Personal Questions

[ER]

What's the weirdest question you've ever been asked?

I was once asked if I got my DNA from my parents or from someone else.

[indianasmith]

Someone once asked my wife and I if we planned to have twins.

[Trevor]

Someone once asked my wife and I if we planned to have twins.

Oy 😳😊😊

[Trevor]

Two strange ones:

"If you're African, why aren't you a person of color?"
"Do you have toilets here?"

😳😳

[claws]

"If you're African, why aren't you a person of color?"

[Trevor]

"If you're African, why aren't you a person of color?"

This exactly 😁😁

[chefzombie]

I remember it being just about the best feeling in life. (Though many summers in late elementary thru middle school I got sent to these horrid "intersession clinics" for gifted students, which were like intense eight-hour daily 2-3 week workshops in math and science tilI I finally got my parents to stand up to the school and quit sending me.)

 i was far too busy helping my parents and family to be unimpressed with the summer school AP courses i got to do. they were awesome, and FUN!

[chefzombie]

Would you say people tend to have strong reactions to you, either liking you very much or disliking you with equal vigor?

I think that's been true in my life. Take my friend Clare's parents, whom I've known for decades. Her dad seems to want to do anything for me, while I do think her mom wishes I'd die. I had an advisor in college who gave every impression of hating me from minute one for no reason I was ever able to figure out or ever able to change. Sure, plenty of people are so-so/just whatever about me but I've noticed and others have noticed I tend to inspire deep affection or even loathing when I'm not altogether sure either was merited. Strange.

i always expect to see all ranges of reaction to me, mostly because i don't pull punches, i never judge on first impression, i'm a very loving person, but i'm also a strict b***h when it come to what i allow to happen around me. love me, hate me, whatever, that's on you, and we can discuss it anytime , over a beer and a plate of tacos.

[ER]

Maybe this is a tough one but have you ever regretted being pressured to do something because it was a societal norm?

[RCMerchant]

^ "Societal norms"? 
Such as?

[Trevor]

Maybe this is a tough one but have you ever regretted being pressured to do something because it was a societal norm?

When I came to SA in 1987, conformity was the norm and I rebelled against that very much. Society was very restricted and restrictive then and people like me were frowned on 🙄

[RCMerchant]

What's your favorite cartoons?

Anything done by Tex Avery just kills me.

[ER]

Probably King of the Hill.


Ever seen this analysis of the beauty of the background art in classic Warner Brothers animation?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a50tAXNvUE8

[ER]

^ "Societal norms"?  
Such as?

Aw, nevermind, mine was too hard of a question. I had something in mind as an answer to my original question but occasionally a dormant little filter kicks on in my head and tells me I probably should not say that.

[chefzombie]

Maybe this is a tough one but have you ever regretted being pressured to do something because it was a societal norm?

i can't regret what i never did.