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Getting to know you...

Post by Best First » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:06 am

Inspired by/ripped off from The Guardian(evil left wing rag that can't be trusted remember)'s Saturday mag feature. (don't think we have done this before?)

Just for fun but i am intrigued as to what some people's answers may be. Some questions are more personal than others so whether you answer or pass or skip the topic entirely is up to you.

Also suggest discussion of/responses to other people's answers should be kept out of this topic.

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What is your idea of perfect happiness?

What is your greatest fear?

Which living person do you most admire?

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

What vehicle do you own?

What objects do you always carry with you?

Where would you like to live?

What is your most unappealing habit?

What is your favourite smell?

What is your favourite word?

What is your favourite book?

Do you believe in monogamy?

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

When and where were you happiest?

How often do you have sex?

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

What would your motto be?

What keeps you awake at night?

How would you like to die?

Do you believe in life after death?

How would you like to be remembered?

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Obfleur » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:50 am

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Perfect happiness? Having so much money that I don't have to work, so I can hang out with my friends and have a laugh, travel, learn stuff and just do **** I really wanna do.

What is your greatest fear?
Being stuck at a crap job, nine hours a day, the rest of my life.
Edit: also, having a kid.

Which living person do you most admire?
I don't really admire anyone.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
That I judge people before I meet them/talk to them/get to know them (it saves me a lot of disappointment though. So I actually don't deplore it that much).

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
That they are stupid and only care about themselves.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Hm... I'm not that easily embarrassed - but I find it pretty embarrassing that I stayed together with my ex for three boring years.

What vehicle do you own?
This bad boy! (the car in the picture is not mine).
A red Volkswagen Golf GTI -89.

What objects do you always carry with you?
My cell phone, my keys and my wallet.

Where would you like to live?
Where I live now.

What is your most unappealing habit?
I don't find it unappealing - but others might not like that I occasionally walk around without underwear.

What is your favourite smell?
My bed! It smells fantastic.

What is your favourite word?
It's a tie between Dude, Sweet and Awesome.

What is your favourite book?
George Carlin - Napalm and silly putty (might not be considered a "real book").

Do you believe in monogamy?
I believe in what works for you, works for you.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I don't know. I mean, how do you know? I've been with my girlfriend for two and a half years now, and if we're still together when I die, then I guess she's the greatest love of my life.

When and where were you happiest?
I have no idea. But I was quite happy when I qualified for the Champions League with Malmö FF in Football Manager 2007.

How often do you have sex?
That depends if my girlfriend is living in Malmö (my hometown) or if she's off living in Glasgow, halfway across Sweden or France (she moved to France yesterday) :p But when she's living in Malmö we usually hang out twice a week, and fornicate like 90% of the times. So... 1,8 times a week?

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
A record deal for my mates band.

What would your motto be?
-

What keeps you awake at night?
Mosquitoes.

How would you like to die?
Uhm... while saving a dog or cat, or any other animal from a fiery death!

Do you believe in life after death?
No.

How would you like to be remembered?
I want people to remember me as a bitter and funny guy.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Don't trust anyone - they'll [composite word including 'f*ck'] you over no matter who they are.
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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Hot Shot » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:34 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
An empty house with all the TFs I've ever wanted and internet access.
What is your greatest fear?
The death of my dad.
Which living person do you most admire?
My dad.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My excessive pickyness.
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Being a slob.
What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Rather not answer.
What vehicle do you own?
[blank]
What objects do you always carry with you?
Clothes and glasses.
Where would you like to live?
Someplace where society hasn't gone down the toilet.
What is your most unappealing habit?
Telling people to wash their hands after feeding the dog/cats.
What is your favourite smell?
Vanilla.
What is your favourite word?
Pr0n.
What is your favourite book?
Haven't read one in years.
Do you believe in monogamy?
EDITED: Yes.(I first thought it said Adultry. :dead: )
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Aside from a few school crushes, I have no love of my life.
When and where were you happiest?
2005 Botcon.
How often do you have sex?
Still a virgin.
What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
$1,000,000.
What would your motto be?
"Rock&Roll!"
What keeps you awake at night?
[See:#2]
How would you like to die?
Wrestling a weapon away from a criminal.
Do you believe in life after death?
Yes.
How would you like to be remembered?
I'd rather not be remembered.
What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Life sucks.
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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Best First » Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:05 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sunday mornigs with someone you care about.

What is your greatest fear?
Looking back at 70 and thinking "what a waste"

Which living person do you most admire?
My Mum & Dad.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Lack of focus.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lack of self awareness/selfishness.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
I think i must have mentally erased it, i can remember the sensation but the event.

What vehicle do you own?
Trek 7200FX

What objects do you always carry with you?
Spare contacts, Phone, Money and keys.

Where would you like to live?
London, but near a tunnel running directly to Pacific Beach, San Diego.

What is your most unappealing habit?
Rearranging myself.

What is your favourite smell?
bacon cooking.

What is your favourite word?
F***.

What is your favourite book?
Er, the last Harry Potter one i think. Blimey.

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes, but its usually best to make sure the other person does too.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
TBC

When and where were you happiest?
Most of 2007 thus far.

How often do you have sex?
Whenever i can.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Financial independance.

What would your motto be?
Treat others as you would like them to treat you.

What keeps you awake at night?
Humanity's inability to take a collective long view.

How would you like to die?
At a grand old age of a threesome related injury.

Do you believe in life after death?
Only in memories and the legacy of our actions.

How would you like to be remembered?
Either fondly or with begrudging respect.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Very little is worth taking too seriously.
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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Eline » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:03 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Lying in bed on weekend mornings, hugging.
Or being a cat and sleep and purr all day long.

What is your greatest fear?
That I will waste my life like this.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Arrogance. And shyness.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Refusing to think.

What vehicle do you own?
An old Volkswagen Golf (to be replaced soon) and an old lemongreen bike.

What objects do you always carry with you?
Handbag with wallet, phone, notebook etc.

Where would you like to live?
France or Italy, preferably Florence.

What is your most unappealing habit?
Picking my nose. I still do that constantly.

What is your favourite smell?
Water. And grass that has just been mowed.

What is your favourite word?
Autumn. Morrow. Zink (dutch).

What is your favourite book?
The fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes.

When and where were you happiest?
I don't know if I've ever been completely happy for a longer period. Looking back, some parts (16-18 years old, maybe some others) seem to have been quite happy, but I don't remember well enough if I was really happy then.
I hope I have been, or will be.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Get another job.
Spend less time surfing the internet.

What would your motto be?
I don't like a motto.

What keeps you awake at night?
Worries.

How would you like to die?
Happy.

Do you believe in life after death?
No.

How would you like to be remembered?
As someone who was kind, creative and smart. As a good friend.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Networking is much more important that I want it to be.

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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by spiderfrommars » Tue Sep 11, 2007 2:48 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

A cosy night in.

What is your greatest fear?

Losing my hair. That would be bloody awful.

Which living person do you most admire?

Can't think of anyone.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Caring what other people think.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Close mindedness. Violence.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

There are simply too many to choose from.

What vehicle do you own?

None since I wrote my car off.

What objects do you always carry with you?

Keys, phone, wallet and ipod.

Where would you like to live?

I like it here.

What is your most unappealing habit?

Getting mullered.

What is your favourite smell?

Curry.

What is your favourite word?

Fecundity.

What is your favourite book?

Watchmen by Alan Moore.

Do you believe in monogamy?

I'd like to.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Ask me again in a few years.

When and where were you happiest?

Summer of '97.

How often do you have sex?

At the moment, hardly at all.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

A big house in the country with a buxom maid.

What would your motto be?

Freedom is the right.... wait, is that taken?

What keeps you awake at night?

My cats fighting outside.

How would you like to die?

Painlessly.

Do you believe in life after death?

I'd like to, but don't give it much thought.

How would you like to be remembered?

Talented.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

Patience really is a virtue.

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Post by Darth Aux » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:19 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Just to get back on track, debt free, a job, then I can start dreaming again :)

What is your greatest fear?

Bailifs atm

Which living person do you most admire?

anyone willing to throw their hat over the wall.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

How lazy I have become.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Greed

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

I was about 15, living at home and was getting cable fitted in my bedroom whilst I was at school. I just got back home and my Brother told me I had better get upstairs before mum does. The workmen had found my pr0n and left it on my bedroom floor.

What vehicle do you own?

none but I steal my Mother's Ka :eek:

What objects do you always carry with you?

MP3 can't go anywhere without music.

Where would you like to live?

Ibiza, it's so nice out there and not all parts are mental.

What is your most unappealing habit?

World of Warcraft

What is your favourite smell?

Hops that be beer in the making.

What is your favourite word?

vogelbekdier (Bird Face Beast I think) Dutch for Duckbilled Platypus, I like how the name says exactly what it is.

What is your favourite book?

351 (I think it was 351) a book about an Underground Train and a page story for each passenger.

Do you believe in monogamy?

Yes

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Liz. Why did I ever dump her?

When and where were you happiest?

Apr - Aug 98 Ibiza

How often do you have sex?

Ah yes I remember that from the days before World of Warcraft.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

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What would your motto be?

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

What keeps you awake at night?

fear of answer #2

How would you like to die?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv1nDdrrXCM

Do you believe in life after death?

I wish I could say yes but no.

How would you like to be remembered?

A nice guy.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

it's only gonna get harder.
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Post by Hound » Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:50 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

I have this image, of living by the sea, and being able to walk my dog along the sea front as the sun sets

What is your greatest fear?

Not realising my true potential

Which living person do you most admire?

No-one really. I probably envy people more.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Envy

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Insensitivity

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

None. Yet.

What vehicle do you own?

Renault Megane. Shaking that ass!

What objects do you always carry with you?

Phone, wallet, keys

Where would you like to live?

Brighton

What is your most unappealing habit?

Picking my nose

What is your favourite smell?

Freshly cleaned clothes

What is your favourite word?

[composite word including 'f*ck']

What is your favourite book?

The curious incident of the dog in the night

Do you believe in monogamy?

Not really no.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

My cat Tom

When and where were you happiest?

When I am carefree with friends

How often do you have sex?

Not enough

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

More money. Sad isn't it...

What would your motto be?

I don't have one :(

What keeps you awake at night?

My over active brain.

How would you like to die?

In my sleep.

Do you believe in life after death?

Nope.

How would you like to be remembered?

For being me.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

It's too short.
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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by IronHide » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:28 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Having no worries, living by a beach, enjoying everyday.

What is your greatest fear?
Being stuck where I am.

Which living person do you most admire?
My dad.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Procrastination

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Ignorance.....and bad driving.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Getting caught doin it in my car by the cops.

What vehicle do you own?
4-door GMC Jimmy

What objects do you always carry with you?
Phone, wallet, pen

Where would you like to live?
Australia

What is your most unappealing habit?
World of Warcraft

What is your favourite smell?
Meat grilling on a charcoal barbeque

What is your favourite word?
F***

What is your favourite book?
One that can keep my attention

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes. Cheating is a no-no

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My GF

When and where were you happiest?
Junior/Senior year of High School.

How often do you have sex?
Not often enough........

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Job security

What would your motto be?
Life's a garden. Dig It.

What keeps you awake at night?
My roommates.

How would you like to die?
Ramping a car off the Grand Canyon

Do you believe in life after death?
I'd like to, but I have my doubts

How would you like to be remembered?
"He was a great father, great husband, and a hell of a good friend"

What is the most important lesson life has taught you? [/quote]
Up to the point.....that life comes at you fast.

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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Yaya » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:56 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
If I knew God was pleased with me

What is your greatest fear?
Going astray

Which living person do you most admire?
My mother

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Being a glass half empty kind of chap

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Selfishness/greed

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
At the beach, I was tossed by a small wave into a group of five girls like a bowling ball. They fell on me, with one of their asses burying my face in the sand. Unfortunately, friends and family were present to witness this.

What vehicle do you own?
Mercedes E350

What objects do you always carry with you?
Palm Pilot, cell phone, keys

Where would you like to live?
Planet Earth

What is your most unappealing habit?
Being the "Oh, whoa is me!" voice in the crowd

What is your favourite smell?
Mowed grass

What is your favourite word?
Allah

What is your favourite book?
The Quran

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes, but believe sometimes it is necessary to marry more than one wife

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
God

When and where were you happiest?
Age 4 through 9

How often do you have sex?
Whenever I can

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Eating better and regular exercise

What would your motto be?
We get what God has for us, no more, no less.

What keeps you awake at night?
Worrying about job, family

How would you like to die?
Painlessly

Do you believe in life after death?
Yes

How would you like to be remembered?
As a generous, God-fearing person

What is the most important lesson life has taught you? [/quote]
We don't always get what we want
"But the Costa story featuring Starscream? Fantastic! This guy is "The One", I just know it, just from these few pages. "--Yaya, who is never wrong.

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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Brendocon » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:27 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Not wanting anything.

What is your greatest fear?
That I'll never be happy.

Which living person do you most admire?
... I don't know.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My laziness.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Ignorance / close mindedness / general stupidity. There's just no excuse for it.

What vehicle do you own?
Corsa.

What objects do you always carry with you?
Wallet.

Where would you like to live?
Either hidden away in the middle of a forest, or by a secluded beach.

What is your most unappealing habit?
Pedanting.

What is your favourite smell?
Lamb

What is your favourite word?
C**t. It's a lovely word, desensitised enough that I can get away with it, powerful enough to pack a punch, and an absolute carthatic joy to say.

What is your favourite book?
Guinness Book of Hit Singles / Albums. Oh yes.

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yeah.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My niece / knowledge.

When and where were you happiest?
I'm not gonna answer that one.

How often do you have sex?
Not often enough.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
A shred of motivation.

What would your motto be?
Honesty really is the best policy.

What keeps you awake at night?
My sinuses. My conscience. Regrets about things I didn't say/do.

How would you like to die?
Saving a puppy. Or something daft like that.

Do you believe in life after death?
Only in the memories of the people around you.

How would you like to be remembered?
As an honest, decent chap who did his best.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
You can't change what's happened, all you can do is work with it.
Grrr. Argh.

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Post by <3Starscream » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:01 am

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being successful and surrounded by awesome people.

What is your greatest fear?
Not being successful and losing people..

Which living person do you most admire?
My mother

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Emotional instability

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Arrogance

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
I've had quite a few in my life, and don't care to remember any of them

What vehicle do you own?
2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse

What objects do you always carry with you?
Phone, wallet, keys, ipod

Where would you like to live?
Either stay in Texas, go to Japan or Australia

What is your most unappealing habit?
Nervous twitches

What is your favourite smell?
Food :]

What is your favourite word?
Don't know about that, there are a lot of words that I think are freaking awesome. Defenestrate is one of those

What is your favourite book?
Ptolemy's Gate

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Technology

When and where were you happiest?
When I had friends.

How often do you have sex?
Never

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Well since I just started college, I'm going to have to say to get to know some of the people I've met better so we can be good friends for years to come.

What would your motto be?
Honesty is a better policy but insanity is a better defense

What keeps you awake at night?
My thoughts of things that happen to me

How would you like to die?
Quickly and painlessly. Preferably someway awesome too

Do you believe in life after death?
I believe in reincarnation

How would you like to be remembered?
As a good friend aand a really fantastic video game designer :D

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
**** happens. Gotta keep a smile on your face always.
I'm still working on my army...call me in 2 years.
I'll destroy you then.

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Post by Mirrormere » Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:23 am

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting and talking with Jesus. Don't laugh, I'm serious. 8)

What is your greatest fear?
Being unable to provide for my family.

Which living person do you most admire?
J. Hooper, Commander, USN Ret.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Too talkative.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Insecurity masked as superiority.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Almost saying, "$**t in front of our department head.

What vehicle do you own?
We are all in one (Honda) Accord.

What objects do you always carry with you?
iPod, cell phones, wallet

Where would you like to live?
England

What is your most unappealing habit?
Eat too much in one sitting.

What is your favourite smell?
Fresh lemon.

What is your favourite word?
"Omentielvo."

What is your favourite book?
The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien

Do you believe in monogamy?
Abso-fraggin-lutely.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Jesus.

When and where were you happiest?
Dallas, last year.

How often do you have sex?
Not at all, since I am not married.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Work one job.

What would your motto be?
"I live in my own world most of the time, but it's okay. They know me here."

What keeps you awake at night?
Memories.

How would you like to die?
In the arms of Jesus.

Do you believe in life after death?
Yep. I also believe in death after death.

How would you like to be remembered?
I most likely will not be. Next queston?

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
When you point a finger at someone, God holds up a mirror.
"I am Grey, I stand between the candle and the star. We are Grey, we stand between the darkness and the light."

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Post by sprunkner » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:12 am

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Writing and teaching for a living and having enough time for my family.

What is your greatest fear?

That I won't get to do that.

Which living person do you most admire?

Best First, but my dad is a distant second.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

I'm easily discouraged. And I need to send my tf secret santa.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Discouraging people. I don't need any help.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?

Oh, crap. Okay, it's so bad that it's only recently that I've been able to talk about it. I called up one of my wife's friends for some invitation or something--and my wife had described this person in intense detail, so I felt like I knew her--and I made a joke in the conversation, which I won't repeat, but which could not have sounded like anything but me hitting on her. We haven't heard from her since.

What vehicle do you own?

A mountain bike, a skateboard, and a slightly worn Honda 98 Accord.

What objects do you always carry with you?

The weight of fatherhood. And a book in case I get bored.

Where would you like to live?

I really like the Northwest. Either in Seattle, within the city itself, or Portland, or one of these little college towns like Bellingham.

What is your most unappealing habit?

I'm whiny.

What is your favourite smell?

Fresh clean baby. I'm serious. Also coffee and pipe tobacco.

What is your favourite word?

Do you know I just learned of the existence of the words fellatio and cunnilingus? How did I go so long without hearing such lofty terms for oral sex?

What is your favourite book?

Heh. There's a lot. A three-way tie between Lord of the Rings, Huckleberry Finn and Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. Followed closely by Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game, Octavia Butler's Wild Seed, anything by Neil Gaiman or George R.R. Martin... Best books I've read lately were, for fiction: Middle Passage by Charles Johnson, and nonfiction: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. There are more.

Do you believe in monogamy?

When Chrissy's watching. SNAP!

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Transfans, but Chrissy and Adia make a distant second.

When and where were you happiest?

Probably... hmm, as far as like euphoric dreamy delight, the first three weeks of dating my wife were really good.

How often do you have sex?

You know what? I was going to come up with a vague, snappy answer to this but everyone else has and I think I need to be honest. About three-four times a week. Before the baby was born, about once a day. When we were fighting a lot, about twice a day.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?

Mo' money, less problems. I guess that's two things, isn't it?

What would your motto be?

It's not the size of the boat, it's the stimulation of the clitoris.

What keeps you awake at night?

Adia.

How would you like to die?

Either doing something that would provide me, before death, with some sensation I couldn't get any other way--like falling from a great height (god loves his children, god loves his children yeah) or surrounded by family.

Do you believe in life after death?

Ask me again in seventy years.

How would you like to be remembered?

Seriously? As a genius. I would also like to be remembered as a good father, a good husband, a good teacher, but the deep dark selfish desire of my heart is that people will sigh and say, "What a genius. The world will never see his like again."

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

Don't get angry.
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Post by saysadie » Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:29 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
I'm happiest when I'm being cuddled. Being cuddled tends to make you [well, me anyway] think that there's nothing wrong in the world and that there never really was anything wrong to begin with.

What is your greatest fear?
Never finding people who really understand me.

Which living person do you most admire?
My Mother. In moments, anyway.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My standoffish nature.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Ignorance. Selfishness. Dishonesty. Arrogance. Closemindedness.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
I was in grade school and a boy who had a crush on me drew a picture of me. I didn't like it and hadn't cottoned to the fact that he liked me, so I threw it away right in front of him. Similarly, I was in grade7 or so when a boy I secretly liked but picked fights with on a continual basis to hide the fact that I liked him asked me out- and I, never having been asked out before and prone at that time to nervous bouts of laughter, promptly laughed in his face. I knew full well it was an inappropriate response and desperately wanted to stop and say yes, but I could not stop so I simply walked away... and yes, I was still laughing as I went.

I always wondered what happened to the poor guy and I feel a bit gutted for him whenever I think of it.

What vehicle do you own?
I own my feets.

What objects do you always carry with you?
My purse full of scary woman things.

Where would you like to live?
I want my own apartment :(

What is your most unappealing habit?
I ask a lot of questions.

What is your favourite smell?
my bf's hair

What is your favourite word?
Usually ones I make up, or really long ones that I come across.

What is your favourite book?
meh.

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
meh.

When and where were you happiest?
A very long time ago- Roaming my grandpa's pastures, hanging out with his horses, playing on hay bales and catching mice and frogs.

How often do you have sex?
Not as often as I'd like.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
More friends.

What would your motto be?
Meh

What keeps you awake at night?
Worrying about finding work

How would you like to die?
Quietly with as little pain as possible. Or doing something awesome.

Do you believe in life after death?
Sure. Everything else usually keeps on living, after all... til they die, of course.

How would you like to be remembered?
I would just like to be remembered.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Chill.
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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Predabot » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:11 pm

This is a great topic Besters. Something that I think it's 'bout time we regulars did. :)

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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Having all of my family and friends close by, so I can be with them every day.

In the arms of those I love. Alas... this is denied most of us, aye? Especially me... :(

What is your greatest fear?
DEATH. Sometimes I get so scared of death lying awake at night, that I just toss about, almost crying. Not just for myself, and what may or may not happen ( millions of possibilities) after I die, but also that death may take away the people I love.

Which living person do you most admire?
Wow. That's a tough question. I'm not sure... Most of the peeps I truly admire have been dead for decades... Maybe Hans Blix? He's great. :)

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My apathy and lack of action, and my insensitivity towards people not well.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Cruelty. Ego. Substance-abuse.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Dear lord..! Too many to count. Maybe when I threw up IN CLASS in 9th grade..?

What vehicle do you own?
A bicycle.

What objects do you always carry with you?
Mobile phone, keys, swiss army knife, wallet, old BIG key-chain without keys for no reason.

Where would you like to live?
In this city, but perhaps somewhere overlooking water, instead of an industrial rail-road and storage-area.

What is your most unappealing habit?
Probably the whole not showering thing. Used to be gouging out boogers and littering 'em about, but I stopped.

What is your favourite smell?
Salted sea-slime and vanilla.

What is your favourite word?
F*ck.

What is your favourite book?
I can't recall. So I'll use a comic-book. Absolute Little Nemo collection.

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes. Why? Because nothing else would ever work for someone as insecure and jealous as me. Simple as that.

YA' CANNAE TOUCHAE ME IMAGINARY GIRRLY BESTERS!! :evil:

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I have no romantical love. My greatest intellectual loves are Jack Kirby and Nicola Tesla.

When and where were you happiest?
Age 5, almost falling asleep next to my gramps. Had a great day.

How often do you have sex?
Let me put it like this... Both every day, and never.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Getting a platypus immune-vaccine that would get rid of my asthma and allergies.

What would your motto be?
My dreams are the future.

What keeps you awake at night?
Death. Worries of disease and misfortune about my family.

How would you like to die?
120 years old, falling asleep with all of my family around me.

Do you believe in life after death?
Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Can't give any better answer than that.

How would you like to be remembered?
And someone both kind, and daring to dream the impossible.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
That everybody lie, but not always out of spite.

Well... that, and that I'm gullible as all hell.

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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Legion » Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:02 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Freedom to do as i please, with the means to do as i please, of course.

What is your greatest fear?
Growing old alone.

Which living person do you most admire?
I don't know if i do admire anyone...

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
my insecurity.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
being inconsiderate towards others (and me).

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Too many to pick from really, normally they involve drink and/or women though.

What vehicle do you own?
Two legs.

What objects do you always carry with you?
Keys, Wallet, Watch, Phone.

Where would you like to live?
Somewhere safe, nice and quiet, that's only a ten minute walk to the center of the city... hmmm...

What is your most unappealing habit?
Smoking?

What is your favourite smell?
Vanilla i'm quite partial to, also, for some reason, air that's been filtered through a vacuum cleaner... :o

What is your favourite word?
"Bollocks", it's got a nice ring to it. Also "Hope" because of it's meaning.

What is your favourite book?
Hmmm... toughie... either Hitchhikers Guide or one of the Wheel of Time series.

Do you believe in monogamy?
Yeah, unless both parties can agree otherwise.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Me? Or Beer! Hmmm...

When and where were you happiest?
Actually, I'm currently the most happiest i've been in a long time...
Ever? I wouldn't like to say.

How often do you have sex?
Not often enough.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Finding a girl that'd love me as much as I loved her.

What would your motto be?
"Drink! Feck! Arse! Girls!" ?... that or "

What keeps you awake at night?
Currently? Worrying whether or not i'll make it through the next day at work without telling them all to F*ck off? That, or i've got some terminal illness that i don't know about...

How would you like to die?
Heroically.

Do you believe in life after death?
I don't not believe... there's too much to this universe that we don't have a hope in hell of understanding... so why not?

How would you like to be remembered?
Fondly.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Don't go with the flow, stand up and be counted.

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Post by wideload » Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:32 am

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Beaches, booze, Surf board, and actually learning how to surf properly



What is your greatest fear?
I dont have one. I have an amalgamation of small fears and neurotic obsessions


Which living person do you most admire?

Does Doc Holiday from Tombstone count?



What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

A tendency to not grab opportunity when it presents itself



What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Smug



What has been your most embarrassing moment?

Once again no single moment, just a collection of neurotic obsessions




What vehicle do you own?
A bus Pass


What objects do you always carry with you?
Keys, Cell phone, lighter


Where would you like to live?
Hawaii



What is your most unappealing habit?

Smoking.. although it depends who you ask


What is your favourite smell?

Pumpkin Pie



What is your favourite word?
Intense... I use it a lot


What is your favourite book?

American Psycho


Do you believe in monogamy?
Yes.


What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I'll tell you when I find it


When and where were you happiest?
First year law school


How often do you have sex?
Does with myself count? If so a lot


What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
Getting a job.



What keeps you awake at night?
Hippies



How would you like to die?
In a blaze of glory.



Do you believe in life after death?
Yes


How would you like to be remembered?
As a scholar and a gentleman



What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Everybody ****s up. It's how you react to these [composite word including 'f*ck'] ups that defines you.

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Re: Getting to know you...

Post by Kaylee » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:19 am

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Freedom makes me happy, to think that I can just pack up and go wherever I fancy if I choose and there is nothing to stop me.

What is your greatest fear?
Being alone.

Which living person do you most admire?
Probably Bowie.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My emotional nature.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Indifference or abuse, whether willfull or through ignorance, of other people's emotions or physical wellbeing.

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
Probably the time I ran out of school when a young man I had a crush on fell out with me. The school showed my 'love letters' to my father.

What vehicle do you own?
I'm a pedestrian.

What objects do you always carry with you?
Usually my keys, wallet and phone. Often my leather gloves too.

Where would you like to live?
I am looking to move to Japan within two years, but I fear I will never be happy in any one place for long.

What is your most unappealing habit?
I sometimes smoke when stressed, I am also very defensive around new people and can come across as aloof/detached/snobbish.

What is your favourite smell?
The smell of a quilt I've had ever since I was tiny. It lives in a cupboard... just in case I want it sometime.

What is your favourite book?
The Silmarillion (JRR Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien) with The Lord of the Rings a damn close second.

Do you believe in monogamy?
For me, yes.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My girlfriend.

When and where were you happiest?
My life with my partner now. Despite my debts and other problems I wouldn't change it if it meant losing my personal life.

How often do you have sex?
two or three times a week, sometimes more.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
I'm hideously in debt, but slowly working my way out of it. About £5000 would pay it all off.

What would your motto be?
My family motto is 'Semper Consto Et Fidelis' - Always Constant and Faithful

What keeps you awake at night?
Worrying about the future, usually to do with my debt and fearing I will lose my freedom.

How would you like to die?
If I've got to die then it would be nice for it to at least help someone (I'm a registered organ donor) so saving someone's life would be a good note to leave on, I think.

Do you believe in life after death?
Against all logical reason, yes.

How would you like to be remembered?
Just for every now and again for people who knew me to say to one another over a beer or something "Hey, you remember that time with Karl when..." and people would smile and think fondly of me.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
That I'm always going to be surprised. Susprised by the hatred mankind has for one another, and for the kindness and love a passing stranger will show you despite it not benefitting them in any way. How the world can throw problem after problem at you until it feels like you're going under, and then for no reason at all the clouds break and suddenly its like a helping hand has been offered. I'm always going to be surprised by how events unfold, even if the events themselves are normally not news to me.

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Post by rusty_herring » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:30 pm

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Being able to live off my own work (artwork/comics)

What is your greatest fear?
That I'll never be able to create the works I want to

Which living person do you most admire?
Probably my parents. They survived raising me after all.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Insecurity

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Insincerity

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
I was 10 years old. I was at a hockey camp and went into the bathroom in the dressing room before going on the ice. The bathrooms are usually between two dressing rooms so that two rooms will share one bathroom. While I was in there a bunch of men from the other room came in, stripped down and started showering while I was in the bathroom stall. I started crying and eventually they heard me and came and got me out.


What vehicle do you own?
Green Subaru. All-Wheel Drive almost a necessity for where I live.


What objects do you always carry with you?
Asthma stuff

Where would you like to live?
I'm fine where I am. Maybe somewhere warmer eventually.

What is your most unappealing habit?
My hair sheds like a wooly mammoth =/

What is your favourite smell?
Honey

What is your favourite word?
Thanks

What is your favourite book?
Too many to decide.

Do you believe in monogamy?
For me, yes.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Tea

When and where were you happiest?
When I have all afternoon to do nothing but draw and/or write, when I'm hanging out with friends/loved ones.

How often do you have sex?
I'm not one to kiss and tell :D

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
If I murdered my salesreps at work

What would your motto be?
When life gives you lemons...

What keeps you awake at night?
For a long time it was the sprinklers outside my window, now it's work related stress.

How would you like to die?
When I gotta go, I gotta go. I'd like it to be painless.

Do you believe in life after death?
Existence maybe, not life

How would you like to be remembered?
As someone who created something special that people enjoyed. Not remembered for the work really, but the work remembered itself. My greatest goal in life is to make others happy with what I create. To give someone a laugh and make their day a little better.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Get too comfortable and you'll never get anywhere
And working for other people suck
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Post by Impactor returns 2.0 » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:23 pm

What is your greatest fear?
Failure to use my ablities

Which living person do you most admire?
My mother. Shes a great insperation to myself. whilst id like to say someone more famous, I dont really know anyone aswell as my mum.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Anxiety

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Not considering things in detail

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
the loss of my old company to stupidity.

What vehicle do you own?
A car and a boat

What objects do you always carry with you?
Wallet, phone, keys, glasses.

Where would you like to live?
Down by my local river.

What is your most unappealing habit?
Smoking

What is your favourite smell?
Great food

What is your favourite word?
F*** - it can be used in anything

What is your favourite book?
cant decide

Do you believe in monogamy?
No, each to thier own. I prefer it but I dont belive its right for us all.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My GF followed by cooking

When and where were you happiest?
Sitting a resturant, over looking a portside town in cornwall, in the sun, eating a lobster with my GF. Got the best window seat, it was just perfect.

How often do you have sex?
When im with my GF

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
more money.

What would your motto be?
I dont have one

What keeps you awake at night?
Drugs

How would you like to die?
Knowing my family is ok.

Do you believe in life after death?
Nope.

How would you like to be remembered?
For helping others and trying to achive more.

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?
Keep your eye on the ball.
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Post by man-with-the-dogs » Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:57 am

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
That's a hard question to ansewer. In order to do so happiness needs to be defined. Does it mean for example, what does one want or what are the biochemical mechanisms required for one to feel happy? I guess my ansewer is simply I don't know.

What is your greatest fear?
Losing those who I love.

Which living person do you most admire?
Greg Graffin and my parents

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Self-righteousness

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Greed

What has been your most embarrassing moment?
There's too many to list here.

What vehicle do you own?
1989 Mercury Cougar with some slight rust coloration

What objects do you always carry with you?
My wallet with chain and dragon ring

Where would you like to live?
Someplace where everybody could be happy.

What is your most unappealing habit?
Smoking, drinking-take your pick. I guess it depends on what you consider unappealing.

What is your favourite smell?
A female's naughty place


What is your favourite word?
****-the "C" word because it offends some who are not rational enough to see that it is merely a word.


What is your favourite book?
1984-George Orwell

Do you believe in monogamy?
In some cases. It depends on who I'm with and how I feel about them.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
Animals

When and where were you happiest?
Probably before I realized how crushing the world can be...in the womb maybe

How often do you have sex?
Not as often as I would like

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
I don't think there's any algorithm to determine the ansewr to this question

What would your motto be?
"Think before you die!"


What keeps you awake at night?
The war in Iraq, pondering the meaning of the life/universe, relating these to each other, fear of where we're heading as a species...many things

How would you like to die?
Old age


Do you believe in life after death?
I've seen no evidence either way

How would you like to be remembered?
As somebody who at least tried

What is the most important lesson life has taught you?

Be yourself

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