I have just wandered into town to get away from work for a bit
Apart from the obvious lunch question, what does anyone do? Wanking is obligatory, as is "your mum"

Purchased a load of stuff to make some decent museli too.

Alt:
What do you make instead of buying?
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:50, 128 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

alt: love

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:53, Reply)

Good answer K!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:54, Reply)

Bravo.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:14, Reply)

I tried making my own museli instead of buying the suger free Alpen and taking the fruit out and adding more nuts.
Just didn't taste the same though.
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:54, Reply)

I tried this a while ago and I've just ran out now.
It is nommy
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:55, Reply)

I'm reading at the moment, I usually spend my lunch either chatting to friends, or surfing the web.
Alt: Pasta sauces, it's far more fun to make them from scratch.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:55, Reply)

Cooking FTW
I have no idea why people dont like doing it
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

Since I moved into my new place a few months back, I've started to absolutely love it
As the kitchen was tiny in my last place, it wasn't much fun. But the kitchen now is huge, so I can take up far more room preparing ingredients.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:01, Reply)

New really quick really easy pasta, takes as long to cook as the pasta does
Fry 1 diced onion, 2 diced courgettes and 1 punnett of pancetta lardons.

When cooked, add the zest of 1 lemon and squeeze in some of the juice.

Stir into linguini with some creme fraiche. sprinkle with some fresh parsley and serve with toasted ciabatta garlic bread
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)

I've had that.
it's good.

I've taken to really finely dicing some spring onion, carrot and celery and frying that off first as a basis for pasta sauces. Authentic and delicious.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)

and essential, this is the only way to start many many sauces, worth doing for gravy as well
as it gives the gravy a rich sweetness.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

basis for a great katsu curry sauce as well

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:30, Reply)

We pretty much do this, bar the lemon
Stick a chopped garlic clove in too
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)

The lemon really lifts it, makes it fresh and zesty taking the cremy edge off

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Or you can go the other way and chuck in some grated mild cheddar right at the end
That is lovely too
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:33, Reply)

mild cheddar pecorino
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:39, Reply)

Or this
Picky wife and kids mean mild cheddar in our house though
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

punch them all in the dick

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:42, Reply)

I'd get 1 from 3 then though
A sprinkle of chilli flakes makes it nom anyway
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

play games
read a book
or chat to the mrs on facebook when I can get on it.

alt: I came up with an excellent device for painting behind radiators that are too close to the wall to use a little roller. It's made out of a radiator roller handle and a modified scouring pad/sponge thing.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

what's the point of painting behind a radiator?

(PsychoChomp, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Oh how silly the young are.

( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Dunno, I'm going to have to walk into Uxbridge to get something.
This is normally enough of a trial, but there's been some huge thunder rolling around outside (bellectrical storm?) so I think I may end up soaked to the skin.
( Kroney, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:56, Reply)

bellectrical storm gets a click

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

I saw some proper forked lightning over Uxbridge about 20 mins ago
Lets hope nothing is hit and burnt to the ground eh?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:21, Reply)

I usually have some errands to do in town at lunch.

( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 12:58, Reply)

Please don't poo anywhere

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:00, Reply)

I'll poo at Pauls on the way.

( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:07, Reply)

Good plan
I hear his shitter smells like that Greek bird Monty bangs on about
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:28, Reply)

Fresh-cut, fragrant Aegean blooms?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:31, Reply)

TaramASSalata

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:35, Reply)

*clicks*
*smashes plates*
*goes on strike*
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

I like this

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:39, Reply)

haha

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

I take my dog out and walk her around a little bit.
She got to run loads last night at my friends house.
And I swam loads. I'm sore as a mf.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:01, Reply)

I read that as 'I'm sore as a milf'

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:12, Reply)

that too

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:13, Reply)

just found out that a festival I'm playing at in a couple of weeks
have cocked up their licencing or something so aren't allowed music past 7pm, so they have some scheme to do it like a silent disco. Fine if you are an entirely electronic band, but seeing as most there will be rock or ska bands I can't really see their plan working.

Shame because we were really looking forward to it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:22, Reply)

U2 would never give in that easily

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:23, Reply)

i anticipate an electrical storm

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Haha!
*crosses arms*
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)

give in to what?
give in to the organisers having cocked up the licencing?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:26, Reply)

to THE MAN, man

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)

trouble is, the organisers are friends of friends and the whole shindig is for charity...

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

You should still CUT THEM.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:29, Reply)

if we can get an earlier slot then I will let them carry on unmutilated.
if we can't play then rest assured I will make them wear a dress and cry
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:30, Reply)

That is a really, really shit idea.
Blue Haze would never stand for that shit and I don't see why you should either. Tell them you have connections with the fenland's premier Pink Floyd tribute band so if they ever want to work in this town again you suggest they get it sorted PRONTO, SAVVY?

Then tap them on the temple like an annoying woodpecker.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:27, Reply)

it is a shit idea
and one that just won't work for us as our instruments are all acoustic rather than electronic (I include my electric guitar in that because the amp is a massive part of the character of the sound)

trouble is, the organisers are friends of friends and the whole shindig is for charity...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:28, Reply)

Not your problem. You can't play - they've fucked up and brown children will die.
Go out for a meal (and leave most of it uneaten) instead.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:30, Reply)

it's cancerous white children who will suffer

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Oh right that's different.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Why not play on keyboards for the day?
Would you be Keane for that?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:31, Reply)

at a push we could probably manage to play two songs
with me on drums, drummer on keyboards, and bassist using an electric bass.

I can't imagine our singer would do very well without having the sound of a band going on around him, even if he did have the sound coming through headphones.

It'd be weird and frankly wrong.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:32, Reply)

No, no, no.


Just no.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:35, Reply)

I agree

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

have you lot seen the video of the band playing their song on their iphones?
I didn't realise there were apps that allowed you to play the guitar before I saw this
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:36, Reply)

I think you'll find there are apps that allow you to "play" the "guitar"

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

Haha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:38, Reply)

yeah yeah yeah
what I mean is that they "played" their song using the apps on their phone, guitar, bass, drums, not just played the song from an mp3 player and the singer sang
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:42, Reply)

sounds shit.
who was it?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:42, Reply)

I think it was Wankstain and the Turds - they're from Shoreditch.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)

Atomic Tom "Take Me Out"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=19KBAcJ53ak
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:46, Reply)

I will look at it later

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

I make my own jewellery on occasion, when I can be arsed.
Lunch breaks are mostly spent surfing the net, looking for interesting things on instructables that don't include the use of an arduino.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Oh dear!!
Hahahaha!
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:35, Reply)

I had to google instructables and arduino

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

What?

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)

are you a chick or a dude?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

Definitely a dude.
Just because I know how to use the lost-wax casting method doesn't make me any less of a bloke.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:45, Reply)

However the vagina between your legs does

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

Gods
Just because I actually make shiny things in my spare time. Besides, it's more ethical and better for the environment in the long run.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:49, Reply)

Burn the hippy!!!

( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:52, Reply)

it's not that you make jewelry, but you make "your own"

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:57, Reply)

Only a bit.
The rest I sell, every now and then.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:58, Reply)

^ massive jewelry wearing bender ^

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:00, Reply)

Nothing wrong in that.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:10, Reply)

worst sort of anti-bullying right here

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:12, Reply)

Ooh I like looking at instructables. I should actually make something one day.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:42, Reply)

Start with something simple.
I'm wondering whether or not to make the blue laser cigarette lighter.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

babybel lights are fucking vile.
How can they call that cheese?
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:40, Reply)

They are to cheese what Caramacs are to chocolate

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

Caramacs are ace though SC? I am all a fluster now. Not sure which way is up or down?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:42, Reply)

caramacs are fucking vile.
and that's not just because I have an abiding memory of my cousin vomiting a thin stream of caramac flavoured vomit into the back of my dad's car
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

They are not chocolate though, are they?
You need to get into the Babybel mindset. In that, they are shite and thus will taste just so
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:44, Reply)

I think they are lovely.
I hadn't had a babybel in years then saw these in the fridge. Wrong!
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:53, Reply)

At last, another caramac hater.
A vending machine once gave me one instead of what i wanted and even though i was watching "Slough Jets" play some Scrottish team at ice-hockey in some ill advised father sons bonding evening. It was the most dissapointing thing to happen that night.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:43, Reply)

They taste fucking weird

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:44, Reply)

newsflash!
friend of a friend made up a new cheese-related joke the other day.

How do you use cheese to make yourself taller?

get your stilt on
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:41, Reply)

Ha!

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:44, Reply)

-4/10

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:46, Reply)

How do you make a Roquefort?
With a cheese-el.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:04, Reply)

that's even better.

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:06, Reply)

Montmontymontymonty!!!
I found you the perfect birthday prezzie.

www.chemical-records.co.uk/sc/servlet/Info?Track=DRUGSR
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:44, Reply)

Hahah dear God that's not the most subtle of shirts is it?
Does it say 'ME - THAT'S RIGHT, ME! SEARCH ME!!! DO IT NOW!!!!' on the back?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

have you noticed that in the previous thread
you are getting a thorough telling off?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:48, Reply)

hahah, Tourettes has had a massive spak-attack at Monty and DG

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:54, Reply)

it's all going off here.
that's what happens you are denied my calming influence for a few days.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:59, Reply)

Right, boys and girls. I'm only going to say this once, and then we are going to drop the fucking subject.
Yes, mr b3th is a hell of a lot older than me. Yes, he is also Very Seriously Ill with no hope of getting better.
No, this doesn't usually bother me, and yes, I will generally join in with the jokes about me being a merry widow.
Yes, I was in a shit mood yesterday, and yes, I may have over-reacted somewhat to the joshing.

That is why I went and did something else - because I knew if I stayed, I would end up having a massive flounce. I did not have a flounce. I don't feel like I was being bullied. I just wasn't in the mood yesterday.

Thank you to those who apologised, and sorry to those who felt I overdid it. I do tend to overshare on here, but that's because I'm generally honest about things, and keep forgetting that there are some amazingly cunty people out there who are happy to see how far they can push people. Yes, Rory, I am looking at you.

Now, can we talk about anything else?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 13:57, Reply)

I think someone deleted the other thread that was before this one.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:00, Reply)

must have been DG

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:01, Reply)

I couldn't remember who posted it.
And so I was prepared to call bobby a spastic fucking cunt because he's the one always deleting shit.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:06, Reply)

: (
Sorry hon!


Shall we talk about our forthcoming visit to the pier?
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:00, Reply)

PIER!

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:01, Reply)

ooooh yeah!
We shall have chips and ice cream, and go on all the rides.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:01, Reply)

*Prays I'm tall enough to be allowed*

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:01, Reply)

You have to be *this* big
to ride THIS ride, boy. *winks*
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

This is getting complicated.
I might just play crazy golf instead.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:03, Reply)

All you have to do is come up to a certain height
I'm sure you can manage that
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Hello matey,
July the 6th is aquarium day, if you're about I'll buy you a lolly.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

That's next Wednesday, isn't it?
Are you bringing hoardes of brats to WsM?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:03, Reply)

Welsh brats, the brattiest kind of brats.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:06, Reply)

They've got to be better than the Midlands ones.
Ugh, I hate Grockel season.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:09, Reply)

Wooooo!
They have rides? Nobody mentioned rides.
( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

OMG Blousie
They have the coolest rides!

I think, anyway. I don't know for certain, as I haven't been yet. Had you heard that?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:04, Reply)

*Surprised face!*
What do you mean you've not been to the pier yet?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:04, Reply)

Had I not mentioned that?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:07, Reply)

No.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:09, Reply)

That almost looks like an anti-flounce.
I can't quite get my head around that one.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:01, Reply)

seems like you dealt with it reasonably well
good job
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Hang on.
Has a thread just vanished?
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:00, Reply)

yep

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:01, Reply)

Ah well.
I'm sure there was a good reason for it.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

I suspect it was in the interest of continuing marital harmony

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I fear they are having a MASSIVE ARGUMENT RIGHT NOW.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:04, Reply)

^this

( girlinthehole, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:04, Reply)

did a whole thread just vanish?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:01, Reply)

HOLD ON!
OMG A THREAD VANISHED!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Nuh uh?

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 28 Jun 2011, 14:02, Reply)