In the Noclight: Owen

randylonghorn

This week, a man who knows his cars and guitars and is a poet tho' he may not know it ...

... 'tis Owen (formerly PaintDoctor)

Kojak

Why did you change your username?
You a fan of American Gridiron?
Does Ireland have the best weather in the world?
Why don't sumo wrestlers wear jerseys when the play their sport?
Most annoying ad on the television at the moment?

Owen

Thanks Randy - time flew for this, seems like only last week I stuck my name down for it!

Kojak wrote: »

Why did you change your username?

Dunno really, just decided that it'd be easier to use my own name for a change. Been on here for a long while now, and a lot of the motors forum peeps knew me as Owen anyway.

Kojak wrote: »

You a fan of American Gridiron?

The who with the what now? :pac:

Kojak wrote: »

Does Ireland have the best weather in the world?

I have to work outdoors when I'm painting - so I haven't worked now in 2 weeks. Probably won't be working this week either. Ireland's great like that

Kojak wrote: »

Why don't sumo wrestlers wear jerseys when the play their sport?

Little known fact - O'Neills did try to design a sumo jersey line, but found that they couldn't integrate booby pockets properly, and inevitably, the jerseys were sucked into the man flab folds never to be seen again, along with TV remotes, chihuahuas and car keys.

Kojak wrote: »

Most annoying ad on the television at the moment?

Eircom support, Jim speaking ... a monster pulled out the cables ... have you tried pressing reset? No you f*cking moron, what good is reset going to do if a monster's pulled out all the cables? Some tech support you are!

Delirium

what exactly is involved in treating sick paint? :P

Owen

koth wrote: »

what exactly is involved in treating sick paint? :P

Rubber gloves, wire brush, domestos, ky jelly, sweeping brush handle, . Not necessarily in that order. Free introductory demo available!

Delirium

1. have you travelled much, if yes, what was your favourite country?
2. country that you haven't been to that you'd like to visit?
3. any interest in sports? Support any teams?
4. do you keep up to date with news/current affairs?
5. last movie you saw and was it any good?
6. dream job?
7. live underwater or outer space?
8. play any musicial instruments?
9. do you think you could ever go cannibal if your life depended on it?
10. you get to introduce one law in Ireland tomorrow, what is it?
11. ever go surfing?
12. drink of choice on a night out?
13. you win the lotto, whats your first purchase?
14. who would you like to hit in the face with a fish?

Kojak

Why do hamsters run around in a wheel while they are in captivity?
Is it a good time to invest in Robert Mugabe's utopian paradise in Zimbabwe?
Will you be able to get Robert Mugabe's autograph anytime soon?
Why aren't traffic lights always green?

Shiminay

First guitar/amp/fx unit?
Favourite (either owned or not owned) guitar/amp/fx unit?
What's the one song you wish you'd written?
Are Paint Nurses a part of your daily life?

Owen

koth wrote: »

1. have you travelled much, if yes, what was your favourite country?

Woot, questions! Thought for a minute there I'd fallen off the grid ... travelled lots, and love it. So far, Australia - but I wasn't there for long, left Cork on Saturday, and was back on Tuesday for a wedding. Just hit Perth, but really loved the atmosphere there and the quality of life. It's a toss up between that and Thailand.

koth wrote: »

2. country that you haven't been to that you'd like to visit?

India I think ... would live to do a motorcycle tour over there.

koth wrote: »

3. any interest in sports? Support any teams?

Nope and nope

koth wrote: »

4. do you keep up to date with news/current affairs?

If you count reading threads about news here, then yes. Do I watch the news, or read papers, no - it's usually doom and gloom.

koth wrote: »

5. last movie you saw and was it any good?

Green Lantern, I kinda liked it. It got horrible reviews, and I wasn't expecting much, but I liked the Justice League on TV, so the movie sat well with me.

koth wrote: »

6. dream job?

Full time Musician. I've a friend who landed a gig permenantly with Shakira, and I keep dropping hints about you know, just in case they ever need a new Bassist/Guitarist.

koth wrote: »

7. live underwater or outer space?

Outer Space. Definitely. In Space, no one can hear you fart.

koth wrote: »

8. play any musicial instruments?

A f*ckload.

koth wrote: »

9. do you think you could ever go cannibal if your life depended on it?

Probably. Bum burger wouldn't be the worst. Mmmmmm. Bum.

koth wrote: »

10. you get to introduce one law in Ireland tomorrow, what is it?

Sterilisation for everyone, and then you have to past very strict aptitude tests and parenting courses before you're allowed to have sprogs.

koth wrote: »

11. ever go surfing?

I wish. Unfortunately, I'm still a pansy when it comes to water. Despite 15 odd years of lessons, I still freak in water, and sink like a stone.

koth wrote: »

12. drink of choice on a night out?

Usually a nice beer, Tyskie, or Lech, or Budwar, but I'm partial to Bulmers. Bad things happen to me on whiskey though, woke up in Thailand with an enormous tattoo I don't remember getting, and a molar missing. Woke up in Turkey with my nipple pierced and no recollection of that either.

koth wrote: »

13. you win the lotto, whats your first purchase?

A hitman. I have a list.

koth wrote: »

14. who would you like to hit in the face with a fish?

It'd be much much easier to make a list of people I wouldn't hit

Owen

Kojak wrote: »

Why do hamsters run around in a wheel while they are in captivity?

We're all addicted to speed. Hamsters love it too. What people don't know is that at 88mph, the hamster's flux colon is enegised, and through the magic of poop propellant, it can travel to the past, enlist the help of oversized genetically regressed hamsters, and come back to the present day to take over the world. For this reason alone, we have cats. Cats are preventing the end of the world as we know it.

Kojak wrote: »

Is it a good time to invest in Robert Mugabe's utopian paradise in Zimbabwe?

I already have. Spoke to a nice guy on the phone there who said I could give him a little deposit through Western Union, and I would make millions in a few weeks. I was really skeptical, until he told me he was a prince, and kept blessing me. Seemed totally legit then.

Kojak wrote: »

Will you be able to get Robert Mugabe's autograph anytime soon?

Pfffffffffffffft. Mugabe's always asking for mine.

Kojak wrote: »

Why aren't traffic lights always green?

Orange is much tastier than green. Thats' why. Mmmmmm. Oraaaange.

Owen

Shiminay wrote: »

First guitar/amp/fx unit?

An encore strat copy, couldn't afford an amp for ages, but had a headphoney fx thing called a Pocket Rocket. Bought the encore back a few months ago, it turned up in Cash Convertors. It wasn't in great nick, but currently treating it to a new paint job, and renewing all the corroded hardware. Nostalgia rocks!

Shiminay wrote: »

Favourite (either owned or not owned) guitar/amp/fx unit?

I have an Ibanez Jem 7vwh which I modded with a Sustaniac. Find it really hard to play anything else, but if I chose anything else, it'd be the other custom built Ibanez I have with a Line 6 Variax inside, or my Peavey Wolfgang. Favourite amp has to be my bass amp, an Ibanez Promethean, it's tiny, about a foot square with a 10 inch speaker, but it's 250 watts and drowns everything else out - no one can believe the punch out of it. Favourite FX is my GT-Pro, love being able to plug the laptop in and create sounds in 2 seconds.

Shiminay wrote: »

What's the one song you wish you'd written?

Orson - No Tomorrow, or Megadeth Tornado of Souls. Both just make me smile everytime I hear them.

Shiminay wrote: »

Are Paint Nurses a part of your daily life?

Yes. And the endless sex is wearing me out. Want to give a hand?

Kojak

Why is mustard that manky, yellow colour?
What is the best cure for haemmorhoids?
Are you a fan of toilet graffiti?
Should people wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people?

What's your earliest memory?

Owen

Kojak wrote: »

Why is mustard that manky, yellow colour?

Cause Mustard is the equivilant of a fat ugly bird with a great personality. It might look like wee on the outside, but that's just to deter non mustardarians away from partaking of it's bounty. Mustard!

Kojak wrote: »

What is the best cure for haemmorhoids?

Egg whisk. The electric type.

Kojak wrote: »

Are you a fan of toilet graffiti?

For sure, but people in the other cubicles must thing I'm weird when I occasionally read something funny and burst out laughing.

Kojak wrote: »

people wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people?

Feethats eh? (Scoots off to the patent office). It'd want to be some hambugerer to try and scoff me down, but I'm told I taste best with mustard. And possibly gravy too. Both never both. That's just wrong.

Deleted User wrote: »

What's your earliest memory?

Being a toddler kicking a ball around my driveway with closed gates, when a little jack russell came in and punctured my ball. According to d'mother I was about 2 ish.

randylonghorn

Thanks, Owen.