Originally posted by Barbirollians
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Things that are not all they're cracked up to be
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostCream crackers.
Do they really have cream in? Very unlikely IMO.
I always thought that the 'cream' referred to sodium bicarbonate, as in bottles of cream soda pop we used to have with Sunday lunch, but it would appear that the ingredient involved there is cream of tartar.
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Dogs: I know many people love them, and I don't dislike some of them in small doses, but to me their drawbacks heavily outweigh any cuddliness or man's best friend arguments.
1) They smell. Owners often seem unaware of this. I think they're inured to it.
2) Fleas
3) The demeaning task of picking up their droppings and not all owners bother to clear up disgusting faeces
4) Garden fences stained green with urine
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases, vet's bills, insurance costs
9) Loud barking or (worse) high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things (eg eating children's homework)
Satnavs can be excellent but need to be used very carefully as route guidance. On mine you have to decide between "shortest" which can use quite slow roads and "fastest" which often gives you many more miles than you need to take. I use it most of the time even when I know the route to give an estimated arrival time, speed limits, traffic info, fuel economy etc
Celery is indispensable. Great chopped in risottos and pasta sauces and added to stir fries. Countless soup and stew recipes call for it. It always goes in one of our regular favourite soups - Jerusalem artichoke . eg Delia's version.
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Originally posted by gurnemanz View PostDogs: I know many people love them, and I don't dislike some of them in small doses, but to me their drawbacks heavily outweigh any cuddliness or man's best friend arguments.
1) They smell. Owners often seem unaware of this. I think they're inured to it.
2) Fleas
3) The demeaning task of picking up their droppings and not all owners bother to clear up disgusting faeces
4) Garden fences stained green with urine
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases, vet's bills, insurance costs
9) Loud barking or (worse) high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things (eg eating children's homework)
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1) They smell. Parents often seem unaware of this. I think they're inured to it.
2) Headlice
3) The demeaning task of picking up their litter and not all parents bother to clear up disgusting food remnants
4) Public transport stained with vomit
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals (oh yes they do)
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases, Doctor's bills, insurance costs
9) Loud crying or (worse) high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things
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Originally posted by Petrushka View PostDigital cameras. Easy to use etc but just looking at some of my photos taken over 30 years ago shows just how much better the quality of Kodakchrome film was over the latest digital gizmo.
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Originally posted by gurnemanz View Post...
1) They smell...
2) Fleas
3) The demeaning task of picking up their droppings and not all owners bother to clear up disgusting faeces
4) Garden fences stained green with urine
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases ... insurance costs
9) ... high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things (eg eating children's homework)
...Last edited by Pabmusic; 27-05-16, 09:58.
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostSplitting hairs here, but the one you really love may not be an oratorio at all.
Though I would make an exception for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTa6R5er7o
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Originally posted by mangerton View PostLeeks, otoh, were always used, best dug from the ground just after the frost had got at them.
That said, I sometimes add fennel instead of celery if I happen to have some.
I don't suppose many people have a good word for it anyway, but - Blossom Hill.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Originally posted by Stanfordian View PostPhilip Glass is not all he is cracked up to be."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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