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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Jul 15, 2014.

  1. ChilcoSaint

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  2. ChilcoSaint

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    As it’s Stir-up Sunday tomorrow I thought you might all like a go at my dear old Dad’s recipe for Navy Rum Christmas Cake:

    500g sugar, 500g butter, 1 tsp. baking powder, 100ml water, 1 tsp. salt , 1 200g brown sugar, 2 Lemons juiced, 4 large eggs, 1 litre bottle Navy Rum, 400g dried fruit, 200g mixed nuts, 350g self raising flour.

    Sample a cup of Rum to check quality. Stroke the cat. Take a large bowl, check the rum again to be sure it is of the highest quality then repeat. Turn on the electric mixer. Beat 400g of butter in a large fluffy bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar. Beat again. At this point, it is best to make sure the rum is still OK. Try another cup just in case. Turn off the mixerer thingy. Break 2 eegs and add to the bowl and chuck in the dried fruit. Stroke the cat. Pick the fruit up off the floor, wash it and put it in the bowl a piece at a time trying to count it. Mix on the turner. If the fried druit get as stuck in the beaterers, just prize it loose with a drewscriver. Sample the rum to test for tonsisticity. Nexsht, sift 200g of salt, or something. Check the rum. Croke the stat. Now slice the lemon juice and strain the nuts. Add one table. Add a spoon of sugar. Whatever you can find. Greash the oven. Turn the cake tin 180 degrees and try not to fall over. As the oven comes round hang on. Don't forget to beat off the turner. Finally, throw the bowl through the window. Finish off the rum and wipe the torkwop with the cat.
     
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  3. Kaito

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    Brilliant, absolutely librilant
     
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  4. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    The Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew... my word.
     
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  5. TheSecondStain

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    About the only thing you left out there was opening the high cupboard door, to fetch out an ingredient, leaving it open, in that carefree relaxed manner, while bending down to fetch that vital something out of a low drawer, then standing erect only to smash the top of your head on the open cupboard door. A wonderful, humorous happening, that these days I find myself saying to myself, "Not f**king again." :steam:
     
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  6. Libby

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    Dirty old ****er. Shame that he'll never have to answer to any of it.
     
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    Train crash of an interview. Lying twat. Never mind, he has the full support of the duchess of pork. That`s like the manager having the dreaded vote of confidence of the board. How I want to free of these freeloaders.
     
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    I read today that his PR advisor actually resigned when Andrew decided to arrange the interview with the BBC, because he felt it would be a disaster.

    He wasn't wrong.
     
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  9. Libby

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    I can't believe that anyone thought that it was a good idea tbh. Mental they allowed him to do it.
     
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    Innocent or guilty....never complain, never explain. His best choice was always silence until he was required to answer by law...don't throw petrol on a smouldering fire. Brought down by his own hubris...even if it is all lies, he is such an unattractive personality, the best advice would always be to shut up and try to ride it out. On one hand he tried to say he wasn't a close friend and then on the other he said he owed Epstein a personal visit to explain why he couldn't remain friends with him, then adds it was convenient to stay there (ie free)...any PR guy (and most normal people) would run screaming from that.
     
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    Whilst I always advocate any public person being free and open about their doings, I have to recognise that the Queen has always been as quiet as an Aldebaran Shellmouth, and it has done her reputation less harm than more, in my opinion. And I'm not a royalist. And the royal family have never been blessed with the greatest of IQs.
     
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  12. ChilcoSaint

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    Anyone see the first episode of the new BBC adaptation of War of the Worlds this evening? Absolutely first-class.

    Sunday evenings are pretty good on the Beeb right now, with His Dark Materials coming on in the 8pm slot.
     
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  13. TheSecondStain

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    Missed it, but I will catch it later.
    I wish a company would do a faithful production of Stephen Baxter's commissioned sequel to The Time Machine. That would make my day. Fabulous story.
     
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    Can someone please explain how I can change a photo so I can post it ? On another thread , but no clue how to do it . It says File to Large and it's doing my head in .

    Thanks in advance .
     
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    I went into a fish and chip shop, just down from the Mayflower theatre, this evening. First time visit, and certainly won’t be the last, as it was very good.
    What I thought was a nice touch, was the information board on their wall.

    B53B8AFC-607A-47A5-A981-E5446363CED4.jpeg
     
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    Yep, now seen it. Delightful production so far, managing to get all the important Victorian elements into it, which contrast extremely well against the emerging Martian tripods. And the lovely bonus is Demelza (ok, Elizabeth Tomlinson) from Poldark.
     
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    Nothing worse than 4.7% saturated me.
     
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