sage Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Skin em Ted said: Cake. How baking cakes has become a national obsession I do not understand. Inferior to almost any other pudding. 'Ooh she makes amazing cakes,' - must also be the most over-rated talent. A semi-moron could knock up a half decent sponge, but it takes someone 'amazing at cakes' to add the required icing to make it sickly beyond edible. Its not even equal to the sum of its parts, let alone greater. Especially chocolate cake. Give me a caramel donut or an elephant's foot any day. Lemon Drizzle... Mmm Ram-Alf and Carl Sagan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LERam Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Agree with some of the others that said real ale and coffee shops, especially when served in pretentious surroundings, with "experts" in the field... Things I'd add to the list Colloseum at Rome... not as good as the one Tunisa which is in a lot better condition and was the one used in gladiator. And controversially, chocolate brownies. I love anything sweet and chocolate, my teeth are as sweet as can be. But I find them always to be dense or dry and underwhelming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 1 hour ago, sage said: Lemon Drizzle... Mmm Oh no... not another Forest signing?! Ramrob and SSD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 "smart" watches. Why? It's like voluntarily giving yourself an electronic tag for no benefit. Just so you can be farmed for more of your data. sheeponacid, Chester40, Ram-Alf and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, LERam said: And controversially, chocolate brownies. I love anything sweet and chocolate, my teeth are as sweet as can be. But I find them always to be dense or dry and underwhelming. Edited August 9, 2022 by Unlucky Alf LERam, Miggins and Crewton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LERam Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Unlucky Alf said: Similar to that, I remember visiting a cousin in London as a youngster before knowing a cob was local dialect. I spent what felt like an eternity asking for a chip cob, and he kept saying "you mean chips and cod" Went back and forth both looking at each other like the other ones a complete thicko until my cousin came and in and actually explained Ram-Alf and Crewton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, LERam said: Similar to that, I remember visiting a cousin in London as a youngster before knowing a cob was local dialect. I spent what felt like an eternity asking for a chip cob, and he kept saying "you mean chips and cod" Went back and forth both looking at each other like the other ones a complete thicko until my cousin came and in and actually explained Dialects, We were in Zante Greece, Went and sat on a bench outside a bar and I got a splinter in my finger, Went to the bar and asked for a Pin, Female came back with a Pen...she was from New Zealand. LERam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwash_Ram Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 (edited) Tenerife, Waitrose, Apple Samsung, Tesla, and most of all Greggs (worst sausage roll ive ever tasted) Edited August 9, 2022 by Bwash_Ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSD Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Place in the UK I'll say Whitby. I know many people love it there, I thought it was naff. Went in the autumn midweek, wasn't a particularly hot day. Every pub was rammed full, couldn't find anywhere for lunch. The fish and chips are nothing to shout about. Parking is a nightmare, even when we tried the park and ride we queued for 45mins as the buses were packed. I'd rather have visited the Abbey and gone to a local village for the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turk Thrust Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Aubergine! What’s the point? ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Agree with aubergine Chocolate that has had stuff like chillies added to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Fully agree with Starbucks and Gregg's. Netflix. Loads of shows but they're 99% from the McDonald's saver range. Amazon. It's convenient but it's not as good a value as you might want to believe. Smart watches (generic) - maybe you like them and I'm just a luddite but really did not get on with the one I tried and having to charge the bloody thing every few days. Style wise no one who isn't you can tell it apart from the £40 Chinese copycat one anyway. Buy a Casio digital for £15. Apple products - more of a cult than than a tech tree at this point. Mobile phones that cost more than £200 - are you really really getting anything from the extra expense? Typed on a Moto G8 approaching 2 years old I only got because I lost my previous phone. NFTs - what are you actually buying and why would it be valuable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 All you can eat buffets, Get a plate that's just big enough for a tomato and cucumber with with some bacon bits, You go up for 2nds and you know they are looking at you ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WharfedaleRam Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Heatwave - southern softies too hot ? Try having winter for nine months of the year like we do! Lack of rain - pah! We even bath in it sometimes (although the rest of the family uses the same water!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crewton Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Turk Thrust said: Aubergine! What’s the point? Moussaka, Baba Ganoush, Brinjal Bhajia? But, yeah, it needs company ? RadioactiveWaste and ariotofmyown 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelBlimp Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 17 hours ago, LERam said: Agree with some of the others that said real ale and coffee shops, especially when served in pretentious surroundings, with "experts" in the field... Things I'd add to the list Colloseum at Rome... not as good as the one Tunisa which is in a lot better condition and was the one used in gladiator. And controversially, chocolate brownies. I love anything sweet and chocolate, my teeth are as sweet as can be. But I find them always to be dense or dry and underwhelming. Then you need to go to New York and get the Chocolate Brownie mix from Fat Witch Bakery in Chelsea market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 The BBC Dominos pizza Celebrity chefs Tv property programmes Tv cooking programmes Expensive wine Premium lagers Supposed VIP packages at gigs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelBlimp Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Also, Steve's Fish and Chips Dry chips, soggy batter, unless that's what passes for good fish and chips up here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezzyram Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 5 hours ago, SSD said: Place in the UK I'll say Whitby. I know many people love it there, I thought it was naff. Went in the autumn midweek, wasn't a particularly hot day. Every pub was rammed full, couldn't find anywhere for lunch. The fish and chips are nothing to shout about. Parking is a nightmare, even when we tried the park and ride we queued for 45mins as the buses were packed. I'd rather have visited the Abbey and gone to a local village for the afternoon. I visit Whitby a lot, my daughter lives and works there. It is very Jekyll and Hyde, in the tourist season it's full of chavs from Leeds and Boro who swarm off the coaches and into their favorite attraction, the Wetherspoons on the harbour. The narrow streets are unbearably crowded, as is the beach. We always go out of season, it is often very quiet, did you go at school half term? The beaches are near deserted apart from dog walkers and a lot of cafes and amusements etc shut. The fish and chip restaurants are best avoided, overpriced and average, but there are some chippies off the beaten track that are amazing. I agree about the parking, it's a rip off in season but out of season a lot of car parks, including the parking meters on west cliff are free. If you use the big car park near the station don't park near the steam train, I turned up in a Silver Astra and went home in a sooty black one! Like most tourist towns a bit of local knowledge and knowing where to avoid goes a long way. Crewton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 2 hours ago, ColonelBlimp said: Also, Steve's Fish and Chips Dry chips, soggy batter, unless that's what passes for good fish and chips up here? Where’s this? Micklover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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