Questions answered with questions (drive-by meme)

[misscam]

Zipping off to have Important Meeting, but first, a meme to entertain me when I get home from work.

Ask me anything - something trivial, something you've always wondered, something random. I will answer, then ask you one that you have to answer.

In other news, "shoot a moose and save yourself a climate quota." Ya rly.

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_tallian_/]

Ask me anything - something trivial, something you've always wondered, something random.i>

Tell me about your cat. One can never hear too much about cats.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

My cat was given to me by a teacher at my school, via my best friend. The cat would have to be put down otehrwise.

Why do humans go so wild over fluffy furry animals?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_tallian_/]

If we knew that, we'd know a lot about the human brain that we don't right now.

I suspect it has something to do with anthropomorphisation, and that indefinable quality called "cute".

[maureenlycaon.livejournal.com]

Funny, we keep hearing this about cows, too. (And there are far more cows than there are moose . . .) Do whales fart, I wonder?

This actually interested me more. If it doesn't cool down here soon, I may move there. Or here.

What do you think of this?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

If they do, wouldn't they do it in water?

Svalbard isn't the most inviting place to live on earth, but it does have its nicer sides. That includes extra tax breaks because of its special status. Heh.

I think she's a little off her rocker - and also it's a bit dodgy that she's using her royal status for financial gain the way she is. No like.

When did you last see a palm?

[lyricalviolet.livejournal.com]

Here's a question for you: Are you going to continue your "Adventure in Norway" piece? I did ever so enjoy it.

::waits patiently for question in response::

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I am considering it, given that I still have the plot outlines. If I get the break from work I might be getting, I should have some time to do some more writing - time's always an issue, sadly.

What was the last pleasant thought you had about?

[chicklet73.livejournal.com]

What did you have for lunch today?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

A salad and a yogurt.

Who has the nicest ass in the Commonwealth?

[chicklet73.livejournal.com]

Why, David Tennant, of course.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Have you inspected them all personally to make sure?

[chicklet73.livejournal.com]

No need. I know in my heart of hearts that there is No Finer Ass to be found.

[cincoflex.livejournal.com]

What is a typical Norwegian breakfast like?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Bread/toast with some sort of spread, cheese or meat on. With milk. Cereals are not uncommon either.

If you could replace the US national anthem with another song, which would it be?

[crackpig.livejournal.com]

Is it true geitost can be used to treat athelete's groin?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

No.

Why do goats have horns?

[crackpig.livejournal.com]

They can't play the violin.

[robin-2370-hood.livejournal.com]

Does the school that Princess Maertha Louise made to contact angels interest you, and if you knew where it was being held would you drive by, just to see it?

I got my postcard a few days ago. I think it took longer because I live close to nowhere and you sent it from across the ocean.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

My interest in it would best be described as "boggled". But yeah, I would like to be a fly on the wall if I could.

If you could make one mythical beast really exist, which would it be?

:) Glad to hear the card made it.

[robin-2370-hood.livejournal.com]

I enjoy all mythical beasts, but if I could choose one I think it would have to be the dragon. I know they're evil and such, but I'd really like to see one, as long as they weren't domesticated and put into zoos.

[stringertheory.livejournal.com]

If you had to pick one spot in the world where you had to spend the rest of your days, where would it be and why?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Tromsø, Norway. It's still the town I think of as home, has the football team I support, and with the way oil exploration is going, it will be a lot of economic activity. Also, midnight sun and northern lights.

If you got reincarnated as an animal, which one would you prefer to spend a lifetime as?

[stringertheory.livejournal.com]

*adds Tromsø to her list of 'Places to See'*

A clouded leopard.

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

*randomly answers other people's questions*

A cat. *purrs*

[wintergreen126.livejournal.com]

what is your favorite alcoholic drink?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Tequila sunrise.

If you could kick one political party out of the country, which one would you choose?

[wintergreen126.livejournal.com]

hmmm...well, i suppose it would have to be either the american party (extremely, extremely conservative; as in "opposes federal involvement in education, supports abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency, supports repeal of NAFTA, opposes minimum wage laws, opposes land use zoning regulations and opposes convening a Constitutional convention," along with other traditional conservative policies)or the american nazi party. i'm all for free speech and what not, but is a nazi party really necessary?

a (largley)two party system has plenty of drawbacks; getting rid of either the dems or the GOP,however, has the potential a vacuum of an unpleasant variety or backlash of all kinds.

[aervir.livejournal.com]

What's your favourite children's book by Astrid Lindgren?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

The Brothers Lionheart.

What's one book you wish could be burned for the good of literature everywhere?

[aervir.livejournal.com]

Oh, The Brothers Lionheart is a favourite of mine, too. I think it appeals both to my penchance for fairy-tale-style children's fantasy with its delightful setting and to my moralist tendencies with its message of non-violent heroism. And its ending still made me cry when I was at least eighteen. Ahem.

The concept of book-burning per se makes me twitchy, but if I could wish one out of existence to get back the hours of my life I spent on reading it, it would be The Time-Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Not because it was badly written (I think I've read my fair share of far, far worse prose over the years), but just because every single character was so bloody full of him-/herself while the narrative voice was constantly emphasizing how romantic and tragic and talented and unconventional and doomed they all were. In the end, I was waiting for some Daleks to fall out of a rip in the fabric of time and kill them all.

*randomly answers other people's questions* (part 2)

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

Pauline Hansen - Untamed and Unashamed

[despertarse.livejournal.com]

If you could travel to any underdeveloped/developing country outside of Europe, what would it be?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Cambodia.

What's your favourite thing about Wednesdays?

[despertarse.livejournal.com]

During the fall Wednesdays are my free evenings to go to concerts, read, or create havoc.

I also like spelling the word. I think Wednesday is the most aesthetically pleasing of all the days of the week.

*randomly answers other people's questions* (part 3)

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

That it was named after Odin! My year 8s enjoyed that, too.

[bloodanna.livejournal.com]

What was/is your favourite childhood toy?

Got your postcard this week; it's sitting on my desk right now. :)

[misscam.livejournal.com]

A My Little Pony with wings.

If you were to burst into song right now, which would be the song of your choice?

Good to hear the card made it :)

[bloodanna.livejournal.com]

'I feel Pretty' from West Side Story because it's fun and I have it stuck in my head. :)

"I feel pretty,
Oh so, pretty,
I feel pretty, and witty, and ga-a-ay
And I pity any girl, who isn't me today!"

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

Hmm, what should I do with my extremely short weekend?

(or I could go with what one of my students asked me today: "Miss, what does fellatio mean?" Me: "..." )

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Read porn.

What is the most annoying sound in WoW?

(That student must be reading naughty things, heh.)

[lotus79.livejournal.com]

The Kaliri screech, hands down. Unless there's something worse that I've forgotten.

(Girlfriend Magazine, or one of its fellows. They seem to get more revolting as time goes on. When I was a teen, it was just make up tips and how to tell if a boy likes you. Now they have pictures of Paris Hilton's vagina and explicit sex tips. WTF?)