the difference between genius and stupidity is, genius has its limits

1. If you realize that a student at your school or a colleague from your job has plagiarized part of their work from the Internet. What do you do? tell the truth
2. What does your computer look like when you aren't looking at it?
   
3. If you aren't looking at it, how do you know it's still there when your back is turned? reality does not change depending upon my attention
4. If you hit an animal with your car would you get out to try and make sure it was okay? depends
5. How do you feel about the people who are teased in high school suing the bullies who teased them for emotional damage? equivocal
6. Do you have an interest in any of the following:
   guns: none. Absolutely zero.
7. explosives: some, but it's academic, not personal
8. Marilyn Manson: nope
9. trench coats: always looking for a good one
10. the Mafia: another intellectual interest
11. satanism: it's silly
12. Nazis: I know a lot more about them than anyone ought to
13. Do you believe that people live in their own worlds or realities or do you think we all share the same world/reality? some of each, depending on the circumstances
14. Do you believe that Nazism was a characteristically German thing, or do you think a similar type of government could spring up in any country? it was NOT "a German thing," nor a product of its time. I can't believe people still spout this sort of thoughtless crap.
15. Is your diary in the Internet Archive Wayback Machine? yep
16. When do you get your most peaceful and satisfying sleep? first day of the weekend
17. What thought gets you out of bed in the morning? "I'm in so much debt..."
18. Do you get along better with guys or girls (as friends)? my best friends are female. My most enduring friends are male.
19. How many points is the letter Z worth in Scrabble? 10
20. In poker, which hand is better: four of a kind or a straight? four of a kind
21. What is the official language of Australia? there isn't one. English is the primary language, I think?
22. On what continent would you find British Columbia? North America
23. What promise could you never keep? "don't do anything stupid"
24. No cat has 8 tails. Every cat has one tail more than no cat. How many tails does every cat have? 9
25. What are you a member of? the human race
26. If you and your mate were stranded at sea on a scuba diving trip like in the movie Open Water, how would you survive? haven't seen the movie. But if I was on the sea for any amount of time, I would sunburn to a crisp.
27. Do you feel confident that you would know what to do under emergency circumstances? I have a pretty clear head but in all honesty I'd probably be shit in a crisis
28. Have you ever been stood up? snort
29. Use a simile to describe yourself. sneaky as a ninja
30. Now use a metaphor. heart. broken.
31. Have you ever had an unusual piercing? uh, no
32. Have you ever experienced culture shock? yeah, there were a couple of short trips down south that were like a visit to another country
33. Imagine you were trapped in one of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11/01. Who would you call and what would you say to them in those last few minutes? today is really, really not the day
34. Do you ever go to school or work when you feel like you do not look your best? of course - that's adulthood
35. Does doing this effect your whole day? it can. Sometimes it's a good thing, and sometimes it's bad.
36. What was the last movie you watched and what did you learn from it? Jerry Maguire, which was a pretty big waste of time
37. Do you believe that everyone who doesn't believe in your religion is going to hell? not hardly
38. What is the best thing about winter? the fucking END of cold weather. I'm SO SICK of being cold, I cannot even express it.
39. Do you ever shovel your neighbor's walk? no, and here's why: my neighborhood doesn't have sidewalks, and my neighbors (with the exception of the widow next door) would not do it for me
40. How often do you hold back from saying what you are thinking? far too often
41. Have you ever looked back at someone you loved and wondered 'what attracted me to THEM?' it's happened
42. What do you think of Drew Barrymore? she's my world-famous twin
43. Name one thing you refuse to ever do: give in easily
44. Name one place you refuse to ever go: I don't think I can go to Vegas
45. Do you think people see you more as who you are or what you are? what, definitely. Absolutely!
46. Pick 3 random letters: h d p
47. Now think of the first 3 things that pop into your head that start with each letter. hot dog pizza
48. Do you dress more revealing or more to cover up? it depends on my mood. At the moment I'm wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt and PJ pants that could comfortably fit two.
49. What does it take to be a 'real gentleman'? respect, both for oneself and for others
50. Where would you go if you were going somewhere you don't usually go? ouch
51. On the first September 11th anniversary, the New York lottery's winning numbers were 9, 1, and 1. Do you believe this is fate, coincidence or a conspiracy/plan? coincidence
52. When (and if) people (or animals) go to heaven, do they become angels? if there is a stereotyped "heaven", then its inhabitants are undoubtedly stereotyped "angels"
53. What is your most important body part? my brain

[From the 5000-question meme; this is the second half of the twenty-fifth part (questions 2351-2400). The title quotation is by Alexandre Dumas {fils}]