Ogre’s Politics and Views

Time again for The Friday Feast. This is a weekly feature here where someone at Friday’s Feast puts up questions and anyone can answer them. In answering these questions here, you might learn a little bit more about your humble host, Ogre. Feel free to join in in the comments or on your blog. On with the feast!

Appetizer: What is your favorite beverage?

Water. Really. And I don’t mean that expensive bottled crap. I drink it out of the garden hose all summer long. I drink it out of the tap. I drink it out of the stream in my yard. No, it tastes just fine. It’s water, it doesn’t HAVE a taste! I still laugh when I think of the marketing people who said, “We can take water, put it in a bottle, and people will PAY for it.” I just don’t get that at all.

Soup: Name 3 things that are on your computer desk at home or work.

You people have desks just for your computers? Wow. I’m impressed. I have a pile of computers, and none of them get their own desk. Mine are all shoved in corners or underneath things with vent open to circulate air. Then keyboards are placed at any weird angle where they can be pulled out when needed. The desk is for piling all the other stuff like government bills and things.

Salad: On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how honest do you think you are?

10. I’ve been told I’m too honest. I’m the miserable SOB who will tell you the truth, even when it hurts your feelings. Hey, there’s a reason I’m called “Ogre.”

Main Course: If you could change the name of one city in the world, what would you rename it and why?

I’m tempted to change San Francisco to “Gayville,” but that’s just too obvious, isn’t it? I’d like to take some small town in New Hampshire or Montana and rename it “Government’s Not Wanted Here.” Do you think they’d get it?

Dessert: What stresses you out? What calms you down?

Government employees. Any government employee. Whenever I see any of them, all I can think about is that this miserable bum thinks they are being productive and working, but they only get cash because the government takes it from me at gunpoint.

What calms me? Knowing that this world is not the end. Knowing that one day there will actually be justice. And I know we won’t have to rely on government or any man to bring that justice. And reading other people’s Friday Feasts can be fun, too.

Some other randomly selected Friday Feasts (from the comments on the original feast):
Bethany, who doesn’t have a computer desk, either!
Fresh Girl, who actually likes Diet Coke (yuck!).
Cynthia, who really like deserts. Ummm… I mean desserts!
Laitaine, the first Friday Feaster I read who actually HAS a computer desk.
MissMeliss, who is just very complicated when it comes to drinks.
Mitchypoo, who may need to drop by a local AA meeting… (I’m kidding!)
Yenny Girl, who is just too stressed out.
Snowprincipessa, who appears to has already named some cities, but won’t admit it…
Eds, who is so with me on the water thing.
Ivan Girl, who joins what seems to be he majority on that whole coffee-drinking thing. Blech.
Sarahintheskywith doesn’t appear to really LIKE water… but likes it just the same.
Poor man’s nicole Ritchie who also seems to not want to change anything — like many participants.
Ann, who not only has a favorite drink, but a favorite drinking vessel!

Popularity: 11% [?]

Tags: Memes, Silliness by Ogre
3 Comments »

Once again it’s time for the Friday Feast! The Friday Feast is a weekly meme where someone posts some random questions and a lot of other someones post their answers. Each week you can learn a little bit more about your host, Ogre, from these questions…sort of… Feel free to join in the feast, posting your answers on your blog or even here in the comments! Without further ado, here we go:

Appetizer: What is your middle name? Would you change any of your names if you could? If so, what would you like to be called?

Middle name? Heck, I’m not even sure of “Ogre” is a first or a last name. I guess to combine the questions, I could claim my middle name is “Supreme Ruler.” So you may now refer to me as “Mr. Supreme Ruler Ogre.” That will do nicely, thank you.

Soup: If you were a fashion designer, which fabrics, colors, and styles would you probably use the most?

If I were a fashion designer, I think I’d have to kill myself. I figure if I’m not wearing polka-dots with plaid, I’m doing good that day.

Salad: What is your least favorite chore, and why?

I’m not really sure how one can put the words “favorite” and “chore” in the same sentence. Just by admitting something is a “chore” means that one does not really like it. If you liked doing that, you wouldn’t call it a “chore,” would you?

Main Course: What is something that really frightens you, and can you trace it back to an event in your life?

Government. Today they literally have unlimited power and unlimited money. They can do, literally, anything they want and no one will hold them accountable for anything. I fully expect one day to be killed or jailed by this government for obeying my conscience.

Dessert: Where are you sitting right now? Name 3 things you can see at this moment.

Oh, that’s one of the best questions I’ve ever seen for the Friday Feast! I really, really can’t wait to read others’ responses to this one. I wonder if any one will answer “in the bathroom.” My mind is reeling with the possibilities for my own answer. I guess I could say that it’s good for you, gentle reader, that it’s not summer and hot where I am right now. You might not want to know what I’d be seeing then, would you?

In case you need more reading pleasure, here’s a bunch of random other selections of people who are participating in this week’s feast (gathered from the comments at the site):
Bethany — who doesn’t like icy roads.
JD Long — who I think shares my fashion sense.
Logtar — who apparently may be naked if you come to visit…
Annie — who will NOT be participating in the Carnival of the Dogs any time soon.
Rach — who was almost named after a government agency (sort of).
Maiylah — who has leaves on her computer desk.
Barry — who changed one question to make it MUCH more fun!
Bea — who doesn’t like Roller Coasters!
Kara — who isn’t in the bathroom, either.

Popularity: 10% [?]

Tags: Memes by Ogre
6 Comments »

Well I headed on over to the Friday Feast to get my weekly share of, well, the feast, only to find that there’s no feast this week! However, in the comments I found Logtar had posted A Christmas Meme. Now it’s a bit long, at 25 questions, but I’ll see what I can do…

1. Wrapping or gift bags?

Ugh. I think gift bags are tacky, classes, and lazy. If I’m going to give someone a gift in a bag, it’s going to be the Wal-Mart bag. If I’m going to bother wrapping, it’s going to be wrapping paper. The only exception is when you get a really odd size present — then a bag might be okay.

2. Real or artificial tree?

Now Bou just put up a post discussing real vs. fake. Nearly everyone there went for fake. I think it’s a Florida thing. I had a fake tree one year and absolutely hated it. I go for the real tree every time. Heck, if I can, I’ll go chop the bugger down myself, too — using a real axe, not a chainsaw!
[Read more →]

Popularity: 24% [?]

Tags: America, Blogging, Memes, Silliness by Ogre
2 Comments »

Once again it’s time for the Friday Feast. So here are Ogre’s random answers to random questions. Feel free to play along in the comments or on your own blog!

Appetizer: Make up a word and give us its definition.

Gazorninplats. I have no idea what it means, but it’s fun to say. Go ahead try it. No, out loud. So everyone near you can hear you. One more time, this time REALLY loud. See? Wasn’t that fun?

Soup: What is currently your favorite song?

Good choice of words: “currently.” This changes by the minute with me some days. At the moment I’m typing this, it’s “White Room” by Cream.

Salad: What’s at the top of your Christmas wish list this year?

World Peace. Oh wait, I’m sorry. I thought this was a beauty contest, just for a minute there. Honestly? I don’t really have a Christmas “wish list.” I’d rather make other people happy by doing whatever I can for them. Maybe if I had to make a “wish list,” I’d put freedom at the top of it. I sure would like to have some freedom.

Main Course: Name a scent that reminds you of someone special in your life.

Huh? What? I don’t smell anything. No, I have no idea where that green cloud came from. You people are strange.

Dessert: Who is someone on television that you feel probably shouldn’t be, and why?

Are you kidding me? I don’t think there’s enough electrons in the entire Internets to make that list complete…

Popularity: 9% [?]

Tags: Memes by Ogre
2 Comments »

Yes, it’s time once again for the Friday Feast. This is where you get to learn a little more about your host, Ogre, via weird and random questions from the Friday Feast blog. So, without further delay, here it is:

Appetizer: What was the last game you purchased?

Hmmm… Well, since the question didn’t specify, I guess I have to consider any game purchased. I suppose the last one that I bought was, well… know what? I can’t really remember. I guess it would have been last year, before Christmas. I don’t think I’ve bought any this year. Maybe it was a Settlers of Catan expansion pack. That’s a fun game. You need more than two people, but when you get 4-6, it’s really a blast.

Soup: Name something in which you don’t believe.

Now I really try and keep politics out of the Friday afternoons. This is a time for fun. But I have to admit, my first thought when reading this question was political. My first thought was that I don’t believe Democrats have good intentions. But in keeping with the spirit of leaving politics out of the Friday afternoons, I won’t answer that way. Instead, I’ll go with the deep, philosophical thoughts: I don’t believe that man is good.

Salad: If you could choose a celebrity to be your boss, who would you pick?

Why would I want to torture myself? Most celebrities are good at one thing: being a celebrity. I can’t imagine how screwed up things would be if most of those media whores were actually in charge of, well, anything. I guess I’d have to pick some comedian — that way at least while things were really messed up, we’d all be laughing all the time.

Main Course: What was a lesson you had to learn the hard way?

That “easy” payments aren’t really all that easy.

Dessert: Describe your idea of the perfect relaxation room.

Anywhere without any whiners. Really.

So there you have it! Feel free to join in on your own blog, or even right here in the comments! Oh, and if you’re in a reading mood, here’s a few others who have joined in this week:
Mel
Happy Wanderer
Kara
Lady Jane
Mitchypoo
Laane
Hootin’ Anni

Popularity: 11% [?]

Tags: Blogging, Memes by Ogre
12 Comments »

Here it is again, this week’s Friday Feast:

Appetizer: What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride?

The beer stand. What?

Soup: How do you react in uncomfortable social situations?

What is this thing called “social situation?” I tend not to invite too many into my cave at once so as to avoid such things.

Salad: On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy discussing deep, philosophical topics?

I’m not sure how “deep” politics is. It seems so obvious to me that government is evil, but many people seem to like government controlling their lives, so I guess I do…

Main Course: Did you get a flu shot this year? If not, do you plan to?

Oh, I do NOT want to get started on this government screw-up. Yes, again, this is a problem that government has CREATED while trying to “solve” another problem.

Dessert: Approximately how many hours per week do you spend watching television?

What is this thing called “television?” Well, okay, I guess a couple. I watch a little of football games and baseball games when they’re on — but I don’t watch much else. I try and catch House when I can, but I don’t get it every week.

Popularity: 18% [?]

Tags: Blogging, Memes, Silliness by Ogre
13 Comments »