Interesting Member Facts

[Jayne]

Post for interesting member facts :D


I was having a nosey on Crossguards site, just to see what he did. I found out he created the Freelander name for Landrover.

Therefore my car is named Freelander because of Philip, you never really thing of who names these things and I found this interesting.

Any more member hidden interesting facts, please post here.

Jayne :D

[Coding Monkey]

I was once married to an alpaca

[clairemackaness]

My Maiden name is Phillips, therefore somewher down the line I may be related to the queen!

[Urban Space]

...I'm 6ft 1 :lol:!

Liam

[Jayne]

I thought the Queen was Windsor, also Mountbatten family?

Jayne :D

[clairemackaness]

Queens Hubby then!

[Urban Space]

...Don't think so love...

Liam

[Jayne]

But Philip is his first name :lol:

[Urban Space]

He's Greek!

Liam

[creospace]

I was once married to an alpaca

You were married to a llama?

[Jayne]

Bet he did the husband thing, that you do with alpacas :lol:

Jayne

[VeryMark]

Philip = "Philhippos" = "lover of horses" in Greek!

("hippopotamus" is Greek for "river horse".)

..... ps and I've also ridden across the Sinai desert on a bicycle.

[clairemackaness]

oh, theres a phillips somewhere whos famous I'm sure.

I drove across the Nullabore in Australia

[Jayne]

Why did you do that Philip? :lol:

Bet it got a bit sweaty :lol:

Jayne

[creacom]

Ive got one about Jayne.....:lol:

Jayne's cakes sometimes come with an "18 and Over" viewing sticker.

Tell all Jayne.......

This is my revenge for you recommending those chocolate raisins to me - the bag is almost finished !! :shock:

[Jayne]

I'm sorry Jacqui, it's too delicate a tale for young ears :lol:

Jayne

[Tin]

Claire wrote:

I drove across the Nullabore in Australia

I drove to Tesco's today :oops:

Ray

[Tin]

does that count :roll:

[Jayne]

But that was interesting Ray :lol:

Did you see any elephants along the way? :lol:

Jayne

[SillyJokes]

I've been to Russia on a bus, but I've never been to me.

I hold a world record, I once owned the best Oriental Ticked Tabby Cat in the country and I know Kung Fu.

[Tin]

Phew... I'm glad you thought it was interesting Jayne as I was feeling a bit left out but now you mention it.. I did notice one person who took up the whole pavement and passing her was tricky even by my standards but I don't think her name was Nellie! :-)

I'll ask when I have the pleasure of travelling to Tesco's again.

Ray

[Jayne]

What's a Oriental Ticked Tabby Cat look like?

And Russia on a bus?, oh tell more please :D

Jayne

[Tin]

I'm always Russian for buses (on way to Tesco's) that is :-)

[Jayne]

Good one Ray :lol:

Funny is just as good as interesting :D

Jayne

[creacom]

I once went to Iceland on the bus.

Jacqui

[Coding Monkey]

I was once married to an alpaca

You were married to a llama?

Damn straight.

[Jayne]

Nope, not falling for that one again Jacqui :lol:

Jayne

[crus]

Ill put my integrity on the line here.

Born 1st April.

D

[clairemackaness]

I'll do the same Crus....

Born in Basildon!!! The heart of Essex

[Tin]

Jacqui, was that the one in Academy Street Inverness? I go there myself but not when the pavement is busy :-)
Their prices on the frozen food counter are quite cheap :lol:

Ray

[Jayne]

There Salmon Steaks are very cheap :D

Jayne

[creacom]

Nahh the one on High Street Invergordon.

I didnt actually go to Iceland. Just got off at the stop infront of it.

:lol:

[Jayne]

:lol:

I didn't know they had Iceland and M&S as far North as that, do you have to travel far to use the shops?

Jayne :D

[Coding Monkey]

She has to take a rucksack and some huskies with her everytime she pops out

[Jayne]

I can just imagine her now, mush, mush :lol:

Jayne

[Tin]

M & S at The Eastgate Centre as well as loads of other big names but yep, it's normal to drive (or Bus) a long way for shopping. Just want to point out here that I'm no 'mamby pamby' with all this chat about shopping it might ruin my image, pure stallion breed, that's me and as straight as MacMyDay is.

[Jayne]

Ray I never thought you were anything less than a stallion :lol:

My husband shops too, but costs more when he helps :lol:

Jayne

[DuaneJackson]

I'll do the same Crus....

Born in Basildon!!! The heart of Essex

That's where I live now, well Pitsea technically.

But I'm always quick to point out I'm not from here, I just live here!

errrm *Stuggles to think of something a little bit interesting*

I've had legal threats from microsoft over some dodgy 'hacking' software I wrote about 7 years ago.

Oh yeah, and I've played chess with a serial killer.

[Jayne]

You played Chess with a serial Killer....was it weetabix man? :lol:

Jayne

[Top Hat]

I was in a advertising big campaign for Milton Keynes
I've had a long phone conversation with an angry Crankie

[Tin]

Hi Jayne, thanks ever so much you'll be glad to know you're now on my christmas card list :-) Is your hubby a mamby pamby then, must be if he shops :-) I'd really like to know if he uses buses or if he ever wanders along the pavement from time to time looking for elephants :wink:

[Tin]

Shredded Wheat myself and nothing else will do no matter what any man says :roll:

[DuaneJackson]

Actually, you cant beat a bowl of muesli mixed with some cornflakes and a sliced banana. mmmmm.

[Jayne]

My hubby is all man, but sometimes sees elephants, depending on the amount of beer he consumes :lol:


Top Hat, tell us about the Crankie call please :lol:

Jayne

[Jayne]

Actually, you cant beat a bowl of muesli mixed with some cornflakes and a sliced banana. mmmmm.

Oh i'll have to try that Duane :D

Jayne

[Urban Space]

Born in Basildon!!!

Boom Boom :lol:!

Liam

[creacom]

She has to take a rucksack and some huskies with her everytime she pops out

I go away for a few mins to finish my VAT return and when I get back i discover you are all joking about our Highlands ways !! Occchhhhhh...:lol:

So, our office is in a small town and I have a house there too so no huskies needed to go to the shops. Well there are only the essential shops :

1 Off licence
1 Somerfields
1 Chemist
1 Shoe shop
2 Bakers
2 Newspaper Shops
1 Cafe
1 Florist
1 Chinese Restaurant
2 Chinese Takeaways
2 Chip Shops
1 Petrol Station

Inverness is only 30mins in the car so not too bad when you cant find what you want in any of the above - which only happens about EVERYDAY !! :lol:

Jacqui

[Rob Holmes]

As a dare I once purchased a one way ticket to spain landing with just £50 in my pocket. I arrived back 8 months later from the middle east with a wife :)

Rob

[Jayne]

Now that is a good one Rob, i'd like to get the full story on that one :D

And Jacqui, I was just being nosey about the shops, may need them on Nessie trip :lol:

Jayne

[MinuWeb]

I went on a 2 week holiday to Finland, ended up living in Russia and now Estonia. Must go home sometime....................

[Jayne]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Home is where the pub is Tony :lol:

Jayne

[MinuWeb]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Home is where the pub is Tony :lol:

JayneIn that case I just got home from home :D

[Jayne]

Did you run out of footie then :lol:

Jayne

[MinuWeb]

Did you run out of footie then :lol:

Jayneyup, Chelsea drawing was a good result, but Man U didn't deserve a win :(

[Jayne]

Well that was interesting Tony :roll:

Does your Mrs tell you off, for being in the pub too long?

[MinuWeb]

Does your Mrs tell you off, for being in the pub too long?As I once told her, if I get home late and drunk I get moaned at, if I get home very late and very drunk I get moaned at. The only difference is that if I am very drunk I care less :D :D

[Coding Monkey]

Ferdinand hadn't scored a goal for Man Utd until this season, and suddenly gets 3.

Heya, Jayne ;)

[Jayne]

I don't want football on my interesting member thread :roll:

Tony, you are bad :lol:

Jayne

[MinuWeb]

Tony, you are bad :lol:

Jayne I think Mark would agree with me, so I can be that bad :D :D

[Jayne]

Mark wouldn't dare agree with you :lol:

[easyasit]

As a dare I once purchased a one way ticket to spain landing with just £50 in my pocket. I arrived back 8 months later from the middle east with a wife :)

Rob

Really Rob? tell us more.

Interesting facts about me. righ here goes.

erm, erm, oh hell you wouldn't want to know i am a boring person really lol

Al

[VeryMark]

Wow, Rob.

[Rob Holmes]

Wow, Rob.

If there were to be a next time (which I severely doubt due to having 2 businesses and a family) I would be happy to take a 1 way ticket to most places and land with no money and prosper. I like this level of challenge :)

I would not get another wife though - Mrs Matrixx might object :)

R

[mark_hadfield]

I've slept through a fire brigade invasion, and nearly had my house burnt down by drunken friends.

[bwglaw]

As a dare I once purchased a one way ticket to spain landing with just £50 in my pocket. I arrived back 8 months later from the middle east with a wife :)

Rob

Ouch...thats a lot..50 quid mate, I have a Georgian wife and didn't cost me anything! ;)

Ive jumped out of a plane in the Carribean
Got birthday wishes from Sir Richard Branson for my 25th
Met Tony Blair (not wow I know!)

[Rob Holmes]

Ouch...thats a lot..50 quid mate, I have a Georgian wife and didn't cost me anything! ;)

I considered the £50 the cost of the 8 months travelling.

My wife has cost me far more than this ;)

Rob

[Tin]

Mark wrote:
nearly had my house burnt down by drunken friends.

Yikes, who need enemies when you've friends like that :roll:

[mark_hadfield]

Well,

twas a tale of woe, large quantities of alcohol, frozen pie and chips, an oven, a smoke alarm, and being woke up with ones trousers around ones ankles on the... erm... throne by the Fire Brigade.

[Tin]

Don't do things by half then Mark, do you! :wink: Would have made an interesting press article in the local rag tho!

Cheers

Ray

[Jayne]

This thread was based on interesting, not bordering on insanity :lol:

Your're all bonkers :lol:

Jayne

[bitsnstuff]

I left home (my parents) to live on my own for the first time, only I did it by buying a one-way ticket to Melbourne and going on my own with £500. Didn't know anyone there either. Stayed for a year and came back because of my visa. Whilst there amongst other jobs, I worked on Thursday Island (not recommended at all!) and sold art pretending I'd painted it (not my ideal job, but I couldn't eat pasta and brown sauce any longer!!!)

I went on holiday to Cuba and came back with a husband (huge error), must have been rum.

I have now settled down to a happy marriage (2nd), family and a business. Hopefully having curbed my silliness!! lol

Kat e :lol:

[Tin]

nice, honest insight Kate :)

[Hedgehog Toys]

I once slept with 2 meat and potato pies on my head...oh an i've been to Argate.

[Jayne]

Had you been drinking at the time hedgehog? :lol:

Jayne

[Tin]

I've been to Argate too... it's just at the end of Arpath :wink:

[Hedgehog Toys]

Errrmmmmm , i might have been ... :oops: :oops:

[Jayne]

Ray, you are funny :lol:

[Rob Holmes]

In my 'younger' years I regularily used to buy 2 doner kebabs on the way home from the pub, eat one and sleep curled up to the other so it was still nice and warm in the morning for breakfast :)

Rob

[DuaneJackson]

In my 'younger' years I regularily used to buy 2 doner kebabs on the way home from the pub, eat one and sleep curled up to the other so it was still nice and warm in the morning for breakfast :)

Rob

Awww, that's nasty. And I bet you're not even joking!

[Hedgehog Toys]

Yeuck!!!!! I wasn't that bad. I had been out drinking and bought 2 pies to eat, i didn't like them so i smashed them on my head, walked home and went to bed... took me ages to clean up the mess in the morning though :oops:

[Jayne]

Now that is bad Rob :lol:

It's right, nearly all men are disgusting :lol:

Jayne

[Faith28]

Can I join in...got a few experiences to tell....

Driving along rocky side of mountain in Iraq with Parents when our car fell off the side!!! Tumbled over 3 times before stopping...my leg was stuck in the car radio but all else was fine :!: I was 18months old....so was not the driver!!!

Another Iraq one : My parents got lost driving in Baghdad once. They stopped 'cos they found a lovely place to have a picnic but found themselves confronted by two soldiers pointing a gun at them. Told to get their IDs out and to come with them (!)...daddy dear went to the car and had a brainwave idea...started shouting at them and told them who the **** they were and to give him their names and addresses....guards thought he must be from a higher ranking group within Saddam's clan and so got scared and let my parents go. Turned out the area they stopped in was in the vicinity of one of the palaces.
:o
Moral - don't get lost in Baghdad!!

Please note the above is not aimed at being political... :wink:

[Jayne]

You've had some lucky escapes :lol:

Jayne

[Faith28]

Jayne...yeah...one where I could have died....the other where I nearly wasn't born!!!

[coxadmin]

[quote=clairemackaness]I'll do the same Crus....

Born in Basildon!!! The heart of Essex

That's where I live now, well Pitsea technically.

But I'm always quick to point out I'm not from here, I just live here!
/quote]

My parents live down the road from you in Bowers Gifford - like you I always point out that I never lived there. They've just sold their house and will be moving into Cambs or Lincs - near me :D

[bwglaw]

Pitsea, oh yuck! I used to stay in Grays regularly, not now thankfully! ;)

Hardly any posh areas in Essex, except Brentwood perhaps...?!

[VeryMark]

Some of our best clients are in Essex!

[Coding Monkey]

Saffron Walden

[bitsnstuff]

Ingatestone!!

[Hayles]

Colchester!

[Admiral Collections]

My middle name is Jayne.


Nic :wink:

[Jayne]

Spooky and Claire's Birthday is the same as mine too :lol:

My name should have been Michelle Jane, but my Dad got them the wrong way around when he went to register me and spelt Jane wrong too :lol:

Jayne

[crus]

LOL,

have just found out I was born on the same day as Apple,
must be why I have an affinity for them.

D

[Jayne]

I love apple pie :D

[crus]

With cream?

[Jayne]

No, with thick gooey custard, yummy :D

[crus]

Should I ask Steve Jobs for a laptop for my birthday?

D

[Coding Monkey]

My company was registered the same day (not date, unfortunately) as Apple.

[Jayne]

Why not Crus, infact try for two :lol:

[crus]

OK,

sent this to Steve Jobs apple email address which is apparently read on his behalf.

Hi Steve and Steve's reader,
>
> I have just watched the MacWorld 2006 webcast and would like to
> compliment you on another great annual update.
>
> I noticed that you were unsure of what to do to celebrate the birthday
> of Apple. I too am perplexed for what to do for my 30th Birthday on
> the 1st April 2006, but an idea did pop into my head. As a customer
> since OS 6 and 7 having owned a number of macs, PowerBook 100, G4
> tower, iBook, xserves and a few between, I am considering upgrading to
> a new MacBook Pro as my trusty iBook dual USB (one of the first sold
> in Bristol) has died.
>
> Now here's the idea, how about a celebration of the Apple generation
> with products being give to those who were born on the same day as
> Apple and a wider discount scheme to those who are the same age as
> Apple. This should go a long way to pushing the new Intel Duo based
> products to a the customer base which may have experienced many
> painful cross-grades over the past years and ensure that the products
> are seen working within this group of customers and build confidence
> in the new product range.
>
> I am sure that there are many icons in the world of computing,
> business and entertainment who fall into the '30 this year' category.
> A majority of these individuals would I'm sure be more than happy to
> be associated with your product in return for some exposure through
> your year of marketing the 'Apple Generation' idea.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Daniel Mullin
>
> daniel@nuguru.com
>
> +44 (0) 117 3789 881
>
> ps , If you do wish to send me a birthday present, 121 xxxxxxxxxxx,
> xxxxxxxx Bristol, thanks.

fingers crossed

D

[Jayne]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I didn't think you'd really try it. Good luck though.

Jayne

[crus]

So,

do you think the pitch was right, forgot to say that the Her Majesty the Queen gave out something similar recently. I think it was a gold coin to those born on the corination or something like that.

Hopefully the marketing angle might give the idea life, I think it would do quite well for them, don't you?

D

[Jayne]

It could do well, especially for you being born on the right day for prezzies :lol:

Jayne

[crus]

fingers crossed!

[VeryMark]

I was born the same month as Land Rover.

[crus]

Could be worth a try, you might get one of the last UK built defenders!

the reason I did was that Steve Jobs specifically mentioned my DOB and the fact that they did not know what they were going to be doing to celebrate Apples birthday.

D

[SillyJokes]

For an almost incredible amount of information about any given date of the year try
http://wikipedia.co.uk

search month day

ie january 24

[caroline]

Ummm interesting facts..
I once walked into a canal in the dark :?
I once cycled into a canal in the dark :?
I was riding a horse that freaked out and fell into the canal (not in the dark)
My dad reversed his car into the canal....
Yes I lived beside a canal in Ireland! :roll:

Living in Frinton on Sea, Essex now! :wink:

[Jayne]

lol.. Caroline, I live near a river and a canal and never fallen in once :lol:

You must be drawn to them

Jayne :D

[MorethanWords]

There are loads of nice places in Essex! Slight generalisation! Just because the afore mentioned places are yuk! (I know, I was also born in Basildon!).

Anyway, things you didn't know about me....

1. I've been on a Croatian sports channel saying what channel you're viewing

2. I was in Bergerac when I was 2 (along with my dad in his best shorts!).

3. I met Sven just before Christmas!

[caroline]

Yep Jane, freaky things happen to people that fall into canals..ever watch "invasion"?! :lol:

[Jayne]

No not seen that, did it have canal monsters in it? :lol:

[crus]

Hi More Than,

you from the rock then, or just a grockle over while they were filming Bergerac?

PS someone else has jumed on the press release job.

D

[caroline]

oooh yes Jayne, its on sky one and very spooky...there is something out there! :lol:

[Faith28]

Caroline, you'll think I'm thick but I really thought that your picture showed you holding your baby! :oops: I was going to ask how many months now because I have a 10 month hehehe....at least this tells you your dolls ARE realistic.

Love your site btw.

[caroline]

Hi Eiman,

You are not the only person who has thought that so don't feel silly at all, lol! :lol: Believe it or not that actual doll was a one of a kind and sold for £900!
I do have a real baby, hes on my lap as I type this and he is 3 months old :wink: Its kinda fun juggling work and babies isn't it!!

[Faith28]

Yes it certainly can be a laugh....my li'l 'un loves reaching for the mouse and I think she's going to be typing very soon...start them young eh! :D

My mum helps out a lot though so I can get on with my work.

I do love the fact that I work from home it's so much nicer watching them grow.

She's sleeping now which is where I'm heading Zzzzz.

[Cornish Steve]

You played Chess with a serial Killer.
As a teen, I played the World U-21 chess champion. His name was Tony Miles; unfortunately, he committed suicide a couple of years ago - but he wasn't a serial (or cereal) killer.

[Jayne]

So your interesting fact is.....

Steve is a world class chess player :D

Jayne

[Pebble Communications]

Talking of Basildon?

I lived there for 20 years. Detail for fellow 'locals' -On THE worst estate (apart from Alcatraz).

Escaped over the water to Kent last year.

[Jayne]

Heck it sounds really rough in Essex, don't think i'd like to live somewhere that bad.

Jayne :D

[Coding Monkey]

I'm sitting in a £700 chair, am wearing a £1500 watch, write cheques out with a £200 pen....and am currently wearing a jumper from a charity shop that cost less than £1.

[ink4-u]

ive been trading since i was 6, been in hospital for operations 3 times. went to australia for 3 months and nearly got killed by a snake. LOL Been to the GAMBIA on a mission with a group to help a village

[creacom]

Jacqui, was that the one in Academy Street Inverness? I go there myself but not when the pavement is busy :-
Ray

Hi Ray,

Are you from Inverness ? We could have a Highlanders UKBF meeting ??!!! lol...

Jacqui

[Cornish Steve]

So your interesting fact is.....

Steve is a world class chess player :D

Jayne
Nope. I was 15 at the time. Tony Miles played the top 60 junior players from Devon and Cornwall - at the same time. He beat 55 players (including me), drew four games, and lost just one.

I did once beat one of the top 10 women players in the UK in a lightning chess tournament. Statistically, she was likely to lose some games, and this one just happened to be against me.

[Jayne]

I love chess, but am not that good at it, I just play for fun when my niece comes down. I had know-one else to play with, so learned her how to play. She cheats and I let her, she doesn't like to loose, therefore she always wins me :lol:

Jayne

[Pebble Communications]

I have a bit of a heights obsession. I'm one of those odd people who like them.

So far I've done a bungee jump (never again), a 300ft long 100ft high zipwire over a lake, abseiled down a multi-story carpark (lots of fun) and did a solo parachute jump last year (fantastic; I want to take it up as a sport when I have the time and money). They were all charity fundraisers except the bungee and I haven't got anything planned yet for this year...my friends say I've got to go up in the space shuttle next! Yes please Mr. Branson...

Fiona Bailey
www.pebblecommunications.co.uk

[Tin]

Hi Jacqui

Sorry, missed your last post.

Hi Ray,

Are you from Inverness ? We could have a Highlanders UKBF meeting ??!!! lol...

Lived on The Black Isle for a very long time and played table tennis every week in Invergordon Cromlet Club which you'll know well. Moved now to Derbyshire as I had too many problems selling seo to the Highlanders (you know what Highlanders are like when asked to part with their money) :cry:
You're in a very nice part of the world there, lucky you :-)

Ray

[creacom]

Hi Ray

Are you trying to say that Highlanders are tight ? :shock: Surely not !!!

I take you are not a Highlander yourself !! :lol: That sort of speak up here will get you into trouble.

With Inverness now being the fastest growing coty in the UK most businesses are now waking up to the fact that they have to move with the times and stay one step ahead of their competitors. Which as you know was not always the case up here ! Its a lot better than it was and long may this growth continue.

Jacqui :D

[Tin]

Hi again Jacqui

Yep, Inverness was nice before it got city status but has, and is changing very fast and I think for the better too.
I'm not a Highlander but the culture difference is extremely obvious and for the most part very pleasant to live with. It's a very nice and beautiful area of Scotland to live in as well as the far more relaxed pace of time that comes with it. :-)

Ray