False, I buy whatever's cheap/conveniently sized.
TNP has been to Jamaica.
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False, I buy whatever's cheap/conveniently sized.
TNP has been to Jamaica.
No. The Bahamas are about as close as I've come to Jamaica.
TNP likes My Stepmother Is An Alien.
False, I've never seen it.
TNP has a valid passport.
False, but in the process of rectifying that...
TNP likes pawpaw.
It always seemed like a nice place when I drove through it as a kid! :sci:
TNP has been to Mesa Verde.
False, but I would love to go.
TNP still wears a wristwatch.
Yes, virtually every day.
TNP likes (as I do) Hitchcock's Notorious.
Since I can't quite remember if I've seen it, I guess that's a "No".
TNP can remember something that happened before age four.
True, I have some spotty daycare/preschool memories.
TNP liked Reading Rainbow.
LeVar Burton sans banana clip and leg irons, right? I was just a touch too old for it by the time it really hit its stride. I don't think I've ever seen a full episode.
TNP could sing at least one Schoolhouse Rock song right now from memory.
Most of one, probably: "I'm Just a Bill" and "Conjunction Junction" have long been favorites (I even have them on my iPod!).
TNP likes the Orson Welles version of Othello.
Never seen it, so false so far.
TNP would rather swim than horseback ride, assuming there s/he was presented with an equally convenient opportunity to do either one.
Usually true. I suppose I might at some point be in the mood for a horseback ride more than a swim, but not often.
TNP likes Patton.
One of my five favorite movies ever.
TNP has grilled food outdoors in the past week.
True - we have a big gas grill from Australia, and since it is summer year 'round in Jakarta we grill at least 3-4 times every month.
TNP knows what Reynaud's Syndrome is.
I didn't until I looked it up. Doesn't sound fun.
TNP has seen The Hurt Locker.
No, but I've been wanting to.
TNP likes The Queen.
True - Long Live Lizzie 2.
TNP is following along at Wimbledon
No, except to note that Venus has been eliminated.
TNP likes mushrooms on pizza.
True, but I hate olives.
TNP also hates olives.
False. One of my favourite foods.
TNP likes pineapple.
Very much, especially fresh.
TNP gets annoyed at people who take games too seriously.
True, games are supposed to be fun and bickering with the DM over every little thing makes it miserable for everyone. (We were talking about Dungeons & Dragons ... right?)
TNP owned a dollhouse as a child.
True. Wait...NO! FALSE! I had FORTS for my G.I. Joe dolls action figures, and a CASTLE GRAYSKULL for my He-Man and the Masters of the Universe dolls action figures. I had enormous structures made of LEGO blocks that my Transformers parked in to have tea parties plan their battle plans. But no, no dollhouses. Dollhouses were for girls and sissies.
TNP has solved a Rubik's Cube without cheating.
No, spent a long time in the eighties screwing around with them, never got anywhere.
TNP still goes running after the ice cream truck when it's in the neighbourhood.
Only to chase it away from my children. I am 110% sure that my local ice cream truck is a festering den of botulism and/or rape. Ack. :eek: :D
TNP is enjoying the resurgence of 3D movies over the last few years.
False, it looks like crap most of the time. (Even when it looks good, the movie is crap anyways.)
TNP enjoys film noir.
I'm far more familiar with modern-day parodies, tropes, and tributes than with the actual source material, so the best I can say is that I enjoy the idea of film noir. (I would be glad of a few suggestions for starters!)
TNP regularly uses hand sanitizing gel.
Quote:
Originally posted by OneCentStamp
The Big Sleep*
The Maltese Falcon
Laura*
Double Indemnity
Key Largo
Notorious**
* These are my favorites
** I havent actually watched this one yet, but I fully expect to like it. It has Claude Rains! He's awesome!
False. I do wash my hands a lot.Quote:
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TNP owns a hair dryer.
I don't think so, not anymore. If I have one, I don't use it.
TNP has way too much crap lying around the house.
False. Eight moves in the last ten years have pared me down to a very portable 1CS, and I've always been a bit of a minimalist anyway. artifex is less so than I am, but hardly a pack rat herself, and she is an organization freak to boot. That adds up to a fairly neat house.
TNP enjoys gardening.
False. I could take it or leave it. My wife has the green thumb.
I'd second Notorious as a great noir film. I recently saw Laura for the first time and must admit I found it disappointing, though. For a modern noir-ish sf movie, check out Dark City. Very good stuff!
TNP likes Running Scared (either 1972 or 1986).
False, as I've never seen it.
TNP would call a local shop to ask trivia questions rather than looking the answers up online.
False, but I'm an internet addict with an aversion to the telephone.
TNP has spoken to a grandparent in the last week.
No, all of my grandparents are long gone. Did talk to both of my kid's grandmothers, though.
TNP has more than two weeks of vacation this summer.
Not all in a row, but in aggregate, yes, I'll have more than ten days off this summer.
TNP has walked more than a mile without stopping during this calendar year.
True. I do that twice a day.
TNP uses Skype or video chatting on a regular basis.
Not regularly, no. Mostly just to bug my kid now and then.
TNP has felt very much like punching someone in the nose today.
False, so far, knock on nose wood.
TNP has punched someone in the nose on purpose.
False. Even if I weren't too physically slight to be the least bit intimidating, physical violence of any kind is not my style.
TNP keeps a globe or a world map around the house/office somewhere, and references it from time to time just to keep a grip on where things are in the world.
True, I guess. There's all kinds of globes and atlases lying around the house, and the kid sometimes discusses the countries with me.
TNP has a child who's growing up too fast.
False, no kiddos as of yet.
TNP plans to watch fireworks at some point in the next week.
No firm plans, but might happen. Somehow, in my lifetime, fireworks have become popular on Canada Day. I don't remember fireworks on July 1 when I was a kid, when it was still generally called "Dominion Day".
TNP plans to eat hot dogs at some point in the next week.
True. We usually have a pack of Costco beef franks in the fridge, and they're an easy quick-grill or quick-nuke after work dinner item for me. I'll probably resort to them at least once in the next week. :)
TNP has been to an amusement park this year.
Not yet this summer, but no doubt will get to some. We like amusement parks.
TNP likes volleyball.
Truish - if I have to play a team sport, that would definitely be at the top of my list, though I'd rather opt out entirely.
TNP uses a treadmill, weights, stairmaster, or any other bit of gym equipment at least a few times/month.
True. Weights for me...
TNP can count to 10 in 5 languages.
Um, let's think...true. English, French, Spanish, German, and Vietnamese. Could probably stumble through Italian and Portuguese as well.
TNP can make a decent paper airplane.
False! And it pisses me off. I keep trying, but never get good results.
TNP has more than one sibling.
True. I've got two brothers and a sister.
TNP prefers tea over coffee.
False. I love both, but coffee is the staff of life.
TNP has eaten food from McDonald's in the past three months.
False, I think. I don't approve of going there but my husband and son love it, so once in a while I grudgingly give in. I don't remember doing so very recently, but maybe I'm just forgetting.
TNP has made pasta from scratch at least once.
False. Just not that good of a chef.
TNP likes Scarface.
I've never seen it, but it doesn't really sound like my kind of thing.
TNP likes Max Beerbohm.
Oh, THAT's who that guy is!
... Never heard of him :fail:
TNP watched Hatfields & McCoys on the History Channel.
Nope, only saw the ads. Was it any good?
TNP likes That's Entertainment!
I thought it was worth watching, for a story based entirely on drunk idiots shooting each other for no reason.
I do not care for That's Entertainment.
TNP owns Crocs.
Sure do! Three pairs of ballet Crocs that I wear all the time, and some fuck-me heels (who knew Crocs would make such a thing?) that I never do.
TNP has moved homes at least once in the past 5 years.
False. It's been almost six years, which I think is the longest I've gone without moving in my outdoor life.
TNP is still dealing with images of fuck-me Crocs.
True. :(
TNP can walk confidently in high heels.
False, I have never worn high heels.
TNP has a favourite LBD
No, this is the only one I know of: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beth_Din
TNP thinks I purposefully picked the wrong acronym.
True, though if you wear robes to court, the question was already answered. :P :D
TNP plans to cook food outdoors tomorrow.
False. Tomorrow's just another day here, and I prefer food cooked in a kitchen anyway.
TNP has a favourite brand of pain reliever.
Well, I have a preferred OTC pain reliever (naproxen), and my favorite brand would be Kirkland (the Costco brand), I suppose, because it's cheap and comes in a huge bottle.
TNP always uses the same brand of laundry detergent.
True - All Free & Clear is easy to find and comes in the convenient mini-bottles.
TNP is not focusing properly at work today.
True. I worked an 11 hour day yesterday, then had a little too much to drink afterwards. Today I am a little draggy.
TNP has set foot in a library in the past month.
True if you count our Office library; false if you only count public libraries.
TNP currently has more than two dozen books loaded on some sort of electronic reading device.
False. I have none loaded at all, because I don't own a Kindle or its ilk.
TNP likes U.S. v. John Lennon.
Was not even aware of its existence.
TNP has the house where all the sleep-overs happen.
False. Not even when I was a kid ... :fail:
TNP spends more time daydreaming than is really appropriate.
False, only because I am the arbiter of what is or is not appropriate in my own head. I'm sure others might find it excessive. :D
TNP frequently has trouble falling asleep.
Not too much anymore. Now it's usually waking up and having trouble getting back to sleep. I've had every possible kind of insomnia, sometimes on the same night.
TNP alway sleeps like a baby.
False. Lately I fall asleep pretty easily, but I wake up 2 or 3 times in the wee hours.
TNP would like to move to a different state.
Nope. I'm pretty happy right where I am.
TNP likes Victor/Victoria.
Never saw it! :fail:
TNP has had a pet die in their home.
Yes, when I was a kid, our dog died in the basement overnight.
TNP likes Witness.
I loved it when it came out, but I saw it again a few years ago and it's not aged well. It has one of the worst examples of the spittle-flecked apoplectic rage episodes that are seemingly written into Ford's contract.
TNP has received a traffic ticket in the past three years.
False, I've never had a traffic ticket.
TNP has ridden a bus in the last month.
True. Kid and I spend our weekends on public transit.
TNP can't understand how they can have 10 socks in the drawer, and no matching pairs.
False, I don't seem to lose socks in that way.
TNP has seen a tornado.
Not in person, no.
TNP likes both of The X-Files movies.
I only saw the first of the two, and I found it eh. But then again, I didn't know the series well enough for the movie to be a big payoff for me.
TNP would trade their natural hair color for another (not dyeing, but in the sense of hair now growing out naturally in a different color.)
True. I have always wanted to be a redhead (to the point of making a variety of unsatisfying dye attempts).
TNP wears colored contact lenses.
False. I worked for 1-800 CONTACTS for a few years, and have been in the ophthalmology industry pretty much ever since, and I have yet to see a pair of colored contact lenses that looked good on brown eyes. They're always obvious and usually garish. For people with dark eyes, the colored contact lens options range from "ghetto fabulous" to "ZOMG ALIEN."
TNP can see a clock right now, other than the one on his or her computer.
Does the one on my phone next to the computer count?
TNP has bought one of those "As seen on TV" products.
True, I bought a George Foreman grill off TV way back in the 90s before they were even available in stores. That was a bachelor's best friend!
TNP has had more than 12 jobs in his or her lifetime.
Easily.
TNP has an English word they can never pronounce properly.
Yes, but I can't tell you.
TNP likes Yojimbo.
Haven't seen it, so I guess "No".
TNP always wears a ring.
True, I have two rings I wear daily.
TNP owns chopsticks.
True; dozens of them, in fact. We have "nice" ones for company, and then a drawer full of disposable ones (in the crucial "now you can pick up anything!" red paper wrappers). :D
TNP owns more than one device for making coffee.
Yeah, more than two, come to think of it.
TNP owns a proper teapot.
False. We're all about the electric kettle here. :fail:
TNP has a pack of gum right now.
Nope. I rarely chew gum. Haven't bought any for myself in years and years.
TNP likes Zardoz.
False, it's a very dumb film.
TNP prefers tea to coffee?
God, no.
TNP is on vacation right now.
False, but I will be on Sunday (a week on the beach in North Carolina).
TNP likes Adam Ant.
True, he was kind of funny and cool in the early 80's
TNP owns a portable games machine
Technically true, as I play games on my iPhone, but that's it.
TNP has been to Africa.
False, but I hope to before I die.
TNP could use a haircut.
True; I'm overdue, as usual.
TNP has flowers on their desk.
False. Nice idea, though.
TNP secretly likes Barry Manilow.
False!
TNP chews gum.
True, I keep some in a desk drawer hear at work for emergency breath-freshening purposes.
TNP enjoys popcorn.
True, especially with real butter.
TNP enjoys spumoni ice cream.
Oh my goodness, yes. :drool:
TNP has seen a really spectacular sunrise or sunset recently.
Yes, two days ago, we had a very impressive summer sunset - lots of purples and pinks, and loooong clouds on the horizon.
TNP likes Colbie Caillat.
NO. FALSE.
TNP is going to watch the Opening Ceremonies this evening.
Now that I know about them...maybe? (I knew the Olympics were starting soon, just not exactly when.) Once you've been reduced to a blubbering baby by Muhammad Ali (Atlanta '96), all other opening ceremonies fall short of the glory.
TNP thinks Daniel Craig is the best 007 so far.
UPDATE: So, I ended up watching a lot of the opening ceremonies, just because artifex and I happened to be in a bar where they were playing, and lo and behold, Daniel Craig figured prominently therein! Self-fulfilling prophecy? Aaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway...
TNP thinks Daniel Craig is the best 007 so far.
He is pretty damn good. Better than Sean Connery? Weeeeeeeeelllllll... no. But a very close second.
TNP likes Debbie Harry.
Well, I guess. I haven't thought about her much in recent years, but I certainly admired...some things about her.
TNP has known the heartbreak of psoriasis.
Technically, no, just the heartbreak of random contact dermatitis.
TNP has been to a dermatologist in the last year.
True, I had a flare-up of some eczema on my hands that I feel was probably stress-induced. Got some cream for it, cleared it up like magic, haven't had to use anything this calendar year for it.
TNP has had an alcoholic beverage in the last 72 hours.
Yeah, I think I had a rye and ginger or a beer yesterday.
TNP hasn't.
False. Had a glass of a very good, dry white wine with dinner tonight.
TNP likes Engelbert Humperdinck.
Liked him fine in the Sixties, haven't thought of him much since. (Assuming we're talking about the pop singer, not the composer, about whom I have no opinion.)
TNP has been having bad dreams lately.
True. I blame stress.
TNP has eaten an apple today.
False. It's been a few weeks.
TNP likes Fats Domino.
Like him fine, not like I'm a fan.
TNP likes Domino's pizza.
True; it's not amazing but it had improved lately.
TNP knows how to play dominos.
True, but I'm much more into Uno, Blockus, Bananagrams, Scrabble, Boggle or Jenga.
TNP likes one of those games very much.
True. I'm quite fond of Scrabble, though it's been years since I played seriously. I used to play Boggle on a nearly daily basis with my elderly neighbor when I was a kid.
TNP has had a friendship with someone over fifty years their senior.
Hmm... false, I'm afraid. Some who were significantly older than me, but not that old.
TNP likes Graham Nash.
I like Crosby, Stills, & Nash, so yeah.
TNP likes graham crackers.
Well, crack 'em, and make them into a crust for key lime pie...and I still don't like 'em.
TNP has a favorite city.
True. Washington, D.C., closely followed by London, Chicago and Boston.
TNP likes Harry Belafonte.
Well, sure. He can sing, and he was seriously cute in his younger days.
TNP owns a record player.
False. Those years are long behind me.
TNP likes Iggy Pop.
True, quite the showman
TNP enjoyed the Olympics while it lasted.
True. I'm a sucker for any story about people doing their very best in a peaceful pursuit, against the odds, for glory and as an inspiration to others.
TNP likes John Cougar Mellencamp.
Nope. Don't like any of his songs, really.
TNP likes Kid Rock.
Not really, no.
TNP. Likes Hank Williams Jr.
A few of his songs, yes.
TNP likes Lyle Lovett.
Can take him or leave him.
TNP is more than a little bored right now.
No, not too bad, actually. I was a little bored yesterday, though.
TNP likes Michael Stanley.
False, I haven't heard of him.
TNP watched the original Muppet Show back in the day.
Loved it. Wish it would get shown more in 58th run syndication.
TNP thinks there's something about an Aqua Velva man.
Something smelly? Yes.
TNP likes Natalie Merchant.
Not really a huge fan, no, although no particular issues.
TNP would kinda like to have a .32 gun in their pocket for fun, a razor in their shoe.
Um. No. I've never been particularly interested in carrying around a firearm, and a razor in my shoe seems like an accident waiting to happen.
TNP has had an IV in, for one reason or another.
When I was a kid and was really sick, yes. Not in many years, though.
TNP likes Manfred Mann.
OK, yeah.
TNP wonders how they lived before they had a smartphone.
I don't have one now, so no.
TNP likes Nelly.
He had that baseball video, years back, right? If so, yeah, I like him a bit.
TNP practically never needs an alarm clock.
Trueish ... I almost always wake up 5 or so minutes before it goes off. Annoying habit.
TNP can make a frittata.
If I had a recipe, yes. Don't know it from memory, though.
TNP likes Roy Orbison.
Sure, what's not to like.
TNP needs a security badge to get into work.
False. I have an ID badge I'm supposed to wear, but it's not necessary to get in.
TNP has work issued electronics (cell phone, laptop, etc.)
I assume you mean portable, in which case, no.
TNP likes Paul Anka.
FALSE.
TNP is craving noodles.
False. Had a nice chicken dinner.
TNP likes Quincy Jones.
Pretty meh, actually.
TNP has bought something on eBay in the past month.
False. I haven't been there in years; spent way too much on useless crud there in my college years.
TNP owns a sword.
If miniature sword/letter-openers count (Anduril, Glamdring and Herugrim), yes.
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TNP likes Ray Charles.
Who doesn't?
TNP has a long-running battle with gingivitis.
Not so much. My dentist always says nice things about my teeth.
TNP likes Supertramp.
Like them OK 30 years ago, the last time I thought about them.
TNP hopes One Cent Stamp and artiflex are doing OK.
Definitely! I miss Zuul, Pleonast and choie, too.
TNP likes Tiny Tim.
Uh, sure, I'm glad he didn't die at Christmas.
TNP likes falsetto singing.
Umm ... it has it's place, I guess.
TNP likes David Bowie.
Some of his stuff. "Let's Dance" and "China Girl," especially.
TNP likes Uncle Kracker.
Don't really know who he is, so I guess no.
TNP has bought something at a dollar store in the last month.
Nope. Haven't been in one that recently.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Kracker
TNP likes Victoria Beckham.
True. Grudgingly, but true.
TNP has gone Gangnam Style crazy.
No. I have only the vaguest idea what that's all about.
TNP likes Wham!
Nah, kinda missed out on them.
TNP uses body wash instead of soap in the shower.
True.
TNP has a touchscreen phone.
False. I'm not much of a gadget freak.
TNP likes Xavion.
As I have never heard of them. False
TNP thinks Red wine is better than white.
As a rule, yes. Depends on the food and circumstances, though.
TNP likes Madeira.
Not my absolute favorite, but yes, and I'm in good company: http://www.mountvernon.org/education...opedia/madeira
TNP likes The Yobs.
Have no idea who they are, so, no.
TNP could eat some ice cream right now.
I could, but I know I shouldn't (already had apple pie a la mode after dinner a few hours ago), so I won't.
TNP likes Led Zeppelin.
:: bump ::
Yeah, kinda, but they're not my favorite by any means.
TNP likes Albany, N.Y.
Seems like a nice enough place, though I've never stopped in.
TNP has major Halloween plans.
No, not really. Hand out candy ("No costume, no candy, kid - dems da rules!") and relax, mostly.
TNP likes Boston, Mass.
Yeah, only there once, but liked it very much. Hope to get back in the near future so the kid can see a game at Fenway.
TNP likes Chicago.
True, at least if you are referring to the film.
TNP likes sailing.
Yes, if it's not too choppy. I get seasick all too easily.
TNP likes Dallas, Tex.
Never been. Doesn't really sound like my kind of place, in all honest.
TNP likes strawberry ice cream.
True, although it's not my favorite flavor. That would be mint chocolate chip. Or Heath Bar Crunch. Or coffee. Or mocha chip. Or....
TNP couldn't possibly narrow down his or her favorite ice cream flavor to just one.
True. I've never been able to grasp picky eaters, as it usually seems to be that anything good I'm eating at this exact moment is "my favorite." (And right now that would be vanilla ice cream on a chocolate pumpkin spice cake. Oh my.)
TNP has watched an independent film in the last week.
Ha ha, no. I'm not the independent film type.
TNP watched A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving this week.
Nope, not this time. But I've seen it before.
TNP likes Eugene, Ore.
As much as any other place I've never been.
TNP gets to sleep in tomorrow.
Nope, I get up at 6:23, Monday to Friday.
TNP has been to a chiropractor.
Never. I have no intention of ever visiting one either.
TNP has a favorite accent that is not his/her own.
True. Nothing quite like a beautiful Englishwoman speaking in her native accent.
TNP likes Frankfort, Ky.
I've never been there, but I have liked the bits of Kentucky that I've visited. I'd like to see it someday.
TNP has visited five different state capitals.
I haven't even visited the capitals of every state I've lived in, but I'll gladly take you to Frankfort, Z. It's pretty!
TNP is currently not running a heater.
Correct. Off the top my head, I've visited the capitols in Columbus, Ohio; Montpelier, Vt.; Juneau, Alaska; Harrisburg, Pa.; Boston, Mass. and several others.
TNP likes Galveston, Tex.
I'd been thinking capital as in city, not capitol as in building. I should have clarified with the extra word. :)
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TNP hates marshmallows in hot chocolate.
"Hates" is a bit strong, but I've never understood why people would put marshmallows in hot chocolate when whipped cream is available.
TNP likes roast goose.
Just had it a couple of times, but yes, I like it.
TNP would like to go to Helena, Mont.
Can't say it's on my bucket list, no.
TNP has a bucket list.
Other than being elected President, no, not really.
TNP has been to Indianapolis.
True-ish. I drove through it, got gas there and ate.
TNP likes homemade macaroni and cheese.
Definitely. My wife and my mom both use cream of mushroom soup.
TNP has at least three cans of Campbell's soup in his or her kitchen.