*note: I no longer instant messaging because it is buying in to popular culture or whatnot but “Pennychaupianist” was me, the surveyor, about 2 years ago.
VICTIM I
Pennychaupianist: how’s life
Victim 1: gud
Pennychaupianist: what music are you listening to?
Pennychaupianist: (this is a survey
Victim 1: a mix, with greenday, good charlotte, the killers, hoobastank, mostly punk music
Pennychaupianist: ok
Pennychaupianist: what are you wearing
Victim 1: blue pants white long sleeve shirt
Victim 1: same thing i was wearing to skool
Pennychaupianist: do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend
Victim 1: nope
Victim 1: SINGLe
Pennychaupianist: (standard procedure to ask about both)
Victim 1: yea I know
Pennychaupianist: are you religious
Victim 1: yea
Pennychaupianist: do you watch internet cartoons
Victim 1: huh?
Pennychaupianist: do you like the color purple.
Victim 1: I have a comic strip on my aim, and yea i like purple
Victim 1: not aim msn
Pennychaupianist: do you have plans to take over the world
Victim 1: if my friends do, then I get to help and I get some country or region for myself, so yea kind of
Pennychaupianist: do you read poetry?
Victim 1: sometimes yea
Pennychaupianist: do you write poetry?
Victim 1: a little yea
Pennychaupianist: are you a pathetic human or some other race
Victim 1: some other race
Pennychaupianist: if so are you racist against the pathetic humans
Victim 1: no
Pennychaupianist: do you pity them?
Victim 1: sometimes yea
Pennychaupianist: do you have a tail?
Victim 1: no
Pennychaupianist: do you know anyone who does?
Victim 1: my cats
Pennychaupianist: can you play basketball?
Victim 1: yes
Pennychaupianist: do you like playing basketball>
Victim 1: yes
Pennychaupianist: do you listen to bell?
Victim 1: what is that?
Victim 1: and I don't think so
Pennychaupianist: it’s bad
Victim 1: then no
Pennychaupianist: okay I’m done
…
Pennychaupianist: okay more then
Victim 1: cool
Pennychaupianist: what is your lucky number?
Victim 1: 21
Pennychaupianist: are you scared of strobe lights
Victim 1: no
Pennychaupianist: have you ever been to a disco
Victim 1: no
Pennychaupianist: do you use hairspray
Victim 1: yes
Pennychaupianist: what is the most interesting dream that you have ever had?
Victim 1: well it was with this guy named rocky
Victim 1 [8:44 P.M.]: he got me pregnant during homecomming last year, and i just told him in jan or somethin like 3 months after she was born
Victim 1: and he was like what?
Victim 1: and i was like she's urs
Victim 1: and he let me in his house, we talked, and hmm hmmed, and then i went home
Victim 1: the next day was the day of some dance at school and he took me
Pennychaupianist: okay thank you for taking this!
Victim 1: no prob
Pennychaupianist: <3 ya bye
Victim 1: peace
VICTIM II
Pennychaupianist: hi hows life mind taking a survey real quick?
Victim 2: Hey! Life is life, and sure!
Pennychaupianist: okey doke. what music are you listening to??
Victim 2: Nothing at the moment.
Pennychaupianist: fair enough… waht are you wearing?
Victim 2: Oh goodness… do I have to be truthful?
Pennychaupianist: erm, iguess not.
Pennychaupianist: no do!!!! you got me curious
Pennychaupianist: i mean you dont’ have to
Victim 2: well, suffice to say that I am not fully clothed!
Pennychaupianist: sufficed. you want to tell me off the record?
Victim 2: no
Pennychaupianist: fine.
Victim 2: I didn’t mean it in a rude way!
Pennychaupianist: erm, next question?
Victim 2: That is probably best.
Pennychaupianist: do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Victim 2: Why would I have a boyfriend?
Pennychaupianist: standard proceedure~!!
Pennychaupianist: answer the question
Victim 2: Well, I certainly don’t have someone who could be confused as a boy.
Pennychaupianist: so you have a girlfriend
Victim 2: No
Victim 2: Is that all?
Victim 2: Hey where are you?
Pennychaupianist: hoi
Pennychaupianist: sorry my mom..erm life stuff.
Victim 2: Do you have any more questions? I have a basketball game later so I really can’t talk long.
Pennychaupianist: wait a second
Pennychaupianist: all that and you don’t even have a girlfriend?
Victim 2: shut up
Pennychaupianist: aaaaaaaaaaaaah
Pennychaupianist: what ebout catelin or whatever her name is?
Victim 2: Do you have any more questions Sarah?
Pennychaupianist: ye s i have alot
Pennychaupianist: sorry about the hangup
Pennychaupianist: so um
Pennychaupianist: are you religious?
Victim 2: Are you intentionally asking questions you know the answers to?
Pennychaupianist: its a survey
Pennychaupianist: aargh you can’t answer a question with a queiston
Victim 2: no
Pennychaupianist: thank you for your intense cooperation
Victim 2: That’s it?
Pennychaupianist: no give me a second ih have to find ze copy of questions to survey people with so i can expediate…
Victim 2: what?
Pennychaupianist: huh?
Victim 2: “Expedite” what?
Pennychaupianist: oh sorry mr., smartass
Victim 2: I suppose I’m not in the best mood.
Victim 2: you did bring up Katelynne
Pennychaupianist: sorry
Victim 2: It’s not your fault, you didn’t know.
Pennychaupianist: still sorry
Victim 2: well thank you
Pennychaupianist: ou’re welcome
Pennychaupianist: um
Pennychaupianist: do you mind if i ask you more questions… or maybe later?
Pennychaupianist: i should maybe take that question off, i don’t even care what people’s relational satus is
Victim 2: status
Victim 2: and it could be worse
Pennychaupianist: AAAARG next question.
Victim 2: My thoughts exactly
Pennychaupianist: are you religious?
Victim 2: you asked that already.
Pennychaupianist: oh yea sory SORRY
Victim 2: You make me laugh
Pennychaupianist: most people would type “lOL”
Victim 2: I’m not most people
Pennychaupianist: i know that heh
Pennychaupianist: um
Victim 2: yes?
Pennychaupianist: give me a second!!
Pennychaupianist: gezie pezie
Pennychaupianist: 6. Do you watch crappy internet cartoons?
Victim 2: You oughtn’t ask questions that include judgemental statements.
Pennychaupianist: hah you spelled judgmental wrong!
Victim 2: It isn’t a competition
Pennychaupianist: AAAH yes t is!!!
Victim 2: I only correct you for your edification
Pennychaupianist: ok mr. oxford
Pennychaupianist: harvard what ver zsshoel
Victim 2: Annapolis
Pennychaupianist: wait i wasn’t serious… you already know wher you’re going to college?
Pennychaupianist: IS THAT ARMY!!!!!!
Victim 2: Navy
Pennychaupianist: I like big boats
Victim 2: Uh
Victim 2: Next question.
Pennychaupianist: you didn’t answer
Victim 2: What was the question again?
Pennychaupianist: 6. Do you watch crappy internet cartoons?
Victim 2: 6?
Pennychaupianist: !’
Victim 2: No
Pennychaupianist: 7. Do you like the color purple?
Victim 2: I suppose, it isn’t my favorite, but
Pennychaupianist: you are long winded
Victim 2: Not as much as you
Pennychaupianist: blahbalah blah
Pennychaupianist: 9. Do you have plans to take over the world?
Victim 2: Uh
Victim 2: Can’t say I do…
Pennychaupianist: 10.Do you read poetry?
Victim 2: In class
Pennychaupianist: 11.Do you write poetry?
Victim 2: No, you write enough for the both of us
Victim 2: That was a fond statement, not an insult
Pennychaupianist: yur a fond statement not an insult
Pennychaupianist: er
Victim 2: Yes?
Pennychaupianist: i hafta stop typing the computer is hurtin my eyees can I aks you the rest tomorrow or something
Victim 2: Sure
Victim 2: I hope your eyes feel better
Pennychaupianist: thanks. actually isan internet survey so
Pennychaupianist: and you never im people
Victim 2: I’m sure you can make an exception
Pennychaupianist: nope! bang bang bang
Victim 2: I’ll see you around
Pennychaupianist: around where???
Victim 2: Bye, Sarah
Pennychaupianist: by <3
VICTIM III
Pennychaupianist: hOLA!
Victim 3: wassup
Victim 3: hello-o?
Pennychaupianist: hi
Pennychaupianist: do you mind taking a survey really quickly
Pennychaupianist: because quickly is ze only way I can giv it
Victim 3: lol. horny
Pennychaupianist: um no. anywho
Pennychaupianist: first question
Victim 3: *sry
Pennychaupianist: i'll live
Pennychaupianist: 2. What music are you listening to?
Victim 3: wat about question 1
Pennychaupianist: decided to omit it, it’s what’s your name and im going to print this stuff out and show it to people so i wanted to respect privacy
Victim 3: o i c
Victim 3: listenin to beach boys
Victim 3: tho its just one song on this mix
Pennychaupianist: 3. What are you wearing?
Victim 3: dark blu shirt w white stripes and grey cordoroy pants
Pennychaupianist: nice
Pennychaupianist: um
Pennychaupianist: spitit out, I know I know
Victim 3: nah im just chillin
Pennychaupianist: do you want to get married?
Victim 3: to u?
Pennychaupianist: to anyone
Victim 3: no
Victim 3: not jsut ne1
Pennychaupianist: 4. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Pennychaupianist: standard operating procedure to ask both
Victim 3: gf
Victim 3: lol ur wierd
Pennychaupianist: thanks
Victim 3: n a good way
Pennychaupianist: ya
Pennychaupianist: thanks
Pennychaupianist: um
Pennychaupianist: 5. Are you religious?
Victim 3: not rele
Pennychaupianist: 6. Do you watch crappy internet cartoons?
Victim 3: sumtimes
Victim 3: not usuly
Pennychaupianist: mew
Victim 3: lol meow?
Pennychaupianist: I meant to type new one
Victim 3: rawr
Pennychaupianist: 7. Do you like the color purple?
Victim 3: nah
Pennychaupianist: 9. Do you have plans to take over the world?
Victim 3: wat about 8?
Pennychaupianist: eight what/
Victim 3: ? 8
Pennychaupianist: oh i deleted it
Victim 3: bummer
Pennychaupianist: not really
Victim 3: so
Victim 3: it would b cool to rule the world, but I don have ne plans
Pennychaupianist: that’s all right!
Victim 3: lol
Pennychaupianist: 10.Do you read poetry?
Victim 3: ye
Pennychaupianist: do you write poetry?
Victim 3: i gues sumtimes
Victim 3: not rele
Pennychaupianist: Are you a pathetic human or some other race? Or perhaps some weird combination of the two?
Victim 3: pathetic
Pennychaupianist: good choice
Victim 3: ye
Victim 3: i gues
Pennychaupianist: then are you racist against aliens?
Victim 3: my ppl went thru a lot of shit so im rele never racist
Pennychaupianist: <3
Victim 3: luv
Pennychaupianist: absitively posolutely!
Victim 3: lol
Victim 3: ur a good person
Pennychaupianist: so are you
Pennychaupianist: tears are welling up in my eyes
Victim 3: shutup
Pennychaupianist: oh! im injured!
Victim 3: lol ur funny
Victim 3: ne more ?s
Pennychaupianist: yes just a second
Pennychaupianist: do you have a tail
Victim 3: wat?!
Pennychaupianist: just answer the question
Victim 3: hell no
Victim 3: wat kind of a question is that
Pennychaupianist: what kind of a question are you?
Victim 3: u mak no sense
Victim 3: ‘s all good tho
Pennychaupianist: 16.Do you know anyone who does?
Victim 3: does wat
Pennychaupianist: have a tail
Victim 3: a dog
Pennychaupianist: good answer
Victim 3: full of em
Pennychaupianist: not good answer
Victim 3: aw
Victim 3: i g2g r u done
Pennychaupianist: no but I can finish later?
Victim 3: ye ttyl
Pennychaupianist: bye
…
Victim 3: so
Pennychaupianist: SO!
Victim 3: ne more ?s
Victim 3: i like them
Pennychaupianist: yes actually
Pennychaupianist: wait let me find the file so I can know which question I asked you lats
Victim 3: ok
Pennychaupianist: found it!
Pennychaupianist: um
Pennychaupianist: 17.Can you play basketball?
Victim 3: ye
Victim 3: lol duh
Pennychaupianist: 18.Do you like playing basketball?
Victim 3: moren i like bein w my pps
Pennychaupianist: tienes dedicación
Victim 3: idk wat u said
Pennychaupianist: you have dedication
Victim 3: still don kno wat u said
Victim 3: jk
Pennychaupianist: 19.Do you listen to Bells?
Victim 3: no
Pennychaupianist: 20.What is your lucky number?
Victim 3: 7
Victim 3: or 10
Pennychaupianist: 21.Are you afraid of strobe lights?
Pennychaupianist: oops
Victim 3: ye
Victim 3: no
Pennychaupianist: 22.Have you ever been to a disco?
Victim 3: no
Pennychaupianist: 23.Do you use hairspray?
Victim 3: fuck no
Pennychaupianist: 24.What is the most interesting dream you have had?
Victim 3: 2 chicks @ 1 time
Pennychaupianist: I see
Victim 3: lol
Pennychaupianist: last question
Pennychaupianist: 25.If there was one thing you wanted to say to the world, what would it be?
Victim 3: aids is reel
Pennychaupianist: yes it is.
Pennychaupianist: thank you for your time!
Victim 3: np
Pennychaupianist: bye! <3
Victim 3: wher u goin
Pennychaupianist: to survey other unsuspecting victims
Victim 3: o
Victim 3: ttyl
AS SURVEYING PEOPLE ON AIM HAS BECOME CUMBERSOME, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE REST OF THE PEOPLE SURVEYED WERE SURVEYED ON THE TELEPHONE (and several years after I surveyed the first few people). I have typed the following conversations as accurately as I could, but if you said something that I omitted, I do apologize, because I really was typing as fast as I could.
VICTIM IV
Victim 4: hello?
Surveyor: hi this is Sarah
Victim 4: oh hi Sarah
Surveyor: I was calling to ask you a few questions for a survey of mine. I am going to try to type everything that we both say for the record, just so you know. And that is why I am talking so slowly and robotically.
Victim 4: oh [laughs] no problem. What’s this survey for?
Surveyor: for the sake of surveying the populous?
Victim 4: Okay. I’m ready. oh sorry are you typing?
Surveyor: I’m trying. I'll edit it later so it's legible. okay first question.
Victim 4: yes
Surveyor: what music are you listening to?
Victim 4: ah, * the music of your voice
Surveyor: sorry give me a second
Victim 4: that’s all right
* parts I didn’t quite manage to type before I forgot
Surveyor: okay I’ve got all that down. now what are you wearing?
Victim 4: hmm. blue jeans, yellow socks and a *(band?) t-shirt
Surveyor: sounds like an outfit. sorry I don’t know why I said that
Victim 4: [laughs] no problem * say stuff like that too
Surveyor: do you have a boyfriend or girlfriend? it is mandatory that I ask both
Victim 4: [laughs] yes I have a boyfriend
Surveyor: I’m glad you two are still together. someone I surveyed got mad at me because they had just gotten dumped by their girlfriend and they didn’t want to be asked that. I think this is the last time I ask that question because I was dreading your answer
Victim 4: oh, sorry * no don’t worry we’re still together
Surveyor: that’s nice. are you religious?
Victim 4: not really, no. but I went to church with * when I was * kid
Surveyor: do you watch cartoons on the internet
Victim 4: I suppose I do sometimes
Surveyor: so –
Victim 4: just on occasion. oh sorry!
Surveyor: not a problem. do you like the color purple?
Victim 4: I do! definitely yes
Surveyor: do you [laughs uncontrollably] sorry it’s such a dumb question
Victim 4: no no ask!
Surveyor: do you wanna take over the world?
Victim 4: [laughs also] no not particularly
Surveyor: okay give me a sec [tries to stop laughing/crying] ah. okay next question.
Victim 4: yep!
Surveyor: do you read poetry?
Victim 4: I do, and I really enjoy it!
Surveyor: great! do you write poetry?
*
Victim 4: no, not so much. but I would like to start writing more!
Surveyor: yea me too. * are you a human or some alien?
Victim 4: [makes a funny sound then starts laughing] I’m not * how to answer that
Surveyor: take your time
Victim 4: *I’m definitely human. definitely human
Surveyor: are you racist against the aliens?
Victim 4: no [laughs] I don’t believe in aliens
*
Surveyor: oh that’s all right
Victim 4: yes
Surveyor: do you pity them?
Victim 4: I –
Surveyor: oh wait sorry that question doesn’t apply
Victim 4: [laughs] no
*
Surveyor: do you have a tail?
Victim 4: this is getting weird *
Surveyor: sorry*
Victim 4: no it’s fine I like it! but I definitely don’t have a tail
Surveyor: do you know anyone who does?
Victim 4: maybe an animal of some sort?
Surveyor: maybe
Victim 4: I mean can people have tails?
*
Surveyor: oh oops my phone is dying * do you mind if we don’t finish?
Victim 4: no problems, I love taking surveys!
Surveyor: thank –
Victim 4: thank you!
Surveyor: [laughs] thank you for taking it.
Victim 4: no problem. see you tomorrow… or Monday!
Surveyor: Monday. bye [victim 4’s name]
Victim 4: *
VICTIM V
Victim 5: Hello?
Surveyor: hi *
Victim 5: I will choose my words carefully [laughs]
Surveyor: [laughs]
Victim 5: thank you
Surveyor: okay * what music are you listening to?
Victim 5: okay let me tell you
midlake that’s the name of the band
Surveyor: midlake?
Victim 5: mmhmm
Surveyor: okay. What are you wearing?
Victim 5: I’m wearing jeans and a black t-shirt
Surveyor: *actually that question is eradicated
*
Victim 5: very official
Surveyor: * so um Are you religious?
Victim 5: uh, not really
Surveyor: that’s like everyone’s answer
Victim 5: but speaking of that I promised myself to go to the Unitarian church sometime soon to see what it’s like *
Surveyor: Do you watch crappy internet cartoons?
Victim 5:not really actually and I’m being honest but I do spend a lot of time on the internet just like reading random stuff
*
Surveyor: Do you like the color purple?
Victim 5: yes I do
*
Surveyor: * Do you have plans to take over the world?
Victim 5: I don’t wish to share that [both laugh] you can count that as “no” for security reasons
*
Surveyor: Do you read poetry?
Victim 5: yes sometimes
Surveyor: oops Do you write poetry?
Victim 5: sometimes yes just for friends usually
Surveyor: you wrote me a very nice poem once
Victim 5: oh thank you
Surveyor: oh * Are you a pathetic human or some other alien race? Or perhaps some weird combination of the two?
Victim 5: I’d say a combination, like I look very human but inside… outwardly human
[both laugh]
Surveyor: If you are of some other race, are you racist against the pathetic humans? If you are a pathetic human, are you racist against the weird alien people? If you are some weird combination of human and other, you are exempt from answering this question. This makes us all weird.
Victim 5: so am I exempt
Surveyor: yea. um Do you pity them (the others...)?
Victim 5: you know, I get along with them well, they’re very intelligent ones I’ve got no problem*, I love them dearly
Surveyor: Do you have a tail?
Victim 5: *no
Surveyor: no. Do you know anyone who does?
Victim 5: I know some I mean not that I know of but people keep these things private sometimes I could know many people with tails and not even know it
Surveyor: oh. [laughs] Can you play basketball?
Victim 5: oh I wish I haven’t tried in a long time oh no sorry something just fell down in the kitchen
*
Surveyor: Do you like playing basketball?
Victim 5: um playing with good friends who understand that I’m unskilled you know that’s fun but not against people who are serious about it
Surveyor: yea I get that
Victim 5: yea
Surveyor: sorry um. Do you listen to Bells?
Victim 5: I, like I might hear some but I don’t listen to them often, I don’t choose to listen to them very often *
Surveyor: What is your lucky number?
Victim 5: hmm for a long time I thought it was 21 but I’m not sure anymore actually
Surveyor: Are you afraid of strobe lights?
Victim 5: what was that sorry
Surveyor: Are you afraid of strobe lights?
Victim 5: ooh
umm
I might be a little actually [both laugh]
they freak me out yes, yes but they are really neat it makes everything look like they’re taking a bunch of pictures I guess that’s really neat
*
Surveyor: Have you ever been to a disco?
Victim 5: I don’t think so I wish I could say yes but I don’t think so
Surveyor: [laughs] Do you use hairspray?
Surveyor: uhh I use hair gel but no I don’t really use hair spray
Surveyor: okay I’m inserting a new question . what is your gender
Victim 5: feeeeeemale
Surveyor: FEE
Victim 5: feeeemale
*
Surveyor: What is the most interesting dream you have had?
Victim 5: uh let me think… oh that’s difficult I’ve had a lot of strange ones lately. um oh there was one where I was out for brunch with some people from middle school and I didn’t finish my ham and one of them stated yelling at me and it went on for a while * that was one of the stranger ones I guess
[both laugh]
Surveyor: okay last question. If there was one thing you wanted to say to the world, what would it be?
Victim 5: ohh um I’m just paraphrasing this isn’t exactly it but umm I guess maybe just try and convince everyone to try and get along better and be patient, I don’t know I think that’s the cause of many problems on this planet.
good thank you so much for taking this
Victim 5: thank you, sure
Surveyor: even though it was kind of weird
Victim 5: thank you my pleasure
Surveyor: so* have a lovely evening
Victim 5: thank you, you too
Surveyor: bye
Victim 5: bye sarah
VICTIM VI
Victim 6: hello?
Surveyor: hi [victim 6] it’s Sarah from high school
*
Surveyor: what music are you listening to (if any)?
Victim 6: um okay right now I’ll say Animal Collective
cause they’ve been stuck in my head for the past week or so
Surveyor: what are you wearing?
Victim 6: uhm a striped dark blue and slightly lighter blue shirt
Surveyor: oh there was someone else I surveyed who was wearing something similar except they were white stripes
Victim 6: and some really dark are these like blue or black are they dark blue, my pants.
we’ll say black pants, but kind of faded so they look grey
Surveyor: Are you religious?
Victim 6: am I what
Surveyor: religious
Victim 6: religious no
Surveyor: Do you watch internet cartoons?
Victim 6: yes, religiously [both laugh]
Surveyor: Do you like the color purple?
Victim 6: purple… um all right depending on the shade*
Surveyor: Do you have plans to take over the world?
Victim 6: um it’d be nice but I think my sister would probably have a better chance at it
Surveyor: Do you read poetry?
Victim 6: I love to read poetry
Surveyor: Do you write poetry?
Victim 6: yes
*
Surveyor: Are you a pathetic human or some other alien race? Or perhaps some bizarre combination of the two?
Victim 6: uhm hmm can I say d, like answer d
Surveyor: sure
Victim 6: okay [laughs] well we’ll say d none of the above
Surveyor: ok [laughs] If you are of some other race, are you racist against the pathetic humans? If you are a pathetic human, are you racist against the weird alien people? If you are some weird combination of human and other, you are exempt from answering this question. This makes us all weird. I’m not sure how you’d answer that
Victim 6: um I’ll say uh I like people and I also do not like people as necessary… aliens as well
Surveyor: Do you pity them (the others...)?
Victim 6: uh yes a little bit
*
Surveyor: Do you have a tail?
Victim 6: a tail?
Surveyor: yeah
Victim 6: yeah ah I like to think so
Surveyor: do you know anyone else who does?
Victim 6: anyone else who has a tail? no I don’t think so… none that I’ve ever seen anyway
Surveyor: [laughs] Do you listen to Bells?
Victim 6: to what?
Surveyor: bells
Victim 6: oh bells um… I mean I don’t really have a choice because when they ring they’re pretty loud, so yes [I laugh]
Surveyor: are you afraid of strobe lights?
Victim 6: strobe lights? mm hmm, yea they kind of freak me out because it makes it hard to walk and everything looks like its like jumping at you
Surveyor: have you ever been to a disco?
Victim 6: a disco? no. no I don’t live in the 70s
Surveyor: do you use hairspray?
Victim 6: hairspray? um no… I should… might make it more interesting [I laugh]
life I mean
Surveyor: good good good. um what is your gender?
Victim 6: my gender… oh male
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Victim 6: if you have a question that asks what this survey most reminds me of, put down a time capsule*
Surveyor: Im just writing that anyway. uh what is the most interesting dream you can recall?
Victim 6: um I don’t know I have a lot of interesting dreams like whenever I dream its pretty interesting but I dreamt that I was running thru the school except the school was part grocery store part mall and part warehouse with boxes and crates in it and I was like chasing someone thru it and then I was in the desert, and I was throwing rocks from a cliff and I was throwing them at the other cliff trying to knock it down or whatever…
* oh there was this other one where I was in a restaurant and the lobsters we were eating *they were not necessarily malevolent but they were like destroying everything we were eating so it was no good*
Surveyor: aah it got bold
Victim 6: you can leave it bold it makes it more interesting. and you can write that down too
Surveyor: no bullets! * okay last question.
Victim 6: ok
Surveyor: if there was one thing you wanted to say to the world, what would it be?
Victim 6: hmm, tough one. um “yes”. that’s what I would say to the world*
actually that’s probably… okay, no, that’s what I would say
Surveyor: thank you so much for taking my survey!
Victim 6: no problem* good luck surveying your next victim
Surveyor: I look forward to seeing you when you come home from school and until then… ta-ta. okay bye
Victim 6: [makes a sound] bye
VICTIM VII
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Victim 7: another survey
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Victim 7: can you email it to me cause I kind of have company and I don’t want to stay away from them too long.
Surveyor: sure! what’s your email (in case I have lost it?)
[Victim 7 gives email]
[Goodbyes are exchanged.]
Victim 7’s wrote in the email:
what music are you listening to (if any)? The Music in my head...
what are you wearing? shorts and an orioles t shirt
Are you religious? not religious but Christian
Do you watch internet cartoons? no
Do you like the color purple?sometimes
Do you have plans to take over the world? only on Sundays...
Do you read poetry? not often
Do you write poetry? not very well..
Are you a pathetic human or some other alien race? Or perhaps some bizarre combination of the two? d, all of the above...
If you are of some other race, are you racist against the pathetic humans? If you are a pathetic human, are you racist against the weird alien people? If you are some weird combination of human and other, you are exempt from answering this question. This makes us all weird. I love everybody! :)
Do you pity them (the others...)? no
Do you have a tail? yes (a tail-bone! duh!)
do you know anyone who does? ME !
Do you listen to Bells? yes, all the time. Doesnt everybody?
are you afraid of strobe lights? only when I am not sober..... :/
have you ever been to a disco? I once did the disco in my basement...
do you use hairspray? no
what is your gender? female
what is the most interesting dream you can recall? Its not really interesting but the first dream that I thought of was: I dreamt that somehow RS (however its spelled) died in school.. all I really recall were them putting tape around where his body was and they were asking me how he died but I didnt know..... creepy right?
last question. if there was one thing you wanted to say to the world, what would it be? GRIOW UP! I mean jjeeeze! the whole world is like a bunch of seven year olds fighting over a toy. its ridiculous! jeeze you dont have to have all the damn toys! learn to freakin share!
gosh!
(feel free to include any other extraneous comments)
VICTIM VIII
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Surveyor: what music are you listening to (if any)?
Victim 8: right now? hmmm. I’m listening to the traffic of Baltimore, Maryland… and birds chirping
Surveyor: what are you wearing?
Victim 8: I’m wearing uh… green plaid boxers, um, a hand-painted t-shirt with my own design on it, and a white and blue polka-dotted dress shirt. I just got out of bed so I *
Surveyor: what? actually never mind.
Victim 8: do you need me to rephrase something or go back?
Surveyor: no don’t worry about it. Are you religious?
Victim 8: um, sort of. I’m becoming more so… more religious than I used to be
Surveyor: Do you watch internet cartoons?
Victim 8: yes
Surveyor: Do you like the color purple?
Victim 8: um… yes… but it’s not my favorite color… I do have a purple hat though
Surveyor: Do you have plans to take over the world? [laughs] oh god what a dumb question
Victim 8: only metaphorically… not physically
Surveyor: Do you read poetry?
Victim 8: um, occasionally. I don’t like *sit down and read large volumes of poetry for entertainment… I don’t hate poetry. I dabble in it occasionally, I guess
Surveyor: Do you write poetry?
Victim 8: um sometimes… not very good though. It’s more just like stream of consciousness babbling… but sometimes I forget to write down the best stuff that I think of, which is too bad. I write down trash and I forget to write down anything good that I think of.
Surveyor: I sort of do the same thing
Victim 8: what?
Surveyor: I sort of do the same thing
Victim 8: yeah. yeah it’s unfortunate
Surveyor: [laughs] Are you a pathetic human or some other alien race? Or perhaps some bizarre combination of the two?
Victim 8: did you say pathetic or prophetic?
Surveyor: “pathetic”
Victim 8: I’m the prosthetic toenail [laughs]
Surveyor: okay you can be a prosthetic toenail [laughs as well]
Victim 8: I wasn’t sure if you said prophetic human or pathetic, and I’m not an alien don’t think) and it sounded like you said prosthetic at one point *when in doubt wise crack or crack wise… that’s what they used to say
Surveyor: If you are of some other race, are you racist against the pathetic humans? If you are a pathetic human, are you racist against the weird alien people? If you are some weird combination of human and other, you are exempt from answering this question. This makes us all weird.
Victim 8: well we’re definitely all weird I can tell you that… that’s about all I can say… and I think aliens are pretty damn nifty, and I would love to meet one and have tea with it… if they drink tea… if not I could have tea and they could have their alien beverage of their choice… and that goes for illegal aliens too and not just extraterrestrials especially Botswanans because I’ve never met anyone from Botswana… that I know of
Surveyor: I did a project on zebras from Botswana once
Victim 8: sounds cool
Surveyor: Do you pity them (the others...)? I guess you already said no because you’d love to meet them
Victim 8: yea… you got it * we don’t know what Mr. T’s talking about *
Surveyor: Do you have a tail?
Victim 8: do I have a tail… I wish I had a tail… unfortunately I don’t but, um, I think it would be really useful especially to climb trees with… except I cant climb trees right now since my wrist is broken, but that’s alright
Surveyor: you could climb trees afterwards when your wrist was better
Victim 8: yea that’s right… um, I’m sure I will
Surveyor: do you know anyone who does? (have a tail)
Victim 8: uh… hmm… yea my roommate has this like 8 ft long alligator tail… it’s very difficult for him to hide it, he has to wear really baggy pants
Surveyor: [laughs at previous comment and then becomes grim] Do you listen to Bells?
Victim 8: do I listen to what?
Surveyor: bells
Victim 8: Do I listen to bells?
Surveyor: yeah
Victim 8: like church bells
Surveyor: yea
Victim 8: * I don’t know if I go out of my way to listen to them and try to hear what they’re telling me, but in the very superficial way * I mean I don’t sit down and like say rejoice, rejoice the Messiah’s coming because the bells ring I usually just think like… oh 2 o’clock just now. somehow I feel like this interview isn’t going to make very interesting reading matter… it’ll only be funny to me and you to everyone else it won’t make sense. maybe if my answers were a little more visionary…
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Surveyor: are you afraid of strobe lights?
Victim 8: um no not really… I mean not… they’re okay, I wouldn’t want to like live in a house where there were like strobe lights going perpetually but like once in a while I can deal with them
Surveyor: have you ever been to a disco?
Victim 8: mmm… not, not a traditional sort of disco… not really, no*
Surveyor: do you use hairspray? [laughs]
Victim 8: no
Surveyor: what is your gender?
Victim 8: um [laughs] I’ll have to think about that… no um male, I don’t know… I have a lot friend who are like anarchist-y and challenging the existence of gender and I don’t know how I feel about that I think it’s a little silly but… whatever floats your boat.. it’s pretty cool actually like I feel like gender is the next frontier and we’ll all be a little bit of both someday. I guess people get hung up on gender and it doesn’t feel like… it feels like sometimes people make too big of a deal of it
Surveyor: hmmm. what is the most interesting dream you can recall?
Victim 8: um, I usually don’t remember my dreams. um… but last night I had a lot of dreams about train-hopping and I remember I had to stand in this really long line in one of my dreams last night… that’s not very interesting… I had this dream a while ago about this very ferocious street gang and they were very violent except they were all Canadian and it was * it was like the mafia of Canada or something like that
Surveyor: last question. if there was one thing you wanted to say to the world, what would it be?
Victim 8: um, hmm let me think… (Long pause) just like to eat your vitamins and get enough [something*] and stuff… I don’t know… I don’t have something that needs to be said to the entire world.
Surveyor: thank you for taking my survey! * [unrecorded salutations ensue]