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What do humans tend to anthropomorphize certain animals and not others?
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What do humans tend to anthropomorphize certain animals and not others?
Because it allows us to share a closeness with an animal that we like as opposed to distancing ourselves once we don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rookeye
What was your favorite childhood career for later in life? Aka what did you want to be when you grow up?
Rock Star, hands down... ;)
What prevented you from pursuing your childhood dream?
Lack of skating ability, kinda necessary for an NHL goalieQuote:
Originally Posted by Rookeye
Favorite guilty pleasure?
Knights & Dragons! Seriously, watching Kids Next Door. I've loooong been a fan of Mo Willems. :)
If you could spend an hour with anyone, who would you choose?
I'd love to say someone famous or important, but I'd love to have an hour with my grandfather. While he was still alive I didn't appreciate him, and now I miss hearing his stories.
Money being no object, what is your dream car
I love these:
http://1.cdn.lib.americanmuscle.com/...mustang-gt.jpg
My husband says I'll never own a muscle car again...he knows I have a lead foot... ;) ;) ;)
Can you ride a horse? Wearing armor? ;)
Have rode a horse, never worn armor much less combined the 2.
What is your favorite period of history?
Basically anything combining horses, weapons and armor...I'm particularly fond of the Mongolian general Subedai and his plan for invading Europe, and pretty much all of Roman warfare. I'll make an exception for Patton, since he considered his mechanized units merely upgraded cavalry. ;)
Do you adore or despise "mecha" anime?
Kinda neutral. Actually, I haven't watched anime in many years, but when I did I thought it was great no matter what the characters were. The way the drawings were and the way the stories unfolded was so different than what I was used to.
Is a college degree overrated in today's society/economy?
I think (a) most degrees teach more (or less) than they purport to, and in that manner are overrated, however (b) employers will continue to rely on them to separate wheat from chaff in the marketplace, so the cycle of spending on unnecessary degree(s) will continue.
Do you think there is a difference between so-called "hard sciences" and those that are perhaps less than granite? ;)
Yes, if you think of religion and more as less granite. Why? Cant elaborate further. Just makes sense in my head.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rookeye
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Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your butt?
Same reason we drive on a parkway and park in a driveway ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dianish
Week vacation(all expenses paid) where do you go?
.oO(Damn, the parkway question was my next one.)Quote:
Originally Posted by BDK Shaun
I wouldnt go anywhere. I would give the vacation to one in need.
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Can you sentence a homeless man to house arrest?
Perhaps to "street-arrest" ;)
What are the lyrics to your favorite song?
Spencer Day - Movie of Your LifeQuote:
Originally Posted by Rookeye
Come on turn the lights down low
And sit with me in second row
Tonight they’ll show the movie of your life
The heartache and the tragedy
A light romantic comedy
You oughta see the movie of your life
Did you have a happy ever after?
Underneath the technocolor sky
Did it make you sing with joy and laughter?
Did it ever make you want to cry?
And when the final frame was fading
Did it leave you satisfied?
Or was there too much that it lacked
And did you want your money back
How did you like the movie of your life?
Come on let the camera’s roll
You wrote the lines now run the show
It’s yours to own the movie of your life
Strange and cloudy mysteries
Unravel cinematically
The beauty of the movie of your life
Then the plot begins to twist
Around the poor protagonist
And everyone’s a villain in disguise
When you hurt and if you bleed
Remember that it’s make believe
Cause in the movies no one ever dies
It’s just a
Flicker then it’s over
And they never tell you why
But boy I’m really glad I came
I hoping that you feel the same
I really love the movie of your life
Did you have a happy ever after?
Underneath the technocolor sky
Did it make you sing with joy and laughter?
Did it ever make you want to cry?
And when the final frame was fading
Did it leave you satisfied?
Did you cheer and beg for more
Or angrily walk out the door
And think of all you meant to say
Another chance a second take
You did your best, you gave your all
You made the final casting call
To save a little scene for me
And tell me that I’ll always be
A moment in the movie of your life
A moment in the movie of your life
Do you have a videogame, book or story that should be made into a movie? Which one?
I would I've to see Castlevania SOTN done like Clue(1985) with multiple endings. But that is the uber nerd in me.
Which do u do first every morning, turn on the tv or check your phone?
Phone. My iPhone is my alarm clock, so I go from snooze to snooze to snooze to email.
eBay or Amazon?
Amazon (Free 2 day shipping)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jun-fan
Magic wand or lightsaber?
Lightsaber, Endor over Hogwarts anydayQuote:
Originally Posted by legalious
Star Wars or Star Trek
Star Wars, if we're talking the original three films (1972, etc)
Star Trek, if we're talking ST II, IV, VI, the most recent reboot films, plus ST:TNG ;)
Ramen. Eat it with?
* Chopsticks
* Twirl it on a fork
* use your fingers
* slurp from the side of the bowl
The original 3 are the only ones in my world ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rookeye
Fingers to test before adding seasoning, normally fork if just ramen, chopsticks if I was just using ramen in place of lo mein for a dish. And will slurp the parts too small to get with fork/chopsticks (if alone)
Favorite season?
Autumn; everything not too cold or too hot, autumn rains making the last crops grow before winter, the leaves a fireworks display of color everywhere, and everyone coming home for Thanksgiving. It doesn't get better. :)
Were you the favorite child, growing up?
I was the oldest and the smartest(not bragging) growing up but not fav:(
Burger King or McDonalds?
Neither. Read about them and you understand why.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDK Shaun
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If the professor on Giligan’s Island can make a radio out of coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat?
If I was the smartest man stuck on an island with Mary Ann and Ginger, I wouldn't fix the boat either.
More painful going to the dentist or the auto mechanic
Dentist. I can usually fix my car but I can't fix my teeth.
Do you call them "thongs," "slides," "flip flops," or something else?
Slides if there is no toe divider, flip flops if there is and never heard them referred to as thongs.
Coke or Pepsi?
Coke. Pepsi tastes too sweet.
What was your first GREE game? (Mine was KnD.) Is it still your first love? ;)
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Originally Posted by Rookeye
KnD. Never tryed others.
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If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
Is that a real question or are you just happy to see me? ;)
What can't the Terminator cry?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rookeye
Always happy to see you. You know that. Indeed it is - A real question :)
Terminator can't cry because machines dont have emotions. But he can smile ( See Terminator 2: Judgment Day Directors cut)
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Every wife in the village instantly knows when a man other than her husband has cheated but does not know when her own husband has. The village has a law that does not allow for adultery. Any wife who can prove that her husband is unfaithful must kill him that very day. The women of the village would never disobey this law. One day, the queen of the village visits and announces that at least one husband has been unfaithful. What happens?
The village becomes England, ruled by women ;-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dianish
Big city or small town?
Big city. I live in a "big" city but prefer small town or village.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDK Shaun
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How would you explain a database in three sentences to your 8-year-old nephew ?
A database is a long list of information that you can arrange in different ways. You can show just part of it, or make it look pretty, but you're pulling from the original list. Some "lists of data" are done on spreadsheets, which puts all the information in little boxes across the page. ;)
Which was the superior film, Alien or Aliens? Why?
I'd have to go the squeal just cause I almost though I knew what to expect and it still managed to keep me on the edge of my seat.
Always on the go or stop and smell the roses?
Always on the go. Got no time for a rose.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDK Shaun
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You are shrunk to the height of a nickel and your mass is proportionally reduced so as to maintain your original density. You are then thrown into an empty glass blender. The blades will start moving in 60 seconds. What do you do?
Climb into the well beneath the blades and hang on tight, praying it will be a short spin. ;)
When you feel nauseated: hold it in, or make it come out? :p
hold it in and keep it down
Mac or PC?
Mac...though I'm in the enemy camp right now, using PC for computer needs
Are you ever shocked at violent human behavior?