Lies, all lies

The 1998 Edition

Steve / Becca / Adam / Richard / Therese / Matt / Toby / Al / Cat / Sarah

Steve Bustin

Steve works for the BBC. He has a disturbingly accurate knowledge of exactly where and how each member of the news team is pierced.

How do you know me? Old college friend - lived in halls of residence together.

What is my:

Full name? Adam 'Spock' Tinworth
Age? 26 (I think)
Occupation? Journalist/hack/teaboy
Description? Looks that defy description....
Hobbies? Drinking, sci-fi, needlepoint (God, I don't know, who wrote this crap?!)
Favourite drink? Methylated spirits
Favourite TV show? Anything sci-fi.
Favourite type of book? See Fave TV show
Favourite band/singer? Brotherhood of Man

Interesting Adam anecdote: Aren't the words 'Interesting' and 'Adam' a contradiction in terms???!!!!

Future predictions This man will go far...hopefully Aberdeen...

Becca Champ

Becca and I spent a long weekend together in a field, completely failing to meet each other. Then she sent an e-mail to my then girlfriend, and I got chatting to her. Becca is very good at quietly disbelieving relationship denials.

How do you know me? As one of my bestest imaginary friends. I met him through a mysterious reply to a letter I had sent to my favorite kitten.

What is my:

Full name? Adders "Manly" Tinworth; The Mysterious Masked Laugher at Bad Jokes
Age? Variable
Occupation? Author of The Perils of Pookas in email format
Description? Sean Connery in an apron
Hobbies? Buying soft toys, getting blessed, roleplaying, getting blessed, writing letters/stories, getting blessed, attending the theatre, getting blessed...
Favourite drink? Whisky and whisky, with a splash of whisky; Purple Haze
Favourite TV show? The Wombles
Favourite type of book? One that can be read out loud
Favourite band/singer? Rincewind the Bard

Interesting Adam anecdote: "*sigh* Sharing my home with a psycho hug kitten. I'll be insane within two months. ;-)" -- scripted 1/12/97

Future predictions: Will write Easy Dinners for 3,000 Campers, and Mediaeval Brothel Secrets. Will be awarded a knighthood for Bravery in the Face of Unrepressed Cuteness. Will be significant in recorded history as one of the creators of the Rosy Ring/Dance Fever/Spice Girls annual celebration dance to usher in the New Year.

Adam Chappell

As well having a very sexy first name, Adam was a co-worker on the QMW Students' Union magazine Cub. He now does something in computers. Shame, really.

How do you know me? Had the 'misfortune' to stumble upon your humble abode in the QMW Students ' Union offices while desperately seeking a laser printer that might have just produced something to end once and for all the 'my font's better than yours' debate that was rife among the union magazine hacks at the time.

Oh yeah. And I fancied your bird.

What is my:

Full name? Adam 'Haggis' Tinworth
Age? 26 going on 21 (months) :)
Occupation? Editorial assistant and general all-round purveyor of journalistic wit?
Description? Small, dank and rancid? No, I jest.
Hobbies? Probably nothing socially acceptable nor mentionable in this email before 9pm. But you don't come from Wales, nor New Zealand, which must be to your advantage.

Interesting Adam anecdote: "Damn. Taking on this sabbatical position has got to be the worst mistake I made since that chap sold me Big Ben. Actually, no. That'll be worth something, someday."

Future predictions: Who let Mystic Meg in here?

Richard "deadguy" Dansky

I got to know Richard through the 'net. I was reviewing the game line he was developing for White Wolf, Wraith: the Oblivion. Despite the fact I used the phrase 'hoary cliches' about something he wrote he still talks to me.

What is my:

Full name? Adam "9 out of 10" Tinworth
Age? 26
Occupation? Journalist, critic and bane of Rolemaster players the world over
Description? Looks disturbingly like the gent who used to sing lead for Spandau Ballet
Hobbies? Running around and hitting close personal friends with plumbing supplies, playing overly intellectual roleplaying games, examining the bottoms of bottles of assorted spirits, interior decoration, bursting into laughter when people wonder if he's gay
Favourite drink? In hand
Favourite TV show? Red Dwarf; likes Babylon 5 but won't admit in polite company
Favourite type of book? Terry Pratchett novel
Favourite band/singer? Definitely not those bastards in Spandau Ballet

Interesting Adam anecdote: You mean favorite one I can actually mention in public? Something to do with a roommate getting tossed into a canal, I think...the rest are under hideous vows of secrecy.

Future predictions: Will die of embarrassment when he discovers he's been written into an RPG supplement. Will be rushed to a hospital while visiting America, the result of being viciously exposed to actual spices in BBQ sauce. Will spend endless hours regretting the decision to ask his friends for input on this project.

Therese Gaughan

A short, ginger, Irish person who hangs around with my mate Martyn. Has a thing about fish and frying pans. Don't ask.

How do you know me? Well you come round to my flat every so often, roleplay and drink whiskey

What is my:

Full name? Adam
Age? 37
Occupation? Taking care of felines, running around the country, writing about pieces of land
Description? Interesting
Hobbies? Roleplaying, roleplaying, roleplaying and roleplaying
Favourite drink? Lighter fluid, or should I say Paddy?
Favourite TV show? Deep Throat Nine
Favourite band/singer? Not really sure but it would probably be something dodgy and 70's

Interesting Adam anecdote: I usually wake up when you have finished

Future predictions: Adam will join Bjorn Again as Agnetha

Matt Honeyball

A recent addition to my roleplay group. Matt is paid to surf the internet. This is NOT FAIR. He also practices chat up lines on friends' girlfriends. At least, that's how he explains it.

What is my: What is your what?

Full name? Adam Elizabeth Tinworth
Age? 26
Occupation? Journalist (with full ligging honours)
Description? Male, two eyes (same colour I think), Roleplaying manual can be located in either left or right hand.
Hobbies? Roleplaying, naked hangliding, dwarf throwing, voyeurism
Favourite drink? Anything as long as its wet and has a % sign on the bottle
Favourite TV show? We Are The Champions
Favourite type of book? Ones with pages?
Favourite band/singer? INXS/Michael Hutchence

Interesting Adam anecdote: Once Adam was known to turn up to something on time. Witnesses to the event are at present still receiving therapy.

Future predictions: Adam shall be the driving force behind the Anne & Nick's This Morning revival which, due to massive popularity, will be given its own channel. He shall be found dead in bed at his Kensington home at the age of 103, with a smile on his face leaving behind a modest fortune to his wife Tracy - 19.

Toby Jones

Tobes and I first met as described below. Working on Felix taught us the essential journalistic skills: meeting deadlines, working overnight and blagging free stuff.

How do you know me?

Adam and I both worked in Felix, the student mag of Imperial College. Arriving within days of each other, we amicably carved up the reviews section between us - Adam took 'theatre' and I took 'cinema', which says more for our respective personalities than I care to examine...

What is my:

Full name: Adam Tinworth. What a silly question.
Age: Somewhere in his 20s, but younger than me anyway. Bastard.
Occupation: Hack who works in the middle of Soho somewhere.
Description: Older than he used to be
Hobbies: Not going out with Cat.
Favourite drink: It's not beer is it?
Favourite TV show: Hmmm, tricky.
Favourite type of book: Hmmm, even trickier.
Favourite band/singer: Look, I just don't know OK?

Interesting Adam anecdote: Whilst working in Felix, Adam and I spontaneously jumped onto the tables for a rendition of 'We're knights of the round table', complete with bobbing motions. I've never quite worked out why...

Future predictions: Adam goes power mad and takes over the Isle of Wight with a rubber sword.

Al Nalder

I met Al during my first year as a student. He was the weird bloke across the hall playing the guitar badly. He now makes a living from that guitar. Scary.

How do you know me? who are you?

What is my:

Full name? Adlebum Bignose III
Age? 12
Occupation? Eater at and abuser of restaurants
Description? Left at the traffic lights, 2nd gnome on the right
Hobbies? Tenant eviction
Favourite drink? The bottled variety
Favourite TV show? Anything pornographic
Favourite type of book? Anything pornographic
Favourite band/singer? Anyone pornographic

That'll be £16.00 please.

Cat "psycho hug kitten" Thompson
I never was able to resist a cute, dumb animal in trouble. Worse Luck.

How do you know me? I met him in a field near Derby, when I was being a prostitute.

What is my:

Full name? Adam "cupcake" Tinworth
Age? 6
Occupation? Writes words.
Description? Cute and cuddly. Nice pecs. Phwooar!
Hobbies? Hugging, cooking yummy stuff, running round a field with a rubber sword in his hand.
Favourite drink? AM: coffee PM: whisky
Favourite TV show? Science Fiction: Crap Stuff Nine
Favourite type of book? One with lots of words.
Favourite band/singer? The Spice Girls

Interesting Adam anecdote: His father once asked me to put on thigh-high boots and whip his son. *

Future predictions: Will never agree to take his flatmate to the dentist again. Will be horribly injured when the contents of his magic kitchen cupboard launch out and attack him. Will be brutally murdered for putting that picture on the Web.

* Cat did whip me once. She claims it was by accident. Riiiiiiiiiight.

Sarah Trivedi ("Dave" to her friends)

Sarah and I both had the misfortune to be employed by Quantum Publishing for a while. But we both escaped. I ended up in Soho. She ended up in Watford. I win.

How do you know me? From the depths of hell (otherwise known as Quantum Publishing!)

What is my:

Full name? Darling, you really should get your mother to write it on your hand every morning, and then when ever you forget you will be able to see it.
Age? Older than me. Hah!
Occupation? General layabout who writes about bricks for a living.
Description? My description of you?
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Hobbies? I don't think that I am the right person to answer this, am I Adam? (Remember the reaction last time??)
Favourite drink? Judging from New Year's Eve I would say Purple Haze
Favourite type of book? Terry Prachett?

Interesting Adam anecdote: When Adam left Quantum he got very upset with everyone as no one seemed to be able to get to his leaving do. Little did he know that a surprise party had been organised in the local dive. We waited for him to show up and when he arrived at the party we all jumped out and Mr Soppy was so happy that he started to cry! (As you can imagine this would be far funnier if I was a) saying it in person and b) awake, but hey - you don't get everything in this life!!!!)

Future Prospects: Will he ever graduate to writing about PAVING stones for a living? We pray to God that he will be able to handle the pressure. We wait with baited breath...