Questions for Valentine's Day 2005

Because I do a lot of discussions and interviews, I sometimes get asked for questions for occasions. I no longer  remember the occasion that generated this list, but it seems marginally worth sharing.

What is your favorite romantic moment from a movie?

Which is the all time worst date movie – apart from Fatal Attraction?

How did you know ?

Your daughter is going to her first prom. You meet her date. What are you hoping for? What is your worst fear?

The robbers have stopped the stagecoach, stolen the gold, stolen everybody’s clothes,  and duct taped the two passengers on either side of a small tree. It is a beautiful spring evening. They’ll find you in the morning. Who do you want to share your tree? What do you talk about?

The person with whom you had your first romance is flying through, has four hours in the Cities. You have both sort of moved on, but not irrevocably. Where do you go, what do you do?

It’s the moment of truth. The person across the table, on the other side of the rose and baby breath, has just said, smiling slightly, “I’ve been doing a lot thinking (pause, pause) about us.” You have been looking for the right moment to get up and go to the bathroom for the last half hour. What’s the best strategy?

Has  there been veritas in your vino ?

In The Truth about Cats and Dogs, a dog is the catalyst for romance. Dogs do that a lot in the movies. Has an animal ever helped you or handicapped you in your pursuit of true love?

What is the season in which true love has the best chance of blooming?

A reality show will maroon you and one other person of your choice of genders on an island for three weeks. You get to choose your partner from a partner pool by looking at only one body part. Do you look at feet, ears, hands, navels or knees?

You were a happy wolf in northern Minnesota. An evil magic elk turned you into a human being and dumped you in downtown Minneapolis. You have 8 hours to persuade someone to kiss you, or you will have to remain a human being forever. What do you do?

Around midnight, a local singing group takes up “the songs that wrecked our lives.” What’s your nomination? (Misty is out of bounds.)

What’s the all time best date movie for 20-somethings (Say Anything doesn’t count.) For 40-somethings (except Casablanca)?

In your pursuit of true love, something really embarrassing happened to you, long long ago, and tonight it is just far enough behind you that you can laugh about it. What happened?

Someone you have a big crush on is coming over for supper, and you are getting dressed, and you want to wear something that says, “I’m interested but not like super super interested and I’m available but not like “available” available and you are going to have to work to win my heart, but not all that hard.” What do you wear?

What’s your favorite bittersweet movie? Bittersweet song? Bittersweet memory, if you care to share?

Spencer Tunick, the famous photographer,  is in town and has asked you to pose naked, sitting on the branch of an apple tree. This is your one chance to be part of a work of genuine art. It also will leave nothing much to the imagination of anyone who sees the picture, and Tunick is very famous. Do you pose?