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Old 11-20-2016, 10:21 AM
 
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Greetings and welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, November 20, 2016. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Scorpio. Some famous people who share your birthday are U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, gymnast Dominique Dawes, slain politician Robert F. Kennedy; TV game show host Richard Dawson; TV presenter Alistair Cooke; rocker Joe Walsh; actresses Estelle Parsons and Bo Derek; comedian Dick Smothers and journalist Ron Suskind; Thanks - good to be here Wow, interesting group of scorpios

Today’s Questions:
What do you most like about yourself? I'm sensitive - empathetic

What about yourself would you change, if you could? I'd be more forthright about standing up for myself when warranted

What do you like most about your appearance? I like being petite

What do you dislike most about your appearance? Either my gums or that I often look worried

Bonus Questions:
Can you ski? yes, I prefer cross-country skiing - haven't done either in years

Can you ride a horse? Oh yes - bareback or different saddles. No trick riding for me but that would've been something


Can you swim? apparently - took lessons as an adult

Can you dance? for sure - ballet, lots of dance styles, and freestyle. Not much for line dancing though

Can you cook? Yes but I don't love it - I'm better with savory foods than with baking

Well, what CAN you do? sing, gymnastics, cross my eyes and wiggle one around, the list goes on


Just for Fun:
How many pairs of jeans do you own? Not many now - especially that fit

What color(s)? Pretty sure all my actual jeans are blue jeans now

Today in History
1955 - The Maryland National Guard is ordered desegregated.
1967 - President John F. Kennedy bars religious or racial discrimination in federally funded housing.
1971 - The United States announces it will give Turkey $35 million for farmers who agree to stop growing opium poppies. Now it's Afghanistan
1974 - The United States files an antitrust suit to break up ATT. ma bell
2008 - Dow Jones Industrial Average sinks to lowest level in 11 years in response to failures in the US financial system.

Word of the Day:
probity noun /prōbǝNow that's an admirable quality
1. The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
2. Uprightness in one’s personal dealings; integrity.

Quote of the Day:
“I look up at the night sky, and I know that yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up – many people feel small, because they’re small and the Universe is big, but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars.”
- Neil deGrasse Tyson Perspective and interpretation - beautiful

Good stuff - thank you and have a great rest of the weekend everyone
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Old 11-20-2016, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Glen Burnie, MD
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Today’s Questions:
What do you most like about yourself?
I can give people a good laugh.
What about yourself would you change, if you could?
A bit more patience would do me good.
What do you like most about your appearance?

What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Wouldn't change anything. My appearance is really not something I care too much about.
Bonus Questions:
Can you ski?
No
Can you ride a horse?
Don't think I've ever ridden one.
Can you swim?
Yes
Can you dance?
Yes
Can you cook?
No
Well, what CAN you do?


Just for Fun:
How many pairs of jeans do you own?
3
What color(s)?
All blue
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Old 11-20-2016, 10:32 AM
 
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Yes, I can ride a horse, swim, dance and cook. ��
Um, I can also sing, drive truck, drive across the country and love it, and be the most unorganized person on my filing stuff!
Thanks for the questions, have a wonderful day!

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Old 11-20-2016, 01:51 PM
 
Location: Kanada ....(*V*)....
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Greetings and welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, November 20, 2016. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Scorpio. Some famous people who share your birthday are U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, gymnast Dominique Dawes, slain politician Robert F. Kennedy; TV game show host Richard Dawson; TV presenter Alistair Cooke; rocker Joe Walsh; actresses Estelle Parsons and Bo Derek; comedian Dick Smothers and journalist Ron Suskind;

Today’s Questions:
What do you most like about yourself?... Hard worker and loyal

What about yourself would you change, if you could?.....BE TALLER

What do you like most about your appearance?...... STRENGTH within

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

Bonus Questions:
Can you ski?...YES I can DOWNHILL SKI & Cross-country ski

Can you ride a horse?
...YES

Can you swim?.......YES

Can you dance?......THE VIENNESE WALTZ

Can you cook?.......YES

Well, what CAN you do?


Just for Fun:
How many pairs of jeans do you own?....4 PAIR

What color(s)?.....BLUE

Today in History
269 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor of Numerian in Asia Minor by his soldiers. He had been the commander of the emperor’s bodyguard.
1695 - Zumbi dos Palmares, the Brazilian leader of a 100-year-old rebel slave group, is killed in an ambush.
1700 - Sweden’s 17-year-old King Charles XII defeats the Russians at Narva.
1903 - In Cheyenne, Wyoming, 42-year-old hired gunman Tom Horn is hanged for the murder of 14-year-old Willie Nickell.
1914 - Bulgaria proclaims its neutrality in the First World War.
1928 - Mrs. Glen Hyde becomes the first woman to dare the Grand Canyon rapids in a scow (a flat-bottomed boat that is pushed along with a pole).
1931 - Japan and China reject the League of Council terms for Manchuria at Geneva.
1943 - U.S. Army and Marine soldiers attack the Japanese-held islands of Makin and Tarawa, respectively, in the Central Pacific.
1945 - The Nazi war crime trials begin at Nuremberg.
1947 - Princess Elizabeth (future Queen Elizabeth II) marries Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey.
1950 - U.S. troops push to the Yalu River, within five miles of Manchuria.
1955 - The Maryland National Guard is ordered desegregated.
1967 - President John F. Kennedy bars religious or racial discrimination in federally funded housing.
1967 - U.S. census reports the population at 200 million.
1971 - The United States announces it will give Turkey $35 million for farmers who agree to stop growing opium poppies.
1974 - The United States files an antitrust suit to break up ATT.
1978 - South Africa backs down on a plan to install black rule in neighboring Namibia.
1981 - Microsoft Windows 1.0 released.
1992 - Fire in England’s Windsor Castle causes over £50 million in damages.
1998 - First module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.
2008 - Dow Jones Industrial Average sinks to lowest level in 11 years in response to failures in the US financial system.

Word of the Day:
probity noun /prōbǝ
1. The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
2. Uprightness in one’s personal dealings; integrity.

Example: “He was a gentlemanly Georgian, a person of early American probity.” – Mary McGrory

Quote of the Day:
“I look up at the night sky, and I know that yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this Universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts is that the Universe is in us. When I reflect on that fact, I look up – many people feel small, because they’re small and the Universe is big, but I feel big, because my atoms came from those stars.”


- Neil deGrasse Tyson

Today is
Absurdity Day
Beautiful Day
Universal Children’s Day
THANK YOU Bayarea and greetings from a bitter cold day outside.
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Old 11-20-2016, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Default Sunday

What do you most like about yourself? I'm a loner. Most people cannot enjoy it, I do.

What about yourself would you change, if you could? Lose weight, like 20 lbs.

What do you like most about your appearance? Fashion sense

What do you dislike most about your appearance? fat ass

Bonus Questions:
Can you ski? Yes

Can you ride a horse?
Yes

Can you swim? Yes

Can you dance? Yes

Can you cook? No

Well, what CAN you do? Enjoy my life


Just for Fun:
How many pairs of jeans do you own? about 40, from sizes 8-14

What color(s)? light, dark denim, white
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Old 11-20-2016, 07:53 PM
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What is the origin of the term "salad days"? Never heard that in the states.
FWIW (admittedly not much) I've heard it.

Origin: Salad days - meaning and origin.
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Old 11-20-2016, 08:06 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Today’s Questions:
What do you most like about yourself?
I like my sense of humor.
What about yourself would you change, if you could?
I wish that I were more outgoing and extroverted
What do you like most about your appearance?
People say I have a nice smile.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
Being short and dumpy
Bonus Questions:
Can you ski?
Yes, both Alpine and cross country. Have never tried water skiing.
Can you ride a horse?

Not very well. Last time I tried it, the horse threw me off.
Can you swim?
Yes. We had to pass a swimming test to graduate from high school.
Can you dance?
I can fake it a little.
Can you cook?
Yes, I am reasonably good at it.
Well, what CAN you do?
I can write legibly with either hand.

Just for Fun:
How many pairs of jeans do you own?
One
What color(s)?
Dark blue


Thanks, everybody!
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Old 11-20-2016, 10:31 PM
 
Location: colorado springs, CO
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Today’s Questions:
What do you most like about yourself?
I'm unique.
What about yourself would you change, if you could?
My Anemia. It's an "invisible disability" (God; if you are listening. I'm so tired of being so tired)
What do you like most about your appearance?
The doors that it opened.
What do you dislike most about your appearance?
The doors that it opened.
Bonus Questions:
Can you ski? !! No but I have a good sense of humor & I'm willing to try!

Can you ride a horse? Yes!

Can you swim? Very well; actually

Can you dance? Not very well but I "can". I was 5'10" in the 7th grade & I've never felt like I've grown into my legs. I love to go dancing actually.

Can you cook? Yes!

Well, what CAN you do?
I'm really good at hoping & having faith.

Just for Fun:
How many pairs of jeans do you own? Zero right now. I need to get some & a coat too.

What color(s)?
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Old 11-21-2016, 03:37 AM
 
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Greetings and welcome to the Question of the Day for Sunday, November 20, 2016. If your birthday is today, you were born under the sign of Scorpio. Some famous people who share your birthday are U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, gymnast Dominique Dawes, slain politician Robert F. Kennedy; TV game show host Richard Dawson; TV presenter Alistair Cooke; rocker Joe Walsh; actresses Estelle Parsons and Bo Derek; comedian Dick Smothers and journalist Ron Suskind;

Today’s Questions:
What do you most like about yourself? my butt

What about yourself would you change, if you could? everything else

What do you like most about your appearance? my butt

What do you dislike most about your appearance? everything else

Bonus Questions:
Can you ski? no

Can you ride a horse? god no....

Can you swim? underwater yes.....

Can you dance? a little

Can you cook? nope

Well, what CAN you do? cry. a lot
i used to be able to do the splits too now err......



Just for Fun:
How many pairs of jeans do you own? dunno

What color(s)? black, blue
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