Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer (Post 10039543)

Another one about sports - the endless statistics. WGAF about how many yards a guy has run? Especially when it's a total of the 57 times he "ran" during the whole game. Complete and utter bollocks.

DFO!!!

Originally Posted by jemima55 (Post 10040071)

I remembered one yesterday- dried pasta! Why do you have to boil it for 10 hours and its still chewy in the middle? Dont remember that back home!

Originally Posted by jemima55 (Post 10040080)

Maybe you like it chewy in the middle!

Originally Posted by paranoidandroid (Post 10040086)

I prefer it "al dente", hence the 9 minute boil time. Works every time.

Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer (Post 10039543)

Another one about sports - the endless statistics. WGAF about how many yards a guy has run? Especially when it's a total of the 57 times he "ran" during the whole game. Complete and utter bollocks.

DFO!!!

Originally Posted by paranoidandroid (Post 10040055)

Really? You greedy git. :D

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 10040114)

I haven't noticed it taking longer. However, I wish they had the big bags of it - it seems to be some kind of delicacy here.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10040130)

There was a tiny bit of misrepresentation, wasn't there ... ?

Originally Posted by paranoidandroid (Post 10040196)

Was there? :ohmy: I didn't notice. Did my fingers hit the wrong keys again? :o

Originally Posted by jemima55 (Post 10040071)

I remembered one yesterday- dried pasta! Why do you have to boil it for 10 hours and its still chewy in the middle? Dont remember that back home!

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10040200)

It's subtle, but there nonetheless ...

Originally Posted by paranoidandroid (Post 10040220)

Please accept my apologies. :nod:

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 10040221)

:lol:

It wasn't that far from the truth, of course ...