TMI Tuesday -- 2/23/10 -- Another Secret Member Set!

[CrystalLight]

Y'all didn't get the last one? Last week's questions were submitted by Snail Shell. The picture holds the hint, people! Guess who this week's questions are by and I'll give you.. something. Not sure yet.

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

 

[texastickler]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

I am from Texas, and I am a Tickler. Any Questions?😀

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

My first impressions were that everyone here seemed to be like me and I knew I was not as different as I thought. My impressions have remained the same. I have however learned how hreat the people here are.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

Ryan from Rooks Media. I called in to Don't Judge me and we talked on that show for a little while. Great Human Being.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

There are so many to choose from. This is a hard question. I would have to say in light of recent events in my life I would pick the American Canser Society.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Open a diner and tuck away the rest.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

Hmmmmmmm. I am not sure how to feel about this one. I am not sure there is ever a good moment to tell a lie. I think it is better to think on a good way to tell the truth.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

My mom the day she died.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

That you do not love them back. I have no problem saying I love you.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

My poems. They are very valuable to me.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

I simply can't think of a thing. My family was mighty good at teaching me life lessons.

 

[TklDuo-Ann]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname? Vanilla friends had refered to us as the Tickling Duo. So, we used that together when we first joined. When we needed to have individual names, we simply shortened the Tickling to TKL and added our names.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then? I was impressed by the fact that it wasn't all fighting like on the newsgroups. While the size of the community has changed that a bit, it's still a lot calmer than the bad old days.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF? venray

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose? probably the Red Cross...but I'd also likely split it between them, the cancer society and humane society.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000? pay off the mortgage, get a new car (or at least fix the one we have) and help family members as able/needed

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie? I don't think it's ever really "okay". But, it's understandable in cases where the truth would pose some harm to the person.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them? about two minutes ago

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back? Assuming we're still talking platonic/fraternal love, neither would be difficult. The first is easy. The second wouldn't be true. I love everyone...whether I like them or not.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now? as a child, my costumes since I made them and we used them all the time....as a teenager, my record collection since they provided an escape...now, my laptop since it helps me to communicate with loved ones.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard? I'd love to have heard something other than criticism from my dad.

 

[Bohemianne]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

random

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

Then:
Now:

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

Formally on the phone? Yeah there is, but classified.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

Home. Charity begins at home. Then next, to the Vorpal Bunny Charity.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

I'll buy donuts or give it to the mafia or the church.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

I don't lie. I either shut up, make it silly, leave the forms blank or I say "pass" or let nature take its course.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?



8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

None. Such things come naturally.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

My skull.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?[/QUOTE]

I'm smothered already. No more.

 

[Snail Shell]

I will guess FireGuardian.

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

I'm slow and bug-eyed

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

It's the internet. Only now I have faces behind the screen names.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

lonelykimiko

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

Toronto Humane Society

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Bank

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

To customers at work when they complain.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

Uhhh.... Not sure.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

Telling that you love someone.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

My laptop. Communication and monetary value.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Whatever was told me as a teen, I wouldn't have listened anyways.

Snail Shell

 

[Carsomyr]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
I didn't want to use my regular online username out of fear to be found out. We've all been there, or well most of us have, so I hope you can relate to the irrational paranoia... LOL! Anyways, I had no idea what username I should pick, but I was playing Baldur's Gate 2 like CRAZY at the time (my favorite computer game, by the way), and "Carsomyr" is this maxed out two-handed sword you can get there... I figured it sounded badass enough just in case I one day WOULD make a post or two, and it wouldn't be hard to remember if I was away from the forum for longer periods of time. In lack of better options, Carsomyr it was!

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?
Being used to your average online forums with more or less popular members, I was a bit cautious at first as I considered the more well-known people on here to be "big shots" as opposed to the "regular" members. For example I was a bit surprised that so many of these supposed big shots posted in my introduction thread, but it didn't take me long to figure out that things are WAY different here!

The TMF is definitely the friendliest community I have found online - uh... excluding P&R which is one of the most bizarre forums I have ever seen! XD Other than that though, this place is awesome. The only knock I have on it is that sometimes people here can have a bit of a "high school mentality", especially if there's an argument that gets heated. But eh, when it comes to immaturity I'm guilty as charged, so... "throw the first stone" and all that. I guess it's only human, and I doubt any person can keep their cool ALL the time. 😉

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
RUNOFFSTAGE and I started talking pretty much right after I delurked, and I guess that's what convinced me to REALLY get active here. Good times! 🙂

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?
I seriously don't trust charity organizations anymore, but I suppose I could donate it to BRIS, which is an organization that helps Swedish children who need advice and support, and have no one else to turn to (an example being if they get abused/beaten at home). I would also consider donating part of the money to cancer research, so I'd probably split the donation in half for those two causes.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
I spend it. Duh!

One thing I'd do would be to attend NEST, and maybe go visit some other TMF'ers in person, like Twinny. Oh and I'd bring Leafy, Tex, and whoever else wants to come along to attend the Stanley Cup Playoffs!

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
I'd be careful with telling lies at all, because that usually escalates when you have to tell even more lies to cover for the ones you already told. That's a slippery slope, but of course there's exceptions when you might have good reason to lie. I won't give examples though, because that's better kept on a case-to-case basis with common sense to guide you.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?
If my cat counts, then today as we took him to the vet to have him put to sleep. 🙁

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?
If it's straight to the face then I might have a hard time telling someone I love them even if they just told ME the same thing. Telling someone I don't love them back is a gazillion times easier, because then I don't have to open mysef up emotionally in the same way. Don't expect me to let them know gracefully though, because I can be pretty socially awkward at times.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
As a child: My computer.
As a teenager: Didn't have such a thing.
Now: My life. I came pretty close to suicide at one point, so yeah.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
It's going to be alright; just hang in there.

 

[goddess_nemesis]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname? Honestly I wasn't very creative when I picked my name, at least the first half. Tickling because it's my fetish and what I like. Nemesis because I enjoy Greek Mythology and I liked what the Greek Goddess represented. 😀

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then? I lurked at the beginning so I don't really have an impression of what I thought of the place. It was interesting because I felt drawn and didn't know a thing about this fetish. Especially since I had never in my life been tickled expect maybe a handful of quick tickles as a teenager. Though up until recently I had believed that people on here were hard to approach and to befriend, but I proved myself wrong. People on here are incredibly open and friendly; you just have to take the chance and talk to people. 😀

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF? Myriads

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose? Susan G. Komen for the Cure in honor of my maternal grandmother

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000? With rest, I'd pay off my student loans, pay off my parents' debt, give a little to everyone in my family, splurge a little on nice sharp things 😉, then invest the rest.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie? Generally it's not ok, but sometimes when your friend is so excited about an outfit that they think looks great on themselves and you think it doesn't, I rather not burst my friend's bubble and say "it doesn't look good on you."

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them? Um, hmm, yesterday. 🙂

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back? It's never been easy for me to tell anyone that I love them, including my friends and family, even though I love them all dearly. I think it would be harder to tell someone that you don't love them back, especially when you're in a relationship and everything's clicking except for the fact you don't feel the same as they do. I don't like hurting someone's feelings. 🙁

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now? As a child: my Barbie dolls (don't laugh ). As a teenager: my books. And now: my sword, knife, and dagger collection. 😀

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard? Hmm, something simple as "you are beautiful" because it would helped with my self-esteem.

 

[ArizonaTickler]

Originally I wasn't going to do this, then I saw the last question and realized I had to do this. So I apologize for the length of the last answer.

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
My location and the fact that I like to tickle.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?
My first impression was "Yay clips!" Now it's still mostly "Yay, clips!" but I contribute a little here and there with words.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
Ferbtones, really the first and only person I ever talk to.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?
Red Cross, they usually seem to be first on the scene whenever there is any disaster.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
Buy a house, buy some cool gadgets for the house, and I'd still have $250,000 left. Unless that was pre-tax dollars.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
When you are doing it to someone who is acting irrationally.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?
Yesterday.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?
With romantic love, I've never had to do either. And with family love, I've never done the second.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
As a child: My basketball hoop. I was pretty much obsessed with basketball growing up.
As a teenager: Video games. Definately video games.
Now: My car.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?[/QUOTE]
Yes, it seems like high school sucks. That's because it does. But there are a lot of good opportunities if you just take a look. You don't have any obligations right now aside from homework, rather than avoiding people all the time, use some of that free time to participate in things. You only do this once, and you are going to end up regretting a lot of the opportunities that you didn't take advantage of. Just wait until you have a job, then you will really miss the days when all you had to do was go to class and take notes while half-asleep. Oh, and there is going to be a girl each year that quite obviously has a thing for you, but you are going to be in denail about it, and come to realize later that you were a giant idiot. They really do like you, and while they may not once they talk to you, at least give the chance to start something interesting. It's going to be a long time before you have that chance again. Life is short, cease every opportunity. While Daria is hilarious, it's not a show to live your life by.

 

[CMartin]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

It's a nickname an old boss of mine gave me that's a play on my last name.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

"I'm home!!!" was my first thought......and that hasn't really changed.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

Classy!!!! She was my first and still is my best TMF friend. 🙂

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - they've identified the gene that causes the disease and are so close to finding a cure. I lost a good friend of mine in high school to the disease many years ago.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Use it for a down payment for a house somewhere near a large body of water......invest the rest.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

If the only person it truly hurts is you....

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

This morning when I dropped my son off at daycare.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

That I don't love them back....I hate hurting people's feelings....even though I've been guilty of it many times, it's never a good thing and I always regret it...

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

Child - 'Judo Bear' - he was this huge (to a small child) teddy bear that I would wrestle around with and practice "pseudo-ninja-martial-arts-Shaq-Fu" moves on...

Teenager - Music and Movie Collection - although it was a very small collection, it was priceless to me....I felt like it identified me and my personality.

Adult - My Health and My Son - not that I own my son but he's the most important thing in my life. I quit smoking over two years ago after 20 years and I value my improving health very much......not that I'm against going out for "fun" food and/or drinks every now and again...



10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Only YOU can make your future dreams a reality....no one else can do it for you. Sometimes that means being honest with yourself and trying different avenues that you hadn't considered before.....

 

[RobAce]

Oh why not...I'm in a mood today, so I think I can answer.

stalLight
TMI Tuesday -- 2/23/10 -- Another Secret Member Set!
Y'all didn't get the last one? Last week's questions were submitted by Snail Shell. The picture holds the hint, people! Guess who this week's questions are by and I'll give you.. something. Not sure yet.




1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
I was called "Ace" ever since US Air Force Tech School. It was a nickname and it stuck ever since. When I got online I didn't think much of it so I used my same nickname as I had CB Handle or regular nickname. It was always Rob Ace, and it will always be that. Just seems natural. Heck I even answer to the name "Ace" if someone calls me that and nothing else. Hell there are people I knew back in the early to mid 1990's that only knew me as "Ace", nothing else. Not my first or last name. I simply was Ace.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?
Same as they always have been. A place to greet, meet and grow.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
Oh jeez, I know it was people in the P&R way back when. amk714, venray, kurchatovium among the many. I was married when I started posting with a little frequency so I did not chat with any women, it made my wife at that time uncomfortable that I came to the TMF but as long as I posted in General or stuck mainly to the P&R she was okay with it.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?
American Red Cross.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
Buy a house for me and my children, invest the rest so we could live comfortably and of course set aside 25,000 each for their college educations.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
Lying is never okay. There are times when it is the preferred option so you do not hurt someones feelings, and it must be measured in terms like that rather it okay or not okay.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?
Last night. I told my 2 children, as I do all the time how much I love my girls.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?
Harder to tell someone I love them. I have had my heart ripped out once too many times, so it will be harder to say that when the time comes. I would never put anyone through the pain of stringing them along so if someone I did not love told me, I would have no problem telling them I did not, because I would want them to find someone that did.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
When I was a child it was my Winnie the Pooh. I had it since I was 2 (actually still have it in storage) and it got me through a lot of tough times when I was a kid.
Teenager it was sheet that my grandmother gave me off of her bed when she moved back to Arizona and no longer lived with us. I slept in her bed a lot when I was a child and when I got to old to sleep in her bed and she knew she was not coming to Florida with us she gave it to me (pink and all, some of you have seen it) it just always reminded me of how much she loved me and taught me about my Mexican heritage. I still have it now and sleep with it even on trips.
Now, I would say it is the pictures I have of my children when they were born. To look back at them when they were first born still gives me a sense of accomplishment and pride. They are truly the best things I could ever leave on this earth and to look at them when they were new to the world means a lot to me.


10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
This does not hurt me as much as it hurts you.

Rob

 

[Big_Dogg85]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

When I first came online, I was extremely wary of revealing any info about me online to who knows who, so I used two words that describe me in a sense: at 6'4" I am Big and one of my middle names is Dane, hence the Dogg... 85 was the year I was born.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

When I first started coming here as a visitor, before u needed to be a member to view the material, I found the place to be pretty interesting but "too big for it's britches" so I joined TT first then TMF. Since then, I still think the TMF is big and getting bigger but I've found myself a group of people I like to talk to and catch up with here - hopefully more come May.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

That belongs to Canadian_Eh, otherwise I probably never would have come as often here as I do now.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

I find a lot of charities are difficult to deal with because I'm never sure if what I'm donating actually truly goes to the cause or into the personal coffers of the charity executive - If I had to choose one though, I'd probably do it either for Big Brothers Big Sisters or directly to a hospital to assist research funding

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Buy a decent house or property

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

When playing the card game "Cheat" or "Bullshit", same game different name 😀 ... I'm not fond of lying but it's usually in the heat of the moment where a lie is told so, depending on the situation, perhaps it would be good in the heat of the moment if the lie meant the moment would de-escalate.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

Last night, talking to my dad.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

Not love them back, by a landslide.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

Child - Yellow plush bear named Snuggles...my security blanket.
Teenager - Mp3 player
Now - Computer

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Just working hard is not enough, you have to work very hard at striving for success to be able to survive.

 

[McNoodle]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

My first user name was fsrre which was just a garble because I was one of the many paranoid on here. Changed to McNoodle because I wanted to make friends and thought my name should be a little more personable.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

My first impression of the TMF was of awe. I loved all the tickling sites that preceded it but none of them updated near as often as this forum did.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

Skippy was the first person I started talking to on here. Couldn't ask for a nicer person to break you in either.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

I choose the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. I have never known anyone with it but for some reason the concept of it hit me like a hammer as obviously most of us take unlaboured breathing for granted

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

I would share some with family and make a down payment on a home here.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

I lie perpetually but the only time I feel it is okay is in the process of pulling a harmless prank.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

Roughly a week ago when I spoke to my mom. It still feels extremely weird as my family has never been verbal

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

I would have to say to tell someone I love them. Never been in the opposite situation

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

As a child it was definitely my bicycle, as a teenager my hockey equipment, and as an adult it would be my Duplex

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Your father will only be with you until you are 15 so skip the rebellion and angst and simply enjoy the time and question the unknowns that still haunt you.

 

[Coup de Grace]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

Coup De Grace is a varaition of another screen name I use for my other forums. I'm still kind of ashamed about my Foot fetish and didn't want my other screen name associated with it.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

Twas a great place to post where I didn't have to hide, be ashamed or ridiculed because of my fetish. Still feel the same way.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

I'm not on here enough to chat, but CrystalLight was the first one I had an actual PM conversation with. She PM'ed me to say she dug my posts. 🙂

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

A charity where I got to oversee every penny of the money going DIRECTLY to people in need, not some greedy executive or some taxed amount being funneled into the Government. Fuck the gubment!

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Pay my house off, buy another property, buy a few vehicles and travel.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

When it's protecting or sparing someone's feelings.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

Honestly, I can't remember.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

Definitely that I don't love them back. I'd hate to hurt someone's feelings like that.

When I was a teenager, I was in a relationship where the girl would tell me "I love you" every time we parted ways. I liked hanging out with her, but I didn't love her. I wanted to tell her but didn't want to hurt her. When I broke up with her, she was devastated and couldn't understand why.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

Child: Comic Books

Teenager: Nintendo Entertainment System

Now: My home

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

You're handsome. It would have done wonders for my confidence and may have given me the gumption to ask out a couple of girls of interest instead of admiring from afar.

 

[kered]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
I couldn't think of anything catchy and there were several people with my name in different combinations, so I finally just typed my name in backwards and I became the imfamous Kered.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?
My first impression was WOW! They have changed but not that much. I think it is more me learning new things and it is changing me.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
My first encounter with a person here was in a pm from a lovely young lady named Heavenlytickle.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?
Shriners Children's Hospitals

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
I would pay a few things off and the rest would be for my retirement. What is left after I kick-off gets willed to the kid.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
Never, but sometimes they just slip out. Something like if another person's loved one passes away and you say it will be ok to them.....you both know they won't be ok but you try to comfort them as you can.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?
Last weekend.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?
That you do not love them back.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
As a child, my ten speed bike. As a teen, my Alvarez 12 string guitar. Now, my home.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
Take that 5,000 dollars your uncle left you and buy shares of this little company starting up called MicroSoft.

Wonderful question, Jo....or whomever.

 

[Skipadeedoodah]

My guess is fireguardian

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
I was too scared to choose something with tickling in it LOL I was super shy about liking tickling, and - i dunno - was afraid someone here would find out?? LOL I have no idea. Anyway, I wanted something that would convey the playfulness and silliness that makes up so much of personality, and I just kinda pulled Skipadeedoodah out of the air 🙂 It sounds silly to me 😛

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?
In the beginning I thought the TMF was huge, overwhelming. People were all so close, and there was no way I was going to be able to break down that wall and make friends.

Now, I feel silly for ever thinking that. I think the TMF is basically one big dysfucntional family. Theres love, hate, fights, drama, and people helping eachother. I love it

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
The first person I remember talking wayyyyyyyyyy back when I first came here was falcon.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?
Probably towards finding a cure for Huntington's Disease. One of my best friends growing up had to watch her dad die of it. She and her brother both have a 50% chance of having it, but are too afraid to get tested.


5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
Buy a house - go on vacation - invest? I dunno really.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
I hate lying. I feel like if you're going to lie why talk at all? That's not to say I don't lie. I guess I lie mostly when telling the truth is just going to make people worry about me.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?
When I was talking to Amanda earlier.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?
Don't love them back. It takes alot of guts for somebody to tell you they have feelings for you. I think it's important to respond honestly, but that doesn't make it suck any less.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
Child: Pound Puppies tape
Teenager: Diary
Now: Monkey

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
Provided I believed it, I guess it would have been nice to hear that I needed to be a kid and not force myself to grow up so fast.

 

[BlackestLily]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

I ended up thinking about my interests and wanting a pre-existing figure. Bast is goddess of the home, and I'm pretty house-wifey with my cleaning and cooking, so I rolled with that.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

I think I joined during a time when there was massive fighting happening between people who were arguing there were no cliques, and others arguing that there were, and those apart of it were assholes. I found it to be pretty volatile and nearly decided not to stay. Now? It's pretty calm. It just seems to have flairups every now and again. But I know people better now so it doesn't seem threatening.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

SamuelKhan!

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

Heiffer. I dig international help. That, and helping animals.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Take care of a few things for others and invest the rest, or do something fancy with it so my money maaaaaagically multiplies! 😀

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

I dunno. I was kinda under the impression people lied all the time, whether they intended to or not. I think if it's going to hurt someone (meant to hurt them or if they find out the truth later even if it wasn't meant to hurt them) or meant to do damage, it's the most no-no of all.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

I told my grama this past Sunday.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

Depends on who it is for both I think. For me, telling a family member I didn't love them would be MUCH harder.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

Thing...thing...as a child my sleeping stuffed animal. As a teenager, I don't honestly know. Maybe my comics...? And for now? I think maybe my computer.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Listen. Really listen.

 

[Musicroxmysox]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

I'd been using it for a while as my screen name for other things, so I didn't really know what else to use. It describes me pretty well.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

People seemed pretty unfriendly unless you had been here for a while.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

Gosh I honestly can not recall.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

The V-Day Campaign to stop Women's Domestic Violence and Abuse.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

I think I'd buy a house and a car if I could and then save the rest.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

It depends on the situation. If possible I try to not lie, but hurting someone's feelings isn't nice either.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

Yesterday, it was my mom.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

I think that it's harder to tell someone you don't love them, especially if they love you.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

Child: American Girl Doll
Teenager: Instruments
Now: Car

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Believe in yourself and trust your heart. Don't second guess your decisions and just have a little faith. Things will always end up being okay. Let love in cause it's important.

I know that's more then one, but it's all wise advice.

 

[sasaxrah]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

Sarah with sax in the middle.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

I thought it was a bunch of horndogs looking for porn. While this is still true, some of those horndogs are my friends. 🙂

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

I'm not sure I remember the actual first person, as I stopped talking to most of those people almost as soon as I started.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

Haiti. Can't think of any better cause, period.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Buy a house. Save the rest.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

Assuming we're talking about something small, if the truth would be too painful, and the lie doesn't hurt. If it's something big ... well ya shouldn't.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

My mom when I called her Sunday.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

Telling someone you don't love them back. That's gotta hurt.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

Child - I'm not sure. Maybe a doll?
Teenager - saxophone
Now - My dog

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Being a queer, geeky, kinky girl who doesn't look like a model doesn't mean you don't deserve happiness.

 

[tklee88]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

Ummm I like tickling, I (at that time) was a lee, and I was born in 88

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

I was way freaked out and closed it down immediately..then slowly lurked back

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

I think technically Artoo...but I don't really remember. My first real FRIENDS were Kraziedog and Baldadonis

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

Save the Music Foundation

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Pay off my parent's debt, pay off student loans, and pay for Grad School

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

err...that's such a fine line...there ARE exceptions, but it's in the moment...

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

To my friends when I left dinner with them.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

Both are extremely difficult, but I think telling them I don't love them back.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

child: my blanket Teenager: blanket... (don't judge)... Now: my music collection

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

don't become blindly infatuated.

 

[Saeria]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
It's the same one I've used for everything since I first discovered the internet in the late 90's, but back then it was a 14 year old's idea of clever to create a short name with an assload of vowels.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then? Honestly, I first found myself here after catching up with an old friend. It was one of those "Now i've GOT to see this" moments.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
Alchemy, I think... I don't really remember, but that sounds likely.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

Various women's shelters in my state. It'd be nice to give something back to the organization that helped me years ago.


5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
stuff it in a mason jar, bury somewhere and leave a treasure map in my will.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
I don't think there are common occurrences where such a thing is okay, but I do lie on rare occasion to avoid conflict.. guhh,, i HATE conflict. still doesn't make it okay

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them? A few hours ago to my bestest friend.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back? That I don't love them. In a weird sort of way, I love just about everyone to a degree, so saying I don't love someone at all would feel really weird.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
As a child a toy rabbit. It's still at my parents house somewhere. A Teenager a guitar pick on a ball chain... I held on to that thing up until a few years ago when it was flushed in an attempt to upset me... it worked. Now? My mind, and I might be losing that soon too.
10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard? Don't come back from Maine.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

I'm too stupid to guess the contributor, so I'll leave it to others.

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
A few reasons. First, Lexx was (and still is) my favorite television show, and His Divine Shadow was the primary "evil" of the series, or at least the first few seasons directly and the latter ones indirectly. I have an affinity for things associated with the word "shadow" that I can't explain, also drawing me to the name.

As an interesting aside, my name occupies the maximum number of characters for a TMF username. Just one fewer would have seen me with a different username. No HDS!

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?
Large. Busy. Easy to slip into and be unnoticed.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
This is a good question. I cannot be certain of the answer. I didn't really talk to anyone in PMs or IMs, if that's what you mean. I suppose I was talking most with Kurchatovium, Milagros, venray, BigJim, critterlord, and a few of the other folks haunting threads in General Discussion before it became necessary to stick them in a Humor Forum.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?
Does donating it to the Bureau of the Public Debt of the United States of America count?

If not, NPR.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
Apply it to the mountain of costs I'll have as I enter medical school.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
I typically never do, which gets me into trouble. I'll let it slide if the lie avoids causing someone pain and the lie itself will not bring lasting harm to that person or any other.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?
My sister, when I called her a few hours ago,

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?
Both are tough. I hate to hurt people, and to tell someone that I do not love them is not something I relish. However, I am afraid to really love anyone for fear of the pain that could bring, so perhaps I'll choose that.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
Practical value? My car or my computer. Personal value? There's a picture of my deceased dog in my wallet; I treasure that above most anything.

As a teenager, those continue to hold true, although before my dog died, I don't know what the personal value item would have been.

As a child? My little rabbit blankets, Woobie and Doobie. I still have Woobie, but Doobie is long gone. 🙁

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
Not that it was so long ago ... I would have told my younger self to try and be happier. Life passes you by so fast, and to waste all that time in such misery is no way to live. Not that I'm much (if any) different now, and not that I'd listen, then or now ...

 

[Amnesiac]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?
I had just discovered the full genius of Radiohead by the time I found this place and, still high off of it, I decided to pick a name that would be easy to remember and of no great significance if people here didn't like me; if I was drummed out, at least I wouldn't have lost a really great name. Well, after a rocky start, I eventually became tolerated and so I didn't want to have to reintroduce myself so I kept the name.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?
Not sure...I wasn't very good at getting to know people so I was never aware of the full on drama that occurred. So now I just see it as a great place with occasional interruptions by Telemundo in English.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?
I'm pretty sure it was siamese_dream. God only knows what happened to her.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?
Planned Parenthood. Because $500,000 towards cancer research is nothing, but Planned Parenthood can make that money work for thousands of people the very next day.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?
Buy a $10,000 video equipment package, get an apartment, and probably divvy the remainder up into CDs while I figure out what to do.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?
If the truth will get you killed, castrated, sued for every dime you have, or (on occasion and within reason) cock-block you.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?
I don't know actually. At least not meaning it sincerely.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?
Telling them you don't love them back...unless they were psycho, then I'd do it gladly.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?
Child: A stuffed toy
Teenager: My collection of comic strip treasuries.
Now: My porn...cuz some are out of print.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
A tie:
- That I was autistic and there really IS something unusual about me
or
- The truth about my mom & dad's past...that would've cleared some bullshit up.

 

[natural tickler]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

from two things, one because my tickling style is so good, done without much practice, that is flows naturally, and two because of my nickname growing up as my favorite wrestler, "Nature Boy" Ric Flair

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

I was amazed that there was a place with so many people that had the same interests and likes, without people judging you because of your interests...they have only changed by the increased number of people joining

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

gosh, been so long I actually cant remember..but will edit when the gingko sinks in

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

to the Ronald McDonald House Charities

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

put it in a bank earning 24% compounded interest

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

whenever you feel it is appropriate, and no other alternative

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

today, when I told my twin, and my niece

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

that I do not love them back, because it would take a lot for me to not like someone to say it

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

when I was a child, my little red American Flyer wagon, as a teenager, my 1958 Ernie Banks rookie card, and now...a family portrait we took for the first time in 18 years with all of us in it..special

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

on October 16, 1988, to tell my football coach to go to hell, I am not going back in the game, and therefore my knee wouldn't have been injured, costing me my NFL dream

 

[myth77]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

It's based on my real first name which is the name of the Greek Goddess of wisdom and warfare (figure it out 😛). Plus I love the number 7.

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

I'm not sure what impression I had of the TMF when I started, but it has grown to be a place of true friendship and fun 🙂

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

I believe it was Marquis De Sade.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

I would choose one for battered women.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

I would try to create art and music events. Art is very dear to me and the sharing of it is essential to who I am, so I'd like to see people having a good time at events like that.

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

That's fine line...not really ever, but sometimes the true truth would hurt someone...I guess I don't know.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

Tonight to my kids.

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

That I do not love them back. It makes me feel bad because love is so wonderful it should be returned, and it's sad when it can't be.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

As a child...it was a talking teddy bear I had (Bingo Bear🙂). As a teenager, it was my poetry notebook. Now it is my poetry notebooks and my mp3 player.

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

Never stop getting to know yourself. You are the most important person to get to know.

 

[Angel77]

1. How'd you choose your TMF screenname?

I love angels and 77 was the year I was born. Original, huh? 😛

2. What were your first impressions of TMF and how have they changed since then?

I remember being overwhelmed by the amount of material on here. I don't think the TMF has changed much in my opinion. The way I utilize my time on here has though. I used to be perfectly content with watching clips and lurking here but now I found that it's so much more fulfilling for me to actually talk with the folks on here, get to know them, etc.

3. Who was the first person you started talking to on TMF?

Can't remember. It was so long ago.

4. You've won a million dollars, but you have to give half to a charity organization. Which charity do you choose?

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, without a doubt.

5. What would you do with the rest of the $500,000?

Buy a house, new car and maybe invest the rest. I don't know. Want to give me the chance to find out? 😛

6. When, if ever, do you think it is okay to tell a lie?

Lying isn't something I'm normally all for but I do think that it's probably ok to white lie if it's to protect someone's feelings.

7. Excluding romantic love, when was the last time you told someone you loved them?

Today. 🙂

8. What would be harder for you, to tell someone you love them or that you do not love them back?

To tell someone that I didn't love them back. Definitely.

9. What do you consider to the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child? a teenager? and now?

A child - my Cabbage Patch Kids
A teen - my piano and dog
Now - Darwin and Daisy (my puppy and kitty), jewelry from my mom and my angel blankie. Yes, I have a blankie. It was a gift from my mother and I sleep with it every night. I wish I had my piano here but no room so it stays at my dad's house. 🙁

10. If you could have been told one thing that you weren't told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?

That everything would be ok. 🙁

I'm still waiting for those words.