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100 Answers Borrowed from Eliza, who borrowed from Elle: 1. Are you an innie or an outie? Innie. Never. 3. Have you ever written a song? Yes. With a friend, I made the “national anthem” for the mythical country where our “novel” was set. It had stellar lyrics like “We shall keep our queen in our hearts, now, forever more. Defend the flag of red and white which stands for rich and poor.” (what do you want? it was the sixth grade.) 4. Can you make change for a dollar right now? No. 5. Have you ever been in the opposite sex's public toilet? Too many times, and always to clean them – working retail sucks. Yes. 7. Do you like ketchup on or beside your french fries? Depends on the fries. When I was eating McDonald’s fries (which I don’t anymore; see: boycott), I didn’t eat them with ketchup at all. Ditto Wendy’s. Any other fries, I dip. 8. Can you touch your tongue to your nose? No, and the only time I’ve ever tried is in biology class when they make you do all that stupid bodily genetic stuff – you know, can you curl your tongue or wiggle your ears, do you have a widow’s peak, are your earlobes attached, etc. 9. Have you ever been a boy/girl scout? I was a Campfire Girl. They’re co-ed, and they were the first interracial organization for girls in the country. Unlike the Boy Scouts, they are all-inclusive. I remember really liking it, although that general impression and the fact that we sold peanut clusters is about the only thing I remember. I think I might still have my hat somewhere. 10. Have you ever broken a mirror? I don’t think so. 11. Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole? No. Do people really do this? 12. What is your biggest pet peeve? Misuse of the apostrophe. Or cellphone chatters, both in SUVs (almost ramming me on the highway this morning) and in movie theatres. Or wasteful people who don’t care about how much they’re wasting. 13. Do you slurp your drink after it's gone? No. 14. Have you ever blown bubbles in your milk? Only in chocolate milk. It’s no fun to blow bubbles in plain milk. 15. Would you rather eat a Big Mac or a Whopper? I don’t eat at either McDonald’s or Burger King. 16. Have you ever gone skinny-dipping? Yes, but only when drunk. I guess that’s not entirely safe. 17. When you are at the grocery store, do you ask for paper or plastic? Paper. We put our newspapers in them on recycling day. (If you ask for plastic, please, for heaven’s sake, take them back to the grocery store for recycling. Don’t just throw them away.) 18. True or False: You would rather eat steak than pizza. False. Never in a million years. Probably, but I didn’t carry it everywhere. 20. Have you ever tried to cut your own hair? Unfortunately, yes. Only my bangs. They looked as if I’d cut them with pinking shears. 21. Have you ever sleepwalked? I don’t think so. 22. Have you ever had a birthday party at McDonalds? No. That was certainly beyond our financial means when I was little. I did have a Star Wars party, 23. Can you flip your eye-lids up? I’ve never tried. I hope not. 24. Are you double jointed? No. 25. If you could be any age, what age would you be? I’m with Eliza: I hate questions like this. 26. Have you ever gotten gum stuck in your hair? Never. I wasn’t a big gum chewer back in the younger years, and I don’t know how to blow a bubble. 27. Have you ever thrown-up after a roller coaster ride? No. I hate roller coasters. I’ve only been on a few, and they scared the crap out of me. I don’t like to 28. What is your dream car? Toyota Prius. Or a Mini. They’re the cutest things ever. 29. What is your favorite cartoon of all time? Battle of the Planets. I’ve recently been watching it on DVD, and it doesn’t hold up that well. The original Japanese versions are better. And Mark was voiced by Casey Kasem. Who knew? Now that I know how annoying Casey’s voice is, it’s much harder to enjoy the show. 30. Would you go swimming in shallow waters where, one year earlier, a shark had attacked a child? No, but then I don’t really like to swim in the ocean. At least not in New Jersey, where most of my opportunities have been – it’s freaking cold. 32. Have you ever eaten a dog biscuit? Unless I did when I was little and don’t remember – no. 33. If you were in a car sinking in a lake, what would you do first? Roll down the window (I don’t have automatic windows). Hold my breath. Climb out. Swim to the surface. 34. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? No. 35. Can you pick something up with your toes? Yes. 36. How many remote controls do you have in your house? One for the basement TV, one for the basement DVD, one for the basement VCR, one for the basement audio equipment, one for the living room sound system, one for the bedroom sound system, one for the TV that sits unused in the guest room. Seven. That’s kinda horrifying. 37. Have you ever fallen asleep in school? Not in class. On the couch in the wings, waiting for drama club to start or my cue to come up in a rehearsal? Constantly. 38. How many times have you flown in an airplane in the last year? Six times. To and from New Orleans, Seattle, and Milwaukee. 39. How many foreign countries have you visited? Four: Canada, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and France. 40. If you were out of shape, would you compete in a triathlon if you were somehow guaranteed to win Where the hell did that question come from? 41. Would you rather be rich and unhappy, or poor and happy? Poor and happy. 42. If you fell into quicksand, would you try to swim or try to float? Float. 44. Do you ask for directions when you are lost? Yes. 45. Have you ever had a Mexican jumping bean? I don’t think so. 46. Are you more like Cinderella or Alice in Wonderland? Alice in Wonderland, but I don’t go around following the directions on food items or anything like that. 47. Would you rather have an ant farm with no ants or a box of crayons with broken points? Do people actually buy ant farms anymore? I can get plenty of ants in my very own house, thanks very 48. Do you prefer light or dark bread? Light bread. I don’t really understand this question, though – if it means how do I like my toast? Light. 49. Do you prefer scrambled or fried eggs? Scrambled. With pork roll. And cheese. Mmmm. 50. Have you ever been in a car that ran out of gas? Yes. I was 18 and driving down the highway with Robert and Chris and Mel. Mel was driving. She was 51. Do you talk in your sleep? I don’t think so. 52. Would you rather shovel snow or mow the lawn? Shovel snow. God, I’d rather shovel snow. Grass clippings make my allergies rise up in revolt. 53. Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or constricted by a python? Bitten. What a horrifying question. 54. Have you ever played in the rain? Yes, but not for many years. 55. Which do you think is more dangerous: an angry bear or a hungry white shark? Hungry white shark. 56. Would you climb a very high tree to save a kitten? No. I’d call animal rescue. 57. Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator? No. 58. Do you drink pepsi or coke? Coke, but I really don’t drink either. Currently at home: Pepsi One, Diet Vanilla and Diet Cherry Coke, Diet Barq’s, Diet Dr. Pepper. 59. What's your favorite number? Um…not 59, ‘cause this is another dumb question. 60. If you were a car, would you be an SUV or a sports car? Neither. 61. Have you ever accidentally taken something from a hotel? No, but I always take all the little toiletries. On purpose. 62. Would you blow your nose at the dinner table? No. Well, maybe if it was just Greg and me. But then, you all kinds of stuff in front of your 63. Have you ever slipped in the bathtub? Ouch. Yes. In my parents’ shower when I was living at home. The way you got the water to come 64. Do you use regular or deodorant soap? Regular. Ivory or Oil of Olay. 65. Have you ever locked yourself out of the house? Never. Knock wood. 66. Would you rather make your living as a singing cowboy or as one of the Simpsons voices? Simpsons voice. 67. If you could invite any movie star to your home for dinner, who would it be? Right now? Julianne Moore. Hopefully she’d bring some of her Far From Heaven wardrobe with 68. Have you ever gotten a truck driver to honk his horn? Yes, back in high school. 69. Which would you rather live with: a huge nose or crossed eyes? Nose, I suppose. 70. Would you hang out with someone your best friend didn't like? Of course! But I wouldn’t throw them together unless it was unavoidable. 71. Would you hang out with someone your best friend liked, but you didn't like? She probably wouldn’t ask me to, but if it was important? Yes. 72. Have you ever returned a gift? Wedding gifts. Absolutely. How many crystal bowls can you possibly have? I’ve also returned stuff 73. Would you give someone else a gift that had been given to you? It depends. I know we’ll re-gift a couple wedding things if we find someone that will genuinely love 74. If you could attend an Olympic Event, what would it be? Figure skating, speed skating, or gymnastics. But only the finals; not all the short compulsory stuff. 75. How many pairs of shoes do you own? At least 20. 76. If your grandmother gave you a gift that you already have, would you tell her? Never. But then, I don’t tell anyone that I already have something they might have given me. 77. Do you sing in the car? Always! 78. Would you rather jump into a dumpster or into a vat of honey? Dumpster. Honey? Ewww. I think the trash would just fall away from you; the honey would be stuck 79. What is your favorite breed of dog? I’m not really an animal person, but basset hounds are awful cute. 80. Would you donate money to feed starving animals in the winter? Yes. 81. If you were a bicycle, would you be a stingray or a mountain bike? Huh? 82. What is your least favorite fruit? The Delicious apple family. Red and Yellow. Yuck. Mealy. Bitter skin. 83. What kind of fruit have you never had? Persimmon, quince, fig. 84. If you won a $5,000 shopping spree to any store, which store would you pick? Ann Taylor, maybe. No – maybe an independent bookstore like Powell’s. Or – Best Buy. 85. What brand sports apparel do you wear the most? You’re kidding, right? I think my stuff’s from Target, but I’d never call it “sports apparel.” More like “the 86. Are/were you a good student? Excellent student. Attentive, participatory, and on time. I take good notes and help other students. 87. Among your friends, who could you arm wrestle and beat? Um…maybe some of my younger female friends, but…maybe not. I don’t have a lot of arm strength. 88. If you had to choose, what branch of the military would you be in? Air Force? I guess. Do I have to pick? 89. Would you ever parachute out of a plane? Never, not if you paid me a million billion dollars. See above re: hating to plummet. Guess I shouldn't join the Air Force after all. 90. What do you think is your best feature? My eyes are a really pretty bottle-green color. 91. If you were to win a grammy, what kind of music would it be for? Musical theatre? I guess. 92. What is your favorite season? Fall. Fall, fall, fall! Boo, winter! Boo, summer! Spring hardly exists anymore. 93. How many members do you have in your immediate family? Four, including me. 94. Which of the five senses is most important to you? Sight. 95. Would you be a more successful painter or singer? Singer, I guess, but I don’t think I’d be successful at either. I have a decent occasional singing voice, 97. How many years will/did you end up going to college? Sigh. Twelve years, off and on, undergrad. Postgrad? Who knows. Still waiting (and hoping) to hear. 98. Have you ever had surgery? I’ve had my wisdom teeth removed two years ago and I had a cyst removed from my left breast when I 99. Would you rather be a professional figure skater or professional football player? Figure skating. I would love to be good at figure skating. 100. What do you like to collect? Vintage children’s books. (I just won the last vintage Betsy-Tacy hardcover I needed to complete my collection!) Also, vintage cookbooks. That’s a newer interest. Oh, and Buffy/Angel action figures. And Muppet action figures. |