10 Questions

  Welcome to Sunday Stealing. Here we will steal all types of questions from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent questions. Cheers to all of us thieves!

We stumbled upon a post on Blogography that promises to ask "questions you aren't used to." Well, after all the memes we've done, that's a tall order! Of the 65 questions asked, we've stolen 10 of the most unique.

10 Questions You Aren't Used To

1. What celebrity would you never want to meet?  

I think it might be worth meeting most people even if just to confirm your opinion of them in person.

2. What do you label yourself as?  I don't like labels for anyone.

3. You can only have one sandwich for the rest of your life. You have every sandwich-making ingredient known to man at your disposal. What sandwich do you make?      I like tomato with mayo on toast or a hot dog with sauerkraut.

4. An angel provides you with a lifetime supply of the alcoholic beverage of your choice. What's it gonna be?    This is not something I even would care about.

5. Have you ever built a snowman?    Yes, I have.

6. If you could ask your future self a question, what would it be?  Find me the winning lottery numbers for the big jackpot.

7. Have you ever baked your own birthday cake?   No I haven't.

8. Which are cooler: dinosaurs or dragons?      Dragons but I think they are the same thing.

9. What do you like about babies?  They are cute.

10. You discover a beautiful island upon which you may build your own society. What's the first rule you put in place?   No billionaires allowed.

INSTEAD OF STEALING, LET'S BUILD OUR OWN MEME. Think of a question you'd like to ask and insert it here. If we get at least four good ones, we'll do our own DIY meme in a week or two. : What time do you go to sleep and get up?

For You

 

Thursday, June 4, 2026

For You

Welcome to Saturday: 9. What we've committed to our readers is that we will post 9 questions every Saturday. Sometimes the post will have a theme, and at other times the questions will be totally unrelated. Those weeks we do "random questions," so-to-speak. We encourage you to visit other participants posts and leave a comment. Because we don't have any rules, it is your choice. We hate rules. We love to answer the questions, however, and here is today's questions!


Saturday 9: For You (1963)

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

1) In this song, Rick Nelson tells us he'd give his girl the stars from sky or a string of pearls. Have you more recently given or received a gift? What was it?
Most recently I received the gift of labor in building a bigger back porch.

2) By the time this record was released, Rick was already a show business veteran. He had been a regular on his family's sitcom, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, since it began airing on radio when he was just 8. Most of us weren't child performers but many of us had chores around the house. When you were young, did your parents give you an allowance?

My grandfather gave me an allowance.

3) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet moved to TV, where fans saw Rick grow into a teen who drove a 1932 Roadster. The car really belonged to Tony La Masa, who collected classic cars and rented them out to TV and movie producers. Have you ever earned or raised money with your hobby?

At one time I earned money making gift baskets.  

4) Paul McCartney has called Rick Nelson an "underrated singer who could really carry a song" and said Rick was one of his influences. Who do you believe you have influenced, professionally or personally?

I'd like to thnk I influenced those I love.

5)  This week's song was already an oldie by the time Rick performed it. "For You" was recorded the first time by Casa Loma Orchestra in 1933. In those days, most records were 78 rpm discs, thick and usually only able to hold 3 to 5 minutes of sound per side. Most record companies stopped producing them in the 1950s. Have you ever seen a "78?" 

 Yes.  My parents had a whole collection of them.

6) The lyrics to "For You" were written by Al Dubin. After Al left college he supported himself as a singing waiter. That's really two jobs in one. Which would you do better at: singer or server?

 Probably a server.

7) The music was written by Joe Burke, whose last hit song was "Rambling Rose," recorded in 1948 by Perry Como. Have you ever heard of Perry Como?
Yes, of course.  He had a TV program long ago.  Everyone know the famous singing Italian barber.

8) In 1963, when Ricky's recording was on the charts, the Zip Code was introduced. How many different Zips have you lived in?

I've lived in 8 zip codes.

 
9) Random question: When you were in high school, were you taller or shorter than your classmates? Or were you the average height?

I was average height usually. Not taller, not shorter. I  reached 5'6" as a full adult but since spinal surgery I am now a grand whooping 5'3"!