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    1. Simon
      simonb3 21 Aug 11

      If you could time travel, where would you go?

      Formspring question of the day

      1789. 1848. 1917. 1968. 2011. One of those years where revolution happened.

    2. Simon
      simonb3 27 May 11

      alright, simmo?

      Yeah. No clue who this is, though.

    3. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 26 May 11

      A friend of mine who works as a psychologist said that "singles believe coupledom is a flight from misery and vice versa, but it just yields a different kind of disturbance." What's your take on that?

      Change is as good as a holiday, grass is always greener, pick your cliche. Everyone wants to spend some time in the other state of affairs once in a while.

    4. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 24 Nov 10

      Do you think with the advent of CafePress et. al., we live in an age where one can wear a t-shirt for practically any occasion?

      Yes. Next.

    5. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 24 Nov 10

      What is the most superfluous product one can buy at the moment?

      I remember seeing an ad for an air freshener designed to counter the smell of a rubbish bin once. That's right: as soon as you buy it, you chuck it in the bin. Genius.

    6. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 24 Nov 10

      To play music, you need to learn musical notation. To read and write you must first learn the alphabet. Why is it in our schooling we do not need to learn how to program computers in order to use them?

      Well, first of all, I obviously haven't been playing guitar (albeit casually, on-and-off) for the past six years or so because I can't read notation. Second, because language is a very simple, basic thing - or at least the building blocks of it are - while computers are immensely complex. To use the language analogy, your ABCs are present and relevant in, say, Shakespeare. But lines of programming language bear zero resemblance to the end result of such programming.

    7. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 24 Nov 10

      What do you consider cheating? Texting? Flirting? Cyber? Kissing?

      Flirting? No. Cyber? Yes. Kissing? Depends on what sort of kiss - peck on the cheek, no, French, yes.

    8. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 24 Nov 10

      What do you consider as "well read" as in "X is a well read person?"

      "Has read a number of books most people would not have read." Don't ask me to provide a percentile because that would make me find out how much the average Australian has actually read and that'll just depress me.

    9. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 24 Nov 10

      Imagine you walked around and no matter what you did, everyone ignored you. You could raise their attention - at all. What would you conclude from the experience?

      "Wow, of all the afterlife possibilities, the dippy Hollywood-style ghost one is real? Welp, best go hang out in a female changeroom."

    10. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 26 Sep 10

      What's the most worrying aspect about being an adult?

      Having to pay for everything yourself, including things you didn't even know existed when you were a child.

    11. Simon
      simonb3 8 Aug 10

      If you had the opportunity to live one year of your life over again, which year would you choose?

      Hard to say because I've little idea how it would affect subsequent years and thus my life now, but probably 2001.

    12. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 30 Jul 10

      The Mighty Boosh promises a "journey through time and space" at the start of each episode. Using that logic, can you go so somewhere without going forward in time?

      Not without pulling some wacky, physically improbable speed-of-light bullshit, no.

    13. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 18 Jul 10

      If you wanted to introduce someone to your particular taste in films, which three films would you recommend to them?

      I'd recommend "being poor", "whatever the hell is on TV" and "too many fucking books", so they do what I do and see maybe three films a year.

    14. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 18 Jul 10

      If/when you give to charities, do you usually give it to a domestic charity (Smith Family, Salvation Army et. al.) or international charity? (Medecins Sans Frontieres, Red Cross/Crescent, et. al) Which is more appropriate?

      I don't give to charities nearly as much as I should, which is a shame. Local charities tend to be the ones who receive my money because it's that much easier to pull tenbux out of my pocket and give it to a collector than it is to do a donation to an international cause. It's really, really difficult to say which is more appropriate, and I can't honestly think of an answer.

    15. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 10 Jul 10

      Do you think that people sometimes form a cult-like devotion to brands and consumer products?

      Obviously. I, like anyone reading this question, would like to believe that I'm immune, but nobody is - I have brand loyalties and a few of them do border on the cultish.

    16. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 10 Jul 10

      Have you ever bought a product thinking it would transform your life, but after a short while proved utterly useless?

      my guitar :(

    17. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 10 Jul 10

      Do you think that ultimate victory comes by defeating your enemy without ever even fighting?

      It depends on why they're an 'enemy'. And what you mean by 'fighting'. The internet is so ambiguous.

    18. Simon
      simonb3 9 Jul 10

      Favourite recipe? Wanna share?

      "Put your notebook away son, you won't be needing that. I want a shitload of dim sims. And a bucket of soya sauce."

    19. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 8 Jul 10

      Would you ever go out with someone with the same name as your brother(s)/sister(s)? (think about it)

      I would try to avoid it - I'm Tasmanian, I cop enough shit about sexual relations with my relatives as is.

    20. Simon
      simonb3 responded to crushtor 8 Jul 10

      Of all the records/merchandise/memorabilia that you own from your favorite band, imagine you could only get one item signed by one band member. What is it (the item) and who is it (the band member)?

      My copy of Wintersun, which I would get signed by Jari and then use to beat him over the head until he releases Time.

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