The Never Ending Toadfish Interview Cycle!

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

1. Is Tom Cruise a good/mediocre/bad actor?
He can be a good actor, as a reference there is an early movie he made, TAPS in which he showed -to me- the ability to act. Sadly most directors hire him for his pretty face (as L. DiCaprio) hence he looks like an idiot quite frequently (or perhaps that early movie was a fluke? ).

2. What do you think about mandatory celibacy?
Is to me, the most stupid idea ever conceived. Celibacy can only work if there is an inner will to control that urge and the imposition just make the ordeal worse as recent history has proven.

3. How much do you read on a regular base?
Not as much as I would like (unless you count the internet) about 20-40 pages daily on average, unless I have dead time or I get caught with the book.

1. Do you make stories on your mind? Have you written any?

2. Do you have any serious regrets?

3. Do you believe the word 'happiness' has a real practical meaning? If so which?

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

1. Do you make stories on your mind? Have you written any?
Oh yes. Something like six of them are in various stages. Some are being planned, some are about half way complete. Only two have ever been completed.

2. Do you have any serious regrets?
Not seeing a friend of mine on the last day of school in seventh grade. She died that summer.
Cracking a mildly abrasive joke to a friend the last time I saw him, because he also died about two or three weeks later.

3. Do you believe the word 'happiness' has a real practical meaning? If so which?
I'd argue that contentment does, but happiness is a state of mind and depends on that person.
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1. How old were you when you learned to drive?

2. Did you pass the test the first time?

3. If archeologists were to on cover your home a thousand years from now, what do you think they'd think you were?

[Swatopluk]

1. How old were you when you learned to drive?
33, if you mean the driving licence for motor vehicles. In other words last year. Have not driven since the day I got the licence.

2. Did you pass the test the first time?
Yes but it was a close shave (the theory was no problem though). While driving parallel to a lorry in a bend (I on the outside), the Bernoulli effect began to suck the car towards the lorry. It's a bit counterintuitive to have to countersteer in a bend.

3. If archeologists were to on cover your home a thousand years from now, what do you think they'd think you were?
Provided all the books survived, they would guess that those belonged to several persons, not just one. Someone who studied chemistry, a historian (or two) and one or two other academics/university graduates and very probably an adolescent/older child.

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1. How far from you to the next opera house?
2. If you had the choice to prevent the Holocaust but would thereby also prevent forever a Jewish nation state (not necessarily in Israel) to be established, would you do it and why (or why not)?
3. Should the method of appointment of federal judges in the US be changed and in what way, should there be term/age limits?

[Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)]

1. How far from you to the next opera house?
I live at 10 minutes from a center for the performing arts where they have shown an opera or two. About 30 minutes from one of the theatres were Miami Grand Opera performs (about 6 productions a year). 50 minutes from the theatre were the company I sing for performs (4 productions a year).

2. If you had the choice to prevent the Holocaust but would thereby also prevent forever a Jewish nation state (not necessarily in Israel) to be established, would you do it and why (or why not)?
I tend to think that the notion of 'nation/state' tends to be a divisive one often heralding patriotism and nationalism in very damaging ways. OTOH the millions of lives that could have been saved were invaluable. I would prevent the holocaust without thinking. A different question is if the world would have rejected antisemitism without the holocaust.

3. Should the method of appointment of federal judges in the US be changed and in what way, should there be term/age limits?
Given the amount of power the appointed guys have, and the ideological interests vested in such positions, I seriously doubt that there are easy ways to prevent misuse in the appointment.

1. Do you like atmospheric music?

2. Is isolation a solution or a problem?

3. How often do you feel the urge to do something completely different?

[Swatopluk]

1. Do you like atmospheric music?
If that means music that concentrates mainly on mood (i.e. creating atmosphere), I's say yes but not exclusively.

2. Is isolation a solution or a problem?
Depends what it is meant for and what kind of. Part-time hermiting has its advantages. Involunatary isolation is something else.

3. How often do you feel the urge to do something completely different?
Regularly, but I rarely do act on it.

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1.  How do you estimate your artistic talents (all kinds: drawing, sculpting, singing, acting etc. etc.)?

2. If you dabble in art at all, is it as a performer or as a creator?

3. Rare, medium or well-done?

[Scriblerus the Philosophe]

1.  How do you estimate your artistic talents (all kinds: drawing, sculpting, singing, acting etc. etc.)?

Mmmm...slightly above the average bear, when it comes to photography and possibly writing. Drawing, average bear, singing below average, etc.

2. If you dabble in art at all, is it as a performer or as a creator?
Creator

3. Rare, medium or well-done?
Well-done
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1. Have you ever seen a live belly dancer?

2. Would you go see one?

3. Favorite non-native cuisine (IE something your mother didn't cook regularly for dinner)

[Darlica]

1. Have you ever seen a live belly dancer?
Yes, and I used to dance my self, I'm thinking about taking it up again too... Does wonders for ones posture.

2. Would you go see one?
YES!

3. Favorite non-native cuisine (IE something your mother didn't cook regularly for dinner)
Thai, I think, but Middle East, Indian and Szechuan cuisine is very nice too. I'm a bit of a foodie.
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1) Do you dance?

2) Is there a special dance you would like to be good at?

3) Do music play in important role in your life?

[Swatopluk]

1) Do you dance?
Nope, never (at least not in the direct sense)

2) Is there a special dance you would lik to be good at?
Nope, see above

3) Do music play in important role in your life?
I love music but to say that it is really important would maybe go a bit too far

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1. Has there been a single event that thoroughly changed the way you see the world (and I don't mean your visit with the optics specialist )?

2. Is there a world catastrophe in the cards soon?

3. What kinds of vegetables do you like and which do you loath(e?) ?

[DaveL]

1. Has there been a single event that thoroughly changed the way you see the world (and I don't mean your visit with the optics specialist )?

Yes (and no offense to others) but leaving religion and dogma for good. Then meeting others who had done the same.

2. Is there a world catastrophe in the cards soon?

Only of the natural kind. IMHO here ain't no end times baby. Only if we choose to collectively end it ourself.

3. What kinds of vegetables do you like and which do you loath(e?) ?

I quite like eggplant. Hmmm...and the odd fried potato ain't too bad either 

1) Is there a song that totally moves you every time you hear it?

2) If so, what is it?

3) Have you ever been in a social situation, you thought would be really great, that turned out to be really awful (like a party)? What was it like and what did you do?

[Kiyoodle the Gambrinous]

1) Is there a song that totally moves you every time you hear it?

Yes there is.

2) If so, what is it?

It's "Hello" by Lionel Ritchie. It's the only song where I am very close to crying every single time.

3) Have you ever been in a social situation, you thought would be really great, that turned out to be really awful (like a party)? What was it like and what did you do?

Yes. There was a get-together (one might even consider it a party), a birthday of a friend of mine from school. It was the first time after a year, where all the people I went to class with finally met at one place (after school we were all scattered around the world) and I thought it'd be fun. Unfortunatelly I stood corrected. I arrived later than all the others (had some stuff to do before, came two or three hours too late), all the alcohol was gone and all the people drunk. And I've found out that the majority of people, I considered friends for a long time, have changed way too much (in the negative sence) and I saw that I have nothing to talk about with that people. I left after an hour and was glad I left.

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1. Have you ever experienced true love?

2. Do you prefer having a suntanned or white skin?

3. Do you have a friend, you would consider doing anything for and vice versa?

[Swatopluk]

1. Have you ever experienced true love?
Think so but she was not responsive (the first of our class to marry and also the first to die*)

2. Do you prefer having a suntanned or white skin?
I am a true paleskin

3. Do you have a friend, you would consider doing anything for and vice versa?
No

*I have an alibi

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1. Should questions here be answered short or with an essay?

2. Why did you answer 1. the way you did?

3. Do you plead guilty as charged?

Bonus. Why can't he come up with more serious questions?

[Alpaca]

1. Should questions here be answered short or with an essay?

With whatever length answer is necessary to properly respond, of course! 

2. Why did you answer 1. the way you did?

I thought my answer was sufficient to respond to the question.

3. Do you plead guilty as charged?

I was charged? Sure!

Bonus. Why can't he come up with more serious questions?

The "other places" in his mind are taking precedence over the part that comes up with questions.

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1. What sort of long-distance communication method (i.e. not face-to-face) do you prefer?

2. Describe the level of mess surrounding the computer you're currently accessing this from.

3. Tea: Black, green, or red?

[Swatopluk]

1. What sort of long-distance communication method (i.e. not face-to-face) do you prefer?
The type we are just engaging in. No great phoner (just a phon(e?)y)

2. Describe the level of mess surrounding the computer you're currently accessing this from.
Computer below the desk with 2l of orange juice next to it, monitor on the desk with:
Pencils and rulers to the left of it, a dictionary, ear protection, loudspeakers a stapler and a piece of soap to the right of it.
Rolls of paper (pen recorder) under it. A stopwatch, aroll of tissue paper and  two pieces of sheeting (to shield the monitor from light) on top of it. Me in front of it.

3. Tea: Black, green, or red?
Black in the morning, green or black in the afternoon, never red

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1. Could ghosts exist for real?

2. What do you see, when you look out of the window?

3. How high is the highest human built structure within 20 km of where you are now?

[Alpaca]

1. Could ghosts exist for real?

Definitely, even if not in the traditional sense. Quantum entanglement makes all sorts of fun stuff possible. My mother, in Tampa, Florida, knew the second my grandfather died over in Poland.

2. What do you see, when you look out of the window?

My driveway. My mother's garden. A cul-de-sac. A sidewalk. Lots and lots of St. Augustine grass. Upper-middle-class generic houses. Upper-middle-class generic cars. Sometimes children.

3. How high is the highest human built structure within 20 km of where you are now?

The mighty AmSouth building towers a magnificent... 176m. Although it will soon be surpassed by the 181m Trump Tower.



1. What is your favorite method of moving from place to place?

2. Are you more prone to find fault in yourself or in others?

3. Do you often experience déjà vu?

[Sibling Lambicus the Toluous]

1. What is your favorite method of moving from place to place?

Depends.  For short trips, bike.  For longer cross-country-type trips, I like cars, but I'm also fascinated by planes.  I'm one of those people who could just watch planes take off for hours.

2. Are you more prone to find fault in yourself or in others?

Myself.  I think I often assume the best in people even when it's not necessarily warranted.

3. Do you often experience déjà vu?

Didn't you already ask me that?   




1. What is that one thing that you can do, but nobody else can do?

2. What's the big "tourist trap" near you?

3. What's your favourite non-"tourist trap" place near you?