qotd – Page 9 – Crasstalk

QOTD: Tell Us Your Worst Neighbour Stories

This post is, of course, prompted by my own current neighbour troubles. None of them is really all that dire (no one leaving their outdoor water running so as to wash away my house’s foundations, as I read somewhere ages ago) but they do irk.

The barking dogs, left in their front yard. For a while I deployed a silent whistle, which seemed promising, but it’s REAL tiresome to have to spend the evening dumping the cat off my lap and getting up and going to the door time after time (the whistle doesn’t work through walls or glass). Continue reading →

QOTD: Your Star Trek Stories

For most of us here, there was one Star Trek or another going on in the background (or closer) of our lives. Inevitably, we ended up with a few Star Trek stories.

Here are some of mine.

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QOTD: What Would You Go See If You Had Only One Day in…

What’s your favourite city (you don’t have to have actually been there)?

Suppose you have a chance to visit it, or re-visit, but just for one day. What would you do?

If it’s London, would you immerse yourself in the British Museum, punctuated by a pub lunch and a pub supper? If it’s Barcelona, would you hunt down everything Gaudi ever built? If Paris, as much strolling along the Seine as you could fit in?

Granada is home to the Alhambra, an old Moorish palace with famous gardens. I’ve never been. Yet. I’ve been fascinated by it since forever, and have at least 5 books about it. Continue reading →

QOTD: What was your Senior Superlative?

Senior Superlatives…the page everyone turns to immediately as soon as yearbooks are delivered. She’s totally Most Likely To Succeed. He definitely has Best Eyes. But that betch Vicky does not have Cutest Smile.

What was your Senior Superlative? Was it correct? What Senior Superlative did you hope to get then, and what would you want now? Continue reading →

QOTD: Your Ex Wants to Apologize

Today in the Washington Post, there was an article by Carolyn Hax addressing a debate by a couple of friends on whether or not it is beneficial for an ex to apologize for past transgressions. One friend said that it was rather arrogant of the ex and was only to clear his conscience. The other friend said that it might help bring closure to a bad breakup.

What do you think? Is it helpful to the person wronged? Does it let both people get past the relationship? What if a lot of time had passed? Personally, I don’t think there is one answer to this but it would be an interesting debate.

(Photo via Flickr: Woodley Wonderworks)

QOTD: Moving Your Bits and Pieces Around

If you could redesign the human body, what changes would you make?

For example, would you combine the intakes for systems dedicated to eating and breathing? Or would you have a food-hole and an air-hole? And would they be in the same general area, or would they be far apart?

Would you keep the party equipment integrated with waste disposal, or maybe move it elsewhere? How about moving the naughty bits to the hands? A handshake could mean a lot more than just “hello” or “let’s do business.” Or maybe it would still mean “let’s do business.” It’s possible that some things remain the same no matter where they’re located. Continue reading →

QOTD: Memories of Your First Car

Whether or not you are a car nut, your first car meant a lot to you. Thinking back about it brings forth memories of cruising with your pals, that unfortunate fender bender, and your first run-in with the law.

My first car was an Isuzu Impulse. It was an Italian-designed Japanese hatchback. The cassette deck had a bitchin’ equalizer that lit up like a spaceship at night. Joe Isuzu went on TV and claimed that it was faster than a speeding bullet. I drove it during high school and as the Berlin Wall fell a half a world away, I cruised along the Pacific Coast Highway, listening to Jesus Jones. It had two bumper stickers– Public Enemy and Jerry Brown for President. Continue reading →

QOTD: What Sports Team Would Your Neighborhood Be?

NBC Universal acquired the rights to broadcast English Premier League (EPL) matches (that’s football, meaning soccer). To promote their broadcasts of the upcoming season, the network made an ad with NYC neighborhoods and boroughs broken down as EPL teams.

A larger version of the ad is here.

Clever, but the breakdown is…questionable.

So pick a place and a sport. Which teams would you match up to your town/city’s neighborhoods (or country’s states/regions)?

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QOTD: Do You Have Your Own Hatfields and McCoys Family Feud Story?

A recent comment by BBQ got me thinking about family feuds. Long, bitter, too-often dragged out for discussion and hashed over yet again. Sometimes the re-hash is pretty much verbatim, sometimes it gets embellished.

My own half-sister won’t talk to me at all, not even one word, not even the one time we were in the same room together. Due to trouble between her and my parents, when I was ten. Continue reading →

QOTD: What Are Your Favorite Summer Activities?

For the last three years my main summer activities have been getting my ass kicked by the law and long distance moving. However, in my previous life, I preferred having my ass kicked by bodies of water or liberally coating myself in OFF and moving myself to a spot under the nearest tree where I would lay very still, and read everything I could get my hands on without a significant amount of effort, in between naps. If I won the Powerball tomorrow, that’s what my life would be for at least six months, water and literate sloth. Though I’d probably move off the ground and buy myself a hammock or an actual wood Adirondack chair. Continue reading →