jwb

That's cool..I also was impressed by seeing a hawk up close when I first moved to NC.. I was in my mom's back yard smoking and suddenly I saw this flock of birds come over the top of the neighbors shed and then in close pursuit behind them was this massive hawk. It was pretty epic looking.

Also when I went snorkeling in Florida I saw a lobster and was impressed with how fast they are in the wild. I also pictured then being slow but as soon as it saw me out bolted under this rock really quickly. I didn't know they could move like that.

ando here

1. Do you talk/walk/snore/anything else noteworthy in your sleep?
When I'm completely relaxed I snore like a baby. The best kind of sleep.
2. What is/are your favourite Shakespeare play(s)? (splitting between comedies/tragedies allowed)
I don't have one. Much as I admire him as a playwright there isn't a single Shakespeare play that I really enjoy reading over and over. There are film versions of his plays that I do enjoy rewatching (Julius Caesar (1953)) Prospero's Books (1991)) but reading his plays are only fun when they come with copious notes and/or performance histories. Reading the text, alone, is a grim endeavor.
3. What sports have you played?
Baseball, football, track, volleyball, soccer, basketball, swimming, bowling and cricket.
4. What is your most memorable wild animal encounter?
A bear at summer camp (I think it was Bear Mountain, upstate New York, but I did summer camp at several sites) when I was about 8. A bunch of us dared each other to go toward a stretch of wood where a large bear was reported to have been seen. As we approached the passage we all heard a growling sound and started running. Of course, I fell, but sat absolutely still - I suppose I must have been in semi-shock - as a large brown bear came over to me, sniffed and sauntered away. Nobody believed me when I got back to the camp area.
5. Who is your favourite Spice Girl?
Never paid much attention to them. I preferred the Slice Girls -

6. How adept are you at carpenting/woodworking?
Never attempted it. Would like to get into pottery, though.

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1. What level of education did you attain/Are you still in education?

I ****ed off after Secondary school, didn't finish it. Dunno what equivalent that is to you 'Muricans: high school? I left at age 17. Yeah, I was once 17.

2. What is your opinion of schools in general?

Schools have it all wrong. Learning should be, and can be, fun. Look at the way it's done on telly - make it interesting, make it relevant. Look at "Horrible Histories", look at "Time Crashers", look at... well, look at any documentary or docudrama on the box. Who wants to read a bunch of boring facts? Use the internet, use Wiki, use YouTube. Idiots.

3. What is/was your favourite subject at school?

English.

4. And your least favourite?

Maffs

5. What do you think was the most important life lesson you learned in school?

If you're quiet, different and don't follow the herd (all of which described me) prepare and expect to be stampeded over, and stamped on. You won't be disappointed. Also, if you want to learn, do it on your own time. Classes don't like kids who actually seem interested in the subjects.

6. What is your favourite song about/against education?

The classic.

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ando here

Merde. I didn't do the second set of questions but I'd pretty much echo Trollheart's response. And while I do like the Cooper song, this one, though almost cliché, has been my favorite for years -

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ribbons

1. Do you talk/walk/snore/anything else noteworthy in your sleep?
I talk in my sleep, although it’s more of a guttural mumbling – and sometimes cry out in my sleep (and wake myself up doing so).

2. What is/are your favourite Shakespeare play(s)? (splitting between comedies/tragedies allowed)
King Lear and Othello

3. What sports have you played?
Tennis, ice skating, track, horseback riding, volleyball, basketball, bowling, etc.

4. What is your most memorable wild animal encounter?
As a teenager I was chased by a scurry of squirrels down a path in Central Park - had the bright idea of feeding a couple of them, until the rest of their gang joined in and turned on me.

5. Who is your favourite Spice Girl?
Ginger, the "fun aunt" of the Spices.

6. How adept are you at carpenting/woodworking?
Absolutely horrible. I took a woodworking class in middle school and just couldn’t get the hang of planing - caused the wood to split with every attempt.

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1. What level of education did you attain/Are you still in education?
High school and no higher.

2. What is your opinion of school in general?
Schools need to attract and retain good teachers by paying them top salaries and merit bonuses.

3. What is/was your favourite subject at school?
History

4. And your least favourite?
Math

5. What do you think was the most important life lesson you learned in school?
Avoid the so-called “cool” crowd and form close bonds with the outliers. They make the best friends.

6. What is your favourite song about/against education?

rostasi

1. Do you talk/walk/snore/anything else noteworthy in your sleep?
I listen in my sleep.

2. What is/are your favourite Shakespeare play(s)? (splitting between comedies/tragedies allowed)
The only interest I have in Shakey is "Upstart Crow."

3. What sports have you played?
I bowled because it was a necessary social requirement for my job. I won a trophy.
Other than that, I hate sports and all t̶h̶a̶t̶ i̶t̶ e̶n̶t̶a̶i̶l̶s̶ of its entrails.
Competition contributes to the downfall of humanity.

4. What is your most memorable wild animal encounter?
In Frankfurt, I thought a goose was being friendly, but apparently I was too close
to its unseen goslings nearby and it started to make a grab for my schnitzel.

5. Who is your favourite Spice Girl?
Any girl who happily sells me cinnamon.

6. How adept are you at carpenting/woodworking?
As unknowledgeable as I am about repairing things,
even I know that it's called "carpentry."

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1. What level of education did you attain/Are you still in education?
Formal education would be college and I'm still trying to educate myself every day.

2. What is your opinion of school in general?
Consider everything an experiment.

3. What is/was your favourite subject at school?
Phenomenology

4. And your least favourite?
Music

5. What do you think was the most important life lesson you learned in school?
You have to generate and encourage creativity and analytical thinking outside of the
school curriculum because it will very rarely happen within.

6. What is your favourite song about/against education?

Trollheart

This week's theme is man and woman's best friend.
That's right: MOBILE (OR CELL) PHONES

1. What make of phone do you currently have?

2. Roughly how many mobile/cells have you had in your life?

3. Are you one of those who simply HAS to have the latest phone or do you just wait until you can upgrade?

4. What is your favourite app on your phone?

5. How many numbers in your contacts list could you actually remember if your phone were stolen or lost?

6. Is there any make of phone you would never use?

Bonus question: What is your current ringtone?

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Marie Monday

1. What make of phone do you currently have?
some huawei phone
2. Roughly how many mobile/cells have you had in your life?
6, I think
3. Are you one of those who simply HAS to have the latest phone or do you just wait until you can upgrade?
idgaf what phone I have as long as it works. I get a new one whenever my current one dies
4. What is your favourite app on your phone?
The only app on my phone which I 'like' is a sky map for identifying stars, constellations, etc. I'm rarely in a situation where I can use it but it does spark joy
5. How many numbers in your contacts list could you actually remember if your phone were stolen or lost?
I think only my mom's number. And I remember some phone numbers of friends from elementary school whom I haven't spoken to in 15 years just because that was the only time in my life when remembering phone numbers was useful and even though it isn't anymore my brain likes retaining useless info
6. Is there any make of phone you would never use?
I guess not?
Bonus question: What is your current ringtone?
I don't even know, it's always on silent. I hate phone noises

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The Batlord

1. What make of phone do you currently have?

LG Rebel 4 Tracfone cause I'm cheap and broke.

2. Roughly how many mobile/cells have you had in your life?

Two.

3. Are you one of those who simply HAS to have the latest phone or do you just wait until you can upgrade?

Nyet.

4. What is your favourite app on your phone?

Spotify cause it's now my main vehicle for music and podcasts even though I'm not totally thrilled with its music selection.

5. How many numbers in your contacts list could you actually remember if your phone were stolen or lost?

I can't even remember my own number.

6. Is there any make of phone you would never use?

Don't care.

Bonus question: What is your current ringtone?

00:16-00:46

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Frownland

Double check your calendar TH, you've been posting these on Fridays.

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