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• How many keys are on your keychain?

17. But on counting them have realised that I don’t know what half of them unlock!

• What curse word do you use the most?

Arse

• Do you own an iPod?

No

• What time is your alarm clock set for?

6:50… but it’s a CD alarm clock and I usually end up listening to the whole CD before I get out of bed!

• How many suitcases do you own?

2

• Do you wear flip–flops even when it’s cold outside?

No.

• Where do you buy your groceries from?

Morrisons, Sainsburys, Lidl, Aldis depending on my mood and current bank balance!

• Would you rather take the picture or be in the picture?

Take.

• What was the last movie you watched?

Flight Plan (Jodie Foster). Rented it without knowing what it was about.. but great film!

• Do any of your friends have children?

Yes.

• If you won the lottery, what’s the first thing you would buy?

A Ferrari, and maybe a little runabout for the missus.

• Has anyone ever called you lazy?

All the time!

• Do you ever take medication to help you fall asleep faster?

Does alcohol count?

• What CD is currently in your CD player?

Queen, “News of the World”

• Do you prefer regular or chocolate milk?

Regular…

• Has anyone told you a secret this week?

That would be telling….

• When was the last time someone hit on you?

Wouldn’t like to say.. my wife might read this…

• What did you have for dinner?

Chinese take-away

• Do you wear hoodies often?

No

• Can you whistle?

Yes

• Have you ever participated in a protest?

Don’t think so…..

• Who was the last person to call you?

(checks phone) It was a wrong number!

• What is your favourite ride at an amusement park?

Gotta be a decent roller coaster!

• Do you think people talk about you behind your back?

I’m sure they do….. but that’s ok because I talk about them behind their backs!

• What area code are you in right now?

CV4

• Did you watch cartoons as a child?

Yes. And still do!

• How big is your local mall?

Big enough to fit all the shops in.

• How many siblings do you have?

One, a brother, currently living in the US.

• Are you shy around the opposite sex?

Depends how much I’ve had to drink…

• What is your biggest regret?

Life’s too short to have regrets…

• When was the last time you laughed so hard your sides hurt?

Hmmm…. been a while. That’s not good….

• What movie do you know every line to?

Star Wars (A New Hope). Highlander.

• Do you own any band t–shirts?

Loads from my teenage years… whole drawer full that I never wear but can’t bring myself to throw away.

• When was your last plane ride?

Coming back from Finland after spending New Year there….

• How many chairs are at your dining room table?

4, although one of them spends most of its life in the bedroom.

• Do you read for fun?

Don’t have time for fun. Ooops… I mean don’t have time to read!

• Can you speak any languages other than English?

French, German, Italian, Russian to varying degrees (none fluent!)

• Do you do your own dishes?

No, but I do load the dishwasher.

• What colour is your bedroom painted?

Sort of a dark pink sort of colour.

• Have you ever cried in public?

Not yet!

• Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop?

Both.

• Which do you make, wishes or plans?

Plans, but the plans usually turn into wishes.

• Are you always trying to learn new things?

Trying, but not usually succeeding!

• Do you shower on a daily basis?

Yes.

• Are you currently wanting any piercings or tattoos?

No.

• Do you believe that the guy should pay on the first date?

Depends on what I want to get out of the first date? 🙂 No, seriously, depends on how enlightened the female in question is.

• Can you skip rocks?

Hell yeah.

• Have you ever been to Jamaica?

No. What kind of a question is that?

• What to snack on at the movie theatres?

The classic… popcorn. But sweet not salted.

• Who was your favourite teacher?

Mr. Hoare… great teacher but daft as a bat. He could do John Cleese funny walks perfectly.. and often did.

• Have you ever dated someone out of your race?

No.

• What is the weather like?

Warm and overcast.

• Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos?

Would consider it.. at least you’d have something to read if the sex got boring.

• Do you have an online journal?

No.

• What was your favourite class in high school?

History.

• Do you enjoy travelling via airplanes?

Do it so often it’s just another form of transport. Also depends on the airline.

• What personality trait is a must–have in your preferred gender?

Trust.

• Have you ever been attracted to someone physically unattractive?

No, I’m far too shallow for that.

• When was the last time you slept on the floor?

Couple of weeks ago (on my office floor after the Sports Fed Ball!)

• What is your favourite alcoholic drink?

Guiness or a good bottle of red wine.

• Does your closest Starbucks have a drive–thru?

I doubt it!

• Do you like your living arrangement?

Yes.

• What is your mother’s hometown?

Hmmm… I should know this…. errrr….. but then I did forget her birthday last week! 🙁

• How many hours of sleep do you need to function?

More than I usually get!

• Do you eat breakfast daily?

Yes, but often it’s nothing special.

• What was the last thing to scare you?

This morning… going into the car park I accidently put the car in reverse instead of first and nearly went into the car behind (it’s a new car… and although it beeps when you put it in reverse I had my music on too loud to hear!)

• Are your days full and fast–paced?

Sometimes…

• Did you ever get in trouble for talking in class?

All the time!

• What is your favourite fruit?

Strawberries

• Do you pay attention to calories on the back of packages?

Why would I want to do that?!

• How old will you be turning on your next birthday?

Thirty something…. (I’ve reached that age when you have to calculate your age whenever you’re asked!)

• Are you picky about spelling and grammar?

Only other peoples!

• Do you believe in life on other planets?

Yes. But don’t believe any intelligent life has decided to visit this insignificant lump of rock.

• Have you ever been to Six Flags?

Where? I guess that’s a “no” then….

• Who was the last person to piss you off?

The neighbours. They insist on getting up at some god-awful time in the morning and sitting in the garden talking.

• Do you believe that God has a gender?

I don’t believe she exists.

• What was the last thing you ate?

A jaffa cake! 🙂

• Do you get along better with the same or opposite sex?

Depends on what I’m doing with them!

• What did you dress up as for your first Halloween?

I don’t think I ever had… although as a small child I used to set traps for witches… never caught one though.

• How did your parents pick your name?

From the looks of mine and my brothers they stuck pins into the New Testament….

• Do you like mustard?

Yes.

• What do you tell yourself when times get hard?

“Some days you’re the pigeon, some days you’re the statue” (courtesy of Dilbert)

• Would you ever sky dive?

Only if pushed out of a plane (in which case sky diving is better than the alternative)

• Do you sleep on your side, tummy, or back?

Tummy.

• What character from a movie most reminds you of yourself?

Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day”!

• Have you ever bid for something on ebay?

Loads. Sold some too… amazing what junk some people will pay good money for!

• What do you think of Angelina Jolie being pregnant?

I’m worried that it coud be mine? :p

• Do you enjoy giving hugs?

I prefer receiving them…..

• Would you consider yourself to be fashionable?

Lol. Maybe 20 years ago!

• Do you own a digital camera?

Yes.

• If someone you had no interest in dating expressed interest in dating you, how would you feel?

Flattered, but worried that they may turn into a psycopathic stalker if I say no.

• What celebrities have you been compared to?

Jon Bon Jovi is the most common, also Christopher Lambert and for some reason “the evil guy from Ghostbusters”…. could be worse I guess! I’d hate to be compared to someone like Peter Beardsley….

• Who is your favourite Star Wars character?

Princess Leia (gold bikini).. see comment on being shallow previously.

• Does it annoy you when someone says they’ll call but never do?

No, because I do it all the time.

• What books, if any, have made you cry?

Watership Down….

• Do you think you’re attractive?

Well something seems to work….

• What are you allergic to?

Pollen.

• Are you a jealous person?

Yes.

• What’s your opinion on sex without emotional commitment?

Depends on whether that’s a question or a proposition…..

• Do you ever feel guilty after eating meat?

No.

• If you were born the opposite sex, what would your name have been?

My parents thought I was going to be a girl and already had ‘Elizabeth’ ready… another clue to their bible pin cushion hobby….