56 posts tagged “qotd”
What is your "role" in your family?
I'm the oldest kid in my family, so I'm the person everyone has known as long as they have my mom and dad. Growing up, I kind of helped look out for my brothers and sister. I was the person who calmed my mom down when she got too upset. I am the person who can fix the cable or your computer. I was also the guy my mom could lean on when my dad got sick those times.
Unfortunately, I am also the person who withdrew the most. It got better as it went along, but it was pretty bad for awhile in my teen years and early 20s. I am not by nature confrontational, so if I had a problem, I'd retreat to the cave.
As it stands now, I'm the closest thing the family has to an get-together organizer, which is sad because I generally suck at that. I think I did well when a bunch of us went to Disney World in January (I can't believe that was three months ago!)
I wish I was someone to look up to. But I can't answer that question. I can only aspire to it.
What does your name mean and why did your parents choose it for you?
Submitted by mommy2two.
My name means "The Lord will increase". My parents chose it for me because my father is named Joseph and so was my grandfather. So I am Joseph Coughlin III.
I used to wish I had a more interesting name, as Joseph is so common. I mean, it's so common, it's used to describe an average person. But I've grown to like it and have come to terms with the whole name thing.
Who is your favorite wizard of all time?
It would probably be the recently passed Don Herbert.
Who was your first celebrity crush?
Submitted by Glory.
Third Grade. Christie Brinkley. I thought she was probably the most beautiful person in the world. Then we both got older...and wiser. She's still gorgeous, of course, but it's hard to see through those same eyes.
And even then I wondered why she was married to Billy Joel.
How have people mispronounced your name? How is it supposed to sound?
Submitted by Lorie.
Nobody mispronounces my first name. It's Joe. How hard is that?
But my last name causes problems for some people. It's Coughlin. The impulse most have to to pronounce it like you would the malady... KOFF-lyn. But it's actually COG-lyn.
What is the greatest compliment you've received?
Submitted by Maraschino.
When I was in the Fourth Grade, Mr. Frasco wrote on my final report card that I should be a comedian so that one day he could come to see my show. I'll certainly never forget that. I never did become a comedian, but his comment reminds me that I was always kind of naturally funny and that my sense of humor was noted and appreciated. Makes me feel good to this day.
What's the best thing since sliced bread?
French Toast
How many bones have you broken? Yours or someone else's?
When I was a younker, I had my arm broken when my crawling brother Mike tipped over a TV stand when I was watching Mister Rogers when he was trying to stand. The TV fell and it would have hit my head it I hadn't protected it with my arm. Result: one broken arm, one busted lip. I think I was 4 or 5. I know I was in nursery school.
The worst part was that when they used the saw to remove the cast, they sliced into my skin a little bit. It's not actually supposed to do that. To this day, I can't stand the smell of my own burning flesh.
Sure, most sequels stink, but what movie really needs a sequel?
I've always wanted them to make a "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" ever since I read it as a kid. I haven't since I was in 4th grade, so I don't know if I'm right at all. So, the answer I'll go with right now is that I want a sequel to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". I think "Restaurant at the End of the Universe" would make a good movie.
We know you never slack off at work, but if you did, what would you do?
Post this answer. Shhh!
