The memes of July
Why yes... as a matter of fact, I *am* that bored.
1. Do you go by a nickname? -- Bob, Dinosaur, Pooh
2. Who is the most famous person you’ve ever met? -- Shook hands with Muhammad Ali
3. What’s the one sound that drives you crazy? -- Whining
4. What book has had the biggest impact on you? -- East of Eden, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
5. What’s your preferred method of getting the news? -- Internet
6. When driving, do you listen to CD’s, tapes, the radio or nothing? -- Usually newsradio (NOT talk radio)
7. Are you a window person or an aisle person? -- Whichever lets me get remotely comfortable.
8. Are you a dog person or a cat person? -- Dogs, please.
9. Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi? -- Regular Coke, Diet Pepsi
10.Do you watch Letterman, Conan or Jay? -- None really. Though I like Letterman.
11.How do you relieve stress? -- Eating and sleeping
12.Who would you consider to be your hero? -- Soldiers on the front lines and my parents
13.Where do you most often find yourself singing? -- Car
14.What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? -- Sleep
15.What’s your favorite holiday? -- Groundhog Day
16.What’s your favorite smell? -- Vanilla and lilac
17.What’s your favorite cereal? -- Lucky Charms
18.What’s your favorite restaurant? -- One that serves beef
19.What’s your favorite part of your job? -- Playing with new tech
20.What’s your favorite childhood TV show? -- The Friendly Giant
21.What is your favorite daily ritual? -- Falling asleep
22.What is your favorite quotation? -- "Define yourself or someone else surely will."
23.What’s your favorite food to cook? -- Whatever's easy and hot dogs
24.What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again? -- Stripes
25.What was the first job you ever had? -- Working in a party store stocking shelves
26.What color was your refrigerator growing up? -- White
27.When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? -- Policeman or soldier
28.When was the last time you played hooky from school or work? -- When I didn't feel like going to class last semester. One night.
29.What was the best prank you ever pulled off? -- Convincing my friend Jen that stop signs with white borders were actually optional stops.
30.What was the last CD you bought? -- A used copy of Gorky Park's intro CD
31.What was the last movie you saw? -- Commando on TV, Get Smart in the theatre.
32.What was the best prank someone pulled on you? -- Getting me to enlist in the Army.
33.What was the last concert you attended? -- Maybe Randy Travis four or five years ago?
34.Who was your worst roommate? -- Annoying guy named Lindsay.
35.What was the best concert you ever attended? -- Every Billy Joel
36.What is the best book you’ve read about your field? -- Which field? There are many.
37.What was the highlight of your (insert holiday here)? -- Huh?
38.If you could pick any actor to be the president, whom would you choose? -- Al Franken
39.If you could add a single option to your car, what would you add? -- Cruise control
40.If you could only subscribe to one magazine for the rest of your life, which one would it be? -- Smithsonian or National Geographic
41.If you could have dinner with any three people, whom would you choose? -- Dave Barry, Richard P. Feynman, Leonardo Da Vinci
42.If you could write a book about anything, what would it be? -- A history of my dad's field artillery unit during WW II.
43.If you could get back any article of clothing you once wore, what would it be? -- My dad's "Ike" jacket from WW II.
44.If you could hire any actor to portray you in a movie, who would you chose? -- Richard Karn
45.If you could play any instrument, which would you play? -- I can. Trombone. But I'd like to learn the banjo.
46.If you could memorize any book cover to cover, which one would it be? -- The Complete and Annotated Works of Shakespeare
47.If you could hear anyone in history give a speech, whom would you hear? -- Julius Caesar or Thomas Jefferson
48.If you could possess any superpower, what would it be? -- Mind control
49.If you could own your own retail store, what would you sell? -- Books
50.If you could live in one city for the rest of your life, where would you live? -- Alpena, MI
51.If you had an unlimited shopping spree at one store, which store would it be? -- Barnes and Noble
52.If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be? -- Ritchie Rich
53.If you could make any fictional character come to life, which would it be? -- King Arthur
54.If you could start your own restaurant, what would it be? -- A good steak place
55.If you could own one article of clothing from any movie, which would it be? Indiana Jones' hat and jacket. Gotta have both.
1. Do you go by a nickname? -- Bob, Dinosaur, Pooh
2. Who is the most famous person you’ve ever met? -- Shook hands with Muhammad Ali
3. What’s the one sound that drives you crazy? -- Whining
4. What book has had the biggest impact on you? -- East of Eden, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
5. What’s your preferred method of getting the news? -- Internet
6. When driving, do you listen to CD’s, tapes, the radio or nothing? -- Usually newsradio (NOT talk radio)
7. Are you a window person or an aisle person? -- Whichever lets me get remotely comfortable.
8. Are you a dog person or a cat person? -- Dogs, please.
9. Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi? -- Regular Coke, Diet Pepsi
10.Do you watch Letterman, Conan or Jay? -- None really. Though I like Letterman.
11.How do you relieve stress? -- Eating and sleeping
12.Who would you consider to be your hero? -- Soldiers on the front lines and my parents
13.Where do you most often find yourself singing? -- Car
14.What’s your favorite thing to do on a rainy day? -- Sleep
15.What’s your favorite holiday? -- Groundhog Day
16.What’s your favorite smell? -- Vanilla and lilac
17.What’s your favorite cereal? -- Lucky Charms
18.What’s your favorite restaurant? -- One that serves beef
19.What’s your favorite part of your job? -- Playing with new tech
20.What’s your favorite childhood TV show? -- The Friendly Giant
21.What is your favorite daily ritual? -- Falling asleep
22.What is your favorite quotation? -- "Define yourself or someone else surely will."
23.What’s your favorite food to cook? -- Whatever's easy and hot dogs
24.What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again? -- Stripes
25.What was the first job you ever had? -- Working in a party store stocking shelves
26.What color was your refrigerator growing up? -- White
27.When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? -- Policeman or soldier
28.When was the last time you played hooky from school or work? -- When I didn't feel like going to class last semester. One night.
29.What was the best prank you ever pulled off? -- Convincing my friend Jen that stop signs with white borders were actually optional stops.
30.What was the last CD you bought? -- A used copy of Gorky Park's intro CD
31.What was the last movie you saw? -- Commando on TV, Get Smart in the theatre.
32.What was the best prank someone pulled on you? -- Getting me to enlist in the Army.
33.What was the last concert you attended? -- Maybe Randy Travis four or five years ago?
34.Who was your worst roommate? -- Annoying guy named Lindsay.
35.What was the best concert you ever attended? -- Every Billy Joel
36.What is the best book you’ve read about your field? -- Which field? There are many.
37.What was the highlight of your (insert holiday here)? -- Huh?
38.If you could pick any actor to be the president, whom would you choose? -- Al Franken
39.If you could add a single option to your car, what would you add? -- Cruise control
40.If you could only subscribe to one magazine for the rest of your life, which one would it be? -- Smithsonian or National Geographic
41.If you could have dinner with any three people, whom would you choose? -- Dave Barry, Richard P. Feynman, Leonardo Da Vinci
42.If you could write a book about anything, what would it be? -- A history of my dad's field artillery unit during WW II.
43.If you could get back any article of clothing you once wore, what would it be? -- My dad's "Ike" jacket from WW II.
44.If you could hire any actor to portray you in a movie, who would you chose? -- Richard Karn
45.If you could play any instrument, which would you play? -- I can. Trombone. But I'd like to learn the banjo.
46.If you could memorize any book cover to cover, which one would it be? -- The Complete and Annotated Works of Shakespeare
47.If you could hear anyone in history give a speech, whom would you hear? -- Julius Caesar or Thomas Jefferson
48.If you could possess any superpower, what would it be? -- Mind control
49.If you could own your own retail store, what would you sell? -- Books
50.If you could live in one city for the rest of your life, where would you live? -- Alpena, MI
51.If you had an unlimited shopping spree at one store, which store would it be? -- Barnes and Noble
52.If you could be any cartoon character, who would you be? -- Ritchie Rich
53.If you could make any fictional character come to life, which would it be? -- King Arthur
54.If you could start your own restaurant, what would it be? -- A good steak place
55.If you could own one article of clothing from any movie, which would it be? Indiana Jones' hat and jacket. Gotta have both.