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December 02, 2002
100 useless bits of trivia
Hey, look at that! Two entries in two days! You know what, though? I go ages without updating, and the notfiy list stays as quiet as a pile of mice. I update, and people start dropping off the list like flies. Sniff. What, do my notify emails smell bad or something?
It was a slow afternoon at work, so I fiddled around with this survey, which I snitched from Melissa --
1. Are you an innie or an outie?
Innie.
2. Have you ever worn bell-bottoms?
Yes, but only when I was very young, and my mom chose my clothes.
3. Have you ever written a song?
No. I'm quite sure I would be very, very bad at songwriting.
4. Can you make change for a dollar right now?
No. I'm hording my loose change -- the quarters are for laundry, and the rest is being saved in a big jar on my dresser. I am currently halfway to a new pair of Doc Martens!
5. Have you ever been in the opposite sex's public toilet?
Yes, at work. The few times I've closed the library, I've had to check to make sure no one was in the bathrooms. And no, I've never walked in on anyone in the mens room.
6. Have you ever smelled your own feet?
Yes, but not voluntarily. I mean, I notice when they smell, but it's not like I sit around snorting them or anything.
7. Do you like ketchup on or beside your french fries?
Beside them. Sometimes I'll go for mayonaisse instead of ketchup. (Shut up. Mayo on fries is really good.)
8. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?
No, but I can curl my tongue and cross my eyes.
9. Have you ever been a boy/girl scout?
I was a Brownie for a year or so, until I got bored and quit.
10. Have you ever broken a mirror?
Probably.
11. Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole?
Yes, once, when I was little. My brother dared me to. It hurt a lot.
12. What is your biggest pet peeve?
Bad spelling/grammar. Intentional rudeness or stupidity. People who crack their gum.
13. Do you slurp your drink after it's gone?
No.
14. Have you ever blown bubbles in your milk?
Of course!
15. Would you rather eat a Big Mac or a Whopper?
I like Whoppers better, but I rarely eat them.
16. Have you ever gone skinny-dipping?
No. I'm boring.
17. When you are at the grocery store, do you ask for paper or plastic?
Paper if I have access to a car, and plastic if I have to walk home with the groceries. I reuse the plastic ones in the bathroom trash can, so I don't mind getting them.
18. True or False: You would rather eat steak than pizza.
Depends on my mood.
19. Did you have a baby blanket?
Yes. It was pink, and I adored it. It was full of holes by the time it finally wore out. I don't remember what happened to it.
20. Have you ever tried to cut your own hair?
Yeah, a couple of months ago. I did a pretty decent job with it, too.
21. Have you ever sleepwalked?
Yes. I get very active in my sleep when I'm sick. If I have a fever during the night, I'm likely to sleepwalk
and talk. I'm told I laugh in my sleep all the time.
22. Have you ever had a birthday party at McDonalds?
No. The idea has never appealed to me.
23. Can you flip your eye-lids up?
Ew. No. And it grosses me out when people do that.
24. Are you double jointed?
No.
25. If you could be any age, what age would you be?
Huh? I guess it would depend on my mood. Sometimes I think it'd be nice to be a kid again, but that's only when I'm stressed out and don't want to have to worry about things like money and the future and such. Otherwise, I'm pretty content with the age I am now.
26. Have you ever gotten gum stuck in your hair?
Not that I know of.
27. Have you ever thrown-up after a roller coaster ride?
No. I like roller coasters. I don't get motion-sick.
28. What is your dream car?
A little VW Bug, or a Mini. I like cute little cars.
29. What is your favorite cartoon of all time?
Hmm. Probably various Looney Tunes cartoons.
30. Would you go swimming in shallow waters where, one year earlier, a shark had attacked a child?
I'd wade in it. I'm not much for swimming in the ocean.
32. Have you ever eaten a dog biscuit?
Yes, when I was little. My brother dared me to, as usual. He used to eat them regularly, though. I only took a nibble. It tasted sort of like salty cardboard.
33. If you were in a car sinking in a lake, what would you do first?
Does a river count? I've done that. I swore loudly, then kicked open the back door and climbed out.
34. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
No.
35. Can you pick something up with your toes?
Yes. I used to pick things up with my toes all the time when I was a kid.
36. How many remote controls do you have in your house?
I have two in my bedroom (TV and stereo) and three in the living room (TV, VCR, and cable box). I don't know how many my roommate has.
37. Have you ever fallen asleep in school?
All the time. I'm terrible about staying awake in class.
38. How many times have you flown in an airplane in the last year?
Twice, back in May when my mom and I visited my family in Florida. I hated every second of it.
39. How many foreign countries have you visited?
Er. One. Canada, when I was seven. I'm hoping to rectify that someday soon.
40. If you were out of shape, would you compete in a triathlon if you were somehow guaranteed to win a big, gaudy medal?
Huh? What, a medal just for showing up? No.
41. Would you rather be rich and unhappy, or poor and happy?
How about financially comfortable and content? I'll take that, please.
42. If you fell into quicksand, would you try to swim or try to float?
Float, I guess. Since I'm not likely to run across any patches of quicksand in the Boston 'burbs, I'm not
overly concerned about it.
44. Do you ask for directions when you are lost?
Yes.
45. Have you ever had a Mexican jumping bean?
No, but I wanted one when I was a kid, until I discovered they're just beans with worms in them.
46. Are you more like Cinderella or Alice in Wonderland?
Hmmm. Probably Alice, except for the talking rabbits and such.
47. Would you rather have an ant farm with no ants or a box of crayons with broken points?
Crayons! If I had an ant farm, I bet all the ants would escape and infest my house. Besides, I like crayons.
48. Do you prefer light or dark bread?
Light bread. I hate dark breads.
49. Do you prefer scrambled or fried eggs?
If I can't have an omelette, I'll take them scrambled.
50. Have you ever been in a car that ran out of gas?
No, but an ex of mine nearly ran out of gas on a very dark road, very late at night. It felt like we were
about to become hapless victims in a horror movie.
51. Do you talk in your sleep?
Yes, sometimes. See above.
52. Would you rather shovel snow or mow the lawn?
Shovel snow. Mowing the lawn is something you do in warm weather, you see, and I hate getting all sweaty doing work like that.
53. Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or constricted by a python?
Yikes. Neither! I guess bitten, if I really have to choose -- I think I'd have a better chance of
surviving, unless it was a very small, weak python.
54. Have you ever played in the rain?
Yes, but not recently.
55. Which do you think is more dangerous: an angry bear or a hungry white shark?
A hungry white shark, I guess, though I'd prefer to avoid either, thanks.
56. Would you climb a very high tree to save a kitten?
Probably not. If I tried, I'd get stuck, and have to be rescued myself. I'd call animal control.
57. Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?
No.
58. Do you drink pepsi or coke?
Either. I don't really care one way or the other. I've been drinking a lot of Diet Vanilla Coke lately,
though.
59. What's your favorite number?
Who the hell has favorite numbers? Why is this question on every survey-type thing I see? If you have one, why?
60. If you were a car, would you be an SUV or a sports car?
I'd be a wood-panelled station wagon. Slightly rusted.
61. Have you ever accidentally taken something from a hotel?
No. Everything I take from hotels is on purpose. (I always snitch the little bottles of shampoo and such,
and I've swiped ashtrays in the past.)
62. Would you blow your nose at the dinner table?
Depends. If I'm eating alone, sure. If I'm at my mom's, probably. Anyone else, no.
63. Have you ever slipped in the bathtub?
No. Well, I haven't slipped and fallen. I've slipped and nearly fallen a few times.
64. Do you use regular or deodorant soap?
I use various pleasant-smelling body washes.
65. Have you ever locked yourself out of the house?
Not that I recall. I don't remember even locking myself out of dorm rooms.
66. Would you rather make your living as a singing cowboy or as one of the Simpsons voices?
Simpsons voice!
67. If you could invite any movie star to your home for dinner, who would it be?
Hmm. I have absolutely no idea.
68. Have you ever gotten a truck driver to honk his horn?
Not that I recall.
69. Which would you rather live with: a huge nose or crossed eyes?
I guess the big nose -- it would be hard to see with crossed eyes, wouldn't it?
70. Would you hang out with someone your best friend didn't like?
Sure. I wouldn't necessarily make them hang out together, and I wouldn't hang out with them if they
were a big jerk or something, though.
71. Would you hang out with someone your best friend liked, but you didn't like?
Sure. I've done it -- it's not a big deal.
72. Have you ever returned a gift?
Um... no, not that I remember.
73. Would you give someone else a gift that had been given to you?
Probably not, no.
74. If you could attend an Olympic Event, what would it be?
Eh. Can I just choose the opening and closing ceremonies? Oh, and hockey. I like hockey.
75. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
A lot. I only wear a few pairs of them, so it's stupid, but yeah, I have about 20 pairs.
76. If your grandmother gave you a gift that you already have, would you tell her?
No. But since most of the things my grandmother gives away are handmade, it's not likely she'd give me
a duplicate gift.
77. Do you sing in the car?
Always! That's one of the reasons I really miss having a car.
78. Would you rather jump into a dumpster or into a vat of honey?
Ew. A vat of honey? Like, a deep one? That sounds horrifying, like you would sink and drown quickly.
I'll take the dumpster, as long as there are no rats or bugs in it.
79. What is your favorite breed of dog?
I like big, goofy ones. I especially like Golden Retrievers.
80. Would you donate money to feed starving animals in the winter?
Yes.
81. If you were a bicycle, would you be a stingray or a mountain bike?
What's a stingray?
82. What is your least favorite fruit?
Red Delicious apples, raisins, and bananas.
83. What kind of fruit have you never had?
Hmmm. I've never had a kumquat.
84. If you won a $5,000 shopping spree to any store, which store would you pick?
I'd have to choose just one? I guess it'd be the really nice yarn store near my mom's house -- I could
buy a lot of pretty yarn for that much money. Either that, or a bookstore.
85. What brand sports apparel do you wear the most?
I don't know what "sports apparel" is. I'm assuming that means I don't own any.
86. Are/were you a good student?
Moderately. I tended to daydream in high school, and fall asleep in college, but I did my homework and
tested well. I always got good grades in English -- that was the only subject I'd really participate in.
87. Among your friends, who could you arm wrestle and beat?
Um... my mom? I don't know. I'm really tempted to challenge Lee next time I see her, though.
88. If you had to choose, what branch of the military would you be in?
None of them. I don't want to be in the military.
89. Would you ever parachute out of a plane?
No. No, no, no. Not for any amount of money. Hell, no. I hate planes, and I'm not that keen on heights, and the very idea makes me knees wobbly. No.
90. What do you think is your best feature?
I have nice eyes, and I think my lips are quite nice.
91. If you were to win a Grammy, what kind of music would it be for?
Um... what? I have no musical talent, so unless they start giving out awards for entertaining songs sung to my cat, I won't be winning a Grammy any time soon.
92. What is your favorite season?
Fall. I love fall. I like winter, too, until about mid-January. I hate summer because I hate hot weather.
Spring's pretty nice.
93. How many members do you have in your immediate family?
Four, including me.
94. Which of the five senses is most important to you?
Sight and hearing, in that order.
95. Would you be a more successful painter or singer?
Um... a painter, I guess. I have a decent voice, but I get stage fright, so I couldn't ever sing in front of
people.
97. How many years will/did you end up going to college?
About seven years.
98. Have you ever had surgery?
Only to have my wisdom teeth out.
99. Would you rather be a professional figure skater or professional football player?
Figure skating. I hate football. Actually, I think I'd rather be a hockey player.
100. What do you like to collect?
I don't really collect anything. I started trying to find all the Trixie Belden books (I loved them when I
was a kid) but that sort of fizzled. I guess I'm collecting yarn that the moment.
Posted by Mary Ellen at December 2, 2002 10:58 AM