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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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My Ipod just shuffled onto "The Streets" first album, it's far better than i rememberWhat have you rediscovered recently that was better/worse than you remember?
alt: We not had much clothing chat recently, tell me what you're wearing so we can all judge you.
altalt: I have brined some pork. Do you brine your pork?
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:11,
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you actually need a fair bit of sugar as well(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:16,
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much as I hate to agree with Chompno, you don't NEED sugar.
It changes the flavour and it might help with colour during cooking but the brining process only needs salt and water.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:33,
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very much depends on the meatas to whether that matters. but regardless, the process you are trying to achieve in brining (pulling water into the meat whilst breaking down some proteins) only requires salt water.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:36,
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I had scallops with smoked bacon for lunch on SundayThey were better than I remembered
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White shirt, black trousers, no shoes at the moment.
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I have not
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:16,
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Do you have an audition for the Zola Budd Minstrel Show?(
JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:17,
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They were interested, yesBut its not black and white
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:17,
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Stay about from Chompy's pants(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:18,
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I dont need to wear one for work so I never do(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:20,
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This.Because senior management keep turning up on a whim I'm no longer allowed to wear jeans and trainers.
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Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:22,
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i don't have to, but I like to sometimesI don't see the point in wearing a suit without one
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:23,
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If I'm wearing a suit I would always wear a tie(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:23,
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it all gets a bit "relaxed politician" otherwise(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:25,
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Sleeves rolled up & knotted sweater round shoulders.(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:26,
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Black shirt with a blue suitThat's bonkers.
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:20,
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black shirt and tie...are you a waiter at a tacky restaurant?(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:20,
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He's a 1990s professional snooker player.(
JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:25,
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How can I force in something about being miserable here?Oh, yeah, being single isn't nearly as good as I remember.
Alt: Shorts, T-shirt & flip flops.
Alt:alt: I don't, Herta do it for me with their delicious frankfurters.
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MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:20,
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rusks.alt: Jeans, v-necked jumper, tan brogues.
altalt: I do not brine my pork. I like to slow-cook it in chili and fennel.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:25,
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Alt, tshirt, jeans, trainers.Boxers and socks obviously. Y-fronts and briefs are wrong, man thongs rather disturbing.
Edit, we had to throw out a whole pig the other day, got 2 for the hog roast, only used one. The pub didn't put it in the freezer, and it was too long in the fridge. Fucking waste.
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And you only felt a bitbecause of your 'mysterious cattle death' style cored anus.
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MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:42,
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Stand proud, Pooks.They'll all migrate to your thread eventually.
Then who'll be laughing, eh?
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:33,
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Alt: Shirt, trousers, sandalsAltalt: I tend to just pull mine.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:29,
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Vegetarian ones and all(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:31,
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I knew you'd like that(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:32,
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I didn't think real people actually wore sandles tbh(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:37,
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I'm not a real person, I'm on the internet.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:39,
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I do not brine my pork, no.I do make fucking amazing crackling, though.
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Kroney, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:29,
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We roasted a joint of pork last night.The crackling was as brittle as breadsticks. The girlfriend* makes the best roast potatoes on the planet, by the way.
*Rory approved word usage
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Kroney, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:34,
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does she place each one, raw, gently into her vajoo before roasting? I can see that could add a certain something.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:38,
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Hey, I'm not the one eating potatoes that their girlfriend has shoved up her candida riddled snatch(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:46,
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Not even in my top ten artificial sweeteners(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:47,
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Who wants cottage cheese on their roasties?(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:42,
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parboil, bash them up, season them, add a little flour, bash them up again.lard or dripping smoking hot in a tin. Easy.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:37,
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ONE DOES NOT BASH POTATOES TO BE ROASTED OR PUT "OIL" ANYWHERE NEAR THEM. WHOLE POTATOES ROASTED IN ANIMAL FAT.
THAT IS ALL.
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oil is better for yorkshire puddings though as it gets hotter(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:41,
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Oil is shit for Yorkshire puddingsUse beef dripping
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:42,
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i know what you mean flavour wise, but oild DOES get hotter and therefore gets the puds to rise better(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:43,
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no it doesn't.solid animal fats have the highest smoking point.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:43,
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Vegetable Oils Have Highest Smoke Points
As a rule, vegetable-based oils have higher smoke points than animal-based fats like butter or lard. The main exceptions are hydrogenated vegetable shortening, which has a lower smoke point than butter, and olive oil, which has a smoke point about equal to that of lard.
Refined Oils and Light Colored Oils
Another factor is the degree of refinement of a given oil. The more refined an oil, the higher the smoke point. That's because refining removes the impurities that can cause the oil to smoke. A simple rule of thumb is that the lighter the color of the oil, the higher its smoke point.
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:45,
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Dripping, which is what I use for anything like spuds or yorkshireshas a smoke point of 250 degrees C.
Which is higher than every single type of oil out there bar a very, very uncommon type of oddly refined olive oil.
Would you like to try this science thing again?
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:49,
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what's lard got to do with it? I mentioned lard earlier only in the context of offereing a choice for roastiesnot yorkshire pudding.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:54,
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Tina Turner's fatcentric follow-up single was a singular flop.(
Kroney, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:55,
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Tina Turner's later efforts really lacked the sex appeal(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:55,
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Oh, sorry, I lieHaving looked it up, I forgot that Avacodo oil and Tea seed oil also have smoke points over 250. So as long as you are using one of those you're entirely correct.
Otherwise you're talking shite.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:53,
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I do apologise for operating from memory rather than wikipediaplease forgive me.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:55,
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Since the "smoking point"is the only relevant thing in the debate, not giving it would be a little pointless, no?
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:02,
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yes I was.Dripping. 250 C. The only relevant one in the context of the discussion, that being "dripping has a higher smoke point that oil"
I only mentioned one out of four very obscure oils that have smoke points over 250. None of which are used by Nakers (or anyone) for cooking yorkshire puddings.
I can see you need some practice at this right/wrong thing, don't you?
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:07,
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I will admit to being genuinely surprised about lard.I don't use it because the flavour is a bit strong, but generally, solid animal fats are very high smoke point (both dripping and clarified butter are 250 ish) so I dunno what's in lard that fucks it up.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:15,
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were we talking about yorkshire pudding? NO. But sunflower or vegetable oil is the way I go if not dripping.
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I use beef dripping for mine(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:41,
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one fucking does bash them, you prole.increases the surface area for hot fat action thus increasing the thickness of the crispiness layer.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:44,
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Bollocks. Small roasties are crap. They are not fucking chips you northern monkey.
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You can have big potatos cut in half or even quartersYou fucktard,
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I didn't say they were small.Where the fuck did you get small from?
Big. one huge spud chopped into 4. parboil. bash. fat.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:51,
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From you above, do you "bash them up" into one big piece? Course not, knobber.
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I don't know what the word "bash" means in London, sonny jimI am talking about shaking them around in the pan for a bit to rough up the edges.
Fucking typical southerners, falling into small pieces at the slightest hint of being bashed.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:59,
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I invite you to Sunday dinner where you will soon be eating your poorly chosen "smoking points"along with the beust beef, yorkshires and spuds you have ever tasted.
Then we'll see who bashes who.
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A roast dinner-off?I like it.
Incidentally, since we are both using the same "smoking point" for our yorkshires and spuds, you realise that if mine are poorly-chosen, so are yours?
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:04,
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splendidincidentally, which cut of beef do you prefer to roast? if we're nailing down the rights and wrongs of roast accompaniments we might as well go for the big one.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:13,
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fuck yeah.OK, the world's all right again.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:26,
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I do feel a third, impartial participant is called forI'm willing to put myself forward for this demanding role.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:22,
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The fantastically gay horse is correct(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:46,
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I am not!I do big roasties
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sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:48,
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If you mean "rough the edges" then OK. "bash" is incorrect.
Roasties should be a top and tailed whole peeled potato.
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no, this is incorrect, the crispy shell to fluffy interior ratio would be all wronga quartered potato is usually about right
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:55,
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You are wrong. They are not "scraps" from the chippy. They should be whole peeled spuds, crispy on the outside and like creamy mash inside.
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incorrectalso the more angles a potatoe has the crsipier it'll go, round is the WORST shape
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:02,
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bash is a little strong, "toss" would be better(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:47,
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By the way, answer my question in the last thread, Mr Scientist.(
Kroney, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:39,
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There's nothing else you can do.apart from "cook them properly" which I take as a given, and maybe a bit of rosemary and whole garlic in the fat.
NOTHING, I tell you.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:40,
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you can dust with polenta, makes them really crispy, but is cheating(
Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:40,
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HahaSeriously though, the barman was ginger. Definitely suspicious. You can't trust them. The only other ginger barman I know flat out murdered a dude.
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Kroney, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:37,
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the evil children on holiday called me "redheaded"i don't know what is the matter with people's eyesight. they're all colourblind.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:43,
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Rewatched 'A Time To Kill' a couple of weeks back, as I've been telling a mate to watch it for yearsIt's actually better than I remember, superb film.
Alt: White shirt, black trousers, black shoes.
AltAlt: No, as the only time I've ever cooked a large chunk of pork, I just made pulled pork using my slow cooker.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:37,
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Fruit salad (the chews)Alt: Grey fine striped trousers, white long sleeved shirt*, thin black tie with silver detailing, black Chelsea boots black underwear and socks
*this is important
alt:alt: No
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hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:42,
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Do you work in a hotel?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:44,
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So why do you dress as though you do?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:03,
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*flips down all hotel workers, continues playing Guess Who*(
MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:47,
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Donna let me reach for my violin case(
hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:46,
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There's not a daygoes by I dont feel the same(
sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:47,
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+hwhy what did you do? it wasn't you that spiked Kroneys Girlfriend* was it?
*Rory approved word
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hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:49,
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crumpetlolz(
hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 14:52,
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I two-and-a-half-somersaults-with-tucked her(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:16,
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wtfi turn my back for 5 minutes and you all degenerate into the dullest shite on the internet?
this is worse than a fruit woes thread containing links to salty peanuts, home brew, mattresses AND car and cable chat.
for shame. the lot of you.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 2 Sep 2013, 15:26,
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