October 7, 2003

(Today's list was originally published on November 15, 2001)


The Top 15 Questions to Which You Don't Want to Know the Answers


15> "If that's not chocolate, then what is it?"

14> "How contagious are you?"

13> "Did I really just say his badge looks ridiculous?"

12> "What, exactly, IS eating Gilbert Grape?"

11> "How many more Star Trek series can they come up with?"

10> "Why would you pay me money to eat that?"

9> "What's keeping that beltless vagrant's pants up?"

8> "To whom in the bar are those unkind words from the screaming
biker directed?"

7> "When you say 'about average,' exactly how many other men are
you comparing me to?"

6> "What would happen if Gary Condit and Katherine Harris had a
child?"

5> "In order to establish the legality of your entitlement,
Miss Smith, can you please describe for the court exactly
how you consummated your marriage to Mr. Marshall?"

4> "What's inside this letter from the IRS?"

3> "Honey, why are you so sick each morning?"

2> "No, I've never heard of Amway. What is it?"


and Topfive.com's Number 1 Question to
Which You Don't Want to Know the Answer...


1> "Oh, yeah?? Well, who's gonna MAKE me?!?"

on thursday i did rappelling. it was pretty cool.

first we did it from a cliff, walking down. then we tried it from the airborne tower in camp which was more fun, 'cos its meant to simulate rappelling from a chopper; so you don't walk down - rather you slide down the rope all the way without touching the tower wall - 'roping', its called.

most everyone - myself included, i'm not scared to say - was pretty scared at first, especially looking down - you have to look under your arm to make sure the rope is clear. then getting into "L-shape" - your rappelling posture - is pretty uh-oh too. and kicking off from the simulated helicopter skids was the worst part. logically, your brain is telling you you're perfectly safe. but still, it flies against all your instincts to just throw yourself backwards into thin air. but once you're on your way down, though, its cool.

's really unfair, too. my platoon won't be going for the live task - rappelling down a real chopper. stupid budget cuts or whatever.

eh.

help me think of a callsign. y'know, like how tom cruise was "maverick" and val kilmer was "iceman" and andrew edwards was "goose" in 'topgun'. must be 2 syllables. must be cool.