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Here are the ones no-one got.

1. “I can wait to love in heaven” – Take This Bottle, by Faith No More
3. “Father says he is the only one” – My Life, by Saigon Kick
5. “T-Bone Billy just a singin’ the blues” – Makin’ A Mess, by Skid Row
6. “Feel like throwing in the towel don’t be a fool” – Get Up, by Van Halen
8. “Looking down on empty streets, all she can see” – Mercy Street, by Peter Gabriel
9. “I said I loved you and I told you on a Tuesday” – Lunatic To Love, by Presidents Of The USA
10. “Get ready for your life, won’t you take your place in line” – Survive, by Steve Vai
12. “I searched the world around for you” – Minus Celsius, by Backyard Babies
14. “All you women who want a man of the street” – Shoot To Thrill, by AC/DC
15. “What’s up with my heart when it skips a beat” – Dreaming Of You, by The Coral
19. “We get some rules to follow” – No One Knows, by Queens Of The Stone Age
20. “Plug me in I’m alive tonight” – Live Wire, by Mötley Crüe

Shame on you.
–c.

Ganked from almost everyone including Dave Letterman, Kate Moss and JK Rowling, but specific credit to Adrian Clark upon whose LJ I saw it first – the 20 First Lines Meme: Put iTunes on random, list the first line of the first 20 songs for people to guess.

Eyes down, and no Googling.

1. “I can wait to love in heaven”
2. “In a time when dinosaurs walked the earth”
3. “Father says he is the only one”
4. “The smile of dawn arrived early May”
5. “T-Bone Billy just a singin’ the blues”
6. “Feel like throwing in the towel don’t be a fool”
7. “It was a dusty old night and I’m the first to admit it”
8. “Looking down on empty streets, all she can see”
9. “I said I loved you and I told you on a Tuesday”
10. “Get ready for your life, won’t you take your place in line”
11. “So I looked in your direction, but you paid me no attention”
12. “I searched the world around for you”
13. “A man walks down the street”
14. “All you women who want a man of the street”
15. “What’s up with my heart when it skips a beat”
16. “What have we done with innocence”
17. “Of all the places I have seen and all the people I have known”
18. “C’mon kiddies gather round. Who’s your foremost friend in town?”
19. “We get some rules to follow”
20. “Plug me in I’m alive tonight”

I discounted a couple because the name of the song was right there in the first line. I mean “In the white room with black curtains at the station” wasn’t going to be too tricky, now was it?

Right. Get commenting. I’ll update this when people get them right. Off you trot.
–c.

And teh winnars are:
First prize goes to Blogapotamus for getting #13, “You Can Call Me Al”, by Paul Simon.
And here’s Jonah with #7 – The Darkness, with “One Way Ticket”. Rawk on.
Then came Mark with #16 – “Monkey Wrench” from the Foo Fighters.
Jeremy was next with a double whammy – #2 is “Quest For Fire” from Iron Maiden, and #18 was “Professor Nutbutter’s House Of Treats” from the wonderfully barking Primus.
Following that came Ian Myatt with two more – #4 is “Metropolis pt. 1 (The Miracle and the Sleeper)” by Dream Theater, and #11 is Coldplay’s “Shiver”. (I like Coldplay, by the way.)
Then we have the splendid Paul Hanness who spotted that #17 is “Live And Breathe” from Little Monkeys! Yay!

Another crappy meme in lieu of actually writing something (too busy at work, or insert your favourite excuse here…)
(Apologies for the weird formatting and huge empty spaces… too busy to fix it blah blah blah…)

After you die… Parallel UniverseAfter death, you will continue to exist as if nothing has ever happened. You will continue to be yourself, but because you are in a parallel universe, some things will be different. You may not have married the same person, you might live in a different spot, but you will be the same person underneath it all and you will continue your life unaware that you ever died.

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

Ah, good old memes. They’re so much easier than actually having to think of anything original to write in one’s blog.

That said, it’s rare to see something meme-ish cropping up on Zeldman‘s blog rather than the daily rash of LiveJournal meme-measles that goes around and around. Admittedly, it seems to be a tag-someone-else-to-do-it rather than a pick-it-up-and-run type, but fuck it. I read Zeldman, and I’m lacking anything interesting to post today, so here it is. Four Things.

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Four jobs I’ve had

1. Mixer in a soap factory
2. Ice-cream Van Driver
3. Credit Control Assistant (can we have our money please?)
4. Website Developer

Four movies I can watch over and over

1. A Knight’s Tale
2. Blade Runner
3. Star Wars (Episode 4: A New Hope)
4. Monsters, Inc.

Four places I’ve lived

1. Eastbourne, East Sussex
2. London
3. That’s
4. All

Four TV shows I love

1. Murphy’s Law
2. Red Dwarf
3. Spaced
4. 24

Four places I’ve vacationed

1. Rome
2. Kefalonia
3. Prague
4. Barcelona

Four of my favorite dishes

1. Spaghetti Carbonara
2. Chilli Con Carne
3. Thai Green Chicken Curry
4. English Breakfast

Four sites I visit daily

1. Zeldman.com
2. BBC News
3. Warren Ellis
4. Bogol

Four places I would rather be right now

1. Rome
2. Kefalonia
3. Prague
4. Barcelona

Four bloggers I am tagging (to do this meme)

1. Adrian Clark
2. Blogapotamus
3. Paul Seeempson
4. Mark McGuigan

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You have your instructions. Get to it.

–c.

This.
(via flemco)

As ganked from the personal blogs of John Major, Avid Merrion, 50 Cent, the late Rod Hull, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Well, it saves me actually having to write anything or think, doesn’t it?

A – Accent: None that I’m aware of, being brought up in the south east.
B – Breakfast Item: Coffee and bacon sarnies.
C – Chore you hate: Doing my timesheet at work.
D – Dad’s Name: Tom.
E – Essential everyday item: Sad but true, the mobile phone.
F – Flavor ice cream: Chocolate. Failing that, chocolate.
G – Gold or Silver: Silver
H – Hometown: Eastbourne.
I – Insomnia: Not very often. I used to get it bad when I was having my panic attacks, but those have largely abated and so has the insomnia, thankfully.
J – Job Title: Developer.
K – Kids: No thanks.
L – Living arrangements: Rented terraced house, living with girlfriend.
M – Mom’s birthplace: Not sure – Guildford, I think.
N – Number of pets you have: 1 cat, named Trevor.
O – Overnight hospital stays: one for chronic dehydration when very young, one for breaking my arm when I was 6 or so… that’s all I can recall.
P – Phobias: Spiders!!! Hate them.
Q – Queer?: Not as far as I’m aware.
R – Religious Affiliation: None.
S – Siblings: 1 brother and 1 sister from dad’s first marriage.
T – Time you wake up: 7.15am.
U – Unnatural hair colors you’ve worn: Hair is currently dyed darker brown than natural.
V – Vegetable you refuse to eat: All of them except potatoes and the occasional carrot.
W – Worst habit: Don’t know. I have lots, but you’d have to ask those around me which is the worst.
X – X-rays you’ve had: Teeth, left arm, kneecap (hairline fracture sustained in moped accident)
Y – Yummy: Bacon sandwiches. Couldn’t live without them.
Z – Zodiac sign: Capricorn.

Yeah I know, how very gauche. Or mauve, as Dank would have it. But it’s superheroes this time, and so I can’t leave it alone.

I was quite pleased with the result too…

Your results:
You are Iron Man

Iron Man 75% Spider-Man 70% Green Lantern 65% Supergirl 63% Catwoman 60% The Flash 60% Hulk 60% Wonder Woman 53% Superman 50% Robin 48% Batman 40%

Inventor. Businessman. Genius.

Click here to take the “Which Superhero are you?” quiz…

Iron Man = Rock! (monkey)
–c.

Latest music meme, ganked from everyone in the world including Kate Moss and the Pope. Let iTunes pick 13 songs at random and interpret them as the answers to these questions:

1. What do you think of me, Random Music Player?
Perfect – Alanis Morissette
Um… Thanks! I think there’s room for improvement, but that’s nice to hear!

2. Will I have a happy life?
Waiting For The Big One – Peter Gabriel
Yes I am! but will it ever come?

3. What do my friends really think of me?
Pay The Man – The Offspring
Good point – I owe Matt a tenner from lunch on Wednesday. I don’t like debt, but debt seems to like me.

4. What does my S.O. think of me?
Don’t Say It’s Over – Gun
I won’t! 6 years together and going strong.

5. Do people secretly lust after me?
Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots
Interesting… which states in particular?

6. How can I make myself happy?
Underwater Love – Faith No More
Hmmm. That’s going to be tricky, as I can’t swim.

7. What should I do with my life?
Rock N World – Enuff Z’Nuff
YES! I’m rocking small bits of the world, but the my goal for life is truly to rock the whole thing!

8. Why must life be so full of pain?
I Don’t Like Mondays – Boomtown Rats
Good call. I’m all about the 4-day week. In fact, can we skip Tuesdays too?

9. How can I maximize my pleasure during sex?
Fifth Rendezvous – Jean-Michel Jarre
Five times??? I’d be a dried out husk! Still, it might help to lose a few pounds…

10. Can you give me some advice?
Live In Japan – Mike Keneally
Oh I’d love to! Well, at least visit for a while. I love the Japanese. They’re so barking.

11. What do you think happiness is?
Suzy – Saigon Kick
Errr… I don’t know anyone called Suzy. I used to years ago, and I fancied her something rotten, but it wasn’t reciprocated, so I have to disagree with you there.

12. Do you have any advice to give over the next few hours/days?
Don’t Go Without – Adrian Clark
I probably won’t, as I got paid today. I’ve been going without for the last few days, and it’s time for some going with.

13. Will I die happy?
Living Is A Luxury – Vince Neil
True, true. So you’re saying don’t worry about the dying bit, get on with the living! Wise words, random music fella!