What are your favorite junk foods?
Not proud of this!
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What meal was so good that you can't forget it?
Interesting question! In 2009 I went to visit friends in France. It was a gruelling day as we'd stayed overnight in Caen, driven hundreds of miles in the day, then I went cycling in sweltering weather, got changed and went for the best meal I've ever eaten in my life.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g4324351-d7206973-Reviews-Auberge_du_Vieux_Chateau-Varaignes_Dordogne_Nouvelle_Aquitaine.html
Do you now what's strange? I have no idea what I ate as I forgot long ago, but can still remember what a wonderful meal it was and the general feeling of having eaten and drunk (Chartreuse) well.
So I have remembered it in a way even if I don't know what exactly it consisted of!
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g4324351-d7206973-Reviews-Auberge_du_Vieux_Chateau-Varaignes_Dordogne_Nouvelle_Aquitaine.html
Do you now what's strange? I have no idea what I ate as I forgot long ago, but can still remember what a wonderful meal it was and the general feeling of having eaten and drunk (Chartreuse) well.
So I have remembered it in a way even if I don't know what exactly it consisted of!
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What's your alarm ringtone?
I don't actually know! I'm always completely dazed when my alarm starts, and turn it off within a couple of seconds.
I haven't figured out how to programme my phone as I'm a bit slow to grasp tech.But I'd like this as a ring tone if I could get it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0
I haven't figured out how to programme my phone as I'm a bit slow to grasp tech.But I'd like this as a ring tone if I could get it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEsWi88Qv0
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What's the most delicious dessert for you?
Sticky toffee pudding
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Have you managed to stay friends with your ex?
It's questionable whether I have an ex as I've only ever been out with one girl and we've had an on-off relationship for 7 years now (currently on! :) ). But when we're not romantically linked (mainly due to her sometimes not wanting to be in a relationship) we are always friends, so I'd certainly answer yes to that question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfr_JsV_z3Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfr_JsV_z3Y
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Do you agree that good things come to those who wait?
I hope so, as I'm STILL waiting for Scotrail!?
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How often do you think about your future?
I don't think in cosmic terms about my destiny or anything but I do think a lot about events I'm going to as it gives me something to look forward to.
Especially my Industrial Revolution walking trip which I'll be doing in August at bank holiday weekend!
https://www.cromfordmills.org.uk/visit-us
http://www.derwentvalleymills.org/get-active/heritage-way/
Most of my future consists of work, mortgage and so on (and if I was out of work, would be even worse) but this and my Scotland trip in September are future events I can get behind!
Especially my Industrial Revolution walking trip which I'll be doing in August at bank holiday weekend!
https://www.cromfordmills.org.uk/visit-us
http://www.derwentvalleymills.org/get-active/heritage-way/
Most of my future consists of work, mortgage and so on (and if I was out of work, would be even worse) but this and my Scotland trip in September are future events I can get behind!
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Cats or dogs?
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? What’s a song you like (if there is one) with a Fire theme? ?
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? What’s a song you like (if there is one) with a Water theme? ?
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☁️ What’s a song you like (if there is one) with an Air theme? ☁️
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? What’s a song you like (if there is one) with an Earth theme? ⛰
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What's something that makes you feel elegant or glamorous?
When I wear hawaaian shirts.
What's the last thing you did in order to "improve" yourself?
Read The Economist on the bus today!
When I first took out a subscription in 2013 it baffled me, but I kept on and it started making more sense.
So that is a work of self-improvement which succeeded.
When I first took out a subscription in 2013 it baffled me, but I kept on and it started making more sense.
So that is a work of self-improvement which succeeded.
How would you describe the sound of your voice?
My 'voice' on here sounds like an angry, depressed old man I know! (I hope I'm not actually like that, and if anyone met me during one of my long-distance walks or a holiday they'd find me to be much less grim than I seem online).
As to my voice in the literal sense I've never liked it. But I think that's partly due to the tendency mot people have towards not liking their own voices, and also that I've imbibed some of the snobbery towards local accents, of which I have a very strong one.
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/tagged/stoke-on-trent
So I suppose my voice isn't objectionable in itself, but I don't want to hear it?
As to my voice in the literal sense I've never liked it. But I think that's partly due to the tendency mot people have towards not liking their own voices, and also that I've imbibed some of the snobbery towards local accents, of which I have a very strong one.
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/tagged/stoke-on-trent
So I suppose my voice isn't objectionable in itself, but I don't want to hear it?
Under what circumstances do you block people on social media?
When they talk too much and post shit like Britain First. Either they actually believe it or they're too stupid to see it for what it is, and why bother in either case?
That, and people who talk too much about things which don't interest me. The reason I haven't added most of my work colleagues on social media is that I already listen to them for 8 hours a day and not to be rude but I don't give a toss what they have to say.
I sometimes think I am too handy with the block button, but I only have so much online time and why waste that in reading tat? If I had more time I might have more forbearance, but as it is I stick only to the worthwhile, which I'm pleased to say this site is.
That, and people who talk too much about things which don't interest me. The reason I haven't added most of my work colleagues on social media is that I already listen to them for 8 hours a day and not to be rude but I don't give a toss what they have to say.
I sometimes think I am too handy with the block button, but I only have so much online time and why waste that in reading tat? If I had more time I might have more forbearance, but as it is I stick only to the worthwhile, which I'm pleased to say this site is.
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What literary genre do you like to read the most?
I especially like historical fiction and fictional books like Robinson Crusoe which were written a long time ago and hed light on the mores of the time.
I especially like fiction written by people like Simon Montefiore who are professional historians, or people like Bernard Cornwell who could have done if they'd wanted to.
And I like books, fact and fiction, about the places I go to as I weave it into the experience and feel of the visit to the place. So if there's one recommendation the book I read each time I go to Wales is the one I'd recommend as it is a masterpiece.
https://www.walesartsreview.org/greatest-welsh-novel-13-on-the-black-hill-by-bruce-chatwin/
I especially like fiction written by people like Simon Montefiore who are professional historians, or people like Bernard Cornwell who could have done if they'd wanted to.
And I like books, fact and fiction, about the places I go to as I weave it into the experience and feel of the visit to the place. So if there's one recommendation the book I read each time I go to Wales is the one I'd recommend as it is a masterpiece.
https://www.walesartsreview.org/greatest-welsh-novel-13-on-the-black-hill-by-bruce-chatwin/
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What song is stuck in your head?
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Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
I've successfully purged Americanisms like so and like from my language but I do feel that in my blog
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/tagged/photos
I sometimes hope people will just look at the pictures and skip the words as I don't feel confident as a writer and I feel I use too many fillers like terrific, fantastic, great, first-rate, and others when I have nothing else to say.
But most of the time I think this is a relatively minor problem and for the most part it's good,
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/tagged/photos
I sometimes hope people will just look at the pictures and skip the words as I don't feel confident as a writer and I feel I use too many fillers like terrific, fantastic, great, first-rate, and others when I have nothing else to say.
But most of the time I think this is a relatively minor problem and for the most part it's good,
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What is something you have always wanted to try?
Parachuting!
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What's something that annoys you?
As I touched on in my answer to @TheBeesKneesGirl , I am planning with some excitement my journey to Edinburgh
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/edinburgh
Where I will see the sights and visit my cousin who lives there, crowned by an Evensong at the Episcopal Cathedral, which I know is a bit of an English thing to do but something I find relaxing after the train journey.
Then, planting trees in Glen Affric for a week
https://treesforlife.org.uk/blogs/article/companionship-adventure-and-hope-a-week-of-tree-planting-in-glen-affric/
That was written by one of the leaders of the first expedition I went on, and September's will be the fourth. It will be a really super trip.
So what's the problem... those throbbers at Scotrail STILL haven't released their advance tickets, which they allegedly do 12 weeks before the journey, though in fact the journey is less than 9 weeks away.
Paying £92 isn't my idea of a night out but I may have to if they don't sort out a basic thing that every other network has managed to do.
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/edinburgh
Where I will see the sights and visit my cousin who lives there, crowned by an Evensong at the Episcopal Cathedral, which I know is a bit of an English thing to do but something I find relaxing after the train journey.
Then, planting trees in Glen Affric for a week
https://treesforlife.org.uk/blogs/article/companionship-adventure-and-hope-a-week-of-tree-planting-in-glen-affric/
That was written by one of the leaders of the first expedition I went on, and September's will be the fourth. It will be a really super trip.
So what's the problem... those throbbers at Scotrail STILL haven't released their advance tickets, which they allegedly do 12 weeks before the journey, though in fact the journey is less than 9 weeks away.
Paying £92 isn't my idea of a night out but I may have to if they don't sort out a basic thing that every other network has managed to do.
What's your favorite slang word?
I like Scottish words like throbber (don't look that up if you're of a sensitive disposition!) and my favourite of the insults at the moment is zoomer.
I'm not sure who decided zoomer would make a good insult and when it started being used, but I do know that Scotrail have been messing me around and are accordingly zoomers.
I'm not sure who decided zoomer would make a good insult and when it started being used, but I do know that Scotrail have been messing me around and are accordingly zoomers.
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If you steal a pen from a bank, is it a bank robbery?
No, if you need a pen you can take one. They presumably have more but you may not if you need to write something down urgently.
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Please reply this message with a question you want to ask those anon who ask silly questions to you on ask.fm ?
Have you chosen me specifically for some reason or do you do it to lots of people and I'm just a random person on your list whose answers you ignore, like I was with Ben Isaacs.
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What is your busiest day of the week?
Monday is the busiest and worst day, which is why I eat my favourite foods like linguine & gnocchi on a Monday night. Then I tell myself having done one day I can do the rest.
The quietest and best day is Saturday and I do feel now that it's on its way.
The quietest and best day is Saturday and I do feel now that it's on its way.
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