{"id":655,"date":"2007-08-14T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gatocasa.com\/unimat\/2007\/08\/14\/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk\/"},"modified":"2007-08-14T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T11:45:00","slug":"why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gatocasa.com\/unimat\/2007\/08\/14\/why-is-a-raven-like-a-writing-desk\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is a raven like a writing desk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the return of the interview meme, with the following rules:<\/p>\n<p><i>1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance, like a lyric to your current favorite song, your favorite kind of sandwich, or maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not.<br \/>\n2. I will respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.<br \/>\n3. Update your LJ with the answers to the questions.<br \/>\n4. Include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in your own post.<br \/>\n5. When others respond with a desultory comment, you will ask them five questions.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Questions posed by <a href=\"http:\/\/fishy1.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">fishy1<\/a> <!--more are behind the cut-->:<\/p>\n<p><b>1) Is there such a thing as a bicycle built for three?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.precisiontandems.com\/cat_files\/precisiontriplet1.htm\" target=\"_new\">PrecisionTandems.com<\/a>, there is. &#8220;Two wheels &#8211; three riders &#8211; one vehicle!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>2) Where does your LJ name come from?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It has a three-part origin: In the Starfleet-VTSFFC years of the late 80s, there were lots of &#8216;Michaels&#8217; around. Many of them got nicknames, such as &#8220;Fang&#8221; or &#8220;Bard&#8221;; Ken Wright of the <i>Yeager<\/i> tagged me with &#8220;Mikhail&#8221;. After my car accident, I started using &#8220;Mikhail Borg&#8221; in fannish circles as a coping mechanism against the personal squick that I&#8217;d become part-metal. Later, when I signed up for my now-dead AOL account, usernames were limited to 10 characters&#8230; thus, &#8220;mikailborg&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><b>3) Little Debbie or Hostess?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Little Debbie &#8220;Nutty Bars&#8221;, absolutely, though Hostess &#8220;Zingers&#8221; have sufficed in an emergency.<\/p>\n<p><b>4) Would you rather cross the ocean in a zeppelin or a ship?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Either would be fun, but a zeppelin would be better. I love flying, and I&#8217;m sure it would be a rare, memorable experience. Helium instead of hydrogen, please.<\/p>\n<p><b>5) Do you think you will help other people tear down their walls once you get used to the absence of yours?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a great question, and it&#8217;s a direction I&#8217;d love to explore. I feel that if I could spare other people some of the useless grief my walls have caused me over the years, I&#8217;d be making a real contribution to the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the return of the interview meme, with the following rules: 1. Leave me a casual comment of no particular significance, like a lyric to your current favorite song, your favorite kind of sandwich, or maybe your favorite game. Any remark, meaningless or not. 2. 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