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Aditu
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posted May 05, 2005 12:25
This is a day early, but I have plumbers coming tomorrow to smoke out my sewer lines for a crack. sigh
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
3. Who is the most underrated?
4. Who was your childhood hero?
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
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Aditu
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posted May 05, 2005 12:30
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.) Nelly Bly would be fun
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
If I never hear about Paris Hilton again, it will be too soon.
3. Who is the most underrated? Vera Rubin, who works on dark matter research.
4. Who was your childhood hero? Jacques Cousteau
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with? Richard Feynman. I wouldn't understand all his physics, but he was such an eclectic person there would be something to talk about.
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posted May 05, 2005 13:10
1. Feynman
2. Clint Eastwood. What an arse.
3. That girl from "Whale Rider"
4. My what now? Eh, probably Scopes.
5. Feynman - see above (I swear, I was gonna put this even before I saw Aditu's post).
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jordanv
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posted May 05, 2005 18:31
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
Leonard Cohen.
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
Michael Buble.
3. Who is the most underrated?
Leonard Cohen
4. Who was your childhood hero?
Jim Morrison
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
Bridget Bardot. ehehehe...mmm... ![[hearts]](graemlins/hearts.gif)
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skylar
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posted May 06, 2005 04:35
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Originally posted by Aditu:
This is a day early, but I have plumbers coming tomorrow to smoke out my sewer lines for a crack. sigh
The first three or four times I read this, I somehow skipped the second "a", and thought your sewer lines were being smoked out for Crack. What does such a mistake say about me? Clearly, I was having a Chris Rock moment ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
Anywho, on to the questions...
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.) - Clodia ![[evil]](graemlins/evil.gif)
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity? - I agree with Aditu... has to be Paris Hilton.
3. Who is the most underrated? - Douglas Coupland ... he's only really known for the naming of 'Generation X', but ALL his novels are amazing, as well his art, theatre and non-fiction work (apart from Lara's Book, the Tomb Raider companion... seriously random).
4. Who was your childhood hero? - Roald Dahl
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with? - if it weren't completely impossible, then Shakespeare. Since that IS impossible, then (slightly more probably) Ryan Adams.
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posted May 06, 2005 05:11
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Originally posted by Aditu:
This is a day early, but I have plumbers coming tomorrow to smoke out my sewer lines for a crack. sigh
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
Um. I'm happy being me, thanks.
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2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
David Caruso. The fact that that man has a JOB in acting much less has achieved 'celebrity' status will never cease to amaze me. Worst. Actor. Ever.
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3. Who is the most underrated?
The guy who plays Joey's nephew in Joey, and the pothead in Road Trip.
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4. Who was your childhood hero?
Don't think I had one..
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5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
I've always wanted to sit and have a drink or a meal with Kevin Smith. I've talked to him plenty of times on the 'net since he's that kinna guy, but I mean sit down and have a steak with the man.
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Demosthenes
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posted May 06, 2005 06:04
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
Grigory Rasputin. Let's see: worked his way up from 'dirt farmer' to 'living in the Czar's palaces for free,' he could hypnotize girls into having sex with him, it took four murder attempts to finally kill him, and he had his own cult following. Fuck yeah.
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
Everyone and their mom is going to answer 'Paris Hilton' on this one, but I'm going to say Ashton Kutcher. He hasn't played a good role since 'Dude Where's My Car,' and still manages to keep himself firmly planted in the public eye.
3. Who is the most underrated?
Steve Albini, he practically built alternative rock, and put out the angriest song in history with Shellac, 'Prayer To God.'
4. Who was your childhood hero?
Hunter S. Thompson, or at least he's the closest thing I've had to a childhood hero...
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
David Lynch.
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Mac D
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posted May 06, 2005 06:17
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
Gene Simons (Over 4,500 and counting)
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
Any pop singer (Can't we send them all somewhere far away)
3. Who is the most underrated?
The band Skywynd (Very recomended)
4. Who was your childhood hero?
Dick Tracy
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
Stephen Hawkings
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Zargof McBain
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posted May 06, 2005 15:39
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
Da Vinci
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
George Lucas
3. Who is the most underrated?
Butch Vig
4. Who was your childhood hero?
Jules Verne
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
Trent Reznor
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posted May 06, 2005 17:27
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5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
Trent Reznor
At which point in his life? Hasn't he left NIN?
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Zargof McBain
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posted May 07, 2005 00:50
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Originally posted by Rhonwyyn:
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Originally posted by Zargof McBain:
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
Trent Reznor
At which point in his life? Hasn't he left NIN?
No, if anything Trent is NIN. A couple of the other guys have left over the years, but Trent is still going strong. In fact, he has just released a new album "With Teeth", and it is *very* good. If you're a fan of NIN then I would definitely recommend it. He is also starting a tour, I tried to get tickets, but they had sold out in 20 minutes. Gutted!
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GameMaster
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posted May 07, 2005 01:03
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
John Ramero
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
John Ramero
3. Who is the most underrated?
John Carmack
4. Who was your childhood hero?
Beethoven or The Bard
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
Hmmm... several answer to this one, let's start with the funny ones:
1.) myself, so that I know I'm in good company
2.) God.
3.) Bill Gates, if I can have a baseball bat, and he has his wallet on him (after he stopped at a ATM, after payday).
Serious ones:
1.) Myself, I'm not in a people mood right now.
2.) RMS or Linus...
3.) ...
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posted May 07, 2005 10:48
WHoo HOOO!!!
1. If you could be anyone you wanted to be, who would that person be? (Can be someone from history.)
I don't want to be anyone else, but I if have to choose it'd have to be Ben Franklin without the gout.
2. Who is the most overrated celebrity?
Is there a celebrity that's NOT overrated? They all get way too much attention.
3. Who is the most underrated?
No idea. Probably someone who doesn't want to be a celebrity.
4. Who was your childhood hero?
Beethoven
5. Who would you most like to meet and spend time with?
Someone nice who doesn't hide behind principles or change their personality to "suit the occassion". It also helps if they're not a beserker.
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posted May 08, 2005 17:02
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Originally posted by Zargof McBain:
No, if anything Trent is NIN. A couple of the other guys have left over the years, but Trent is still going strong. In fact, he has just released a new album "With Teeth", and it is *very* good. If you're a fan of NIN then I would definitely recommend it. He is also starting a tour, I tried to get tickets, but they had sold out in 20 minutes. Gutted!
Oh, dude, no, the album sucks ass...it sounds like he took a little too much influence from the Faint/the Postal Service, the electro-emo crowd. I'm not at all pleased with the direction Trent's decided to take them in...
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posted May 08, 2005 18:29
While we're on the subject, what bands, etc, fall under the "emo" category?
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Zargof McBain
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posted May 08, 2005 23:46
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Originally posted by Demosthenes:
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Originally posted by Zargof McBain:
No, if anything Trent is NIN. A couple of the other guys have left over the years, but Trent is still going strong. In fact, he has just released a new album "With Teeth", and it is *very* good. If you're a fan of NIN then I would definitely recommend it. He is also starting a tour, I tried to get tickets, but they had sold out in 20 minutes. Gutted!
Oh, dude, no, the album sucks ass...it sounds like he took a little too much influence from the Faint/the Postal Service, the electro-emo crowd. I'm not at all pleased with the direction Trent's decided to take them in...
*fingers in ears* Lalalalalalala! I'm not listening! ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Well you know Trent always seems to do something different for each album, it's one of the reasons I like NIN so much. When I first heard The Fragile I didn't really like it, but it's grown on me, but there are still a few tracks I don't like. I would give it another chance, you may change your mind, if not each to their won I guess.
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Mac D
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posted May 09, 2005 07:35
I like the new NIN album. We found a store where we could get it on Vinyl but got the CD/DVD one instead. We are trying to build up our vinyl collection. but wanted to get the DVD part as well.
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GameMaster
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posted May 09, 2005 07:45
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Someone nice who doesn't hide behind principles or change their personality to "suit the occassion
I get the second half of that statement and whole heartedly agree. But, how does one "hide behind principles?"
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posted May 09, 2005 07:53
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Someone nice who doesn't hide behind principles or change their personality to "suit the occassion
I get the second half of that statement and whole heartedly agree. But, how does one "hide behind principles?"
Line them all up in a row, and then get behind them and crouch. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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