Sushi Bento Box.... I fucking <3 Farringdon
/lunchtime AC

I'm paying all your living costs and expenses, going out money, 2 average holidays a year, transportation, and all that... I mean, within reason, call it £50kpa. During this time, and it can be as long as it takes (on average for people doing it) you've got to retrain / study for a new career.... what will you study? What will you retrain to do?

Alternativly, I can give you £100k right now, one off payment, (which I understand is less money than 3 years training) is has to go towards a buisnes of some kind. It's up to you, but what is the buisnes? Let's thrown in and extra £50k if the buisnes is a non-profit charity. All the money has to go towards the buisnes/charity though.

Final Alternative, you can have £50k, to do what you want with, spunk it all up the wall for all I care.


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What option do you chose, and what do you do with it?
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:11, 186 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

i was just considering what I should study next
I think if I had nothing else to do I'd do more artist things - make more stuff and make an effort to get good at it and get in galleries.

In real life I want to study something fun which I can do at the same time as working. Any suggestions anyone?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:14, Reply)

How about something that'll help you travel the world with your camera, such as a language?

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:20, Reply)

Maybe
I speak french pretty badly (despite working there one summer), German would probably be useful.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:23, Reply)

If I started a company now.
I'd start a high quality manufacturing one, something which makes high value items with a specific market. Probably for the energy industry or something.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:15, Reply)

Or the space industry, that'll be awesome.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:18, Reply)

...A hell of a lot more than what's on offer.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:19, Reply)

I'm not talking solar panels or solid fuel boosters
they need plastic tubing and wiring, seats etc etc, but they'll need to be engineered in a very specific way to be reliable, that makes them expensive and profitable.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:23, Reply)

You'd need a fair few bob more than what's on offer I'm afraid.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:19, Reply)

Not necessarily, and I'm assuming it's start up cash
not a total budget, with that money I can get prototypes out there do market reasearch and get other investment. And I'd plan on it being very scaleable, small workforce doing small but expensive parts.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:21, Reply)

this is a good plan
and people will pay for that shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:24, Reply)

It's the "manufacturing base"
that the govenment are all loving at the moment so I'd expect some serious tax benefits within 2 years.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:25, Reply)

even without it's still a good move
selling to people who will pay well for a fast turnaround and a high quality product is the way to go
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:28, Reply)

Oh cool, that sounds good.
What's the product?
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:27, Reply)

Dunno, I haven't decided.
Or I should say it wouldn't be the product as such. It would be the raw material.
So say we're working with Carbon fiber, we'd get the machinery and people needed to work with that and then people who need something made in carbon fiber to a very high quality will come to us and we'll make a run of them. Doesn't matter what it is just that they need something precision engineered and are willing to pay for it.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Coolio

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:54, Reply)

I think I'd be very boring
and start a small private school, where the kids weren't taught to jump through governmental hoops, but were actually taught to read and write, and given skills that would be of use to them in the adult world.

Oh, and taught manners, responsibility, consequences, and given a bit of discipline.

Might cost a bit more than a hundred grand, though.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:21, Reply)

while I would like to be a blacksmith
I can't see any way of making enough money out of it really.

Unfortunately the same can be said of being a guitarist.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:22, Reply)

You could if you
also designed stuff and made it all exclusive and shit
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:24, Reply)

that's what I'd like to do really
I am quite good at designing stuff as well as engineering things so they work, so I'd actually really love to be able to do it for a living. Just need the training to be able to turn plans into reality.

Far more enjoyable than flying a desk.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:27, Reply)

hell yeah
I think there's a guy in cardiff does it. He does a lot of things for arts council of wales who are all over that stuff
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:29, Reply)

Actually, this ^
I'd love to have a bit of training in creating stuff, and getting it to market. I have fab ideas for t-shirts and other bits and pieces like that.

Or graphic design. That would be fun.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:30, Reply)

not many jobs for graphic designers at the moment
my mate has been out of work for 8 months. admittedly he's a lazy surfing stoner as well, but still...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:32, Reply)

That's the trouble with doing something creative.
buying art, or decorative objects, is a luxury rather than a necessity. There still seems to be money in logo design and stuff though.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:34, Reply)

but then you have to produce
the kind of shit that corporations and committees think is good :(
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:35, Reply)

these days though any bugger can knock up a logo
people are so dim that they think anything looks good.

there are always people out their who will pay a premium for luxuries and one-off creative things. It's just a question of is it enough?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:36, Reply)

You can sell t-shirt designs on loads of websites
Give it a go!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:39, Reply)

I reckon it could work, little bespoke metal-work'd things, take in comisisions.
Could be like a metal version of Chookywookydoodah
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:30, Reply)

that's what I'd like to do
chandeliers and things as well, and the occasional big installation type thing.

my mrs is a chartered structural engineer and it's not inconceivable that she'd be able to support me at some point while I indulge in this, at least part time, at some point. we shall see though.

I find it weird myself that without ever having experienced it, the only thing I can possibly see myself doing is being a blacksmith...
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Latent homosexuality.
It's the only answer.
( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:40, Reply)

I didn't say worker in a steel foundry :-P

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:49, Reply)

I wonder how you train up for that, there can't be many blacksmitheries about

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:50, Reply)

you can do courses
and I live in Devon, there are definitely some around here
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:55, Reply)

My mate's dad is a farrier
He'd probably know all about it.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:01, Reply)

no, but I've told a donkey to fuck off

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:11, Reply)

Can I go for the spunk option please.

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:24, Reply)

Yup !

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Fanku!

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:33, Reply)

I don't think he was actually offering you spunk...
Or did I misread it?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:33, Reply)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphanidosis
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:25, Reply)

it bothers me that this was a purple link

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:26, Reply)

oh lol, " sodomy by mulletfish was common as well"

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:31, Reply)

i ran a business
I got awarded a grant for it (I had a great business plan) but it made no money. I shouldn't be allowed near business things I think
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:26, Reply)

For 50k a year
I'd probably be willing to whore my soul out to accountancy or law (sorry swipe) or pretty much anything, even if I hated it. I'll never see that kind of money in science, ever: it's well over double what I'm currently on.

I want in on Kitty's business: I'd love to run a bakery/deli/café style place. And 100k would buy you an awful lot of cupcakes.
(berk, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:27, Reply)

I don't think I could do a job
I hated for any money. Unless it was only 2 hours a week or something
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:30, Reply)

^this
the job I have at the moment is bad enough
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:32, Reply)

Yes, but NEW JOB SOON
so yay for that.
(berk, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:33, Reply)

thank fuck
the last few days here have really shown how much they are going to miss me though. It's going to be interesting to see what happens here after I leave.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Same, there's a lot of big changes going on here
and I'm the only one who really knows what's going on or where anything is. They're gonna be screwed in six weeks when I go.
(berk, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:39, Reply)

things seem to be circling the drain here as well. nothing to do with me
but companywide. If I didn't have a new job already I'd have started looking.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:40, Reply)

This place is scraping the very edge of the drain.
I wouldn't be surprised if it was sold off or merged into one of our competitors within six months.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:41, Reply)

this company as a whole is too big for that
but I can see my division and particularly my office going within 6 months if things don't drastically turn around
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:49, Reply)

Well, I have chosen a job that makes me happy
over one that'll make me rich, that's for sure. I'm sure I could stick it out for a couple of years in a job I hated just for the money; I'm too easy going to get really hacked off by much at work. I am struggling to think of anything I would really hate except really tedious or really manual stuff, neither of which you'd earn 50k doing...
(berk, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:32, Reply)

chef
would be the ultimate horror job for me, but the thought of office work for life makes my brain want to do a sick
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Oooh no, I'd love to be a chef
in a proper restaurant, not some shitty Beefeater or something. But I believe it's very stressful, and I don't deal well with stress.
(berk, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:38, Reply)

it would be everything I hate
hot, stressy, crappy shifts and cooking.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:41, Reply)

I think that would be really up your street.
I'd quite like to run my own cafe, not own it or anything, but run it. I find it disheartening all these people who open up cafe/resturants/sandwich-bars (etc) and then they fill it with the cheapest ingredients that have really horrible flavours and textures, like out-of-a-tub corination chicken. And then employe people who can only put a sandwich together and fry some bacon/eggs, rather than make up something fresh (fresh as in, at least made on the day, if not to order).

I'm going to learn how to make Rarebit this week, that's my Food To Learn This Week thing.
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:38, Reply)

isn't it just cheese on toast?
Even I can do cheese on toast
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:42, Reply)

Not just cheese on toast
It's got beer and other stuff in it too. Shouldn't you know this, being Welsh? :P
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:47, Reply)

zomg
i had it at quaglino's the other day, on tiny squares of garlic foc and the rarebit was made with stilton.

i nearly creamed myself.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:50, Reply)

not beer
it's got mustard and a splash of milk or cream, and some spice
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:52, Reply)

There are many recipes, using a variety of different ingredients
but beer is definitely a common ingredient.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:55, Reply)

not in any of the recipes that I've read

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:57, Reply)

I'm not saying you have to include it.
I'm sure your personal recipe is perfectly adequate for your needs.
Most of the top results here seem to include it though: www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&xhr=t&q=rarebit&cp=6&safe=off&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GGHP_en-GBGB442GB442&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1280&bih=845&ion=1&wrapid=tljp131349982707702&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iw
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:06, Reply)

that's weird
I'm sure I looked on at least two of those sites when I was finding a recipe for it
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:11, Reply)

ingredient accompaniment
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:01, Reply)

I used to think it was, it really isn't, it's so much more.
It's like toast with a cheesy bechimal.
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:52, Reply)

serve it with some crispy bacon and a poached egg
buck rarebit. nom
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:55, Reply)

I liked your b3tan Come Dine With Me idea
except without all the bitching in the cab afterwards. I believe that the kind of café you're on about does have a place; sometimes you need a quick grab-n-go and you don't really care about flavour or texture as long as it's quick and cheap. But that's not the kind of place I would want to run.
I'm making tagine this week. Om nom nom.
(berk, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:42, Reply)

Yeah', exacto, there are way to many of them where I live. Or there are cafes that charge like £8 for a big bowl of salad who think way above their station and charge accordingly.
There is a place in Brighton called The Mock Turtle, which I believe to be the perfect cafe, which is the sort of idea you're talking about.

Oh nice, what kind of tagine?
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:53, Reply)

Lamb, apricot and sweet potato
with GIANT couscous which I found in Waitrose, and was so amused by the idea that I had to buy it.
(berk, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:02, Reply)

nice
I got a tagine from my mum for christmas and have yet to use it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:03, Reply)

I'm with BGB
Just give me the money.

I don't want to do a different job - I love mine (even if the pay is crap). I don't want to run a business either (been there, done that and didn't like it).
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:34, Reply)

Let's run off with the money and have adventures.
Then you can write a best selling book about them.
( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:38, Reply)

This is a brilliant idea
Let's do it. Next Friday good for you?
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:06, Reply)

That sounds good ! What are you going to do with it?

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:40, Reply)

I'd buy a house in London to stay at the weekends so I could eat more Gonz food and visit friends.

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:41, Reply)

I've just realised 50K wouldn't even get me a shoebox in London : (

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:46, Reply)

normally it wouldn't
but i like your face, so i'll sell you one of mine for that price.

you can have stuart weitzman, roland mourret or aquaitalia. personally i'd go with the aquaitalia, as my shiny black leave-on boots came in that box, so it's a bit bigger. more bang for your blow, so to speak.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:49, Reply)

I thought Roland Mourret only did dresses?

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:51, Reply)

fine, it's a clarks box with "ROLAND MOURET" tippexed on the lid...
see!

fashionista.com/2011/07/roland-mouret-named-creative-director-at-robert-clergerie/
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:54, Reply)

Hahaha!

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:02, Reply)

I don't know what most of these words mean

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:51, Reply)

mostly they mean me being silly
i do have a weakness for fucking expensive shoes, but i would never spend more than £350 on shoes and £500 on boots - yes i know that's obscene, but what i mean is that i would never spend £850 on a pair of louboutins or £1,000 on some gucci boots!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:55, Reply)

meh
if I had it I'd spend £500 on boots
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:57, Reply)

it's ridiculous money
but if you choose well and look after them well, they really will last for years.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:58, Reply)

truth
which is why I had no problem spending a mere £100ish on my wedding boots.

plus, they are awesome
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:59, Reply)

I bought dark red DMs on ebay for mine

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:00, Reply)

I was trying to persuade my mrs that some sky blue boots
with 6 inch stainless steel heels were appropriate for her.

didn't work, but she has got some red patent shoes for the wedding.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:01, Reply)

shame
they sound like they'd get more wear later
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:04, Reply)

I thought so
but what can you do?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:06, Reply)

er...
.... you can buy her some really nice stockings. and after the wedding, you can make her do Stuff to you in the nice underwear and the red patent heels.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:07, Reply)

that was more of a *shrugs* what can you do?
kind of statement, but since you mention it, those things will be happening anyway.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:08, Reply)

i have some very beautiful red patent high heels
they only get worn for very special men (NOT in a window-licking sense!). they have never failed me yet.

i don't think you'll complain, shall we say, and draw a veil over the rest of it!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:12, Reply)

a veil eh?
kinky
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:17, Reply)

this exchange reminds me of this one between two of my friends
1 - "you know what'd be good...?"
2 - "yeah if there were like two of me and one was naked and the other was trying to take his own clothes off to put on the naked one and they are fighting over who gets to be naked..."
1 - "I was going to say 'a nice cup of tea'"

everyone else "..."
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:12, Reply)

was one of your friends
gonz?!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:13, Reply)

ha, no
same guy as 'that can dream' though
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:13, Reply)

You're like b3ta's own Liz Jones.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:00, Reply)

fucking hell
steady on, gonz!!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:07, Reply)

Hahaahaaaa!

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:10, Reply)

*chokes*
If I had that money, I'd have a lot more cameras
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:00, Reply)

that's kind of the point though
your cameras are my shoes or kroney's cars or monty's nose candy or vipros' guitars... we all have something we like to treat ourselves to!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:05, Reply)

very true
nothing wrong with having something to indulge in. Unfortunately I like guitars, surfboards, cars, my house, food, coats, boots.....
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:07, Reply)

my tastes also exceed my budget by some way
this time next year, eh rodney?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I'm getting there slowly.
give me a couple of months and I'll be considerably better off than I am now.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:08, Reply)

I just don't see the appeal of shoes
there's not much you can do with them except wear them, but even then the fancy ones seem to be impractical.

There again I bought cheap shoes the other day and trashed them while I was away. NOw I have to buy more shoes :(
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:08, Reply)

it seems to be the case that more expensive womens shoes are actually comfortable
or so I am led to believe.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:09, Reply)

not quite
they are much MORE comfortable. "comfortable" without qualification would be a bridge too far!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:13, Reply)

I was including the point that most women bitch about their high-heeled shoes all the time
and that is because they don't spend enough on them
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:16, Reply)

Practicality is never the point though

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:27, Reply)

£50k?
i wouldn't get out of bed, darling...

/predictable
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:44, Reply)

*snigger*

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:44, Reply)

to be fair
i might roll over for £50k. maybe.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:46, Reply)

Swipey in anal for pay shocker

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:58, Reply)

er
why is that a shock??
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:59, Reply)

Quite the opersite, really.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:50, Reply)

Just in case that was to subtal, I'm saying £50k would get you _into_ bed.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:55, Reply)

technically
i'd have gotten in for free the night before. so you could also keep the £50k!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:56, Reply)

Oh man ! You _are_ good !

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:03, Reply)

you know it, baby

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:05, Reply)

Not yet, but hopefully one day !

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:53, Reply)

I think option one is the most lucrative
I could choose to train as something which requires many many years of study (architect? Doctor? Aren't these about 6 years of study?)
That way I am looking at getting at least £600k from you and ultimately end up qualified to take a high paid job.

What happens if I fail to qualify or if it takes me longer than average to qualify? Do I have to pay you back or will you fund me indefinitely?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:45, Reply)

is it all about profit?
/hippy
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:46, Reply)

Of course not, I want to effect change for the better in the world.
not really, it's all about the money
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:49, Reply)

I guess you could, it's kindda against the spirit of it though.
Having a metric fuckload of something you don't really want isn't that good though, I'd rather have less of something I do want.
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:56, Reply)

If it were a genuine offer I'm sure I would be a lot less mercenary.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:18, Reply)

I would retrain as a swordsmith and make weapons for re-enactment spastics.
When they came to collect their weapons I would torture and kill them, for lolz.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:53, Reply)

you're only saying this because LM is on holiday

( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:56, Reply)

You reckon?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 13:58, Reply)

no
not really!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:04, Reply)

Is there any sort of legal thing about being a swordsmith? I don't know, just wondering.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:08, Reply)

Not that I'm aware of.
It's not like gun manufacture.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:09, Reply)

probably just not have to sell to under16s or 18s or whatever

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:17, Reply)

I'd love to have a little record shop
but there are some problems with this:

1) they don't make any money and
2) I would be reluctant to actually part with any stock
3) I'd be patronising to the customers and they'd hate me.

Maybe I'd be better off writing for a music site like Julian Cope's Head Heritage: Unsung - but I don't know enough so you'd have to pay me to research arcane records for a couple of years.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:01, Reply)

you want to be the guy from High Fidelity
AICMFP
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:06, Reply)

I want to punch you in the face AICMFP

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:07, Reply)

no prize for that

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:09, Reply)

The act alone is its own reward.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:09, Reply)

I want to be this guy
www.noiseaddicts.com/2008/09/biggest-record-collection-in-the-world-paul-mawhinney/
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:12, Reply)

*wanks*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:16, Reply)

I'll go for the fifty grand a year
not entirely certain what for. Maybe just pay my way through law conversion course.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:01, Reply)

I'd start a meth lab and get loads of kids addicted to it, then nonce them up.
Then eat them. With hilarious consequences.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:02, Reply)

Yeah! because they'd be tastier meth flavoured.

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:05, Reply)

I'd like to see if I could write historical novels.
I might well be shit at it though.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:04, Reply)

hardly matters
people get all sorts of shit published. I might have a crack at a creative writing course
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:05, Reply)

I'd want mine to be good more than I'd give a toss about commercial success.
This is why I shall die broke as fuck. I cannot afford to have principles but this doesn't seem to stop me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:06, Reply)

I empathise
There are loads of people make money as photographers who are shit, I just couldn't do it, I still don't think I'm really good enough. Stupid principles
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:09, Reply)

They can be fun
but sad to say it's near on impossible to make money from writing unless you go down the route of journalism.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:09, Reply)

I reckon this would be fun
I could write a good historical novel but it probably wouldn't sell very well
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:17, Reply)

I'd quite like to retrain as a chef
I really enjoy cooking, it's probably now my favourite hobby, so I may well enjoy doing it for a living.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:04, Reply)

Cooking commercially is a wholly different game - and a fucking horrible one at that.
The hours and conditions are horrendous.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:08, Reply)

Aye, this is true
The thing is, aside from that, or getting some major computing qualifications behind me, there isn't really a huge amount I'd want to do.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:14, Reply)

You should have a read of Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.
He refers to himself and fellow culinarians as "Restaurant Lifers", and not without reason. He also makes Ramsay & his ilk look like a bunch of schoolgirls by comparison!
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:29, Reply)

ramsey is a fucking dick

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:31, Reply)

but a rustic, honest, fresh dick

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:32, Reply)

I do not like the image this puts i n my head.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:34, Reply)

is it a roughly cut cock
on a bed of seasonal, organic lettuce leaves?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:35, Reply)

it is now *bokes*

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:39, Reply)

you mean he's a fucking peasant
with ideas above his station.

I dislike Marco Pierre White as well.

You don't need to be a complete cock to be a good chef.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:35, Reply)

i'll be honest
I was just trying to be funny, you have now reached the edge of my knowledge of cheffing. Although I did watch those dudes on motorbikes, but mostly because they seemed to be two guys arsing about and proving that sometimes you can make money from the things you like to do
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:38, Reply)

I thought they made a really sweet couple.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:39, Reply)

can't cook all that well though

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:41, Reply)

this, I put it to you, is not the point of most cooking shows.
It's food porn, mixed with entertaining personalities.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:42, Reply)

perhaps
these days I tend to only watch Masterchef Australia, because it has good cooking, entertaining personalities, and if you are lucky, hot women.

or the occasional bit of Nigella, but that has very little to do with the food.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:49, Reply)

I really enjoy Man vs Food
I know I shouldn't, but I just find it hugely entertaining. Also, his excitement makes it even better.

The Good Cook is currently my favourite though, the stuff he makes is good, homely food, which looks fantastic.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 15:00, Reply)

I completely agree with you on this

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:37, Reply)

I think for me, rather than chef in a working kitchen, I'd like to write menus for places, or recipies for books/magazines, or present TV shows.

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:29, Reply)

I would totally tune in to Cooking with Gonz
You have just the right amount of infectious enthusiasm to make it work. For bonus points you should have B3th as a co-host that you repeatedly fail to get off with.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:33, Reply)

Then in the final episode
there would be a wedding after Gonz ccoks B3th's husband a special dinner
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:39, Reply)

+as a
Have you seen The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover?
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:41, Reply)

No, is it good?

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:43, Reply)

I honestly cannot remember
It was on late night channel 4 when I was a teenager and had tits in, which will be why I watched it. It was probably good and had lots of clever stuff in, but I won't have appreciated it at that age. I'll add it to my Lovefilm queue and let you know.

Anyway it involved cannibalism as I recall which was kind of the joke.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:48, Reply)

It's an awesome film.

( girlinthehole, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:50, Reply)

Probably.
Sadly in my teenaged years I watched a lot of quality/foreign cinema waiting for the inevitable tits.

I should put for Amberl's sake it was pretty gross too in places.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:54, Reply)

Hah, awesome =D
Do you fancy a youtube project? That could be fun !
( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:53, Reply)

WE'd need to Get B3th to join in
Or Amberl or some other target for your doomed advances. Nigella Lawson would be perfect but I think she's busy.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:55, Reply)

Totally up for that =D

( G/PP &#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128169;&#128, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 15:21, Reply)

This would be even better
But I think I'd have to work my way up to it first.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:59, Reply)

tl:dr apart from last bit which said spunk huh huh

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:22, Reply)

thanks for your contribution

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:23, Reply)

STOPJUDGINGMEYOUSMUGBEARDEDCUNTRAG

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:26, Reply)

no

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:34, Reply)

*Narrows eyes - awaits inevitable*

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:35, Reply)

I have nothing

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:38, Reply)

I'm kind of setting up the long running feud type of thingymajig.
not worth worrying about really.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:41, Reply)

fair enough

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 16 Aug 2011, 14:47, Reply)