Chainletters, promising everything from health & wealth to endless life, waste more time and bandwidth than they're worth. However, a fun email recently did the rounds, offering nothing more than a glimpse into the quirky foibles of our friends - people just like us, with hopes & fears, passions and pet hates.

If you haven't already been plagued by demands for your innermost secrets, go ahead and include your answers on the questionnaire page. Some extra items have been added to the original list by enthusiatic snoops, so feel free to add or change your answers.

Results of many submitted entries are shown here to illustrate how different we all are, and also how amazingly similar. Take a look for a giggle (or a gasp!) at your friends.