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1. Whats the coldest temps you've experienced? I hate the cold weather. Why did you have to bring that up and make me cold again? I'm sure we've had 0 degree weather, but I don't know how far below zero I have experienced. Not much I'm sure and I prefer to block memories of that much cold.

2. Whats for dinner tonight? Spaghetti and Italian sausage

3. Would you consider this job in Australia? Hmm, let me think about that... Oh yeah, I would love it. At least until I got sunburn. And I always get sunburn.

4. What was your favorite subject in high school? Drafting

5. How many hours a day is your tv on? Maybe 2.

6. Have you ever received an award? Like a real award? Does honor roll back in high school count?

7. Whats your mousepad look like? What mousepad?

8. Do you think Bud should do the Thursday Thunk meme? Sure. I'm sure he could provide some interesting answers.

9. How many browser tabs do you have open right now? Just 2. Not very many for me I know.

10. If you are a parent, have you or did you ever put Vicks VapoRub on your children under the age of 2? I've put Vicks BabyRub on my daughter's chest does that count? And I'd do it again too. Just don't tell my husband. He would freak.

11. If you had to pick one insect to infest your house for 1 day and after that day they would just suddenly vanish, which insect infestation would you pick? Ants. The stupid ants return every spring and I'm tired of them.

12. What color is your underwear that you are wearing right at this moment? Plain old White.

13. What was the last think you watched on tv? Good eats. Gotta love Alton Brown.

14. What are your plans for the 4th of July this year? Comfort my dogs and grumble about my neighbors setting off fireworks. Oh and maybe a cookout. It's a little early to make plans isn't it?

15. Tell us about one absolutely wonderful thing that happened to you as a teenager and every time you think of it, it brings a smile to your face. I'm coming up with nothing. I'll have to think on that and get back to you.

16. What product could you sell someone based on your love for it? Wii Fit

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1. Do you like waffles? Yes

2. Name 3 things that is within your reach right now, excluding anything to do with your computer/laptop. My hot tea, a picture of my daughter and a container of gum

3. Do you hang laundry out on a line outside? No, it isn't allowed in my neighborhood.

4. Loss of vision, ability to speak or hearing - which do you choose? (you have to choose one....) I guess loss of vision since my vision is so bad already.

5. On a scale from 1 - 10, how are your computer skills? 8

6. Do you volunteer or donate to anything around the holidays? We donate. I don't really have time to volunteer, heck I'm trying to find time to clean my house.

7. If a person receives a DUI while in government office, should he lose his/her position? Yes, if they aren't responsible they should not be there. I would wait until they were found guilty of DUI though. I do feel it's important to stick with the whole innocent until proven guilty deal in situations like that.

8. Do you take vitamins? When I remember

9. Do you wear fingernail polish? Sometimes, but not that often. Although I do have a lot of fingernail polish.

10. If every flower in the world only grew into one color, which color would you want? Purple. I love purple.

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1. Today is the biggest day in your chosen career. You have THE job interview. Everything must be spot on. As you are getting dressed, you realize Oops!, you forgot to do laundry. You have NO clean underwear. What do you do? Go commando, wear yesterday's dirty undies, wear them inside out, buy new ones on the way to the interview or just say screw it and go back to bed? Go commando.

2. If you took a fully cooked turkey and a ripe watermelon and dropped them from 50 ft up, which would make a bigger splat and mess? I would think the watermelon

3. An ex lover, friend, or spouse is in a serious accident, they have lost their current memory and think you 2 are still together. S/he keeps calling for you from their hospital bed. The family calls begging you to come visit until s/he regains current memory. Do you go? I highly doubt it. These is a reason they are an ex.

4. You have the opportunity to meet your favorite famous person. You have heard the person isn't nice in real life. Do you go ahead and meet them or choose to keep your fantasy of them real to you? Why or Why not? I say keep the fantasy real. I don't deal well with nasty people so if I met them it would probably end badly. It's best to just avoid situations like that if at all possible.

5. Do you like lemons? Do you use them to clean with or just as a food source? I'm not very big on lemons. Lemonade iced tea is about the extent of my lemon usage.

6. If chosen to be in a horror/suspense movie, would you do it? If so, would you be willing to be the first person killed in the movie? I always thought it would be cool to play a dead body on one of those shows like CSI. So yeah, I would be willing to be the first person killed in the movie.

7. It's raining. It's cold. You cannot leave the house. How do you spend the day? Curl up in front of the fireplace with a good book.

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1. Do you like potatoes? Yes What kind? Baked, french fries, mashed potatoes
Edited to add - Knish. How could I have forgotten knish? Talk about yummy potato goodness.

2. If you were dressed up in a fish costume and you went underwater and a shark saw you, what would you do? If I'm underwater in a fish costume I'm probably already drowning because I am a horrible swimmer. Plus I wouldn't even see the shark because I don't open my eyes when I'm underwater. So I guess I would be completely oblivious until the shark came up and bit me.

3. Does Jello make you happy? I'm told that when I was a child jello made me hyper so it was forbidden. Now it cane make me smile depending on how its prepared. Jello shooters anyone?

4. If you could have any animal, exotic, extinct or other type, what would it be? A Monkey. Come on, you know it would be cool to have your own monkey. (Sorry I forgot to answer this one earlier)

5. Would you fill up a pool with pudding and jump in? That would be a waste of good pudding.

6. When you are feeling icky with the sickness feeling, what is your first choice for feel-better medicine? Hot tea

7. Do you count with your fingers or in your head when it comes to mathematical equations? Usually in my head, but I have been known to tap my fingers to help count on occasion.

8. Do you have any key chains on your keyring? Yes How many? 3 Actual key chains and 13 of those plastic store cards What kind? a plastic scooby, a metal scooby locket type and a brookstone purple led light

9. What do you dunk your french fries in? Heinz ketchup or nothing

10. When I say "Moo I'm a duck" do you think of a cow or a duck? Cow

11. If you had the chance, would you go to the very bottom of the ocean? No, I think I'd have a panic attack being under that much water. It would be interesting to see video of it though.

12. Would you rather be spiderman or batman? Spidergirl. Climbing walls would be so cool.

13. Would you rather be in a hurricane or a tornado? A tornado would be more interesting if I knew it wouldn't kill me

13 is bad luck... last question by me (Berleen)

14. Do you like pumpkin pie? It's ok Do you cheat and buy a premade one or do you make it from scratch? Last time I made it using canned pumpkin (not completely from scratch, but not premade either) Heck, do you even make pumpkin pie at all? Once

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1. Have you ever pooped in the woods? No, can't say that I have.

2. You are starving. You have not had anything to eat for days. In front of you is poison ivy, a live hissing cockroach, and a rotten stinky piece of some sort of mystery meat to eat. Which would you pick and why? The poison ivy. Hissing cockroaches are just nasty and the smell of stinky meat would make me sick. Thank goodness I'm not allergic to poison ivy.

3. Bottled or Tap water? Bottled usually, sometimes tap. It's more of a convenience factor.

4. Your dream job, what would it be and why? I'm not really sure and I've been trying to figure that out. My thoughts on that have changed over the years, but I do know I would much rather work for myself. Working for someone else has its benefits, but I don't feel like I'm cut out to do this forever.

5. Do you have any snow globes? Yes, Two of the PartyLite Christmas globes.

6. Do you like your bed? Yes If not, what kind of bed do you want? I really like my bed. My father made it for me from a design book I found a few years ago.

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The election is over... what do you think? I think I'm glad that's it over. The whole campaigning process just went on for way too long in my opinion.
Tell us about a snowman. I remember once when I was a child my brother and I went out to make a snowman. While we were working on it my mother came out and started on a snowwoman. I remember using a scarf as her top. Yup - that's a weird thing to remember.
What brand of ketchup do you buy? Heinz - it's the only real ketchup.
Do you use a cookbook? Sometimes as a guide. I seem to be unable to follow a recipe exactly. I love getting ideas for new dished from cookbooks, but what I make usually winds up being a pretty modified version of the original recipe.
Do you blow-dry your hair or let it air dry? Air dry. I don't even own a hair dryer.
When was the last time you were sick? About 2 weeks ago. My daughter brought home another cold from daycare. Ah, the joys of daycare.
What is the strangest letter of the alphabet? Q
Who was the last person you bought a present for? My brother What was it? Anti-Monkey Butt powder, Adidas Body Wash and an Express gift card Will you buy me one? Sorry, no.
Why are we ending at 9 questions? Because you wanted to keep it in the single digits.

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Would you let your children go Trick or Treating at Michael Jackson's house? No way. I know they have that whole reasonable doubt thing going for them legally, but my daughter's safety is not something I am willing to take a chance on.

Did you eat paste and/or glue as a child? Not that I remember. I did always love the smell of paste though.

Look at the wall to your right, what is on it? A window. On the window sill is a poor jasmine plant that I keep forgetting to water. I really shouldn't be allowed to care for houseplants. It always ends badly.

Do you put butter and/or salt on your popcorn? Butter AND salt. I don't eat much popcorn though because I hate the way all the kernel shells get caught in your teeth. Drives me nuts.

What does your favorite coffee cup look like?

What was your favorite Halloween costume? Right now I'm having a hard time remembering my Halloween costumes. I guess the main one I'm remembering right now is when I was Daphne from Scooby Doo a few years ago. (You can probably guess from that answer and the mug above that I Scooby a wee bit)

Toilet Paper - hard, soft, extra soft? Soft. If it's too soft it just doesn't seem to be as effective and if it's hard well, it's just too hard.

Have you ever rescued/taken in a stray animal? I had a kitten that we found at work. She was with me for about 2 years. After she had kittens and I gave them away, she ran away. About a month ago we came and there was a puppy sitting around outside our house. He didn't have any tags or a collar. He started following me so I picked him up and carried him in to our house (much to the dismay of my husband and 2 dogs, but to the delight of my daughter). It was getting ready to storm and I couldn't just leave him out there. My husband did find his owners and he is back with his family. We do occasionally see him around the neighborhood.

Name 3 things you want your kids to learn before they grow up. (if you don't have kids, feel free to skip this one or add your own twist to the question) 1 - How to save money, 2 - How to be happy with yourself, 3 - How to be content with what you have (avoiding the whole keeping up with the Jones' thing)

Pick one of the Thursday Thunk players and say something about them. So far this week no one has posted a response. I'm scheduling this to post in the wee hours of the morning Thursday. So I will have to come back and edit this to provide an answer to this one.

Edit to Add: Kimber's house sounds like I expect my house to be in a few years.

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What vegetable would you serve with a plate of fried grasshoppers? Well, I immediately take out all the green veggies because that would be too much green on the plate. Maybe corn. It would have to be something good because I wouldn't be eating the fried grasshoppers, just the veggies.

If you realize your house is on fire while you are using the bathroom, do you wipe or just run for the door? If it's #1, just run for the door (pull your pants up please), #2 I'd wipe, cuz well yuck!

Why is there a light in the fridge but not in the freezer? My freezer does have a light. Not that you can tell with all the food I have stuffed in there. My new dryer has a light too which I think is cool.

When thinking about yourself, what color do you see yourself as? Purple. Yup, I'm weird.

Why are people able to have unprotected sex with someone, but afraid to tell them if they have an STD? Yeah - If you can't trust them enough to tell them you have an STD then you really shouldn't be sleeping with them.

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What was your favorite toy as a child?
I had a lot of Barbies and clothes for them. I loved creating stories for them and dressing them up in all their cool clothes.

If money was no object, but you could only buy ONE thing, what would you buy your spouse/significant other?
I would buy him a brand new car. His is 7 years old now and while it works just fine I know he would love to have a brand new one.

What about your children?
For my daughter, I would fully fund her college account.

Now, if you only had $10 to buy one thing, what would it be?
I'd buy lunch so I don't have to eat leftovers again.

What's on your refrigerator?
Various magnets, pictures of family and friends, a timer, and a shopping list

What's on top of it?
Baby cereal, a container of spatulas, spoons etc, a cookie jar, 2 coffee mugs and a bunch of dust. I think I need to clean up there.

Go look in it. Whats in there that would gross the rest of us out?
I just cleaned the fridge out Monday so it's pretty safe in there.

Whats your favorite type of potato?
French fries

Do you have an address book?
Yes

Do you write in it or do you just stick return addresses/envelopes in it?
I actually write in it.

Look up. Do you like your ceiling?
I'm not at home right now and the ceiling where I'm at is pretty scary.

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