About Doug
- What is Doug?
- Doug is a male animal of the species homo sapien.
- How old is Doug?
- 24
- What does Doug look like?
- Doug looks something like the Lego® man on the right. But he isn't
made of Lego®.
- What are 10 words that might describe Doug (and why)?
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- Lazy
- Doug prefers to go through life by doing the absolute minimum possible.
- Hard-working
- If need be, Doug is capable of doing amazing amounts of work in a short
time.
- Casual
- This is lazy applied to Doug's wardrobe and general lifestyle.
- Broad-minded
- Doug's ethical standards are not fully understood even by himself.
But there are very few behaviours of which he disapproves.
- Nerd
- Doug spends most of time in front of a computer.
- Disinterested
- Generally speaking, Doug just doesn't care about [name a topic].
- Interested
- However, if Doug does care about [name a topic], he will endevour
to become an expert on it.
- Quick-thinker
- In an argument, Doug is likely to have mentally poked several holes
in whatever you have to say before you've finished saying it.
- (Mostly-)Always Right
- Doug generally only offers opinions/suggestions/arguments on subjects
that he has a genuine interest in (and is therefore knowledgeable about).
Combined with the general ability to think quickly, Doug generally wins
any argument he enters.
- Anti-Social
- Doug has a reputation for being somewhat anti-social. Doug is not anti-social,
he is just has a low threshold of boredom - a threshold that is reached
very quickly when talking to most of his family (both immediate and extended).
He is more than happy to spend all night in a bar with people he gets along well with.
- Where might I find Doug?
- During daylight, you are most likely to find Doug somewhere in the areas
of London commonly known as 'Camden' or 'Islington'. At night, and at the
weekend you are most likely to find Doug hibernating in his native habitat
of Essex.
- What is Doug likely to be doing when I find him?
- If you find him in London, he is likely to be creating web pages for a
leading children's charity (daytime), or getting slightly tipsy (nighttime). If you find him at home in Essex, he is quie likely
to be watching a movie.
- What movies?
- Doug maintains a very out of date list of DVDs on this website. See if you can find it.
- What kind of music does Doug like?
- Doug is quite happy to listen to just about every type of music that doesn't
involve religion, banjoes or opera. However Doug has a particular fondness
for cheesy pop.
- What sports does Doug enjoy?
- Doug does not 'do' sport, due to mental anguish suffered during P.E. lessons
at school. Having said that, Doug does support Arsenal FC
- Is Doug religious?
- Doug's belief in God matches his belief in the tooth fairy. Doug has only
ever read one book that explained 'Life, the Universe and everything' in
a manner that he could begin to accept - that book was 'The Hitchhiker's
Guide to the Galaxy'.