21 Questions: Rick Detorie
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Who is your favorite literary character?
The Grinch.
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If you could make a cameo appearance in a show, what show would it be?
“SpongeBob SquarePants.”
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What is your greatest fear?
Seersucker.
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One thing you could eat for the rest of your life?
James Beach Restaurant's fish tacos.
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Favorite movie? Worst movie?
Favorite: “Goodfellas.”
Worst: “Bad Santa.”
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If you could come back as a historical figure/anyone, who would it be?
Frank Sinatra.
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Last text message I sent...
“OK.”
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What is your motto?
We can’t all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
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What song do you have on repeat?
Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.”
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Ultimate vacation?
Anyplace they don’t have karaoke.
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What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Getting out of bed in the morning.
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What is your favorite cartoon/comic character?
I say, I say, “Foghorn Leghorn.”
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If you weren't drawing, what would you be doing?
Criticizing those who do.
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My biggest pet peeve is...
People who know I work a year ahead on the strip, and think they’re being clever when they say to me: “What are you -- five years ahead now?” (*Groan* Like I haven’t already heard that 6,897 times).
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Who do you admire/who is your role model?
Groucho Marx.
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When was the last time you laughed really hard?
Watching the Feb. 12, 1953 episode of “You Bet Your Life.” The guest was Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez.
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One thing you couldn’t live without?
A sense of purpose.
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Guilty pleasure?
M&M's
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What is your greatest extravagance?
15 cases of industrial-size Wite-Out.
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The best advice you've ever gotten?
“Don’t be afraid to make mistakes.”
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I know it's weird but I think...
The voices in my head are starting to sound like Siri.