Commodus 64?

Thousands of years before the WWF, the emperor Commodus gathered all the dwarfs, cripples, and freaks his guards could locate around Rome and had them dragged over to the Colosseum. There they were all given meat cleavers and commanded to hack each other to death. [this factoid via the Useless Knowledge gadget at Duoclam.com]

It occurred to me when I read this that, given the way TV is going, what with the popularity of "extreme" (read: blood) sports, it's only a matter of maybe another couple of generations (if we all should live so long) before the next big reality TV phenomenon is a literal atrocity a la Commodus.

If Stephen Hawking payed you $10,000 to kill Oprah, would you do it?

I would take the money and run; unless that chair of his is seriously tricked out, there's no way he'd catch me.

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If you could have invented one thing, what would it have been?

Thomas Edison.

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What would your dream job look like?

Fun - lots of it - accompanied by an unlimited expense account.

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What was the best concert you went to?

Neurosis, "Through Silver in Blood" tour.
Opera House - Toronto, Ontario Canada 1996.

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How many countries have you traveled to?

Just one.
(so far!)

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What was the worst advice you've ever received?

Follow the rules and be quiet.

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If you could look like anybody, who would it be?

You're lookin' at him, so to speak.

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What do you think is your most attractive feature?

Attractive to who? If we're talkin' mosquitoes, I'd say any exposed skin.

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What's your dream car?

Ha! I despise cars; the only good car is a dead car.

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