The Saturday 6-Pack

Trollheart · 07-10-2022, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ribbons

I love that Weddell Seal

- thank you dear Cella. I'm from the USA! USA! USA! Hopefully you can look past that and accept me regardless.

I personally vouch for this woman, and will fight anyone who has a bad word to say about her.

Pet_Sounds · 07-10-2022, 02:39 PM

1. What honours/diplomas/degrees etc do you hold, or, how did you end school/college in terms of honours etc?

Bachelor's degree, double major in math and computer science, graduated with honours and a 95% average. (My school didn't do 4.0-scale GPA.)

2. Who is your favourite fictional character?

I really like Sherlock Holmes and Columbo.

3. What’s the longest you’ve even been awake, without any sleep?

I want to say 30 hours, thanks to not being able to sleep on a red-eye flight.

4. A bird flies into your house/room/apartment/office: what do you do?

Take the screens out of the windows and try to maneuvre it out. Then try to figure out how the hell it got in.

5. I guess not so much now, or maybe, but when you buy or used to buy books, if your favourite author had a new one out, did you go for the hardback or wait until it came out in paperback?

I'm young enough that I've bought new releases on Kindle. I'll usually buy paperback otherwise unless I know it's a keeper for the collection.

6. What’s your opinion, generally, on advertisements/ commercials?

I use a very effective ad blocker and I love it.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 07-10-2022, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ribbons

I love that Weddell Seal

- thank you dear Cella. I'm from the USA! USA! USA! Hopefully you can look past that and accept me regardless.

Of course that's fine, I don't tar people with the same brush (SCOTUS hint hint). Which state if you don't mind me asking? I have a doctor from America and she is my favourite! In fact, her cheery personality completely outshines the Kiwi doctor and his daughter who owns the clinic, they have annoyed me beyond belief before. She's the only reason I'm still there.

*hugs*

It's really fun getting to know you better.

ribbons · 07-10-2022, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I personally vouch for this woman, and will fight anyone who has a bad word to say about her.

It's not every day the greatest living Irishman vouches for you. Thank you, TH!

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Originally Posted by Celladorina

Of course that's fine, I don't tar people with the same brush (SCOTUS hint hint). Which state if you don't mind me asking? I have a doctor from America and she is my favourite! In fact, her cheery personality completely outshines the Kiwi doctor and his daughter who owns the clinic, they have annoyed me beyond belief before. She's the only reason I'm still there.

*hugs*

It's really fun getting to know you better.

*hugs back* ! And it's really fun getting to know you better too. Thanks for not tarring me, lol! I'm from New York. Glad you now have a doctor who makes you feel comfortable - that is really important, especially as you are dealing with chronic illness and pain and need compassionate treatment. Good riddance to that clinic owner and his daughter, you don't need that added stress on you.

music_collector · 07-11-2022, 07:24 PM

1. What honours/diplomas/degrees etc do you hold, or, how did you end school/college in terms of honours etc?

I have a college diploma in "microcomputer engineering technology". It's a stupid name, but the program was good. I did one year in university for computer science. The only honour I got was not having to pay off debt after I graduated.

2. Who is your favourite fictional character?

I don't think I have a favourite. I can name a few I like a lot though: Tyler Durden, Homer Jay Simpson, the Hanson brothers (not those mmmmmmmbop dudes, though I wish they were fiction).

3. What’s the longest you’ve even been awake, without any sleep?

Thankfully, I haven't gone that long, roughly 18 hours.

4. A bird flies into your house/room/apartment/office: what do you do?

I guess it would depend on the bird. If we're talking a hummingbird, cardinal, or a blue jay, I'd probably leave it be. Once it got outside, I'd try to set up some kind of feeder. At my friend's house a week ago, this little bird would stand on my kids' hands and eat seed.

5. I guess not so much now, or maybe, but when you buy or used to buy books, if your favourite author had a new one out, did you go for the hardback or wait until it came out in paperback?

I'd go for the paperback every time. They fit better in backpacks.

6. What’s your opinion, generally, on advertisements/ commercials?

They're a necessary evil, sadly. I've memorized too many of them. I wish I had that device from Eternal Sunshine, so I could wipe those stupid wastes of space from my head. I'd rather waste the space on other stuff, like trivia.

jadis · 07-12-2022, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

cool, I should read that article. George Eliot is certainly interesting when it comes to female sexuality; I wonder if what Angela Carter says about it is related to this:

Well worth your time

https://pdfhost.io/v/LQj6Hbv19_Angel...Alisons_Giggle

ribbons · 07-12-2022, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jadis

Well worth your time

https://pdfhost.io/v/LQj6Hbv19_Angel...Alisons_Giggle

Looking forward to reading that, as I'm sure Marie will - thanks for sharing, jadis!

**Frownland** · 07-12-2022, 11:25 AM

1. What honours/diplomas/degrees etc do you hold, or, how did you end school/college in terms of honours etc?

I have a bachelor's degree in communications, I'd like to go back for an English degree though.

2. Who is your favourite fictional character?

Not sure, Withnail I guess.

3. What’s the longest you’ve even been awake, without any sleep?

40 hours on a fishing crew.

4. A bird flies into your house/room/apartment/office: what do you do?

Open the door for the rest of the animals to clean this place up.

5. I guess not so much now, or maybe, but when you buy or used to buy books, if your favourite author had a new one out, did you go for the hardback or wait until it came out in paperback?

Not usually but I'm pretty interested in one of the Cormac McCarthy books dropping this year. I bought Charlie Kaufman's book in a heartbeat too.

6. What’s your opinion, generally, on advertisements/ commercials?

Overly influential in consumerist mindsets, manufactures problems to sell a solution, and annoying to boot. **** em.

FETCHER. · 07-16-2022, 02:46 AM

1. What honours/diplomas/degrees etc do you hold, or, how did you end school/college in terms of honours etc?

I didn’t go to uni or anything but finished high school with a couple of highers and done 2 years of college which didn’t amount to much before I left and got a job

2. Who is your favourite fictional character?

Fictional would probably be Arya Stark

bit cliche but I LIVED for game of thrones before they ****ed that up.

3. What’s the longest you’ve even been awake, without any sleep?

Probably about 48hrs, cocaine is a helluva drug

4. A bird flies into your house/room/apartment/office: what do you do?

Catch it and set it free before it ****s all over everything.

5. I guess not so much now, or maybe, but when you buy or used to buy books, if your favourite author had a new one out, did you go for the hardback or wait until it came out in paperback?

I haven’t really bought or read books as they are being released but I would go for hardback.

6. What’s your opinion, generally, on advertisements/ commercials?

I find it annoying that they influence people to spend money on **** they don’t need. It’s actually quite sad. Especially hate Instagram influencers that try to sell you the weirdest crap.

Trollheart · 07-16-2022, 05:08 AM

1. What other race/ethnicity would you like to have been born as, or are you happy as you are?

2. What’s the smallest thing that scares you?

3. If a genie gave you one wish, but there was a catch - you could only wish for something for someone else, not yourself - what would you wish for, and for whom?

4. Do you prefer a keyboard that is very tactile and makes sounds, or one that is soft and silent?

5. Just for fun, if you could rearrange the countries of the world, which would you put alongside which to cause the most chaos/amusement?

6. What would you consider humanity’s finest hour?

07-10-2022, 02:39 PM	#11212 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	1. What honours/diplomas/degrees etc do you hold, or, how did you end school/college in terms of honours etc? Bachelor's degree, double major in math and computer science, graduated with honours and a 95% average. (My school didn't do 4.0-scale GPA.) 2. Who is your favourite fictional character? I really like Sherlock Holmes and Columbo. 3. What’s the longest you’ve even been awake, without any sleep? I want to say 30 hours, thanks to not being able to sleep on a red-eye flight. 4. A bird flies into your house/room/apartment/office: what do you do? Take the screens out of the windows and try to maneuvre it out. Then try to figure out how the hell it got in. 5. I guess not so much now, or maybe, but when you buy or used to buy books, if your favourite author had a new one out, did you go for the hardback or wait until it came out in paperback? I'm young enough that I've bought new releases on Kindle. I'll usually buy paperback otherwise unless I know it's a keeper for the collection. 6. What’s your opinion, generally, on advertisements/ commercials? I use a very effective ad blocker and I love it. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease

07-12-2022, 11:25 AM	#11218 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	1. What honours/diplomas/degrees etc do you hold, or, how did you end school/college in terms of honours etc? I have a bachelor's degree in communications, I'd like to go back for an English degree though. 2. Who is your favourite fictional character? Not sure, Withnail I guess. 3. What’s the longest you’ve even been awake, without any sleep? 40 hours on a fishing crew. 4. A bird flies into your house/room/apartment/office: what do you do? Open the door for the rest of the animals to clean this place up. 5. I guess not so much now, or maybe, but when you buy or used to buy books, if your favourite author had a new one out, did you go for the hardback or wait until it came out in paperback? Not usually but I'm pretty interested in one of the Cormac McCarthy books dropping this year. I bought Charlie Kaufman's book in a heartbeat too. 6. What’s your opinion, generally, on advertisements/ commercials? Overly influential in consumerist mindsets, manufactures problems to sell a solution, and annoying to boot. **** em. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

07-16-2022, 05:08 AM	#11220 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	1. What other race/ethnicity would you like to have been born as, or are you happy as you are? 2. What’s the smallest thing that scares you? 3. If a genie gave you one wish, but there was a catch - you could only wish for something for someone else, not yourself - what would you wish for, and for whom? 4. Do you prefer a keyboard that is very tactile and makes sounds, or one that is soft and silent? 5. Just for fun, if you could rearrange the countries of the world, which would you put alongside which to cause the most chaos/amusement? 6. What would you consider humanity’s finest hour? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

07-11-2022, 07:24 PM	#11215 (permalink)
music_collector Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 744	1. What honours/diplomas/degrees etc do you hold, or, how did you end school/college in terms of honours etc? I have a college diploma in "microcomputer engineering technology". It's a stupid name, but the program was good. I did one year in university for computer science. The only honour I got was not having to pay off debt after I graduated. 2. Who is your favourite fictional character? I don't think I have a favourite. I can name a few I like a lot though: Tyler Durden, Homer Jay Simpson, the Hanson brothers (not those mmmmmmmbop dudes, though I wish they were fiction). 3. What’s the longest you’ve even been awake, without any sleep? Thankfully, I haven't gone that long, roughly 18 hours. 4. A bird flies into your house/room/apartment/office: what do you do? I guess it would depend on the bird. If we're talking a hummingbird, cardinal, or a blue jay, I'd probably leave it be. Once it got outside, I'd try to set up some kind of feeder. At my friend's house a week ago, this little bird would stand on my kids' hands and eat seed. 5. I guess not so much now, or maybe, but when you buy or used to buy books, if your favourite author had a new one out, did you go for the hardback or wait until it came out in paperback? I'd go for the paperback every time. They fit better in backpacks. 6. What’s your opinion, generally, on advertisements/ commercials? They're a necessary evil, sadly. I've memorized too many of them. I wish I had that device from Eternal Sunshine, so I could wipe those stupid wastes of space from my head. I'd rather waste the space on other stuff, like trivia.