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If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? 

What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? 

What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you?

What cinematic landscape do you live in?

It is said of you:

What is the color of your voice?

What is the origin of your Spout moniker? 

What is your alter ego's favorite drink?

What are the traits of your hero? 

You understand these languages intuitively:

What would your robots accomplish? 

What is your favorite onomatopoeia?

To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?

What is your favorite mythical monster?

Which objects would you substitute for currency?

Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?

To whom belongs the future? 

Little do most people know, . . .

What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?

What question are you not asked often enough?

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I'll answer this later;  looking forward to hearing from you.

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This should prove to be interesting.

If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? 

Rotation

What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? 

Understanding 

What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you?

There aren't any famous ones. The ones of me are scribed on L trains and overpasses.

What cinematic landscape do you live in?

The Road Warrior / Event Horizon mixed 

It is said of you: the only nonsense in my life is invited

What is the color of your voice?

Flat Orange

What is the origin of your Spout moniker? 

It is my name, I was less than creative that day. 

What is your alter ego's favorite drink?

Depends on which ego, they like White Russian, Boilermaker, Moonshine and Trailerpark Wine 

What are the traits of your hero? 

Completely Self Sufficient. Pays no attention to trend or popular opinion. Only concerned with keeping things right and just with a common sense approach to life. 

You understand these languages intuitively:No

What would your robots accomplish? 

Protection / Defense - Servitude

What is your favorite onomatopoeia?

Pffff, Guh, Feh

To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?

Dogs and Fish

What is your favorite mythical monster?

Minotaur

Which objects would you substitute for currency?

Gasoline / Diesel - Bullets

Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?

Jon Waters / Bill Murray 

To whom belongs the future? 

The Lucky and The Brave 

Little do most people know, . . .

I am only my happiest when residing in absolute seclusion or abundant population. 

What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?

My arm is bleeding because I just got into a fire fight with some Chilean rebels on the north side of the island? Any more questions or do you think you could hand me a fucking beer now?

What question are you not asked often enough?

What would you do for a Klondike Bar? There's actually no real honest answer for this one from me.

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If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? 

LOLXORS

What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? 

HAH!  I dont really even value consistency that highly.....loyalty is my pick, thank you Sam Gamgee

What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you?

Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase 

What cinematic landscape do you live in?

Wayne's World.....really, I live right near where they filmed parts of that movie... 

It is said of you:

"When I first met you...I really thought you were annoying...haha, in fact, I HATED you....but now, I kinda like you." 

What is the color of your voice?

kelly green??  (sorta bright...but sometimes loud and annoying?) 

What is the origin of your Spout moniker? 

It has been my nickname since highschool....also known as Mathias Proffesional... 

What is your alter ego's favorite drink?

Depending on what is meant by alter ego, I would say either Three Wisemen or Water.  If alter ego means my opposite evil twin, it would be Three Wisemen which is a shot of Johnny Walker gold, Jim Beam, and Jack Daniels....grossest drink EVER...  But if alter ego means "super hero," I have to say water because heros are normally well groomed and healthy, and PARTICULARLY well hydrated.

What are the traits of your hero? 

loyal, self sacrificing, and REALLY good looking, you know....like the movies.

You understand these languages intuitively:

well...sorta english....but definitely not ANY other language... 

What would your robots accomplish? 

the end of busy work....the death of things I hate doing. 

What is your favorite onomatopoeia?

bleh or BAH!

To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?

probably dogs 

What is your favorite mythical monster?

the masticore...just cause it is cool, but is also a KILLER Magic: the Gathering card. 

Which objects would you substitute for currency?

Magic: the Gathering cards....I have SOOO many useless ones....sigh.   Oh man, if they were currency, my wife would LOVE that I own so many of them instead of going...."hey, honey?  can you....like.....get rid of some of these?"

Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?

I would say some sort of hybrid-hipster-monster of my friends Adam and Kevin....

To whom belongs the future? 

My progeny (mwahahahaha)

Little do most people know, . . .

nothing...I am an incredibly open book....probably annoyingly so at times... 

What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?

No no, thats ok honey, let ME clean up...I just LOVE doing chores...What's that?  Take out the trash?  Sweep the floors?  Wash the pots and pans? Scrub the bathtub?  YES! *fist pump* THIS IS THE BEST SATURDAY EVER!

What question are you not asked often enough?

What can I get for you, my royal and stunningly good looking king?

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AndyLaBryn:

What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?

My arm is bleeding because I just got into a fire fight with some Chilean rebels on the north side of the island. Any more questions or do you think you could hand me a fucking beer now?

Genius... 

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mattypro:

It is said of you:

"When I first met you...I really thought you were annoying...haha, in fact, I HATED you....but now, I kinda like you." 

 HAAAAHAHAHAHAH!!!  TRUUUUUUUUUE!

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If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? 

simulacrum 

What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? 

plenty of stuff, dynamism for one

What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you?

pretty much an unanswerable question, but i'll go with something by Marcel Dzama for now... or, Barnett Newman's Onement One

What cinematic landscape do you live in?

probably a cross between Lord of the Rings and Hanna Takes the Stairs 

It is said of you:

wanna get some pizza? 

What is the color of your voice?

whiney fucia 

What is the origin of your Spout moniker? 

In the 1970s my dad wrote poetry, he also founded an imaginary thing called The Porcupine School of Poetry, which stood for some ideas that I have a hard time remembering now. I liked the name, so that's what I called my blog. I also like controlled nonsense, which is why I picked that name despite the fact that the blog has nothing to do with porcupines or poetry. So that's how I got my Spout moniker. 

What is your alter ego's favorite drink?

white russian, and his name is Dave 

What are the traits of your hero? 

 STR 24

DEX 18

CON 20

INT 18

WIS 26

CHA 23 

You understand these languages intuitively:

montage, composition, harmony/dissonance (only slightly) 

What would your robots accomplish? 

sustainable agriculture 

What is your favorite onomatopoeia?

guffaw 

To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?

while porcupine would be the obvious answer, that would imply that i hurt anyone who tries to get close to me. i'll go with a chimp riding a really big eagle. 

What is your favorite mythical monster?

when i read this question i realized that while a spend a lot of time making up my own mythical monsters, and pretending to battle them, i don't know all that much about the cannonical monsters of greco-roman mythology. so i guess i'll go with a magical chimp riding a magical eagle.

Which objects would you substitute for currency?

cattle, and/or sons (this really works in some places!)

Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?

i have no idea, i guess i don't think much about "taste" 

To whom belongs the future? 

our grandchildren, i think our children would just mess it up. 

Little do most people know, . . .

i think cinema is a dead medium (sshhh, don't tell)

What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?

hey, adam, what does this have to do with Pulp Fiction 1975? 

What question are you not asked often enough?

would you like the sun to stay out a little longer today? 

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If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word? 

ridiculous.

What, if anything, do you value more than consistency? 

Sense of accomplishment, creativity, humor to name a few. 

What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you?

 Don't know many paintings. Art is something i really do not keep up with.

What cinematic landscape do you live in?

Don't know if id live in it but id visit the various landscapes in "What Dreams May Come" especially the sea of hands and the flower field made of paint.  I'd live in a cross between the imaginary world in Mirrormask and the version of new midgar/tokyo in FF: Advent Children.

It is said of you:

Good question, i don't know. different things by different people i would imagine.

What is the color of your voice?

I'd say Black with Orange outlines. 

What is the origin of your Spout moniker? 

this is the way the world ends,

this is the way the world ends,

this is the way the world ends

not with a  bang, but a whimper.

-he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath. 

 "The Horror. The Horror." 

What is your alter ego's favorite drink?

Probably the same drinks I do.

What are the traits of your hero? 

Huge Sword, Huge gun, from there it's all objective, but generally i like logic, some compassion, a sense of humor and a hero thats motivation can be related with. 

You understand these languages intuitively:

MMORPG RPG Fantasy-talk, videogame talk, violin etc 

What would your robots accomplish? 

 They would realize Fission power and give me a huge corner on the market.

What is your favorite onomatopoeia?

 It changes every time i go to say something, or sound something out.

To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?

Cats. I've got 4.

What is your favorite mythical monster?

Sphinx.

Which objects would you substitute for currency?

Books, water, ideas.

Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?
People who can think for themselves. Though i know that's plural, and even if i find something distasteful, if it's supported by some sort of individual thinking, i'll still respect it.

To whom belongs the future? 

Itd be obvious to say younger generations, but *** that. If it does not belong to us why are we living?

Little do most people know, . . .

 I am obsessed with the concept of emotion.

What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?

Five years back i was in Calcutta swinging a golf club over my head in  thunderstorm waiting for the ice cube trays on my hotel balcony to do what they do the best, you know, catch water.

Hey man, last thing i even know about your girl is she stabbed me in the head with a fucking plastic spoon, that not so much punctured my skin as cut little indentations in my forehead; ask me about her again and ill staple your balls to the wall with a  Swingline.

Hey honey, im gonna go tuck the kids in real quick and grab a couple cocktails with Christ. 

What question are you not asked often enough?

What?

For some of the off-the-wall things that i'll say i very rarely get a dumbfounded look followed by a pause then a realization that confusion has set in.

"What?" 

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If you were the person you are today at age one, what would have been your first spoken word?

in medias res!

What, if anything, do you value more than consistency?

mercy 

What famous painting is most likely a portrait of you?

the Gerber Baby logo

What cinematic landscape do you live in?

some nights are like Out of the Past and my days are a bit like High Fidelity ; sometimes my mind is in Once Upon a Time in the West

It is said of you:

"He nees googlemap to get from his bed to the bathroom." 

What is the color of your voice?

sage green

What is the origin of your Spout moniker?

(a)vocation -- straight from the fridge, dad

What is your alter ego's favorite drink?

Bizarro Adam drinks V8

What are the traits of your hero?

strength under control, humility in giftedness

You understand these languages intuitively:

shifting eyebrows, d20 system, English spelling

What would your robots accomplish?

terraform the moon

What is your favorite onomatopoeia?

ska-boom     (in any argument, that's the sound created by a well-made point.   and I am told that this is the sound a baby makes as he emerges from the womb) 

To which animal do you feel the strongest kinship?

the common cat 

What is your favorite mythical monster?

Generally, lycanthropes--especially werewolves.  Specifically, the Headless Horseman.

Which objects would you substitute for currency?

haiku

Who or what is the embodiment of good taste?

George Clooney, the mallard, the broadsword, Donald Barthelme, certain striped cats 

To whom belongs the future?

the horde and then the host.  (I don't know what that means, I just like the sound of it.)

Little do most people know, . . .

I would like to be reincarnated as a Shakespearean tragicomedy

What is a sentence you've never said out loud, and probably never will?

"That was random!" "I've weighed your arguments carefully, and I will cease listening to Oasis by the first of the year."  "I can't sit next to Geribald, he has simpering hands!"  "[Adam shuffles newspaper] Honey, someone's clipping the rosebuds again...I think it's Simon Magus."  "Is that a quart of barf, or just a liter?"  "Hey---hey! Yeah, hey.  I just wanted to let you know that your socks are untucked." 

What question are you not asked often enough?

quid nunc?         or the previous question in this questionnaire

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