COME DATE WITH ME: QUESTIONNAIRE
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| NAME, AGE & JOB: We endeavour to have as diverse a range of contestants appearing on the Programme as possible, including contestants of varying ages. | Mr Hiding under black tape, Founder or Tuk The High Road and New Business Manager for a Graphic Design Company |
| ARE YOU SINGLE? Due to the nature of the programme we need you to confirm that you are currently single. | Yes I am. I have the text message to prove it! Well, it's more of a confirmation text. |
| GENDER | MALE Tick! FEMALE |
| ALL CONTACT NUMBERS: | 0790*****70 |
| ADDRESS | Flat 2,Singles lane Singlesville |
| POST CODE | SECRETF |
| EMAIL ADDRESS: | Shhhhhh@gmail.com |
| DO YOU HAVE A TWITTER ACCOUNT? IF YES PLEASE TELL US YOUR USERNAME (E.G. @COMEDATE) | @singlemanlondon |
| ARE THERE ANY WEEKS THAT YOU ARE NOT FREE? | No |
| HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US? | |
| HAVE YOU BEEN ON TV BEFORE / APPROACHED BY A TV COMPANY BEFORE? | No, although I am sure James Cameron will want me in the next Avatar movie! |
| DO YOU HAVE ANY PENDING COURT CASES, UNPSENT CONVICTIONS, OR A CRIMINAL RECORD? If you progress further in the application process we reserve the right to carry out background checks on you to verify the above information (including, but not limited to, Criminal Records Bureau checks carried out by third party organisations). Disclosure of criminal convictions, current criminal proceedings and/or county court judgments may not automatically exclude you from participating and we shall be entitled to exercise our discretion on this point but in all cases our decision shall be final. | No - It seems like I should write more in this box because you went to the trouble of writing loads.. So maybe I can tell you about the time I fell in a patch of nettles as a child and got covered in nettle stings. I was only 6 and was sat on a fence swinging my legs and my friend pushed me. I fell backwards off the fence into the nettles, I got stung all over as I rolled about trying to get up; Don’t roll about when laying in nettles, keep your cool and stand up. This will avoid further stinging. Anyway, I had about 200 stings and was crying like a big girl so ran into my friend’s house and his older sister put cream on each one of the stings, it was then that I developed my first crush. She wasn’t that cute but she seemed it at the time. I think her name was Lisa. See, I filled the box for you. More or less. |
| NOW THE FUN BIT …. HOW WOULD FRIENDS AND FAMILY DESCRIBE YOU? | They would probably say I lack commitment but I am funny, sociable and always happy. They might also say I am a bit of a dreamer and don’t let things bother me. On the other hand, they might just get suspicious of the question and deny knowing me. |
| WHAT IS YOUR NEWSPAPER OF CHOICE? | BBC News Website, New Scientist and Smurfs Weekly |
| HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOURSELF IN THE KITCHEN? HOW OFTEN DO YOU COOK? WHAT MEAL HAVE YOU COOKED THAT YOU ARE MOST PROUD OF? | 7/10 I love cooking and would do it every day if it wasn’t for the fact I go home to my lonely flat and eat cereal out of the box whilst sat in my boxers watching reruns of ‘How I met your mother’ |
| YOUR PERFECT/ NIGHTMARE DINNER GUEST(S): | Guests that are not fussy are great, ones that bring a bottle and have a laugh are the best. And maybe even up for some apres dinner games. I like scrabble and twister |
| HOW COMPETITIVE ARE YOU? | Super competitive, until I think I am losing then I will pretend to be casual and like it doesn’t matter, but it does and I feel sad. But then I find something else to win at. This weekend I played Halo against my little brother and I beat him 20-2 and he cried. I felt like a champion and made him call my 'the winner' for the rest of the day. |
| HOW HONEST ARE YOU IF YOU DON’T LIKE SOMETHING? PLEASE GIVE EXAMPLES. | I am really honest, perhaps a little too honest, but I handle it in a diplomatic way. I don’t like people touching my face and had to bring this up with my ex. So I made up a story about being trapped in a tiger cage and beaten by the French when I was young and that face touching gives me flash backs. I backed this up by shouting ‘Please don’t hit me’ in French and then hiding under the table. |
| HOW GOOD ARE YOU WITH CRITICISM / NEGATIVE FEEDBACK? | I often get negative feedback. Mainly people telling me that I am not taking something seriously. I just make a note of their name in the hope that one day I will rule the world and then those people will work for me and make me sandwiches and fix my cars and stuff. I have a list of 30 names already!! |
| WHY DO YOU THINK YOUR SINGLE? | I think I am single because I live 4000 miles away from my ex and couldn’t move to be with her. |
| WHATS YOUR USUAL TYPE? (PERSONALITY AND LOOKS) | I have to date someone that has a sense of humor and someone that gets me. Also, I would rather that I weighed more than they do.....is that bad? Can I say that? It’s not that I am shallow, it’s just I like to be able to pick a girl up and I can do 3 pull ups, so I figure if she weighs less than I do then I can pick her up 3 times. |
| WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FROM A RELATIONSHIP/PARTNER | Fun, excitement, romance and generally someone to spend time with. Also, if they are happy to search for Atlantis with me, that would be super! |
| DO YOU HAVE ANY STORIES ABOUT YOUR WORST EVER DATE? | Yes. I have a blog actually. Once a girl asked me why someone had taken the water out of the Thames, I then had to explain the tides....I lost her somewhere near the gravitational pull of the moon so I went home and cried into a book on Physics. |
| FOOD LIKES / DISLIKES / ARE YOU A FUSSY EATER? | I like all foods, except Sultanas. Sultanas are left overs from the cold war. They were made by the Soviets to poison the West and therefore they scare me more than eating radioactive waste! As a side note - the font you have used made the word FUSSY read a little different and I thought it was a much more personal question! |
| WHAT THINGS CAN IRRITATE YOU WHEN YOU GO TO SOMEONE’S HOUSE FOR DINNER? | When the toilet paper is round the wrong way. Although, I am not really that irritable. I am a very calm person. However, I once went to a girl’s house and she hadn’t done the washing up in weeks. I washed all her dishes whilst she was ‘freshening up’ and then I left without saying goodbye! |
| DO YOU HAVE ANY ACCESS ISSUES AND/OR ALLERGIES? We require this information in order to ensure that we meet our duty of care to you as an auditionee or a contestant, including the provision of suitable access to audition and studio venues. | No, not at all. Except Sultanas. |
| WHAT WOULD YOUR IDEAL MENU BE TO COOK ON THE SHOW? Main Course / Dessert | Do I have to cook? Christ on a bike! Well, I am not sure. Perhaps a poached fish or maybe pheasant or something to make me look a little more sophisticated than I really am. Then, a really lovely dessert which involves fruit and maybe cream. I am not a massive fan of desserts so I think I may struggle. I like deserts, but that’s not the same at all. My brother has a Michelin star, so I will ask him for advice. |
| DO YOU EVER DO ANYTHING AS THE HOST TO LIVEN THE NIGHT UP? | I tell stories and make jokes and sometimes play games. If it starts going really badly I will chuck on some MC Hammer and then go and play with my tool kit in the shed. |
| WHAT DO YOU AND YOUR GUESTS USUALLY TALK ABOUT AT YOUR DINNER PARTIES? ARE THERE ANY SUBJECTS THAT YOU THINK ARE BEST AVOIDED? | Anything and everything, sometimes it’s about how it’s not safe to have chicken pink in the middle or asking me why the salad is moving!. Although, often it’s best to avoid talking about Religion and Politics but if you’re looking for a good debate then religion and politics are the way forward!! |
| HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR SPARE TIME? (Hobbies / clubs) | I learn Chinese, I walk a lot, I meet friends for drinks, I plan my strategy of world domination and I try and not think about bad things. I saw a photo of a dead rhino today with its calf trying to wake it up and it has made me feel sad all day. So later I will try and think of how cool it would be if I could turn into an eagle and that should sort me out. |
| WHY DO YOU THINK YOU COULD WIN COME DATE WITH ME? | Not sure, maybe I couldn’t. However, I am honest and kind and funny and I have never really struggled to meet lovely girls. I am no slut though. I have just had some great fortune with the girls I have dated. Although, eventually things tend to crumble and fall apart, but never mind. Life goes on....until it stops, but then I will turn into an eagle and rule the world from the skies. |
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