Getting to know you

[Marmora Man]

I once sank a ship.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

A big, real one or a bathtub equivalent?

[SteveT]

4 jobs Apprentice gasfitter, sales rep, croupier, Businessman

4 Places I have lived, Derby, Birmingham, Harringey, Southwark.

4 tv programmes Grand Designs, Simpsons, Local Hero, Sopranos.

4 Favourite foods, Pizzas in Italy, German Bread and pastries, Jersey royals, Home made Indian food.

4 Films LA Confidential, La Strada, Saturday night and Sunday morning, Magnolia.

4 Holidays Lofoten Isles (arctic circle) Taiwan/Macao/Hong kong, Thailand, River Shannon.

4 Political leaders I most admire.

Ghandi, who fought off the British without clenching his fist.

Ho Chi Minh, who fought off the french the americans and finally the chinese and won!

The Cuban leader Fidel Castro who has kept the americans out of Cuba inspite of 40 years of sanctions

President Nyere of Tanzania a sensible and seemingly uncorrupted african leader.

4 favourite cities

Rome, for its food, and ancient roman structures which brings Spartacus to life.

Dublin, for its charm. New York for its energy. Paris for its classiness.

[Marmora Man]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> A big, real one or a bathtub equivalent?

Is 2,500 tons big enough?

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Cor, imagine the plimsoll line on that. More info please MM.

[dulwichmum]

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:

Waitress in coffee shop (at Uni), Graduate trainee in super city PR firm, wife/mother - the most difficult job of all...ever, (hic), Senior manager in super city PR firm

B.) Four movies I would watch over and over:

Gentlemen prefer blondes, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Pretty Woman, Marnee.

C) Four places I have lived:

Beckenham, France, Denmark Hill, West Dulwich (the centre of the entire Universe sweetie!).

D) Four television shows I watch:

Sex and the City, 10 Years Younger (compulsive viewing), Question Time, Coronation Street (OHMYGOD - promise you will not tell a soul)

E ) Last Four places I have been on holiday:

Bedruthan Steps in Cornwall, our apartment in New York, Sandy Lanes in Barbados (in order to recover from my munchkins antics at Christmas), Whistler in Canada (the only place to ski)

F) Websites I visit daily:

Net a Porter, The Boden Catalogue, The Little Fashion Gallery, SheerLuxe.com

G) Four of my favourite foods:

Pate de fois gras, scallops, stilton, brussels sprouts

H) Four places I would rather be right now:

Hiding in my walk in wardrobe with a bottle of chablis and a copy of Martha Stewart Wedding magazine (sob), drinking a superb coffee in a bar in Buenos Aires, shopping in Gill Holland (dans le village) with my husbands Black American Express card, chasing Michael Popadopalopagus around the quiet room with Batdog in top gear.

But actually....

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:

nurse, midwife, health visitor, university lecturer

B.) Four movies I would watch over and over:

Marnie, The Commitments, The usual suspects, Gentlemen prefer blondes

C) Four places I have lived:

North Dublin, Camberwell, East Dulwich, West Dulwich

D) Four television shows I watch:

Top Gear, Catherine Tate, Father Ted(DVD over and over), Jakers

E ) Last Four places I have been on holiday:

France, Wales, Cornwall, New York.

F) Websites I visit daily:

East Dulwich Forum, Yahoo Mail, Why thats delightful (blog by Graham Linehan), BBC

G) Four of my favourite foods:

Frys Chocolate Cream, butter, Superquinn sausages, brussels sprouts

H) Four places I would rather be right now:

Having a lovely coffee in a bar in Buenos Aires, in my mothers kitchen in Dublin eating a white bread and Superquinn sausage sandwich, in my friend Sarah's kitchen dipping a chocolate homewheat in a big mug of tea, I am actually really happy here in my little house in West Dulwich watching my children playing on the Wii.

[lozzyloz]

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[SeanMacGabhann]

DulwichMum - you are gorgeous (obviously) and much missed last night but

*whispers - "It's Graham, not Brian Linehan*

[mockney piers]

Wow, had Dulwichmum just come out of a Georges Karam closet?

I echo sean, always missed!

[Annasfield]

The Princess bride :)-D

[dulwichmum]

Lovely Sean, that made me laugh - it is hard to think in a straight line with a child sitting on your knee showing me her nail polish! Whispers to Mr Mockney - whose closet? (I am a right ejet!)

Did you see this Sean?

http://whythatsdelightful.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/you-know-what-i-did-vic-i-didnt-think-it-through/

I would have loved to come out to play last night, but no babysitter.

[Keef]

Good to hear about both of you DM ;-)

[dulwichmum]

Thanks lovely Keef - I feel cleansed!

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:**

Supermarket Customer assistant, Securicor Cashier, Benefit Fraud Investigator and a Nanny

Four movies I would watch over and over:**

Hero, Kung Fu Hustle, Lord of the Ring, Shrek

C) Four places I have lived:*

Born in Dulwich, Raised in Dulwich.

D) Four television shows I watch:**

Apart from Heroes and things like Strictly come dancing I do not watch TV much.

E ) Last Four places I have been on holiday:**

Holland, Belgium, Portugal and Turkey

F) Websites I visit daily:**

Facebook, EDF, AOL email, Ocado

G) Four of my favourite foods:**

Pasta, Fish, Rice and Wine ( my liquid diet)

H) Four places I would rather be right now:**

Abroad, Bed, in a bar or skiing.

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Things about me:

I came on a TV show as a kid.

My great uncle was a rather well known actor.

I won a competition for my art and poetry and met Nery Hughes or whatever her name is from the Liver Bird.

I was asked to be a catalogue model when I was a wee bonny lass but my mother said no.

I am so mixed, I am the perfect advert for united nations! (Dutch, Greek, English and Caribbean!)

One of my ancestor played a huge part in the dutch resistance and even has a book penned about him.

Ahhh lots more but that shall do!

[KalamityKel]

I'm just boring! lol

[bagpuss78]

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:

Supermarket cashier, Mini-Lab Manager, Pub assistant manager, Supervisory teaching assistant

B)Four movies I would watch over and over:

Mystery train, Princes Bride "It's inconceivable!", Mon Oncle,Dogma

C) Four places I have lived:

East Dulwich, East Dulwich, East Dulwich and East Dulwich (haven't gone very far)

D) Four television shows I watch:

Dragons Den, EastEnders, *whispers* Big Brother and anything food related

E ) Last Four places I have been on holiday:

Amsterdam, Paris, Budapest and Fethiye Turkey.

F) Websites I visit daily:

Facebook, EDF, Hotmail, Flickr

G) Four of my favourite foods:

Curry, Roast Dinner any flavour, jerk chicken and crisps

H) Four places I would rather be right now:

At the pub, abroad (anywhere), in bed or collecting my winnings at lottery HQ

[Annasfield]

A) Four jobs I have had in my life:

Chef, Cocktail Waitress, Bar Maid, Risk Consultant,

Four movies I would watch over and over:

Full Metal Jacket, Mary Poppins, the LOTR films, Finding Nemo

C) Four places I have lived:

Ealing, Kingston, West Runton, South Mimms

D) Four television shows I watch:

MOTD, SATC, LFCTV and I don't really watch telly

E ) Last Four places I have been on holiday:

Courchevel, Falkenberg, Goteborg, Soll

F) Websites I visit daily:

EDF, LFCTV, BBC Sports pages, Facebook

G) Four of my favourite foods:

Thai curry, Hot and Sour Soup, Crispy shredded beef, Dim Sum

H) Four places I would rather be right now:

The Kop, Skiing, with my best mate in Australia, 16 again ;-)

[Michael Palaeologus]

A) Four jobs:

Butchers boy, Battery Chicken operative, Cinema Assistant, Business Consultant

B) Four movies:

A Canterbury Tale, Apocalypse Now, Lawrence of Arabia, Ronin

C) Four places I have lived before ED:

Cannock, Brighton, Brixton Hill, Camberwell

D) Four television shows:

A Town Called Eureka, Morse/Lewis, Northern Exposure, QI

E ) Four places I have been on holiday:

Lake Garda, Loire Valley, Crete, Turkey

F ) Four places have been on business

Kathmandu, Addis Ababa, Barbados, Bangladesh

G) Websites I visit daily:

EDF, BBC, Facebook, Wikipedia

H) Four of my favourite foods:

Indian, Thai, Roast, Shepherds Pie

I) Four places I would rather be right now:

Thailand, Lesvos, Tuscany, clasped between the muscular thighs of a beautiful woman

[mightyroar]

Marmora man, it wasnt a cruise liner in a greek harbour twenty years ago was it? were you the one driving the oil tanker that hit us?

[Marmora Man]

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote:

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> Cor, imagine the plimsoll line on that. More info

> please MM.

It was a retired warship. First the RAF bombed it (and missed). Then another warship shot at it and knocked some bits & pieces off, singeing a few areas. Finally I was able to sink it with a torpedo - one shot, broke its back - stem and stern rising to the sky before sinking beneath the waves.

[mightyroar]

we posted at the same time Marmora man.

I'm glad to hear it wasnt the cruise liner that I was on that you sank!

[dulwichmum]

Michael - you never mentioned there that you wanted to be married to that beautiful woman first - shame on you, lowering the tone!

[Brendan]

Marmora Man Wrote:

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> It was a retired warship. First the RAF bombed it

> (and missed). Then another warship shot at it and

> knocked some bits & pieces off, singeing a few

> areas. Finally I was able to sink it with a

> torpedo - one shot, broke its back - stem and

> stern rising to the sky before sinking beneath the

> waves.

I definitely picked the wrong career.

The only thing I have destroyed in the line of duty was a fax machine that wouldn?t co-operate. The only thing that has ever been genuinely frightening was interviewing Ann Widdecombe.

[KalamityKel]

:s I'm taking my neice to the theatre this arvo. I may b a teeny bit nervous - I've only met her once before :S :S :S