(November 7, 2018 at 11:20 pm)Joods Wrote: [*]I met John Gotti at my mother's third husband's place of business in Baltimore when I was 10 years old.  
[*]I once owned a dog that weighed 195 pounds. 
[*]My youngest daughter's middle name is the same as mine. 
[*]As a result of #4, my signature looks like a single capital letter. It's a legal signature. 
[*]I quit smoking over 16 months ago. 
[*]Two shows I will never get tired of watching are M.A.S.H. and The Big Bang Theory. 

How did I miss this one? I was so excited to respond to like half of yours. lol
1. Who is John Gotti?
2. Was it a mastiff or dane? I've had both and my biggest mastiff was 6ft tall standing on two feet and 250lbs before he got cancer. The dane was even taller but only 175. I Love love love big dogs.
3. My middle name is the same as my grandmothers, both sisters, and my daughter. (which I already went into on my wall post) so I love that you gave her yours.
4. As a bank employee I can bet it is nicer than 90% of the scribbles I see daily lol
5. Woot Woooooooooooooot So proud of you! You are awesome!
6. Again YOU ARE AWESOME! MASH has been my favorite show since I was in middle school. I don't know if it is because I am an army brat and felt connected to it or if I was just in love with Trapper and Hawkeye.

Alan Alda can go suck a used medical sponge.

(November 8, 2018 at 4:34 pm)wyzas Wrote: Alan Alda can go suck a used medical sponge.

I love him and I don't want anything to tarnish my image of him from the 70's so you keep anything bad about him to yourself! lol

(November 8, 2018 at 2:58 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Carrying on...

14.  I play six musical instruments, none of which are the violin.


Boru

Yeah, pretty sure the bagpipes aren't one of them either!

(November 8, 2018 at 4:42 pm)ignoramus Wrote:

(November 8, 2018 at 2:58 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Carrying on...

14.  I play six musical instruments, none of which are the violin.


Boru

Yeah, pretty sure the bagpipes aren't one of them either!

He has a secret addiction to bagpipes.

He'll jump on soon and adamantly deny it, which will confirm my suspicions...

11. Already mentioned but to elaborate; I own 600 books because my hero from when I was a small child was Belle not because she was a princess or pretty or lived in a castle. No it was because she had that library. From then on I wanted a library. I have never given away, destroyed, or sold a book in my life. I collect all books no matter what. Children's, other languages, books I will actually read lol Right now we only have a 1 bedroom so they are all in my living room but one day I will have a room just for my library!

12. When people ask where I am from I don't say US or America I say Texas. Not because I expect everyone to know American states but because I take great pride in being a Texan. Not so much in being American.

13. My husband is the 8th of his name. He legally has a VIII at the end of his name and it is on his driver's license and his birth certificate.

14. Because of #13 I cried when I found out I was having a daughter and not a son.

15. Also because of #13 I told my husband that I was fine naming my first son the 9th but I wouldn't call him Tony. Three living generations all going by that was enough! My son would have a different nickname. I wanted El (short for Manuel) or Nueve (9 in Spanish) Husband said no but I would have stood my ground.

16. I would have compromised with the nickname Tony if he would have let us name our other children Dallas and Austin. That way my kids could all be named after Texas cities (San Antonio being the Tony one) He said he once knew a douche bag named Dallas so no.

17. I used to scream, cry, and throw epic meltdowns because I didn't want to wear dresses and skirts. I got into a lot of trouble for it, spent the entire event sulky, and get in more trouble for that. Now as an adult I prefer wearing sun dresses over everything else. Pants are for squares.

18. Finding cute dresses with pockets is like winning the lottery for me.

19. I used to be the goth kid. My god mother said I would grow out of it. She was half right. My wardrobe is still almost all black but now I have black cowboy boots, a black purse, black belt with a huge silver belt buckle. Pretty much now a gothic cowboy.

20. My grandmother once commented that she loved the house full of children because she loved hearing them laugh. I thought she was being creepy. My daughter just started really laughing, I mean full on giggling and I could almost cry with how beautiful it sounds to me.

(November 8, 2018 at 4:19 pm)mlmooney89 Wrote:

(November 8, 2018 at 2:58 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 14.  I play six musical instruments, none of which are the violin.
18.  I own just over 1600 bound books.
21.  I wish someone would convince J.K. Rowling to just stop.

14. This sounds like one of those puzzles that you have to find out which kid had which instrument and sat at which table but you only get one lined hints. lol
18. Fuck me. I thought I was hot shit with my collection. I just hit 600 bound books. You are my inspiration.
21. Or told her to try again with Deathly Hollows.

14.  lol, Sorry.  I play guitar, mandolin, banjo, bodhran, uilleann pipes and pennywhistle.

18.  Well, I've had more time than you to stock up.

21.  NO DO-OVERS!!!

Boru

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(November 8, 2018 at 4:42 pm)ignoramus Wrote:

(November 8, 2018 at 2:58 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Carrying on...

14.  I play six musical instruments, none of which are the violin.


Boru

Yeah, pretty sure the bagpipes aren't one of them either!

Actually, yes.  I play uilleann pipes, which are these:



not Highland pipes, which is this monstrosity:



Boru

Don't tell me...They sound completely different to bagpipes, right? hehe

(November 8, 2018 at 5:56 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Don't tell me...They sound completely different to bagpipes, right? hehe

One sounds like a dog with his balls stuck in a bear trap.

The other sounds like a group of cats with their balls caught in a bear trap.

(November 8, 2018 at 5:56 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Don't tell me...They sound completely different to bagpipes, right?   hehe

Actually, they do.  Much softer and sweeter (cover two full octaves) and are more suitable for whaddyacallit...music.

Seriously, Irish pipes have a much broader range of notes - you can do sharps and flats, which you can't really do with Highland pipes (well, you can, but it's a fraud). Uilleanns are generally played indoors, sitting down, and people are less likely to beg you to stop playing. Additionally, you can sing while playing, whereas with the Scottish abomination, if you stop blowing for even a second, it sounds like someone has sat on a gas-filled hedgehog (generally an improvement).

Boru

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(November 8, 2018 at 6:01 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote:

(November 8, 2018 at 5:56 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Don't tell me...They sound completely different to bagpipes, right?   hehe

One sounds like a dog with his balls stuck in a bear trap.

The other sounds like a group of cats with their balls caught in a bear trap.

Haven't you got a boat to go buy, woman?

Boru

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In fairness, I should give a comparison between the two.  Here's proper pipes,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZTHs7eQSKc

And Scottish pipes,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em4mcHyO_bQ

Boru