tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post5084168085305677812..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: What's up book group?Rachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-69279814959835520982008-09-27T09:09:00.000+01:002008-09-27T09:09:00.000+01:00Thanks Dick. Yes...I have many, many faults and we...Thanks Dick. Yes...I have many, many faults and weaknesses but no-one's ever called me dull (and lived to tell the tale...).<BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-23833698555091066102008-09-26T23:16:00.000+01:002008-09-26T23:16:00.000+01:00Too interesting by half, Rachel! These aspects of ...Too interesting by half, Rachel! These aspects of self are meant to be utterly beige but I found myself absorbed in each one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-55996400131508377872008-09-25T18:05:00.000+01:002008-09-25T18:05:00.000+01:00Ken and I share the same, sometimes skewed, sense ...Ken and I share the same, sometimes skewed, sense of humor and I could just "hear" him making remarks as I typed. I'm sure his wife has a sense of humor as well. :)<BR/><BR/>I've had my hubby around a long time: met him at 16 and have been married to him for 28 years. Check my blog later today and you'll see what a rugged guy I married.<BR/><BR/>Thank you Rachel for keeping all married parties married to the correct parties. ;)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-35463786662022865132008-09-25T15:40:00.000+01:002008-09-25T15:40:00.000+01:00I think it is more to do with one of Ken's comment...I think it is more to do with one of Ken's comments back at the Brideshead post - very funny but very cheeky! I believe he does have a wife in Ireland (well, I think it's just one...you never know). She must be a very patient woman.Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-16133667148255969792008-09-25T15:36:00.000+01:002008-09-25T15:36:00.000+01:00This is going to sound quite odd, but in reading H...This is going to sound quite odd, but in reading Hope's response and her asides to Ken, I started to suspect that she was in fact Ken's wife! (Of course I checked her profile and was rather surprised to find her in the US). Ken, you'll have a good laugh over that, I'm sure.<BR/><BR/>Kat<BR/><BR/>(So, how come you know so much about each other?)Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13627410124522377522008-09-24T18:52:00.000+01:002008-09-24T18:52:00.000+01:001. My first job was as a draughtsman – I got 98% i...1. My first job was as a draughtsman – I got 98% in my Engineering Drawing O-Level. (That should count as two but we'll leave it as one).<BR/><BR/>2. After I read <I>The Hobbit</I> I sat down and began to write a sequel oblivious to the fact there already were, er, three.<BR/><BR/>3. I began going bald at secondary school. {I think I might need to warn you off there, Ken}.<BR/><BR/>4. I have only been to one pop concert in my life – Blondie about five years ago – and I left halfway through their set (straight after 'Maria') because I was sick of the audience singing louder than Debbie Harry.<BR/><BR/>5. I once rewrote Monty Python's 'Cheese Shop Sketch' and set it in a Jobcentre – chedder became labourer (you get the idea) and the unemployed guy ends up shooting the man behind the desk to get his job.<BR/><BR/>6. I have never been to a professional football match in my life. And I don't see that changing.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21095412595225082152008-09-24T09:34:00.000+01:002008-09-24T09:34:00.000+01:00Ah the swimming, I agree there. If I was on a ship...Ah the swimming, I agree there. If I was on a ship that went down, I'd probably either freeze to death or be ate by a shark!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-17905480123955821752008-09-24T08:55:00.000+01:002008-09-24T08:55:00.000+01:00I love looking through photo albums also! Unspecta...I love looking through photo albums also! Unspectacular fact - if I could own a wild animal I would keep an otter. I've loved them ever since reading Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water as a kid.Marion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-52937446626489159372008-09-24T00:39:00.000+01:002008-09-24T00:39:00.000+01:001. I have freckles and no desire to cover them up....1. I have freckles and no desire to cover them up. An in-law gave me a sign which reads, "A face without freckles is like a sky without stars."<BR/><BR/>2. I hate large crowds. Maybe because I'm short. Maybe because my eye level leaves me looking at things I'd rather not see. :) [Don't start Ken!]<BR/><BR/>3. I've never been to a rock concert because my hearing is so sensitive I literally cannot tolerate loud noises! During a childhood hearing test I heard such high tones the woman remarked, "You have hearing like a dog". {Careful Ken}.<BR/><BR/>4. I'm the only one in my family who never smoked.<BR/><BR/>5. I don't drink. I don't care if you do, as long as you don't drive afterwards. :)<BR/><BR/>6. As a little girl I fell in love with Sean Connery. Oddly enough, I still think he's sexy. Even bald. {I just know Ken is itching to tell me which Irish actor I've overlooked}hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-22586223814720685142008-09-23T20:55:00.000+01:002008-09-23T20:55:00.000+01:00I too am quite a trivia freak. I ran a pop-pub qui...I too am quite a trivia freak. I ran a pop-pub quiz with a friend for years! It was fun and we got paid and I met my man there - what a good deal.<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-44620308571326332902008-09-23T20:15:00.000+01:002008-09-23T20:15:00.000+01:00Rachel, Exactly. It's a high-intellect (I know. W...Rachel, Exactly. It's a high-intellect (I know. Why do I bother?) trivia game where the answers are given in the form of a question. For example, She won an Oscar for her role as Isak Dinesan in Out of Africa. "Who is Meryl Streep"? (That one just popped into my head).<BR/><BR/>Actually, I am quite good with trivia - or I was until menopause set in.<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-69625359815588616712008-09-23T20:11:00.000+01:002008-09-23T20:11:00.000+01:00Kat - tantalizing indeed! Flossing is very unBriti...Kat - tantalizing indeed! Flossing is very unBritish you know (none in Brideshead!). We pride ourselves on our dodgy teeth.<BR/><BR/>And Jeopardy...we don't get that here either. Is that the one he watches in 'Rainman'?<BR/><BR/>Dominic - I worked for the agency that did the advertising campaigns for Lada for a short while. A lot of the work was counterattacking when the press ran 'Ladas are so rubbish' articles.<BR/><BR/>xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-79199033049833556812008-09-23T20:07:00.000+01:002008-09-23T20:07:00.000+01:00Six unspectacular things, eh?1. I once had a guine...Six unspectacular things, eh?<BR/><BR/>1. I once had a guinea-pig called Lily. It was the usual case of child wants and adult ends up looking after. If you're an petless adult with a small child who wants you to buy one: be warned. DON'T unless you want one yourself. You'll be feeding it and cleaning up its poo for the rest of its natural lifespan.<BR/><BR/>2. My first car was a Lada. I never knew what people had against them. I think the motor trade just bad-mouthed them because they (a) didn't like cars to be so cheap and (b) they were so straightforward you could fix them yourself. Why do people not like things because they don't cost enough? Weird.<BR/><BR/>3. I dislike strawberry yoghourt. I will eat it: I went to the sort of boarding school where you were trained to eat muck three times a day from an early age. <BR/><BR/>4. I was born in Lincolnshire.<BR/><BR/>5. I never carry a handkerchief.<BR/><BR/>6. I used to smoke, but gave up.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-82398789333217938852008-09-23T20:05:00.000+01:002008-09-23T20:05:00.000+01:00My life as a whole is pretty unspectacular, so I h...My life as a whole is pretty unspectacular, so I have much fodder to do this on my own blog, but I will tantalize you with this tidbit:<BR/><BR/>I floss my teeth every night in front of the "Jeopardy" game show. My routine fell short recently because it was rerun season over the summer. I can blame Alex Trebek for any plaque build-up.<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.com