Which TNer? - Answers

Those of you pacing the floor in expectation need wait no longer! Here are the answers to the "Which TNer?" quiz!

FOOD
Which TNer has eaten sheep’s eyeballs? [Greg]
Which TNer has eaten sheep’s lung? [Thomas]
Which TNer has eaten zebra? [Dmitri]
Which TNer has eaten hard-boiled silkworm pupae? [Unggi]
Which TNer has eaten ground-up turtle jello? [Nick]
Which TNer has eaten roasted turtle? [Julian]
Which two TNers have caught and eaten a rattlesnake? [Jess and Cory]
Which TNer ate one of the last hundred of a particular variety of sea slug before they became extinct? [Richard]

ON STAGE
Which TNer has performed on stage at the Lincoln Center, Boston's Symphony Hall, and
the Kennedy Center? [Thomas]
Which TNer played The Wicked Witch of the West in the musical version of
the Wizard of Oz? [Mia]
Which TNer has played Jesus on stage? [Ren]
Which TNer played the "evil" priest Caiphas in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar? [Nick]

OLIVER!
Which TNer once played the Artful Dodger to Leonard Nimoy’s Fagin in Oliver! ? [Jess]
Which TNer played Nancy in Oliver! ? [Constance]
Which TNer played Mr Brownlow in Oliver! ? [Thomas]

ANCESTRY
Which TNer is descended from a hunchbacked dwarf, court jester to a 10th Century Irish tribal king, who was ennobled by said king then later executed for being caught in flagrante with the king’s wife? [Jess]
Which TNer was born in Swansea, Wales? [Dmitri]
Which TNer is a direct descendant of Daniel Boone? [Dmitri]
Which TNer is descended from the illegitimate child of Robbie Burns? [Josh]
Which TNer has a female shaman on their mother’s side of the family? [Unggi]
Which TNer was conceived at Woodstock? [Cory]

SCHOOL
Which TNer attended the Taipei American school and was also schooled in the Shire of Denmark? [Nate]
Which TNer went to elementary school in Guam? [Betsy]

THE LAW
Which two TNers have illegally climbed to the Hollywood sign? [Dmitri and Betsy]
Which TNer has been trailed by a KGB agent? [Ted]
Which two TNers have been held up at gunpoint? [Dmitri and Constance]
Which TNer has committed a crime punishable by death? [Ted]

LANGUAGES
Which TNer learnt Japanese at school? [Dmitri]
Which two TNers learnt Latin at school? [Dmitri and Dan]
Which TNer can speak Turkmen? [Greg]
Which TNer can speak sign language? [Constance]
Which TNer can speak Portuguese? [Julian]

JOBS
Which three TNers have worked as a librarian’s assistant? [Cory, Thomas and Ren]
Which TNer's first job was as a bingo caller? [Richard]
Which TNer worked at Kmart for exactly one day? [Mia]
Which TNer was a gogo dancer, who was fired for kicking a customer in the throat? [Constance]

BRUSHES WITH FAME
Which two TNers have shaken Ronald Reagan’s hand? [Ted and Dmitri]
Which TNer has shaken George Bush Sr’s hand, twice? [Cory]
Which TNer was offered cocaine in an elevator by John Lurie, founder of the 1980s fake jazz combo The Lounge Lizards? [Julian]
Which TNer was propositioned by Frank Sinatra? [Ted]

JUST PLAIN WEIRD
Which TNer has a hole in their heart? [Dan]
Which TNer has seen a nuclear weapon? [Cory]
Which TNer lives in a house with a gravestone beside the front door? [Ren]
Which TNer and their spouse both broke engagements to other people? [Josh]
Which TNer got into trouble at school for hypnotising classmates? [Nick]
Which TNer has swum in piranha-infested waters? [Julian]

Now the repercussions can begin...

Richard

Comments

[Brian 'Psychochild' Green]

1.

So... many... snarky... comments!

Eh, I'll avoid it and reveal something unusual about myself: I'm fluent in Pig Latin, as in I can speak and understand Pig Latin as easily as I can English. Ask me if you see me at a conference some day and I'll show anyone. :)

Have fun,

[Michael Chui]

2.

Is there a witchhunt scheduled, or do we just throw confetti? Personally, I figure if I just add a bucket type thing to the noose, it'd be a great confetti launcher...

[Mike Sellers]

3.

So... what was Ted's crime (punishable by death)?

[Edward Castronova]

4.

On November 10, 1989, I illegally crossed the German-German border, an act which at that time was still subject to a shoot-to-kill order.

It was the weekend the Berlin Wall was opened. The main crossing points were open, both ways (that was the policy innovation!), but everyone was still forced to obtain a temporary visa to cross. That piece of paper was to be turned in when you crossed back. But I happened upon a small hole in a deserted location. I guess somebody had been busy chipping away the night before, but they given up and gone off to join the big crowds forming in the Potsdamer Platz, Brandenburg Gate, Friederichstrasse, Checkpoint Charlie, etc. Anyways, I ducked through it and found myself back in West Berlin. The day-visa was still in my pocket, and I keep it as a reminder, framed on my wall.

[Edward Castronova]

5.

I should specify: I crossed without permission from East to West. THAT'S what got you killed.

[Bart Stewart]

6.

Being propositioned by Frank Sinatra sounds pretty dangerous, too!

[Torley Torgeson]

7.

It's fun to see background bits like this—in particular, I'm curious to hear more details about Richard and the sea slug! There's got to be a great story behind that. :)

[Richard Bartle]

8.

Torley Torgeson>I'm curious to hear more details about Richard and the sea slug! There's got to be a great story behind that.

I was in Singapore, part of a group being wined and dined by a high-ranking government education department official. We all had a menu, we all made our choices, then the official ordered for all of us without any consultation. One of the things he was keen for us to try was some very special abalone (a kind of sea slug). It was vile - like eating pencil eraser yet with a worse taste. When I asked him what was so special about it, he replied, proudly, that it was its rarity: there were fewer than 100 left in the world, and it was on the verge of extinction. We were supposed to be impressed at the lengths he had gone to to deliver this delicacy to our mouths, even though none of us had asked for it, nor would have done if we'd have known its provenance beforehand.

The thing that was especially curious was how come it was so rare when it tasted so bad. I can only imagine it had powerful aphrodisiac qualities or something, although if it did they had no discernable influence on me...

Richard