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Posted by Trent Destian (Member # 11653) on :
 
Hello all.
I'm new but not new. One of those "view but not contribute" sort of forum goers. Up until now I have followed along in your discussions so I know a bit about you. How about this though (not sure if it's been done here), you may be familiar with the Bernard Pivot questionnaire from Inside the Actor's Studio. Give it a shot if you feel it fetches your fancy. Let's learn a bit more about the posters of Hatrack .

01. What is your favorite word?
02. What is your least favorite word?
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
04. What turns you off?
05. What is your favorite curse word?
06. What sound or noise do you love?
07. What sound or noise do you hate?
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
09. What profession would you not like to do?
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

1.precarious
2.idiot
3.originality or things I'm not expecting
4.intolerance (or ignorance, can't decide)
5.damn
6.crackling fire
7.a dog bark
8.an actor
9.my job
10."That was actually pretty funny"
 

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Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
Welcome! I don't have time right now to reply, but I might when I get back from work this evening.

I just wanted to say "welcome", at least as a poster!
 

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Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :
 
You hit us with a meme? Really? On your second post? That's... impressive.

I will honor such chuzpah with answers:

1. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
2. Fair.
3. Solving a problem.
4. Having to implement the solution.
5. Currently? That'd probably be "frak".
6. The waves at the beach.
7. Almost all children's toys.
8. Writer.
9. Deli worker.
10. "I'm sorry."
 

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Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word?: Revelation
02. What is your least favorite word? Emergency
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Creatively: complexity; spiritually: love; emotionally: wisdom
04. What turns you off? Stupidity
05. What is your favorite curse word? Dagnabbit
06. What sound or noise do you love? My ring tone (Rachmoninoff)
07. What sound or noise do you hate? Sirens
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Auctioneer
09. What profession would you not like to do? Lighthouse keeper
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Welcome home, my good and faithful servant."

[ June 27, 2008, 03:04 PM: Message edited by: katharina ]
 

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Posted by Xann. (Member # 11482) on :
 
01. awesome
02. alot of them.
03. Tales of fiction in any form.
04. My friends (at sixteen there not ready to help out here.)
05. It combines two previous curse words or "settle down"(yea i make that a swear)
06. Musical fun.
07. The voice of stupidity
08. Any of them, something creative or computer related.
09. To continue to be a TRI
10. "your late... but fine come on in, their all here already" (i plan on being immortal)
 

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Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
 
1. Methylcloroisothiazolanon
2. Duty
3. Music that tears at my heart
4. Interruptions/things that slow me down.
5. f*******
6. the sound of walking on crisp leaves or new snow (Too bad I'm in the SF bay area, huh?)
7. The sound of a migraine
8. I'd love to be a show runner but I don't think I'd be good at it.
9. Anything involving fame. (I'd do #8 under an alias)
10. "Ok! Ok! What do you want your REAL life to be like?"
 

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Posted by EmpSquared (Member # 10890) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word? Scrumtralescent
02. What is your least favorite word? Assistant
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Music
04. What turns you off? Ignorance
05. What is your favorite curse word? The way "frik" is used on Scrubs
06. What sound or noise do you love? The way water hits a boiling pan
07. What sound or noise do you hate? The timbre of Dubya's voice
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Marine Biologist
09. What profession would you not like to do? Trash man.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "How the Hell did you get here?"
 

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Posted by Trent Destian (Member # 11653) on :
 
Well I do appreciate you replying regardless lisa, I'll make sure to delay any and all chutzpah for later posts.
 

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Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
 
chutzpah always sounded like a dish made with chickpeas to me... mmm.. break out the pita and dip it into a nice fresh bowl of chutzpah.
 

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Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
 
01 Xenocide
02 Riley
03 My friends actually calling me T:man
04 Miss C. not calling me T:man
05 Helk
06 The sizzle of bacon
07 My brothers voice
08 Proffessional Goodlooking person (PGLP)
09 Test Dummy
10 "So Xann wasn't the last here, didn't expect you T"
 

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Posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer (Member # 10416) on :
 
1. melancholy (current phase, these things last about two weeks)
2. addicting
3. Orson Scott Card novels!
4. Super Smash Bros. Love the game, but it distracts me from my greater purpose
5. uff da!
6. Star Wars music
7. The phone ringing
8. Sci-fi author
9. Toll booth guy
10. "I played that video game you made in high school. Awesome stuff!"
 

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Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
I'll bite.

01. Incidentally
02. Bluffing
03. Positive human interactions
04. Raw tomatoes
05. Can't say I have a specific one, in fact I often cycle between different sets of words, though I am not known for setting people's hair on fire.
06. cat vocalizations
07. Teeth grating on metal such as a spoon.
08. Concert musician
09. Executioner
10. Come in come in, the Mrs just finished setting dinner, your family's already here.
 

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Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :
 
1. Sardonic
2. Preggers
3. Intellectual debate
4. Apathy
5. Bloody
6. The opening strains of some song I love
7. The popping sound that precedes a call at work
8. Legislative Advisor
9. Surgeon
10. Yes, it's better than you imagined.

--ApostleRadio
 

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Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word? Pants
02. What is your least favorite word? Blog
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? The creative work of people I admire inspires me to be creative (literature and music in particular).
04. What turns you off? Inconsiderate people. The kind that have no concept that people other than themselves exist (especially on the highways).
05. What is your favorite curse word? Tippy-toe
06. What sound or noise do you love? My friends laughing
07. What sound or noise do you hate? A tie between tires screeching, and my alarm clock. (If they ever made an alarm clock that sounded like tires screeching, that would be really bad.)
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Retired millionaire
09. What profession would you not like to do? Sewage treatment
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"Wanna have another go at it?"
 

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Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word? Cromulent
02. What is your least favorite word? Hallelujah
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
04. What turns you off? Farting
05. What is your favorite curse word? Clusterf***
06. What sound or noise do you love? Cmaj7 guitar chord
07. What sound or noise do you hate? Alarm clocks
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Stunt Driver
09. What profession would you not like to do? Wal-Mart greeter
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? It's about time!
 

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Posted by Earendil18 (Member # 3180) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word?
Recumbent

02. What is your least favorite word?
Cunt

03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually, or emotionally?
Stories

04. What turns you off?
Uncultured swine

05. What is your favorite curse word?
Damnit

06. What sound or noise do you love?
Anything that rings high, sweet, and clear.

07. What sound or noise do you hate?
Cats fighting

08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
The Messiah

09. What profession would you not like to do?
Abortion doctor

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Well done! Ready for Level 2? You want a break? Fine then, there's a nice landscape down that way you can frolic in. Don't take forever, haha! I still find that funny...
 

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Posted by Trent Destian (Member # 11653) on :
 

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10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Well done! Ready for Level 2? You want a break? Fine then, there's a nice landscape down that way you can frolic in. Don't take forever, haha! I still find that funny...

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10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
Well done! Ready for Level 2? You want a break? Fine then, there's a nice landscape down that way you can frolic in. Don't take forever, haha! I still find that funny...

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I laughed, deeply and heartily I laughed.

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Yay!
 

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Posted by anti_maven (Member # 9789) on :
 
I'm a sucker for this sort of thing:


01. What is your favorite word? Today: Gubbins
02. What is your least favorite word? Consultant (amongst others)
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? C: elegance S: Rainbows E: Happy endings
04. What turns you off? Bad teeth
05. What is your favorite curse word? What the blue blazes?!
06. What sound or noise do you love? Birdsong
07. What sound or noise do you hate? Crepitus
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Helicopter pilot
09. What profession would you not like to do? Accountant
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? You were wrong, but I don't hold a grudge.
 

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Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word? Clever.
02. What is your least favorite word? Enough.
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Humor.
04. What turns you off? Ignorance.
05. What is your favorite curse word? Balls (though this changes often).
06. What sound or noise do you love? The noise my bedroom ceiling fan makes.
07. What sound or noise do you hate? Thunder.
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Baker.
09. What profession would you not like to do? HVAC Specialist.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "The bar's that way."
 

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Posted by SenojRetep (Member # 8614) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word? Amaryllis
02. What is your least favorite word? Um
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Tension between a righteous individual's moral compass and the needs of society.
04. What turns you off? Crude or coarse humor or language
05. What is your favorite curse word? See above
06. What sound or noise do you love? A soaring oboe
07. What sound or noise do you hate? A baby's cry in the night
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Used bookstore owner
09. What profession would you not like to do? Life at sea in a submarine: monotonous, uncomfortable and would take me away from my family
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Well done.
 

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Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word? Tautological.
02. What is your least favorite word? See Earendil's answer. I hate that word so much I don't wanna write it.
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? A sense of time and resonance.
04. What turns you off? Crassness and unnecessary vulgarity.
05. What is your favorite curse word? "Curses and foul language!" followed closely by "Holy Monkeys!" Guess those are rather exclaimations than words, but, there you go.
06. What sound or noise do you love? A baby's laugh.
07. What sound or noise do you hate? Vaccum cleaners.
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Journalist, perhaps, or chef.
09. What profession would you not like to do? Fish cleaner on a fishing boat.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
"Well done, thou good and faithful servant."
 

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Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :
 
01. Wallow
02. Last and call, when put together in a sentence.
03. Humor, Books
04. Bills, applications, deadlines and forms.
05. Bugger
06. Thunder
07. The sound of a blender. Reminds me too much of my old job.
08. <edit> Animator.
09. Public school teacher
10. "To be honest with you, I didn't really want you here, but I inadvertently damned Tommy Dorsey and the band needs a good trombone player. Gig starts at 8 o'clock."
 

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Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
 
There is no word to describe this thread's perfection, so I am forced to make one up. And I'm going to do so right now. Scrumtrilescent.
 

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Posted by scifibum (Member # 7625) on :
 

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Originally posted by The Pixiest:
1. Methylcloroisothiazolanon

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I think I know where you learned that word. (It's one of my favorites too.)

01. What is your favorite word?

Scrumtrilescent

02. What is your least favorite word?

Ho

03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

Hugs. Including special hugs.

04. What turns you off?

Cliques.

05. What is your favorite curse word?

**** if I know.

06. What sound or noise do you love?

Ffft. Glug. Gulp. Aah.

07. What sound or noise do you hate?

The thump of my kids' heads hitting the floor.

08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Novelist.

09. What profession would you not like to do?

Salesman. I'm too much of a skeptic to believe in my own products.

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

"I can't explain it. But all the bad stuff is done. Come inside. It's all good now."
 

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Posted by Sean Monahan (Member # 9334) on :
 

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Originally posted by Primal Curve:
There is no word to describe this thread's perfection, so I am forced to make one up. And I'm going to do so right now. Scrumtrilescent.

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Posted by Luet13 (Member # 9274) on :
 
01. What is your favorite word? Ethereal.
02. What is your least favorite word? Mammary.
03. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Beautiful gardens.
04. What turns you off? Politics.
05. What is your favorite curse word? F*** me.
06. What sound or noise do you love? A Major 7 chord resolving to D Major in the Brahms Intermezzo in A Major.
07. What sound or noise do you hate? A metal whisk in a metal mixing bowl.
08. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Landscape architect.
09. What profession would you not like to do? Behavioral psychologist for disturbed adolescents.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? Namaste. Om.
 

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Posted by Shawshank (Member # 8453) on :
 
1. Favorite word: plethora
2. Least favorite word: Need. (At least in the sense of people saying "I need [insert object or feeling or anything else here]" because it's generally not true. or Proof.
3. Turn ons: Bonfires. :-D
4. Turn offs: Deception and manipulation
5. Favorite curse word: bloody hell
6. Favorite sound: The first minute of Fur Elise played on a Grand Piano.
7. Hated sound: Squealing teenage girls.
8. What other profession would I attempt: Either movie director or Director of Photography.
9. Profession not like to do: Accountant
10. If heaven exists what would I like to hear God say: "Welcome home, my good and faithful servant." And yes I know Katharina already said it- but I've given that one a lot of thought in years past.
 

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