UKMT September 2019 - A Fish-Abandoning Government

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Borrovan: Aug 15, 2013; IT IS ME.
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Collateral posted:

Has anybody tried jack fruit? I hear it is a good meat substitute but not tried it yet.

Yeah I picked up a pack in bbq sauce to try a while back, it was basically the taste & texture of pulled pork. Was nice.

e: The Irish potato famine happened in the 1840s, and half of the Tory front bench just got erections and don't know why

Borrovan fucked around with this message at 18:41 on Sep 11, 2019

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:38

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brian: Sep 11, 2001; I obtained this title through beard tax.

Filboid Studge posted:

I have first-hand accounts of him going round TUC conferences and residentials in the 80s propositioning women he didn�t know. Key line �I�m like a brush-shaft in the mornings�.

i dunno if forums poster red ken who turned out to be ex vice journalist and noted sex creep sam kriss was around TUC conferences in the 80s

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:38

crispix: Mar 28, 2015; Grand-Maman m'a raconté
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Hello, dear

An elderly person in my family to this day still answers the telephone by saying his town name followed by the last 6 digits of his number. There probably was a time when that was a standard thing that people with home telephones did.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:39

mehall: Aug 27, 2010

Coohoolin posted:

It's in the OP

Apparently it's not!

https://discordapp.com/invite/RgUqEwk

Hey, OP, can this go in the OP next month?

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:41

Endjinneer: Aug 17, 2005; Fallen Rib

Collateral posted:

Has anybody tried jack fruit? I hear it is a good meat substitute but not tried it yet.

Wor lass uses it a lot to make vegetarian pulled pork. It's nice.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:41

The Glumslinger: Sep 24, 2008; Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?; Hair Elf

JeremoudCorbynejad posted:

I'm a huge fan of mixed bean chili because it's so meaty and flavorsome

• 30ml olive oil
• 150g onion (diced)
• 20ml garlic purée
• 100g red pepper (diced)
• 100g green pepper (diced)
• to taste chilli powder
• 30ml tomato purée
• to taste cumin, paprika
• 400g chopped tomatoes
• 400g mixed beans
• 4g vegetable stock powder
• 1 bay leaf
• to taste salt, pepper

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan
2. Add onion, garlic, peppers, and chilli powder
3. Fry for 5m or until soft
4. Stir in the tomato purée, cumin, and paprika
5. Heat through
6. Add the chopped tomatoes, beans, stock, bay leaf
7. Season with salt and pepper
8. Bring to boil, then simmer for 30m

Serve with crusty bread

Suggested additional ingredient: a can of Chipotles in Adobo sauce, chopped up finely and added at the same time as the tomatoes

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:42

Morningwoodpecker: Jan 17, 2016; I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO BE THIS STUPID

BUT HERE YOU ARE

Borrovan posted:

A lot of people itt like to dick on our unwritten constitution, but governing by convention is actually a great way of doing things - our constitution is quite possibly the most stable in world history, having survived in recognisable form for close to 1000 years. The advantage is its flexibility: when everyone's basically in agreement that something that's arguably "unconstitutional" is nonetheless the right thing to do, you can just revisit it and claim that it was actually something different all along; when something's a bit iffy, it forces a lot more scrutiny and makes it a lot harder to actually do it without repercussions (but without strictly preventing anything, in case something iffy is also necessary to preserve the safety and order of the state).

The fact that our constitution is failing now is down to one person:

Jeremy Corbyn. Unironically.

It's been clear for the past 2 years that the Government doesn't actually have the authority to govern - any other time in history they'd be VONCed without a second thought. But no, the establishment would much rather burn down a thousand year old constitution than even risk letting a spooky scary socialist anywhere near power. I guess that's just the flipside of having a "stable" constitution: that it's inherently reactionary, developing slowly and incrementally (by contrast to written constitutions, which - being inflexible - are prone to "break" instead). Which is actually kind of ironic, given that the whole advantage is flexibility.

No conclusions here, just a little rant I was mulling. TIBFJC, I guess.

Being even more useless than the Tories is quite an achievement.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:42

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Rigged Death Trap posted:

The various sauces, worsceter, oyster, soy, fish, theyre cheatcodes to good flavor. Theyre very easy ways to get soups, sauces and stews to taste really good with absolutely minimal effort. Just put them in early to boil off undesirable flavors, like in the case of Fish sauce.

Also butter and salt are your friends. Do not be afraid of them.

Don't forget George Watkins Mushroom Ketchup.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:51

Darth Walrus: Feb 13, 2012

Gonzo McFee posted:

https://twitter.com/BylineTimes/status/1171802273342795776?s=19

They bet the house on burning everything down.

Byline Times are really, really dodgy. They were the ones who were sourcing from that fake Number 10 Leaks account.

Meanwhile, ex-Telegraph journalist Peter Oborne is doing some fun trolling:

https://twitter.com/obornetweets/status/1171794843514953728?s=21

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:53

baka kaba: Jul 19, 2003; PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

Thought I saw Tom Watson on the ITV news getting a solid chunk of big-story airtime giving a speech about I can guess what

# ? Sep 11, 2019 18:54

NotJustANumber99: Feb 15, 2012; somehow that last av was even worse than your posting

crispix posted:

An elderly person in my family to this day still answers the telephone by saying his town name followed by the last 6 digits of his number. There probably was a time when that was a standard thing that people with home telephones did.

My dad does this but its only three digits cos its a tiny village and when he first lived there thats all the number was. Everyone just ignores him.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:01

Darth Walrus: Feb 13, 2012

https://twitter.com/sean_kemp/status/1171745401021566976?s=21

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:02

Ratjaculation: Aug 3, 2007

Gasmask posted:

Just make more rice it costs like 5p??

Lah-de-dah everyone look at Mr Bourge

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:03

Oscar Romeo Romeo: Apr 16, 2010

crispix posted:

An elderly person in my family to this day still answers the telephone by saying his town name followed by the last 6 digits of his number. There probably was a time when that was a standard thing that people with home telephones did.

4291?

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# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:04

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

crispix posted:

An elderly person in my family to this day still answers the telephone by saying his town name followed by the last 6 digits of his number. There probably was a time when that was a standard thing that people with home telephones did.

My dad insisted that's how we should answer the phone too, except just the last four digits (because London area codes used to take up a lot more of the digits). I think it dates to the beginning of trunk dialing, presumably the idea was that - without an operator - it was the most anonymous way of confirming to the caller whether or not they'd called the right number.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:05

Fumble: Sep 4, 2006; Can't post for 14 days!

If Boris costs his mates 8.3 billion he probably will end up dead in a ditch.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:06

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Fumble posted:

If Boris costs his mates 8.3 billion he probably will end up dead in a ditch.

More like suicide via shooting himself in the back of the head twice

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:09

Skarsnik: Oct 21, 2008; I...AM...RUUUDE!

Josef bugman posted:

Also, does anyone know any meat alternatives that I can use to make Spag bol that I can freeze? Or any good meatless dishes in general.

If I'm not just straight up subbing quorn mince this is my go to recipe

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/puy_lentil_bolognaise_40407

Freezes really well if you make a large amount and then just add fresh basil

re: enjoyment of cooking I'm probably rarely happier than when I've got a glass of wine and some tunes on in the kitchen. It's the deciding what to make/going to shop to get poo poo bit i dislike

Once that's sorted I'm golden

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:11

Angry Lobster: May 16, 2011; Served with honor
and some clarified butter.

Fumble posted:

If Boris costs his mates 8.3 billion he probably will end up dead in a ditch.

Nah, he'll end up like Jimmy Hoffa and disappear without trace.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:12

Ratjaculation: Aug 3, 2007

Collateral posted:

Has anybody tried jack fruit? I hear it is a good meat substitute but not tried it yet.

Check your Aldi, one near me had cheap tins of premade stuff in the random crap section if you want to try it.

I've had it but not really a fan of meaty tasting things, but my partner loves it

They also had vegan garlic mayo in Aldi, and it's amazing

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:13

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

With baggage limits do they make a suitcase big enough to fit a whole boris in do you think?

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:13

Darth Walrus: Feb 13, 2012

https://twitter.com/gordonrayner/status/1171793667901841410?s=21

lmao

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:14

A Buttery Pastry: Sep 4, 2011; Delicious and Informative!

OwlFancier posted:

Big batches can help a lot with cooking feeling more rewarding. I made a giant loving pile of welsh cakes following my first attempt at the recipe and have eaten like half a kilo of flour and a whole pack of butter in the past few days cos I've been having them for breakfast and supper It's not more effort to make the same recipe with bigger portions but you get to eat it a lot more.

Yeah, a mainstay of my diet has become Jamaican beef patty stuffing after someone mentioned them in a previous iteration of the thread. The patties themselves could get a bit repetitive, if you had them like all the time, but the stuffing itself can be used a bit more flexibly - the juice can be used to make a savory rice porridge when you actually make a batch, and the stuffing can serve as a fine base for sauces for any kind of pasta really.

I mean, I definitely also did the "half a kilo of flour and a whole pack of butter" thing when I first started making them, but it's not really long-term viable I think - the amount of effort required skyrockets when you have to actually make the dough and stuff the patties.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:15

feedmegin: Jul 30, 2008

D. Ebdrup posted:

This, but with the Scone of Stone.

I have just Got another stealth Pratchett pun holy poo poo

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:18

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# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:23

Bobby Deluxe: May 9, 2004

goddamnedtwisto posted:

We've had actual wars over what the monarch does with the advice of their ministers.

That's the thing, I only did AS level law and one of the first things they ran through was how technically the monarch could say no and it's very important that they have the right to say no, but if they ever actually did holy poo poo would everything go off.

So I expect Boris to defy royal assent probably late Octoberish.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:23

OwlFancier: Aug 22, 2013

feedmegin posted:

I have just Got another stealth Pratchett pun holy poo poo

I feel like that one isn't very stealth if you have ever heard of the stone of scone :v:

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:27

Oh dear me: Aug 14, 2012; I have burned numerous saucepans, sometimes right through the metal

goddamnedtwisto posted:

I think it dates to the beginning of trunk dialing, presumably the idea was that - without an operator - it was the most anonymous way of confirming to the caller whether or not they'd called the right number.

I doubt that's the reason, because we all had little books of area codes so we could look them up easily. I'd guess it dates from the days you asked an operator to put you through anyway, but lasted a while because most people you rang in those days wouldn't need to dial the area codes and it was just easier to say the placename.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:27

TRIXNET: Jun 6, 2004; META AS FUCK.

I don't know why but I decided to switch on The Andrew Neil show this evening and low and behold it's fash tory poo poo and Farage with the owner of 'spoons stupid rear end literally behind the shot. Ways to make yourself more depressed - a guide.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:31

Dead Goon: Dec 13, 2002; No Obvious Flaws

Coohoolin posted:

It's in the OP

No it isn't.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:32

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

OwlFancier posted:

I feel like that one isn't very stealth if you have ever heard of the stone of scone

Do they pronounce that differently in Scotland and Ireland?

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:32

baka kaba: Jul 19, 2003; PLEASE ASK ME, THE SELF-PROFESSED NO #1 PAUL CATTERMOLE FAN IN THE SOMETHING AWFUL S-CLUB 7 MEGATHREAD, TO NAME A SINGLE SONG BY HIS EXCELLENT NU-METAL SIDE PROJECT, SKUA, AND IF I CAN'T PLEASE TELL ME TO
EAT SHIT

My parents used to just say the last 4 digits, and I guess they got me doing it too because I remember hearing people go "oh sorry I meant to dial blablablaBLA"

better than what it evolved to I guess
"hello"
"Baz?"
"who?"
"BAZ?? Is baz there"
"uh no you've got the wrong number"
"who's this"
"you what m8"

etc

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:34

TRIXNET: Jun 6, 2004; META AS FUCK.

Miftan posted:

Jack fruit is great and I recommend it - especially with some BBQ sauce. Never cooked it from scratch but you can find some ready-made-stick-in-the-oven versions in big supermarkets.

I recommend not cooking from scratch tbh, has a durian type vibe while simmering and uh if you don't have large digs your whole place smells like poo poo for 2 days. (delicious all the same!)

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:35

ShaneMacGowansTeeth: May 22, 2007; I think this is it... I think this is how it ends

Dead Goon posted:

No it isn't.

don't worry....

mehall posted:

Apparently it's not!

https://discordapp.com/invite/RgUqEwk

Hey, OP, can this go in the OP next month?

has you covered

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:35

sean10mm: Jun 29, 2005; It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, MAD-2R World

The Glumslinger posted:

Suggested additional ingredient: a can of Chipotles in Adobo sauce, chopped up finely and added at the same time as the tomatoes

Chipotles in adobo are an awesome chili ingredient. They add some spicy heat obviously, but nothing crazy so it's really easy to work them into a chili recipe regardless of how hot you want the finished product to be.

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:38

Miftan: Mar 31, 2012; Terry knows what he can do with his bloody chocolate orange...

Dead Goon posted:

No it isn't.

mehall posted:

Apparently it's not!

https://discordapp.com/invite/RgUqEwk

Hey, OP, can this go in the OP next month?

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:41

Chuka Umana: Apr 30, 2019; by sebmojo

Operation Yellowhammer is out

# ? Sep 11, 2019 19:49

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