DiSer AMAs #9: twentynine

colinzealuk · 2017-10-18T14:04:37.268Z

Nice answer

Sub question:

Would you rather be a Jurassic Park kitchen raptor, or a Jurassic World part trained raptor?

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:09:13.635Z

allnerve:

hi @twentynine, big fan.

if you had to assemble a team of disers to take on the crystal maze, who would you pick as your teammates and why?

Oooh, great question. How many was in a team? Five? Six? I loved the Crystal Maze when I was younger, went to the crappy version at Southampton Megabowl a few times for birthdays. Ah man. Took it so seriously.

Definitely @marckee and @anon82218317 cos of megabrains and voices of reason, @1101010 cos he’s a big sexy logic nerd, that leaves one spot. Oooh I need to think of someone that’s either really sporty or big, or can just see things from an alternative point of view. Ummm. Argh this is hard! You’re obviously in because you’re amazing and would want to go and therefore give it 100%, ummm. I’d pick @rich-t I think. Great for beers after, and can probably get some physical challenges done.

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:10:09.543Z

boothyfearssatan:

When was the last time you used BluTac?

This morning, about 5:50 am. My JJ72 poster had come off the wall at the top-right corner so I re-affixed it!

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:10:36.508Z

That’s the one! WOOF!

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:11:10.356Z

Twinkletoes:

I adore fibonacci, but the next one is 13, bud…

I’m not sure what happened there! I’ve decided against it tbh.

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:17:05.061Z

profk:

@twentynine why Wigan? you’re a southern riviera boiii (or maybe your’e not?)

also any opinions on Scottish politics?

Hey Professor K. Love you lots.

I’ll get the second question out the way first: nope!

Why Wigan? First team ever saw. Dad too me to my first football match, Saints - Wigan. I was about 4 and it was an FA Cup game. Wigan got hammered (3-0?) but being a 4 year old, I had a favourite colour and that was blue. Wigan played in blue so I was like “I LIKE THEM!”. I’d always ask Dad how “the blue team” got on each week when we were watching whatever the mid-80s equivalent of Football Focus was on a Saturday afternoon. Grandstand? Just always had a soft spot. Fast forward to when I’m 14 and mum and I went on a holiday up to Anglesey to stay with her brother, were gonna stop off near Manchester on the way. As it happened, Wigan had a friendly against someone - who I’ve forgotten, Morecambe maybe - on what was my birthday. Talked mum into taking us to the old ground. We knocked on the club shop door about midday, and to cut a long story short, I was given a guided tour of the ground, changing rooms, given loads of merch, etc. The staff, including the secretary (Brenda Spencer) were like WHY HAVE YOU COME 240 MILES TO WATCH US?! and in that moment I knew they were MY club. That FA Cup Final is absolutely the highlight of my life.

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:17:30.413Z

Icarus-Smicarus:

hi @twentynine. is this now the cycling thread?

They all are, secretly.

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:18:42.262Z

colinzealuk:

Nice answer

Sub question:

Would you rather be a Jurassic Park kitchen raptor, or a Jurassic World part trained raptor?

Part-trained, then saves the day! I don’t mind being a drone tbh. Do what I’m told and pick up a pay cheque (or dead goat), repeat. Then you get to be all badass and pull something out the bag and everyone’s like WOAHHHH

Ruffers · 2017-10-18T14:20:57.085Z

That’s a lovely story

rich-t · 2017-10-18T14:21:24.941Z

anon67149139:

I’d pick @rich-t I think. Great for beers

My main skill. Is there a beer game on the Crystal Maze??

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:23:58.305Z

More like… CRISTAL BLAZE!!!

Jamos · 2017-10-18T14:31:06.259Z

hello @anon67149139, do you have a workplace nemesis? in what ways do they annoy you? do you secretly spite them in any way? I wfh these days and I sort of miss having someone to hate so I’m looking to live vicariously through you if possible

profk · 2017-10-18T14:34:22.602Z

<3 u too niners.

what a great story

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:36:14.298Z

That’s a brilliant question. I’ll get back to you in ten minutes!

rich-t · 2017-10-18T14:42:14.721Z

@anon67149139, is there a specific road or climb you’d call your favourite?

And if so, which is it?

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:57:00.478Z

Jamos:

hello @twentynine, do you have a workplace nemesis? in what ways do they annoy you? do you secretly spite them in any way? I wfh these days and I sort of miss having someone to hate so I’m looking to live vicariously through you if possible

I genuinely don’t any more. I work at two places - the day job, plus family pub where I just cover holidays or help out etc. There’s no one at the former, though Josh can be a difficult bastard at times. Just one of those guys who’s constantly sarcastic about everything. Grates a bit, but he’s a good lad. At the pub, not currently, though there was Aidan who left last month. Nice enough lad, about 19 or so,. but everything was SUCH an effort, and he was always late. His mood would flip on a sixpence too.

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T14:59:28.764Z

rich-t:

@twentynine, is there a specific road or climb you’d call your favourite?

And if so, which is it?

I really like the Milbury’s RR loop. Not very forgiving, but you absolutely earn the lovely “descent” down to Belmore Lane. That’s quite boring though, sorry!

anon67149139 · 2017-10-18T15:04:20.016Z

May I turn this AMA into a AYA? Just heard that we’re being delivered three new chickens this evening, so they’ll need names. Currently have 9 hens and 2 ducks, but we’ve probably had 50+ come and go over the last few years. Have named previous ones after band members, the spice girls, food, drink, dictators.

What’s three good chicken names? AFAIK they’re just bog standard chicken types.

rich-t · 2017-10-18T15:04:48.591Z

That is quite boring you’re right, but mines equally as boring

https://www.strava.com/segments/3442046

colon_closed_bracket · 2017-10-18T15:05:17.702Z

sadpunk, shucks, thewarn