why's that?

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:01, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

because it was all about pubs and bars and I am sick of hearing everyone bang on about how to do it.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:02, Reply)

I talked about a greasy spoon.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:03, Reply)

good for you.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:05, Reply)

GO READ AND REPLY TO MY BIT THEN

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:05, Reply)

cos you run a pub?
what's that like?
(quintsy, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:04, Reply)

I love it quints,
people, music, atmosphere. there's always stuff to fix and mend and sort out. beer to look after, events to organize all sorts. very rarely bored.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:07, Reply)

what do you think your pub would be like if you had £500,000 for improvements and to get it exactly how you want?

(quintsy, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:09, Reply)

A dancefloor that's basically a 40' x 40' picture of my face

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:31, Reply)

no, why ain't you seen the fam for years?
is it cause you work over crimbo?
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:07, Reply)

yeah, I've decided to close Christmas day and boxing day,
looking at the sales from the last couple of years, it's barely worth it anyway, and it'll keep the staff happy.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:10, Reply)

aye, good plan windles.
smashing times then! should be a blast, you gonna have mrs pig's folks round too?
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:11, Reply)

her parents are divorced,
and her dads a psycho. so maybe her mind.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:13, Reply)

still, your folks and all that.
aces!
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:14, Reply)

I am excited

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:22, Reply)

I just made a sweet potato, bacon and sweetcorn chowder, Windy
and I don't want to oversell it, but it's probably the best thing anyone has ever cooked ever.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:09, Reply)

can you post me some plz
also, have you been sacked or something?
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:10, Reply)

Sacked? Moi?
They wouldn't DARE!
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:11, Reply)

you can tell me haters, you seem to be in the house lots these days... cooking.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:12, Reply)

Nah, I've been working from home a lot more lately
and I really love cooking. Shame I never get to show it off really.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:13, Reply)

Be a guest riter on Gonzs bloog

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:14, Reply)

cooking is aces. I liked the actual work when I was a chef but the hours were wank.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:14, Reply)

Yeah, I've always said that in an other life I could've been a chef
But I'm far too lazy to work the sort of hours that I'd need to do. I just love food and love being creative, so it suits me down to the ground.
Also, Mrs Hats is a master of desserts, so between us we eat really fucking well.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:16, Reply)

plus it's fun to cook together.
unless your missus is a fucking nightmare that is.
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:18, Reply)

We have a special understanding
that when we're in the kitchen there's no such thing as manners, so don't take it personally. 'Fuck off' basically means 'I'm ever so sorry darling, would you mind awfully moving away so I can use my space more effectively?'
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:23, Reply)

sounds reasonable.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:25, Reply)

I love cooking, but, same reasons, I would never be a chef.
I was so proud of my dinner tonight. SO healthy and yummy at the same time.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:19, Reply)

Nice
This is the thing...our cooking was born out of A) a desire to eat a bit better and B) spend less money at the supermarket. As a result the only things that come out of packets in our house these days are herbs and spices.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:25, Reply)

Pretty much the same here.
Except for the gluten free pasta/bread. That I have to buy.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:28, Reply)

Ah, allergic?

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:31, Reply)

quite sensitive now, which is pissing me off.
I never used to be, but started to feel unwell about 18 months ago all the time, mentioned how I was feeling to a friend who I didn't know was coeliac, and he said to try removing gluten. Took it completely out of my diet for three weeks, felt amazing. Reintroduced it, felt awful.

Thought I could get away with it on monday when my mate cooked me pasta for tea. I ended up looking four months pregnant and being so uncomfortable I couldn't get to sleep til after midnight.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:38, Reply)

Man, that sounds pretty serious
Still, as you say, there are a lot of gluten free products out there now. Imagine how these people must have had to live 20 years ago or more. Must have been terrible.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:39, Reply)

the most annoying thing is that my parents don't believe me.
so when I go home to visit, they're like, "Oh, we've got pasta for tea tonight!" and I'm like, "is it gluten free?" "No" "well I can't eat it then." "SHUT UP AND EAT YOUR DINNER."
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:44, Reply)

Haha, mothers are the least sympathetic creatures on the planet

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:47, Reply)

no, my mummy loves me, she just doesn't believe me because I'm not diagnosed as coeliac.

(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:55, Reply)

Then either get diagnosed, or SHUT UP AND EAT YOUR DINNER

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:55, Reply)

there's a difference between coeliac disease
and gluten sensitivity. Coeliac disease is caused by a genetic mutation, whereas gluten sensitivity is usually brought about by a long term exposure to gluten and a corresponding immune response. you can't test for the gluten sensitivity, only for a wheat allergy or for coeliac disease mutations.
(Poppet some assembly required., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 15:00, Reply)

Sounds like a fake illness if ever I heard one.
Like depression.
(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 15:02, Reply)

Or PMS

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 15:05, Reply)

When I'm with Mrs Hats
she eats well.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:19, Reply)

Well she is on a diet
so small portions are acceptable
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:25, Reply)

excellent!
how you doing at the moment big guy?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:12, Reply)

yeah, alright love
Had a fucking diverticular attack this week, but it's only the second one I've had all year, so I'm doing ok really. Last year I had 6, and one of them landed me in hospital.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:14, Reply)

is that the thing where your intestiney bits are all fucked?

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:16, Reply)

Yep
There's a part of my lower intestine that is prone to infection, and it's triggered by certain foods. However, I've only managed to identify one so far....hot dog sausages. So my love of hot dogs is in direct conflict with my desire to stay alive :(
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:17, Reply)

what about the operation? not willing to give that a go.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:18, Reply)

I talked it over with a specialist after I came out of hospital
and she said that the operation is pretty risky and very uncomfortable, so we're only going to go down that route if the attacks get more frequent or more painful. A year of wearing a colostomy bag? No thank you.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:20, Reply)

still, a portable toilet does have some pluses.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:24, Reply)

Don't get me wrong, the prank potential is fantastic
I knew a guy that had to have one, and he would release the gas at really great moments...like just as he was getting out of a lift.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:26, Reply)

I heard,
what sets it off?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:17, Reply)

This time round, I'm not sure
I think it might be the chili covered peanuts I ate the other day, but I'm not sure. It's the only thing I've had lately that I wouldn't normally eat.
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:18, Reply)

you be careful out there.
the operation sounds a bit much, but like you say, .2 this year, that's good.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:24, Reply)

I'm invincible, Windy, you know that
but I love you all the same
( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:27, Reply)

shame your colon looks like a sausage made of grapes.

(PsychoChomp, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:28, Reply)

Well we're all disappointed about that, Psychochomp

( Two Hats 🎩🎩, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:30, Reply)

Ribbed for your pleasure

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 14:34, Reply)

I swear there is a link between times of the year and people who have long term illnesses flairing up.
I always get bad at this time of the year.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 15:15, Reply)

Logicaly, it could be because the diet changes over the year.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 4 Oct 2012, 15:15, Reply)