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Happy New Year chaps.
Happy New Year Paul, and everyone!
Happy New Year Paul, Doc and all.
“Gin by the pailfulls, wine in rivers,
Dash the window glass to shivers!
For three wild lads were we, brave boys.
And three wild lads were we.
Thou on the land, and I on the sand,
and Jack on the gallows tree!”
Found in Scott's Guy Mannering
Happy New Year, guys! :cheers2:
:leaving:
Office life can be interesting at times.
The social committee decided to hold a cookie competition today (Friday). Contestants could either make their own cookies or purchase their favorite type of cookie for judging, I opted for a little of both.
Why not take an ordinary orange colored Voortam Vanilla Wafer and modify it?
While deciding what to do with the wafer, I had the Spotnicks playing "Orange Blossom Special" in the background (it's about a train) then it hit me!
I present "The Orange Blossom Special" ...
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...h_IMG_0038.jpg
Recipe:
Voortman orange wafer cookies,
spread a bed of melted chocolate on top
Press small marshmallows into chocolate bed.
Line cookies up in the form of a train on pizza box lid.
Then play this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DhLn...endscreen&NR=1
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...h_IMG_0037.jpg
btw- I came in at about 6th place, but my presentation along with being the only contestant to incorporate a theme...
got a few laughs
That thar was some fancy finger pickin!
On the theme of confectionary that looks like something else, Mrs P introduced Mushroom Buns from darkest Lincolnshire into this household many years ago. Thats a mini bakewell tart with chocolate butter icing on top that has grooves in it radiating outwards from the centre - to look like mushroom glans- and a marzipan stalk on top.
A quick image search on google shows they are unknown in the wider world.
I'm not an expert in the field of marketing cakes - or even promoting the idea for a new type of cake - but I would suggest that if Mrs P is explaining this confectionery innovation to the ladies at the Women's Institute in the same terms as you have used here, what might be killing the thing stone dead is the use, in a butter icing context, of the word 'glans'.Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
Just a thought.
I'll admit "Chocolate Glans" are underused in the field of confectionary decoration. I don't know what I was thinking about - but GILLS are what I meant to type.
Perhaps not...
Warning - naughty cake!
http://www.thecakegallerysf.com/x1ra...dcakes&UID=111
Sorry...
Should have stuck with the beers and ales. hell the wife even bought me a box of fabulous beer for Christmas (I knew I married her for some reason) including four bottles of Avinger Celebrator:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/i...Qx9MuklFcrtsmA
Ballast Point Imperial Porter (virtually like stout meets espresso!):
http://bonbeer.files.wordpress.com/2...ial-porter.jpg
and half a dozen others that I can't wait to delve into.
Unfortunately (or otherwise) tonight was Mexican night... Cazuelada, Enchilladas, Tamales, Queso and Chorizo... and Tequila!!!
Tequila in Margaritas and Tequila shots!!! :eek6::shocked::eek2:
Now I'm finishing off the evening the only way possible...
With the Stones blasting:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c5op-Y6WtC...t_It_Bleed.jpg
And a big glass of Bourbon!!!
Hahhahahahahahhahhahahhahahahhahhahahhahhaha!
If I get up tomorrow I'll let you know.:cheers2:
I don't think I'd want a slice of that cake.
Just a single solitary bottle of Newkie Brown of the Christmas beer remains at our house. Were I to go on a bender (or "strike t'rant" as its called locally) it would have to be on Mrs P's Baileys Irish Cream.
Happy New Year guys and may I just ask about a member:
Anyone knows where Mutatis is? I just thought I ask.
I can’t say that “chocolate gills” sounds any more appetizing.Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
It was only a matter of time, could have been anyone of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
My God man, what were you [not] thinking? Ale, tequila and bourbon!Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
“Ballast” is appropriate, that stuff looks like it could keep a Zeppelin down.
I chuckled at the label, imagining the battle raging in your gut between the three belligerents.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sto3p3eozg8
Ehem, nice weather we’re having wouldn’t you say?Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
How’s the Thames flowing these days?
[aside quietly]-
Ok…let’s discreetly duck around the corner of the bar.
All I can tell you is he is banned
[They emrge from behind the bar tipping hats at passersby]-
Well then, how ‘bout we head back in the bar, I hear Parker is serving up some wonderful rum cake.
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Hullo! Just happened to pass by. Glad to see this thread is still alive and kickin'! Oh the wonders of booze! :D
Let It Bleed. Yeah baby.Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
That right there is one of the greatest rock-n-roll albums to ever spin at thirty three and a third, IESHO (in El Sancho's humble opinion).
Not too sure about the coffee beer though. Being wired and drunk at the same time might have consequences. The last time I found myself in that condition, I stated, to no one in particular, "I'm going to do something!"
And I did.
Anyway, how about this one:
http://i971.photobucket.com/albums/a...psb0346b28.jpg
I just like live music. The Midnight Rambler track gets me going every time - a bluesy rock-n-roll fandango, or something like that. Wish I would've been there, but I was only around 8 at the time.
Lost Princess! Welcome back your madge. Remember that scene in Hello Dolly where Barbara Striesland is welcomed back by Louis Armstrong and all those waiters? - That.
New word... Smokeaholic. Anybody know someone it fits?
You came out of left field with that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by NikolaiI
Maybe the Marlboro Man?
Not sure where you were headed with that but it brought this one to mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIN8MmMloZE
The Tale if the Vomiting Dog or Man vom Dog
Our dog is a typical Jack Russel. Aggressive, possessive, vindictive and quick to anger.
So yesterday, upon vomting up his tea, I left him to take back possession of the pile. Normally this arrangement works ok, with just a sticky bit to wipe up from the tiles.
Yesterday was a little different though, as he went in to vomit thrice more. I felt that this cycle of scoff and vomit needed to be broken, and so the contest began. Between him trying to bite me and protect his pile, I managed to snap on his lead and get him in the kitchen. I then cleared up, and I felt that he was relieved that he didn't have to scoff it again.
But, alas, he vomited up the rest of his tea, and we were back to a slimy square one. This time, like any good general, I varied my tactics and forced him back with the wilkinson's plastic step into the kitchen again - for all the world looking like a lion tamer. I just needed the whip. So I successfully cleared up the rest of the vom, and I think there was relief all round.
Now I am considering getting that whip, but I feel my life has a rather absurd edge to it. Does this kind of thing happen to you chaps?
"his tea"
"take back possession of the pile"
"a sticky bit"
"vomit thrice more'
"scoff it "
"wilkinson's plastic step "
I'm nearly in tears from laughing. Great story.
For us, well me, it's fur balls.
The cat mangages to launch them along well travelled pathways in the house.
Nothing like the feel of warm ooze on the sole when making your way toward the kitchen.
Unfortunately with cats there's no going back for seconds, they lurch and move on leaving us, well me, to clean up the mess.
Ha!
Cats vomiting is much more horrible - as is their vom.
A cat we had used to leave the innards of eviscerated mice on our carpets as presents. It was a very odd squelchy crunch that would greet my invariably stockinged feet. Most unpleasant.
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Speaking of cats, how about Julie Newmar....meeowww!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U_6R8TjQ_c
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...atman_1966.JPG
Taking the afternoon off work to watch The Old Lady thrash those silly twisted Celtic Bhoys yesterday was rather fantastic. Neil Lennon's delusional complaints about the referee left me quite bemused. On a side note, Juventus goal-scorer Alessandro Matri's girlfriend is quite the looker...
Definite penalty! Your man was playing rugby! However if they had got a penalty they would've tapped it gently straight at Buffon, like every other shot they had.
I don't necessarily agree. That type of penalty is never awarded in any of the European leagues. Only on the British Isles. Hooper was certainly jostling just as much. I think the yellow to both was acceptable. If that was a penalty though, then the Commons studs up challenge on Pirlo should have been a straight red, as with the Brown studs up on Pirlo. THey basically mauled the man all match to limit his influence with overaggressive tackles that certainly were bookable. I think the ref did well to allow the game to be played. It was exciting.
Today's ManU-Real match was nowhere near it in terms of excitement.
Finished work at eight tonight and wandered down into the town to get the bus.
The place was deserted, gloomy, and everywhere was soaked with the latest snow and rain.
Then I washed up on the opposite side of the street to Impulse - a rough pub/ club which happened to be playing a selection of 80s muic.
Haircut 100 was ringing out with a juvenile pop that took me back to discos I had frequented
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASQfJkzK544
Depeche Mode's first song that I was aware of in the early 80s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhg8D8MVYxQ
Chain Reation - which reminds me of a pub I used to work in when I lived in Wakefield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaYHRx9-v2M
There was no-one about and I could have jigged about much as i used to at that time. I stuck to singing along though. Perhaps a Butlins Themed weekend is in order.
http://www.bigweekends.com/your-break/91307
Quote:
Originally Posted by islandclimber
Fair comment, It was a good match that early goal meant Celtic had to go all out. I missed the Man U match
Carefull Paul, nostalgia can strike at any time and there is no known cure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Sounds like a wonderful flashback moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Paul, were you a Kraftwerk fan?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OJYyA34dtI
Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
Yes, it is a dreadful malady that rears it's ugly head from time to time...why at this this very moment I'm experiencing a nostalgic interlude with my vacuum tube collection
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...TubesGroup.jpg
Whoa. I'm having flashbacks to my misspent youth. Our crappy old TV set seemed to always be on the fritz, so my dad and I would pull a bunch of the tubes out of the back and take them down to hardware store where they had a tube tester.
My childhood was tragically marred by a set with a lousy vertical hold. The picture regularly cycled across the screen, but I'd sit and watch Johnny Quest anyway.
All we could get was a fuzzy BBC 1 from an ariel that looked like a bedstead on a pole. Every so often my mother would have to climb onto the coal shed roof and rotate the pole with Dad shouting directions (relayed by 4 kids) through the living room window. The ariel and pole were quite heavy and required her whole body effort. So not only did she retune the telly, she was also a forerunner in the art of pole dancing.
Shake it to the left
Shake it to the right
Shake it, shake it with all of your might
C'mon, Ma, show's about to start
I saw my first colour TV in about 1970. The next door neighbour let us have a look at theirs. I remember the red being very red.
Was down the allotment today. It's all starting up again. I popped in some garlic and dug some trenches for beans. We will be having the Annual General Meeting in April where we will detail how we managed to escape the clutches of the other two allotment associations. It shoud be a laugh.
You say they were for beans, but reading between the lines I wonder if those trenches weren't defensive, to repel East Coventry Allotment Assoc Storm Troopers.
Remember Paul, the book is still running on the greenhouse erection.
Yes - we've managed to repel them and have got away with our half of the cash. Huzzah!Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
As for the greenhouse - I have taken some of it down the allotment. The thing is, he's still findin bits of it at the back of his shed. It's a good juob I didn't try to erect it before. I've got to pick up two more bits soon!
"ECAAST"...has a nice ring to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
Will it be placed near the sheds?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Sounds like you're still in the Allotment Master planning phase, perhaps I can be of some assistance.
It will be placed near the original shed on a bit of rough ground. It's fairly level, so it souldn't be much of a problem to site it there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
I went into the local pub last night to book the side room for the AGM. Nice room - large enough for those likely to turn up. The landlady did tell me that it was karaoke night on the same evening. we start at 7.30, and the karaoke night starts at 8.30. i think it will be good to have some post- meeting entertainment. I'm not going to mention it to the other committee members - it'll be a nice surprise....:D
Thats how the Palace of Versalles started , a couple of sheds and a glasshouse.
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^ That's what we were taught over here.
Paul, I've been putting some thought to your allotment masterplan.
Given the potential for invasions from other allotment associations, I believe the Roman Camp concept is the way to go:
http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...psa326881e.jpg
How did the AGM go paul, i imagine it a bit like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97dBfdNrf9A
Only with Karaoke
Quote:
Originally Posted by prendrelemick
These things move slowly apparently. There are the notices to be given out, and then an opportunity for the plotholders to add any other business to the agenda - which in my view is just asking for trouble.
12th of April is AGM night. I'm hoping my faithful committee members will form a redoubt around me when I do the Chairman's report. I'll be blathering on to shouts of, "Get a move on! We want to be the first to get up and do My Way!"