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i'm now thinking i could make a loving fortune making and selling real cider because apparently that's not a thing here
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It's a US/UK thing that's all. Cookies and biscuits.
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toe knee hand posted:i'm now thinking i could make a loving fortune making and selling real cider because apparently that's not a thing here Yeah we have alcoholic cider made from apples too. It's already been mentioned, we just call it "hard cider" instead. Stuff like Angry Orchard and Woodchuck are pretty big already.
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Jan 6, 2014 08:09
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Yeah, it's not as if cider doesn't exist here. It's just a difference in terminology.
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Pick posted:It's a US/UK thing that's all. Cookies and biscuits. Calling them biscuits is intensely stupid, though. If I wanted biscuits I'd go to a breakfast place south of the Mason-Dixon.
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:Calling them biscuits is intensely stupid, though. If I wanted biscuits I'd go to a breakfast place south of the Mason-Dixon. I know! And I don't know what you call a true biscuit in the UK.
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Pick posted:I know! And I don't know what you call a true biscuit in the UK. They don't exist, actually. It's a savage, cruel, degenerate land.
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Pick posted:I know! And I don't know what you call a true biscuit in the UK. scones?
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Kimmalah posted:Yeah we have alcoholic cider made from apples too. It's already been mentioned, we just call it "hard cider" instead. Stuff like Angry Orchard and Woodchuck are pretty big already. oh and that's legitimate cider? calling anything "hard" to me just implies you've taken a beverage and put vodka in it.
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Jan 6, 2014 08:12
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Torka posted:scones? Nah, scones are like biscuits but sweet and they have bits of fruit in them. They're kind of a cross between a muffin and a biscuit.
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toe knee hand posted:oh and that's legitimate cider? calling anything "hard" to me just implies you've taken a beverage and put vodka in it. Nah, it's actually fermented fruit juice like your "cider". Also how can people live without biscuits and gravy? That sounds terrible
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Torka posted:scones? Biscuits aren't sweet though, scones have sugar or fruit bits. No biscuit has ever been baked with fruit in, or nuts. That would be hosed up. You'd get your rear end beat for being some kinda tard.
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Wildlife Analysis posted:Also how can people live without biscuits and gravy? That sounds terrible They also don't have pancakes. *shudder* And don't get me started on the abomination that is Britain's scrambled egg situation.
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Jan 6, 2014 08:14
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you can make your own loving pancakes, they are easy
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ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:They also don't have pancakes. *shudder* what about the BACON even streaky bacon which is supposedly north american bacon doesn't actually have any loving fat on it
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Jan 6, 2014 08:16
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also in belgium the bacon has bones in it yea i don't even know
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toe knee hand posted:you can make your own loving pancakes, they are easy I tended to eat breakfast out a lot because I'm a terrible cook.
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Jan 6, 2014 08:17
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I'd probably starve to death if I couldn't cook.
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american bacon was always in the "inedible poo poo" section of the meat rack in the czech republic, and let me tell you, it is some loving hurdle to be on the inedible poo poo rack over there
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toe knee hand posted:what about the BACON I actually made my peace with British bacon early on when I found you could get chops of the stuff which was like eating a thick, extra-salty country ham.
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i dont like ham though i just like bacon britain was hell
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i only like bacon for recipes, like some soups and stuff
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Okay, in one of the Discworld books Vimes is eating a BLT with quite a lot of crispy bacon and hardly any LT. In north america you just let the bacon cook a bit longer and it basically deep fries in its own fat, making a nice salty crunchy wonderful mess. So I was picturing something like this inside his sandwich: If they are just calling pork bacon, what does british bacon look like when it is crispy?
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iirc there's a bit where vimes is described as loving "little crunchy brown bits, the food group of the gods" so that picture seems about right
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bacon is good as a topping maybe a couple strips with a breakfast thats it
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bacon is alright. prefer ham as a breakfast meat, though.
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VanSandman posted:bacon is good as a topping Yeah but we don't eat bacon made from the flesh of your victims like you do.
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toe knee hand posted:what about the BACON
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Super crunchy bacon is amazing but absolutely impossible to stab with a fork. I'm feeling really ladylike today because I got a late-xmas-present coat from my sister-in-law and it's super nice.  (There isn't a better picture of a model with it closed.) It's much warmer than you'd expect for how thin it is and it has a button-up neck, too.
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As promised - Ichiro! He is being a jerk, and will not sit still for a picture. But this is his grumpy self. He was rescued from the streets of Yokohama and was skinny and dirty and had no idea how to be a cat. He is now clean and fat, but still makes only bird noises and a scratchy yell if you offer "TREATS?" He also hates Xbox 360 avatars and will make a predator sound at the login screen. Ichiro is very popular here, and advertises everything from cigarettes to coffee to shoes, hence the cat name. My vet thinks it's hilarious. About a month or two after we got him (and when he was still a kitten) he fell off an ironing board and badly broke his leg. He is the most graceless animal ever to walk the Earth. Seriously. An ironing board. Compound fracture of both the tibia and the fibula requiring external fixators. ¥250,000. Yay free rescue kittens. Anyway! Here he is in all of his clumsy splendor.  
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poopkitty posted:Seriously. An ironing board. I had a not-clumsy cat fall off the back of a rocking recliner (she didn't understand the 'rocking' part in time) and break her leg. I think it's less clumsiness and more bad angles. Poor kitty. I missed 1200 posts and I'm not reading them all. I skimmed. If I missed any meltdowns or anything else interesting, please tell me. Crow Jane posted:This is amazing, you rock. Can you do it with that wonderful dark red Carrie Brownstein wears sometimes on Portlandia? Sure, when you get a chance, post a pic or three so I can be as accurate as possible. By the way, is your name from William Gibson's Burning Chrome? If not, nevermind me. detectivemonkey posted:I'm going to have sooo much fun at Ulta this weekend! Will update! May have to wait until my dumb lip scab heals because ew. I'm probably too late but DON'T SWATCH OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC-TESTERS on your lips/face before sanitizing them with the alcohol spray they keep at those little stations with kleenex and makeup remover and whatnot. If a store employee goes to put something on you, ask them if it's been sterilized. Some stuff, like mascara and glosses with wand applicators, can't be sterilized, so it's your choice if you want to ask them to open a new tester (they might say no), see if there's a mini you can buy to have new product tested on you, or just brave out makeup that has been touched to strangers' eyes and lips and then shoved back into a goop-filled, sealed tube. I'm really paranoid about catching an eye infection from mascara testers, myself, cosmetic-borne infections can be awful, and ruin your sight/scar skin permanently. I'm also scared of getting colds/herpes from lipgloss. I understand this is kind of a hang-up, and will not judge you if you choose to ignore part or all of this advice. While I'm at it, don't buy counterfeit cosmetics. That poo poo can be harmless, if lacking in quality, or it can have rat & human feces and ridiculous amounts of lead in it. All Of The Dicks posted:I am looking for some perfume that smells like something a 17 year old Brazilian hooker would wear. Sexy, sweet and utterly without taste or subtlety. Anything you can rec at ULTA? Viva la Juicy. poopkitty posted:I did! I almost bought the one that said LIVELY KITTEN but I'm hard, yo. Quoting this because it was the first I saw of several that echoed this sentiment. You're basically painting your face, using a variety of techniques (stippling is probably mentioned more often in cosmetics chat than art chat), and it takes practice, like anything else. Unless you have an insanely steady hand and ridiculous luck, things aren't going to come out the way you planned sometimes. A lot, if you're just getting started. Makeup has moved firmly over into the 'hobby' category for me, but I still don't wear it all that often. Usually between twice a week and twice a month. I mess with it almost every day (swatching for blog posts, mostly) but it doesn't always end up on my face. t_violet posted:I used to be really lost at make-up but was always fascinated by the process. One day, I decided dammit, people who are way less smart than me know how to good make-up, I'm going to learn. So I started watching youtube videos, reading blogs, and just practicing. Every day. It took time and investment but doesn't every skill? Not all ELF brushes are awesome. Those that are tend to be from the Studio Line, but it doesn't have everything. I could reel off a dozen alternative brands, from cheap to oh-my-god pricey, but I won't (unless someone asks). t_violet posted:Read the reviews (makeup alley, temptalia) and get decent quality make-up; cheap stuff generally is chalky, generally unpigmented, and doesn't apply well. The difference between quality eye shadow and bad drug store stuff is amazing. And it doesn't have to be really expensive, nowdays there are lots of less expensive but good indie brands. Also, finding out about types of make-up you might not have known about. Like gel eyeliner you put on with a slanted brush looks a lot like liquid eye liner but is way easier to apply. Agreed, especially about the indies. There are also good drugstore products and horrible mid-to-high-end ones, so the reviews part is double important. Blogs are good too, for reviews. Makeup Talk is another good forum, I find it a hell of a lot easier to read than MakeupAlley. t_violet posted:And while you don't have to wear all the make-up, there are definitely products you need for a good application. Make-up artists don't just put eye shadow on directly; first they put on primer and maybe a cream shadow base. That's how you get a make-up application that looks polished and lasts and that was a huge revelation to me when I started figuring this stuff out. (I used to do things like buy a single eyeshadow trio from L'Oreal and wonder why it looked to bad; now I know it was bad tools, bad quality make-up, and bad preparation.) I have super heavy hooded eyelids but when I use primer (Urban Decay Primer Potion), followed by a MAC Paint Pot under my powder eyeshadow, my eye make-up lasts all day with fading or creasing. I agree with all of this, and I think that matters, since someone called me a Sorceress of Makeup or something like that. Women's Rights? posted:"it's okay for me to like knitting and zombies and nail polish and video games and makeup and beer liking one does not negate the other" is something that took me an embarrassingly long time to learn. Same, except substitute "fashion and sewing" for "knitting and zombies." 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You guys were talking about squirrels and I saw some little fat squirrels in the park this morning and I'm a bit worried they should be hibernating by now  Do they not know it is January?ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:They also don't have pancakes. *shudder* Where did you get this idea from? The UK has pancakes, I eat pancakes all the time. We don't go as crazy for them as you Yanks do but we still appreciate a nice pancake. Mostly on Shrove Tuesday  . On the other hand we seem to have just discovered waffles, I only know one place where you can reliably get waffles and bacon for breakfast (luckily between my house and work).
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Squirrels don't hibernate  You can see them year-round.
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Angela Christine posted:Okay, in one of the Discworld books Vimes is eating a BLT with quite a lot of crispy bacon and hardly any LT. In north america you just let the bacon cook a bit longer and it basically deep fries in its own fat, making a nice salty crunchy wonderful mess. So I was picturing something like this inside his sandwich: Those are American streaky rashers, which are about half fat. If anyone in the UK talks about bacon (or rashers), it's something much, much thicker, with less fat - more like it is just slices of fried ham.  ALL-PRO SEXMAN posted:Maybe it was just Manchester where they didn't have pancakes. The UK definitely has pancakes, but American pancakes are a very doughy, thick, cake-like pancake, whereas the pancakes you will get throughout most of Europe are much thinner - you'd probably think of them as crepes. In Ireland and the UK, Shrove Tuesday (right before lent) is actually called Pancake Tuesday because everyone gorges on pancakes all day before Lent (even if you don't actually participate in Lent, you get to eat them all day). Not quite Mardi Gras, but full of pancakes. Enfys fucked around with this message at 14:19 on Jan 6, 2014 |
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Anne Whateley posted:Squirrels don't hibernate B-but they store nuts in their little squirrel holes for winter and have cute sleep times?  Someone in nursery school lied to me.
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