(Glad to see you weren't psychologically scarred).
False. Never been to Boston. Closest I've been is a small city 8 hours west of Moscow.
TNP is scared of drop bears.
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(Glad to see you weren't psychologically scarred).
False. Never been to Boston. Closest I've been is a small city 8 hours west of Moscow.
TNP is scared of drop bears.
Never actually been to Boston.
TNP could use a shave and a shower.
Actually, after consulting the map, I think France is the closest I've been to Boston. By a fair margin.
Oh, I screwed up again. No, I'm not scared of dropbears.
TNP is sort of dehydrated.
eta France is pretty close! Assistants to the cause of liberty!
I'm not dehydrated because I am drinking Guinness.
TNP can count to 10 in 5 different languages.
Eins zwei drei vier!
March, prole! eta...maybe I can't! No, I'm sure I can do 5 different languages -- probably not with perfect spelling...German, French, Italian, Spanish, English. That's five -- good enough.
TNP likes the French culture.
Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday.
So that's like ten, right?
Actually, yes. Never saw so many Dunkin' Donuts in my life.
TNP has been to Baltimore.
No, I never had a reason to get down to Baltimore. (Dunkin Donuts? OK, I can see the French thinking it's a fun idea). I know a surprising amount of people who studied at Johns Hopkins, and a few who spent time at Annapolis, though.
TNP is spending the weekend taking it very easy.
No, I was on the road and working on and off. Tomorrow should be easier.
TNP has special plans for Memorial Day.
No, not at all. Yes, i respect family who perished in wars, and I really would like to put flowers up on the tombs, but, frankly, i get confused keeping straight all the holidays and which is for which.
TNP is doing some "spring cleaning" at the moment -- not very well, in my case, but i made a giant mess at this place I'm housesitting, so gotta do it.
No, not at the moment. But has a plan!
TNP has fooled a kid within the last few months with a "magic" trick my oldest nephew was amazed when I pretended to find a coin behind his ear on Easter....and I'm really good at doing the one where you pretend your thumb is detached -- I don't know if that fooled anyone, though. But srsly, the kid was scratching behind his ear for like ten minutes to see where the candy came from. I'm the best uncle in the world!
No, but last night my son showed me two card tricks that he just learned.
TNP has had pizza in the past week.
No :(
TNP has had about four tacos and is/was still hungry.
Update: I just ordered some pizza delivery. Damn those little buggers are fast.
TNP has no problem eating too fast, under the right circumstances. Probably shouldn't, but still, it feels good.
Yes, sometimes I wolf down my food, especially when I'm really hungry. Usually I don't get a stomach ache, fortunately.
TNP loves chocolate milkshakes.
False -- not in principle, but I haven't had a 'shake since I was a kid.
TNP has a strong preference of cheese to the other dairy concoctions.
No, much as I love cheese (Parmesan, sharp cheddar and bleu, in particular), I'm happy to get my dairy dose in just about any way - milk, cheese or ice cream.
TNP has seen cheese being made.
TRUE! My dad started making cheese a few years ago -- my mother hates it, with all the money he spends (apparently) on refirgerators and building crazy cheese presses. She never fails to complain about this kind of stuff, so I always hear about it.
TNP has seen wine being made.
I see you make whine all the time.
TNP enjoys a good strong coffee.
Yes indeed. I like mine strong and black.
TNP has a good mind to beat some hippie's ass until his arm is sore.
Darn tootin'. All Gene Krupa on the punk.
TNP has a day job.
True, in that I work during the day, false in that it doesn't support a more fun job.
TNP often wakes up in the middle of the night.
Bloody oath, mate! All the time, regardless of day of the week. I truly am getting old before my years.
TNP likes wearing an eye-patch.
TrojanMan has a bizarre fixation on Gene Krupa. Why? I'm a jazz man and I think I've heard maybe two or three albums in my life featuring GK. That is the most bizarre obsession I've ever heard.
If Google were your friend, you would see he was a drummer.
Yeah, I know he's a drummer, dipshit.
TNP has picked his or her nose a few times recently AND enjoys wearing an eyepatch.
True, when I'm congested in the morning, and false, respectively.
TNP always feels like a pirate when he or she wears an eyepatch. Arrrrr!
Actually, no. I just feel old and pathetic. Of course, maybe that's how pirates with eyepatches felt.
TNP has never quite understood how the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, which is a pretty grim spectacle of arson, torture and sex slavery, got to be considered family fun.
False. It was always good-old-fashioned fun to me, like the Haunted House. Are you sure you're not overstating the raping and pillaging aspects?
TNP intends to actively avoid to Disnleyland for the rest of his or days -- if I had kids, that might be different, but I'm going to say "no" to coming along if my nephews, their family, and their grandparents plan an excursion.
No, I'd be willing to visit if the kids really wanted to. They've never asked, though.
TNP has been to either Disneyland or Disneyworld at least twice.
Yeah, several times to World, once to Land, and have taken two Disney cruises with one coming up. Love it.
TNP wishes Warner Brothers had a theme park.
Yeah, that would be cool. Although don't they have the Harry Potter-themed park in Florida?
TNP is a big HP fan.
Tried and failed several to watch one of the movies. Did browse some Latin translation of one of the books at a bookstore -- pretty neat idea. I still couldn't figure out what the hell was going on, though. Something about some little kid wizards and stuff doing spell in dog Latin.
TNP doesn't like kids' movies.
Most, true. But just about all Pixar movies and some other Disney movies, I like.
TNP agrees with me that The Incredibles is the best Pixar movie evah.
You know, that's one I've never seen. But I have a feeling I'd put UP! or Ratatouille ahead of it.
TNP likes movies in 3-D.
No. Not out of principle -- *Jaws 3* was pretty cool. I guess *Dial 'M' for Murder* was...well, never mind, I hate that movie.
TNP cringes when people say the ignorant phrase "old B&W movies."
No, I don't mind that phrase. I know what they're talking about.
(Rube, promise me you'll see The Incredibles in the next month. You'll love it!)
TNP's all-time favorite movie is B&W (as is mine - Casablanca).
*Casablanca* is ... OK.
TNP actully *has* a favorite movie.
Absolutely. After Casablanca, top favorites of mine are Breaker Morant, Notorious, Limitless, Star Wars, The Avengers, The Iron Giant, Iron Man, The Fellowship of the Ring, Pride & Prejudice, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Trading Places, Animal House, The Incredibles... I could go on.
TNP loves at least two of those movies.
False. They would all send me to sleep.
TNP has to work this weekend.
Hope not...but touching wood. I've been working too many weekends.
TNP can get way more accomplished when they work weekends, even if they don't like it.
Well, it depends how you define "work." I certainly get far more research done on the weekends at home than when my energy is dissipated by commuting and going through the daily grind.
TNP has a pretty loose definition of work.
No, I know what is and what isn't, and rarely is the line blurred.
TNP should get an eye exam.
Yes. I would like some new glasses, and I can't find my old prescription.
TNP has a more serious need for an eye exam.
No, fortunately.
TNP has seen The Birth of a Nation.
Sure. It's not like my favorite movie or anything, but I think I saw it maybe even twice.
TNP has respect for his or her elders!
Generally, yes, although I've met some dumb, racist and/or unpleasant elders who weren't worthy of it.
TNP drank more than two glasses of wine in the past week.
No, don't think I had a sip.
TNP likes cider.
I'm ashamed to say, as a man of catholic tastes, no, not especially. Maybe I never had a good one.
TNP isn't too picky about food and drink, in general.
Pretty much true. I'll try just about anything, and if it's edible, I'm good.
TNP has a snobby friend or relative.
Yeah, maybe if you count me -- most people would call me a snob, but I prefer the term "snub." I just don't care for most things, is all. A "snob" in the classic WC Fields sense. My mother is a caricature of Hyacinth Bucket, but she's pretty much batshit crazy.
TNP walked more than a few miles today.
Last night, yes, after dinner. A little drizzling rain but it wasn't too bad. Today, no, I haven't.
TNP has more than six pens within easy arm's reach right now.
Of course. Love pens.
TNP has bought new shoes in the last three months.
True! Spiffy new white sneakers.
TNP loves the feel and smell of new shoes.
No. i like them after they've been broken in for a while and am used to them. New sneakers do feel amazing, though. So, partly true.
TNP might break out the tennis racket this summer, try to get that serve back.
Tennis is about the only non-extreme sport I'm no good at. I can volley ok, either hand, but can't serve to save myself.
TNP is ready for the Maroons to destroy the Blues in a fortnight.
If that's what you want, then yes, absolutely.
TNP has at least one article of clothing in school or team colors.
I'm not sure. Probably, but not really on purpose.
TNP is looking forward to the (US) summer months to wear some more "outdoor" gear for comfort (you know, sneakers, shorts, T-shirts, all that).
spizter, you got to explain! what, so you go BMX-biking and cage fighting? wtf is a 'non-extreme' sport? am i to believe you spend your life and days cage-fighting with MMA people? that's ludicrous.
I was implying that I'm not into extreme sports, so saying ''tennis is the only sport I'm not good at'' is not true because I'm not into bungee jumping or whatever nonsense. Capice, motherfucker?
I do that anyway, so no.Quote:
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TNP owns at least three swimsuits that all fit.
Nah, I think I have a swimsuit someplace, but I make no representation as to whether it fits.
TNP has has a tiring week.
True. (Men wearing swimsuits? Is it normal there?)
TNP is looking forward to their next meal.
Not this week, but the next is going to be a bitch.
TNP has muttered angrily "God, I hate these people" recently -- and meant it!
You're a bit slow on that there trigger, son.
You're not playing the game right! Ain't your momma teach you nothing?
ETA OK fine -- how am I supposed to keep up w all that spitzing? True, False, or whatever.
TNP has a pretty good case of swamp-ass right now.
Not even knowing what it is, I guess I'd have to say no.
TNP has ridden an airboat through a swamp.
Never been on a hovercraft of any kind. I did have a pretty sweet GI Joe model hovercraft as a kid, though. I have no idea how much dick my mother had to suck on to buy it for me, but I'm sure it was quite a bit. Thanks, mom!
TNP is going to have one hell of a busy weekend coming up.
Yes. Traveling to suburban Philadelphia with friends.
TNP has been to Philadelphia in the past year.
False.
TNP has seen a kookaburra in the last week.
Not at all. I have seen a pretty cool Stellar Jay, and compared notes with my sister's mother-in-law via FB, though.
TNP has a love-hate relationship with birds.
I like them in general, hate magpies. Bastards they are.
TNP has crocodiles living nearby.
Holy shit, no. That would mess up my day pretty good.
TNP is glad he or she doesn't live in oz with all those crazy animals.
Yes -- no snakes in Eire, nor too many bad ones out here.
TNP might have noticed that, IRL, while Latinos tend to have a good sense of humor, burly white males tend to want to fight you. Not happy about that. WTF? Just chill out you dumb Okie.
No to that entire line, pretty much.
TNP is in air conditioning right now.
Yeah, though don't need it so much at the moment.
TNP woke last night to the sound of thunder.
No. Slept through the night.
TNP is a Bob Seger fan.
Sure! One of the first "sheet music" (remember those? they were pretty expensive for only a few sheets of paper and had rudimentary keyboard reductions) I bought was "Old Time Rock and Roll." No idea why I saved up for that, or what it was for. Probably still at my parents' house, somewhere.
TNP is extremely sweaty today, because of the sun.
No, not too bad at the moment. Windows open and some nice nighttime breezes.
TNP has heard this entire tone poem, not just the first few seconds made famous by 2001: A Space Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFPwm0e_K98
Yeah. I never heard it called a tone-poem, but that makes sense. Call me a Nazi, but I like that Richard Strauss stuff. call me an idiot too -- I mis-typed "Wagner" for "Strauss." must have been subliminal.
TNP is kind of glad when dusk appears in the summer months -- stuff quiets down, cools down, all that.
Nah, summer dusk is fine, but summer days are great, too.
TNP is looking forward to getting some vacation. (Real vacation, not sitting around looking at your lap sick leave.)
Definitely. I'll have almost a week on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. not too long from now.
TNP has been on the Outer Banks before.
No, but I always thought that would be a great place to go.
TNP is ambivalent about hosting out-of-town guests.
Definitely. Too much cleaning to do beforehand, and then you can't do what you wanna do.
TNP agrees with Benjamin Franklin that "fish and guests stink after three days."
Nah, it all depends.
TNP maintains that the walk-off home run is the most exciting thing in sports.
Yeah, that is pretty good. A bench-clearing brawl slightly edges out a no-hitter, though.
TNP has been to a ball game this season.
Basketball, yes, the Cleveland Cavaliers' big and very exciting win over the Bulls on Easter Sunday. Baseball, not yet, but I will in a few weeks.
TNP prefers baseball to basketball.
Any day of any year of any of my life. I did see a b-ball game from a box "suite" or whatever they're called once -- it was kind of like seeing an opera. But, no it moves too fast, I don't know much of the history except for the legends of old-schoolers like Olajuwan (sp?), Bill Russell, Wilt, so it's kind of lost on me. Besides, I don't like things that move too fast. Baseball is leisurely (except for when it isn't!).
TNP prefers baseball to American-rules football.
Any day.
TNP has been to the Baseball Hall of Fame more than once.
Heh, no. Anyway, I wasn't a ball-fan at the stage in my life when I went through there regularly. And, anyway, it was kind of out of the way.
TNP got involved in a three-way (including self) somewhat-amusing conversation with two older kindly ladies of means, only one of whom was demented. Within the past year, let's say. In my case it was just now, but it's your case now.
No, never, I don't think. But I've spoken to some mixed-up people one-on-one.
TNP has a relative or friend who is mentally ill.
Well, lots of people with issues, lots of people on Prozac or Paxil or whatever, but nobody I can think of who needs institutionalization or Thorazine or such.
TNP knows the Johnny Cash song "Committed to Parkview".
No, never heard of it.
TNP likes Irish cream.
Yeah, although I don't have it often.
TNP expects a hot day where he or she lives today.
True. It rained this morning so it will be hot and humid.
TNP is looking forward to Friday!
Yes, indeed. A morning docket, then lunch at a favorite Middle Eastern restaurant with some friends, a (probably) quiet afternoon, and time with family in the evening.
TNP has been to court in the past month.
God no. I know it's some people's profession, but I hope to continue my record of never having to appear in court, in whatever capacity. ETA see Kleist's play *The Broken Jug*, or even *The Trial* for that matter -- a regular person has no business in court, unless they have a grievance and seek redress
TNP is kind of annoyed by people mentioning other genInt boards here, because he or she likes it here just fine.
Nah, I don't mind. It's a big Internet and we're all grownups. Well, most of us, anyway....
(And I disagree that "a regular person has no business in court." The courts are open to all. There's a lot you can learn by observing the justice system at work, even if you don't have a pending case of your own.)
TNP regularly checks at least three other websites every damn day.
True. But I've gotten better. I used to have about 20 places I ducked in and out of, now stripped it back to about 5-10 and sent my Facebook to the scrapyard.
TNP is drinking or recovering from drinking.
I don't know what "recovering from drinking" means -- like, working off a hangover, even if it takes a few days? Yeah, sure, I guess. Going back down to campus and for sure am going to grab a mere pint of whiskey to get through the tedium. I wouldn't consider that "drinking," though -- just having a drink to relieve some tedium.
TNP despises the pop-psychology slang terms "alcoholic" and "recovering alcoholic" and all of that Oprah Winfrey shit.
Yeah sure, but constantly bringing up a Chacoboard where every single one of my posts have been deleted, merely because some of the posters have sandy panties, irritates me.Quote:
Nah, I don't mind. It's a big Internet and we're all grownups. Well, most of us, anyway....
That's a fair point. I remember *Twelve Angry Men* as well as anybody. And *The Paradine Case* and *Advise and Consent* and all the rest. I just prefer to remain on the good side of the law, and I don't know if eating popcorn and watching an OJ trial is all that entertaining or instructive. There are books, you know. And I know enough about the ways of men to guess how things go. That said, I got a lot out of doing mock trial/moot court in high school. That also being said, I don't know shit about the law except to know I hate the way Latin is pronounced in courts. It puts a burr in my ass.Quote:
(And I disagree that "a regular person has no business in court." The courts are open to all. There's a lot you can learn by observing the justice system at work, even if you don't have a pending case of your own.)
No, all in all I think it has its uses. That said, I'm not convinced that alcoholism is a "disease," as such, and I don't buy all of the one-size-fits-all psychobabble about it these days.Quote:
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TNP thinks there is a huge gulf between the reality of courts today and what Hollywood has to say about them.
I'd tell you, but YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH.
TNP is enjoying all of this rain.
Yeah, it hasn't been too bad here. The grass is nice and green now.
TNP owns more than three umbrellas.
I own one, and no idea if it still works.
TNP got served food they didn't order and are allergic to.
No. I can't think of a single food to which I'm allergic.
TNP has purposefully given a waiter or waitress a tiny (not zero) tip.
Tipping isn't de rigeur here, it's incorporated into the prices. While in France I was instructed to give an insultingly small tip because the natives locals were offended he didn't offer to speak English to me (even though I managed ok in French).
TNP has been to France and was shocked by something there.
Shocked that it is a violent, gritty town, with an enormous amount of racial tension. And I like it that way!
TNP is often shocked and amazed by some damned thing or another.
Absolutely! Who doesn't know that France is a country and not a town? ;-)
TNP can speak more than 20 words of French.
True. My level of French was even somewhat useful over there.
TNP is looking forward to game two on Wednesday, which is gonna be a real bonecruncher.
False. I have no idea what game you are talking about. oh, I see....I was thinking Paris, the main city of France....obviously. Further you get among the hill-people, it's a different story altogether
TNP prefers sitting in the shade to in the sun.
Generally, yes. The older I get, the more I appreciate the shade.
TNP feels like an old fart at least once a day.
At least once? That's an understatement. I was born an old fart.
TNP farts at least once a day.
and just to clarify, I don't mean on the toilet -- i mean letting a mean bastard rip just lying in bed or whatever, My woman would have left me already at the rate I'm going -- I'm surprised my downstairsnik hasn't moved out.
Getting old, boys, getting old.
You people don't know that in the hexagon that is France, France is IS Paris.
I am not wrong, except when I am, which is often, but not now!
Why do you think every road leads to Paris? For fun? for limeys? nope.
In play: TNP farts lots of times a day.
you guys are chickenshits -- I think it's a natural fact that any human will die if they don't fart. <JamesJoyce>Admit it!</JJ>
Uh, sure, yeah.
TNP likes to watch Family Feud.
No. It always seems so awkward and phony to me.
TNP prefers Jeopardy! to Family Feud.
No. It's been a long time since I saw either, except for maybe *Jeopardy!* if I'm visiting my parents (they are nightly-watching fanatics -- it's all they talk about on the phone). *Family Feud* is my preference, because of (a) the theme music (I was playing a jazz job once and my mother, father, and some other relatives came out, I don't know why, exactly -- I snuck in a few choruses of a solo on a blues doing the theme from *Family Feud* because I thought it would be funny. No one caught the reference. Idiots). (b) the cheesiness (c) and the sheer madness of it all. OTOH, *Jeopardy!* is stupid, IMHO -- dumb questions, asshole contestants who would probably be better suited to a life online, illiterate host, and the notion of "cash prize money winner is the one with the most" is just a parody of Gordon Gecko type stuff.
TNP has called someone, to their face, IRL, at least one racial slur -- as an insult.
I prefer neither.
TNP is still amazed by the effects of this year's cyclone.
Slow on the trigger aren't you, boy?
I didn't even know there *was* a cyclone. So, false.
TNP lives in his or her own little world.
Sometimes I wish I did, but no. I share the Earth with over seven billion other people, most of whom I get along with (so far).
TNP knows more than a hundred people by name on a friendly basis.
True. Easily.
TNP likes how Subway™ now has beetroot as an option.
News to me, but sure, why not?
TNP prefers Quiznos to Subway.
False, but don't feel strongly about it.
TNP has said something they regret today.
No, not today, fortunately.
TNP has said something he or she regrets in the past week.
Not too sure. Wait a minute -- true! I got to use for the first time in my life the old chestnut, "Excuse You!" to some lady in my way at the grocery.
TNP has slammed a door or window so hard the glass pane(s) broke.
No, but I've come close.
TNP has submitted an insurance claim in the past year.
Sure! I submit an insurance claim every time I go to the pharmacy! Well, that's probably not what your idea is, so false.
TNP dislikes the rental car industry, in general.
Eh, it's OK. Even when it works well it's kind of a bother.
TNP has rented a car in the past month.
Nope. Have a friend coming in Sunday who'll have one, though, from the airport.
TNP is kind of annoyed that apparently nobody can find his or her place. Use a fucking map or read the fucking signs on the fucking road, you mongoloids.
Hasn't happened to me in awhile, but yes, it can be annoying.
TNP has a big weekend planned.
Bigger than my usual preferred mode of sitting around at my desk. :(
TNP remembered it's father's day (USA) this Sunday.
Yeah, I'm not sure what my kid has planned for me (we have to fit in other family obligations), but I know he'll want to do what's right.
TNP's dad is still alive.
Yeah, angry dad is still kicking it. Not retired yet, either. Might not last too long -- pacemaker, juvenile diabetes, sleep apnea, getting the paunch big-time (he was always a trim guy, until he got old). eta WHAT'S RIGHT????? jeez, you parents know how to guilt-trip. I was going to give a congratulatory text to my pops, and don't say I'm wrong!
TNP has or had a somewhat complicated relationship with his or her father.
Kind of, but nothing that would make for an interesting novel. He's a good guy and I've been very fortunate.
TNP has read an interesting novel lately.
No :( I've only had the time to dip well into some Bernhards, some Gaddises, and lots of other collections of shorter pieces. Well, that and dick around on the internet. Don't judge me! You're not my supervisor!
TNP has one famous novel he or she hasn't even got beyond page one of. (In my case it's Canetti's *auto-da-fe'*).
Yes, Moby-Dick. Maybe next year!
(Kudos for the Archer reference!)
TNP thinks he or she might wanna write a novel someday.
Hahahahahahahahaha. Nope. I prefer Webernian miniatures -- I think the novel is dead as...fucking dead.
TNP met on the street one of the few neighbors he or she respects recently, and made big plans for tomorrow.
No, although I've waved to a few people.
TNP will be seeing Pixar's new Inside Out in the next week or so.
No. I've never seen a Pixar movie that I can recall and not going to start now. I prefer hard-core gay porn.
TNP is having a good Old-Man aka Pop's Day.
Yeah, I had one. My kid took me out to breakfast.
TNP likes scones.
Eh. Not my favorite. If I'm going to have a pastry I'd prefer a donut, croissant or Eccles cake.
TNP has had an Eccles cake.
Yeah. They're ok.
TNP has attended a graduation this month.
Yes! My eldest son's, from high school. A great day, and all four grandparents were here to mark the occasion.
TNP has at least one grandparent still alive.
Unfortunately not -- I only had four and one step-grandfather, who was a real prick and is probably dead.
TNP likes hanging, drinking (whatever, coffee, tea, whiskey, beer), and listening to good classical music with older chill people.
Sounds OK, but I don't really know much in the way of older chill people.
TNP knows someone who works in the radio industry.
Sure, but they're on the radio. For an old man like me, they're my friends! eta that's not true -- come to think of it, I do know someone who works in radio -- it might be TV, can't remember.
TNP has spent more than a week somewhere on the Pacific coast.
Kind of. Not on the U.S. West Coast, but I had a great week or so with my parents in Hawaii back in 1987. Loved it, and would love to go back someday.
TNP has been to Hawaii.
Never have. Maybe this makes me a bad American, but I have no interest in visiting Hawaii -- I don't like sun much, I don't surf, and I'm not a huge fan of smoking grass. The music is good, though! And the language is very pleasing to the ear, I find. Plus, being a fatass, I'd probably fit right in.
TNP has done a fucking PITA strenuous uphill hike recently.
It doesn't make you a bad American, not in the least. There's no requirement that you go anywhere, after all (although I personally think every American ought to see Washington, D.C., NYC and the Grand Canyon at least once).
No, no such hikes by me recently.
TNP has been to Washington, D.C., NYC and the Grand Canyon at least once.
No :( I lived in NYC for about four or five years, but when in NYC, there's a strong impulse to just stay in your own neighborhood. I made frequent excursions up to central park to escape the hustle and bustle, read, and of course when out-of-towners came to visit, I'd show them the sights. Never been to the Statue of Liberty.
TNP has a yen for travel in his or her dotage.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I've been thinking of that. Maybe once all the boys are out on their own. First up: Australia, Russia and Japan. And maybe a safari in Africa. Ooo, and the pyramids in Egypt.
TNP wants to see the pyramids in person someday - or has already.
Not really -- pictures of Giza is close enough for me. I could do with seeing a nice Ziggurat, though.
TNP enjoys getting to the backcountry and is a fiend for beautiful scenery.
Not so much. I just adore a penthouse view.
TNP holds a valid hunting or fishing licence.
Neither. eta just wanted to add, nice tvland reference, you shuffling Hungarian.
TNP has been huntin' or fishin' in the past 15 years.
Fishing, yes. Boring. If I'm going to be sitting by a lake or in a boat just floating there, I'd rather be reading.
TNP has read a great book recently.
Well, in the process of rereading Peter Simons's *Parts* and yet again just skimming for some deets from Burgess, Boolos, and Jeffries. I suppose that's close enough.
TNP despises his mother.
No, I love her dearly, although she does have some annoying habits which I try to look past.
TNP has a prickly relationship with his or her father.
Not so much -- he's a pretty chilled-out guy in his early 60s. And my mother might be my closest friend I've got -- she can be exasperating, and I just plain don't like her way of riding my ass for perceived indiscretions. Difficult to deal with. Thank god I really don't "have" to deal with her, except by choice and so forth.
TNP hasn't been getting a lot of good sleep recently.
False. I had the chance to sleep in yesterday AND today, which is rare (and treasured).
TNP needs at least seven hours of sleep a night to feel halfway human.
Absofuckinglutely. I'm a horrible wreck without a good and copious sleep.
TNP is aching with physical pain right now
No, I feel good at the moment, fortunately.
TNP has seen The Matrix in the past three months.
Nah, haven't seen it in years, and thought it was kinda over-rated then.
TNP could eat a hot dog right now.
Yes. Yes, I could.
I just saw The Matrix with my teenage son. He liked it, and I enjoyed it all over again. Clever and stylish, with great action sequences.
Just like me, TNP likes hot dogs with melted cheese and ketchup.
Probably not *just* like you, but the cheese is good and so is the catsup.
TNP has fond memories when he or she was a child of eating hotdogs/corndogs/etc.
No, not particularly. I probably eat more hot dogs as an adult than I did as a kid (and I hate corndogs).
TNP loves corndogs.
Fuck yeah, I love all that ridiculous food.
TNP has had a good corndog recently.
"Good corndog" is an oxymoron, so no.
TNP has a favorite oxymoron such as "jumbo shrimp" or "military intelligence."
Sure, my new favorite is "genius friend."
TNP has a superabundance of birds in his or her vicinity, who aren't shy about vocalization.
And, yes, "good corndog" doesn't really exist -- it's just called "corndog," preferably served by a young lady with a blouse full of goodies ETA that's what makes 'em good
Yes, we have a lot of songbirds in our neighborhood. It's especially nice to hear them in the morning.
She could look this, https://www.victoriassecret.com/swim...AR-_-LU-293998, and the corndog would still suck.
TNP knows someone who would fit in that swimsuit very well indeed.
:(
TNP is tired and wants to go home
I am tired, but I'm already home, so... half right.
TNP is half right more often than he or she wishes.
Exactly the amount I wish -- usually wrong, but it makes the small victories stand out. ETA: I should amplify that in "my" field, something is either right or it isn't -- but most things a non-mongo can figure out are at least half-right. So, true, but I like it.
TNP really enjoys TRYING to do stuff beyond his or her abilities.
I don't enjoy it, no, but I do it when I have to. I have to admit I prefer to remain in my comfort zone most times.
TNP has a dog or cat.
False.
TNP not-so-secretly despises adults with pets, of any kind.
No, although I know people for whom their pets are obviously surrogate children, and who spend IMHO 'way too much time talking about or playing with their critters.
TNP has said the word "critter" out loud in the past two months.
FALSE! In fact, I don't think I've ever said the word "critter" in my life.
TNP might have missed his or her chance with some random woman/man/whatever. Enjoy Arbys.
Yeah, there was a girl in college that I realized, too late, was almost certainly interested in me. Gail had a nerdy adorableness to her that I still think of now and then.
TNP has had a nerd crush.
Got one right now. Logic Lady. Probably never see her again.
TNP hangs on to the past in a probably-unhealthy manner.
OR dealer's choice,
TNP has actually heard someone say the word "critter" IRL. I'm not sure that's a real word.
So, whatever TNP strikes you, do your worst.
What the hell, it's Independence Day, I'll do 'em both!
No, with few exceptions, I tend not to hang onto the past. I'm more interested in my own future than my past (although I love history).
And yes, I have heard someone say "critter," and it is indeed a real word: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/critter?s=t
TNP is an American and will be celebrating Independence Day today, huzzah!
Fuck yeah. Surprising I crawled out of my cave and returned yet again to the coast for an extended family weekend. Sunburned, scarred, muscles sore from hauling hundreds of pounds of driftwood, covered in sand, possible rib fracture, haven't showered in weeks. Hi family! Welcome to America! Eat at arbys or whatever.
TNP has ever, or recently, either broken the arm of someone's favorite chair, or heard of someone who's done that. Literally.
I broke a light fixture at my in-laws' house once. Never a chair, though.
TNP has at least three different kinds of light fixtures visible from where he or she now sits.
Sure, if you look hard enough
TNP has recently had major fight with his father and mother over a family holiday. May never speak to my father again, and vice versa.
Nah, both my parents are dead. Will never fight with them again, nor laugh neither.
TNP has seen someone fall dead beside them.
No :( OK, the frowny face is a bit morbid. Wait, I think I've seen some grisly car-crashes ("blood on the pavement"), but not right beside me. Sorry if that was the situation with either of your parents -- that doesn't sound like fun, no matter the person.
TNP carries grudges for a long, long time.
No, I tend to let them go. I might not ever be as friendly with that person again - I remain kind of guarded - but I just don't have the energy to maintain hate of a particular individual for all that long.
TNP hates a particular flavor of ice cream.
Anything with non-candy or non-candied chunks of fruit in it. I find that upsetting. I don't eat icecream very often at all, though. Maybe bubblegum flavor is pretty bad.
TNP eats icecream pretty often.
Unless once or twice a month is "pretty often," no.
TNP has kids, or wants to.
Yeah, I may have mentioned once or twice that I have a kid.
TNP likes to read strange old books from Project Gutenberg and such like places.
Sort of. I like the old Ad usum delphini annotated (in Latin) of Latin "classics" -- for the use of (a) young prince! I haven't seen those on Gutenberg, but they';re around and IMHO are the best way to learn Latin -- because the notes are actually in simplified (but correct) Latin designed for the use of children, printed in the margins of real texts, like from Virgil, Lucan, Caesar, and so forth.
TNP knew at one specific time that he or she would have/never would like to have children.
For most of my young adulthood I had no interest in kids. But I came around, and now I have three.
TNP has two or more siblings.
Three, to be exact.
TNP likes to wear bright colours.
No. I'm no Goth or artiste, I just prefer to stay in the background of things. With the exception of a bright red long-sleeve T shirt I'm pretty fond of.
TNP is wearing "summer gear" right now, like shorts, a floral print shirt, and sneakers -- good enough for me this evening.
Yes. Tan shorts, an Obama/Biden T-shirt, and bare feet. Ah, summer!
TNP voted in the U.S. Presidential elections in both 2008 and 2012, and will very likely do so again next year.
No, not a U.S. citiizen.
TNP likes sausage and eggs better than bacon and eggs.