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In the Noclight: Randy
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Aisling, hon, you're killing me!!
Answered all your questions, ofc.Aisling(",) wrote: »1.Whats the most enjoyable thing you did today?
See last post ^^^Aisling(",) wrote: »Last film you saw?
SingleAisling(",) wrote: »Single or loved up?
Yeah, definitely!Aisling(",) wrote: »Can you do all sorts of thecnical hooha with computers?
/hears half of Boards laughing hysterically in the background.
Srsly, no ... I'm a bit of a techienoknow, in that if I need to learn to use a programme for some reaon, I will usually battle my way through it and win or at least achieve a draw, albeit if there's an odd way to do something ... >_>
In terms of what's inside the box, though, or why things work though, I haven't a clue ... it's all bits of wire and metal and imaginary streams of electrons to me.
Em ... yes, I guess.Aisling(",) wrote: »Do you like feeding ducks?
You would get a different answer to that depending on the day you ask me.Aisling(",) wrote: »Would you want kids?
To-night it's a "no", for RL reasons! :pac:
The passing of the Irish Act of Union. While Patrick Buckland has added very significantly to our understanding of it in recent years, I feel there's still a lot not fully understood. And it has had such a long-term effect on this country, even to this day.Aisling(",) wrote: »Are you fascinated by any particular historal period/event?
Not so much, haven't played in years in fact.Aisling(",) wrote: »any good at card games?
Have been known to, got sense!Aisling(",) wrote: »Do you play drinking games?
Occasionally. Whatever gets shoved into my hand, really. Myself and Trowelled were discussing one above; you can go pick her brains though!Aisling(",) wrote: »Do you drink shots, if so what ones?
It's in the lap of the gods. Be nice to them, you'd never know.Aisling(",) wrote: »Will you come to the next beers pleeeeeeease?
Nobody likes housework, it's a necessary evil.Aisling(",) wrote: »do you like to do house work?
Somewhere in between.Aisling(",) wrote: »Are you a tidy tina or a messy milly?
Curry / anything with chilies. Not so much that I can't stand them; they don't like me!Aisling(",) wrote: »Any foods that you cant stand?
Yes.Aisling(",) wrote: »Can you swim?
No.Aisling(",) wrote: »do you play any computer games?
I'm a sociable beast, and like company, provided it's the right company.Aisling(",) wrote: »Do you enjoy living alone or would you rather have someone with you?
Not so much ... I would tend to exercise a certain wary caution around big cities late at night, but I can't actually remember ever being scared as such.Aisling(",) wrote: »Ever get scared at night time when you're out?
Not that I recall! I certainly don't make a habit of it ... :PAisling(",) wrote: »Ever loose a shoe?
Crete, Thera (Santorini), Zakynthos (Zanthe), and a few other small ones whose names I don't recall off the top of my head. One day I will have the money and a boat to explore them properly!Aisling(",) wrote: »what greek islands have you been to?
Aye, a few of them. Wouldn't exactly be fit for the Alps though! :pac:Aisling(",) wrote: »ever climb a mountain?
I'm DEFINITELY not getting into that one!Aisling(",) wrote: »what are your views on abortion?
Not sure if interested is the word, except in the sense that one is interested in the woodworm that are destroying your home around you.Aisling(",) wrote: »are you interested in polotics?
Yes, fairly.Aisling(",) wrote: »Are you good at maths?0 -
Como todo el mundo, tengo mis días malos.Si! Me di quenta de esto, me gusta tu actitud de vida en general, y el hecho de que simpre pones muchas sonrisas en gente aqui
And to-night hasn't been brilliant in fact, so I think bed is called for!
Catch up with the rest of your questions mañana!
Mañana ... such a wonderful word!
I certainly didn't intend to, sweetheart!girl_friday wrote: »Do you feel bad for making me cry? 0 -
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randylonghorn wrote: »
Out of all the bad asses in the world that you could have picked, you pick Shaggy and co.randylonghorn wrote: »Twilight, coz someone had left the DVD in the house and I decided to watch it!
You're letting the side down boss!
1. Are you a soccer fan? If so, who do you support?
2. Any sports in general that you have a keen interest in?
3. What do you think of the possibility of the re-introduction of fees (I find that word ridiculous anyway, they are already doing us for roughly €1,500 as an "entrance fee")?
4. Are you familiar with UCD? :pac:0 -
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Yes and no.Are you into football?
I played a bit growing up / in college ... gaelic / soccer / rugby ... all very casually and extremely badly. I wouldn't tend to follow any of them in any organised fashion, but at the same time if there's a decent soccer or rugby match on which I have an interest in, I will pop my feet up (or prop myself at the bar!) and watch it and enjoy it. Gaelic not so much these days. I tend to follow the Irish soccer team fairly avidly at world cup time (unless someone mentions Roy Keane and sends me into spasms of rage! :mad:)
Again, yes and no (sorry!Are you into technology?)
I love technology for how it can make our life easier; makes it easier to keep in contact with people; etc.
I have no real interest in how it works.
Fiction: Fantasy, with a good dose of humourIf you could write a book what type of book would it be?
Non-fiction: History or travel
SummerWhat's your favourite time of year?
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/pleads the 5th Amendment
No, I couldn't say I believe in them.Do you belive in ghosts?
I'm not a fervent non-believer either though.
I've walked into familiar places and had a strong sense of someone I knew who was gone being there, but my rational mind suggests that my sub-conscious is at work.
I do think that really horrific events can leave some type of aura / ambience behind them in a place.
I really just use tv as escapism, so probably Eureka at the moment; it's completely silly but sure isn't that what escapism is?What's your favourite pogramme on tv at the moment?
I'm quite lucky if I manage 5 - 6, and it can often be quite a bit less; if I'm in any way stressed (even mildly) or even if my brain is just active, I tend to be an insomniac.How many hours sleep do you get a day(usually)?
On the other hand, if I'm relaxed and tired and especially if I've had a couple of nightcaps, I can easily sleep the clock around!! Doesn't happen half often enough though.
Yes, I just won't sleep before about 2 on the best of nights, I might be nodding off in the chair but as soon as I go to bed I'll be wide awake again! I was always the same even as a young child.Have you always been one to stay up so late?
Sure 'tis grand!Are you enjoying your noclight? 0 -
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I'll wall you!! :mad:KnifeWRENCH wrote: »Try and answer the following questions without your patented wall of text! :P
No, actually ... never even struck me!!KnifeWRENCH wrote: »Are there any questions you have such good answers prepared for that you secretly hope someone will ask them?
cheese: Like it.KnifeWRENCH wrote: »What are your views on the following subjects:
Ganster rap Not generally a fan
The West Wing Never saw much of it, a few of the re-runs, in the wrong order as far as I could tell. All right, might have been better if you got it from the start.
nuclear physics I have views on it?! :pac:
grapefruit juice Far too bitter.
The Cold War Came far too close for comfort to sparking off WWIII at times. Still with us to an extent in a diffused and fractured form, just not a clear East / West divide any more.
A game for middle-aged men who like whacking the hell out of their balls.KnifeWRENCH wrote: »golf
Don't have anything against them in principle, but the current market leaders tend to leave me cold. A bad case of the ZOMGWTFLOL!!!11!!s.KnifeWRENCH wrote: »and social networking sites?
I've tended to become more and more of a generalist as time passes, but probably some aspect of Irish history, though some intensive revision would definitely be needed.KnifeWRENCH wrote: »If you were on Mastermind, what would your specialist subject be?
William Shakespeare, John Donne, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde ... and Angelina Jolie to leaven the mix!KnifeWRENCH wrote: »Which 5 people (dead or alive) would you invite to your ideal dinner party?
Against four dead men (and one of them Oscar) I should be in with a good chance, right?! :pac:
Chicken, please!KnifeWRENCH wrote: »And the ultimate question......cake or death?
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Sorry I've not been readin this
so if I ask same Qs just ignore em
-What socks are you wearing right now?
-What do you love first thing in the morning?
-Do you know what a fascinator is? (I only found out last week)
-If you were getting married would you do church or random place? (being influenced by tv right now)
-Rugby / Soccer /Gaa?
-Actor you'd most like to meet?
-Cereal or toast?
-Do you drive a motorbike? If not would you like to?
-Hugs or Shake hands type person?0 -
Em ... not that high, but certainly somewhere I'd like to get to some day.Crumble Froo wrote: »how high is new zealand on your priority list as far as seeing the whole damn world goes?
The top of Sliabh an Iolair on a clear summer's evening, about two hours before sunset.Crumble Froo wrote: »what's the most beautiful/scenic place you've ever been?
I may be biased though!
As mentioned, I would do a lot of travelling. I would tend to keep a base in Ireland I think, albeit nothing too big / fancy, and go and come from there. I would probably also find somewhere to establish a base abroad, probably somewhere around the Med ... again, nothing fancy, but comfortable and big enough for a fair few people to stay at one time ... something like one of those converted farmhouses you often see in France, but it would have to be beside or very near to the sea. And an airport with a decent air service would be important too. As I got older and my feet began to ache from wandering, that could be my base for more of the year. Oh, and a "tithe" would be put aside for various organisations / causes which interest me.Crumble Froo wrote: »if you won the lotto, what would you do with the money, and how would you change your lifestyle?
Lots! I've been on one wee rant already in this thread, so I won't go there again. But yeah, I can get quite wound up at times if I don't watch myself. Not sure if there's any one hobby that I'm truely passionate about, though certainly if I couldn't read any more I would feel like a large part of me had been lopped off.Crumble Froo wrote: »are there any issues/hobbies/interests that you feel truly passionate about?
Aye, I can be emo enough at times, even if not usually to the point of actual tears. Most recently, there were a couple of interviews in the aftermath of the Ryan Report which definitely broke the normal parameters.Crumble Froo wrote: »have you ever cried/teared up while reading/watching the news?
Life is far too serious to be taken seriously.Crumble Froo wrote: »how would you describe your general philosophy/outlook to life?
And why not? :pac:Crumble Froo wrote: »and lastly, hypothetically, if we were to meet up at some beers in some country in a rather distant future... could i buy you a chartreuse shot?
Sure wasn't it developed originally as a tonic!!0 -
As I said, it was left on the DVD.You're letting the side down boss!
/shrugs
Given who had left it there, there were some bits which took on an additional humour not originally envisaged by the director. >_>
I don't tend to follow a specific club, but at the same time if there's a decent soccer (or indeed rugby) match on which I have an interest in, I will pop my feet up (or prop myself at the bar!) and watch it and enjoy it. I tend to follow the Irish soccer team fairly avidly at world cup time (unless someone mentions Roy Keane and sends me into spasms of rage! )1. Are you a soccer fan? If so, who do you support?
Don't know if I have a keen interest in any of them really. Some I would watch if I was running free, some definitely don't light my candle (like golf or tennis, for example).Any sports in general that you have a keen interest in?
That used to be quite small, and was called a capitation fee ... it was basically a contribution from / levy on (depending on your point of view) students towards student sports and recreational facilities and services specifically. In recent years it began to be a stealthy way to partially re-introduce fees.What do you think of the possibility of the re-introduction of fees (I find that word ridiculous anyway, they are already doing us for roughly €1,500 as an "entrance fee")?
Philosophically, I'm not in favour, but practically, I think something will have to be done in the current economic climate or our third-level sector will be completely starved for funding. There has already been significant cuts introduced in funding over the last year or so, and despite what the media sometimes like to trumpet, the sector wasn't especially well funded before that. Even the Commission set up by one recent Minister (Dempsey, I think?) to look at third level funding, and which he confidently expected to find a pot of gold under each University President's arse, confounded him by coming back and reporting that the third level sector in Ireland was seriously under-funded by international standards (in terms of the "developed countries" at least).
I threw out a few suggestions in LC a while back for how it might be tackled in a multi-pronged approach ...
I have no doubt the eventual decision by govt. will be much more simplistic though. I also doubt that the sector will see much of the money raised; at best, it might avoid more major cuts, but most of it will go into the govt. deficit black hole.randylonghorn wrote: »Here's a couple of thoughts:
(a) Retain the basic system as it is at present, but means-test it (properly and fairly!!). Make those above a certain income pay part or full fees on a sliding scale.
(b) Introduce a loan scheme, repayable as the current proposed scheme, which any student can use to "top up" if they are finding it tight.
(c) Introduce an additional 1% education levy on all graduates above a certain (decent) income level. Use this money and the fees raised above to
(1) drive research and development in colleges and elsewhere and
(2) to support hard-working bright kids who could never afford to go to college to get there.
(d) End the inequity between full-time and part-time students, and apply the above principles to both groups.
As little as I possibly can be! :pac:4. Are you familiar with UCD? :pac:
Tbh, I never liked the place. It always reminded me of something designed by Soviet architects which had been uprooted by a tornado and dumped in the middle of Dublin, and no-one ever found the red shoes (Ais probably lost them! :pac:). I also find the atmosphere of the place as soulless as it's architecture.0 -
Aisling(",) wrote: »have i asked enough questions?
Well, enough of the long long lists anyway ... I'm good, but even I find 25 at a time tiring!! :pac:0 -
If people want to avoid the meat, that's their choice ... :pac:What do you think of vegetarians?
Seriously, I don't have any strong feelings one way or the other. I'm not the heaviest of meat eaters myself, but I can't see myself ever eschewing it altogether.
Generally no, but I can take unexpected fits, and more so as a teenager.Are you shy in real life?
>_>Tell us what happened in the last dream you can remember?
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Who knows, it's in the lap of the gods.Are you coming to Halloween beers?
Funny, I seem to have said that before ... :pac:0 -
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/sighWTF I almost missed Randy's NocLight!! :eek: I've been waiting months for this!
Inches from a clean getaway!! :pac:
1. Chinese 2. PizzaIf you were to get a takeaway for dinner tonight, what would you choose; Chinese, Thai, Indian, Pizza, Chipper or something else?
One of those "you're going on holidays to your cousins" jobs. 'Twas grand actually, they lived almost on the beach and were good craic.Earliest holiday you remember?
Dunnes / Penneys / wherever I spot something I like. Clothes to me are something to keep you from being arrested ... >_>Where do you buy most of your clothes?
Neither.Boxers or briefs?
Actually, while I've been in and around hospitals with things which have gone wrong naturally, I haven't had much in the line of injuries as such. A torn muscle in my back when I was around 17, which of course I didn't mind / let heal, and which therefore plagued me for several years afterwards, is about as bad as it gets.Worst injury you've ever had?
No. Occasional facial scruff, mind you, when I cba shaving.Does you have any facial fluff?
How much are you paying the composite artist? :P
We always had a houseful, my mother was a type of Dr. Doolittle. First I specifically remember was a gentle old tabby who would jump up on the chair, put her two paws on my toddler shoulders and nuzzle my nose with hers, purring like an engine.First pet?
No.Do you have any siblings?
Not sure how to read that ... favourite to cook I guess would be beef carbonade, but most often cooked would be something fast with chicken, pasta and a sauce of some sort ... usually containing mushrooms, what else would depend on mood / contents of fridge.Favourite meal to cook?
Several, but all small. First I can remember getting was driving a chisel through my finger at about four ...Do you have any scars?
Em ... I think two people remembered to wish me happy birthday! :pac:What presents did you get for your last birthday?
I don't tend to make a fuss about birthdays, my own anyway.And don't give cryptic answers, avoiding the actual question! :P
Not the first woman to say ... nvm! >_>I will be back for more!0 -
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Barry'sMaster of Nothing wrote: »Most people have been waiting to question the workings of your mind, so here goes:
1. Lyons or Barry's?
Spirits generally, but a good single malt is a joy forever / tea.Master of Nothing wrote: »2. Favourite beverage, alcohol and non-alcohol?
I find them useful ...Master of Nothing wrote: »3. Do you like feet?
Randy is originally a citizen of the Kingdom ...Master of Nothing wrote: »4. Is Randy a tribesman or from somewhere else altogether?
Post 13 above ...Master of Nothing wrote: »5. Where did the username come from? (sorry if its been asked previously)
Oh, lots of them. This thread has some good giggles; this was funny because he was so serious and earnest and it all went soooo wrong; the Jigsaw thread which I'm not going looking for ... etc. This forum has had it's moments, indeed, some at least of which are captured in the two "quotes" threads (quotes from forum / quotes from nights out).Master of Nothing wrote: »6. Any favourite Boards moments?
Cats already have taken over the world, household by household; lolcats are just our way of rationalising this to ourselves.Master of Nothing wrote: »7. How do you view lolcats, cute fuzzy pixels of lolz or seekrit ebul attempt for cats to take over ze world?
Intolerance of any sort.Master of Nothing wrote: »9. What really grinds your gears?
Could we fit most of the present government? :pac:Master of Nothing wrote: »10. Who, in your opinion, should be shot from a cannon into the sun?0 -
Navy bluestar-pants wrote: »Sorry I've not been readin this
so if I ask same Qs just ignore em
-What socks are you wearing right now?
>_>star-pants wrote: »-What do you love first thing in the morning?
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I honestly don't think you want to know!! :pac:
Me?! :cool:star-pants wrote: »-Do you know what a fascinator is? (I only found out last week)
Probably random place.star-pants wrote: »-If you were getting married would you do church or random place? (being influenced by tv right now)
All, in small doses.star-pants wrote: »-Rugby / Soccer /Gaa?
Em ... Stephen Fry (totally off the top of my head!)star-pants wrote: »-Actor you'd most like to meet?
Toaststar-pants wrote: »-Cereal or toast?
I've fallen off a couple (luckily, in a field!) but I don't think I could really answer "yes". I wouldn't mind, but my sense of balance is awful though.star-pants wrote: »-Do you drive a motorbike? If not would you like to?
Hugs, I guess, especially if it's someone I know well.star-pants wrote: »-Hugs or Shake hands type person?0 -
It was one of the less obvious side-effects of the onset of puperty ...SmileyPaul wrote: »1. when did you become such a innuendoical person?
Think?!SmileyPaul wrote: »2. I can't remember the reason as to why you think myself and tom are gay together.... explain? :P
Yes ... think! >_>
'Twas a hot June night ...
Y-e-s-s-s-s, Master!! :eek:SmileyPaul wrote: »3. (waves hand in jedi motion) you WILL come ...0 -
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randylonghorn wrote: »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.
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All that talk about riding horses, are you trying to make riggs jealous?
Did you choose your profession because of the really long holidays?
Do you prefer Galway or Kerry?
Why is UL so much better than NUIG?
Do you realise if you go to the beers you're going to have to do some ceili dancing?0 -
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Nah, I'm safe enough, it's the gingermeister he tends to get jealous about ... :pac:All that talk about riding horses, are you trying to make riggs jealous?
You looking for a slap? :PDid you choose your profession because of the really long holidays?
Difficult one, they both have their advantages. Part of my heart will always be in Kerry, but there's no doubt that Galway is more accessible, has a greater variety of activities on offer, and a lot of my friends are there now.Do you prefer Galway or Kerry?
When you say UL, you mean that glorified secondary school out in Plassey, right? 0_oWhy is UL so much better than NUIG?
Lol, yeah ... right!!Do you realise if you go to the beers you're going to have to do some ceili dancing? 0 -
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What is it with you and big pictures?The-Rigger wrote: ».
Compensating for something?! :pac:
Did you have an actual question, horse-whisperer? 0
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