Game time--two. (See original post first before clicking here)

[ray of light]

Ok....Here are the questions. Just copy and paste them into your reply. Remember...no peeking ahead of time at other responses.


1. Pretend you are a book. You are going to be given as a gift to JK or THK.... So...What book are you and are you Jk's gift or THK's gift?


2. You are hosting the Kerry's at your house. Who are the guests on the invite list?


3. What's on the menu? And what is desert?


4. Uh oh...you spent so much time cleaning up the house for the party and preparing things, but JK and THK arrive early and ring the door bell. You're standing there in your stinky sweats and cobwebs in your hair (you were really behind in your cleaing...shame on you!), not to mention the coffee stains on the teeth...So what are you going to do?


5. Which animal best represents how you feel about JK or THK? (AND keep your minds CLEAN here!)
a. a tiger or doberman pincher
b. a pomeranian or a kitty cat (a lap dog or a little kitty---not even for you guys will I say a p.... cat)
c. an iguana
d. a giraffe


6. Pretend JK wasn't already madly in love with THK and were free... (Yes, it does take a lot of imagination here...) JK has confided that he loves to see a woman who is so self-confident she dyes her hair a vibrant florescent purple/pink and who wears pumpkin-orange clothing with it. Would you dye your hair and buy some pumpkin orange clothing to get his attention?


7. Similar scenario as above (#6) Jk is looking for a new instrument to play... You are an instrument. What instrument are you and tell us what you would say to get his attention.

8. JK or THK calls you and asks you to donate to a charity called, "Free the tarantulas". You personally think tracheal's shouldn't be free. (Their bite is deadly...you know?!) Do you donate to this charity? Why?

9. You get to meet JK. (YEA!) BUT...he's standing there with food stuck between his teeth. What do you do?

10. JK and THK are environmentalists (as you already know.) But in the next life they're coming back as a tree. What kind of tree would they come back as?

[Vektor]

1. Can do!

1.) A handmade scrap-booky type thing with beautiful photos of JK's life, throughout the years, from childhood to present, peppered with a few of my best Haiku. :-)

2.) All the Kerrycrats, all the JK staffers, and the few kind of cool Republicans I know, who I am 100% confident would be won over by JK if they met him.

3.) My famous linguine and clams with spinach salad and crostini - a wonderful wine from Westport Rivers Winery, and creme brulee for dessert.

4.) This has actually happened to me. Not with the Kerrys of course. I'd smile (briefly, and mostly closed mouthed, if there was any possibility of visible food or coffee stains on the teeth - or I could do that cute little Japanese "giggle with hand over mouth" maneuver), crack jokes, and be my charming self. Say "I got all dressed up for you guys!" and laugh. They'd love it. I'd offer them a glass of wine, excuse myself, and at least go clean my teeth. :-)

5.) JK is a tiger, and THK a giraffe. She may not be tall, but she is elegant and unique. JK? MROW.

6.) Interestingly, orange is my favorite color, and I wear a lot of it already. So, done. As for the hair, I'd tell him "That's great that you like a unique woman, but I like my hair the way it is, and you will too." (I have good hair, dammit!) I'd win him over with my wit, no matter what my hair color.

7.) The harp. :evilgrin: I wouldn't need to do much, just sit there all gilded and pretty and let him "strum" me.

8.) I'd actually donate, because I LOVE arachnids.

9.) I'd subtly say...."Um John...'tooth check'" and subtly let him know what was going on...then I'd set him at ease by joking about a time or two that happened to me.

10.) JK would be a towering redwood, and Teresa, a beautiful Japanese maple.

[ray of light]

2. You forgot one...the old ugly wad of food stuck in the teeth...

[Vektor]

3. Oh, it says "coffee stains" - I'll edit.

:-)

[ray of light]

4. Just remember..this food thing is big and ugly! Hard to ignore...!

[Vektor]

5. But how would I know it was there?

If I knew, I'd remove it. But if only they can see it, then what can I do? Let me edit my response.

[fedupinBushcountry]

6. Here goes

1. Pretend you are a book. You are going to be given as a gift to JK or THK.... So...What book are you and are you Jk's gift or THK's gift?

Profiles in Courage- to JK

2. You are hosting the Kerry's at your house. Who are the guests on the invite list?

My family, I want them all to ourselves. :-)

3. What's on the menu? And what is desert?

Lasagna - Chocolate cupcakes of course.


4. Uh oh...you spent so much time cleaning up the house for the party and preparing things, but JK and THK arrive early and ring the door bell. You're standing there in your stinky sweats and cobwebs in your hair (you were really behind in your cleaing...shame on you!), not to mention the coffee stains on the teeth...So what are you going to do?

ell except for thecoffee stains on teeth(don't drink coffee), I would welcome them and say come in put your feet up, and run to the shower and SCREAM.


5. Which animal best represents how you feel about JK or THK? (AND keep your minds CLEAN here!)
a. a tiger or doberman pincher
b. a pomeranian or a kitty cat (a lap dog or a little kitty---not even for you guys will I say a p.... cat)
c. an iguana
d. a giraffe

I would have to say cats, they are always there to make me at ease.


6. Pretend JK wasn't already madly in love with THK and were free... (Yes, it does take a lot of imagination here...) JK has confided that he loves to see a woman who is so self-confident she dyes her hair a vibrant florescent purple/pink and who wears pumpkin-orange clothing with it. Would you dye your hair and buy some pumpkin orange clothing to get his attention?

Nope, he would have to take me as I am. I am told I am one good kisser. LOL


7. Similar scenario as above (#6) Jk is looking for a new instrument to play... You are an instrument. What instrument are you and tell us what you would say to get his attention.

Has to be a guitar. To get his attention- Strum me. :evilgrin:

8. JK or THK calls you and asks you to donate to a charity called, "Free the tarantulas". You personally think tracheal's shouldn't be free. (Their bite is deadly...you know?!) Do you donate to this charity? Why?

Only if those free tracheals are headed for a certain ranch in Texas.

9. You get to meet JK. (YEA!) BUT...he's standing there with food stuck between his teeth. What do you do?

Heck their could be food in his hair, I would still want one of those hugs.

10. JK and THK are environmentalists (as you already know.) But in the next life they're coming back as a tree. What kind of tree would they come back as?

A Weeping Willow to show their sadness to those who just don't care.

[Vektor]

7. Ok - I totally misunderstood the food in teeth thing!

I had the wrong question.

OK, editing again. :-)

[Island Blue]

8. That was difficult!

1. Pretend you are a book. You are going to be given as a gift to JK or THK.... So...What book are you and are you Jk's gift or THK's gift? I'd be a blank journal (given to either one of them). That way I would know their true thoughts and feelings.


2. You are hosting the Kerry's at your house. Who are the guests on the invite list? I would invite all of my liberal friends and neighbors and my family. I'd also extend the invitation to a few of my more conservative friends and family - I figure if they were to actually meet JK & THK they would leave as converted souls!


3. What's on the menu? And what is desert? Seafood fresh from the surrounding waters - but I'd have it catered. I'm not much of a cook. As for desert? Probably something chocolate because I know that would make JK happy.


4. Uh oh...you spent so much time cleaning up the house for the party and preparing things, but JK and THK arrive early and ring the door bell. You're standing there in your stinky sweats and cobwebs in your hair (you were really behind in your cleaing...shame on you!), not to mention the coffee stains on the teeth...So what are you going to do? Wow, I have a pretty small house so I'd probably send them across the street to my friend's house (who is of course invited to the party). My friend's boyfriend (who doesn't live there but who would be there for the party) owns a windsurfing shop so that would give JK someone to talk to. Not so much fun for THK, but she could chat with my friend.


5. Which animal best represents how you feel about JK or THK? (AND keep your minds CLEAN here!)
a. a tiger or doberman pincher
b. a pomeranian or a kitty cat (a lap dog or a little kitty---not even for you guys will I say a p.... cat)
c. an iguana
d. a giraffe

a tiger (but not a doberman pincher)


6. Pretend JK wasn't already madly in love with THK and were free... (Yes, it does take a lot of imagination here...) JK has confided that he loves to see a woman who is so self-confident she dyes her hair a vibrant florescent purple/pink and who wears pumpkin-orange clothing with it. Would you dye your hair and buy some pumpkin orange clothing to get his attention? No. He wouldn't be my type if he wanted me to do those things, so why bother?.


7. Similar scenario as above (#6) Jk is looking for a new instrument to play... You are an instrument. What instrument are you and tell us what you would say to get his attention. A piano. JK can tickle my ivories any time he wants to!

8. JK or THK calls you and asks you to donate to a charity called, "Free the tarantulas". You personally think tracheal's shouldn't be free. (Their bite is deadly...you know?!) Do you donate to this charity? Why? Sure. Tarantulas are an important part of the ecosystem and should be free. Actually, if anyone calls asking for a donation and mentions JK's name, I have a difficult time saying no. (So if JK or THK were to personally call, I'd cave in for sure.)

9. You get to meet JK. (YEA!) BUT...he's standing there with food stuck between his teeth. What do you do? Sure. After having met him, he seems like the kind of guy who would not only appreciate you being honest with him, but also seems like the kind of guy who would make a joke about the situation and enjoy a good laugh at his own expense.

10. JK and THK are environmentalists (as you already know.) But in the next life they're coming back as a tree. What kind of tree would they come back as? A live oak tree. Live oaks are just so beautiful and have a wise and majestic look about them - just like JK and THK.

[_dynamicdems]

9. These are unusual questions, but this looks like fun.

1. Pretend you are a book. You are going to be given as a gift to JK or THK.... So...What book are you and are you Jk's gift or THK's gift?

I'd like to be a journal for JFK to write his thoughts in. For sure, I'd be privy to his innermost thoughts and secrets then. And his handwriting is most attractive. I'd have his signature all over my...pages.

2. You are hosting the Kerry's at your house. Who are the guests on the invite list?

I'd invite members of my family and a few friends who I would like to inspire to be more politically active.

3. What's on the menu? And what is desert?

It would be a buffet with a taco bar and sizzling fajitas. Desert: fried ice cream with chocolate sauce, of course!

4. Uh oh...you spent so much time cleaning up the house for the party and preparing things, but JK and THK arrive early and ring the door bell. You're standing there in your stinky sweats and cobwebs in your hair (you were really behind in your cleaing...shame on you!), not to mention the coffee stains on the teeth...So what are you going to do?

I'd answer the door and show them in. I'd probably make a joke about running behind and then I'd give them a quick tour of the cleanest areas before seating them in a comfortable spot with beverages. My daughter who would be there helping would have her baby girl there, so I would use my own family members as a diversion while I changed. I'd just say the heck with the house and enjoy the very special company.

5. Which animal best represents how you feel about JK or THK? (AND keep your minds CLEAN here!)
a. a tiger or doberman pincher
b. a pomeranian or a kitty cat (a lap dog or a little kitty---not even for you guys will I say a p.... cat)
c. an iguana
d. a giraffe

Ah, none of these seem to fit my estimation of either JK or THK. I have thought of JK as a race horse, the classiest horse in the race, but severely handicapped by a crooked handicapper. He reminds me of Man O'War.

6. Pretend JK wasn't already madly in love with THK and were free... (Yes, it does take a lot of imagination here...) JK has confided that he loves to see a woman who is so self-confident she dyes her hair a vibrant florescent purple/pink and who wears pumpkin-orange clothing with it. Would you dye your hair and buy some pumpkin orange clothing to get his attention?

In a word: no.

7. Similar scenario as above (#6) Jk is looking for a new instrument to play... You are an instrument. What instrument are you and tell us what you would say to get his attention.

A flute. What I'd say wouldn't be in words but in music: a siren song to entice him to play the mystical flute. Why a flute? It is a spiritual instrument and it is calming. It is used in Celtic and Native American music and is very tranquil but haunting. No more beautiful sound than a flute unless it is the sound of the wind itself.

8. JK or THK calls you and asks you to donate to a charity called, "Free the tarantulas". You personally think tracheal's shouldn't be free. (Their bite is deadly...you know?!) Do you donate to this charity? Why?

I'd be thinking it was strange to be sure, but I'd donate. Of all the people in the world whose judgement I don't trust, these two are on the short list of folks who do not make the first list.

9. You get to meet JK. (YEA!) BUT...he's standing there with food stuck between his teeth. What do you do?

I probably wouldn't even notice. This is JK, right. Nope, unless he had a tree trunk sticking out of his mouth, I'd never notice.

edit: Okay, it is huge and I do notice. In that case I just do that subtle, little tooth touch that universally means "check your teeth, dude." Then I'd smile and nod "okay" after he cleared the er, debris. This way nobody would over have to know and he wouldn't be embarassed. And it would be our little "secret."

10. JK and THK are environmentalists (as you already know.) But in the next life they're coming back as a tree. What kind of tree would they come back as?

Ah speaking of tree trunks... A redwood. They would want to replace one of the great Redwoods that have already been lost. And soon activists would chain themselves to their trunk in defiance of Republican plans to cut the trees down to make way for a SUPER WAL-MART!

[ray of light]

10. uh oh!!!! You must have missed this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=273x77669

I know you're not a cheater, sooooo.... you better go edit. ;)

[_dynamicdems]

11. ??? Ah, I'm not sure what you mean. Edit what?

30 seconds.

No peaking.

Be honest.


Okay, I'm stumped. Was there something else I missed?

[ray of light]

12. You can't use other peoples' answers.

Sorry sweety.. I always wanted to be a dictator. Now I am! ;)

But all of you kerrycrats know I love ya. Just call me the 'benign dictator.'

[_dynamicdems]

13. I didn't read any of the replies before I answered.

We were supposed to check all answers first so as not to duplicate?

I misunderstood: it sounded like you didn't want us to read them first.

[ray of light]

14. Oh ok. I thought you peeked. I'm sorry...My mistake. To make it up to u

I will eat some crow.

Ok..there is no crow around here, will you settle for popcorn? (Especially since I don't like popcorn!)

:popcorn:

[_dynamicdems]

15. Not necessary as long as you accuse all others who post duplicate

answers equally. ;)

Seriously, there have to be duplicates because of the type of questions you asked. Most people here have a pretty similar mind-set. What is kinda funny is that "journal" and "redwoods" (reading back, I assume these were the answers you found "suspect") were almost "diary" and "mangrove" but I figured the former was too wimpy and the latter less known as an "activist" tree than is a redwood. You might have noticed that I took your question literally about the "tree" and answered as if both JK and THK were reincarnated together as a single tree. Had I first read the other replies, I'd have realized that I could have chosen a different tree for each of the respective individuals. :D

Now I did go back and edit the part about the food in the teeth after-the-fact (because I read your response to Vektor about it being very noticeable). The answer was my own, however. I don't think anyone else mentioned the touching teeth thingy, or did they?

[ray of light]

16. naw..don't worry about it. I trust you. It was

the journal thingy that made me suspect. (Also, the way it was set up in those quote boxes.)

[_dynamicdems]

17. What's really kinda ironic is that I'm sitting here looking at a journal

that I want to start for my granddaughter. My daughter's uncle passed away last week and he was only 58. I've got this big, black book here that I bought to start a journal for my granddaughter just in case. My mother died (at 57) before my daughter was born and she never got to know her grandmother. I was thinking of writing it as a diary so she will know me, but maybe it should be more of a journal addressed directly to her and to my daughter. All blank pages. I don't know where to begin.

(Also, the way it was set up in those quote boxes.)

for quotes...okay...got it.

[ray of light]

18. That's really special! (Your journal)

Would you also consider doing a video too? I have a video interview that we got before my grandma passed away and it's something to cling to. I really miss her sometimes but I love hearing how she met my grandfather or how she discovered her long-lost brother in the local dry cleaners. (This was after WWI when Europeans were leaving Europe to get away from the war. The brother got lost somehow...I don't remember how. Many, many years later, she was passing a dry cleaners and thought she recognised the face. He looked at her and she looked at him. They realized immediately who they were staring at and hugs and tears followed.) I'm so glad I have that story and others on videotape now.

[_dynamicdems]

19. My daughter just bought a camcorder, but I'm a bit camera shy.

I'm sure my daughter will get me on video at family functions but I don't have any stories or really much of anything to speak of to put on a video. My life has been pretty much like the journal in its present form: blank pages. The written journal seems a good idea because I can fill it with simple, ordinary things and share thoughts and ideas and hopes for her future.

[TayTay]

20. Here goes

I didn't peek. Just cut and paste and had at it. Honest.

1. Pretend you are a book. You are going to be given as a gift to JK or THK.... So...What book are you and are you Jk's gift or THK's gift?

Ahm, 'Mapping Boston' to JK. I love this big coffee table book. It just charts the growth of the place and how much it has changed since 1630. (I am a hopeless geek, sigh.) Cuz, I think he'd like it.

2. You are hosting the Kerry's at your house. Who are the guests on the invite list?

Ahm, people I know in the area I guess. I would invite Mark from across the street, cuz he started his own business and does roofing and contracting. He talks to a lot of people and is a no-nonsense down to earth person. I like him, he would have interesting perspectives on what people are talking about. Oh, and my brother Scott, cuz, he would add to the conversation too.

Is this what you meant, who among folks you know would you invite? Cuz I would go for 'average joes and janes.'


3. What's on the menu? And what is desert?

I suck as a cook. Maybe pot roast, as it is terrible hard to screw up slow-cooker pot roast. I never have dessert, but maybe I would go out and get something sweet from the bakery, like cake.


4. Uh oh...you spent so much time cleaning up the house for the party and preparing things, but JK and THK arrive early and ring the door bell. You're standing there in your stinky sweats and cobwebs in your hair (you were really behind in your cleaing...shame on you!), not to mention the coffee stains on the teeth...So what are you going to do?

Like this doesn't happen to me every friggin time I have company. Okay, put the dog in the crate, unless they like mangy, friendly dogs who want to be their new best friend. (the 'off' command works, btw. it keeps him from jumping up.) Then explain I am, again, running behind and sit down,want some tea or coffee or something and I'll be back soon. Then go get changed. Then spend ten minutes over-compensating and expiating my catholic guilt by over-apologizing and being nervously guilty. Sigh! Like this hasn't happened before. Sigh! Then, on with it. What the hell, it's not like it's fatal after all. I am who I am and I'll get over it. And besides, like he's ever going to be early for anything.


5. Which animal best represents how you feel about JK or THK? (AND keep your minds CLEAN here!)
a. a tiger or doberman pincher
b. a pomeranian or a kitty cat (a lap dog or a little kitty---not even for you guys will I say a p.... cat)
c. an iguana
d. a giraffe

Geez, that's a stumper. Elements of all. JK is tall: giraffe. Cats hunt well and can seem to not be doing much when they are really waiting it out until it's time to hunt. Hmmm, maybe that cat thing. I think on both.


6. Pretend JK wasn't already madly in love with THK and were free... (Yes, it does take a lot of imagination here...) JK has confided that he loves to see a woman who is so self-confident she dyes her hair a vibrant florescent purple/pink and who wears pumpkin-orange clothing with it. Would you dye your hair and buy some pumpkin orange clothing to get his attention?

No, I could never sustain that. I would feel ridiculous and not like myself. It wouldn't even last past saying 'Hi!'


7. Similar scenario as above (#6) Jk is looking for a new instrument to play... You are an instrument. What instrument are you and tell us what you would say to get his attention.

Violin, cuz it's also a fiddle. It can play all those symphonies and it can play all that bluegrass. I like that. It's versatile and depends on the player as to what tune is aptly coaxed out..


8. JK or THK calls you and asks you to donate to a charity called, "Free the tarantulas". You personally think tracheal's shouldn't be free. (Their bite is deadly...you know?!) Do you donate to this charity? Why?

No. I don't believe in it. Maybe next time on something I do believe in.


9. You get to meet JK. (YEA!) BUT...he's standing there with food stuck between his teeth. What do you do?

Tell him. Ahm, I'd probably make the common motion that people do to tell others that this has happened. If it was the other way around, I'd want to know. (It's just a spot. People tell me this all the time, which says a lot about me, I guess. They mention it, I wipe it off, we move on.)

10. JK and THK are environmentalists (as you already know.) But in the next life they're coming back as a tree. What kind of tree would they come back as?

Oak. Very long lasting and tall trees that turn such gorgeous shades of red in the fall. These are incredibly strong trees with roots that can go 100 feet. I like that.

[globalvillage]

21. OK, I misread

"I suck as a cook."

I must be really, really tired. It cracked me up, though, so I had to say something.

Really - :rofl:

[TayTay]

23. Okay, Thank gawd for no typos at the wrong moments.

That much more is right with the world.

Ahm, I am rather deficient in the area of culinary design, implementation and follow-through. My work is unimaginitive and bland. (Though it probably won't kill ya, neither will it be anything to write home about. Sort of like visiting Malden.)

Would that be better? Besides, as a cook, I suck.

Suckiness best descibes my cooking abilities.

My cooking abilities are at the 'you sort of suck' level.

Cooking is not actually the best use of my latent abilities. I suck at it, generally speaking.

Ahm, are any of these any better?

[globalvillage]

24. Sorry. n/t

[TayTay]

26. Yeah, so am I.

My friggin Rethug brother is a trained chef and so is his wife, who is even more of a 'true believer' in Rethuglicanism than he is. They hold this over my head.

On the other hand, I have saved e-mails from them having to do with how much they believed in Bush and his plans to go to war in March of 2003. You better believe I hold that over their heads. (They were rather intense e-mails back then. I started out being the pinko-lefty-communist-troop-hating-traitor of the family. Sigh! Not any more. And not in Nov. of 2004 either when 6 out of 8 in my family voted for truth, justice and the American Way and 2 were still stuck in the state of denial. Bite me Chef.)

What were we talking about? Oh yeah, I such at cooking. Sigh! Too freaking bad. You know, I am quite good at other things, so it doesn't really bother me. This is, after all, why Gawd invented take-out. (Which, if I forgot to buy stuff for dinner with the wondrous taller Sen from Ma and his amazing wife, is what I would serve, maybe Chinese.)

[ray of light]

25. If you're gonna suck at something,

then sucking at cooking is a good thing to suck at.

[WildEyedLiberal]

22. Allright, I'm game.

Per the rules, no peeking occured.

1. Pretend you are a book. You are going to be given as a gift to JK or THK.... So...What book are you and are you Jk's gift or THK's gift?

Uhm.... "Ultimate Kama Sutra." For... either of them?

:evilgrin:

:yoiks:

2. You are hosting the Kerry's at your house. Who are the guests on the invite list?

Me and a cool bottle of champagne. This is gonna be a private party! Oh, and Teresa's invitation might get lost in the mail. Sorry. Teresa. :blush: :evilgrin:


3. What's on the menu? And what is desert?

Remember that scene in Varsity Blues where the girl.... ah, yeah.

(I can't resist! Honest!)

4. Uh oh...you spent so much time cleaning up the house for the party and preparing things, but JK and THK arrive early and ring the door bell. You're standing there in your stinky sweats and cobwebs in your hair (you were really behind in your cleaing...shame on you!), not to mention the coffee stains on the teeth...So what are you going to do?

Dammit. Jump in the shower... perhaps come out clad solely in a towel...

:hide:

5. Which animal best represents how you feel about JK or THK? (AND keep your minds CLEAN here!)
a. a tiger or doberman pincher
b. a pomeranian or a kitty cat (a lap dog or a little kitty---not even for you guys will I say a p.... cat)
c. an iguana
d. a giraffe

Gonna hafta go with tiger. Rrrrowr! :evilgrin:

6. Pretend JK wasn't already madly in love with THK and were free... (Yes, it does take a lot of imagination here...) JK has confided that he loves to see a woman who is so self-confident she dyes her hair a vibrant florescent purple/pink and who wears pumpkin-orange clothing with it. Would you dye your hair and buy some pumpkin orange clothing to get his attention?

Nah. My brazenness is pretty self-evident sans purple hair. Although I'd probably wear orange anyway. GO ILLINOIS!

7. Similar scenario as above (#6) Jk is looking for a new instrument to play... You are an instrument. What instrument are you and tell us what you would say to get his attention.

I'm a trombone, so blow me, baby. (Wow, I'm so not musically inclined.)

8. JK or THK calls you and asks you to donate to a charity called, "Free the tarantulas". You personally think tracheal's shouldn't be free. (Their bite is deadly...you know?!) Do you donate to this charity? Why?

Of course. If it's John's cause, it must be worthwhile.

9. You get to meet JK. (YEA!) BUT...he's standing there with food stuck between his teeth. What do you do?

Remove it. Need I elaborate? :evilgrin:

10. JK and THK are environmentalists (as you already know.) But in the next life they're coming back as a tree. What kind of tree would they come back as?

Definitely a redwood *cough* with a large girth *ahem*





Awww. c'mon..... you didn't actually expect me to keep this G rated, did you? :evilgrin: