Poster Profile 40: Scamble
By The Prof
November 18 2003
| Board Name: | Scamble |
| Age: | 29 |
| Location: | Thames Ditton |
| Occupation: | Retired Political Advisor to the Shadow Cabinet |
| Why did you choose your board name?: | Some moron that I used to work with couldn’t pronounce my real name (Chris Campbell) and it kind of stuck etc. etc. |
| How long have you been supporting Quins?: | On and off about 8 years, STH for 2 years |
| How did you start supporting Quins?: | I lived just down the road from the Stoop so it seemed sensible and besides, I own a Barbour |
| If you play(ed) rugby what position did/do you play?: | Flanker (Still do) |
| Best ever Quins game: | Shield final or away at Wasps last season |
| Favourite off pitch Quins experience: | Players Awards Dinner this year – thanks for the invite chaps/chapesses |
| What is the most ridiculous rugby related thing you have done?: | A yard of Cider / Urine or a pint of sick – nuff said |
| Favourite Ground (after The Stoop): | Why HQ of course! |
| Favourite Quins Player: | Shaggy or Tani Fuga |
| Favourite Non-Quins Player: | BOD |
| Most likely to say?: | Chin chin |
| Least likely to say?: | “That Tony Blair, what a nice man!” |
| What are your non-rugby pastimes?: | Hunting, Shooting and Fishing (well shooting anyway) and the Pub Quiz at the Victoria in Surbiton |
| Favourite Film(s): | Withnail and I, Trainspotting |
| Favourite TV Programme(s): | Men Behaving Badly, anything on the BBC Parliament Channel (sad bugger) |
| Favourite Book(s): | Anything by Michael Lewis (Liars, Poker etc.) or any political autobiography |
| Favourite Music: | Mourning Widows, Foo Fighters and that song with the girls with power tools in the video |
| Favourite Food(s): | Curry and Chilli con Carne |
| Favourite Drinks(s): | Brakspears |
| Favourite Quotation(s): | “When a finger points to the moon, one should look to the moon to draw their own conclusions rather than take a dogmatic interest in the finger” (Buddha) (or something like that anyway) |
| Favourite Place(s) to visit: | The Warrington in Maida Vale and Tanzania |
| When you were young what did you want Jim to Fix for you?: | For me to play my guitar with Brian May |
| Tell us THREE things about yourself that we wouldn't know. BUT, TWO of these should be true, but ONE should be totally made up: |
1) I have 2 cats called Thatcher and Churchill 2) I used to row for Great Britain 3) I am the 7th Earl of Aberavon |