Rear View ANSWER MACHINE

Australian comic Caroline Reid has seen plenty of sights around the world in her guise as puntastic Pam Ann. As her tour touches down in Glasgow, she explains how one towering moment in history continues to haunt her

Which time in history would you love to have lived?

The 19605;. Fashion \.'-.ias so inspired and WIN back then. Wliil Pierre Cardin and Emilio Pueei being my favourite designers < f the era. Airline design atlas at its most futuristic too; it really does not get ant, better than the lWA terminal at JFK and Concorde. Generally people were so optimistic and Pan Am Airlines '.'/ere already selling tickets to the moon wai, hefore Richard Branson.

What’s the longest time you’ve slept soundly in one go over the last five years?

Fight hours last night.

What was the last thing you stole? lhat painting ‘The Sereain'.

What’s your least favourite country?

I realh don't have a least faxourite. I can alu'xays find something I like.

What’s the most rock’n’roll thing you’ve done today?

Snorted eoke off the coffee table ‘-.'.’i‘.||(3 ‘.'.’Eti(§il|ll§l Loose ‘.'./o/ne/i.

If you could wake up tomorrow and have obtained one ability what would it be?

To speak fluent Portuguese. Italian.

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How many times a day do you

look in the mirror? As inang, times as l p( ssihly can.

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You could quit your job and start afresh tomorrow and have the skills to do something completely new. What would it be?

Pilot a 7.1] 3.00.

Tell us the punchline to your favourite joke? 'Czet don‘xnf'

What, if anything, is too serious to joke about? E) t 1.

What’s your favourite biscuit? Chocolate Teddi, Bear biscuits. It's an Australian thing.

What song would you hate to be played at your funeral? Anything hi, Seooeh.

Do gentlemen prefer blondes? No.

When did you last laugh out loud while reading a book? No idea.

Do you consider yourself organised?

Yes I am ten, organised. Mi. keys are al‘.'.'a§,s in int. Vn-.ieiii‘.e \‘Je-stx'xood

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What would be your ideal birthday present?

A l irst Cl; ss t:::ket on a Brittsl‘ Ann-rays flight to Rio De Ja'ieiro.

Can you cook? If so, what’s your signature dish? Yes. A Portuguese CillCNEl‘. dish,

What makes you good at what you do? No idea.

When did you last dance? All the time. liiist don't stop.

Have you ever exploited your position to get something? Did you get the results you hoped for?

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Who would you like to see playing you in the film of

your life? Who do you actually think would play you?

I'd love it to he Dustin lloffinaii. Btii it ‘.'.'ould prohahlt, end up i:-:;-i'ig some drag queen from Clapriain.

When did you last cry? Monday. ‘.'.ihen I ‘.'.'as comitg front a ‘.'."(}(}k()ll(i of pait',i'ig.

What’s your lucky number? Can you tell me how it has proved to be so.

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What’s your biggest regret?

'lhat | didn'f ‘.'is.t it“, gra'xl'na's .'“()."-ZZ-.

Your house is on fire, loved ones and pets are safe. You have a chance to go and retrieve one thing, what would it be?

M", ’Eltiils Braiiitt /\i!!.l‘i{}53 Perspex

bubble helmet.

Are you a cat or dog person? \.'.'i|d hear.

What do you like least about your life? That I'm not '31)”. eri<>.ig" to pig. a

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What do you like best about your life? My unork ai‘d ti.ei‘<ls.

What’s your all-time favourite

sitcom?

UFO ft. er .".i'ot>'e Seen. it .'.as so colourful and turf and the outfits

were gorgeous.

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In honour of British Sandwich Week, which runs from 13-19 May, we have quizzed the experts and scoured the country in search of some fascinating facts about the humble sarnie

I The sandwich came about when the fourth Earl of Sandwich requested a snack to tide him over, in 1762. so that he didn‘t need to

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interrupt his marathon gambling sessions for a formal meal. The Earl's call for ‘cuts of beef' to be placed in between toasted slices of bread also led to the invention of the first recorded toasted sandwich.

I The record for eating sandwiches is held by Peter Dowdeswell who ate 4O jam and butter sandwiches in only 17 minutes back in 1977.

I The record for the most expensive sandwich was a £345 Lancaster cheese sandwich sold on eBay. which contained L'Aquila white Umbrian truffles (53.1700 per kilo).

I In the UK. we prefer to stick to the old sandwich favourites rather than experiment with new and 'exotic' flavours. A recent survey found that our top five

fillings are: chicken salad. egg and cress. chicken and bacon. classic BLT and cheese and onion.

I According to researchers.

you are more likely to eat a sandwich in hot weather than when it's cold or raining.

I Did you know that while the Kent town of Sandwich is not the birthplace of the UK’s favourite lunchtime snack. it is the hometown of Viagra?

I 33.268 tonnes of chickens are used to make commercially bought sandwiches every year.