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[eebs]

i don't think i've used one since i got a mobile phone, so probably a week or two before 16 november 1999.

what's the most unusual place you've seen a payphone?

[mere1975]

OK, reviving this. . .

Most unusual? I don't know. I always thought the (non-pay) phone in the bathroom of a house I rented was weird -- but then I got locked in and had to use it.

Most favorite payphone place? In the movie "Singles" when the people are banging on the door in the club because they thought it was the bathroom.


What are you obsessing about/coveting right now?

- Mere "JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI" 1975

[monet2u]

my new bike and how fun it is to ride.



how old were you when you learned to ride a bike?

[sam]

The first bike I remember was an Incredible Hulk dirt bike with plastic, non-inflatable, "tires". That had to be about age 6. I'm not sure if it was my first bike or exactly when I got it or learned to ride it, but I do vaguely remember taking the training wheels off and then wearing through the rear tire with the coaster brake soon afterward.

Bike pants, like 'em or love 'em?

[Dalya]

LOVE EM. i used to wear them under cut-off denim shorts with a No Fear t-shirt and DJ Tanner hair.



I still work out in leggings and no one can make me stop. They prevent chaffing.

Running/jogging: is it or isn't it the least pleasurable activity on the planet?

[Irock]

Isn't. I perfer low-impact; I heart ellipticals and swimming.

Do you have bad knees?

[Dalya]

I have a fractured spine and also degenerate disk disease, so basically every jolt of impact speeds up the deterioration of the padding between my lumbar disks. It doesn't hurt, at least not if I just jog once a week or so, but I'm sort of afraid to do more. Especially on concrete. And also my dad has had 3 knee surgeries, so I'm sure mine aren't the optimal design. (Thanks for the effed up skeleton, dad!)

Work out in the morning or afternoon or evening?

[monet2u]

evening, mostly because I can't get out of bed early enough in the morning...but if I could, morning for sure.



what's your fave fruit?

[jen]

i'm kind of on a grapefruit kick right now. generally i like citrus fruits. and melons. but not watermelon...

when's the last time you went fishing?

[roach]

last summer.

when is the last time you killed something?

[ifihadahifi]

On a bug level: Last night when I stepped in fire ants.

On a fish level: A month or so ago when I euthenized my boy's pet fish. It was sufferin, y'all.

On a mammal level: Three years ago when I ran over a kitten on Abrams. Totally traumatized the kids with that one.


How long do you think it takes for an embalmed corpse to rot down to the skeleton?

[Irock]

We're talking embalmed and then just laid out - guess it depends on if it's inside or not, I'm going to assume it's outside and saaaaay... geez this one's tough. Think the skin get tanned / leatherfied? I'm gonna guess no and say 15 to 20 years for a complete skeleton. If the skin were to get leatherfied I have no idea, but longer.

Ever owned an exotic pet?

[mere1975]

How about a turtle we found on the road? I had him on our screened-in porch for about 3 months. Then he got away.


What's your porn star name?
(name of your first pet + your mom's maiden name)


- Mere "Noodles Anderson Does Dallas?" 1975

[sam]

Duke O'Connor, could be a John Wayne character.

What's the longest you've gone without watching television?

[zenmomma]

I've probably gone almost a week without watching TV. My commute gets in the way... although I might be able to solve this problem by getting an Archos 705 to take on the train.

What sort of unnecessary gadget are you drooling over?