An Interview With Menome.

i'll send some questions as soon as i can think of some.

Please does anyone else want to make any questions for Alec and Griff at-all?
I am going to send all the questions on friday, I hope.

I will send a food-item of up to two pounds in value to whomever sends the best question for me. Hopefully that'll entice you all.

It'll probably get lost in the post.

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Also, if Fruition gets you anywhere with Laura, you sort of might owe me.  

I'm more inclined to think it's going to lead to a restraining order, but I'll still buy you some non-erotic fruit.

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Also, if Fruition gets you anywhere with Laura, you sort of might owe me.  

Ahem...where is there to go?

The sky's the limit.

If they do, they'll be on the map.

i didn't know there was a prophecy. Still, pimps are always full of exciting surprises.

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Then the prophecy will be fulfilled and you'll all die.
Do you all want to die?
I reccommend you think about this for at least a long, long time.

I'm quite happy with them all dying from an evil prophecy, whilst we make sweet pineapple-based love in the cockpit of a Boeing 747.

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Well, nobody mentioned pineapples...

I just thought that pineapples must be feeling lonely after the melons and bananas got the limelight.

Tabby always does.

And as promised, here's my answers:

*An Interview With Menome.[Red]*[/color]
Questions by David-James, Strawberry and Thomas.

Howcome you really like Megazine?
I enjoy(ed) Megazine due to the sheer randomenss of it all. Here was a Teletext page with no set function, where you could write in about anything and everything, and still get printed. Plus, it had Jaffa Cakes.

Who are your bestest Mega-ziners ever?
I will always have a fond spot for The Brigadier, as it was the letters of his that I read, that made me continue reading after the first couple of days.

Which Mega-ziners do you think are really bad and annoying?
Surprisingly, not either of the two main suspects of recent years. Whilst I always preferred stuff from everybody else, Mondo and Daddypoos were still part of the 'Zine experience, even if it was just a case of loving to hate them.

Which Mega-ziners have influenced all your letters?
David-James probably inspired more letters than anyone thanks to attempting a few of the challenges.

Where does the inspiration for your letters come from?
Near a tree, by a river, there's a hole in the ground. There, you can find an old man of Erin going around and around, and it's easy to find him because he's a beacon when it's night. He does it in a strange fashion, but he does it to fight over what's in the hole in the ground, my fountain of inspiration.

What types of letters do you think are really neat and cool?
Any one which can make me smile. Or mention EVA-units, so ones from Deb and Princess Psycho.

Creative and ignored or boring and famous?
I'm already creative and ignored, so that solves that one.

If you'd never found 'Zine, what would you be like now?
Well, my post count would be higher on other forums, and I'd never have watched Stewart Lee on the BBC having forgotten it was on. I'd also have have never fround the shining fruit of my life, Laura.

Howcome you took really ages to write to Megazine?
Nerves, cowardice, lack of something irreverent to say.

Why did you kill Mega-zine? I was really upset!
Bamber made me do it! He manipulated me with promises of sweet red-button pushing.

Chocolate or fudge?
Chcolate fudge-cake.

What's your favourite chocolate bar?
Double Decker, easily. Has been since I was about three.

Which is your bestest Simpsons character?
Professor Frink, or Eddie & Lou.

What is your bestest Simpsons episode?
I honestly couldn't say, I like so many of the older episodes, and there's been a return to form at times lately.

Ralph or Milhouse?
Ralph.

What are your bestest books and movies and bands?
Crikey, one at a time!
Books: The Neverending Story/The Three Musketeers/Fantastic Mr Fox.
Movies: Flash Gordon/Stardust/Transformers (1987).
Bands: Muse/Radiohead/Depeche Mode.

What was the last book you didn't bother finishing?
DOES NOT COMPUTE.

What song gets you dancing?
"Over and Over" by Hot Chip.

What song makes you cry?
"I Will" by Radiohead made me a bit blurry-eyed when I first heard it, doesn't have that effect nowadays though.

What are the moral implications in blacking up as a slave for an America themed fancy-dress party?
None at all, save for the natural resources such as shoe polish being used for your costume.

If you were God, what seven changes would you make to everything?
1. I'd remove my own WLW-neck.
2. I'd let everyone who tried their best to achieve their dreams.
3. I'd make seagulls a source of high-power fuel, so that they could be hunted down and used for the good of mankind.
4. There would be no more than three talent/reality shows per year allowed across the whole of terrestial television. Specialist channels can cater for he rest.
5. Dinosaurs would be around again, but would be hypnotised into not eating people or pets.
6. Everyone could have a tree which produced lots of different fruits, so they could get their five a day.
7. Mutants (as in the X-Men) would begin to emerge in society.

How many times do you look in the mirror every day?
Two or three times. I try to avoid it as it means stooping down to normal-person head height.

Which historical figures do you most identify with?
Lenin, if only for want of a Communist system that works. As it is, it never will, so I don't try and push it.

Did you have an imaginary friend when you were little?
No need, my best friend lived in the house opposite me.

Would you rather have no hair on your head or no eyebrows?
I've seen someone who had their eyebrows shaved off, and I'd definitely prefer the head. I can at least wear a hat over that.

Have you ever been attacked by an animal?
Two dogs, and a cat. Both the dog-encounters were unprovoked, which is probably part of why I don't like them now. The cat; I was young, and grabbed it.

Why should you use all your superpowers for evil?
Because nobody else has superpowers, so you can't be stopped.

Do you have any nicknames?
Nope, never had any at school either.

If you were a sandwich filling, what would you be?
Inside someone's stomach.

If you were to appear on Jerry Springer, what would your episode be called?
My Wife Cheated On Me...With a Pineappale!

If aliens asked you to live on their planet for five years, would you go?
I've lived in Dundee for nearly three eyars now and managed, so yes.

Do you eat apple pips? Are you scared apple trees will grow in your tummy?
I don't, because they taste horrible.

Would you watch a public execution on TV?
Yes, so I could have an informed opinion on it the next day.

How do you feel about belonging to the club of people from VR who have worn berets?
Very proud. Berets are an important item in today's society, showing a paradoxical sense of fashion, whilst still deviating from the mainstream.

Do you really fancy Laura?
In all seriousness, she's an attractive girl from the photos I've seen, and fun to interact with on these boards, but I can't really say, having never actually met her. Plus, I doubt I'm anywhere near creative enough to challenge her artistic-y mind, so it wouldn't matter anyway.
I will however, continue to tease her with the aeroplane/fruit thing until she tells me to p*ss off.

*Word Association. (Please can you think of a word to describe everyone).
Davord...Corner.
DeLorean that got struck by lightning...Great Scott!
Elden Ray...Swoosh.
emma-the-'lil-angel...LITTLE.
Farmer Jack...Arr.
Freshly Squeezed Cynic...Juicy.
Griffplar of Doom...Claws.
Insane Jam Sow...Digitiser.
Juinor Minister...Yes.
Little Blue Fox...Blue.
Lilac Leopard...Less blue.
Menome...Who?
Mondo Ray...Umm.
One Winged Angel...Why hello...
Paddy Irishman...Potato.
Smashed Strawberry, Hector's House...Where?
Spiky Stuy...Haircut.
Topper...Bottomer.
Vigilante Maelstrom...
WLW...Gay.

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What types of letters do you think are really neat and cool?
Any one which can make me smile. Or mention EVA-units, so ones from Deb and Princess Psycho.

This reminds me, i haven't spoken with Lou in a long while :S

Fun interview though ^^

Jesus f*cking Christ, there's some shameless quoting of Nick Kershaw going on there. I was about four when that song came out

He quotes the full chorus of The Riddle in answer to one of the questions