Some Follow Up Questions

Jul 13, 2025

Hi! It was so nice to catch up last week. I really appreciated our heart-to-heart and getting that stuff off my chest. And I’m sorry to the 3 friends who unsubscribed. My guess is you use medicare but pretend you bootstrap-pay for healthcare instead?

At any rate, I was intrigued by a lot of what you said, so I have a few follow up questions, if you don’t mind. I don’t think you’ll mind. I mean, we’re close, right?

Can you watch movies or read books without knowing anything about them?
What’s more annoying: flossing, or pretending to like a mutual acquaintance?
Speaking of maintenance, do you brush your tongue, and are we supposed to?
What’s a line you regularly cross that you don’t want others to cross. (And why?)
Would you rather be in a medium-security prison for 10 years or work 8am-5pm, five days a week, with no days off except standard holidays for 40 years?
If you were in charge of the laws for how to farm and kill animals for human consumption, would you leave things the way they are? (Why not or why not?)
If you were in charge of writing laws for how people talk to each other, would you rather use a gun, a knife, fisticuffs, or respectful, considerate, open-dialogue?
What sucks more: a pimple in your nose, irritable bowels, or an all-day hangover?
If a bus leaves Detroit headed west to Portugal, and a plane leaves Edmonton flying East to Venus, do you miss Blockbuster trips on Friday evenings?
When you were a kid and people told you stuff that made no sense, did you ask for clarification, assume you were too dumb to understand, or interrupt and talk about what you wanted to talk about? (Don’t lie. I spend a lot of time with kids.)
How would you feel if you dropped a winning lotto ticket worth $10 billion and later discovered that a co-worker you despise found it and legally cashed it in?
Why won’t God just come to Earth and tell all of us at once what’s really going on?
Why don’t we just tell all 5-year-olds ‘Life has no meaning and you eventually die?’
If the same people who attended your wedding had to attend your divorce, would you be more or less likely to marry?
What flower arrangements and music would you use at your divorce ceremony?
Would you rather know exactly what your closest friends think about you, or would you rather tell your closest friends exactly what you think about them?
When you eat toast with jam, do you put it in your mouth jam-side up or down?
If I gave you a cow, could you make cheese without any instructions or help?
When did we all stop thinking that standing in front of microwaves is dangerous?
Do you always sometimes never want what you want exactly when you want it?
Do you remember the first time you fell in hate?
How did that change you?
If only fools rush in, what do you call people who never even try?
What would happen to you if your hero admitted they were a total fraud?
Who’s on first?
In how many years will that last joke make sense to less than 1% of living humans?
What is more important to you, your integrity, your reputation, or your pride?
If IRS donations were tax-deductible, would you help us settle our national debt?

I’m so glad we talked again, and I can’t wait to hear your reply!

With love,

Mike

This week on Coffin Talk: Sam Fischer comes from a cowboy-raised but egghead-educated background. He's saddled horses, driven and fed cattle in 40 below weather, worked in a corral, and put up hay in 100 degree heat. He also spent 31 years as a national political operative and 13 years in law enforcement. Listen here!