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The results of my True/False Meme:

1. I once crewed on a trip to Fiji from NZ on a 38-foot blue-water Cavalier yacht. It took 3 weeks without incident, and two days after we arrived a shark mauled the boarding ladder while we were docked.
FALSE. I was asked to go on the trip (it was my boss's boat), but as I get seasick in an overfull bathtub, I declined with great alacrity. This did actually happen to them however, which made me very grateful I hadn't gone.


2. I once ran for NZ parliament as an MP on a platform of ridding Albany (car-yard capital of Auckland) of all petroleum driven vehicles and reverting to horse & cart transport. And 165 insane nice people voted for me.
TRUE. I was running for the McGillicuddy Serious Party, the NZ version of the Lord Howe Screaming Loony Party, which everyone who believes they should vote but who objects to the policies and personalities of the professional politicians, votes for. Sadly the organisation (which is actually a social group) has now pulled out of politics, leaving a huge void behind which isn't quite filled by the remaining minority parties, which consist of spacy New Agers and reactionary Bible-Bashers. And I did get that many votes!

3. I once lived in an office building next to an inner-city stripjoint/whorehouse. The stage was on the other side of the wall to my bedroom, so I never got to sleep before 2:30 am.
TRUE! Fortunately I was working odd hours so the late nights didn't matter. It was actually quite a fun flat to live in too - huge kitchen and our living room was half the size of a basketball court. When they terminated the lease to turn the place into a backpackers, they actually offered us the 'apartment' next door and up one floor. It had a truly interesting setup - none of the rooms had proper doors, the lightbulbs were all red and the lighting was controlled from a single switch - it was either off or on. Hmm, wonder what kind of business that was?

4. I once won the Rotorua Speech & Drama Championship Cup. My drama excerpt was the evil little 13 year-old murderess Rhona from "The Bad Seed".
TRUE. Apparently I was a natural for the part. [snigger]

5. I once organised and ran a sci-fi convention with my mother. The main guest was the actor who played Dr Who's companion, Turlough.
TRUE. And sorry to say, rivier, but I thought Mark Strickson was an arrogant prat who slimed on anything in a skirt and whom I didn't like in the slightest. And his hair was mousy brown, not red.

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This morning I was somewhat surprised to see a tank draw up to the entrance of the business complex where I work.

On closer inspection, it proved to be a Hummer 'car', but it still looked like a tank (huge, high, wide, shaped like a brick, and looking like something an unpopular Mafioso or middle-eastern oil magnate would drive).

Not being a great fan of either the fashion trend for off-road vehicles used for solely on-road purposes, or vehicles with bullbars (they increase the chances of killing or maiming anyone they hit by several hundred percent), I expressed my astonishment to the security guard that someone would drive such a vehicle in London town. He informed me the company director who drove it had traded in his £125,000 ($208,000) Bentley for the £200,000 ($335,000) Hummer - and had had to change his route to work because he couldn't actually fit down some of the streets now.

I have to laugh at this ultimate example of the "boy's toy". What a ridiculous amount of money to pay for what is essentially an impracticable fashion-accessory.

Yes, laughter is better than nausea.

I vant to suck your blud...

You are Form 9, Vampire: The Undying.

"And The Vampire was all that remained on
the blood drowned creation. She attempted to
regrow life from the dead. But as she was
about to give the breath of life, she was
consumed in the flame of The Phoenix and the
cycle began again."

Some examples of the Vampire Form are Hades (Greek)
and Isis (Egyptian).
The Vampire is associated with the concept of
death, the number 9, and the element of fire.
Her sign is the eclipsed moon.

As a member of Form 9, you are a very realistic
individual. You may be a little idealistic,
but you are very grounded and down to earth.
You realize that not everything lasts, but you
savor every minute of the good times. While
you may sometimes find yourself lonely, you
have strong ties with people that will never be
broken. Vampires are the best friends to have
because they are sensible.


Which Mythological Form Are You?
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