Get to know your Narnians (please do not delete)

[jennyjenjen56]

I have one sister, 2 years younger! :)

[Bitter Milton]

2 sisters, one 3 years younger, one 6 years younger.

[Capstick]

I have five siblings: two sisters, three brothers.

They're approximately 1, 2.5, 4, 7, and 9 years younger than I (obviously I'm the oldest in my family).

[jennyjenjen56]

how old are you?


Im 20! :)

[Smog]

I have five siblings as well, two sisters three brothers (man that's freaky ;))
My oldest brother is 1.5 years older than me, next comes my sister who's about 1 year older. Then it's 2.5, 4.5 and 7 years younger.

[Warrior-Poet51088]

K, here's the basic format for posts so we don't get all answers and no new questions:
1. Your answer, with any comments/explanations
2. Your question.

People can answer a question that they didn't see before somebody else answered it, but you don't have to.

I'm 16, almost 17!!!!!!!!!

Have you ever, or are you currently, considered being a lumberjack?

[DryadofLanternWaste]

Have you ever, or are you currently, consider(ed/ing) being a lumberjack?
well there was that one time back at NAU Band Camp.
"Thank you for using Lumberjack Crosswalks, have a nice day"
(imagine stress on second syllable of "using" and said in the tone of a stewardess)
lol, long story or rather short story, but definately fit for the Duffers.



Do you know what the Latin phrase "quo vadis" means?

[GrayCloak]

Yes, I know what "quo vadis" means, it's also a pretty darn good movie.

and (because I read Aragorn's post and almost split a gut laughing) Is anyone here a Monty Python fan?

[rosymole]

I am a massive Monty Python fan- all genius's every single one!

What were you doing exactly six hours ago?

[pacifiquesea]

I have one younger sister, I'm 23, I've never considered being a lumberjack, I love Monty Python, and exactly 6 hours ago I was in Sunday school.

What kind of area do you live in - a city, suburbs, or rural?

[tgraveline]

I was sleeping rosy peacefully until i was awoken from my slumber.

Who here went to church besides me this morning?

tg

[jennyjenjen56]

Ive been a bad christian I haven't been to church in a while, I have good excuses and some lame ones but I don't feel like sharing! lol :)
No I have never considerd becoming a lumberjack. Six hours ago, I was reading.
I live in a town, well I live outof city limits but it doesn't seem like it! I love monty python as well, but Ive only seen the holy grail.

does anyone else love napoleon dynamite???

[Warrior-Poet51088]

I found ND to be funny--to the extent that it's easy to quote, but was bored to death while watching it. And I did attend church this morning, tg!

What kind of car do you drive, and what would you want to drive?

[rosymole]

I haven't been to church for a long time, although I was speaking to a friend last night and we though we might go again (you guys- i blame you all!). Napolean Dynathing looked a bit rubbish so i didn't bother.

I, even at the age of 124 still can not drive, but if I could I would like a camper van- my grandad has one and it rocks!


What was the last meal you ate?

[Mercury]

the last meal was an apple. :D

i don't have a car and i don't know what car I would want, i.e. I don't really care as long as it's not old and rusty and super small. I live in a city, but would rather be in a suburb or even out in the country. I went to church, but am reconsidering if I'll go again any time soon. Exactly six hours ago I got up and put on some clothes. I didn't see ND and i think lumberjack would be a cool occupation, but being a lady I wouldn't do good in the job.

Alrighty, my question.... what occupation would you want to spend you live with, regardless of money? It has to be something useful though. Not something like hanging out on the beach all day. :p

[Ithilien]

I want to be a stunt pilot but I don't think I have much hope in that. I think I'll just be a starship captain. No hope in that either...

[Warrior-Poet51088]

I think I'll just be a starship captain. No hope in that either...

Hey, 2069 is just around the corner..........Maybe you'll become Zephraim Cochrane (sp., I know.....).

Merc, I'd like to be a writer (creative/allegorical/mythological), and I also have a passion for geography/diplomacy/other cultures, so I might try to put that to use for the state department.

Same!

[Mercury]

and I also have a passion for geography/diplomacy/other cultures, so I might try to put that to use for the state department.

Hey, that sounds excellent! I'm kinda up that same alley, I'm just still trying to figure out how I could possibly switch over to working in that area. I should be going to school and get an appropriate degree. Just no idea how that's supposed to happen. Well, who knows. Most people don't start working in politics till they're well in their thirties or even forties. So I still got a couple years to gather some experience, study more for myself, and maybe go to university at some point.

[Dernhelm]

I did go to church -- two days ago!
For my last meal I ate egg pancake with blackberry jam.
I would like to sing for a liveing (you know, gregorian chant, classical stuff) but nobody would like my voice, I'm afraid. So, I'm interested in grafic< design.

[pacifiquesea]

I would write for a living! And I still can, darn it.

Question: Wouldn't it be awesome to be a nomad?

[Capstick]

Yes, I went to church last Sunday; the only time I don't make it to church is if I'm sick; and even then it has to be pretty serious to prevent me from going-

The last thing I had to eat (er, drink) was a cup of coffee a couple of hours ago-

Six hours previously I was getting some schoolwork done (I just finished now)-

I think I'd like to pursue a career in Law ... however, what would my ideal job be? h'mmmm ... I'm not sure ... being world-dictator has its benefits ...

Wouldn't it be awesome to be a nomad? Nope - I happen to like the benefits of civilization, so I think I'll stay as I am ;)

[Dead Rain]

Yes, I went to church last Sunday; the only time I don't make it to church is if I'm sick; and even then it has to be pretty serious to prevent me from going

are you me twin?

and "Wouldn't it be awesome to be a nomad? " it depends where you are being nomadic....

Question: If you could go to any college, regardless of price or whatnot, which college whould it be? (sorry, i stink at asking questions)

[Ithilien]

I'd like to hear your voice, Dernhelm. I love gregorian chants, classical operas - generally stuff no one else listens to.

And Capstick, why be world dictator, when you could be universe dictator? Oh right, that position is already taken. I'll guess my succesor will just have to wait till 2069 when (according to Aragorn!) I become Zephraim Cochrane!

[GrayCloak]

I'd like to hear your voice, Dernhelm. I love gregorian chants, classical operas - generally stuff no one else listens to.

Wow, I love both opera and gregorian chanting. Dernhelm; look you have a fan basis! ;)


Question: If you could go to any college, regardless of price or whatnot, which college whould it be? (sorry, i stink at asking questions)

I have absalutly no idea; I haven't given going away to college much thought-It really depends on how several other factors work out in my life before then.

[Mercury]

nomadic life... hm, yep, I'd at least try it. Who knows, I might enjoy it. No ties, no stress, no useless rabble, your family moves with you all the time (I'm thinking of nomads like in Mongolia). Sounds quite alright to me.

As for the college. Well, it'd be university rather than college. And I would go to any university that is the best to study philosophy. I even know already what I would write my dissertation on if it ever came to the point of me becoming a doctor. ;) I haven't seen too many universities in the US, but those that I've been to I liked... that would be Berkley CA, DBU TX and Princeton. And I even took some classes at a small local university in NJ for a semester, which I really enjoyed. US universities are so different and a lot better than German universities, I think I would be happy with any decent local uni I could get into. But for the life of me I would not waste my time again studying at university in Germany. I already wasted two years on that. So yeah, if I was rich I'd take my chances at the best possible US university to study philosophy. Any recommendations?

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Oooh! DBU's really close to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO TO DBU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol, I have no idea how good of an institution it is, but, yeah, that'd be cool to meet, well, anybody from here in person!

I'm deciding where I should go right now. I have no one school that I really, really want to go to; I've got about 10 I'm interested in, though. Merc, I couldn't tell you where to go to study philosophy (if I do, I'll tell you!)

Nomad-Not sure. I like the luxuries of civilization, but I hate interacting with people en masse, although I love travelling/exploring everywhere!

Ummmmmm..........................Everybody, y'all do know who Zephraim Cochrane is, right???????

OK, if I could go to any college, I'd go to Oxford or Cambridge in the UK, cuz that'd be aweseome & I could get a degree in linguistics and writing!

How tall are you (approximate if necessary, but if possible, give real measurements)?

[GrayCloak]

How tall are you (approximate if necessary, but if possible, give real measurements)?

I'm 5'10 without shoes (usually 5'11 with),-I always wanted to reach 6 foot, but I guess since I'm already taller then everyone else I know, It's probably a good idea I never got that tall...:)

[Mercury]

I'm a shortie... 5'5

Aragorn, I have a friend (sorta friend) who studies at DBU, which is why I was there and got to see quite a bit of it. I really liked it, the whole atmosphere and everything. The friend I have there should finish this summer if everything went alright. But I don't know, we haven't spoken in a while. And I'm not even sure he'd be pleased to have me there. :p Maybe Texas would be a little hot, too. lol! I remember nearly dieing in the heat when I was there, ha ha. Yeah well, I guess it's unlikely I'd end up going to DBU.

[rosymole]

I am 5'3'' - very good for hiding in crowds. if I could've gone to any university it would have been Bristol- I nearly did but then a friend pursuaded me to go Portsmouth which in comparrison is rubbish, so there are a few regrets there - things could have been so different, boo!

Is it snowing where you are?

[pacifiquesea]

and I'm 5'2" (technically 5'1.75", but still.)

(why do I keep posting at the top of these pages?)

[Capstick]

- I'm 6' 3" tall...

- Sorry Aragorn, not all of us know who Zephraim Cochrane is ... I'm afraid that literary reference is lost on me...

- No, its not snowing where I am at the moment, even though I live in a northern climate zone. We lost all of our snow quite a few weeks back, and recently its been in the mid 50's to low 60's (approx. 13-16 degress Celsius, for those who don't use our weird, American systems of measurement)

- pacifiquesea: its probably the same reason that I keep posting after you :)



QUESTION: What's your favorite book/author and what's your favorite literary genre?

[Dragon]

- Sorry Aragorn, not all of us know who Zephraim Cochrane is ... I'm afraid that literary reference is lost on me...
Zephraim Cochrane was a Star Trek dude who made first contact with Vulcans. I know this only because I have Star Trek "First Contact." "First Contact" and "Insurrection" are pretty much my only sources of knowledge on the startrek universe. (they're the only ones I have, and the other movies I've only seen once if at all) ...this is not a trek nerd talking. ...I am a nerd however! lol watched stargate most of my freetime today.

my favorite book/author and literary genre is a very tough question. I haven't been doing a lot of reading recently. But I do have a question: How many Alfred Hitchcock lovers or haters are out there? I'm a Hitchcock lover. What other directors do y'all like? I'm starting to like Christopher Nolan because of "Memento," a truly inventive film, and I'm hoping he'll be just as inventive with "Batman Begins."

[Mercury]

no, it's not snowing here currently, actually it's been nice and sunny for a few days now. But still very cold and snow is on the way for Sunday.

As for favourite author and genre... phew, well, I do read as much as I have time for, but somehow I still feel I have not read nearly enough to say what genre and author I like best. The author I read most of is C.S.Lewis, clearly because I like his style and how he makes sense in all his books and manages to amaze me, make me sad, happy or just boggle my mind.

Beside Lewis what I read most are either more or less philosophical books (fictional like the Space Trilogy or K-Pax, as well as non fictional like Descarte or Nietzsche... I hate Nietzsche, though. :p ), or historical / biographic novels. I also love (semi-)scientific books, that talk about historical and/or religious and/or mythological documantation, discovery and research. Reading usually always serves two purposes at once for me... firstly, education and quenching my thirst for knowledge, broadening my horizon, and secondly entertainment. Hardly any book I pick up I read simply for entertaining myself. I only do that when I'm really tired of baking my noodle about something and then I look for some easy, enticing read. But usually it's the more taxing literature that I'm drawn to.

[The Prince]

Whats the latest Q :confused:

[Mercury]

Whats the latest Q :confused:

QUESTION: What's your favorite book/author and what's your favorite literary genre?

[pacifiquesea]

Hmmm na na... how can you pick a favorite author? Or literary genre? C.s. Lewis of course, Umberto Eco, Tolkien, Snicket, Gorey, Arthur Golden, Douglas Adams, Dickens, Shakespeare,....I mean, that's just off the top of my head. sci fi, fantasy, historical fiction, philosophy, religion, literary theory, grammar, history, this is getting painful. Can't pick a favorite, sorry.

Question: If you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be?

[Mercury]

Would I have to watch it every day? Or could I also take brakes from watching it at all?

[GrayCloak]

Yeah, that would get a bit boring haveing to watch it everyday....

-My favorite genra is probably fantasy; but unfortuanatly after I read LOTR when I was younger I haven't yet found a book that doesn't seem like a pale imatation of it. So after clearing out the fantasy section in my local library two or three times, I've now turned back to my first love sci-fi. And of course theology books have always been big; I have a stack I'm working through right now; starting with Rushdooney and Lewis. (to answer the origonal question chappy...fav. book LOTR. fav. fictional Authers Tolkien + Lewis. I just like taking a lot more words to say it)

-And I don't know what movie I'd pick above the others. It would probably be something like 'Forbidden Planet' because it's a classic sci-fi film-that, and has a robot in it! ;)

[The Prince]

Thanks for answering My favorite authors are Tolkien and Lewis
Favorite genre Sci-Fi
I know it doesnt make much sense

[rosymole]

Fave author...? oh, toughie - at the moment I'n reading a lot of Stephen Fry - becuase he suites the mood I'm in, Gabriel Garcia Marquez is probably top 3 though.
Re the film, oh it'd had to be LotR triology- probably because with athe EE's it would be very long, and you could spread it out over a long time.

Next Q- If you could be any sort of animal what would you be?

[Goldenrod22]

Hey! My answer is: I would be a bald eagle. Think about it. You can fly anywhere without being shot at!
Next Q: Who is your fav. character in 'The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe'?

[rosymole]

Hi there Goldenrod22, really nice to see you here!
I spose I should answer my own Q first- er, a cat- sleeping, eating- seems ok to me
LWW character- Jill! (there's a thread dedicated to that question in the LWW therad I do believe)

[The Prince]

If I could Be any animal I would Be A wolf There so smart and FAST

[Warrior-Poet51088]

I would be a Green Anole. I have to go now, but answer Dargon's Q (which was accidentally ignored!):

How many Hitchcock (Alfred) lovers and haters are out there? Also, who is your favorite director?

[Warrior-Poet51088]

But I do have a question: How many Alfred Hitchcock lovers or haters are out there? I'm a Hitchcock lover. What other directors do y'all like? I'm starting to like Christopher Nolan because of "Memento," a truly inventive film, and I'm hoping he'll be just as inventive with "Batman Begins."

There we go....................

[The Prince]

Personally I like caspian

[Dernhelm]

I'm 5'9 (exactly).

Not snowing here!

I'm not going to say my favorite author, because I'm not sure! But I think my favorite genre is Fantisy...?

Favorite...I think...Arivis? Maybe?

I can't belive it!!!???!!!! Someone besides me (and my family, and piano teacher;) ) likes Classical music :eek: !!! Two somebody's!!??!!!!!!! Let's start a thread; just to celibrate;).

[pacifiquesea]

You don't have to watch the movie every day - but anytime you wanted to watch a movie, only *this one* would be available. What would it be?

[GrayCloak]

Sorry I missed Dragon's question....

-I can't say I love Alfred Hitchcock, but I certainly respect his work; I usually watch movies with my dad, and since he's not too fond of Hitchock, I've been seriously limited in what I've seen of him. In terms of other directors, I'm not sure...I've always been fond of Spielburg, and of course Schorsi is pretty good. And M. Night Shyamalan is a favorite...but that's just because I like his films in general. (and yes, I butchered spelling thier names, but I can't spell in general, so there! :-)

-If I were an animal I would be a wolf-a gray one; big suprise! :)

-And my favorite character from CoN (Besides Aslan) are Edmund and Eustus, but I'm always had a soft spot for Reepicheep.

I can't belive it!!!???!!!! Someone besides me (and my family, and piano teacher ) likes Classical music !!! Two somebody's!!??!!!!!!! Let's start a thread; just to celibrate. lol, I know how you feel-peoples' lack of enthusiasm for classical music is one of the reasons I started listening to contemperary stuff.

[Warrior-Poet51088]

And my favorite character from CoN (Besides Aslan) are Edmund and Eustus, but I'm always had a soft spot for Reepicheep.


Useless?????????????????????? Sorry, lol!

Anybody wanna ask another question? (hmmmmmmmmmm, cuz then you'd be answering this one, I guess....... :eek: )

[Ithilien]

Don't even get me started on alfred hitchcock!

hey Dernhelm! If I start a classical music thread, will you promise to post?

[Ithilien]

Too late Dernhelm! I'm afraid you must! I just started one!

[I'mbigger/you'reolder]

Since I'm posting replies for a bunch of threads, I'll post one here as well. I'll start another question Aragorn. (does that answer your question?!)


What's the worst meal you've ever eaten?

[rosymole]

Worst meal? probably something I've tried to experiment with which has ended up charcoaled or just plain rancid. Or, possible a meal at a place in Rome which I payed a small fortune for and it could've been cooked better by a five year old?

Did you have to have braces as a youngster? (I did, and not just train tracks but a head brace too- horrid!)

[pacifiquesea]

Yep, from 6th grade to 11th grade. I never had headgear, but I did have to get 2 teeth pulled just to fit all my teeth in my mouth. Miserable experience, braces.

[GrayCloak]

Useless?????????????????????? Sorry, lol!

Dude, as a fellow Calvinist I thought you'd have noticed I picked the two most 'totally depraved' characters who end up reforming by the grace of Aslan. Well...them and the talking mouse...;)

-I don't know the specific worst meal I've ever eaten, but I know it's been at a church pot-luck. I learned a long time ago not to question what certain ladies put in thier casoroles....ug....

-And nope, never had braces, but it does look like I'm gonna have to have my wisdom teeth pulled pretty soon. Ouch!

[Smog]

Here is a basic rule of thumb, if it's called a "Casarole Suprise" don't eat it :eek:!

But I've never had any braces because my teeth, like the rest of me, are completely perfect ;)

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Gray, about the "Usless" comment, I was quoting the deaf owl that Eustace talks to in the beginning of SC.

I got my braces off about a month ago, and now I have a retainer.

Do you like to build things (ranging from models to buildings)?

[I'mbigger/you'reolder]

LEGOS ROCK!!!! Well, they used to, before they started copying off of every hit movie that came out. Now, their best thing is Bionicle. But when I was a kid, Legos were the coolest thing in the world.

What are your top 5 favorite cartoon characters?

[pacifiquesea]

That's a great question, but what does one base her response on? Physical prowess, the ability to banter well with one's enemies...? Let me think about that one.

Edit: oK, this is the list of the moment. After I finish Wolf's Rain it will probably change again.

Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop
David the Gnome - The World of David the Gnome
Unico - The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
Brendan Small - Home Movies
all 3 Triplets of Belleville - The Triplets of Belleville

[I'mbigger/you'reolder]

I'm not going to ask another question, but i just want to tell you, pacifiquesea, that you have quite an awesome list. I haven't seen triplets of Bevelle, but I've heard nothing but good stuff about it.

1)Green Lantern-Justice League
2)Batman-Batman: The Animated Series
3)Jay Sherman-The Critic
4)Tie--Eek! The Cat and The Tick
5)Daffy Duck

[Monkeh]

Hmmm. Might do this one.

Spike Spiegel - Cowboy Bebop
Taz(Tazmanian Devil)
Huey, Duey, Luey(sp?) - Duck Tails
Fash - Justice League
I'll let you know the last one later.

[pacifiquesea]

I'll let you know the last one later.


Ooh, a secret character...

[Dernhelm]

OH, yes. I've had braces. I only got them off recently; I had headgear, bands, everything, I think! Now I have to wear retainers for the rest of my life, evidentally:(. At least they don't hurt!

I like to build sometimes. Mostly I like to take apart broken microwaves, cd players, etc. It's fun!:D

[rosymole]

Re: braces- if they tell you to wear retainers- do! 9my teeths are crossing again now, but at my great age it looks ok, but then the Brits are renound for having bad teeth?)

Was it cartoon/film characters? I'm very lazy as too re-reading the last posts, but i'll have a go re cartoon peeps...
The geeky one from Alvin and the Chipmunks
Dogtagnun (i can't spell so ask if nec!)(say as you see it)
Cheetara (Thundercats!)

I'll think of more later

[Dragon]

favorite cartoon characters:

1. Wakko (Animaniacs)
2. Larry the Cucumber (Veggietales)
3. Donald Duck
4. Kronk (Emperor's New Groove)
5. Bob (Reboot)

[DryadofLanternWaste]

Gray, about the "Usless" comment, I was quoting the deaf owl that Eustace talks to in the beginning of SC.

no its Trumpkin who is deaf, Aragorn you're slipping, *shakes head* jk

Favorite cartoons
1. Mr. Lunt -Veggie Tales
2. Khalil- Veggie Tales
3. Ginger -Chicken Run
4. Tzipporah - Prince of Egypt
5. Bell -Beauty and the Beast

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Hey, make sure to ask a new question after you reply to the previous one, or specify that you want the previous one to continue, y'all!

1. Fowler- Chicken Run
2. Superman- the old-school cartoons where'd he go change in a phone booth!
3. Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd- Barber of Seville
4. Robin Hood- From Disney's animated version
5. The animals in Charlotte's Web

(These aren't in any particular order......)

Question: If you could be any character in the Lord of the Rings (books and movie), who would you be, and why? (By "be", I mean, have to go through everything they had to!)

[pacifiquesea]

Good question. They all had their trials and pain, and I'm a wimp, so I just have to figure out who suffered the least... just kidding. Quite honestly, I've always loved Rosie Cotton, and she was just so cute in the movie! I'd love to be her and just live in the shire and end up marrying Sam.

But for main characters I'd have to say Eowyn, even though she had all of those traumatic physical and emotional experiences, she came out stronger than before, and she got to marry Faramir after being about the coolest warrior next to Aragorn.

I want this question to continue. I didn't know we had to specify. Sorry!

[GrayCloak]

-favorite cartoon characters...

-Pinky, from 'Pinky and the Brain'
-Brain, from 'Pinky and the Brain' ;)
-Wako from 'Animaniacs'
-The origonal Superman
-And...*drum roll* The Tick, from 'The Tick'. BEST SHOW EVER! It was so wasted on kids......

-And when it comes to LOTR characters, I've always wanted to be Sam. (Though I know I'm a girl...) He was loyal and couragous until the end, and I've always liked to think I'd follow my best friend into Mordor.

Though to be honest....I woundn't say no to looking like Arwen...;)

And I have no new question so this one still stands

[rosymole]

Re LotR - I really like Faramir as a character in the books, despite the hideous injuries etc, and in the films I'm going to say Treebeard- he's just the coolestr thing!

Perhaps this lotr Q could be developed into it's own lil thread in the Grey Havens (or what-ever-its-called, I do care I just don't pay attention)

next Q. Do you like public transport?

[Smog]

Never been, so I wouldn't know.

Q. What makes you angry?

[pacifiquesea]

Went on the bus once, didn't mind it. It's a good idea - I support the concept.

Angry...uninformed opinions (though I myself fall into that trap I admit), traffic, public displays of affection (really gross ones, you know), people who try to force their opinions on others, my job, and getting squirted in the face with a water gun. I really hate that.

[I'mbigger/you'reolder]

What makes me angry? Geez, that's a toughy. I'm a really patient guy. I guess what angers me the most is pride. Mine and other peoples'. I just can't stand it when people let you know how much greater they are than you or how much worse you are than them.

Q: If you could have lunch with any historical figure, living or dead, who would it be? (Einstein and/or Jesus do not count! I guess you would have had to see "Adaptation" with Nicolas Cage to understand why I excluded them.)

[rosymole]

Never been, so I wouldn't know.



Then you have missed out on one of great experiences of life. Lots of mad people, some who smell a little strange all cramped onto bus/tube/train - it's the most fun you can have..

I'd quite like to have dinner with AJP Taylor (a very famous British historian- who peddled the theory about Hitler's blue print for WWII) only because I'd try and get him drunk and liven him up a bit up!

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Q: If you could have lunch with any historical figure, living or dead, who would it be? (Einstein and/or Jesus do not count! I guess you would have had to see "Adaptation" with Nicolas Cage to understand why I excluded them.)

William Wallace. I'd love to meet him!!!!!!!! (For those of you who don't know, I'm from Clan Wallace, and very proud of it!)

Q: If I were drowning in a large vat of green Jell-O, would you save me?

[The Prince]

G. Washington W. Wallace two great men fighting for what was right

[GrayCloak]

-What makes me angry? That'll be a long list.....I guess up there would be 'Sunday Christians'. Or those religious people who safely put away God until Sunday services, and then go on living their lives any 'ol way they want. I don't know why this bothers me so much, but I have much more respect for the materialist or the self-professed pagan then them.

-Who historically would I like to have lunch with? Oh...another long list. Up there would have to be Martin Luther definatly, and Sir Francis Drake...hey, does King Arthur count?!

Q: If I were drowning in a large vat of green Jell-O, would you save me?

Would I have to get my shoes dirty????? ;) Yes, I would save you...and punish whatever fiend wasted so much good jell-o........

Q. what's you're favorite and least favorite nick-name you get called?

[I'mbigger/you'reolder]

Green Jell-O, maybe, but yellow Jell-O, oh my gosh yeah. I'd eat all of it to get you out, that stuff is so good.

Hey Aragorn, my family traces its lineage back to the Clan Arguille. It's sorta distant, but our family definitely has Scottish heritage.

[waterhogboy]

My surname comes from the clan Cameron - it could be true cos apparently I have Scottish heritage on my dad's side. We havent been Scottish for about 500 years though.

[rosymole]

I have some Polish, some Jewish (came to the UK just before WWI) and we reckon some French too ( my grandad is convinced that his mothers surname -Pardie- could be translated as par due ...mon Due (sp is horrid sorry) meaning half god, so therefore we like to think we own half of northern france... we can dream! (but this is all on my mum's side - the other side is a mystery so i could be a princess!??!)
Oh, and my (half) brother is french, but i don't think that counts

[Smog]

Q. what's you're favorite and least favorite nick-name you get called?

Don't know, I've only ever been called Matt or Matthew. Of the two I prefer Matthew but it's never really been much of a problem.

Q.If you could look like an actor/actress, who would it be?

[rosymole]

As I'm here, I think Kate Winslet is most similar to me (although I'd never have been in titanic!)
going bakc to the nicknames- the worst ones can't be spoken on a family site - but at the moment I'm called B, Bry, Biry, Brini, Oi-sexy-face.

what's our fave type of cheese? (the last time i asked this it ended up in The Land O' Duffers and spammed up to the max - control yourself!)

[Smog]

*mutters to self* Must resist non-verbal nonsense. Must right real sentance about favorite kind of cheese *takes deep breath*

Sharps Chedder.

[HOTSTREAK]

whats wich da chees mun.

[Warrior-Poet51088]

*tries to post quickly so this doesn't get exiled*

I like American cheese. That's all I have to say about that.

Q: Have you ever built your own computer? If so, what are the stats?

[inkspot]

I have been reading along through this thread hoping to get in on a good question ... and the last one is: did you ever build your own computer? Sorry, Narnians, but I am a dumb bunny when it comes to build your own computer. You all smarties can answer that one, or I will offer a question for anyone who is challenged like me:

Questions:

1. What's your favorite vacation spot? (for Inkspot-level Narnians) or
2. Have you ever built your own computer and if so what are the stats? (for Aragorn-level genius types)

[waterhogboy]

I LURRVE wensleydale cheese - It's the nicest. No I haven't ever built a computer. I dont understand them - If they dont do what I want I just hit it till it works. Favourite vacation spot is either Moscow/st. Petersburg where I went 2 years ago - It's beautiful there, or when I went to the American southwest summer 2004. Prob my favourite ever hol!

Q. What's the posession that means the most to you?

[pacifiquesea]

Whoa, a lot of questions.
Haven't built my own computer - yet. The next one we get will be one we build though.
Favorite vacation spot - not too well traveled yet (poor newly married people!) but I really like Quebec City.
Possession that means the most - photo albums of my family from back in the day.

I'll let these questions continue, they're good ones!

[Smog]

I have built my own computer, my brother and I had an old one, so we took it apart and completely re-built it.

The stats are:

Pentium II/celeron/390m
Gforce II/mx420/64megabite graphics card
Maddog soundware
212sdr/ram

The only place I've been on vacation is England when I was about four, so I don't really remeber much.

(By the way, the computer doesn't really work :D)

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Yeah, that's a teeny bit of RAM there, my friend! When I said "built," I meant, "bought the parts and assembled the machine."

Anyhow, I've built my own comp (with my friends' help), and , Lordwilling, I'll be ordering more RAM this weekend so I'll have a full Gig (lots of RAM makes the computer run smoother, essentially)!

Favorite vacation spot: South Padre Island in Texas. My family went there 2-3 times, and we loved it!

Q: What's your favorite movie, and how many times have you watched it?

[Dragon]

Q: If you could have lunch with any historical figure, living or dead, who would it be?
Answer: the living one

[rosymole]

lol Drag ( ithink that was supposed to be amusing?)
I'm gonna stick to the past few Q's too.
Built a computer? No! Haver properly blown one up though - smoke and flames and everything!
Holiday spot: Lake District (England) or possibly Yemen - incredible!
MOvie: Four Weddings and a Funeral, I know it's cheesy, but I must have seem it literally 200 times

[Dernhelm]

I like Gouda (I think that's spelled right) cheese!

I haven't made a computer, but, um, um we did , Oh! we used a moniter that didn't come with it ! And we replaced the CD-rom drive with a CD-RW drive; but as soon as we put it in the screen started changing color (normal, greenish, normal, greenish ect.) ARG! I can't do graphics or web pages when it's doing that!

[Smog]

Yeah, that's a teeny bit of RAM there, my friend! When I said "built," I meant, "bought the parts and assembled the machine."


Well, we did "buy" the parts. And we did "assemble" the machine. And by the way, for a P II, 212 megs of SDR ram is pretty good. Although if you're running Windows XP, anything less than 512 is just pathetic.

(Also when you're using PC133 ram, it gets a little expensive :eek: )

[GrayCloak]

-I've never built my own computer, just upgraded the one I have-which if flippin' expensive 'cus my machine only takes pc130 RAM, and even then it's iffy about taking it. I had a big problem where it wasn't accepting this RAM I just bought for it...and then the sound stopped working for a while...and then it didn't want to use my flatscreen monitor and kept blacking out...For a while I was pretty sure the machine was possesed, and I'm still not convinced it isn't.

-I don't go on vacation much, but my best one was last year when I went down to California for the West Cost Worldview Conferance. I hate California, but the conferance was great.

-And there are too many movies I like to call a favorite. I have, however, seen FOTR EE somewhere over 40 times-so that's probably on the short list of favorite films.

Q. Do you (or have you in the past) spoken in a fake accent?

[Smog]

Cryke, mate I don't rekon I have.

(same question)

[pacifiquesea]

Of course! How else would I get through the renaissance fair?

[rosymole]

oh yes , i got my first proper boyfriend when I was 14 by posing as a French exchange student (it seemed like fun at the time!?), and last sumemr myself and a friend were driving to coast but got lost and pretended we were Dutch when we asked for directions..oh the joys of youth!

[waterhogboy]

How can you get lost driving to the coast? Lol. If I'm right, you said you're from near London, which is basically on the coast isn't it???

[Smog]

Q. What is your favorite kind of music?

[DryadofLanternWaste]

Q. What is your favorite kind of music?
Well hmm... Christian Contemporary for the most part, Howard Shore is good too. *strokes chin* hmm... yeah Rebecca St. James is my favorite so, the first one.

[pacifiquesea]

I love The White Stripes and Cake, so I guess that'd be rock.

[Smog]

Well hmm... Christian Contemporary for the most part,


Christian Contemporary :eek:!?!?! Do you mean the type of songs where you can't tell if the guy is singing about Jesus or his girlfriend???

(Sorry I just really, REALLY hate that stuff.)

[DryadofLanternWaste]

Christian Contemporary :eek:!?!?! Do you mean the type of songs where you can't tell if the guy is singing about Jesus or his girlfriend???

(Sorry I just really, REALLY hate that stuff.)

No I mean like DC Talk, Rebecca St. James, Newsboys, etc where the names: God, Lord, and Jesus are quite frequent. I suppose they aren't really contemporary anymore. But RSJ is definitely my favorite and most of her songs come straight from scripture and you can be sure there is no confusion with a girlfriend heh heh *laughs nervously* I'm not much for the new stuff that's out really, like you said it is kind of ambiguous.

[GrayCloak]

Q. What is your favorite kind of music?

Nonexistant. I really love all kinds of music; and it depends upon what I'm doing when I'm listening to it; or who is with me at the time. Good example: Last week I was happily listening to Josh Groban as I cooked-currently I'm enjoying Green Day's 'American Idiot' cd. (Green Day's one of my favorite bands btw.)

[Capstick]

-I've never built a computer from scratch: just upgraded the one I currently have...

-Best vacation spot: I'll have to agree with Gray - the best time I ever had on vacation was at the WCWC last year; I can't wait to go again this year!

-I've never spoken in a fake accent (although people have told me that I do have a bit of a British accent when I speak)...

-Favorite Music: h'mmm, that's a bit of an ambiguous question; do you mean what style of music? Or are you asking favorite bands/songs? I really enjoy listening to music from the sixties and seventies (i.e., "oldies;" at the moment, I'm listening to the Dooby Brothers on my radio); however, that's kind of over-generalized. Specifically, I like listening to music that has a piano and acoustic guitar. Some of my favorite groups though would be 1) Don McLeon; 2) Simon & Garfunkle; 3) the Beatles... and my favorite song would definitely be "American Pie" (NOT to be confused with American Idiot, which Gray mentioned earlier ;))

(Same question)...

[inkspot]

Too difficult to choose a favorite type of music, so much music has so much to offer! Favorite styles:
Contemporary Christian/worship music/southern Gospel
70's & 80's pop & rock
Lounge music -- Frank Sinatra et al
Reggae/island music/soca/Calypso
Country
Least Fave: rap. Somehow the subtle allure of rap is still eluding me.
This is a good question, so I wil continue it:

What is your favorite music?

[pacifiquesea]

Christian Contemporary :eek:!?!?! Do you mean the type of songs where you can't tell if the guy is singing about Jesus or his girlfriend???

(Sorry I just really, REALLY hate that stuff.)

I second and third this motion.

[Smog]

Well, it's nice to know that I am not alone in me crazy opinions!

Q. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck, could chuck wood?

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Irrelevant, because the woodchuck can not chuck wood. (Said like 7 of 9 would say it).

Q: Why do they call it a woodchuck when it can't chuck wood?

[GrayCloak]

Q: Why do they call it a woodchuck when it can't chuck wood?

because a rodent in serious need of orthodontics didn't sound right.

Q. Are you scared of rodents at all?

[Smog]

No, not at all.

Q. Do you like Star Trek, and if so, how much of a fan are you?

[rosymole]

How can you get lost driving to the coast? Lol. If I'm right, you said you're from near London, which is basically on the coast isn't it???

it was pertty shocking navigation that I will admit, and we only live about forty mins drive from Mersey which is soo easy to get to *the shame!*

okey dokey..
music- anything apart from hardcore drum and base and nu-metal, or jungle.
rodents- i live in a very old house and have to cope with biannual invasions of mice from the surrounding fields
Star Trek - hmm, i know it's going to have me lept upon with rage but i quite liked the series with Jayneway in, other than that I can take it or leave it.

good Q's!

[waterhogboy]

Ok. I love anything cheesy music-wise, especially piano ballads sung by beautiful female ladies such as Natahsa Bedingfield, Lucie Silvas and Delta Goodrem..................... :p Okay, stop drooling. But, really there's no music I don't like. I'll sing along to anything on the radio - I just love music!

Believe it or not, I've only seen a rodent once and it was a huge rat running up and down a major shopping street in Leeds City Centre!! I'm not scared of them but I wouldn't of wanted to hold that huge, mangy, dirty creature for sure.

And finally, no I'm not a fan of Star Trek or any other SciFi for that fact, but I do know a bit about it, as my best friend is absolutely obsessed by it.

Can't think of a good question, so keep these going.

[inkspot]

I am not afraid of rodents and used to keep some as pets -- mouse, hamster, guinea pig -- but I also would not like a wild rat near me.

I am a huge fan of Star Trek & The Next Generation, would like to be able to see all the episodes of Deep Space Nine, and have never gotten into Enterprise. I am such a geek, I even read Star Trek Novels from the original series, TNG & DSN.

And I am living for an October visit to Las Vegas so I can endlessly ride the revamped motion ride at the Las Vegas Hilton, "The Star Trek Experience: Borg Invasion." Can't wait.

Good questions:

How much of a Star Trek Fan are you?
Do you fear rodents?

[Dernhelm]

Music: Anything that isn't modern:D
Nope. Not scared o' rodents. After all, I have a guinea pig and my sister has a rabbit! Mama wouldn't let me get mice:( even though she used to keep mice in a waste basket in her room; and chipmunks!(not in the wastebasket, though!)

[Dragon]

Q. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck, could chuck wood?
A. A woodchuck would chuck just as much would as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck would chuck wood. And if a woodchuck could, a woodchuck should, but the question is: would the woodchuck chuck if the wood were a good hunk of chunky wood?

[rosymole]

Dragon - you've made me go cross-eyed now.%-)

[Dernhelm]

Sure you don't mean cross-tounged?

[rosymole]

You tried saying out loud?! Just trying to read it foxed me!

[Dragon]

I've actually seen a series of the woodchuck question back and forth, but I can't remember it all.

I know the first answer is "A woodchuck would chuck just as much wood as a woodchuck could if a woodchuck could chuck wood." After that, I don't know, so I just made it up.

Play "Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge" to see the whole debate. ;-)

[Warrior-Poet51088]

How much of a Star Trek Fan are you?
Do you fear rodents?

Not much of a Star Trek fan, but my favourite series is TNG, followed by Voyager.

I don't fear rodents (unless we're talking about meeting them in a 1984-like situation!). Lately I've been tryin' to figger out what my biggest fear is.

Here's a new question:

How excited are you about SWRotS? If you don't know what that stands for, start with -3 on a scale of 1-5, 5 being very excited, and 1 being not so excited. Why are/aren't you excited? What are you planning on doing when it comes out?

[rosymole]

SWRotS - I'm about a 1 on the excitement scale- I love the original trilogy, but the most recent episodes have not captured me so much. I probably won't pay to go and see it,. I'd rather wait for the annual Christmas repeats on telly!
But..if the LWW trailer is attached I could go during the day and pay £4 to see that, and eat loads of yummy popcorn?!

[lsipher]

On the excitement scale...probably about a 8, considering I just went out and bought the cartoon series...for my lil bro and sis, of course ;)

OOOooohhh, and I'm going to the midnight showing dressed as Gray's Sith apprentice. :D

- Lu

ps There's a warning out by George, himself, that number three is very dark and NOT suitable for small children.

[Dragon]

Keep an eye open for Lucas' cameo appearance in this one. (it's confirmed he's in it)

[Warrior-Poet51088]

I'm planning on buying a contact lense that's red (like the "Sith eyes"), and since I only wear one contact in my left eye, it'd be sweet!

[GrayCloak]

OOOooohhh, and I'm going to the midnight showing dressed as Gray's Sith apprentice. :D

- Lu.

I'm still wondering why you agreed to be my apprentice Lu, seeing as you have seniority over me. But I guess you just wanted the Padawan braid. ;)

Our whole 'youth group' (and then some) are planning on going together all in costume for the midnight showing. I'm working on my own costume right now...I'm trying to convince my friend to come as a Jedi (he has a licensed reproduction of the movie Jedi costumes) so I can take his black cloak. (seeing as how mine is blue, not black) Black makeup for 'tattoos' and red contacts are also in the plan...so yeah...you could say I'm excited about the upcoming movie...lol.

[Smog]

Probably a 4. I am very excited about going, not because I have high expectations for the movie, but because my friends and I are all going to the Mid-Night Showing dressed up and that will be fun.

PS, Lu you've changed your Avatar! What was wrong with the PC user smacking his head against his Computer because it wasn't working? I thought that one was great (Although "Idiot Outside" has a nice ring to it ;))!

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Yeah, me and several friends plan on going, although it will kill our academics the next day, lol!

I wanna wear a slightly Anakin-like cloak ,with the one Sith contact in my left eye, and with Yoda's lightsaber.

[DryadofLanternWaste]

Is anyone planning on dressing up for LWW if they can research a costume? or just invent one for that matter...

[GrayCloak]

Is anyone planning on dressing up for LWW if they can research a costume? or just invent one for that matter...

Yup, thinking about going as The White Witch (medieval style dress w/cloak) or maybe as Queen Lucy. (same basic concept, different colors though) Of course, the problem will be getting someone to go with me.

Same question.

[pacifiquesea]

Of course I'm going to dress up! I'll probably end up going as a Dryad. Yippee!

Same question.

[Mr_Beaver]

No, I havent dressed up in years!

[lsipher]

Of course, I'm going to dress up...I just don't know, as what.

I have a silver cloak...I think I'll go off of that,

- Lu

[Dernhelm]

Ok, I have a small question: are you supposed to dress up when you go to a... a... whatever that thing is where you go to watch movies? (You see, the last time I went to one of those was when I was under five).

Same Q.

[Dragon]

Yes! ...well, actually, if it were "yes," i'd be a bad boy since I've gone to many movies at the theater and never dressed up. In fact, I don't think I've seen anybody dressed up at the cinema, but I know of some who have. I like dressing up, though, so I ought to for Narnia.

[lsipher]

Ok, I have a small question: are you supposed to dress up when you go to a... a... whatever that thing is where you go to watch movies? (You see, the last time I went to one of those was when I was under five).


No, you only dress up if it's a preimere or a midnight showing.

-Lu

So who else is going in costume?

[tgraveline]

yeah and add lame to it, lol. Just kidding, I'm just someone who doesn't find it fun to dress up. I like to dress nice if thats dressing up, lol. I just don't get into the whole thing of that at midnight showings and stuff. I just remember last year me and my friend were smoking cigars and making fun of the dressed up people having a battle. The news crew was standing there so we talked to them and had fun with that, lol. We were cracking jokes the whole time. It was certainly entertaining. OH that was for return of the king.

tg

[Daughter of Eve]

I dressed up when I went to see RotK, and it was neither the premiere or midnight showing. I still had fun.

I am definitely dressing up to go see LWW, and I may wear my Elvish dress, or I may make another one... I'm drooling over patterns. :D

I also wish to dress up to go see Star Wars... the most conceivable is a Jedi Robe, but if I had my way, I'd make Padme's purple senate gown from Ep. II.

[DryadofLanternWaste]

I am definitely dressing up to go see LWW, and I may wear my Elvish dress, or I may make another one... I'm drooling over patterns. :D

elvish dress? *longs* no really DoE any chance you could post a picture of it, I'd like to see it? Or at least know the pattern you used.

[Daughter of Eve]

*grins* Simplicity 9891 I believe is what it is. The dark blue one. Except mine's purple, it looks kind of like Arwen's from the Departure of the Fellowship scene. However, I found a dark navy velour dress at Goodwill, and I just bought the pattern for sleeves, so I can make Arwen's blood red gown. :D

[Dernhelm]

Ahh...
I just looked at it...lovely!

[Warrior-Poet51088]

K, time for a new question:

What's the furthest you've ever been from home? If you take one more step, will that be it?

Sorry, I digress.........

[Dragon]

I live in north Georgia, and I must say the farthest from home I have ever been would have to be to New Zealand in the year 2000.

[rosymole]

Physically - Yemen, although I'm not sure how far in miles that is - seemed like a whole world away, and that was about 10years ago.

new Q: did you ever try to farm worms as a child? (i did, I did!)

[waterhogboy]

The furthest away ive been is southwest USA last year in the summer. C'etait tres cool!

I havent ever farmed worms but I once got bought a ladybird (ladybug for you Americans) circuis for one of my birthdays. Now that I think about it, it was quite cruel to harvest a number of defenceless insects together, put them in an enclosed space to see them balance on tightropes and climb ladders, but when I was little it was really funny :D

Hmmmm.... cant think of a gooden so ill leave these going.

[Dragon]

oo, I got one. What's the scariest thing that has happened to you? When were you the most afraid in your life?

[inkspot]

I stood on the dividing line between east and west in Russia/Central Asia, and I have been in Calcutta, India. I am so bad with a map, I don't know which one was farther from my Texas home. India felt like it was farther away!

The time I was most afraid in my life was really stupid: I was washing my hair with my eyes closed in the shower, and my husband was out in the water closet, and when he left, he switched out the lights by habit -- but I didn't know he had turned off the lights, and when I opened my eyes, I could see nothing, pitch black! I thought I had somehow disconnected my retinas by vigourous hair washing. It took my breath away! I closed my eyes again, and rubbed at them, opened them, still nothing but black. Thank God then the lights came on and my Mike called, "Sorry!" Whew!

I guess I am pretty lucky if the scariest thing I remember was a few seconds of being blind. I'll pass this question along:
What's the scariest thing or the thing you fear most?

[black cloak]

oo, I got one. What's the scariest thing that has happened to you? When were you the most afraid in your life?

hum that would have to be when i almost got ran over by a car that was pretty scary

[Smog]

About two years ago, a man tried to brake into my front door at four in the morning. That was pretty scary.

Same Question

[waterhogboy]

Man! I know how you feel! We had a similar thing afew years ago. An criminal had hidden in one of the gardens around my neighbourhood and the police were all around looking for him. It was pretty frightening thinknig he could be anywhere!

Smog - what happened with the guy at the front door. Did you call the police or what?

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Smog's got an awesome story to tell, so please, Smog, tell it, and then ask another question!

[Smog]

Well, my dad had gone to the WCWC (West Coast Worldview Conference) so it was just me, my siblings and my mom. I woke up at about four in the morning and went downstairs to use the bathroom (my younger brother was sick, so I wanted to leave the one upstaris upon for him, in case he needed to use it). As I came down the stairs I heard a noise at the door, so I went to check it out. There, crouched down at the door, was a man trying to key open the lock (I think he was trying to do the "credit card trick"). I ran upstairs into my dad's room, opended his night stand, and got his 9mm. By the time I got down the guy had run off. We called the police but they never did find the guy.

[Bitter Milton]

Bravo Smog!

[waterhogboy]

Whoa! I dont know what I wouldve done, not having a gun around and all. Probaly gone down with my sisters cricket bat in hand.

[Legolas Turner]

I owuld have peed in my pants smog..that's pretty awesome..good thing you had to go to the bathroom

[Smog]

I would have peed in my pants smog...

Who said I didn't???

[Legolas1212]

Lol, I feel so dumb! I don't have a scariest thing that happened to me! :p

[Dragon]

I have a new question now: What's the one thing you've won that you're the most proud of? ...or what's the most recent thing you've won?

I ask this question because I just won something last night and I had to post this somewhere. Last night, the communication department had an awards ceremony (a small version of the oscars I guess), and I won a plaque for "Technical excellence" for my tv-show. It was so exciting!

Boast away: share some accomplishments!

[Legolas1212]

WOW! CONGRATS!!! :D
I guess for me, it would either be first place in a fiddling competition or the Summa Maxima golden medal for the National Latin Exam...

[rosymole]

Well done Dragon!! *hugs, air kisses, twice!*
the last thing I won was a pub game called poundarse - it's not rude! it envolves walking along with a £1 coin clenched betwixt butt cheeks and then dropping it into a pint glass- I was super-championeee!

[Smog]

Congratulations Dragon!


Well done Dragon!! *hugs, air kisses, twice!*
the last thing I won was a pub game called poundarse - it's not rude! it envolves walking along with a £1 coin clenched betwixt butt cheeks and then dropping it into a pint glass- I was super-championeee!

Ok, I REALLY don't think we needed to here that.

Never won anything in my life, but then again I've never really competed for anything.

[waterhogboy]

Congratulations dragon and LotrFan on your achievements, but I must admit, the greatest congrats have to go to Rosymole(!)

[Dernhelm]

The scariest thing...I think when my sister turned blue and had to be taken to the hospital (about an hour away) because she had a seizure.

Same...

[Legolas1212]

Oh dear! How long ago was that?

[Dernhelm]

ages...four or 5 years ago?

[inkspot]

Belated Congratulations, Dragon -- and Rosy! Your achievement is daunting.Or something.

Last April (a year ago now) I took a class in breath-hold diving, or free diving as it is also called. One one breath you dive as deep as you can (or stay under water as long as you can, there are different categories).

I took the class on Grand Cayman, where my class-mates were all working in the sea every day, a lot of them were turtle wranglers at the turtle farm, so they free dived every day. I was the oldest and fattest in class! (The runt of the litter as far as free diving achievement, you could say.)

But on the last day of class, I completed my target dive to 20 meters! Some of our teachers could go to 80 meters, so my target was nothing to them, but to me it was very special!!!

Same question: what are you proudest of or what is your latest achievement?

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Same question: what are you proudest of or what is your latest achievement?

Let me get back to you on that one--tomorrow night is "Academic Recognition," and I should at least be getting a commendation for being Historian on Exec. Stud. Council. I also usually get the Presidential Award, cuz I have a GPA>3.5--usually, lol!

I think this is something that I really need to be humbled about--my academic abilities, since I put so much stress on how good I am at what I do.........See the Prayer Requests thread in about a minute for more info!

[waterhogboy]

Well I just passed my Grade 7 trumpet afew weeks ago - so Im v pleased. Now I ve gotta go on to my Grade 8! Ive started playing the pieces and they are rock!!!

[inkspot]

Congratulations to WHB on musical achievement & Aragorn on academic. I am sure you will win, Aragorn! And even if you don't win an award, you are still a winner in God's eyes -- and our (virtual) eyes.

[ashnarniafan]

I have a brother and a sister .
I'm 9!
Have any of you guys been to florida?



ashnarniafan

[inkspot]

Welcome, Ashnarniafan, I don't rememebr seeing you post before. I have been to Florida, but mostly in the airport. I have stayed a few days a year in Ft. Lauderdale and spent a week on South Beach, but I have been working on those visits and did not see much of south Florida. Of course, have been to Orlando and Disney/universal.

Same question: anyone been to Florida?

[waterhogboy]

No - I would like to - but it might be a bit to humid for my sensitive little English self. Point of interest - how are things there after the terrible hurricane that struck quite a while ago? I've heard nothing of it since over here.

Similar question - Has anyone been to Yorkshire (or as its sometimes known 'the greatest place on Earth)?

[Dragon]

I've been to Florida many times, as that's where my cousins live. hm, don't know if I've been to Yorkshire, but I have been to several different places in England about twelve years ago. London, Leeds, and some other places I can't remember. It's been a while. Anybody been to Atlanta?

[inkspot]

Yes, my sister is in Atlanta, and I had a happy holiday once at Stone Mountain State Park outside Atlanta. Love it.

Same question: anyone been to Atlanta?

[waterhogboy]

No. Id love to visit everywhere in America at some point. I may be being very naive but to me it seems that alot of the states are very different from each other, almost like separate countries.

Btw Dragon - Leeds is in Yorkshire so you will have been there.

Are you going anywhere nice during the summer hols??

[rosymole]

*coughYorskhireisnotthegreatestplaceonearthessexis cough*

I really want to go to the States- I nearly went last autumn but couldn't afford it- I'd like to see the real life side of things and not just go to NYC or Florida etc-'ve even worked out a route and got as far as costing the flights but then got scared!
I have family in Jersey, but they scare me a little - very loud and enthusiastic about everything, I'm English and therefore reserved so can't cope with that!

[Ithilien]

Just a random question Waterhogboy (gosh! your name's long!) is it possible to faint after playing the trumpet for far too long? I have a friend who said his family waked him up an hour later after he fainted while seing how long he could hold a high C. Frankly, I find that a little hard to believe

Anyways, I just came back from Chicago and Madison, and I have to say, America is very beautiful. Just one comment: you have a LOT of fast food stores -they're everywhere!

[waterhogboy]

Arrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Dont mention high C's. I have to play a load for my Grade 8. Yes they are very hard to play and Im not surprised if your friend fainted. Give them my sympathies!I havent fainted myself - but I have gone light headed. Whats more embarassing is how red your face goes. Its like having constipation!

Oooo exciting. Pastor of my church visited churches in California last week, met trumpeter who used to be in New York Philarmonic and invited him to Leeds so Ill get to meet like a world class trumpeter!!!

Btw Ithilian call me WHB!

Whats the most famousest person ever that youve ever met??

[inkspot]

you have a LOT of fast food stores -they're everywhere!

God bless the USA!

[waterhogboy]

Ooooooo question question!!!

In MaccyD's in America - do they have lots of new healthy options and vegetarians and salads and stuff or is that just old England?

[Ithilien]

LOL! I believe the phrase is "God Bless America"! They have "lighter choices" (salads, fruit parfaits) here in Canada, but I believe they're are not exactly healthier choices

Anyway, WHB, what do you mean by "met"? do you mean face to face and had a conversation with?

[waterhogboy]

Yeh he goes to a church in California

[inkspot]

The most famous person I ever met:
When I was a teenager, one of my best friends and I were totally wound up in opera and very, very poor, so when Luciano Pavarotti and Dame Joan Sutherland were in concert in town, we could not even afford the cheap seats. But so star-struck were we, we found out where this society reception was going to be AFTER the concert ($500 per ticket!), dressed to the nines and staked out the lobby of the place, hoping we could at least score an autograph.

When Pavarotti arrived, he was all alone, walking through the lobby saying "Bon journo" to people, so we dashed up and said, "Mr.Pavarotti, what a great concert" etc, as if we knew. He seemed delighted, thank you, thank you ...

Then he took us each by the arm, and said, "Shall we all go in together?" and brought us right through the entrance, into the reception, no tickets, apparently his guests. It was so FUN!

Same question: most famousest person you've ever met?

[lsipher]

Great story inkspot! I don't think I've ever met anyone famous...oh well.

Same question.

- Lu

ps..."God bless the USA" is the refrain of a song, so it works too.

[Dragon]

most famous person I've met? I guess Rebecca St. James or some of the Newsboys guys. (though I only met Phil Joel from the Newsboys, and it was real quick). It was nice 'cause it was all backstage away from the crowds, who can get rather obsessive sometimes if you know what I mean. I'm not sure who's really considered more famous: Rebecca St. James or the Newsboys, but Rebecca seemed a lot easier to approach.

[UncleAndy]

I hope it isn't considered rude to jump in on a conversation like this? I'm still finding my way round the ettiquette of this sort of thing, anyhoo......
Famous people I have met while working and living in the fair city of Nottingham; Ricky Thomlinson (used to buy all his kids and grandkids books at the bookshop I worked in when ever he was working in town)

Ronnie James Dio, at the same bookshop, I didn't speak to him and a friend said I should have asked him if had been in a Black Sabbath covers band, missed opportunity!

Four non blondes, when they were still famous (showing my age) they were using the same pedestrian crossing as me, they are tiny, tiny ladies!

Whilst working at A different shop as manager we had signings for Nichele Nichols (Uhura Star Trek) and Amber Benson (Tara from Buffy) she was one of the nicest people I have ever met

And finally Quentin Tarantino, well thats actually stretching it a bit, he walked passed me in the town centre once (he is a patron for a film festival that used to run every year in Notts) I saw and heard him walking towards me and thought "wow he sounds just like QT", and then "He really looks like him to!" when he actually walked passed and it was him I was to dumbstruck to say anything! I read a few months later that Nottingham is his favourite UK city and he has friends here. Go figure!

[Warrior-Poet51088]

I may be being very naive but to me it seems that alot of the states are very different from each other, almost like separate countries.


*said in a verrrrry southern/redneck/ "Sons of the Confederacy" accent* "TEXAS IS ITS OWN NATION!!!!!!!!!!!"

LOL, we have our Texan pride down here, y'all.

UncleAndy, the way this thread works (or should work, lol!) is one person asks a question, which they place at the end of their post so that everybody sees it. Somebody (or mutiple "somebodies") will reply to the question, and then ask their own. If you get here "late" for a question (i.e., it's already been answered), feel free to answer it, as well as the other questions.

That'd be awesome if y'all wanted to come to the states! I plan on travelling to Missouri & possibly the far-Western tip of Tennessee this summer, so maybe we could get together there (those states would treat you more "tolerantly" than here in Texas--Texas would show you real Southern Hospitality, but there's very few people who would be able to hold a decent conversation with someone who, at least in this state, would be more liberal than themselves, lol!)

KK, famous people: I don't think I've ever met anyone famous, but my best friend's aunt was once on a plane that had *all* the Dallas Stars hockey team on it (this was about 4 years ago, maybe more, when Hockey was still played).

Question: Has something ever happened to your pants (trousers, not undergarments) that mae them look as though you'd wet yourself? It had been raining on Monday, and when I went to get my gym shorts from the trunk, I opened it, and all the water that had been sitting on the top of the trunk fell onto my shorts. BIG, HUGE wet-looking mark *all* over my shorts.

[rosymole]

I've met a couple of the Prodigy, and Julia Carling! Woo hoo! I saw BIlly Connelly outside Green Park Tube in London once, oh and Richard Curtis on the tube too- that was cool!

Ach, must learn to read all hread before posting ..
Yes Aragorn - contsantly! hot tea is a favorite, or something thast stains really nicely.

Q: Has today been a good day for you? if yes, why? If no..why??!

[Smog]

I don't think I've ever met anyone famous...oh well.


Hey that's not true, you've met my dad and he's famous (although saying you know him might not be such a good thing...)

[waterhogboy]

Question: Has something ever happened to your pants (trousers, not undergarments) that mae them look as though you'd wet yourself? It had been raining on Monday, and when I went to get my gym shorts from the trunk, I opened it, and all the water that had been sitting on the top of the trunk fell onto my shorts. BIG, HUGE wet-looking mark *all* over my shorts

Grrrrrrr... the taps in my 6th form common room toilets are rubbish and if you turn them on too much they spray all over you so when you come out of the toilets....... :(

Ive had a bad day cos I left for school at 7.45 and didnt get home till 7.00!!!!

Which do you prefer - rollerballs, fountain pens or biros??

[rosymole]

Fountain pens! I'm sure you can tell a lot about a person form how they answer that Q.

Same:

[waterhogboy]

Nah theyre well expensive, smell funny and you have to replace the cartrige all the time (which usually leaks in your pencil case).

Biros are best cos you can use em, chuck em and get another one well cheap!

[rosymole]

Ah, but you can get the cheapo WH smith 99p pens- yes they leak, but that's part of the fun!

[Smog]

Q: Has today been a good day for you? if yes, why? If no..why??!

Yes it has.

Why? Because I seem to be doing everything right (as opposed to most days).

Q. Have you ever caught an ant, named it "timmy", made it your pet and then set it free because you loved it too much to see it stuck inside?

(not that I ever did this...)

[rosymole]

No, but I did try and creat a snail circus, and breed woodlice once- it was youth of excitement, and mud.

[waterhogboy]

Completely off subject but am I the only one thats thinknig that summers coming really late as most trees still dont have their leaves? I mean I thought by May it were usually all there?!?!

Sorry, that somehow stemmed from snails - dont ask me how, random brain connections. It is somewhat legitimate though as it is a question....

[inkspot]

Yes, like WHB, I have had water spray on me from an explosive faucet, and despite what my husband thought, it was NOT funny!

Yes, today has been a great day! I finished my work in a timely fashion and had time to visit Narniafans-dot-com -- and had spaghetti for lunch.

And, I prefer to write with a fountain pen when I write by hand, but truth be told, I hardly every do any handwriting. Too computerized.

I will say, I first realized Russia was not the threat I had been led to believe as a Cold War kid when I visited, and every Russian person wanted my Bic stick pens -- they said they could not get a good pen in Russia. You cannot be a super-power if you cannot manufacture a pen.

Same question:
What kind of pen do you prefer?
Ball point, roller-ball, fountain pen?

[Smog]

Not at all, we have a drout where I live and the trees are pine, which means they are always green.

(Sorry, that was an answer to WHBs question about summer).

Pens, I like pens, usually I use a ball point, but I like fountain better.

Same Q(s).

[black cloak]

arrr i hate the trees we had a big wind and mom made my bro and i rake up all the twigs

[waterhogboy]

I dont want to start a war by saying this - though I probs will :( but when I went to Russia afew years ago - the feelings towards Americans are not very warm.

Russian strangers on the streets would come up to us (this being a group of small 14-16 year old kids by big burly Russians) thinking we were American and being quite rude. I shall not mention what they said or we will see some real ICBM's flying across the Pacific!!

This OF COURSE is not the view held by most Russians but there is obviously still some Cold War hostility left over!

Q. What is the current feeling in America - has it improved since the 70's??

[inkspot]

I should have said -- it was 10 or 12 years ago I made my last visit to Russia, I made several between 1989-1993 or so. At that time, the Russian people were very, very sweet to me, and I fell quite in love with them.

If that has changed, I am sad to hear it. What I found in those heady days was that both the USA and USSR's "common people" had been taught to fear each other, then discovered we were almost exactly alike! It was such a revelation, you know?

Now, WHB, your question: what's the current feeling in the USA, regarding what? The Russians? I would say I still love them, can't speak for the rest of my country.

[waterhogboy]

Well you see - I stayed with a family in Russia who loved America and all things America.

I dont think the situation is entirely to do with the Cold War. I think there is a world wide dislike of America but only amongst the violent bums in each country that are jealous of the USAs power and influence. Im not saying the world hates America, Im just saying that afew peeps are jealous.

This is the main reason for terrorism - not religion in my opinion.

[inkspot]

I think you are right, WHB. America has had a good run, and some of us Americans have a tendency to think if we could do it, anyone could, so we don't seem to have a lot of sympathy toward others.

It would do all of us a lot of good to live and work abroad for a couple years after we get out of school, you know, be an oppressed minority for a while and develop empathy.

OK, back to the questions:
What kind of pen do you prefer?

[Smog]

A ball point hands down.

Ok, I have a question; What kind of hat are you wearing right now?

Is it:
A. a baseball cap?
B. a cowboy hat?
C. an english bowler hat?
D. a "safari" hat?
E. a Pope hat?
F. a beer hat?
G. All of thee above?
H. None of thee above?
I. This is a stupid, meaningless question with no relevence to anything that has happened and you are an idiot for even asking it?

[lsipher]

KK, famous people: I don't think I've ever met anyone famous, but my best friend's aunt was once on a plane that had *all* the Dallas Stars hockey team on it (this was about 4 years ago, maybe more, when Hockey was still played).


I am soooooo jealous.

What type of pen do I like:
One that works. :D

What Type of hat is smog wearing:
What are you doing wearing a hat while typing on your computer?

- Lu

[waterhogboy]

Is a ball point the same as a biro?

[black cloak]

A ball point hands down.

Ok, I have a question; What kind of hat am are wearing right now?

Is it:
A. a baseball cap?
B. a cowboy hat?
C. an english bowler hat?
D. a "safari" hat?
E. a Pope hat?
F. a beer hat?
G. All of thee above?
H. None of thee above?
I. This is a stupid, meaningless question with no relevence to anything that has happened and you are an idiot for even asking it?

lets see E and I

[Ithilien]

Hmm.."god bless the USA" actually exists? I humbly bow to the ground begging you to forgive my ignorance....

anyways, the most famous person I met has to be the CTV weekend news anchor. We go to the same church. Exciting huh? Depressing, I know...

[inkspot]

"God Bless the USA" is a country song.

I think a Biro and a ball-point are the same kind of pen.

I would like to have a pope hat.

It's time for a new question ...

Who's your favorite person to hang out with?

[Ithilien]

hmm...that's a tuffie. I don't think there is a sungular person I like to hang out with...I like the people at my lunch table and in my orchestra and of course my Mam (sounds like loser, I know) we get along terrifically!

[Smog]

Who's your favorite person to hang out with?

Well, that's a hard question because I don't "hang out" with just one person. There is a group of people at my church that I "hang out" with, but it's just that a group, it wouldn't be as much fun if there was only one of them (in reality I'm saying this because several if the people I am friends with are on this sight, and if I name one, the others will come after me...:))

[Warrior-Poet51088]

It's time for a new question ...

Who's your favorite person to hang out with?
Probably the girl I went to Junior-Senior("Prom," more or less) with, though I don't get to hang out with her much, I covet the time we spend together (spoken like a true Romantic, but I must remember that I'm not in any sort of Romantic relationship with her.......).

Other than that, it'd have to be my computer-nerd homefries. We always have fun playin' Halo2 & BattleField together, lol!

Smog, what a pansy! Own up to it--tell us who you like the most out of the people you know (in real life) who are on here!

[Smog]

Well, personally I like Gandalf, although he can get mean when he's sobber.

After that would come Pippin, Aragorn (the real one), and Sam.

And then the "Master Chief", William Wallace and Donald Duck.

Are you happy now???

(Was that too cynical for you???)

[waterhogboy]

Who's your favorite person to hang out with?

A guy from my school - he makes laugh til it hurts!!! I love people that make me laugh, but thats actually quite unusual cos Ive got such a dodgy sense of humour.

Same question...

[inkspot]

Hurray for your answer, WHB, I have SUCH a soft spot for anybody that can make me laugh. I swear it is the first thing that made me fall in love with my husband, because he keeps me laughing all the time.

You can expand this question to:
What PEOPLE do you like to hang out with, if you can't limit yourself to one.

[Dragon]

Who's your favorite person to hang out with?
A friend of mine at school who has this very interesting sort of humor and who actually likes some of the weird things I like. We have different views on a lot of things, but we can always have very interesting conversations.

Next question: What's your dream job?

[Smog]

My dream job? Easy, that would be a Pastor (pretty sad dream, ehh?).

[rosymole]

Dream job? Either a travel writer or a furniture restorer-I was speaking to one of my fave peeps to 'hang out with' about this on Sunday (i've known him since school and he's wicked!) 2 Q's answered in one! Woo-hoo.

Same Q.

[inkspot]

I have my dream job, writing every day. It could be improved if I could make a lavish living doing my own creative writing instead of stock assignments for other people (and even that could be improved if I could make a lavish living doing it).

Smog, to dream of being a pastor is very good and noble.

Same question: dream job?

[waterhogboy]

Well Ive sorta already answered Inkspots question but to extrapolate (woo big word!!), I love people who make me laugh (ok so not much extrapolation). One odd thing tho is that my best friend is actually someone youd never expect. He's an avid athiest and loves debating (which is my least favourtie hobby!!) but somehow we get on like a house on fire!?!?! Who knows!!!

Other question... dream job is languages - je les adore!!!!!! Anything that means I can speak lotsa langs!!!!

Q. What is the worst thing a friend can do to you??

[Smog]

What's the worst thing a friend could do to me?

Reject Christ and Apostasize.

Same Q.

[waterhogboy]

What does apostatise mean???

[inkspot]

Apatosaur is a dinosaur like a Brontosaurus.

Apostasy is a state of rejecting/forgetting the faith. It means, I think, a "falling away" from the faith.

Apostasize? Must be a verb of the same kind.

If a friend rejected Christ, it wouldn't be something they did to you, personally. It would be sad for them, of course, but if it should happen, don't take it as a personal slight and get mad at them -- you might never have the opportunity to pull them back toward faith in Christ if you get mad at them and reject them.

I think the worst thing a friend could do to me at this point would be to bootlegmy creation and post it on the web without my permission. Heh -- just kidding cuz of the debate going on the other thread, bootlegs.

Same q:
worst thing a friend could do to you?

[waterhogboy]

Apatosaur is a dinosaur like a Brontosaurus.

LOL! Cheers inkspot!!

The worst a friend could do to me is betray me. I think trust is very important!

Same Q.

[rosymole]

Trust is indeed important..I think my friends would have to do something pretty terrible to drive me away, one of then has already put me i hospital, so if i can forgive that then i can forgive anything.!! (It sounds awful, but it wasn't that bad, well..)
I'm pretty forgiving really (or a walkover some might say), so it would have to be a crime of the greatest magnitude- maybe some heavy betraying, with perhaps a side order of murder?!

[Lunis]

I'm thinking maybe the worst thing a friend could do is tell me I'm a horrible friend, after I try so hard to be trustworthy, honest, etc. (Maybe it'd be the "honest" part that would make them say that; I say it like it is when I have to [in love ofcourse], and sometimes people don't want to hear the truth). Aha! that's the worst thing a friend could do to me. Pretend there's nothing wrong when there is, refuse to let me talk to them or pray with them about it, etc.

(*Luni

[inkspot]

We've been talking about the worst thing a friend could do to you ... well, what if they did it?

Would you forgive a friend who did the worst to you?
Explain your answer ...

[rosymole]

I would, not because I'm a bit of a pushover - I would like to think that I can when needs be stick to my guns, but I think that you chose the people with whom you want to be friends, and that entails a great deal- sharing your life with them, good times, bad times, relying on each other following each toher on the various paths you take, and if someone is willing to go with you on that journey then you should be able find it within yourself to forgive them whatever they've done, afterall I would most probably expect them to forgive me (but I suppose it would depend on the 'crime).
Even at my *great age* (a massive 24!) I've done things which could have ruined my greatest friendships and have been forgiven, and in my turn I have forgiven those who did things which hurt me.

[faeriechylde]

Well, I would, of course. I'm not saying it would be easy, or that I'm just naturally a forgiving person. It's just that I am a Christian, and Christ taught us to forgive others as He forgave us. I think it would be blatant hypocrisy to say I believe in Christ but choose not to forgive my friends, no matter what they had done to me.

[Warrior-Poet51088]

Ideal job: Writing, or some other sort of job where I would use language like crazy (WHB, I think the phrase you used was French, and that it roguhly means, "I adore them." Am I right?!?!??!?!).

Kind of person to hang out with: Like Luni, I value honesty in love--"speak the truth in love." Those last 2 words are key, though (i.e., don't tell someone they did a horrible job, tell them where they could improve--"constructive criticism").

Forgiveness: As the day is long, for I am nowhere near perfect, and need as much mercy as God & others can grant me!

Q: How old were you when you (1) got your license and (2) got your first car?

[faeriechylde]

I got my license when I was 18, because I was living in Brazil until then, where people can't get their licenses until they're 18 anyway. I drove one of my dad's cars around for a while, then my grandparents gave me a car (well, I paid a very small amount for it, so they'll say they "sold" it to me) a few months later. I think that was January of last year, so I would have been almost 19 (I'm 20 now). It may have been December of the year before... all I know is that it was snowing out and I almost lost control of the car. But I still have it, and its name is Mario (it's an '88 Ford Tempo).
Ok, for the next person, same questions: How old were you when you got your license and when you got your first car?

[Smog]

We've been talking about the worst thing a friend could do to you ... well, what if they did it?

Would you forgive a friend who did the worst to you?
Explain your answer ...

Well, the problem is that it has already happened to me by one of my best friends, and unless they accept Christ the friendship is gone.

However, I'm with Aragorn, because God has forgiven me, I must forgive others.

Well, when I get my first car I'll tell you :D

Same Q. When did you get your lisence/ first car?

[Dragon]

How old were you when you got your license and when you got your first car?
I got my license at 16 and my car at 17, and I'm still paying it off... It's a 1993 black Mazda Miata. I call it the Mattmobile.

[Lunis]

How old were you when you got your license and when you got your first car?

I don't have either! augh! I'll let you all know when that changes. ;)

Same question I guess...

(*Lunis

P.S. Oh, and I just echo Faerie's opinion on the forgiveness thing. Christ forgives and "forgets" so I should too. People need second chances, third chances, and so on and so forth.

[Dragon]

New question!

If you could choose any book, story, play, etc. to be made into a movie -- and provided it was well-made and did the story justice -- what would it be? (Narnia doesn't count ;-) )

[Lunis]

That's a tough one because I can think of many. Maybe some of Lloyd Alexander's books, but I definitely think that certain stories in the Bible could make awesome movies. I admit, I spend hours dreaming up the possibilities sometimes. ;) (*Luni

[rosymole]

I always get such a dose of 'the fear' when they make books into films, that I have trouble thinking about it! 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' was a disaster! Carl Hiassen books could be amusing- simple but very funny dialogue, and some action too- lots of bad language tho *g*

Same Q

[inkspot]

Got to be Herman Wouk's
"Don't Stop the Carnival."

If you have ever lived/worked in the Caribbean, you will find this the funniest book!!!

If I could be guaranteed the movie would be well done and give the book its due, I would see it again and again ...

Same question:
What book would you have made into a movie if you could guarantee it would be done right?

[Smog]

I'm with Lunis, make the stories of the Bible into movies!

Personally, I think that they should do the stroy of Jehu (and the death of Jezebel!!!!!)

[Smog]

Ok I need to say...

...HAPPY CINCO DEMAYO EVERYONE!!!

Q. What did you do for Cinco Demayo (Over here we are having Margaritas and fried Ice Cream!)

And BC says Hi...

[inkspot]

¡Cinco de Mayo! ¡Musica, ganglas, regalos para todos!

I grew up in Arizona where we celebrated with chimichangas, sonora enchiladas, red sangria, margaritas, quesadillas ... it's making me hungry to think of it.

Where I live now, I guess we're not ethnic enough to celebrate.

[Smog]

Hey, I can drive to Canada in about four hours, yet I still celebrate Cinco De Mayo!

(:D Not that I have, but in reality it's just another excuse to get waisted:D)

[waterhogboy]

Ideal job: Writing, or some other sort of job where I would use language like crazy (WHB, I think the phrase you used was French, and that it roguhly means, "I adore them." Am I right?!?!??!?!).

Q: How old were you when you (1) got your license and (2) got your first car?