20 Questions with Alan Arkins

Alan from our Payroll Team volunteered this month to answer the 20 questions! Here we find out who inspires him and his talent for playing an instrument with his nose!

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1. If you could choose a superpower, what would it be?

 Invisibility:  cause you’d get away with murder

2. If you could be any fictional character who would you be?

 Marty McFly – Taking a few spins back in time in the aul Dolarian.

3. Name your 4 ideal dinner party guests

Noel and Liam Gallagher. Roy Keane and Alf-Inge Haaland

 4. What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Payroll Account Manager

5. If you weren’t a Payroll Account Manager what would you be?

 Sound Engineer

6. Who inspires you?

 Mark Robbins

7. What is your favourite holiday destination?

 Zihuatanejo

8. Do you have any strange talents?

 I used to be able to play the tin whistle through my nose when I was a kid

9. What is your childhood nickname?

 Mouse.  Long story.

10. Are you a spender or a saver (bear in mind you work in Accounting)?

 A bit of both.

11. What 3 words would your close family use to describe you?

You’re too nice

12. What is something you have done but will never do again?

Being a passenger on the handle bars of a push bike with 2 other people.  Wouldn’t recommend.

13. If you could change places with anybody for the day, who would it be?

 Professional Netflix Watcher. 

14. Name 2 things on your bucket list?

 Go to Australia and America

15. What was the last thing you won?

 The Dapper Chap Award for our Christmas party

16. Do you have any guilty pleasures?

 Brown sauce

17. What chore do you hate doing the most?

 Putting the kettle on.

18. What is your favourite flavour of Crisps?

 Cheese 'n' Onion - King

19. Name your 3 favourite smartphone apps

 Only have one.  The Nokia 3210. Has a great game called Snake.

20. Who would play you in a movie about your life?

Frank Spenser

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