This is the last day to add to the hilarious and thoughtful Suzie81’s WordPress Community Experiment. She asked a series of seven questions, and invited readers to post their response. Ever the dedicated procrastinator, I’ve just raced through and added my answers. Here goes:
- How did you create the title for your blog? I would have to credit my parents with that since it’s my name. Oh, and a shout-out to (former) Chicago Mayor Richard J Daley, as he was County Clerk when my birth certificate was recorded with the WRONG middle name — a shock to my sister who also had that name.
What’s the one bit of blogging advice you would give to new bloggers? That bathroom selfie is probably a mistake.
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What is the strangest experience you’ve ever had? It’s a toss-up. Once I met Prince Charles. Once I scared the Pampers off an entire roomful of preschoolers. Once somebody came up to me and carefully put a large pile of steaming dog poo into my hands.
- What is the best thing that anybody has ever said to you? “We’re so, so sorry about that last call. We got the phone numbers mixed up. So we’ll just go ahead and cancel that prenatal appointment. Have a nice day.”
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When presented with a time machine, which one place and time would you visit? I’d go back and bitch-slap the eighties for fashion homicide. (shoulder pads, mullets, big hair, neon anything, rat tails… seriously? Rat tails?) While there, I would, of course, remove all photos taken of me that decade.
- If you had to pick a new first name, what would you choose? Goddess
- If you were a B Movie, what would it be called? Frenzy of the Sleepless Zombie Mama vs Mutant Laundry Pile of Doom
Why not go here and be part of the experiment?
Loved this – particularly the selfies! Thanks for participtaing!
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I can’t wait to see the results compiled. (How could that even happen?)
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I might have to do two as I’ve had so many responses… Check out ‘Questions Questions Questions: The Response’ from last year for an idea…
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Loved your responses! Yes, the 80’s. Hmmm.
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With the possible exception of the Apple Macintosh computer, the movie Dirty Dancing, and the births of three of my children, I’d say the eighties were pretty much a dead loss. (Course, it could be that since I basically devoted the decade to improving the gene pool, my memories are less than accurate…)
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The movie Dirty Dancing, was like, totally awesome. Sweeeet. I’m so glad those years are over, except that I’m older now. Darn! Can’t have everything.
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I didn’t think of the 80’s, but then again, I’m sort of stuck in the 80’s. Well, not the fashion so much. shudders noticeably
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Sarah–I have great news for you! Al Gore invented this thing called the internet, and cellphones are no longer the size of footballs, and flying SUVs are going to be out next year [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqmILVE7nPQ#t=25] It’s a brave new world!
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(In 80’s speak) That’s awesome, because I could so totally use a flying SUV.
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There are people who speak that way now and they weren’t even born in the 80’s…or 90’s.
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And the music! When I took my youngest daughter out to celebrate her 16th birthday, the Japanese restaurant had a karaoke bar in the next room. Even though they hadn’t even been born when the songs came out, those little teens knew EVERY SINGLE WORD of those 80’s lyrics. They belted out the songs (of course, they were all theater kids) and eventually the poor businessmen just gave up and brought the mike over to our table.
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Oh, my! How do I un-see that selfie? 😛
I went over and put my answers in the comments on Suzie’s post. They’re not nearly as good as yours though!
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Sorry! Some things just can’t be unseen.
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Are you positive that wasn’t warm chocolate they handed you?
Worse, I was still wearing those eighties clothes in the nineties.
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If you can’t tell the difference between poo and chocolate… well, I’m not sure I’ll be accepting any dinner invites to your house!
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I just re-read your comment and I need a do-over. Apparently you were trying to point out that I was the one who didn’t know the difference. Given the time and place, you may very well be right.
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I read the story about scaring the bejesus out of little school children. I’m just dying to know the rest of THIS story 😉
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Hey! My kids read this blog. Maybe even my mother-in-law. And you want me to reveal what I did as a teenager in San Francisco in the 70s? When we were immortal, bras were irrelevant, car keys surgically implanted on our 16th birthdays, birth control seriously worked, STDs were curable, and pharmaceuticals were our friends?
Seriously? I don’t even remember most of it. Not at all. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
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I remember very little of the 70’s. But I always smile when I think about that era, so I must have some positive conditioned associations to it! 😉
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ROFL … the B movie must definately be “Mama vs Mutant Laundry Pile of Doom” … did you ever find out why the dude put doo in you hand?
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It was the 70’s in San Francisco. At the time, I’m not sure I thought it was all that weird…
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Was he at least wearing gloves? Ewww.
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Hmm, the 70’s in San Francisco and you didn’t think it was weird. I deduce that you were smoking something at the time. 😉
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Kassandra, just because it was the 70’s, in San Francisco, doesn’t mean that everyone was always… Oh wait. Hmmm…
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lol …. strange times if I remember correctly.
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