The Gang of Five
Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Party Room => Ask Me => Topic started by: Petrie. on August 11, 2009, 09:52:08 AM
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What the heck, everyone else has a thread for this. So what do you want to ask your boss on the GOF?
Get me a :cheers this could take a while. :smile
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Since when do you like the land before time, boss? :D
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Since age 4. :D Original was my favorite. Did watch some of the sequels, but never liked them as much as the original film.
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What do you do for a living? :o
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Wow, even ze boss started one. hehe Mwahahaha, now that the boss has started one, maybe the other admins will start one too. *plots*
Do I get bonus points for starting this "trend" here? :lol
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What do you do for a living?
I'm a special education teacher. I work with adolescents, and teach them things like global history, social skills, life skills, and personal health. This year will mark my second year at my job.
Do I get bonus points for starting this "trend" here?
If only my students would ask how to get bonus credit. :p I think a pat on the back will suit you just fine. :smile
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What's the largest portion of food you've eaten in one sitting?
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If only my students would ask how to get bonus credit. I think a pat on the back will suit you just fine.
Teehee :lol :smile
What's your favorite color?
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Was the Gang of Five your first attempt at a website?
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What's the largest portion of food you've eaten in one sitting?
Hmmm...probably would have to be something at the Olive Garden. They give you way too much food--bread, salad, huge bowls of pasta. There's no way you can leave without doggie bags.
What's your favorite color?
Shades of green. :) Reminds me of camping and bygone summers...actually that just made me sad.. :cry :cry
Was the Gang of Five your first attempt at a website?
Here's the thing...the GOF isn't a website...its a message board. To answer your specific question, the GOF is not my first attempt at a message board either. I think I wrote it in the history of the GOF, what attempts were made before the GOF actually caught on and you have the place you come to today. This place just didn't come out of thin air and click...I ran at least two message boards before the GOF, three if you count the immediate predecessor of the GOF. As for websites, I've had many over the years. The only one that is still online and maintained by myself, is my Watership Down review site at http://watershipper.googlepages.com (http://watershipper.googlepages.com) Austin put up the old LBT Archive which I used to run and maintain, and that was the parent site to this board for a couple of years.
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Do you like Star Trek?
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Nope, don't watch it. Saw the latest film because I was persuaded with " you don't need to understand Star Trek to understand the film" and that was correct for the most part.
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Do you have any allergies?
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That was a good movie.
Would you eat the sandwich in LBT's avatar?
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What's your favorite season?
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Do you have any allergies?
Pollen, pine, zythromax (some medicine I forgot what it did :p), and there's one local restaurant that puts some spice in their red sauce that caused a break out once. Fish oil or some sort of seafood protein makes me very ill, but I don't think this is an allergy.
Would you eat the sandwich in LBT's avatar?
Darn right I would...I'm hungry!!!! :D
What's your favorite season?
Spring - no, pollen makes me sneeze, and nasal passages swell :(
Summer - too hot and humid for my liking
Winter - screw the other "s" word, hate driving in the stuff
So autumn is my favorite...not too warm or cold, I can deal with the inclement weather, and plants go into hibernation so I don't sneeze as much. :p :lol
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What made you want to be a special ed teacher?
Just from someone that has LDs, I think that's awesome. :)
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Would the answer surprise you that I initially did not want to be a special ed. teacher? I really didn't. I wanted to teach history, but that by itself was not very marketable. I decided that I should get a background in special education because a lot of schools in the area integrate these students into the general education setting, thus the teacher would need an understanding of how to get through to these students as well. That was the plan, but I ended up using my special ed. skills to get the position I currently hold. Granted the position is unique in itself, I like where I am, and I don't know if I'd want to teach history in a general ed setting. I can be a little more creative where I am, and teach a more wide variety of things, something I wasn't likely to be doing in a general ed. setting. Granted its more work for me, but its a little bit of a lot of different things. Keeps you on your feet. :p
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No, it didn't surprise me at all. I would take any answer just as it was. The answer. :)
I still think it's cool. :)
What are your favorite Disney movies? (I think you said something about being a mega Disney fan, though I could be wrong. :P: )
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Yes, I am a mega-Disney fan. Favorites are tough because if you're a mega-fan, you kind of like them all if you get what I mean. ;) It wouldn't be easy to pick one over the other. I really have liked Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, and Bambi. Its too tough to call...I probably wouldn't refuse to sit down and watch any Disney movie you gave me.
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Where did you get that GIF in your signature? It is pretty nice.
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When was the longest time you've ever went without sleep and why did you do it?
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What annoys you the most?
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Where did you get that GIF in your signature? It is pretty nice.
The Stitch gif I found on a Disney board. I've found other good Disney ones that way.
When was the longest time you've ever went without sleep and why did you do it?
Longest amount would have to be about six years ago...I went about thirty hours without sleep because I worked the closing shift at a bowling alley on Friday night to Saturday morning. The shift went from 6pm to 2am but sometimes you didn't get out until 3am depending on how much cleaning up needed to be done. I remember getting home by 3:30 in the morning, and just decided to screw sleeping and stayed up and watched Finding Nemo. :lol:
What annoys you the most?
Mmmm...lots of things annoy me. :p People who don't use common sense is probably my biggest pet peeve. Many times I'm just going "Well DUH people!" as if some had half a brain and didn't know how to use the half they had. (Yeah, that kind of sounds super mean, but I have my Dr. House moments. :p ).
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^ :lol :P:
What is your favorite food?
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Pastas been my favorite....pizza is a close second, but I've had more bad pizza than I've had bad pasta bowls. Plus in most cases, you can reheat pasta the next day for lunch. Not all pizza reheats well. :p There's something you can take to the bank when you live alone--leftovers save a lot of money. ;)
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Okay, last question from me today, then I'll leave you alone. :P: :lol
Have you ever been outside of the New York state?
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What's the worst restaurant you've ever been to and what did you order?
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Okay, last question from me today, then I'll leave you alone. tongue.gif dino_laugh.gif
Only if you really want to, I don't have a problem answer these.
Have you ever been outside of the New York state?
Oh yes, I'm not one of those hermits that don't go ten miles from their home. :p Been to Canada (Ontario and Quebec), Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, DC, Florida, and California.
What's the worst restaurant you've ever been to and what did you order?
Oddly enough I can't think of one. I don't think I've ever been to a place where it was so horribly bad from start to finish I'd never return to it. Worst meal I can remember was one time at Denny's when the food was brought out luke-warm (:yuck) but other than that, the worst I've had happen at any place is long waits.
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Okay I lied :p , one of other question, which parts of California have you visited?
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San Francisco only. Went there for a friend's wedding. Pretty nice city by the bay. :p
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Have you ever fallen asleep in the afternoon, woken up when it's dark, and not been sure what day it is? Am I the only one that happens to, again?
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Do you like fair rides? If not, did you ever used to?
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Have you ever fallen asleep in the afternoon, woken up when it's dark, and not been sure what day it is?
No, I don't usually sleep for that long. I have fallen asleep at about 9pm and woke up about 12:30 and wondering what time it was and why the TV was on. :p
Do you like fair rides? If not, did you ever used to?
I used to. I don't ride them anymore because I have motion-sickness issues. It doesn't happen all the time, but the more "jerky" a driver is, and I'm a passenger, the worse off I am, doesn't matter where I sit in the car. So, no, I'm not a ride person. About the only exception to this rule is Space Mountain at WDW...I did this ride in '03 without any trouble, and its largely because you can see anything. :p
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Just curious, do you still use your gmail account? I sent you a pm in the past about it, and I sent you an chat invite to your gmail.
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I have two gmail accounts, one is for this board, and one is personal. I saw your invite but didn't respond because I don't do gmail chats. MSN is the only way to chat with me (and even then I'm not on often). It takes some work to find me in a chatting mood. :p
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Oh, okay. :p Did I send my invite to your business one then?
Edit: Board I mean. :P:
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Do you like candy? If so, whats your favorite kind?
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Did I send my invite to your business one then?
Yes, that is the board's email address. watershipper@gmail.com
Do you like candy? If so, whats your favorite kind?
Yes, who doesn't? :D Uhh...back to the favorites again...Mounds I guess. Gotta have coconut somewhere.
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What's your favorite type of humor?
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I live for dry humor. :D
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If you knew you were going to die by getting hit by a train, would you want to be facing towards or away from it when it hits you?
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Odd question, but I wouldn't want to know when it would hit. That's just something you really don't want to know.
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What types of music do you listen to?
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I'll listen to almost anything at least once, but the bulk of my cd collection is soundtracks to films. Most of this material is orchestral score, but not always. I'm a picky consumer, and I've been patient to wait for what I want considering some items I have are not cheap by any means because of their rarity or the fact they've been OOP so long.
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I don't know what to ask, really. So I'll ask a random question.
What did you have for dinner last night?
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That's not funny...I almost spit coffee all over the computer. :lol Dinner huh...tri-colored rotini with a tomato basil sauce, garden salad with creamy italian dressing, and peach iced tea. Luckily I made it before the storms came through causing brownouts throughtout the evening...and that wouldn't work with an electric stove.
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Wow! Very distinguished meal there good sir! :DD How about travelling? Have you seen many other places of the world? If not, where would you like to visit if you have the choice?
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Happy Birthday! :celebrate: :birthday
What did you do for your birthday? ^^ And did you get anything?
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Who would you say is your favourite character in the Land Before Time and why?
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What would you do if Universal close down
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Why aren't you answering any of these questions? :lol
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Why aren't you answering any of these questions?
Probably the same reason I fell behind on mine: distracted by life, Adam? :p
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Why does ze boss use zis accent in ze title line? :lol
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Holy sh-- cow, I seem to have missed some questions. I think my thread fell to page 2 and that's why I didn't see some of these. :bang
[How about travelling? Have you seen many other places of the world? If not, where would you like to visit if you have the choice?
Not many. I've been to Canada a couple of times. Within the US, I've been to Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, NYC, DC, Florida, Pennsylvania, and California. If I had the choice, I'd want to go to Alaska...just seems like a pristine place where you can be away from civilization for a bit.
What did you do for your birthday? ^^ And did you get anything?
I didn't go into work to plan anything! :p I went to walk at one of our local trails (free for the community). I went to sharpen up my bowling skills a little bit. Not much else, but I loved having the day where I didn't have to worry about a lot. I didn't get much, but I don't expect much as I can easily get whatever it is I choose, want, or need. That $150.00 is slowly being spent on movies, music, and books. :D
Who would you say is your favourite character in the Land Before Time and why?
A username like mine and you had to ask that? :lol Petrie because he shows (in the original film anyway) that he has to learn to grow and I follow the same philosophy. I can't become any better as a person or a professional if I don't learn things to help me grow in both directions.
What would you do if Universal close down
Nothing. Apparently they made some bad business decisions and closing is the consequence of such.
Why aren't you answering any of these questions? dino_laugh.gif
Already answered that one. That's what happens when your thread goes to page 2. It may need a bump every now and then.
Probably the same reason I fell behind on mine: distracted by life, Adam?
Possibly that was part of it. :p
Why does ze boss use zis accent in ze title line?
I like to be different...nobody else did that. ;)
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What was the last movie you've seen and what was your opinion about it?
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When was the last time you've gone adventuring in the great outdoors?
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What was the last movie you've seen and what was your opinion about it?
Hmm...I think it was that new Night at the Mueseum film with Nicholas Cage. Wasn't bad....I've watched far worse films, but its not something I'd watch religiously.
When was the last time you've gone adventuring in the great outdoors?
Too long ago IMO. :( End of May I went to a state park and walked around the camping areas before they were open for business (where campers could come and set up--they open after Memorial Day here).
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When was the last time you saw the "Land Before Time" film?
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^Bump
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When was the last time you saw the "Land Before Time" film?
Oh gosh, I can't remember its been that long. :p
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Do you have a hero?
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I do--my parents. They both are good at what they do, stand for ethics they believe in, don't give up trying because its hard, and they show compassion to others. What more could you ask for in heroes?
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Do you have favorite mystical creature?
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Bump^^
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Hmmm...no. I don't really have one. I'm not a dragon person.
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I actually wasn't either until that site, Dragon Cave. :yes
Do you like musicals? If so, do you have a favorite one?
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Honestly, too many to list. Many are excellent musicals - Oklahoma, Sound of Music, Music Man, Lion King, King and I, Wicked....the list goes on. The only one I've actually seen live is the Lion King.
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I remember you saying you liked POTO (Phantom of the Opera), did you see the 2004 movie?
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Yes I actually have that movie. :) Wasn't bad but you miss Michael Crawford's singing...you get this raspy phantom, which kinda works for a dark film if you think about it. The guy lives in a dungeon. ;)
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This is for when you come back: How was your trip in Disney World? ^^ And how was thanksgiving?
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Late to post but I thought I'd see if I've missed anything. :p I suppose you've read my trip report in AM by now. :lol:
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What are your favorite fandoms(movies, tv shows, books, etc) besides disney, LBT, and Watership Down?
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And, who is your least favorite character in LBT?
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What are your favorite fandoms(movies, tv shows, books, etc) besides disney, LBT, and Watership Down?
Redwall counts, despite the fact its overly repetitive and you're pretty much aware of how the story will go and end by Chapter 2 once you've seen the main protagonist and antagonist. I haven't read a new Redwall book in ages, but I do like the older ones, despite the Brian Jacques formula.
I'm also quite fond of Dinotopia (books and the tv stuff) and I Love Lucy. :) Who doesn't? :p
And, who is your least favorite character in LBT?
Thicknose! Can't believe somebody asked Robert Guilliame to sing (even though he was ok as Rafiki) but it just did NOT work for him in LBT. He'll always be my #1 despised character for that reason alone.
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iif you could bring one side character from the earlier sequels back in a future sequel, who would it be and why?
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Oh gee....I'm not one for side characters....Ali I guess. Why I have no idea. Side characters are side characters for a reason.
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This question's kinda old, so you might not remember, but I'm curious.
http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/i...?showtopic=2718 (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=2541) When Weather_Lord posted this image, what was it? Was it the Pale Man? (spoiler:the monster with eyes on his hands, if you don't remember)
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*shrugs* You got me. I no longer remember what that was.
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I remember though (having never seen the movie) I cannot tell exactly what it was. It was a kind of creature with eyeballs in its hands and looking extremely hideous. I suppose anyone who has seen the movie will know whatever it was.
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In that case it was indeed Pale man.
(never seen the movie but that was under the spoiler)
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This might be an odd question, but do you believe in the term "guilty pleasure" as in having "LBT as a guilty pleasure" due to certain circumstances of what seems to be socially acceptable in society, or do you kick out the labels and just like what you like even if other people would call them guilty pleasures?
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^ Now that's a peculiar question. I would answer to watch what you want, and enjoy every moment of it. Its up to you to disclose or not what it is you're viewing, LBT or otherwise. I don't see films as "guilty pleasures". I think of things like chocolate as guilty pleasures because I typically don't eat much of it. Even pizza can be a guilty pleasure for me come to think of it. :lol:
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Any idea when voting for this year's member awards will begin? I noticed that, last year, we began in early May, but it's currently the middle of May and I've not heard any announcements regarding this year's member awards.
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June hopefully. We're getting there. Things aren't quite ready yet.
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Where did you get your funny avatar? :D
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(Stole) the idea from a review of an LBT movie when they criticize Petrie's ability to use the English language in the sequels.
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How are you doing Petrie?
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Fine. :) Its still summer and still in vacation mode though I really need to do some planning for next year. :p
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Forum question (sorry): If you have an artistic GOF member who does LBT fanart, but also makes a lot of non-LBT artwork, is it preferable that that artist posts his or her LBT art and non-LBT art in separate threads (in the LBT Fanart and Visual Art sections, respectively), or is there no problem with that artist posting all of his or her work in the Fanart and Fanfiction section, where it is more likely to be seen and commented on?
(Guess who’s thinking of starting an art thread. :p)
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LBT fanart in the LBT fanart section. Anything else in the Visual Arts section. ;) Two totally different things.
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How are you doing?
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Depends on the mood I'm in....good mood today. Updating my Ranger Rick website. Tomorrow I got to go proctor an exam (and that makes for a long six hour workday). :crazy:
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From what I remember from your other posts, you said you were raised Catholic. (Funny enough, so was I. :yes ) So I'm just wondering, and it's okay if you don't want to answer this question:
What's your opinion on religion as a whole? Or I guess to explain it a bit more, do you think religion is essential to human beings? Or is it something that you think doesn't necessarily needs to be around in life? It's just a security thing for human beings?
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Religion is private thing you have with your God(s). In the end it is your soul at stake and it matters not what you have or have not done to get your fellow man to see the light. You and you alone. So, religion is a private matter and bringing religion into things like politics should be avoided.
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Wotcha doing for your special day Boss Man? Anything exciting? ;) Also, do you know if you share your birthday with anyone famous?
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^ Not that I'm aware of anyway. And still planning as I go so I won't know what I'm doing until I've done it. :p
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Alrighty..
How did you stumble on Watership Down? What do you like most about it? Which version did you prefer: Novel, Movie or TV Series?
Sorry, three questions.. :(
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Didn't even notice this. Sorry.
1.) Don't remember how I "stumbled on" WD. Must've read somewhere that WD was an animal lovers book and picked it up.
2.) Everything just kind of blends anymore...I'm not as interested in it as I once was. I believe I liked it then because it was a story of honesty and courage and you got little tidbits of rabbit life. :p
3.) Novel over everything...I'm a bookworm. :p Movie then TV series. If you seen my reviews, you know I'm not a fan of season 2 on that tv series.
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Since you are a computer wiz (not to mention the founder of GOF) I, as a web designer in-training was wondering something. I know how to publish my own web page since it comes from my server but how do you publish a page for a customer? Someone walked up to me and asked if I could make and publish a page for them but I'm not sure how.
Would MSN be a good choice to host it, too?
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I don't know anything about MSN. I used to dapple in web code, but I haven't the time for it anymore. Right now, I've only current experience with google's webpage service (and have three sites with them). I've had no issues with the google service. Its good for free. :) :) I'm not sure what your customer needs, but that might be more than enough, depending on what you need to do.
Austin (landbeforetimelover) knows more about webdesign than I ever will. He might be worth contacting if I didn't help you.
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Is bowling your only sport, or have you tried others?
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The only one now. I used to do soccer, tennis, and a bit of golf as well. I quit soccer after the freak accident that eventually ended me in a hospital for eye surgery so I didn't go blind in one eye. Bad luck there, but I haven't done it since. Tennis, I think because of the vision problems I was never very accurate, so it didn't make sense to continue. Same issue with golf...accuracy has been an issue. Plus I'd lose the ball once I hit it. :p When you only have 20/40 with corrective lenses, you tend to not see a lot of things in the distance, including a golf ball.
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Might have asked you this before (once upon a time :p)
Have you ever bowled a perfect game?
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Yes-hit 300 only once...during a Christmas party on Christmas Eve in 2002. I've come close twice since (289 both times). I'm working on getting close again...got close twice last year (279 both times).
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MERRYCHRISTMAS!!!
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Ay, boss! Whats your favorite dipping sauce?
Mine is Awesome Sauce! :lol:
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Better late than never. :p
I've grown to like it, at the expense of eating out. KFC gives out "signature sauce" with its strip meal and I kind of like that. Its kind of like a sweet hickory flavor. They've given me extras before and I stock up on them at home. :p I'm thinking they would go good with turkey or chicken sandwiches as well.
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I just can't help but be curious: we know that Serris posted the GOF's 200,000th post, and Nick22 posted the 300,000th, but do you (or anyone else) know who made the 100,000th post?
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Do you play any videogames?
Oh, and whats this button do, Boss? *Pushes button*
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I just can't help but be curious: we know that Serris posted the GOF's 200,000th post, and Nick22 posted the 300,000th, but do you (or anyone else) know who made the 100,000th post?
Nope, and I frankly don't give a rats bum who did. ;) Those types of topics do not sit well with me.
Do you play any videogames?
Not really. I have no game systems. But realistically, I don't want to play games, and I don't have time to. If you think teachers have nothing to do after 3pm guess again. :p If I'm at my parents, I might put on the Wii for a bit, but not regularly.
Oh, and whats this button do, Boss? *Pushes button*
Nooooo! Don't delete the board!!! :slap :slap :slap :! :! :!
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I just can't help but be curious: we know that Serris posted the GOF's 200,000th post, and Nick22 posted the 300,000th, but do you (or anyone else) know who made the 100,000th post?
Nope, and I frankly don't give a rats bum who did. ;) Those types of topics do not sit well with me.
Oh, okay. Sorry for bringing it up. :unsure:
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I just can't help but be curious: we know that Serris posted the GOF's 200,000th post, and Nick22 posted the 300,000th, but do you (or anyone else) know who made the 100,000th post?
Nope, and I frankly don't give a rats bum who did. ;) Those types of topics do not sit well with me.
Oh, okay. Sorry for bringing it up. :unsure:
If you really must know, I think this topic (http://www.gangoffive.net/index.php?topic=3036) would be your best chance at finding out.
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^ No, it's not important; it was only something I was minorly curious about, that I probably shouldn't have brought up in the first place. I just felt bad for bothering Petrie with a subject that irritates him, and wanted to apologize (at the risk of spamming the thread, which I fear I am doing now…). That is all. Carry on with asking questions, everyone.
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in case you are wondering, i was the poster Pangaea. its not a topic Petrie cares much for, as he has made clear, but i'm telling you this to satisfy your curiousity.
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Petrie , do you have any special plans this summer. i'm going out to CA for a family reunion in late July.
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Any summer plans.....nothing finalized for sure. I'd like to do a camping trip as soon as school lets out near the end of June, but nothing definite there. My sisters and I have talked about going down to Walt Disney World in August, but we haven't been talking much about it. I'd be the primary financier so soon we're going to have to make a decision.
Oh, and Pangaea, don't take it as something I'm mad about. I'm not mad you asked.
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Did I send my invite to your business one then?
Yes, that is the board's email address. watershipper@gmail.com
Do you like candy? If so, whats your favorite kind?
Yes, who doesn't? :D Uhh...back to the favorites again...Mounds I guess. Gotta have coconut somewhere.
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But who owns the email watershipper@gmail.com?
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I've always wondered; why does it say you only have one post? And which post exactly got the honor of being counted?
And what's up the with Schrodinger's period in your username?