You don't like The Beatles - yes, I am blessed

You have a treadmill at home - but I don't use it

You don't know how to drive a car - because cars are useless appendages, it's best to use the ones we already have

You used to carry a beeper - a first generation Swatch

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - but only when explaining a song

Sent by Chris | 8:00 AM ET | 12-20-2007

"You don't like The Beatles"

I don't dislike them, but I don't own any of their records or any MP3s of them. I just never started listening to them. I appreciate their contribution to music though.

"You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show"

It was part laser show and part computer animated show. I was student teaching at the time and saw one of my students there. Awkward...

"You have never purchased a vinyl record"

I don't own a record player, so never had a reason to buy one.

"You don't have a home phone"

I use my cell phone because it's much cheaper.

So Carrie, which ones do YOU fall under?

Sent by Curt | 8:08 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion - Nader/Camejo 2004 (I'm Old Skool, homie!)
You have a band's sticker on your car - Misfits Fiend Club
You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show - Yes. The EZ Listening Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour
You have one leg shorter than the other - Doesn't everyone?
You currently have an un-ironic moustache - Define un-ironic.
You have a treadmill at home - And I use it as a clothes hanger.
You used to carry a beeper - God, I'm old.
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - Multiple times and, seemingly always The Clash
You've done a stage dive - God I'm old.
You've met a member of ZZ Top - Billy Gibbons in Houston, Texas

Sent by Richard Church | 8:10 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I don't have a TV or a telephone land line. Why? I don't watch TV, and these days who needs a land line when cell phones are probably just as cheap and have the benefit of portability?

Sent by AJ | 8:16 AM ET | 12-20-2007

Um, I can't drive a car - mostly because I can't afford the ridiculous price of car insurance, driving lessons and the actual purchase and maintenance of a car. I also have The Shins "Phantom Limb" as my ringtone - unfortunately it makes me not want to answer when anyone calls, so that I can hear more than the first few bars of the track...

Sent by Jon | 8:21 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I still live in the city in which I was born, I was born in London and it's the best city in the world (in my opinion). Also I don't really like The Beatles, I find them quite boring.

Sent by J.W.G. | 8:25 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You don't like The Beatles - True.

You live in the city in which you were born - True. I live in Northern Virginia/Washington, D.C. It's a great city, why leave?

Sent by Jason Hunter | 8:32 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I met a member of ZZ Top when I was 10 years old. I lived in Houston, and my father and I were eating at an Italian restaurant chain. It was my father who recognized the man, but it was I who told him, "you look like Santa."

Sent by skorght | 8:38 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 (who wouldn't have?); I used to have my nose pierced; I have given several dorky gifts and cookies to bands (uh, a TeenBeat cake to Mark Robinson?); I don't have a home phone; I call my mom or dad every day (or they call me); I've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself (why search for the right words if someone else has already come up with them?).

Sent by rebeccab | 8:38 AM ET | 12-20-2007

When I was growing up, I saw a Pink Floyd laser light show a number of times with my Dad at Vancouver's 'Planetarium'. We also saw laser light shows for Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits and others. I think my Dad was a bit of a pothead, and he dug the groovy music and pretty lights. I kind of liked them, too, admittedly.

Sent by DB | 8:43 AM ET | 12-20-2007

Ha! The only one that's true for me is the last one!

Sent by scott pgwp | 8:47 AM ET | 12-20-2007

damn, you got me on a few of them:

"You have one leg shorter than the other"
one leg was broken in a bike accident when i was a little over a year old. it's only a little bit shorter, though.

"You used to have your nose pierced"
early-mid nineties. guilty.

"You currently have an un-ironic moustache"
it's attached to an un-ironic beard though.. does that count?

"You have more than five siblings"
nearly all of them are half-siblings, so i suppose they add up to less than five.

"You live in the city in which you were born"
sunny portland.

"You don't have a home phone"
cell phone and cable internet.

"You used to carry a beeper"
i have no excuse. oh, the shame.

"You have a song as your cell phone greeting"
"london calling".

"You only wear one brand of tennis shoes"
converse.

"You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself"
unfortunately, i make even less sense in lyrics.

Sent by Quixote Ugly | 8:53 AM ET | 12-20-2007

*You have a band's sticker on your car*
I have a Phish sticker on my car, a real minimalistic one that only the real fans would be able to pick out. (I can't believe I just typed that).

*You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself*
I've blogged about song lyrics but it was 100% self-referential. I think that still counts...

*You've done a stage dive*
I'm proud to say that I took my first stage dive at my first show truly urban punk show -- Suicide Machines at Fireside Bowl in Chicago. One of the finest decisions I've ever made. I think I was 15.

Sent by Justin | 8:56 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I actually have a Sleater-Kinney sticker on my car and a political one - "More fun, less stuff" - from the Center for a New American Dream, an organization geared toward reducing consumerism.

Sent by Rachel | 9:12 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I have stickers of all kinds on my car, mostly just locals, but I love Elvis, so I have an Elvis sticker too. I don't have a home phone, I find it unnecessary when we both use mobiles. I call my Mom everyday because I love her!

Sent by Kista | 9:15 AM ET | 12-20-2007

"You don't have a home phone"

Guilty! Though I contemplate getting one every single time I have an interview I want to record. It gets to be a pain in the ass to use speaker phone and a handheld recorder.

Sent by trish | 9:28 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion

You have a band's sticker on your car

You don't have a home phone

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

I fell into the above categories. Living in Texas you still see quite a few pro bush stickers so I decided to counter that with an anti bush sticker. Why? So that the person behind me can feel slightly annoyed the way I do when I see their annoying anti gay marriage sticker.

I have several band stickers on my car. Mostly cause my car looks all junky and the stickers give it some much needed pizzaz.

I don't have a home phone because I currently have way too many bills to afford one. I just use my cell, which I don't use that often to top things off.

I have put song lyrics in a letter but not since I was about 16.

Sent by Arian | 9:29 AM ET | 12-20-2007

Oh, and I definitely would have made out with RP in 74 (was reminded of this during a recent viewing of "Song Remains the Same" - and, unfortunately, I have seen a PF laser light show. It was the early 90s, what can I say.

Sent by Rachel | 9:49 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I'm still in high school, and ready to leave the art school scene. But now I have to wonder if one of my legs is shorter than the other. Isn't the human body not completely symmetrical, and therefore one leg must be slightly shorter?

Sent by Theresa | 9:55 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I don't know how to drive a car. Or, rather, I have never driven a car. I know the mechanics of driving and I know the rules of the road but I've never actually taken the Hummer by the steering wheel...or something. Mostly I cycle, sometimes I walk or take the bus. I'm 22, which I suppose makes it a little odd. Hmmm, I'm going to carjack someone right now. I'm not sure I want to be on the same list as someone who's never cut his hair.

Sent by Aisling | 9:56 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion
You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president
You don't like The Beatles
You have never used an iron
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

Sent by Jeff | 10:00 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car
expressing a political belief or opinion: No, just my college

You have a band's sticker on your car: See above.

You voted for Bush in 2004: God, no.

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president: No, but I really wish Bill could be president again. I miss the 1990s.

You would vote for Mike Huckabee: No.

You don't like The Beatles: No, what's not to like? If you don't like one of their albums, you're bound to like another. I'm a Rubber Soul/Revolver era girl.

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974: No, I'd have gone for John Paul Jones.

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show: I saw a laser show that included, but was not exclusively, Pink Floyd. Does that count?

You have one leg shorter than the other: Not to my knowledge

You used to have your nose pierced: No, I have low pain tolerance.

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love: No. No one I like should be inflicted with my craft and baking skills.

You have never been to a play or musical: No. Just saw Christmas Carol the other day.

Yellow is your favorite color to wear: No, it clashes with my skin tone.

You have never cut your hair: No, I'm not Samson. Or Crystal Gayle.

You have been or are in the military: No. I couldn't follow orders.

You currently have an un-ironic moustache: No, but mostly because I'm female.

You have more than five siblings: No, just a brother.

You have a treadmill at home: No, but I use one at the gym.

You are a hunter: No, I don't like seeing animals before they become my food.

You have never purchased a vinyl record: Yes, but sadly it's been a long time.

You don't know how to drive a car: I live in Southern California, I'd be screwed if I couldn't drive.

You live in the city in which you were born: No, about 2 hours south.

You don't own a television: No, and I don't trust people who don't own TVs.

You have a pool in your yard: No.

You are still in high school: Thank God, no.

You are retired: No. Check back in 30 years.

You have never used an iron: No, but I don't know why I bother, since I wind up putting more wrinkles in.

You don't have a home phone: No, I believe in land lines.

You used to carry a beeper: Nope. No one needs to reach me that badly.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting: Not now, but in the past.

You have never voted: No, every election.

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes: No, whatever I can afford.

You call your mom or dad every day: Yep.

You fall asleep to music: No, usually to TV.

You drive a Prius: No, a 10-year-old Corolla.

You drive a Hummer: No, see above

You were in the Olympics: No, but I did attend the 1984 Olympics.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself: Not to my recollection.

You've done a stage dive: Nope.

You've met a member of ZZ Top: Sadly, no.

Sent by Laura E. | 10:02 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I don't have a home phone. (couldn't justify paying $50 a month for telemarketers to leave me messages.)

Sent by brandi | 10:03 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president (she's too calcified, if that makes any sense)

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show (yes)

You are a hunter (yes, in the World of Warcraft. Did I just loose all credibility?)

You have never purchased a vinyl record (never, but I grew up listening to my mom's vinyl collection of Stones, Zeppelin, and the Beatles)

You used to carry a beeper (for tech support work...ugh)

You fall asleep to music (I love lying on the couch and dozing off to music, but I don't do this when going to sleep at night)

Sent by Kevin | 10:06 AM ET | 12-20-2007

Hahaha, nice try Ms. Brownstein, but I smelled out your trick - we all know that each and everyone of us would've made out with Plant in 74!

I had my nose pierced for one day ($5 at Lollapalooza (got it right after the Rollins Band played, well before Ice-T and Body Count came onstage!), I removed it the next day when it dawned on me that as a person with allergies (to animals, dust, etc.) I shouldn't really have anything stuck inside my nose...

Sent by Jason | 10:13 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I hit a few of your criteria, so here we go. I failed miserably at being brief, but I *did* make an effort.

1) I think Hillary Clinton will make a terrible president, if for no reason other than I don???t think she will do much to combat our current president???s legacy. Mr. Bush has basically represented everything that is bad about Democrats *and* bad about Republicans, and I think that instead of dismantling Mr. Bush???s mistakes, Ms. Clinton will use them to promote her own agenda. ???Agenda??? is a loaded word that will make some Clinton advocates guffaw, but come on, they???ve used it for every politician they hate ??? don???t they think it???s fair for others to use it?

She is an intelligent, courageous, well-spoken woman (each attribute the antithesis of our current president), but the other half of her coin is that she is cunning, tenacious, and unctuous. I believe that Mr. Bush has pushed America half-way out of the era of freedom and justice, and that Ms. Clinton will push us the rest of the way.

2) I *might* vote for Huckabee ??? that???s still undecided. From what I heard of Siegel???s interview with him, I liked his attitude for domestic policy, but was alarmed by his attitude about foreign policy. They were the same thing ??? let citizens/countries know that there are unfettered consequences for their actions, and that they need to be responsible.

This is a fine attitude at home ??? I agree with him that the government can create an ennabling dependency when it bails out people who have made stupid mistakes. I.e., instead of solving the problem (providing an easy way out), solve the cause (educate citizens and show a *real* way out to those in trouble).

This is a terrible foreign policy ??? psychology again and again has shown that reinforcement works better than punishment. Give countries like Iran a reason to like us, and maybe they will listen to what we have to say. Do you pay more attention to the opinions of your sworn nemesis, or those of your most cherished mentor?

So, I *might* vote for Huckabee.

3) My left leg is about 1/3 inch shorter than my right, although I think this is more common than most people might believe. My hip was twisted at birth. It hasn???t seemed to have had a great impact on my life. I???m still undefeated in spontaneous, friendly footraces.

4) When you say song as your cell phone greeting, you don???t mean ringtone, I presume. My callers hear ???Soul Bossa Nova??? while they wait for me to pick up. This gets a laugh out of most people, so I figure it brightens their day a little bit.

I welcome well-thought out responses and fresh, new ideas. :)

Sent by Doug J | 10:20 AM ET | 12-20-2007

My spouse has one political bumper sticker on the car she drives, but I am on the title. Does that count?

Not a huge Hillary fan, or any of the other candidates for that matter.

Is a mustache un-ironic if it's part of a beard?

Have a rather dusty treadmill. It's a good accent piece.

I am cancelling my home phone service next month. I never use it.

I have a Muzak version of Teenage Riot on my cell.

I probably quoted hair metal song lyrics in high school love notes, but that's probably it.

Sent by Joel | 10:28 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion:
I have a bumper sticker on my car that reads, "peace is not treason." I like this sticker and choose to have it on my car because it's short, to the point and it beats the hell out of a ribbon magnet. Also because I reside in a part of the country where "Support 'W'" and "These Colors Don't Run" stickers are everywhere. I feel like the other side needs a voice too.

You have a band's sticker on your car:
Guilty, again. I have a Tegan and Sara sticker and an old Sleater-Kinney sticker on my back window. (No explanation necessary)

Sent by brittani | 10:39 AM ET | 12-20-2007

Didn't bake them, but I brought a package of Double Stuf Oreo cookies to my favorite band.

Sent by mikey | 10:41 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion: Just the yellow and purple [=]

Wow, that's the only one. I must be wicked boring.

Sent by Jake | 10:41 AM ET | 12-20-2007

How did I make it through your list unscathed? I was initially relieved (voting for Bush), but then I got sad (Pink Floyd laser show) that I couldn't call myself part of it.

I missed a Pink Floyd laser show one night years ago in favor of locating the "guy with the shrooms." Of course, I realize now that the guy was a metaphor for innocence or possibly pure knowledge. In any case, I never saw the show, never scored the shrooms, and never grew up. It's a trifecta of shame. For what it's worth Meddle is my favorite Floyd album. I don't have a favorite laser, but I'd like to think it would be green and spell out something like "Aldo Nova Rules."

Sent by jeff | 10:42 AM ET | 12-20-2007

"You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show"
Yes, and it was awesome, if for no other reason except that the planetarium had a killer sound system that made DSOTM sound really sweet. Stone sober, too.

"You used to carry a beeper"
Doctors and drug dealers still use them. I gave mine up for a cell phone a while back, but a lot of my colleagues carry one. (Doctors, not drug dealers.)

Sent by The J Train | 10:43 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion

...it's actually on my bike cart, and it said, bush is a punk ass chump, but someone ripped the *ass* off it.

You don't have a home phone

...it became a private line for telemarketers.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting

...i could explain this away in an attempt to make it sound cool, but really i just like it more than midi files. the marriage of itunes and bluetooth make it possible to create my own, right now i've got poup??e de cire, poup??e de son, by the arcade fire.

Sent by libby | 10:43 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I:

-have a bumper sticker on my car expressing a political belief or opinion (HRC sticker)
-have a band's sticker on my car (multiple)
-have seen a Pink Floyd laser show (but was too young to "truly" enjoy it...if you know what I mean)

Sent by Jerry | 10:44 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I have more than five siblings (8) because of a stepfamily situation, only one of the siblings is a "whole" sibling (and I haven't even seen him in 16 years... I think he's living in the woods somewhere).

I have no TV, but I do watch films and TV on DVD on my computer. Without cable, CBC is usually the only station that comes in here. I don't like hockey.

While Hillary is not my first choice, I don't think she'd be horrible.

None of the others even remotely apply, though others have tried to explain themselves to me through song lyrics and/or poetry. It doesn't work.

Sent by Elizabeth | 10:54 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I seem to fall into 5 of these categories.

1) There is nothing better than to express my opinion to my fellow Texans, than through a bumper sticker, "When religion ruled it was called the Dark Ages". It sure beats those "W. STILL the president" stickers on every other car I see.

2) I have about 7 band stickers on my car as well, including, Sonic Youth, Ladytron, Le Tigre, & Sleater-Kinney. I secretly hope someone on the road will pull up next to me expressing their love for one of these bands. It's hard to find people with a good taste in music in Dallas, TX.

3) Yes, I was born & raised in Dallas, TX. What was it that kept me here all 19 years of my life? Well, being only 19 now, it was impossible, and illegal, for me to just get up and move to where ever I wanted at a younger age.

4) I grew up in a house with a pool in the backyard. It sure did save all of my friends and I from the Texas heat in the summer. Unfortunately, it's very hard to take care of a swimming pool. The next house I move into will not have one, for if it did, I can guarantee mine would be green due to a lack of care.

5) The only way to get a good night's rest is to fall asleep to music. After a long day at work or school, there is nothing more soothing than to turn on Bob Dylan, or even the Pixies, and fall into a deep sleep.

Sent by Breanna D. | 10:56 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I don't like The Beatles (nope, sorry. Guess I'm an Elvis guy)

I have baked cookies for a band you love (well, my wife has)

I currently have an un-ironic moustache

I've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

I've done a stage dive (something for which all 250 lbs of my ass should probably still be apologizing)

Sent by geoff | 11:03 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I can't recall off-hand about the lyrics to describe myself, but given that I was once in junior and high school, I'd have to give that one a 'yes.'

I'm currently learning how to iron. Based on the success of my self-teaching methods, most people would agree I'm still 'misusing' it at this point.

Sent by ljc | 11:05 AM ET | 12-20-2007

The only category I fall into is that of "You have a band's sticker on your car." I have three small stickers on my bumper: a Kill Rock Stars logo, a Sleater-Kinney sticker, and a Bikini Kill sticker. I initially put them on the car purely for decorative purposes, but sound found they had other important uses. For one, I drive a White 93 Toyota Corolla, and when I lived in Portland, this make, model, and color combo seemed to be everywhere. Thus, when returning to a large parking lot, it was nice to have some feature to distinguish my car from all the other little white cars. Of course, there are other reasons, expressing my taste being one of them. It also helps that KRS so generously sends these bumper stickers with any purchase--I probably wouldn't have bought them on my own!

Sent by c8ic8 | 11:13 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I own a Prius, and I feel no shame, and I think the closest that I've ever come to using a song lyric in any kind of correspondence was "I'm just a man, you see who I am" from Pavement's "Father to a Sister of Thought" on an instant message. Also, I've got three songs on my phone: "Cut Your Hair" (coincidence it's Pavement again), "Unfinished Sympathy" by Massive Attack and "Autumn Sweater" by Yo La Tengo. Besides that, not even close on the rest (although I had a cousin in the Olympics).

Sent by Shawn | 11:13 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I only meet two of your criteria:
I have a band sticker on my car (sort of - I have a Barsuk Records sticker on my car)
I have a pool (yea!)

Sent by George McGowan | 11:16 AM ET | 12-20-2007

"You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself"

you mean there are people who *haven't* done this?

Sent by The S | 11:18 AM ET | 12-20-2007

i have a long blondes sticker on my car, even though i don't like them anymore. i'm falsely advertising that they're "my other favourite band".

i have un-ironic facial hair because i feel insecure without it.

i have never voted because i'm young, british, lazy, tired and would rather read music magazines all day.

i put song lyrics in an email once as an attempt to woo a girl. it sort of worked.

i did a stage dive because it was fun.

Sent by Joseph | 11:20 AM ET | 12-20-2007

this is a pretty great treasure hunt.

does a cell phone count as a home phone? cos i don't have a regular home phone. my explanation is, really, that i hate talking on the phone. so eliminating phones seemed like a good idea.

Sent by sarah | 11:22 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I have a song as my cell phone ring tone AND I don't have a home phone. Right now the song is CSS "Let's Make Love and Listen Death From Above" but it changes a lot.

Sent by Emily Weise | 11:23 AM ET | 12-20-2007

Recently I tried to put a really cool and kind of 'artsy' Melvins sticker on our truck. It was small but my wife wouldn't have it. She is neither a fan of the Melvins or stickers. Generally though I cringe when I see a car pass me with a Phish or Black Flag sticker on the bumper so I'm not sure what got into me. I think it was maybe because I saw them recently and it was the best show I've been to in a long time and it got me fired up like when I was younger and would put stickers on anything.

Sent by Pete | 11:23 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I drive a Prius, don't have a home phone, and think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president.

Sent by Kris | 11:26 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I fall into two of those:
-- I do not own a home phone. It's just another expense I don't really need when I have a perfectly good cellphone.
-- I have a song as my cellphone greeting. Currently it's Rilo Kiley's "I Never." Used to be Wilco's "Outtamind (Outtasite)."

Sent by Phil | 11:29 AM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car: NOFX and Bad Religion (My old car had Weezer and Anti-Flag)

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president: I can't imagine her doing anything worth while. I'm a Ron Paul man.

You have never been to a play or musical: Only like high school ones, never a professional one.

You currently have an un-ironic moustache: Yup! and a Goatee too.

You have never used an iron: I can't ever recall using one.

You don't have a home phone: I've had nothing but a cell for the past five years.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting: Ramones, Cretin Hop. Those opening chordes with that peppy baseline get me excited every time.

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes: Black high-top Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars of course.

You call your mom or dad every day: Im a big time mama's boy and proud of it. There's rarely a day that I don't call her.

Sent by Luke | 11:36 AM ET | 12-20-2007

somehow I've dodged every single one of those things. hmmmm...

Sent by Rick | 11:41 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I wrote some of the lyrics from "Pictures of You" by The Cure in a 7th grade break-up note but I pretended that I was so wrapped up in the song that I accidentally wrote them. Does that count? Also, I never gave him the note because he broke up with me first.

Sent by Lady Goodman | 11:46 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I fall into these categories:

-You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion

I used to have one that said "Feminism is the radical notion that women are people" but it faded. I currently have one that says "Doing my part to piss off the religious right"

-You have a band's sticker on your car

Currently I have the Beastie Boys, Beck, and Le Tigre stickers on my car.

-You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show

Yes but only because I was dating a guy whose favorite band was Pink Floyd at the time and it seemed like a fun thing to do.

-You don't have a home phone

Nope, my fiance and I both have cell phones and that's it.

-You have a song as your cell phone greeting

"You Give Love A Bad Name" by Bon Jovi. It makes me laugh. I also have "Gold Lion" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and "Award Tour" by A Tribe Called Quest for when certain people call. But the default is Bon Jovi.

-You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

Yes. I'm sure it was something by Ani DiFranco, Beck, Sleater-Kinney, and/or Le Tigre.

And I have no idea what on earth you need this information for! :D

Sent by Marissa | 11:52 AM ET | 12-20-2007

I currently have an un-ironic mustache
It is pat of a beard, but its there.

I have a treadmill at home
I don???t like jogging in the cold. It makes my face hurt.

I don't have a home phone
Just a cell phone.

I used to carry a beeper
Work gave it to me.

I have a song as my cell phone greeting
Sexyback, when it???s not on vibrate.

Sent by Mike W-R | 11:55 AM ET | 12-20-2007

Hello!

1. I have definitely been to a Pink Floyd laser show! I was 16(27 and now) and I loved every second of it. It was a "Wall" themed one. Do they have different ones?

2.No home phone. Left with my last roommate and can't really afford it. Not too much of a phone talker anyway.

3. Spoon's "Don't You Evah" is my ringtone. My phone is usually on vibrate so I'm not too worried about getting sick of that song. I don't even know if that's possible quite honestly.

On a side note, I really wish I could meet a member of ZZ Top. Classic.

Sent by Michael Mantineo | 12:03 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Hee, clearly I'm the only dork who answered every question. What can I say, I'm a completist. Do I get extra credit?

Sent by Laura E. | 12:06 PM ET | 12-20-2007

you have a band's sticker on your car.

- fugazi

- s/k

- wilco

Sent by paulb | 12:12 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Where are you going with this Carrie? Are you datamining for NPR?

FWIW, I don't fall under any of those categories.

Sent by East Coast Terry | 12:13 PM ET | 12-20-2007

- You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

"Well I can't stop talking for fear of listening to unwelcome sound. And you haven't called me in weeks and honestly it's bringing me down. I feel like I wouldn't like me if I met me. I feel like you wouldn't like me if you met me."

What can I say, we're both Virgos.

Sent by Eagle Eye Smith | 12:14 PM ET | 12-20-2007

"You have a band's sticker on your car"

I have many: The Like, The Donnas, The Beatles, The Kills and Bikini Kill

Sent by michelle | 12:21 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have one leg shorter than the other
- born with a dislocated knee - the surgery made one leg grow slower.

You used to have your nose pierced
- took it out because it kept getting caught on towels

You don't have a home phone

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

Sent by becca | 12:28 PM ET | 12-20-2007

1.You have a band's sticker on your car: I had a "Trail of dead" and "Sleater-Kinney Highway Exit" sticker on my bumper.
2.You used to have your nose pierced: I got my nose pierced in 1996 and I still have it!
3.You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself: I was in love with a girl when I was 16 and would write her Tori Amos lyrics. So cheesy..
4.You don't own a television: A few years ago I went 2 years without a TV. Some of the best days. I would spend the evenings with my room mate talking and listening to music. I have a TV now but it's mostly for my wife.

Sent by Shannon | 12:29 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I fall into a few of these, like having no home phone and thinking Hillary would be a bad president (she wants to legislate family values), but the most important, I'd say, is that yellow is my favorite color to wear. I was told as a kid that it was the easiest color for the eye to see, so I got a bunch of yellow shirts and wore them every day. Now I find that dark colors look better on me, but half of my sweaters and sweatshirts are yellow, including a lemon-yellow spaceship sweatshirt from Threadless. I call it "ADVENTURE ROCKETSHIP!!!"

Sent by Okinopolytrans | 12:40 PM ET | 12-20-2007

i don't know how to drive and my phone rings the song '1979'.

i grew up in a big city, and i like the smashing pumpkins.

Sent by hannah | 12:41 PM ET | 12-20-2007

i had a song as my cellphone ring--"jumpers," no less--but it started to ruin it for me.

Sent by robert | 12:43 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - i don't know about horrible but i think she is a average politician (yes that is meant as a negetive)

Sent by Don | 12:46 PM ET | 12-20-2007

-You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president:
Well horrible might be a bit strong, but I see the same inclinations to an all-powerful executive office and secrecy that make the current White House occupants so noxious. Plus, is the message that two political dynasties can control this country for 20 years (who knows, maybe more? Jenna Bush for Prez in 2016?) the message we really want to send to the rest of the world?

-You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself:
I was definitely guilty of this as younger man. Who got used the most? Probably the Smiths or the Cure.

Sent by daryl | 12:46 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion
Obama '08. You aren't a real New Hampshire resident without one from one candidate or another.

You have a treadmill at home
It's my parents'. Which leads into:

You live in the city in which you were born
(Hanover, NH), and,

You are still in high school
Senior year.

You've done a stage dive
Nerdily enough, at a computer conference.

Sent by Dylan | 12:46 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show - I was 14, my friend got free tickets and I'm 99 percent sure we left before it was over.

Yellow is your favorite color to wear - Not my *favorite* color. But I have a bright yellow pea-like jacket that saved my life once in NYC, so I happen to like it a lot.

You live in the city in which you were born - It makes sense: I'm a reporter and one of the best papers in the state is here.

You don't have a home phone - No need for one.

You call your mom or dad every day - I'm really close with my mom, but not like in a creepy way. We trade and talk music and watch "Smallville" together.

You fall asleep to music - Does the TV count?

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - Oh yeah. I remember once quoting Cibo Matto and really weirding out one of my friends.

Sent by sheena | 12:48 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president.
- She only cares about baby-boomer politics, and seems to harbor nothing but contempt for other liberal demographics.

I have seen a Pink Floyd laser show.
- In 1996 at the Seattle Center.

I used to carry a beeper.
- I worked nights at a beeper store in high school (most of my pages were from my mom).

Sent by Bill | 12:48 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car -- um, a band named sleater-kinney
You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president -- too power hungry, not humble enough
You have one leg shorter than the other -- left one's shorter, tailors never believe me when I'm getting pants hemmed
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself -- regularly. At college it was something of a contest among a small group to insert a Clash lyric into every paper.
You've met a member of ZZ Top -- 2 degrees of separation: the sister of the person who is having me over for Christmas Eve dinner served Billy Gibbons at a restaurant in Eugene, OR

Sent by Tim | 12:56 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car

Beck. It's a black bat with this silvery, scripty font that stands out really neatly in the center of my back bumper on my white car. It's the only sticker on my car.

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love

Woah, that was a long time ago. Although I've thought about doing it again recently. I guess it's just an impulse to give something back/get attention/be remembered.

You don't have a home phone

Solely cell phone. No reason to have a land line.

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes

Pumas. I was in love with them in high school and haven't bought any new shows since then. (It's only been three years.)

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

I can't remember any particular moments but I'm sure this has happened.

Sent by Jaime | 1:04 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I own a treadmill. Bought for dog, to exercise when injured in car accident and rendered unable to walk her.

I have a pool in my yard. Decided this was a important feature when purchasing house, owing to heated Southern California summer months.

I had my nose pierced in Ireland at the age of 18, in the spirit of adventure. Also, it was the '90s.

Sent by Jena | 1:05 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have one leg shorter than the other - dislocated at birth and what have you. its not noticable but i blame my abilty to trip so often on that.
You don't know how to drive a car - phobia i need to get over
You don't have a home phone - cell phone is cheaper
You call your mom or dad every day - i love my mom!
You fall asleep to music - almost every night
You've met a member of ZZ Top - BILLY GIBBONS in austin, tx! i saw him play with roky erickson too

Sent by esme | 1:14 PM ET | 12-20-2007

My cellie ring is Coltrane's "Favorite Things"

Sent by mikey | 1:14 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)

I have "Highway 61 Revisited" as my phone-ring song. No one ever calls.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself.

When I was 17 I put the lyrics to the Thompson Twins' "Hold Me Now" in a handwritten letter to my then-girlfriend in an attempt to convey my personal pain. I wrote them out in punctuation-ignorant, e e cummings style. She thought I'd been in some kind of industrial accident.

Sent by Paul Pearson | 1:21 PM ET | 12-20-2007

"You are still in high school" - yes, I am. Junior year. So...
"You have never voted" - I am too young, unfortunately, to vote for anything more significant than class president.
"You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself" - I like to do that occasionally. Sometimes other people can say certain things better than I can.
"You live in the city in which you were born" - I do and I quite like Chicago.
I'm curious to see the results of this mega-poll.

Sent by Emma | 1:22 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band sticker on your car - The One Beat sticker where your neck-tie is the dash in Sleater-Kinney.

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - If Hillary Clinton is elected president, we will be guaranteed roughly a quarter-century of political rule by two families. I don't want that. If I wanted a woman in the White House that bad I would vote for Jonathan Edwards.

You have never used an iron - I lay my towels and sheets flat on my bed after I dry them and press them out with my hands before I fold them. I lay my shirts on the pillow before I hang them in the closet.

You don't have a home phone - Until I get Vonage, my cell phone is my only phone.

Sent by Nick L. | 1:23 PM ET | 12-20-2007

"You have a band's sticker on your car." No, but in my younger days, I had one that read "I touched Bruce Springsteen."

"You fall asleep to music." All my life.

"You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself." I'm all about a forked tongue and a dirty house.

Sent by Steven | 1:25 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car
-Does a cello case count?

You have one leg shorter than the other
-This has never been verified scientifically, but I'm sure it's true

You have never purchased a vinyl record
-I've never had any use for one

You live in the city in which you were born
-Sadly

You have a pool in your yard
-Yep

You are still in high school
-Again, sadly

You have never voted
-Because I'm not of voting age yet

Sent by Isabel | 1:26 PM ET | 12-20-2007

The song that plays for incoming calls on my cell phone is "These Arms of Mine" by Otis Redding. Sometimes I don't answer the phone so I can hear the song.

Sent by Angela | 1:30 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have never purchased a vinyl record - unfortunately, I have never owned a record player...but i've been considering it lately.

Hillary Clinton? - No. Why? Because I'm from new york state, and not new york city...the rest of us saw through her when she first came up here, but sadly we are not the majority. come on obama~

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone) - I actually have the intro to Light Rail Coyote as my ringtone, so no explanation necessary :)

Sent by Jeff | 1:36 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - I don't know if I really need to elaborate on this one, it seems pretty self-evident to me.

You don't have a home phone - why pay for a land line when we all have cell phones?

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone) - Tokyo Police Club's "Citizens of Tomorrow" has been my ringtone for about a year... but I keep my phone on vibrate a lot of the time.

You have never voted - It's hard to get excited about local elections in a pretty conservative state, but I'll probably vote this year in the presidential ones.

Sent by Nick in the Midwest | 1:44 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You currently have an un-ironic moustache - no, but I did have one as part of a sexy-hitler costume for halloween...Now its a beard. I don't think beards can be ironic.
You have never used an iron - I don't have a real job.
You don't have a home phone - all cellular. all the time. My Ringtone is "words and guitar."
I have never voted - well, when I was old enough I showed up but it turns out I had never registered. whoops.

Sent by Tim | 1:48 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Only this one.
- You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself
It was a break up letter and I felt cheap after I did it.

Sent by Jennifer | 1:50 PM ET | 12-20-2007

"You have a band's sticker on your car"
WWGGAD. -What would GG Allin Do. It just makes me laugh.

"You don't have a home phone"
nope... the cellphone is enough

Sent by Anais | 1:52 PM ET | 12-20-2007

???You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show???
My friend???s dad worked at the Pacific Science Center, and we got in for free whenever we wanted

???You live in the city in which you were born???
Lived all over, then made my way back home to Seattle

???You have a pool in your yard???
It is about a foot deep, has cartoon fish on it, was made in China, and is currently upside-down, but it???s there.

???You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself???
All the time???I once ???wrote a letter??? to a girl I had a crush on by recording snippets of songs in sequence. It was like a ransom note in song. I chickened out and didn???t send it to her, which is good because I think it would have just scared her.

Sent by Ryan S. | 1:54 PM ET | 12-20-2007

i think hillary would be a lousy president because of her history of censorship, and because i don't like the sound of the presidential line up "bush, clinton, clinton, bush, bush, clinton". sounds a little dynastic, y'know?

and not to suck up, but a friend and i made presents for sleater-kinney when we saw you at the barrymore in madison, but they were confiscated at the door. otherwise you'd have been pelted with little cows made in your likeness (because you were in WI, see? the dairy state?). also, the yeah yeah yeahs have some jewelry from another friend and i.

Sent by Ben | 2:03 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I have a sticker on my car that says "information is power." I guess that's sort of a political opinion.

I think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president, as would most of the other people running. Same old, same old, same old.

I would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 had I been alive and of the appropriate age. Now that's a story you tell the grandkids!!

I only have a cell phone, no home phone. I'm not home much.

Sent by amanda | 2:04 PM ET | 12-20-2007

"You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself"

* raises hand *

Sent by Jack | 2:04 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I don't like the Beatles. I don't dislike them. I nothing them.
band sticker: yep (s-k, because i love the music, and it's b & w, which goes with my black truck - the latter reason being only a perk really.)
song lyrics? yeah (i agree with that one commenter who said something like, "doesn't everyone do this?" it's kind of an interesting way to get some one's attention when you're not around. they hear the song and then maybe think of you. um, that sounds kind of creepy, but i really don't mean it that way.)

Sent by betty | 2:13 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car: I have a "My other car is the Dream Barge" sticker, but I'm not sure if Pleaseeasaur counts as a band...
You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974: Probably. But really only mid-live performance, all Zeppelined out.
You are retired: No, but I have been fantasizing about it since sophomore year in college...
You don't have a home phone: I can't afford two lines.
You used to carry a beeper: Rose City Messenger service, represent.
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself: I will never live this (these?) down, I don't think.
You've met a member of ZZ Top: I will pay you if you can introduce me to Billy Gibbons!

Sent by alex | 2:17 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion
- Keep Portland Weird (political-ish)and the new one... Keep Portland Beered (tres politique)

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president
- I'm more afraid of continuing the bush-clinton-bush-clinton-bush cycle.

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show
- do the laser shows AT a pink floyd show count? if so... then three of 'em

You currently have an un-ironic moustache
- and an un-ironic beard

You have a treadmill at home
- it's a dusty eliptical thing actually

You have a pool in your yard
- a plastic kiddie pool

You don't have a home phone
- needs no explanation

You fall asleep to music
- ipod alarm clock = best invention ever

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself
- "Kitchens of Distinction - 4 Men" & "PJ Harvey - O My Lover" are two i remember

Sent by Michael | 2:19 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have more than five siblings - yup, middle of seven, all from the same parents. Why yes I grew up Mormon, why do you ask?

Less unusual ones that apply to me:

You have never purchased a vinyl record - never have had a player
You don't have a home phone - cell phone only
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - hell yes, and in the really embarrassing overly earnest way like "here's this song that really expresses how I feel..."

Sent by Ellen | 2:22 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I have 2 Sleater-Kinney stickers on my car, but now my mom drives that car and people in the know must look at her when they drive by and see her 60 year old face and think, "God, how hip?"

I shut down completely when I hear anything by the Beatles because so many people freak out about them.

Robert Plant: yesterday, today and tomorrow.

If you didn't have a lot of friends growing up and someone in your eighth grade class asks if you want to see a laser show, you say, "Yes."

I'm from Boston, so technically I don't know how to drive a car.

I used to carry a pager when I was a teen and my best friend used to type in this code when she wanted to hang out: 6969 911 911 666. This code was meant to suggest that an emergency sex act needed to be performed utilizing all the accoutremonts of the Devil. Or, "Let's play guitar and go to Taco Bell." That same friend now calls me every morning at 7:30 posing as Kathleen Turner.

I used to be in an improv troupe and we had a game that required us to speak only using lyrics from songs. Hilarity ensues.

Sent by Thomas Naughton | 2:22 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president

-I believe the only reason she has platform to run is from the resume of her husband. I've listened to the debates; she doesn't impress me. Most the candidates, in both political parties, seem very unimpressive for this comming election.

You have more than five siblings

-I am the youngest boy of seven children (6 boys, one girl) all from the same two parents. The house was crowded at times, we wern't rich, but we were very happy and got along wonderfully.

You don't know how to drive a car

I am epileptic so I am prevented from getting a license. Everyone has their challenges they must overcome in life, this is simply mine.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

Elliott Smith has been used a lot by myself. I feel ashamed using him because I will never have the amount of passion and emotion he expressed in his songs. Camera Obscura's 2006 album lets get out of this country has been used a lot by myself as well. Its a fair account of my life as sung by Tracyanne Campbell; lots of failure in the love department. I've used lots of twee lyrics to show how I feel for the opposite sex as well. But as magnificent and caring as The Field Mice can be, still no one cares for me.

Sent by Devin(shire) | 2:26 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion - Human Rights Campaign, Planned Parenthood

You have a band's sticker on your car - Sleater-Kinney, nuff said.

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 - I'm not necessarily proud of my secret attraction to guys with long hair...

You live in the city in which you were born - Atlanta. Proud "Dirty South" and redneck Hater!

You don't have a home phone - Why pay money for something I don't use?

Sent by Meagan | 2:30 PM ET | 12-20-2007

band bumper stickers on my car: The Cramps, Bratmobile, Neurosis

I saw a Pink Floyd laser show when I was in my early teens with my Mom. Not as cool as I expected.

An un-ironic moustache? I consider my facial hair to be un-ironic but definitely not serious (I'm not sure what it's called): http://www.flickr.com/photos/joebeone/531880382/

I wish I had a treadmill at home... I have an neat-o exercise bike. (Strangely, I don't mind running outside in Oakland even in bad weather... it's biking in bad weather or amongst dorky cars that is teh suck)

I'm not sure if I'm a "hunter"... I taught kids to shoot squirrels in summer camp. (Note: this is a sort of necessary evil; in the southern Sierras, if you don't control the Squirrel population (they carry the plague) the Forest Service comes in a poisons them... which kills three or four layers of the food chain.) We didn't eat the squirrels (they have the plague) and I don't harbor angst against creatures or kill things for sport or food.

Is this list to ferret out your nemisis? Or is this you yo?

Sent by joehall | 2:40 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I put a Kerry sticker on the bumper of my shiny black Honda Accord Coupe in Palo Alto years after the failed election.

Because after spending a few years in Berkeley being amusement by midwife-pride, free tibet, and myriad other bumper stickers, I had decided that defacing your spotless bumper might be a worthy cause for other people's entertainment. Especially since every time I took a trip to Orange County to visit the parents, I saw way too many Bush bumper stickers on the road and HAD to represent in my own gas-guzzling vehicle.

Sent by Angie Chang | 2:43 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You don't like The Beatles
You are still in high school-senior year and i think i'm the only salesian that reads your blog.

You have never voted-i'm a few months shy of 18, but i can't wait for november.

You call your mom or dad every day-because i love them and like to let them know i arrive alive.

You fall asleep to music-sometimes it;s just way too quiet. either/or works really well, so does massive attack's mezzanine.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself-sometimes they just do the best job!

Sent by Joe Gallagher | 2:45 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes - yes, my maroon chucks that are starting to fall apart.

that's the only one i'm guilty of, but some of these fall under the "douchebag" category for me, so maybe that's a good thing

Sent by Karissa | 2:52 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You don't know how to drive a car.
I like bikes more.

You don't have a home phone.
I would never use it.

You have never voted.
I don't have a good reason for this.

Sent by eli | 2:53 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You currently have an un-ironic moustache: I think that after a month an 'ironic' moustache becomes permanent and loses its irony. Therefore not many people would ever admit to ther moustache being 'ironic' anymore.

I have been to a Pink Floyd Laser show (and Led Zeppelin for that matter)
I have stage dived
I used to have a 'Yo La Tengo for President' bumper sticker.
I like New Balance's, a lot

Sent by Dave | 2:58 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

You Fall Asleep To Music

Sent by Sylvia | 3:10 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car
-- Yes! Sleater-Kinney, baby!

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974
-- Totally

You used to have your nose pierced
-- Yup; I went to an all women's college - it was practically required.

You have a treadmill at home
-- Yes, but it is not so tread upon.

You don't have a home phone
-- Haven't for 2 1/2 years

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes
-- New Balances rule

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself
-- More often during my Tori Amos obsession days

Sent by Cora | 3:11 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car:

I have a "Throwing Muses University" decal in my back window. I had the same decal in the back windows of the last two cars I have owned. I have two more decals in a box somewhere, so I'm ready for two more cars. Then I really don't know what I'm going to do.

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president:

Hill-dog has yet to prove that she won't run off and bomb some jackass country simply for being a jackass country. She seems to really enjoy being a politician (vs. a public servant). How could I ever feel enthusiastic about that type of person? At least she won't attempt to crush Roe v. Wade.

Sent by Jim Brucker | 3:15 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president: All politicians make bad presidents.

You don't have a home phone: I was twenty-eight when I first got a cell phone (four years ago). Before that I hated the whole idea of them. I am now in love with my cell phone. I haven't had a home phone since.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself: Now and then, but more so in blogs.

Sent by Roy | 3:18 PM ET | 12-20-2007

^ The bumper sticker's are sleater-kinney, portishead and ani

I fall asleep to NPR...usually KCRW music/jason bentley

Robert Plant... not really my type, but I can't deny the appeal of a super talented musician in their prime.

Sent by Sylvia | 3:19 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car ??? I don???t but my license plate is ???QNE BEAT???
You don't like The Beatles ??? Why would I listen to the Beatles when I could listen to the Who, Rolling Stones, Velvet Underground, Roxy Music, Big Star or Bowie?
You used to have your nose pierced ??? Stupid I know but I was 18.
You have a pool in your yard ??? Rarely used but nice to look at.
You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone) ??? ???Float On??? by Modest Mouse
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself ??? Embarrassingly

Sent by Peg | 3:19 PM ET | 12-20-2007

hillary clinton would horrible. she's way too centrist. ok better than bush but i just wish you guys would get rid of your two party system or all get behind kucinich or something.

i used to have my nose pierced. three times in the same nostril. it looked kinda neat, but i took them all out when i grew out of my hippie phase.

Sent by buick mackane | 3:25 PM ET | 12-20-2007

My left leg is 1/2 inch shorter than the right. I don't think I've ever told anyone that before!

I love to wear the color yellow, especially in the winter in Portland, even though I'm not really an extrovert and I probably don't look that great in yellow.

My friends and I used to have lots of fun shopping at the grocery store and preparing back-stage meals for many bands in college in the early/mid 90s when I used to book the school's shows. Some of these bands included Air Miami; Lois Maffeo; The Ramones (their rider required fresh apple juice and YooHoos among other funny things); Matthew Sweet; Freedy Johnston; Blast Off Country Style; The Poster Children; Peter Himmelman & Brenda Kahn (they required kosher, which was tricky finding in a tiny town); and some others I can't remember right now.

Sent by Jennie T. | 3:27 PM ET | 12-20-2007

i hate the beatles. not sure why, mostly it's paul mccartney. again, not sure why. sorry i can't be more helpful.

i don't have a home phone. i have a cell phone, but i communicate almost exclusively through email these days. i haven't had a home phone i nigh on 5 years now.

i have also never used an iron. i owned one at one time, but it frightened and confused me.

Sent by jason | 3:46 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion: NO
You have a band's sticker on your car: NO
You voted for Bush in 2004: NO
You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president: UNDECIDED
You would vote for Mike Huckabee: NOT ENOUGH INFORMATION
You don't like The Beatles: SOMETIMES
You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974: ER, NO. I WAS 2.
You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show: NO
You have one leg shorter than the other: NO
You used to have your nose pierced: NO
You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love: NO
You have never been to a play or musical: NO
Yellow is your favorite color to wear: NO
You have never cut your hair: NO
You have been or are in the military: NO
You currently have an un-ironic moustache: NO
You have more than five siblings: NO
You have a treadmill at home: NO
You are a hunter: NO
You have never purchased a vinyl record: NO
You don't know how to drive a car: NO
You live in the city in which you were born: NO
You don't own a television: NO
You have a pool in your yard: NO
You are still in high school: NO
You are retired: NO
You have never used an iron: NO
You don't have a home phone: NO
You used to carry a beeper: YES
You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone): YES
You have never voted: NO
You only wear one brand of tennis shoes: NO
You call your mom or dad every day: NO
You fall asleep to music: NO
You drive a Prius: NO
You drive a Hummer: NO
You were in the Olympics: NO
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself: YES
You've done a stage dive: NO
You've met a member of ZZ Top: No, but I met Dizzy Gillespie and Rusty Willoughby.

Sent by GC | 3:48 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You don't like The Beatles: I never heard anything I particularly liked by them, so I never investigated further.

You have never purchased a vinyl record: Given I don't own a record player it would be a rather pointless purchase. That's not to say I haven't been tempted when I've seen rare ones by my favourite bands on ebay, though.

You have never used an iron: Never had reason to.

You have never voted: Too young.

Sent by cae | 3:59 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I have a Kerry-Edwards 04 sticker on my car-it's my way of saying: "It's not my fault."

I went to a Pink Floyd laser show. In the 1970's. It was pretty trippy.

I have a pool in my yard.

I don't think I've ever put song lyrics in a letter/e-mail, although I did close an e-mail like this once:

With a new plastic skin, and a hit on the radio,

Bud

Sent by bud | 4:14 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I almost got away scot-free on this one. However, I have used an iron at least once or twice in my life.

Sent by Fran | 4:19 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I think Hillary would be a horrible president. She'd be quite a lot like Bush (from my perspective), but she'd pronounce words much more accurately.

I've seen a Floyd laser light show, at the Vanderbilt Planetarium on Long Island. Probably about 1992.

I would be surprised if my legs were exactly the same length.

I do not have a home phone. I only got my first cell phone in the summer of 2006, but I quit the land line cold-turkey at that time.

I like to drift off to music at times, especially swinging jazz. Unfortunately the ladyfriend doesn't dig it as much.

Sent by diakron | 4:33 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974

You don't know how to drive a car

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

Sent by stef-k | 4:51 PM ET | 12-20-2007

"Yellow is your favorite color to wear"

"You live in the city in which you were born" ...ALTHOUGH I'M MOVING TO SAN FRANCISCO IN 2 WEEKS.

"You don't have a home phone" I LITERALLY LIVE IN MY CAR, AND IF A CELL PHONE COUNTS AS A MY HOME PHONE...THEN DISREGARD THIS QUOTE.

"You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)" NEDELLE- IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO

"You fall asleep to music" BEACH HOUSE, PROKIKIEVE*SP, AND LIGHT MUSIC BY METRIC

"You were in the Olympics" DO THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS COUNT? IF SO, THEN YES. IN VOLLEYBALL AND TRACK

Sent by STAYCEE LEE | 4:51 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You used to have your nose pierced: I had my nose pierced and two days later I removed the ring. For some reason I didn't realize that allergies + pierced septum = bad

You don't have a home phone: Home phones are last century...

You used to carry a beeper: Beepers were the cell phones of the last century.

You've done a stage dive: Alas, no I have not. I have crowd surfed and been flung several feet into the air though...

You've met a member of ZZ Top: I met a guy with a splendiferous beard and a fuzzy guitar, but he was not a member of ZZ Top (okay, this is a lie).

Sent by Mike Fox | 4:53 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car-I had a Sunny Day Real Estate sticker on my car for many years because I was obsessed with their music since the days of Diary.

I think Hillary Clinton would be a horrible president- Yes, because she is not liberal enough.

I used to have my nose pierced- Yes, in 1993. I thought it looked cool on Lenny Karvitz. I kept it for a couple of years.

You don't own a television- I do actually, but I never watch it. It has been three months at least.

I used to carry a beeper- Yes, because my girlfriend and I shared a car and the best way to communicate the times to pick each other up was to page a number like 600 for 6:00. It worked well back in 1994 and 1995.

I drive a Prius-Yes, I just bought one when my car with the Sunny Day Real Estate sticker finally died.
I like it as much as one can like a car i guess. I live outside of DC and the area is not set up for people to not have a car. I wish I didn't need one.

Sent by ryan | 4:54 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974--I wasn't even born then, but if I had been, I totally would've

You have never purchased a vinyl record--I'm only nineteen

You live in the city in which you were born--pretty much. I go to school an hour away, but my parents' house is still in that same town.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself--I do this all the time.

Sent by Genevieve | 5:03 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president

Honestly, I think what the country needs now is someone a bit less hawkish, and a bit less enamored of executive power.

You drive a Prius

Woo! Woo.

Sent by mrh | 5:05 PM ET | 12-20-2007

How can one dislike like the Beatles? Radiohead, sure. But the Beatles?

Sent by Livin' Like A Lover With A Radar Phone | 5:08 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Still in high school (not for long!)
On that note: Never voted. I've worked with nonprofits to get bills passed, but still too young to vote. I find it ironic that I can canvas for a cause but not vote on it. I can vote in the presidential election though - hurrah!

Sent by Kris | 5:15 PM ET | 12-20-2007

-You used to have your nose pierced-
I got my nose pierced when I was 16. I don't remember why, but I let it close a few years later.

-You don't know how to drive a car-
I graduated from high school and started college before I was old enough to legally drive. I'm 24 now, but I live in New York City.

Sent by colette | 5:18 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You used to carry a beeper:

well... it was a "pager", not a "beeper." only our immigrant parents called them "beepers." and i had one because i was in high school and it was all the rage... and we had the desire to needlessly spend money on useless things.

also: 16-4017-6817-12380-7415-4017-8123-8-173120-71143-1773. 143-68121213.

Sent by jane | 5:32 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car -- Sleater-Kinney, some guy was selling them outside the South Gate House in Northern Kentucky back in I think 2003 after a show, the cops chased him away.

You voted for Bush in 2004 - no but i punched out every single chit.

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - president of what?

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show - No but when my roommate in college would play "Money" I wasn't suppose to come out of my room("I'm with my girlfriend" warning)

You have never used an iron - never used an iron, or a wood, I don't play golf.

You used to carry a beeper - yes and it went off all day and all night when I had it. I finally built a box surrounded by aluminum foil and tossed it in so no signals could get through.

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes - Brooks, in the OLD days it was the only distance running shoe.

You fall asleep to music - always, in fact I can't fall asleep at all without it, I once called and complained about a new clock radio where they had a sleep timer alarm where only one would work at a time, so you could fall asleep to music OR wake up to an alarm, but not both...I WAS MAD.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - yes cure, just like heaven...hopefully self explanatory

Sent by TimJ | 5:35 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone) - Mhm. Cities In Dust by Siouxsie and The Banshees, and Cherry Bomb by The Runaways.

You have never voted - Barely legal.

You fall asleep to music. - Sufjan Stevens or Emmylou Harris, whichever comes first.

Sent by sam | 5:49 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I (officially, according to a medical person who apparently knows these things!) have one leg shorter than the other... though i don't walk in circles. I don't think. Plus, I have a Dragonette song as my ringtone and I did used to have my nose pierced. Some other things are true/false too... what do I win?!?!

Sent by poisonivy | 6:03 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I used to have my nose pierced when I was in college, but not anymore. My friend's grandma still calls me "the girl with the earring in her nose."

I do live in the city where I was born, which is Portland.

I have made a gift for a band, and it was a package of several photos that I gave to Sleater-Kinney when I was like, 20, at your show in Providence, RI on Valentine's day in 2003.

Sent by Jennifer | 6:03 PM ET | 12-20-2007

???You live in the city in which you were born???
Technically NYC, though it???s sort of a stretch. I was born in Queens, raised on Long Island and now live in Brooklyn.

???You don't own a television???
But I do own a projector, which is hooked up to my cable box. So I???m cheating on this question as well.

???You don't have a home phone???
Only a cell phone.

???You fall asleep to music???
Recently it???s been Colleen, Air, Andrew Bird, Morcheeba and American Analog Set.

???You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself???
Yes, but I???ve done much worse. I paid a few bucks to have lines from a (ahem... Dave Matthews) song printed in my high school yearbook addressed to my sweetheart.

Sent by Ryan | 6:25 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I dont think Hillary would be good a president because she actually went along the Bush gang and voted for the war . . . i also sense a phoniness in her that is not unlike a bad car salesperson. She is also a big recepient of funding from AIPAC. And despite all this i am prepared to vote for her.
I have gone to sleep listening to Brian Eno's Apollo and harold budd/brian eno's a distant thunder BUT Southern Cali folks should fall asleep to good free and out jazz with Mark Maxwell's Rise on KPFK sunday nights @ 11PM to 2.

Sent by odrigo | 6:32 PM ET | 12-20-2007

-No band sticker, just an abstract Surfrider Foundation logo (no text) inside a primer-colored square; nature abhors a tabula rasa.

-The Clintons, like the Bushes, have had their time at bat. All the screechy pundit-racket afloat has Vietnam War-era-polarity roots we need relinquish. For whatever reason, this sticks to them.

More bluntly and from the gut: like Incurious George, Clinton 2.0 risks being so much less than 1.0, despite (I know...) the long-overdue historical precedent she'd set. Add Obama to the ticket and I'll pull the lever gladly, though he can probably do more good in the Senate than at low-priority state functions.

OK, Yeech! to politics.

-Like the Beatles OK, in fact I tell people the 1st cassette I owned was Rubber Soul, though I suspect it was Dan Fogelberg (RIP).

-Robert Plant've had to've been pretty lit to to've made out w/ a 2 y.o. boy in '74. So much for my rocker cred (despite ZZ Top entry.)

-No band cookies but, on Oct. 16 (2 years ago) I held up a sign at a Bob Mould (+ band) show reading: Happy 35th Birthday!

He rolled his eyes and and mouthed 'I wish!' and laughed. (Thank you for what you wrote about his music.)

-Was Greg Norton's moustache un-ironic?

I had a Boston Whaler / Chester A. Arthur recently but maintained it was in keeping w/ my job (re: late 1890s.)

-Went fishing in Aug. and caught the (SE Alaskan) limit of halibut and salmon four days straight. Felt more like Whack-a-Mole than hunting, sadly.

I'd bring some to a show if the artist (hint, hint) specified: cajun, lemon pepper, garlic or alder smoked?

-I decamp every 6 mos., as a seasonal park ranger, and a TV's one of the easiest things not to even think about allotting any space in my semi-capacious car.

-The city where I was born (S.F.) is beyond my budget (see above) and too overbuilt for my ex-city-kid sensibilities.

-*Felt* like I was back in high school when I asked a HS crush to 'add me as a friend' on Facebook; giving myself the benefit of the doubt that she *just doesn't remember* me.

-Home phone line: only when location dictates one for internet and from lack of cell svc.; in Alaska (5 mos. at a stretch) I was too remote for any phones but satellite.

-New Balance(s) impose my 1st initial on the world, at ground level. Song lyrics in a letter? Check. Stage dive? Check.

-No ZZ Top but, at a time before the airline caveats that 'contents in the overhead bin may've shifted during flight', John Fogerty dropped his briefcase on my noggin as we de-planed.

Every last seat other than mine and the two beside him were taken (had he bought out the row?); I didn't extend the hint and give him an extra-wide berth in the aisle, too. Rock idols!

Sent by Nick S.F. | 6:48 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I was 2. The real question is whether he would have made out with me.

Also, I have 6 siblings, many of whom I actually like.

Sent by Steve | 7:20 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I have a two-fer:

I gave a hand-made valentine to Erin McKeown after a show in Bryn Mawr, PA on Feb 14th. in it were the lyrics to the Magnetic Fields' "Love is like a bottle of gin" and my phone number... unfortunately, that's the end of the story. guess the Stephin Merritt didn't speak to her.

Sent by Lex Webb | 7:26 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I am left of most Democrats, yet Hilary Clinton scares me almost as much as most of the Republicans. There-is-just-something-wrong-there. Seriously-wrong. Scary-wrong.

I made out with Robert Plant in 1974, *and* Jimmy Page in 1973. It was awesome. Don't tell Mick. Or any riot grrrrrl bloggers on whom 8,000,000 commentators have crushes.

Have sent more songs as explanations or exclamations than I could possible care to admit.

I am a hunter. I'm going hunting. I'll bring back the goods--but I don't know when. How Scandinavian of me!

I brought a gift one hot August night to a show at the 9:30 club, but I was too shy to hang around to hand it over, and anyway the fire department canceled the show for some reason I couldn't follow. Oh, the opportunities missed!

Sent by David G. | 7:48 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show: A few actually at the Griffith Observatory. I always had a good time :)

You don't have a home phone: There is no use for it, since I finally got my first cell phone at the ripe old age of 35!

You used to carry a beeper: HA! Yeah.

Sent by Alex R | 7:48 PM ET | 12-20-2007

ONLY ONE BRAND OF SHOES: I only wear New Balance tennis shoes. They're one of the few brands that are adaptable to my feet. My feet are freakin' wide and I use orthotics for high arches. No sexy little strappies for me :(

SONGTONES: I have the main guitar riff from "Stay Where You Are" (S-K) set for when my mom calls. I thought it was cool at the time, cuz I like the song, but I have to change it because it scares the $%#@ out of me when it's quiet and my mom calls.

Sent by April | 8:06 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion

Edwards '08

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president

Much rather have Obama or Edwards. I want to vote badly for a woman for prez, just not Hillary

You don't have a home phone

Haven't had one for a few years...

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)

A bit of coltrane's love supreme

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes

New Balance

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

In letters to my future wife. I don't do this so much anymore...

Sent by Matt | 8:11 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car
-nirvana..favorite band and have always had one of theirs on my cars...

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president
-we need somebody less sinister..

You live in the city in which you were born
-dunno where to move to..visited plenty of cities. maybe i am STUCK in texas..

You call your mom or dad every day
-pretty much just to see what's up

You fall asleep to music
-i gave a few bands and put a record by them in a
itunes SLEEP MIX..or i turn wear my ipod..i feel like an apple whore/advertiser..

Sent by Dave | 8:46 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I was starting to get nervous towards the end when none of them applied to me, it was like you were in my head or something. And then sneakers (tennis shoes). I only wear Vans, or at least have for the last fifteen years or so. I just like they way they fit. I have also dived off a stage or two in my time. The last time I can remember was at a M.O.D. show, and that was probably about twenty years ago, wearing red chucks most likely.

Sent by Bloodyserb | 8:52 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Band bumper-sticker:
Three of them.
"The Only Boss I Listen to Is Bruce Springsteen"
"RAMONES"
Tool Army logo

Pink Floyd laser show:
I'll do you one better; I've seen the Australian Pink Floyd Tribute show!

Song as ringtone: "Hell's Bells." I read somewhere that AC/DC have sold over a million "copies" of the "Back In Black" ringtone alone. While we're on the subject, I haven't met ZZ Top, but I *have* met AC/DC. Opposite end of the alphabet, maybe, but I don't get to brag on it much, and anyway AC/DC kick ZZ Top right in their furry guitars.

Sent by Liam | 8:59 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Wow, you got a ton of responses here! People love answering questions about themselves. I know I do!

Categories in which I fall:

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president
--we don't need another pro-war moderate.

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love
--Actually, in 2003 or so I made a mix cd for Janet Weiss and gave it to her at a Sleater-Kinney show in Brooklyn. I thought it was fantastic at the time, but I would probably significantly retool the tracklist now.

You have never used an iron

You don't have a home phone
--I have a cell phone and can't afford both

You've done a stage dive
--It should be noted that I am a very serious stickler to the rules of etiquette. Nothing is more irritating at a show than a person who a)dives more than once or twice, b)doesn't know how to do it, or c)thinks for those few seconds that everyone at the club is there to see him/her.

Sent by nikki | 9:14 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president: First, I get a vibe from her that everything she says is disingenuous. I can???t shake it. Second, I disagree with a lot of her political stances including her support of the death penalty, her support of punitive criminal justice policies, and her support of the 1996 welfare reform bill which when examined closely caused more harm than good (don???t even get me started on civil unions). She really isn???t that liberal compared to other candidates. It???s unfortunate that we live in a society where celebrity ranks over politics. Although having a woman president would be an amazing step, having a president who will actually enact progressive policies that this country is in desperate need of, seems more important to me.

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show: When I was a freshman in high school I went to the Hayden Planetarium (NYC) and saw a triple header light show (1- Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine 2 ??? Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour 3 ??? Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon). It was quite an experience for a 14 yr old girl.

You have a treadmill at home: If only I used it more???

You call your mom or dad every day: I don???t know that it is always conscious on my part but I guess I do speak to them everyday. It became more evident last week when I became very busy and didn???t call them for two days. When I finally phoned them they were relieved, noting that it was unlike me not to call...

Sent by MC | 9:45 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I don't know how to drive.

I've never learned and am unteachable. 2 parents, 1 older sibling, 1 ex-girlfriend, and 3 friends have tried their level best to get me behind the wheel, but all have given me up as a hopeless cause.

I was born in South Carolina and lived there until the age of ten--which is the age that most of my friends were first learning (it was a rural--very rural--area, so folks could get away with things like handing over their keys to their pre-adolescent children to run down to the store for a carton of smokes). Driving is a major rite of passage in the South and it is to my shame that I never learned.

It is fortunate for me, then, that I live on the island of Oahu in the state of Hawaii, which has a pretty good mass transit system.

Sent by Matt Martin | 9:50 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I meet 11 of those, but I feel like if I revealed which ones the robots will find me.

PS: If anyone has chronic back problems, have someone check out the length of your legs. A $5 piece of rubber in one shoe might become your miracle cure.

Sent by Chris G | 10:01 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You fall asleep to music-Not every night but when I do, it's usually something loud. That's right, I still lay in bed and I imagine I'm in the band. I hope to get over this by age 25.

You don't have a home phone-Cell phones just make better sense.

Sent by Jade | 10:29 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion : No, BUT If I would put one on if i found one to my liking

You have a band's sticker on your car : DID... I had the Red Pearl Jam flaming Skull... which was the same red as the car... looked wicked... but it fell off :/

You don't like The Beatles : Mom would kill me if I didnt like them...

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 : Does that make me gay? (Gimmie Elvis 1970 LOL)

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love : YES in fact... for you, Corin, Janet, and all other friends and fans of Sleater-Kinney... Ive put together a compilation of every song you performed live (That I could find at least a few did stay MIA)

You are a hunter : Arnt all Tigers? But honestly, I am not... Even though I do eat meat... and I have Native American in me... I tend to find hunting, in todays world... a bit... barbaric?

You live in the city in which you were born : Yes, its true... Really is a great area... plenty to do, low crime rates... good people... (music scene does tend to blow though)

You don't have a home phone : like many... only have a cell...

You fall asleep to music : I used too... I once remember falling asleep to a doors cd... and waking up having a crazy dream... and I awoke right as The End was getting to its climax

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself : Yes... I often quote songs as well that sum up my feelings

You've met a member of ZZ Top : No... but I did meet Hawk and Animal of the Legion of Doom... and my friend nearly got be-headed by one of the two...

Sent by Kramer | 10:31 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Never given a band baked goods (maybe goods for getting baked...), but my Mom has! And I don't mean she made something for me to give to a band, either; she handed them the rice krispie treats herself. On more than one occasion.

I've only used (or attempted to use) an iron once and I burned a hole in a starched tuxedo shirt, so I figured the iron just isn't the appliance for me.

I quoted the lyrics to The Dismemberment Plan's "What Do You Want Me To Say?" in an e-mail "fight" with a particularly stubborn friend...and it worked! We patched it up and are still friends to this day.

Sent by M-Town | 10:52 PM ET | 12-20-2007

Only these ones apply:

Many political bumper stickers, newest one says Obama 08; oldest one says George Bush is a punk-ass chump

I have two band stickers: Mike Watt and Slim Cessna

I do not have a home phone

I drive a Prius, but the stickers are on the other, much older car.

Oh, and I may have one leg shorter than the other.

Sent by Danny | 10:53 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love - Well, there was this "get well soon, Carrie" scrapbook awhile ago and I submitted a drawing.... (cue embarrassment). I've given Tegan and Sara funny candy and stuff bought at the local sweet shop... "Grow your own girlfriend!" and "Candy From Strangers."
You don't know how to drive a car -

Well. I'm 18. I have my permit. But I've only driven once. At this point, I don't really need to drive... In fact, I'm not allowed to have one at school (UC Davis). Plus with having already to pay for school, it'd be too much of a hassle to have to pay for gas and car insurance. But I at least want my license, except that requires having a car with insurance in my name to do the driving test.. neither of which I have.

You don't have a home phone - I don't have a phone in my dorm, just my cell. But there are phones at my permanent residence.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)... I'm not sure if you meant ringback tones or not... But I have Tegan and Sara songs, Sleater-Kinney, and Rilo Kiley songs... or Nouvelle Vague's cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as my ringtones depending on who calls me.

You have never voted - I just turned 18 late this year.

Sent by jkg | 11:17 PM ET | 12-20-2007

I fall asleep to music, but I hate it if I wake up & the CD is still playing. I've become obsessed with electronics that have timers that turn them off. I program my mp3 player 20min from the end so it will turn off.

The 1st time I stage dived was the best. It was a Naked Raygun show at the Eagle's Club in Dekalb in the winter of 1986. Someone later told me that there were these guys from Wisconsin smackin people as landing on people's shoulder, but nothing happened to me. Every other time was a pathetic attempt to liven a situation up.

Sent by Jim | 11:20 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You used to have your nose pierced
--Yep. That's it. That is the only category that I can subscribe to. Besides, I was 17 and it was 1995 in Anchorage, AK. It was pretty much required.

Sent by Ms. Peace | 11:24 PM ET | 12-20-2007

*You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion

It says "Globalize Peace." And I mean that politically and personally!

*You don't have a home phone

I live alone. My cell phone is all I need and then some. If I misplace it, I'm frantic, b/c it's my lifeline.

*You fall asleep to music

Or podcasts or some sort of audio. It's horrible b/c it keeps me up b/c I'm usu. v. sleepy and end up staying up later trying to listen to the podcast. But music is better b/c I usu. play something relaxing and something I'm comfortable with so I'm not struggling to stay awake and listen.

Sent by Claudette | 11:33 PM ET | 12-20-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion
--I have a line drawing of Oregon with a green heart in the middle that my friend sent me; I think that conveys a slight political bend...

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president
--Horrible not quite, but I can't see voting for her. Seems to give the answer you want to hear, like most politicians, but she doesn't do it well. Thus far,I like Obama, Biden and parts of Ron Paul.

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974
--I was 2 months old but me now back then, maybe not a full on make out, but serious man-crush.

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love
--I nearly brought hershey kisses to your Providence (may '99) show and was gonna through them around during "YNRNRF" but bad visions of a Rocky Horror scene ran through my head and I killed the rather lame idea. Phew.

You currently have an un-ironic moustache
--I have an annual winter beard working. No irony found.

You have a treadmill at home
--It allows me to fit in beers and the occasional donut.

You live in the city in which you were born
--I do. The Cleve, as Liz Lemon likes to call it. 6 years in Columbus and 1 year in Providence. Back here in 2000. Not a bad place; I own a house, a car and my own business. And touring bands stop by. And I like the baseball team.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself
--Absolutely. Late 90s was the last time though.

You've done a stage dive
--Absolutely. Early 90s was the last time though.

You've met a member of ZZ Top
--nah, but Scott Ian in a mall has to count somehow. Er..maybe not.

Sent by Jason M. | 11:52 PM ET | 12-20-2007

- band stickers: http://www.nightlight.ws/personal/mints
- don't own a tv (that's what the internet's for)
- don't have a home phone
- i've put song lyrics in letters numerous times

Sent by mime cuvalo | 12:24 AM ET | 12-21-2007

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love-When Sleater-Kinney announced their indefinite hiatus, I wrote a letter and sent it in to my then girlfriend to have it enclosed in the scrapbook the LiveJournal S-K community 'sktothemax' was compiling. I feel letters can sometimes be more meaningful then a letter.

You don't know how to drive a car-Not standard. I'm terrfied to drive. I don't have my license and have no intention of getting it any time soon. I live in a city with glorious transit, all the cities I could ever want to visit are Greyhound worthy, and gas is ridiculously expensive. Perhaps one day...

You don't have a home phone-My roomie took over the house phone, and as I'm not home a whole lot, having just the cell makes more sense.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)-Not only that, I have multiple songs. Usually it rings 'Paint It Black" or "Champagne Supernova".

You have never voted-In my defense, I just hit legal [Canadian] voting age.

You fall asleep to music-Right now, it's a rotation of Kaki King's "Until We Felt Red", Talkdemonic's "Beat Romantic", Cat Power's "The Greatest", and Elliott Smith's "Either/Or". From ages six to nine, I lived on a very busy downtown street, with a strip club one building over from my family's condo. Although I have since lived in two different suburbs, and currently live in a much quieter downtown area of the same city, I still can't fall asleep in a quiet room. It just doesn't feel right, somehow.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself-All the time. It tends to be from "One Beat", or whatever Quasi album I love the most at that time.

Sent by Kirie | 12:31 AM ET | 12-21-2007

*I have never purchased a vinyl record-I am an Internet baby; I don't listen to CDs anymore, because I seek out music via the internet. Besides, I don't have money to buy a vinyl record.
*I don't know how to drive a car-I just turned 16, and I haven't taken any lessons yet.
*I have a pool in my yard-it was there when we bought it....
*I am still in high school-I am 16. Any more explanations needed?
*I have a song as my cellphone greeting-it's a song I like by an artist I dearly love (Alicia Keys if you were wondering) and I decided to get it.
*I have never voted-I just turned 16. But I will as soon as possible!
*I call my mom and dad every day-I have to, plus I love them.

Sent by Sarah | 12:34 AM ET | 12-21-2007

I have my band's sticker on my car. And a lot more bands' stickers on my bike.

I don't exactly dislike the Beatles, but I wouldn't be sad if I never heard another damn Beatles song again. Maybe I dislike them a little.

I used to have my septum pierced, but the retainer fell inside my head while I was making out with someone. For all I know it's still in there.

Sent by Lala | 12:50 AM ET | 12-21-2007

Wow, all these responses and no military members?

I was in the US Air Force for six years.

Why did I join the military? I had no money for college and I wanted to run track for a Division 1 college. I had no idea I was selling my soul. Anyway, It was a good experience, but I'm done with that and moving on with my live.

Sent by Kevin | 1:14 AM ET | 12-21-2007

I have a sleater-kinney sticker on my car. It came free with my t-shrt. I also have a bikini kill sticker, which is both a band sticker, and kinda political. It also stops my mum from wanting to drive it.

Sent by Brooke | 1:32 AM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion - Yes, Obama 08.
You have a band's sticker on your car - Sleater-Kinney.
You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - Maybe not horrible, but there is a better candidate.
You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 - and then some.
You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show - Yes, Baton Rouge, LA planetarium.
You have one leg shorter than the other - Yes, right slightly shorter.
You are a hunter - Yes, a bargain hunter.
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - Yes, "and I need you more than want you and I want you for all time" from "Witchita Lineman"
You've met a member of ZZ Top - Yes, met all three members in New Orleans at The Maple Leaf Bar.

Sent by HoorayForSaturday | 1:57 AM ET | 12-21-2007

I only fall into two of these categories.

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president: While I am unsure whether or not she could do much worse than the current administration, I truly find it suspect that Rupert Murdock hosted a fundraiser for her back in July.
Sell out.

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser light show:
High School. LSD. 1992.

Sent by carrie | 2:16 AM ET | 12-21-2007

none of those are true for me

i don't know if that's good or bad.

i do have a skull and cross bones sticker on my car, because pirates are awesome

Sent by meghann | 4:32 AM ET | 12-21-2007

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974: Are more guys or girls going to admit to this one? He'd definitely have me curious, at least...

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show: Well, at least a laser show medley with a couple of Pink Floyd songs in it. And I got to sit a row ahead of one of the world's greatest theoretical astrophysicists, too. I think we were both expecting something a little more optically impressive.

Yellow is your favorite color to wear: Hard to say. My favorite shirt is yellow (and sponge-painted!), but it has a lot of sentimental value. My favorite color to wear in general is probably red.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself: Definitely! I usually get obsessive and attribute them properly, too. "In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection..."

(OK, OK, the Silver Jews, "Random Rules." I tried not to, honest.)

Sent by Joe | 5:34 AM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car-only band sticker on my car is a free S-K one I received from KRS and I'm damn proud of it.

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974-oh yes yes yes.

You used to have your nose pierced-septum three times over. Third one was a doozy.

You don't have a home phone

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)-S-K, Pearl Jam, Velvet Underground, Spinal Tap, assigned to various callers.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself

Sent by Johanna | 8:05 AM ET | 12-21-2007

"You have never purchased a vinyl record"
-- Because I think the sound quality is vastly inferior to CDs and MP3s and would never buy a record player.

"You don't have a home phone"
-- Because I'm too transient to have anything but a mobile.

Sent by Emily | 8:39 AM ET | 12-21-2007

hilarious.

I used to carry a beeper when I was in the late nineties. I kind of forgot about it. I was never home and my parents kind of sucked at taking messages. And this is why I have no land line and cell phones are good. Kind of.

Also, I use to have a Pavement and Sleater-Kinney sticker on my mini van before it was stolen, AND a sticker my friend made that said IMP EACH BUSH. On the dashboard I put stickers from my friends bands, or whomever my own band played with that I enjoyed and/or thought were nice people. Is that lame? I thought it made the van look even more "indie rock" and band van-ish.

Okay! okay! I know it's a little lame.

Ugh, and I once quoted Guns and Roses, Sweet Child of Mine to an ex-girlfriend who has beautiful blues eyes. More for irony and giggles then a lack of expressive capabilities.

Stop judging me. ;)

Sent by KM | 8:52 AM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car: Carolina Chocolate Drops, and The Mammals

Sent by Marybeth | 9:14 AM ET | 12-21-2007

I have "London Calling" as my cell phone ringtone. I think I am so clever.

I've put song lyrics in email more times than I can count. I am particularly fond of Springsteen lyrics during painful breakups.

I haven't had a home phone since 2003.

Sent by Pixel | 9:34 AM ET | 12-21-2007

I hav a home-made Fugazi sticker on my car.

Sent by Anthony | 10:25 AM ET | 12-21-2007

"You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show"

Boston Museum of Science, In High School 1992 or 93, after enjoying some mind altering drugs of the light variety.

"You used to have your nose pierced"

I STILL have my nose pierced. I just can't bring myself to take it out. It has been 10 years and counting.

"You don't have a home phone"

My gf and I both have cell phones, so there is no need.

I hope you are posting your answers next.

Sent by Jaryn | 10:34 AM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion-
Just "Don't Join The Military" in plain text.
You have a band's sticker on your car-
Texas sun isn't so nice to car stickers, but I think you can still read Regina Spektor, The Queers and Iron and Wine.
You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president-
I don't, she's just not my number one choice.
You don't like The Beatles-
I liked them in middle school. I'm kind of burnt out on them now.
You have one leg shorter than the other-
I'm fairly certain everyone does.
You used to have your nose pierced-
Guilty.
You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love-
Cookies, knit scarves, mix tapes, etc.
You have never been to a play or musical-
How can someone be a functioning, non-hermit human and not attend a play or musical in their entire life?
You currently have an un-ironic moustache-
Genetics insist that I cannot have a moustahce, un-ironic or otherwise, but if I could I think I'd have a jesus beard.
You call your mom or dad every day-
My mom is pretty excellent.
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself-
Only as a subject line.
You've done a stage dive-
Oh, I wish. It'd be awkward to stage dive at an Iron and Wine show, no?
You've met a member of ZZ Top-
My dad raised me on ZZ Top and Stevey Ray Vaughn.

Sent by alex | 10:46 AM ET | 12-21-2007

I have two bands' stickers on my car - Wilco and The Majestic 12

I have a treadmill at home

I have a song as my cell phone greeting (song varies depending on who's calling, could be Young Folks, She Don't Use Jelly, Dancing Queen or Why Georgia Why)

Sent by Kim | 11:05 AM ET | 12-21-2007

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - anything is possible, it's all scary

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 - not sure, i would have a hard time getting past those images of pamela desbarres and cynthia plaster caster and bebe buell with the band

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love - everyone knows the way to someone's heart is through their stomach

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone) - hate to admit it but yes i am one of those people, but it is the Velvet Undergound "Rock n Roll"

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - sometimes others can say it so much better

Sent by mc | 12:28 PM ET | 12-21-2007

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 - people exist who wouldn't have?
You don't have a home phone - nope, mobile only
You used to carry a beeper - my father got me one when i was a teenager to keep tabs on me. didn't work.
You have a song as your cell phone greeting - i'm known for never answering my cell because i refuse to have the ringer on unless i'm at home, and i can't feel it vibrate. i guess responsiveness isn't as important to me as not being a public nuisance/calling attention to myself unnecessarily. however, for those rare moments when my phone's ringer is turned on--it plays heart's barracuda. (and when my man calls, it plays reo speedwagon... which is probably also why i never turn it on.)

Sent by meg | 1:02 PM ET | 12-21-2007

Wow. 174 comments within a day of posting. One thing that this post settles is that people really like to talk about themselves.

So do I.

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president: I don't think that she would be a horrible president--not in the George W. Bush or Andrew Johnson leagues of bad presidents. But I don't like her. A mushy DLC-moderate.

You live in the city in which you were born: Born in Chicago and I know live three blocks away from the city limits. Ha!

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes: Adidas and Adidas only. As a freshman in high school, I discovered RUN DMC, the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, etc., etc. What can I say? I'm very brand loyal.

Sent by Mick (not "Mick") | 1:04 PM ET | 12-21-2007

You don't have a home phone - my husband is an actor and it made more sense for us to share a cell phone calling plan than to have a home phone, since he is on the road a lot. Haven't had a land line in three years.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone) - "Genius of Love" by the Tom Tom Club. I know it's my phone ringing. And other people who call have their own songs, so then I know before I even look at the phone who's calling.

You fall asleep to music - when my clock radio decides not to be hyper-static-y, yes I listen to classical music on NPR. If in hotel rooms, I play my IPod and then it's either Low's "I Could Live in Hope" or Love Spirals Downward's "Ever". Enya's first two albums also.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - you mean there are people who HAVEN'T done this?? Really?? Most of the time, it's the only way to say it. But this is coming from a person who has songs as her email user names.

Sent by Tara | 1:13 PM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion

*true. i have a few. 3 exactly.

You have one leg shorter than the other
*i believe that is due to my left psoas being a bit contracted. i think my legs are the same length.

You used to have your nose pierced.
*i did, then i didn't now i do again.

You have never been to a play or musical
*oh jeez. what i would give to have those hours of Les Miserables back again.

You don't have a home phone
*does anyone still have one?

You used to carry a beeper
*in my painfully awkward middle school years

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself.
*i don't remember doing this, but it sounds like something i would do.

Sent by Mindy R. | 1:34 PM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car - Yes, my own band, H Is for Hellgate

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love - My band had the opposite happen...people *made* us cookies a couple of weeks ago (because we asked).

You don't have a home phone - When I got a cell phone, I decided it was silly to pay two phone bills.

You fall asleep to music - Totally necessary. Silence is too disturbing.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - Several times. An example, "Slow down and make [fewer] mistakes." :)

Sent by JJ Hellgate | 1:53 PM ET | 12-21-2007

People that dislike the Beatles can't be trusted.

Sent by Gary Drechsel | 3:31 PM ET | 12-21-2007

I have [3] bands' sticker[s] on my car (Phish, Gibb Droll, Gratful Dead); I voted for Bush in 2004 (who else would you have voted for? Kerry?); I think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president (I think W has made a horrible president, too. They're all horrible. Except Coolidge.); I don't like [anything by] The Beatles [before Rubber Soul]; I have seen a Pink Floyd laser show; I currently have an un-ironic moustache (it is part of my full beard. Oops-now did I make it ironic?); I have a [rowing machine] at home; I don't have a home phone; I have never voted (so, the earlier claim about Bush was a lie, but I would have voted for him if I ever voted. But I don't. I'm an economist, and economists know that voting is silly).

Sent by geoff | 5:01 PM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)
-I use "Forlorn" by The Velvet Teen...I just really like the piano opening.

You have never purchased a vinyl record
-Because I don't own a record player. But one day I'd like to give it a try.

Sent by w.k. | 6:00 PM ET | 12-21-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion - "Librarians Against Bush" I am a librarian.

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - not horrible, but maybe not so great.

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 - yes. oh yes.

You have one leg shorter than the other - I believe my left is very slightly longer than the right, but it's really hard to tell since most of me is, well, higher up.

You don't have a home phone - No need for a land line, but sometimes I wonder, "What if the power goes out for WEEKS?" Then I think maybe people would actually start talking to each other and this really wouldn't be the worst thing.

Sent by Michael | 12:35 AM ET | 12-22-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car
*Yes, the band is Android Lust. It's the only sticker on my car and I can tell you it has raised the eyebrows of the driver behind me more than once*

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president
*I do. She is a war monger, no thanks*

You don't like The Beatles
*That is correct, much the chagrin of many other music geeks with whom I am friends*

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974
*Yes, but what about Jimmy Page?!*

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself
*I'm sure at some point in my life I have done this. Words are everything*

Sent by Setya | 2:37 AM ET | 12-22-2007

You have been or are in the military - U.S. Navy, ten years.

You have a pool in your yard - I live in the desert. It's almost required.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone) - Mr. Speed by Kiss.

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes - New Balance.

Sent by sandman | 3:36 AM ET | 12-22-2007

"You used to have your nose pierced"
(it still is)

"You don't have a home phone"
Even though I made my mom keep hers for emergencies, I can't justify it to myself economically.

"You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself"
This was mostly in high school, and it was usually Sarah McLachlan. In fact, I had to write an essay to get into a summer program based on the words in a poem or song, and I chose "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" by Sarah McLachlan. Wow. Good times.

Sent by Liz | 12:10 PM ET | 12-22-2007

ok, just for fun.

heck yes to robert plant, or jimmy page for that matter.

yup, i left home for a few years and now i'm back.

there is a pool in my back yard but this isn't exactly my house.

there is a land line here, but again, not my house.

oh yeah, and it was a dope beeper too!

i have fallen asleep to music but not on purpose.

i have used the words of others to express myself.

anyone would be a better president than w, but they all lie so whatever.

Sent by leeann | 12:46 PM ET | 12-22-2007

I think we should have a rule. That if a family member has been president then that person is excluded from ever beening president.

I don't have a car now, but I did have a McGovern/Shirver bumper sticker on it, until it was rained off, years ago.

Until recently I had a Sleater-Kinney bumper sticker not on a car, but on a laptop. And I have put together a gift and have brought cookies for my favorite band.

I was born in Los Angeles and shipped off to NYC(where I live)with my parents when I was only 9 months. We took a trip back to L.A. for the 1984 Olympics. The only time I have been to my birthplace as an adult. I met alots of distant relatives and step-somethings.

I have been in the military. I was in the Army in Berlin in what seems like a really long time ago, 15 years. I met lots of kids from all over the country. I enjoyed my three years there. But it wasn't something I wanted to do more than I had to; plus they didn't want me either because I couldn't do many pushups.

I have an Elliott Smith song as my ringtone. It's gentile and instrumental and I don't have my voice in my greeting so sometimes I get long messages in a foreign language that I don't understand.

I usually fall asleep to the BBC broadcast on NPR. 'Cause I have to know what going on, even at midnight.

Happy Holidays!!!

Sent by Xavier | 4:28 PM ET | 12-22-2007

i love to wear yellow, but it's hard to find clothing in that color (at least in the places i've looked). why do i love to wear yellow? because it is semi-obnoxiously cheery.

i also plan on wearing only Simple sneakers for the rest of my life, if possible. why? they are really comfortable, and don't look like bloated albino ferrets with fishing nets and tentacles shoved onto random surface areas. (that's just not my personal cup of tea; nothing against people who like such shoes).

i've got a Sleater-Kinney window cling on my car (from "the Woods" era). i had an S-K sticker (from "One Beat" era) on my old car, but i donated the car couple years ago to public TV.. ..and i wonder if someone is driving it today, with that sticker still on it?. why have i put these on my cars? because for me, sleater-kinney was and is much more influential in my life than any philosophical blurb. the only other bumper sticker i would consider adding to my car would say "your bumper sticker doesn't change my mind". :)

thanks for asking, this was fun!

Sent by cyndi | 6:43 PM ET | 12-22-2007

I fall asleep listening to music, because silence magnifies every sound in my room and makes me go, "Wuh? What was that?" Lately I've been favouring the Shins - Wincing the Night Away and Young Galaxy - Young Galaxy.

Sent by Cate | 9:30 AM ET | 12-24-2007

> You have one leg shorter than the other

I do-- my right. For this reason I walk with a swagger. My father is built the same way, so it's not his fault either.

Sent by anonymous | 3:00 PM ET | 12-24-2007

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show:
At the Pacific Science Center. It was with my Girl Scout troop. Yeah.

You don't know how to drive a car:
I have several reasons. I'm lazy, I like to pretend I'm a pdx bike punk, and I'm super afraid of trucks. No joke. Some people are scared of spiders, I'm scared of trucks. I have tri-met, my bike, and my parents to drive me places.

You live in the city in which you were born:
I still live in Portland!

You are still in high school
Unfortunately. It sucks.

You have never voted:
I'm 17. I'm not sure if I'll vote in the presidential election (I'll be 18 by then). Sometimes, I believe that I can make a difference, but then I realize that none of the candidates who have any chance of getting elected will make any real changes.

Sent by Joanna | 10:56 PM ET | 12-24-2007

I don't know what any of this says about me, but here's what was true:

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love
You have more than five siblings
You have a treadmill at home
You are a hunter (of books and of interesting people)
You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself
You've done a stage dive

In regard to Hillary Clinton I think she COULD be a horrible president, but I don't know that she WOULD be a horrible president.

Sent by Candice Pedersen | 12:43 PM ET | 12-25-2007

I don't know how to drive a car, and I'm 23. I did the driver's education class at the appropriate time (age fifteen), and then I did two hours of behind-the-wheel training which was terrifying for me, so I stopped. I went to college in a large city with public transportation and I've lived there ever since. I've been able to get to the places I need to go without driving, and I won't learn to drive until that changes. I can't afford a car and all of its upkeep anyway.

Sent by Anjanette | 8:08 PM ET | 12-25-2007

You have a band's sticker on your car - Midtown Dickens!

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president- YES

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love - A Headband for Tegan and sara. They wore it at the show.

You are still in high school- Self-Explanitory.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)- Jumpers by Sleater-Kinney

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself- Yes, dammit

You've done a stage dive- OHhhh yeah. Local show. I knew the band.

Sent by Jess | 10:11 AM ET | 12-26-2007

You don't have a home phone:
Why? Because I have a cell phone and Internet via cable and I hate Verizon.

Sent by Stacey Stambaugh | 3:23 PM ET | 12-26-2007

I have a song as my phone greeting, "Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken" by Camera Obscura. Though the organ intro kind of sounds like a ringtone anyhow.

Sent by Lauren | 6:10 PM ET | 12-26-2007

You currently have an un-ironic moustache:
yes, and by currently i mean i've never shaved it since it grew in as peach fuzz during high school. unfortunately, "irony" has made me a person who is displaying a tardiness to fashion trends. not sure how that happened.

You fall asleep to music:
now sleeping to: Lights Out Asia - Tanks and Recognizers

Sent by d | 5:51 PM ET | 12-27-2007

you have a band's sticker on your car: deftones, what can I say, I like the deftones

you don't like the beatles: and for some reason I don't like the rolling stones either. Just never really could get into their music even though they have influenced nearly every other band I listen to...weird.

you don't have a home phone: Just a cell phone, and I'm trying to get rid of that as well.

you fall asleep to music: It's the only way I can obtain a deep sleep, currently listening to Mogwai and Mum for this purpose.

you've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself: The provided lyrics effectively stated what I wanted to convey, plus it provides a fun game of "name the artist and song" between my best friend and I.

Sent by Carlisle | 5:07 AM ET | 12-28-2007

I once read an interview with Ozzy Osbourne in which he recounted a conversation that he had with Johnny Rotten from the Sex Pistols about the Beatels. Johnny Rotten said that he hated the Beatles. Ozzy was dumbfounded and responded, "You don't like the Beatles? That's like saying you don't like air."

Sent by vslacks | 1:23 PM ET | 12-28-2007

You have never purchased a vinyl record - i just haven't. i don't have a record player and my parents sold all of their vinyl in the late 80's. CD generation whoo.

You have never voted - i just feel stupid when i think about politics; i always feel like i don't know enough about any of the topics to vote. it's guilt is what it is.

You fall asleep to music - my mind wanders a lot and if i think too much i can't sleep, so i put music on and it gives me something to focus on. usually it's kraftwerk.

Sent by Andrew | 2:48 PM ET | 12-28-2007

You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion--Be Kind To Other People

You have a band's sticker on your car--More than one (including Other People)

You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love--Does a joint count?

You have a treadmill at home--Easiest way to do 30 minutes of cardio a few times a week

You have never used an iron--Pretty lame, I know.

You used to carry a beeper--Yes, I'm that old

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)--"Jumpers"

Sent by Michael Braude | 5:55 PM ET | 12-28-2007

In middle school I saw a Pink Floyd laser light show with my Jewish youth group at a planetarium in Dayton, Ohio.

I have no home phone, only a cell because I can't afford both.

Sent by h | 7:18 PM ET | 12-28-2007

1) I do not have a treadmill at my home, but I do have an elliptical machine (no, not a Gazelle). I have it because I'm too embarrassed to work out in front of other people.

2) I do not have a home phone. I have a cell phone, why would I pay $30 more a month for a land line?

Sent by Stacia | 1:18 AM ET | 12-29-2007

- I don't have a home phone. Just have a cell phone.

- I used to have a bumper sticker on my car expressing my political beliefs.

- I have seen a Pink Floyd Laser Light show.

Sent by P.J. | 10:51 AM ET | 12-31-2007

You don't own a television- guilty. I'm too busy with other aspects of life. I would just spend my free time channel-surfing. And that would impinge on my time Youtube-surfing.

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes- guilty. Puma, particularly the California. They fit my feet well. To my surprise, lots of sneakerphiles comment on them.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself- gulity as charged. I've put Minor Threat lyrics into a letter. Ian Mackaye's succinctness resonated with me back in the day.

Sent by chickencurrypdx | 4:01 PM ET | 01-01-2008

>>You have a bumper sticker on your car expressing a political belief or opinion
if by "car" you mean "bicycle" and you count "survival of the rockingest" as a political belief (as i do), then yes.

>>You have a band's sticker on your car
i do believe there are two band stickers on my bike.

>>You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president
i'm conflicted on this one. she might, in fact, make a fine president, but i'm not voting for her.

>>You used to have your nose pierced
i currently have my septum pierced. normally, i might be ashamed to admit this, but the fact that i wear a retainer all the time and you can't actually see it makes me feel marginally better.

>>You have made a gift or baked cookies for a band you love
i baked vegan banana cupcakes with vanilla frosting and rainbow jimmies for the ditty bops. and i knitted wristbands for madigan shive of bonfire madigan fame. i wonder if there was anything else.

>>You don't know how to drive a car
i do theoretically know how to drive a car, but haven't put said theory into practice except for approximately four highly illegal seconds in a parking lot when i was twelve. honestly, i am clumsy enough on two feet and reckless enough on two wheel that i think adding any form of tonnage into the equation might make for a spectacular disaster.

>>You don't own a television
technically the television in my house gets no reception and is, in fact, a means to watch "velvet goldmine" ad nauseum.

>>You don't have a home phone
i have become one of those people, and by "those people" i mean a quasi-hermit who neglects human contact and only has a mobile phone for work. also, i nearly had a fit when i heard how expensive it is to hook up a home phone, and why pay two bills?

>>You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself
god help me, i have. embarrassingly enough, said lyrics may in fact have been "i'll kiss you for each leaf on every tree", but i will deny this if questioned further. also, probably something by patti smith.

Sent by jcs | 5:21 PM ET | 01-01-2008

I have a few stickers on my vehicle which reflect my political beliefs. "It's our country, Not your church" and A purple grenade, in the center... the peace sign.

Sent by Kay | 5:59 PM ET | 01-01-2008

I once baked cookies for John Vanderslice. He requested baked goods as a joke on his website, and since he had previously responded to an email I sent asking him to play a particular song at the show I was attending, I felt it was only right. I'm not sure if he ate them.

Sent by kf | 11:22 AM ET | 01-02-2008

I don't have a car, but I do have a sticker on my bedroom door that says, "I am a librarian and I vote." Sadly, due to the librarian part, that sticker doesn't get a lot of traffic.

Last year I coopted my friend's New Year's resolution "wear more rainbow colors." This has mostly resulted in a lot of yellow t-shirts.

No home phone, there is a cell phone in my life but it's never on and I don't check my messages for days and days.

"It Takes Two" (Rob Base) I actually downloaded this for my cell phone song because I hate talking on the phone so much, I thought it might inspire me to answer it every once in a while. It hasn't.

I use song lyrics in CONVERSATION. Sometimes, singing them.

Happy New Year everybody...

Sent by sarey belle | 3:18 PM ET | 01-03-2008

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president.
True, I am not a fan.

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show.
Yes! At OMSI

You fall asleep to music.
I do, but not daily.

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself.
I used to love quoting song lyrics to express myself. I'd do it in emails or journal entries.

Sent by janet | 3:59 PM ET | 01-03-2008

"you used to have a nose ring"
i used to have a nose stud. i thought it looked pretty good, but the problem was that it would fall out when i was swimming. so when i was living in indonesia it fell out and i couldn't find a replacement and then the hole closed up. i got it re-pierced when i moved back to america but it soon fell out again during a heated makeout session on a first date, in the Riot! offices in Santa Monica. that makeout session turned into weekend-long debauchery and by then it was closing up again. and i figured it wasn't worth it. i now have a little nose-stud scar that looks just as nice.

Sent by annie | 8:45 PM ET | 01-04-2008

I fall into just two categories: I have seen a Pink Floyd laser light show, which was not magical, in fact. And I have had my nose pierced, but this was back in 1987, and I had it done in a Parisien flea market while hungover. (It got really infected. I had to have my friend's dad - a surgeon - take t out with fancy tools.)

Sent by Gina V. | 4:30 PM ET | 01-09-2008

I DEFINITELY would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974. And/or (and, please) Jimmy Page!
I have seen a Pink Floyd laser show! I was really young; my aunt took me along and had all the fun. I just sat there alternating between dizzy confusion and complete amazement.
I live in the city in which you were born, and I'm very, very bored with it.
I am still in high school.
I have never voted, because I just turned seventeen.
I fall asleep to music: I fell asleep to Bowie's "Low"
last night. I think it gave me some craaaaaazy dreams...
I've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain myself. Loads. The Velvet Underground are especially good for quoting. Lou Reed knows how I feel better than I do. I used the Clash to bitch someone out. 'cause I'm ridiculously original, right?

I would have a few band stickers on my car, providing I had a car.

I don't think Hilary Clinton would make a HORRIBLE president, per se, but I don't think she'd be a particularly good one...

Sent by Anna | 4:42 PM ET | 01-09-2008

At one time I had the classic "LOBOTOMIES FOR REPUBLICANS: IT'S THE LAW!" on my car. The sticker was given to me by Susan Sarandon's brother, Terry.

Sent by Gina V. | 8:44 PM ET | 01-09-2008

I met Dusty Hill at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo BBQ Cookoff. He was in the tent where my band was playing, and I have to say, the guy was super nice, and stayed and watched our set. He didn't sit in with us though. That privilege was reserved for Brian and Kevin Black (Siblings of country star Clint black). Also, super nice guys and very good musicians.

Sent by Chad | 2:59 PM ET | 01-11-2008

just got my internets back, so here goes nothin!

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show:
i remember going when i was 6 or 8 in denver at the museum of natural history planetarium. actually, i only remember seeing it. my dad told me the when and where part. he also said that i had a death grip on the chair because i thought i was gonna float away.

You don't have a home phone:
not since my freshman dorm (7 years ago).

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone):
i've got "jellybones" by the unicorns. it actually sounds like a regular ringtone until they start singing.

You only wear one brand of tennis shoes:
right now i only have converse, but i wouldn't mind some new sneaks.

sub-question: why does everyone call non-dressy shoes, tennis shoes? my family pronounces it like "tenny's" and its hilarious.

Sent by Lauren | 10:02 PM ET | 01-12-2008

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president-- Although it would be nice to finally have a female president she's a little to moderate for my liking.

You have seen a Pink Floyd laser show-- Actually, I napped through it. It was at OMSI.

You used to have your nose pierced--And then I got tired of catching the darn thing on tissues and shirts.

You don't have a home phone--It's true.

You have a song as your cell phone greeting (as opposed to ringtone)--ACDC, baby.

You've done a stage dive--In November, at Team Dresch's Siren Nation appearance. It seemed like the perfect opportunity to do one of those things I ought to do before I'm 25, if ever.

Sent by Mandy | 7:46 PM ET | 01-13-2008

I have two band stickers on my car...read why:

http://www.memeticians.com/2008/01/the-ties-that-bind.php

Sent by Joseph M. Jamison | 2:15 PM ET | 01-14-2008

I do think Hillary Clinton might be a horrible president. Which is why my bumper sticker reads Obama 08. However, I would still rather go door to door campaigning for Hillary Clinton than vote for Mike Huckabee.

Sent by Sarah J | 7:25 PM ET | 01-19-2008

You don't like The Beatles - that is correct.

Sent by azin | 6:10 AM ET | 02-01-2008

You voted for Bush in 2004 - he was the better of two less than perfect options

You think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president - socialism, here we come!

You would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 - and in 2008 - in fact, just recently looked at an old photo albumn and saw a pic of my husband back then, 6'4, thin - 155 lbs, low, low, tight jeans, shoulder length wavy blond hair - My God, I was trying to marry Robert Plant! Oh well, we just celebrated our 30th anniversay. And, I still listen to Robert Plant, Strange Sensations, even with Allison Kraus. And btw, still have the ticket stubb to the Led Zeppelin concert at the Capital Centre May 1977 - Last real concert I've been to.

You have a treadmill at home - ok, I'm middle aged

You are a hunter - duck, goose, upland game

You used to carry a beeper - for work

You've put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself - yea, but that was a long time ago. - Do high school seniors still do that in their yearbooks?

Sent by pam | 12:05 AM ET | 02-04-2008

I think Hillary Clinton would make a horrible president, though perhaps better than the current. ABB?

I DEFINITELY would have made out with Robert Plant in 1974 and I totally concur that it would be best if Phys Graf was the soundtrack for our lovin'

I used to have my nose pierced, for like, two days.

I have made a gift for a band I loved. I made a beaded necklace for the guitar player of Velocity Girl and gave it to him back at their show in Philly at the Troc in 1994.

I do not have a treadmill at home...but I do have a stationary bike!

I have put song lyrics in a letter or email to help explain yourself. Definitely in high school.

Sent by Susan | 12:07 PM ET | 02-27-2008

I did make something once for a band I love. I made an Iron-on T-shirt with the band members rendered in superdeformed anime style. I was too chicken to actually give it to them, so I just threw it up on stage during their show. Sorry Carrie.

I actually put a picture of it on a little website I made waaaay back in '99. Its still up, but be warned, there are ALOT of pop-ups that built up over the last 9 years.
Anyways,here's the link:
http://www.davidatkins.8m.com/cgi-bin/framed/2619/images/skband1f.jpg?50,72

There are some pictures from that Yo-Yo-a-Go-Go 99 show as well in the pictures section if you're interested.
Corin was very cute in her hat.

Oh, almost forgot, the band I was talkin' about was Sleater-Kinney.

Sent by Dave A. | 4:22 PM ET | 03-22-2008