True, I don't have much food at all in the house right now.
TNP plans their meals ahead of time.
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True, I don't have much food at all in the house right now.
TNP plans their meals ahead of time.
Usually not, so false.
TNP thinks "Martha My Dear" is one of the best songs on the White Album.
False.
TNP sometimes just ... drives.
False. I like driving, but I always do it purposefully.
TNP loves his or her current wheels.
Hmm...like it fine, but I just can't love a car.
TNP likes fast women better than fast cars.
True. Oh true.
TNP is energy-conscious in their home.
Somewhat, but not obsessively. So... true.
TNP has been in Florida in the past year.
Hmmm..let's see...no
TNP plans to get to Florida in the next year.
I'm there right now!
TNP wouldn't go to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton even if invited.
True. I don't really give a damn about their self-indulgent "but I'm royalty!" wankfest...
TNP wouldn't really do anything for a Klondike bar.
Very true. But tonight there is very little I wouldn't do for some decent hot and sour soup.
TNP appreciates a truly good bowl of hot and sour soup compared to that which is mediocre...or just plain blech.
No, not into the sweet and sour thing...
TNP doesn't appreciate sushi.
False! I usually get sushi about once a week, and have converted a couple of friends based on experiences at my regular place.
TNP has taken advantage of a 24 hour restaurant's odd hours in the past week.
I guess. I was at a 24 McDonald's at 5:00 AM. So, yes.
TNP eats lots of peanut butter.
I'd have to say false. I have a chunky peanut butter and jelly (usually raspberry) sandwich maybe only twice a month or so.
5er, if you're ever in northeast Ohio, you've gotta try the hot and sour soup at Tooo Chinoise in Oberlin, Ohio. Yummy indeed - best I've ever had.
TNP has been in Oberlin.
nm - double post.
Where the hell is Oberlin...? I mean, False...
TNP has gotten caught in a huge web of lies before.
False, I don't spin huge webs of lies fortunately.
TNP needs a holiday
Yes, someplace tropical.
TNP has accidentally done something stupid enough that stitches were required.
Oh... oh yes. Oh... oh yes. Which time?
TNP doesn't have cable (well, for their television).
False. Just got it a year or so ago. A bit expensive, but worth it, I think.
TNP has a major recurring expense that he or she is considering dropping.
False, I got rid of it last year. :)
TNP has used a map book in the last year instead of looking it up on the internet.
True. For long trips, an atlas is just going to be much more travel friendly and detailed than preparing via computer.
TNP has won some sort of award.
Yes, but who hasn't? No Oscar, Nobel or Pulitzer just yet, though.
TNP hates spiders.
False, I just put them out of the window in case I tread on them :(
TNP likes rats
False.
TNP prefers Handel to Bach or Mozart.
No, just the opposite. Big Bach and Mozart fan.
TNP (unlike me) actually knows a little about classical music.
True, with 10+ years of piano and flute lessons, I think I have somewhere between 'a bit' and 'a smattering' of classical music knowledge.
TNP finds it easier to work while listening to music.
True.
TNP has a song associated to a horrible relationship, and infuriates them to hear. Which, if so?
Too long ago to infuriate, and it was several songs, but yes.
TNP Knew someone who regularly played the same God-damned song over and over and over.
Fortunately not.
TNP is a Glee fan.
False, I've never seen it.
TNP could really go for a beer about now.
Oh, so true (and it's not even noon).
TNP has iron clad rules about when the first drink of the day can come.
No, not at all. Depends on the situation.
TNP likes animated movies.
True; Spirited Away and Mulan are two of my favorites.
TNP likes foreign films.
I do.
TNP has read The Jungle.
False, but I learned about it in high school.
TNP has been in a jungle.
False, and I'm not sure I want to go either.
TNP has been on a rollercoaster
True! Many.
TNP likes country music.
True! I probably have about 50 country songs on my iPod. I like Martina McBride, Merle Haggard, George Strait, Brad Paisley, Joe Nichols and Garth Brooks, among others.
TNP should probably be doing something else right now.
Yeah, like sleeping.
TNP gets bored easily.
Not really. If I have a book anywhere nearby I'm just fine.
TNP has at least three books going at any given time.
False, I usually read books on at a time
TNP has been to a library in the last month.
Oh, yes. Almost every Saturday - one of my better habits.
TNP has a bad habit he or she would like to drop.
Which one? Rassum frassum.
TNP keeps meaning to go to the gym...
False, my desire to go to a gym died years ago
TNP is currently disorganised
No, I'm pretty well-organized, all in all, and have been for a long time.
TNP's feet are a little too cold at the moment.
Only since I read this...
TNP has one of those one cup coffee-makers.
False. I own no coffeemaker at all, and usually only drink coffee when it's offered elsewhere - when dining out, or at my church after the Sunday morning service.
TNP pretty often attends divine services.
The hell I do.
TNP often accidentally steals pens.
False, so you steal all my pens do you :RAEG:
TNP has a special coffee mug
False; we have a matching set of eight or so, and I can't tell them apart.
TNP takes their coffee black.
True. Unless it's some dreadful donut shop brew, in which case i go for double/double.
TNP doesn't willingly drink tea.
False, I'm drinking lots of tea instead of coffee.
TNP is amazed this thread got to 50 pages.
True. Well done Mello. Good effort for a dead messageboard! :dumbo:
TNP remembers a lot of alt code combinations.
No, and I really should.
TNP likes canned fruit cocktail.
True, although not the maraschino cherries so much.
TNP itches all winter.
False. I itch all summer.
TNP had a weird hair day this week.
I'm bald. So... no?
TNP likes apricots.
I don't particularly like or dislike them, so I'd have to say false.
TNP will bring along a book if he or she expects to be waiting in line.
If a book of crossword puzzles counts, then yes.
TNP, like me, is somewhat crabby today for no good reason.
A little crabby but it is a spring cleaning day and I was sick yesterday, so I guess crabby but for a small reason.
TNP, is taking a break.
Yes, just before heading off to bed. (Hope you feel better today, What Exit).
TNP watches all of the DVD extra features for any movie.
No, not all of them. But I'll check them out to see if there are any that interest me.
TNP loves homemade chili and wishes he or she was close enough to come over here for dinner tonight.
Sadly, I'm veg. Have to make my own chili.
TNP has never eaten a Hostess SnowBall.
False. Never especially cared for them, though. My favorite childhood mass-produced baked goods were Hostess Fruit Pies. Yum.
TNP watches a lot of PBS.
False, but then I am British, so we don't have PBS.
TNP uses an iron every week.
No...I visit the dry cleaner every week.
TNP owns both a toaster over and a garlic press.
True! Although the toaster oven [sic] gets a lot more use.
TNP can't stand Kei$ha.
True. I've only seen one video of hers and heard that one song and that was all I needed for a lifetime.
TNP has pets that beg for people food.
Yes, our good ol' cat Sal does that now and then. Mostly he just parks himself in front of the cabinets where his catfood is stored, though, and looks meaningfully up at us.
TNP has his or her own radio for listening to music at work.
Nope, don't listen to the radio much at all.
TNP is feeling mildly annoyed with someone at the moment.
I have that feeling a few times a week, but not at the moment, as it happens.
TNP has fired a black-powder weapon before.
I think I may have...?
TNP learnt something interesting/profound this week.
False, but the week is young, it mayhappen
TNP currently has a cold.
True light sniffles and a little sourness of throat.
TNP is following the catastrophes in Japan.
Yes, a bit, but not much more than skimming the CNN.com coverage.
TNP's views on nuclear power have changed as a result of the situation in Japan.
False, it's still dangerous if it goes up, but in general is still safe.
TNP eats some chocolate every day
False. I like chocolate okay, but I don't really have any kind of treat on a daily basis.
TNP fears success.
False. I would always welcome more success; I'm just not always motivated enough to go and make it happen.
TNP has seen a really good documentary in the past month.
False, not seen much TV at all in fact.
TNP brushes their teeth twice a day.
True.
TNP forgot something today they thought they were sure to remember.
No. My little handwritten lists didn't let me down today.
(CatInASuit, they have documentaries in movie theaters, too, y'know....)
TNP writes lots of reminders to himself or herself.
At work, I do all the time, otherwise things get forgotten. Outside of work, rarely anything other than shopping lists.
TNP has more than two e-mail addresses that they check regularly.
False. One does very nicely for me indeed.
TNP believes that the plural of "Lego" is "Legos."
False, it's Lego singular or plural.
TNP prefers rain to snow.
False. Weather permitting, I'll take snow just about any day.
TNP has played with a child's toy in the past week.
True - a little toy plane. It was great fun :D
TNP tries to be neat and tidy.
Always. Sometimes I even succeed.
TNP knew about the Oregon House of Representatives's little April Fool's prank: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZi4JxbTwPo
False =/
TNP picks their nose.
When Kleenex doesn't suffice, yes, I do. But I haven't eaten my boogers since I was a tiny little kid, if that helps.
TNP never ate his or her boogers.
True. :barf: I was a very sensitive child. Just the sight of a dog drooling was (and still is) enough to make me gag.
TNP takes vitamins on a daily basis.
False. Maybe I should...
TNP has said a swear word within the last hour (of them replying to this poast).
False, hasn't been a reason to.
TNP is looking forward to Easter Holidays
Not as much as I should -- they've kind of snuck up on me.Quote:
Originally posted by CatInASuit
TNP is hungry right now.
Yes, a little, but I'm trying to watch my weight. No snacks for me.
TNP had no idea there was such a thing as Extreme Ironing: http://www.mellophant.com/forums/sho...siest-motorway
False, you should see the shots from the top of some mountains.
TNP has been cliff diving.
God, no.
TNP has bought a major new appliance lately.
False, at least not for the last year or so.
TNP currently has an earworm they just can't get rid of.
Correct - "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH7WXlf9WLk
TNP didn't care for that song all that much.
The song didn't do a lot for me, tbh...
TNP ate/will eat red meat over Easter.
True, only here we call it Passover. :)
TNP has posted over 50 times to this thread (WAGs are fine here).
True, 76 times actually. This one makes 77.
TNP has been caught out in a thunderstorm before.
True - including twice, a year or so apart, in the same suit with no umbrella! I wonder if God just doesn't like that suit....
TNP has a favorite unusual Easter (or Passover) tradition.
False, it's not even eating large amounts of chocloate
TNP is a morning person
False. Definitely a night owl - rare that I'm in bed before midnight.
TNP likes Maroon 5 (I'm listening to "Back At Your Door" as I write this).
I like "Harder to Breathe". The rest of their catalog (that I've heard) leaves me cold.
TNP is enjoying the weather where they're at now.
No, alas, it's cold and rainy here at the moment.
TNP has already seen the ticklish penguin (go to 1:03 for the actual tickling part): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wTWW...eature=related
False, I'll have to have a look.
TNP drinks alcohol more than 5 times a week.
False. I'm actually fairly careful about how often I let myself drink because I worry.
TNP can name the President of Poland.
Nope. I can give him a cool pet name though, if that helps. Ziggy.
TNP is allergic to more than one thing.
True: fur, dust, molds, pollen. None of them terribly seriously, though.
TNP likes nothing better than to have a cat jump up on his or her lap.
False. There are some things I like better. I do like it when my cat jumps into my lap, but it's a very rare thing. She's more of a "flop down next to me in bed" kind of cat.
TNP has eaten in bed within the last week.
False. I usually only do that when I'm very, very sick. My 11-year-old, on the other hand, often leaves cracker crumbs behind.
TNP watched at least a cumulative hour of the Royal Wedding.
False, I think I watched about 30-45 minutes all together.
TNP is going to be spending Mother's Day with their mom.
True. And God help me.
TNP has a favorite low calorie sweetener.
No. I go for real Government-subsidized, by-God sugar every time.
TNP has a weakness for banana splits.
False, I can take or leave them
TNP is finally had enough of the Royal Wedding
False. I've seen the highlights but still want to see some of the coverage and commentary I have on my DVR.
TNP would agree with Will Rogers's sentiment, "I've never wished anyone dead, but I've read some obituaries with a great deal of satisfaction."
True, although some people attribute it to Clarence Darrow.
TNP thinks invading Libya is a good idea
I'm not at all sure about invading, but I think we should doing a lot more to help the Libyan rebels.
TNP thinks there's got to be one, and only one, correct way to spell the last name of the ruler of Libya.
Sure, but I'm pretty sure it's in the Arabic alphabet.
TNP spent the weekend doing family-togetherness time.
True: we went to my son's baseball game on Saturday, and spent Sunday afternoon/evening with artifex's folks.
TNP called their mom yesterday (as opposed to seeing her in person or she being deceased or incognito).
Yeah, called her like a I do most every Sunday, but did say "Happy Mother's Day".
TNP is not having a great day today.
True - I woke up this morning to a dead car battery and had to call one of my employees to come give me a jump - but it's starting to recover.
TNP prefers hardcover books to paperback.
False, they are nice, but I spend too much time trying to keep them pristine instead of reading them.
TNP uses Google to search for everything
True, and using Chrome as my browser makes it easy, since I can highlight any text and Google it instantly in a new tab with a click.
TNP has been under general anesthesia.
Yeah, a couple times -- nothing serious, tonsils and wisdom teeth.
TNP still has their tonsils and wisdom teeth.
Tonsils, yes; wisdom teeth, no. My dentist yanked them when I was in high school - jeez, that hurt!
TNP enjoys the mirror scene from Duck Soup: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdQ9j...eature=related
It's one of the finest comedy scenes going.
TNP prefers music from 10+ years ago to todays music
True, but I'm not proud of it -- just one of those things that happens to you as you age.
TNP knows a martial art.
Nope. I used to kick my sister, though.
TNP has eaten tofu in the last week.
False. I've tried multiple times to get on the tofu-train, but I just don't like it.
TNP would like to improve their eating habits.
I would, I would.
TNP has flown in a helicopter.
Correct. When I was a little kid we took the airport helicopter from LaGuardia, I guess it was, into Manhattan. My parents have a picture of me stooping as I walked away from the helicopter so as not to get my head chopped off by the rotors - but I was small enough then, I could've stood on tiptoes and still been completely safe! More recently, in 1987, I took a helicopter tour of Hawaii which was a lot of fun. I've also since been on two police helicopter ride-alongs - very cool indeed.
TNP remembers the trivia game from Friends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aelig...eature=related
False, but then I never watched Friends that much.
TNP has been rained on in the last few days.
Oh, yes. Far too much. I should've mowed the lawn four or five days ago but it's been too damn wet.
TNP has been laid off at least once in his or her career.
False, but I have been outsourced.
TNP knows how to ski.
That I do not. I'm not much of a Canadian in some ways.
TNP has served in the military.
False, although I seriously considered enlisting after high school, and have always been interested in military history.
TNP thinks the IMF guy will probably abscond to France now that he's been granted $1 million bail.
False. But if he did a runner and France refused to send him back it would be a major politicial shitstorm.
TNP is able to make a decent lasagne.
False, but my wife's is yummy indeed.
TNP has a cat no more than two rooms away.
God, no, my wife and kid would be sneezing their heads off, and I'd have a cat in the house.
TNP has had a sunburn recently.
Yes, just today, I got a bit too much sun while outdoors with the Cub Scouts.
TNP has done laundry in the past three days.
Nope ... our oppressed Indonesian maids do the ordinary laundry. I do the special-care stuff (linen pants, lingerie, etc.) myself once every 2-3 weeks, and last did it about a week ago.
TNP has read all three books in The Hunger Games series.
False, but my niece really likes them.
TNP is eagerly awaiting the release of A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin.
False, I've never read any of the books, and a couple episodes of the TV show was enough to kill my interest in them
TNP knows what blood type they are.
Correct. Type O. I used to give blood every two months, like clockwork, until the Red Cross changed their rules. Now, since, I've spent more than a cumulative six months in the UK, I can't give anymore (might have Mad Cow Disease, dontchaknow).
TNP regularly gives blood.
False, it's been a long time since I last donated.
TNP never misses their favourite TV programme
False, we have no idea when/whether any show we like is even broadcast in Indonesia; we do everything by Apple TV download or buying DVDs.
TNP is quite nearsighted.
Oh, so true.
TNP isn't wearing underwear. (Haven't done that one in years.)
Actually, I just took it off so that I could honestly answer "True."
TNP considers that TMI.
TMI, TMI, TMI, so true.
TNP is feeling slightly grossed out atm.
False. My underwear is back on and I'm feelin' good.
TNP has heard a Simon & Garfunkel tune in the past 48 hours (I'm listening to "The Boxer" right now).
Nah, but wish I had.
TNP takes blood pressure medication.
No. My blood pressure has always been very low. When I was regularly donating blood for the Red Cross, the nurses would almost always mention it with eyebrows raised.
TNP can dramatically raise one eyebrow when necessary.
False, would love to be able to , but never mastered it.
TNP can do the Vulcan Hand thingy.
No, hurts to even try.
TNP is considering a change of career.
Sure, why not. The current one's going nowhere.
TNP gets adequate amounts of sleep.
Sweet Jesus, no. I have no time, and when I do hit the hay, I sleep very poorly.
TNP has a favorite brand of BBQ sauce.
No, the best stuff comes from a restaurant and I don't know how they make it.
TNP sometimes worries about what their Netflix queue says about their psyche.
False. I just wish I had more time to watch the 500-some flicks in our family's queue.
TNP has kept a Netflix movie far longer than he or she should, neither wholly willing to watch it or to send it back unwatched.
False. I monkey with my queue a lot to keep things I'm interested in at the top. If something shows up that I'm not too keen on, I have no problem just dumping it back in the box.
TNP has eaten a muffin in the last 24 hours.
No. I had a homemade chocolate chip muffin about 72 hours ago, though.
TNP is already ready for summer to be over.
False, false, false. I've got a lot of baseball games and soft ice cream to go through before summer's over.
TNP always wears a ring.
No. Need to get wedding ring resized.
TNP has eaten at a White Castle.
True, although not recently. Krystal's is close but not quite the same.
TNP is experiencing bad weather.
False, it's sunny and mild.
TNP has is wearing blue jeans.
Yes.
TNP puts salt on almost everything.
Literally false but spiritually true. I like salt a lot and would be glad to heavily salt most everything if I didn't think it might not be the best thing for my health.
TNP has never owned a pet fish.
True, although our boys have had some short-lived goldfish now and then.
TNP prefers cats to dogs.
Do I even have to answer that one :D True, of course.
TNP prefers originals to remakes.
False, I refuse to make a blanket judgement like that. Bogart's Maltese Falcon was a remake, after all.
TNP knows how to sew.
True, I guess. I can fix small tears along a seam and sew on Scouting patches, for instance. I'm not very good, though.
TNP hates pizza.
No! LOVE pizza.
TNP loves peanut butter.
Oh yes, I could probably live on the stuff if I had to.
TNP sunburns easily.
False, I tan quite nicely instead.
TNP daydreams on a daily basis.
Yeah, I guess, although as I grow older, it seems that even my daydreams are getting boring.
TNP gets distracted easily.
Generally false. I can concentrate pretty well. I'm more likely to procrastinate.
TNP likes Frank Sinatra's music.
True. He had a gorgeous voice, at least in his prime, and he knew how to use it.
TNP is hungry.
False, breakfast wasn't that long ago.
TNP has been abroad this year.
No matter how you define "abroad" the answer is a definite yes, as an American living in Indonesia who recently went to Singapore.
TNP drinks alcoholic beverages about 4-5 times/month.
True, I don't drink that often at all.
TNP loves them some crumpet.
Crumpets are OK, but I can't say I go out of my way for them.
TNP likes Eccles cakes.
Not a fan, no.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
TNP uses body wash instead of soap in the shower.
False, I am a bar-soap user.
TNP uses a bath pouf instead of a washcloth.
False, I use a bar of (super basic olive oil) soap and my hands.
TNP uses a face wash distinct from whatever they use on their body.
True, though it's not much of a wash. I use Noxzema, as it's the only thing that helps my dry skin.
TNP hates the taste of mint toothpaste.
False; in typical developed country learned behavior, I associate "minty" with "clean."
TNP wears cologne or perfume more than half the time.
Yeah, I wear cologne most days, a holdover from an old girlfriend who really liked it.
TNP always carries a cigarette lighter.
Do not.
TNP has had their teeth whitened.
God, no, it's all I can do to force myself to the dentist on a semi-regular basis.
TNP wants to just fast-forward to the weekend.
False. I'm taking the days as they come.
TNP is particularly glad to have this thread up and running again.
True; it is my magnum opus! :D
TNP does more than 25% of their web surfing from a phone.
False, but once I get the iPhone that I was promised on Father's Day...
TNP suffers from back spasms.
True, but only on rare occasions so far and owing to working in a bookstore in college. My back was perfect before all those damn books.
TNP knows what a dorodango is without looking it up.
No. Having looked it up, I am still not sure I know what one is.
TNP has a nice camera.
True. And right now my teenage son is filling its digital memory with pictures of our new puppy.
TNP has acquired a puppy or a kitten in the past year.
Yup. Cleo my daughter's kitten.
TNP has a Calvin and Hobbes compendium.
False, although I always loved that comic strip.
TNP is seeing Harry Potter this weekend.