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In the Noclight: Randy
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23-08-2009 10:37pm#1Ok, ok, ok ... in atonement for the Noclight threads slipping my mind, and because I may as well throw myself to the lions before the September chaos hits ... here goes!
Ask!!!
Be warned, though, you may not always get a serious answer!
Actually, being me, I suppose the warning should be: you may actually get a serious answer at times, and may live to regret it!! SeriousRandy doesn't emerge that often, but when he does, he can tend to be tl;dr!
"Death by wall of text" as Squigloo would put it!
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Cuffs or collars?cyberwolf77 wrote: »1. Redheads or blondes?
Seriously, I couldn't give a damn.
I have a couple of gin redhead friends who I'm always slagging, but the truth is I wouldn't see the colour of someone's hair as being in any way relevant, and even on a physical / subconscious level it doesn't seem to make the slightest difference to me; Junior salutes them all! :cool:
Oh, lord! I'll go with Lord of the Rings, because I discovered it at ~ 11 and loved it, and keep re-reading it at intervals, but in truth it has a lot to do with the day and my humour.2. Favorite book?
Bacon and (homegrown) cabbage and potatoes, with a good dash of butter and a pint of cold milk, on a hot summer's day (if we ever see the like again! :rolleyes:)3. Favorite food?
Yes, I'm a culchie!
Dining out food? Italian or chinese, or steak if they know how to cook it properly!! :mad:0 -
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star-pants wrote: »Where'd your name come from?
If you'll forgive me, Spee, I'm going to be lazy and quote from the last time I answered this one ...randylonghorn wrote: »Was sure I had told ye lot this before, but anyways!
Derives from when I was in college in Galway, a gang of us were out one night, including myself and the then gf, two or three other couples, maybe about 12-14 in all.
Anyway, one of the lads got caught by his gf glancing at a rather busty-and-proud-of-it young lady passing by, and ofc she started to tease him about it (just in fun, in fairness the same lad wasn't a wanderer and she knew it, just his eye got caught by a fairly obvious display).
Anyway, the slagging escalated, and the rest of us "taken" lads started ogling every decent looking girl that passed, and the women were telling us off mar dhea. Anyway, we headed back to the house at the end of the night with a fairly large gang in tow, and the eejiting was still going on, until my (by now half-pished plus) gf launches into a mock-tirade about our ungentlemanly behaviour. And giving the alcomaholic consumption she was in good voice (and she was well able to talk at the best of times, we both debated for the college among other things which would tend to practice the vocal chords!! :pac:)
Anyway, in the middle of it all, having demolished our characters as a group, and started on us individually (and quite wittily, it has to be said) it got to be my turn for the grill. Whatever inspired her, I don't know (though I'm hoping it was 100% Freudian! :pac:) but she begins with the immortal phrase: "... and as for Randy Longhorn over there ..." and she was about to continue, fairly much oblivious, when everyone started to bust their holes laughing!
It just slipped out so easily and without premeditation, I think that was a lot of what was so funny!
Now, I took a bow, of course, when I could stop laughing! ... and thought that was the end of it.
But it stuck like glue among our own set! And there are still a few people around the place who are as likely to address me as Randy as by my given name ... and I mean leaving out Boardsies!
In fact, not too long ago, I was at a meeting with some senior enough people from several of the colleges, and some others, including a lad who would have been on the fringes of that group. Meeting was interesting, and people were into it, and the debate was going back and forth. In the middle of it all, yer man jumps in with "Actually, I agree with Randy because .... blah blah".
:facepalm:
Cue some very puzzled looks, apart from one old former prof. of mine, who nearly swallowed his knuckles trying to keep a straight face! :pac:
I kind of like it as a nick tbh, mainly because it just begs for people to take the mickey :pac: ... but also because I was and am quite fond of she-who-dubbed-me-Sir-Randy!!
These days, Noc, without a doubt.star-pants wrote: »What's your favourite forum on boards?
Gemini ... I iz double trouble! :pac:star-pants wrote: »What's your star sign?0 -
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Oh, I have been!Will you ever be out-innuendoed?
In fact, there's a young boardsie mate of mine with whom I regularly get into jousts, and it depends on the day who wins on points!!
His new gf is just getting used to us ... she's gone from :eek: to :rolleyes: in a matter of weeks!
Extremely unlikely, tbh!When you finaly make it to a beers will you;
a)dance with me
Certainly! Such things should be shared!b) do one of "those" shots with me?
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Possibly tCN.Ickle Magoo wrote: »What's you fave forums in boards (other than Noc, obviously!) & why...?
I'm a great believer that people need to lighten up, act the fool and laugh more, if they are to survive the insanity of life ...
I'm a man! :cool:Ickle Magoo wrote: »Are you as horny as your handle & avi would suggest? :eek:
Need I say more?! :pac:0 -
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Yes, under the right circumstances ... i.e. if I'm down home for a few days or ... well, if I completely lose the rag!!anonymous_joe wrote: »Can you still speak fluent Kerry?
I stopped notching the byre door long ago, it was starting to fall apart ...anonymous_joe wrote: »Always boasting, eh? :pac:0 -
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There is nothing funnier than watching someone be angry in Kerry-speak. It's genuinely hilarious.randylonghorn wrote: »Yes, under the right circumstances ... i.e. if I'm down home for a few days or ... well, if I completely lose the rag!!
*makes mental notes*I stopped notching the byre door long ago, it was starting to fall apart ...
Poor quality workmanship really is the devil of our times.0 -
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randylonghorn wrote: »No, because it wouldn't be fair on them, I wouldn't be around enough. I'm an animal-lover, though ...
Why are you not around? Where are you when you aren't at home?randylonghorn wrote: »I'm a man! :cool:
Need I say more?! :pac:
Please do!
1. What are three facts about you that we would be shocked to know
2. What is your favourite colour?
3. Is there a reason you don't seem to have posted a pic of yourself up on Boards?
4. If not, will you?
5. What height are you?
6. What three Nocs (that you have not met previously) would you most like to meet?0 -
All of them, or at least if they're well-written.Is there a book that you just couldn't put down?
You know what they say about reading helps you relax and go to sleep?
With me, that translates into "read and you might go to sleep once you've finished the book" :rolleyes:
I'm tempted to go with ...Is there a song that could be said to depict the Randy way of life?
for the laugh, but the following is probably more accurate! :P
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I know!anonymous_joe wrote: »There is nothing funnier than watching someone be angry in Kerry-speak. It's genuinely hilarious.
Mind you, watching my mother lose the rag didn't tend to be hilarious ...
I've seen grown men run!!!
Why, you flooded it out down there again? :pac:You're gonna need a bigger boat..
Pyrennese Mountain Dog.If you could be any kind of animal for a full year what woul it be?
Partly because they're such beautiful creatures, partly because I love the snow.
Your girlfriend, of course!!If you could be any women for a day who would it be? :pac: 0 -
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Sounds like a Kerry woman alright.randylonghorn wrote: »I know!
Mind you, watching my mother lose the rag didn't tend to be hilarious ...
I've seen grown men run!!!Why, you flooded it out down there again? :pac:
Pyrennese Mountain Dog.
Partly because they're such beautiful creatures, partly because I love the snow.
Aren't they the dogs that bite fat children in Andorra?0 -
May be a bit long sometimes but it is hard not to read your posts.randylonghorn wrote: »he can tend to be tl;dr!
Not asking a question just want to say it's been a pleasure talking to you on boards , pleasure reading your posts and you are someone who really makes this place and boards in general special.0 -
Elsewhere?girl_friday wrote: »Why are you not around? Where are you when you aren't at home?
Work entails long hours at certain times of the year; also a fair bit of travelling.
Jaysus! Another Aisling is come amongst us!girl_friday wrote: »1. What are three facts about you that we would be shocked to know
Emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ...
1. I have an incorrect number of toenails as a result of a botched operation.
2. I have never owned a Transformer model, read a Transformer comic or seen a Transformer movie.
3. I have no overwhelming desire to do any of the above.
Probably sea-green, whatever the official name for that is.girl_friday wrote: »2. What is your favourite colour?
Three possibilities:girl_friday wrote: »3. Is there a reason you don't seem to have posted a pic of yourself up on Boards?
(a) I like the fact that I can relax and fool around without feeling that anyone from work etc. who happens across boards can identify me and follow every bad joke I make.
(b) I'm a fugly baxtard.
(c) a little from column A, a little from column B.
You decide! :P
No.girl_friday wrote: »4. If not, will you?
A trifle under 5' 10"girl_friday wrote: »5. What height are you?
Well, given that there are only 2 (fairly irregular) Nocs that I have actually met, the choice is way too wide ... I'm going to have to conduct a lottery and get back to you!girl_friday wrote: »6. What three Nocs (that you have not met previously) would you most like to meet? 0 -
Em ...Same question, but replace animal with dinosaur.
>_>
<_<
... this guy?
0_oanonymous_joe wrote: »Aren't they the dogs that bite fat children in Andorra?
Not that I know of?
I doubt it, they tend to be very equable creatures.
Aw, shucks!May be a bit long sometimes but it is hard not to read your posts.
Not asking a question just want to say it's been a pleasure talking to you on boards , pleasure reading your posts and you are someone who really makes this place and boards in general special.
/applies tissue to teardrop
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Now see what you made me do!!
Use your supply of tissues for something out of the ordinary... for you?
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Oh, you're in trouble now Mister for this statement:randylonghorn wrote: »Jaysus! Another Aisling is come amongst us!
In order to stick up for myself and Princess Ais I have gone in search of more questions!
Boards related stuff:
How did you first come across boards?
And when did you first become a mod?
What's your favourite thing about this forum?
And is there anything you'd like to change about it?
Non Boards stuff:
What do you have against Transformers? :eek:
What's your biggest fear?
What's a (non crude) talent you have that people wouldn't expect?
If you were to go on 'Blind date', what one question would you definitely ask the three potential ladies?
What four things are guaranteed to cheer you up, when you're having a bad day?
Describe yourself in five words, or less.
If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would you choose? (without being crude!)
If I asked you "where do you see yourself in 5 years", 5 years ago, what would you have said? Is where you are now better, worse or just different?
What celebrity looks most like you?
Have you any tattoos or piercings? If so what and where?0 -
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girl_friday wrote: »Oh, you're in trouble now Mister for this statement:
In order to stick up for myself and Princess Ais I have gone in search of more questions!
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I was an occasional lurker for years before I actually registered (I knew damn well I'd get addicted!)girl_friday wrote: »Boards related stuff:
How did you first come across boards?
I'm not sure how I first fell across it tbh ... I remember hearing casual scuttlebutt around Galway uni about this site John Breslin (based there) and others had going, and how it seemed to be taking off; whether someone pointed it out to me or whether I actually found it on a random search I can't remember.
Around November, I think?girl_friday wrote: »And when did you first become a mod?
The atmosphere, the people, the friendliness, the fact that they don't take themselves or each other too seriously ...girl_friday wrote: »What's your favourite thing about this forum?
Not a lot, really.girl_friday wrote: »And is there anything you'd like to change about it?
It tends to still revolve a fair bit around the chat thread, and while I don't see that as a major problem, I'm always glad to see other activities / threads going strong ... keeps a better balance.
Not a damn thing.girl_friday wrote: »What do you have against Transformers? :eek:
I just never had anything to do with them; I think the first time someone was on about them here, I went "whut?!"
Em ... old age, I suppose, falling apart physically, esp. blindness, as it was something I was threatened with at a fairly young age. Luckily, my body decided to pull itself together and my sight more or less stopped deteriorating naturally.girl_friday wrote: »What's your biggest fear?
None of my talents are crude!girl_friday wrote: »What's a (non crude) talent you have that people wouldn't expect?
Earthy, perhaps, but ...
Jeez .... em .... ceili dancing? ... though I'm well out of practise.
Now THAT'S the one you should have restricted, I'm very tempted to quote a Kevin Bloody Wilson song at you!!girl_friday wrote: »If you were to go on 'Blind date', what one question would you definitely ask the three potential ladies?
If I'm to stay polite, probably "how seriously do you take yourself?" ... though it would need to be phrased a bit better.
1. Friendsgirl_friday wrote: »What four things are guaranteed to cheer you up, when you're having a bad day?
2. Dogs / cats / animals
3. Bad jokes
4. A quiet spot by the sea
WYSIWYGgirl_friday wrote: »Describe yourself in five words, or less.
That's one word, right? :pac:
No animal imagery, then? :pac:girl_friday wrote: »If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would you choose? (without being crude!)randylonghorn wrote: »Bacon and (homegrown) cabbage and potatoes, with a good dash of butter and a pint of cold milk, on a hot summer's day (if we ever see the like again! :rolleyes:)
Yes, I'm a culchie!
I would probably have said "based full-time in Galway" rather than having to flit around the place. Hasn't happened yet, so I suppose slightly worse.girl_friday wrote: »If I asked you "where do you see yourself in 5 years", 5 years ago, what would you have said? Is where you are now better, worse or just different?
Lord, I have no flipping idea! I'm celebrity-phobic!girl_friday wrote: »What celebrity looks most like you?
Nope, not a one.girl_friday wrote: »Have you any tattoos or piercings? If so what and where?0 -
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Oh yay your noclight makes for an interesting and funny read Randy
You seem like a nice guy .............i can tell by these things :pac:
So my questions
What was you favourite santa pressie as a kid?
Do you like kid's?
If you dont already have it, what's your dream job?
Can you play any instruments?
If not are there any you would like to learn?0 -
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And now, for the actual* answers! :pac:
Ah now, t'would be a lie to say you don't love gingers....Even the males! >_>randylonghorn wrote: »Seriously, I couldn't give a damn.
I have a couple of gin redhead friends who I'm always slagging, but the truth is I wouldn't see the colour of someone's hair as being in any way relevant, and even on a physical / subconscious level it doesn't seem to make the slightest difference to me; Junior salutes them all!
And you'd love some rhubarb tart to top it all off, right? :pac:Bacon and (homegrown) cabbage and potatoes, with a good dash of butter and a pint of cold milk, on a hot summer's day
Yes, I'm a culchie!
So are your apt walls btw....surprise!! >_>randylonghorn wrote: »No, they're pink.
Hard to be an issue when you're not seeing any of either, eh? :pac:Not a big issue, tbh, any more than colour of hair. Bum, by a slight margin, perhaps ...
He's a sucker for cocktails too... and certain shots >_> or maybe it's just the way i make themAlmost anything apart from lager / beer.
Generally spirits though, and a good single malt is a joy forever ...
Sheep lover, to be more specific....true kerry person >_>No, because it wouldn't be fair on them, I wouldn't be around enough. I'm an animal-lover, though ...
You can still rememeber it?! :eek:Prepared for my LC exam the next day.
kerist, if he ever wears anything other than a tshirt and shorts I'll faint with shockAnything casual and comfortable ...
/whistles innocently >_>Usually / officially / when someone hasn't decided to take over my spare room! :pac:
<_<
I think we're almost out of milk, btw...
You rang?randylonghorn wrote: »Oh, I have been!
In fact, there's a young boardsie mate of mine with whom I regularly get into jousts, and it depends on the day who wins on points!! Interesting that you'd actually admit defeat!!! muahaahharandylonghorn wrote: »(a) I like the fact that I can relax and fool around without feeling that anyone from work etc. who happens across boards can identify me and follow every bad joke I make.
(b) I'm a fugly baxtard.
(c) a little from column A, a little from column B.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B !!!!!!!! Did I mention....B? :pac:
Sorry to burst your bubble spud, but I've got a few inches on you....how big is this trifle?A trifle under 5' 10"
/sits on hands...randylonghorn wrote: »Em ... old age, I suppose, falling apart physically, esp. blindness, as it was something I was threatened with at a fairly young age. Luckily, my body decided to pull itself together and my sight more or less stopped deteriorating naturally.
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Gracias, querida!Oh yay your noclight makes for an interesting and funny read Randy
You seem like a nice guy .............i can tell by these things :pac:
Yo no creo en tomar la vida demasiado en serio, ya que puede haber supuesto!
Books. Always books. I didn't just read them, I all but ate them!! :rolleyes:So my questions
What was you favourite santa pressie as a kid?
Yes, but I wouldn't eat a whole one ... >_>Do you like kid's?
Sorry, couldn't resist!
Generally yes, but I prefer them as they get older and can talk to / argue with me! :pac:
I was a youth worker for several years, so I'm well used to hordes of teenagers around me. I enjoy them at that age I have to say; they would drive you cuckoo at times, but they're also full of life and energy and mischief, and keep you young!
Travel writer, possibly. Certainly I love travelling and seeing new places, and I tend to write a bit from time to time anyway ... or I did when I had the time. To be paid for doing both would be pretty ideal ...If you dont already have it, what's your dream job?
/resists bad jokeCan you play any instruments?
Not a one, I'm afraid.
Oh, I'd love to be able to play any instrument, and preferably several.If not are there any you would like to learn?
Unfortunately, I'm the musical dunce in a musical (extended) family, and having tried out a few to little avail gave up on it years ago.0 -
Probably, though not deliberately. Yes, there is, and it varies depending on context. My sense of humour can be a bit ... earthy, but it's intended to make people grin, not offend them.grames_bond wrote: »1) have you ever taken an innuendo too far, or do you think there is such a thing?
Of course, you will meet a small number of people who are very easily offended by anything, look for something to be offended about in fact ... such people are best avoided.
In general, someone who might be offended.grames_bond wrote: »3) Is there ever a person you would not make a dirty innuendo to? and why?
As I often say on Boards in other circumstances "it's all about context!" Much of life is, really.
I was waiting for that one!grames_bond wrote: »2) You mentioned steak earlier: how SHOULD it be cooked (burnt to a crisp or bloody as hell?)
Medium rare, so I guess that's "bloody as hell".
Big question.grames_bond wrote: »4) do you believe in the after life etc?
Believe? I'm not sure if I absolutely believe.
Do I have a strong suspicion that we don't just suddenly stop like a worn-out toy, and that's it ...
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tl;dr = "Too long; didn't read!"Aisling(",) wrote: »1.what does tldr mean?
In general, it implies that someone has become intoxicated with the exuberance of their own verbosity ... >_>
Yes, but I prefer dogs, generally speaking anyway ... the personality of the individual animal is important though.Aisling(",) wrote: »2.Do you like cats?
I like animals in general, really.
Because I went looking for it last night to link it above, "Jizz in my Pants".Aisling(",) wrote: »whats the song thats stuck in your head at the moment?
Noice! >.<
Anything open air, in good weather, lively, good atmosphere / company.Aisling(",) wrote: »favourite concert?
I'm really bad for having "favourites" as such, in anything really.
Depends on mood, really. Probably crisps overall.Aisling(",) wrote: »crisps of choclate?
They wouldn't be top of my list musically, but I'm not a musical-hater.Aisling(",) wrote: »do you like musicals?
I've been in a few ... I went to a secondary school with a really strong musical emphasis, both on the curricular and the extra-curricular side. It was also co-ed, but with roughly a 2:1 female:male ratio (which had lots of advantages!) They were always a bit less fluirseach for lads as a result, and while I couldn't sing for nuts, I had a carrying voice and could kind of act, so I tended to get conscripted for non-singing parts. I have to say they were always great fun to be in, anyway.
I would tend to prefer the older ones rather than the Andrew Lloyd-Webber et al generation. There's a wonderfully funny old romp which charts (comedically) the life of Percy French, for example, and contains a lot of his songs, but it's hardly ever staged any more ... think it might be called These Golden Years or something like that. And there are some wonderful old songs; this is a personal favourite (and it might hopefully drive that other yoke out of my head! :pac:)
Lord yes, loads of them, how could you avoid him?!Aisling(",) wrote: »Have you ever seen any film with al pacino in it?
Old enough to know better, young enough not to care! :PAisling(",) wrote: »How old are you?
Not especially. Medium height, I suppose.Aisling(",) wrote: »are you tall?
Not especially well. I generally won't speak it, in fact, though I understand it reasonably well if people don't go like racehorses!Aisling(",) wrote: »Can you speak irish?
Hopeless.Aisling(",) wrote: »Able to dance?
Yes, kind of. There's nothing nasty about it, though!Aisling(",) wrote: »Ever get caught doing the nasty?
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!11!!11!Aisling(",) wrote: »Do i ask a lot of questions?
Yes, quite a lot as a teenager actually. The family of a friend of mine had a small riding stables, and we would spend a fair bit of time on horseback, mooching around the land, doing bits of jobs or checking on stock. I never learned to ride for competition though, that never interested me. I just loved the horses, and it was the handiest way to get around a well-scattered hilly / woody farm.Aisling(",) wrote: »ever go horse riding?
any holiday with good friends, really. Geographically, probably the Greek Islands, as mentioned above.Aisling(",) wrote: »Favourite holiday?
The whole damn world!!Aisling(",) wrote: »Where do you want to see before you die?
Not a big tv fan, and when I do watch it, it tends to be for purposes of escapism / turning off the brain, so ... probably Eureka at the moment.Aisling(",) wrote: »Favourite tv show?
Yep. I did many daft things in my time, especially in college ... probably at least partly the result of sharing a house with a gang of completely lunatic med students.Aisling(",) wrote: »Ever dress up as a girl?
Have been known to (see previous question). Haven't in a few years though.Aisling(",) wrote: »Do you dress up for holloween?
Yes.Aisling(",) wrote: »Have you got a tv licnese?
Yes.Aisling(",) wrote: »Do you vote?
History.Aisling(",) wrote: »Favourite school subject?
I don't any more, it used to kill my eyes.Aisling(",) wrote: »What kinda car do you drive?
Yes.Aisling(",) wrote: »Ever go skinny dipping?
Yes. My mother; a good friend who died of leukaemia when she was 20; another who died a couple of years later from an aneurism. Friends who have scattered around the world. It's life, little one; the older you get, the more people will disappear.Aisling(",) wrote: »Do you miss anyone?0 -
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