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Old Dec 5th 2008 | 4:42 am
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1.
What is your occupation right now?
Sales Manager
2.
What color are your socks right now?
Black

3.
What are you listening to right now?
Colleagues talking crap

4.
What was the last thing that you ate?
Pumpkin seeds, walnuts and almonds

5.
Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes

6.
Last person you spoke to on the phone?
The wife - Tuppence

7.
How old are you today?
35

8.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV
UFC

9.
What is your favorite drink?
Single malt

10.
Have you ever dyed your hair?
Not yet although the grey is creeping in
11.
Favorite food?
Curry

12.
What is the last movie you watched?
Cant remember

13.
Favorite day of the year?
any day off work

14.
How do you vent anger?
Sulk

15.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Mechano
16.
What is your favorite season?
Fall

17.
Cherries or Blueberries?
Cherries

18.
Living arrangements?
Wife, 4 month old daughter, 2 cats

19.
When was the last time you cried?
not sure


20.
What is on the floor of your closet?
dust and cat hair

21.
What did you do last night?
work followed by tv and red wine

22.
Plain, cheese or spicy hamburger?
None , wife wont allow it

23.
Favorite dog breed?
Probably Lab

24.
Favorite day of the week?
Sunday- no work

25.
How many counties have you lived in?
1

26.
Diamonds or pearls?
neither

27.
What is your favorite flower?
Rose

28.
Where are you sitting to answer these
in the office
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 4:49 am
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You know what is suprising me about this..... all these black socks that people are wearing!
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 5:54 am
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Default Re: Just for fun and because i'm nosey!!!

Originally Posted by mandymoochops
Here's something Lorna sent me (adapted slightly for forum use!) via email a while back and because I'm a nosey so and so thought it would be good to see what everyones answers are

mine

1.
What is your occupation right now?
Software Test Manager
2.
What color are your socks right now?
Black

3.
What are you listening to right now?
Airsculpture

4.
What was the last thing that you ate?
Doughnut

5.
Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes

6.
Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Wife

7.
How old are you today?
41

8.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV
Rugby or Liverpool

9.
What is your favorite drink?
Keiths or Rickards Red

10.
Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yes

11.
Favorite food?
Lobster

12.
What is the last movie you watched?
Charlie Wilson's War


13.
Favorite day of the year?
Christmas Day

14.
How do you vent anger?
Throw things like a child

15.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Scalectrix

16.
What is your favorite season?
Autumn

17.
Cherries or Blueberries?
Neither

18.
Living arrangements?
With wife and daughter and springer spaniel

19.
When was the last time you cried?
6 months ago


20.
What is on the floor of your closet?
Shoes

21.
What did you do last night?
Played with my daughter on Rock Band

22.
Plain, cheese or spicy hamburger?
Cheese

23.
Favorite dog breed?
German Shepherd ( was my first dog when living with wife....sorry to Jake my current springer but he would be close second )

24.
Favorite day of the week?
Saturday

25.
How many counties have you lived in?
Counties - 3, countries - 2

26.
Diamonds or pearls?
Neither

27.
What is your favorite flower?
N/A

28.
Where are you sitting to answer these
Work
Here's mine.
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 5:59 am
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Originally Posted by LotteW
You know what is suprising me about this..... all these black socks that people are wearing!
Standard business sock, innit? On the rare occasions that I wear a suit, the socks are always black. Except when they're bright red. I get a bit racy.

Otherwise, I bulk-buy thick grey ones.
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 6:03 am
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Originally Posted by Souvenir
Standard business sock, innit? On the rare occasions that I wear a suit, the socks are always black. Except when they're bright red. I get a bit racy.

Otherwise, I bulk-buy thick grey ones.
Now you see I only wear hand-knitted socks... so mine are a rainbow of colours (sometimes in the same sock!) I don't own any black ones
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 6:14 am
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Originally Posted by LotteW
Now you see I only wear hand-knitted socks... so mine are a rainbow of colours (sometimes in the same sock!) I don't own any black ones
The winter months must race by in western Canada.
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 9:07 am
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Originally Posted by Souvenir
The winter months must race by in western Canada.
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 9:11 am
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Originally Posted by Souvenir
The winter months must race by in western Canada.
Lotte lives out east.

We knit yogurt in the west.
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by R I C H
Lotte lives out east.

We knit yogurt in the west.
It says Calgary in her profile. That's west innit?
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 9:20 am
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Originally Posted by Souvenir
It says Calgary in her profile. That's west innit?
It's all relative
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 9:24 am
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Originally Posted by R I C H
It's all relative
That's rural western Canada. I didn't think the urbanites went in for that stuff any more.
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by Souvenir
That's rural western Canada. I didn't think the urbanites went in for that stuff any more.
We do what we can to get by. TV's crap, so alternatives are required.
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 10:03 am
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Originally Posted by Morwenna
Am I the only person who thinks this is at all odd?
No!!
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 10:26 am
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1.
What is your occupation right now?
Full time mum

2.
What color are your socks right now?
black and grey

3.
What are you listening to right now?
The fire roaring

4.
What was the last thing that you ate?
Toast and marmite

5.
Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes

6.
Last person you spoke to on the phone?
Best friend

7.
How old are you today?
36

8.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV
Tennis

9.
What is your favorite drink?
Champagne or earl grey tea

10.
Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yes

11.
Favorite food?
Roast beef and horseradish

12.
What is the last movie you watched?
50 First Dates


13.
Favorite day of the year?
Christmas Eve

14.
How do you vent anger?
Banshee howling

15.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Sindy

16.
What is your favorite season?
Winter

17.
Cherries or Blueberries?
Blueberries

18.
Living arrangements?
Husband, son and daughter

19.
When was the last time you cried?
A month or so ago


20.
What is on the floor of your closet?
nothing

21.
What did you do last night?
Baked the christmas cake and chatted on the phone

22.
Plain, cheese or spicy hamburger?
Cheeseburger

23.
Favorite dog breed?
Labrador

24.
Favorite day of the week?
Saturday

25.
How many counties have you lived in?
Counties - 5, countries - 2

26.
Diamonds or pearls?
Diamonds

27.
What is your favorite flower?
Stocks

28.
Where are you sitting to answer these
On the floor in front of the fire
 
Old Dec 5th 2008 | 12:27 pm
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1.
What is your occupation right now?
Marine biologist/mom
2.
What color are your socks right now?
1st pair - black
2nd pair - white

3.
What are you listening to right now?
oldies

4.
What was the last thing that you ate?
almond rocca

5.
Can you drive a stick shift?
Yes

6.
Last person you spoke to on the phone?
My mom......

7.
How old are you today?
31

8.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV
Hockey, skiing, curling (for a while)

9.
What is your favorite drink?
Depends on the day

10.
Have you ever dyed your hair?
Not yet, but am finding grey hairs......

11.
Favorite food?
Depends of my mood

12.
What is the last movie you watched?
Man for all seasons


13.
Favorite day of the year?
A sunny but cool day is perfect

14.
How do you vent anger?
Yell and scream and then cry

15.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
A brown teddy bear - that my parents still have

16.
What is your favorite season?
Fall/winter/spring

17.
Cherries or Blueberries?
Love both of them

18.
Living arrangements?
Jim, myself and two small kids

19.
When was the last time you cried?
about an hour ago


20.
What is on the floor of your closet?
Which closet?

21.
What did you do last night?
watched my kids play hockey

22.
Plain, cheese or spicy hamburger?
cheese with bacon

23.
Favorite dog breed?
Golden lab/golden retriever

24.
Favorite day of the week?
Sat/Sun

25.
How many counties have you lived in?
Canada

26.
Diamonds or pearls?
Doesnt interest me

27.
What is your favorite flower?
Probably daisies

28.
Where are you sitting to answer these
Home office.
 


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