Wednesday, April 26, 2006

More Than You Wanted to Tell, But So What?

Another {chime music} "Getting to Know You" {end music} post since there seems to be a few more of us now (maybe it's just an optical illusion). Give your favorites and worsts... and this time I'm not making it multiple choice. It's open-ended. Ha! We'll see who's brave and who's not this time...

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever!
2) Favorite muppet
3) Favorite flavor of ice cream
4) Favorite Bible verse
5) Favorite Olympic moment
6) Favorite dinner entree
7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.)
8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie)
9) Favorite vacation place
10) Favorite 60s song
11) Favorite mouthwash
12) Favorite type of automobile

13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date
14) Worst book you've ever read all the way thru
15) Worst college sports team
16) Worst holiday
17) Worst nervous habit you have
18) Worst President of the United States
19) Worst type of candy
20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high
21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself
22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band
23) Worst TV reality show
24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch

Of course, you can pass on any question you don't want to answer or don't know an answer to. Heck, most people will just pass on the whole post, so I'll take whatever I can get. But once you do answer, well then, we'll know every possible thing worth knowing about you. Joking!!!

But come on, spill your favs and least favs. Then, once I feel comfortable because enough people have played, maybe I'll answer one or two of the questions -- hm, maybe # 2 and # 22, those seem like good ones for me. But like I said, you go first.

27 comments:

Kevin Knox said...

We'll see who's brave and who's not this time...

Truer words have never been spoken.

See ya!

(Maybe later.)

DougALug said...

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever!

Kramer from Seinfeld - totally unique and unpredictable

2) Favorite muppet

I gotta sub cat this one:

1 Best Short Skit - Beeker
2 Best Regular - Gonzo

3) Favorite flavor of ice cream

Godiva Double Dark Chocolate

4) Favorite Bible verse

Psalm 121:2 (NKJV)

2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.


5) Favorite Olympic moment

Eric Heiden Winninf 5 Medals

6) Favorite dinner entree

Large mesquite-cooked Steak with mushrooms

7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.)

Doh!

8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie)

Alien

9) Favorite vacation place

Israel

10) Favorite 60s song

Yesterday (The Beatles)

11) Favorite mouthwash

Listerine

12) Favorite type of automobile

Mecedes 500-series (pick any)

13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date

An Indian resturaunt... it cost over $120 for dinner and there was no alchohol or desert. Sigh

14) Worst book you've ever read
all the way thru

Congo

15) Worst college sports team

As in least favorite - Notre Dame
As in lamest - Yazoo State anything.

16) Worst holiday

Halloween

17) Worst nervous habit you have

I bite my fingernails

18) Worst President of the United States

Worst Modern President - Jimmy Carter

Worst Abuser of the Presidency - Bill Clinton

19) Worst type of candy

The gum in trading cards/wacky packs,,, etc.

20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high

Biology

21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself

I'm sloppy

22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band

So many to choose from... I'm going with: Ratt

23) Worst TV reality show

The Bachelor/Bachelorette

24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch

Cindy was the worst to me.


whew! All done!

-Doug

Rich said...

b-

You answered # 24 but didn't answer # 1. Is that a contradiction? I'll just take it to mean that the ONLY sit-com you've EVER watched is The Brady Bunch, making that both your favorite and worst at the same time.

Actually got scared after your first two answers. After those, I was expecting to read: # 3: Don't like ice cream. # 4: All the verses are good. # 5: I only watch NASCAR not the Olympics. # 6: I only eat breakfast and lunch.

But in the end, you did GREAT!!! And the "Heavens to Betsy" is classic.

Douglas!

You are the most brave, I have to say. Your Jonah-esque responses (in that you've been swallowed and it must be pretty dark where you are).

Ratt! What a great answer for Worst 80s act. I hadn't thought of that band and probably never would have again. You and b also both had great Bible verse favorites. And $120 and no alcohol or dessert??? The alcohol and dessert IS the meal for some of us. What could be better than a stout and some Twinkies (or Chocodiles - do you remember Chocodiles?)? Now, that's a meal.

DougALug said...

Rich,

Just 'cause I am in the dark most of the time, doesn't mean that I was swallowed. Rumors of my demise were, in fact, greatly overated.

Barbra Eden must have thought my 'wishes' were pretty funny too, or she just thought I was pathetic, so she had mercy on me and let me go.

-Doug

Rich said...

You're right. It is an important topic.

Thank you for clarifying, and you were extremely brave in answering, much like Doug and almost to level of courage as Doug, but not quite. Doug was first and has laid the groundwork for all who follow. Still, you didn't run away like codepoke, and you haven't been silent like me -- so... four stars for courage.

Saying that, I did ask for favorite sit-com actor/actresses ever. Not that I'm questioning your integrity, but I'm starting to wonder if maybe a little Leave It to Beaver, My Three Sons, Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, Different Strokes, and Saved by the Bell didn't cross your TV set at some point in your youth. C'mon, you can tell us, b. We're all in the same boat. Well, I'm not in the Saved by the Bell boat, but I saw some of all those others. I'm sure you've got a favorite actor/actress somewhere in there.

Was it Willis?

Milly said...

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever! -- Lucy! Who else is there?
2) Favorite muppet -- Floyd
3) Favorite flavor of ice cream --B&G’s Cherry Garcia
4) Favorite Bible verse–It depends on my needs. I love so many.
5) Favorite Olympic moment–winning the Gold in Hockey.
6) Favorite dinner entree– Logan’s steak
7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.) –peanut butter
8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie) Scarey Movie (ALL)
9) Favorite vacation Hawaii–Hawaii and San Francisco
10) Favorite 60s song–Too many to list http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html
11) Favorite mouthwash–I don’t have a fav. on this one
12) Favorite type of automobile–1967 Mustang
13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date–The Ice House a kiddie bar.
14) Worst book you've ever read all the way thru–I stop if it’s not good
15) Worst college sports team–N/A if If don’t like um I don’t look at um
16) Worst holiday–4th of July in Oklahoma
17) Worst nervous habit you have–Talking too much
18) Worst President of the United States–George W!
19) Worst type of candy–sour
20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high–PE you either played B. Ball or sat around.
21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself–When I was a teen-out late a lot, now? Dusting mom if she were still on this earth.
22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band–Who was good?
23) Worst TV reality show–The old tv star one.
24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch– Paco the foreign exchange student he broke the bikes and killed the grass that’s why they always need to fix them and had fake grass. Now you know.

Milly said...

Codepoke's a fraidy >^..^<
That's right =^.^= >'..'<

Anonymous said...

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever!
tie between Pierce Brosnan (aka Remington Steele) and Bruce Willis from Moonlighting

2) Favorite muppet
Kermy of course!

3) Favorite flavor of ice cream
Cherry chocolate cordial. Mmmm

4) Favorite Bible verse
at the moment? Psalm 3:3-4 "Buth thou, O Lord art a shield for me, my glory and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill."

5) Favorite Olympic moment
???

6) Favorite dinner entree
Chicken schnitzel cordon bleu

7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.)
Crikey!

8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie)
Alien VS Predator

9) Favorite vacation place
the beach, baby!

10) Favorite 60s song
Happy Together by the Turtles

11) Favorite mouthwash
Scope
12) Favorite type of automobile
MG Midget

13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date
to see THe Specialist at the movie. Gag!

14) Worst book you've ever read all the way thru
The Girl in the Box (threw it down!)

15) Worst college sports team
???
16) Worst holiday
Halloween

17) Worst nervous habit you have
crunching ice

18) Worst President of the United States
Clinton
19) Worst type of candy
tie between black licorice and Now and Laters (taste like Play-Do)

20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high
ALGEBRA

21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself
They don't nag, but I am fully aware of my housekeeping deficiencies

22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band
AC/DC

23) Worst TV reality show
Wife Swap

24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch
Jan-- such a whiner!

Diabolical Genius said...

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever!
ALF and maybe Mr. Ziffel
2) Favorite muppet
Fozzie
3) Favorite flavor of ice cream
I like Chocolate chip or cookie dough a lot
4) Favorite Bible verse
It was Jeremiah 29:11 for a long time, but now I think John 14:11-14
5) Favorite Olympic moment
1996 Synchronized Swimming finals or the Miracle on Ice
6) Favorite dinner entree
Pot Roast
7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.)
Crap!
8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie)
Independence Day
9) Favorite vacation place
Orlando or San Antonio
10) Favorite 60s song
Bus Stop, the Hollies or Build Me Up Buttercup, The Foundations
11) Favorite mouthwash
Irish Spring
12) Favorite type of automobile
My Truck
13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date
To see Leonard Part VI
14) Worst book you've ever read all the way thru
One of HG Wells' bore jobs, either The Invisible Man or The Time Machine. Great premises, horrible writing.
15) Worst college sports team
Duke
16) Worst holiday
The ones I don't get off from work for
17) Worst nervous habit you have
Shaking my leg
18) Worst President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln
19) Worst type of candy
licorice or root beer-flavored anything, also Peeps
20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high
Trig/Geometry
21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself
argumentative
22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band
Madonna and Rod Stewart
23) Worst TV reality show
Wife Swap
24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch
Cindy

Kevin Knox said...

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever!
Grace Under Fire. I loved the protagonist, whatever her name was.

2) Favorite muppet
Oscar the Grouch. (Don't know no stinking muppets.) I felt more like Kermit, but I wished I could be like Oscar.

3) Favorite flavor of ice cream
Vanilla - followed by Black Raspberry with huge bittersweet chocolate chunks. A Graeter's specialty.

4) Favorite Bible verse
Right now:
Then those who feared the LORD talked with each other, and the LORD listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the LORD and honored his name. "On the day when I act," says the LORD Almighty, "they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.
Malachi 3:16,17

5) Favorite Olympic moment
The end each year. Actually, it was pretty cool taking my kids to an early round field hockey game in Atlanta in '96.

6) Favorite dinner entree
Ready? Roast a heavily seasoned chicken with onions. Keep the drippings. Slow roast a hunk of heavily seasoned beef with more onions in the drippings of the chicken the next day. Serve that with a boiled artichoke, and you have a friend for life.

7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.)
Dangit!

8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie)
The original Night of the Living Dead. It took me three tries before I could finally watch the whole thing at age 12 or so.

9) Favorite vacation place
A tennis court.

10) Favorite 60s song
Blowin in the Wind. When I figured out that this sweet piece of elevator music was a scathing rebuke of Nixon for letting boys die for nothing, it completely changed music for me forever.

11) Favorite mouthwash
Tea-tree oil impregnated toothpick.

12) Favorite type of automobile
Some day I will have a hybrid. They're way cool. I would just get addicted to keeping the economy meter maxed out. I know I would.

13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date
Dating. That sounds fun. I don't think there could be a bad place. -- It's been a while.

14) Worst book you've ever read all the way thru
I've suffered through a few, but the only one that comes to mind is, "The Glory of Christ" by John Owen. How do you take a subject so rich, and make it so boring?

15) Worst college sports team
I hated Notre Dame, but after I learned why they don't join the Big Ten, I was put off of them for life.

16) Worst holiday
Bad memories of almost all of them.

17) Worst nervous habit you have
Self abasement.

18) Worst President of the United States
Can you say, Stagflation?

19) Worst type of candy
Caramel.

20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high
Typing. My teacher was born without the gift of logic in any degree. It about killed me. One day she gave us a 5 minute timing. She started us at 9:05:00, and ended us at 9:11:00. She excused herself by telling us that she had only given us an extra 30 seconds. About 90 seconds of logic later, I found myself in the principal's office after saying, "Listen, you IDIOT! You cannot start on the 12 and end on the 12 and have taken 30 seconds!"

I was neither popular nor sensible as a child.

At least I grew older.

21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself
Total detachment from family. In Christ I am learning to connect to them again.

22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band
If I didn't like them, I didn't listen to them. I was told to hate KISS, though.

23) Worst TV reality show
I despise the concept of Ugly Duckling. Honestly. If I could mutilate the hateful excuse for humanity that conceived, approved, and executed that idea, I believe I would.

24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch
I don't know. The eldest son?

Kevin Knox said...

Milly, doggin' on the 'poke! Why you gotta be like that!? :-D

Rich said...

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever!
Carrol O'Connor as Archie Bunker; a close second is Jason Alexander as George Kostanza
2) Favorite muppet
Statler & Waldorf
3) Favorite flavor of ice cream
Breyer's Mint Chocolate Chip or Bluebell's Banana Split
4) Favorite Bible verse
John 3:16. Call me a traditionalist
5) Favorite Olympic moment
Miracle on Ice followed by U.S. Women's Gymnast Kerrie Strugg sticking her second vault on a badly sprained ankle - then falling in pain and tears
6) Favorite dinner entree
Shrimp with cajun spices or crawdads
7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.)
Jenkies!
8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie)
Alien; Jaws
9) Favorite vacation place
Smokies for family reunions
10) Favorite 60s song
Build Me Up Buttercup, The Foundations
11) Favorite mouthwash
Mint Listerine
12) Favorite type of automobile
Batmobile
13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date
To my house where my parents were
14) Worst book you've ever read all the way thru
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (and Neverwhere and Stardust are two of my all-time favorites)
15) Worst college sports team
Alabama / Notre Dame
16) Worst holiday
Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday), although I loved the parades as a kid in Ocean Springs, MS
17) Worst nervous habit you have
Feasting on fingernails
18) Worst President of the United States
Andrew Johnson
19) Worst type of candy
licorice -- anyone who said "Peeps" should be fined $35 million
20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high
Geometry - could someone please explain what a PROOF is???
21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself
laziness/procrastination
22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band
Culture Club
23) Worst TV reality show
MTV's The Real World - but really, they're all equally atrocious
24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch
Greg - he was supposed to be cool, but he was goofy instead

Rich said...

Good job, b.

Ted Knight is an excellent answer to # 1. He was great in MTM, and he was good in Too Close for Comfort as well. Good job.

Now, you need to find yourself a muppet, or we'll just conclude:

Oscar the Grouch

Rich said...

Doug / Wanda,

Halloween???

I must have missed the lesson where getting free candy was a bad thing.

Millie,

Here, I'll give you a Worst College Team:

Bama.

There. Now you're done.

Milly said...

rich,

Thanx for the hep on the team. I come from a line of opinionated about sports folks. I stay out of that one. Because I stir up enough trouble.

Codepoke,

You know I love ya baby just mess’n with ya bro. The muppets rule. . . so you know. They do really.

I was a logic maker in school myself. I once called a teacher the B word in front of the principal because she lied. I got no punishment.

What’s with these licorice hating folks it’s so good.

pearlie said...

Doug, you really make me laugh!
Doh! is what my son has been interjecting for awhile, much to my chagrin.
Indian your worst? - come over and I will treat you to some of the best Indian cuisine ever :)
Price? A good meal for two would only cost $40. However, still no alcohol and I am sure you will not like their dessert.

Maeghan

p/s my son says, "Hi!"

pearlie said...

I am going to try except that I will definitely have problems with some :)

1) Favorite TV actor from a sit-com, any sit-com -- ever!
Phoebe from Friends
(especially her rendition of Smelly cat, smelly cat ...)

2) Favorite muppet
Ms Piggy

3) Favorite flavor of ice cream
Vanilla

4) Favorite Bible verse
John 1:1 in Greek :) :)
εν αρχη ην ο λογος και ο λογος ην προς τον θεον και θεος ην ο λογος

5) Favorite Olympic moment
not that I remember any

6) Favorite dinner entree
I checked: In America "Entree" refers to the main course of the meal. In Europe, it refers to the dish served before the meat course during formal dinners (www.chefdepot.net/glossary.htm)
Here we take the latter definition. But being Chinese, we don't serve entree but loads of main course dishes. So I can't decide!

7) Favorite interjection (i.e. Ow! Darn! Rats! etc.)
I don't have any ... as a good example to my son!

8) Favorite scary movie (or, if you'd rather, favorite cheesy movie)
cheesy: Mars Attack

9) Favorite vacation place
Anywhere cooler than here.

10) Favorite 60s song
Yesterday (is it a 60s?)

11) Favorite mouthwash
Listerine

12) Favorite type of automobile
Sports!

13) Worst place gone to or been taken on a date
Nah ... it has been all great; it's the company that counts :)

14) Worst book you've ever read
all the way thru
King of Torts by John Grisham

15) Worst college sports team
Mo idea.

16) Worst holiday
I need one! Good or bad!

17) Worst nervous habit you have
Not tellliinng ... haha ... ok ok ... I'd move a lot, in every direction.

18) Worst President of the United States
No comment.

19) Worst type of candy
I love them all! Bring em on!

20) Worst class you ever took in high school or middle school/junior high
CHINESE!!!!!!! hahahaha ... believe me.

21) Worst characteristic your mom or dad might nag you about yourself
Everything!!!!

22) Worst 80s pop/rock artist/band
Boy George

23) Worst TV reality show
All of them except American Idol {grin}

24) Worst Brady kid from the Brady Bunch
Never a Brady Bunch fan.

DougALug said...

Rich,

Halloween - there is something about a holiday that celebrates evil that I trake issue with.

'Free candy' my eye! The candy we give out at the door doesn't come from the 'Halloween Faerie'.

Enough said... I have vexed my demons.

-Doug

Rich said...

Milly,

Glad to help, but don't be afraid to stir up trouble around here.

Maeghan,

Tell your son "howdy!" You did great on the list, btw. After looking at the Bible verse you wrote in Greek, I'm thinking your keyboard must be GIANT-SIZED ;) Also, good job on nailing John Grisham.


Doug,

I argued enough about Halloween at Thinklings last year - wish you could have been there, cuz I'd have argued with you, too. No sense in doing it now, though, here in April. But it's coming. You might have a senior member of The Realm on your side in that one, too, I'm not sure... but I won't worry about that guy, cuz I never see him around anymore.

Oh, and the candy's free to me. I'm guessing it grows on trees. Or maybe that's the apples with the razor blades in them grown by devil-worshipping orchard farmers, I'm not sure which. :)

Rich said...

Oops, I didn't even mention codepoke!!!

How many Realm denizens would have figured on anyone - ANYONE - pulling their favorite Bible verse out of Malachi? Only codepoke. But I love that!!!

And you mentioned that it was your favorite "for now," codepoke. Can I expect a verse out of Nahum or Jude next time?

Lastly, and you may have been joking, I couldn't tell, but I'm fairly sure the protagonist's name in Grace Under Fire was, well, Grace (played by Brett Butler, I think - and that would be a girl "Brett" not like my brother "Brett" that comments every once in a while here... he, it just so happens, is a guy).

DougALug said...

Rich,

You should know by now, that if you argue with me, you will get an argument.

Is that Yogi Bera logic? I think it is.

-Doug

Kevin Knox said...

I'm fairly sure the protagonist's name in Grace Under Fire was, well, Grace

Ummm. Well. Ummm. Yeah, maybe, I guess.

:8)

DugALug,

'Free candy' my eye! The candy we give out at the door doesn't come from the 'Halloween Faerie'.


LOL!

Milly,

I once called a teacher the B word in front of the principal because she lied. I got no punishment.


Score!

Meaghan,

Does everyone but me know Greek!? Aargh! I am so jealous!

And your John Grisham reference reminds me of Michael Crichton. Almost everything he writes is mind numbing. He is just flat boring.

Anonymous said...

The more I think of it, the more I'm changing my worst holiday to Sink-O the Mayo.

Nobody I know of but us (U.S.) celebrates on July 4th.

No. This isn't a hate post. Just an observation.

Wanda

DougALug said...

Codepoke,

And your John Grisham reference reminds me of Michael Crichton. Almost everything he writes is mind numbing. He is just flat boring.

Hense my pick of Congo.

-Doug

Kevin Knox said...

Ah, DugALug. Ignorance on display again. I had no idea Crichton was responsible for Congo.

Now that I know, I feel your pain!

I liked his "The Great Train Robbery", but only because I really wanted to know some historic detail. Not because he made the story in any way a good read.

pearlie said...

I love reading Michael Crichton! I suppose it is by influence of my husband who is a die-hard sci-fi and pop-sci fan who also got me into reading Fermat's Theorem - a downright excellent work by Simon Singh. (He got me into Star Trek as well - I really like the Voyager series). I have not read State of Fear though, it is still sitting on my shelf ;) too many commentaries in the way of picking it up!

John Grisham, is a different story. I was a real fan when he started writing. However, his later works really made me sleeeeppp.

DougALug said...

Codepoke,

I could call you many things but 'ignorant' would certainly not be one of them.

God Bless
-Doug