Eight things...
Ophelia asks for eight random facts about me. Here goes.
1. I am distantly related to Stan Laurel. On learning this, some people say: "that's a surprise: you look more like Oliver Hardy." These people are known as men with broken noses.
2. I have only once been to the cinema in the last 10 years, to see the X-Files movie.
3. As a teenager, I was a prodigious shoplifter, mostly of classic books, among them Proudhon's What is Property?
4. I've never been in requited love. I like to think this is because I've always been in male-dominated environments rather than because I'm ugly and repellent: it's not because of this.
5. I don't own a passport, and have no desire to do so - more because of airports than foreigners.
6. I've seen David Miliband in the nuddy.
7. I've had only three full-time jobs in the 20 years since leaving university, and am unlikely to have any more.
8. I can't speak a foreign language or tie a bow-tie, and am a little ashamed on both counts.
Anyone who fancies it can consider themselves tagged.
Okay, here's another question: how are you enjoying Big Brother?
Posted by: Peter Briffa | August 20, 2007 at 03:58 PM
It's one of the dullest ever - I've almost given up on it. It lacks both fit women and violence - Charley fell just short of providing both - and is becoming too contrived. I can't even work up the interest to hate Ziggy as much as I should. I liked Gerry, though.
Posted by: chris | August 20, 2007 at 04:14 PM
4 - yes it's a worry to many of us.
6 - explain in more detail.
Posted by: jameshigham | August 20, 2007 at 04:22 PM
Did the means of Gerry's eviction annoy you? Carole getting 49% of the vote, Gerry getting 24%, yet Gerry left? Well, probably yes.
But I wonder what an economist would make of the continual tinkering with the rules. I think you owe us a complete post explaining why late entrant housemates, a woman-only house etc. etc. are a bad idea.
Posted by: Peter Briffa | August 20, 2007 at 04:57 PM
#3 - you and me both. Mostly US beat literature and the works of WS Burroughs.
Posted by: sid | August 20, 2007 at 11:11 PM
no 3 is nicely ironic
no 6 could make you a fortune, depending on the context ?
Posted by: Matt Munro | August 21, 2007 at 11:24 AM
5. Holy crap Chris, there's always Eurostar or ferries. I've a good mind to drag you somewhere lovely (France in May - not too hot, few tourists) and FORCE you to enjoy yourself.
Posted by: Luis Enrique | August 23, 2007 at 11:14 PM