“Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!
“This week, we’re stealing from Tom, who called his blog The Morning Erection. Despite the rather suggestive title, none of his questions are sexual in nature.”
Stolen from Tom
1) What was the scariest thing in the world to you when you were a kid? Does it still scare you now?
“Topps released their highly collectible Civil War News card set in 1962. The 88-card set consisted of 87 cards depicting the most well-known battles that took place during the Civil War. The fronts contain color drawings along with the name and date of that battle.”
I owned most of these and kept them for a while, but some of the cards freaked me out. The one I best remember is the card Death Battle from July 1863, in which the combatants have bayonetted each other.
To this day, I don’t like to watch my skin being punctured. I’ve given blood over 180 times, but I never look.
Unplugged
2) Imagine your 12-year-old daughter (or granddaughter) is hosting a sleepover at your home. A sudden storm knocks out cellphone service, wifi, and cable. How would you keep these suddenly unplugged pre-teens entertained?
I’d tell stories, maybe things from my past: when JFK died, the 1965 blackout, or the October 4, 1987 snowstorm. Or tales about my ancestors, such as James Archer, who fought in the Civil War. (I’m sensing a theme here.)
3) What piece of movie or TV memorabilia would you love to own?
Nothing, actually. It becomes just more stuff. In the past, I might have wanted something from The Wizard of Oz.
4) You are gifted with the services of a personal assistant for four hours. What would you ask your assistant to do?
Organize files in my office: medical receipts, genealogical records. If I had more time, I’d easily find more tasks.
5) If literary characters were real, which one would you like to interview, and what would you ask?
I would want to ask those time travelers from the past: Is the future what you expected? I’d ask time travelers from the future: How is it that we still have a future?
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