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Astro Annie Feb 15 2010 03:06 PM

Whatever happened to A/A ?

Valadius Feb 15 2010 03:09 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Fell by the wayside at some point, I suppose. What have you been up to?

Astro Annie Feb 15 2010 03:19 PM Re: Answer/Ask

In no particular order, I joined a writer's group, published a book, got a gig writing baseball poetry for a sports blog, got a JOB with H&R Block doing taxes and kicked out my adult children. Do you by any chance know of a good place to buy HP toner cartridges?

Kong76 Feb 15 2010 04:48 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Uh, CDW ... Staples ... Are you an internet hacker?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 15 2010 07:14 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Kong76 wrote: Are you an internet hacker? No. Q: What's the best thread you ever started?

Kong76 Feb 16 2010 01:03 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I think I started one of those two year threads on mofo by accident a long time ago. Am I nuts, or do I sorta remember correctly but just can't remember totally?

Centerfield Feb 16 2010 01:45 PM Re: Answer/Ask

It was the Name Game. And it was lots of fun.

Edgy DC Feb 16 2010 01:54 PM Re: Answer/Ask

So there. You sorta remember correctly. How did your grandparents meet?

metirish Feb 16 2010 02:05 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Edgy DC wrote: So there. How did your grandparents meet? They were first cousins What is your favorite cut of beef for grilling?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 16 2010 02:39 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Dry-aged tenderloin if you're buying, rib eye or ol' schizo porterhouse if I am. Best non-medicinal way to forget about a toothache?

Ashie62 Feb 16 2010 03:22 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Astro Annie wrote: Whatever happened to A/A ? Alcoholics Anonymous is still well attended

metirish Feb 16 2010 04:21 PM Re: Answer/Ask Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 18 2010 06:49 AM

BTW I was taking the piss about them being cousins.....

Kong76 Feb 16 2010 05:35 PM Re: Answer/Ask

You've been on a roll.

metirish Feb 18 2010 06:54 AM Re: Answer/Ask

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Dry-aged tenderloin if you're buying, rib eye or ol' schizo porterhouse if I am. Best non-medicinal way to forget about a toothache? I've given this some thought, have someone kick you in the bollox. I'm eating a muffin right now What is your favorite muffin?

Benjamin Grimm Feb 18 2010 06:58 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I love a good corn muffin. When I'm feeling more "exotic" lemon poppy is also good. Don't ever buy a shrink-wrapped muffin at an airport or convenience store, by the way, without looking at the calorie count. Some of those boys have as much as 1200 calories -- more than half of what you should have in a full day. How much do you pay attention to calories?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 18 2010 07:10 AM Re: Answer/Ask

A bunch. Even more since the mandated calorie postings in NYC chains. (Which, by the way, has not stopped me from putting on a bunch of poundage in the last year. I'm calling it "sympathy weight" because it makes me seem empathetic instead of crapulent.) You're in charge of teaching our first extraterrestrial visitors about rock; however, they're on a tight schedule, what with the interviews and tours and all. What are the three albums/songs you're picking?

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 07:20 AM Re: Answer/Ask

What curious noise have you recently heard from your street?

MFS62 Feb 18 2010 07:33 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Three cars in a row driving by, each playing a song from one of those three CDs. You have the opportunity to give those departing extraterrestrials three books to teach them about baseball. (To read before they return to Earth). What three books do you give them? Later

Benjamin Grimm Feb 18 2010 07:40 AM Re: Answer/Ask

MFS62 wrote: What three books do you give them? I'm really hoping that SteveJRogers doesn't answer this question.

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 07:43 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I hate this thread.

TransMonk Feb 18 2010 07:50 AM Re: Answer/Ask

MFS62 wrote: You have the opportunity to give those departing extraterrestrials three books to teach them about baseball. (To read before they return to Earth). What three books do you give them? BASEBALL: An Illustrated History (the Ken Burns one) The Bill James Handbook 2010 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Why does Edgy hate this thread?

Benjamin Grimm Feb 18 2010 07:56 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Probably because his question wasn't properly answered.

metirish Feb 18 2010 07:58 AM Re: Answer/Ask

TransMonk wrote: You have the opportunity to give those departing extraterrestrials three books to teach them about baseball. (To read before they return to Earth). What three books do you give them? BASEBALL: An Illustrated History (the Ken Burns one) The Bill James Handbook 2010 Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Why does Edgy hate this thread? Edgy probably hates this thread because I was a dick with his first question , and his second question didn't fare much better. You are in the market for a new car, Toyota are coming out with some crazy deals and rebates to try and lure you back, are you interested?

themetfairy Feb 18 2010 08:20 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Yes. I've been happy with our Toyota Sienna, and you know that the company is going to be working like crazy to repair its image right now. You're recovering from surgery but can only bring one DVD to the hospital. What do you watch repeatedly during your recuperation?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 18 2010 08:28 AM Re: Answer/Ask

My favorite aunt used to have a Sienna that I drove a lot... it's kind of fun, like driving a waiting room. Probably "Arrested Development," Season 2. AD, you can stick an arrow into my buttocks any time. What athletic endeavor do you like watching but still don't consider a sport? Why?

Astro Annie Feb 18 2010 06:22 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Does poker count? They show it on ESPN so it must be something that someone considers a sport. Not me though. If you could have free lessons to learn a craft, what would you learn?

MFS62 Feb 18 2010 06:24 PM Re: Answer/Ask

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: What athletic endeavor do you like watching but still don't consider a sport? Why? Ice dancing. In which Olympic event would you like to (try to) compete? Later

Kong76 Feb 18 2010 06:44 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Astro Annie wrote: If you could have free lessons to learn a craft, what would you learn? Canoe building from scratch with all natural materials. Is anyone surprised Edgy included any of those three albums? (and MFS, you musta been a wet blanket back in the late 60's if you didn't dig LZ ll lol)

MFS62 Feb 18 2010 07:14 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Kong76 wrote: (and MFS, you musta been a wet blanket back in the late 60's if you didn't dig LZ ll lol) I don't like chocolate cake or pizza either. Different strokes, etc. The rest of my reply is in a PM. Back to the thread topic. Later

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 08:11 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Kase loves them PMs.

Kong76 Feb 18 2010 08:17 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Almost as much as getting texts about forum bizz.

Edgy DC Feb 18 2010 08:27 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Oh, Jay-zus.

Kong76 Feb 19 2010 02:31 PM Re: Answer/Ask

We now return you to the current question: Is anyone surprised Edgy included any of those three albums?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 19 2010 02:43 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Not at all. Although I'm mildly surprised there's no ABBA. What event (or events, up to 3) in human history do you wish you'd been around to witness in person?

Benjamin Grimm Feb 21 2010 12:08 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Hmmm, let's see... The Constitutional Convention The crucifixion of Jesus Merkle's Boner Are you at all creeped out by spiders? Or snakes? Or both?

Kong76 Feb 21 2010 12:24 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Spiders don't bother me, I'm in charge of killing them here (KB is over-the-top freaked out by spiders) and regular snakes don't bother me either. There are a lot of snakes best just left alone and not cornered so I don't get creeped out by the them. And if anyone wants to say I should move the spider outside in- stead of killing them that got old about twenty years. Live and let die ... What would your last meal be the night before swinging from the gallows pole?* *Just heard the Led Zep song.

Swan Swan H Feb 21 2010 01:15 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Peter Luger. Start with a couple of slices of bacon and some sliced tomatoes and onions, then cruise right into a big hairy porterhouse with creamed spinach and the German fried potatoes. I'd think a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon would work. Dessert is pecan pie with schlag and a cuppa coffee, wrap it up with some cognac, and I'll nibble on a chocolate gold coin as they slip the noose around my neck. What personal grooming activity would you give up first were it socially acceptable?

Ashie62 Feb 21 2010 01:53 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Clipping my toenails What is your favorite Beatles album?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 21 2010 02:06 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I'd seriously consider stealing Swan's death-row-bound identity for that last meal. Dark mood: White Album Light mood: Revolver Biggest thing you ever stole/most consequential thing you ever cheated on?

Astro Annie Feb 21 2010 05:58 PM Re: Answer/Ask

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Biggest thing you ever stole/most consequential thing you ever cheated on? $1250 from my ex-husband's ex-girlfriend. How many pairs of shoes does the average person need?

RealityChuck Feb 21 2010 08:35 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Male or female? :) I'd say ten at most. If baseball didn't exist, what would you do in the summer?

MFS62 Feb 22 2010 09:31 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Take my grandkids to the park instead of the ballpark; try to get them interested in other sports. What other sport(s) would you like to get your kids to get interested in if there was no baseball? Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 16 2010 08:40 AM Re: Answer/Ask

My guy likes swimming and will be old enough to start soccer soon. Which of my son's made-up "fighting guys" is the most bad-ass? Backpack Man Cloudpunch Shoshack Ketchup Vincent Goatcheese

Edgy DC Mar 16 2010 09:18 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I really can't think of a defense against Cloudpunch. What's your million dollar idea?

themetfairy Mar 16 2010 09:19 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Expand Dairy Barns beyond Long Island. There's a need for drive-through convenience stores, as any parent driving a napping toddler can verify. If you could bring back one person from the dead in order to improve our planet, whom would you choose?

metirish Mar 16 2010 09:28 AM Re: Answer/Ask

themetfairy wrote: Expand Dairy Barns beyond Long Island. There's a need for drive-through convenience stores, as any parent driving a napping toddler can verify. If you could bring back one person from the dead in order to improve our planet, whom would you choose? OMFG , such an american I would bring back Al Gore , he was doing some good work What's the one song that you love but would be embarrassed for us to know?

TransMonk Mar 16 2010 09:35 AM Re: Answer/Ask

metirish wrote: I would bring back Al Gore , he was doing some good work... I was just about to name the same dead guy.

TransMonk Mar 16 2010 09:38 AM Re: Answer/Ask

metirish wrote: What's the one song that you love but would be embarrassed for us to know? 6 Underground by the Sneaker Pimps What is your favorite non-chocolate candy?

Frayed Knot Mar 16 2010 12:20 PM Re: Answer/Ask

TransMonk wrote: metirish wrote: I would bring back Al Gore , he was doing some good work... I was just about to name the same dead guy. The good thing about using Al Gore in that context is that whether the question is asked about which dead guy you'd bring back to improve the world or if it's phrased as to which live guy you'd like to off so that the world would be a better place, 'Al Gore' would frequently be the answer either way. We now return you to your regularly scheduled 'Answer/Ask' thread, already in progress.

soupcan Mar 16 2010 12:54 PM Re: Answer/Ask

TransMonk wrote: What is your favorite non-chocolate candy? There's a big dropoff after 'non-chocolate' but I'll say watermelon-flavored Jolly Ranchers and/or Skittles. Sushi or sashimi?

RealityChuck Mar 16 2010 01:49 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Sashimi. As I get older, I realize I enjoy eating bait. What is your least favorite chain restaurant and why?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 16 2010 01:58 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Subway. There's not an item on that menu that's not bland. Who was your favorite Beatle?

Edgy DC Mar 16 2010 02:01 PM Re: Answer/Ask

George --- sort of assigned to me as I was third dog in my pack of friends, but it stuck. Who is your favorite Texas Ranger (and Walker doesn't count)?

TransMonk Mar 16 2010 02:30 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Vladimir Guerrero...I don't know why, but I always thought and hoped he'd be a Met at some point in his career. What is your favorite B-52s song?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 16 2010 02:33 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Roam. That chick's got pipes. What brand/style was your last beer?

A Boy Named Seo Mar 16 2010 02:52 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Trader Joe's Mission IPA. I love IPA's and bit at 5.99/6-pack and it was... it was OK. What are your 3 favorite Bill Murray roles?

metsguyinmichigan Mar 16 2010 03:34 PM Re: Answer/Ask

1) Scrooged 2) Caddyshack 3) Ghostbusters Speaking of Al Gore -- here is is, alive, and high-fiving my daughter. Question: High-fives: Fun and a worthy celebratory activity or careless way to spread germs?

sharpie Mar 16 2010 04:31 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Works well for Met home runs. Few other uses. Do you do anything to commemorate St. Patrick's Day?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 16 2010 06:51 PM Re: Answer/Ask

metsguyinmichigan wrote: 1) Scrooged 2) Caddyshack 3) Ghostbusters For your consideration: "Rushmore." Do you do anything to commemorate St. Patrick's Day? Have a spot of corned beef, and hide from drunk white people. Have you or would you dress a pet as if it were a human being?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 17 2010 06:42 AM Re: Answer/Ask

If I had a chimpanzee I probably would, but not a dog or a cat, no. What's the oldest human-made thing that you own?

TransMonk Mar 17 2010 07:18 AM Re: Answer/Ask

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: 1) Scrooged 2) Caddyshack 3) Ghostbusters For your consideration: "Rushmore." What, no Groundhog Day?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 17 2010 07:23 AM Re: Answer/Ask

1) Scrooged 2) Caddyshack 3) Ghostbusters For your consideration: "Rushmore." What, no Groundhog Day? "I'll allow it."

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2010 07:26 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Benjamin Grimm wrote: If I had a chimpanzee I probably would, but not a dog or a cat, no. What's the oldest human-made thing that you own? Good question... probably a chair built by my grandfather back in the early 1930s. How do you order a bagel?

metsguyinmichigan Mar 17 2010 07:28 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Benjamin Grimm wrote: What's the oldest human-made thing that you own? I have a campaign button from the 1896 presidential election! Nothing wrong with Rushmore or Groundhog day, but the question only asked for the top three. Question: What's the best/worst movie from an SNL alum? OE: I was late with the answer. But I have two poppy seed bagels toasted with butter every day. I love 'em! Same question...

TransMonk Mar 17 2010 07:44 AM Re: Answer/Ask

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Question: What's the best/worst movie from an SNL alum? Blues Brothers/Ladies Man Are you wearing green today?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 17 2010 07:47 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Does underwear count? In a related vein, what's the worst thing you've ever been made to picture purely from someone's verbal description of it?

soupcan Mar 17 2010 08:52 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Does underwear count? In a related vein, what's the worst thing you've ever been made to picture purely from someone's verbal description of it? The green thong you are wearing today. Best cartoon teen idol: Flintstones 'Rock Roll' or Jetsons 'Jet Screamer'? (My favorite SNL alum movie not including Bill Murray is 48 HRS.)

Benjamin Grimm Mar 17 2010 09:27 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Hi Fi was really a square. (You know, "four corners.")

Ashie62 Mar 17 2010 10:07 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Hi Fi was really a square. (You know, "four corners.") Theres a place I know where all the hipsters go called Bedrock, Twist, Twist! SNL-has to be Animal House

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 17 2010 10:12 AM Re: Answer/Ask

It's called Answer/Ask, you threadkillers

Edgy DC Mar 17 2010 10:17 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Rock Roll. Jet Streamer was just trying to get laid. Who's that creepy Facebook friend of yours and what creepy thing have they been posting?

Fman99 Mar 17 2010 09:57 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Edgy DC wrote: Rock Roll. Jet Streamer was just trying to get laid. Who's that creepy Facebook friend of yours and what creepy thing have they been posting? He's a guy who remembered me from high school, whom I do not recall. Apparently going through a bitter divorce or break-up and creeping me out with his woman-hating. Jeez, bud. Pull it together. No crying on the bus. Question: What does it sound like when doves cry?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 17 2010 10:26 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Fman99 wrote: Question: What does it sound like when doves cry? Funnily enough, like Morris Day and the Time. When's the last time you cried?

Edgy DC Mar 19 2010 09:48 AM Re: Answer/Ask

When I heard Arsene was alive. What will be the final voting tally on the health care bill?

sharpie Mar 19 2010 09:56 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Dems will have a couple to spare in the House and will win the Senate reconciliation vote 55-45 (guessing Nelson, Lieberman, Lincoln and Landrieu are switchers once their pet gives are stripped away). What time do you normally go to bed?

Benjamin Grimm Mar 19 2010 10:37 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Around 10:30 p.m. What time do you usually wake up?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 19 2010 10:39 AM Re: Answer/Ask

6:58 am. What's for lunch today?

metirish Mar 19 2010 10:40 AM Re: Answer/Ask

A melty sandwich , a beef burger on sourdough bread with onions and swiss cheese... Ever dip your fries in mayo?

Swan Swan H Mar 19 2010 11:17 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Sorta. When Roy Rogers restaurants were around I'd mix BBQ sauce and horseradish sauce, which was probably 98% mayo, to make a dip for my fries. Straight mayo, nope. When do you break out the summer clothes? Based on weather or strictly by the calendar?

soupcan Mar 19 2010 01:41 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Pre-marriage: Weather. Post-marriage: Calendar. This is mostly because my wife is the one that unstocks and restocks the closets each season or so. Is your personality more like your mother's or your father's and which one do you most physically resemble?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2010 08:42 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Is your personality more like your mother's or your father's and which one do you most physically resemble? I got my dad's face and my Mom's build. i think I have my Dad's demeanor but my mom's tolerance for such, so I go around irrritating myself allatime. What's the last album you played start to finish?

TransMonk Apr 21 2010 08:47 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Spoon A Series Of Sneaks last week while working out. Do handle your finances with a bank or a credit union?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 21 2010 09:33 AM Re: Answer/Ask

With a bank and a laptop. BEKIDDED FOLKS: What parenting action/shortcut have you taken that would leave non-parents aghast at the apparent "neglect" or "cruelty" involved?

Fman99 Apr 21 2010 10:00 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Oh lord, where to start? I think of the 1st kid/2nd kid dichotomy... when the first child drops the pacifier on the floor, you take it to the sink, wash it in hot water and soap and then rinse it vigorously. Second kid, you wipe the paci on your shirt and hand it over. Question: What is soylent green made out of?

Swan Swan H Apr 21 2010 10:05 AM Re: Answer/Ask

PEOPLE! - but the cheap store brand is made from Joba Chamberlain's relatives. What's for lunch?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 21 2010 10:08 AM Re: Answer/Ask

"Southwest" chicken sandwich. Blech. What do you WISH you were having for lunch?

metirish Apr 21 2010 10:09 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Swan Swan H wrote: PEOPLE! - but the cheap store brand is made from Joba Chamberlain's relatives. What's for lunch? A Halal chicken and rice dish that the missus picked up from a street vendor while in Brooklyn yesterday.......is is sooooooo good. Do you watch the nightly news at 6:30(Katie, Brian or Diane)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2010 10:18 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I wish I was having one of those chicken sandwiches from KFC but I'm having veal parm instead. I never watch TV news but for NY 1 in the morning as a background thingy. What's your latest million-dollar idea that you won't pursue?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 21 2010 10:24 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I would slap your mother for veal parm. "SOUTHWEST" CHICKEN, MUTHAFUCKAZ! Oh, and an all-encompassing Senior Discount Card-- including free local transit, and heavily-discounted taxi/shuttle service-- in exchange for volunteering to surrender driver's licensure after age 75 or so. What was the last non-sports show you actually made "appointment" TV (arranging/adjusting your schedule to make sure you catch first-run eps)?

TransMonk Apr 21 2010 10:33 AM Re: Answer/Ask

The first week of that crappy Life show on Discovery. Had I known it would be Planet Earth narrated by Oprah instead of Sigorney Weaver, I wouldn't have bothered. Pancakes or waffles?

batmagadanleadoff Apr 21 2010 10:33 AM Re: Answer/Ask

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I wish I was having one of those chicken sandwiches from KFC but I'm having veal parm instead. I never watch TV news but for NY 1 in the morning as a background thingy. What's your latest million-dollar idea that you won't pursue? That's a clever way to get a hold of my good ideas. None of your business. What's the last the book that you re-read?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 21 2010 10:43 AM Re: Answer/Ask

MBTN, which I've rediscovered as a read-this-in-a-soft-daddy-voice-and-baby-calms-down resource (as opposed to the "The Miracle Has Landed," which lost its spell after birth, apparently). Also, my kid's kinda being programmed, right? And hearty, hearty pancakes. Although LWBH loves waffles, and claims she can't truck pancakes. It's the same dough. What's the nickname you wish you had, but nobody ever gave you?

soupcan Apr 21 2010 11:03 AM Re: Answer/Ask

'Killer', 'Tiger' or 'Sport'. I know, I know - I grew up wanting Bill Bixby and Mrs. Livingstone as parents. As far as nicknames go 'soupcan' ain't a bad one, and believe it or not, it is what my close friends call me. I love the Shack Burger at Citi but tried the lobster roll at Catch of The Day last time there ($17.00, kinda small and nothing to write home about) just to check it out. What's next - Fried Bologna at Blue Smoke? Really?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 21 2010 01:54 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Yes, really*. Swanny likes 'em just fine, and has piqued my interest something fierce-- it's neck-and-neck between that and the Korean fried bird for first auxilliary CitiMeal-- after either my Double Shack or Shackago Dog-- of 2010. Favorite non-car mode of transportation? *Rhetorical questions are quite the thread-killer, killer.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 21 2010 01:57 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I considered plane and boat, but then I realized that, for me, the answer is... foot! I love walking places when it's practical. Have you ever touched a monkey?

DocTee Apr 21 2010 02:15 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Yup. We had alive animal show for my daughter's b-day party last year. (Gators, Monkeys, owl, lizard, etc) What's the strangest thing you ever ate?

Edgy DC Apr 21 2010 02:25 PM Re: Answer/Ask

heh, heh...

Ashie62 Apr 22 2010 07:09 AM Re: Answer/Ask

If it smells like cologne leave it alone, if it smells like fish, its a dish. How old were you the first time you fell in love?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 22 2010 09:04 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Ashie62 wrote: If it smells like cologne leave it alone, if it smells like fish, its a dish. How old were you the first time you fell in love? So the strangest thing you ever ate is pussy? Or sashimi? Or aftershave? Crush kind was 11. Puppy HS kind was 16. Demi-mature adult kind was 21. Have you ever eaten a food quantity that put you at or past the point of vomiting?

Swan Swan H Apr 22 2010 09:19 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I was about 16 or 17, and I won a bet with my dad's friend Tony on the Super Bowl - loser buys the winner a Tall in the Saddle from Jahn's Ice Cream Parlor in Richmond Hill. It was essentially a flower vase full of ice cream and toppings. Well, the two families went out to an old coal oven pizza place in Brooklyn one Saturday night and I ate a lot. We went to Jahn's for dessert and Tony insisted that he was paying up right then and there, and if I didn't finish it, I had to pay for it. I ate the whole damn thing, and most of that evening's repast ended up in the weeds behind the RKO Keith's Theater. How many scoops on your cone?

Fman99 Apr 22 2010 09:45 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Swan Swan H wrote: I was about 16 or 17, and I won a bet with my dad's friend Tony on the Super Bowl - loser buys the winner a Tall in the Saddle from Jahn's Ice Cream Parlor in Richmond Hill. It was essentially a flower vase full of ice cream and toppings. Well, the two families went out to an old coal oven pizza place in Brooklyn one Saturday night and I ate a lot. We went to Jahn's for dessert and Tony insisted that he was paying up right then and there, and if I didn't finish it, I had to pay for it. I ate the whole damn thing, and most of that evening's repast ended up in the weeds behind the RKO Keith's Theater. How many scoops on your cone? Two scoops, for that once or so a year I indulge in ice cream. Why do birds appear, every time you are near?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 22 2010 10:06 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Fman99 wrote: Two scoops, for that once or so a year I indulge in ice cream. Why do birds appear, every time you are near? Because I'm sexually magnetic. To birds. If you could choose the sexual orientation of your unborn child, would you?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 22 2010 10:08 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Yes, I'd make them beast-lovers. WTF? No. How has this recession affected you?

Ashie62 Apr 22 2010 10:48 AM Re: Answer/Ask Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 22 2010 11:10 AM

Yes, the recession has affected my property value and job security at work. Will Crystal Bowersox win American Idol?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 22 2010 11:05 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Yes, but only with more consistent goalkeeping. What program/news channel/website/periodical do you commonly watch/read/frequent primarily because it outrages you or otherwise raises your hackles (politically, aesthetically, or morally)?

RealityChuck Apr 22 2010 01:14 PM Re: Answer/Ask

None. Life it too short to subject yourself to irritations. Why does love got to be so sad?

Edgy DC Apr 22 2010 01:28 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Because love dares you to care for the people on the edge of the night, and we're usually not up for that. All other things being equal, do you prefer to catch a game in a dilapidated ballpark that Mule Suttles once called home or a modern park with air-conditioned lounges and other creature comforts? Goodness, why?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 22 2010 01:30 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I'll take the dilapidated park. More genuine atmosphere. Plus, I never get to experience the VIP part of the modern parks anyway. If you could bring Mr. Met to your office, what would you show him?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 22 2010 01:58 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Photos of Lunchpail, then the exit. We'd go get some Mexican for lunch. Who will take tonite's Project Runway finale? (If you don't watch, just guess based on the gayness of the below photos) Emilio? Seth Aaron Mila

seawolf17 Apr 22 2010 02:16 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Ooh, that's tonight? Emilio. More importantly, Survivor continues tonight. What are your thoughts on Russell?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 22 2010 02:23 PM Re: Answer/Ask

One of the best pure game players ever, but IMO badly overplayed the villian card in his season. He was so good at being bad there was no chance he survived. (I'm not really watching this year, although I think I saw saw one ep where he just wrecked Boston Rob, thumbs up for that). I think Emilio's easily been the best in PR this year but he's almost making the same mistake. You can defy Tim Gunn only for so long. Q: Cologne. Wearing some now? What's on your shelf at home?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 22 2010 02:28 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I've never used it. I may have some old Old Spice somewhere, though. When I was a kid my mother had a cousin who used to give me Old Spice and shoe polish as gifts. They were about as useful to me as rosary beads, which I'd also sometimes get. Lamest gift you ever received?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 22 2010 02:42 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I've never used it. I may have some old Old Spice somewhere, though. When I was a kid my mother had a cousin who used to give me Old Spice and shoe polish as gifts. They were about as useful to me as rosary beads, which I'd also sometimes get. Lamest gift you ever received? Religious trinkets/statuary and tank tops with slogans like "Trust Me-- I'm a Doctor" on them (not intended as a white-elephant gift, either) are close. But a presumably-well-meaning aunt once got me a MFY hat and sweatshirt, tags cut off, no gift receipt. We made the dog sleep on it. (Thanks for being a sport, Mom.) What unusual usage of spice/condiment-- i.e., balsamic vinegar reduction on vanilla ice cream-- have you discovered on which I'm missing out?

metsguyinmichigan Apr 22 2010 03:30 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Butterscotch chips mixed in with chocolate chips on cookies! Favorite toppings for ice cream? I like a spoonful of Nestle Quick!

Fman99 Apr 22 2010 07:29 PM Re: Answer/Ask

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Butterscotch chips mixed in with chocolate chips on cookies! Favorite toppings for ice cream? I like a spoonful of Nestle Quick! Magic shell! That stuff was the best. What's the most money you ever lost in a single day at a casino/racetrack/legalized betting establishment?

RealityChuck Apr 23 2010 01:34 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Maybe $20, if that. I rarely bet. Have you ever seen a dream walking?

Ashie62 Apr 24 2010 08:00 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Yes, my future wife, Do you follow the instructions on the box of microwaveable foodstuffs?

Swan Swan H Apr 24 2010 08:06 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Yup. I've ruined too much foodstuff not doing so, and adjust accordingly for the one at work (add 10-15%) and home (reduce 10-15%). Name a food that you liked and ate regularly as a kid, but wouldn't think of eating now.

Edgy DC Apr 24 2010 09:36 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Orange soda. In college, I took a bus up to Oneonta to visit my girlfriend at Hartwick. I had never gotten motion sick before, but a combination of rolling through the Catskills and boredom staring out at the horizon brought my Orange Crush right up in the bus lavatory. I remained nauseated throughout the weekend, which isn't the gameface you want to bring with you to girlfriend's campus. She had a cool new haircut, too. What phenomenon have you witnessed that you can't explain?

MFS62 Apr 26 2010 10:09 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Edgy DC wrote: What phenomenon have you witnessed that you can't explain? The popularity of Wayne Newton. If you were to cast a movie using the people in your office, what movie would it be? Later Maybe this should be a separate thread.

Fman99 Apr 26 2010 12:15 PM Re: Answer/Ask

MFS62 wrote: Edgy DC wrote: What phenomenon have you witnessed that you can't explain? The popularity of Wayne Newton. If you were to cast a movie using the people in your office, what movie would it be? Later Maybe this should be a separate thread. I don't trust the man that wouldn't cast his workplace to "Star Wars," putting himself in the Han Solo role. What's the one MLB stadium you have never been to in person, but would most like to go to for a game?

Benjamin Grimm Apr 26 2010 12:23 PM Re: Answer/Ask

The Polo Grounds. If it has to be a stadium that's still standing, I guess I'll go with PNC Park. Have you ever fired a gun?

Chad Ochoseis Apr 26 2010 12:24 PM Re: Answer/Ask

(edited to remove simultaneous answer to Fman's question)... If BB guns count, yes. My grandfather lived on seven acres up in the Catskills when I was a kid, and we'd take BB guns out back and shoot at soda cans when we went to visit him. Otherwise, no. Last time you misplaced your keys, where did you find them?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 26 2010 12:41 PM Re: Answer/Ask

The other pocket. I'm a drooling moron, see, and it's a wonder my child isn't dead yet. What's the one 75-cent word you wait to drop on people-- for fun or impact-- that you never seem to be able to actually fit in anywhere in conversation?

MFS62 May 02 2010 06:30 PM Re: Answer/Ask

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: The other pocket. I'm a drooling moron, see, and it's a wonder my child isn't dead yet. What's the one 75-cent word you wait to drop on people-- for fun or impact-- that you never seem to be able to actually fit in anywhere in conversation? Ennui - anyone who has it and knows what it means doesn't care. Who have you ever told that they have bad breath? Later

RealityChuck May 02 2010 07:46 PM Re: Answer/Ask

My daughter. Sometimes she forgets to brush. What word to you think is overused?

DocTee May 02 2010 08:57 PM Re: Answer/Ask

What word to you think is overused? Empowered. If I hear one more Hollywood starlet speak about how augmenting their bodies and swinging from a stripper pole is empowering, I'll scream. Best vacation you ever took?

RealityChuck May 03 2010 08:14 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Trip to England and France last October. Liked London; loved Paris. Despite the stereotype, the French are some of the friendly people I've come across. Normandy was also wonderful. Photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/cwrothman/LondonAndParis# What was the first airplane flight you took?

Fman99 May 03 2010 10:09 AM Re: Answer/Ask

RealityChuck wrote: Trip to England and France last October. Liked London; loved Paris. Despite the stereotype, the French are some of the friendly people I've come across. Normandy was also wonderful. Photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/cwrothman/LondonAndParis# What was the first airplane flight you took? As a kid, flew to Florida to visit my grandmother. I was probably about 11-12 years old. Uneventful, except for the fact that my brother and I flew without our parents and my grandmother met us at the airport in Tampa. When was the last time you flew in an airplane, where did you go? Business or leisure travel?

soupcan May 03 2010 10:12 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Two weeks ago - to and from Disneyworld. I suppose it was classified as 'leiure' but damn that's a lotta walkin' around. Knowing what you've done and that you may very well get caught - are you able to sleep at night?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 03 2010 10:27 AM Re: Answer/Ask

soupcan wrote: Two weeks ago - to and from Disneyworld. I suppose it was classified as 'leiure' but damn that's a lotta walkin' around. Knowing what you've done and that you may very well get caught - are you able to sleep at night? (As far as I'm concerned, a Disney trip is all grim business.) After I ruin my night and mull the options and work myself into a nice level of fatigue with a pre-sleep freak-out, yes. Generally. (All bets off if I sideswipe a hobo while picking up eggs tonight.) When you're out in public, who does the social heavy lifting-- introductions, mingling initiation, charm offensives, etc.-- you or your significant other? (For singles, add "typically" in between "who" and "does" in the second clause, there.)

Fman99 May 03 2010 11:33 AM Re: Answer/Ask

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: soupcan wrote: Two weeks ago - to and from Disneyworld. I suppose it was classified as 'leiure' but damn that's a lotta walkin' around. Knowing what you've done and that you may very well get caught - are you able to sleep at night? (As far as I'm concerned, a Disney trip is all grim business.) After I ruin my night and mull the options and work myself into a nice level of fatigue with a pre-sleep freak-out, yes. Generally. (All bets off if I sideswipe a hobo while picking up eggs tonight.) When you're out in public, who does the social heavy lifting-- introductions, mingling initiation, charm offensives, etc.-- you or your significant other? (For singles, add "typically" in between "who" and "does" in the second clause, there.) It should come as no shock to anyone who has been paying attention that I am the one making all the small talk and nice-nice. Fwife is content to smile politely and save her vitrol for the ride home, issuing fashion tickets and whatnot. Do you have a job resembling at all what you thought you'd be doing when you finished school (whatever level you finished at, high school, college or other)?

seawolf17 May 03 2010 11:59 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Fman99 wrote: Do you have a job resembling at all what you thought you'd be doing when you finished school (whatever level you finished at, high school, college or other)? I suppose technically no, as I was a radio guy when I left college, but really, I probably should have gone straight to grad school for college counseling right away, as I don't have the temperament for radio. Took me two years to get back to it, but I'm glad I did. If you had to do it all over again -- would you have gone to the same college/university that you did? Why or why not?

sharpie May 03 2010 12:27 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Having gone through the whole college thing with my two kids over the past few years, I'm going to say no. Not that I had an issue with where I went and I had a good time and all but they've had such a more active role in looking at places and considering things than I did. I went to a nearby school that I knew I could get into in, didn't apply anywhere else. Is there a vacation you'd like to take that realistically you think you never will?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 03 2010 01:10 PM Re: Answer/Ask

A month between Nepal and Tibet, walking the Himalayas and their foothills. TOP OF THE WORLD, MA! Have you ever had someone do an impression of you that was so good, it stung?

Edgy DC Jun 10 2010 03:17 PM Re: Answer/Ask

My wife does it all the time. It leaves me speechless. In the deep, dark, mysterious, and complex plot to the "Desert Moon" video, which one are you? Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFOLFtw2Ic

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 14 2010 08:31 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Edgy DC wrote: My wife does it all the time. It leaves me speechless. In the deep, dark, mysterious, and complex plot to the "Desert Moon" video, which one are you? Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFOLFtw2Ic Wow. Now that's some good gay. I guess I'm shirtless footballer/maroon polo shirt wearing guy. They make him kiss a blonde chick as if to say "SEE? THIS IS NOT GAY. CONTINUE ENJOYING THIS MUSICAL VIDEO." Q: REO Speedwagon and Styx are playing on the same night, and you have to go to one show. Which one? Why?

MFS62 Jun 14 2010 09:01 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Styx. The first time I heard about REO was when Merv Griffin introduced them as "the new hot band". I'd never want to see a band that Merv Griffin heard about before I did. Q: What was the first really famous band you saw in person? Later

Fman99 Jun 14 2010 09:08 AM Re: Answer/Ask

MFS62 wrote: Styx. The first time I heard about REO was when Merv Griffin introduced them as "the new hot band". I'd never want to see a band that Merv Griffin heard about before I did. Q: What was the first really famous band you saw in person? Later Not a band as such, but the first music concert I saw was B.B. King when I was 15. Front row of the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) balcony with a great view. This was in the late 1980's back when B.B. still stood up for his performances. He was superb, also Joe Louis Walker who opened for him and also played fantastic guitar blues. The first band that I saw was the Kinks, a few months after that. Also good. Why should I give a flying fig about soccer?

MFS62 Jun 14 2010 09:25 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Fman99 wrote: Why should I give a flying fig about soccer? I don't think most Americal sports fans do. (And maybe this can be spun off as its own thread) I don't think soccer appeals to any fan of the "big 4" American sports (baseball, football, basketball or hockey). And that is at the most elemental, visceral, level. Sportswriter Dick Young wrote the oft quoted line "A 0 - 0 tie. The score that made soccer famous". But I don't think its the lack of scoring that bothers American fans. Its deeper than that. It is what the rest of the world perceives as the strength of the game- the continual action with no stoppages. Let me explain. No matter which sport may be your favorite, all Americans share the second favorite "sport". Whether watching the game alone, with friends or at a local watering hole, All American sports fans like to second-guess the coach. In hockey (line changes and when to pull the goalie), basketball (plays called during timeouts, man-to-man or zone, etc.), football (pass or run, what play, blitz or not, etc.) and Baseball (every pitch call, hit and run or not, aligning the defense, bunt, etc., etc.) there are moments where the coach must make a decision. Sometimes it works. And when it doesn't, it is the fodder of "shudda', woulda', coulda'" discussions among American sports fans for years to come. Soccer doesn't provide those coaching decisions that can be second guessed. So, I guess you can say that interest in soccer among American sports fans is ..... nil. Q: Which of the non "big 4 American sports" do you care about or follow? Later

Edgy DC Jun 14 2010 09:27 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I'm not necessarily gleaning an answer in there.

MFS62 Jun 14 2010 09:28 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Edgy DC wrote: I'm not necessarily gleaning an answer in there. I was saying that maybe he doesn't care because he can't. Later

Benjamin Grimm Jun 14 2010 09:33 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Q: Which of the non "big 4 American sports" do you care about or follow? A: None of 'em! (Unless you count Pony League girls softball!) Q: Can you describe your "kiss me" face for us, please?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 14 2010 09:47 AM Re: Answer/Ask

MFS62 wrote: Soccer doesn't provide those coaching decisions that can be second guessed. Now that's just not true. In-game, there's less opportunity for extended, replay-driven analysis, but... well... cripes, this just isn't so. (Ask an involved British fan about Capello's "hiding" his final goalkeeper choice from his team before the WC, or not making any real adjustment to his attack once he saw how well the Americans were blanketing Rooney, or stubbornly starting Gerrard and Lampard together despite the fact that-- as gifted as they are-- it's a bit like starting two shortstops and skipping third base.) Why should I give a flying fig about soccer? Because its rules are simple and its intracies endless; because most of the world's finest athletes in other countries end up in it, so you're missing out on some cool humans-out-excelling-other-humans stuff; and, maybe most of all, because knowing the game-- at least at the international level-- allows you to talk a lot more shit about other countries, only with justification. I pay more than passing attention to all 4 biggies, with basketball probably edging out hockey for the bronze in the race for my attention. But I care about the ball-and-stick and the gridiron, insofar as I will follow the ins-and-outs of these sports even when a game isn't necessarily in front of me. Q: Can you describe your "kiss me" face for us, please? Having never kissed myself, and only rarely practiced in front of a reflective surface... um, I dunno. But it's been described as "smirky". Also, I've got a jaw that sorta protrudes, so... "smirky lanternfish?" What's the farthest or furthest you've gone to satisfy a particular food craving?

sharpie Jun 14 2010 10:23 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Driving across the country in '98. I had read about a barbecue place in Murphysboro, Illinois that was supposed to be the bomb. I got to St. Louis and hung a right to get to Murphysboro 'cause it looked close on the map. What the map didn't tell me was that it was a two-lane road with almost no lighting. Drove for hours to get there just before they closed, around 9:30. I was way hungry and it was good but given that the next morning I was in hellacious traffic that I might have avoided the whole escapade probably added 8 hours to my trip. Good times. Is there a food or beverage that you used to like that you don't anymore?

TransMonk Jun 14 2010 12:01 PM Re: Answer/Ask

My mom and stepdad used to live in Murphysboro, IL. The BBQ is the best (only) thing it's got going for it IMO.

The Second Spitter Jul 03 2010 07:27 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Are fan bricks still available outside Citi Field?

themetfairy Jul 03 2010 01:17 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Are fan bricks still available outside Citi Field? Apparently not :( Where would you live, if money was no object?

The Second Spitter Jul 03 2010 11:55 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Mykonos. I really want a fan brick at Citi Field, what can I do?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 04 2010 07:20 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Change your name to "Joe Benigno?" Get good at stealth jackhammering, and book a flight for January? I'd imagine that they'll sell more at some point if there's any bit of space left and a half-decent market for it. Were I you, I'd write a snailmail letter suggesting that they do so, and expressing your interest should they do so. What vagaries of mood-- hunger-anger, or Holiday depression, e.g.-- are you prone to that you wish you weren't?

Edgy DC Jul 04 2010 02:21 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Worktime depression/distraction that keeps me from being as productive as I am brilliant. What accomplishments of an ancestor of yours makes people say, "WOW!"? No answering this one if your dad drew bosoms for Marvel. That's too easy.

metsguyinmichigan Jul 04 2010 05:24 PM Re: Answer/Ask

My grandfather was part of the D-Day invasion. Granted, so were thousands of others. But that still makes him a hero in my eyes, along with the rest of them. Mint chocolate chip ice cream, or chocolate chip ice cream?

Benjamin Grimm Jul 04 2010 06:14 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Hmmmm... I'll take it with the mint please. Describe your toothpaste. Why do you prefer it to others?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 04 2010 06:42 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Hmmmm... I'll take it with the mint please. Describe your toothpaste. Why do you prefer it to others? It's cheap, sufficiently minty, and it has baking soda in it; the reason it's mine is because it was cheaper than its shelf brethren. If you had to name your house (a la "Monticello"), what name would you give it?

DocTee Jul 04 2010 08:37 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Chez Shea Best Independence Day memory?

The Second Spitter Jul 04 2010 08:54 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Fly-fishing with my pop in Nawlins. About those Citi Field fan bricks, anybody here have one?

themetfairy Jul 04 2010 08:57 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I do. I make it a point to say hi to it when I go to the games. What is your favorite recipe to make?

The Second Spitter Jul 04 2010 09:06 PM Re: Answer/Ask

French Toast. Arsenal have implemented a similar fan brick scheme (after their fans complained their new ground wasn't Arsenal-ish enough == sound familiar?) -- my plan is purchase identical bricks at both grounds, pretty cool, huh?

Benjamin Grimm Nov 11 2010 10:59 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Yes, I suppose. What are you doing for Thanksgiving?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Nov 11 2010 11:03 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Yes, I suppose. What are you doing for Thanksgiving? We've decided to stay home and are having some neighbors over who we don't really know that well. Could get awkward or be awesome. Another drip coffee machine broke down ... These things all have about a 3-year life, if that. Buy another or go french press?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 11 2010 11:28 AM Re: Answer/Ask

I've always preferred Frenchin' it. (Also, you get the right one, and it's a handsome objet to leave out on the kitchen counter/table.) What's a good first anniversary gift when you didn't really have a big to-do wedding (with frameable program, etc.)?

Edgy DC Nov 11 2010 11:59 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Have your shitty program signed by all the partipants in the wedding party and frame that. Or if it's really dog poop unpresentable, mount a stylish print from the photo and frame it wit a big mat and have all the participants sign that.

Edgy DC Jan 12 2011 11:04 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Boy, did I kill this by giving it a two-tiered answer and no question. What is the most enjoyable unscheduled roadside attraction stop you've made?

Chad Ochoseis Jan 12 2011 12:00 PM Re: Answer/Ask

One day in early spring 1997, I was in Oregon for a friend's wedding and figured I'd go check out Mount Hood, forgetting that a sunny 70 degree day in Portland doesn't translate to a sunny 70 degree day at 6000 feet of elevation. I got caught in a huge snowstorm. Rather than turning my rented Ford Escort back like a rational human would have done, I pulled over at a ski lodge and spent the day taking downhill ski lessons. I don't remember where I found warm clothes for skiing. I probably still had a suitcase in my car. What did you do with the time you saved this morning when the CPF website was down?

Ceetar Jan 12 2011 12:06 PM Re: Answer/Ask

spent the time on a homebrew forum talking about beer. Nearly two weeks in, how are you doing on your resolutions?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 12 2011 12:18 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Good. Threw away a whole garbage bag full of papers I'd stored for years. Do you have a favorite airline? Airport? Which and why?

sharpie Jan 12 2011 12:32 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I flew to Vienna on Austrian Airlines a few years ago and it was a revelation. Everything about it was pleasant. good food, friendly service, huge buncha movies in the seatback in front of me. As far as US airlines, I recently flew Virgin America to LA and thought they were pretty good (though far from Austrian standards) but basically I hate them all. Airports? There's a tiny airport accessible by ferry from Toronto that was really nice. Locally? I hate them all but I hate LaGuardia slightly less than JFK or Newark. Where have you gone on vacation that you never want to go to again?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 12 2011 12:45 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Although I suppose I'll have to-- what with the Disney pilgrimage looming somewhere in the murky future-- I'm okay with never being in the state of Florida ever. Hell, I'm okay with perforating the humid, culture-less, backwards land-polyp at the state line and letting it drift until it kisses Cuba. Have you ever found yourself seriously, actively envying a celebrity's life, either in whole or in part? Which one?

Fman99 Jan 12 2011 03:57 PM Re: Answer/Ask

I'll say David Wright, but really any young star, as a Met, in his 20's. At one point it was Doc/Straw. Looking for a parent to chime in... what's a good way to convince my daughter that her bed is way awesomer than the one my wife is in, knowing that it's an outright lie and all?

themetfairy Jan 12 2011 04:16 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Gotta go for bribery. A star on the calendar for every night she sleeps in her own bed, with a major reward when she hits a certain number of stars. Does short hair make a woman look more or less attractive?

Chad Ochoseis Jan 12 2011 04:30 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Why, more attractive, of course. Also, blonde hair makes a woman look more attractive. And blue sweatshirts make a woman look more attractive. And a digital SLR camera on the right shoulder? Nothing more attractive than that. I wouldn't dare say otherwise. Cold enough for you? Explain and elaborate.

Ceetar Jan 13 2011 07:36 AM Re: Answer/Ask

Yes, it's cold enough for me. I wouldn't want it any colder really, as this is the perfect temperature for snow, which I like. more snow please. I definitely prefer it a little chilly to it being too warm. If you could have one thing for dinner tonight, location/price/availability/calories/physics being no object, what would you eat?

metsmarathon Jan 13 2011 10:28 AM Re: Answer/Ask

bronto burgers. they always look so damned appetizing. what's your preferred method of combatting the common cold?

batmagadanleadoff Jan 13 2011 10:31 AM Re: Answer/Ask

metsmarathon wrote: bronto burgers. they always look so damned appetizing. what's your preferred method of combatting the common cold? Before or after you catch it?

metsmarathon Jan 13 2011 10:34 AM Re: Answer/Ask

after. definitely after.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jan 13 2011 11:55 AM Re: Answer/Ask

B-complex, C, and absurd amounts of fluid and sleep. (Do people have home remedies these days? Like, poultices or salves?) What's the last time you felt guilty about a joke you made?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 08 2011 01:32 PM Re: Answer/Ask

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: B-complex, C, and absurd amounts of fluid and sleep. (Do people have home remedies these days? Like, poultices or salves?) What's the last time you felt guilty about a joke you made? That time I called you a threadkiller. No... I dunno. It does seems like I get in a lotta trouble around the house for making remarks that are, you know, inappropriate for kids or whatever. Who does your hair? When was your last appt?

metirish Feb 08 2011 01:38 PM Re: Answer/Ask

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: B-complex, C, and absurd amounts of fluid and sleep. (Do people have home remedies these days? Like, poultices or salves?) What's the last time you felt guilty about a joke you made? That time I called you a threadkiller. No... I dunno. It does seems like I get in a lotta trouble around the house for making remarks that are, you know, inappropriate for kids or whatever. Who does your hair? When was your last appt? The missus or her friend when he's in from LA....usually just a few inches of the length . Did you keep your tape collection from the 80's?(music) my Ma found a bunch of mine in the attic last week....along with a bunch of music mags....

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 08 2011 01:59 PM Re: Answer/Ask

Portions of it keep popping up during different cleaning excursions in my mom's house. The mixes-- especially ones for/from other people-- are the most... um... instructive. What's the last blood-angrying fight you got into?