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[pauln1964]

1) Do you have a single predominant "hero"?

There have been many. They change from time to time.

2) Who, and why?

Today I'd say Cyrano de Bergerac, tomorrow you'd most likely get a different answer.
Why Cyrano? The combination of poet, playwright, swordsman, tragic romantic.

3) What was the last serious non-fiction book you read?

I'm in the middle of two or three on medieval history.

4) Would you recommend it to others?

If you're interested in the subject, The Medieval Spains, Bernard Reilly.

5) Would you regard yourself as primarily a moral or ethical being?

I try to be.

5) How do you define the difference between the two?

Lazily, very lazily.

7) Do you know how to perform any classic dance style? (tango, waltz, charleston, etc)

No, but I did quite a lot of folk-dancing as a child and still enjoy it from time to time.

8) If so, do you have a clear memory associated with that style of dance?

Weddings. Two of them, close friends both times.

9) Do you have a strong memory associated with the concept of leaving or ending something?

Several, but none really strong. Those that spring to mind carry either relief or regret

10) Do you have a strong memory associated with the concept of starting or beginning something?

New jobs and new relationships mostly - hope in the emotion here.

11) Which of 10 or 11 is stronger?

If you mean 9 or 10, the hope.

12) Word association games again: word, concept or image that springs to mind upon seeing the word
...Car
box

13) ...Goat
Gruff

14) ...Pie
Eater

15) ...Government
Shambles

16) ...Consequence
Cause

17) Do you suffer from post-Imperial guilt?
Not personally. I don't believe it's right to visits the sins of the parents on their (great grand) children. Collectively though, I think that most European/Northern nations owe the Southern ones.

18) What is your primary source for news and current affairs?
BBC Online, Guardian Online, Radio 4

19) In a fight between a giant squid and a sperm whale, who'd win?
I think sperm whales are largely placid creatures, so probably the squid.

20) Did you slew your answer to 19 because of who wrote the test?
That's my second or third answer to the question, trying to find a deslewed version.

21) Given a choice between these (and only these) words, which one would you pick as closest to
yourself? pragmatic, idealist, cynical, realist, optimist, doubter

Optimist, though pragmatist comes close as well.

22) Which word would you add to the above list given a choice?

At the moment, Psychic. It appears to be a necessary quality for my job.

23) Do you know how to change a tyre?

Yes and have done.

24) how about a nappy?

In theory, yes.

25) how about a motherboard? (dumb question in this company...)

No

26) Have you ever conducted major maintenance on a car?

No.

27) Word association again... Ford?
Galaxy, then Prefect

28) ...Chilli?
Beans

29) ...Sparkle?
Bubbly

30) ...Card?
Birthday

31) ...Mask?
Venetian

32) Are you superstitious?
No

33) Why?
N/A

34) Where are you now?
In the office, and fairly fed up

35) Where will you be next?
At home and a little better. Tomorrow with The Young Lady and happy.

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