colb Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 2 hours ago, Lemonade said: Tilda Swinton lives in Nairn. If I lived in Nairn I'd form a Pearl Jam/Generic Grunge tribute band called Nairnvana... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 16 hours ago, Lemonade said: Tilda Swinton lives in Nairn. Chronicles of Nairnia? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 12 hours ago, Alkaline said: Chronicles of Nairnia? That's my Dr. Dre tribute band 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 The cosmetics firm Max Factor was founded by a man called Max Factor. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor_Sr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 11 hours ago, Lemonade said: The cosmetics firm Max Factor was founded by a man called Max Factor. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Factor_Sr. Make-up in the 1930s looks like the stuff of nightmares. "Yes, just place your head inside the cage of nails" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Peeling bananas from the non-stem end is far easier. I'd heard about it a long time, that monkeys peel from that end, and those internet articles titled "OMG you've been doing this wrong your whole life" which I strongly dislike and tend to ignore just to rebel against them. Unfortunately, they were right on bananas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Des Lynam is a UKIP supporter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Do I not like that. Thank you for ruining all of my fond Grandstand memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted July 6, 2017 Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 some chain mail in my office inbox just informed me that HIppo's sweat is red/orange and is a natural sun block and antibiotic.. a quick google search confrimed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 2 things I learned yesterday: - Americans don't put butter/margarine on their sandwiches. I was buttering bread and someone asked me wtf I was doing. Think about it, you never see someone in a movie/tv show with a tub of olivio, it's always mayo or something else. It all makes sense now that you can't buy 'spreadable' butter in supermarkets. - Americans don't use the terms 'pensioner' or 'OAP'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 I never put butter on a sandwich either. I also never put margarine on anything. Because it's proper horrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 but surely it's not an alien concept to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted July 10, 2017 Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 I guess it's not alien, because I know people do it, but I do think it's really weird to have a buttery taste in with cheese and salad and whatnot. My missus does it, so I always have to remind her not to put it on mine if she's making me a sandwich. The only butty of mine that butter goes on is a chip butty. It's an integral ingredient. I'd put it in a bacon or a sausage sandwich as well, but I'm not really eating meat anymore. Cold sandwiches though - no chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 I don't bother with any buttering when I make a sandwich - hot or cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Americans also don't have egg cups. Fucking madness. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Do they have kettles yet? When I was there when I was a kid, a long long time ago, the friends we stayed with didn't have a kettle or know what a kettle was. They boiled water in a pan, like Victorian times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 41 minutes ago, Soda Jerk said: Do they have kettles yet? When I was there when I was a kid, a long long time ago, the friends we stayed with didn't have a kettle or know what a kettle was. They boiled water in a pan, like Victorian times. I guess it's 'cause they call have 'drip' coffee machines and don't drink tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Soda Jerk said: Do they have kettles yet? When I was there when I was a kid, a long long time ago, the friends we stayed with didn't have a kettle or know what a kettle was. They boiled water in a pan, like Victorian times. absolute madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Adam Easy Wishes said: I guess it's 'cause they call have 'drip' coffee machines and don't drink tea. Tea has been on the up in the States, hasn't it? The friends we stayed with drank tea, but had to put a pan of water on every time for it. That was pretty much all they used the hob for. They never cooked. Eating out was so unbelievably cheap, as was getting in a gigantic pizza, or a bucket of chicken. Their fridge was just fresh milk, and leftovers from restaurants/takeout. I'm assuming this one family and what they did some 20 years ago accurately summarises the whole of the United States. Edited July 11, 2017 by Soda Jerk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Soda Jerk said: Do they have kettles yet? When I was there when I was a kid, a long long time ago, the friends we stayed with didn't have a kettle or know what a kettle was. They boiled water in a pan, like Victorian times. The twitter thread/rant I read on the subject says they DO NOT use electric kettles?! Either pan-boiling water or stove top kettles like fucking cavemen. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Things have evolved slightly... kettles are fairly widespread now. The stove top ones that whistle though. Electric kettles on the other hand are some buck rogers shit they don't even know about. I felt like I was on Tomorrow's World when I showed my wife some on amazon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 I'd have thought that the lower voltages in American power supplies would make boiling water in an electric kettle take a long time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 Not a fan of buttery taste in sandwiches. I just put on enough to lube up the bread because I don't like mayo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzHines Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 3 hours ago, ca_gere said: Things have evolved slightly... kettles are fairly widespread now. The stove top ones that whistle though. Electric kettles on the other hand are some buck rogers shit they don't even know about. I felt like I was on Tomorrow's World when I showed my wife some on amazon. I just got an electric kettle this weekend in my part of Poland and the Polish wife is just amazed by it. 3 hours ago, colb said: I'd have thought that the lower voltages in American power supplies would make boiling water in an electric kettle take a long time? I timed mine (2 litre kettle) and takes exactly 5 mins for full boil. Which is incredibly slow for U.K. standard, but if I was heating up a huge pan of water here on the stove it would take about 30 fucking minutes to boil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colb Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 6 hours ago, HeinzHines said: I just got an electric kettle this weekend in my part of Poland and the Polish wife is just amazed by it. I timed mine (2 litre kettle) and takes exactly 5 mins for full boil. Which is incredibly slow for U.K. standard, but if I was heating up a huge pan of water here on the stove it would take about 30 fucking minutes to boil. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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