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Archive Episode 28: You voted for - Tim will go hungry.
Alice and Helen in the sitting room
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Episode 28: The year of the dog
Alice: Happy Chinese New Year Helen! What are you doing?
Helen: Reading about our Chinese astrology signs.
Alice: Oh do tell.
Helen:

Well, I was born in '86 so I'm a tiger. I have an air of authority and am courageous but I'm also prone to emotional outbursts and react poorly under stress.

Alice:

Oh, what am I?

Helen:

You are 3 years older than me so you're a pig.

Alice:

A pig? Charming!

Helen:

No, it's different in Chinese culture. A Chinese pig is magnanimous and highly intelligent. You're a perfectionist but venomous if you're crossed.

Alice:

It's all true! What about Michal?

Helen:

Well, he's 21 so he's an ox. He's dependable, methodical, honest, unbiased but introverted too.

Alice:

Ooh, so does that bode well for you two or not?

This vote has now closed:

How old is Tim and what's his Chinese animal sign? He's
 
 
1: 22 and a rat.
 
2: 24 and a dog.
 
3: 25 and a chicken.
 
Total votes: 1366
 

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