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"The "seven social sins": Knowledge without character,
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"We have not inherited the world from our forfathers -
We have borrowed it from our children."
--Kashmiri, proverb
My niece, Katie e-mailed me this morning, providing her answers to one of my recent surveys. This girl (who will be 21 in but a few short weeks) just cracks me the heck up. So I thought I'd share (oh, by the way, since the original numering of the questions on this survey was off, there were actually only 97 questions. Therefore, I added three when I sent the survey to my friends, just to make it an even 100)...

Katie's answers, sent via e-mail this morning:

before i go on, i wanted to announce that i have moved (landlords selling my house) and have been horribly busy and apologize for my absence.

jared and i (and squee) now live in an overpriced apartment at (edit)...

1. Are you an innie or an outie?

- in.

2. Have you ever worn bell-bottoms?

- sadly, yes.

3. Have you ever written a song?

- only the words.

4. Can you make change for a dollar right now?

- not even remotely.

5. Have you ever been in the opposite sex's public toilet?

- yes. sometimes you've just gotta go.

6. Have you ever smelled your own feet?

- all the time.

7. Do you like catsup on or beside your fries?

- beside. and it's called ketchup. who are we kidding here?

8. Can you touch your tongue to your nose?

- only with the aid of a finger.

9. Have you ever been a boy/girl scout?

- no!

10. Have you ever broken a mirror?

- yes.

11. Have you ever put your tongue on a frozen pole?

- i've never even been near a frozen pole.

12. What is your biggest pet peeve?

- people. at work, at the mall, in the grocery store...

13. Do you slurp your drink after it's gone?

- no. you're supposed to slurp your drink when there's a little bit left. if you slurp it when it's gone then there's nothing to slurp.

14. Have you ever blown bubbles in your milk?

- of course.

15. Would you rather eat a Big Mac or a Whopper?

- a whopper.

16. Have you ever gone skinny-dipping?

- yes.

17. When you are at the grocery store, do you ask for paper or plastic?

- they ask me. i say plastic.

18. True or False: You would rather eat steak than pizza.

- false.

19. Did you have a baby blanket?

- i had what we called a "bibpse".

20. Have you ever tried to cut your own hair?

- more often then i've tried to let someone else cut it.

21. Have you ever sleepwalked?

- i have turned off my alarmclock without ever waking up, i guess i had to walk to get to it.

22. Have you ever had a birthday party at McDonalds?

- i sorta always wanted to. but no.

23. Can you flip your eye-lids up?

- uh-uh.

24. Are you double jointed?

- i don't think thats what its called but i can do this weird thing with my fingers.

25. If you could be any age, what age would you be?

- 20 years, 11 months and a few days old.

26. Have you ever gotten gum stuck in your hair?

- yes.

27. Have you ever thrown up after a roller coaster ride?

- no.

28. What is your dream car?

- anything but an 88 nissan sentra.

29. What is your favorite cartoon of all time?

- in the last of these surveys i named like 6. refer to those.

30. Would you go swimming in shallow waters where, one year earlier, a shark

had attacked a child?

- i probably already have. best not think about it.

31. Have you ever eaten a dog biscuit?

- no. but i've eaten cat food. not bad...

32. If you were in a car sinking in a lake, what would you do first?

- cry.

33. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?

- no.

34. Can you pick something up with your toes?

- i can do anything with my toes.

35. How many remote controls do you have in your house?

- probably around 14. seriously.

36. Have you ever fallen asleep in school?

- for a year.

37. How many times have you flown in an airplane in the last year?

- two. one round trip.

38. How many foreign countries have you visited?

- mexico doesn't count. so...none.

39. If you were out of shape, would you compete in a triathlon if you were

somehow guaranteed to win a big, gaudy medal?

- yes. i like shiny things.

40. Would you rather be rich and unhappy, or poor and happy?

- provided for and content.

41. If you fell into quicksand, would you try to swim or try to float?

- cry.

42. Do you ask for directions when you are lost?

- always.

43. Have you ever had a Mexican jumping bean?

- those things freak me out.

44. Are you more like Cinderella or Alice in Wonderland?

- alice. curiouser and curiouser.

45. Would you rather have an ant farm with no ants or a box of crayons with

broken points?

- the big box of crayons with the sharpener in the back.

46. Do you prefer light or dark bread?

- light.

47. Do you prefer scrambled or fried eggs?

- scrambled.

48. Have you ever been in a car that ran out of gas?

- all too often.

49. Do you talk in your sleep?

- lots.

50. Would you rather shovel snow or mow the lawn?

- neither. i'd rather lay in the grass and play in the snow.

51. Would you rather be bitten by a poisonous snake or constricted by a

python?

- how poisonous is the snake?

52. Have you ever played in the rain?

- yup.

53. Which of these do you think is more dangerous: an angry bear or a hungry

white shark?

- the shark. anything with fur can't be all that bad.

54. Would you climb a very high tree to save a kitten?

- only if i'd get to keep it afterwards.

55. Can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?

- i know the differences but not which makes which which.

56. Do you drink Pepsi or Coke?

- pepsi.

57. What's your favorite number?

- 0.

58. If you were a car, would you be an SUV or a sports car?

- an suv. boxy and comfortable.

59. Have you ever accidentally taken something from a hotel?

- no.

60. Would you blow your nose at the dinner table?

- what's worse? blowing your nose and the table or snot dripping into your soup?

61. Have you ever slipped in the bathtub?

- yeah, i totally ate it once.

62. Do you use regular or deodorant soap?

- skin smoothing moisturizing body wash.

63. Have you ever locked yourself out of the house?

- yesterday.

64. Would you rather make your living as a singing cowboy or as one of the

Simpsons voices?

- a simpsons voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

65. If you could invite any movie star to your home for dinner, who would it

be?

- brad pitt. wait.... define "dinner"....

66. Have you ever gotten a truck driver to honk his horn?

- who hasn't?

67. Which would you rather live with: a huge nose or crossed eyes?

- i'd like crossed eyes that could only stare down at my huge honker.

68. Would you hang out with someone your best friend didn't like?

- definitely.

69. Would you hang out with someone your best friend liked, but you didn't

like?

- i don't really enjoy most of the people i hang out with. its life.

70. Have you ever returned a gift?

- yeah.

71. Would you give someone else a gift that had been given to you?

- sadly, yes.

72. If you could attend an Olympic Event, what would it be?

- women's gymnastics.

73. How many pair of shoes do you own?

- um...13?

74. If your grandmother gave you a gift that you already have, would you

tell her?

- depends on which grandmother. ; )

75. Do you sing in the car?

- yes.

76. Would you rather jump into a dumpster or into a vat of honey?

- honey.

77. What is your favorite breed of dog?

- i like mutts.

78. Would you donate money to feed starving animals in the winter?

- what kind of question is this? of course not.

79. If you were a bicycle, would you be a stingray or a mountain bike?

- beach cruiser.

80. What is your least favorite fruit?

- apples are too hard and make weird noises when you bite into them.

81. What kind of fruit have you never had?

- tropical ones.

82. If you won a $5,000 shopping spree to any store, which store would you

pick?

- any store that trades in shopping sprees for cash. or ikea or something.

83. What brand sports apparel do you wear the most?

- whats sports apparel?

84. Are/were you a good student?

- not conventionally.

85. Among your friends, who could you arm wrestle and beat?

- no one. i have no arm strength whatsoever.

86. If you had to choose, what branch of the military would you be in?

- air force. top gun, baby.

87. Would you ever parachute out of a plane?

- no. if my air force plane was crashing i'd have to go down with it.

88. What do you think is your best feature?

- my pinkies.

89. If you were to win a Grammy, what kind of music would it be for?

- salsa.

90. What is your favorite season?

- spring.

91. How many members do you have in your immediate family?

- do you count steps?

92. Which of the five senses is most important to you?

- touch.

93. Would you be a more successful painter or singer?

- i can't do either.

94. How many years will/did you end up going to college?

- at least six.

95. Have you ever had surgery?

- i've never even broken a bone.

96. Would you rather be a professional figure skater or professional

football player?

- figure skater. i think i hate fooball.

97. What do you like to collect?

- jared and i collect smashed pennies to! i pretty much collect everything.

98. Bunnies - our furry friends or demons in disguise?

- if anyones ever seen donnie darko they know...

99. Buffy or Angel?

HATE both. sorry amy, etc.

100. Would you rather be cursed with grotesquely large feet or loads of

facial hair (or back hair for you menfolk)?

- large feet. maybe i'd be a better swimmer.



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