Stormy Weather

[Serial_Apologist]

I thought the obesity capital of Britain was supposed to be the Spalding area of Lincolnshire, because apparently the historic local dish comprises mainly of potatoes to give them energy to work out in the fields but these days that work is carried out by East Europeans (well that's the theory I've heard anyway).

Spalding? The theory I've heard has something to do with inter-breeding.

[Anna]

Potatoes don't make you fat, any more than other high carbohydrate foods do, it's what you put on them that pushes the calories up. Therefore a jacket potato loaded with butter and cheese is not a good thing! If people took a little bit more exercise instead of sitting in front of a computer ......

[mercia]

ok my facts were wrong, the town is Boston, Lincs. and the dish is chine

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article601137.ece

[Anna]

mercia, that article is a bit out of date (2006) but chine, a shoulder cut of pork, partly boned, filled with parsley, actually sounds rather nice. Takeaways, I think, are very unhealthy and of course, you never know what salt, sugar, fat, levels are in them. Also, aren't they horrendously expensive!

[salymap]

It was the Chelsea bun jibe that really hurt Am_51!!!!!

I don't see why a Chelsea bun would hurt. However I was attacked by a Danish Pastry recently.A cousin fetched it from the local handy store, not realising it was as hard as iron. she then accidentally hit me
with it and I received a bruise on my face. We didn't.even get our money back, The assistant took it and said she would tell the manager. Insult to injury

[Serial_Apologist]

If you look none too closely at those spiral-shaped Danish pastries, they don't half resemble hurricanes, as taken by satellite photography.

Someone once joked that if you put one on a CD player, it plays a currant hit. Me, actually.

[antongould]

I don't see why a Chelsea bun would hurt. However I was attacked by a Danish Pastry recently.A cousin fetched it from the local handy store, not realising it was as hard as iron. she then accidentally hit me
with it and I received a bruise on my face. We didn't.even get our money back, The assistant took it and said she would tell the manager. Insult to injury

You said us folk from up north thought Chelsea was a bun - we don't we know it's a c**p football team!!!!

[Serial_Apologist]

You said us folk from up north thought Chelsea was a bun - we don't we know it's a c**p football team!!!!

Now you're insulting my father - and he can't answer back!

[antongould]

a thousand apologies OK Chelsea is a bun!

[Serial_Apologist]

a thousand apologies OK Chelsea is a bun!

[greenilex]

Well, it's certailny pretty stormy right now; dark, wet and 'orrible.

Morning all.

[antongould]

Yes Petroc's terribly worried about it!

[salymap]

Just got the bins in and weather here very nasty indeed.

Presumably windier on the various coasts too. Stay safe.

[eighthobstruction]

Rubbing my hands for some excellent branches to fall {all H&S regs and human mortality aside}....ready for the ol'wood-burner....TIMBeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr

[BBMmk2]

Oh my gawd!! Odin and Zeus been arguing again?