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GJFH wrote:What made you choose the name "Bob" ? It's a name I used for a long time, for space games especially. At the time I signed up for the Town of Odyssey, I was still using it. Now, I've switched to "James Gryphon" everywhere else, but I kept it for the AiO community. Maybe I'll transition to the new name later, I don't know.
What is your favourite season? It's a tough call. There are seasons that are important to me because they're identifiable with events in my life. If we're judging just by their merits as far as the physical world goes, though, temperature, climate, etc., I would say spring, because it's the furthest away from having winter again.
What is your favourite colour? To wear... probably black. Otherwise, there's a few I like, including maroon, green, yellow, tan, and of course white.
Are you optimistic or pessimist?
I suppose milk; pure, delicious, nutritious for everyone: children, calves and adults alike, and an excellent ingredient to use for making great things.Kathy0 wrote:If you could be any dairy product what would it be?
Not at this time. I'm a part-time student, part-time staff member at a web forum, and part-time tinkerer and ne'er-do-well.Kathy0 wrote:Do you have a job?
That's a pretty hard question to answer. What my fondest memory is that comes to mind varies somewhat depending on my situation. If I'm snuggled up with my cat, I might think about another time I was comfortably reposed. If I'm thinking about sports, I might think fondly back to our volleyball games and some of my serving hot streaks, or, for video game sports, some goals I scored or tough games I played. If my mind dwells on my crush, I might remember her bright smile and laughter that lights up the world, or the way she looked while playing a game, or the intensity of her expression during worship. If I'm thinking about a video game, there are innumerable situations that might come up, but some that might particularly come to mind are when me and some friends were hanging out at our base, waiting for attackers to come, or that perfect couple of grenade lobs I managed to squeeze off that one time. There are lots of situations that bring different thoughts to mind. If I think about forums, I might think about the deep conversations I've had, or the fun times writing for games. If I'm listening to music, I might think about the times I spent along for the ride with my big sister back in the day.Kathy0 wrote:Whats you best memory?
Absolutely; they're one of my favorite foods. I'll eat them just about any way, but I especially like them as the foundational ingredient for a soup, or baked.T.S. (myself) wrote:Do you like potatoes?
I don't remember what happened the last week of the time that you asked this question, but as of this week, it's probably my reading some very discouraging posts about the state of one of the communities I frequent.T.S. (myself) wrote:What is the most interesting thing that's happened to you in the past week?
I hold Oneness Apostolic Pentecostal beliefs.Didi wrote:What do you believe?
Right now, I'm mostly drifting along hoping that someday it (my life) will suddenly and supernaturally fall into order.Emma wrote:What are you trying to do with your life?
There are a lot of things, but the thing that would rank the most highly on average at any given point in time... probably snuggling up with my cat.Emma wrote:What is your most favorite thing to do?
Anything where I can put on a pretense of intelligence without having to work too hard to maintain it.Emma wrote:What is your favorite thing to talk about?
(This is mainly for the benefit of the people from my other community who will read this, although Kaida might appreciate it.)"Antisocial" is such a harsh word. I prefer the term "cloistered".Emma wrote:Would you say you are most social or antisocial?
Thanks.Emma wrote:By the way, glad to see you made one of these.
I was, but that's not why I believe it today, or at least not the main reason. I believe it because of the natural and supernatural evidence I've seen at work in other people's lives.Miss Friendship wrote:Why do you believe what you believe? Were you taught it all your life?
It's a username I adopted after using it for several years as my character name in computer games. It (unlike James Gryphon) has nothing at all to do with my real name.Miss Friendship wrote:Is Bob your real name or a username?
Absolutely!Miss Friendship wrote:Do you like cats?
I don't think so, but I have listened to one or two of her stories in audiobook format. From what I recall I enjoyed it.GJFH wrote:Have you ever watched Agatha Christie's Poirot?
I don't go out of my way to listen to them, but I enjoy them as much as anyone does. Maybe I'd like them better if I was better at piecing the clues together.GJFH wrote:Do you like mystery stories?
It's hard to say, because my beloved cat isn't any particular breed that I'm aware of. Some of my favorites, though: Maine Coon, for obvious reasons. We have had a cat with definite Bombay traits, so I like those too. Finally, the ragdoll, because the concept is just adorable.GJFH wrote:What is your favourite cat breed?
I don't anticipate it happening. Facial hair is against our church standard in American culture due to its perceived negative connotations. If I ever moved to a Middle Eastern country, though, maybe I'd think about that kind of thing.GJFH wrote:Would you ever grow a moustache?
What are the negative connotations?Bob wrote:I don't anticipate it happening. Facial hair is against our church standard in American culture due to its perceived negative connotations. If I ever moved to a Middle Eastern country, though, maybe I'd think about that kind of thing.
Besides the groups mentioned above, there's also other subcultures that fit into the same kind of unsavory appearance; bikers, etc. I'm not saying that these are all bad people, but people draw conclusions consciously and subconsciously when you take on this kind of appearance. In America, facial hair is often associated with rebellion and unkemptness, and it's best not to get anywhere near that.Snopes wrote:Disneyland's appearance code for employees, instituted in the 1950s, prohibited male cast members from sporting mustaches, beards, or long hair. Back when the code was implemented,
facial hair was perceived as conveying a negative image to many Americans, who associated beards and mustaches on young men with beatniks, un-American activities, and — in the 1960s — hippies. Disney's philosophy was that customers preferred park workers to be wholesome and well-scrubbed
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It's not our current culture though. Facial hair is super in right now, and it has been for a while. Hence the article you quoted being Disney's old policy. These days, they have no problem with employees having facial hair, as long as it's well kept. I think Disney also has a rule about it already needing to be grown out, so you would need to do that before you started working, or on a vacation or something.Bob wrote:This guideline is an adaptation to our current culture.
Literally no one thinks this.Bob wrote:In America, facial hair is often associated with rebellion and unkemptness, and it's best not to get anywhere near that.
I'm sure the other people who come in there appreciate your thoughts.shnoodlec. wrote:Will you ever let me in #grotto? (Not that I would wanna hang out with a buncha losers anyway
Ha ha.shnoodlec. wrote:Why'd you come back to the ToO? We were having so much fun without you
).Yes.shnoodlec. wrote:Are you working hard or hardly working?
I'm not sure. I picture him as being sort of flashy, fitting with his fearless and somewhat reckless nature, so perhaps something bright like orange!shnoodlec. wrote:What is Sword Officer's favorite color?
Whaaaaat? Why?shnoodlec. wrote:Did you know that you're interesting? (as opposed to boring)
No, it isn't.shnoodlec. wrote:What's your favorite?
E!shnoodlec. wrote:e.
Well, a study on the "Frontline Provider's Appearance" seems to suggest that this reasoning, as of 2013, is still viable.Tea Ess wrote:It's not our current culture though. Facial hair is super in right now, and it has been for a while... I think Disney also has a rule about it already needing to be grown out, so you would need to do that before you started working, or on a vacation or something.
You might have chosen a different way of expressing yourself, since from my post there are necessarily a good chunk of people who do.Tea Ess wrote: Literally no one thinks this.
I confess not being entirely sure if this section was meant to be a joke or not.Tea Ess wrote:Out of curiosity, does the no facial hair rule apply to bearded drag too? ... I could see Oneness Pentecostalism being kind of a stickler for traditional drag only.
To clarify this, however, we are categorically opposed to drag, cross-dressing, and all such like.Of late, Ultimate, other Tic-Tac-Toe variants, Chess, Apples to Apples. I'm a big fan of trick-taking games too, like 42, Spades and Rook (the last of which I haven't had the chance to play yet).Agent.MontyWhittaker wrote:What games do you play?
Because after calling you boring a bunch of times you got a tad annoyed.Bob wrote:Whaaaaat? Why?shnoodlec. wrote:Did you know that you're interesting? (as opposed to boring)
I like to switch it up a little lest I become the boring one.Well then... Who's your favorite?Bob wrote:No, it isn't.shnoodlec. wrote:What's your favorite?
