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| Below the Line with TheGreatRonRafferty: 'sarcastic sod' | Below the Line with TheGreatRonRafferty: 'sarcastic sod' |
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| BTL (below the line) is a regular profile of a particularly delightful, prolific or controversial member of the Guardian comment community. | BTL (below the line) is a regular profile of a particularly delightful, prolific or controversial member of the Guardian comment community. |
| Are you a die-hard Cif commenter? This version of our BTL survey is for you. Are you particularly active BTL in our World news section? Introduce yourself with a special edition of our questionnaire. | Are you a die-hard Cif commenter? This version of our BTL survey is for you. Are you particularly active BTL in our World news section? Introduce yourself with a special edition of our questionnaire. |
| Need to know: TheGreatRonRafferty | Need to know: TheGreatRonRafferty |
| Joined: 5 June 2008 Comments to date: 15,601 Abuse reports: 197 | Joined: 5 June 2008 Comments to date: 15,601 Abuse reports: 197 |
Tell us about your username. What, if anything does it mean? | Tell us about your username. What, if anything does it mean? |
| The Great Ron Rafferty: my football hero when the world was black and white, in every sense, so its a homage to him. Hope he doesn't mind! Where do you live? | The Great Ron Rafferty: my football hero when the world was black and white, in every sense, so its a homage to him. Hope he doesn't mind! Where do you live? |
| France What is your commenting theme song? | France What is your commenting theme song? |
| I don't have one, but if I did, it would HAVE to be Wandering Star by Lee Marvin, for the simple reason that it's the only one I can – er – "sing." | I don't have one, but if I did, it would HAVE to be Wandering Star by Lee Marvin, for the simple reason that it's the only one I can – er – "sing." |
| What about a story makes you want to comment? Or what kinds of stories do you most often comment on? | What about a story makes you want to comment? Or what kinds of stories do you most often comment on? |
| Any story that shows politicians to be heartless, unthinking, self-centred bastards. So, most days, I'm spoiled for choice. Describe your comment persona in 3 words: | Any story that shows politicians to be heartless, unthinking, self-centred bastards. So, most days, I'm spoiled for choice. Describe your comment persona in 3 words: |
| Sarcastic, sarcastic, sarcastic. I don't want that expensive Home Office computer program to miss the fact that I'm a sarcastic sod, otherwise, they've wasted yet more public cash. So, I'm sarcastic. Tell us a secret about yourself: | Sarcastic, sarcastic, sarcastic. I don't want that expensive Home Office computer program to miss the fact that I'm a sarcastic sod, otherwise, they've wasted yet more public cash. So, I'm sarcastic. Tell us a secret about yourself: |
| I don't have any. Not now that I've written 15,000 comments on here, all my life is laid naked before you. It's not a pretty sight. | I don't have any. Not now that I've written 15,000 comments on here, all my life is laid naked before you. It's not a pretty sight. |
| Do you have a crush on a Guardian journalist? If not a crush, which Guardian journalist do you think you'd be good friends with? | Do you have a crush on a Guardian journalist? If not a crush, which Guardian journalist do you think you'd be good friends with? |
| I haven't had a crush on anyone since I was 15, apart from Mrs. GreatRonRafferty, naturally. What have you learned about yourself (or the world, for that matter) since you started commenting on the Guardian? | I haven't had a crush on anyone since I was 15, apart from Mrs. GreatRonRafferty, naturally. What have you learned about yourself (or the world, for that matter) since you started commenting on the Guardian? |
| I'm a bit more left-wing than I imagined; I imagined I was sort of top-dead-centre. | I'm a bit more left-wing than I imagined; I imagined I was sort of top-dead-centre. |
| Which commenters would you like to invite to a dinner party in real life? What would you cook for them? | Which commenters would you like to invite to a dinner party in real life? What would you cook for them? |
| I admire loads of commenters, so it would be a rather large "to do." So let's start with them in no particular order as they say on TV (except it's in alphabetical order): arbitrarynight, ArseneKnows, Bauhaus, BillysBar, Bluejil, DavidPavett, davidabsalom, FredinSpain, herero, hermionegingold, Herons Flight, KingCreosote, KristineKochanski, Liesandstats, lightacandle, MichaelRosen, missing yet again, Nocausetoadopt, Pagey, robbo100, RochdaleLass, RogerOThornhill, scoosh, Sidfishes, Steve Back, Swedinburgh, teandchocolate, TedSmith&Son, Vraaak, and anybody else that knows me, as they say. They speak more sense in an hour than you get from Parliament in a year. | I admire loads of commenters, so it would be a rather large "to do." So let's start with them in no particular order as they say on TV (except it's in alphabetical order): arbitrarynight, ArseneKnows, Bauhaus, BillysBar, Bluejil, DavidPavett, davidabsalom, FredinSpain, herero, hermionegingold, Herons Flight, KingCreosote, KristineKochanski, Liesandstats, lightacandle, MichaelRosen, missing yet again, Nocausetoadopt, Pagey, robbo100, RochdaleLass, RogerOThornhill, scoosh, Sidfishes, Steve Back, Swedinburgh, teandchocolate, TedSmith&Son, Vraaak, and anybody else that knows me, as they say. They speak more sense in an hour than you get from Parliament in a year. |
| I'd cook them haddock, chips and mushy peas. It's my signature meal. I have a very simple signature. | I'd cook them haddock, chips and mushy peas. It's my signature meal. I have a very simple signature. |
| What is one thing that people ATL should know about what goes on BTL? | What is one thing that people ATL should know about what goes on BTL? |
| You need to get your facts right, because there's lots of folks beneath the line who'll correct them if you don't. | You need to get your facts right, because there's lots of folks beneath the line who'll correct them if you don't. |
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