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hmmmmm.......let's see. Was LL really quiet and dare I say, rather dull this morning and then suddenly, miraculously, seemingly burst into life from out of nowhere at all?!! then that was probably the egotistical fox making an appearance. I honestly cannot think of any other reason.

(talking to myself again) wouldn't it be great if the voiceover guy from come dine with me (dave?) was on this programme, I'd love to hear his take on the couples.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sooooo obvious but i'll keep stum what quids said.

what is cat-fished Ridgely? :) aw Mick Mac glad you love it too. just smiled as I am watching it as my friend Merlin puts them at ease by mixing the best drinks ever!

quids your mailbox is full!!!

Lesson 1* Volunteer as much personal information as you possibly can when starting new threads. *(Like Glinner, I apologise in advance. I know this has been done to death before)

Otta I have heard lots of horror stories from friends too, makes you wonder if being able to choose online brings out the very worst in people!

It probably helps them Quids....multiple accounts/identities/fake profiles. Funny how there are so many [insert fantastically interesting, daring occupation here] on dating sites. So I hear.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Some people here on EDF would eat Lark's Vomit if > on sale in East Dulwich at ?20.00 a teaspoon.. > > I jest not... > > Foxy. Only in powder form, in a twee tin. Anything else would be pretentious and patronising. Facking hell. Jars of Colmans English Mustard to join the dizzy ranks of gourmet burgers, pizza, omelettes & croissants on The List.

ha *Bob* yes I see what you mean, lets hope they don't go down that road. Jimi - yes she shouldn't have put up with that, it was so rude of him. She seemed really lovely. quids - some of the people on the dates were talking about tinder so guess you can do both.

Louisa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There's nothing wrong with carrying a sachet of > powder in your pocket. Most restaurants should and > usually would be most obliging when it comes to > respecting that those of a certain age (and > allegedly hipsters too?), prefer to mix it > themselves rather than have the inferior stuff > from a jar. > > Louisa. What's inferior about the stuff from a jar Louisa? Sounds a little pretentious, nay....'patronising' of you to look down on jars of mustard. For the record, I like to use both. The powdered stuff for adding to pastry, sauces and so on. The jar for roast beef/steaks and sandwiches. Haven't thought the stuff in jars was inferior. The mustard shop in Norwich is a delight (much as I hate Norwich itself).

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Louisa Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Foxy I don't get why people would want to spend > > the best part of a tenner on a coffee and > > croissant just to obtain free wi-fi. Am I > missing > > something here? > > > > Louisa. > > Because they have too much money and time on > their hands.. > They want to be seen... and look important. > Otherwise they would have a coffee and croissant > at home.. > > Like the old days before mobile phones and > laptops when these people would of carried a > Filo-fax with them > where ever they went. > > https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AN > d9GcSNOjWkMjHJV4xJ3q1ruYGkJ7OH9ta7eMiz4FcaQJTaYK1e > kBtdkPnGGbo > > Foxy Louisa, you are blatantly yanking someone's chain and they are falling for it every time. Hook, line and sinker. Well played. Of course, people don't just want to spend a tenner on a coffee/croissant because they have too much time and money on their hands or want to 'be seen'. There are many reasons why getting out of the house is beneficial to someone and for some it can be a nice way of treating themselves or simply connecting with society around them. It is so unfeeling to assume people are doing it for other reasons and says a lot more about you than it does about them. We might as well tar all people who go out to the pub AND out for a curry as tossers then eh?

Train to Scotland if I'm having tea. The water in the West Coast Highlands makes for the best cup. Partial to a cup of Assam, has to be strong, no sugar and dash of milk. If down south, Yorkshire Gold is good, Yorkshire Red however is way too sweet. Mornings - I prefer coffee. In fact, lately I have been drinking coffee during the day too, never in the evening unless I am out out.

Anyone else watching this programme? I love it and not just because my lovely friend is on it every week. Cannot believe the behaviour of some people on their first date.. tonight a guy was constantly checking his phone and talking about going back to work after their lunch date. Then he insisted she answer first when they were asked if they wanted to see one other again. Despite his behaviour, she said 'yes def' and then he said 'no'. What an arse! Someone the previous week used a calculator to work out the bill, after he'd ordered jaeger bombs but didn't fancy paying for them!

FJDGoose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Indeed yes, but this thread has got nothing to do > with croissants though really has it? Nothing at all! I think the contender for the next thread will be, "unsalted, organic halloumi - what's the point?" or similar.

happy forum birthday!

Professional skivers. Slackers. Some people don't deserve to have a job. This may be rational rage actually.

Iceland has a 'Posh Grub' range. Consisting of wood-fired pizza and that exotic delicacy, chicken breast.

"'m on a planet where I eat non-pretentious food bought from Iceland OKR and Lidl Penge." but what if you eat croissants* (and brioche, pain au chocolat) from Iceland? http://groceries.iceland.co.uk/d-c3-a9lifrance-4-all-butter-croissants/p/60056 *Made in France no less. Pretentious or what!!!

You see, you've been sucked in. You've fallen into the trap of thinking that the expanded range of meal deal offerings is something you actually want/need. Sausage rolls? A bit sneery. What's wrong with a plain sausage or does it have to have pastry these days. Sigh. Diced vegetables? What's wrong with chopping them yourself? Sushi? No thanks, I'll have a packet of packet of Kettle Chips to go with my sandwich instead. Ridiculous, the whole concept. I think you ought to rename this thread and direct your ire towards the 21st century meal deal con that is sweeping high streets everywhere.

Louisa - the best places for sandwiches (to me) were Homemade and Jack's cafe in ED. Sadly both moved on. Whilst we can happily agree on rocket, I am not with you on iceberg. It is tasteless and functions only once and that is when shredded in a burger bun. Even then it has to be crisp and shredded to a certain degree. Give me a plain old English butter lettuce any day. Now let's be clear about this concept of "meal deals" you speak of. They are neither a deal nor a meal. A packet of crisps and a drink that you don't need, pointless upselling that can only be accompanied by an unsatisfactory excuse for a sandwich. Unless its to take the taste away?

Didn't someone work out that Pret sandwiches contained more calories than ten big macs or something? Hardly healthy. They are also responsible for (patronising) rocket in everything. I say bring back old skool sandwich shops where they cut the cheese/bread/ham in front of you and NO rocket in sight. Who's with me?!!!!!! I fancy a croissant.

Patronising is talking down to you, you know. (this works better in person)

Lou - I agree with you, there's something about a doughnut that exudes....honesty unlike the ....pretentiousness of, say, a croissant. You know where you are with them ;-) Please don't get me started on the abomination that is the cronut. Oh so last year, maybe, but still.

was going to say that too that the favourite button on twitter is not very aptly named, it should be called the 'bookmark' or 'read later' button or similar. i do hate it when people say that favourites and RTs are not endorsements in their twitter bio