Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Culture Broth

Today I am participating in the Bernard Pivot blogfest, hosted by the lovely Nicole at One Significant Moment At A Time.  Here is a photo of Mr. Pivot himself, looking dashing:




I learned from my friend Wikipedia that the questions Mr. Pivot asks his interviewees are called a Proust Questionnaire, which came from the Marcel Proust's popular responses to an English-language confession album, which was a trendy thing to do in the nineteenth century. I love Wikipedia.

Here are my responses:


1. What is your favorite word? This week my favorite word is Delightful 
2. What is your least favorite word? Gum - the word and the substance both gross me out more than you could possibly know
3. What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally? Loud, powerful music
4. What turns you off? Conflict, aggression
5. What is your favorite curse word? The f-word (sorry Mom). Also, frack, which makes me a dork.
6. What sound or noise do you love? The squeaky noise my cat makes when he wakes up and stretches
7. What sound or noise do you hate? Fighting. Yelling. I am pretty non-confrontational.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Well, kind of attempting it right now...but otherwise, I think I might have made a good nurse.
9. What profession would you not like to do? Lawyer or anything that sounds similarly tedious to me
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Job well done."

I hope you found my answers halfway interesting. Please go to the master list and check out some of the other bloggers' posts!
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21 comments:

  1. Cherie ReichFebruary 16, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    Great answers! We had the same for 3 and 5.

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  2. KindrosFebruary 16, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Great fracken answers. :)

    Music is quite amazing when it comes to inspiration.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 16, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Frack is an awesome word! And you put nurse in the profession you would like to attempt, and I put it in the profession you'd have to hold a gun to my head to attempt, LOL. I don't have the stomach for it.

    And I agree: gum is gross.

    Thanks so much for playing along!

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  4. alexiaFebruary 16, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Love your answers! My favorite words usually rotate every week or so, too. And the f-word is my fave curse word, though many people are shocked to learn that since in most situations I don't curse.

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  5. Kari MarieFebruary 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Frack does not make you a dork. Love the word. OK Maybe I should join you in dorkness.

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  6. UnknownFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Hey! I can frack and frell with the best of them - if you are in dork heaven then you'd best make room for me :D
    Music is a powerful and wonderful thing.

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  7. BK MattinglyFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    #2, really? I've never heard that before.

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  8. Rachel SearlesFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Yup, it's an instant gag reflex. I hate hearing it, smelling it, accidentally touching it....my worst nightmare is to have to chew someone else's used gum. My brother chewed a lot of Hubba Bubba when we were little, and although I love him, I think he helped to create a deep-seated revulsion.

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  9. Arlee BirdFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Nice short answers. I'm not much of a fan of gum because so often people don't dispose of it properly and it has been known to end up on my shoes or, worse, on the seat of my pants. F***!


    Lee
    Tossing It Out

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  10. Logan E. TurnerFebruary 16, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    I love this questionnaire - they use it for the celeb actors on Inside the Actors' Studio as well. Great answers!

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  11. J.L. CampbellFebruary 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    After this, some words are gonna have strange connotations for me. So with you on the power of music!

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  12. Corinne OFebruary 16, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    Enjoyed your list. I think frack needs to make a comeback. I claim credit for keeping EGADS! alive. :)

    Corinne
    www.corinneoflynn.com

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  13. Alleged AuthorFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Hee hee...frack. You just gave me a great substitute word!

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  14. Rachel SearlesFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    If that means what I think it means, then you need to go watch yourself some Battlestar Galactica stat! ;)

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  15. Becky WallaceFebruary 16, 2011 at 5:23 PM

    Frack is great. Another great sub is Frostee Rucker...he's a pro football player. Every time I hear his name I think, "what in the world were his parents thinking?" So, just say "Oh Frostee Rucker."

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  16. LTMFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:34 PM

    Really? Gum? interesting... as are #3 and #4... I would think those go together. But I get it~ :D

    Good luck w/the nursing! And I'm right there w/ya on the lawyering~ :o) <3

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  17. DL HammonsFebruary 16, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    I'm finding out there are a whole lot of us who find comfort in music. :) great answers.

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  18. UnknownFebruary 17, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Your "Job well done" is along the same lines as my "You did good, kid." Great answers! :)

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  19. Lindz PagelFebruary 18, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Any job in the legal system just sounds abhorrent, I have to agree. I said I'd hate to be in politics, so I think those to jobs are kind of in the same sphere.

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  20. Amanda MilnerFebruary 19, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Lol! Frack! Love it! I say Frick, I think I will have to combine those! It's frickin fracken! Gum...hmm, ok, I definitely don't like the noise it makes. Well any kind of smacking for that matter. In fact I should have put that down as a least favorite sound! Especially the sound of people kissing! *shudders* Yuck!

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  21. Rachel SearlesFebruary 19, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Haha, that reminds me of another noise I hate...the sound of someone spitting toothpaste in a sink. Ugh!

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