Wednesday, July 8

A voluntary questionnaire

Here's a load of questions. Feel free to answer them all, but not compelled to. If something is too personal or you just don't have a good answer, that's ok. The idea is just to have a bit of fun, so it's up to you how much you want to sink your teeth into it. Leave your answers in the comment section (obviously), and click 'show original post' once there so that you can see all the questions! This will make your life much easier. I promise to answer my own questions provided anyone else does. I'll wait for a few people to get their answers in first before I have at it. Here goes:

A1 What are three of your favorite songs?
A2 What are three of your favorite films?
A3 What are three of your favorite video games?
A4 Who are three of your favorite authors?
A5 Who are three of your favorite painters?
A6 What were your three favorite subjects in school?
A7 What are three of your favorite sports

B1 Do you prefer warm colors or cool?
B2 Do you prefer pizza or hamburgers (or veggieburgers)?
B3 Do you prefer one-story houses or two?
B4 Do you prefer cars or trucks?
B5 Do you prefer dogs or cats?
B6 Do you prefer staying in or going out?
B7 Do you prefer Mac or Windows?

C1 What events/times/places in history interest you?
C2 Who are three people you'd like to go back and meet?
C3 How many siblings do you have?
C4 How many siblings did each of your parents have?
C5 Do you believe in the supernatural?
C6 What are some of your favorite "real" games (not computer, not sports)
C7 Did you or do you have a favorite athlete or athletes? Who?

D1 Do you consider yourself introverted or extroverted?
D2 Do you consider yourself better at speaking or listening?
D3 Do you consider yourself to be "a good catch"?
D4 Do you consider yourself an angsty or a calm person?
D5 Do you consider yourself open-minded or decided on most things?
D6 Do you consider yourself a quick learner of detailed tasks?
D7 Do you consider your memory skills above or below average?

E1 What is the highest score you're ever bowled?
E2 Do you/did you date frequently or rarely?
E3 Do you associate numbers (and other things) with specific colors?
E4 Have you ever had formal therapy?
E5 Have you ever had an organ surgically removed?
E6 What are some names you like for the opposite sex?
E7 Do you prefer to see movies in the theater or at home?

F1 Your best physical fitness attribute: strength, endurance, or agility?
F2 What is one of the bravest things you've done?
F3 What are some of the furthest places you've traveled to?
F4 Would you rather live a passionate life and die at 55 or a gentle life and die at 80?
F5 Would you rather be famous or anonymous?
F6 Would you rather be rich without intimacy or very loved but nearly poor?
F7 Have you ever been baptized?

G1 Are you a theist, deist, agnostic, or atheist?
G2 Do you get excited by speed (motorcycles, jet fighters, roller-coasters)?
G3 Would you rather lose your vision or your hearing?
G4 Are you a good driver? Do you like to drive or just do it because you have to?
G5 How good are you at parallel parking? 1-10. Be honest!
G6 What's the longest romantic relationship you've been in?
G7 What do you generally order at Starbucks?

H1 Do you have a favorite number? What is it?
H2 Long for the past or look forward to the future?
H3 Do you like your own name? No, Neutral, or Yes?
H4 Are you ok with your age or somewhat distraught about it?
H5 Do you enjoy looking through old family photographs?
H6 What is your favorite season and why, briefly?
H7 How many times have you had your heart broken, roughly?

I1 Do you/did you play a musical instrument? Which?
I2 Do you prefer sweet or savory snacks?
I3 Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi? Regular or Diet?
I4 Lions, tigers, or bears? Which scare you the most?
I5 Have you ever broken a bone? How many and/or which?
I6 Red wine, white wine, beer, or cocktails (most preferred)?
I7 Which languages do you speak well enough to communicate in? Don't be modest.

*Whew* lots of questions, I know. They're easy though. Have fun!

33 comments:

  1. A1-A6 are the most difficult questions and cant make up my mind
    A7 What are three of your favourite sports? To watch: tennis, cycling, gymnastics. To do: rowing, running, swimming

    B1 Do you prefer warm colours or cool? Warm
    B2 Do you prefer pizza or hamburgers (or veggi-burgers)? Hamburgers, yummy!
    B3 Do you prefer one-story houses or two? Two
    B4 Do you prefer cars or trucks? Cars
    B5 Do you prefer dogs or cats? Dogs
    B6 Do you prefer staying in or going out? So much depends on my mood, either is good
    B7 Do you prefer Mac or Windows? Mac for everyday use, PC to fiddle with

    C1 What events/times/places in history interest you? Personality-centered interests: Inspirational leaders, Kings and Queens (e.g Alexander the Great, Jesus, Elisabeth), empires (Byzantium, Roman, Egyptian), Ancient Greece
    C2 Who are three people you'd like to go back and meet? Aristotle, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud
    C3 How many siblings do you have? My one and only sister
    C4 How many siblings did each of your parents have? Dad had 3 brothers, lost one; Mum has one step-brother
    C5 Do you believe in the supernatural? I am not sure what u mean by supernatural, but I think I don't believe
    C6 What are some of your favorite "real" games (not computer, not sports)? I am not particularly fond of games, I like chess
    C7 Did you or do you have a favorite athlete or athletes? Who? Nadia Comaneci, Lance Armstrong, Roger Federer, Vasilis Polymeros,

    D1 Do you consider yourself introverted or extroverted? Introvert but with extremely good social skills so that people think I am extrovert
    D2 Do you consider yourself better at speaker or listening? Speaker
    D3 Do you consider yourself to be "a good catch"? But not an easy one
    D4 Do you consider yourself an angsty or a calm person? Angsty but in control of my reactions
    D5 Do you consider yourself open-minded or decided on most things? Open-minded, constantly changing and re-examining my thoughts except for very few basic principles.
    D6 Do you consider yourself a quick learner of detailed tasks? If I want to, I can be a fast learner
    D7 Below average

    E1 Cant remember obviously (see D7)
    E2 Almost never, I am a bit all or nothing
    E3 Things yes, numbers no. Numbers are numbers in my mind
    E4 No
    E5 No
    E6 Hector, Odysseus, Apollo
    E7 Home cinema

    F1 Endurance
    F2 Traveling on my own, ran a marathon, many little sacrifices for my loved ones
    F3 Athens to Washington DC/ NY
    F4 I would choose passion in my life but I don’t want to die, i would rather not have the choice and live longer
    F5 Famous
    F6 Rich without intimacy
    F7 Yes I have

    G1 Atheist
    G2 Yes I am addicted to speed and acceleration
    G3 Hearing
    G4 I don’t have a driving license
    G5 N/A
    G6 4 yrs
    G7 Tall latte

    H1 26, no reason
    H2 Nostalgic of the past but excited for and anticipating the future
    H3 I love my name, it reminds me of Aikaterini the Great of Russia
    H4 Very ok about it, I ve lived every second of my age and don’t mind
    H5 September, refreshed from holidays, setting new goals, academic calendar begins, meeting new people, starting new classes
    H7 2 or 3

    I1 I used to play the piano but didn’t enjoy it
    I2 Savory snacks
    I3 Diet coke
    I4 Lions
    I5 Never
    I6 Cocktails, then white wine, red wine and beers last
    I7 Greek and English

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  2. Excellent, the first reply! Thanks Katbili. Very interesting :)

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  3. A1 - Tears in Heaven, Beren and Luthien, Imagine
    A2 - Sound of Music, LOTR!!, Star Trek Next Generation series
    A3 - Seven Wonders 2, Peggle, Scrabble
    A4 - Tolkien, Sena Jeter Naslund
    A5 - Renoir, Bouguereau, Parrish
    A6 - Science, Art, Math
    A7 - Kayaking, snow skiing, bike riding

    B1 - warm colors
    B2 - pizza
    B3 - one
    B4 - SUVs
    B5 - dogs
    B6 - staying in
    B7 - Mac

    C1 - America, UK, Asia at least 150 yrs ago
    C2 - Ben Franklin, Tolkien, Siddhartha
    C3 - 2
    C4 - 3 & 6
    C5 - no
    C6 - Scrabble, darts, bowling

    D1 - Intro
    D2 - listener
    D3 - no
    D4 - angsty
    D5 - open
    D6 - sometimes
    D7 - average

    E1 - 175ish
    E2 - frequently
    E3 - no
    E4 - yes
    E5 - yes
    E6 - ?
    E7 - home

    F1 - agility
    F2 - went back to college full time at age 40
    F3 - Austria, Italy
    F4 - passionate
    F5 - anon
    F6 - very loved
    F7 - yes, Methodist

    G1 - atheist as far as the Bible
    agnostic as far as "something beyond our comprehension"
    G2 - excited or scared, depending on the control
    G3 - hearing
    G4 - good driver, like it most of the time
    G5 - 3
    G6 - real romance? a few months
    G7 - mocha Frapp

    H1 - not really
    H2 - future
    H3 - neutral
    H4 - rather be younger
    H5 - yes
    H6 - Spring because it's encouraging and getting warmer
    H7 - 2

    I1 - guitar for a few years
    I2 - sweet!
    I3 - Diet Pepsi
    I4 - all the same
    I5 - clavicle twice
    I6 - a very good red wine
    I7 - English only

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  4. Good ones, Empath! Bouguereau, I almost forgot about him, thanks. And kayaking wouldn'd had popped into my mind if you hadn't mentioned it, nor would snow skiing probably.

    I disagree with D3, remember E5 with guilt still, F2 was quite brave and I'm proud of you for it, E6 was very poorly worded on my part, sorry. Sorry about G6, H2 is great, I4 - lol, I5 really??

    Thanks for playing! Fun to learn more even about people you know really well.

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  5. This is going to take all day!

    This section is difficult as 3 isn't enough, so my answers are a random selection from a vast list.

    A1. A Case of You, Joni Mitchell. The Drugs Don't Work, The Verve. Waterfall, Stone Roses.
    A2.The English Patient, Withnail and I, Napoleon Dynamite.
    A3.I don't play video games.
    A4. J.R.R.Tolkien, Ian McEwan, Paulo Coelho
    A5. Can't really say, as I like individual paintings rather than painters.
    A6. English, Art, Biology
    A7. Not really interested in sport, but will occasionally watch tennis, snooker and some cricket.

    B1 Warm
    B2 Pizza
    B3 Two
    B4 What?
    B5 Cats
    B6 Depends on mood, obviously.
    B7 Windows

    C1 Ancient Greek and O.T history/mythology. Sixties Hippy movement.
    C2 Mary Magdalene,J.R.R.Tolkien,John Lennon.
    C3 2
    C4 Mother 3, Father 0
    C5 Yes, but it's not supernatural it's quantum physics
    C6 Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Sardines
    C7 No

    D1 Introvert masquerading as extrovert :)
    D2 Speaking probably
    D3 Depends what kind of fish you like!
    D4 Both depending on circumstances
    D5 Openminded
    D6 Yes,reasonably
    D7 Above

    E1 In what? I don't play baseball or cricket.
    E2 Frequently
    E3 Yes
    E4 Yes, but not sure what you mean by formal. I didn't have to wear a tie or anything. :-)
    E5 Part of my brain was removed by aliens just prior to my birth. However I have no proof of this. (Can you tell I'm getting fidgety now?)
    E6 This reminds me of a game The Weirdo and I play: would you rather be called Oswald, Percival or Gerald?
    E7 Better on the big screen, but prefer to be in my own home so I can make tea and have loo breaks.

    F1 I can usually win breath holding contests, Peeing at night world record holder, and I can still hula hoop!
    F2 Choose life
    F3 America from England
    F4 Damn. That means I only have 4 1/2 years left. Better start calming down.
    F5 Famous for what?
    F6 I am very loved and nearly poor. I'll stick with that.
    F7 Yes

    G1 God knows! :)
    G2 No, just nervous.
    G3 Hearing I suppose
    G4 I'm a good driver, don't particularly enjoy it.
    G5 9/10
    G6 15 years, but I wouldn't exactly call it romantic.
    G7 Very rare for me to buy coffe at Starbucks but always straight houseblend Americano with dash of milk.

    H1 No, and I've never really understood why people say they do.
    H2 Both but am a terrible nostalgic
    H3 First name, yes.
    H4 Fine with it.
    H5 Yes
    H6 Summer. All that life and light.
    H7 3-4 times

    I1 Piano
    I2 Savoury
    I3 I don't drink sodas
    I4 Lions. They feature in my nightmares. Only male ones though.
    I5 1 toe, 1 finger and hairline wrist fracture.
    I6 Red wine and real ale
    I7 English and cat.

    I need another lie down now.

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  6. Brill, as usual, S... Magdalene.

    -What's O.T history/mythology?
    -B4 perhaps I should have said lorry?
    -C5 deep answer.
    -C6 What the hell is Sardines?
    -E1 in BOWLING. Ball, lane, pins...
    -E4&E5 har har.
    -E6 Percival (or Parzival), obviously.
    -F1 I suppose that means 'endurance.'
    -F2 Bravo, but you chose life often!
    -F5 You could have specified.

    Enjoy your lie-down at lunchtime! Email me sometime. You still working the same job? I'll email you if you don't me.

    Thanks for playing. Maybe I'll reward you all with a pub quiz soon. Prize: A very singular trumpet.

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  7. O.T = Old Testament. Fascinating stuff.

    Sardines is really my favourite game but nobody ever wants to play it with me these days, coz they're all too grown up I suppose. It's a party game and best played in a large house. You turn off all the lights, then one person goes and hides somewhere. The other players split up and silently search for the missing person. When someone finds the 'hider' they quietly get into the same hiding place and wait for the others. Eventually, one by one, people find the hiding place which gets more and more stuffed with bodies - hence sardines(in a can!)Last one loses. Trust me, it's very funny.

    I remember one ridiculous game, years ago, where 4 of us spent a very uncomfortable half hour crouched under a table in the dark, trying not to giggle and give the hiding place away while we waited for the final player to find us all. Well we waited and waited, whispering 'Where the hell is Frank?' What's taking him so long?' Only to have Frank suddenly explode with laughter, having been hidden under the table with the rest of us all along. Picture the ridiculousness of a situation where five supposed adults are crouched under a table in the dark,for half an hour, for no reason whatsoever!

    Well, we are were all English and probably a bit drunk too.

    In answer to you last questions, still technically employed but have been off work for weeks and now diagnosed with CFS following a mono infection in March. All very frustrating and a bit scary. Would love to hear from you, so email away anytime J. xx

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  8. A1 The hills are alive, Edelweiss
    A2 Sound of Music, LOTR, Star wars series
    A3 The old orig Mac game with stuff bouncing around etc - Name?
    A4 Alexander Kent, Tolkien,
    A5 No Favs
    A6 Physics, Math Recess
    A7 Used to like baseball. Don't like professional any more, more business than sport, used to like ski, bones too brittle now.

    B1 Warm
    B2 Hamb
    B3 One
    B4 Cars, like trucks but eat too much gas
    B5 Dogs
    B6 Going out once in a while
    B7 Mac, Mac, and Mac

    C1 Wow big question, European history, Pre history, Paris
    C2 Napolean, Louie XIV, Lincoln
    C3 One brother
    C4 Dad 4? Mom 1
    C5 Nope
    C6 Scrabble LOL
    C7 No

    D1 Mostly intro
    D2 That really depends on what the subject is.
    D3 That's a laugh.
    D4 Mostly calm
    D5 A little open, prob more closed
    D6 Yes
    D7 Used to be above ave

    E1 ?? close to 200 a long time ago
    E2 rarely
    E3 No
    E4 No
    E5 Appendix
    E6 April, May, and June just kidding
    E7 Theater for "big" movies, home is fine for rest.

    F1 None of the above now
    F2 Landed an airplane by myself the first time.
    F3 London, Paris, Austria
    F4 Gentle and 90
    F5 In between.
    F6 Also in between but if I have to decide loved/poor
    F7 Yes

    G1 agnostic, meaning for me don't care
    G2 Love motorcycles, hate roller coasters
    G3 Easy, hearing, losing sight would be terrible
    G4 Good, like to
    G5 I am good, really. Not many places to do it now.
    G6 26 yr
    G7 Coffee - boring

    H1 No
    H2 Not really except have health fears of the future
    H3 Neutral
    H4 OK but see H2
    H5 My family Yes. People I don't know No
    H6 Spring, New beautiful weather, new leaves, green hills etc
    H7 1+

    I1 Trumpet/Tuba/Sousaphone
    I2 Define Savory like nuts, chips ( or candy, how can one choose )
    I3 No preference Diet ( I actually like it better )
    I4 ALL THREE in the wild
    I5 Clavicle, Radius/Ulna
    I6 Champagne then cocktails
    I7 English

    Im Tired!

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  9. Thanks, Bill. The only answer I know you're lying about is Scrabble.

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  10. Jesus, this was a long quiz. Sorry about that, I'll make the next half as long. Part 1/3 (Blogger doesn't like my long-windedness).

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    META's Answers
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    A1 - Favorite songs?
    "Don't Fade Away" by Dead Can Dance, "Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me" by The Smiths, "God" by John Lennon, "Echoes" by Pink Floyd, and I'll stop there or I'll list 25. Mags was right, 3 is too hard, so I've cheated.

    A2 - Favorite films?
    Rebel Without a Cause, Unforgiven, Blade Runner, Mulholland Drive, Cinema Paradiso, Seven Samurai, so many others.

    A3 - Favorite video games?
    Banjo-Kazooie, Ultima III-V, Baldur's Gate, Gauntlet, Diablo I&II, Age of Kings, Morrowind, Tetris, Crystal Quest....

    A4 - Favorite authors?
    JRR Tolkien, Isaac Asimov, Jane Austen, Emily Bronte, Sylvia Plath, Richard Dawkins, Arthur C. Clarke, Lao Tzu, Albert Camus, John Gribbin, Pema Chödrön, Herman Hesse, Greg Bear, Philip Pullman, Stephen Donaldson, lots more.

    A5 - Favorite painters?
    Edvard Munch, Vincent van Gogh, Caravaggio, Bouguereau, Emily Carr & 'Group of Seven' Canadian artists, Vermeer, ...resists urge to list more.

    A6 - Favorite subjects in school?
    Physics, English, History, Statistics, Art History.

    A7 - Favorite sports?
    Tennis, Baseball, Basketball, Table Tennis, Racquetball, Skiing, White water rafting, Scuba.


    B1 - Warm colors or cool?
    Cool until about 4 years ago. Now I'm digging on warm colors.

    B2 - Pizza or hamburgers?
    Tough one, but I have to go with pizza.

    B3 - One-story houses or two?
    Spacious one-story: No stairs or noise from above!

    B4 - Cars or trucks?
    Cars, especially fast ones with grippy tires.

    B5 - Dogs or cats?
    Kitty cats.

    B6 - Staying in or going out?
    I stay in so much in actual fact that it's a treat to go out. If I went out more I would tire of it and want more 'home' time. So both.

    B7 - Mac or Windows?
    Mac, although I'm on a Windows machine at the moment. Can't afford a newer Mac right now.


    C1 - History that interests you?
    Ancient Egypt (above all), Ancient Greece, Sumeria, Akkadia, Persia, Hittites/Anatolia (modern Turkey), The Holy Land (Levant), Syria, Ancient Britain, the time of The Crusades/Templars in France, the Merovingian kings, Knights Templar and Hospitaller, Cathars, Gnostics, Tartars, Cossacks, Sarmatians, Huns, and other plains people, Byzantium at its height, Ancient Norse, the Cretaceous period, Ancient Sudan and Ethiopia (Nubia), Madagascar, and Victorian/Edwardian England, among others.

    C2 - People you'd like to meet?
    Isaac Asimov, Imhotep, Albert Einstein, Jesus (Joshua) the Nazarene, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Siddhartha Gautama, Gandhi, Leonardo, Nikola Tesla, Ben Franklin, Lavoisier, Maxwell, Pascal, Babbage, Turing, Von Neumann, Thomas Paine, Rousseau, Voltaire, others.

    C3 - Your siblings?
    A brother and two sisters.

    C4 - Parental siblings?
    Mom has a brother and a sister. Dad has a sister.

    C5 - Believe in the supernatural?
    No. Everything is natural, we just may not understand some things yet.

    C6 - Favorite games?
    Scrabble (especially with Bill), Chess, Trivia games, lots more.

    C7 - Favorite athletes? Lance Armstrong, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Kobe Bryant, Barry Bonds, Magic Johnson, Lou Gehrig, Zinedine Zidane, Will Clark, James Worthy, John McEnroe.

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  11. Part 2/3...

    D1 - Introverted or extroverted?
    Introverted, but capable of extroversion if put on the spot or behind a computer screen. People tend to balance out with age, I think.

    D2 - Better speaking or listening?
    I can talk forever once I get going (a fault of mine), but I do enjoy listening to interesting people very much.

    D3 - Are you "a good catch"?
    That depends... financially, practically - at the moment, no. For intellect, passion, intimacy, and potential, then yes. But it would take a leap of faith from the other person.

    D4 - Angsty or calm person?
    Very angsty, though I control it better now than when I was younger.

    D5 - Open-minded or decided?
    I'd like to say completely open-minded, but I think it's closer to 70/30, maybe even closer. I have some strong opinions but I am quite capable of being swayed by evidence. I like to think I'm rational about most things, but I don't deny I'm emotional as well.

    D6 - Quickly learn detailed tasks?
    When the tasks are interesting, then definitely.

    D7 - Do you consider your memory skills above or below average? Below in the short-term or for anything practical or uninteresting. Above for trivial facts or subjects which interest me. I remember very odd, specific things for no reason.


    E1 - Highest score you're bowled?
    239, but that was an aberration. Only bowled over 200 twice. Average is MUCH lower, maybe 135 or something. Depends on how often I go, as with anyone.

    E2 - Date frequently or rarely?
    Rarely, but in long-term relationships.

    E3 - Associate numbers with colors?
    Intensely, yes. Everything else too: people, countries, smells, you name it. They all have colors.

    E4 - Ever had formal therapy?
    Yes.

    E5 - Ever had an organ removed?
    Two, in fact.

    E6 - Names you like for girls?
    I like Russian names and old-fashioned names: Sonia, Katerina, Natalia, Selene, Sophia, Lucinda, Claire, Emily, Natasha, Sadie, Susannah.

    E7 - Movies: Theatre or home?
    In a nice modern theatre with great sound. IMAX if possible!


    F1 - Strength, endurance, or agility?
    Agility for sure.

    F2 - Bravest thing you've done?
    Gone in for shock therapy I suppose. Although, I was desperate, so I don't know how brave it really was. Also, I raised a child, that's brave for anyone. And it takes bravery just to make it through some nights.

    F3 - Furthest you've traveled?
    Thailand, Russia/Ukraine, Switzerland/Germany/Austria.

    F4 - Passionately to 55 or gently to 80?
    Argh...I would have always said 55 till fairly recently. I'm less than 20 years from that age now so I'll pick 80!

    F5 - Famous or anonymous?
    Famous, if it was for something I earned and was proud of, like making a discovery or writing a book, and if the fame didn't backlash. Not TOO famous - I'd hate to lose all my privacy. Not Brad Pitt famous, more like Einstein (known, respected, looked up to). That would be ok, but I could also do without it and stay anonymous. It doesn't bother me at all, though the perks would be nice (seats at a nice restaurant, tickets to a concert or musical, big sporting event etc.)

    F6 - Rich without intimacy or loved but poor?
    Very loved. Life is empty for me without a strong and loving companion in my life.

    F7 - Have you ever been baptized?
    Nope.

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  12. Part 3/3...

    G1 - Theist, deist, agnostic, or atheist?
    Agnostic. Certainly not theistic.

    G2 - Get excited by speed?
    Oh hell yeah.

    G3 - Rather lose vision or hearing?
    Crap...hearing, I guess. :-|

    G4 - Good driver? Like to drive?
    Yes, I'm a good driver, though my mind wanders at times, which isn't good. I only actually enjoy driving if it's in a sports car on a curvy road, or to somewhere I haven't been before. Hate routine driving.

    G5 - Parallel parking? 1-10. Be honest!
    10!

    G6 - Longest romantic relationship?
    11 years, not that it was always romantic.

    G7 - What do you order at Starbucks?
    Grande mocha frappaccino, twice blended, no whip.


    H1 - Do you have a favorite number?
    Yes, 2 and 22. I like squares a lot as well. I respect primes but they make me uneasy, especially the Mersenne variety. Part of it is that I generally loathe odd numbers, and all primes are obviously odd. Extremely odd, in fact.

    H2 - Long for the past or look to the future?
    I can't help it, I long for the past. I'm trying to change that, but it's hard.

    H3 - Do you like your own name?
    I'm fine with it, it's only a name.

    H4 - Age: OK or distraught?
    Distraught. I feel 18 sometimes, 80 sometimes. Never 36 though. It's going by too quickly...

    H5 - Enjoy looking through family photographs?
    Yes, very much. I'm really nostalgic.

    H6 - Favorite season?
    Spring and autumn - mild weather and the excitement of change in the air. Don't like extremes of either heat or cold. Between the two... Spring I guess, despite some allergies. It's just so beautiful, and the days are getting longer :) I love the colors of autumn though, and the first bite of chill in the air after a long, sweaty summer.

    H7 - Times you've had your heart broken?
    Five.


    I1 - Play a musical instrument?
    No. I took some piano lessons and I learned a bit on the bass and keyboards from my dad, but I never kept either up. Would love to learn guitar. I think I'd be great at drums, but I'm not interested in learning!

    I2 - Sweet or savory snacks?
    Savory, please.

    I3 - Coke or Pepsi? Regular or Diet?
    Classic Coke, in all its teeth-destroying glory. I'm trying to limit my intake to lose some pounds/kilos, so I'm drinking mineral water and diet soda w/lemon much more often now. :-|

    I4 - Scared by lions, tigers, or bears?
    They're all to be respected and feared (and treasured), but grizzly and Kodiak bears scare the crap out of me. Bill's right though, all of them, in the wild. At least I could pet a tiger real quick while it was eating me, though.

    I5 - Have you ever broken a bone?
    Right collarbone (clavicle) twice, and at least one finger, maybe even a rib. Heart-bone a few times, see above.

    I6 - Red wine, white wine, beer, cocktails?
    Hmm... GOOD red wine, refreshing & tasty ale, cocktails (eg, white russian or irish coffey), in that order. White wine = yuck. Love dry champagne though; thanks for the reminder Bill.

    I7 - Which languages do you speak?
    Only really English. I can communicate basic ideas and understand more than I can speak in both German and Spanish, but I'm not fluent in them by any means. Would love to be, along with French, Hungarian, Finnish, Elvish (heh). No interest in Far Eastern languages for some reason. Interested in the true sound of ancient Egyptian, Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Sumerian. If only we could time-travel!

    *Whew* I'm done!

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  13. I think we're all done. That was interesting, but yes, shorter is a good idea.

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  14. At last, but not at least... :) Here i go!

    A1 What are three of your favorite songs?
    Eddie Grant: Electric Avenue, AClightningDC: You Shook Me All Night Long, Guns 'N' Roses: Sweet Child of Mine

    A2 What are three of your favorite films?
    Nightmare on Elm Street (all of them), The Mask, The Prophecy (first one)

    A3 What are three of your favorite video games?
    Super Mario (Nintendo), Heroes of Might and Magic III The Complete Version (PC), Baldur's Gate The Dark Alliance II (PS2)

    A4 Who are three of your favorite authors?
    Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gainman

    A5 Who are three of your favorite painters?
    Victor Vasarelly, Salvadore Dalí, Boros Zoltán&Szikszai Gábor (hungarian painter pair, work together, homepage: http://www.boros-szikszai.com/)

    A6 What were your three favorite subjects in school?
    Biology, Literature, Grammar
    A7 What are three of your favorite sports
    To do? Swimming, horse riding, bicycle riding. To watch? Acrobatic diving, ice skateing, dance shows...

    B1 Do you prefer warm colors or cool?
    Warms.

    B2 Do you prefer pizza or hamburgers (or veggieburgers)?
    Pizza. :)

    B3 Do you prefer one-story houses or two?
    I would like to live in a house with two floors.

    B4 Do you prefer cars or trucks?
    Monster trucks, of course. :D

    B5 Do you prefer dogs or cats?
    Kittiiiiiez!!!!

    B6 Do you prefer staying in or going out?
    50-50%

    B7 Do you prefer Mac or Windows?
    WinShit.

    C1 What events/times/places in history interest you?
    Middle Ages wordlwide, and ancient Middle-America (aztecs, inkas, olmecs, etc)

    C2 Who are three people you'd like to go back and meet?
    Árpád, the king of the hungarians at the age of the occupation/settlement.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_prehistory) St. Stephen the First.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_I_of_Hungary) Matthias Corvinus/Hunyadi. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthias_Corvinus_of_Hungary)

    C3 How many siblings do you have?
    Four. 2 half-brothers, and 2 half-sisters.

    C4 How many siblings did each of your parents have?
    Mom: 2 sisters (one is alive), dad: 2, 1 sister and 1 brother (sister is alive).

    C5 Do you believe in the supernatural?
    Naturally. :D

    C6 What are some of your favorite "real" games (not computer, not sports)
    Role playing games (especially on the World of Darkness: Vampire, Werewolf)

    C7 Did you or do you have a favorite athlete or athletes? Who?
    I don't know athletes. :(

    D1 Do you consider yourself introverted or extroverted?
    Mostly extroverted.

    D2 Do you consider yourself better at speaking or listening?
    50-50%, depends on the others. :)

    D3 Do you consider yourself to be "a good catch"?
    Please define „good catch”, i don't now the term

    D4 Do you consider yourself an angsty or a calm person?
    Mostly calm, except when not. :)

    D5 Do you consider yourself open-minded or decided on most things?
    Open-minded. Yes, I can say.

    D6 Do you consider yourself a quick learner of detailed tasks?
    Depends on the task, but if it fits for me, then yes, i can be a quick learner.

    D7 Do you consider your memory skills above or below average?
    Beeeeelooow. :D

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  15. Part 2:

    E1 What is the highest score you're ever bowled?
    You mean bowling? I don't know the score system, but once i made all the small men (bowling pins) lay down at the end of the road. :) With one big ball, in one roll.

    E2 Do you/did you date frequently or rarely?
    Rarely.

    E3 Do you associate numbers (and other things) with specific colors?
    Unfortunatelly i dont have that skill. :)

    E4 Have you ever had formal therapy?
    From a shrink? I've been on a 10-time talking stuff, but no medicines or hospital or so. She was a psychologist, not a psychiatrist.

    E5 Have you ever had an organ surgically removed?
    Nope, except fot teeth. :)

    E6 What are some names you like for the opposite sex?
    Kristóf, Zalán, Gergő, Csaba, Dean Winchester :))))

    E7 Do you prefer to see movies in the theater or at home?
    Home, i dont need the stupid and LOUD crowd... :)

    F1 Your best physical fitness attribute: strength, endurance, or agility?
    Agility

    F2 What is one of the bravest things you've done?
    I helped a drunken old man to get home, deep in the 8th district where I live (this is one of the worst-evil-reputed in town) at night. It was very cold, chilly weather, and he fell on his knees and could not walk by himself. I was afraid if i let him there, he would have been frozen...

    F3 What are some of the furthest places you've traveled to?
    Maybe Venice, Italy...

    F4 Would you rather live a passionate life and die at 55 or a gentle life and die at 80?
    Passionate life, and die at 80. :D

    F5 Would you rather be famous or anonymous?
    Anonymous.

    F6 Would you rather be rich without intimacy or very loved but nearly poor?
    I am nearly poor and i have enough, i want to be rich now. :)

    F7 Have you ever been baptized?
    Yepp im a roman catholic.

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  16. Part 3 (I dunno why it keeps refusing my comments):

    G1 Are you a theist, deist, agnostic, or atheist?
    Multi-theist: I belive in every god/upper power/anything you call in the world.

    G2 Do you get excited by speed (motorcycles, jet fighters, roller-coasters)?
    Not very much, I prefer safety. Okay to use them, but wisely. :)

    G3 Would you rather lose your vision or your hearing?
    NONE, never, i would rather die. If i must choose... hearing. Im serious, i would die without my vision.

    G4 Are you a good driver? Do you like to drive or just do it because you have to?
    I have my driving licence for 12 years, but havent practiced for 11 years... :)

    G5 How good are you at parallel parking? 1-10. Be honest!
    I was quite good in it, maybe a 7 or 8.

    G6 What's the longest romantic relationship you've been in?
    Im in the longest now, it is existing for almost 5 years (4 and a ¾).

    G7 What do you generally order at Starbucks?
    I dont go there.

    H1 Do you have a favorite number? What is it?
    19

    H2 Long for the past or look forward to the future?
    Both, but usually future.

    H3 Do you like your own name? No, Neutral, or Yes?
    Yes i like my name. :)

    H4 Are you ok with your age or somewhat distraught about it?
    I dont want to be this old i am (will ba soon), but im lucky i dont feel myself like that, but younger. Sometimes. Sometimes i feel 100 years old...

    H5 Do you enjoy looking through old family photographs?
    I like to laugh on them.

    H6 What is your favorite season and why, briefly?
    Summer. Because I lov the hot weather (especialy if i ave the chance to go to some water-kinda places, the Lake Balaton or so). And I hate cold.

    H7 How many times have you had your heart broken, roughly?
    From the beginning of high school or kindergarten counts...? :) Maybe... 6-8 times... but only one was really hard. And the relationship itself, not the ending. :)

    I1 Do you/did you play a musical instrument? Which?
    I thaught to play on piano for 6 years and on guitar for 2 years.

    I2 Do you prefer sweet or savory snacks?
    Depends on my mood, i like both.

    I3 Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi? Regular or Diet?
    Coke, definitelly regular, no disgusting zeros and lights or so. :)

    I4 Lions, tigers, or bears? Which scare you the most?
    None. :) Bear. :)

    I5 Have you ever broken a bone? How many and/or which?
    I think no. Once i had a big and bleeding nose after a fall from the horse, but it was not broken i think...

    I6 Red wine, white wine, beer, or cocktails (most preferred)?
    Coctails first, then sweet white wines, then sweet red wines. I dont like dry wines very much, and i never rink beer.

    I7 Which languages do you speak well enough to communicate in? Don't be modest.
    Hungarian and english. A bit. :)

    Okay then? :)

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  17. Yay, another answer.

    Here are some comments on the last three participants, which I neglected a bit till now.

    Comments to Magdalene...

    The OT is indeed fascinating, if also laughable, scary, racist, sexist, genocidal, infanticidal, inconsistent, of obvious terrestrial origins (much of it borrowed, no less), and utter bollocks as a guide to morality or historical or philosophical "truth," whatever that might be.

    But I'm continually fascinated by Cain and Abel, Abraham and Isaac, Enoch, Job, Ezekiel, Daniel, and all the rest of it. Within the text and also without; in other words in the actual historical context in which it was set down in writing, then later cobbled together as the Pentateuch/Torah, then the Old Testament, and how so many other writings of the times were strategically left behind... Oh, and Sardines sounds like a hoot, I dunno why we don't play that variation here. I'd play!


    Comments on Bill's answers...

    A1: I had to check to make sure this wasn't Emapth.
    A2: Good choices!
    A3: Crystal Quest?
    A4: I had to look up Alexander Kent. Naval battles!
    A5: Ah yes, recess...
    B7: =)
    C1: Yeah, too big a question. Good ones though.
    C2: The Sun King will see you now!
    C7: Not many fans of athletes here...
    D2: Good point.
    D3: I think you're selling yourself short.
    D5: Good honesty.
    E1: Good score.
    E6: Lol! Haven't heard that one before.
    E7: Agree.
    F1: You're still pretty strong.
    F2: Awesome! I wish I could fly a plane. Like an F-22.
    F4: Cheater!
    G2: Empath hates that I like motorcycles :(
    G5: Yeah, you've very good at it.
    C7: Nothing wrong with plain coffee.
    H5: Hehe. I never thought of non-family photos! Boring!
    H7: You're much tougher than some of us.
    I1: Shoulda kept up the sousaphone!!!
    I2: Wow, lots of savory/salty people here.
    I3: But do you like them better with lemon?
    I4: Haha. 2nd best answer all-around on this post.
    I5: Lots of broken clavicles...

    You may go rest now.


    Comments on Mandula's answers...

    A1: I didn't know you were such a rocker!
    A4: All great choices.
    A5: Thanks, I'll look them up.
    A6: Not science? *Gasp*
    B7: I guess you don't have much choice...
    C1: Ah yes, Mesoamerica. Good one!
    C2: Again, I'll check all these out.
    C5: Hehe.
    C6: Hmm, no surprise there.
    D2: You're a very good listener.
    D3: A good catch is literally a good fish to catch, but the slang meaning is a good person to find as a boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse.
    D5: I agree from what I know of you.
    D7: Yet still better than mine.
    E1: LOL! This is quite possibly the best answer from anyone on the whole questionnaire. Lol...
    E4: That counts.
    E5: That doesn't - teeth aren't organs!
    E6: Dean Winchester, lol. You and your TV...
    E7: You agree exactly with my mom and brother.
    F1: I dunno, you look pretty strong!
    F2: That's a great story and a very nice thing you did.
    F3: Ooh, I want to go there.
    F4: Cheater!
    F5: Haha.
    F7: Hisss!!
    G1: Another word for this is Polytheistic.
    G4: Ask George for a Hummer so you can practice.
    G7: What about coffee/cafés in general?
    H1: Horrible number! Ick.
    H2: Good for you.
    H4: I know how you feel...
    I1: You should have formed a band :)
    I3: Yeah! You go, girl.
    I4: Lol.
    I6: o.O
    I7: You speak English very well.

    Thank you! Very interesting answers!


    Anyone else out there?

    Sheila?

    Heath?

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  18. Sheila will probably answer in a month or two LOL

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  19. That's ok too!

    We're never closed for business here at The Meta-Plane.

    ;-)

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  20. A1: ....and proud of it. _and_ i’m a popper/discoqueen too. In the same time. :D

    A6: We don’t have subjects in school called science – there were individually biology, chemistry, phisycs, math, history, etc. But i liked the drawing classes too. :)

    B7: I do have a choice, i have an ubuntu cd, but i dont think i ever wanna use it... im okay with my dirty old XP. :D

    D2: Thank you. :)

    D3: Oh, okay, so, i think im not the goldfish the boys want – im not beautiful, nor rich, although i was/am told to be good in bed and in the kitchen too. :)

    E1: Thankx. :D

    F1: I am weak as a girl. :D

    F2: :)

    F7: I was only 10... :) (excuse...?)

    G1: Ohh, yepp, thanks. :D

    G4: If i only... :)))))

    G7: Usually capucchino, or sometimes (summers) ice coffee, or irish coffee. But i drink coffee at daytime very rarely.

    H1: Why? Best number, ever. :)

    I1: Alone? And what should i have named that band, Octopussy? :D

    I3: But i dont drink coke too often, i prefer (from sodas) ginger or tonic, or simple fruit juices. And tomato juice, of course. :)

    I6: ?

    I7: Khm, try to do my best. Not always successfully. :D

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  21. A1: That's nice. You should meet my sis, you two would get along great.
    A6: It's the same here, goofball. I meant "science" as in ANY of the sciences... You MUST have liked Geology and Chemistry, since you love metals and precious stones. Or do you just like shiny things?
    B7: Watch your language! I happen to use XP too! Not gonna downgrade to Vista or 7, and Ubuntu doesn't seem worth the hassle... so XP it is, for now. I'll save for that Macintosh someday.
    D3: That's all that matters!
    F1: You ARE a girl. I hope...
    F7: You are excused, then.
    G4: Remember, the sack of gold...
    G7: Those all sound good.
    H1: 19 is most definitely NOT the best number, unless it's a woman's age (lol, jk). First of all it's odd, which is a crime, and secondly it's a prime, which is a felony!!
    I1: No, you would need 7 other women in the band to use that name.
    I3: You should drink more Coke. It's healthy for your teeth and your stomach, and it instantly dissolves other food, so you'll never get fat.
    I6: Just showing my dislike of sweet wines and for your dislike of beer.
    I7: Successful almost all the time. Remember in the question I said "Don't be humble!" I meant, it too. :)

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  22. Lol, okay, but I will grow 6 more hands to be an individual Octopussy (I dont need concurrency ;) ), will drink 19 litre of coke every day to stay fit and charming, while Im learning science on my xp-guarded pc. Then go and try to lift that very heavy sack of gold to buy me a beautiful monster truck, in which I will listening to pop and rock and heavy metal infinitely. :D

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  23. At last, she's getting the basic idea =)

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  24. A1
    Sir Psycho Sexy,R.H.C.P.
    Since I've been lovin' you, Led Zep
    The Last time I saw Richard, Joni M

    A2
    Withnail and I
    Fast, Cheap and out of control
    Napolean Dynamite

    A3
    yuk!

    A4
    Dunno
    A5
    Dunno
    A6
    ?
    A7
    cricket
    cricket
    cricket

    B1
    cool
    B2
    pizza
    B3
    2
    B4
    cars
    B5
    cats
    B6
    out
    B7
    cheese

    C1
    ww1, rise of european fascism, rise and continuation of u.s. shit foreign policy ie bombing the shit out of weak nations they cant buy.
    similar re British foreign policy but earlier. here, now doing this.


    C2
    J.C.
    Leonardo d.v
    me
    C3
    2
    C4
    d2 m7
    C5
    kinda
    C6
    scrabble, chess, buckaroo, kerplunk, sex
    C7
    no
    D1
    intro
    D2
    speaking
    D3
    of course
    D4 Do you consider yourself an angsty or a calm person?
    angstyy inside, calm outside
    D5
    open
    D6
    no (except sex)
    D7
    below

    E1
    10 pin? fuck knows
    cricket,(known as best figures) 7 overs, 4 maidens, 7 wickets for 4 runs
    E2
    Date?? Is this the 1950's
    E3
    Synesthesia, yes. I associate cats with the number 2. Can't think why.
    E4
    yes
    E5
    How dare you!!!
    E6
    Deirdre, Mildred, Immelda, Porridge.
    E7
    cinema

    F1
    endurance
    F2
    fathered a child
    F3
    just down the road from you, oddly enough. Marin cty
    F4
    80
    F5
    anonymous
    F6
    the latter
    F7
    maybe, can't remember

    G1
    agnostic
    G2
    amphetamines
    G3
    pardon?
    G4
    yes, sometimes love it, sometimes not so keen.
    G5
    8-9
    G6
    8 years, the romance exitted long
    b4 the end
    G7
    the napkins

    H1
    not really, perhaps 2 or infinity.
    H2
    both
    H3
    yes
    H4
    ok
    H5
    they're not generally transparent, but yes
    H6
    pepper, oh no I see. summer, cos of cricket, silly.
    H7
    once or twice

    I1
    yes guitar and bass, mouth organ spoons
    I2
    sav
    I3
    hate both
    regular or diet?
    are you calling me fat?
    I4
    Ligers
    I5
    yes. 2 in my r.h. ring finger on 2001. 1 in my l.h. ring finger 3 weeks ago
    I6
    beer
    I7
    english, Martian

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  25. Thank you, Rex. Nice to hear from you. Won't event attempt to comment on your answers, they sort of speak for themselves.

    Cheers - hope the cricket is chirping along quite nicely for ya.

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  26. my pleasure, old boy. 2 years ago you said you might take up cricket. I reckon you'd love it, appeal to your gentle sense of Anglophilia. You don't have to be any good, but think as you are a 'big sports fan' as you say stateside, you probably wont be too shabby. Doesn't rain so often in CA so get yarass out there and learn the delicate Zen art of leg spin. Look some up on utube to whet your appetite. T20 is a short vesion of the game which would probably appeal to baseball lovers as the ball is white and tends to disappear into the animated crowd with uncricketlike regularity and frequency. Very big in India, check it out dude. End of Cricket Evangelism, have a nice day.

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  27. The only problem with what you are proposing is that I would immediately dominate the feeble US competition and be ushered into the UK (or India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal...) with a lucrative contract awaiting me but with homesickness tugging at my mack. Well, damn the homesickness, I'll take the money!

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  28. C'mon....28 comments now. Let's break 30, for old times' sake!

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  29. A1-2, A4-5 Honestly I can't pick 3
    A3 The only one I've played and remember the name of is Crash Bandicoot, and then Wii Sports currently
    A6 Math, physics, french
    A7 floorball, cycling, running
    B1 warm
    B2 pizza, unless it's a less commercial and really good burger
    B3 no
    B4 cars
    B5 dogs
    B6 in
    B7 Windows, but not loving it

    C1 interesting question, I suppose any time of change to the better
    C2 I'd use all three wishes for meeting grandparents and greatgrandparents that I've never met
    C3 2 x ½
    C4 2 and 2x½
    C5 no
    C6 like boardgames? Puerto Rico and the settlers of Catan
    C7 not really, but i do admire lance armstrong

    D1 depends on the situation
    D2 speaking
    D3 of course!
    D4 i appear calm, but sometimes very angsty
    D5 quite open-minded, can have a fast opinion but still open to well formulated counter arguments
    D6 semi-quick
    D7 below, unfortunately

    E1 not very good, can't remember
    E2 rarely
    E3 no
    E4 no
    E5 no
    E6 i prefer international names
    E7 theater is always best especially for those with lots of special effects, but of course watching movies at home can be pretty good too, lovely comfortable

    F1 endurance
    F2 breaking a long relationship that didn't make me happy enough, switching carreers
    F3 US
    F4 tough one!! gentle life doesn't sound that bad and I'd love to live a long life, but no passion at all sounds terrible
    F5 anonymous
    F6 loved & poor
    F7 yes

    G1 agnostic/atheist - of course I can't know for sure. It would be sort of nice and would explain a lot if there was some greater force, but for sure it can't be any of the religions of our world
    G2 yes! But merely as a passanger
    G3 a classic dilemma but I suppose I'd rather lose my hearing
    G4 Not very good, my mind wanders too easily
    G5 2
    G6 10 yrs, but it wasn't very romantic in the last years
    G7 Have only been a couple of times and I chose some fancy flavored drink, cappucino is always great, normally it's black coffee, no sugar for me

    H1 No
    H2 look forward to the future
    H3 Yes
    H4 ok
    H5 yes
    H6 spring, when the horrible winter finally ends and the summer is still ahead, everything comes to life
    H7 never?

    I1 a little guitar in high school
    I2 sweet
    I3 Diet, Pepsi or Coke doesn't matter
    I4 Suppose bears, since more likely I'd run into one here. I was pretty scared by a mommy lion a few weeks ago in the zoo although she was behind the fence, that was a cool experience
    I5 no
    I6 a good beer or red wine, but on the other hand a nice coctail or irish coffee would be great too - can't decide
    I7 finnish, swedish, english, french, german

    - wow, I reached the end sooner than I had feared!

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  30. WOW, another victim...er, participant... I'll comment in a bit!

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  31. Comments on Mist's answers:

    All the 'A' questions just said "3 OF your favorite" not "Your 3 favorite", because I knew to choose the top 3 of these things would be too hard. But that's ok.

    A3 Crash Bandicoot kicks butt. Wii Sports is fun.
    A6 A left-brained person! Lots of physicists visiting my site...
    A7 What's floorball?
    B2 Homemade burgers from the BBQ are yummy!!
    B3 You don't want a house at all?
    B5 I could have guessed this one :-)
    B7 Try a Mac!
    C2 That's a thoughtful answer :)
    C3-C4 That a lot of half people! Just kidding.
    C6 I know the Settlers of Catan well, very fun. Haven't Heard of Puerto Rico, though I've been to the real island! What's the game like? Also, if you like Settlers, try Carcassonne sometime, or any game by Reiner Knizia :)
    C7 Yup, me too. For his pure willpower and stamina.
    D3 Hehe. Confidence! That's a good trait.
    D5 Also to be applauded. Probably a good feature for a doctor.
    D7 Funny, everyone thinks they have a below-average memory! Someone has to be average!
    E5 Still have that appendix then, eh?
    E6 What exactly do you mean by international? Non-Finnish and Non-Swedish? Or names that occur across many cultures? Any examples?
    F1 Good for you. I need more of that. I used to have a ton, but I've let myself go in recent years :-|
    F2 Both are very brave things.
    F4 Yeah, tough question. Agreed.
    F7 I think I continue to be the only person here who wasn't baptized! Come visit me in Hell, everyone.
    G1 Sounds like agnostic to me. I feel the same way. No reasonable person can be a complete atheist, IMO. That's just another form of faith. And yes, the organized religions are all bollocks. The only ones I admire aren't really religions at all, they're philosophies - Taoism and Zen Buddhism.
    G2 Ok, I'll be the driver then!
    G5 Thanks for being honest!
    G6 That seems to be a general trend here as well...
    H2 Good to hear.
    H6 Where you live, that's a very good answer :)
    H7 OMG! Tell me how you've avoided it! (Only if you care to.)
    I3 I agree about the diet versions. But Coke beats Pepsi for the normal versions! (IMO, obviously). When I have diet, I like to put some fresh lemon juice in it if I have a lemon around. If it's from a vending machine, then oh well.
    I4 Bears tend to be a fear for lots of people (along with snakes, dogs, and spiders). Maybe not a phobia, just a normal but definite fear. You can see why though... More bear answers than anything else here.
    I5 Lucky again! Didn't you play on the monkey bars when you were little, jump off of swings, go skiing, or play tackle football/rugby? Hehe.
    I6 It kinda depends on the situation, doesn't it?
    I7 Ok, you're the current record holder!!! Wow.

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  32. To support the longest comment page...

    A7 Seems it sometimes called floor hockey, you find info on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floorball
    B3 For the moment I really like living in the city center and really prefer living in a flat
    C3-C4 Halflings in the land of elves!
    C6 Puerto Rico is really worth a try, my favorite. I didn't like Carcassone nearly as much.
    D7 Yeah, it's like driving skills, very few think they're below average
    E5 Yeah, I had a tiny birth mark removed when I was a kid, hardly counts as an organ although removing the stitches made me faint (!)
    E6 I KNEW you'd get stuck on this, as a matter of fact I realized soon afterwards that I should have been more specific, I meant mainly the Finnish-Swedish-English axis and apologize to the billions of people who do not speak any of those, but they're not reading this ;-).
    H7 Maybe it has to do with D3? Or then it's just a question of definition of a heartbreak
    I3 Coke with lemon sounds delicious. Came to think of a coke drink that I happened to see a special import batch of in a store a few days ago: Cherry Coke, that must be the best coke there is, too bad they normally never have it here.
    I5 This was about broken bones right? Suppose I've been too scared and careful always (knocking on wood)
    I6 Yeah, best is a good (successive) combination of all of them.
    I7 Hooray!

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  33. A7 Ok, I know what floorball/floorhockey is now that I've seen the pic. Never played it but I've played street hockey and similar sports. Anyway, looks like a lot of fun.

    C6 I'll try Puerto Rico then. Cool, a new game!

    D7 Lol. True.

    E5 What a wuss! No wonder you didn't go into surgery.

    E6 Ok, got it now.

    I3 I used to LOVE Cherry Coke growing up. Not so much now, but it's still pretty good. A bit sweet for my adult taste buds.

    I6 Line em up!

    Kiitos!

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