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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

My dad, when I was a kid, used to open the door quickly, look down at my visiting friend and say "Who the hell are you?"

Then he'd shut the door abruptly, wait 3-4 seconds, then open it, laugh, and welcome them in.

If you can do that and they don't get offended, they're friend material.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)
  1. Do you like Anime?
  2. Do you like Attack on Titan/Death Note?
  3. What do you think about Eren/Light?
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Yes, but I haven't watched a ton.

Those two are my favorites of what I've seen (outside of Ghibli, which I feel like is a category unto itself).

I haven't seen the last season of Attack on Titan, so don't spoil it, but I feel like Eren is complicated enough that I'm not going to form a full opinion until I see how it plays out. Light, however, I think is an irredeemable sociopath that justified his murderlust by going after socially convenient targets until he decided it didn't matter anymore, and began to think of himself as a god.

Fucking excellent storytelling, but I didn't care for the L replacement kid

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

Mike Harris or Bob Rae?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's your favorite rock?

What is the strangest food you've ever tried?

What kind of nerd are you?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'd say Hard Rock or Llanite.

Octopus rolls at a sushi bar. I wasn't a fan of it. It's too chewy for me.

I'm a well rounded nerd IMO. I'm into video games of all kinds, movies, TV shows and lore from Warhammer 40k.

How about yourself?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

lore from Warhammer 40k.

We are the Hammer

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My only question is "What are the four essential freedoms of free software?". If they can list them I know they're alright

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago
  1. Free
  2. Open
  3. Source
  4. Software
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)
  • Free as a bird, and this bird you cannot change
  • Free to do what I want, any old time
  • Free ride, take it easy
  • Ok I ran out of songs now. Free as in malloc?
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

most of my questions would be subjective and may not apply to others:

  • what kinds of plants have survived you taking care of them? how?
  • paracetamol, ibuprofen, naproxen or NSAID? why?
  • what's your funny youtube link you are comfortable to share? what makes it amusing?
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Do you drink coffee black?

What do you think of motorcycles?

What is the highest elevation you have hiked to?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't drink coffee. Don't care if you do. But I do think people who "have to have my coffee," are weird.

I think motorcycles are cool. I totally get the appeal of feeling the road, the wind on your body, the excitement of letting it open up on a straightaway. I just don't think I could have one where I'm at and make it to the end of the year alive. Too many fucking truck princesses and a third of the drivers here drive like dog shit.

The highest elevation I've been to while hiking was just a bit over 9,000 ft. My group of four were bummed when we realized that not everyone (myself included) was gonna be able to make it to the top, as we weathered out. It was cold as fuck up there. We started seeing snowflakes coming down up ahead on the mountain. I ended up realizing that I would have become a rescue issue if I voted to go up. You live and you learn.

How about yourself?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (6 children)

The one I thought of was actually "What do you think about astrology?"

The answer I am looking for is neither that they believe or don't believe it, I want to hear something between. Something like

"It's fun! I love seeing the connections between people born with similar birthdays and stuff, and honestly it does seem accurate sometimes. But also I don't live by it! What about you?"

This open, honest way of communicating is what's important. Didn't knock the idea down or support it 100%, just approached with an open mind.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sometimes knocking an idea down is justified, especially in the case of astrology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago

Why? I don't see how astrology hurts anybody (unless people take it to extremes, like not dating someone because of their signs or something like that.)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My answer would be something along the lines of: I think astrology is vague enough to apply pretty generally, but the interesting thing about it is seeing people's reactions. It's a social placebo, and we can see how different people read into the same thing. "A new experience awaits you, Aries" and we see one person anticipating a raise a work, and thus behaving more confidently and getting it, while another is expecting divorce papers, and their behavior is helping them to reach that goal, too.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What kind of music do you like?

Who are your guys?

Fuck, marry, kill: happiness, financial wealth, and self respect.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

That third one is surprisingly deep

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I like so many kinds of music that it would take me 10 or so minutes just to craft a list for you. But to give perspective, I'm into Classical music, Speed Metal, Indie Pop, House music, Electric Swing, Ambient, some Hip Hop, Phonk, Progressive Metal, etc.

Not sure how to answer this one. So I'll take it as an 'ultimate day with the guys' list... Keanu Reeves, Robin Williams, Samuel L. Jackson, Jon Stewart, and Mike Rowe.

Yeah, I can't even remember the names of the gals I would for the first two. As for kill, and get away with it... Well, he's dead, but I would bring him back again just so I could kill him for us all. Ronald Reagan.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Well 1 and 3 devinetively coreallate with each other.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

What’s your religion if any? What’s your political views if any? And what’s your top three hobbies? :)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

What era would you rather have been born in?

Why is there a watermelon there?

Subs or dubs?

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