I'm a Lounger AMA with Mars Bar

sullivlo

Hello Loungers.

Ever had a burning question for a fellow Lounger? Like what their favourite herb/spice is, why they wear converse but not vans, or whether Jedward performed better than Dustin in the Eurovision.

Now is your chance!

Every week (or so...) we'll put a new Lounger in the hot seat. We'll leave it to the individual Lounger to decide what is off limits in terms of questions asked, but if anyone would like a question removed, PM one of the mods and we'll sort it out.

If anyone wants to have a go in the hot seat, let us know!

Usual forum rules apply.

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First up: I'll lead by example.

I is Sullivlo, ask me anything.

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sullivlo
robyntmorton

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Next up (in no particular order):
Boo
Stheno
Sammyjo
Babyandcrumble
xxxMCRxBabyxxx

robyntmorton

I'd be up for that at some point.

So, something simple to start:

One food you would love to try. One food you would run a mile from, and in both cases, why?

pinkypinky

What made you decide to become a mod?

sullivlo

pinkypinky wrote: »

What made you decide to become a mod?

One does not decide to become a mod!

I was approached when a mod was stepping down about me joining the team and I said yes.

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

I'd be up for that at some point.

So, something simple to start:

One food you would love to try. One food you would run a mile from, and in both cases, why?

I would love to try Kobe beef. I have tasted wagyu beef and it was superb, and Kobe is meant to be even tastier. I'm not even much of a beef lover.

My run away from food is beetroot. I have a borderline phobia of the stuff. Can't stand the taste (pickled or fresh) or the texture. I would rather go hungry than eat it.

Sunny Dayz

Ah that's nice to have an AMA for tLL, get to know fellow Loungers a bit better.


My question:
What's been your favourite/most memorable thread on the Ladies Lounge?

sullivlo

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Ah that's nice to have an AMA for tLL, get to know fellow Loungers a bit better.


My question:
What's been your favourite/most memorable thread on the Ladies Lounge?

Probably this one: http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057085696/1

baby and crumble

What animal do you think you share the most characteristics with?

sullivlo

baby and crumble wrote: »

What animal do you think you share the most characteristics with?

A puppy.

I'm needy, need rubs and affection, i chew on things I'm not supposed to, and I'm almost potty trained :pac:

robyntmorton

Lexicography: Pick a word or phrase to banish henceforth from the written or spoken word.

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

Lexicography: Pick a word or phrase to banish henceforth from the written or spoken word.

Moist.

sammyjo90

Where are all the inappropriate questions?!

If you hadn't been bitten by the science bug,do you know what would you be instead?

sullivlo

sammyjo90 wrote: »

Where are all the inappropriate questions?!

If you hadn't been bitten by the science bug,do you know what would you be instead?

Hmmm.

Ideal world: psychology. I find it fascinating. But that's also science-y. Ditto my interest in psychiatry.

Based on my strengths: political/diplomacy; advocacy. I did better in business than I did at science in my leaving cert!

I am on the cusp of a career change though. Perhaps :pac:

sullivlo

sammyjo90 wrote: »

Where are all the inappropriate questions?!

If you hadn't been bitten by the science bug,do you know what would you be instead?

Oh and fire away with inappropriate questions!

robyntmorton

What's the one piece of dating advice you would give EVERYONE?

(Asking for a friend)

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

What's the one piece of dating advice you would give EVERYONE?

(Asking for a friend)

Always be yourself and don't be afraid to stand up for what you want. Changing who you are for somebody does you a disservice.

Milk or dark chocolate?

Sweet potato fries - culinary triumph or icky nonsense?

Three aims for the next five years?

Worst mistake of your professional life (that you can admit to!)?

sullivlo

Candie wrote: »

Milk or dark chocolate?

Sweet potato fries - culinary triumph or icky nonsense?

Three aims for the next five years?

Worst mistake of your professional life (that you can admit to!)?

Dark.

Depends on how they're cooked: crispy (triumph), soggy (nonsense).

1) get my masters and secure permanent employment
2) go on a foreign cycling holiday and cycle up a mountain
3) believe I deserve to be happy

Worst mistake... that's a good question :pac: the worst that impacted others rather than just my own career was turning on a hot plate instead of a stir plate whilst using a plastic beaker... 5 litres of water flooded out of the melted beaker, shorting the electricity to the whole building.

hungry hypno toad

Monsters, Inc. or Monsters University?

I can confidently say you definitely deserve to be happy.

We all do - as long as our definition of happiness isn't completely unrealistic!






Don't feel bad about shorting the building - I gave my whole department fleas after picking them up on a long-haul flight. I had thought they were mozzie bites but my flat got infested as well as the whole office. The whole place had to be fumigated after a few weeks. Nobody knows it was me, except my old boss who I told when he retired. He thought it was hilarious!

robyntmorton

Vanilla or Chocolate?
Boxers or Briefs?
Left or Right?
Up or Down?
In or Out?
Half Full or Half Empty?

How do you feel about weird pointless questions?

sullivlo

hungry hypno toad wrote: »

Monsters, Inc. or Monsters University?

Inc.

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

Vanilla or Chocolate?
Boxers or Briefs?
Left or Right?
Up or Down?
In or Out?
Half Full or Half Empty?

How do you feel about weird pointless questions?

Strawberry chocolate if pushed
To wear? Depends on the material and what I'm wearing over them
Right
Up
Out
Half water, half air

I don't see them as weird and pointless. Today I spent a good 10 minutes wondering whether the animal kingdom celebrate birthdays in the same way as humans. I don't mean with cake and stuff, but would a female monkey remember her offsprings birthday and celebrate accordingly?

These are the type of questions that keep me awake at night.

robyntmorton

I'm impressed both by the depth of the question, and that you only spent 10 minutes on it. You could easily get lost in there. Do animals perceive time in the same way that we do, with clearly delineated months, years and so on. They would definitely know of passing days, passing seasons etc. but would they know that it was a year to the day?

Would they follow our calendar? Would they have their own?

Do they see us as a superior or inferior species?

... I'll stop now.

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

I'm impressed both by the depth of the question, and that you only spent 10 minutes on it. You could easily get lost in there. Do animals perceive time in the same way that we do, with clearly delineated months, years and so on. They would definitely know of passing days, passing seasons etc. but would they know that it was a year to the day?

Would they follow our calendar? Would they have their own?

Do they see us as a superior or inferior species?

... I'll stop now.

10 minutes because I had set a timer for procrastinating. I have a presentation tomorrow in work that I needed to work on, so I let myself have 10 minutes.

My thing was based on an animal calendar too. If one human year is seven doggy years, do dogs have a birthday every 52 days? Do animals remember their parents?

I'm guessing dogs see us as inferior beings because we do what they say, but other animals have different perceptions.

How do we know that the blue that I see is the same as the blue you see? I look at a car and say "that's blue". You'll agree. But the colour you see as blue, could be the colour I see as yellow.

I've been told I have neurosis. I can't disagree.

Oh btw these are questions I frequently ask when I'm out cycling

robyntmorton

Some things to ponder after your presentation:

Is the answer to life, the universe and everything really 42?

If that's the answer, what is the question?

Do you know where your towel is?

To a scientist, what is the meaning of life?

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

Some things to ponder after your presentation:

Is the answer to life, the universe and everything really 42?

If that's the answer, what is the question?

Do you know where your towel is?

To a scientist, what is the meaning of life?

I have not read the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy... I'm a bad scientist; unless it's tangible to me I don't get it. Star Wars. Star Trek. Science fiction... nah. I don't understand it. Same with Game of Thrones. It just confuses me. I'm more of a biological/chemical/medical scientist where things can be quantified and measured on a scale that doesn't involve quarks and exponentials beyond ^-9.

The question is unique to each individual.

My towel is hanging over the banisters to dry after my shower last night.

The meaning of life... jeez! I guess I'm having a philosophical few days regarding life. Not necessarily an existential crisis but not far off. I'm confused by how the church can value the life of an unborn foetus to the same level as they value the life of the woman that's carrying it, yet once that child is born its life has no value. I constantly wonder whether what I'm doing is living or merely existing. Scientifically, life is living - using all of the MRS GRENs from junior cert science: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition. My cells in a flask can do all of them, they're "living", but are they really?

Life is what you make of it. Spend every day being true to your values and you'll live. Spend your days ignoring who you are, what you want... then that's existence.

baby and crumble

Is there any skill you'd love to have that you just haven't mastered yet?

sullivlo

From a science point of view - no. I have a basic level of lab skills that can be transferred to any technique with a bit of practice.

There are some cooking skills that I don't have that I'd like to be able to do. Like using knives properly to chop vegetables without chopping off my fingers, or deboning a chicken or something.

From a personal development point of view... I'd like to be more decisive: I lack the ability to make important decisions, but I believe that's something I can work on.

From a "life skills" thing - I can do the basics. I can do first aid. I can change a tyre on my car/change a puncture on my bike. I can cook.

robyntmorton

sullivlo wrote: »

The question is unique to each individual.

The meaning of life... jeez! I guess I'm having a philosophical few days regarding life. Not necessarily an existential crisis but not far off. I'm confused by how the church can value the life of an unborn foetus to the same level as they value the life of the woman that's carrying it, yet once that child is born its life has no value. I constantly wonder whether what I'm doing is living or merely existing. Scientifically, life is living - using all of the MRS GRENs from junior cert science: movement, respiration, sensitivity, growth, reproduction, excretion, nutrition. My cells in a flask can do all of them, they're "living", but are they really?

Life is what you make of it. Spend every day being true to your values and you'll live. Spend your days ignoring who you are, what you want... then that's existence.

Some very profound thoughts there, with so much truth to them!

I'll try to get some light hearted questions back in here too!

Dolbert

Would you rather:

Do over the last 20 years of your life, with all the knowledge that you have now, or skip ahead 20 years, with €50 million in the bank?

sullivlo

Dolbert wrote: »

Would you rather:

Do over the last 20 years of your life, with all the knowledge that you have now, or skip ahead 20 years, with €50 million in the bank?

Knowing what I know now I would do over the last 20 years of my life. No brainer. I'm not driven by money so €50 million wouldn't be enough of a reason to skip ahead 20 years.

baby and crumble

Dolbert wrote: »

Would you rather:

Do over the last 20 years of your life, with all the knowledge that you have now, or skip ahead 20 years, with €50 million in the bank?

That is a DEADLY question!!!

robyntmorton

What would win in a fight:
Crocodile v Great White Shark?
Crocodile v Orca?
GWS v Orca?

How long is an Irish minute?

What was the name of the horse in "A Horse With No Name"?

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

What would win in a fight:
Crocodile v Great White Shark?
Crocodile v Orca?
GWS v Orca?

How long is an Irish minute?

What was the name of the horse in "A Horse With No Name"?

The scientist in me requests more information. Where shall these fights take place? If they're land based the crocodile takes it, purely because it can breathe above water. If they're water based and close to the surface I think the croc would still shade it. Anything deeper and it's GWS and orca. Between the GWS and orca I'd back the GWS. From my extensive knowledge of whales and sharks, free willy would never hurt a fly therefore jaws would win.

An Irish minute is 5 minutes after you were supposed to be there.

John.

rainbow kirby

If you were to go cycling anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Who's going to win the women's 6 Nations?

sullivlo

rainbow kirby wrote: »

If you were to go cycling anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Who's going to win the women's 6 Nations?

Thinking of cycling the Camino.

I'm hopeful for a grand slam showdown in Donnybrook on Paddy's Day, and depending on the weather etc, Ireland might get the scalp. Unlikely that they will, but one can hope!

Parchment

Great idea for a post!

What do you regret most in your life?

What size bed do you have?

Do you find ET scary?

robyntmorton

Favourite dessert?

Favourite cuisine?

Favourite tipple?

And one serious one: You are given carte blanche to create one new law. What is it?

sullivlo

Parchment wrote: »

Great idea for a post!

What do you regret most in your life?

What size bed do you have?

Do you find ET scary?

Regret... hmmm. I don't really know. I try not to focus too much on the negatives/the past. If I had a gun to my head it would be not being more assertive towards the end of my PhD and allowing myself to be bullied.

I have a double bed. Which is half populated with things - colouring books, regular books, a bottle of water... I only sleep on half of the bed.

Never seen ET. Gremlins freaked me out though. Not the cute gizmos. The gross ones.

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

Favourite dessert?

Favourite cuisine?

Favourite tipple?

And one serious one: You are given carte blanche to create one new law. What is it?

Banoffee.

Favourite cuisine is a tough one. I cook. I love cooking. I love Mexican, southern/Cajun, Chinese, Thai, Indian, North African... but my favourite is probably Mediterranean food - Spanish, Greek, Italian... wow.

Tipple: partial to a nice gin and tonic. Current favourite is an old bathtub Tom with a slice of orange and a splash of fevertree.

A new law. Can I be bold and have two? 1) organ donation is an opt-out rather than opt-in. 2) voting is mandatory, however one must pass a simple idiot test before their vote counts.

Mars Bar

Now I have to ask what your idiot test would consist of?

Can I make a suggestion that one of the questions in the Idiot Test be "Can you name all the Kardashians?"

Anyone who can = instantly disqualified.

sullivlo

Mars Bar wrote: »

Now I have to ask what your idiot test would consist of?

Candie wrote: »

Can I make a suggestion that one of the questions in the Idiot Test be "Can you name all the Kardashians?"

Anyone who can = instantly disqualified.

Candie has one of the questions right...

I agree with democracy. I agree with people having the right to choose, and I will respect people's right to choose and respect their political views. I don't have to agree with them, but I will respect them.

However a very good friend of mine once voted for a politician because she had the nicest makeup on the election posters, and I had a discussion with someone who voted no in the marriage equality referendum because they didn't want "the gays" to be able to adopt.

There should be a basic understanding of politics and the electoral system before a vote is cast. I know we studied it in school (CSPE?) but it didn't cover it well. Like how many people can explain what PR is?

robyntmorton

(Just as an aside - I like how this thread is going. There are light-hearted questions, silly questions, serious questions, and all manner of fascinating answers. Nicely done)

sullivlo

robyntmorton wrote: »

(Just as an aside - I like how this thread is going. There are light-hearted questions, silly questions, serious questions, and all manner of fascinating answers. Nicely done)

(I'm enjoying it and the questions are making me ponder!)

LenaClaire

If you could change one decision in your life, what would it be?

If you could go into suspended animation at the end of your life (one month left), how long would you want to wait to be awoken? What would you hope to see in that future?

B00!

(I am happy to join in as a hotseater after the TLL regulars get a turn, this is fascinating)

Do you have a favourite Law of the Universe?
Do you have a predominant colour in your wardrobe?
If colours had meanings, what does it say about you as a person?
Is there any instrument you would like to play?
Are you....patient?

sullivlo

LenaClaire wrote: »

If you could change one decision in your life, what would it be?

If you could go into suspended animation at the end of your life (one month left), how long would you want to wait to be awoken? What would you hope to see in that future?

I don't have any stand out decisions that I made that I would change. I'm an over analyser - I very rarely make spontaneous decisions without thinking through all of the potential outcomes. The only one that really lodges as being a decision that I might change was my travel plans around the time that my aunt died. She lived in the uk and I was due to fly home on the Thursday. She was still alive on the Wednesday night and I agonised trying to decide whether to fly home or not. My great aunt was at home alone and someone needed to get home to her. I decided that I'd say my goodbyes on the Thursday morning and make my flight, but in the end she died in her sleep on the Thursday morning so the decision was kinda taken from me. But I know that I would have regretted my choice.

In terms of suspended animation... being quite honest I would need some assurances from mankind that I'd be coming back to life in a stable world: the current batch of youth don't inspire me much I'd like to come back to a world where renewable energy was a viable option, a world where Dublin had a decent metro system, a world where Concorde was back in action so that I could fly faster, and a world where women were equal.

sullivlo

B00! wrote: »

(I am happy to join in as a hotseater after the TLL regulars get a turn, this is fascinating)

Do you have a favourite Law of the Universe?
Do you have a predominant colour in your wardrobe?
If colours had meanings, what does it say about you as a person?
Is there any instrument you would like to play?
Are you....patient?

Cause and effect. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Newton.

Predominant colour is navy, closely followed by pink.

Navy:

navy conveys importance, confidence, power and authority, as well as intelligence, stability, unity and conservatism.

Lol. No. There may be two words in that list that I would use to describe myself.

I'd like to be able to play the piano. I have an ear for tunes (A in music in my junior cert), but I never pursued it.

I can be both the most patient and the most impatient person on the planet. Overall, if I'm not stressed, I'm patient though.

mahamageehad

I'm going to do one easy question, one serious one and one silly one.

You say that you like cooking foods from different places, do you also like to travel? Which place have you been to that didn't live up to your expectation? What place would be top of your list to visit tomorrow if money/time etc wasn't an issue?

As a scientist, do you believe that the rise of the anti-vax movement in the US is an annoyance or do you believe it could be genuinely dangerous? Saw a horrible story on Facebook today about a baby in the US that died of a Vitamin K deficiency because an anti-vax nurse recommended not taking the shot.

If you were magically a man for 24 hours what would you do?