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The Great Unannounced Open-Ended Write-Off

Jan 10 '04

The Bottom Line The Bottom Line Join in the write-off by going to adadavis' profile page: http://www.epinions.com/user-adadavis

Here is my humble entry to Ada Davis’ write-off.

THE QUESTIONS:

1. If you had to choose, which would you rather have: herpes, a root canal, a computer virus, a colonoscopy, or a polygraph?

........A root canal......I really need some dental work done.

2. If you could go back in time and do one thing over, what would it be?

........Not get married.....at least not to the same man.

3. If you could only have one food item and one drink for every meal for the next month, what would they be?

........Hard boiled eggs and milk.

4. What do you usually leave in - a Huff? a Tizzy? the bed of a beat-up pickup? a High Dudgeon or a stretch limo? What?

........A hurry.

5. You open up a bottle and instead of beer, you get a jjin. Standard three wish deal. What do you wish for? (And the first person who says "World peace" will be tracked down like a dog, eviscerated, and strangled with his/her own intestines. You have been warned.)

.......A winning powerball ticket.......to return to the age of thirty knowing everything I know now..........hey, what’s wrong with world peace?

6. You just inherited/won $1 Billion. What do you do for the next 24 hours?

.........Hide from the telemarketers.

7. Of all of the voices in your head, which is your favorite?

.......Voices? what voices?

8. If you could attend your own funeral and give the eulogy, what would you say?

.......Drinks are on the house.

9. Name an actor, performer, talking head, or public figure that you just can't stand.

.......I don’t care to incriminate myself.

10. You are leaving tomorrow for a 6-week stay in the 12th century. What do you pack?

......Granola bars, down jacket, comfortable shoes.

11. Name something small that really annoys you.

........Ants, I’m allergic to them.

12. What's the bravest thing you have ever done?

........Confronted a man who was breaking into an apartment across the hall from where I was living.

13. What is the dumbest thing you have ever done?

........See answer to number 12.

14. What assumptions do people make about you that are wrong?

.........People never tell me about assumptions they make.

15. If you had a building named after you, what would be in it?

..........Flowers.

16. It is the year 2024. What kind of computer are you using?

..........Probably the same one I am using today. I’ll be 96 years old, the computer will be 27 years old. Hey, my cars are 21 and 10 years old now. Who’s counting?

17. When your pet looks at you, what is it thinking?

..........I have no pets, but my neighbor’s cats think, "Goody, here’s the lady with the pet treats.”

18. If you were forced to move to another country, where would you go?

..........Colorado. Oh? That’s not another country? Ever lived there? Believe me, it’s another country.

19. Okay, 'fess up. What did you do that made it necessary to move to another country?

..........Killer bees came to Florida.

20. Zen space. Make up a question and provide your own answer.

..........Umm, umm, umm? Ommmmm, ommmm, ommmm. That’s as zen as I can get. (It’s 3:44 a.m., what can I say?)




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