I think he might just have been being friendly. He's a nice boy, I'm glad he's being a little less of a flaming autist
I think women have a second sense for things they can't have and zoom in on that. I bet they heard "engaged" and think "Oh, he must be a nice guy! I'll try and get on that!"

I was being a good friend and chopping them for my friend's roast dinner. And weeping openly. How are you, love?
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:09, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Ah, fair enough. Someone was telling me that onions release some sort of sulphur compound
which dissolves in the moisture in your eyes to become sulphuric acid. Which would explain why it hurts.

I'm ok - had better weekends, admittedly (e.g., those that weren't spent at work) but I think it's all coming together at last. Just looked up tomorrow's trains to Reading and I think it could be an unpleasantly early start tomorrow. Still, musn't grumble.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:20, Reply)

Why are you off to Reading? I'd imagine that'd be highly unpleasant.
(I have never been to Reading, but I'm going to spend the first half of New Year's in Basingstoke, so I REALLY shouldn't comment...)

I read that chewing gum helped, and it DIDN'T. Chopping garlic helped a little but it was very highly unpleasant. What fucking idiot decided it'd be a good idea to eat something that made you leak from your orifices? Fucking idiots.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:24, Reply)

It's nothing to be ashamed of
The meeting is in Reading. This is why I've been at work - despite working flat out over the last week to get the data sorted, it, predictably, wasn't quite finished by Friday. Though on the plus side it wasn't the frantic rush of depressing barrel-scraping it's often been in the past.

As for onions - firstly consider the glory of a good onion bhaji in its defence. Secondly, as far as 'leaking from orifices' goes, it pales in comparison to what a good chilli pepper can do to you.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:30, Reply)

I bought what I thought to be a sweet pepper plant
earlier this year. I planted it, and I nutured it, and it grew a couple of lovely peppers. Yum!, thinks I, and bit in to one.
It was a cocking chilli pepper.
(berk, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:32, Reply)

Ouch.
Under normal circumstances I'd prefer chillis to sweet peppers, but not so much in the case "unwittingly biting into a raw one."
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:36, Reply)

I love that you know that.
The Fourth Bear is excellent, if you've not read it yet.

Oh, you're at work? Unpleasant. Almost as unpleasant as just now, when I got my bacon out and a little bit had a faint green tinge. So sad :( Best of luck with the meeting.

I'm just not a fan of onions in any form :( I love garlic, though. I've been eating a lot of chilli recently. Have to admit I love it just a little bit. My dad once put in his contacts after chopping chillis and didn't wash his hands... OWWWWWWWW
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:35, Reply)

Remembering the times I've gone for a leak straight after chopping chillis normally makes me shudder and cross my legs
So now I feel a strange need to cross my eyes.

Cheers. This one hasn't been as unpleasant as I was expecting it to happen and, as I say, I think I've got something positive to show tomorrow. Would still have to preferred a weekend off, but hey ho. Maybe I'll skive Tuesday in lieu or something.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:43, Reply)

Oh jesus that's nasty.
I can't cross my eyes, or raise one eyebrow. I have little control over my body. Especially when drunk.

That's excellent. I'm looking forward to next week, it's the Classics Christmas Party and I'm going to look as smokin' hot as I can. I hope you can kick back a little. Or you can continue on your thesis. Your choice!
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:54, Reply)

It's sulph-something else acid
which degrades in to something else which is the thing that stings, but yes. Ancient Egyptians also worshipped them, fact fans.
(berk, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:25, Reply)

They had strange taste in idols.
Onions, cats - these two alone are a peculiar-enough combination.
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:30, Reply)

A type of insect that spends its entire life
pushing poo around...
(berk, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:31, Reply)

Cats, onions and dung beetles.
The basis for a fine society there...
(LongJohnBaldry, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:32, Reply)

And a tasty treat.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:51, Reply)

Nothing wrong with cats
Plenty wrong with onions.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Sun 5 Dec 2010, 14:36, Reply)