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6th-Oct-2008 06:38 pm - Writer's Block: Eat Your Vegetables
Bronze Phoenix

The fall harvest is showing up in markets now, including many of the green vegetables children find so disgusting and yet are forced to eat. What is the most disgusting thing you’ve eaten, either by choice or against your will?

Submitted by [info]bloodcurdling


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The most disgusting sounding thing I've eaten is deep-fried rattlesnake. It's supposed to taste like chicken, but it actually tasted more like calimari.

Yes, I've eaten squid, too.

PS - Neither was as disgusting as lima beans.
1st-Oct-2008 07:56 pm - Writer's Block: Neuromancer
Bronze Phoenix

Happy birthday, Neuromancer! Since its publication 24 years ago, William Gibson’s visionary novel has influenced everything from technology to pop culture. What other novels have had such an unexpected impact?


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I can think of many good books, such as the Wizard of Oz and the Harry Potter books. My answer, however, is going to be Marvel Comics, particularly Spider-Man and Fantastic Four. Those early Marvel Comics not only influenced many comic books that followed, but now they are influencing movies.
23rd-Sep-2008 06:36 pm - Writer's Block: Health Care
Bronze Phoenix

Is health care a right or a privilege to you?

Submitted by [info]deserves


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Health Care should be an inalienable right.

Considering how wealthy and technologically advanced the US is, there is no acceptable reason to not supply every citizen with full health care.
2nd-Sep-2008 03:05 pm - Writer's Block: Sarah Palin?
Bronze Phoenix

Is Sarah Palin a shrewd choice for the Republican Party, or is she a liability?


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If the Republicans win, then it's a shrewd choice. If they lose, then it was a bad call. :-P
27th-Aug-2008 09:35 am - Writer's Block: You and A Fictional Character of Your Choice
Bronze Phoenix

If you were stranded on an island with a fictional character, who would it be and why?

Submitted by [info]mesnyder_92


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MacGyver or Tony Stark would be good choices, they're both good at getting out of tight situations.

Dr. John Doolittle would be useful, too. (The original Dr. Doolittle from the books, not the movie versions.) In the books, Doolittle was always getting stranded, but he could get help from sea mammals, birds and fish! (Plus he had a lot of interesting stories to tell.)

Aquaman can swim and talk to marine life, he could get me off the island.

But I think my first choice would be Aladdin's Magic Carpet! Such a gentleman and he can fly!

:-D
26th-Aug-2008 12:20 pm - Writer's Block: Redoing Nature's Color Palette
Bronze Phoenix

If you could manipulate the color schemes of nature, what things in nature would you change the color of? What would you change them to?

Submitted by [info]laurelsing


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I would change the color of people. Well, actually, I'd make it so that people would change color other than through tanning. They'd be different colors during different seasons or depending on what they ate or even their mood.

Then bigots would have to find a different attributue to discriminate against.
21st-Aug-2008 04:44 pm - Writer's Block: Your Favorite Series: One Last Go Round
Bronze Phoenix

If you could pick any TV show that has been off the air to come back for one more season, which show would you pick and why?

Submitted by [info]idle_kid_city


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I'd pick Women's Murder Club, because I want to find out what happened to Lindsey's father. I'd also love to see Alien Nation and New Amsterdam back on the air. They both had intriquing premises and I would have loved to have learned more about the characters.

Plus, I wish they would bring back the animated series, The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers! They need to rescue Eliza!
18th-Aug-2008 05:34 pm - Writer's Block: A Fruity Synthesis
chocolate strawberry

If you could create a hybrid of any two fruits in the world, what would they be and why? Describe this new fruit (its name, taste, color, ect.)

Submitted by [info]mangostarrr


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I'd combine a strawberry with a nectarine. I think the two flavors would meld well. Plus, i could eliminate all the little seeds on the outside of the strawberry, yet not get any of the fuzz from a peach.
18th-Aug-2008 05:26 pm - Writer's Block: Running Things
Bronze Phoenix

What would you change about your country if you could be in charge for a day?

Submitted by [info]gentle_dream


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I'd get Bush and his cronies out of office and put a sane(r) person in as president.
15th-Aug-2008 02:43 pm - Writer's Block: Independence Days
Bronze Phoenix

While India's Independence Day is often celebrated with kites, the US celebrated with fireworks. How does each methods reflect its culture?


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India's Killing Fireworks Factories

The implication that India does not use fireworks is false. They use them in their Festival of Lights. On top of that, a lot of these fireworks are made in sweat shops, by children.

I agree with Tabitha. This question feels more like an attempt to provoke people into slamming the US by making it seem that we Americans are more violent than the people of India. However, if you want to start a fight, maybe you'd better double check your facts.
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