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I have always thought that there IS life on other planets, and yes I would really love to know. As to how it would look, I maintain that if they come from a planet similar to Earth i.e. 'Goldilocks Zone' with similar atmosphere etc, they would be broadly similar to us. Obviously with some differences eg, if the light levels are different, the skin tones and colours and eyes would be different, If they come from a higher gravity environment they would by neccessity be shorter and more powerfully built, or from a lower gravity, be taller and more elegant etc. I guess it comes down to if they are carbon based (organic) or not.

Are there animals (big enough to notice) on Earth that we haven't seen yet?

Yes. Caption: The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) is the first carnivore species to be discovered in the Western Hemisphere in 35 years.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/15/world/ame ... ithsonian/

This was discovered a few months ago, so there must be hundreds of small mammals in the deep jungles in Brazil, New Guinea and Borneo still discover. Let alone Birds, reptiles and insects.

I know this had already been seen, but still.

Which direction is you're favourite?

Is going round in circles a direction?

If not, living in NZ all that is to the south is Antarctica and cold storms, so that's not nice. The prevailing weather is from the West, so when the Westerly blows it tends to rain, and if you go West from New Plymouth you end up South-East of Melbourne roughly in a place called Morwell in Australia.
Hawke's Bay is on the Eastern side of the North Island, and they think they are better than us because their weather is hotter in the summer, so that leaves North, and since I was born in Liverpool, which is far to the North, North it is.

Eventhough you are an adult, do you still enjoy watching cartoons?

I have two young sons so I don't have much of a choice. There are three televisions in my house but that doesn't mean I don't get dragged to the one they are watching so they can show me Sponge Bob or the Smurfs etc for the gazillionth time :p: I would say I enjoy the time with my sons more than those type of cartoons. What I really do enjoy though are the cartoon movies such as Cars, The Incredibles etc which are not too bad and, I think, meant for us more than the kids :)

It's raining outside. It's Saturday afternoon. Would you rather stay inside and watch the telly or use the PC etc or do you tough it out and go out and ride your bike or kick the footyball around a bit instead etc?

Erm its only Thursday here :D

It depends on how heavy it's raining and what the wind is doing. I quite like playing golf and football in the rain, but if it's windy as well I would either stay home or we will go into town for lunch or a movie etc.

Looking out of my office window I am watching ships head in and out of Port Taranaki. Have you ever wanted to just say to hell with it and sail off into the great blue??

Well I sail at least once a month and it's nice to get away from the city with only the sound of the wind in my sails and the waves lapping the side on the boat so technically yes, but I have to return to moor and then continue with my daily responsibilities. But I have, on a few occasions, wondered what it would be like to just continue sailing to the horizon and not turning around when the sun goes down before the reality kicks in that I would be stuck with 2 screaming kids and a grumpy wife on a floating prison with no where to run :p:

Do you enjoy flying or is it a terrifying experience that is something you have to do to get to point X sometimes?

I have only ever flown on commercial planes. On intercontinental planes (747 etc) its just like riding a train, but the smaller commercial planes (Bombadier Dash 8 etc) it is a lot more fun because you can feel the airflow going past the plane. Always wanted to ride a copter, but so far the chance hasn't presented itself.

Do politics interest you, or are they just a bore that we have to occasionally put up with?

Bit of both. I feel a lot of politics is just one party scoring against another and nothing but BS.

However it is necessary so It is interesting as the important bits decide our futures.

Will you watch the Rugby League World Cup?

I will watch when England play, and when the Kiwis play, but I have gone off the Kiwi's after they dropped an already selected player to include sport's biggest a---hole Sonny-Jill Williams, surprisingly there are a large number of us New Zealanders who feel the same.

Why are American news readers painted a peculiar shade of orange?

Because it's illegal in the US for them to be painted in a shade of red. If they were, lawsuits would abound with wild claims of injustices, theft of copy rights and just plain old unfair play being the main files in the lawsuit for US$ 1,000,000,000.

It's late, you've had too much to drink, you're at a club, you're single, there's only you and an ugly chick at the bar. Do you take her home? ( For the girls, work the other way round :p: )