Topic: Ask the next person a question

[John C]

Rare we have chippy tea because it often disappoints. When I do though, maybe once a year, I go breaded haddock, chips, mushy peas and gravy. Might get a saveloy too if I’m greedy.

Will Fish and Chips become a rarer takeaway in the next 50 years?

It's very unlikely. There's a sustainable demand of all ages for an occasional chippy tea. Some shops may not survive because on economic costs but fish and chips will always prevail for your tea.



Did DS fail to answer Terry's question adequality and what would your answer have been.

[Kenny's Jacket]

It's very unlikely. There's a sustainable demand of all ages for an occasional chippy tea. Some shops may not survive because on economic costs but fish and chips will always prevail for your tea.



Did DS fail to answer Terry's question adequality and what would your answer have been.

No, he gave an answer, Haddock chips and peas.

We do get too many answersd on here along the likes of
Q.Who's your favourite Beatle?
A i dont really like the Beatles, I prefer The Stones, Jazz, Heavy Metal etc etc. but DS gave a specific answer answer.

My answer would have been large chips, to the left is curry sauce and sausage, to the right mushy peas and fish cake, loads of vinegar no salt.


Q.
What food item/condiment does everyone universally like that you hate. (mine is salt)

[sheepfest]

Q.
What food item/condiment does everyone universally like that you hate. (mine is salt)

Tomato ketchup. Love fresh tomatoes, tinned tomatoes and pasta tomato sauce but not ketchup. Find it sweet and ruins a nice bacon butty.

Q.
Favourite weekend day Saturday or Sunday

[Drinks Sangria]

Saturday has more possibilities and week ahead of it, but Sunday is usually the day we go on a nice walk and stop for a drink at a country pub etc, so I’ll go Sunday. I like my job, when I used to dread it at my old place Sunday wasn’t nice.

Do you ever do cash in hand work outside of your day job?

[I've been a good boy]

Nope. Wouldn't ever dream of working weekends or evenings, 39 hours a week is more than enough.

Have you ever quit a job on the spot, if so what was the reason?

[El Lobo]

Nope. Wouldn't ever dream of working weekends or evenings, 39 hours a week is more than enough.

Have you ever quit a job on the spot, if so what was the reason?

I was a contact centre 'senior' advisor when I was about 24, so a bit of a Gareth Keenan. It was a travel centre so half of the centre did sales and the other half service, aftercare etc (which is where I was). I had to cover my manager for about a month, and the manager on t'other side of the centre was a right lazy c*nt. We also had a new 'Communications Director' who was now directly involved in our dept. I thought I absolutely smashed it for a month, my manager comes back and we have a meeting with t'other manager and senior and I basically get told by them two I hadn't pulled my weight in helping get more sales.... So I sent a bit of a rant email to the other 'senior' I worked with (who was a mate) and my manager (who I was friendly with) with some swearing in but starred out. And my manager cleverly then forwards this email to said director, who calls me and her into a meeting the same day. And she was a horrible fucker, proper Tory posh c*nt. And instead of addressing what I said in this email, she just goes at me for swearing in an email. And as she was ranting she said something which wasn't a real word (added 'ing' to something I cant for the life of me remember now) and I couldn't help myself but say 'You know xxxx isn't a real word?' and it sent her well over the edge, screamed at me to get out of her office. So I went back to my desk, type up my resignation and they accepted it with eight weeks paid. Buzzing.

Ever had a fight at work?

[Drinks Sangria]

Not a physical one. Rarely think something at work is worth a punch up. Had members of the public start on me but never fought one or a colleague.

What do you think is the worst pay/profit ratio in jobs? As in pays the least compared to the profit it generates?

[Kenny's Jacket]

Tesco are the 3rd most profitable company in UK behind 2 Oil majors.  Given the salaries of a lot of Oil and gas workers, surely its Tesco.

What's the best money saving tip you know?

[Drinks Sangria]

Well I’ve an obvious one for smokers, but my probably obvious sounding one is to take your own lunch to work. A lot less pertinent in the age of WFH, but at every office I’ve ever worked in, the amount of people going in to town for food or even getting delivery is mad. Even a meal deal at £3.50 a day a few days a week is massive spend compared to taking 10 minutes to cook yourself some pasta or make a sandwich the night before. And from next month, sit in darkness at all times and use zero digital entertainment or anything that uses electricity.

Will Truss be enough of a disaster to give Labour the best part of a decade to push their regeneration efforts?

[Terry de Niro]

Well I’ve an obvious one for smokers, but my probably obvious sounding one is to take your own lunch to work. A lot less pertinent in the age of WFH, but at every office I’ve ever worked in, the amount of people going in to town for food or even getting delivery is mad. Even a meal deal at £3.50 a day a few days a week is massive spend compared to taking 10 minutes to cook yourself some pasta or make a sandwich the night before. And from next month, sit in darkness at all times and use zero digital entertainment or anything that uses electricity.

Will Truss be enough of a disaster to give Labour the best part of a decade to push their regeneration efforts?

The only way Labour gets to win an election is to put a proper Labour leader in place.
These Tory c*nts don't have any strong competition.

Will there be a proper revolt from the people when the greedy Tory-run energy companies hike their rediculous prices to the limit?

[Kenny's Jacket]

The only way Labour gets to win an election is to put a proper Labour leader in place.
These Tory c*nts don't have any strong competition.

Will there be a proper revolt from the people when the greedy Tory-run energy companies hike their ridiculous prices to the limit?

No there will be groups who get together and refuse to pay, but when they find out that they face CCJs, the protest will die, Labour will win the next election too, but we wont get a "proper" revolt.  Too many right wing newspapers for that.

Whats your getting to sleep routine?

[liverbloke]

No there will be groups who get together and refuse to pay, but when they find out that they face CCJs, the protest will die, Labour will win the next election too, but we wont get a "proper" revolt.  Too many right wing newspapers for that.

Whats your getting to sleep routine?

all lights off - adopt the fetal position (laying on my right side) then try and remember albums (choosing the artist randomly) track by track in the right order
sends me off every time

how do we get the filthy vulgar rich to pay their fair share so the world doesn't go down the shitter with only the wealthy being able to breathe fresh air as we slowly suffocate on the fumes of their greed?

[ToneLa]

all lights off - adopt the fetal position (laying on my right side) then try and remember albums (choosing the artist randomly) track by track in the right order
sends me off every time

how do we get the filthy vulgar rich to pay their fair share so the world doesn't go down the shitter with only the wealthy being able to breathe fresh air as we slowly suffocate on the fumes of their greed?

Rise up. Do more. Do not permit it to happen. How do we, as individuals? Fight, make noise, STOP VOTING TORY that's probably the key one. I will never really understand how a nation of essentially poor to middle class people vote to get shafted by the literal 1% elite time and time again. I have some political pet theories like universal benefit for all that might help this, but basically the answer is spread power out because it's concentrated on the corrupt pals of businessmen right now, the free market is so hands-off we have Russian and other unscrupulous monies flooding the country, no real regulation exists, we need a left-aligned power that controls things, and hopefully that sea change also includes a cultural change where the right is essentially out in the cold again and faded and irrelevant to our communal needs, and as the planet grows harsher to live on, perhaps human need will finally, finally overpower the thudding boot of the right on all our faces. It will be a damning indictment on us all if that's what it actually takes (WHO IS ACTUALLY VOTING TORY??) but I like to think we all have a point where you fight back. And I mean actual fight, not this, this even forum mewling, no, it's time to remind my MP I exist, you can't all have such perfect lives

What protests have you physically been on and why?

[Drinks Sangria]

Student tuition fee protests in 2010 and the Hillsborough Justice Protests in 2014. I would be also joining any mass movement against the current government.

Big night out drinking or good meal out with drinks, but no clubs bars etc?

[Crosby Nick]

Student tuition fee protests in 2010 and the Hillsborough Justice Protests in 2014. I would be also joining any mass movement against the current government.

Big night out drinking or good meal out with drinks, but no clubs bars etc?

Don’t really do either these days! When I do, happy just being in a decent boozer with mates, bit of food at some point but not one to revolve the evening around.

Do you enjoy anything about the Derby these days?

[Kenny's Jacket]

Ive been on an anti Israel demo in Kuala Lumpur outside the US embassy

https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2015/10/02/malaysian-muslims-unite-to-protest-israels-desecration-of-al-aqsa-mosque/980501

Why, my girlfriend wanted me to.

Can and how do the left get a more influential footing in the media, particularly newspapers.

[Drinks Sangria]

I hate the Derby. There’s always that underlying risk of horrible injury for one of our players, the ref’s don’t protect us and Everton always make it a horrid, turgid game. It always seems to be the weekend‘s early kick off too at least once a season, which I’m not a fan of.

On Kenny’s question, they need funding. There needs to be a left wing Murdoch type character to push it or there needs to be greater regulation of news-driving algorithms on social media, which again will never happened. There needs to be an independent body that can hold newspapers to account on non-factual pieces that don’t quite stray into illegality.

Why are hobbies we saw as fun as children seen as immature or pathetic as an adult? Is there one that is clearly stupid to look down on an adult doing?

[JohnnoWhite]

Rise up. Do more. Do not permit it to happen. How do we, as individuals? Fight, make noise, STOP VOTING TORY that's probably the key one. I will never really understand how a nation of essentially poor to middle class people vote to get shafted by the literal 1% elite time and time again. I have some political pet theories like universal benefit for all that might help this, but basically the answer is spread power out because it's concentrated on the corrupt pals of businessmen right now, the free market is so hands-off we have Russian and other unscrupulous monies flooding the country, no real regulation exists, we need a left-aligned power that controls things, and hopefully that sea change also includes a cultural change where the right is essentially out in the cold again and faded and irrelevant to our communal needs, and as the planet grows harsher to live on, perhaps human need will finally, finally overpower the thudding boot of the right on all our faces. It will be a damning indictment on us all if that's what it actually takes (WHO IS ACTUALLY VOTING TORY??) but I like to think we all have a point where you fight back. And I mean actual fight, not this, this even forum mewling, no, it's time to remind my MP I exist, you can't all have such perfect lives

What protests have you physically been on and why?

The People's March for jobs back in the 80's.Met some cracking lads from Liverpool on a night-school trade union course at Manchester University and when the march eventually came to our town in Tory Cheshire, some of those lads were with it so we joined them. Our communities had some bottle back then in what was Thatcherland - and I hope and expect our younger people still to have that burning fire in their belly for justice and NEVER to bow down under the Fascist heel.

[Kenny's Jacket]

I should apologise for answering the wrong question, not sure what happened there, but Jonno's 3 hour delay gets me off the hook.

Why are hobbies we saw as fun as children seen as immature or pathetic as an adult? Is there one that is clearly stupid to look down on an adult doing?

Good question.  You couldn't really play 'piggy knock and run'  as an adult due to the naughty aspect of  disturbing people who might be elderly/on nights etc.  But yeah whats wrong with a bit of tip or hide and seek, fuck all really.

Do you pine for a past period in your life?

[Drinks Sangria]

Not sure pine is the right word but I would certainly say I miss certain past eras. Not because I’d necessarily do anything different but because it was great. I still to this day hope to one day be as happy as I was 8-11; school was easy, I was doing brilliantly with my football, had some cracking mates and moved from the City to a really lovely rural community where it was safe to go out with mates and do whatever. I just remember endless summers playing footy, riding round on bikes and playing manhunt in the cornfields, nicking the fisherman’s boats on the lake to row across. Idealised for sure but I know how happy I was at the time in an era where there were less problems in the world. Or at least simpler ones.

Can nostalgia be dangerous?

[Kenny's Jacket]

Not sure pine is the right word but I would certainly say I miss certain past eras. Not because I’d necessarily do anything different but because it was great. I still to this day hope to one day be as happy as I was 8-11; school was easy, I was doing brilliantly with my football, had some cracking mates and moved from the City to a really lovely rural community where it was safe to go out with mates and do whatever. I just remember endless summers playing footy, riding round on bikes and playing manhunt in the cornfields, nicking the fisherman’s boats on the lake to row across. Idealised for sure but I know how happy I was at the time in an era where there were less problems in the world. Or at least simpler ones.

Why are hobbies we saw as fun as children seen as immature or pathetic as an adult? Is there one that is clearly stupid to look down on an adult doing?

I can see where that question came from. 



Can nostalgia be dangerous?

It can be
By far the best time of my life was living in Singapore and Malaysia. After my stroke living independently is highly unlikely. Now whenever reminders come up about that period, its quite upsetting as ill never get it back and thoughts just spiral out of control. I am probably an extreme case, but there are other generic examples.  I think parents can suffer when children fly the nest and this can lead to making some poor choices.

What's your favourite British TV show ever?

[liverbloke]

I can see where that question came from. 


What's your favourite British TV show ever?

only fools and horses - bit cliched i know but on a rainy day in winter it warms the cockles of my heart

cats or dogs?

[red_Mark1980]

only fools and horses - bit cliched i know but on a rainy day in winter it warms the cockles of my heart

cats or dogs?

Dogs..was never arsed about cats until I started going out with my girlfriend and her cat (also had the greatest dog ever) was a really lovely cat.

Overall dog ratio of nice to pricks is much better than cats.

What's the longest you've not slept for?

[I've been a good boy]

17 hours I think, when I was going to Singapore. Long ass day.

What do you think happens to us after death?

[Crosby Nick]

17 hours I think, when I was going to Singapore. Long ass day.

What do you think happens to us after death?

17 hours without sleep…is that not a normal day? How many hours sleep a night do you have on average?

[Drinks Sangria]

I was thinking that. I’ve been up at least 70 hours with no sleep during Leeds festival in 2016. Normal night for me is 5 broken hours. I’m not a good sleeper.

Are you wary of cattle when on a countryside walk?

[liverbloke]

I was thinking that. I’ve been up at least 70 hours with no sleep during Leeds festival in 2016. Normal night for me is 5 broken hours. I’m not a good sleeper.

Are you wary of cattle when on a countryside walk?

never turn your back on a friesian and never trust an aberdeen angus - just sayin' you have been warned

will women's top league football ever achieve the status of men's

[Terry de Niro]

never turn your back on a friesian and never trust an aberdeen angus - just sayin' you have been warned

will women's top league football ever achieve the status of men's

Hmm

Fried brekky or healthy brekky?

[Drinks Sangria]

Healthy almost all the time so you enjoy the rare bad one all the more. I reckon I have a fry up or bacon/sausage sandwich at most 6 times a year and it makes it all the nicer.

Do you make yourself packed lunches and what’s a typical one for you?

[AndyInVA]

Healthy almost all the time so you enjoy the rare bad one all the more. I reckon I have a fry up or bacon/sausage sandwich at most 6 times a year and it makes it all the nicer.

Do you make yourself packed lunches and what’s a typical one for you?

Havn't made a pack lunch in years as I work from home. Used to all the time though whenever I worked in any office. Was one of those skin flints who refused to pay $5-10 for a lunch when I could just make something practical myself at home and eat at my desk or in the car if I was travelling. Usually would just make sliced meat, lettuce and mayo, or grated cheese and onion and take a yogurt as well. Really cheap, really basic and practical. Not very social though, but so be it. Would usually make two rounds with slices of bread to give myself a snack at about 10 (I use to start really early) and then the second one and the dessert at lunch time. Use to also go to a gym at 5.30 in the morning for a while when we were serious about soccer and training. Would boil two eggs before I left, would shower at the gym and then eat the eggs at my desk as i went straight to work about 7AM.

In the same vein, what is your favorite sandwich you make at home for yourself

[Drinks Sangria]

If I’m going all out, I will make a marinara sauce, get some really good bread from the local bakery, get some 5% meatballs and make myself a meatball marinara sub. Nicer than subway at half the cost and probably half the calories. Otherwise I like a ham and chorizo sandwich or tuna Mayo.

Would you want to work for Liverpool if offered the chance? Is there a role you could add value in?

[Kenny's Jacket]

If I’m going all out, I will make a marinara sauce, get some really good bread from the local bakery, get some 5% meatballs and make myself a meatball marinara sub. Nicer than subway at half the cost and probably half the calories. Otherwise I like a ham and chorizo sandwich or tuna Mayo.

Would you want to work for Liverpool if offered the chance? Is there a role you could add value in?

Would love too.  My experience is in recruitment and resource planning.

I could manage Recruitment on the non footballing side.

Part of my duties when in more junior roles were too arrange the mobilisation and settling in, of new ex-pats, so I could also look after new signings to get the required paperwork, find accommodation etc.


Favourite TV show when you were a kid and could you watch it now?
 

[El Lobo]

Would love too.  My experience is in recruitment and resource planning.

I could manage Recruitment on the non footballing side.

Part of my duties when in more junior roles were too arrange the mobilisation and settling in, of new ex-pats, so I could also look after new signings to get the required paperwork, find accommodation etc.


Favourite TV show when you were a kid and could you watch it now?

Probably Thundercats. And I did try and watch it a little while ago (think it was on Netflix or something) and yeah....bit rubbish now.

Which old school gameshow did you most want to go on yourself?

[Crosby Nick]

Probably Thundercats. And I did try and watch it a little while ago (think it was on Netflix or something) and yeah....bit rubbish now.

Which old school gameshow did you most want to go on yourself?

Probably Catchphrase (Roy Walker era). Maybe Bullseye.

If you had to represent your country at the Olympics just due to a huge injury list, what sport/event would you choose.

[liverbloke]

Probably Catchphrase (Roy Walker era). Maybe Bullseye.

If you had to represent your country at the Olympics just due to a huge injury list, what sport/event would you choose.

the long jump

it's basically running friggin fast and then flinging yourself into a sandpit - easy

should we stop eating meat?

[Drinks Sangria]

Perhaps. I think we definitely 100% need to farm more ethically and sustainably.

What’s your biggest luxury in life?

[I've been a good boy]

Holidays. It's something many people can't do and won't be able to do due to the cost of living now, so I don't take it for granted. I always try to get a holiday in once a year. Life's not all about working, paying bills etc.

What is a food or drink you can't survive without? not including coffee/tea

[AndyInVA]

Holidays. It's something many people can't do and won't be able to do due to the cost of living now, so I don't take it for granted. I always try to get a holiday in once a year. Life's not all about working, paying bills etc.

What is a food or drink you can't survive without? not including coffee/tea

probably a few
bread in all its forms
cheese
baked beans
between those three and some brown sauce I could live forever

stupidest thing you have ever spent money on - ex/current partners not included

[Drinks Sangria]

I’m not actually that bad for spending on stupid stuff so it’s hard to think of. Bought a really shite car I thought was cool with every penny I had when I was like 21 (£2,500) and it caused me no end of mither. Probably that. Still annoyed about a time I took my little cousin into this American sweet shop in Chester a couple years back and got charged about £15 for a bag of pick and mix. Still smarts to this day.

Do you have faith that a non-Tory government could take enough corrective measures with the economy to give us all some breathing room and less worry about the cost of living?

[liverbloke]

I’m not actually that bad for spending on stupid stuff so it’s hard to think of. Bought a really shite car I thought was cool with every penny I had when I was like 21 (£2,500) and it caused me no end of mither. Probably that. Still annoyed about a time I took my little cousin into this American sweet shop in Chester a couple years back and got charged about £15 for a bag of pick and mix. Still smarts to this day.

Do you have faith that a non-Tory government could take enough corrective measures with the economy to give us all some breathing room and less worry about the cost of living?

we'd have to wait a while so the whole political and economical landscape will have changed by then but in theory i guess you're talking about a labour government so i'd say yes they will look after the people first

if you could live forever at any age then what age would you be?

even though living forever and watching those around you die generation after generation would drive you insane and as you try daily to kill yourself you know you can't die so you end up hopeless and lonely knowing only that you'll witness the stars fading in the night sky as the universe ends and everything turns black

so forgetting about that and just answering the question...