The Bus Pulls In

53 Questions That You May Not Have Seen Before

• 1: What do you put on hotdogs?
• A: Chili, cheese, ketchup, mustard, onions. On a concession stand dog, it's just ketchup and mustard. (I'm a connoisseur.)
• 2: Do you say "anticlimatic" or "anticlimactic"?
• A: Anticlimactic. I just can't help it. It's really easier for most American dialects.
• 3: Do you check flyers before grocery shopping?
• A: I don't "check" so much as I "happen to see occasionally."
• 4: Blue, black, or some other colour pen ink?
• A: Black. Always. Unless for some reason I feel like this particular thing needs to be in blue.
• 5: Do you use your parking brake?
• A: Only on a steep hill. Automatics make it easy.
• 6: Look to your left. How many framed pictures are on the wall?
• A: two - but the boss hasn't hung them up yet.
• 7: Do you know how to play chess?
• A: Yes. But I suck at it.
• 8: How often do you clean the interior of your car?
• A: Um... almost never.
• 9: Do you ever read the last few pages first?
• A: Sometimes. When I think the ending might piss me off.
• 10: Ever fallen in the shower?
• A: A couple times.
• 11: On a scale of 1-10, how likely are you to swear at other drivers?
• A: Probably around a 6. It's only when they've done something truly stupid.
• 12: What's the worst thing you've ever called someone you care about?
• A: Punk-ass. And only lovingly. I rarely get angry enough to call them names. Although I must admit to calling C a shithead when he was being a shithead and it wasn't to his face. I was pissed off.
• 13: Do you have a Snuggie?
• A: No. I don't think I'd be comfortable in one.
• 14: Are you allergic to anything?
• A: Probably a few things now. Not sure what. I know some types of anesthesia make me sick to my stomach and profoundly depressed.
• 15: Do you have any TV shows on ?
• A: Nope. At the office. No TV, just internet.
• 16: How many times do you hit the snooze button before finally getting out of bed?
• A: About a thousand. I have four alarms.
• 17: Ever driven away in anger?
• A: Nope.
• 18: What's your favourite freezie colour?
• A: If you're talking snow cones, probably red. But Tiger's Blood red. Best snow cone flavor ever.
• 19: Are you a vegetarian?
• A: Absolutely not. Meat is yummy.
• 20: Do you have a garbage receptacle beside you? What's on top?
• A: Empty envelopes.
• 21: Do you cross out your mistakes or erase/whiteout them?
• A: I squiggle them out.
• 22: Ever torn something up that you instantly knew was too important for such treatment?
• A: Pretty sure I haven't. If I have, it wasn't important enough to remember.
• 23: Do you think that things will get better?
• A: Absolutely.
• 24: Do you have an unpopular opinion? What is it?
• A: A great many. One of the more major ones is the fact that I'm not a big fan of the Beatles.
• 25: What's your favourite quote?
• A: Lao Tzu: "Much talk means much exhaustion."
• 26: Did you/are you going to go to prom?
• A: I did. Was fun, but my curfew was way too early.
• 27: What's the most physically painful thing you've ever experienced?
• A: staph infection on my ass - don't ask me how, because I don't know
• 28: What's the most emotionally/mentally painful thing you've ever experienced?
• A: the emotional/psychological abuse I got from a horrible ex
• 29: Have you ever legitimately saved a person's life?
• A: not that I'm aware of
• 30: What's your favourite book genre?
• A: literary fiction
• 31: Did you like "Gigli"? Be honest.
• A: Never seen it. Not something I'm going to seek out, either.
• 32: Have you ever walked out of a movie at the theatre?
• A: Yes. When my big brother got upset and sick when we saw ET in the theater. He got REALLY involved in the story. And he was maybe seven or eight years old.
• 33: Do you peek between your fingers during the scary scenes?
• A: "Scary" scenes don't usually scare me. I'm too aware that it's a movie.
• 34: What was your reaction to Tatum getting killed whilst stuck in the pet door in Scream?
• A: I didn't enjoy that movie enough to pay attention to it, so I don't know that I had one.
• 35: Do dogs like you?
• A: For the most part.
• 36: Would you say that you project an air of authority?
• A: Maybe not authority, but at least respect.
• 37: Do people listen when you speak?
• A: Not always.
• 38: How are your elbows? Are they okay?
• A: Doing okay today. Could probably use a little lotion.
• 39: What is one thing that you do exceptionally well? Be honest.
• A: See the truth.
• 40: Do you use torrents?
• A: They're too complicated for me.
• 41: When was the last time you paid for music?
• A: Maybe six months ago.
• 42: Are you addicted to technology?
• A: Not at all. I had to be dragged into the 21st Century kicking and screaming.
• 43: Pick a person (you don't need to give their name). How do you feel about them? Be as honest as you can get yourself to be.
• A: He can be a frustrating son of a bitch, I love him like dammit. How's that?
• 44: Do you check your computer's dictionary for the definition of words you'd otherwise feel confident about using during in-person interactions? Just to be sure?
• A: Sometimes. When I know the word, but am not sure of the connotation.
• 45: How heavily to you rely on spellcheck and autocorrect?
• A: They are evil and rarely right, so not much.
• 46: Have you ever gotten into an argument on the internet? Did you win?
• A: Couple times. Rarely win because it's just not worth the trouble for me to win. Can't fix stupid or change an adamant opinion.
• 47: Do you pause movies/TV shows if you have to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, or do you just let them keep playing?
• A: If I've seen it a lot of times and am only paying half attention, I let it run. If I'm into it, I pause.
• 48: If you use a regular alarm clock, do you have it set to music or that obnoxious beeping?
• A: Has to be the obnoxious beeping. Music doesn't give me the jolt I need to get me out of my usual near-coma. I sleep really deeply.
• 49: Peter Pan?
• A: Never appealed to me much for some reason. But I love "Finding Neverland." Isn't that the Johnny Depp movie about Barrie?
• 50: How often do you fall up the stairs?
• A: More often than I care to admit.
• 51: Do you pronounce "anti" as ant-eye or ant-ee? (Example: "That scene was very anticlimactic.")
• A: Usually "ant-ee." Sometimes "ant-eye" when I need to clarify.
• 52: Do you pronounce "via" as vee-uh or vie-uh? (Example: "We can get there via Tremont Street.")
• A: "vee-uh"
• 53: How often do you forget to close your parentheses?
• A: Almost never.