Back when I worked as a technical writer I had an occasional correspondence with Darren Barefoot whose museum of bad technical writing was a lot of fun.
I've been following his blog for a while and today he posed a challenge. Based on James Lipton's final questions on Inside the Actors Studio, he provides his own answers and suggests that others answer the same questions in their blog.
Here are the questions and his answers:
- What is your favorite word? - Serendipity
- What is your least favorite word? -Tumour
- What turns you on? - Originality
- What turns you off? -Bureaucracy
- What sound or noise do you love? -The jungle at night
- What sound or noise do you hate? -A Harley Davidson engine
- What is your favorite curse word? - Bollocks
- What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? -Archaeologist
- What profession would you not like to do? -Surgeon
- If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? - “Nice work”
Here are mine:
- What is your favorite word? - Oxymoron
- What is your least favorite word? - abled
- What turns you on? - People who enjoy their work
- What turns you off? - Blind faith
- What sound or noise do you love? - The song of a mockingbird
- What sound or noise do you hate? - Sirens
- What is your favorite curse word? - Godfrey Daniel, Mother of Pearl
- What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? - Teacher
- What profession would you not like to do? - Sales
- If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? - “You're too early.”
If you decide to take the challenge leave me a comment with a link to your blog.
