1. My uncle once: punched out Dick Cheney.
2. Never in my life: have I read an Agatha Christie novel
3. When I was five: my teacher’s name was Mrs. Streeter. She had a very loud voice, and she had a whistle around her neck. She would blow her whistle and we would march off to the bathroom. She would blow her whistle and we would run out to recess. She would blow her whistle and we would run back in from recess. We were like 3 foot tall army recruits.
4. High School is: immortalized.
5. My parents are: awesome.
6. I once met: a man I recognized right away, even though I had never met him
7. There’s this girl I know who: referred to her costume in a show we were doing, a costume that kept falling apart, as her “dead gay costume”. “I love my dead gay costume.”
8. Once, at a bar: I met a murderer.
9. Last night: I had a show.
10. Next time I go to church: will be Sunday morning.
11. When I turn my head left, I see: My gorgeous dresser that my parents bought me at a huge flea market in Brooklyn.
12. When I turn my head right, I see: My television.
13. How many days until my birthday?: A year.
14. If I was a character written by Shakespeare I’d be: I’d like to think Rosalind from As You Like It. My Shakespeare professor in college said, “Rosalind has a PhD in love.” Not to be vain or whatever, but I think my favorite post I’ve written is the one I wrote about Rosalind.
15. By this time next year: argh. I don’t play that game. I’m too old.
16. A better name for me would be: Jackie always called me “a burning icon in the Chicago sky”. I like that.
17. I have a hard time understanding: algebra
18. If I ever go back to school I: would go to some kind of spy school. I would like to be a spy.
19. You know I like you if: I’ll steal Dan’s – if I let you borrow a book. I NEVER lend out books … but if I like you … I will. Because I trust you, and I know I will get it back.
20. If I won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: my parents. But I would barely be able to get through the speech if I started with them, because of the weeping – but it would have to be the parents.
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21. Take my advice: Moisturize. And FLOSS EVERY DAY. NO JOKE.
22. My ideal breakfast is: Coffee. Bagel with cream cheese and lox.
23. If you visit my hometown: you will smell the salt breeze from the ocean. You will be happy.
24. Why won’t someone: publish my book?
25. If you spend the night at my house: you will need to bring a blow-up mattress of your own, because otherwise you will either sleep in my bed with me, or in the bathtub.
26. I’d stop my wedding: Oh, man – the first thing I thought when I read this was really evil and dangerous – and I WILL NOT SAY IT. So in lieu of that: I’d stop my wedding if I sensed that someone in the congregation was choking on a chicken bone. I would race into the pews, veil flowing, and perform the Heimlich maneuver immediately.
27. The world could do without: coconut
28. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: be forced by some evil thug to hurt a family member, or see a family member hurt by some evil thug. Gimme that cockroach, yum yum
29. Paper clips are more useful than: whiteout. I MISS WHITEOUT. Whiteout was a huge part of my life for many many years and now? You never need whiteout. I mean, great, it’s more convenient – but I miss whiteout.
30. If I do anything well, it is: being a friend
31. And by the way: I love to read about dictators.
It’s catching on!! They’re all so fun to read:
Lisa!
The Birthday Girl – or should I say Oliver Cromwell?
Alex (“so which eye is it?” heh heh heh)
Your Uncle punched Dick Cheney?
I love your Uncle.
It’s a very funny story, actually – My godfather, Uncle Jimmy, punched out Dick Cheney!
awesome!
And yet you leave us hanging! TEASE!!
The only thing I’ll say is that it was a long time ago, and they were both college age guys.
were you there when dad didn’t remember this story? i was like….WHAT? oops, i’ve told like, um, everyone i know that story, so i hope it’s true!
if not…well, it’s a great story.
With Uncle Jimmy, truth was often so much better than fiction!!
Dude, I trackbacked you and it didn’t show up. DAMN YOU, TYPEPAD!
Great list, Sheila.
I have a hard time understanding: algebra
Take my advice: Moisturize. And FLOSS EVERY DAY. NO JOKE.
Amen, sister.
Easy post
This one’s stolen from Red, who stole it from Dan. It’s one of those navel-gazing survey things, but I can’t muster much more today. Answer ’em yourself, ping us if you do it on your blog, or pimp your replies…
More meme: Facts
1. My uncle once: snapped a car door off its hinges to pull somebody out of a car. He was a violent dude sometimes.
2. Never in my life: have I jumped out of an airplane. I was asked if I wanted to go to Airborne school many times while I was in the…
My brother’s ex-wife is married to the man who ran the submarine school Jimmy Carter attended and he LIKES Jimmy. Otherwise he is a good man.
Walter – not sure what your comment has to do with my post, unless it bothers you that my uncle punched Dick Cheney because you’re a Republican. I recognize your tone, you want to make sure to let me know that you don’t like Jimmy Carter.
Also: “Otherwise he is a good man”? Pompous much?
Lunch fun facts
Another facts meme, this one from Sheila:
1. My uncle once: Either participated in or watched while fellow crewmembers launched a Jeep off of an aircraft carrier with the catapult. (Probably the latter, but he never did say definitively.)
I’m pretty sure that it was MY dad who punched out Dick Cheney. Story goes that Dick and Jimmy were out carousing like the young college men that they were, and when my dad came home Cheney was in his bed. The rule was that you could have friends over, but they weren’t allowed to take anyone’s bed. Dad said, “Get out of my bed” and Cheney was drunk and hostile and it ended up with a major brawl in the hallway between Cheney and my dad. Jimmy was there, but as usual was the cause of the mess. . . :-) Cheney was soon sent packing back to Wyoming because he clearly couldn’t handle his liquor and needed a little more time to sort himself out. College! Mummy Gina reminded my dad of the story when watching Cheney on TV — “remember when you punched out that guy?” Hilarious. I wear it as a badge of honor that my dad punched out Dick Cheney.
kerry – hahahahahahaha Even in death, Uncle Jimmy gets blamed for things!! And this is how the oral tradition messes things up – thank you for the clarification!!
I am laughing out loud … “Cheney was drunk and hostile” and “sent packing back to Wyoming because he couldn’t handle his liquor”
Mummy Gina! hahahahahaha
oh my god. i love that story. so proud!!! so proud of my uncle!!!
Beds are SACRED when there are 7 kids in the family.
Dearest: Just because Jimmy gets a pass on this one, doesn’t mean that he didn’t punch a lot of people out [or should that be punch out a lot of people?] love, dad
Ahh, that’s my godfather!! :)
“Uhm … Terry did it.”
Hahaha.. Great story!.. ESPECIALLY with the clarifications!
“a badge of honor”
*laughing [even] from here*
peteb –
hahaha And here I’ve been telling people it was my Uncle Jimmy!
I must correct that.
NEVER steal the bed of an O’Malley. Especially in a family with 7 kids.
Things to do in Jersey when you’re sick
Today was intended to be the second part of the poker posts. My brain isn’t working very well right now, however, so I’m stealing a meme from Cullen, Lisa, and Sheila. Have some facts!
You’ve really never read ANY Agatha Christie? Is there a reason? That surprised me!
Oh, and bravo to the uncle!
Jen –
I honestly don’t know why! NO particular reason! It’s strange – I loved Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden – but I just never made the leap to adult mysteries. Weird. I mean, I suppose I still COULD! It’s never too late!
I recommend “The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” “And Then There Were None”, “Murder on the Orient Express.” Just to start…they’re kind of the most famous ones that she wrote, but I still think that M of R.A. is my favorite. I have an odd affection for Hercule Poirot. He’s this funny little character that has all these strange quirks, but he’s supremely confident and almost always right. It’s just me, but I much prefer Poirot over Miss Marple mysteries.