Archive for the ‘Potpourri for $400’ Category

September’s First Unnecessary Q&A

Because I’ve had bad luck finding oddball questions recently, I’m changing the format of the weekly Q&A a little. From now on, the first four questions will be static questions repeated each week. Only the fifth question will vary from week to week. Q: What really pissed you off this week? A: Incompetent Weather Forecasting. [...]

September 5, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  No Comments

Can Q&A Get Any More Bizzare?

Q: If you were an operating system, which one would you be? A: Windows, of course. Both Unix and Linux are slim and problem free — that doesn’t describe me at all. Mac OS X is classy, sexy, and all the cerebral, with-it people love and adore it — that’s way out of my league. [...]

August 27, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  2 Comments

Ridiculous Questions and Ludicrous Answers

Q: What 10 songs and/or what 10 movies would you want with you if you get stranded on a deserted island? A: Well… I wouldn’t want any. Because if I’m on a deserted island then my iPod, iTouch, iPad, laptop, DVD and/or MP3 player would run out of power within the first few hours of [...]

August 20, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  No Comments

Friday the 13th Q&A…

Q: Potato chips or Tortilla chips? A: This came from the ever-amusing wheezywaiter (Youtube), his own bad self. I don’t really have anything bad against tortilla chips, but it is definitely potato chips FTW! Plain, simple, crisp, and salty — they’re the best. You can use them with dips AND salsa and they come in [...]

August 13, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  2 Comments

A Sick Bunch of Questions from A Sicko Blogger.

Q: What does a novel need to have in order to make you really get in to it? A: I have to have a main protagonist (preferably male) who is likable. He (or she) has to be honorable and “nice” — someone good that you want to succeed or win. I don’t care if they [...]

August 6, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  No Comments

A Quick and Whiney Post…

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August 2, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  One Comment

July’s Final Glory (From a Q&A Point of View)

Q: What’s your favorite Summer food? A: I don’t have a favorite Summer food, actually. I like ribs, but I eat those year-round. It’s true that most people consider them Summer food and holiday food (Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day), but I do not. Ask me about my favorite Fall food in a [...]

July 30, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  No Comments

Hot Questions / Muggy Answers for a Similar Kind of July!

Q:  What are five things that get you through the summer? A:  Air conditioning — number one!  Cans of Spiders-Die-Like-The-Filthy-Pigs-That-You-Are Bug Spray (lots of them) — number two!  Islands as Sanctuary — number three!  Multiple showers throughout the day — number four!  Lack of clothing by others as titillating scenery enhancement — number five! Q: [...]

July 23, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  No Comments

Halfway Thru July With More Half-baked Questions and Under-Done Answers.

Q: What Internet innovation or enhancement would you like to see implemented? A: I’m on a lot of sites such as Flickr, Twitter, Youtube, Boardgame Geeks, CNN, weather, on and on. I go to these sites every day. But they are all over the place. This site doesn’t display well in Safari, but looks fabulous [...]

July 16, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  No Comments

July Weather Starts Out Lame — Just Like These Questions!

Q: What’s a habit that you used to have that was almost definitive of you and now you now longer have? A: For decades, I was known by friends and co-workers as THE “Sweater Queen”. My bosses risked HR censure continuously by being politically incorrect about it. Even in summer I wore sweaters — usually [...]

July 9, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Potpourri for $400  3 Comments