November 28, 2008
Four For Friday
Q1 - Art: A woman in the U.K. who was given a painting by Adolf Hitler as a birthday gift from her son in 2006, reportedly sold the painting at auction this week at an $8,900 loss because she disliked it so much. The painting, titled "The Church of Preux-au-Bois," bears the chilling signature 'AH' and dates back to a time when the future Nazi leader was stationed as a foot soldier (sometime between 1915-1918). If you liked this particular painting--which you can see here--and you had the means to own it, would you buy it and put it on display in your home or office, or would you never buy or display anything either created by Adolf Hitler or which came from his regime?
Q2 - Satisfaction: According to the latest figures from the U.S. government, one out of every six U.S. households (15.8%) do not have a landline telephone, but do have at least one wireless telephone. If you have a cell phone, how satisfied are you with your wireless service provider, and are you considering switching providers the next time your current agreement is up for renewal?
Q3 - On This Day: On this day in 1943, Franklin D. President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin met in Tehran during World War II. If you could put any three world-leaders in the same room and make them talk out their differences, whom would you put into that room? (Extra credit: Have more than three / more than one room? That's fine... do tell!)
Q4 - Open Tryouts: Pick a profession or job that requires extreme skill or training (academic or otherwise). Now read this: "One Day Only... open tryouts for [insert highly skilled job here]!" For what highly skilled job would you stand in line to tryout for?
Posted by Mikal at November 28, 2008 5:48 PM
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1) I don't think I could tolerate anything touched by AH. No way I could display it.
2) I miss the land-line clarity. But the cell phone's flexibility far makes up for the loss of clarity. Really hate cell phone latency.
3) Leaders of North Korea, Sudan, Iran, Israel, China, Russia, US.
4) Sexual Surrogate for Hollywood Actresses
1. Is it because I live in an art town that I'd take this piece?
No.
The value of looking into the monster's viscera would be worth it alone and the value of the piece historically would place it high on a mantel somewhere in my office.
2. Want wireless. The only reason I had in home service recently was for FAX and now that's much easier on the computer.
Love me wireless...
3. I'd put Obama, Bin Laden, Premier of Israel in same room and get to the core of it all, beginning with topic of Isaac and Ishmael...Ishmael should have gotten better treatment.
4. Brain surgery for bloggers. God knows we all need it. I'd go for a hybrid frontal lobotomy and medullaectomy and let the squishy middle parts float free for a while...
1. It might be a good conversation starter, but I don't think I'd display an Adolf Hitler piece.
2. I'm pretty satisfied. I'm not thinking of switching.
3. I don't really know. I'd have to think about that one more than I want to right now.
4. President and GM of the New York Knicks. I have no formal training, but I think I could do at least as well as several of the past holders of this job. Of course, if I had the skill, I would rather just play for the Knicks or any NBA team really.
1- Couldn't do it... anything Hitler or his regime doesn't lend itself to what I want to say about myself.
2- I like the cell only option a lot and I don't have any major complaints about my service.
3- Why not put 'em all in? If I had to pick three major players though, I'd probably pick the heads of state for China, Russia, and the US.
4- Professional sports of any type, but basketball would be my first choice... just don't put me on the Knicks.
1 - It's a nice painting and a good conversation starter, but no. I couldn't display it.
2 - I have at&t, not landline. I'm happy with my service, I'm wishing I could get less minutes then the 400 or so that I have and NEVER use. I want a plan with 120 minutes and unlimited text messaging.
3 - Do they have to talk it out? Can we just round up the nut-job leaders of india, north korea and china and 'accidentally' blow up said room?
4 - Chicago Bears head coach. I could motivate them better and call better plays, I'm 99% positive of this.
q1: No.
q2: I am pretty satisfied.
q3: Hmm if only it worked that way...How about the leader of Georgia, Russia and the EU (Sarkozy). Then how about Palestine, Israel, Jordan/Syria, US, and Bin Laden.
q4: Back country heli skier
1) Egad...even if it was the most timeless, stirring piece of art this generation has ever seen, I'd feel like I was supporting the artist. So... no way. Oh, and the artwork itself is only mediocre.
2) I have Verizon, and so far, it's been terrific. Great coverage and stellar customer service, which is good cuz we don't have a landline. The only disadvantage is that it's a little bit pricey.
3) The Presidents of Israel, Iran, and Palestine really need to talk stuff out. However, put those three men in a room, and it'd be like putting East Coast rappers and West Coast rappers in a steel cage.
4) Movie director, definitely.
Q1 - Art: If I were into art and a collector, sure I'd display it. I might burn it after getting tired of it. I enjoy destroying things.
Q2 - Satisfaction: Umm... I'd say I'm about 50 percent satisfied. Problem is, that's the most satisfied I've ever been with any carrier. I'm considering switching when my contract is up.
Q3 - On This Day: I just found out recently that a coworker I've known for a couple years now is head of the Provo, Utah Free Mason Lodge. So, being that the Free Masons run the world, I'd put him in a room with himself and make him duke it out with himself. Oh wait. Three? Okay. Um... him, himself, and Carl Weathers. And Snoop Dogg.
Q4 - Open Tryouts: Wow. Tough one! Highly skilled? Hmmm... Gotta figure out what I'm highly skilled at so I would have a shot at it. How about one-armed combat pilot? Yeah baby!
1. I would never purchase or own ANYTHING associated with that person.
2. My provider is excellent...although, I've been considering buying a new phone, mine is a bit outdated. Maybe Santa will bring me one.
3. I have no clue. Maybe they all need to get together and mediate instead of fight.
4. Drummer in a rock band...a dream of mine.
Q1 - Art: Its picture of a barn…
I’m willing to bet that if we decided to only hang art in our homes based on the integrity, morale decision making, and standards of the artists, rather than what the art says to us, I have a pretty good feeling that we wouldn’t hang art. Who knows maybe if more people took interest in Adolf’s Art he wouldn’t have turned into a Dictator of mass destruction.
My only disclaimer to that is if my payment for the item is being used to support the individual in their cause. Last I checked, though, Adlof died awhile ago. So I don’t really see the purchase going to his cause.
Q2 - Satisfaction: I don’t like Comcast and Qwest…but I also don’t like Cell phones…I just hate service providers, primarily because I need them but I don’t want to pay for them.
Q3 - On This Day: George W Bush…by himself
Q4 - Open Tryouts: Assassin…or rock skipper. One of those for sure.
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