#also i'm upset by anyone else using the term black friday

[cryptidsurveys]

Friday, September 27th, 2024.

Do you ever do these surveys with your SO? I'm not in a relationship, but I might have done so in the past. If not with a partner, then perhaps with a friend or my sibling.

have you ever totally lied or made up ridiculous answers for surveys? Yes and yes.

do animal furs upset you? I wouldn't say they upset me - I don't really have an emotional reaction to them - but they aren't something I'd be interested in purchasing.

who picks the music when you’re riding in the car? My dad and I both listen to classical music while driving. If I was in someone else's car, then I would just let them pick the music.

do you have a waste basket in your car? I don't have a waste basket, but I do have a small trash bag. I brought it with me months ago because I had a terrible migraine and wanted it "just in case." Thankfully, it never came to that.

what’s the Spanish name for your favourite food? I don't know.

do you know anyone who regularly uses a bike for transportation? No.

do you consider audio books not really reading? It's technically not reading - it's listening - but I don't think that matters. You're still absorbing the content.

strangest thing you’ve ever put in the trunk of a car? I can't think of anything all that strange.

do you carry matches or a lighter? Sometimes I will take a lighter with me, but I don't carry one everywhere I go.

do you keep socks with a hole in them if they are your favorites? I don't have favorite socks. They're all boring white/gray or black.

have you ever mended clothing? Possibly.

last time you wore clothes that were too small on you? Idk. I tend to favor somewhat baggy clothing, so anything too small would be torturous.

have you ever frightened someone on purpose. not as a tease but to seriously scare them? Not as a prank, but maybe in some other situation that would generally fit this context...?

what’s the most shocking thing you’ve ever found out about someone that you know personally? I'm not going to reveal that. Also, it wasn't particularly shocking to me personally, but it might be to other people.

have you ever had something taken away from you by airport security? No.

what’s the last wild animal you have seen? Birds.

something you were surprised to learn about your parent’s childhood? I can't think of anything. I learned most of the "big stuff" when I was a child myself, so it was kind of just like, "Oh, okay." Certain things might have surprised me more if I had learned them later on in life, but (shrug).

do you store any non food items in the fridge? No.

have you ever told a friend you thought their parent was hot? No.

what was the last thing you bought from a gumball machine? Like those 25-50 cent prize machines? I have no idea.

how long ago was that? Idk.

have you ever destroyed another person’s belongings out of anger? I have.

plain band aids or fun ones? I'm fine with plain band aids, but if I ever came across some fun ones I just had to have, then I'd go with those.

which pain killer do you use? Equate migraine meds. I don't tend to take painkillers for anything else.

have you ever used someone else’s Rx med? Yeah.

have you ever borrowed underwear from a friend? I don't think so.

would you like to be part of a wedding party? It doesn't particularly interest me, but I would attend if it was for someone I cared about.

last pair of shoes you threw out and why? They were a black and bright blue slip-on pair given to me by Roxann (the owner of the pet shop where I did that work experience thing back in 2022). I ended up not wearing them after the job, so they sat around gathering dust and spiders until I finally tossed them.

have you ever thrown anything up to hang on the power/phone lines? No.

have your parents asked you to explain a term and you lied because it was inappropriate? Not that I can recall.

have you ever really stayed up all night to do homework? No.

last thing you couldn’t find because you put it someplace safe and forgot where you put it? I'm not sure.

have you ever had anything stolen from you? I don't think so…

have you had your house broken into? Not exactly.

if you could make up one rule for all your friends, what would it be? Nothing aside from normal expectations and boundaries.

do you pay attention to people’s posture? I pay attention to body language in general.

do you have a creepy uncle, or have a friend who has one? I don't (then again, I don't really know anything about my uncles). Idk whether Ollie has a creepy uncle or not.

have you ever backed into a cactus? ouch! No.

do any of your relatives not have home internet? As far as I know, all of my immediate relatives have internet.

when you get the munchies, do you want sweet or salty? In the past, I would have said salty, hands down. But I've developed quite a sweet tooth over the past few years, so it would just depend on what I was craving at the time.

Something you taught yourself how to do? Knit, but I've neglected it for so long that I would probably have to relearn it - maybe not entirely from scratch, but I'd have to review some of the basics, regain muscle memory, etc.

[thatrandombystander]

Look I love me a sale and I understand businesses wanting to cash in on the hype we’ve imported from the US, but every time I see an Australian retailer use the term “Black Friday” it really annoys me. Can we call it something else her? Give it a name that we aren’t already using as a bushfire tragedy name?