The Ask Game

[Bowwowmeow]

Ok, I'll start by asking a question, and then the next person answers it, and asks a question of their own.

Who wants to go next? ;)

[Gliondrach]

Isn't it true that we can think about thinking and a thought could be about the fact that it is a thought?

[Blueshark]

Possibly - but I think your post is deliberately made to confuse. Indeed you have not only answered with a question, but you have phrased your question with mixed tenses, metaphysics and pseudo-science. It is down to me, to put this game back on track.

Have you tried Rice Dream (chilled) yet?

[Doughnut]

No, in fact I don't think I have ever tried rice milk at all.

Have you ever ordered a cheese-less pizza?

[Blueshark]

I have- I have done that about twice. In face I was thinking about ordering a cheese-less pizza tommorow for lunch.

Do you prefer Aretha Franklin or Michael Jackson?

[Gliondrach]

I prefer Aretha Franklin, especially singing Say a Little Prayer.

Why are you sad people at your computers on a Friday night?

[Doughnut]

What better way to spend your Friday night on a forum with three active members. It's almost like being on Red Dwarf :lol:

How do you cook your jacket potatos: Microwave / Oven / Combo / Other ?

[Gliondrach]

The only way I cook potatoes is by cooking them in a stew. I have never usd a microwave machine, my oven doesn't work and I don't wear combinations. But I have baked potatoes in a real fire - sometimes by just bunging them into the embers and sometimes by wrapping them in tin foil and putting them in until they are done. But it is many years since I last did such a thing.

Who would you most not want to go on a walking holiday with - Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Tony Blair?

[Doughnut]

Tony Blair because he could at least speak English.

When you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?

[Blueshark]

A Smurf will start singing when you choke it. Unlike men, smurfs have gills and thus are immune to choking. The singing is a reflex action.

If it was 12 o'clock in London, and midnight in Auckland, what time would it be at the centre of the earth?

[Gliondrach]

It would be the same time as it is in London Town or, more accurately, at Greenwich because that is where Time starts and the Greenwich Meridian, if you drew a line down immediately below it, would pass through the centre of the Earth. So do all other meridians but the Greenwich one is the chief one upon which all the others are based.

If you were in a life boat from a sunken ship and there was only water enough for 4 people but 5 people were in the boat - Tony Blair, George D. D. Bush, Mr Peter Mandelson, a vivisector who was also an experienced sailor. and you - who would you throw out?

[Blueshark]

I am a strong swimmer..and small talk was never my stong point so...

Who would you rather marry - Alicia Silverstone or Natalie Portman (assuming you could) ?

[Doughnut]

Alicia Silverstone. I know both are vegan but I just suspect I would get on better with Alicia. Or perhaps I could become a Mormon and marry them both.

If you were immortal and had to live for ever in a bubble floating in space would you choose to do so alone or with someone else and if so who?

[Gliondrach]

I am already immortal. And we all live in the bubble of our consciousness, so that everything we experience is constructed by us to represent outside doings. Even the sights we see are created by us from electrical wotsits that represent the images that fall upon out retinas. So, we are already floating in our own bubbles, cut off from everyone and everything that is not us, only experiencing these other ones and things second hand. To answer your question: I could not choose because in choosing I would be choosing to choose an illusion of choosing what is, in reality, an illusion created by my brain to represent the reality outside myself.

Have you ever walked on stilts?

[Blueshark]

Yes. I was at last able to look down on people with good reason.

If you were had to, would you rather bathe in olive oil or vanilla soy milk?

[Gliondrach]

Olive oil. I already do, in fact, bathe in olive oil from time to time. This is probably why my skin has been likened to that of a baby whale.

If your house was on fire, and you could only save one thing, apart from yourself, what one thing would you save?

[Blueshark]

My collection of shoes. My shoes were handmade by an African Pygmy Tribe in gratitude, after I saved the lives of the villager's children during an hurricance when I was 12. That would be all, and maybe an apple if I could sneak it.

If you had to, who would you rather kiss - Gary Francione or Nigella Lawson?

[Gliondrach]

Nigella. I'm glad you didn't say Nigel Lawson.

Do you know what to do if you wander into a patch of quicksand and, if you do know, what would you do?

[Doughnut]

Easy I would use my bullwhip to lasso a tree branch and then pull myself out.

If you could be any age again for one week, what age would you be?

[Gliondrach]

I don't think I would want to be any other age than what I am. I feel exactly the same as I did when I wasn't this age. But I have more experience and, believe it or not, much more wisdom than I had when I didn't have so much as what I have now.

But, if I must choose, it would probably be 22.

Have you lost touch with anyone you would like to be in touch with again?

[Doughnut]

Perhaps a few friends but I am not so bothered to go searching Facebook or anything.

Have you ever crashed a car or been in a car crash?

[Blueshark]

I once spun my car and hit a roadsign. It was a minor accident really.

Do you store photos online such as flickr or picasa?

[Doughnut]

No I have not used either for my own photos but may do one day.

Have you ever eaten a vegan marshmallow?

[Gliondrach]

No, but I could eat the extracts of the roots of the marshmallow plant - which is vegan - if I had a sore throat.

Is there such a thing as vegan black pudding?

[Blueshark]

Yes of course there is. My recipe includes potatoes only found on a mountain in Nepal.

Have you eaten scramble tofu before?

[Doughnut]

Yes, quite a few times. I have also made my own no-egg (tofu) and cress sandwiches.

Will you be sending a valentines card?

[Gliondrach]

No. But I am expecting the postman to deliver at least 3 sacks of them. I get at least 2 sacks every year.

Is St. Valentine's Day another thing that has been spoiled by over commercialistion?

[Blueshark]

Probably.

Are you fan of mock meats or are you not bothered about them?

[Gliondrach]

I like sausages and some minces. But I don't eat them very often. It is years since I had them.

Do you mainly prefer sweet or savoury foods?

[Doughnut]

I like combing sweet and savoury foods but on the whole savoury foods.

Do you have a lucky charm?

[Gliondrach]

I will.

Were schooldays the best days of your life?

[Doughnut]

All those soggy fish fingers I had to eat at school dinners...yuck! I think memories are just that so I don't consider them to be the best days of my life. I consider my life to be now and only now.

Have you ever owned a swatch watch?

[Gliondrach]

No.

Have you ever owned a compass?

[Doughnut]

Only a toy one as I have never had the need for such a thing.

What would you tell the pope if he had 5 minutes to live and you had 10 minutes?

[Gliondrach]

Just in case he is right, I would ask him to pray for me once he was in Heaven.

Have you ever given yourself a haircut?

[Doughnut]

Not a full haircut no but I have tried to trim it a bit with little success.

Are you going to watch 'Lost - Season 6'?

[Blueshark]

No - I am afraid I lost the plot of lost.

Do you watch '24'?

[Doughnut]

I have never watched it.

Do you go to the cinema much?

[Blueshark]

I do go yes, but havent been for at least a month.

Can you prove that ET was based on true events - on pain of death?

[Gliondrach]

If by 'ET' you mean 'extra terrestrial' and not the French or Latin word for 'and' then yes I can. In 1958 Major Llewellyn Arbuthnot-Wildgoose of the Green Howards, took half his company to investigate strange events on the Yorkshire Moors. His company sergeant-major, Albert Tatlock (no relation to the famous one), disappeared for 2 months. When he returned to barracks he had a strange tale to tell. What he said was immediately classified and was marked as not to be revealed for 30 years. In 1989 the story could finally be told but I haven't heard it so I can't say what it was all about. But you asked for proof and there you are.

All I know is that it proves that there is life beyond this planet.

Have you ever sported an earring?

[Doughnut]

Yes for a brief while but soon realised I had an obversion about piercings and so it only stayed in till I had to bathe it and then I nearly passed out.

Do you have a tattoo?

[Gliondrach]

No. Only sailors and Pacific islanders should have tatoos.

Have you ever owned a pair of brogues?

[Doughnut]

My mother probably bought me some when I was younger I am sure.

What one UK law would you change?

[Blueshark]

I would probably outlaw the use of animals in this country.

If you had to wear one forever, which would you choose: a cravat or a bow tie?

[Doughnut]

Dam...I guess I would have to go with the cravat,

When was the last time you sniffed brown stuff to assess if it was poop or mud?

[Gliondrach]

I think it was last year when I saw a suspicious-looking deposit on the heel of my shoe. It wasn't malodorous so I concluded it was mud.

When you wear a tie, do you prefer a plain one, a spotted one, a stripey one or one with pictures on it?

[Blueshark]

I prefer a stripey tie.

Where would you rather live: in a giant cup cake or in cotttage made from chocolate?

[Doughnut]

A chocolate cottage as long as that is not some euphemism pit I have just fell into.

Have you ever ate something you have grown?

[Blueshark]

Not really- I grew some cress once..

Which country had the best Empire/ World Power?

[Gliondrach]

The UK. Not as bad as the others.

Do you believe that music can soothe the savage breast?

[Doughnut]

What is a savage breast? I guess if someone was attacking me with a vicious tit I may try and sing it into submission.

What colour toilet paper do you buy?

[Gliondrach]

It usually is white with black words printed on it. But, when I buy a roll, I'm not bothered about the colour.

Do you have a bidet?

[Doughnut]

No as they not not very common in the UK.

Have you ever used a tanning machine?

[Blueshark]

No - It is something I would never use.

Do you ever look back on periods of your life and think you were a little crazy?

[Gliondrach]

No. I have always been well behaved and considerate.

Were you rebellious as a teenager?

[Doughnut]

No not really, I think becoming a vegetarian was about as rebellious as I got.

Have you ever painted with oil paints?

[Gliondrach]

No, only water colours. You may have seen what is probably my most famous work at the Hunzinger Gallery in Skegness. I cal it Midnight in My Socks.

Have you ever made a corn dolly?

[Blueshark]

No - is it like an Aunt Sally?

What was your favourite TV show of the 70's?

[Doughnut]

The Incredible Hulk

Are you a fan of mustard?

[Blueshark]

Its ok - don't eat it that often - but it is good in sandwiches.

Do you prefer a smartphone or just an ordinary phone?

[Gliondrach]

I don't know what a smartphone is. I suppose it's a combination of a mobile one and a computer machine. I use an ordinary one that is plugged into a thing on the wall.

Have you ever had a moustache or a beard?

[Doughnut]

I don't know what a smartphone is. I suppose it's a combination of a mobile one and a computer machine. I use an ordinary one that is plugged into a thing on the wall.
:rofl:

I had both at the same time while at Uni but my mother soon convinced me it was a bad idea when I went home at the holidays.

Do you think the mind is formless?

[Blueshark]

I think the mind if formed in the brain. The brain consists of a database and a processor similar to those computer machine mentioned ealier.

Do you get depressed by the cruelty in the world?

[Doughnut]

It makes me angry rather than depressed that so many people are so bloody stupid and unconscious to their actions and seemingly don't care. :hbang:

Would you complain in a Chinese restaurant if you asked for a bowl of noodles but you in fact got a bowl with one very large noodle?

[Blueshark]

I would gnaw on the noodle like some crazy hungry rat.

What was the last book you read that you recommend?

[Gliondrach]

The Dark is Rising, by Susan Cooper. It is a children's book but I enjoy reading it every time I read it. It is the second in the series called The Dark is Rising, and is actually called The Dark is Rising, as is the whole series of 5 books. Young Will realises he is an Old One, even though he is a young one. On the eve of his Midwinter birthday he learns about the battle between the Dark and the Light. He is on the side of the Light, but, he learns the Dark is rising and he must take his place in the battle to save the Earth from eternal rule by the Dark. There are more shifts in time and dimension than you can shake a stick at.

Are you tempted to read the book wot I just recommended?

[One Cool Vegan]

Yes, I have had and do have both.

Would you rather be killed by a complete stranger or someone you know?

[Gliondrach]

Yes, I have had and do have both.

Is that in answer to the smartphone or book question?

Would you rather be killed by a complete stranger or someone you know?

Probably a stranger. But I am not easy to kill.

What Super Power would you most like to have?

[One Cool Vegan]

(neither smartphone nor, book, I must have been reading posts out of order when I hit the "post" button, i was actually replying to the question of whether or not I've ever had a mustache or a beard)

Superpower:to be invisible.


Would you rather know how you're going to die or when you're going to die ((I know this is the second question I've asked related to death, I'm not usually this morbid, but I'm just going with whatever comes to mind)

[Doughnut]

I have never been born so I can not die.

Do you think postmen have contempt for the person who delivers their mail?

[Gliondrach]

I was a postman at one time. The current troubles in the Post Office are said to be the results of my actions all those years ago. But I deny this. When I was a postie, I had neither contempt nor admiration for the man, Peter, who used to deliver my letters. I worked alongside him - well, a few yards apart - in the central sorting office. I have fond memories of walking to work on a Summer's morining at about 4.30. The birds were singing, chip papers were flying around in the breeze and, on a Saturday morning, the smell of vomit wafted from dark corners where the revellers of the night before had gone to spew up their beer, pork scratchings and crisps.

We were dedicated, hardworking and professional in our outlook, unlike the shower they have working for them now.

Should the railways, water supplies, electricity, gas and postal service be renationalised (or if you live in a country where they never were nationalsed, should they be nationalised?)?

[Doughnut]

I don't know much about this other then I know as tax payers we still pay to prop these things up anyway. I could be convinced either way if someone buys me a pint and some crisps.

Do you think peoples beliefs should be respected?

[Blueshark]

Yes they should. It is part of living in a diverse, multi-cultural society that we respect others beliefs.

What is your favourite jam?

[Doughnut]

This is a tough one but I will go for classic strawberry.

Do you prefer vegemite or marmite?

[Gliondrach]

I've only had marmite, so I prefer that one.

On a hot day, what flavour ice lolly?

[Blueshark]

Orange.

Kelly Rowland or Beyonce?

[Doughnut]

I don't know much about either but I will go with Beyonce as she has been in Austin Powers.

What are you most sensitive about your appearance?

[Gliondrach]

I don't think I'm sensitive about anything, not even my reduced hair. Perhaps my limp, but that is improving. I am sensitive about it because it makes me look ordinary instead of the powerful, strong and fit beast that I am.

What is your favourite way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

[Doughnut]

Corrupting female buddhist monks while they chant my name or a nice walk in the country.

How do you prepare your perfect cup of tea?

[Gliondrach]

I must confess that I use a strainer in the mug. I use the tea leaves that I used to make the previous one because there is still some strength in them. I let them soak for a minute and then put fresh leaves in. I let them soak for a couple of minutes. I use them again for the next cup. And so on. In this cold weather the tea gets cold quickly so I put the cup and stainer on the gas ring that I used to heat the water and cover it with the lid from the saucepan I used to heat the water in. I don't have a normal kettle - I use a saucepan. Easier to clean than a kettle and I can't be botherd to buy a new kettle.

Do you prefer to go to sleep on one side or on your back?

[Doughnut]

My side I think but also I get poked if I sleep on my back due to snoring.

Does God need defending?

[Blueshark]

If you mean why is there is so much suffering, misery and organised cruelty in the world then maybe yes. However I think it is man, rather than God who should answer to these crimes.

Which land mammal would you most like to be?

[Doughnut]

I would like the strength of a gorilla and the speed of a cheetah and then I would claim myself to be ruler of all men and command they stop eating other animals.

If you bought a current bun and ate it but realised it only contained two currents what emotion would you be feeling?

[Blueshark]

I would be quite upset. A currant bun to me is similar to a hot cross bun, they are sweet buns with LOTS of currants. I would probably feel used and cheated.

Would you rather have a football or an x-box 360 if you were alone on an island? (assume the x-box worked)

[Doughnut]

I would take the X-box 360 and shout for help while playing COD4 online.

What was the last computer game you played?

[Gliondrach]

I have never played a computer game except the simple types that are sometimes linked to in this forum. I have no need for such things as long as there are books and a pair of binoculars and people across the street who don't close their curtains.

Which actor was/is the best James Bond?

[Blueshark]

My favourite is Roger Moore. He was the one I grew up with.

Beer or wine?

[Gliondrach]

My favourite is Roger Moore. He was the one I grew up with.

You grew up with him? I thought you were younger.

Beer or wine?

Neither. Tea. But if I had to choose, I suppose it would be a dash of beer and lots of dashes of lemonade.

If you founded your own religion, what would it be called and what would be the main teaching?

[Doughnut]

It would be called 'Bollockanity' and the main teaching would be that truth can not be caged by the walls of religious ideologies and that every member must pay me 10% of their earnings with out question.

Which artists work do you like?

[Gliondrach]

I like some of Vinnie van Gogh's paintings. Not so much for their technical qualities but for their vibrancy. I don't know if that is the right word but it looks good, and I'm not really the arty type who analyses why they like something. I like some of Rembrandt van Rijn's work. And that other Dutch bloke whose paintings have very good light effects. Vermeer, I think. And some of the Impressionists. And one or two of the PreRaphaelites, but more for the subject matter than the painting. But I admire Fuzzy's paintings most of all because they have real soul, man, and an honesty that has been lost from modern painting. They are truly hep.

Would you rather be a master cabinetmaker or a master stone mason?

[Blueshark]

I would prefer to be a master stone mason, because then I could build myself a grand stone house. I would just go to Ikea to get some cabinets.

Would you prefer to be a Tribal Chief or a Chief Superintendent?

[Gliondrach]

I have been invited many time to become a tribal chief but have always declined. I would rather be a tribal chief than a Chief Super because there would be more prestige. They take anyone in the police force these days, so being one of the bosses is not all it's cracked up to be.

Will you be watching the Winter Olympics or do you find it boring to watch people on skis, skates and sledges?

[Doughnut]

I do like watching the Winter Olympics and find there is something cool about sports based on ice. Fly Eddie Fly!

What Winter Olympic sport would you like to try?

[Blueshark]

The slalom. I am naturally talented with the gifts of speed, endurance and fast reflex so this sport would naturally compliment me.

If it was your job to be a cleaner in Fleet Street, what would you do on the weekend with £500 pounds?

[Gliondrach]

Are they paid £500 a week? I would do the same as I do now - which isn't a lot. I wouldn't squander the money. I would give some to good causes.

Would you rather go on a camping holiday in Cornwall or a walking holiday in Bavaria?

[Doughnut]

I would take the walking holiday in Bavaria if I got to stay in a hotel. I would also visit the German beer gardens and decide that might be more fun than walking.

Have you ever been to America?

[Gliondrach]

No. It is a dangerous place. I've seen the films - Gunfight at the OK Corral. Speakeasy Johnny. Bonnie and Clyde. Custer's Last Stand. The Maltese Falcon.

If you are not in Australia, do you have any relatives who live in Australia? And who are not wombats?

[Doughnut]

No relatives but I do have a friend in New Zealand. Also Kylie is from Australia and although she is not a relative I have been intimate with her on many occasions.

Have you ever thrown and then caught a boomerang?

[Gliondrach]

I have never done such a thing. I am concerned that I may lose sight of it and then it will attack me when I least expect it.

Have you ever hula hooped?

[Doughnut]

Yes as a child I am sure but not recently.

Why do Buddhists think it's okay to pay people to kill baby animals so they can steal their milk but also consider themselves compassionate?

[Gliondrach]

I don't know. Possibly due to ignorance. When I say 'possibly due to ignorance', I don't mean my lack of knowledge as to their behaviour is due to my ignorance - though it may be - I mean that they are possibly ignorant.

In which sport would you like to be a top professional?

[Blueshark]

Swimming. It is my favourite sport, I love the feeling after a long hard swim, when you are relaxed, fresh and have the faint smell of chlorine.

If you had no cooking facilities for a week, what would you eat for dinner?

[Gliondrach]

Baked bean sandwiches. I never heat the beans up. Although I did yesterday. I heated them in the open tin over the gas flame. Saves on having to wash a pan. Or I could have bread with tahini. I already eat lots of nuts and raisins. I often go for days without doing any cooking apart from making toast. So I could survive very nicely without cooking facilities. When you are as resourceful and tough as wot I am, you can survive anywhere with anything.

Would you be able to easily manage without electricity for a week?

[Doughnut]

No it would be a nightmare. I need electric more than I need air because everything I use needs electricity to work....dam no internet for a week!....ahh it's not worth thinking about.

What are you most bitter about?

[Gliondrach]

The fact that humans are so cruel. On a personal level, the fact that my genius hasn't yet been recognised by more than about 10,000 people.

What are you most happy about?

[Doughnut]

I am happiest when there is no about.

Did you ever ask for batter with your chips?

[Gliondrach]

No.

Do chips taste better eaten from paper or from plates?

[Doughnut]

Context is everything for the mind so paper and preferably outside at the beach front....ahh chips.

Have you ever tried to build something that you thought would allow you to fly?

[Gliondrach]

I tried a few time to make cardboard wings when I was nobut a lad. I didn't manage to fly but I live in hope.

Have you ever been hang gliding, paragliding or gliding?

[Doughnut]

No and I don't think it would be my thing. Of all of them I would prefer to try gliding as I think it might be peaceful but the others I think fear would dominate the experience.

What is your favourite time of day?

[Blueshark]

My favourite time is about 7 pm. I have eaten, and I can relax for the rest of the day.

If you could live in iTunes or in MS Word which application would you choose?

[Doughnut]

MS Word frustrates me so much with it's cack handed interface that I would definitely choose itunes.

If you shrunk to only 3 inches tall please can you describe how you would have sexual relations with a female of normal height?

[Blueshark]

I would take up the triathlon and the girl would be my course. She would learn to love it. LOVE IT. Do you understand???

Do you consider yourself 'normal' ?

[Doughnut]

Yes, I am certainly not a 'Vegan freak' but I am a Vegan.

What would you rather be given a vegan bag of cherry fudge or 5 mint flavoured Vegan whispers bars?

[Gliondrach]

Of course! Everyone else is abnormal. Though everyone else might disagree. But they're not normal, so who cares?

I suppose it is not the norm amongst humans to be as kind and compassionate as me so, in that sense, I am not normal.

Do you care what other people think about you?

[Doughnut]

Yes because my dam mind keeps making these images about me and if they are challenged then I cry.

Look at this super hero below. If you woke up and saw him in your room would you assume the worst or think I am being rescued from danger and smile.

http://cdn.fooyoh.com/files/attach/images/613/784/306/003/fat-venom.jpg

[Gliondrach]

Cherry fudge. And I would roar with laughter if I woke up and saw that. Just before I smashed his head in with the cricket bat I keep under the bed.

Is it wrong to point at people in the street and laugh at them?

[Doughnut]

Yes especially if that person is me.

Do you think Heather Mills is doing a good job promoting Veganism?

[Gliondrach]

From what I know of her, she is.

Would you rather be a pop star or a film star?

[Blueshark]

A film star. They seem to be able to have great careers.

How many baked potatoes can you eat and what is your favourite topping?

[Gliondrach]

I could eat three or four that are the size of tennis balls. The only topping I've had is margarine.

Have you ever worn a waistcoat?

[Blueshark]

Yes, I look very dapper in a waistcoat - similar to Charlie Chaplin in his pomp.

Have you heard of the Vegan Gathering (http://www.vegne.co.uk/vegan-gathering/) before?

[Gliondrach]

Yes.

Have you ever been to such a thing?

[Blueshark]

I have never been, but it sounds like something I would enjoy.

Have you?

[Gliondrach]

Yes, the vegan camp of 20-odd years ago, close to where this one is.

What is your favourite colour for shoes?

[Blueshark]

Red.

If you could buy something, if money was no object, what would it be?

[Gliondrach]

A late 16th-Century manor house. But, if money really was no object, hundreds of houses and farmland in various countries that vegans would live in and grow food veganically and in the permaculture way.

What is your favourite castle?

[Doughnut]

Well if I had to choose one I would go for the Castle Keep In Newcastle upon Tyne. Not that it is a particularly spectacular castle but I have good memories of making a movie there with some friends when I was a student.

Have you ever been on a march?

[Blueshark]

No.

Do you prefer a banana or a chocolate milkshake?

[Doughnut]

banana

Would you rather eat your own sick in a toastie or drank as a milkshake but with a topping of hooverbag dust?

[Gliondrach]

I would rather have it in a toastie.

Which bird - in your own country - do you think has the nicest song?

[Doughnut]

Kylie Minogue

Do you know morse code?

[Gliondrach]

Never met him. .. / ..- ... . -.. / - --- / -.- -. --- .-- / .- / -... .. - .-.-.-

Who is the better detective, Inspector Morse or Lieutentant Columbo?

[Blueshark]

Its a close call, but I think I preferred Columbo.

Do you like creamy chocolate fudges?

[Gliondrach]

Never had them but probably would like them.

Do you like toffee?

[Blueshark]

Yes.

Do you like Coldplay?

[Gliondrach]

Never heard them.

Do you like Buddy Holly?

[Blueshark]

You knew they were musicians tho. I don't really listen to Buddy Holly - but I can't say I dislike him, just indifferent.

Would you like to have feet like hands like chimpanzees, or you dont mind?

[Blueshark]

Double post.

[Gliondrach]

No, I prefer to have feet like feet, and hands like hands.

Would you like to have gills as well as lungs so you could breathe underwater as well as in the air?

[Doughnut]

I don't want to be a freaky monkey boy.

If you pooped something very strange like a crystal with an encased dead wasp would you inform the local press or keep it quiet?

[out of sync warning!]

[Blueshark]

Yes, that is a very good idea.

If someone was going to chop off one of your body parts, which part would you choose?

[Gliondrach]

The hair on my back.

Would you rather eat a piece of soap or a piece of cake?

[Doughnut]

Cake if it was vegan then the soap but if the soap was not vegan then the cake and so on for ever till I am pooping cake and bubbles.

If the below item was your only means of transport would you go on the M1 ?

http://www.toyday.co.uk/shop/images/uploads/spacehopper.jpg

[Gliondrach]

Yes, but I would stay on the hard shoulder.

Who would you say is the most famous vegan who is known by most people to be a vegan?

[Doughnut]

I would say not probably Alicia Silverstone who I think looks better then Moby!

Do you think Vegans should reclaim the word vegetarian and make vegetarian's call themselves baby killers or is that going too far?

[Gliondrach]

No, we should stay as vegans because of the origins of the word and its connection with a very great man whose name was used to construct it. And it's easier to spell. And costs less to send in telegrams. Uses less ink to write. Fits more easily on t-shirts. Rhymes with more things. And the name of this forum wouldn't have to change.

Are well ironed socks the sign of a gentleman?

[Doughnut]

Either that or someone with too much time on their hands or money.

What do you think of Mandelsons plans for of two-year degrees?

[Gliondrach]

Well apart from not trusting anything the man says, and not knowing much about university degrees - as the likes of me could never have aspired to go to such places as universities - but having heard from a couple of people who said that students don't spend much time studying, I would tend to believe that it might be possible to do a degree in two years. If I was to do one, it would take me about 8 months. And that would be to PhD level.

Is it detrimental or beneficial to AR that there are so many different organisations campaigning for the same or similar things?

[Doughnut]

I think it would be more beneficial if they were more united in the message they were portraying to the public and stop telling people organic/free range is an ethical choice.

Is there any place that you plan on visiting in the next 5 years?

[Blueshark]

Australia.

Do you like your job or daytime occupation?

[Gliondrach]

Yes. But I'd rather be a First World War fighter pilot.

What one thing could you do - and are able to do - to improve your life?

[Doughnut]

Leave my partner :rollingpin:

Describe the range and type of drinking glasses you have?

[Gliondrach]

I have four or five small novelty glasses that came from somewhere many years ago. A glass to commemorate the occasion of the coronation of Elizabeth Windsor-Battenberg, and what looks like a half-pint beer glass but actually contained nuttelo chocolate spread. Again, that is very old. I usually drink everything out of a mug - fruit juice, tea, coffee, cocoa, chamomile, mate, water. But not usually all at the same time.

And three glasses that have patterns on them. One has yellow stars. One has three thin blue rings. And one has white stars. They are also very old and were bought in India or Malaya when we were defending the Empire against communists, nationalists, and other troublemakers.

Do you eat off plain white plates or do they have a colour or pattern?

[Doughnut]

Mostly plain white ones but I also bought some clear glass plates because I had a childhood memory of them. Clear glass plates are not every good to eat off and they don't wash very easily so I would not recommend them to anyone.

What was the last argument you had with someone in real life (not on the web) ?

[Blueshark]

I can't remember - a long time ago. I don't usually get angry - but it was probably with my dad.

Do you have an interest in any organised religion?

[Gliondrach]

No. I was brought up as a Catholic but soon grew out of it.

Do you think the human race will evolve into something physically different?

[Doughnut]

I think we will die out before that happens but perhaps if we don't perhaps we might grow extra fingers so we can type faster on the www.

What was the last thing you bought from the www?

[Blueshark]

I think evolution occurs when a species needs to adapt to a changed environment. However this process takes hundred of thousands of years. I don't think we see human evolution anytime soon, because currently we just invent a tool for any particular need.

What do you do to relax?

[Gliondrach]

I have two questions to answer.

1. A book called Counterclockwise. It arrived yesterday.

2. I exercise, read, watch telly, or do some relaxation technique.

What is the best way to cook cabbage?

[Doughnut]

Bubble & Squeak

If you won a supermarket trolley dash prize what aisle would you go to first?

[Blueshark]

Alcohol. Purely because it is the most expensive.

Which is your supermarket of choice (apart from Co-op) ?

[Gliondrach]

I suppose it has to be Morrison's, as it is closer than any of the others. But when I am able to, I prefer to shop in non-supermarkets.

Have you ever experienced something that could have been described as being caused by a ghost?

[Doughnut]

Well I thought a poltergeist was stealing my dairy free white chocolate buttons but it turns out it was my partner stealing them....so nope.

Will you send a Valentine's card?

[Gliondrach]

No. But the post office has informed me that I will have to pick up all my cards this year. They have estimated that they will have to use three vans this year to deliver my cards and, they say, it is not cost effective to use so many vehicles just to deliver to one person.

Will you be receiving any cards this year?

[Doughnut]

One but that reminds me I had better go and buy some sort of small gift as well.

Do you think it is wrong to compare human and animal suffering?

[Gliondrach]

No. No more than it is to compare the suffering of men and women. Or black people and white people. Suffering is suffering.

Belt or braces?

[Blueshark]

Belt but I like the idea of braces. I might try a pair soon.

What is your favourite pro-vegan website?

[Gliondrach]

Apart from the Saucy Vegan? A non-forum website?
http://www.bestveganguide.com/index.html

How can we best spread the vegan message?

[Blueshark]

I think we should just try to be happy. And let others draw themselves near, and then they can learn.


What do you eat most of the time?

[Gliondrach]

Toast, with margarine and tanini, and quite a few nuts and raisins. And apples.

What could you do to make your life happier?

[Doughnut]

Remove my brain and stomp on it.

If you had to choose which would you be between a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire?

[Gliondrach]

Probably a werewolf because they are only afflicted one day each moon month. I could lock myself in a room on that day. Or visit a vivisection laboratory or slaughterhouse.

If you could come back as a ghost, would you haunt and terrorise those who abuse and kill other animals?

[Doughnut]

I would haunt them into stopping by writing on bathroom mirrors with lipstick in front of them.

Was Gordon Brown talking to ITV Piers Morgan a good idea?

[Gliondrach]

I didn't see it but I heard about it this morning on the radio. It was quite possibly stage managed, the way Alistair Campbell's hurt feelings definitely were planned the other day.

Should the UK voting system be changed?

[Doughnut]

Yes as I would like some choice.

Do you drink herbal tea and what sort?

[Gliondrach]

Usually only chamomile of the chamomile sort. And always with soya milk. Sometimes rooibosch. Sometimes mate (with an accent above the 'e'). Sometimes nettle. All always with soya milk.

What could you do, and are willing to do, to make yourself healthier?

[Doughnut]

Exercise more and cut out refined foods and sugars.

Do you take any vitamin supplements?

[Gliondrach]

Yes, a multivitamin and mineral tablet every day. And often half a vitamin C tablet. They are 1,000mg. And often half a B complex tablet. And once a year I go to a mountain in Africa to lick the rock. Elephants and baboons do the same and they know a thing or two.

What one thing are you able to do, and are willing to do, that could improve your financial position?

[Doughnut]

Buy two lottery tickets instead of one each week.

Have you ever done a detox routine or diet?

[Gliondrach]

No. My healthy eating, exercising, relaxation techniques and clear conscience keep me untoxed.

Have you ever done yoga, tai chi or chi kung, or anything like those?

[Doughnut]

No but I think I would quite like to try a tai chi type thing.

What routine would you find difficult to break?

[Gliondrach]

Eating and sleeping. And exercising. And interneting. And doing good works.

Should Schroedinger (of the Schroedinger's cat experiment) be banned from keeping cats?

[Doughnut]

Well we could open his coffin to see if he is both dead and alive at the same time or only allow him to keep a dead cat. :crazier:

Can maths describe an emotion?

[Gliondrach]

Not unless all the chemical and electrical signals that are associated with the emotion (but which might just be indicators and not causative factors) and the length of time they are happening can be quantified and assigned to only that emotion and not a bit of indigestion that is going on at the same time. And even then the answer might be 'no'.

Can an emotion decribe maths?

[Doughnut]

Yes it is called boredom.

Have you ever made a vegan trifle?

[Gliondrach]

No, I rarely make anything more elaborate than toast and veggie stew.

Have you ever trifled with a vegan?

[Doughnut]

Only with my partner and it allways comes to a messy end.

Did you watch Heather Mill Shrink Wrapped last night?

[Gliondrach]

No, but I saw the trailer to it a couple of days ago. I think it was on one of those channels that I don't have.

Did she mention veganism?

[Doughnut]

Not once other than they said she was a Vegan at the start. The questions were more about her childhood, relationships and her leg accident.

What is your lentil variety of choice?

Brown/Spanish Pardina
French Green/Puy (Dark speckled blue-green)
Green
Black/Beluga
Yellow/Tan Lentils (Red inside)
Red Chief (Decorticated yellow lentils)
Eston Green (Small green)
Richlea (Medium green)
Laird (Large green)
Petite Golden (Decorticated lentils)
Masoor (Brown-skinned lentils which are red inside)
Petite Crimson/Red (Decorticated masoor lentils)
Macachiados (Big Mexican yellow lentils)

[Gliondrach]

Orange lentils which are orange on the inside but orange on the outside. I once had brown lentils which were very nice.

Did you read any comics when you were much younger than you are now?

[Doughnut]

I used to go to a independent comic shop every Saturday with my £2 pocket money. I used to spend about an hour looking at the covers and then choose one based on that. I never read any comics in order or followed any particular one.

Did you ever make a model plane from a kit?

[Gliondrach]

A Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane, Sopwith Camel, Sopwith Triplane, Fokker DVII, Albatros 103, Spad XIII, Nieuport Scout, Walrus, Mosquito, English Electric Lightning, Fokker Triplane, RE8, Pfalz Scout, Foland Gnat, Harvard, Mustang, Mitsubishi 'Zero', Flying Fortress, Super Fortress, Fokker monoplane (EIII?), Fairy Swordfish, and some others. In short, Yes.

Did you ever make model ships from a kit?

[Doughnut]

Nope in fact I don't think I have ever made a model from a kit. The closest I got was painting Warhammer type figures.

What is your earliest memory?

[Gliondrach]

I think it is of my dad coming into the house just before he was sent to Kenya during the Mau Mau troubles. Or it might have been when he came back. I seem to remember he was happy.

What is your happiest childhood memory?

[Doughnut]

My grandmothers New Year Eve parties drinking snowballs and stealing her chocolate Christmas decorations with my cousin.

What is you earliest unhappy memory?

[Gliondrach]

Probably when I was aged five on my first day at school. My sister, who went to the same school, said she'd collect me at dinner time to take me home. She was late. I felt abandoned and lost. When she did turn up and took me home I refused to go back. My mother decided to let me stay off because we would soon be moving house and I would be going to a different school. I wasn't very happy at the other school, either. I escaped during the first break and went home. This second unhappy memory is also tinged with a feeling of triumph because I displayed my natural cunning and an unerring sense of direction. A girl was swinging on the gate and as I sauntered through I told her that I would be back in a minute. This was to allay any suspicions that I was absconding, as she might have reported me. Then I successfully navigated my way home. A journey I had only made once - earlier that morning - and in the opposite direction. My mother took me back, though. From an early age I have displayed initiative, daring, coolness in dangerous situations, planning, and the ability to outwit all those who oppose me.

At what age did you realise you could do things other people couldn't - even something as simple as tying your shoe laces when your contemporaries couldn't?

[Doughnut]

When I was in first year of school I was the first in my class to be able to read....I think it all went down hill after that.... I peaked too soon. :)

What is your favourite and worst UK city/town that you have visited?

[Gliondrach]

I think London Town is the worst because it is so big, and is shabbier in real life than how it appears on telly. The best I've been to is probably the Nottingham area because there is nice countrside nearby, especially near Attenborough. When I was at Attenborough I thought I might see David or Richard but they must have been elsewhere. Hexham is also very nice but the people are Geordie-types, which spoils it a bit. And Porlock in Somerset is nice. Also Richmond in Yorkshire but I think I like it because some of my genes come from there as they do also from Hexham. Oh, and St Ives in Huntingdonshire is nice - especially near the river. I think it was St. Ives. The place I'm thinking about has a statue of Oliver Cromwell. I love the English countryside. But it has to be the Midlands or the South. If I saw a picture of somewhere nice in northern England I would think it was nice until I learned that it was the North, whereupon I would think it wasn't so nice. To me, the spirit of England is further to the south. I would like to have a country house in East Anglia or the Oxfordshire area.

Has there been anyone, not related to you, who has had a great influence on you?

[Doughnut]

I guess partners, teachers, friends all have had a large influence on my life one way or another both good and bad. I think when I was younger more so because your very impressionable. I wonder if sometimes a innocuous comment said at the right time by someone can have a massive impact on your life. I know I choose the Uni I went to simply because someone mentioned that it was in a good central location.

What do you keep putting off?

[Gliondrach]

Things I want to write, because I'm not sure I have all the information.

When was the last time you gave someone a sincere compliment?

[Doughnut]

Last night when my partner made a fruit cocktail which I loved.

Do you think the UK should hand back the Falkland Islands?

[Gliondrach]

No, because the people there don't want us to.

Which sport were you best at in school?

[Blueshark]

Football, swimming, rugby. I was never the best but I practised a lot and enjoyed sport a lot. Its strange why it seems such an effort these days. I think I need to get into a sport.

How do you take your coffee?

[Gliondrach]

With soya milk and hot water. No sugar. No lemon. No pepper. No vinegar.

When you make porridge, do you make it in water, water and soya milk or just soya milk?

[Doughnut]

Soya milk but I rarely eat it.

What fruit do you eat most of?

[Gliondrach]

Raisins and apples.

What vegetable (and potatoes are vegetables) do you eat most of?

[Doughnut]

At the moment probably either onions or carrots. I am into making home made soups and I use these a lot.

Do you consume much sugar?

[Gliondrach]

The only time I add sugar to anything is sometimes in cocoa - about half a teaspoonful.

Do you add salt when cooking something?

[Doughnut]

Normally I do yes and black pepper.

If you had one piece of advice to pass on to a teenager what would it be?

[Gliondrach]

How can I limit myself to just one piece of advice? I could write books and books of advice about all sorts of things. But, if I must give only one - and assuming this teenager is already a vegan - it will be to learn how to deal with people. If you can deal with people you can get just about anything in life.

Do you wear any jewellery, apart from a watch and a masonic ring?

[Doughnut]

No I only wear a watch....a retro swatch watch which looks like it came out of a cracker. Jewellery and rings just are not my thing.

What was the last album you bought?

[Gliondrach]

It was a Valiant (or perhaps a Victor) album from about 1974, on eebay. I used to read those comics when I was nobut a lad.

Did you have a paper round or Saturday job when you were nobut a lad? Or, if a female-type answers this, the same question but when you were nobut a lass?

[Doughnut]

*All the females left the building

I delivered 1000's of leaflets at the weekends with the aim of buying a 2nd hand Spectrum computer.

Who is the greatest superhero?

[Blueshark]

Flash Gordon.

Would you prefer to eat a whole box of sugared almonds or sit through Season 1 of Dallas?

[Gliondrach]

I would eat the sugared almonds, but one each week.

Would you drink someone's vomit for £50,000?

[Doughnut]

Yes I would as long as I could throw up again afterwards.

Where do you buy your last pair of shoes from?

[Gliondrach]

Vegetarian shoes.

Should dowries be reintroduced in marriages?

[Doughnut]

Yes and I think it should be on a sliding scale dependant on the attractiveness of the bride.
For example:
Megan Fox = £0 dowry
Susan Boyle = £745,000

When the last time you were ripped off?

[Gliondrach]

I have never been cheated. A company tried a few years ago when they didn't send a book I ordered. I went to the County Court, and the court sent them a letter. They ignored it so I told the court to send the bailiffs in. I received my money back. The company ended up paying me my money, the court for their time and the bailiffs.

Although I do have a niggling feeling I was cheated once.

Which shoe do you put on first?

[Doughnut]

90% of the time I would say my right shoe.

Ever you ever followed a raw food diet for any period of time?

[Gliondrach]

No, not since I was a babe in arms and was fed raw buffalo milk.

Have you ever bitten your nails? Your finger nails, not your toe nails.

[Doughnut]

My nails always stay the same length so I wonder if I bite then while I sleep or their is some sort of nail fairy.

Why are pine nuts so expensive?

[Blueshark]

Because you are always pining for them.

If you had to have skin colour changed to orange or mauve - what would it be?

[Gliondrach]

Orange because it is not too disimilar to the colour I normally go when I have been in the sunshine for an hour or two.

Would you carry a gun if it was legal to do so?

[Doughnut]

Only if it was a really big one and I could say Dirty Harry phrases at people who cut me up in traffic.

Should poop float if it's healthy?

[Gliondrach]

I don't know. It probably depends on the floatability of the food recently consumed.

Do you usually remember your dreams?

[Doughnut]

Yes normally I can. They tend to involve people I once knew but no longer have contact with. Last night in my dream a old uni friend knocked on my door and said hello.

Why do most people prefer white refined foods like bread, rice, pasta?

[Blueshark]

Because they are soft, fluffy and have a child-like appeal in taste.

What is your favourite vegetable/pulse/bean curry?

[Gliondrach]

Probably potatoes. They are nice as chips, roasted, boiled, mashed, baked, in curries, in sandwiches and stews.

Do you wear different clothes in the house to those you wear outside?

[Doughnut]

No, only my coat. I did consider buying a Snuggie which is a blanket with sleeves but saw sense in the end,

Do you ever concern yourself that Candida may be growing out of control in your gut?

[Gliondrach]

No. I never give such things a second thought. Or even a first one.

Which is more your idea of fun: white water rafting or a night in a haunted house with an investigation team?

[Blueshark]

Rafting - I aint afraid of no ghosts!

What is your favourite room in your dwelling?

[Gliondrach]

My sitting room. That is where I eat, watch telly, read, listen to the radio, usually relax/meditate and perform some of my ritual magic ceremonies.

Did you ever go to see a film that you were too young to see - according to the age category thing?

[Doughnut]

Yes, many times. When I was 16 I used to go to all night horror movies (18) at the cinema which started about 10pm and finished about 8am. It only costs £5 so there were often tramps in cinema getting a warm sleep for the night.

Will you be going on holiday this year?

[Gliondrach]

No. I never go on holiday.

Do you have any relatives you used to be in touch with that you've now lost touch with?

[Doughnut]

Not really but I do see some relatives only once a year.

Have you ever eaten a Dragon Fruit?

[Gliondrach]

No. I only saw them for the first time a few months ago. Haven't seen them since.

Have you ever had starfruit?

[Blueshark]

No I don't think I have.

What savoury dish would you bring to a Potluck?

[Gliondrach]

I'm not sure what a potluck is, but if it's an event in which everyone brings something to eat instead of the organiser providing food, it would probably be some pasties or sausage rolls.

Have you ever been to a psychic fair?

[Doughnut]

Yes I have and it was what I expected it to be. People with crystals and cameras that can photograph your aura, all for a price of course.

Do you think it's okay for a married woman to have male friends?

[Blueshark]

Yes its fine. As long as the wife is honest with her husband.

Do you prefer jam tarts or chocolate?

[Gliondrach]

Chocolate.

Do you prefer to travel by bus or train?

[Doughnut]

Train but I find both attract nutters so I go by car when ever possible.

Do you enjoy going for long walks in the country?

[Gliondrach]

Yes. But I usually hear shotguns in the distance or see people fishing. Or dead crows hung up by farmers to scare off other crows. Or I see lots of future victims of slaughterhouses contentedly munching grass. Apart from those reminders of human cruelty, I enjoy it.

Do you prefer carpets or bare floorboards?

[Doughnut]

Living with two cats I definitely prefer bare floorboards and I think it's more hygienic

Have you ever used an online dating website?

[Gliondrach]

No. I have enough trouble as it is fending off the attentions of women. Sometimes I have to beat them with a stick to keep them away.

Have you ever seen the Northern Lights? Or the Southern Lights?

[Doughnut]

No but I have seen the Blackpool lights.

What is your most prominent memory of your Grandmother?

[Gliondrach]

I only met one of my grandmothers. I was aged 9 and don't have much of a memory of the event.

What was your first favourite song or tune?

[Doughnut]

I don't have one. At the moment I don't listen to much if any music.

What is loneliness?