Topic: Introduce yourself to the forum

[Alan Shearer 9]

forgot to put The Day Today and Brass Eye as my favourite telly shows

[HTT]

Punch a snake 

Could just picture it.

I wouldn't get married mind, kids aye, but no marriage for me. Then again, you just never know. You could meet the lass of your dreams and want to get married.

[Wullie]

Me and a friend wrote three or four episodes of a sitcom about a group of hapless thieves. We sent it off to the Beeb who sent it back saying they liked it and would like to see more stuff. We never got round to it in the end and he's at Uni in Norwich so I don't see him too often. It's on my to-do list though.

Was that Tim Lewis?

'twas indeed.

[indi]

REAL NAME: Carlyle
AGE: 34
BIRTHPLACE: Santa Barbara, California just (moved to Jesmond when I was six weeks old)
WHEREABOUTS: Back in Santa Barbara for the past three years now
JOB: Government analyst and freelance political consultant
ONLY CLUB: Newcastle
FAVOURITE BAND: so many... right now its mostly Kasabian, Bloc Party, Libertines and FranzFerdinand ask me in a week and it will be different.
FAVOURITE FOOD: Sushi
FAVOURITE DRINK: Beer allkinds except Coors which is p*ss and is owned by right wing fascists
FAVOURITE PLACE: Some good answers already written on here, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, SJP and the Santa Barbara Channel Isalnds
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): Buffy The Vampire Slayer... and I am not ashamed
FAVOURITE FILM: Blade Runner (Director's Cut)
FAVOURITE SHARK: Hammerhead - no question, surprised more people did not go for Basking or Mako
FOOTBALLING HEROES: Don't really get into the hero worship thing but I do like Nobby, Tino and of course Alan
FOOTBALLING VILLAINS: Roy Keane, Vinny Jones, Eric Cantona
OTHER TEAMS: None - but I do ocassionally go to LA Galaxy games... but only because other people make me.
OTHER SPORTS: I watch nothing else and find most sports dull, but like to spend time outdoors kayaking, swimming, snorkling, hiking, etc.
ROLE MODEL(S): The Gracci Brothers, Spartacus, Harry Hotspur, Crazy Horse, Harry S. Truman... the usual I suppose.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: Spending as much time having fun as possible, searching for Satori, etc.
5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Try Absinth, attend daughter's wedding, try skiing (never been), build a house (I'd settle for designing one), write trashy screenplay about drug addicted bi-sexual cops and prostitues caught in a web of deception, watch Newcastle win a trophy.

Don't bother, it's one of life's big let downs. Tastes like absolutely foul and you'd be comotosed p*ssed, way before you felt the effect of the wormwood, complete waste of time!! Go and pick some mushies and have some real fun.

[CaliMag]

5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Try Absinth, attend daughter's wedding, try skiing (never been), build a house (I'd settle for designing one), write trashy screenplay about drug addicted bi-sexual cops and prostitues caught in a web of deception, watch Newcastle win a trophy.

Don't bother, it's one of life's big let downs. Tastes like absolutely foul and you'd be comotosed p*ssed, way before you felt the effect of the wormwood, complete waste of time!! Go and pick some mushies and have some real fun.

Ta for that advice. Still want to try it though. I'll do the sugar cueb thing and take only a small amount rather than flirt with lethal alcohol poisoning.

[indi]

5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Try Absinth, attend daughter's wedding, try skiing (never been), build a house (I'd settle for designing one), write trashy screenplay about drug addicted bi-sexual cops and prostitues caught in a web of deception, watch Newcastle win a trophy.

Don't bother, it's one of life's big let downs. Tastes like absolutely foul and you'd be comotosed p*ssed, way before you felt the effect of the wormwood, complete waste of time!! Go and pick some mushies and have some real fun.

Ta for that advice. Still want to try it though. I'll do the sugar cueb thing and take only a small amount rather than flirt with lethal alcohol poisoning.

It still taste horrible even with the sugar.

[Wullie]

I've always wanted to try Absinthe on a night when I've got jack s*** to do the day after but I can't bear aniseed.

[Slugsy]

5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Try Absinth, attend daughter's wedding, try skiing (never been), build a house (I'd settle for designing one), write trashy screenplay about drug addicted bi-sexual cops and prostitues caught in a web of deception, watch Newcastle win a trophy.

Don't bother, it's one of life's big let downs. Tastes like absolutely foul and you'd be comotosed p*ssed, way before you felt the effect of the wormwood, complete waste of time!! Go and pick some mushies and have some real fun.

Ta for that advice. Still want to try it though. I'll do the sugar cueb thing and take only a small amount rather than flirt with lethal alcohol poisoning.

Yeah, I was in Prague in '99 for the Czech Republic v Scotland game and watched a guy drink about a third of a bottle neat, then proceed to strip off and jump off the nearest bridge into the danube at 2 am, not the brightest thing!

[toonarmy1810]

REAL NAME:lee bell
AGE:28
BIRTHPLACE:walker
WHEREABOUTS:sunny blyth
JOB: Mobile IT Technician
FAVOURITE CLUB: (If not Newcastle)
FAVOURITE BAND:The one and only neil Diamond
FAVOURITE FOOD:pasta
FAVOURITE DRINK:pepsi
FAVOURITE PLACE: stirling
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): any gangster docs
FAVOURITE FILM:scarface
FAVOURITE SHARK:hammerhead
FOOTBALLING HEROES: steve mcmahon, alan shearer
FOOTBALLING VILLAINS:graham fenton
OTHER TEAMS:barcelona
OTHER SPORTS: golf, darts, cricket
ROLE MODEL(S):oliverreed
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:win the lottery, bring my 2 boys up properly
5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: grow a pair of breasts, watch my sons play for NUFC, stop smoking, skydive naked,  get a knob reduction.

[Cajun]

Just brought a bottle of 80% absinthe home from Spain, saw some at 85% but thought that was pushing it!

Have tried it before and can only say the closest similar effect i have had was from drugs or when i stupidly downed a pint of Vodka, Tequila with a top of red bull!  bluesleep.gif

[johnnypd]

FAVOURITE FOOD: Sushi

mine too! i'm going back to southern california in november, do you know any good sushi places in the LA area that are special enough to warrant a visit?

FAVOURITE PLACE: Some good answers already written on here, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, SJP and the Santa Barbara Channel Isalnds

you should check out catalina island too, i stayed in avalon a night it is wonderful, you can get a ferry there from long beach, san pedro etc.

[CaliMag]

JohnnyPD -

I still have not made it out to Catalina - Obviously its more famous than the Channel Isalnds but I like the lack of people in the Channel Islands. That said I usually get rave reviews of Avalon, so I will have to make it out there soon. I don't own a boat (yet), but I have family that do and I am getting certified in the Spring so I might have to make a sailing trip down there.

There are literally hundreds of sushi restaurants in LA and I can't really recommend one that is super special. If you drive up to SB then I could help you out.  I bet you could make better recommendations than I could anyway considering you have probably spent more time there in the past year than I have.

For full disclosure I must admit that living in Santa Barbara has made me a bit of a snob and I rarely go to LA. Most of my friends who lived there have left for greener pastures. I do go down for ocassional events, but I find the place depressing. Of the large cities I have lived in it is my least favourite, but then I never worked for "the Industry" (not Porn, the other one).

C.

[Cheshire Mag]

REAL NAME: Ben
BIRTHPLACE: Halifax
WHEREABOUTS: Northwich, Cheshire
JOB: Morrisons Supermarket, Fresh Fruit Prep.
FAVOURITE CLUB: NUFC
FAVOURITE BAND: Oasis
FAVOURITE FOOD: Pizza
FAVOURITE DRINK: Raki
FAVOURITE PLACE: Newcastle Upon Tyne.
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): Only Fools & Horses, Simpsons, Football First.
FAVOURITE FILM: White Men Can't Jump
FAVOURITE SHARK: Basking
FOOTBALLING HEROES: Alan Shearer, Les Ferdinand, Peter Beardsley
FOOTBALLING VILLAINS: Roy Keane, Ruud Gullit, Graeme Souness, Ossie Ardiles, McKeag
OTHER TEAMS: Halifax Town, Witton Albion, Northwich Victoria
OTHER SPORTS: Cricket, Squash, Rugby LEAGUE (I dont jump on the bandwagon)
ROLE MODEL(S): Granda
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: Get a job as an IT technician and build my own business in building networks for major & minor companys throughout the world.
5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Get Married, Have kids, Go on a round the world tour, See NUFC finally win something and Meet my biggest hero Alan Shearer and have a good old ching wag about his illustrious career with Southampton, Blackburn, his international career with England and how much infuence he actually had in the running of NUFC.

[BlufPurdi]

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[TêteDeMaure]

Im absolutely dying to try absinthe the propper stuff though the expensive stuff, from France, regardless of taste  bluedead.gif As for Mushrooms instead, i ate a full tub of them and it had absolutely no effect on me, yet it did on my friend, taste awful too  bluedead.gif

[Tooj]

Im absolutely dying to try absinthe the propper stuff though the expensive stuff, from France, regardless of taste  bluedead.gif As for Mushrooms instead, i ate a full tub of them and it had absolutely no effect on me, yet it did on my friend, taste awful too  bluedead.gif

i've had the 70% normal absinthe and the 85% black absinthe, both nock the s*** outta ya, really tastes like an enhanced version of Sambuca though

[Sgrey]

REAL NAME: Shaun

AGE: 16

BIRTHPLACE: Bishop Auckland

WHEREABOUTS: bishop Auckland

JOB: Motor Vehicle Student

FAVOURITE BAND: Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, oasis, Queen

FAVOURITE FOOD: Chips

FAVOURITE DRINK: Cola

FAVOURITE PLACE: Copley, great little village

FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): Only Fools & Horses, Aufwiedersein pet

FAVOURITE FILM: The Rocky Series

FAVOURITE SHARK: hammerhead

FOOTBALLING HEROES: Shearer, Bobby Robson

FOOTBALLING VILLAINS: Roy Keane, Vinnie Jones, Ruud Gullit

OTHER TEAMS: Darlington, Hartlepool

OTHER SPORTS:

ROLE MODEL(S): Dad

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: Pass my Motor Vehicle studies course/exams, eventually own my own Garage and Home

5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Get a season ticket for NUFC, Get married, have kids, meet shearer, see the toon win a trophy (with me being in the crowd of course)

[Bartos]

REAL NAME: Bart

AGE: 27

WHEREABOUTS: Denderhoutem, Belgium (Flemish)

JOB: Public Servant (Human Resources Department)

FAVOURITE BAND: ?

FAVOURITE FOOD: Chinese (everything with curry)

FAVOURITE DRINK: Jupiler

FAVOURITE PLACE: Newcastle-upon-Tyne (and also a little bit Sölden in Austria)

FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): Expeditie Robinson (Expedition Robinson)

FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart

FAVOURITE SHARK: ?

FOOTBALLING HEROES: Alan Shearer (I also really enjoy watching Ronaldinho), also Philippe Albert

FOOTBALLING VILLAINS: Vinnie Jones

OTHER TEAMS: Eendracht Aalst

OTHER SPORTS: cyclism

ROLE MODEL(S): Homer Simpson  bluebiggrin.gif

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: find a nice girlfriend, marry her and get a few kids

5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: found a family, move to Newcastle, buy a season ticket at NUFC, ..., euhm, I'd actually be quite pleased with these already, although celebrate the toon becoming Premier League champions would be nice too ofcourse  bluebiggrin.gif

[WhatTheFunk?]

REAL NAME: Dimitri
AGE:26
BIRTHPLACE: Beirut
WHEREABOUTS: Limassol, CYPRUS
JOB: Commercial Manager (Cuban Cigars)

FAVOURITE BAND: Ridiculous question
FAVOURITE FOOD: Everything
FAVOURITE DRINK: Water
FAVOURITE PLACE: Under the water anywhere. Cave of the Cyclops
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): f*** tv. don't watch much other than football
FAVOURITE FILM: Carandiru at the moment. Too many to mention really
FAVOURITE SHARK: Hammerhead.
FOOTBALLING HEROES: Alan Shearer, Andy Cole, Sir Les
FOOTBALLING VILLAINS: Ian Woan, Stan Collymore, Graham Fenton, Cristiano, Sir Alex
OTHER TEAMS: Valencia, Apollon Limassol FC (local team) we've got Craig Hignett you know.
OTHER SPORTS: Scuba Diving, Shaolin Kung Fu, Capoera, Swimming
ROLE MODEL(S): My father
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: Dive as much as possible, while making lots of dosh as a musician
5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Headline live at Central Park with my band, Scuba dive the entire planet, meet Erich Von Daniken, Celebrate the title with Hitzfeld at the helm, marry my girlfriend.

[Greg]

REAL NAME:Greg
AGE:20
BIRTHPLACE:Newcastle
WHEREABOUTS:Gosforth
JOB: Broadband Technical Support Agent
FAVOURITE CLUB: the toon
FAVOURITE BAND:The oStrokes
FAVOURITE FOOD:thai
FAVOURITE DRINK:Stella
FAVOURITE PLACE: apart from Newcastle.. Central America and Australia
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): simpsons
FAVOURITE FILM:fight club
FAVOURITE SHARK: pass
FOOTBALLING HEROES: Shearer, Beardsley
FOOTBALLING VILLAINS:don hutchinson plus many more
OTHER TEAMS:none
OTHER SPORTS:cricket
ROLE MODEL(S):
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE:uni next sept
5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:see the toon win something, go to antarctica, sky dive, learn to fly, get a decent job!

[Pip]

REAL NAME: Apisith
AGE:17
BIRTHPLACE: Bangkok, Thailand.
WHEREABOUTS: Bangkok, Thailand. (Been here all me life)
JOB: High-school student.
FAVOURITE BAND/SINGER: Oasis, Lostprophets, Coldplay, Linkin Park, James Blunt, John Mayer, Muse and Incubus.
FAVOURITE FOOD: Pizza, Thai and Indian.
FAVOURITE DRINK: Vodka shots  blueyes.gif
FAVOURITE PLACE: Boston, Massachusetts.
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): Scrubs, West Wing, One Tree Hill, Arrested Development and Desperate Housewives.
FAVOURITE FILM: Green Mile, Armaggeddon, National Treasure and Lion King.
FAVOURITE SHARK: Hammerhead.
FOOTBALLING HEROES: Alan Shearer, Andrei Shevchenko and David Ginola. Extras are Dennis Wise and Vinny Jones (for entertainment).
FOOTBALLING VILLAINS: Cristiano Ronaldo, Eric Cantona, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Michael Owen of Liverpool.
OTHER TEAMS: Parma and Real Madrid.
OTHER SPORTS: Baseball, American Football, Basketball and Volleyball.
ROLE MODEL(S): Alan Shearer, Dad (till I grew up), Grandfather and my school Principal.
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: Finish High-school with admirable grades, get into a good university (outside of Thailand), find a nice girlfriend and go watch Newcastle at St.James'.
5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE: Have kids, buy Newcastle United after becoming a multimillionaire via my own business, meet Alan Shearer and end racism (or try my very damn hardest).

[Allmo]

REAL NAME: Daniel
AGE: 15
BIRTHPLACE: South Shields
WHEREABOUTS: Jarrow
JOB: Student
FAVOURITE CLUB:  Newcastle
FAVOURITE BAND: Killers
FAVOURITE FOOD: Kfc Twister
FAVOURITE DRINK: Carling
FAVOURITE PLACE: SJP
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): Lost, 2 Pint of Lager and Packet of Crisps. Friends.
FAVOURITE FILM: Gladiator/Braveheart
FAVOURITE SHARK: The jabbabwoky blueconfused.gif
FOOTBALLING HEROES: Not too old so Shearer
FOOTBALLING VILLAINS:Robbie Savage
OTHER TEAMS: Haven't got one
OTHER SPORTS: Rugby
ROLE MODEL(S): Me dad
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE: Have'nt got a clue
5 THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE :
See the toon win something
Die saving someone with that hero like music playing in the background  bluebiggrin.gif
10some
Invent something cool
Make £12.456m

[Andy]

FAVOURITE BAND: Muse
FAVOURITE TV SHOW(S): Scrubs, Arrested Development
OTHER TEAMS: Parma

Finally, somebody with good taste  blueyes.gif

[Pip]

I love comedic series where every joke (intentional or not) is NOT punctuated by fake audience laughter. That takes the fun out of the actual jokes. Thats why I lurvvvv Scrubs and Arrested Development. Their comedic moments are truly legendary  . Love it when JD thinks out loud and the actual scene in his imagination is shown. Truly fantastic moments.

Andy, which Muse albums did you like the most? I only liked a couple from their first album, one from their second but their latest (Absolution) is simply fantastic. 'Hysteria', 'Stockholm Syndrome' and 'Time is Running Out' are true classics.

Btw, Milan sucks! And Juve, Inter and Roma also do too. Always leaching players off Parma (eg. Buffon, Gilardino, Thuram, Cannavaro, Crespo, Chiesa, Adriano, Mutu etc.)  bluebigrazz.gif

[Andy]

Andy, which Muse albums did you like the most? I only liked a couple from their first album, one from their second but their latest (Absolution) is simply fantastic. 'Hysteria', 'Stockholm Syndrome' and 'Time is Running Out' are true classics.

Pretty much all the songs from Origin of Symmetry and Absolution are fairly outstanding, and there's a few good one's in Showbiz too, so it's really difficult to name a 'favourite song'...

I'd say Citizen Erazed, Newborn, Stockholm Syndrome and Butterflies and Hurricanes are the ones I've listened to the most though, so probably them.