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1. Tell me about an excellent food you ate and why it was excellent. Hmm, I think one of the best meals I ever had was a picnic where the main dish was Coronation Chicken in a bluebell field in Winchester. The food, the friend's and the atmosphere made it a time to remember.
2. What's your favorite obscure fun fact to share about a subject you love? Icons (the religious imagery that goes into churches) are traditionally "written" not painted. This is because an icon is more than a picture and can also be considered a prayer.
3. What's the worst book you ever managed to read cover to cover? I don't really know if I can answer this question. Usually if a book is really bad, I don't finish it. And even the books that really annoyed me for school can't really get classified in "worst book ever" categories. Though, if you really want an answer, Utilitarianism by John Stewert Mill is the book I've come the closest to tossing into a fireplace, simply because I couldn't stand his philosophic stance.
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1. Tell me about an excellent food you ate and why it was excellent. Honestly it's been a while since I had anything that blew me away, but I do LOVE bernaise sauce. If you haven't tried it, do! Pork chops, rice and bernaise sauce, YUM!!
2. What's your favorite obscure fun fact to share about a subject you love? I do genealogy and have found that I am a decendant of the first king of Scots, Kenneth Mac Alpin :D Also found a murderer! Wife and her new love killed her husband! She got hung, but the boyfriend made a run for it and as far as I can tell got away with it.
3. What's the worst book you ever managed to read cover to cover? Left hand of God by Paul Hoffman. Sequel and read it cause I really liked the first one, but omfg, what a piece of CRAP the second one was!!

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1. Tell me about an excellent food you ate and why it was excellent. Danish hakkebof with soft onions, potatoes and gravy. Why? Because its absolutely delicious!
2. What's your favorite obscure fun fact to share about a subject you love? I don't think I have one of those, or if I do then I do not consider it obscure. :googly:
3. What's the worst book you ever managed to read cover to cover? Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I don't think it is possible to say anything more long drawn than he did it. One minute of action = a chapter.
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1. Tell me about an excellent food you ate and why it was excellent. Deep fried Camembert triangles, it's deep fried breaded cheese....
2. What's your favourite obscure fun fact to share about a subject you love? Sil named my harp
3. What's the worst book you ever managed to read cover to cover? Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce. My word every page needs a trigger warning! Too much.
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1. Tell me about an excellent food you ate and why it was excellent. Roast duck breast with a red wine plum sauce and Hobbit blo- red wine to go with it.
2. What's your favorite obscure fun fact to share about a subject you love? Celeborn was this close to being named Teleporno. Well caught, Professor.
3. What's the worst book you ever managed to read cover to cover? Michael Moorcock, Halls of Infinity. Utter crap, and doubly insulting as such as I really rate him otherwise.
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1. Tell me about an excellent food you ate and why it was excellent. This would definitely be the black truffle and mushroom pasta I had in Italy. And the tiramisu. I don't think I've ever tasted anything so good.
2. What's your favorite obscure fun fact to share about a subject you love? Not sure how obscure it is but Osprey (fish-hawks) mate for life and they usually return to the same nest they used the previous year, building upon the old one. The male returns first and the female follows. Did you honestly expect anything other than bird-related from me? :grin:
3. What's the worst book you ever managed to read cover to cover? That's not easy. Off the top of my head, I'll go with The Awakening because I didn't like the messaging I read in it.

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1. Tell me about an excellent food you ate and why it was excellent. My brother makes Chinese food from scratch that tastes like REAL Chinese food ... he is a wizard in the kitchen.
2. What's your favorite obscure fun fact to share about a subject you love? Too many to mention, I'm a teacher!
3. What's the worst book you ever managed to read cover to cover? Definitely the first Twilight book. It was recommended to me by a plazaite (Jess / Boone) because I like vampires, and after struggling through it I had to admit I could not read on with the next books because I hated the characters so much I wanted to scrub my brain. She laughed for like, a week, before being amazed that I'd even made it through the damn thing. At which I knew that her transition to minion was complete, for she had learned to torture.
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I read through all of those and now I'm hungry! @Gwai gets the next round, because although I did know Oregon has the only two-sided state flag, I also love Oregon facts.
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1. What word do you always misspell?
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be?
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice?

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1. What word do you always misspell? I can't think of a specific one, and I'm usually ultra-careful even if I don't remember how to spell a word right away, but doubled consonants mid-word often give me pause. Like I have to ask myself, is it broccoli or brocolli? Or something like that.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? There isn't a better one than Ducky. Can't really claim to have "made that one up" but it won't be topped.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? Can't take this question too seriously or I'll just be sad or confused, so I'll just say the 180's B.C. so I could have the chance hear CARTHAGO DELENDA EST in person.

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1. What word do you always misspell? When I'm typing fast, the word "ratio" almost always becomes "ration" due to muscle memory from other "-tion" words, I think.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? :shrug: I'm awful at this sort of question
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I'm pretty happy with where I'm at, 2020 notwithstanding. If I lived any time before modern medicine, I would've died of allergies or strep throat or from accidentally walking off a cliff or something because my eyesight is so bad
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1. What word do you always misspell? Receive, I always have to check it. Actually a lot of ei/ie words
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? Lordy I got so many I dont want more! WD, Windy, Lady Corpsefinger (cause I am always cold), Danish, Countess, Deathwhisperer
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I would love to live in Victorian times, but with toilet paper!

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1. What word do you always misspell? I very rarely misspell anything, but I have a lot of phone typing fails. Probably my most common one is typing "afternoon" as "afterboob." My phone has now memorized it the wrong way and I've told multiple people I'll see them this afterboob. :embarrassed:
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? I apparently made up my childhood nickname when I was two, but I have no memory of doing it and haven't thought of any clever nicknames since.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? This one, if only because I would have died at least four times so far in my life without modern medicine. It's also nice to be able to vote and marry someone I love, if the opportunity comes up. Ooh! Maybe 2370 or thereabouts, as long as Star Trek is real.
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1. What word do you always misspell? I suppose the favourite one is writing 'Eru' instead of 'Euro' - have done it a lot of times, but luckily always caught myself before sending in translations.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? Er... no idea. But not that long ago @Arnyn made me wish that I would have gotten a Hyandaner nickname for Pele.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? Right about now, no matter how crazy this year seems to be. And hey, it is not that bad in Latvia.
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1. What word do you always misspell? Mischevious. Mischievious? Mischeivious. Mischievous. There we go. FOUR TIMES. Ugh.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? I mean... Bekah is what I usually go by and it's fine? Although I was known as the Hairbrush Ninja for a time. Because I smacked a friend's butt with a hairbrush and it was rather unintended and quite forceful and... yeah.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? Sometime before electricity and light pollution.

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1. What word do you always misspell? So, ah, I competed in a lot of spelling bees as a kid ... I don't really tend to misspell things? Used to have the wrong spelling of mozzarella in my head, but then fixed it, so I don't know if that qualifies?

2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? Something dramatic, probably. None of the nicknames people have given me are terribly exciting.

3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? As a woman, and a scholar, how about this one? Go back too far and I'd probably end up like the hypothetical sister of Shakespeare invented by Virginia Woolf for A Room of One's Own ... aka fairly miserable.
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1. What word do you always misspell? I don't misspell a ton of words, but I do seem to have an issue with the word yank every now and then
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? Most people that know my name simply call me Bear, and I am infinitely pleased with that.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? The English Heptarchy period, even without the Rohan influence, I've always found Old English paganism to be fascinating, yet fractured and lost, if I went back far enough, I could fill in all the gaps.
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1. What word do you always misspell? More than misspelling, my brain sometimes gets confused when I'm writing very fast by hand and doesn't choose the correct (as far as English is concerned anyway) letters to represent the sounds of words I absolutely know how to spell. Frequent culprit: of/ove. Why? No idea.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? As far as my plaza names goes Mo is the easiest shortening but it's sort of permanently taken. IRL, I'm pretty pleased with my selection of nicknames. Bex I don't tend to get outside the UK though, and Red and Irish are typically from very specific ren fair fight fam.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I just want to know what the Picts were really up to, man. But really, probably the age of the smallsword masters.
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1. What word do you always misspell? English can be so tricksy. :googly: Maybe the most common is recommend. I always forget whether it has 2 c's or 1. I almost always type reccommend until I get the red squiggly lines at the bottom.

2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? Even though it's not one I made, it was given to me playing baseball. I loved it and it sort of stuck all through high school with my coach and teammates. "Bones" because I was quite thin and I also made it known the original Star Trek and TNG were probably my favorite shows at the time.

3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I grew up in the 90s and I think I would just wish to be a little bit older to enjoy growing up a little bit more before the technology boom.
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1. What word do you always misspell? I always want to spell gauge as guage; not sure why. I also frequently mess up with homophones. It wasn't until the last couple years that I could reliably distinguish between discreet and discrete (the way I remember is that the word which means separate has two E's separated by a T).
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? I think the best nicknames arise organically from conversations with other people, but I eventually decided that I like this nickname more than others and made it my primary. And when I came out, I picked my new IRL name because of it sounds like "Eldy".
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I'm wary of the idea of going back in time, honestly. I like modern medicine and attitudes towards gender identity (though there's obviously still a lot of work to be done on that front). The future might be more promising, though it feels hard to say that with confidence these days. :googly:
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1. What word do you always misspell? So because I just tried spelling it - reconnaissance! Augh much easier to just say "recon"!
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? I have no idea. My name is not really nick-name-able, something I lamented a lot as a kid. Now I don't really mind so much especially since nicknames can often be embarrassing or ultra-specific to one facet of your personality.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I have to say I agree with @Menolly and @Tarawen - I would likely have died without modern medicine by now. But picking a period otherwise, I'd go with the 1920s. Although it is sandwiched between two pretty awful decades and two World Wars, I think it'd be a smashing and I'd go have a roaring time while I could! Plus, I'd love to wear the fashions of the day even if the boyish silhouette does not suit my body at all, I still love it! Bonus - they had indoor plumbing which is simply a must-have.

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1. What word do you always misspell? Typing - the. I always write int he or ont he. It is very annoying. Otherwise manoeuvre was my bane ... I once got asked as a challenge to spell it backwards - I couldn't spell it forwards! The American spelling actually helped me get it right once I cared enough to find a way of remembering.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? I have so many nicknames that I wouldn't bother choosing one for myself.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? At my current age if I could go back ... I wouldn't.
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1. What word do you always misspell? What words do I not misspell is more likely the question. Spellchecker has saved me on so many occassions. And there, I just misspelled occasions. I will leave it there as proof.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? On the plaza I've been called Dim, Dimmy, and Dimmykins. Real-life, I don't have any nicknames per-se, though everyone who has known me since childhood calls me by a shortened version of my name. In high school I transitioned to going by my full name, so most people who have met me in the last 10-12 years only call me by my full name.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? If I could bring modern sanitation with me, maybe the reformation era? It's a mess of a time period, but easily one of my favorite subjects to study.
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1. What word do you always misspell? It's not a misspelling but my brain wants to read the word mistake as mitsake ever since I came across the "find the mitsake" challenge. :lol:
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? The jury is is still out on that.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I would go back 40 years to relive the 80's and 90's. I wouldn't last very long if I went back a few hundred years, or even just 100 years.
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1. What word do you always misspell? I too also misspell gauge, I always want to do guage because it looks like guard I guess?
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? I've always wanted to be called Jade. I guess that's not a very good nickname though lol. My husband calls me Jibber, which I really like.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I'd like to go to the future when space travel is a common thing and explore the stars. Barring that though, I think I'd like to go back to the dawn of civilization just to learn all the early languages lol. Barring that though, as a woman I honestly can't say I'm excited about living in any other time period before I had all the rights that I currently enjoy.

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1. What word do you always misspell? Always, none, but today, it was cocoon.
2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? He Who Walks Behind The Years sounds cool and means nothing. I think.
3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? Appreciating the variation on a recent question of this type. Far enough back have been able to enjoy the fun times from the 70s/80s. Failing that, Ancient Egypt somewhere around Ramesses II sounds dope provided I get to be someone rich.
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1. What word do you always misspell? Part. Hear me out. For several years I worked in a customer services for a party planner company. I had to write the word "party" repeatedly over and over every day for all those years. Muscle memory automatically adds a Y onto the end of part now, it is soooo annoying!

2. If you could make up your own nickname, what would it be? I did, my nicknames are Star (for Starbreeze) and Fairy, even in real life as so many people I know in real life also knew me through Plaza, and it just kind of caught on for the rest.

3. What time period would you pick to live, if you had a choice? I too would have died multiple times without modern medicine, but if I had to pick, I would like to live around the time that women's suffrage movement in the UK was really kicking off, I would have loved to have joined the protests.
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I’m going to pass it off to @Boromir88. Bones is a really cool nickname, and always have to love Dr McCoy! *insert tricorder emoji*

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of?
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul?
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight?
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? My ears are pretty open as far as music goes, I am willing to listen to just about anything. But from the lowest of the low (that is to say, contemporary pop) I'd have to say Katy Perry is a guilty? pleasure of mine
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? His children turned out well, but the impression we're given in the books is that they turned out well despite him, not because of him. I think it's hard to judge the impact of a parent though.
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? The Mouth of Sauron. He's such an arrogant chump. He'd probably destroy real life me though, I have no fighting skills.

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Within Temptation is my favourite and I hate rap and dislike jazz
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? FOUL!! BURN!!! John Noble on the other hand? Lovely guy..
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Anyone I could win over..

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Oof, that's a toughie 'cause I really don't listen to music outside my main genres. I will say I love "Me and that Man" while generally disliking country (death country on the other hand I love)
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Foul, I've seen moldy bread be a better father
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? If I wanted to win, Frodo; if I wanted to have a real fight, Ugluk.
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Idk if this counts but I typically dislike musicals but really love Chicago and Hamilton
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? He was a pretty awful dad and I'm glad @Winddancer made that burn pun, intentional or not :P
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? I would lose to pretty much all of them, probably even Sam :lol:
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Blackmore's Night. They are defined, I think, as 'folk rock' and folk music in general is not usually my cup of tea. But I've had some fantastic story inspiration from some of their stuff.

2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? As someone who also has become a decent person despite some awful parenting (including actual verbal/emotional abuse that was far too similar to what Faramir experienced), foul. Very, very, very foul.

3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Denethor. Because he deserves to be beaten into the ground by a woman.

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? I'm a metal head who also listens to classical and rock....so most of my music is varied. But although not my normal cup of tea I enjoy Eminem...

2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Oh no, you don't play favourites with your kids, whether you are single not. There is always enough love to go around.

3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Grima Wormtongue, the snake.
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? How about a song from and artist I'm not generally a fan of? I loathe Meghan Trainor, but Better When I'm Dancing' from the Peanuts movie soundtrack is great.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? FFFOOOOOUUUULLLLLL
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Thingol needs a god smack.
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Also EMINƎM.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? You're mistaken, only one perfect child was being raised by Denethor.
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Eh, I don't know. The only one I wanna smack rn is Bill Ferny. But for aesthetics - Thranduil! I would happily be mashed to a pulp as he swishes by like a supermodel.
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Not at all my usual genre, but I enjoy many of Rihanna's hits starting with Umbrella ella ella a.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? "Go not to the Elves for counsel for they will answer both no and yes." I think it depends which child you ask. :grin:
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? I'm a lover not a fighter! *showers everyone with happy loving flowers instead*

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Ke$ha. Her music is kind of catchy. Especially Timber
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Foul. Concentrate more on the kids! Fortunately they grew up to be pretty decent anyway
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? The Master of Lake Town. Can't stand that guy.

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? I generally don't care for Rap, but I love Hamilton.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Foul. He clearly doesn't pay much attention to his children and when he does, it obviously shows favouritism.
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? I am not a fighter, but I will happily join Taethowen in taking down Denethor.

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Tom Waits.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Foul! He had the nanny take care of them. But they both turned out pretty decent, even with faults.
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Well I don't know but, I think Fëanor was a little strange even if he was one of the greatest. He killed his mother, he hated his brothers, he was vengeful, and he burnt ships. Didn't he burn one of his sons? I'ld slap him around real good. *grin*.
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? My familiarity with country music is pretty limited, but I really like Johnny Cash--though he worked in a number of different genres throughout his career.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Foul. The kids turning out alright isn't a point in his favor; that can (and does) happen in spite of bad parenting all the time.
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? I know nothing about fighting, so preferably someone not very dangerous. Maybe a Hobbit? Though since this question asks could, not have to, I'd rather pass entirely if that's an option. :tongue:
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? Eminem. 100% guilty pleasure.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Foul. He's weak.
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Aule!!
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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? I really don't like pop music, but I am a closet Lady Gaga fan.
2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? Foul. Those children would have grown up surrounded by attendants who could more accurately take the credit for turning them into decent people.
3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight? Figwit. I could take him.

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1. What is a band/musician you're a big fan of who is in a genre of music you're generally not a fan of? I do not like heavy or nu metal because typically I listen to music to be calming and relaxing. But I love Serj Tankian, a stellar voice and SOAD is technically a great band. I don't think anyone in that genre comes close to their talent.

2. Denethor did well as a single parent trying to raise 2 children. Fair or foul? I was fully prepared to answer Fair to this...because I thought there was a little more controversy (yes, yes completely biased I know :tongue: ). I think he's a complex character in the books, because he's portrayed as a 'corrupt politician' sort, but the death of his wife did noticeably hit him hard and a lot of stress, so there is a modicum of sympathy. But those were all Fair responses to why this was a Foul statement. Many good points.

3. As Fight Club is one of my all time favorite movies...a Tolkien edition. If you could fight anyone in the history of Arda, who would you fight?
Not that I would win against anyone, but I'd want to fight Ted Sandyman. If the internet was a thing in Middle-earth he'd be the ultimate internet troll and I always have an urge to fight internet trolls. It's why you should never read the comments! :lol:

Oi this is a most difficult one, Laintaen almost swooped in at the end with the Figwit answer. But next questions to @Winddancer . A friend a few weeks ago introduced me to Within Temptation and I liked it. And the strong Denethor pun is hard to beat.
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Uh thanks.. yikes no clue what to ask! :P

Do you like serious role play threads? Elaborate
Why do you think my shops in the Gondor Market and the Rohan Market hasn't had a single visitor?
Do you prefer serious pubs or silly pubs?


Told you I didnt know what to ask..

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Do you like serious role play threads? Elaborate. I like serious role-play threads and the current mischief in Rohan between the Summer Festival and Lost & Found Cav RPG is really starting to wear on me LOL. I don't mind some humor, but the constant shenanigans are exhausting. I write epic fantasy because I love more serious stuff, with intrigue and magical possibilities. So crazy stuff is a real stretch for my brain.

Why do you think my shops in the Gondor Market and the Rohan Market hasn't had a single visitor? No idea with the Gondor Market, but as for Rohan... you only just opened up your shops? And also the Riddermarket has an unexpected bit of intrigue happening as well right now, which is distracting from Actual Shopping.

Do you prefer serious pubs or silly pubs? Serious pubs. But I will indulge in a silly pub occasionally.

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No excuse! Fight your way through the stabbings!

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@Winddancer - I'm trying to get Lail to your carpenter!

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Now there is a pun right there.. :D

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