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Whole load of September goon birthdays (my 41st is on the 13th)- guess a whole load of our parents decided to bone down during the Christmas holidays. And personally I found turning 40 to be super easy. 30 was a bloody nightmare; I broke up with my then girlfriend, had an emotional collapse and drove the wrong way around the A406 from Leytonstone to Walthamstow to a friend’s house before smoking bad chemicals and writing a terrible song. My 40th I celebrated in my lovely house in the country with my wife and a load of friends I’d not seen since pre-lockdown, cooked an enormous amount of roast beef and salad and drank nearly a bottle of scotch. It’s also weird. Throughout my 30s people pegged my age as ten years younger than reality, but around 39 (coincidentally when I started really noticing the white hairs in my beard) I suddenly got hit with a decade of aging in a few months.
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Jippa posted:At my school it was "malcolm" said in that specific voice. I thought people were saying "mal-co" which I thought meant mal-coordinated. At mine after the various spastic variants were kiboshed it /was/ mal-co. Spastic reigned supreme around 88-91;mal-co was more of a mid-late 90s thing. God kids are loving horrible.
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Out fudge-selling at the local market today, and frankly it seems to be business as usual. Perhaps a little quieter, but that could just as well be down to cost of living stuff.
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xtothez posted:I once got a replacement front wing for a Fiesta delivered to my office. Absolutely confused the poo poo out of the guys downstairs. Had a full set of armour delivered once when I worked at Coutts. Ended up having to model it for my team after seriously mystifying the post room.
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Z the IVth posted:If he's working in Coutts surely it'd be full Gothic plate. I wish. It was a hardened leather armoured jack with a coat of mail beneath.
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Failed Imagineer posted:Camrath, if you're not making a respectful fudge and selling it to the people queuing then you're missing out Guavanaut posted:Empty box with a note in the bottom explaining that it was all eaten out of respect sebzilla posted:Coronation chicken fudge I was kicking around the idea of doing a salted caramel ‘Tears of the Nation’ flavour, but A. My wife has reminded me I’m on holiday this week and B. People are totally loving crazy atm and I have no desire to have it all blow up in my face.
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Sep 12, 2022 12:27
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Diet Crack posted:I can see it now: My tube driving former housemate has had his leave cancelled for an event we were due to attend this weekend, and apparently things are already completely loving nuts on the tube. So yeah, avoid.
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Sep 12, 2022 12:28
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Surprise T Rex posted:Just make one that's fully WE WILL MISS YOU GRANDMA OF BRITANE, ARE ETERNAL QUEEN WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE SKY WITH DIANA, union jack design, the whole works. Might as well let people channel their competetive mourning directly into your wallet. I would, but I still have some dregs of pride and self-respect.
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Sep 12, 2022 13:37
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Only Kindness posted:True true. His current wife was a simp FFS. Played a blinder though, literal shot at being queen in the next couple of decades at most. Mentioned this before, but my brother went to school with Kate and has snogged her. Apparently even then she was determined that she was going to marry a royal.
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therattle posted:As you probably haven't noticed, I haven't posted in here for a while. I was super busy with work and I missed the change from one month's thread to the next and never picked it up again - and realised that I was a bit happier for it. This is a UK politics thread, and UK politics are so loving depressing that a thread talking about all the poo poo that is happening, even if often with humour, is still loving depressing. I have a decent sense of what is happening (and why) that I don't need to read more about people bemoaning how terrible everything is. I completely understand that people might feel the need to vent, and that there is a sense of solidarity and community, but those things didn't outweigh the effect it had on me. A good post. And it’s always good to see someone else bought around by the discourse in this thread- ten or eleven years back it did the same for me (though on different topics.. god I was a right wing libertarian poo poo back then)
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Jakabite posted:Anyway what’s everyone doing this weekend. I’m going on a date with a sexy man then going on a big walk up Snowdon I’m buying a rubber musket from a guy in Whitchurch, spending the afternoon smoking weed and putting together an incredibly flouncy pirate costume with as much black lace as I can find then going to watch a friend perform in a poetry slam at a festival in Ironbridge. Should be a nice day. Also, will be releasing a load of fudge later today- watch this space!
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OwlFancier posted:This phrasing makes it sound like it comes out of an ovipositor or something. Who told you this?! The fudge-queen is meant to be secret ffs
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As promised earlier.. New Fudge Released! We’ve been very busy trading in person over the past couple of months, but don’t worry- Fudjit hasn’t forgotten about you guys or where we began. I’ve just put up a new collection of flavours on the website, featuring the return of multiple old favourites and a brand new concoction! Current Flavours Original Vanilla Unicorn Barf Dark Chocolate Cafe Americano Strawberry Milkshake Pumpkin Spiced Fudge Chai Latte Fiery Gingerbread Apple Pie Chocolate And Chilli (Warning- hot!) Whisky and Candied Ginger Rum and Raisin Apple and Blackberry - NEW! Blackberry flavoured fudge with dried apple pieces and whole blackberries Vegan Chocolate All stock is now live at https://www.fudjit.co.uk at £3.50+p&p per 100g bar. And as always, use the goon code ‘Roastbeefisbest’ to get 5-for-4 at checkout. Get fudged!
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NotJustANumber99 posted:whole blackberries!?!? thats nuts They’re organic, freeze dried and deliciously tart.
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Sep 30, 2022 22:38
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GreyjoyBastard posted:I was in part wondering tongue in cheek if the chocolate oranges I remember were in fact the third favorite food item of ukmt, after This made me way too happy, but then I am easily pleased. Monster Munch, I’m coming for you..
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I had my best and worst interviews within 48 hours of each other in 2015. My professional background before I got into the wild world of fudgemaking is mostly security work, and I was looking for supervisory/management roles. On the Monday I had an interview with a Jewish security firm in Hendon. A half hour interview stretched to ninety minutes, I had them eating out of the palm of my hand with stories about my time working at Coutts and I casually namedropped a former president of the board of deputies who is an honorary uncle to me. On the Wednesday I went to interview at a firm in shoreditch who had advertised wanting a supervisor for embassy security work. So kind of in my wheelhouse. I got there, and through the course of the interview learned that it was actually for guard positions in south west London, working 65-70 hour weeks (a hard ‘no’ on my end) at NLW. The guy also started digging into me personally- going on about how I apparently ‘spoke too fast’ or something. I ended the interview about that point, and as I was leaving he gave me this patronising spiel about how I’d never work in the industry if I turned down such good work as he was offering. It was during this spiel that my phone went off with an offer from the Monday interview, in the most perfect bit of comedic timing. I smiled, told the guy to shut up and left. (And then everyone clapped etc) Of course the job I got ended up destroying my mental health and I ended up suing them and getting a year’s wages out of them once I left, but that’s another story :p
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minema posted:loving 4 month loving wait to see a gynaecologist about my orange sized ovarian cyst that is causing constant pain and stopping me from doing basically anything other than lying on the sofa once I've got home from work, gently caress what Tories have done to the NHS Jesus, I’m sorry. My wife’s going through the exact same thing atm- and lost an ovary to torsion due a different cyst earlier this year. It’s loving horrific. We’ve had to go private with her work health insurance, and even then it’s over a month of waiting till her first appointment.
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New Fudge Released! Hey folks! As the evenings begin to draw in and it gets colder outside, we've started putting out some distinctly autumnal flavours for your delight and delectation! Our newest release is 'Hedgerow Pavlova', an amazing combination of strawberries, blackberries, cherries and chunks of crunchy meringue in a berry flavoured fudge. It's really quite special, with a lot going on- sweet and tart flavours, crunchy chunks inside the smooth fudge.. not to be missed! We've also bought back a few favourites as well, because when it comes to our fudge, there really is no such thing as overkill. Current fudge flavours Original Vanilla Unicorn Barf Apple Pie Rum and Raisin Whisky and Candied Ginger Lemon Meringue Pie Fiery Gingerbread Cafe Americano Chai Latte (VERY low stock!) Crunchy Chocolate Honeycomb Apple and Blackberry Hedgerow Pavlova All stock is now live at https://www.fudjit.co.uk at £3.50 per 100g bar. And don't forget the goon code 'Roastbeefisbest' to get 5-for-4 at checkout! Also, if there's any flavours you'd like to see me take a crack at, let me know either here or at fudjit.orders@gmail.com - I'm going to be enlarging my production team over the next month, so I'll be a bit more able to do the sort of mad experimentation that I specialise in and you guys delight in! Get fudged!
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TACD posted:Ooh — very possible you've done this before and I've missed it, but how about popcorn? Ooh, I like this. Question is what sort to use. Popping my own is an option but also would have shorter life. Toffee popcorn could be amazing but might actually be too much sweet. Salted though.. that could make for a nice contrast. Time to do some Fudge Science.
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Mebh posted:Poppycock is amazing. Salty caramel cashew popcorn. I made rose flavoured fudge earlier this year for valentines and Mother’s Day. First batch I hosed up, and stank out the house for three days. The second two really didn’t sell well sadly. Deffo going to do pistachio again though- that was a really good flavour.
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Ziggy Tzardust posted:Kemi Badenoch by far. She's an actual lunatic I ‘knew’ her when we both worked at Coutts in the noughties (I did/ran security, not banking) - she was hated by every single ‘below stairs’ type and was a bloody nightmare.
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:Could surely infer this about any tory. Sadly not. I’ve known Tory councillors, MPs and even peers who are absolutely lovely people socially. Like if you didn’t consider the politics they supported you’d think they were lovely, warm kind friendly people. And frankly most people don’t. I think that’s one of the most dangerous things about them tbh.
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forkboy84 posted:Fudge guy Camrath almost certainly knows someone who has been fox hunting if he's not been himself Never been foxhunting myself- I’ve been anti pretty much my entire life, and also I can’t ride (horses loving /hate/ me for some reason). But yeah, I know/knew a lot of people who do, and ruined a lot of family events when I was a kid by loudly and passionately arguing with them. I have no moral issue with hunting for food, and indeed have shot a great many pigeons, rabbits, pheasant etc in my earlier years and devoured the lot. But pursuing a creature that you’re not going to eat to a messy death in the most inefficient and cruel way imaginable is just hosed up on multiple levels.
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New fudge drop! Howdy fudge-fans! The evenings draw in, the weather gets colder.. we're very much in winter now, and one of the best ways to stave off gloominess amidst the long dark is to give yourself a little treat. Lucky then, that I'm here to provide just that! We've got a lot of flavours on offer at the moment for the taking, and we'll be adding more each week as we begin the run-up towards Christmas. I've also expanded my operations somewhat and will begin training my first apprentice this week- the upshot of this is we're going to be producing even more fudge in even more flavours! We already have a stable of 80+ recipes in our files, but we're always looking to push back the boundaries of fudge science- therefore I'm excited to announce a new competition. Simply think up a flavour and email it to fudjit.orders@gmail.com - the winning idea will be turned into reality, and the person who suggested it will get a free 10 bar selection box to either share with friends or scoff all on your own (we suggest doing so in the dark, to hide your shame from God..). We ran a similar competition in the spring, which was won by UKMTer Maugrim with a delicious Key Lime Pie suggestion- add your name to the list of fudgespirers today! (Okay, probably need to workshop that name a little bit..) One thing we have changed up is now all packages will be shipped first class with tracking- this adds a little extra cost, but we've had a /lot/ of trouble with packages going missing in the postal system in recent months. And that makes both me and my customers sad. Better to have tracking and insurance, so I at least know who to yell at if things go wrong.. Anyway, here are the flavours we currently have on offer. Current Fudge Flavours Vanilla Dark Chocolate Cafe Americano Cherry Amaretto Rum and Raisin Whisky and Candied Ginger* Lemon Meringue Pie* Apple and Blackberry Hedgerow Pavlova* Fiery Gingerbread* Irish Cream Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Honeycomb Brandy Snap Apple Pie Unicorn Barf Vegan Chocolate Vegan Cookies and Cream Products marked with an asterisk are very low on supplies- hurry while stocks last! All stock is now live and available to order at https://www.fudjit.co.uk for £3.50 + P&P per 100g bar. And as always, use the goon code 'Roastbeefisbest' to get 5-for-4 at checkout! Get fudged!
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sebzilla posted:Clearly you need to make Beans Up The Backside fudge I've made literally two variants of this- one with jelly beans and one with Boston Baked Beans. Sadly neither sold well.
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:That's a shame, I loved the Boston baked bean one. It was divisive. I personally really liked it too, but I think a lot of people either didn’t get the joke or didn’t understand what Boston Baked Beans were. Had to chuck out about ten bars after it went off. :/
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Sir Sidney Poitier posted:Newcomer here, is your fudge creamy, or crumbly? Creamy, except for the vegan flavours which are crumbly 
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Mebh posted:I just want an adhd medication that doesn't make me feel like someone inflated a balloon full of nails inside my sinus cavity when it wears off. I hate ritalin and very much am tempted to go back on lisdex even though it made me suicidal. Yo. It sucks. Also, ditto on the Ritalin hate, though it’s better than being unmedicated. Wish we could get adderall over here.
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Doctor_Fruitbat posted:To me, paggering someone means beating them up, not sure where it's used as an analogue to knackered. Yeah, I’ve literally only ever heard it used in reference to violence with rubber swords. Thought it was a larp-specific term tbh
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Co-op still uses lovely thin green plastic ones (and charges 10p for the useless fuckers).
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Just Another Lurker posted:Where's the Master Fudge Maker when we need him?! Here, always watching, waiting for the fudge signal to shine in the night sky.. Yeah, that’s badly bloomed chocolate- also the smaller round dots look like they might be mould. Melting it down would recombine, as has been mentioned, but tbh I’d bin it. I’ve never been particularly impressed by Tonys chocolate. I know their supposed to be more ethical than their competition but has anyone seen the receipts on that? Edit: Also, the Master Fudge Maker now has an apprentice! Who produced a perfect batch of salted caramel last night to complete his initial training!
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:For those looking forward to Xmas with the extended family (36.5 days to go!) I’m going to be stuck in northern France with my high Tory dad who is literally a soundboard filled with Murdochian talking points, my self-acclaimed centrist mother and my smug extremely wealthy claims-to-be-liberal-but-is-a-shy-Tory brother. At the moment I’m torn between faking gastroenteritis, leaning into it and wearing my ‘all I want for Christmas is the means of production’ sweater or murder-suicide as options. Because it’s gonna suck either way.
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