Toadfish Monastery

1. Have you ever caught and eaten a fish?
Nope. I have tried -although reluctantly- unsuccessfully.

2. Did you enjoy the experience?  (If you haven't caught one, would you like to?)
Not really, there is some thrill related but ...

3. What is it about catching fish do you like/dislike?
...I have the feeling that it is me having the hook inserted on my palate then furiously fighting to survive, being pulled by my head to die asphyxiated. Man, I even feel sorry for the lobsters in the supermarket waiting to be steamed!

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1. Shy or uninhibited?

2. How about in bed?

3. At that point, music, tv, or the "sound of the jungle"?

Quote from: Swatopluk on January 29, 2007, 03:36:59 PM
where did you hide those strawberries? I neeeeeeeeeeeed them!

I have been a bad influence on you.

1. Shy or uninhibited?

Believe it or not, shy.

2. How about in bed?

Not shy, if I remember rightly...

3. At that point, music, tv, or the "sound of the jungle"?

NO to TV, only certain music, prefer the natural sounds (and the silly and smart-ass remarks). There's a lot to be said for compatible sense of humor.

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1) Tub bath or shower?

2) Wash cloth or scrubbie/bath pouf?

3) How many "products" do you use on your hair after you rinse out the shampoo?

1) Tub bath or shower?
Tub for relaxing, otherwise just wash cloth for cleaning (wet of course!)

2) Wash cloth or scrubbie/bath pouf?
Wash cloth

3) How many "products" do you use on your hair after you rinse out the shampoo?
None, except a comb. Why should I wash my hair and then smear something into it afterwards?



1. How do you heat your house/flat/dwelling place?
2. Problems with traffic noises where you live?
3. Do the neighbours complain that You are to noisy? (if, no: why not?)

1. How do you heat your house/flat/dwelling place?

I don't. It's expensive. When I'm cold, I just go out to the pub or cuddle in in my bed.

2. Problems with traffic noises where you live?

Don't know, never actually noticed any noises.

3. Do the neighbours complain that You are to noisy? (if, no: why not?)

Almost all the time.

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1. Loud music or just a little sound in the background?

2. As a dictator of taste, what would you prohibit?

3. Love and peace or world domination?

1. Loud music or just a little sound in the background?
Not extremly loud but loud enough that one gets the details. No muzac!

2. As a dictator of taste, what would you prohibit?
Let's start with every singer that can't pass a standardized singing test without electronic help. Then painters/sculptors that are unable to produce a decent copy of a given classic (not necessarily slavishly copying it but showing that they have the basic skills)

3. Love and peace or world domination?
Let love dominate the world and there will be peace .

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1. Onto the beach or up the mountains for vacation? (flatland no option)
2. Do you like swimming?
3. Do you prefer moderate/cool climates or would a desert climate suit you more?

1. Onto the beach or up the mountains for vacation? (flatland no option)

Beach. I love the beach. I love when it's warm, and I can lie on the beach and enjoy a cool beer (and nice view).

2. Do you like swimming?

Yes I do.

3. Do you prefer moderate/cool climates or would a desert climate suit you more?

Something in the middle. Not more than 30C and not less than 20 would be the ideal climate for me to live in. And somewhere on the beach.

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1. River or lake?

2. French or British movies?

3. DO you prefer paintings or photographs on your walls?

1. River or lake?
Fjord

2. French or British movies?
British (not all of course, and a few selected French occasionally)

3. DO you prefer paintings or photographs on your walls?
Photographs of paintings maybe. That's more affordable.
Not much room anyway. I have not even enough shelve-space fore everything that needs it.

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1. Horror films or nudies? (OK, not much difference these days  )
2. Original (and subtitled if necessary) or Dubbed? (all films, not just skin and gore)
3. Worst movie(s) you have ever seen? (if possible excluding skin and gore)

1. Horror films or nudies? (OK, not much difference these days)

Depends on who is nude in the movie. Sometimes it's a horror to watch the nudes. I guess I'd prefer a horror movie.

2. Original (and subtitled if necessary) or Dubbed? (all films, not just skin and gore)

Always original. I hate dubbed movies (especially after I've heard Denzel Washington speaking Hungarian. I'll never forget that moment, it was horrifying)

3. Worst movie(s) you have ever seen? (if possible excluding skin and gore)

Probably German 70s porn movies...

But honestly, I couldn't say. I've seen far too many bad and worse movies. One of the more recent once I've seen could be the Pink Panther (the new one, not the old ones) or Son of Mask (horrible experience).

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1. Who is the funnies man (or woman) on planet?

2. Simpsons or Futurama?

3. Would you like to be somehow exposed to radioactive matter and become a superhero?

Exactly because of the German sofprawn of that era I made the bracketed exclusion.
(those would have of course to be excluded from the "most idiotic title" too for the same reason e.g. "Wo der Wildbach durch das Höschen rauscht")

1. Who is the funnies man (or woman) on planet?
Beats me, especially given the fact(?) that the most probable contenders are already dead

2. Simpsons or Futurama?
Futurama

3. Would you like to be somehow exposed to radioactive matter and become a superhero?
Not without prior consultation. The type of superhero would also be a factor to be deliberated.

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1. What is the most stupid movie title you know (no invented ones and no German softprawn please)?

2. What is the greatest (character) miscast you have seen in a movie or play?

3. There are rumors about a Casablanca remake: Who should be cast for that (if the project can't be stopped)?

1. What is the most stupid movie title you know (no invented ones and no German softprawn please)?

althoiugh it is a bit obvious I think it would have to be Snakes on a Plane

2. What is the greatest (character) miscast you have seen in a movie or play?

Ford Prefect and Zaphod Beeblebrox in the Hitchhikers film were both just all wrong.

3. There are rumors about a Casablanca remake: Who should be cast for that (if the project can't be stopped)?

If you can't stop it it needs sabotaging. I will be sneaking into the casting room and getting the following cast...

Rick Blaine - Jim Carey
Ilsa Lund - Paris Hilton
Victor Lazlo - jackie Chan
Captain Renault - Gerard depardieu
Major Strasser - Arnold schwartzenegger
Sam - Chris Rock
Signor Ferrari - Robert De Niro
Guillermo Ugarte - Ben Stiller

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1) Do you think any remake has been better than the original?

2) What type of coat do you wear?

3) do you use artificial scents to make your home smell like a trollops boudoir?

1) Do you think any remake has been better than the original?
In the case of certain b-movies with long remake/adaption/redo tradition (Dracula, Frankenstein, Jekyll&Hyde etc.) that is open to debate (especially what constitutes the "original").
Personally I liked the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory much more than the old (and not just because of the better effects). Actually I find the old one pretty dreadful and Disneyish.

2) What type of coat do you wear?
A cheap one (don't like to spend more than necessary on clothing even if I can afford it)

3) do you use artificial scents to make your home smell like a trollops boudoir?
Who says that it is not in the first place?
No, no friend of incense and the like

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1. Your favorite animated movie?

2. What do you think about using classical (=old) music in films instead of newly composed?

3. What is your favorite film soundtrack/music?

1. Your favorite animated movie?
Possibly Fantasia, (even the 2K version is nice), or maybe Akira.

2. What do you think about using classical (=old) music in films instead of newly composed?
It is a matter of how the music is used; 2001 is a wonderful example of classical music used on a movie. OTOH, music composed for a film, while may be a ripoff from classical works (John Williams is a master on that regard) if correctly made, fits perfectly the flow of the movie.

3. What is your favorite film soundtrack/music?
There are many I like even if those are ripoffs, right now I'm thinking in James Horner's soundtrack of Aliens or John Williams' soundtrack of HP PoA. But perhaps without hesitation I can say that my favorite soundtrack is Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky.

1. If you had to choose between being deaf or being blind, what would you choose?

2. Had you ever fantasized with being in a desert island with the man/woman of your dreams?

3. If you could go back in time to your childhood and learn an instrument, would you? What instrument?

Quote from: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on February 03, 2007, 03:05:36 AM
But perhaps without hesitation I can say that my favorite soundtrack is Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky.

Bingo! Would be one of my candidates too.

1. If you had to choose between being deaf or being blind, what would you choose?
Deaf, definitely

2. Had you ever fantasized with being in a desert island with the man/woman of your dreams?
Yes, but I doubt that it would work very well.

3. If you could go back in time to your childhood and learn an instrument, would you? What instrument?
Formally, I learned the Recorder but never finished properly. I'd like to be able to play the pipe organ (but I doubt my talents)

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1. If you believed in reincarnation, how would that influence you?

2. If you got a free ticket on the first manned expedition to Mars, would you use it (it is not transferable)?

3. Related question: If the destruction of the earth was imminent and you had the chance to get a place on one of the few escape spaceships (as in "When Worlds Collide), would you  take it and leave everyone you know behind or would you stay behind and give your ticket to someone else [a) your choice of replacement b)no influence on replacement]?

1. If you believed in reincarnation, how would that influence you?
Sort of an, "Mmm, maybe next time around," it's possible that I would put certain things off.

2. If you got a free ticket on the first manned expedition to Mars, would you use it (it is not transferable)?
I wouldn't.

3. Related question: If the destruction of the earth was imminent and you had the chance to get a place on one of the few escape spaceships (as in "When Worlds Collide), would you  take it and leave everyone you know behind or would you stay behind and give your ticket to someone else [a) your choice of replacement b)no influence on replacement]?
I don't know. Depends on what sort of planet we were going to. A nice, lovely green place, I'd go, probably. If some dusty lifeless thing, I'd probably pass the ticket on to someone. I dunno who.
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1. What is the internet made of? (hint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtOoQFa5ug8 )

2. Do you prefer thin pillows or great big fluffy ones?

3. Do you own the soundtrack to any particular movie?