a getting to know you thread

[Melethiel]

I did - one question raw or cooked?

Smoked.

 

[edie19]

[/size][/color][/font]Smoked.

then I could probably handle that - when wikipedia said many eat it raw I kind of thought ewwww

I love bacon.

When I was little my grandmother made her pie crusts with lard and she made the best pies on the planet

So, I'm thinking I'd probably like the salo.

 

[Melethiel]

then I could probably handle that - when wikipedia said many eat it raw I kind of thought ewwww

I love bacon.

When I was little my grandmother made her pie crusts with lard and she made the best pies on the planet

So, I'm thinking I'd probably like the salo.

Well, it is kind of raw. It's not exactly cooked...

 

[SwirlingEd]

1. Place of birth? Jeffersonville, Indiana, USA
2. Favorite day of the week? Thursday
3. Favorite sport to watch? Tennis
4. Favorite movie (one you can always watch)? The Fisher King
5. Favorite food? Sushi
6. Favorite beverage? Tea
7. Hobbies? Writing, Biking, Snowboarding
8. Night person or day person? Night
9. Paint or wallpaper? Paint
10. Favorite t.v. show? Big Love
11. Can you drive a stick shift? Yep
12. Last person you talked with on the phone? My wife
13. What was your favorite toy as a child? Atari 2600
14. When was the last time you cried? Few months ago maybe
15. What's on the floor of your closet? clothes

 

[Rhamiel]

Rowan

13. What was your favorite toy as a child? My computer.

not a doll or a base ball or a hoby horse or a stuffed animal? computers are so cold, but your love of british gangster flicks has redeemed you lol

 

[Criada]

Me too - even though the grandfather was reading from a book (I thought it was simply part of the plot line) it never occurred to me that it was based on a book.

That makes me feel less dim! I love the book - haven't seen the film, tho I seem to remember thinking I must find it when someone mentioned it in another thread!

 

[SumTinWong]

The Princess Bride rules!! I'm so happy there are so many people who like it LOL

At the moment, I'm in the middle of reading the book. Just got to the part where Buttercup discovers the man in black is really Westley

The book is sooo much better than the movie. I wish Reiner would have gotten more of the book in.

 

[edie19]

The book is sooo much better than the movie. I wish Reiner would have gotten more of the book in.

The books are always better than the movie (can only think of one instance where the movie stayed really close to the book and both the book and movie are pretty much unheralded - A Separate Peace did an excellent job of following the book closely, probably best I've ever seen along that line).

 

[Izdaari Eristikon]

The books are always better than the movie (can only think of one instance where the movie stayed really close to the book and both the book and movie are pretty much unheralded - A Separate Peace did an excellent job of following the book closely, probably best I've ever seen along that line).

I can think of one movie that was significantly better than the book it was based on. That was Blade Runner, based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick. The movie didn't follow the book closely, but instead improved on it. PKD was a brilliant writer, but did way too many drugs, and sometimes his writing was, um, confusing to say the least. The Blade Runner version of that particular story was far more coherent.

My personal favorite PKD story is The Man in the High Castle.

 

[Avatar]

1. Place of birth? Manitoba, Canada
2. Favorite day of the week? Friday
3. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey
4. Favorite movie (one you can always watch)? Tenacious D & The Pick of Destiny
5. Favorite food? Lobster
6. Favorite beverage? Beer
7. Hobbies? Fishing, internetting
8. Night person or day person? day
9. Paint or wallpaper? Paint
10. Favorite t.v. show? News
11. Can you drive a stick shift? Yes, but not well
12. Last person you talked with on the phone? dad
13. What was your favorite toy as a child? A red Lear Jet
14. When was the last time you cried? This summer when I had to put my puppy down
15. What's on the floor of your closet? School supplies

 

[GreenMunchkin]

Jet
14. When was the last time you cried? This summer when I had to put my puppy down

Am so sorry, Av What breed was he? Was he very adorable?

 

[Avatar]

Am so sorry, Av What breed was he? Was he very adorable?

She was a little husky about 4 months old. When we were moving from northern Quebec to Nova-Scotia she took ill in Montreal airport. I had to miss my flight to find a vet. Took over an hour to find one open - it was Sunday and Canada Day. By then she was too far gone and I had to put her down.

On the bright side my older and very pregnant Husky had 8 pups exactly one week later.

 

[GreenMunchkin]

She was a little husky about 4 months old. When we were moving from northern Quebec to Nova-Scotia she took ill in Montreal airport. I had to miss my flight to find a vet. Took over an hour to find one open - it was Sunday and Canada Day. By then she was too far gone and I had to put her down.

On the bright side my older and very pregnant Husky had 8 pups exactly one week later.

Congratulations on the 8 puppies

But am so sorry about little lady People who haven't ever owned a dog just don't understand how big a part of the family they become. Tis genuine love between them and us. Am sorry, dude

 

[3girls2dogs]

Ok, for everyone who liked the "bad grammar" shirt ideas, here are some linkies for you

http://www.onehorseshy.com/highbrow/bad_grammar_makes_me_sic/

http://www.onehorseshy.com/highbrow/

I'm warning you, this site has some other shirts some may find mildly offensive, but if you have a good sense of humor, this place is great. And I am a Republican saying this, and so that is saying a lot if you look at their political T's LOL

 

[edie19]

I can think of one movie that was significantly better than the book it was based on. That was Blade Runner, based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Phillip K. Dick. The movie didn't follow the book closely, but instead improved on it. PKD was a brilliant writer, but did way too many drugs, and sometimes his writing was, um, confusing to say the least. The Blade Runner version of that particular story was far more coherent.

My personal favorite PKD story is The Man in the High Castle.

Just read this over the weekend.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/25/bladerunner.scott/index.html

 

[Rochir]

1. Place of birth? Europe

2. Favorite day of the week? Friday

3. Favorite sport to watch? - Track and Field, anything during the Olympics

4. Favorite movie (one you can always watch)? - Star Wars, 13th Warrior

5. Favorite food? - Chinese, Thai, Indian

6. Favorite beverage? - Diet Coke, Ginger Ale

7. Hobbies? - MB communities, RPG

8. Night person or day person? - night

9. Paint or wallpaper? - paint

10. Favorite t.v. show? - Seinfeld, Family Guy, American Dad

11. Can you drive a stick shift? - Yup,

12. Last person you talked with on the phone? - a colleague at work

13. What was your favorite toy as a child? - marbles and stuffed animals

14. When was the last time you cried? - recently

15. What's on the floor of your closet? - stuff and a hippo

 

[Criada]

15. What's on the floor of your closet? - stuff and a hippo

Must be a big closet!!!

 

[Avatar]

Must be a big closet!!!

Never heard of the House Hippo?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8OEz0rA

 

[free2be]

1. Place of birth? Thunder Bay, Ontario

2. Favorite day of the week? Sunday...family day

3. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey...especially if the Sens are playing!

4. Favorite movie (one you can always watch)? It's a Wonderful Life....I watch it all year round

5. Favorite food? Ice cream and strawberries

6. Favorite beverage? Pomegranit tea and red wine

7. Hobbies? crafting, reading, playing guitar, inline skating

8. Night person or day person? day

9. Paint or wallpaper? paint

10. Favorite t.v. show? don't really have one...

11. Can you drive a stick shift? yes...I always say you ride an automatic, you drive a standard

12. Last person you talked with on the phone? my husband

13. What was your favorite toy as a child? Strawberry Shortcake doll

14. When was the last time you cried? 2 days ago

15. What's on the floor of your closet? miraculously, nothing! (I just did laundry)

 

[Avatar]

3. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey...especially if the Sens are playing!

Go Sens! I'm an Oilers fan but you better believe I was rooting for the sens last year! What a heartbreaker!