Ask Swirly

[Nightfall Gloam 18,267]

  On 2018-03-06 at 12:48 AM, SparklingSwirls said:

Oh boy, if you asked me over 100 questions, I would have to give you some sort of prize

1. Well it's not really on my list of countries I'd like to go to, but sure I'd go, why not!
2. Hmm... maybe I would try to explain the internet  
3. I never watched a lot of movies as a kid...
4. "The Hundred Foot Journey" has been my favorite movie for awhile. It's about cooking (French food )!
5. Not all the way through, but I should try that sometime.
6. I've never seen it but the concept seems pretty cool ^^
7. Nope!
8. My friends  
9. Going to the ocean with my dad  
10. Most things that bug me are pretty serious things, but how about... when the forums are down
11. Maybe? People will cook hot dogs and stuff but I don't know if there's a name for it.
12. I wouldn't like it if it made you uncomfortable, but sure it would be cool to meet her  
13. Yes actually! I doubt I'll ever go, but one of my old friends lives there so he used to tell me about it.

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We'll see if that idea becomes reality... 

1. Yeah. Bangkok is a nice city, and I'd definitely go back there some day, especially to try all the food. Have you ever had Thai food, by the way?
2. Good luck on that one!  Do you think Starshine and Lyra would be good friends?
3. Aww... What about the Renaissance Era Disney films? (my favourite of all time from that collection would have to the The Lion King, btw)
4. Ooh, considering the videos I've been watching on YouTube at the moment, that does seem interesting! Any particular highlight from the movie?
5. Yeah. I watched Ghost in the Shell on Apple TV one time with my brothers and dad and we had to sit through the whole thing with subtitles. Managed to make it through, and honestly kind of wanting to see more foreign films, but I digress. Do you remember anything about the movie you watched?
6. I used to watch Doctor Who back when I was a teen. Funny story, when I was a kid, I used to actually be afraid of the Doctor Who theme song, and would always switch the TV off when it played.
7. Makes sense. Truthfully, I'm not even sure why some people believe in lucky numbers, but that's a topic for another time. Personally, I think 4, 11 and 8 are all my lucky numbers, especially because of how prevalent they seem to be in my life (they're even in my birthday) Illuminati confirmed
8. I don't even know what I'd do without having friends. Be it you, Jade, Wannabrony, and even all of my IRL friends. I'm just so grateful to have you all, even if it might not come off that way thanks to the limits of text.  Going off topic a little, I'm not even sure why I ever left MLP Forums in the first place now, especially for as long as I did... 
9. Sounds like it must have been fun. For me personally, I like to think of my whole childhood as one big fond memory...
10. Yeah, forums being down can get really annoying. I still get issues with the search function not working properly and that gets annoying real quick.
11. I see... Yeah, sausage sizzles tend to be a more special event run by schools, businesses and stuff with the intention of supporting the local community, if that piece of information helps at all.
12. If it ever happened, I'd probably be more shocked at first, but I'm sure she'd get along with everyone here and I'd still welcome her, though honestly I'd probably spend a lot of time chatting with her through PM and try to sort some of the more personal issues between her and I out... My relationship with her was always a pretty rocky one if I'm being honest, but at least through here, I'd be able to tell her everything I need to in a single private message, which already makes this place far better than PonyTown. Looking at how these first two months have gone though, I'm sure both her and I have grown a lot and I cannot predict what will happen between us should we ever cross paths again. I should really have told you my response to this on Discord or through the PM since its an entire wall of text on its own. Not sure how exactly I'd feel uncomfortable seeing her again, and with new people joining here pretty regularly, I guess in light of season 8 coming, I don't doubt her coming here some day. Do you think I made the right decision when I decided to try and move on from her, even though it turns out my feelings never really went away completely and it seems more like I just let go?
13. Yeah, the Philippines does seem like a very fun place, and I know I'd love going there.  Have you ever had either Halo-Halo or Leche Flan?

Not as many questions this time, but I haven't given up yet! This took longer than expected to respond to, though XD.

[IronM17 5,405]

  On 2018-03-06 at 1:53 AM, SparklingSwirls said:

No I didn't know that! *looks it up* So they are New York black and white cookies, apparently . Interesting!

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I guess this could be the reason why they are named amerikaner. But honestly, I never seen them in black-white, only in white.

Anyway, what is your favorite american dish?

And what your least favorite american dish? 

[SparklingSquirrels 21,358]

  On 2018-03-06 at 1:55 AM, Me. said:

We'll see if that idea becomes reality... 

1. Yeah. Bangkok is a nice city, and I'd definitely go back there some day, especially to try all the food. Have you ever had Thai food, by the way?
2. Good luck on that one!  Do you think Starshine and Lyra would be good friends?
3. Aww... What about the Renaissance Era Disney films? (my favourite of all time from that collection would have to the The Lion King, btw)
4. Ooh, considering the videos I've been watching on YouTube at the moment, that does seem interesting! Any particular highlight from the movie?
5. Yeah. I watched Ghost in the Shell on Apple TV one time with my brothers and dad and we had to sit through the whole thing with subtitles. Managed to make it through, and honestly kind of wanting to see more foreign films, but I digress. Do you remember anything about the movie you watched?
6. I used to watch Doctor Who back when I was a teen. Funny story, when I was a kid, I used to actually be afraid of the Doctor Who theme song, and would always switch the TV off when it played.
7. Makes sense. Truthfully, I'm not even sure why some people believe in lucky numbers, but that's a topic for another time. Personally, I think 4, 11 and 8 are all my lucky numbers, especially because of how prevalent they seem to be in my life (they're even in my birthday) Illuminati confirmed
8. I don't even know what I'd do without having friends. Be it you, Jade, Wannabrony, and even all of my IRL friends. I'm just so grateful to have you all, even if it might not come off that way thanks to the limits of text.  Going off topic a little, I'm not even sure why I ever left MLP Forums in the first place now, especially for as long as I did... 
9. Sounds like it must have been fun. For me personally, I like to think of my whole childhood as one big fond memory...
10. Yeah, forums being down can get really annoying. I still get issues with the search function not working properly and that gets annoying real quick.
11. I see... Yeah, sausage sizzles tend to be a more special event run by schools, businesses and stuff with the intention of supporting the local community, if that piece of information helps at all.
12. If it ever happened, I'd probably be more shocked at first, but I'm sure she'd get along with everyone here and I'd still welcome her, though honestly I'd probably spend a lot of time chatting with her through PM and try to sort some of the more personal issues between her and I out... My relationship with her was always a pretty rocky one if I'm being honest, but at least through here, I'd be able to tell her everything I need to in a single private message, which already makes this place far better than PonyTown. Looking at how these first two months have gone though, I'm sure both her and I have grown a lot and I cannot predict what will happen between us should we ever cross paths again. I should really have told you my response to this on Discord or through the PM since its an entire wall of text on its own. Not sure how exactly I'd feel uncomfortable seeing her again, and with new people joining here pretty regularly, I guess in light of season 8 coming, I don't doubt her coming here some day. Do you think I made the right decision when I decided to try and move on from her, even though it turns out my feelings never really went away completely and it seems more like I just let go?
13. Yeah, the Philippines does seem like a very fun place, and I know I'd love going there.  Have you ever had either Halo-Halo or Leche Flan?

Not as many questions this time, but I haven't given up yet! This took longer than expected to respond to, though XD.

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Oh, I forgot about this for a little while

1. Yeah I think I've had pad thai before. I might have had other Thai foods too, but I can't remember any off the top of my head.
2. Maybe, I don't know, but sure why not  
3. I actually don't remember watching them as a kid. I've watched them within the past few years though! I don't know exactly which ones count as "Renaissance Era" but my favorite Disney movies are the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, and Treasure Planet. Yes, Treasure Planet . I've worked on musicals for the Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, so yeah those are great too.
4. I just liked looking at all the food, really . Though the characters are great too. Here's the trailer if you want to check it out.
5. No I don't, sorry... I don't watch that many movies, honestly

12. Well, I don't think you had much of a choice, really... if she's been gone for this long, then could you even say you're still in a relationship? :S I do think you made the right choice. There's someone out there for you, I know it!

13. I've never had halo-halo but I've had flan! It was at a Spanish restaurant though, so maybe the Filipino kind is different. 

  On 2018-03-06 at 5:12 PM, IronM17 said:

I guess this could be the reason why they are named amerikaner. But honestly, I never seen them in black-white, only in white.

Anyway, what is your favorite american dish?

And what your least favorite american dish? 

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1. I actually can't think of any completely American dishes that I like  

2. Anything deep fried. Yuck...!

[IronM17 5,405]

You? Why not Du for the nickname? XD

Btw.: What is it with all the personal pronouns as nicknames? Did I miss something? XD

[SparklingSquirrels 21,358]

  On 2018-03-28 at 9:22 PM, IronM17 said:

You? Why not Du for the nickname? XD

Btw.: What is it with all the personal pronouns as nicknames? Did I miss something? XD

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Well nicknames have to be at least three characters, apparently . I could have done "Du." though... but not everyone knows what it means . But someone did call themselves "Nosotros".

Naming myself "You" was just a silly idea thought of by @Her! I didn't expect it take off  

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[IronM17 5,405]

  On 2018-03-28 at 10:06 PM, You said:

Well nicknames have to be at least three characters, apparently

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Aww, so I can not call myself just "I"? 

[Nightfall Gloam 18,267]

  On 2018-03-28 at 3:58 PM, You said:

Oh, I forgot about this for a little while

1. Yeah I think I've had pad thai before. I might have had other Thai foods too, but I can't remember any off the top of my head.
2. Maybe, I don't know, but sure why not  
3. I actually don't remember watching them as a kid. I've watched them within the past few years though! I don't know exactly which ones count as "Renaissance Era" but my favorite Disney movies are the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, and Treasure Planet. Yes, Treasure Planet . I've worked on musicals for the Lion King and Beauty and the Beast, so yeah those are great too.
4. I just liked looking at all the food, really . Though the characters are great too. Here's the trailer if you want to check it out.
5. No I don't, sorry... I don't watch that many movies, honestly

12. Well, I don't think you had much of a choice, really... if she's been gone for this long, then could you even say you're still in a relationship? :S I do think you made the right choice. There's someone out there for you, I know it!

13. I've never had halo-halo but I've had flan! It was at a Spanish restaurant though, so maybe the Filipino kind is different. 

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That reminds me, I need to answer some of my own questions  

1. I see. I vaguely remember having Pad Thai on my trip to Thailand, should probably learn to make it myself and give it another try. Thai curries are a MUST though!
2. Yeah, I could see it working out...
3. "Renaissance Era" refers to all the Disney movies that came out between 1989 and 1999, after their dark ages. During this period, Disney was starting to be taken seriously again, and they came out with many great films such as The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Due to growing up on many of them, it is probably my favourite era when it comes to Disney history. If you want to learn more, I have a feeling @We. could tell you all the trivia!
4. Once I go home, I'll check it out ^^
5. I see... I'm guessing it has a lot to do with your theater work, and just finding working in entertainment more interesting?
6. (12) I already said most of what I needed to say in response on Discord. Truth be told, I've always felt like Raven was meant to be that "someone out there", but I guess that must only be in my mind considering where we are now...
7. (13) I've had neither, but would love to try them! I think I remember a travel channel I watch on YouTube saying something about Flan's having a bit of a different taste in the Philippines. 

What did you think of Bronies when you first heard about them?

[SparklingSquirrels 21,358]

Oh, I seem to have forgotten this again

  On 2018-03-29 at 12:42 AM, Nightfall Gloam said:

That reminds me, I need to answer some of my own questions  

1. I see. I vaguely remember having Pad Thai on my trip to Thailand, should probably learn to make it myself and give it another try. Thai curries are a MUST though!
2. Yeah, I could see it working out...
3. "Renaissance Era" refers to all the Disney movies that came out between 1989 and 1999, after their dark ages. During this period, Disney was starting to be taken seriously again, and they came out with many great films such as The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). Due to growing up on many of them, it is probably my favourite era when it comes to Disney history. If you want to learn more, I have a feeling @We. could tell you all the trivia!
4. Once I go home, I'll check it out ^^
5. I see... I'm guessing it has a lot to do with your theater work, and just finding working in entertainment more interesting?
6. (12) I already said most of what I needed to say in response on Discord. Truth be told, I've always felt like Raven was meant to be that "someone out there", but I guess that must only be in my mind considering where we are now...
7. (13) I've had neither, but would love to try them! I think I remember a travel channel I watch on YouTube saying something about Flan's having a bit of a different taste in the Philippines. 

What did you think of Bronies when you first heard about them?

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5. Possibly... but the main reason why I don't watch many movies is because it takes too much effort to sit and watch something for 3 hours straight, unless I'm really interested in it . I would rather do something more interactive.

Well, that was back in late 2011 so I don't really remember, but I don't think I thought very much about it . I guess I thought that in order for the show to have such a big following among older fans, it must be a good show  

[LeafFerret 3,382]

How tall are you in real life?

[Nightfall Gloam 18,267]

Hey, Swirls!

What is your all time favourite thing to do?

[GrimGrimoire 4,973]

What is something you have not, and will never buy?

[SparklingSquirrels 21,358]

  On 2018-05-13 at 4:18 AM, Chrysalis14 said:

How tall are you in real life?

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I'm around 5'2"! So yeah, that's pretty short  

  On 2018-05-13 at 4:19 AM, Nightfall Gloam said:

Hey, Swirls!

What is your all time favourite thing to do?

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I've gotta say traveling. Seeing new places just fascinates me  

But hanging out with you guys on the forums is a close second!

  On 2018-05-13 at 4:37 AM, GrimGrimoire said:

What is something you have not, and will never buy?

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Cigarettes  Absolutely disgusting.

[Flutterstep 47,136]

Hey Swirly.

What's your favourite thing to do on the forums?

[GrimGrimoire 4,973]

  On 2018-05-15 at 12:33 AM, SparklingSwirls said:

Cigarettes  Absolutely disgusting

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OK, so you are a cigar kind of gal. I can respect that. Nothing like a good Churchill after a long day of leading the forum on merry name-escapades and dodging Boop Kong amirite?.

 

What is the ugliest thing you own?

[LeafFerret 3,382]

Does the 89 in your PowerStar89 name have any particular meaning to it?

[IronM17 5,405]

Hi Swirly, how are you?

Are you living now in Washington D.C.?

What is your favorite word in german? 

[Nightfall Gloam 18,267]

Hey, Swirls! 

How do you prefer to learn languages? Do you do courses, learn with one of your friends who speaks the language or do you use apps on your phone? 

[SparklingSquirrels 21,358]

  On 2018-05-15 at 1:49 AM, GrimGrimoire said:

OK, so you are a cigar kind of gal. I can respect that. Nothing like a good Churchill after a long day of leading the forum on merry name-escapades and dodging Boop Kong amirite?.

 

What is the ugliest thing you own?

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Oh yeah, you're totally right. It makes me look so classy  

I don't think I own anything that's ugly...

  On 2018-05-26 at 3:03 AM, Chrysalis14 said:

Does the 89 in your PowerStar89 name have any particular meaning to it?

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Nah I don't think so . Or maybe it did but I just don't remember it, since I made that name nearly 6 years ago.

  On 2018-06-03 at 9:57 PM, IronM17 said:

Hi Swirly, how are you?

Are you living now in Washington D.C.?

What is your favorite word in german? 

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Hallo! I'm doing alright.

Nope, not yet. I move in mid-August!

I would have said "wanderlust", but that's probably an obvious answer . Hmm... I really like "quatsch"! Just because it's fun to say.

  On 2018-06-03 at 10:14 PM, Nightfall Gloam said:

Hey, Swirls! 

How do you prefer to learn languages? Do you do courses, learn with one of your friends who speaks the language or do you use apps on your phone? 

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A bit of all those! I'll use anything, really. I think I learn best by just practicing though. So I'll try to talk with people, or I'll listen to music/read something and see how much I can understand, then look up the parts I don't know.

[IronM17 5,405]

  On 2018-06-03 at 10:53 PM, Wightling said:

I would have said "wanderlust", but that's probably an obvious answer . Hmm... I really like "quatsch"! Just because it's fun to say.

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Ach komm, das ist doch jetzt quatsch, oder? XD

And why is Wanderlust an obvious answer?

[ElectricityBill 121]

What is your favorite science and a scientist?

[Nightfall Gloam 18,267]

Favourite Nintendo character or mascot? 

[SparklingSquirrels 21,358]

  On 2018-06-03 at 10:56 PM, IronM17 said:

Ach komm, das ist doch jetzt quatsch, oder? XD

And why is Wanderlust an obvious answer?

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Ja, ich nehme an  

Well, it's a popular word in English, or at least I think it is.

  On 2018-06-07 at 10:52 PM, YourElectricityBill said:

What is your favorite science and a scientist?

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Lighteh science is the best science, so @Lightwing is the best scientist of course 

For a more serious answer, my favorite kind of science is ecology. And Nikola Tesla is the best scientist!

  On 2018-06-07 at 11:03 PM, Nightfall Gloam said:

Favourite Nintendo character or mascot? 

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Waluigi is my favorite!  I wish he was in more games.

[Nightfall Gloam 18,267]

  On 2018-06-08 at 4:32 AM, SparklingSwirls said:

Waluigi is my favorite!  I wish he was in more games.

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Heh, Waluigi is also the favourite character of a popular Twitch streamer I watch and he also wants him in more games (and also his own game, sort of like how Luigi got Luigi's Mansion on the GameCube)

Have you ever used Geoguessr before?

[SparklingSquirrels 21,358]

  On 2018-06-08 at 4:41 AM, Nightfall Gloam said:

Heh, Waluigi is also the favourite character of a popular Twitch streamer I watch and he also wants him in more games (and also his own game, sort of like how Luigi got Luigi's Mansion on the GameCube)

Have you ever used Geoguessr before?

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Yeah, that would be really cool! Who is the streamer? Maybe I'll check him out sometime

No I haven't! I had to look up what it was. But it looks really cool so I think I will go try it soon  

[Flutterstep 47,136]

What's your favourite video game or movie soundtrack?