Have you ever done any of the following:

seriously considered participating in the line?
...and registered?
...for both lines?
...for more than the bare minimum of points?
...both times?
done more than the points you signed up for?
been a shift boss?
staffed a line?
...both times?
done more than 100 points?
...200 points?
...300 points?
...400 points?
...500 points?
...700 points?
...1000 points?
gotten a prize because you did so many points?
solicited Starlight donations from family?
...from friends?
...from passersby?
...all night long?
...during a film premiere?
...and been sworn at because of it?
raised enough money for an incentive shirt?
gotten a prize because you raised so much money?
known the last possible minute you could stay at the line without missing your bus/train?
traveled more than an hour to the line? (travel delays, construction, etc, don't count)
...more than two hours?
...more than three hours?
traveled to New York specifically to do the line? (as a vacation-type thing - not commuting)
...from another state? (the tri-state area doesn't count)
...from another time zone?
...from another country?
...and have done it before?
spent so much time in New York during the line that people thought you lived there, even though you don't?
...and acted as people's tour guide?
...and subway guide?
...and airport guide?
brought a chair to the line?
brought a lightsaber to the line?
brought a blanket to the line?
brought videos/DVDs to the line?
brought electronic equipment to the line for your own use?
...for public use?
brought a tent?
...and shared it?
worn a costume to the line?
...sometime other than opening day?
...sometime other than the first shift?
...and posed for pictures?
...with non-line people?
...with businessmen from Spain?
played a board/card game on the line?
learned a board/card game on the line?
played in a tournament on the line?
...and won?
played video games on the line?
dueled on the line?
...for more than five minutes?
...for more than a half hour?
...all night long?
learned to yo-yo on the line?
participated in a yo-off?
...and won?
...often?
suffered from string finger?
received a Yomega yo-yo because of the line?
...several?
...and you still have them?
...and use them?
...and get them out when you know you'll see line people?
said, "May the yo be with you"?
hit another line member with a yo-yo?
done a shift in the rain?
done a shift in below-fifty-degree weather?
done a shift in below-fifty-degree rain?
...when you hadn't signed up for the shift?
...and then bragged about it the next day?
helped rebuild the tent when the weather went bad?
helped rebuild the Chez Dagobah when it collapsed?
helped build the Chez Dagobah initially?
joked about going into the Zieg to see Pushing Tin or Life or Something Like It?
...and gone through with it?
watched one of Vince Hardy's special movies ;) during the line?
watched a video of any Star Wars film and gotten dirty looks from work-bound passersby?
watched the Holiday Special during the line?
...and you'd seen it before?
...and didn't complain?
watched any single Star Wars movie during the line?
watched the entire original trilogy during the line?
...more than once?
watched all four movies during the line?
...more than once?
watched The Phantom Menace on opening night?
...and acted it out (Rocky Horror Phantom Menace)?
had the opportunity to see an advance screening during the line?
...after begging a member of the press to get you in?
...but turned it down?
...and accepted the pass, then resold it for Starlight?
watched trailers for the upcoming film on a laptop at the line?
watched trailers for the previous film on a laptop at the line?
known who Line Mom was?
known Line Mom's real name?
...and stopped to chat with her?
...because she was the voice of Cheetera on "Thundercats"?
eaten food dropped off by Line Mom?
made a food run during the line?
...and bought stuff for other people?
ordered restaurant delivery to the line site?
...from someplace other than Ray's Pizza?
traveled more than five blocks for food because you were sick of what was available nearby?
eaten at the Star Diner?
...but referred to it as the (Death)Star Diner?
eaten at Dallas BBQ with NYLiners?
...the first time NYLiners ate there?
eaten a peanut butter and banana wrap from Mars 2112?
received a nickname during the line?
...and had it stick?
...because you liked it?
answered the Fisher Park payphone?
...and had the call be specifically for you?
...and had the person on the other end try to spoil you?
called the payphone when you weren't at the line?
...just to chat?
called a non-NYLine relative on the payphone?
ordered tickets via Moviefone from the line?
...using the payphone?
jumped up and down while screaming "STAR WARS!" at the top of your lungs?
...and had people join in?
been called a "media whore" during the line?
called someone a geek during the line?
...as a joke?
...because you admit you're a geek too?
said "No spoilers!" as a joke?
said "No spoilers!" seriously?
tried to convince a friend to join the line?
...and succeeded?
had friends decide to join the next line after hearing your stories?
been visited by a non-line member?
...by a non-fan?
...repeatedly?
tried to explain the line to a normie?
...for more than ten minutes?
...and had them understand?
...because you used a pre-planned explanation?
explained the line to a passerby on 54th St?
...to the media?
...by saying you were waiting in line for Pushing Tin/Life or Something Like It?
been asked if you were homeless?
been asked if you were protesting?
proudly worn your line shirt among normies?
heard passersby say, "That must be the line for Star Trek"?
...and corrected them?
...and asked for a donation?
approached a vehicle on 54th St during the line?
...to solicit donations?
approached a cab?
approached a double-decker bus?
seen a stormtrooper direct traffic?
...multiple times?
been able to recognize The Bike by sight?
...without looking at the real thing?
...and can describe its current physical condition?
...and explain its significance?
known the significance of 139 W 54th St?
known the significance of Echo Base?
...and you remember the original one?
smiled knowingly at the phrase "Shift 29"?
...because you were there for it?
witnessed Whip-It-Out Wednesday?
been unable to look at a U-Haul van without thinking of Ariel?
taken more than one roll of photos on 54th St?
...two rolls?
...five rolls?
...ten rolls?
...twenty rolls?
taken more than one roll of photos inside the Ziegfeld on opening night?
...two rolls?
...three rolls?
bought a camera (digital, video, or 35mm) because of the line?
brought homework to the line?
...and didn't touch it?
...and didn't care?
used the line in a school assignment?
written an article (or illustrated) for the Clone?
written multiple articles?
have your own column in the Clone, complete with punny title? (haha)
checked line-related message boards from work?
...and posted?
checked line-related websites from work?
maintained a line-related website?
maintained (updated) NYLine.org or voila.com/nyline?
...from work?
...and got busted for doing it?
designed NYLine.org or voila.com/nyline?
appeared in an NYLine.org commercial?
...in multiple commercials?
...in all of the commercials?
...in none of them, because you were the one behind the camera?
appeared in a documentary on SW fandom?
appeared in "Star Wars or Bust"?
appeared in a line-related story in the paper/online?
been interviewed for radio?
...at 6AM?
been interviewed for local TV?
...for national TV?
...for international TV?
been filmed for TRL?
been filmed for Letterman's top ten list?
been interviewed by Triumph the insult comic dog?
...and had that footage appear in the final skit?
...and have since been recognized because of it?
...by someone you don't know?
found the Triumph skit hilarious?
...for reasons other than the jokes Triumph made?
...and can quote the entire skit?
...and do?
...regularly?
...to normies?
met a celebrity while at the line? (Triumph, the dinosaur and the masturbating bear count)
...and gotten their autograph?
...and had a picture taken with them?
...and now refer to the occasion as one of the highlights of your life?
...and mean it?
received free Star Wars merchandise because you were a line member?
have a collection of line memorabilia?
...with enough clothing to dress yourself head to toe in it?
have both versions of the Statue of Liberty shirts?
known the location/time of the NYLine shirt appearance on the TPM DVD?
done an overnight on the line?
...two?
...three?
...five?
...eight?
didn't miss an overnight?
done an overnight that you didn't get points for?
slept on one of the inflatable chairs?
...repeatedly?
...and remember when Maul was fully inflatable?
slept in a car?
...that was not your own?
slept in a tent?
...that you brought?
used the bathroom in the Zieg?
...and snuck into the other bathroom to see what the fuss was about?
snuck into the Hilton bathroom?
...because it was so cold you'd lost feeling in your extremities?
...and fell asleep inside?
witnessed Feels On Wheels in action?
stayed up all night during an overnight shift?
...because you were forced?
stayed up all night without intending to?
...without consuming any caffeine?
...the night that Food Guy (Rob) brought his goods?
...and therefore know the true meaning of "duuuuude," "whack," and "trickayyyyy"?
stayed on the line for more than twelve hours? (leaving for food and bathroom is okay - showering doesn't count, ROB)
...more than twenty-four hours?
...more than forty-eight hours?
...for so long that you lost count?
brought a toothbrush/toothpaste/makeup to the line?
brought a change of clothing to the line? (costumes don't count)
temporarily compromised your personal hygiene to stay on the line?
found yourself unable to leave the line when your shift ended?
skipped class or work to be on the line?
...more than once?
...for a week?
...for two weeks?
...for three weeks?
used an excuse (often involving the marriage of a family member) to get out of class/work to be on the line?
gone straight to work/class from the line?
taken the line into consideration when planning your future?
...more than a year in advance?
intentionally quit your job before the line started?
...and waited to interview for a new job until after the line ended?
put your participation in the line on your resume?
done badly in your classes because of the line?
failed a class/gotten fired because of the line?
...but didn't care because it gave you more time for the line?
...and bragged about it afterwards?
accumulated a significant credit card debt during the line?
accumulated a significant debt to family during the line?
...to friends?
gotten drunk during the line?
visited the line on a lunch break?
visited the line after work?
visited the line for the hell of it?
...and ended up doing the whole shift?
visited a shift because a particular person had signed up for it?
...and ended up doing the whole shift?
had a disagreement with someone specifically because of something that happened during the line?
...and have yet to forgive them?
met someone you severely disliked on the line?
...and let everyone know?
met one of your closest friends on the line?
...several of your closest friends?
...all of your closest friends?
been interested in someone you met because of the line?
...and told them so?
...and acted on it?
...and dated them (long-term)?
...and married them?
...during the following line?
felt sad when the line ended?
...for several days?
gotten scared/nervous/depressed when a display for another movie went up in the Zieg?
...and then interrogated the staff about it?
wondered what happened to Labels for Less?
still refer to non-line SW fans as "the general public"?
gotten to know the Ziegfeld staff by name?
gone to Fan Day?
...in costume?
brought shoulda-been line members to Fan Day?
returned to the Zieg for a repeat, non-Fan Day viewing?
...with line people?
...as part of a weekly tradition?
gotten depressed when, walking past a line for the screening after yours, you don't recognize any line people?
still wear your badge(s) to the theatre to see a Star Wars film?
...with line people?
...at least once a week?
...and keep it with you at all times, just in case?
known precisely where your badge(s) were at a given moment?
checked the 54th St sidewalk for duct tape residue?
...and found some?
...but only after arguing about the exact location of the start of the line with other line members?
have specific memories of individual sidewalk squares?
stayed up all night talking online with people you met on the line?
...on the phone?
...and it was long-distance?
have run into people from the line on the street?
...and stopped to chat?
bought a year's membership to the Brooklyn Museum just to see the Magic of Myth exhibit?
won a year's membership to the Brooklyn Museum because of the line?
seen Magic of Myth with line people?
...twice?
...three times?
eaten Star Wars-themed food in the Museum cafe?
...with line people?
...more than once?
attended a non-Star Wars film/event with people you met on the line?
road-tripped more than 25 miles with people you met on the line?
...more than 100 miles?
...more than 500 miles?
...more than 1000 miles?
...shared a hotel room with people you met on the line?
had people you met on the line as overnight guests in your home?
took your guests on a sightseeing tour that included a toy store?
...Dallas BBQ?
...54th St?
...when it was devoid of tents?
...the inside of the Zieg?
...but no standard tourist attractions?
...and your guests thought your choices rocked?
brought non-line guests to any of the above because it related to the line?
...and it was out of your way to go there?
...and they appreciated it?
gone out of your way to walk by any of the above, alone?
called people from the payphone just to tell them you were standing by the Zieg?
...when a Star Wars film wasn't showing there?
devoted thought to finding other things to line up for before 2005?
...after 2005?
found that your sleeping habits had changed after the line?
considered the line one of the best experiences of your life?
started counting the days until the next line?

Maxi big lip-smackin' thanks to Dana for prodding my line memory; to Alan, Steve, and Calli for hooking me up with some additional questions; and all the NYLine staff for giving me a reason to exhibit my geekitude in the first place.

New questions added 7.1.02