That ol' Double Dog strikes again!

Cloud · 10-16-2007, 08:35 PM

This is a challenge thread. To make or respond to challenges. So,

I dare you . . .

to go to your favorite restaurant and order something you've never eaten before off the menu.

Anyone who wants to take me up on this dare can respond here (i.e., what did you eat, and was it awful?)

Aliantha · 10-16-2007, 08:37 PM

Well obviously it might be a while before you get any meaningful responses to this thread huh?

Cloud · 10-17-2007, 09:51 AM

chickens!

That's okay, you don't have to take my dare. Make your own.

Sheldonrs · 10-17-2007, 10:11 AM

Going to a Chinese restaurant today with co-workers. Having the Kung Pao fish. Never had it before.

And you REALLY don't want me to dare anyone to do anything! ;-)

Cloud · 10-17-2007, 10:15 AM

Is this your favorite restaurant, the one where you know the menu by heart, and always order the same 1 or 2 items? Just a random restaurant won't do.

bwaack!

barefoot serpent · 10-17-2007, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

eaten before off the menu.

they usually serve me on a plate...

Cloud · 10-17-2007, 10:51 AM

slurp!

Cicero · 10-17-2007, 11:32 AM

?
This is not a dare- this would be my pleasure. What's the risk? I don't understand. If it is someone's favorite restaraunt all the food is probably awesome? (to them)

Hey Cloud- I dare you to scratch your behind while people are looking at it...at a coffee counter...at the copier at work. The next time you get that uncomfortable feeling and you know your butt has an audience...scratch scratch...You know (sometimes) when people are looking, even if you are faced the other direction...just give it a little scratch.

Let's do real dares with photo evidence......

Cloud · 10-17-2007, 11:46 AM

it's a pretty mild dare, to be sure, 'cause I'm a pretty mild person. The risk is you'll end up with something sucky and waste your time and money.

I'll think about your dare, Cicero. No pics though! Honor system, here.

Sheldonrs · 10-17-2007, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

Is this your favorite restaurant, the one where you know the menu by heart, and always order the same 1 or 2 items? Just a random restaurant won't do.

bwaack!

I don't really have a favorite restaurant here in AZ.
It's in Los Angeles and it's called The Stinking Rose. They don't have anything on the menu I haven't tried.

Sundae · 10-17-2007, 04:59 PM

I'm willing to attempt any dare which doesn't involve money

I'm currently pushing all my own boundaries in order to get a semblance of life back, so my ideas about what I can and can't do socially are blurred. Feel free to take advantage

Cloud · 10-17-2007, 05:58 PM

okay. I dare you, SG, to write morning pages for at least one week. What are morning pages? Morning pages are 3 pages of handwritten stream-of-consciousness writing, based on "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. Conceived as a way to un-block writers, it's really designed as a brain dump for all the negative stuff we build up. It's a self-awareness and improvement tool.

Here's some more info about it: http://www.theartistsway.com/pdfs/basictools.pdf

of course, I'm sure someone may have a more interesting dare--you know, something scatalogical, or sexual, which you might rather have. But take note that I dared you to do something positive, rather than just scratching your butt.

(sticks up nose with smug superiority. After scratching her ass in front of her entire office.)

To Cicero: Okay, I stood in front of the copy machine and overtly scratched my ass in front of my coworkers. No pics, but would you take an affidavit?

Sundae · 10-17-2007, 06:35 PM

Ouch, right in the breadbasket.
I accept your dare. Starting Friday, but only because I have an early start tomorrow and hadn't factored this into my plans.

BTW that pdf slowed my laptop to an almost complete stop. I read 8 pages before my frustration outweighed my interest - the only notebook I have is A4. Handwriting 3 pages of that is going to take a long time. Should I commit myself to that or is the author working with a smaller pad in mind?

Cloud · 10-17-2007, 06:43 PM

hey, not really supposed to be ouchy. I'm doing these now, too. And you don't have to really take the dare, but I find the concept of the morning pages to be interesting. Sorry about the slow file. Let me see if I can find something else for you . . .

here's something else on it (hope this works better): http://paperartstudio.tripod.com/artistsway/id3.html

I'm sure you can pick up a copy of The Artist's Way at the library, if you are interested. She says they are supposed to be 81/2 x 11 pages. They're supposed to be handwritten, not typed, because there's not supposed to be any editing or self-censoring. But I've tried them typed, just keeping my eyes closed, and it works pretty well for me. My hands tend to go numb, particularly in the morning, if I hand-write too long.

Cicero · 10-17-2007, 06:56 PM

Hey Cloud....I can't believe you just did that! lol!!!

If you are all about writing take a look at what the writers did about humiliation. It's a part of the art.

http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/morleyd/e...5_6_7_8_9_485/

10-16-2007, 08:35 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	That ol' Double Dog strikes again! This is a challenge thread. To make or respond to challenges. So, I dare you . . . to go to your favorite restaurant and order something you've never eaten before off the menu. Anyone who wants to take me up on this dare can respond here (i.e., what did you eat, and was it awful?) __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-16-2007, 08:37 PM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well obviously it might be a while before you get any meaningful responses to this thread huh? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-17-2007, 09:51 AM	#3
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	chickens! That's okay, you don't have to take my dare. Make your own. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-17-2007, 10:11 AM	#4
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	Going to a Chinese restaurant today with co-workers. Having the Kung Pao fish. Never had it before. And you REALLY don't want me to dare anyone to do anything! ;-) __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

10-17-2007, 10:15 AM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Is this your favorite restaurant, the one where you know the menu by heart, and always order the same 1 or 2 items? Just a random restaurant won't do. bwaack! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-17-2007, 10:51 AM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	slurp! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-17-2007, 11:32 AM	#8
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	? This is not a dare- this would be my pleasure. What's the risk? I don't understand. If it is someone's favorite restaraunt all the food is probably awesome? (to them) Hey Cloud- I dare you to scratch your behind while people are looking at it...at a coffee counter...at the copier at work. The next time you get that uncomfortable feeling and you know your butt has an audience...scratch scratch...You know (sometimes) when people are looking, even if you are faced the other direction...just give it a little scratch. Let's do real dares with photo evidence...... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

10-17-2007, 11:46 AM	#9
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	it's a pretty mild dare, to be sure, 'cause I'm a pretty mild person. The risk is you'll end up with something sucky and waste your time and money. I'll think about your dare, Cicero. No pics though! Honor system, here. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-17-2007, 04:59 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm willing to attempt any dare which doesn't involve money I'm currently pushing all my own boundaries in order to get a semblance of life back, so my ideas about what I can and can't do socially are blurred. Feel free to take advantage __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-17-2007, 05:58 PM	#12
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	okay. I dare you, SG, to write morning pages for at least one week. What are morning pages? Morning pages are 3 pages of handwritten stream-of-consciousness writing, based on "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. Conceived as a way to un-block writers, it's really designed as a brain dump for all the negative stuff we build up. It's a self-awareness and improvement tool. Here's some more info about it: http://www.theartistsway.com/pdfs/basictools.pdf of course, I'm sure someone may have a more interesting dare--you know, something scatalogical, or sexual, which you might rather have. But take note that I dared you to do something positive, rather than just scratching your butt. (sticks up nose with smug superiority. After scratching her ass in front of her entire office.) To Cicero: Okay, I stood in front of the copy machine and overtly scratched my ass in front of my coworkers. No pics, but would you take an affidavit? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!" Last edited by Cloud; 10-17-2007 at 06:11 PM.

10-17-2007, 06:35 PM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ouch, right in the breadbasket. I accept your dare. Starting Friday, but only because I have an early start tomorrow and hadn't factored this into my plans. BTW that pdf slowed my laptop to an almost complete stop. I read 8 pages before my frustration outweighed my interest - the only notebook I have is A4. Handwriting 3 pages of that is going to take a long time. Should I commit myself to that or is the author working with a smaller pad in mind? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-17-2007, 06:43 PM	#14
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	hey, not really supposed to be ouchy. I'm doing these now, too. And you don't have to really take the dare, but I find the concept of the morning pages to be interesting. Sorry about the slow file. Let me see if I can find something else for you . . . here's something else on it (hope this works better): http://paperartstudio.tripod.com/artistsway/id3.html I'm sure you can pick up a copy of The Artist's Way at the library, if you are interested. She says they are supposed to be 81/2 x 11 pages. They're supposed to be handwritten, not typed, because there's not supposed to be any editing or self-censoring. But I've tried them typed, just keeping my eyes closed, and it works pretty well for me. My hands tend to go numb, particularly in the morning, if I hand-write too long. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

10-17-2007, 06:56 PM	#15
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	Hey Cloud....I can't believe you just did that! lol!!! If you are all about writing take a look at what the writers did about humiliation. It's a part of the art. http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/morleyd/e...5_6_7_8_9_485/ __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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