Getting to know you.............

[The Truth]

getting to know all about you.

I like to think many people on this forum are now firmly classified as friends, but how much do we know about each other? I will kick off and if others want to provide the info as well we might get to know each other a bit better. Might be a stupid idea but here goes:

Star Sign: Aries
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Food: Steak Medium Rare
Favourite Drink: Milk / White Wine
Favourite Singer: Elvis
Favourite Song: In The Ghetto
Football Team: Celtic / Swindon Town
Rugby Union: Gloucester
Rugby League: Wigan
Cricket: Gloucestershire
Favourite Place: Any Mountain Top, Barcelona
Holiday Destination: Vegas (of Course)
TV Prog: Morse
Film: Oceans 11
Heros: Martin Luther King Jnr, Ali, Bob Geldof
Occupation: Management / Poker / Charity ........as if you didn't know 
Phobias: Rats, Water
Chocolate: Cadburys Fruit and Nut
TV Advert: ....You buy one, you get one free
Comedian: Lenny Henry
Sit Com: Only Fools and Horses
Actor: John Thaw
Actress: Julie Walters
Favourite Musical: Grease
Favourite Play: The Dumb Waiter
Author: Robert B Parker
Fictional Character: Spenser

Feel free to add any categories you wish ..................

[snoopy1239]

Star Sign: Libra
Favourite Colour: Red
Favourite Food: Mummy’s pavlova
Favourite Drink: A cold bottle of Pedigree beer
Favourite Singer: Bob Dylan
Favourite Song: Four Pennies - Juliet
Football Team: Aston Villa
Rugby Union: Don’t Like Rugby Union
Rugby League: Don’t like Rugby League
Cricket: Don’t like Cricket
Favourite Place: Home
Holiday Destination: Las Vegas
TV Prog: Twin Peaks
Film: Goodfellas
Heros: My pops
Occupation: Man of leisure   
Phobias: Heights
Chocolate: Galaxy
TV Advert: John Smiths
Comedian: Peter Kay
Sit Com: Only Fools and Horses
Actor: Robert De Niro
Actress: Not big on actresses – so, Benicio Del Toro
Favourite Musical: Saturday Night Fever
Favourite Play: I got to play Mike Teevee in the school play, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – so that 1

Good idea

[Rod Paradise]

Star Sign: Scorpio
Favourite Colour: Green
Favourite Food: Steak bBurnt black & smoking  
Favourite Drink: Lager normally - good rum on special occaisions
Favourite Singer: Stuart Adamson
Favourite Song: I Know We're Not In Kansas (Big Country)
Football Team: Celtic (and anyone playing England  )
Rugby Union: ?
Rugby League:
Cricket: Oh come on - you're having a laugh now aren't you    
Favourite Place: Bermuda
Holiday Destination: Bermuda
TV Prog: Shameless
Film: Dogma
Heros: Gerald Durrell
Occupation: Telecom Engineer (unless someone can get me a job with an online poker company somewhere nice)
Phobias: None really (apart from Big Slick  )
Chocolate: Cadburys Dairy Milk Buttons
TV Advert: The old Tennents Caledonia one
Comedian: Bill Hicks
Sit Com: Only Fools and Horses/Porridge
Author: Chris Brookmyre, Bryce Courtenay
Poker Venues Played in Regularly: Cincinnati's (occaisionally Riverboat) both Glasgow
Regular Home Game?: Yes - The TPT (Tannochside Poker Tour.

[Longy]

Go on The Truth tho some of these categories could be hard for the less cultured amongst (me for example)

Star Sign: Scorpio
Favourite Colour: Yellow
Food: Curry
Drink: Coke/ Lager/ Red Wine
Band/Group: Too many to mention (Stone Roses, New Order, Joy Division)
Song: Atmosphere - Joy Division
Football Team: Norwich City
Rugby Union: Not my sport
Rugby League: St Helens
Cricket: Nottinghamshire
Favourite Place: Portmerion (North Wales)
Holiday Destination: Anywhere abit different
TV Prog: Neighbours (don't ask why its rubbish always watched it)
Film: Shawshank Redemption
Heroes : Anari Bevan, Andrew Flintoff and Ricky Hatton
Occupation: Maths Teacher (No im not doing this during my free period)
Phobias: Snakes
Chocolate: Milkybars, Double Deckers
TV Advert: Hmm not a clue
Comedian : Peter Kay
Sitcom : The Office
Actor: Kevin Spacey
Actress: Katie Holmes (Ok her looks do have something to do with it)
Favourite Musical and Play: Um pass wouldn't have a clue

[TightEnd]

Star Sign: Aries
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Food: (anything) Roast lamb and all the trimmings  
Favourite Drink: Red wine
Favourite Singer: Michael Stipe
Favourite Song: Have I told you lately...Van Morrison
Football Team: Leicester City
Rugby Union: Leicester tigers
Rugby League: not fussed
Cricket: Leicestershire    
Favourite Place: On top of table mountain
Holiday Destination: Australia
TV Prog: Have I got news for you
Film: Apocalypse Now
Heros:  Today, tikay.  
Occupation: Fund manager
Phobias: Chalk on blackboards
Chocolate: Yes please. Crunchie
TV Advert: Hamlet
Comedian: Billy Connolly
Sit Com: The Office/Porridge/Rising Damp/Reggie Perin/Fawlty Towers
Author: Ian Rankin
Poker Venues Played in Regularly: Luton/Gutshot/the Vic
Regular Home Game?: Yes - The sensational Cheesey home game in MK.


GREAT IDEA FOR A POST, THANKS
 

 
 
 

 

[ACE2M]

Star Sign: Virgo
Favourite Colour: Green
Food: Cripsy duck and pancakes
Drink: White wine
Band/Group: Radiohead
Song: Hallelujah - leonard Cohen
Football Team: Stoke city
Rugby Union: England
Rugby League: Leigh
Cricket: England
Favourite Place: Abersoch
Holiday Destination: Anywhere thats not here
TV Prog: Seinfeld
Film: Naked - mike leigh
Heroes : Ricky Hatton, tom yorke, my grandad
Occupation: IT
Phobias: Snakes
Chocolate: Whole nut
TV Advert:
Comedian : bill hicks
Sitcom : seinfeld
Actor: Al pacino
Actress: Angeluina Jolie (entirely based on her unbelievable attractiveness)
Favourite Musical and Play: Don't like musicals or plays

[AdamM]

Star Sign: Pisces
Favourite Colour: Red
Favourite Food: Steak Medium Rare
Favourite Drink: Bud
Favourite music: most things Rock / blues / guitar based
Favourite Song: Time of your Life (Good Ridance) - Greenday
Football Team: Man U
Rugby Union: nah
Rugby League: nah
Cricket: test only (not just since the ashes)
Favourite Place: on any stage with a guitar on
Holiday Destination: no where in particular
TV Prog: currently - Deadwood
Film: Way of the Dragon
Heros: Joe Satriani, Bruce Lee
Occupation: shuffleupshirts.com and poker
Phobias: none
Chocolate: chocolate covered Brasils
TV Advert: new guiness one, reversed evolution thing
Comedian: Stephen Wright
Sit Com: Scrubs
Actor: Pacino or De Niro
Favourite Musical: nah
Favourite Play: The Dumb Waiter (nice one Davey)
Author ; Pratchett
Fictional character: Commander Sir Sam Vimes
Poker Venues Played in Regularly: Nottingham Gala
Regular Home Game?: several in Notts/Grantham including own
reason i come here: The door was open and Tikay and a handful of people I recognised by name were chatting about poker. Stayed because it turned into a massive group of nice people chatting about alsorts.

[Heid]

OK, here's mine:

Star Sign: Aries
Favourite Colour: Green
Food: Oh god, as those who have met me can tell from my girth - too many things!
Drink: Root Beer
Band/Group: Queen, Bare Nakedladies, Harry Connick Jr
Song: Too many to mention
Football Team: Wigan
Rugby Union: none
Rugby League: none
Cricket:hate it
Favourite Place: Las Vegas (10 visits and counting!)
Holiday Destination: Las Vegas!
TV Prog: Lost
Film: Close Encounters
Heroes : My friend Mel, and My friend Paul - both for very different reasons:)
Occupation: Community Manager - large online company
Phobias: Daddy Long Legs
Chocolate: Yes!
TV Advert: Guiness
Comedian : Robin Williams
Sitcom : Cheers
Actor: Kevin Spacey
Actress: Helen Hunt
Favourite Musical and Play: Blood wedding for the Play, Oklahoma! for the Musical
Author: Carl Hiassan
Poker Venues Played in Regularly: Plaza/GN/Gutshot/the Vic
Regular Home Game?: No!


I surprised myself with some of those answers!

[North Angel]

Star Sign: Aquarius
Favourite Colour: Red
Favourite Food: Chicken
Favourite Drink: Vodka
Favourite Singer: Alisha Keyes
Favourite Song: A Woman's Worth
Football Team: Hate It
Rugby Union: Newcastle Falcons
Rugby League:
Cricket: Hate It
Favourite Place: Home
Holiday Destination: Vegas
TV Prog: Any hospital prog with blood and guts
Film: The Colour Purple
Heros: Dont have one.
Occupation: Charity Stuff
Phobias: Bridges (can't walk over one)
Chocolate: Fry's Turkish Delight
TV Advert: John Smiths
Comedian: Peter Kay
Sit Com: My Family
Actor: Samuel L Jackson
Actress: Diane keaton
Favourite Musical: Saturday Night Fever
Favourite Play: Blood Brothers
Author: Martina Cole
Fictional Character: hmmm not sure.
Poker Venues Played : Hit Casino Slovenia, Barcelona, Vegas and many UK casinos

[patman]

Nice idea,

so as its a slack friday!

Star Sign: Taurus
Favourite Colour: burgundy
Favourite Food: sausages...good ones and any meat, macaroni cheese mmmh...runs to fridge
Favourite Drink: Yes all of it apart from cider
Favourite Singer: bruce springsteen
favourite band: used to be REM
Favourite Song: too many but for different reasons..smething so strong labbe sifre and stand by REM
Football Team: Celtic
Golfer: seve...had it all
Favourite Place: good choice  - Any Mountain Top, where my family are!
Holiday Destination: skye although always fancied canada/new zealand as well
TV Prog: Blackadder/boys from the balckstuff/
Film: Shawshank redemption , 12 angry men
Heros: gandhi
Occupation: steel inspector/project manager...firefghter...average poker player with tendencies to fishiness
Phobias: moths
Chocolate: munchies and lion bars
TV Advert: ....fosters ads and carling ones are funny too...the bungee one where the croc takes his head off PMSL
Comedian: early billy connelly before he became a diddy and relied on swearing,
Sit Com: porridge
Actor: Morgan freeman
Actress: Katherine hepburn
Favourite Musical: les miserables
best thing about life: people who have the amazing knack of lifting you up when you are down..a priceless gift.
worst thing about life: messing with people  and their lives just because you can ...why why why

reason i come here: its friendly , i learn about poker and Kolchester Kev wears a skirt sometimes

[luckyblind]

Star Sign: Cancer
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Favourite Drink: Guinness
Favourite Singer: Bon Scott
Favourite Song: November Rain
Football Team: Nottingham Forest
Rugby Union:  
Rugby League:  
Cricket:  
Favourite Place: New York
Holiday Destination: Bahamas
TV Prog: Soprano's
Film: Goodfella's
Heros: Angus Young, Stuart Pearce, Brian Clough
Occupation: Shop Owner, Tournament Director  
Phobias: Flying Ryanair
Chocolate: Twirl
TV Advert: Carlsberg
Comedian: Peter Kay
Sit Com: Only Fools and Horses
Actor: Al Pacino
Actress: Jennifer Aniston
Favourite Musical: Rocky Horror
Favourite Play: Twelth Night
Author: Ian Rankin
Fictional Character: Garfield

[The Baron]

Star Sign: Scorpio
Favourite Colour: Liverpool Red
Favourite Food: Either Siam Thani or Mogul E Azam in Nottingham. The Akbari Tikka in that place is AMAZING!!
Favourite Drink: Guinness
Favourite Singer: Probably Freddy Mercury
Favourite Song: Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl
Football Team: Liverpool - The European Champions!
Rugby Union: England
Rugby League: Great Britain
Cricket: England/India
Favourite Place: The Voodoo Lounge, The Rio, Las Vegas
Holiday Destination: Las Vegas
TV Prog: Who's Line is it Anyway?
Film: Godfather pt I or The Usual Suspects.
Heros: Muhammed Ali, Nelson Mandela, Bruce Lee, Homer Simpson, Bender (from futurama), Steven Garrard, my friends and family but to name a few.
Occupation: Tyrant
Phobias: Pocket Jacks
Chocolate: Yorkie
TV Advert: Grolsch
Comedian: Lee Evans / Jack Dee
Sit Com: Only Fools and Horses
Actor: Jack Nicholson/Daniel Day Lewis/Anthony Hopkins/Al Pacino/Tom Hanks/Edward Norton
Actress: Judi Dench, and Jessica Alba for a whole other reason
Favourite Musical: West Side Story
Favourite Play: I was in 12 Angry Men at uni so that.
Favourite Author: JK Rowling
Favourite Fictional Character: Jessica Rabbit
Regular Home Game: Yes and we have an Olympic Silver Medallist in it!

Great thread.

[The Truth]

Having read the posts so far I think I know some people a lot better, but how well do I know myself? How many of the answers somebody else has given do you think to yourself 'Sh*t how did I forget that' or 'damn I should have picked that one'?

One afro for each one of those thoughts.

    

[byronkincaid]

Star Sign: Aries
Favourite Colour: Blue
Favourite Food: Chicken stew with dumplings
Favourite Drink: Ribena
Favourite Music: Old Skool rave
Favourite Song: anything by Acen
Football Team: Liverpool
Rugby Union:
Rugby League:
Cricket:
Favourite Place: nice beach
Holiday Destination: Vegas (of Course)
TV Prog: i am slightly concerned that I like Stargate SG1 so much
Film: Goodfella's
Heros: Ian Andersen
Occupation: Professional House Husband  
Phobias:
Chocolate: Toblarone
TV Advert:
Comedian: Bloke who does Ali G
Sit Com: South Park
Actor: De Niro
Actress: Bird who does Buffy
Favourite Musical: Was thinking of seeing The Producers, ain't got round to it
Favourite Play:
Author: ian Andersen
Poker Venues Played in Regularly: The Full House

[action man]

star sign  cancer
colour    Green
Food   steak pie and chips/peas + hendersons
Drink  Pint of carling darling
music  R+ B
Singer Frank sinatra
Song  You to me are everything ----- Real thing
team Sheffield Wednesday
place : abroad with best mates---- malia was good
Tv prog--  league of gentlemen
Film--- a time to kill
heroes--- Bob monkhouse, David Hirst, Devilfish
Occupation--- poker $50,$100, $200 stt's mainly
phobias --- birds (pidgeons)
comidian lee evans
sit com -royale family
Actor  samuel l Jackson
Actress nicole kidman
musical -- "im from sheffield you know"
Author--- irvine welch
Poker places-- sheffield leeds vic occasionaly