List 10 random things about someone else

[ForrestGump]

Don't look at me -- I'm not going first... :scared:

[liberalitch]

1. My mom....

1) is a 76 year old liberal
2) was married to my dad, now deceased, for 50 years.
3) Has lived same house for 52 years
4) Won't eat crabs or peanut soup
5) grew up on the eastern shore of va. during depression, many times all they had to eat was crabs and peanut soup.
6) her and my father were active in both the civil rights and anti-war movements.
7) Is a member of code pink
8) goes to church every sunday
9) loves animals (10 cats)
10) would kill for a chocolate covered orange cream

[ForrestGump]

4. I love your mother!

She sounds like a great person, to say the very least. :D

And a member of Code Pink, too...so much for that old saying about people being 'liberal' when younger and conservative with the years!

And orangey chocolate is a personal favorite of mine, too. :-)

[liberalitch]

10. She wants to start following george allen around in blackface.....

I'm encouraging this...... she's also making me a george allen sock puppet (She has always made the best sock puppets)

[thefool_wa]

7. I didn't know there was such a thing as

Peanut soup.

And your mom sounds great.

[liberalitch]

9. She is great.... she just won't eat peanut soup.....

not even with an asian flair.
southern style:
http://www.cookingcache.com/veggies/southernpeanutsoup.shtml

african.... my favorite:
http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/afpeanut.htm

[Chan790]

2. My brother

1. He lives in Philly.
   
2. He works at a bar named after a Dickens' character.
   
3. He is a liberal Democrat.
   
4. He collects CDs. He has over 3,000 CDs.
   
5. He is unmarried, not dating anybody and gets hit on constantly. He's oblivious to this last one.
   
6. He hates cheese except when he's drinking. It's also the only time he smokes.
   
7. He once totalled a car trying to avoid a dead body in the road that turned out to be a deer.
   
8. He used to be straight-edge. He has never done drugs of any sort.
   
9. He loves the Mets, Giants, Bruins and UConn Basketball; He hates all the Philly teams.
   
10. He has never had a male roommate since graduating from college.
    

[ForrestGump]

5. I like that! Good idea, too.

I'm going to make my answer about my brother, too...

1. He's three years younger than me

2. He's three inches shorter than me (I think)

3. His hair is naturally curly -- he actually looked more like one of my best friends and people used to think they were brothers

4. He's a SCUBA instructor and an instructor trainer

5. He's a heavy metal musician (and has been most of his life)

6. On that note, he's buddies with Lemmy from Motorhead (his children called him 'Uncle Lemmy') and the dudes from Sabbath and Maiden, among others

7. He's a military historian with several books to his credit and more coming

8. He's been married twice

9. He lives on the other side of the world from his birthplace

10. We both were the subject of (separate, unrelated) documentaries shown on British TV in the same month :D

[SOteric]

3. Some random DUer....

1. Has a thing for Salma Hayak.
2. Swims with the big fishes.
3. And takes pictures of them.
4. Knows an amazing amount about Elvis.
5. Does not favour brevity in posting.
6. Has fierce Kung Fu.
7. Wrote postcards to NSMA from Wetwang, UK.
8. Enjoys shopping at Trader Joe's.
9. Wasn't born in the U.S., but still speaks 'Murikan.
10. Is a lesbian.

[ForrestGump]

6. Shouldn't that be 'randy'?

:P

Payback time, chica....

I know someone who:

1. Has a thing for the handsome and dashing Rigor Viggo Mortensen.

2. Cooks the big (salmon) fishes like nobody else.

3. And taunts me with the results.

4. Knows an amazing amount about...well...everything.

5. Does not favor spelling 'favor' like most other 'Murikans

6. Has fierce intelligence.

7. Introduced me to the town of Wetwang, UK, in the first place.

8. Enjoys shopping at the farmer's market.

9. Was born in the US, but don't spell 'favor' like no 'Murikans.

10. Is taken, dammit... :cry:

:hide:

[thefool_wa]

8. My wife of 8 years...

1) Has purple hair
2) Loves being a stay at home mom
3) Wants another tattoo as soon as she is done breastfeeding
4) Reads way too much Manga
5) Watches way too much Anime
6) Is hooked on Rollos
7) Is drop dead gorgeous
8) Will be the next member of our two extended families to turn 30 (next year)
9) Says what's on her mind
10) Is a great mother

(ok, sappy but all true!)

:loveya: