Archive of entries posted on 23rd March 2018

Icebreaker: Have You Ever Won a Trophy or Medal?

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Having finished “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data” and enjoyed the results, I’m moving on to a new list:

76 Fun Icebreaker Questions (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)

Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.

If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.

Have you ever won a trophy or medal?

Ribbons, mostly

#CommonSenseBombLaws

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Of course, Universal Background checks and mandatory 2 week waiting periods would prevent bomb violence!

These would need to apply to purchases of:

  • Bombs (natch)
  • Gasoline
  • Diesel
  • Aviation Fuel
  • Water (can be separated into rocket fuel)
  • Propane
  • Butane
  • Coal
  • Heating oil
  • Cooking oil
  • Alcohol, all kinds
  • Mouthwash (contains alcohol)
  • Fertilizer
  • Sugar
  • Flour
  • Cat litter
  • Wood shavings
  • Wood
  • Clocks
  • Egg timers
  • Lighters
  • Matches
  • Sticks (can be rubbed together to make fire and can be converted to wood shavings)
  • Eyeglasses
  • Magnifying glasses
  • Condoms (saw a guy start a fire with one these on a Youtube video once)
  • Cellphones
  • Red wire
  • Green wire
  • White wire
  • Black wire
  • Rust
  • Sunblock
  • Aluminum
  • Metal pipe
  • PVC pipe
  • Cardboard
  • Stamps (used to mail bombs)
  • Packing tape
  • UPS and FedEx trucks (bomb delivery mechanisms)
  • Baby food (I forget why)
  • Pyrex
  • Pressure cookers
  • Backpacks
  • Baking soda
  • Lemon juice
  • Vinegar
  • Pickles
  • Photos of bombs
  • Photobombs
  • Drawings of bombs
  • Pop tarts (which can potentially have all the non-bomb looking areas eaten away)
  • Bomber Jackets
  • Electricity
  • Batteries
  • Vans
  • Cars
  • Airplanes
  • Most movie tickets