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The Big SVC 2003 Questionnaire

 

RICHARD MERRY

 

 

Nicknames: Rich [and Mez, obviously]

Where in the world do you live? Durban, SA

Current marital status: single

Family: parents, one sister

Any pets? no

Hobbies: drinking, exploring new things, dreaming, Africa, drinking, surfing, Southern African politics, being colonial, offroading (Yamaha TT600, Toyota hilux), Transkai, Swaziland, Mozambique, dodgy officials, border crossings, learning, women, drinking, reading

One word to describe yourself: lucky

Favourite colour: bluey green

Favourite soft drink: Coke

Favourite alcoholic drink: Black Label (Carling not Johnny), Rum

Favourite time of year: cyclone season (Jan-March)

Favourite movie in the last year: only saw Kill Bill, that was ok

Favourite movies of all time: Wages of Fear (1930s), One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Zulu, Cool Hand Luke

Favourite kinds of music: most

Your dream car: smart Russian product called The T34

Favourite website: www.wavescape.co.za

Favourite bands: Led Zep, Smashin Pumpkins, Nirvana, Violent Femmes, Mafikizola, Clash, Beets 9th

Favourite food: meat - prefer game like Warthog and Impala. Really good seafood is hard to beat. Curly Wurlies were good.

Favourite kind of ice cream: full cream home made Cornish

Favourite TV shows: Everyone Loves Raymond

Favourite radio station/DJs: Radio 5 (SABC), Gareth Cliff

Aftershave/perfume of choice: Naaaa, not me

Shampoo and/or conditioner? Forget it, I keep it real short

Toothpaste: Yes, still.

Your best mate(s) at SVC: plenty

Favourite subject at SVC: Geman. French. Music.

Least favourite subject at SVC: Sport

[does Mr Merry have these last two mixed up??!]

Most embarrassing moment at SVC: every sports match we played against other schools - did we ever win?

One word to describe how you feel about SVC today: distant

What are you most proud of? Yorkshire

Something you are passionate about: freedom, Africa, democracy

Your idea of luxury: plumbing, electricity and paid work

What is the most shocking thing you have ever done: ....ha ha

Where was your last holiday? Swaziland

Your biggest regret in life? nothing except spearing you with a pen during a physics class, but I dont really regret that. It was part of the learning curve.

[Bless him! He remembered!]

What time do you usually go to bed? 9-11pm (depending when the drinking started)

What do you look for in a significant other? honesty and sincerity

Cat or dog person? Both taste like chicken. More meat on dog.

Your single greatest guilty pleasure? surfing on Monday mornings

What is your bad time of day? none

One pillow or two? none

Do you get on with your parents? yes, big time.

Where do you go to chill out? Swaziland or the backline

Have you ever been convicted of a crime? not since teen years

Adidas, Nike or Reebok? Adidas

Ever been skinny dipping? yep

Croutons or bacon bits? If you mean on a soup then both

Words to live by:
"life is too short to learn german and french"

July 2004

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