Yes or No

[dawg]

"Over a mile"  
ha,ha,ha,ha ! 
Maybe you need to be told what the country was like up to the end of the 80s

Were you around before Ireland became a multinational refugee camp ?

[NNAHere]

Yes, ' cos I is relatively ancient also.

Do you remember "pressing button A" back in the day?

[dawg]

Wasn't that reserved for book keepers ( except in high yielding areas where accountants generally owned the patch ) ?

Did you ever thumb a lift ?  ( from the roadside that is )

[NNAHere]

I was thinking of the old payphones.

Nope to your question.

Did you get your full driving licence before the age of 25?

[DejaBoo]

YES

Ever ride on a motorbike?

[NNAHere]

Nope.

Ever been in a helicopter?

[DejaBoo]

No ....but now I wanna go on one (thanks alot nna) 

Planning any trips this year?

[NNAHere]

Yes. A short visit to Rome at the end of this month and -provisionally - a week or so in Iceland in the final quarter of the year.

Are you looking forward to the presidential handover of power next Monday?🫤

[DejaBoo]

Nope - not in the least, it's pretty bad when even the schools have to bring in psychologists to calm the children down for being worried about the Trump takeover.

Will you enjoy some good Italian food when in Rome?

[NNAHere]

Hopefully yes!

Are you good at remembering names of people you've met?

[dawg]

Oh Gawd, I met whatshisname yesterday, i'll never forget him, great guy

Did you ever lose your marbles ?

[Declan A Walsh]

No (not the physical ones anyway)

Have you ever won a prize of a weekend away in a hotel?

[NNAHere]

No.

Have you ever dined in a Michelin -star rated restaurant?

[DejaBoo]

No

Do you like your meat rare?

[dawg]

Meat doesn't seem to happen these days. Its fish or fowl. Dont know why, but there it is.

Know any languages apart from English ?

[NNAHere]

Nein, aber ich studiere Deutsch mit Duolingo.

Do you understand the above?

[dawg]

Jawohl!
Brings me back to the 70's

Is there a branch of Goethe-Institut in Dublin these days ?

[NNAHere]

Ja, es gibt.

Parlez -vous Francis?

[dawg]

Oooooh Jayzzzz

dats dark ages teaching. poor dotty old woman who lost here intended in the war & never got over it 

Dont think I remember any of it now


Habla Español ?







( sorry no upsideddown question mark up there......its the Irish / English keyboard )

[NNAHere]

Ummm....que? (Manuel style)

Did you ever attend a live comedy show?

[Declan A Walsh]

No.

Did you ever dance in a nightclub?

[dawg]

Oh Gawd, you mean boogie the night away ? No, No I have not

Can you cope with "modern life" ( y'know wha I mean like ? )

[Declan A Walsh]

Yes (I have adjusted to it anyway)

Have you ever listened to pirate, i.e. illegal/ unlicensed, radio?

[NNAHere]

Many, many moons ago, yes.

Do you periodically stream music or movies on 'a device'?

[DejaBoo]

No, I am not even sure what stream means.

Do you use your phone for anything other than as a phone... to ring people?

[dawg]

Well No , d'nokia would be 'bout 20yo. Its for voice ( I think it does texts too )

Would you want to live in Ireland if you didnt have to work ?

[NNAHere]

Yes, it's home but I reckon more travel will be great once retirement is achieved.

Have you put the dustbins in a shed or safe place in advance of the storm?

[Declan A Walsh]

Yes - tied together with twine!

Have you used any of the platforms that afford remote meetings/chats?

[dawg]

Ever used platforms ?  er,  Nooooo  !

Do you find 'normal' width shoes are not wide enough ?

A friend of mine tried this ... could only manage bootees ... so not exactly a success

[NNAHere]

Yes. Ecco shoes for the win (and also for the width).

Do you prefer if/ request that visitors take their shoes off at the front door?

[DejaBoo]

Prefer? No. Understand why it may be requested? Yes.

Do you know what is (or are a part of) something called a Webring?

[dawg]

Nope !

Had to look that up

Might FoG be part of a webring ?

[NNAHere]

If it's only one site (or could we count Boards too?) then wouldn't that be a 'No'?

Do you remember using Netscape Navigator?

[dawg]

Watcha mean by 'remember' ...

Do you think that my memory really gone That bad ?

[DejaBoo]

yes?

...was that a rhetorical question?

[NNAHere]

No- it's just that dawg is still using Netscape Navigator, quill pens and MS-DOS.

Am I right or am I right, dawg?

[dawg]

Yes, yes its true

The thing about it is that it has the option of keyboard driver for mouth

Have you ever used this option ?

[DejaBoo]

Nein, gnädige Frau!

Sprechen sie Deutsch?

[NNAHere]

Ich studiere Deutsch mit Duolingo aber ich spreche nicht so gut. Ausrede, ausrede...

An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas?

[dawg]

NNA, you may soon be of an age where there is no time to ask .....

Does Boo's dilemma sound like some minor MAGA acolyte has infiltrated her 'puter ?