Ben Siegel (editor, blogger, designer)

What makes you laugh so hard you pee your pants?

Animals in clothing. Humans falling.

Peanut butter: Crunchy or creamy?

Creamy on toast, crunchy with jam. Either is good with bananas and honey on soft bread.

Toilet paper: Folded over or under the roll?

Over. I don’t understand people who fold it under. It doesn’t make any sense. It looks sloppy to me, like someone wasn’t doing their job right. And…I’ve clearly thought too much about this.

Thunderstorms or snowstorms?

I love the electricity of lightning, but I appreciate the grace of snow.

What is your biggest pet peeve?

The sound of people eating. I hate the sound of chewing or slurping or especially crunching.

What song do you sing in the shower/car?

I reserve my show-stopping ballads for when I’m in the car, and today’s pop hits for home.

If you could fill a pool with anything other than water…

Orange juice to drink from, Cheerios to eat from, and gumballs to look at.

Your Internet and TV are out of service for a whole day. What do you do instead?

Read a book while drawing and humming a song. And I’m jogging. Outdoors.

What TV family would you like to live with?

The Connors from “Roseanne.”

Describe your perfect birthday.

I don’t care about food or location, gifts or not. But I love when friends of mine who don’t know each other meet and mingle. That’s the best. And my close family would be there, of course.

Something you may not know about me…

Though my feelings never reflect this, it takes me an inordinate amount of time to send someone a thank-you note. I think I may still owe some to some distant relatives for my Bar Mitzvah gifts. That was in 1995.