I was asked if I would do one of those occasional question and answer columns for a paper. When the questions came they were more fun to do than the usual 'What is your favourite colour/who has influenced you most?' but then the paper discontinued the column so I thought I would put them up here, it being the weekend. Nothing serious so don`t take them seriously.
What do you most hate about modern life ?
People who go on about hating modern life.
What kind of people annoy you ?
Grammar, spelling and punctuation pedants.
What drives you nuts ?
Pony tails on men. Long grey hair on women. Grey pony tails on either.
What do you watch on TV ?
The News. Coronation Street. The Bill. Holby City. Foyles War for Michael Kitchen. Judge John Deed for Martin Shaw.
Films watched many times ?
Oceans Eleven. Casablanca. Notting Hill. Some Like it Hot. North by North West.
What sport do you follow/teams do you support ?
Cricket. I support Yorkshire because I am a Yorkshirewoman and learned my cricket there. But much good does my support do these days.
Football. Manchester United. I have supported them since 1958.
Why ?
I was in Manchester in 1958 when the Busby Babes' plane crashed. You couldn`t not.
Sport on TV ?
Football. Nothing else works well on TV apart from Snooker, which I don`t understand.
What might surprise people to know about you ?
That I am a card-carrying Republican but that I greatly like and admire the Prince of Wales. Being a Republican should not be personal.
What trait do you most dislike ?
Meanness
Believer or non ?
Believer
In which case, does anything irritate you about other believers ?
Happy-clappiness and arm-waving. Fundamentalism.
What would you rather people today did not do, other than obvious wickedness ?
Judge people`s characters by how much they weigh.
You are God. What sins do you find hardest to forgive ?
Cruelty to children. Cruelty to old people. Cruelty to animals.
What skills would you love to have ?
Playing the piano. Ski-ing.
What bores you ?
Having to sit through things.
One word to describe yourself ?
Uncompetitive.
What are you most looking forward to ?
The photographs of Wayne and Colleens wedding.
