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| Time for a profile update (or Norm needs new questions) |
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I'm thinking it's time to update my profile, and I'm looking for other's help. Mike's blog on names got me thinking there are other questions that could be answered. They don't have to be serious, they don't have to fit a theme, although they should be mostly sane. I also am not sure I will answer things like "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood?" because those seem better suited to be answered by woodchucks. I don't promise to answer them all (especially if woodchucks would be better suited to answer the question) and you may get the answer here first... |
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| To add a comment to "Time for a profile update (or Norm needs new questions)" |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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| Well, simple works on a profile too! All I've got on mine presently is a long list of blog titles and a music player (not set to play as soon as my page loads -- lol). |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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Mike I'm stealing a line from Jeopardy. Next time, I need you to phrase that in the form of a question. :) No music player as I don't find that simple. Too many good tunes to choose from especially since we are narrowing it down to song format. For example in the past week (walking backwards) I've listened to. Beethoven's 9th Symphony Sara Groves - Child of Love Day Of Fire - Jacob's Dream Petra - The Coloring Song David Crowder - Can You Hear Us? Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody, Bicycle Michael Gulezian, Chariots of Fire, Enya - (Computer picks random combination of those for about 4 hours worth of music to sleep to) However usually I don't listen to music so much as I do podcasts. And there was one that I found really good this week with a interesting history of end times prophecy. You can find it here. You'll need to get between 10-15 minutes in before the topic turns that way. MP3 format here, or if you prefer a different format, look here So although you didn't directly ask, the current format was/is simple for me. I'm just looking to do more of a collage of questions. |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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| BTW, one of the questions to be asked is "What is Norm going to do if he doesn't get any questions." |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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| I'm also thinking about adding "Is God's will always done?" |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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How does a woodchuck chuck wood? When I think of a woodchuck chucking wood, I picture these little woodchucks throwing (chucking) wood sticks at people. So how how much wood would a woodchuck chuck? I dunno.... think you could answer that question? ;) |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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| That does seem like an item that a woodchuck isn't going to be too much help on, since they seem loath to give up industry secrets. I'll have to do a little research. |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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| ...the woodchuck industry? |
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| June 28, 2008 |
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You haven't heard of the woodchuck industry? Very similar to groundhogs. Except they occasionally don't see their shadow on groundhog day (unlike the groundhog). Well that and the whole woodchucking thing. |
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| July 08, 2008 |
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Note to self Answer what happens if a section of profile is deleted? (In the vein of "If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, did it still fall?" or whatever that silly question is) BTW, the answer to the tree question is "What universe are you in where God didn't notice a tree falling?" |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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| How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop? |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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How old are those songs? hehe
What year was you born then? LOL!! |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop? One... two... THREE! OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwww! How come in the commercial the pop breaks, but in real life it's the teeth? |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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How old are those songs? How many roads must a man walk down, before they call him a man? Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Puff, The Magic Dragon lived by the sea and...... WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! That song always makes cry (well actually cry might be a little strong, but it's one of those songs that make me sad) Poor Jackie Paper. How old are those songs? Well the thoughts in them (including Puff) have been around for a long, long time. |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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| This is good stuff. It will be fun coming up with a second set of answers. :) |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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Cheryl, I'm not ignoring the age question, but I have to check with my wife to get it right. (I cover that in the current profile). |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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| Its the puff from the song huh!!?? hehe |
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| July 09, 2008 |
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| I'm not sure I followed that comment Cheryl. |
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| July 11, 2008 |
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Ok Norm/Mike:
If you could choose to do anything in the world, regardless of expense, what would it be? |
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| July 11, 2008 |
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| What do you do that contributes most to a sense of well being in your life? |
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| July 11, 2008 |
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| What is the best sound in the world- in your opinion? |
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| July 11, 2008 |
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OK....I'm scared....i know the songs norm is talking about.......oh no.......does that mean I'm old....someone forgot to tell me????
Was it really true that Puff The Magic Dragon was a song about getting high?
And don't forget the evil Woodchuck union within the industry!!!!!! |
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| July 11, 2008 |
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Frolicked in the autumn mist, in a land called Honalee
Doesn't sound like a reference to drugs to me. I think that's all an urban myth. (I don't know what I'm talkin about) |
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| July 11, 2008 |
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| I think I heard in high school one thing, then it was refuted elsewhere- I know the singers (P,P & M) themselves denied it, but would they now??? |
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| July 11, 2008 |
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I loved the cartoon version (link to youtube) of Puff a lot. I even picked it up for my kids when I found it on DVD. EEKS! Looking for the link just now, I found that the suggested section at Amazon (for Puff) includes Rikki Tikki Tavi, which also brings back many fond memories. You want a look into Norm's head, his "media" memories from youth include both the aforementioned Puff, and Rikki Tikki Tavi, as well as Pip Squeak, Mouse in Shining Armor. My mom always got a kick out of me with that book because I would return it to the library one week only to check it out the next, if I waited that long. (Sorry for not having a better link for that one, but it appears to have been out of print for a while.) Anyways, back to Puff. There was another video of Puff (in the Land of the Living Lies) that came out later that I think I saw once. And then one more (the Incredible Mr. Nobody) that I don't remember. It's made even better by the fact now that I realize that it's voiced by Burgess Meredith Is it a song about marijuana? Here's a link to the lyrics. These of course are the ones that hit me at that age. I really don't know why, but it still makes me whimper even today. A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, jackie paper came no more
And puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar. His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, puff could not be brave,
So puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. oh! Anyways, back to the actual question. You've got to wonder why "hippies" who were for drugs would argue it wasn't about drugs even until this day, if it indeed was about drugs. I'll link to the wikipedia article which has a lot of references. And then a snopes.com article which to me is even more convincing.
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| July 11, 2008 |
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| BTW, thanks for all the questions. |
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