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These are all things I've honestly wondered about someone at some point in my life.

1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out?

2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?)

3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down?

4. Fight or flight?

5. You would say that people are (choose one):

     a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
     b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
     c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between?

7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else?

8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life?

9. What color is love?

10. What's your favorite word?


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  • Mr_Box said on Oct 21, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? I desperately try to shove my hand down there, usually to no avail.

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) Bread. 

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? Drink! No seriously, I try to find a solution to whatever it is that I'm afraid of, so it doesn't seem as scary.

    4. Fight or flight? Depends on the situation. Fight if I know I'm right, flight if I'm unsure or just don't feel like getting into it.

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices -- I don't think EVERYONE is good though. But the majority of people are, or try real hard to be. 
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other
         

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? Love it

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? Citrus or coconut

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? No, not really. Although I think I'm more confident in the bedroom than I am in other areas of my life.

    9. What color is love? It's purple. I don't know why though. 

    10. What's your favorite word? I've got a lot of favorite words and all of them are dirty ;-)
  • Twylarants said on Oct 21, 2008....

    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out?
         Turn the can upside down. Then buy another can.
    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?)
         Plate, bread, knife, napkin, peanut butter, jelly, glass, milk.
    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down?
        Curse. I can’t be scared and mad at the same time.
    4. Fight or flight?

         Fight. Well, as much as I can at my age.
    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between?
        Garlic anything…love it. It’s the perfect food.
    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else?
        Angel perfume. Beautiful on any woman who isn’t me for some    reason.
    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life?

        My role in the bedroom at this stage of the game is climate control.
       I control the windows and a/c.
    9. What color is love?

        Pale green/peach/white
    10. What's your favorite word?

          benign

  • the_infernal_optimist said on Oct 21, 2008....
    I haven't exactly wondered these about myself, but here are my answers in case anyone else is curious:

    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? I can (and do) reach in and get it

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) Knife

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? If it's a physical situation, like walking through a potentially spidery outdoor area at night, sometimes I sing to myself. If it's not a situation like that, I meditate and try to refocus.

    4. Fight or flight? Flight unless I need to stand and fight (like if someone tried to hurt my kids, or if my beliefs/integrity are being challenged)

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices (though yes, there are exceptions)
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? love it

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? I like clean masculine scents...soap, shaving cream, etc. and I'm not too particular beyond that

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? Yes, and I like it that way

    9. What color is love? blue and gold

    10. What's your favorite word? I have a few: spirit, yes, always

    ~Infernal
  • evil_twin said on Oct 21, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? Dump it out

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) I don't use a plate, I use a paper towel. Then I get out the bread.

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? Unfortunately nothing. I try to distract myself from the fears, usually without success.

    4. Fight or flight? Flight most of the time

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? I love it

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? Birthday cake lotion

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? Yes, very different.....

    9. What color is love? It's red and orange and pink all swirled together

    10. What's your favorite word? whatever
  • silver_phoenix said on Oct 21, 2008....

    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? shake& dump
    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) peanut butter
    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? breathe
     4. Fight or flight? depends on situation
    5. You would say that people are (choose one): a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other choice c
    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? eh, not a fan
    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? something musky on a man
    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? nah
    9. What color is love? love is all the colors of the world
    10. What's your favorite word?probably the word "fuck" it's so expressive
  • nytquill17 said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? I can get it out, which makes my husband jealous because his hands are too big to reach!  Usually though I grab a couple inches' worth at a time and use the little plastic lid as a plate to eat them off of.

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) When I was in 6th grade, I had just gotten diabetes and my mom was *terrified* about what to feed me.  She sent me to school EVERY SINGLE DAY of the 6th grade with a pb&j and I haven't been able to eat them since!  Maybe I could now, but I'm not interested in finding out!  But okay, when I am making some kind of sandwich I get the bread first, then the knife, then the spread.  Usually I do all my prep on the counter and get the plate last, which is silly, but hey.

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? Sing to myself or imagine I'm writing the alphabet in my head... anything really to focus my mind away from what I'm afraid of.  If I'm really scared I try to see each word of the song in my head as I say it.  If it's a scary movie I close my eyes!  If something in life is making me anxious I will start lining out a plan of attack so I feel like I can do something about it.

    4. Fight or flight? Flight, usually.

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? Love garlic!

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else?I love woodsy, dusky, masculine sort of scents.  And vanilla that is not cloyingly sweet.

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? I'm a lot more daring and aggressive in the bedroom, and more of a leader,  than I am in the rest of my life, but I didn't start out that way!

    9. What color is love? Red.  Which seems sooo obvious but I've never thought of it as any other color.

    10. What's your favorite word?  Hmm.  Couldn't tell you really.  I mean, there are lots of good words out there but I'm not feeling a preference for anything.  I used to always say how my favorite French word was "soixante" (the number sixty) because it's so graceful to say.
  • beyondtheveil said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1)   If there's one pringle, I won't bother with it.

    2)   To make a peanut butter sandwich I get, in this order, peanut butter, jelly (grape), bread, knife, make it and put on paper towel.

    3)   Your afraid.  I concentrate thinking on what I'm afraid of.

    4)   Fight or flight. Always depends.

    5)   Would you say people are : (C) - not inherently good or bad. I do think they require a lot of training for the social graces and a moral foundation to live by.

    6)   Garlic butter type stuff. Its ok, but I prefer butter (and coffee) to be left alone.

    7)   Favorite smelly-good on someone else. I like a clean smell and my wife's Bath & Body Works stuff.

    8)   My typical role in the bedroom is more open, uninhibited, playful.

    9)   The color of love is red.

    10) My favorite word is reasonable. Shit is a close second.
  • uniquely-ironic said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? turn it, so you don't break the chip

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) bread

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? breath slower

    4. Fight or flight? depends how big "it" is.

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other
    sorry, none.  I think we're born with either good or bad dispositions, and our environment either makes that better or worse.

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? love it on some things.

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? Drakkar Noir cologne

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life?no

    9. What color is love?deep orange with red and gold threads

    10. What's your favorite word? cuddle
  • fragglesrock said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? - dump directly into mouth

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) - i go to pull out the bag of bread and quickly realize the kids ate the last of it and i forgot to buy more.

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? - SMOKE CIGS!!!!

    4. Fight or flight? - hmmmm....have done both

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? - could frickin roll around in it i love it so much

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? - patchouli

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? - giddy up..errr...i meant yes

    9. What color is love? - clear (just kidding)

    10. What's your favorite word? - WATUSSI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • starchini said on Oct 22, 2008....

    1) I shake it, my hands are to stubby to go that deep

    2) No plate necessary for PBB&J  First i get out a bannanna then the bread then i slice and arange nanners on bread, then i get out the PB and then i grab a fork then i spread PB with fork then i get jelly and say "damnit i shoulda done the jelly first" bc my fork is dirty and jelly is easier to wipe off.  I wipe of the pb with whatever cloth or napkin next to me then i scooop out the jelly and mash it into the other slice with the fork then i put them together and devour.  : )

    3) if im afraid the firt thing i do is say the "our father" and im not afraid anymore.

    4) fight, i dont run very fast.  : P

    5)definitly C, i think people learn everything and are completly empty vessels at the beginning. 

    6) i love garlic anything! 

    7) Herbal essence hydration, smells like coconuts works great! my hair is so soft. 

    8) good question i dont know for sure my bed role changes according to mood, i supoose my life role does too...i didnt really think i had a "role" in life...im just me...

    9) i didnt know love had a color...i think its irridescent  : ) 

    10) Road, row-ad, rood, Rooooowwwd...hehe...

    Whats urs???

    Fun questions  : ) 

  • mixednuts said on Oct 22, 2008....

    OMG.......TMI!

    I have to think long and hard before I give answers! I spent money on college not knowing that these would be the questions in life I would be looking at. Where do you come up with this stuff? This is so damn hard! Break it all down into one word, one simple question  for us. Yes or no would even be to difficult for me. This is a great posting. I'm just not a deep thinker!

  • one_wired_kitty said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? Retrieve with hand

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) Plate, Bread, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Knife

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? Breathe

    4. Fight or flight? Depends

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? L-O-V-E

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? Old Spice

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? Not too much different, generally

    9. What color is love? Traditionally, Red ... For me .. there is no color.

    10. What's your favorite word? My "favorite word" depends on who I'm with.
  • b.dreamer said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? I wouldn't bother eating it. I won't stoop to pickup less than 10 dollars on the ground.

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) I don't eat PBJ anymore.

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? I never get afraid.

    4. Fight or flight? Fight, everyday, everywhere. Stay ready - always.

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    B - people are evil.

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? Garlic rules the universe.

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? i don't like to sniff nor smell other people. If I must pick one, I hope they smell clean. Dial soap?

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? Yeah, just another job I HAVE to do.

    9. What color is love? Love is above color and labels.

    10. What's your favorite word? Freeride.
  • skald said on Oct 22, 2008....
    Infernal. Just want to say that it is good to see you. 
  • mobil said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out?
    I go looking for the %$#@% who ate all the Pringles
    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?)
    My wife, she makes great P&J sandwiches
    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down?
    Finger the trigger on my pistol
    4. Fight or flight?
    Fight
    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other
         D) None of the above, I think it's way more complicated, and I am a simple guy.
    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between?
    I'm all over garlic
    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else?
    I shampoo with ivory soap, but I love lightly scented women.
    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life?
    What? I sleep in the bedroom, doesn't everybody haha?
    9. What color is love?
    Pure white
    10. What's your favorite word?
    cuspidor
  • queenparanoia said on Oct 22, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? retrieve it with my hand...

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?) bread

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down? think of the special person cuddling or hugging me.

    4. Fight or flight? mostly fight

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? love it.

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? strong woody smelll with a little flower fragrance to it.

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? i dunno. havent found about that yet.

    9. What color is love? pink.

    10. What's your favorite word? shedah... i made this word up... ;-)
  • tizzygirl said on Oct 27, 2008....
    1. There's one Pringle at the bottom of the can. Can you retrieve it with your hand, or do you turn the can and shake/dump it out? I reach in and get it :)

    2. You're going to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What do you get out first? (If plate, then what next?)  The peanut butter.

    3. You're afraid. What's one thing you do to try to calm yourself down?  A deep breath and some sort of distraction....like fiddling with jewelery or humming

    4. Fight or flight? A lot of times I really really want to chose flight...but I don't I usually fight.

    5. You would say that people are (choose one):

         a) basically good/decent by default or if left to their own devices
         b) basically bad/indecent (not like that :-p) by default or if left to their own devices
         c) not inherently good or bad, born basically with a clean slate and no predisposition toward one way or the other  I can't decide, I flip flop on that opinion.

    6. Garlic butter-type stuff: love it, hate it, somewhere in between? love it

    7. Favorite shampoo/lotion/other scent on someone else? Hmmm....on someone else....well I love fresh out of the shower smell pretty much any scent...or just any old deoderant...I'm easy, just as long as you don't stink.

    8. Do you feel that your typical role in the bedroom is different from the one you play in other aspects of your life? Hmmm....I have no idea, I think I'm pretty much the same all around since I'm almost always ready to be in the bedroom...but I really don't know I guess I've never analyzed it.

    9. What color is love? pink...swirled with purples

    10. What's your favorite word? Well it's not really a nice word...and I usually don't say it but it's been flying out of my mouth when people piss me off driving lately....but it does change all the time, sometimes it's not a mean word even :)

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