40 Facts of Me

I saw this on another blog, and I enjoyed reading it. If you want to do this too, please just copy and paste and put in your own answers.

1. My uncle once: pulled my tooth with pliers. (Uncle Buck)

2. Never in my life: have I eaten dog meat (as far as I know)

3. When I was five: I was already in first grade and turned six in December.

4. High School was: a distant memory.

5. I will never forget: my mother's words--Didn't you even think about doing right? Don't look at me like that. Let's go do the dishes (my sister and me)

6. I once met: a crippled boy who was very good looking and had very strong arms.

7. There’s this girl I know who: can put her whole ear inside her ear so it pops when it comes out.

8. Once, at a bar: I don't think I've really ever been at a bar except maybe in a restaurant where they served meals.

9. By noon, I’m usually: ready to go home from work.

11. If only I had: a bodyshaper that would whittle me down to a size 12.

12. Next time I go to church: I will not stand up and shout "fire."

13. Terry Schiavo: was a sad case.

14. What worries me most: is the liberalizing of America.

15. When I turn my head left, I see: greener grass.

16. When I turn my head right, I see: Bella Lagosy

17. You know I’m lying when: I talk (NOT true) ( or am I lying about that too?)

18. What I miss most about the eighties: the childhood of my children.

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be: sorry.

20. By this time next year: I won't be pregnant.

21. A better name for me would be: Always Right I Don't Care What You Say (ARIDCWYS).

22. I have a hard time understanding: people who don't try to understand motivations of others.

23. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: get my masters in English/Writing.

24. You know I like you if: you're where I can see you.

25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be: Remington Steele

26. Darwin, Mozart, Slim Pickens & Geraldine Ferraro: Bad, good, interesting, wrong.

27. Take my advice, never: eat cold cream. I made my sister eat it once, and then I worried what it would do to her. Apparently nothing.

28. My ideal breakfast is: cooked by IHOP.

29. A song I love, but do not own is: a song not yet written.

30. If you visit my hometown, I suggest: you visit Union Street.

31. Tulips, character flaws, microchips, & track stars: a favorite flower, in everyone else, come in a bag, are run of the mill.

32. Why won’t people: realize I do know better.

33. If you spend the night at my house: expect a dog attack, kiss, and a little dog food supper.

34. I’d stop my wedding for: the lack of a preacher.

35. The world could do without: is crime.

36. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: lick the belly of a rat.

37. My favorite blond is: probably not.

38: Paper clips are more useful than: false eyelashes.

39. If I do anything well, it’s: talk.

40. And by the way: don't trust anyone over 90--unless she is your grandma.

1066 and All That

1066 and All That is a book title that strikes me as being interesting. I think I would like to have this book. Here is what the intro says:

'1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates is a tongue-in-cheek reworking of the history of England. Written by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman and illustrated by John Reynolds, it first appeared serially in Punch magazine, and was published in book form by Methuen & Co. Ltd. in 1930.

The book is a parody of the Whiggish style of history teaching in English schools at the time, in particular of Our Island Story. It purports to contain "all the history you can remember", and, in fifty two chapters, covers the history of England from Roman times through 1066 "and all that", up to the end of World War I, at which time "America was thus clearly Top Nation, and history came to a ." (this, last, chapter is titled "A Bad Thing"). It is based on the idea that history is what you can remember and is full of examples of half-remembered facts.'

Jen, you may need this book. So do I.