Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

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Originally Posted by prendrelemick

That Gropius - such a messy eater - some of the greatest triumphs of the Bauhaus school was the result of a blob of jam or smear of chutney being dropped onto the blueprints. The iconic quad at the university of Baghdad was a carelessly dropped crumpet that landed jam side down and was accidentally re-created in concrete. Residents of Brasilia still rue the day he slapped the bottom of his ketchup bottle too hard and too near Oscar Neimeyer's desk - resulting in the traffic snarl ups of today. Good table manners are so important.

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haha! brilliant!

Oh!, don't get me started. I suppose you've heard of the Gropius fortune cookie incident involving Le Corbusier and his model of the Ronchamp chapel.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nchamp_005.jpg



Speaking of that marmite; does it require refridgeration after opening, or can it stay at room temperature?
I have been keeping it in the fridge.

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It'll be fine in the cupboard. I think it's virtually indestructible. If it's at room temp, it spreads easier too.

It still goes on, look at Foster's Gherkin.

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Originally Posted by prendrelemick

It still goes on, look at Foster's Gherkin.

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And Spaghetti Junction.

Exactly. The influence of the Comestible School of Architecture is everywhere.

And Spongebob's house. No - hang on. That actually is a pineapple.

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Originally Posted by jocky

Just saw the Xmas play, what can I say..... It is right up there with Springtime for Hitler. Minstrel in the Gallery was a nice touch and thanks for the wine G.G it was greatly appreciated. Mrs Jocky sends her warmest regards but if were you I would not open the envelope. Good to see you back Soundo you know this is where you belong. I see we are still light of one. Here is a bit of entertainment for the three stoogies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcKZoFRpZCI

:)

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Thanks Jocky, I missed the blokes...out trying to earn a poor old hags wages...tough crowd on this side of the pond. Saw Atheist over on Facebook with some of the other crowd that is starting to booze it up over there.

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

And Spongebob's house. No - hang on. That actually is a pineapple.

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Now I'm glad you all have left the elevated conversation for a while and hit on something I know about..
You blokes never cease to amaze me, from the arts, theatre...did I spell that right...literature, modern music and spongebob...good show...:hat:

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Originally Posted by soundofmusic

Thanks Jocky, I missed the blokes...out trying to earn a poor old hags wages...tough crowd on this side of the pond. Saw Atheist over on Facebook with some of the other crowd that is starting to booze it up over there.



Now I'm glad you all have left the elevated conversation for a while and hit on something I know about..
You blokes never cease to amaze me, from the arts, theatre...did I spell that right...literature, modern music and spongebob...good show...:hat:

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Spongebob - what a great cartoon. They don't really go with the underwater thing though do they.

I'm thinking of starting a "Look what they did to my thread" thread.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

Spongebob - what a great cartoon. They don't really go with the underwater thing though do they.

I'm thinking of starting a "Look what they did to my thread" thread.

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Sponge Bob and my first husband could be twins, and they both are named Bob...of course, Sponge bob is much more likable.
Yes, I think that would be a great idea Paul.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

Spongebob - what a great cartoon. They don't really go with the underwater thing though do they.

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So we're looking at a hyperactive sponge in short trousers who lives in a pineapple next door to an Easter Island statue that's home to a misanthropic squid, and both of them work for an entrepreneurial crab whose daughter is a hammerhead shark and who runs a burger joint which is the envy of a Machiavellian monocular plankton married to a computer.

And your concern is that the submarine aspect of this otherwise coherent set-up isn't fully recognised in the execution of the show?

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

So we're looking at a hyperactive sponge in short trousers who lives in a pineapple next door to an Easter Island statue that's home to a misanthropic squid, and both of them work for an entrepreneurial crab whose daughter is a hammerhead shark and who runs a burger joint which is the envy of a Machiavellian monocular plankton married to a computer.

And your concern is that the submarine aspect of this otherwise coherent set-up isn't fully recognised in the execution of the show?

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:biggrin5: You hit the nail on the head.

I like the show, the jokes are brilliant - a bit like the adults and the kids I heard laughing at different times in the cinema during the untouchables -, the plots are varied and interesting and the characterisation is strong. But I can't help noticing the odd underwater inconsistency.

Related to this is The Wind in the Willows. A fine book for children, but with unresolved problems of scale - particularly with the original drawings. It just doesn't quite fit. I would always recommend both though, and probably not mention my idiosyncratic contextual irritation.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

It'll be fine in the cupboard. I think it's virtually indestructible. If it's at room temp, it spreads easier too.

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Thanks.
Earlier this week I placed the jar on the counter. Tonight I tried some on a corn tortilla chip and a french fry. The viscosity was much lower at room temp. When kept in the fridge, the viscosity was such that I was trailing a meter long string behind the knife.

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

So we're looking at a hyperactive sponge in short trousers who lives in a pineapple next door to an Easter Island statue that's home to a misanthropic squid, and both of them work for an entrepreneurial crab whose daughter is a hammerhead shark and who runs a burger joint which is the envy of a Machiavellian monocular plankton married to a computer.

And your concern is that the submarine aspect of this otherwise coherent set-up isn't fully recognised in the execution of the show?

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Don’t forget the dimwitted deuteragonist, but loyal friend Patrick Star and the spunky Sandy Cheeks, a land lubbing squirrel from Texas…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxHB3...eature=related

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I do like Spongebob, but if you're looking for a really funny, intelligent and unfailingly entertaining kids' cartoon, I'd suggest Phineas and Ferb.

I prefer the more direct humour of Tom and Jerry. Although it is clever in its rejection of the interllectual in favour of braining Tom with a frying pan.

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

I do like Spongebob, but if you're looking for a really funny, intelligent and unfailingly entertaining kids' cartoon, I'd suggest Phineas and Ferb.

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Have you seen the Regular Show? It's for kids apparently.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4AC0uvU0jQ