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Know More About Your Elves - #5 Loughc

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  • 08-04-2019 4:44pm
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    Loughc
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    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! :)


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    DvB
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    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 will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    Loughc
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    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


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    otnomart
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    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 ?


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    Loughc
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    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.


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

    What is your earliest memory?


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    Loughc
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    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.


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    Deja Boo
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    Hiya Loughc :)

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

    Cheers :pac:


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    Caranica
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    Top 3 bucket list items?


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    Loughc
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    Deja Boo wrote: »
    Hiya Loughc :)

    Favourite Cake? :D
    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.


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    OUTDOORLASS
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    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.........


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    Loughc
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    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.


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    kitten_k
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    What’s your favourite TV show and movie?


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    Loughc
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    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.


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    freshpopcorn
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    What shops do you like and dislike?


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    Loughc
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    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.


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    Mam of 4
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    Favorite part of your Christmas dinner ?!
    And your favorite reality show ?


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    Loughc
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    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.


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    DvB
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    Favourite book?
    Favourite holiday destination?
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    Caranica
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    Caranica wrote: »
    Top 3 bucket list items?

    Think you missed this one ;)


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    Loughc
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    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.


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    Loughc
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    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


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    DvB
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    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?
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    Loughc
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    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.


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    Posy
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    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?


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    Loughc
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    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 :D


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    TRS30
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    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.


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    DvB
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    TRS30 wrote: »

    Am a massive Eagles fan.

    :mad:
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    TRS30
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    DvB wrote: »
    :mad:

    Please not a Cowboys fan?!?!


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    DvB
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    TRS30 wrote: »
    Please not a Cowboys fan?!?!

    Huge!
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    baby and crumble
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    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?


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