Questions of the Week

1. Are you well known on Youthink?
Added by: prity4evr

2. Do you believe teenagers are controlled by the media?
Added by: Mathyou

3. Do you mind if people drop by your house without calling first?
Added by: Mispelled

4. Do you think the phone industry will need a bail-out?
Added by: juni

5. Do you look down upon artists who use pitch-correction tools in their music productions?
Added by: Wubba D

1. Which Plant Are You?
Added by: Tangoblue24

2. Which guitar are you?
Added by: jv94

3. Which Disney Villain Are You?
Added by: Emperor-P

4. Can you guess the language?
Added by: butterfly555

5. What gun should you use?
Added by: TheBEAST69

Funniest Comments of the Week

In a news thread titled 'B.C. police officer catches man, woman having sex in garbage dumpster':
mantronikk: A man that can get a woman to have sex with him in a dumpster has got MAD mojo.
greenandblue: How do you know it wasn't the other way around?
mantronikk: Would YOU have sex in a dumpster?
DaveW: If it was during a "dry" period, I'd have sex WITH a dumpster.

In a thread questioning whether Tupac was still alive or not:
Sheady: I know if I was a world famous rapper, wanting to hide my identity after faking my death...I'd go out drinking on Bourbon St looking exactly as I did the day I died....you know minus the bullet holes and ruptured spleen.

In a trivia game, complaining about missing out on some of the questions:
travbowman: Grr...stupid phonecall. I couldn't join in 'til question 13.
snowbdr88: I got stopped by students, midway...
mcGoodness: I got stopped by students, O'hare

In a journal by a 'vampire':
Vampress1234: humans are the reson i don't go in public. they treat us like beast when we are the ones that protect them wether they know it or not.if it wasn't for us humans would be no more.so thanks for all the thanks!much apreshiated!
KnifeGoingIn: You would think that after living for a bajillion years, you would have somehow figured out how to spell "appreciated." You're welcome! Signed, Head of the Unicorn Committee.

In a news thread about women with bigger tits paying more for bras:
EhFahQ: Srsly, this is dumb. Everybody knows the bigger tits you have, the more money you make. They shouldn't have a problem paying 3 extra bucks.
Pantala: Man, I've gotta write a memo to my boss.
EhFahQ: Just make sure you write that memo on a post-it note and place it between your funbags. Instant raise.
sheady: You might get paid more too!

Joke of the Week

Chicken Coop

Why do chicken coops have 2 doors?

Because if they had 4 doors they'd be chicken sedans.

Member of the Week

The member of the week is PeppyDancer. A member since February 2007, Peppy recently gave birth to a son name Erik. congrats!

JoeInterview's Member Feature

This week's interview features wild_monkeys. This interview was conducted by travbowman.

JoeInterview: First off, how did you find YT?

wild_monkeys: I was 15 and my brother spend hours and hours on the internet everyday. I saw him on IAB and it looked pretty good so I started going there. I was desperate to comment on the links so I made an account and somehow found my way to YT. I can't remember how but it wasn't through questions like alot of people. I was a total newb to start off with though. How embarrasing.

JI: What would you say is the biggest reason you keep coming back for more?

W_M: There are days that I honestly don't know why but it has just become habit. Other days it's great. You can vent, brag, lurk, be nosey and just muck about. I've made a fair few friends on here too so the prospect of making more keeps me coming back.

JI: What are you studying at Uni?

W_M: I took a year out and I'll be starting Architectural Engineering next year. It was supposed to be Structural Engineering but I got complacent and didn't study so I failed maths and didn't get in. I'm pretty happy with what I've got. It's all about accoustics, heating, lighting, air conditioning, environmental sustainability and stuff like that. I can't wait to start!

JI: When did you start to develop an interest in engineering?

W_M: I've always liked being creative and I'm fascinated by how things work and what's inside them. My grandad was an engineer and when I was about 6 I was given one of his old business cards. He had so many letters after his name and sounded really important so I always wanted to get letters after my name too! He also had a massive house and two Aston Martins.

JI: Did you ever ask him why one Aston Martin wasn't enough?

W_M: Haha! Sadly he died before I was born so I never did get the chance. He didn't have both at the same time though. My gran always tells the story that in the week after he bought the first one, it used a gallon of oil or something stupid like that. He was so angry that he parked the car across the gate of the dealers and sent them the keys in the post. I wish I had been able to get to know him, he sounded awesome!

JI: What's the story behind your screenname?

W_M: I used to go on isketch alot a few years ago and I used this as my avy.

From that I got my email address and now most of my screennames are wild_monkeys. Not so keen on they avy anymore but I still love the name!

JI: Whose sense of humour always gets you to laugh each time you hear/read/watch it?

W_M: Um I'm pretty easy to please, lots of people make me laugh. Two people who stand out are Bill Bailey and Billy Connelly. Both started out as folk musicians and find amazing ways to work music into their acts. For visual humour, nothing beats Monty Python. I'm obsessed! I have all the DVDs and could quote pretty much every sketch. I just love the obscurity of it.

JI: Where do you see yourself in ten years?

W_M: With any luck I'll be a fully qualified engineer and working my way up the ranks of a big world renowned company. I don't know where but definately not Scotland. I would like to be married by then or with the guy I will probably marry. I'll probably be back at Build a Bear trying to pay off my student loan, wishing I had tried harder.

JI: What does the average person not realise about Build-a-Bear?

W_M: That the clothes are for bears, not for children!! You would be surprised how many people come wanting an outfit for a 6 month old.

I'm really struggling to think of a proper answer. Not alot goes on behind the scenes. I guess alot of people don't know that we put a barcode inside the bear and when the customer makes their birth certificate, they can put their details in. If the bear gets lost, it says on the label to return it to a store. If that happens, we can find the barcode, get the customer's details and return the bear to them. No good gossip or anything I'm afraid

JI: Where would you like to travel most that you've never been?

W_M: There are so many places! I think it would have to be Rome though. The art and architecture there is just absolutely stunning. You can see pictures of things but nothing can compare to the real thing. Vienna comes a pretty close second, purely for the music that has come from there.

Good thing I'll be going to both soon

JI: Oooh, when are you heading to Italy and Austria? How long do you plan on staying?

W_M: On the 30th of May, I am getting up at stupid o'clock in the morning to catch a train to London and then I will go on a big month long tour of Europe. Maybe longer depending how quickly I spend my money. I have been saving up all year and it can't come soon enough! I'm so excited!

JI: What sort of music has been getting the most spin from you lately?

W_M: At the moment it's Scottish folk music. I'm very involved in the folk music scene and have met many amazing people through it. It's just so accessible and socialable! I have just got the first album of Findlay Napier and the Baroom Mountaineers and it's quickly become one of my favourites. The Peatbog Fairies are well worth a listen too.

I'll never get bored of rock though. I went through a big Led Zeppelin stage and now I'm on to Free.

JI: Do you play any instruments?

W_M: I play fiddle, piano, pipe organ, mandolin, banjo, harmonica and I also do alot of singing. I can get a tune out of most folk instruments like bouzouki and accordian but I wouldn't say I play them.

JI: Wow, that's an impressive list! Which is your favourite to play and why?

W_M: I think I'm so lucky to be so musically minded! That's a really hard question! I love them all for different reasons! Joint favourites would be fiddle and singing. Fiddle because all the best tunes are written for it and people are really impressed when you play extremely fast. Singing because its really easy to get inventive and find harmonies. Its such a great feeling to be singing with a group of people and start off with just a plain boring tune and turn it into an amazing sound with layers and depth.

Also pipe organ because it's loud and you use your hands and your feet so it's great for showing off.

JI: What's the best thing about living in Edinburgh?

W_M: I honestly can't single out one thing. It's a beautiful city! How many people can say they look out of the window at work and see a castle? I love all the little streets and mish mash of buildings in the old town, the amazing universities (which I get for free. Ha!), the music, fantastic public transport, I love how I can run down Princes Street and pretend to be in Trainspotting and go to Greyfriars Kirkyard and see the graves off half the Harry Potter Characters, I love all the old stories and legends, the amazing Fringe Festival. Pretty much everything

JI: What's the biggest disadvantage to living where you do?

W_M: Bloody trams. Some eejit thought they would be a good idea and now they've dug up half the city so it takes twice as long to get anywhere and it's totally destroyed loads of businesses. They are over budget and behind schedule and nobody wants them. I know nobody cares but you never hear the end of it at work and we always have drills going off outside. Nightmare.

Also midges. They are vicious. Little flies that swarm around in the summer and give you really itchy bites.

JI: If you could meet any three YTers, who would it be?

W_M: Cpayne to play Monopoly, Custom_hobo to share my year's supply of Poppets with and Melly1000 so we could gossip about guys.

JI: How have you changed the most in your nearly four years at YT?

W_M: I was 15 when I joined so I have grown up a heck of alot. I care alot less about what people think about me, I've become more mature, my music taste has greatly improved and my life has a sense of direction now. It's odd thinking back to all the plans I had for myself and comparing them to what is actually happening. I'm not too far off and I'm happy with that.

JI: What's your most prized possession and why?

W_M: My violin. Hands down. It was made in 1672 and has been in the family ever since. When I got it, it hadn't been played for ages and still had the old gut strings. It has an amazing tone so it's very easy to make it sound good and I think it looks beautiful. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

JI: Over 300 years old?!? Are you nervous every time you get it out to play?

W_M: When I first got it I was absolutely petrified! I'm very careful with it but it's been dropped a few times. It's the scariest thing ever but it's never left more than a little mark. It's covered in dents and scratches after 300 years. Adds to the character.

JI: Any final words of wisdom to share with your fellow YTers?

W_M: Get a pacman costume and you will never have to pay for a drink again.

This week's article is titled 'Girl, 10, suffers burns on 70% of her body after 16 minutes in coin-operated tanning booth', and the thread was posted by Watch.

This week's link is titled 'Top 25 Star Trek Characters', and the link was posted by Watch.

Best Avatar of the Week	Best Profile Design of the Week
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Featured Article of the Week

A Dream too Old Part 2
Excerpt: It had been three days since she last saw Ricky. He seemed to be incredibly versatile at his job, as they never seemed to have him on the same position. As far as she could tell, despite going way out of her way to make eye contact with him, he was completely oblivious to her.

Written by PeppyDancer

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