The IF Experiment - II

Original Post Date | Monday, February 16, 2009

"If [Questions For The Game of Life]"

“If” is described as coffee table book of questions designed to spark the imagination by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell. It consists of five hundred questions that all start out “If…” The authors of the book state, “If… can be a wonderful after-dinner parlor game; it can serve as an icebreaker between new acquaintances; it can even help you better understand yourself, your dreams and aspirations, and the mysteries of life.”

The book has thought provoking questions, of which some great and some not so much. So I am answering a page of questions a week in hopes that perhaps it would allow to share more about myself with others. To make me consider things I hadn't intended. Or, to make me learn more about myself.

This week’s questions:

If you could have lived through any war in history (without actually fighting in it), which would it be?

Holy...Shi-atsu. I am unsure about one. I think I would have liked to have seen the War of 1812 and how that helped shape Canada as a notion that we could be our own country as, back then, we were known as the British North America. I have seen lots of footage of WWI & II and know much about it. This war, I recall not as well. Plus, I think that was the war where we burned down the first Whitehouse. (The second one looks much better!)

If you could eliminate any one type of insect permanently from the earth, what would you get rid of?

No contest! Earwigs. I do not think these insects serve a purpose (though, I am sure they probably do ...) and I hate them. They in dark places like lawn furniture, or solar lamps, and places of that sort. Then they crawl out all over the friggin' place and squirm about ... It is sad to say, but honestly, I hate them because they are creepy and ugly. Ear-friggin-wigs! I prefer spiders to these bastards! (Though, Mosquitoes are a close second. And black flies a close third.)

If you had to eliminate a single type of animal forevermore, which would you choose?

Stinging Jelly Fish. I hate these creatures. I know they are used as food and in bio-tech firms, etc., but I really REALLY hate these bastards. I'd rather see a shark fin off the coast of the water than to suddenly float into any swarms of these tentacled buggers. And anyone who has swam into them, and have them wrap around your face, arms, or legs – or anywhere on your body – knows what of what I speak.

If you could have an elegant dinner alone with anyone presently alive, whether you know them or not, who would you want it to be?

I would have to choose a chef I love, like Chef Bobby Flay or Nigela Lawson (though not a chef) and have them prepare an elegant meal for me. I would love hear them speak of all the ingredients so lusciously and with such fervor. Mmmm ... luscious fervor.

Well, those are the answers this week for the questions. Feel free to share your answers, questions, or thoughts!

M.