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 You got £350 to go treat yourself, can't be spent on clearing up debts, can't be saved for a rainy day.
	You got £350 to go treat yourself, can't be spent on clearing up debts, can't be saved for a rainy day.Whatcha gonna do with the dosh?
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:02, 148 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 You'll need more money for that if two of you go and have the tasting menu with wine.
	You'll need more money for that if two of you go and have the tasting menu with wine.(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:10, Reply)
 Go here for dinner
	Go here for dinnerwww.hibiscusrestaurant.co.uk/
Thinking about going there for my 40th with Mrs B.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:04, Reply)
 The lunch menu is pretty reasonable
	The lunch menu is pretty reasonablealso 40, fuck me it's getting old in here
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:05, Reply)
 reasonable.
	reasonable. pumpkin in stock
partridge
and cheese isn't really worth £35 without drinks if you ask me.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:12, Reply)
 For lunch in a two star restaurant in London it isn't a bad price.
	For lunch in a two star restaurant in London it isn't a bad price.(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:14, Reply)
 Have you eaten there? no, then you have no idea what you are talking about
	Have you eaten there? no, then you have no idea what you are talking abouti know you out of towners are happy with an Early Bird special down the Harvester, but we sophisticated townies aim a little higher
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 I know what michellin starred places are like.
	I know what michellin starred places are like. And it's not how I like to enjoy food, it's overpriced, pompus and uptight.
I enjoy myself much more in a more relaxed place for a fraction of the price.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:21, Reply)
 It is possible to have relaxed good value Michelin star food.
	It is possible to have relaxed good value Michelin star food.Such as at Quo Vardis and at The Hand and Flowers.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:23, Reply)
 I have heard good things about the hand and flowers.
	I have heard good things about the hand and flowers.But you're never going to get what I consider good value at pretty much anywhere that has a "tasting menu"
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:27, Reply)
 Depends how you define value.
	Depends how you define value.If you define it as eating loads of Brake Bros food, drinking Jacob's Creek and waddling out the door with change from £40, then no a tasting menu won't be for you.
However if you define culinary value as paying £100ph for an opportunity to experience new flavours, textures and combinations made with high quality ingredients, put together with technical expertise then yes.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 I was a waiter at a michelin listed, not starred restraunt, for 18 months at university.
	I was a waiter at a michelin listed, not starred restraunt, for 18 months at university.I served caviar on ice noodles, with jus and pickled fucking everything, Lobster tail soup etc. Having tried the specials every shift, the best thing they made was roast beef on a sunday.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:43, Reply)
 Nothing wrong with that at all, Nando's do some nice stuff*
	Nothing wrong with that at all, Nando's do some nice stuff*However some people prefer a more sophisticated experience and are happy to pay for it.
*they really don't
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:23, Reply)
 Plus, going somewhere like Hibiscus is a treat for a big event; hardly a regular occasion.
	Plus, going somewhere like Hibiscus is a treat for a big event; hardly a regular occasion.(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:25, Reply)
 I've just phoned them and booked a table for my wife and me to go for my birthday.
	I've just phoned them and booked a table for my wife and me to go for my birthday.No internet types invited. Particularly bent spastics like Nakers.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:08, Reply)
 I'm not 100% behind that menu, its a good idea though, a proper posh meal.
	I'm not 100% behind that menu, its a good idea though, a proper posh meal.(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:12, Reply)
 Might as well sort yourself out a nice hotel while you're at it.
	Might as well sort yourself out a nice hotel while you're at it.For that kindda meal, she'd best put out.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:23, Reply)
 Stuff for the project car, I expect.
	Stuff for the project car, I expect.But since only Winders would even theoretically be interested, I'll not bore you with precisely what.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:07, Reply)
 I thought that this article had a picture of  tranny at the top, irony lols
	I thought that this article had a picture of  tranny at the top, irony lolswww.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/allison-pearson/9806112/Why-taking-offence-is-Britains-new-national-sport.html
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:09, Reply)
 Probably festival tickets.
	Probably festival tickets. My car door is frozen shut gonz, not cool.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:11, Reply)
 I only went out to get the paper out of the car,
	I only went out to get the paper out of the car, But no, nature doesn't want me to finish the crossword.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:22, Reply)
 That would just about cover my MOT, road tax, and insurance,
	That would just about cover my MOT, road tax, and insurance,all of which are due in the next three weeks.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:12, Reply)
 How the hell can it cover all that?
	How the hell can it cover all that?UNless you are referring to your mobility scooter?
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:13, Reply)
 She only drives her beige Nissan Micra down to the shops and back once a week
	She only drives her beige Nissan Micra down to the shops and back once a weekat 25 miles an hour.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:17, Reply)
 I'm on the very lowest insurance premium on Direct Line's books.
	I'm on the very lowest insurance premium on Direct Line's books.£170 with the legal cover added.
Road tax is horrendous, seeing as my car is ancient and inefficient, and MOT is about £60-80
*shrugs*
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:29, Reply)
 Insuarnce: £300, Tax: £160, MOT £60
	Insuarnce: £300, Tax: £160, MOT £60and I thought that was pretty good
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:30, Reply)
 I was worried it would go up horrendously because of the legal ruling last year
	I was worried it would go up horrendously because of the legal ruling last yearbut it's actually gone down.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 Just told somebody they're more than welcome to ring me again if they have further issues.
	Just told somebody they're more than welcome to ring me again if they have further issues.They're not more than welcome AT ALL. They're a fucking moron. I'd rather talk Nakers through building a nuclear device.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:13, Reply)
 However, I have just been thanked for ruining somebody's day
	However, I have just been thanked for ruining somebody's dayto which I also replied "you're more than welcome" and I really did mean it.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 They were trying to log into somebody else's laptop.
	They were trying to log into somebody else's laptop.They're encrypted and restricted to one registered user. I said she couldn't use it. She said she had to and she needed it. I said "bad luck, then".
I have a reputation at work.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:18, Reply)
 Similarly I started an email to a customer this morning with the words "Thanks for your enquiry"
	Similarly I started an email to a customer this morning with the words "Thanks for your enquiry"When what I really meant was "You can find out the answer to this question yourself simply by looking on our website, you fuckwit."
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:19, Reply)
 The Holiday Inn next to the bowling alley is doing a winter deal at the moment.
	The Holiday Inn next to the bowling alley is doing a winter deal at the moment. £350 would get you a long weekend, all the bowling you want and a choice of Chiquitta or Frankie & Benny's for dinner.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:18, Reply)
 Fucking northerners.
	Fucking northerners.They don't even understand what they're doing wrong, Nakers.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:20, Reply)
 Well, I'm not planning on doing any of that
	Well, I'm not planning on doing any of thatbut yes, it's all true. I'm a Basildon boy, I know these things about The Festival Leisure Park, which is what the "+Bas" was referring to, I believe. You see?
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:20, Reply)
 It's a good job I showed up when I did to make people think we're both fucking idiots, isn't it?
	It's a good job I showed up when I did to make people think we're both fucking idiots, isn't it?(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:24, Reply)
 I'd say 'you poor, poor man', but it's my local cinema, I'm there quite a lot, so i'll save my sympathy for me.#
	I'd say 'you poor, poor man', but it's my local cinema, I'm there quite a lot, so i'll save my sympathy for me.#(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:27, Reply)
 I've stayed in the Holiday Inn AND eaten at Frankie and Bennies
	I've stayed in the Holiday Inn AND eaten at Frankie and Bennies*opens vodka*
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:28, Reply)
 Buy records.
	Buy records.Lots of 'em.
In fact, that is what I'm doing right now and I don't have £350 spare to treat myself.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:15, Reply)
 I've already spent a fair bit of money on that.
	I've already spent a fair bit of money on that.It would make more financial sense if I could sell some to other people really.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:21, Reply)
 Buy comics.
	Buy comics.Wait, no...something less embarrassing...um...
Coke & Prossies.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:19, Reply)
 It's the "spruce" and "rosewood" hair dyes that cost.
	It's the "spruce" and "rosewood" hair dyes that cost.Although it just sounds like a lot of marketing rhubarb for "brown Grecian" to me.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:31, Reply)
 Aaaaw c'mon guys!
	Aaaaw c'mon guys!Nobody's come up with 'Faaarrr - CP's going to get wood'
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:47, Reply)
 70cl XO Henny, 2g bugle, 1/8 weed and the rest on lager and curry.
	70cl XO Henny, 2g bugle, 1/8 weed and the rest on lager and curry.(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:26, Reply)
 "Daddy, My shoes have holes in and the other girls make fun of my dress"
	"Daddy, My shoes have holes in and the other girls make fun of my dress"(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:28, Reply)
 Hahah last time I saw my kid she was wearing an £80 Stella McCartney jumper and playing on her iPad.
	Hahah last time I saw my kid she was wearing an £80 Stella McCartney jumper and playing on her iPad.She's 4
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:32, Reply)
 I'll tell you how you can one-up that.
	I'll tell you how you can one-up that.Boxes. big boxes that are big enough for her to fit in, a skip light, two packets of crisps on a paper plate and one of those 150ml cans of fizzy pop.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:53, Reply)
 Hello
	HelloGot a Remy Martin VSOP as a sort of mid-range control, so that I can tell the difference when I buy a good one. Are you proud?
NO BREANDEAH CHAT
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:28, Reply)
 BREANDEH CHAT IS PERMITTED
	BREANDEH CHAT IS PERMITTEDHow're finding it? Not a bad mid-range choice I'd say - but you know my top pick for that price range AND CHOSE TO IGNORE MY SUPER-TIP SO FUCK YOU
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:30, Reply)
 But if I go straight for the top
	But if I go straight for the topthat'll become my base line for judging. Everything else will taste like shit and I won't be able to learn to actually appreciate it. This way around, I get to do that and spot the taste of a shit one.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:32, Reply)
 Also, Sainsbury's had a limited selection
	Also, Sainsbury's had a limited selectionand I'll be seen dead in Tescos at around the time the world ends.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:39, Reply)
 Really?
	Really?The world is about to end and your final wish would be to find out what the inside of a Tesco store is like before you go?
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:41, Reply)
 It'd be about the only way I could do so
	It'd be about the only way I could do so and be certain of not being told off by mother when she found out about it.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:43, Reply)
 I basically get all my spirits from thedrinkshop.com
	I basically get all my spirits from thedrinkshop.comI'm probably being ripped off but they have a big selection.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:58, Reply)
 some more Vivienne Westwood cufflinks
	some more Vivienne Westwood cufflinksA bottle of Auchentoshan 21 year old, a big bag of bumbles and tickets to the Leeds Warehouse 34th birthday party.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:41, Reply)
 if you can say "Some more" vivienne westwood, then you need to donate that money to charity.
	if you can say "Some more" vivienne westwood, then you need to donate that money to charity.(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:44, Reply)
 Westwood t shirts with a picture of a pair of pert tits on the chest.
	Westwood t shirts with a picture of a pair of pert tits on the chest.As originally worn by the Sex Pistols.
Mine is the recent one, not the seventies one.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:53, Reply)
 
	 A rowboat, a sack of dead dogs, a fishing line and a carton of beer.
Paddle out on the bay, chuck the sack of dead dogs into the murky depths. Have a couple of beers, wait a bit and then cast a line and reel in in the bottom dwelling fish as they are attracted to the stench.
Or maybe the biggest motorbike as budget allows.
Dunno, it's a toss up.
(, Thu 17 Jan 2013, 12:56, Reply)
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