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Show us the tackiest holiday decoration you can find.

USB Christmas tree

If you were stranded on an island, what five books would you bring?

submitted by CJP

Well, I'd prefer to take 5 books I hadn't read yet. That would certainly help pass the time!

But if it's my 5 most re-readable books, then these would be it.

1. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
2. Dirk Gently's Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul
3. One of the Georgette Heyer novels.. don't ask me which one. I usually pick them at random.
4. Harry Potter (ok,ok they're addctive)
5. The Eyre Affair.

Have you ever volunteered for something? If so, what?

I volunteer quite a bit actually! Not as much as I's like - I have to earn a living too!

My major effort is as a Joey Scout leader. In other words I entertain 7 year olds for 1 hour a week and get them interested in Scouting. I also get an excellent excuse to do fun science experiments and craft activities...

I suppose the most interesting thing I volunteered for was the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The volunteer applications closed about a year before the games and you could nominate what areas you wanted to work in. I nominated as a help desk operator as I'd had experience in that area. Unfortunately, I never made it to the Olympics - not even as a spectator. My son was born less than 2 weeks before they started and I had my hands full!!

Maybe next time they are in Australia?

Show us your most realible news source.

http://the-riotact.com/

What’s a simple thing you could do to save money, but are unwilling (or unable) to put to practice?
Sponsored by Microsoft Small Business.

I was going to post a serious answer to this, but then I saw that it was a sponsored question. So I will give you a way to save money instead, and most would be willing,

Thursdays

How could I resist and offer like that?

I even have a special icon for the occasion. For this special occasion, you can have 2 quotes.

Technology is a word that describes something that doesn't work yet.

    (JavaOne keynote, 1999)

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

                                            (Zaphod Beeblebrox)

What movies do you have memorized? Bonus points for sharing your favorite quote.
Submitted by Andymatic.

Ghostbusters

"Shhh.. Do you smell something"

"They go up"

"That's a big Twinkie"

"It's the StayPuft Marshmallow man"

"Nobody steps on a church in my town"

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The Blues Brothers (Widescreen 25th Anniversary Edition)

It's 106 Miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses" "Hit it."

"You got the cheesewhiz boy?"

"Four fried chickens and a coke" "..and some dry, white toast"

"This is glue. Strong Stuff"

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Red Dwarf Complete Collection [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

"4691 irradiated Haggis"
"No it's a chicken"
"Why break the habbit of a lifetime?"
"It's a garbage pod. It's a smegging garbage pod"
"Unrumble!"
"It's been cleaned"
"What is it?"
"Stoke me a clipper, I'll be back for Christmas"
"So let me get this straight. You want to fly on a magic carpet to see the King of the potato people? And plead with him for your freedom? And you're telling me you're completely sane?"
"I'm an animal. I'm a tasteless, uncouthed, mindless, tone deaf, randy, blokish, semi-literate space bum."

[Actually, the entire lot as classic quotes.. extra points for guessing the episodes]

Show us the very last picture you took. No cheating!

Centrepoint Tower

Star Theatre, Sydney

What's your favorite play and why?

Well I don't really have a favourite play at the moment, although I definitely prefer musicals. I did go and see two musicals (which I thoroughly enjoyed) on the weekend.

Zenophran and I went to Sydney to see The Phantom of the Opera at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney. It was a birthday present from my parents and I'd been looking forward to it for ages.

Phantom was absolutely brilliant, especially seeing it had Anthony Warlow in the lead role. I'd missed out seeing him 10 years ago in Melbourne as Rob Guest had taken over. This time, Anthony Warlow is the Phantom. He is really, really good.  :) One other thing that was much improved since I last saw it was the sound quality. :) They even used surround sound and it was gooooood!!

The other show I got to see was The Rocky Horror Show. I hadn't even realised that it was on at the moment, but when we got to StarCity on friday night, we saw the posters everywhere and just had to get tickets. I have just one comment about that - you got to love a theatre with built-in cocktail glass holders in the chairs!!

This was probably yesterday now.. but with the time difference, who knows..

I contributed 2 computers - one XP and one Suse 10.3

... can't wait until Friday !!!