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James Lipton used to end his interviews of famous actors with this questionnaire. Copy, paste, and take a stab, if you will.

 

What is your favorite word?

What is your least favorite word?

What turns you on?

What turns you off?

What sound or noise do you love?

What sound or noise do you hate?

What is your favorite curse word?

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

What profession would you not like to do?

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

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What is your favorite word? Road-trip

What is your least favorite word? Taxes

What turns you on? Sexy gams

What turns you off? Rude people

What sound or noise do you love? The rumble of an old V8

What sound or noise do you hate? Crying children in restaurants

What is your favorite curse word? Douchebaggary

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Film actor

What profession would you not like to do? Servicing port-o-johns

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? You’re right it’s a personal relationship, the rest is crap made up by men.

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What is your favorite word? Parable

What is your least favorite word? Bully

What turns you on? Levity / A Great Smile

What turns you off? Gossip

What sound or noise do you love? Whispering/Mouth Noise

What sound or noise do you hate? Rubbing Styrofoam

What is your favorite curse word? Horseshit

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Writer

What profession would you not like to do? Waiter

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? "Would you like to play again?"

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What is your favorite word? disputatious

What is your least favorite word? preheat

What turns you on? intelligence

What turns you off? stupidity

What sound or noise do you love? furnace/fan/droning

What sound or noise do you hate? alarm beeping

What is your favorite curse word? c**ksucker

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? lawyer

What profession would you not like to do? ER doctor/nurse

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? "Well done, good and faithful servant" or "the buffet is this way"

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What profession would you not like to do? Waiter

 

"Every hooker I ever speak to tells me that it beats the hell out of waitressing. Waitressing’s gotta be the worst f***ing job in the world."

 

- Woody Allen, Deconstructing Harry

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What is your favorite word? dad

What is your least favorite word? irregardless

What turns you on? no makeup

What turns you off? fake nails

What sound or noise do you love? a sleeping dog

What sound or noise do you hate? upspeak

What is your favorite curse word? c***

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? monk

What profession would you not like to do? cop

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? nice work, mate

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What is your least favorite word? irregardless

 

Not technically a word, though, is it?

 

I thought it would have to actually be a word in order to qualify. :)

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What turns you on? no makeup

What turns you off? fake nails

 

I almost put "too much makeup" as my turn off. I totally agree with these.

Agreed.

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What is your favorite word? Miss (I miss you!)

 

What is your least favorite word? Like (I'm like, She's like, I was like, He was like, ..... :banghead: )

 

What turns you on? A joyful smile from a beautiful woman

 

What turns you off? Narcissism

 

What sound or noise do you love? Little girls laughing

 

What sound or noise do you hate? Whining (from anyone)

 

What is your favorite curse word? DAMNIT!!

 

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Architect

 

What profession would you not like to do? Political strategist

 

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

 

I've admired your principles .... ;) ;)

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What is your least favorite word? irregardless

 

Not technically a word, though, is it?

 

I thought it would have to actually be a word in order to qualify. :)

It's a word...an amazingly pervasive one. It's just considered non-standard. Cuz it's dumb.

 

 

ETA: From Merriam-Webster online...

 

Irregardless was popularized in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its increasingly widespread spoken use called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead. [Please!]

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What is your least favorite word? irregardless

 

Not technically a word, though, is it?

 

I thought it would have to actually be a word in order to qualify. :)

It's a word...an amazingly pervasive one. It's just considered non-standard. Cuz it's dumb.

 

 

ETA: From Merriam-Webster online...

 

Irregardless was popularized in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its increasingly widespread spoken use called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead. [Please!]

 

Well, I sit corrected. :)

 

But I’m with you, it’s a ‘word’ that just makes my skin crawl!

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What is your favorite word? prestidigitation

What is your least favorite word? tolerance

What turns you on? women wearing leather (skirts, primarily)

What turns you off? women who smoke

What sound or noise do you love? big block V-8 with a big cam

What sound or noise do you hate? crying babies

What is your favorite curse word? rat's ass

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? Ornithologist

What profession would you not like to do? lawyer

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates? wtf are you doing here?

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What is your least favorite word? irregardless

 

Not technically a word, though, is it?

 

I thought it would have to actually be a word in order to qualify. :)

It's a word...an amazingly pervasive one. It's just considered non-standard. Cuz it's dumb.

 

 

ETA: From Merriam-Webster online...

 

Irregardless was popularized in dialectal American speech in the early 20th century. Its increasingly widespread spoken use called it to the attention of usage commentators as early as 1927. The most frequently repeated remark about it is that "there is no such word." There is such a word, however. It is still used primarily in speech, although it can be found from time to time in edited prose. Its reputation has not risen over the years, and it is still a long way from general acceptance. Use regardless instead. [Please!]

 

Theodore Bernstein's The Careful Writer (one of my holy books) defines it this way: "Irregardless: illiterate."

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Well I'm going to post this entry irregardless.

 

What is your favorite word?

Whatchamacallit. That's the name my dad had for pretty much every tool he owned. (Which might explain why our house never really felt completely sturdy.)

 

What is your least favorite word?

Pub. It's worse than pus.

 

What turns you on?

Whenever a brand spanking new Patriots cheating scandal is exposed.

 

What turns you off?

Snakes and Arrows

 

What sound or noise do you love?

The 14th track of Snakes and Arrows.

 

What sound or noise do you hate?

When Lou Reed sings or talks.

 

What is your favorite curse word?

Shucks...as in "Aw shucks, Beav, don't Bogart that joint!"

 

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

Male escort to above-the-title film actresses.

 

What profession would you not like to do?

Larry King's bathroom assistant.

 

If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?

"Seriously bro, sorry about James Lipton."

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What turns you on? no makeup

What turns you off? fake nails

 

I almost put "too much makeup" as my turn off. I totally agree with these.

Agreed.

Good answers!

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