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I have a few. Liverpool, because it's home and is always special. New Plymouth, where I now call home, when the snow is down on the mountain, it is absolutely beautiful, St Lucia is incredible, and Socotra because it is like nothing you have ever seen before.
what scares you the most (apart from the mother-in-law)?
Not having fun in life. Besides dying, I'm not really afraid of anything or anyone in this life. My only concern is having fun in all aspects of my and my families life :)
What colour underwear are you wearing now, if you are wearing any? ( I just know someone is gonna rib me over this one :p: )
Well, I could post a cheesy answer and say my home town of Montreal but I'd be obviously biased :D.
But one of my favourite places visited would have to be Australia, with beautiful landscapes, beaches, good food, cold beer and wonderful people. Then again, I'm still waiting for an invite to RSA :p: .
Do you do anything special for Halloween?
Oops, obviously posted to the wrong post. Carry on... :mark:
May as well be me then :D Do they have ribbed underwear in South Africa, or does getting ribbed mean something different?Quote:
Originally Posted by 555-04Q2
In answer to your question, I can't remember what set I crawled into this morning. I was up at 5:30 and drifted into the shower, turned it on let it warm up for a few minutes, plunged in and it was stone cold; the hot water heater had decided to retire from it's assigned duty, so by the time I dressed I was absolutely freezing, and just grabbed the first thing I could find.
My question then "555-04Q2" why the hell do you want to know that for?
Even the wife doesn't give two hoots about that, just so long as it's clean, 'cause she refuses to identify the body if the undies aren't fresh. :D
Ribbed underwear :shock: I will have to check out our local S&M store to find out :p: ;) I thought it would be a change to the usual line of questions and spice things up and has proven so by the reaction it generated :D Mission accomplished :p:
What would you do if your doctor told you today that you had 6 months to live?
Be glad I didn't put off visiting him for six months, 'cause that would really suck. Honestly I kinda hope I would continue living until the time came not too.
If NASA or some other agency discovered a comet was going to crash into Earth and completely destroy it, would you want to know. Knowing that 1. There is nothing we can do to prevent it and 2. If the populace were told it would lead to complete and utter mayhem and anarchy?
I would want too know, but you're right for the sake of humans no suffering for the days before it would be better not to know.
Do you like a duck billed platypus?
Depends on how it is cooked really.
how much of a good thing is too much?
There is never too much of a good thing, that is reserved for bad things only ;)
If there is life out there, would you want to know and what do you think they would be similar to us or completely different?
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: )
Exactly how drunk am I and define ugly? :colour: At may age probably not, I may be drunk but I still have standards, minimalist though they may be.
When is it ok to lie to the wife/husband/life partner etc?
During you're 63 affairs. :kiss: :laugh:
Do you ever have snow where you live? If so do you still act like a little kid when it snows?
We have snow on the mountain, which is about 25 km away. As a matter of fact it snowed last night which is really strange considering we are moving into summer. It snowed in New Plymouth at sea level 3 years ago for about half an hour, this is the first time in living memory that we have had snow on the ground. And yes when I am in the snow I still act like a little kid and run around in it.
http://truenz.co.nz/adventure/images...sMtEgmont1.jpg
Is the NSA listening in to your phone calls, or maybe even reading this post?
Who cares? If you aint doing nothing wrong there is nothing to worry about, I don't care if they hear me talking about the latest gossip with my mates. But just in case they are watching, and to get them worked up...hey, Pete, pass me that brick of snow, need a snort or two before we go rob the bank :p:
Describe your dream home.
An open-style on a beach in the south pacific, with a multi-car garage and a private 18-hole golf course out the front door :D .
Have you served in the military?
No, unless being a boy scout counts?
Schemnke - Why would you want a multi-car garage on your South Pacific beach house, there are no roads? :D
Or a question for everyone else. Would you rather know exactly what time it is, or would you be happier getting up with the sun, eating when you are hungry, sleeping when the sun goes down etc?
I'll take knowing the time. Just like to plan things that need doing.
Frog or Toad?
Frog, some species are quite interesting, while toads are just plain ugly
Fish and chips or a fancy dinner?
I'm all for simple meals. I'll take the fish and chips please with lots a salt and vinegar thanks! :D
Where do all the lost second socks that we lose and can never find again go to?
I,ve got them!. Well looking at my sock box, there are a lot of strays in it, some of them I certainly don't remember ever seeing before!
Do you use public transport?
Not really. My job is away from viable transport routes. Any time I go out or away, I bike, walk or Car.
I occasionally use the train, but hardly used a bus in 10 years since leaving college.
You have had a long day and don't have the energy to cook a big meal, what is your quick fix meal of choice?
Beans on toast, unless I'm feeling adventurous, then I might add a couple of eggs and some cheese. Or if I am really worn out and no one else is home, a bowl of cornflakes has been known to be eaten at dinner time.
Is genetic modification of crops wrong? i.e do you have a problem with grain crops being modified to allow them to grow in arid conditions, to allow people to grow thee own food, or should this technology be used, but strictly controlled?, or even used as whoever using it sees fit?
I don't mind at all if I'm honest. It can't be any worse for us that "naturally" grown crops. I mean, just think of all the pesticides etc that are used on crops anyway. Plus most of the stuff if then packed into unsafe plastic wrapping etc. It's just safer not to eat at all :p:
If you saw a meteorite bearing down on your house, besides your loved ones who we will say are away at that moment, what would be the one thing you would grab before the house was obliterated?
My bottles of single malt scotch whisky! :shock:
Do you like whisky?
I wouldn't say I like whisky but I do enjoy a good one with a bit of ice now and then, but I'm more of a:
1. Beer man - when I just wanna sip on something cool after work while I'm swimming with the kids or chilling on the deck.
2. Rum man - when I wanna let my hair down ( ok figure of speech as most of it is gone :p: ) with some mates while we braai.
3. Rose wine man - when the wife and I have a romantic dinner without the kids or while we have dinner at home.
Describe what your garden is like. If you live in a flat/apartment, describe your pot plant :p:
Not much of a garden TBH. Typical suburban grassy yard with a small lilac tree (bush?), a small Japanese Maple tree (stick?) that I planted a couple of years ago and a raspberry bush that produces about a dozen berries every summer :mark: . A rickety rusting swing set that causes the neighbourhood kids all manner of scrapes and contusions finishes off the backyard accessories.
Oh, and the back deck is home to Gertrude, my stainless steel, three-burner, 50,000btu volcano used to char the ubiquitous weekend cow :D .
You dress up for Halloween?
We don't celebrate Halloween so I would have to say, no, I don't :p:
What are you and the family planning to do for Christmas this year? Stay at home with family and in-laws or go somewhere and chill out?
We usually all meet up at my parents place. I normally provide the ham, turkey etc, then get stuck in the kitchen most of the morning cooking, which is good because it means I don't have to listen to my sister talking about herself for hours on end!
In NZ our summer holiday is over the Christmas period, so this question really only works for Southern Hemisphere people, so Schemke and others might not have an anwer (sorry Chaps :) ) Are you planning to go anywhere new or special for your summer holidays?
Yes I am :D Taking the family up to Nelspruit in the Lowveld area of the North Eastern part of our beautiful country to visit my best mate and his family. They have a game farm with all the Big 5 on it so we can enjoy safari drives viewing the animals (night drives spotting Leopards is my favourite) and braai around the lapa, swim in the dam etc. It's one of the most beautiful places in the world and the perfect way to unwind for a few weeks and forget about having to pay staff, meetings budgets, kids school problems etc :)
Have you got a Zoo nearby and have you ever been there and did you enjoy it?
Yes just up the road. Colchester Zoo.
It was upgraded about 15 years ago and is now a nice zoo. I last visited about 5 years ago. I was nice but I am never a big fan of Zoos to be honest.
When did you last swim in the Sea? If ever.