I gathered all that, but I find it so strange that someone would NOT be in good faith while asking these sorts of questions.

I always sort of saw it as just a way of getting to know my friend...it's a part of who you are and something I'm not familiar with so I ask...just like someone would ask me about my job (ok..TOTALLY NOT the same thing...but I'm not sure what would be a good example)

Anyway, I'm fighting the urge not to go through the list right now...but just the comments do make me think and I just MIGHT go follow up at a later day.