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.1. This is one of my favorite things to ask. Do you have a hobby, tv show, book, or music interest that is so dorky/silly/immature that it is almost a dirty secret? (My example is that I sometimes enjoy to watch Charmed, and I used to watch Saved by the Bell.)
The dorkiest thing I do is not so much in being a fan of single things, as in getting so hot on certain characters that I keep collecting even stuff that is not part of the original run and is often not even very good. I have runs of many Marvel and DC characters of no value whateve, just because they had been done well by someone else; likewise fanfics of Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, or Buffy, and a dozen or more Buffy novels.
YOu may have said this at some time, but I can't remember. Do you have any siblings?
A brother and a sister, both slightly younger than me.
I know you liked to watch Buffy. Did you like Riley? (I did, for the record).
I liked all the characters in BUFFY, although to me Riley lost character when he was removed from the army and his black friend was murdered and brought back as a Frankenstein's monster. For that matter, a criticism of Buffy I always entertain is how quickly some characters with potential, especially female, are disposed of. Gwendolyn Post would have lasted me just about for ever; and Maggie Walsh, too, was murdered much too soon - though I will admit that the shock of her death was highly effective. The one thing I have that comes even close to a criticism is that if I did not know otherwise, I would swear Whedon must be gay: while he selects his actresses strictly for skills - of all the main female characters, only Anya and Mrs.Summers are genuninely beautiful - there does seem to be some prejudice towards beefcake in his selection of actors. DAvid Boreanaz, Mark Blucas, Nicky Brendon, even Anthony Stewart Head, are all tall, broad-shouldered and ridiculously handsome, which especially in Brendon's case works a bit against the character, who is supposed to be this ordinary-type dork. All of them can act - Tony Head is frequently brilliant - but there does seem to be a slight element of too much eye candy, which we are more used to seeing on the female side of Hollywood.
Does your flat have hardwood floors, or carpet?
Practically everyone in England has carpeted floors - more comfortable in winter - and I am a comformist.
How are your allergies doing?
Sorry, I could not decipher this last one under the marks of a dozen successive sneezes.
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The dorkiest thing I do is not so much in being a fan of single things, as in getting so hot on certain characters that I keep collecting even stuff that is not part of the original run and is often not even very good. I have runs of many Marvel and DC characters of no value whateve, just because they had been done well by someone else; likewise fanfics of Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, or Buffy, and a dozen or more Buffy novels.
YOu may have said this at some time, but I can't remember. Do you have any siblings?
A brother and a sister, both slightly younger than me.
I know you liked to watch Buffy. Did you like Riley? (I did, for the record).
I liked all the characters in BUFFY, although to me Riley lost character when he was removed from the army and his black friend was murdered and brought back as a Frankenstein's monster. For that matter, a criticism of Buffy I always entertain is how quickly some characters with potential, especially female, are disposed of. Gwendolyn Post would have lasted me just about for ever; and Maggie Walsh, too, was murdered much too soon - though I will admit that the shock of her death was highly effective. The one thing I have that comes even close to a criticism is that if I did not know otherwise, I would swear Whedon must be gay: while he selects his actresses strictly for skills - of all the main female characters, only Anya and Mrs.Summers are genuninely beautiful - there does seem to be some prejudice towards beefcake in his selection of actors. DAvid Boreanaz, Mark Blucas, Nicky Brendon, even Anthony Stewart Head, are all tall, broad-shouldered and ridiculously handsome, which especially in Brendon's case works a bit against the character, who is supposed to be this ordinary-type dork. All of them can act - Tony Head is frequently brilliant - but there does seem to be a slight element of too much eye candy, which we are more used to seeing on the female side of Hollywood.
Does your flat have hardwood floors, or carpet?
Practically everyone in England has carpeted floors - more comfortable in winter - and I am a comformist.
How are your allergies doing?
Sorry, I could not decipher this last one under the marks of a dozen successive sneezes.
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And I'd never noticed that about Buffy until you pointed it out...
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(I would not expect you to be anything but a success.)
2) Ditto The Boy?
3) What do you regard as your best qualities?
4) How long has your family lived at its current address?
5) Would you ever consider entering politics?
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2) Young rebels become old conservatives. Comment. (True or false?)
3) What's your favourite Buffy character? Episode?
4) Can you sing?
5) If you moved to Rhodes or Rome or Venice, would you miss your home state?
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It was kind of tough to watch Riley fall apart. I was glad that they tied up his character with him getting back to what he was supposed to be.
Yeah, I guess warm floors would be important over there. It's not something I ever have to think about really.
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2) Have you ever been "Way out west"? You know, the places us Europeans fantasize about, canyons, tumbleweeds, lost mines, and Mormon polygamists?
3) Outside of where you live, what is your favourite part of America?
4) When is the baby due? Or have I missed it?
5) The community must take care of the poor and helpless. Discuss.
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Sorry about your allergies.
Have I ever read a good Buffy novel?
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