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I don't usually give into trends, but the quiz one is fun, so here goes.

 

1. Have you ever watched Star Trek? If so, which series is your favorite?

2. Which is cooler, LOTR or Harry Potter? Movies or books, take your pick. 

3. When was the last time you used a phone?

4. Do you know anyone named Coleman? Bailey?

5. When was the last time you squirted someone with a hose?

6. Which is cooler, Tronjiem or the Lonely Mountain?

7. Who wins, Halt or Aragorn? Combat starts long range and moves to close up.

8. Who wins, Data or Darth Vader? Ditto above.

9. Do you think that my choice of books and movies is weird? Star Trek, LOTR, Harry Potter (only watched the first three movies though, and haven't read the books) Eragon, LOTR again, Ranger's Apprentice, LOTR again, Star Trek again, and Star Wars. Weird, or no?

10. Have you ever watched your dad repair a pool vaccuum cleaner in your computer room? Cheers for you if you said yes.

11. Have you ever pogo sticked into a swimming pool?

12. Why on this sweet green earth are you wasting your time doing this?

13. Quick, name ten Star Trek characters. 

14. What vegetable is Larry in Veggie Tales? Bob?

15. Last time you spoke to a college student?

16. Ever heard of miniature donkeys? Ever wanted one?

17. Are you going to celebrate my birthday outside the Chatterbox? 

18. Do you even know when my birthday is?

19. Are you a math geek? If so, are you proud of it?

20. Have you ever spoken to a Borrower? To Drualt?

21. Have you identified every refrence I've made to books or movies so far?

22. Have you ever watched the Legomation movie "Star Wars episode square root of thirteen: The Great Disturbance"?

23. Are you willing to spend an hour and a half watching said movie? 

24. Do you know what Legomation is? Another more general name is stop motion animation. 

25. Do you know someone named Jamie? Price?

26. Do you know what a nut is? A bolt? 

27. Do you wish I would stop now?

 

My answers:

1. Yes. Next Generation. 

2. Hard to say, never having read the HP books. I like the HP movies better, but LOTR is cooler.

3. An hour ago, roughly. Maybe a little more.

4. Of course. Those are the names of my friends, that being why I picked them.

5. Same as number 3.

6. Mmmmm.... Lonely Mountain

7. Halt, I think. What with his bow and the double knife defence, I think he'd beat Aragorn.

8. Data, I think.

9. Sort of

10. Yes. *cheers*

11. No, but I want to

12. No comment. It is a waste of time, though. Maybe cause it's my last week of summer. That'll work as an excuse.

13. Picard. Data. Worf. Riker. Janeway. Crusher. Kirk. Spock. McCoy. Sulu.

14. Cucumber, tomato. Easy.

15. Sunday

16. Yup, and OH YES SO BADLY

17. Of course

18. Whaddaya think, Emily?

19. You betcha.

20. Borrower, yes. Drualt, never got a chance. Have to Meryl, though.

21. How else do you think you'd have referenced them?

22. How else do you think you'd known of it?

23. Done already. Twice.

24. Of course. 

25. Same as number 4. 

26. Yup

27. Why do you think you did stop? Of course.

 

-EH 

submitted by Emily H. :), age 13, Sparks, NV
(August 18, 2009 - 7:34 pm)

Thanks, Admins. And Megan, if you don't know this by now, I do not easily snap on the computer. It was slight sarcasm and attempted humor, although for some reason my humor never works. :D It does sound like I'm in earnest, though, now that I reread it. :P

 

-EH

submitted by Emily H. :), age 13, Sparks, NV
(August 19, 2009 - 9:46 pm)

Yeah, I kind of figured that. ;D It didn't sound like

something you would normally say if you were serious.

Just making sure... :)

submitted by Megan M., age 13, Ohio
(August 20, 2009 - 1:45 pm)

1) no

2) LOTR, books

3) ummmm... I cant remember!

4) er, no.

5) yesterday. hehehe.

6) no clue

7) Aragorn

8) Darth Vader

9) yes but whos choice in books is normal?

10. negative

11. *is wishful*

12. a, I'm bored, b, I was just asking myself that

13. skipping this

14. zuccini and tomato

15. the 14th

16. sure

17. to be honest, a simple yelled "it's Emily's birthday!" is all you  should expect. If that. Sorry.

18. um... sometime later than mine, but soon?

19. No, yes

20. in daydreams, many times. Yes, I do know who you're talking about this time!

21. yes. all but startrekkian ones... wait, I guess that means that I have identified them.

22. no.

23. said movie? *confused*

24. yes. Monty Python in legomation! woo! um... Ill shut up now...

25. yes, no

26. they are delicious!!! and good to build with, if you mean that.

27. sure.  

 

 

 

submitted by Willa
(August 19, 2009 - 7:41 pm)

Oh wait! I know who Drualt is! Sorry... that was really not registering for me. He's the guy in the GCL book, tTPoB. Sorry. *tries to cheer Emily up*

submitted by Mary W., age 11.69, NJ
(August 20, 2009 - 8:59 am)

1. Have you ever watched Star Trek? If so, which series is your favorite?  I have seen some Star Trek.  Not much, though, so I can't answer your second question.

2. Which is cooler, LOTR or Harry Potter? Movies or books, take your pick.  Uh, I'm going to pick movies.  And... LOTR becuase their longer. 

3. When was the last time you used a phone?  Uh, the 13th I think.

4. Do you know anyone named Coleman? Bailey?  Nope, I don't think so.

5. When was the last time you squirted someone with a hose?  Um, this month or last month, I forgot.

6. Which is cooler, Tronjiem or the Lonely Mountain?  Uh...

7. Who wins, Halt or Aragorn? Combat starts long range and moves to close up.  Well, i would say Aragorn, because if Halts in LOTR then i forgot all about him and if he isn't then I I have no idea who he is.  So I would say, Aragorn, maybe.

8. Who wins, Data or Darth Vader? Ditto above.  Uh, same as above, the one i know about, Darth Vader.  

9. Do you think that my choice of books and movies is weird? Star Trek,
LOTR, Harry Potter (only watched the first three movies though, and
haven't read the books) Eragon, LOTR again, Ranger's Apprentice, LOTR again, Star Trek again, and Star Wars. Weird, or no?  Not weird.  I've seen (and read) someof those thingies.

10. Have you ever watched your dad repair a pool vaccuum cleaner in your computer room? Cheers for you if you said yes.  No.  

11. Have you ever pogo sticked into a swimming pool?  No.  :(

12. Why on this sweet green earth are you wasting your time doing this?  I'm NOT wasting my time, this is fun!

13. Quick, name ten Star Trek characters.  Um... 

14. What vegetable is Larry in Veggie Tales? Bob?  Uh...

15. Last time you spoke to a college student?  This year.  Chris.  Well, i think he's a college student.  Oh, if my mom or dad read this, thatn they would have NO idea which Chris i'm talking about.  Just.  Like.  Me.

16. Ever heard of miniature donkeys? Ever wanted one?  I have!!!!!!!!  Now.

17. Are you going to celebrate my birthday outside the Chatterbox?  If I knew it then i would eat something sweet!!!! 

18. Do you even know when my birthday is?  See above.

19. Are you a math geek? If so, are you proud of it?  I'm half, well, more quarter.  And yes, I am proud.

20. Have you ever spoken to a Borrower? To Drualt?  Um, I don't think so.

21. Have you identified every refrence I've made to books or movies so far?  What?

22. Have you ever watched the Legomation movie "Star Wars episode square root of thirteen: The Great Disturbance"?  I.  Don't.  Know.

23. Are you willing to spend an hour and a half watching said movie?  Probably, I like Star WArs. 

24. Do you know what Legomation is? Another more general name is stop motion animation.  Um, well... 

25. Do you know someone named Jamie? Price?  Jamie, my Who Mom.

26. Do you know what a nut is? A bolt?  it's actually knut, NOT nut. 

27. Do you wish I would stop now?  Stop what?

submitted by Meadow, age 11
(August 20, 2009 - 4:28 pm)

1. I have watched it, but I don't like any of them Wink

2. Haven't read either

3. Can't remember

4. My middle name is Bailey, so technically, yes

5. Towards the end of July-the teenagers I squirted already didn't like me, so now they must hate me

6. Don't know

7. Who???

8. Darth Vader all the way!!!

9. Yes-add the Sandlot to the mix, though, and you're fine

10. No-I wish you could've seen the look on my face when I saw that question

11. No-ditto above!

12. Because it's fun Wink

13. See number 1

14. Larry is a cucumber, Bob is a tomato

15. In late July-the same week I squirted the teenagers with the hose

16. Yes, I've heard of them, no, I've never wanted one

17. No Frown Sorry-I know that you won't celebrate mine outside of the Chatterbox when it comes in March

18. Speaking of which, no--I bet you don't know mine either Wink

19. Somewhat, yes--I'm more of just a straight geek-yes, I'm proud of being a geek-it comes naturally with being homeschooled!

20. See number 7

21. No-I knew the VeggieTales one, though!!!

22. No

23. No

24. No

25. No

26. A nut is one of those little roundish things, a bolt is like a big screw

27. Yes!!!!

submitted by Elizabeth W., age 12, Colorado, Home
(August 22, 2009 - 2:38 pm)