Anything Goes discussion

Since posts are a bit slow right now, a few groups are using this little quiz to get to know each other and have a giggle. Just copy and paste a blank into the comment box and answer the questions

A - Age:
B - Book you are reading:
C - Chore you hate:
D - Dessert you love:
E - Essential start your day item:
F - Favorite author/ book:
G - Gold or silver:
H - Height:
I - Instruments you play:
J - Job title:
K - Kid(s):
L - Living arrangements:
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:
N - Nicknames:
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth:
P - Pet Peeve:
Q- Quotes you like:
R - Right or left handed:
S - Siblings:
T - Time you woke up today:
U - Unique thing about you:
V - Vegetable you love:
W - Worst habit:
X - X-rays you've had:
Y - Yummy food you make:
Z - Zodiac Sign:

A - Age: 51
B - Book you are reading: the Firebird
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the bath
D - Dessert you love: Sticky toffee pudding
E - Essential start your day item: Large cup of tea
F - Favorite author/ book: Authors change all the time, but favourite book is shadow of the Wind
G - Gold or silver: gold
H - Height: 5ft 2 inches
I - Instruments you play: None, but I sing badly
J - Job title: Purchasing Manager
K - Kid(s): 2 daughters
L - Living arrangements: Home owner, husband and 2 kids
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: OK I'll do it then
N - Nicknames: Stan and Chrissy-boots
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsils out age 8
P - Pet Peeve: Injustice and Facebook
Q- Quotes you like: Tomorrow's another day
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 3 sisters - all younger
T - Time you woke up today: 4.10 (insomniac)
U - Unique thing about you: I'm incredibly soft hearted
V - Vegetable you love: Leeks
W - Worst habit: Leaving the oven on long after I've finished cooking
X - X-rays you've had: Loads, but most recent, a full body scan to determine bone desity
Y - Yummy food you make: Chocolate truffle torte
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

A - Age: 64
B - Book you are reading: A Brief Guide to Jane Austen
C - Chore you hate: hoovering
D - Dessert you love: apple pie and custard
E - Essential start your day item: last night's book and a coffee
F - Favourite author/ book: whatever I'm reading at the moment
G - Gold or silver: silver (I've had my 'colours done')
H - Height: 5'9" (about 1.72m)
I - Instruments you play: classical piano, guitar (chords only)
J - Job title: piano accompanist/teacher/music adjudicator
K - Kid(s): three grown-up
L - Living arrangements: isolated Welsh farmhouse
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: um
N - Nicknames: Grumpy (I'm a grandfather and, yes, I'm grumpy)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: low blood sugar episode after running
P - Pet Peeve: people who say 'tuh' instead of 'to'
Q- Quotes you like: “Settle for what you can get, but first ask for the World.” (Diana Wynne Jones, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: we don't talk about them
T - Time you woke up today: 7.30
U - Unique thing about you: unassuming genius
V - Vegetable you love: leeks (!)
W - Worst habit: nail-biting
X - X-rays you've had: teeth at the dentist
Y - Yummy food you make: French (eggy) bread with jam
Z - Zodiac Sign: Virgo

A - Age: 39
B - Book you are reading: Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures and Innovations
C - Chore you hate: Ironing
D - Dessert you love: Banoffee Pie
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee
F - Favorite author/ book: Too many to choose from
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height: 5'3"
I - Instruments you play: none, however I am a truly terrible singer
J - Job title: Laboratory Technician
K - Kid(s): None
L - Living arrangements: Home owner, parents and occasionally a dog
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Okay
N - Nicknames: Dork
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsils out
P - Pet Peeve: People who don't say please and thank you
Q- Quotes you like:"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: unfortunately, always wanted to be an only child instead have three sisters and one brother
T - Time you woke up today: 5.15
U - Unique thing about you: I'm the secret love child of Bill Gates
V - Vegetable you love: Brussel Sprouts
W - Worst habit: Chewing the skin next to my fingernails
X - X-rays you've had: toes after breaking them
Y - Yummy food you make: Pork/Chicken Satay
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Yay! This is going well! Tempted to do the same for a fictional character and/or deceased author. Lemuel Gulliver anyone? Pi from Life of Pi? Jane Austen?

A - Age: (26)
B - Book you are reading: (Just finished The Stolen Child yesterday, haven't decided on my next one yet.)
C - Chore you hate: (Washing dishes. Fortunately my husband doesn't mind. I trade him that for cleaning the bathroom.)
D - Dessert you love: (Brownies)
E - Essential start your day item: (Sweet tea)
F - Favorite author/ book: (Tracy Chevalier, or Kate Morton. / Slammerkin)
G - Gold or silver: (Silver)
H - Height: (5'8")
I - Instruments you play: (Piano, percussion, marimba, vibraphone, xylophone, lap harp -though not very well, and I can pick out a tune on violin.)
J - Job title: (Artist and Receptionist)
K - Kid(s): (None of my own, but I have two Godsons, Aiden, 5, and Chase, 1.5)
L - Living arrangements: (Renting a house with my husband.)
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: (Sounds good, sweet, or awesome)
N - Nicknames: (Ash, LuLu, Sweet Pea)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: (Fortunately none so far)
P - Pet Peeve: (People who don't understant or use grammar or correct punctuation. And bad manners.)
Q- Quotes you like: ("When I get a little money I buy books. If there is any left over I buy food and clothes."-Erasmus)
R - Right or left handed: (Ambedextrious, though I favor my right.)
S - Siblings: (My mom raised, but never truly adopted Sherrill, but we still consider each other sisters. She's older. Then my 1/2 sister, Brianna by my dad and stepmom.)
T - Time you woke up today: (9:00 am)
U - Unique thing about you: (Hazel eyes, or my complete boyish nerdiness)
V - Vegetable you love: (All of them, but okra and radishes are my favorites)
W - Worst habit: (Procrastination)
X - X-rays you've had: (Knees, finger, elbow, shoulder, head...I'm so clumsy)
Y - Yummy food you make: (Country Apple Coffee Cake, and my Mac n'Cheese. It beats my grandmothers!)
Z - Zodiac Sign: Virgo.

A - Age: 26
B - Book you are reading: Forever
C - Chore you hate: dishes
D - Dessert you love: cake batter ice cream
E - Essential start your day item: breakfast
F - Favorite author/ book: Harry Potter
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height: 5'2
I - Instruments you play: :(
J - Job title: office assistant
K - Kid(s): no way
L - Living arrangements: married lots of pets
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: so
N - Nicknames: shelly
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: nope
P - Pet Peeve: people who shuffle their feet
Q- Quotes you like:
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 1
T - Time you woke up today: 6:3 then at 8:30
U - Unique thing about you: I have lots of pets
V - Vegetable you love: artichoke
W - Worst habit: being lazy
X - X-rays you've had: left hand and lots of teeth
Y - Yummy food you make: chicken lettuce wraps
Z - Zodiac Sign: tiger and cancer

A - Age: 22
B - Book you are reading: Shanghai Girls
C - Chore you hate: pulling weeds
D - Dessert you love: CAKE!!...and Cookies...bars..pretty much anything
E - Essential start your day item: Tea
F - Favorite author/ book: Don't have a favorite book. I like Classic novels!
G - Gold or silver: Gold
H - Height: 5'3
I - Instruments you play: Used to play clarinet and keyboard.
J - Job title: College Student (full time so its kind of like a job)
K - Kid(s): nope
L - Living arrangements: house
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: "That's funny"
N - Nicknames: M, Mirr, (Mirra is short for Mirranda btw)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: When my dad was in the hospital.
P - Pet Peeve: People who are on their "high horse", and people with Grammar Obsessive Disorder. (If that is offensive....sorry)
Q- Quotes you like: "Remember, no two people looking out the same window see exactly the same thing."
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 5
T - Time you woke up today: 12
U - Unique thing about you: I am very patient with others( I am a softy)
V - Vegetable you love: Jersey Corn
W - Worst habit: Procrastination (seriously I need to work on it)
X - X-rays you've had: MRI and Ultrasound, Dental
Y - Yummy food you make: Desserts (cookies, cakes, bars)
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius w/ a Leo sun, Taurus moon (Here is the kicker I do not act like a Sagittarius or Leo , I guess that could also be in the Unique Category)

A - Age:36
B - Book you are reading: the dead town, what the night knows, and rapture
C - Chore you hate: all of them however I do them anyway
D - Dessert you love: lemon pie
E - Essential start your day item: hot shower
F - Favorite author/ book: don't have either to be honest.
G - Gold or silver: silver it sparkles more!
H - Height: 5'6 1/4"
I - Instruments you play: the piano, the timpani and the marimba.
J - Job title: marine wife and stay at home mother
K - Kid(s): 3 2legged and 2 4legged!
L - Living arrangements: rental home (cause we are military and move around a lot) with my husband, kids and dogs.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: I'm going to knock you upside your fat head and NO!
N - Nicknames: don't have one
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: none I don't do hospitals
P - Pet Peeve: selfish people and those who can't stay in their own lane while driving
Q- Quotes you like: never really thought about liking someone else's quote.
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 1 never talk to or see brother
T - Time you woke up today: 8:30 am
U - Unique thing about you: I snort when I laugh
V - Vegetable you love: broccoli
W - Worst habit: specking my mind at the worst time
X - X-rays you've had: my head
Y - Yummy food you make: everything I make is yummy according to my husband!
Z - Zodiac Sign: cancer

A - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: Perfect peace by Daniel Black
C - Chore you hate: cleaning drains
D - Dessert you love: choc pudding
E - Essential start your day item: tinkle time
F - Favorite author/ book: Octavia Butler's Kindred
G - Gold or silver: gold
H - Height: 5'3 :(
I - Instruments you play: clarinet
J - Job title: Members Services Rep
K - Kid(s): None
L - Living arrangements: boyfriend, 2 cats and I
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: um
N - Nicknames: Ama
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: none
P - Pet Peeve: people standing behind me looking over my shoulder
Q- Quotes you like: if hunger is not the problem then food is not the answer
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings:1 lil sis and 1 lil bro
T - Time you woke up today: 8:20
U - Unique thing about you: i chew my inner lip
V - Vegetable you love: asparagus
W - Worst habit: nail biting
X - X-rays you've had: none
Y - Yummy food you make: chicken burritos
Z - Zodiac Sign: saggitarius

A - Age: 53
B - Book you are reading: "Bad Science" - Ben Goldacre
C - Chore you hate: Cat litter box
D - Dessert you love: Bananas Foster
E - Essential start your day item: Caffeine
F - Favorite author/ book:Terry Pratchett/Douglas Adams
G - Gold or silver: Not a jewelry person
H - Height: 5-8
I - Instruments you play: None (no musical talent whatsoever)
J - Job title: Program Manager
K - Kid(s): 4 - 2 human (26,23) 2 feline (7,4)
L - Living arrangements: just me & my wife now, the kids have moved out
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:
"Essentially"
N - Nicknames: None
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: 5 knee operations, hernia surgery (nowadays they'd all have been done outpatient)
P - Pet Peeve: People who talk too loud on their cell phones in places like restaurants (my dad's philosophy was that if they were talking loud enough for you to hear them it was fair game to respond in kind. So he used to walk up to them and quote from their conversation, something like "Tell Martha I hope her surgery goes well").
Q- Quotes you like: "Since it is not granted us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived" - Pliny the Younger On the lighter side: "I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I'll never know" - Groucho Marx
R - Right or left handed: Lefty
S - Siblings: Oldest of 3. Brother is 355 days younger so for 10 days/year we're the same age. Sister 5 years younger.
T - Time you woke up today: 4:30
U - Unique thing about you: Redact medieval recipes & have cooked for as many as 600 people
V - Vegetable you love: Corn, anything green & leafy
W - Worst habit: Rampant sarcasm
X - X-rays you've had: Knees & dental
Y - Yummy food you make: Pear Tart, Sauces
Z - Zodiac Sign: Gemini

A - Age: 50
B - Book you are reading: Ellie Campbell When good Friends go bad
C - Chore you hate: Cleaning the toilet
D - Dessert you love: Anything sweet
E - Essential start your day item: Cup of tea
F - Favorite author/ book: Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre
G - Gold or silver: Gold
H - Height: 5ft 3in
I - Instruments you play: Recorder
J - Job title: Library Assistant
K - Kid(s): 2 daughters, grown up
L - Living arrangements: Me, Husband and 1 daughter
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: It's not brain surgery!
N - Nicknames: Lizzie
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsils at 5 years old
P - Pet Peeve:Bad manners, no please or thank you
Q- Quotes you like: None
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 - 1 brother, 1 sister
T - Time you woke up today: 6am
U - Unique thing about you: I can read and knit at the same time
V - Vegetable you love: Carrots
W - Worst habit: Impatience
X - X-rays you've had: Right wrist, both hands and feet (for rheumatoid arthritis)
Y - Yummy food you make: Scones and pastry
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aries

A - Age: 39
B - Book you are reading: Gone - me wife is a teacher of teenagers so i try and keep on top of YA lit for her so she can pretend she knows what they are talking about
C - Chore you hate: hanging out laundry / bringing in dry laundry / putting away laundry
D - Dessert you love: anything with maple syrup
E - Essential start your day item: hug from me son as he tries to get the ipad, hug from me daughter as i wake her up
F - Favorite author/ book: none these days
G - Gold or silver: ?
H - Height: 6 foot 2
I - Instruments you play: none
J - Job title: facing redundancy
K - Kid(s): 2, 7 year old boy and 5 year old girl
L - Living arrangements: rental place by the beach in sydney
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: No you can't have a lolly
N - Nicknames: sandyboy though i am really too old for it now
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: none
P - Pet Peeve: intollerance
Q- Quotes you like: "if you can tell the truth or the legend, always go for the legend"
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 2 step brothers and 1 half brother
T - Time you woke up today: 5.30am
U - Unique thing about you: almost arrested for accidentally hiring a male prostitute in malaysia
V - Vegetable you love: billtong
W - Worst habit: self doubt
X - X-rays you've had: chest x rays
Y - Yummy food you make: yorkshire puddings
Z - Zodiac Sign: banana

Sandyboy wrote: "No you can't have a lolly..."

Golly, lol!

A - Age: 23
B - Book you are reading: Tangled
C - Chore you hate: Ironing laundry
D - Dessert you love: Anything with chocolate
E - Essential start your day item: Breakfast
F - Favorite author/ book: Tess Gerritsen/The surgeon
G - Gold or silver: Gold
H - Height: 174cm
I - Instruments you play: None
J - Job title: Health care assistant
K - Kid(s): None
L - Living arrangements: Live with patents
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary:
N - Nicknames: Waspy, I was thin as a kid
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Silveira Hospital, Ealing Hospital (2 diff times)
P - Pet Peeve: People who say 'like' many times in one sentence
Q- Quotes you like: Celia Ahern's quote frm If you could see me now
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: 2 sisters,3 brothers.
T - Time you woke up today: 15:46
U - Unique thing about you: I forgive easily
V - Vegetable you love: greens
W - Worst habit: Biting my nails.
X - X-rays you've had: None
Y - Yummy food you make: fried chicken
Z - Zodiac Sign:

A - Age: 19. 20 in October
B - Book you are reading: The Dragonbone Chair
C - Chore you hate: Washing Up
D - Dessert you love: Chocolate Cake
E - Essential start your day item: Music
F - Favorite author/ book: Brandon Sanderson
G - Gold or silver: Either
H - Height:5"2
I - Instruments you play: use to play reorder
J - Job title: unemployed
K - Kid(s): none
L - Living arrangements: living with parents
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: sup
N - Nicknames: bubbles
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: N/A
P - Pet Peeve: slow walkers
Q- Quotes you like: "A tree, I am no tree. I am an Ent"
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 1 brother
T - Time you woke up today: 8:00am
U - Unique thing about you: I play warhammer 40k
V - Vegetable you love: sweetcorn
W - Worst habit: talking to myself
X - X-rays you've had: teeth at the dentist
Y - Yummy food you make: cake
Z - Zodiac Sign: libra

A - Age: 39
B - Book you are reading: Virals (and several others)
C - Chore you hate: Hoovering
D - Dessert you love: Peanut butter and chocolate cake
E - Essential start your day item: Alarm
F - Favorite author/ book: Terry Pratchett
G - Gold or silver: Both
H - Height:5"10
I - Instruments you play: Piano, used to play bassoon
J - Job title: unemployed
K - Kid(s): none
L - Living arrangements: complicated
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: sorry
N - Nicknames: crumpet
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: N/A
P - Pet Peeve: people standing in the way
Q- Quotes you like: "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elder-berries", "Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.",
R - Right or left handed: right
S - Siblings: 1 brother
T - Time you woke up today: 5:10am, 6:40am, 7:00am
U - Unique thing about you: reddish beard and long blonde hair
V - Vegetable you love: aubergine
W - Worst habit: picking my nose
X - X-rays you've had: teeth at the dentist
Y - Yummy food you make: bread, thai curry, roast chicken
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

A - Age: 65
B - Book you are reading: The Language of Flowers
C - Chore you hate: Ironing - sometimes!
D - Dessert you love: Any form of Chocolate Sundae
E - Essential start your day item: Cup of tea and laptop.
F - Favorite author/ book: Hard to choose...no, impossible!
G - Gold or silver: gold
H - Height: 5'5'' - used to be 5'7!
I - Instruments you play: Piano
J - Job title: Retired assistant headteacher
K - Kid(s): 2 girls, 2 girls. (3 grandson, 3 grandaughters)
L - Living arrangements: House, with hubbie and youngest son.
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: bloody hell!
N - Nicknames: Moomin mama
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth:Tonsils, gallbladder removal, hysterectomy, hip replacement
P - Pet Peeve: intolerant, judgemental people
Q- Quotes you like: "... all being well." My Grandma.
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings:half sister (deceased) and half brother
T - Time you woke up today: 6.15
U - Unique thing about you: ?
V - Vegetable you love: cauliflower
W - Worst habit: putting things off
X - X-rays you've had: too many to mention!
Y - Yummy food you make: spag bol
Z - Zodiac Sign: Taurus

A - Age: 25
B - Book you are reading: Cold Fire
C - Chore you hate: Dishes
D - Dessert you love: Rice pudding
E - Essential start your day item: Coffee or tea
F - Favorite author/ book: Where the Red Fern Grows
G - Gold or silver: silver
H - Height: 5'3"
I - Instruments you play: Piano and voice
J - Job title: Circulation Clerk
K - Kid(s): First one expected in October
L - Living arrangements: Married, living in our own house
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: I haven't seen you/that in AGES
N - Nicknames: Maggie, Mags
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsillectomy at age 6
P - Pet Peeve: Slow walkers who take up the entire sidewalk
Q- Quotes you like: Always remember to be happy, because you never know who's falling love with your smile
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: A sister two years younger, and a brother twelve years younger
T - Time you woke up today: 6:30 am
U - Unique thing about you: I can sing opera
V - Vegetable you love: Sweet potato
W - Worst habit: Impatience
X - X-rays you've had: CT scan, dental
Y - Yummy food you make: Brownies
Z - Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

A - Age: 20
B - Book you are reading: Shatter
C - Chore you hate: Ironing
D - Dessert you love: custard
E - Essential start your day item: a book
F - Favorite author/ book: James Patterson
G - Gold or silver: gold
H - Height: 5'5"
I - Instruments you play: none
J - Job title: Data Tech
K - Kid(s): none, not a maternal woman
L - Living arrangements: parents house
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: that's nice
N - Nicknames: Shannypoo, boris (thanks dad)
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Tonsillectomy when I was like 8
P - Pet Peeve: children, whe they are running riot.
Q- Quotes you like: far too many to write
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: two older sisters
T - Time you woke up today: 5:00 am
U - Unique thing about you: I collect bones
V - Vegetable you love: carrots
W - Worst habit: knee bouncer
X - X-rays you've had: dental to see where my teeth were
Y - Yummy food you make: does toast count?
Z - Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

A - Age: 52
B - Book you are reading: The Big Green Tent by Lyudmila Ulitskaya
C - Chore you hate: Doing the dishes (especially after I used every pot and pan to make a fabulous dinner!)
D - Dessert you love: Key Lime Pie
E - Essential start your day item: Hot shower
F - Favorite author/book: Author - Dorothy Gilman Book – Lord of the Rings
G - Gold or silver: gold
H - Height: 5ft 8 inches
I - Instruments you play: None, I try to sing…
J - Job title: Mom
K - Kid(s): 2 daughters + 1 son = 3 kids
L - Living arrangements: Home owner, husband, 3 kids, one dog
M - Most overused word/phrase in your vocabulary: Sheise!
N - Nicknames: Spike
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: Hernia
P - Pet Peeve: Bullies
Q- Quotes you like: “Don’t do as I do, do as I say do!” my Momma
R - Right or left handed: Right
S - Siblings: ½ brother, older
T - Time you woke up today: 7:10
U - Unique thing about you: Love, love, love to read
V - Vegetable you love: collards
W - Worst habit: misplacing things
X - X-rays you've had: teeth
Y - Yummy food you make: spinach Balls
Z - Zodiac Sign: Pisces