A Few Fun Questions--Getting to Know One Another

[dahlia]

•   fav. Books:  ........Remembrance of Things Past..........


•   storms, cool or scary:  erotic – loved having sex during a heavy rain!

Hi Jack welcome.

I agree with many of the things you just said. Among them, these two.

La recherche du temps perdu  what a great book, huh? It's a universe, actually, more than a book!


And I love storms as well......highly erotic, yes, all that electricity in the air 

[sugarcheryl]

1) Your name: Cheryl

2) Age: 36

3) Zodiac: Taurus

4) Siblings: 1 Younger Brother (deceased)

5) favorite author: Anne Rice

6) Fav. type of music: Country, some rap, 80's, heavy metal

7) scariest thing i've ever done: Become a mother...lol!

8  Fav cartoon: Rugrats OG Blues Clues (Steve Burns)

9) Fav. singer: Eminem

10) Fav. TV Show: was 70's Show, SmallVille

11) Favorite movie: "Brokeback Mountain"

12) Worst phobia: Heights and Super Sized Objects (Megalophobia)

13) Fav. class in school: Underwater Studies

14) Are you ticklish? Where?: No, Not really

15) Do I like to cook/bake: Hell No! I detest cooking IMO cook ranks right up there with the other "c" words LOL!

16) Fav. current song: Winds of Change Scorpions

17) Fav. song.. oldie: Anything by Iron Maiden

18) Dream in B/W or color: Color

19) More friends now or then: Then

20) purpopsely embarrased someone: No! I dont do practical jokes

21) Bad habit: Biting my nails and cracking my knuckles

22) Hidden stash of adult material: You know it

23) Best halloween costume: Pregnant nun

24) Favorite Magazine: Glamour

25) Favorite smells: Baby breath and puppy paws

26) Favorite sounds: my baby laughing

27) Worst feeling in the world: Depression and loneliness

28) 1st thing you think of when you wake up: Crap! Why cant she just sleep til 8:00 (my baby)

29) Favorite color: Pink

30) Future child's names & why: male or female: Zachary Thomas (boyfriend loves the name Zac and Thomas after my brother) Dont really have any girl names....already have 2 LOL!

31) important thing in life: The most important thing in life is contentment....if YOU are content and happy with your life and the things in and around you....then everything else seems to fall into place.

32) Favorite foods: Sushi

33) Storms; cool or scary? Definitely Cool

34) first car: Oh GOD!!! I dont remember the year, but it was a Bug that my DAD (Bless his heart) built for me into a Baha Bug.....biggest pile of shit I have ever owned. Painted these really obnoxious colors with a stinger for the exhaust pipe....could hear it a mile away.

35) 1 person I would want to meet-dead or alive: My Grandpa.....I was very young when he died and although I have pictures of him....I dont remember a single thing of him. I would love to have a conversation with him.

36) My dream job: Sittin on my ass in a lounge chair on some exotic island while scantily clad men serve me yummy drinks with umbrellas in them

37) Ever been in love: YES! and still am

38) Glass 1/2 empty or full: Always 1/2 full

39) Favorite sport to watch: FOOTBALL!!! GO DALLAS!!!!!

40) Tell an embarrasing story about myself: Hmmmmmmm Gosh....there has to be something.....I dont know.....I am sure I have been embarrassed before, but nothing really comes to mind....EXCEPT.....about 5 years ago Valentines Day....my then husband and I got into a huge fight with him storming out of the house and me left with my daughter and a full bottle of After Shock....the most horrible liquor....I proceed to just shoot shot after shot of this cinnamon liquid til I was falling down puking drunk. Called my office and proceeded to declare "my love" for whoever answered the phone. My fellow co-workers (all of them being men) proceeded to pass me around to each one of them with me professing my undying love to each one of them. It was really bad....all the while infront of my then 9-10 year old daughter, who by the way still will not let me live that down as well as everyone else who was envolved. Needless to say it was the talk at the water cooler for a long time and still is brought up each time a new employee is hired. UGH! :S

[Katiebre]

Now this is fun!
I discovered this last night when I had nothing better to do than work (see no. 21 below...).

1) Your name: Call me Katie...

2) Age: 39 (until August this year)

3) Zodiac: Virgo

4) Siblings: 1 younger brother

5) favorite author: I'd rather give you my favourite books: "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, "L'eau des collines" by Marcel Pagnol, "The Cider House Rules" & "The Hotel New Hampshire" by John Irving, Harry Potter, "Der Untertan" by Heinrich Mann, and it is always a pleasure to re-read "Mornings at seven" by Eric Malpass. Apart from that I tremendously enjoy Elizabeth George's detective stories and recently found "A long way down" by Nick Hornby positively brilliant.

6) Fav. type of music: rock, rock, rock, folk, R'n'B

7) scariest thing i've ever done: deciding to have a baby

8 ) Fav cartoon: Tintin et Milou

9) Fav. singer/band: Christy Moore, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits

10) Fav. TV Show: I'm not a TV addict. I like a good detective story, though, preferably "Ein Fall für Zwei"
- - - later addition, thinking about it... Fawlty Towers, Magnum PI and Quincy

11) Favorite movie: Brokeback Mountain (obviously). Apart from that: Blues Brothers, Billy Wilder's "1, 2, 3", The Piano

12) Worst phobia: Wasps

13) Fav. class in school: English, Arts

14) Are you ticklish? Where?: Everywhere. Never ceases to amaze my husband. Sometimes even in absurd places like my forehead or my ankle!

15) Do I like to cook/bake: I'm not a great baker but I enjoy cooking very much

16) Fav. current song: Please Bleed, live version by Ben Harper. And Colorblind by The Counting Crows

17) Fav. song.. oldie: All along the Watchtower played by Jimi Hendrix - tops my all-time favourites list!

18) Dream in B/W or color: Colour

19) More friends now or then: then (when?)

20) purpopsely embarrased someone: I probably have but honestly cannot remember I remember now but I'm not telling you....

21) Bad habit: lack of discipline

22) Hidden stash of adult material: no

23) Best halloween costume: We don't wear costumes for halloween but for carnival in February - best costume: a bedouin, if it hadn't been for my telltale lack of height my classmates wouldn't have recognised me.

24) Favorite Magazine: Geo, Mother Jones

25) Favorite smells: The air on summer nights, summer rain

26) Favorite sounds: sounds of nature enjoyed outside: birds singing, waves lapping, wind howling. My son laughing, and him talking to himself when he is playing on his own.

27) Worst feeling in the world: Feeling like nobody wants you

28) 1st thing you think of when I wake up: Depends. Somewhere between "Already!?", "so here we go again" and occasionally even "today's the day!!"

29) Favorite color: 40 shades of green

30) Future child's names & why: male or female: Not up to me alone to decide that... Preferably something that is easily understood in many different countries in case the kid decides to go abroad as we did. I like Eric, Alan (though I wouldn't chose that for a German boy) and Mara.

31) important thing in life: Get a life!

32) Favorite foods: Hühnerfrikassee (a German kind of chicken stew), ice cream, lamb, taboulé and thousands of other things

33) Storms; cool or scary? Gorgeous! (as long as I'm indoors)

34) first car: Never had my own car. I suppose here I should enter the Peugeot 205 that was officially my boyfriend's but I was with him when he bought it and it was our car for years after we moved in together.

35) 1 person I would want to meet-dead or alive: Never really thought about that before. I don't think a quick answer would do this question justice.

36) My dream job: Mine, but less pressure would be appreciated.

37) Ever been in love: OH YES

38) Glass 1/2 empty or full: empty - I'm greedy

39) Favorite sport to watch: soccer (used to play myself when I was young and fit)

40) Tell an embarrasing story about myself:
That was when I was visiting my boyfriend's (now my husband) family for the first time as his girlfriend. We were having breakfast, and my tea was placed on a little trolley with wheels beside my chair, the teapot was sitting on a little stand with a small candle to keep it warm. Then I had drunk all the tea and I wanted to blow out the candle. I didn't feel like making the effort to push back my chair and get up for just the one step to the trolley, so I leaned over. Next thing I realised was that I had leaned over too far, I was beyond the point of no return and was falling towards the trolley where, upon impact, I would have smashed teapot, trolley, and everything else on it! I felt like falling in slow motion and had time enough to realise that it would be quite clever to push the trolley away. That's what I did so that I only crashed on the carpet.
The others looked at me in complete surprise and then they all laughed their heads off!

[CellarDweller115]

I'm "updating" this now almost 6 years after I originally posted it.  Of course, some of the answers will stay the same.  What I'm going to do is put any answers that have changed in a different color under or next to my origianl answers, which will still be in bold black.  If the bold black are only there, it means the answer is the same.


1) Your name: Charles (but I hate that.....call me Chuck!)

2) Age: 37  42

3) Zodiac: Capricorn

4) Siblings: 2 younger brothers

5) favorite author: Steven King  & Annie Proulx

6) Fav. type of music: Freestyle (80's dance.  Think TKA, Cover Girls, Stevie B.)

7) scariest thing i've ever done: Tell everyone I'm gay.  Let myself fall in love

Fav cartoon: SuperFriends......WonderTwin Power's Activate

9) Fav. singer: Madonna

10) Fav. TV Show: "Charmed" "Medium" Glee, Modern Family, Walking Dead

11) Favorite movie: "Brokeback Mountain"

12) Worst phobia: Heights

13) Fav. class in school: Childhood Development

14) Are you ticklish? Where?: Yes, just about everywhere.

15) Do I like to cook/bake: Yes. I make a kick ass stromboli. also baked ziti and red velvet cake

16) Fav. current song: "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada  "Set Fire To The Rain" by Adele

17) Fav. song.. oldie: "99 Luftballons" by Nena

18) Dream in B/W or color: Color

19) More friends now or then: now....definitly now!

20) purpopsely embarrased someone: Of course!!!

21) Bad habit: Biting my nails not focusing at work, and trusting too much

22) Hidden stash of adult material: Oh yes. LOL  No, I use online now!  LOL

23) Best halloween costume: I once dressed like Budman from the Budweiser ads.  a nerd

24) Favorite Magazine: The Advocate

25) Favorite smells: new car.....new baby  "Signature" colgone

26) Favorite sounds: laughter

27) Worst feeling in the world: Being alone and depressed  break-ups

28) 1st thing you think of when I wake up: Ohhhh here we go.

29) Favorite color: Green

30) Future child's names & why: male or female: Charisma/girl, Aidan/boy....I love different names. No kids for me!  LOL

31) important thing in life: If something is not meant to be, accept it and move on.  Lingering on it will not make it better.
                                          Make the most of what you have now, because you can lose it in an instant.

32) Favorite foods: Boneless Buffalo Chicken

33) Storms; cool or scary? Definitely Cool

34) first car: 1970 Dodge Duster.

35) 1 person I would want to meet-dead or alive: Jesus  Martin Luther King Jr.

36) My dream job: I still haven't figured that out.  writing

37) Ever been in love: Not yet  Yes, it didn't last, so I'm waiting for it to come around again.

38) Glass 1/2 empty or full: Half full!!! Be positive!

39) Favorite sport to watch: Figure Skating!

40) Tell an embarrasing story about myself: One time, when I was camping with my friends, I was walking with a tray of junk food to the picnic table, and the laces of my left boot got hooked on the eye-hooks of my right boot and I tripped and belly flopped into the dirt with my face landing in all the food on the tray.

I once sent an email complaining about a co-worker, to the co-worker I was complaining about! 

[gnash]

you still like boneless buffalo chicken?? 

lol on the email! oh well, honesty never hurt anybody.... much. 


hmm. I don't know if I did one of these way back then, but I'll do one now.

[gnash]

1) Your name: Jimmy

2) Age: 48

3) Zodiac: pisces

4) Siblings: one older sister

5) favorite author: dont have one

6) Fav. type of music: electronic, dance, anything.

7) scariest thing i've ever done: repeatedly stab the awol marine rapist in my roommate's closet... well, his shins and knees. he was sitting down, chewing on her underwear.  

8. Fav cartoon:......don't have one. I do like the Simpsons

9) Fav. singer: I like so many. Etta James, this week...

10) Fav. TV Show: def. don't have one!

11) Favorite movie: "Brokeback Mountain" lol

12) Worst phobia: oh, geez.... falling nude down elevator shafts, I dunno

13) Fav. class in school:  art

14) Are you ticklish? somewhat

15) Do I like to cook/bake: cook yes, bake not really. not flour things, at least. I do roast, however.

16) Fav. current song:  some electro song by some European dj...

17) Fav. song.. oldie: don't have ONE. too many.  

18) Dream in B/W or color: Color

19) More friends now or then: then. you know, gay scene, twenty something...!

20) purpopsely embarrased someone: ummmm... no, I hope not.

21) Bad habit: Procrastination!

22) Hidden stash of adult material: Maybe...

23) Best halloween costume: as a gay dad with a mustache, carrying around a baby. the baby was in costume, not me. have you ever seen an infant in a gay bar before?  . (the baby was a realistic, masked effanbee doll from 1920) boy, did it piss off some lesbians. you could smoke cigarettes in bars back then, and the DJ music was ear splitting. I had a few women stomp up and grab my arm viciously. once I lifted the baby's mask, they laughed in relief. then we would toss him high in the air above the dance floor. like 12 or 15 feet...  

24) Favorite Magazine: I love dwell magazine, lately.

25) Favorite smells: santal blanc by madini...essential oil, sandalwood.

26) Favorite sounds: leaves in the wind, water rushing, nature basically, but not dogs barking... I do like bleating sheep!

27) Worst feeling in the world: panic attacks...

28) 1st thing you think of when I wake up: What time is it?

29) Favorite color: blues and greens

30) Future child's names & why: shalita buffet and rufus leaky.  idk why.

31) important thing in life: letting go, being yourself, smiling.     compassion.

32) Favorite foods: lately, Greek/Mediterranean

33) Storms; cool or scary? Definitely Cool. yes definitely

34) first car: vw beetle, I think. yes... I put a rainbow sticker in the back window, proudly. I was 15. dad had no idea what it meant, but mom did.

35) 1 person I would want to meet-dead or alive: no idea.... hm. oh. both my grandfathers, maybe.

36) My dream job: jake gyllenhaal's stylist

37) Ever been in love: Yes, a few times.

38) Glass 1/2 empty or full: Half full!!! Be positive!  ditto that

39) Favorite sport to watch: Figure Skating! <--- me too!  

40) hmm... in college art class once, a swede with tight purple pants came on to me and I blushed so much I could hardly breathe. I was 18, he was maybe 24 or 30. he whispered some boy george lyrics as we stood by the crackers and cheese. actually, he whispered "cumma cumma cumma cumma come on to me" instead of "karma chameleon"... and he licked my neck, I think. it was just between him and me, but I just remember the dizzyness, and feeling my heartbeat in my earlobes.

HE found it utterly charming, of course...  

[Cally]

Oh, didn't know this thread was still replyable to!

I never understand why people even ask if you dream in colour or b/w...  Does anyone who's not totally colourblind actually dream in b/w?  Why would they? (I really want to know )

[gnash]

I thought it had to be unarchived for posting,,, but I guess not!

No clue on the dream colors, Sara.

I defi nitely dream in color, tho sometimes theyre back and white, or colorless, like night scenes, or foggy sequences.

[Heath4Ever]

Oh God, this is gonna be all about me?  What fun!


1) Your name: Glen (it's an abbreviation, by the way)

2) Age: 47

3) Zodiac: Scorpio

4) Siblings: Two older brothers (one deceased) and one younger sister

5) Favorite author: John Irving

6) Fav. type of music: Classical, although I also like a bit of jazz and folk.  Anything good - even the Sex Pistols (yes, really)

7) Scariest thing I've ever done: Emigrated from Australia to the UK with £100 in my pocket and one suitcase

Fav cartoon: Rocky and Bullwinkle (also called "Fractured Fairytales")

9) Fav. singer: Miss Garland (sorry, I'm gay)

10) Fav. TV Show: Twin Peaks

11) Favorite movie: Brokeback Mountain, followed closely by To Kill A Mockingbird. (Oh God - is that a cliche?)  I love movies!

12) Worst phobia: Fear of failure

13) Fav. class in school: Art

14) Are you ticklish? Where?: Everywhere - now please go away

15) Do I like to cook/bake: Nope.  I'm a boy (in that respect, anyway)

16) Fav. current song: "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri (yes, I'm a victim...  or have been).  Her vocal is not great but the sentiment tears me apart

17) Fav. song.. oldie: "From Both Sides Now" (preferably in French and by Nana Mouskouri but the Joni Mitchell version will do)

18) Dream in B/W or color: Colour

19) More friends now or then: Then

20) purpopsely embarrased someone: I hope not.  That would be unkind

21) Bad habit: Laziness

22) Hidden stash of adult material: You need to ask?  I am male (but it's only a small stash - honest, Mum)

23) Best halloween costume: Rural Australia did not really 'do' Halloween in the '60s/'70s when I was growing up

24) Favorite Magazine: Anything involving steam trains.  I told you - I'm a boy

25) Favorite smells: Freshly-shampooed hair, newly-laid carpet, car wax

26) Favorite sounds: A champagne cork popping....  which is kinda weird as I don't drink!

27) Worst feeling in the world: Feeling like I have let someone down

28) 1st thing you think of when you wake up: Why can't I live nearer my office?  (I commute 4.5 hours per day)

29) Favorite color: Navy blue

30) Future child's names & why: I always wanted a daughter called Ophelia and a son called Lysander.  Perhaps it's just as well I'm gay and have not bred on!

31) important thing in life: Being yourself

32) Favorite foods: I once ate crab cakes sitting on the pier in Santa Barbara, California.  That'll do.  Happy memories in so many ways.

33) Storms; cool or scary? Definitely cool

34) first car: I did not learn to drive until I was 30.  In that respect, I'm not such a boy.  My first car was a black Ford Fiesta hatch-back.  I don't earn a huge salary.  Can you tell?

35) 1 person I would want to meet - dead or alive: Gosh that's tricky.  I always wanted to meet Heath but my insecurities always made me feel like, if we did meet, it might all go wrong.  Still, it would have been nice to have said hi.  I guess the answer is simple - there is not a day which goes by when  I don't miss my big brother terribly.  He died in 1998 at the age of 40.  If I could see him again, even just for a few minutes, that would be the best gift ever

36) My dream job: If I had my time over again, I would work in the film industry or as an archivist.  I am a journalist

37) Ever been in love: Oh yes!  I've loved a few Ennises in my time.  Way too many, come to think of it.  Luckily for me, I eventually found my Jack

38) Glass 1/2 empty or full: Always half empty.  Just call me Charlie Brown

39) Favorite sport to watch: Australian Rules Football.  Have you seen the tiny shorts they wear?  Oh please!

40) Tell an embarrassing story about myself: Hmmmm, where to start?  There are so many.  Ha ha.  I am 47 and recently went to the cinema where the 'young man' in the box office (who looked about 16) asked me if I wanted a 'senior citizen' ticket.  The b'iatch, I'm 47 for Chrissake!  "If you're offering it, I'm taking it!" I said, as he gave me a little wink.  I am not sure if I should be flattered or commit suicide.

[Cally]

I thought it had to be unarchived for posting,,, but I guess not!

No clue on the dream colors, Sara.

I defi nitely dream in color, tho sometimes theyre back and white, or colorless, like night scenes, or foggy sequences.

I don't think I'm aware particularly of colour - i just see normally in the dreams, I suppose.

[Sason]

What a fun thread to dig up!

I'm afraid I'm never able to do these, I simply can not think of an answer to most of the questions!

Either I have too many, or I have none at all.

[gnash]

7) Scariest thing I've ever done: Emigrated from Australia to the UK with £100 in my pocket and one suitcase

glen! that is amazing... I didn't know that. and rural Australia, too! what, the wallabies didn't like you? 

tsk tsk on that catty little ticket taker 

looking up "jar of hearts" now.

[mcnell1120]

1) Your name: Nellie

2) Age: 45

3) Zodiac: Aquarius to the tee

4) Siblings: 2 sisters,1 younger 1  older   1 older brother

5) favorite author: Dean Koontz.....Stephen King....James Patterson

6) Fav. type of music: Almost anything, blues,heavy metal,classical,country,modern opera ( IL DIVO )

7) scariest thing i've ever done: drugs

fav cartoon: Snoopy and Woodstock

9) Fav. singer: too many....U2...Ricky Martin....Marc Anthony....Sting

11) Favorite movie: besides Brokeback.....Brian's Song...Water for Elephants...all Twilight movies

10)Favorite TV show: The Walking Dead...Paranormal stuff..also like watching HGTV

12) Worst phobia: nasty bugs

13) Fav. class in school: Art

14) Are you ticklish? Where?: wouldn't you like to know!!

15) Do I like to cook/bake: Yes, spanish foods....Italian.....LOVE IT

16) Fav. current song: too many to list

17) Fav. song..

18) Dream in B/W or color: Color

19) More friends now or then: Now

20) purpopsely embarrased someone: Maybe once or twice, but not nastily

21) Bad habit: Biting my nails...cussing  

22) Hidden stash of adult material: never owned a single copy ,but love to peek at any stash I can find elsewhere...

23) Best halloween costume: Big fat blow up doll

24) Favorite Magazine: Women's Journal....Better Homes and Gardens

25) Favorite smells: Food - a fresh,clean,spanking MAN. ..freshly cut grass,flowers,baked bread

26) Favorite sounds: music, birdsong, the wind, the sea, Jake's voice.............ahhhh

27) Worst feeling in the world: Stomach cramps...being in trouble(they go together)

28) 1st thing you think of when I wake up: SHIT!!!!!( I get up at 3:00 am) that's why !

29) Favorite color: Purple / Black

30) Future child's names & why: I have 2 already...but having married an Irishman,it'll have to go with my Irish last name. So far I have Kyle Quentin and Shannon Marie.....

31) important thing in life: Don't judge other people unless they give you a good damn reason to

32) Favorite foods: Puerto Rican foods...Italian....Chineese

33) Storms; cool or scary? Definitely Cool

34) first car:  Camaro Z28 1984.........miss that car

35) 1 person I would want to meet-dead or alive: Roberto Clemente...don't know why...just do

36) My dream job: to work with animals making 100 g's a year.......

37) Ever been in love: oh yeah....still am................awwwwwww!!!

38) Glass 1/2 empty or full: half drunk.....depending what it is...ha


39) Favorite sport to watch: Baseball/hockey/basketball

40) Tell an embarrasing story about myself: Being 22 yrs old drinking too much..spent the whole night sitting on the bathroom floor throwing up while my male nurse friend kept my head up. He locked the women's bathroom door,the owner(who knew us) had the ladies go to the men's until I was done....was there until 3:00 am......people were pissed !!!!  oh well,you live and learn...ha ha

Last time I posted this was Feb. of 2006...some answers stayed the same...

[gnash]

I found the blank form chuck posted a while ago:




1) Your name:

2) Age:

3) Zodiac:

4) Siblings:

5) favorite author:

6) Fav. type of music:

7) scariest thing i've ever done:

8 )Fav cartoon:

9) Fav. singer:

10) Fav. TV Show:

11) Favorite movie:

12) Worst phobia:

13) Fav. class in school:

14) Are you ticklish? Where?:

15) Do I like to cook/bake:

16) Fav. current song:  

17) Fav. song.. oldie:

18) Dream in B/W or color:

19) More friends now or then:

20) purpopsely embarrased someone:

21) Bad habit:

22) Hidden stash of adult material:

23) Best halloween costume:

24) Favorite Magazine:

25) Favorite smells:

26) Favorite sounds:

27) Worst feeling in the world:

28) 1st thing you think of when I wake up:

29) Favorite color:

30) Future child's names & why: male or female:

31) important thing in life:

32) Favorite foods:

33) Storms; cool or scary?

34) first car:

35) 1 person I would want to meet-dead or alive:

36) My dream job:.

37) Ever been in love:

38) Glass 1/2 empty or full:

39) Favorite sport to watch:

40) Tell an embarrassing story about myself:

[gnash]

23) Best halloween costume: Big fat blow up doll

nellie,

LMAO! I can only imagine the make up and hair on this one!! 

and you still like il divo, too.