I may be new here but for the whole fun of it I thought i would start this thread. Out of complete nonsense!
Each day (or so) I will put up a question in BOLD for you guys to answer. Simple life questions.
And it's just for fun!! Y'know! And I'll answer too of course!

Have you ever been saked from a job? If so how? And if not then your boring :p

I wasn't saked. i quit by throwing a plate at my boss. He called me a lesbian for being a vegaterian. And then just wouldn't quit after that so I lost the rag, threw a plate at him and left!

Oh, yes, I have been sacked.

I was let go from the USAF for being a boy who likes boys. Nevermind that my little stack of ribbons was much taller than that of any other person of my rank where I was stationed.

Never. I'm too good at what I do. I've quit to move upwards. I once thought I'd get canned though. I blew up a $100,000 gearbox.

I usually save the employer the effort and quit beforehand.

I've never been sacked either... though I have been in the midst of some drama at work.

I would quit because of the drama (hate drama) and then find out months later that the person causing the drama was fired.

My brother keeps telling me he is going to fire me...but he wont...he loves me too much...;) hmmmm.....Do you think it's because I stay online playing word games and chatting with my e-friends? lol ;)

I don't see a problem with that Chim, I'm doing it right now!

Yup, I've been sacked, undeservedly so I might add. Although strangely enough, it was that which led to me getting a job as a writer for a newspaper, so if that wasn't a case of My name is Earl-style karma, then I don't know what is.

Al

Hmmm. Well, I've left a job without giving my two weeks before. I consider that "quitting," but everyone else tells me it's more like being sacked. :p

I've also been written up and yelled at and blah, blah, blah...

Cool idea for a thread, btw. :]

Have you ever been saked from a job? If so how? And if not then your boring
Nope, never been sacked before, although I have never worked to be sacked so it's kinda cheating I guess. :p I am doing my work experience soon though, so it might be a first :p


Cool thread idea btw. :)

If there was a fire and you could save either one sibling or ten kids. Who would you save? Honestly!!

I think I'd save my family and then feel guilty for the rest of my life about the kids. I'm very family orientated. That's why I couldn't move away anywhere further then say 100 miles.

If there was a fire and you could save either one sibling or ten kids. Who would you save? Honestly!!

If you had my siblings, you'd happily save the ten kids. :p But seriously, the ten kids. I love my family, but I love my morals more.

To be honest, I would analyse the situation and see who had the better chance of survival.

Thing is, even if I were to go for my sibling, what is to say that my sibling was going to survive? If there were better chances of someone else surviving, wouldn't it be better to save them?

I guess I would chose to save my sibling, on the provisor that I was actually going to be able to save my sibling. But I would have to go back and try and save the other children, even if it did mean losing my own life.

But ultimately it would depend on the cirsumstances at the time I feel.

Hmm ... I know I would go for my sibling without a thought.

Ten kids. Just makes sense. 'sides, if I have time to get in and rescue ten frickin' kids, I'm sure it should be easy for someone else to get my one brother.

Whoah. My friends, like, just asked me this question yesterday.

I would save one sibling. My brother and sister annoy me, but it doesn't mean that I'd leave them in a fire. But out of my two siblings...probably my sister. She's a lot younger.

Probably the sibling, I mean, ten kids is a lot of work! :eek:

Are reality tv shows demeaning to the people involved? Or is that a steriotype that has been created by poor shows such as Jerry Springer and Big Brother?

I hate reality tv. Well IU don't like tv much at all being honest but reality tv rubs me up the wrong way because it shows the dregs of celebs and man kind.

My biggest problem with reality TV is they are getting VERY loose with the term celebrity.

Are reality tv shows demeaning to the people involved? Or is that a steriotype that has been created by poor shows such as Jerry Springer and Big Brother?

They're not reality, one; two, they are rude, gossipy and pointless; three, they are just glamor and no quality.

The people involved are demeaning to themselves. Fortunately, most people aren't like that. How do you think they make these shows so ridiculous, they hunt out the world's most ridiculous people. Welcome to show biz. :cool:

[QUOTE=FantasyWitch;195103]Are reality tv shows demeaning to the people involved? Or is that a steriotype that has been created by poor shows such as Jerry Springer and Big Brother?

honestly! if that is reality give me fantasy island everytime.

People put themselves in certain situations ....You can only blame yourself if you look stupid on television!!!

Oh man, I did pizzeria delivery, and to my disdain they sent me to literally the most far off places iv'e never heard about (mind you im only 15 ><) and i got fired for bieng a late deliverer. Gosh it was horrible.

Now i do a bit of construction from time to time with my father. Not to brag but iv'e got an awesome body now. :cool:

As far as the looking dumb on t.v, well thats pretty thier fault, i mean c'mon if you volunteering for a show called THE MOMENT OF TRUTH, you can't expect to lie your booty off can't you?

I think that reality television creates circumstances in which they expect/hope people to react in certain ways, and that they choose people who are likely to react in the way they want them to. Over here, I hear Big Brother being called a 'social experiment' all the time - what a load of rubbish! Anyone can conduct a social experiment without broadcasting the (boring) results for profit.

The calibre of these reality shows are getting more and more dubious - the one where they follow the cheating partner around, film the other partners' response to the evidence and subsequent confrontation of the cheater is an atrocious concept, and I wish that we lived in a world where that couldn't possibly pass by the executives, let alone survive on television by the ratings it recieves.

People will choose their actions on these shows - actions thousands of others choose everyday, but the fact that it is being filmed and released as "entertainment" is wholly demeaning to all those involved, as far as I'm concerned.

~end rant~ :p

Do you think we are learning from our history? Or are we just continuing to make the same mistakes over and over as a race?

Do you think we are learning from our history? Or are we just continuing to make the same mistakes over and over as a race?

I think the bourgeois might be learning from their history at times- but the people currently in power just don't get it, thus nullifying the point.

Do you think we are learning from our history? Or are we just continuing to make the same mistakes over and over as a race?

Nopes, and yes. It's too obvious to explain why. :p

That is a good question...personally, I think it's a two way split. In some ways I think we have learned....but in other ways, some of the most important, I believe we haven't learned anything. There is something I have discovered in my years of walking on this earth, it's the fact that society can know something is wrong or detrimental and yet, we rush headlong into the disaster in spite of history screaming out....*stop*.

Honestly no, I don't think we are.

Do you think we are learning from our history? Or are we just continuing to make the same mistakes over and over as a race?

Oh, we make the same mistakes over and over again. IMHO, it's because we get caught in a loop of asking the wrong questions with subsequent wrong conclusions.

For example, ethnocentrism, the idea that my way is the good way and all other ways are the bad ways. Ethnocentrism is where we get racism, sexism, ageism, fear of other cultures, ethnic cleansing, jihads, and the like.

For years now we have been fed this idea that globalism will fix all of these problems. Globalism, of course, being the idea that under the skin we are all the same so why can’t we all just get along.

I don’t buy into globalism. I follow multiculturalism. Multiculturalism being the idea that we all are, in fact, quite different, but that different is good! Different is interesting! Different can be scary, because there is an instinctive part of us which fears the different. 100,000 years ago, this instinct served us well, because when you have no fur, no fangs, and no claws to speak of, different to you can equal dangerous. A lion is different to a human and thus rightfully suspect.

We don’t live in those times anymore, but there has not been enough time for the instinct to evolve out of us. We carry it still. When we learn to recognize it as a fundamental part of us, then and only then, can we rise above it and truly understand that the infinite ways in which a human can be a human is what makes being a human so worth the while.

I don’t buy into globalism. I follow multiculturalism. Multiculturalism being the idea that we all are, in fact, quite different, but that different is good!

Finally, someone agrees. Of course, that still means IMO that we're all equal in status regardless of caste, creed, race, colour, age, gender, social status, wealth and religion.

Finally, someone agrees. Of course, that still means IMO that we're all equal in status regardless of caste, creed, race, colour, age, gender, social status, wealth and religion.

I was lucky enough to have had a childhood that took me all over the world. I learned from early on that there is an infinity of ways to be. This is our greatest gift.

A cat wakes up from cat dreams, then cats around all day thinking cat thoughts only to take anouther cat nap and dream cat dreams.

The same is true for all the other beautiful creatures with which we share the planet. But not us. We can be anything our imagination can dream up. We can be doctor humans, lawyer humans, painter humans, mother humans, father humans, astronaut humans, any kind of human you can think. To water this down and say we are all the same is rediculous. We are different. This is what makes living so interesting, so delicious! This is what makes other people worth talking to.

This doesn't make any one of us less or more than the next, just different. Think how dreadfully dull the world would be if the proponants of Globalism where actually right. We would be herd or hive animals in that case like cows or termites. Not a very pretty picture is it?

In my humble opinion, I do believe it is a two-way split as well. On the small scale the average person learns from history and adapts in that sense. But in the large and more important scale, we are just plain slow. America with it's globalization and lack of homeland security is just begging for another disaster. Sure they lock down plane entry and exits now, but haven't they heard of the London or Madrid bombings? not from a plane.. Shame on us :mad:

I think we are somewhat, but it's not enough... or maybe it's not fast enough.

Did you read comics as a kid?? If so which one and if it's a Marval or DC then tell us your fave :D

I loved X-Men and spiderman.

*sings*
Spiderman, Spiderman
Does whatever a spider can
Spiderman, Spiderman
I hit him on the head with a frying pan

I read Batman (and still occasionally do). :)

The Avengers! (Heard a rumor about movie coming out yay Nick Fury!)
I always liked the Silver Surfer, he rules. Too bad in the movie Fantastic 4 they made his ruler a huge planet-hungry cloud instead of the real Galactus that was some very large red guy with a funny helmet :(

Did you read comics as a kid?? If so which one and if it's a Marval or DC then tell us your fave :D

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I was kind'of a nerdy, kid and a little oversensitive. Superhero comics had too much violence for me.



I loved Richie Rich!

I was kind'of a nerdy, kid and a little oversensitive. Superhero comics had too much violence for me.



I loved Richie Rich!

lol! Thats was cool too.

lol! Thats was cool too.


Yeah, I wanted to be Richie Rich, or his pal Jackie Joker! ('member him?) :D

I read Archie, Jughead and Richie Rich.

our town didn't get the violent ones.

Still a kid, still a comics freak. X-Men, Spider-Man, Superman/Batman, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, 52, Foxtrot, Zits, Pearls Before Swine, Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom County/Outland/Opus, Dilbert, Amelia Rules!, The Far Side, and, well, the list goes on...

I have read superhero comics, both DC and Marvel - The Flash, Green Lantern, Batman, Superboy, Superman, The Atom and a few others on the DC side, Spider Man, The Hulk, Daredevil, X-Men, Fantastic 4, The Sub Mariner on the Marvel side.

I still read nearly every issue of The Flash, and often Green Lantern.

My (bright red) car's front plate is the Flash's emblem.

Did you read comics as a kid?? If so which one and if it's a Marval or DC then tell us your fave :D

I loved X-Men and spiderman.

*sings*
Spiderman, Spiderman
Does whatever a spider can
Spiderman, Spiderman
I hit him on the head with a frying pan

Yes I read comics. both Marvel and DC The first series of comics I started was Battle: Action Force.
Then.
I read Transformers GI Joe Visionaries Thundercats and Batman.

Later as i reached my mid teens I began to read Iron Man and X-Men. Then as I reached 18 it was comics like grathic novels Batman Vs Predator. Aliens Vs Predator, Aliens. The transformers Grapthic Novels. Then Blood Quest from BL.

Even now I still read the occasional comic and I still own my Battle: Action Force, Batman, GI Joe and Transformers as well as a series of Star wars grapthic Novels.

BloodQuest ... I forgot about that. A great series! So was Darkblade.

Sonic comics!! :D I only stopped because they were changing the universe too much for my taste.

BloodQuest ... I forgot about that. A great series!
The second one I thought was the best. I also red Titan too.

I read manga (still do), so... yep. Some consider comics and manga different, though.

I read manga (still do), so... yep.

Same here! :D

I never could get into Manga. Well I liked Oedo Ciber City but that was about it.

The second one I thought was the best. I also red Titan too.


I didn't like the ending of Titan. I wanted to see what happened after they got stranded in the Eye of Terror. Yea, the second installment of Bloodquest was the best.

Did you ever read any of the gaunts grapthics

Nope ... just the novels.

Yeah I liked the novels too. My fave was proberly Sabbat Matyr and the Armour Of Contempt.

I didn't like the ending of Titan. I wanted to see what happened after they got stranded in the Eye of Terror. Yea, the second installment of Bloodquest was the best.



Titan by John Varley?

Who is better (just out of interest and on the topic of superheros) Spiderman or Batman??

Come on! SPIDERMAN!
Batman doesn't even have powers, he's just an emo rich kid!

Spiderman is a hot geek with REAL powers.

yeah, but Batman looks pretty good in his super suit...;)

Batman just cause he don't have stupid super powers. And what Chimmy said :p lol

Batman lacks a sense of humor.
Besides, capes are so pre-1960.

Who is better (just out of interest and on the topic of superheros) Spiderman or Batman??


For me it's Batman! He does look good in the suit and, well, there's the whole ambiguous thing with him and Robin. It makes it easy for me to relate to him. Same reason I like old-school Johnny Quest. Race Bannon and Dr.Quest.... gotta' wonder. :D

Who is better (just out of interest and on the topic of superheros) Spiderman or Batman??


o_O Can I go against the grain and select 'other'?

I wanted to marry Monkey Magic when I was little... :redface:

For me it's Batman! He does look good in the suit and, well, there's the whole ambiguous thing with him and Robin. It makes it easy for me to relate to him. Same reason I like old-school Johnny Quest. Race Bannon and Dr.Quest.... gotta' wonder. :D

You have something against Hadji?
;)

Gone I wanted to marry him too lol I thought he was the bestest ever! lol

You have something against Hadji?
;)


Absolutely not! :D But he and Johnny were underage during the filming of that show, so.... 'nuff said. :rolleyes:


I really did love that show in its original incarnation.

Batman.

And Batman always wins the poles on and off forum. ;)

You all are against me!!!

I love Spiderman
*goes off and crys in a teenage strop in the corner*

You all are against me!!!

I love Spiderman
*goes off and crys in a teenage strop in the corner*



We’re not against you, luv! It just seems that everyone is in a bit of a squirrely mood today (me included,) and if one has to picture the two superheroes in one’s mind’s eye, well… Spidy is so clean cut. He’s the superhero you can take home to mum. Not very titillating. Batman has a dark mysterious past, filled with secrets. Given his past, it’s a miracle he became a good guy at all! He only comes out to fight crime at night. He’s got a sidekick whose status is of a dubious nature. Batman is the bad-boy good guy; a bit dirty, sexy, so-to-speak.

Who is better (just out of interest and on the topic of superheros) Spiderman or Batman??

Batman doesn't even have powers, he's just an emo rich kid!


My vote goes to Batman; that "emo rich kid" puts his life on the line to fight crime, without super strength or any other powers. Just him, his martial arts, and his gadgets.

Ah, but Batman only picked up his dark childhood after it became fashionable for superheroes to have angst. And guess who was pretty much the original suffering superhero.

You guessed it, it was Spider Man, the kid from the poor family whose first experiences with his new powers cost him his uncle's life; the kid who could never keep a job or a relationship, made even worse by trying to lead a double life.

Before Peter Parker brought the rounded character to comics, Bruce Wayne was the millionaire who donned the cape and the utility belt for the challenge of taking down the worst of the worst. He was the World's Greatest Detective, who developed the acrobatic and fighting skills to more effectively pursue his crimefighting hobby.

Of the two choices offered, I prefer the Spider over the Bat.

Add another vote for Batman.

I sacked myself from my first official job as an Avon lady (or girl, I was 12) when I discovered I owed them money.

In university, I was sacked by Tommy at the Greek Corner restaurant for giving a prized customer too big a piece of galaktaboriko. I know for a fact, the customer never returned after that.

Ah, but Batman only picked up his dark childhood after it became fashionable for superheroes to have angst. And guess who was pretty much the original suffering superhero.

You guessed it, it was Spider Man, the kid from the poor family whose first experiences with his new powers cost him his uncle's life; the kid who could never keep a job or a relationship, made even worse by trying to lead a double life.

Before Peter Parker brought the rounded character to comics, Bruce Wayne was the millionaire who donned the cape and the utility belt for the challenge of taking down the worst of the worst. He was the World's Greatest Detective, who developed the acrobatic and fighting skills to more effectively pursue his crimefighting hobby.

Of the two choices offered, I prefer the Spider over the Bat.

Cogito is my new favourite member :P

Have you ever been saked from a job? If so how? And if not then your boring :p

Never fired, always quit first after I had another and better job lined up. Most of my quits we good partings. Several were to get away from: toxic, gready, narcissistic never their fault it's always someone else fault, stupid, heads up their butts, asses.

He called me a lesbian for being a vegaterian. And then just wouldn't quit after that so I lost the rag, threw a plate at him and left!

Good for you!

For me it's Batman! He does look good in the suit and, well, there's the whole ambiguous thing with him and Robin. It makes it easy for me to relate to him. Same reason I like old-school Johnny Quest. Race Bannon and Dr.Quest.... gotta' wonder. :D

Wrey, I love old school johnny quest!!!! That was cool to see!:cool:

Ambiguity at it's best!..;)

Is your novel/stories more important to you then your day job??

Haha, yes because I don't yet have a job. :p

Wrey, I love old school johnny quest!!!! That was cool to see!:cool:

Ambiguity at it's best!..


Sorry, Chimm! I just saw this post! Race Bannon was a hottie. :D No one could pull off a johnny collar shirt like he could.

Is your novel/stories more important to you then your day job??


No, I super-extra love my job! :p:D

If by my job you mean school, then heck yes.

Wrey, I love old school johnny quest!!!! That was cool to see!:cool:

Ambiguity at it's best!..;)


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Haha, yes because I don't yet have a job. :p

Ditto.

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.

I would like mines to live forever. i wouldn't so much mind if i was forgotten if my writing lived. I want it to be somthing people read when they need a fresh feel of opinions.

I would like my T'ai Chi writing to be remembered, as a means of guiding future practitioners. The rest I can take or leave.

I would like my books to be pulled out of the boxes of childhood memories and
read to the next generation.
At bedtime I would love for children to be read to from them and have them find
dreamland in the stories.
I want children to build on the stories from their own imagination.

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.


If it is remembered....fondly. :)

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.


As some of the most disturbing imagery in poetic history :p LOL EDIT::<I am serious there actually>

Seriously though, I'd like people to be able to remember, that while what I write is horror, there is a beauty in the words. That darkness isn't always about repulsion and fear, but beauty and wonder as well.

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.
I just want it to be remembered as a timeless lesson, an example of beautiful realism which will be passed on from generation to generation. I don't care if my name is anywhere, I just want the message everywhere.

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.


I'm not really interested in getting published, which I know is tantamount to blasphemy, but...


I would like my writing to be remembered by those who know/knew me. Real humans don't have the ability to read minds, so we mostly live in our own heads. I would like the people I love to remember my writing because it is a part of me, from deep inside of me.

I'd like it to be remembered as the greatest modern fiction of our generation! :p
But realistically I just want someone to think that it is pretty decent stuff if I ever manage to get published.

Something like J. R. R. Tolkien's writing is remembered.

As long as I remember it, I'll be satisfied.

I think it would be hilarious to have my work rejected by the public, but after I die, it suddenly becomes a classic and amazing. The only downside to that is I'll be dead...and won't get to laugh about it...oh darn.

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.


I want mine to be remembered through my children....I have journals for each of them....and I write details of currents events in my life,theirs, as well as, in the world around us.

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.I would like it to be remembered as believable science fiction with memorable characters. I realize I have a long way to go, but that is the pinnacle I would like to ascend to.

How would you like your writing to be remembered? If it is remembered at all.

That depends on the type of writing that it is. If I become a journalist, which is something I may look into after my A Levels, then I'd like to be remembered as somebody who always gave their honest opinion and as somebody who's opinion was respected and listened to.
If it is my novels that are remembered then I'd like to be remembered as somebody who could capture the readers attention and pull them into the story, make them feel as if they are there. However, at the moment I am only interested in writing for my own enjoyment, a hobby.

What is your favourite author just now and why??

My favourite author has been for the last about 5 years been David Eddings, I never get tored of re-reading his work.

I don't really have one to be perfectly honest with you. At the moment I have been rather enjoy my partners work though. He is a horror writer, go figure! :rolleyes:

Ohh! Lucky you! :D

It's pretty difficult to determine a favorite author, so I'll just pick one, George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. His writing style is very interesting and fun to read.

for the past couple of months it has been Eric Flint.
It is strange because I do not like war stories or a lot of violence
but this guy writes war stories with lots of violence and gore.
But I find myself laughing at some of the scenes as he puts a funny
personality into them.

Right now at this very moment? Douglas Adams. Followed by Neil Gaiman, with Terry Pratchett nipping at his heels.

John Mortimer has been my favorite for almost 15 years now. His character Rumpole (who I took my name from) just resonates with me.

What is your favourite author just now and why??


For me that would be Dan Abnett. His gaunts ghost series was brilliantly written highly addictive and well discriptive and potrayed that dark universe through the eyes of an honourable charactor. Also he wrote the Eisenhorn trilogy which too was woth the cash about the Inquisitor that began his career as a puritan up holding his honourable values and ended with him been a radical sceaming to get his task done. and then his spin off Ravenor. which was also extremely good

For me that would be Dan Abnett. His gaunts ghost series was brilliantly written highly addictive and well discriptive and potrayed that dark universe through the eyes of an honourable charactor. Also he wrote the Eisenhorn trilogy which too was woth the cash about the Inquisitor that began his career as a puritan up holding his honourable values and ended with him been a radical sceaming to get his task done. and then his spin off Ravenor. which was also extremely good

I actually hated the ending of Ravenor. Beyond that Abnett is a close second for me.

Ravenor was a good trilogy but it wasn't a patch on Eisenhorn. Malleus was proberly the better of the trilogy.

No probably about it. Much better ending.

I'm saying Lian Hearn... Mostly because I've re-read the Otori series countless times, and also because I want to take the opportunity to brag about the fact that the other day she told me she was sure I'd do great things. :eek:

:)

ACK! Stressful question! thinkthinkthinkthinkthink...

Just kidding. Right now, it'd have to be Garth Nix. The universe he creates in his The Keys to The Kingdom series and the way he goes into detail about it without breaking the flow of the story are very inspiring to me at the moment.

I'm saying Lian Hearn... Mostly because I've re-read the Otori series countless times, and also because I want to take the opportunity to brag about the fact that the other day she told me she was sure I'd do great things. :eek:

:)

Way to go Mack!!

I don't have any one favorite. I am enjoying comparing the styles of a number of authors. Currently reading books by Sue Grafton, Larry Niven, and Orson Scott Card.

If you were a dog- what type would you be??

I'd be a collie :D smart and playful

Golden Retriever

German Shepard. Definitely.

I think I would like to be
the fat old hound dog that sits on the porch
watching the world go by until the fall
when he is called out for hunting season.

A french poodle. You know the ones with the really gay hair cut thingys. Just cause of the scene from Hulk. That poodle rawks! I want it! :p

I mean seriously, look at it! It is sooooooooo me! LOL!!!
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A white Wolf.

Undoubtedly, an Ice-blue Eyed Siberian Husky. :)

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What a beautiful animal.

I'd be the smart kind with opposable thumbs, so I could read, write, and manipulate complex objects (by which I mean potato chip bags).
So, I guess like Snoopy.
So, I guess a beagle.
I'd be a beagle.

What a beautiful animal.

They are, indeed. :) And the markings around their eyes can be quite expressive - I think this one just got called 'cute'. lol.


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What is your opinion on books being made into films?

I think they tend to spoil the book. I have only seen one book to film I liked and that is LotR's.

Movies are fun but they rarely eclipse the genius of a good book.

I honestly could go on and on about this topic (and have done elsewhere, lol :redface:) but for everyones' sake, I won't - suffice it to say that each medium has its pros and cons and it's rare that scriptwriters and directors visualise a book the same way a reader interprets it.

Films often bring more attention to the original book, and that can only be a good thing.

:)

All too often I believe a book should stay just that...a book.
Movies often dissapoint.:(

It should only be done if the author is involved and the director has great insight to the book. Most of the time, however, the films can be awful and the book should have just stayed that-- a book.

Books, in general, have far more opportunity to develop complex plots and characterizations than a 2-3 hour movie.

On the other hand, movies can convey visual impact, and a well-composed score and a good cast can deliver emotional context that may be a new interpretation for the viewer.

Some of the James Bond films, including the most recent Casino Royale, were superior to the Ian Fleming novels.

There is no question that the book and film are guaranteed to be very different experiences. Trying to faithfully reproduce the experience of the book in a film is invariably a mistake.

What is your opinion on books being made into films?


Did you see the first interpretation of Dune on film? I thought the Herbert family should have pressed charges. It was horrific. Why in the world would they bring in someone like David Lynch to do that movie?

The second interpretation, as a mini-series on the Sci-Fi channel, was marginaly better, but only insomuch as it was more true to the original story line. After that it skid painfully downhill.

I tend to skip the theatre when the title is a beloved tome.

If I love the book, it's pretty much guaranteed that I'm not going to love the movie...Just because it's impossible for the move to capture everything that was the book.

Books and movies each have their own place, but I rarely ever find a movie made from a book that I already love to be anywhere near as good as the book.

On the topic of books to movies- are you looking forward to Prince Caspian? I enjoyed The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

On the topic of books to movies- are you looking forward to Prince Caspian? I enjoyed The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.


I saw it. I liked it. After all the 'parable of Christ' hype which was givin in the media for the first movie, it was a bit hard to watch and not try to figure out who was a parallel for whom.

I saw it and I liked it too...It was well-done, I thought, though I was aggravated by parts that didn't follow the book!

On the topic of books to movies- are you looking forward to Prince Caspian? I enjoyed The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

I love the whole Narnia series...so yes, I am looking forward to seeing the movie.

I remain fairly complacent about the Narnia films - I wasn't particularly impressed with the first one, and don't feel any inclination to see the second, to tell the truth...

(How unpopular will I be now? lol :p)

I remain fairly complacent about the Narnia films - I wasn't particularly impressed with the first one, and don't feel any inclination to see the second, to tell the truth...

(How unpopular will I be now? lol :p)

hahaha....About as popular as we were once upon a time, for stating our dislike for Titanic and The Matrix...:redface::rolleyes:

hahaha....About as popular as we were once upon a time, for stating our dislike for Titanic and The Matrix...:redface::rolleyes:


Titanic. That was the most painfully predictable movie ever! I realize that it was 'based on actual events,' (what a laugh) but come on! Five minutes into the film I knew already knew every line of hackneyed dialogue that was coming. Boo! I want my money back! :(:D

Titanic. That was the most painfully predictable movie ever! I realize that it was 'based on actual events,' (what a laugh) but come on! Five minutes into the film I knew already knew every line of hackneyed dialogue that was coming. Boo! I want my money back! :(:D

That is exactly what I keep saying!

(And Chim... I remember, I nearly got lynched for my views on certain films up for discussion, :redface: lol!)

I suppose that I should mention that I have not read the Narnia books, and therefore harbour no particular bias for or against the films in that way, but just watching it purely from the perspective of an amateur film critic, it did nothing for me. :redface:

Titanic. That was the most painfully predictable movie ever!

Yeah. I totally guessed that the ship was going to sink at the end. =P

As for Prince Caspian: I found it to be mildly good entertainment, as long as someone else (ie. my parents) was entertaining. I thought that the first Narnia movie was the best book movie I have ever seen (EVAR!), and this one didn't do a horrible job living up to that standard. It's just that book movies themselves, especially of the kids-find-amazing-fantasy-world genre, aren't all that outstanding to begin with. It's like saying you're the best at being average.
On the other hand, I loved seeing Eddie Izzard in the movie, especially since he played my favorite character from the books. (When I was a kid reading Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Reepicheep going away at the end made me lock myself in my room for hours in mourning.)

Oh, yes. I was fired from a job in my early 20's. And this is the kicker, for being the most attractive employee. How does one get fired for being attractive you might ask. Well, my boss wanted me to run the cash register since I was the "most presentable" employee and I wanted to be in the back playing kissy face with the cute cook. When I refused the cashier job she fired me.

Side note: He was so hot. We used to make out in the freezer. :)

Oh, yes. I was fired from a job in my early 20's. And this is the kicker, for being the most attractive employee. How does one get fired for being attractive you might ask. Well, my boss wanted me to run the cash register since I was the "most presentable" employee and I wanted to be in the back playing kissy face with the cute cook. When I refused the cashier job she fired me.

Side note: He was so hot. We used to make out in the freezer. :)

Aha! It works as a pun and as a charming anecdote!

Aha! It works as a pun and as a charming anecdote!

We're skirting awefuly close to the border, are we not? :cool::rolleyes:

Are you veggy?

Yup :D
Five years strong now :D

Are you veggy?

Yup :D
Five years strong now :D


Nope! I'm a meaty! Grrrrrrr!

*shakes his head like a puppy who's just gotten hold of a bone*

I am not a veggy...though I could be, only because I am not a big "meat" eater...but I love my Burritos...and BBQ Chicken...:D

I am omnivorous, with a strong preference for meat.

Back in my early college days, I tried the vegetarian route for a year. Then came the day that I simply could no longer resist the alluring aroma of sizzling steak subs beckoning from the nearby sub shop. I ran inside and ordered two, and attained Nirvana.

I am omnivorous, with a strong preference for meat.

Back in my early college days, I tried the vegetarian route for a year. Then came the day that I simply could no longer resist the alluring aroma of sizzling steak subs beckoning from the nearby sub shop. I ran inside and ordered two, and attained Nirvana.



Puerto Rican culinary culture dictates that red meat is to be cooked to well done at all times. There is even an urban myth here which warns that undercooked red meat will render one sterile.

Booooooooo!!!!!!!! :(

Every time we go somewhere where I can even GET a cut of meat that resembles a steak, it is always a fight with the server concerning how I want it cooked. I am a medium rare man. And if the chef is going to err, I prefer he/she errs to the rare side, not the medium side.

I wanna' see it quiver! :eek::D

I could be vegetarian easily enough, I think - I mainly eat fruits and vegetables anyway... But I could not go without chicken. Ever. So I won't be taking the vegetarian route any time soon. :)

I am not a vegetarian. Like cog, I tried it during college, but only for a few months. I started to feel sick and weak and whatnot. Obviously I was doing it all wrong, perhaps getting an uneven amount of nutrients from eating the wrong kinds of foods. Not sure, but now that I have Diabetes, I'm not really up for limiting my food choices even further. :P Once I get up to speed with this stuff, however, I might try it out again.

Every time we go somewhere where I can even GET a cut of meat that resembles a steak, it is always a fight with the server concerning how I want it cooked. I am a medium rare man. And if the chef is going to err, I prefer he/she errs to the rare side, not the medium side.

I wanna' see it quiver! :eek::D

Ouch! That sucks so much! I can't eat a steak unless it's almost rare. People think it's gross that I like such undercooked meat. :rolleyes:

Anyways, I think I just answered the question there. I can't live without meat, but I still like my veggies.

Ouch! That sucks so much! I can't eat a steak unless it's almost rare. People think it's gross that I like such undercooked meat. :rolleyes:

Anyways, I think I just answered the question there. I can't live without meat, but I still like my veggies.


Yeah, it's not just the culture of cooking the meat in Puerto Rico which is tough to deal with. There is also the culture of cutting the meat. It is almost impossible to actually get what we would call a steak in the US. Here they cut all red meat, no matter where it came from on the cow, into thin little strips.

No T-Bone.
No Rib-Eye.
No Porterhouse.
No Prime Rib.
No New York Strip.
No Fillet.
No Sirloin, even.

Booooooooo! :(

I like my steak black and blue.

Seared on the outside (often with Cajun spices), and purple but warm in the center. It must flich when I cut into it!

The perfect accompaniment is mushrooms sauteed in butter, with salt and pepper and a splash of Bourbon.

(Damn, how long now until dinner?)

I was while I was pregnant. The slightest thought of meat sent me running for the bathroom ;)

But before then and since then, I'm definitely not! I love my meat :D

OMG - Cogito...I did NOT need that mental picture right now! Sounds sooo yummy!!

I like my steak black and blue.

Seared on the outside (often with Cajun spices), and purple but warm in the center. It must flich when I cut into it!

The perfect accompaniment is mushrooms sauteed in butter, with salt and pepper and a splash of Bourbon.

(Damn, how long now until dinner?)


Ah, Cogito. I believe you and I are culinary kindred spirits.

Yeah, it's not just the culture of cooking the meat in Puerto Rico which is tough to deal with. There is also the culture of cutting the meat. It is almost impossible to actually get what we would call a steak in the US. Here they cut all red meat, no matter where it came from on the cow, into thin little strips.

No T-Bone.
No Rib-Eye.
No Porterhouse.
No Prime Rib.
No New York Strip.
No Fillet.
No Sirloin, even.

Booooooooo! :(

Ouch! I guess you just have to deal with it to live in such a nice climate and terrain.

I like my steak black and blue.

Seared on the outside (often with Cajun spices), and purple but warm in the center. It must flich when I cut into it!

The perfect accompaniment is mushrooms sauteed in butter, with salt and pepper and a splash of Bourbon.

(Damn, how long now until dinner?)

Oh....That sounds awesome...though I do not eat a lot of steak, when I do eat it, I want it rare and full of flavor!!!

I like my steak gently mooing, with Greek spices and/or paprika butter.
But above meat and vegetables, I like carbs. Bread, pasta, sammiches, etcetera- you eat the hot dog, I'll eat the bun.

Hey, let go of my buns!




I need them for tonight's burgers (medium rare of course, topped with crumbled Gorgozola)

I tried going the vegetarian route and lasted two days. I need a good steak (yea I think Cog described the perfect one).

(yea I think Cog described the perfect one).

He pretty much did. My mouth is watering...

You're all CANIBLALS!
Just for the record ;)

If you could go anywhere in history at all, where would you go?? And who would you meet and why?

I think I'd meet Hitler. Seriously, I'd like to meet the ten year old Hitler and see how he became so warped!

I would go back to Shakesperian times and meet William Shakespeare, just so I could sit for 5 minutes and see a master at work! It'd be amazing to see him writing...in person.

If you could go anywhere in history at all, where would you go?? And who would you meet and why?


I would like to have been with Christopher Columbus when he first touched land in the New World. I wanna' know how that really went down.


*Can I bring some equipement? No soap, toothpaste, or deodorant back-in-the-day. It's the first thing that always comes to mind.* :redface:

I would like to be on the first planet they find that is similar enough to earth to be populated.
It would be nice to have a chance to start a world where we leave the mistakes behind us and start out fresh.
I know that isn't history but future so does that count?

I think I'd like to go back to the 50s...or maybe the 20s. Just because the styles seem so neat and life seemed simpler back then! Which it probably wasn't, but that's what I've always heard!

I'm not sure who I'd meet. To risk sounding cliche, I think it'd be neat to go back to biblical times and meet the apostle Paul, one of the disciples, or even Jesus. That would be neat!

Spoilt for choices! Amongst other things I can think of:

I'd love to meet people like Wong Fei Hong, Fong Sai Yuk or Tripitaka (the story Journey to the West was a fictionalised account of a true story, the priest Tripitaka did actually make that journey with the Holy Scriptures :)).

I'd also love to go to a Doors concert.

:)

Hmm, I'm gonna take the easy route and say to go back and meet Jesus, which would be cool but totally unoriginal. :p
I mean, all the other interesting points of history would suck to be in because of poor living conditions and such. But, maybe in short term I'd just want to go back 20 years and meet some of my favorite dead musicians.

I would go back 35 years and meet my father.

I'd go back to the '60s so I could hang out with the Yippies (a rather odd counterculture group that involved itself in such pranks as levitating the Pentagon and throwing money into the New York Stock Exchange). Either that or the '80's, when all the good-lookin' film stars were my age. I think.

I would go back to my youth and warn myself, that I should think deeply before making any big decisions!!

Have you EVER used Algebra outside of high school? Cuae i havn't! POINTLESSS!

Yes i have actually. Many a times, though I could never tell you a moment I did, because I have memory problems. But I know that I have quite a few times.

Yes...I've used it in middle-school, too.

I have, quite a few times. Algebra, and calculus. Quite a few years ago, when I had my first home-built Z-80 based computer, I wrote a spacewar game in assembly language. Those CPUs didn't have built-in multiply or divide, much less square root. I needed to calculate squeare root for distance and gravity calculations, and I need it to be fast. So I derived an integer square root algorithm that ran at about half the speed of an integer divide algorithm.

When I was a research chemist, I was working at one point with modelling total charge transferred from certain current profiles through implantable electrodes for medical use. Charge is the integral of current over time, and I used that to calculate predicted and actual (measured) charge values.

Just a couple examples...

Yes, I've used it out of highschool... Homework!

But that doesn't count, and besides, I'm still in school. I'm going into calculus next year, though, and I'm math minded, so I'll find myself doing pointless calculations throughout the summer, and try to teach algebraic equations to my seven year old brother...

Have you EVER used Algebra outside of high school? Cuae i havn't! POINTLESSS!


Once, but it was only to show off. My friends and I built a tree house in a live oak* tree next to my house. I actually used the y=mx+b fomula to figure out the angle of the stairs** I made leading to the first big branch.


*that's the actual name of a species of oak tree in Florida, not a way to discern it from a dead oak tree.

**One of my friends was partially disabled, and a straight climb up the tree was not going to happen for her, hence the stairs.

Once, but it was only to show off. My friends and I built a tree house in a live oak* tree next to my house. I actually used the y=mx+b fomula to figure out the angle of the stairs** I made leading to the first big branch.


*that's the actual name of a species of oak tree in Florida, not a way to discern it from a dead oak tree.

**One of my friends was partially disabled, and a straight climb up the tree was not going to happen for her, hence the stairs.

That might very well be the coolest use of algebra i have ever encountered :D I wish i had a tree near my house big enough to accomodate a house :(

That might very well be the coolest use of algebra i have ever encountered :D I wish i had a tree near my house big enough to accomodate a house :(


Live Oaks are huge and their large limbs spread wide and pretty low to the ground, somtimes actually going back underground and up and out again. They can look kinda' octopus-esque when they are really, really old. I think that's where their name comes from. Anyway, they are protected in Florida and they are the perfect tree-house tree.

I was 30 when I built that tree-house. My parents thought it was strange, but I had grown up on military bases, so no tree-houses allowed when I was a kid. It was just something that felt like a blank spot from my childhood which needed filling in. :rolleyes:

Also if you are pruning the tree before building the treehouse, for safety's sake pay attention to your logger rhythms.

I don't think I have actually used it outside of high school...My hubby does all the time though and he gets quite aggravated with me when I can't do it in my head. We'll be shopping - er, I'll be shopping and he'll be following me and I'll get all excited because I find something that's 20% off. I make him do the math, he tries to explain the algebra to me, I nod and smile, pick up the item, and continue on my merry way :D

So, I guess my answer is: If I actually understood algebra, I'd probably use it. But I don't. So I don't use it.

All of this Algebra talk makes me cringe...not my best thing...:(

And I really wish I was better at it.

How does one cure insomnia?

I for one can't!

At the risk of repeating myself... Chloroform :D

To cure insomnia: Find a chi kung teacher and do chi kung daily. You can learn it from books as well. Sifu Wong has written many good books about martial arts and chi kung, and he taught me chi kung a few years back.

These are breathing exercises. They have nothing to do with anything religious etc. They just make you relaxed... and maybe even happier in time. :)

It "cures" insomnia because you become more relaxed and your body becomes balanced.

It's a daily exercise that takes 5-10 minutes (many do it twice a day).

I hope that helps. :)

Chloroform is quicker.

Oh hush Banzai! :p

Lol! I'm serious! Give it a go! :p

To cure insomnia: Find a chi kung teacher and do chi kung daily. You can learn it from books as well. Sifu Wong has written many good books about martial arts and chi kung, and he taught me chi kung a few years back.

These are breathing exercises. They have nothing to do with anything religious etc. They just make you relaxed... and maybe even happier in time. :)

It "cures" insomnia because you become more relaxed and your body becomes balanced.

It's a daily exercise that takes 5-10 minutes (many do it twice a day).

I hope that helps. :)


Yeah, my Dad used to make me do that when I was little

From what I can remember, it worked.

I should get back into it.

(Y)

Chloroform is quicker.


Chloroform Lithium Highball (in a short glass, neat, with a wedge of lime) :D

Close eyes, slow deep breathing, push all thoughts out except concentrating on the rhythm or breathing.

I rarely have trouble with insomnia, but on the few occasions that I have, this approach has always worked for me.

EDIT: And oh hush! Banzai.

How does one cure insomnia?

I really wish I had an answer for that!

Sometimes, getting up again and engaging in some light activity works. Reading a chapter of a book, or watching half an hour of television can do the trick, as what keeps me awake most often is all the random thoughts flying around my mind. Books and TV I find distracts me from them, they settle and/or weary my mind. (Particularly the late night infomercials - guranteed to make me lose interest in anything but sleep). :)

Insomnia? There was this episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents were he gave the cure for insomnia. Before each show AH would talk about something in his usual haughty (yet awesome) sarcastic tone. His cure was a pistol. Apply once to the head. :p

My insomnia was brought on and subsequently cured by screaming baby. See, it works like this - baby screams so much through the night that I get no sleep. This happens for days on end. By the end of a sleepless week, I pass out :D

(And she's really not that bad...usually. Last night was just a particularly bad night and I'm still bitter about it ;) )

I cured myself from insomnia a couple of years ago. My cure? Exausting myself with physical tasks - Reading a crap book (I always have one on hand...Most of the works from Ballard - Especially Concrete Island - Would put you to sleep in seconds) - Doing work that you don't want to do - Switch off your monitor or TV (The glare of the screen is quite intoxicating) - And finally, alcohol.

I used to watch TV, now I write or edit until I get sleepy.

insomnia...????best cure-dunk someone's head in freezing water, make sure the eyes come in contact, the victim will begin to get the feel o' sleep within 10 mins....guaranteed, or I'll shave my hair...:p

Admit it: do you watch disney chanel?

yes :P

Yes, by force and by choice. The kids watch it all the time. I watch it at night when they show movies.

No!!!! :p

My son does...and I leave the room when it's on...sadly this true...How strange, I don't like The Disney Channel...but, I do play a lot of "Viva Pinata"...so go figure...*shrugs* :)

Admit it: do you watch disney chanel?



Nope, I'm a Nickelodeon fan!

Must get me regular fix of Avatar: The Last Airbender (or Avatar: The Legend of Aang for non-American Nickelodeon)

I LOVE Disnep.....well yah...but can you blame the girl? She's 15, has hated cartoons since she was 2(don't remember before that) and always felt abnormal cos o that...obviously she needed an out......Disnep as that...simple

Must get me regular fix of Avatar: The Last Airbender (or Avatar: The Legend of Aang for non-American Nickelodeon)

I love this show. It's just great. Zuko, of course, is my favourite emo!boy. :)

We don't even have a TV. I got so fed up with all the reality shows that I gave up. No more stupidity. And a lot more time to surf the net. :D

Actually since joining the forums, I really don't watch TV much anymore.

Nope, can't say I do! :)

I despise the Disney Channel... which is pretty harsh but the truth. :rolleyes:
I don't like tv in general though.

The Disney Channel is available only through pay-tv here, which I do not bother with... I doubt that I would watch it even if I could, some of the shows make it to free-to-air and I don't find them particularly engaging. :p

No, Disney doesn't come with the basic cable package I picked up for the local news. That doesn't mean my TV isn't constantly on Cartoon-Network :)

If you were in Mexico, would you eat the food or order Italian? (ok so I don't have agod question today! Sue me.)

LOL! I'd eat the food.

I would only eat the food served at an restaurant with high food standards...like at a resort or something. Heard too many horror stories!!:eek:

And that is a shame, because I think I would miss out on a lot of the culture.

Absolutely I would! I love TexMex, as well as the few more traditional Mexican dishes I've sampled.

Besides, wherever you travel to, the cuisine is an important part of the culture.

Hmmm. I may never wish to travel to England, then... ;)

Absolutely I would! I love TexMex, as well as the few more traditional Mexican dishes I've sampled.

Besides, wherever you travel to, the cuisine is an important part of the culture.

Hmmm. I may never wish to travel to England, then... ;)

I wish I could be more brave...I also wish people didn't only tell the bad stories.:rolleyes:

Hmmm. I may never wish to travel to England, then... ;)

As long as you come to Scotland instead :P Our food is better!
(says the veggy who never eats any traditional scottish food cause it contains meat!)

If you were in Mexico, would you eat the food or order Italian? (ok so I don't have agod question today! Sue me.)

I would eat the food and order an Italian... ;)

Wait - ..... I'd eat the food, Mexican is one of my favourites. :D I've actually heard some great things about some of the more traditional dishes - via travel shows on the tv, anyway. :)

I WOULD probably avoid roadside food stands with clouds of flies swarming about.

I was in Mexico a little over a year ago and I did eat the food. It was really good - not at all the "Mexican" food they have in Texas. Very yummy!

I did fear for my life while riding in a Taxi, but not while eating the food :p

I would have to avoid it as it would cause me sever abdominal pain :(

I was in Mexico a little over a year ago and I did eat the food. It was really good - not at all the "Mexican" food they have in Texas. Very yummy!

I did fear for my life while riding in a Taxi, but not while eating the food :p


That happens to most 'ethnic' foods when served in America. I am a huge fan of tradional Mexican food. I would order one of everything. And a Dos XX, please. I think it rocks.

There is absolutely nothing 'south of the border' about Taco Bell. :(

There is absolutely nothing 'south of the border' about Taco Bell. :(

I totally agree. Taco Bell is so processed and just...nasty!!

There is absolutely nothing 'south of the border' about Taco Bell.No one specified which border...

As for the Mexican food they have in Texas, that is actually considered a distinct cuisine, called TexMex. It's strongly influenced by Mexican cuisine, but it's definitely an offshoot with its own specialties and rules. TexMex Chili con Carne developed its own character because it was developed as a way to make meat a little more palatable for prison inmates and guards, from meat that was not always fresh; that flavored meat then made its way into a number of other TexMex favorites.

No one specified which border...

As for the Mexican food they have in Texas, that is actually considered a distinct cuisine, called TexMex. It's strongly influenced by Mexican cuisine, but it's definitely an offshoot with its own specialties and rules. TexMex Chili con Carne developed its own character because it was developed as a way to make meat a little more palatable for prison inmates and guards, from meat that was not always fresh; that flavored meat then made its way into a number of other TexMex favorites.


Strange how many cultures have developed similar concepts for the same issue.... mint jelly and horse radish are served with certain cuts of meat for the same historic reason, I believe.

I'd eat the Mexican food. Real Mexican food is absolutely delicious! Since I'm in a border state, our Mexican food is good because we have a large Mexican population. I was had Mexican up in Seattle and I have to say I was more then grossed out. You can only have Mexican food where there are a lot of Mexicans.

New Mexican food is closer to true traditional Mexican than say, TexMex, but it still has it's distictions. We pride ourselves on our Red and Green Chile. You are more likely to find red chile variations in Mexico than the green. Some places, no chile at all.

I'd definately eat the food. (NOT IN JUAREZ THOUGH, you won't find many stray cats or dogs near the border and in Juarez itself!!) I think I'd even try the roadside cuisine, as long as everything looked clean.

oooh........definately Mexican.....the food's hot and spicy......I love hot and spicy..!!

If you could design your own fashion, what would it reperesent?

Freedom and Liberation....it would break all the rules!

Oh how very Punk Chimmy :D

If you could design your own fashion, what would it reperesent?

As there is trully nothing new under the sun....

I would bring back the chique, structured look of the post-war forties, but in better fabrics that were a bit more comfortable and live-in-able. I'm all about that boogie-woogie-bugle-boy look. :cool:


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Individualism! :p Nothing could be better than that!

Oh how very Punk Chimmy :D

Hmmmm....A whole new Chimmy. :p LOL!

two letters-ME

My taste in fashion is far too scattered to really hone it down to one style... I love romantic and soft layers, in pastels and florals, but I also loved my pair of skater shorts with skulls and cross bones on them - at best, I suppose I would have Goth style clothing, in pretty colours instead of just black. :p

I've designed clothes before - some I've made (I get the best stares when I wear these purple flares that I made with silver trimmings down the side, faux purple fur at the bottom, plus pink and purple feathers dangling from the top... :)). I want to make a full length coat with bat-wing shaped lapels....

Probably something punk or metal. I'm into music, so it'd probably revolve around my favorite bands. Still, I know very little about fashion... :redface:

My fashion would represent the paradox that is humanity. I'd have gothed out cheerleading outfits, classic pink business suits, biker tuxes, etc. I'd have things that allowed people to show their dominent personality, as well as their true personality.

If you had the choice to leave school and go to college at 16 would you? Or would you stayin school?

I cjose to stay in :D

That would mean going back in time.....I can't do that!

I chose to stay. Though I'm seriously debating whether I want to go to uni or not.

I'll go if I get into IIT next year, which'll be two years earlier but it'll get me into my job two years earlier too.

If you had the choice to leave school and go to college at 16 would you? Or would you stayin school?



You'll not get many responses from the Americans on the site for this question. We use the words college and university quite interchangeably, and 'going to school' doesn't have a restriction for us as to what kind of schooling. For us, going to college or university IS going to school. The following conversation, in the States, is representative of what I mean:

A - "Do you go to school?

B - "Yes, I go to college."

A - "Where?"

B - "The University of Georgia."

that is the same in Aus as far as I know Wreybies.

Answering from American standpoint - I would most definitely stay in school and graduate with my class. Then I'd move on to college...wait, already did that :p But I'd do it over again too!

Now I'm going to go get my Masters. I think I'm never going to leave school!!

I'd jump ship to college in a heartbeat.

Answering from American standpoint - I would most definitely stay in school and graduate with my class. Then I'd move on to college...wait, already did that :p But I'd do it over again too!

Now I'm going to go get my Masters. I think I'm never going to leave school!!

I'm 38 and still in college (or would that be university?) Post-grad. I never, ever, ever, plan to stop going. I love school! I currently attend the University of Turabo here in Caguas, PR. :D

I would go straight to college...but that is me...I love school...when I am there, once it gets out...I don't think I want to go back...:(

But I always do...and then I am thinking...Man, I don't want to ever stop learning.....Yeah, I am one of those...:p

No way! I'm one of the few people who enjoys high school and enjoys being with my friends. College can wait...

Do you play computer games? Come on own up you geeks :P

I HATE computer Games...there are better things I can do if I have a system and time at my mecry...even without word, or internet.

A resounding YES!

Console games only, though - if I branched out into PC games now, I'd probably never leave the house! :eek:

I was an addict about a year ago, then I sorta grew out of it, and I rarely play PC or Console games anymore.

I play Freecell sometimes, as a mindless activity. Occasionally I'll bring up one of the old Infocom text adventures (Zork, Planetfall, Sorcerer, Hitchhiker's Guide) for the nostalgia, but I don't stick with them any more.

I haven't played a console game in a couple years. When I did, I didn't care so much for the ultra-realism games. I preferred more cartoonish games like Super Mario World and Zelda.

YES I DO! I'm currently addicted to the Sims 2 and Counter Strike.

Not any more, the forums keep me too busy.