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On Tue, 04 May 10 22:48:24 UTC The Imprecise Duke Of Phonology (77) answered the Proust Questionnaire (click on a question to read other answers):

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
To have harmed one you love through inattrention or imatation.
Where would you like to live?
in my dreams, surrounded by the rugged countryside, yet near a sprawling metroplolis
What is your idea of earthly happiness?
A young woman who is enamored of my maturity who also enjoys a foray to the theater of the absurd (next door)
To what faults do you feel most indulgent?
sleep, not telling people when they need to fuck off, spiteful enjoyment of failure
Who are your favorite heroes of fiction?
There are no heros in fiction.
Who are your favorite characters in history?
Paricelsus
Your favorite musician?
the chemical brothers, run dmc, and Lamont Young
The quality you most admire in a man?
bravery, humility, forwardness
The quality you most admire in a woman?
gentlnes, forwardness, confidence
Your favorite virtue?
what's a virtue?
Your favorite occupation?
teaching, learning, hanging out with friends and telling them something new
Who would you have liked to be?
I would have liked tro be a mix of ice cream, democracy and computer science and given myself to the 20th century.
Your most marked characteristic?
pretentiousnes combined with a hunger for truth
What do you most value in your friends?
that they seek me out and invite me on adventures
What is your principle defect?
not following my dreams
What to your mind would be the greatest of misfortunes?
to have harmed the inocent
What would you like to be?
a god who makes mistakes
What is your favorite color?
the color which burns retina when you imagine it
What is your favorite flower?
that white none that smells real good.
What is your favorite bird?
I dunno, I like the ravens around c.c.s.f.
Who are your favorite prose writers?
Sedaris,
Who are your favorite poets?
T.S. Eliot, Richard Brautigan
Who are your heroes in real life?
the Iranian from hell
Who are your favorite heroines of history?
harriet Tubmann
What are your favorite names?
Grace, Beatrice
What is it you most dislike?
gentle duress
What historical figures do you most despise?
Qin shi huang di, for burning the book of music
What event in military history do you most admire?
the protests of the vietnam war
What natural gift would you most like to possess?
ability to enlist friends in my own endeavors
How would you like to die?
remebered 2 centuries later, for a contribution to human understanding- like Mendel
What is your present state of mind?
sleepy
What is your motto?
fortune favors the bold

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