Know More About Your Elves - #5 Loughc

Loughc

So here we are again we are now into the 260s in the countdown, we had a bitta sun a couple of weeks ago and Easter is coming, the year is certainly moving along nicely.

So welcome to our 5th edition of Know More About your elves and this time it's my turn to face the questions!

As I can't kick off ask away!

DvB

What did you want to be jobwise when you were a kid?
How close to achieving that did you come?
& your Top 5 desert island discs?

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

What did you want to be jobwise when you were a kid?
How close to achieving that did you come?
& your Top 5 desert island discs?

I wanted to be a teacher when I was younger... and I ended up marrying one so close enough :pac:

I do get jealous of her holidays but what I'm not jealous of is the continuous guff she has to put up with, the extra unpaid hours doing handouts,exams and correcting and the pay is very poor especially when living in Dublin.

Being a scaled role it'll take her 20 years before her salary matches mine and I certainly believe she works equally as hard as I do.

5 Desert Island Discs...

Wow that's a tough one,

I'd have to go with;

Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Coldplay - X&Y
Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory?
Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails

and of course, Now That's What I call Christmas

otnomart

Hi Loughc !
Here are my questions:
-Most thoughtful gift you have ever received ? And given ? (based on feedback from the giftee)
-Have you ever passed on a skill to someone else (sewing, driving...) ?
-Favourite lake ?

Loughc

otnomart wrote: »

Hi Loughc !
Here are my questions:
-Most thoughtful gift you have ever received ? And given ? (based on feedback from the giftee)
-Have you ever passed on a skill to someone else (sewing, driving...) ?
-Favourite lake ?

Thoughtful or practical? haha. I still use the iPad my wife got me 7 years ago for our first Christmas together, I pretty much use it every day and it still works perfectly.

Given... there was an old book that my Mam had years ago that had pictures of her family in it, like a small town annual kind of thing.

She either lost it or damaged it and she always said she'd love another copy of it for the photos, a lot of emails back and forth and the publishing company were kind enough to send me via email the photos she was looking for.

I got them printed on gloss photo paper and framed for a Christmas present for her, I left the Christmas present unlabeled and we often joke it must have been Santa who delivered it.

Favourite lake or cake? :pac:

Favourite Lake is Lough Curra, I've hiked there lots of times back in the day, absolutely beautiful right out of a postcard picture.

kitten_k

If you could only keep one Christmas tradition what would it be?

What is your earliest memory?

Loughc

kitten_k wrote: »

If you could only keep one Christmas tradition what would it be?

What is your earliest memory?

I thought the tradition thing was going to be a hard one to answer but it came to me quite easily.

The biggest tradition I want to keep is celebrating the full Christmas season. All 12 days. I’m not a fan of the new schedule that’s Nov 1st to Dec 26th.

I’m much happier with Dec 1st to Jan 6th.

Earliest memory is of me presumedly as a toodler waddling my way over to the fire place to be told ah ah. :pac:

I also remember watching the World Cup 1986 final making me 2 and a half.

Don’t know why they stuck with me.

Deja Boo

Hiya Loughc

Favourite Cake?
Do you cook?
Any further consideration of podcasting?

Cheers :pac:

Caranica

Top 3 bucket list items?

Loughc

Deja Boo wrote: »

Hiya Loughc

Favourite Cake?
Do you cook?
Any further consideration of podcasting?

Cheers :pac:

Either chocolate fudge or lemon drizzle cake please

I do cook and I enjoy it but I’ve been relegated to sous chef since I met my other half, she by far the better cook so now I chop prepare and washup after.

Still in the background considering it will look into it some more this weekend.

OUTDOORLASS

Hi Louchc,
Just reading one of your answers above, to Fav Lake...is that where your user name came from ??

When did you first question the real origin of presents under the tree.....
Trying to pen that delicately, cus there is no nonbelievers on this thread.........

Loughc

OUTDOORLASS wrote: »

Hi Louchc,
Just reading one of your answers above, to Fav Lake...is that where your user name came from ??

When did you first question the real origin of presents under the tree.....
Trying to pen that delicately, cus there is no nonbelievers on this thread.........

No actually it wasn’t how my username came to be just a happy coincidence in the end.

My username was a play on a Irish version of my surname, I didn’t think it through too hard I wanted to get rid of the numbers after my old username. Numbers are so 2012. :P

I guess it started with the usual suspicions and the playground investigations. But the final straw was as the last year being a “believer” I could hear my parents discuss what to put in my sock thinking I was asleep but I wasn’t.

kitten_k

What’s your favourite TV show and movie?

Loughc

kitten_k wrote: »

What’s your favourite TV show and movie?

Favourite movie of all time Back to the Future

Tv show The US Office.

freshpopcorn

What shops do you like and dislike?

Loughc

freshpopcorn wrote: »

What shops do you like and dislike?

Leave me off in a supermarket or an electrical store and I’m happy out.

I dislike clothes shops, the heat in here, trying on clothes never good.

Mam of 4

Favorite part of your Christmas dinner ?!
And your favorite reality show ?

Loughc

Mam of 4 wrote: »

Favorite part of your Christmas dinner ?!
And your favorite reality show ?

Favourite part of the dinner has to be the stuffing. The smell of it in the house, picking at it before the dinner and eating scoops full of it during the dinner too :pac:

Favourite reality show ever Big Brother. Favourite current one BGT or I’m a celeb just good fun.

DvB

Favourite book?
Favourite holiday destination?

Caranica

Caranica wrote: »

Top 3 bucket list items?

Think you missed this one

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Favourite book?
Favourite holiday destination?

Book - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, the first
Book that properly made me LOL

Holiday - New York, been 4 times now and would seriously go back again now if I could.

Loughc

Caranica wrote: »

Think you missed this one

Apologies I did!

Bucket list,

1) attend an American football game either a NFL or college game

2) go on a snow destination holiday

3) win the lotto :P

DvB

Loughc wrote: »

1) attend an American football game either a NFL or college game

Progressing that answer, whats your favourite NFL and collegiate teams?

A fan/supporter of any other sport teams?

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Progressing that answer, whats your favourite NFL and collegiate teams?

A fan/supporter of any other sport teams?

Notre Dame favourite college team. No major NFL team favourite. I enjoy watching the Browns, love a good underdog although they might not be underdogs much longer.

Posy

What's your all time favourite Christmas song?

If you were picking Christmas FM's next charity partner, are there any you'd have in mind?

If money was no object, what car would you drive?

Big house in the country or swanky penthouse in the city?

What Easter egg are you getting this year?

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

What's your all time favourite Christmas song?

If you were picking Christmas FM's next charity partner, are there any you'd have in mind?

If money was no object, what car would you drive?

Big house in the country or swanky penthouse in the city?

What Easter egg are you getting this year?

What's your all time favourite Christmas song?

Shaking Steven’s Merry Xmas Everyone

If you were picking Christmas FM's next charity partner, are there any you'd have in mind?

Irish Cancer Society or Make a Wish both fantastic charities.

If money was no object, what car would you drive?

Land Rover Range Rover. But reality I’d settle for a new Nissan Quashi or even the new Micras I really like the look of them :O

Big house in the country or swanky penthouse in the city?

Big House in the country all day long

What Easter egg are you getting this year?

Lindt Milk Chocolate and I cant wait

TRS30

Sorry late to the party.

Hope these wasn’t asked already...

3 famous dinner guests? Dead or alive (currently, not at the dinner!!) and why.

Best place you’ve been on holiday?

Ps love the fact you an NFL fan. Am a massive Eagles fan.

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

Am a massive Eagles fan.

:mad:

TRS30

DvB wrote: »

:mad:

Please not a Cowboys fan?!?!

DvB

TRS30 wrote: »

Please not a Cowboys fan?!?!

Huge!

baby and crumble

Feels like we could have a Christmas Boardsies outing to one of the upcoming college games in for the laugh, looks like there's a few of us NFL fans here :pac::pac: Plus, Notre Dame vs Navy in 2020 could be good craic!

Ok, questions.

1) Coke or Pepsi?
2) Favourite book (or series!)?
3) If you had 24 hours with money no object to do whatever you wanted to do, what would you chose?

DvB

Yeah back on topic...

Favourite easter egg?
Favourite breakfast?
Favourite alcoholic beverage?

TRS30

DvB wrote: »

Huge!

And you seem such a nice guy!

Only joking, always good to meet other fans.

Loughc

TRS30 wrote: »

Sorry late to the party.

Hope these wasn’t asked already...

3 famous dinner guests? Dead or alive (currently, not at the dinner!!) and why.

Best place you’ve been on holiday?

Ps love the fact you an NFL fan. Am a massive Eagles fan.

Favourite place on holidays New York. Been 4 times and still would love to go back.

Dinner party, Dara O’Briain, he’s both clever and hilarious so conversation should be interesting.

Chris Martin seems like a great guy and would have some interesting stories.

And sticking to the NFL theme Tom Brady no matter who you support you have to recognise him as the GOAT would love to hear more about his career and drive.

Bit of a sausage fest that dinner party is. :P

Loughc

baby and crumble wrote: »

Feels like we could have a Christmas Boardsies outing to one of the upcoming college games in for the laugh, looks like there's a few of us NFL fans here :pac::pac: Plus, Notre Dame vs Navy in 2020 could be good craic!

Ok, questions.

1) Coke or Pepsi?
2) Favourite book (or series!)?
3) If you had 24 hours with money no object to do whatever you wanted to do, what would you chose?

Game meet up. Oh hell yeah!

1) Pepsi Max & Full fat Coke. Don’t like regular Pepsi or Diet Coke at all.

2) Favourite series of books, Lord of the rings.

3) 24 hours, pay off all bills, Landrover jeep straight out. And an entire new wardrobe. I’d love to go crazy on clothes but deffo can’t afford it.

Loughc

DvB wrote: »

Yeah back on topic...

Favourite easter egg?
Favourite breakfast?
Favourite alcoholic beverage?

And Lindt Easter Egg and I’m happy.

Eggs Benedict if I’m being fancy otherwise Weetabix :pac:

Favourite alcoholic drink... Bulmers

baby and crumble

Loughc wrote: »

Game meet up. Oh hell yeah!

1) Pepsi Max & Full fat Coke. Don’t like regular Pepsi or Diet Coke at all.

OMG TWINSIES! :P

Jude13

Can't believe I have missed this thread.

Is there any Christmas gift that you keep asking for/dropping hints that you never got/get?

Loughc

Jude13 wrote: »

Can't believe I have missed this thread.

Is there any Christmas gift that you keep asking for/dropping hints that you never got/get?

As a child it was a Mr. Frosty.

I think my parents kept talking me out of it as opposed to just not getting it for me.

As an adult it’s a paid trip to America :pac:

Caranica

Loughc wrote: »

As a child it was a Mr. Frosty.

I think my parents kept talking me out of it as opposed to just not getting it for me.

As an adult it’s a paid trip to America :pac:

I was the same with Mr Frosty. My mother bought it for my nephew last Christmas. We did point out the irony!

Jude13

Ditto with Mr Frosty

DvB

Maybe showing my vintage here but what was a mr frosty? Unless it was an ice pop maker, ice crusher (vaguely remember that thing) I have no idea.

OUTDOORLASS

DvB...LOL....I was wondering the same thing.....

kitten_k

This is Mr Frosty

DvB

Ah yes, that's the thing I was thinking of.