Answerbag: MadBrilliant's answers

Answer to What is your favorite snack food?

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:25:48 -0800

What is your favorite snack food?

Cheez-its!

Answer to How do I fight zombies?

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:36:20 -0800

How do I fight zombies?

Organize before they rise! always have a zombie escape plan and a nice sharp or blunt weapon, with which to remove the head or destroy the brain, above your door or near at hand. plan ahead. know where to hole up. you wanna be somewhere familiar, and know where the exits are, that is secure. ...

Answer to 3 dead Swans with the deadly H5-N1 Birdflu virus have just been found on the shores of the UK- fatal to humans- Should I buy 10 crates of canned soup & board up the windows?

Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:25:17 -0800

3 dead Swans with the deadly H5-N1 Birdflu virus have just been found on the shores of the UK- fatal to humans- Should I buy 10 crates of canned soup & board up the windows?

yes. yes you should. and get a cricket bat too, just in case of zombies!

Answer to What animal are you? http://www.jokesandhumor.com/tests/animal/

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:41:35 -0800

What animal are you? http://www.jokesandhumor.com/tests/animal/

a Bumblebee? Are you kidding? You are a Bumble Bee! A beautiful insect that is good at working with teams and produces something many want: honey! A bumble bee commands great respect, and will respond to a bad situation with a quick sting! Bumble bees are serious and very wise. What a...

Answer to Last night I went through a little "rough patch" (as my grandma used to say). What do you do to get through the tough moments?

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:34:53 -0800

Last night I went through a little "rough patch" (as my grandma used to say). What do you do to get through the tough moments?

I guess it depends on the moment! But, I have always found music comforting. the last time i was upset, i turned on an upbeat song and sang at the top of my lungs. (Mr. Brightside by The Killers) The third time through or so, i felt better. maybe it's not the deepest answer in the world, but...

Answer to Which is the best Fred Astaire movie?

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:45:39 -0800

Which is the best Fred Astaire movie?

I always liked "Daddy Long Legs." On a trip to France, millionaire Jervis Pendelton sees an 18 year old girl in an orphanage. Enchanted with her, but mindful of the difference in their ages, he sponsors her to college in New England. She writes him letters, which he doesn't...

Answer to Are there any Vincent Price fans out there? If you are, which of his movies did you like best?

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:43:16 -0800

Are there any Vincent Price fans out there? If you are, which of his movies did you like best?

I always loved him in the House on Haunted Hill

Answer to If you believe that Joseph Smith authored the Book of Mormon himself, then don't you also believe the Joseph Smith was one of the most gifted literary geniuses in human history?

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:05:38 -0800

If you believe that Joseph Smith authored the Book of Mormon himself, then don't you also believe the Joseph Smith was one of the most gifted literary geniuses in human history?

No. And why would he be? It doesn't take that much talent or know how to tell a story. Take Tolkien, for example. He knew next to nothing about writing when he wrote the Hobbit. He just chose to author the type of story he wanted to read. And that expanded until he had created a world with...

Answer to Am I the only one who doesn't care about Harry Potter at all?

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:38:18 -0800

Am I the only one who doesn't care about Harry Potter at all?

yes...yes you are!

Answer to What happened to voldemort's nose?

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:37:35 -0800

What happened to voldemort's nose?

You think if he knew at sixteen he was going to be missing all his hair and have a flat snakey nose when he was older, he would have forgone talking over the wizarding world altogether because of vanity?

Answer to Did you find the end to the last Harry Potter book to be a bit anticlimactic and too idealistic? Other thoughts?

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:24:58 -0800

Did you find the end to the last Harry Potter book to be a bit anticlimactic and too idealistic? Other thoughts?

I was angry with the book! She ended up killing off all my favorite characters except george, half of the book the trio was camping out and not doing much, and the end felt ruched to me! it was like she just wanted the book to be over with! I was incredibly dissapointed!

Answer to Author JK Rowling could be tempted to give in to her "weak moments" and write an eighth Harry Potter book. What are your thoughts?

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:22:33 -0800

Author JK Rowling could be tempted to give in to her "weak moments" and write an eighth Harry Potter book. What are your thoughts?

No, she shouldn't. Now, If she wanted to write a prequel, of sorts, and give us more insight to the Marauders and such, that would be okay by me!

Answer to Anyone else annoyed by the Lupin/Tonks story line? Did anyone find it out of place and pointless?

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:20:41 -0800

Anyone else annoyed by the Lupin/Tonks story line? Did anyone find it out of place and pointless?

I hated it! Remus was one of my favorite charaters, and frankly, I didn't like Tonks at all! And since remus was such a tragic character, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen to him by the end of the series, so that tangent of having him get married was a pointless dead end!

Answer to Where can i get some harry potter stuff (wands, robes, school book, etc)

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:18:42 -0800

Where can i get some harry potter stuff (wands, robes, school book, etc)

http://www.noblecollection.com/catalog/catalog.cfm?catid=21 they have some really nice prop replicas including wands!

Answer to Have you got a book inside you, waiting to be written?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:57:28 -0800

Have you got a book inside you, waiting to be written?

My dad told me once that everyone has at least one book inside them if they care to fit and write it down. Everyone has a story to tell.

Answer to Have you ever written a poem or a story? If so, what was the title?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:56:10 -0800

Have you ever written a poem or a story? If so, what was the title?

Currently working on one entitled 'Escapism and the Art of Finding Yourself.'

Answer to I'm writing a novel and want to know the best way to keep from rushing. At the moment I feel as if I'm going good. But dialog I feel is short and maybe to much to the point. Little casual conversation. Anyone have any pointers on how to avoid this?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:50:41 -0800

I'm writing a novel and want to know the best way to keep from rushing. At the moment I feel as if I'm going good. But dialog I feel is short and maybe to much to the point. Little casual conversation. Anyone have any pointers on how to avoid this?

Read it out loud to yourself. If is sounds like a natural conversation, then your dialogue is fine. If when you read it, you feel like you're missing a bit, or you pretending to be the character might add a it more, then do so!

Answer to When a pen doesn't write immediately, do you check it by scribbling in loops or lines or something else?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:48:14 -0800

When a pen doesn't write immediately, do you check it by scribbling in loops or lines or something else?

loops!

Answer to Fanfic nerds: What's the difference between dubcon and noncon?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:47:25 -0800

Fanfic nerds: What's the difference between dubcon and noncon?

Dubcon is used in fanfiction to describe sexual situations of "dubious consent", where it's not exactly noncon (nonconsentual, e.g. rape), nor is it consentual.

Answer to Where did the phrase 'dead as a doornail' come from?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:13:04 -0800

Where did the phrase 'dead as a doornail' come from?

DEAD AS A DOORNAIL - "Since ordinary nails aren't used in making doors, perhaps the 'nail' in this phrase, which can be traced all the way back to 1350, was a small metal plate nailed on a door that visitors pounded with the knockers attached to it when announcing their...

Answer to Have you ever been in a play? Who did you play?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:10:13 -0800

Have you ever been in a play? Who did you play?

I was Sherlock Holmes when I was in the fourth grade.

Answer to Who is your favorite legend?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:16:09 -0800

Who is your favorite legend?

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Answer to What are your favorite songs to dance to?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:14:41 -0800

What are your favorite songs to dance to?

I don't feel like dancin' by the Scissor Sisters

Answer to Who is your favourite Disney villain?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:09:55 -0800

Who is your favourite Disney villain?

Jafar...not sure why though

Answer to Can you name any TV series that were based on a movie?

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:08:16 -0800

Can you name any TV series that were based on a movie?

firefly

Answer to Have you ever wondered if earth is just a garden for aliens? they are watching each generation get more plump and salivating, waiting to harvest us...

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:41:58 -0800

Have you ever wondered if earth is just a garden for aliens? they are watching each generation get more plump and salivating, waiting to harvest us...

that reaminds me of "You see the salt on this pretzel? Look at the stars. Some people, they say the stars are billions and billions of tons of hot gas. But I think maybe, maybe it's just God's salt. And God's just waiting to eat us."

Answer to Have you ever used a hairbrush as a microphone and sung to yourself in the mirror?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:36:09 -0800

Have you ever used a hairbrush as a microphone and sung to yourself in the mirror?

hasn't everyone?

Answer to Have you ever met someone with a really weird name? What was the name?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:33:49 -0800

Have you ever met someone with a really weird name? What was the name?

Xenophen Guy in my biology class in high school

Answer to Have you ever had a stalker?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:32:05 -0800

Have you ever had a stalker?

Yes actually, but only sort of. Allow me to explain. A guy I knew in High School went to jail, and every three days, he collect calls the house I lived in then, My Parent's House. They never answer, and I thank god I'm unlisted, but this is year 5 of this, so I think it counts as phone...

Answer to Have you ever had an unstoppable urge to put someone's personal belongings in Jell-O?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:29:04 -0800

Have you ever had an unstoppable urge to put someone's personal belongings in Jell-O?

no...but now that you mention it, i really want to!

Answer to Who said, "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:58:17 -0800

Who said, "The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."?

Albert Einstein

Answer to What is your favorite quote, or a few of your favorite quotes, said by a celebrity?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:57:29 -0800

What is your favorite quote, or a few of your favorite quotes, said by a celebrity?

Added to the sum, I'm BEAUTIFUL in all my insecurities & WEAKNESSES & PITIFULNESS”... ~ James Marsters I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying. Woody Allen "I'm looking for backing for an...

Answer to What are your favorite quotes?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:55:08 -0800

What are your favorite quotes?

“It’s not so much that I care about what you’re doing, but the idiotic way you’re doing it.” Vincent Valentine Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. Mark Twain I don't want to achieve immortality through my work......

Answer to Who is the sexiest female/male Sci-Fi character? Post pics if you have them. :)

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:58:24 -0800

Who is the sexiest female/male Sci-Fi character? Post pics if you have them. :)

James Marsters, hands down. He was Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charlemagne Bolivar in Andromeda, Professor Milton Fine in Smallvile, and Captain John in Torchwood.

Answer to What is one movie that you think everyone should own?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:48:11 -0800

What is one movie that you think everyone should own?

American History X A good friend of mine suggested this film, and I really didn't know what to expect going in, but after this film was over, I sat in stunned silence.

Answer to What's the best vampire movie ever

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:44:10 -0800

What's the best vampire movie ever

I always dug Bram Stoker's Dracula

Answer to Can you help me collect 200 favorite movie quotes?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:41:10 -0800

Can you help me collect 200 favorite movie quotes?

So I guess this is where I tell you what I learned - my conclusion, right? Well, my conclusion is: Hate is baggage. Life's too short to be pissed off all the time. It's just not worth it. Derek says it's always good to end a paper with a quote. He says someone else has already said...

Answer to Which movie always makes you cry, no matter how many times you watch it?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:38:20 -0800

Which movie always makes you cry, no matter how many times you watch it?

Schindler's list at this part right here.

Answer to Be honest now. How many of you actualy listened to and enjoyed Johnny Cash before Walk the Line came out?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:33:50 -0800

Be honest now. How many of you actualy listened to and enjoyed Johnny Cash before Walk the Line came out?

Tell me no one was listening to this!

Answer to What movie do you think had the most romantic storyline?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:32:23 -0800

What movie do you think had the most romantic storyline?

Sabrina

Answer to What, if any is your favorite movie from the '80's?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:31:23 -0800

What, if any is your favorite movie from the '80's?

S. Elmo's Fire

Answer to What's your favorite movie that you think I've never seen?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:30:38 -0800

What's your favorite movie that you think I've never seen?

Cashback Great movie with Sean Biggerstaff

Answer to I bet I can guess what type of person you are based on what your favorite movie is. Wanna try? Update Jan 2009--sorry, I can't reply to everyone anymore

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:28:31 -0800

I bet I can guess what type of person you are based on what your favorite movie is. Wanna try? *Update Jan 2009--sorry, I can't reply to everyone anymore*

American History X

Answer to In the movie 'The Lost Boys' what was your favorite quote, part, and, actor/actress?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:26:31 -0800

In the movie 'The Lost Boys' what was your favorite quote, part, and, actor/actress?

What are you then? The flying nun?

Answer to What's the silliest movie quote, ever?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:23:43 -0800

What's the silliest movie quote, ever?

"I'll never let go!"

Answer to What is your favorite quote from a comedy movie?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:19:02 -0800

What is your favorite quote from a comedy movie?

Prince John~ And why should the people listen to you? Robin Hood~ Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent. Robin Hood: Men in Tights!

Answer to What's a line from a movie you've always wanted to say in real life?:P

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:15:41 -0800

What's a line from a movie you've always wanted to say in real life?:P

Can we just ignore that she is a woman scorned, the fury the likes of which hell hath no?

Answer to Which r your favourite anime series?

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:08:13 -0800

Which r your favourite anime series?

Sailor Moon, baby!

Answer to What should you do if life hands you lemons?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:10:43 -0800

What should you do if life hands you lemons?

Chuck them at my ememies heads!

Answer to If you spelled your name backwards would it actually make a word?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:06:39 -0800

If you spelled your name backwards would it actually make a word?

refinneJ nope!

Answer to When thinking about the 1980's what is the first thing that comes to mind to you?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:03:10 -0800

When thinking about the 1980's what is the first thing that comes to mind to you?

Flock of Seagulls haircuts

Answer to Pick a card, any card. What is the first card that comes to mind?

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:02:18 -0800

Pick a card, any card. What is the first card that comes to mind?

Jack of hearts!

Answer to What would you reveal to me, your age or your weight?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:55:50 -0800

What would you reveal to me, your age or your weight?

23 and I weigh 110

Answer to If you were a question, what would the answer be?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:55:02 -0800

If you were a question, what would the answer be?

42

Answer to When 2 strangers knock on your door, what are your immediate thoughts?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:54:26 -0800

When 2 strangers knock on your door, what are your immediate thoughts?

I think "Oh God, the Mormons are back." Then I open the door, politly tell them that I make a point of never window shopping for religion, and if they don't walk away, I flash the penticle tattoo!

Answer to Why are you smiling like that?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:52:29 -0800

Why are you smiling like that?

'Cause it's all so fuckin' hysterical.

Answer to Are you over the age of 18, for real?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:50:43 -0800

Are you over the age of 18, for real?

Yep. 23

Answer to Your magical dwarf name?? add the first 2 letters of your first name to the last 2 letters of your last name and the middle letter in your middle name.

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:49:53 -0800

Your magical dwarf name?? add the first 2 letters of your first name to the last 2 letters of your last name and the middle letter in your middle name.

Jestc

Answer to Where is the worst place to shout i'm horny?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:48:35 -0800

Where is the worst place to shout i'm horny?

Gee, and I was going to say a Catholic church...

Answer to What is the first name the person you miss the most?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:47:04 -0800

What is the first name the person you miss the most?

James

Answer to What's your drunk name? (First three letters of your name then bash the keyboard)

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:46:29 -0800

What's your drunk name? (First three letters of your name then bash the keyboard)

Jenjhm

Answer to Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4, What does it say?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:44:50 -0800

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4, What does it say?

"There was an off-white couch with brown and gold patterned flowers on it."

Answer to I am tryint to install an amp in my car but the only way i can find to get threw the fire wall is nxt to a pipe that may be for the heat however i do not think it gets hot enough to melt anything but i wanted another persons opinion

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:33:27 -0800

I am tryint to install an amp in my car but the only way i can find to get threw the fire wall is nxt to a pipe that may be for the heat however i do not think it gets hot enough to melt anything but i wanted another persons opinion

So, you aren't sure if the pipe is for heat? it just gets hot? I'm not sure i would do it. can't you get a longer wire and go a different direction? I'm not sure i would take the chance of the wire melting!

Answer to Harry potter books or harry potter movies?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:29:52 -0800

Harry potter books or harry potter movies?

Books. Too much is cut out or changed in the movies!

Answer to There was an opinion that a sixth grader is too old to read Harry Potter books. I don't think so. What do you think?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:27:56 -0800

There was an opinion that a sixth grader is too old to read Harry Potter books. I don't think so. What do you think?

Absolutely not! I'm 23 and i've read them! Hell, I read the first one when i was 16!

Answer to So Dumbledore is gay. Who saw that coming?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:26:38 -0800

So Dumbledore is gay. Who saw that coming?

Ok, I've reread the books since that came out (pun intended) an I have to say this: Even looking for it, I just didn't see it. She never really painted his relationship with Grindenwald that way and I think she did herself a disservice by saying it. It shouldn't have mattered and...

Answer to Who are your favorite characters from the Harry Potter books?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:22:00 -0800

Who are your favorite characters from the Harry Potter books?

My favorites were Gred and Forge!

Answer to Has anyone played final fantasy 10-2 because i need help!

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:16:57 -0800

Has anyone played final fantasy 10-2 because i need help!

Yes. What part do you need help with?

Answer to Favorite final fantasy?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:15:31 -0800

Favorite final fantasy?

Final Fantasy 6, originally released as 3 in the U.S.

Answer to At what age did you lose your virginity or haven't you yet? And what age are you now?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:13:57 -0800

At what age did you lose your virginity or haven't you yet? And what age are you now?

I was 14. Big mistake. Huge. It's funny how, as teenagers, we think we're so learned and worldly. Ah, well. No going back now. It was nine years ago, after all.

Answer to Do you know James Marsters?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:54:21 -0800

Do you know James Marsters?

Met him once at a Blockbuster, but no, don't actually know him. Needless to say, I got an autograph...

Answer to Do you think James Marsters (aka Spike from Buffy) is the hottest man to ever be on TV?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:53:16 -0800

Do you think James Marsters (aka Spike from Buffy) is the hottest man to ever be on TV?

Yeah, pretty much!

Answer to Buffy and Spike or Buffy and Angel?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:52:49 -0800

Buffy and Spike or Buffy and Angel?

I always had a real problem with Angel from the beginning, which turned into a burning hatred when, in Season 2, Angel had a moment of perfect happiness when deflowering a 17 year old virgin. Wow...what a deep guy! So, yeah, Buffy and Spike!

Answer to Who knows what a zemmiphobic is? If you do, my question to you is...WTF?

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:47:47 -0800

Who knows what a zemmiphobic is? If you do, my question to you is...WTF?

Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.