A poll of questions

[slemslempike]

A poll for a morning, a Thursday morning, apparently, which means that I must remember to buy the Guardian to get the booklet about Freshers Week.

[Poll #1446248]

And I would have posted about this horrible review in the Independent before if I'd been here. I haven't seen The Girlfriend Experience, though it sounds interesting, and I've no idea if his other criticisms are valid, but this:

One of them, the elephantine Tessa (Debbie Chazen) giggles nervously about going to see a play that she's in.
There's no point in not saying that these huge and unappetising women come across as being incredibly sad and curiously stupid, with their whale-like lolloping around

is fairly vile no matter what.

Comments

[white_hart]

The worst kind of pub quiz questions are the ones about sport.

And my current answer to your final question is 1 but a year ago (when I did drink) it would have been 7 or 8, I think.

[huskyteer.livejournal.com]

You left out 'a team that IS Oxbridge', which is usually my pick because I feel so sorry for them if they lose.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure whether 'pessimistic' is a word that I'd choose for you unprompted. I think you see problems that might arise, and you worry about them. Hmm, now I put it like that, so do I!

I'm hopeless in quizzes at pretty much anything that involves current popular music or sport.

[carmine-rose.livejournal.com]

I've just passed my driving test so am now free! free! to go to parties and evening socials with ease. And even though I very very rarely drink, now I'm thinking, "But I won't be able to drink any more!" which just goes to show that a) I have a pessimistic personality and b) the grass is always greener.

[hfnuala.livejournal.com]

The 2 is because I do have the occasional alcohol containing drink so I would miss it. Before I started spawning I used to drink a lot more so it would've been a huge deal. I have 3 drunk icons for historical reasons.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

No, no. The worst sort of pub team questions are the ones about celebrities. Or football.

[joyeuce]

I have a completely unreasonable bias against UC teams containing only postgraduates. Not that I watch it very often.

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

I support any team that isn't Oxford.

And I AM about to be unable to have any alcohol at all! However my whole lifestyle is going to change dramatically once I move to Sudan, so I felt unable to answer the question.

[cellardor.livejournal.com]

I don't watch University Challenge, so I left that one out. Yes, yes, am rubbish etc.

And cheerios is twice on purpose, not because I repeat myself, or have an unusual fondness for them.

[majea.livejournal.com]

I probably overstated the whole 'lifestyle' thing. My lifestyle would remain the same, but my social life would be nearly unrecognizable. That might not be a bad thing.

I don't know if you're a pessimist, but I think you're well aware of when things go wrong or how they could potentially go wrong. I chose optimist for me because, while I may be aware of those things, I much prefer to stick my head in the sand and sing a happy song.

[alltheleaves.livejournal.com]

I have just put my Freshers guide in the recycling, would you like me to fish it out and send it to you? I can put it in the post at lunchtime. E-mail me your address if you'd like it.

My worst pub quiz questions are "guess that tune".

[medland.livejournal.com]

My last five things eaten include supper last night. Just so you don't think I've eaten that much for breakfast.

[owl]

I think that fact that I had to go back 36 hours to get the last five things I've eaten is a sign that I need to eat more, or at least more frequently. In my defence, I was having a duvet day yesterday, and there is no sense in eating a separate breakfast if you only wake up at lunchtime.

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

That reviewer seems very confused indeed whether Debbie Chazen and the other actors are in fact actors or really prostitutes. Far be it from me to suggest that he has trouble telling the difference between women who are being paid to be 'appetising' to him and women who are not when he's outside a theatre, as well.

[serriadh.livejournal.com]

Um, I expect that this answer will make everyone hate me, but I usually support a university challenge team that IS Oxbridge. Or at least, Oxford. Does it count as 'personal allegiance' if it's the same university, but a different college? I don't know.

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Heh, my last 5 things were all going terribly well until I ran out of healthsome lunch and went to the 5 kinds of cake available at playgroup.

[whatho.livejournal.com]

I decided to be firmly in opposition to the crisp thing, which I've never encountered, probably because I don't go to parties. Even if I like both flavours. 'Cause someone else might not and it would be vexing for them. Ain't I altruistic?

Also I tried to click 'not oxbridge' about 97 times. I know there are more important things. Sort of.

Also Michael Coveney is an arse.

[serriadh.livejournal.com]

If you're interested in more detail on optimism/pessimism - I would put us both as 'realists*' (though I think it's hard to tell from just 'knowing' you on lj). But I have been told by numerous people that if you say 'oh, I'm not really an optimist or a pessimist, I suppose I'm something more like a realist?' then you're probably a pessimist. *shrug*

* though 'I'm a realist' always sounds a bit pretentious.