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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:46 PM
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10 questions
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 03:46 PM by nothingshocksmeanymo
1.)What is your favorite flower?

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
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WildClarySage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:51 PM
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1. ...
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 03:52 PM by WildClarySage
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Gardenia

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

very little, that's why I'm procrastinating.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

That all of us deserve justice and fairness.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

No.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Martin Luther King, Jr., Ghandi, Jesus

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Both-depends on my mood and if there's any half-and-half in the house.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Yes- piano, very badly, by ear

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

A triumvirate goddess, virgin, mother and wise crone.

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auntAgonist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:52 PM
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2. tough ones ..
1)calla lily

2)yes, as a teen. (bb guns count right?)

3)faster on the highway, slower in town.

4)guilt.

5)truth.

6)yes.

7)that's a tough one.

8)coffee. (habit I guess?)

9)yes, the radio :) actually, when I was a kid I learned how to play bagpipes. Don't think I could play properly now though.

10)I have NO idea.




geez those are tough questions. Made me think!

Still thinking.

thanks.
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BelleCarolinaPeridot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:53 PM
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3. Here are my answers :)
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 03:56 PM by CarolinaPeridot
1.)What is your favorite flower? - Yellow roses

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? - Never

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit ? - I don't drive .

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? - Seeing what happened to others who did not have the opportunities like I have .

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? - The world is mine and its about time people start realizing that :)

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? - www.mapquest.com

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? - King Soloman , Confucious , Eleanor Roosevelt

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? - Tea , because it tastes good .

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? - Yes I play the Clarinet .

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? - God is not up but all around in everything . God is the image of nature and love and everything that " is " .
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arismomkoofie Donating Member (113 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:53 PM
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4. :o)
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 04:32 PM by arismomkoofie
1.)Iris

2.)Nope

3.) Faster

4.) Fear of failure

5.) My kid comes first. Sorry.

6.) go west. follow signs.

7.) Marie Antoinette, Hippolyta(sp?) (Queen of the Amazons) and Cleopatra - actually, thats just so I can see them duke it out to see who makes all the decisions. Girl fights are cooler to watch than guy fights. We don't play by the rules!

8.) Tea, flavored. Yum!

9.) I like to sing

10.) Me! Did you not know I am a God?
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:54 PM
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5. My answers:
1.)What is your favorite flower? Rose

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? Yes. I hated it.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? That final deadline.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? that liberalism represents the very best in humanity.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? No

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Mahamtma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Coffee. There is nothing in the world as satisfying as a good cup of coffee. Well, ALMOST nothing. :-)

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Sadly, no

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? I don't believe in God, but if I did, my image of God would be a nice, wise looking elderly woman.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:54 PM
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6. My answers -
1. Poppies

2. Yes

3. Usually about 5 or 10 mph faster

4. Not much!

5. I will not lie, to anyone or for anyone.

6. Sure do. I'm in Los Gatos, just down the road.

7. Tough one. I'm just not sure. I think the world's problems are too big for just three people to solve. It needs the cooperation of many, many people. So I'm not sure. I can see flaws in all the people I think of.

8. Tea. Twining's Earl Grey

9. No but I sure admire those who do.

10. I'm not sure I do believe but I don't really see God as being comparable to humans. I see God as more of an omnipotent power without either sex or shape. I see God in Nature, so I guess my vision is as a natural power of creation.
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brainshrub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:56 PM
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7. Here's mine.
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 03:57 PM by brainshrub
1) The orange blossom.

2) Yes

3) I obey speed limits.

4) Panic

5) Democracy.

6) Yes, I have a GPS in the car.

7) Martin Luther King, Thomas Jefferson, Tesla.

8) Coffee.

9) No

10) Spongebob Squarepants.
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:52 PM
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47. Ooooh... I like answer 10. LOL
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:56 PM
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8. Answers
1.)What is your favorite flower? The yellow rose, my mother was a Texan and she loved yellow roses. They remind me of her. Next, the pink rose, the national flower of Poland.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? Yes, real guns and those computer generated training type guns. I like the computer guns better, they are fake and less noisy.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? Same as the speed limit, if not slower some times. The older I become, the more I realize that it is silly to be in a hurry all the time.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? Guilt

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? All men/women are created equal and entitled to love and fairness and not subject to judgment just because they are different from me.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? Not really, it is to the west, but I am not sure exactly where. I would use mapquest if I was trying to get there.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Gandhi, Jesus and Mohammad.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Both, just depends on the time of day or my health. Love coffee, whenever. Ice tea is great during the summer and hot tea when I am feeling poorly.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Yes.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? A loving, forgiving being who cries over the distortions of his image and weeps when we scare or harm others in his name. Love, pure, simple, unconditional, love.
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:07 PM
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143. This one has bugged me, it's like I left out some folks - 3 just
isn't enough.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Gandhi, Jesus and Mohammad.

Have to Add: Mary Magdalene, King Solomon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Confucius, Buddha, Aristotle. (Odd number needed for majority vote)
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:56 PM
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9. .
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 04:06 PM by tk2kewl

  1. What is your favorite flower?
    Rose

  2. Have you ever shot a gun?
    Yes

  3. Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
    Faster

  4. What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
    Mostly guilt

  5. What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
    Environmental protection

  6. Do you know the way to San Jose?
    Yes, if you are talking about Costa Rica

  7. What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
    Jimmy Carter, FDR, Thomas Jefferson

  8. Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
    Coffee. Tea bores me.

  9. Do you play a musical instrument?
    Unfortunately not and that bugs me. I was a bit A.D.D. as a kid and took lessons for trumpet, drums and guitar but didn't have the focus

  10. If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
    I believe in some king of organizing force in the Universe. I think Native American people have the most believable sense of spirituality.

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Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:58 PM
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10. 10 answers
1) Rose.
2) Yes on many occasions.
3) Faster, but I'm not sure how fast that is right now because my speedometer is broke. Probably arounf 75 in a 65 on the interstate, but I do mind my manners in a residential area.
4) Thinking about the consequences if I don't get shit done.
5) I want universal health care. I think any sane society should have that.
6) I can start driving from my home in Ohio and make it out to San Jose without a map. No shit.
7) Dennis Kucinich, Martin Luther King, Ghandi
8) Neither. I just prefer my diet Coke. But I will have a cup of coffee maybe about once or twice a year and I do enjoy sweet tea whenever I can find it.
9) Used to play guitar. I could probably play you a little Stairway to Heavan right now, but that would be all because it's been so long since I've played.
10) I'm an atheist, but if there was a God I'd want her to be like my grandmother. Wise, kind and compassionate.
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goodboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:58 PM
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11. interesting set of questions:
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Bleeding Heart

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
I haven't even BEGUN to procrastinate

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Everyone should be treated equally

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Yes: www.maps.yahoo.com

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Bill Clinton, Bill Hicks, Depak Chopra


8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Coffee, cafe du monde, why? because I NEED it

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Yes-Piano-very well, playing for more than 20 years

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

God is everything.
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:58 PM
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12. OK here goes:
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 04:00 PM by yellowdogintexas
.)What is your favorite flower? rose

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? deadline

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? treat others as I would want to be treated

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? no

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Thomas Jefferson, Christ, Leonardo DaVinci
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? both but not together
I like the taste of coffee with good cream in the morning and tea with other meals. They are just plain GOOD

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? piano and organ, but not in a long long time

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
sort of a powerful spiritual nebulous life force
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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:22 PM
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116. 1. Ranunculus cause they're impossible to grow here.
2. Yes
3. Faster
4. Deadlines
5. Equality for everyone, and that includes their vote!
6. Not really, only been there once.
7. MLK, Golda Meier, Ghandi
8. Both
9. No. Piano and flute lessons a long time ago.
10. Undecided, but I'd imagine some ethereal presence hanging out in a cloud with my mom! :-)
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 03:58 PM
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13. why am I doing this?
1) (for now - I have a lot of "favorites") Manzanita - blooms in Feb if enough moisture

2) Yes. Had to put down a young cow hit by a train just two weeks ago.

3) Faster in slow zones, slower on Interstate (old vehicle that can't do 75 or I would probably do 80)

4) Getting caught goofing off

5) Lying. I despise liars.

6) Know how to read maps, can find it.

7) Hmmm that would take some serious thought.

8) Both. weak coffee, sugar, fake powder creamer - 2 cups MUST in morning. Tea, strong preferably iced and sweetened rest of day. Hot tea or coffeee for a pick up on cold afternoons.

9) Tried guitar when younger. Now - No.

10) (non-beliver) either the classic old man of just some ephemeral "energy" being like an old star trek episode or somethign.



AND YOU?
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:00 PM
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14. Answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Pink Roses. It's kind of the only think I have a little collection of as well.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
no

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Faster (sometimes a lot faster), but I'm very courteous and go out of my way to let people in/ not cut them off, use my signals, etc. I loathe overly aggressive a**hole drivers.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Keeping my eyes on the proverbial prize.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Honesty!!!

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Theoretically, though I've never been there.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Jesus, Buddha, and a someone ahead of their time scientifically like Galileo.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Usually coffee, tea is it's good quality. Kind of depends on my mood.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
No, but I'm a fairly decent soprano.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
As a loving force that brings sense to the chaos that is often our world and our lives.
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NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:00 PM
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15. Here goes:
1. Wisteria
2. Nope
3. Faster
4. Boredom/Desire
5. Separation of church and state.
6. The one in Cali? No.
7. -Albert Einstein-Eleanor Roosevelt-Mahatma Ghandi
8. Coffee, because it's the wind beneath my wings.
9. Yes, a little
10. I believe in the Divine, with no image attached. I think that any image a person create of God or Divinity is inherently flawed.
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fit4life Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:04 PM
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16. 10 Answers
1.)What is your favorite flower? Stargazer Lily

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? Deadlines

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? Dedication to my family

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? Um, west.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? George Washington Carver, Frederick Douglas, John Brown

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Neither Why? Never got into them

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Trumpet, Drums

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? Nothing specific. My belief in the "in His own image" is that each of us will see what we expected.
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Not_Giving_Up Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:04 PM
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17. Let's see...
1. I'm allergic to basically everything that pollinates, so none of them.

2. Yes, my stepdad taught me to shoot a BB gun when I was ten or so, and I did ROTC for a short period of time as well. I learned that I can't hit the broad side of a barn.

3. Faster

4. Knowing that whatever it is will finally be done.

5. No, my children do NOT need church to stay out of jail/off of drugs, or to have morals!! (Generally directed at my fundie parents)

6. Nope

7. I wish I knew

8. If I can't have a coke, I guess I'll drink tea....One cup of coffee in the morning.

9. Played French Horn in school

10. I think I answered in #5
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ulysses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:04 PM
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18. 10 answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?

The iris.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes - shotguns, .38, .357 & .45 pistols and an AR-15. I'm not a half bad shot, either.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Faster, but generally not by too much.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Threat of failure. Spousal anger.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

My belief in human and civil rights.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Roughly west.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Hmm...Thomas Merton, MLK and someone with a good idea about how to manage resource distribution.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Coffee, in great quantities. Occasionally some green tea.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Piano and trumpet.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

I'm tempted to be flip and say "a sachertorte". I'll be serious, though, and say that, if there is a god, I don't think an image comes with the deal.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:05 PM
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19. This is Stephanie; I am not sure how we logged in:
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 04:07 PM by JanMichael
Steph: Michael:

1. Daffodils 1. Carnations
2. Yes 2. Yes
3. slightly faster 3. Is Steph in the car?
4. The thought of getting an "F" 4. Stephanie
5. Do not steal 5. I despise capitalism
6. No 6. Yes; used to live in CA
7. John Locke, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gandhi 7. Ingersol, Engels, Einstein
8. Coffee 8. Tea
9. not even half assed 9. used to
10. Jerry Garcia 10. Jenna Jamison
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kdmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:05 PM
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20. 10 Answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Daisy

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
I keep up with traffic, so mostly faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Fear of failing if I don't get up off my butt and do it

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
That ALL people should be treated fairly.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Yes

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
coffee because I like it, tea when I want to feel warm, but don't feel like making a pot of coffee.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Err... no

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
Hmmm...kind of hard to wrap my mind around that "if there were a god, what would the image be". I tried and failed 3 times to answer this question. Only thing I can come up with is a fair god that wouldn't let people suffer.

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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:10 PM
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21. Lets see
1) Plumeria/Frangipani

2) Yes

3) A little faster. I am sooo impatient

4) Guilt

5) Honesty/justice I can't decide between the two

6) The general direction

7) This is very hard...Ghandi, M.L. King and some kick ass environmentalist who could help us get out of this mess as quickly as possible but I do not have a name for you...or you could just use Dennis Kucinich. I really do want to teach the world to sing.

8) Coffee, I am a narcoleptic so my addiction started early in life

9) Yes, many and often

10) I believe in something but am not certain yet what it is. For now my best answer would be nature, at least outside in the trees is where I feel my most spiritual

:hi: NSMA interesting questions
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Lautremont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:11 PM
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22. Haven't read the others, but I'll bite:
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Lilacs on bushes.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Once, in a basement. A small rifle. It's an absolute miracle my friends and I weren't killed. (We were very young.)

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Generally faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Panic or inspiration.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

That it's 'Immovable,' not 'Unmovable.' Also, good grammar. No, I'm just giving you a hard time. I think in reality it would have something to do with treating people well.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Yes.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Gandhi, Buddha, Leon Trotsky

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Both. For the pretty colours.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

My father offered to teach me the guitar when I was fourteen. 'The girls'll love it,' he told me. But I had better things to do. Ah, sweet regret.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

If there were a God, it would be a sort of directionless, morality-free energy force; or possibly a large, Terry Gilliam-style bearded figure pulling planets out from beneath his armpits.
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pres2032 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:11 PM
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23. ok, here goes
1.)What is your favorite flower? hmm, anyones that look nice

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? yup, bb gun-lots of time, rifle, several times

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? faster, i'm a bad boy

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? the due date that suddenly appears

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? fairness, equality, just being good.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? No.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Jesus, Ben Franklin, Ghandi

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? neither, never got into them.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Trumpet, Piano

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
Yes, a father with unfathomable love
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kdmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:12 PM
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24. Question #11 and #12
11.) Do you now have the song "Do you know the way to San Jose?" stuck in an infinite loop in your head?

12.) Do you blame NSMA for this? :D

:bounce: :bounce:
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arismomkoofie Donating Member (113 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:13 PM
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25. 11. yes 12. yes :o) n/t
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:20 PM
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28. wicked ain't I?
:evilgrin:
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kdmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:31 PM
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34. Indeed, you are!
It all becomes so clear. It SEEMS like a little "get to know my fellow DUers" sort of poll, but really it's an insidious plot to get THAT song stuck in our heads.

And, indeed, it worked...

A toast to your clearly superior wickedness...

:toast:

/wanders off humming "Do you know the way to San Jose?"...
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:44 PM
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42. At least I didn't ask you if you ever rode
IT's a small world after all
IT's a small world after all
IT's a small world after all
It's a small small world

(replacement ear worm) :evilgrin:
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kdmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:48 PM
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45. ARRGGGHHHH
There is just one moon and one golden sun,
and a smile means friendship to everyone,
There's so much that we share it is time
we're aware
It's a small world after allllll..

Well, this one has GREAT words, anyway :D

/mumbles something like "evil wench" under her breath as she wanders off.

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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:52 PM
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48. nice seeing you btw
:D *evil wench waves*
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kdmorris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:00 PM
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57. Waves back

/wanders off humming "It's a Small World"

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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:42 PM
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41. 11. God yes, "LA is a great big freeway ...."
12. Yes, does he do requests? If so, how about "what's new pussy cat"?
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SW FL Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:57 PM
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53. Yes and thanks for the laught n/t
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:51 AM
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98. No and No
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:20 AM
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100. wo wo wo wo wo wo .....wo wo wo wooooooooo
wo wo wo wo wo wo .....wo wo wo wooooooooo
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merh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:57 PM
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120. What's new pussycat
wo wo wo wohhhhh woohhhh
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progmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:16 PM
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26. great questions!
1. tulips
2. nope
3. 0-5 miles over in the city, faster on the hwy
4. fear or guilt
5. is love an ideal?
6. i am afraid not
7. FDR, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter (off the top of my head)
8. Coffee coffee coffee.
9. i do. several.
10.

No no no...not Davey. But the hug. To me, God is a big hug - an expression of love. Does that sound as silly as it looks to me as I type it? But it is what I've always felt...
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:55 PM
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141. AHHHHHHH. That Davey Costume is nightmare fodder
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:18 PM
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27. Mine
1.)What is your favorite flower?
White anthyriums

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yep..python 357 magnum and put a big hole in the barn door at the ranch I was staying at with it

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Usually a bit faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Consequences

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

loyalty

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

101 north

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?


FDR, Stephen J Gould, and I am not sure who I would lead in the charge of spiritual advisor...probably Ghandi


8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Coffee mostly

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Guitar, bass guitar, some piano and competent at a few other string instruments

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

Not sure, sometimes but anything I could possibly conceptualize couldn't possible be god.
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:50 PM
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46. White anthyriums?
:wtf: are those?

(Oh... and I didn't read your choices for 7 before posting mine... 2 out of 3 ain't bad.)
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:57 PM
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52. LOL
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:59 PM
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55. Oh!!!! Those phallic looking things... now I recognize them.
:)
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:21 PM
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29. 1, gardenia 2. yes 3. a little faster
4. I finally get disgusted with myself
5. Loyalty?
6. Take a left at Oakland
7. Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, FDR
8. java
9. harmonica, a little piano...no wait...I can play a regular sized piano a little bit, and the swinette. Look it up.
10. No, but probably a Jesus type if there were. Golden Rule, that kind of stuff.
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:24 PM
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30. Here are mine:
1) Gerbera Daisy
2) No
3) Faster
4) Caffeine or threats. Or both.
5) Boy, I have several. Abortion rights would be right up there.
6) Why, yes I do. :)
7) Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi and Helen Keller.
8) Usually tea. Occasionally coffee. My favorite teas are Bancha and Peet's Lemon Rose.
9) I played cello, piano, flute and piccolo as a kid. And I'm learning (slowly...) to play guitar.
10) I would like to believe. I guess my favorite divine images are Kali, Hecate and Durga. I go for the avenging female types. ;)
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:25 PM
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31. Marigold; D'uh; Yes; Panic; Integrity; D'uh; ___; Mocha; No; None
:shrug:
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Bonhomme Richard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:25 PM
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32. OK, I'll give it a try
1.)What is your favorite flower? - Lily

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? - Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit - Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? - Catholic Guilt

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? - Lying

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? - yes

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? - Jesus, Gandi, Ben Franklin

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? - Coffee - Habit

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? - Yes

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? - Energy
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mordarlar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:14 PM
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61. Interesting..before i read these i named the same three people. ; )
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Bonhomme Richard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 07:54 PM
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81. That's really wierd, Ben Franklin - Go figure. n/t
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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:26 PM
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33. I'm in
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Favorite flower? Carnations

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes, many times. In the Air Force, deer hunting and skeet.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

I drive slower.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Sheer desperation. It works for me.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

Bush is a murdering monkey.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

No way Jose.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

M.L.K - Einstein and Gandhi

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Coffee. Because no one ever said "serve me up a hot cup of mud"
and got tea.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

In my head, I play many. Electric Guitar, piano and sax.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

It doesn't make a difference what the image is.
Whatever it is, it loves me for who I am.

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givemebackmycountry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:32 PM
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36. It's interesting
Gandhi shows up post after post.

I could walk out my door and ask ten people if they knew who Gandhi was and I bet I'd get at least seven blank stares.

That's why I LOVE THIS FREAKIN PLACE because there are people who think like me here!!

I love you DU!
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SW FL Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:04 PM
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59. Yep. it reminds me of my college days
When we would spend hours just talking about things like this. Of course we were in a small town in the middle of nowhere in Ohio so there wasn't much else to do. Now days, most conversations are limited to the weather, sports and unfortunately for me, republican politics.
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:25 AM
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126. And notice how many people have a broad definition of God
I love this place. I LOVE DU!!!!!!!!!
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:31 PM
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35. Yay! I was just thinking of doing one of these....
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Night blowing cymbidea

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes. Not at someone, but yes. And by the way, on a woman with a light frame recoil can be considered and alternate form of transportation.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Erm...faster. But I'm trying to be better about that.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

There's no peace in it. You can't just sit back and enjoy a few quiet moments, because whatever you're procrastinating hangs over your head like a militant seagull.


5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

The Golden Rule: We should treat others as we'd like to be treated.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Yep. Oakland and Sausalito, too.


7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

I thought about this a long time and mooted about some names, but history doesn't have a lot of examples of the kinds of problems we're facing just now. I could say FDR and Churchill to counter our modern day Hitler, but these are very different strategists with a very different agenda, working in different media to a different public. No economist from the turn of the last century could have foretold the kind of commerce the world would be engaged in currently. We need new heroes for most of the world's woes.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Both. Don't know really, just utterly love the flavour, the aroma, the sensation of both a good strong cuppa Joe and a nice, piping hot spot of tea.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Yes. Flute, piccolo, percussion and melodic percussion.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

Not so much a being as an interconnectedness, a profound wisdom and knowledge of all things, an infinity which is both ancient and yet to come.



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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:42 PM
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40. Your prior threads were the inspiration for this one and
And by the way, on a woman with a light frame recoil can be considered and alternate form of transportation.

Ain't THAT the truth??
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:33 PM
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37. My answers
1. White roses
2. Yes: pistols, shot guns, and rifles
3. I usually drive faster now that I am comfortable driving.
4. A good reason to do whatever needs to be done.
5. The highest value is empathy.
6. No
7. Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr., and Bobby Kennedy
8. Tea if either. It is nicer on my stomach.
9. I haven't for a while but I have played clarinet and piano.
10. Bright, warm light power sort of thing.
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Wwagsthedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:40 PM
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38. Here goes
1. Roses
2. Yes
3. At or near
4. Money
5. Social Security issue (anti *) & Universal Health Care
6. Yes
7. Dad Joiner, Matthew Simmons & Colin Campbell
8. Mostly coffee
9. No
10. ?
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:41 PM
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39. hehehe....I love these questions....
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 05:09 PM by jus_the_facts
1.)What is your favorite flower? Magnolia's

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yep a .22 gage shotgun with rat shot ammo...and a small handgun of my dad's once too....but never once did I kill anything...strictly target practice. :(

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Depends on the necessary passive/aggressive response needed to traverse other drivers passive/aggressive tendencies. :evilgrin:

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?


Hmmmmmm....I've gotta ponder this one...I'll answer this question sometime later when some inspirational answer comes to me!? :shrug:


5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

....to live and let live...do my damndest to always treat others with respect and not be judgemental.



6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Hit I-20 WEST all the way to Cali then go NNW a bit? :D

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

GHANDI
FDR
HEUY P. LONG

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? BOTH Why? 'Cuz coffee is paramount in havin' to get up too early and face the day...an Iced Sweet Tea is HEAVENLY in HUMIDITY!! :beer:

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

I never could learn to read music with piano lessons...but could pick out tunes by ear some....and I know the basic...bass..snare...symbol rhythm on drums...I also attempted to play the flute in 6th grade...did learn "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" then had to give up my rented flute as the spit grossed me out! x(

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

...like THIS o'course!!! :evilgrin: O8)



:hi: Teena!!
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SW FL Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:47 PM
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43. My answers
1.)What is your favorite flower? Pink Tulips but my avatar gives that away

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? NO

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? slightly faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? guilt and or the threat of company coming

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? Honesty and compassion

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? yes

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Lincoln, Clinton and Gandhi

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Neither - it's too hot in Florida

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? yes - I used to play flute and recently dusted it off

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? Good question. I tend to have a concept of a spirit without a corporeal body, but then I recall the pictures from my Sunday School books of a kindly man with long flowing white hair and beard.
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:47 PM
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44. Here are mine...
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 04:57 PM by Misunderestimator
1.)What is your favorite flower? orchid

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? deadlines

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? equal rights for all human beings and no government control over our own bodies

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? not really, but you can show me

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Jimmy Carter, FDR, and Mahatma Ghandi

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Coffee... just like it better

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Yes

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? Self (on edit... to be clear, self as in god is present in everyone, if there is a god.)
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:58 PM
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54. Regarding #6...
I could get you there taking side streets.
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:59 PM
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56. LMAO... I know you could!
And you'd get there faster than taking the freeway too, I bet.
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alittlelark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:53 PM
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49. my answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Calla Lily

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Faster on Freeway, slower in town

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
The little voice in my head that says "Gina, get off you butt"

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Economic parity

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Fremont to 85, to 280, 5-6 miles, and I'm there.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Jefferson,Ghandi,Einstein

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Tea, green....I love tea!

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Drums occasionally

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
If there were a God, I would see her as an older Native American woman
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Thor_MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:56 PM
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50. Good questions
1> A wild rose that grows along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It's not much to look at, but it has "roots."

2> Yes, mostly at targets. I have no complaints about guns, except those in public areas. If you want to carry a gun in the woods, fine by me, if you want to carry one in a movie theater, I've got issues with that.

3> Generally faster, except rush hour, so on average, I drive WAY under the limit...

4> I don't know, but someone nagging me about it is the antithesis of inspiration...

5> I detest hypocrisy.

6> I'd have to look at a map, but then I's be able to get there without asking for directions, and NO, your way is not shorter.

7> Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein and Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln mostly because freepers (WTH??? freepers isn't in spell check??) think he was Republican (by today's definition.)

8> Either. Coffee black or tea with lemon and honey.

9> Proficiently? No. If I had time to do so, I can muddle along on guitar or piano.

10> I'd have to go to quantum type theory there and go with an amorphous shape that may or may not exist.
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 04:57 PM
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51. ok
1) Datura

2) Yes, once went hunting when I was young. Yuck. Never again.

3) Occasionally faster.

4) Fear.

5) Never sell out your dreams, always strive to be magnanimous.

6) Just follow the signs.

7) Chief Seattle, Gandhi, MLK

8) Coffee produces a buzz.

9) Just a little guitar. Used to play piano, trumpet. Occasionally spin (dj).

10)Ummm, I'll get back to ya on that one :)

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mordarlar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:03 PM
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58. hmmm...
1) Lilac
2) yes target only. I am a pretty good shot ; )
3) Faster
4) a good nights sleep
5) children's rights
6) nope but i know the way to Map quest.
7) Christ, Ghandi and Ben Franklin
8) neither Vanilla Coke
9) no but very grateful others do
10) IMO God is the best of what we are capable of. The best of love, the best of compassion, the best of wisdom, the best of understanding...


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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:11 PM
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60. I'll play too
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Tulips...

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes, Shotgun, rifle, handgun.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit?

Faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Fear of not completing the task.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

I have none.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

turn Left at Chicago...

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Benjamin Franklin, Ghandi, FDR.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Coffee. Tea makes me Yack...

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Yes, Guitar. But not lately...

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?

God does not have an image. It would be arrogant to assume what God looks like, or grant human features to God. Then again, half the time I don't believe there is a god. The other half god is Milla Jovovich and she thinks I'm hot.

RL
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:14 PM
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62. Ten answers.
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Never really thought about it; I guess the rose.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes; in Boot Camp.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Depends on the speed limit; usually, 5-10 MPH faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Those goddamned hunger pangs! :evilgrin:

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

It took me many years to get to the point where I'm comfortable with who I am. If you don't like me, that's your problem.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

I've been away so long, I may go wrong and lose my way!

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

FDR, Martin Luther King, and Benjamin Franklin. Of course, if you asked me the same question tomorrow, my answers could be somewhat different. :shrug:

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Never got into coffee or hot tea, but I do like iced tea. :9

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

No, but I wish I did.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

As an atheist, I never think about it. Sorry....
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Neoma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:25 PM
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63. answer:
1) tulips

2) yes

3) i don't drive

4) being bored

5) i hate this government

6) who? you lost me

7) can i bring people back from the dead to answer your question?

8) Green tea

9) nope!

10) the human spirit
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:35 PM
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66. #7..yes
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Neoma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 06:15 PM
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73. #7
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Susan B. Anthony

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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:29 PM
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64. Fun game...
1) Easter Lilly
2) Nope
3) Faster than the speed limit
4) When the deadline is approaching in less than 24 hours
5) Equal rights/human rights for all
6) Sorry I live on the east coast
7) FDR, Ben Franklin and Jesus
8) Coffee...I love overpriced lattes (so stereotypical, right?)
9) Yes, guitar
10) I'm not sure about what my image of God is...but if I get to meet him/her/it one day, I do have some questions to ask!
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derbstyron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:32 PM
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65. Why Not
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 05:33 PM by derbstyron

1. Century Plant. It blooms a flower only once every 100 years.

2. Yes. Once. I hated it and haven't shot one since.

3. Faster, usually.

4. Fear of embarassment by whoever is expecting completion/project.

5. To not apologize or not be embarassed by my mental health state.
They are legimate illnesses like anything else.

6. Nope.

7. Jesus; Abraham Lincoln; Winston Churchill.

8. Tea, with Lemon. Beats everything. enough said.

9. No. I played the flute in middle school.

10. It's a she and she is loving. She allows suffering as a
way to guide us to the path of good. And she loves ALL!!
of her creations. Yes, even homosexuals!
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Dastard Stepchild Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:35 PM
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67. A 'lil bit 'o me...
1. Favorite flower: Blue Iris. Gerbera Daisy a close second.

2. No gun shooting in my life.

3. I usually take public transportation, but when driving, tend to drive above the speed limit.

4. THe only think that gets me into gear is a deadline. I always put off all work until the very last possible moment.

5. Animal rights. Won't get me to feel any other way.

6. With Mapquest, I know the way to any North American city. I'd rather visit Vancouver though, if I were to take a road trip west.

7. I can't fire off a glib answer for this one, so I am going to pass on this one since I don't want to put much thought into it.

8. Tea. Iced tea in the afternoon, hot tea in the morning. Find it was more refreshing and way less acidic.

9. I used to play the cello, the clarinet and the viola. Very briefly took guitar lessons. Gave up all when other interests arose.

10. I don't really think about spiritual matters much. Since I went to Catholic school as a wee one, I never really erased the beard and flowing robes imagery, but that doesn't mean I believe in it. It's just the auto image that pops into my head.
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mdmc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:36 PM
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68. mine
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 05:46 PM by mdmc
.)What is your favorite flower?

orchid
2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
no
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
faster
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
necessity
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
compassion - the gift giving jewel
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
west
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
h. Dali lama, john Lennon, Gandhi.
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
coffee - w. milk
9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
no
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
an infinite number of kind sentient beings - the state of rigpa.
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:37 PM
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69. 10 answers:
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 05:38 PM by Cuban_Liberal
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Zinnias.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Oh yeah.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit.

I sually drive within 2-3 m.p.h. of the posted limit.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

The thought of having to rush, or the thought of doing a sloppy/half-*ssed job.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

Any law which does not have as its fundamental principle the protection of pregnant women or children is superfluous in times of extreme emergency.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Yes.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Mahatma Ghandi, Robert F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Both, because the varieties are endless and delightful.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Yes.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

Semi-conventional: an older, brown-skinned, benevolent and omniscient being.
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Squeech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:45 PM
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70. Me too
1) Snapdragons. I'm also partial to irises, and certain bromeliads.

2) Yes, target shooting with .22 rifles. I need to get back into it.

3) Generally faster. I learned the habit from my lead-footed dad.

4) Nothing. If I got inspired, I wouldn't procrastinate, would I?

5) Rectitude in my leaders. I despise corruption.

6) I'd have to look at a map. But LA isn't just a great big freeway.

7) Thomas Jefferson, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Jesus.

8) All of the above. I am a caffeine-based life form.

9) Several: guitar, electric bass, mandolin, piano, marimba...

10) Hmmm. I identify as agnostic; I think consciousness is a little too wonderful to be fully explained by evolution, but I don't think any extant religion holds up to close philosophical scrutiny. But if I have to postulate a deity, here's what I believe: the Buddhist conception of a universal spirit or atman makes the most sense, especially the part where the atman created self-aware life forms by separating part of itself and incarnating that partition in mortal clay. (This is whence cometh the urge to merge: we know ourselves to be related in some way to the universe, but we're not sure how.)

Now I like to ask, why would the atman choose to do this? My feeling is that we should consider the atman's foremost known attribute: creativity. The universal spirit wanted the opportunity to observe the work of other creative beings. In essense, God wants us to do art.
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:49 PM
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71. 1. The Rose. 2. Yes. At Summer camp. 3. A tiny bit faster.
4. When the mental effort of procrastination becomes unbearable. 5. All life has worth, even all human life. 6. No. 7. Gandhi, Thomas Jefferson and St. Patrick. 8. Both. Coffee is my sin, green tea my salvation. 9. Piano but not well enough for anyone else to hear. 10. A benevolent old man with a long white beard, sort of like Dumbledore or Gandalf.
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jmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 05:54 PM
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72. Here goes,
1.)What is your favorite flower? orchid
2.) Have you ever shot a gun? Yes, in summer camp
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit I don't drive. I know how to but I haven't gotten around to getting my license
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? boredom, I always need to be doing or thinking a few things at once
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? honesty and respect
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? west :shrug:
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Eugene Debs, Eleanor Roosevelt, Frederick Douglas
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Coffee with cream and tea with sugar or honey
9.) Do you play a musical instrument? The closest I come is playing CDs
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? I can't imagine any God that could create the entire universe caring about my views on Its image. What's most important is how we treat each other. Too many people lose sight of this when focusing on God's image
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dolo amber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 06:23 PM
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74. ...
1.)What is your favorite flower? No favorite... I like 'em all. :)

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? Yup...I dig it, too. The first time, I annihilated the guys I was shooting with at target practice...which was funny because I wasn't really even trying and had NO idea what the hell I was doing. :D

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? Faster, still...despite having lost my license for 6 months when I was 19 for getting 9 speeding tickets in 6 months. x(

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? Unexplained burst of spontaniety...just like "OK! I'm gonna do this RIGHT NOW!!"

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? Hmmm...dunno really. I have a few, but as I'm occasionally guilty of not upholding them myself, I'd probably feel like a right shit if I spoke of them as such.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? Sure man, it's that way -------------->

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Ghandi, MLK and Coco Chanel.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Coffee is the only remote proof of the existence of (a) God(s).

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Does skin flute count? :o :spank: :D

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? I fall into the latter category...but if there definitely were a God, I think he should look like Mel Brooks. Or perhaps Charo.


:hi:
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HeyManThatsCool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 06:29 PM
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75. My answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Lilies of the Valley

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Nope

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
A bit faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Honestly? Panic

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Cheating sig others. If you get to the point where your going to cheat- LEAVE. Or at least have the guts to discuss it before you do that.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Yep. Love that jam

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Bill Clinton, John F. Kennedy & Martin Luther King Jr.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Tea. Normally decaf. Coffee makes me sickish.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Nope.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
Not some eye in the sky- rather an enlightened being who is caring and can evolve with us. Not someone who hates gays, poor people, abortion, or womens rights.
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koneko Donating Member (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 06:38 PM
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76. Here goes. . .
flower?
Blue Hydrangea

shot a gun?
Yes, a BB gun when I was young

drive faster or slower?
Faster on highways, but at speed limit in residential/school areas since you never know when a kid's errant ball may end up getting chased

procrastinating?
Fear of getting in trouble for not doing the work

UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
It's twofold - that we are ALL created equal, and that I cannot criticize others till I've walked in their shoes.

San Jose?
Not specifically, but with mapquest, I could find it

three historical figures?
Ghandi, MLK Jr, Lincoln

Coffee, tea, both or neither?
Both. Coffee EVERY morning to wake up. Tea at any time I want to relax.

musical instrument?
Yes. Piano & clarinet, though I don't play either extremely well.

God?
I'm agnostic, so while I don't believe in God in the Hellfire & Brimstone sense, I do believe that a higher power started us out somehow. Since everything on earth came out of the same primordial ooze, I'd say 'God' is in everything of the Earth, and in other areas of the Universe as well.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 07:14 PM
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77. Hmmm, I'll try
1.)What is your favorite flower?

A pretty one in my backyard.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes. Big ones, small ones, heavy ones, ones that use grenades as ammo, and one missile :D

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Depends, typically faster, speed limits are often excrutiatingly slow

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

What could be.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

General Gau's Chicken sucks.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

I might remember it.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

I'd put Socrates in charge of figuring out who's names would make up parts two and three of this question.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Coffee. Not much of a tea person, despite being British.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Not anymore.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

Above mentioned great interconnectness, see Bill Hicks's line the ends with "... here's Tom with the weather".
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gizmo1979 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 07:41 PM
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78. ooh
none,yes many times,much faster,my wife,life sucks,why yes I do,Ben Franklin,Dali Lama,ME.none yewuck.no,samuel l jackson.There done did I win did I win?Wait this isn't a contest well crap.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 07:44 PM
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79. Ok
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Rose, plain and simple
2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Nope
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
I dont drive
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Hey man youre gonna be fucked if you keep this shit p
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
My beliefs
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
nope
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, FDR
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Tea, sweeter
9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
No
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
God to me I really dont have an imae of what god looks like but I Do believe god can represent us in some methapor way.
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 07:52 PM
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80. This reminds me of a grade school test, when I used to be real smart.
Edited on Sat Feb-05-05 07:53 PM by tjdee
:)
1.)What is your favorite flower?

A pretty one.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes, a 9mm.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

About 5 miles over usually. On the highway, about 10 over.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Music. Sometimes.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

Nuts do not belong in everything. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

I could find it on Mapquest if I have to.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Jesus, Thomas Jefferson, and a woman. Any woman would do.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Both, baby. I'm all about warm beverages lately.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

I play three. None very well, although I could fool you pretty good for about 5 minutes and can play more than a few songs on the guitar.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
Sean Connery.
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immoderate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 08:21 PM
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82. OK...
  1. For looking-rose, for smoking...

  2. Yep, support RKBA.

  3. Fast.

  4. Wish I knew.

  5. Life is precious. No value can be assigned. I don't include fetuses.

  6. Past the Pischoff sign?

  7. Team A:Mark Twain, Groucho Marx, Louis Armstrong (the idealists.)
    Team B:Richard Feynman, Ben Franklin, Leonardo DaVinci (only scientists can approach the problems; these are more than scientists.)

  8. Coffee in the morning; tea at night.

  9. I blow a little guitar, and some drums.

  10. If God exists, he's just like Dennis Prager.

That was fun. Great thread, nsma.

--IMM
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Katidid Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:02 AM
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88. Richard Feynman
Very good, I like that .... wish I had thought of the "professor" . :thumbsup: :thumbsdown:
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philosophie_en_rose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 08:33 PM
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83. answers.
1.)Roses

2.) Nope.

3.) Depends. Usually faster.

4.) the impending feeling of accomplishment; hating to fail.

5.) despite diverse abilities, people are fundamentally equal.

6.) Sure.

7.) Bill Clinton, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, & Jesus (not supply-side)

8.) Both.

9.) Yes.

10.) If there were a God, it would be a presence of comfort, optimism, and justice.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 08:37 PM
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84. ZombyAnswers
1. Yellow rose. Not necessarily of Texas though - I like them from everywhere.

2. Yes. Although it was a friend's air rifle when I was 12. Shot an apple right through the center at about 30 yards... figured I would quit while I was ahead. Never have fired a 'real' gun, and loathe guns as a rule.

3. On local roads, at the speed limit or 5mph above. On the interstate, at the limit up to 10mph above if 55, 5mph above at 65, 70 or 75. My last speeding ticket was in 1991, and I want to keep it that way. In AZ, there aren't many stretches of 55 interstates.

4. Knowing I do my best work that way. :-)

5. I must make sure my enemies all die like pigs in hell after failing miserably at their feeble attempts at vengeance.

6. Yes. Up the road a piece from Sunnyvale, where I was conceived.

7. Abraham Lincoln, Bill Moyers, and Red Anderson, the janitor at the local Walgreen's. That guy knows everything.

8. Both. Although everyone knows of my unyielding coffee addiction. Why? At first, it was a way to write good papers in college late at night. Then when they started making the stuff taste good, I enjoyed it for THAT and the reason that it makes me feel normal, or whatever normal is these days. :donut:

9. Yes. Been playing guitar since 1983, and the harmonica even longer. Dabbled with a marimba we had in the house growing up, it was my Mom's since she was a kid.

10. I am a non-believer, and I always felt the giant Sta-Puf Marshmallow Man from "Ghostbusters" would be a kick-ass god. Why not? The universe is large enough to swallow such an absurdity. Mankind has created worse deities.
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smbolisnch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 08:43 PM
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85. Oooooo Fun!
1.)What is your favorite flower?
~Hydrangea

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
~Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
~Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
~Pressure

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
~Tolerance

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
~I'm not afraid to ask for directions!

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
~Need to think about that one! Definitely Gandhi.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
~Coffee, only when I really need a kick!

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
~No

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
~I don't know what I believe.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-05-05 08:52 PM
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86. This is fun. My answers:
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Don't really have one.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? Nope

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

I consider the speed limit to be the minimum, not the maximum

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

I'll let you know if I ever stop procrastinating.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

I'd say that "do unto others as you'd have them do unto you" pretty much covers everything.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? Nope

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Jesus, Ghandi, Wes Clark

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Usually neither, but some flavored herbal teas when it's really cold.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Unfortunately, no.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

Not so much a concrete "image." I think of God as a spirit. I also believe God is love.
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Katidid Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 12:41 AM
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87. 10 Questions, Interesting....
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Night blooming Jasmine on a Summer's night.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit?
In town - the speed limit or slower, highway at least 5 mph faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
A good anxiety attack.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
That we do no harm, and take care of each other.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Sort of, I could certainly find my own way, but I would not be able to give the exact directions to someone else.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Jesus, hmmm ... this is thought provoking .. I would want a woman on the committee, someone like Mother Theresa or Gloria Steinem, and Joseph Campbell.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Tea, I like the ritual and the taste of sipping tea.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Piano, by ear, a hand-held drum.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
I have thought about this all my life... I don't think God is in "human form". I think about God as being more energy, light, love ... but I don't know. I'm still thinking about it.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:10 AM
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89. 10 answers, NSMA.
1. The white Carnation.
2. Nearly everything the Army has in its arsenal.
3. Faster, usually.
4. The fact that it's easier to procrastinate when all my work is done. :-)
5. America is not land, or even people; America is an idea. If you're not on board with that idea, you're not an American. I don't care how many tattered, dirty American flags you have hanging from your Ford F-150.
6. From here? Head south on I-5, then take the Coastal Highway south past San Francisco.
7. Henry II, Ghandi, and FDR.
8. Coffee. Tastes goooooooood!
9. Weird ones. Tuba, recorder, harmonica, didgeridoo.
10. A loving, merciful God who's really pissed at Dumbyah and his sick, psychopathic followers.

Enjoy, NSMA. :hi:
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TOhioLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:16 AM
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90. Mine:
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Hyacynths

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Not on your life..

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Is there a cop around?

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
I give myself a good lecture.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Gun Control, and pro-choice

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
From here? No way!

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
FDR, Hammurabi, and Abe Lincoln

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Tea, I hate coffee. Prefer Cocoa, though. With marshmallows.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Does 'Mary had a little lamb' on a telephone count?

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
Old white guy, with a beard.

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Darranar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:24 AM
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91. Okay...
1. No idea.

2. No.

3. Depends.

4. Desperation.

5. Pursuit of knowledge.

6. No.

7. Martin Luther King Jr., Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi.

8. Neither. Plain water is good enough for me.

9. No.

10. A powerful benevolent force.
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leanin_green Donating Member (823 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:28 AM
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92. Okay, here goes.
1. Iris

2. Yes

3. Faster

4. Getting sick of listening to myself talk about it.

5. Being no one elses judge. Judge not lest you be judged.

6. Yes, I used to live there.

7. Jesus, Budda and Ghadi.

8. Both. It's coffee in the morning and Earl Grey in the evening.

9. Yes, guitar and voice.

10. God has no image for me, just a presence.





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Shanty Oilish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:29 AM
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93. 1 The White Rose
of Athens, of course :)
2 regularly shoot guns
3 slower than speed limit
4 revelation from God; nothing less gets me off my fanny anymore
5 most uncompromising ideal? Machiavelli was right. So was Jesus.
6 lived in San Jose; would again if threatened right
7 3 historical figures to put the world right? Aristotle, Abe Lincoln, Ann Landers
8 Coffee -- why? Because it's hard to get decent tea outside England
9 Yes, I can play many instruments well; best, guitar.
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agates Donating Member (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:32 AM
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94. 10 answers
1. Daisies
2. Yes
3. Yes, both
4. Perfectionism
5. The Golden Rule
6. SW
7. Gandhi, MLK, Jimmy Carter
8. Coffee--more caffeine
9. Yes, several
10. If there were a God, she'd be a loving mother
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:39 AM
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95. HERE YA GO TEENA
Edited on Sun Feb-06-05 01:41 AM by Skittles
1.)What is your favorite flower? red rose

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? many - I was in the military!

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit MUCH faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? usually someone beating me with a stick

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? I despise republicans with all my being

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? WHY the f*** would I want to go there?

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Hillary Clinton Rosa Parks and the highest ranking Army woman; f*** the men AND people in the past; THEY HAVE HAD THEIR F***ING TURN

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Coffee in America, tea in England. Why? Me mum's a Brit. :D

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? no, wish I did though

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? don't believe in fairy tales, cannot even play "if"

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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:26 AM
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101. #4 - I woulda thought
SOMEONE KICKING YOUR ASS!!!!!!!!
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:46 AM
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96. Mine:
1. Sakura
2. Yes. Cap gun.
3. I don't own a car so...
4. My parents
5. The we live in an era of stupidity
6. Yep, but I won't give 'em to ya'.
7. Ghandi, Freud, FDR
8. Tea. Coffee is too bitter
9. Pianist
10. Not really. I see him as a big prankster these days.
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 01:47 AM
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97. Let's get right on these and...
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Rhodedendron
2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yeah
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Just a skos+++
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
I'll get to that later
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Ensuring that all have freedom to choose their course
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
www.mapquest.com
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
A. Lincoln
S. Clemens
W. Churchill
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Tea, Green, Antioxidants
9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Naah
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
Substance without form.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:28 AM
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102. We have a really great Rhodedendron reserve in northern Cal
going all the way down the side of a mountain....beautiful
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 10:35 AM
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110. They are all over WVa...
I guess one reason it is state flower, duh.

Beautiful in the late spring. As one drives along, different altitudes are in diferent stages of bloom.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 12:39 PM
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111. I've never been there in the spring...maybe that's why I didn't know that
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 12:45 PM
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112. It is easy to see the differnces in...
the seasonal cycles, but not to realize the altitude is the cause because it is insidious.

IIRC, 100' of altitude= 1 day of "season"
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Duncan Grant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 02:44 AM
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99. Totally buried down here but, "HiYa!"
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Tuberose (the fragrance! -- yum)

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes, rifles and handguns. I can't stand them.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
When I drove - it was 'expensively' faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
The next big project on the horizon.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
It is wrong to exploit people for any reason.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
I haven't paid attention. Dionne always drives...

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Eleanor Roosevelt, Audre Lourde, and Cosimo de Medici

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Both. It's good to be versatile.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
All those funky little percussion things? I'm all over those.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
My grandma singing. :)
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:29 AM
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103. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW I READ EVERY SINGLE ONE!
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AVID Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:39 AM
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104.  . . .
1.)What is your favorite flower?
roses
2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
yes
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
faster
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
deadlines
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
equal rights - civil liberties
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
yes
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
mohammad, MLK, Jimmy Carter
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
both - addiction and taste
9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
guitar
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? i can't think of one
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 03:51 AM
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105. I am answering because its you asking, NSMA
Edited on Sun Feb-06-05 03:51 AM by ComerPerro
Anyone else, no way.

;)

1.)What is your favorite flower?
Uhh, a rose?

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
No. Paintball, BB, yes. But gun or rifle, no. I'd like to.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Faster, usually between 5 and 10 mph.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
I think about the consequences.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
I believe in equality of all people, everywhere. That is the basis of my views on helping others and many of my personal philosophies. No one is better than anyone else (at least, not when they are born)

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Yeah, I looked it up on MapQuest.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
FDR, Jesus, Thomas Jefferson

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Neither, really. Unless its a Mocha Latte. I don't care for coffee, and I used to hate tea when I was a kid. I like green tea, but that's about it.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Guitar, Piano, Mandolin, Banjo, Ukulele, Harmonica

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
Being of infinite capacity, without form, more of a collective consciousness.
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hfojvt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 05:12 AM
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106. several answers
1. lilac
2. back when I was about 11 in cub scouts, but I think it was a BB gun. Used to have a cap gun.
3. usually faster, but only by 5 mph which usually makes me the slowest car on the road. Or maybe I should say usually slower since I usually drive a bicycle.
4. deadlines and commitments, bosses, guests, etc.
5. always over-analyze
6. pretty sure I can find that on a road atlas, but not off the top of my head
7. Emily Greene Balch, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Vida Dutton Scudder
8. neither. Some don't like it hot. I suppose iced tea would be okay.
9. several - pianoforte, trumpet, harmonica and air guitar
10. I don't believe in God, but the God I don't believe in is a good god, a just god, not the mean and stupid god some atheists make him out to be.
Okay that was from Catch 22, and I was going to plagiarize the whole thing in order to impress some girl or embarrass your friend. I guess on the God thing I flip back and forth. I hope there is a God, and that he/she/it (shet) cares about people and justice, but clearly if there is one shet is like The Watcher from Marvel comics. Shet cannot be bothered to do something when wars and genocides are taking place.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 05:36 AM
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107. Interesting
(1 Lily of the Valley

(2 Yes, I used to shoot competitively, but support gun control and the AWB.

(3 Faster, occasionally, in the daytime, but way too slow at night, because I have night blindness.

(4 Total panic.

(5 Animal rights.

(6 No, I get lost, driving around town.

(7 Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and my friend Paul (who died six years ago, at 101). Paul was a CO, in WWI, and worked for integration and world peace. The state of the post-9/11 world, especially under Bush*, would appall him.

(8 Coffee. I just like it and I could use the caffeine, though I drink it rarely, since I know it's bad for me.

(9 Yes, but I am not musical. I played both clarinet and guitar, but I know there's no hope for me in music. *sigh*

(10 Tough. I guess I do believe in The Rainbow Bridge, where all the pets we've lost are well again, and are waiting to be reunited with us. At least I'd like to believe in this. I try to believe in many things, but it's really hard, given the state of this country, the world, and my life.:shrug:
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enigmatic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 05:51 AM
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108. Mine:
Edited on Sun Feb-06-05 05:59 AM by enigmatic
1.)What is your favorite flower?- Hyacinth

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?- Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit- I don't drive; bike or walk everywhere

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?- White Tea

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?- If you're an Idealogical/partisan hypocrite, you're not in my life

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?- Yes

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?- Bill Hicks, Charles Bukowski, and Dorothy Fuldheim

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither?- Both

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?- Guitar, Dulicmer, cheap organ, and voice

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?- Atticus Finch
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mordarlar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 08:12 AM
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149. Wow Dorthy Fuldheim...Wow. Memories of my childhood sitting on my dad's...
lap while he watched the news just came flooding back. LOL
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Behind the Aegis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:00 AM
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109. here's mine
1.)What is your favorite flower? -- Don't really have one. I like all kinds!

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? -- Several times.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? -- Faster, except in this Oklahoma town because most people drive slower and I am always stuck behind them!

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? -- guilt

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? -- Civil rights

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? -- with mapquest!

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? -- MLK, Jr, Lao Tzu, Einstein

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? -- Tea, iced! I am from the South!

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? -- Piano

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? -- I beleive in many gods. The ultimate one, from which the others derive their powers, I see as everything and nothing, a vastness for which I cannot truely comprehend.
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:02 PM
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113. Finally got to read all the rest
DU was slower than a Bush voter this morning
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:08 PM
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114. mine
Geraniums
Yes .22 and a 12 gauge
faster
I just get a sudden urge and do it.
Equality
Yup
Gahndi, Trudeau, Tito
Tea, it's more Canadian :shrug:
Yup, a couple
Non-believer here...Image? Don't have one - a human I suppose
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salin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:17 PM
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115. spontaneous response
Iris

No

Will not implicate self

Anxiety related to the procrastination

The value of knowledge, the access to expand one's knowledge, and the opportunity to apply that knowledge (career wise)... in short "Knowledge is Power" (or should be).

Used to have to drive there, two to three times a week (so - yes.)

FDR, The Dahli Lama, and Leonardo DeVinci (don't ask me why - but at this moment in time - they seem like an interesting and potentially powerful combination)

Low Fat Mocha

yes

I do believe - but I don't have an image... and have always been comfortable with that (an image seems so confining, so concrete and thus so opposite to my conceptualization)
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 09:44 PM
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122. Will not implicate self :)
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BulletproofLandshark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:24 PM
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117. My answers


1.)What is your favorite flower? Don't have one

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? Feraing the consequences of leaving things unfinished.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? Committment to absolute truth

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? West (from here)

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? MLK,Jr,
Gandhi, and FDR

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Tea. It just tastes better to me.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? No

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? I don't believe in god,but if I did,I'd imagina him (or her) as a being of pure light
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mac56 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:30 PM
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118. 1. Lilac.
2.Yes.
3.Faster, I'm sorry to say.
4.Acknowledging how bad I'll feel if the task doesn't get done, and how much better I'll feel when it is.
5.An honest day's work for an honest day's pay.
6.I've been away so long, I might go wrong and lose my way.
7.Confucius, Aristotle, Jefferson.
8.Coffee. Tea if it's iced. Never developed a taste for hot tea.
9.Yes, a few.
10.I believe that humans' minds aren't big enough to fathom all of what God is, but still we keep trying.
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 06:45 PM
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119. Ok, here are my answers.
1).- Flower: I have to go with gardenia too. When I proposed to my wife, I had a Mexican guitar trio play "Perfume de Gardenia" for her.

2).- Gun: Yes I have shot a guns; handguns and long rifles.

3).- Speed: I drive 5 mph above the speed limit.

4).- Procrastination: Deadlines. Don't tell me what you want, tell me how much time I have.

5).- Ideal: Don't ask me a direct question if you can't stand to hear a direct answer.

6).- Way to San Jose?: Yes. Tijuana Band.

7).- Committee: Charles V, Harry Truman, John Wilkes Booth.

8).- Coffee or Tea: Both, plus Mate. Anything with caffeine, baby.

9).- Yes guitar, semi-classical

10).- God: The Architect of the Universe by William Blake

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TheCentepedeShoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 07:24 PM
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121. 1) Tulips
2) Yes.
3) Mostly at the speed limit, sometimes slower.
4) Guilt. And fear. Fear of not doing anything at all overpowers the fear of whatever I'm procrastinating over.
5) Golden rule.
6) Yes, spent a summer there during high school.
7) The Buddha, Thomas Jefferson and FDR.
8) Tea or coffee, coffee or tea??? Either, depends.
9) Used to play flute, badly. Very badly.
10) No, not really. If I did I would imagine some kind of energy.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-06-05 09:57 PM
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123. My answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Gardenia

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes, my Dad taught me how. He owned guns but was a safety fanatic, we had cap guns but only as gun safety demonstration aides we weren't allowed to point at anyone.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

I avoid driving, I'm not very good at it.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Boredom

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

I think kids deserve the best their parents and society have to offer them.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Sure! Would you prefer to take the 80 to Oakland and go south or the 99 or 5 to Stockton and then go through the Altamont pass? The pass is neat but if we go through Oakland we can stop at Ikea. :)

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Jefferson, Franklin Roosevelt and Gandhi.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Neither, water is better for you and I'm rarely in the mood for coffee or tea anyhow.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

No, I lack the rhythm and coordination required.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?

I don't know. I'm not really believing in anything at the moment. Not really a "crisis of faith" with all the drama that implies but just a reevaluation of where I sit in the universe and how I feel about that. At the moment I'd prefer some cosmologies over others but I'm doubting all of them. :shrug:
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:04 AM
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124. One last kick
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:14 AM
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125. here goes
1.)What is your favorite flower? Zinnia. NO! Nasturtium. Wait! Aaaaaaaaaaa......

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? YES

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit SLOWER

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? FEAR

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? TRUTH

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? YEAH

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? UM......

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? BOTH AT THE SAME TIME

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? NO

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? GAIA
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 12:15 PM
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127. any other takers?
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 12:36 PM
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128. Neat!
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Stargazer Lilly

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
No. Well, a bb gun, does that count?

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Guilt. :)

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Hmmmmm... let me think on that one.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
No... but I can always use MapQuest.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Hmmmmm... this one, too, requires more thought than I have time for ATM.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Tea.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Yes, piano.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
A void... nothingness... because it's incomprehensible.
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Beware the Beast Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 12:39 PM
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129. My ten:
1.)What is your favorite flower? Iris

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? Yes, a couple times

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit- usually
5-10 mph faster, depending on where I am

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?- my wife

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?- I will never
cave in to the Right

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?-umm, no

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?- Jesus, Gandhi, and Ben Franklin

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Coffee

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? yes, guitar

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? No image, just a being, a force of sorts.
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ceile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 12:48 PM
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130. My answers
1. Cala(sp?) Lilly
2. no
3. faster
4. deadlines
5. a woman's right to choose
6. no
7. Ghandi, Jefferson, John Locke
8. both, I'll drink anything
9. I played the bassoon in jrhigh and high school, but sadly, no more
10. nature, everything pure and unpolluted in the world
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Az Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 12:57 PM
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131. Here goes
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Sunflowers.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Stress.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
That intellectual knowledge must be allowed to progress.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Yes I do.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Voltaire
Sagan
Franklin

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Neither. Blech icky. Gimme pepsi.


9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Yes, Guitar and drums.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
I don't. Image? I can't really imagine God having an image. That is not to say that I can't imagine a god. But an image implies a physicallity. And that implies being constrained by something. Not exactly how I would imagine a god would be.
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:04 PM
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132. I love to answer questions!
Edited on Mon Feb-07-05 01:05 PM by rbnyc
1.)What is your favorite flower? Black-eyed Susan

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? No

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit I don't drive, and I almost always ask the driver to slow down if I'm in a car with someone going over the limit. However, I will only get in a car with a few different drivers, and they know I'm terrified of cars and don't speed with me anyway.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? Impending doom

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? From each according to ability/to each according to need

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose? not at all

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Eleanor Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi, hmmmm.....

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Both, I like variety...you should know that.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument? Yes. Guitar, bass, flute.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? I try very hard not to personify my idea of god. I think of god as an energy-the closest visualization I can think of are the little loops depicted in String Theory.

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ImpeachBush Donating Member (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:08 PM
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133. My answers.
1.)What is your favorite flower?
African Violet
2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Both ... depends on the road conditions, the cop conditions, and my mood.
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
anxiety
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
tolerance of others is imperative.
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
No ... west of here, that much is certain
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Eleanor Roosevelt
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Both. I enjoy both.
9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Trumpet, piano, guitar.
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
I'm an agnostic. I prefer to think of god as a kind, wise, loving, gentle woman.
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kmla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:09 PM
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134. My answers...
1.)What is your favorite flower? Grape Hyaciths

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit? Typically faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating? Sense of overwhelming and increasing burden.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal? Compassion

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?without mapquest? No.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now? Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., JFK, Ghandhi

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why? Neither. Don't need the caffeine.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?Nope

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be? Haven't really thought about it.

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kick-ass-bob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:10 PM
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135. Answers:
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Daffodill
2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Faster
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Sense of accomplishment I get when it gets done
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Equality for ALL people
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
That's what a map is for
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Gandhi, John Kennedy, Confucious
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Green tea (with energy booster stuff). It gives me energy
9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
No
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
Not a person - just a force, I suppose kind of like the Star Wars one, but I've never put that together before.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:20 PM
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136. Answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Orchid

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes: a .22 and a .9 milimeter

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Faster usually; it's Boston

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

My boss.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

That activism can work.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Yes.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Gandhi, Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Coffee, because sleep is for the weak.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Drums.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?

I do. God is unseen and unknown. The Tao that can be named is not the Tao.
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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:33 PM
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137. OOOH! this is fun!
1. Zinnia
2. Yes
3. Speed limit when I'm in most areas. Higher on I-85.
4. A burst of energy and a dose of shame.
5. Not to lie.
6. West?
7. Thomas Jefferson, Oprah Winfrey & Kurt Vonnegut.
8. Both! Iced tea and coffee with cream. I grew up drinking Iced tea like water and I couldn't survive without morning coffee.
9. Yes. Guitar and piano.
10.God is carbon based.
:shrug:
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:36 PM
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138. Mine
1.)What is your favorite flower?
I like them all really.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes, many times many different kinds

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
I drive a little over, maybe 5 mph at the most.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Not much, I just have to push myself to do things

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
My belief in compassion.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Can you hum a few bars?

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Buddha, Jesus and Gandhi

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Tea. I don't drink much coffee these days. I had to give it up.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Yes, a few. Guitar mostly, but I play around on anything else I can get my hands on.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
God is an energy.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:45 PM
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139. k
1) Wallflower

2) Does a bebe gun count

3) Faster but not by much

4) Fear of being late

5) Equal Rights

6) With Mapquest

7) Martin Luther King, JFK, and RFK

8) Neither. I get my caffiene from Diet Cike

9) No

10) Yes- a compassionate male or female
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:48 PM
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140. My answers
1) Tulip
2) Only of the BB variety
3) It depends on weather and time of day. Late night on the interstate I've had cops breeze by me as I went 85, and they never even glanced at me. I think they were looking for slow an erratic drivers at that time of night.
4) The sense of dread and fear that builds up while procrastinating.
5) The Bavarian Beer Purity law and that I should get the remote
6) I am convinced that I could find it without much trouble
7) Any three figures that I would put into a room would probably only inflame problems.
8) Not a big fan of either. I prefer a nice beer.
9) Violin
10) Yes. Old man, long white beard
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last_texas_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 01:57 PM
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142. Ten Answers
1. I think my favorite is the gardenia, maybe based on smell more than anything. Dandelions are up there, too, though.

2. No, despite being a southern male I've never actually shot a real gun. I owned a fake rifle when I was a kid that made a "pop" sound when you "shot" it, and I also owned my fair share of water pistols but I've never shot a real gun.

3. I used to speed pretty badly during the first couple years after I started driving, but after getting a ticket and a warning within a couple months span of time I've calmed down. I rarely go more than four or five miles over the speed limit, even on the highway; I'm often the slowest person on the road at a given time. Funny since I'm in my early twenties; most of the folks on the road probably think I'm a senior citizen or something as they pass me!

4. I'm not sure, really, and I'm one who does my fair share of procrastinating. Occasionally I wake up and just do all the things I'd been needing to do for several days, but too often I wake up and can't make myself do anything I need to. It's a combination of laziness and depression. I should probably see a psychologist, but that's another thing I've been putting off... :-)

5. That everyone deserves certain basic rights in their life. One of these is access to basic health care, and I hope before I die to see universal health care implemented in America and to see health care more accessible throughout the world. This is a subject I want and need to learn more about.

6. Not precisely, though I figure if I find the right highways and just drive west it's pretty much a straight shot from where I live in Southeast TX. I-10 may get you pretty close actually. I've never been further west than Arizona, though.

7. God, this is a really tough one... I'm gonna go with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr. I'd like to work Abraham Lincoln in there somewhere, too. I figure those are pretty popular answers, but I think they'd have pretty good ideas.

8. I love iced tea; perhaps my favorite drink. Hot tea is okay, but I've never gotten into the habit of drinking it, or any sort of warm beverage for that matter- maybe due to growing up in the muggy and humid southern U.S. near the Gulf Coast. Coffee I only like if it's smothered in cream and sugar; I tried to drink it socially for a while but then decided this was silly. Since it's not particularly healthy black, and I only made it less healthy covering it in sweeteners, and I didn't really like the taste that much anyway, it wasn't a particularly healthy habit to try to develop!

9. I was in my junior high and high school bands and have already lost most of the minimal skill I possessed. I was a percussionist who played a little bit of drum (snare, bass, toms, etc.), a slight bit of xylophone, and a lot of percussion instruments that don't require much in the way of talent (cymbals, tambourine, maracas, etc.). (That's what not particularly talented members of drumlines tend to gravitate toward!) I love music, though, but either don't have a lot of talent at it (I could never begin to master a drumset to save my life; too much going on at once) or just never had the patience to develop much skill.

10. I am an agnostic, but have done some thought about what God looks like. I always picture him looking something like Jerry Garcia! Not sure what it is but that's just the perception I have. I will say that I think there's just as good a chance that God is a woman or of no specific gender but, perhaps just because of American culture or something, my picture of God in my head is of an old man who looks remarkably like Jerry Garcia. haha
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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:24 PM
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144. FYI...10 east to the 101 north and you're there :)
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VelmaD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:29 PM
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145. My answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Bluebonnets and buttercups

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Uh...I was born and raised in rural Texas...nuff said?

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Generally I drive right at the speed limit. All it took was one speeding ticket in Post, Texas (biggest speed trap in the world)

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Being yelled at. Knowing if I don't act NOW it's gonna cost me money.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
The belief in equal rights for all

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Go west.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Why would I pick any of them...it's not like anyone has solved the world's problems yet.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Neither...water...or vodka ;)

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Several..piano, percussion, flute, clarinet.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
I don't know if you could call me a believer on non-believer. I believe in a sentient universe. But I believe it is nothing but hubris to try to give the numinous a human face.
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Samurai_Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:51 PM
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146. Bella's answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Sunflower. Tall and strong and always facing the light.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Yes, used to go to the shooting range with my dad in high school.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Faster.... but I won't say how much!

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

The fact that if I don't do it, no one will.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

To do no harm to others, human or animal.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Er... no... but that is what mapquest is for.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Ghandi... Thomas Jefferson... Ben Franklin

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Tea. Because coffee is disgusting.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

Yes, all types of keyboards and also sing. Used to play violin and bass guitar as well.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?

If God existed, its image would be ... damn I can't even think of one, being the immoral, horrid, nonbeliever that I am. ;)
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-07-05 02:52 PM
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147. Here you go ...
Edited on Mon Feb-07-05 02:53 PM by hippiechick
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Gardenia.

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

No.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit?

Consistently faster.

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

I don’t procrastinate.

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

I refuse to be involved (at any level) with people who try to control or manipulate others. I don’t like to control – or be controlled by – other people; and I imagine most other healthy adults have the same preference.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Um, go west ?

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Thomas Jefferson
Voltaire
Benjamin Franklin

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Tea – hot, preferably cinnamon or orange.
I’ve never liked the taste of coffee.
Or beer. :freak:

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

No.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?

We are all part of God. God is the energy force – good and bad – that makes up the universe.
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 07:56 AM
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148. hmmmmmm
camelias

both a gun and a rifle

as a rule, the limit +9 or more, but in a dense fog, slow.

a whim or something i really care about inspires me to act
sooner or later

you always live up to your word

no, but yahoo maps does

samantha stevens, jeanie and a master to be named at a later date.

both. i need to wake up sometimes, but i'm an entenman's irishwoman.

i can play piano (one somg) and i sing really bad too, so no not really.

this big burst of light shooting out from a tunnel in a cloud.
and heaven is just over his shoulder. 11 years of catholic school and i'm agnostic, but that's how i see it. i


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Joe Power Donating Member (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 09:17 AM
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150. Good questions, now I'll never get to work...
1.)What is your favorite flower?

Lilies

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?

Many times. Everything from .22's to AK's.

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit

Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?

Panic

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?

Life is too short to drink bad beer or bad coffee.

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?

Turn left at Pismo Beach.

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?

Jesus, MLK, and Genghis Khan.

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?

Coffee. Tea is for wankers.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?

I used to play the drums professionally.

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?

I do believe, and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is too well ingrained in my consciousness to see Him any other way, no matter how illogical that might be.
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-08-05 09:47 AM
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151. My replies
1.)What is your favorite flower? Orchid

2.) Have you ever shot a gun? yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit On highway: faster. On residential roads: slower

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?Fear of getting into trouble for not getting it done

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?Life is too short to spend time and energy getting angry or holding grudges

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?No

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Jimmy Carter

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?either, I like them both


9.) Do you play a musical instrument?yes

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?God looks like my mother.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-05 07:35 AM
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152. Answers
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Hard to choose - freesias, lilacs and orchids

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
at the limit or a bit faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
a deadline

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
let your yes be yes and your no be no

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
south

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Lester B. Pearson, Lincoln, Tommy Douglas

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Both

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Piano, but not well

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God?
Supreme being, perfectly benevolent and holy
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-05 07:54 AM
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153. 
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Stargazer Lily

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes, shotgun, rifle and .22 handcannon

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit?
Usually faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Fear of looking like a slacker

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
Justice

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Yes, it is southwest, about 1100 miles

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Franklin Delano Roosevelt


8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Both, it depends upon my mood.

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Yes, guitar and violin

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
I believe we all have "god"or "goddess" within us. Our free will determines whether we follow those directives or not.
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dr.strangelove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-05 09:07 AM
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154. Sure, I'll play, here goes
1.)What is your favorite flower?
Tiger Lilly (a local weed that is very pretty).

2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes

3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
Much Faster

4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Fear of getting in trouble for fucking up

5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
There are simple rights and wrongs..

6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
No

7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
They would fail miserably, as anyone who tried to solve the worlds problems would, but its the trying that counts, so here they are
1) FDR
2) J.C. (I mean Julius Ceasar)
3) My Dad

8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Coffee

9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
I fuck around on the harmonica

10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
I don't belive, but if I am worng and there is a god, I think we could not visualize a non-living being. So there is no image but a blank slate.
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buddhamama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-05 09:19 AM
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155. Mine:
1) Sunflower

2) yes

3) slightly faster, not enough to warrant a ticket really.

4) music

5) equality and justice

6) not off the top of my head, no.

7) His Holiness the Dali Lama, Bertrand Russel and Eugene V. Debs.

8) Coffee and Tea. Coffee for energy, Tea for relaxing.

9) Percussion instruments. No formal training... what can i say, I've got rhythm- Who can ask for anything more?!!

10) Non- believer who imagines a Higher Being as Arundhati Roy.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-09-05 10:51 AM
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156. How'd I miss this? I love these!
1.)What is your favorite flower?
The Texas Bluebonnet
2.) Have you ever shot a gun?
Yes. Many times. I have the Boy Scout merit badge to prove it.
3.) Do you drive faster or slower than the posted speed limit
On the freeway, faster. In town, right at the limit, maybe slightly higher.
4.) What inspires you to act when you are procrastinating?
Knowing that I can play when I'm finished.
5.) What is your most UNMOVABLE/UNCOMPROMISING ideal?
That our rights are not given by our government, they exist in nature.
6.) Do you know the way to San Jose?
Sure. Drive to airport. Get on a plane headed there. Several hours later, I'd be there.
7.) What three historical figures would you put on a committee to solve the world's most pressing problems right now?
Gandhi, Mohammad and Jesus of Nazareth
8.) Coffee, tea, both or neither? Why?
Not much of either. Tea when I'm sick, coffee when I have brunch or breakfast out.
9.) Do you play a musical instrument?
Nope.
10.) If you believe in God, what is your image of that God? For non-believers...IF there were a God what would that image be?
George Burns
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