Rapid Fire Questions

This Blog Questions Challenge comes from Alice Bartlett’s Weaknotes, by way of by best Canadian buddy Alex.

Would you ever live in Chicago?

• Yes, I’m planning to do so in retirement. But not during winter..

Aren’t people who turn off Read status on WhatsApp fundamentally a bit sinister?

• People who use WhatsApp are a bit sinister.

Do you fold or scrunch your toilet paper?

• I don’t understand the troubles someone who scrunches must be going through.

If you had to be in a committed 18-month live-in relationship with one of the following former Liverpool football managers—Rafael Benítez, Roy Hodgson, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Roy Evans, Brendan Rodgers—which one would you choose:

• Whoever has the place with the best balcony.

Have you ever slapped anyone?

• Sure, just not on the face.

Coke or Pepsi?

• Coca-Cola till I die.

Babies or toddlers?

• I’m done with all that. Next question.

Who was the best Spice Girl?

• This feels like a trick question, but I’ll say Posh.

Are there too many podcasts?

• Obviously.

Costa, Nero, Starbucks, Pret — what’s your ranking?

• I drink coffee in the States, so I have to abstain.

How many people do you trust enough to lend £200 to?

• More than 10.

How many people in your family would turn down a peerage?

• No one in my family knows what that means.

Which is the most basic Monopoly piece?

• The car.

When was the last time you blocked a toilet?

• …

Oh look we’re all out of time