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Posted on Fri Dec 23, 2005 at 11:56:56 PM EST
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The meme is spreading fast. I got it too. Here's my answers, and I pass it to Avedon Carol at Sideshow.

Four jobs you’ve had in your life: health spa instructor, record store salesclerk , switchboard operator (all in college), lawyer

Four movies you could watch over and over: Who'll Stop the Rain, And Justice for All, Panic in Needle Park, The Wanderers

Four places you’ve lived: New Rochelle, NY; Cleveland, Ohio; Ann Arbor, MI, Denver.

Four TV shows you love to watch: Sex and the City, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Commander in Chief

Four places you’ve been on vacation: Rio and the Amazon; Hong Kong, Bangkok and Phuket, Hawaii and Bora Bora; Italy, France, and London; Shanghai; Mexico and the Caribbean.

Four websites you visit daily: Atrios, Daily Kos, Crooks and Liars, Firedoglake

Four of your favorite foods: Vietnamese pho, soft-shelled crabs, ny strip steaks, coffee gelato

Four places you’d rather be: New York Citry, London, Shanghai, the Golden Door

Feel free to take the test in the comments or pass them around your blog.

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    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#1)
    by teacherken on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 06:28:25 AM EST
    jobsbar bouncer, computer programmer / systems analyst, car salesman, hs social studies teacher moviesBad Day at Black Rock, Casablanca, Year of Living Dangerously (for Linda Hunt), Apostle places livedNew York City, Larchmont NY, Ardmore PA, Arlington VA tv showsWest Wing, Law and Order, All in the Family (reruns), Fresh Prince of Bel Air (also reruns) places on vacationTahiti Moorea and Bora-Bora (on honeymoon); Thessaloniki and Mount Athos (definitely not on honeymoon); Munich, Vienna and Salzburg; Sarasota daily websiteskos, myleftwing, talkleft, markarkleiman (I attended college with Mark) favorite foodsgazpacho, ginger beef, spaghetti with a good pesto, NY style cheesecake places i'd rather be Inn at Little Washington (going there on 29th for 20th anniversary); London; Santa Fe; Charlottesville

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#2)
    by Beck on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 06:31:40 AM EST
    When did you live in Cleveland? Was it for work or school?

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 07:30:31 AM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Land Surveyor, Coast Guardsman, Merchant Marine, Paralegal Four movies you could watch over and over: Tombstone, Drugstore Cowboy, Over the Edge, JFK Four places you’ve lived: Savannah, Georgia, Brooklyn, New York, Jacksonville, Florida, Seattle, Washington Four TV shows you love to watch: Unsolved Mysteries, Dateline, 48 Hours Mystery, South Park Four places you’ve been on vacation: Australia, Egypt, South Africa, Pakistan Four websites you visit daily: Crooks and Liars, Talk Left, Labyrinth13, The Anomalist Four of your favorite foods: Grilled salmon, steamed crab, sushi, grits Four places you’d rather be: London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 07:40:55 AM EST
    This may show my age all too well. Jobs: 1) Farm worker & manager; 2) US Army; 3) McDonald's manager; 4) Attorney (various from the sublime to the profane). Movies: 1) Shawshank Redemption (hope never dies!); 2) Godfather I & II; 3) TLOTR 1,2,& 3; 4) My Cousin Vinny (I DARE you NOT to belly-laugh!). Music: 1-4) Anything by The Beatles, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, & Bruce. Places Lived: 1) Albany, NY; 2) Boston; 3) Syracuse, NY; 4) Long Island. TV Shows: 1) The Twilight Zone; 2) The Simpsons; 3) Family Guy; 4) The Waltons. Places Been: 1) Aruba; 2) Sint Maarten, NA; 3) all over Europe; 4) Naked on a beach anywhere (preferably somewhere warm). Websites: 1) Talkleft; 2) Huffpo; 3) Amazon; 4) Upscale porn. Food: 1) Eggplant parmigiana; 2) Escargot; 3) Rare Filet Mignon (still mooing!); 4) Smoked salmon. Dream Places: 1) A neocon-free America; 2) St-Martin, FWI (if I were single); 3) The Australian outback; 4) London, year-round, for the rest of my very long life. Merry Christmas to all ...

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 08:31:35 AM EST
    four jobs:lawyer, disc jockey, private investigator, debt collector four movies pulp fiction, casablanca, ocean's eleven (the clooney version) Shawshank Redemption four places I've lived Boulder, Denver, Trinidad, Pueblo Colorado (hey, I'm a Native, and I like it here) 4 TV shows My Name Is Earl, The Sopranos, Coupling (the BBC version), Family Business Places I've been Vail, the Bahamas, L.A., Orlando 4 websites Salon, Talk Left, Crooks & Liars, AmericaBlog 4 favorite foodsA good steak, Cincinnati chili, home-made lasagna, roast turkey 4 places i'd rather be London, Australia, St. Petersburg Russia, Ireland

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 09:14:49 AM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: cook/caterer, lawyer/university administrator (discrimination law), writer/consultant (Japanese manufacturing improvement technologies), yoga instructor, technical writer (electronic medical records software) Four movies you could watch over and over: Moonstruck, Galaxy Quest, Amelie, Kurosawa's Ikiru, Mizoguchi's Ugetsu, Sprited Away Four places you’ve lived: Portland, OR, Cambridge, MA, Bloomington, IN, Vienna, Austria. Thessaloniki, Greece Four TV shows you love to watch: DaVinci's Inquest, Six Feet Under, BBC's Masterpiece Theatre, Mystery! Four places you’ve been on vacation: Japan (all over), Greece (all over), New Orleans!!, Vancouver, BC., The Tetons Four websites you visit daily: Talkleft, The Sideshow, Atrios, Crooks and Liars, Roger Ailes, House of Labor, Pharyngula Four of your favorite foods: roast lamb, eggplant any style, sushi, pho, popovers!! Four places you’d rather be: Paris, the Alps, Delphi (Greece), anywhere in Japan, Canyon de Chelly

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#7)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 10:05:19 AM EST
    Jobs: swim teacher, school bus driver, molecular biologist Movies: A Christmas Story, Shawshank Redemption, Independence Day, Stargate Places Lived: San Francisco, Urbana Illinois, Millbrae, CA, Etna CA TV Shows: Waking the Dead (BBC), Red Cap (BBC), Murder in Suburbia (BBC), The First 48 (A&E) Vacations: Cruising (several), China, Russia, GB & Ireland Websites: TalkLeft, Crooks & Liars, The Guardian, BBC News Foods: Sushi and all things Japanese, Prime Rib, Lasagna, Paella Places: London (or anywhere in GB), Trondheim, Norway, Vienna, Kohala Coast on the Big Island of Hawaii.

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#8)
    by joejoejoe on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 10:22:48 AM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: dishwasher, housepainter, dockworker, dispatcher Four movies you could watch over and over: Breaker Morant, Rocky, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Tampopo Four places you’ve lived: Windsor, CT, Chicago, IL, Queens, NY, Daytona Beach, FL Four TV shows you love to watch: Rachel Ray, David Letterman, The White Shadow, PTI Four places you’ve been on vacation: San Francisco, New Orleans, Portland, ME, Honduras Four websites you visit daily: Washington Post, firedoglake, Daily Kos, Steve Gilliard Four of your favorite foods: Oyster Stew, Lasagne, Vietnamese Spring Rolls, Maine Lobster Four places you’d rather be: New Zealand, Gaspe Peninsula, Bay Islands, Iowa City

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#9)
    by MikeDitto on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 11:08:21 AM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: playwright's assistant, Executive Director for a choir, software engineer, journalist Four movies you could watch over and over: Heathers, History of the World Part I, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, The Changeling Four places you’ve lived: Arvada, CO, Golden, CO, Lakewood, CO, Denver, CO Four TV shows you love to watch: The Simpsons, The West Wing, Criminal Minds, South Park Four places you’ve been on vacation: San Francisco, Montreal, Amsterdam, Orlando Four websites you visit daily: TalkLeft, New York Times, Denver Post, Talking Points Memo Four of your favorite foods: Pho, oyster soup (making some now), steak au poivre, cornish game hens Four places you’d rather be: San Diego, Amsterdam, Montreal, London

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#10)
    by ltgesq on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 12:12:32 PM EST
    4 favorite Books?

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#11)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 12:37:19 PM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Farmer, US Navy, Engineer, Sales Four movies you could watch over and over: Patton, Band of Brothers, Lawrence of Arabia, Smiley's People. Four places you’ve lived: San Diego, Seattle, Newfoundland, Denver Four TV shows you loved to watch: Johnny Carson, Laugh In, 60 Minutes, Maverick Four places you’ve been on vacation: USSR, Spain, San Francisco, Black Hills Four websites you visit daily: TalkLeft, Grouchy Old Cripple of Atlanta, Powerline, Scrappleface Four of your favorite foods: American, Chinese, Vietnamese and Mexican. Four places you’d rather be: Commerce (Club), CA., Lihue, HI., San Juan, PR., Las Vegas

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 01:05:42 PM EST
    A frequent TalkLeft reader and occasional commenter who wishes to remain anonymous sent this in: Four jobs you’ve had in your life: floorman in a factory, movie projectionist, teacher in storefront school, professor Four movies you could watch over and over: Casablanca, Sense and Sensibility, Hamlet (Laurence Olivier), The Gods Must Be Crazy Four places you’ve lived: Ambridge, PA; Palo Alto; Bedford-Stuyvesant; Zurich Four TV shows you love to watch: None Four places you’ve been on vacation: Aosta, Italy; Provincetown, MA; Canadian Rockies; Locarno Four websites you visit daily: TalkLeft, antiwar.com, Balkinization, Democracy Now Four of your favorite foods: anything Thai vegetarian, cabot cheddar & chateauneuf du pape, barbequed tempeh, Sprüngli truffle du jour Four places you’d rather be: New Zealand, cheap apartment in Vancouver, Tuscany, stop the world I want to get off

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#13)
    by john horse on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 01:10:58 PM EST
    Jobs: Housepainter, Proofer, Teacher, Government Bureaucrat (various) 4 Places: Kissimee, Tallahassee, Bainbridge, Japan Four movies you could watch over and over: Wizard of Oz, Shawshank Redemption, Young Frankenstein, Christmas Story Four TV shows you love to watch: the Andy Griffith show, the Simpsons, the Daily Show, Myth Busters Four places you’ve been on vacation: Seattle, San Francisco, Orlando, Osaka Four websites you visit daily: Talkleft, Talking Points Memo, Juan Cole, Eschaton Favorite Foods: Tacos, Tempura, a good Steak, Chile and rice Places: San Francisco, Seattle, Oshima island, Spain

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#14)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 01:14:30 PM EST
    Beck, I spent my first two years of college there -- and just remembered another job there, selling bell-bottom jeans at the Generation Gap.

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#15)
    by soccerdad on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 01:50:18 PM EST
    jobs: farmhand, construction worker, systems engineer, professor movies: Cries and Whispers, Godfather partII, Seven samurai (Kurosawa), A river runs through it Places lived: Conn., Hanover NH, Los Angeles, Massachusetts TV shows: Law and order SVU; Simpsons Vacation: Hawaii, Yosemite, Carmel/Montery Calif., White Mts in NH. Websites: Talkleft, Left Coaster, NeedleNose, Corrente Favorite Foods: Steak, good sushi, hot and sour soup,grilled Salmon Where I would rather be: San Francisco, Chapel Hill N.C., Hanover NH

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#16)
    by Sailor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 02:53:28 PM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: fast food worker; beam operator at a cyclotron; helicopter mechanic; computer programmer. Four movies you could watch over and over: There is no movie I could watch over and over. The closest I could come would be: It's a Wonderful Life; All That Jazz; To Have and Have Not; The Usual Suspects. (Hon Mention goes to Master and Commander;-) Four places you’ve lived: Tampa, Las Vegas, LA, Galveston. (and at least 15 others;-) Four TV shows you love to watch: Firefly; Sopranos; West Wing; Celebrity Poker. Four places you’ve been on vacation: Antigua; Abacos, Bahamas; Lake Erie; Cape Kennedy. Four websites you visit daily: TL, Atrios, Daily Kos, skippy. Four of your favorite foods: lasagna; eggplant parmesian; chicken burritos; Anything with chocolate. Four places you’d rather be: Antigua; Tahiti; San Diego; Tora Bora.

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#17)
    by desertswine on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 03:47:37 PM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Bartender; Restauranteur; Teacher; Registrar. Four movies you could watch over and over: Almost anything by the Cohens, and, this time of year I always watch Scrooge, the Albert Finney musical. Four places you’ve lived: Northern Jersey, Oklahoma City, South Bay, Somewhere in NM. Four TV shows you loved to watch: The Simpsons, Rockford Files, Star Trek, House. Four places you’ve been on vacation: Venice, Vienna, Hovenweep, Chaco Canyon Four websites you visit daily: TL, Atrios, Daily Kos, The Agonist. Four of your favorite foods: anything Italian, and darn near anything Mexican. Four places you’d rather be: Paris; Tahiti; New Zealand; the Coast of Oregon.

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#18)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 05:17:15 PM EST
    Four jobs-dishwasher, surfboard salesman, coach and teacher. Four movies-Bourne Identity, The Searchers, The Horse's Mouth and Big Wednesday. Four places lived-Long Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Huntington Beach(I see a pattern here). TV shows-Drew Carey, Stargate SG-1, Law and Order and Book TV. Four vacation spots-New Zealand, Australia, Scotland and England. Four daily websites-TalkLeft, Tim Blair, Althouse and Waking Up On Planet X. Four favorite foods-Cheese Burger from Fat Burger, breaded abalone, crawfish ettoufe and lamb chops. Four places I'd rather be-New Zealand, Australia, Brittany and Northern California

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#19)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 07:03:52 PM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Radio newscaster; administrative assistant; document processor; business systems analyst. Four movies you could watch over and over: Apollo 13; Dr. Strangelove; Speed; The Towering Inferno Four places you’ve lived: Charlotte (Northeast Quadrant); Charlotte (Northwest Quadrant); Raleigh (during my time at NC State); Mount Holly, NC Four TV shows you love to watch: The Price Is Right; Mythbusters; America’s Funniest Home Videos; ESPN SportsCenter Four places you’ve been on vacation: Orlando; Myrtle Beach; Williamsburg, VA; Atlanta Four websites you visit daily: Useless-Knowledge; CNN; CBS Sportsline; Charlotte.com Four of your favorite foods: Hamburgers; French fries; steak; fried chicken Four places you’d rather be: Orlando; San Francisco; Atlanta; New Orleans

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#20)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 08:53:39 PM EST
    Jobs: Dishwasher, hyperbaric chamber technician, organ harvester, Physician Assistant. Movies: Mallrats, Dr. Strangelove, Alien II, Dark Star. Lived: Cedar Rapids (born), Milwaukee (grew up), Pasadena (school), San Diego (settled). TV: TDS, Movie channels, That 70's Show, Sunday morning Three Stooges on Spike. Vacations: Jamaica, Puerto Vallarta, HI, Big Sur. Web sites: TL, C&L, Common Dreams, Raw Story. Foods: Sushi, Ahi on the grill, Carnitas, a bowl of cereal the way Eric Stolz has it in Pulp Fiction, only without the heroin. I'd rather be in: Wilea, Princeville, Tuscany, Morocco.

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#21)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 10:02:26 PM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: traveling musician, music instructor, service manager for an IT firm, graphic designer Four movies you could watch over and over: Fight Club, Chasing Amy, The Usual Suspects, Memento Four places you’ve lived: Milwaukee, WI; Biloxi, MS; Los Angeles, CA; Murray, KY Four TV shows you love to watch: 24, The Shield, My Name Is Earl, Lost Four places you’ve been on vacation: Washington, DC; West Palm Beach, FL; Grand Canyon; Las Vegas, NV Four websites you visit daily: Talk Left, Crooks & Liars, Bob Harris, Talking Points Memo Four of your favorite foods: Pizza, steak, fettucini alfredo, calzone Four places you’d rather be: New Zealand, London, Vienna, pre-Bush America. ;-)

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#22)
    by BigTex on Sat Dec 24, 2005 at 11:50:55 PM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Environmental Protection Specalist, teacher (middle school and college), meteorologist, Dispatch manager Four movies you could watch over and over: Destry Rides Again, TAPPS, The Mighty Aphrodity, Henry V Four places you’ve lived: Only lived 3 places. Four TV shows you love to watch: House, The Simpsons, Without a Trace, Stargate SG 7 Four places you’ve been on vacation: Bahamas, Canada aka the frozen wasteland, DC, Salt Lake City Four websites you visit daily: talkleft, 40nations, yahoo, refdesk Four of your favorite foods: Won ton soup, pizza pasta rice (rice added to a pizza pasta kit), salami and chocolate chip cookie dough sandwich (don't knock it until you try it), "bug" (peanutbutter, cheese, raisin, cracker mix) Would rather be: Iceland

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#23)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sun Dec 25, 2005 at 07:29:18 AM EST
    Four jobs you’ve had in your life: Hotel desk clerk, Dishwasher, Typesetter, Editor Four movies you could watch over and over: The Milagro Beanfield War, Godfather I & II, Twelve Angry Men, Grapes of Wrath Four places you’ve lived: Monterey, CA; Shreveport, LA; Dallas; Albuquerque Four TV shows you love to watch: Sex and the City, Sopranos, Deadwood, Entourage Four places you’ve been on vacation: Cabo San Lucas, Seattle, Canadian Rockies, Texas Big Bend Four websites you visit daily: Atrios, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Four of your favorite foods: Anything containing espresso, chocolate, asparagus, steak filet Four places you’d rather be: Missoula, MT; Vancouver, BC; Telluride, CO; Madrid, NM

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#24)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Sun Dec 25, 2005 at 08:38:35 AM EST
    Jobs: Farm worker, US Army, Greenpeace, Meteorologist Movies: Little Big Man, Apocalypse Now, White Heat, The Great Rock and Roll Swindle Lived: CT, CA, PA, MI TV shows: Mel's Rockpile, Mrs. Falbo's Tiny Town, Monster Chiller Horror Theater with Count Floyd, Johnny LaRue's Street Beef Vacation: Italy, Greece, Brazil, Uruguay Websites: blackark.com, lcv.org, Monthly Review, and of course talkleft.com Foods: Bison meat, Salmon, Michigan cherries, cheagle bread places you’d rather be: Patagonia; Gaspe peninsula; Point Lobos, CA; Anse Mamin, Saint Lucia

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#25)
    by Lww on Sun Dec 25, 2005 at 01:40:57 PM EST
    Four jobs: Shoeshine boy, messenger, garment worker, fireman Four flicks: Best in show, Coen Bros, The Oxbow Incident, Twelve Angry Men. Lived: The Bronx, N. Va, Maryland Four shows: The Simpsons, History Ch, News shows, AMC Vacations: The Bronx, Florida, some other places..... Websites: browser. Foods: Chicken Catchatory(sic),veggie burgers,Barbaques, fresh fish. Places: It's good.

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#26)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sun Dec 25, 2005 at 07:49:38 PM EST
    Sorry, would love to share, but privacy being what it is these days...here's what I'm willing to share publically in this forum... Four of your favorite foods:: Samosas,Jambalaya,Fried Chicken,Jerk Chicken. Four movies you could watch over and over: Sweet November....several others. Four websites you visit daily: BBC, Talk Left Four places you’d rather be: London, Montreal, Geneva, Hawaii. Four TV shows you love to watch: Not a fan of television.

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#27)
    by Lww on Sun Dec 25, 2005 at 09:59:19 PM EST
    Have you vacationed in florida, student?

    Re: Passing the Meme (none / 0) (#28)
    by Che's Lounge on Sun Dec 25, 2005 at 11:04:09 PM EST
    Tampa, Don't sweat it. My stuff is all made up. Or is it?

    Passing the Meme | 28 comments (28 topical)