What does the word "abecedaradeceba" mean? No clue, but it looks nice and has a cool pattern to it. I don't know, but I can look it up. (BTW, it's palindromic.) I have no idea, but it has a nice lilt to it. Wouldn't "Styptic Salamanders" be a great name for a band? Do you like to draw? Yes No Yes, but I suck at it. Do you like to read? I love to read Well, sure, but I'd rather do something else. Do you sing in the shower? Yes No Yes, but it cracks the tiles and the dog next door starts baying. Do you have any pets? Yes No Are you handy around the house? Yes No Do you doodle when you're on the phone? Yes No Are you good at making peace among your friends? Yes No I try It's not my place to sort them out Do you brew your own beer, make your own clothes or soap or candles, bake from scratch, grow your own herbs/vegetables, roll your own cigarettes? Yes No Over dinner, you're giving someone directions. You: Draw a rough map for them on a napkin. Move the silverware and salt and pepper shakers and other stuff around on the table to create a visual model of the route you're describing. Just tell them how to get there. If the following games were available at a party, you'd pick: Scrabble Pictionary Twister Monopoly Outburst Any card game Even better, Fluxx Magic: The Gathering Mafia Of the following, what's your strongest or most valued quality? Creativity Intelligence Ingenuity Compassion Spirit If you were electronic, you would be A game A database An ISP Voice-recognition software A video card A subwoofer Are you good at memorizing speeches or poems? Yes No Do you have a green thumb? Yes No Do you have nice handwriting? Yes No It's beautiful, but no one can read it Are you a seat-of-the-pants driver? Yes, and I always find the way somehow. No. I like maps and good directions. Yes. That's why I'm frequently lost. Can you get by in any non-English languages? Yes No No, but I communicate okay with gestures. I have a reading comprehension but no fluency. I can speak and understand, but not read. Are you a good cook? Yes No I love to cook, but no one will eat at my place. I can follow a recipe. Which magazine would you be most likely to pick up in a dentist's waiting room? Games The New Yorker The New Yorker (but only to look at the cartoons) Better Homes and Gardens Opera News Rolling Stone Wired Smithsonian Of the following, what would you most likely be doing in your spare time? Photography Crossword puzzles Collecting (stamps, baseball cards, coins, bruises, sexual conquests, weird stuff on eBay that you can't believe other people bid on) Backyard astronomy Knitting, needlepoint, macrame Working on your car Catching up on email Keeping a Livejournal, maintaining a Weblog Gardening On airplanes, you spend most of the trip Reading Listening to music Playing video games Doing work you brought with you Watching movies Wishing the person behind you would stop kicking your seat People who like you might describe you as A good shoulder to cry on A smart cookie A good speaker A keen observer Handy to have around, someone to know in a pinch Spiritual People who don't like you might describe you as Snooty or opinionated A control freak Mealymouthed, uncommunicative You prefer things to be Correct rather than beautiful Functional rather than pretty Aesthetically pleasing--the rest follows naturally You interpret the world best through Your eyes Your hands Your ears Your thoughts and words You rely most on Your mind Your heart Your intuition
