A new gossip blog has landed on the Memesalot desk. It’s connected with an addictive online game called Star vs. Star, which has viral/meme potential itself! Since gossip’s on the brain, here’s a meme all about celebrity buzz:

1. If you were a celebrity, what would be your ultimate nightmare “caught by the paparazzi” scenario?

2. What would you prefer people gossip about:
a) your love life
b) your $ spending
c) your career
d) your “recreational” activities
e) your charitable contributions

3. What do you really think about gossip blogs/sites?

4. What type of “celebrity” are you most likely to read gossip about:
a) musician
b) actor
c) politician
d) athlete
e) other (what?)

5. How often do you visit gossip blogs/sites?

6. If you visit gossip blogs/sites, which is your favorite?

7. Do you have any interest in any of the following:
a) Britney Spears
b) American Idol contestants
c) Angelina & Brad
d) Lindsay Lohan
e) Paris & Nicole

8. Which celebrity do you think is most likely to fall off the gossip radar?

9. Which celebrity do you think is poised to be the next great gossip target?

10. Which celebrity/celebrities do you think will permanently be a gossip magnet?

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

We all know the Internet runs on social sites like fuel. The big idea may have been to create an “information superhighway”, but what’s really happened is we’ve created a virtual society! Most of 2007’s top search terms for mega-engines like Yahoo and Google included various social networking sites across all ages. So let’s examine your online social life.

1. Do you have a profile on MySpace?

2. If so, when did you create your MySpace profile? -or- If not, why don’t you have a profile on MySpace?

3. Do you have a Facebook profile?

4. If so, when did you create your Facebook profile? -or- If not, why don’t you have a profile on Facebook?

5. What is, in your opinion, the best feature of social networking sites like Facebook?

6. What is, in your opinion, the worst feature of social networking sites?

7. What is it that attracts you to social sites—the chance to connect with old friends? The ability to keep up with family? Making new friends online?

8. Have you ever participated in a forum, message board, bulletin board, or newsgroup?

9. Did it have a specific theme? (such as a hobby or a celebrity) If so, what was it?

10. Have you ever founded or moderated a forum or board?

11. Have you ever participated in online chats like AOL chat rooms, IRC, chat rooms embedded in web sites, visual chat such as Second Life, etc.?

12. Have you ever been addicted to chat?

13. Have you ever founded or moderated a chat?

14. Have you ever met anyone face-to-face that you encountered in a chat?

15. What is, in your opinion, the best feature of forums/boards or chat?

16. What is, in your opinion, the worst feature of forums/boards or chat?

17. Have you ever participated in instant messaging like AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN, or ICQ?

18. If so, what is your primary use/goal for IMs? (e.g. Keeping in touch with family, making new friends, etc.)

19. Which instant messenger do you use most, or like best?

20. Have you ever played an online multiplayer game, like a roleplaying game or a strategy game? (real time, turn-based, or board-based)

21. Which game(s) is(are) your favorite(s)? What do you like best about it(them)?

22. What age is the youngest person you have on your friends list, forum, buddy list, or chat?

23. What age is the oldest person you have on your friends list, forum, buddy list, or chat?

24. Will you try “new generation” MySpace/Facebook like Hi5 or Yuwie, or are you satisfied with the “old” sites?

25. Do you think you’ll get tired of our “outgrow” social networking options online, or will you always be looking for new ways to connect with people in a virtual environment?

26. Have you ever participated in a social journaling site, such as Livejournal or Diaryland?

27. If so, do you find you’re able to open up easily to strangers, or do you reserve your diaries mostly for friends and family?

28. Have you ever used or seriously considered using a dating site? (C’mon, don’t be shy!)

29. Have you ever met anyone face-to-face that you encountered on a dating site?

30. Do you believe that true, lasting friendships or romantic relationships can be formed on the internet via any form of online social options?

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

Watching Project Runway, browsing Model Sense, and digging through my wardrobe for an early Spring cleaning have all made me think fashion. And whether you consider yourself fashion savvy or not, you can’t escape it. Someone somewhere designs every bit of clothing we wear–maybe even you! So here’s a survey all about your experiences in the world of fashion.

1. Have you ever designed clothing, as an amateur or a professional (including costumes)?

2. If so, what?

3. Have you ever executed your design, including sewing it?

4. If so, how’d it go?

5. Have you ever worn a piece of your own designed/handmade clothing?

6. If so, did you get any feedback and what was it?

7. Have you ever deconstructed a piece of clothing (e.g. taking a scissors to a t-shirt and cutting creative patterns)?

8. What did you deconstruct and what did you do with it?

9. Have you ever shopped in a designer boutique, such as on 5th Ave in Manhattan?

10. Which one(s)?

11. Have you ever bought anything in such a boutique?

12. What did you buy?

13. Have you ever worn anything of a designer label?

14. If so, what?

15. Are you more inclined to wear designer label for special events—like a designer wedding dress or a designer formal dress for the prom—than for casual street clothes?

16. Have you worn high-end designer shoes?

17. Have you worn designer jewelery?

14. Do you have designer accessories such as wallets or handbags—Coach, Louis Vuitton, etc.?

15. Do you wear designer perfume, e.g. Chanel?

16. Have you ever modeled clothes anywhere?

17. If so, what was the event and what did you model?

18. Have you ever been to a fashion show, amateur or professional?

19. If you’ve been to a professional show, where was it and which designer’s collection did you see?

20. Look back over your answers for the first few questions of this survey, and consider accordingly. Do you have any desire to become a fashion designer just for you—making your own clothes, wearing your own accessories, carrying your own purses, etc.?

21. Look back over your answers for the first few questions of this survey, and consider accordingly. Do you have any desire to become a fashion designer for others?

22. Do you have any desire to go to fashion school?

23. Do you want to be a costumer, such as working in the costume department during plays?

24. Do you keep up with fashion trends?

25. Do you read fashion magazines or watch fashion reports on TV?

26. Have you been to any fashion-related trade shows?

27. What would you call your fashion line if you created one?

28. What would your logo look like?

29. Do you ever watch fashion-related television programs, like America’s Next Top Model or Project Runway?

30. Check out http://www.modelsense.net/ –would you watch a television show like that, i.e. tips presented by models for aspiring models, fashion buffs, or just regular people with a passing interest in related topics?

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

Ever heard of a food that sounds so disgusting it turns your stomach? Ever heard of a food that’s off-the-beaten-path, but you think you might try it if you had the chance? This is a survey all about food that’s unusual to Americans and many others in the Western world.

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat kangaroo?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat chocolate-covered grasshoppers?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat a large spider?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat alligator?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat a rodent?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat jellyfish?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat duck feet?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat owl?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat monkey brains?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat pig’s jaw?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat blood pudding?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat dog?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat horse?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat calf testicles?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat seal?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat escargot?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat frog’s legs?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat turtle?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat a scorpion?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat grubs?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat yak butter?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat clay?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat a fried candy bar?

Have you ever eaten, or would you ever eat seaweed ice cream?

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

We’re always picking favorite quotes, displaying them, discussing them, and generally focusing on the famous words of other people. But what if we could select our own famous words—our own quotes, original & unique, capturing our thoughts and feelings?

That’s the purpose of this meme. Write an original quote, short or long, about each of the randomly-selected topics below. Don’t forget to let us know where you’ve published your answers!

My quotes in my words about…

1. Planet Earth

2. Culture

3. Music

4. Marriage

5. The Internet

6. Modern Medicine

7. Family

8. Literature

10. Television

11. Sports

12. Fame

13. Wealth

15. Politics

16. Education

17. Religion

18. Food

19. The Past

20. The Future

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

U.S. politics: absolutely inescapable this time of year, with a Presidential election looming. Even on an international scale the race for Presidency is getting attention. Though this meme is skewed towards U.S. citizens, if you’re outside the U.S. and can tailor it for your country, go ahead!

1. Do you keep up with U.S. politics—national scale?

2. Do you keep up with U.S. politics—state and/or local scale?

3. Do you vote in the Presidential election?

4. Do you vote in Senatorial, Congressional, and/or Gubernatorial elections?

5. Do you vote in town elections (Mayor, Council, local issues, etc.)?

6. Are you registered with a U.S. party?

7. If you feel comfortable disclosing: which one?

8. Do you ever vote outside your party?

9. Do you vote in primaries?

10. Do you think the U.S. electoral system is effective or flawed?

11. Will you vote in the 2008 Presidential election?

12. If you feel comfortable disclosing, and given there are no set candidates yet: who will you vote for, if given the chance?

13. Has any candidate you’ve voted for won, in any election?

14. If you feel comfortable disclosing: which Presidential candidates you’ve voted for have won (if any)?

15. Are there some issues you consider so important that they will clinch the decision of which candidate you support, regardless of the rest of his/her platform or political history?

16. If so, what are the issues?

17. Do you think the Iraq War will figure heavily into who wins in 2008?

18. Do you think environmentalism will figure heavily into who wins in 2008?

19. Do you think taxation will figure heavily into who wins in 2008?

20. Do you think candidates with more history in politics are better suited for the job?

21. Do you think politicians are fundamentally dishonest, at any level of government?

22. Do you consider your local elections more important than national elections, in terms of direct impact on you?

23. Are you happy with your current local (town) government?

23. Are you happy with your current state government?

24. Are you happy with the current Congressional and Senatorial (national) representation?

25. Are you happy with the current President and his cabinet/officials?

26. If you could make U.S. policy in 2008, what would be the very first issue you address, or change you make?

27. If you could make U.S. policy in 2008, what would be the second action you take?

28. Would you want to be President, if you had the option?

29. Do you think any of the potential Presidential candidates for 2008 have the potential to go down in history as a great President?

30. Generally speaking, do you think the U.S. needs major changes in 2008, or is the country doing OK?

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

Here’s an exercise in what some vague, open-ended questions can inspire. For an extra challenge–and maybe an interesting discovery or two–answer with the very first thing that comes to mind.

1. I am a woman/man who…

2. I believe in…

3. I am happy when…

4. It upsets me when…

5. I often feel…

6. I can remember…

7. I love…

8. I hate…

9. I am worried about…

10. I want to know…

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

What cryptid (mysterious creature) are you? Check out our new, original quiz/selector to discover your cryptid personality match!

You’ll discover if you’re most like Bigfoot, Chupacabra, Faeries, Dragons, Mothman, The Jersey Devil, Nessie, or Aliens. Includes fun graphics to display your results on your blog, page, profile, or forum.

It’s been a big year for Bigfoot & other mysterious creatures. At the end of 2007 Bigfoot (aka Sasquatch), Chupacabra, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster, and other strange phenomenon topped search engines for most-searched terms (more here). Clearly we all love a bit of cryptozoology, so here’s a survey all about the spooky, supernatural, and just plain weird critters on (though not necessarily from) Earth!

(If you’re not sure about some of the terms, Wikipedia is your one-stop-shop for definitions.)

1. Do you believe in Bigfoot (or Sasquatch or Yeti)?

2. What do you think Bigfoot is: the missing link, a freak species of man or ape, or something else?

3. Have you ever heard of El Chupacabra?

4. Do you find it amusing that “Chupacabra” translates to “goat sucker”?

5. Have you or anyone you know seen either Bigfoot or Chupacabra?

6. What about the Mothman: do you believe he exists?

7. Have you ever read the book The Mothman Prophecies (John A. Keel)?

8. Have you ever seen the movie The Mothman Prophecies (John A. Keel)?

9. The Jersey Devil: NJ cousin of the Mothman, or something else?

10. Have you or anyone you know seen the Mothman, the Jersey Devil, the Thunderbird, or any other impossibly large bird-like creature?

11. Do you believe the Loch Ness Monster exists?

12. If so, do you think Nessie is a form of dinosaur, or something else?

13. Do you think Nessie is the same creature that also exists in other lakes worldwide, such as Champ in Lake Champlain and Ogopogo in Lake Okanagan?

14. Have you or anyone you know seen a lake monster?

15. Were dragons real?

16. Do they still exist?

17. If so, are they also relatives of dinosaurs, or something else?

18. Are faeries (in all forms—imps, sprites, brownies, etc.) real?

19. Have you or anyone you know had an encounter with faeries?

20. Are UFOs visitors from outer space, i.e. aliens, figments of imagination, government experiments, or something else?

21. If UFOs are aliens, do you think world governments are covering up the truth about their existence?

22. Do you believe something extraterrestrial—alien or otherwise—exists at Roswell, or is it just a military operation?

23. Have you or anyone you know seen a UFO, or had a close encounter with one?

24. Do you believe in any other mysterious creatures not covered in this meme (and if so which ones)?

25. Visit this list on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cryptids), pick a favorite cryptid, and explain why you chose it.

This survey & more at http://www.memesalot.com

You know them, you’ve done them, you love them—memes, glorious memes! AKA quizzes, surveys, widgets…all those goodies you spend your free time filling out to populate your blog, post on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo etc. profiles, forward in e-mails, and send around in your MySpace bulletins.

We created this site, dear Lord or Lady of the Kingdom of Timewasting, to serve as a repository for original memes. We’ll be providing you with surveys and quizzes we create. You copy & paste to your blog, bulletin, or profile, fill ‘em out, and you’re off and running.

Alternatively, if you don’t have a blog or just want to answer them quickly, you can answer the meme by replying in a comment to each meme’s post. And please do comment and let us know when you’ve answered one of our memes on your own blogs/etc., we’d like to see your answers!

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