Dear Niall

[Neil.]

Now that Niall is an admin with sexy itallic letters, we need a dear Niall thread, so we can plague him with questions. Perhaps the questions should be nothing to do with the board, just general problems in our every day lives, which Niall can share his wisdom on. So, to start things off, I've two crucially important questions for our beloved new admin. Hooray for Niall!

Question 1:
Dear Niall,

Our names are similar, but not the same. Does this mean that we're both awesome, albeit in different ways? This was the case with Gem and Gemsy (although they were awesome in similar ways too) so does this also apply to us?

Regards,
Neil (not Niall)

Question 2:
Dear Niall,

I've been eating Bourbon Creams today, and I don't seem to be able to stop. Are they the original concept for the Pringles Crisps?

Regards,
Neil (still not Niall)

[Niall]

Thank you Neil. I wish you, Gem and Gemsy were all still mods, simply so we could continue to be the new Gem/Gemsy.

As much as Gem and Gemsy are both awesome, so are we. You are Irish, yet my name is the Irish version of your name. I don't know what that means, but I think we may have been given the wrong souls by God or something when he was making us. Which is something that definitely happens.

As for the biscuits - no. It's convergent snackvolution. Both were formed separately and independently accumulated their addictive qualities matched only by heroin and oxygen.

[JessicaSarahS]

Dear Niall,

Any plans for the weekend?

<3,

Jessica

[Niall]

Not really. I should really finish the paper I'm working on to be honest. It's really exciting... Near Infrared Variability of M Dwarfs in WFCAM Transit Survey. I might do some Christmas shopping though

[Neil.]

Originally Posted by Niall

Thank you Neil. I wish you, Gem and Gemsy were all still mods, simply so we could continue to be the new Gem/Gemsy.

As much as Gem and Gemsy are both awesome, so are we. You are Irish, yet my name is the Irish version of your name. I don't know what that means, but I think we may have been given the wrong souls by God or something when he was making us. Which is something that definitely happens.

As for the biscuits - no. It's convergent snackvolution. Both were formed separately and independently accumulated their addictive qualities matched only by heroin and oxygen.

This is cool. Ask Niall is like for scientific answers to dumb questions!

I wish i was still a mod too, or at least something like a colourdy undertitle, or even being able to lol at the sexual tension in the mod section . Those were good times. That being said, james90 is doing a great job in KnT, and he's definely got more time to devote to it than me!

That's crazy about the snack thing. I never would have thought tasty treats had such a historical past....

Dear Niall,

How can i bzzzzzzzt with my kaoss pad like matt bellamee? (this question has plagued knt recently...)

Regards,
Neil

[JessicaSarahS]

Originally Posted by Niall

Not really. I should really finish the paper I'm working on to be honest. It's really exciting... Near Infrared Variability of M Dwarfs in WFCAM Transit Survey. I might do some Christmas shopping though

That sounds fun... Well, the Christmas shopping does.

Originally Posted by Neil.

This is cool. Ask Niall is like for scientific answers to dumb questions!

Yup!

Originally Posted by Neil.

That being said, james90 is doing a great job in KnT

Dear Niall,

Do you drink coffee? If so, how do you like it? I just bought some peppermint mocha creamer and it is delicious.

- Jessica

[Neil.]

Originally Posted by JessicaSarahS

I just bought some peppermint mocha creamer and it is delicious.

ily.

[JessicaSarahS]

Originally Posted by Neil.

ily.

[Super Sammy!]

Dear Niall,

Is there any particular reason why my nose keeps running although I am not sick? After all, you're training to be a doctor, you should know these things.

With love,
Snotface

[melon]

Dear Niall,

I <3 you and when is the next boat party?!

Love,
Mel

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Super Sammy!

Dear Niall,

Is there any particular reason why my nose keeps running although I am not sick? After all, you're training to be a doctor, you should know these things.

With love,
Snotface

You may have a minor infection in your sinuses. Or you have an allergy to your own face. I'd suggest wrapping in tinfoil and linseed oil then reciting the prayer of twelve hundred hingèd legged ground beasts praying to Ba'al.

Does the trick.

<3

Originally Posted by melon

Dear Niall,

I <3 you and when is the next boat party?!

Love,
Mel

SOON. I'm skyping with Kat and we'll organise a proper party or we can do one of those massive everyone parties.

Like the time I got naked.

<3

Originally Posted by JessicaSarahS

Dear Niall,

Do you drink coffee? If so, how do you like it? I just bought some peppermint mocha creamer and it is delicious.

- Jessica

I had coffee for the first time in 3 years earlier. I had a sip of my friends chilled vanilla latte with cream early and it was so good. I'm a tea man. You know 60 billions cups of tea a year are drunken in Britain every year? That's 135 million a day, and there are only 70 million of us.

<3

Originally Posted by Neil.

This is cool. Ask Niall is like for scientific answers to dumb questions!

I wish i was still a mod too, or at least something like a colourdy undertitle, or even being able to lol at the sexual tension in the mod section . Those were good times. That being said, james90 is doing a great job in KnT, and he's definely got more time to devote to it than me!

That's crazy about the snack thing. I never would have thought tasty treats had such a historical past....

Dear Niall,

How can i bzzzzzzzt with my kaoss pad like matt bellamee? (this question has plagued knt recently...)

Regards,
Neil

Hmm. I think you should probably tell them to run as many volts of electric into in and them ask them to spit on it and then kiss bellamee shrine and then die of too many electrics.

<3

[Neil.]

Dearest Niall,

I have a project due on monday that's worht 17.5% of my thesis. Thing is, it's my brother's 30th tonight and there's a big shindig. The project is about 62% done with about a day's work left. So, ruling out not drinking tonight, is there a way I can structure my drinking to minimalize the extent to how hungover I'll be tomorrow? I already have a hearty meal at the "in production" stage, but what should I drink/avoid? Beer? Cider? Wine? Jagerbombs? Double Jack + Cuke? What would Effy Stonem do?

Le Thanks,
Neil

[Niall]

Effy Stonem would not go to here brother's birthday party. She would take substances with numbers in their names in a warehouse while something by SBTRKT plays in the background.

(Don't do that.)

Go to the birthday and make everything third drink a small soft drink. Half a pint of coke or something. It doesn't really matter what the alcoholic drinks are, the mixing of drinks thing is a myth. When you get home, eat something rich in carbohydrates and fats but not too pungent or aromatic. Maybe potato waffles or hash browns or something. And drink as much water as you possibly can. Take the full dose of ibuprofen and paracetamol preemptively. Keep water near your bed. Set an alarm for a reasonable time in the morning but not too early, or leave the curtain open so the sun wakes you. You can then spend Sunday doing the project.

[Neil.]

Dear Niall,

Yeah that seemed to do the trick. I only ended up having the one glass of coke over the space of about 8 drinks, but then I had toast and a pint of water when I got in. Head was grand, and the project is nearly done now. I'll just have to print and assemble it tomorrow. In the true spirit of the thread, my new question is Are you excited about Christmas yet?

Winning,
Neil

[.Paul.]

Dear Niall,

Should I purchase an iMac or a Macbook Pro...purely to jump on the apple bandwagon.