November 28, 2003
1. What's the funniest town
1. What's the funniest town name you've ever seen? Well, I couldn't pick just one with such a wealth of them in Arkansas. Actually Scott saw this one: Goobertown, Arkansas: He said he laughed his way through town. Also, right up the road from us there's a place called Booger Hollow, Arkansas (more info. here). But I guess the absolute funniest would have to be Toad Suck, Arkansas -- I kid you not, it's a real place, and sort of a mystery why it's named that --- which is not far from Pickles Gap. And for some bonus Arkansas tourist information, did you know that Arkansas is an old Indian word meaning "land of the orange barrels?"
2. What was the last museum you went to? Does Ripley's Believe It or Not count? We went last month to the one in Branson, Missouri.
3. When was the last time you were grossed out? (I'd been thinking about narrowing this down to the last time you were grossed out a pal's house but why limit responses?) I was grossed out really bad in the car on Wednesday when I was taking Brother Stevens to the eye doctor. I happened to look at his fingernails. I actually started gagging. Poor guy, he's so sweet, but he doesn't have a clue about some important things -- i.e. hygiene, etiquette, etc.
4. What is the best blog title you've come across or made up on your own? Uhhh...
5. Do you live in your hometown now? What caused you to stay or move away? Yes, I would consider this my hometown. I moved here when I was 14, but Scott grew up here. We were gone for over while he was in the military, but we moved back afterwards because my parents and his parents live here.
6. If you were a criminal mastermind, how would you take over the world? If I were a criminal mastermind, I wouldn't reveal my plans. But since I'm not, my mind doesn't think that way. I suppose first of all, it would be important to study what other criminal masterminds have done --- what worked and what failed. I'm sure propaganda would play a big part in my plans. Since one person can't control the whole world alone, I would need to be convincing. People would have to really believe I had something to offer, and that I was right so they would be willing to help me.