93 posts tagged “qotd”
What's the worst book you've ever read?
The Spider Lady by Helen Midgley. Without a doubt, hands down, this book wins my award for the worst book I have ever had the misfortune to read. The subject matter was good, in fact she gave very useful information about the dangers of the white tailed spider from her personal experience of having been bitten by one, but the writing was absolutely atrocious. Somewhere in the book she claimed to have never read a book in her life, and it really showed. Her sentences and paragraphs were a hodgepodge of mixed ideas and metaphors which barely made sense so that she came across as being barely literate. How can anybody possibly think they can write a book if they've never read one?
What’s your favorite movie quote of all time?
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"I'm older than you and I have more insurance." (From "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.")
It's Week 12 of the NFL season. How's your team faring?
It's week 12 of the what? What team?
What's the oldest article of clothing you own? Bonus points if you show us a photo!
I've got several items of clothing dating from the very early 1990s and many from nearly as long ago. I tend to keep my clothes until they fall to pieces.
When was the last time you received a hand-written letter in the mail? Who sent it?
I think the only time I receive hand-written letters is when people enclose a note in a Christmas card to me. I've got a few friends with whom I don't want to completely lose touch, but the only contact we have is Christmas cards, so we usually write a note in the cards, but one or two people actually write on separate paper.
What's your favorite room in the house? Bonus points if you show us a photo!
One of favourite rooms in my new house is the lounge room which is really just the other end of the dining/computer area. (It's a very small house.) I like the whole place because it's so light and bright, but I'm not prepared to show a photo of my bedroom on here. This photo was taken before I had completely finished unpacking so the room is a bit messier than I normally keep it.
Who is the most famous person you've ever met?
I once met Cliff Richard (now Sir Cliff Richard) when I was volunteering as an usher at a concert he was giving in Perth and I also once got Rolf Harris's autograph. I'm not sure if either of those examples qualify as actually meeting the person, though. Also, I'm pretty sure that neither of them was known in the US.
What prevents your city/town from being the best place in the country to live?
Submitted by Cherney.
The summers are too hot and dry. The rest of the year is great, though.
'Fess up: What do you do that's bad for the environment?
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In the course of my normal life, I do a lot of little things to minimise my impact on the environment, but there's one thing I do that is very bad for it: I love to travel by plane. In fact, I'm going to London for ten days in August to see my daughter, and you can't get much worse than that for the environment.
Today is Name Your Poison Day. So make a decision and tell us: what's your poison?
Milo!
