Wondering how rich a spectrum of people we have on this forum. Thought this little survey might me interesting. All answers are YES or NO. Trust me, this is harmless.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? 2. Is your job technical in nature? 3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? 4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? 5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? 6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? 7. Are you a vegetarian? 8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? 9. Is God in charge of Y2K? (If you don't believe in God = no.) 10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? 11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? 12. Do you like football? 13. Can you survive on the land? 14. Can you change the water pump on a car? 15. Are you happy about your life, currently? 16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? 17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? 18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? 19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? 20. Is there absolute truth?

-- John Galt (wwjd@fish.net), December 15, 1999

Answers

"Trust me, this is harmless"

Isn't that what Slick Willy says to his interns when he pulls his zipper down:

Sorry, couldn't resist. (:p)

-- Familyman (prepare@home.com), December 15, 1999.

burnt wienie sandwich or Weasel's ripped my flesh

-- Jay Urban (Jayho99@aol.com), December 15, 1999.

42

{Who IS John Galt?}

-- * (*...@_._), December 15, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? I figger it'll be about an 8.5 2. Is your job technical in nature? Yep. Engineering, computers, processes in a plant. 3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? Yes. I'm the company coordinator. 4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? GI Joe, that's me. 5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? Yep. 6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? Used to, when it meant a grade. 7. Are you a vegetarian? Nope. I figger if God didn't mean us to eat animals, He wouldn't have made'em outa MEAT! 8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? Rush Limbaugh is a pinko! 9. Is God in charge of Y2K? (If you don't believe in God = no.) Yep, but don't tell Kosky and Der Furher, they don't know. 10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? Absolutely. 11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? Nein, Nyet, NO. I wouldn't let him borrow my lawnmower. 12. Do you like football? Yep. Gonna miss it. Luv them Bengals. 13. Can you survive on the land? Well, I have to. I cain't swim. 14. Can you change the water pump on a car? Yep, but I don't like it, 'specially on a sidewinder. 15. Are you happy about your life, currently? I'm a Kook, ain't I? 16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? I ain't never been propositioned in my life. I look too broke. 17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? "Alas, poor Kook, he went utterly bonkers Horatio." 18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? Just did. 19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? Only if he ain't still alive. 20. Is there absolute truth? Yep. Most everyone's gonna find that one out real soon.

Absolute Kook

-- Y2Kook (Y2Kook@usa.net), December 15, 1999.

If these will grease the skid, here's my answers:

1y,2y,3y,4y,5y,6y,7n,8n,9y,10y,11y,12y,13y,14y,15y,16n,17y,18y,19y,20y or 1111 1100 1111 1110 1111

-- John Galt (wwjd@fish.net), December 15, 1999.

Hey --,

I know the question for the answer (42). (HGTTG)

"John Galt is the motor of the world". (Atlas Shrugged)

Thanks

-- John Galt (wwjd@fish.net), December 15, 1999.

Hey, John, good question: what would Jesus do about Y2K?

Have to ponder that a while.........

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), December 15, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)?
Neither.

2. Is your job technical in nature?
Yes

3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months?
Yes

4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)?
GI

5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean?
Programmable Logic Controller
Distributed Control System
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations?
Yes

7. Are you a vegetarian?
Yes

8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)?
Anarchist

9. Is God in charge of Y2K?
She's got YOUR number

10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others?
Yes

11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K?
Bwahahahahahahahaha

12. Do you like football?
That's a sport isn't it?

13. Can you survive on the land?
Taught wilderness survival

14. Can you change the water pump on a car?
Can rebuild the whole thing

15. Are you happy about your life, currently?
Happiness is a choice. Why would one choose to
be unhappy?

16. If the proposition is false is the statement false?
What's your proposition?

17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays?
Out damn spot! Out I say! The fane of fife had a wife.
Where is she now?

18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis?
When I was in Narnia.

19. Was Charles Duke a Black man?
Bwahahahahahaha

20. Is there absolute truth? I'll never tell :-'

-- spider (spider0@usa.net), December 15, 1999.

And, John Galt is a Zappa fan!

1. Maybe
2. Sort of
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Practically
8. Anarcho-Libertarian
9. NO!
10. Yes
11. NO!
12. American, or the kind the rest of the world is into? 13. YES!
14. Yes
15. Mostly
16. Irrelevant 17. "Oh that this too, too solid flesh..."
18. Yes
19. Never heard of him
20. There is one objective reality. Truth has nothing to do with it...< br>

-- (dweezil@moonunit.ahmet), December 15, 1999.

Lisa, that's a GREAT post.

-- Doorbaby (tomG@h.com), December 15, 1999.

(yours, I mean)

-- Dbaby (tomG@h.com), December 15, 1999.

What a strange set of questions...

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? Towards TEOTWAWKI. Thinking more along the lines of a really bad depression.

2. Is your job technical in nature? Yes...Computer programmer.

3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? Not really...

4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? GI

5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? I know of them, but wouldn't know what to do with them.

6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? Haven't taken that class yet.

7. Are you a vegetarian? Yes.

8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? Neither. What a stupid false dichotomy! I'm a (Big L, card carrying) Libertarian.

9. Is God in charge of Y2K? (If you don't believe in God = no.) Nope. She doesn't care about our computers.

10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? Yep. Mostly enough for my immediate family and possibly some of the aunts/uncles.

11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? That's funny.

12. Do you like football? Sort of...I think I am finally figuring out the game.

13. Can you survive on the land? As long as survival doesn't involve growing potatos. I can't get the damned things to grow in this crappy soil.

14. Can you change the water pump on a car? I bought a new car so I wouldn't have to.

15. Are you happy about your life, currently? Yes. I wish I had my degree, though.

16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? You're some kind of nerd, right?

17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? I hate literature. I prefer technical books.

18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? Nope.

19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? Beats me.

20. Is there absolute truth? I doubt that the absolute truth can fit into a homo sapiens brain.

-- Tim the Y2K nut (tmiley@yakko.cs.wmich.edu), December 15, 1999.

0101 1100 1101 1110 11?1

-- BigDog (BigDog@duffer.com), December 15, 1999.

Jay Urban,

"burnt wienie sandwich or Weasel's ripped my flesh"?

How can you choose? They were both GREAT albums!!!

John Ludi, Musician, writer, loon.

-- Ludi (ludi@rollin.com), December 15, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? Play the REM while you can fellas...

2. Is your job technical in nature? Yes.

3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? For the past 24 months more like...

4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? Guess.

5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? Yes

6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? Used to, now I'd need a refresher.

7. Are you a vegetarian? No.

8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? American, Heterosexual, Right-Wing, Conservative, Gun-Owning, Christian, any questions?

9. Is God in charge of Y2K? (If you don't believe in God = no.) Yes.

10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? I hope so.

11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? Do you think he mostly didn't have sex with that woman? Don't get me started...

12. Do you like football? Yes, now that the Browns are back. (I know, I know, but expansion teams don't often win right out of the box)

13. Can you survive on the land? Yes, and on water, snow, ice, etc.

14. Can you change the water pump on a car? Yes.

15. Are you happy about your life, currently? Mostly Harmless

16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? Sorry, ask Bill Clinton...

17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste death but once, Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear, Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come. (Julius Caesar Act 2 Scene 2)

This above all: to thine own self be true. (Hamlet Act 1 Scene 3)

18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? No.

19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? ?????

20. Is there absolute truth? I'm not into heavy philosophical discourse....(ask Socrates)

-- Powder (Powder@keg.com), December 15, 1999.

Didn't know there was going to be a quiz. I would have studied.

-- Bubba Smith (duck&cover@tshtf.com), December 15, 1999.

Kook,

ROFLMAO!!! Thanks I needed that.

-- lisa (lisa@texasnetworks.com), December 15, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? Yes.

2. Is your job technical in nature? Yes

3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? Yes

4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? No

5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? Yes

6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? Yes

7. Are you a vegetarian? No

8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? Middle of the road

9. Is God in charge of Y2K? Who?

10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? No

11. Do you mostly trust Helen Clark about Y2K? No, No, No

12. Do you like Rugby? You better believe it?

13. Can you survive on the land? Yes

14. Can you change the water pump on a car? Naturally

15. Are you happy about your life, currently? Yes?

16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? Usually, but not always?

17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? Yes

18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? Yes.

19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? Who?

20. Is there absolute truth? Not yet.

-- Malcolm taylor (taylorm@es.co.nz), December 15, 1999.

Over time, Apostrophe and Overnite Sensation have risen to the top, with Joe's Garage and Grand Wazoo not too far behind.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), December 15, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? Neither. 2. Is your job technical in nature? Yes 3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? Yes 4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? Yes 5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? Yes 6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? Yes 7. Are you a vegetarian? No 8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? Libertarian/Anarchist 9. Is God in charge of Y2K? Huh? 10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? Yes 11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? Huh? 12. Do you like football? What's that got to do with the above? 13. Can you survive on the land? Better than in the air. 14. Can you change the water pump on a car? Into what? 15. Are you happy about your life, currently? Happiness is a state of mind. 16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? Usually. 17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? All English speaking adults do. 18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? Not intentionally. 19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? Charles Duke is a man? (Who is he/she?) 20. Is there absolute truth? Yup. But we don't know what it is.

-- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moines (dtmiller@midiowa.net), December 15, 1999.

Hmm. They seem nested.

-- Dean -- from (almost) Duh Moines (dtmiller@midiowa.net), December 15, 1999.

Powder; Whence come you??

Let's see, I LOVE harmless stuff:

Except that the current formatting suques and Big Dog stole my idea...RATZ
1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? More Y than N
2. Is your job technical in nature? Not currently
3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? NOPE
4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? On Alternate Thursdays I go DGI for a 20 minute stretch but basically GI
5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? YUP
6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? Been a LONG time. Probably (and I'm also probably Y2K Compliant)
7. Are you a vegetarian? NO
8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? Conserveral, er fiscal conservative, social libertarian
9. Is God in charge of Y2K? (If you don't believe in God = no.) Yup, just like EVERYTHING else
10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? Yep
11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? Just like everything ELSE from him. (errr NO)
12. Do you like football? Yeah now that I gots my Brownies back though the Dawgs need a LOT o' help (Oh HANFORD Where ARE you??)
13. Can you survive on the land? Better than under it.
14. Can you change the water pump on a car? Sure, just need to have a real good reason. (Meaning I can find the damn thing, figger where the bolts are and git em off and a new one on)
15. Are you happy about your life, currently? As opposed to what?
16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? 'Pends on the wording. You can formulate a statement that takes a false proposition and ends up with a true statement by the judicious use of the words Not, and Nor.
17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? enough to be both pedantic and boring ,br> 18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? Not in the last 30 years, but I WAS a reasonably well read, slightly precocious child.
19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? Hmmm NOt a solid student of history/letters here. The coin sez NO
20. Is there absolute truth? Yes there are absolutes but truth is not numbered among them.

Chuck

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), December 15, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)?

I am leaning towrard a lots of BITRs, some of which may seem like TEOTWAWKI to some peope.

2. Is your job technical in nature?

Yes.

3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months?

No.

4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)?

Yes.

5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean?

PLC; yes. DCS; no. SCADA; yes. But I mean Yes in only the most amateur sense.

6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations?

Once I could, but I need to take a refresher course.

7. Are you a vegetarian?

I have tried sometimes, but meat's just too tasty. Nevertheless I am sympathetic to what they're about and don't think they deserve all the ridicule they get.

8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)?

Hard to say. I am more libertarian than anything else. I believe the job of government is none other than to secure our God-given freedom. All else is egotistical grandstanding and porkbarrel politicking. I object to the use of force by a government except only in the absolute last possible circumstance--defence of the country. Therefore I'm usually a "dove" not a hawk and am against capital punishment. I object to income taxes on the same principle since the mandate to collect them is backed by the threat of arrest--sales tax or tariff is far more just IMO. The "War on Drugs" is nothing more than a game of self-preservation by the Prison Industrial Complex (PID); the drug problem is a medical and economic problem one, not a criminal one. etc., etc...

9. Is God in charge of Y2K? (If you don't believe in God = no.)

I am a person of wavering faith, a mix of doubt and belief who has a hard time describing his spiritual bent. Nevertheless I do think that the End will ulimately become the Beginning. Since we are all strangely woven into this cosmic scheme, I think that, ultimately, God IS in charge of wherever there is clarity, truth, love, beauty, and all the threads in the tapestry that is Reality. The spaces between the threads which we mistakenly attribute to reality are wherever there is suffering, death, and loss...

10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others?

I hope not. ;) Canned ravioli gets old after awhile. (here's to hoping it's a BITR)

11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K?

No.

12. Do you like football?

I like the plays, not sitting around in between plays and listening to the stupid commentary and commercials. So, my ADD often gets in the way of a good game.

13. Can you survive on the land?

I camp. I have tools. I read field guides and books on "how to survive in the woods." I have made up my mind that I WILL.

14. Can you change the water pump on a car?

No.

15. Are you happy about your life, currently?

Yes, when I can forget about the news and about y2k.

16. If the proposition is false is the statement false?

Yes.

17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays?

Yes.

18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis?

Yes, my dear Screwtape.

19. Was Charles Duke a Black man?

I donno.

20. Is there absolute truth?

Absolutely. Why? To say that there is NO absolute truth is in itself an absolute statement and self-nullifying...But the closer you look at the objective truth, the fuzzier and more smeared it gets. Furthermore, by the time we are able to properly focus our eyes on it, it changes and moves somewhere else. When we observe something we change it and nothing we see is in its pristine state...That's the human condition...Our own observation and perception is impossible to disentangle from absolute truth...

-- coprolith (coprlith@fakemail.com), December 16, 1999.

1-19. Whereupon I proceeded to take that mittenfull of the deadly yellow snow crystals and rub it all into his beady little eyes with a vigorous circular motion hirtherto unknown to the people in this area but destined to replace the mudshark in your mythology, here it goes now, RUB IT! Phi-Crappa-Zappa.

-- Willy (Wonka@thechocolatefactory.com), December 16, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? Neither. I have no idea how this is going to turn out.

2. Is your job technical in nature? Yes. 3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? Yes. 4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? GI.

5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? Programmable Logic Controller, Distributed Control System, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition 6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? PhD in Differential Topology. 7. Are you a vegetarian? Yes. 8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? Sinn Fiin /Ulster Unionist/Venstre Coalition. 9. Is God in charge of Y2K? Does God play dice?

10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? Depends on the outcome. 11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? I understand he is the leader of a foreign country, but I don't pay much attention to him. 12. Do you like football? I used to support Arsenal, but now I support Brondby. I'm in favour of reform of the off-side rule. 13. Can you survive on the land? Ex-inhabitant of hippy commune in the Sixties.

14. Can you change the water pump on a car? No car. Don't care. 15. Are you happy about your life, currently? 'Happiness! Happiness! The greatest gift that I possess. I thank the Lord that I possess more than my share of Happiness'. (Ken Dodd) 16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? If the question is meaningless the answer is meaningless. 17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays?

What fools these mortals be!

The worst is not, so long as we can say 'this is the worst'. 18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? I hid in a wardrobe once. 19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? (Prince) Charles, Duke of Cornwall was white the last time I saw him. 20. Is there absolute truth? 'What is truth?' - J.Christ.

-- Risteard Mac Thomais (uachtaran@Ireland.com), December 16, 1999.

I am yearning for a turntable right about now...

I have a special place in my heart for Just Another Band From L.A.. "Billy the Mountain" is a classic. Of course tagging the word classic to a FZ tune is almost redundant.

Agree on Overnite Sensation - "Dinah Moe Hum" has a certain "charm", eh. ;)

-- Bingo1 (howe9@shentel.net), December 16, 1999.

1. Are you leaning towards BITR (yes) or TEOTWAWKI (no)? No. 2. Is your job technical in nature? No

3. Have you worked directly on Y2K remediation in past 12 months? No. But I have helped companies explain Y2k to their employees, customers, suppliers, etc.

4. Are you more so GI (yes) or DGI (no)? GI

5. Do you know what PLC, DCS & SCADA mean? Yes

6. Can you solve 1st-order differential equations? I couldn't recognize one, much less solve one.

7. Are you a vegetarian? Only when the meat in my preps runs out

8. Are you a Liberal (yes) or Conservative (no)? Classic liberal (ie conservative) / Libertarian

9. Is God in charge of Y2K? She's in charge of everything, so I guess so

10. Will your Y2K preparation actions help you & others? Absolutely

11. Do you mostly trust Bill Clinton about Y2K? About as much as I trust him to define what 'is' is

12. Do you like football? Not unless it's played on ice, wearing skates and using sticks

13. Can you survive on the land? City slicker, but one who learns quickly

14. Can you change the water pump on a car? Have done it before and still have the tools...

15. Are you happy about your life, currently? Getting better by the day

16. If the proposition is false is the statement false? Not always

17. Do you know any line(s) from Shakespeare's plays? More than one

18. Have you ever read C.S. Lewis? No.

19. Was Charles Duke a Black man? Beats me. I know that George Duke is.

20. Is there absolute truth? Yes.

P.S. Flint, lend an ear to "Make a Jazz Noise Here". It ranks right up there with "Overnight Sensation" & "Apostrophe"

-- midas (midas_mulligan_2000@yahoo.com), December 16, 1999.

My dog ate my answers. Sorry.

-- John Malone (paranoid@mybunker.com), December 16, 1999.