The Importance Of Being Harpo
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
  I am not a number. I am a human being.
We citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia—our home is girt by sea, if you weren't aware—were each required by law to fill out a census form last night. The government now knows how many cars I have, what language I speak at home, how I got to work (WTF?), how much my rent is…

But they failed to ask the questions that really matter:

 
Comments:
Do you dress to the left or to the right?
to the left

How does one find true happiness?
by stopping one's obsession with finding it

Is it called soccer or football?
erm, please repeat the question... (kidding)

How do we bring peace to the Middle East?
we all hug each other more

What is the area of the finite region between the curve x = y² + 3y and the line x = 4y?
your mama... (hope she enjoyed perth)

What is your current favourite conspiracy theory?
that there is someone that wants my job... (where are they? i'll tell them a thing or two)

Is she thinking about me right now?
probably, you really shouldnt have killed her puppy

P Diddy. Genius?
(haha... found this online)
8% say He's a good role model..
60% say Fuck P-Doody
8% say He's OK in my book..
17% say I'm a jealous hater but I give him credit..
4% He should get back with Jennifer

only equals 97%? ...

What is a good recipe for pudding?
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon shortening, melted
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup boiling water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar and 1 tablespoon cocoa. Stir in shortening, vanilla and milk until smooth. Fold in nuts. Spread mixture in a 1 quart baking dish.
Stir together brown sugar, 1 tablespoon cocoa and boiling water. Pour carefully over pudding mixture in baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven 30 to 45 minutes, until set.
 
Do you dress to the left or to the right?
I feel really dumb for not understanding this question...at this point I prefered just being a number but we shall forge ahead.

How does one find true happiness?
A cheese sandwich and a cup of tea usually gets me there.

How do we bring peace to the Middle East?
While Israel is overly aggressive and everybody else feels a bit sickened by some of their actions I think the root of the problem, leaving aside historical considerations, could be solved by the surrounding arab states accepting Israel's right to exist. If you have the destruction of Israel written into your constitution I don't see how peace can ever be acheived.

What is the area of the finite region between the curve x = y² + 3y and the line x = 4y?
I'm back to wiching I was a number again.

What is your current favourite conspiracy theory?
That everyone has agreed to intentionally not compliment my singing voice despite me being really really good at it.

Is she thinking about me right now?
People don't think about you as much as they think they do...this has been both a liberating and deflating thing for me to realise. Liberating in that people who speak grumpily at you probably aren't actually grumpy at you they are just disappointed that it has been a while since someone gave them a cheese sandwich and a cup of tea. Sadly though the corollory is that she probably isn't thinking about you, she is thinking about cheese sandwiches and cups of tea.

P Diddy. Genius?
I think the best I can do is that he is not without some merit.

What is a good recipe for pudding?
Not a dessert man I am afraid. I can give you several fish pie recipes each ith their own strengths and weaknesses (contact me directly for this).
 
Do you dress to the left or to the right?
Only tailors really need to ask this question.

Is it called soccer or football?
It's called hooliganism.

How do we bring peace to the Middle East?
It's also called hooliganism.

What is the area of the finite region between the curve x = y² + 3y and the line x = 4y?
Since posing this question I've had to go away and wikipedia up some integral calculus in order to answer it. Turns out calculus isn't all that hard. Baking a pudding is harder. A Paddle Pop for the first comment with the correct answer.

Is she thinking about me right now?
He: "She probably doesn't know I exist. If only I could be in her world and share her dreams and desires. She is the most extraordinary person I know. I want to be her everything; her foundation; her ruin; her pedestal."

She: "I think I really like vanilla"

What is your current favourite conspiracy theory?
I've always liked the good old Moon Landing Was Faked one. Pure comedy.

P Diddy. Genius?
I intend to start a P Diddy Was Faked conspiracy theory.

What is a good recipe for pudding?
10g softened butter
1/3 cup golden syrup
250g softened butter, extra
250g sugar
250g self-raising flour
Pinch salt
5 eggs

Grease 1.5 litre pudding bowl liberally with butter.

Pour golden syrup into base of prepared pudding basin.

Beat butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy and well-combined.

Add flour, salt and eggs. Beat until well combined. Spoon cake mixture on top of golden syrup; smooth out with back of the spatula. Cover pudding with a disc of baking paper.

Cover dish with a pleated layer of baking paper and foil, baking paper side-down. (The pleat allows the pudding to expand during cooking). Tie pleated lid tightly around rim of bowl using kitchen string.

Place in a large steamer or saucepan with a trivet in the base. Pour boiling water into saucepan to come half way up sides of pudding bowl. Cover tightly and steam for two hours.
Pudding can successfully be steamed for at least half an hour longer if you find you do not want to eat it at the pre-designated time.

Serve with cream, ice-cream, custard or a Paddle Pop.
 
You are a dirty liar. I just looked up integral calculus and tried really hard for about 20 minutes and could make head nor tail of it. I shall buy my own paddle pop.
 
I come back from the weekend and look at the piece of paper where I'd written down my working for the answer to the calculus question. I notice that at one spot where I was supposed to square the number 3 I wrote 6! Oh this calculus stuff is harder than it looks.
 
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