The Syndicate

if you don't like coffee: what do you like to drink as a "hot drink"?

why the resistance to the greatness that is coffee?

how do you drink your coffee?

what's your least favorite chore to do?

how long have you been married/how did you meet your wife/how did you propose

thanks for being awesome!

G, do you have any regrets about [redacted name] mafia game? i'll leave it to your interpretation which game i mean

what's the coolest superpower to have and most useful?

what's your fav sandwich condiment?

what's your signature dish to cook for guests and or family?

are you watching a lot more tv since you guys got the new setup?

how many hours of sleep do you get every night?

what is your favorite emoji?

what is your fav meme?

what is your fav song from the philippines?

if you could live in any country in the world, without financial restrictions, where and why?

do you like k-dramas?

NotAnAxehole wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:29 pm What dunya like about puns?

i love puns!

NotAnAxehole wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:29 pm Dunya think I'm good at mafia?

i think you're an invaluable town asset

NotAnAxehole wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:29 pm Dunya host too few video mafia sessions?

i prefer playing

NotAnAxehole wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 1:29 pm Have you ever been to Canada, if not dunya think it's something you should get around to?

i never have, and yea, i'd love to tbh. i will do it when im on that continent.

actually, i may now be going to the US in august for spacedaisy's sister's phd graduation but it will be a short trip.

dunya wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:27 am i don't think anyone should be mandated to do anything, basically, army, civil service, or anything.

as a service of time/employment i mean lol. education/vaccines etc. are mandated and i am all for that.

DaughterOfOmega wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 8:21 am

dunya wrote: ↑Sun Feb 27, 2022 6:40 am thanks everyone for my questions. i had fun. excited for next week's victim in the hot seat.

Are you often late to things?

no! i am always on time or early. i have a strong disdain for being late to things. i once showed up a couple minutes after a date arrived (i was still on time...) and i apologized for it lmao.

thanks everyone for my questions. i had fun. excited for next week's victim in the hot seat.

Syn wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:45 am What is your opinion on the idea of global open borders, with free travel between states and low barriers to migration?

all for it. in my ideal world, there's no borders and legalities in moving around. choosing where you want to live should be a human right cos we're all citizens of this world. just because you're born in the wrong country at the wrong time in unfortunate circumstances should not dictate you live a life without opportunities unless you have a shit ton of money. it's one of the world's greatest injustices and really all about nationalistic pride and greed, under the guise of "national security" or some shit.

Syn wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:46 am Do you think countries should generally be isolationist or interventionist?

tough.

i am in between. i think countries with more wealth and power have an obligation to help those less fortunate, but not in a way that suits them (the rich countries) but in ways that exclusively betters the outcome and lives of people in the poorer (in need) country.

it all has to be an internal choosing without lies and promises that won't happen: see ukraine today.

it's also an ideal that is almost impossible to balance.

what USA and co did in the middle east is not my idea of helping them and they shouldn't have decided for the people what is better for them. the people decide: see Egyptian people when they decided they had enough of the Mubarak or Morsy administrations.

Meanwhile, because the Assad regime is backed by Russia, the people can't do shit and no one interferes. that's selective and bad. 11years later and they're still under the same regime. millions of displaced syrians. millions of syrians dead on the hands of Assad and before him, his father. actual literal burials of towns that crossed them. that's fucking barbaric.

even war aside, let's talk humanitarian aid. countries can afford billions in foreign military aid to Israel for example, but not help end world hunger?

if you're going to intervene only to help yourself, fuck off basically.

Syn wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:46 am Do you believe mandatory military service is a good idea? Do you think it would be better if that included civil service of some kind?

mandatory military service is bad because most countries that have them make exceptions where you can "pay" to get out of it so it no longer feels balanced and fair and it's about how much money you have or how much money you're willing to sacrifice to not endure the army.

countries like the US don't have it mandated but instead give you incentives to join: free education, etc. i am more a fan of that route and think it's a "choice of the people" to decide if serving suits them in that way vs forced service. i think it also builds a better loyalty following.

i don't think anyone should be mandated to do anything, basically, army, civil service, or anything.

ill answer those.....tonight lol. too much thought for mid work answers

Syn wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:24 am

dunya wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 7:22 am

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:18 pm Are there any subjects you were hoping to get questions about?

yes.

WHAT SUBJECTS?

politics

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:18 pm Are there any subjects you were hoping to get questions about?

yes.

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:14 pm What's something that you wish more people knew about you?

i LOVE pickles!!!!!!!

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:14 pm What's the best piece of advice you're ever been given?[

don't rent, buy. --- my dad. even if it's a crappy house or crappy car, own it and you don't burn money!

as soon as i could take out a mortgage, i bought my first home at 25

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:14 pm What's your favorite book and why? (I didn't see this in past questions but sorry if it's a repeat)

jane eyre. i love the romance that blossoms. i love how despite all hardships in life, the main character overcame them and kept moving forward (and there was A LOT of hardship). i love the quirky love story between the 2 main characters and mostly i love her character development showing serious growth as the chapters go on in her confidence and belief in herself and STICKING UP FOR HERSELF. she's amazing. weaker people would have crumbled. great book. fav novel ever.

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:14 pm Favorite album of all time (up to 3)?

1. sad songs for dirty lovers - the national
2. hounds of love - kate bush
3. is this desire - pj harvey

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:14 pm When are you going to run a walrus?

whenever you promise to sub to it

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:14 pm Are you going to marry Syn?

hahaha. you'd think from all the marriage questions he's been asking

i need a shower, at 1.10am yes, bye

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:59 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:58 pm

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:38 pm What was your favourite subject in high school?

hands down history! had a lot to do with my teacher (i had him for 3yrs of highschool)

Do you have a favourite historical period?

probs during the roman empire, i eat that shit up.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 8:00 pm

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:59 pm I came here to ask some questions but I became exhausted reading all of Syn's questions and now I have to rest.

i love your questions <3

juliets wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:59 pm I came here to ask some questions but I became exhausted reading all of Syn's questions and now I have to rest.

Also, the Dali Museum that Nook mentioned is right here where two of your very good friends live!!!

very good friends? more like THE BEST OF THE BEST.

especially now that amyaby is there <3 @dyachei

2023!!!! amy will be a good age and covid will be a thing we can live with :P

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:39 pm What is your favourite fusion cuisine?

italian-asian by dunia and dunia's mom

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:39 pm Do you think college/university is required for someone to be intelligent? Do you look down on someone if they aren't educated?

no to both. you can be more intelligent than someone with a phd even if you don't have a degree.

i do not look down on anyone unless they are like, assholes or pigs or bigots, etc.

i dropped out of uni twice before i graduated so.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:38 pm What was your favourite subject in high school?

hands down history! had a lot to do with my teacher (i had him for 3yrs of highschool)

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:38 pm Do you like cotton candy?

no. super fking overhyped.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:37 pm Why are you making plans to visit everywhere EXCEPT Canada?

why is vancouver in the furthest end of the world?

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:36 pm

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:29 pm

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:12 pm How delicious is spaghetti marinara prepared with sauce from a jar?

on the jayometer

What kind of mayo is jayo?

it's mayo that's been in jay's hair.

JaggedJimmyJay wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:12 pm How delicious is spaghetti marinara prepared with sauce from a jar?

on the jayometer

Urist wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:00 pm Battlestar Galactica is a classic sci-fi watch for mafia players. :P

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:08 am Can you "pop" your ears by flexing a muscle?

no, but if i yawn they pop unusually

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:08 am Can you roll your tongue?

yes

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:08 am Can you snap your fingers?

yes, both hands!

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:07 amCan you whistle?

good enough but not like a finger whistle or anything too loud

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:03 am Tartovsky is who I'm thinking of. Solaris in particular.

His movies are amazing and also incredibly slow paced

perhaps i need slow paced to absorb the sci fi ;p

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 7:00 am

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:52 am

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:51 am But yeah what syn said, there's tons of sci fi where the sci part just gets handwaved away the same way magic does in a lot of fantasy stuff

Give me a movie/show or book recommendation that fits the bill.

Ursula k le guin has some good sci fi books that I recall being approachable for serious readers that aren't sci fi fans. I don't remember the order you're supposed to read them in offhand but left hand of darkness and the dispossessed. I recall hitchhikers guide to the galaxy fitting the bill well (both the movie and the book). Asimov is an acquired taste but a lot of his stuff is focused more around philosophical/ethical concerns rather than the specific made up science, nemesis and a lot of his other short stories in particular.

For movies/tv...well doctor who is a classic entry point for a lot of people, and is pretty accessible...star wars of course...perhaps not stereotypical sci fi but the eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is an excellent movie

thanks!! i'll check these out soon tbh and report back

I just called it nerdy! No slander. Only truths.

Asala Nasri

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:49 am

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:48 am

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:45 am Sci fi is just fantasy in space and/or with time travel

It's harder for me to imagine space fiction since it's a setting I've never been close to I suppose. And there's a lot of technical stuff. Like I did Spacedaisys star trek themed rpg for a while and was the social doctor was a tab of technical spaceship terms I don't understand

Have you done any other RPing?

Yeah, when I was a teen I signed up to shards forum based rpg where you create characters and go into various settings and play with other characters.

Nerdiest thing I've ever done. More than cataloguing music.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:49 am What's your favourite Transformers movie?

I'm not really into the Transformers...

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:51 am But yeah what syn said, there's tons of sci fi where the sci part just gets handwaved away the same way magic does in a lot of fantasy stuff

Give me a movie/show or book recommendation that fits the bill.

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:49 am Who's the most famous person you've met? Not including things like meet and greets or stuff like that

Not including meet and greets hmmm

I was at a hair salon getting highlights and Asala Nasri was there and complimented my hair

You probably don't know her, she's a famous middle eastern singer.

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:45 am Sci fi is just fantasy in space and/or with time travel

It's harder for me to imagine space fiction since it's a setting I've never been close to I suppose. And there's a lot of technical stuff. Like I did Spacedaisys star trek themed rpg for a while and was the social doctor with a tab of technical spaceship terms I don't understand open at all times

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:42 am

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:40 am

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:35 am
Idk theres some pretty bad art

There's actually a really cool dali museum in Saint pete, this reminds me I need to get back there some time!

Give me bad art example

If you go, pls take pics and share with the rest of class!!!

Well there's a lot of like...sexist or racist or homophobic art, so that stuff

Also Michael Bay movies

Damn. I stand corrected.

Some art sucks!!

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:39 am Why don't you like science fiction?

I like fantasy, but science fiction often flies over my head. I'm not smart enough to enjoy it.

I always preferred history over science at school so fantasy with historical elements is my fav.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:38 am
What if they want to wear a necklace or wristband instead?

I'd probably not wear a ring as well in protest and show him how often people flirt with me....

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:39 am

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:38 am

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:26 am If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Assume food sensitivities go away in this scenario.

I'm assuming calories go away too.

Pasta.

Just plain pasta?

Ok, probably spaghetti.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:39 am Do you like playing solitaire?

Not since I was a teenager. I prefer backgammon these days.

NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:35 am
Idk theres some pretty bad art

There's actually a really cool dali museum in Saint pete, this reminds me I need to get back there some time!

Give me bad art example

If you go, pls take pics and share with the rest of class!!!

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:30 am Do you miss the days before the internet?

I miss having a more simple life with less worries, but that's more related to how old I was than the Internet existing I think. Adulting is hard.

I love the Internet and the people and knowledge I've gained because of it.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:26 am If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Assume food sensitivities go away in this scenario.

I'm assuming calories go away too.

Pasta.

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:25 am

dunya wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 6:15 am

Syn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:09 am If someone ever proposes to you, do you want it to be a public affair? Something big and romantic?

No one who proposes to me will think of doing that. Lol.

No, the answer is absolutely not.

How would you want to be proposed to? Do you want a ring/to wear a ring?

Just a question.

doesn't have to come with a ring but yeah, I'd like to wear a ring and I'd like my partner to as well.

A lot of French married men don't and it's confusing!