mousehands : ask philip

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question from pooh bear

What excuse did your parent give you for actually bearing you?
I was not as much born as devised. I am a governmental plot to make all coffee in the land taste almost exactly like ham, but still ever so slightly coffee like. Fans of the black piss oil everywhere will not know what to do with themselves! See how they look into the deep bean juice with a “Ham, surely not?” expression stamped on their wrinkled face.

Unfortunately, with a shift in policy since the New Labour crowd got in there is no longer any use for cynical incompetent or arrogant presumptions.

Honest.

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question from Jim

Evil Willow or Good Willow? and Buffy or Faith?
I undertook a similar query during my recent run in with the fuzz, AKA the pigs. Upon the answer-sound departing my scruched up lips, I was taken away by a masked doctor*, injected with some kind of chemical, and locked in a dank cell for a week with no food, air or daytime television. Do not expect me to repeat the same error a third time.

* Masked as the doctor was, there were a couple of telltale signs about his/her occupation. The stethoscope, white coat and a portable flashing yellow neon sign with the words “I AM DOCTOR” hanging above the medical practitioner’s obscured head.

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question from Due to the sensitivity of my question, I shall remain anonymous!

When does a gander meander in search of a goose?
Would it be immoral or immortal of me to call you Due? Or are you being a bit of a traditional stick in the mud* and going to insist on Ms anonymous! today? You make me sick, you really do. With your coconut sponge cakes and stolen kisses. I know about those kisses, and your kiss box. I’ve seen you delve into its mucus covered depths and bask in the damp flesh synchronicity while you dream up schemes for ITV sitcoms with a budget of £17.50 a show.
To answer your query, a gander always minces when goose searching. It’s all to do with the plumage. So never.

*That being a stick in the mud about tradition, not someone who is a stick in the mud, and follows the 14th century method of mud sticking (in). For more information about mud, and the sticking in thereof, seek out my book “Mud: It’s bombastic and fantastic” from all good bookshops. And Amazon.

This question was asked on 8 August 2000 and answered at an unknown time.

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question from Marty Hopkirk

Help!! I’m trapped in Limbo and there’s a ferocious camel snapping at my arse. What do I do boss??
Camel (dromedary) have hump. Camel (bactrain) have hump, and hump.
Go now, unto your desert.

This question was asked on 31 July 2000 and answered at an unknown time.

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question from Andy

It’s sort of… you know, kinda… well, uh, like… well, innit?
Yeah. But, like, well, yeah, I guess. For those unable to keep up, please try and keep up.

This question was asked on 29 July 2000 and answered at an unknown time.

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question from mayonessa

is seal clubbing an appropriate vacation activity during the summer months? my family and i have argued about this to no end. please help!
Seals are people too. And what kind of people don’t sometimes want to make moves in the church of dance? Having been a part of the seal club scene for a number of years now, a few things are worthy of not when talking about clubbing in the summer. Clubbing seal cubs are renound for the amount of mood affecting drugs they can consume, without the need for replenishing their liquids while on the dancefloor. Please, do not get into a drug/dance contest with a group from the east side. You will, I repeat, will, die.

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question from Finn

Doesn’t it disturb you any that by grouping your menu into “Images” and “Words” you’re doing a damn fine impression of an extremely cheesy album?
Not in the slightest. That is exactly the reason I changed the menu from “thoughts” and “pictures”. Why not try and spot all the cheesy album references throughout the gubbins experience? It’s what families all around the globe spend rainy Sunday afternoons doing. And you want to be just like everyone else… don’t you?

This question was asked on 11 July 2000 and answered at an unknown time.

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question from Charlie Chaffinch

How long has it been?
Longer than the time taken to build a wall. More time even than it takes to pickle your own face. But not as long as takes to eek out a confession from Roger Taylor.

This question was asked on 11 July 2000 and answered at an unknown time.

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question from It’s Me!

Is the man with the golden arm really a good choice for watching my house whilst I’m on vacation?
He frequently watches houses, with an attention to detail rare in one with precious metal for limbs. Unfortunately for you, he watches them explode shortly after awkwardly pressing a button with his gilded index finger.

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question from Fisheye

I find that while engaging in uphill gardening pursuits during the summer months, I often end the day with a severe burning rash on the back of my neck, and sometimes on my buttocks. What would this ailment be? And is it likely to be fatal?
Get away from me, you one eyed freak! Gardening has long been an indoor pastime, ever since Michael Gambon was diagnosed with “painful bum cheeks” after sitting on a really big spike. In his garden.

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