Wednesday, May 28
Big List O' Questions
YOUR NAME
(1) The singular boring question: What is your name? Robert Hamilton
(2) If you had been born a member of the opposite sex, what would your name have been? Probably Katy, like my little sister
(3) Would you name a child of yours after you? Possibly, I'm named after my Dad
(4) If you had to switch first names with a friend of yours, who would you switch with? Ummm, I always liked Dominic as a name, but I don't know anyone called Dominic. This is a stupid question, I can't think of any
(5) What's the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name? Sometimes people mishear my name as Ron. I hate that
(6) If you were to become famous, would you drop your last name (like Madonna, Cher, Roseanne)? Nah, I like the way Rob Hamilton rolls off the tongue.
DEEP THEOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
(7) Do you believe in the traditional view of Heaven and Hell? Nope, not in any way
(8) Do you think God has a gender? Nope, because he doesn't exist
(9) Do you think science counteracts religion? Definitely. Science is my religion.
(10) Do you believe in organized religion? I believe in talking with people, but not in an organised religion sense
(11) Where do you think we go when we die? Nowehere. We just cease to exist
(12) Do you feel a little funny thinking about the questions in this section? Nah, I think about this sort of stuff a fair bit.
HUMOR
(13) How easy is it to make you laugh? Pretty easy, I'm a fairly humourous guy.
(14) What person you know makes you laugh the most? Chris usually makes me chuckle, but often unintentionally...
(15) Do you laugh at jokes you know you shouldn't? Far too often. Dead baby jokes are the funniest!
(16) Do you tell jokes you know you shouldn't? Yep, my kind of humour.
(17) What words instantly make you laugh or at least smile? "Bottom," purely because of a few times in Biology...
(18) What do you think is the funniest thing you've ever said or written? Ummm, can't think of any right now, but I have had my rare moments of wit and insightful genius.
MUSIC
(19) Do you ever dance to music when nobody's watching? Yep, all the time. Especially headbanging to metal music.
(20) What is/are the worst song(s) you have ever heard? Anything by S Club Juniors. Or the Cheeky Girls. Or Blue. Or in fact any pre-packaged teen-pop crap.
(21) What song(s) do you wish you could understand a little better? Street Spirit by Radiohead. Indecipherable lyrics, but a fantastic song. Actually, any Radiohead song full stop.
(22) What song(s) are constantly in your head? Ummm, Killing In The Name Of by RATM for one. Kashmir by Led Zeppelin is another.
(23) What song(s) do you think describe your personality best? Christ knows. I listen to so much eclectic music it's difficult to determine my personality. How about "Just Don't Give A Fuck" by Eminem?
(24) If you were to serenade the object of your affections, which song(s) would you use? Ghetto Romance by Damage or Peaches and Cream by 112. Slow, cool R'n'B tunes.
(25) If the object of your affections were to serenade you, what song(s) would you hope he or she used? Either of those two, or something slow like that.
MOVIES
(26) What movie(s) do you love that nobody else seems to? Cube, but that's probably because nobody else has heard of it. Maybe Star Trek:Generations, but that's because I used to be a Trekkie. I seem to have enjoyed Matrix Reloaded more than my mates too.
(27) Do you agree with the idea that sequels are always worse than the original? Generally yes, but there's always exceptions: Empire Strikes Back, Godfather II, Scary Movie 2, T2, Police Academy 3 (!)
(28) Who's your favorite Star Wars character? Han Solo, he's the man.
(29) What kind of movie do you think there should be more of? Cube and Battle Royale. They're about character interaction, but are set in extreme situations in order to bring out the characters...
(30) What movie(s) do you simply not understand the appeal of? Romantic comedies, like Runaway Bride. Did that film ever suck?!
FOOD
(31) When eating, are you more concerned with taste or healthiness? Taste, but thankfully my roommate's mum is a dietician, so we tend to eat healthily anyway
(32) What's your favorite kind of cheese? Cheddar. Extra Strong Cheddar
(33) What do you think your answer to the previous question reveals about your personality? Ummm, something subconscious, I imagine
(34) If you knew exactly what went into Chinese food, hamburger meat, etc., would you still eat it? Probably. Fast food is quick and easy, so it'll never go away. I might change my views soon though, because I'm just about to read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
(35) Do you ever feel guilty eating meat? Never
COMPUTERS
(36) Mac or PC? Always a PC. Macs are just too unwieldy...
(37) How much do you actually care about the inner workings of your computer, as long as it works? A lot. I'm a geek at heart, and computers are my speciality.
(38) Do you ever begin preferring IMs to other forms of conversation? Sometimes the anonymity is cool, plus you can do more things with IM, but give me face-to-face any day
(39) Do you find you're different talking through IMs than face-to-face or on the telephone? Nah, I generally type the same as I talk...
(40) Have you ever ended bid on something on eBay and regretted it later? Never bought anything on Ebay. Been tempted too many times though
THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES
(41) Have you ever wished you could experience being the other gender? God yes. I'd just take photos of myself all day long!
(42) What do you love most about the other gender? I'm a breasts man, to be honest, but lately I've found myself enjoying the smell of various perfumes...
(43) What do you dislike most about the other gender? They're not with me...
(44) What do you understand least about the other gender? Everything. How they choose a guy, for example...
CELEBRITIES
(45) Do you sometimes see a movie or watch a show just because a good-looking celebrity is in it? Sometimes. I watch certain movies over and over again for certain scenes.
(46) What celebrity's autograph do you want most? No-one's. A photo would be nice.
(47) Have people ever said you looked like a celebrity, and if so, who? Apparently I look like Dawson around the eyes..
(48) If there was to be a movie about you, who do you think should play you (in personality, looks or both)? Me.
(49) Does it ever annoy you when you know someone is a celebrity but you can't remember why? Never had that problem. Nowadays you can be fanous just for being famous.
(50) If you could enter any celebrity's mind like in "Being John Malkovich", whose would you enter? Heidi Klum's, then just stare at myself in the mirror all day.
(51) Do you want to be John Malkovich? For his money and all-round coolness, yep
NUMBERS
(52) Do you laugh when you hear or read the number 69? Maybe a quiet little smirk to myself
(53) Were you lying about your answer to the previous question? Nope
(54) Do you actually know your Social Security Number? Yeah, I know my NI number off the top of my head
(55) Do you actually know your IP address? Nope, I use loads of different computers
(56) Do you know what an IP address is? Yeah, it's the address of your computer regarding the Internet
(57) Do you know the four-character extension on your ZIP code? What the hell?
(58) Ever thought there were too many numbers floating around in our lives? Nah, I'm good with numbers, got that sort of brain.
(59) Does your head begin to hurt when you think of infinity, imaginary numbers, irrational numbers, etc.? Nope, I'm a mathematician at heart and mind.
(60) What do you think of pi? It's needed for maths, whether you like it or not...
LOVE, SEX AND ALL THAT
(61) Did you get a little frightened or uncomfortable seeing this as a section title? Nope, not particularly
(62) If someone you had no interest in dating expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel? No problems, just keep their distance from me!
(63) Do you prefer getting to know someone first before dating them or going in "blind"? Ummm, either or.
(64) Could you carry on a relationship with someone with the same first name as a family member? Yeah, what does that matter?
(65) Have you ever wished it was more "socially acceptable" for a girl to ask a guy out? Sort of, but I quite like being chivalrous, holding doors open, buying drinks and the like.
(66) What's your opinion on sex without emotional commitment? Sex is sex. Love is better
(67) Have you ever been romantically attracted to someone physically unattractive? Nope, I tend to go for lookers
(68) Do you think the opposite sex finds you good-looking? No idea. I think it's best not to ask, in case you don't like the answer
(69) Would you be willing to give up sex in exchange for an emotional commitment you knew would last? Ummm, no idea. It's never come up
(70) Do you think the number of the last question was a coincidence? Possibly
POSSESSIONS
(71) What is your favorite possession? I love my CD Walkman, and also my denim jacket. And my CDs. And m books. And just about everything I own. But I think my favourite is my mobile phone. I'm lost without it.
(72) What physical, tangible possession do you want most? A BMW 5 or 7 series
(73) How badly do you want it? Quite a bit. Call it a long-term goal.
(74) Have you ever seen 'The Exorcist'? Yeah, seriously cool and scary film
(75) How long did it take you to understand why the last question is in this section? No time at all. The person before me got it really quickly...
HOLIDAYS
(76) Does Christmas music too far away from Christmas annoy you? Ohhhh yes. Mr Blobby anyone?
(77) How old do you think you will be before you stop liking getting older? 30. Maybe 40. Maybe never
(78) What was the best Halloween costume you ever had? A convict's uniform when i was about 9. It rocked.
(79) What was the worst Halloween costume you ever had? When I made a gunshot wound on my forehead.
(80) What holiday do you think has still managed to retain its original meaning? None, they're all now ruled by the card companies!
(81) There are currently no federal holidays during August- what should be put there? Speak for yourself. We Brits have one.
MEMORIES
(82) How good is your short-term memory? Average to bad.
(83) How good is your long-term memory? Brilliant, to be honest.
(84) What is your earliest memory? Ummm, going to hospital to see my mum when my little sister was born I was 4.
(85) What is your happiest memory (other than recieving this survey)? Just being with my friends back home, at various times
(86) What is your strangest memory? Falling off of the stage during a school play. Or this single line from Transformers The Movie
(87) What song, movie, etc. do you wish you could memorize? American Beauty. The entire series of Simpsons. Loads of stuff
TEARS
(88) What movie makes/made you cry? American Beauty. Armageddon, for some reason. Deep Impact too.
(89) What book makes/made you cry? The Green Mile by Stephen King is the only book I've ever cried at.
(90) What song makes/made you cry? Slow, melodic songs like "For My Fallen Angel" by My Dying Bride get me a little choked, but nothing in particular.
(91) What makes/made you laugh so hard you cried? Probably Series 2 of The Office when David Brent steps out from behind his desk wearing the ostrich outfit...
THREE TRULY RANDOM QUESTIONS
(92) Would you like to be cloned? Nope, he might end up being a nicer guy than me
(93) Do you wish you could be alive when the world was ending, just to experience it? Yeah, if the whole world is ending, you might as well experience it...
(94) Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango? Thunderbolts and lightning: very very frightening.
THIS SURVEY
(95) Do you think that one hundred and one questions is too long? Nah, some pretty good questions buried in there..
(96) Do you think the one hundred interesting questions actually were interesting? Yeah
(97) Are you sorry you began filling it out? Nope, I needed to kill some time anyway
(98) What question do you wish it had asked? What is your life goal?
(99) How would you have answered it? To live in New York, and to walk the Great Wall of China.
THE TWO MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
(100) When was the last time you let the people you love know you love them? Fairly recently. Probably the last time I spoke to my mum
(101) What do you want the people who are reading this survey to know? That I like getting readers. And cheques.
