Mememe

That British Meme, because it’s lunch time. More or less.


1. Marmite—love or hate?
Hate
2. Marmalade—thick cut or thin cut?
Thick.
3. Porridge—made with milk or water?
Half milk, half water, with milk on top.
4. Do you like salt, sugar or honey on your porridge?
Salt and milk – I don’t hold with the sweet porridge heresy.
5. Loose tea or teabags?
Teabags.
6. Where on your door is your letterbox?
On the outside door to the flat, central, about three feet up.
7. What's your favourite curry?
Mother India’s chilli garlic chicken if eating there, lamb rogan josh anywhere else.
8. What age is the place where you live?
No idea, but the street name changed before 1940.
9. Where do the folks running your local corner shop come from?
Glasgow. I haven’t asked where their parents are from.
10. Instant or fresh coffee?
Fresh.
11. How far are you from the sea?
About 25 miles from the Irish Sea, 5 miles or so to the Firth of Clyde.
12. Have you travelled via Eurostar?
Yes.
13. If you were going to travel abroad, where's the nearest country to you?
England by road, Northern Island by sea.
14. If you're female (or possible even some males) do you carry a handbag?
Are we counting sporrans?.
15. Do you have a garden? What do you like growing?
Yes, and the garden and I have a deal. It doesn’t manage programmes, and I don’t grow plants.
16. Full cream, semi skimmed or skimmed?
Semi-skimmed.
17. Which London terminal would you travel into if going to the capital?
Euston or Kings Cross (or, more accurately, Waverley. Unless I was getting off at Haymarket).
18. Is there a local greasy spoon where you live?
Several.
19. Do you keep Euros in the house?
There always seem to be a few around, and some dollars and Czech Crowns.
20. Does your home town have a Latin, Gaelic or Welsh alternative.
Yes, but no one uses it.
21. Do you have a well known local artist or author?
Too many to count.
22. Do you have a favourite Corrie character?
I have never watched Coronation Street.
23. Are your kitchen sink taps separate or a mixer?
Mixer.
24. Do you have a favourite brand of blended tea?
The broken orange pekoe from Fortnum and Mason.
25. What's in your attic if you have one?
Books. Lots and lots of books.
26. If you go out for a cream tea, what jam do you like on your scone?
Strawberry.
27. Talking of scones—scon or scown? Jam or cream first?
Scon, jam first.
28. Barth or bath?
Bath
29. Carstle or castle?
Castle
30. What flavour of crisps do you favour?
Ready salted.
31. If you go to the chippie, what do you like with your chips?
Salt.
32. Take away, take out or carry out?
Carry out.
33. If you have one, what colour is your wheelie bin?
Green.
34. What colour skips does your local skip hire use?
Too many to count.
35. Do you celebrate Guy Fawkes?
I celebrate the attempt, not the failure.
36. Dettol or TCP?
Either.
37. Do you have a bidet in the bathroom?
No.
38. Do you prefer courgettes or aubergines?
I like the colour of aubergines.
39. In the 'real world', do you have friends of other nationalities? Which nationalities?
Irish, American, Canadian, Australian, Finnish, German, English, Czech, Indian.
40. Do you have a holy book of any sort in the house?
A Koran, the King James Bible and the Bible in Scots, Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny.
41. Do you prefer a hankie or tissues?
Tissues.
42. Are you a fan of crumpets? What do you like on them?
Yes, with butter.
43. Doorbell, knocker or both?
Both.
44. Do you own a car? What sort?
I lease a BMW
45. What sort of pants do you guys prefer? Y fronts or boxers?
Boxers.
46. Anyone still a fan of suspenders?
Most British males of a certain age.
47. Do you have a favourite quote from the bard?
Ah wad some power the giftie gie us, tae see irsels as ithers see us. Oh, wait, you mean that other Bard?.
48. Do you like toasted muffins?
There’s nuffin like a muffin.
49. Do you think a traditional trifle should contain jelly?
Of course.
50. Do you attend regular religious worship? Of what kind?
No. I did enjoy the Quaker meetings I went to, but not enough to feel I needed to continue.