Meme-thingy: Oldsmobiles and Old Movies
Haven't done a quiz or a list in a while (Or any damn posts at all.-- Ed.), so here's one I picked up from Out of Lascaux.
What do you think about Ouija boards?
They are games. Games which cause fewer fights than Monopoly, but games nonetheless.
Your favorite TV shows?
Current shows - House, Boston Legal, final season of The Sopranos. All time favorites - Yes, Minister. Firefly. Soldier Soldier. Water Rats. Monty Python's Flying Circus. The Wire.
Favorite Board Game?
Trivial Pursuit
Favorite Magazine?
Probably Testosterone Nation, online. In the past: Reason, Guitar Player, Crawdaddy, Playboy, National Review, The Economist.
Favorite smells?
Coffee.
Worst feeling in the world?
Thinking that I'll never be able to run again (thanks a lot, obsctructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy heart murmur).
Best feeling in the world?
Teaching something, speaking in public.
Favorite Soundtrack?
Quadrophenia, A Hard Days Night.
What is the first thing you think when you wake in the morning?
"Hmm, another morning."
Roller coaster - scary of exciting?
Both.
How many rings before you answer the phone?
Doesn't matter.
Favorite foods?
Burgers, cashews.
Chocolate or vanilla?
No contest. Chocolate.
Do you like to drive?
Yes. More than I used to.
Storms - cool or scary?
Great, except when the power goes out.
What type was your first car?
A 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale. Eight cylinders, seven ash trays.
If you could meet one person dead or alive - who would it be?
Rachmaninoff, maybe. Paul Pimsleur. Ayn Rand, Ludwig von Mises, George Mason or Thomas Jefferson, Beethoven, lots of people.
Favorite alcoholic drink?
Beer.
What is your zodiac sign?
Libra.
Who is your favorite poet?
For years, Chaucer and Cummings. More so lately, Shakespeare. But I think Chaucer and Cummings will always be in my Top Ten list.
Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
It happens.
If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be?
Raquel Welch's sex slave. Working on that. The job thing, not the Raquel Welch thing.
If you could dye your hair any color, what would it be?
Women won't allow me to dye my hair, he said smugly.
Is the glass half empty or half full?
As per George Carlin, that glass is too damn big!
What is your favorite Snapple?
Don't drink Snapple. I prefer Diet Dr. Pepper.
Favorite movies?
Casablanca. The Godfather. The Eagle Has Landed. Chocolat. The Birdcage.
Are you a lefty, righty, or ambidextrous?
Righty.
Do you type with your fingers on the proper keys?
Most of 'em, yes. Only way to do it.
What is your favorite number?
No favorite number. There are too many of them (thank you, Beavis).
Favorite sport to watch?
Cricket .
Favorite quote?
"He was born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad" - Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche. I may as well steal that one from Alexandra. But "I'm shocked -- shocked ..." from Casablanca or Brando's "If he should be struck by a bolt of lightning" from The Godfather are right up there.