Tell us 5 things

[SOteric]

You think we may not know/remember about you.

My five:

I studied ballet for 14 years.
My mother was a professional chef. My whole family is a bunch of devout foodies.
My cat's name is StirFry.
I never learned to swim.
I love the rain.

[suninvited]

1. m;y five

I am a Massage Therapist
I live in Texas
I had a cat that lived to the ripe old age of 21 named Genghis Khan
I currently work for an oil company
I write excel spreadsheets for fun

[SOteric]

2. Oh, see, now... that we have in common.

I think writing Excel spreadsheets really is fun! :hi:

[suninvited]

5. can you write macros

and visual basic????

[SOteric]

7. macros: yes. visual basic: no.

[suninvited]

11. it is not much harder

you just have to search for the code

and embed it differently

[no name no slogan]

35. SSSHH!!! Not so loud..

I get paid mad money to write VB. Once everyone figures out how to do it my ass is BROKE.

[suninvited]

45. well, damn?!!

you can get paid for that??

[Forkboy]

3. I can't think of a single thing that people should know about me.

:rofl:

[SOteric]

8. You may have a point.

Tell us something we shouldn't know about you.

[Forkboy]

20. Oh no, not going there either.

:D

[SOteric]

24. Fine then. I'll make them up. Forkboy's Five:

1. Forkboy is allergic to ketchup.
2. Forkboy is so bashful he has to blindfold himself to take a shower.
3. As a child, Forkboy took over control of the universe for about 3 hours; then ceded power back to Rabrrrrrr and my cat.
4. Forkboy has a nearly complete collection of Pokemon.
5. Forkboy once had a raging fling with Angelina Jolie. When he broke it off she was so desolate she had to console herself with Brad Pitt and a bunch of adopted babies.

[Forkboy]

27. LOL...#1 couldn't be anymore wrong.

The rest are, of course, very much the truth, especially if you change "pokemon" to "Godzilla", and remove the word "nearly".

And I didn't really mean to hurt Angelina, but she doesn't like hockey OR black metal, so I had to dump her useless ass. :)

[mcctatas]

4. OK

My father is an albino
I can dance with a full glass of beer on my head
I played the bass clarinet in middle school
I have no sense of direction
I love winter

[SOteric]

9. OooOO! Impressive!

Define 'dance.' :wow:

[Bunny]

6. Okay.

I have five brothers and one sister.
I have never lived more than 75 miles from where I was born.
I was the only kid in my 7th grade class who did not receive an achievement certificate for penmanship, and my handwriting sucks to this day.
I fear and loathe rodents of all shapes and sizes.
I think we've all been here before and most of us are coming back again.

[SOteric]

12. Sorry about the penmanship, - but on the bright side...

you can type. :thumbsup:

[flvegan]

10. Hey, SO. I can come up with 5.

When I was 13, I was my town's Mayor for one full day.

I had direct ancestors that arrived on The Mayflower.

I've never done/touched/smoked/taken any sort of illegal drug (don't care what other folks do, though).

I'm allergic to dogs.

I'm petrified of heights unless I'm on my snowboard or mountainbike, at which point for some odd reason, I just don't care.



Come to think of it, that last one is really bizarre having just now thought of it.

[suninvited]

13. You are allergic to dogs?

that is amazing!

I admire your work with rescue dogs, btw.

[flvegan]

17. To be fair, I'm allergic to just about everything.

I had that skin test they do on your back, and just about everything came up. I only listed dogs for the obvious "shock" value I thought it might have.

Thanks, btw.

[suninvited]

19. do you take allergy shots

or zertec...or anything to help?

[flvegan]

22. I used to medicate.

I took Allegra D and Flonase for a few years. I still keep it around, but rarely use it anymore. I've either built an immunity, or I'm an alien.

[suninvited]

23. lol

do you often "beam yourself up"?

[flvegan]

25. Locking.

Sex thread.

Wait...what?

[Aristus]

58. You developed reflux congestion due to the Flonase. Inhaled corticosteroids would work better.

n/t

[SOteric]

15. That really is kind of odd.

I wonder if the adrenalin rush from snowboarding or mountainbiking is just sort of masking the fear response.

:shrug:

[flvegan]

21. I think it's either the adrenalin, or it's being in the moment.

Been like that since I was a kid (with the bike thing). Terrified of heights, but no ramp ever scared me. One of the areas I ride now goes around a chasm/sinkhole, and you're just inches away from it. No bother. I can't do any real board tricks in a half pipe, but dropping in is still a 25 or 30 foot almost straight drop, and when you air off the lip, you're 20 feet from the bottom. I also can't do much off a snow ramp, but I can huck a 360 maybe 60% of the time and I love the thought of flying for just that 5 seconds, 20 feet up. Weirdest thing.

Maybe I'm just nuts.

[SOteric]

26. Oh sweetie, -

the latter was never in debate.

Otherwise you just wouldn't fit in around here.

[flvegan]

30. I should never have used the "maybe" I think.

:thumbsup:

[tabbycat31]

48. I'm also a Mayflower Decendent

who were your ancestors (you can PM this to me if you'd like). I can trace my mom's family back to William Brewster.

[flvegan]

54. I'll have to ask my Aunt, the family ancestral record keeper

but as I recall, the last name of my ancestor ends with -er but Brewster doesn't ring a bell. I want to think Fuller.

[Dem_4_Life]

56. I too have never done any illegal drugs

But I have had plenty of friends that have and I think when I was in HS seeing them on drugs made me never have the desire to try them.

[flvegan]

59. It's odd. I've just never wanted to.

I drink alcohol, but won't touch dope. My HS girlfriend liked pot, but I just never wanted anything to do with it. I never saw anyone do anything stupid on pot, I just never wanted it. The real harsh stuff (coke, heroin, etc) I just wouldn't put that shit in my body.

[Dem_4_Life]

65. Yeah I never had the urge either

I had tons of friends that used to smoke pot and they never did anything stupid. But I also knew people in HS that did cocaine and extacy and they did some real scary things and I was the only one to be there to save them. I never could understand how they could be dumb enough to do that in the first place.

Although I started drinking HS and still do to this day and I only smoke cigarettes when I drink.

[flying rabbit]

63. I had an ancestor arrive on the Mayflower as well

I am told that some of his buildings, that he either built or designed, still stand at Plymouth Rock. Strange to be related to Pilgrims.

[MorningGlow]

14. Why not?

All four of my grandparents were immigrants from Sicily but I had to take Italian in school to learn the language (besides swearing).
After four years at an all-girls Catholic school (complete with uniform), I was unable to wear navy blue for about 10 years.
I was tone deaf until the age of 12, then suddenly I had a singing voice--like, overnight.
Three of the houses I've lived in have had ghosts.
I enjoy all four seasons equally and wouldn't want to live anywhere that didn't have all four.

[SOteric]

16. My older brothers taught me Italian.

Swearing included, free of charge. :rofl:

[MorningGlow]

18. The funny thing is

that's all I remember now! Thanks, grandma!
:rofl:

[Fenris]

68. Sure

I'm an alternate representative for my parish to the diocesan convention.
I am starting on my MA in psychology in the fall.
My dream car is a 1965 Chrysler Newport.
I'm the only member of my immediate family to never smoke pot or cigarettes.
My feet are deformed enough to keep me out of the armed forces.

[SOteric]

80. So....

Hanging out in the Lounge is no doubt supplying you with a rich source of material for your thesis.

[newcriminal]

28. I don't post in here often so I doubt if any of you would know that:

1. I have 5 wonderful children.

2. I have 5 lazy cats.

3. I fell and broke my arm Thursday(trying to roller skate with the kids).

4. I am a Harry Potter freak.

5. I'm married to rug.

[SOteric]

31. OMG! - you're typing with a broken arm!

I applaud your spirit.

[Deja Q]

29. My five:

3. I used to rant about the Mac; now I'm a fervent supporter of it.
5. I, without letting them know, surreptitiously donate to others; I'm no egomaniac.
2. My second favorite parrot's name is "Syzygy" (Ziggy). And, no, I'm not going to say why. :)
1. I only liked Windows when it was NT4/Win2000 Pro/XP.
4. There are five lights.

[SOteric]

32. Hah!

There are four lights!

[av8rdave]

33. OK...

I was terrified of dogs as a kid (I now have two of them)

I've been riding motorcycles since I was 8

I was a "band nerd" in high school

I was the smallest male in my high school class (until I was a senior - I was a late bloomer)

I hate mayonnaise

[SOteric]

34. Band nerds are teh best!

(Flute & piccolo player, here) :hi:

[av8rdave]

52. We are awesome, aren't we?

Trumpet/baritone here.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

36. Trying to think of something interesting...

Oh, well...

I can read music
My grandfather was a ship captain
I used to be afraid of flying but got over it by learning to fly
My house is a mess pretty much all the time
I hate Miracle Whip

[SOteric]

37. An excellent selection!

Wow. A ship captain. I'll bet he had some great stories to tell.

[momto3]

38. Okay. I'll play.

I have a degree in music performance and a second non-simultaneous bachelors degree in biology.

I am working towards my black belt in kenpo karate.

I love snakes but am terrified of spiders.

I love to garden.

I have 2 dogs and 2 cats.

[SOteric]

39. I'm not sure you realise

What a powerful RPG character you'd be with a degree in biology, snakes and a black belt. :scared:

[BarenakedLady]

40. I remembered that you studied ballet.

As for me...hmmmm

I've never not had a pet.
I'm the baby of my family (including all my cousins).
I crack my knuckles and various other bones in my body daily.
I have extra lines on the inside of the majority of my fingers.
I saved my older brother from drowning when we were kids.

[SOteric]

41. But did you have

a favourite pet from among them all?

[BarenakedLady]

42. Katie.

She was "my" first pet. When I moved out on my own, I got her from a boyfriend. She was a 6-wk old golden retriever/mutt. She was my shadow for 9 1/2 years and my best friend. She was there when I got married and had two of my three kids. I still wear her picture in a locket around my neck. Silly, I guess. She's been gone 9 years now.

[SOteric]

43. Never silly.

The very special bond between us and our animal companions is one that locks permanently around our hearts. :hug:

[Dem_4_Life]

44. Here's my five

My Grandparents have always called me "number 1" which really pisses my cousins off. I think it is hilarious and sign all cards/gifts/emails as "number 1".

One Easter my cat killed my pet rabbit when we were leaving for church which was very tramatic at the time.

I raised goats for FFA in high school. I really miss the goats. My favorite was Bubba who would suck your thumb so cute.


My grandpa was the President of the 1st bank in Houston who had a drive up teller line and my Grandma and Uncle were the actors in the commercial.

I train all my cats I have ever had like dogs and they act like both cats and dogs so it is a win, win and so cute!

:hi:

[SOteric]

46. Are you the oldest?

[Dem_4_Life]

55. I am the oldest on both my Mom and Dad's family

I have 3 half brothers younger than me (the oldest brother is 3 yrs younger than me) but on my Mom's side I was the only grandchild for 11 years.

[zabet]

47. Five things........

I have a piece of my art work hanging in my state capital......

I was a band geek and a drum and bugle corps geek...

I did industrial mechanical maint and was a chemical process operator for a living before retiring....

I retired before I was 40.....

I was tested at college level in the 3rd grade.

[SOteric]

50. Wow! Right AND left brain accomplishments!

:thumbsup:

[Haole Girl]

49. Ok

I am the only one out of a family of 6 who does not have a Master's degree.

Scary movies scare me.

I once ate only a boiled egg and yogurt for lunch for a year (sad, but true).

When I was a child I dreamed of either cutting hair or being a veterinarian.

When I was 7, my Aunt almost drove off a bridge with me in the car.

[SOteric]

51. Did you ever try

cutting hair for a living? Just out of curiousity?

[Haole Girl]

53. Not for a living...

but I'm pretty good at it. Even cut hair, with a whole family watching, before a wedding once! lol

[Aristus]

57. Hi, SOteric!

:hi:

1. I sleep naked.
2. I may not look like much now, but for seventeen or eighteen glorious months back in the mid-nineties, I had abs.
3. When I finally discovered I was a liberal, I found out that my family's reaction was "What the hell took you so long?"
4. I'm such a music geek, I whistle Wagnerian opera.
5. I remember every book I've ever read.

[SOteric]

76. Does it count as Wagnerian opera

if I also sing the words to "What's Opera Doc?" :D

[Aristus]

92. Oh MIGH-ty warrior of great fighting ST-O-O-O-CK! May I enquire to ASK: 'What's up, d-o-o-c?"

Sure, why not? B-)

[PaddyBlueEyes]

60. Here Goes

1. I was one of the last three people "cut" from the original season of the "Real World" (Eric beat me out)

2. I have served in two branches of the military

3. I love snow

4. I am a pretty good dancer for a white dude

5. I have delivered three children, none of whom are my own.

[SOteric]

77. I have to admit

new fallen snow can be incredibly beautiful. Especially at twilight, when it sparkles -and a hush descends over the entire world.

[SKKY]

61. Here's my 5...

1. Currently separated and getting divorced.
2. Think Prince is THE musical genius of my generation.
3. Can't stand liver. I will projectile vomit with a mere sniff.
4. Love to run, and I've completed 3 ultramarathons.
5. Just graduated a month ago with by B.S. in Information Systems Management.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

62. your number one should have been my number one...

[SOteric]

78. Note to self:

If we've invited SKKY over to dinner, do not let him sniff the Brussels Sprouts. Or anything else that might cook up in a stinky fashion.

[SKKY]

81. Oh noes! I love me some Brussels Sprouts! I'm Series!!!

Anything but liver.

[Richardo]

64. My five:

I met Frank Sinatra when I was 13.
I was spelling champion of the 6th grade.
I made an unassisted double play in a company softball game.
I have three younger brothers and 33 first cousins
I had a college internship with the City of Beverly Hills Planning Department

[SOteric]

79. That's quite an extended family!

Sounds sort of like mine. :D

[Zomby Woof]

66. Since we've covered yaks and creamed corn

1. I lived in Spain for three years. Moved there 10 days after Franco died, and left the very day the people of Spain voted to ratify their constitution - the same one they live under presently.

2. I moved so often, I attended 3 different schools in 6th grade, in two countries, on two continents, and in two states.

3. My 3x-great-grandfather fought at Gettysburg in the Civil War, and survived Pickett's Charge. I am a major donor to the Gettysburg Foundation, which helped fund the battlefield's new visitor's center, and does lots of preservation and restoration work (which also means shooing away Wal-Mart, cell phone towers, etc.).

4. I wear the wedding band which belonged to my great-grandfather, who immigrated from Poland 100 years ago. We have the flag given to him at Ellis Island, and the one he received when he became a citizen over a decade later. The former has 46 stars (rare - only in effect for 5 years), and the latter, the longstanding 48-star flag.

5. I was 17 when Mario Cuomo delivered his electrifying keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic Convention. I knew then and there where I stood. I wasn't old enough to vote against Reagan, but I have fought like hell against him and the Republicans ever since that night.

[SOteric]

82. That's quite a significant amount

of important history. Keep fighting the good fight!

[Grey]

67. And so......

I moved to Canada at 17 and am happy as a clam. Thank god for single payer health care.
I've been sewing/quilting since age 12.
love walking in the rain.
do woodworking on the porch. (Hubby won't let me make sawdust in the basement)
love DU and check in every day most days- I spend hours.
have a crush on Skinner & Earl but don't tell my Chubby Hubby, m'kay.


Okay so that's six but you asked.....
and I'm also tone deaf, so there.

[SOteric]

83. Okay, I won't tell the hubster,

but just so you know... Elad is some serious eye-candy, too. :7

[elana i am]

69. ok

1. i went to middle school and a year of high school with ramesh ponnuru (ugh!)
2. i'm part cherokee.
3. my favorite wild animal is the giraffe.
4. i had zero interest in politics until the iraq war. i think the combination of the war and the internet spurred my interest.
5. my identical twin nephews look more like me than either of their parents.

[SOteric]

84. I can understand that.

Giraffes are quite visually interesting.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

70. Let's try this

1. I have an interesting set of grandparents. My paternal grandfather wrote two books which are quite well known in the country I live in (and which are widely used as a historical source in schools and universities here) about growing up during World War I. My paternal grandmother was a leading female academic in her subject long before the era of sex discrimination had ended. My maternal grandfather lived in South East Asia, survived the Japanese Occupation of the country (during which he was imprisoned by the Japanese for a short period of time) and later became the target of an assassination plot by the communists. My paternal grandmother had to go and plead for my grandfather's release to the local Japanese Police Chief (which was quite an intimidating experience, although she proved successful). Both my maternal grandparents met Mahatma Gandhi individually

2. I lived in South East Asia for the first ten years of my life and grew up experiencing and enjoying the different lifestyles, cultures and religions.

3. I became interested in history and politics at the age of 8 just as the Berlin Wall was coming down, Nelson Mandela was being released and the Persian Gulf War started. I think that motivated my continuing interest in the subject.

4. I used to be a Republican in my early political life and, at the age of 10, wrote a letter to then ex-President Ronald Reagan telling me him how great he was. I also looked up to George HW Bush as a father figure and supported Clarence Thomas during his confirmation proceedings. Looking back, I'm not sure how I could ever have liked such a creep as Clarence Thomas and it is beyond me what I ever saw in him

5. I am very nostalgic for all things to do with the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In a different world, I would have been born in the 1950s and would have enjoyed all those decades. I liked everything -the fashions, the culture -just everything -from those decades. By contrast I think this decade (apart from Obama and our Prime Minister) has largely represented the worst of everything

[SOteric]

85. I can relate to the nostalgia,

especially for the 60's. I grew up in San Francisco, far too late for the Haight Ashbury days, but with still enough information about them through the city and my older brothers to feel a fond kind of kinship.

[Heidi]

71. Okay.

I took piano lessons for several years during elementary and junior high school.
I grew up within the tribal boundaries of the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma and am part Cherokee, but culture is a lot more important to me than race.
I was adopted when I was six years old.
I type 120 words per minute.
I love my mother-in-law.

[SOteric]

86. 120 words per minute??!!

Zoiks, that's fast!

[Heidi]

95. I was a journalist

for more than 20 years. Gettin' fast and accurate wasn't really a matter of choice, unfortunately. :yoiks:

[SOteric]

97. But quite an asset,

considering that so much of the world now communicates through typed messages. :thumbsup:

[elleng]

72. My five

I was the first student at my university to study abroad.
6 members of my family are/were attorneys: Father, 2 uncles, cousin, brother, me.
My first job after law school was as a Vista Volunteer Attorney in Colorado.
I lived through the deaths of my 2 mothers, birth and adopted.
My Father is 95 years old.

[SOteric]

87. Two of my brothers are attorneys!

And my mother has passed on as well. I'm so sorry for your losses. It's hard enough just to lose one mom.

[elleng]

104. Thanks, SO.

Where do your brothers practice?

[Call Me Wesley]

73. I'll play:

1. I was published when I was 14 years old. Yes, I still need to write more ...
2. From my father's side of the family, I could carry a title of nobility, because some of my ancestors were idiotic enough to join the Third Crusade. My crest still shows two lions and a heart.
3. When I was ten, I shot myself and my mom on her birthday. We spent two weeks in the same hospital room together. Happy Birthday, mom! BANG! (Yes, it was an accident. Don't let kids play with real guns!)
4. I, like flvegan, am also terrified of heights. Strange thing is, it has gotten worse the older I got, wasn't afraid of it when I was a kid.
5. When I was a teen, I had several snakes, tarantulas, lizards and scorpions as pets. We also always had cats and dogs.

[SOteric]

88. Wait... the same woman that Heidi loves?

Has she forgiven you?

[Call Me Wesley]

94. LOL! Yes, the same woman.

Of course, moms always forgive you, don't they? I mean she mainly just had a flesh wound. ;) (She was sitting next to me, and I pulled the trigger aiming at my leg, after I loaded the thing. Bullet went through my leg, missed the knee by a few inches and went through her foot. It was stuck in the sole of her shoes. She does have one toe that's a bit shorter now.)

[SOteric]

96. Actually, I sort of meant does Heidi forgive you.

You're right. Moms always forgive you. :7

[Heidi]

100. I love his mom, but their gunfights are between _them_.

Ginger and I are neutral. :rofl:

[miss_american_pie]

74. This is harder than it sounds

My firstborn is named after a poet.
I am terribly technically inept.
I have a horrible sense of direction.
Sandra Beasley bloglinked me.
There are two Nickelback songs on my ipod.

:hi:

[SOteric]

89. I, too, have a limited sense of direction.

I could get lost in a phone booth in broad daylight with a map, a compass and two helpful strangers to point out the way.

[miss_american_pie]

121. Oh yes

Maps are useless. They should just get rid of all those squiggly lines on them and replace them with coffee shops and bookstores. Then I could get somewhere.

:hi:

[vadawg]

75. here goes

1: i only have about 6 months of school education, but got an equivelent of a Batcholers in later life
2: I am a fervent supporter of Glasgow Celtic to the point of even having my lucky scoring top
3: I am addicted to long distance walking/hiking to the point my wife thinks i have a girlfriend living in the woods
4: I have served in three different Military orgs
5: I hate oatmeal with a passion and i wont eat it no mattter what.

[SOteric]

90. So we're pretty certain then,

that you're not going into the woods for oatmeal. :hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

91. That's tough to do...

1. I am writing a novel (aren't we all?)
2. I used to be a cosmetologist and dreamed of owning my own "shop".
3. Either my entire family (save my father) is full of nutbars (in-laws included) or I'm the fruitcake...which could be possible.
4. My son is a medical miracle.
5. I used to hate cats.

[SOteric]

93. With regard to your number 3:

I don't see these things as mutually exclusive. Indeed the mere fact of the former premise may well precipitate the latter. But if true, you would be my favourite fruitcake, ever. :hug:

[ScreamingMeemie]

123. ...

:hug:

Likewise. :)

[peacefreak]

98. My five---

I have a boy cat named Lucy--Luciano
I'm learning to play the dulcimer, badly--but it gives me great joy.
I was able to tell an old time comedian a joke & made him laugh.
I'm going to be a grandmother again
Turquoise is my favorite color & stone.

[Heidi]

101. Do you call your boy "Lucy" (like Lucille Ball's nickname) or "Loochy"?

Luciano was my father-in-law's first name; his nickname was Luci. :hi:

[peacefreak]

108. There's a story to why he's called Lucy .....

I always wanted a cat that I could call out "Lucy, I'm home" like Ricky Riccardo did. About 8 years ago my neighbor found a black stray kitten. she couldn't keep it & offered it to me. She said she was very sweet so I named her Lucy. We cuddled up for our first night together. In the morning she rolled over & stretched & showed off a rather large set of balls. When I went back to the neighbor & asked her WHY did she think it was a girl, she said the cat sat down when it peed so she thought it was a girl!:crazy:
And the moral of this little tale(tail)--is always check under the hood when you're buying a used car!

[GOPisEvil]

99. OK, some time has passed since I posted in one of these.

1. I was a citizen of another country until I was 8 years old.
2. I moved 6 times by the time I turned 12. Then my parents bought a house and they still reside there (29 years on).
3. I recently moved from Austin to the Seattle area. I arrived in town on election day.
4. I can't wait to live in a house again. It's hard going from a house to an apartment.
5. In my immediate family, consisting of three people, each of us was born on a different continent.

[SOteric]

109. Are you looking for a house...?

'Cuz that's a great area to find some bargain prices in. Or are you guys maybe thinking of the other side of the Cascades?

[GOPisEvil]

117. Looking to rent at the moment.

The next year or so will tell when and where the next home purchase will be. :)

[mvd]

102. Hi, Soteric! I'll answer

1. I have no guilt about almost all the music I listen to (including Katy Perry,) but I think Ashley Tisdale's upcoming CD really IS a guilty pleasure.

2. My first dog's name was Scotty

3. I've never really been in a serious relationship; I just haven't felt the need yet

4. I swam a little when I was a kid, but never got into it and still don't swim because of my ears.

5. I eat cereal without milk/a couple cookies/mozzarella stick for breakfast most days

[SOteric]

110. mvd, I dispute your answer number 3.

I've been reading your posts for years. You are in a serious relationship with music. And that's awesome. :thumbsup:

[mvd]

116. And thanks for following my posts, SOteric

I like that. :hi:

[Sky Masterson]

103. k

1)I got my first traffic ticket ever this year at age 42(For expired tags)
2)I had a bad habit of falling asleep behind the wheel of my corolla (Before I got my truck).
3)I've never seen Sinatra in concert. :(
4)I have 5 sisters 0 brothers
5)I don't care much for raw onions,canned grapes,raw green pepper,the beastie boys,rush,know it all's,80% of the Caucasian males that I meet,reality shows,and the smell of sizzling fajitas reminds me of cat urine. But I LOVE everything else. :loveya:

[SOteric]

111. I never thought I'd live to see the Beastie Boys,

Rush and cat urine all in the same sentence. :rofl:

[Sky Masterson]

114. I'm good like that

:P

[Evoman]

105. Hell, I'm game.

1) I was a statistical outlier in psychological tests testing for awareness of emotion/emotional recognition. I have an almost paranormal ability to know what other people are feeling and pick up on social cues.

2) Despite the advantages you would think that would give me, the only thing I have ever used it for it is picking up girls. Be glad I don't have super powers.

3)I hate water chestnuts with a passion verging on the pathological.

4)When there is no one else around, and one of those Orphans in Africa type commercials come up, I sometimes cry. But NO ONE has seen me cry in the past 10 years.

5)I'm a big, macho asshole, but I melt when I'm around hamsters. My hamster's name is Hanta. When my old hamsters, Jugger-nuts and Turd-Ferguson died, I was a mess for a couple of days (which, trust me, is forever in Evoman-days).

[SOteric]

112. So you're kind of

the Anti-Asperger's guy. Cool. Not very trendy, but cool.

[femmocrat]

106. OK, but I doubt if anyone will remember these either.

I'm a teacher.
I'm a great cook of ethnic dishes.
I have two dogs. (My cat died recently.)
Life-long democrat.
I would be a decent artist if I kept at it.

[SOteric]

113. Ethnic dishes ROCK!

I love the simple, rustic cuisines of just about every country.

[femmocrat]

107. OK, but I doubt if anyone will remember these either.

I'm a teacher.
I'm a great cook of ethnic dishes.
I have two dogs. (My cat died recently.)
Life-long democrat.
I would be a decent artist if I kept at it.

[704wipes]

115. my five (5)

1. I have a BA in psychology.

2. I studied Latin in both high school and college. (If the pope ever shows up on DU I can do the Latin threads with him, just don't tell him I'm a Garrison Keillor Lutheran)

3. I can't swim, just like someone up thread, BUT I taught my kids to swim, go figure. I think it was an over-compensation thing.

4. I worked a bunch of years in the music business, and by business I do mean industry !!
(As Joni Mitchell sings, "Stoking the Starmaker machinery behind the popular song..."

5. I am getting back to drinking old vine Zinfandels like I first did in Boston in 1974.


Now you know five parts of the story....

[LibDemAlways]

118. OK

I won a car on a tv game show.
My only child arrived just in time to help my husband and me celebrate our 20th anniversary.
I knew George "Macaca" Allen was a racist 40 years ago when he was suspended from high school for scrawling racist graffiti on the walls.
I'm a walking Beatles' trivia encyclopedia.
I recently convinced my daughter's favorite rock star to pose for a picture with her - at an event at which cameras were expressly prohibited.

[Chan790]

119. 5 things.

1.) I'm a certified coffee expert (like a sommelier; not a scientist or farmer).

2.) I once went through a 3 year period where I only dated women whose first names were four letters and ended with -ara. This was not intentional but merely a creepy coincidence.

3.) Dropped out of Catholic seminary.

4.) I read on average 2000 pages/week of literary fiction.

5.) I can't drive. I've failed my driving test more than 15 times over 10 years.

[Rabrrrrrr]

120. Yay! I'll bite!

Let's see:

I have played violin since I was a child
I am an electrical engineer, though not working in that field
I, too, love rain and rainy days
I had an aquarium crab I named Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Mostly I never listen to the lyrics in songs because I am more interested in the music (so even with songs I've listened to since junior high, there are very few that I can sing along with)

[laylah]

122. My 5...

1. Fizzgig is my wondermous oldest daughter.
2. Her dad picked me up in a snowstorm outside Blackhawk, CO in November, 1979. We were together until July 2002.
3. I lived on a commune in Missouri in 1974.
4. I (safely) hitchhiked every state west of the Mississippi.
5. I graduated from Colorado State University, with Honors, 6 weeks before my 50th birthday.

[abq e streeter]

124. What the hey---here goes

1.I've been, for as long as I can remember, plagued with self doubt so extreme that a college counselor once told me I had the lowest self-esteem score she'd ever seen on the battery of psychological tests she'd given me.
2.I graduated high school at the age of 16, from what was (allegedly, at that time)considered to be one of the academically highest rated high schools in the U.S.
3.During the Vietnam war, my draft lottery number was 15, was called in for an Army physical etc, and I spent 8 hours in the induction center before an Army shrink told me " In my opinion, you are unfit for military service" ( what can I say, the man was an excellent judge of character, and BTW, no way was I going to Vietnam; I had all the logistics in place for an escape to Canada if it came to that)
4.I was once asked by the Rolling Stones' sax player if I wanted to replace him for a European tour with another band he was playing with on the side.( they ended up getting somebody else though)
5.Among my college buddies were a Pulitzer Prize winning NY Times reporter, Bill Clinton's Chief of Staff, and the guy that is the author of the words "tough actin' tinactin".