Well, kinda true, my wife included some leftover mashed potatoes among the various dishes.
TNP often wears clothes that are too tight.
Well, kinda true, my wife included some leftover mashed potatoes among the various dishes.
TNP often wears clothes that are too tight.
False. My weight has been pretty stable for decades now. If something gets too tight on me it goes to Goodwill.
TNP, like the turtles, loves strawberries.
True, strawberries are yummy.
TNP loves turtles, whether strawberry eating or teenage mutant ninjas.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
True, turtles and bears are my favorite cute animals.
TNP has watched a black-and-white movie in the last month.
"You laugh at me because I'm different; I laugh at you because I'm on nitrous."
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False. I saw Midnight in Paris a few days ago, but it was in color (and pretty good).
TNP has seen that movie.
False, never seen it.
TNP prefers reading black on white to white on black?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Yeah, I guess so -- white on black seems strange to me. (And I feel oddly dirty having typed that, even though it's about reading.)
TNP has dated someone of another race.
True.
TNP is sad that the days are getting shorter.
False. I prefer cool weather to hot.
TNP has done something cool in the past month.
False, apart from perhaps sunbathing in october.
TNP has shaved their head or had a crewcut at any point in their life?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
True: I had a shaved or nearly-shaved head through most of high school, and even today my hair is barely an inch long on top.
TNP posts to at least one other board as actively (in terms of posts/day) as they do this one.
"You laugh at me because I'm different; I laugh at you because I'm on nitrous."
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True. The Straight Dope gets just about as much posting love from me as Mellophant.
TNP has a favorite pen.
False, I a favored type of pen, but I have a whole bunch of them laying around.
TNP has Columbus Day off.
Correct! Much to my sons' disgust; they'll be in school.
TNP has seen Moneyball, the new Brad Pitt baseball movie (I did this afternoon, and it's great).
False. (Thought about seeing it with my kid today, but the times didn't work.)
TNP has had a cold recently.
False, although I'm apparently allergic to Everything That Blooms in September in California.
TNP got a good night's sleep last night.
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True; I took 12mg of melatonin at 8:45, and slept for nine solid hours of very weird dreams.
TNP knows exactly what he or she is going to eat at the next meal.
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True. Hungry Jack's for breakfast! =)
TNP is tired today.
True; just stepping into my office is exhausting.
TNP owns an Etch-A-Sketch.
False, although my family had one many years ago.
TNP likes to play chess.
True - if it's purely for fun. Too serious, and I'm out.
TNP saw flowers today.
True, I have a garden of them.
TNP is having a bonfire this year.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Yes, probably, in our backyard pit. Maybe for Halloween, come to think of it! Our boys are all budding pyromaniacs.
TNP has a brother.
False, I've only got sisters.
TNP is an oldest child.
Nah, third of four.
TNP has dated a twin (or twins, if that's how you roll).
False, and the twins thing never really appealed to me either.
TNP lives within 5 miles of their family
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
False, my nearest family members are about 700 miles away.
TNP is still in contact with friends from elementary school.
False. I'm still in touch with five high school buddies, though.
TNP is digging the Halloween decor around here.
Yeah, nice work by CIAS.
TNP is feeling vaguely annoyed by a bunch of stuff.
True, I could write a long, long list of job-related stuff alone.
TNP feels secure in their future.
True. Fairly secure, anyway: I have a good job where I think I'm valued, I live in a nice place, my health is good, my marriage is wonderful. Barring tsunami, meteor impact, or sudden stroke, I think the foreseeable future looks pretty solid.
TNP has had a massage from a professional in the past year.
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False. But I bought a day-at-the-spa package for my wife last Christmas and she still hasn't used it yet, so I just encouraged her to do so!
TNP almost always votes.
The past few elections, yeah. The kid kinda shames me into it.
TNP isnt' quite sure how many credit cards they have.
Nope, I know how many. I make sure it is barely any.
TNP is planning to go to the movies this weekend
True. I may go see Galaxy Quest tonight at the local college film series, or finish The Guns of Navarone on DVD; dunno yet. Maybe both!
TNP likes WWII movies.
True, although I prefer accurate ones to american ones
TNP is below average height.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
False. I'm pretty tall.
TNP could eat some cheese fries right now.
True. But then, I could always eat cheese fries.
TNP enjoys to play the Angry Birds.
I've seen references to that game but have never actually played it myself, so false.
TNP has a dog sleeping somewhere nearby.
False, cats only for me
TNP will walk more than half a mile today between two places.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
True, my home-to-work walk is about a mile and a half.
TNP has started their holiday shopping.
False, I don't believe in doing it too early.
TNP has been on a train recently.
True, but then it is my daily commute.
TNP has driven for more than three hours straight?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Yes, now and then; most recently, driving to give a speech in a distant town - almost four hours on the road each way. I prefer not to drive that far on my own in one go, though.
TNP would have a household robot if one were available.
True, and as I have a Roomba, I would say I already have one
TNP prefers thin crust to thick crust pizza?
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
No, I like both equally - depends on my mood which one I will pick.
TNP has never had poison ivy.
False. I've had mild cases a time or two, and once got it pretty bad as a teenager while weeding my parents' ivy beds.
TNP likes John Grisham novels.
False. Started one one time, got maybe four pages into it.
TNP has never read a Stephen King novel.
VERY false.
TNP has never finished a work by Tolstoy.
Correct. I doubt I've read more than a cumulative ten pages of Tolstoy in my life.
TNP is rather proud of having finished a very long classic book.