Why do people do these? How bored must you be on a Friday to do one of these?

These surveys are normally promulgated over Xanga, but I figured, what the hey.
1. Your name spelled backwards: Nosaj.
2. Where were your parents born? Azores
3. What is the last thing you downloaded onto your computer? What I thought was a new album, but turned out to be porn in a zip file. Great.
4. What's your favorite restaurant? An unassuming family-owned Italian restaurant in Norfolk, VA called Castaldi's...and Vinnie Testa's in Boston.
5. Last time you swam in a pool? July.
6. Have you ever been in a school play? Nope.
7. How many kids do you want? A few.
8. Type of music you dislike most? The type that plays on Mexican radio stations when you're driving in the middle of nowhere and that's the only choice you have.
9. Are you registered to vote? If you've visited this site before, you probably know the answer to this one.
10. Do you have cable? Yup. And HDTV channels, too.
11. Have you ever ridden on a moped? Nope. No desire to.
12. Ever prank call anybody? Yes.
13. Ever get a parking ticket? Yes. Fought it, and didn't have to pay it. Bwhaahah
14. Would you go bungee jumping or sky diving? Only if I implicitly trusted the guy who packed my chute or attached the cord.
15. Farthest place you ever traveled: I've circumnavigated the World in all my travels. Australia, Asia, the Middle East. Take your pick.
16. Do you have a garden? Nope.
17. What's your favorite comic strip? Calvin and Hobbes.
18. Do you really know all the words to your national anthem? Yes. And the Portuguese national anthem...yes, in portuguese.
19. Bath or Shower, morning or night? Showers. Always timed after a workout.
20. Best movie you've seen in the past month? Team America: World Police
21. Favorite pizza topping? Umm...tough one. Barbeque chicken.
22. Chips or popcorn? Depends. I don't eat much of either anymore...unless it's tortilla chips and salsa...so, yes: Chips.
23. Have you ever smoked peanut shells? Who on earth would do this? How stupid.
24. Orange Juice or apple? Orange.
25. Who was the last person you went out to dinner with and where did you dine? Two people, not one. Il Fornaio's, on Coronado Island, after the Hotel Del's Christmas Tree Lighting.
26. Favorite type chocolate bar? Oh, man...tough question. It was dark chocolate from France.
27. When was the last time you voted at the polls? 1996. I vote absentee.
28. Last time you ate a homegrown tomato? Wow...it's been a while. Maybe 2 years.
29. Have you ever won a trophy? Yes. I earn medals, now.
30. Are you a good cook? Oh, yes.
31. Do you know how to pump your own gas? Now I am beginning to wonder who wrote this survey. No more full service stations in CA that I know of.
32. Ever order an article from an infomercial? Never have, never will.
33. Have you ever had to wear a uniform to work? Only the proudest uniform anyone can ever wear.
34. Last thing you bought at a pharmacy? I don't remember.
35. Ever throw up in public? Yes.
36. Would you prefer being a millionaire or find true love? I'd rather take a shot at both.
37. Do you believe in love at first sight? Nope.
38. Who was the last person you visited in a hospital? My Grandmother.
39. Did you have a lot of hair when you were a baby? Much more now than before, that's for sure.
40. What message is on your answering machine? "Auuugh! I've been shot!" C'mon.
41. What's your all time favorite Saturday Night Live Character? Toonces the Driving Cat.
42. What was the name of your first pet? Paco
43. What is one thing you are grateful for today? Spam. The mail formerly known as lunchmeat.