The Syndicate

thellama73 wrote:The Senate is not a branch of government. It's half of one.

Epignosis wrote:

thellama73 wrote:The Senate is not a branch of government. It's half of one.

Finland has a unicameral legislature.

eff that when are you all going to start talking about me???!!! it's my turn damnit!!!!!

timmer wrote:

Spacedaisy wrote:

Bea!!!

Ask away, Syndicate members! Pry into the personal life of one of my nearest and dearest (seriously folks, she's the best!), and be sure to ask her for recipes because she is an awesome cook!

Favourite movie?

Creator. *blush* Also Cassinova *more blush* and Princess Bride. Oh and Yellow Submarine!

Favourite actor? Actress?

I'm a sucker for anything that stars kevin spacey, edward norton, katee salkhoff or jessica lange.

What's your stance on silent films?
The great dictator is one of the best films ever made.

How about the Oscars, do you follow/care?

I sorta follow - I sorta care - and then I love superhero movies. I'm a rebel w/o a clue

Follow up: If the answer is none, how much of it did you google? (I'm looking at you lakes question!)

Vompi - how much of that up there was made up?

did you finally agree to make out with lizzy up there??!!!

did you forget your birfday or did you LIE?!

did you know I make a pretty kick arse lasagna? You should try it k?

have you ever thought about teaching?

are you in school? if so what are you studying?
If not, what sort of work do you do?
what's the best kind of tea?
what cartoon character best represents your personality?

is there anything that's not expensive in Finland?
Favorite color?
Favorite comfort food?
Which writers do you most admire? Which ones have most influenced you writing?
Who should I read that you think I might not know about?
How goes the lit journal?
what is the turest advice you've ever heard?

DharmaHelper wrote:Funny or Die was born on the Piano. A couple of us had BTSC and were on a mafia team and decided to kill people based on if they were funny or not. Funny or Die. I think it was one of the Recruitment Mafias.

Best way to decide who dies ever tbh.

Favorite Role?
Favorite Game?

I would omnomnomnom the heck out of raspberry lemon cheesecake bars!!!

What is the story behind the "funny or die" motto?

Would you come visit me and make cheesecake with me?

I'll show you SVS's awesome recipe in exchange for the maple almond one and diggz will be super happy to be in cheesecake land. Oh - also - I only have 1 springform pan so um...you may need to pack one too.

Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
Would you tell me a funny story about growing up please?
What did you want to be when you grew up when you were 5? 10? 16?
What is the first job you had? Did you like it?

Did you know we have a tea thread? Sometimes we even talk about tea in it.
What is your favorite thing to cook?

What is your favorite place that you have traveled to?
Where would you like to travel to that you haven't been to yet?
Do you prefer colder or warmer weather?
Favorite museum?

What are you studying in school?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Is growing up as over rated as it seems?
Favorite comfort food?
Favorite breakfast food?
Favorite way to spoil yourself? Someone else?
The best thing about Aces is....?
Did you guys fight a lot growing up? (My brother's fought each other constantly as kids.)

favorite video game?

oh - also - you've had svs as a baddie teammate twice now? really? yea you're on the evol list.

OMFG.

bass. I loved you in WWE. Really - you were AMAZING. But now - knowing you're Rox's son. Hellz boy - we should just be siblings at this point.

Your mom may say many things about being "not perfect" - but I grew up in a similar household and I wouldn't trade *my* mom for anyone. Even when I worry lots that she'll embarass me or or do something stoopid. Or when I worry that Dad will get *too drunk* and not be fun, but turn into argue guy. I still love them with all my heart. They are my parents. Kudos to you for feeling the same way about your mom. And for knowing she is WAY awesome. Most kids don't see that tbh.

And more importantly. I'm so very proud of you. Even though I'm just getting to know you, I'm so proud to hear what you've over come and what you want to do with your life. I work with a guy who was a heroin addict. Ended up at more than 1 half-way house. Is still trying to rebuild his life and his connections to his family. But he is employed by the last half-way house he lived in. So he goes to meetings all the time. He works with me part time to supplement his income. His ultra first priority is the obligation he owes to the house that now employs him and paying his good works forward. Something you'll, if you go to school, not hear lots of people talk about, but people who go into that field go into it because they are paying it forward. You can't do that work if you haven't been there.

My questions:

Favorite comfort food?
I've seen more than one pict of your mom hiking on facebook, are you in them? if so? please point them out. I love a face with a name.
If you are on facebook, can we be friends? I know you'll be able to find me relatively easily.
Favorite way to spoil yourself?
What is one thing that only Mom can do? Be it a food, or an experience or anything? For me - it's my mom's macaroni salad. I know the recepie I've made it several times. It's not the same as when *she* makes it ya know?
Dogs or Cats?
Which ones specifically? And why?
Is there any curse word better than Fuck? If so - what is it and why?
If you won the lotto and had unlimited funds - what nice thing would you do for yourself? What nice thing would you do for your mom?
Is there something you've never told your mom that you wish you could have told her? If yes - what is it?
If you had unlimited funds and unlimited time and the only goal you had was "do something nice for Mom and Me." what would it be?

Mongoose wrote:

birdwithteeth11 wrote:

S~V~S wrote:Why did you stop being Horse With Teeth? Not being able to call you Horsey anymore traumatized me, tbh.

I was originally birdwithteeth when I joined Prog Archives. At some point I ended up changing it to horsewithteeth, but I felt like since I was bird originally, it would be best if I was a bird with playing mafia.

It still gets me on the Animal Sanctuary Squad either way though.

I find it very funny that you were Horse With Teeth before and are Bird now, because those two animals are my two big phobias.

did you see the completely HORRIFYING avi he floated around rev for awhile? I still have nightmares about it...

Teefies -

What sorts of interests do you have that we haven't talked about yet?
What sort of work do you do and/or want to do? (I actually think for as much as I do know about you, I don't know this. Or don't remember it.)
Do you consider yourself a good cook?
If yes, do you have a favorite dish to make?
If no, do you know how to at least make one meal to impress a girl with?
Speaking of girls.....anyone special in your life?

birdwithteeth11 wrote:

Roxy wrote:<3 Teeth

ACA while a nice idea has been done wrong imo. Disclosing costs is good it would make them take a second look at why 1 dose of tylenol costs $18 Not really wanting to get political just asking tbh I myself think everyone in Congress should return their paychecks and gtfo. They are all so worthless. Get someone in there that actually cares...which will never happen.

I agree people have a right to do things on their own property up to a point of it affecting neighbors like you say. Always glad to hear someone in the younger generation to appreciate the beauty around them (which I hope you do). It seems like you do but you were a bit slippery with your response - kind of like mafia

Yayayayayaay!!!! EMM was a total win!! You recruited me <3 best time and team ever. I believe I was last man standing for our team, MP would remember for sure, all I remember is how fun btsc was. So funny! I was civ bts team with LoRab, who I lied wickedly to then helped kill her and lynch Kate ftw! I was never happier to be recruited to a team.

Love your choices for the musicians. Miles Davis would be on my list as well.



One more I asked before but I think you mistook.

Who on the mafia sites would you most like to meet that you have not already?

Yeah, I think I mistook that one for something else. Or I misread it. As for anyone on mafia sites, I already know several people on here irl (MP, Boomslang, Russ, G.O.B., and Devin), but I wouldn't mind meeting bea, SVS, you, llama, Hedgeowl, Mongoose, Epig, and Elohcin. I'm sure I'm forgetting some but those were the first ones I thought of.

Yeah, I was trying to avoid being overtly political. But I wanted to answer your questions honestly. I am on the hot seat after all. :P

I kind of figured it was you. And yeah, DP being targeted for death and living, plus us recruiting you, were the main two reasons we won that game. Was tons of fun and I'm glad you were able to manipulate and kill off your civvie teammates. But everyone believed you so it worked out fine.

grrrr!!!! Electronica!!! *shakes fist* - go team Kraftwerk!!! We were sooooooo close. At least we got to make our train bombs go asploady!

What was it about this last season that pushed Smith up over Tennant for you?

(The hubby has the exact opposite view, he really liked the first Smith season, then has grown steadily disappointed in him.)

When I typed the question about the impossible to see bands, the first band that popped into my head was Zappa and the Mothers as well.

Have you seen this yet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m3kfy

It's really quite funny and the cherry on top of the 50th Anniversary IMO.

TEEEEEEFIEEEEES!!!!!

Are you excited for the new Doctor?
Favorite Doctor?
Favorite Companion?
Have you watched any of the classic episodes?
Do you have a favorite (s) episode (s)?
Favorite comfort food?
Favorite beverage with booze in it? Favorite non-boozey beverage?
Favorite way to indulge yourself?
Favorite way to indulge someone else?
Is there any place you've always wanted to travel to?
Favorite Concert?
What band would you most want to see live that's completely impossible to see?
Who's on your wish list of bands to see that you haven't seen yet?
Favorite instrument you can play?
Instrument you've always most wanted to learn?

favorite color?

favorite thing to cook?

favorite thing to eat?

FZ. wrote:

bea wrote:What did you think of Man of Steal?

Complicated answer. Most of the movie, I was fangirling over the fact I was watching a Superman movie. But as the time passed, I started feeling more uncomfortable with the choices that have been made, which I felt compromised the character's core personality. And since I don't care that much about special effects, I was left feeling kind of cheated.Moreover, looking back at it, the bottom line to me is, if you take Superman out of the equation, it was an alien invasion movie, and I really don't like those types of movies.

I'm glad you felt that way honestly. I heard so many people ranting and raving about it and the media gave it a lot of coverage and stuff that I though my impression as well as the impression of the hubby and his buddy were odd. They didn't care as much for it as they could have. All I could say was "You know what would have helped this movie a lot? Plot. And Dialogue." Seemed to "arty" for a Superhero origin story ya know?

What did you think of Man of Steal?

FZ!!!! Thank you for all of your well thought answers to both mine and other's questions. (I loved the answer to the beatles question btw. I sometimes like to be a smart Alick and answer that question with "George Martin." lol.)

also - A/S/L = age, sex, location. *giggles* - typicly when I hung out in chat rooms, skeevy males used to ask that to every girl who came in. I was pretty sure you were female (and I know we've talked briefly) but I couldn't quite remember and was drunk.

also also - if you feel that some of the more in depth questions would be more appropriate to PM (the reading list etc) don't hesitate to use that option as well. Also regarding the reading list, I could read journal articles or some books - IDK how much I'd get out of toooo scientificly clinical stuff. The psych I would understand. Some of the brain terms I might struggle with, but I like a challenge. Also - if you think there's anything good that's been written with the "general public" in mind - that would rock. My BFF Male Version was a history major in school. He's very good at recommending history books that are written for the general public that still have their facts straight and are full of good stuff - ya know? Thank you for thinking about this. It means the world to me.

Also also also - Muppet Mafia would rock!! Here or there!!! And if you lot that came here from there are any judge of character, it does seem like a pretty rad site.

Also also also also - (yea, I've seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail too many times ) Thank you for your patience with my storm of questions. It occured to me that because I'm still getting to know you, I had a lot more questions for you than I would someone I know very well like say, SVS or Sockface.

Aaaaaaaaaaand - a small question because this *is* a question thread.....

What was your favorite toy as a child?

FZ. wrote:

S~V~S wrote: Where would you prefer to live if money, family, etc., were not factors?

I missed this one. I think I'd choose my country. There are problems,I don't like a lot of things, but it's me. It's the language, the culture, the people. I can't trade it. I'd be lost without it. I think this poem sums it up for me:

A man is nothing but a soil of a small country,
nothing but the shape of his native landscape,
nothing but what his ears recorded
when they were new and really heard,
what his eyes saw, before they had their fill of seeing

@linki, Lol, I just saw I missed it and answered it
I also answered why I love playing mafia. It's somewhere in my very long answer. I'll say it again. First of all, I love games. It brings out the competitive side of me that I don't let out in other places, which is a shame Also, as a person who likes to know what makes people 'tick', this game answers that need in some way.

@linki: Mongoose, in regards to what did you say that?

I'm even more curious about your country of origin now. I didn't realize it till just now how you've skillfully danced around that.

And I come from a *very* small town in a *very* small state of the US. And I no longer live there. So I think I get what "home" might be in terms that you don't want to name it because you don't want that label. But it's "home" and you love it so very much? I've lived in my new place for 3 years. I've married the man I married. Our apartment is my HOME. I hate going "home" unless he's with me. But this state? It's not my "home." ya know?

FZ! Your work sounds facinating! I love brain and cognative research. Language development was also another thing I really enjoyed learning about in school. I know - gotten to questions yet, I promise I'm getting there! I just wanted to start off by saying that I had no idea that you did that sort of thing and I think it's hecka cool and stuffs!!! /fawning.

Ok - questions:

1) I read that you did most of your research for your disertation in cognative develomental theory but you are currently doing research at the end of life scale. My question is part philosophy and part science related. So many great artist have refered to old age as "the second childhood" (ok - Shakespeare did it and I assume everyone else mimics him because that's what we do with Shakespeare. ) Have you found any similarities between how the brain works as an infant and how the brain works at the end of life? What sorts of differences hav e you found?

2) I have a BA in Secondary Education with concentrations in Reading, Communications and English. So, I'm sort of educated, but by no means any expert in any of the developmental psych that you quite obviously are. I'm an avid reader and even though I'm not currently working in Education (don't worry - I'm like Jack on the Island there - I do have to go back) I personally *need* to feed my brainz in order to stay a happy healthy member of society. What would you have me read in your field of study if you could make me a reading list? Also known as: Would you please make me a reading list?

3) What makes you laugh?

4) What is your favorite way to spoil yourself? What is your favorite way to spoil a loved one?

5) Favorite comfort food?

6) Favorite drink that has booze in it? Favorite non booze drink?

7) If you could have a dog, what kind of dog would you want and why?

8) How do you feel about cats?

9) Favorite Muppet and why?

10) If you host a game on Ksite - can I play it? I think you are rad and I'm very curious about how you guys do things over there.

11) Do you find that your knowledge of Psychology helps you deal with other people better? (You know, excluding ohter Psych people.)

12) You are still pretty new to me so I can't ask the "Tell me what would surprise me to learn about you." So, I'm revising it to What do you think would suprise most people to learn about you?

13) Tell me about a good memory from childhood.

14) Tell me about an important lesson you have learned though out your life.

15) A/S/L?

16) Attached? Married? Single?

17) What kind of music do you enjoy?

18) What is your favorite way to relax and let off steam?

Ok....I'll stop for now.

Thanks for putting up with my questions! I'm sure I'll have more for you!!! (I'm a super fan of these sorts of "get to know you threads")

goosey - this is truely wonderful:

FZ. wrote:

Mongoose wrote:Thanks, FZ! I don't live near hardly anyone

If anyone wants to know, I have "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston in my head, which is better than the Katy Perry (I think) song in my head that I hear at the gym all the time. I think it might be called "Eye of the Tiger"

Putting cinema back into your life is a hard but worthwhile endeavor! Right now, I have a brand new stack of 8 DVDs from the library (which is the max you can check out). It's a genre-bending stack, and I look forward to tackling it this weekend.

My advice for films when you are busy is to find one you like and watch as much of it as you might watch of TV. That way, you can still easily watch 3 films a week. Maybe it's best to watch it all in one go, but life happens. Can you imagine watching Mysteries of Lisbon all in one go? HAR. We didn't, but I'm glad we watched it period.

Right now Sundance is gearing up and I'm loving all the pictures of Ebert's widow with Robert Redford in the like. I'm really sad he didn't get a Best Oscar nom, but I guess I'll live.

And don't sweat it, I'll be asking you plenty of questions when it's your turn in a few days!

Since I don't really watch TV either (we decided to take out the TV, and if we want to watch something, we use the internet), so sadly, that advice won't work I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen Mysteries of Lisbon yet...but hey, I just read Winter in Lisbon by Antonio Munoz Molina and really liked it

I look forward to reading your questions when my time comes. Can't promise anything regarding the quality of the answers I might have some more time now that I'm dead in all mafia games...but next week is busier for me.

a) goosey - Might I recomend a very nice visit in the winter to the sunny AZ desert? I am sure you can ask others, we are pretty ok hosts.

b) fz - katy perry did a cover of "eye of the tiger? " and that's what you have to listen to in the gym???? for the love of god!!!! THIS MUST BE FIXED.

Which is from Rocky .
Which btw - isn't a bad set of films to watch if you are like Italian. and like the underdog and quit at like 4.

I have a soft spot for them. Mostly because my German Grandmother hated the Italian side of our family that she married into - but she LOVED their underdog stories. So very much. It is very well known in my family - that the best seat in our house was "sitting beside grandma on the floor" - with one exception. - It was "when there was a Rocky movie on." Then that spot was live at your own risk. For as surely as she believed that on Sunday's the football teams she loved knew if she wore their shirt or cheered for them, she fought when a Rocky movie was on.

c) FZ is up next? AWESOME!!!

d) we get all of our tv and some of our movies via the internet. This just honestly in my opinion makes the most sense. We have a netflix subscription. We pay for the interenet. We aquire things. That said - I still watch a pretty decent amount of "TV" - what shows are being watched these days?

Matahari wrote:Mongoose, The Truth About Charlie was a remake of Charade, but rewritten so it was a bit different. It was not a big hit at the box office, but I really liked it. They paid tribute to Shoot the Piano Player, and Charles Aznavour sang in the movie. Charade was one of my favorite old movies, but I quite liked the updated version.
(I liked The Trouble With Harry too, very quirky)

Are you finding it tedious to answer so many questions? (You definitely make it seem effortless, and everything you've posted has been a joy to read!)

wait - wot? wot is this about "shoot the piano player?" I have that novel - it was a gift from a dear friend. I even read it. I didn't know there were movies and stuffs attached to it! (I should have though tbh. He's tricky like that. )

also - yes -goosey was a great first choice. She is amazing. I love her so very much!

Desk Set is my fav Tracy/Hepburn movie too gooesey. And yes, I've seen all of them as well

GOOOOOOSSSSEYYY!!!! <3

1) What should I read?
2) What is your favorite comfort food?
3) What is your favorite way to indulge yourself?
4) What is your favorite way to indulge someone else?
5) Tell me a nice story about when you were young.
6) Tell me about an important lesson you learned.
7) Tell me how you got so awesome.
8) If you could have pocket sized live versions of any 3 people in all of history that you could carry around in your pocket with you, who would you choose and why?
9) Have you ever wanted to own an exotic pet? If so, what kind and why?
10) Is the glass half empty? Half full? Or time for more Vodka?

Not a question, but: Congrats on the new job prospect! That sounds like it was hand wrote for you to hold. I do so hope you get it! I think you would be amazing!!!