Things You'd Like to Know

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
A: We do and yes I still wear those silly crownish paper hats that are folded up inside.

Q: Are any of you going to have a white Xmas? (we aren't 😳

A. We have just finished painting all the common areas of our house brilliant white ... so YES.

Q. What was public opinion like when the Canadian flag was changed?

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Q: At Xmastime, do you, should you use one, have a "real" or artificial tree?

A: We have a small (waist high) dark green artificial one.

Q: What proportion of forum-active-RHP'ers do you think will see snow fall on their homes on Christmas Day?

Originally posted by FMF
Q: What proportion of forum-active-RHP'ers do you think will see snow fall on their homes on Christmas Day?

Whoops. Wasted post. You had already asked that. Never mind. More money for Russ, apparently.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
A. We have just finished painting all the common areas of our house brilliant white ... so YES.

Q. What was public opinion like when the Canadian flag was changed?

A: As would be expected there was opposition both with the public and with parliamentarians. Debates occurred and in the end a vote in parliament adopted the new (current) flag.

Q: Are arranged marriages more likely to succeed than those which aren't?

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
Q: Are arranged marriages more likely to succeed than those which aren't?

A: I don't know what the stats are, and I am personally alienated by the idea of an arranged marriage, but I have spoken to Indians about it and one prominent point they make ~ especially women ~ makes sense: i.e. that it brings two families together united by a marriage they both condone and encourage, and the material and psychological support (rooted in that) for the family as it raises children ~ in the culture as it stands in India ~ often makes for a strong and enduring union from a practical point of view when romance may have come and gone, or never been particularly strong at any point. Of course, when arranged marriages perpetuate unhappiness or even abuse etc. then all that goes out the window.

Q: If I record a TV programme and give it to a friend to watch, is that a form of theft?

Originally posted by FMF
Q: If I record a TV programme and give it to a friend to watch, is that a form of theft?

A. Yes.

Q. Are you planning to surrender or do we have to come after you?

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Q. Are you planning to surrender or do we have to come after you?

A: I have a few people coming after me at the moment but I have a feeling that if I surrendered they'd be at loss for what to post.

Q: Whether one likes U2's music or not, the HBO concert broadcast of their 2015 concert in Paris is absolutely amazing, innit?

Originally posted by FMF
A: I have a few people coming after me at the moment but I have a feeling that if I surrendered they'd be at loss for what to post.

Q: Whether one likes U2's music or not, the HBO concert broadcast of their 2015 concert in Paris is absolutely amazing, innit?

A: I, for one will have to take your word for it.

Q: Was it taped and if so will it be available on VHS or 8 Track?

Originally posted by Great Big Stees
A: I, for one will have to take your word for it.

Q: Was it taped and if so will it be available on VHS or 8 Track?

A. VHS, I think 8 track is on the way out.

Q. I'm thinking of getting one of those new cd players. Can you recommend one that plays 78s?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
A. VHS, I think 8 track is on the way out.

Q. I'm thinking of getting one of those new cd players. Can you recommend one that plays 78s?

A: Unfortunately there was only one, the Yamaha CD-S2033-1/3 but because there were some technical issues. The YCD Superspeed Differentiator would overheat so they removed it, for obvious safety reasons.
Q: Can any question be answered logically?

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A: A woman who is my intellectual equal appeals to me.

Q: Will men and women ever really understand what makes the other "tick"?

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A: 'Ever' is a strong word, Drew - there is a player here at RHP who helped me when I was sad and confused after a tragic experience, and what he said changed a lot for me - 'enlightened' me, you might say. I will always be grateful for that.

Q: Feel ready for Christmas...?

Originally posted by lolof
A: 'Ever' is a strong word, Drew - there is a player here at RHP who helped me when I was sad and confused after a tragic experience, and what he said changed a lot for me - 'enlightened' me, you might say. I will always be grateful for that.

Q: Feel ready for Christmas...?

A: As ready as any of the Christmas' past.

Q: Are you ever REALLY ready for anything, because of that, ever present unknown?