :)
1. Indonesia - Wakatobi, Bali, Raja Ampat
2. Maldives
3. Saipadan
4. Southern Egypt (red sea diving)
5. Tahiti
6. Fiji
7. Coco Islands
8. Bonaire
9. Little Cayman
10. Germany
11. Italy
12. Greece
13. Ireland
14. Australia
15. Azores
16. Phillipines (been before, but not as a diver)
17. Palau
18. Papua New Guinea
19. Yap
20. Truk
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Nice list - Ireland is one place that I WILL go to before I die. That's just all there is to it.
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I've been to England, but being a third Irish I need to hit the Island :) My #1 place, Wakatobi and Bali Indonesia was the vacation I had to postpone recently :( For now, we're working to reschedule it for early May of 13.
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Hope that it goes as rescheduled. :tup
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CS, have you ever tasted pizza with bacon?
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CS, have you ever tasted bacon with bacon?
FTFY :biggrin:
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Bacon, bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon?
FTFY :biggrin:
FTFY :biggrin:
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CS, have you ever tasted pizza with bacon?
Sadly....No. This major miscue will be rectified at the earliest opportunity.
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:omg:
If you've already answered this elsewhere, my apologies - what's been your favorite diving experience (so far)?
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:omg:
If you've already answered this elsewhere, my apologies - what's been your favorite diving experience (so far)?
So far..... the best dive site(s) I've been too are in the Similan Islands, Thailand. I did a 4 day liveaboard (dive boat) that was just phenominal. Here's a slideshow of some of my pics from that trip.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29875870@N02/sets/72157623804385191/show/
Overall we spent 21 days in Thailand visiting Phuket, Koh Phi Phi, and the Ao Nang area. It was an awesome trip above and below the water :metal
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Sweet! I'll have to look at the pics at home though.
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This week, Cedar Redac!
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On a scale of one to ten, how disappointed are you that Cozmo miscapitalized your name?
How do you feel about having the same fist name that H has?
What is your favourite emoticon on the forum?
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On a scale of one to ten, how disappointed are you that Cozmo miscapitalized your name?
How do you feel about having the same fist name that H has?
What is your favourite emoticon on the forum?
Well, I'll give him credit for taking the time to run these, so only a 2.
It's pretty cool I guess.
my favorite is :footloose:
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If you had anything in your life (including the whole of it so far) to do over, would you change anything?
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If you had anything in your life (including the whole of it so far) to do over, would you change anything?
I would have run Cross Country in high school and maybe have been in choir.
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If could chill with anyone on the forum for a day, who would you pic and why?
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The most obvious answer is you, since you asked the question.
Also, you were at my first and only Dream Theater show, so yeah, I kind of feel a bond of sorts.
I would really be cool with meeting any member of the forums.
Edit: post number 500 everyone!
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Of the DT DVDs/BluRays that have already been released, which is your favorite?
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my favorite is :footloose:
I assume you haven't seen
:vomitard:.
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Of the DT DVDs/BluRays that have already been released, which is your favorite?
I personally don't own any of the DVDs, but I do have Score on CD, so that's what I'll say.
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my favorite is :footloose:
I assume you haven't seen
:vomitard:.
:neverusethis:
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:splodetard:
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What's the story behind your user name and also its nearly palindromic form?
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What's the story behind your user name and also its nearly palindromic form?
I come from Cedar City, Utah. I had to think of a username and that was the first thing to come to mind. As for why it is nearly palindromic: I actually didn't notice it until AMindBesideItself brought it up. You started a thread on my birthday and part of the original post is my current signature.
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Oh, I remember all those details. I meant why'd you opt for a palindrome in the first place?
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Oh, I remember all those details. I meant why'd you opt for a palindrome in the first place?
No idea to be honest, I guess I thought it wouldn't be taken, so I used it.
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Black_Floyd is up this week!
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Oh goodie.
What's the secret behind your awesomeness?
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Tell us one thing about yourself that we probably don't know.
Also, partly to piss off Deb (though I am interested in the answer): if you could do your whole life again, would you change anything?
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black_floyd.
Please tell us how it felt to watch the Saints win the Super Bowl.
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Who is the worst: Yuk, Dum, Boo, or Bum?
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What's the secret behind your awesomeness?
To preface this answer, although the first thing I'm gonna mention is something I did, I in no way intend for this to sound like I'm taking credit for it as this is merely a chronological representation of a chain of events.
That established, I was a member of this community for 5 years before I ever posted a single pic of myself (typical internet paranoia of not wanting to connect my face with a forum account where I'd enjoyed the anonymity of being able to say things and confide info I wouldn't choose to had that anonymity not existed.)
That combined with the fact that I'd had hiatuses of 3 months, 9 months, and 9 months again plus had a postcount of only ~1500 before I posted that pic made me a very easy person to forget as is the case with many other decent people around here that have had a similar experience.
Around the time I posted that pic I'd also begun posting a bit more frequently so I guess folks started to have a clearer idea of a persona to associate with my user name with the combo of the pic as well as picking up on my off-kilter "say whatever and who gives a damn if people think I'm weird/nerdy/corny/etc." sense of humor.
The real factor in the so-called awesomeness was the way that members like Nem (obscure), Arj (lonestar), Jackie (Bout to Crash), Luke (FlyingBIZKIT), and Cup (Mastershakezula) started talking to me more and made me fully comfortable to be the same dude here that I am in real life.
Soon thereafter, a new batch of members like DebraKadabra, Scorpion, Elite, and others whom I'm certain I'm forgetting at the moment (sorry :( ) also became part of my little DTF family and I felt so accepted that I could comfortably post duckfaced, half nekkit pics of myself pointing a tube of hemorrhoid cream at my ass and feel as giddy as a 12 year old girl buying her first bra.
Tell us one thing about yourself that we probably don't know.
Also, partly to piss off Deb (though I am interested in the answer): if you could do your whole life again, would you change anything?
I haven't passed blood since September 24.
Definitely. I'd have gotten a job cooking in a small eatery as early as possible and focused all of my remaining professional energy on music and found the most sugarcoated way I could tell the people around me to "fuck off" and stop forcing college on me. Also, I'd have zipped my shorts up a bit more slowly and carefully on that summer day back in 1985. (lol commando)
black_floyd.
Please tell us how it felt to watch the Saints win the Super Bowl.
Bittersweet. Due to finances, I was stuck living in North Carolina at that time (as I unfortunately am again for now) with my parents whom moved here a year after Katrina so here's the greatest moment in my sports fan life occurring and I'm watching it with a Jerseyan who doesn't even like sports, a Pats fan, and my step pepper whom, despite literally being the greatest step pepper in the universe, has zero interest in sports.
It was truly a thrill anyway despite the sadness of not getting to see it with my crew and such a fun game that I almost enjoyed the Yuengling I was drinking (sorry Coz.) The moment when Tracy Porter got his game-clinching pick-6, I slid down my neighbor's carpeted staircase on my stomach like it was a water slide. I'll never forget that night though I'd love to pull some Quantum Leap witchcraft to go back in time and rewatch it with my 504 pals.
Who is the worst: Yuk, Dum, Boo, or Bum?
Baseball is a very distant 3rd behind football (NFL, NCAA, and Arena) and basketball in my heart so unfortunately I'd be a fibbing Freddie if I even attempted to answer that.
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How can I be sexy like you?
;)
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How can I be sexy like you?
;)
You can't. Nobody can be sexy like the _floyd.
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We both live in NC. In what city do you currently reside? (I'm in Chapel Hill)
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You ever been naked in public?
Run someone over with a vehicle?
Been caught with your pants down?
Gotten into any major fights?
Finally, what was the most disappointing episode of a tv show you've ever seen?
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Alright my friend, what's your favorite beer and what dish do you like to pair with it?
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Also, partly to piss off Deb (though I am interested in the answer): if you could do your whole life again, would you change anything?
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Soon thereafter, a new batch of members like DebraKadabra, Scorpion, Elite, and others whom I'm certain I'm forgetting at the moment (sorry :( ) also became part of my little DTF family and I felt so accepted that I could comfortably post duckfaced, half nekkit pics of myself pointing a tube of hemorrhoid cream at my ass and feel as giddy as a 12 year old girl buying her first bra.
You were one of the first ones besides Chad, The King and bosk to be friendly and welcoming when I first started posting. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I'm a female who came into a well-established sausage fest, so... :laugh:
Okay, on to my question... which is actually one of Scrop's (turn-about is fair play, my friend :heart ): Who do you believe has the best avatar/signature combo here on our favorite place to waste time and otherwise have a laugh or twenty in the process?
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Could you beat LHK in a battle of words?
Most surprising food concoction you've ever produced?
What are the merits of small family owned businesses?
What should I have for breakfast on Thursday?
Trim the hedges?
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If you were given the chance to coach the Saints and/or LSU for a whole season, how would you whip them back into shape?
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Of course, it doesn't hurt that I'm a female who came into a well-established sausage fest, so... :laugh:
Where are the sausages you speak of?
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How can I be sexy like you?
;)
Considering that you have a gf that I'd do things to that are illegal in 46 states if you weren't with her, I feel like I should be the one asking you this question. However, if you wanna be a classy dame like me, here are some quick pointers:
1) Be born to a mother whose father was bald. Male pattern baldness has given me a distinguished Kelsey Grammer-esque sixhead:
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2) The ladies like gently subduing sapphire peepers:
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You look swell in tinted spectacles though so this part isn't critical:
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Furthermore, if you end up single and need to get back in the game, it won't take much effort to become this:
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And then you can at least end up with this:
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And get some of this:
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Relax, it's a closeup of a mouth.
How can I be sexy like you?
;)
You can't. Nobody can be sexy like the _floyd.
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We both live in NC. In what city do you currently reside? (I'm in Chapel Hill)
Clayton. A small rural town ~30 minutes from Raleigh masquerading as a burgeoning "suburb." (https://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/black_floyd_2007/vomit.gif)
I'll likely still be living here close to another year before moving back to New Orleans. Once I have a car and a little cash saved up, I'd absolutely love to have a triangle meetup with you, The Outlaw Xanadu, Hefdaddy, senecadawg, and skydivingninja as well as any other NCers I may be overlooking.
You ever been naked in public?
Nah. The closest was having to briefly be naked when I lost a game of strip poker at a friend's house back in 2001.
Run someone over with a vehicle?
No, pedestrians are annoyingly quick these days :(
Been caught with your pants down?
I accidentally flashed my sister-in-law on a cold winter morning back in '99 while she was sitting right next to my brother. When me and my bro both still lived at home, all 3 of us used to huddle up on my bed and watch movies sometimes and I think we were about to on that day as well. She and I have always had a zany rapport with one another humorwise since she's like the sister I never had so I was jokingly doing a fake striptease thing as I was shimmying off my work pants so I could change into my shorts and I didn't realize that the mouse was out of the house.
Sadly enough for my bro, that's just tied for being his greatest moment of shame involving me and her. Back when we were watching Seven on that same bed all three of us were huddled up side by side and I'm lying on my stomach. I'd held in a fart for a good 20-30 minutes but then I was just tired of holding it in and there was some dramatic silence during that scene in the field near the end and I ripped one that sounded more like the fake ones they use for comic effect in TV/movies.
My sis-in-law's face ended up bright pink with uncontrollable laughter and her eyes welled up with tears as my brother looked thoroughly mortified since they'd only been together for like 6 months at the time although he was choking back a smirk as well since, let's be real, farts like those come up like once a year, tops.
Gotten into any major fights?
Nah. Ten years ago on my 21st birthday was the last time I even came close. Me and my pep pep were bowling and there were these three big (6'0'-ish, 220 lbs.-ish) meatheads bowling on the next lane. One of them is sitting in a way that couldn't do any better of a job blocking the entry to the pit area where the seats are. I'm feeling quite good by now thanks to traditional 21st b-day activities so I have to briefly place my hands on his shoulders to steady myself as I walk through the nanometer of space the douche had left us to squeeze by.
He looks at me and tells me to never put my hands on him in a smug way that only a wigger can. I nonchalantly say "sorry man" cuz I didn't give a fuck. He repeats himself. I repeat myself. He says it a third time. I ignore him and go on. Throughout my game I started to notice the three dudes and their cum dumpster gfs looking at me and my dad and obviously laughing and cracking jokes to themselves about us. By the 9th frame, I was annoyed enough that I'd broken a sweat, my face was red, and I took my bowling ball and raised it over my head with both hands and plunked it down very loudly onto the lane and looked at them as if I was ready to kill any of them.
They all got this very uncomfortable look on their faces as the dudes tried to feign laughter as a means of hiding their reluctance to back up their tough guy front despite being bigger, taller, and younger than me and my pep pep and they also had 3 of them versus the 2 of us. My dad then went up for his shot and one of the dudes on the other lane had just bowled a strike and was doing a celebration dance. My dad mistook this for being a deliberate attempt to distract him from his shot and got in the dude's face and said "Look motherfucker, if you've got a beef we can settle this shit right here" as he struggled to even be that tactful.
I got right next to my dad to make sure they didn't rush him and we eyed down the three of them as they once again tried to diffuse the situation with feigned looks of amusement while poorly hiding the same look someone on the verge of jailhouse rape has in their eyes. The fact that they tried to fuck with us for no reason and eventually got their nuts clipped right in front of their gfs even with every conceivable advantage was hilarious.
Finally, what was the most disappointing episode of a tv show you've ever seen?
Seinfeld series finale. No other show even comes remotely close for me.
Alright my friend, what's your favorite beer and what dish do you like to pair with it?
Totally my kind of question :tup
I tried no less than 70 new beers in the first 6-7 months I moved back up to NC so it's a bit hard to narrow it down.
Some highlights have definitely been:
Great Divide Espresso Oak-Aged Yeti
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Breckenridge Small Batch 471
(https://beer.kozlen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/p_1600_1200_0A7F7D31-A1B7-465B-9E64-6AC84404488E.jpeg)
Ranger IPA
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I've almost completely eliminated pairing beer and food though. I tried it for years but eventually decided I enjoy a good meal best when I wash it down with coke or juice since the sweet/savory back-and-forth tastes much better to me than beer and food. Also, I like beer much better when I taste all of it which doesn't quite happen for me if its flavor is fighting for space on my palate against a rich food dish.
That said, back when I did do the beer/food thing, my favorite was pan searing thick shark steaks by first marinating them in McCormick's lemon pepper Flavor Medleys marinade for 20-30 minutes and then pan searing them in a pan on high heat for ten minutes, flipping every two minutes, and finishing it by placing them into an inch deep oven-safe metal pan with all of the marinade that was left in the bowl it was previously marinating in, covering that pan with foil, venting that foil with several pokings of a fork, and then letting it steam in a preheated oven at broil temperature for ~20 minutes. Very juicy and dee-lish.
I'd pair it with 9% abv Chimay Grande Reserve:
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Okay, on to my question... which is actually one of Scrop's (turn-about is fair play, my friend :heart ): Who do you believe has the best avatar/signature combo here on our favorite place to waste time and otherwise have a laugh or twenty in the process?
Strangely enough for as much time as I spend here, I don't subconsciously pick up on sigs that much so I sctually just had to spend 20 minutes trying to find a sig I could count as my favorite but nothing really stuck out head-and-shoulders above the rest. As for avatars, I'm partial to Fuzzboy:
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Could you beat LHK in a battle of words?
Probably not. I use some pretty words but I think the strength of my posting style is a combo of eccentric deadpan humor coupled with genuine relatability peppered with some verbalingus. LeeHarveyKennedy, on the other hand, has had a longstanding reputation of being DTF royalty when it comes to his ability to wow the masses with his wit and vernacular and is likely only paralleled by RobWebster in that regard.
I was however flattered that he (I think) was the first person to ever sig me when there was some discussion that involved a hypothetical scenario where someone owed $5000 to someone else but the debtor had been treated like a dick or something like that so I made a post along the lines of "I'd walk right over to the guy's house with the $5000 in hand, hold it out for him to see, then immediately drop trou, shit on his front lawn and proceed to wipe my ass with said $5000. I dunno, maybe I was just raised in a better family than you."
Most surprising food concoction you've ever produced?
That's a tough call. I can't quite recall making anything absurd but I'd say the most surprising was when I spent 5 hours making a vegetable medley that ended up as good as most meat dishes I've ever made.
I started by caramelizing a 3 lb. bag of yellow onions by slivering them and cooking them down in butter until deep brown and candy sweet. I then added slivered red, orange, yellow, and green bell peppers and stewed them with the onions until thoroughly softened. While this was going on, I oven-roasted baby asparagus with parmesan, minced garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until crisp and nutty in flavor. Then, I oven roasted zucchini with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Finally, I combined all of these and stewed it together over slightly higher than medium heat for 20 minutes so all the flavors married.
It stood toe-to-toe with the breaded eggplant topped with hollandaise and chicken in chardonnay and cremini sauce I'd made to go with it.
What are the merits of small family owned businesses?
I see you've been reading my threads. The ones I've worked in have been very nepotistic and generally operate with the mentality of "We don't have enough of our own family willing to work here so we'll bring in just enough outsiders to get by and make them the first in line to get their hours cut whenever business stagnates regardless of performance and we'll also place a glass ceiling on the career paths of any non-family personnel since all of the perks and benefits are reserved for those whom share a surname with the owners."
I know SystematicThought's family operates a store that he's rightfully proud of and I realize that clearly not all mom-n-pops are run like that but, speaking solely from my own experiences, that has been the case.
What should I have for breakfast on Thursday?
Onion bagel with cream cheese and smoked lox.
Trim the hedges?
Scorched earth, homie.
If you were given the chance to coach the Saints and/or LSU for a whole season, how would you whip them back into shape?
Saints:
Spend a solid hour with the defense working on tackling every practice day. Offer the backup D-linemen starting positions if any of them can run a faster 40 than who ever is our current "fastest" D-linemen. Give the WRs a chance to get out of the next day's practice two hours early for any of them that make it through the entire practice without a single dropped pass. Braid Thomas Morstead's hair.
LSU:
Force Zach Mettenberger to realize he's fucking 6'5" and that it's inexcusable to be impotent at passing over the middle when you're that tall. For the first half of practice each day, he's not allowed to pass to anyone outside the hash marks. Players will have to run a half mile for every fumble in practice. The defense has done their job aside from getting owned on the ground by Florida but that was all the offense's fault for making the D play easily an extra half-game worth of snaps due to how quickly they punted the ball seemingly every time they got it.
Of course, it doesn't hurt that I'm a female who came into a well-established sausage fest, so... :laugh:
Where are the sausages you speak of?
(https://www.hillshirefarm.com/images/products/big/gc_chicken_and_apple_packaging.jpg)
Slice these into pieces a little thicker than 1/4 inch at an angle that'll make them about 1 1/2 inches long, brown 'em over medium heat, and then mix them with the caramelized onion and bell pepper mixture part of the vegetable medley I mentioned above, stew all of this together for 20 minutes, and be prepared to have a cigarette handy for when you're done (you'll need it.)
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Of course, it doesn't hurt that I'm a female who came into a well-established sausage fest, so... :laugh:
Where are the sausages you speak of?
[Anthrax]No, man, it's DICK![/Anthrax] :lol ;)
Should I ever venture to Nawlins one of these days, what would your suggestions be regarding eating establishments? Any other cool non-touristy places I should check too?
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I just woke up way past the time I should have. What's my breakfast going to be?
You have been given a ticket to the place you want to visit the most, what is the destination?
Tell me about how you got into the music you're in now.
Does the underscore really make a difference or could it have been a period, a minus sign or simply a space?
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Floyd, you seem like a cool dude....I guess my question's simple: what are the simple things in life that make you happy?
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Great Divide makes some outstaning beers my friend. i often get them for tailgating. Great when we are having fish chowder.
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I just woke up way past the time I should have. What's my breakfast going to be?
Frosted Flakes. They're GRRRRRRRRREAT!!!
You have been given a ticket to the place you want to visit the most, what is the destination?
Sweden, home of Opeth, Arch Enemy, and delightful fair-skinned beauties.
Tell me about how you got into the music you're in now.
My cousin Jimi tried, in vain, to get me into DT with Metropolis when I was a 14 year old grunge fanatic in '95 by showing me the JM bass solo and also wanted me to help him figure out if the harmony section a little before it was a guitar or a keyboard (we obviously know it's both now.) 4 years later in '99, he tried again but used Pull Me Under and it clicked well.
I also met my friend Ross that year and he really reinforced the DT love by loaning me the Live in Tokyo VHS (still have it...oops! :blush ) and it was the first I'd ever heard of Ytse Jam and the solo extravaganza of keyboard>guitar>bass>drums rocked my socks off. Also, Under a Glass Moon and A Fortune in Lies made a big impact. Something was very exciting about the extended tap legato runs JP did in YJ and AFiL.
After that, Ross showed me Symphony X which took even quicker and to a greater extent than DT had and I was well on my way to liking pimplecore. For Christmas 2000, he gave me possibly the greatest gift I've ever gotten by giving me a CD wallet with CD-Rs for Spiral Architect, Planet X, Rhapsody, Fates Warning, Stratovarius, Blind Guardian and a few others I can't recall right now (12 in all.) Those bands formed the foundation for my next 5 years of listening.
He also hit a 3-run homer by giving me Dysrhythmia's No Interference, Psychotic Waltz's A Social Grace, and Cynic's Focus on a later occasion. Shamefully he seldom listens to this style anymore because I literally used to not even bother looking for new music because he'd always have cool new shit ready every month.
Since that early burst of prog/tech/power metal, I've leaned a tad more toward intelligent heavy shit like Opeth, Byzantine, Mastodon, Arch Enemy, Nevermore, and many others whom are ridiculed by both the meathead and prog nerd crowds alike for either being too pussy or too roary (Nevermore aside.) Also, Gordian Knot is amazing though nothing like the bands I just mentioned...I just didn't wanna forget to mention them during this painfully-long answer.
Does the underscore really make a difference or could it have been a period, a minus sign or simply a space?
Coulda been a period, a minus sign woulda been an insult, and spaces are soooo last season.
I chose the underscore because in 2006 I was fairly late to the game as far as using screen names and such since I'd never even kept one for more than a few months at that point in time so it was just some phony means of assimilating in an attempt to blend in and hide my noobness until I got the hang of things.
I'm just glad I didn't also opt for superfluous numbers at the end of my name. I understand if the numbers mean something to you or you got stuck with it because you were the 47214th person on AOL with the screen name "Bob" but I'd have been annoyed with myself if I'd thrown the numbers on simply for the fuck of it. Heck, the underscore could've been an annoyance as well but it's some how worked out as a slight quirk of my persona and the way folks refer to me around here so it's all good.
Floyd, you seem like a cool dude....I guess my question's simple: what are the simple things in life that make you happy?
Thank you!
Music, both playing and listening to it. Guitar is definitely the one thing I hold most dear to me as far as creative expression goes and I love how all you need is your ears, a guitar, and the ability to play by ear, and then you can always have a way to learn new songs and further yourself as a player as well as expand your repertoire of material (even if it is someone else's song.)
I also became extremely comfortable on bass after spending a year playing in a classic rock cover band back home in the New Orleans area. My next wish is to become comfortable on keyboard beyond merely playing Take on Me's main lick and the Super Mario Bros. underground theme.
I also love sports, cooking, and craft beer as I have around 500 different bottles saved in my collection as of now (wish they were still full.)
Also, I'm glad this post (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=33716.msg1397073#msg1397073) didn't sully your opinion of me.
Great Divide makes some outstaning beers my friend. i often get them for tailgating. Great when we are having fish chowder.
Indeed. That Yeti was a whole new level of awesome when I tried it. Can't wait to get it again.
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Floyd, you seem like a cool dude....I guess my question's simple: what are the simple things in life that make you happy?
Thank you!
Music, both playing and listening to it. Guitar is definitely the one thing I hold most dear to me as far as creative expression goes and I love how all you need is your ears, a guitar, and the ability to play by ear, and then you can always have a way to learn new songs and further yourself as a player as well as expand your repertoire of material (even if it is someone else's song.)
I also became extremely comfortable on bass after spending a year playing in a classic rock cover band back home in the New Orleans area. My next wish is to become comfortable on keyboard beyond merely playing Take on Me's main lick and the Super Mario Bros. underground theme.
I also love sports, cooking, and craft beer as I have around 500 different bottles saved in my collection as of now (wish they were still full.)
Also, I'm glad this post (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=33716.msg1397073#msg1397073) didn't sully your opinion of me.
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Naw, man....mullets were HOT that summer! (except on me, I guess) :-[ Great, music's always has been a passion of mine. I'm a singer/vocalist/whatever ya wanna call it in a classic rock coverband myself and am a selftaught 'drummer' (embarrassed to call myself that, actually) having played drums in a 'punkish' rockband for 10 years.
String instruments I have tried, but never could grasp in my uh...grasp... I guess. So the '900 bottles of beer on the wall' applies to you huh? :coolio
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I wanted to have 1000 bottles by age 30 but, nearly 2 years after that, money isn't always around for that. Also, I tend to run through each new grocery store's beer cooler in less than 3 months and then have to start going to specialty shops if I wanna find any new beers and $3 a bottle gets to be out of hand when you're also trying to make sure you have adequate suds for a week or two.
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I know you'd rather be in Louisiana, but what is your favorite thing about North Carolina (other than all the other awesome DTFers who live there)?
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Are you going to answer my last question
Should I ever venture to Nawlins one of these days, what would your suggestions be regarding eating establishments? Any other cool non-touristy places I should check too?
or will it be alone (forever alone) in cyberspace for perpetuity? :'(
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Are you going to answer my last question
Should I ever venture to Nawlins one of these days, what would your suggestions be regarding eating establishments? Any other cool non-touristy places I should check too?
or will it be alone (forever alone) in cyberspace for perpetuity? :'(
Can't answer it til I find out what the name of this sandwich shop is. I used to have a go-to but their quality has waned and I'm putting all suggestions into a single post.
I know you'd rather be in Louisiana, but what is your favorite thing about North Carolina (other than all the other awesome DTFers who live there)?
The specialty beer shops out here have some impressive selections. I think the eastern seaboard just seems to have a very avid craft beer scene. Outside of that, I don't really know much about the area because I'm such a city boy that I haven't really seen any activities out here that interest me so I'd likely revert to traditional night life if I tried to have any fun out here and I don't like the idea of >15-mile drives along winding, undulating roads rife with blind turns at night after hitting a bar so I literally have no life out here.
Also, that's partly planned since I don't wanna fall into a habit of blowing money on going out while I'm here because I really wanna expedite my return to living the life I love and have been missing back home. I don't think it's terrible out here but it just ain't for me since I'm living at home at 31 with no car for the time being so it's a bit different from having the more outgoing experience of having your own place and being able to more easily play the field, have friends over whenever, etc.
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We both live in NC. In what city do you currently reside? (I'm in Chapel Hill)
Clayton. A small rural town ~30 minutes from Raleigh masquerading as a burgeoning "suburb." (https://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/black_floyd_2007/vomit.gif)
I'll likely still be living here close to another year before moving back to New Orleans. Once I have a car and a little cash saved up, I'd absolutely love to have a triangle meetup with you, The Outlaw Xanadu, Hefdaddy, senecadawg, and skydivingninja as well as any other NCers I may be overlooking.
That would be rad. I'm totally down for that.
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Hope you're good at cornholing.
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Why have you not taken Deb as your mate yet?
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Hope you're good at cornholing.
I wouldn't say good, but I can hold my own.
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Why have you not taken Deb as your mate yet?
I thought I'd made it clear that I'm mad queer for you by now.
Hope you're good at cornholing.
I wouldn't say good, but I can hold my own.
My sodomy joke missed the mark. I don't actually play that game at all.
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Oh now I get it. :lol
Nice.
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Hope you're good at cornholing.
olol
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Are you going to answer my last question
Should I ever venture to Nawlins one of these days, what would your suggestions be regarding eating establishments? Any other cool non-touristy places I should check too?
or will it be alone (forever alone) in cyberspace for perpetuity? :'(
Can't answer it til I find out what the name of this sandwich shop is. I used to have a go-to but their quality has waned and I'm putting all suggestions into a single post.
Ah, ok - didn't know that. :)
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Why have you not taken Deb as your mate yet?
I was coming here to ask something like this
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Come on Deb, don't act like you don't won't some of the Floyd ;)
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:yeahright
Hard being misunderstood.
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:yeahright
Hard being misunderstood.
Hef, you know better. ;)
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Who would you like to meet in person from these boards who you haven't met yet?
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inb4 Kialer2112, AndyDT and EPICVIEW
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:yeahright
Hard being misunderstood.
Hef, you know better. ;)
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Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Paper or plastic?
Favorite TV show (NO sports!)?
If the shoe fits, would you polish it?
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Should I ever venture to Nawlins one of these days, what would your suggestions be regarding eating establishments? Any other cool non-touristy places I should check too?
Poboys:
Crabby Jack's (https://crabbyjacksnola.com/crabby-jacks-menu/) is usually crowded, will involve a wait of anywhere from 5-20 minutes and is well worth it. It's a small joint where all the seating is along a row of bench seats at a few long and continuous tables similar to a school cafeteria so I understand some folks may be averse to that arrangement but the place is literally connected to a fresh seafood shop that supplies them so it'll be some of the best and freshest poboys all of NOLA has to offer.
Danny & Clyde's (https://www.dannyandclydes.com/DannyClydesMenu.pdf) was my go-to since 1995 when I was lucky enough to live 3 blocks from one and they have a very good product. Recently, their portions have gotten a little skimpy though which is why they're only a second choice now. One HUMONGOUS advantage of going there, however, is availability since both Clearview Parkway locations are 24 hours and have never taken more than 20 minutes to have a to-go order placed by phone ready for me, the usual wait is about 10 minutes, and after midnight it frequently has been ready in just 5.
Don't let the fact that Danny & Clyde's is a gas station get in the way of going there as their food is certainly good.
Thai:
Siamese Thai Cuisine (https://www.allmenus.com/la/kenner/26307-siamese-thai-cuisine/menu/) barely noses out Cafe Equator (https://www.cafeequator.com/flashsite/menu.html) which is weird because I've only ever gotten one dish at Siamese, their roasted duck curry (a red curry to be specific), but it's so goddamn good that I can never bring myself to order any other entree so I leave the appetizer course to be the area of experimentation when I go there. The chicken satay is quite good there as it's basically skewers with Thai-style barbecued (i.e. better than regular American style barbecue and tasting completely different) pieces of thinly-sliced white meat and starts the meal off very nicely. Also, their Thai tea is served very similarly to the way chai tea is and is like a nicely rich version of it over ice and with a little cream in it. I love it.
It's not a bad idea at all to go to Cafe Equator though since I can speak well for their Pad Thai w/chicken, Pad Woon Zen w/chicken, and DEFINITELY their Beef Lava, which is hands-down my favorite of their entrees but I recall you not being that big of a spice head, but just remember, when you control the spice you control the universe.
Mexican:
Juan's Flying Burrito (https://www.juansflyingburrito.com/juansmenuspring2011trifold.pdf) and Taqueria Corona (https://www.taqueriacorona.com/assets/Menu.pdf) are both nothing short of superb. Jerked Nachos is my go-to at Juan's. At 8 bucks, it is a nearly perfect dish: incredibly delicious (read the ingredients), beyond filling, and dirt cheap for restaurant grub. Taqueria Corona has never even come close to disappointing me either and I usually order either carne asada tacos, fish tacos, or the Ham Mexican Pizza (Beware! Spicy! You may wanna ask for a different, milder sauce.) Either Juan's location is gonna be in a part of New Orleans where cops ain't shy about writing tickets so be sure you're parked legally.
Also, in Metairie, there's a place called Izzo's Illegal Burrito (https://www.allmenus.com/la/baton-rouge/21806-izzos-illegal-burrito/menu/) that is one of those excellent burrito specialty shops. That link is the menu for the Baton Rouge location as I couldn't find the one for the Metairie location so my bad if there are any annoying discrepancies. You choose one of 4 different tortillas (white, wheat, spinach, or cayenne) and the steak is quite good so I usually get that. The roasted corn is impeccable as well.
Pizza:
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen (https://www.louisianapizzakitchen.com/pages/menupdf.html) is absurd. It's like someone shoved a fleur de lis up Italy's ass. Just read the menu. I love the smoked salmon (roma tomatoes, capers, caviar, red onion, mozzarella, and cream cheese) and they once had a special with duck meat, halved grapes, and some other awesome stuff. Even the more traditional stuff is top notch. Also, that menu link is awkwardly displayed as the menu looks like one large page but is actually two with th part below the address being the start of the second page and the last few pizzas, which ended on the right side of the first page being finished on the left side of page 2 (where you'll see the smoked salmon one I mentioned.)
Miscellaneous and/or generally awesome traditional New Orleans style places:
Here are some other places I've either never eaten at or have very minimal experience with, yet they have exceptional reputations anyway:
Zea Rotisserie and Grill (https://www.zearestaurants.com/site127.php) is a true local gem with a veritable Swiss army knife of cuisines on display throughout their menu (just skim through the appetizer section alone and you'll have a good idea of what I'm talking about.) The Mediterranean Hummus is great. I usually end up spending a full $16 on it by paying 6 bucks to add lamb meat and just make a very hearty meal out of it. Also, the Thai ribs are really good as is the pesto-crusted trout.
I've never been to Drago's (https://www.allmenus.com/la/metairie/25623-dragos/menu/) but did buy some of their char-broiled oysters from a booth they were running at a poboy festival a few years ago. They were amazing and this place is easily in the top 50 (by word-of-mouth consensus) out of the 1100+ restaurants in the NOLA area.
Sushi:
Mikimoto (https://www.allmenus.com/la/new-orleans/57319-mikimoto/menu/) took my sushiginity back in early 2000 and have never disappointed. Their beef tataki is excellent. If you've never had that dish, it's basically like ultra-thin slices of steak cooked rare with a light ring of outer searing in a sauce that tastes somewhat like A-1 steak sauce but with a refreshing citrus tang on the back end and it's not goopy like A-1 but instead is runny like Worcestershire and it's garnished with slivers of green onions. Probably one of my top 20 dishes anywhere. The crunchy rolls are great there too and it's generally hard to miss with whatever you order there. Sake Cafe (https://openmenu.com/restaurant/2147fdbe-15bb-11e0-b40e-0018512e6b26) is another place that's pretty awesome. I highly recommend the spicy crawfish roll there.
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Ok bud, what would you have me cook for dinner, price is no object...
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Who would you like to meet in person from these boards who you haven't met yet?
After deliberation, I still couldn't break the tie between Jackie (Bout to Crash) and Arj (lonestar.)
Jackie, because of her awesome quirkiness, love for adventures, and knowledge of craft beer, plus I know we'd end up eating at cool places since she's into eclectic cuisines like I am.
Arj, because he's a really swell, down-to-earth guy whom I couldn't see 5 minutes going by without one of us making the other one crack up laughing considering how similar and ungodly our collective sense of humor are. The obvious and most important factors are that I'd love to pick his brain for culinary tips and I'm sure we'd end up eating at awesome places as well.
The group of members whom I nearly went with: FlyingBIZKIT, DebraKadabra, obscure, Dr. DTVT, DarkCastle, Scorpion, kingshmegland, TioJorge, Elite, and Cedar redaC.
Animal, vegetable or mineral?
Animal, since women, steak, the leather that's used to make footballs and basketballs, and almost everything else that appeals to me is animal-derived. Although, it would be hard to get fucked up without such vegetable components like weed, malted barley, or hops. /brb, going freebase au jus
Paper or plastic?
Plastic, if literally asking how I have my groceris bagged. Paper otherwise, since you can't smoke a plastic J.
Favorite TV show (NO sports!)?
Ever since Seinfeld's ending in 1998, I haven't had a true favorite, just small groups of contenders. I currently like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, The Twilight Zone (1985-89 incarnation...I'll probably be starting the Serlingcore era once I've seen the last 20 episodes of the 80s one that I'm still missing), Who's the Boss, Saved by the Bell, Roseanne, Family Guy, Family Matters, Cheers, and good era Simpsons. I also nerd out to hours of History Channel.
If the shoe fits, would you polish it?
Never heard that one before. Elaborate?
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Ok bud, what would you have me cook for dinner, price is no object...
Kobe beef tataki with blood orange used in the sauce
Foie gras mousse with truffle oil
Rack of lamb over a ragout of your choice since you know those way better than I
Butterflied jumbo shrimp stuffed with a caramelized onion/diced roma tomato/roasted red bell pepper relish which will be seasoned by you and grilled in a citrus sauce of your own creation
Some kind of involtini involving veal, prosciutto, fontina, basil, oven-roasted tomatoes, plus whatever else you think would work
Crawfish alfredo over linguini since I recall you saying you could make a better one than me
That bread pudding that seems to cure ED that Chad and Mason broke their zippers over
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If the shoe fits, would you polish it?
Never heard that one before. Elaborate?
T'was a prank on "If the shoe fits, wear it." Dad and I (we're VERY alike regarding our senses of humor, while I'm the more snarky/sarcastic of the two of us) came up with all kinds of variations on that phrase - one of the most notable was "If the foo shits... ", but that was part the punchline in a joke about the rare foo bird. Just something I came up with to amuse myself (I do that a lot) whilst having a not so good day earlier (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=10059.msg1418124#msg1418124). Sorry if it flew over your pretty little head there, dearie.
Oh and WOW - was not expecting all of that groovy informations. Thanks MUCHO! :) (well, for that and me also making the honorable mentions list of DTF peeps you'd most like to meet)
So...you're stuck on a desert island (no, this ain't a joke :lol ) - you can bring 5 CDs with. Which ones do you choose?
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If the shoe fits, would you polish it?
Never heard that one before. Elaborate?
T'was a prank on "If the shoe fits, wear it." Dad and I (we're VERY alike regarding our senses of humor, while I'm the more snarky/sarcastic of the two of us) came up with all kinds of variations on that phrase - one of the most notable was "If the foo shits... ", but that was part the punchline in a joke about the rare foo bird.
Oh okay :lol As far as the original phrase goes, doesn't it just mean to go with the flow if you find yourself in a situation where you can be easily classified so to speak? If so, I think I'm way too analytical and challenging of societal norms to give a straight answer since I can also laugh at myself very easily and think stereotypes are pretty goddamn funny a lot of the time.
Oh and WOW - was not expecting all of that groovy informations. Thanks MUCHO! :) (well, for that and me also making the honorable mentions list of DTF peeps you'd most like to meet)
No prob on both accounts. You know by now that food is one of my absolute most cherished hobbies and passions in life so I sure as shit didn't wanna mail it in on that answer when I had such detailed and numerous suggestions I could make. Also, I figured this will be helpful to any other DTFers who may find themselves in 504ville in the near future.
As for the honorable mentions, I actually felt bad for not including more since so many people here are genuinely nice, interesting, and have shown nothing less than kind-hearted good will toward me so I only kept the list short by eliminating some folks sheerly because I don't yet have a clearly definable idea of what kind of fun things we'd do if we had a day out on the town.
So...you're stuck on a desert island (no, this ain't a joke :lol ) - you can bring 5 CDs with. Which ones do you choose?
Spiral Architect - A Sceptic's Universe
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Rush - Hemispheres
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Well... technically speaking, the phrase was loosely based on the famous fairy tale with this blonde gal - Cinderella. The more modern application of it is if an unflattering remark is made about you that actually applies to you, then you should accept it. A complimentary example is if you're told that you're quite clever and witty, then would the "shoe" not "fit" in that case? :) (there's also not a damn thing wrong with being analytical and outside of the norm)
As for meeting DTFers... well, I'd really like to meet all of you folks. While that's not possible (I ain't made o'money), the core posters will just have to do. I'd also like to meet peeps not necessarily surrounding a DT tour, but it's fun to geek out with like minded peeps about one of my favorite bands.
I also cut you a break on the desert island disks - I was asked that same question, but only got to choose one. :laugh:
Oh dang - dopey me... :facepalm: Feta - yay or nay?
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I ate an entire 6-ounce package of feta crumbles like they were potato chips one time. Question answered?
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Hell yeah - feta is the bomb dot com. :2metal:
(I can eat feta like the little guy in my av nomming on the bag o'brains :lol )
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Floyd - What are your top 5 favorite Opeth Songs?
Do you prefer fruit roll ups or fruit by the foot?
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Floyd - What are your top 5 favorite Opeth Songs?
1. Bleak
2. Demon of the Fall
2. The Night and the Silent Water
4. Serenity Painted Death
5. A Fair Judgement
Do you prefer fruit roll ups or fruit by the foot?
Fruit Roll-ups unquestionably. Had you put Gushers in this, I may not have been able to decide.
By the way, does France have Fruit by the Meter?
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Who would you like to meet in person from these boards who you haven't met yet?
The group of members whom I nearly went with: FlyingBIZKIT, DebraKadabra, obscure, Dr. DTVT, DarkCastle, Scorpion, kingshmegland, and TioJorge.
I feel fucking honoured. :-*
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One day, I will honour all over your face.
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I can't wait :caffeine:
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I can't wait :caffeine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uxn3RoqTOQ
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:lol
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Corned beef hash - dog food substitute or proof of God?
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Never had it. Going on looks alone, I'd have to lean toward the former. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWZw1bUeoMY)
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Never had it.
I somehow feel like I just got sucker punched.
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I have had corned beef at least. I liked it pretty well at first. I've also had hash.
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Are you going to ask wasteland (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=31975.msg1415933#msg1415933) any questions this week?
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Yes. (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=31975.msg1416165#msg1416165)
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Sorry, I'm not fully awake yet. :facepalm:
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Fruit Roll-ups unquestionably. Had you put Gushers in this, I may not have been able to decide.
By the way, does France have Fruit by the Meter?
Pretty sure you can find fruit by the foot/fruit roll ups in certain places here and I'm sure that they have something similar to them that are made in France. Truth is I've only been here for one year and I am leaving at the end of December when I complete my degree. Just met with someone in the registrar's office today and completed my graduation application so I'm pretty stoked :metal Also, I like your top 5 Opeth songs, all great, especially Bleak and A Fair Judgment.
Back to the questions... what record do you think New Orleans finishes with in the NFL this year? What about my broncos? :hat
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Truth is I've only been here for one year and I am leaving at the end of December when I complete my degree. I transferred here and beasted through 64 credits in 3 semesters and a summer session. Just met with someone in the registrar's office and completed my graduation application so I'm pretty stoked :metal
Awesome man! I hope shit pans out for you really well in the near future.
:floydapproves:
Also, I like your top 5 Opeth songs, all great, especially Bleak and A Fair Judgment.
Thanks, hoss :tup
Back to the questions... what record do you think New Orleans finishes with in the NFL this year?
Far too hard to tell. We EASILY could be 5-0 right now and also could easily be 0-5. A quick rundown that nobody will bother to read:
Week 1: Lost by 8 points to the Redskins on a failed hail mary attempted from the skins' 39 yard line. We were actually down by 15 with less than 5 minutes left and made it easy on them by Drew Brees throwing basically a pick-6 since it was returned inside our 5 and punched in for that TD that made it a 15-point spread immediately thereafter.
Week 2: Literally our least competitive game all season and we only lost by 8 despite hibernating for the middle 60% of the game and Drew Brees throwing an early pick-6. Carolina miraculously deflected a sure TD pass to Jimmy Graham that would've made it a one-possession game with almost 10 minutes still remaining and we also gave them the game by kicking an onside kick rather than kicking off and trying to use a combo of a 3-and-out and (I think) 2 timeouts to get the ball back for a last resort ~1-minute drill.
Week 3: Choke plus 3 TDs called back or erroneously in KC's favor. The Saints did themselves no favors by squandering an 18-point lead but Jamaal Charles' 91-yard TD had a blatant no call for holding and we had a TD call reversed that was very grey area and NFL rules stipulate that reversals on challenges only should occur if the video replay clearly refutes the original call. Lastly, a Chief fumbled the ball without ever being touched and a Saint returned it about 15 yards for a TD and no whistle was blown yet it was ruled down at the spot of the recovery. We lose on an OT FG.
Week 4: Made a go-ahead FG just to have it called back for holding and then the retry was wide left by the width of a dude's dick whose wife is cheating on him with the milk man. Lost by one point.
What about my broncos? :hat
No worse than 8-8. Anything else is a bonus until I see their play become more consistent. Losing to the Texans, Falcons, and Pats is NOTHING to hang your head low for but the way in which they fell behind by 20 points back-to-back weeks makes it hard to have confidence in their performance.
How have Dunkaroos changed your life?
Either I've never had 'em or I only had 'em once and wasn't blown away. If I recall, they're somewhat bland cookies with awesome cake frosting for dipping, yeah?
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Thanks for the kind words ;D
I actually deleted the dunkaroos question from my original post because it was obviously not serious and I figured you may not have ever had them. Just my wacky sense of humor :lol But yes they are rather bland, they'd be nothing without the frosting.
Good analysis of the Saints though, it must be really tough to be a fan this season with everything that's happened coupled with the fact that they could easily be 5-0 right now like you said. I really hope they can somehow turn it around and make the playoffs, they still have a decent chance of finishing at least 9-7 in my opinion. I'm really not looking forward to Denver playing them, I can see Brees shredding our secondary with ease. The only good thing I see about that game aside from the fact that it's in Denver is that the Broncos have a bye week to help prepare for how they are going to deal with Brees and his receiving corps. I can see Denver finishing somewhere around 10-6 or 9-7, the schedule gets a bit easier once we get the Saints out of the way. I think Monday night's game will be a huge indication of how Denver will finish this season... obviously the Chargers are the only real competition for the AFC West so if we can't beat them on Monday, I highly doubt we win the division. Going into the bye week with a 2-4 record would kill us with the Chargers at 4-2... especially because the Chargers have a bye as well followed by a stretch of easy games for them unlike Denver.
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Thanks for the kind words ;D
Shit, you deserve it dude. You've got your eyes on the prize and you're performing mad cunnilingus on that dream of yours. Keep firing on all cylinders, Mav!
I actually deleted the dunkaroos question from my original post because it was obviously not serious and I figured you may not have ever had them. Just my wacky sense of humor :lol But yes they are rather bland, they'd be nothing without the frosting.
I take it you haven't followed either of the "Ask _____" threads that closely :lol People make silly posts all the time so I doubt anyone is gonna be aghast like some southern belle exclaiming "Whah ah nevuh!"
Good analysis of the Saints though, it must be really tough to be a fan this season with everything that's happened coupled with the fact that they could easily be 5-0 right now like you said.
The KC game was my moment of clarity. I realized that, for the foreseeable future, what was a guaranteed victory by the standards we'd established over the past 3 seasons is by no means whatsoever money in the bank at this point in time since if we could squander an 18-point lead at home to the lowly Chiefs then no lead is safe at any point in time and our killer instinct is "Gone fishin' " until further notice.
I really hope they can somehow turn it around and make the playoffs, they still have a decent chance of finishing at least 9-7 in my opinion.
Honestly, a Super Bowl loss is the only thing that would surprise me at this point in time since, even literally being on our third string coach (Joe Vitt's suspension lasts one more game), we've had a chance to win every game and on the flip side we've hibernated for close to half, sometimes more than half, of entire games so there are definite issues (attitude, confidence, focus, who knows?) that can't be solved by talent alone.
If we lost every game from here on out I'd be pissed and missing chunks of what hair I have left but I couldn't say it was unexpected. Since we're hopefully gonna be running much more smoothly with Vitt's return, a lengthy winning streak seems somewhat possible and if the Saints make the playoffs knowing they're only 2 or 3 victories from a homefield advantage Super Bowl appearance, I think that'd have to light a fire under their asses and it'd be shocking to see any team hang with us in the Dome with what's easily the loudest and most raucous fans in the league.
I'm really not looking forward to Denver playing them, I can see Brees shredding our secondary with ease. The only good thing I see about that game aside from the fact that it's in Denver is that the Broncos have a bye week to help prepare for how they are going to deal with Brees and his receiving corps.
Our skill players own Denver's but our D is owned by Denver's to an even greater extent. I fear y'all more as of now.
I can see Denver finishing somewhere around 10-6 or 9-7, the schedule gets a bit easier once we get the Saints out of the way.
After y'all's 10th game, the Ravens are the only team y'all play that is considerably better than a CFL team. If y'all don't fuck it up, you can even split the next 4 games and probably win the final 5 out of 6 and end up 9-7 assuming a loss to the Ravens. If Peyton eats his Chunky Soup, the sky's the limit. I'm also pulling for y'all because I'm a lifelong Peyton devotee since his pep pep played for the Saints for almost his entire career and was hands-down the Saints' best QB ever prior to Brees' arrival.
I think Monday night's game will be a huge indication of how Denver will finish this season... obviously the Chargers are the only real competition for the AFC West so if we can't beat them on Monday, I highly doubt we win the division.
Couldn't disagree more. Rivers is very far from being the NFL's poster boy for consistency so I'm not expecting to see any team in the west reach 11 wins without tacking on preseason records.
Going into the bye week with a 2-4 record would kill us with the Chargers at 4-2... especially because the Chargers have a bye as well followed by a stretch of easy games for them unlike Denver.
Like I said earlier, your last 6 games are bordering on cakewalk. If Peyton finds his comfort zone, I think even 4-2 over those last 6 games is an underachievement:
Week 12: Kansas City
Week 13: Tampa Bay
Week 14: Oakland
Week 15: Baltimore
Week 16: Cleveland
Week 17: Kansas City
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I think Monday night's game will be a huge indication of how Denver will finish this season... obviously the Chargers are the only real competition for the AFC West so if we can't beat them on Monday, I highly doubt we win the division.
Couldn't disagree more. Rivers is very far from being the NFL's poster boy for consistency so I'm not expecting to see any team in the west reach 11 wins without tacking on preseason records.
Going into the bye week with a 2-4 record would kill us with the Chargers at 4-2... especially because the Chargers have a bye as well followed by a stretch of easy games for them unlike Denver.
Like I said earlier, your last 6 games are bordering on cakewalk. If Peyton finds his comfort zone, I think even 4-2 over those last 6 games is an underachievement:
Week 12: Kansas City
Week 13: Tampa Bay
Week 14: Oakland
Week 15: Baltimore
Week 16: Cleveland
Week 17: Kansas City
I see your point there, but what worries me if they win on monday (aside from being 2-4 with the Chargers at 4-2 going into the bye week) is San Diego's schedule...
Week 8: @ Cleveland
Week 9: vs KC
Week 10: @ Tampa
Week 11: @ Denver
Week 12: vs Baltimore
Week 13: vs Cincinnati
Week 14 @ Pittsburgh
Week 15: vs Carolina
Week 16: @ Jets
Week 17: vs Oakland
I can see San Diego coming out of that stretch at 6-4 at the very worst... of course I am a pessimist when it comes to Denver winning the division because of Denver's epic choke jobs in 08 and 09. That would put them at 10-6 for the season, requiring Denver to go 8-2 or better in the last 10 games to have a shot at winning the division. We all know what Peyton is capable of, but at this point finishing 8-2 in the final stretch after Monday's game just seems impossible to me. One good thing though is that the schedule gets much easier towards the end and most of the really tough games are out of the way. I am also a bit worried about Ryan Mathews though, in his short time in the league he has killed Denver for the most part and I don't see any reason why he won't this season now that he is healthy. It's going to be a great game though... just like the Denver-New Orleans game will be in a few weeks :biggrin: I have to say though, it's really awesome to have Peyton in Denver, I haven't been this excited each week to watch the upcoming games since Cutler was in Denver... not that he was ever "elite" in Denver, but he was far more exciting to watch than any QB Denver has had since besides Manning of course.
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Top 10 movies?
Top 10 TV shows?
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Top 10 movies?
Home Alone
Friday
Dumb and Dumber
Shawshank Redemption
Half Baked
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Uncle Buck
National Lampoon's Vacation
Christmas Vacation
Overboard
No particular order since my level of love for them varies depending on whatever mood I'm in. I don't really like movies though so it was a little bit of a task to even come up with these so I may quote this later on and update it if I realize I missed anything.
Top 10 TV shows?
This post more or less summed it up. Since I haven't actively followed a series on a week-to-week basis in years, I think there's nothing remotely close to a true ranking for these. I think The Twilight Zone would possibly be the best as of now though.
Favorite TV show (NO sports!)?
Ever since Seinfeld's ending in 1998, I haven't had a true favorite, just small groups of contenders. I currently like It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, South Park, The Twilight Zone (1985-89 incarnation...I'll probably be starting the Serlingcore era once I've seen the last 20 episodes of the 80s one that I'm still missing), Who's the Boss, Saved by the Bell, Roseanne, Family Guy, Family Matters, Cheers, and good era Simpsons. I also nerd out to hours of History Channel.
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Oh DUH - sorry. My brain is assnard at times. :facepalm: :tup on Fear and Loathing, Shawshank and Friday.
So... why don't you like movies, if you don't mind me asking?
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Too many lost hours of my life on ones that didn't entertain me. If I'm watching regular TV, it's seldom that I'll sit through a crappy show but movies seem to come with this bullshit etiquette (as dictated by most of the folks I've watched 'em with anyway) that you have to finish them once they're started unless they're absolutely terrible so I'm a bit turned off by that.
Also, most action flicks have bored me very much since the end of my mid-teens so that kills off at least 25% of the movies off the bat.
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Is it because you're such a sports nut, or are you just legitimately turned off by devoting that much time to something that may not pay off for you?
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Sports is way higher percentage for me. I intrinsically like watching them so even the shittiest of games is basically like watching a terrible episode of a show that you really like.
Movies, on the other hand, generally don't come in with an established resume.
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Sports is way higher percentage for me. I intrinsically like watching them so even the shittiest of games is basically like watching a terrible episode of a show that you really like.
While that's somewhat true, there's episodes of The X-Files (to name one of my all-time favorite TV shows as just one example) I simply can't rewatch due to the fact that David Duchovny was such a huge part of the show for its first seven seasons that the hole that was left couldn't be filled fully by Robert Patrick - and, watching them the first time was a bit of a chore looking back on it.
Movies, on the other hand, generally don't come in with an established resume.
True, but sometimes the writing/acting/directing/producing can save what looked to be a shitty premise to start out with.
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Sports is way higher percentage for me. I intrinsically like watching them so even the shittiest of games is basically like watching a terrible episode of a show that you really like.
While that's somewhat true, there's episodes of The X-Files (to name one of my all-time favorite TV shows as just one example) I simply can't rewatch due to the fact that David Duchovny was such a huge part of the show for its first seven seasons that the hole that was left couldn't be filled fully by Robert Patrick - and, watching them the first time was a bit of a chore looking back on it.
I understand that but the comparison isn't apples to apples since the show ceased to be a show you liked anyway when Dave left based on what you're saying here so it's not like we're talking about isolated cases of bad episodes since the show had experienced a dealbreaker of sorts for you with his departure.
Movies, on the other hand, generally don't come in with an established resume.
True, but sometimes the writing/acting/directing/producing can save what looked to be a shitty premise to start out with.
If a movie doesn't give me any reason to wanna keep watching it after putting in 30 minutes with it, then the remaining 2/3-3/4 of it (since most feature films have a running time of 90-120 minutes) would have to be unusually awesome to make the whole exprience average out to being satisfactory.
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I understand that but the comparison isn't apples to apples since the show ceased to be a show you liked anyway when Dave left based on what you're saying here so it's not like we're talking about isolated cases of bad episodes since the show had experienced a dealbreaker of sorts for you with his departure.
Oh no, of course it's not an apple to apple comparison - I was just using it for a frame of reference as a contrary point.
If a movie doesn't give me any reason to wanna keep watching it after putting in 30 minutes with it, then the remaining 2/3-3/4 of it (since most feature films have a running time of 90-120 minutes) would have to be unusually awesome to make the whole exprience average out to being satisfactory.
I'm not disagreeing with that in the slightest. I was more referring to when you first hear about said movie and your first reaction is "Ooo, that might suck," but at some later point that first reaction turns out to be the opposite.
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Okay, glad we cleared all that up.
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You can have dinner with any two people, dead or alive. Who do you choose?
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You can have dinner with any two people, dead or alive. Who do you choose?
Jennette McCurdy and Chuck Schuldiner.
Jennette's my absolute end-all be-all celebrity crush and is a very distant number one. I love her girl-next-door charm coupled with how down-to-earth she seems in general. Also, she's got this quirky, natural funniness to me that's reminiscent of Lucille Ball.
Chuck Schuldiner was a pioneer and possible creator of death metal and elevated it to being not only a respected genre but also never stopped pushing the envelope throughout his tragically-short 34 years on earth eventually laying the foundation for progressive death metal on albums like Human (1991) and Individual Thought Patterns (1993). He was about as versatily talented a musician as I've ever come across in that he wrote lyrics I actually enjoyed (I generally ignore lyrics altogether due to how picky I can be with them) which addressed numerous highly-relevant and important issues of the time in which they were written, could shred lights out on guitar, and had one of the most powerful death metal voices I've ever heard while actually being able to enunciate them clearly enough to be easily understood most of the time (an impressive feat if you're familiar enough with death metal.)
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It doesn't hurt that Jennette is such a cute gal (the kid watches iCarly, which is how I know about her and Ariana). Good comparison to Lucille too. :)
I had a feeling you'd either go with Chuck or Mikael Åkerfeldt as your second. :biggrin:
So, if a tree falls in the forest is a female always wrong?
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So, if a tree falls in the forest is a female always wrong?
Only when using guilt trips or letting emotions get in the way of common sense or basic resoning skills.
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Dream Theater plays a show in your backyard, you and all of your friends (as well as everyone at Dream Theater Forums) are invited. What is the setlist?
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Dream Theater plays a show in your backyard, you and all of your friends (as well as everyone at Dream Theater Forums) are invited. What is the setlist?
Ytse Jam
Afterlife
Pull Me Under
Take the Time
Metropolis
Under a Glass Moon
Learning to Live
The Mirror
Lie
Scarred
A Change of Seasons
Fatal Tragedy
The Dance of Eternity
The Glass Prison
Blind Faith
This Dying Soul
Total time: 2:32:00
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Okay. Since you have an hour or whatever left.
Who was the last girl I slept with? Emphasis on girl, so saying the last guy I raped doesn't count. Also human girl.
Who is the next girl I will sleep with? Same rules apply as the last question.
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Who was the last girl I slept with?
A much older chick who was a coworker of a "friend" of mine whom I hadn't seen but a few times before. The "friend" was one of these dudes who walked around with his dick hanging out of his pants more or less the way he was pathetically trying to get with anything in sight and was the type who was always bragging about conquests he could seldom verify once pressed for details about 'em.
On a saturday night I start getting calls from him telling me that this chick was on the rebound and hot to trot and that he threw my hat in the ring. He said to be expecting a call from her but, given his all-talk reputation, I blew it off and continued my closing duties at work. Soon thereafter I started getting some texts from the goil and told her to meet me at the bar that was closest to my apartment.
After a few rounds, we headed back to my place. It wasn't that great and I was dehydrated the next day.
Emphasis on girl, so saying the last guy I raped doesn't count. Also human girl.
Why would your conquests show up on my score card?
Who is the next girl I will sleep with? Same rules apply as the last question.
The last guy you raped, post-op.
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Who was the last girl I slept with?
After a few rounds, we headed back to my place. It wasn't that great and I was dehydrated the next day.
LOL and so recognisable at that.
Not to gross anybody out here, but I once had an experience with a girl I really was into and thought was really hot. She came by my 'usual wateringhole' and saw me sitting there and came in. We talked a lot, laughed a lot and sparks were flying all over the place.
anyway. Got back to her place, and started making out. That's when I noticed we were both probably already a bit too drunk, but she was sexy as hell. (she had this kinda lazy eye thing going on which really turned me on). Anyway after a good half hour on the couch I noticed things were going wrong already as we're both almost asleep by then. Managed to get to her bed and then things really went south. She turned out the be bald as a billiard ball downstairs and somehow I really lost the plot there. I couldn't figure out what to do with that, and she couldn't stop giggling....well, finally we decided to sleep it off and the next mornign she dropped me off right near some tunnel leaving me to walk for a good half hour....and that was the end of that.... :huh: :rollin
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Is this the last question you'll answer before the torch is passed to the next person?
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DENIED! Ultimetalhed up this week, then the schedule is open. Not sure how much longer this will go.
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5 albums that helped you become the Ultimetalhead you are now. Go!
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Will Coz update the title, so as to not confuse us that we've gone back in time to page 3?
Are there any remnants of Ultiboyband left in you?
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Is this the last question you'll answer before the torch is passed to the next person?
You can always put whatever you want in my inbox.
:floydapproves:
DENIED! Ultimetalhed up this week, then the schedule is open. Not sure how much longer this will go.
You're not even my real dad! I'll also gladly participate in another week of this whenever is most feasible, I had a blast. However, I'll happily sit out for a couple months though so some other first-timers to this thread can give it a go.
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I'd like to know a few non metal guitarists that you admire?
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How long have you been growing your hair out?
How much Mountain Dew would you have to offered to pass up one night of sex?
What's your favorite scale mode and give your favorite example of it being used in a song with a timestamp.
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I can do another week of questioning if no one else wants to.
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How ultimate are you?
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If the ghost of George Carlin commanded you to cut your hair.
Would you?
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Favorite album?
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How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
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How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
I think only the first half of your question is valid. Merely discovering Devin makes him your favorite musician of all time.
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How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
I think only the first half of your question is valid. Merely discovering Devin makes him your favorite musician of all time.
Yeah, but I like it if my questions are longer. Makes me seem more sophisticated, you know?
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How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
I think only the first half of your question is valid. Merely discovering Devin makes him your favorite musician of all time.
Yeah, but I like it if my questions are longer. Makes me seem more sophisticated, you know?
Touche good sir, touche.
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How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
Chiming in before Justin fills you with lies, I was partially responsible for his ultimate discovery. I would talk about how I was discovering Devy and SYL with him via instant messenger way back when and then one thing led to another.
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5 albums that helped you become the Ultimetalhead you are now. Go!
I'm going to go with the first 5 metal albums that I truly loved. I credit them with sparking my metal obsession.
Slipknot - Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Cannibal Corpse - Tomb of the Mutilated
Will Coz update the title, so as to not confuse us that we've gone back in time to page 3?
Are there any remnants of Ultiboyband left in you?
I can faithfully say, no. The marching band did a boy band show last year, and I despised it.
I'd like to know a few non metal guitarists that you admire?
Good one. Let's see...
Kaki King
BB King
Albert King
Stevie Ray Vaughan
David Gilmour
Jimi Hendrix
How long have you been growing your hair out?
How much Mountain Dew would you have to offered to pass up one night of sex?
What's your favorite scale mode and give your favorite example of it being used in a song with a timestamp.
Tough call. The last serious haircut I had was in 8th grade, so about 6-7 years ago, but I grow it out to a ludicrous length and then trim it down a bit every 3 years or so.
I don't drink regular mountain dew anymore, but if offered a bunch of Diet Code Red, I'd do it for about 24 cans or so.
Altered Phrygian. It's been used much much better, but the only one I can remember off the top of my head is in Come Out and Play by The Offspring. It's within the first 45 seconds or so.
How ultimate are you?
Ultimate implies that there is nothing better, so yeah. Just that.
If the ghost of George Carlin commanded you to cut your hair.
Would you?
Absolutely not. It would be rather hypocritical of him to ask, considering he had long hair for most of his early career, and even had a bit about how people should shut the fuck about criticizing other peoples' hair.
Favorite album?
Devin Townsend Project - Deconstruction
How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
Alex found him first, if I recall. I was aware of his presence, since a few people were gushing about Ki and his earlier solo material. Never paid much attention though. Eventually, Alex sent me Bend it Like Bender! and I liked it a fair deal. I got Addicted, listened to it more and more, invented the idea of listening to the album every Friday, because its atmosphere coincides perfectly with the end of the work/school week, and then went through the rest of his discography over the course of about 6 months, and now he's my favorite person in the world.
Ninja edit: Why would I lie about that, Alex? :lol
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I dunno lol
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How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
I think only the first half of your question is valid. Merely discovering Devin makes him your favorite musician of all time.
Though it isn't my week, I'll offer that I first head him on Steve Vai's "Sex and Religion" album. Then contributing the vocals to the cover of Rush's "Natural Science". Both instances assured me I didn't want to hear any more.
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It's generally bad to judge an entire artist's output on a rather subpar early vocal performance of someone else's music/lyrics. Just sayin'.
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How did you discover Devin Townsend and what led him to becoming your favourite musician of all time?
I think only the first half of your question is valid. Merely discovering Devin makes him your favorite musician of all time.
Though it isn't my week, I'll offer that I first head him on Steve Vai's "Sex and Religion" album. Then contributing the vocals to the cover of Rush's "Natural Science". Both instances assured me I didn't want to hear any more.
Are you sure? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57hs37Yq_3s)
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Speaking of which;
Ulticarlinhead, is it weird that the By a Thread version of Kingdom is my favorite of the three versions?
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It's generally bad to judge an entire artist's output on a rather subpar early vocal performance of someone else's music/lyrics. Just sayin'.
I agree, you're completely right and it isn't very objective of me, but as I'm sur ewe've all realized, I'm not always the most musically objective person. I will say that he had a decent voice when he wasn't screaming his balls off, which was roughly half the time. "In My Dreams With You" is a good example of where his voice sounded good to me.
Are you sure? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57hs37Yq_3s)
Kinda, yeah. Not meaning to be rude or bash or anything, just saying I didn't become a fan. Maybe I will have to listen to something more, but maybe you guys can tell me - is the screamy thing pretty much still a staple of his style or no?
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Do you want to be in my roulette when the time comes? I need one more person.
Also, not a question, but I have to thank you for getting me into Alestorm. So seriously groovy shit.
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Yes, it is Coz.
And now back to your regularly scheduled programming...
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Speaking of which;
Ulticarlinhead, is it weird that the By a Thread version of Kingdom is my favorite of the three versions?
A little, I suppose. However, the 4th version on the European Tour EP (which was oddly recorded in the USA) is my personal favorite. Hell, just for fun,
European Tour EP
Epicloud
By a Thread
Physicist
Kinda, yeah. Not meaning to be rude or bash or anything, just saying I didn't become a fan. Maybe I will have to listen to something more, but maybe you guys can tell me - is the screamy thing pretty much still a staple of his style or no?
He screams a lot, yes, but there are many of his albums that are more sided to his clean vocals. Accelerated Evolution would be my recommendation to you. Also, the new one, Epicloud would probably be right up your alley. In the case of each of those, the screams are rather few and far between, and carry an absolute fuckload of emotion when they do show up.
Do you want to be in my roulette when the time comes? I need one more person.
Also, not a question, but I have to thank you for getting me into Alestorm. So seriously groovy shit.
Absolutely. You're welcome on the Alestorm, as well.
MOAR QUESTIONS
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Are you me? No seriously, fucking seriously. I want to know the truth. Were you and I created in a laboratory to be clones of eachother (you know, test tube babies) with some minor tweeks here in there with personality and looks?
This is a serious question.
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Are you me? No seriously, fucking seriously. I want to know the truth. Were you and I created in a laboratory to be clones of eachother (you know, test tube babies) with some minor tweeks here in there with personality and looks?
This is a serious question.
My Dad swears he made me. But hey, maybe he lied.
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What's the best breakfast on a lazy day?
Your favourite meal?
Where will you be in 15 years time?
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What's the best breakfast on a lazy day?
Your favourite meal?
Where will you be in 15 years time?
I'm a big fan of the various forms of Raisin Bran. Raisin Bran Crunch is my favorite.
Cheese stuffed pasta (jumbo shells, tortellini, ravioli) in red sauce. After a liberal application of grated parmesan cheese, it becomes pure win. Really though, anything Italian can be my favorite thing depending on the day.
Honestly, I have no clue. I'm going to school for music education at the moment, but there's a whole hell of a lot of things I could do with such a degree. Ideally, I guess I'd like to live in Ann Arbor and have a decent job with one of the local schools and get some extra income teaching on the side at my guitar teacher's studio.
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If you met a perfect girl in almost every way in terms of political beliefs, overall personality, looks and willingness to put out with the only fault being that she liked to sing Justin Bieber songs while having sex, would you continue to see her?
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If you met a perfect girl in almost every way in terms of political beliefs, overall personality, looks and willingness to put out with the only fault being that she liked to sing Justin Bieber songs while having sex, would you continue to see her?
Sure. She'd just have to deal with my only fault, which is refusing to have sex with her unless I'm allowed to put duct tape over her mouth. ;D
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Portal 1 or 2, and why?
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Portal 1 or 2, and why?
2 by far. It's everything that was great about the original, plus more fleshed out characters and more game in general. Portal 1 is a great game, but Portal 2 is an epic game.
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Portal 1 or 2, and why?
2 by far. It's everything that was great about the original, plus more fleshed out characters and more game in general. Portal 1 is a great game, but Portal 2 is an epic game.
Agreed on every front. :tup I love Wheatley and Cave Johnson.
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Do you have any other Floater albums besides Alter ( :heart )?
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Do you have any other Floater albums besides Alter ( :heart )?
I've got them all. My favorites are Alter, Wake, and Glyph (in that order). They're a criminally under-appreciated band.
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Interesting - I find Wake to be their weakest. It's probably due to the lack of "angry Rob". :lol Mine are Angels/Devils, Sosobra and Glyph (in that order).
Top 10 movies?
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Interesting - I find Wake to be their weakest. It's probably due to the lack of "angry Rob". :lol Mine are Angels/Devils, Sosobra and Glyph (in that order).
Top 10 movies?
Yeesh. I don't watch a lot of movies, and when I do I don't typically compare them to other movies, since they are all capable of delivering a rather different experience, but I'll give it a shot (no particular order though).
Inception
Pulp Fiction
Inglourious Basterds
The Big Lebowski
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
V For Vendetta
Wayne's World
Smokey and the Bandit
The Matrix
Up
Top 5 Coheed & Cambria songs?
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I'll bite.
Always & Never
Welcome Home
Ten Speed
*Any other song*
*Any other song*
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What was the Carlin that got you into Carlin?
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What was the Carlin that got you into Carlin?
Well, I guess technically it was his first solo comedy album, "Take-Offs and Put-Ons." I had seen him on the first ever episode of Saturday Night Live (not that I was alive back then. I had the DVD set), and I didn't find him to be anything very special. After he died, and the media made such a big fuss over him, I tried to find out why. I did my research, learned about why he was so revered in the comedy community, and started to wade through all of his work in chronological order. Needless to say, he immediately became one of my favorite people. It's kind of sad when you think about it, but I would never have checked out his stuff if he hadn't died. Having him as my go-to avatar for nearly every site I frequent is my way of paying tribute to a legend I should have been paying attention to a long time ago.
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Where were you when Carlin died?
Oh yea...YOU WEREN'T A FAN!
There's few moments in my life that I remember exactly where I was. Two of them are 9/11 and when Carlin died.
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Can anyone stop the metal?
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Yes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust) :'(
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Well, I guess technically it was his first solo comedy album, "Take-Offs and Put-Ons." I had seen him on the first ever episode of Saturday Night Live (not that I was alive back then. I had the DVD set), and I didn't find him to be anything very special. After he died, and the media made such a big fuss over him, I tried to find out why. I did my research, learned about why he was so revered in the comedy community, and started to wade through all of his work in chronological order. Needless to say, he immediately became one of my favorite people. It's kind of sad when you think about it, but I would never have checked out his stuff if he hadn't died. Having him as my go-to avatar for nearly every site I frequent is my way of paying tribute to a legend I should have been paying attention to a long time ago.
Nice answer. Have you read When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
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Yes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust) :'(
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Where were you when Carlin died?
Oh yea...YOU WEREN'T A FAN!
There's few moments in my life that I remember exactly where I was. Two of them are 9/11 and when Carlin died.
I remember where I was. I was at home, watching the news, making a mental note to check out his stuff at the earliest convenience, so THERE.
Can anyone stop the metal?
Absolutely not.
Nice answer. Have you read When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
Regrettably, I haven't read any of his books. I really need to.
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Coz... Feel free to fire me up for this week so we can keep it going.
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Coz... Feel free to fire me up for this week so we can keep it going.
Done. jingle.boy is on for this week, then.
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How much effort does it require to keep you afro? :neverusethis:
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I saw your daughters cakes and I am blown away how talented she is at such a young age. How did see get involved and how did she get so talented?!
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How did you choose your username?
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How much effort does it require to keep you afro? :neverusethis:
I'm guessing you missed a letter. If you meant "afrot", I'm naturally buoyant, thank you. If you meant "your afro"... dude, that was a private picture just between the two of us!
I saw your daughters cakes and I am blown away how talented she is at such a young age. How did see get involved and how did she get so talented?!
Thanks King... she does have some pretty serious talent. It was just over a year ago, just just decided she wanted to bake and decorate a cake (I have no idea the occasion, since it was in the spring, and there are not significant holidays, or family birthdays/anniversaries). We enrolled her in a 4-week city-run cake decorating course, and the instructor was blown away at how talented she naturally was. After the first 2 classes, the instructor was teaching her totally separate stuff/techniques - way ahead of the other kids. Jingle.daughter has since done several classes, and everytime the teacher is pretty amazed, and has offered for her to sit in on the adult-courses that they hold. The big moment was when (last Feb) Buddy Vlastro (or at least his Facebook handlers) commented on this cake she made for Mrs.Jingle's birthday.
(https://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/401126_10151269952360545_257406_n.jpg)
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YAY...
When do you think you will retire, quit doing what you're doing now? And what next? Do similar things? or different things? Work for LO full-time for instance? :neverusethis:
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Retire... I've got at least 20-25 years before I get there. I'm a rather risk averse person, so career-wise, slow and steady is how I'm playing it right now. When I do retire, I've always wanted to be a golf course Marshall. Drive around all day, shoot the shit with people, tell the slow and inconsiderate shits to pick up the pace, and play cheap golf. That'd be my summer, and in the winter, travel.
Quit what I'm doing now... well, for the most part I'm pretty content with my job/work/employer. It's got it's ups and downs like anything, but by and large things are good. Until that changes, I have no thought about what's next. So long as it's something I enjoy and pays the bills, I'm cool.
I might consider working for LO full-time, but not until my boss gives me a much undeserved promotion. :biggrin:
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I might consider working for LO full-time, but not until my boss gives me a much undeserved promotion. :biggrin:
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PS: She will!
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What was the proudest moment of your life?
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Why Canada?
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SCTV or SNL?
Ever been caught? If not, how old were you at the time of the closest call you experienced?
Better CFL expatriate: Warren Moon or Doug Flutie?
John Candy or John Belushi?
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How did you choose your username?
Since he didn't answer, allow me.
It involves pride parades and role-playing.
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What was the proudest moment of your life?
Great question. I'd say my University career. First, getting in. I was pretty much a badass in high-school. Fucked around and didn't get good enough grades to get accepted anywhere - even the shit schools. So, took a year off to figure out what to do with my life, and then went back to high school at 20 years old for a semester to upgrade my marks. I re-took three courses, finished with 96%, 92% and 84% in those three, got a letter of recommendation from the Head of Business, and was accepted into the Economics program at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, ON - even though my overall average was slightly below the minimum. Once in, I was one of 40ish people in my freshman class of about 250 that graduated. I don't do shit with Economics these days, but my opinion is that a University degree is really only something to demonstrate that one can complete a significant long-term task when required.
Why Canada?
In no particular order ... Hockey. Healthcare. Culture. Democracy. Diversity. Climate. Education. Acceptance.
Stereotypically.... Pop. Sitting on the couch. Toque's. Canadian Bacon. Stronger beer. Maple Syrup. Poutine. And lastly... Beaver's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhyCL-ELRxg
SCTV or SNL?
Ever been caught? If not, how old were you at the time of the closest call you experienced?
Better CFL expatriate: Warren Moon or Doug Flutie?
John Candy or John Belushi?
SNL gets the nod for longevity. But if we compare only the periods that SCTV was around... man, it was a dead heat. The quality of comedians that came from both in the late 70s/early 80s is unreal.. The Second City still exists... there is a comedy club downtown Toronto that I go to once a year or so. The quality of their shows is hit and miss though.
No. 15 or 16 I think.
When comparing both CFL and NFL career's, Warren Moon hands down. Statistically superior to Flutie in virtually every category. 9 x pro-bowl; 5 x Grey Cup; 70,000 passing yards.
Candy. Could be patriotism. Could be his hey-day was when I was a teenager. Uncle Buck, Who's Harry Crumb?, Planes/Trains/Automobiles, Spaceballs, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Brewster's Millions... too many great flick's.
How did you choose your username?
Since he didn't answer, allow me.
It involves pride parades and role-playing.
Sorry Bob, missed the question earlier. Alas, Mason is ill-informed.
From the 'Explain your username' thread - https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=33629.0
I was registering for some website about 15 years ago, and every username I chose (no matter how seemingly obscure - oooohhhh...nugget!), I kept getting 'that username is taken'. At the time, there was a commercial on TV around here with a family at a dinner table, and the daughter's boyfriend was dressed as a court jester. It was clearly an awkward moment for the family (it was total silence), and when mom asked someone to pass the potato's, the jester started to, and she yelled out "not you jingle boy!". My gf (now wife) loved that line, and used it over and over again.
That username was not taken, so it's kinda stuck in a lot of places I register at.
Phew! That was a long post.
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Great Uni story :tup
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How was meeting the chef himself in flEsh and bones?
How long have you known your Miss jingle.boy?
Why Kim Jong Il?
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How was meeting the chef himself in flash and bones?
Hot :eyebrows:
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How was meeting the chef himself in flash and bones?
How long have you known your Miss jingle.boy?
Why Kim Jong Il?
Thankfully, there was no flashing involved. I've met the chef twice now in the past four months. He's an excellent man, and a good friend. Down to earth, composed, great stories, easy to talk to, modest, caring, considerate, selfless, and :hat. I tip the feathered cap to our resident tour guide.
Mrs.Jingle and I met in January of 1997, and were married in April of 1999.
Team America: World Police was my favorite movie at the time I registered at DTF.net in 2005. Fuck Yeah!!!! :metal For my southernly neighbours .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BN1jSpiyIM This is so NSFW!!!
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If you had it (life, I mean) to do all over again, would you change anything?
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What's next in life for you? What are some of your 5 year and 10 year goals?
Does your job evolve with time, or will you basically being doing the same thing until you change jobs? Do you prefer a static job or one that evolves?
If you had one piece of advice for me, what would it be?
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Thankfully, there was no flashing involved. I've met the chef twice now in the past four months. He's an excellent man, and a good friend. Down to earth, composed, great stories, easy to talk to, modest, caring, considerate, selfless, and :hat. I tip the feathered cap to our resident tour guide.
Thanks man, and right back at ya, you're a class act bud. :tup
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What's your favourite thing to do when you wake up?
What did you want to become when you where younger and how did that turn out for you?
Where would you still like to go that you haven't been to yet?
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America will fight you to the end on the strong beer statement. Drop your gloves. :biggrin:
Chad, give us some Canadian bands that some may not know that you like.
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America will fight you to the end on the strong beer statement. Drop your gloves. :biggrin:
In terms of mass produced beer, the Canadian brands are better than Budweiser, Miller, and Coors. you have to give him that king. However, just based on sheer numbers I'd say America wins the craft/microbrew war hands down.
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J-Boy, do you or have you ever played an instrument?
Also, what were;
Your first album?
Your first concert?
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If you had it (life, I mean) to do all over again, would you change anything?
Doubt it. I have (relatively speaking) a very nice life at the moment. Good career, great family, nice shape financially. The things that I might want to change (example... being more outgoing with 'the ladies' in my teens :eyebrows:) would probably have led me on a path that would've been more detrimental long-term, than benefit short term. I could be a crack-snorting pimp.
I always remember a quote Picard had in an episode of ST:TNG... "There are many parts of my youth that I'm not proud of. There were... loose threads - untidy parts of me that I would like to remove. But when I pulled on one of those threads - it'd unravel the tapestry of my life." I wouldn't necessarily say 'many parts' or 'not proud of', but every step in life ends up leading you precisely to where you are right now.
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But you'd make an excellent Junior Grade Lieutenant :)
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What's next in life for you? What are some of your 5 year and 10 year goals?
Does your job evolve with time, or will you basically being doing the same thing until you change jobs? Do you prefer a static job or one that evolves?
If you had one piece of advice for me, what would it be?
Get my kids to and thru post-secondary education (they're 12 now). Be comfortable/set financially. Keep my family happy and together. Play more golf. Vacation in Europe. Rekindle my relationship with my father. Cook more.
Not really, but working in a $25B company there's no shortage of different roles/responsibilities that I can look at, or that get thrown at me. I like evolving and doing different things... but not until what I am doing starts to feel a little stale. Don't like changing lanes too early.
First, finish your Top 50v2. Second, get a passport. Better to have one and not need it, than to need one and not have it.
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What's your favourite thing to do when you wake up?
What did you want to become when you where younger and how did that turn out for you?
Where would you still like to go that you haven't been to yet?
Favorite?? Not sure. Weekdays, it's brushing my teeth, helping with kid's breakie, then a cup of coffee and DTF. Weekends, same but scratch the helping kids with breakie. I like an early morning workout whenever I can.
Well, I sure as hell didn't dream of becoming a Sales professional. :lol It's a good thing that pays the bills quite handsomely Can't remember any specific desires growing up. At one point in my late teens early 20s, I had visions of trying stand-up comedy. Then reality set in, that there was no good way to make a living for about 99.9% of those "professionals".
Mediterranean cruise. Hands down. Was planning that for Mrs.Jingle's 40th last year, but we decided to do a family Disney cruise again instead. Unfortunately, neither of our parents are in good enough health to watch our kids for 2 weeks. We'll get to Europe when the kids have flown the coop.
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America will fight you to the end on the strong beer statement. Drop your gloves. :biggrin:
Chad, give us some Canadian bands that some may not know that you like.
You know what sex in a canoe and American beer have in common? Their both fucking close to water.
Outside of the holy and secondary Triumpherant (see what I did thar???), I'll take some shots, but I never know who's well known and who's not. See, the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission) mandates that Canadian radio and TV stations play a minimum of their content (30% I think) must be "Canadian". Doesn't mean the artist actually has to be Canadian, but if it was written by Bryan Adams, but sung by an American, that's ok. So, we get a lot of "forced" exposure to Canadian acts. I'm not up on the newer stuff (other than what's been pimped around here like Pyramid Theorem (thanks to Johnny!), Mystery and Mandroid Echostar (thanks to RJ)), but from the 70s and 80s....
Lighthouse
Max Webster/Kim Mitchell
Saga
The Guess Who
Loverboy
Alanah Myles
Sass Jordan
April Wine
Harem Scarem
Colin James (older stuff... he's pretty jazzy nowadays)
Big House (one-album wonder from the 80s)
Trooper
Honeymoon Suite (you know these guys, king)
The Tea Party
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
The Tragically Hip (although I was never too much of a fan)
Rockhead (one album band fronted and named for Bob Rock)
Chrissy Steele
Lee Aaron
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How was meeting the chef himself in flash and bones?
Oh, and just don't call him by his first name. That's reserved for Momstar.
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America will fight you to the end on the strong beer statement. Drop your gloves. :biggrin:
In terms of mass produced beer, the Canadian brands are better than Budweiser, Miller, and Coors. you have to give him that king. However, just based on sheer numbers I'd say America wins the craft/microbrew war hands down.
Well duh! You've got 10x the population, so it would be exceptionally sad if you didn't. :lol
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J-Boy, do you or have you ever played an instrument?
Also, what were;
Your first album?
Your first concert?
Yes. Piano lessons from the age of 8 thru 14. Actually was about to test for my Grade 8 conservatory, but then my parents split up, and I quickly turned into a little shit. Played in concert and jazz band thru high school ... sax. Started with baritone, then progressively went smaller, all the way to soprano. Probably could still pick it up and play a few notes, but haven't touched one in 20+ years.
Can't really remember my first album... would've been something poppy. I didn't get into rock music until '86 or so. Actually, I remember getting Paris by Supertramp (on vinyl) as a Christmas gift from a (clueless, but apparently wise) grandparent at a young age. First concert? Poison opening for DLR in 87. Steve Vai on the axe, Billy Sheehan on the bass. Damn DLR had a good band. I was too much of a noob to realize how good it was or truly appreciate it.
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I saw that DLR tour as well, thankfully with Tesla opening.
Great band and great show!
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If you had it (life, I mean) to do all over again, would you change anything?
Doubt it. I have (relatively speaking) a very nice life at the moment. Good career, great family, nice shape financially. The things that I might want to change (example... being more outgoing with 'the ladies' in my teens :eyebrows: ) would probably have led me on a path that would've been more detrimental long-term, than benefit short term. I could be a crack-snorting pimp.
I always remember a quote Picard had in an episode of ST:TNG... "There are many parts of my youth that I'm not proud of. There were... loose threads - untidy parts of me that I would like to remove. But when I pulled on one of those threads - it'd unravel the tapestry of my life." I wouldn't necessarily say 'many parts' or 'not proud of', but every step in life ends up leading you precisely to where you are right now.
Wonderful answer. I've always said that, even though I have a few regrets (who doesn't?), I wouldn't change anything as it would change who I am right now. I rather like how I turned out.
Top 10 musicians/bands?
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Top 10 musicians/bands?
First three are easy, and have been this way for 15 years.
1. Led Zeppelin
1. Rush
1. Dream Theater
After that, not sure how to rank, but something like this.
Arjen Lucassen
Henning Pauly
Tobias Sammet
Spock's Beard
Harem Scarem
Nightwish
Iron Maiden
Jorn Lande
Largely went with depth and diversity. Sorry, couldn't limit it to 10
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Top 10 "ish" is okay. :)
Besides Europe/Mediterranean locales, where else would you like to visit/vacation on this world of ours?
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For some reason, Belize has always had some kind of appeal to me. When I've got more money than I know what to do with, then I'll start thinking about bigger trips ... Thailand, South Africa, Oz.
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For some reason, Belize has always had some kind of appeal to me. When I've got more money than I know what to do with, then I'll start thinking about bigger trips ... Thailand, South Africa, Oz.
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For some reason, Belize has always had some kind of appeal to me. When I've got more money than I know what to do with, then I'll start thinking about bigger trips ... Thailand, South Africa, Oz.
then Sweden
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'ey cuz, you ever thought about marketing your own rum under the brand name jungle.bay?
Also, what are some of your favorite articles of clothing/accessories you've ever owned?
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I know you're happy with Canadia, but is there anywhere else you'd like to live?
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'ey cuz, you ever thought about marketing your own rum under the brand name jungle.bay?
Also, what are some of your favorite articles of clothing/accessories you've ever owned?
When I retire to 'basia, I'll see if it's trademarked or not. For now, I'm more of a whiskey guy.
I'm a sucker for killer dress shirts, cuff-links, and shoes. But, I'm always looking for a deal on them. I'll gladly spend $40 on a pair of shoes that people think look like a couple hundred. So long as they're comfy, I know that the 'quality' won't hold them up for more than a few years, but that's ok. Not sure I got any pictures handy, nor whether they'd do them any justice. I've got a handful of dress shirts with white cuffs/collars. Love that look.
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I know you're happy with Canadia, but is there anywhere else you'd like to live?
For the last couple of years, Mrs.Jingle and I did talk openly about relocation to the US for my career if it ever came up. Now's not the right time though - politically or economically. Plus, here's the biggest kicker ... post-secondary education. It ain't cheap up here, but it still no where near as expensive as in the US. I had a colleague re-locate a few years back, and his one comment to me was that while he did feel he had more take-home pay, there were a lot of things that you pay for in the US that you don't here in Canada. Couple that with the fact that I'd only have 5 more years to save for post-secondary education for my kids... well, that tightens my sphincter. Relocation/mobility isn't as common a thing in Canada as it is in the US. When there's really only 6 cities that matter economically, people typically find a place, and stay put.
Plus, Mrs.Jingle is way too close with her mother to move far away.
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Another reason to stay in Canada: you don't want this to happen to your kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FEW5mh7iAI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FEW5mh7iAI)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXtVrDPhHBg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TncdhLGjFTE&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKLkmTz-kJw&feature=related
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You have me locked in a dark, dungeon-like, room for 8 hours before I'm set free. What do you do with me?
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Make you watch the NY/Detroit series... twice since it didn't last that long.
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Make you watch the NY/Detroit series... twice since it didn't last that long.
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Make you watch the NY/Detroit series... twice since it didn't last that long.
Actually, make him watch the 2004 Yankees/Red Sox series.
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Make you watch the NY/Detroit series... twice since it didn't last that long.
Actually, make him watch the 2004 Yankees/Red Sox series.
at least the Yankees could scrape a hit in that series.
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But they couldn't scrape by :icy:
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Ravenheart's hair is up this week.
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How is your hair that wonderful, like seriously, how long did it take to grow?
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How is your hair that wonderful, like seriously, how long did it take to grow?
I use the sweat of God himself with a dash of unicorn semen.
But seriously, the last time I cut it was early August, so it's very long as of now. Unfortunately, it's also getting kind of ratty and it takes longer to dry and to style. Every few months I just have to bite the bullet, get it cut, and let it grow.
I use any kind of gel for styling; I'm not too picky when it comes to brands. Every morning I literally just muss it into my hair and push the strands outward. I wish it were natural, though. It's a hard life.
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How many questions about your hair do you expect you'll have to answer during your turn?
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How many members does this forum have?
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What was the first style/genre of music you ever REALLY got into?
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Hard to say. Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead were the first two bands I developed a love for, so that cultivated my taste for electronic music. When I was 14, Opeth opened the door to metal for me, and that was what made me want to find all sorts of bands in that vein and center my preferences around that particular sound.
I started listening to more Gothic and industrial music by the time I was 17, and it's stuck with me ever since along with plenty of others.
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What's your Roulette secret?
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Where will we live when we get our own bachelor-pad?
How do you maintain being so awesome day after day?
Top 10 favorite Nine Inch Nails-songs.. go!
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What's your Roulette secret?
For me, it was mostly just doing my best to zero in on people's preferences. We have a lot of metal fans on DTF, and, to my surprise, I had a few metal bands up my sleeve that didn't seem to be very well known or listened to around here. They came in handy a lot and gave me the upper hand in a decent amount of roulettes that I participated in.
School is finally taking its toll on me, so I haven't been able to devote myself to roulettes as much, which is why my winning streak is probably going to come to a close.
Where will we live when we get our own bachelor-pad?
How do you maintain being so awesome day after day?
Top 10 favorite Nine Inch Nails-songs.. go!
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Once I drop school and become a famous novelist I'll buy a mansion in Whitby, England, and we can all party all day and night, like it was foretold in that song. You know, that one Celine Dion song.
Am I awesome? Some people would probably find that debatable. I know I've questioned it many times in my life, and I still do on occasion. I still feel frustrated and limited, both by my own doing and my current environment. I do my best to live by the golden rule, but I'm just as guilty of veering away from that as anyone else.
Top 10...okay, off the top of my head:
Reptile
Hurt
Something I Can Never Have
And All That Could Have Been
The Great Below
Right Where It Belongs
The Wretched
Mr. Self Destruct
Sin
We're In This Together
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Why haven't you cut your hair yet? Do you not want to please me?
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How do I sign up to be asked? Hehe..
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Post n00dz.
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Top 10...okay, off the top of my head:
Reptile
Hurt
Something I Can Never Have
And All That Could Have Been
The Great Below
Right Where It Belongs
The Wretched
Mr. Self Destruct
Sin
We're In This Together
Damn good choices there. :heart
Okay, so... if you had it (life, I mean) to do all over again, would you change anything?
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While I like to think I've made great strides in becoming a happier, better, and more well-rounded person...yes, I can't deny that there are things I would change. I spent a big part of my life under the reign of a very mentally unstable, ill, controlling, and equally mistreated parent (mother) who had a lot of damaging effects on my behavioral and emotional health and growth. It was only 3 years ago that I was finally given a chance to live my life the way I wanted to and was forced to grow up in order to catch up to the rest of society.
I won't blame everything that's gone wrong with me on my mother, but she nurtured in me the idea of always living in fear--of other people, of what they were thinking of me, of society, of music, life...everything. It made me grow up extremely shy and insecure, and always assuming that people were thinking the worst of me no matter how hard I tried to be liked. Having all of that pent-up misery drove away a lot of people I could have formed special bonds with, not to mention just make living every-day life a whole hell of a lot easier.
So I guess I would change the mother I grew up with, given another chance.
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I can really sympathize with you, as our mothers were very similar. :hug:
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Zander how is it someone as fucking awesome as you exists? No seriously, you are one of my favourites. Tell me your secrets.
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I stand by what I said in my previous post about awesomeness. :p But I think I'm more comfortable and sure of who I am these days, especially in the last few months, so that has to be a factor in this perceived awesomeness. I also attain all of my wisdom from fortune cookies and browse LOLcats several times a day to ensure a healthy lifestyle.
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My standard question:
Favorite album by Dream Theater?
Favorite album by anyone?
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Since you're still a youngling, what are your greater goals in life? What do you see for yourself in 5 years? 15?
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Favorite NIN album (apologies if the answer to this is buried in the depths of GMD)?
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My standard question:
Favorite album by Dream Theater?
Favorite album by anyone?
My favorite DT album is probably Awake. Initially I was turned off by it. I had grown so accustomed to the streamlined crystal clarity of Images and Words and the theatrical aura of Scenes that Awake's abrasive soundscapes were a bit too much to absorb at once. But eventually it all settled in extraordinarily. The production became dreamy and sensual, like looking at a painting through a blurry lens that somehow only enhanced the passion in a strange way. The anger and ferocity of songs like Caught in a Web and Lie contrasted nicely with the dreamy passion of Lifting Shadows off a Dream and Space Dye Vest. And, of course, it also has my all-time favorite DT song: Scarred. The reason it means so much to me is that it describes, so, SO well the relationship between my father and mother, almost to the point of creepiness.
Now, my favorite album ever...I still have to go with my #1 choice in my top 50 albums thread from last summer: The Cure's Disintegration. Something about it just speaks volumes to me through emotion and passion. The waves of synth and guitar lines interlace so remarkably well, conjuring sweeping atmospherics that sound like a dense ocean of sound that drowns and carries me. Robert Smith's voice is subdued and hushed at times, and crying out from under the weight of depressive structures during others for a last chance to live life. Even in my happy moments I find that it resonates with me in a way that no album ever seems to do.
Since you're still a youngling, what are your greater goals in life? What do you see for yourself in 5 years? 15?
The million-dollar question. I'm in journalism school right now, and I'd love to get into some kind of creative marketing writing or public relations--anything to do with writing, really. I've always considered myself a creative writer and feel liberated whenever I find time to devote to my craft, like I did just a few hours ago. Realistically, it's tough to anticipate short stories and novels comfortably paying the bills, so applying my skills (or what I like to think are skills) to something more pragmatic seems like the road to go down for me.
For creative endeavors, I'm determined to finish my current novel, and write several others down the road. I used to get caught up in the worry of publishing and getting noticed. While that's still important to me, I've learned to set that aside and just focus on the creative process, because that's what makes me happiest. Dwelling on if it's going to sell and if anyone will read it only made me wallow in frustration and panic, which took all of the fun out of it. I try to keep that under control as much as I can.
For long, long-term goals, I want to achieve a cliche: be happy. That sounds mind-numbingly trite, I realize, but a large part of my life was spent feeling upset, neurotic, depressed, and, well, victimized. Everyone was out to get me, and anyone who could be a friend was destined to not stay for very long. These past three years have been daunting because they've forced me to take a lot of looks in the mirror and understand that I've been given a second chance to be who I want to be, and I can't screw that up. If five years from now I can look upon my life with pride and look to the next ten years with optimism, I'll know I've done something right.
Favorite NIN album (apologies if the answer to this is buried in the depths of GMD)?
Definitely The Downward Spiral. I remember buying it when I was 13 years old, just a year after hearing Pretty Hate Machine (my first actual CD ever) for the very first time. The Downward Spiral was all I listened to for about a year, and I still consider it among my top three albums. I had never heard anything like it, and to this day I can't find anything that does. It's replete with dark pop songs atop industrial platforms of menacing sound, terrifying noise, and sinister synth. Melody and hook sensibility made them catchy enough, and Trent's brutal honesty made me feel like I wasn't alone. Here I am seven years later, and everything from the loud, abrasive metal clash of March of the Pigs to the whimpered self eulogy of Hurt still makes me stop everything and get lots in the entrancing angst.
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Nice choice - TDS is soul-crushingly brutal and tear-jerkingly poignant at different points (March of the Pigs/Hurt or A Warm Place). It's my second favorite NIN album - the top spot I've reserved for The Fragile.
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The Fragile comes in at a very close second for me. It's loads to take in in one sitting, but it's like nothing else when I find the time to do so.
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Agreed - it's massive, but something about it grabbed me and clung for dear life. I have a really hard time deciding if I like Left better than Right. At that point, I give up and claim both. :lol
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I may have asked you this before, but you look pretty tall in your pictures. How tall are you?
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I'm 6'2...without the hair. For a long time I wanted to be 6'4, but I've come to terms with my height.
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What are some places you'd most like to visit?
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I visited England over the summer, and that was a dream come true. I went to Camden while there, which was a huge display of all kinds of cultures, particularly Gothic culture. That was a huge turn-on for me. I've made it a goal to go back soon with friends and get an even better grasp of the nature of the city.
I'd also like to visit Whitby, England, which is Goth central in England: harsh rain and winds, gloomy skies, cemeteries, and all kinds of cool Goth fashion shows, Whitby Gothic Weekend, and the Bram Stoker Film Festival. It's an amazing amalgamation of rich culture that speaks a lot to me.
I'd also like to go to Germany one day and attend Wave Gotik Treffen. It's a huge industrial/Goth festival that accumulates people from all over the world. It'd be amazing to be part of that one day.
That's all I can really think of at the moment.
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This may be a dumb question, but I haven't been here a whole year (yet) so I'll go ahead and ask it - where are you living currently?
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I live in Arizona and sort of commute around the state, depending on where I need to go. School is in downtown Phoenix, while my good friends live in Tempe and my car is in Scottsdale. It's tricky getting around, but I hope to have a more stable residence soon.
As I've gotten older I've found more things to do here and really embrace that there is a lot it has to offer, even though the heat still sucks. I don't loathe the state as much as I used to, though.
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Now that you posted it, I remember you complaining about the heat this summer. :facepalm:
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A question regarding music. Your "main" area of interest in music is kinda dark music, a lot of it probably outside the map for many people here. I've always been a bit curious myself to check out some of your favorites, what could you recommend? The Cure is one example of a band I've seen you say a lot of good things about, but I don't really know them that well.
Sort of a follow-up on the previous question. Are there any bands or artists that might have been gateway-bands for you in the past (and opened doors to what you listen to now) that you still listen to? I'm talking about music genres that you maybe don't listen to that much anymore, but you still bring out a few favorite artists or so.
I know you're a lot into Horror-movies. I love the style myself, but often find myself watching more modern movies that have the same clichées and patterns. What are some of your favorite movies within horror that you would recommend?
Both older and newer movies would be cool. I'm open for most stuff, zombie-movies, slasher-movies, paranormal-things, alien creatures, etc etc.
Have you ever thought about (or considered) shaving off your hair, suiting up and scaring the shit out of us?
Not so much a question; but since you haven't seen NiN live yet, and I haven't either, if they go out on a huge tour we should totes go see them.
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A question regarding music. Your "main" area of interest in music is kinda dark music, a lot of it probably outside the map for many people here. I've always been a bit curious myself to check out some of your favorites, what could you recommend? The Cure is one example of a band I've seen you say a lot of good things about, but I don't really know them that well.
Hmm, it sort of depends on what you're looking for, really. I could definitely see you like The Cure--especially Disintegration. It's dreamy, dreary, dense, atmospheric, swathed in emotion, and with lots of layers to pick apart. It's like the Lift Your Skinny Fists of goth music, really.
My favorite genre of all of the "dark" music I listen to would be, well, darkwave. That covers a fairly large ground, as large as any other sub-genre of goth, but the sound is primarily dominated by dense, harrowing, and theatrical atmospherics. I know I sent you Dead Can Dance in your roulette, and they're one of the forerunners of the genre and set the platform for combining Middle Eastern orchestration with traditional instruments.
Other good bands in this vein are:
Faith and the Muse - combining traditional gothic rock with folk, ethereal, electronic, orchestral, classical, jazz, ambient, and so on. Wonderful contrast of male and female vocals as well, though Monica Richards (female) is the dominant vocalist for the most part.
Black Tape for a Blue Girl - Dense, dreamy, somber, and like listening to pure emotion put to audio while sitting in a dark empty chamber. I'm still exploring this band, but that's the only description I can think of at the moment.
Autumn's Grey Solace - a unique combination of darkwave, ethereal, shoegaze, and dream pop--sort of like Cocteau Twins and even My Bloody Valentine. I could see you definitely digging this band.
Sort of a follow-up on the previous question. Are there any bands or artists that might have been gateway-bands for you in the past (and opened doors to what you listen to now) that you still listen to? I'm talking about music genres that you maybe don't listen to that much anymore, but you still bring out a few favorite artists or so.
Depeche Mode was the band that really opened the floodgates to darker music for me, and they're still one of my all-time favorite bands. Nine Inch Nails was the first band in that vein that I enjoyed, way before Depeche Mode, but I didn't know it at the time and wasn't interested in expanding. Opeht was a band that opened the door to metal for me, particularly metal in that same melancholic vein.
I know you're a lot into Horror-movies. I love the style myself, but often find myself watching more modern movies that have the same clichées and patterns. What are some of your favorite movies within horror that you would recommend?
Both older and newer movies would be cool. I'm open for most stuff, zombie-movies, slasher-movies, paranormal-things, alien creatures, etc etc.
My favorite horror film ever would have to be the original Black Christmas of the 70s. It's creepy, quiet, voyeuristic, and drenched in atmosphere. The use of minimal music, a contrast of light and shadow, and virtually no blood enhances to heights that, in my view, any horror film have yet to match.
A good modern horror film would be A Tale of Two Sisters, the Asian version. It plays out like a drama/ghost story and loaded with tons of passion and depression.
The best alien film ever is John Carpenter's remake of The Thing. It has pristine special effects and a remarkably claustrophobic atmosphere. I'd put it up against any kind of contemporary CGI out there today.
Have you ever thought about (or considered) shaving off your hair, suiting up and scaring the shit out of us?
Many, many, many times. It'll happen when you least suspect it.
Not so much a question; but since you haven't seen NiN live yet, and I haven't either, if they go out on a huge tour we should totes go see them.
I couldn't agree more.
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Thanks for the great answers. :tup I'm already familiar with The Thing (great movie), but will check out Black Christmas. And some of the music you listed, maybe when what.cd has the next FL I might be able to grab something. ;) ;)
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So good sir, did you ever check out any albums by Simple Minds after I PM'd you some of their songs?
Besides Music, what are some of your passions?
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So good sir, did you ever check out any albums by Simple Minds after I PM'd you some of their songs?
Besides Music, what are some of your passions?
I did! Sparkle in the Rain and Once Upon a Time are really, really good synthpop/new wave albums. I had only know of Don't You (Forget About Me) before then, and it was pleasing to see that they're much more than just that one song. So thanks for the rec!
Regarding other passions, I consider writing a huge one for me. I've enjoyed creating and imagining through words since I was young, though I didn't fully embrace it and consider as a career until I was 17. My creative writing class sparked in me a lot of enthusiasm that I had never felt before, and since then I've been convinced that it's the path for me to go down in life.
For many years I was very obsessed with reptiles. I've owned a ball python for 11 years now, so he's grown up with me. I also owned a boa constrictor for about a year, but I had to return him back to the store because he was becoming too much to take care of.
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My standard question:
Favorite album by Dream Theater?
Favorite album by anyone?
Now, my favorite album ever...I still have to go with my #1 choice in my top 50 albums thread from last summer: The Cure's Disintegration. Something about it just speaks volumes to me through emotion and passion. The waves of synth and guitar lines interlace so remarkably well, conjuring sweeping atmospherics that sound like a dense ocean of sound that drowns and carries me. Robert Smith's voice is subdued and hushed at times, and crying out from under the weight of depressive structures during others for a last chance to live life. Even in my happy moments I find that it resonates with me in a way that no album ever seems to do.
Ah, another fan of Cure on DTF. Did you see Cure live during this tour?
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Yes! Saw them live at the Pantages theater around Thanksgiving. 3 hours of nonstop Cure. One of the best shows I've ever been to, and I'm so glad I could make it given their sparse touring these days.
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My standard question:
Favorite album by Dream Theater?
Favorite album by anyone?
Now, my favorite album ever...I still have to go with my #1 choice in my top 50 albums thread from last summer: The Cure's Disintegration. Something about it just speaks volumes to me through emotion and passion. The waves of synth and guitar lines interlace so remarkably well, conjuring sweeping atmospherics that sound like a dense ocean of sound that drowns and carries me. Robert Smith's voice is subdued and hushed at times, and crying out from under the weight of depressive structures during others for a last chance to live life. Even in my happy moments I find that it resonates with me in a way that no album ever seems to do.
Ah, another fan of Cure on DTF.
Make it another, they are awesome!
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My standard question:
Favorite album by Dream Theater?
Favorite album by anyone?
Now, my favorite album ever...I still have to go with my #1 choice in my top 50 albums thread from last summer: The Cure's Disintegration. Something about it just speaks volumes to me through emotion and passion. The waves of synth and guitar lines interlace so remarkably well, conjuring sweeping atmospherics that sound like a dense ocean of sound that drowns and carries me. Robert Smith's voice is subdued and hushed at times, and crying out from under the weight of depressive structures during others for a last chance to live life. Even in my happy moments I find that it resonates with me in a way that no album ever seems to do.
Ah, another fan of Cure on DTF.
Make it another, they are awesome!
Ah sweet.
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Yes! Saw them live at the Pantages theater around Thanksgiving. 3 hours of nonstop Cure. One of the best shows I've ever been to, and I'm so glad I could make it given their sparse touring these days.
Nice. I saw them two times this tour, both festivalgigs and it was amazing. First time this tour this tour was at hultsfredsfestivalen in June and the show start 00.45 so it was a really dark and special atmosphere to the entire gig. Follow-up question; do you prefer Reeves or Porl Thompson as lead-guitarist for Cure?
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Some people are jealous of your hair and feel the need to validate themselves by mocking it, why is that?
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Yes! Saw them live at the Pantages theater around Thanksgiving. 3 hours of nonstop Cure. One of the best shows I've ever been to, and I'm so glad I could make it given their sparse touring these days.
Nice. I saw them two times this tour, both festivalgigs and it was amazing. First time this tour this tour was at hultsfredsfestivalen in June and the show start 00.45 so it was a really dark and special atmosphere to the entire gig. Follow-up question; do you prefer Reeves or Porl Thompson as lead-guitarist for Cure?
Hard to say, really. I guess I'm very accustomed to Porl's style when it comes to The Cure, but I appreciate what Reeves brings to the table as well. To be honest, I haven't listened too closely to how Reeves' guitar style influences the songs as whole, but I'll probably give his playing a closer listen.
Some people are jealous of your hair and feel the need to validate themselves by mocking it, why is that?
My guess would be it's because they just have a lot of problems with themselves and feel the need to take it out on others.
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So I guess it's my turn at this now. HAUL ME WITH QUESTIONS, hehe.
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What are your two favorite Dream Theater songs?
Do you play any instruments?
At what age did you begin to look beyond mainstream music and delve into the nerdcore that we all listen to and what was the song or album that started that movement for you?
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What are your two favorite Dream Theater songs?
Do you play any instruments?
At what age did you begin to look beyond mainstream music and delve into the nerdcore that we all listen to and what was the song or album that started that movement for you?
My favorite two Dream Theater-songs? Damn, that's hard. Even though I have a top 50, I can't settle on the order for the ten greatest. But choosing this very moment I'd have to say Take The Time and Misunderstood.
I play electric/acoustic guitar, bass, and banjo :metal
That depends.. Do you mean nerdcore as in music not being played on the radio, or rather progressive/intricate/mature music?
When I was 12 I started listening to Rage Against The Machine and bought all the albums within one or two weeks. When I turned 13, my godfather gave me a CD which apparently changed his way of seeing and appreciating music when he was in his teens. That album was 2112 and the minute I heard it I was hooked.
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I meant music that would have zero chance of improving your chances of getting laid on a first date if you played it for 90% of the women in society. Basically: Prog in any form and metal such as technical, power, death, black, etc. And yes, 2112 is pretty cool. I've always been more of a Hemispheres kinda gal myself because I'm only really into 2112, Passage to Bangkok, and to a lesser extent, Something For Nothing so 2112, as an album, is probably no higher than 4th or 5th for Rush for me behind Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Counterparts, Moving Pictures, and possibly A Farewell to Kings and Test For Echo.
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I meant music that would have zero chance of improving your chances of getting laid on a first date if you played it for 90% of the women in society. Basically: Prog in any form and metal such as technical, power, death, black, etc. And yes, 2112 is pretty cool. I've always been more of a Hemispheres kinda gal myself because I'm only really into 2112, Passage to Bangkok, and to a lesser extent, Something For Nothing so 2112, as an album, is probably no higher than 4th or 5th for Rush for me behind Hemispheres, Permanent Waves, Counterparts, Moving Pictures, and possibly A Farewell to Kings and Test For Echo.
Permanent Waves, Hemispheres and Moving Pictures are my favorite albums now, even though I can't stand The Witch Hunt.
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Zander, what's your favourite Placebo album and why (I distinctly remember you talking about them once, but forgive me if I'm mistaken)?
EDIT: Sorry, I just noticed your not even up this week anymore. Maybe response by PM or in the Placebo thread to not clutter up stuff here would be better?
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As noted, Octavaripolis is up this week.
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As noted, Octavaripolis is up this week.
And don't hesitate to ask me ANYTHING!
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As noted, Octavaripolis is up this week.
And don't hesitate to ask me ANYTHING!
Favorite Dream Theater album?
Favorite album by anyone?
Where do you want to be in five years?
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As noted, Octavaripolis is up this week.
And don't hesitate to ask me ANYTHING!
Favorite Dream Theater album?
Favorite album by anyone?
Where do you want to be in five years?
Images and Words.
Images and Words.
I want to be able to work with something I have passion for. I want feel total comfort socially. I want to live in another country then sweden. I also want to have succeeded somewhat in the music business, not necessarily as a musician. I want to have experience from working on a fishing boat in norway.
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Valid.
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Valid.
Thank you Sir. :metal
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So, how did you find this lovely place?
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Images and Words.
Images and Words.
I see we will get along just fine :heart
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So, how did you find this lovely place?
I was just looking through the links for fanclubs on the dream theater website but did not find one for swedes. I decided to google for Dream Theater Forum or something, and found this. I browsed a bit and people here seemed like really nice people so I decided to register and join in on the nerdcore :heart
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Images and Words.
Images and Words.
I see we will get along just fine :heart
Swedemages and Words, excellent.
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Octavaripolis! Octavari... polis!! You're relatively new! How are you liking this board? What are your favourite things about it?
And, more tellingly... what are your least favourite things? How long do you plan to stay?
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Other favorite bands besides DT?
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Where in Sweden do you live?
Best show you have been to?
Do you play an instrument?
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Octavaripolis! Octavari... polis!! You're relatively new! How are you liking this board? What are your favourite things about it?
And, more tellingly... what are your least favourite things? How long do you plan to stay?
Yes I am new! :) I am liking A LOT. I've been posting pretty much lately and as my post-count gets bigger so does my love for it. I simply love being able to connect with some DT-fans. I am quite the lonely Dream Theater-fan and I've never had anyone to share my love for them, before I joined this forum. I also love that completely serious discussions about DT can go into a giant nuggetfest. I also love all the awesome and funny pictures people post here. :metal
My least favorite thing is that the TOP 50 DT-songs thread is SO slow, I also want to get a shot. I am going to stay a long time, as long as I have the urge to write on webforums.
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Other favorite bands besides DT?
The Cure, the swedish singer Anna Ternheim, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, 16 Horsepower, Stevie Wonder, Smiths, Pantera, Rush, Yes and many others.
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Where in Sweden do you live?
Best show you have been to?
Do you play an instrument?
I live in Malmö, in the very south of Sweden.
I'd have to say either Iron Maiden at sonisphere, The Cure at Radio City Music Hall (I traveled a long way with mom for that show!) or Dream Theater at valbyhallen, just this year!
I play electric/acoustic guitar, bass and banjo. :metal
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I am liking A LOT. I've been posting pretty much lately and as my post-count gets bigger so does my love for it. I simply love being able to connect with some DT-fans. I am quite the lonely Dream Theater-fan and I've never had anyone to share my love for them, before I joined this forum. I also love that completely serious discussions about DT can go into a giant nuggetfest. I also love all the awesome and funny pictures people post here. :metal
You're just like me *swoons*
As we need a question... do you make friends on the internet easily or not?
What are your best and worst personality traits?
On a scale from one to me, how big is your Kevin Moore-love?
Is this seemingly random order of my questions creepy to you? :lol
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I'll let Arnold Schwarzenegger ask my question for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4)
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I am liking A LOT. I've been posting pretty much lately and as my post-count gets bigger so does my love for it. I simply love being able to connect with some DT-fans. I am quite the lonely Dream Theater-fan and I've never had anyone to share my love for them, before I joined this forum. I also love that completely serious discussions about DT can go into a giant nuggetfest. I also love all the awesome and funny pictures people post here. :metal
You're just like me *swoons*
As we need a question... do you make friends on the internet easily or not?
What are your best and worst personality traits?
On a scale from one to me, how big is your Kevin Moore-love?
Is this seemingly random order of my questions creepy to you? :lol
I don't like to think highly of myself and my personality traits, but in this case I really think I do make internet-friends with ease. I've always loved that part of internet.
Oh.. Here we go again with the personality traits, hehe. My worst one is that I'm kind of a stress-monster. I get stressed up about small matters easily and it can really annoy people sometimes. My best one is my self-claimed ability to read people like books. My friends thinks its kind of funny and plays this game with me whereas they show me a photo of a group of people I don't know and I get to guess what they are like, personality-wise.
It depends. Kevin Moore was the best keyboardist for Dream Theater at the exact period of time he was in the band. I'm actually happy that they was forced to play with two more keyboardists because otherwise, I believe Dream Theaters catalog of songs wouldn't be as mixed, and filled with tons of different flavors and sounds. He gets 58 points out of "Me".
Nope, not at all.
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I'll let Arnold Schwarzenegger ask my question for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4)
My dad is a director and writer.. He's actually a bit famous here in Sweden. He digs Opeth :biggrin: :metal
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I also love that completely serious discussions about DT can go into a giant nuggetfest
He gets 58 points out of "Me"
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Clever :hat
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Hey there! I see you're fairly new. It hasnt even been a year since i joined :D Anyways the question is... What is your fav DT song?
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I'll let Arnold Schwarzenegger ask my question for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4)
My dad is a director and writer.. He's actually a bit famous here in Sweden. He digs Opeth :biggrin: :metal
Oh! Who is he?(If you don't mind revealing it, I totally understand if you don't want to :P)
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Hey there! I see you're fairly new. It hasnt even been a year since i joined :D Anyways the question is... What is your fav DT song?
My ONE favorite Dream Theater-song? Jesus.. Right now I'm deciding between Space-Dye Vest, Octavarium, Take The Time, and Misunderstood.
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I'll let Arnold Schwarzenegger ask my question for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4)
My dad is a director and writer.. He's actually a bit famous here in Sweden. He digs Opeth :biggrin: :metal
Oh! Who is he?(If you don't mind revealing it, I totally understand if you don't want to :P)
Oh I'd rather not :\.
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If you had to choose a fictional universe from a book/movie/game (i.e. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings etc) to live in for the rest of your life, which one would you choose and why?
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If you had to choose a fictional universe from a book/movie/game (i.e. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings etc) to live in for the rest of your life, which one would you choose and why?
I would easily choose Hyrule from The Legend of Zelda games. It seems so nice and harmonic there, when there is no war. Plus all the creatures are adorable..
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If you've ever been on vacation in South Europe, how did you handle the heat and sun? We people from this region always fear about our northern tourists catching malignant sunburns and dying of dehidration..... :-\
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If you've ever been on vacation in South Europe, how did you handle the heat and sun? We people from this region always fear about our northern tourists catching malignant sunburns and dying of dehidration..... :-\
I handled it fine! People here in Sweden, and denmark are always careful to bring a lot of sunlotion, and drinking tons of water :)
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I'll let Arnold Schwarzenegger ask my question for me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyfYc0bfB4)
My dad is a director and writer.. He's actually a bit famous here in Sweden. He digs Opeth :biggrin: :metal
Oh! Who is he?(If you don't mind revealing it, I totally understand if you don't want to :P)
Oh I'd rather not :\.
Totally understood.
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My ONE favorite Dream Theater-song? Jesus.. Right now I'm deciding between Space-Dye Vest, Octavarium, Take The Time, and Misunderstood.
:heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
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My ONE favorite Dream Theater-song? Jesus.. Right now I'm deciding between Space-Dye Vest, Octavarium, Take The Time, and Misunderstood.
:heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
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What is your favorite town/place in Sweden?
What are your views on the criminal situation in some parts of Malmö? Have they affected your everyday life or is media just blowing everything out of proportions?
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My ONE favorite Dream Theater-song? Jesus.. Right now I'm deciding between Space-Dye Vest, Octavarium, Take The Time, and Misunderstood.
:heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
Meh.
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What is your favorite town/place in Sweden?
What are your views on the criminal situation in some parts of Malmö? Have they affected your everyday life or is media just blowing everything out of proportions?
My favorite place is definitely the cemetary next to Gustav Adolfs plaza.
It does affect me in some ways. Example: had two bikes both locked, stolen from me in one week. As late as last week one of my better friends got robbed during the afternoon. Though I don't like that the media are dramatizing so much. Everyone is seriously going around afraid of being shot in the parts of Malmö that the mediapeople warn about and produce frightening statistics for.
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My ONE favorite Dream Theater-song? Jesus.. Right now I'm deciding between Space-Dye Vest, Octavarium, Take The Time, and Misunderstood.
:heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
Meh.
Don't me that song.. It is fab! :metal
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No questions for a while now.. Hmm.
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If you knew that you were to die tomorrow, how would you spend the last day of your life?
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If you knew that you were to die tomorrow, how would you spend the last day of your life?
I'd just enjoy the last day of my life, as any day. I wouldn't want to finish my life in any way different than my ordinary life. I would just relax and act just like it was any other day, except for that I would try to appreciate it as much I would be able to do.
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Thoughts on the American Presidential Election?
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Thoughts on the American Presidential Election?
I'm happy Romney didn't win. To me, Romneys opinions in social matters are just horrible.
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Well this thread died. Anyways, thanks for the questions so far :)
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Okay. Favorite Dream Theater song off of each album?
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Okay. Favorite Dream Theater song off of each album?
Damn.
Ytse Jam
Take The Time
Space-Dye Vest
Lines In The Sand
Finally Free
Misunderstood
In The Name Of God
Octavarium
Repentance
The Count Of Tuscany
Outcry
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Which question would you ask yourself?
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Ryzee is up this week.
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Why haven't you written a DTF profile post?
Would have eliminated all those common questions like hobbies, fav band, location etc. instantly.... :biggrin:
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Sup y'all. Ask me questions I guess. Or don't. Whatever.
Why haven't you written a DTF profile post?
Would have eliminated all those common questions like hobbies, fav band, location etc. instantly.... :biggrin:
I don't know. Guess I'll go do one. My bad.
Ok I did one.
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The standard question:
Favorite Dream Theater album?
Favorite anyone album?
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Why haven't you written a DTF profile post?
Would have eliminated all those common questions like hobbies, fav band, location etc. instantly.... :biggrin:
Ok I did one.
Now we're talking ;D
Would you recommend Stephen King's novel 11/22/63? And any other book to get started with SK?
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Has becoming a father changed you in any way, for good or bad?
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What was the best thing/day in your life?
What's you favourite food?
Favourite colour?
Favourite thing to do when you just wake up?
Did you miss DTF in your short absence earlier this year?
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The standard question:
Favorite Dream Theater album?
Favorite anyone album?
Favorite DT album? Images & Words (very original I know)
Favorite anyone album is much tougher to decide. For the sake of giving an answer I'll go with The Alchemy Index by Thrice. A ton of tracks in a variety of styles and they're all great to amazing.
Why haven't you written a DTF profile post?
Would have eliminated all those common questions like hobbies, fav band, location etc. instantly.... :biggrin:
Ok I did one.
Now we're talking ;D
Would you recommend Stephen King's novel 11/22/63? And any other book to get started with SK?
I haven't read that one yet actually, but I've heard good things! My favorite King book (and probably favorite book period) is definitely The Stand so I'd recommend that one to start.
Has becoming a father changed you in any way, for good or bad?
Oh for sure, in a good way. Having kids really helps you keep your priorities straight, and really helps you shrug off all those first world problems and petty annoyances of day to day life. I don't know, it's hard to explain. It sounds so cliche and cheesy to say but parenthood really is one of those things that you just can't fully understand until it happens to you. As far as changing me in a bad way? Hmmm... well I definitely haven't had as much time to focus on me stuff, like my music for example, so that's a bad thing I guess.
What was the best thing/day in your life?
What's you favourite food?
Favourite colour?
Favourite thing to do when you just wake up?
Did you miss DTF in your short absence earlier this year?
Cliche & cheesy again but the days my sons were born are tied.
Hmmm...not sure. I guess a tie between Italian, Mexican, Japanese and N.Y. Deli (aka Jew) type stuff.
Green.
Uh, at the risk of violating forum rules, smoking a bowl.
Of course, that's why I came back ;)
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Cool - while not the same thing, my SO's younger daughter (she's currently 16 going on 60) has been living with us since last July and MAN has it been tough... I'd say it's been worth the hassles though, even though it was REAL dicey a few weeks ago. :lol
Anyhoo - where haven't you been that you'd most like to visit/vacation to?
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If you had to choose a fictional universe from a book/movie/game (i.e. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings etc) to live in for the rest of your life, which one would you choose and why?
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Cool - while not the same thing, my SO's younger daughter (she's currently 16 going on 60) has been living with us since last July and MAN has it been tough... I'd say it's been worth the hassles though, even though it was REAL dicey a few weeks ago. :lol
Anyhoo - where haven't you been that you'd most like to visit/vacation to?
Totally. There's ups and downs but the good out weighs the bad by far. And I'd say it's more or less the same thing even if it's not your kid. If you're playing the role of parent then you're putting in the work and reaping the rewards. Any dipshit can make a kid.
As far as vacationing in the relaxation sense, I've never been on a cruise so I'd love to do that. As far as places I'd like to visit....I've never been anywhere in Asia so I'd like to check that out, probably Japan to start.
If you had to choose a fictional universe from a book/movie/game (i.e. Star Wars, Lord of the Rings etc) to live in for the rest of your life, which one would you choose and why?
Huh, that's an interesting question. I've never really thought about that. I mean, most fictional universes we enjoy stories from have a lot of conflict and drama and dangerous shit going on, which is what makes them interesting. But I wouldn't really want to live in a place like that. I don't know....I guess life in the Shire sounds pretty good. Knocking off work on the farm early to hit the Green Dragon with my bros. Eating some good grub, pounding some ales and blazing some of that Old Toby. Yeah, I think I'd make a pretty good Hobbit. My feet are already really big and hairy too.
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Kind of a weird question - what's the most surprising thing you've learned about yourself?
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Hmm, that's a toughie. About two years ago now my wife and I decided to really clean up our eating habits and follow the "eat food, not too much, mostly plants" philosophy. As someone who used to eat Del Taco like 5 days a week I guess I'm kind of surprised by how easy it's been for me to cut that stuff out now that I think about it.
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Did you lose weight?
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I certainly did sir.
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Nice. So it was an internal and external thing...that's tight.
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I'm pretty tight man what can I say.
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Seems to be a hard time for us!
How are you coping with this kind of ignorance? :biggrin:
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Meh, I kind of expected it. I signed up for this ask me business for shits and giggles, but didn't expect much traffic cuz I'm not really a "name guy" around here. The most attention I ever got here was when I threw a mini tantrum and announced that I was leaving the board, so it seems like they like their drama around here. Here, maybe this will spice the thread back up:
YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF FUCKING FUCK HOLES!! I QUIT!!! PAY ATTENTION TO ME NOW OR I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF!!! THEN I'M GOING TO KILL ALL OF YOU!!! RRARAAAWWRRRGKJLASDJSLKF!!!!
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You are a silly drama queen. I kinda thought I was getting to be a name guy, and I got like two days of questions and then everyone got bored or whatever.
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Lol see! A response already! I'm not really a drama queen bud, I was just joking around if you couldn't notice. But this is a questions thread, and your post was more of a comment. Do you have a question for me sir?
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I know, I was just giving you shit. Actually, it was a poorly disguised whine about my own question week turning out rather unsatisfying.
But... if you're not a drama queen, what are you?
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I know, I was just giving you shit. Actually, it was a poorly disguised whine about my own question week turning out rather unsatisfying.
But... if you're not a drama queen, what are you?
Hehe it's cool man, but I've got to say, that's a serious question. What AM I? Damn. Mind=blown.
I think my answer will be: I'm just a dude, man. It was either that or: I'm just a man, dude.
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Orbert and Ryzee are both name guys. :)
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Orbert likes this post.
(the one up there, silly ^^^)
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Orbert and Ryzee are both name guys. :)
D'ahhhh, thanks buddy! :blush
Orbert's the man, he's got kick ass facial hair, plays in bands and is a big Yes & Genesis fan if I'm not mistaken.
I'm just some fuck who pokes around here so I can learn about sweet bands like Amplifier and Thank You Scientist from the cool peeps who post here.
We sure are no H, though.
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Ok so it's almost the weekend, which means I wont' be around here pretty much at all, so if anybody else wants to quench their thirst at my fountain of wisdom- now is the time.
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Bump!
Bump bump! That's the sound of the 15s while they hittin in mah trunk!
This thread was too good to be left for dead. Since we're finished with everyone who signed up in the OP, I'd love to answer questions for another week. Unless Coz has any objections (since this is hos thread), I'm ready for questions starting...NOW!
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What the fuck, Floyd?
I mean really, what the fuck?
(I don't know if that's one question or two, but I'm curious to see the answer(s))
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Favourite urethral rape position?
Best Opeth song?
Why Ravens?
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B_F what should I do with my life? I am majoring in liberal arts and social science, but have no idea what to do.
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You ever work at Wal-Mart?
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Why you tryin to bump my ask me thread you ReLoad lovin motherfather?
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You ever work at Wal-Mart?
:lol :clap:
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What the fuck, Floyd?
I mean really, what the fuck?
(I don't know if that's one question or two, but I'm curious to see the answer(s))
1. Narcissism
2. It's rooted in my insecurity
3. Don't let semantics impede your pursuit of "The secret."
Favourite urethral rape position?
Best Opeth song?
Why Ravens?
1. Initially, it was mainly ones that allowed for full torso extension since the urinary muscles are an elaborate network that can transmit pain sensations very efficiently. Taking as much pressure off the bladder as possible was critical. Over time, I got broken in verily and can now boast that I can remain crumpled in my current favorite position, The Prague Pretzel, for a good 30 minutes before needing rehydration.
2. Bleak
3. Because I hate the 49ers more than any other team in any other sport at any level at any point in time...ever. I'd literally eat a turd just to guarantee a scenario involving the Saints beating them in the NFC championship game 3 consecutive years followed by them never making the playoffs again.
B_F what should I do with my life? I am majoring in liberal arts and social science, but have no idea what to do.
I'm 32, only have 30 credit hours, and will be changing my major for the 3rd time when I eventually return, so I'm very far from the top of the list of people who are qualified to give you answers for this. On the plus side, I'm a great guy to ask what NOT to do.
1. If you haven't taken out student loans, don't start. We've seen how that 90s attitude of "borrow now, graduate quickly, automatically get lucrative job within weeks of graduating, and pay off loans in less than 5 years" has backfired miserably on thousands of naive students. If you need to take an extra year or two to graduate just so you can avoid borrowing the cost of a small house on a gamble that a good job awaits.
2. Try to end up in a field that will come as close as possible to providing you with a job that you can wake up to go to every day without minding it. Who knows, you might get lucky and be one of those rare folks that even likes work.
3. Give some thought to getting a master's as well. BAs and BSs really ain't shit compared to what they used to be so a master's is probably a good idea in order to give you a leg up on the competition. Ask people who are already working in jobs you may consider working how feasible it is to work those jobs while also trying to further your education.
You ever work at Wal-Mart?
no
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Necro-zombie-bump. Go for it.
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You want me to go for a week from now or until Sunday, February 3 so that it'll realign with the Monday-Sunday format we previously had?
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I remember the time I did an Ask SystematicThought thread for a week.
That was a really slow week for that thread
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Why you tryin to bump my ask me thread you ReLoad lovin motherfather?
This wasn't a serious question, but I'd still appreciate the courtesy of a response. Harumph.
As for my serious question: I know that you are a fan of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Which SNES game do you think is better- Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy III? (FFVI duh, but this is fuckin 'Merica and 'round these parts on SNES it was FF3. Also hint: the correct answer is FF3)
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Tell us your life story in less than ten sentences.
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Tell Us your life story. 5k words. GO!
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Tell us your life story in less than ten sentences.
(1) I was raised in a small midwestern town by a charming and eccentric loving father. (2) I was praised as the perfect teenage girl and everyone thought highly of me. (3) And I tried everyday with endless drive to make the grade. (4) Then one day I woke up to find I had lost my mind. (5) Now I sleep the days away, once barely taking a break. (6) I helplessly stand by, it's meaningless to try, and all I want to do is cry. (7) No one ever knew I was so sad cuz even though I get so high and think that I can fly, I will fall out of the sky. (8) But in the face of misery, I found hopefulness feeling better I had weathered this depression. (9) Much to my advantage, I resumed my frantic pace. (10) Boundless power, midnight hour, I enjoyed the race.
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Tell us your life story in less than ten sentences.
(1) I was raised in a small midwestern town by a charming and eccentric loving father. (2) I was praised as the perfect teenage girl and everyone thought highly of me. (3) And I tried everyday with endless drive to make the grade. (4) Then one day I woke up to find I had lost my mind. (5) Now I sleep the days away, once barely taking a break. (6) I helplessly stand by, it's meaningless to try, and all I want to do is cry. (7) No one ever knew I was so sad cuz even though I get so high and think that I can fly, I will fall out of the sky. (8) But in the face of misery, I found hopefulness feeling better I had weathered this depression. (9) Much to my advantage, I resumed my frantic pace. (10) Boundless power, midnight hour, I enjoyed the race.
... speechless.
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Tell us your life story in less than ten sentences.
(1) I was raised in a small midwestern town by a charming and eccentric loving father. (2) I was praised as the perfect teenage girl and everyone thought highly of me. (3) And I tried everyday with endless drive to make the grade. (4) Then one day I woke up to find I had lost my mind. (5) Now I sleep the days away, once barely taking a break. (6) I helplessly stand by, it's meaningless to try, and all I want to do is cry. (7) No one ever knew I was so sad cuz even though I get so high and think that I can fly, I will fall out of the sky. (8) But in the face of misery, I found hopefulness feeling better I had weathered this depression. (9) Much to my advantage, I resumed my frantic pace. (10) Boundless power, midnight hour, I enjoyed the race.
This might be my new favourite post.
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sig ing if I can
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In 2 weeks a massive asteroid will hit the planet earth and obliterate all human life.
What do you do?
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In 2 weeks a massive asteroid will hit the planet earth and obliterate all human life.
What do you do?
What? Who's your source?!
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In 2 weeks a massive asteroid will hit the planet earth and obliterate all human life.
What do you do?
What? Who's your source?!
:lol
Look at your avatar ;)
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List me your top beers and your food pairings!
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You ever work at Wal-Mart?
no
Can't you do any better than that? A man with your rapier wit can surely produce a better retort, can't he?
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So, floydie my mang...
How is it that, being a younger fella, you're so hip to the stuff peeps in their 40s (such as myself) are?
Also, when are you gonna post pics of your Alfredo sauce experiments? :laugh: (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/bizarredevotedfan/Randomness/lick.gif)
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Tell us your life story in less than ten sentences.
(1) I was raised in a small midwestern town by a charming and eccentric loving father. (2) I was praised as the perfect teenage girl and everyone thought highly of me. (3) And I tried everyday with endless drive to make the grade. (4) Then one day I woke up to find I had lost my mind. (5) Now I sleep the days away, once barely taking a break. (6) I helplessly stand by, it's meaningless to try, and all I want to do is cry. (7) No one ever knew I was so sad cuz even though I get so high and think that I can fly, I will fall out of the sky. (8) But in the face of misery, I found hopefulness feeling better I had weathered this depression. (9) Much to my advantage, I resumed my frantic pace. (10) Boundless power, midnight hour, I enjoyed the race.
You never wear makeup, but no one would care if you did anyway?
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You are at my restaurant applying for a chef job, and part of the application process is to cook a four course meal for me. What do you make?
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:corn
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What's the blackest thing that you've ever floyded?
What's the floydiest thing you ever blackwatered?
What is blackwatering anyway?
Do you like soup?
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How much chicken do you eat annually?
Do you like snow?
Why do you live where you live?
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As a as a boy were you considered somewhat odd?
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Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
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You want me to go for a week from now or until Sunday, February 3 so that it'll realign with the Monday-Sunday format we previously had?
It's a Friday morning. I don't have the mental capacity to process anything beyond 1+1 or a cup of coffee. Do what thou wilt.
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I'll make the night of the Super Bowl, February 3rd, the end of it then. Also, I'm about to head to work in a bit but will answer everything when I get home. Thanks for the interest, y'all! :heart :heart :heart
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Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
I could be the one to answer at some point in February when I'm not too busy, perhaps week 8. The idea of seeing the thread title "ask question mark" is enough to make me wanna do it! :lol
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Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
I'd love to do another week if there aren't any other people in line who haven't had a turn.
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Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
I'd love to do another week if there aren't any other people in line who haven't had a turn.
Same.
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Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
I'd love to do another week if there aren't any other people in line who haven't had a turn.
Same.
If there isn't anyone new who want's to do this, sign me up.
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Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
I'd love to do another week if there aren't any other people in line who haven't had a turn.
Same.
If there isn't anyone new who want's to do this, sign me up.
I could go as well.
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Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
I'd love to do another week if there aren't any other people in line who haven't had a turn.
Same.
If there isn't anyone new who want's to do this, sign me up.
I could go as well.
5 in a row. :rollin
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Who's the most awesome member of DTF that you've met in person? :neverusethis:
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Who's the most awesome member of DTF that you've met in person? :neverusethis:
SHNANIGANS!!!
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I'm interested in another week myself, but I'd be willing to let peeps who haven't had a turn yet go first.
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I would be willing to bestow more of my hard earned wisdom upon the masses also.
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I would be willing to bestow more of my hard earned wisdom erections upon the masses also.
Fix'd for what you really want to do.
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Chad, RJ's taking the blue pill?! :lol
Also I'd go for a second round as well. Not with the man that uses the blue pill.
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Also I'd go for a second round as well. Not with the man that uses the blue pill.
Red and pink are also options ;)
I won't do another week though, you know I'm a forumer and have a comic dog as my avatar :hat
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I just realized...I'm the DTF slut. I've met so many members in 7 different states and at both oceans.
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Your new custom title? Damn right. Dr. DTVT, the DTF slut.
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Actual questions:
What is your favorite Dream Theater album?
What is your favorite album by anyone?
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Your new custom title? Damn right. Dr. DTVT, the DTF slut.
:metal
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Tell us your life story in less than ten sentences.
(1) I was raised in a small midwestern town by a charming and eccentric loving father. (2) I was praised as the perfect teenage girl and everyone thought highly of me. (3) And I tried everyday with endless drive to make the grade. (4) Then one day I woke up to find I had lost my mind. (5) Now I sleep the days away, once barely taking a break. (6) I helplessly stand by, it's meaningless to try, and all I want to do is cry. (7) No one ever knew I was so sad cuz even though I get so high and think that I can fly, I will fall out of the sky. (8) But in the face of misery, I found hopefulness feeling better I had weathered this depression. (9) Much to my advantage, I resumed my frantic pace. (10) Boundless power, midnight hour, I enjoyed the race.
Time for the next question: would sentence #11 have been "WHAAAIM ALIVE AGAIN!"?
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Boy BF will be typing all day answering all these questions. :lol
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In 2 weeks a massive asteroid will hit the planet earth and obliterate all human life.
What do you do?
Nail anything I can, smoke weed, eat everything, play live shows #YOLON***A!
List me your top beers and your food pairings!
I'm not taking the easy way out on this one. Just a case of my former statements still reflecting my current opinion to a tee :tup
I've almost completely eliminated pairing beer and food though. I tried it for years but eventually decided I enjoy a good meal best when I wash it down with coke or juice since the sweet/savory back-and-forth tastes much better to me than beer and food. Also, I like beer much better when I taste all of it which doesn't quite happen for me if its flavor is fighting for space on my palate against a rich food dish.
That said, back when I did do the beer/food thing, my favorite was pan searing thick shark steaks by first marinating them in McCormick's lemon pepper Flavor Medleys marinade for 20-30 minutes and then pan searing them in a pan on high heat for ten minutes, flipping every two minutes, and finishing it by placing them into an inch deep oven-safe metal pan with all of the marinade that was left in the bowl it was previously marinating in, covering that pan with foil, venting that foil with several pokings of a fork, and then letting it steam in a preheated oven at broil temperature for ~20 minutes. Very juicy and dee-lish.
I'd pair it with 9% abv Chimay Grande Reserve:
(https://boards.fightingamphibians.org/fff/src/131745092797.jpg)
You ever work at Wal-Mart?
no
Can't you do any better than that? A man with your rapier wit can surely produce a better retort, can't he?
Actually, I thought you were just ribbing me so I thought to myself "Don't take the bait." On the plus side (as far as entertaining story telling goes anyway), I vaguely remember firing some kind of firearm by accident in a Wal Mart when I was like 3 or 4. I saw it just sitting on a bottom shelf and pulled the trigger. Maybe it was a blank but the noise was way loud. My mom shat an anvil and we fled instantly.
So, floydie my mang...
How is it that, being a younger fella, you're so hip to the stuff peeps in their 40s (such as myself) are?
Also, when are you gonna post pics of your Alfredo sauce experiments? :laugh: (https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/bizarredevotedfan/Randomness/lick.gif)
1. I had literally zero friends until I was past 10 years old so a lot of my pop culture exposure involved hanging out with grownups. Also, I used to go to the same neighborhood watering hole a hell of a lot for a few years and there was the "young" group (20-30ish) and the "old" group (40 and up), and not much in between. Despite the age gap we all loved one another very much, looked out for each other, and would even make sure that who ever was broke never ran out of beer. We influenced one another quite a bit over time.
2. I can't post pics til I turn my phone back on so, unfortunately, that may take a lil while but hopefully not.
You never wear makeup, but no one would care if you did anyway?
I don't recall yesterday. Faces seem twisted and strange, but I always wake up only to find I'd been miles away.
You are at my restaurant applying for a chef job, and part of the application process is to cook a four course meal for me. What do you make?
Course 1 (appetizer):
Bruschetta
Thin sliced sourdough from a boule loaf (the kind that look like a giant Mento with a more rounded top for the culinarily unaware) that is lightly brushed with olive oil and grilled until slihtly crisp. I top it with medallions of fresh milk mozzarella, prosciutto, and finely chopped sundried tomatoes. It's lightly garnished with a chiffonade of basil and shaved parmesan flakes.
Course 2 (salad):
Tuna Tataki Salad
Mixed field greens are tossed with a citrus ponzu sauce and topped with slivers of avocado, crispy wonton noodles, crumbles of goat cheese, and finally, rare seared tuna that is sliced as thinly as possible.
Course 3 (entree):
Capellini ala Rosa [tentative title]
A fresh red sauce for traditional style spaghetti but served over freshly made focaccia-style capellini (angel hair pasta.) The sauce is made from oven roasted tomatoes which have been seasoned with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper. Further, it includes oven roasted garlic and a mixture that is started by caramelizing slivered yellow onions until brown and sweet which then had slivered red/orange/yellow/green bell peppers stewed with it until they became as soft as the onions. Lastly, grilled diced portobello mushroom caps are added. It also includes meatballs which are made from meatloaf mix (beef/pork/veal), Italian bread crumbs, freshly grated parmesan, grated carrots, finely chopped celery, minced garlic, egg yolk, finely chopped rosemary, and a splash of red zinfandel.
Course 4 (dessert):
This (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=8335.msg1219803#msg1219803)
What's the blackest thing that you've ever floyded?
What's the floydiest thing you ever blackwatered?
What is blackwatering anyway?
Do you like soup?
1. This (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu5HkM1f5mI)
2. This (https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?action=profile)
3. That (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8r5wg671q0)
4. Yes. Some of my faves are: lobster bisque, black bean, and fajita chicken.
How much chicken do you eat annually?
Do you like snow?
Why do you live where you live?
1. Not much this year. I think it's generally boring unless I cook it or get it from Popeye's since it almost always either suffers from being cut thick enough to be bland in the middle or dry in some places. The closest Popeye's to where I currently live is 30 minutes away and it takes me 45 minutes to trim a whole pack of "boneless skinless" chicken breasts to my liking so I don't cook it that often. If I had a Popeye's nearby, I'd probably eat there like twice a week so let's say 50-60 lbs. in a typical year.
2. I could count on one hand the amount of times it has snowed in New Orleans and I've only had it 3 1/2 times up here in North Carolina so it's still this amazing new thing that makes me experience suspended childhood glee.
3. I had trouble keeping up with my car note and other expenses once the economy went to shit and waiting tables no longer was bringing in the money it once did for me. I'm living with my folks for a while in North Carolina (we're all lifelong New Orleanians, they just moved here a year after Hurricane Katrina) until I save up enough to have a decent fallback to last me through the end of my college years (still have 3 to go.)
As a as a boy were you considered somewhat odd?
Kept to myself most of the time.
Who's the most awesome member of DTF that you've met in person? :neverusethis:
You of course :lol Regardless of the lack of competition, I had a blast and your taste in music was superb. If nothing else, it was funny when I got those old dudes to think I was callin' 'em out for batting for the other team when I told 'em I won't put out for less than 3 beers.
Actual questions:
What is your favorite Dream Theater album?
What is your favorite album by anyone?
1. When Dream and Day Unite, by default. There may be other albums where I like individual tracks more but they all have tracks that are skipworthy. I can easily listen to WDaDU any time and never even think about skipping anything.
2. Without a doubt, and for 11 years running:
(https://images.uulyrics.com/cover/s/spiral-architect/album-a-sceptics-universe.jpg)
Spiral Architect's only album, A Sceptic's Universe. It almost makes DT seem like straightforward rock/metal by comparison due to its sheer complexity yet it's executed in a way that has unbelievable cohesion and flow. Bottom line, it's a landmark album that may remain my favorite album for another 20 years and for good reason.
Tell us your life story in less than ten sentences.
(1) I was raised in a small midwestern town by a charming and eccentric loving father. (2) I was praised as the perfect teenage girl and everyone thought highly of me. (3) And I tried everyday with endless drive to make the grade. (4) Then one day I woke up to find I had lost my mind. (5) Now I sleep the days away, once barely taking a break. (6) I helplessly stand by, it's meaningless to try, and all I want to do is cry. (7) No one ever knew I was so sad cuz even though I get so high and think that I can fly, I will fall out of the sky. (8) But in the face of misery, I found hopefulness feeling better I had weathered this depression. (9) Much to my advantage, I resumed my frantic pace. (10) Boundless power, midnight hour, I enjoyed the race.
Time for the next question: would sentence #11 have been "WHAAAIM ALIVE AGAIN!"?
No sir, It woulda been:
"Napalm showers showed the cowards we weren't there to mess around."
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I have a question.
Why do you have my beloved Ravens as your avatar picture?
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I have a question.
Why do you have my beloved Ravens as your avatar picture?
Why Ravens?
Because I hate the 49ers more than any other team in any other sport at any level at any point in time...ever. I'd literally eat a turd just to guarantee a scenario involving the Saints beating them in the NFC championship game 3 consecutive years followed by them never making the playoffs again.
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I have a question.
Why do you have my beloved Ravens as your avatar picture?
Why Ravens?
Because I hate the 49ers more than any other team in any other sport at any level at any point in time...ever. I'd literally eat a turd just to guarantee a scenario involving the Saints beating them in the NFC championship game 3 consecutive years followed by them never making the playoffs again.
I get that, but I wasn't one of these clown Raven fans that switched their mess to Packers pictures because they were playing the Steelers in the Super Bowl. But that's just me.
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(https://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc55/black_floyd_2007/My%20Pics/Hatersgonnahate-Josh.jpg)
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And posers gonna pose :tup
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Oh my... I don't know whether to feel honoured or scared to have been "blackwatered". :biggrin:
Edit: Which shall it be, o blackest of floyds?
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I'm confused. For me, it links to my profile. I'm assuming it just links whoever clicks it to their own profile?
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I'm confused. For me, it links to my profile. I'm assuming it just links whoever clicks it to their own profile?
Yep, it links to the profile of whomever is clicking it.
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Yep, it links to the profile of whomever is clicking it.
I didn't notice that at first, but now that you mention it...
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Okay, mr Floyd.
What is more important when eating tacos, SALSA, OR GUACAMOLE?
Would you rather eat pizza without cheese the rest of your life, or eat pizza with cheese and mayo (no tomato sauce)?
Beer or Wine?
Whisky or Rum?
Coffee or Tea?
Dream Theater or Rush?
Yes or Genesis?
Metallica or Slayer?
And also, do you have a guilty pleasure-artist/band?
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Okay, mr Floyd.
What is more important when eating tacos, SALSA, OR GUACAMOLE?
Would you rather eat pizza without cheese the rest of your life, or eat pizza with cheese and mayo (no tomato sauce)?
Beer or Wine?
Whisky or Rum?
Coffee or Tea?
Dream Theater or Rush?
Yes or Genesis?
Metallica or Slayer?
And also, do you have a guilty pleasure-artist/band?
1. Guacamole
2. Without cheese. Mayo in any hot application seems absolutely disgusting to me.
3. Beer
4. Whiskey
5. Coffee
6. Dream Theater
7. Yes
8. Metallica
9. No. I listen to bands that others may consider guilty pleasures like Ace of Base, various 80s pop artists, etc. but I have zero shame in it and give a big middle finger to anyone who judges me for such.
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My mom shat an anvil
No wonder you're so Metal, runs in the fam :metal
So, with your sense of humor and personality, along with rockin' a younger Viggo Mortensen kind of look, have you ever thought about doing something that might lead to fame.. Acting, stand-up, super-hero (with DTVT as your sidekick)..... something like that?
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My mom shat an anvil
No wonder you're so Metal, runs in the fam :metal
:lol
So, with your sense of humor and personality, along with rockin' a younger Viggo Mortensen kind of look, have you ever thought about doing something that might lead to fame.. Acting, stand-up, super-hero (with DTVT as your sidekick)..... something like that?
Well thanks for the compliments :tup I think the only fame-oriented career I'd pursue is music. I haven't written much material that I've kept but if I finally assembled a band of like-minded musicians, I think I could whip up an album rather quickly and get more aggressive about it.
Oh well, I'm off to work. Be back in about 6 hours, eager to answer more questions :)
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Time for the next question: would sentence #11 have been "WHAAAIM ALIVE AGAIN!"?
No sir, It woulda been:
"Napalm... napalm... napalm showers showed the cowards we weren't there to mess around."
Oh, didn't think about that! BTW, I fixed the sentence.
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Well thanks for the compliments :tup I think the only fame-oriented career I'd pursue is music. I haven't written much material that I've kept but if I finally assembled a band of like-minded musicians, I think I could whip up an album rather quickly and get more aggressive about it.
Excellent :tup You would have a bunch pulling for you from here already.
And BTW, DTVT would make an excellent sidekick if you do become a superhero. I'm thinking "Dr. Braynsenbrawn"....He would be imposing like the Kingpin, only 4X smarter.
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Time for the next question: would sentence #11 have been "WHAAAIM ALIVE AGAIN!"?
No sir, It woulda been:
"Napalm... napalm... napalm showers showed the cowards we weren't there to mess around."
Oh, didn't think about that! BTW, I fixed the sentence.
Delightfully played, cuz :lol
Well thanks for the compliments :tup I think the only fame-oriented career I'd pursue is music. I haven't written much material that I've kept but if I finally assembled a band of like-minded musicians, I think I could whip up an album rather quickly and get more aggressive about it.
Excellent :tup You would have a bunch pulling for you from here already.
And BTW, DTVT would make an excellent sidekick if you do become a superhero. I'm thinking "Dr. Braynsenbrawn"....He would be imposing like the Kingpin, only 4X smarter.
I'd have to be the sidekick. Mason's undoubtedly stronger and smarter than me. I'd just bring the rapist's wit.
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:tup Let's get Stan Lee on the phone
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Why you tryin to bump my ask me thread you ReLoad lovin motherfather?
Because this thread should never leave page 1 as it's far too good of an opportunity for us to get to better know each other as well as a chance for newbs and longtime lurkers alike to emerge from the shadows.
Also Reload, while not great, is great compared to Load. There simply is no song on Load that even sniffs the taint of Where the Wild Things Are and Carpe Diem Baby is easily as good as anything on Load, including Bleeding Me. BM has a lot of quality but really steps past the line of "quality buildup" and comfortably into "plodding" territory.
Why you tryin to bump my ask me thread you ReLoad lovin motherfather?
This wasn't a serious question, but I'd still appreciate the courtesy of a response. Harumph.
My bad dude :blush I honestly don't know how I missed it the first go-round as I took like an hour assembling that massive post to answer as much as I could and even went back and checked a few times to make sure I covered everything.
As for my serious question: I know that you are a fan of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Which SNES game do you think is better- Chrono Trigger or Final Fantasy III? (FFVI duh, but this is fuckin 'Merica and 'round these parts on SNES it was FF3. Also hint: the correct answer is FF3)
Truth be told, my main genres in the 16-bit era were action, adventure, fighting, and sports. I did love A Link to the Past though but that had a lot to due with the fighting being action-based instead of point swapping. Maybe I'll buy both soon since I love getting SNES games on eBay. Also, should I get a Super Famicom or are there any converter-type peripherals that I can plug into my SNES to play Super Famicom games?
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So I'd be willing to go another round too...
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Biggest hero, b_f? srs
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the only right answer here is me
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Biggest hero, b_f? srs
the only right answer here is me
Well, you are a very nice, cool, and laid back dude plus you bowl so you're sure as shit off to a dazzling start. Add to that, the fact that you've snared a genuine fox who can cook impeccably and I'd rate you a solid 8.5 on the hero scale.
I guess I stopped idolizing people all that much years ago but I will say that I strongly admire the drive, vision, and creative output of people like Chuck Schuldiner and Mario Batali. Chuck basically pioneered death metal, and eventually, progressive death metal, wrote lyrics that I really like and am continually impressed by, could shred feverishly, and had a scorching roaring vocal delivery matched by few and exceeded by none.
Mario Batali just happens to be the first culinary guru to have motivated me to cook as much as I do. I always dug his jovial disposition, campy style, and thoroughly-informed approach to his craft. On top of that, he has exceptionally cool hair.
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the only right answer here is me
Nah. It's actually me.
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the only right answer here is me
Nah. It's actually me.
Lets split it. You get weekdays, I get Fri-Sun
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But I gots seniority! :'( I want Fri - Sun... :'( :'(
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By age or post count? :lol
jk
Deal. For now. Let's try it for a month and see how it works out.
Oh and b_f doest get a say in this
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I don't like it when mommy and daddy fight :(
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:rollin
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By age or post count? :lol
Both. ;) :xbones
Deal. For now. Let's try it for a month and see how it works out.
Oh and b_f doest get a say in this
DEAL.
I don't like it when mommy and daddy fight :(
:lol :rollin :lol
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So...I'm the floydiest thing that you've ever blackwatered. Should I be proud?
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So...I'm the floydiest thing that you've ever blackwatered. Should I be proud?
It just links whoever clicks it to their own profile :P
You're only the sexiest thing I've ever blackwatered. Sorry to break your heart :(
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I'm having a difficult tme mustering up the willpower to want to keep track of this again. Anybody want to start up a new one with all the people wanting to do new weeks?
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Nope.
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I've got a list of everyone so far, but I don't remember who's already gone vs. who hasn't had a turn yet.
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The initial lists from when this all started at in the first post in each thread. I suppose I could comb through and do it, but I tended to forget a lot last time I did this, hence my suggestion that someone else may want to.
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Gotcha. I'm not exactly free to do it now either - I'm OJIing new peeps at work and won't get my regular shift back until after Feb. 8th, so...
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:justjen
No.
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Just for the record I'd like to do this. It looks like fun :)
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So... did this thread die or whose turn is next?
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So... did this thread die or whose turn is next?
Nevermind, I found the answer to my own question :P
Also, if we need to keep this going, I can run for another week afterwards. This is just really fun.
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Can I sign up to this? It sounds awesome!
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Well, as mentioned, I tended to forget about changing the weeks a lot, so if someone wants to start up a new thread and be in charge of changing it weekly and stuff, I'm down with that.
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How'd you get that fancy "Moderator Emeritus" status and how come I don't have one?!?
edit: (uhh... lol, I was replying to the "Ask splent" version of this... apparently I missed the boat though).
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Someone should open new thread, it's really fun asking/answering questions to know them better :)
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Yeah I agree, this could be fun
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I'd like to ask black_floyd one more question if that's okay.
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I'd like to ask black_floyd one more question if that's okay.
NO
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black_floyd:
What do you think of Comic Sans?
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Tacky as fuck in any non-whimsical usage but no more tacky than the uppity clods whom lose their shit about other people using it.
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10 points for black_floyd
Next category: Fitness Gurus
Question: What do you think of Richard Simmons? Ha ha, seriously though, what do you think of Richard Simmons?
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Tacky as fuck in any non-whimsical usage but no more tacky than the uppity clods whom lose their shit about other people using it.
:heart
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10 points for black_floyd
Next category: Fitness Gurus
Question: What do you think of Richard Simmons? Ha ha, seriously though, what do you think of Richard Simmons?
Dude's fuckin hilarious. His and David Letterman's banter during their many 90s interviews was fucking awesome.
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I must agree. It sometimes seemed like Dave only had him on because a lot of people considered Simmons a joke, a ridiculous guy pretty much good for being laughed at and not much else, but Simmons would have none of it and just did his thing (in other words, he was just himself) and Dave often seemed frustrated and embarrassed and didn't know what to do. And it was all much more entertaining than it should have been.
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I think as time wore on, the two became fond of each other and the whole thing was an orchestrated façade.
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Dave was so sarcastic, so obnoxious sometimes, that it was hard to tell if he ever really liked anyone or anything. You could never tell how serious he really was about anything. But I suspect you're right.
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How'd you get that fancy "Moderator Emeritus" status and how come I don't have one?!?
edit: (uhh... lol, I was replying to the "Ask splent" version of this... apparently I missed the boat though).
Either bosk or Rich gave it to me when I had to step back after my daughter was born.