OT: Get to know your fellow oiler fans 2019/2020 20 questions(mostly new)

Jumptheshark

Rebooting myself
Oct 12, 2003
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Usually I start this thread the day before camp open--but I am flying out to Thailand for the entire month of September--so I decided to start it early this year

20 questions to get to know your fellow oiler fans a little better

1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids
2) Location
3) Job
4) Who was your hero growing up
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related)
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything
7) What makes you laugh the most
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever)
9) first job you had
10) favorite book to read
11) IF you had a motto what would it be
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead)
13) If you had a super power what would it be
14) List two pet peeves
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years
16) What is your spirit animal
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life
18) What is the title of your autobiography
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life?


bonus

21) Are you on twitter or Instagram?
and with that--have at her
 
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Jumptheshark

Rebooting myself
Oct 12, 2003
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Somewhere on Uranus
1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids--48/M/Divorces/0
2) Location--Bristol/Cardiff
3) Job--Hotel Manager
4) Who was your hero growing up--never had one
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related)--NYC mob wars
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything--used to collect books
7) What makes you laugh the most-- Guests requests
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever)--Tie Dawn Wells(Gilligan Island). Jan Smithers (WKRP)
9) first job you had-- Selling Popcorn and Peanuts at renfrew park (13)
10) favorite book to read- Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet
11) IF you had a motto what would it be-- "it does not matter how many times you get knocked down--it only matters how many times you get back up!
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead)--Oscar Wilde, Alexander Dumas, and Ernest Hemingway
13) If you had a super power what would it-- Read peoples minds
14) List two pet peeves-- people who call me from restricted or blocked numbers and people who put their bags on crowded trains or buses and get pissed off when someone want to sit there
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years-- Stopped making long range plans-just happy to get through the day
16) What is your spirit animal-- a bald eagle
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life-- knowing when it is time to walk away from something
18) What is the title of your autobiography-- "what the F**K was I thinking"
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life-- tie--Married my 2nd wife a week after meeting and moving from Canada to the UK(via Florida) with no idea what I was going to do for a living
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life? "Well at least you did most things that other people talk about--you need a rest"


21) twitter @jtshark71

instagram: jtshark71
 
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Aerchon

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Jul 20, 2011
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1) Oldish/Married.../Third line grinder/Yes.
2) Central Alberta.
3) Construction related.
4) Sports wise Messier and no one else really comes to mind.
5) Any moment where I foolishly didn't realize a woman I was interested in was hitting on me and did nothing with it.
6) Cards.
7) Will Ferrell.
8) Julie from second grade. Never had a celeb crush of note.
9) Delivering Flyers.
10) Anything good from the fantasy genre.
11) It's a trick, get an axe.
12) My Family.
13) Read minds.
14) A. Management with no clear understanding of the work they are managing. B. People that are assholes because they are really insecure.
15) Here but with less stress.
16) Jaguar.
17) Relationships matter more than anything else. Especially at work.
18) How life is for me.
19) Many dumb things but craziest would be jumping out of an airplane.
20) A quick nod and a "good job". Maybe a high five or a thumbs up. Although if it's a thumbs up may have to change good job to "aaaay" instead and the gatekeeper would be the Fonz.
 

Drivesaitl

Time to Drive
Oct 8, 2017
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Duck hunting
Usually I start this thread the day before camp open--but I am flying out to Thailand for the entire month of September--so I decided to start it early this year

20 questions to get to know your fellow oiler fans a little better
I never usually do this but here goes

1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids Married/Empty nest
2) Location Here..
3) Job Do not disclose publicly for reason of confidentiality.
4) Who was your hero growing up. Bobby Fisher, Jean Beliveau, Farley Mowat, Neil Young (all walks of life)
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related) I love the natural world so being a Field Geologist or Biologist, I would have preferred that.
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything. Music, movies, books, concert tickets..and Tiki
7) What makes you laugh the most Brit comedy usually, for years it was the Oilers...
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever) Giselle, grade 2(is this a recurring theme with guys that it starts then?)
9) first job you had Walk on selling Xmas Trees on a Christmas lot across the backalley. I just started helping and the guy hired me as everybody loved my enthusiasm and cheer and 500 watt smile. I was 9 or 10)
10) favorite book to read (For whom the Bell Tolls Rich Man, Poor Man)
11) IF you had a motto what would it be I'm not that way inclined but road less travelled always fits
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead) My wife, George Harrison, Peter Sellers All Brits
13) If you had a super power what would it be Being omniscient..;)
14) List two pet peeves Tech devices. Social media, twitter, Instagram type places.
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years Hopefully alive. I'm glad to be just still here every day
16) What is your spirit animal Used to be Beaver, now maybe Bear, Never Bull.
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life Appreciate everything you can, every moment, start early in life doing that
18) What is the title of your autobiography Crazy
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life Where do I start?
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life? Here, come sit at my table, don't mind the infernal heat.

and with that--have at her Kate Beckinsale, Charlize Theron, Marissa Tomei....oh wait, that wasn't a question..
 
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Not Canada Drai

♧ Lem
Jul 7, 2019
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1) 28/Yes(Male)/Engaged/No
2) Edmonton
3) Basement Dweller
4) Dad/Hemsky
5) I realize it's morbid but I would sit on a hill and watch a medieval style battle.
6) Debt. Nah, I collect Lego.
7) My own jokes.
8) Xena, Warrior Princess
9) Don't really want to pinpoint myself so I'll say I worked with allowing people to see from inside a building to outside.
10) I enjoyed The Night Angel trilogy.
11) "Cheaters are trash"
12) My best friend, my dad, my fiance if we are talking realistic. Hemsky, JFK, Gordon Ramsay if we are talking obscure.
13) That I could never die. Might be tough mentally but whatever.
14) Cheaters, Calgary Fans (They talk about our team more than theirs it seems)
15) Living with my wife and cats. Possibly watching the Oilers hoist a 5th cup in a row.
16) Sloth
17) Be confident in your own abilities while being humble, don't worry about situations you cannot control.
18) Wasted Potential: The Comeback
19) Dumbest is not giving a **** about my grades.
20) "Nice try bud."
 

Shathar

Registered User
Jul 23, 2009
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Moncton, New Brunswi
1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids - old / hell yes / Married / yes
2) Location - Moncton, NB
3) Job - Programmer / musician
4) Who was your hero growing up - Mark Messier
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related) - 85 million years and have the writers for Terra Nova fired.
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything - guitars
7) What makes you laugh the most - HFOIL
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever) - Phoebe Cates
9) first job you had - Washing work trucks for a tile company.
10) favorite book to read - Too many to name, but favorite genre is fantasy / sci fi
11) IF you had a motto what would it be - Anything from Spinal Tap
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead) - My Dad, Plato, Aristotle (to watch them argue), My dog.
13) If you had a super power what would it be - spotting bullshit.
14) List two pet peeves - laziness, complainers
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years - probably here
16) What is your spirit animal - A turnip
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life - wow, deep. do your thing, and the rest of your life will fall into place.
18) What is the title of your autobiography - 'We barely new ye'
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life - hahaha. you wouldn'nt believe me.
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life? - he says: 'why didn't u believe'. And I say, 'Because it's f***ing ridiculous. how can you expect anyone to believe that crap. Now get out of my way'.
 

Ritchie Valens

Registered User
Sep 24, 2007
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1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids
40/M/M/2
2) Location
Med Hat
3) Job
Public Service
4) Who was your hero growing up
Sports related heroes: The usual suspects who played for the Oilers in the 80s and 90s; Cal Ripken Jr

Non-Sports: My old man

5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related)

When: April 10, 1912
Where: Southampton England
Why: To be a passenger or crew member on the Titanic, despite it sinking. (I'm a Titanic nerd, so what.)

6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything

Not really, but I've started buying Tshirts of rock bands and movies I like for some reason.

7) What makes you laugh the most
The shit my kids say.

8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever)

Lea Thompson. Seen her in 'Back to the Future' and I was (and still am) smitten.

9) first job you had

Gasoline Distribution Engineer...aka, gas station attendant

10) favorite book to read

Anything by Steve Alten, particular The Meg series.

11) IF you had a motto what would it be

Piss on it. Can't change it now.

12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead)

I'm going with three of my favorite all-time 'rasslers this time.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Chris Jericho
"Macho Man" Randy Savage


13) If you had a super power what would it be

The power the character had in The Dead Zone where if he touched an article of clothing or touched a person's hand, he could foresee them in danger and help them avoid it. I always thought that'd be pretty neat.

14) List two pet peeves

I have many. Off the top of my head:

1) You help a co-worker out with something then they take all the credit as if they came up with it on their own.


2) How reliant the world is on technology these days. Figure it out on your own.

15) Where do you see your self in 5 years

Still doing what I'm doing where I'm at. I'm nowhere near retirement.

16) What is your spirit animal

Deer

17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life

Treasure the people in your life, especially your grandparents. Spend as much time with them as you can because there may come a time where you put off a chance to spend time with them turns into never seeing them again.

18) What is the title of your autobiography

See #11

19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life

My buddies and I got tired of the cops confiscating our booze (I grew up in a town of about 5,000 so the cops knew all the teenagers lol) so we took out his washer fluid jug, washed the shit out of it, reinstalled it then rerouted the washer fluid hose to inside the cab. Filled the washer jug up with whatever whenever someone needed a drink, whoever our DD was that night would press the washer fluid button and drink refilled :). We never had our booze confiscated again. The cops would tear my buddy's car apart looking for it but could never find it.

20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life?

I'm hoping he'd say: "You put others' needs way above your own and you provided for your family. You never forgot where you came from and lived a humbled life."
 

LemmyUlanov55

4th line grinder
Apr 3, 2016
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1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids 35/M/single/no thanks.
2) Location In the alps..
3) Job Creative media stuff.
4) Who was your hero growing up. Not sure anyone would fit into that category.
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related) Pangaea about 330 million years ago, pretty sure this would be some crazy experience.
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything. Vinyl, books & movies.
7) What makes you laugh the most Dark humor is a good way to start..
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever) A girl from kindergarden.
9) first job you had Mowing the lawn and removing ticks from our dogs. lol.
10) favorite books to read The Wall, Burn down the night, For whom the bell tolls and so much more..
11) IF you had a motto what would it be Nah..
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead) 3 good friends, better take a good evening over a weird mix of dead people who might start a fight and ruin it. lol.
13) If you had a super power what would it be Going into hibernation. :laugh:
14) List two pet peeves Crowed places and people with bad manners.
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years We'll see..
16) What is your spirit animal Marmot.
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life Don't waste your time on people who waste your time.
18) What is the title of your autobiography It's been a ride or how to cook a unicorn.
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life Becoming an Oilers fan after the glory days was certainly not the smartest decision I ever made, even though I didn't know any better back then.
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life? "We need to talk!" "Noooooooooo!"
 

guymez

The Seldom Seen Kid
Mar 3, 2004
32,644
12,154
1) Oldish/Married.../Third line grinder/Yes.
2) Central Alberta.
3) Construction related.
4) Sports wise Messier and no one else really comes to mind.
5) Any moment where I foolishly didn't realize a woman I was interested in was hitting on me and did nothing with it.
6) Cards.
7) Will Ferrell.
8) Julie from second grade. Never had a celeb crush of note.
9) Delivering Flyers.
10) Anything good from the fantasy genre.
11) It's a trick, get an axe.
12) My Family.
13) Read minds.
14) A. Management with no clear understanding of the work they are managing. B. People that are *******s because they are really insecure.
15) Here but with less stress.
16) Jaguar.
17) Relationships matter more than anything else. Especially at work.
18) How life is for me.
19) Many dumb things but craziest would be jumping out of an airplane.
20) A quick nod and a "good job". Maybe a high five or a thumbs up. Although if it's a thumbs up may have to change good job to "aaaay" instead and the gatekeeper would be the Fonz.

So you actually can see the positive in things and you actually do have a sense of humor. ;)
 
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Mr Tadakichi

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I would like to see your answers, such a curious fellow.

This is all that needs to be said:

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The Head Crusher

Re-retired
Jan 3, 2008
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Edmonton
1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids - 32/M/Married/Yes
2) Location - West of Edmonton
3) Job - Teacher
4) Who was your hero growing up - Smyth/Laraque
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related) - Napoleonic Europe
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything - Swords
7) What makes you laugh the most - sports bloopers and wipeout
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever) - Christy Carlson Romano
9) first job you had - Lease mowing
10) favorite book to read - Sharpe's series
11) IF you had a motto what would it be - I am crushing your head!
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead) - Bernard Cornwell, George R.R Martin, Sean Bean
13) If you had a super power what would it be - Immortality
14) List two pet peeves - Misuse of the word literally. What ever new catchphrases the kids are using.
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years - More kids and hopefully finished my basement renovations.
16) What is your spirit animal - My golden retriever.
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life - Your older longer then you are young. At 31 I had to have surgery on my back to remove part of a disc and will likely have to go for another one in the next few years. Take care of your body.
18) What is the title of your autobiography - They'll Give Anyone a Book Nowadays.
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life - Had to get stitches in my face 12 hours before I got married because a dog bite.
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life? - They'll let anyone in here nowadays.
 
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McShogun99

Registered User
Aug 30, 2009
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Edmonton
1)Age/Sex/Situation/Kids Early 40's, no kids
2) Location Edmonton and Rio
3) Job Professional OBC basher
4) Who was your hero growing up Mario Lemiuex
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related) Rather go to the future and welcome our Chinese overlords
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything Gaming memorabilia
7) What makes you laugh the most Stand up comedy, watching Eakins coach
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever) Kelly Bundy
9) first job you had Ice cream cart pusher
10) favorite book to read One with lots of pictures
11) IF you had a motto what would it be Does this look infected?
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead) 3 well endowed, attractive ladies
13) If you had a super power what would it be Teleportation
14) List two pet peeves annoying kids and taxi drivers
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years Working like a slave, finally finishing pornhub
16) What is your spirit animal Sloth
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life Never trust a female that isn't blood related
18) What is the title of your autobiography Grow up for Christ's sake
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life Get married
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life? Did you bring some nose candy for JC?


bonus

21) Are you on twitter or Instagram? Both
 
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5 Mins 4 Ftg

Life is better with no expectations.
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Apr 3, 2016
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Edmonton
1)Age 54 /Sex M /Situation Married /Kids 4
2) Location - Edmonton
3) Job - seeing the world
4) Who was your hero growing up- General Patton, Ace Frehley, Bobby Clarke
5) If you could go back in time--where and when would you go(none sport related)- Whenever they built the pyramids
6) Besides sports stuff--do you collect anything - Diecast aircraft
7) What makes you laugh the most- Watching the Flames get eliminated in 4 straight after finishing with the 2nd best record in the NHL
8) Who was your first crush (ala famous actress or modal or what ever)- Jaclyn Smith
9) first job you had- was also the last job I ever had
10) favorite book to read- Lord of the Rings
11) IF you had a motto what would it be - Go Big or Go Home
12) Dinner for 4--who are the other 3 people you invite to dinner (alive or dead) - Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Jannick Gers, Dave Murray, Nico McBrain, Bruce Dickenson. I know that is 6 but see my motto above...
13) If you had a super power what would it be - Time Travel
14) List two pet peeves - Flames fans. Leaf fans.
15) Where do you see your self in 5 years - on this forum bitching about Flames fans and Leaf fans
16) What is your spirit animal - WTF is that?
17) What is the biggest lesson you have learned in life - Value good people
18) What is the title of your autobiography - Hold My Beer
19) What is the dumbest or craziest thing you've done in your life - You have to read the book to find out
20) IF there is an afterlife--as you approach the gate keeper who allows you in--What does he say to you about your life? - Your an idiot but at least your not a Flames or Leaf fan, they take the down elevator, so cmon in and join the party.
 

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