The Best of...
Basically, this is a list of things, in all sorts of categories, I
find to be better than the usual. I often try not to pick
absolute favorites, but if I had to, these would probably be
the ones. Here they are, in no real order:
Color: Indigo
Stone: Llanite
Semi-precious stone: Jade
Gemstone: Tanzanite
Tropical fish: Head-and-tail-light tetras
Ocean-going mammal: Pacific whiteside dolphin (porpoise)
Land mammal: Raccoon (der Waschbär!)
Bryophyte: Liverwort
Bacterium: Halobacterium halobium
Acronym: WURMF (I can't remember what it stands for!)
Year I've lived during: 1978 and 1982 (tie)
Leisure reading genre: Fantasy
Musical instrument: Trombone
March: "Amperita Roca"
Musical genre: "classic rock"
Band, Album, and Song:
I am so hesitant to give any single answer to any of these categories
that I basically had to create my own
Preferred Music Page
to answer these issues. Check it out -- since I collect original albums
(LPs... you know, vinyl? You do remember vinyl records?) there
may (eventually) be plenty of commentary on album covers, etc.,
if you're into that sort of thing.
Time Signature: 5/4
Popular Song in 5/4 Time: "Living in the Past" by Jethro Tull
Use of Time Change in a Popular Song: "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
Shoot-em-up movie: Aliens
Nice movie: The Princess Bride
Television show: Babylon 5 (non-cable); MST3K (cable)
MST3K short: "Circus On Ice"
MST3K skit: "Wild Rebels Cereal"
Category in Trivial Pursuit: Geography
Rider-Waite Tarot card: Five of Cups; Nine of Swords (tie)
Foods:
Airplane: P-38 Lightning
Car: 1979 Datsun 280Z
Trucking Logo: The skunk from Dick Simon Trucking
Element: Cobalt
Noble Gas: Neon
Heavy Metal: Osmium
Geologic phenomenon: Thermal springs
Granite dome: Enchanted Rock, TX
Cavern: Carlsbad Caverns, NM
Public lava tube: Subway Cave, CA
Cave entrance: Gate at Crystal Cave, CA
Worst line from a cave tour guide: "We call this the `King's Throne', because it looks like a king's throne." -- Natural Bridge Caverns, TX
Tectonic plate (on Earth): Pacific Plate
Island (on Earth): Iceland
Planet to live on: Earth (so far)
Planet to look at: Neptune
Moon: Titan
Asteroid: 7 Iris
Star, for looks: Albireo (Beta Cygni)
Star, for relocating to: Tau Ceti
Supernova: 1054 AD -- Crab Nebula Supernova
Galaxy: M64, the "Black Eye" Galaxy
Gambling game: Roulette
Chess move: en passant
Bladed weapon: Sabre or bastard sword
Blunt weapon: Hammer or mallet
Missile weapon: Longbow with steel-tipped arrows
High-energy missile weapon: Mass driver
Planetary attack weapon: friends of 7 Iris (see above)
Unconventional weapon: Egg-beater
Low-damage weapon: Pillow
Most-often used weapons: Intelligence and language
Dream weapon: Doomgiver (a la Fred Saberhagen's Swords)
Insubstantial armor: Wisdom
Substantial armor: Titanium-steel banded plate mail
Dream armor: Dragon Scale Mail
Alter ego: the Bard (a dashing half-elf spellsinger)
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