Ask me anything (zappaDPJ)
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I have it in mind that I knew this forum existed but I don't recall paying a visit until I became aware it was being kept off-line by someone with bad intentions. Once the issue was fixed I joined to show support and because there is such a great community spirit here 🙂
Many years ago I used to front a Frank Zappa tribute band. When I got my first dial-up connection the ISP asked me for a user name. I hadn't a clue what that actually meant so the ISP suggested my favorite band. As 'zappa' was taken I added my real world initials on the end and it's stuck with me for the best part of 30 years to such a degree, very few people use my real name. The lower case/upper case use was a thing back in the 90s and again it's something that stuck.
They are an abomination, often hired to scare the pants off small children on their birthdays. So that's a no to clowns
I'm told I have, dressed in a full, old fashioned nurse's uniform but I have no recollection of it whatsoever.
No, never!!! Even though I'm a law abiding citizen I've had multiple bad experiences with the police in the UK. I wouldn't work for any organization that was overtly dishonest, misogynistic, homophobic and violent. I appreciate it's a tough job but UK police operating standards are woefully low and about 50 years out of date.
So yeah, it's a no!
That's a question I did'nt have to think about and it comes with a valuable lesson learned.
Many years ago I was having a meal with my dad in a university graduate center. Across the room from us was a severely disabled guy with a carer really struggling to keep food in his mouth. It was a rather grim sight which caused me to think what's the point.
I few years later I saw his photograph on a newly published book called 'A brief History of Time'. The man sitting across the dining room from us turned out to be Steven Hawking, one of the greatest minds there has ever been. Lesson learned.
Currently an iPhone 11. My first smart phone was a free iPhone (a long story for another day) and it was a revelation. I couldn't believe how much it could do and I've stuck with iPhones ever since.
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Three. English is my main language plus French and German although I rarely get the chance to use either now so I'm probably a bit rusty. I could probably blag my way through a bit of Latin although I've not really used that since school.
Tu veux combien de mots? Ich weiß ziemlich viel. Sed non multum latine.
And if by chance my grasp of second languages is not as good as it might be, I apologise in advance if I've just insulted someone's mother or worse
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