5 Random Facts About You

[PsychoMuppet]

I'm not especially active on this forum but this looks like fun:

1. In 1995 I won a national science competition in the creative writing category (topic was wildlife corridors). The award was presented by a famous Sydney news reader, Richard Morecroft.

2. When I was 12 (also 1995) I had to do a DT project on an innovative product. I chose the Mclaren F1 which became my favourite car for many years (after learning how awesome it is). I even wrote to the Mclaren HQ in Woking and they sent me an information pack including a full sales brochure and a magazine article/review. Sadly, being 12, I cut up both to put pictures in my project.

3. I was one of the original moderators on the original Official Playstation Australia forum. I had a different moniker back then.

4. My first job was as a call centre operator supplying hints, tips and cheats for video games. We had tens of thousands of games for all platforms. I left before the business died as more people got the internet.

5. I'm married to a Chinese girl who comes from a city in northern China. The city has the fourth largest urban population in China and most people haven't heard of it.

 

[ildd]

I think #2 is the best thing I've read this week. That's so awesome... probably wouldn't happen today.
(Same with #4; I didn't know those existed )

 

[PsychoMuppet]

@ildd My parents were very impressed at the time that Mclaren just didn't ignore me. After I got the pack, I still had a few questions so I wrote a fax and had my dad send it to them from his office. They replied the same day (by fax) with the info I needed.

Re #4: I haven't looked at a game manual for a while but if you flip to the back page of a PSX or PS2 game manual you will see a bunch of phone numbers for various countries. The calls were charged at like $2 per min, parents would call us to see if their kid had been calling a phone sex line.
We had a massive database with walkthroughs, cheats, strategy guides and even some technical support articles if the game was for PC.

 

[ildd]

Ah, the good times... When supercar manufacturers cared about the fans, and not only those who had money
Now that you say it, I think I remember seeing numbers in a couple early PS2 games. I still have a bunch of them, I'll take a look tomorrow.

 

[W3H5]

5. I'm married to a Chinese girl who comes from a city in northern China. The city has the fourth largest urban population in China and most people haven't heard of it.

Which City? I've probably been there.

 

[PsychoMuppet]

Which City? I've probably been there.

Tianjin, I enjoy visiting because my wife's family is so welcoming (she also has family in Baotou which is awesome too). I've loved travelling through other parts of China as well.

 

[W3H5]

I really enjoyed my time in BaoTou, even if I insisted on calling it bag head. Lots of wealth there compared to most parts of China from what I could tell.

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Randomness:
-I'm studying automotive engineering
-I'm 18 and I have never had a proper job, yet.
-I go karting with a proper racing driver (and lose, badly)
-I will not tolerate people trying to tell me who I should be or what I should do with my life.
-My favourite decade for cars is the 1960s.

 

[W3H5]

- I drink far too much Coke
- Sneezing is something I enjoy
- I never use shampoo on my hair
- I've considered having the ends of my little fingers cut off because they're useless
- I've never owned a monkey

 

[axletramp]

Randomness:
-I'm studying automotive engineering
-I'm 18 and I have never had a proper job, yet.
-I go karting with a proper racing driver (and lose, badly)
-I will not tolerate people trying to tell me who I should be or what I should do with my life.
-My favourite decade for cars is the 1960s.

You forgot: -Pretends to be American

- Sneezing is something I enjoy

Apparently one sneeze is 17% of an orgasm. Worth thinking about...

 

[W3H5]

Apparently one sneeze is 17% of an orgasm. Worth thinking about...

I think that depends on how recently you've sustained an abdoninal injury.

Ever tried enjoy a sneeze with bruise ribs?

 

[axletramp]

Yes, this morning.

 

[CarBastard]

1. A blonde german drunk chick screamed something at 15-yo me when I was on a tram in Augsburg. I asked my german-speaking cousin for a translation and she said "just ignore her".

2. I have a head gasket from my FE3N Mazda engine next to the 3rd gear synchro from mom's Fiat Palio under my nightdesk, the brake discs of said Palio serving as weights on my G27 cockpit and a Fiat hubcap on my bedroom wall.

3. Me and my girlfriend both love the Foo Fighters and their song "February Stars" is perfect for us given that we were both born on the 5th of February.

4. I have the starter pack of Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters but I never got to play it with anyone.

5. I carry a Victorinox Climber multipurpose everywhere I go.

 

[PsychoMuppet]

I really enjoyed my time in BaoTou, even if I insisted on calling it bag head. Lots of wealth there compared to most parts of China from what I could tell.

The only thing I didn't like about Baotou was the 14 hour overnight train ride to and from. Those bunks are...

Other than that it was great. I personally didn't notice that their was any more wealth than other cities in China. My wife's cousin drove us through some pretty impoverished areas.

The most extreme soapy of wealth I saw in China was in a shopping centre in Shanghai. Can't remember the name but it was overly opulent.

Sadly I haven't learnt much Mandarin, my wife had made nary an attempt to teach me so I'm limited to a few sentences...

 

[MrUnknown]

Random time!

-I have the same name as one of the Pewds' pugs: Edgar.

-I smoked my first cigar when I was 2 years old. Still it didn't get me. *phew*

-I have a love-hate for the Prius.

-German cars never gave me a car boner. (Until... 918)

And...


Boobies...

 

[GranTurismo916]

1. I can't swim.
2. I'm dominant in my right hand but dominant in my left leg.
3. I'm Ghanian (mostly,) Puerto Rican (a lot,) Irish, and Romanian.
4. I'm #7 on the leaderboard for Lasso (expert) on Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock on guitar.
5. Umm...My sister had popcorn twice today?

 

[Lizard]

-I go karting with a proper racing driver (and lose, badly)

Who?

-I will not tolerate people trying to tell me who I should be or what I should do with my life.
.

You should become a full time carer for Danny. There I told you what to do with your life.

- Sneezing is something I enjoy

You would love to be part of my family then. We all have this curse where when we sneeze we always sneeze at least 5 times in a row.

 

[GT5Redsucker23]

1. Like @GranTurismo916 I don't know how to swim.
2. I'm a great rice cooker (far better than my mom no question)
3. I love supercars
4. I love mountain bikes
5. I get distracted easily (probably because I have ADHD)

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

1. I got my drivers license when I was almost 18.
2. My first gaming handheld was an original Gameboy.
3. The first video game I played was Tetris.
4. The first supercar I've learned of was the Ferrari F40.
5. I've rode along in a Nascar Sprint Cup Car once last year.

 

[ildd]

I really hate when my dad drives and I'm the passenger
I hate going to my grandmas because there's very slow, limited internet, and a bunch of flies
I like sleeping on air mattresses
I need new shoes
The only "supercar" I like is the McLaren F1

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

1. I find it annoying when someone is tailgating me while I'm in the slow lane when they could just simply overtake me in the lane to the left.
2. I detest people that swerve through traffic lanes and turn without using their signals.
3. I've went to Walt Disney World once.
4. I have a fear of heights.
5. I don't hate the Star Wars prequels.

 

[White & Nerdy]

Don't remember. I can't FPS to save my life. My K/D in Black Ops 2 is like 0.53 or something. I have decent games but am highly inconsistent
Don't remember. I don't like my job anymore
Don't remember. Part of me revels in lower-class status and thinks luxury sedan drivers (or anyone who considers interior materials quality when buying a car) are posh, snobby wimps.
Don't remember. I don't wait for left-lane dawdlers to move over. The sign says "slower traffic keep right" not "no passing on right".
Don't remember. I never use air conditioning in my car as a matter of principle.

 

[Azure Flare]

You forgot: -Pretends to be American British

FTFY.

 

[Bo]

1) I experience phases of obsession. As you can probably see now, the Peaking of Pikes makes me very happy.

2) The Tacoma Goodwood run gives me goosebumps every time I see it.

3) I now write for an F1 website. And money's involved.

4) My whole name is Swedish.

5) I used to get racecraft tutoring back when I did karts. Then I got injured, had to give up, but i'm now looking at historic karting .

 

[ildd]

Part of me revels in lower-class status and thinks luxury sedan drivers (or anyone who considers interior materials quality when buying a car) are posh, snobby wimps.

K den

 

[JAHHAJ]

I hate going to my grandmas because there's very slow, limited internet, and a bunch of flies

The fact your grandma has internet makes me jealous .

 

[ildd]

The fact your grandma has internet makes me jealous .

She doesn't. I have to use in-and-out 3g internet only on my phone.

 

[JAHHAJ]

Oh right, I thought you meant your grandma has internet

 

[sparkytooth]

1. I don't know what to do with my life.
2. I have an...interesting imagination.
3. I'm picky with my friendships.
4. I'm slowly losing my sanity, or what's left of it.
5. I despise most of my family.

 

[Bo]

1. I don't know what to do with my life.
2. I have an...interesting imagination.
3. I'm picky with my friendships.
4. I'm slowly losing my sanity, or what's left of it.
5. I despise most of my family.

1. Look at LFA's.
2. It's fantastical.
3. I can confirm. You're very kind though.
4. We know nothing of this "sanity".
5. From what you've said, you sure do!