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  • NSFW

    Do you have any funny NSFW/sexual experiences?

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  • One evening my girl and I were enjoying an evening alone, I’m doing my thing, feeling great, when she starts laughing for no reason. Well apparently there was a little dried piece of booger that was stuck to one of my nose hairs that I was unaware of, and as I was breathing it was darting in and out of my nose, and once she saw it she couldn’t ignore it. I’m like, what? And all she’s doing is laughing and pointing at my face. And because she’s laughing I start laughing too, which I guess made the booger behave even more erratically, and now she’s laughing harder and without warning she aggressively grabs my nose and shouts GOTCHA leaving me to wonder how an evening of lovemaking became a game of Got Your Nose.

    Finally she manages to explain, in between high-pitched wheezes of laughter, about the booger and she gets up to go wash her hands, and now we’re both laughing too hard to continue. Mood’s gone. Booger stole the show. Think we just put the tv on and fell asleep after that.

    And that’s my sex booger story.

  • Who’s your “hear me out” character?

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  • Lumpy Space Princess

  • Why is everyone obsessed with therapy

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  • People don’t see your emotions. They see your behavior. They hear what you say, observe your actions and reactions, and from that they decide if they want to suggest therapy or not.

    I don’t know if you need therapy or not because I’ve never met you in person. But if a large number of people you encounter suggest you seek out a therapist, it’s not because of anything you felt. It’s because of something you said or did. And you may be wise to reflect on those moments when they happen.

  • Do you have or keep heirlooms?

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  • I kept a lot of stuff from my parents house after they passed. Most of it is still in boxes and I have yet to find the time to really go through it and take inventory.

    Among those items there looks to be a lot of things that were kept in their own parents’ homes. China pieces, old collectibles…there is what looks to be a certified Catholic holy relic, which I haven’t the faintest idea what to do with. There is a pretty sizable collection of steins that I’ve kept out of pure sentiment, though I haven’t gone out of my way to set up a place to display them.

    Thing is, most of this stuff I took from an outdoor storage shed where they just stuffed anything they didn’t have room for in the house. Had been sitting untouched for decades and was covered in dirt and mouse shit when I finally got to it. Spent a lot of time cleaning and trying to salvage what I could. So to that end I hesitate to call any of this stuff “heirlooms” when it seems to mostly be things they didn’t really value but couldn’t bring themselves to throw or give away.

  • You randomly get a free 50k no catch what do you do with it?

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  • I could just show you better than I could explain it. I’ll dm you my Venmo.

  • If cats were the dominant progenitor species instead of humans, how different would the world be?

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  • Shady dealers hiding in the alleyways selling nip. Cats sitting on the curb nipped out of their minds rubbing the ground and batting at dust motes in the air. Social service workers with vials of Nipcan at the ready to treat overdoses.

    The nip epidemic is out of hand and there’s national debate over incarcerating or treating nip addicts.

  • What were your thoughts about religion at 25 ?

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  • At 25 I was fervently anti-religion and was obnoxiously vocal about it.

    Before then, I grew up in a politically conservative and very catholic house, and didn’t know anything outside of that. To me, that was normal. Turned 18, joined the military, and started seeing more of the world. That was an eye-opening time for me because for a while I was living and working in the deep south while also making friends who were very left leaning. What I saw was that Christianity seemed to mostly be home to the meatheads, racists, nationalists, and gun nuts.

    Since then I’ve had an on-again-off-again relationship with religion, but at 55 I’ve more or less decided that it’s not for me and it never really was. I don’t care what other people practice anymore, I avoid discussions about it, and I walk away when anyone starts preaching to me. Whenever the door-to-door preachers come to my house (yeah we get those in my neighborhood) I just politely tell them that I’m very comfortable with my spirituality and thank them for stopping by and saying hello.

  • Who are some of your favourite Comedy/Novelty musicians and some of your least favourite as well.

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  • BŒUF!

  • Do you know the muffin man?

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  • No but in college I knew a girl named Muff Inman.

  • Give me your best 3 song playlist for waking up my teenager for school.

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  • First movement of George Crumb’s Black Angels.

    Common Bitch by Ween

    Anything by The Hu

  • To people who write: How did you start? How do you stay motivated?

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  • I write music, but I feel like a lot of the creative principles are the same…

    First, keep your creative muscle in shape by exercising it daily. Write something. Even if it’s garbage. Keep a little library of ideas for future projects. Little efforts each day add up over time.

    Second, don’t try to be creative in a vacuum. Read books, poems, short stories, from just about anyone. Let their style and their approach to language kickstart your own ideas.

  • [Music production] Are there any specific trends in mastering?

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  • If your song’s waveform isn’t a solid rectangle, what are you even doing!?!

  • [Music production] Are there any specific trends in mastering?

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  • I’m kinda in the same boat as you. Lifelong performer, self-taught recording engineer. Here’s my perspective on your questions:

    1. It’s the producer who generally shapes the final product. A producer has a lot of say in a band’s sound, assisting with arrangement, directing what the engineer does, even coaching the band’s/artist’s performances.
    2. If I’m producing a band, genre is an important consideration for the sonic choices I’m making. Let’s say I’m producing an album for a metalcore group. There are accepted conventions in terms of master chain, instrument tone, vocal delivery, and it’s my job to ensure the performances are up to those standards if I want the album to compete with what’s currently charting. Yeah that sounds formulaic. And, well, it kinda is, and I don’t necessarily like that it’s that way, but you want fans to not skip your song, right?
    3. Kinda feel like this is self evident, but it’s as much an evolution in technology as it is in style. Digital made a lot of things possible and accelerated that evolution, and it’s not over.

    Also your last paragraph reminded me of this:

  • What loot would you drop upon defeat?

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    • 1987 Washburn Force ABT bass guitar autographed by Nuno Bettencourt (ultra rare item)
    • RFID badge to get into almost any lab in the game
    • Ibuprofen 2-pack like what you get in workplace first aid kits
    • Key fob to an unknown vehicle
    • Friendly cat (uncommon item)
    • Unlocked burner phone filled with memes and phone numbers for persons of ill repute (important for one specific side quest)
    • Frog
    • Can of Chef Boyardee beef ravioli
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    Got this T-shirt at a thrift store. Is it NHL property?

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  • Good evening sir/ma’am, my name is Christopher Crozier and I am the legal representative for the Toronto Maple Leafs. This message is to inform you of the multiple felony larceny charges you may be facing for acquiring my client’s property, regardless of the means. As you claim ownership, you are legally culpable. Penalties range from fines to incarceration, and damages must also be paid to the victim monthly in perpetuity.

    RCMP has been notified and dispatched to your location. You are hereby ordered to comply with their instructions when they arrive. We’ll see you in court.

  • What historical concert do you wish you could attend?

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  • I remember hearing a story that Diaghilev was actually delighted after the show because he knew that controversy puts asses in your theater seats.

  • What historical concert do you wish you could attend?

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  • I’d choose the concert at which Beethoven’s 5th Symphony was premiered. The full program for the evening was as follows:

    First Half

    Symphony No. 6 in F major (Pastoral), Op. 68

    Aria: "Ah! perfido", Op. 65 (for soprano and orchestra)

    Gloria movement from the Mass in C major, Op. 86

    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (performed by Beethoven as soloist)

    Second Half

    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

    Sanctus and Benedictus movements from the Mass in C major, Op. 86

    Solo piano improvisation by Beethoven

    Choral Fantasy, Op. 80 (finishing the evening with choir, vocal soloists, piano, and orchestra)

    I simply would like to have been present when the most recognizable piece of music ever written first hit the public’s ears, as well as have the chance to see the man himself performing at the top of his game.

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    Why aren't songs preformed using psychical hand operative instruments like keyboards, saxophone and drums as much as they were back in the olden days?

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    What do you think of the book Fahrenheit 451?

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  • It was a quick read - pretty sure I burned through it in a weekend. Message was right up front, poignant, and unmistakable. Most importantly, it’s not “heady” literature. It’s written in a clear, accessible way, which is a good way to make sure your message reaches the widest audience possible.

  • What's a fun piece of free software I should learn to use this week?

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  • That’s perfect! Thank you.

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    What little things do you do each day that are your small ways of sticking it to the man?

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    Tell me about the last sandwich you ate.

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    What’s the dumbest thing your fish did?

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