Getting to know you...

[Highbulp Billy]

Ok, the people who compile the work\'s newsletter want me to be their interviewee for the next edition (they\'ve obviously run out of interesting people). There\'s a standard set of questions they use so I thought it would be a chance for us all to get to know each other a little better if we all had a go...


1. What was your first job?

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

4. What is your pet hate and why?

5. What is your most treasured possession?

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

9. Your favourite piece of music?

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

I\'m still thinking up my answers and will be stealing the best suggestions anyway

 

[breadhead]

Ooh i\'ll bite

1. What was your first job?

Factory worker of some kind (did a lot of crappy temping jobs whilst I was at Uni).

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

More a quote than advice but
\"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one\'s mouth and remove all doubt.\"
Abraham Lincoln

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

Anyone with bad B.O.

4. What is your pet hate and why?

Spelling/grammatical errors in books and magazines. Because there is no excuse!

5. What is your most treasured possession?

My wedding ring.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

Oh so many choices. Eggs Benedict is always great, with my Wife

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

Happy

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

Income Tax increased to 50% on those working in marketing and advertising I hate adverts!

9. Your favourite piece of music?

Halcyon and On and On by Orbital.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

Isn\'t it your turn to wash up?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

Machu Picchu.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

I always wanted this on my gravestone:

\"Help, I have been kidnapped and am being held against my will in a tombstone carving factory.\"

 

[squidders]

1. What was your first job?

Apprentice at Thorn Microwave Devices... making microwave amplifiers for radar systems.

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

When you screw up, just put your hands up and admit it.

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

The lift repair man... because shouldn\'t he be outside it rescuing me?

4. What is your pet hate and why?

Inconsiderate people. because there\'s just no need.

5. What is your most treasured possession?

A big box full of letters hand written to me from my first love.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

Full roast dinner... I would like to share it with my family.

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

america or canada.

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

That there should be no overlap in any laws thus stopping the \"throw enough sh*t and some of it will stick\" attitude of law. eg: banning carrying knives when clearly, stabbing a person with anything is already pretty damn illegal.

9. Your favourite piece of music?

Comfortably numb - pink floyd.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

Any last wishes before we hang your sorry arse?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

The top of K2.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

Damn, Joe sure did owe me a lot of money!

 

[Highbulp Billy]

Ok, first thoughts...

1. What was your first job?
Selling cleaning equipment door-to-door for Kleeneze

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Cover your back!

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?
Anyone who isn\'t Kylie

4. What is your pet hate and why?
People who revel in their own ignorance and cruelty to children

5. What is your most treasured possession?
The album with my son\'s first photos in

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?
All-you-can-eat oriental buffet and I\'d like to share it with all the homeless and starving people of the world (or Kylie )

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?
Swimming in a sea of cash a la Scrooge McDuck

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?
I\'d try to combat the litigation culture and make it illegal for people to sue on patently stupid issues

9. Your favourite piece of music?
At the moment - \"Return to Oz\" by the Scissor Sisters

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?
Was that you?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?
Kylie\'s bedroom :twisted:

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph
\"I\'m behind you!\" :twisted:

 

[PegaZus]

Originally posted by Highbulp Billy
1. What was your first job?

Not counting being a paid slave to my father\'s business? Worked in an auto dealership cleaning and helping the parts counter.

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

It is not stealing if you don\'t get caught.

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

Nearly any celebrity. Just shoot me.

4. What is your pet hate and why?

People who leave shopping carts in the parking lot. Come on ya lazy bastards! It is all of 30 feet!

5. What is your most treasured possession?

A diecast NCC-1701-D Enterprise. Bought it when I was in the low teens. I just loved it, picking it up and holding it. Separating the sections. Its carefully boxed up and on a shelf.

6. What is your favorite meal and whom would you like to share it?

Pepperoni pizza, either Pizza Hut or Old Chicago\'s. Oh, now I\'m drooling.

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

Job wise? Preferably working on the moon base planned. Not ON the moon. Just working the project, engineering wise.

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

Mandatory guns for all, all of them six shooters and with side holsters. Why? I\'d love to see what would happen.

9. Your favorite piece of music?

I really prefer the \"m\". The other letters not so much.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

This one.

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

I would love to see another planet, close up. Doubt it\'ll happen, but I\'m trying.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

What the hell was I doing THERE?!

 

[Torn blue sky]

1. What was your first job?

REME soldier, good times

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

\"Sit on your Helmet\" , cheers dave lol

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

Paris Hilton, without a shadow of doubt

4. What is your pet hate and why?

Arseholes, aresholes BEING aresholes, and general ...bastards i suppose!

5. What is your most treasured possession?

A Unicorn my lady gave me to look after

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

SEAFOOD! With Rach, the only person who would love it as much as I do!

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

In the US married with kids and happy

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

All Politicians recieve a 100% increase on any taxes!

9. Your favourite piece of music?

Right now? Dunno, i like too much stuff. Mudvayne is the flavour of the month.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

Can you bend over one second?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

The inside workings of a womans mind!

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

\"I can\'t believe it took this for you to come and see me!\"

 

[painterboyroy]

1. What was your first job?

labourer for local builder

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

speak the truth even if means death

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

firemen on way to put out a fire

4. What is your pet hate and why?

ppl chewing finger nails

5. What is your most treasured possession?

engagement ring

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

chinese with my lil lizzie

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

out of debt

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

bmw cars, the labottomy bmw drivers have can\'t be good for them

9. Your favourite piece of music?

Hoobastank, the reason, well thats whats playing on ipod now..

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

please paint me a 3000 pt army

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

Kilamanjaro

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

i hope my mobil phone charger is in here with me!!

 

[Rodnik]

1. What was your first job?

I rode my bike to a car lot where I washed cars and handed tools to a mechanic.

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

Fear is the only thing that keeps us from achieving greatness.

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

Anyone who is afraid to say \"I don\'t know.\"

4. What is your pet hate and why?
See #3.

5. What is your most treasured possession?
I don\'t have a treasured \"possession\"---but \"my family\" would be what I wouldn\'t want to be without.


6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

My daughter and I crack roasted peanuts together, regularly....and I have to say that\'s one of my favorite \"meals\".

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

Retired.

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

I\'d outlaw lobbyists/lobbying.

9. Your favourite piece of music?

ZZ Top--LaGrange.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

As long as I\'m not \"forced\" to answer---I don\'t care what I\'m asked.

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

Utopia.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

 

[lono]

1. What was your first job?
Worked on the car parts desk at Halfords. Was pretty crap at it.

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
\'Stop concerning yourself so much with what others will think.\' Can\'t remember if I was told it by someone or it\'s something I concluded. Either way, I started enjoying myself much more once I started to follow it.

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?
If I got trapped in a lift I\'d be far too busy completely freaking out to worry about anyone else in there. I am pretty claustrophobic.

4. What is your pet hate and why?
CDs and DVDs put back in the wrong cases. Why? Isn\'t it obvious? It\'s bloody annoying.

5. What is your most treasured possession?
I actually don\'t own anything that I truly treasure. Could loose all of my possessions and be pretty cool about it.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?
My Dad\'s roast beef with all the trimmings. Shared with my family. I know I get on with them!

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?
In my own house, without too much stress and no money worries.

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?
No way I want that job. Not something I even want to think about.

9. Your favourite piece of music?
That\'s really tough. Something from Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), Leftism (Leftfield), Blue Lines (Massive Attack) or Mezanine (Massive Attack) but I\'m not sure what.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?
I don\'t really care what questions people ask me. It\'s the ones that they force me to answer I\'m concerned with.

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?
Quite possibly Hong Kong.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?
\'He could have been worse.\'

If I\'d been asked these questions a few years ago some of the answers would have been way more complex, self indulgent and grandiose in their ambition. I think I\'ve mellowed a lot over the last few years.

 

[lizcam]

Originally posted by Highbulp Billy
1. first job?

Clerck in a craft store

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

From grandfather when getting married; Make sure you can have a good fight and get over it before you go to bed.

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

My older brother. He\'s an A-hole who tried to kill me when I was 17

4. What is your pet hate and why?

Night time cold medicine. It makes me sudder. That and inconsiderate people. Just be nice!

5. What is your most treasured possession?

my cell phone because it connects me with my loved ones.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

dinner, the man I love. If you\'re talking about actual food, sushi is the food of the gods.

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

Rich and living somewhere with a tree in sight, preferrebly a forrest of them, with a still lake and trees that turn bright colors in the fall


8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?
Who wants to be prime minister? More Laws won\'t fix the worlds woes. Compassion will

9. Your favourite piece of music?

Time in a Bottle (I\'m a romantic)

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

Why would I tell you people?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

Northern Europe thru\' the eyes of a native

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

She was my Angel

I edited my answers because I had more time to do it right. They are essentially the same, just clarified

 

[philologus]

1. What was your first job?
BusBoy right before joining the Army

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
\"Too much of anything will give you the runs\"

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?
Hillary Clinton, why? People disappear around the Clintons.

4. What is your pet hate and why?
Whiny people.

5. What is your most treasured possession?
Wedding Band.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?
Chicken Diane with my wife!

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?
Anywhere my wife is.

8. If you were President (Not in the UK, so I changed it) for the day what new law would you introduce and why?
I would abolish the Dept. of Education and Veto everything Congressional act until they passed a Fair Tax. (I\'d need at least a full term)

9. Your favourite piece of music?
Anything by Thelonius Monk

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?
\"Any last words?\"

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?
Tibet

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph
\"A Man\"

 

[Sukigod]

1. What was your first job?

Newspaper delivery boy

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

Don\'t sweat the trivial

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

Bono - yeah, him. I dislike politics and people who push them through music.

4. What is your pet hate and why?

People who can\'t use their blinkers for any reason.

5. What is your most treasured possession?

My home stereo/theater system.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

Toughy - between Ham and Cheese Omelette with my wife and/or Sammy\'s Pizza (local joint) Beef, Sausage and extra Cheese Pizza.

7. Where would you like to be in ten year\'s time?

Looking forward to retirement after successfully co-managing a business with my wife. I\'m curious as to why so many people from England say \"in the US..\"? Not trying to start something, just understand.

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

The the rich actually pay the same percentage as the middle-class in taxes.

9. Your favourite piece of music?

Suite Madam Blue by Styx.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

Your wife or your children - choose.

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

Stonehenge, with little people.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

Can\'t think of anything - ask me when I\'m closer.


I\'m with lono, answers mellow with age.

 

[squidders]

Looking forward to retirement after successfully co-managing a business with my wife. I\'m curious as to why so many people from England say \"in the US..\"? Not trying to start something, just understand.

Not wanting to go off topic but for me, I would like the ability to spin around with my arms out without slapping 27 people. I blame the old cartographers for drawing the UK so damn big. Everyone thinks there is room.

The population density of England was 383 per square kilometre in 2005 according to: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=760 Canada has 3.5 per square kilometre according to http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/analysis/popdwell/NatlPortrait2.cfm

This has the massive knock on effect with house and land prices as well as the all important abiltiy to get away from it all for a weekend.

That\'s just my reason anyway. I have a small 3 bedroom semi detatched house with front and rear garden and one bathroom and it\'s about £450,000. That would go an awful long way in Canada or America I think.

I\'d also like it known that I don\'t care who the population is, who they prey to or what they do in their spare time :innocent:

 

[supervike]

1. What was your first job?

Other than \'farm hand\', my first real job was working in a Cigar Store/Porn store.

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

Don\' t let the bastards get you down.

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

Elevator Repairman?


4. What is your pet hate and why?

People who are oblivious to their surroundings....the ones that stand in the aisle of a store, chatting, not aware that some people are just trying to get by.

5. What is your most treasured possession?

There is no material thing I own that I couldn\'t live without or somehow replace. That being said, I\'ll say \'my house\'.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

I am not picky, but I\'d much prefer to eat with my family or close friends.

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

10 years in the past.

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

One that would downsize the government. I can\'t speak for UKers, but American government has much too much say in our private lives.

9. Your favourite piece of music?

I\'m rather eclectic in my music tastes. It all has to do with my mood. I\'ll go with \'Karma Chameleon\' just to be ironic.

10. What is the one question that you
hope no one asks you?

Another one that may change depending on the questioner. Maybe, \"do you believe in God?\"

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

Far too many. England tops the list...but if I can be more esoteric, visiting the moon would be spiffy.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

\"I can\'t believe it\'s not butter.

 

[Sukigod]

Originally posted by squidders

Looking forward to retirement after successfully co-managing a business with my wife. I\'m curious as to why so many people from England say \"in the US..\"? Not trying to start something, just understand.

Not wanting to go off topic but for me, I would like the ability to spin around with my arms out without slapping 27 people. I blame the old cartographers for drawing the UK so damn big. Everyone thinks there is room.

Thanks squidders - makes sense, maybe we can expand this on another post. Now, back to your orginal program...

 

[wiccanpony]

:twisted:
1. What was your first job?
Baby-sitting as a teen....one could make quite a tidy bit of money.

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Most of the time “you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.....so please yourself

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?
Fred Phelps, only one of us would leave that lift alive.

4. What is your pet hate and why?
At the moment it’s politics, I’m so tired of “family values” and the butt kissing for votes.

5. What is your most treasured possession?
Friends , family and my dog.

6. What is your favorite meal and whom would you like to share it? Fried chicken with mashed potatoes and country gravy.....I would share it with Roger (as long as he washes the dishes)

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?
Alive and in sound mind

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law
would you introduce and why?
Gays are valued people, so get off their case and learn to deal with it....because I’m so angry when my gay friends are treated like some diseased trash

9. Your favorite piece of music?
don’t have one.....I like some many

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?
Where do you hide the “good chocolate and the Hot Guys”

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?
The UK.............most of my ancestors came from there.

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

I’m not home, please leave a message at the beep and I’ll get back to you.

 

[mud duck]

Suki. Two questions. Where\'s Sammy\'s? It sounds formilar sounds good. And two, and I\'m not trying to start anything here but.. Are you saying that they (the rich) too much or not enough?
Squiggers Yep, that would get you quite a nice place here in the states. What thats around what 900,000 bucks or so\'ish. Figger 3 thousand plus square ft, 3 or 4 bedroom, 3 bath, deep 3 car garage, and a nice piece of land. That\'s if I payed any attention at the \"Parade of Homes\" this year.


1. What was your first job?
Burger King, I can\'t look at a fish sandwich still.
2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
most ever one that has been listed
\"Of all things, be true to yourself.\"
3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?
too many people (to close to that weight limit is scary.
4. What is your pet hate and why?
Not given all the information on something that effects me.
5. What is your most treasured possession?
Not sure if I have any. Maybe some photos and a nicknack or two
6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?
Anything with my family, Pulled pork or beef comes to mind
7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?
In a job that I enjoy/pays all the bills/lets me save some of the money/good health benefits
8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?
Flat tax. Smaller, more streamline Goverment
9. Your favourite piece of music?
Most Classical. Shanti Shanti, some of Jewel\'s stuff
10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?
When are you going to get your life cleaned up/ When are you going to clean up your house?
11. What one place would you like to see before you die?
Japan
12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?[/b]
\"Here lies a Good man.\"?
Have to work on that one

 

[Thunderhawker]

1. What was your first job?
I was a porter in a Bowling Alley - I celaned up the junk folks left lying around.

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
When you don\'t know what you are talking about your mouth is best used for chewing

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?
Michael Moore or Hilary Clinton - I hate two faced ignorant people

4. What is your pet hate and why?
I hate it when folks drive below the posted speed limit in the passing lane.

5. What is your most treasured possession?
Probably the urn that has my dog Stormy\'s ashes in it. She was the best friend I could have had and she saved my life.

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it? Steak and boiled red potatoes. And I enjoy sharing that meal whenever I can with my wife.


7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?
I would love to be working as a full time author, though that may be a pipe dream.


8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why? No talking on cellphones while driving. Its unsafe and distracting.


9. Your favourite piece of music?
Mozart\'s the Marriage of Figaro Overture

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?
What was Iraq like?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?
England


12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?
Father, Husband, Author, Artist.

 

[the catman]

1. What was your first job?
I washed cars at £2 per car

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
I dont have any advice thats been given to me.

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?
my brother because I hate him

4. What is your pet hate and why?
politicions---->they ruin this country and get paid for it

5. What is your most treasured possession?

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?
I dont have a favorite-------->I like all food(apart from mushrooms and onions) and I would eat with my (ex) girl friend

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?
in a coffin OR I would like to own my own caffe/art studio/ice cream parlour

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?
that ALL weapons in the WORLD have to be destroyed. and to kill the paparatze

9. Your favourite piece of music?
\"american jesus\" or \"punk rock song\" both by \"bad religeon\" (look on youtube)

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?
have you brushed your teeth OR have you done your homework

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?
everyware OR the world

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?
\"you looky looky bastards\"

I\'m still thinking up my answers and will be stealing the best suggestions anyway

 

[Thecadian]

Originally posted by Highbulp Billy
Ok, the people who compile the work\'s newsletter want me to be their interviewee for the next edition (they\'ve obviously run out of interesting people). There\'s a standard set of questions they use so I thought it would be a chance for us all to get to know each other a little better if we all had a go...


1. What was your first job?

Paperboy

2. What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

Thin your paints

3. Who would you least like to be trapped in a lift with and why?

a tyranid?

4. What is your pet hate and why?

chavs

5. What is your most treasured possession?

Family

6. What is your favourite meal and whom would you like to share it?

beans on toast and with all of my friends

7. Where would you like to be in ten year’s time?

In a decent job with a decent wage

8. If you were Prime Minister for the day what new law would you introduce and why?

Abolish the Chav culture

9. Your favourite piece of music?

At the moment its terra ferma by the young knives though this will proberly change next time i put the radio on.

10. What is the one question that you hope no one asks you?

Is that really your face?

11. What one place would you like to see before you die?

New Zealand

12. Finally, what would you like as your epitaph?

to quote spike milligan

\"I told you i was ill\"

I\'m still thinking up my answers and will be stealing the best suggestions anyway