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'unnecessary use of red ink' is a great entry to this thread. anyway, you're queuing for the loos as both are occupied and by god, you've waited bloody AGES then someone pops in just like that and insouciantly joins the queue. Then both occupants of the loos finish at the same time giving the person behind IMMEDIATE access to a loo that you've had to wait ages for. Oh, and you've chosen the one without any tissue left and a faulty lock on the door.

I'm an uneven club sandwich at the moment HMB. Just thought you should know. (sorry to confuse threads, as an aside, am surprised Lion bar won as nowhere sells them these days!)

araucaria Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I recently found out that there is a new > microbrewery - Brick Brewery - opening in Peckham > next month. > > http://www.brickbrewery.co.uk/ > > It's half way between Bar Story and the > Refreshment Rooms, which could make for a great > Saturday afternoon crawlette if we ever see the > sunshine again. > > a Brilliant!!

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm actually thinking about doing it in Ireland > which is about 30 years behind here. I'm not > expecting many takers. Do it! I have met so many one man and his dog 'craft' (sorry) beer brewers around Suffolk/Norfolk. It's amazing to see what people can achieve.

Arf! good work woodrot.

Fuck independence, on a more serious note, I haven't heard of a BarryBarry Race this year. Or have I missed the posts?

MrBen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But to answer the question, my answer is NO to > independence. And most Scot's feel the same. The > SNP have yet to have more than about a 35% of the > population as a "Yes" in past public opinion > polls. The best thing Cameron did was to force the > SNP's hand with an earlier referendum than the SNP > had planned. They have a long way to go to > convince >50% of the population. Basically, it > wont happen and this is a political side show > that's wasting a load of time and money that could > be spent by everyone on stuff that is likely to > happen in the real world. This! (based on who I know up there, the only ones all for it are my lovely extremely left-wing and member of the green party friends who are from London, both took early retirement and settled in the Highlands. Don't know any frothing at the mouth Nationalist Scots. I agree with Quids ' point - I wish they'd stop blaming London/the City for EVERYTHNG).

So I married an axe murderer. Dead men don't wear plaid. Anything with John Candy really.

hurrah moos! did I just read that correctly, netts is offering to cook a whopping great Christmas feast having been inspired by the new pitt cue cook book. brilliant.

Curtains, that pitt cue book looks fab. What are you cookin' from it first? Do tell. Have to say am not a fan of bacon-topped cocktails tho - they're everywhere these days! I say this as someone who thinks bacon on burgers is just wrong. So maybe I just don't get the whole bacon-on-everything thing. Haven't bought any new cook books lately, wouldn't mind the pizza pilgrims one. Not a new book but I'd love Fuschia Dunlop's, Every Grain of Rice, such am impressive knowledge of China and its various regional styles of cooking. I have yet to manage to cook a decent chinese meal from home.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bobster - no, not suggesting anyone should do > anything. Just saying that the average person who > buys a mac does so because they're happy to pay a > premium for something they think looks cool. This > is hardly a crime, of course. It's just seems > rather daft. Not everyone buys them because they think they look cool. Some of us are just stupid don'tknowanybetters or rather, not very tech-savvy and quite like having a machine that tells us exactly what to do and when eg "click on this button now, yes THIS one, to update virus software" as opposed to a "go to settings, install this, uninstall that, run this" assuming you know what you're doing then when it realises you don't, "RTFM you moron" scenario. I'm sure if I knew anything about computers, I may well dislike using a mac or spending more money on one to do same things I can do for less.

Annette Curtain Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > numbers Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Jaws > > Jaws as a comfort film ? > > Numbers, you is well weird innit Curtains, did you really think I was trying to stay on topic? ;-)

Jaws

shorty, what amazing pics of London during the war. Glad your brother was ok. Love the history on this thread. ah quids, your nan's diary is just brilliant to read, it really transports you to another era. Def an excellent history project for the kids! santerme - that museum sounds well worth a visit for sure.

...sun, picnics, friends, birthday parties, long walks, cycling, long evenings sitting outdoors, summer fruits and flowers.

Talbot Baines Reed. edit - duh, just seen your updated clue about it being a character in a book. I give up, am rubbish at these :))

There was a great programme on the other night about 'D' Day. Watched it thinking the men they were interviewing must be pretty old by now then realised it was already 9 years old. Think they should have had some Canadians on it tho.

HB's post about cider lollies + today's sunshine has made think of: Funny Feet, Screwballs Also, chocolate bars: Fry's Five Centres, Gambits, Pink Panther pink chocolate oh and whatever happened to those creepy sad-faced Pierrot Clowns?

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Vegetarians tend to have higher incomes and live > longer. They are a better long term bet for > custom. What? That's preposterous t-e-d, is it not. Why would being veggie predispose you to having a higher income? What about those people who spend only a certain percentage of their life as a veggie? What about the ones that go on holiday to Italy and eat "veggie" risotto despite a nagging suspicion that the stock is made from veal/chicken? I need to know.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Also, while there are certain clich?d veggie > dishes such as lasagne, risotto, goats cheese > tart, etc, after a quick glance at the websites > for a few local restaurants, I failed to find any > of these. Jeremy, think people were saying that, bar the goat's cheese, those particular veggie 'staples' on a menu were from a bygone era. actually, this thread has made me think that it's more to do with the fact that some (veggies) are satisfied with the old-skool, slightly stodgy, brand of veggie cuisine (homity pie, moussaka, lasagne, bean stew, pasta/rice based dishes) and more discerning others would like to see (also) on offer, the clean-cut ottolenghi style dishes that perhaps take a little bit more care and execution = less unimaginative stodge. I could be wrong tho.

the-e-dealer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Findus Cheese Crispy Pancakes! non-veggie rennet. at least in the recipe they used in the 70s.

So why don't the pubs and niche restaurants in ED do more? I'd especially like feedback from local vegetarians. now I've properly read the thread, I see the ED angle. You could try asking the dulwich veggie & vegan society for feedback, tom who runs it posts (or used to) on the forum? as for the 'niche' restaurants in ED, are you referring to the ones that predominately do old skool, nose-to-tail type dishes, traditional English/British? It could simply be that other styles of cookery (Italian, SE Asian) are a) ubiquitous and b) naturally comprised of dishes that cater well for veggies & meat-lovers alike, so mixed groups of people prefer to choose to eat there anyway. Perhaps some veggies (and non-veggies) are put off dining in places that serve certain cuts of meat? Am wildly guessing here but maybe they don't relish sitting across from someone tucking into a pig's head... agree that you can produce imaginative, delicious veggie dishes with same care that has gone into the others. (edited to add: KidKruger I don't get that either about replicating meat texture etc however if I was veggie and paying same amount for a Sunday veggie 'roast' in a pub, I'd damn well want the Yorkshires & gravy etc as well).

KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Witch Burning. Still prevalent in Orissa and West > Bengal. also in Bihar. These are the poorest states in India.

so pretty much everything that's been suggested on this thread is, in fact, available? missing but can be traced.