Off Topic The Christmas Thread

[SW3 Chelsea Tiger]

Your photo shows a bottle of tawny port, not vintage port. 40 years refers to the average length of time the blended wines have spent in barrels before bottling. Vintage port is only declared in exceptional years and develops a sediment in the bottle. Tawny port is lighter in colour because it loses colour owing to the time it has spent in the barrel. It can be drunk straight from the bottle as there is no sediment - but only by consenting adults in the privacy of their own home. If you have not yet drunk it, I suggest trying it with mince pies.

I believe the reason wine bottles evolved to a standard 70/75cl is that that was the typical lung capacity of an artisan glassblower.

Merry Christmas.

The stuff was 40 years old - doesn’t that make it vintage???

what the **** do I know, I’m from East Hull lol

 

[TIGERSCAVE]

Merry Christmas all.

I managed to crash our new car the night before Christmas Eve, so I’m in the doghouse.

I’m hoping grandson’s first Christmas will get me off the hook for at least a few hours.

DJBA knows a really good opticians apparently....

 

[Hulot]

The stuff was 40 years old - doesn’t that make it vintage???

what the **** do I know, I’m from East Hull lol

No. 'Vintage' port will have the year of the vintage on the bottle. Only some of your wine will be 40 years old. Much will be less. Have you drunk it? How was it?

Since it's the season of goodwill, I won't respond to your comment about East Hill. (I am a westie.)

 

[Kempton]

Whether you live in East Hull or West Hull.

You're Hull. In fact wherever you live, there should be no divides.

Kemps x

 

[Mr Hatem]

You're Hull. In fact wherever you live, there should be no divides.

What happens if you are studying Maths?

 

[tigerincanada]

What happens if you are studying Maths?

You'd probably get told you are a stupid boy like I did when I was about nine and couldn't understand something in a maths class. I've hated maths and Sweaty Betty Wilkinson, the miserable bitch, ever since! Aren't I full of Christmas joy.

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

Make that back to back triple quiz champions, get in there!!

Never in doubt

 

[Chazz Rheinhold]

Whether you live in East Hull or West Hull.

You're Hull. In fact wherever you live, there should be no divides.

Kemps x

Too true. obviously North Hull is the cream dela cream

 

[DMD]

Well I've done my good deed for Christmas. The old lady in front of me in the queue at Asda, her shopping came to £51 but she only had £50. She didn't want me to help her but I insisted. In no time at all we had all her shopping back on the shelves.

 

[Kempton]

Too true. obviously North Hull is the cream dela cream

Obvs

 

[dennisboothstash]

I’ll have said this before I suspect, probably every year, but if you haven’t watched Flint Street Nativity before it’s well worth digging out somewhere on t’interweb

(*be prepared to see Frank Skinner in an offensive shirt though...)

 

[Hulot]

Too true. obviously North Hull is the cream dela cream

Do you mean that it is full fat?

Surely, wherever you are in North Hull, you are still on one side of the river or the other. So still east or west?

 

[Mr Hatem]

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My Christmas socks

 

[DMD]

I’ll have said this before I suspect, probably every year, but if you haven’t watched Flint Street Nativity before it’s well worth digging out somewhere on t’interweb

(*be prepared to see Frank Skinner in an offensive shirt though...)

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[Sir Cheshire Ben]

The Holiday

Crock of ****.

 

[SW3 Chelsea Tiger]

Code Red Emergency! Code RED

I’ve ran out of tonic for the Gin. Send urgent assistance boys......

Any advice???

 

[tigerscanada]

Code Red Emergency! Code RED

I’ve ran out of tonic for the Gin. Send urgent assistance boys......

Any advice???

Drink less gin & buy more tonic

 

[Plum]

Code Red Emergency! Code RED

I’ve ran out of tonic for the Gin. Send urgent assistance boys......

Any advice???

Drink it with Vermouth. Tonic's for girls...

 

[SW3 Chelsea Tiger]

Drink it with Vermouth. Tonic's for girls...

Great idea!! Isn't that the tipple of choice for James Bond? Do i have to drink it shaken not stirred?

 

[Plum]

Great idea!! Isn't that the tipple of choice for James Bond? Do i have to drink it shaken not stirred?

Either but ideally in large quantities!