New MOD - AMA

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

I mean, most of you know me pretty well, but there are some youngsters/newbies on the board, and really, if anyone has any probing/interesting/ridiculous questions, ask away!

I can ban you now, so watch yo'self. (JK)

KeptInStitches · June 2016

Under the "ridiculous" category - What's your favorite 80's TV show?

MissKittyDanger · June 2016

how did you get 'goldenpenguin' as your user name?

how did you and your H meet?

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

KeptInStitches said:

Under the "ridiculous" category - What's your favorite 80's TV show?

Oooohhh... This could be potentially damning, given the current circumstances, but I LOVEDDDDDD The Cosby Show. It came on Thursday nights and I got to stay up late to watch it.

Also, Fraggle Rock. My grandparents had HBO just so I could watch Fraggle Rock. The BEST.

beachyone15 · June 2016

Congrats new mod!

-What do you like on your pizza?

-If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

-Who on NEY did you meet first in person?

-Keeping with the 80's theme (because I like it), favorite 80's band?

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

MissKittyDanger said:

how did you get 'goldenpenguin' as your user name?

how did you and your H meet?

My username used to have part of my real name in it, so I changed it. I have a Golden Retriever & I'm obsessed with penguins, so I came up with GoldenPenguin!

H & I actually went to college together, but we didn't know each other back then. We had some mutual friends, and knew who each other were, but we weren't friends.

He moved here for work, and the first people he met were people I was friends with, so I started seeing him pop up in FB events & such. I was also on Match.com at the time, and he came up - I recognized him, and sent him a message asking if he went to our alma mater. We messaged back & forth & friended each other on FB, but then I started dating someone else (from my hometown, which got me on TK, actually) so that's as far as it went.

My ex & I broke up in the spring/early summer, and I wallowed in my misery for a few months. That fall, H & I started exchanging FB comments/messages about the Red Sox & Patriots, who we're both huge fans of. One Saturday in September, I was home alone, drinking a bottle of wine, and decided "I'm gonna ask him to hang out." So I did. I posted on his FB "I think we need to have an upstate alma mater reunion." He commented back "Just the two of us? Works for me." We went out to watch the Patriots game the next day.... and this is usually when I say "and the rest is history" but it's really not.

I had actually met someone online right around that same time & had gone on a couple of dates with him. When H & I started hanging out, I wasn't sure what the motive was... were we dating? Was he just looking for friends in the area? It wasn't until our third date when we ALMOST had our first kiss that I was like "OMG I really like him. This could be something really real."

I remember texting some of my friends (@swazzle, @csousa1 & others) because the other guy had asked me out for one night, and I was going to go out with him, and then H asked me out for the same night, and I wanted to ditch guy #1 so badly - and they all confirmed that was the best choice - so I did, and that was the night H & I had our first kiss

That ended up really long, but it was necessary!

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

beachyone15 said:

Congrats new mod!

-What do you like on your pizza?

-If you could travel anywhere, where would you go?

-Who on NEY did you meet first in person?

-Keeping with the 80's theme (because I like it), favorite 80's band?

Pizza: Extra cheese & pepperoni!

Travel: I want to go EVERYWHERE. H & I have decided our next domestic travel will be to the Pacific Northwest (I really just want to hang out with @AlPacina & Marv.) and internationally we both REALLY want to visit Scandinavia.

NEY: Technically it was someone who is long long gone from NEY. Then I met @helloliv for the first time when I crashed her house for Thanksgiving (she invited me!) @Swazzle & @csousa1, along with @helloliv, were the first NEYers to visit me!

80's band: New Kids, OBVIOUSLY.

ETA: Thank you!!

Swazzle · June 2016

I demand fluffy kitten photos.

labro · June 2016

Swazzle said:

I demand fluffy kitten photos.

Umm this is against TOS. You can't just go around DEMANDING THINGS!

labro · June 2016

Dear New Mod,

Was the first NEYer you met she who shall not be named?

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If someone gave you a horse for free (along with the stables and land for said horse), what kind of horse would it be? What would you name it?

What was your favorite piece of 80s clothing?

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

@Swazzle

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An oldie, but goodie.

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jenna8984 · June 2016

Because I only care about food at the moment:

pulp or no pulp?

snickers, milky way, or 3 musketeer?

butter popcorn, smartfood, or caramel corn?

pasta with tomato sauce or alfredo sauce?

hamburger, hot dog, or burger made from other (bison, turkey, etc)

fried clams, clam fritters, or clam chowder?

fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings?

ice cream sandwich, Klondike bar, or fruity popsicle?

labro · June 2016

jenna8984 said:

Because I only care about food at the moment:
pulp or no pulp?
snickers, milky way, or 3 musketeer?
butter popcorn, smartfood, or caramel corn?
pasta with tomato sauce or alfredo sauce?
hamburger, hot dog, or burger made from other (bison, turkey, etc)
fried clams, clam fritters, or clam chowder?
fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings?
ice cream sandwich, Klondike bar, or fruity popsicle?

I kind of hate you a lot right now. I'm answering because damnit food....

MissKittyDanger · June 2016

@jenna8984 made me think of a question

what would you DO for a klondike bar?

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

labro said:

Dear New Mod,

Was the first NEYer you met she who shall not be named?

If someone gave you a horse for free (along with the stables and land for said horse), what kind of horse would it be? What would you name it?

What was your favorite piece of 80s clothing?

1. No! LOL - she was a reg on here when I first started. I went out to Iowa for work, and she lived there, and we met for lunch. She was very sweet! Then she stopped posting here, defriended us all on FB, and ghosted.

But I love you so much for this!

2. I would LOVE to have a giant warmblood of some kind, and we would become Olympic gold medalists. He'd look like this:

Image: http://kybdressage.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Y-Raymeister-Favorite-vio_2386.jpg

Or, I'd rescue ALL the off the track Thoroughbreds and give them the life of luxury.

3. I had two outfits that were the same, but different colors. One was hot pink & the other was neon green, both with black polka dots. It was a top & a skirt, with black leggings underneath.

AlPacina · June 2016

GoldenPenguin said:

Travel: I want to go EVERYWHERE. H & I have decided our next domestic travel will be to the Pacific Northwest (I really just want to hang out with @AlPacina & Marv.) and internationally we both REALLY want to visit Scandinavia.

@GoldenPenguin - Psssh, you just want to go to the marijuana stores! J/k. I seriously can't wait until this happens!!

Questions:

Who would you choose if you could have dinner with 3 people, alive or dead?

You have to kick one of the original lead cast members out of Hamilton. Who would it be? (Essentially, who is the worst of the best?)

When you're singing along to duets, do you sing both parts or focus on one?

Are you a good dancer? Any signature moves?

And I just saw this one on Inside Amy Schumer:

If you vagina was a movie title, what would it be called?

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

jenna8984 said:

Because I only care about food at the moment:
pulp or no pulp?
snickers, milky way, or 3 musketeer?
butter popcorn, smartfood, or caramel corn?
pasta with tomato sauce or alfredo sauce?
hamburger, hot dog, or burger made from other (bison, turkey, etc)
fried clams, clam fritters, or clam chowder?
fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings?
ice cream sandwich, Klondike bar, or fruity popsicle?

NO PULP.

Snickers

Butter popcorn, extra butter (but I do love me some Smartfood)

Ooooh - that depends on the day. I love a good tomato & meat sauce, but alfredo has it's time & place.

A cheeseburger AND a hot dog, please.

NEW ENGLAND Clam chowder - the only respectable kind.

Fries

Ice cream sandwich! This kind:

Image: http://www.klondikebar.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/49/2015/09/mrsfields-sandwich-product.png

Now I'm hungry. Jerk.

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

AlPacina said:

GoldenPenguin said:

Travel: I want to go EVERYWHERE. H & I have decided our next domestic travel will be to the Pacific Northwest (I really just want to hang out with @AlPacina & Marv.) and internationally we both REALLY want to visit Scandinavia.

@GoldenPenguin - Psssh, you just want to go to the marijuana stores! J/k. I seriously can't wait until this happens!!

Questions:
Who would you choose if you could have dinner with 3 people, alive or dead?
You have to kick one of the original lead cast members out of Hamilton. Who would it be? (Essentially, who is the worst of the best?)
When you're singing along to duets, do you sing both parts or focus on one?
Are you a good dancer? Any signature moves?

And I just saw this one on Inside Amy Schumer:
If you vagina was a movie title, what would it be called?

DUHHH. But I want to go to them WITH YOU!!

1. Hamilton, Lafayette, and Washington. OBVIOUSLY.

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2. Dear lord. I'm going to go with Phillipa Soo - but only so Audra McDonald can take over Eliza. (Could you imagine Audra singing Burn??)

3. I go back & forth, sometimes I sing it all, sometimes I sing one part. Depends on how I'm feeling that day.

4. I'd like to THINK I'm a good dancer, but I'm probably not LOL. No real signature moves I can think of, but I do like to pull out a good lawnmower or shopping cart from time to time.

5. I feel like the only appropriate answer for this is Snatch, right?

ETA: Changed my mind. National Treasure. RLOLLLLL.

labro · June 2016

Dear New Mod,

Do you prefer to be addressed as Your Highness @GoldenPenguin, @GoldenPenguin Mod Extraordinaire, @GoldenPenguin Most Great and All Powerful Mod, or other?

What/where was your first major official NEY g2g?

AlPacina · June 2016

@GoldenPenguin -

National Treasure! Haaaahahahahahahahahahaha! (The chick on her show answered The Color Purple.)

ETA: I gave you 3 people because I figured you'd throw your NFL hunk in there. Hamilton is taking over your life!!

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

labro said:

Dear New Mod,

Do you prefer to be addressed as Your Highness @GoldenPenguin, @GoldenPenguin Mod Extraordinaire, @GoldenPenguin Most Great and All Powerful Mod, or other?

What/where was your first major official NEY g2g?

I *think* my first official major g2g was the Finger Lakes. @swazzle - is that right?

speakeasy14 · June 2016

What's your most bsc moment?

would "the national treasure" be vajazzled?

what kind of weather should I be expecting tonight back on the east coast?

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

speakeasy14 said:

What's your most bsc moment?

would "the national treasure" be vajazzled?

what kind of weather should I be expecting tonight back on the east coast?

1. Probably the time H took me to Boston for my birthday, and I was convinced he was going to propose. Spoiler alert: he didn't.

2. HELLLLLLL no.

3. It's not as hot as it has been. It's currently 63 degrees here, with impending thunderstorms tonight.

PamBeesly524 · June 2016

National Treasure made me LOL in the nail salon.

What's your spirit animal?

favorite place in the world? Can be a city, or literally a single spot you love the most.

edit: first sentence was not a question...

GoldenPenguin · June 2016

PamBeesly524 said:

National Treasure made me LOL in the nail salon.

What's your spirit animal?

favorite place in the world? Can be a city, or literally a single spot you love the most.

edit: first sentence was not a question...

1. I think my spirit animal is an otter. I'm almost as obsessed with otters as I am penguins. They're funny & playful & sassy. I'd definitely be an otter.