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RADIOHEAD: In Rainbows.
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No, can't say I do.
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R2D2. She was marvellous...
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Boa! Good question!
I'd like to invite Alfred Hichcock, James Bond, Silje Nergaard, Mark Twain, my second wife, Annette Bening, Iain Banks, Charlotte Rampling, Stephen Fry, my best friend from schooldays Mario Davids, Sylvie Guillem, Gregory House, Stephen King and his characters from IT, George Smiley, John Irving, my friend Jeremy Duns, Commander Sam Vimes and DEATH from the Discworld, Debra Paget, Sol Gabetta...,
Ah, the list is endless. We'll have a hell of a bill! -
A Binford t-shirt. Without a doubt.
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I would really like to have the superpower to do my own tax declaration without counsel. That would be killer!!!
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There is nothing to believe in. Either it's a fact and the beat goes on. Or it's not and I won't have much to regret.
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I got married. And divorced. And married. And divorced. And married.
Is there anything to be learnt from that? Don't know really... -
Had a few drinks with him only recently, nice chap. Has problems with his father and a horrible haircut. But overall a nice chap. Bought him a large whiskey.
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The Drones? Oh, this is actually a very old club whose members primarily distinguish themselves by being of no particular value or merit to society. A common custom for example is throwing food at waiters and staff and betting on hits and misses.
Club lore divides members into eggs, beans, crumpets and piefaces, depending mostly upon how one is addressed by fellows. Main attraction of the club is the bar and the various different stories told therein about members' endeavours.
The president? To tell the truth, I am not sure I have ever spoken to him, or that I'd even know who it was, should I happen to meet him. I was perfectly fine with not being blackballed, I pay my monthly dues and try not to pass out at the bar too often. I seem to remember, on closer reflection, having heard about someone mentioning, on a related note, the name 'Wodehouse' in the same sentence as 'president', which may or may not indicate any number of, well, indications regarding the president. But otherwise I wouldn't claim to know who presides over the club and its statutes. -
Hm, difficult. Actually I suspect this is already my second/third/whatever go at it. And if I'm each time busily eliminating previous mistakes and THIS is the result..., then I'd rather not be reborn again.
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Not only do I REGULARLY read the Nether Regions blog (can't wait to see how Gustav brings ruin about the House of Bumbridge and Marion completing her statistics), I have also added it to the blogroll of my own blog http://newsfromthewinterwarhimalayas.wordpress.com/ , together with Mankind Sucks!.
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This would depend on my mood and where I am at the moment of relish. At the moment I prefer cottage cheese, but I'm not hungry (nor in a cottage). This morning it was blue cheese, but I didn't have any with my toast (althoug I was in a blue-ish mood). I suspect tomorrow could see me favour Emmentaler and Bonbel.
Difficult topic, cheeses. Kind of cheesy, innit? -
I LOATHE Andy Williams!
Not, because he pinched my second wife (which he DID!)
Not, because he stole my guest appearences at The Muppet Show AND The Simpsons (which he DID!).
Not, because he once stole a parking space in downtown Las Vegas from me (which he did!).
Not because he's generally a dumb-stupid old bugger selling out to some right-wing dipshit for what passes as 'patriotism' in his benighted mind.
Come to think of it, I don't like him, but it's hard for me to nail why. Strange, isn't it? -
As a rule, we generally do not encourage civillians to visit our premises. They disturb our darts, meals and partying.
Frankly, civilians are a buggering nuisance, especially when they learn that their tax money chiefly works to get them depressed and bored and that MoBaD actually employs experts to think of new ways to spread general despair.
So, whenever a civilian gets washed up in the MoBaD, we just lock him away in the cellar and lose the key.
Sorry, you asked. -
Actually, I wouldn't be all that surprised. The statutes of the Drones insist on mandatory left-handedness. Members are allowed to be ALSO ambidextrous, but general left-handed proficiency is obligatory and to be demonstrated by left-handed signature of the club statutes.
Don't ask me why, though. -
It's indeed a leftover from the demonstrations. For a time it was widespread, but dwindled away over the winter. I wanted to change it, but my alcohol consumption has kept me from. ;)
Shall probably keep it until the guys in Iran really get proper elections. Makes me kind of 'activist', doesn't it? -
We try to make as many people as possible bored and depressed. For example, we are the ones responsible for all the blanks in the lottery. Also, we do the crappy weather; we assure that planes, trains, tubes and busses are late; we care that presents on birthdays and for Christmas are not what people wanted. And we have to mind that the government is as lousy as possible (sometimes even a bit more than possible).
But this is truly hard work! You know, sooner or later even the worst politicians are bound to turn up with something sensible. That's when our task force (on 24/7 standby) is sent out, to prevent the worst, actual reasonable decisions for the citizens, not for the pressure groups and industry.
But up to now we've managed pretty well, 99.7 per cent success rate. -
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DronesMember’s Bio
Civil Servant, defending bureaucracy against the evil forces of sanity and common sense.
