^, <, V

[Ransom]

^ Talk, cajole, cuss at, shake a finger at, stick my tongue out at,...well, I could go on, but it gets even uglier.

< I have a love/hate relationship with my computer. Mostly love, but there are days....

V Love or hate that 'puter on your desk?

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

/\ Hate the illigetimate box 'o sparks. Considers it ta be equal ta the tree 'o knowledge in the garden 'o Eden. Touch it not for it holds empty promises.

< Hopes the wifes next sewin' machine don't be needin' any computin' for ta work.

\/ Internet addict or just usin' fer information?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ un, yeah I'm an addict. Couldn't live without it & do half of what I do.

< I need to find a cheap source for flash drives. Over 10 GB of music alone on my computer. Poor machine is getting just a tad bit slow.

V store a lot of junk on your computer or keep it free & clear?

[William Brand]

^ Weighed down like a treasure galleon.

< I need a back-up external drive in the worst way.

V Have you ever wanted to kill anyone and hide the body?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ oh yes!

< I have a list

V quick & painless or long & drawn out?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Nope. I don't want t' hurt anyone that bad.

< I wish I could kidnap a few pirates fer some fun. Aye, the ol' if money were no object...

V If money were no object, wot' would ye do?

[William Brand]

^ I'd have a space program.

< I will get into space. Oh yes.

V Would you take a one way trip to Mars if offered?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ not any longer. Too much to leave behind here now. In my younger days though, there would have been no stopping me.

< younger years, ha! I'm starting to sound like an old lady & I'm not yet 30.

V old before your time or in a perpetual childhood?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Heh.. I think you all know the answer to that one...

< Hmmm JAcky if ye get t' kidnappin pirates..look NorthEAst..

V Daylight savings ...dumb or useful?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Dumb!

< If I were kidnappin' pirates.. North East would be me first stop! Then we'd swing through Wisconsin, Utah an Oregon, too! Sounds like we need a pirate jet.

V Where would ye take yer kidnapped pirates?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Someplace wit palm trees an rum

< Got te sleep in th shade after much rum an ale!

Sort of "user friendly" press gang eh?

V What a perfect day fer a pirate be?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ rum, sword practice, plenty of food, hanging out with other pirates. Sounds like the last work weekend, minus the work part.

< heard a nasty rumor that we might get *snow* this week. That's just no right.

V Ever had a run in with unexpected weather?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Would love some unexpected rain; we've only had 2" this year!

< Mild temps, but no rain. We are havin' the worst drought on record.

V Does the weather spoil yer fun? Or do ye adapt an hav fun anyway?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ depends on the weather. Big storms & snow spoil it a lot.

< Lots of rain here lately. The bridge only had about 2 feet of clearance yesterday, when it's normally 10 feet or more.

< Ever been in a flood?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Prefer t' be out side...can do hot or cold.. but rainy wet weather is fer readin books an snugglin on th sofa...

< Used to despise th rain..have adapted to it and now find it sort of quieting

V Have me wild days an me quiet days...and...yourselves?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Wild days? Quiet days? Busy days lately.

< As the children become more independant, it could get pretty quiet around here.

V Wot does one do on a wild day?

[CrazyCholeBlack]

^ what, you mean this *isn't* a wild day?

< wild days now consist of hanging out as someone else's house, having a few beers while the kids play and if we get really crazy, talking about guns & blades & historic clothes (with show & tell the later it gets).

V what do *you* do on a "wild" day?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ One follows one's whims..

Anything from ice cream fer luch to ......

< Aye all too quickly children grow..

V Ever just have a giddy day?

[Jacky Tar]

^ By giddy, do ye mean dizzy? Is this back t' the how do ye feel when yer drunk?

< Giddy excited? Giddy nervous? Not that often.

V Wot makes ye nervous?

[Red Cat Jenny]

^ Someone walking behind me in tha dark

< Giddy as in bouncy..happy big dumb grin giddy..

V CAn ye read nautcal charts?

[Jacky Tar]

^ Tryin' t' learn. Me younger brother is intent on educatin' me.

< Big dumb grin... Always makes folks think I'm up t' somethin'.

V Have ye used a GPS an gone geo cachin'?

[Hester]

^Haven't done any geo-caching, but I have used a GPS, together with OS maps in Britain. The GPS actually proved to be overkill. In the end, my little key-chain magnetic compass proved more useful for navigating.

< I love maps, me!

V What's the most obscure little place on earth to which you've deliberately navigated, and why?

[jim hawkins]

^ So many to choose from. Hmm Ill go with Carhenge! Yes carhenge nebraska, its a stonehenge replica made out of cars. How could I not go there?!

< Mostly retired now, but I was a National Park Site Bagger.

V Favorite National Park

[Matusalem]

^Gettysburg national Military park. Most national parks have sensational views....this place has an "ambience" all it's own.

<Today is the second time I have someone refer to non-filter cigarettes (Camel, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall) as "bad-boy" cigarettes.

V Recall your last dream you had before you woke up.

[Hester]

^ I was swathed in Edwardian lace and punting on the Cam with Stuart Townsend, who was wearing just a straw boater and a smile.

[Oh, sorry... that was actually a daydream. I don't remember any real dreams from last night.]

< Scratchy throat today. Tree pollen, I think. And I have to sing a solo in singing class tomorrow -- screech, croak, hack, cough, sigh!

V Passing on the dream question (since I cheated in my answer).