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Jerry stole this from Joe, and I am stealing it from Jerry:

1. My uncle once: drove all the way to Maine to give a graduation gift to me, and to my girlfriend who he had never met. I thought that was pretty cool.

2. Never in my life: have I been happy to let someone else get the last word.

3. When I was five: I had already been friends with Luke for two years, and Chris for five.

4. High School is: better with girls.

5. My parents are: creatures of habit.

6. I once met: a stranger on an Amtrak train and we drank an entire handle of Captain Morgan's together. His name was Hector, and Meaghan was not amused.

7. There's this girl I know who: stopped eating meat for years because Oprah told her to.

8. Once, at a bar: I ordered a beer, drank it quietly, paid my tab, and left.

9. Last night: I left the office before 6:00 p.m. for the first time in months, and walked home due to the subway strike. If it had been about 10 degrees warmer, this would have been the most enjoyable evening I have had in a while. I am going to start walking to and from work much more often. It takes about 45 minutes, so if you walk at a good clip it can be good exercise, and it's a great way to get geared up for the day, or let your brain unwind from a long day.

10. Next time I go to church: the Giants might be NFC East champs, and I might be a little drunk.

11. When I turn my head left, I see: the entrance to my office.

12. When I turn my head right, I see: that building with the slanted roof, and I can never remember its name.

13. How many days until my birthday? 189.

14. If I was a character written by Shakespeare I'd be: the reason he made it big.

15. By this time next year: I'll be married, and I am very excited about it.

16. A better name for me would be: hard to come by.

17. I have a hard time understanding: why the leadership of the MTA seems so insulated from political retribution for years of mismanagement. Can't we just vote them out of the office? Chris summed up my hatred of the MTA quite well a while back. Let's get these guys out. (Side note: I still think the union is wrong on the strike, and the amount that the MTA had put on the table should have been enough to keep them talking, rather than serve as grounds for a strike).

18. If I ever go back to school I: will get an MBA. Law firms are fine, but even the highest ranking lawyer still answers to the client. I think the leaders of mid- to large-cap corporations have the most exciting jobs, because, for better or worse, you make the ultimate decisions on everything.

19. You know I like you if: you think I am being mean to you; it's b/c I've let my guard down, and I am willing to give you my honest opinion in the hopes that you'll give me yours.

20. If I won an award, the first person I'd thank would be: Meaghan.

21. Take my advice: Arrested Development is the funniest show on television.

22. My ideal breakfast is: eaten in Teaneck with my whole family there.

23. If you visit my hometown: you'll be in Teaneck, NJ. Be sure and check out Bischoff's Ice Cream (sorry Chuck, but this was my answer too) while you are there.

24. Why won't someone: other than Howard Stern and Frank Rich stand up to the FCC.

25. If you spend the night at my house: don't spill anything on the white couch or Meg will kick your ass.

26. I'd stop my wedding: if Meg wasn't there.

27. The world could do without: Bill O'Reilly, Mike Francesa, Tucker Carlson, and anyone else who takes a controversial position publicly nots because it's what they believe, but because it is to their financial benefit to do so. The problem is, the controversy they stir up really affects people (ok, not Francesa, but the other two), who seem to think that the controversy is real, and not just made up to provide theater.

28. I'd rather lick the belly of a cockroach than: . . . this one is weird.

29. Paper clips are more useful than: those corny little plastic v-shaped paper clips, that max out at a capacity of about three pages.

30. If I do anything well, it is: negotiate a bargain.

31. And by the way: now that I've got a little bit more than none, I've learned that money buys convenience, and little else.

posted by Brian G. @ 11:16 AM