Anybody else ever read The Book of Lists by David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace, or The People's Almanac by David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace some twenty-five years ago? Well, the meme survives:
1. What’s your favorite kind of cookie?
Very soft, warm chocolate chip cookies. All other cookies are poor imitations of this little slice of heaven.
2. Who is America’s most overrated actor?
Bill Clinton. No freakin' contest.
3. Name a guilty pleasure.
Driving very assertively. If you see a blue RX-8 passing you doing 75 in the outside lane of a two-lane off ramp, it's probably me. Especially, if you just passed me on the main road while I stayed within 9 mph of the posted speed limit.
4. “Scrubs” or “Everybody Loves Raymond”?
I haven't watched any conventional big three network programming other than sports for at least 15 years. I decline to accept the fundamental premise of this false dichotomy.
5. Name two things you can’t live without.
The obvious, and only appropriate, answer to this question must be Thing 1 and Thing 2. But instead I'll say food and water. Though I think this was meant somewhat more metaphorically, in which case I'll say books and music, hope and dreams, Country and Western, rythym and blues, rock and roll, retro and neo, theory and practice, integrals and derivatives, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, punch and pie, freedom and liberty, cowboys and Indians, arts and sciences, adverbs and adjectives, yin and yang, Harry Nilsson and you, us and them, irresistible forces and immovable objects, sugar and saccharine, those twins (Hmm..., is that one thing or two things? And in a similar vein, would Eric the bee be one thing or two things since he traditionally comes in halves? And would sweet and sour pork be one thing or two things? The mind boggles at the implications.), or friends and family.
6. Your first pet’s name + your mother’s maiden name = your porn star name.
Buddy Burress. Gee, is that how Paul Thomas Anderson came up with Dirk Diggler?
7. What song are you listening to right now?
Hell -- Squirrel Nut Zippers.
8. Name your celebrity crush.
Valerie Bertinelli. This one could get me into so much trouble, if you only knew...
9. Favorite punchline from a joke.
Oh, its a scythe. The best line by the best character from the best episode of the best sitcom ever.
10. Who do you want to pass this meme off to?
Kevin Bacon. Six degrees and all that.
Via Rodya via Andrea via Emily.
Hmmm, I'll be a little selective:
1. A warm apricot kolachky can be extry yummy.
2. Jesse Jackson might give Slick Willie a run for his money.
4. It has to be at least 10 years for me too, though I slipped off the wagon last year for "American Idol" (not succumbed this year).
5. How many guys would say LazyBoy and remote control? Throne + power, essentials for the king of the household.
8. The only one I can vaguely recall is Farrah Fawcett ... and yes, I had the poster on my door.
Posted by: MarcV at 12:47 PM