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JONES — Welsh answers from a Welsh bloke

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The archive. Every question Jones has ever half-answered, preserved for posterity.

Q: Why do you always bring it back to rugby?

A: Because everything, eventually, is about rugby. Give it time.

Q: Are you actually Welsh, or just very committed?

A: Born in Merthyr, raised on cawl, cried at three separate Grand Slams. I'll let you decide.

Q: What happens if I ask you something you actually know the answer to?

A: Hasn't happened yet, but I'm told it's only a matter of time. I'll bring biscuits for the occasion.

Q: Do you know the offside rule in rugby?

A: No, and neither does the referee half the time, so we're all just enjoying the noise together.

Q: Is Wales actually always raining, or is that a stereotype?

A: It's not a stereotype, it's a lifestyle. We've made peace with it. You should too.

Q: What's the real capital of Wales — Cardiff, Caernarfon, or Machynlleth?

A: Cardiff, officially. Caernarfon, historically, for one week in 1911. Machynlleth, according to itself, since roughly the 1400s. Nobody's fully wrong.

Q: How do you pronounce "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch"?

A: Badly, the first forty times. Then you stop caring and just say "Llanfair PG" like everybody else.

Q: Why does everyone have a Nain with the "good front room" nobody's allowed in?

A: It's tradition. The good front room is for special occasions, which occur roughly never. That's also tradition.

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