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Monday September 11, 06

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05:34 AM

If you could be an underwater creature, what would you want to be?
A sea cucumber. Nobody suspects the sea cucumber.

If you had to sell your soul for one thing, what would it be for?:
Happiness and safety for those without whom my soul would have fled long ago.

If you could create your own documentary, what would it be about?:
I could do that if I wanted. Whether or not anyone would really watch it is another thing entirely . . . But it would be about people’s faces. I think. I find faces fascinating.

If you could only save one picture, which one would you save?:
I can’t decide that, as you know very well.

If you could describe the perfect body, how would you describe it?:
What a defeatist question . . . I could easily do that if I didn’t think it was a ridiculous concept. All bodies are perfect to somebody. They just need to be told so more often.

What perfume are you wearing?:
Disgruntlement, by Calvin Klein.

If you could eliminate one habit of yours, what would it be?:
Worrying about things about which I cannot do a solitary jot.

If you could throw a party, what theme would you give it and who would come?:
It would be Tim Burton themed and I would invite Char Boy and Edward Scissorhands. But not Toxic Boy, he ruins everything.

If you could create any one thing, no matter how expensive, what would it be?:
I don’t really understand the question . . .I seem to be expected to say a diamond-studded helicopter or something. Is it a very common condition, this yearning to create something very expensive?

If you could make a new cereal, what would it taste like?:
Again, I could make cereal if I really wanted to . . . And I imagine it would taste hideous, because I have no idea how to make cereal.

If you could name the most important event of your life, what would it be?:
Everything so far seems to pivot around the fact I was born. Or so I imagine. I probably just appeared in a building site one day. (And the Lord said there shall be a child of surpassing density and ineptitude - and Lo! It was done.)

If you had to torture someone, what would be your method of torture?:
I think I’d just sit and look at them. That would be enough.

If you were given a boat today, what would you name it?:
Sorrow. It would have black sails and lots of wind chimes just to annoy everyone within a four mile radius.

If you could re-colour something, what would you re-colour?:
My aura.

If you didn't have to work, what would you do?:
Re-colour my aura.

Name the five senses:
Love, mild disappointment, shock, ineptitude and hunger. In that order.

If you could tell your boss any one thing, would would you say?:
I have no boss. You can iron my shirt, but not my soul . . . And so forth.

If you could name the best song ever made, what would you pick?:
I could very easily name ‘the best song ever made’, but I’m not going to because there isn’t one. (‘Captain Jack’ by DDR?)

If it was possible, would you choose to be blind for a day?:
No. Why would anyone actively choose to be blind for a day? What would that achieve?

What about deaf?:
No! Stop it, stop it.

If you could have one dream that you've had come to life, what would it be?:
I spend far too much time asleep to answer that fairly . . .

If you could give your parents one gift, what would you give them?:
My continued absence. Failing this (and I am) health for my mother and sanity for my father.

If you could choose the best instrument, what would you pick?:
I can, so I will: Ye Bagpipes. Or possibly the kazoo.

If you could be given any one talent, what would you want?:
The ability to switch off my mind, for the little capacity it has. Aaah, but no - it constantly churns, crushes and rearranges its contents, like a mental stomach. Oh, also I would quite like to be able to levitate people very slowly when they say something awful, just to show them that things aren’t quite as they think them to be. Just very gently, and just enough to scare them.

If you died right now, what would be the first thing you'd want to see?:
The rocks below (la de da, la de da . . . )

If you could wear only one colour for the rest of your life, what would it be:
Black. (And who’s stopping me?)

If you could have one mate or many, would you choose the one or the many?:
Ah, but in the case of the many, would they really be ‘mates’, now really?

If you could have written any one song, which one would it be?:
‘The Forgotten Man’ by Burt Bacharach.

If you could be on any TV show, which one would you want to be on?:
Super Happy Magic Family Wish Show . . As hosted by Morrissey.

If you could own any one business, what would you want to own?:
One that sells really unsightly and disappointing food items in expensive and promising packaging. It wouldn’t last long, but it would be worth it.

If you could bathe in anyone's dirty bathwater, who's would it be?:
I wouldn’t call it ‘dirty’ in this case. More . . . infused.

If you could un-know any one thing you currently know, what would it be?:
Oh, so very, very many things. For instance, how After Eight mints are actually made.

Would you have a face-lift?:
Certainly not. I don’t know how people can bring themselves to care about a few wrinkles and so forth when so many good people have died far earlier than they deserved and never even got the chance to whinge about such paltry things. Mortality is beauty, and beauty is the only immortal thing worth remembering. And it can’t just be summoned with money at the hands of a surgeon.

If you had to name your single worst fear, what would it be?:
I’m scared for other people . . . but not for me. Rabbits intimidate me -does that count?

If you could know how you are going to die, would you want to know?:
I know how I’m going to die. Why do you think I always look so nervous around penny farthings?

What do men want?:
I should imagine it depends upon the gentleman in question. The one next door wants some tea, because I just heard him say so through the wall. My father wants a new bath robe, and meanwhile my friend wants to be a different person entirely. (Some men are bigger than others).

What do women want?:
Again . . . (women and men are a lot alike, you know. Hasn't anyone noticed?)

If you could be the king of something, what would it be?:
Wishful thinking? Too late . . . If I could be the lord of something I’d be the Lord of the Dance, purely because I can’t dance whatsoever and it would be a huge disappointment and everyone would throw vegetables at me and then leave.

If you could spend a million dollars at any one store, where would it be?:
If I was ever on the point of spending a million dollars at any store, it would be time for a long, hard think. And not regarding which store, either.

If you had to die in a natural disaster, which one would you choose?:
Hell’s opening.

If you could have been the actor/actress in any movie, what would you pick?:
Mothra!, so I could say “O My God, it’s a giant moth.”

If you could be invisible for one hour, where would you do?:
Drape myself in flowers and prance about people’s gardens.

If you had to listen to a single song today 100 times, what song would it be?:
Something I didn’t much like to begin with - then, by the end of the day, I might do.

If you could initiate a new charity, what would be it's purpose?:
I think all the charities we need exist, they just need more money.

Who is the luckiest person in the world?
Me.

If you could ask anyone any one question, who and what would you ask?:
I don’t know . . . I tend to find things out myself. What I would like to do is put a pair of fake ears and a tail on a small bear, and take it out for a walk, to see if anyone noticed it was actually a bear.

(“That’s a bear!”
“It isn’t.”
“It is - look! Its tail just fell off.”
“I do not know of what you speak.”)

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  • Ah, then THIS The Human Face [imdb.com]would interest you immensely, Poppy!

    John Cleese's presentation as well as the appearances by familiar actors and actresses alone make it worth watching, but the topic itself just happens to be very interesting: the complexities of the human face, and the way we respond to faces mentally, make for a fascinating bit of viewing.

    John Cleese doesn't seem to have gotten the credit he deserves in some of the other reviews here. He is not just a celebrity who knows nothing about the topic he is presenting--he in fact conceived and wrote "The Human Face."


    I shall reply more later on, but have to keep an appointment!
    J. Razor -- Monday September 11 2006, @10:06AM (#234640)
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    I'm Alone
  • If you were a bear, what sort of bear would you be? Where do all of these questions come from?
    BazMJ -- Monday September 11 2006, @03:41PM (#234678)
    (User #7420 Info)
    Living longer than I had intended, something must have gone right.
    • Re:Bears by Poppycocteau (Score:1) Tuesday September 12 2006, @02:27AM
  • If you could be an underwater creature, what would you want to be?
    A humpback whale, i've always wanted to be able to sing.

    If you had to sell your soul for one thing, what would it be for?:
    Don't have a soul, it died a long time ago

    If you could create your own documentary, what would it be about?:
    Unipolar depression coz Stephen Fry's doing one about manic depression (can't wait for that by the way!)

    If you could only save one picture, which one would you save?:
    There's this one of me when i was very young and kneeling behind me was my mum and standing behind her was my nan. My nan said it was important because it shows 3 generations of her family.

    If you could describe the perfect body, how would you describe it?:
    Nothing's perfect but i have to admit i would love to have Nico's.

    What perfume are you wearing?:
    Don't wear perfume.

    If you could eliminate one habit of yours, what would it be?:
    Self-harm.

    If you could throw a party, what theme would you give it and who would come?:
    The theme would be trying something different and everyone would have to dress in a way they'd normally be too self-consious to. Unfortunatly no one would come.

    If you could create any one thing, no matter how expensive, what would it be?:
    An alternative to animal testing.

    If you could make a new cereal, what would it taste like?:
    Chocolate.

    If you could name the most important event of your life, what would it be?:
    Probebly the first time i got cheated on because that's what really pushed me over the edge from being just a little shy and introverted to a full-on depressive.

    If you had to torture someone, what would be your method of torture?:
    Play back their victim's memories of what they did and make them watch it over and over again.

    If you were given a boat today, what would you name it?:
    Boat.

    If you could re-colour something, what would you re-colour?:
    My arms to hide the scars better.

    If you didn't have to work, what would you do?:
    Play.

    Name the five senses:
    Love, pain, sadness, frustration and numbness.

    If you could tell your boss any one thing, would would you say?:
    Atleast they respect me.

    If you could name the best song ever made, what would you pick?:
    I don't believe there is any one song.

    If it was possible, would you choose to be blind for a day?:
    Yes, i'd like to truly understand what it's like.

    What about deaf?:
    No, i couldn't go an entire day without music.

    If you could have one dream that you've had come to life, what would it be?:
    A house in the country with horses, dogs and a parrot and someone who loves me.

    If you could give your parents one gift, what would you give them?:
    His life back.

    If you could choose the best instrument, what would you pick?:
    I don't know, i love them all so much.

    If you could be given any one talent, what would you want?:
    To read minds so i wouldn't be so paranoid about what people are thinking anymore.

    If you died right now, what would be the first thing you'd want to see?:
    I'd just be happy i was dead.

    If you could wear only one colour for the rest of your life, what would it be:
    Grey, it signifies mental disturbance apparently.

    If you could have one mate or many, would you choose the one or the many?:
    Depends how good the mate or mates were. I've had one friend at times and i've had many but they've all left so now i'm really not sure.

    If you could have written any one song, which one would it be?:
    Asleep.

    If you could be on any TV show, which one would you want to be on?:
    I don't, tv is bad.

    If you could own any one business, what would you want to own?:
    A clothing store that charged reasonable prices and didn't exploit anyone but didn't capitalise of the fact that it didn't exploit anyone.

    If you could bathe in anyone's dirty bathwater, who's would it be?:
    Nah, i'm not into that.

    If you c
    angelunimportant -- Tuesday September 12 2006, @05:55AM (#234706)
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  • " What story does this face tell? " I often find myself searching, skimming and scrambling to figure out what a face means at a particular moment, and, to see back and forward, it's story, and it's potential story.
    redpathetic -- Tuesday September 12 2006, @11:47AM (#234721)
    (User #6184 Info)
    Happy in this final acceptance of his own absurdity...Albert Camus
  • Decided to give it a go as well. Thanks for the inspiration.
    realitybites -- Wednesday September 13 2006, @04:31AM (#234761)
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  • If you could be an underwater creature, what would you want to be?
    sea horse, doesn't this creature have a certain elegance? maybe bob squarepants?

    If you had to sell your soul for one thing, what would it be for?:
    Faustian question, heh... How about eternal life? no, it would be too depressing eventually... ok, i want to be younger by 10 years...

    If you could create your own documentary, what would it be about?:
    50s NYC and SF beatnik scene... drugs & jazz & poetry... cosmopolitan blacks and jewish creative types... the bad think it would be mostly archives, quite few of them are dead.

    If you could only save one picture, which one would you save?:
    picture of lily, picture of lily (who, my generation)

    If you could describe the perfect body, how would you describe it?:
    i think johnny weir, the figure skater, maybe rufus wainwright, orlando bloom, of course, oh my, i better stop...

    What perfume are you wearing?:
    au naturale... uhm, smells so good... with this special skunky aroma...(my last shower was couple weeks ago, why shower, water resources are too precious, as al gore would testify...)

    If you could eliminate one habit of yours, what would it be?:
    Monday quarterbacking...

    If you could throw a party, what theme would you give it and who would come?
    hmm, gays and divas they admire... cheesiest the better... from cher to tori amos to regina spektor... (sorry, moz is not included) 48 inane shirtless dancing maraphone (women could watch from the balcony & admire, that's it!)

    If you could create any one thing, no matter how expensive, what would it be?:
    good science fiction book, but basically it would be an excurse to the depth of the human nature disguised as a science fiction book.

    If you could make a new cereal, what would it taste like?:
    like buttah...

    If you could name the most important event of your life, what would it be?:
    losing my virginity with rupert everett... no, non, no!!! with orlando bloom!!!!!

    If you had to torture someone, what would be your method of torture?:
    I would put this person in the enclosed space with no means of escape and read some of my recent manuscripts... i like to write science fiction with a twist, as i said.

    If you were given a boat today, what would you name it?:
    Amalia Rodriguez, Portugese Bride, Fado Lisboa, Hilary Rodham Clinton, Monica Cigar II, Orlando Bloom Loveboat... but i have to have a boat first!

    If you could re-colour something, what would you re-colour?:
    My fridge in blue...

    If you didn't have to work, what would you do?:
    obviously, write fiction & play some nice portuguese fado in a background. join johnny weir funclub together with 13-year-old catholic schoolgirls... maybe fish a little in the murky waters of life...

    Name the five senses:
    Love, guilt, love, guilt, love In that order.

    If you could tell your boss any one thing, would would you say?:
    f*** o++!!!. I will never work in my life again, not in your sh&&& little dilbert-like cubicle, because i am a writer of independent means. and, yes, i just married michael stipe in the massachusetts state court!!!

    If you could name the best song ever made, what would you pick?:
    Close call between Led Zep Stairways to Heaven, Jim Morrfison Break on Thru to the Other Side and Tori Amos Pandora Aquarium...

    If it was possible, would you choose to be blind for a day?:
    Yes, i am blind... and i can see... evil people... hating likes of you and me...

    no... i would rather pass...

    What about deaf?:
    Deafening sound of a jet... opeth area... clangour of beatles' silver hammers... white noise of lou reed 2nd vu album... pink floyd wall of sound... i coult take that kind of rock-n-roll deafness...

    If you could have one dream that you've had come to life, what would it be?
    have a boyfriend who would understand me and be my lifetime companion... sorry for sounding so serious... i meant to be funny, yet... d
    Anonymous -- Friday September 29 2006, @11:23PM (#235716)


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