Our Hoosier friend.
Loquacious, salacious,
A few hours to spend.
In #Trivia_House,
Her manner delightful.
She brightens our day,
Her words insightful.
We don't mind her winning,
First place she reigns.
Her intelligence astounding,
Not in any way feigned.
And when it come time,
To wish her goodbye.
A smile on our faces,
We do with a sigh.
Because we think great,
We can actually win.
At least until Gio,
Or Bambii come in!
Morrigan
MEET THE REGULAR -- Seraphim
Morrigan: Tell us about your nickname? What does it mean and why did you choose it?
Seraphim: It means archangels (plural). A single is seraph and they are the highest ranking of the archangels. And I did have a harp.
Seraphim: Plus the kids say I am an angel - I am always up in the air harping about something!
Morrigan: lol, so not because you are sweet, charming and cherubic, but because you harp on to them about stuff, gotcha!
Seraphim: Yes.
Seraphim: lol, my kids pun also.
Morrigan: How many kids do you have?
Seraphim: Two. Both daughters.
Morrigan: I bet that's enough though.
Seraphim: Without a doubt!
Seraphim: After two kids, I learned what caused it and quit.
Morrigan: Are you saying no more sex?
Seraphim: Possibly - I was implying that but it is definitely a joke.
Seraphim: Both are online.
Morrigan: Do they ever come to #Trivia_House or are they afraid of getting shown up by their mom in the question answering?
Seraphim: The latter lol
Morrigan: You have 16079 wins all time with 1327 this month and you are in spot #1 right now ..... do you have a life?
Seraphim: lol, of course.
Seraphim: I am only here in the mornings and evenings.
Morrigan: How do you manage to know the answers to so many questions?
Seraphim: I'm eclectic.
Morrigan: Doesn't that usually translate as strange and eccentric?
Seraphim: No. Eclectic means 'of all kinds'.
Seraphim: But I have a wide variety of interests.
Morrigan: How do you manage to stay in the top 10 all the time?
Seraphim: I get lucky!
Seraphim: And I've always been a good typist. I've typed since the '60s.
Seraphim: So that is a decent amount of time to become a reasonably fast typist.
Morrigan: Indeed! Much better than some of the 2 fingered typists in here.
Seraphim: lol
Morrigan: And I would also like to point out that sometimes guys it helps to type with two hands :)
Seraphim: rofl
Seraphim: I am not going to touch that line. It could lead to all kinds of discussions, lol
Morrigan: hehe, wise choice! It's just that people like to tell me when they are typing with one hand. Like I care!!
Seraphim: lol
Morrigan: Are you one of the question submitters that we can blame for submitting some of the wacky questions?
Seraphim: Without a doubt!
Seraphim: As you will recall, I also have a trivia bot.
Morrigan: Yes, the scifi / fantasy one. I've been looking forward to answering more of those questions from it actually.
Seraphim: I gave Tim copies of the questions I have in that database.
Morrigan: Do you think you can transfer my points over too? hehe
Seraphim: lol
Seraphim: Actually hon, I do have your points that are under your other nicks.
Morrigan: Let's not bring those other nicks up ok?
Seraphim: lol
* Seraphim doesn't recall anything
Morrigan: Ok good ..... selective amnesia is great!
Seraphim: Isn't it just?
Morrigan: If people are interested in knowing, as I am sure they are .... you introduced me to this server and channel, and I'm damned glad you did, so thank you.
Seraphim: Thank you. I thought you would enjoy it.
Morrigan: Oh I do! =)
Morrigan: Why do you enjoy it here?
Seraphim: Because of the wide ranging variety of people and the things they know and say.
Seraphim: It is a smorgasboard of delight.
Morrigan: Have you made friends here?
Seraphim: I would like to think so.
Seraphim: Even found a person who actually may be a cousin to me distantly.
Morrigan: Will you ever visit any of them?
Seraphim: I hope so.
Seraphim: mjs is only 15-20 minutes from me and several others are only an hour or so.
Morrigan: Would you want to come Down Under to see us Aussies?
Seraphim: I would adore it.
Seraphim: To see animals and people and learn some new recipes.
Seraphim: I would like to think that I have several friends in your area of the world.
Morrigan: Well you can come and visit me, there's always room on the couch :)
Seraphim: I would love to.
Morrigan: Speaking of animals - tell us about your little menagerie you have going.
Seraphim: lol
Seraphim: A friend and I are animal addicts so to speak. We raise little animals for fun and profit.
Seraphim: Several varieties of creatures.
Morrigan: Mhm, give us a few (thousand?) examples.
Seraphim: lol
Seraphim: Seabrite chickens, Silkie chickens, Frizzle chickens, Game chickens, Phoenix chickens.
Seraphim: Golden pheasant, Ringneck pheasant.
Seraphim: Archangel pigeons, Frillback pigeons, Runt pigeons.
Seraphim: Coturnix quail, Button quail.
Seraphim: Guinea pigs, also known as cavies.
Seraphim: Teddy bear hamsters, Dwarf hamsters, Syrian hamsters.
Seraphim: Little ear mice, Long hair mice, Satin mice.
Seraphim: Rats, hooded and pied.
Seraphim: Pharoah cats, Egyptian Mau cats, Siamese cats.
Seraphim: And our personal dogs.
Seraphim: Standard poodle and Irish setters.
Seraphim: Zebra finches and parakeets / budgies.
Seraphim: Mini rex rabbits.
[Author Note : Is it just me or is this beginning to sound like a menu in a restaurant? I'll have the #151 please!]
Morrigan: How did you come across all these animals?
Seraphim: Different ways. Some we search out and buy to breed.
Seraphim: Sometimes they have been given to us for one reason or another and some come in trades.
Morrigan: Do you consider yourself the Mother Theresa of animals?
Seraphim: lol, no.
Seraphim: She was entirely kinder than I.
Seraphim: I will happily eat some of my charges .... and have.
Seraphim: The quail are delicious and so are the chickens and pheasant.
Morrigan: So come Thanksgiving they should all hide?
Seraphim: lol if not sooner.
Morrigan: Have you ever thought about opening up 'Seraphim's Petting Zoo'?
Seraphim: Definitely not!
Seraphim: People coming through could carry diseases and infections to the animals, not to mention harming or frightening them.
Seraphim: Plus, many people don't know how to behave around animals for the most part.
Seraphim: I must admit, sometimes it takes 3-6 hours just to feed and clean the little guys each day.
Morrigan: But you nearly have a zoo anyway :)
Seraphim: True.
Morrigan: So since you have a thing for animals - do you like LilMonkey?
Seraphim: Yes, I adore the blue eyed simian.
Morrigan: How much does he pay you to say that?
Seraphim: lol
Morrigan: Oh so that's how you get all your points is it?!?
Morrigan: I see now ..... it's some kind of scam.
Seraphim: I just get lucky at times. I don't think I'm any more intelligent than the average person in this chat room.
Seraphim: Yeah, right. A Hoosier scam, lol.
Morrigan: Wellllllllll, there are plenty of Hoosiers in here, so I wouldn't put it past you guys!
Seraphim: rofl
Seraphim: I wonder why so many of us have managed to wander here?
Morrigan: Maybe the snow keeps you housebound during winter?
Seraphim: This winter maybe, but the last few winters haven't been nearly as bad as this one.
Morrigan: What are your favorite past-times aside from being in chat?
Seraphim: Reading of course, and art.
Morrigan: What type of art?
Seraphim: I studied art at Indiana University and I sculpt, carve, draw and paint.
Seraphim: I also like to do ceramic sculpture.
Morrigan: What was your career? Something art related?
Seraphim: No. For the most part, I worked with the mentally retarded. I used art while working with them.
Morrigan: Was it rewarding?
Seraphim: Fantastically.
Seraphim: It is amazing how much they have to give emotionally.
Seraphim: Sometimes it was exhausting and draining, but sometimes exhilarating.
Seraphim: Do you know of the circle theory of intelligence?
Seraphim: Supposedly there are levels of intelligence that we cannot understand.
Seraphim: That they go in a circle and one can only understand the levels of intelligence that are closest to one.
Seraphim: That the "idiot" and the genius are actually quite close on the cycle.
Morrigan: You are stranded on a deserted island. Who would you rather be with and why?
Morrigan: 1. LilMonkey ...... 2. Sean connery ... 3. President elect Bush ..... 4. A never ending supply of chocolate ..... or 5. Madeline Albright?
Seraphim: Sean Connery
Morrigan: Why?
Seraphim: If nothing else, I could listen to his lovely accent. And he is gorgeous, even aged!
Morrigan: Gotta love that Scottish accent.
Seraphim: Without a doubt.
Morrigan: No LilMonkey though, and you loving animals so much. Why not him?
Seraphim: I think Sean Connery might not be as programmed and more surprising.
Morrigan: And it's better to have a Scottish accented voice whispering in your ear than lots of monkey drool and screeching I bet!
Seraphim: I'm sure of that.
Morrigan: Tell us what your favorite type of websites are right now?
Seraphim: Budgerigar genetics.
Morrigan: Why?
Seraphim: I have been reading those almost exclusively lately learning the genetics of them.
Seraphim: It is intricate and fascinating and I have started breeding them.
Morrigan: Do you get wild budgies over there?
Seraphim: There are a few bunches of them that can exist in the weather that have gone wild.
Seraphim: The native parakeets to this country are extinct. The Carolina parakeet was the primary one. The budgies that are wild here are all descended from those in Australia.
Seraphim: I just got started in them so I have only 2 dozen or so at the moment.
Morrigan: What has been your weirdest experience in #Trivia_House?
Seraphim: I don't think there have been any weird ones.
Seraphim: This seems to be a basically nice, mild room.
Morrigan: I'd have to agree there - everyone is pretty much an adult or acts like one.
Seraphim: Yes, the idjits and children usually get thinned or bored out since they cannot keep up.
Morrigan: And then bambii takes care of the rest!
Seraphim: Yes.
Morrigan: If you were a patron saint, what patron saint would you be?
Seraphim: hmm, I wish I knew more hagiography.
[Author note : That's actually a question in the channel, so we'll know if you have read the interview and were paying attention because you'll answer it and have gotten a free 'gimme' point! :Þ ]
Seraphim: A nurturing one, like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Fiacre. I love to nurture.
Morrigan: We could make one up. Maybe something like St. Seraphim of Menageries.
Seraphim: rofl.
Seraphim: St. Seraphim of Eclecticism. That would cover everything.
Morrigan: I like that.
Seraphim: Me too.
Morrigan: Describe yourself in three words or less.
Seraphim: Eclectic, caring, curious.
Morrigan: Yes I agree.
Seraphim: Thanks.
Morrigan: You see your favorite author walking down the street. What are the first words you'd say to him / her?
Seraphim: I guess I would say 'hello, I am a fan of yours and I love your imagination'.
Morrigan: So you wouldn't just drool and be tongue-tied?
Seraphim: lol, I can always speak.
Seraphim: I have spoken several times ex temporaneously to several hundred people when the original speaker fell through or something of the sort.
Morrigan: I hate public speaking.
Seraphim: I have no problem with it.
Morrigan: Can I hire you to do mine for me please?
Seraphim: lol, of course.
Seraphim: You pay the expenses.
* Morrigan looks in purse to discover she's pretty much penniless.
Seraphim: lol
Morrigan: Maybe when I earn more money from writing I'll send for you.
Morrigan: You have 10 apples. You eat 5 green ones and 4 red ones. How many candy apples do you have left?
Seraphim: I didn't have candy apples to begin with according to your sentence.
Morrigan: I'll let you speak about anything that's on your mind. Anything you'd like to say?
Seraphim: I was thinking that the internet is a marvelous way for us to meet and to also begin to understand and learn about people from cultures which are different from our own.
Seraphim: We learn and understand more with all conversations.
Seraphim: We come to appreciate subtle nuances that we didn't know existed before.
Seraphim: The internet affords us a modicum of privacy where our true natures will out.
Morrigan: So is Seraphim your true nature?
Seraphim: I think so.
Seraphim: It is according to several people.
Seraphim: Since it is me, I can't really make an objective opinion.
Morrigan: Well I have known you long enough to say it's apt :)
Morrigan: Have you been enjoying the interviews so far?
Seraphim: Very much.
Seraphim: It amuses me that the interviews from the interviewee's point of view accentuated their personna.
Morrigan: That is my aim.
Seraphim: Then you handled it adroitly.
Morrigan: Thank you for sharing yourself with us today.
Seraphim: No problem.
Seraphim: lol, did you learn anything new?
Morrigan: I pretty much knew most of that stuff about you already.
Seraphim: That is what I thought, lol.
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