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04-03-2020, 12:21 AM | #1 |
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April Inquistion: Coronavirus Special
i.e. extra-long because....
1) Do you sit down to put your shoes on? how about socks? 2) Who was the last person you hugged? 3) If you ran out of toilet paper, what would you first use as an alternative (something currently in your home)? 4) Will you be joining in Intergalactic Googly Eye Day on April 6? If so, how; if not, why the fuck not -what else have you got going on? 5) iphone or android? 6) Which is the best semiprime number? 7) What is the most surprising thing you have learned about human nature since this whole Coronavirus thing started? 8) William or Harry? 9) What is the weirdest animal you have ever eaten? 10) Do you believe in karma? 11) What is your favorite song from the 80s? 12) What is the most moving image you have seen related to the COVID19 pandemic 13) Disney or Death? 14) What is your least favorite insect? 15) Do you think of Pandas when you read the word "pandemic"? 16) What is your current favorite insult? 17) you have to go somewhere 100-200 miles from where you live and stay there for 5 days, no restrictions on form of accommodation. Where are you going? 18) Do you suddenly feel the need to cough/clear your throat when you read or hear the word "coronavirus"? 19) What is your favorite malapropism that you heard in real life? 20) Are we nearly there yet? 21) Which public figure has most impressed you with their approach to the pandemic? 22) (a) Bread or Potatoes? 22) (b) Rice or Pasta? 23) You are Supreme ruler of your own country. What is the name of the Capital City?
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04-03-2020, 12:27 AM | #2 |
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FIRST!
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04-03-2020, 01:07 AM | #3 |
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17) you have to go somewhere 100-200 miles from where you live and stay there for 5 days, no restrictions on form of accommodation. Where are you going?
If there's a mileage fudge factor, the International Space Station. |
04-03-2020, 01:32 AM | #4 |
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no, there isn't. And that's a 23-mile demerit.
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04-03-2020, 09:20 AM | #5 |
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1) Do you sit down to put your shoes on? No. how about socks? No.
2) Who was the last person you hugged? Pete. 3) If you ran out of toilet paper, what would you first use as an alternative (something currently in your home)? tisses (Then collect leaves) 4) Will you be joining in Intergalactic Googly Eye Day on April 6? If so, how; if not, why the fuck not -what else have you got going on? I will avail myself of this if/when I find out wtf it is. 5) iphone or android? iphone 6) Which is the best semiprime number? Steak. 7) What is the most surprising thing you have learned about human nature since this whole Coronavirus thing started? Healthcare pros do give a shit. 8) William or Harry? Harry 9) What is the weirdest animal you have ever eaten? Squirrel 10) Do you believe in karma? nope 11) What is your favorite song from the 80s? Hells Bells? 12) What is the most moving image you have seen related to the COVID19 pandemic? A little girl separated from her GGramma by a window. 13) Disney or Death? Death 14) What is your least favorite insect? mosquito 15) Do you think of Pandas when you read the word "pandemic"? I used to. 16) What is your current favorite insult? What looks to be the tickets of the two major parties. 17) you have to go somewhere 100-200 miles from where you live and stay there for 5 days, no restrictions on form of accommodation. Where are you going? camping ADK 18) Do you suddenly feel the need to cough/clear your throat when you read or hear the word "coronavirus"? No, it's just allergies. 19) What is your favorite malapropism that you heard in real life? Nip it in the butt. 20) Are we nearly there yet? July is a long way off. 21) Which public figure has most impressed you with their approach to the pandemic? Cuomo 22) (a) Bread or Potatoes? potato 22) (b) Rice or Pasta? rice 23) You are Supreme ruler of your own country. What is the name of the Capital City? Benny!
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04-03-2020, 10:24 AM | #6 |
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Griff:
http://www.cellar.org/showthread.php...ril+googly+eye Now in it's 5th year, it was renamed Intergalactic Googly Eye Day at the request of beest, who did not want to discriminate against non-human life forms. April 6th was his birthday and we used Googly Eyes to help us get through the rougher times.....
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04-03-2020, 10:28 AM | #7 |
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I will effort the googly eyes!
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04-03-2020, 10:28 AM | #8 |
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2) Who was the last person you hugged?
J 3) If you ran out of toilet paper, what would you first use as an alternative (something currently in your home)? warshcloths and towels (and then right into the warshing merchine) 4) Will you be joining in Intergalactic Googly Eye Day on April 6? If so, how; if not, why the fuck not -what else have you got going on? Yes, Cellar monkey alteration 5) iphone or android? Android 7) What is the most surprising thing you have learned about human nature since this whole Coronavirus thing started? Older people can be weirdly cavalier about the possibility of death 9) What is the weirdest animal you have ever eaten? Black bear 10) Do you believe in karma? Yes I believe it is a nice spiritual concept with a basis in fact 11) What is your favorite song from the 80s? Can't pick just one. Talking Heads - “Once In A Lifetime” - 1980 Squeeze - “Tempted” - 1981 Waitresses - “I Know What Boys Like” - 1982 Smiths - “How Soon Is Now” - 1984 Chameleons - “Swamp Thing” - 1986 Siouxsie and the Banshees - “Cities In Dust” - 1986 14) What is your least favorite insect? The Tick (also my favorite comic character) 16) What is your current favorite insult? Milquetoast 17) you have to go somewhere 100-200 miles from where you live and stay there for 5 days, no restrictions on form of accommodation. Where are you going? Finger lakes, at a lakefront airbnb near a winery 19) What is your favorite malapropism that you heard in real life? "Nobody has been able to take my argument and ridicule it with bullets." 20) Are we nearly there yet? No. And if you ask again I will turn this car right around and we will go straight home. Is that what you want? 21) Which public figure has most impressed you with their approach to the pandemic? Rick Springfield who teaches you how to play "Jessie's Girl" in 60 seconds 22) (a) Bread or Potatoes? 22) (b) Rice or Pasta? no thanks 23) You are Supreme ruler of your own country. What is the name of the Capital City? Toad City |
04-03-2020, 10:38 AM | #9 |
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Older people can be weirdly cavalier about the possibility of death
I started noticing this before the pandemic. Once they touch 80 folks seem to get very comfortable with death, like it's a friend they walk with.
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