Sorry if you've heard this one, but I heard this the other day and it made me chuckle (sorry for any bankers out there)
A politician, a banker and a pleb are at a function. There's a packet of ten biscuits on the table. The banker picks up 9 of the biscuits, puts them in his pocket, nudges the politician and says "That pleb is trying to steal your biscuit"
Quote from: JudgeDredd on March 03, 2014, 03:44:47 PM
Sorry if you've heard this one, but I heard this the other day and it made me chuckle (sorry for any bankers out there)
A politician, a banker and a pleb are at a function. There's a packet of ten biscuits on the table. The banker picks up 9 of the biscuits, puts them in his pocket, nudges the politician and says "That pleb is trying to steal your biscuit"
someone has that as a sig line round here
Bugger - maybe that's where I saw it! lmao - my memory is TOTALLY blown!
...would be even funnier if was YOUR sig line, JD ;)
lol
old age JD!!
and bobs an expert
Ex as in 'has-been' and spert being a drip under pressure..........
Dolan50 has it in his sig. Note to non-'English' speakers: across The Pond a 'biscuit' is a cookie. ;)
Quote from: Staggerwing on March 03, 2014, 06:55:06 PM
Dolan50 has it in his sig. Note to non-'English' speakers: across The Pond a 'biscuit' is a cookie. ;)
note back - so whats a biscuit over there?
This is an American biscuit. It is a soft non-yeast bread item used as a side to meals:
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One proper use for them is the Breakfast Sandwich:
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In BayonetBrantland they are made by hand and covered in gravy:
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mmmmm biscuits and gravy ...... 8)
Quote from: Staggerwing on March 04, 2014, 06:23:23 AMIn BayonetBrantland they are made by hand and covered in gravy:
And I can't stand them that way - total waste of a biscuit.
When was gravy white with brown bits?
This is gravy
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Quote from: JudgeDredd on March 04, 2014, 06:48:18 AMWhen was gravy white with brown bits?
Oh, you have a lot to learn.
that my good man is a scone
and that aint gravy!!
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roast beef, yorkshire pudding and gravy
did you take no proper recipes when you decided to go all independent?
And this is a scone - disguised as a Cream Tea ;D
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Quote from: undercovergeek on March 04, 2014, 07:16:11 AMthat my good man is a scone
scones are usually sweet
biscuits are not - usually slightly buttery/salty
Here scones are more like muffins. Biscuits are very soft inside when freshly baked unless they are drop-biscuits. Those have a more scone-like texture.
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creeeeeeeeeeeam tea
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 04, 2014, 07:32:28 AM
Quote from: undercovergeek on March 04, 2014, 07:16:11 AMthat my good man is a scone
scones are usually sweet
biscuits are not - usually slightly buttery/salty
yeah, you misunderstood Brant - youre making them wrong!
not to my taste buds, I'm not ;)
y'all have the occasional good bits to eat - we ask anyone traveling to the UK to bring back some McVitties Mini Cheddars any time they go - but overall, I prefer most Cajun/Southern US cuisine to anything y'all have :)
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Jesus, man........... mini cheddars?
they taste of feet!
Quote from: undercovergeek on March 04, 2014, 07:26:16 AM
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roast beef, yorkshire pudding and gravy
did you take no proper recipes when you decided to go all independent?
a Brit getting all uppity about cooking..... LOL go have a lard cake.
Quote from: undercovergeek on March 04, 2014, 08:28:36 AMJesus, man........... mini cheddars?
they taste of feet!
The wife likes them and they're better than the cheez-its we get over here.
I'm a fan of the Nestle Milkybars but we can actually get those here.
One of the best meals we had on any vacation was at the restaurant in Kenmore on Loch Tay.
But on balance, there's plenty of good eats anywhere you go, as long as you know what to look for.
When any of y'all nooks get around to coming over here, I'll get you some of the best BBQ you've ever had, and then get you some other excellent eats in about a 5-mile radius.
For excellent eats, you might consider a trip to Monterey, CA. Best German restaurant I've ever been to (and remember I lived in Germany for 8 years) and best Chinese restaurant I've ever been to (tho not lived in China, eaten a LOT of chinese food) and one of the best patisseries I've ever been to (including a LOT of trips to France), and finally, the best clam chowder I've ever had (though I'll admit I need to try more)
Oh, and about 3 miles up the road in Marina is the best Mexican restaurant I've ever been to, and one of the very few I'll actually volunteer to go to.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 04, 2014, 08:43:30 AM
Quote from: undercovergeek on March 04, 2014, 08:28:36 AMJesus, man........... mini cheddars?
they taste of feet!
Best German restaurant I've ever been to (and remember I lived in Germany for 8 years)
im coming just for this. Ive worked in Germany countless times, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Dussledoorf and Stuttgart mainly and ive NEVER found a good place to eat apart from a national steakhouse chain - the blokhaus. All ive ever been subjected to is boiled meat, boiled sausage, and cabbage with dumplings - im all ears for good german food
Heidi Klume
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on March 04, 2014, 12:20:04 PM
Heidi Klume
get away man
she has a manlier jawline than you do
Quote from: bayonetbrant on March 04, 2014, 06:38:18 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on March 04, 2014, 06:23:23 AMIn BayonetBrantland they are made by hand and covered in gravy:
And I can't stand them that way - total waste of a biscuit.
Good -- more for the rest of us then!
Quote from: undercovergeek on March 04, 2014, 08:46:54 AM
All ive ever been subjected to is boiled meat, boiled sausage, and cabbage with dumplings - im all ears for good german food
Hey, boiled sausage and cabbage with dumplings *is* good German food! You apparently just lack the palate to properly appreciate it, is all. :P
I think anybody who finds a reason not to enjoy gravy -- however it's colored -- is just not doing it right.
Give me your white, with brown bits,
Your dark masses yearning to smother free range turkey,
The wretched refuse of your teeming, dripping meats,
Send these, the gravies, the slowly simmered, to me:
I post on GrogHeads, the golden forum
Quote from: skeptical.platypus on March 08, 2014, 01:38:08 PM
I think anybody who finds a reason not to enjoy gravy -- however it's colored -- is just not doing it right.
Give me your white, with brown bits,
Your dark masses yearning to smother free range turkey,
The wretched refuse of your teeming, dripping meats,
Send these, the gravies, the slowly simmered, to me:
I post on GrogHeads, the golden forum
LOL! Truly, you have a poet's soul
platypus -- not to mention a proper love of gravy. ;)
Quote from: Martok on March 08, 2014, 01:56:24 PM
Quote from: skeptical.platypus on March 08, 2014, 01:38:08 PM
I think anybody who finds a reason not to enjoy gravy -- however it's colored -- is just not doing it right.
Give me your white, with brown bits,
Your dark masses yearning to smother free range turkey,
The wretched refuse of your teeming, dripping meats,
Send these, the gravies, the slowly simmered, to me:
I post on GrogHeads, the golden forum
LOL! Truly, you have a poet's soul platypus -- not to mention a proper love of gravy. ;)
Actually, I'm a hack who loves gravy enough to plug references into other poet's words. Now, bacon? -- there's a muse worth some poetry:
Love to eat 'em bacons,
Bacons what I love to eat.
Bite thy little heads off,
Nibble on thy tiny feet.
(Ok, that may have worked better in my Tauren gnome-stomping days. Or maybe something related to cats.)
"Bless me Father, for I have sinned. I have been with a loose girl."
The priest asks, "Is that you, little Joey Pagano?"
"Yes, Father, it is."
"And who was the girl you were with?"
"I can't tell you, Father. I don't want to ruin her reputation."
"Well, Joey, I'm sure to find out her name sooner or later so you may as well tell me now. Was it Tina Minetti?"
"I cannot say."
"Was it Teresa Mazzarelli?"
"I'll never tell."
"Was it Nina Capelli?"
"I'm sorry, but I cannot name her."
"Was it Cathy Piriano?"
"My lips are sealed."
"Was it Rosa DiAngelo, then?"
"Please, Father! I cannot tell you."
The priest sighs in frustration. "You're very tight lipped, and I admire that. But you've sinned and have to atone. You cannot be an altar boy now for 4 months. Now you go and behave yourself."
Joey walks back to his pew, and his friend Franco slides over and whispers, "What'd you get?"
"Four months vacation and five good leads..."