Interviewing the fora

[EduardoLeon]

Only once, when I had a surgery in the nuts, because there was too much hydrocele in the right one and too little in the left one.

I read something about the first pancreas transplant in my country.

Have you ever intentionally eaten an insect or a part of it? If so, have you enjoyed it?

[Kain]

Remind me again, are termites insects? If so, then yes, and they tasted rather good.

Have you ever ate a squirrel, iguana, or possum?

[Phrozt]

Yep.. I ate a squirrel that I shot when I was a kid.

If you won a million dollars, what is the *FIRST* thing you'd buy/pay off/do?

[EduardoLeon]

The best MacBook Pro and iMac possible, customized with the best hardware that Apple allows me to. Now, gimme the million.

Same question.

[Max2009]

My tuition until the end of my degree.

Hmm... why not? Same question.

[clockworkmonk]

First? I would by a house. A resonable one, nothing ostentatious. Then I'd prudently invest the rest.

Tell me your favorite joke.

[EduardoLeon]

I have nothing against any racial group, but I like jokes that make fun of racial stereotypes. Being myself ethnically half-Chinese and half-Peruvian, I can enjoy jokes that make fun of both Chinese and Latino people. Since today I feel more Chinese than Peruvian, I'll post a rant on Latinos:
http://www.usaone.net/jokenet/jokes.asp?command=list&r=64

Spoiler:

Most of them don't fit me, but two of them do:

1. You know at least one person in your family named María, Carlos, Papo, Juan, José, Tony, Tito or Luis.
Well, those (except Papo) are normal names in Spanish, DUUUH!

2. You have sat in a two-passenger car with over seven people in it.
Of course, the numbers are exaggerated. But I have always complained because of this.

One of them isn't true, but it's pretty close:

3. Your grandmother thinks she has the miracle cure for everything.
Not my grandmother, but my grandmotherS. Both my Peruvian and (ethnically) Chinese grandmothers think there is a traditional solution that relies in some sort of ancient knowledge or God or whatever.

Same question.

[Kain]

I don't have a favorite joke: I am very bad at qualifying how much I like something, so I only can say that I find just about every stand up comedian ever to be hillarious. Unless they get onto akward relationship jokes, of course, which I tend to be eh about (tv shows with situational humor sometimes bore/embarrass me enough to change the channel, but that is about it).

If you are/were/would be in a relationship with someone, what would you do if you met someone you felt more strongly about? Not necessarily phyical atraction, though I am not exluding that.

[EduardoLeon]

My usual approach WORKS here: I create an utility function according to how conservative or risk-seeking I feel in that moment, make a decision tree that incorporates my chances of being with the more desired person and do the mechanical procedure that yields the best decision. If both decisions have the same expected utility, I toss a coin.

Same question.

[Kain]

Well, it hasn't happened yet (okay thats a total lie but whatever) but if it did, I would figure that the former-me that fell in love no longer exists, and would therefore end the relationship. Not to pursue the new one, mind you, but becuase the old one was obviously not working for current-me. And I wonder sometimes why I don't pursue relationships...

Introvert or Extrovert?
Narcissist or Self-Loathing?
Liberal or Conservative? (Social/Economic/Legal)
Leader or Follower?

[EduardoLeon]

Superficially extrovert, but actually introvert.
I loathe myself by acting as narcissist as people usually say I am.
Socially and legally conservative. Economically liberal.
Neither a leader nor a follower. I like to work alone.

Same question (EDIT: question set), since it was a very good one.

[Kain]

Introvert, 90 percent of the time
Narcissistic, but I have that compulsion to pick at my skin to remove imperfections from it (which of course makes it worse than it was before, but you can't really use logic to stop that)
Socially liberal, legally moderate, economically idontcareical, though slightly economically conservative when it comes down to it, save when that interferes with my social agenda
When I work with others, I tend to take a leadership role. However, I absolutely hate doing so, and only do that because it seems that nothing gets done otherwise. I would much prefer to follow someone who is more adapt than me at the task at hand.

Same question, becuase it is indeed a good question.

[clockworkmonk]

Rather Introverted, but quite loud about it. I mean, I talk a lot to other people, but not really about anything. I keep myself very private.

Both, really. I mean, I like my self a lot, but only on days that are numbered even, it seems. on the odd days, I hate my self for the other days.

Liberal, pretty much clear across the board. Except in occasional support for the death penalty. Think that comes a bit with being raised in Texas.

Leader, often, and often in the same way. I step forward cause no one else will, not because I enjoy it, cause I certainly don't.

forgot to ask a question. Lets go with that one one more time.

[King of Frogs]

< Is glad he gets to answer very good question.

Pretty much 50/50 introvert/extrovert these days (at least thats what all the personality evaluations say) though normally leaning towards introvert.

I am a frustrating mix of both narcissist and self-loathing. I hate myself for being vain and proud, but I also enjoy being vain and proud.

Very much socially and legally liberal and very much economically "conservative" (that is to say heavy restrictions on free market, support of workers' control etc.). Political compass seems to think I'm an anarchist, I'm not really sure.

In general I have always been more toward the "follower" category, but I also like to think of myself as being a little too interested in satire to be a good follower.

EDIT: Difficult to think up a new question...

Hmm...

Do you still step around the cracks in the pavement?

[Woodsman]

When I step on them, I feel teh need to step on it i the exact same way with my other foot.

your most ocd-ish habit?

[EduardoLeon]

Ensuring there is as much symmetry as possible in everything in my life. For example, if I scratch the... ahem... side of my right thigh (EDIT: replaced forehead with thigh for teh lulz), then that of the left one must be scratched as well, even if I feel no itch there. Otherwise, I feel as if there was something wrong with me as a whole.

Same question, plus has that habit ever put you in an embarrassing situation?

[Woodsman]

pretty much the same thing, but mostly with drumming my fingers or touching something. Embarrassing situation: I accidentally touch someone's arm, and there's the compulsion to touch it with nine other fingers....

greatest friendship you've ever been in, and why?

[neoliminal]

My previous girlfriend who refused to marry me. She had a way of seeing into my "soul" if there is such a thing. I still remember dozens of things she told me that at the time didn't make sense, but with life moving on her lessons have stayed with me and I hear her voice in my head giving me that good advice again and again. I miss her, we don't speak as much as we did.

How many cars have you owned and which was your favorite?

[clockworkmonk]

well, nearly one. Gonna get the title transferred soonish. We'll see how that goes.

What is your dream car?

[Kain]

I don't have one, but if I did, one that would hit 80 mph, have a range of 400 miles, and do it all from solar energy (free gas!). Yeah, highly unlikely to happen any time soon, but one can dream...

Do you name your car(s)? If so, what are the names?

[Woodsman]

I don't name them because I don't have them :^)

favorite pasttime when you have exactly one hour to fill.

[Kain]

Depends on the day, and what I had done the previous day, but generally either tv watching or internet browsing or computer game playing (I really, really, really do not handle being disconnected from electronic devices. Seriously, I go into withdrawal symptoms less than a day into any trip I take with my family).

Do you vacation with your family? If so, where?

[Rinsaikeru]

Not usually. I went to Europe with my sister once which was good--but we fight sometimes. Aside from some trips when I was a child I tend to travel alone or with friends.

What language would you choose to learn if you could magically learn one in a day?

[kapojinha]

German or Russian.

What should you be doing right now?

[Max2009]

Um, maybe some homework due next week.

What OS do you prefer?

[BigBoss]

I don't have anything to do at the moment.

How tall are you?

[King of Frogs]

In good ole' cokney imperial measurements I am roughly 6'2". In new money (the internets tell me) this means I am about 187 CM tall.

Recommend a band.

[clockworkmonk]

The Protomen.

Same.

[neoliminal]

Death Cab for Cutie

Suggest a band and an emblematic song by said band.

[Phrozt]

Don't exactly know what you mean by emblematic... if you're talking about a song they sing relating to their name??

I have two (my 2 fav bands):

Bad Religion - American Jesus
Pennywise - Pennywise (it's about Pennywise )

[Kain]

I prefer Windows Vista (sticking my head in the oven, aren't I?)

Ninja's or Pirates?

[Phrozt]

Pirates

What's your personal opinion of Saladin's Mom?

[Dingbats]

My opinion is "whatever".

How many torrents are you seeding right now?

[Woodsman]

None. I can't torrent in the dorm.

What was the last time you saw a 'real' disney-classic? (aladdin, lion king, cinderella, etc...)

[EduardoLeon]

I'm not really into Pokémon. And I have never been.

What is your geekiest hobby?

[Bartimaeus]

Chess or messing around with Ruby, you decide, although I'm much more in to chess.

One of your friends asks you to make them a sandwich, how do you respond?

[HarleyQuinn]

I probably would. I have rather nice friends, I don't mind helping them out.

Any upcoming plans that make you happy?

[Bartimaeus]

I have a chess tournament on Sunday, that should be fun.

Do you favor any particular shape of pasta?

[EduardoLeon]

Spoiler:

I have a chess tournament on Sunday, that should be fun.

Awesome! Unless you play the Caro-Kann; in that case, you're an idiot. (Not really, I just hate dull openings.)

I know consciously that all pasta is practically the same, but I still prefer fettuccine and lasagna to other pasta.

Same question.

[Whispering]

Bowtie pasta ftw.

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