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Borrovan posted:All towns have exactly one good chippy, apart from Redcar & Whitby, which apparently don't I do have favorites but I don't think I've ever been to what I would call a particularly bad chippy, it's more just like "is it worth the money" and "do they give you a good plasitc fork/do they charge for tomato sauce" I live near the sea so I guess it's quite hard to have bad chippies here because there's too much competition. I did go to a really nice one at robin hood's bay which had the crispiest batter I've ever tasted.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:00 |
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# ? May 27, 2024 03:04 |
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Azza Bamboo posted:What I find patronising is when I'm offered an apprenticeship for an entry level role. Firstly, you're a cheapass oval office. Secondly, you don't need a BTEC Level 2 to move poo poo in a warehouse, and you don't need two years to study for a Level 2. Either admit you're a cheapass oval office, or admit your evaluation of me is someone who needs two years to be taught how to move boxes. it's because roles branded as apprenticeships get financial kickbacks from the government, so everything from throwing poo poo into a skip to sweeping up hair is an apprenticeship
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:02 |
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It's really very strange that even the worst fish supper from a proper seaside chippy is always going to be better than the same from a fancy pub. Gort posted:Eh, there's some very nice cheddars out there. I'm partial to Black Bomber. Yes this is the correct position, I'm tbh more saying that British cheese easily holds up to continental ones not that it's better, just depends what you fancy.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:02 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I've half an idea for a blog or a podcasr, maybe a THAT FUCKER JAGO HAZZARD style video series, so thought I'd bounce it off my test audience here. Have sent you a PM about this.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:06 |
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OwlFancier posted:https://twitter.com/MoneyTelegraph/status/1406918607276285953 Keith's Labour has gotten so bad that literally the only way they can tank their chances is to attack pensioners.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:07 |
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OwlFancier posted:I do have favorites but I don't think I've ever been to what I would call a particularly bad chippy, it's more just like "is it worth the money" and "do they give you a good plasitc fork/do they charge for tomato sauce" The chippies near the sea front are rubbish here, the decent ones are hidden away. I always figured the ones on the sea front can charge anything for any old rubbish & people will still like it
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:10 |
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Jel Shaker posted:don’t agree with the cheeses but yeah there’s some good food out there in ol blighty, unfortunately some of the good stuff just won’t pass the “ick” test eg tripe funny what does and doesn't pass the ick test depending on your sensibilities. I've met people here (Vietnam) who are absolutely fine with tripe and other innards and stuff like that, but a bit of mild cheddar doesn't pass their ick test because cheese is weird moldy milk
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:14 |
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Bobstar posted:Oh yes, totally that too. And this is a situation where simplification and education need to meet in the middle (which is, after all, where the truth is located). People need to be taught to refer to their body parts accurately. Reminds me of a story I've seen in a couple of permutations, (spoilered for child sexual abuse) where a young girl reports her her uncle doing something with her cookie, and the teacher laughs it off, then later the child refers to her vulva as her cookie and the teacher has an "oh poo poo" moment. One of those horrible stories that's probably both an urban legend and has also happened Given that one mother-of-a-5-year-old in my near-family has been training her daughter to refer to the relevant parts as her 'frou frou' (frill), very probably.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:21 |
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Bobby Deluxe posted:I have long had a theory that the tories have spent the last few elections actively trying to lose elections so that they don't actually have to deal with all of the brexit poo poo they set off, and then when everything is back to normal they can set it off. Nah this isn't gonna hit pensioners, and they will grandfather in anyone over 50 or so. It's just another measure to shaft the young.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:22 |
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Borrovan posted:The chippies near the sea front are rubbish here, the decent ones are hidden away. I always figured the ones on the sea front can charge anything for any old rubbish & people will still like it This was very much the case when I lived in Brighton
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:44 |
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Paperhouse posted:funny what does and doesn't pass the ick test depending on your sensibilities. I've met people here (Vietnam) who are absolutely fine with tripe and other innards and stuff like that, but a bit of mild cheddar doesn't pass their ick test because cheese is weird moldy milk They're not wrong though.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:49 |
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It's true everywhere. Tourist spots have crap food because they have waves of new customers who don't know what they're getting until they've paid and the amount of repeat customers lost is tiny, food services attached to static communities have to rely on repeat customers so need to offer a level of cusine and eating experience at a cost that'll keep them coming back. Basically find the places that are open even in the tourist off seasons and buy from there.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 18:51 |
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OwlFancier posted:I do have favorites but I don't think I've ever been to what I would call a particularly bad chippy, it's more just like "is it worth the money" and "do they give you a good plasitc fork/do they charge for tomato sauce"
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:06 |
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My local chippy used to fantastic but they've definitely gone downhill over the last few years. Weirdly though while the chips have dropped to "terrible" - somehow both mushy *and* undercooked - the fish has only gone from "amazing" to "pretty good". Don't understand how you van get the former wrong but the latter right, but they've somehow managed it.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:25 |
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If I was going to concoct the perfect chippy tea in my town it would involve going to three separate establishments. One for high quality and generously-portioned chips, one for vegan delights (battered pickles and tofish) and one for the best curry sauce (Chinese-style)
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:36 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:My local chippy used to fantastic but they've definitely gone downhill over the last few years. Weirdly though while the chips have dropped to "terrible" - somehow both mushy *and* undercooked - the fish has only gone from "amazing" to "pretty good". Don't understand how you van get the former wrong but the latter right, but they've somehow managed it. Sounds like someone decided that they could cook more chips in one go without realising that a huge pile of potato cools the oil down resulting in chips just like you describe. Whereas the fish will probably still be battered individually and so how badly you can overload the fish fryer is at least throttled slightly by prep speed.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:36 |
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Growing up in a seaside town, I can confirm that the best chippies are inland. Look for a chippy that's near a row of shops that normal people from the nearby estate are queueing up for. Yes I mean Seashells in Monkseaton.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:41 |
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Can't get much more inland than Leicester. Not sure about the fish though, you might be better with a chip cob.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:46 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Aah, a few tweets last night suddenly make sense. Did the police investigate him or something? Can't see why his phone would be confiscated otherwise.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:49 |
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Guavanaut posted:Can't get much more inland than Leicester. By this logic the best chipper should be found somewhere in the deserts of northern Xinjiang
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:52 |
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I haven't had fish and chips since at least February of last year.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:53 |
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There is probably a place that sells them unless you moved to another country.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 19:55 |
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they put scotland match on loving itv 4 in NI and england on UTV and itv2
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:04 |
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only other thing on itv4 is carry on films afaik
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:04 |
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Failed Imagineer posted:By this logic the best chipper should be found somewhere in the deserts of northern Xinjiang there will be some cave with the finest horse cheese humanity ever created
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:05 |
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babs windsor (rip) getting her baps out OOOOOOOOOH!!! OOOOOOOOOH!!!!!! like that and then sid james (rip) goes nyehehehehehehhhh like that
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:06 |
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serious gaylord posted:Did the police investigate him or something? Can't see why his phone would be confiscated otherwise. They were joking that as a story involving Starmer and Chapman was about to come out that Shippers' phone would be taken off him by his bosses and/or his lawyers to stop him tweeting anything that might get him into trouble.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:12 |
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I kind of want sausage and chips now.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:16 |
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crispix posted:they put scotland match on loving itv 4 in NI and england on UTV and itv2 Not sure if it's different on the NI transmitter(s) but at least at Crystal Palace ITV4 is on a different MUX and has a shitload more bandwidth than ITV2, because it was originally intended for Sky Sports before they were told they couldn't encrypt the signal.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:16 |
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Failed Imagineer posted:By this logic the best chipper should be found somewhere in the deserts of northern Xinjiang
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:17 |
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crispix posted:only other thing on itv4 is carry on films afaik I'd rather the Carry Ons, tbh. If Keith flounces off tomorrow (leaving behind an empty office) I wonder if RLB fancies another crack at it?
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:23 |
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Bobby Deluxe posted:Ah - to clarify, the best fish and chip shops in a seaside town will be found in more inland locations within that town. So I can cancel that holiday to that place in Derbyshire then? Thank gently caress.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:23 |
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keep punching joe posted:For the consideration of UKMT Update on this: apparently the government have scheduled their day for indoctrinating kids on the importance of the union after scottish schools break up for holidays.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:29 |
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Trickjaw posted:I'd rather the Carry Ons, tbh. I think he wants to throw in the towel but the people who backed him in the 1st place won't let him and he's continually stuck between the fear of confronting them and the dread of facing another day as party leader.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:30 |
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I'm always very confused that chinese chippies aren't really a thing down south, because my local when I was growing up and my now-fiance's family chippy are both chinese as well so it just always seemed to be normal to me. Nothing better than chips and special fried rice imo
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:30 |
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goddamnedtwisto posted:So I can cancel that holiday to That Plaice in Derbyshire then? Thank gently caress.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:33 |
Flu jabs have been a thing for years, it's not a new word. And if you hate that it, wait until you find out about vax/unvaxxed! The NHS did a whole review of the language they used a few years ago and opted to choose the words everyone knew, even if they sounded childish, because they don't care if you're annoyed, they care that you understand. Everyone knows what 'poo' is, but there will be loads of people who think 'stool' only refers to a piece of furniture. Everyone knows what 'wee' is, but it may not be immediately obvious if someone is relying on a screenreader, and 'provide a wee sample' in Scotland can be interpreted two ways. And, like someone else said, medical and colloquial meanings of words like 'stomach' can confuse matters. Actually, medical and medical meanings of words can confuse matters. You don't get cervical cancer in your cervical spine.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:35 |
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Poz my neg arm with jab fluid
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:36 |
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a pipe smoking dog posted:Update on this: apparently the government have scheduled their day for indoctrinating kids on the importance of the union after scottish schools break up for holidays. I'm all for having a national day that isn't just some religion dude that never set foot anywhere near here or some poo poo, but what even is the date supposed to be? Just a day off work where I can drink? They could have given me more notice.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:54 |
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# ? May 27, 2024 03:04 |
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EvilHawk posted:I'm always very confused that chinese chippies aren't really a thing down south, because my local when I was growing up and my now-fiance's family chippy are both chinese as well so it just always seemed to be normal to me. Nothing better than chips and special fried rice imo Having spent my entire life in either London or Aberdeen I had never experienced a Chinese chippy before moving here. Our village has one, and while the Chinese food is merely ‘fine’ they literally do the best chips I have had in my life. Thick cut, but cooked so they’re crispy as hell. And served in portions so massive even I can’t finish them. We’ve been there every week since we moved here, bar one when I was trading at a market in Leicester. They were so worried, they came out to check on me when I was visiting the next door co-op. Also apparently one of the staff calls me her boyfriend because I always tip well. God I love that place.
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# ? Jun 22, 2021 20:56 |