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Abbie better get the questions to me quick ...
I haven't finished with my list yet!
No one has sent any yet :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Norman Bates
That's what I like to hear :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AbbieNo one has sent any yet :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Norman Bates
We're all to chicken sh1t to ask you personal questions boss.
lol - promise I won't :banned: anyoneQuote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
I will stop adding to my list and hae them sent to Abbie by Tuesday the latest:cheer:Quote:
Originally Posted by Norman BatesThat's what I like to hear :DQuote:
Originally Posted by AbbieNo one has sent any yet :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Norman Bates
I've not received any yet so that can only be a good thing
You will not get them until Thursday because we have until Wednesday to send questions to Abbie :) Be afraid, be very afraid :lol:
I have to do all the answers on Thursday night???
No, Abbie usually sends them late Wednesday, early Thursday morning so you have until anytime Friday to finish them.
I need more questions before I can send them :p
Anyone got any? :p
I'll think of some today :)
Yay :) thank you
Im starting to think that maybe everyone is too sacred since hes the boss :p
We will all just repeat what Hannelene has sent in.. think 30+ questions is a lotQuote:
Originally Posted by Abbie
lol I suppose :lol:
I'm curious about these 30 questions as well
I have sent in a few, some I am sure he has never ever been asked before.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abbie
I'll try and post mines tomorrow. I can't think what to ask.
Anymore questions?
I have been away this week in Manchester for work so I am sorry for not being able to post my questions to you sooner Abbie. Am I too late?
No. If u can get them to me today I'll get them answered over the weekendQuote:
Originally Posted by Hannelene
Just let me know who they have been sent to :)
Not got yetQuote:
Originally Posted by Abbie
Come on what happended to the interrogation. This is more excting than the bill when Burnside was in charge.
I just submitted my questions to Abbie.
I apologise once again for it being so late :(
75 questions for you Norman
I wonder if I have got time to add a few more questions for you........:D
75? Holy ****!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hannelene
Make that 101
Norman Bates Interview
1. What made you join SoapBoards and how has your time on here changed over the years?
Not really a question of why I joined SB but really why it started off in the first place.
I don't have time to watch soaps, but like to know what storlines are coming just so I can annoy everyone in my family. The BBC boards is where I'd read the spoilers and when they closed down spoilerboards was born (later rebranded as Soapboards). Over the years I'm pleased to say I've seen a lot of people mature on SBs which wasn't the case initially (you all know who you are!).
2. What are your Hobbies and how did you get into them?
I really have two hobbies: computers and motorbikes. Computers I have been into since the early days of the vic/speccy/bbc - I think I was about 8 when I got interested in them. I can remember spending hours at the local Asda messing about on the computers on display. My parents finally conceeded and bought me one for �300 which back in the day was a lot of money. Best investment they ever made in me. Originally the plan was to play games but I quickly became bored with that and became interested in how I could write applications for them. I think I was 11 when I wrote a fully working spreadsheet in BASIC.
My other passion is motorbiking. I got into this by accident really. A friend was already into it, but I was of the attitude its too dangerous. Then I went on a holiday and rode about on a 125cc. After that I had the bug. Came back to the Uk, got my CBT done and a few months later passed my bike test. This year I'm planning on doing more touring and race track days.
3. Do you have any special talent or ability?
Not really
4. Do you have a favourite quote from literature, TV, a famous person, etc.? Explain why it is your favourite.
"By any means neccessary" - Malcolm X. Actually, it's part of a bigger quote: "We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary". Read about it on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By_any_means_necessary
5. What do you consider your best physical feature and your best aspect of your personality?
All of them :D Best aspect of my personality is my all round friendliness
6. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Be less trusting
7. Do you have a life philosophy? Is so, what is it?
"**** it"
8. What are the happiest and Saddest moments of your life?
Happiest - birth of my children and watching them grow up. Saddest is the day my mum died.
9. What’s the craziest thing you've ever done?
Running across a dual carriageway and getting whacked by a car. Lucky to be alive. This back in the old days of schools where we got caned. The rule at our school was if you are late for registration three times you got caned. Having been late twice already, I was in a rish to get to school. So I ran out in front of a bus and got whacked by a car. Broke my tubula/fibula/rib/cheek. Right eye popped out of socket. Looked right out of a horror movie
10. Do you have any regrets, if yes, what and why?
I have tons of regrets but the paradox is I don't regret them because its made me the person I am today.
11. who’s your Idol and why?
Don't have idols. I have people who I admire. From sports it is Muhammad Ali who transcended sport. I know people talk about Michael Jackson but true fame is what Ali achieved. Summed up by one quote "Even the people that hate Ali love Ali". The other is probably more controversial: Malcolm X. IMHO, totally misunderstood and he was one of the drives for change in America. The Govt. of the time had two options: either listen to Martin Luther King, or be confronted by the nationalist views of Malcolm X". MLK was the safe option. I really recommend reading the autobiography of Malcolm X. It is a real eye opener. In fact, I could probably do a mastermind on Ali And Malcolm X.
12. If were an animal what would you be and why?
An eagle. The freedom to fly is enough for me.
13. If you were any object, what would you be and why?
Easy - the TARDIS
14. What quality do you like best in a person and what quality do you hate the most?
I like people who are decent. I really detest slimy grease balls
15. If heaven exists what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates?
I can tell you want I DON'T want to hear: "wrong turn I'm afraid"
Members Questions
Submitted by Trinity
1. How has being a father changed you?
The wife would probably say it hasn't! I don't really think about myself any more, everything is for the kids. Children take up a lot of time but I wouldn't have it any other way
2. Did you enjoy living in Scotland?
Loved it. Nice, peaceful, friendly people. I would say you have more time in Scotland as not everything is rushed. Best part was managing to get super fit as I had so much time on my hands.
3. Do you still watch soaps?
Not really. Don't have the time tbh. I do try and watch Lost, Dexter etc.
Submitted by Siobhan :
1) what is your favourite type of frog
Any that I can't see
2) who would win in a fight, Rimmer or Norman Bates
Rimmer would be too much of a coward to turn up. If he did turn up, he'd probably win because of the underhand dirty tricks he has up his sleeve
3) How far do you think a hamster would fly if you kicked it?
Probably further than the dog I kicked yesterday (only j/k). Dunno how far. Shall we try and see?
4) A beard of fleas or a beard of bees, choose?
I've seen pics of beards made of bees and they don't look that bad, so bees.
5) If tigers were purple do you think I can have a giraffe?
Yes.
6) Do you understand the above question? if yes,
Yes
7) can you explain it to me?
Nellie is a pink elephant.
Submitted by Abigail:
Have you joined the mile high club?
There's hardly room for one person to tango, so no
What are your views on the Afghanistan war?
Bring our soldiers home firstly. I see too many parallels with 1984 e.g. "The war is really about peace" was quoted in 1984 and then Bush users the exact same phrase for justification. The war on terror is a perpetual war. If the politicians feel that strongly about it, let them send their children to the front line. Last time I checked there weren't any.
Apart from Prince, who is your favourite music artist?
Don't really have one. After Prince it's more of the 80s genre.
Nights out or nights in?
Too old, so nights in.
There’s a spider on your pillow when you go to bed. Do you scream and get your wife to move it or deal with it yourself?
Deal with it myself - normally with a vacuum cleaner
Submitted by Chloe O'brien :
1)What made you come up with the idea of soapboard and is it as successful as you hoped it would be?
It was originally just for spoilers and the idea came about when the BBC shutdown their boards. I wouldn't say its a success on the scale of DS, but that's partly because I don't have the time to invest in the site. I have tons of ideas, just no time to do implement them.
2) Has Mrs Bates ever shown and interest in joining SB and would you let her knowing she could be corrupt?
She is a member on here. She obviously isn't going to admit it in any of her posts!
3) Given that SB is almost 5 years old now and there is a number of members who clearly are not right in the head, have you every regretted granting anyone a membership?
Not really. Think about how dull SBs would have been without some of the characters. I won't name names, but we'd had the outrageous, the fickle, and the plain stupid.
4)How did you go about picking the mods when SB was first set up?
I just looked at how people posted I think. I think I made one big mistake though!
5) when we met up in Livingston with Luna and Trin. Did you not feel stupid sitting in waterstone wearing a motorbike helmet?
The Stig must always protect his identity.
Posted by Perdita
1. s/a/l
M/37/Yorkshire
2. Who decided on the name SoapBoards and why is it called SB?
It was Spoilerboards originally. Decided to rebrand as the site wasn't just about spoilers and Soapboards was born
What is your favourite pudding?
I have a sweet tooth. I love Rass Malai and also Toffee Pudding with Icecream. Drooling just thinking about it
There must be more questions to come, yes??? :angel: :bow:
Course there is - he has to answer mine :)
Which have been answered and are with Abbie.
Great maybe I should think of some more questions for you!
Great answers NB I totally don't get Shiv's question about a Tiger with Purple stripes and a pink elephant I need that explained.
I thought it was to do with suspending traditional beliefs and investigating the possibility that ... - nah, it was a load of bollocks as was my answer :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
My question was a load of old bollox so you answered correctly :rotfl::rotfl:
I had no clue what was going to be asked so I asked question I knew nobody else would have asked
Hannelennes Questions to Norman Bates
1. Do you take sugar in your tea/coffee? If so how many do you have?
Two in coffee, one in tea
2. What is your real first name?
As if I'd tell anyone!
3. Why do you refer to yourself as ‘Norman Bates’ is pyscho your favourite film? Or is the name totally unconnected to you?
I've had so many names on the boards and its just one that I've used for no particular reason
4. How tall are you?
6ft
5. Do you twitter?
No
6. Are you on facebook? Why haven’t you added me?
Yes. Maybe I have?
7. What other sites do you use?
BBC, Bike Chat, Concours, Kubuntu - loads really
8. What made you create ‘soapboards.co.uk’?
See Q1 from the standard questions
9. What has been your favourite place to visit abroad?
Split between Mauritius and Maldives. I like my holidays to be relaxing and peaceful which those two places are.
10. Have you ever visited Scotland?
Visited and lived there
11. How do you celebrate the new year?
Watch the years highlights on telly, send the customary text and that's it.
12. What was your resolution for 2009? Have you managed to achieve this?
Probably to get fit and no, I haven't mainly due to work commitments.
13. How do you like your steak cooked for you?
Medium rare
14. Do you like junk food? And if so what is one item of junk food you can’t live without?
Coke - even though it has totally ruined by teeth
15. Do you like salt/toffee/ buttered or sweet popcorn?
All
16. Have you met most of the members on here in person?
Some - Luna, Trinith, and Chloe O'Brien
17. Who is your favourite member on here?
My wife :D
18. Have you ever had your heart broken?
Yes
19. Has any book or movie made an impact on you?
Several. Autobiography of Malcolm X as mentioned before.
20. What is the most annoying thing that someone could do to you?
Back stab.
21. If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
Any, as long at it involves zero work, beaches and blue water
22. What do you like to do for fun?
Motorbiking.
23. What is the weirdest thing about you?
I have a dark sense of humour that some class as weird.
24. Are you cheap or thrifty?
Cheap as they come
25. Can you cook?
Hell no.
26. Which is the one book that has really impressed you?
Muriel Spark - The prime of Miss Jean Brodie
27. What are your favourite shows?
Lost and Dexter at the moment
28. Would you have plastic surgery done on your body?
No
29. What was your most embarrassing moment?
Next question.
30. What thought or message would you want to put in a fortune cookie?
Fall down seven, stand up eight
31. What is one food you’d never want to taste again?
Octopus
32. Who have been your favourite TV characters?
Dr Who. Been into that since I was about 8. I used to be a walking Dr Who encyclopaedia.
33. Do you like the Carry On films?
Love em to bits. All that innuendo!
34. What American TV shows do you like?
Lost. The best show ever.
35. If you were a comic strip character, who would you be and why?
Superman cause that's the first action hero from my childhood.
36. If you won a lottery ticket and had a million pounds, what would you do with it?
Become a teacher to the under privileged in some sunny location.
37. If you could be any superhero and have super powers, which one would you like to have and why?
X-Ray vision :ninja:
38. What award would you love to win and for what achievement
The Nobel peace prize just so I could tell them where to stuff it. Maybe the achievement could be bringing down capitalism
39. In your opinion, which animal is the best (or most beautiful) and why?
Always been fascinated by Cheetahs for some reason. Probably because of their poise and agility.
40. What is one item that you really should throw away, but probably never will?
I hoard things. Two things I won't throw away: my Raleight Chopper bike from the 80s and the 10gig 1st generation iPod I have.
41. Growing up, what were your favourite toys to play with as a child?
We didn't really have toys. We used to make go-karts that we'd race. It was a bugger stealing all those prams so we could get the wheels.
42. What toppings do you like on Pizzas?
Olives, Chillies and Onions
43. Have you ever tried oysters?
Yes
44. Who was the last group or act that you saw in concert?
Prince
45. What has been the most unbelievable storyline you have seen in a soap?
Fallon and those aliens :lol:
46. Which one was better- Dallas or Dynasty?
Dallas
47. What is your favourite song at the moment?
Shades of rhythm - Sound of Eden
48. What was the last song you downloaded?
Probably a Ministry of Sound one
49. Do you have an Ipod?
About four of them - 1st gen, 2nd gen, 5th gen and iPhone
50. Do you think HDTV is a good invention?
Yes - and wait till you see SHDTV
where they'd all be having a giggle)
51. Who's your favourite actor/actress and why?
I had a thing for Ingrid Bergman at one point
52. Which soapboard member would you like to be on a desert island with?
My wife :D (yes, she is a member)
53. How many fillings do you have?
Too many. Not from sweets, but from drinking coke.
54. What football team do you support?
None really. Normally any opposition to Man U or Chelsea.
55. What has been your most expensive purchase?
Probably car
56. What was the name of your first pet?
Don't have
57. Which celeb do you feel is over rated?
Victoria 'talentless' Beckham
58. What famous person do other people tell you that you most resemble?
They don't. I'm that unique
59. What dead person would you least want to be haunted by?
Jeremy Dhalmer (or anyone like him)
60. Would you rather go a week without bathing, but be able to change your clothes, or a week without a change of clothes, but be able to bathe?
The first one. Sweaty underwear? No thanks
61. Which of the four seasons do you most anticipate?
Spring - more time on the bike and start of longer days
62. You can choose your method of dying and the place in which you will die. Where would you like to die and how?
In bed with my family around me. With no pain.
63. You can choose your last meal. What will the menu consist of?
A hot spicy curry
64. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?
Lost. I'd do more than a month as well.
65. List 5 soapboard members-.then describe each of them in 5 words.
Rach - facebook, facebook, facebook, facebook, facebook!
66. You can select one person from history and ask them a question to which they must give a truthful reply. Whom would you select, and what question would you ask?
Probably Mr Rothschild and asked if he planned to **** up the world with the banking system
67. If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform?
Tightrope walker. Have you seen man on wire?
68. You discover that your wonderful one-year-old child is, because of a mix-up at the hospital, not yours. Would you want to exchange the child to correct the mistake?
Its hard to break the bond but at one year its possible to break and form a new bond? Possibly.
69. If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen?
That Schmaker-levy comet that hit Jupiter.
70. What rights should the father have if his unmarried girlfriend wants an abortion?
The same as the girl friend. Lots of people live as partners.
71. Would you enjoy spending a month of solitude in a beautiful natural setting? Food and shelter would be provided but you would not see another person
Just one month? Yes
72. You can cast any actor no longer alive to play you in a film about your life. Whom would you cast in the role?
Humphrey Bogart. He was seriously cool.
73. What things would you like to know better about your partner?
Just how the female though process works.
74. Are you religious?
Yes.
75. What newspaper do you read?
41. Growing up, what were your favourite toys to play with as a child?
We didn't really have toys. We used to make go-karts that we'd race. It was a bugger stealing all those prams so we could get the wheels.
42. What toppings do you like on Pizzas?
Olives, Chillies and Onions
43. Have you ever tried oysters?
Yes
44. Who was the last group or act that you saw in concert?
Prince
45. What has been the most unbelievable storyline you have seen in a soap?
Fallon and those aliens :lol:
46. Which one was better- Dallas or Dynasty?
Dallas
47. What is your favourite song at the moment?
Shades of rhythm - Sound of Eden
48. What was the last song you downloaded?
Probably a Ministry of Sound one
49. Do you have an Ipod?
About four of them - 1st gen, 2nd gen, 5th gen and iPhone
50. Do you think HDTV is a good invention?
Yes - and wait till you see SHDTV
where they'd all be having a giggle)
51. Who's your favourite actor/actress and why?
I had a thing for Ingrid Bergman at one point
52. Which soapboard member would you like to be on a desert island with?
My wife :D (yes, she is a member)
53. How many fillings do you have?
Too many. Not from sweets, but from drinking coke.
54. What football team do you support?
None really. Normally any opposition to Man U or Chelsea.
55. What has been your most expensive purchase?
Probably car
56. What was the name of your first pet?
Don't have
57. Which celeb do you feel is over rated?
Victoria 'talentless' Beckham
58. What famous person do other people tell you that you most resemble?
They don't. I'm that unique
59. What dead person would you least want to be haunted by?
Jeremy Dhalmer (or anyone like him)
60. Would you rather go a week without bathing, but be able to change your clothes, or a week without a change of clothes, but be able to bathe?
The first one. Sweaty underwear? No thanks
61. Which of the four seasons do you most anticipate?
Spring - more time on the bike and start of longer days
62. You can choose your method of dying and the place in which you will die. Where would you like to die and how?
In bed with my family around me. With no pain.
63. You can choose your last meal. What will the menu consist of?
A hot spicy curry
64. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?
Lost. I'd do more than a month as well.
65. List 5 soapboard members-.then describe each of them in 5 words.
Rach - facebook, facebook, facebook, facebook, facebook!
66. You can select one person from history and ask them a question to which they must give a truthful reply. Whom would you select, and what question would you ask?
Probably Mr Rothschild and asked if he planned to **** up the world with the banking system
67. If you joined the circus, what act would you most want to perform?
Tightrope walker. Have you seen man on wire?
68. You discover that your wonderful one-year-old child is, because of a mix-up at the hospital, not yours. Would you want to exchange the child to correct the mistake?
Its hard to break the bond but at one year its possible to break and form a new bond? Possibly.
69. If you could have personally witnessed one event in history, what would you want to have seen?
That Schmaker-levy comet that hit Jupiter.
70. What rights should the father have if his unmarried girlfriend wants an abortion?
The same as the girl friend. Lots of people live as partners.
71. Would you enjoy spending a month of solitude in a beautiful natural setting? Food and shelter would be provided but you would not see another person
Just one month? Yes
72. You can cast any actor no longer alive to play you in a film about your life. Whom would you cast in the role?
Humphrey Bogart. He was seriously cool.
73. What things would you like to know better about your partner?
Just how the female though process works.
74. Are you religious?
Yes.
75. What newspaper do you read?
The BBC website and the Guardian. I admit to reading the sun when they used to have Dear Deirdre online (but that was link from another forum
The BBC website and the Guardian. I admit to reading the sun when they used to have Dear Deirdre online (but that was link from another forum
76. What are your views on immigration?
We're too slack. I believe in immigration when its needed. At the moment its not. I don't blame the immigrants but the Govt. Its all down to policy. We've got it wrong and its let right wing parties like the BNP to rise.
77. If you were going bald would you shave off all your hair? Or would you be one of those men that had a bad comb over?
It'd be a bald head with a goatee.
78. Do you smoke?
No
79. Have you ever experimented with drugs?
No - know people that do
80. With the introduction of DNA testing, do you think that capital punishment should be brought back?
Yes
81. Are you a royalist?
Hell no. Where's the Guillotine?
82. Would ever consider fostering or adopting a child?
Yes - but you are too old! :lol:
83. What are your favourite flavour of crisps?
Walkers Thai Sweet Chilli
84. How much is a pint of beer where you are?
No idea
85. Are you left or right handed?
Right
86. Have you ever had to stay overnight in hospital?
Yes - car accident and asthma attack
87. Can you change a baby’s nappy?
Yes, easily.
88. Which of the 5 senses could you not live without?
Sight
89. Do you have any tattoos or piercings?
Nope
90. Where were you when Princess Diana was killed?
Fast asleep in London.
91. Do you want the new Windows mobile phone?
No. I want the N900
92. Do tan in the sun?
Yes
93. Can you ski?
Probably not now. Been ages since I did skiing.
94. How many brothers or sisters do you have?
1 brother, 2 sisters
95. Are your parents still together?
no, my mum passed away 6 months ago
96. What was the last DVD you bought?
The dark knight and Rambo (First Blood) on Blu Ray
97. Are you looking forward to Saw 6? Or do you think they have made too many?
Stopped at saw 3. Looking forware to 2012 which is release in November
98. How do you become a moderator on here?
People get asked as and when required. It is a boring job. Ask any of the mods.
99. What are your favourite reality shows?
I'm a celeb - get me out of here
100. MSN or Yahoo?
Yahoo
101. Would you ever have a moustache/beard?
Maybe - but not yet
102. Who is the user Rimmer?
Me. As Norman Bates I have split personalities