IYSH November 2016!
Yikes! It is November already! Where has this year gone?
Another month, another IYSH! So, whether you are a first time visitor, coming back from a break, a regular or considered an embedded part of the forums, here are your five questions.
So without further ado ...
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
What's your favourite condement?
Whats your favourite saying?
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
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If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
A peony, of course!
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Definitely the ability to fly...
What's your favourite condiment?
Ah probably tomato sauce 🙂
Whats your favourite saying?
Can't say that I have a favourite saying... but "Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" comes to mind.
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dragons! Fire! Wings!
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
I don't know that many but I did always like jasmine flowers. Or was it some other flower that smelled bad to others but for some strange reason, I loved the smell of?
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Reading minds. It would make things so much easier.
What's your favourite condement?
Chicken salt counts, right? Haha. Works on everything
Whats your favourite saying?
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart (Helen Keller)
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
The flower of my childhood, star of the veldt, osteospermum hyoseroides! The only flower I can name! They're like tiny colourful sunflowers, aww. Also, it's not a flower, but have you heard of the ice cream tree??
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Ahem. Now, while there is a clear distinction between telepathy and telekinesis, this is not the case for technopathy and technokinesis, interestingly. Would this power allow you to talk to machines as if they were sentient beings, or control them as another limb? Furthermore, the limits for defining what is truly a machine are unclear at best; is this an extension of control over electricity, or does the power include control over simple clockwork mechanisms? If the latter is the case, then it would probably devolve into a more generic control over elements, or perhaps metal/wood in particular.
tl;dr - When I grow up, I want to be a computer! 😄
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
One of these things doesn't actually exist, and imagination beats reality! Although...
What's your favourite saying?
Oh... I don't really have one of these, but it did make me think of my favourite word from the vocabulary section of my Japanese textbook oh my god that sounded so nerdy hahaha. After double-checking online, this word is 'mayowazu' - without hesitation! 😄
And there's a slang form of mayowazu, with 'mayo' in katakana, as in 'there isn't even time to add mayonnaise'! Apparently this is from a Japanese cooking show which used it to describe dishes which should be cooked fast.
What's your favourite condiment?
There is ALWAYS time to add mayonnaise.
That's the punchline, that's why I did the questions out of order orz.
@Gumi Gumi I hadn't heard of the ice-cream tree, but that's really cool!
Also I like that you picked a Japanese word as your favourite! I was thinking of doing that too. I quite like "kandou" which refers to being deeply moved or touched by something.
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
Epiphyllum oxypetalum, more commonly known as, the "Queen of the Night". Why? Because each flower only blooms at night, which fits quite well with my own owlish sensibilities. What's more, they only bloom for a single night per year, so for those who are lucky enough to witness them in bloom, every moment is both precious and magical.
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
People have called me a sociopath for saying this, but hands down, the best (or most powerful, anyway) super power in the world is the power of illusion. Most people disagree with this because superhero comics tend to have illusion-based characters as third-rate villains whose abilities are always shattered in about 2 seconds by the heroes' "willpower" or what have you, but most people are wrong. While illusions might suck in comics, we don't live in a comic book world. And the real world, (ironically) runs on people's perceptions more than anything else - including the truth.
Just look at your average introverts - sure, on the surface they might seem shy, awkward and kind of boring to hang out with, but get to know them, and you'll quickly realise they can have some of the richest, most exciting inner worlds. Stocks will rise and fall according to people's perception of their risk, regardless of how rock-solid the investment might actually be. In a couple hours, Americans are going to start voting according to who they believe their candidates to be...rather than who they necessarily are. I imagine a fair proportion of Americans are going to vote against Hillary because they believe her to be "crooked"- nevermind that independent fact-checkers have consistently shown that she's substantially more honest than her opponent. If the point needs to be hammered in further- just look at the distress that hallucinations can bring to people suffering from psychoses.
In short, if you can control people's perceptions, you control their world. Which makes having illusory super powers about the closest thing to godhood that you can get. Which is pretty tempting, even though I'd probably only use it for really mundane things, like making my boss think the clock was 15 minutes slow when I walked in so they wouldn't chew me out for being late. Which could arguably be entirely avoided if I could stop time or teleport, but illusions are more versatile than either. If you're a girl who wears makeup- just imagine all the time and money you could save on cosmetics!
What's your favourite condiment?
Chili sauce. But none of that tomato sauce looking stuff that you find in Coles or Woolworths- that stuff has heat, but usually has a weird sour aftertaste that just isn't nice. The ones that you can get from actual Asian restaurants, and has pieces of actual chili in there.
Whats your favourite saying?
"Eh, I'll do it later". Not my actual favourite, but you wouldn't know that based on how often I say it.
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dragons, hands down. Dragons are basically just better dinosaurs that can fly and breathe fire. Besides, dinosaurs seem much less cool, now that we know they looked less like giant lizards and more like giant chickens.
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
Geraldton Wax because they are beautiful flowers which look deleicate but in reality are hardy and can grow in the toughest conditions.
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Me and a friend were talking about this the other week and after much discussion we both decided that being able to talk in every language (including sign language) and all their dilects would be awesome. You could talk with anyone and help people communicate with eachother.
What's your favourite condement?
Pretty much anything! I love putting condements on things 🙂
Whats your favourite saying?
Its ok to be not ok
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dinosaurs as they were real and once roamed the earth. I personally want to know what God was thinking when he created the dinosaurs because it was amazing just how big they were!
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
Well, I guess I have to be a rose, don't I...
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
The ability to know exactly what to say in any given situation or conversation.
What's your favourite condement?
I don't really put stuff on my food, so like pepper?
Whats your favourite saying?
DON'T FORGET TO BE AWESOME
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Can I pick both pls? I think... dinosaurs, 'cause they like existed. But dragons can breathe fire... tough question, can I phone a friend?
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
A Dahlia Dinnerplate Lilac Time because just look at it...
(I love purple)
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
The ability to freeze time. I could solve all the problems of the world!
What's your favourite condement?
Mixed Herbs. I love it on everything!
Whats your favourite saying?
You're such a numpty 😛
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
I'd be a Lilly.
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Telekinesis. Moving things with your brain would be awesome.
What's your favourite condement?
Pepper or salt, I can't chose, they are both musts on food.
Whats your favourite saying?
This too shall pass.
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dragons. Who else here loves skyrim.
@redhead Thanks! So glad you liked it! I've put it on my ipod and have been listening to it at work to try to shake myself out of anxiety.
Also, I love "this, too, shall pass" as well!
Telekinesis would be really cool. Have you ever seen Charmed? The oldest sister, Prue, had the power of telekinesis and that was pretty interesting to watch.
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
I would be a daisy, as they remind me of my father.
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
It would be to fly, so I could visit my family interstate.
What's your favourite condement?
Can you class guacomole as a condement? I put it on nachos?!
Whats your favourite saying?
Happiness is a journey, not a destination.
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dinosaurs.
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why? The flame lily of course. Because it's pretty and FIIIYAH! (That's a Ninjago quote :P)
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be? Hm.... I'd say teleportation. Simply because I'm so tired of walking everywhere. I would be able to teleport anywhere I could see and to places I'd been before. If the places are too far, I'd end up in that direction but as far as I could teleport and then I would just teleport again to the place I wanted to go. 🙂 (My friend and I had a looong discussion about superpowers once when the power went out.)
What's your favourite condiment? See, now I'm not quite sure what classes as a condiment but of what I do know, I must say that tomato sauce is my favourite hands down.
What's your favourite saying? I have two sayings that I like to live by and would definitely class as a favourite (although I have many more favourites :P) One is "Fake it till you make it" and the other is "Just keep swimming". The first one helps me out in social situations and both are very helpful when I get anxious. 🙂
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons? Sorry Dinos, you're great but I love dragons more. 😛
@N1ghtW1ng The flame lily looks like a really cool flower!!
I'd agree with you about teleportation. It would be sooo useful! And so much better for the environment than people driving cars everywhere.
"Just keep swimming" - gotta love the wisdom of Dory/Ellen Degeneres! I like the idea behind "fake it til you make it," but I can't fake my feelings at all, which is quite annyoing. So I use something similar - "take action and wait for your heart to catch up."
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
A daffodil, they're just so bright and seem like a friendly flower
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Control the elements... think Storm from X Men
What's your favourite condement?
It would have to be an all-out battle between Sriracha and French Dijon Mustard
Whats your favourite saying?
That's Meatballs!
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dragons, duh!
@mitchachell welcome! Daffodils are one of my favourite flowers too 🙂
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
A sunflower, because they're so cheery and warm like the sun 😛
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Invisibility. I could do anything I want and nobody would know it's me 😄
What's your favourite condement?
Can't go wrong with good ol' tomato sauce
Whats your favourite saying?
See my signature at the bottom of my posts ↓
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
I'm gonna go with Dinosaurs, just because so far everyone has said Dragons 😛
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
Wisteria, because they grow all bunched together, and hang together, and I love being around other people
(they are also my favourite flower ❤️ )
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
Definitely being able to fly
What's your favourite condement?
Pepper, I put pepper on everything 😄
Also sweet chilli sauce
Whats your favourite saying?
"Everything will be ok in the end. If it’s not ok, it’s not the end.” John Lennon
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dragons because.. FIRE!
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
A rose! Because I prefer old classic things over trends and there is a lot of layers to them..? 
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
I would say invisibility but then I would probably become really antisocial hahah.... Super strength? Or super speed? I feel like those would be the least problematic and super useful because you'd feel completely safe all the time 🙂
What's your favourite condement?
Soy sauce or Sriracha !
Whats your favourite saying?
Not really sure about favourite, but: "I'm not really me I'm just a person I created" - Bob Dylan (I believe!) comes to mind
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dragons!
Cool questions @stonepixie!
If you were a flower, what type would you be and why?
I'd be a rose because I like the symbolism of them being both gentle and fierce at once, with the pretty petals and sharp thorns.
If you could have any super power in the world, what would it be?
I think that would depend on my mood, but generally I'd say invisibility.
What's your favourite condement?
Satay sauce!
Whats your favourite saying?
You can drag a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. My dad uses it all the time.
What is cooler, Dinosaurs or Dragons?
Dragons, in my opinion. Not sure why... Possibly because of the fire breathing, and possibly because of this poem
