The Questionaire

[beth]

Please give it a try. We made a couple of these available in the first 2 years of the forum and they did very well.

It's time to try it again ... to get better acquainted with ourselves and each other. You can take the whole survey or pick and choose the ones you want to answer. Thanks for your participation. I'll put up my answers over the weekend. Jump in lany time.

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Here is Proust’s Questionnaire:

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

What is your greatest fear?

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Which living person do you most admire?

What is your greatest extravagance?

What is your current state of mind?

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

On what occasion do you lie?

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

Which living person do you most despise?

What is the quality you most like in a man?

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

When and where were you happiest?

Which talent would you most like to have?

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

Where would you most like to live?

What is your most treasured possession?

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

What is your favorite occupation?

What is your most marked characteristic?

What do you most value in your friends?

Who are your favorite writers?

Who is your hero of fiction?

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Who are your heroes in real life?

What are your favorite names?

What is it that you most dislike?

What is your greatest regret?

How would you like to die?

What is your motto?

[annaj26]

No time. I have to work part day today.

I'll be back and try it later.

[mouse]

Jan 9, 2016 8:30:52 GMT -5 beth said:

Please give it a try. We made a couple of these available in the first 2 years of the forum and they did very well.

It's time to try it again ... to get better acquainted with ourselves and each other. You can take the whole survey or pick and choose the ones you want to answer. Thanks for your participation. I'll put up my answers over the weekend. Jump in lany time.

____________________

Here is Proust’s Questionnaire:

What is your idea of perfect happin?....a warm summerday and the smell of new mown grass/hay

What is your greatest fear?...heights and slugs..i cannot bear to even touch them

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?...procrastination and a quick temper sarcasm and having to bite my tongue..letting irritation show

What is the trait you most deplore in others?...greed

Which living person do you most admire?....no one at present

What is your greatest extravagance?......clothes..pure self indulgence

What is your current state of mind?.....relaxed..happy..content

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?....tollorance

On what occasion do you lie?......when necessary I avoid the truth when that truth will cause hurt

What do you most dislike about your appearance? my legs...and hair both thinner than they used to be when they were assetts

Which living person do you most despise?...strewth...jobsworths and rightons..multicultis..Blair

What is the quality you most like in a man?....kindness

What is the quality you most like in a woman?.....kindness

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?.....absolutely

What or who is the greatest love of your life? possibly grandson 2 if we are talking non sexual and music

When and where were you happiest?......most of the time with a gap here and there

Which talent would you most like to have?....to conduct an orchestra or to be a choreographer

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?... stop procrastinating

What do you consider your greatest achievement?....my family

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?...same again..its been pretty good

Where would you most like to live....England SUITS ME FINE

What is your most treasured possession?.........computer....

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?....the break up of marriage/relationships..the realisation

What is your favorite occupation?...music..painting..gardening

What is your most marked characteristic?,,,no idea..possible humour or temper

What do you most value in your friends?...loyalty and honesty and understanding

Who are your favorite writers?....no particular favourites

Who is your hero of fiction?...don't have one

Which historical figure do you most identify with?..none but admire strong women of history

Who are your heroes in real life?...good and decent folk

What are your favorite names?... xaviour..isabelle

What is it that you most dislike?,...being told what to do rather than asked

What is your greatest regret?....my aunt never saw my recent gardens

How would you like to die?....sitting in the garden or in my sleep

What is your motto?...don't have one...

[Dex]

Here is Proust’s Questionnaire:

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Back yard grill with the family on a summers day, or getting home tomy nice warm house with supper cooking on a cold winter night.

What is your greatest fear?
Not able to protect my family

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Being forgetful when it comes to remembering people's faces and names.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Laziness and meanness

Which living person do you most admire?
John Calipari, University of KY basketball coach

What is your greatest extravagance?
Cars. I like to have a good dependable one.

What is your current state of mind?
Happy

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
humility

On what occasion do you lie?
Not much, it's too much trouble. When I don't want to hurt somebody's feelings, especially kids.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
That extra 10 pounds I can't lose.

Which living person do you most despise?
I don't despise anybody

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Honesty, kindness and a sense of humor

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
the same

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Cool" Left over when when I was younger.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My family and a beagle named Jack that I had as a kid

When and where were you happiest?
Right now

Which talent would you most like to have?
Music of course. Would like to play more than one instrument well

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I don't know. I'm ok with myself

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My home and family

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
A lottery winner

Where would you most like to live?
Right where I am

What is your most treasured possession?
A guitar my wife got for me

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Working 3rd shift at a factory

What is your favorite occupation?
Something in music but I work in computers and that's oki

What is your most marked characteristic?
Probably my laugh

What do you most value in your friends?
Being sports fans I can hang out with

Who are your favorite writers?
Maybe John Grisham or Robert Heinlein

Who is your hero of fiction?
Atticus Finch

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Nobody in particular

Who are your heroes in real life?
The medical researchers trying to find cures for deadly diseases

What are your favorite names?
Cara and Adam

What is it that you most dislike?
Cruelty

What is your greatest regret?
Can't think of any big regrets

How would you like to die?
Of old age

What is your motto?
What goes around comes around. If we miss out the first time we can try again.

[annaj26]

Going with part this time and the other part next time.


What is your idea of perfect happiness?
On the beach at the ocean.

What is your greatest fear?
Closed spaces. Windoless rooms bother me, too.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Dislike for housework. I wish I was a better homemaker.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Unkindness to older family members. I see this often in my line of work.

Which living person do you most admire?
Bernie Sanders

What is your greatest extravagance?
Baby toys and clothes for my 3 year old.

What is your current state of mind?
Impatient to finally finish up and get my degree. Should happen this year!

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Thriftiness

On what occasion do you lie?
Now and then. I always feel bad about it. I hope to do better some day.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
Same as Dex. Carrying 9 or 10 pounds too much.

Which living person do you most despise?
George W. Bush

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Sense of humor and a basic sweetness

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Openness and being honest. A sneaky woman is usually up tono good.

the rest next time

[beth]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Lot's of different things: from a private weekend with the loved one in a beach house by the sea, to an evening of penny poker with family and friends, to a slice of coconut cream pie and the Chris Matthews show on MSNBC.

What is your greatest fear?
Losing loved ones in my lifetime

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Impatience, verbosity (equally). My horoscope says my challenge is to learn to "accept". That's very very difficult for me but not deplorable.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Cruelty. Meanness. Snobbery

Which living person do you most admire?
Barrack Obama, Joe Biden ... most of the rest are musicians and physical therapy technicians.

What is your greatest extravagance?
Good shoes. I'd love to add hats but to do that, I'd have to lower my requirements for shoes and I won't. lol

What is your current state of mind?
Usually optimistic. Sometimes impatient.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Chastity

On what occasion do you lie?
To nosy parkers who are digging for information about me, my family or my friends. My reply would most often be, "I don't know" .. when the truth would be - "none of your business".

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My difficult hair and needing to gain a little more weight.

Which living person do you most despise?
It changes from time to time. Dick Cheney is always there ... most of the Kardasians.

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Kindness. Being true to himself. Intelligence. Creativity. A little imagination never hurts.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
The same as the qualities I most like in a man.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"In my humble opinion."

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I have more than one because there are several different kinds of love. 4 of them are my 3 children and my nephew who is like another of my children.

When and where were you happiest?
Hard to say. I've had lots of "happiest" times.
2010 - 2011 and part of 2012 were very happy times.

Which talent would you most like to have?
Musical talent to a much higher degree.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Easy one. I'd like to stop aging RIGHT NOW, while any related effects could be easily repaired.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Going back to University and earning my degree after a very difficult few years.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Myself. I'm happy being me.

Where would you most like to live?
Kentucky's fine but I'd prefer Lexington or Louisville.

What is your most treasured possession?
My computer and/or my car. They both give me a huge amount of freedom and enjoyment.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hopelessness. Having no way to "fix" things and having to accept things that are awry.

What is your favorite occupation?
Writing of some kind or other .. what I've always done.
Long time wish ... business owner ... a garden shop called "Mary Mary ..."

What is your most marked characteristic?
My voice - or so I'm told.

What do you most value in your friends?
Interests in common. Living with the same field of vision & frame of reference.

Who are your favorite writers?
Quite a few. None particularly literary. Friedrich Nietzsche, Hunter S. Thompson, Nelson DeMille, Pat Conroy, Gore Vidal, Ann Rivers Siddons, Neil Gaiman, Agatha Christy, Joseph Campbell, Bill Bryson ... and that's not even counting the poets and lyricists.

Who is your hero of fiction?
John Aloysius Corey

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
No one comes to mind.

Who are your heroes in real life
My favorite writers and musicians

What are your favorite names?
Michael, Sidney, Elizabeth, Grace

What is it that you most dislike?
Snobbishness, selfishness, cheap ground beef

What is your greatest regret?
Procrastination on several occasions when I thought I'd have another, better opportunity for something very important to me. Should have known better.

How would you like to die?
Peacefully after having a chance to tie up loose ends

What is your motto?
Hang in there

[annaj26]

Here's the rest of mine.



Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
"Give it a rest"

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
My husband

When and where were you happiest?
Right now

Which talent would you most like to have?
sewing, cross-stitch, embroidery

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
To be able to manage my time better

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Juggling my family, my school classes and my job

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Maybe Queen Elizabeth at the time of her birth. She's had a long and happy life.

Where would you most like to live?
In a warm climate!

What is your most treasured possession?
Our house. We are finally home-owners!

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Being separated from my husband and daughter

What is your favorite occupation?
Teaching

What is your most marked characteristic?
My eyes and my patience with children

What do you most value in your friends?
loyalty and a good sense of humor

Who are your favorite writers?
Authors of biographies and auto-biographies.

Who is your hero of fiction?
I don't read a lot of fiction.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Cleopatra, don't ask why.

Who are your heroes in real life?
My parents

What are your favorite names?
Ashlyn, Christina, Jerry, Kylie

What is it that you most dislike?
Cruelty, whether to humans or animals

What is your greatest regret?
Nothing major, so far

How would you like to die?
of something painless, many many years from now

What is your motto?
Get up and gooooooooooo

[ladylinda]

I'm having trouble answering some of these questions.

Here are my answers to the ones I do know.

Here is Proust’s Questionnaire:

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

(Need to think about this one)

What is your greatest fear?

Death

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

Anger

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Cruelty

Which living person do you most admire?

(Not sure)

What is your greatest extravagance?

I love bling!

What is your current state of mind?

Harassed

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Frankness

On what occasion do you lie?

Usually to spare someone else's feelings but sometimes to get out of trouble!

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

Lord, so many things; I'm too tall, weigh too much and I hate my face and the colour of my skin!

Which living person do you most despise?

That is a toughie; there are so many undeserving candidates!

What is the quality you most like in a man?

I know it's three qualities but kindness, humour and honesty

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

The same

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

Lord, wow, OK

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

My husband and my children

When and where were you happiest?

I prefer the country to the city; when I've climbed mountains I've always felt happy

Which talent would you most like to have?

Music; I'd love to be able to play an instrument

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

I'd like to have a calmer disposition

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

Probably being a fairly decent poet and having a few of my poems published

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

(Not sure about that one)

Where would you most like to live?

In the countryside preferably near a mountain

What is your most treasured possession?

My family; after that my wedding and engagement rings

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

(Not sure)

What is your favorite occupation?

Writer

What is your most marked characteristic?

Stubborness? Passion? Sincerity?

What do you most value in your friends?

Kindness, humour and honesty

Who are your favorite writers?

(Come back on this one; so many!)

Who is your hero of fiction?

Amy in Little Women

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Boudicca, Alfred the Great, Cromwell, Nelson Mandela

Who are your heroes in real life?

(Not sure I can answer that; think some more on it)

What are your favorite names?

(Not that bothered really)

What is it that you most dislike?

Cruelty

What is your greatest regret?

My mispent youth between the ages of 12 and 16 years old

How would you like to die?

In my sleep

What is your motto?

Always try to be kind

[Jessiealan]

You are all so good at this. I shall add mine but must think about it first.

[Jessiealan]

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
All of our family activities are happy occasions for me.

What is your greatest fear?
The possibility of late in life institutional care living. AKA nursing homes. Please, no, thank you.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Not always taking the time to think and consider before acting and speaking

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Deliberate ignorance

Which living person do you most admire?
Pope Francis, I suppose, because of his very real concern for all humanity in spite of our flaws

What is your greatest extravagance?
Overstock.com and Amazon.com

What is your current state of mind?
Looking forward with interest

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Humility

On what occasion do you lie?
Almost never. Perhaps I would to protect a friend or family member.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My hair. It is very straight and does not hold curl easily.

Which living person do you most despise?
Rush Limbaugh

What is the quality you most like in a man?
Honesty, generosity, intelligence

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Independence and the same 3 as in a man

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
I have no idea. Probably lots of them.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
All my family. I love them all.

When and where were you happiest?
Probably when my children were young and I was teaching

Which talent would you most like to have?
A good singing voice

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Good health. I would give myself another round of excellent health.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
That is hard to say. I hope it is yet to come. Until it does, I'll say, the apple pie I baked the other day.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
The same as I am but as a young woman

Where would you most like to live?
Back in North Carolina on the shore

What is your most treasured possession?
The lovely gold jewelry I inherited from my mother

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Ill in a nursing home

What is your favorite occupation?
Volunteer work through my church

What is your most marked characteristic?
The ability to relate to different age groups successfully

What do you most value in your friends?
Sense of humor, honesty and loyalty

Who are your favorite writers?
Jonathan Kellerman, Deal Koontz, Stephen King

Who is your hero of fiction?
Alex Delaware

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
None that I can think of.

Who are your heroes in real life?
Our first responders - fire, police and emergency crews. The excellent Doctors I depend on.

What are your favorite names?
Christopher, David, Richard, Laura, Carolyn

What is it that you most dislike?
Political beliefs that put ideology before the needs of the people.

What is your greatest regret?
Too few to mention

How would you like to die?
With no pain at a remarkably old age

What is your motto?
To myself be true.

[watcheroo42]

What is your idea of perfect happiness? - ?

What is your greatest fear? – That ISIL will eventually prevail

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? - I do not suffer fools gladly; I am sometimes judgemental

What is the trait you most deplore in others? – deceit; disingenuousness; posing

Which living person do you most admire? - ?

What is your greatest extravagance? - books

What is your current state of mind? – lost without trace

What do you consider the most overrated virtue? – superficial beauty; the ability to win a specious argument

On what occasion do you lie? – As a last resort to prevent a terrible injustice perhaps.

What do you most dislike about your appearance? – Nothing, I am OK with the way I am

Which living person do you most despise? – Toss up – Hillary Clinton & Robert Mugabe

What is the quality you most like in a man? - Forthrightness

What is the quality you most like in a woman? – Unaffectedness, gentleness,

Which words or phrases do you most overuse? - OK

What or who is the greatest love of your life? – Living things

When and where were you happiest? - ?

Which talent would you most like to have? – The talent to paint really well

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? – I would have taken charge of my life much sooner

What do you consider your greatest achievement? – Long-time practical action in regard to my respect and empathy for all form of life.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? – A person, definitely

Where would you most like to live? – Brittany or perhaps Cornwall

What is your most treasured possession? – I really can’t think of one right now

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? – Being prevented from expressing a magnificent talent for something

What is your favorite occupation? – Possibly writing

What is your most marked characteristic? – (You must ask others about that)

What do you most value in your friends? – Loyalty; kindness; unselfishness

Who are your favorite writers? – John Masefield, Richard Middleton, Ian Rankin, Ray Bradbury

Who is your hero of fiction? – Robin Hood

Which historical figure do you most identify with? - Michel de Montaigne

Who are your heroes in real life? – My (late) Uncle Bob

What are your favorite names? – Lionel and Chloe come to mind

What is it that you most dislike? – tapioca; cinnamon; cruelty to animals; grasping insensitive people – especially relatives.

What is your greatest regret? – That the Normans won the Battle of Hastings (Senlac if you prefer)

How would you like to die? – Performing some noble deed, perhaps

What is your motto? – Always make it perfectly clear beforehand that you are averse to any kind of bungling incompetence that involves you!

[Jessiealan]

Jan 29, 2016 16:28:04 GMT -5 watcheroo42 said:

What is your idea of perfect happiness? - ?

What is your greatest fear? – That ISIL will eventually prevail

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? - I do not suffer fools gladly; I am sometimes judgemental

Watcher, where have you taken yourself off to? I miss your witty posts. Not the Hillary rants, but all the rest.

[Deleted]

Jan 9, 2016 8:30:52 GMT -5 beth said:

Please give it a try. We made a couple of these available in the first 2 years of the forum and they did very well.

It's time to try it again ... to get better acquainted with ourselves and each other. You can take the whole survey or pick and choose the ones you want to answer. Thanks for your participation. I'll put up my answers over the weekend. Jump in lany time.

____________________

Here is Proust’s Questionnaire:

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Christmas Eve with my loved ones and a perfect meal.

What is your greatest fear?
Death

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Impatience

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Vulgarity; ignorance; laziness

Which living person do you most admire?
My parents - both

What is your greatest extravagance?
Expensive meals

What is your current state of mind?
Determined

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Thrift

On what occasion do you lie?
When I don't want to go somewhere and say that I'm busy

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
My nose (my Dad's   )

Which living person do you most despise?
Someone you wouldn't know. Out of famous people - probably Netanyahu

What is the quality you most like in a man?
humor, intelligence

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
humor, intelligence

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Whatever

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
I don't know yet; so far my sister

When and where were you happiest?
Before my brat sister was born when I was five    in NYC, before we moved to Boston. (I also love her more than anyone in the world.)

Which talent would you most like to have?
I wish that I had a great singing voice.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I would be taller! (I'm 5'4")

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Getting into a top law school

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
I like being myself.

Where would you most like to live?
I love it where I am - Manhattan

What is your most treasured possession?
Marcel

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Homelessness and lack of friends and family

What is your favorite occupation?
Don't know yet

What is your most marked characteristic?
Loyalty and love of fun

What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty and humor

Who are your favorite writers?
Dostoyevsky 

Who is your hero of fiction?
Prince Myshkin

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
Marie Antoinette on bad days; Alexander Hamilton on good days

Who are your heroes in real life?
My parents and Noam Chomsky

What are your favorite names?
Julien, Alexander

What is it that you most dislike?
Dirt

What is your greatest regret?
Not going to university in Paris


How would you like to die?
Old and comfy in my nice bed, with family around

What is your motto?
And we're gonna go to heaven in paper hat ships.

[toby1]

Here is Proust’s Questionnaire:

What is your idea of perfect happiness?.........................A pint of Old Peculiar.

What is your greatest fear?.....................................A Socialist Government.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?.................Far too kind and forgiving.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?...................Wanting to hug when a handshake is preferred.

Which living person do you most admire?.........................Vladimir Putin.

What is your greatest extravagance?.............................A Gold Plated Luger.

What is your current state of mind?.............................Peaceful

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?.................Chastity

On what occasion do you lie?....................................Questionaires

What do you most dislike about your appearance?.................Nothing.

Which living person do you most despise?........................Tony Blair.

What is the quality you most like in a man?.....................Firm Handshake.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?...................A Decent cleavage.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?.....................Trust Me.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?..................My Wife

When and where were you happiest?...............................When I lived in Kyoto.

Which talent would you most like to have?.......................To be able to sing

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?.Better hearing.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?.................Fathering children

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? The Devil.

Where would you most like to live?..............................Sweden

What is your most treasured possession?.........................My Rolex

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?...............Voting for Socialism

What is your favorite occupation?...............................Fishing

What is your most marked characteristic?........................Talk too much

What do you most value in your friends?.........................They get the round in when it is their turn

Who are your favorite writers?..................................H P Lovecraft, Robert Graves.

Who is your hero of fiction?....................................Sherlock Holmes

Which historical figure do you most identify with?..............Hannibal.

Who are your heroes in real life?...............................President Trump, Vladimir Putin.

What are your favorite names? ............................Vincent, Erwin, Milhouse.

What is it that you most dislike?.........................Leftoids, TV Adverts.

What is your greatest regret?.............................Not sorting out a Teacher I had in Infants School.

How would you like to die?................................Out on the Ocean on a sunny day on a boat powered by
a pair of eight litre Crusaders.
What is your motto?.......................................Kraft durch Freude.