I love ’em cooked until they’re soft and mushy. It’s only at that point that they properly release their sweetness.

Most people don’t cook them long enough and so don’t experience them at their best. Ignore all the al dente nonsense.

Cook ’em like your nan used to!

mmmmmmm

Agreed. Yummy yummy in my tummy!

Lewis!!!!!!!!
Naaaaaaando!!!!!!

That is all.

I’m having mussels and chips and watching a shit-load of stuff I’ve recorded on my HD box.

Love telly. Love food. Love telly and food.

Explain the reason or motive behind saying that you’ve already seen something.

It annoys me because it seems like it’s saying “…ha, I saw that AGES ago..” like some kid in the playground.

Is there a term for people who tell other people they’ve already seen/discovered something that someone posts on an internet forum?

I know what I call them.

Grum,

Slight hijack –

Cheers for the swift delivery of the print. Great quality.
Hopefully getting it framed next week.

Buzz puts it perfectly.

Simple, clear, even cliche ideas suddenly hit you with a bang.
Fantastic endorphin filled moments that can last for days.

Have to wait for them to come along – difficult to force.

Working fine for me.

We Need to Talk About Kevin

In and out of focus for the first half hour – aggravating and unnecessary, boy is too malevolent to be believable, lacks depth.

Schlock horror/thriller dressed as art-house.

Go see it!

I hate getting presents, they are almost always useless and over priced and unecessary, and sit around annoying me until its been long enough I can throw them out.

If I need something I can buy it myself.

Bah humbug

This is an increasing “problem” we’ve noticed. We want to get the whole extended family round to the idea of getting nice little presents without seeming like killjoys or skinflints.

I’d much rather receive a small gift like, dare I say it, socks or a tie than something expensive that isn’t what I want/need.

On an unmarked roundabout, if I’m going straight on, I look in my mirrors to see if someone is behind/beside me and then take the shortest route across the roundabout using both “lanes”

The “racing line” if you must.

Is there a problem doing this?

I rarely watch anything in SD these days except for BBC Four stuff.

Sky+HD box beats any other variant I’ve seen/ heard about. Good software and hardware. It just works.

When I walk down to the warehouse at work, on a particular right-hand turn I take the perfect racing line and exit the corner with just “two wheels” on the curb on the far left.

Sometimes make skidding noise, depends on state of tyres and tyre choice for that day.

I’m 44.

Back in the day, as a courier in London, I did 3 or 4 interviews with foreign tv stations who were interested in the whole courier scene etc.

I pray they edited my bit to camera for the Japanese one since I referred to the pedestrians in the West End as…. kamikaze :oops:

Nando needs no help.
Huge talent.
Great to watch.

NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

My work is about to bring in SAP. Never used it. Is it really that bad?

Meaning surviving and comfort are the same thing?

Not what you wanna hear but maybe she’d prefer it if you took some of the discomfort and heated the place a bit.

Cold houses are so depressing. And there’s another five months of cold weather ahead…

Two words:

Mellow Birds

Doctors being taught to be more open minded, positive and to communicate better as this ‘can’ have a knock on effect on the mind which effects the body. “I shall please” is something that more doctors could do with adopting

I noticed that two different doctors that I’ve seen in the last couple of years have finished the consultation with “…and these will make you better” or something similar.

Wow! @ nedrapier and The Flying Ox. I thought I was the only one.
I also get those exact same dreams of scale and texture.

Have tried to wake myself up by splashing water in my face etc. Doesn’t work straight away though.

Feel more normal now!

, then buy stacks of action movies on DVD.

DVD? DVD? Why not watch on VHS too?
It’s Blu-Ray nowadays, Grandad!

:wink:

I don’t want a huge chavvy one

Yeah, those poor idiots. Buying things they like to enrich their lives. The cretins.

if they can lie about something as petty as smoking, what else can they lie about??

Staying up past the bedtime you set for them?

What is the principle of lying that is true for every lie?

I’m just not a complete lying arse who’d say anything to get what I want and then renege on it. I’m just not the sort of person who gives his word and then goes back on it. I know other people are and I would duly kick them to touch for being so.

Wow! You must be a saint among men.

We’re talking about smoking here, not serial murder. Jeez.

now they are getting abused by either the people living in the house or by people visiting the house

This is a problem worth investigating and sorting out.
The smoking, in my opinion, is not.

At the end of the day, if you don’t want people doing certain things in your property, then don’t rent it out, Simple.

Totally agree.
Too many landlords forget that they have PEOPLE living in their property not just tenants who give them money.

Not suggesting this applies to the OP but too often greed gets in the way of compassion and understanding.

Try pissed internet poker. Very costly.
I’m a silly boy.

Feefoo, the manliness of you post has given me a semi.
Tell me you look as good as Brad Pitt too!

Better believe it! The heat shimmer in the living room helps disguise any imperfections.
Permanent soft-focus.

If Hamilton stopped sucking on his drinking straw in the post race interview, his image would change immediately. Makes him look too arrogant.

Maybe change it for a briar pipe?

Let’s be clear:

Flash is still the most popular format.

Flash has NEVER caused me any problems.

Flash is not supported on the device I otherwise love.

Being able to view whatever I want, however I want, is something I’ve been used to over the decades of internet use.
I’m therefore irritated by being hindered in my enjoyment.

If you are not irritated then fair enough.

If feefoo wants to spend time putting loads of security on his machine to avoid issues that’s his problem.

Laughable.

Never had one security breach that caused me a problem… how long has Flash been around? I don’t know.
I have standard internet security, same as everyone else.

If the problem was as bad as you suggest I reckon Flash would have been ditched YEARS ago.

Weird Flash aversion bordering on paranoia.

Why? It usually does.
Explain.

Love it!
Sorry, I love it!

He didn’t spot the missing comma before “please” though.

Amateur.

The race was pretty tame – made worse by the local coverage.
Big congratulations to Button and Vettel.

Vettel has been amazingly consistent. Metronomic lap times not unlike a certain other German driver. ***leaps on media bandwagon***

I really fancy an energy drink that will pick me up and give me a lift.
Any recommendations?

FeeFoo, if you’re overweight, I think this could be the most ironic post ever on STW.

Nope, not overweight.

Explain the irony if I was though. Doesn’t make sense.

People who hate fat people and take a holier-than-thou attitude because they’re “too clever” to get fat.
People who think fat people are stupid.

Ignorant, arrogant, socially devisive people who are unaware that their prejudices reek of their own shortcomings and insecurities.

Cheers all.

Played Gemcraft until much too late last night. Loving it.
The missus claimed I was ignoring her… so it’ll be Chvck’s fault if she leaves me, ok?