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November 7, 2007

choose ye: many choices, some of which matter (and are very thorny) and some of which just don’t matter at all (but you still have to choose) edition.

Filed under: either or — meg @ 12:18 pm

(why are my fingers so short?)

Okay. We’re playing hardball now, kids.

Unless you’re ready to be covered in strawberries and whipped cream, no waffling!

(And no, I’m not actually going to cover you in strawberries and whipped cream. Give your head a shake.)

The choices we make sometimes say a lot about who we are. Sometimes they say nothing about who we are. But it’s funny — even the totally silly choices can end up dropping us into huge debates with our family and friends.

(Actually, I think it’s more interesting to note the choices we struggle with… or just don’t care about at all. And the ones we admit to, as opposed to the ones we hide.)

But today I don’t want to hear about definitions or shades of gray or your existential struggle or “I need to know context!” or qualifiers or “well, generally I think I like this, but it depends…”

Just choose.

Scary, I know.

(And one more parenthetical remark for good measure. Thank you.)

***

Coffee or tea?

PC or Mac?

Kids or no?

Political or no?

Summer or winter?

Artificial sweeteners or sugar?

Fries or salad?

Lake or ocean?

Own or rent?

Email or phone?

Traditional medical care or natural remedies?

Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore?

Apples or oranges?

Follow celeb culture or no?

Liberal or conservative?

Rural or urban?

Car or SUV?

Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)?

Marriage: necessary or no?

Cable or not?

Campsite or hotel?

Alcohol or no?

Up early or up late (if given the choice)?

News online or news on tv?

***

I can’t wait to read this one.

71 Responses to “choose ye: many choices, some of which matter (and are very thorny) and some of which just don’t matter at all (but you still have to choose) edition.”

  1. doug Says:

    coffee
    PC
    kids
    political
    summer
    sugar
    salad
    lake
    rent
    email
    traditional
    carnivore
    apples
    yes
    liberal
    urban
    car
    not
    no
    cable
    campsite
    alcohol
    late
    online

  2. Stacy Says:

    Coffee or tea?
    Coffee
    PC or Mac?
    PC
    Kids or no?
    Kids, if I can.
    Political or no?
    No
    Summer or winter?
    Summer
    Artificial sweeteners or sugar?
    Artificial, save me the calories…I’d rather use them elsewhere.
    Fries or salad?
    Fries!
    Lake or ocean?
    Ocean
    Own or rent?
    Own, I wish. I rent though.
    Email or phone?
    Email
    Traditional medical care or natural remedies?
    Traditional
    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore?
    Carnivore…I LOVE PRIME RIB!
    Apples or oranges?
    Apples
    Follow celeb culture or no?
    No
    Liberal or conservative?
    Conservative
    Rural or urban?
    Rural at heart.
    Car or SUV?
    SUV
    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)?
    NOT!
    Marriage: necessary or no?
    YES! If you are in a long-term relationship. I think, however, that marriage and/or a relationship is NOT necessary to live a happy life.
    Cable or not?
    CABLE!
    Campsite or hotel?
    Campsite
    Alcohol or no?
    Alcohol-especially wine and bellinis! Yum!
    Up early or up late (if given the choice)?
    Up late
    News online or news on tv?
    News on tv

  3. Country Mouse Says:

    Tea
    Mac
    Kids
    Political
    Winter
    Sugar
    Salad
    Ocean
    Own
    Tradition
    Omnivore
    Oranges
    No
    Liberal
    Rural
    Car (or bike)
    Plead the fifth
    No
    No
    Campsite
    No
    Late
    Online

  4. iSore Says:

    Coffee or tea? Coffee

    PC or Mac? Mac

    Kids or no? Kids

    Political or no? Political, way

    Summer or winter? Summer

    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Sugar

    Fries or salad? Fries

    Lake or ocean? Ocean

    Own or rent? Own

    Email or phone? email

    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? Traditional

    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? CARNIVORE

    Apples or oranges? Yup

    Follow celeb culture or no? NO

    Liberal or conservative? Very - conservative

    Rural or urban? Urban

    Car or SUV? Both

    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? Not

    Marriage: necessary or no? Yup

    Cable or not? Cable

    Campsite or hotel? Hotel - good grief

    Alcohol or no? No

    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Up late

    News online or news on tv? TV

  5. Grace Says:

    Coffee or tea? Coffee.

    PC or Mac? PC.

    Kids or no? No.

    Political or no? Political.

    Summer or winter? Summer.

    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Sugar.

    Fries or salad? Fries.

    Lake or ocean? Ocean.

    Own or rent? Own.

    Email or phone? Email.

    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? Traditional medical care.

    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? Carnivore.

    Apples or oranges? Apples.

    Follow celeb culture or no? No.

    Liberal or conservative? Liberal.

    Rural or urban? Urban.

    Car or SUV? SUV.

    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? Not.

    Marriage: necessary or no? No.

    Cable or not? Cable.

    Campsite or hotel? Hotel.

    Alcohol or no? Alcohol.

    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Up late.

    News online or news on tv? News online.

  6. Lynn Says:

    tea
    mac
    no
    political
    summer
    sugar
    salald
    lake
    own
    email
    traditional
    carnivore
    follow celeb culture
    liberal
    rural
    car
    not
    no
    cable
    hotel
    no alcohol
    up late
    news online

  7. schmutzie Says:

    coffee
    no kids
    political
    summer
    sugar
    salad
    lake
    rent
    e-mail
    natural remedies
    carnivore
    oranges
    saying an absolute no to celeb culture
    liberal
    urban
    car
    atheist
    marriage is unnecessary
    no cable
    hotel
    alcohol
    up late
    news online

  8. unclespeedo Says:

    - COFFEE
    - mac
    - kids
    - more political than not
    - both summer and winter
    - honey
    - yam fries
    - ocean
    - rent
    - email
    - natural
    - chemical free carnivore
    - apples, local ones
    - fuck the celebs
    - liberal
    - rural
    - one of each
    - not atheist
    - marriage: not necessary
    - no cable (only during hockey season)
    - campsite
    - alcohol
    - up late
    - online

  9. Noebie Says:

    coffee

    mac

    kids: the more the merrier

    politics is self-defense these days

    hmmm…winter, since it’s coming soon and it’s always followed by spring

    sugar - raw sugar

    fries

    ocean

    own

    email, please

    herbs - magical ones

    meat, but i feel guilty about it

    apples

    “celebrity culture” is an oxymoron…trash…waste of time

    liberal, especially for a grey headed white guy

    rural

    van

    not an athiest

    i believe in marriage so much i’ve done it three times

    cable - with tivo!

    hotel nowadays

    alcohol definitely…manhattans or martinis or whiskey and water…oh, and red wine…and microbrews…thirsty right now!

    up early nowadays

    news: tons of both (and npr too)

  10. Noebie Says:

    …and i just couldn’t follow the rules

  11. lizardek Says:

    neither (I’m sorry, I know this will freak you right out but I don’t drink either one. No choice)
    pc
    NO until I met my husband. Then OK.
    NO
    summer (actually, spring & autumn but you are making me choose)
    mmmmaspartame!
    fries. dammit.
    lake
    rent (even if I DO own)
    email
    traditional
    OMNIvore (I like both bacon AND potatoes!)
    oranges
    no
    liberal (-ish. hahaah!)
    urban
    car
    not )agnostic)
    not necessary but nice
    not (kill your tv)
    hotel
    no alcohol
    up late
    news online

  12. Sandy Says:

    Coffee
    PC
    Kids
    Not Political
    Summer
    Artificial sweeteners
    Fries
    Ocean
    Own
    Phone
    Traditional medical care
    Carnivore
    Oranges
    Not follow celeb culture
    Conservative
    Rural
    Car
    Not Atheist
    Marriage: necessary
    Cable
    Hotel
    No Alcohol
    Up early
    News online

  13. Sharon Says:

    Coffee
    PC
    Kids
    no
    Summer
    sugar
    Fries
    ocean
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    carnivore
    oranges
    Follow celeb culture
    No clue - I don’t really pay attention to politics
    urban
    Car
    not
    No clue on this one either
    Cable
    hotel
    Alcohol
    up late
    News online

  14. meg Says:

    You know what’s funny? People between the ages of 20 and 30 find it way easier to go black and white on these things. Once you crack 30 it’s all MAYYYYYBE and NEITHER and DEPENDS.

    Which either speaks to the wisdom of age and the forced acceptance with time of life’s gray areas, or just that the older you get, the more obstreperous you like to be. :)

    I’m betting both are in play (LIZ!)

  15. Bozoette Mary Says:

    Coffee
    Mac
    Kids
    Political
    Summer
    sugar
    Fries
    ocean
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    carnivore
    Apples
    no celeb culture
    Liberal
    urban
    Car
    not atheist
    Marriage - not necessary (but nice!)
    Cable
    hotel
    Alcohol (in moderation, please)
    up late
    news on tv

    Wow - I didn’t waffle much at all on those! I did waver on urban/rural, though.

  16. Sandy Says:

    I know Liz, and you might be right. ;) However, I am over 40 and didn’t have much trouble choosing, plus, I actually followed the rules! :P

  17. Average Jane Says:

    First of all, I am totally stealing this for my Wednesday Meme post next week. Here are my answers:

    Tea (decaf)
    Mac
    No kids
    Political
    Summer
    Sugar
    I’ll be honest: fries. But I like salads, too.
    Ocean
    Own
    E-mail!!!
    Mostly traditional with a soupçon of natural
    Omnivore
    Apples
    More than I ought to.
    Liberal
    Suburban (from a rural background)
    Car
    Atheis
    Not strictly necessary, but I got married anyway.
    Cable! Must have cable!
    Hotel
    Alcohol? Yes, please.
    These days, I’m better off up early.
    Online news all the way.

  18. aka_monty Says:

    See, I was just now trying to do this and I can’t just CHOOSE, I have to explain and waffle and hedge and use a lot of words like SOMETIMES and A LITTLE BIT in addition to the ones you just said. :)

    I’ll answer the ones I CAN (sort of) manage in black & white:

    Coffee or tea? Coffee. But I love tea too. (see? DAMMIT)

    PC or Mac? I’ve never touched a Mac, so I have to say PC (WHY can’t I give one word answers?)

    Kids or no? Kids

    Political or no? No

    Summer or winter? ….

    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Sugar!

    Fries or salad? Salad!

    Lake or ocean? Ocean!

    Own or rent? I rent

    Email or phone? email

    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? ….

    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? CARNIVORE!

    Apples or oranges? Apples!

    Follow celeb culture or no? ….

    Liberal or conservative? ….

    Rural or urban? ….

    Car or SUV? Car

    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? NOT!!

    Marriage: necessary or no? ….

    Cable or not? Not, except for computer connections

    Campsite or hotel? ….

    Alcohol or no? Alcohol. Moderately.

    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? ….

    News online or news on tv? ….

  19. Corrie Says:

    If we weren’t all maybe, neither, depends,
    how would we survive our kid’s adolescence?

  20. Ashley S Says:

    Coffee for morning, tea for night
    MAC
    2 Kids
    Political
    Winter
    Sugar
    Fries
    Lake
    Own
    Email
    Natural remedies
    Vegetarian
    Apples
    I like my celebs, they are SO sureal
    Liberal
    Rural
    Car
    Not
    Not necessary
    No Cable
    Campsite
    Once in a while I like a beer
    Early
    News online

  21. Teej Says:

    tea
    PC
    no kids
    not political
    summer
    sugar
    Fries
    ocean
    Own
    Email
    natural remedies
    Vegetarian
    oranges
    Follow celeb culture
    Liberal
    Rural
    Car
    not atheist
    Marriage: not necessary
    Cable
    hotel
    Alcohol
    up late
    News online

  22. meg Says:

    Corrie — ha! I don’t know if anything helps ANYONE survive ANYONE’S adolescence. :-)

    Monty — Yeeeeah. SO knew you’d do all of that. :-)

  23. momhuebert Says:

    Tea
    Mac, definitely Mac
    Kids, definitely
    non-political
    Neither. Or both. But prefer Fall or Spring. (sorry)
    Sugar
    Salad. Unless I’m really hungry, then fries.
    Ocean
    Own
    Email
    Natural remedies
    Carnivore, with veggies.
    Both, together.
    No celeb culture. Who are all those people?
    Conservative
    Rural
    Car. But I wouldn’t mind an SUV if I could afford one.
    Not atheist.
    Marriage necessary, at least for me.
    No cable.
    Campsite. Unless I’m feeling rich, then I love hotels.
    Up late.
    News online. Or no news.

    (I think I broke the rules. But I tried.)

  24. Megan Says:

    Coffee

    PC

    No

    Political

    Summer

    Sugar

    Fries

    Ocean

    Rent

    Phone

    Traditional medical care

    Carnivore

    Apples

    No way

    Liberal

    Rural

    SUV

    Atheist

    Not necessary

    Cable

    Campsite

    Alcohol

    Late

    TV

  25. neverbeenbarbie Says:

    Coffee!

    Mac! (Though I don’t have one myself yet… it’s more of a wannabe thing.)

    Kids!

    Political! Somewhat…

    Summer X 10!!!

    Sugar — keep that chemical crap away from me.

    Salad — with a handful of fries stolen from someone else’s plate.

    Ocean for looking, but lake for swimming.

    Own! Soon my pretty, sooooooooooooooooon.

    Email all the way.

    Traditional medical care for trauma, natural remedies for preventative care.

    Vegetarian with a little seafood thrown in just to keep those uppity ocean-dwellers in line.

    Apples if they’re crisp, oranges if they’re mandarin

    Follow celeb culture — but OH SO wish I didn’t. It’s a disease.

    Small “l” Liberal — the actual party kind of bites.

    Is there such a thing as “rurban?”

    Car!

    Not! Don’t believe the Bible is the literal “Word,” but there’s got to be SOMETHING driving this machine. Though I doubt it’s a grumpy old man with anger issues.

    Marriage: NOT necessary… but fun!

    Cable!

    Campsite or hotel? Ooooh… this is a tough one. Depends on the season and the hotel. Campsite on a non-buggy warm summer’s eve in the woods by a river or lake, cute little boutique hotel with a hot tub any time else.

    Alcohol! Unless I’m pregnant. Which I am. In which case, herbal tea, whoo hoo!

    Up LATE — a choice that will unfortunately be denied me until some time in 2015, alas.

    News online — more voices and points of view.

    Crap… does that mean it’s time to go back to work? ;-)

  26. iTex@work Says:

    Coffee
    PC
    Yes
    Yes
    Autumn
    Sugar
    Fries
    Ocean
    Rent
    Both
    Trad.
    Dead Red Meat
    Both
    Hell no
    Conservative
    Both
    SUV
    Not
    Yup
    Yup
    Campsite
    Sure
    Late
    Online

  27. Jen Says:

    This is so hard! I’m not capable of such concrete decisions…but here goes….

    - Tea
    - PC
    - Kids
    - Political
    - Summer
    - Sugar
    - Fries
    - Ocean
    - Own
    - E-mail
    - Traditional medical care
    - Carnivore
    - Apples
    - Follow celeb culture
    - LIBERAL
    - Urban
    - Car
    - Atheist
    - Marriage not necessary
    - Cable
    - Hotel
    - No alcohol
    - Up late
    - News online

    Phew…tough, very tough…

  28. Neil Says:

    Coffee
    PC
    Kids
    Not political
    Summer
    Sugar
    Fries
    Lake
    Own
    Phone
    Traditional Medical Care
    Carnivore
    Oranges
    Follow celeb culture
    liberal
    urban
    car
    Not atheist
    marriage not necessary
    Cable
    Hotel
    No alcohol
    Up early
    News online

  29. meg Says:

    Coffee!

    Mac!

    Kids, definitely. Someday.

    Political… oh, yes.

    Summer.

    Sugar. I hate the chemicals in the other stuff.

    Fries.

    Ocean!

    Rent, for now.

    Email.

    Traditional medical care. Though I was so “NEITHER” on that one.

    Carnivore.

    Oranges!

    Follow, to a degree.

    Liberal.

    Urban.

    Car.

    Nope.

    I like commitment.

    Cable!

    Hotel…

    Alcohol.

    Up late.

    And I hate TV news… bring on the ‘Net.

  30. bz Says:

    do you even read these? just asking, cause i scrolled past the 29 lemmings ahead of me to get here.

    Coffee
    PC AND Mac
    Kids
    Political
    Summer (prefer fall and spring)
    sugar
    Fries
    Lake
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    carnivore
    oranges
    Follow celeb culture
    Liberal
    urban
    Car
    not (not includes agnostics)
    Marriage: no
    Cable
    hotel
    Alcohol
    Up early
    News online

  31. Raul Says:

    Coffee PC Kids Political Summer sugar

    Fries or salad? Depends on the day

    Lake or ocean? Depends on the day

    Own or rent? Sadly I rent in Vancouver I own in another country

    Email or phone? If you want to check up on me, email is fine. If you wanna gossip, call me.

    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? I’ve tried both, they work.

    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? I have tried all three. I love my meat (no pun intended).

    Apples or oranges? Oranges, as they are juicy. I find apples a bit dry.

    Follow celeb culture or no? Are you kidding me? I know what Angelina is up to even before she does.

    Liberal or conservative? Liberal, very liberal/

    Rural or urban? Both

    Car or SUV? At the moment neither.

    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? I believe in God. How could you explain my existence otherwise?

    Marriage: necessary or no? I want to get married.

    Cable or not? I don’t want to pay for cable

    Campsite or hotel? Definitely hotel.

    Alcohol or no? In moderation, alcohol.

    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Am a night owl.

    News online or news on tv? Both.

  32. meg Says:

    I do, actually, Mr. B. I love being surprised by the answers I get from some people, like, “WHAT? REALLY?”

    Of course, some people I already know what they’ll tell me, but it’s still fun.

    I’m planning to put all the data together on this one in another post, actually. A little picture of my readership. :-)

  33. Laura Says:

    Coffee or tea? coffee

    PC or Mac? PC

    Kids or no? kids

    Political or no? not

    Summer or winter? winter

    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? sugar

    Fries or salad? fries

    Lake or ocean? ocean

    Own or rent? own

    Email or phone? email

    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? traditional

    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? veggie

    Apples or oranges? apples

    Follow celeb culture or no? yup

    Liberal or conservative? liberal

    Rural or urban? urban

    Car or SUV? car

    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? not

    Marriage: necessary or no? not necessary

    Cable or not? cable

    Campsite or hotel? hotel

    Alcohol or no? no

    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? late

    News online or news on tv? online

  34. meg Says:

    Wow… some of you I’m almost exactly the same!

  35. Chris Says:

    Soy Latte AND herbal tea

    Mac
    no
    Political
    Summer!!!
    sugar
    salad
    ocean
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    Vegetarian (or vegan)
    Apples
    Follow celeb culture
    Liberal
    urban
    Mini
    Atheist
    Marriage: not necessarily necessary
    Cable
    hotel
    Alcohol
    Up early
    news on tv

  36. Superfantastic Says:

    Coffee

    PC

    not yet

    Political

    Summer

    sugar

    Fries

    ocean

    rent

    Email

    Traditional medical care

    carnivore

    Apples

    no

    Liberal

    urban

    Car

    not

    Marriage: necessary

    Cable

    hotel

    Alcohol

    up late

    News online

  37. debra roby Says:

    coffee
    PC
    No
    No
    Summer
    Artificial
    Salad
    Ocean
    own
    email
    traditional
    flexitarian
    apples
    no
    liberal
    urban
    car
    not
    no
    cable
    hotel
    alcohol
    up early
    neither

  38. Gail Says:

    Coffee
    PC
    Kids
    no politics
    Summer
    sugar
    Fries
    ocean
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    carnivore
    oranges
    no celeb culture
    Liberal
    urban
    SUV
    Not atheist
    Marriage: necessary
    Cable
    Hotel
    Alcohol
    up late
    News online

  39. Tiana Says:

    Coffee

    PC

    Kids

    Political

    Summer

    sugar

    salad

    ocean

    Own

    Email

    Traditional medical care

    Vegetarian

    oranges

    no

    Liberal

    Rural or urban?

    Car

    not

    no

    Cable

    hotel

    Alcohol

    up late

    News online

  40. Liz Says:

    1. Coffee or tea? Coffee!
    2. PC or Mac? PC
    3. Kids or no? Kids
    4. Political or no? Not political
    5. Summer or winter? Summer, for sure
    6. Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Sugar
    7. Fries or salad? Fries
    8. Lake or ocean? Ocean
    9. Own or rent? Own
    10. Email or phone? Email. Talking on the phone is painful.
    11. Traditional medical care or natural remedies? Usually traditional medical care
    12. Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? Carnivore
    13. Apples or oranges? Apples
    14. Follow celeb culture or no? Yes, shamefully.
    15. Liberal or conservative? liberal
    16. Rural or urban? I dream of a rural life.
    17. Car or SUV? SUV…
    18. Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? I struggle with this daily…I’m angry right now and don’t know what to believe, if I believe, should I believe…tough place to be.
    19. Marriage: necessary or no? Not necessary but I wanted it and I love it.
    20. Cable or not? Yes, cable, for sure.
    21. Campsite or hotel? Hotel…a nice one preferably.
    22. Alcohol or no? Yes, alcohol, and sometimes lots of it.
    23. Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Up early and to bed early too.
    24. News online or news on tv ? Online

  41. bz Says:

    i am just shocked that people will actually admit to being “conservative”. seriously, people.

  42. Cat Says:

    Coffee.
    PC
    Kids
    Not Political
    Winter
    Sugar
    Fries
    Ocean
    Own
    Phone
    Traditional medical care
    Carnivore
    Apples
    Follow celeb culture
    Liberal
    Urban
    SUV
    Not
    Marriage: necessary
    Cable
    Hotel
    Alcohol
    Up late.
    News on TV

  43. carmie Says:

    May I say, Holy Mittens! to the sheer volume of responses.

    Coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee
    PC
    Yes
    No
    Winter
    Sugar
    Salad
    Ocean
    Neither
    Phone
    Traditional-ish
    Omnivore
    Apples
    A little
    Liberal
    Rural
    Car
    Not
    No
    I wish not
    Campsite
    Yes, please
    Late
    Online

  44. Stacey Says:

    Okay Meg. I accept your challenge.

    Tea.
    PC, baby.
    Kids.
    Political.
    Summer.
    Sugar (give me the real thing!)
    Salad.
    Lake.
    Own.
    Email.
    Traditional.
    Vegetarian.
    Apples for sure.
    A resounding “no.”
    Liberal.
    Urban.
    Car.
    Atheist.
    Marriage: Yes.
    No cable here.
    Hotel.
    No alcohol.
    Up late.
    News online.

    Wow, those were some pretty definitive questions. Now you know all about my vegetarian teetotalling urban ways. But I’m surprised you didn’t ask dog or cat! I choose dog, naturally.

  45. meg Says:

    I know, Carmie… it’s nuts, huh?

    But all answers are accepted here. :-)

  46. Warwick Says:

    Tea
    Mac
    Kids
    Not political
    Summer!
    Sugar!
    Fries
    Ocean
    Own
    Email
    Natural Remedies
    Carni
    Apples
    no celeb culture
    Libs
    Urban
    Car
    Atheist Not
    Marriage: not necessary, but nice
    Cable
    Hotel
    Alcohol!
    Up late
    News online

  47. Belinda Says:

    Are you kidding me with this? I’m only going to answer the first one, with, “WHATEVER YOU’RE ON THAT GIVES YOU THIS KIND OF ENERGY.”

  48. Caleb Says:

    Coffee
    Mac-nazi
    Kids
    Political
    Summer
    Splenda
    Depends on how I feel. Right now - fries, baby!
    Ocean
    Own
    E-mail
    Traditional
    Pure, unadulterated carnivore
    Apples
    Say no to celebs
    Conservative
    Rural
    Car
    Not
    Marriage - necessary for me
    Cable
    Hotel
    No - never acquired the taste for it
    Up Late by choice
    Online

  49. palinode Says:

    Coffee. PC. No kids. Political. Summer. Sugar. Salad. Ocean. Rent. Email. Natural remedies. Carnivore. Oranges. Fascinated by celebs. Liberal. Urban. No vehicle at all. Atheist. No marriage required. Cable. Hotel. Alcohol for sure. Up late. News online directly into my veins.

  50. nancy Says:

    Coffee, Mac, Kids, no, winter, sugar, fries, Lake, Own, phone, Traditional medical care, carnivore, Apples, no, conservative, Rural, SUV, not, no, Cable, hotel, no, up late, online.

  51. liz Says:

    Coffee
    Mac
    yes kids
    yes political
    Summer
    sugar
    salad
    ocean
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    Vegetarian
    Apples
    Follow celeb culture
    Liberal
    urban
    SUV
    hmmm, slowly becoming “not”
    for me, necessary
    Cable
    hotel
    Alcohol
    up late
    online

  52. Kat Says:

    Coffee or tea? NEITHER (water or iced tea for me)

    PC or Mac? PC (Currently, but I’m loving the iMac)

    Kids or no? Yes

    Political or no? No

    Summer or winter? Winter (but really Spring)

    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? SUGAR

    Fries or salad Fries

    Lake or ocean? Ocean

    Own or rent? Rent (right now, but want to own eventually)

    Email or phone? Really depends - both?

    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? Both

    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? Carnivore (mmm steak)

    Apples or oranges? Oranges

    Follow celeb culture or no? No

    Liberal or conservative? Liberal

    Rural or urban? Urban

    Car or SUV? Hybrid

    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? Yes

    Marriage: necessary or no? No

    Cable or not? Yes

    Campsite or hotel? Hotel

    Alcohol or no? No

    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Up Late

    News online or news on tv? Neither (online if I had to choose)

  53. Tina Says:

    Yes ma’am. But you’ll have to check mah blawg for my answers.

  54. John Says:

    Coffee
    PC
    Yes! (LOVE mine)
    Political
    Summer
    The real stuff
    Fries
    Ocean (especially with waves pounding)
    Own
    Phone (Everyone has their own voice)
    Traditional medical
    Definitely Carnivore
    Oranges
    Not
    Conservative
    Urbal
    Pick-up truck
    Theistic
    Yes
    Cable
    Hotel
    Alcohol
    Up Late
    Online

  55. Stephen Says:

    Coffee or tea? Tea at home; coffee out.
    PC or Mac? PC.
    Kids or no? Kids, though none.
    Political or no? Don’t get me started.
    Summer or winter? Here?? Winter, no question.
    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Honey, in my tea.
    Fries or salad? Want fries; need salad.
    Lake or ocean? Lake: it’s quieter.
    Own or rent? Own, though renting.
    Email or phone? Text! OK, e-mail. With the hyphen.
    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? Doctors of the non-witch variety, thanks.
    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? Omnivore: Dad was a chef. Ask me about the veal.
    Apples or oranges? Apples. In a white wine sauce for the veal.
    Follow celeb culture or no? No. (”Culture”??)
    Liberal or conservative? “No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
    Rural or urban? Urban.
    Car or SUV? SUV.
    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? “A Mighty Fortress is our God.”
    Marriage: necessary or no? I would.
    Cable or not? Cable.
    Campsite or hotel? “Hello, room service?” (I tried to insert four stars, but they turned into little boxes.)
    Alcohol or no? Single malt, over ice, splash of water.
    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Late, way more often than early.
    News online or news on tv? When and how I want it: online.

  56. Adrienne Says:

    Coffee or tea? Coffee
    PC or Mac? PC, for now
    Kids or no? Not sure
    Political or no? Sometimes?
    Summer or winter? Summer
    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Sugar
    Fries or salad? Salad
    Lake or ocean? Lake
    Own or rent? Own
    Email or phone? Email
    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? Traditional
    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? Vegetarian
    Apples or oranges? Apples
    Follow celeb culture or no? I go through phases
    Liberal or conservative? Liberal
    Rural or urban? Urban
    Car or SUV? Car
    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? Not
    Marriage: necessary or no? For me, necessary
    Cable or not? Basic basic cable
    Campsite or hotel? Hotel
    Alcohol or no? No (very physically intolerant)
    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Up late
    News online or news on tv? News online

  57. meg Says:

    Oh, you crazy kids. This is a nice sample size. :)

  58. Chris Magnusson Says:

    tea
    PC
    no
    no
    winter
    artificial sweeteners
    fries
    ocean
    rent
    email
    traditional medical care
    carnivore
    oranges
    no
    conservative
    a bit of each
    neither
    not
    no
    not
    hotel
    no
    up late
    news online

  59. Richgold Says:

    Coffee
    Mac?
    Kids
    Not political
    inter
    Sugar
    Salad
    Ocean
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    Carnivore
    Apples or
    Follow celeb culture
    Liberal
    Urban
    Car
    Not atheist
    Marriage not necessary
    Cable
    Hotel
    Alcohol
    Up early
    News online

  60. lisa Says:

    Coffee (I am CHOOSING, although blueberry tea can be the best thing ever.)

    PC

    Kids–just not quite yet

    Political

    Summer–hate winter

    Sugar

    Fries

    Ocean?

    Own–next month!

    Email

    Traditional medical care

    Carnivore

    Apples (but only sour green ones)

    Follow celeb culture

    Liberal

    Urban

    Car

    Not athiest

    Necessary to me (Is that waffling? Because honestly I could use some strawberries and whipped cream right now. Or anytime.)

    Not

    Hotel

    Alcohol

    Up late!!!

    Online–I like to choose my news

  61. Dave Says:

    Tea

    PC

    Kids

    Political

    Summer

    sugar

    Fries

    ocean

    Own

    Email

    Traditional medical care

    carnivore

    oranges

    no to celeb culture

    conservative

    urban

    Car

    Atheist

    Stated as a necessity - no

    Cable - How else would I watch Entourage

    hotel

    no

    Up early

    news on tv?

  62. ponthei Says:

    Coffee or tea? Coffee
    PC or Mac? PC (because I don’t know any better)
    Kids or no? Kids
    Political or no? No
    Summer or winter? Summer
    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Sugar
    Fries or salad? Fries
    Lake or ocean? Ocean
    Own or rent? Own
    Email or phone? Email
    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? Trad
    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? Carnivore
    Apples or oranges? Apples
    Follow celeb culture or no? Sadly yes
    Liberal or conservative? Conservative
    Rural or urban? Urban
    Car or SUV? SUV
    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? Not
    Marriage: necessary or no? No (but preferred!)
    Cable or not? Cable
    Campsite or hotel? Hotel
    Alcohol or no? Alcohol
    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Early
    News online or news on tv? Online

    Man it took a lot not to sit in the middle on some of those!

  63. Megan Says:

    Coffee or tea? AM = Coffee PM = Tea

    PC or Mac? PC

    Kids or no? Kids

    Political or no? No

    Summer or winter? Summer

    Artificial sweeteners or sugar? Sugar

    Fries or salad? Fries

    Lake or ocean? Ocean

    Own or rent? Rent

    Email or phone? Phone

    Traditional medical care or natural remedies? (Mostly) traditional

    Vegetarian (or vegan) or carnivore? Carnivore

    Apples or oranges? Apples

    Follow celeb culture or no? Yes

    Liberal or conservative? Liberal

    Rural or urban? Urban

    Car or SUV? Car

    Atheist or not (not includes agnostics)? Not

    Marriage: necessary or no? No, but I still want it

    Cable or not? Cable

    Campsite or hotel? Hotel

    Alcohol or no? Alcohol

    Up early or up late (if given the choice)? Late, if at all

    News online or news on tv? Online

  64. meg Says:

    YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.

  65. Erin Says:

    Coffee right now

    Mac!!

    Kids or no? Not today!

    Political although I may base it on Rick Mercer

    Summer, all about flip-flops

    sugar! especially raw brown

    Fries, got to keep up m lovely curves!

    Ocean! I’m an island girl

    phone

    Traditional medical care is a lovely thing

    Vegetarian

    Apples or oranges? neither!

    Follow celeb culture or no? Brittany is hard to look away from, although I really am trying

    Liberal, although Stephan Dion needs a bit of help
    Rural or urban?

    How about the bus! Public transit is HOT,

    not

    Marriage: necessary or no? I think that it is a warm fuzzy idea,

    Cable how else will I know who got kicked off top-model

    Campsite summer and hotel in tofino during storm season

    Alcohol or no?

    up late

    news on tv The Hour, I love George!

  66. barbie2be Says:

    Coffee
    PC: although i would prefer a mac. :(
    No
    Political
    Summer
    Artificial sweeteners: spelnda
    Salad
    Ocean
    Rent: :(
    Email
    Traditional medical care or natural remedies: both
    Carnivore: Where’s the beef!
    Oranges
    No
    Liberal
    Urban
    SUV
    Pagan
    Marriage: no
    Cable
    Hotel
    Alcohol
    Up late
    News online: so i don’t actually have to look at the stupid newscasters.

  67. RandomGirl Says:

    http://randomgirlwithrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/2007/11/last-one-i-promise.html

  68. Rick Says:

    Schmutzie. Why do you refuse to let me talk to you about Jesus?

  69. Xtina Says:

    Coffee
    Mac
    Kids
    Non Political
    Summer
    sugar
    salad
    ocean
    Own
    Email
    Traditional medical care
    carnivore
    oranges
    no celeb culture
    Liberal or conservative? i have NO idea - See NON political
    Rural
    Car
    not
    Marriage: necessary
    Cable
    Campsite
    Alcohol
    up late
    news on tv

  70. Sasha Says:

    Coffee

    PC

    Kids

    no

    Summer

    sugar?

    Fries

    Lake

    Own

    Email or phone? Couldn’t pick one :X

    Traditional medical care

    carnivore?

    Apples

    Follow celeb culture

    Liberal

    Inbetween

    SUV

    not

    Marriage: I’m married, but I don’t thing it’s necessary for all.

    Cable

    Campsite

    Alcohol

    Up early

    News online

  71. K Says:

    Coffee for the jolt, tea for sipping
    PC (to play with others at my job. But, why the hate? give it up for linux and unix)
    KIDS
    Political
    Summer
    sugar (the real deal, please)
    salad
    Lake or ocean - doesn’t matter, as long as there is water
    Own
    Email
    natural, I suppose
    omnivore
    Apples
    Celebrities have culture?
    (social) Liberal or (fiscal) conservative
    Rural
    Car
    Atheist
    Marriage: necessary for me
    Cable
    Campsite
    Alcohol
    up late
    news on paper

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