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Funny Sparky. I'm a sucker for this kind of thing so bear with me. Question 26 was missing so I ransacked another meme for a suitable substitute (Thanks, Vi!)
1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My father, his father and, for all I know, his father before him. Just to perpetuate the tradition, Son has it as his middle name.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I’m a big boy, I don’t cry. Once, a girl I was keen on decided to end things between us before it got too serious because she couldn’t see a future for the both of us. She offered me one last night together and I just broke down. That was 30 years ago and we’re still together.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? I HATE my handwriting. I, like my father and brother, am naturally left-handed but the fashion at the time when I started school was to force lefties to hold their pencils the ’normal’ way. I wrote in block capitals until I was eight. I was given extra handwriting exercises to do. I was ridiculed in front of the class. It was hell.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Cold roast beef, very rare, with Branston pickle.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 2: Son, 18, living in the flat across the yard. Daughter 15, at boarding school until june next year (and loving it)
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes. I am a bit reserved until you get to know me, but I don’t bite!
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Yes, but I’m trying to cut down
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? I still have all my bits and pieces, apart from a couple of pairs of wisdom teeth and a short length from each vas deferens.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? What on earth for?
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Crunchy Nut Corn Flakes (when I can get them)
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Physically, somewhere between Charles Atlas and the nine-stone weakling. Mentally, I think ’stubborn’ would be a better description.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Vanilla
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their smile (or lack of it)
15. RED OR PINK? I like my beloved to wear red. I love it when she shows me some pink (or is that just TOOOOO cheesy?)
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I could use a couple more inches (in height, stoopid) I hate being a short-arse.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? The good old British pub. There’s nothing quite like it anywhere else.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? As many as can be bothered. I know there are many who prefer not to do this kind of thing. I respect that too.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Dark navy trousers and Black shoes (Company uniform). I imagine this is a more girly-oriented question.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Chicken salad in mayonnaise with mushroom and asparagus.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The whine of a bloody moped going down the street
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Green
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Coal smoke and hot steam oil. Witch Hazel.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My beloved. Strictly business, unfortunately.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? She didn't send it to me, I shamelessly pinched this from her but, as is my wont, having discovered her blog I sat and devoured it in one sitting and my admiration for her writing and her humour just grew.
26. IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY? Neither. The glass is just twice as big as it needs to be.
27. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Speedway.
28. HAIR COLOR? Dark brown
29. EYE COLOR? brown
30. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Occasionally, but I like my glasses.
31. FAVORITE FOOD? Chinese or Italian
32. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Either. I saw the original ’Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ together with my beloved. We were both very drunk and laughed the whole way through it. We nearly got thrown out of the cinema.
33. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? ’Borat’
34. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING Dark navy polo shirt with white trim and the company logo on the back
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer, long nights where it never gets dark!
36. HUGS OR KISSES? You mean I have to choose? No fair!
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? Ambrosia creamed rice with lots of demerara sugar on top
38. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? I dunno
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND I dunno
40. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING? A Year Behind Bars by George East. (Memoirs of a pub landlord)
41. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? It’s a promotional one from one of our suppliers, with the name of the commodity they supply in 20 different languages
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? ’Rebus’. (The newer series with Ken Stoat) and ’The Amazing Mrs Pritchard’. We recorded ’Spooks’ for later (we had other things to attend to!!!)
43. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SOUND? A steam locomotive, working hard.
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles!
45. WHAT IS THE FURTHEREST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Milan, Italy
46. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can waggle my ears, does that count?
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Highgate, London
48. WHO'S ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? I’d be delighted to get any.