Well, I hear quite a few in court, but otherwise no, so I'll say false.
TNP has defended himself or herself in court.
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Well, I hear quite a few in court, but otherwise no, so I'll say false.
TNP has defended himself or herself in court.
True, but only for minor traffic offenses.
TNP has been plaintiff in a civil suit.
Nope. Like most lawyers, I will bear almost any indignity rather than sue anybody myself.
TNP feels that the number of computers they have in the house has started to become just a little bizarre.
False at present, but we're getting there: laptops for artifex and me, a netbook for the kidlet, and an ancient desktop that rarely gets booted up but is kept around because it has so much stuff on it.
TNP once owned a pager.
Never did.
TNP once had a home fax machine.
No, just fax software on the computer.
TNP likes to keep hand sanitizer around.
False, I prefer to just wash my hands and let my immune system bat cleanup.
TNP carries around a water bottle.
False, at least in most situations; I'm not tap water averse or particularly germophobic, so the water fountains at my office and the glassware in my home are adequate to my needs.
TNP knows how to play Texas Hold 'Em.
Not unless it involves girls in cowboy hats, no.
TNP has never played poker.
As kids playing around, true. Professionally or for money, false.
TNP has won money in a casino
True, in terms of single discrete events consisting of me collecting money from a machine or a hand of cards at a table. I've never "won money at a casino" in the sense of walking out the door ahead of the house. :)
TNP can write legibly with their off hand.
True, but it looks goofy.
TNP can play the piano.
True, but barely. Many years of lessons, and very little of it stuck.
(A favorite fun fact: James A. Garfield was both multilingual and ambidextrous, and could write Latin and Greek simultaneously).
TNP has visited Garfield's tomb at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield_Memorial
False. Isn't it interesting how the most empirically intelligent men to serve as President have often been the more unremarkable ones in the discharge of that office?
TNP has been to Arlington Cemetery and seen the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Correct.
TNP knows what first name the first three Union soldiers to be buried in Arlington shared.
False, I'm not enough of a Civil War history buff for that.
TNP has been to Gettysburg, PA.
True, three times that I recall. And all three of the Arlington soldiers had the first name "William."
TNP knows at least three Williams.
Not anymore, I don't think, but I know a lot of people on at least a casual basis.
TNP has killed a rat.
Mice, yes; rats, no.
TNP is skeeved out by rats.
Big time. Big time.
TNP has an aquarium.
No. Had one when I was a kid.
TNP has a cactus in the house.
False, although I think we used to. A very small one.
TNP has been jabbed by a cactus which drew blood.
True; I worked in the indoor garden department of the Home Depot for a couple of years. In receiving a truckload of cacti, as we did every few weeks, a couple of bleeding puncture wounds was par for the course. Honestly, roses were worse.
TNP has a song currently stuck in his or her head.
False at the moment, although this one has been a favorite recent earworm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpyZEzrDf4c&ob=av2e
TNP had already heard that song.
False, I had not.
TNP likes Gregorian Chant.
It's always cool when I hear some, but I couldn't imagine buying an album, or going out of my way to attend a performance.
TNP has taken a bath (as opposed to shower) in the past week.
False. I haven't taken a bath in, jeez, years.
TNP has a favorite brand of soap.
True, I'm partial to Crazy Dr. Bronner's.
TNP has dyed their hair.
Nah, despite my grayness.
TNP has shaved their head.
True, frequently throughout my young life, but most recently a week after splitting from my first wife in 2005. Fresh start. Drop baggage. Yeah.
TNP can trace their genealogy back to someone at least four generations back.
False, I can do two generations.
TNP thinks music from 20 years ago is better than music today?
False. 1992 wasn't all that great a year for music IMHO, and I like a lot of contemporary music.
TNP voted in the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
True: by absentee ballot, since I was in the Mormon missionary training center at the time...and for Bush Sr. *insert facepalm smiley here*
TNP has all of their wisdom teeth.
True, but I wish I didn't. Oral surgery becomes logistically complicated when you're single and not living near any family.
TNP hates going to the dentist.
Both True and False. The dentist is great, but the journey there is far too time consuming. His practice is quite a distance away.
TNP is scared of being injected.
False, I have no problems with needles.
TNP has donated blood.
No. (Hangs head in shame.)
TNP is tired o' livin' and skeered o' dyin'.
False in both cases. (Well, it's easy to say I ain't skeered o' dyin', when it isn't staring me in the face. Maybe I'd change my tune in a mugging or in an oncologist's office.)
TNP owns more than one pair of gloves.
True, I think. I haven't had occasion to look in years, though.
TNP owns, and wears on a regular basis, a hat that is not a baseball cap.
True. I wear a straw cowboy hat frequently on weekends in the warmer months. It's a Texas thing, and unironic. I actually haven't owned a baseball hat in a decade.
TNP has nail polish on right now.
False. One of those girly things I never learned to do.
TNP is hungry.
Hell yes.
TNP is, in some cases, a pre-taste food salter.
Very, very rarely. My mom told me always to taste it first, and I almost always do. For that matter, it's rare that I add salt even after tasting.
TNP prefers salty to sweet foods.
Vastly, and it has been so ever since I was a kid. Never had much of a sweet tooth. My parents thought I was weird for eschewing syrup on my pancakes; I'd just butter them, fold them in half like a taco, and have at them with my hands. (At home only!)
TNP grew up in a house with a smoker.
Fortunately false. My mom smoked a little in her youth, but had quit by the time I came along. My dad never smoked at all.
TNP knows someone who's having a hard time quitting smoking.
Not currently, but it took my dad more than a decade of trying before he finally kicked the habit.
TNP has smoked clove cigarettes.
False. I've had a puff or two from cigars, and that's it.
TNP likes whiskey neat.
True. I like it messy, too.
TNP dislikes gin.
False, I'm a big gin fan. Martinis, gin and tonic, or just on the rocks.
TNP has noticeable gray hair.
/sigh/. Yeah.
TNP has been looking at the listings for new jobs lately.
Fortunately not. I've had the same job for more than 10 years now, and hope to keep it.
TNP has at least one grandparent still alive.
False, all four have passed away.
TNP is a naturally good speller.
True, I've always been good at it.
TNP can do basic arithmetic in their head easily.
Hmm, not easily by the standards of my parents' generation, but pretty easily by the standards of my kid's.
TNP is going to eat pizza tonight.
False. Buffalo wings. :D
TNP owns something monogrammed with his or her initials.
Correct. A small gold belt buckle which was a high school graduation present - just wore it today! Still in very good shape.
TNP owns at least three belts.
False. I have a black one and a brown one, and that's it.
TNP is particular about pens.
Nah, I always have a lot around, but I'm not fussy about them.
TNP follows a hockey team.
False. There's no sports team that I follow all that closely.
TNP would like to own a hockey team.
False; I'm not a huge fan of the sport and they seem to be dicey investments at best. :P
TNP has attended an Olympic event in person.
False, but I have been to an Olympic stadium (in Barcelona).
TNP is looking forward to the Olympics this year.
I am, a bit. As a rabid Anglophile I'm glad that the games will be in London, and that they'll occur during the Queen's 60th year on the throne.
TNP is interested in the British monarchy.
The current monarchy, not very much. The history of the British monarchy, yes. The British monarchy was still reeling from the advent of the tabloid age when the internet age blindsided it and ran it down in the street, and poor QEII had front row seats for the whole thing.
TNP is a US Civil War buff.
False; I have some mild interest but I nerd out over much earlier periods in history.
TNP didn't watch the Oscars.
True, and wouldn't have even known they were on last night but for friends' Facebook remarks. Not having cable or satellite TV is a contributing factor.
TNP has a fireplace.
Nope. Love them, but no space for one in our condo townhouse.
TNP has an opinion about what should be in chili.
True; I lived in Texas too long not to, but what you really form in Texas is an opinion about what (beans, rice, chicken, too much tomato, etc.) should not be in chili. :D
TNP loves tomato.
False - I like tomato, and it is necessary for things like salsa and pizza, but I can generally take 'em or leave 'em. Even if they're OMG GROWN IN SUMMER HAND PICKED SUPER TOMATOES which are supposedly the epitome of deliciousness.
TNP like brussels sprouts.
True! Brussels sprouts are one of those foods, like anchovies, that I grew up assuming I hated just because they were punchline foods, but discovered to be delicious later in life.
TNP likes sour candy.
No. I'm not a huge candy person in general, but when I want it, I want it sweet.
TNP likes Belgian beer.
TRUE. BELGIAN BEER IS AWESOME. Duvel is the workhorse, but I love the big sweet Trappist ales, I love lambics (I prefer tart, un-messed-with ones to the fruity kind, but I'll take either), and even their mass-consumption stuff like Stella is tops in its class. I would love to take a beer vacation to Belgium.
TNP has been to a horse race.
^^ This is super, super true.Quote:
Originally posted by OneCentStamp
False, I have not been to a horse race.
TNP has been to an Indy/NASCAR/Formula One race
False. I'll watch a car race on TV for a few minutes at most, and have never been to one in person.
TNP has met a movie star.
False; closest I ever met was John Amos, star of TV's Good Times and supporting actor in The Beastmaster. No patch on Mr. Amos, but it's pretty sad that that's the best I can do. :D
TNP has met a Hall of Fame athlete.
If the High School (and College) Football Hall(s) of Fame count, correct. I met Ohio State star running back Archie Griffin when I was about ten and he came to my school to promote reading.
(OCS, John Amos was also the tough-as-nails admiral who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on The West Wing. Be proud!)
TNP knows someone who's worked at the Pentagon.
Sure: my dad. He officially worked for the U.S. General Accounting Office, but for most of my childhood, his duties comprised a years-long audit of the DoD -- and an office at the Pentagon. By the time I was in high school, he was auditing the Department of Energy. (I probably knew others without knowing it; growing up in suburban Maryland, lots of people worked for the federal government.)
TNP has met a general or admiral (or the equivalent, in their chosen branch of military service) in person.
Yeah, a friend of mine in law school was the daughter of a Canadian General.
TNP has had more than one root canal.
False, I've had none so far.
TNP has an extracted tooth stored somewhere.
False. Still got all me teeth in me head.
TNP has trimmed their finger/toenails within the past 7 days.
True, this morning in fact, but I trim my fingernails every 4-5 days anyway. They grow pretty fast and since I play the guitar, any growth that I can feel is instantly annoying. Toenails I usually let go for a week or two.
TNP has purchased shoes in the last month.
False, although I really should. My sneakers are really getting ratty.
TNP has seen a rat in the past month.
False, thank heavens. Hate those buggers.
TNP has seen a skunk in the past year.
Yes, in early fall. We have a lot of them around here - I much prefer the rabbits, of which we also have many in the neighborhood.
TNP has had a rabbit as a pet.
False. My parents' family was a dog family, and mine is currently a dog-and-cat-trying-to-murder-one-another family.
TNP has, or has had, an aquarium.
False, although my boys have had goldfish in fishbowls now and then.
TNP has eaten a goldfish.
False. Ack. :barf:
TNP likes frozen yogurt.
S'okay. I'll say true (although I prefer ice cream or sherbet).
TNP has barfed in the past month.
True. Some stomach bug that completely wiped out artifex and kidlet (who actually had to go to the ER to have IV fluids pushed) for days, but only made me ill the once.
TNP has set foot in a hospital in the last month.
Not that recently, no. Last time I was in the hospital was... hmm. I can't even remember when. Probably in the past three or four years, though.
TNP has had the same doctor for at least the past five years.
False; I'm one of those terrible, negligent people who only goes to the doctor when something hurts like hell or turns orange. Y chromosome thing? I haven't had a relationship with a doctor since I was a kid.
TNP has a usual hairstylist.
Sort of ... ? I found a good one that I went to a couple of times, but I slacked off on going back and now I have irrational anxiety that she'll be cross with me when she sees the shaggy, unkempt state of my hair.
TNP owns a down comforter.
True. It's on our bed now.
TNP has had his or her current pillow for more than a year.
True. Both my husband and I are adamant that the only comfy pillow is a well-worn, very squished, down pillow. As a consequence, we only buy new pillows about every 5-10 years.
TNP has gained more than 5 pounds since they were 18.
True. I wrestled at 160 my senior year in high school without having to actively cut weight, and today I weigh about 240. :fail:
TNP knows the manual alphabet.
Nope. Had forgotten what it even was, had to search for the term.
TNP knows American Sign Language.
False, aside from a few simple words.
TNP knows Morse Code.
False, just SOS.
TNP has used a ham radio.
No. Used a CB, and occasionally listen to short wave.
TNP listens to AM radio regularly.
Nah, can't remember the last time.
TNP listens to satellite radio regularly.
False. We had a three month trial that came with the car, but we let it lapse and I usually just listen to local radio or Pandora while driving around.
TNP has a fire of some sort burning right now.
False, but you know that because you're sitting next to me.
TNP has a fire of some sort burning right now. :D
False. We have a gas fireplace in our living room that we use when it's very cold, but today's been relatively mild (despite the wind gusts).
TNP didn't realize U.S. postage rates went up in January.
False, among the departments I oversee is the mailing room. In fact, I personally stuck the chip with the new rates into our postal meter, because I'm a hands-on manager like that, and also it's like six feet from my desk.
TNP has walked more than a mile straight in the last three months.
Yes, more on the treadmill than under the open sky, but I've done both.
TNP has been to Ankara.
False, never been to Turkey
TNP would like to live abroad.
No, I'm very happy to be living here in the U.S.
TNP has been to Berlin.
False; I've never been to Europe, period. :(
TNP likes the work of Irving Berlin, e.g.:
True.
TNP has been to Carthage.
True, if you count Carthage, Illinois.
TNP prefers iced tea unsweetened.
False, I like sweet tea. Fortunately, I don't live in the South, so I don't have easy access.
TNP has Strong Opinions about barbeque.
Well...I think of myself as an enthusiast of BBQ in general and regional styles in particular, but I don't consider any one of them more valid than the others, as long as we're talking about some kind of meat cooking for long periods of time under low heat and smoke.
TNP considers his or her own feet one of their more attractive features.
Nah, not hardly.
TNP considers him/herself to have great legs.
Ye ... maybe? I've recently been complimented on my legs, but I think they're only great up to a little past my knees.
TNP owns a full-length mirror.
False, although there have been times when I could've used one.
TNP has been to Damascus.
False, I don't think there's much chance of me doing any traveling in the Middle East in this lifetime. :fail:
TNP has been to Iceland.
False, although I'd love to go sometime.
TNP has been to Edmonton.
False; I've never been to Canada except for an afternoon in Niagara Falls.
TNP has been to Cancun.
False, the only city I've been to in Mexico is Juarez.
TNP has ridden a camel.
(Hey, my band has a song called "Juarez," about the town's little problem.)
False, but I've touched one! Just not with my butt.
TNP has intentionally eaten an insect.
Yeah, canned ant. Not bad.
TNP has eaten raw seal heart.
False. In fact, to my knowledge, I have eaten neither seal, nor raw heart of any kind. :fail:
TNP enjoys kumquats.
False. But I don't feel strongly one way or the other.
TNP has been to Frankfurt.
No, but I've eaten frankfurters.
TNP has a knot in their back.
False, but I seem to have yanked it heartily out of wack.
TNP knows some yoga.
False. Never even tried it.
TNP has been to Geneva.
False. But I'm fairly neutral politically...
TNP likes gherkins.
Not really, I prefer dill pickles.
TNP likes pumpernickel.
Like it fine, yeah.
TNP likes orange marmalade.
No. Too chunky and strongly-flavored, IMHO.
TNP has been to Harare.
I had to Google it. Does that satisfy the query? :D
TNP has eaten habanero chili.
False, I'm really not that into hot foods thanks.
TNP has found their taste in music has changed recently?
No, not too much, although my eldest son, age 15, keeps me pretty clued into new music.
TNP has been to Ithaca.
Ithaca, NY? Plenty of times! :D
TNP has snow outside right now.
True, but you knew that.
TNP has snow outside right now. :D
Don't see any out my window, but I suppose there may be a pile somewhere around.
TNP has been having a mild winter (or a cold summer, if in the Southern Hemisphere).
Yes, VERY mild. We wasted our money in paying the snowplow guy this winter, at least.
TNP has been to Jakarta.
False, that's a part of the world I have never seen at all.
TNP has been whitewater rafting.
True. I didn't enjoy it...
TNP likes tomatoes.
Love them.
TNP has been rained on today.
Correct! Cold and drizzly here today.
TNP has been to Lagos.
Nope, and feel no real desire to go.
TNP has known someone who went to prison.
True; the lead singer in my band is fairly recently out. And, off the top of my head, a few other people I've known have been to prison.
TNP has been under general anesthesia. (I believe I've thrown this one out before, but at 3400+ posts in the thread, the only real question is how many times.)
True, once for a biopsy and once for a hickman line being installed.
TNP has been involved in a car crash which wasn't their fault.
Yes, most of them! When I was 13, a driver fell asleep coming the other way on a two-lane highway and ran into us, luckily my cop stepdad was driving and we were in a Volvo. A few years ago a semi sideswiped me (he shouldn't have been driving out the narrow main entrance of my college, should have been using one of the back entrances, and he didn't, it turned out, quite fit). Couple minor rear enders. Only accident I've been in that was my fault was a turn I took onto a blind curve.
TNP was Not Happy with the scale this morning.
False, haven't looked at a scale in ages, thought am reasonably happy with how tight my pants are.
TNP has been having strange dreams.
True - the most recent one involved me having a bad date with a mean guy, who turned out to be sharing an apartment with Mister Bates from Downton Abbey, who then offered to beat up the mean-date-guy for me.
TNP dreams in color.
True, generally.
TNP enjoys air travel.
Not any more.
TNP enjoys train travel.
Well, I commute by train, and I actually do rather enjoy it. And I would love to take a longish trip on a train. Sleeping, dining, etc. That would be cool.
TNP enjoys boat travel.
I would if it didn't make me so ill.
TNP has a prick of a boss.
False; my boss is a legitimately neat person as well as a cool lady to work for.
TNP has a prick of a boss.
False, my boss is a sweetheart.
TNP has had a perm.
Never ever.
TNP has been to Moscow.
Never to Moscow and actually no interest in going.
TNP has been out of their home country.
Well, I was born in a country (South Vietnam) that doesn't even technically exist anymore, so I've spent almost my entire life out of my home country. But even considering the USA as my home country - which I do - I've been to probably 8-10 others, none more recently than 1998.
TNP has a valid passport.
False. I've been meaning to renew it for awhile now, and have actually filled out the forms.
TNP has been to Nantes.
No, and if I ever found myself there, I would just wander around and ask people which way to the Edict, since it's the only landmark I know. :fail:
TNP has been to hell and back.
Damn straight. I've been to Iqaluit, so I truly know what Hell looks like when it's frozen over.
TNP has been to Heaven.
Sometimes it's felt that way, but I know better. So no.
TNP has been to Osaka.
False. I'd love to go to Japan.
TNP has been to a birthday party outside his or her home during this calendar year.
No, my friends and I don't go much for b-day parties, and my small relatives are a bit far away for traveling.
TNP likes celebrating their birthday.
False. My birthday became less and less of a big deal each year starting at about age 25, and by about 35, I was cringing when people tried to make a big deal out of them (I'm now 38). I actually kind of roll my eyes at people my age who still want a huge deal made out of their birthdays; I lump them in the same general psychological profile as people who cheerfully pay the extra fee to get vanity license plates for their car.
TNP has been to more funerals than weddings.
Hmm....No, I think more weddings, but I haven't been doing tally marks.
TNP would really like some candy right now.
False, I'm not hungry.
TNP is having a productive work day.
True; actually a frantically productive one, in fits and starts.
TNP knows what he or she is having for lunch.
True. Probably nothing.
TNP has been to Penzance.
Nope, I'm not even sure where it is.
TNP has seen a moose in the wild.
Hmmm... not that I can recall. What kind of Canadian am I?
TNP has seen an armadillo in the wild.
True, many many times. Texas will do that to you. Also, armadillo roadkill is the grossest roadkill. :barf:
TNP has seen a bald eagle in the wild.
True, near my grandparents' cabin in Up North Wisconsin.
(All the armadillo roadkill I ever saw was ... kind of cute. They were always rolled up on their backs with their 4 little legs in the air.)
TNP has seen a whooping crane.
No, but my mother has.
TNP has seen a live buffalo.
True, on a ranch out west - I think it might've been New Mexico.
(Penzance is in Cornwall, UK).
TNP has been to Quito.
True! I've been to Quito, ate at Pizza Hut, and been to the Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World) monument a few miles north. Stood with one foot on each hemisphere, got my pic taken, the works. Hey, I was 20. If I had it over again, I'd cut the touristy shit and spend more time exploring one of the most famously amazing Spanish colonial cities in the Americas.
TNP has been to Niagara Falls.
Correct, just last summer. It was just as awesome as I remembered from my childhood, and our boys really enjoyed it, too. The Maid of the Mist ride was also wet but fun.
TNP has been to Rostov.
False: neither on- or off-Don. :fail:
TNP has been to Georgia and California and anywhere he or she could run, has taken the hand of a preacher man and made love in the sun, has run out of places and friendly faces, because he or she had to be free, has been to paradise but has never been to me.
Well, I've been to California, but that's about it. I'm not sure how I'd avoid being to me, now that I think about it.
TNP has toted a barge and lifted a bail.
Never toted a barge, but I did lift a bail or two, back in the day when I had a summer job on a farm.
TNP has been to Samarkand.
False.
TNP has gone punting on a river.
Nah, I've been in some boats, but I don't think I've done anything that could be described as "punting".
TNP has been duck hunting.
False. I've shot off quite a few guns in my day, but never hunted anything.
TNP has been to Tashkent.
(EH, are you playing Civilization and just rattling off the names of your settlements?)
False. :)
TNP has a working, non-digital (i.e. film-using) camera in the house.
Uh, maybe? Can't remember the last time anybody used it, but I don't remember throwing it out....
TNP could cheerfully shoot someone they've talked to today.
I'm sure you can figure out the pattern to my queries.Quote:
Originally posted by OneCentStamp
No, I don't hate anybody I've spoken to today that much. There are two people in my lifetime that I knew personally that I would have, at one time, gladly have shot: my sister (we get along much better now, fortunately) and an asshole I knew in high school. Just about everyone else I can forgive and forget.
TNP has been to Samarkand.
False.
TNP has been on TV.
Correct. I was interviewed at a protest march once, 20-some years ago.
TNP has been to Toledo (either in Spain or Ohio).
True, I've been to BOTH. :sci: This is the superior Toledo.
TNP owns a sword.
False, I had one of those cheesy katana-wakizashi-tanto sets from QVC for the longest time (they may have been stamped steel, but they were ludicrously sharp nonetheless), but I left it in Texas when I moved up to Utah in 2010, moving trailer space being at a higher premium than dubious ninja cred at the time.
TNP owns a pair of roller skates or roller blades.
False - never have.
TNP has been to Uvalde.
False - umm, where was that again?
TNP wanted to be a pilot when they were younger.
True!
TNP wanted to be a professional athlete of some kind when they were younger.
Heh, sure, but in a daydreaming kind of way, because I was never actually competent in any sport.
TNP wanted to be a firefighter when they grew up.
Eh, maybe when I was four.
TNP currently does, as an occupation, what they wanted to as a child.
FALSE. :sob:
TNP currently works in the occupation they trained for in school (college/trade school/whatever) (:SOB:).
True. I went to law school and I now serve as a magistrate.
CIAS, since you asked: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uvalde,_Texas
TNP has been to Vegas.
Yep, wouldn't mind going again.
TNP has been to Macau.
False.
TNP has never used their degree since leaving university
False, as noted above.
TNP has been to Woolloomooloo.
Without looking, I'm going to say that's in Australia, which would make it a no. :)
TNP has a tattoo (or more than one).
True, though I'm thinking of having it removed.
TNP has used a personal trainer.
Nah, not my thing.
TNP has rented a storage unit.