What the hells the question now? :confused: ;)
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What the hells the question now? :confused: ;)
I don't know.
How will you spend the new year's eve?
I am with family again. It should be a nice evening. Nothing too noisy :)
Same Q?
I don't know. My best friend insists to join the old gang at her home and to play cards till morning and it's probably for the first time I'd really like to go but on the other hand it might be my mum's last new year's eve so......I really don't know.....
Do you follow certain silly traditions for the new year? ( like girls wearing red underwear, keeping money in the pockets, eating grapes at midnight, etc.)
We used to. My old Grandma used to have a tradition from up North I believe, that the first person to come into the front door in the new year would be a dark haired man carrying coal. I assume to symbolise good wealth and keeping a heated home.
So that was me for a few years at 12:04 new years morning.
What will be something that you aim for in 2015?
To leave this forum. I spend way too much time here and it's a bit out of order.
Same Q
getting some regular exercise for the body as well as mind.
same Q?
2016 :)
What was the best thing that happened to you/for you in 2014?
Although my new job has not worked out so well this year. I have made a very good friend out of it. We have become very close very quickly. Despite it being a slightly odd age gap. Anyway that has made everything worthwhile in my eyes.
Have you got a favourite Animal?
The elephant - I don't really know why
Should people in flats be allowed to keep pets?
Yes, so long as they have room for their elephant and use a proper size pooper scooper when they walk them. Cats and small to middle sized dogs can do well in flats (apartments to us over here) as well as other things like gerbils, hamsters, etc.
What is the favorite pet you have ever had?
Never had a pet. But a lot of cats from the neighbourhood used to visit me and some even used to spend a few hours in my house. I loved them to bits.
Have you ever cried when you lost a pet?
certainly. when we lost Radar (german shep crossed with an irish wolf-hound), then when we lost Sam (black Lab), it was losing a family member.
what pet would you like?
I'm not ready to assume the responsability of a pet. Then I suffer and cry even when pets that are not mine die. But I think I'd like a kitty kitty kitten. :p
BTW, a neighbour told me that lovely Tina died. :s
How old were you when you've got your first pet?
Don't really remember. Our family had always had a cat as far back as I can remember, and in more later years a dog.
Have you ever raised chickens?
No I have not but the thought of it alway Egg-sited me :p
Do you own a good quality World Atlas?
I don't have an atlas at all although I would have liked one when I was younger. In time I've lost interest in almost everything.
Do you own any good quality art album?
Does a music album count?
No!
Only printed stuff.
F1 encyclopaedia :D
Question?
That wasn't a real answer to that question, was it?
I don't know because it was so long ago. So I am going to kick start the thread.
Have you ever been in trouble/danger around a wild animal?
Yes. I wouldn't say mortal danger but still a big moment on a jeep safari in Jim Corbett NP a few years ago. Some wildlife filmmaker's jeep tried to go ahead while a male elephant was grazing on the side of the road and as he tried to squeeze past the elephant did a mock charge (with ears flared and loud trumpeting) on them and the jeep behind them (us).
Frankly it only occurred to us much later that it was a mock charge and not the real thing as we finally went past the behemoth when he walked away a bit off the track.
same question?
No. I haven't met any beast. Yet......
Have you ever entered a video chat room? :p :devil:
No.
Have you? (surely not the shy Gadjo) ;)
^Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Dislike.
Disappointed
:s
No. Only vicious men do such things. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
Do you have a particular permanent sign/scar on your skin?
Countless moles, appendix scar, removed skin cancer scar, marks of a few scrapes from falling out of trees and similar things while growing up, but nothing visible.
Do you find scars or birthmarks on other people repugnant?
Depending.....
Some might look sexy. :p
What do you think you were in a previous life?
Surely you dont see me as a vicious man :(;) sorry to disappoint you Gadjo.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Don't know really. Maybe a leopard. ( a loner but with a lovely coat :p)
Do you believe in reincarnation?
They say that the sum of a man's vices is a constant. You don't drink, don't smoke, don't get naughty with girls....What's your vice Steve? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
I believe in reincarnation but the simple thought that I have to start over a tormented life makes me sick.
Do you believe in soul mates?
I believe you can meet someone who you click with beyond anyone else you meet, as close to a soul mate as you can get.Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Do you believe in fate?
I believe to some extent in fate, decided by our beliefs and actions that drive us to a certain thing. This question reminds me of a favorite quote of mine....Quote:
Originally Posted by steveaki13
“From the day of our birth, we were meant for this time and place, and today, we will land an American on the Moon. Whatever happens here today, I will stand behind every decision you will make. We came into this room as a team and we will leave as a team”. Then I told my ground controller to lock the control room doors. “And from now on, no person will leave or enter this room until we have either landed, we have crashed, or we have aborted. Those are the only three outcomes from this time on”.
Being that fate led me to this quote....
Who is a person who you see as a great leader in any area of life?
The cynical fart that I am , I don't really see anybody as a great leader right now.
Whose quote is that ? ( I assume it was in the Apollo but) - for airshifter
Do you believe humans will land on another celestial object again during our lifetime?
Definitely not during my lifetime. But before another human landing I still hope that some green little men would come here and try to communicate with us.
Would you like to have a close encounter of the third kind?
I think there are great leaders all around us, but sometimes we have to look for them. Many IMO are people who will never be noticed for their leadership, but it remains.Quote:
Originally Posted by Storm
As for the quote, it's from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kr...ranz_Dictum.22 Gene Kranz. Read the section on "The Kranz Dictum".... I believe that should be used as an example of strong leadership, with the emphasis on accountability.
Gadjo, you know I'm a married man. I would prefer that all advances are more private in the future! :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by gadjo_dilo
Seriously though..... I don't know. Even assuming that there would be no probing involved (almost all close encounter claim probing right?) it might be the type of thing that would make a person lose their mind. Surely if one had an experience with life from another planet, without major evidence that couldn't be disputed nobody would believe it. And for that reason you would have to keep it to yourself or expect to be humiliated and ridiculed for sharing it.
I guess despite that, I would say yes. I already accept that on the grand scale of thing I am but an insignificant blip in a mass of humanity. But I also realize that any one of us insignificant blips has the ability to have a major and significant impact on others. And in some cases, many others.
Do you think the existence of Bigfoot or Yeti is possible?
Yes. In fact Yeti is the nickname of one of my annoying coworkers. :p
Since airshifter is a married man, I'm just curious: Did you guys bend down on one knee when you popped the question? :p
For those who aren't married yet: Do you intend to propose marriage down on one bent knee?
Don't know really, I guess its something you need to decide once you are planning that moment.
Do you swim in the sea?
D.P.
Love it. Once I enter the sea I don't wanna leave it. My friends say I'm crazy and call me Meduza (jelly fish) or Casha ( from casalot ).:laugh:
Do you swim in a river?