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| 1.Q |
Tell me
about the first time you remember being thrilled. |
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| 1.A |
As a passenger
inside the car as a kid, my dad would take turns at higher rates
of speed then normal, or do some emergency brake slides in the
wintertime - in empty parking lots. |
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| 2.Q |
What’s the slightest thing
to have thrilled you? |
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| 3.Q |
What’s the most frightening
yet thrilling thing you’ve done? |
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| 3.A |
White water
rafting for the first time |
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| 4.Q |
Tell me
why you’re not completely sensible. |
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| 4.A |
Because
my life is pretty much boring, so I need to get some kicks somewhere |
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| 5.Q |
What’s
the most uninhibited thing you’ve ever done? |
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| 5.A |
Hitting
on close friends while completely drunk |
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| 6.Q |
What have
you considered doing for pleasure but were too concerned about
the risks? |
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| 6.A |
Driving
as fast as a Volvo 960 can go |
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| 7.Q |
Describe
the event in one sentence (there’s time to expand later) |
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| 7.A |
Going very
fast in a car |
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| 8.Q |
Tell me
a bit about yourself around this time. |
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| 8.A |
18, no
job, money running low, summer, last few weeks of seeing my
friends, had to be happy |
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| 9.Q |
List the
sequence of events leading up to your thrill. Try to remember
how you felt at each stage. The smallest detail could be important
(this is your chance to expand). |
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| 9.A |
I was bored,
friends were bored, we loved going for drives, we hit up the
usual route, I stopped for gas, filled up with some 94 Octane.
On an open stretch I asked if I should see how fast the car
would go, everyone said hell yes. Got a 91' Golf up to 192kph,
we were all high on adreniline after that drive :-) |
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| 10.Q |
What were
your thoughts and feelings at the precise moment of thrill? |
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| 10.A |
This is
incredible, pure control - one with the machine type synergy,
adrenilyn, confidence, satisfaction |
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| 11.Q |
What did
you do afterwards? |
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| 11.A |
Cruised
around Toronto for a while, at sane speeds |
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| 12.Q |
What were
the risks? |
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| 12.A |
Getting
caugh, driving 15 or so kph over the tires speed rating, risk
of death or injury in an impact at such speeds |
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| 13.Q |
What did
you imagine other people thought of you during and after the
event? |
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| 13.A |
My friends
thought it was great, they knew the risks, and I made sure they
were willing to take them, other motorists may have been slightly
phased |
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| 14.Q |
How often
do you think about the event, and why? |
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| 14.A |
Once or
twice a week, it was pure bliss for that small moment |
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| 15.Q |
Some people
probably don’t understand how such a thing can thrill
you; explain it to them. |
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| 15.A |
It's just
a feeling of pure enjoyment, you have no worries, nothing is
stopping you, it is the only point were you are totally at ease
and free |
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| 16.Q |
What three
changes could have made the experience better, and why? |
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| 16.A |
Faster
car, Sex afterwards, Being able to relive the moment later on |
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Is there
anything you want to add? |
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