Any Answers

Gordon asks:

“Cocks!”

Is that the best swear word you can come up with?

And what is your favourite cheese, and why?

I admit I could do better, but as I was swearing in a headline, I wanted to turn it down a notch. As you know, I can swear up to 11 in a post once I really get going. See this letter to the Daily Star.

As for cheese, I like a lot. I’m a vegetarian, so I eat quite a bit of the stuff. Yeah I know, rennet, but also finings in beer, but life’s too short, OK? Anyham, I like mature cheddars and a brie. Sliced I’d go for a good provolone or emmental. I’m a sucker for goat’s cheese grilled on toast. But mainly, I like my cheese like I like my women: mature, a bit blue and with lots of veins. I love a good strong stilton, a tad salty on a digestive biscuit.

It’s not just stiltons, but your whole blue cheese gamut. I’m talking your bleus de Bresse, your gorzonzolae, your dolcelatti, etc.

You can’t beat a nice stringy spongy mozzarella and mask-a-pony is good for cooking.

Basically, I like to mix things up a little. Thanks for your question. Jonny.

JonnyB asks:

Which record do you think should never have been made?

I posted a track from it here recently, and that’s The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra And Guests Play The Police. Because I can’t think of a single context where it would ever be right to play it.

Kathryn asks:

Where in the world would you go if you had a chance or for your next holiday? I’d choose Peru.

Peru. Nice. There’s an island in the gulf coast off of Florida called Sanibel which is just beautiful. It’s got great restaurants, beautiful beaches, friendly people and a slow pace of life. I’ve been there a couple of times over the space of ten years and it never changes. Either there or Seward, Alaska because I love the Pacific Northwest and it feels like you’re brushing shoulders with the barely tamed wild.

sooz asks:

What would make you really lose your temper to shouty proportions?

I pride myself on a long fuse, but like any man, I can be pushed. I’m actually more of a seether, hissing profanities into the ground. Watching Everton play really badly against a team I know we can beat makes me shout.

Also, see next.

robram asks:

Come on, Cliff, say something about Big Brother – you know you want to!

Rob – Big Brother is hideous. It’s a travesty, it’s a sham, it’s a sham of a travesty wrapped up in two mockeries of a sham. Who do they think they are, this country, why oh why, etc. I might watch some of it. One of them is a Peaches Geldof look-alike. Peaches Geldof, who is famous for being the daughter of a famous guy. It’s only a matter of time when people in the house make careers out of their resemblance to former housemates. And for this show they’re either dollybird or old bags. It’s like Hollyoaks crossed with Dinner Ladies. If you’re reading this outside the UK, then apologies for the mysterious cultural references. And can I come and stay for the next two months?

Pete asks:

Who is the man that would risk his neck for his brother man?

Pete, I want to say Shaft.

Torsten Cool asks:

I ask question if you have meet Stefan Dennis?

Torsten – I have not met Stefan Dennis. Are Mr and Mrs Cool OK with you reading this blog?

Have a good one. Thanks for the questions and don’t forget the audio posts over the weekend.