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BuckinghamshireBoy Apr 10th 2019 3:35 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12668460)
Barbeques, I naffing hate them. Also when did they replace picnics? Picnics take effort, you have to go somewhere, you serve little sandwiches, maybe a decent quiche, mini sausages rolls and lovely salad washed down with a nice Chablis or a bottle of Champagne if you’re pushing the boat out. But barbeques are just such lazy affairs (sun's out so round to ours at six and we’ll have a barbeque). You drink horrible supermarket beer and eat petit bourgeois sausages and dress as if you're cleaning out the garage. :frown:

I'm with Oink, I hate the damn things too. No good to man and no good to beast, especially dead ones. If I want to cook meat for a garden party, I'll cook the meat indoors in a controlled manner then carry it outside.


Originally Posted by Expatrick (Post 12668629)
Sandwiches, quiche, mini sausage rolls? What happened to the Foie Gras, lobster, smoked salmon, etc - to go with the Chablis / champagne?

Easy old bean, one has to build up to these things.

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We had a new kitchen fitted during the renovation, and were offered a "gift": iPhone, BBQ, or "canine testicle" TV.

OH wanted the BBQ, I figured that I had to move country to get rid of the last one, so I gave her my best 'over my dead body' look.

After a long stare back, she said "we'll take the TV". On the way home, I said there's space in your room and it's cabled for it. :thumbup:

Five months later she sold the still boxed TV. :ohmy:

scrubbedexpat142 Apr 10th 2019 3:47 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 
Shouldn't these last few posts be in B_UK's food thread?

Talking of hybrid cheeses, my Mother used to work for the UK Milk Marketing Board. Back in the early '80' she used to bring back samples of proposed hybrid cheeses. Some were good & made it to market, some less so & didn't.

spouse of scouse Apr 10th 2019 3:48 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 12668460)
Barbeques, I naffing hate them. Also when did they replace picnics? Picnics take effort, you have to go somewhere, you serve little sandwiches, maybe a decent quiche, mini sausages rolls and lovely salad washed down with a nice Chablis or a bottle of Champagne if you’re pushing the boat out. But barbeques are just such lazy affairs (sun's out so round to ours at six and we’ll have a barbeque). You drink horrible supermarket beer and eat petit bourgeois sausages and dress as if you're cleaning out the garage. :frown:

You're not doing it right :lol: You need a good gas barbeque, some lobster tails to cook beautifully with lemon, garlic and paprika on one barbeque plate, while whipping up a cheeky little dish of fresh asparagus with sesame on the other plate. A garden salad, some crusty bread, g&ts and an inviting pool to jump into when you've finished scoffing - what could be better? No cleaning out the garage clothes either, swimsuits are all you need. You're welcome :thumbsup:

BuckinghamshireBoy Apr 10th 2019 3:58 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse (Post 12668644)
No cleaning out the garage clothes either, swimsuits are all you need.

The full-body cover ones, usually used in order to minimise jellyfish stings. :eek:

scrubbedexpat142 Apr 10th 2019 3:59 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 
Proper outdoor cooking, Magyar style -

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...31ec687b59.jpg

caretaker Apr 10th 2019 4:00 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...7223f66be8.jpg

spouse of scouse Apr 10th 2019 4:01 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12668651)
The full-body cover ones, usually used in order to minimise jellyfish stings. :eek:

Aussie backyard pools don't have jellyfish, you goose :lol:

BuckinghamshireBoy Apr 10th 2019 4:10 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by spouse of scouse (Post 12668654)
Aussie backyard pools don't have jellyfish, you goose :lol:

Only because some dipstick already went and barbequed them. :getcoat:

spouse of scouse Apr 10th 2019 4:13 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by BuckinghamshireBoy (Post 12668658)
Only because some dipstick already went and barbequed them. :getcoat:

I'll have to give you that one, bugger :frown:

scrubbedexpat091 Apr 10th 2019 9:55 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 
Ever get so bored and stare off into space and next thing you know an hour has gone by?

Oink Apr 10th 2019 10:06 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12668808)
Ever get so bored and stare off into space and next thing you know an hour has gone by?

You mean days? As you get older time mercifully seems to quicken up so now I don't even use years as units of time, I just measure it in world cups.

BristolUK Apr 10th 2019 10:07 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12668808)
Ever get so bored and stare off into space and next thing you know an hour has gone by?

No. Done plenty of TV channel hopping and then something like 40 minutes has passed without having seen anything.

You sure you didn't pass through a black hole or something? :lol:

scrubbedexpat091 Apr 10th 2019 10:31 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 12668814)
No. Done plenty of TV channel hopping and then something like 40 minutes has passed without having seen anything.

You sure you didn't pass through a black hole or something? :lol:

I am not sure where I go.... lol

I often have periods of time where there is no memory, one reason why it's so hard to learn in school, physically there but brain is off in la la land, and hours of sitting in a classroom with nothing remembered....

scrubbedexpat091 Apr 10th 2019 10:47 am

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 
Lived 99 years and never knew most of her organs were opposite side of where they should have been.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47871888

Apparently its rare for people with this condition to live a long life.

Modern medicine and some luck on this mans side.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...jbPPO96FDeqrvY

scrubbedexpat142 Apr 10th 2019 8:31 pm

Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12668808)
Ever get so bored and stare off into space and next thing you know an hour has gone by?

No.


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